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It's been a while! I've updated Chapter One, and will be updating the rest of the story so that I can remember everything and provide a better overall story for you guys. I would like to know if I should change Kumiko into Kyuubi. It's your choice and the poll will be on my profile.

Now back to the story

Last time on Naruto: Master The Elements.

Hinata and Naruto were married in a beautiful ceremony. Now that these two younglings start their married life, what other obstacles will they have to face?

MTE Ch. 18

Naruto opened his eyes, feeling groggy yet happy. The warm body next to his shifted as she watched her form. Hianta's torso and chest was littered with small bruises and marks. His cheeks colored as he remembered her face the night before. He was married.

For some reason that thought made his more than happy. He no longer needed to go to a cold bed, but instead he could lose himself in the warmth of his wife. Best of all, he could watch as she slept peacefully, her plump lips stirring only slightly as she breathed, her bosom barely covered by the quilt, and her cheeks red with a sleep-filled warmth.

He rested his chin on one hand and smiled to himself. Yes, Naruto Uzumaki was officially the luckiest man alive. He had everything any man could ever dream of. At the young age of fifteen, he had a beautiful, well-endowed wife, and two women who were ready to come into his bed at any time. They weren't just any women either. They were to gorgeous young women who chose to be with him, even though they knew that he would be shared between them.

A movement caught his eye as Hinata opened her eyes, makeup slightly smeared around them. She looked tired.

"Good morning Hinata-chan." Naruto touched her check, running a finger along her jaw.

Her face flushed. "Naruto. Ah, good morning."

He leaned forward to kiss her. " We have a few days off. Just the two of us, Hinata. I'm so excited to be here with you. I can't believe how beautiful you are. I mean, you were pretty when we were younger but, wow."

"Naruto," she said. "You're embarrassing me."

"I can't help it." Naruto flung his arms around her and pulled her close. "You're just so pretty and wonderful and you're so sexy and I just want to hold you as close as I possibly can."

Her face flushed deeper and she buried her face into his shoulder. He didn't mind. Her body was pressed against his as he held her, and Naruto found himself content to stay there with her skin so close to his own.

"I mean it, you know. You're just so... perfect."

Instead of an answer, he received a soft, sensual kiss that led to his hand pressing against the nude flesh of her breast, and eventually the tangling of their legs. It led to an hour of touching and laughing, and more sexual activities.

Naruto was breathing heavy by the time they finished, and the sun was striking blindingly through the window panes. It had to be close to noon.

He gave her one last squeeze before pulling away and standing up. "I'm pretty hungry, we should see if there's any food in the kitchen, yeah?"

"Sure, I could eat. Maybe there will be cinnamon rolls." Hinata said. I

t took him a minute to navigate the bedroom and find his clothes, all the while feeling Hinata's gaze upon his back. "That's right. I forgot you had a sweet tooth."

He pulled on his shirt, after finding it and his jumpsuit in a chest across the room. After dressing, he turned towards her only to find her wrapped in the bed sheet. Her hair was a complete mess but he couldn't help the sense of pride that surged through him. "Are you going to get dressed?"

"Um," She looked away again. "I'm a bit sore."

He cocked his head in confusion before her meaning dawned on him. "Oh, let me help you get then."

He moved to her side of the bed and pulled the thin sheet away from her. He smiled gently as her hands came up to cover herself from him. He didn't say anything, instead he kissed her forhead and moved over to the dresser and browsed through it, holding up clothes until he found an outfit that she deemed worthy enough to wear.

Soon after they both were dressed, they made their way to the main house. The compound was set up in a square pattern where the main house sat at the center, and family sized houses swept around it until it was lost in a sea of homes. It was definitely not the biggest of the houses, but it was large enough. It also had the biggest kitchen of all the houses.

Naruto and Hinata trekked in the side door that led to the kitchen only to find three curious faces reflecting back at him. Kumiko looked the most curious, her red eyes wide with wonder as the two smiled guiltily. She has a knowing look. Haku was trying to politely stare at the bowl of grapes in front of her but greatly failing.

"Naruto. We didn't expect to see you so early." His mother grinned, nodding over to Hinata. "I hope you two had a good night, I spent all morning cooking so hopefully we can have a nice meal together.

She stood up and pulled several plates out of the oven, before setting them down on the table and motioning for them to sit.

Naruto smiled at the women surrounding him, his entire life filled with the bliss of having a loving family surround him.

MTEMTEMTE

The rest of the week went by without a hitch. Naruto and Hinata spent their time away from duty to learn exactly what the other was like. The content life of a newly married couple suited them, and they found themselves fallings into the lull that was created by having no financial worries, nor any personal grievances.

Hinata sat on the back patio with her two closest female friends, watching the clouds as they swirled through the air. Winter had already begun to fade in the land of fire as it did every year. It was lucky if the village saw snow in the very short spurt of cold weather. In January, the first sprigs of springs began to sprout up in the nation.

Years ago, after the chunin exams ended the village suffered a great loss. Deep in the knight, Sasuke had been coerced into the idea of revenge and power by four strange enemy ninja. They had promised him absolute power if he only came with them. After a begging plea from Sakura, Sasuke had left the village with Orochimaru and his lackeys. A small team of genin and the newly promoted Shikamaru set off to stop the band of ninja who had kidnapped the darker boy. They fought hard and most likely would have been destroyed if not for the interference of the sand village. Naruto himself had failed this particular mission, and had come home with absolutely horrid burns and bruises.

Even though that had torn his heart apart, Naruto left with Jiraya soon after the commotion ended. Thankfully all of the females in his life turned up with little to no scratches from the battles. It was more than many other people could say about their loved ones. And then the Sanin Tsunade had been pushed into the Hokage chair with little experience in leadership.

That was all long in the past, and Konoha had turned a new leaf since then. The city's economy hadn't seen a better year, missions were coming in at an abundant rate, and the number of high ranking ninja had finally stabilized after Orochimaru's invasion. It was startling how stable the village was. It hadn't seen such social and political stability since the time of the second Hokage. It was finally peaceful.

It was happy now. Naruto was well on his way to having his clan restored. He had four amazing women in his life and everything seemed to be finally settling into place for him. He couldn't ask for a better winter. With everything good, he feared that everything would come to an end soon. Something in his gut told him that somehow, somewhere something awful would happen and disrupt his beautiful little sanctuary that he called home.

It wasn't until the next day that he realized that his gut feeling was correct.

The Hokage summoned his team very early in the morning. So early in fact that Hinata wasn't even awake yet when the bird began pecking on his window. When he was awake and dressed, he realized that his entire team had been summoned.

Kumiko and Haku were already waiting at the compound's gates when he left the small house he shared with Hinata. The two girls were standing near each other, talking sluggishly as if they had just waken as well.

"Morning." Naruto waved as he approached. He stuffed his hands into his pockets, realizing that he had forgotten to grab gloves. "Ready to see what Granny Tsunade wants?"

"Mhm." Haku nodded and motioned for him to follow.

Kumiko stiffed a yawn. "I bet she has some stupid D-rank mission for us because Naruto is still a Genin."

"I doubt it. He's bound to be strong enough to pass the exams now." Haku replied.

"Of course, I am!" He said. "Pervy Sage is one of the strongest Shinobi's ever, and he taught me loads of jutsu."

"Knowing a lot of jutsu doesn't mean you're strong." Kumiko rolled her eyes. "Look at me, I know more ninjitsu than you will ever know, but I doubt I can beat one of the Sanin. My body still hasn't completely adjusted to this form. I doubt it ever will..."

Haku nodded in agreement. "Just give it time. Maybe if you train with Master Gai and Lee for a few years you'll be able to access all of your old abilities.

She began laughing when the redhead sped up ahead of them.

"She always like this?" Naruto asked.

"Only when she has no retort, Naruto-kun."

He grinned, and started to sprint to catch up to their friend. Man, he really missed their presence. He would have to make it up to them sometime.

"Kumi!" Naruto caught her shoulder with his hand and pulled her into a slower pace. They were getting pretty close to the Hokage Tower now. "I'll race you."

With a small push to her shoulder, Naruto sprinted towards the tower, and up the staircase in a matter of moments. He flung open the door to find his two female companions already in the office, sharing matching grins.

"You forgot about the windows."

He narrowed his eyes with a frown. "Damn it."

"Naruto," Tsunade nodded towards him. "It's good to see you. I hope you had a nice vacation because I have a very obscure mission for your team."

She continued, "We have received word from an ally in the Land of Demons. There is an evil demon who is planning on taking over the world, and the only person who can stop him is a priestess named Shion. He plans on killing her and from our reports, he is raising an Army to come kill her. From what we know, Moryo, the demon, has sent several chakra users to murder the priestess. We cannot let her die. Your job will be to protect Shion and bring her to the temple in which Moryo's body rests. I'm sending Rock Lee and Neji with you as back up. They will meet you at the gates in three hours. "

"Yes Milady!" Haku and Kumi both belted out. Naruto however just nodded. The two girls looked over at him, his face scrunched in concentration.

Haku took a step forward. "What's wrong Naruto?"

"Honestly, it's nothing really. It's just that your sending a bunch of Chunnin for a mission that seems this complicated. I don't mind of course. I just don't understand."

Tsunade drummed her fingers along her desk as she searched for words. "Well, I would love to send Kakashi, Gai and whatever other high-ranking members to go and deal with this, but I can't. The man who resurrected the demon's spirit has also raised an army to take over the world. I need my Jounin around to deal with whatever that army is. I can't afford to send them somewhere right now. As Hokage my first priority has to be the safety of this village, not my emotions. I trust you Naruto. I trust you and your team to take care of things with the priestess. I won't lie and tell you this mission will be easy, but I believe in you."

"Thanks, Granny." Naruto said.

Tsunade chortled. "Don't call me that you knucklehead."

"You three are expected to be in the demon country in three days. It is imperative that you hurry and handle the situation. I chose the three of you for a reason. Kumiko, you will be the leader of this squad. Do not disapoint me."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

"Dismissed."

As they left the Kyuubi laughed. "Priestess Shion, huh. I guess we will see how she reacts towards me."

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