Just a year

Chapter 1

Chapter 1
“My first act as the Seventh Hokage is to make Ramen a mandatory meal for everyone!” Naruto donning his Hokage hat beamed towards the awaiting crowd below. Mixtures of cheers and claps could be heard as the Hokage pumped his fist into the air.

Tap... Tap...

The Jinchriki looked around curiously, was that the sound of the cheering crowd being too excited?

Tap... Tap....

Frustrated, Naruto looked around baring his teeth “Alright, who’s doing that!”

Bang!

Naruto shot out his bed at the sound of his windows breaking, he instinctively got into a defensive position as he scanned the room looking for the intruder, an Anbu ninja stood covered by the darkness . An Anbu could only mean one thing, Tsunade was asking for him. Groaning, the ramen lover rubbed his eyes as he stood clumsily to change into a more appropriate attire.
“How long are you going to take Naruto, we don’t have all day you know!” the Anbu voiced her opinion. Wait a minute, the voice sounded familiar to him. That bitchy commanding voice that oddly reminded him of flowers.

Was it Sakura? No it could not be as Sakura’s was often accompanied by a beating well at least when they were younger. Naruto shuddered at that thought, what he fool he was. Was it Hinata or TenTen? Hinata was too soft and Tenten was uhh not as bitchy? So he stroke off the two names off the list

Loud commanding and it reminded him of flowers. Oh no... Naruto paled, it was Ino. Wait Ino was an Anbu?

“Ino? Is that you?” The war hero tested, the Anbu stiffened for a second before nodding “You couldn’t tell? I’m hurt.” The Yamanaka replied in mock agony. What was said next was admittedly stupid in hindsight if you asked Naruto. “YOUR AN ANBU?” a bonk on the forehead followed a chilly ‘What’s that supposed to mean’ answered his questions . The future Hokage decided to switch the topic before there was a danger to his life in the form of an angry Ino appeared.

“Nothing. ANYWAY, let’s get going I’m done changing.”

Nodding, Ino mentioned for him to follow her. As they jumped from roof to roof, Naruto wondered what could be so important that Tsunade of all people would call him this early in the morning, judging from the position of the sun, it was less than an hour ago. As they approached Tsunade, she nodded to Ino allowing her to leave.
When the sound of the door being closed was heard, Tsunade cleared her throat awkwardly. “So granny why did you call me here so early in the morning?” A tick mark grew on the sanin’s forehead

“Don’t call me that! Anyway I umm have some good bad news for you. Depending on how you see it of course.” Naruto felt a dreadful feeling coming from everywhere and nowhere at the same time. What had caused the legendary Sanin to grow nervous? The Jinchuriki gulped this was bad news for sure.
Tsunade cleared her throat once more as she laid it out bluntly for him “If you want to be a Hokage, you have to get married.” Naruto’s jaw dropped to the ground “ Nice joke granny. Now tell me what you really called me here for.” Tsunade, already expecting this merely shook her head and stared at him

“I’m serious Naruto. I wasn’t happy when the council told me this either but they overpowered me, something about making sure the Uzumaki genes does not die. Trust me Naruto, if i could change it, you know I would in a heartbeat.”
Naruto fell to his knees on the floor “ NOOOOOO!” he ignored the sound of Tsunade telling him that he was overreacting and proceeded to shed crocodile tears. The jinchuriki looked up at his grandmother figure with tears in his eyes as he asked “ I refuse! Who would I even marry!” Tsunade with a hint of sympathy in her eyes, shrugged and replied “ Why are you asking me that is your choice.” Suddenly a lightbulb appeared above her head as she suggested “ How about Ino?” Naruto paled even more
“No way! She hates- I mean greatly dislikes ramen(no one can hate ramen in Naruto’s most humble opinion.)  and she’s too bossy and i don’t really know her that well.”
Tsunade shrugged “I was just giving a suggestion. Anyway I have another meeting to attend so you are dismissed.” Naruto ruffled his hair in frustration. Curse the stupid council! Sighing in defeat, he laid down on his bed as he started to think of ways to potentially escape form his predicament. Suddenly, an idea formed in his head. ‘If we just got married for a year and get divorced. Technically we still fill the criteria except for the baby. Eh we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.’
Naruto groaned loudly. The jinchuriki just could not find anyone available. Civilians? That was an automatic no, he did not want his future spouse facing danger and not being able to defend herself . Sakura? Taken. So was every other kunoichi he could think of. He really had to ask someone for help.

“Tch. Why are you asking me about love? Do i look like the right person to ask about this?” The last Uchiha grumbled

“Please Sasuke! I mean you and Sakura are dating aren’t you?” The sharingan wielder only scowled in response

“What happened to you and Hinata again?”
Naruto shrugged “ We broke off after a year, just didn’t seem right to me and plus both of us could see that it was only a matter of time. Perhaps it was wrong timing or we just weren’t meant for each other.”
Sasuke nodded his head in understanding “How about Ino? I heard she broke up with Sai not too long ago. Something to do with the relationship being too toxic.” Naruto gaped like a fish “Not you too! Why does everybody think me and Ino make a good match!”

Sasuke smirked “Well you two are pretty similar. Brash, blond, loud and your never give up attitude.” Naruto seemed to understand as he nodded his head dumbly causing the Uchiha to let out a small chuckle.

 Now that Naruto really thought about it, they really did have a lot in common such as their blue eyes . Reluctantly, Naruto made a mental note to himself to visit the Yamanaka Flower Shop later in the afternoon. But now, time for some ramen!
Naruto gulped. Here he was hero of the 4th ninja war, able to go toe to toe against godlike being such as Kaguya and Madara, able to endure massive amounts of damage without breaking a sweat  and probably level a continent by himself nervous about asking the one and only Ino to have her hand in marriage, granted it was a totally different from fighting battles. Taking a deep breath and reassuring himself, he placed his hands on the door and gave it a push.
 
Ino always thought that she was a person who could always know when someone was hiding something from her, it was literally her family’s premier jutsu after all. So when Naruto came in looking for plants ( he obviously wasn’t, Ino could tell almost immediately) she had wondered what was going on in his mind. So when the Uzumaki walked up to her putting on a farce of bravado, talking about blatantly incorrect information about plants, Ino got irritated and asked him what was really going on. This caused him to immediately shut his mouth and stammer out words she could not for the life of her hear! Wasn’t he always loud? What had caused Konoha’s number one most unpredictable ninja to be this soft ? A second later he would certainly live up to that name.

“Will you marry me Ino?” Naruto shouted out traces of red visible on his cheeks
“No.” Ino flat out stated a with a deadpan expression

“Please Ino give it some thought alright.” Naruto stated before walking out but before opening the door, he turned back flashing his trademark grin “ By the way, you should know by now that an Uzumaki never gives up!” he stated before closing the door behind him as Ino watched him leave.
Once Ino was sure that Naruto was far away from the shop and out of sight, she let out a breath that she did not know she was holding in as red begin to travel from the base of her neck to the tips of her ear. What was that idiot saying! He just looked so mature in Ino’s eyes and she could not help herself . He did not even ask her to be his girlfriend or go on a date just straight to marriage. That means he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Ino stopped herself before she could imagine any further. Deciding to ask the rest of her friends about it, she tried to calm herself down as she whispered out ‘idiot’ one last time.
 
So thats the first chapter! Sorry for taking so long my computer broke 😩 and i was repeatedly unhappy with the first chapter so i redid many times