The Son of Two Heroes

Chapter 27

The entire way back from his battle with the jinchuriki from Iwa, Naruto had been trying to make a life changing decision. After the shortest chat with his best friend, he decided he would do it.

Flashback from literally twenty minutes before.

"Do you love her?"

"Yes."

"Do you want to be with her forever?"

"Yes."

"Hn. Then do it you dipshit."

"Right, thanks S'ke."

"Hn."

End flashback. Honestly should have just wrote out the scene.

It was early in the morning after his meeting with the Hokage, and Naruto was in a rush. His chat with Sasuke hadn't taken long, but he still didn't want to waste any time. The jounin sprinted across the rooftops, quickly making his way to the academy. Half of the kids in the classroom almost jumped when Naruto came bursting through the door.

"Iruka-Sensei!"

"What!? God Naruto! Settle down. What is so urgent?"

Whispers from the children could be heard through the room behind their conversation. Things like "wow, is that really Namikaze Naruto?" And other things that would have made Iruka smile like, "Wait, he called him sensei, did sensei teach Namikaze Naruto!?"

"Sensei this is super important, I need you to take a quick break. Please. I'm super sorry to interrupt your class, but I need to talk to you for a bit."

"Alright Naruto, calm down. Let me go grab another sensei to watch after my class for today." Said Iruka, The man wasn't one to abandon his students, but one of his students desperately needed his help, and he wouldn't let him down.

Soon Naruto and Iruka were walking down the street away from the academy, and towards the market side of Konoha. "So what is this about?" The teacher questioned.

"Iruka....I'm going to ask Rikka to marry me. I know I'm only twenty, but I'm sure of it. I love her dearly, and don't want to be with anyone else. I know how quickly a shinobi's life can end, and I don't wanna have regrets." Naruto said with a huge grin.

"If you're absolutely sure, then I think you should go through with it. But you seem dead set on this, so I have to ask. What do you need me for?" Iruka asked with a smile while rubbing the back of his neck.

"Well, it's a little off, but I need help finding the ring. I don't want to go alone, and you're my only family." He said with a smile at his teacher.

Iruka looked almost shocked for a moment before smiling lightly at the blond. This child, that had grown into an amazing young man, and an incredible ninja, was very much like a son to the older shinobi. Iruka was so very happy that the Third Hokage had convinced him to teach Naruto. "Lord Third... if you could see him now."

They stumbled around some shops chatting and browsing. The two had a fun time looking for something they thought Rikka would like. Eventually, a ring caught Naruto's eye. When he showed his mentor, he agreed as well, and now, Naruto was one step closer to having his very own family. "Thank you so much for helping me with this Iruka-Sensei. You don't know how much it means to me."

"Of course Naruto, any time." Iruka said, happy as always to help his student.

"Let's grab some ramen sensei. I'll pay, but after, I gotta go try and figure out how I'm gonna propose to her." The blond said with a grin.