Crafty Chameleon

Unmasked Fool

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The hokage didn't answer. He simply walked over to the table where Kushina put the adoption forms. The pen next to the papers made it to Minato's fingers and he signed his name making Naruto, Mina's guardian ...

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*Ring*Ring*

Orochimaru answered the phone and his eyes widened "Naruto! ... it's for you, they say it's about Mina's adoption."

"Ok." Naruto set Mina on the ground to keep coloring, but she pouted and held his leg as he took the phone. "Naruto Sarutobi here ... ok ... yes ... I see ... thank you very much for calling." He hung up the phone with the little girl still attached to his leg.

"Are you my Daddy now?" Mina asked hopefully.

Naruto smiled, "Yes I am." He said happily, but he must admit he was surprised to hear that Minato signed the papers and even turned them in. This recent mission must've really hit the hokage hard. It made him wonder if Kushina knew and why she didn't say anything each time they visited Natsu. Maybe it's a surprise, if so then it was a good one ...

"YAY!" Mina cheered and Naruto scooped her up into his arms as she giggled happily. "Can we tell, Natsu-nii?"

"Natsu is getting out of the hospital today so we can tell him soon and there's another surprise you can help me tell." said Naruto sneakily.

Mina's purple eyes grew wide with excitement, "I want to help! What surprise? What surprise?!"

The little girl's excitement made them chuckle. Orochimaru couldn't help but smile seeing as he knew the surprise already, but it made him a little sad too. This was going to happen eventually though he hoped it wouldn't come so soon.

"You know how I said Dan is going to be staying here and Ranmaru too?" Naruto said drawing out the suspense.

"Yeah, yeah! Almost all of your kissy friends are coming to stay!" Mina exclaimed happily as she bounced on her tiptoes.

"Well with all those people we're going to need more space so ..." Naruto paused dramatically letting the suspense build, but those big pleading eyes were too much. "We're getting a home to ourselves. One that will fit everyone and ... it's right next to this compound." Naruto mentally smirked as he heard his Dad gasp. Of course. he told his Dad about needing bigger accommodations, but he never said the deal was done or that the new home was the three story home right next to the Sarutobi compound that even shared the land behind them.

The snake sage grinned as the little girl cheered, "You didn't tell me this, Naruto!" He exclaimed in an accusing tone that sounded too happy for anyone to believe that he was mad in any way.

"Like I said, it's a surprise." Naruto grinned cheekily at his Dad as he scooped the little girl up into his arms. "Now let's go get Natsu ... what's wrong, Mina?" He asked as the little girl tugged his collar cutely.

"I can call you Daddy, right?" She asked sweetly with a little pout as she stared right into Naruto's eyes with her puppy eyes.

Naruto blushed slightly at the idea, "Of course." As if he could ever say no to Mina. The two left to get Natsu and bring him home.

Ibiki came out of the bedroom he shares with Orochimaru and saw the sage smiling who was cleaning up the counter in a sexy pair of jeans that hugged the sage's tight ass and a flattering deep purple long sleeve shirt. "What's up, Oro-chan?" Ibiki purred as he wrapped his arms around the slim waist from behind loving the way his sage melted against his chest.

"Naruto apparently found a house already and you were right. I shouldn't have been so sad ... they're right next to the compound." Orochimaru chuckled softly.