Freedom and Happiness of the Caged Bird

Time Skip: Engaged

"Neji, I love you." Naruto said and Neji smiled.

"I love you too, but Naruto..." Naruto hummed and Neji sighed.

"You shouldn't be wrapped around me like a spider monkey in a kimono, in public." Naruto only jumped down and sighed.

"You're just the same stick in the mud as always, we are engage Neji, I'm excited to show our parents." Naruto said looking down at his finger. Neji didn't have sex with Naruto, they have been holding out until they got married, and believe Neji when he says it was so hard.

Naruto went through four heats until Neji proposed yesterday on Naruto's eighteenth birthday. They both have been promoted to Jounin, and stop another major invasion while solidifying peace among the lands. It was time in Neji's mind to finally settle down and he was glad he could finally be with Naruto after so many obstacles.

They have been together for four years, and Naruto cherished those years more than anything in his life. He and Neji fell into a comfortable silence where Naruto looked at the ring, it was a small diamond ring, nothing too fancy because Naruto wasn't a fan of fancy but Neji and Naruto's ring matched.

"I just don't want anybody seeing what I see every night. Call me possessive but you are my wife." Naruto chuckled and walked into the sushi place.

"Possessive husband." Naruto chuckled kissing Neji but was interrupted by Shikaku.

"Naruto." Naruto turned to his father and seen everybody here, Kurama, Shikamaru and Saryuri who were already married, due to them being older than him. Hinata and Kiba, and Ino and Sai along with Hiashi.

"Yes father?" Naruto said said looking as his father smoked a cigarette.

"You called us here because...". Naruto smiled and hugged his father, holding out his left finger.

"I'm getting married father." Naruto whispered and Shikaku looked at his finger before he smiled, Kurama sighed.

"Finally, we would've thought you would've been proposed." Shikamaru sighed and Saryuri smiled.

"Neji waited until Naruto was eighteen to satisfy Shikaku and his need for Naruto not to have children early." She said and Ino smiled.

"Congratulations." Naruto smiled so happily, as he sat down and caught up with everybody, Neji sat down next to Naruto as Naruto talked everybody's ear off. Neji placed his hand on Naruto's hand that held his ring.

Hiashi sat and watched the couple, one that had been together for four years, one that stuck through it all. They were even known among the lands, as a couple that looked out for one another, how Neji was possessive, and how Naruto was so carefree,

They oddly mixed, and Hiashi was glad that they were finally settling down.

"So who's planning the wedding?" Hinata asked and Naruto shrugged.

"Kami knows I'm not, don't get me wrong I'm happy to marry Neji because I can finally have children, but I just want to marry him." Naruto said and Kurama sighed.

"I'll plan a super easy and convenient wedding in a months time." Naruto smiled.

"You are the best mother." Naruto said and Kurama only rolled his eyes before nodding.

"You can have it at the Hyuga clan, I'm sure everybody would love the celebrate the two who changed the clan after so many years." Naruto smiled at Hiashi, and Neji nodded.

"Thanks uncle." After that it was lowly talking, while Naruto just sighed into Neji's embrace, he loved this man and was so happy that in a month that he would finally be a Hyuga.

Then Naruto realized he had a lot of last names but only smiled, his children would be so beautiful.

"Kami I want children so bad." Naruto said as he was cooking dinner and Neji was taking a shower, he thought he said it low enough but Neji heard him, and came in nothing but sleeping pants and wrapped his arms around the neck of Naruto.

"Your heat is right after our wedding, so mind waiting a little longer?" Neji asked softly and damn did Naruto love this man.

"You planned that didn't you?" Neji nodded, kissing those blonde locks.

"Of course I did, one to satisfy Shikaku, he was hell bent on not having you become a mother until you turned eighteen, and you because your birthday is two months before your first heat. So it's a win-win." Naruto really loved this man.

"Yes I love you too." Neji said and Naruto scoffed.

"Shut up and eat." Naruto said handing him a plate and Neji smiled.

A month later Naruto was nervous, not to marry Neji no, but as he stood in his wedding kimono, he was afraid he was going to fall. No he wasn't wearing heels but he was scared he was going to trip on nothing.

Everybody was here, and he even felt the presences of his birth parents, his grandparents were here, and the entire Nara clan. His family was here, along with Neji's and he could sense Neji waiting for him. Shikaku came in smoking a cigarette, ready to walk his eighteen year old blonde son down the isle, when he saw the tears streaming down the boys face he tilted his head.

"Father I'm so happy." Naruto said his tears falling and Shikaku smiled, he walked to Naruto and placed a hand on his head.

"I finally get to marry Neji, and I know it was a rough start, but I love him more than life itself." Naruto said and Shikaku hummed.

"When you were growing up, I told many members that you weren't available, do you know how many of Shikamaru's cousins and uncles I had to tell that you weren't available." Shikaku sighed and sat down.

"That was troublesome in it self, but I knew that none of them and I mean none of them would be able to make my blonde haired son happy." Shikaku said and Naruto wipes his tears.

"However with Neji, I didn't want to believe that he was the one, and believe me when I was tempted to tell him that, however Kurama always stopped me, and once I saw him save you on your thirteenth birthday I knew." Naruto looked up and saw a small smile on Shikaku's face.

"I knew that your parents, me and Kurama as well as Minato and Kushina knew that day that Neji was the one we trust our blonde haired son to." Naruto smiled and hugged Shikaku.

The hug made him calm his emotions.

"Thank you father." Shikaku stood and exhaled.

"Time to walk you down the isle."

Neji stood there, nervous but once he saw Naruto's smile, that nervousness left his body he felt himself get happier and happier at the prospect of Naruto and him marrying.

Naruto kissed Shikaku on the cheek and stood in front of Neji a smile on his face as Tsunade ministered the wedding, Naruto and Neji weren't paying attention, they looking at each other, muttering some I do's, before they both heard.

"You May now kiss the bride." Naruto smiled and pulled Neji into the kiss before Neji could pull him and everybody chuckled.

"Naruto save that for your honeymoon." Gaara called out when the kiss got a little heated, Naruto pulled away from Neji and looked to Gaara, and the entire crowd.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze Nara-Hyuga." Naruto said smiling and Neji exhaled.

"That's a mouthful hun." Neji said and Naruto shrugged.

"I'm happy about my lineage, my upbringing, and I'm determined to show my kids a better life than I had." Naruto said and Neji hummed.

"Wanna ditch the reception and head home?" Naruto chuckled and kissed the lips of Neji.

"Music to my ears." Naruto whispered lowly and the duo left, leaving the crowd there and Shikaku sighed.

"Troublesome son, couldn't even stay for his own wedding." However he still held a smile.

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