Chapter 5

The bell rang that signaled the end of school, and Naruto was in the library with several books. Some of the titles included The History of Japanese Marriage, The Anthropology of Marriage, Marriage in Japanese Culture; and other such books looking on the impact of intermarriage throughout history. Several words that commonly popped up were "Taboo", "Immoral", and "Forbidden".

"What are you reading?"

Naruto jumped in his seat and looked up to see Ino staring down at him.

"O-Oh, I was just reading some history books about marriage."

Ino tilted her head. "Marriage? Why would you be reading about marriage?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head. "Well, I have to… do a paper on it, and I was just researching all the different aspects of it. Apparently back in Feudal Japan and Medieval Europe there were cases of incestuous marriage. I was just wondering how they turned out is all."

Ino crouched down to rest her head on the table. "Really?... It's unthinkable though, I mean there are shows and manga where siblings get into those kinds of relationships, but it would be pretty shocking in real life."

Naruto stood up and picked up his books. "Yeah… My thoughts exactly…"