Engagement Plans

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Niamh sat inside of her office inside of the fort where she did business when people wanted to hirer her for a job. Currently Hiashi Hyuuga was sitting across the table, having came in early in the morning before the fights dealing with her started. And the reason why he came had surprise her.

"You want to engage Hinata and Naruto together?" Niamh asks the man sitting in front of her.

"Yes I do," Hiashi said. "As you said the Two Soul style users often marry each other and since Hinata and Naruto get along with each other, it will be easy for them to marry each other when they're of age."

"This is surprising since I know that besides Hinata the rest of your clan don't care much for Naruto," Niamh said to him. "Why the sudden change of heart?"

"The Leaf is still recovering from the damage that the nine tail fox did when it attack the village. For this village to remain strong then nins who have a powerful fighting style like the Two Soul style will be needed," he answers her.

"You're not doing it for their sakes just for the village," Niamh said glancing at him. "You're just lucky that both Hinata and Naruto like each other or I'll be throwing you out by now."

"If you're defeat by another village Naruto is going to need some support with you gone," Hiashi said.

"Because this village treats him like trash, his teacher is only interested in teaching one student out of three, he can't go out without someone shouting at him or throwing something, which I put a stop too since no one else would," Niamh said glancing at Hiashi. "You and the rest are just worried that once I'm gone Naruto will snap from all of the abuse he's been put through and start shooting up the place. And with the skills I taught him and the fact that none of you have fought anyone armed with a gun before, I'll say he'll kill plenty of you before he dies."

"You're so sure that he will," Hiashi said, knowing that from what he saw when Gai was wounded by a gun shot wound. Everyone now knows that someone armed with a gun could kill even the strongest nin easily.

"Take in every possible action that can happen but always remember to take account of the human heart factor," Niamh said. "It's something a friend of mine once told me, she always could figure out what a person or a current event is going to go and what the after effects would be. If Annabelle was here she would agree with me, taking in all of the factors Naruto if this village continues to treat him like they do, will take his revenge. And once he falls you'll have to deal with me."

"You?" Hiashi said.

"Yes if I hear that Naruto dies by the Leaf's hands I will take revenge," Niamh said with a cold business voice. "I'll let the engagement take place with Hinata and Naruto but remember I will be watching."

"Yes of course," Hiashi said taking his leave. This was the first time he talk to Niamh face to face and saw that she was much more then a fighter. She had a cunning mind as well as being a fighter, and that makes her even more dangerous then he had thought.

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The Hokage Tower –

Sandaime now looking older now sat at his desk as the high ranking nins of the village stood in front of him. They all needed to be informed of the new developments dealing with the exams and with Naruto. They have to do everything carefully as he knows sooner or later Butcher will tell Naruto the truth that he's been keeping from him for all of these years. His two former students were busy looking around the village for any signs of the Butcher.

"I go straight to the point," Sandaime said. "The Butcher is back and is somewhere in this village and has his eyes set on Naruto."

The room burst in noise as all of the nins in the room spoke all at once. "Why is he after Naruto?" Asuma ask.

"Because he's the son of the only nin of the war who has ever managed to fight him on an even level," Sandaime said making the people in the room freeze.

"He's Minato son?" Anko ask.

"Yes I kept that secret as his father's enemies are still around," Sandaime said.

"Why is he after Naruto?" Ibiki ask as the scars on his head the ones that the Butcher gave to him as he was force to watch his teammate being butchered and then cooked in front of him.

"He wants Naruto to become his heir to his title," Sandaime said making all in the room gasp. The very thought of a new Butcher was scary enough but knowing it's Naruto the son of the hero of the Leaf was another.

"Does he know about the demon?" Kurenai ask.

"He's the one who gave Minato the sealing scroll in the first place," Sandaime said. "He didn't want anyone or anything killing his rival but for him."

"All of this time and you never told us," Kakashi said stunned to find that his old teacher's son had been placed in his care and he never knew.

"I thought it was for the best," he replied, "but think about it Kakashi… even if you knew all you would have done is favor Sasuke…"

Kakashi was taken aback to what the Hokage had said to him but knew that it was true. If Niamh hadn't came along neither Sakura or Naruto would had any kind of training as he would had only trained Sasuke.

"There's also another problem," Sandaime said explaining the full effects of the sealing done onto.

"The fox is five times stronger then it was before?" Iruka said as he and the others in the room were stun of the news.

"And once Naruto dies he gets to decide to either take the fox with him or let it go and destroy the village that he has all the reason to hate," Sandaime said. (1)

"In other words we have to make sure that Naruto is happy or the fox will only get stronger," Anko said.

"Now that you all know what's at stake any mistreatment any of you see happening to Naruto must be stop and I mean any," Sandaime said. "The Butcher will tell Naruto the truth of who his father is and the effects of the sealing, once that happens Naruto will never trust anyone who shows him kindness as he knows it's only because he knows his hate makes the fox grow stronger."

"What about Niamh and her group?" Kurenai ask.

"I'm still thinking of how to break the news to her," Sandaime said. "She's the only one that Naruto truly trust and when she leaves Naruto will be prefect for Butcher to convince to join him."

"Once she's gone I'll…," Kakashi began to say but was cut off by Sandaime.

"He's going to be train by his father's old teacher," he said. "With how you acted towards him, never being on time and only training Sasuke, Naruto won't take any help you offer."

"But… I…," Kakashi was lost for words as he wants to make up to his teacher's son.

"Naruto already thinks little of you and won't care for anything you offer to teach him," Sandaime said. "For this village to have any chance of surviving Naruto must be kept happy at all times. Hiashi has already made arrangements with Niamh to engage his daughter Hinata with Naruto. At least then Naruto might take the fox with him when he dies to protect her."

"Keep him happy at all times," Anko ask.

"Because we have twelve years worth of suffering to heal before we have a chance of gaining any chance of him trusting this village. And if we start showing him kindness he's been tricked too many times in to past to accept kindness from but a few in the village," Sandaime said. "We're all going to have to work hard in gaining any trust from Naruto."

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In Niamh's fort –

WE'RE WHAT!" two voices shouted out that could be heard throughout the compound.

"You two are now engage to marry once you two are of age," Niamh said to her two students.

"I knew you two would be husband and wife," Maki said sitting at the dining table enjoying the fired chicken Niamh had cooked up. Ever since Niamh started cooking fried chicken it has become a popular dish which Niamh had shared how to make with Ayame's father who started cooking it along with ramen. Since then the stand was booming with business as people all wanted a taste of the fired chicken.

"Yeah you two make such a cute couple," Meow said between bites.

"A prefect match," Ran said. Both Hinata and Naruto look at each other and looked away blushing.

"Who made the arrangements?" Sakura ask.

"Hinata's father did," Niamh said.

"Me and Hinata engage?" Naruto ask as for the first time in his life his mind drew a blank of what his reaction should be. True he likes Hinata but marriage…

"Why not she's cute and from what I see will grow into a beauty when she matures," Hunter said.

"Me and Naruto," Hinata said blushing red. She always thought about it but now knowing that it will happen made her blush from head to toe.

"Which means you better get going and make sure he doesn't turn out like Hunter," Niamh said pointing to her ex-husband.

"Hey," Hunter said.

"Just because he's great in bed doesn't make a good husband," Niamh said to Hinata. "Break him in so that he won't become a pig. You better listen onto this as well Sakura." She pulls the two girls over to the table with the other older women.

"Huh?" Naruto ask wondering what Niamh is talking about snapping him back to life.

"Let's go out," Hunter said to Naruto. "When women start talking like this guys should stay out of the way."

"Is this what marriage is like?" Naruto ask as he follows Hunter out of the door.

"The wife talking behind your back and forcing you to change against your will, making you have very little say in the household, keeping your pay from you, in a non-wife beater marriage," Hunter said. "Pretty much, better get use to it." (2)

"Did you ever get use to it?" Naruto ask.

"No I never did," Hunter said flatly.

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Somewhere in the village –

A woman sat at a floor table reading over some scrolls that she kept after her husband died. Her home sat far from the village and made her living as a seal user for nins who couldn't do seals. She wasn't as good as her husband was but she made a living off of it. She was looking over some seals she had trouble doing when a knock came from the door.

"Come in," the woman said thinking it was a customer as the fights were just a few hours away. But she froze when she saw who came into her home.

"Kushina it's been awhile," Tsuande said to her old student.

"Tsuande what are you doing here?" Kushina ask hoping it wasn't to borrow money, again.

"I found out about your secret," Tsuande said taking a sat at the table Kushina sat at. "All of these years and you never even said hi to your own son."

"You found out," Kushina said looking down at the scroll she was reading. "Minato and I wanted to keep him a secret as we knew his enemies would want to use Naruto against him. Only your old teacher knew he had a child coming along but he never told him who his wife was. But then the fox came and Butcher trick Minato in sealing the fox inside our child. He's no longer our child just the demon."

A loud slap echoed in the building as Tsuande glared at her student. "Is that what you think happened? All of these years and you never once told him that you're his mother. All because you thought he became the demon fox?"

"The Butcher was the one who gave Minato the scroll the one who always tried to kill him. Why wouldn't he give a seal that would turn the host into the demon," Kushina said trying to ignore the burning pain on her face.

"Because he knew that if Naruto your son was seen as the demon, he would make the prefect heir to his title," Tsuande said as she began firmly explained to her former student the full effects of the seal that the Butcher gave to her husband.

"No…," Kushina said eyes wide. "It's not true."

"Yes it is," Tsuande said to her old student. "Naruto is now a tricking time bomb just waiting to be set off. The fox is now five times stronger then it was before thanks to all the hatred that has built up inside of your son. The seal would have made the fox weaker but thanks to people like you has made him stronger."

"Naruto," Kushina said as she felt emotions she had bottled up inside of her for years surface. She stood up and headed for the door but the voice of her teacher stopped her.

"Do you really think that he would welcome you with open arms after all of these years?" Tsuande ask. "What do you know of him? What do you really know of him besides what he becomes when he gets older? You're only mother and child by blood."

"Why did you tell me this?" Kushina ask as her body shook from an unknown emotion.

"Because you're the only family he has," Tsuande said. "And we're going to work out a way for you and he to become one. If he will have you that is."

Kushina stood there what seem like years as she stared out towards the direction where her son was right now. With her teacher's words echoing in her head. 'If he will have you that is.' (3) (4)

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Author's Notes –

1 – As I said before if anyone want to use my idea for the sealing of the demon fox please email me so I can read the story.

2 – Those who aren't wife beaters will all agree with that.

3 – How do you like my intro of Naruto's mom?

4 – I'm changing Naruto's moms name from Mai to Kushina since I found out that's her name. And I found out the 4th Hokage's name is Minato.

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