Chapter 99 - Date(2)
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After eating all the food they bought, Naruto and Haku ate ice cream as they slowly strolled around the city.
As they strolled, they encountered a lost child that had injured his feet crying in pain "Uwahhh! Mama!!!"
Naruto didn't really care but Haku let go of his hand and went to the crying kid and smiled as she crouched down "Are you okay? Little girl?"
The lost child cried even louder as she tried to explain "My mama got lost!! Uwaahhh!"
Naruto chuckled at this little girl's delusion but didn't say anything.
Haku smiled and replied gently "Is that so? We'll go look for your mother in a while." and looked at Naruto and asked "Can you heal this child's injury?"
Naruto nodded and stretched out his arm as the moisture in the air slowly gathered in the young girl's injured knee and slowly healed her.
The young girl looked at Naruto in amazement as she asked in excitement "Woah! Niichan! Are you a magician?! How did you do that?!"
Naruto grinned and clicked his tongue as he also crouched down so he'd bring his head level to the young girl, "Tsk, tsk, tsk! A magician never reveals their secret."
"Ehhhhhhhh! Why not?! Do it again, niichan!"
Naruto in response to the little girl's complaint continued, "but I'm not a magician so I'll tell you. It's a [Water Style Jutsu] combined with the [Mystical Palm Jutsu]."
"Can I do it too in the future?!" The little girl asked in anticipation.
Naruto replied "Of course. If you're willing to work hard and become really good at chakra control."
He saw this girl's chakra pathway and the chakra contained within. Even though she was a mere civilian, she had the possibility of becoming a ninja.
Haku smiled at their interaction before standing up and offering a hand to the little girl "Let's go look for your mother, little girl."
The little girl looked at Haku and nodded as she took her hand. "Umu! Neechan! You're so beautiful!"
Haku laughed lightly before she replied "Thank you. You'll also become beautiful when you grow older."
"Yay! I can't wait!"
As Naruto watched them both interact, he breathed a sigh but smiled at their interaction. Naruto suggested as he stood behind them "Haku, let's go this way. I sensed someone frantically looking for a child."
Haku nodded at Naruto's suggestion.
As they walked in the direction Naruto pointed at. The girl drooled at the different stalls in the area causing Haku to carry her and bought her different kinds of sweets. Cotton candy, candy apples, and more.
Naruto watched all of this warmly and calmly paid for what they bought.
In a little bit, they finally found the mother of the lost child.
"Bye, bye! Magician-niichan and Kirei na Oneechan!" The child waved her hand in goodbye as her mother carried her in her arms.
Haku and Naruto waved their hands in reply.
As Naruto took Haku's hand, he called "Haku?"
"Hm?" Haku asked in wonder.
Naruto continued with a smile "I'm already at age and I've been calling you my wife unofficially for a while now so why don't we get married soon?"
Haku slowly looked at Naruto who was holding her hand in shock and in happiness before she began to tear up.
Naruto frowned and teased "Do you hate it so much that you'd cry to be married to me?"
Haku replied in annoyance as she held tears in her eyes "Jackass! Of course, I'll agree to get married to you! But… couldn't you at least be a bit more romantic?"
Naruto slowly opened his mouth, into a chuckle, and into laughing out loud "Hahahaha! You couldn't be more right!"
Letting go of Haku's hand, he stood in front of her and weaved a hand seal.
[Shadow Clones Jutsu!]
Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof!
Smoke slowly flooded the place as clones appeared one by one and surrounded the place. As soon as they appeared, one by one they started jumping onto the rooftops around the place and raised their hands with a smile.
The civilians around the place looked in wonder at what was happening and chattered.
"What's happening? Is that young man summoning clones? Is he a ninja?"
Haku not knowing what was happening simply observed Naruto as he slowly kneeled down and reached for something in his pocket.
As he pulled out his hand, a pretty box appeared with an opening in the middle.
Kneeling down before her on one knee, he slowly opened the box and as he did.
The clones around the place, raised their hands in the dark of the night.
They all used [Fire Sage Chakra] to recreate fireworks.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Flowers in the skies began to illuminate and catch the attention of those around them. As they did the fireworks with one hand, they summoned sakura trees to grow on the rooftops at an extreme speed so the petals would drop.
Using [Wind Sage Chakra], the sakura tree petals slowly and aesthetically fell on the ground as they rotated around Naruto and Haku who were in the middle of the storm.
With all the preparation complete, Naruto smiled and opened the small box so that it'd reveal the ring he prepared and said "Will you marry me? Yuki Haku?"
With a smile on her face, and tears of happiness visible in her eyes, she replied as she stretched one of her arms, "Yes. I'll marry you, Uzumaki Naruto."
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!" The people who were watching as they passed by cheered in amazement.
"Do ninjas propose like that?! So cool!"
A girlfriend of one of the passersby complained "You're not as handsome as that young man so couldn't you at least have proposed to me like that?"
"Good going young man! What a way to propose!"
"Congratulations!"
Chattering and sounds of congratulations surrounded the place as Naruto stood up with a smile and wore the ring he prepared on Haku's ring finger.
As he wore the ring on Haku's finger, she pouted and asked "Looking at how beautiful this ring is, I wonder when did you prepare a ring?"
Naruto chuckled and replied as he finished wearing the ring on Haku's ring finger "I prepared it 2 years ago but I prepared another since my taste changed. Plus… I made this one myself."
Haku smiled and said as Naruto held her hand that he wore a ring finger on "I love you."
Naruto replied gently "I love you too."
Pulling her in his direction, she kissed her as he grabbed her waist with his free hand.
With cheers and envious looks of those who were single, the petals began to surround Naruto and Haku before they began to disappear as they kissed. This moment would then be passed down as a legendary proposal in the festival city.
Swish!
Disappearing from the city, they reappeared on top of the Hokage's office where thousands of Konoha citizens await. The clone prepared it for this moment.
"Oh!! It's Naruto-sama!"
"Oh!!!!!! It's indeed Naruto-sama!"
"He's kissing someone! Is that Haku-sama?!"
"Kyaaah! Naruto-sama's so romantic!"
As they cheered, Haku got ahold of herself and blushed in embarrassment.
"N-Na… mp!"
She tried to pull away but Naruto grinned and continued to kiss her aggressively.
"Good going, Naruto-sama!" They cheered in laughter.
Meanwhile, Jiraiya who was watching on top grinned and praised "As expected of my godson! Go! Naruto!"
Tsunade sighed while Tobirama, and Hiruzen grinned.
Hashirama laughed in the background.
Naruto let go of Naruto and licked his lips, "I love you, Haku."
Haku, who was red from embarrassment, calmed down and replied with a smile "I love you too, Naruto."
Naruto hugged Haku by the waist and enhanced his voice with [Wind Sage Chakra] and said "I'm getting married in a month! I expect everyone to be there!"
Haku smiled as she enjoyed the feeling of being held by Naruto.
Naruto asked with a grin "Is this romantic enough?"
Haku chuckled and nodded "Umu."
Naruto who held Haku by the waist started floating up with her and laughed out loud as he stretched his free hand out. "The village seems a bit small so I'll make it bigger."
As he said that, he specifically used wind sage chakra as to not startle the villagers.
Tremors all around could be felt but the citizens only watched in anticipation as it was Naruto who did it.
Slowly, the whole land of Konoha slowly rose up and the walls of Konoha were destroyed.
Stair-like landscape began to form from beneath the raised Konoha. Waterfalls emerged and lakes formed.
The grounds from the stair-like landscape that rose became flat to be suitable for housing.
Not long after, fireworks began to appear created by the clones to be enjoyed by everyone.
Everyone ate and drank to their hearts' content watching the reformation of the land.
"Cheers to Naruto-sama's marriage!"
"Cheers!!!"
Hashirama laughed out loud and said "You've gotten strong, Naruto!"
Tobirama nodded, Hiruzen relaxed, and Jiraiya also grinned seeing Naruto.
Tsunade sighed but smiled as she thought 'If it's Naruto, the peace he wants to realize is not that far from reality.'
Kurama who had been brought by the clone back to Konoha also smiled and grinned as he saw a land higher than Konoha with a cave to the side for him to go into if he wanted. The thing Naruto promised to him in "chapter 93".
He stood up and flew in its direction and curled up like a cat as he arrived to watch the fireworks.
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