Epilogue

"Hey, Blondie, are you ready to walk me down the aisle?" Keiko asked Naruto as he pulled at the bow tie around his neck. She knelt down in front of him to fix it. He looked so cute in his little tuxedo. "My, you are such a handsome man."

"Oh, Mama," he muttered, blushing deep red. "I'm ready. Let's get married."

Keiko held his hand and pushed opened the French doors for her new son to lead her to his Daddy and her husband to be. She smiled as they neared him with her attention focused solely on him. The preacher and their few friends waited under the huge oak tree for the beautiful blushing bride. She nervously smoothed down her strapless dress of purple silk that flowed behind her as she walked.

"You're so pretty, Mama," Naruto said in a mock stage whisper since small children aren't capable of actual whispers. Everyone smiled and a few amused giggles ran through their small audience.

Keiko smiled broadly at Iruka when she stepped up beside him. Her heart fluttered as he took her hand, his eyes meeting hers. Today they would become husband and wife. This was more exciting than when she crossed the stage last week to receive her master's degree in psychology.

"Who gives this woman to be wed?" the preacher asked as part of the traditional opening of their ceremony.

"I do!" the vivacious blond exclaimed proudly. He puckered and kissed Keiko on the lips when she knelt down in front of him. A loud "Awwwww" erupted from their group of friends. He ran to his seat next to his best friend Shikamaru.

Keiko did not hear a word the preacher said from that point on. She was too focused on the man standing in front of her who would very soon be her husband. She even had to be prompted a few times by Iruka who squeezed her hand when she missed her cue to say 'I do.' A faint blush colored her cheeks, and she held back from laughing at herself for being so silly.

"You may now kiss your bride." Those words rang loud and clear in her ears; that cue she did not miss.

Keiko leaned forward to receive a brief chaste kiss from her new husband. They would spare their guests from anything longer or more passionate. Some things need to be kept behind closed doors as they well knew.

Iruka continued his career as a teacher at the college. Needless to say, he did not give any more private tutoring sessions.

Keiko opened her own private counseling practice specializing in treating patients with aberrant sexual behavior and sex addictions.

Jiraiya published several more books dedicated to her since she provided him with a never-ending source of inspiration for his books. He also became a role model and a teacher of sorts to Naruto despite the boy's parents' misgivings about exactly what kind of influence perverted author would have on their child.

Naruto grew up in a normal healthy home with two parents who loved him dearly. He was not the least bit embarrassed that his mother was a sex therapist. The fact his very pretty mother was a sex therapist seemed to fascinate his friends to a great degree when he was older – but that is another story entirely.