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Leaning forward towards her mirror with an exaggerated pout, a pale woman applied her lip paint with only the light of half a dozen candles in her room. After applying the soft pink lip paint – flawlessly – and brushing her long, dark hair, she returned to her grand seat. She stroked her throne lovingly, it was a reminder of her status, her ruling power in her tiny empire. Well, it wouldn’t be tiny for much longer. Soon, all people in the ninja villages would bow to her beauty and might. As it was always to have been. Her mother had fawned over her, telling her from a young age that with her looks she could achieve anything

"Can I come in Hinata?" Naruto Uzumaki, 22-year-old blond ninja with an almost romantic attachment to ramen, leaned against the door, knocking softly again and again. "No Naruto-kun, not ready yet!" Hinata Hyuga, 22-year-old blue-haired ninja heiress with a soft-spoken voice and heart even softer still, called out from behind the door. Years of dating and a proposal had rendered her stutter non-existence. The blush still visited when provoked. "But Hinata," Naruto whined. "It's our anniversary, can't I sneak a little peep?" "No, I want everything to be perfect." Never one for surprises, Naruto called on a technique he learned from one o