He woke up and looked around. 'Shit I have to stop drinking so much.' He looked and saw the angry stare of a pink haired woman and mentally groaned.
"Hey Sakura. How are you?"
"Damn it Naruto, Don't hey Sakura me! When are you going to grow up and move on from Temari. Shikamaru did and he lazy as fuck! So why can't you?" He looked at her and sighed.
"Sakura I can't move on from her because I already have. I like someone else but I don't exist in her eyes no matter how many times I save the village. I might be able to beat a kage level ninja like Pain or Madara but I am still not good enough for her so I drink to spend my money on something that will always be there."
"Who?"
"I am not saying who because you will laugh at me."
"God damn it Naruto I had to scrub my rug clean of vomit the least you can do is tell me who you are crushing on!"
"Yamanaka Ino."
"Ino-pig? That's who you like?"
"Don't call her that she doesn't call you forehead anymore."
"Sorry but when did you start to like Ino-pi… I mean Ino?"
"It was a S-rank assassaination solo."
(Flashback)
Naruto ran through the wooden door and slammed his rasengan into the chest of his target. The leader of a new village Mountain. The mountain ninja cried out and slumped over on to the floor a puddle of blood expanding beneath the body. Narutp ran out of the building and ran into two of the Mountain ninja and narrowly dodged a sword swipe. Another clipped his black cloth mask and cut it revealing the tip of one whisker. Naruto used the plate on his glove to block another strike before delivering a devastating knee to one guards face knocking him unconscious and then threw the other one into s wall. Naruto sprinted through the village looking for a way out. He reached the gate and sighed. 3 Mountain ninja with jounin vests approached him. He pulled out two kunai and charged. He used his surprise to his advantage and slashed one mountain ninja across their throat and quickly moved to the next jounin. The other two drew their blades faster than Naruto had anticipated and one stabbed him through the stomach. Naruto felt the blade enter and exit and then the numbness surrounding the wound. 'Chakra poision. I have to get out of here right now.' Naruto threw his kunai and as soon as it imbedded in a tree he substituted him self with it and ran. He used the last of his chakra to travel the 20 miles to the fire border. He collapsed and began to black out as he saw a platinum blond approach him. He looked her in the eye.
"Chakra poision. Tsunade knows counter." He blacked out.
Naruto saw red through his eyes lids and tried to roll over. He felt something resist and opened his eyes. He looked down and saw he was in a chest and arm cast. He used his good arm to begin to pull out tubes and noticed his kunai holster, vest, mask, mission scroll were all missing. He looked around the room and spotted someone with their back turned. He finished pullig out the tubes and then pounced on the person. The person gave a shout as she narrowly dodged the blond projectile.
"Naruto what the hell are you doing out of the bed?"
"Ino? What are you doing here?"
"I am the doctor over seeing your treatment since Tsunade-sama is on her honeymoon with Jiraiya."
"So I am back in the leaf? I need to report to Kakashi."
The solver haired man stepped from the shadows. "Did you complete the mission?"
"Yes The Mountain village leader is dead. I have this to prove it. Naruto pulled out a card with a drop of blood on it."
"Good your week of furlough begins when you are out of the hospital. Good day Naruto" He turned towards Ino and offered a bow. "Ms. Yamanaka."
Both blonds responded together. "Good day Hokage-sama." As Kakashi left Ino turned back to Naruto.
"What the hell are you doing out of bed. You have a massive sword slash and a broken wrist and fractured arm!"
Naruto didn't know how to repsond so he smiled and placed a hand on his neck. "Fast healing?"
"Gety back into your bed baka." Naruto knew better than to disobey a medical officer. Sakura and Tsunade more than beat that lessen to it.
"Yes Ino-chan,." He climbed into the bed and reinsterted the tubes into their old holes and laid back down. Before he knew it he was back asleep.
(End Flashback)