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Silver (haired) Lining

Chapter 1

Everyone knew Jiraiya for the perv he is, but considering he wasn't getting any younger the council had been pressuring him to have children. Several women were suggested as potential brides, but it had finally gotten to the point that they even suggested a short affair, assuming of course the woman would be good mother material, Jiraiya had shot down every suggestion, he just didn't want to settle down, until he met her, he had seen her before with Naruto's friends, but never really met her.

She normally didn't go out by herself but she'd been really confused about where her life was going, did she really want to work in her Dad's flower shop. "I want to get married and have kids but, who in their right mind is going to tie themselves down with a florist unless they like flowers too. And if they do will they love me or just take me as a 'part of the deal'.I'm tired of feeling unwanted, everyone seems to have their lives planned out, Sakura is Tsunade's assistant, Shika is with that Temari, Chouji is even engaged to the girl at the barbecue place. Sasuke sure isn't interested since he got back, he's arranging something with Haishi, to marry Hanabi and 'rebuild his clan' She sat drawing circles in the dirt with a stick while her worries dragged her spirits further in to the pits. Finally she got up and dusting her palms off she made a decision, "If I'm not going to find Mr. Right the I'll just have to make do with Mr. Right Now, I'm sick of waiting on someone who doesn't want me, (raising her fist in the air, she screams)TO HELL WITH YOU SASUKE UCHIHA! I DON'T NEED YOUR SELFISH ASS ANYWAY!" Stomping over to the little spring she looked at the waterfall, it was a warm day and decided she was through being careful, stripping down she dove into the pool, the water was cold, really cold, as she swam she could feel herself turning blue, then it happened, a leg cramp.

Jiraiya had been walking through the woods trying to be alone, he was really getting sick of women being pushed in his direction because their bloodlines or breeding 'fit the bill', oh don't get him wrong it was nice at first, all the women willing to bear his children, until he actually talked to a couple of them. Then overheard one sobbing to her friend about how she was going to be forced to marry an ' old geezer' to further her father's political career, seems 'Daddy' wants to be on the council one day. 'Sheesh, it was almost enough to make a man run from women' (but we are talking about Jiraiya here). He was just starting to feel relaxed when he heard the cry for help, "Please...Anyone...Help...I've got a crammmm...help!"

Running through the trees Jiraiya stopped at the clearing looking for the person who had screamed, then her saw her for just a second blond hair, before she sank again. Jerking his robe off and kicking off his getas and dove into the water, 'Damn, that's cold!'he thought as he searched for the girl, finally there she was, diving toward her he grabbed for her arm. Getting his arm under hers, he dragged her with him to shore. Carrying the unconscious girl to where he'd dropped his robe he laid her down on it, only to notice she was naked, and not breathing. Jiraiya started to turn her on her side and push up on her stomach, she immediately started throwing up water and coughing. Holding her steady he rubbed her arms trying to get the blood flowing she was slightly gray. Ino stilling coughing and trying to drag in air looked up to see Jiraiaya, she grabbed him and hugged him tightly, "Thank you!, Oh thank, (cough, cough) so much!...You saved my life."Jiraiya, now finding himself with a young naked woman clinging to him was, frankly at a loss. He felt bad ...'where should I put my hands' he thought and then true to his nature 'Oh yeah, I know where' quickly ran through his mind too. Trying to behave, after all the girl did almost drown, he replied, "I didn't do anything anyone else wouldn't have done, what were you doing swimming naked, it's only April?"

This of course brought back the realization to Ino that she was bare as a newborn. Her arms shot up to cover her breasts and she groaned, "Oh Kami, I forgot!"Jiraiya chuckled and drew part of his robe over her shoulders, "How could you forget that honey, I know I won't."Ino blushed like Hinata, trying to talk to Naruto. "Sorry I was mad, and well I guess acting a little...foolish." Jiraiya looking at her still exposed long muscular legs, had to ask "And is this how you always react when you're mad, because if it is, you can get mad at me any day!"Ino sat there with her mouth hanging open looking at the great Toad Sage, one of the three Legendary Sanin, then she noticed something she wasn't the only under dressed person.And boy did those robes hide a lot, Jiraiya was a big man. He was still wearing his fundoshi, a traditional thong style loincloth, but really nothing else. He had broad shoulders and heavy chest muscles, which looked good despite the scar, above a very nice six pack, and he had thick legs with sculptured calves. Her blush got even redder as she saw the big smile he was wearing as he watched her checking him out.

Jiraiya finally took pity on her and asked, "Where are your clothes and I'll get them for you?"Ino looked around, lost for a second, and pointed behind him to the left. "Over there on that big rock."He smiled again before raising up to walk over and retrieve her clothes, Ino couldn't help noticing he had a nice ass too. 'What was she thinking! He had to be atleast in his late fifties. She'd just turned eighteen last month.' He grabbed her clothes and walked back over to hand them to her and with a smile he said, "I'll even be a good boy and turn around so you can get dressed, alrighty?" Ino couldn't stop the giggled that bubbled out, and with a smile she asked, "And should I really trust the 'Pervy Sage' not to look?" Jiraiya got a slightly disgusted look on his face and grouched, "You know I really should have killed Naruto, that's one title, I could do without." Ino instantly feeling guilty started to apoligize when he muttered quietly, "Even if it is partially true."

With that Ino giggled loudly and said, "O.k. I'll trust you this time, after all it isn't like you didn't just see 'everything' I have to offer." Right before turning his back Jiraiya smiled lecherously and said, "Oh were you offering, well why didn't you just say so, you didn't have to go to the trouble of drowning you know."Talking to his back as she rose to dress Ino laughed and replied, "yeah right old man."Jiraiya chuckled and quipped, "Well you were the one checking out the 'old man', so what does..." He spun around as he heard her gasp in pain just in time to catch her as she fell. "Whoa don't go falling for me yet."Ino grabbed her leg and with tears in her eyes she explained, "Oooo, my thigh muscle is still all tight and sore, I had a cramp and I guess I just didn't notice it was still sore until I tried to put weight on it." The girl was massaging the knotted muscles and Jiraiya sat down beside her, pushed her hands away to deeply knead the muscles, and said picking at her, "Yeah right, excuses, excuses, you know you just want a piece of all this." Ino looked up into his face to see the teasing gleam in his eye, and started to laugh. "Oh yes please let me bear your young!" The young woman gasped through her laughter, blowing a kiss to him. Jiraiya stopped massaging her leg and looked her straight in the eye, "You know the position is open..."Ino thinking she hadn't had this much fun just talking to someone in ...forever, leaned forward too with her face inches from Jiraiya's and said, "reeeealllly...?" He gave her a little peck on her lips and said, "Only if you really want it." Maybe she thought, just maybe she wasn't alone after all. You know almost drowning really sucks, but at least this cloud had a silver haired lining.