Pants
After a long day training his team, a night at the bar was meant for relaxing Minato Namikaze. Unfortunately, his friends had other plans.
"Oi, Namikaze!" Inoichi prodded, poking the blond mans shoulder. "Have you been… I don't know… hiding a woman from us?"
Minato's face reddened as he scrambled for the right words. After going out to dinner with Kushina for a month, he was in the I'm-pretty-sure-we're-dating-but-I-don't-want-to-scare-you phase with Kushina. Hence, he hadn't exactly been proclaiming his love from Konahagakure's rooftops (yet).
He also was still training a genin squad, and any time spent with Kushina happily flew by. He just hadn't had much time to sit down to have a "Hey, I really like my red-headed best friend" chat with the guys.
"You know," Minato nervously chuckled, "You guys really are my best friends…"
"Diversion." Shikaku muttered. "A popular technique among ninja, but not a very successful one here. Try again." He said, giving Minato a pointed glance.
"Do you not trust us? Or is this not about a girl?" Chouza asked.
A loaded question, Minato thought. It was very important how he answered this.
Luckily (or not), Shikaku jumped in again. "I would be surprised if this wasn't about a love-interest. He's blushing, always busy, avoiding questions; These are all signs of a relationship. The real question to ask here is why, exactly, he is hiding things from us."
"Is it a boy?" Inoichi asked.
Minato spit out his drink. "No, she's definitely not a boy." He blushed, thinking about Kushina's curves in her flak jacket.
Shikaku hummed. "Aha. 'She.' It's confirmed then." Minato turned even redder. "So what is it then? Is she not a ninja or somebody we would know?"
He chuckled. "Ah, she's definitely a ninja." Kushina would knock anybody out who doubted her strength.
"What, is she already taken or something?" Inoichi half-joked. "Do you need protection because of a secret affair?"
Minato just gaped, not even responding to Inoichi's claim.
Everyone could practically see the wheels turning in Shikaku's head as the list narrowed down. Minato didn't talk to too many girls, and when considering girls he was close with, the list got considerably smaller. Then, take away the girls his friends were already dating…
"Oh come on Minato!" Chouza pouted
He never seemed to pursue any girls, and he perhaps only showed physical affection to one…
The store doors opened as a red-head and black-haired customer walked through the restaurant doors.
… wait. Red hair. Physical contact. Mental closeness.
Shikaku drew in a sharp intake of break. "Finally," he muttered.
All three men turned to face him; two in anticipation, one akin to dread.
"It's Kushina, isn't it." He asked.
Minato smiled, dazed. It was all the answer the boys needed.
"Took you two long enough." Chouza smiled.
Inoichi smirked. "So… Minato" he drawled. "Who… ahem… wears the pants in your little relationship?"
Minato spit out his drink again.
Kushina dragged Mikoto through the doors of the bar, snorting at her eye roll.
"Oh, come on." She prodded. "We're going to have some fun."
Mikoto scanned the room. "Even with those dorks here?" She asked, pointing a slender figure to the four men at the bar.
Kushina's grin widened to a predatory level. "Even? I think you mean because." Mikoto didn't even bother trying to consider what sort of teasing Kushina had running through her head as she was pulled over to the boys.
"Took you two long enough." She heard Chouza say.
Ah. So they must be talking about her and Minato, judging by Minatos blush.
"Who… ahem… wears the pants in your little relationship?" Inoichi asked.
Kushina finished walking to them, slipping her arms around Minato's quite broad (almost illegally so) shoulders. She affectionately nuzzled his neck, before looking seductively up at Inoichi.
"Well, darling." She started, as if talking to a six-year old, "hopefully neither of us."
Everybody's jaws dropped to the floor.
an: send help. I have no clue how many hours I've spent on Naruto related things now. I might add more one-shots depending on what my brain decides to do? I hope you're all doing well :)