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Chapter 2 – Implications…
Fuu had gotten permission from the council to complete her missions while with Jiraiya. Fuu wasn't sure if she should just jump into bed with Naruto or work on a relationship. Over the next week after Naruto had figured, and actually been told what her missions were, Fuu and Naruto had gotten to know each other better. She found Naruto to be both funny and an idiot sometimes. As she delved further into why he acted like an idiot, she found that it was more from ignorance, rather than actual stupidity, for the most part, and sometimes it was because he was just being stubborn.
She did what she could in that week to try to curb some of his ignorance, what pushed her over the edge was how Naruto got Jiraiya to actually train him, Naruto would transform into a beautiful blonde girl, the bad part was that she was nude. "If you expect me to undress for you to train me Jiraiya, you're sadly mistaken. I will only undress for Naruto-kun when he is ready to help me with my mission," She said, as she smiled warmly at the naked blonde girl.
Naruto swallowed hard, until he felt a hand touch his breast and squeeze hard, "Ero-Sennin that really hurts!" Naruto yelled, as he released the 'Transformation' jutsu and began to rub his chest.
Fuu was confused, "How did that hurt Naruto-kun? The transformation is only a genjutsu," she asked.
Naruto sighed as he walked over to her and transformed, "Here touch them, they are real."
Fuu touched his chest and was amazed by the feel, and it was just like touching skin. This was not genjutsu. It was actual jutsu that transformed a person into something. This was higher level than the academy jutsu which was a genjutsu. "I agree, it is real, but we do need to talk tonight," she said, as she then turned to Jiraiya and said. "Alone, and without a pervert present," she said, as Jiraiya wore a hurt look, but nodded his acceptance.
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Fuu played their conversations about how it was to be a jinchuuriki over and over in her mind. She knew she might fall in love with him, but her being ordered to sleep with him took most of the fun out of trying to have a relationship.
Naruto also went over things in his mind. Fuu knew what he had gone through, as she had gone through similar things as a child. She was a couple years older than him, but she was sure that they could make it work, that is if he would give her a chance. She loved her village, but she said that she felt more at home with Naruto then in the village.
Naruto was torn, as he wanted to eventually have an intimate relationship, but had been set on it being with Sakura for so long. Now a girl from another village that shared the same pain as him wanted to try to have a relationship with him, and was even willing to have his child, even though her village had ordered it. Naruto wasn't sure if he should be insulted and angry or honored that another village sought him in that manner. He knew he had a friend in Suna, Gaara, but was not sure how he would be received there. He continued to ask himself, 'What is Sakura-chan going to think if I bring her home and she learns about her mission? What about Baa-chan?'
Fuu put a hand on his shoulder and brought him out of his daze. "What are you thinking about Naruto-kun?" she asked, hope in her eyes.
Naruto smiled, and replied, "I was thinking how many ways Sakura-chan and Baa-chan were going to kill me for bringing you home."
Anger spread across her face, but Naruto felt that it wasn't directed at him. "This Sakura-chan, has she ever hurt you?" she asked pointedly.
Naruto thought for a minute, and then replied, "Not really, she hits me occasionally, but I'm sure she doesn't mean it."
Fuu raised an eyebrow, and asked, "You mean to say that she does hit you?" He nodded, she continued her questions, "When does she do this, and how hard?"
Naruto began to squirm in his chair, but he still answered, "Well… if I'm acting stupid or if she is angry with me, she'll hit me. As for how hard, usually I end up with a lump on my head, maybe two."
Naruto could have sworn he heard Fuu growl at his response. Naruto then saw a glint in her eyes. "Naruto-kun, we are going out on a date, now," she demanded.
Naruto could only nod, as she dragged him out of the room, only to watch Jiraiya smile and give him the 'thumbs up' sign. He hoped it wasn't like the single date that he had been out with Sakura on. He did notice things, not all the time, but at times he could notice things others couldn't. Sakura had her mind on Sasuke the whole time, and wasn't really present even though he had tried to get her involved in the one-sided conversation. She just appeared not to be into going out, at least not with him, and with her being so distraught the next day, when Sasuke had run late the night before.
Fuu noticed Naruto becoming slightly depressed and frowned. "Naruto-kun, please tell me what is wrong. Even if we only become friends and not lovers, I still want to be part of your life, so please tell me what is wrong," she pleaded.
Naruto sighed, as they sat at a table in a local restaurant. "We can discuss it over dinner. If that is okay with you?" he asked in an almost scared tone.
Fuu nodded, as the waiter took their orders, but slightly scowled at her. After dinner arrived, Naruto talked about his days on Team 7, Fuu seemed to hang on every word, and with this Naruto was in heaven. Here was a girl who listened to him, asked him questions, occasionally called him stupid, but she never hit him. Some of her questions did confuse him, like: "Why didn't you kill him when you had a chance?" or "How could you call a girl who beats you up for asking you out on a date, be a good catch?"
He understood that her questions weren't meant to hurt, but they were meant to make him think things over. They then discussed her adventures as a genin, and a chuunin. Naruto found that while she had it easier, as a child in some ways, but she had a harder time as a shinobi. Naruto never thought he would have so much fun with a girl. While she was scary at times, she showed genuine affection towards him. He again wondered if what he felt for Sakura was infatuation or was him just wanting to be acknowledged?
After dinner they walked along the beach and looking at the stars when suddenly he felt something warm touch his cheek. He looked to see Fuu lightly kiss him and blush. Naruto raised his hand to his cheek and still felt the warmth of his blush and the moistness of her kiss that still lingered on his face. Naruto tuned to see her with her eyes closed and a smile plastered across her face. "What was that for?" he asked in a kind but questioning tone.
She grinned at him and wagged her finger, while she said, "Because silly, I like you. Why else would I kiss you?"
"But we hardly know each other," Naruto replied in a confused tone.
She giggled at his confusion. "Naruto-kun, how many friends do you have? And mean close friends," she asked.
Naruto thought hard and could only come up with a small list, so he said, "About ten or so, why?"
"Name them…" she challenged him.
Naruto grinned at this challenge, "Okay there's Sakura-chan…" he said only to be interrupted by her.
"Nope, she doesn't count, she is a prospective girlfriend and rival for your affection, and I don't like how she treats you. So who is next?" she asked.
Naruto frowned a having Sakura so easily discounted. "Well, there's Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei…" he tried to continue only to be interrupted again.
"Iruka is more like what would be called an older brother, but he's allowable, but this Kakashi fellow doesn't even seem to follow his own motto, he left you behind during the chuunin exams, and left you with a man who cared little for you. Sorry continue," she said, as she took a seat at a familiar rock, and took on a blush over her face.
"There's Konohamaru, Udon, and Moegi," he said waiting for her to interrupt, but after a minute where she only nodded. He decided to continue, "Kiba, Choji, Shikamaru, are also my friends."
"What about that strange quiet girl that Sakura said followed you around?" she asked, almost knowing that she might become more of a rival for Naruto's affection than Sakura who seemed to care less for him around or gone.
Naruto scratched the back of his head, and said, "Well, she is kind of weird, but in a nice way. She seems to always turn red, as if she had a fever and sometimes she passes out around me when I ask her a question."
Fuu began to laugh out loud, very hard.
Naruto was confused by her reaction to his description of Hinata. "What's so funny?" he asked angrily.
Fuu cupped his face and kissed him square on the lips. Naruto was at first shocked, but then he closed his eyes and returned the kiss. It continued for what seemed like an eternity, he didn't want it to end. He finally opened his eyes and saw a smiling Fuu, as her red eyes gleamed with a fire that he couldn't describe.
"She likes you, like I like you Naruto-kun," she answered.
Surprise showed in his eyes, as he stammered out, "But… who would…"
"Like a person like you?" she finished his question. He noticed the sadness creep back into her eyes, and it saddened him. "Naruto-kun, you may not be the smartest person, but you have many qualities that a woman would love to have in a boyfriend or husband. You are devoted, to a fault I might add. You're very handsome, and strong. She more than likely has seen into your soul and sees someone she can look up too, and wants to become worthy of your attention. She likes you and wants your acknowledgement, in one form or another. You say she lacks confidence, but has a strong heart. Well, Naruto-kun, you have a strong heart too."
She took a deep breath and then took his hands in hers. "Naruto-kun, I think that I'm falling in love with you, and I'm sure that this Hinata girl is in love with you too. Let's face it Sakura isn't in love with you, she's in love with her belief of what she believes this Sasuke guy is, and he isn't. From your descriptions and what I've seen, he's just an arrogant prick, who has had some small flares of goodness peeking out," she sadly said.
"I know it may hurt to believe that the girl you thought you were in love with for all these years doesn't love you. She may love you, but as nothing more than a friend or at best a brother. This Hinata girl and I both seem to like you, a lot. I know my mission is to have your child, but if you were to ask me to leave with you and never return, I would," she said with a straight face, and this shocked Naruto.
"Why would you betray your village?" he asked, as he wanted to understand.
"Naruto-kun, you're worth more to me than this village that has not treated me well for most of my life," she admitted. "While I'm loyal to Shibuki, the village has used and abused me for its own gain and they don't treat me, as well as you're treating me now. I could get a new start with you. I would even let you have Hinata, as another wife if you wanted so that you wouldn't ever feel alone again," she said, as tears began to fall from her cheeks.
Naruto sat there in shock for what seemed like forever, he then heard a voice from behind the rock. "I accept your retirement from the village hidden in the Waterfall, Fuu. Go and be happy with Naruto-san," Shibuki said from behind the rock.
Naruto and Fuu turned to see Shibuki and Jiraiya smiling at the couple. "But how can you as leader allow her to just up and leave?" Naruto asked.
"Sometimes a leader needs to look at what is better for the village, and sometimes the council is wrong. You're now free to either have his children or not, it is your decision Fuu-chan. I'm happy you found someone you can love and trust," Shibuki said with a kind smile.
"Can you marry them now?" Jiraiya asked with a lecherous grin.
Shibuki shook his head, and replied, "No, he isn't from my village, he's underage for marriage and I wouldn't want either of my friends to have you watch, as they consummate their marriage."
Both teens scowled at Jiraiya, who just blushed and looked like he'd been caught.
Naruto looked sadly at Fuu, and asked, "So are you asking me to marry you and forget about Sakura-chan?"
Fuu kissed him gently on the lips and shook her head, and replied, "Yes and no, Naruto-kun, you can still chase after her if you like, but just remember that there are at least two girls, if not just one who thinks they love you and would be delighted to be your wife."
Naruto smiled and hugged her tightly, as tears of joy began to stream down his face.
Jiraiya turned to Shibuki, and asked, "Are you sure that you can lose a good chuunin like her to Konoha?"
Shibuki smirked, as he replied, "We're not losing her. We're gaining an ally with the next Hokage of Konohagature no Sato. The council will say she is useless, and that her Bijuu is the only redeeming quality she has, but she is a friend and I want to see her happy. Also with her near Naruto, it will be harder for Akatsuki to hurt her or Naruto. I can convince the council that letting her go will protect the Waterfall village from Akatsuki, and if bringing her happiness is a bonus for me and a couple of other people."
Fuu was beaming at the news that she was free to leave with Naruto. "So do you think your friends will like me?" she asked excitedly.
Naruto chuckled at the turn of events and wasn't sure how to handle it. He knew Sakura was going to be mad that he had brought a girl home with him, but she did care for him, and wasn't afraid to show it. She was even willing to risk the wrath of her village to be with him. The thing that worried him was if she was right, Hyuuga Hinata liked him and might not receive the news of him having a 'girlfriend' very well. Also he wasn't sure if having two wives was such a good idea.
Fuu's head was swimming, she was going to be allowed to leave her village and go with Naruto, and come what may. She knew then and there she had fallen for the boy, two years her junior. He was at time a little dense, but he also showed times of great insight.
Naruto and Jiraiya spent the next day at Fuu's house storing all of her stuff. Shibuki stopped by to both pick up her headband and also give her a couple of presents, one was going away present that she couldn't open until she was away from the village, and the second was a wedding present for Naruto and her, possibly Hinata if she joined the marriage. Naruto and Fuu blushed at the idea of being married. Naruto nearly passed out when Hinata's name was brought up about being his second wife, much to Jiraiya's delight.
At the end of the day the three got supplies and then headed out of the Waterfall village. Shibuki handed Fuu several scrolls just as she left the village with a wink. Fuu smiled and kissed him on the cheek, as he returned the favor. Naruto wasn't sure how to handle it, so he just let it slide, as it being between friends. Naruto hugged Shibuki, but was given a warning that if he hurt Fuu, not even the Nine-tails would protect him.
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Naruto was standing in front of Fuu, as both were wrapped in demon chakra and two tails behind each of them, wings in Fuu's case. Both had animalistic features, and both wore similar grins.
Jiraiya grinned as both had made great strides in controlling their Biiju power. While both now could control two tails worth of demon chakra, the third tail seemed to be a hard one for each to control their minds. Jiraiya kept them going into the third tail and back to the second until they both would have to take a break.
Naruto and Fuu were having the same problem in that their emotions would take over when they got their third tail. Attempting to meditate while in that state was useless, as neither could stand to sit still long enough to hold the tail and they would have to start back with two tails. It appeared that their beasts wanted some control over their vessels after the third tail. Naruto during a spar began to grow a fourth tail. Jiraiya noticed what happened and quickly put a suppression seal on Naruto. Fuu blushed, as Jiraiya stripped Naruto to see if there was any more damage than some skin peeling off of Naruto. Luckily Naruto was only missing a few strips of skin off his face and chest. Jiraiya wondered if Fuu would also have the same problem if she went into her fourth tail. They bandaged Naruto up and he allowed the two teens to rest for a day.
Naruto wasn't at full strength the next day, but was game for another spar if only in their normal forms. Jiraiya and Fuu noticed that Naruto was a little sluggish and in some pain during the spar, but he didn't complain.
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The discussions every night were each setup to bring Naruto up to speed on several things, knowledge, thinking, and strategy. Not all of the discussions centered around them being a ninja, some were more personal, like how girls acted in certain situations. These discussions both confused and enlightened Naruto. He had to hit himself several times, as his memory pointed out how he could have handled situations better than he had. He came to realize that Fuu cared and so did Hinata. Sakura was another story. He began to regret his promise made to Sakura in some ways, but also was proud of himself for trying to complete it even if she would never see him the way he wanted her too.
Fuu for her part got a fuller understanding of Naruto and how he had survived with nearly the whole village rejecting him. She also began to understand that no one had explained certain concepts to Naruto, like tact, love, discipline, and other things that a parent or guardian would have over the years. Naruto had turned out pretty good for a boy who was left to his own devices for the most part. Naruto was rough around the edges, very rough, but he also had a very caring heart.
Fuu looked at Jiraiya, and asked, "Why didn't anyone raise Naruto, even if he was the jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi?"
Jiraiya sighed, and replied, "Sensei couldn't find anyone willing to take on the responsibility for Naruto, other than the orphanage, which left him to Sarutobi when he was four. Naruto grew up in the same apartment since then. He would have the occasional caretaker, but none ever stayed or showed much concern other than what was required. They wouldn't talk much to him either, thus the reason for his refined speech." Fuu giggled at Jiraiya's joke. He then continued, "Naruto is an amazing kid, he learned one of the Fourth Hokage's prize jutsu in a month's time, where it took the Fourth three years to create, and me six months to master."
Fuu was amazed, as she knew what jutsu he was referring too. "So Naruto grew up alone like me, but worse," she asked, as Jiraiya nodded and looked sorrowfully at a sleeping Naruto. "So he didn't even have a friend?"
Jiraiya shook his head, and replied, "From what I hear, he made some associations when he went to the academy, but didn't have a friend until he was placed on his team. He considers Uchiha Sasuke his friend, but that nearly cost him his life." Fuu sighed at having already heard this story, but Jiraiya continued, "Because of the association he had with the Uchiha boy, and because of the Haruno girl, he believes he needs to bring him back, so that they can be a team again. He doesn't understand that even if he brings back the Uchiha, their friendship ended when Sasuke tried to kill Naruto. Its only because he had the Kyuubi did he survive the battle. With the Uchiha in Orochimaru's hands, and the promise he made to the Haruno girl, he is stuck in a hard place where he can't do much other than follow his goal and try and bring him back to Konoha."
Jiraiya smiled at Fuu, he then continued, "That is where you come in." Fuu looked at the man with confusion written all over her face. He chuckled, but said, "If, as you claim, that you're falling in love with the gaki, continue to teach him the small things in life so that he misses less. He thinks of me, like a father or grandfather figure, so not everything I tell him gets through to him. You have expressed interest in him romantically, and I know he doesn't have a clue how to handle that. There is more to him that meets the eye, keep your eyes open and your mouth shut if you figure out what I'm telling you. Some things are done for a reason, whether right or wrong, there was a reason. Now go to bed, we'll talk more of this later. Also read this book, not one of my best sellers, but it will give you some insight into his mind, or at least I hope so."
He handed her a book and rolled over and went to sleep. She examined the book for a minute under the light of the fire, and then put it away in her pack to read later.
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Naruto woke refreshed from a good night's sleep. He looked around the camp to find two other people rather than one. He then remembered leaving the Waterfall village with Fuu, and all the memories associated with their meeting. Naruto involuntarily smiled, as thought began to come together. Fuu liked him for who he was, and the surprising thing was that he had figured out with her help that Hinata also liked him. His one big problem what was to do with Sakura, since she had shown no interest in him at all? He also noticed small beetles exiting Fuu's silk pack she had carried on her back.
He thought nothing of the beetles for the moment. He then sat up and walked over the fire and began to fix breakfast, the trout that they had caught last night. As he put the fish over the fire he began to think on what he was going to do now. They were still five months out and he had a lot of questions he needed answered and Fuu was the only person who might even have a chance to answer them.
He jumped when a slender pair of arms wrapped around him. "Hey Naru-kun, thanks for getting breakfast started," Fuu said, and then kissed him gently on the cheek.
Naruto relaxed, as he realized it was Fuu who had hugged him, and he was sure she had noticed his body tensing up. "Sorry, I'm just not used to physical contact, at least from behind," he admitted, but Fuu failed to release him.
"Too bad, I like it, and if what you say is true, about this Hinata girl, both of you will have to get over your little quirks. I like physical contact and everyone needs it, especially we jinchuuriki, as we have led shunned lives. We are lucky to have found each other. If this Hinata-chan doesn't mind sharing you, we might all be able to get over our problems with dealing with people," Fuu admitted.
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As Naruto's training progressed faster than before with Fuu present, as she would help in explanations and with training where Jiraiya couldn't handle the raw power. The next four months were spent training and getting to know each other better. Naruto concluded that he would give Hinata a chance to know the real Naruto, and Fuu agreed to share Naruto if she did accept him. Naruto also found out that Fuu was a bug user like Shino, but with a twist, as her Bijuu was a beetle, she had some control of the beetles in her pack, and they did enter her skin, like Shino's did. She explained that it wasn't as deep an affinity as it was with the Aburame clan.
The progress was further than they had expected, so Jiraiya worked on elemental jutsu. With Fuu being an Earth type because of Shichibi and had a slight water type affinity, so he worked with her on summoning Earth chakra and then taught her a few Earth jutsu. Naruto was another problem for him to work on. Naruto seemed to have a slight Water and Earth affinity, but it was almost completely masked by the Wind affinity from the Kyuubi. Not knowing any Wind jutsu they decided to made a quick stop in Suna.
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The trio approached Suna and were stopped at the gates. Naruto got bored waiting for the guards to let them in, but Fuu was able to keep him busy enough to not have to worry about him making a scene. After about thirty minutes sand began to swirl around Naruto. He smiled and said, "Hey Gaara."
"Uzumaki Naruto, what are you doing here?" Gaara asked, as he raised his head showing his eyes under the Kazekage hat.
Naruto became ecstatic and embraced Gaara. "You beat me to the Kage position?" he asked, as Gaara nodded.
Kankuro noticed the slumped shoulders of Naruto and asked, "What wrong gaki?"
Naruto lifted his head with a huge grin. "I'm happy you're able to get the people to trust you enough to be their Kage," he replied quietly. Fuu moved forward and squeezed his hand.
"Got a girl Naruto?" Kankuro asked.
"Sort of… we both have similar problems and are learning about them," he replied, as he glanced at Gaara, who only nodded understanding.
Kankuro scratched his head and said, "Huh? Never mind. So what are you doing here Naruto?"
Jiraiya took that moment to step forward and replied, "My student was wondering if he could get some help with his wind affinity and possibly some jutsu to go along with it."
"So you're a Wind user, Naruto?" Gaara asked with a smile.
Naruto nodded and replied, "I have a strong Wind affinity along with a paired weak affinity to Water and Earth."
"Who is your friend, as I'm familiar with Jiraiya of the Sannin?" Gaara asked.
Fuu bowed and replied, "I'm Fuu formerly of the Village hidden behind the Waterfall."
"So you're a missing nin?" Kankuro asked.
Fuu shook her head, and said, "No, I was given retirement papers from the leader of the village, so that I could travel with Naruto-kun and ero-sennin… I mean Jiraiya-sama."
Naruto and Kankuro burst out in laughter, as Jiraiya muttered, "Damn, ungrateful students…"
"So you have feelings for Naruto?" Gaara asked and Fuu immediately nodded. He then turned to Naruto and smiled. He then continued, "I'm glad for both of you. I hope she treats you right, Naruto, because I wouldn't want my best friend to be hurt."
Fuu nodded and slipped under Naruto's arm and shoulder to give him a squeeze.
"Very well, I can allow Baki to give you some training in Wind jutsu, but these will be the ones available in other villages, as we cannot give you Suna exclusive jutsu," Gaara explained.
Naruto nodded and thanked Gaara, "Thanks, Gaara… I mean Kazekage."
Gaara nodded as he escorted the group to an inn and got them a couple rooms.
"I will see you later tomorrow Naruto and it was very nice to meet you Fuu-san," Gaara said, as he then bowed and then left.
Naruto looked ready to burst with excitement until he felt a hand rest on his shoulder. He turned to see Fuu, as she then kissed him on the lips. Naruto went into a haze induced by the kiss.
"That is a good trick, Fuu-chan," Jiraiya said playfully.
Fuu blushed, but also wore a sly smirk.
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Naruto watched, as Jiraiya snored away that night. He got up and went out on the balcony. He noticed the lithe form of Fuu standing on her own balcony. He took a minute to actually look at her form through her night gown in the moonlight, and something hit him. 'The girl at the waterfall a couple years back, could that have been Hinata? The hair, the grace… could that have been her that was at the waterfall?' he inwardly thought to himself.
Suddenly he felt a hand touch his face, bringing him out of his stupor. "Couldn't sleep?" Fuu asked, from right beside him. She had apparently jumped to his balcony.
Naruto looked down and away, as he blushed profusely. "Sorry…" he meekly replied.
She giggled into her hand and smiled warmly at him. "What are you sorry about?" she asked.
Naruto pointed to her night gown and blushed again. "In the moonlight, it leaves little to the imagination," he said quietly, and then cringed. He waited for several minutes for her to hit him, but it never came. He finally looked up to see her blushing with her arms across her chest.
"Did you like what you saw?" she asked meekly.
He nodded slightly in the hopes of not being hit. "Also it reminded me of a mission," he said.
She raised an eyebrow and lowered her arms. "How so?" she asked with a little possible anger in her voice.
Naruto sighed and moved over to the table on the balcony, offered her a seat, and then sat down after her. "We were on a mission to recover the rare Bikochu insect. It was rumored to be able to track anyone, Hinata-chan came up with the idea," he said with a blush, as Fuu raised an eyebrow. He either ignored it or didn't notice it and continued, "The mission comprised Hinata-chan, Kiba, and Shino. We were supposed to collect the insect and give it the scent of Sasuke's headband, so we could go get him."
Fuu nodded, as she knew this was a touchy subject for Naruto, but said nothing.
He then blushed, sighed and then blushed an even brighter red. "We hadn't made it to the area where the insects were supposed to lay their eggs…" he said with a far off look and a hint of a smile on his lips. "I saw a beautiful girl dancing on the water near a waterfall. She was so beautiful… I felt embarrassed looking at her, but I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She moved in flowing motions, but all I saw was her silhouette. Until just now, I never thought it might be someone I might know, but looking back, I think it could have been Hinata. The hair was just like hers, but I didn't know she was so developed for a twelve year old," he explained.
Fuu smirked and put her hand on his. "I didn't know you were as much of a pervert as that one," she said in a teasing voice, as she pointed at the sleeping form of Jiraiya.
Naruto immediately put his hands up and shook them in a submissive way. "No! No! I didn't mean it that way!" he exclaimed.
She put on a mock pout and said, "But Naruto-kun you said you couldn't take your eyes off of her. Was it the same with me?"
Naruto suddenly became fearful, as he didn't know how to answer. "Uh… uh…" he muttered out.
Fuu began to laugh. "Naruto-kun… you… that look…" she said, as she continued to laugh.
Naruto let out a 'humph', and scowled at Fuu. "That wasn't very nice…" he said in a hurt tone.
She stood up and walked around the table, grabbed his hand and pulled him into a standing position. She then wrapped her arms around Naruto and kissed him gently on the lips. "I was only teasing, so be quiet and take your punishment for seeing Hinata-chan naked," she explained, as the again kissed him, but then deepened it. Naruto not knowing what to do, so he followed suit and wrapped his arms around her.
When they broke he was out of breath, but still asked, "Why didn't you hit me for what I said?"
Fuu smiled and kissed him on the nose. "Because silly, you didn't do anything wrong, and why should I hit you if you do something wrong?" she asked in an angry tone.
"Well Sakura-chan does it all the time…" he replied, but felt a finger on his lips stop him from continuing.
"Let's get this straight, if you and I are going to see each other, you will forget about this Sakura girl, she seems like she has it in for you and wants to kill you," she explained.
"She isn't that bad," Naruto admitted.
Fuu shook her head and furrowed her brow. "The only girls I want to get to know are Hinata-chan and Tsunade-sama. Sakura is your teammate, but from what you have told me, she hasn't been that much help in most situations and didn't take her kunoichi training seriously. Also she hasn't staked a claim on your heart like Hinata-chan and I have. You longed for her, but she ignored you or chastised you. From the story you told me about your attempt to get lunch with her when you became genin was rather revealing. You changed into that Sasuke guy and she thought you were an annoyance, but she only wanted from him what you wanted from her," she said, as she nuzzled into his chest.
"But..." he attempted to say something, but she interrupted.
"I'm not done, Naruto-kun. While I don't think that she is evil, she has shown that she is more concerned for herself than your wellbeing. She knew that you liked her and in a way played upon that, so you would go after Sasuke for her. Sasuke to me, started with an ego and you were able lessen it some. That was until the chuunin exams, where others showed him just where he stood. He was like a spoiled child who threw a temper tantrum when he didn't get what he wanted. For Kami sake, he tried to kill you Naruto-kun. While that maybe a thing with the Uchiha, it isn't in the normal world. Please Naruto-kun, I understand that you feel a connection to him, but he wanted to sever it, by ending your life," Fuu said in a sad tone.
"But he is like my brother. I can't just abandon him. It's like Kakashi-sensei said, 'Those who break the rules are scum. Those that abandon their comrades are lower than scum,'" he said.
Fuu looked into his eyes and he saw sadness. "Naruto-kun, he abandoned both you and Sakura, she asked you to go and bring him back, as if you were the only one who could. You tried and didn't succeed. The boy tried to kill you for your trouble and worst of all, he went of his own volition. You can't force him to do what you want him to do, just like you can't force Sakura to love you. I like you, and I believe that Hinata-chan does too. Please give us a chance to see if we can make it work. I know that you're lonely. I can try to make sure that you're never lonely again. I can't promise it because you might reject me, but just give me a chance. You've given Sakura a chance, now it's our turn, Hinata-chan and me," she implored.
Naruto nodded and looked into the room with Jiraiya and then back at Fuu, she smiled and nodded her head towards her room. Naruto shrugged and nodded, as they both jumped to her balcony. She led him into her room and they laid down on her futon. She lay there with a smile on her face, as Naruto snuggled up to her back, they both fell asleep.
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Naruto awoke to a face full of lime green hair. He remembered last night and thought about the discussion the night before. 'I guess she is right about giving her and Hinata a chance. I know Hinata is weird, but could she actually like me?' he thought to himself. He then realized that he was in the bed of a girl and she wasn't beating him. She had actually invited him into it. He knew she was lonely, but he wasn't sure why she felt so warm and comfortable to be around. He enjoyed training with her and he also enjoyed how she would help him draw the Kyuubi's power and not lose control so easily. He began to understand things that he didn't before. He was beginning to accept that Sakura had rejected him, not once, but too many times to count.
Now he was being offered a chance to find possible happiness, if not at least companionship with two girls. The first was Fuu, who he thought was nice enough, somewhat pretty, but had a nice personality and best of all she knew about what it was like to be a jinchuuriki. Over the last little while, they were getting closer, but he didn't realize it until this very moment. He noticed her breathing had changed and that she was awake, but did nothing to the arm wrapped around her torso. He felt her hand move, but not to hit him, it actually grabbed his wrist and pulled him in tighter to her. He also noticed that she had placed his hand on her breast. This both excited and frightened him. He made a desperate attempt to suppress his reaction to being so close to a girl who seemed to want his touch.
Fuu noticed his arousal, but did nothing about it. She felt whole, since this was the first male that had reacted to her in this fashion. She had slept in the sleeping bags of others in her village, but none had reacted like Naruto. While slightly uncomfortable to have an erection poke her butt through her night clothes, she didn't mind that it had come when she had moved his hands to her breast. His hand felt warm and cupped it gently. She knew that being a jinchuuriki meant that she might not find love, but she had a feeling that she might just find it in this boy. She did have to hold onto his wrist for a couple reasons, first she feared that he would bolt, both from her forwardness and from their mutual fear of affection. The second reason was that it elicited a feeling deep down in her that she had longed for, to be wanted by a man.
Naruto noticed a weird fragrance emanating from under the covers and couldn't place it. He remembered it somewhat, but it was only similar to Hinata's smell at the posts before the chuunin exams. "Do you smell that?" he asked innocently.
Fuu smirked, but shook her hair. "What smell are you talking about Naruto-kun?" she asked slightly turning, so that she could see him a little better, but not removing his hand from her breast.
"I don't know how to describe it, but I've smelt something like it before. A few years ago while I was talking to Hinata before the chuunin exams, you remember what I told you about that?" he asked.
She nodded and smiled warmly at him. "I'm guessing your smelling my contentment with you touching me," she said with a huge blush.
He raised an eyebrow. "Contentment?" he asked in confusion.
Her hand reached down and touched his erection, only to have him yelp at her touch. "Sorry, that is a similar sign of contentment, Naruto-kun," she said, as she released his hand and slid under his arm, closer to him. He looked up and appeared to be in thought when she struck. She kissed him fully on the lips. It was awkward, but the was like being in heaven. Naruto's eyes went from looking up to wide and straight at her. She pulled back from the kiss and smiled meekly. "Did you like that Naruto-kun?" He nodded dumbly in response. She then wrapped her arm around Naruto's shoulder and pulled him closer. She saw his eyes dart around her face. She turned her head slightly and connected their lips again.
Naruto felt his eyes roll into the back of his head with the second kiss. His body went on autopilot, his lips and jaw worked the kiss to a level he couldn't understand. He was in heaven. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her body closer to him. They continued the kiss for several minutes, only to break it because of a lack of air. They smiled warmly at each other while they panted heavily.
The door opened and Jiraiya came in quickly. His face changed from worry to a devilish smirk in a matter of seconds. "So you've already started your new workouts?" he asked to the quickly blushing teens. He then continued, "You know if you come back with a child Tsunade will be pissed."
Fuu's jaw hit the ground. While Naruto growled at Jiraiya. "It's not like that," Naruto said in a poor attempt at a defense.
Jiraiya raised an eyebrow and asked, "Really?"
Both teen blushed, but Naruto finally said, "Not yet anyways…" His face turned beet red and he turned away in embarrassment.
Jiraiya laughed heartily at Naruto comment. "It's okay if you form a relationship, but… I want to you be sure that it doesn't interfere with your training. Understand?" he asked with a warm smile. His smile widened and he said, "So no kids for a little while. okay?"
Both teens nodded at this. "So sensei, can you leave so we can get dressed?" Fuu asked in an annoyed tone.
Jiraiya just nodded, tossed Naruto his pack and then left.
The teens dressed quickly and left the room to meet up with Jiraiya. "Only a couple more months before we head back to Konoha you two," Jiraiya explained. He then opened a new line of discussion, "Fuu, do you have a summoning contract?"
Fuu shook her head. Naruto brightened up, but then realized that having her sign the toad contract might be counterproductive, seeing as how bugs and toads didn't get along so well. "No sensei I don't and toad wouldn't be a good match for me. Do we know of any other contracts that might work?" Fuu asked in a worried tone.
Jiraiya chuckled. "There is a possibility. Near the Country of Stone there is rumored to be several summoning scrolls, each in a separate temple. If you'd like we could go there before we head back to Konoha," he said happily.
Naruto looked at Jiraiya, as if he were crazy. "Doesn't Iwa and Konoha not get along?" he asked in a worried tone.
Jiraiya smiled and replied with a grin, "Ah, it'll be alright. We'll be in an out in no time."
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Naruto was jumping between huge trees and avoiding kunai while carrying an unconscious Fuu on his back. Jiraiya was carrying a large scroll along with his other one on his back, while avoiding another set of kunai.
Naruto continued to do his jump and avoid, but then asked in a sarcastic tone, "In and out in no time? Right and they kept on calling me the 'Yellow Flash' reborn. What was that all about?"
"No time, we need to get back through Kuso and into Fire country before I can answer any of your questions," Jiraiya said in a nervous tone.
The pair continued to avoid their pursuers, but to no avail. "Dang it Ero-sennin! They keep on picking up our trail. I had enough of this running and Fuu needs some proper rest. Shadow clone jutsu," Naruto exclaimed and created about three-hundred clones. Two-thirds of the clones changed into either Jiraiya or Fuu and all of them grouped into threes. Each team headed in a different direction. The real ones headed up the tree they were perched on.
A couple minutes later several groups of Rock shinobi entered the area and then divided up and headed in several directions. Naruto applied chakra to his eyes in order to try and improve his vision. Jiraiya was about to move when Naruto grabbed his arm and pointed to a slight lump in the ground.
"Good spot Naruto," Jiraiya whispered.
Naruto looked at Jiraiya and gave him a wide smile. Jiraiya looked at him surprised. Naruto tilted his head in confusion and asked quietly, "What's wrong Ero-sensei?"
Jiraiya pointed to Naruto's face and whispered, "Your eyes have the same pupils as they do when you're using the Kyuubi chakra, but they're still blue instead of red."
Naruto shrugged and pulled the chakra from his eyes. "Now are they back to normal?" he asked in whispered tones.
Jiraiya nodded and kept an eye on the lump slowly moving around on the forest floor below. Naruto turned his attention to Fuu and blushed. Her clothes were tattered and fortunately or unfortunately for him rather revealing. He pulled of his pack and then removed her top revealing her chest to him. He then pulled out one of his extra jackets and set it below her head, as a pillow. He then pulled out a first-aid kit and began to treat the wounds on her stomach and chest.
Several minutes later he finished with the bandages and then put the coat on her. He hoped she would understand his having to remove her top and not kill him. He was having problems getting the sight of her pert breasts out of his mind, until Jiraiya put a hand on his shoulder. He nearly jumped out his skin, but didn't make a sound and turned to Jiraiya.
"Good job on the medical treatment. It appears that our friend has left and we can leave. Is she in any condition to continue?" Jiraiya asked.
Naruto shrugged. "I haven't a clue. I'm not a medic and only know how to treat some wounds. If she hadn't gone into her four wing state we wouldn't be in this mess. You knocking her out needed to be done, but I think that they went a little far in ripping her clothes," Naruto explained.
"Well we 'were' in their territory and we 'were' taking a scroll from one of 'their' abandoned temples, but I agree that slashing up her top was going too far. I just wish it wasn't two platoons that they had. We could have handled one, maybe another half platoon, but two?" Jiraiya quietly said, as he complained. He then pointed in a direction that was off from going straight to Konoha and said, "We should head in that direction. We might run into one or two of them, but it won't be as many, since they are now scattered."
Naruto nodded and carefully loaded Fuu onto his back. Both males jumped to the next tree in said direction.
Several hours later, after not running into any of the pursuing shinobi the pair setup camp. Naruto placed Fuu in the tent and carefully took off the jacket. He then also removed her pants and fishnet stockings. He pulled out his first-aid kit again and took our more of the gauss wrapping. He carefully removed the old and bloody bandages while watching out for the insects that seemed to come out of nowhere in her skin. He then noticed one leave the skin and could tell that they had set her skin up like a trapdoor so that they could leave and enter easily, but also keep her skin intact.
He slowly ran his fingers across her skin and felt each of the 'trap doors', but found that they appeared to be missing around her breasts. He surmised that it was similar around her neither regions, but didn't want to experiment right now. He carefully applied new bandages to Fuu and noticed her shiver when he brushed against some of her skin. He pushed all perverted thought aside and returned to bandaging her up. He finished about twenty minutes later. She looked more like a mummy than the girl he thought he might be falling in love with.
He then carefully put her into his sleeping bag and left the tent. "So how is your girlfriend doing?" Jiraiya asked.
"She's not my girlfriend," Naruto said defensively.
Jiraiya chuckled, but said, "Don't give me that, Naruto. I can tell that you have feelings for her. I know you've kissed her on several occasions. That would lead people to believe that she's your girlfriend."
"We've never really talked about it. We enjoy each other's company, but we haven't said we love each other," Naruto said admittedly.
"So you do love her," Jiraiya said with a warm smile. Naruto nodded, but said nothing. Jiraiya put an arm on Naruto's shoulder and said, "I'm glad you've achieved something I couldn't. See, I told you that we would take your mind off that Sakura girl."
Naruto scowled at the older man, but understood what he meant. The two ate their rations and prepared some food for Fuu, but made sure that it was in a liquid form, so that she wouldn't have much to do to eat it.
Naruto opened the tent flap to find Fuu awake. She was smiling, but for the life of him he couldn't understand why. He then noticed the mirror off to the side and the hesitant smile on her face.
"My friends tell me that you took 'very' good care of me Naruto-kun," she said in a sultry voice.
Naruto smiled widely, as he lifted her to a sitting position and helped her drink her soup. "I try my best," he replied with a slight blush.
She finished her helping of soup and smiled meekly at him, while her hands were a crossed her chest. She had them in an 'X' formation more like she was showing off her breasts instead of covering them. This confused Naruto, since he had covered her chest with bandages and only the general size of her breasts were evident. She then looked down, as if depressed and said, "I'm sorry I lost control."
Naruto gently laid her back down and replied, "Don't worry about it. We got what we were after and we got away."
She pouted and said, "But I wasn't any help. I don't want to be a burden to you Naruto-kun."
Naruto gently lifted her to a sitting position again, only to enfold her in a hug. "Sh… Fuu-chan, you're not a burden."
He rocked her back and forth while gently tapping her back, because he thought that rubbing it might aggravate her injuries. He knew from experience that going into the fourth 'state' will leave the skin in tattered shape and it didn't like to be rubbed.
"I love you Naruto-kun…" she whispered quietly into his ear.
Naruto could only nod and hug her a little tighter.
Naruto noticed her breathing become rhythmic and steady. He knew then that she had fallen asleep in his arms. He wasn't sure if she knew that she had confessed to him or not.
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A/N: For those of you who pointed out that this was a possible 'Shion' moment, I guess you're right, but I didn't set it up that way, honest. My muse thought it would be funny to have it that way and I agreed.