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Chapter 2

Naruto stumbled out of the sake stand where he had somehow managed to run into none other then Jiraiya, the guy who was supposed to be teaching him awesome and powerful ninja stuff. Yet here he was out in the middle of the crowded Konoha street holding onto a camera of all things and somehow charged with the impossible task of taking a picture of Tsunade Obachan's gigantic breasts. Naked breasts, he amended in his head. How did he always end up in such strange predicaments whenever he came into contact with the old perv, Ero-sennin? Although he was in no way averse to taking glimpses of naked girls and their feminine attributes, the thought of looking at a naked Tsunade gave him a mixture of two feelings: the feeling of puking and the feeling of terror. He could understand why Jiraiya wanted him to do this sort of task. Tsunade was temperamental at best and she was one of the few women that he knew who liked to speak with their fists (the other being Sakura). And Tsunade's fists could crumble buildings to dust. Was it any wonder that he was really starting to dread doing this task?

Scratching the back of his head slightly, he moved forward through the street slowly, lost in thought about how he was going to get through this task. It really, really stunk that Ero-sennin was making him prove his worth in such a depraved manner. Even with the possibility of having all he could eat ramen from Ichiraku's, Naruto was really starting to worry about how he was going to infiltrate into Tsunade's private apartments. Clenching his hand around the stupid camera he was holding onto, he wanted to curse his stupidity and then turn right around and tell the old coot where to stick it. But the kicker was, he couldn't go back on his word. It would be against his nindo, his ninja way to ever back down from a challenge. But in all honesty, he truly was terrible at being stealthy and he knew it.

Walking aimlessly down the street for a few blocks, Naruto somehow managed to end up on the Ninja Academy grounds. Walking up over to the swing he used to sit on when all the kids had made fun of him, he sat down dejectedly and let out a sigh. He had to think of a good plan. He could not afford to miss out on old man Jiraiya's training, no matter if this 'test' was an impossible task to begin with. And the thought of having all you can eat ramen was also a somewhat motivating factor as well. Just thinking about the delights of Ichiraku's was already starting to make his stomach growl and gurgle incessantly. This just sucked!

He didn't know how long he sat on the swing lost in his own thoughts when he heard a voice calling his name. Looking up slightly, he saw a figure covered in the shadows from the tree looking down at him. Yelping, he jumped about a half a foot before finding his feet becoming tangled with the swing and landing in a gigantic heap, the camera Jiraiya had given him flying in an arc through the air, landing with a quiet thud into the dust of the playground.

Scrambling to his feet, Naruto shot after his camera, only finding it in the hands of his mysterious assailant.

"Hey, give that back!"

Aiming a blind punch at the ninja's mid-section, he suddenly found himself back in the dust, effectively dropped to the ground because of a tree root sticking out of the ground that he hadn't seen. Rolling over onto his butt, he glared at the person who had taken his ticket to training with Jiraiya.

"Naruto, calm down! You sure are jumpy today. I wasn't even trying to scare you. Here."

Glancing upwards, he found himself looking into the smiling face of Iruka-sensei. Grabbing the camera hastily out of his hands, Naruto felt slightly guilty knowing that if Iruka new about what Jiraiya wanted him to do, he'd be scrubbing the faces of the Hokages for the rest of his natural life. Standing up hastily, he started walking back towards the gates to the academy, hoping Iruka would get the picture and leave him alone. Unfortunately, luck was just not on Naruto's side this particular day, which should have given him warning bells going off in his head in regards to the task he had yet to fulfill.

"Hey Naruto, wait up!"

Feeling slightly guilty for just up and leaving his favorite teacher like that, Naruto sullenly stopped at the gate and waited for Iruka to catch up with him.

"What's your hurry? Have some really important training to do all of a sudden or did Tsunade send you on some mission? Or is something going on that you would like to talk about?"

"Ahhh, nothing Iruka-sensei. I'm…ahhh…I'm gonna drop this thing off at Sakura's. Yeah, she's…she's um, she's going to give me lessons on how to take good pictures and stuff." Naruto mumbled quickly, embarrassed at how difficult it was to lie to Iruka.

"Really? I didn't know you were interested in photography. Hmm, that's interesting."

Feeling desperate and slightly insulted that Iruka didn't think him capable of learning how to enjoy something artistic like photography, Naruto crossed his arms and glared defensively at his old teacher.

"What's so interesting about it, Iruka-sensei? Maybe I wanna learn something besides ninja skills."

Naruto narrowed his eyes as Iruka chuckled awkwardly to cover his supposed erroneous 'assumption.' The truth was, he would rather wrestle with ten fire breathing Sakura's then learn how to take a good picture. But Iruka did not need to know that. He had to get away from his sensei before he became too comfortable and let something slip. Sometimes, it was just so hard for him to keep things secret, even when those secrets had the potential to cause him a great deal of pain, suffering and gasp, the possible denial of learning new techniques so he could finally prove what a great ninja he truly was to the village.

"Well Iruka-sensei, I gotta go or Sakura's going to smack me in the head if I'm late. See ya!"

Turning back around, he was about to start running back the way he had come when Iruka spoke up again, effectively stopping him in his tracks.

"Hey, hold up Naruto. I'll walk with you since I'm headed that way myself. Sakura only lives a few buildings away from my apartment."

Argh! How was he going to lose Iruka? Of course, he had to come up with the lamest excuse ever and he had totally forgotten about the part where Iruka lived in the same neighborhood as Sakura. No wonder Jiraiya was concerned about him. Mostly, he never really cared about the logistics of being a ninja, relying on his team for that sort of stuff. But jeez, his luck was just not with him today. Not able to turn his teacher down, Naruto nodded his head, put the camera into his tool pouch and then stuffed his hands into his pockets. Waiting for Iruka to step towards the road, Naruto followed him out into the street.

"So Naruto, how have you been, besides jumpy?" Iruka teased.

Scowling, Naruto just grunted instead of actually trying to engage in a conversation. He had to figure out a strategy to get away from Iruka, otherwise he would have to go into Sakura's house, never mind the fact that he hadn't been invited and that Sakura would wail on him for sure.

"Wow, what happened to the number one hyper active ninja of Konoha? You're awfully quiet. Makes me wonder if you're…up to something."

"Aiiii, no, no! No way Iruka-sensei. I'm not up to anything bad."

"Well, just make sure it stays that way. The last thing you need is to be caught up in some awful prank and find yourself explaining to the Hokage what made you feel brave or foolish enough to pull something. Especially with Tsunade. That woman…"

Naruto watched as Iruka shuddered slightly, which had the undesirable effect of making his stomach clench up in fear. How horrible was the old granny to have Iruka making shuddering faces? Horrible enough that one of the legendary Sannin was making him do his dirty work so that he could get his jollies. What was he really getting himself into, he found himself asking in his head once again. And was all you can eat ramen really, really worth his possible livelihood? Or training with an old pervert? Still, he just couldn't back down from his word, no matter how much he was beginning to regret cutting that deal with Ero-sennin. And maybe, even though he didn't really want to have Iruka with him at the moment, he could get some information about the best way to get inside of Tsunade's apartment. Turning his head slightly towards Iruka, Naruto opened his mouth.

"Umm, speaking of Tsunade Obachan, is it super hard to get into her apartments?"

As soon as the question came out of his mouth, he wanted to slap himself in the head. I mean, how obvious could he have gotten? Iruka seemed to be onto him as well because his eyes narrowed perceptibly and he stopped where they were walking in the middle of the slightly crowded street, ignoring the sour looks other pedestrians were giving the two of them.

"And why, pray tell, do you want to get into Tsunade's apartment?"

"Ohh, nothing. It's umm, just something that I was curious about. Kakashi-sensei wants us to learn everything that we can about the buildings of Konohagakure."

"Including Tsunade's private apartments? While Kakashi can be a little strange, I don't think he'd want you to be researching something like that."

"No, for real Iruka-sensei! Everything about Konohagakure. That means Tsunade's apartment too. You know, so that we know where enemies might attack and stuff."

For some reason, either his last excuse was really good or Iruka was tired of being jostled by other people in the street, his teacher let out a sigh of resignation and then started to walk forward again. Skipping a little ahead, Naruto waited to see if Iruka would tell him anything useful.

"I still don't know about your whole 'Kakashi' story, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to tell you something. It isn't like you'd be crazy enough to try and actually break into her apartment, is it Naruto?"

Iruka gave him a piercing look with his brown eyes, making sure to let Naruto know that he really wasn't buying his story but couldn't prove it wrong one way or the other. Playing along, Naruto shook his head contritely and waited for Iruka to continue.

"Well, for one thing, Tsunade's private apartment isn't in the tower. It's right next to it. There are ANBU posted around the perimeter and then a few guards placed at strategic entrances. As long as you have legitimate business to speak with the Hokage about and you can prove you are a Konoha ninja, the ANBU will let you on the grounds. Otherwise, forget it. Once inside, one of the guards will escort you around. That's about it. I'm sure there are nasty booby traps and other unimaginable horrors lurking around, but if you aren't planning on doing anything bad, you won't have anything to worry about."

"Really? That doesn't sound too bad."

"It doesn't sound bad? What's that supposed to mean?"

Naruto swallowed nervously. He was getting into deeper and deeper trouble with Iruka every time he opened his mouth.

"I mean, Iruka-sensei, that it doesn't sound like they really care all that much about the Hokage's apartment being attacked or something."

He watched as Iruka gave him a strange look and then looked forward so as to make sure he didn't run into anybody on the street accidentally.

"Well, I wouldn't be too keen on trying to break and enter the Hokage's apartment with ANBU lurking around the corners. They'd kill you before you even had a chance to blink. And if for some reason you'd be lucky enough to get into a room alone with Tsunade, well, you'd have to deal with that immense strength of hers. Scary."

Not knowing what to say to Iruka's assessment about the possibility of breaking and entering into Tsunade's apartments, Naruto digested the information. It disturbed him slightly to know what he was really up against because he knew for sure that they weren't just going to let some snotty nosed Genin waltz into Tsunade's apartment for a quick pic. Lost in thought, he didn't realize Iruka had stopped until heard his name being called. Stopping, he turned around sheepishly and scratched at the back of his head.

"Uhh, how come you stopped, Iruka-sensei?"

He watched as Iruka rolled his eyes in exasperation over his flightiness and then pointed at the building he was standing in front of.

"Earth to Naruto. We're here. This is where Sakura lives."

"Oh yeah. Haha, sorry Sensei. I was just um…thinking. But hey, I gotta run! I forgot to bring some sweet bean curd for Sakura. She'll be really mad at me if I don't bring it. See ya!"

Turning around, Naruto ran as fast as his legs could carry him, wincing when he heard Iruka's extremely loud bellow following him down the street. Turning into an alley, he heaved out a sigh of relief that he was finally free of his teacher. Most times, he loved spending time with Iruka when he got the chance to, but not today. There was no way that he could get caught with what Jiraiya wanted him to do. Especially not by Iruka and he'd screwed up so many times in front of his old sensei, it was amazing he hadn't already been hauled by his ear into Tsunade's office.

Tiptoeing back to the mouth of the alley, Naruto looked both ways to make sure his path was free of anyone that he knew. Seeing that the coast was clear and that Iruka had hopefully not pursued him, he started down the street towards Tsunade's apartment. The first thing he needed to do was figure out how many guards there were. He could deal with the ANBU, but the guards where another matter all together. And he also realized, he'd have to wait until dark until he could sneak in to Tsunade's apartment. There was no way that she would undress in the middle of the day. Well, maybe she would, but he had a hard time imagining her doing something so strange.

In no time at all, Naruto was at the building he wanted to be at. Looking around, he found a good-sized tree where he could climb into and hide himself while he watched the outside of Tsunade's private residence. Making sure no one was around; Naruto quickly scrambled up the tree and hid himself deep within its branches. In a few minutes, he figured out where all the guards were. Now, all he had to do was think up a plan. He already had a partial one figured out, but most of his plan just revolved around dumb luck. Watching the guards, he realized that once he got past the ANBU, he'd have to figure out a strategy that would take all six of them out at once, since there were two of them located at all three entrances. That's when it hit him. A brilliant plan that even Ero-sennin would be proud of. Smiling to himself, Naruto leaned back against his tree, waiting for the right moment for his plan to finally make it into action.

About four hours later…right after Tsunade enters her apartment…

Naruto yawned sleepily and then almost fell out of the tree he was stationed in when he saw Tsunade walk through the gates with her pet pig, Ton-Ton. His timing, he realized, couldn't have been any better. Maybe his luck really wasn't all that bad after all. Slipping out of the tree, Naruto openly headed towards the gates where the two ANBU that he could visibly see were stationed. Smiling cheerily, Naruto waved at them as he got closer.

"Hey! I'm here to see the Hokage!"

One of the ANBU dropped his arms to his side and let out what sort of sounded like a cross between a grunt and a chuckle. The other one just stood like a statue.

"What business does a kid like you have with the Hokage at this time of night? Shouldn't you be in bed sucking on your thumb? Get lost brat!"

Naruto could feel himself start to get angry from such an insult. He wasn't a little baby! He was a ninja who was going to be Hokage someday!

"I do have business with the Hokage! And I'm a ninja anyway."

"Look, maybe you are a ninja and maybe you aren't. Unless you have some sort of document that shows you have legitimate business with the Hokage at this hour of the day, you aren't getting in. So just do yourself a favor and scram."

Growling slightly, Naruto pulled out a rumpled piece of paper that looked like he'd accidentally washed it down the toilet from his weapons pouch. Thrusting it at the surly ANBU agent whose mask he realized looked like rat, he almost laughed when the guy took a slight step back, not expecting Naruto's move.

"What the hell is this? It looks like you pissed on it kid."

"Just read it, will you? That's why I'm here."

He watched as the guard moved his head slightly while he skimmed the document in front of him, holding onto the thing as though it would bite him at any second.

"This is a mission report. This is something you're supposed to turn in at the tower, not here."

Smirking, Naruto wanted to laugh. Crossing his arms, he grinned widely and then explained. Who knew that a stupid mission would have given him this opportunity?

"Look at the bottom. Tsunade Obachan wanted me to make the report in person. I just forgot to until now. So you have to let me in."

That much was true. She'd sent him on a training mission a few months ago and had wanted to personally make sure he was making progress by having him report to her directly. The only thing was, he had totally forgotten about it until he had been sitting up in the tree trying to figure out some way to get inside Tsunade's property. He watched as rat face turned it over to his friend, who also read it and shook his head.

"Well, that's definitely the Lady Tsunade's signature and seal. There isn't any way this could be a forgery. As long as his ID checks out, I guess we should let him pass. Besides, he doesn't look like he could cause any damage anyway."

Rat face still didn't look very happy, but there really wasn't anything he could do. Grabbing hold of Naruto's proffered ID, he checked it out and then motioned curtly with his hand that he could enter.

"You're in kid. You're pretty lucky. Just make sure you don't mess up in there or your dead. Check in at the door with Genma. He'll escort you inside."

With that, Naruto found himself walking inside the gate. That's when the strategic timing of his second part of the plan came into action. It was almost eerie how his timing had been so accurate. Almost as if things were…predestined to run their course. Stopping slightly inside, he heard the rat faced ANBU guy interrogating a ramen delivery boy from Ichiraku's. Seeing that the guy checked out, he was ushered into the gates just as Naruto slid into a bush and held his position. He watched as the delivery guy went up to Genma and handed him the food.

"Hey, I have a ramen delivery for you guys courtesy of the Lady Tsunade."

"What, seriously? All right! Hey, thanks. Just leave it here and I'll go tell the other guys. Thanks."

With that, Genma called out to the other guards and within a few minutes they were all chowing down on the food as though their stomachs hadn't been filled in years. Smelling the ramen also had the unintentional side effect of making Naruto feel hungry, since he hadn't eaten since before noon. Rubbing his belly absently and trying to figure out exactly how he was going to pay for that huge order he had put in, he waited until everyone was finished eating before he made his move.

Stepping out of the bushes, he walked up to where the guards were all lying about.

"Hey guys!"

It was almost funny how quickly they scrambled out of their gluttonous state.

"What the heck are you doing here Naruto?"

"Umm, I'm here to give Tsunade something I forgot to turn in. Don't worry, I'm cleared with those guys out there. I'm supposed to follow Genma inside. But first, there's something I have to do."

Feeling suddenly confident in his newfound skills at the art of stealth, Naruto grinned when all six men suddenly had their eyes on him. Before they could move, he pulled out his trump card.

"Hāremu no Jutsu!"

Splitting into many naked female versions of himself, all of the guards suddenly fell prey to the invigorating beauty of many young girls. Within seconds, they were all gaga eyed with blood splurting out of their noses, fainting to the ground into a giant heap of spasming testosterone driven male frenzy.

Releasing his jutsu, Naruto stepped around the heap and almost leapt for joy when he realized the front door wasn't even locked. Turning around, he stuck his tongue out at the stupid guards.

"Serves you guys right for being such gross perverts! Nahhh!" Turning around quickly, he jumped through the door and headed upstairs towards what he hoped to be Tsunade's bedroom. He was in and now all he had to do was take that picture without getting caught.

Well, I hope this wasn't too lame. If it is, sorry! The next part (and hopefully last part) should be better is this one isn't so good. Will Naruto take Tsunade's picture without a bunch of angry guards bursting in on him? Will Jiraiya finally be cured of his seven-year itch? Find out in the next chapter! Please read and review and tell me what you think. Just please don't flame me if you think it stinks. Constructive critiques are appreciated though!