Chapter 3 Last time on "As We Mature"

"Sh-Shino-kun!" said a quiet yet panicked voice

Naruto recognized that voice and started to advance toward to door. Although, he could have sworn that he saw a grin on Shino's face…well…at least from what he could see. Naruto walked out of the doorway just to see a glimpse of someone run behind the building corner. He then ran to the corner, turned around it and said, "Oi Hiyo Hinata-chan!"

"EEEKK!" THUD

"Oi! Hinata-chan! Hinata-chan! Are you alright?!"

Just then, a familiar face showed up.

"Naruto? … Naruto, is that you?"

"Huh?"


Naruto turned around to find his old teammate standing before him.

"S-Sakura-ch-chan?"

"Haha it's been a while hasn't it?" said Sakura smiling

"Yeah…it has…" said Naruto setting Hinata on a nearby bench

Shino and Kiba emerged from old Ichiraku's and came up to our blonde ninja.

"Yo," said Kiba, "Me, Shino and Hinata actually have to go, we've been assigned a mission earlier. We'd better get going."

"Is that right?" said Naruto, "Well, alright then. See you guys later!"

"Haha you bet dobe."

With that, Kiba placed Hinata upon Akamaru and left a certain orange clad ninja with a pulsating vein on his forehead.

'Two and a half years and they still call me that?' thought Naruto

"Hey Naruto, stand up."

"Nani?" squeaked the said ninja

"C'mon, stand up!"

Naruto did what was told and stood up. What surprised him was what Sakura was doing. She was slowly advancing to him, looking at him as if he was the hottest thing since flapjacks. (Pancakes, Hotcakes…smooth waffles, whatever you wanna call 'em) He did NOT like where this was going.

"S-S-Sakura-ch-ch-chan?" stammered Naruto

His mind raced. What was Sakura going to do? Her gaze looked to him as a mix of curiosity, excitement, and awe. His mind clicked. There were some possible scenarios of what would happen – some of them not being very pretty.


"Naruto…"

"Y-yes Sakura-ch-chan?" said Naruto as his knees began feeling weak

"…"

"…"

WHACK

"AHH!" went Naruto wincing in the sudden pain

"BAKA! IT'S BEEN 2 AND A HALF YEARS! COULDN'T YOU HAVE SENT ME A LETTER OR SOMETHING?!?"

"Gom-"

WHACK

"SHUT UP BAKA! I'M TALKING!" yelled the infuriated girl, "I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS!"

WHACK WHACK WHACK

"AAAAH!!! Went Naruto as three more little mountains taking shape upon his poor head, "B-but Sakura-chaaan!"

"BAKA!"

WHACK WHACK WHACK WHACK WHACK WHACK


"Naruto…"

"Y-Yes S-Sak-kura-ch-chan?"

The pink haired kunoichi slowly advanced toward the nervous ninja known as Naruto. She seductively cat walked to him placing her hands behind her wait, that swung left and righ. To Naruto, is seemed as if each sway of her slender attractive hips were in sync with the deep thuds he felt in his chest.

Lub Dub…Lub Dub…

She finally got very close to the boy – so close that he began to feel something taking place "down below."

"Naaarruutooo…" whispered Sakura into the boy's ear

Lub Dub… Lub Dub… Lub Dub, LUB DUB, LUB DUB, LUB DUB!

Sakura's warm breath flowed through the creases and folds of his ear, granting him an overflowing feeling of unwanted sensual excitement.

Unknown to Naruto, Sakura's hand left its place behind her wait and wandered toward his lower area.

"!?" was his reaction to what made contact to his uhm… little friend. (Big friend, tiny friend, w/e your preference)

"How about we go over to my place to… celebrate your arrival… whispered Sakura, palm still in contact with a certain something and emphasizing her last phrase.


"Naruto…"

"Y-Yes S-Sakura-ch-chan?" replied Naruto trying to block out his imagination.

"…"

"…"

'This is it – what was she going to do?'

She advanced slowly toward him with her hands behind her back. Her eyes focused on the boy before her.

'Oh Crap Oh crap Oh crap!' panicked Naruto

Sakura began to move her hand and…

"Look how tall you are Naruto! You sure have grown!" exclaimed Sakura smiling wide and making a measuring gesture above her head.

Crash!

Caught off guard by her statement, Naruto fell over in a comedic style.