"Now what to do, I am feeling bored without missions or training to occupy my time." Naruto said in a bored manner as he walked into the city.

This wasn't his first time being in one of the city's but this would be his first to stay longer than a month as he was living in the vicinity. Without his shinobi clothing he didn't stand out and was part of the crowd except sometime people did look closely but that happens.

He wasn't unarmed as he was carrying both swords and he had a chain mail underneath his clothing, especially custom made for him so he doesn't have worry about weak attacks.

'Should I go participate in the fighting matches the people do for entertainment? That could be fun but that would be unfair as I still would have the strength advantage.' Naruto mused with his face scrunched in deep thoughts as his feet took him towards a restaurant frequented by the Shinobi and mercenaries.

As he entered the people looked at him secretly and went back to their own things except for to people.

"Hey Naruto, come here" A loud voice called out to him which broke Naruto out of his thoughts.

Naruto looked towards the direction and found friends he hadn't expected to see for a very long time. They had met 6 months ago when he was on a mission to save Wave from its tyrant and he met them both, Zabuza and Haku.

Haku he had assumed was a girl at first but he proved himself to be a man in the most shameless manner, it was not pretty sight and was stuff of nightmares. Imagine a beautiful girl with a dick hanging between her legs; he had to visit the Yamanaka's to erase the picture from his mind.

"Didn't expect to see you guys so soon" Naruto said with a smile on his face as he walked towards their table

The both of them were standing so he gave them both a brotherly hug, "It's nice to see some familiar faces."

"You are still dressing as girl Haku, why don't you think of the broken hearts of the people who learn of the horrible truth." Naruto said in mock horror

"Haha, no need to be so dramatic. You already know why, guys can be so naïve when seeing pretty things so I take that opportunity send them to a nice place." Haku said laughingly which sounding like a girls all the way to the mannerism

"I think you have already lost your manliness except that thing as I don't remember a time that you acted like a guy." Naruto said while holding his laughter and sitting down

"No need to bicker over such a pointless thing, it's his choice. It's not like he can't girls dressed like that." Zabuza teased as he wondered where he learned to become like this from

'I definitely don't remember teaching him to act like a girl. Where did I go wrong?' Those were his private thoughts that he didn't want to share as he won't get any good answer.

"So how did you guys end up here?"

"We got a new task to find the rest of the seven swordsman blades by the new Mizukage so our search led us in this direction. We first checked in Konoha but we found out that you had left so we ended up here for lunch. It really is lucky that we saw you as your friends weren't forth coming with the information and everyone was way too hostile." Haku answered as Zabuza was taking a bite from his food

"That sounds like an exciting task and you can understand that it was just a bad time to visit as the invasion just happened, the fact you guys got in was mostly because they already knew you were connected to me."

"We don't really mind, I was just saying."

"Why don't you join us, I heard you retired." Zabuza said as he gulped down the beer

"I would love to but right now is not a good time." Naruto answered with reluctance shown on his face

"No worries and Father, what's up with asking such a stupid question? You should know that he is in the bingo list with a high bounty, if they find him outside the safe zone we can't be enough to protect him." Haku said with exasperation at Zabuza suggesting such a stupid thing

"Hey, I only meant within the safe zone and he can fight well especially since the sword users don't use genjutsu. I also haven't heard them being strong so he can have his fun without dying." Zabuza explained his words

"I am working on something now so that's not possible"

"Oh, looks like you haven't given up. I didn't wish to see you broken so it's good that you are still looking fine." Zabuza said with relieved smile

"Same, I felt really worried once I heard about your injury from the information brokers."

"A secret shared ain't a secret anymore. I now know how that feels; I had expected it to take at least a week or so." Naruto sighed at the weakened defenses of Konoha to let such information loose so early.

'Or is it a conspiracy by those people?'

"Well what's done is done so how high is the chance of you getting back in the game." He asked curiously as he they had promised to work together but it's been delay indefinitely with this situation

"50%"

"That's much better than what we expected, I had concluded that you might have 5% chance." Haku said innocently

"Haku, you really say some shitty things with a straight face. You really want me to see suffer." Naruto raised his right eye and stared at him

Haku shrugged, "You are just over reacting, that's the most logical estimate and most would say you have zero chance in this age."

"He is right, we don't have anyone that good with curses to heal and save you. You could try but that's low as 0.001%, I advise just choosing to save yourself if it actually becomes too much. Power is important but wouldn't it be better to live with your loved ones." Zabuza said in a serious tone focusing on Naruto

"Without my power, I do not wish to live. It is the only thing I have from my family and I do not wish to suffer through a life as a burden. One day would come where I end up killed by some trash, how would you feel? Do you know how I felt when such a thought popped in my head? I felt like killing myself so I don't dishonor my name by getting killed by a bug." Naruto gritted his teeth as he spoke and smashed the table

"Calm down Naruto" Haku stood up and placed his hands on his shoulders

"Huff, huff. Sorry, its sore spot of mine. We are all warriors here so you should understand what I am saying."

Zabuza looked down and nodded as he sighed, "Unfortunately you are right, I really can't see myself ending like that. That seems like a scene from nightmare, getting lynched by weaklings."

Haku felt conflicted as he really didn't' agree with their opinions but he could only hold himself back as he didn't want to cause trouble.

"How about a fight to calm ourselves down" Zabuza suggested with a grin

"Yeah let's do this, I have been feeling my hand get the itch since yesterday" Naruto responded in kind with a grin as he stood up

"Ughh" Haku groaned

The trio paid and left the restaurant, heading for the fighting arena of the city. They entered the place and paid for its use, 5 hours.

"This should be good enough as we are not using chakra." Naruto said as he took his place with both his swords

"It's fine as I am itching to give you a beat down. Finally I will be the one physically stronger without your chakra which helped edge out in the last encounter." He said with quite an evil smile

Naruto didn't respond but attacked with his new blade sending a green fire ball Zabuza's way. Zabuza felt surprised at the attack but just swung his blade cutting it in half when he realized that Naruto was on him with his original blade from beneath.

He only smiled and kicked him before he could swing, "How does it feel to be the slower fighter? And is that a cursed blade."

Naruto was blasted away by the force of the attack but managed to stop himself by stabbing his blade into the arena.

"I will say it really damn sucks and yes it is" Naruto said as he shook his arms a bit and launched waves of shockwaves using the cursed sword covering the whole area to make him respond while following it with sending the sword flying towards Zabuza.

Zabuza reacted by catching it but transformed into flaming snake and bit his face but it only created small bruise as his skin was too thick for a weak blade. He threw at back and caught Naruto's hand as he was attacking and smashed him into the stage following that he kicked him towards the sword.

"I am having so much fun and that sword really has some tricks. Unfortunately it's really weak; why not increase its grudge. If you want I can take it to the Land of demons for you."

"Ughh, damn you really are not holding back. I will do that sometime later not now." Naruto groaned in pain as his bones hurt and spoke with difficulty

The one sided fight continued as Zabuza enjoyed beating Naruto while Haku watched with an embarrassed expression.

'So childish'


At the end, Naruto was healed by Haku and walked back home, 'Payback is real bitch.' He thought as the phantom pain still remained. By the time he had arrived home, it had been 5 hours since Ino arrived. When he arrived she was still sleeping, Naruto didn't disturb her and went to refresh himself. After that he started cooking lunch and by the time he was done, he was feeling really fatigued as his body's stamina was lowering everyday and without his healing factor he needed some rest after such workout.

As he sat down on the sofa to relax, his closed and he fell asleep. An hour or so had passed when he felt something soft touching his lips and when he opened his eyes; he was looking into Ino's eyes that had childish twinkle in them. He was surprised to react and she finished what she started, "Hehe, first kiss get."

"Is it that important that you had to do it?" Naruto looked confused

"It is and now I am ahead of Hinata as you will always remember that it was I Ino who took your first." Ino said standing there proudly

"Okay whatever makes you feel better but it was good. Now let's go eat, you must be starving as I am." Naruto said as he went to clean up.


A.N Hope you enjoyed and comment.

Next chapter i was thinking of using high school of the dead for some maids

or a xianxia setting or any such anime to provide a technique or fruit. What do you guys think is better?