(Sakura pov)
Sakura approached the door of Naruto's apart slowly, basket in hand. She was bringing some sort of food for a 'top secret' mission had somehow gotten his hands on. A tick appeared on her forehead; why should Naruto get all the good missions? She was Tsunades student! Surely she had some sort of favor in the Hokage's eyes...
She shook her head, now was not the time for complaining. Now was the time to go and give Naruto this... food? Then she would ask him to let her in, and maybe she could find out some clues as to what was going on... She scaled the last step of the stairs and turned, heading for the door under the heavy roof. It wouldn't be the first time she had been to his house, but she had never been able to go inside. The door was painted in a fading green color and had the signature leaf on the front, allowing a peep hole from the center. She knocked twice and waited for an answer... a minute passed and the tick returned as she knocked harder. No answer.
"Mou... Naruto, open up!" She shouted, banging her fist against the wooden door and splintering it slightly. She stopped and looked at the imprint her hand had left on the surface, a drop of sweat dripping down the back of her head. She crossed her arms, basket hanging limply from her left elbow as she began to pout. This was no way to treat a guest bringing food! How dare he! That...
"BAKA!" She screamed, punching the door. It burst in, shreds flying everywhere and splinters implanting themselves in her glove. She looked up, surprised at her own temper when she saw Naruto run into the room wearing only a towel. Her hands flew up to hide her eyes as she threw the basket at the half naked male, red blush over her cheeks;
"Naruto! What are you doing! Put some clothes on!" She cried, hand pulled back to attack. Naruto shrieked.
"Sakura-chan! What're you doing here!?" The basket was used to cover his hips, as well as the towel, as he blushed red. She calmed slightly and pointed forward;
"Go get dressed! We'll talk when your done!" she cried, and Naruto complied, running for his dresser and pulling out the orange pants and a pair of boxers. Sakura averted her gaze until she heard the bathroom door close before inviting herself in and sitting down on the genin's bed. She bounced slightly, the mattress was firm but comfortable. It was very nice, she decided, laying down on her back and staring at the ceiling as she waited for the other to return. It took a minute, but Naruto finally exited the bathroom and stood idly near the bed, allowing the girl space. She smiled slightly;
"So I heard you have a 'top secret' mission you're supposed to be doing, so why are you here?" She asked, eye's closed as she tried to smile wider. Naruto scratched his cheek and looked away, unsure of what to tell her.
"W-well, i'm not supposed to tell anyone about it, Sakura-chan..." He tried, a bead of sweat forming on his temple. Sakura's eyes narrowed before she resumed her smile;
"I understand, I just thought it might be exciting to have a special mission..." She trailed off, cheeks turning pink and eye's facing the floor. Maybe this approach would make him drop a hint...
"S-sakura-chan, I can't." Naruto muttered, his own eyes facing the floor and slight frown on his features. Sakura sighed, at least he was following orders.
Sakura stood and smiled again, making her way out of the apartment. She paused in the doorway and turned to the blonde;
"See you, Naruto! Enjoy whatever is in that basket, it's from Hokage-sama."
Naruto nodded and waved half heartedly as she strode away.
(Naruto pov)
Naruto had just finished picking up his groceries, several packs of instant ramen and a few cup ramen, he had even gotten a pack of fish cakes! A large, slightly obscene grin planted itself on his face as he continued on his way home, walking past Kiba without noticing.
"Oi, is that you Naruto?"
The blonde turned around and looked to see who was addressing him;
"Kiba! What're you doing out here?" He asked, grin becoming more friendly. Kiba grinned himself and jabbed his thumb over his right shoulder.
"I was just here waitin' on Hinata. We're supposed to do some training." Naruto frowned.
"But it's like, seven o'clock already. Why so late?"
Kiba sighed;
"It was her idea, I don't particularly care." Kiba muttered. Naruto chuckled a little at his friends easy nature.
"Kiba-kun! Kiba-kun, I'm here!" a quite voice called. Both boys turned to Hinata as she jogged up to meet them. Kiba smiled and Akamaru barked his greeting as Naruto smiled and shifted on his feet. Hinata's face reddened.
"N-naruto-kun! H-hello. A-are you c-coming to t-train with us?" She stuttered. Naruto smiled wider and shook his head.
"Nope, not today. Maybe another time." He said, taking a step back, "I've gotta go!"
Kiba and Hinata waved, and he continued on, wanting to get back and eat before he went to sleep...
His door was... not there. There was no trace of his door! What had happened here!? Was the baby okay!? Where was his bunshin? Naruto ran inside his house and tossed the bags onto the kitchen counter before searching for the little redhead. He looked in the bathroom, and all over the kitchen before moving into the main room and seeing the Bunshin curled up with the small child in his arms. He sighed and released the Jitsu, climbing onto the bed and lifting the boy up into his arms. The small blue eye's stared up at him, a contented look in them, as Naruto carried him into the kitchen. Now that the bunshin had dispersed, he knew what had happened, strangely enough, and that the bag was full of Tsunade's home-made baby food. Naruto opened one of the small containers and smelled the contents, it wasn't that bad he supposed... so he scooped some out and gently prodded the spoon towards the child. The little redhead turned his head away, and Naruto twitched.
"Hey, come on. Just try a little bit..." Naruto prodded. The boy looked back at him and then to the spoon. Naruto gently placed the spoon on the boy's bottom lip, and he turned away again. A tick appeared on Naruto's forehead as he removed the spoon from the boy's face and chucked the contents down the sink drain. He opened another container and smelled it. It smelled like celery, so he closed it again and opened another; apple sauce. That seemed good enough, so Naruto scooped some onto the spoon and lifted it to the child's face. The redhead looked at it for a moment before turning his head away again. Naruto's tick grew larger as he threw the substance in the sink and searched for another flavor; Radish? No. Beans? Absolutely not. Something that smelled like banana, another that looked like persimmons and lastly... something that looked completely inedible. So Naruto took a spoonful of Banana and pushed it towards the boy, it was rejected. He tried the beans, no dice.
"ARGH! Look Gaara, you have to eat something! I'm not gonna let you-..." The blonde stopped, had he just called the little redhead Gaara? He sighed and opened the last can and held it out to the kid, allowing the little one to inspect it. The boy smelled it and smiled, dipping his fingers into the pasty brown mush and lifting it to his mouth. Naruto watched in disgust as the smelly substance was eaten and a happy baby noise was emitted from the small child. He shook his head and went to the stove and started some hot water. He seriously needed to eat.
(Sakura pov)
She still couldn't believe it, even after she had seen it with her own eyes... Naruto had a... a child in there! She jumped down from her perch near the window and shook her head. Why had Naruto been given a mission to watch over a child? Why hadn't it been her? She was a medi-nin for gods sake! She knew everything about babies and children! She would have been the perfect one for this mission! That stupid Naruto! Always doing this to her, it wasn't fair! Why did an idiot like him get all the attention? She trained hard for two years as well! She had become one of the best medical ninja's in the village and she had also been taught some special jitsu from the Godime! She stood seething in the street for a minute before deciding to go and confront the problem. It was time to talk to Naruto.
Sakura stormed up the stairs and to Naruto's apartment, bashing in the newly fixed door and catching the blonde by surprise.
"S-s-s-sakura-chan!?" He squeeked, covering the baby with his back as he shifted away from the form of his teammate. Killing intent was radiating off her, pure bloodlust aimed at the blonde as he snatched the redhead boy and jumped out the window with him. Sakura followed, chasing the pair as they fled across the roves of Konoha.
"Na-Ru-Tooo! Where did you get that baby!?" She screeched, high pitched and angry. Naruto visibly flinched as he sped up, aiming for the hokage's office. It was late now, most likely around nine thirty PM as they continued in the darkness. There were still people on the streets and some shops were still open, but the town was mostly silent as the two made their way to the very center of the town. Naruto burst in the closed window of Tsunade's office, Sakura right on his tail as he rolled away from the shattered remains of the glass. Sakura was screaming random gibberish and a few profanities as she descended on Naruto and the baby...
(Naruto)
Naruto opened one eye, his arms still shielding his face, and saw Shizune talking with Sakura and Tsunade fuming behind her. He wasn't quite sure what had happened. First he was fast asleep with the boy in his arms, and the next thing he knew Sakura was chasing him through the village and screaming. Of course, she did that anyways, but this time was different. She still had bloodlust pouring off her in waves when she would glance at the blonde. Naruto sighed. He wasn't quite sure what he'd done this time, but he was sure to hear of it later on. For now he settled on getting Tsunades attention.
"Oi, Tsunade no baachan. Tsunade-baachan!" He called. The woman turned and stalked over to him, a frown set on her face.
"What is it, brat?" She asked, crouching in front of him.
"What am I supposed to do now? Sakura found out about him, and was screaming about it... you aren't gonna take him are you?" He asked, suddenly not liking that idea at all. Tsunade shook her head;
"No, no. I thought at first that there might be a problem with another village over him, but now it's been resolved and you don't need to hide him anymore. Just make sure you keep him with you at all times, okay?" She instructed, then smiled.
"And I asked someone to come over and help you out tomorrow."
Naruto flinched;
"It's not Sakura-chan, is it?" He asked carefully. Tsunade laughed.
"No, it's not." And with that, she tossed him out into the hall and closed her door.
When Naruto woke in the morning, he noticed that there were a few things different about his house. For one, the door was back. It was on it's hinges correctly and had no splintering like usual, but was new-looking and pained a deep green color. His floor had been cleaned, as in swept and mopped cleaned, and his books were all in order on the shelves as well as his scrolls. The blonde sat up and stretched, yawning as he did so, before climbing out of bed and looking into the kitchen. It was also immaculately clean, and the baby food was all stacked and, thankfuly, labled on the counter. His cabinets were full, upon closer inspection, and his fridge was full of fruits and vegetables. He scratched the back of his head and his face settled into a suspicious frown. Who had done this? It wasn't Sakura, he knew that, but who? It couldn't be Kakashi, or Shizune, or Tsunade... so who was it?
"Ah! Naruto, you're up. Would you like some pancakes?" A voice asked behind him. Naruto's face lit up and he spun around to face the man.
"Iruka-sensei!"
I'm sorry. I couldn't help but put everyones favorite Chunin in here! I mean come one, who doesn't love Iruka!? I know I love him! *Mou- sounds like moe, but is an expression of annoyance or irritation.
**Baka- idiot.
***tick- an anger mark. Y'know, the ones that look like plus signs.
