Chapter 3: Reaching The Tower

-Preliminary Tower, Forest of Death-

''We finally made it!" Naruto exclaimed in pure joy.

Since the crack of dawn Naruto, Karin, Sasuke and Sakura had made it their goal to try to make it to the tower in the center of the forest before the afternoon. Despite the major setback of letting Naruto take the lead and got them lost eventually the four teens were able to figure out which direction the blonde had mislead them in before heading toward the tower after Karin had taken the lead.

''Okay, lesson learned from all this everyone, never let a dobe with blonde spiky hair, whisker marks on his cheeks and ramen obsessed lead you because you'll only get lost.'' Sasuke snorted.

A tic mark formed on Naruto's head.

''Hey! I just wanted to try and see what would happen if I led the team for an hour so don't get mad at me it was my first time you jerk.'' Said the blonde in defense.

Karin and Sakura only giggled at the antics of the two boys.

''I have to agree with him Naruto, no wonder you sucked at learning how to read a map when Kakashi-sensei gave us that one lesson.'' Said the pinkette.

''I've only known you for about a day already and yet, I learn that you should be a follower Naruto, not a leader.'' Karin teased, her tongue stuck out at the blonde.

''You guys are mean..'' Naruto said, now sulking in misery.

Karin, Sakura and Sasuke took pleasure in Naruto's displeasure and Sasuke wrapped his arm around Naruto's neck and pulled him in closer before balling his fist into a knuckle and he proceeded to roughly rub his knuckles on the top of Naruto's head at such blinding speeds it was producing smoke.

''Agh! Ow Sasuke cut that out!"

Having felt that he had teased his friend enough the Uchiha let Naruto go and patted him on the back.

''Alright dobe, but remember from now on you're not leading us got it? Leave that part to me.''

''Grrr..fine whatever.'' Naruto pouted.

''Huh, you know he kinda actually looks really cute when he pouts.'' Karin thought with a blush.

While she was blushing the members of team seven looked at the massive door to the tower and admired it's beauty. The massive structure stood tall and proud over the forest. Naruto took out the heaven scroll he had found while he rescued Karin and Sasuke took out the earth scroll they were given right before the exams started. The three team members looked at each other with smiles on their faces and nodded before Naruto walked up to the door and with all his might slowly pushed it in. The huge doors opening slowly with a sound that was reminiscent of metal grinding against metal.

Eventually the blonde had managed to fully open the door and the massive hallway that was visible made the teens awe at the sheer size of it.

''Holy crap, that's the biggest hallway I've ever seen.'' Naruto quipped.

''We should head inside, maybe some Jonin or Chunin are in there waiting for us participants to show up with the scrolls.'' Sakura suggested.

''Hn.'' Was the only thing Sasuke said before the three teammates entered the tower.

As they walked in Naruto noticed that Karin wasn't with them and looked to his left and right before turning around to see the redheaded girl still standing outside blushing from her thoughts staring into space like she was in some kinda trance. He noticed that she was looking at him with a smile on her face as well.

''Hey Karin you coming?''

''Huh? What?'' A now confused Karin said, Naruto's voice snapping her out of her daze.

''Come on in! We're not leaving you outside.'' Naruto said motioning for her to come to him.

'Oh uh, sorry I was thinking about something.''

Karin ran over to join the blonde teen and together they walked further into the building until they, the pinkette and Uchiha reached the end of the massive hallway with a huge painting on the wall. The painting had the symbols for all the five great villages plastered on it as well as the minor villages of Ame, Kusa and Taki as well signifying all the villages that have participated in the Chunin exams in the past. Below the painting was a plaque with writing on it. The four teens read the text and due to the sheer amount of it it took them a good five minutes before they finally finished.

''They're telling us to open the scrolls.'' Sakura said.

''Yeah..that doesn't sound right because they were being real anal about us not reading these things. I not buying it cause I bet they're just doing this to get us to be disqualified when we think we passed.'' Naruto quipped.

''Hn, I have to agree, and quite a poetic way to put it too.'' Sasuke said chipping in his two cents.

Karin on the other hand was thinking otherwise.

''Hey guys?''

''Hm?'' Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke said in unison.

''Sure they were being real anal about us not opening the scrolls, they told us not to and that was a direct order from a higher ranking ninja but with the text, I'm sure they actually do want us to open these scrolls since it's a direct order in written form. Might as well do it you know.'' Suggested the redhead.

Sakura and Sasuke looked at the scrolls laying on the floor before looking at each other, then they set their sights on Naruto. For a moment they actually believed that Karin was trying to set them up by having them open the scrolls when they just arrived at the tower and put them out of the exams since that's what would happen. They had a feeling that the proctors were secretly watching them to make sure they didn't open the scroll and if they did right now that crazy trench coat lady Anko Mitarashi might swoop in and disqualify them for disobeying orders.

However, this wasn't the case with Naruto as he knew that the redhead's hunch was right so he picked up both the scrolls and gave the heaven scroll to Karin.

''Hey dobe, what are you doing? You heard what that Anko lady said.'' Sasuke said.

''But the text on the wall says we should open it once we arrive here and what Karin said makes a lot of sense to me so I agree with her.'' Naruto pestered.

Sasuke only shrugged. ''Hn, if you think we should do it Karin, you can do it with Naruto.''

Nodding, Karin and Naruto look at each other before they slowly unroll the scrolls slowly, still being cautious. Eventually they manage to completely unroll both scrolls and as soon as they did the scrolls began to smoke.

''Naruto, Karin that's a summoning jutsu put the scrolls down!" Sakura shouted.

''It's a paper bomb in scroll form! We're all gonna die!'' Naruto cried out as he gently places his scroll on the ground.

''Don't even think about jinxing it!'' Karin exclaimed, doing the same thing as Naruto except she tossed her scroll against the wall.

The four teens ran away and hid behind a pillar waiting for the supposed paper bombs to go off while Sakura and Sasuke covered their ears Naruto and Karin had their arms wrapped around each other waiting for the inevitable. The smoke from the scrolls intensified that it nearly covered the hallway and it lasted for a few minutes before finally ceasing. Instead of an explosion the dissipating smoke revealed a figure coughing erratically while rubbing their irritated right eye.

''Urgh, dammit I used too much gunpowder!" The unknown figure cried out. After the smoke completely cleared the unknown figure looked around the hallway and saw no one. ''Uh, hello? Naruto? Sakura? Sasuke?''

Hearing their names being called Sasuke and Sakura peeked out from behind the pillar and spotted their Jonin sensei, Kakashi Hatake standing on top of the scrolls.

''Kakashi-sensei?'' Sakura said in exasperation.

''You?'' Sasuke said stoically.

''Yep, the one and only.'' Kakashi said, giving them his trademark eye smile before noticing that Naruto wasn't with the two. ''Where's Naruto at?''

Sakura and Sasuke looked around and notice the blonde wasn't with them. The Uchiha boy walked over to the pillar and saw Karin and Naruto with their arms still wrapped around each other in an embrace. It looked like they were holding each other one last time before the supposed paper bombs exploded.

''Hey dobe come here.'' Said the Uchiha boy.

Hearing his name being called Naruto looked up from his embrace with Karin and peeked over the pillar. ''What's going on? Did we blow up?''

''Kakashi-sensei is here so stop cuddling with Karin and move!'' Sasuke ordered.

Naruto and Karin immediately blushed since the two had not noticed they were holding onto each other while the scrolls were smoking so they separated and stood up.

''Oh uh, sorry Karin.''

''It's fine..I mean we thought those were paper bombs so..'' Karin couldn't finish her sentence as she was too shocked.

Looking from behind the pillar once more Naruto saw Kakashi standing before his teammates. ''Hey Kakashi-sensei!"

''Ah, there you are Naruto. Why don't you come on over here because I got some things to tell you.'' The Jonin said.

''Coming!"

Naruto ran over in such a goofy way it made Karin laugh quietly to herself as she observed him. Her laugh didn't go unnoticed by Kakashi thanks to his good hearing and looking over to the pillar he saw Karin and the second he laid eyes on her he smiled despite seeing her Kusa headband.

''Sup? Who might you be?'' Kakashi greeted.

Naruto turned and saw that Kakashi was talking to Karin and saw the redhead hiding behind the pillar. ''Oh! Hang on a second Kakashi-sensei.''

The blonde rushed over to the pillar and grabbed Karin by the hand and gently pulled her from behind the pillar.

''Hey, what are you doing?'' Karin questioned.

''I'm having you meet my sensei of course! Now come on don't be shy say hi!" The blonde said as he was now practically dragging Karin over to the Jonin.

While she didn't feel threatened when she met Sakura and Sasuke when she stood before the Konoha Jonin she felt a bit intimidated. Using her sensory skills she detected his chakra and was surprised when she felt calmness and friendliness through it. Compared to Kusa Jonin they were all assholes and gave off an aggressive vibe that always made her uncomfortable around them, even her own sensei.

''No need to by shy, I'm a nice guy, I'm Kakashi Hatake and I'm the Jonin instructor of these three goofs right here. Who might you be?'' Kakashi greeted.

''I'm...I'm Karin, from Kusa.'' The redhead greeted shyly.

Kakashi gave the redhead an eye smile. ''Well Hello there Karin. Forgive me for asking such a question but what are you doing with my team?''

Sakura stepped up to answer the Jonin. ''We decided to split up to look for a heaven scroll and when Naruto came back he had Karin with him.''

''Yeah! This is getting a bit redundant to say but, I found her being picked on by a team from Iwa and I decided to jump in and save her!'' Declared Naruto proudly.

Kakashi raised an eyebrow. ''You saved her Naruto? A foreign kunoichi?''

''Yep!''

''Hm, that's very typical of him, he did say he was the kind of boy who wouldn't leave someone who's in need. I'm actually quite proud of you Naruto. Helping others is what we're all about.'' Kakashi thought. ''I see Naruto, good job.''

''Good job? What do you mean sensei?'' A confused Naruto questioned.

''I mean that you did a good deed is all, most shinobi wouldn't even come to the aid of a person in trouble so I'm happy for you kiddo.'' Kakashi said giving him a thumbs up.

''Y-you don't care that Naruto helped me at all even though I'm supposed to be against him and the others in this exam? Heck, he should've just disposed of me on the spot.'' Karin questioned curiously.

''Nope, not at all. Besides, Kusa and Konoha are trading partners Karin so he's doing the right thing by helping a fellow shinobi in need.'' Said the masked Jonin.

Sakura and Sasuke were very confused at what was going on. Despite the notion of knowing Karin did possess great medical knowledge the two of them, especially Sakura were still skeptical about the redhead. Not wanting to make a hassle or a scene about this she decided to drop the issue. She was technically out of the exam so what threat can she pose to her and her friends?

''Anyway, you're all probably wondering why I'm standing before you in the first place am I right?'' Kakashi asked.

The four Genin nodded in response.

''Well, it's always been tradition in the Chunin exams that the Jonin greet their students after completing the second part of the exams and I'm glad because I wouldn't want anyone else to do this part but me. I just want to say congratulations team seven for making it to the tower, ahead of schedule too and we've never had a team make it here this fast. Not like I'm bragging or anything but I have the best team!''

''Woah seriously? We're the first team ever to make it here this early?'' Naruto questioned.

Kakashi nodded.

''Hn, guess it makes sense, you did give us some hardcore training for the past four months. I bet the other teams didn't take their training seriously.'' Sasuke quipped

''Looks like spreading out and searching for a heaven scroll turned out to be a good choice because if we didn't Naruto wouldn't have come across Karin and taken a scroll of those Iwa shinobi meaning we'd still be out there.'' Sakura said.

''Yeah I agree!" Naruto exclaimed.

Karin scooted herself closer to Naruto and the blonde felt the presence and looked to his left to see Karin smiling at him.

''Thanks for coming to my aid Naruto. I'm happy I got to meet you and your team, especially you.'' She said truthfully.

''You're welcome Karin! Glad I came across you too.'' Naruto said wrapping an arm around Karin's shoulders and pulls the redhead close to him.

The redhead blushed a brighter red than her hair while the other three were watching the scene between the two with mixed emotions. Sasuke raised an eyebrow and shrugged and Kakashi merely smiled. Sakura on the other hand felt a bit jealous and that jealousy was directed at Karin.

With the fluff out of the way Kakashi decided to continue the little speech he wanted to give his team.

''So anyway, once again congrats on making it here because this means you all take another step further in your ninja careers. The road will only get harder from here but you know what? I have the utmost confidence in you guys and there's no doubt you'll all continue to be successful in your careers. I couldn't have asked for a better team.'' The Jonin said.

The members of team seven smile and nodded acknowledging their sensei's word.

''Well, you did train us sensei and since you are one of the best Jonin the village has it makes sense we become as good as you eventually.'' Sakura said.

''Hn, I'm an Uchiha so we're naturally good shinobi.'' Sasuke quipped.

''Being trained by you Kakashi-sensei and passing these exams will bring me one step closer to becoming Hokage! Believe it!'' Naruto exclaimed.

Karin smiled seeing the obvious close bond these four Konoha shinobi shared and it made her really jealous. Back in Kusa her teammates and even her sensei mistreated her and she wished she had a bond with a team like this. Although that most likely will never happen the thing she really liked was the bond that she was already having with Naruto and to her that was all that mattered.

''You guys are definitely gonna become great shinobi for your village, I can feel it.'' Said the redhead.

''Say Karin, where is your team?'' Kakashi questioned.

The questioned made Karin's face scrunch up in displeasure. ''Oh, uh they're dead.''

The Jonin raised both eyebrows curiously. ''Oh, I see well, since Naruto rescued you I wouldn't mind of you were with my team. The least I can do as a responsible Jonin is have you with us until everything is over.''

Karin looked at Kakashi with hope in her eyes. ''Wait really? You're not gonna just toss me aside like my old team did?''

''Of course not, I don't do that Karin I am a responsible Jonin. Since you guys are here early there is a part of this tower set up like a small hotel should teams make it early so you all can head up there until every other passing team arrives. Karin since Naruto rescued you you two can share a room.'' The Jonin said, giving the two in question an eye smile.

''WHAAAAT?!'' Sakura screamed at the top of her lungs.

''Uh, what?'' Sasuke said.

''Huh?!'' Karin screamed while blushing furiously.

''Woah!" Naruto exclaimed.

Kakashi mentally laughed at the shock state of the four teens before him and decided to elaborate why he made that decision. ''Calm down everyone, now while we usually have the genders separate when we say, live in a barracks or something since Karin already seems close with Naruto it only makes sense for these two to share a room so Naruto can keep watch and protect her. At least until the exams are over that is.''

Despite the sheer nervousness she felt now that the Jonin said she'll be sharing a room with her blonde savior Karin couldn't help but feel giddy inside as she would most likely be with the blonde for the rest of the Chunin exams and that's all that mattered to her. Even though she still felt that Sakura and Sasuke, especially Sakura seemed to still doubt her she understood why and hoped that the pinkette would stop being even the slightest suspicious of her.

''He is your sensei guys, might as well listen to him or he'll give you some form of punishment.'' The redhead said.

''Hang on sensei! I believe us as a team should all share a room and let Karin have her own room because I don't think she can handle being in a room with a loud mouth like Naruto.'' Sakura interjected.

Kakashi looked at Sakura in confusion. ''Well Sakura, you don't seem very happy about those two sharing a room, I'm sure Sasuke wouldn't mind. The girls should get the beds and the boys take the couches in the rooms.''

''But sensei still, Karin has been through a lot when her team abandoned her and from what we've been told, a lot already in her life and when Naruto rescued her from Iwa Genin so I think she deserves to have time for herself. She could use the time to relax and rest alone.'' The pinkette pestered.

In Sasuke's case, despite thinking the same way as his teammate he did think it would be better for Naruto and Karin to share their own room since he can tell they got along really well.

''Hn, I would have to agree with sensei on that one Sakura so I think you should just let it go.'' The Uchiha said.

''Yeah Sakura, what's the deal? Do you not trust Karin or what? She's really smart and we would probably still be out in that crazy forest if she didn't come along.'' Naruto said.

''I know right? Come on Sakura.'' Karin quipped.

Kakashi was just staring at four Genin with a look of pure happiness in his eyes as they reminded him of when he was in a Genin team and how they bickered all the time.

''Ahem, alright everyone settle down now. It's decided, Karin and Naruto will share a room while Sasuke and Sakura share one. Since you're all here so early you can have this time to rest up until the other teams show up. Your rooms will have necessities courtesy of the Hokage since our village is hosting the exams as well as extra clothes so feel free to bathe. Once again team seven congrats on making it here before the other teams and until this portion of the exams is over I'll be seeing you within four days for the next part of this exam. The rooms are up those stairs so go on, you all deserve it and I'll see you later.''

The silver-haired man tossed Naruto and Sasuke their room keys before he shunshined out of there leaving the four teens by themselves.

Naruto and Karin were already looking at the stairs while Sakura and to an extent Sasuke looked at the duo.

''Kakashi-sensei said there were showers, I'll race you up the stairs!" Naruto declared before taking off. Kicking up a massive dust cloud.

Said dust cloud caused Karin and the others to cough at the sheer amount the blonde had created and realizing that he was already half way up the stairs in a matter of seconds Karin took off after the blonde boy.

''Hey that's not right! Ladies first!" Karin called out as she ascends the staircase.

Sasuke as usual put on his cool attitude, hands in pockets and eyes closed. ''Hn, we should head up and freshen up as well and get the rest while we can for the next test.''

''Um, okay Sasuke.'' Sakura said before following the Uchiha boy up the stairs.

-Naruto & Karin's room-

''I get to shower first because I'm a lady so we get to go first!"

''No! I rescued you so I get the privilege of showering first!''

The moment the two of them walked into the room they immediately began battle for supremacy and control of the room, shower included and they were getting absolutely no where. Naruto had initially tried to overpower the redheaded girl by pinning her to the ground and tying her legs up with his orange jacket but that didn't work as the girl quickly shoved him off of her and pinned him against the wall and held him in place by pinning his head against the wall. Now the two of them were wrestling.

The room itself was a small size but had a very comfy and warm feel to it. There was a small fridge, a small couch fit for two people as well as a bed that could only fit one person which Naruto had called dibs on right before he unlocked the door to the room. However, Karin wasn't having it at all and the blonde quickly changes his mind on the bed.

''I thought you were a gentleman, where are your manners?!'' Karin screamed.

''Well, considering I still have to take the exams I deserve the right to shower first because I'm tired!''

A tic mark formed on Karin's head and quickly she tossed the blonde onto the carpeted floor and grabbed both his wrists and pulled his arms back with a tug. An evil glint in her eyes. ''What happened to you saying you're a gentleman? Was that merely a facade to try and swoon me or something?!''

Naruto was quite shocked how the redhead changed from being a shy, quiet and very nice girl and went on to become this scary, physically violent girl that he instantly knew could probably kill him in a split second. However, before she can inflict pain on him he wanted to give her a nickname to suit her angry side.

''I am a gentleman you Red-Hot Habanero! If you want the shower first you'll have to kill me first.'' He said with a massive grin.

Hearing the name he had called her was the straw that broke the camel's back for Karin. She may find him pretty good looking and her savior from the day before but the redhead decided that she could give Naruto a little pain here and there as payback for the rude name.

''So you like to call me names huh? How's this?!'' Karin exclaimed with an evil glint in her eyes.

The redhead placed a foot on the blonde's back and pulled back his arms at an awkward angle with all her might there was the sound of many cracks that filled the air of the room combined with the screams from Naruto.

''Ahhh!'' The blonde cried in agony.

''See what happens when you treat a lady without manners? HUH?!'' Karin growled.

The pain ensued for a good five minutes before the blonde's iron will couldn't take it anymore, plus he didn't want Karin to think he didn't have manners so he gave in.

''Okay okay! You get to shower first Karin you win!" Cried out the blonde.

Although she heard his cries she decided to give him just a bit more pain by letting his arms go and puts him in a chokehold and applied just enough pressure to make him gag.

''Agghhhh! Please stop you win! You can shower first!'' Naruto said, almost gagging.

In almost an instant Karin's angry disappeared and she let Naruto go relieving the blonde from the sheer pain she put him in and gave him a creepily sweet smile.

She then pat him on the head like a dog. ''That's a good boy.''

She then made her way to a small drawer that had extra clothes in it and opening it she was surprise to find basic female casual clothing. There was a purple t-shirt and a pair of black sweatpants.

''Maybe their sensei planned ahead of time, must've been watching us if there's extra clothes for me here.'' Karin thought taking the items out of the drawer. ''So Naruto, I'll be taking that shower first since you're such a gentleman. Thank you very much!" Said the redhead in a sickeningly sweet tone.

Naruto was about to say something but decided against it since she would most likely run over to him and complete the deed in breaking his arms. His whole body shivering in fear at the thought.

''Okay, I learned a new thing about Karin today, let her have her way or she'll kill you.''

The blonde then walked over to the drawer and opened the cabinet under the one Karin had took her clothes from and saw that there was another pair of his famous orange clothes neatly folded and set in the cabinet for him.

''Kakashi-sensei definitely knew to prepare ahead of time huh? That guy must've been watching us through the old man's crystal ball.'' Thought the blonde.

He then heard the shower turn on in the small bathroom and the curtains being pulled aside. With his clothes in hand he walked over to the small coffee table in the corner of the room and sat there until Karin was finished with her shower.

Thirty minutes would pass and Naruto was growing very bored waiting for his redheaded friend to finish the shower.

''Why do girls always take so long to do everything?! Everything has to be perfect.'' The blonde thought, now having his head resting on the table.

Then the door to the bathroom opened and out walked Karin and Naruto looked at her with an expression of awe on his face. He thought Karin was attractive from the start but seeing her all freshened up and out of her kunoichi outfit almost made him wolf whistle at her. Her bright red hair accentuated thanks to being cleaned up in the shower and she had tied it into a ponytail too.

Naruto's gawking didn't go unnoticed by the redhead though and she felt she should snap him back to reality. At first she wanted to give him more pain but decided he had already suffered enough pain for the time being.

''What are you staring at whiskers?'' Karin said trying to sound serious.

''Huh? What? Staring? Who's staring? Certainly wasn't me!" Naruto said holding his hands up in defense.

A deadpan expression formed on Karin's face. ''Uh huh, sure whatever you say. I'm done showering now so you'd better get in there before I put you in another chokehold.''

Naruto didn't want to take any risks of being put in another chokehold so grabbing his extra set of clothes he made a dash for the bathroom like a mad man and slammed the door shut before locking it tight much to Karin's amusement. Soon she heard the shower turn on and feeling hungry she thought it would be a good idea to take a peek in the small fridge beside the coffee table to see if it had anything edible.

The moment she opened it she almost screamed in pure joy at the contents inside. The fridge was neatly stocked with a week's worth of microwavable ramen as well as some miso soup that needed to be reheated.

''Holy crap! I gotta eat all this before Naruto comes out!" Karin thought.

The redhead was caught off guard when the door to the bathroom opened and out walked Naruto all dried up and smelling fresh. While she would've taken in his handsome appearance and his fresh scent the girl was in complete and utter shock at how fast the blonde had showered. Not even thirty seconds of locking the door he already turned on the shower, got undressed, hopped into the shower and dried himself off. Was that even physically possible?

''Whoo! I feel refreshed and ready for the next part of the exam!'' Declared the blonde while wiping off his wet hair with a plain white towel. He then opened his eyes and noticed that Karin was cradling in her arms the stock of microwavable ramen in her hand and she looked at him confused.

''Uh, how was your shower?'' Karin asked incredulously.

''Woah where'd you get all that ramen?!" The blonde questioned with sparkling eyes.

''It was in the fridge, but I already lay claim to them!'' Shouted Karin.

''Hey that is not fair! I want some so share!" Naruto exclaimed before rushing over and tried to take all the ramen cups from the redhead.

Karin wasn't having it however and the duo ended up in a power struggle over the cups.

''You went first with the shower so now it's my turn to eat the first cup of ramen!" Said the blonde.

''No it isn't! Ladies first no matter what!" Karin retorted.

''I eat first!"

''I, a lady should always go first!"

''You're not a lady you're a girl!"

Another tic mark formed on Karin's head and she relinquished her grip on the stack of ramen with a look of pure sadism on her face. A twinkle of light appearing on her glasses for a millisecond.

Now in possession of the ramen Naruto smirked in victory.

''Yeah! I get to eat first! Don't worry about it Karin I'll microwave a second cup just for you. Karin?''

His sights on Karin the blonde saw the redheaded girl adjust her glasses before performing a hand seal and what happened next caught him completely off guard. Karin pointed her hand in the blonde's direction and immediately after doing so several chakra chains sprung from her wrist and snakes it's way around Naruto and wrapped all around him like a boa constrictor would it's prey.

''What the heck?!''

The stacks of ramen he had in hand fell all around him and in a few short moments the chains completely wrapped around him trapping him and leaving him unable to get out of the situation he was now in. He falls forward with a thud on the carpeted floor helpless.

''What in fourth Hokage's name kinda jutsu was that!?''

Now that she had trapped the blonde the redhead smirked victoriously before scooping up all the ramen cups much to the blonde's chagrin.

''Should've just let me hold on to the ramen blondie. Now you gotta watch me eat it all in front of you.'' She said sticking her tongue out.

The girl then walks over to the small microwave on the counter and opened the cups of ramen and uses the sink to pour water into every cup before microwaving all of them which took her a good ten minutes at least, putting about four cups at a time into the microwave.

After finishing that the smell of all the cooked ramen cups made Naruto drool uncontrollably it almost drove him insane.

''Let me go Karin I want some ramen!"

Taking a pair of chopsticks Karin took all the ramen and set them down on the coffee and began to devour the first up of ramen in front of the blonde.

''Ladies first.'' She said.

Naruto only laid there and watched his friend eat at least two cups of ramen before he began to beg once more.

''Please Karin-chan, I want to eat some ramen so may I get some?''

Karin turned to look at her friend and saw he was pouting and the cute look on his face almost made her squeal.

''He looks really cute when he pouts. Maybe I can let him go and we can eat together..actually I think I'll just do this.''

Naruto began to cry anime tears before he heard Karin get up from the coffee table. Opening his eyes he saw the redhead walking over to him with two ramen cups in hand and he smiled in excitement.

''Are you gonna let me go from this weird jutsu Karin-chan?'' Naruto asked only for Karin to shake her head no.

''Sorry, I was actually gonna undo the jutsu on you so you can use your own hands to feed yourself, but since you called me Karin-chan I'm gonna leave you on the floor and you'll have to let me feed you like a baby Naruto.'' Said the redhead.

''What?! Okay I didn't mean to call you Karin-chan I take it back! Please Karin-chan let me go!"

The blonde's pleas were silenced when Karin took some ramen for the bowl intended for the him and held the pair of chopsticks directly in his face. The smell of it causing him to stop and reconsider his words. Saliva began building up in his mouth.

''You called me Karin-chan again, so looks like you're being fed like the baby you are Naruto.'' Karin said waving the chopsticks to tease him. After noticing that he was eyeing the ramen hungrily she ate it herself. ''Mm, delicious.''

Naruto pouted once more after realizing that he had lost so he completely surrendered as he was now under Karin's mercy.

'Grr, fine Karin, you win.'' He said almost whispering the words.

''That's a good Naruto-kun.'' She said smiling sweetly at him.

Taking some more ramen she positioned the chopsticks in front of his face and he ate it knowing that the only way to get ramen from the redhead was to give in to her obvious superiority. If he didn't, he knew he would be left hungry or worse, beaten up again. For Karin, she took a lot of pride having Naruto know that a lady should truly do go first but then again, she knew that this friendship of theirs was only truly beginning and she looked forward to growing the bond she had with him.


A/N: I sure hope you enjoyed this fic, sadly I don't have anything to say since I head out to work my overnight shift tonight. I'll be sure to answer any PMs I know I'll get once I'm on break. Don't forget to fave, follow and review and stay tuned for the next chapter!