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Naruto's house

Naruto was looking at a piece of paper and looking to a pile of things on his table. He was currently muttering to himself.

"Pink hair dye… check… Pink spandex leotard… check... Orange sequence tights… check… Duck butt sign… check... Alcohol …check... Glitter…check… Pink wallpaper…check… Flash bomb tag…" Naruto sweatdropped as he looked around. "Where did I put it…"

"NARU-KUN DINNER'S READY!" Shizune yelled from down stairs.

"COMING!" he yelled back, "oh well I'll look for it after dinner." Shrugging the blonde boy headed downstairs to eat his dinner.

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"Gaki, how was your day?" Jiraiya asked, as he sipped his tea. They were at the dining table waiting for Shizune to bring out the food.

"It was meh. We got a new teacher today. His name's Umino Iruka. He seems alright." Naruto said as he went about scooping rice into four bowls, and placing them on the table.

"Do you need any help with the academy work Naru-kun?" Shizune asked.

"Nah. It's all stuff you taught me two years ago. I think I can handle it Shizu-nee." Naruto said smiling.

Jiraiya nodded, "How is your sealing going then?"

Naruto shrugged, "Alright I guess. Can you go over some of the stuff I did later?"

"Sure, and tomorrow Tsunade or Shizune will go over your chakara control in the morning."

"Cool."

"Taijutsu with me in the afternoon, and we'll see if we can get in some ninjutsu on this trip ne?"

"YES!" Naruto shouted.

Tsunade came into the dining room at that moment and bonked him on the head, "Not so loud brat."

"Ow. Baa-chan that hurt." Naruto whined.

Shizune had brought out the last dish and put it on the table, "Enough of that you two, or you'll have to take it outside, not near the dinner table."

"Hai." The two blondes mutter embarrassed. Sitting down everyone puts their hands together and says, "Itadakimasu."

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(Let's just skip the dinner. Nothing worth mentioning happened.)

Naruto was sitting with Jiraiya in the study with papers littered all around them on the floor. As promised Jiraiya was going over Naruto's sealing work.

"This one… nope it's perfect. Could be a little neater in this section though gaki." Jiraiya said placing a piece of paper in front of Naruto and pointing out a place on the seal.

"Ok. How about the others?"

"They all look good gaki. You working on anything else?"

Nodding his head Naruto cleared the floor of all papers and pulled out a scroll from his jacket. Unrolling it there appeared to be a seal drawn into it. Jiraiya whistle, "Damn gaki, you already onto personalized sealing scrolls, at this rate you'll be at a high amateur level."

Naruto smiled at the praise and made a hand sign. There was a 'poof' as he unsealed a stack of papers. Jiraiya looked interested as the little blonde went around setting the papers on the floor. Slowly a shaped started to appear from all the many papers and his eye widen.

"Scratch that, whether that works or not, I'm dubbing you a novice seals master."

Naruto gave Jiraiya a face splitting grin as he continued arranging his seal. As he finished he thought, 'I wonder what Deer will be doing later…'

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Narra house

Yoshino had just finished tucking in Shikayoshi. Leaving the little boy's door ajar, she headed down the hall to her second son's room. Knocking first to signal her son that she was about to enter, there was no reply so she figured he was busy, or dozing, she pushed open the door. Poking her head in the room she frowned. Shikamaru was doing sit ups on the floor with earphones in his ears. The music was so loud she could hear it from the door. Walking in, she stood right next to the sweating boy.

Shikamaru groaned as when she was right next to him. Taking out the earphones, he asked a little annoyed that she had disturbed him, "What do you want troublesome mother?"

"Don't give me that tone young man. Your music is too loud. I could hear it from the door."

"Before or after you opened the door?"

Yoshino scowled, "Don't get smart with me Shikamaru. My point is your music is really loud. Do you want to go deaf?"

Shikmaru sighed, taking out the music device he adjusted his music so it was barely a murmur, "Happy?"

Yoshino nodded and exited the room.

Sighing Shikamaru resumed his sit ups after putting back his earphones in his ears.

A couple of reps later he got up, and turned the volume back up on his music device. Stretching his sides a bit, he then started doing pushups. After three sets of ten he got up again and stretched his arms, and took the towel offered to him. "Thanks." Shikamaru mutters, then gave a girly scream (Shikamaru would later deny that he screamed that night), whipping his head in the direction the towel came from, only to see a laughing blonde.

Yoshino burst into her son's room with a kunai in hand, but relaxed when she saw the laughing Naruto and her son who was still trying to get over his shock, "Naru-chan, do you want anything to eat?" she asked the laughing child.

"No thanks Yoshino-ba-chan just had dinner." Naruto smiled at the woman still chuckling.

"Naru." Shikamaru growled, taking out his earphones and sitting on his bed, "How did you get in?"

Naruto stopped laughing, "Ninja." was the vague reply.

Yoshino smirked, "Teach you to blast your music in your ears, ne Shika-chan?"

Shikamaru just sighed as he wiped himself down, muttering, "Troublesome." To himself.

"I'm surprised you didn't get whip lash when you turned to face me Shika-chan." Naruto said voice still full of humor as he sat down next to his friend.

"Tch." Shikamaru just turned his head around, blush adorning his cheeks.

His mother just laughed at him, "Well you two know where I'll be if you need anything." She said closing the door behind her.

Shikamaru growled, "Don't you have an Uchiha to traumatize Naru? And aren't your guardians in Konoha?"

A wicked grin spread across the blonde's face, and Shikamaru shivered, "Too early for me to start my work. And I told Baa-chan I was coming to visit you, Deer."

"Are you ever going to stop calling me Deer, Naru?"

Naruto grinned again and slung an arm, "Sure."

Shikamaru perked up at that, but deflated when the blonde said, "When I find you a better nickname."

Growling the bigger brunette grabbed his friend's waist, pulling him on to the bed and started to tickle the smaller blonde.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHA-STOP-EKK-HAHAHAHAHAHA" Naruto attempted to get his friend to stop, only succeeding in falling onto his back, giving Shikamaru more access to his ticklish sides.

This went on for a few more seconds with Shikamaru continuously attacking the blonde's ticklish sides with the blonde trying and failing to get the older boy to stop. Finally having enough, Naruto reaches for a pillow and attempts to whack Shikamaru with it. Unfortunately, Shikamaru saw this coming and grabs the pillow before it hits him. This however, causes him to stop tickling the Naruto.

Naruto takes the opportunity to sit up and scoot away from Shikamaru, "Sadist." He mutters wiping away the tears that had come to his eyes.

Shikamaru just smirked, "But you still love this sadist."

Naruto playfully stuck out his tongue but didn't say anything hugging the pillow to his chest and bringing his legs on to the bed. Shikamura moved to leaned against the wall his bed was next to. "Seriously though, what do you have planned to traumatize the Uchiha?" Shikamaru asked curiously.

"Now that would be telling Deer-kun." Naruto said playfully.

Shikamaru faced his blonde friend, "Not even a little hint?"

"Nope, though I am sure you won't be disappointed in the morning."

"Not getting any more out of you aren't I?"

Naruto moved next to Shikamaru and giggled, "Nope." He chirped leaning his head on his friend's shoulder.

Shikamaru sighed and decided to change the topic since he knew Naruto wouldn't tell him much more, "So what do you think of our new instructor?"

"Mmm… I guess he's alright. Though, is it just me or does he like to rant?"

"Yea he does. It's only the first day but I can tell he's gonna be a mother hen in the future."

"Haha…yea. I'm just curious on how he'll control the class once people get used to him."

"True, no one said that we were all angles like most were today."

There was a knock on the door and both boys sat up a bit straighter, "What?!" Shikamaru called out, 'Damnit!' he mentally pouted, getting up to answer the door.

Shikahito quirked an eyebrow at his brother's irritated behavior, but didn't comment on it, "Mother made hot cocoa and told me to call you two down."

"Hey Hito-kun!" Naruto chirped as he stood behind his friend.

Shikahito smiled at the blonde, "Hey Naru-chan. Been up to anything interesting lately?"

"Yup!"

"Care to share?"

"Nope!" came another chirpy reply from the blonde.

Shikamaru chuckled at this, "Aniki, he wouldn't tell me, you think he'll tell you?"

Shikahito smiled and ruffled the two younger boys' hair, "Well there's always a first for everything, ne Naru-chan?"

"Yup, but it's not gonna be this time." Naruto said slapping the older boys hand away, Shikamaru doing the same and muttering, "Troublesome older brothers."

"Well I'm going to take a shower now. You two go down and have cocoa, and I'll be down to join you soon." Shikahito said and walked away from the two.

"Shall we?" Shikamaru said, dramatically waving his hand out in a 'you first' gesture.

Naruto rolled his eyes as he moved in front of his friend and said in a teasing voice, "Why thank you my Deer."

Shikamaru shut his door and poked Naruto's side, making the smaller boy yelp and growl at his friend. Shikamaru just smirked, "You had that coming Naru, and you know it."

Naruto just pouted as the two of them headed down the stairs to the kitchen.

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Yoshino smiled at the two boys seated in front of her as she placed the steaming cups of cocoa in front of them. "So Naru-chan, how is the academy?" Yoshino said sliding into her chair.

"It's been alright, I guess, but it can be downright boring though." Naruto said shrugging picking up his cup.

Yoshino chuckles, "That's what Shika-chan says too."

"That's because it is mother." Shikamaru says, taking a sip from the steaming cup.

"What you talking about honey? School is meant to be fun."

"It would be Yoshino-ba-chan, if we were learning something new. But they're teaching us the stuff you went over with us at latest last year, and don't get me started on what they're teaching us in taijutsu." Naruto grumbled.

"What Naruto said." Shikamaru muttered into his cup.

Yoshino just sighed and stood up, "Just leave the cups in the sink when you're done boys. Oh, and Naru-chan, are you staying the night?"

"Nope, I told Ba-chan I'd be back later." Naruto said turning to face Yoshino who was now behind the two children.

"Ahh, so Tsunade-sama is back I take it. Well give my regards to her and Shizune for me."

"Will do, Yoshino-ba-chan."

"Alright, I'm going to bed, not too late you two. Especially since you have to get back home Naru-chan."

"Hai." The two boys said together.

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The two boys sat in comfortable silence sipping their cocoa. Naruto glanced at the clock and eyes went wide, "Kuso." He cursed, it was getting really late.

Shikamaru glanced at the clock and chuckled, "You know you could just stay here tonight."

"As much as I'd love too, granny and Shizu-nee are going to help me with my training in the morning." Naruto said with a little pout.

Shikamaru mentally pouted as well, 'Damn the hag and Naru's priority for training! I wana spend time with Naru!' he was about to reluctantly remind the blonde about the time again when he noticed that Naruto was sporting a blank look. Slowly a sinister smirk spread across the blondes face. Shivering Shikamaru asked, "Do I want to know?"

If possible Naruto's smirk got wider, "No you'll find out tomorrow." He said and cackled.

A large anime sweat drop formed at the back of Shikamaru's head at his friend's actions, "Would you like me to walk you home? It's really late" 'Please say yes.' He mentally pleaded.

"It's ok Deer-kun, I'll be able to handle myself." Naruto said smiling and hugging his friend, then exiting through the kitchen door.

'He's never initiated any contact before.' Shikamaru sat in shock for a few seconds from the sudden hug, until Shikahito came in and whacked him over the head.

"Stop spacing out. Mum says 'wash up and go to bed'… Where'd Naru-chan go?"

Shikamaru scowled at his older brother, "Tch troublesome. Did you have to hit me? Naruto went home." Getting up with the used cups in his hands and places them in the sink.

Shikahito chuckled, "And you didn't walk him home? Did you two fight?"

"I don't see how that's any of your business Aniki. But if you have to know, no, we didn't." Shikamaru said with an irritated tone and smirk saying, "Goodnight Hito-chan." And disappeared into his room.

Shikahito growled, "Damn brat."

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