Naruto had spoken briefly to the Kyuubi no kitsune, but it had been last night and he'd got nothing from the demon. Now he was silently brooding. Inside he was seething. How dare the Yondaime take away his name. He was mentally backtracking as far as he could go to see if anyone had ever called him anything over than Uzumaki Naruto.
The gates loomed high above them and Naruto walked straight through them without so much as blinking. Genma followed him, waving to Kotetsu and Izumo sitting in the wooden hut. Both waved back frantically. He grinned, remembering how much the pair had used to complain every time they got gate duty. It was about as boring as this mission. At least you could talk to whoever you were with in that breezy hut.
They reached the hokage tower together and Genma handed over the report he'd written on watch last night.
"I would appreciate if you gave scrolls to the correct people. Naruto, go give that to Iruka would you?"
They both watched as Naruto perked up at the thought of seeing the chuunin again. He ran out of the room, his previous worries temporarily forgotten and a massive smile on his face. After all, he hadn't seen Iruka for several years.
"You look like you want to say something." Tsunade stared knowingly at the senbon user.
"I think Naruto needs promoting. I saw him fighting rogue ninja and I think he's above chuunin level. He also thinks he has family somewhere in a water based village, which I think could very well be true after seeing him fight. His water jutsus are amazingly powerful.
"Hm. That's interesting, I'll look into it. Meanwhile I agree that Naruto is due his promotion. He was probably due it years ago." She laughed softly.
"Did you need me for anything?" Both looked up to see Naruto standing in the doorway.
Tsunade looked down at the scroll on her desk and started to dismiss him before she stopped. "Yes. Can you take this scroll to Rock. It's about the upcoming chuunin exams so it needs to get there quickly."
Naruto nodded, took the scroll she handed him and vanished, leaving nothing behind him.
"I think I can safely say he'll get promoted. After all, he broke into Akatsuki's base and came back safely with their blueprints." She smiled fondly at the spot the blonde had been and Genma found himself smiling with her.
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"What took you so long?"
Genma stuck his head round the door frame into the kitchen and saw Raidou cleaning the hob. The scent of disinfectant hung heavily in the air. "I had to report back to the Hokage and we ended up talking about all the stupidly reckless things Naruto's done and got away with."
Raidou just shook his head and turned back to cleaning. "There's some chicken in the fridge."
Genma pulled the plate from the fridge and waled away from the overpowering scent of cleaning fluids. Instead, he took refuge in his bedroom, locking himself and his food in. He settled down to eat and found himself thinking about Naruto again, about how the man moved when fighting. It was like he was one of his own water jutsus, graceful and flowing. The cheshire grin came to the forefront of his mind and he found himself smiling through his mouthful of chicken.
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He groaned and rolled over, glancing at the alarm clock on his way past. 3 in the morning. Why'd that bastard have to go on a mission at 3 in the fucking morning? He was having such a nice dream as well, his cock was a testament to that. He tried to conjure up an image of who he had been dreaming about, but it just wouldn't come. Instead he saw glimpses of golden hair and sparkling blue eyes. His sleep muddled brain made no sense of them but at the thought of those eyes his cock hardened further, tenting the thin blanket he lay under. Without a second thought he ran a hand down his body to grasp at his erection and tugged at it a couple of times. He stifled a groan as he felt tension coil in his stomach.
His hand began to move faster and soon it was flying up and down, surrounding his aching organ the tension coiling tighter and tighter as he went. Blonde hair and blue eyes was back in his mind. Lightly tanned skin and whiskered cheeks. Strong hands and slender build, slightly muscled and a perfectly flat stomach.
He moaned louder, the friction on his cock slightly painful but he couldn't stop now, not until - The tension snapped and he came, a loud groan of relief and a name he didn't remember escaping his lips.
"Naruto!"