Chapter 4

"IDATAKIMASU." Kurenai smiled as Kitty, Naruto and Hinata ate together at Ichiraku, on her tab sure, but still it was nice to see Hinata bonding whit anyone. She usually was to shy to make friends.

"So wich shinobi store has the best clothes?" Kitty asked.

"I don't know" Naruto said. "As I said I get thrown out each time I enter one."

Hinata looked up in surprise. "Why do they do that?"

Kurenai frowned knowing the reason why. And judging by the look of Ichiraku and his daughter Amaye, they knew too.

"I can take you to the shop I use," Kurenai said with a smile. "It's not too far from here either; they deal in everything from weapons, to clothes to scrolls and even have books on different jutsu's."

"Cool" Naruto said finishing up his 5th bowl of ramen.

"Thank you once more for buying us food Kurenai sensei" Hinata said bowing as she stood from her place, once to Kurenai, and once to the two behind the counter. "And thank you for the meal, it was very good."

"It was our pleasure" Ichiraku said bowing himself. "Thank you for eating at our place Miss Hyuuga, and please tell your friends and family about us."

"I will" Hinata said smiling.

Kurenai smiled as the three children… well two children and one adult in disguise, walked out and started talking… well Naruto anyhow, Kitty and Hinata just nodded to everything he said.

"How much?" Kurenai asked sighing at all the empty bowls on the counter.

Ichiraku smiled. "It's on the house today."

Kurenai blinked. "Why?"

"Because you are the first shinobi with the exception of Iruka that has joined Naruto here. It is our way of thanking you for being on his side, not enough people does."

"Yeah" Kurenai sighed. "Poor boy. Now we should go, thank you for the meal."

Kurenai walked out, shaking her head as Naruto finished telling a joke that he probably didn't even understand, making Kitty laugh like hell and Hinata blush.

"All right children let's go" Kurenai said. "The shop is this way."

……………

Kitty was in heaven. She had never seen so much awesome clothes in her life.

"All right first things first" Kurenai said. "You three can go and get a weapons pouch, 5 kunais and 10 throwing stars each, it's on me."

"Awesome" Naruto and Kitty cheered, Hinata just standing still, not really sure how to feel.

As the kids went amok in the clothing section after having gathered the weapons and pouch, the vendor of the store went up to Kurenai.

"Ohayo Kurenai, how are you today?"

"Pretty good" Kurenai said smiling gently as Naruto chose the most visible orange jumpsuit holding it out, Kitty shaking her head.

"Um Kurenai Chan, you do of course know who that is right?"

Kurenai caught the tone the vendor held and glared at him.

"Yes. The son of the yondaime, a poor boy who has seen nothing but hate since he came to this world. Also his friends are a girl called Kitty Petro… I think the Sandaime has sent out messages of her. And I don't really think I need to tell you who the girl is, I think her Hyuuga eyes speak for themselves."

The vendor sighed. "All right Kurenai I get your point… I won't kick him out."

"Good, because when he grows older and get his hitai-ite he will most likely continue coming here."

And with that Kurenai walked up to the three academy students. "So what have you found…? Where is Kitty?"

"I'm here" Kitty said coming out of a trying room dressed in some clothes.

She was wearing a pair of black shinobi sandals and a pair of blue shorts with a white part on her right leg. She was wearing a fleece like vest in black, with a small hood, and over her heart the vest had a circle with a hypnotic circle in white and blue. And judging from the small opening Kitty had on the vest, she was wearing a fishnet shirt under it.

"This feels good" Kitty said smiling trying a few taijutsu kicks to get the feel of it. "Nothing flashy, and still so cool."

"It looks good on you Kitty Chan" Hinata said smiling.

"Thanks" Kitty said turning to Kurenai. "Would it be a little overkill to get a pair of fingerless gloves too?"

"No it wouldn't be overkill" Kurenai said smiling as Kitty got a pair of leather fingerless gloves in black, trying them on.

"All right I'll go and take these off again so I can pay… well Sandaime can anyways."

And whit that she ran off again Kurenai turning to Naruto. "How much sugar has she been eating today?"

"I dunno" Naruto said shrugging.

"And you Naruto, what did you find?"

"Well first I found this really cool blue and orange jumpsuit, but Kitty said a ninja shouldn't dress in orange, it sort of goes against the blending in theme we seem to do, or something like that so she found this for me in stead."

Kurenai smiled as he held up a shinobi jacket mainly in black, but with one singular orange stripe up on the middle of his jacket over the zipper (think of his shippuden outfit). Also he had picked out a completely black pair of shorts and a black t shirt. His shinobi sandals were a standard blue, and he too had a pair of blue fingerless gloves in his grasp.

"Looks good Naruto, you'll be one cool looking shinobi, right Hinata?"

Hinata blushed and stuttered before nodding franticly.

Naruto grinned. "Thank you Hinata… how about you?"

"I-I-I don't want to be a bother" Hinata said low. "Besides, I can afford my own clothes."

"Aw come on Hinata we are your friends, let us at least buy you something" Kitty said, having gotten out of the testing room holding her new clothes in her hands.

Hinata blushed. "All right… how about a book on different jutsu's? I could need the extra study."

Kitty sighed but nodded. "Sure, we can get you that, right Kurenai sempai?"

"Sure" Kurenai said with a smile.

Kitty took her new shinobi clothes as well as Naruto's new clothes and the book Hinata handed her going to the counter.

"Hi, I'm Kitty Petro; the Sandaime said that all I buy goes on his tab."

The vendor sighed and wrote the numbers down, deciding to go to the Hokage later on.

"All right here are your wares, thank you for choosing The shinobi world, please come again."

"We will" Naruto said with a grin.

Kurenai smiled. "Why don't you guys go outside, this won't take long."

As the younger 3 walked out Kurenai laid down the 3 weapons pouches she had promised the children. "I'll take these… and if the Hokage later asks why the bill is so big, you could always tell the truth and say that no shinobi stores have wanted to give Naruto clothes… if you don't, I will, and I will give the full reason too."

"Yes ma'am" the vendor said bagging the goods.

Kurenai smiled and gave the vendor the correct amount of money and turned around to head out. "Good day Haru, give my regards to your wife."

Haru sighed. He had a feeling this day was going to be a long one