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Chapter 7: Youth in the Carnival

Ziara smiled to herself, finishing the last piece of her outfit. She smiled to herself. Her cheeks were blushed rosy red, and her hair was let straight down, with a few roses in her hair. She wore a blue kimono with rose prints in it. It was short for a kimono, barely stopping past her knees.

"Bolt is gonna love this… i hope." She said to herself, skipping and dancing around her house in search of her sandals. Oce she found them, she sighed. "I wonder how everyone else is dressing?" She grabbed her laptop, and grabbed her headphones. She was just gonna chill and play games until the festival.

"Mom! This yukata is itchy!" Bolt whines, looking at his mom who was helping put it on. "But it looks so kawaii." Hinata cooed, buckling the sash at the waist. "You look so handsome in it." Bolt sighed. The yukata was white, and the sash yellow with blue lighting prints, Bolt's favorite colors.

Bolt mumbled something, and looked at his sister. Himawari wore a simple white sundress, with a rosy red sunhat and no shoes. She wanted to go barefooted. Naruto lazily walked out from the bedroom. "Morning kids, wife." He had on his Hokage clothes. He slept in them, and he planned on going in them.

Hinata looked at him and sternly pointed to the bathroom. "Bathe." Naruto sighed. "I tried." He muttered, sadly turning around like a sad puppy. Both Bolt and Himawari giggled. Naruto turned his head and winked at them.

"I don't need to bathe you myself, do i?" Hinata crossed her arms. "Maybe." Naruto replied, before disappearing into the fog of the shower Hinata had run. The sound of the door shutting and locking was heard after.

Hinata sighed and giggled. "Bolt, don't be like your father." Bolt smiled, pulling on his sleeves. Hinata made the final adjustments and nodded. "Okay, done. You're free to run around until the time of the festival." Bolt nodded and turned, heading out. "And don't get dirty!" Hinata called after him.

Bolt sighed. "I hope we don't have to fight in these itchy things." The boy looked around. The leaves of the cherry blossom trees flew all around the village, coating it in pink. The air smelled very good, like perfume. It was perfect, the festival always brought this… atmosphere with it.

Bolt took a left turn, not sure of where he was going, he just let the wind guide it. It led him right to Konohamaru. The jonin was still in his jonin outfit, looking around. "Hey, Kono-sensei!" Bolt used the nickname he called him. Konohamaru turned, and gave a half-smile.

"Hey Bolt, you… aren't up to any pranks are you…?" He looked around cautiously. Bolt chuckled. "Nah, you're lucky today." Konohamaru sighed mentally, before ruffling the boy's head.

Right then Bolt concluded that his hair must be a masterpiece. "So… How's Hanabi?" Konohamaru slyly asked, twiddling his thumbs. "Oh you know… doing missions and stuff. Her and the boyfriend she has are really getting along." Bolt answered.

"Boyfriend!? What boyfriend!?" Konohamaru grabbed the boy by his collar, lifting him up. "Relax! Relax, i was just kidding. She's still single i think." Bolt grinned and Konohamaru blushed heavily. "Anyways, how's your love life going kiddo?"

"Eh… not so well." He lied, not needing anyone to find out about him and Salada. Konohamaru chuckled. "Your father was the same was kiddo. Anyways, I should be going." Bolt nodded, watching him leap overhead and behind him. "Catch ya later kiddo." The jonin ran off.

Bolt waved and turned around. "Youth!" He was greeted with a loud outburst from Lee jr. "Bolt, we must unleash our powers of youth together, now!" Bolt sighed, pushing the boy away. "Not now green ranger." Lee jr. was oblivious to the insult, instead happily bursting up and down.

"Surely you have enough time for the power of friendship and youth! Just let your inner spirit out!" Lee jr. burst up, hopping around the place. His eyes seemed to be on fire.

"You sound like a cheerleader man." Bolt chuckled, placing a hand atop his head to stop all the… movement. Lee finally stopped being all hyperactive and raised an eyebrow. "Why are you dressed like that?"

Bolt sighed at the hopeless boy. "Because, the first day of the festival is today."

"Oh boy! I gotta run!" Lee jr. slapped his cheeks and took off in a burst of speed. Bolt… was confused. "I see why my mom warned me about ninja in green jumpsuits." He turned and yawned. "I wonder what Shikadai is doing?"

"Aww Salada, you look beautiful!" Sakura beamed at the girl, finally finishing the girl's hair. Her hair was in a bun, with a bang sweeping over her left eye, and a long, single think braid hanging down. Her hair was adorned with many jewels.

She didn't wear her glasses today, and had on some light makeup with some light glitter sprinkled about her body. She wore a japanese kimono, red with a black sash, and black sandals.

Sakura pinched her cheeks. "Look at you, all grown up now." Salada smiled briefly, before jumping onto a stool and claiming a book from the bookshelf.

Then there was a knock at the door. "Probably Ino." Sakura waltzed to the door, feeling a bit bubbly. "Come in In-" When she opened the door, she went silent. It was not Ino, but instead Uchiha Sasuke.

"Sakura." He spoke, his voice had gotten deeper over the years. Sakura blushed, stammering a bit. "Sasuke-kun." She moved away so he could come in. Sasuke walked in, giving Sakura a kiss on the cheek. He then looked at Salada.

"Hey Princess." He opened his sack and placed a few books and some special ninja tools on the table. "As promised." Salada nodded, slowly stepping off the stool. Sasuke opened his arms and Salada ran to hug him.

Sakura smiled, slowly pushing the door open. "Okay Book-chan you can go now. Me and Daddy have to… discuss something." Salada was smart enough to figure that out; She just wanted to make love.

Nodding, she walked out the door, closing it. She pressed her ear to the door. "Sasuke, I've been a bad girl while you were gone." That was all the girl needed, or rather wanted to hear before she left.

Salada walked through the village, taking in the feeling of the air. It was all so… beautiful. As she walked, she bumped into someone along the way. Ziara to be exact. Ziara didn't even feel it.

However she was mumbling something like "Going to see Boltie." and Salada heard it. She turned and grabbed the girl's shoulder, stopping her. "Hm? Oh its you." Ziara turned and narrowed her eyes. "What do you want now. Trying to question me again?"

Salada rolled her eyes. "Not now, though i know you're hiding something." Ziara shrugged, not intent on keeping this conversation going. "Well, whatever." She started to leave again but was again stopped by Salada. "Don't get any funny ideas, okay."

Ziara narrowed her eyes. "I think I'll say the same for you." She gripped her kunai pack briefly, before starting to walk off. Salada pondered on following her around, but decided against it since she needed to go visit Inojin.

Ziara slowed her pace a bit, back into her everyday one. She scouted around, looking for any signs of the Uzumaki. Then, she bumped into him. "Oops sorry, I've just been off my…" She looked up and realized who its was, and blushed heavily. Bolt gave a thumbs up. "Don't worry, I'm good."

Ziara nodded, timidly twiddling her thumbs. "Y-You look nice today." She looked up, the sky was starting to darken, the time of the festival was near. "Hehe, yeah i guess." Bolt scratched his head, now appearing to be his trademark. Ziara smiled. "So… what were you about to do."

Bolt shrugged absent-mindedly, closing one eye because it was starting to itch. Ziara mistook that as a wink, and blushed more. "Er… are you sick? Your face is a cherry right now." He placed a hand on her forehead, causing her to blush even more. "N-No, i mean y-yes…. i meant no!"

"Maybe i should get you to a doctor." Bolt suggested. "I don't want you to die on me or something." Ziara giggled nervously. "No, I'm perfectly fine. No reason to worry." Her face was a tomato now.

Bolt sighed, giving in to her reason. "Alright, if you say so." His minds wandered off like usual and his hands slipped down to her breast. Ziara slowly peeked down and almost turned blue. Bolt however, didn't know what he was doing until he heard her scream "Bolt!"

"Ahh!" He jolted into conscious, accidently squeezing them. "Ah-ttebasa! S-Sorry about that." He smiled innocently, trying to lighten the mood. Ziara's face was still red, but she sighed. "I-I know you didn't mean it. Just, don't do it again. I know you're expecting me to say some cheesy line like 'I don't mind, senpai' but nah."

Bolt chuckled. "Oh my, the stereotypes." Ziara giggled a bit, hiding her mouth from view with her hand. "Well, i picked up a custom from a tribe i stayed with during my voyage to the leaf." Bolt tilted his head, intrigued. "Oh yeah, what's that."

"It is customary on an important day to give the one you respect the most a good luck kiss." She maneuvered over, leaning close and giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Bonum fortuna!" Bolt had never heard that phrase before, and looked quite puzzled. Ziara giggled more. "Its good luck, in latin. I know alot of new world and old world languages."

Bolt looked amazed, like a kid tasting candy for the first time. "Awesome! Can you teach me!?" Ziara smiled, and poked his forehead. "I'd be glad to, but you have to call me senpai!" Bolt smiled and nodded. "Notice me senpai!" He couldn't resist, and the kids burst into laughter.

Chouchou looked on from a ramen stand around the corner, and grinned. "Aww, so kawaii." She then finished destroying a cup of ramen.

A gong rang throughout the entire village. "Well, it's time for the festival. I promised to meet someone, so I'll catch you later… senpai." Bolt smiled, winking on purpose this time, though he meant it in a friendly way.

Ziara blushed, and nodded. "Bonum vale!" Bolt tilted his head once again and Ziara chuckled. "Good bye!"

"Cool!" Bolt said, jogging off towards the village center. Ziara smiled. "So cute."

"Hey!"

"Ah shannaro!"

Bolt took a right to the face contrary of surprising Salada. "Oops!" She bent down and kissed his cheek, before standing and smiling. "Sorry." Bolt rubbed his cheek, looking at her and pouting. "That was so not cool."

"Well you should no better than to surprise me. After all, today is the day i kick your teeth in!" Bolt growled. "Whatever. You know's i'm gonna win!" Salada smirked, thumping his forehead. "In due time we'll find out. Now, give me a kiss."

A/N- My longest chapter ever yay! I'll try to make my chaps longer from now on. Anyways i'n at a bit of a conflict. I started this as a Bolt/Salada but now i'm starting to like him with Ziara. So voice your thoughts, who should Bolt be with. Leave a review about it, and while you're at it, follow and fav if you've haven't yet and as always… until next time :P