Hello,
It stars finally. What starts? Well… You'll see. So have a nice time reading this chapter.
Cupi
There goes this popular thing called disclaimer, meaning that I don't own Naruto.
Chapter 7: Shopping? Surprisingly shocking
He really didn't wanted to leave his part time teacher's apartment. He was too much embarrassed. Reason behind his embarrassment was simple, for the first time in his life he was wearing skirt and boys don't wear skirts, right? And he was a boy, right? Right? Well he had to leave questioning of his real gender for later, since now he was being dragged out of relatively safe apartment in clothes he didn't felt much comfortable with. For once, what if the skirt happened to be lifted up by some external force and it already felt quite breezy. When he complained about it to his part time teacher, she shot him down by that, he was not just used to the feeling, yet. Another thing that felt off was how the top of clothes was thigh, right on his skin leaving no place for imagination for what was under, exposing all the curves or rather lack of them.
"It feels like someone is hugging me constantly," he complained.
"Better get used to it," looked black haired woman with amused look at squirming short haired blonde as they were walking through the village. She was no longer dragging Naruto by his hand, that would just got them unwanted attention. She saw as the boy was scanning his surroundings with fear in eyes, trying to avoid eye contact with anyone. Luckily passersby didn't pay them much attention, just two normal kunoichi strolling through the village. Nothing wrong with that.
Naruto was quite surprise. No, he was one of the hell surprised, because no one, literally no one pay him any special attention. No cold glares, no bashing whispers behind his back, no weird giggles because of his appearance, he was now one of them, one of ever-changing crowd. On that though a soft smile spread on his lips, he was happy.
"We are here," announced red eyed kunoichi once they both stood in front rather large shop. Blonde kunoichi's in training mouth gaped in awe. He didn't knew that there were such big stores in Konoha. And this one was specialized for kunoichi's equipment and clothing. The boy wondered if his female pink haired teammate was also buying her things here. So far he didn't saw any clothing to be similar to his teammate's. Sheer number of different kunoichi equipment types was astonishing. Maybe by luck, the blonde managed to spot separate sleeves similar to his teacher's red one.
"What are those Kurenai-sensei?" asked Naruto pointing at the said sleeves.
"Those sleeves?" asked black haired woman. Seeing her par time disciple nodding fast, she continued, "they can be used instead of kunai holster. They goes in classic variant, just as mine, or embedded with storage seals."
"And what is the difference?" continued the blonde in his prying.
"Price, the ones with storage seals might store a lot more then classic ones. You can put a tent into seal, but once destroyed you lose all the seal contained. In worse scenario the seal can explode," explained wiser kunoichi. Naruto now knew why his part-time teacher wasn't wearing any weapon pouch or holster. She had all hers tricks in sleeve. The blond set his eyes on sleeves once again and knew he needed those, definitely.
After the short sleeve lesson they continued to part of shop where cloths for kids… Ehm! For younger kunoichi were located. There were also tons and tons of clothing, in smaller sizes. Naruto was dumbly looking around. So many different pieces. Shirts, skirts, trousers, hoodies and much more in all different colors. So many choices.
"Have you find out something you like?" asked suddenly his kunoichi trainer, distracting him from awe. The called boy shook his head, because he still had no idea what he should wear. Really, without any preparations or research, how exactly he was supposed to know what to buy. Well he knew that skirts were out of picture, at least for now, as he still felt a bit uncomfortable wearing one. Looking around more, he found out that there were not exactly many trousers to choose from and none of the little number of said piece of clothing here would suite him, he just knew it. Suddenly his eyes stumbled upon shorts, shorts couldn't be that bad, could they? Seasoned kunoichi spotted her part-time charge's interest and grabbed one pair of black shorts.
"Here try them, I'll chose you top in meantime," announced Kurenai and forced boy into changing room. Once inside Naruto didn't know what to do. Well he knew what he was supposed to do but seeing his whole reflection in mirror, his face flushed in red even more than it was before. He was so embarrassed. Then he sighed and freed himself from skirt he was wearing, quickly replacing it with the shorts, just to find out that he felt even more embarrassed. How was that even possible? He didn't know. Shorts weren't called shorts for nothing, they were really short as the name of piece of clothing suggested.
"They suits you," said happily Kurenai entering the changing room which was occupied by Naruto. The boy was startled by he sudden entrance, since he didn't pay much attention to his surroundings, because of embarrassment. After his heart slowed down from shock, caused by his part-time teacher, he looked at what she was holding. He could tell that the top chosen by black haired kunoichi was almost exact copy of hers own battle dress. He could see that the dress were long enough to hide the shorts. Why was he wearing shorts then? Or maybe they were meant to be hidden on purpose. Since he would be forced to try the dress anyway, he took it from his part time kunoichi trainer and pushed her out of changing room to have some privacy when changing. In almost blink of eye his current top was removed and replaced with the light beige Kurenai styled battle dress. Well, it wasn't exactly it. Something seemed off, just wrong.
Naruto slid the curtain to changing room on side and let the red eyed women look at him.
"Hmm. Dress are cute, you are quite cute too, but it just don't meld well together, it seems off," she commented little fashion show, hers part time student performed.
"Same here," nodded the blonde agreeing with her.
"We have to look for something else," she mumbled bit disappointed, because she though that those dress would suit the boy. Apparently not, which made her wonder why. Well maybe when they find something else, what suits him better, they find out why. She started looking for the top piece immediately after the blonde shut changing room's curtain. After Naruto changed to the top which was borrowed to him, he also started looking. At the first he was quite disoriented in the shop, but after a while he spotted the section where the top pieces were located. He was going around looking at the different shirts, tank tops, vests and dress like top pieces. Still he was not able to to choose anything.
"Find anything interesting?" asked black haired part-time teacher.
"Nothing," answered the blonde boy masked as kunoichi.
"I have these, lets try them," said Kurenai and pointed back to changing rooms area. Young blonde led the way back. Soon enough he tried one piece after another. Almost everything suited him just fine, yet both he and his kunoichi trainer knew that neither hit the spot so far.
The blonde boy was trying like fifth one when he finally felt this top is the right one. It was peach colored kimono like short dress top with almost non existing cap sleeves, obi like dark maroon almost black thick waist belt making the said par of body look slimmer and same dark colored embroidered hems. It also made his hips looks wider making him appear more woman like? Naruto blushed at his own image. Hell not knowing it was him in mirror he might fell in love. Yeah he definitely looked pretty and was kind of proud of it. Yet the light breeze he felt made him notice how much of his legs and arms were exposed to sight, followed by another blush of embarrassment.
"What about this one?" said Naruto when he showed himself to his part-time teacher.
"This is it!" clapped Kurenai hers hands soundlessly. The top the boy was wearing now, was perfect, absolutely perfect. She was glad for him, because she almost gave up, that something might suit him this good.
"Alright, then lets buy it," she cheered and wanted to walk to counter, but Naruto grabbed her one red sleeve, stopping her. She looked at him seeing his head facing the tips of his feet.
"What's wrong?" she asked, knowing the blonde probably wanted to say something.
"It's bit exposing," he whimpered.
"Well that's the point," raised hers eyebrow red eyed kunoichi.
"B-But it's embarrassing! And I'm used to wear warmer cloths," said Naruto remembering his favorite orange jump suite.
"Alright, alright, where exactly you might feel a bit colder?" tilted hers head Kurenai giving up. The blonde kunoichi in training just pointed at his legs. The dark haired woman frowned and said him to wait while she try to find out something to warmer his legs. And so Naruto waited seeing the holster sleeves in the corner of his eye. Those sleeves simply caught his attention and it would be quite cool to pull kunai out of sleeve, right? And maybe even tactical advantage, making him more unpredictable since he wouldn't have any visible kunai holster or pouches. Yes he definitely needed those. The only problem was he didn't saw any in kids… Erm in young kunoichi section.
Still he wouldn't be Uzumaki Naruto if that could stop him. The young boy then barged into the sleeves section, they had them separately in the store, because they were easier to find that way. Ignoring the colors, he looked for the possible smallest size they had in store. When he found it, he took arm sleeve to his hand right and tried it on. To his surprise the sleeves were on clips, which made them removable. Not to his surprise the sleeve was still too long, ending more then five inches below his fingertips. Still he wanted them so badly!
While the kunoichi boy was trying on the other sleeve Kurenai found him as she found a pair of thigh-high tip less stockings in the same dark color as the embroidering on the kimono top was.
"No Naruto, they are too long and they would hinder you," tried to reason Kurenai with her part time student. On which the young blonde kunoichi in training reacted by making puppy dog eyes, slightly getting wet from obviously fake tears. He looked so cute at the moment, way more than he realized, which might turn dangerous in future, but Kurenai couldn't resist his pleading eyes. To hell with logic and reasoning, when you saw something incredibly cute like that, something tempting as much as abandoned kitten. So black oversized sleeves remained on Naruto's arms. He won and was happy.
"Okay you have your sleeves and this on yours legs," sighed Kurenai definitely giving up and handed kunoichi in training the pair of stockings she found. The boy without any objections tried on the pair of thigh-high stockings, which suited him just fine, plus he didn't felt that annoying breeze anymore. Yes this new get up was definitely the best. After he was satisfied enough viewing his reflection in mirror, he changed back to borrowed clothes and happily strolled to counter to pay. After which done his purse was a lot less full. Still, with all those D-rank missions his sensei forced on him and his teammates, he didn't have to worry about money that much.
Once they left the store Naruto was about to walk back to his part-time teacher's apartment, but she stopped him and dragged him to another store. Naruto froze on the spot when they entered. Never in his life he imagined to enter lingerie store. He looked at the Kurenai, showing utter shock in his eyes, but didn't managed to say any word. His part kunoichi trained looked back at him with evil smirk on her face.
"When you are doing something, do it properly, right Naruto?" she said and the same smirk still marred her face. Feeling his throat suddenly dried the blonde gulped. It was not his first time seeing woman's underwear, it was his freaking first time buying some for himself!
'Act Naruto! Don't forget your act!' he commanded himself inwardly. Naruto took one deep breath and then his demeanor changed as he accomplished his feminine act.
"Any advice, Kurenai-sensei?" he asked confidently. The back haired woman smiled, hers student realized what this was partially about. She knew that he might be suffering inside his mind, right now, which was the other part behind the meaning of shopping lingerie.
"You should look into sports section," she smiled and pointed the boy to part of shop which kunoichi might be interested in.
Naruto walked in front of her and she followed silently. The boy's body language from time to time gave away his nervosity, but nothing too major, like fainting. Though Naruto inside his mind wasn't far from it.
Once they came to the said section of shop, he looked around cluelessly. Well he could tell the upper underwear from bottom, a good start but sadly that was everything Naruto knew about lingerie. To top it his part-time teacher looked obviously amused. And she let him wonder around like headless chicken for a while. Once she thought, that the blonde suffered enough she quickly picked up several complete sets of sports underwear.
"Why this bra have pockets in it?" asked Naruto very dumbly.
"Those 'pockets' are for pads. Making your bust look bigger," explained Kurenai.
"Why would I need that?" said Naruto without any remorse and that was mistake. Kurenai was outraged by hers part-time student's words. He obviously didn't knew the suffering of less developed women, not that was her case, but some of other customers looked at them viciously. Adding hers own anger over the blonde's stupid remark, she fiercely walked to back par of shop and took pair of bra pads. The blonde boy gulped once again, the situation looked gruesomely painful.
Once the boy kunoichi in training paid for his new underwear, wondering why he needed so many, and few sets of pads, he and his part-time teacher left for hers home.
Today he was able to search for black haired woman again, because he wasn't tired after missions and training like yesterday. Yet he was getting nowhere. Whatever he went the woman was not here, and the young Uchiha was so sure that he searched through whole Kohona, yet nothing. Nevertheless he couldn't give up, his pride would not allow it. And so he searched and searched, without any success, until he saw the woman he was looking for, but she was not alone. Some young blonde girl was her company. He could go straight to them and ask her what he wanted to know, but the younger girl might be problem, remembering his fangirls, namely the pink haired one who happened to be at same team as him. He sighed soundlessly and started to follow them, waiting for moment when they part their ways. Sadly it looked that they won't be parting away any time soon.
Yet tailing them wasn't totally worthless. After they left the shopping district they went directly to the black haired woman's apartment. And another thing what Sasuke learned was the woman's name, he heard the blonde girl address the kunoichi by name Kurenai-sensei. That made him slightly wonder if the younger blonde was also kunoichi, or maybe kunoichi to be. Well that knowledge was not important to him. All he wanted to know was why was Kakashi paying the red eyed woman larger amount of money and what for.
Now that he knew where the woman lived he could pay her visit any time, but decided to wait for a while, hiding near her apartment at spot, where he could easily see someone leaving or coming in. He wanted to know what was the money for as soon as possible and in case that the blonde girl was not living with hers teacher, she should leave soon, because it was getting late. And well the kid like ten years old, which he assumed from the girl's height, should go home soon, right?
He couldn't believe what he had seen and heard after few minutes of waiting.
The young blonde kunoichi in training and his part-time teacher arrived in the said teacher's apartment. Immediately inside he leaned the bags, with clothing, he was carrying near the door and went to change back into his nice and favorite bright orange jump suite. But as soon as he entered the room, he changed in before, he returned looking panic-stricken. His… His best clothing he ever worn so far was nowhere to be found! He panicked even more realizing that it was his only clothing suited for ninja line of work. His eyes widened in fear realizing that he wouldn't be able to do his job tomorrow!
"It's gone!" he awed at his part-time teacher.
"What is gone?" she asked playing innocent, since she was the culprit behind disappearing of the blonde's orange monstrosity. Well it was time to get rid of it and since hers par-time apprentice was so weak against genjutsu she just couldn't resit. Plus he had new clothes right? They bought them today.
"My jump suite," said still shocked blonde. She was looking at him and waiting for the moment he realize that he has nothing else to wear and she assumed that he won't go home just in his underwear.
"I have nothing else to wear!" he shrieked right after he realized what she was waiting him to realize.
"That's not true. You have clothes to wear," she answered, maybe a little bit soon. Still the blonde was in shock so he wouldn't be much attentive.
"Do I?" looked the blonde at his part-time savior hopefully.
"Of course you bought yourself a bunch of clothes today, didn't you?" she answered while trying to hide evil smirk. The boy's eyes widened impossibly as he knew what king of clothes they bought today. It was kunoichi clothing.
"Well you have to get used to it," stated the black haired woman and handed the bags to blonde student of hers. The blonde was in denial. His favorite clothing disappeared and then he was forced to wear the cloths, he might looked cute in, but was not used to them. Well his part time teacher said that he better get used to them. He could see the logic behind hers statement and so he slowly walked into room, to change into his new clothes.
"Don't forget the underwear! And pad it," she called him after he closed the doors to hers bedroom where was he was about to change. Though she was only part-time teacher, she was his teacher nevertheless and making her angry for any reason, resulted in some kind of humiliating punishment as he learned today when buying the lingerie. Naruto was hesitating quite a lot. Wouldn't make him wearing pair of shorties and sports bra, padded on top of that, a pervert? That was certainly one of the vital questions. But considering the fact that he was doing it to increase his unpredictability and to protect his precious people better, he knew that he was not a pervert even when others might say different. So he changed his clothes in record time having only problem to settle the pads right. He looked into the mirror and knew that was irresistible, because he find himself pretty. Leaving the room he changed his demeanor to act even more feminine. Well with the clothes he wore it came more natural. And thus one of the most charming kunoichi to be, was born.
He felt that his movement were no longer stiff as before, he knew that they were more fluid than in his original male clothes. It surprised him, but it was useful and the clothes he was wearing now were getting more and more comfortable by minutes.
Someone knocked on the doors to apartment.
"You expecting someone?" asked Naruto in charming voice. Kurenai knew that his mood changed the moment he left the bedroom. He was in his feminine act more than ever before and even appeared more adult.
"No," she shortly answered and went to open the doors. Naruto was looking through the hall, hoping to see who was on the other side of the doors. Once he spotted the mop of gravity defying silver hair he started to blush of unknown reason. He didn't knew why his face felt hot, but he needed to overcome it soon.
"Kakashi's here, he came to pick you up," called Kurenai from opened doors. The blonde kunoichi to be took a deep breath to calm himself down. Of course he and his sensei would have the dinner together as everyday. He was happy, since sensei didn't forget. Still his heart was beating nervously
"In minute! Just get my things," he said and in the moment he was back with few small bags containing his new underwear. His demeanor changed once again, if nervosity won't go away he needed to change his act, to hide it behind something. And well with his new clothes and even padded top underwear he felt confident just enough to play seduction on his sensei, couldn't hurt anyone, right?
"Kakashi-sensei," shouted loudly Naruto and leaped to hold Kakashi's arm by his to hands. Giving special mind to touch sensei's arm with padded underwear, holding the arm tightly.
The moment his blonde student touched him he was surprised. The blonde caught him unprepared but having mask and trained eye expression he didn't let anything out.
"Jo, ready for dinner? Nice clothes by the way," commented silver haired man.
"Oh thank you sensei. So where we going?" asked the blonde wanting to know where they might dine.
"I cooked, so my place," eye smiled Kakahsi.
"Ehm!" cleared her throat Kurenai to remind them hers presence and stretched hers hand towards Kakashi, expecting his money to land in it.
The silver haired man looked at her surprised with what-for look, but then pulled out his wallet and reluctantly gave woman the money. After that he and Naruto, still clinging on his arm, made their way to his home to have dinner.
The black haired boy didn't knew what made of it. He just saw his teach to leave with young blonde girl after the man paid money to adult woman. He was quite sure what the situation, that just happened in front his eyes, meant. Having kind of enlightenment after the Wave mission, he felt this annoying urge to say what happened to his teammates. Maybe discuss it with them and then do something. Well he was Uchiha Sasuke, but in the kind of situation that he thought he witnessed, he had to put his pride aside and let someone know about it. And so the last Uchiha quickly departed to his annoying teammate's house.
