Chapter Nine

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Naruko was becoming more and more frustrated the last couple weeks. Since she had been released from the hospital she tried to get in to ask Kokoro some questions but Tsunade made it clear she was not allowed anywhere near until Ibiki was satisfied with the answers he was getting from the interrogations of both Kokoro and Sasuke.

Every time he tried to train Tsunade would be there to tell her no because her body needed more time to recuperate despite the healing effect Kurama gave him. Naruko did not want her skills to get rusty.

She wanted to do some D ranked missions at least but Tsunade said not the way she was dressed. You see her tail caused her major problems in the clothing department. Very few panties worked and those were not really meant for the ninja lifestyle. The same problem arose with shorts and pants. She could only really wear skirts now however those were not meant for the ninja lifestyle as well. Naruko quickly found she was exposing herself with many of her fighting moves.

Ironically it was Lee who provided her with a solution. Lee pointed out that many of the ninja bodies did not lend itself to 'off the rack' clothes. They had to be specialty made. Five minutes later she not only found such a shop but was being measured for specially made shorts to accommodate her new attribute. Now she had about ten orange shorts and a drawer full of special normal type panties.

Today however she woke up extremely agitated and could not for the life of her understand why. To top that, 'Granny' Tsunade sent a messenger pigeon with a note requesting her to go to the Hokage's office after lunch.

Naruko had time for a nice soaking bath. Ten-Ten had suggested it to her when she complained of getting her hair wet just about every time in the shower. I take her forever to get that long luxurious blonde hair of hers dry and styled. With a bath she can control it better. The first time she freaked but over time she actually started to enjoy taking baths.

Naruko noticed a small trickle of blood on her thigh when she got out of the bath. She knew what it meant thanks to Hinata. Hinata was kind enough to explain one day about woman monthly problems and the different types of sanitary devices. Who knew she would be brave enough to do that. Naruko grabbed a napkin and put it in place.

She quickly put her hair in a single pony tail and left. The twin pony tails proved to be a hassle for Naruko after the third morning of trying to do it herself. Ino was kind enough to show her the different ways of styling her hair.

Once Naruko got to the Hokage's office, she noticed that Lee, Ten-Ten, Hinata, Ino, Kakashi, Pakkun, and Sakura were there. Pakkun sniffed the air and shot Naruko a strange look. Tsunade spoke, "Ah Naruko, I trust you are getting used to being a girl and have everything you need for ninja missions?"

"Yes I have thanks to my friends." Naruko gave them a smile however curiously they did not return it with the same enthusiasm.

"Good. Sakura, it looks like you succeeded in helping Naruko as well as your S ranked Mission," said Tsunade.

"Wait! Hold the horses, Baachan. Sakura had nothing to do with it. She failed that first day miserably. It was these others who helped me."

Tsunade got an amused expression on her face and said, "Please Explain."

Naruko was now slightly confused, "Well Lee was the one that told me about the shops which specializes in making clothes to fit the individually challenged ninja." She promptly raised her tail to demonstrate.

"Sorry Naruko. But I did not know of those shops until Sakura asked me to find a way to inform you of them," stated Lee.

Naruko looked astonished, "Well it was Ten-Ten that recommended baths so I can keep my long hair dry."

"Naruko, look at me. I am a short haired kunoichi and been one all my life. I don't know the first thing about taking care of long hair. Sakura asked me to get you to confide in me about that problem so thru me she can recommend taking baths. She even told me what to say in order for you to open up. With her coaching I was able to play you like a fiddle."

By this time Naruko was flustered. She looked at Sakura who was grinning triumphantly. "But but she is short haired, Ten-Ten."

"What was her hair length before the Chunin exams?" asked Kakashi.

Naruto went silent. The Uzumaki stubborn streak in her did not want to admit that Sakura played her like a fiddle the last couple weeks. Smiling she continued thinking she won, "Why this morning I began my period … "

"You can say that again," interrupted Pakkun.

Naruko glared at the ninja hound angrily then turned green when she realized the dog can smell it about her. While everyone else snickered, she sheepishly continued. "If it were not for Hinata talking about these womanly problems with me I surely would have reaked out."

Hinata promptly fainted at the mere mention of her name. Sakura remained silent until now, "After I asked Hinata to speak to you, it took her days to build up the courage to do so. I was beginning to think I might have to ask Anko instead. But in the end she found the strength and composure to give you the talk you needed to hear. A talk, I might add, that our own mother's had with us when we were a hell of a lot younger than you are now."

"It was Ino who taught me how to style my hair in different styles." Now everyone realized Naruko was just grasping for straws.

Ino though played along, "At first I did not want to do it. But forehead kept on begging me over and over until I finally gave in. I did have fun teaching you though."

At this point Naruko hung her head down in defeat. However Sakura was not done yet, "I wanted to help you outright from the very beginning but you had to let discomfort of that damn robe spoil it. Do you now realize where I was taking you that day first?"

"To the specialty made clothing shop," answered Naruko.

"Damn right. I have another question. Why did you not use a transformation jitsu in the first place from the hospital? That way no one would have known you were only wearing a robe."

"I did not have enough chakra."

"Yet you had enough to use a substitution, summoning, and then a transformation jitsu." Not knowing how to respond Naruko remained silent. "When I found you in that store, you were iterally scared to death. I knew my mission to help you directly was a failure. However both Lady Tsunade and I knew I was the right person for the job to help you behind the scenes."

"The first thing I did was talk to Kakashi about using his ninja hounds to spy on you. The clothes that store sells do not lend itself to modesty in the ninja world. We had to make sure you would not embarrass yourself until I arranged your clothes expedition."

"I knew if I were to orchestrate the clothes first you would be suspicious. So I talked to Hinata first about the 'talk'. I had chosen her for that because she has a very disarming air that would put you at ease. I also knew she had to gain enough courage to do it."

"I talked to Ten-Ten next. I knew with her being a tomboy you might open up to her about certain things."

"I asked Lee to talk to you about the clothes issue. I had to get you to that specialty shop. That tail of yours demanded it. He was perfect for two reasons, your past comradery and that green jumpsuit."

"I really did not want to involve Ino-pig because I knew what it would take to get her help. I knew, however, that your long hair will become an issue very quickly. I originally thought of Shizune or Lady Tsunade but that would be too awkward. Plus you would figure everything out. I wanted it to feel like it was just a group of friends offering you great advice. In the end only Ino could pull it off."

"Naruko," interrupted Ino, "I took pleasure in torturing Sakura by refusing to help. But as tears came out of her eyes while she begged took all pleasure out of it. It became very apparent that helping you meant more that her self-respect. I am sorry for that."

Naruko now had tears in her eyes, "Thanks Sakura."

"You're welcome Naruko."

It took several minutes for everyone to compose before Tsunade spoke again, "Now that is past us, Naruko, I understand your wish to get back to training. However you have several new abilities you have yet to master such as your new heightened senses. For that purpose I have asked the foremost expert Konoha has in that region to join us."

The door opened and Kiba Inuzuka walked in with his older sister Hana. "Kiba, I like you to train Naruko for the next month on your families training grounds to use her new abilities."

Kiba was about to answer when an odor hit his nose. Automatically the hairs in the back of his neck stood straight up as he looked straight at Naruko.

Naruko instantly knew what happened and hid behind Sakura while quivering in fear. Sakura did not understand why Naruko was hiding behind her for but saw the lecherous look Kiba was giving Naruko. She was not above pounding lechers.

Hana took a sniff and instantly knew what was up. "Lady Tsunade, I recommend that I handle Naruko's training instead of Kiba."

Confused over the turn of events Tsunade asked, "Why?"

No one answered the embarrassing question. Pakkun however had no such quarrels for he found it funny. He jumped on the desk right in front of Tsunade, and then said, "I'll tell you why. Naruko is not just having her period. The bitch is in heat. And loverboy knows it."

A/N

I liked Kakashi's small dog from the moment he spoke. After all only he can get away with about ninty percent of the stuff he says, a true dog of a perverted sensai. I know this chapter was a little longer than my usual chapter lengths but I had the idea for Paccun's last sentence for the last three chapters and could not wait anymore before implementing it.

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