Naruto stretched as he sat up in his bed. Shaking the sleep out of his eyes and hair, the blond groggily got out of bed, though didn't pay much attention as he walked passed the living room to the restroom, doing his normal morning trip. He waved hi to the two women sitting at his table, rubbing an eye with the other hand. It was as Naruto was drying off his hands that he blinked, thought back to a minute ago, then walked back out of his restroom to see Riku and, uh... he knew her name, he really did... Kioj-no, that wasn't it. Kimim-no. It was... it was...

"Naruto, say good morning to Kirijo-san, she is our landlady. And you need to wake up earlier, it's almost noon." That was her name, Kirijo! ...wait, what'd Riku say about the time? Naruto glanced at a clock on the wall, then ran back to his bedroom to get on a change of clothes before running back out, hurriedly tying his hitai-ate on, but was yanked to a halt by a hand that didn't look that strong. "It's the second Sunday of the month, you have today off."

"He does? Since when?" Naruto also wanted to know how his landlady knew that, but was kind of glad she did. He'd be really embarrassed if he showed up at a team meeting that wasn't there. Adjusting to not being in the Academy was not the fastest of affairs, so he slipped up on when to head off and when not at times.

"It's one of the basic rules of Konoha's shinobi corps. At least, it was the last time I checked a couple years ago. So, the reason I'm here, Uzumaki, is because I am doing something... special for you, as you're the first Genin to ever have one of my penthouses. While you will be paying what a Chunin does, that'll be bimonthly. I'm betting you were a little confused by my not coming around last month?" A nod was her answer. "That would be why. I was giving you a month to get settled in, and from here on, you'll get two types of visits from me. Business, which this is, and is bimonthly, and not, which is when I'll come by to just say hi or see if you're keeping healthy. You're just a few years younger than my youngest Chunin tenant, after all." Naruto blinked at his redheaded landlady, and tilted his head.

"Were you a kunoichi before? Because you give off the same air as Iruka-sensei when he's teaching something not history." Mitsuru blinked back, and chuckled, before nodding.

"I was. Umino and I were on the same team before he was promoted and I had to leave the service." Riku perked up at hearing this, and glanced at Mitsuru then Naruto, and back to Mitsuru but the blond's mouth was already opening.

"Ohhhhh. Who was your Jonin sensei?" Naruto had his head patted for that.

"Maybe next time I'm here. So then, Riku-san already told me you'd been keeping the rent in the basket, so I helped myself. For now, good day." With that, Naruto and Riku waved bye to Mitsuru as she left. The silverette turned to Naruto, and hummed.

"I'd say you missed a golden opportunity, but, we don't know her well enough yet. And she probably had different circumstances than you." Naruto chuckled at that, and nodded.

"Hey, I might not be that smart, but I do know SOME things, Riku." The weapon nodded, then hummed in thought.

"So, since you have the day off, what-"

"Shopping." A blink.

"Huh?" Naruto shrugged, and turned to the kitchen to start making breakfast.

"We're low on food. And it isn't like it'll just appear without us having to do anything." Naruto looked around, apparently waiting for something... "Huh. That normally works. Oh well." Riku chuckled a bit before she started heading to the door. On opening it, she blinked.

"Hi there, Yamagishi." The teal haired woman nodded to her student's weapon/roommate before turning her to attention to said student, lowering her unused knocking hand.

"How're you, Naruto-kun?" The blond gave a 'so-so' reaction before his newest sensei held up a little bag. "I was just stopping by to have some lunch with a friend, but she said she already had arrangements, but you were awake, so I thought I'd see if you minded me coming over." Naruto grinned to himself, and waved Fuuka in.

"No, no, come in, please. I was just about to use the last of my food to make breakfast before heading out. Whatcha got?" Fuuka walked to the kitchen while he talked, Riku closing the door, and the Jounin pulled out some breakfast and lunch foods. "Hm... it ain't bacon, but it has been awhile since I made an omelet. Yeah, this'll do."

"...Naruto-kun, can we share recipes sometime? This is amazing!"

"Seriously. This is better than what I remember having in a LOOOOONG time!"

"Aw, stop that, I'm not that good." Anyone that knows Naruto outside his home would be surprised to find that when it comes to certain dishes, he was rather good at them. As Fuuka and Riku learned now. The blond would be rubbing the back of his head were he not eating. After a bit of more praise, the three got onto the topic that Naruto had been restraining himself from.

"So, Fuuka-sensei, when're we gonna go on a C-Ranked mission?" The teal haired woman rubbed her chin, chewing a bit of omelet. The silver haired teen/weapon was almost going to poke the adult at the table before the questioned spoke up.

"Probably next month, actually. You've made some good progress, and I think you've got the requisite number of D-Ranks for you to join us for some C-Ranks. Three, at the least. We'll see how the winds blow later." The blond boy pumped a fist, grinning as his two lunch partners laughed at his reaction.