Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto. It belongs to Masashi Kishimoto, I am just one of his many fans and this fic is an extension of my love for that great anime.
A bright future?
Chapter 11: Team 7 in the village
The two version of team seven, plus Hinata and Sai exited the Hokage building, both with somber expressions on their faces. It was frustrating to know that they were going to be stuck here until the hour glass is repaired.
"Darn it…I was really hoping to send them back before the wedding…" Adult Naruto thought while on the outside he tried to keep a calm look.
It would do no good if his younger self thought he was worried, especially since he promised that he would figure out a way to send them back.
"Well then, since I do not believe my presence is needed anymore, I should be off….Good luck with everything…" Sai said blankly before leaving, making the younger kids look at him weirdly.
"Just who is that guy again?..." Kid Sakura asked.
"A friend…you 'll get used to him….." Adult Sakura answered vaguely.
The children looked confused but decided not to question further…for now anyway….
'Since we got nothing else to do, why don't we go get some ramen…my treat…."Adult Naruto offered, making his younger teammates look at him in amusement.
No matter the situation, looks like Naruto would always be in the mood for ramen...
"Maybe next time Naruto…I got to go work my shift at the hospital…I just came because Rokudaime called for me…" Adult Sakura answered.
"And I think I will stop by home for a moment, there's something I kind of forgot…" Kakashi/Sukea said.
"But what about…you know?..." Adult Naruto asked as he pointed to their younger counterparts.
"Sasuke is staying with me since I need to talk to him too…as for Sakura, you decide…" Kakashi answered.
"You can come with me to the hospital but I got to warn you that Tsunade-sama has been stressed out lately…." Adult Sakura said.
That made the younger Sakura sweat drop, sure she has been asking Tsunade to take her as an apprentice and she was pleased to know that her adult self was now a real medical nin but still, she didn't want to face Tsunade alone when she was stressed and likely still mad at them for leaving the hospital without her permeation.
"Maybe later…I'm kind of hungry…" Kid Sakura said.
"I guess she'll be coming with us…" Hinata said, and the two kids looked surprised.
Kid Naruto was quiet but couldn't help but feel that same awkward feeling from earlier. He had accepted that he was okay with the idea of marrying Hinata as an adult and he also accepted that he wouldn't get Sakura but it was kind of weird getting ramen with both her and his future bride-to-be as well.
However, future Sakura soon left and Kakashi-sensei left for home with Kid Sasuke right behind him.
Looks like it was just them now….
Later
The mismatched quartet soon arrived to the ramen stand and began to eat. The two versions of Naruto had a little eating contest with the younger version of Naruto stopping after 8 bowls.
"Man…Beaten by myself…"Kid Naruto said as he rubbed his stomach.
"Don't worry…I had years of practice…You'll learn..."The adult blonde said, making his younger self laugh.
"Naruto…"Kid Sakura thought in amusement as she was soon talking to Hinata.
"How's your ramen Sakura-chan?...'Hinata asked politely.
"It's good…"Kid Sakura answered as she was eying Hinata.
It was hard to believe that just a few days ago, she spoke with Hinata and she was a 12 year old girl and she was now conversing with her adult self who changed so much. It was amazing that the once shy girl had grown into a very beautiful and confident woman.
"So Hinata, all this aside, you still want to go out for dinner tonight…You already made me breakfast and lunch, so it's my turn to treat you…"Adult Naruto offered, while his beautiful fiancé smiled.
"I'd love to…"She answered.
"NARUTO-SENPAI…" Was shouted and the entire group turned around to see three young women running to them.
It was three of those fan girls who had chased Naruto the other day, thinking he was his older self.
The tallest was the girl with long blonde hair and a headband around her neck, the other was a brunet girl and the youngest looking one was a girl with black hair that was wearing a cap with the village symbol on it. They were very pretty teenage girls but they also had crazy looks in their eyes.
"OH NO! NOT THEM AGAIN…"The younger version of Naruto thought worriedly but then recalled he was in a henge and they wouldn't be after him.
Instead, they focused all of their attention on his future self.
"Oh…Hi…" Adult Naruto said as the three girls ran up to him, while Hinata was frowning.
"We've been looking everywhere for you…"The cap wearing girl said sweetly.
"We were going to invite you for ramen, but you're already here…" The brunet said with a weird smile.
"Can we join you?...'The blonde girl said and before Naruto could answer, they all took seats around him, even rudely shoving past Hinata, who was very annoyed now.
"Excuse me…'Hinata said but the fan girls were ignoring her.
"Um…girls…" Adult Naruto tried to say something but they were talking too fast to let him say a word edge wise.
They kept asking him their usual stuff like what missions he has been on, what new moves he has learned and stuff like that, though it was hard to tell when all three of them were talking so fast and loud.
"So Naruto-senpai, who is this child with you?..." The brunet girl asked as she pointed to the boy who was next to Adult Naruto.
"We heard that you were taking an apprentice…is it true?...'The blonde girl asked with interest in her voice.
"Not exactly…This is Chashu, he's an orphan and I got assign to take care of him until we can find a home for him…'Adult Naruto gave the cover story, all the while trying to figure a way to escape from them before Hinata got upset.
The three girls soon turned their attention to the child Chashu, who was getting weird out right now.
"Oh, he's adorable…"The girl Akane said as they now surrounded the disguised child.
Kid Naruto was finding their attention was making feel a little uncomfortable to say the least. It was so weird watching them act like his older self was some kind of movie star or something.
"Hi there little guy…I'm Akane…This is Kaede and Ai…"The blonde, Akane introduced herself and her friends to the child.
"Uh…Hi…"Chashu/Kid Naruto said, still wondering what the heck was going on here…
"You must be so excited getting to stay with Naurto-senpai…He's the coolest, strongest and most amazing ninja, like…ever!…" The brunet Kaede said in a fangirl voice.
"I bet you're going to grow up to be a totally cool ninja like Naurto-senpai…"Ai said, not realizing the irony in her statement.
All the while, Kid Sakura was feeling weird watching these girls fawn over the adult version of Naruto and then try to schmooze his disguised younger self. Back in their time, with the exception of Hinata, Naruto wasn't very popular, especially with girls but it seems that his older self had a gained big fan club. She also glanced at Hinata and noticed that she had a weird look on her face…she looked like she was upset and Sakura, being smart, figured that she probably didn't like these girls being all over her fiancé.
"Excuse me, but Naruto-kun and I were having a private conversation…"Hinata said to the girls who were glaring at her.
"Oh, hello Hyuuga-sama…We didn't see you there…"Akane said in a fake sweet voice, though Hinata saw through it.
"Well, now you do…" Hinata said as she gave them a level look.
The four females were silent but the adult version of Naruto sense the tension and needed to get himself and the kids out of here before something unpleasant went down.
"Uh…I think it's time to go home…'Adult Naruto said, not liking where this is going.
"What? No senpai…We wanted to see if you wanted to hang out with us…" Akane said as she grabbed his arm.
"We were going to go train and we need your help..."Kaede said as she took his other arm.
"You can even bring Chashu, we don't mind helping you babysit him…" Ai said as she fluttered her eyelashes at him.
Adult Naruto tried to politely decline the invitation and tried to shake them off but they had a tight grip on him, and they were insisting.
Hinata who was normally a very composed individual, was outright glaring now. She marched over there, pulled Naruto out of these girls grasps and was now addressing them.
"Thank you for the offer but Naruto and I have to go, we are busy planning our wedding and I don't think Chashu needs any more caretakers for the time being…'Hinata said in a polite compose voice…. 'Right Chashu-kun?..."Hinata turned to him and the boy flinched.
"Um…I'm good…"He said carefully, wondering what the heck was going on.
All the while the fan girls were glaring, "hmpt" and left, but not before saying and waving goodbye to their idol. All the while, the two younger members of Team seven were completely flabbergasted by what they saw.
'Exactly what just happened here?...'Kid Naruto asked Sakura.
"I'll answer that as soon as I figure it out…" Kid Sakura said, still finding this entire thing surreal.
It was one thing to see Naruto having girls all over him, but it was a surprising experience to see girls fighting over him too.
A little later
The group was walking away from the ramen stand and Hinata seemed a lot calmer now that those strange girls were gone, but Kid Naruto was still surprised by what he was dealing with.
"Oh Naruto-san, how are you?...' A friendly civilian asked.
"I'm fine…" Adult Naruto said amicably as he was greeted by more of his fans.
While he and Hinata were busy being greeted by their many fans and comrades, Sakura was quietly talking with her version of Naruto.
"I still can't believe just how popular you are now…It's like you're some movie star to these people…" Sakura commented.
"I know…it's like a dream….Crazy girls aside, I still can't wait for this to happen to me…" Kid Naruto said honestly.
"Oi! Naruto! Hinata!..."Was called.
They turned around to see an older version of Shikamaru approach them.
"Hey Shikamaru…"Adult Naruto greeted.
"Good afternoon Shikamaru-kun…" Hinata said politely.
"I see that you are with Sarada-san…and who is this child?...'He asked.
"He is Chashu, I'm taking care of him for a while…"Adult Naruto answered.
"First Sakura and now Naruto…This is getting troublesome…"Shikamaru thought before turning to the kids.. ."It's nice to meet you Chashu and it's nice to see you again Sarada-san…" He said politely.
"Hi…" Sarada/Sakura said.
"Hey…"Chashu/Naruto answered.
"So what's up Shikamaru?..'Adult Naruto asked.
"I have training with team 10 now…I'm on my way to the fields…" He said with a sigh.
"So, how's the wedding coming along?..."He asked.
"Everything is coming along splendidly, we had to replace the musicians but everything is on track…"Adult Naruto said with his signature grin, while on the inside… "Sort of…"He thought.
'Well that's good to here, I'll see you all later…" Shikamaru said before leaving.
"Man, that's Shikamaru as a grown up…He doesn't look like he's changed much…" Kid Naruto commented.
"Yeah, I can still see that lazy look in his eye when he said he had to do training…"Kid Sakura giggled.
"That's enough children, now come…" Hinata said as the group left.
To be continued-
Next time on A bright future
Sasuke's search
A/N: Here's the new chapter, sorry that it's a little on the short side but I hope it's humor makes up for it.
Looks like little Naruto is a little scared of his fan girls and Hinata is a wee bit jealous...LOL.
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
Rose Tiger: Thanks…
Lancecomwar: How's this?
Nightwind83: Yeah, she is certainly something special…
Unipei: I guess we have to wait and see…
Guest(1): Here you go, I hope that it's up to standards…
Guest(2): I did, it was one of my all-time favorite filler scenes in the anime.
NaruHinaF: Glad to hear that you enjoyed it….
Theo: Because they don't want to risk anything….They want to send the kids home to where they belong and they don't want to risk the time line changing, so that's why they can't train them.
:) Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review :)