Chapter 12: Relaxation
Naruto turned a curious look on Kurenai as the two walked down the steps of the Hokage Tower, "Kurenai?" he asked with a hint of curiosity in his voice.
Kurenai glanced down at him as they walked and she said, "Yes Naruto?"
Naruto looked around, to see if anyone was close to them, and noticing no one was, "What did you have planned for those three days?" he asked.
Kurenai's face spread into a small grin, something Naruto had learned meant she had something rather devious planned. One thing he had quickly realized about Kurenai was that she was almost as devious as he could be, something he learned to fear with her greater experience. At the same time, he noticed that she also had a look in her eyes that was reminiscent of when she had been picking out his clothes when he first met her, something he was pretty sure meant she had something a little more feminine in mind, "You will just have to see, but can you find your team and tell them of our days off?" she asked with a hint of a laugh behind her speech.
Naruto nodded and turned a suspicious eye on Kurenai, "You aren't going to turn this into some prank are you?" he asked. Kurenai merely giggled and looked at him with a gleam in her eye.
"Maybe, maybe not Naruto. All I'll say is tell your team to bring swimsuits." she said as she disappeared into a shunshin, off to alert her team of their days off he presumed as Naruto sighed, "I have a bad feeling I am going to get pounded for being a pervert with Kurenai's idea of relaxation." he thought to himself as he shivered and headed downstairs to get his checks.
Naruto walked out of the Hokage Tower, a huge smile on his face as he counted the bills now stacked into his Gama-chan. Zabuza had been an A-rank missing nin with an according bounty, close to 300,000 ryu, the mission had been an A-rank, almost another 300,000 ryu, and he had 3 weeks worth of his stipend to pick up, all totaled and he had come away from the bank 630,000 ryu richer than he had been this morning.
Thinking about his money, he remembered that he owed Takeshi money for Kurenai's sword and he needed a pair of swimshorts as he had only swam in his boxers before. With this in mind, Naruto set out to Takeshi's shop. He hummed slightly as he walked down the slowly filling streets with a small smile on his face. He was rather eager to see his friends again. He had told Shikamaru about his training, which means Chouji overheard some of it but kept quiet about it, to which Shikamaru had simply said, "Troublesome blondes and their overactive imaginations." but it was said with such laughter behind his voice that Naruto had simply given the boy a one armed hug and whispered thank you to him. Shikamaru was quickly becoming a brother figure he didn't even know he had wanted.
Chouji was a good friend, though a little odd because of his eating habits. Naruto liked him because the guy was so happy all the time. But he knew not to piss of Chouji, a pissed off Chouji scared Naruto some, much like an extremely calm Shika scared him. He was especially happy to have these two as friends and the fact that their families welcomed him with open arms was an additional plus. Yoshino and Hamaka doted on him much like their own children, though it was obvious they didn't take it to the same extreme as when they doted upon their own children. Initially, Naruto had been a little jealous of his friends for their moms, but Naruto had quickly released that jealousy before it could corrupt his friendships. Shika and Chouji knew nothing of it and Naruto intended to keep it that way since he now simply enjoyed being doted on every once in awhile while he watched what a happy family was like, never having been able to see one up close.
"That's what I want." Naruto thought to himself as his small smile brightened, "A happy family who loves each other, even if I don't understand love, I think I am getting close to it with the help of Shika, Chouji and their families." he felt a warm feeling in his chest as he thought of himself, older with longer locks and a jounin vest next to a faceless woman as blonde-haired no color-eyed children ran around a backyard. He closed his eyes and stopped walking as he let the feeling engulf him, like a warm blanket of comfort Naruto's normally guarded face turned into one of serene bliss as he imagined the children running all over the place, jumping around before finally settling down in his and the woman's lap looking tired as they curled up and fell asleep on top of his legs. "Yes, definitely that." he thought as he lingered in his own little world for a few moments before being thrust back into reality as he opened his eyes and noticed a few stares, the picture of serenity having been interrupted by the villagers.
Naruto forced his smile to remain on his face as he continued down the street he had noticed he was on, the same street that Takeshi's shop was. He was glad that after he paid Takeshi he could simply ninja jump to his house to get ready for his day of relaxation. Naruto sped up slightly when he saw Takeshi's door and quickly stepped into the shop, hearing the door slam behind him and tinkle with the sound of chimes to alert Takeshi that someone was in here, he breathed a small sigh of relief and let a small smile spread across his face as he looked over to where he heard Takeshi working in the back.
"Hey Takeshi-san!" Naruto said as he raised his voice to get the man's attention. Naruto watched for a few more moments before Takeshi's hulking body could be seen walking out of the back. Takeshi's face was a bit dirty from his work but a smile brightened up his visage as he looked at Naruto.
"Naruto-san! Good to see you again, you have your first payment ready?" he asked, assuming that it was for that reason he had come here since he was late on his payment.
Naruto nodded, "Even Better Takeshi-san! I have the rest for you." Naruto said as he smiled and Takeshi approached him.
"Are you sure that you can pay the rest? I don't want you trying to pay me back too fast and not being able to eat anymore." Takeshi said, a critical eye and a concerned tone of voice showing his demeanor. Naruto felt a warm feeling spreading in his chest as his smile spread wider and nodded.
"My team got a A-rank mission and I got the payment for a missing-nin so I have plenty of money. See!" he said as he pulled out his Gama-chan, literally overflowing with money and he still had more in his pocket.
"An A-rank?" Takeshi said surprised as he eyed the money in Naruto's wallet.
"Yeah. It was supposed to be a C-rank but it got upgraded when we ran across these C-rank Missing nins from Mizugakure, then upgraded again when we met the 'Demon of the Mist' Momochi Zabuza also from Mizugakure. It was so damn hard to fight that guy!" Naruto said loudly. Takeshi looked at Naruto, pure surprise in his face. "Ne, Ne! I'm even in the Bingo Book for Kumogakure! Though they lied about me killing Zabuza-san." he said as his eyebrows furrowed. Now, Takeshi was holding onto the counter to avoid passing out.
"Momochi Z-Zabuza?" Takeshi muttered, Naruto looked up and nodded, "Bingo Book?" Takeshi said, again, Naruto nodded. Takeshi sighed, "Well, would you mind filling me in?" he asked, "I knew you had a mission thanks to Kurenai-san but I didn't know this." he said. Naruto nodded and he began to talk with his friend as he moved down the aisles looking for a pair of swimtrunks, all the while regaling his tales to his friend.
About a half hour later, Naruto had Takeshi sitting in a chair from the stuff he had accomplished since he had seen him in almost a month. Naruto had paid the man and bought a pair of swimtrunks, completely ready to relax, he had simply smiled at Takeshi as he went to leave.
"See you later Takeshi-san, I think I should go get my team informed of the change in leave." he said. Takeshi nodded and wished the boy a good day as he opened the door, only to knock into a woman and fall on his butt.
"Ow, you would think I could have sensed someone that close." Naruto muttered to himself as he looked up to see who he had run into.
"Naruto!" Sakura said as she stood in the doorway, Ino standing next to her and a furiously blushing Hyuuga Hinata standing behind them. Naruto looked over to who he had run into and saw Kurenai rubbing her bruised leg slightly. Naruto instantly dashed upwards and stood next to Kurenai, offering his hand as he said, "Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going, are you okay... Kurenai-sensei?" Naruto paused to keep up the ruse that he didn't have any connection to Kurenai.
Kurenai's wine red eyes flashed at him, noticing how he had paused and a look passed between the two that was missed by the three genin behind Kurenai as she simply said, "It is alright Naruto-san, but please watch where you are walking from now on." in her normal tone of voice, something that was a bit colder than what she normally spoke with Naruto.
Naruto simply chuckled slightly, his icy mask staying away while he rubbed the back of his head, "I'm Sorry." he said again. He turned his eyes to the three genin with a question burning in them, "So, what are you doing here?" he asked curiously as Kurenai settled herself on her feet once more. The three girls blushed a deep red as Kurenai's eyes gained a gleam Naruto was sure he was going to regret.
"That is a secret Naruto-san, please go inform the rest of the teams to meet at Training Ground 7 in two hours." Kurenai said as he ushered him outside and the three girls inside, Naruto taking stock of the only one he hadn't seen since the Academy, Hinata. Her hair was a dark blue that was in a "Hime" style haircut with chin-length strands of hair that framed her fair skin. She wears a oversized cream-coloured hooded-jacket with the symbol for the Land of Fire on the upper right and left sleeves while fur covered the cuffs and hem. Her pants were a dark blue while her feet had the normal blue shinobi sandals. The most obvious fact of her, were her pupilless white eyes which held a hint of lavendar, if someone looked close enough. He noticed that she was incredibly weird, as he would often put it in the Academy, as she was always red in the face when he looked at her, something he was confused about until recently, and could see her growing redder and redder as he locked eyes with her.
He smiled slightly as he looked at the three genin before the door was closed in his face. Naruto sighed, "Troublesome Women." he said, mimicking his friend Shika, before he turned around and began to hop towards his house by way of the shop's roofs.
Naruto landed at his house and walked inside, ignoring the filth and new brands of graffitti on his walls, something he was beginning to like as many of the people were using orange to make it stand out more. He got inside and stripped out of his ninja clothing, leaving nothing on as he quickly tore the tags off of his new swimtrunks and slipped them on his waist, his physique much more appealing to his eyes as he looked down at his body. He smiled, his appreciation for Chouji, Shika, their families, and Kurenai never more present on his face than right then.
But, he decided he wasn't going to make Kurenai angry, he shuddered, by being late and quickly threw on a shirt before grabbing his one beach towel and heading back out to get his sensei. Naruto locked the door behind him as he turned around and closed his eyes, sending out his sensor ability to find his sensei. "Let's see, he is not near the Training Grounds. The Uchiha sector is clear except for Teme. He's not in the merchant sector, nor near the Hotsprings... Duh! he's at his house." Naruto thought as he sweatdropped, sweeping through the more residential sector of the city. "Ah! There he is, let's go get him and see if he is gonna force the Teme along."
With that settled, Naruto began hopping towards his sensei's house. As he traveled, he began to think of what to tell Kakashi so he wasn't late. Kurenai detested lateness and Naruto wasn't going to risk her anger just because of his sensei's habits. After about five minutes of jumping, Naruto smiled as a deviously foxy glint in his eyes gleamed. Soon after, Naruto had arrived at Kakashi's place and knocked on the door.
Naruto waited for a few moments before the door opened, revealing Kakashi in his normal jounin attire and mask, his orange book not visible. Naruto looked up at his sensei, "Kakashi-sensei." he said, his cold voice slightly warmer than normal.
Kakashi's single eye widened slightly but he looked at Naruto with a lazy look, "Yes Naruto?" he asked. Something inside him hoped the boy was going to ask for his help.
"Hokage-Jiji says that we are to get an extra day off to spend with the rest of our classmates." Naruto said, causing Kakashi to simply stare at him, "Kurenai-sensei wishes for all of us to meet at the training grounds 7 in about an hour and a half." he said, causing Kakashi's eye to raise.
"I... see. Well, that is all well and good but what does me have to do with you spending time with your classmates?" he asked, his tone a bit curious.
Naruto sweatdropped, "Nothing, I suppose sensei." he replied.
Kakashi nodded, "Okay then, since there is no reason for me being there, I don't think I will go, thanks for the information though Naruto." he said before starting to close the door.
Naruto sighed, "I guess Sasuke isn't coming either, you know how he is. Aw well, guess this perfect oppurtunity for team bonding is going to go down the drain." Naruto said as he grinned while turning away so Kakashi couldn't see that.
"On second thought, I think I will go gather Sasuke-kun and meet you at the training grounds." Kakashi said quickly to keep Naruto from dashing away. Naruto's grin widened.
"Kurenai-sensei said to bring swimtrunks," he offered to the jounin, who nodded at Naruto's now smiling face, "and that if you are late, she will cast a Genjutsu on you about a naked guy, someone named Gai?" Naruto said as he cocked his head to the side, having remembered how Kurenai had laughed at Kakashi's weakness' when he had asked about them. Naruto assumed his threat worked as Kakashi paled before closing the door in his face. Naruto chuckled as he turned to Shika's house. "Now, time for Shika's game." he said as he leapt off.
Naruto moved his last piece on the shogi board, "Game." he said, Shikamaru looked at the board.
"Troublesome Blonde." he said as he scoffed lightly, then he smiled at Naruto, "Good Game." he said as he shook his friend's hand.
Naruto looked at the time and said, "Did Asuma-sensei and Chouji get your message?" he asked. Shikamaru nodded, he had sent messenger birds to the two about the meeting and the two had agreed to be there through responses. "Then we should get going, We don't want to be late." he said as he shivered.
Shikamaru smiled lightly, "Yeah, wouldn't want Kurenai-sensei wringing you out in your next training session huh?" he said. Naruto shook his head emphatically as Shikamaru laid down, "But I don't think I am going to go." he said causing Naruto to look at him with surprised and slightly curious eyes, "It would be too troublesome." Shikamaru rolled over onto his side.
Naruto gaped at his friend before a devious idea flashed across his mind, "Oh, I think you are going to go Shika." he said, causing Shikamaru to roll over to look at Naruto, "Cause if you don't go, then I am going to tell Yoshino-san what you actually do during personal training." he smiled, causing Shikamaru to pale.
"You wouldn't." Shikamaru said. Naruto grinned foxily, a look that clearly said 'Try Me' written on his face. Shikamaru looked at his friend for a few more moments before seeing Naruto's mouth open and he sighed in defeat, "Fine, Troublesome blonde." he said as he got up and went into his clan house to grab his own pair of swimtrunks. Naruto smiled at him as he reemerged from his clan home, a towel and some sunscreen in his hands as the two began to jump towards the Training Grounds.
Shikamaru and Naruto landed in Training Ground 7 with about five minutes to spare. Naruto sighed in relief as he looked up at the men standing in the Training ground. Kakashi was wearing a pair of swimtrunks with some sandals, a blue shirt with his facemask and his Hitai-ate over his sharingan eye. Sasuke was wearing black trunks with his traditional blue shirt with the Uchiha fan on the back. Chouji had on some blue trunks and a blue shirt with pictures of different foods on them. Asuma had on a pair of black trunks with smoke wisps on it, his shirt was white and he had his cigarette in his mouth as usual.
None of them seemed armed and Naruto cracked a small smile as he looked over at the two remaining people from his graduating class, Inuzuka Kiba, and Aburame Shino. The other two people on Kurenai's team and some effective fighters if what Kurenai had told Naruto was true. She hadn't done anything but praise them, but that had allowed Naruto to glean a little information about the two.
Kiba had spiky brown hair, some red fang markings on his cheeks, marking him of the Inuzuka clan, slitted black eyes. He was wearing a plain brown shirt with his clan's symbol on it, and some trunks that were dark brown as well with pictures of ferocious dogs on them.
Shino had bushy dark brown hair which was held back by his Hitai-ate. Naruto could barely see anything of Shino, since the boy had worn his black sunglasses, sea-green high jacket with the collar turned up to hide part of his face. The guy had clothing on every piece of his body, covering it and he was not wearing swimtrunks. Naruto was a little surprised but waved it off.
Naruto finally noticed that Shikamaru was wearing some dark grey swim trunks along with a white shirt with Konoha's symbol on the front. Naruto looked down at himself and smiled, his shirt was black with his Uzumaki swirl in orange on the front. His new swimtrunks were black with orange strips down the side, one of the coolest swimtrunks he could have ever asked for.
"Yo, Asuma-sensei, Chouji, Kakashi-sensei." Naruto said as he walked up to the group. Each of the group nodded back to him. "Heya Shino-san, Kiba, how have you been?" he asked, drawing a smile from Kiba, a longtime pranking buddy but nothing more, and a nod from Shino.
"Hey Naruto you actually look decent for once!" Kiba roared with laughter as Akamaru, Kiba's nin-dog came out from behind Kiba, he was a small white puppy that had a bushy appearance. Akamaru barked in happiness as he wagged his tail.
Naruto chuckled and leaned down, patting Akamaru, "Hey there Akamaru, how's your pet coming along in potty training?" he asked, causing Kiba to sputter and Akamaru to bark loudly. The rest of the group chuckled as they looked at the interactions between the two genin. Shikamaru had moved closer to Chouji. Suddenly, Naruto stiffened and he looked over at the edge of the clearing, his body language indicating he was coiled like a spring, bringing the rest of the group to be on guard.
Naruto slowly lifted his hand from Akamaru and placed it next to him in preparation for a handseal when the girls voices burst from the foliage and all of the girls came to the Training Ground, wearing their normal attire. Naruto's eyes narrowed as Kakashi's did, Asuma blinked before relaxing and the rest of the group relaxed except Naruto. Once the group of girls got closer, Naruto finally relaxed his sensor ability confirming the girls were here and not a Genjutsu that he had just sensed.
"Why are we all in swimtrunks and you girls are in regular clothes?" Kiba asked. The girls simply smiled coyly, except for Hinata who blushed a deep red, something Naruto looked at oddly.
"Now Now Dogboy, no ruining the surprise." Ino said from her place next to Sakura. Naruto could see Sakura and Ino wanted to run over to Sasuke but Kurenai seemed to have them stuck in place. He smiled slightly, no one but Kurenai catching it.
"Well, I think we should get going so we have the most time today." Kurenai said as she turned and began to walk into the woods away from the clearing, Naruto and the girls following immediately after, while the rest of the guys followed lazily.
Naruto sped up and approached Kurenai, keeping his voice low he whispered, "Why are you all wearing Genjutsu?"
Kurenai merely flashed him a devious smirk that had an odd phenomenon occuring within him, his body flushed and he could feel his blood rushing... somewhere downstairs as he walked. He just allowed the girls to overtake him again before beginning to walk. He was curious about his reaction to Kurenai's look.
He stewed in his own thoughts for a little while longer, wondering why he felt such a way when he noticed that the girls had stopped moving inside a clearing just up ahead. He pushed his thought to the side as he emerged into the slightly bright clearing, blinking the sun away as he beheld the large lake with accompanying waterfall ahead of him, the edge of the clearing filled with lush grass which gently sloped down into sand, eventually reaching crystal blue sparkling water.
Naruto's eyes filled with a child-like delight as he looked at the lake. His mind jumping from thought to thought as to what to do as he felt the rest of the group enter the clearing and all stand, a bit dumbstruck to the beauty of the place as Kurenai's wine red eyes twinkled with mirth. Naruto didn't waste anytime, "Wahoo!" and was suddenly in the lake, his shirt fluttering in the wind as he jumped as far in as he could on the lake, far enough for him to make a splash and submerge himself before resurfacing and treading water, his blue eyes bright with excitement as he smiled at the rest of the group, all of whom were now laughing except Sasuke. He kept his smile as he splashed the water a bit, "Come on in guys the water is great!" he yelled as he dived under the water, enjoying it fully.
Naruto rose back up only to get splashed with water as Kiba jumped into the pool, followed surprisingly by Chouji. Shikamaru, Asuma, Kakashi, and Sasuke had all set up towels and were laying in the sun, Shino was gathering bugs, and the girls were now smirking evilly, making Naruto's sense tingle. "Oh shit! I sense a prank coming!" he thought as he turned to the girls.
"Oh boys!" Ino said singsongly, causing all of the men to look over at the four girls, only Naruto had the sense to be prepared for something. Kurenai's smirk had Asuma's eyes widened, something Naruto caught before he heard, "Kai!" and the girls were enveloped in a burst of smoke. When it cleared, the boys all had differing reactions, but all for the same reason.
The girls now stood, all in their own glory, in swimsuits that would cause any man to stop and stare. Hinata's was the most modest, it was a lavendar onepiece that hugged her body well, showcasing the budding C-cup breasts that she had hidden under her oversized coat. It had a frilly skirt down near her thighs which blocked the V of her legs. Her face was as red as a tomato as she looked nervously from her teammates to Kurenai, not having the courage to face Naruto's gaze.
Sakura was next, another one piece bathing suit but this one was a green color. It hugged her body as well, showcasing her very small bust but doing nothing to hide the V of her own legs, she was blushing rather red while staring at Sasuke. Ino was wearing a purple two piece with two orange flowers blooming on her mid B-cup chest with the thorns disappearing into the V of her legs, just like Sakura she had nothing blocking her waist.
But it was undeniably Kurenai that had most of the males in the clearing staring, her full and lush body was enticing to stare at with her clothes on. With such little concealing her skin, she was the object of even more intense stares. Her reddish-orange two piece was tied up near her neck, showcasing her full D-cup bordering DD-cup breasts. On her hips, you could see the outline of a red bikini bottom but it was blocked by a orange shawl, much like Naruto's own, which was tied around her waist and draped over her right leg while leaving a nice portion of her toned left leg out for view.
Chouji stared and stared for a few moments, his eyes never leaving Ino's form before he was suddenly causing bubbles in the lake, a slight reddish puddle near where his head was. Kiba, who hadn't looked away from his teammate, suddenly flew back and under the waterfall as a massive nosebleed launched him into blessed unconcious bliss. Shino, had fallen over on his back while his leg twitched spasmodically. Shikamaru looked at the girls for a moment, before turning over and apparently going to sleep, only Naruto seeing the drop of blood come from his nose as he passed out.
Sasuke looked at the women for a few moments longer than the rest before he simply closed his eyes and laid his head back, seemingly unfazed by the revelation, something that Sakura didn't fail to notice. Asuma, had stuffed some tissues up his nose to keep himself from fainting as his eyes roved Kurenai's toned body, though you could see he appreciated Hinata's cup size. Kakashi, Naruto noticed, had simply pulled his headband up and activated his sharingan eye, blazing the sight of those four kunoichi in his brain before he laid back on his towel, whether he passed out or simply went to sleep, Naruto couldn't tell.
Naruto himself, looked at each of the girls, though he couldn't help but almost pass up Sakura, his gaze widened at Hinata's cup size, something he found very attractive, even if he didn't understand it, how her creamy skin showed a healthy level of prepubescent fat but also concealed more muscles than any female present other than Kurenai could boast about. Then he passed Sakura, she not taking notice of how he had almost ignored her, his gaze settling on Ino, his eyes taking in every form and curve, how her slightly tanned skin covered a thin layer of fat and muscles on her body, the color of her swimsuit and comparing things with his Oiroke no Jutsu before his eyes locked on Kurenai's body.
He instantly looked at her eyes, which were focused on Asuma-sensei's, a fact Naruto noted with interest but dismissed a little after. He followed the curve of her face down her neck, to where her luscious breasts bulged from her body, firm and supple enough to remain high on her body, no sagging to be shown. The pink things he had seen before when he first met her, something he still didn't know what it was, covered by the patches of cloth that were her bathing suit. He felt his blood rush downward again, feeling slightly light headed but his eyes continued their trek of her body as his body reacted to pictures he had never known.
His eyes picked her toned stomach apart, seeing the healthy layer of fat combined with streamlined muscles that allowed her the superior flexibility that Naruto had encountered while fighting her. He followed the slope of her stomach as it raised slightly under her breasts to gently slope down into her waist-line, something Naruto, for some reason unknown to him, wanted to see more of and cursed that piece of clothing that covered her right leg.
Naruto looked down at his own swimtrunks, that same phenomenon as the day he met Kurenai happening as he observed her body. He cocked his head to the side, wondering why where he urinated from had grown hard and pulsed as if it was some angry monster bent on captivating and subjugating its prey. He looked up again, as he heard movement from the beach, seeing Kurenai take a few steps forward, the piece of orange cloth slipping and sliding, offering tantalizing views of her toned legs and the V of her pelvis as she walked while not quite giving the whole image, Asuma suddenly hit the ground, unconscious as Kurenai giggled.
Naruto had a flash when Kurenai giggled, his eyes suddenly seeing her as naked as he had the day of his meeting her, his body shivered again and he could feel his member harden even more. He looked down, irritated at his own body as he looked up at Kurenai and the girls. He put on a brave smirk, "Well, it seems the rest of the guys are perverts. But you have to do better than that to knock me down Ladies!" he yelled as he smiled at them, "I'm no pervert!"
Hinata poked her fingers together while Ino and Sakura scoffed, Kurenai smiled slightly. Ino suddenly gained a dangerous glint in her eyes, something Naruto missed as he attempted to tear his eyes off Kurenai and understand his own body's actions, she stepped forward, swaying her hips as she reached the edge of the water. She smirked, much like Kurenai had, which brought Naruto's attention to her, as she looked at him and fluttered her eyelids rapidly, "Really Naruto-kun?" she asked, "Are you sure my body isn't worth you passing out like the pervert you are?" she asked seductively as she leaned forward and pushed her breasts together by putting her hands on her knees.
Naruto's eye twitched as Sakura gaped and Hinata looked at Ino with a furious blush, hidden deep in her eyes was a glare, and Kurenai seemed surprised. Naruto's eye then glazed over as he looked at Ino's body, definitely the most appealing to Naruto with how her body wasn't quite so curvy as Hinata's but more alike with that of Kurenai's own curves, "Not really," he said, his voice holding an undertone only Kurenai caught even though all the guys were starting to come to their senses, "Besides Kurenai's own body, your's pales in comparison." he completed, his eyes glazed as he looked at the four women though he was obviously mainly looking at Kurenai.
One of Kurenai's own hands came up to her cheeks as she stifled a laugh at Ino's obviously angry and dumbstruck expression, she snuck a look over at Sakura and Hinata. Hinata was looking at Naruto with a bit of shock, though she was blushing like normal, Sakura was almost frothing at the mouth. Kurenai chuckled so lightly only she herself heard it as she looked back at Naruto, though she was surprised at his words, they did ring true, no prepubescent girl could compete with her fully formed figure that most grown women had trouble matching.
Naruto's eyes unglazed as Ino let out a furious roar, "Naruto!" she screamed and Naruto's eyes locked onto her own, his eyes confused as to why he had said such a thing when he saw Ino running into the water, the splashing bringing all of the guys from their stupors as Naruto's own widened and he said, "Oh shit!"
Ino launched herself into the air and only Naruto's reflexes saved him as he channeled chakra to his feet and jumped from where he was onto the beach front, leaving Ino to land in the water with a screech of anger. Naruto looked behind himself, having landed on one knee with his other hand fisted in the sand to soften his landing, his chest heaved once as he sighed in relief. Ino resurfaced, spluttering water as she locked eyes with Naruto the anger within her orbs made Naruto feel a sliver of fear before he noticed she was now sporting some pink across her cheeks while she stared at him.
He cocked his head to the side in confusion as he turned to the other girls, noticing the guys now watching him as well, to see what was going on, only to notice that Hinata had fainted with a blissful expression on her face as Sakura stared at his body as if she couldn't believe anything that had happened in the last five minutes. It was Kurenai's own response that had Naruto blushing slightly, his cheeks being dusted with a light red as he noticed she licked her lips making him shiver once again, his limp member, having softened at Ino's rage, hardening slightly but nowhere near as hard as before.
Kurenai's eyes roved Naruto's body. He was, in one word, perfect. His previously scrawny body had been toned and shaped by Kurenai and the food he had eaten into this masterpiece of a male specimen. His face had lost all baby fat and angled slightly, giving him a more mature look than before. His shoulders and arms were slim, not much muscle being shown but obviously there as he flexed them under the small layer of fat that coated his body. His chest was well formed, the previously sticking out ribs not being able to be seen through his muscles. His stomach was an eight-pack because of the small amount of fat he had previously, combined with the intense stretching and exercises he underwent to tone himself. It was his legs though, that caught almost everyone by surprise, the two extensions of the blonde seemed to be made of steel as his muscles flexed and moved while he shifted from his position, not an ounce of fat having accumulated on them. His back was slightly sculpted but much more like his arms and shoulders.
All in all, Naruto's body seemed streamlined, the perfect runner's body and the envy of every male sitting in the water or shade looking at him as the females' eyes were instantly drawn to him. Naruto blushed from all of the attention as he stood and rubbed his neck in embarrasment as he looked over to Ino, "Sorry Ino-chan, I don't know what came over me." he said, Ino merely nodding with a bit of drool from her mouth, "How about I take you out to apologize?" he asked innocently, thinking that would be the best way to make amends between the two. Chouji's eyes narrowed but no one saw it.
Ino's eyes snapped to his, her gaze disturbing the blonde as she moved from the water and smirked at him, that same shiver running down his spine as he looked at her, "Okay, Naruto-kun, pick me up tomorrow at 8 and it's a date." she said as she giggled at his expression, the dumbfounded look of one being caught in something he hadn't meant. "Let's get this party started!" she yelled as she broke the spell that had been cast on the lake, the guys now moving towards the girls as Kurenai reached into a bag she had and pulled out some beach games and balls.
Naruto stood, shocked at the fact he had just asked Ino on a date without realizing it as the rest of the group moved. "A... date?" he thought to himself. "How the hell do I get into these situations?" he asked himself as he shook his head, deciding to simply go with the flow for now and think about it later.
Hinata had been shaken awake by Kiba, who had been staring at her breasts most of the time, Shino had resumed his bug activities, explaining with his bugs how he couldn't enter the water. Chouji had walked out of the water with a glance at Ino before blushing, something that had Ino smirking. Kakashi and Asuma simply remained on their towels, as did Sasuke, but Naruto went and kicked Shikamaru awake before threatening him into playing beach volleyball with the rest of the awake group.
The game was quickly set up, the teams divided and the game began quickly each of the genin and the one jounin smiling and laughing as they enjoyed a day of peace and serenity that was hard to come by in their world of death and misery. Naruto, and the other males of the group, were finding it hard to hit the ball whenever Kurenai or Hinata, and to a lesser extent Ino, would move towards or hit the ball. The way their breasts would jiggle with each step they took, combined with how prominently they were displayed when they would push their arms together in an attempt to knock the ball, led to the men's rational side failing them more and more often as the game progressed. Naruto knew not why he was drawn to Kurenai's, and Ino's body but he knew it was wrong to stare and exerted every ounce of willpower to avoid such acts, luckily he succeeded, mostly.
However, Naruto's prankster side quickly came to light with his huge act of controlling himself. It didn't help that the two male jounin and his stick in the mud teammate had offended him in different ways, thus his prankster side quietly whispered the plan into his mind, causing Naruto to almost jump up in exclamation at the deviousness of the plan, if it wasn't so close to something he had already done. With a quick, devious smile at Kurenai, Naruto spiked the ball, causing Kurenai to block it and spiral it all the way towards where Asuma, Kakashi, and Sasuke were laying.
Kurenai watched with a small smile as the rest of the group looked at the ball, before hearing, "Katsu." as Naruto smiled widely. Kakashi, Asuma, and Sasuke were suddenly covered in rainbow paint as they all sputtered from the exploding bleach ball, something that had been replaced with an exploding paintball. Kakashi, Asuma and Sasuke all shot up and looked down at each other, the rest of the group stiffling their giggles and chuckles as the three stared in horror at each other before turning and glaring at Naruto, who simply smiled cheekily and said, "You shouldn't be so bland my comrades." he giggled causing the whole group around him to giggle, "This is the beach! There are plenty of colors to paint with!" he said as he fell onto his back, roaring with laughter. The group around him bursting into laughter at the pathetic attempts to glare at Naruto though the multi-color ensemble on their bodies.
Kurenai remained standing as she giggled at the males misfortune. Ino wound up right next to Naruto on the ground as she giggled. Hinata giggled behind her hand, her head resting on Kiba's shaking shoulder as she attempted to remain standing. Shino simply stared at the group, his shoulders shaking slightly indicating his amusement. Chouji and Shikamaru were clutching their sides, even Shikamaru's lazy nature had been forgotten at Naruto's prank. Sakura alone was managing to hold her giggles in her body but her rapidly shaking chest and shoulders did nothing to hide her amusement.
"Dobe, you will regret that." Sasuke said darkly.
"Naruto-kun, I don't think that was very nice." Kakashi said, his eyesmile, for once, anything but friendly as his hand moved to remove his headband.
Asuma smirked, "How bout I teach ya something about how sharp wind is, eh Naruto?" he said as he cracked his knuckles and reached for pockets his swimtrunks had.
Naruto responded between laughs, "It was... haha... funny... hahahahaha... to me!" he said as he gasped breaths out at the men. With a roar, the three multi-colored men dashed forward, intent on beating the blonde genin into a pulp, before they blinked as Naruto said, "Hey look! It's the peacock's trying to impress you ladies!" he said, using an odd piece of knowledge one of his clones had picked up from somewhere, the girls all began giggling anew as the men grew redder.
The guys dashed past the pack and appeared next to Naruto, their weapons and ideas of humiliation fully in swing before Naruto smirked, "Gotcha!" he said before bursting into smoke, leaving the three men pissed as the rest of the group began to laugh anew, many of them holding their hurting sides.
"Dobe/Naruto." the three men growled out before dashing back towards Konoha, intent on harming the blonde as Naruto had jumped from his hiding place and sprinted away. The laughter of their fellow comrades ringing in their ears as they disappeared into the foliage.
As soon as they were gone, Kurenai turned to the lake, "Good... hehehe... going Naruto." she said as she smiled merrily at his prank. The other genin looked out into the water as Naruto appeared, chuckling while he walked out of the water.
"They need to lighten up." he said cheekily as the group finally calmed down and finished their game of beach volleyball, "When do you think they will realize they were tricked twice?" Naruto asked as he knocked the ball into the ground for the game point.
Kurenai smirked, "Right about now." she said as she heard three screams of rage echo across the Village. The group burst into giggles again before deciding to pick up and head home, smiles and relaxed guards indicating how much fun Kurenai's idea had been.
Naruto plopped onto his lumpy mattress as he sighed heavily, his slightly wet hair dampening his pillow as he relaxed from his hot shower after his day of relaxation with Kurenai and his fellow classmates. He had thoroughly enjoyed the time he spent with them and was even able to keep his mask off in front of them, though he mainly attributed that to Shikamaru and Kurenai.
He smiled as he thought of Kurenai's suggestion and the subsequent outing, the happiest time of his life was probably the past day he had spent, having gotten over the deaths he had dealt in his mission, he was capable of enjoying the day off with little holding him back, something he had needed more than he thought he had. He realized that he would never like killing, but he would do it as part of his job or to protect. An admirable goal that he thought would help him rationalize each kill and allow him some semblance of peace of mind.
Finally, he thought about the inadvertant date he had with Ino the next night, she had given him her address and told him not to be late, but he was confused on what he was to do. He had always asked Sakura on a date but now he suddenly finds himself on a date with her best friend? To top it all off, Ino's body had caused a similar reaction within him as Kurenai's did and he was wondering what connection the two might have. He couldn't fathom what the hell was happening so he did what he usually did when he didn't understand something, he pushed it to the side and hoped for the best.
He would wear one of the dress shirts and pants his Jiji had bought him long ago and would take her to a restaurant, probably Ichiraku's since he hadn't been in awhile, and simply try to enjoy the night, though he couldn't help but wonder, "What would dating Kurenai be like?" he thought to himself before dismissing the thought, she was so much older than him she wouldn't even consider dating him, much less the fact she was also his teacher. He sighed dejectedly, "Besides, I don't like her like that." he thought to himself, "But, I don't like Ino like that either, so... Argh! why does this have to be so confusing!" he grunted in frustration as he turned over onto his side, intent on getting some sleep and trying to escape these odd thoughts and reactions.
When he closed his eyes, his mind flashed through scenes repeatedly, viewing his past few days in a sort of slideshow, as he drifted closer and closer to that borderland between reality and illusion, his final thought before he slipped into blessed unconsciousness, was of Kurenai's body, exactly as he had seen it on the first day they had met. Her body framed by black hair and gleaming in the sunlight as it reflected the water she had been bathing in.
A/N: Okay, theres we have it folks, this is the true Naruto, the happy-go-lucky guy hidden behind all those masks he uses to adapt to the situation. For someone who is trying to get a bead on Naruto's personality, this is it, one who enjoys spending time with his friends and is a budding teenager with a healthy respect for the female body who is very loyal and wants to be able to relax around his friends.
For anyone thinking he is really immature about this... I can only say Naruto does not have the information nor the guidance needed to understand what exactly he is looking at. You do not automatically know what nipples, breasts, pubic hair, or the like are. You learn about it and in today's society we learn about it much faster than many would like. As far as living in the red light district, he has made it clear he doesn't understand the words being used hence the reason he doesn't know what is going on.
One person mentioned Kumo knowing the relation between Kushina and Naruto, I hadn't actually thought of that, just as I hadn't thought of Karin. Honestly I never liked Karin and I doubt she will make an appearance, she might, I just doubt I will write her in. As for the connection, nope.
Another person complained about my Naruto's villager interaction. Basically that Naruto didn't have it that bad... well I changed it, if that wasn't obvious from the beginning chapters and the fact he had a few mobs attack him. If you don't like that, sorry but that is the way I wrote it.
One other thing, when I introduce other characters, like lesser known ones such as Yugao or Anko or anyone else I might decide to do... they will play a part in the story, that is the reason they do things. I chose to put Yugao in right now because she will play a part later.