Hey there again, I'm back with another chapter. My idea's have been a bit too experimental as of late so here is on which I guess is normal by my standards. I do now own Naruto. Happy reading.

Whiskers and Lightning chapter 13

Although not saying it she was very impressed with all her genin. After she had handed them the weights there were no complaints, but surprisingly it was her two tanned students who asked for more weight to be added. She had to explain it would be better if they got used wearing them first or they could damage their muscles more than build them. They accepted that answer not wanting to get further behind. Naruto would have complained about them if they were the same. Since they were heavier weights though he hadn't felt the need to argue about them. Samui put a mild genjutsu on his that made them look like the others ones so the others wouldn't persist.

Samui could be very sneaky when she wanted to be. The fact that she didn't look like the type had always helped her pull these tricks off. His weights were quite a strange type because they were like metal bands, but had the release button on the opposite side to the opening. This was so someone could wear them under arm or shin guards whilst still maintaining the ability to release them at short notice. Once they were on the genjutsu was dropped and they started following Samui to get their first mission.

B and Samui had left out telling Naruto about D ranked missions purely because his expression was going to be golden once he found out. After arriving they were directed to the raikages office instead of the normal mission dispensary centre. Once sent in a few minutes after arriving the raikage had asked for a summary on their current abilities. He was very surprised with Naruto's new look but it paled in comparison to the boy having double affinities. It was only further bolstered by one being wind.

He wasn't sure he had the means to train the boy in that element, but there were some old scrolls that the Cloud had held onto since the old shinobi wars. A didn't know the story behind them but each kage was told by the last of what the treasury held. Not in detail but a general summary.

Kumo ninja's used to be very good at ambushes so they had taken many things from the other nations. So he figured there might be a few wind techniques down there somewhere. This wasn't necessary to think about now though. Naruto hadn't even done any of the affinity exercises. The boy could always learn about wind after lightning anyway since there were many resources here to help with that. Karui would either have to be trained by her parents or another jonin depending on if her parents were busy or not. After the summary on their abilities was given Naruto spoke, "A have you seen B? Because I haven't in a while", A nodded. B had been very busy for him but he couldn't tell Naruto where or why he was away. Though he had suspected him of helping Samui in the genin test.

"B will be with you again soon, he does have his own duties to the village as do you now", A said neutrally. Naruto was used to this as it did happen every so often, but it didn't mean he wouldn't miss him, "I expect you to have them ready for their missions and other things in the future. You are dismissed", A said eliciting a, "Yes raikage sama", from Team Samui apart from Naruto who just waved and smiled.

After leaving they went to the mission dispensary to pick up their mission, but to Naruto's horror it was weeding a garden. His pained expression was followed by a defeated slump as they walked toward their objective.

The mission didn't take too long which was a relief. It was a nice elderly couple who had a relatively small garden and there weren't many weeds that could grow in the Kumo climate. After that Samui had dismissed them but they had decided to hang out after this time. Samui was a little disappointed she couldn't ask Naruto what had happened to him over night which brought the new appearance, but she hardly wanted to stand in the way of them becoming friends so early on.

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Although Naruto had considered going to his normal place he didn't really consider the ramen stand a very social place. That was considering no one could properly face each other, but he didn't really know many other places so just followed the others. They ended up in a "Dango and More" restaurant. Naruto had seen the franchise posted around Kumo but never gone in.

After talking for over an hour they had learnt a decent amount about each other. It was amusing to Naruto watching their reaction to him telling them he had already trained with Samui for years. A couple of things clicked for them. She had always said she knew things about Naruto that he hadn't displayed yet. Naruto even briefly shared a bit of his own history but didn't go deep not wanting to bring down the atmosphere.

They all had some similarities though. All from ninja families though Naruto didn't tell them he was the son of a kage. He wasn't going to throw around such information so easily, but one day he would tell them he just wanted to trust them a bit more first. They agreed on liking most things ninja related so it was never hard to find something to talk about.

Omoi was the first to leave and Naruto was about to follow, but Karui bit her bottom lip before speaking, "Naruto stay for a bit", he was a bit caught off guard at the but nodded and retook his seat. It wasn't long before she spoke again, "I want to thank you for what you did during the genin exam", she started. Naruto however quickly interjected, "Oh that don't worry about it. Things all turned out ok in the end", Karui still wanted to press it though. "It didn't seem like it was going to though, so why? Why did you break the rules and almost lose your chance as a genin for me?", she asked him. Naruto remembered it pretty clearly, but he also remembered acting before thinking things through, "In all honesty I moved on instinct at seeing you in trouble, but it didn't matter as it was my duty as the de facto leader to take the fall anyway", he said and she smiled a little. Hearing that first part was all she had wanted to know.

He may not have acknowledged it yet but he liked her she figured. Even if he teased her a lot but that in itself was something. When it counted though he was there for her and he didn't seem to realise how much it meant. There was still that moment when they didn't know it was just them holding each other as well. After they had left the exam that day she couldn't get it out of her mind. It was then she realised she liked him. She had an idea though even if just the thought made her a little flustered, "I want to make it up to you though and you won't stop me", despite wanting to her tone had left not room for him to argue. He merely nodded hoping it wasn't something too extreme.

Suddenly she got up from the seat opposite him and walked around the table, but when she got around she hesitated before grabbing his hand and making him stand up. When Naruto did stand up though he was surprised to find Karui hugging him. Not that he was complaining. It was nice how she put her head on his shoulder, but that smell returned again and he couldn't help relax as he wrapped his arms around her. They stayed like that for a while until Karui pulled back and planted a kiss on his cheek. Just as she was about to walk away she found herself brought back into him and he kissed her this time, but not on the cheek.

It was only for a few seconds but it was long enough for both of them. In that time Naruto had stopped thinking and just enjoyed her soft delicate lips. Karui however had her mind racing, how did this all happen? Her kiss was only meant to plant the idea in his head. Karui was still bit perturbed not expecting such a reaction. She was put at ease by his next few words as he has started to walk past her but stopped halfway, "I like you too", was all he said before he continued on his way.

Neither of them had noticed it but they had created quite the scene in the restaurant. As she regained her bearing she found everyone in the room quiet and looking at her. She went red and left quickly. Not before she heard a few comments about how "Cute" they looked together. She wondered if he had left her there on purpose to embarrass her again. He didn't seem like he was going to be an easy one to tame.

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Things only got worse later that night as she had gone to ask her parents if they could teach her earth manipulation, but was subjected to interrogation from them instead. Her mother was interested about the boy, but the father seemed furious someone had touched his little princess.

Before her dad could get too worked up though she told her mum that there was something she could only tell her in private. At the chance of new information she whisked her daughter away from her father before saying, "It's a girl thing", he stood no chance at stopping her.

Back in her room she decided to talk first before hit with an influx of questions, "I will answer any, and I mean any one question if you agree to teach me earth manipulation", her mother thought about it before saying, "five questions", they bartered for a while but in the end it was three questions but one she could choose.

"Is he a good kisser?", was the first one. Karui thought about it, she didn't really have any comparison so her answer was easy, "Yes", okay one done she thought. Her mum spoke again, "how much do you like him?", Karui wasn't sure herself. This had all happened so fast, "I duno, he's nice sometimes but he teases me a lot. I guess It's just at like at the moment", her mother gave a knowing nod. Her husband had been the same and the teasing she realised had just been a show of affection.

"When did he start teasing you?", this one was easy for her. She wasn't sure why she wasted the question on it though, "The first day I met him", there was no way she was going to explain how he had come to start though. Her mother just laughed, she hadn't said anything funny had she? Then her mum spoke again, "Well he sounds like a nice boy, I won't bother you with anymore questions and I'll try calming your father down before dinner. You should invite this...Naruto over for dinner sometime. I would love to meet him", Karui was a little surprised at how easy her mum was being about the situation. Now she could focus on what she was going to do next time she saw Naruto or even wear. She hoped he would ask her out on a date or something I mean they had established they liked each other.

B had also heard about what happened and was at home waiting for Naruto to return. It was starting to get late and he hadn't seen or heard anything from him. Naruto could take care of himself though so he would be patient and wait until he got back. He guessed it was almost time for 'that' chat. It wouldn't be as unpleasant since he wasn't his real dad though.

Or at least he hoped not.

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A bit more development there, plz review and let me know what you think. Thanks for reading, catch ya