Chapter 37 A New Outfit
Tailor Narubi
"You have only grown a bit." Naruto said as he re-measured Hanabi's waist.
"What?" She asked outraged.
A look from her father had her quieting.
"You have grown taller." He repeated. "But other then that I need no other measurements. Hinata though, has filled out more."
"She's gotten fatter?" Hanabi blinked. "I didn't notice."
"Not fatter, just filled out." Naruto shrugged. "Her hips and bust size have increased while she had kept the skinny waist."
Hiashi coughed awkwardly while Hinata blushed brilliantly.
"Oh, and happy birthday Hanabi." Naruto said absently as he marked down the measurements. "You turn eleven today, no?"
"Yes." She grinned. "Two more years until my graduation from the academy."
"Come to me on that day and I shall make you an outfit free of charge." He smiled.
"There is no need." Hiashi said briskly. "I had already planned to purchase one from you."
"Think a gift for being some of my best customers these past few years." Naruto smiled.
And they truly had been his best customers. Or at least the most frequent. True, the Daimyo's wife bought many larger purchases but she came perhaps yearly where as Naruto made outfits for the Hyuuga very often. Hyuuga got only the best, Hiashi would say.
.-.
"You," Naruto frowned, "Need a new outfit."
Sasuke gave him a blank look.
"Yeah!" Sakura agreed. "We got new ones! Well I mean I got a new one in wave and Naruto changes his all the time but you've worn yours all through the academy and into genin."
"I don't need a new one." Sasuke grunted.
"I would go with an all black outfit." Naruto said. "For more stealth. Blue sticks out and while white is good for certain missions, certainly not for all of them."
"And a mask." Sakura added. "His face is white enough to stick out on any mission. It practically glows in the dark he's so pale!"
Sasuke paused and frowned thoughtfully.
"Well we'll take silence as he likes the black and mask idea." Sakura grinned.
"I call making the design." Naruto chirped.
"Dammit! I want to help too!" Sakura snarled brandishing her bamboo sword.
Naruto raised a brow at her. She snarled right back, green eyes flashing. They stood facing one another for a long moment.
"Okay, you can help." Naruto relented.
She grinned in a demonic way.
"Let's get started now." She smirked.
"Measuring first." Naruto said. "Hold him down."
Sasuke's eyes grew wide as Sakura advanced on him. Unfortunately he was not strong enough to throw both of them off. Sakura had been working out to the extreme lately, arriving back at his place half asleep and collapsing. She had learned that the sword style she was trying to learn took strength and speed. Though she was not quite as fast as Sasuke, she was quickly growing stronger in brute strength. Her perfect chakra control also helped make up for any weak muscles by strengthening them with chakra. She was quickly growing into a powerhouse. One the flexible and quick built Sasuke was learning could easily hold him down.
He stared at Naruto in horror as Naruto told her to take his clothes off so they could get his perfect measurements.
.-.
"Well, kittens," Kakashi said slowly, eyeing them all oddly, "You certainly look like you had fun your last few days off."
"Doesn't he look badass now?" Sakura asked, all pointy teeth, "Not like a rich boy pansy anymore."
Sasuke glared at her from behind his dark bangs, muttering under his breath.
"Speak up pansy!" Sakura barked, "I can't hear you when you mutter."
He short her a nasty sneer which she gave a bubble popping grin in return.
"You challenging me pussy?"
"Bring it." He sneered.
Naruto neatly sidestepped as Sakura lunged, knife in hand. Sasuke weaved out of the way. Naruto watched from beside Kakashi idly for a minute. He already knew how would win.
Sakura was much more physically stronger. She was also much better at Genjutsu, chakra control, and the basic jutsu like Kawairimi. Her sword skills had also vastly improved and she had a very devastating taijutsu style that relied on beating your opponent into the ground. She was also the best strategist.
Sasuke was faster and much more flexible. His fighting style was also much more refined and better known. His fire ninjutsu were also very dangerous and he had the best aim for thrown weapons. He was better at adapting his plans then forming longer complicated plans.
Though they both had many different strengths, Sasuke would win simply because Sakura couldn't catch him to hit him and the Uchiha had just enough more stamina to wear her out. She would put up a fight going down though and most likely give him some very large bruises to remind him she was on his tail and he'd best start working harder or one day she would get in a good hit and he'd go down.
"So," Kakashi drawled from beside him, "What is with his outfit?"
"Scroll and I decided he needed a change." Naruto smiled.
They had tossed the blue shirt and white pants out along with the sandals and arm guards. Instead Sasuke was now dressed in fitted black pants and a long sleeve black shirt. Black arm guards covered his writs and up to his elbows, black gloves covering his fingers. He had similar leg guards on and wore black sturdy slipper like shoes that were thin but silent. His hair, they had trimmed to match the outfit a bit better. A black scarf hid the skin of his neck. A dusty grey mask hung at his waist with crescent slits for eyes. Even when he wore it you would not see his eyes. In all the entire outfit covered every last inch of skin.
"He'll be deadlier." Naruto said. "He's getting much better at stealth with Iruka's extra lessons, and he was always silent. His speed helps also. And when he uses the Sharingan, from behind the mask he won't be recognized."
"Good thinking." Kakashi nodded. "I notice though that none of you have you headbands showing."
Naruto glanced at the man and raised a brow at his light tone.
"We will always be loyal to Konoha." He shrugged, "But the leaf band doesn't fit for us. Sasuke is best not recognized when he has an S-rank brother as an enemy and people interested in his bloodline. Sakura already has pink hair to make her stand out and I change outfits daily."
"I suppose when you reach Chunin you won't wear the vest either." Kakashi said amused.
"Probably not, no."
Kakashi snorted and turned to him fully.
"Well, while they spar, I suppose I can give you a lesson on chakra control. You know water walking correct."
"Of course. You taught me."
"Well, next we'll start on blade walking."
"Sounds dangerous."
"Most people try to avoid it and most Jonin don't think it safe to teach genin."
"Fun."
.-.
"You are changing them."
Naruto blinked at Jun who was sitting beside him.
Who?"
"Your team-mates" Jun answered easily, fingers tangled in Naruto's hair.
Naruto snuggled into him more.
"How?"
"Your mere presence changes them." Jun said. "You change all the people, around you. You are one of the few people in the world who actually changes the world. Your manners, you're life, you're voice, your personality, everything you do changes stuff around you."
Naruto gave him a look of disbelief. Jun smiled and leaned over, brushing his lips against Naruto's forehead.
"You have changed many people Naruto. You have changed me."
Naruto stared at him for a long moment.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No." Jun answered. "It is not."
Naruto gazed at him for a long moment taking in the dark hair and the blue eyes behind glasses that watched him closely.
"Then change is okay."