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There are many days that pass unnoticed like any other common day of our lives, is not a bad thing and certainly, they are great in their own right yet common in a world such a the Elemental Nations, especially for shinobis like me, common civilian days shouldn't be a habit.

Enough reason for find myself in a complete in a terrain which resembles a genuine battlefield, big chunks of earth missing and trees cut down by sheer force. It is a good thing that we don't cover the costs to repair the training grounds or the damage reparations probably would have left us with a debt for the rest of our miserable lives.

If one is to judge then the first response of such scenery would be Tsunade since she is known for her unbelievable strength, a single finger is enough to destroy a house after all. But in reality Naruto learned how to properly use the little Fox chakra she has access to, I don't supervise her training and I only hear a vague description of what she does in her sessions from outer sources.

She is truly overpowered.

But she still lacks cunningness.

My trait which turned the whole thing into my favor and resulting with a pissed Naruto completely restrained upside down.

Cheating or not I won against her again.

"Let me go!"

Without any doubt, I used my reinforced chakra strings to prevent her to move or do anything reckless and giving me time for my well-deserved rest ignoring all her cries and rain of curses towards me, with so many holes and softened earth improvising a bed was a very simple task.

The only problem was the sun since a few trees were completely destroyed in the whole confrontation thing, still, I laid on my improvised bed and looked straight to the clouds in the sky while musing a merry tune.

All set for a good nap.

But, there is always a 'but'.

Without noticing a hand grabbed my collar and threw me from my comfy spot like a pillow sending me flying and crashing against a tree.

I was coughing saliva by the sheer force of the impact.

But I wasn't given time to catch a breath before another force immediately put me on the ground.

Without a doubt Naruto was on top of me, she freed herself.

In my mind such a thing was impossible, I had full confidence in my strings ability to restrain people and shinobis would have a very difficult time to break free from them without me noticing the influx of chakra, unless they had fire affinity or knew how to manipulate fire and could deduce my technique then they could easily render them completely useless, like Kakashi did.

Of course, for her special condition, such feat was involuntary but very possible after all the Kyuubi chakra is practically fire.

I could still think many other reasons of her being able to break free but having her right on top of me raining a barrage of Kyuubi enhanced fists on my whole being isn't exactly a good condition for deep thinking.

If I wasn't using my arms for protection then probably she would have knocked out a tooth or two, well if she actually had the intention to cause real harm but at her current emotional state that can be put up for debate.

Within the small time frame of each hit I was able to concentrate enough my chakra and allow the earth to completely swallow my body, Naruto cursed out loud her frustration.

Temporarily safe from her rage my mind worked in another plan.

That was supposed to happen until she destroyed my safety like before, exposing me in the process who was given no time before she clashed against my stomach knocking my air.

But my patience ran out with her antics, and my memories of all the stupid stuff she had done causing direct consequences on me filled with renewed determination. The idea, the finisher came in the nick of time.

Since my gloves hadn't been burned giving me another chance to create another set of strings to help me in restraining her once again.

Yet our close proximity left me open for more strikes and much to my luck she sent me a kick on my stomach. Ignoring the pain my plan was set to work, every single second was precious.

Enhancing my strength along with my strong ai forcefully moved her body to a critical position for my master plan, her entire weight rested on my shoulder while I grabbed her ankles to keep her in place.

All my strings tied her to my body.

Even with clothes, she was radiating a lot of heat from her skin, but it didn't matter because I was right in time, gravity started to do its work by pulling us down to the ground.

It might hurt but my training and pain tolerance isn't something to laugh at.

"KINNIKU BUSTER!"

PAIN TOLERANCE MY ASS!


Pretty much the whole confrontation left both of us fucked up with the exception that Naruto who healed way faster than me was able to stand up in an hour and another confrontation started between us but it was a verbal one which I won as expected. Only then she dragged my sorry ass to the hospital with the help of her clones.

One relative long session and relative surgery later at the hospital my body was back at its top condition ready for another battle so without anything else to do in that depressing place I left through the exit, after another quick visit on Hinata's room leaving, in the streets a mint haired girl with exotic orange eyes was waiting for me.

"Are you okay?" She was looking for anything wrong on me.

"Technically speaking yes, my body doesn't hurt that much and everything seems to be returning to normal…" Naruto finally opened up to me. "In other words, you should stop at least for a while."

Gently I moved away from her hands.

"Oh…"

Only to tickle her tummy, making her blush in embarrassment while she squirmed around my playful hands.

"Though I don't mind being all clingy and touchy with a cute girl."

I saw her eyes widen and pushed me away.

"Don't say it like that! People can hear us!" I deserved that jab on my arm, but it didn't hurt at all compared to the painful cracking of my vertebrae or my tailbone after pulling off my last stupid stunt.

However, she is right people actually heard my words.

"Anyways! I need some help to carry the groceries, today is pizza." Thinking of the list of ingredients my next destination was the market district hopefully somebody will have a discount.

"Great! But isn't Kimimaro help you with that stuff?" Fu was quick to follow my lead and walk to my side.

"Yes but he is currently training and I doubt we will see him until night."

Fu looks around before stopping on her tracks for a brief moment only to return to my side.

"And Naruto?"

I shrugged.

"She is currently accompanying Hinata at the Hospital." A little too late for a visit but better late than never, either way, the happy and cheery Naruto would return home.

Fu looked at me but just like me she shrugged dismissing everything as common which it is.

In the meantime, the happy and aloof Fu returned to keep me company and entertained, after all, she loves to play around. Though it feels a bit embarrassing when all the eyes are on us, balancing her weight on ropes kind of bring a lot of attention.

"Look! A Dango stand!" Spotting those famous stands from her highpoint I looked at the direction she was pointing, I thought for a moment but since she is such a great girl; she deserves a treat.

"Sure, but only one." I threw a coin at her which she quickly grabbed as she jumped down from her spot.

"Awesome!"

She was quick on her feet to get there and order her sweets while I remained behind watching with a smile, so many things I wish but few might become reality even if I intervene but I cherish the little pleasure that life gives.

But life also has small unpleasant moments.

"Why are you here Jun?"

Turning around to face my teammate, however, when looking at her the unpleasant moments became a moment for surprises. Jun once again surprised me by wearing a long pink yukata, wooden sandals and her hair tied in a small bun, such thing felt so out of context, especially in a ninja village and a kunoichi of her caliber and type.

But her new appearance reminded me of Haku.

"I don't know how to spend my free time." But her rough voice really threw everything down to the drain, while I have confidence in fixing that little detail I'm not willing to spend money on her. "I have been given time to rest, despite I'm fully capable to perform another mission."

"Don't you like to tend your garden?"

Her file said that her hobby is gardening.

"My garden has died, there is nothing left to do at the headquarters."

Her flat response left me a bit awkward but curious of how her garden died out in the care of a capable person.

"Training?"

"I've finished my routine."

Not all agents strive to improve and breakthrough in their career and Jun is one of them, being a low jounin is enough.

"You are usually busy why you are free?"

"I don't know."

I was scratching my head in confusion.

Danzo little mind games once again, whatever he is up to is very difficult to see through. But is odd to seeking advice or help from me, a Yamanaka is capable to do a better job than me. With all the information I didn't notice Fu coming back and stood in front of us showing curiosity towards Jun.

"Hey Kichiro, who is she?"

I looked at Jun but she closed her eyes which honestly doesn't tell me much. Besides a meeting between them never crossed my mind so the only quick response is the standard one.

"Fu, meet Jun, an old teammate of mine."

"A pleasure." And she bowed, which is really odd.

The only time I see other bowing was when meeting with the Hokage or the Daymo.

"Ano...likewise?" Fu also didn't know how to give a proper response which was not surprising at all.

Jun another social inept but at least in a lesser degree than Sai, there had to be a reason why she has been marked as a field and interrogation shinobi in her file.

The silence between is turned so awkward with just one sentence, neat.

"She is currently free so she decided to come for a chat."

"Oh, then she can come to eat with us!" She caught me off the guard with that easy going and friendly attitude, but it was nice to see her warm smile again.

Unlike Jun who seemed rather perplexed to the sudden offer.

"I guess?"

"Thank you."

"Whatever, come on I need to buy even more ingredients" Another mouth to feed for tonight, not like I mind cooking for another person and showing how great my cooking is but the price of the whole meal will increase. The economic responsibility really is a hassle that gives me a lot of stress every day.

I deserve a massage!

But thinking it better, It would be the first time one of my actual teammates shared a meal with me outside of missions or with the rest of my...family I guess?

However she didn't betray my expectation, Jun proved to be a terrible conversation partner again, leaving Fu in awkward silence for the rest of shopping or at least until she decided to only talk to me.


After an approximately an hour and a half our food was ready.

"And two familiar size pizza ready to serve."

"Amazing!"

"I want to eat!"

No napkins or chopsticks or spoon or whatever utensil to eat, they literally wanted to jump at the chance and eat with bare hands and stuff the food inside their mouths.

I stopped both energetic girls before they had the chance to devour the entire thing, first things first and Kimimaro deserved his own slice of pizza, two slices to be fair. Also since we had a guest they should at least show some sort of manners in front of others.

And my favorite part was to tease them a little while I took my sweet time in slicing the pizza. Fu was very closely watching my movement anxiously waiting for me to finish while Naruto almost looked like she was shamelessly salivating, Jun, on the other hand, looked interested with the concept of pizza.

Meanwhile I was laughing on the inside, since I wasn't a complete sadistic person I decided to speed up the process.

"Go ahead."

"Itadakimasu!"

Naruto went to the right while Fuu's attention went to the left sharing with Jun who carefully took out one of the slices avoiding the voracious appetite of the Mint haired girl. In my case, I flicked Naruto's forehead and took my share before she could raise any complaints.

It had been quite a while since our home had such a warm scene where nothing mattered except us.

That until Naruto finished her pizza and tried to take from Fu's, forcing me to step in but still end up in more laughs except for Jun who stared at us with the same blank expression she always wore.

As the universal rules dictate both girls had to wash the dishes since I cooked both staying at the kitchen while Jun slowly made her way to the door. Of course, as a good host, my duty is to accompany my guest to the exit and send them off.

"I must return to the headquarters but I'm thankful of your hospitality."

I rubbed my head awkwardly, is difficult to understand the more I think about it.

"Yeah about that, don't expect this to be a common thing. You were quite lucky that Fu asked you to come."

The same blank expression looked straight to me, it felt uncomfortable to be stared so close and such way but thankfully she turned away.

"I understand." Rather than disappearing with a shunsin or jumping off the ledge she slowly walked down the stairs.

For one second, only for one, I asked myself, was she sad?

It didn't matter, the truth is harsh and honestly, I didn't want her around Naruto much less Fu as long as I remained ignorant to the true intentions.

But I probably could have said something different with the same intentions, as ever the past is the past and cannot be undone hopefully she will not take it at heart.

As if that truly matters.

"Kichiro-sama."

Only one person called me that and I was pleased to see Kimaro back, even if it is for a day not having my loyal right-hand to my side makes me feel incomplete, is an emotional attachment one could say but is the truth.

"Oh you've arrived, I've saved some pizza for you."

"Thank you for your kindness but first I need to inform you that I've retrieved your order from the workshop."

"Thank you, I didn't expect that they would finish it a day earlier." I grabbed the bag and gave a quick look to the inside before pulling out a single cigarette for a personal inspection but kinda pointless since I have no knowledge regardings drugs. "They seem good enough, but…Did they used all of it?"

Kimimaro was caught off the guard with my question if his surprised expression was any indication, he lowered his head in shame.

"I didn't ask...I apologize for my incompetence."

But I wasn't mad at all, with a smile I patted his head.

"Don't be, you aren't an all-knowing being. And it doesn't matter that much to me, I always think on the bigger scene you know?" Besides, I wouldn't care in the slightest if he ever commits a mistake in the future unless he fucks up really bad which knowing his character is practically impossible for such outcome to ever happen.

"I understand, Kichiro-sama."

I dismissed him to enter the apartment while I remained outside for a moment pondering by myself in potential solutions and ways to market my new product.

"I need people to test this…and I know exactly where I can find them." I'm amazed by the fact that probably I'm one of the lucky few who has such liberties when to leave the village without issue or the fact how excited I am to test the cannabis on people.

Double standards or lack of morals whatever reason didn't seem to explain myself very well even less of what I had in mind to do once there, nobody would understand the meaning behind the list with a single item in it which I hastily wrote as I went inside.

"Kimimaro, pack supplies for a week and after you finish go and buy this medicine."

It is very important for him to get that medicine, really important.

"At once!" As ever he rushed to carry on my orders.

And for me, the bag went inside a storage scroll since nobody should know of its existence yet. Suddenly I felt like drinking tea, but with Kimimaro busy packing our stuff nobody else was available to prepare one for me, Naruto and Fu don't count since I could tell from a mile away that they would do a terrible job.

Leaving only me to prepare the tea at the kitchen which was clean, both girls did a good job.

I took a seat at the living room on my favorite armchair calmly waiting for the Kaguya to finish with all of his tasks.

That was the plan until certain jinchuuriki appeared in front of me with a worried expression.

"I saw Kimimaro gathering a lot of storage scrolls…are you going to leave soon?"

I left my cup on the table before looking at her.

"Sadly yes, a sudden mission had been given and the duration might be between 1 to 2 weeks."

"I-I see but don't you need a team?" Fu didn't seem to take it well, so I motioned to take a seat next to me which she quickly complied.

"As a chunin, teams aren't necessary since it depends mostly on the difficulty of the mission and this one doesn't require others except for me and Kimimaro who will tag along."

"What am I supposed to do?"

I ruffed her hair with a smile trying to pass my positive energies to cheer her up even if it is a little.

"Don't give up, I believe in you."

Fu left out a sigh and looked at me.

"Can I go with you?"

I immediately shook my head, there was absolutely no way I could allow her to learn anything about what I really do.

"The idea is good but since you are in probation period you cannot give a single step outside Konoha."

"That sucks…" She looked dejected.

"You tell me...is Naruto around?" I stood up from my armchair and walked around checking my surroundings and the others rooms for people besides Kimimaro who seemed that finished with his first task.

"She is in her bedroom." She slowly stood up and grabbed my cup of unfinished tea and took a small sip from it.

I slowly took it away from her and drank everything in one go.

"Alright, be honest with me, had she done something to you?"

"What?"

"There is no need to lie, I am here to take care of you and ensure you aren't having any kind of problem. Naruto might be my dear imouto but also I recognize that I have spoiled her rotten so there is a lot of fixing to do here and there with her attitude."

Though even myself started to have some doubts after my last battle with her, for her to mature seems to be a hopeful situation from a distant future.

"..." She looks away, raising my suspicious as giving me a bitter taste.

"I won't tell her anything, but I cannot help you if you don't tell me."

My words reached her.

"Does she hate me?"

But Fu showed a few signs of depression.

"Did she do something bad to you?" I was getting genuinely worried for her and her future in the village.

"..."

Her silence could mean many things and how she avoided my eyes didn't help to counter my suspicious yet if she didn't want to tell me then I couldn't force her out of respect. And I couldn't go straight for answers with Naruto, she would connect the dots and probably do something harsh, the outcome which I wanted to avoid at all costs.

If only I had money I would have rented another apartment for her alone.

The stress building up again all over my head that my hand doesn't work at all to even attempt to help to deal with the stress, breathing exercises at least ease some of it.

"I recognize that she is the jealous type, but to hate?"

"Jealous?" Fu tilted her head in mild curiosity but she seemed to be confused by my hysterical laughing.

"She was very jealous when she met Jun for the first time, it was amusing at first but it got old pretty quick." For me to recall those events brought little amusement since it hindered my mission by a lot.

"Oh…"

I placed a hand on her shoulder bringing her closer to me, our eyes connected and honestly, those exotic eyes were truly hypnotizing to look at.

"Look Naruto is just Naruto there isn't much to do for her at the moment maybe in the future she will be different but right now she is like she is. I don't know what she did to you but I won't interfere in your business if you don't want to but remember that I made a promise to never leave you alone and I will make sure you become happy."

Fu looked at me not saying a single word to the point that I felt a little uncomfortable being stared at despite I was the first to start the staring contest.

However, It was quick not giving me any time to react by taking me by surprise the moment she grabbed my shoulder and pulled me down where my cheek was graced by a pair of soft lips.

My hand out of instinct went to the afflicted spot.

"Thanks, Kichiro-kun."

It feels different.

Yet it feels nice.


AN: I really wanted to do a wrestling move here, but laughs aside that particular finisher is really dangerous to both wrestlers that it had been banned from all pro wrestlings.

Guys! only 5 more to hit another milestone come on! Boost my narcissistic ego even more :D!

JK

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