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Naruto looked incredulously at the stack of books chō had just shoved out in front of him.
"What do you mean study?" he asked.
"You know how they say knowledge is power? Well that applies to you quite literally." She said.
"But I don't wanna read!" Naruto whined.
Chō sighed and stood face to face with Naruto. "Listen, the more you learn about this stuff, the more jutsu you can do, and the more jutsu you can do means what?" She asked.
"... That I'll be a better ninja" Naruto responded.
"That's right and the strongest ninja in the village gets to be what?"
Naruto's eyes lit up like lanters, full of hope and determination. He looked Chō in the eyes and said "Hokage".
She smiled wide as she saw his attitude take a complete 180 and she admired his commitment to achieve his dreams.
"Good, now since the daylight is practically gone we'll go back home and take a look at these books." Chō said
They began to walk back to Naruto's apartment in silence. Naruto couldn't help but glance over at her. She was right beside him and yet he was still thinking about her.
His thoughts drifted towards the cut she gave him this morning. It had healed by now but he felt like he could still feel its sting.
He was sure that this feeling wouldn't go away untill they talked about it, so he broke the silence.
"So... my cut healed up." He said slowly.
Chō looked down and said "That's good"
"Are you gonna tell me what actually happened?" Naruto asked.
She stayed silent.
"C'mon, I trust you, don't you trust me?" Naruto said smiling.
She kept her lips sealed and stared at the ground. After a moment Naruto's smile dissipated and morphed into a frown. He let silence consume the night once more and just walked, eyes forward.
Now it was Chō's turn to worry, she looked to the now unaturally silent Naruto. He didn't say a word but she knew that by not answering that last question she hurt him.
She gripped her stack of books tighter and after a few seconds she blurted out "I've been having nightmares."
Naruto looked at her in surprise. "Nightmares? About what?" he asked.
She took a deep breath. "About my clan and when they were wiped out."
"So that's why you attacked me." He said in realization.
"yeah, sorry again about that."
"It's fine, like I said it healed up already see?" He said pointing to his unmarked cheek.
"anyway, you can overcome nightmares you just gotta face 'em head on, trust me."
They walked in silence for a few more moments before Chō said.
"Hey Naruto?... I do trust you"
A bright warm smile plastered itself onto Naruto's face and Chō Couldn't help but smile back as they continued on to Naruto's apartment.
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Naruto unlocked the door and swung it open to let his companion inside. Chō walked in and dropped the books down on a table.
"We still got a little while before it gets pitch black outside so I say it's time to crack open these books."
Naruto let out a groan and said "Fine but I'm gonna eat ramen while reading and you can stop me"
Chō gave him an incredulous look and slowy said "okay"
"But you better not spill any on the books!" she said as an afterthought.
Naruto made some ramen and sat down with a book called Chem 101. He flipped to a random page and began to read in a random spot.
...For instance, take a solid item and zoom in to the molecular level, one can see that the atoms within that object are rigid and barley move which is what provides its structure.
Now look at a liquid, the molecules within something like water move freely passed each other which is why fluids can fill any container.
There are exceptions to this however and these take the form of Non-Newtonian fluids. A Non-Newtonian fluid is a fluid that becomes more liquid or more solid when exposed to a force.
Naruto paused, this is just what he needed. If he could somehow figure out how to apply this to his armor he'd have the perfect defense. If he was successful it means that his armor would have no gaps but still move as if he had none on at all.
He continued reading for quite a while and eventually looked out the window to see that it had gotten really dark, he decided that it was about time to get some sleep.
He turned to Chō and said "I think we should call it a day."
"Ok sure, we'll pick back up tomorrow" she responded.
Naruto opened the bedroom door for her and said "You can take the bed again, I don't mind."
"I-I don't know I really don't want to have those nightmares again."
Naruto smiled softly and said "You said you trusted me remember? You'll be fine, I know it."
Chō stared into the room silently. She remembered the feeling of waking up alone in this room and as Naruto began to walk away Chō grabbed his hand in hers and stopped him. Naruto looked at her puzzled.
She looked down and fiddled with his fingers. She blushed as she tried to speak "Um do you- I mean would you-" She stuttered.
Naruto cut her off and asked plainly "Do you want me to sleep with you?"
Chō's blush intensified tenfold and she exclaimed "Don't say it like that!"
Naruto's cocked an eyebrow and said "Well do you?"
Chō nodded slightly and Naruto turned off the lights and climbed into the bed. He then held the blankets up for Chō to climb in as well.
She did so and they laid together facing one another, their faces mere inches from each other. Chō blushed some more and turned away so the Naruto wouldn't see he red face.
Naruto's voice cut throught the silent night "Good night Chō-chan."
"Good night Naruto-kun."
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She laid in bed awake staring at the ceiling.
There was a sense of dread that she just couldn't shake. She was sure that it told of something yet to come, but try as she might, she could not figure out what.
There was a commotion coming from her mothers bedroom, like people yelling. She could only make out a few words.
"Who are you?!" a female voice screamed.
Curious, she got out of bed and silently crept up to her mothers bedroom door.
Suddenly something burst through the wooden door and crumpled to the ground.
It was a dead man, wearing a cloud village symbol, she could see the cause of death, a diamond protruding from his heart.
The child gasped in surprise, why could these shinobi be in her village? She looked up to see her mother coming through the doorway.
"Kaa-san! Whats going on?"
"Do not fret child. We must go now and get you to saftey."
The woman gripped her childs hand and began to walk towards the door. She swung the door open and ran outside.
A shout could be heard resounding through the cool night air. "There's the clan head and her daughter!"
Enemy shinobi sprung into action, intent on beheading her mother and her.
As they approached a thunderous blast could be heard that rattled their bones. Looking to the origin of the blast she could the raging fire that would swallow up her village.
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Chō's eyes shot open, the room was dimly lit by the twilight. Her heart was pounding in her chest ready to leap out at a moments notice.
Her eyes darted about nervously, but she suddenly realized there was an arm around her and her heartbeat slowed, instantly knowing who's it was.
But as she dwelled on this further her cheeks began to turn a faint shade of pink.
Naruto's arm was around her.
She slowly turned her head to look back at him, but when she saw him she began giggling uncontrollably.
It seemed Naruto wasn't cuddling with her, as he was laying face down with his head buried in the pillow, his arm just so happened to be laying on her.
She wasn't entirely sure how he was breathing but sure enough she could hear his muffled snores through the pillow.
She looked at his arm that was draping over her and she reached out to hold his hand. As she made contact she interlocked her fingers with his and she could hear a muffled goofy laugh from behind her.
She smiled wide and took comfort in his presence. Her mind was at peace and her soul was tranquil.
She closed her eyes and the clutches of sleep transported her back into the realm of dreams.
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She was running through the woods, ducking under low branches and vaulting over fallen trees. But something was different, she was smiling.
There was a grin on her face that would not go away, even as she realized someone was chasing her.
She stopped in her tracks and hid behind a large tree. Something else was different, the tree's were not like the ones from her home, these were native to fire country.
She poked her head out past the tree to get a glimpse of her pursuer. As she scanned the area she saw nothing and heard no footsteps.
She turned back only to see a blonde boy's face centimeters from hers.
He was hanging upside-down on a low branch and he grinned wide while saying "Found ya!"
Her smile widened, she decided to push the boy so he would fall off the branch and she laughed as he did.
The boy stood up and in retaliation swooped her off her feet, ran to a nearby river, and tossed her in. She giggled and screamed as she felt the water rush over her.
She swam to the surface and splashed at the boy who was still standing on the bank of the river. The blonde boy decided to cannon ball in, which showered her in large droplets.
The two played back and forth like this for hours. As the time flew by the sunshine gave way to the twilight and they decided to climb up high to watch the sun meander across the sky.
As the life giving star faded to make way for the night she layed her head on his shoulder, and he smiled.
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