Well, I have well and truly been through hell these past few months, but in just over a week it will all be over, and I will be writing once again. Thanks as always for sticking with me and enjoy the chapter.
SSJ3 Kyuubi Gohan.
Previously:
Naruto and Tayuya faced off against Itachi, Kisame, Hidan and Kakuzu, managing to stall Itachi long enough for Jiraiya to arrive with help. The group would then head back to the village, with Tayuya providing further intel she possessed on the group, as well as Orochimaru's attitude towards his former allies. During the debrief, Naruto revealed his Jinchuuriki status to Team Guy, being met with understanding, rather than hate or fear. Afterwards, once Tayuya, Naruto and Jiraiya departed for ramen, Tsunade would seek Team Guy's assessment on Tayuya before they left for ramen as well.
Disclaimer – I don't own anything from the Naruto anime/manga. All I own are my original characters and plot twists.
'Talking'
"Thinking"
'Heavily demonic voice'
'Fox talking'
"Fox thinking"
*expression*
Jutsu
Flashback
Chapter 8 – Illusion tube
'Ramen…' Drooled Naruto, as a bowl was placed in front of him.
'Well brat, dig in.' Said Jiraiya.
'Don't have to tell me twice!' Exclaimed Naruto, before grabbing his chopsticks and grabbing a swathe of noodles.
Tayuya followed suit, with similar gusto. Jiraiya simply smirked at the scene, before starting on his own bowl.
'Oh, look what we have here…' Said a sickeningly sweet voice, causing Naruto to choke slightly and Tayuya to growl.
'What do you want? I already told you I don't swing that way.' Grumbled Tayuya, as Anko slid next to the trio, sitting beside Naruto, with Tayuya and Jiraiya beside him in that order.
'Well, I just happened to hear about your little mission is all. After all, news travels fast when you face Itachi Uchiha. Makes me wonder how you managed to survive.' Said Anko.
'Makes me wonder how you haven't died from some nasty disease or something, considering you probably get your rocks off on anything with a pulse.' Sniped Tayuya.
'I don't know, I also heard of someone with a pulse who wouldn't mind getting their rocks off with me.' Said Anko, staring at Naruto who started to sweat, as he swallowed his mouthful of noodles.
'Do not take what I said out of context Pervy Sage! When did you even have a chance to say anything?' Shouted Naruto indignantly.
'I don't know Naruto, all I remember was talk of curves and licking. Besides, a spy master never reveals their secrets.' Said Jiraiya.
'So it's finally happened then, you've gone senile and don't even know what you do anymore.' Quipped Naruto, only for Anko to sling her arm over his shoulders.
'No need to be defensive brat. Considering you've always been chasing around flat and pink, some people in the village were starting to think you were batting for the other team.' Said Anko, causing Naruto's jaw to drop and some noodles to slide out of his mouth.
'W-what?' Mumbled Naruto in shock.
'Yeah, there was talk about what you and the Uchiha would get up to together as well. You know, staying back late, training hard, getting all hot and sweaty together…' Added Anko, causing Naruto to pale.
'Well… this is a first… I think I've lost my appetite.' Said Naruto, setting his chopsticks down and taking a slow breath in and out.
'Ah, don't be like that brat, since you've seen the light, namely me, then we know that you aren't batting for the other side… then again, you could be playing both fields as well.' Said Anko.
'Like you then, right?' Quipped Tayuya.
'Actually no, I don't swing both ways, but even so, I'm sure I could teach you a thing or two in manners. Some rope, a bit of leather, I might even cure your dirty tongue, or at least find another use for it.' Said Anko.
'Whew, that was close, my appetite is back, better finish this quickly then.' Said Naruto, slurping his noodles and broth down in seconds.
'Although, from that display, maybe you want someone else to play with your tongue, I'm impressed.' Said Anko.
'Ha, nothing will keep me from ramen for long!' Proclaimed Naruto triumphantly.
'Really… so what about ramen that isn't in a bowl?' Asked Anko.
'All ramen needs to be consumed, it is blasphemy not to.' Declared Naruto, only for Jiraiya to giggle and start writing something quickly.
'Oi, what are you doing Pervy Sage? You better not be defiling the sanctity of ramen.' Said Naruto warningly.
'Oh, I'm sure he is simply writing down unorthodox ways to appreciate ramen.' Said Anko, just as Tenten, Neji and Lee entered the stand.
'Is that offer for ramen still good?' Asked Lee, only for Jiraiya to laugh and wave them over, with the three sitting beside Jiraiya, who seemed to be in good spirits.
The group saw Naruto looking suspiciously between Anko and Jiraiya and wondered what they had walked in on.
'Man, you're a mess lady.' Said Tayuya, setting down her bowl of ramen, empty at last.
'What makes you say that?' Asked Anko.
'The fact that if you can't get action from a person, you'd go for a bag of noodles, that is some serious desperation.' Said Tayuya.
'Well, stay looking like that and you'll be searching through your fridge for something to keep you going.' Said Anko.
'Screw you.' Said Tayuya, before grabbing Naruto and leaving the stand.
'Hmm, maybe this will be more fun that I thought.' Said Anko, before following after the two.
'Should we even ask what we missed?' Asked Neji.
'I think you are smart enough to know the answer to that.' Replied Jiraiya, to which Neji nodded, before starting to eat his noodles.
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'So, Tayuya, did you enjoy the mission?' Asked Naruto.
'One hell of a mission.' Said Tayuya.
'On the positive side, you did get to see the applications of illusions in a group fight, as well as how some people may be able to resist them.' Said Naruto.
'I suppose, didn't get to try my hand at any of them.' Said Tayuya.
'Would you like to try against our guest? I can help shape it for you as well.' Offered Naruto.
'Oh yeah, how?' Asked Tayuya.
'First, let's hold hands for a moment.' Said Naruto, to which Tayuya obliged.
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Anko had left the ramen stand and was following her new source of amusement. Of course, Anko was a special Jounin and one of the best recent newcomers in the Leaf Village, so staying hidden from them was, well, child's play.
"Oh, what's this, blondie making a move?" Thought Anko in curiosity, seeing Naruto reach out to grab Tayuya's hand.
"And red actually goes for it, ha, as if something like that could work." Thought Anko, before Naruto leaned in close to Tayuya and started whispering in her ear.
"Damn, brat's smoother than I thought." Thought Anko, trailing the two as they rounded a corner, never losing sight of them.
The two continued to make their way through the village, before finding a less populated area. Tayuya then tugged Naruto off to an alley, forcing Anko to change position to watching them from above, lest she be spotted. The two walked into the alley, before stopping midway through, partially hidden by the shadows of the surrounding buildings. Anko then raised an eyebrow, as Tayuya stepped closer to Naruto, grabbing the zipper at the top of his jumpsuit.
"What's this? All that talk got their drive going." Thought Anko in disbelief.
Naruto put his hand on Tayuya's neck, letting it get lost in her hair, before pulling her closer and kissing her.
"I don't believe it! Boy's got balls." Thought Anko.
Tayuya then seemed to lean into Naruto, rubbing herself against him slightly. After a minute or so of kissing, Tayuya unzipped Naruto's vest, revealing the mesh underneath. Tayuya then moved lower and started to unzip his tracksuit pants and pull them down, leaving him in his shorts. Following this, Tayuya turned around and pulled her shorts down, leaving her in just her underwear.
"No way! This can't really be happening." Thought Anko in shock, as Naruto bent Tayuya over and prepared to do something Anko would not have expected to see from the pair until at least a few more months.
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With Naruto and Tayuya
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'First, let's hold hands for a moment.' Said Naruto, to which Tayuya obliged.
Naruto then leaned in to Tayuya and started to explain his plan.
'Now then, given what we were just talking about in the ramen stand, Anko is ripe for the perfect illusion and it is completely non-combative, meaning you won't have to adjust for the environment too much.' Started Naruto.
'So what, you think we show her some action to get her rocks off?' Asked Tayuya.
'Well, it depends on how far you think Anko will let things go before intervening. I'm not doubting you, but getting sensations right for if Anko physically intervenes might be too tricky for your first illusion.' Said Naruto.
'Well, if that happens, can't we just let it disperse like a regular Genjutsu?' Suggested Tayuya.
'Hmm, that is a good idea, given you have known Genjutsu prowess and aside from the lack of chakra invading Anko's system, there is no way for her to know it wasn't a Genjutsu… okay then, go ahead.' Said Naruto.
'With pleasure.' Said Tayuya, before another copy of the two came into existence, as they rounded the corner, with the two of them becoming invisible.
The two followed their doppelgängers, all the while, Anko followed after them.
'Okay, you now have your base, next, use your chakra to shape their actions.' Said Naruto.
Tayuya nodded, before starting to have their twins weave through the village, seeking an isolated place.
'Keep the flow of chakra steady and continue your manipulation.' Coached Naruto, before their clones headed into an alley, with the two originals stopping just at the start of it.
Naruto then watched as Tayuya's clone stepped closer to his own Naruto clone, grabbing the zipper at the top of his jumpsuit. Naruto's clone then placed his hand on Tayuya's neck, with the original doing the same.
'Remember the feel and exact force of the actions you make the illusions do. If you don't keep things balanced and realistic, a nudge becomes a forceful push.' Said Naruto, letting his hand drop back to his side.
Naruto then watched as his twin pulled Tayuya close, with Tayuya pressing up against him. Tayuya then unzipped Naruto's vest, causing him to frown.
'Don't forget sounds matching the picture, Tayuya, they should be aligned.' Coached Naruto, noting that the sound a zipper would make when being unzipped was muffled.
Tayuya's clone then unzipped Naruto's pants, causing Naruto to smile as the sound was now accurate.
'Better.' Said Naruto, watching as he was disrobed by a clone of the woman beside him, who then did the same to her own clone.
'Well Tayuya, Anko doesn't look to be intervening, so how far are you going to go?' Asked Naruto.
'I haven't decided yet.' Said Tayuya, watching as Naruto's clone bent her over.
There was what could have been mistaken for a Mexican standoff in the alley, in the Village Hidden in the Leaves, as Tayuya and Naruto watched their clones, moments away from getting extremely close and personal, with the clones themselves pausing in their actions, all while Anko watched from above.
'Ah, fuck it.' Said Tayuya, as she turned around, with Naruto following her.
The two took three steps away from the alley, before a loud moan was heard.
'Don't worry, I'm louder in the flesh.' Said Tayuya, as Naruto grinned in amusement.
'You're going to break poor Anko.' Commented Naruto.
'Ah, why not give her some good dreams for a while?' Said Tayuya in amusement, as the two continued to walk away.
'Anyway, how'd I do?' Asked Tayuya.
'I'd be lying if I said better than expected, because I always knew you'd be good at this, or I wouldn't have picked you. I'm surprised sound was where you needed to adjust things, given your own Genjutsu use sound.' Said Naruto.
'Probably because for Genjutsu I amplify the sound to spread the effect, so I tried going in the opposite direction, but that turned out to be too quiet.' Explained Tayuya.
'That makes sense, otherwise, for what it was, it was an excellent illusion. You worked with the template, played on the targets innate thoughts and followed through in an accurate and lifelike manner.' Praised Naruto.
'It is more chakra intensive than straight Genjutsu though.' Commented Tayuya, to which Naruto nodded.
'The fact that you are using both Yin and Yang chakra means it is more akin to the expenditure of Ninjutsu, or roughly double what you would use for an equivalent Genjutsu, but the more you use them, the more efficient you will get at producing them.' Explained Naruto.
'So what now?' Asked Tayuya.
'Hmm, I don't know, we could always find someone in the village to mess with, there is also Kurenai who you could go see at some point, otherwise, I wouldn't mind finding Shikamaru and Choji and getting them to know you while I have a bit of fun.' Suggested Naruto.
'Fun? Fun doing what?' Asked Tayuya.
'Well, have you ever seen a genius miraculously lose in a game of strategy, against an impulsive bonehead?' Asked Naruto.
'You do that to your friends? Pretty cruel, not Orochimaru level cruel, but that is definitely enough to get someone to pull out their hair.' Commented Tayuya.
'Well, Shikamaru is too lazy to do something like that.' Said Naruto.
'Hmm, I can't decide, you can choose.' Said Tayuya with a shrug.
'Ok, follow me though.' Said Naruto, veering off into an ally.
Moments later, a masked ninja appeared in the alley, looking to the left and slowly sweeping their gaze to the right. Finding nothing, the ninja disappeared to report on its failure.
'That, is one of the other intelligent minds of the Leaf I need you to keep an eye out for as well.' Said Naruto, as he and Tayuya popped into existence, right in front of where the ninja had been standing.
'Who was that?' Asked Tayuya.
'Who that was isn't important, but who they work for is.' Said Naruto.
'And I'm guessing it would be someone who isn't fond of you?' Guessed Tayuya.
'Well, not me, but they are fond of what is inside me.' Answered Naruto.
'That leaves only one person in this village then.' Said Tayuya, with a snort.
'I'm guessing Orochimaru dealt with him a lot.' Said Naruto.
'Like you have no idea, who do you think helped plan the invasion? Bet he was pissed as hell when you brought back knockers.' Said Tayuya.
'That's putting it mildly. I've been tailed by his agents relentlessly since beating Gaara. Evading them is perhaps one of the only times I use my true abilities, with the knowledge of other people in this village, after all, he is secretly tailing me, so he can't really bring his suspicions to anyone and he can't do anything about it, as long as I am loud, brash Naruto Uzumaki in public. Believe me, if I go missing, people would notice.' Said Naruto.
'So being annoying is like camouflage for you?' Asked Tayuya.
'Correct.' Said Naruto.
'So why be stupid as well?' Asked Tayuya.
'They say a wise man keeps his mouth shut while a fool opens his, however, a wise man who wishes to be seen as a fool must open his mouth. Or, in other words, if I spew so much random nonsense, no one will think twice about anything I do and if things do go my way, they'll put it down to luck. That being said, I'm getting tired of it, so it is nice that you are here now to help me, grow up.' Said Naruto.
'You know what, I do want to see you use the impulsive bonehead strategy to beat a genius while I still can.' Said Tayuya.
'I thought you would.' Said Naruto, stopping outside the Nara clan compound.
'I would say that that was creepy, but I guess you're already trying to figure me out, aren't you?' Questioned Tayuya.
'Of course, but I'm taking things slow, enjoying this. That being said, I wouldn't have imagined you to go through with the show for Anko, seeing her next time will be amusing.' Said Naruto, leading the way through the compound.
Making their way through the living district, Naruto and Tayuya eventually arrived at the farmland where the deer were kept.
'Hey Shikamaru!' Shouted Naruto eagerly, waving his hand at his lethargic friend.
Shikamaru was sitting on a small hill, watching the deer.
'Naruto… and you, what are you two doing here?' Asked Shikamaru.
'We just got back from a mission, want to talk about it over a game of shogi?' Proposed Naruto.
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'Four S-Class ninja… four.' Said Shikamaru in shock.
'Yep, pretty cool right.' Said Naruto, moving one of his pieces randomly.
'Just the two of you… man, what a drag that must have been… How are you even alive?' Asked Shikamaru, as he moved a piece.
'Because I'm awesome.' Said Naruto, moving another piece, only for Shikamaru to slump.
'What's wrong, Shikamaru?' Asked Naruto.
'You just won.' Said Tayuya, letting out a deep breath and relaxing, causing Naruto to look at her in confusion.
'I did? Haha, I guess I am too awesome for my own good!' Cheered Naruto.
'Say, Shikamaru, where's Choji?' Asked Naruto.
'Either getting something barbequed to eat or training, he doesn't seem to be focused on much else these past few days.' Said Shikamaru.
'Really? Let's go see him then.' Said Naruto, standing to his feet.
'I'm not sure, Naruto.' Said Shikamaru.
'Why not?' Whined Naruto.
'Because of me I'm guessing.' Said Tayuya.
'Look, nothing personal, especially since it seems you've saved Naruto twice now, but I can't fully trust you at this point yet.' Said Shikamaru.
'I'd think you were an idiot to do so. You don't know me at all, so trusting me is a dumb move. That being said, you trust Naruto and Naruto trusts me, so that should at least give me some measure of trust.' Said Tayuya.
'We both know you are right, but I don't really want to take you to meet a friend of mine, who almost died because of one of your friends.' Said Shikamaru.
'That fat-ass Jirobo? I hated his guts. Don't kid yourself, no one was friends with anyone in Sound. People wouldn't even eat together because they thought someone might try to poison them to take their rank. It was kill or be killed in Sound, with survival being the goal at all costs.' Said Tayuya.
'Man, you're such a drag… being in a place like that, I'm surprised you can even walk down the street.' Said Shikamaru.
'Don't get me wrong, that was then, and this is now. The amount of people in this village who can kill me, or better yet, would actually try to kill me, is nothing by comparison. With a place that relaxed, I wouldn't even bother trying anything. After all, I preferred being alone anyway. No one can stab you in the back when you are alone.' Said Tayuya.
'No one can help you either.' Pointed out Shikamaru.
'Well, the last person who helped most people in Sound, was Orochimaru, so help was not exactly something you asked for.' Said Tayuya.
'You let me help you though.' Said Naruto.
'That's because you're all I got. With guys like him keeping me at arm's length and ladies like trench coat exhibitionist, you're one of the only people I can trust in this place.' Said Tayuya.
'I'm almost afraid to ask, but I have to… trench coat exhibitionist?' Asked Shikamaru.
'She means the second exam lady, Anko.' Supplied Naruto.
'Aw geez, don't remind me of that exam. That's like one of the only good things about becoming a Chunin, never needing to go through that again.' Grumbled Shikamaru.
'Shikamaru! Shikamaru, where are you!' Screamed a shrill voice, causing the group to collectively wince.
'Ugh, in here Ino. Why do you have to be so loud?' Grumbled Shikamaru.
'I have to be loud because you have no idea what I just heard. Apparently, Naruto of all people… is here…' Said Ino, barging into the room like a kid on a serious sugar rush, before looking as though she had seen a ghost in front of her, when faced with Naruto's presence.
'Hi Ino!' Said Naruto, waving at his fellow blond.
'Na-ru-to… h-hi there.' Stammered Ino, blinking owlishly, as she tried to reboot herself.
'What do you want, Ino, especially after barging in here like that?' Asked Shikamaru, with a yawn.
'Oh… I was just coming to tell you… to tell you that we should go and find Choji and have some lunch together as a team.' Said Ino slowly, seemingly changing tune mid-sentence.
'Are you feeling okay, Ino?' Asked Shikamaru.
'Sure, I'm great.' Chirped Ino.
'Well, guess we'll leave you to it then, Shika, see ya.' Said Naruto, only for Ino to interject.
'Why don't you join us Naruto, I'm sure you'd love to see Choji, wouldn't you?' Proposed Ino.
'Well, that was the plan… but…' Said Naruto, trailing off as he looked at Tayuya.
'Oh, I'm sure your friend can come too, right Shikamaru?' Said Ino, turning a glare on Shikamaru.
'Troublesome, fine, whatever.' Sighed Shikamaru, pushing himself to his feet and dusting his pants off.
'Ok, let's go then.' Said Ino, leading the charge to Choji.
Upon exiting the compound, Ino decided to start a conversation.
'So Naruto, what's new?' Asked Ino.
'Oh, we just came back from a mission where four S-Class ninja attacked us.' Said Naruto, causing Ino to fumble.
'W-what?' Gasped Ino.
'Yeah, good thing Tayuya was with me or I'd probably be dead.' Said Naruto, getting Ino to look at the girl beside her.
'Tayuya… I don't think we've met yet, I'm Ino Yamanaka.' Said Ino, greeting Tayuya.
'Tayuya.' Said Tayuya, giving a curt nod.
'So Tayuya, tell me a bit about yourself. Oh, but before that, let me tell you a bit about myself.' Proposed Ino.
'What a drag…' Mumbled Shikamaru.
'I'm Ino Yamanaka, my hobbies including shopping and flower arrangement. I like cherry tomatoes and pudding and don't like sashimi. I also use my clan's mind-based techniques primarily. What about you?' Started Ino.
'Well damn blondie, if I really was a spy, you just gave out way too much personal information.' Commented Tayuya in shock.
'Oh please, I'm sure you're not a spy, especially if you and Naruto… came back from such a tough mission together. A spy would have just left him to die, right Shikamaru?' Replied Ino.
'I suppose.' Said Shikamaru noncommittally.
'I'm Tayuya and I use sound based Genjutsu.' Said Tayuya, causing Ino to look at her in anticipation.
'Is that it?' Asked Ino, a hint of disappointment in her tone.
'I like being alone and don't like talking too much.' Added Tayuya.
'Oh come on, I'll bet you like something other than being alone, I mean, you're going on missions with Naruto and not everyone can handle him.' Said Ino.
'We kind of have to go on missions together.' Said Naruto, causing Ino to snap her head to him so fast, Naruto was surprised she didn't get whiplash.
'Why is that, Naruto?' Asked Ino.
'Like I'll tell you, Ino. I know you are the biggest gossip in the village, hell, everyone does.' Said Naruto, crossing his arms over his chest.
'How could you say that Naruto? I'm no gossip, people just like to tell me things, is that really my fault?' Said Ino defensively.
'It is when half the time you badger them to get those things.' Mumbled Shikamaru, only for Ino to glare at him.
'Hey look, it's Choji!' Said Naruto, spotting his portly friend heading towards his favourite restaurant, while snacking on a packet of chips.
'Hmm, oh, hi Naruto, heard you've been doing some interesting things lately.' Said Choji.
'Yeah, we had one hell of a mission, four S-Class ninja, can you believe it?' Said Naruto, only for Choji to drop his packet of chips.
'Whoa, careful there Choji, you're lucky they landed standing up.' Said Naruto, giving the packet of chips back to Choji, who mutely took them.
'F-Four S-Class ninja… that's insane!' Exclaimed Choji, after having rebooted.
'Why do you sound so surprised, I thought you heard about it already?' Said Naruto in confusion.
'Well… I heard about something all right… but it wasn't your mission.' Said Choji, before Ino interjected.
'Anyway, I was thinking the five of us could get together for some lunch, what do you say, Choji, my treat?' Offered Ino.
'Oh yeah! Wait, five?' Questioned Choji, before Shikamaru and Tayuya joined them.
'What are you doing here?' Asked Choji suspiciously, looking at Tayuya.
'From what I can tell, I'm being dragged along by your teammate, but if you mean the village, I switched teams.' Said Tayuya.
'Choji, you two know each other?' Asked Ino in surprise.
'You could say that.' Said Choji, narrowing his eyes.
'Easy, I'm on your side now.' Said Tayuya.
'Well technically probation, but I think she's doing well so far.' Added Naruto.
'Is that so?' Said Choji, turning to face Naruto.
'Yep, she's helped save my life twice now, so you better believe she's on the right track.' Said Naruto.
'Well, why don't we continue this conversation inside?' Proposed Ino, with the group slowly following her into the restaurant.
The group sat at a U-shaped booth, with Naruto and Tayuya on one side, Choji and Ino opposite them, with Shikamaru on his own in the middle.
'You look like you've lost weight since last time.' Said Tayuya.
'Yeah, I needed to, in order to crush someone's organs to dust.' Said Choji, watching Tayuya for a reaction.
'Well good job then, since someone might have been Jounin ranked over here.' Said Tayuya, complimenting the portly ninja.
Choji blew a bit of air out of his nose at this in mild surprise, but didn't offer a verbal response.
'So, Tayuya, Naruto said you were on probation, probation for what?' Asked Ino, not so subtly digging for more information.
'None of your business. It's a need to know thing and you don't need to know.' Replied Tayuya, shutting down Ino quickly.
Not a moment after that, the food came out. It didn't take long for the meat to be distributed and spread out on the grill, with Choji keeping an attentive eye on the meat.
'Man I'm starving.' Mumbled Tayuya, as the first few portions of meat allocated to her were cooked to her liking, before she wolfed them down.
Ino observed Tayuya's eating, noticing her appetite seemed to be something impressive, considering it was somewhere between Choji's and Naruto's.
'Are you okay Tayuya, you seem to be really hungry?' Asked Ino.
'Of course I am, all we've had since that mission was one bowl of ramen.' Said Tayuya, before putting more meat down her throat.
'Don't you think you should be careful though, if you eat too much, what will your boyfriend think of you?' Teased Ino.
'Boyfriend? I don't have no stinking boyfriend. Besides, any kunoichi who cuts back on her food for a boy is stupid.' Said Tayuya, aggressively eating a piece of meat to punctuate her point.
'Naruto, what do you think about Tayuya eating so much?' Asked Ino, causing Shikamaru to mumble troublesome under his breath.
'I think Tayuya deserves it, we went through a tough fight and if it wasn't for her help, I'd probably be dead, you know?' Said Naruto, before taking another piece of meat for himself.
'Well that works out nicely for everyone then.' Said Ino, causing Naruto to look at her funny, before eating another piece of meat.
'Ino, why are you doing this?' Asked Shikamaru, sensing what Ino was getting at, but not knowing why.
'What do you mean? I just think it is nice that Naruto and Tayuya agree with each other, that's all.' Said Ino, not fooling Shikamaru for a second.
'Troublesome.' Commented Shikamaru, before bowing out of the conversation.
'So Naruto, how's Sakura these days?' Asked Ino.
'Eh, I don't know, I haven't seen her much for the past few days because of my mission and all.' Admitted Naruto.
'Really? But I thought you and Sakura were teammates, why aren't you going on missions together?' Asked Ino.
'I've been assigned to work with others recently. The mission we went on was with Neji's team.' Said Naruto, causing Ino to cough nervously.
'Oh, that's nice, I guess. When do you think you'll be going on a mission with us?' Asked Ino.
'Don't know, but it might be sooner than you think.' Said Naruto.
'What about you, Tayuya, do you think you might be going on a mission with us in the near future?' Asked Ino.
'Hell if I know, depends on him and big tits.' Said Tayuya, sparing Naruto a look.
'She means Granny Tsunade.' Added Naruto, seeing Ino's confusion.
'Really… that's interesting? Although, it seems strange that you and Naruto would be going on missions all the time together.' Commented Ino.
'You're not going to stop fishing until you get something, are you?' Asked Tayuya, only for Ino to shake her head with a smile.
'Cool, let's go.' Said Tayuya, shoving Naruto out of the booth.
'But I still have meat left.' Protested Naruto.
'You've had enough meat today already.' Said Tayuya, causing Ino's jaw to drop, before Naruto reluctantly nodded.
'Oh well, see you guys later. Keep up the training Choji.' Said Naruto, before unenthusiastically following Tayuya's lead.
As the two left, Shikamaru sighed.
'What was the point of that, Ino?' Asked Shikamaru.
'You mean you didn't hear, Shikamaru?' Asked Choji.
'What, about the mission? Yeah, they told me about it.' Said Shikamaru, only for Ino to slam her hands on to the table.
'That's not what we are talking about!' Hissed Ino, causing Shikamaru to recoil at her intense gaze.
'Then what?' Asked Shikamaru.
'Apparently, Naruto was having sex in an alley, loudly and from the looks of things, it was with her.' Said Ino, with Choji nodding.
Shikamaru took a moment to process this, blinked two or three times, before sighing. Shikamaru then slid out of the booth and started walking away.
'This is too troublesome… you should probably check your source though.' Said Shikamaru.
'This is straight from the horse's mouth though.' Protested Ino, following after Shikamaru, with Choji along a minute later, after he scooped up all the meat into his mouth.
Shikamaru waited for Ino to pay, before walking out of the restaurant, his two teammates following.
'And who exactly is the source?' Asked Shikamaru.
'I can't give away my source, Shikamaru. You know me better than that.' Said Ino, sounding mildly offended.
'Whatever, but if your source was Anko from the Chunin exams, then you should know her and Tayuya don't get along and you also know Tayuya uses Genjutsu. You can work out the rest yourself.' Said Shikamaru, leaving Ino and Choji behind, as he searched for a nice quiet place to watch the clouds.
'What do you think, Ino?' Asked Choji.
'I think I'm going to get to the bottom of this, one way or another.' Declared Ino.
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Omake – The special Jounin who cried sex
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Anko had been standing on the edge of a rooftop for a while now and had yet to move from the scene in front of her. Down below in an alleyway, was a boy, thought to be incredible naïve and possibly gay, who was currently railing a former enemy Kunoichi, loudly and in public.
'Fuck yes, deeper!'
'So tight.'
"It's been almost twenty minutes already and they don't look like they are slowing down at all." Thought Anko, watching on as the two shifted positions, with Tayuya swinging her right leg over Naruto's left shoulder.
"I've got to tell someone about this." Thought Anko, before shooting off into the village.
The two continued their amorous activity for another minute or so, before fading away, leaving no trace that they had ever been there in the first place.
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Deciding to go for a safe bet, Anko headed back to the ramen stand, hoping to find Jiraiya. Arriving at the stand only seconds after leaving the two rabbits in action, Anko found only Team Guy was still around.
'Where's Jiraiya?' Asked Anko, looking slightly deranged.
'He went to see Lady Tsunade, what's going on?' Asked Neji.
'What's going on? Naruto and Tayuya are having sex in public, loudly.' Said Anko, before leaving the ramen stand as quickly as she arrived.
'Yosh! Naruto and Tayuya's flames of youth are roaring.' Declared Lee.
'I wouldn't be so sure, Byakugan.' Said Neji, activating his Doujutsu.
'Unless they are having an orgy with Shikamaru and a shogi board, I believe Anko has been deceived.' Said Neji, deactivating his eyes and going back to his noodles.
'Neji, how would you have known what they are doing anyway? Don't you only see chakra points?' Asked Tenten.
'There are many mysteries to the Byakugan.' Said Neji, before going back to his noodles once again.
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'That's why I think the two of them should be together on this training mission. I mean, if even Orochimaru handpicked her for one of his elites, you know she will be a valuable asset on that alone.' Said Jiraiya.
'I'm not saying no, Jiraiya, but I can't very well let a possible spy off with Naruto outside of the village alone, until more people have assessed her. You'll need to wait a bit longer at least.' Said Tsunade.
'Lady Tsunade, Lord Jiraiya, Naruto and Tayuya are having sex in public, loudly.' Said Anko, barging into the room.
Tsunade had prepared to shout down Anko over her interruption, only to become mute at her words. Jiraiya on the other hand laughed boisterously.
'You mean all that talk about ramen got them going? I need to put this into one of my books somewhere.' Said Jiraiya, before Anko left.
A moment after Anko had left, Tsunade had finished rebooting and opened a draw beside her, pulling out a crystal ball on a pillow.
'Oh, Sensei's old ball, going to have a peep on the love birds yourself, eh Tsunade?' Teased Jiraiya, only for Tsunade to activate the Telescope technique.
'Unless the wood Naruto is giving Tayuya is a shogi board, that doesn't look like any sex I've ever seen… and I've seen a lot… still, not a bad idea for a scene.' Said Jiraiya, as the two saw Naruto seemed to have finished playing shogi with Shikamaru.
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After a bit of searching through the village, Anko remembered a rumour that a certain Genin was quite a gossip, so, deciding to use a middle-man, or in this case, middle-woman, Anko headed for the Yamanaka flower shop.
'Hello, welcome to Yamanaka flower shop, how may I help you?' Greeted Ino, as Anko entered the shop.
'You know who Naruto is, right?' Asked Anko.
'Yeah, why what did he do?' Asked Ino.
'Not what, who! Naruto is having loud public sex right now!' Exclaimed Anko, causing Ino's jaw to drop.
'No way, I have to tell everyone about this!' Shouted Ino, before bolting from the store.
'Ahh, my work here is done.' Said Anko, leaving the shop calmly.
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Next time, on SNU omakes – A gossip cries sex
