Chapter One:
Outing
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Naruto, just borrowing the characters for a little bit of fun.
Today was the day Uzumaki Naruto would be put to the test he was going outside alone as a woman without his grandmother or chaperones! He finally mastered the transformation technique; though he had no other choice. Uzumaki Mito made him eat sleep and bathe as a woman forcing him to learn how to disperse his chakra evenly and not tire himself out too fast as a result, he would sleep sixteen hours a day.
She worked with him on responding to his new name no longer was he Naruto-but Naruko. They hid everything about him away. Naruto had to adjust to receiving girl clothing for his 12th birthday but he smiled and bared through it that was two years ago! He smiled at his great-grandmother making sure his steps were soft and dainty and he did not slouch.
Mito frowned watching him keenly through her dark hues, "I believe you are ready."
"You mean it!"
"Yeah," she sighed, watching her grandchild run straight for their front door.
"Oh, and Naruko be back before curfew if you come home one minute. I will revoke your outdoor privileges are we clear?" Her stern gaze left no room to argue.
"Of course, grandma-erm aunty." He bowed at the waist but swiftly changed that to an awkward curtsey. Mito-chan had insisted he wore a form-fitting green and sakura flower print kimono out with the signature long blonde pigtails. She said most men were stupid and could be easily tricked by a beautiful girl. Mito was relentless with her training she made him practice his transformation technique tweaking the way the blonde looked until she was attractive enough that men and women would look passed Narusko's boyish behavior and those distinctive whiskered she sported three on each cheek.
Fraction of a second, the blonde was out the door slamming it behind him. As soon as he got further away from the Senju province. He turned down a seemly vacant alleyway. Quickly, the blonde had pulled the top of the kimono down exposing bare beige shoulders, he reached in the back unclasping the hook of the strapless bra and tossing it between a stack of wooden pallets. He hated that thing and it wasn't like he was training or something He convince himself as he put the top of the kimono back on. Cautiously, Naruto opened up his green frog coin purse, he should have enough Ryo to buy the orange jumpsuit he always wanted.
What Naruto neglected to notice was a group of teen boys that got the free peepshow, their noses dripping with blood as he pushed his way through the love-struck group and out of the alleyway.
The shops were on the city side of Konohagakure which was this colossal oval shape village, the Senju province was inhabited near the front gates of Konoha the city district was on the polar opposite end and so was the tailor shop. So it took him a good 30 minutes to get there. He entered the door tapping the little bell hanging over the threshold, announcing his presence.
"Hello, there miss." There was a young woman with long straight dark hair and smiling eyes greeted him. Her name tag read Emi.
"Hi, I would like to buy the orange jumpsuit in your display window please." He enthusiastically pointed at the item making Emi chuckle.
"I believe those are men's clothing so it might fit a size too big dear, we are having a sell on kimonos and Haori."
"No, I would like the suit. How much?'
"17500 Ryo."
"Oh, it went up in price," He was so sure he had enough for clothing and to eat at the Ramen Ichiraku shop.
The blonde's disheartening appearance did not go unnoticed.
"You know what this outfit has been in the display window for some months now, it's about time someone takes it off my hands. Tell you what, I'll sell it for 8500 Ryo."
His head shot up, "Really?
He asked her if he could put the outfit on in one of her dressing rooms.
"Of course." She smiled.
It hardly took Naruto any time to slip the jumpsuit on. Excitedly he exited the dressing room. To show off the clothes the plain white shirt was tucked into the elastic of the pants the sweater was made of thin material leaving nothing to the imagination. Plus, Naruto had forgotten about his female form.
"Uh sweetie, you might want to zip up your jacket." She signaled to the chest area.
"Nani... oh-ooohh," Dammit he was too excited to be back in pants and shirt that he forgot about the breast part. He zipped up the coat before exiting only to pause to give Emi a thank you. She nodded in return, "Come back again." Naruto had rolled up the kimono under his left arm and hastily returned to the ally placing the kimono with the discarded bra. Now time for Ramen! This time he took to the rooftops avoiding the foot traffic below, receiving a few blank stares.
It was dust by the time he made it to the Ramen shop leaning under the white flap and having a seat at the bar. He was greeted by the owner's daughter Ayame who had long chocolate-colored hair pulled back from her face by a white bandana.
"What would you like?" She smiled as her deep eyes landed on the adorable blonde with pigtails.
"Miso Chashu pork ramen please." He said this why grinning ear to ear.
"Coming right up."
He scanned the bar as he waited for his meal.
He noticed the unmistakable dark green flak vests there was a silver-haired Jonin sitting next to him with a young Chunin who looked a few years older than Naruto sitting on Jonin's other side.
Naruto observed the man for a few seconds bright blonde brows knitting together in thought.
"Hello," the sterling-haired Jonin greeted.
"Why's part of your face covered? Are you missing half of it or something?" At first, there was silence as the chunin with the dark spiky hair and long bangs looked at his former teacher curiously.
The Jonin laughed leaning in close to the blonde's ear to whisper. "It's a secret."
That seemed to bring a soft smile to the blonde's lips. He knew a thing or two about secrets.
"Are you one of the new genins? You look around my former student's age." The jonin jabbed his thumb in the direction of the Chunin seating next to him. His face was obscured by long dark bangs. Naruto saw the raven's mouth twitch.
"No..." There was slight jealousy in those words. He wanted so badly to train and become Konoha's strongest Shinobi maybe even Hokage someday, but that dream seemed like a distant dream now. His jealousy turned into sadness. Gawd! All these emotions were swirling around in him between being a girl and a jinchūriki his feelings were all over the place sad sapphire's hue drifted to his lap he realized his hands were squeezing both pants legs. "I have an injury that prohibits me to." His shoulders drooped was he about to cry? What the hell?
"I see."
The mood lightened slightly when his bowl of ramen was placed in front of his face.
"Saa..." He drooled taking a huge whiff of the delicious-smelling bowl.
Without a second thought, he began to devour the bowel like it was the last meal. The two shinobi had risen to depart but not before the dark-haired one beckoned Ayame closer he whispered something handing her Ryo dipping under the store flap to exit. With a full belly, he reached into his coin purse to pay for the meal but Ayame shook her head.
"No need your meal was paid for."
"Nani?"
The brunette smiled whilst tightening the white bandana on her head. "The cute dark-haired one paid for it."
Naruto had rushed out from under the shop's flap turning in each direction it was too many people to know exactly where the men had left. Well now he had 9000 Ryo to spare this was his first day out as a girl alone and he received a discount on his outfit and a free meal. Maybe he had enough time to visit the weapons shop or grab a snack from one of the street vendors.
Time had flown by the shop's lights were starting to turn on. All the excitement had gotten to Naruto he yawned he wanted to see how much Konoha had to offer.
He noticed the time in one of the shop windows. He had little less than an hour left. Just about enough time to explore around the Uchiha province, they were looking for him as well as all the other jinchūriki Uchiha Madara and Obito would stop at nothing to obtain peace and with all the tailed beast and their power they would forge a new world where there was no more fear of war, but the means of which they wanted to obtain this was not a just by no means.
He scanned the banner out front of their clan just like all the others were bordered off by their wall. He hopped on top of the wall there was nothing special still the same building as any other place they had gardens and training dummies. The only difference was the banners they had their signature Fan on there. It wouldn't hurt to just have a peek plus if he took to the rooftops while it was dark maybe no one would notice right? The blonde had leaped from one house to the other he saw some of the Uchiha's preparing most likely for Madara and Obito's return. He hopped onto another room top failing to realize he had exhausted his chakra out for the day. He leaped to the roof of a one-story house before it hit him. He felt sluggish and his head was whirling even when he blacked out from time to time his grandmother had taught him how to sustain his form just in case. Next thing he knew the world around him bleeding black as he lost consciousness.
AN: Curiosity killed the cat lol Hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of R&R