Sorry, I haven't updated in a while. My computer glitched and I lost all of my work on chapter 4. I was peeved and I couldn't even look at this fic for a while. But after some revising my old work, I decided to try again. Stupid computers!
Kiba slid into the water with Akamaru on his head. The little dog had towel of cold water on his head and looked quite at ease. He gave a joyful bark in greetings to his fellow Leaf ninjas.
Naruto gave the dog a dubious look. "Hey, you can't have that dog here. Animals aren't allowed." He snickered impishly. "I guess you have to get out too, loud mouth."
Akamaru growled. Kiba simply glared. "Shut up. I and Akamaru have every right to be here as you, loser. My mom saved the owners cat so she's letting us stay here as thanks. She said that even Akamaru could come. He's a special guest." There was a bark in affirmation. "Still doesn't answer what you guys are doing here."
"The owners manly sister, who I think is really a dude, hired us for a mission. Since we completed it she said that we could come and invite some of our friends. Even Sakura and Hinata are here."
Kiba blinked. "Hi..na...ta?" The idea of the quaint and gentle Hinata in a steamy pond of water make him turn as red as the marks on his cheeks. Neji gave him a peculiar look. "Then what are the Sand guys doing here?" Kiba asked in order to change the subject.
"I invited them of course," Naruto answered. Gaara kept his eyes closed. Kankurou was too busy trying to ogle the pretty girls in the distance to pay attention to Kiba or the others.
However, the Inuzuka couldn't help but to pay attention to Kankurou. "Hey, what are you doing? You look like your eyes are gonna come out." He waded over to stand beside Kankurou.
"You can almost see the girl baths from here. But there's all this stuff in the way. I can only catch glimpses. Damn! I think that was a boob, move!" He shoved Kiba to the side and craned his neck. "Hey, is that pink hair? Might be Sakura."
Naruto was over there quickly. "Sakura-chan? Where?"
"See, over there!" He pointed. "Is that hair or a towel?"
"I can't tell...are the other girls beside her?"
"Hinata? What?" Kiba was also craning his neck. Neji and the others just looked at them with disgust.
Gaara sighed. "Give them a few minutes, they'll forget about it and give up."
"Are you serious," Sasuke snorted. "It's Naruto. He's got more determination than all of us combined. Now that his mind is set on it, he won't stop until he sees something."
There was a collective sigh. Shikamaru rolled his eyes and climbed out of the water. "Let's get out of here. I don't want to around when those guys get caught for peeping."
Neji climbed out with a groan. "It's not like they can see anything. All that vegetation is in the way. Not to mention the steam too."
Gaara followed. "I hope he gets kicked out, the pervert."
"Would have expected better of Kiba," Sasuke commented. He stopped and turned. "Lee?"
The poor boy had his head half underwater. He was watching Naruto and the others looking conflicted. It was obvious he wanted to see too but he was torn by his since of chivalry and gentlemanship. Sasuke sighed and walked over to him. He grabbed the older boy by his bowl-cut top and dragged him out of the water. "Don't get involved, Fuzzy Eyebrows. It's just not worth it."
The other boys retreated to the inside spas. Along the way the bumped into the girls. There was a lot of blushing, even though there were all fully covered by their towels. Almost no one made eye contact. Gaara and Sasuke rolled their eyes in dismay.
"So where have you been?" Temari inquired casually.
"Ah...outside spas..." Shikamaru answered just as casually. They made eye contact and turned away from each other.
"Can we go now?" Gaara snapped and pushed passed them. Sasuke followed with a 'Hm'. Sakura blushed as he passed.
Neji was more collected. "Where are you headed now?"
"The scented spas," Ten-ten answered. "I want the lilac one."
"We're headed that way!" Lee chirped. "We want the green tea spa!"
"Aren't those next door to each other?" Temari twitched and looked a Shikamaru. The spas were separated by walls but still, to think only a few inches of stone and plaster would be separating their naked bodies. She made a little high-pitched noise.
"Temari?"
"Ah..um...sneezed. Gotta go. Cold air and all!" She skittered away hurriedly.
Neji shook his head. "We better go too. See you later. Maybe we can hook up tonight."
Ten-ten nodded and started to leave. Hinata stayed behind and gently touched Neji on the shoulder. He stopped and looked at her curiously. She stammered and fidgeted nervously. She couldn't look him in the eye but Neji didn't need the Byakugan to see what she wanted.
"He's still outside being a perv. Why do you like that guy?"
"Well...he...I...what?!" She looked wide-eyed at her cousin.
Neji smirked. "See you around, Hinata." He turned and left her to gape in shock.
The green tea spa also had mint in it. The boys quickly fell into a mode of relaxed. Shikamaru stared at the glass ceiling. He could bathe AND stare at the clouds. It must be heaven, he mused. Neji was talking to Sasuke about ninja stuff and fights. Occasionally Lee would pipe in with a comment but overall it was a nice relaxing time.
Until -they- came back.
"We couldn't see a damn thing!" Kankurou complained slipping in next to Gaara. The red-haired boy gave him an intense glare of hatred. "Now my eyes hurt."
Naruto looked disappointed as well. "I really wanted to see Sakura-chan too." Kiba just pouted. Akamaru licked his face in consolation.
"Well, you just missed them," Shikamaru stated. "They're actually in the room next to us but you won't have any better chance of seeing them now than before. Probably less of a chance." He chuckled. "I guess that's what you call irony."
Kankurou's jaw dropped. "There...I...Damn! Naruto!"
"I know, I know!! Maaaaaaan." They three would-be peeping toms began to think. "If only we could see through walls."
"Yeah."
"Neji can see through walls," Kiba commented. Three sets of eyes turned on the Hyuuga.
"No. I'm not a pevert."
Kankurou grinned as she slid over to Neji. He whispered something in his ear. Neji shifted uncomfortably.
"I said..." More whispering. "... ... Look, it doesn't make sense for me to look! Only I would be able to see."
"Only see Ten-ten naked?" Kankurou smiled slyly. "No body would know. Sounds like a golden opportunity to me."
Neji gritted his teeth. He looked at the others. It was clear that Sasuke and Shikamaru would have nothing to do with this 'mission'. Lee was looking painfully conflicted. If he knitted his eyebrows together any more, he'd have a blanket, Neji noted.
With a sigh, Hyuuga Neji relented and walked over to the wall. "Only a peek...only...a small...peek. An innocent peek," he repeated to himself over and over. "A little...tiny...innocent peek... Byakugan." The veins around his eyes bulged. He tried to limit the power to a minimum. Unfortunately he couldn't see clearly past the steam. But he did make out two female forms pressed closely together.
"!!!" He stopped the jutsu and covered his nose. Blood seeped from between his fingers, his lavender eyes wide.
"What?!" Kankurou pressed.
"What did you see! Was it hot?" Naruto clenched his fist tightly in anticipation.
"There...there were two girls and I think...they were kissing,"he studdered in a low voice. "B-but my byakugan was on low power so I couldn't be for sure.
"THEN TURN IT UP BRAT!" Kankurou yelled.
Gaara sighed. "I can't believe they convinced Neji."
"Kankurou's powers of perversion are elite. He's like the Anbu of Pervs," Sasuke said with a glare.
Neji blinked and looked at the wall, He pressed his face closer to wall, added by Kankurous hand. Naruto and Kiba both stared at the wall, hoping that somehow Neji's powers would flow into them and they could see too.
"B...Byakugan!" The chakra flowed into his eyes once more and indeed, he made out Ten-Ten leaned over Temari, their faces very close together. The Leaf kunoichi had her hands on either side of Temari's face. She leaned in closer and closer. Neji increased the power involuntarily and saw into the next room and got an eyefull of naked old women.
"GAAAH!!" he fell backwards into the water, unconcious. The Sannin Pervs looked at their fallen tool, near tears.
"DAMMIIIIIT!" Naruto wailed. "I wonder what he saw!!!!!"
Ten-ten blew into Temari's eye. "There I got it! That was a wicked eyelash!"
"Thanks, Ten-ten."