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Naruto jumped right through the window and landed with a soft thud on the ground beneath him. ' Gotta move fast! ' Naruto thought. He darted straight forward while looking behind him. He saw Sakura and Ino looking right through the window at him, angry faces. ' What did I do for them to get so angry? ' Naruto asked himself as he dodged a kunai thrown at him. He picked it up for safe keeping and kept running.
' Wouldn't want a little kid picking that up ' Naruto thought, he laughed at the thought of a kid picking that up and walking up to his or her mom and asking what this is. He looked behind him again, and didn't see the two looking out of the window. ' Where'd they go? ' Naruto thought as he kept running. He rounded the corner and put his back against the wall and started breathing, catching his breath rather quickly.
"Maybe they went after me." Naruto said that out loud. He peeked over the corner again to see if they were coming after him. No sign. He looked at the rooftops to see where if they were coming from above. He shook his head in a ' no ' when he saw no sign. Feeling a little safe, he turned around and started walking while looking behind him until he bumped into someone.
"Aggghhh! I didn't do anything!" Naruto yelled and put his arms up to block his head. Naruto quickly peeked to see whom he bumped into. What he saw was brown hair.
"Naruto?" her voice came. He put his arms down and greeted his friend with a big grin.
"Tenten!" Naruto exclaimed. He looked up at her surprised face.
"What are you doing...?" Tenten asked. She was heading over to Gai's training grounds when Naruto suddenly bumped into her. With slight distaste she winced at his outfit. ' What in the name of the Hokage does Naruto see in Orange? ' Tenten asked herself. She placed her hands on her hips.
"Ino, and Sakura! They're after me!" Naruto explained, looking over the corner once again. Tenten raised an eyebrow in suspicion.
'Hah! I would be too if I caught you wearing this while talking... wait a second... ' "What did you do to them?" Tenten asked. Her innocent voice piercing into his head. Naruto started yapping before she scowled at him and then he finally told her what he did and their reaction to it.
"Well, I'm guessing they were only joking around Naruto... no need to run away." Tenten said, offering a solution to it as well. "You should just apologize to them Naruto, they'll understand." Tenten resolved. She closed her eyes and emitted a smile for Naruto. When she opened her eyes all she got was a blank stare at her.
' What? Do I have something on my face? ' Tenten mentally thought to herself. That's the thought she had before he put his hands to his head, closed his eyes and starting panicking while saying "I'm going to die!"
A low growl was starting in her throat. ' Calm down Tenten, he's just a boy. ' Tenten thought, calming herself before she beated Naruto up. "No you're not going to die, now take my advice would you?" Tenten repeated before pushing him off.
"But..." Naruto started.
"No buts!" Tenten interrupted. She almost laughed at that... ' I almost sound like my mother... ' She pushed him into the middle of the street and crossed her arms. "Now go!" she growled.
' Uh-oh! I better listen to her. ' Naruto thought before walking off, shoulders slumping. ' Argh, this is useless... they're going to kill me when I get back... maybe I should go get them a gift? Yea! A gift! Then maybe they'll forgive me! ' Naruto thought, tapping his chin and his eyes were closed. He smiled. ' Alright! Now... where do I go for gifts? ' Naruto thought suspiciously.
' I know! I'll go ask Iruka-sensei! I bet he knows a load of stuff with what girls like! ' Naruto compromised and smiled. "Let's go!" He yelled out-loud, receiving cold stares from some adults. Naruto nervously laughed before leaping to his sensei's house.
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After several leaps, saying "hi" to Lee, and a brief pit stop, (hey, we all gotta go sometime!) he was standing outside his sensei's house. ' So, here we are again hmm? I wonder if he's home... ' Naruto thought before knocking on the door, looking around the place.
It wasn't much of a house as Naruto would've thought, more of like an apartment complex. I mean, teachers don't get paid much and Iruka was a great teacher and all but his pay didn't nearly give him enough to buy a house of his own. But the Apartment complex was good enough it seemed to Iruka. The door number was labeled 69.
The door opened slightly and Iruka poked his head out.
"Iruka-sensei!" Naruto yelled and his eyes sparkled as he had a wide grin on his face.
"Naruto? What are you doing here?" Iruka asked, opening the door fully. Naruto noted that even at home Iruka still wore his chunnin outfit. 'Doesn't he wear anything other then that? I mean he's gotta get wardrobe.. It's bad hygiene to wear the same thing a lot. ' Naruto thought then decided to get serious. Naruto looked at the floor.
" Uhhh... I came here for some advice Iruka-sensei." Naruto said. ' I hope he can give me some advice... ' Naruto thought hopefully.
"Sure Naruto, come on in." Iruka said, cheerfulness heavily hinted in his voice as he smiled and opened the door wider, and stepped aside for Naruto to walk in.
When Naruto entered he noted there wasn't much in this place just like his own place. ' I guess Iruka-sensei and I aren't that much different. ' Naruto thought and felt a little better about his own apartment complex.
"Sit down Naruto, want anything to drink before we talk?" Iruka asked and smiled it a little bit..
"Do you have any Ramen?" Naruto asked brightly, sitting down on the couch and looking the contents of the table. He spotted a few papers and read the title of one. ' Icha Icha Weekly. What's that? ' Naruto thought and was going to read more but his sensei snatched the papers and a small blue book away.
' Darn it! Gotta remember to keep this away from those kids! Don't want what happened to Kakashi happen to me.., ' Iruka thought before saying, "you shouldn't be reading these Naruto, you are definitely not old enough." Iruka nervously laughed and put them away in a safe place. "I don't have ramen on me right now Naruto, sorry. But what did you want again?" Iruka said, sitting down on a couch opposite of Naruto.
"Oh yea! I wanted to ask you Iruka-sensei... if someone a girl was mad at you, what would you give her to mean that you're sorry?" Naruto asked, glad that he put it in words that he liked.
' Even Naruto's getting more girl attention then me... great. Back to business.. ' "Having girl problems Naruto? heh heh. Well, you don't have to give her something to mean that you're sorry. You can go up to her and apologize." Iruka wisely said and smiled. But when he looked at Naruto he saw Naruto with a frown on his face. "What's wrong Naruto? Wasn't the advice I give you good enough?" Iruka asked and put a hand on Naruto's shoulder whilst still smiling at him his eyes closed and his expression fully of happiness!
"Well... it was Iruka-sensei. But I already tried that! After I apologized they just tried to beat me up! Naruto explained and slumped into his seat in utter defeat ' More like kill me, but I can't have Iruka-sensei know that! ' Iruka shifted positions in his seat as he thought.
"Then you should give them flowers." Iruka stated simply.
"What?" Naruto asked dumbfounded. ' Give them Hours? For what! Talking? Wait a second... that's a great idea! ' Naruto thought and was about to thank his sensei.
"I said give them flowers Naruto, they'll understand then." Iruka re-stated and nodded at what he said. ' I hope she doesn't give you a hard time Naruto... ' Iruka worried.
"Ok! thanks Iruka-sensei! You're the best!" Naruto yelled and darted out of the room. ' Oh flowers... well, flowers first! Then I'll give them hours! ' Naruto thought happily, grinned and laughed.
"Hey Naruto! I'll treat you to Icharaku's Ramen stand later ok?" Iruka yelled after his student.' Good luck Naruto... '
"Really? Thanks Iruka-sensei! Hopefully I won't be busy!" Naruto yelled back and there was the sound of the door closing and steps running down the corridor. Iruka rested in his chair and laughed.
"That kid..." Iruka said and went to go continue his Icha Icha weekly paper.
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"So flowers eh? Where do I find flowers?" Naruto asked... "Oh I have an idea!"
20 minutes later...
"GET OUT OF MY GARDEN YOU THEIF!" A rather ' plump ' woman yelled.
"Ahh! Bad idea! I shouldn't have tried to steal her flowers!" Naruto said fear dripping from his words, while his face showed it as well. He hurriedly scurried out of the garden and used his shinobi skills to get out of there really fast.
"That's right! Now you STAY OUT!" she yelled rather loudly, with a rolling pin in both hands. She huffed, flicked her nose, and went back inside to continue her chores. Naruto however was long... gone. He was totally out of air and was breathing rather quickly trying to catch his breath.
"For...a...fat...woman...she's...really...strong..." He said in between breaths. He has one hand on his knees and one on the wall to get support as he tried to get his heart rate back to normal. For you see, he had quite the abnormal rolling pin imprinted into his head, but after a moment or so, Naruto ventured out and wondered where he could get flowers.
"Hmm... I guess I should go ask some people." Naruto said aloud nodding. He asked about 7 people and gave up. Each one said "I don't know." or "Go ask someone else." ' Jeez, why is everyone so mean? ' Naruto thought to himself as he sat down against the wall to think some more. ' I'll ask some people I know! No more of those icy stares. ' Naruto cheerfully thought and went on the rooftops of a building and looked around to see if he could find anyone.
' Well, no one is in the marketplace... ' Naruto thought and went around Konoha to find some more people.
After a few minutes of rooftop searching he finally arrived to a roof where he viewed one of his friends. ' It's Hinata! ' Naruto thought happily and jumped down to greet her.
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Hinata was taking an evening walk. After all, the problems she was having with the Hyuuga's were more then she can handle right now. ' I wonder what...Na-Naruto is doing... ' she thought to herself and blushed at the thought.
She continued to daydream about Naruto standing there next to her, holding her arm, and with the sweetest expression ever and softly lip to her the words "I love you." Then he would...
Suddenly she was tapped on the forehead and was instantly pulled out of her fantasies. She opened her eyes to see who it was and felt her heart racing. ' Naruto! ' Hinata thought happily and instantly blushed and almost backed away from him so he couldn't see her blushing.
"Hey Hinata! I gotta ask you something!" Naruto exclaimed, grinning. Hinata irked her head up and met his eyes but instantly looked away.
"Y-yes?" Hinata asked, getting shyer every second. ' I hope he's going to ask me out. ' Hinata thought, but a tiny frown was formed on her face the instant she thought that. ' He's not going to ever ask me out... Oh Naruto if only I could tell you... ' Hinata thought sadly.
"I was wondering if you'd go out with me..." Hinata fainted.
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Naruto was thinking on how to ask the question. ' Should I ask her for directions? Yea, that's a good idea. ' Naruto thought but opened his mouth but no words came out. ' Ehh... I'm not so good with directions... ' Naruto thought again and grinned at himself. Tapping his chin and looked at Hinata. She had a tiny frown at her face while her eyes were kind of dazed as in she was in thought. ' Ahh! Think faster! Uhm. Er, I know! I'll ask her to take me there! ' Naruto thought and nodded excited that he was getting "smarter."
"I was wondering if you'd go out with me..." But Hinata fainted before he could finish the sentence. "...to the Flower shop." Naruto said smiling with his eyes closed as he scratched the back of his head. When he opened it, Hinata was gone. "Huh? Hinata?" Naruto asked and frowned as he sighed. "Where'd she go?" Naruto asked himself and took a step forward to see that she was laying on the ground.
"Hinata!" Naruto yelled in fear as he bent down on one knee and looked at her. She laid there, eyes closed and mouth slightly hanging open. "Argh! Hinata wake up!" Naruto yelled, poking her in the shoulder. She didn't even twitch. Naruto slightly got annoyed. "Hinata! Wake up!" Naruto yelled again, this time a tiny bit louder. He poked her a little harder. She slightly moaned and slowly opened her eyes. "Hinata! You're awake!" Naruto yelled, smiling. ' Whew! What a relief! She's not dead! '
"N-Naruto?" Hinata asked looking into his deep sky blue eyes. ' Did I faint again? Oh noo! I did didn't I? '
"Hinata! You fell asleep on me!" Naruto exclaimed, clearly not knowing that she had fainted right in front of him. Hinata blushed slightly.
"Uhm... I... uhm..." She started hesitating again but Naruto ignored that.
"Hinata, you shouldn't fall asleep on people it's rude." Naruto said, thinking he was teaching her something. Hinata almost giggled and smiled at him and nodded. "Anyways, I was wondering if you'd go out to the flower shop with me." Naruto said, mixing the words up a little. Which was rewarding with Hinata not ' falling asleep. '
Hinata blushed at this, she was thinking of this as a date. ' Oh kami, I can't believe this is happening! ' "Su-sure Naruto..." Hinata replied, agreeing. Naruto grinned and then shot his fist in the air.
"Let's go!" He shouted, rather loudly to add, I mean sheesh this kid's got a lot of air in those lungs. Hinata on the other hand was smiling as she got up, ' he doesn't know much manners, I'll have to teach him that ' Hinata thought blushing before the two went jumping towards the Yamanaka Flower shop.
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Ino was looking at the duster then back at the dust filled counter. She looked back and forth between the two in deep thought. "I'm not cleaning that up." She calmly stated.
"Yes you are! Unless you want to stay here the whole day Ino!" Her mom shouted, while running across the backyard, looking for something to kill the bugs that were eating her precious plants.
Ino sighed, picked up the duster and slowly and lazily started sweeping it. She could clean if she wanted to, but she could rather care less about what happened to this store, she wanted to be out there looking for Sasuke. The man of her dreams, she squealed at the thought of Ino Uchiha, or... better yet, Sasuke Yamanaka. ' Naah ' she thought, Ino Uchiha sounds way better she agreed in her head with a nod.
The sounds of the Door's bells made her put the duster away, no matter who it was, she wasn't going to look like a maid. She's not gonna be seen like that by ANYONE! ' Except my parents of course ' she thought with a smile. "Welcome to the...NARUTO!" She suddenly yelled, surprised.
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Naruto thought going to the flower shop was wise. ' Ino must be back at my house ' Naruto thought, and with a good reason behind it too. So that's why he decided to go to the flower shop. But when he entered to see a certain blonde haired kunoichi there, he was dumbfounded. "WHAT? You're supposed to be back at my house!" Naruto yelled pointing an accused finger at her.
Hinata was totally surprised by this ordeal. ' b-back at his house? ' She thought, and got saddened. She was thinking they were a couple or liked each other. In her head, it was confirmed when Ino seductively said...
"Oh Naruto... we were waiting for you..." Ino giggled after saying so, putting her fingers to her lips. Naruto backed up and hit the door. Ino was still at the counter.
"What? What do you mean - we were waiting for you - huh?" Naruto asked in a shocked face, as Hinata looked down at the floor her heart beating a little faster.
Ino just fell down on the ground in laughter and an annoyed look appeared on his face. "What just happened?" Naruto asked. Hinata was as clueless as he was.
"Ohh... you shoulda seen the look on your face!" Ino exclaimed, still laughing as she pointed at him. Naruto glared at her with his teeth grinded against each other. "Hahahahaha! I love playing with you guys!" Ino yelled, trying to catch her breath. Naruto was still confused and slightly angry. ' Ahhh! '
"How'd you get back here? I thought you were at my house!" Naruto yelled pouting. Ino caught her breath and looked at him with a smile on her face. ' This is gonna be fun '
"Oh? Telling me what to do hmm?" Ino asked as she jumped the counter and started walking towards Naruto. Naruto couldn't tell if he was afraid or if he was hungry, cause he wanted to leave.
"Hinata, let's go before she kills me." Naruto whispered to her, and turned around to face Hinata, who was completely un-aware of what was happening. She thought that Naruto and Ino were together and now she had no chance. "Oi! Hinata!" Naruto yelled, tapping her forehead.
Hinata quickly got out of her state and looked up at Naruto, putting on a mask on before he could see it. "Y-yes Naruto?" She asked. Naruto sighed and grabbed her hand, and she instantly blushed. He moved towards the door but Ino was now in front of it.
"I've always liked a man that could tell me what to do." Ino winked. Naruto almost puked and Hinata got even sadder at this point. She took this moment to be right in front of Naruto. She had her face a few inch's from his and leant over to his right ear. Since Hinata was on his left side. She could clearly tell that Hinata liked Naruto, and she didn't want to make the Hyuuga mad at her for any reason. So what she said had to be secretive.
When she leant in, she whispered in the most sexiest, seductive voice she could muster up. "I've always loved men that took control of me.." Then softly moaned for him to hear. When she took a few steps back Naruto was totally... UN-FAZED? He just stood there!
' No man just stands there un-fazed when I do that... oooh I'll show what you're missing out on Naruto. Then when you beg for it, I'll decline your request and we'll see who's the winner! ' Ino exclaimed in her mind. She glared at Naruto when he continually stood there.
"Na-Naruto?" Hinata asked quietly shaking him ' Naruto! ' Naruto didn't respond. Ino finally got it struck in her head.
' I'm such an idiot! I must sent him over the ledge with that! Hah! I knew I'd win and I just did it right in front of that damn so called ' most knuckle-headed hyperactive ninja! ' Yea! Who owns you Naruto? ' Ino thought in her head with a happy glee that she once again seduced a man into liking her. Then she instantly giggled. ' Naruto? A man? Hahahahaha! '
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Hinata did not like this AT ALL. Not only was Naruto not paying attention to her, but also Ino was hitting on him! She and Ino even had a friendship going on and Hinata definitely knew that Ino knows that she likes Naruto. So why was she trying to seduce her Naruto? She had no flootin idea but she wasn't just gonna stand around here and watch him be cooed over while SHE watched.
"Naruto?" Hinata asked, grabbing his arm and pulling a little bit. She stared into his eyes that seem a little clouded... then a little blood came out of his nose. That's when Ino exploded into laughter. Hinata raised an eyebrow and pulled Naruto a little harder. "Naruto you-you're bleeding.." Hinata said almost inaudible.
' Bleeding? Aww crap! ' Naruto quickly jumped back and wiped his nose, "Ahh! Ino! Look what you made me think!" Naruto exclaimed Glaring at Ino who winked at him and giggled.
"Ohh Naruto, what were you thinking?" Ino asked, smiling seductively. Hinata quickly grabbed Naruto's hand and pulled him away.
"Hinata?" Naruto asked, confused, but Hinata just kept pulling.
"Na-Naruto, please fo-follow me..." She quietly whispered. Naruto was clueless while Ino raised an eyebrow and smirked. ' Hinata might have a wild side after-all, I hope this little... misdemeanor wouldn't trouble Hinata tooo much, hehe that was fun! I have to tease Naruto more! ' Ino thought smiling widely.
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Naruto followed Hinata outside behind the shop. Naruto was confused about this whole ordeal. ' Why is Hinata asking me to follow her behind the shop? Maybe it isn't her! Maybe it's a ninja that's disguised as Hinata! ' Naruto thought.
"Na-Naruto?" Hinata asked, playing with her fingers again. ' Naruto... oh no! I, I don't think I can tell him... ' Hinata thought, putting herself down.
"Yea Hinata?" Naruto asked, studying her closely. ' Well she does look like herself, and she does act like herself... Ahh! But maybe this ninja's a jounin! '
"Naruto I... uhm, well..." Hinata started, trying to get to the point but she just couldn't get it out. She didn't want to risk him looking at her badly just like Neji and her father did. ' I can't... I don't... but, yet I do... '
"Hey Hinata, sorry to interrupt but, thanks for pulling me out here!" Naruto exclaimed, just to see her reactions. He studied her closely on this one, while grinning and acting like his ol' self!
Hinata blushed and quickly looked down, then muttered a "You're we-welcome Naruto..."
Naruto grinned even wider. ' It can't be a jounin! This is the real Hinata! ' "Yea! Well, I have to go get some flowers now ok?" Naruto said looking into Hinata's eyes, which caused her to blush and avert her eyes. Hinata nodded. "Alright! Cya later!" Naruto quickly good'byed then jumped off, leaving a poor Hinata standing there.
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Sakura frowned when Ino left. Ino had said "Naruto's not here anymore, so you don't have to be afraid of him anymore!" Then winked at Sakura. Sakura gave her a glare and then a "Hmph!" followed closely by a "I didn't need you anyways!"
Ino smirked and cheerfully said to Sakura, "That's why you didn't ask me to come here." Giving Sakura a hard situation to reply. Using that time, Ino left saying a "bye Forehead girl!"
Sakura stood there stunned. She groaned and then slumped to the floor. "Everyone's left me..." She groaned. ' We don't need them! We can go find Sasuke! CHA! ' Her inner Sakura yelled, eyes completely big and expression totally cheerful. Sakura smiled. "That sounds like a great idea! I wonder where he is..." Sakura said, talking to herself before running to her room to change her appearance.
She went through her wardrobe and after casting aside several other Kimono Dresses, she picked a Kimono Dress. "Yea, I'll look great in this." Sakura said to herself, before changing. The thing was, she basically took off a fresh pair of clothes, to put on the SAME kind of clothes. Sakura twitched. ' we need to get a new wardrobe... ' Her inner Sakura said, purely in sadness as she slumped to the floor. The however Outer Sakura just shrugged and giggled. "Yea, I guess so."
Sakura then left her room and practically slid down the stairs to the kitchen. Then she finally decided to leave the house after she grabbed a package of Naruto's sacred last Ramen and threw it away. ' YEA! I got Naruto now! He loves his Ramen so much! Let's see how he likes that I threw away his last package of Ramen! ' Her inner Sakura yelled. Sakura got this paranoid feeling that Naruto was watching her and looked over her shoulder but he wasn't there. She breathed a sigh, then muttered, "I gotta stop being so paranoid."
Sakura finally exited the house and thought it was ironic she left because Naruto again, this time because he wasn't home! So the hunt for Sasuke begins! Sakura then jumped off, a mischievous smile on her face.
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Naruto decided to not get them flowers, but chocolates instead, cause he saw one of those corny Romantic movies, where you bring Chocolate and Flowers. Flowers was definitely not the idea, since Ino was there waiting for him. So Chocolates would have to work on Sakura, cause she was the one that was most mad.
Naruto put the chocolates down and dug into his pockets for his keys, he found them and un-locked the door then he decided to peek the door open just a little bit incase Sakura was waiting for him with Kunai's and Shuriken. To his benefit, and relief, he didn't see her, or any of her nasty trip-wire's.
So now, Naruto looked around again, this time he was in the house, peeking over corners and laying low. ' She could be anywhere Naruto, keep your guard up. ' Naruto told himself, just to make himself feel better of course. Cause we all know that Sakura has a mean attitude.
"Sak-ur-a?" Naruto slowly asked quietly, right when he said that he launched himself to the other side of the room, his eyes watching everywhere and his hands up in a defensive posture. Finding nothing out of the ordinary, he took the cheap broken clay pot that fell on his head in the air spiraling move he just did, and threw it in the trash.
"It's not like she'll know..." Naruto whispered, and instantly took it back. "Yea.. she'll find out, one way or another..." Naruto thought. Then suddenly, he heard Sakura coming down the stairs! ' Gotta hide! ' Naruto quickly thought and dove behind the couch. He watched Sakura come down the stairs and into the Kitchen.
"What's she doing in there?" Naruto whispered to himself, and moved to get a better look. Then he saw her throw away one of his Special Ramen Cups. His eyes quickly widened and his jaw hit the floor and pointed a finger at her. "Wha...wha...wha?" He was in shock, but then he realized he was making too much noises and took cover behind the couch again.
' You didn't see me, you didn't see me, you didn't see MEEE! ' Naruto thought, panicking in mind. He then heard the door shut and peeked over the couch to see if she was really gone. He saw her out the window and pumped his fist into the air in victory. "I've got the Selthliness of a Ninja!" Naruto exclaimed, not realizing It's Stealth, not Selth.
Then Naruto ran over to his garbage can to save his delicious and gracious Ramen! He rescued it, washed it, and put it in a very secretive place, in his boxer droors! ' Hah! She wouldn't dare to go in here! ' Naruto thought.
Then Naruto decided to save the Chocolates for a... much better time for forgiving. After he put his Chocolates away, (he also put in the boxer droors ) he then decided to study some more jutsu's!
But un-knowingly to Naruto, the girls discussed about meeting up before dark again, cause Ino hasn't even slept over yet! It was getting dark...
I'm trying to make my stories 1000 words bigger then the last one. It's getting hard ahh!
