"There was a tip from one of the villagers of Peach Village that their village is under attack by a notorious group." Shizune stated. "One of Tsunade's closest friends, Eaji-sama is the leader of the village so we will send you four to help them in any possible way."
"Okay when do we leave?" Tenten asked.
"Peach Village is rather far from here so I advice you to leave tomorrow morning." Shizune said as she places her clipboard on Tsunade's table.
"Was there any mention to what notorious group is attacking them?" It was now Sasuke's turn to ask.
"It's not Akatsuki, Sasuke." Naru said. "So just chill."
Sasuke scowled at her.
"Naru's right..." Tsunade came in holding an ice bag over her head. "The attackers are but low lives who have nothing better to do. They've been having that problem for a long time, I think."
Then there was silence.
Tsunade sat on her chair. Then looked at Naru, "Don't let us down especially you Naru. I swear if you did something insane again…You three, I trust you… You keep her away from causing mishaps, okay?"
Hinata nodded and so did Sasuke. Tenten looked at Naru and giggled a bit.
"What?" Naru asked.
"I don't know… But you smell like burnt cookies." Tenten said not giggling anymore.
"Wahh… I don't want to hear the word 'cookies' again! My apartment exploded because of those…!" Naru cried out.
"Was Sakura responsible for this?" Tsunade asked Naru.
"Yup she did. She burned my house down… How'd you know?"
"Well she told me she was bringing some cookies today." Tsunade said.
"Well I guess now she wouldn't."
"Is there anything else you want to say?" Sasuke asked, a little rudeness showing.
"Well I guess that's all… Leave… before I change my mind." Tsunade then massaged her temples.
And with that the four left the office.
They were walking outside together as a group.
"So where should I sleep tonight?" Naru thought to her self, rather loudly. She looked at Sasuke.
"Don't look at me." Sasuke said and walked further away.
"Damn Sasuke. Oi!" Naru said in frustration.
Sasuke then ran away and jumped to a tree branch and to a roof. Then the three girls couldn't see him anymore.
"I don't want to sleep outside the old lady's office again." Naru then looked at Hinata.
Hinata looked back at her. "Y-You could sleep at our house… But Neji-niisan… I-I'm n-not sure if he will approve."
"Neji's a bit strict isn't he?" Naru said.
"Well honestly…" Tenten was about to say something but –
A voice said from behind them. "Who's strict?"
It was Neji. Naru smiled at him, in a fake way. "Why are you here? Where did you come from?"
"You know Neji… He's everywhere." Tenten glanced at the male Hyuuga, hands on her hips.
"Hi Ten…" Neji gave her a curt nod.
He then turned and grabbed Hinata's hand. He dragged her. "Come on Hinata-sama let's go home." And then stopped a few feet from Naru and Tenten. He faced her with his index finger up to her face and told, "Don't fall to his trap he's a boy and you know it. Even though he's cleverly disguised like that I can see that he's still the same Naruto. Do not, I repeat do not invite him to our house he might take advantage of you."
"I can still hear you, Neji! I'm only less than seven feet away from you." Naru said to Neji.
Neji was unmoving and didn't care about what she said.
"B-but h-he's a girl now and h-his, I mean her house burned down. I-I just… I just wanted to help." Hinata defended Naru.
"You don't understand Hinata-sama. People aren't what they seem. Especially that Naru! She's just Naruto and he's a sexually confused person he might come on to you any minute then when he gets what he wants he leaves you and then goes for a guy or something."
"Sexually confused! Oi I can still hear you!" Naru yelled at Neji. "And for your information I'm a man, a manly man thank you very much. I don't want anyone especially you, hair boy telling me what I feel or what my sexual preference is!"
Tenten couldn't do anything but watch them.
"Hair boy! You got any insults better than that?" Neji smirked at her.
Naru's fist tightened and she swung them in front of Neji, "Let's just fight okay!"
"Naru!" Hinata exclaimed. "Neji-niisan. Tenten-neesan!" Hinata then looked at Tenten, her eyes pleading for her to make them stop.
"Hey cool it you guys…" Tenten then managed to say.
"I won't fight you…" Neji turned his back and flipped his hair.
"Huh? You're afraid that a girl might beat you!" Naru said.
"Ha! A while ago you said you're a man and now you're a girl!" Neji snapped at her.
Naru shrieked and disheveled Neji's hair.
"Oh you didn't do that!" Tenten's eyes widened.
"Why you –" Neji then paused and breathed in and out. "Hn. I wouldn't still. I'm a gentleman unlike you." He managed to fix his hair quickly.
Naru shrieked again then she heard someone.
"Do not be frustrated anymore my dear Naru! For I, Rock Lee shall defend you from my rival!" Rock Lee came running to them.
Naru gulped. "How many times do I have to tell you I'm Naruto why do you people insist on calling me Naru! You know who I am!" Then as Lee was nearing, Neji dragged Hinata to the direction of the Hyuuga Manor and Naru ran all away from him going wherever her feet took her.
Lee saw that Neji ran away. "Run, Neji, run like the coward you are!" He laughed maniacally.
"Now my Naru shall we go and have a date now?"
But Naru was long gone.
"Naru-chan?"
"She's gone, Lee." Tenten said to him with a sweatdrop on her head.
...oooooooooooooooooooooo...
Okay… So not everyone had accepted the fact that Naruto is now Naru.
Though everyone made themselves believe that Naruto will never come back, there are a few people that believed that he might have changed his gender but definitely not his attitude.
Most of them are from Rookie Nine and Team Gai.
Aside from Hinata, who still sees Naru as Naruto, at times. There was Neji who was always on the look out for his cousin. He wouldn't let him get close to her, knowing that Hinata has feelings for the girl slash boy. And his cousin, the heiress of the noblest clan in Konoha, ending up with him/ her would just be wrong.
Kiba thinks Naruto is up to some kind of grand pervert plan that he and his sensei planned. He is just too busy with annihilating his fleas to think about it.
There is also Shino who thinks it is really weird then again there are bugs crawling all over his body. He doesn't mind it much.
Now in Team Asuma, Shikamaru and Chouji didn't give a rat's ass about it. But Ino, she would talk about it all day. About how Naru stole her look. The blond hair and the blue eyes, she would rant about it all day.
Every time this happens Shikamaru will just look up the sky and try to think about other things besides Ino and her long speeches. It can go on for hours, that is why Chouji brings an extra large pack of chips, and the extra spicy one, too.
Tenten thought that it was strange but like Shino she doesn't care much. What she does care and thinks strange is Rock Lee. He is the leader of Naru's fanclub and her number one admirer. And don't think that he doesn't know about it, oh he does. It wasn't a secret.
Sakura however is different. She accepted the fact that Naru is a girl. In fact she likes it.
Sasuke thought that Naruto being Naru would mean she would be less annoying. Boy, was he wrong.
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Disclaimer: Naruto is a creation of Masashi Kishimoto that we all learned to love.
We couldn't have done fanfics without his ingenious ideas of ninjas building a whole community and society.
Thanks that's all.
