Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I hate pink howler monkeys.
"ANBU! NOW!" The voice of the Hokage resounded in the room as Naruto and Itachi found themselves surrounded by the Hokage's personal guards. Killer Intent filled the room as the Hokage and his guards surrounded the unknown intruder.
"Uh hi Jiji? It's me?" Naruto chuckled nervously while Itachi stared at him as if he is stupid. "You don't just shushin into Hokage's office you know? Even the sanins don't do that!" She whispered harshly. Naruto rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"ANBU, stand down." Hiruzen ordered as he sat back down on the Hokage's seat. "Naruto, you got explaining to do." Hiruzen stared at him sternly.
"What do you mean Jiji?" Naruto asked genuinely confused.
"Explain how you learnt the shushin and inform me of other important information." Hiruzen asked sternly.
"Hai…" Naruto sighed as he set Itachi down onto the floor to which Hiruzen noted discreetly. "Currently, I would rate myself at a high genin to low chunin ninja using the war period ranking which I found in the library. Itachi also has been coaching me in genin to chunin level skills, knowledge and fighting experiences." Then in a low tone, he whispered to Hiruzen, " I found out that my father is Minato and my mother is Kushina." To which Hiruzen paled at.
"Now Naruto…" Hiruzen began before Naruto cut in with a hand sign. "Jiji, I can understand your reason for that. I met their chakra Imprints in my seal after trying to open Kyuubi's lock for the first time. Me and Kurama have a rather deep bond so I trusted him enough to open the seal. It did wonders for my chakra control too. Now i can perform perfect bushins."
"So… you know your heritage, your tenant and even unsealed Kurama is it? You also have low chunin skills in peaceful period terms…" Hiruzen sighed. "Guess there is nothing much to keep from you is it?"
"Nop!" Naruto grinned. " I'm surprised that you are taking so well though."
"No I am not... I am still trying to process all this…" Hiruzen mumbled while rubbing his temples. "Anyways, Itachi why are you here?" Hiruzen finally addressed Itachi.
"Hai. This is my report on the academy exercise and potential teams from the current members. In my honest opinion, the academy needs to up their regime." Itachi mentioned with an undertone of irritation while handing over a written report by her.
"They are kids Itachi-chan." Hiruzen retorted gently as he took the report to read through later on.
"There are fangirls though." Itachi deadpanned. All shinobis in the room facepalmed in unison at that. Fangirls is the one problem all shinobi villages is happy to unite against, not as if the village leaders will admit that though.
"Alright, Itachi you are dismissed, although it is prefered for you to stay." Hiruzen add as an afterthought. He turned to Naruto. "When are you going to tell me you two started dating?" He deadpanned.
Both Itachi and Naruto chuckled nervously. "After… after I become genin." Naruto admitted, embarrassed.
"And when did this start?" He questioned staring at Itachi.
She blushed and answered, "25th December last year Hokage-sama." They surrounding ANBU chuckled. The Hokage is indeed one who cares for his ninjas and family members, blood related or not.
"Hmm… good to know." Hiruzen mused. "I know you two are sharing an apartment too… I don't want a great-grandchild yet Naruto." Hiruzen chuckled.
"Jiji/Hokage-sama!" Naruto and Itachi shouted in unison, embarrassed and blushing full force.
"Alright, you two are dismissed." Hiruzen laughed. The two, still blushing, bowed and left in a wind shushin hand in hand.
"Wind shushin. How clean. Better than the typical leaf shushin don't you think?" Hiruzen spoke with an insane glint in his eyes. The ANBU guards were mentally swearing at the blond for making the wind shushin. It just means more training for them.
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A gust of wind blew through the windows of Naruto and Itachi's shared apartment. Then, Naruto and Itachi appeared in a gust of wind side by side. Itachi jumped onto Naruto's back and leaned into his neck.
"Carry me to the room Ruto-kun." Itachi mumbled into Naruto's neck.
"Bath first." Naruto reminded her.
"But all I want is to sleep…" Itachi whined.
"Go." Naruto said sternly. Itachi pouted.
"Fine." Itachi said while getting off Naruto before turning and marched into the bath.
Naruto sighed and plopped down on the couch. The past few days have been busy but it has been fun. 'guess I haven't been on a pranking spree for awhile.' Naruto mused.
"AHHH!" Itachi's voice came from the bathroom. In a panic, Naruto smash through the toilet door to see… a spider. "Really Itachi-chan… it's just a spider." He deadpanned.
"I DON'T LIKE SPIDERS. THEY CRAWL EVERYWHERE AND I GOT ONE IN MY MOUTH WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND IT'S DISGUSTING AND JUST GET IT AWAY!" Itachi screamed from behind Naruto. Naruto chuckled and gently pick up the spider before throwing it out of the toilet window.
"There. Now go and bath in peace." Naruto said soothingly while slowly walking out the toilet trying not to look at Itachi's young but rather developed body.
"Ruto-kun… you kinda broke the door." Itachi pointed out still shaken by the spider.
"Oh right… just go bath then. I'll cast some anti pervert barrier outside." Naruto sweatdropped. He hopped out of the toilet and made a few Kage bushins to make an anti pervert zone that prevents all kinds of hidding Jutsu to work.
He was about to make his way back when he saw a familiar white hair and body shape standing right outside his bathroom window.
'Ero-senin…' Naruto thought with a tick mark. Gathering his bijuu chakra, Naruto launched himself towards the pervert and head slammed him in the gut. The pervert fell off his footing and landed on his back in a daze.
"You got a lot of explaining to do, Ero-senin." Naruto spoke, ominously glowing a bright red."Especially when peeking on my girlfriend."
Jiarya gulped. "I can explain?" He spoke hesitantly.
"You have three seconds. Speak." Naruto allowed.
"I wanted to visit you after getting the news that you know everything regarding your past but on my way I saw a lil cutie in what should be your bathroom… wait… did you just say girlfriend?" Jiarya squeaked. Naruto nodded and proceeded to pound Jiarya into the dirt. Next up, he covered the body with dirt and left with a self satisfied face. 'That will make him think twice about peeking next time.' Naruto thought with a satisfied smirk. 'Oh and I forgot, I should burn his notes too.' Naruto added before picking up Jiarya's notes and turning them into dust. He leisurely walked up the steps of his apartment.
Upon reaching home, Itachi came out of the shower with a concerned face. "Naruto-kun?" Itachi asked. "I heard a lot of noise outside?"
"It's nothing. Just some perverts thinking they were safe with a genjutsu. Don't worry, he isn't dead but will think twice next time." Naruto spoke sinisterly with a deathly aura surrounding him. "Well I gotta go and bathe. Will be out soon!" Naruto grinned brightly.
"Uhm ok...?" Itachi trailed off. 'Have we rubbed off on each other that much…?' Itachi shivered at the thought of the sadistic Naruto. He was radiating a lot of killer intent. She headed to the room to sleep on their shared bed.
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"Alright kit. I have decided. I will allow you to sign the fox contract." Kurama boomed proudly. "You should be honoured. You are the first human to be allowed to ally themselves with the Kitsune clan." The fox bragged.
Naruto just sweatdropped. "You pulled me out of my wonderful dream only to brag about this…?" Naruto twitched.
"Don't be a spoilsport. It is really a great honour you know? Fox are natural tricksters and has high katon affinity. That translates to high sneaking abilities, assassination, high destruction Katon and of course, you have the King of foxes right here, right behind the Empress of foxes Inari." Kuramma boast.
"Ah ok… I will just sign this here and go back to my dreamland then." Naruto bit his finger and wrote his name in blood on the scroll in front of him. "Good night Kurama, I will be heading off now."
"You humans and your pitiful need to sleep." Kurama said with a huff. Naruto ignored the jab and sleepily walked through the imaginary door that just appeared.
Next Morning…
"Naruto… time to wake up." Itachi gently prodded Naruto's cheeks. Naruto groaned in response and turned to the other side of the bed, away from Itachi. 'So cute… I should take a picture of this.' Itachi summoned a kage bushin which quickly took off to grab the camera in the living room. Just as she was about to seal the camera after a good photo, Naruto started rousing.
"Good morning Naruto-kun." Itachi whispered.
"Morning Anata. Sleep well?" Naruto replied softly, trying to get the sleep out of his system.
"Yeah. Want to get breakfast?" Asked Itachi.
"Sure, let me get changed. I noticed that you have not too." Naruto replied.
"Since we still have some time before academy start, do you want to do some morning exercise too?" Itachi suggested as she made to the door.
"Okay. Let's have a light breakfast and go for a morning exercise. Then, I will try to make it to the academy on time. They went to change quickly and Naruto cooked a simple meal of eggs and bacon with tea. Itachi happily munched on their simple meal before they made out to the training grounds.
Later...
"So what aspect of the ninja do you want to work on today Naruto-kun?" Itachi questioned and turned towards Naruto.
"I think I want to strengthen my taijutsu. I still need to get a style that suits me." Naruto replied thoughtfully.
"Actually, I have an idea for that. You can try the thousand moves taijutsu. It mainly consist of learning multiple taijutsu as a base which i can show you as i have garnered multiple experiences with many taijutsu experts using the sharingan. It will fit you well as you require many options to be unpredictable and not a brawler."
"I think… that is a really good idea Ita-chan." Naruto smiled happily. The next 2 hours were spent learning the Katas for different taijutsu. Naruto uses shadow clones to aid him in this aspect as the work the clones did, while not being muscle memory, still helps as he gains the experience of going through the katas.
Slowly, the sun got higher as the day got later. "Itachi-chan, it is 9 am i have to go." Naruto informed her. Itachi nodded in response as the clones dispelling in groups as Naruto left quickly for the academy.
In the academy…
"Today, we are going to talk about the Nidaime Hokage. The second was well known for his mastery over suiton jutsu. Rumors also said that he can conjure water out of air, even in the deserts." Yama Genji droned on in his usual monotone voice while Naruto perked up at the mention of ninjutsu.
'That would be totally awesome if i can do something like that using wind chakra. Imagine a windstorm appearing out of nowhere!' Naruto thought excitedly.
'It won't be impossible.' Kurama said. 'What the nidaime actually did was to use chakra to form what is known as a chakra field. This is possible due to his large chakra capacity which you have at least twice the amount of. But what made this chakra field legendary is the amount of control the field required.'
'I can infer that you know how to make one?' Naruto questioned excitedly.
'Making one is easy. What I can do is control multiple points on this field which is harder compared to the nidaime's one point control.' Kurama boast.
'Can you teach me?' Naruto asked.
'Why should I?' Kurama taunted.
'Because the jinchurikin of the nine-tails should be strong just like the nine-tails representing it's aura of power and I am going to be the future hokage so you should help me and we are friends and because the skill is kickass and-'
'Fine you got a deal just shut up and stop listing reasons that are not relevant. And also, you really should be paying attention to the lesson.'
'Huh?' Naruto was Naruto's reply when Genji-sensei questioned Naruto about what he said a sentence earlier. Thanks to Kurama though, Naruto repeated it word for word and avoided a harsh scolding.
Just then, the academy bell rang signaling the end of the day. Naruto rushed home excitedly and found it empty. Then, he rushed to training ground 31 which is usually occupied by either Itachi or Naruto or both. He guessed correctly but was surprised to see another person there. The bright, spiky silver hair revealed the identity of the person and the sound of metal on metal revealed their current activities. Itachi and Kakashi were currently sparing.
Naruto sat down at the side and observed the battle intently while waiting for them to finish their spar. After awhile, the spar ended in Kakashi's favor. Naruto made his presence known to both ninjas and walked out into the training grounds.
"Itachi-chan, are you training for the jonin exams?" Naruto questioned with a child-like tone.
"Yep."
"So why with this pervert?" Kakashi bristled. "He giggles like a little school girl stalking her crush thinking perverted thoughts on how she is going to get her crush alone in a back alley. Is he gay?" Naruto asked innocently.
Itachi stifled a laugh as Kakashi's only eye visibly twitched. "Did you know, I entered his house once and found every book of Icha Icha hanging on every visible space on his walls. I was mortified by this and started burning some of the books. The more precious ones were kept safe of course." Naruto staged whispered to Itachi. This time Kakashi looked at Naruto with killer intent radiating in waves from him towards Naruto.
"Oh shit-" Naruto got out before he disappeared in a poof of smoke as Kakashi tried to noogie the blond.
"Where Is That Blond Brat!" Kakashi snarled. "He Took All My Precious Icha Icha! Summoning Jutsu! Find That Blond Brat and CAPTURE HIM!" By this time, Itachi was in a corner in full blown laughter, watching the comical scene of Kakashi throwing a childish fit.
The summoned dogs sniffed around the training grounds before dashing towards the nearby trees. Naruto jumped out from the trees and started running as fast as he could while the dogs started gaining on him. Then, he bumped into Kakashi.
"Hehe… Hi?"
"YOU LITTLE BRAT! GIVE ME BACK MY PREMIUM BOOKS!" Kakashi grabbed Naruto and started giving a head noogie as hard as he could while Naruto tried his best to defend his poor head. But a child can never contest against an adult in regards to strength and therefore ended up with a hard noogie.
"Ita-chan save meeeeee!" Naruto cried out.
"Hai Hai. Kakashi-kun please put him down." Itachi asked mid laughs.
"NOT TILL HE GIVE ME BACK MY BOOKS" Kakashi roared.
"It's your problem for not safeguarding your books better and i quite like those books too so we are not returning them to you." Itachi huffed.
"Wha… What?" Kakashi stumbled. His grip on Naruto softened and Naruto broke off from his grip.
"Like I said, I read those books with Naruto-kun so we are not returning those books." Kakashi promptly fainted with a look of horror.
"Eh, he fainted." Naruto commented.
"So it seems." Itachi replied.
"I want to train. Kurama today mentioned he knows how the nidaime can form water out of air. He also says it is possible with other elements." Naruto went into an explanation of how the skill works and about chakra fields. Itachi nodded, gears visibly turning in her head.
"Oh yeah, he also mentioned how high level suition users making little amounts of water form huge waves is similar except done in a field."
"I see. I guess we will work on that for awhile won't we?" Itachi smiled. Naruto cheered.
"Summoning Jutsu: Kyuubi!" A man in all Red with a fox tail swinging lazily behind him. He lifted his top hat and greeted Itachi.
"Oi Furball! Get the lesson started already!" Naurto exclaimed excitedly.
"Alright you little brat. Learn to calm down will you? I swear you are like a little kid everytime you see a new jutsu." Naruto smiled sheepishly and gave a wide grin.
"I suppose time is of essence. Naruto, make a clone and carry that pervert back so we can train in peace." Naruto complied and the pervert and a clone disappeared with a shushin.
"First step should be relatively easy. Just spread chakra unto a thin field. The next step is to gather your chakra in any spot on the field. Use nature manipulation to manipulate elemental chakra while maintaining normal chakra in a thin field. Essentially it only must turn into elemental chakra when reaching that spot. The end result will be something like this." The Kyuubi bared his fangs as lightning appeared right in between them. Then a column of fire appeared behind them while a geyser burst out in front of them. A sudden tornado appeared around them while rock started raining from the sky. As sudden as it happened, it stopped. The ground itself was still in pristine conditions as well. Meanwhile, a slightly smoking Kakashi was getting up groggily. Naruto rushed to knock him out again and summoned a clone to transport him away.
The real Naruto and Itachi were still replaying the scene in their minds wide eyed, trying to process the event that just occurred. "What just happened…" Naruto voiced out both his and Itachi's thoughts.
"Every human who sees it always has that same reaction." Kurama boasts with pride. "And I will be teaching you how to do that exact same thing only due to Naruto's request. Before we start this training however, we need to get your training elemental mastery to an acceptable degree. For wind, we have to be able to use pure wind manipulation and form a single blade sharp enough to cut through ten square miles of the forest and a stream thin enough to blow only one musturd seed among a bunch. For fire, the flames must be hot enough such that a single fireball can cause earth to become magma and cold enough that it freezes water. Once you master those, you will have complete manipulation of your element."
"But… that is impossible!" Naruto exclaimed with Itachi nodding her head in agreement, still a little giddy from shock.
"Let me demonstrate. Naruto, form eleven kage bunshins and have them transform into mustard seeds while one go and fetch water. Then toss them together. Also get me a bucket of water." Naruto summoned 10 clones and they transformed. "Observe." Kurama said before one of the seeds started flying, turning back to a clone and popped. The other nine clones started snickering before Kurama burst them with a quick wind blade. The clone that went to get water came back before disappearing in a puff of smoke. Kurama summoned a flame in his palms which burned with an icy blue glow and lowered it into the bucket of water. The bucket and the water immediately froze.
"Sugoi…" Naruto voices his awe before jumping up excitedly. "Let's do this!" The next few months went like this:
5 a.m: Wake up
5.30 a.m: breakfast
6 a.m: Physical exercise
7.30 a.m: Sparing, which mainly honed Naruto's awareness and Itachi's skills. While both of them may have the experience and awareness to use said skills, their bodies are not developed well enough nor experienced enough to use said skills.
9 a.m: Elemental training
12.30 p.m: Lunch
1.30 p.m: Elemental training
3.30 p.m: Taijutsu training for Naruto, Genjutsu training for Itachi. Itachi will use a shadow clone to guide Naruto through the katas for taijutsu while Naruto will supply clones to let Itachi practice her genjutsus.
5.30 p.m: Itachi kenjutsu training with Kakashi, Naruto training with the foxes.
8.30 p.m: Dinner
9 p.m: Shower and Relaxation, whatever they wanted to do anyways.
10 p.m: Sleep
And they will repeat the next day. On days where Itachi had missions, Naruto will spare with his clones and practice his taijutsu katas to make sure he already mastered them. Every morning, Naruto will also summon a shadow clone to take his place in the academy.
Then the jonin exams came. The jonin exams were split into three sections just like the chunin exams but the jonin exams are held in the village in contrast to the village rotation system of the chunin exams. The first test of the konoha jonin exams test the jonin on their ninjutsu, taijutsu and genjutsu. They need not pass all the tests but they must have a score of 50\60 to pass with each section taking 20 points each.
The second test will be a solo survival test as well as an information gathering test. The jonins now are placed in the wilderness where they have to survive for two weeks. In the two weeks, they must also gather information strewn across the forest to find the correct exit.
The third exam is the solo one-on-one and team three on three combat. These combats are only done in private spectated by the hokage and the jonin commander. The results would be posted outside the academy two weeks after the exams ended.
Day of the exam results…
"Itachi-chan, do you think you made the rank?" Naruto asked as he bounced beside Itachi. Little to no nervousness was shown on Itachi's face as she gave him a small gente smile full of confidence. They made their way to the academy and arrived to see a crowd of jonin hopefuls in front of the announcement board.
A chunin hurried to the board and nailed a sheet of paper on the board. Before he could leave, he was flung into the air by a nearby bulky jonin-hopeful. Itachi, being one of the shorter examinees, could not see the paper and was also constantly pushed back by the crowd. Fuming slightly, she gathered her chakra and was about to release a stream of fire before Naruto grabbed her by the shoulder and placed her on his shoulder.
"Now you can see right, Itachi-chan? Naruto grinned up at her. Itachi gave him a grateful smile before focusing on the board. Scanning up and down, Itachi slowly read all the names from bottom to top. With each name she read, her chest seemed to tighten. '5 names… 4 names… 3 names… 2 names... last name…' Itachi counted, tears starting to gather in her eyes. But when she read the last name, a feeling of jubilation blanket her as she signaled for Naruto to put her down.
"Naruto-kun, I made it! Top scorer too!" Itachi proclaimed softly. Naruto grinned back and they shared a high five. They cheerfully walked to Yakiniku Q for a private celebration between the two of them.
One week before the end of year exams…
Naruto and Itachi found themselves climbing the steps towards the hokage office. "It has been awhile since I have been here. I wonder how is jijii?" Naruto softly commented.
"I'm sure he is fine. Last I saw him he seems healthier than ever. Your suggestion with shadow clones seemed to help him manage his stress, in large quantities too." Itachi smiled.
"Ah, how did you know it was me? And how did you know it was a shadow clone?" Naruto inquired.
"Oh, he was reading Icha Icha while a duplicate of him was working. Also, he commended you on the suggestion. He has so much free time now." Replied as they took the final step to the doors of the hokage office.
"The hokage is currently busy." The secretary said while eyeing the pair distastefully.
"Please tell him Itachi and Naruto are here to see him." Itachi replied coldly, eyes flashing red. The secretary nodded stiffly and sent the message. Moments later, the secretary motioned them in.
"Ah, Naruto-kun, Itachi-chan, why are both of you here today?" The hokage greeted with a grandfatherly smile from his seat behind the desk.
"Jiji, I want to take the early graduation test." Hiruzen's face turned unreadable and tension filled the air.
"Will you tell me why? Early graduation, while is not uncommon, but is still early for a child your age. You are just eight years old, so give me a good reason."
"If I may," Itachi stared at Hiruzen, "I believe Naruto has already exceeded the strength limit of a genin. I suggested he graduate early so that I can help him grow more."
"I see. Should I expect a request to have him as an apprentice then?" Hiruzen spoke with a grave tone. Unknownst to the pair, the corner of his lips had twitched upwards as he turned to face the windows.
"Hai,Hokage-sama. That is what I was planning on requesting from you."
"I see. Are you planning on taking him out of Konoha?"
"Hai."
"Will I see a greatgrand-child?" Hiruzen asked, now facing them with a full blown smile on his face. Itachi started blushing and gained a sudden interest in her foot while Naruto started sputtering, trying to come up with an answer but his brain already melted. The air seemed to tingle with laughter of the hidden ANBU while Kurama could not stop his own laughter in his seal.
"Alright. I'm joking. Of course I will allow everything mentioned to proceed. However, I need to know when you will be leaving and when you will be coming back. I also need constant monthly updates from you on Naruto's progress. Is that alright?"
"Hai Hokage-sama. We will be back in 3-5 years."
"Good. I will arrange for a slot. Naruto, report at the academy on the third floor where the test will be held. The teacher will direct you to your seat. Do you know the criteria for early graduation?"
"Hai jiji. 90% pass on every criteria.
"Good. Make sure you are prepared. If I am not wrong, the academy has a one week break before the exams right?" Naruto nodded and Hiruzen dismissed them both.
"Minato, your child is becoming more and more like you day by day."
Day of the exam,,,
"NARUTO RELAX!" Itachi screamed for the hundredth time that morning.
"But I'm scared. What if I fail again? You do know I always fail in my previous life and it was by luck I became a ninja and -" Itachi decided it was best to just shut him up by a kiss. Naruto was shocked but kissed back as the thoughts of failure and exams slipped out of his mind.
"Wow…" Naruto breathed when they separated for air. Itachi was pink in the face and panting hard too.
"Got it out of your system?"
"Maybe. I think I need one more kiss." Naruto smirked foxily.
"If you passed your exams." Itachi smiled back cheekily.
"EXAMS HERE I COME!" Naruto rushed out of the house with renewed determination, flames burning in his eyes as a trail of dust was left behind him. Itachi, back at the house, broke into fits of giggles.
4 hours later…
Naruto proudly ran out of the academy with a headband firmly wrapped around his head. He met Itachi outside the gates of the academy. "I GOT MY HEADBAND!" he shouted.
"No need to shout, Naruto-kun."
"Ah, sorry." he spoke in a quieter tone.
"Come on, let's go home. I want to start dinner soon."
"What about my reward?" Naruto whispered.
"When we get home."
December 25th, Christmas.
"Good morning Ruto-kun." Itachi poked Naruto's cheeks while he slept lightly.
"Ita-chan. Why are you awake so early?" Naruto mumbled sleepily. "I want to snuggle more." and with a strong grip, Naruto pulled Itachi onto his chest. Itachi blushed lightly and basket in the warmth that is Naruto's body.
After another five minutes, Itachi decided to poke his cheeks again. Naruto, in response, decided to lightly slap away her hands. However, that caused a brush like motion against his whisker marks and he started purring softly.
'Oh my… he is so cute when he purrs…' Itachi absent-mindedly commented mentally while still brushing his whisker marks.
Meanwhile, outside the window stood the neighbourhood perverted hermit who heard the soft purrs was scribbling furiously. 'HA! THE LADY AND HER BOYFRIEND FOX HANYOU! THIS IS GOING TO BE A BESTSELLER!'
After another ten minutes, Naruto slowly stretched, breaking Itachi from her daydream who started blushing a storm. She immediately rushed off the bed and ran into the shower and slammed the door.
"Itachi-chan, is everything alright?" Naruto called out in the midst of confusion.
"Ev...everything is..is alright Naru...naruto-kun!" Itachi stammered out with an accent at the end, causing more confusion for poor Naruto.
"You sure? You sound sick. Do you need to see a doctor?"
"NO! I mean there is no need. I am coming out now."
"Alright then." Softly, he whispered to himself, "women are weird."
A few minutes later, Itachi collected herself enough and calmly left the bathroom.
"So what is the plan Ruto-kun?" Itachi whispered as they both left the house walking hand in hand.
"Well… it is better if I show you." Naruto grinned brightly before snatching her up and shushined away. They reappeared on the Hokage monument overlooking the village.
"Hold on Ita-chan!" Naruto shouted before teleporting a yellow flash. Itachi's vision tunneled into a white dot before bursting into full view again, now being a dark location with many small coloured sparkles dancing all around them.
"Beautiful…" Itachi whispered breathlessly. Naruto gently set her down on her feet and unsealed a full picnic set on the dry stone floor.
"Where are we Ruto-kun?" Itachi spoke softly.
"One of the many crystal caves in Suna. Discovered this with Gaara previously when Gaara sensed a huge elemental disturbance in the vast deserts. Apparently the coloured sparkles you see are actually elemental crystals. They are not just beautiful but also aid in elemental training."
"So we are here to train?" Itachi asked, slightly disappointed but tried to mask her disappointment.
"Of course not. Today is Christmas and I am not wasting my Christmas training but rather, I will spend it with my beautiful girlfriend listening to her melodic voice in this cooling, beautiful cave. If you want to train, we can do that tomorrow onwards if that is what you like. We can inform the Hokage of our departure and then camp here. What do you say?"
"I will like that very much foxy-kun." Itachi replied softly as she sat Naruto down on the mat and cuddled up to him. His arm spread across her shoulder and pulled her closer while he lay his head on hers. They spent the next few hours cuddling and spending time together and making plans before they left for konoha.