Chapter 2
*A/N; Don't you just love it when you write up a 2,000+ word chapter, and when you go to submit it, it gets deleted? It's frustrating, but anyways here is a new chapter! I have decided the main pairing to be Naruto/Kurostuchi because I really like that pairing and you don't really see much of it. I already have an idea of how I want it to work out. It also looks like I'm going to have to re-watch some Naruto to get re-inspired and to refresh my memory. I hope you enjoy this chapter!*
The 4 are sitting in the both of the same bar, and the 2 women are listening to Naruto and Jiraiya recount the chunnin exams, while leaving some things out in Naruto's case.
"Yeah, to summarize things, I started training with Anko-sensei, met the pervy sage, they both trained me into the ground during the month before, the invasion started during the fight between Gaara and Sasuke, kicked Gaara's jinchuriki ass and made him realize it's not all about killing people and proving ones existence, but fighting for your loved ones and precious people." As Naruto finished his sentence Gamakichi shows up in a poof of smoke in front of Naruto. Naruto gets a panicked look on his face and gives a subtle shake of his head that went unnoticed by the other people sitting at the table. Gamakichi notices the other people and makes up a lie as to why he is there.
"Yo Naruto! Ready to start working on our combined attack?" Naruto gives a slight chuckle when he hears the lie he came up with but it doesn't actually sound that bad to him to come up with an attack for the duo.
"Yeah 'kichi! I know a place we can go to practice." Naruto looks over to his sensei "Hey pervy-sage" Jiraiya rolls his eyes at the nickname "I'm gonna go train with Gamakichi, but I'll meet you back up at our hotel room later?" The older man just nods and was about to say something when he was interrupted by his old teammate. "Be safe okay? I don't want my gaki getting to hurt" Upon hearing her say this, a huge grin appears on Naruto's face and nods his head. Naruto and Gamakichi, who is now on top of Naruto's head, leaves the bar and they run off to an open field (where Naruto practiced his rasengan in the anime).
After arriving, the blonde turns to his summon who jumped off his head onto the ground. He reaches into his pocket to get out a scroll for Naruto. He takes it and opens it to see what it says.
Dear Naruto-kun
Sorry I haven't sent a message in a few days, I was sent on my first mission as a chunnin. Speaking of, have you been promoted yet? I know it's probably crazy in the Hidden Leaf right now, with the invasion and losing your Hokage, but how are you doing with everything? I know you were close to Sandaime-sama. It would be really nice to see you now, but for now the scrolls are fine. I miss you, and you better send a fast reply!
-Kurostuchi
After reading this, Naruto chuckles and writes out his own reply
Dear Kuro-chan
It's alright, and no I haven't been promoted yet with all the stuff that happened, besides I'm not even in the village at the moment. I left with the pervy sage to find my godmother so she can become Godaime. We found her in Tanzaku Gai, which is where we'll be for a while. I'll always miss the old man, but now I'll have my godmother in the village with me. How was or is your mission going? I miss you too, and I wish I could see you. I have something I want to talk to you about, but I'd much rather do it in person than telling you in a scroll. Be safe!
-Naruto U.
After giving his reply to Gamakichi to give to Kurostuchi, he sits against a tree and closes his eyes, thinking back to then he first met her. It was right before the first exam started.
*Flashback*
Team 7 had just arrived at the classroom the first round of the exam was taking place in. Naruto was leaning against a wall looking around the room so he could get a look at the competition when he spotted her. In front of him was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Wow, she is beautiful, looks like shes from Iwa though... He frowns to himself Her pink eyes are the prettiest eyes I've seen, and she looks super strong too. He breaks out of his thoughts when he feels someone looking at him. He looks up and sees the same girl looking at him with a curious look on her face. He realizes he's been caught staring and quickly turns his head away and blushes. He could of swore he heard her giggle and blushed even harder.
*Kurostuchi's thoughts at the same time*
Kurostuchi was talking to her teammates when she feels eyes on her. She turns her head to see a blonde kid looking at her, seemingly caught in his thoughts. He's kinda cute...I wonder why he is staring at me. Oh crap, he's a Konoha shinobi... Eh I don't care much about that, but his eyes are the deepest cerulean blue I've ever seen! His whiskers make him look even cuter. Oh my Kami, what am I thinking?! I'm supposed to be a kunoichi that can kick your ass and not a fan girl! She keeps looking curiously at him when she see's him come back to his senses and realizes he was staring. She saw the blush on his face and had to admit it was adorable.
*Flashback Over*
They finally got to meet with each other when they were in the Forest of Death during the 2nd part of the chunnin exams. He had saved her from an Ame nin who was sneaking up behind her ready to stab her with a kunai while she was trying to bandage her ankle.
*Flashback*
Naruto had gotten seperated from his group when a huge snake ran into him. He was jumping through the tree's trying to find his teammates when he sees the same Iwa girl on the ground by herself bandaging up her ankle. She didn't notice the Ame nin coming up behind her with a kunai raised poised to strike. Without thinking, Naruto jumped down in between them and went through handsigns.
WIND RELEASE: GREAT BREAKTHROUGH
The force of the wind made the Ame nin drop the kunai and go flying backwards into a tree, being knocked unconscious. Kurostuchi, who had realized there was someone behind her when she heard Naruto drop down from the trees looked up at him shocked. Naruto turned around and held out a hand for her. "You okay? I know you could have kicked his ass yourself, but you weren't paying attention. I'm Naruto by the way" He smiles his usual goofy smile and rubs the back of his head. Kurostuchi accepts his hand and stands up. "I'm Kurostuchi. Why did you help me? If it was for my earth scroll, too bad I'm not giving it up!" Hearing this made Naruto chuckle a little and shake his head. "Ne, I don't want your scroll. Besides I don't need it. I already have both a heaven and earth scroll. But-" He reaches behind him into his pouch and takes out an extra heaven scroll and hands it to her. "Here, take it. I don't need it, it's an extra." He tosses it to her and she catches it. "Uh thanks I guess. This doesn't make us friends though." She tries walking away to go find her team but winces at the pain she feels from her ankle. Naruto sees this and picks her up bridal style. She was too shocked to say anything. "I can take you to your team and then we can part ways, okay?" Kurostuchi looked like she was going to decline but shrugged. Naruto jumped into the trees jumping from branch to branch, on the lookout for their respective teams.
*Flashback over*
Naruto smirks remembering this. They got to talking and really hit it off and became fast friends, despite coming from enemy villages. They spent a lot of time talking and even after the prelims were over. After Naruto signed the toad contract, he was able to start sending Kurostuchi messages in secret without anyone knowing it. They've been in contact ever since getting to know one another more and becoming even closer.
He opens his eyes when he feels Gamakichi is back.
"Yo Naruto" The toad throws a scroll at his summoner and he catches it. He opens it and begins to read.
Dear Naruto-kun
Did you say you were Tanzaku Gai?! What a coincidence! I'm actually headed there now, and I'm only like 3 hours away. Do you think we could meet up there later, say 10pm? Too bad you can't have your summons just take me to you, but I'm with another person and that wouldn't work.
-Kuro
He replies
Dear Kuro-chan
No way! Wow, how lucky of us. I would love to meet up with you tonight at 10pm. I'll meet you in a secret spot I know of where we can talk without risk of being found. I'll have Gamakichi show you when it's time to meet up, okay? I can't wait to see you!
-Naruto U.
After that was said and done, he was way to excited to do anything, but decided he might as well work on perfecting the rasengan. He went back into town later that evening around 8pm to look around and to do something with the time he has left until he meets up with Kuro.
*Time Skip*
It was a few minutes to 10pm when Naruto arrived back to the spot he was in earlier in the day. He summoned Gamakichi "Hey 'kichi. Can you go meet up with kurostuchi and show her the way here?" The toad just nods and disappears. Naruto looks up at the sky while he's waiting. Am I going to brave enough to tell her I like her? I know we haven't known each other long, but I haven't felt this way, so close and so much affection towards a person before. I just hope she feels the same way. He looks down from the sky and in front of him was Kurostuchi, having just arrived. They both ran towards the other and tightly hugged each other. Kurostuchi was the first to pull away with a smile on her face.
"Naruto-kun! I can't believe I get to see you again! I mean, I know we're almost always in constant contact with each other, but still. It isn't the same as seeing each other and talkng in person. You said you wanted to talk to me about something? Well, I also wanna tell you something."
Naruto looks down and looks back up at her. Well, this is it. I hope I don't ruin our friendship by doing this. "Well Kuro-chan, I know we haven't known each other long but I feel a strong connection with you. I mean, I really like you and was wondering if you wanted to maybe get some dinner with me?" He blushes and looks down not wanting to see her face. All of a sudden he hears laughter and looks up a little hurt.
"Wait Naru-kun! I'm only laughing because I was going to say the same thing to you but you beat me to it!" She stops laughing and adopts a soft look on her face "I really like you too, and I would love to go on a date with you. What about now?" Naruto was relieved that she wasn't rejecting him and she felt the same way as he did.
"Yeah why not. Let's go, shall we? Oh wait. I don't think it'd be good to be seen with each other cause you know our villages. Why don't we henge to look different?" Kurostuchi agreed and they both henged to look different. Naruto, now with black hair and violet eyes, no whisker marks on his cheeks, was wearing a emerald green short sleeve tunic top with a mesh undershirt. For pants he wore standard black ninja pants and some black ninja sandals. Kurostuchi still had black hair but it was longer, going a little past her shoulders. Her eyes were now blue and she was wearing a violet long sleeve v-neck shirt with a mesh undershirt. She was wearing the same kind of pants as Naruto, and had on the usual shinobi sandals.
They both smile at each other, and hand in hand, head into town.
*Time Skip to after dinner*
They head back to the place they met up at, and had to part ways soon. "I had a good time tonight, Naru-kun. I hope to see you at least once more before either of us leaves. I should be here for another 3 days because of my mission."
"I had a good time too, and I'll be here until the end of the week so 4 more days. Maybe we can meet up a couple more times until you leave."
Kurostuchi nods yes and they were about to head back to their different hotels but Naruto at the last minute caught her wrist and turned her around. "Wha-" She was caught off guard as a pair of lips land on hers. She closes her eyes just enjoying the kiss and kisses back. After a few moments they part. "Wow.." They both had a dreamy look on their faces. Naruto then looks down at his feet pushing his fingers together (like what Hinata does?) and says something Kurostuchi can't quite make out. She puts a finger under his chin and lifts his head up. "Could you repeat that please?" Naruto averts his eyes and mumbles out "...Does this mean we're together now? I mean like...will you be my girlfriend officially?" By now, his face was scarlet red. Kurostuchi on the other hand just kisses him again. As they part, she asks "Does that answer your question? If not, then yes, Naru-kun. I'd love to be your girlfriend." Even though they were both reluctant to go, they both knew they had to because by now it was after midnight. They left one at a time, and headed back to their rooms.
Naruto got back to the hotel they were staying at. When he got to the door of the room he was sharing with pervy sage, he heard voices coming from within. He opened the door and saw his sensei, Shizune, and Tsunade all talking together. They looked over at the doorway and saw him standing there. They had been drinking, well Tsunade and Jiraiya, not so much Shizune. "Naru-chan! There you arrrrre. Come and join us!" Naruto sweatdrops and looks to Shizune for help. She got the message and decided it was time for her and Tsunade to leave back to their own room. "Lady Tsunade, we should get going. It's after midnight, we'll see them in the morning." Tsunade reluctantly agrees but then a smirk appears on her face. "Alright Shizune" She grabs the brunettes hand and rushes out of there, while the other two boys just shrug and go to sleep.
*With Tsunade and Shizune*
The two women had just got back to their own room, and as Shizune was shutting the door, she felt Tsunade standing right behind her with her hands on her waist. Tsunade leaned in and whispered in her ear "Shizu-chan, wanna have some fun?" A shiver ran down Shizune's back and before she could say anything back, she was quickly turned around and was promptly kissed. She moans and closes her eyes. "Tsu-Tsunade-chan.." she moaned. Tsunade starts walking backwards towards the bed and pushes Shizune down on to it, and sat on top of her. "Tsunade-chan, your drunk an you need some sleep." She expected some complaints but didn't expect the smirk on her blonde lovers face. "Shizu-chan, I'm not really that drunk. I'd have to drink a lot more than what I did to really get drunk. Now, as I was saying, lets have some fun..." She trails off as she leans down and hovers her face over the brunettes underneath her. Shizune gives in and soon they were in a heated make out session.
*A/N: That's all for now, I should have the next chapter up either tomorrow or the next day. I plan on continuing where this chapter left off in the next one, which means I plan on writing a lemon. Thank you for reading, I hope it was okay.*