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"SAKURA-CHAN!" Naruto bellows from the side of the road and both Akiko and she look up.
Sakura grins brightly as the boy she has come to call her best friend barrels into her, knocking them both over.
"Naruto-chan what are you doing here?" Sakura smiles as he nuzzles into her cheek, hair brushing her face.
"I…um," the boy looks away, turning bright pink, "Well! Kiba said that he saw you going into the akasen district and you were with a strange lady so I came to see if you were safe, Sakura-chan."
Sakura giggles and slips her fingers into fluffy blonde hair. "No. This is Akiko-sama, my Lady."
Naruto looks up to an amused Akiko with wary eyes and a faltering smile.
"Hello Naruto-kun, Sakura tells me a lot about you." Akiko says gently.
His answering smile is luminous.
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