Prodigal Son

Chapter 3

A week had passed and Naruto was still no where closer to finding information on the mysterious, red-eyed ninja. He had spent day after day traveling from one small village to another, using his yakuza reputation to solicit information from various bartenders, club goers, and other people that often held such information. No one had a clue to the whereabouts of his prey, and it was beginning to annoy him.

Naruto sighed and looked down the hill towards the village of Otafuku Gai. He had purposely put it last on his list of places to search for information, due to its enormous size. The massive village had become famous for the ancient fortress at its heart and its booming entertainment district, which was said to have more gambling dens than it had bathrooms. Either way, it was the last place on his list, and if he couldn't find information here; he would have to abandon his search, as he was almost completely broke.

Naruto took one last glance over the village before tossing his cigarette away, 'Here goes nothing..'

It took him a few minutes to get to the bottom of the hill, but once he had reached the bottom, the land flattened out and he was at the village gates in a few minutes. Nodding towards the two guards that manned the gate; he made his way through the gates and disappeared into the crowd.

The main street was extremely wide and was where the majority of business took place in the village, and Naruto caught himself admiring how much business there really was. All facets of shops and restaurants lined the sides of the street, and peddlers carted their mobile goods through the masses like ships on the sea. As he walked he took note of different "shops" that he was sure to be gambling dens in disguise; he made a mental note to visit as many as he could. The city truly was booming, in every sense of the word, and it suddenly made Naruto feel very small in comparison. The crowd seemed to swallow people whole, subjecting them to hustle and bustle of progress and business.

It didn't take long for him to tire of the horde of bodies, so between that and the midday sun; Naruto was getting claustrophobic. Spotting a bar along the street he was traveling, he exited the flood of people and entered the small building. A few of the regulars gave him a curious glance, but averted their gaze when they noticed the sword strapped to his back. Wiping his brow and exhaling loudly, Naruto took a seat on one of the vacant stools at the bar. "Yo, give a fella' a cold brew, eh?"

The bartender, a greasy middle-aged man with a pink scar running across his jaw snorted and snatched one of the mugs off a rack overhanging the counter, "You from out of town?"

Naruto nodded and lit a cigarette, "Yep, just got in today, and I'm looking for information. You wouldn't happen to be wise on the happenings of ninja, would you?"

The bartender paused for a second, but quickly returned to filling the blonde's drink, "Nope. Dun' know nothing about their kind? Why do ya ask?"

Naruto sighed and accepted the frothy brew from the man, setting his cigarette down before draining the mug in one go, "Got myself a score to settle. You wouldn't perhaps be lying to me, now would you?"

The bartender sent him a glare, and Naruto heard the scraping of chairs from behind him, as two rough looking men got to their feet, "I think it would be best if you left here."

Naruto smirked at the man, and cast a glance at the two men standing behind him, "I think not.."

Without warning, one of the men lunged forward, producing a knife from his sleeve as if by magic. Naruto dodged the knife, rolled off the stool and drew his sword in one motion, before spinning on his heel and slashing the man across the back. Naruto's sword hummed and split the skin open like a knife through butter. The attacker dropped his knife and cried out as a fountain of blood spewed from the gash, painting the man behind him red. Soon the man's legs went out and he crashed to the floor, spilling crimson across the polished, wood floors.

Naruto sighed and watched the man slowly bleed to death, "Wrong choice of weapon, champ."

Seeing his comrade go down, the other man made a break for the exit, but Naruto tripped him as he went by. As soon as the man hit the floor, Naruto was on him, picking him back up and throwing him through the glass of the front window, sending glass everywhere and causing the villagers outside to scatter in fear.

Naruto turned back to the bartender and raised his sword to point at the man's pudgy chest, "Sit down."

The bartender scowled and crossed his arms defiantly, "Boy, you don't know what you are doing.."

Naruto watched as the rest of the patrons of the bar began standing up, producing various knives, and blunt weapons. He smiled and looked around the room, whistling as a few of the men produced katanas from hidden sheaths on their backs. He then knew exactly what he had walked into; he was in a yakuza bar.

Still smiling brightly, he set his sword down on the counter and started removing the top of his kimono, earning a few curious glances from the men beginning to surround him. Once the garment was completely removed, Naruto laid it down on top of his sword and slowly spun in place so that all the men could see his back through the fishnet shirt he wore. There in full view, splayed out across his muscled back, lay a very auspicious and magnificent tattoo, depicting a black dragon spewing black flames.

Each and every man in the bar lowered their heads to bow, as if they were attending a religious service. They knew what the markings on Naruto's back meant, and the consequences of harming someone bestowed with the rank the blonde held.

The famous tattoo was known to be inked into the backs of only the most ruthless of yakuza gangsters, and usually denoted that the carrier was a man of high ranking in his gang. The dragon sprawled across the entire length of a man's back, from shoulder to shoulder. The dragon was only tattooed by the greatest of artists and seemed to be alive and writhing upon the skin of its host. Naruto had never really thought much of the tattoo, but his fellow yakuza members and most of the village girls were fascinated by it. Needless to say, Naruto used the sacred emblem to his advantage.

The bartender started to splutter and was quickly losing his bravado, "I am so sorry! Please forgive me!"

Naruto smiled and watched as the bartender waved his men off, "Well, that was interesting. Is your tongue loosened now?"

The bartender shook his head vigorously, pouring Naruto a drink with trembling hands, "Yes sir, I just had to make sure. You know how it is.."

Naruto took a draw from his cigarette and sat back down at the bar, "Yea yea, chill out, I won't stir any shit with your boss or anything; I just want some information."

Naruto took out the small paper seal his men had found on the compound's roof, setting it gingerly on the countertop, ushering the bartender to take a look at it, "This seal has something to do with the ninja that I'm looking for. Does it look familiar?"

He watched as the bartender hesitantly picked up the small note, looking it over with a practiced eye, "It is a shinobi explosive seal, which is obvious. However, I don't know enough about it to tell you what hidden village makes their seals this particular way."

Naruto frowned and crushed his cigarette into an ashtray, before taking a deep drink from his mug, "I also want to know of any red-eyed ninja that you've come across."

The bartender sighed and looked at him wearily, "I wouldn't have the slightest clue about that, but I know someone that does. The resident expert on ninja is a man named Saro Kuni; he's a den owner that runs the Blue Moon bar down the street a few blocks. If anyone can answer your questions; it's him."

Naruto grinned and finished his beer, "Thanks, you have saved me a lot of time."

The bartender nodded and watched him stand up, "I'll send word that you're coming."

Naruto nodded and slipped into the top part of his kimono, before securing his sheathed sword on his back. He tossed the bartender a coin and made his way out the door, jerking a thumb over his back at the dead man on the floor, "I might suggest finding some better recruits; that guy was slow as hell."

Without waiting for an answer he stepped back out into the street, once again disappearing within the crowd.

Saro Kuni was waiting patiently at the door when the blonde arrived at the Blue Moon, and personally greeted him with a big smile and handshake, "Ah! Here you are! Bobi sent word about you earlier, and I must say I am most intrigued by what you seek."

Naruto smirked and looked around the poorly lit gambling den, "You must be Saro Kuni. Can we speak somewhere more private?"

Saro caught on and sent a comically suspicious glance around the room, before smiling and pointing towards a door in the back, "Yes. Wouldn't want any prying eyes, now would we? Follow me!"

Naruto watched the skinny, little man make his way across the room, but didn't follow him immediately, instead opting to glance around the room and take note of the occupants of the dark, gambling den. The variety of people that usually occupied the dens had always interested him, but this establishment was even more diverse than the ones in Yosin, and he almost laughed out loud when he spied some of the more peculiar gamblers. The majority of the room was made up of shopkeepers and hard-laborers, accompanied by the occasional prostitute or liberal-minded girlfriend; nothing out of place there. However, at one table, two monks were arguing over losses, and to the table left of them, an even more distraught little girl was having an argument with a dealer. Naruto wondered where the girl's parents were, and just how much the little girl had lost. Naruto also noted the usual yakuza men laying around, apparently bored with their duties. The last table was what really caught his attention however, as it was occupied by a blonde with the largest set of breasts he had ever seen. He studied the woman for a bit and squinted his eyes skeptically at her amazing assets, 'Wow. Just wow…'

Shaking his head, Naruto took his eyes off the woman and made his way over to the back room, going inside while Saro held the door open for him. Taking a seat without asking, he lit a cigarette and placed the explosive seal on the coffee table beside his chair, "What can you tell me about this?"

Saro took a seat on the other side of the table, and slowly ran his hand over the small note, "Hmm. This is obviously an explosive seal, Grade 2, designed for blowing holes in cement walls. Shinobi call them "jail busters". Simple devise really, you just write the kanji for "explode" on them and pump in a moderate amount of chakra. Once applied, they will explode after a few seconds, releasing the chakra and blowing clean through various materials: metal, concrete, wood, and even earth."

Naruto's cigarette dropped from his mouth onto the floor, and when he didn't put it out, Saro stomped on it for him. He had expected information, but the little man knew so much about the note with just one glance; it was a little much for Naruto to take in.

Naruto finally came to his senses and raised an eyebrow at the man across from him, "How did you know all that? You barely even looked at it!"

Saro smiled and waved a hand to dismiss any praise, "Before I started this place; I was an advisor to the daimyo of this country. I was put in charge of handling our relations with the shinobi villages, and thus, I learned a lot about them. When I retired, my resources didn't stop sending me information, and now I am the go-to-guy for information on our sneaky, little friends."

Naruto smirked and thanked the gods for the change of luck, "Ok, well then what can you tell me of shinobi possessing red eyes?"

Saro frowned and leaned back in his chair, "You'll have to be more specific. Red eyes could come from a jutsu, blood-line limits, or even just odd genes. Trust me; I have seen some odd ninja in my time!"

Naruto's optimism faded and he frowned as well, "I have no idea what a jutsu is, much less a blood-line limit. Genes I am aware of, but the man I encountered did not naturally have red eyes; they were activated somehow."

Saro nodded thoughtfully and stood up, "As of right now, I am not prevalent to any information on such ability and can't think of such a jutsu either. What I will do though, is send word to some of my informers and see what they come up with; it is the best I can offer you. If you need room and board I will have it provided for your wait."

Naruto nodded and sighed tiredly, before standing up and making his way to the door, "Thanks, I own you one.."

Saro smiled and waved him off with a chuckle, "Nonsense, Naruto-senpai. I am an old friend of Nakamori-sama, and I know of your service to him; it is the least I can do."

Naruto smirked and exited the room, waving over his hand at the informer, "I'm glad my reputation still counts for something. I think I will gamble a bit before leaving, so send someone to fetch me when my room is ready."

Saro bowed and began to close the door behind him, "As you wish. I might recommend avoiding the blonde at the corner table; she gets violent when she loses."

Naruto chuckled, but didn't reply as he made his way into the middle of the room, casting a mischievous glance at the blonde in the corner, 'Violent eh? We'll see about that..'

Making his way over to the green, felt-covered table, he slid into a chair across from the busty blonde and nodded towards the dealer to deal him in. The game was Shichi Narabe, a simple game for four players, involving each player receiving 13 cards from the 52 card deck. Once the cards were dealt, each player would set out the 7's in their hand in a column on the table. Once that step was done, each player would try to lay out a card in order from 7, for example if an 8 was laid down, a 9 would follow. In the end, the person to get rid of their hand the quickest was the winner. Naruto had decided a long time ago that he had no talent for the game, but still enjoyed the rush of the gamble ever once in a while, and would play anyways.

As he was handed his cards he leaned back and lit a cigarette, taking a long draw on it and blowing a thick cloud of smoke into the air. This earned him a few looks from the occupants of the table, most notably the blonde across from him.

"That'll kill you one day," the blonde woman stated, looking at him from over her cards.

Naruto leaned forward and winked roguishly, merely glancing at his own cards, "I like to live on the edge."

The blonde snorted, but didn't bother to reply, as the cards started moving. The 7's were laid and the turns went around, and after a few minutes; the pudgy merchant to Naruto's immediate left won the round. Naruto ignored him however, and watched the blonde's reaction, as she turned red and a vein appeared on her forehead. She didn't stay mad long however, because she ended up winning the next two rounds and won all her money back. The next three games went smoothly, with Naruto winning a round, the merchant winning another, and the sweaty, shopkeeper to his right winning one as well. By this time the blonde had become quite agitated and her assistant, a pretty brunette accompanied by a strange piglet, had to bring a generous amount of sake to the blonde to keep her calm.

Naruto smirked and leaned back in his chair again as the dealer dealt another round of cards, "What is with the pig, sweetheart?"

He almost laughed out loud, when both the brunette and her master turned to look at him in unison. A small blush rose into the brunette's cheeks, and she was about to reply when the blonde woman cut her off, "None of your damn business!"

Naruto frowned in mock injury, "Now that wasn't very nice. I wasn't talking to you anyways. I was talking to that pretty little thing sitting beside you. You have a name, gorgeous?"

The brunette blushed again and smiled at him, "Shizune."

Naruto smiled and bowed his head, "Ah, what a beautiful name, Shizune-chan. It's nice to meet you; I'm Naruto."

The room went silent, and everyone within hearing range, turned to gape at him, especially the yakuza men. Whispers began to break out, and the gamblers began turning back to their games as if nothing had happened, while the yakuza scrambled to return to pretending not to pay attention. Naruto smiled at the poorly-hidden reactions from the den's occupants and returned his attention to the table. The dealer had stopped dealing cards and was looking at him in a peculiar fashion, "You are Uzumaki Naruto? Of the Nakamori?"

Naruto nodded and glanced at the cards in the dealer's hands, "You going to deal, or sit there and gape?"

The man nodded and began dealing the cards again, trying to keep the tremble from his hands.

"So, you are some kind of celebrity around here, eh?" the blonde asked, her words slurring from the massive amount of sake she had consumed.

Naruto nodded again and put an unlit cigarette in his mouth, rolling the stick around absent-mindedly, "Something like that."

The blonde giggled and hiccupped, "So I suppose that means you think that you can get in my assistant's pants, huh?"

Shizune squealed and covered up her master's mouth with her hand, "Tsunade-sama P-please!"

Naruto chuckled as the blonde woman glared at Shizune, "Tsunade, hmm? You have a pretty name as well.."

Both women blushed, the brunette because of her master's earlier words, and the blonde because of Naruto's flirting. He noticed the blushes and grinned at the two women, winking lazily for effect, "Cat got your tongue, Tsunade-hime?"

Tsunade growled and glared daggers at him from across the table, "You think you are pretty hot stuff, don't you?"

A tingle of worry lit up in his brain, but Naruto was having too much fun to quit now, so he nodded and winked at the woman, "Not nearly as hot as you or Shizune-chan, unfortunately."

The blonde woman went beet red, from anger or embarrassment, he couldn't tell, but he decided it would be best for him to stop before he caused problems. Saro wouldn't take kindly if the lady destroyed one of the card tables because of him, and Naruto needed the informer on his side.

Naruto laid his cards on the table and nodded towards the players, "Ladies and gentleman, it has been fun, but I must retire for the night."

The people at the table mumbled their farewells and turned their attention back to the game, all except for Tsunade and Shizune. The blonde looked fit to murder someone and was draining sake bottles at a dangerous pace; it amazed him how much alcohol the woman could take without passing out. Shizune on the other hand had a pleading look in her eyes, and as he stood up and made ready to leave; she stood up as well and came over to him, the little pig soundly asleep in her arms.

Naruto turned and raised an eyebrow at her, "Shizune-chan?"

Shizune blushed at the honorific he put on her name, and looked at her feet shyly, "Naruto-san, I just wanted to apologize for my master; she really is a kind person when you get to know her."

Naruto shrugged and smiled. "No offense taken, but it is you that I wanted to get to know, not her." he whispered.

Shizune's blush lit up and she bit her lip anxiously, looking between the floor and his chest indecisively.

Naruto grinned and put a gentle hand under the girl's chin, bringing her face up to look at his, "I'm up here. Did you have something to say to me, Shizune-chan?"

Shizune's smile turned a little mischievous and she nodded. "Is umm..what my master said true?" she asked hesitantly. Naruto raised a puzzled eyebrow as the girl moved closer to him and laid a hand on his chest, playing with the hem of his kimono, "..do you really want to get in my pants?"

Naruto smirked and leaned in to whisper in the girl's ear. "They do look a little more comfortable than mine.." he cooed.

Before the two could say anything else, a loud cough rang out from the table, interrupting them, "Oi! Shizune! Sake!"

Shizune pulled back from Naruto and rolled her eyes so only he could see, "Tsunade-sama, I'm a little busy right now.."

Tsunade beckoned the girl with her hand. "Busy with that thug? Bah! Get over here girl!" she ordered, holding up an empty shot glass.

Shizune frowned and turned around, glaring at her master. "I'll be right there! Give me a damn min-Eek!" she complained.

Naruto interrupted Shizune's sentence by pulling her close to him with one arm, pressing their bodies perilously close together. Satisfied that the girl wasn't going anywhere, he slowly trailed his free hand down her back and let it rest on her firm backside. Finally, he took a handful of the girl's gorgeous rear end and squeezed, enjoying both the feel of the girl's ass and her appreciative moan that followed.

Naruto leaned down and rested his chin on Shizune's shoulder, whispering into her ear, "Another time, Shizune-chan. See you around."

Without another word, Naruto released the girl and made his way out of the building, leaving behind a stunned Shizune, and a furious Tsunade.

One of the yakuza followed him, and once he was outside; he stopped and waited for the man to catch up, "How may I help you?"

The man bowed respectfully and pointed back into the building, "Saro-sama assigned me to show you the hotel room he has reserved for you. If you would follow me, I'll show you where it is."

Naruto nodded and motioned for the man to lead the way, "By all means."

He followed the man through the maze of streets, each one packed with people, until they reached a large building that could only be the hotel. Upon entering the building Naruto had to smile at how large the building was; Saro had went up a notch in his book.

On the other side of Otafuku Gai, a lone figure strode confidently down the street, whistling loudly and leering at any girl that walked by. As he passed, random male citizens would seem to recognize him and bow respectfully in his direction, as if they were paying respects to a noble lord or samurai. This wasn't the case however, as female citizens reacted in the exact opposite; scattering from his path, or scowling at him in distaste.

Yes, it was true. Legendary Super-Pervert, and renowned porn novelist, Jiraiya, had come to town.

Naruto smiled at his hand in the shower of the hotel room, remembering the feel of the brunette's magnificent ass and the look of pure rage from her master. Both were extremely satisfying in their own ways.

Naruto sighed and turned off the shower, climbing out and drying himself off before looking at his reflection in the mirror over the sink, 'We're getting closer, Naruto. Almost have the bastard in our grasp..'

A knock at the door broke him from his thoughts, and he briefly entertained the thought that Shizune might have come on a "booty call". Wrapping a towel around his waist, he crossed the room and swung open the door.

Saro Kuni stood in the hallway, and Naruto frowned childishly, "Not who you were expecting, Naruto-sama?"

Naruto shook his head and moved out of the doorway, beckoning the information broker inside, "Maybe if you were female and had a nice ass."

Saro chuckled and glanced around the room, before turning back to him, "I was just coming to see that you were settled in. Also, I was given a note from one of the gambler's assistants; it is addressed to you, so I figured you must've made a good impression."

Naruto smiled and nodded as he took the note from the man, "Mmm, yes. She is a beauty. I figure that blonde lady keeps her on a tight leash, otherwise I doubt she would've been so receptive to my..charm. Thanks for the note."

Saro laughed deeply, "No problem! Glad you are enjoying the local wildlife!"

Naruto chuckled and began opening the note, "Any news on the information I asked for?"

The other man shook his head and made his way over to the door, "Nope, but I'll keep you posted. Have a good night, Naruto."

"You too," he answered, watching Saro leave the room and shut the door behind him.

He smiled as he opened the note and began reading the girl's elegant handwriting, 'Intelligent too? Jackpot! Ding ding ding!'

Naruto,

I couldn't help but feel that we shared some sort of connection. If you want to see me, be at Lu's Kitchen at 7pm. I will be waiting.

Shizune

He grinned and tossed the note into the trash, already memorizing the girl's words. He laughed when he thought about their supposed "connection". Girls all lied to themselves, and he had no doubt that their "connection" had really just been a burning lust that threatened to wet her panties if she didn't relieve it.

Naruto waited until a few minutes before 7 to leave the hotel, leaving his sword under the bed. He figured something bad could happen, but didn't want to attract attention to himself or his date, and thus left his weapon behind. Not one to be completely unarmed however, Naruto still kept a knife in his boot and one under his arm guard.

After asking for directions; it didn't take him very long to find the restaurant mentioned in Shizune's note. It was a large place with seemingly no end of customers and waiters floating around inside. Naruto sighed and tossed his cigarette away, running a hand through his spiky hair. Social gatherings and big crowds weren't really his thing. Not that he had a problem with people, it was just the controlled confusion that they presented; a herd mentality with no individualism. His doubts were erased however when he caught sight of his date. Shizune was wearing a simple, black silk kimono that clung to her curves in all the right ways. He watched as she scanned the crowd with anxious eyes, trying to pick him out from the different faces entering the building.

Naruto chuckled and stepped out into the open street, "Oi! Shizune!"

The girl twirled on her toes and caught sight of him, and a smile lit up her pretty face, "Naruto! You..you came!"

He nodded and began pushing through the crowd towards her, earning a few disgruntled scowls, but nothing more. People knew when not to pick a fight, and the imposing blonde warrior was not someone to get testy with.

Naruto finally made his way through the sea of bodies and reached Shizune at the entrance to the building, "I couldn't pass up the chance to see such a beauty again, now could I?"

Shizune blushed and did a small twirl for him, "How do I look?"

Naruto let his eyes roam over her body, then whistled and waggled his eyebrows, "You are..gorgeous. I suddenly feel underdressed."

The girl giggled and winked at him, before taking his arm and leading him into the restaurant, "Don't worry, handsome, the warrior clothes look good on you. Let's eat!"

He smiled and let the girl lead him inside. After a short talk in the waiting room, the hostess came and took them to their table. Shizune let go of his arm and he pulled out her chair for her before taking his own seat across from her.

Shizune smiled at him and batted her eyelashes sarcastically, "Oooh! How romantic! The tough guy is chivalrous after all!"

Naruto grinned and waved her joke off, "Bah. It's not chivalry; I just know what women want."

Shizune giggled and bit her lip, looking into his eyes for the first time, "You do, huh? Tell me, what do I want?"

Naruto sighed and unfolded his napkin, placing it on his lap, "You want to get laid...badly."

Shizune's face lit up and she tried to reach over and cover up his mouth, only managing to knock her drink onto the floor, "Shhh!! Naruto! Oh my!"

Naruto chuckled and helped the waitress when she came to clean the spilled drink off the floor, before turning back to his date, "You know it. I know it. Even your master knows it."

Shizune buried her face in her hands, but couldn't completely hide her massive blush, "..how? I am not usually like that.."

Naruto smiled and reached over the table, taking one of her hands in his own, "I don't mind when an attractive young lady wants to get physical; I appreciate the forwardness."

The girl simply giggled and kept one hand over her eyes, exhaling loudly in embarrassment. Naruto chuckled and began stroking the girl's soft fingers with his own, rough ones. He smiled when goose bumps showed on her skin from the gentle strokes; she was obviously enjoying the contact. After a few minutes she lowered her hand from her face and looked into his eyes, "You are too perfect."

Naruto raised an eyebrow and looked at her curiously, "What do you mean? I am far from perfect."

Shizune gave him a knowing look, before reaching across the table and using both of her tiny hands to hold his larger one, "That doesn't matter to me. You could be a murder, and you would still be perfect. There is something in your eyes, something in the way you move; it is irresistible. I suppose you can't see it, but I can, and I'm sure any other woman could. You ooze romance like tree sap."

Naruto chuckled, "So I am like a sticky tree? Nice.."

Shizune giggled and shook her head, bringing his hand to her cheek and resting her head against his palm, "It's like you give off this aura that says you are a loving and good guy, mixed with a hint of mischief and danger. It's like you could always be trusted to love and protect any woman that finds a place in your heart."

Naruto felt a lump form in his throat at the girl's deep words, and he exhaled shakily, "Wow. I had no idea that I had such an "aura" about me. That doesn't make sense though; I've only been in one serious relationship my entire life."

Shizune closed her eyes and nuzzled her cheek against his hand, "I can't explain it, but women just know when a guy is trustworthy. Women can tell when they are safe with a man; call it instinct. You are one of those guys, a guy that would put his life on the line for a girl and give her the world. Its..intoxicating."

Naruto nodded and smiled at the girl nuzzling his hand, appreciating the feel of her warm skin against his palm, "Well, I do have a tendency to go out of my way for women."

The girl didn't reply and he caught himself thinking of what she had said, 'It's so true. I killed over thirty men in revenge for my fiancé. I stayed 3 nights in jail to watch over Sakura. Hell, I even promised my service to Miko, should she need me.'

His thoughts were broken however, as the waitress came to take their order, smiling at Shizune, who was still cuddling his hand like a kitten.

Naruto took his hand back and when his date started to complain, he nodded towards the waitress and Shizune's face lit up in embarrassment, "Oh! I'm sorry; you haven't been there long have you?"

The waitress shook her head and winked at Shizune, "I just got here, but I can come back later, if you'd like?"

Shizune shook her head and quickly gave her order, ordering for Naruto as well, "We'll have the duck. I apologize again; I got a little carried away in my cuddling."

The waitress smiled and waved off the apology, "Girl..with a man like that; I wouldn't even need to eat. He is delicious enough for two servings."

Shizune and the waitress both turned to look at him, licking their lips hungrily. It made Naruto a little uncomfortable, and he suddenly felt the need for a smoke.

The uncomfortable silence was broken however, as a shriek rang out from the entrance of the restaurant, attracting the attention of half the room.

"You pervert!" a lady shrieked, running away from door.

Naruto watched curiously as a man with long, spiky white hair waltzed into the room, grinning widely and flexing his hand. He was more surprised however, as a certain busty blonde followed in his wake, covering her face with one hand, obviously deeply embarrassed by the strange man's antics.

Tsunade and Jiraiya, legendary Sannin of Konohakagure, were having dinner at Lu's Kitchen.

Thanks to Diablo's Heir, my beta-reader, I decided to release this chapter ahead of time. Enjoy.