Her savior chapter 8! Last chapter was pretty boring but necessary to reintroduce Naruto back to Konoha and his friends. This one will have a bit more action, hopefully. I also want to thank you for helping me breach the 100 mark in reviews. You guys are awesome! You also breached the 200 mark for alerts and favorites so thank you very much. I never expected such an interest in this story! I hope this kind of trend continues till the end. Thanks again!
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"WHAT? What do you mean he's gone?" yelled an enraged Raikage. The messenger swallowed nervously, "When Killer Bee and his team didn't return on time, a patrol was sent out per protocol. The patrol found a site of a massive battle but no Team Killer Bee. We have reason to believe his team was abducted."
"Was there any trace of the Hachibi chakra?" asked A, his veins popping out of sheer fury he was feeling right now.
"No sir, no Hachibi chakra residue was found." Said the messenger.
A growled, "Send Jounin Team A and B out there. I want them to find Killer Bee and bring him back as soon as possible. Extreme caution is advised. Whoever defeated Killer Bee isn't to be underestimated."
"Yes sir!" said the messenger while disappearing in a Shunshin.
"Mabui!" yelled A.
Mabui walked inside the room, "Yes?" "Send word to Konoha. Tell them that Killer Bee was abducted and that I need assistance." Ordered A. Mabui nodded and went to work.
Raikage slumped back into his chair, feeling a lot heavier than before, "Just what the hell is going on?" thought A to himself.
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"Stupid Grandma, stupid Council, stupid, stupid, stupid…." Rambled Naruto while walking down the street. He was subconsciously waving back at the people who greeted him but he was in his own little world now.
Naruto stopped in the middle of the road and took a deep breath, 'Alright, maybe it won't be so bad. It's a chance to help grow the next generation.' Thought Naruto.
Some might be wondering what he was rambling about. Well, after last night's party Tsunade summoned him to her office where he found out as part of his probation he will be working as an assistant to a teacher in the Academy. He tried to protest but Tsunade would have none of it. When he insisted which wasn't a good idea because Tsunade was still hangover from last night, she flung him out of her window with instructions to be there at 9 a.m.
And now here he was.
"Ice cream, ice cream, the best ice cream in all of Konoha. Get it while it's cold…." Naruto heard this jingle to his left and saw an ice cream vendor selling his goods. Naruto licked his lips, ice cream sounded good to him right now. He needed to cool off.
He walked towards the female vendor who didn't sense his presence, "Hi." Greeted Naruto kindly.
The female vendor faced him and immediately blushed when she saw him but expertly hid it, "Hi." Responded the vendor.
Naruto smiled, "Can I get some Ice cream?"
"Sure thing, handsome. Which one do you want?" smiled the woman.
Naruto scratched his head because of the blunt compliment, " I want chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, yogurt and Coconut, please."
"Oh, we have a big boy among us." Smiled the woman. Naruto laughed at her. The woman prepared the gigantic Ice cream in a flash. A minute later Naruto was paying the woman for her service while leaving a large tip for being so nice. He walked away and as soon as he left another woman approached the female vendor and whispered something in her ear. Recognition flashed through her eyes.
A loud, "WHAT?" was heard in the street and Naruto grinned wider. It seems she now knows who he is.
Naruto happily licked his ice cream while walking towards the Academy.
He was done in a few minutes when he heard someone call out his name, "Uzumaki-sama…"
He looked up and saw a man walking towards him with a lovely lady beside him. The man and the lady stopped in front of him, "Yes? Can I help you with something?" asked Naruto politely.
The man was small, really small and had an arrogant aura around him, "You sure can. Allow me to introduce myself, Shinji Nakamura, owner and president of the Nakamaru Incorporation." Naruto shook the man's hand and introduced himself, "Uzumaki Naruto, owner and president of apartment number 12." Said Naruto which earned him a giggle from the beautiful lady and a scowl from the midget in front of him.
The man wanted to say something about Naruto's rude behavior but changed his mind, "Pleasure to meet you, Uzumaki-sama. I heard great things about you."
"Uh, likewise, Shina." Said Naruto, forgetting his real name which earned him another beautiful giggle from the still unidentified lady and an irritated scowl from the rich man in front of him.
"It's Shinji but never mind about that. I have a proposition for you. One that would benefit you greatly as would me." Said Shinji.
Naruto raised an eyebrow, "What kind of proposition?" He didn't like the sound of that. He didn't like this man. He sounded and looked like a pompous ass.
Shinji pushed the lady beside him upfront and spoke, "Marriage to my daughter, Ami Nakamaru."
Ami bowed politely before the strongest man in the Nations, "Pleased to meet you, Uzumaki-sama."
Naruto was at a loss of words, he definitely didn't expect that. He bowed back to the lovely lady in front of him, "Pleasure is all mine, Miss Ami. But please, Naruto would do just fine. I hate formalities."
Ami nodded and smiled kindly. Her father spoke, "What say you? This union would benefit you greatly. Not to mention Konoha as well."
Naruto scratched the back of his head and addressed Ami, "Look, it's nothing personal Ami. You look like a lovely lady but I am not interested in marrying anyone right now. I just got back from a long personal mission and I just want to relax a bit."
Ami wasn't offended or anything like that, she was expecting such an answer from him judging from what she heard of him, "I understand, Naruto." But her father wasn't so pleased about his answer, "I urge you to reconsider Uzumaki-sama. I don't take rejections lightly. My daughter is a fine specimen of a woman and would be a great wife to you."
Naruto looked at Ami and saw that she was saddened by the way her own father talked about her, like she was some goods that he wants to sell.
Naruto was quickly getting angry at the man, "If I did seek a wife it wouldn't be a woman who would serve my every whim. I would seek a woman who would be equal to me and would love me unconditionally as would I her. You speak of your daughter like you speak of your merchandise and I find that very despicable. You have such a wonderful daughter yet you don't appreciate that. Shinji Nakamaru, I advise you to refrain from threatening me. My patience is running thin with you already."
That said, Naruto turned towards Ami who had a thankful look on her face, happy that he protected her name, "Ami, it's been a pleasure. You are a lovely lady and don't let anyone tell you otherwise not even your father. I hope you find a man that will respect you and love you for who you are. " He took her hand and gently kissed it which earned him a bright blush on Ami's face.
Shinji meanwhile was infuriated. No one says No to Shinji! No one!
Naruto was about to walk away when he heard Shinji speak in his angry tone, "Mark my words, Uzumaki, this isn't the last you heard of me."
Naruto sighed and walked away. Shinji grabbed his daughter's arm, a bit too rough in her opinion, and walked away.
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"Room 102, 102, 102…" rambled Naruto walking through the hallways and looking at every door, trying to find the class he was supposed to help teach. He had no clue how to teach a bunch of kids. He was more of a hands-on approach type of guy. He learns through practice and not through reading. That's just boring except if it entails Fuuinjutsu. Fuuinjutsu is just awesome.
"102…Ah, here it is." Naruto took a deep breath to calm his nerves and then knocked gently on the door. He heard someone say, "Come in." Naruto grabbed the handle of the door and opened it.
"Hi, I'm here for the…" started Naruto but was interrupted… "Naruto?" came a feminine voice in front of him. Naruto blinked and saw who it was, "Kurenai? What are you doing here?" asked a bewildered Naruto.
"I could ask you the same thing. I asked Tsunade-sama for a transfer and she agreed. You are looking at a new Academy Teacher for the first years, on probation for the time being." Smiled proudly Kurenai.
"Well then, congratulations. I was supposed to report here at 9 but I was held up by something." The memory of that despicable man appeared in his mind and he scowled internally.
"That's okay. Tsunade-sama sent word that she will be sending me an assistant but I had no idea she was sending you." Said Kurenai. Naruto nodded and Kurenai turned towards the class which was unusually quiet. Naruto turned and saw why. They recognized him which meant he was seeing a lot of amazed looks directed at him.
Kurenai introduced him, "Class, this is Uzumaki Naruto and he will be helping me with your teaching. Say hello."
What should have sounded like a simple 'hello', turned into a loud concert yell, well exceeding the sound barrier.
Naruto scratched his head in embarrassment and grinned at his new protégés, "Yo!" A simple wave directed at the class, turned the girls into mush and the boys already huge admiration level just soared to new heights. Naruto sweat-dropped and Kurenai shook her head. She knew it will take quite some time before they get used to seeing Naruto every day.
Naruto turned towards Kurenai, ignoring the class for the moment, "Uh, what are my duties exactly? I kinda got thrown out of Baa-chan's office before she could tell me."
Kurenai smiled lightly, "That sounds like you, alright. Let me check for you though." Kurenai opened the drawer in her desk and pulled out a slip of paper. She unfolded it and started reading, "Let's see… It says that your primary duty is to help with the taijutsu and weapon throwing classes. " Naruto nodded. It makes sense. He sucks at theory. Kurenai continued, "Your secondary duties are to bring the head teacher, meaning me, coffe and takowasa (octopus and wasabi ). " A barely concealed grin appeared on Kurenai's face while Naruto frowned with suspiscion, "Are you sure about the last one? I never heard of an assistant like that."
"Oh, I'm quite sure." Smiled Kurenai mischievously but Naruto failed to notice that. Of course, it didn't say that has to do that but Kurenai wanted to squeeze as much as she could out of this deal. She can only pray that Naruto takes the bait.
Naruto growled with irritation, "Great, now I'm your personal butler. Stupid Grandma."
'Yatta!' screamed Kurenai internally. A chibi version of hers was doing a little victory dance inside her head while on the outside she was as cool as a cucumber.
She turned back towards the class, ignoring the grumbling Naruto for the time being, "Alright class, let's pick up where we left off… Who can tell me who were the founders of Konoha?..."
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"Huuuu…." Naruto slumped into the chair in the Academy's cafeteria. Kurenai laughed at him for overreacting.
"Teaching is exhausting. I don't know how Iruka-sensei does it every single day." Grumbled Naruto.
Kurenai sat opposite of him, "Oh come on, it isn't so bad. You are just being a baby."
Naruto scoffed, "Easy for you to say, you weren't ogled by every single girl in the class like you are some piece of meat."
Kurenai cleared her throat and looked at him funnily. "Alright, maybe you were but at least the boys didn't make a move on you. During the taijutsu class, a girl pinched me in the butt. A 8 year old pinched me in the butt! Is that even legal?" said Naruto in outrage while Kurenai laughed at his predicament.
Kurenai managed to speak through her laughing, "What did you expect, you are a celebrity now. I'm surprised they didn't tackle you right away and had their way with you."
"That's sick on so many levels I'm not even going to comment. You need help, Kurenai."
"Shut up!" said Kurenai.
"Jokes aside, what do you think? Do they have potential?" asked Naruto, now calmer than before.
Kurenai took a breather, "Well, this was my first day so I don't really know but I think I spotted a gem in disguise."
Naruto nodded, "The boy in the last corner, sitting by the window."
Kurenai looked at him funnily, "Uh, no, I was actually thinking about the boy in the front row, sitting between the two energetic girls." Energetic girls meaning fangirls.
Naruto frowned, "That guy? No way, my guy has it all. He's cool, funny and quite frankly I think he's a genius."
"Naruto, he slept through every single one of my classes. That isn't exactly genius material." Responded Kurenai.
"Well, it's not his fault your classes are so boring." Said Naruto but immediately wished he didn't because he could see fury flash across Kurenai's visage.
"What do you mean 'boring'? I'll have you know, my classes are fun and cool." Growled Kurenai, losing her calm composure she is known for.
"Pleaseee, your classes are like a snooze fest. I'm surprised you didn't fall asleep as well." This kind of banter continued for a while and the waitress that came to get their orders looked on confused as to what was going on and what she should do.
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"Mommy!" yelled Asuma while running towards Kurenai who was just leaving the Academy with Naruto.
Kurenai caught the little bugger and hugged him tightly, "Hey honey." She put him down on solid ground and took hold of his hand while walking towards his caretaker during the mornings, Anko Mitarashi. Naruto followed her close behind.
"How was your day with Aunt Anko?" smiled Kurenai.
Asuma grinned, "It was awesome. We ate some dango and ice cream and then we met a man with one eye. Auntie seemed to really like him."
Kurenai and Naruto blinked and they both turned towards Anko who feigned ignorance. A sly grin came upon Naruto and Kurenai's face, "Oh, a one-eyed man you say? I wonder who that is? Naruto, care to guess?"
"I have no idea, Kurenai. Anko, care to enlighten us?" grinned Naruto.
Anko growled at the two, "Shut up. It's none of your business."
The duo laughed at her while Asuma looked a bit confused.
"This is rich… Wait till Gai hears about this." Laughed Kurenai. Anko paled when she heard the word 'Gai'. Knowing him, he'll probably come running to her and ask her out on a date so that he can win one over Kakashi. She can't handle a romantic Gai. She wants to kill Romantic Gai.
"You will speak to no one about this or I will visit you while you sleep. Got it?" threatened Anko. This promptly shut the laughing duo up. They knew she was serious. She would really do that.
A moment later she grinned, "Good. Glad you understand. Now, take the little gaki. I have some errands to take care of."
Asuma hopped over to Anko and grinned at her. Anko, getting used to this, bent down and hugged him. Naruto raised an eyebrow at her gentle nature. He knew it was somewhere deep inside of her but seeing it first hand is quite an experience. He's got to say, the friendly and loving personality kinda suited her, in a weird and psychotic way.
Anko said her goodbyes, turned around and walked away.
She stopped when she heard, "Say hi to Kakashi for me!" she could practically see Naruto's grin on his face despite not facing him. She growled and turned around and saw that the trio were nothing but dust on the horizon.
She scoffed, "I'll get them later!"
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"That was fun Mommy, let's do it again." Said Asuma excitedly. He was referring to running away from his angry Aunt.
"Sorry Asuma. I don't think Auntie would like that." Asuma pouted in his cute manner which Kurenai smiled at. He looked so adorable when he did that. A loud grumble could be heard coming from Asuma and Kurenai blinked, "Are you hungry Asuma?" Asuma nodded embarrassingly. Naruto chirped in at this moment, "You are in luck. Look what's behind us." Said Naruto, motioning to the small cozy ramen stand behind them.
Kurenai looked confused. 'How the hell did we end up here?' thought Kurenai bewildered by the whole thing.
"What's this Mommy?" asked Asuma, never been here before. Naruto answered that question, "This, Asuma, is the place where they make the food of the Gods. Their food will make you the strongest ninja on earth." That did it for Asuma. By the time Kurenai managed to utter a word of protest, Asuma and Naruto were already sitting on the stools in the stand. She frowned and shook her head. With a resigned shake of her head, she joined the two kids.
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"Oi, Naruto, you're back I see and with company. My boy, ever since you came back business has been blooming. Keep doing whatever it is you are doing." Grinned happily Teuchi.
Naruto looked bewildered and shrugged his shoulders, "I have no idea what you are talking about, old man. Stop messing around and bring on the food." Said Naruto excitedly.
Teuchi laughed at the exuberant young man. He turned towards the young boy next to him and the lovely lady, "Hello there, what can I get you?"
Asuma went first but looked confused as to what to order, "Uhm, I don't really know what to order."
Good thing the master of ramen was there, "Give him a Miso ramen first." Teuchi nodded. Naruto turned towards Asuma and grinned, "Just wait Asuma. In a minute you feel like the happiest man on earth." Asuma mirrored Naruto's grin while Kurenai shook her head and prayed to God that her son doesn't get addicted to this stuff.
Teuchi turned towards Kurenai, "And you miss? What can I get you?"
"I'll have a vegi ramen, please." Teuchi nodded and went to work.
A couple of minutes later, Naruto had 4 bowls of his favorite ramen, Asuma had one and Kurenai had one. With a unanimous 'Itadakimasu', they dug in.
During their feast, at least in Naruto's case, they talked about different things, life in general, about Asuma's childhood, life as a single mother and so on…. Teuchi actually thought they looked like a real family but didn't voice his thought.
Asuma seeing that his idol ate a lot more and a lot faster, tried to do the same. Needless to say, after the second bowl he was stuffed but still grinning like a fool since Naruto complimented him by saying that he will get strong in no time if he keeps this up. Kurenai said nothing except smile at the two and their interaction. Asuma needs a good role model in his life and despite his unusual addiction to ramen, it doesn't get better than Naruto in that department. Strong, loving, cares for his friends and would die for them and above all, he is the epiphany of goodness.
Their meal and their thoughts were interrupted by an ANBU bearing a message," Sorry for the interruption Uzumaki-sama but the Hokage wants to see you. She says it's urgent." With that the ANBU bowed and left the trio alone.
Naruto sighed and turned towards the duo on his right, "Well it looks like it is time for me to go. I'll see you tomorrow Kurenai. Asuma be good and listen to your mother, okay?" Asuma nodded with a smile. Kurenai bid him goodbye with a light smile and a wave.
Naruto smiled back and paid Teuchi for the whole meal, like a gentleman.
A wave later he disappeared.
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"I'm here Grandma. What is it?" asked Naruto, appearing inside her office.
Tsunade sighed, she hated being the bearer of bad news, "Sit down, gaki." Naruto seeing that she wasn't messing around complied and waited for her to speak.
"I've just received an urgent message from the Hidden Cloud from the Raikage. It seems something happened over there." Said Tsunade, treading carefully with the subject.
Naruto raised an eyebrow, "What happened?" He had a bad feeling about this.
"Naruto, Killer Bee was kidnapped." Naruto's eyes widened. Shock and anger filled his eyes, "Wha?"
Tsunade felt bad for him, she knew Killer Bee means a lot to him, "It seems an unknown opponent or group attacked Killer Bee's team while they were returning from a mission. No demands have been made so far."
Naruto clenched his fist and gritted his teeth, "Who could have done this? Killer Bee is one of the strongest in the world even without the Hachibi. When he transforms almost no one can stop him."
"That's the thing, he didn't use the Hachibi's chakra against his enemy. He was either caught off guard which is very unlikely or something prevented him from using it."
Naruto racked his brain for any possible clues as to who the assailant was. There aren't a lot of people left who could go toe to toe with Bee. He came out empty. There isn't a fool in the world who would fight Killer Bee alone which means this was definitely the work of a powerful group of individuals. This was sounding like Akatsuki all over again. He prayed that wasn't true.
"Let me go out there and help with the search mission!" said Naruto urgently. The chances of him finding are slim to none but he can't sit here while his mentor was missing.
Tsunade's eyes turned to steel, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Naruto. Whoever kidnapped Bee is someone of immense power and we suspect they did it for the Hachibi which means you are in danger as well. The council and I forbid you from leaving the village until the situation resolves itself.
Naruto growled, he suspected something like this would happen. He cursed in his mind, he felt helpless right now and he didn't like that feeling.
"Then at least let me contact my spies throughout the nations. I made some contacts during my travels and I'm sure they heard something." Said Naruto.
Tsunade nodded, "Very well. I'll be sending ANBU out to scour the country for any possible leads. I will also send word to surrounding nations to keep their eyes and ears peeled for any rumors regarding Bee."
Naruto nodded grimly. "Good, let me know if you find anything." Tsunade nodded. Naruto disappeared a moment later, intent on notifying his spies as soon as possible. He'll also ask the Toads to send out their spy toads to help with the search. Hopefully they'll find something.
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"Report!" said A hastily. A jounin spoke up, "Sir, we followed the scent we found on the battlefield to our borders with Fire Country. The border patrol let us through but we lost the scent a couple of miles inland. The scent just vanished into thin air."
A broke the table in his anger, "Dammit!" he growled ferociously. He dismissed his jounins with a wave of his hand. Darui was standing by the door waiting for further instructions.
A turned towards him, "Darui, go get C and get ready to move out. We are going after them ourselves." Said A seriously.
Darui wasn't surprised by that. He knew his commander was protective of his little brother, especially since the war. Something about wanting to regain the bond he once had with his brother. He nodded and disappeared.
'Wait for me Bee. I'm coming!' said A.
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A few days passed but still no word of Killer Bee or his teammates. Even Naruto's spies who were usually very reliable came out empty-handed. The Toads had no luck either. Naruto was getting more and more restless and if it wasn't for Kurenai he would have done something stupid by now. For the past few days, Naruto, Kurenai, Anko, Yugao and Asuma spent a lot of time together. Naruto Kurenai went to work together and then for lunch afterwards with Asuma and the others joining them occasionally. Kurenai heard about Bee and she was trying her hardest to take Naruto's mind of off it which was a very difficult thing to do. That's why she acquired the help of others and they've come up with something. Naruto also met up with Konohamaru and his friends. It was nice to see them again.
Right now, Kurenai and Naruto just finished their work and the former was leading Naruto towards the place where they were scheduled to meet.
"Where are we going, Kurenai? I told you I don't have time right now. I need to go home and see if my spies found anything. I don't have time to mess around. " said Naruto seriously.
Kurenai shushed him, "You need to relax. I understand what you are going through but worrying won't solve anything. If anything happens I'm sure Tsunade-sama will let you know. If your spies did find anything I'm sure they would have contacted you personally, am I right?"
Naruto sighed, "Yes, but…" "No buts, you are going to relax and that's final." Said Kurenai sternly.
Naruto chuckled and complied.
A few minutes later they've arrived in a clearing just outside the Konoha Walls.
"There they are!" yelled Ino which made everyone else in the clearing turn their heads towards the arriving duo.
Naruto raised an eyebrow, wondering what's this all about. Kurenai saw this, "We missed three of your b-days so we decided to make up for lost time." Smiled Kurenai sweetly.
The group came rushing towards him, "Happy delayed birthday Naruto!"
Naruto laughed and wiped a stray tear for their thoughtfulness, "Thanks guys. You are the best." Everyone was there even the Ichiraku duo. Konohamaru was there too along with his friends. He didn't see Tsunade or Shizune but he guessed they are too busy right now with the whole Bee thing.
"We will spend the day what we do best, eating and fighting!" said Ino to her friend.
Naruto and Chouji exclaimed, "Bring on the food!" The group laughed at their addiction to food. It's a good thing the Ichirakus are here otherwise the rest of the gang would have left hungry.
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"Alright, let's get this show on the road! Let the veterans show us how it's done. Gai, Kakashi you are up first!" said Anko, acting as the judge for the time being.
"YOSH! Time for my youth to shine brightly against my eternal rival!" "Go GAI-SENSEI!" came the cheer from his faithful student Lee. Kakashi sighed and went to the center of the makeshift ring.
Gai was all jumpy while Kakashi seemed too lazy to even stand there.
Anko spoke up, "Since I'm the proctor for this little tournament I get to decide the rules." Smirked Anko devilishly, making everyone a bit nervous.
She continued, "The rules for this fight are: Whoever can hold out the longest without attacking WINS! Lovely, isn't it?" laughed Anko.
Kakashi was thinking, 'This is my kind of competition' Shika sneezed in the crowd after that.
Gai was a whole other story. He was looking forward to going all out against Kakashi but now….
"YOSH! This is a test of my youth. I will definitely win this one, my rival!" yelled Gai.
"Remember, whoever strikes first loses! BEGIN!" announced Anko.
Kakashi took out his faithful companion and started reading it while Gai looked very uncomfortable. He started to sweat, his face turned red and he looked like he was constipated.
5 seconds later, "YOSH! KONOHA SENPU!" the kick from Gai was blocked by Kakashi but the show was over, "I think that's a new record for not staying still, Gai. You should be proud of yourself." Said Anko while laughing. The others soon joined her. Gai looked crestfallen but Kakashi rectified that, "I'm looking forward to our next challenge."
Stars lit up in Gai's eyes, "Yosh! I will work twice as hard so that I win next time. LEE! Let's show them our youthfulness!"
Lee came in speeding like a rocket and joined his sensei on their workout. The others cringed at their exuberant behavior.
Shaking their heads, the group focused back on the tournament, "Alright, since we are done deleting that scene from our memories, let's move on. The ladies are up next, Ino and Sakura! Get your asses over here!"
The two lovely ladies both grinned at each other, excited about their match. They haven't fought since the Chuunin Exams if that could be classified as a match.
"You are going down Ino-pig!" declared Sakura confidently. "You wish Forehead!"
Before their silly banter escalates Anko spoke, "Alright, time for the rules. You are going to love this, mostly. The rules are, whoever performs the sexiest strip down wins!" grinned Anko.
Sakura blushed like a drunk on crack, "What the hell? What kind of a rule is this? I'm not stripping in front of everyone!"
Anko shrugged her shoulder, "If you don't you lose. Oh, look at your competition! Look at her go!"
Sakura faced Ino and saw that she was starting to take off her purple jacket. She was gawking at her, "Ino, what are you doing? Are you insane?"
Ino grinned, "What? It's all good practice for when you are married."
The guys were glued to Ino and her lustrious body. Sai took out his notebook and his brush and made himself comfortable. Kakashi expertly and inconspicuously positioned himself behind him and waited for the show to begin. Even Gai and Lee stopped their youthful exercise for this. Who wouldn't! Even little Asuma's gaze was glued onto Ino despite not knowing what exactly is going on. Kurenai interfered and put her hand over his eyes. She doesn't want a 4 year old pervert for a son. No way in hell!
Ino continued to strip down in a very teasingly manner which made all the men weak in the knees and their blood boiling hot.
Sakura seeing that she meant business decided to end this, "I give up! There is no way in hell I'm stripping in front of these perverts. You win, Ino-pig!"
Ino's clothes reappeared on her body with speed rivaling Naruto's, much to the men's displeasure. She jumped into the air triumphantly, "YES! Take that, Forehead! I win!"
Anko grinned, "You got it folks, the slut wins over the prude!"
Both girls rounded on Anko and growled at her but Anko ignored them and moved on. She cleared her throat, "Moving on, time for the star of this little gathering to make a cameo. Gaki, get your ass in the ring!"
Naruto sprung up on his feet and hopped to the ring and faced Anko, "Who am I fighting?"
Anko grinned her snake-like grin, "Why little young me of course!"
Naruto gulped because of her insane look. He did the only reasonable thing, "I give up!"
The group laughed but Anko will have none of it, "The thing is, the special rule for this fight is, GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION!" With that she sprung into action, her snakes already making a cameo.
Naruto's eyes widened in fear and dashed away from her while shouting at her to stop it. But Anko was already too far gone. She would have her piece of Uzumaki Naruto, one way or another.
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"She is still as crazy as ever, huh." Said Naruto, clutching his sore body.
Kurenai laughed while carrying Asuma on her shoulders, "Yep, same old Anko. She is one of a kind, that's for sure."
The party was a blast, if you ignore the obscenities directed at Anko for her ridiculous rules. They fought, they drunk, they ate, they enjoyed life to the fullest. And now some rest would be well deserved and needed.
The trio were walking towards Kurenai's house, " Unique or not, the woman is bat crazy!" pouted Naruto while rubbing his ass, where the most damage was. Those snakes had a nasty bite to them.
Both Asuma and Kurenai laughed at him, "Such a cry-baby, right Asuma?"
Asuma giggled and nodded. Naruto stuck out his tongue at them.
A few minutes of chatting later, they arrived at Kurenai's shack of love, "Well this is it." Said Kurenai.
"I want to thank you for today. It did help getting my mind off the Bee thing if only for a few hours." Smiled lovingly Naruto.
Kurenai smiled in return, "No problem. I'm sure everything will work out in the end. Have faith in Killer Bee. I'm sure he is still out there and kicking some serious ass."
Naruto chuckled, "Of that I am sure."
"Look, the day is still young, would you like to come in for a cup of coffee? We rarely get any visitors, unless you count a drunk Anko or a lazy Shikamaru as visitors, so I'm sure Asuma would appreciate some company." Smiled Kurenai kindly.
"Uhm, sure, why not. I have nothing else to do except worrying about Killer Bee." Smiled Naruto.
Kurenai smiled and turned around and opened the door of her house. She was about to invite Naruto in when the ground shook, real bad!
Naruto turned around, "What the hell?" No longer was he a goofy young man, his visage turned into a hardened warrior, a veteran of battle.
Another quake shook the earth, "What's going on?" pondered Kurenai, while clutching Asuma to her protectively.
The village was in a state of panic, people were rushing out of their homes and towards the evacuation zone. Ninjas were running across rooftops, all heading towards the Main Gate.
Naruto frowned, this wasn't looking good. He turned around, "Kurenai, take Asuma and head towards the evacuation zone. I will check out what's going on. It might be nothing but better safe than sorry."
Kurenai nodded at him. She wanted to help but little Asuma's safety came first.
She picked up Asuma and started walking towards the direction of the shelter, "Be careful, okay?"
Naruto smiled and nodded, "I'll be fine. Now go!" Kurenai ran past Naruto and joined the civilians in the evacuation procedure.
Naruto jumped to the roof of a nearby house and started running towards the Main Gate. Someone was foolish enough to attack his home. They will soon find out what happens when someone messes with Konoha!
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Chapter done! Please review and tell me what you think, next chapter will have some fight scenes and the continuation of the plot. Review!
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