Road to Nowhere

Chapter 3

Sakura was actually really looking forward to the date tonight, even though she knew that Naruto probably didn't consider it to be one. She also kind of wished that he would go somewhere other than get ramen but it was Naruto's favorite after all so she could get over it.

Also, she couldn't help but feel like she needed to pick out a different outfit then the ones she wore everyday, and she didn't really know why she felt like that but she figured she might as well. The problem with that was she would have to get off of work early to go change and still have enough time to meet Naruto at the hospital.

The only way to do that was to… go ask lady Tsunade. "Crap, explaining this will suck," she thought out loud but she had already left the hospital to ask Tsunade since she never spent time there anymore, what with all the paperwork and all.

(Ten minutes later at Tsunade's office) "Tsunade-sama… are you in?" Sakura said puzzled, which was answered by Shizune, "She isn't in right now, can I help you?" She said.

"Oh well I just was going to ask if I could take off work early," Sakura asked.

"Well I don't have a problem with it, as long as you get a filler for the rest of your shift," Shizune replied knowing that it was something important to Sakura if she was daring enough to ask the Hokage herself.

"WOW! Thanks Shizune," Sakura enthusiastically replied before dashing out of the Hokage's office.

(15 minutes later) "Wow I'm surprised Ino was so enthusiastic when it came to filling in for me," Sakura said to herself, "Maybe she knows something I don't… Nah I doubt it." "Well at least I still have three hours to pick out an outfit," she said, rather annoyed because, as anyone could tell, clothes weren't her strong suit since about ninety percent of her closet was taken up with the same outfits.

(Three hours later) "Finally, after that nightmare I get to see Naruto who should be here any second," Sakura enthusiastically said to herself.

"Hey Sakura, you look great," the voice, from Sakura's absolute favorite person ever, came from. "Oh thanks Naruto," Sakura said, before she saw him, which changed to an enthusiastic, "WOW and you too Naruto, I guess we both got dressed up for no particular reason." "Ummm… yeah about that," Naruto shyly said. 'Uh-oh… here it comes… he's gunna cancel isn't he' Sakura dreadedly thought to herself. "Can we ummm… maybe change this to a date," Naruto said looking down finding his nice dress shoes absolutely fascinating at the moment. Sakura thought 'Oh my god WAAY better than cancelling,' "Actually… Yes Naruto… it's a date," Sakura elatedly replied, giving Naruto the biggest smile she had ever seen on his cute little face.

Of course after Naruto took in this immense detail he moved over and gave Sakura a peck on the cheek followed by Naruto offering Sakura his arm and leading her… Away from Ichiraku's!

'Hmm, that's interesting, what's he planning' she thought, thanking herself for dressing a little nicer and making a mental memoir to always listen to that little voice in her head.

Meanwhile Naruto was mentally sweating buckets wondering if Sakura had figured anything out yet, which he of course knew that the smartest kunoichi in the class would soon, if she didn't already.

"So did you have a good day at the hospital?" Naruto kindly asked hoping it would be able to break the awkward silence that was starting to ensue.

"Actually yes, it was a very slow day so that's good the extra time gave me a chance to head on down to the lab to test some vaccines that we have been hoping would work. Out of twenty, six new ones worked well and two outperformed expectations…"

Sakura started to rant, which Naruto didn't mind because he thought that even though he didn't understand most of what she was saying, he just found this to be a major contribution to her attractiveness and not to mention her overall intelligence, physique, and soft vibrant hair.

But the real over kill in her repertoire of attractive features was her eyes. Oh her eyes, Naruto felt like Sakura could hypnotise him at the mere snap of her fingers when he looked into her eyes. They just radiated happiness and love to him. It was the main thing that he really thought was amazing when he first saw her.

"And it cured ninety-two of the one-hundred and ten test subjects that we… HEY! Are you listening?" Sakura questioned, somewhat irritated. Which got the usual response of, "Of course Sakura-chan… Oh we're here."

Sakura looked up at the one sign she didn't think she would see with Naruto, 'Wow he really is pretty smooth,' Sakura thought as they entered the front door to the only six-star restaurant in the land of fire, which, by the way, had a price to match. "Reservation for two in private room seven," Naruto proudly said in front of the astounded waiter and elated Sakura.

"Ummm, name please?" the, not fully recovered, waiter asked. "Uzumaki" Naruto replied, quite proudly again. "Right this way please," the waiter said, finally coming back to his senses.

"Naruto… how can you afford this?" Sakura quietly asked next to him. "Well I've been doing some extra missions and stuff and I sold some of my old junk so don't worry about it," Naruto said Easing some of the concern from Sakura who also started to feel guilty about Naruto spending so much money on her.

"Here lady and gentleman, have a pleasant meal," the waiter said before heading off to seat another couple.

"Wow Naruto I have to say I'm really impressed I've been wanting to try this place for a while," Sakura said now really starting to look forward to this meal.

Moments later, "Well I think I'm gunna have the caviar with toast and the Pinot Grigio," Naruto said feeling fairly bold this evening, which of course nearly made Sakura scream when she saw the price of the two items, which, when she quickly did the calculations, ended up at a whopping two-hundred and seventy-three dollars, not including tax.

'HOLY SHIT! Sakura mentally screamed to herself, he must have been doing some serious missions,' she thought. She suddenly realized she was staring at Naruto when he asked her if he had something on his face.

"No of course not, just thought you might want to share that with me because it sounds good," she said bluffing. She mostly said that to keep him from spending any more money on her.

"Sure Sakura-chan" he said somewhat relieved seeing his errors after his moments of over-confidence ended.

When the waiter came and took their orders he looked just as surprised as the previous waiter that Naruto happened to be a big spender, even though he didn't look like he had the money.

However, all the same, the waiter replied to Naruto's order with a, "yes, coming right up sir."

(After the dinner) "Wow that was the best dinner I've ever had," as Sakura left the restaurant snuggling closely to Naruto's arm. She felt like it was a dream come true, what with how smooth Naruto was, and how she got a kiss on the cheek from him, and how he let her snuggle his arm until they reached her house.

"Say Naruto, I was wondering maybe I could go to your house tonight… I mean because my parents have been arguing a lot lately and a bunch of other stuff," Sakura said, bluffing once again.

"Sure Sakura-chan," Naruto said, even though he knew Sakura's parents loved each other very much. "You can stay in my bed and I'll sleep on the couch," Naruto said, without any response, simply due to the fact that Sakura had fallen into a trance like state nustling against his arm, which he hoped would be an eternity.

As soon as they reached his house Sakura became fully aware of her surroundings because of the fact that, actually, Naruto's house was… immaculate. Ok, if she was impressed with his hidden sensitivity, she was shocked at his cleanliness.

'And here I was preparing for a total pig-sty,' she thought. It was actually so neat that it drew her eyes off of Naruto, for about thirty seconds. "Wow Naruto I'm impressed," she said as she continued to scan the room for any signs of dirt, which she never found.

"Ok well my bed is already made and the shower is right down the hall on the left," Naruto said, motioning in the direction he intended her to go. However she didn't go this direction until she got something she had waited all through dinner to get… a kiss, one that she was hoping would last longer than the overly-excited one that he gave her earlier, no a full blown kiss.

And she got one, but it was from Naruto who, by the time she had fully taken it in, had been passionately kissing her for almost half a minute. She responded with an increased energy to his (if that was even possible) that ended up eventually with Naruto firmly grabbing her perfect ass.

At first she was surprised at how bold he was, but she thought that maybe it wouldn't be too bad if things started to fly, by which she meant clothes, after which things started to get more intimate, very intimate.

After seven straight minutes of kissing (and reaching into other places) they both simultaneously decided that things should get even more dirty, which ended up with Naruto pushing his hand up Sakura's shirt and under her bra, and Sakura undoing Naruto's Pant's button.

(The next morning) Sakura woke up and, at first, had no idea where she was until she looked behind her, "Oh," she said, suddenly feeling her heart skip a few beats, and even more after she remembered what happened the previous night. "(Yawn) good morning Sakura-chan," Naruto said. "Good morning handsome," Sakura replied with, which instantly got a blush out of both of them.

(Author's note)

Finally some excitement for you adults out there! But I'm sorry it took so long to get to the good stuff. The complaints on how boring this story was were numbering somewhere upwards of 75. Also I broke 1000 words YAAAY! Alright well the following chapters will be the treats for those who had the patience to keep reading, GOOD FOR YOU! I'm so proud of you. But anyways I really hope that I can make the next few chapters this exciting so if you enjoyed this chapter then stay tuned. Some good adventuring will be coming up too. Also… Critiques please! Cuz I need them. Thanks!