Title: Beach Day.

Rating: K+

Synopsis: Kurama gets even with Naruto, and ends up getting him into a bit of trouble with a certain pink-haired kunoichi (among other various beach-goers).

"BANZAI!"

There was a great big splash, and a mini-tsunami, caused by none other than the rambunctious blonde known as Naruto Uzumaki, erupted and effectively drenched everyone standing in the immediate vicinity with cool, salty ocean water. How anyone- let alone a 16 year old, 5'4 boy- could create that big of a splash was beyond comprehension. But then, Naruto was never known to follow anyone's logic but his own.

"Naruto, you dumbass! Don't just go jumping in like that!" Naruto's pink-haired teammate whined, wiping salty water from her eyes and pushing her wet bangs out of her face.

Naruto shook wet strands of hair out of his face and sent Sakura a wide, Naruto-like grin. "Aww, come on, Sakura! You guys were going to get wet, anyway! Why don't you come on in? The water feels great!"

Sakura crossed her arms, fuming at the loudmouth blonde. Beside her, Sasuke grunted as he threw his bag on the sand, and she startled. She hadn't noticed him walk up beside her, and she blushed when her eyes landed on his bare chest. Water droplets from the splash rolled down his torso in glistening streaks, and she had to look away quickly, lest she do something utterly embarrassing.

"Dobe!" Sasuke shouted to the still-grinning blonde, his usual irritated scowl set firmly on his face. "Can you not be an idiot for a day? This is supposed to be a relaxing beach day, you know."

"Shove it, you bastard!" Naruto matched Sasuke's scowl with one of his own, and then proceeded to splash Sasuke with an ample amount of ocean water.

Sasuke's scowl darkened, and before Sakura had time to get a word in to calm the two boys, they were in the water wrestling each other, in only a way those two could. Sakura sighed, turning to set her bag on the sand, making sure to leave it a far from the shore so that her stuff wouldn't get wet should Naruto- or any of the two boys, for that matter- create another inhuman splash. As she was putting on sunscreen- something, she realized, the boys had neglected to do- something caught in the corner of her vision, and she looked up to see a particularly grumpy-looking Kurama. He also, it seemed, had been caught in the splash, and he wasn't happy about it.

"Why Naruto insists on dragging you to places like this is beyond me," Sakura grumbled, pitying the poor fox. "He knows you hate getting wet."

Kurama simply snorted, sending a pouting glare her way. Sakura shook her head, knowing nothing she could say now would calm the enraged fox, and continued applying sunscreen. After she was sure that every inch of her skin that wasn't hidden under her cherry-red bikini was covered in a generous layer of sunscreen, she set out the towel- again, making sure she was a good distance from the shore so she was sure she wouldn't get splashed- lay on her back, and put on her sunglasses, intent to use this opportunity to work up a good tan.

Kurama, on the other hand, was silently fuming. His human had dragged him yet again to this ridiculous place of hot sand, salty water, and loud, hyperactive children. It was bad enough he had to deal with Naruto's hyperactivity on a daily basis, but this was just too much. Too much noise, too much sand that always managed to get clumped in his fur, it was just too much. And, he decided, it was time he taught Naruto a lesson.

A mischievous glint shining in his eyes, and secretly thanking whatever God was up there that that annoying Kakashi hadn't come with them, Kurama trotted towards the water. Or rather waddled, because sand had somehow found its way into the most uncomfortable of places yet again, and walking had become a rather dreadful task. Once reaching the shoreline, he dipped his muzzle into the water, taking a considerable amount into his mouth and making sure not to swallow any. He winced at the strong, salty taste, but he endured. What he had planned would be well worth the lingering taste of salt in his mouth.

His mouth now full of water, he looked off into the ocean and saw that Naruto and his black-haired Uchiha friend were still trying to drown each other. Water splashed furiously in every direction, and Kurama noticed that quite a few of the beach dwellers had moved away from the water, as Sakura had, in an attempt to not get hit by the spray. The devious little fox chuckled inwardly, knowing that, should his plan run smoothly, they would be getting wet regardless.

Drawing in a great breath of air through his nose, Kurama shot out a steady burst of water aimed directly at the back of Naruto's head. Naruto squawked in surprise, almost falling over when the water found its intended target, and turned around swiftly to find the source of the blast. When his eyes landed on a snickering fox, his eyes lit up with a mischievous gleam, and even Sasuke seemed interested in the new turn of events.

"Oooh, so you wanna play that game, huh, Kurama?" Naruto shouted to the wily little fox, a wide grin splitting his face. In an extremely Naruto-esque fashion, and with no regard to the other people standing on the beach, he started furiously splashing water in the direction of the fox, trying to get him back for the surprise attack to his head. The fox jumped out of the way, and luckily the water landed on the sand and not on someone's head. Kurama took the chance to draw more water into his mouth before dodging another splash from Naruto, and then shot the spray towards the blonde ninja. Said blonde had the sense to dodge, but in doing so, left Sasuke wide open, and the water hit him square in the face.

If looks could kill, Kurama would be dead 5 times over with the glare Sasuke gave him. If Kurama were human, he would be laughing so hard he'd be in tears. Needless to say, now Kurama had to dodge two unhappy males as they tried to splash him. Kurama had no problem dodging their attempts at getting his already wet and matted fur even more wet, though. Foxes were known for their swift and cunning nature, after all.

Growing tired and irritated when Naruto just couldn't seem to get Kurama wet, Naruto formed the all too familiar hand seal for the Shadow Clone Jutsu. With an obnoxious roar, Naruto summoned about 50 clones of himself into the water (obviously more than was necessary for the occasion, but that's Naruto for you). All 50 clones smirked deviously, and with renewed vigor, they propelled large waves of water towards Kurama. Kurama simply smirked, however, when he saw that their combined efforts amassed into the biggest wave this beach had probably ever seen, and he braced himself for the inevitable splash. Angry cries rose from the sandy beaches as literally everyone on the beach got caught up in the wave, leaving them soaking wet and glaring at the loudmouth blonde who proceeded to burst out laughing.

"AHAHAHAHA! FINALLY! I GOT YOU, KURAMA!" Naruto cheered, oblivious to the sudden change in atmosphere. "You thought you could get the best of me, but nobody messes with Naruto…Uzu…maki."

Naruto's boasting was cut off when a sudden chill ran up his spine, and his eyes caught onto a fiery, green-eyed glare directed right towards him. Apparently, Sakura had been one of the people caught in the wave, and she wasn't happy about it.

"NA~RU~TO," Sakura seethed, cracking her knuckles and inching towards the trembling blonde.

"N-n-n-now Sakura! Let's not be too hasty!" Naruto stuttered, trying to placate his furious pink-haired team mate. "It wasn't my fault, I swear! Kurama made me do it!"

"Idiot," Sasuke muttered as he walked off, apparently leaving Naruto to fend for himself. "I suggest you run. Fast."

He didn't need to be told a second time. Before Sakura could take another step towards him, he was channeling chakra to his feet and running atop the water so fast it even threatened to put the Yellow Flash of Konoha to shame. Sakura, of course, was right on his heels, and soon after, everyone on the beach could hear his agonized screams as the kunoichi caught up to him.

Naruto couldn't walk- or even move- for days afterwards, he was so badly beaten. Needless to say, Naruto didn't take Kurama with him to the beach ever again, and Kurama couldn't have been happier.