Ino sighed and discreetly stepped to the left to put some space between her and their client.
"-they are quite lovely this time of year. I'm sure I can pull some strings with the princess and allow you to stay and join me."
"I respectfully decline. Its quite unprofessional." Ino said with a firm voice.
"Tragic." The Noblemen, Kurama stated with a visible frown. It looked like he wasn't turned down often.
A muffled snort grabbed her attention and she looked ahead to see Naruto's shoulders shaking with obvious laughter.
The toad summons on his head had no shame and openly laughed. Problem was Ino wasn't sure if it was about her or their own conversation.
Stupid boyfriends and their summons...
The walk was surprisingly fast paced but they still had a ways to go for Spring Country. They were just about to arrive on the ports to board the boat.
And Ino was about ready to kill their clients herself.
They were three super rich powerful men that had were headed to Spring Country to do... something (Ino hadn't really been listening) and paid a hefty amount for five Jounin level shinobi to protect them and their families.
And one of them was shamelessly trying to flirt with her.
"My Lord, the horses need a water break." A servant stated.
"Guess that means its time to stop." The second Noble, Takami said.
Ino paid them no mind and continued to Naruto who had turned expectantly with a small grin on his features which quickly fell into a suspicious frown when Ino didn't even look at him when she grabbed his arm and pulled him off the side of the road.
Wonder what she's up to now?
Without a hand sign, a clone popped into existence, wordlessly taking his place in the group, ready to dispel in case anything happened. That taken care of, Naruto let himself be led around by the blonde vixen.
They hardly noticed Kurama's quick glance as they delved into the forest.
He'd noticed she was angry an hour into the mission. It was barely noticeable and steadily growing as they continued on. He wasn't completely oblivious and the Nobleman was pretty straightforward as he put the 'moves' on Ino. Naruto was annoyed and all but mostly because his wife and kids were on the carriage behind them.
Ah, the drama that was the lives of the rich and powerful.
A minute of fast paced walking and they were far enough away from the group that they couldn't be heard but they could return to in case anything happened, Ino stopped and turned around, pushing him against a tree and latching onto him.
"...You okay?" Naruto asked when their make-out session turned into an exchange of quick chaste kisses.
"Yeah, I just really needed that." Ino answered, setting her head on his chest. She sighed in contentment and closed her eyes briefly. Ino always felt the most relaxed alongside Naruto. Months of waking up in each other's arms was clearly showing up in her psyche.
"...You had to ruin the moment." Ino muttered, playfully biting his collar bone.
"Your hot, what can I say?" Naruto retorted, moving his hands from her breasts to the dip in her back before moving to her ass and squeezing.
"True." Ino allowed. There was two second pause in which Naruto gleefully smiled, ready to remove her shirt for some, ahem, easier access when, suddenly, there was no more Ino in his arms.
Naruto blinked owlishly before a snicker broke his astonishment – Ino was fast – and he found her walking away on the same path they had arrived.
"Ah." Ino muttered, sighing. "I really needed that."