Hey all, just thought I'd do something I hadn't done in a long time. It's time to respond to reviews. and make an author note.
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Author's Notes: I'm making new chapters of this story again, and need a new beta reader, any volunteers? The reason for needing one, is that I've lost contact with the old one.
Icha Icha: Animal Magnetism
Chapter 3: Team Gai
Naruto looked around nervously, he had found out from Jiraiya that the effects had to wear off, shortly before he had to flee from the people that had been bathing in the hot springs. If nothing else, this jutsu was helping him train in his speed and avoidance tactics more than anything he's been through since his prankster days.
Currently he was hiding at one of the most isolated training grounds, having sent a toad to Tsunade about his current condition rather than risk having her come onto him like Jiraiya had. Pausing a moment in his scanning he shuddered from tip to tail at the thought of Jiraiya making passes at him. Suppressing that memory would probably count as an S-class jutsu if anyone asked.
Seeing no one else around he let out a breath he'd been holding in a silent sigh while allowing himself to finally relax. If he could just avoid people long enough, he'd be able to wait out the effects of the jutsu. After all, what was a few weeks avoiding people when you were a ninja. Excellent training, right?
Tucking his ears back into the goggles he had managed to hang onto he looked around the training grounds cautiously. He could almost swear someone was looking at him right now, turning around he let out a little eep, seeing three sets of eyes staring at him lustfully.
"Naruto-kun! It is wonderful to see your youthful energetic face today!" Lee exclaimed while hugging the reluctant kitsune tightly. "Yosh! It must be a sign that we are to train with you today!"
"It seems that fate has decided for us to be partners..." Neji replied with a leer, his pupil-less eyes seeming to be aiming to the lower parts of Naruto's anatomy.
Naruto continued squirming, trying valiantly to get free of the hold that Lee had him in, especially since he didn't think that was a kunai pressing into his thigh. "Now guys, you really don't want me hanging around do you? I mean I know I'm a kickass fighter, but I'd probably hold you back from your own training..."
Tenten reached over and put a finger to the struggling blond's lips gently. "Don't be so modest Naru-kun... I'm sure that we being your elders could... teach you some new moves..." The whispers from Tenten were causing shivers to run down his spine as he watched her hand drifting upwards. "Now, why don't we get more comfortable, no? These goggles seem to be on much too tight..."
Naruto's eyes widened at the mention of his goggles, causing him to pull his head away again. "No... th... that's not necessary... How about some tracking training? I'll go hide somewhere and in thirty minutes you guys come find me?"
"No... I think we have a better training for you..." Tenten purred as she slipped the goggles off roughly, despite Naruto's struggles. Once the optical protectors were removed, the kitsune's ears slowly unfurled, free of their uncomfortable prison. Team Gai looked at him stunned before Tenten reached out and began rubbing them. "They're real..."
"EEEEE!!!! SO CUTE!!!" came the shrill cry from Neji, causing poor Naruto to curl slightly in pain from the loud noise. However, he did notice one thing, Lee had loosened up when his ears had been revealed. Just enough for Naruto to slip free.
Now most would not consider Naruto one to run away from anything, save maybe ghosts, but those that knew him, knew that he always seemed to have a last minute desperate plan come to him out of the blue. This was how he found himself running away through the trees, with three genins chasing after him, each professing undying love.
For some strange reason Naruto had new found sympathy for Sasuke and having to deal with fangirls. There was one benefit of having his ears out, he could hear a lot more of the surrounding environment such as how he found out that Lee was going to swing out wide to the left and try and trap him with the others herding him. Then again, he could also hear Tenten's perverse giggle when she asked Neji to get out the explosive tags.
Hearing the first kunai whistling past with the explosive tag flapping behind it brought tears to Naruto's eyes. He knew that they'd take advantage of the fact he could heal from nearly everything short of death eventually. Diving to the right he scampered through some thick foliage, trying to let his natural talent at evasion to wake up and get him away from the older team.
Suddenly an idea popped into his mind. Diving down to the ground level he summoned up a swarm of clones, while using a henge to turn himself into a fox. Taking a hard turn to the right, he had his clones spread out, partially obscuring him, he hoped. Judging by the fact all of the memories from the clones just flooded his mind, he doubted it.
Hearing the sounds of the older ninjas behind him he put on an extra burst of speed, trying to gain distance. His escape was almost foiled by a fence looming in front of him, save for the hole that he saw that he could barely squeeze through.
Diving through the hole he heard his pursuers slide to a halt on the other side of the fence. Letting out a sigh he thanked whatever power that be that gave him the shape shifting ability instead of just the illusion technique, it had once again saved his life. Turning around he heard something from the other side of the fence that nearly made him wet his fur.
"Why would he run into the Forest of Death?"
