Isa: Wow, this chapter's really short, I should have just added it to the last chapter ^^"
Naruto: Yeah, what a waste of computer space.
Isa: *raises desk chair threateningly* Don't you have something you're supposed to be saying?!
Naruto: ^^" Uh, yeah--Isa doesn't own Naruto.
Isa: Good boy. *tosses chair away*
Tobi had to tell Shino and Tenten that she was a girl, because she couldn't really go into the boy's bath.
They had to wait in blue robes—supplied by the bathhouse—for their clothes to be cleaned and Naruto kept picking at his, eventually wearing a hole in it.
"Iruka-sensei!" Naruto said, as he spotted his old teacher. "What are you doing here?"
Iruka gestured toward his students. "Thanks to you guys, my students were covered in mud. I couldn't just let them go home like that, so we took a field trip."
"Eh." Naruto nervously ran a hand through his hair. "Sorry about that.
Tobi spotted Shikamaru and waved. He left his little group of kids and joined her.
"Are you telling everyone you're a girl, now?" He asked, looking at the blue robe.
"Well, I couldn't really go into the boy's bath, could I?"
"No, and your robe doesn't really hide anything, either." He said, blushing.
Tobi punched his arm. "Keep your eyes where they belong, Shikamaru-sensei!"
"Tobi, our clothes are done!" Naruto called from the lobby.
"See you later." She started to leave but Shikamaru pulled her back. He kissed her gently on the lips, blushing when he pulled away.
Tobi touched her lips, then smiled and hugged him. She ran off toward the lobby, almost skipping with joy.
All the academy students around Shikamaru started giggling and some made kissy-faces at him. "Shikamaru-sensei's got a boyfriend!" They sang.
Iruka chuckled as Shikamaru glared at the kids, his cheeks pink.
Naruto and the others wandered around the village for a while—now dressed in clean clothes. Everyone noticed that Tobi seemed really happy.
"What's got into her?" Kiba whispered to Naruto.
"I dunno, maybe she just likes taking baths?" They both stare at her suspiciously.
"So," Kiba came up to Tobi's left and put an arm over her shoulder, "something good happen?"
"Yeah, smiley, what's up?" Naruto asked, coming up to her right.
"Nothing." She just smiled and pulled away from them.
"Something definitely happened." Kiba said.
"Yup."
Isa: You know, I was thinking of getting someone else to hang out with me here.
Naruto: What?! You want to get rid of me?!
Isa: Yup!^^ I was thinking of finding a less annoying character. Hmm . . .
Naruto: Don't come up with a replacement while I'm still here!!