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I hate mornings

"Where am I? It's so warm here. And dark, I can see the darkness? What's happening?" Naruto tossed his head, a faint grimace on his face. "This is… wrong. I know it is. I can't speak. What's, no, wait. Control. Need control. Eyes. Someone is watching me, or is there more than one?" Now he was muttering, his limbs shaking. "They're coming for me, I need to get away! I, I, I can't run. Eyes, cold eyes. Get away from me! I don't want to-"

Suddenly, Naruto is dragged away from sleep and sits up. His sweat is soaking the sheets, and he's panting like he's just run five miles uphill, carrying Jiraiya. Then he looks around.

Sitting next to him in bed is Akane, a concerned look on her face and her right hand outstretched, like she was about to reach out to him.

Then he feels how his left cheek is stinging. Apparently, he was just helped out of his nightmare. He takes few breaths to calm down. Then he jams his eyes shut, as his first ever full-blown hangover notices that he's awake to appreciate its presence.

"Ohh, my head. Akane-chan, couldn't you wake me up a bit more gently?" He says, wondering if someone would be nice enough to turn off the sun for him, or at least chop his head off.

"I tried, nothing worked, not even offering free ramen."

"Oh, guess I was being a bit difficult then. Would you mind not breathing so loudly?"

"Aww, is the little boy hurting from all the adult activity last night?"

"I'm blaming you and oba-chan for getting a minor drunk, and wipe that smirk off your face, it's annoying." He looked at her more closely. "In fact, why don't you go and put some clothes on, people would get ideas finding you in my bed dressed like that."

"Ufufu, getting embarrassed are we? I can't understand why, I have everything covered."

"It's bloody see-through, most of it. That's not covering it up, that's advertising." Naruto groans. "I need coffee. What the hell happened yesterday anyway? I don't remember much after we went to Tsunade's house."

When silence was all that greeted his question, Naruto for once in his life had a gut reaction which had nothing to do with Ichiraku's. It was the kind of silence that screamed all sorts of things, which carried with it the threat of Embarrassment, the realization that a lot of people will never, ever look at you the same way again. There might even be a need for begging for forgiveness in a little while, although he hoped it wouldn't be that bad on his first real night out.

"You don't remember?" It wasn't the question, but the tone of voice. Disbelief mired in amusement, with just a hint of gloating. Naruto realized that whatever it was that he couldn't remember, it was something spectacular. With the air of a guilty man refusing to break down in front of the judge, he looked over at her again.

"Not really, although I think there was some rice involved at one point." At that, Akane giggled.

"Yeah, you were hungry and made a little snack before crawling to bed. Too bad you wouldn't let any of the girls go home with you, I'm sure they would have loved seeing you cooking half-naked."

"Uhh, one thing at a time, tell me about being half-naked after explaining the girls please."

"Well, I suppose I'd better just tell you the full story then, but let's get you some water and coffee before that. Be glad you could keep the food though, you'd be a lot worse without it."

"Worse? It can get worse? Oh, that's it, I'm never getting drunk again!"

"Famous last words hero-boy, now let's go to the kitchen."

The mansion's kitchen, a few minutes later

"Ohh, thank the gods for coffee. I just might live through this day after all." Naruto looked over at Akane, who has put on a robe. "Look, I know you get a kick out of teasing me and all that, but seeing as how I was at your trial, do you think you could tone it down? It doesn't seem fair that you can get me all hot and bothered without being able to do anything to you in return."

"Hmm, let me think. Tough one, buuuuut. No, sorry, but you need training in more than just jutsus." Akane made a face, albeit quite a cute one. "As much as I hate to admit it, Jiraiya is right when he says you need to get some real-life experience. I have absolutely no intention of losing you to the first well trained little kunoichi to get her hands on you."

"You think I'd let anyone kill me just like that?" Naruto looked slightly annoyed at the inferred insult.

"Yup, you're way to trusting, not to mention that any determined girl could bed you as you are right now."

"Oh, come on. I know you like to tease about that but honestly; there isn't a girl in the village that'd get within arm's reach of me if she could avoid it."

Akane's eyebrows shot up at Naruto's statement. "Wow, you really are dense, you know that? And don't give me that look, I don't really feel any need to give you compliments just to make you feel good about yourself."

"Hmf, right."

"Okay, mister ugly, if I'm really lying and nobody wants to touch you, how the hell did you manage to land seven dates in one evening, drunk as a skunk no less."

Naruto suddenly went rigid, his whole body doing a good if unintentional imitation of a statue. "S-s-say what? Seven d-d-d-d-"

"Yeah, seven dates. Seven, as in one more than six and one less than eight!"

"Oh crap. How the hell did that happen?"

"I don't know, but you had better get it together, 'cause the first one is tonight!"

Naruto gave this all due consideration. His conclusion was summed up in a short but heartfelt sentence. "I'm dead."

Akane started giggling. "Oh, I don't know about that, at least a part of you was very much alive when I woke you up."

"Oh, very funny, pervert. And just how am I supposed to react to a sexy body like yours, huh?"

"Well, I hope for the sake of those girls that there will be some ravishing involved, although that might happen no matter what you do. I saw the look on the Hyuuga girl's face when she saw you the first time yesterday."

"Hinata-chan? That shy, weird one? She remembers me? Ahh, whatever. So who am I pleasing tonight then? And no, I was not implying anything beyond some flowers and a nice dinner. Pervert."

Akane's leer drop slightly, disappointed at missing a lay-up like that. "Ok, playboy-san, first of is this girl named Tenten. Remember her?"

"Yeah, sorta, although we didn't really hang out that much, she was a year or two ahead of me I think."

"Uhuh, that might be right, she asked you for a date so you could get reacquainted."

"Whoa, slow down. She asked me? You sure you're not just making this up?"

"Arrgh, this is why I've been telling you to bed a couple of your fan girls. You need to get over yourself. Fact is most of them are just curious about how you are in bed and want an interesting experience. It's no wonder you're still a virgin if you're gonna be that serious about it. It's not that sex isn't special, it's just not that special with everyone. As a matter of fact, you've accepted going on seven dates with seven different women! I thought that old man Hyuuga was gonna pop a vein when his daughter asked you!"

"Hinata? Hinata asked me out on a date? Oh shit, I am going to die. If Hiashi doesn't do it, Neji will." Naruto took a deep, steadying breath, steeled himself, gave Akane a look of resignation and asked: "So, who else, and when?"

Akane took out a small black notebook, flipped a few pages and started reading aloud. "Hmm, Tenten tonight, a blonde named Ino tomorrow, some freaky woman named Anko on Monday, Hinata Tuesday, a totally hot red eyed woman named Kurenai on Wednesday, and if you don't want her I'll be happy to play rebound." She paused, gave him a look and a smirk before continuing." Then there's your old team mate Sakura on Thursday, and to finish you've got Temari on Friday. Don't ask me how the hell you got old Queen-Bitch of the icy glare herself interested in you, but I guess she didn't want her brothers to interfere."

"This is insane. How the hell am I gonna get seven dates planned out in less than half a day?" Naruto slammed his head on the kitchen table, regretting it as soon as his headache reminded him that he wasn't over his relationship with his hangover just yet. "Besides that, Anko is a maniac, not even Jiraiya has a mind as twisted as her, Sakura probably wants to give me all the beatings I've missed the last three years and Temari is just plain scary." He looked up. "You will go to my funeral right?"

"Oh, suck it up you big baby. Most guys would kill to be in your shoes. Every last one of these girls are totally hot in their own way, so no more whining. And considering that I was thoughtful enough to write down all your dates, which is your job by the way, you should have figured out that I'll help you with this. First off, although you will be paying, they will decide on what you'll be doing and where." She smiled smugly. "You can thank me for that little piece of genius, seeing as how they kinda all jumped in once Tenten popped the question."

"Yeah, yeah, great. I'm at the mercy of a total of eight active or retired kunoichi. And here I thought Akatsuki and Sasuke were gonna be a problem. Not to mention that oba-chan and Shizune will probably want in on the action somehow." He suddenly looked horrified. "By the way, do you know if Jiraiya is still in Konoha? I really don't want a sequel to his "Apprentice of Love" idiocy!"

"Umm, I think he's busy somewhere making a trilogy based on your training trip, so you should be alright. Although he'll want some kind of payback for not being told." Akane smiled and looked at the clock. "As for you being half naked, well, you decided that you were hungry halfway into your nighttime onsen water walking exercise, so when you got your pants wet, well, just be glad there's a wall around this place."

"Was it just you and me? And was I wearing underwear?"

"Well, Anko and Kurenai were here too, and they didn't ask you for a date until after you took your pants off. And, yes, you had underwear. Wet, white underwear. I surprised they didn't sneak into your room after seeing that, but I guess they weren't in the mood to share you."

"If Sakura hears about that, I 'm dead."

"Well, dead or not, let's go take a bath, you're meeting Tsunade for lunch soon."

"Do you think you could let me wash my own back this time?"

"Why?"

"….Never mind. Let's go."

Meanwhile, in Tsunade's office

"-and while I'm not expecting miracles, I would be happy if you at least refrained from killing him. He's been at a three year sabbatical from normal (Here Tsunade mentally added "sort of") women and I don't want him to start chasing boys because you decided he was acting out of line. Now, any questions?"

Sakura raises an arm. "Um, are you sure he's not using a genjutsu?"

"Yes, Sakura, I'm sure. I don't know how, but it seems he's aged a lot faster than expected. Remember that he is still sixteen on the inside, and since you've all read some of the copies I had made of Jiraiya's new book, I think you'll agree that only a complete innocent could have done what he did and survived. Anyone else"

Temari was next. "What if we decide we want this to continue?"

Tsunade gave her a sharp look. "We'll decide that later, right now I want him to gain some resistance to women such as you, he'll need it later."

"Do you really think it's fair to give all of us this mission? One week full of dates seem a bit much." This was Kurenai, not bothering to raise her hand.

"I only gave you the mission, the rest of you acted on your own initiative, and no, I do not want you to cancel your date. It won't hurt him."

While the group of kunoichi processed that information, Shizune was thinking about how Naruto would react to the events last night. "Poor Naruto, I hope Akane-san takes good care of him, he'll need all the help he can get." Then she considered the looks on some of the girls' faces. "I better get him some protection, I've never seen Hinata or Temari that excited before. And Anko is always thinking about perverted things. Not that that is always a bad thing."

"Alright, if there are no more questions, I want you to sit down together and plan the dates you're going on. Remember that Naruto won't be happy unless you are, so make sure to plan accordingly. Now get."

Around lunchtime, the Hokage's audience chamber

"So, did you enjoy yourself yesterday?"

Naruto thought he had prepared himself for the Questioning. He was certain that his usually happy-go-lucky, power-first-think-last, never-say-die way of life and fighting would carry him through the embarrassment of having to eat lunch with his oba-chan after getting drop dead drunk at her house. Seeing as how he managed to snap both chopsticks and send a spray of water to his left (just a wall there, thank the gods), that assessment just may have been a tad too optimistic.

Gathering whatever cool he still possessed (no, there wasn't really any left) he coughed in what he hoped was a manly way, instead of the oh-crap-I'm-gonna-die manner that he felt it sounded like.

"Ahem, yes oba-chan. It was loads of fun, how about you?" He finally replied praying for a miracle, like a sudden attack by Akatsuki. Needless to say, the evil organization was evil enough not to appear when he needed them. Bastards.

"Oh, it was a blast. Some of those old farts can be quite entertaining if you pour enough sake down their throats. By the way, did you meet Hyuuga Hiashi?"

SNAP! "Another pair of chop sticks gone to waste." Damn it, why did she have to drag it out. Naruto raged inwardly at the injustice of his life. The only women willing to spend time with him apparently only did it to torture him. It wasn't fair.

"Umm, no I'm afraid I didn't get the chance."

"Oh, that's a shame, did you meet his daughter, Hinata? She's really blossomed the last year or so, wouldn't you agree?"

CRACK! Oh great, now he had a lap full of miso soup. Calm down, think positive thoughts. How could this be worse?

Well, Akane could be there, she'd probably offered to wipe up the spill. Enthusiastically. With her tongue.

"Oh Naruto, do be careful. I know you like to show off your strength, but you don't need to impress me."

"Me, show off? I haven't done that in years!"

"Hmm? You did yesterday evening, or did you forget? Those girls were very appreciative."

CRASH! And there went the water glass. Naruto briefly considered asking for plastic utensils, but decided against it.

"What did I do?" It would seem that his debut in the world of adulthood wasn't going to be as smooth as he'd thought.

"Oh, only completely demolish training ground nine. And a pottery located next to it. And I expect the glass blowers guild will want to meet me later."

"You set this up, didn't you." His voice was resigned. He knew she'd already won. She knew what he'd done the night before, he didn't. Even the legendary sucker couldn't lose with that kind of information. It was just like him playing with his cards face up and her knowing the next ten cards in the deck.

"Actually, no. I had a couple of contingency plans, just in case, but you were so smooth that I didn't need them."

Naruto groaned, and then put his elbows on the table and his face in his hands. Whatever god was keeping an eye on him, he wanted to meet him or her some day. Holding a sledge. He still had a headache, making him feel like his morning was just dragging on and on. Strangely enough it wasn't that many years ago that he'd been jumping out of bed, every morning, happy to face a new day. "Stupid chibi me."

"So, um, about yesterday-"He stopped, thought for a second, then continued. "Why am I trying to tell you something you already know?"

"Dunno, a lingering effect of your hangover?" Tsunade smiled at him. "I know I'm not your real mother, Naruto, but I'm pretty close, and a mother always knows more about their children than the children would like. It's just the way it is." The moment of honesty recognized for what it was, they both blushed beautifully and suddenly became very fascinated with the floor. After a few seconds they had both decided that what Tsunade had said actually hadn't been said, as such, and that they could return to their usual bantering.

"So, did you have all the girls here for a big group meeting or what?" Naruto said jokingly.

SNAP! The chop sticks in Tsunade's hands didn't just snap in two, they turned into several tooth pick sized slivers of wood. Ignoring Naruto's face, which was kind of a shame, as Naruto doing a koi fish impression isn't something you see every day, Tsunade calmly picked up a new pair. "Sorry, I think I didn't hear that correctly, would you please repeat that?"

"Not for all the ramen in Konoha!" Was exactly what Naruto didn't say. He had learnt, slowly and painfully, that his first, second and often even third thought up replies were bad ideas. That was one.

"No thanks, I'm sure you're not old enough to be losing your hearing." Yup, that was also suicidal.

"I want to marry Kakashi!" What the hell? Bad thought! Go away!

"Can you give me some tips for how I should behave tonight? Please, oba-chan?" Yeah, that should work.

"Can you give me some tips for how I should behave tonight? Please, oba-chan?" Naruto, while correct in theory, had missed out on the one thing most mothers wanted more than hitting fathers with a frying pan.

"Oh, you want to hear my three hour lesson on sex, fertility and pregnancy, with graphic pictures? Of course! Here, you can look through this book on various sexual positions while I pull down the blinds."

T-minus two hours to Hour D(ate), Naruto's new home

Akane had been relaxing for an hour or so, having spent the day recuperating in the onsen and checking out the local café and restaurant scene. Reading the latest "Kunoichi Weekly", she almost missed the faint sounds coming from the big double doors of the mansion. Curious, she got up, folding the magazine and putting a kunai inside, just in case. She was a bit surprised when she opened the door and found Naruto lying in a heap on the doorstep.

"Naruto! What's happened to you?" At her question, Naruto visibly shuddered and muttered something about trimester and water. She carried him into the living room, dropped him in a sofa and went and to mix a little energizing drink she'd learned working at a casino in Iwa.

"Here Naruto, drink it all, good boy. Now I'll just take off your shoes, there we go and now you can-" Naruto, who had been shifting from ashen faced to a light blush to something almost purple, started running up the walls and ceiling. "-do what you're doing now." Akane had to admit to being a bit impressed, he wasn't screaming one bit. He was sweating up a storm though.

After a few minutes he had calmed down enough to sit on a sofa. He was still shaking and twitching a bit though.

"So, are you going to tell me what happened?" Akane said, concern evident in both her voice and face.

"T-t-tsu-tsunade-. Ehm, oba-chan, she, ugh." He paled a bit, then visibly controlled himself. "She gave me the birds and the bees talk."

"Oh, didn't you know about that?"

"Akane-chan, she's Konoha's best medic! I'm talking a three hour lecture, with slides, bananas, condoms and a run through off basic positions and beginners' mistakes! And a film of a woman giving birth!" He choked a bit, feeling sick at the memory. Then he burped and continued talking." I don't know what she's expecting from me, and right now I don't care!"

Akane gave her unofficial brother a concerned look. "Naruto. Please calm down. You're meeting Tenten in less than two hours, and I'm not going to let you do a runner on her!" Akane paused, considered what Naruto had said, then continued. "Look, Tsunade-sama just cares about you. I understand that it's a lot to take in right now, but I'm sure she's not expecting you to impregnate your childhood friends."

Naruto sighed. "Yeah, I guess that it does sound silly. It's just that things have been happening so fast since getting back. I'll be okay."

"You'd better be. Tenten wants you ready to go in less than two hours, and you look like hell. So, we'll need to be methodical about this, okay?"

"Um, sure. Where are we meeting up?"

"She'll be coming here. I'll be heading out before hand. I've, ahem, someone I'm going to meet. And then I'll be staying at the hotel. Just in case." At that, she winked. "Now, get out of those clothes and into the bath so I can give you a good scrubbing. No whining."

Naruto grumbled, but did as he was told. Akane had so far never tried to convince him by getting violent, and he'd like to keep it that way.

Hour D(ate), Naruto's place.

Naruto pulled at the collar for the third time in fifteen minutes. He didn't know why, but it felt really tight right now. Strange that, it had fit perfectly at the store. Akane had headed out a few minutes earlier, a barely legal turquoise dress giving him the feeling that it was a good thing she wasn't going to be around when Tenten arrived. The idea of explaining that they often took baths together sounded like a surefire way of crashing the date before it had even taken off.

He swirled the water in his glass around, ice cubes tinkling gently. Why was it so hard to sit still? He was pretty sure he was ready, he was dressed to kill. At least Akane said so. He had some red in his hair now, just a light toning really. It had been a while since Akane decided to freshen up on her hair designer skills. He also wore a dark green shirt, with a light green butterfly shape over his heart. Apparently that meant it was a popular brand. Naturally he hadn't had time to fix his clothes the way he wanted, so he'd stuck a senbon needle behind his forehead protector, and tied it to his left arm. He was also wearing jeans, and although he couldn't deny that he kind of liked them, they were not his first choice for hiding weapons in. A spool of wire inside the belt buckle and a throwing knife strapped to each leg and that was it.

He was pretty certain that Tenten could borrow him some kunai if they needed them. She was one of the best in the village when it came to throwing ridiculous amounts of weapons around after all. Naruto stared at the glass in his hand. "Clothes, check, flowers, check, rare weapon for gift, check, wallet with money, check and um, 'protection', check." He frowned. That should be all he needed, and the thing that Shizune had forced him to accept was stashed in his wallet, just in case. He was pretty sure it wasn't going to be needed though.

There was a knock on the door. Checking himself one last time in a mirror, he picked up the flowers and went to open it. Just before turning the handle, he pulled at the collar again, straightened up and then pushed down.

And then he froze.

Outside stood Tenten, but it wasn't the young weapon mistress he'd fought alongside before his leaving Konoha. She had grown quite a bit, and he absently remembered she was a bit older than him, having turned eighteen just a few months earlier. She was also dressed quite differently from what he was used to. At the party the day before, she had come in the clothes she'd usually wear while on a mission, as she and the rest of team Guy had just returned from one.

Now she was dressed in a black dress that seemed to have grown onto her. It was covered in various designs made out of something that was at once black and glittery. Its hem was uneven, one side going down a lot further than the other. The dress only covered one shoulder, her left, and she'd let her hair down. Of course her shoes were black, and her Hitai-ite was wrapped around her well toned and tanned left thigh. A light make up and a silver worked necklace rounded out her style nicely. And sent Naruto on a short trip to la-la land, as he tried to rapidly adapt to the idea of Tenten looking as good as she did.

Thankfully, she didn't seem to mind his scrutiny. Smiling sweetly, she took the time to give him a once over, not at all bothered by the way his shirt showed off that well developed torso of his. "Good evening Naruto. Are you well?"

"Good evening, Tenten. Wow, you look awesome. Um, come in." He said, proud that he hadn't started stuttering.

"Thank you, Naruto, you look good too." She replied, stepping inside.

"Thanks, um, these are for you." With that, he handed over the flowers he was holding. Thankfully Ino had a good idea about most girls' favorite flower. Naruto wasn't sure about the name, but it looked nice.

"Oh, my favorites, thanks Naruto." Her smile had widened, which Naruto decided was a good thing.

"Please come in and have a seat." He said leading the way into the living room. "Would you like something to drink?"

"Sure, why not. You know how to mix drinks?" She answered, sitting down on a couch.

"A bit. How does a Mai Tai sound?" He'd learnt a lot of different things at those strip clubs, but he sure as hell weren't going to tell anyone in Konoha were he'd been practicing his bartending skills.

"Dunno, is it good? I don't know a lot about drinks."

"Hmm, maybe something a bit easier then." He walked over to the bar cabinet standing to the side. "What are your favorite fruits?"

"Any really, although maybe something with oranges would be nice?"

"No problem, so, what have you got planned for us tonight, or is that a secret?" While asking, he started working on the drinks, crushing some ice for starters.

"Well, I was thinking dinner and a walk around Konoha, maybe take a drink too. I figured you wouldn't mind visiting some of your old stomping grounds since you just got back."

"Sounds good, I noticed they've carved out oba-chan's face on the mountain, kinda got me wanting to do another redecorating."

Tenten stared at him. "Are you referring to Tsunade-sama as oba-chan? Isn't that kind of suicidal?"

"Na, Tsunade knows me well enough to know I don't mean anything bad about it. She almost never breaks any of my bones when I call her that, and she only bothers hitting me if there are other people that can hear me nearby."

"How did you get to know her that well?"

"I brought her back to Konoha to be Hokage. And it wasn't easy, she can be stubborn as a mule. And of course Ero-sennin wasn't much help. Damn pervert."

"Ero-who?"

"Ero-sennin, the super pervert. You know, Jiraiya."

"Oh, was he the one that wrote that book about your training trip?"

Naruto made a sour face. "Yeah, trust old super pervert to earn money of me trying to stay alive. I think he's already left Konoha, but be sure to bring a weapon if you go to an onsen when he's around."

Tenten could feel a blush coming on. The young man in 'The Apprentice of Love' had a lot of similarities with Naruto, and now she couldn't help wondering if all the details were correct. Maybe later she could find out.

"Oh, and speaking of weapons, I have something for you. Let me give you this drink and then I'll go get it." Saying that, he finished mixing the drinks and walked over with them.

"Oh, so what's this? It looks really nice."

"It is, kampai!"

"Kampai!" They both tried the yellow, orange and red drink.

"Mmmm, that is really good. What's it's name?

"Ehe, now don't get upset, cause I didn't name it, okay? It's called sex on the beach."

"Say what?"

"Sex on the beach, yeah I know, its name is kinda corny, but I think it's pretty good on a hot summer's day."

Tenten looked at him, unsure of how to react. He scratched the back of his head, looking bashful. The he seemed to remember something.

"Oh yeah, the gift. Just a second." With that he disappeared through a door, returning in moments, carrying a wrapped up box. "Here, I suppose you might have one or two already, but it was the best I could do on the trip. We didn't spend a lot of time shopping after all."

"I'm sure it'll be fine, thank you. I wasn't expecting to get a gift from you." She accepted the package and opened it after giving him a questioning look. Inside was what looked like a long, thin knife, only it had two prongs, one on each side of the blade. "Oh, a sai! I haven't actually got one of these."

"Oh, good. I'd have liked to get you two, but the merchant only had one."

"That's okay, this will be a great addition to my collection." Tenten was pleased, it wasn't very often that someone would get her a gift this well thought out. She got up and hugged him. "Thanks a lot Naruto. That was very sweet of you."

Naruto blushed of course. "Hehe, no problem. Anything for a friend, you know."

They then sat down to their drinks, talking a bit about what had been happening since he had left. Naruto was glad that it was Tsunade that had ordered the place put into working condition for him. He wasn't sure how he'd gotten the bar cabinet in working order otherwise.

After a while Tenten finished her drink and stood up. "Well, this is nice Naruto, but we need to leave if we are to get to the restaurant on time."

"Sure, I'm ready whenever you are." He replied, finishing his drink and standing up.

"Then let's go."

A/N (also known as rambling): Well, I hope this isn't too messy. For all of you wanting blood, well, Naruto is only booked in the evenings (and nights?). So I should be able to get some action into the following chapters. Parts I like, parts I don't, the girl's meeting could have been done better, or maybe not at all.

I want to make it clear, that I believe that good sex ed is vital to not suck completely the first few times. Porno movies are not a good substitute as it's done by paid professionals that are acting, I.E. not being honest with their feelings and so on.

About the drinks and the cabinet. Yes, I know that there aren't many references to this in Naruto, but that's fine in my book, because they aren't not there either. I just don't want to spend time reading up on saké and how it's served, as I will probably get it wrong anyway.

What else, umm, dunno. I like the sai maybe? It's not very common in Naruto (anyone seen one?) as it is a mostly defensive weapon/tool.

Ahh, my head hurts, see ya'll in the next update. (When that will be.)