Wild Storm

A.N. If you haven't all guessed yet the A.N. at the beginning of the chapter will be common place in this story, helps me explain a few things I later felt I didn't or couldn't explain right in the last chapter. OK then now as far as the story went the reason they gave a form of belief to such a off the wall story (lets face it Naruto's life would be off the wall), well first the wounds on how he appeared hit the war part of the story, second they had just witnessed a destroyed VF-1 not only repair itself but become something intirerly new that tends to open ones mind. But no they don't think he is lie but are as common a little skeptical. As far as the battlefield promotion I wrote that a large number of pilots where wiped out in the first ambush having be not fully prepared for the assault.

Chapter 8:

Free Time, New Friends and the First 'not' Date

Sitting silently in his quarters dressed in a pair of black jeans and a cotton orange button down shirt (he wouldn't be Naruto if there wasn't orange some where) Naruto read through the manual. He did not no what else to do he had two days to rest before he had to start meeting up with Lt Cmd Fokker but barely knew to many people yet and a few while not afraid of him like in his past nor did they hate him, where very weary of him after his sudden appearance and the transforming ship thing.

Roused out of his slight depression by a sudden knock at his door Naruto slowly gets up marking the page he was on in the manual sets it on the coffee table before answering the door. Opening the door finding a nervously shifting Lisa behind it, he took a brief moment to notice her and had to smile. Her brown hair had been pulled back into a simple pony tail with only her bang lose in the front, she wore a a pink long sleeve blouse with a white blazer over top, her white purse hanging loosely from her right shoulder. His eye worked down looking at the short white skirt that came half way down her thigh giving him a good look at those slim firm sexy legs that along with her ass under the tight skirt seemed to be emphases by a pair of three inch white heels.

"How may I help you Commander, I must say though your a picture of loveliness this evening."

"Umm err well … you see I was kinda wandering, well I am not asking you but err, would you like to do something you know to celebrate your promotion Lt Uzumaki?"

"I would love to go on a none date with you Commander, but please we are not on duty nor in uniform so call me Naruto ."

"OK, as long as you call me Lisa … just for tonight that's all"

He watched her fighting with herself refusing to allow herself to like someone, he knew something had happened so wouldn't push her into anything she was not ready for. Putting on a pair of black sneakers he stepped out locking his quarters before turning to Lisa and smiled brightly making her feel like she was going to melt at the sight of it.

"Shall we then paint the town red Lisa?"

That found the two of them sharing a booth at the White dragon his deep ocean blue eyes couldn't seem to look away from her jade green, amusingly noting she seemed to have the same issue.

"So Lisa you know all about me how about telling me a little about yourself."

"well there is not as much of a story as yours mind you. I am from a military family, my father is Admiral Donald Hayes he is the highest ranking member of the navy. Went to the RDF Academy then got stationed here."

"I see you feel like you have some pretty big shoes to fill I know how it is you know from my story my father was a shinobi like me and the highest and most powerful one even, though I didn't know it I kept him as my role model and when I learned I really did know the shoes to fill."

Naruto and her kept the banter going for a while even inciting a few laughs and giggles from her. He noticed though as the talked about themselves getting to know each other she would seem to avoid apart of it, he knew it had to do with a lost love the same reason she didn't want this to be a date. When the food arrived he took to looking up at the waitress to look around at the restraint, he saw two couples he knew. One he had to smile over at a table near the window he saw a still slightly bandaged Rick flirting with and being fussed over by Minmei he was happy to see them so happy. The next seemed to be both a date themselves and a front to spy him and Lisa was his CAG Roy Fokker and remembering from the meeting Lt Cmd Claudia Grant. He chuckled at their prying eyes as he turned back to his 'not' date, that thought to made him chuckle. The rest of the evening went well as the eat and talked and had a few drinks with toasting him and his soon to be formed Mystic squadron. He handling his liquor better had to take back a drunk Lisa back to her room, she was all over him in this drunken state but he had to ignore that he would not take advantage of her. Helping her out of her jacket and slipping off her shoes he laid her down on the bed on her side. He checked over her to make sure she wasn't at a dangerous level before leaving the room via a Shunshin to leave with out having to unlock the door.

Two days later he found himself in his new office, it wasn't very large it had his desk a filing cabinet filled with forms he had to fill out after each mission and the files of his pilots. Just out side the door was the squadron room for his new squad it was basicly a board room with a large table surrounded by chair for his squad to sit at, on the walls what a dry erase board and a large television/monitor on the door was the name plate that read 'Mystic Squad'. As he finished off the first half of the huge flight manual he hears a knock on the door, looking up he sees Roy through the office door window and waves him in to start his leader training.

The training was pretty basic mostly about what he needed to do as a squad leader the various forms he had to deal with and how he was to discipline his pilots when necessary During this time he went over his files he so far had five people in his squad a Lt JG Richardson a man who was hurt but survived the ambush after the fold operation, the rest where all Ensigns straight from training En Maximilian Sterling who graduated top of the class, En Ben Dixon the man was a average pilot, but the instructor seemed to say he was over confident and a bit of a loud mouth, he would have to break him of that. The last two didn't stand out in any way they were both average pilots there where a little afraid and quiet En Scott Jefferson and En Hiroshi Yuskina. Also during the last week he and Roy got to be good friends even started going by first name with each other.

"So tomorrow you meet you squad and get to see if you understand that gibberish in the manual you have your nose glued into for the last week. You think your ready buddy?"

Looking up he saw Roy in the door way to his office since they became friends when ever he didn't have anyone in his office Roy would just walk in.

"Yeah I think I am I know how to read all those meters in there what weapons I can use right now and its capabilities, well capabilities for now."

"For now, what do you mean?"

"Well it was in the report I sent to the Captain but seems Anzu's most powerful ability isn't the storm cannon right now that is a weakness it drains to much power. No it gets stronger as I use Anzu's attacks and abilities after it regenerates it gets stronger, like more power for weapons faster flying and even new abilities as it get to the level it can use them. Meaning it will never really go obsolete kinda scary actually. I am happy I learned how to allow someone to touch it so I can have someone right in the second seat. Hey thinking of it you wanna ride in ti see how Anzu works from the inside your still my commander you need to know what I can do right now?"

Roy's eyes widened at the concept of a craft that pretty much grew like a person did and if he gets stronger attacks then that cannon combined with his reflexes and flying skills he would become unstoppable. Though he liked the offer to see it from the inside would be quite an experience being as the Anzu is a one of a kind craft.

"I think I will Ill have to clear it with the Captain for me to be out there but if I can Ill come to your initial meeting with you squad. Now how about we head out we have two lovely ladies waiting for us at the White Dragon and we are running late as is."

Nodding Naruto got up putting the file away and headed out walking along side Roy, but nearly face faults at the question he is asked next.

"So you and Cmd Hayes when you two going to admit your dating and you have feelings for each other? I mean everyone but you to already thinks your an item and knows you both have the hots for one another."

"Well I do like her I never hid that from anyone not even her but she is hung up on something and I am willing to wait a while to let her work though it. Maybe once she does we can see if we are truly compatible with each other, I did some looking though I know why. I think his name was Kyle Riber said that he died on a terrorist attack on Mars Base Sierra she still hasn't or is ready to move on she seems to need closure I have see it before, hell I have felt it before."

Roy looked at him noticing the haunted look in his eyes from a memory most where are to believe.

"I think I can understand." deciding to change the subject "So you think I can see one of these so called shinobi skills, sorry I do find it even after what I saw you do hard to believe."

With a chuckle he steps closer to Roy placing a hand on his shoulder.

"OK how about I get us there a little faster then."

Before Roy can say anything the world distorts for a moment then suddenly they are standing in front of two wide eyed ladies they were on their way to see.

"They are running late I guess."

Just as soon as she said those word a the wind seemed to gather into a sudden whirl wind of paper (the checks for peoples meals) next to them that lasted a split second. Now suddenly next to them stood a wide eyed Roy and a grinning Naruto who slowly removes his hand from the shocked man's shoulder. As he sits down all three of then yell out together.

"What the hell was that?"

"Shunshin no jutsu sort of a teleport technique, you wanted to see one didn't you what was one of them probably one of the least destructive though."

Chuckling to himself as Roy finally sits down they all start to talk mostly about what Naruto just did.

To be Continued!