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[Chapter Six: Hot Springs and Nose Bleeds]

Akemi was especially strict in today's training. She did not allow Naruto to participate because this was a restricted jutsu that only Oita family members were to learn. Akemi was in a state that Akira had never seen before… a state she did not want her sweet grandmother to be in. But, learning a sacred, signature jutsu had to come with a price.

Akira's job was to summon a special, golden bow from a specific scroll then, concentrate all her chakra into creating a giant lightning stricken arrow in which that certain bow could only withstand. Akira bit the tip of her thumb to allow it to bleed then, quickly unravelled the scroll and wiped her bleeding thumb across the ink drawn circle. She pressed both her hands down the middle of the blood stained circle and used a small amount of her chakra. A puff of smoke blew out, blinding the training konoichi for a moment then, finally revealed a golden plated bow, the size of nearly half her body. A large sweatdrop appeared on the side of Akira's head as she gulped hard at the intimidating weapon.

"This looks… quite heavy," Akira shakily stated.

"Don't worry, it's as light as a kunai knife," Akemi said.

Akira nodded then tried to remember the hand signals she needed to perform in order to have this jutsu work out perfectly. She needed to do the dragon, then bird, then horse hand signals in that exact order. She did so then shut her eyes to concentrate on her physical and mental energy to manipulate the chakra flow inside of her to create the giant arrow. Akemi crossed her arms over her chest as she observed Akira's stance. She shook her head in disappointment. 'She's not concentrating…'

Akira felt her body move by itself. Her arm stuck out before her and a bright line started to form above her hand. It formed into the shape of an arrow; it's size around 15 cm… a significant difference in size from the golden bow.

"Too small." Akemi spat.

Akira frowned and released the horse hand signal, causing the arrow to disappear. Akemi encouraged her to keep trying and she'd only be successful in completing this jutsu when the arrow is 2 metres in length. Akira nodded and continued her training.

[ - ]

"So do you think that's a good idea or what Pervy-sage?" Naruto asked after swallowing the remainder of his ramen soup.

"That's a terrible idea!" the white-haired perv spat.

Naruto's head dropped, along with his jaw.

"A woman should be treated to a romantic stroll in the park, a candle lit dinner, or a romantic-comedy movie NOT a dangerous spar, Ichiraku ramen and a horror film," Jiraiya said, smacking the blonde on the head.

"But, Akira is not that type of girl; she is strong and independant!" Naruto exclaimed, rubbing the bump on his head.

Jiraiya looked at the boy and smiled, "You must really like her, huh?"

Naruto blushed madly then looked into his empty bowl. He released a long sigh before slowly nodding his head. Jiraiya laughed and pat the troubled teen gently on his bad.

"Is she cute?" Jiraiya asked in a taunting tone.

"Yes! She has long, silky black hair, big brown eyes, skin as soft as a baby's bum, the scent of lavender, and curves like a vase," Naruto explained while creating a shape of a vase with his hands in the air.

"She does sound cute…" Jiraiya said with a perverted smile creeping on his lips.

Naruto punched the top of his head and growled, "HEY PERVY SAGE! DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!"

"Akira-chaaaan~"

A high pitched voice exclaimed, causing Naruto's right ear to pulse and enlarge. He quickly peeped through the flaps that hung as walls for Ichiraku and noticed Sakura linking arms with a slumped and beaten Akira. It seemed as if Sakura were dragging her to a place Akira didn't want to go but was forced to because of Sakura's extreme strength. For the entirety of Akira's visit, Sakura had been making quite the effort to spend as much time as she could with Akira in order to have her become her "best friend". Akira didn't seem to mind since she found Sakura a cool person. It was easier to hang around Sakura since they could relate to a lot more things with each other such as shopping, weight, and the dreaded time of month.

Jiraiya also peeked between the flaps and gasped once he spotted Akira. 'Hikari? No it can't be…' he thought. He dragged his sight over to Naruto and noticed his eyes were completely on her. 'That must be one of her kids… wow, she is just as beautiful as her mother.'

"They're hitting the springs, let's roll." Jiraiya whispered over Naruto's shoulder.

Naruto's jaw dropped in shock, "HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT FROM JUST LOOKING AT THEM?"

A large sweatdrop appeared at the side of Jiraiya's head as he pointed in the building to where they were heading, "I didn't guess Naruto, they're headed straight for it…"

Naruto scratched the back of his head in embarrassment before he realized what Jiraiya planned to do in the springs.

"NO! WE CAN'T JUST PEEP AT…"

Naruto's sentence was suddenly interrupted by his imagination of Akira in a towel. His hormones were uncontrollable at this moment as a perverted grin spread across his face and blood started to run out from his nostrils. Jiraiya slapped Naruto silly and the blonde was finally pulled back to reality. He grabbed Jiraiya's wrist and began dragging him toward the springs.

"So how's your training going?" Sakura asked as she continued to hold onto Akira.

"It's tough," Akira responded. "I still haven't perfected Tenbatsu."

"Well, you deserve a break," Sakura cheered. "You've been training so hard!"

They stopped before the entrance of the hot springs and Akira smiled. She nodded in agreement with the fact that she deserves a break and she's been working hard. The two walked in through the sliding doors and quickly paid for an hour in the springs. Jiraiya and Naruto quickly followed. They immediately headed for the change room to avoid Sakura or Akira spotting their existence within the springs.

"Maybe we shouldn't do this; I'm beginning to feel guilty…" Naruto pouted, as he wrapped a towel around his waist after undressing.

"It's not like we're going to get caught," Jiraiya snickered.

Naruto hesitantly followed Jiraiya into the hot springs. He poked the water with his toe before dipping his entire body in, sending a pleasurable and relaxing feeling throughout his body.

"This is going to be great!" Jiraiya giggled, trudging through the water. "You're first time peeping! How exciting."

He stopped before the wall that separated the men's side of the springs from the women's and began pulling on a rock. He removed it from in front of the wall and revealed a small hole. Naruto sunk deeply into the water until everything above his eyes were only revealed.

"I created this hole years ago and haven't gotten caught since!" Jiraiya presented. "Go on, take a look!"

Naruto shook his head in fear. He began thinking of the gruesome consequences Sakura may give him if he did get caught which caused him to move further away from the hole. Jiraiya's shoulders dropped as disappointment crushed his perverted spirits. He sighed then smiled as he began to understand Naruto's feelings.

"I need to pee, be right back." Naruto said, then quickly rushed to the washroom.

"You're a good kid, Naruto…" Jiraiya said as he began to cover the hole back up.

"WHAT THE HELL, THERE'S SOMEONE PEEPING INTO THE GIRLS' HOT SPRINGS!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened and his entire body stiffened. A loud crash filled the silence and the entire wall broke into pieces only to reveal a tempered Sakura in a wet towel with her bulging fist in the air. Akira hid herself in the hot water and backed away from the crazy woman that broke the wall down in a matter of seconds.

"JIRAIYA… YOU PERVERT!" Sakura yelled before throwing a strong punch at the white-haired elder.

He went flying straight into the other side of the spring, leaving a huge dent in the wall. Sakura growled then stuck her nose up in the air as she started to walk away. Akira was concerned for the old man as she watched him twitch on the wall with a bloody nose. She let her conscience get the better of her then quickly trudged through the water, and attempted to assist Jiraiya off the wall.

"Are you alright, sir?" she asked.

"Boy that girl can really throw a punch," he said while rubbing his nose.

"Holy crap, what happened in here?" Naruto asked, rushing into the springs.

"Sakura happened…" Akira replied as she tried to lift Jiraiya up.

"I'm alright thank-you," said Jiraiya. "Argh, I think I'm going to go clean myself up in the washroom, I'll be right back."

Jiraiya slowly exited the springs, leaving Naruto and Akira alone.

Naruto chuckled, "Pervy-sage, always gettin' into troub-"

Suddenly, the blonde stopped mid-sentence once he noticed how small the towel was wrapped around Akira. Akira's eye brow cocked in confusion from Naruto's sudden reaction. He tried to speak but, none of the words seemed to come out of his throat. His heart began to race as he panicked about how to handle this awkward situation. Suddenly, he could feel the blood dripping from his nose and it was all over. Akira gasped and immediately started wiping the blood away.

"Oh man, that was sudden," Akira said, after wiping every drop with the towel.

Naruto's face suddenly blushed a thousand shades of red, and his eyes grew so wide. Akira was confused yet again.

"What's wrong now?" Akira asked.

Naruto pointed downward. Akira didn't realize that she used that towel wrapped around herself to wipe the blood away. She was completely naked before him. She immediately covered herself and ducked into the water after screaming in embarrassment. Naruto quickly covered his eyes after screaming as well.

"WHAT'S WRONG?" both Sakura and Jiraiya rushed into the springs.

Akira quickly wrapped herself in the blood stained towel and ran out after grasping Sakura's arm. Naruto remained standing there with his eyes closed and his nose bleeding buckets. Jiraiya started to laugh hard at the current situation. He grabbed Naruto's wrist and pulled him back into the change room.

"Alright hot shot, let's go."

To Be Continued….