Brianna yawn softly as she softly walked towards the elevators, entering the waiting car and pushing the button for Sub-Level 2. As the elevator opened it's doors on the requested level, Brianna walked towards the doors of the Diggers Long Term Storage and tapped in security code to open the door. The sound of a grinder and various other tools caused Brianna to grin fondly as she stood in the doorway, watching the blonde haired man before her continue with his work.

Naruto held a tri pointed kunai gently in his hands, inspecting the craftsmanship as he tested the edge, pleased to see it was razor sharp and ready for use. A quick series of hand seals and the weapon was sealed into a scroll, along with several hundred copies of the exact same weapon. As Naruto picked up the next kunai, his soft voice carried over the sound of the equipment he was using, grabbing the attention of the girl that was observing him.

"You're up later than you normal, Brianna. Something I can do for you?" Brianna chuckled as she entered the room, coming up behind the shinobi and wrapping her arms around Naruto and leaning against his broad back, biting back a giddy laugh as she felt his hard muscles pressing up against her.

"Several things stud, but for right now, I was worried about you, none of us have seen you over the last couple of days." Naruto looked over his shoulder and blinked slowly, the kunai dropping form his hands as he took in the beautiful girl before him. Brianna was wearing a very short and sheer silk nightgown, the garment barely closed enough to retain any sense of modesty, not that Naruto minded in the least. Brianna reached over and took Naruto's hand, pulling him from the workbench as she turned off the equipment and pulled the shinobi to a couch he had managed to setup in the room. As Brianna gently pushed Naruto down onto the couch, she sat beside the blonde, pulling her legs up under her as she rested her head against Naruto's chest, smiling as she felt his heart beating rapidly. "So, you gonna tell me what's wrong, or do I have to figure it out myself?" Naruto sighed as he rubbed his eyes tiredly, his other arm going around the young woman that was practically sitting in his lap.

"Oh, not much, just the fact that I pissed Gina off because I had to be all over protective and make sure that bastard Tabbot would keep his hands off of her from now on."

Chapter 4

Naruto grinned as he watched the organized chaos before him, the sight of Brittany carrying Stripe over her shoulder was particularly hilarious, especially as the Prince did his best to continue looking dignified while in that position. Naruto chuckled as his focus returned to the girl in the center of it all as Gina checked to make sure that everything was perfect.

"Ok, we got the food, games are set, towels, plenty of sunscreen..." Gina trailed off as she looked over her shoulder, the warm hand of Naruto on her shoulder causing the woman to blush as she looked down at her clipboard once more.

"Gina, I think we have everything that we need. Relax, this is supposed to be a fun day trip, not an expedition." Gina looked up at this, a taunting grin on her face as she wagged her finger at Naruto.

"Oh, you say that now, but if I just happen to forget to bring any food, I know what you'd do, I've seen you giving Brianna that damned cute transformation schtick, I'm not falling for that." Naruto laughed loudly as he was replaced with a cloud of smoke, an adorable fox cub gazing at Gina with it's wide eyes that seems to quiver in sadness. 'Dammit, stop that!" Gina backed away from the cute animal before her but Naruto pressed his advantage, rubbing up against the young woman's leg and yipping loudly.

"Gah, Brianna! Come grab Naruto before his cuteness makes me give into whatever he wants!" Brianna chuckled as she walked over, bent down and scooped Naruto into her arms, petting the fix kit as he stretched out lazily.

"Aw, is Gina afraid of the big bad fox kit? I'll protect you, I have no problem keeping him all to myself!" As Brianna walked back over to her walker, Gina looked at the kit in her sister's arms and was about go over there and grab Naruto herself when a large muscled arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her close to her on/off boyfriend, Ryan Tabbot.

"Hey Beautiful, miss me?" Gina laughed weakly as she gave Ryan a swift kiss on his cheek, the pair talking softly as they walked over to the items that were being brought along. Neither noticed the steady gaze of the fox kit watching them, nor did they hear the low growling as Naruto focused on the new arrival. Jumping out of Brianna's hands, Naruto softly padded across the bay and stood before Ryan, looking at the arrogant stance and attitude he exuded. Growling softly, Naruto launched himself at the man's ankle, sinking his claws into his flesh as he bit down on the man's ankle, hard.

"GAH! Why you little!" Ryan kicked his leg outward, sending Naruto sailing through the air, a move that would normally cause an animal to land poorly and run away in fear. But as Ryan watched the fox kit that bit him landed lightly on it's feet, scampering off after another growl in the man's direction. "Gina, when did you get a pet fox? That thing just bit me!" Gina looked up from her clip board, seeing a recently reappeared Naruto smile over at her she decided to play a small joke on her friend.

"Fox? What fox? Did something just bite you? We better get it looked at, you never know if it had rabies or something!" Naruto laughed at Gina, the girl winking at the shinobi as he turned to welcome Julia, Theo and his apprentice Seance. Ryan waved his hands in front of himself as he tried to keep his hurt foot out of sight.

"Nah, I'm fine, I wouldn't want to ruin your day by not being there at all!" Gina smiled weakly, looking over at the blonde talking to her father and nodding.

"Wow, thanks for thinking about how my day would go if you weren't around Ryan." The martial artist complete missed the sarcasm as he placed his arm around Gina once more as everyone made their way towards the Light Gate.

With Naruto and Theo

"So, that's him I take it?" Naruto looked over as Tabbot put his arm around Gina once more, growling softly as he channeled a small amount of his chakra through his eyes, the orbs flared red for a moment as he nodded.

"Yeah, that's the cheating bastard in the flesh. After I finish with him, he better stay away if he knows what's good for him." Theo nodded his head in agreement as both men made their way towards the gate, Naruto growling once more as he thought about all he had learned regarding Ryan Tabbot over the last few weeks.

Flashback

'Another day of observation, another day of boredom... sometimes I wish these three would go and do something dangerous so I could stop hiding.' Naruto yawned silently as he looked at the current recipient of his attention, a coy Gina grinning as she talked with her latest boyfriend on the vidphone.

"Ryan, I really, really need your help! I've found an ancient temple and I need so extra hands with me onsite to excavate it! If you come, I'll make it worth your while." Naruto raised his eyebrow slightly, the innuendo causing him to smile and shake his head as he listened to Ryan's response.

"I'm sorry babe, I've got an... important assignment that needs to be completed ASAP. I'll be out of town and unreachable for a couple of weeks, if I could put it off I would, but this is really important." Naruto's eyes narrowed as he watched Ryan's body language, a necessary skill as a shinobi. All of Naruto's instincts were screaming to the blonde, 'He's lying.'

'Now, the real question is what is he lying about?' Gina sighed in disappointment before continuing on.

"Aw, that sucks... wait, will you still be able to make the beach trip we're planning? I want you to meet my parents along with the rest of my friends and family." Ryan chuckled as he nodded quickly, a confident smirk appearing as he leaned back in his chair.

"Of course I'll be there, I can't wait to meet them. Whoops, sorry to cut this short but I gotta get going, catch you later babe!" When the call ended, a visible saddened Gina made her way out of the communications room, her sadness an obvious reaction at not getting to see the martial artist. As the door closed behind her, Gina never saw the shadowy being drop from the rafters of the communications room. Naruto walked towards the computer and sat down, thankful for the huge number of books he had been provided with by Theo and Julia to help him get used to the technology that was now everywhere in the world. Pulling up the com system, Naruto managed to slip in using an account Theo had forged for him, accessing the contacts database and pulling up information about one Ryan Tabbot. As the man's address appeared on the screen, Naruto grinned as he created a clone, the chakra construct looking over the information before the pair and rubbing his chin.

"Hmmm, he's not too far from here, should only take about... what, half a day of travel? Don't worry boss, I'll keep an eye on this punk, something ain't right here." As the clone disappeared into the darkness, Naruto swiftly shut off the computer, leaving the room just as he had found it, empty and silent.

End flashback

When Naruto had awoken in the regenerator, he had found the memories of the clone he sent after Tabbot had arrived, an arrival that caused the blonde to growl in anger when he reviewed them.

'Little bastard decided getting some tail on the side was more important than helping the girl he claims is his girlfriend. I'm no prude but damn man, the little prick should show some loyalty! Especially for a girl like Gina.' Unbidden memories played for Naruto, a wide grin forming as he remembered another nickname he had been given in his time as a Shinobi of Konoha.

The one Shinobi you never want to cross

And now? Now, he had found his next target.

'Well, sorry about your luck asshole, but it's your own damn fault. I haven't had a chance to hand out someone's just desserts in years and you get to be the unlucky one that gets the full brunt of that. No one does that to one of my friends, especially someone that got me out of the hellish existence I put myself into'

Naruto looked up, noticing that everyone had gone through the light gate except a smirking Gina, the blonde looking at the distracted shinobi as she tapped a few controls on the device. Naruto walked forward, a curious look on his face as he inspected the device from multiple angles. Gina wrapped her arms around Naruto's left arm, causing the blonde to look at her in surprise.

"Come on, it's ok, it's just a teleportation device, it's perfectly safe." Naruto chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck, the pair walking towards the device and stopping right in front of it.

"Oh, I know it's safe, you wouldn't let us use it unless it was. I was wondering how it works exactly, I'm no stranger to teleportation, we have several techniques based on it alone since it's advantage in battle is astronomical. Problem was, said techniques require a particular focus or insane amounts of power and concentration." Gina giggled as she squeezed tightly on the appendage trapped in her grasp, causing Naruto flash a smile at the blonde as the pair walked through the gate, Naruto grinning as he recognized the familiar feeling of passing through time and space, his senses adjusting quickly to the change in location as his eyes landed on the sights before him.

A pristine beach stretched out before group, white sand stretching out like a ribbon until it was blocked by the curve of the island that Gina had found. Naruto looked around and grinned when he saw the others, a scowling Brianna walking forward as she claimed Naruto's other arm. A chuckling Naruto listened to the sisters fire harmless barbs back and forth, each trying to claim that Naruto wanted to hang out with them today, while the shinobi's real focus was directed at the scowling features of Ryan Tabbot.

'Heh, I think the asshole recognizes that Gina isn't as interested in him anymore. Good, this makes things easier for me.'

Naruto nodded over at Theo, the Arch Mage flashing him a quick grin as he and his wife decided to settle down near the light gate while Brittany and Stripe made their way towards the east cove, the kryn prince bouncing on her girlfriends shoulder as he was treated like luggage. This left Gina, Brianna, Genn Ryan and Seance to make their way towards the northern beach. After several steps, Gina turned around and noticed that Naruto was looking around the island with an almost homesick look.

"Naruto! Get the fine ass over here, right now!" Ryan looked at Gina irritably as Naruto walked forward, resting his arm around the Gina's shoulders as the group headed towards their final destination a mocking smirk on the shinobi's face as he winked at Ryan. Gina giggled as she wrapped her free arm around Naruto's waist, the group walking for several minutes until Gina had decided they had reached the perfect spot. Walking out from under Naruto's arm, Gina placed the food on the ground Brianna used her mech to setup their camp, the various towels and umbrellas landing with pin point precision while a Volleyball net appeared further down the beach. Gina placed her hands on her hips, grinning as she addressed the group.

"Ok guys, Genn and I will get lunch started, the rest of you should break in that volleyball net!" Genn immediately ran towards Gina, pulling the girl towards the food as Naruto smiled at the remaining young adults.

"So, I think I'll take Seance on my team, I think we'll work well together." As Brianna nodded happily, a look of satisfaction appeared on Ryan's face before he turned to walk over to his side of the net. Walking towards his teammate, Naruto motioned for Seance to come over before the game started. When the young man was close enough, Naruto put his arm around Seance's shoulders and quietly let him in on the fact that there was going to be some... trouble. "Hey, things are going to get a little...heated today, so when the shit hits the fan just sit back and enjoy the show, ok?" Seance looked at Naruto with a confused expression but nodded slowly. As Seance was walking back to his side of their playing field, Naruto grinned when Brianna winked saucily at him then served the ball.

'Well, it's show time.'

Gina hummed happily as she and Genn worked on preparing lunch for the hungry group. She couldn't stop herself from looking over as Naruto ran back and forth, his natural agility serving him well as he kept the ball in play when it should have been impossible to save it multiple times. A quite snicker beside her drew her attention back to Genn and she frowned at the currently female Rakshasa . "What?"

Genn raised her hands in her defense and giggled at Gina's defensive response. "Nothing, it just looks like your a little distracted, that's all."Gina glared at Genn as she turned back to the subs she was putting together and mumbled something about meddlesome shapshifters as she finished up her job.

'Of course I'm distracted, Naruto's over there in a pair of shorts and showing off what his body can do... no, focus Gina! You have to tell Ryan that your not interested anymore, that you've found someone else! It's the right thing to do!' Gina nodded resolutely while Genn smiled once more, her psionic talents picking up her thoughts as she broadcasted them loudly. Just as Gina was about to announce that lunch was ready, she saw Naruto leap into the air, rear back his arm and savagely spike the ball right towards Ryan. Problem was, it looked like he hadn't held back as the careening ball was going to cave Ryan's nose in if it hit. Ryan had managed to dodge the ball but only partially, as the spiraling shot hit his cheek and sent the man spinning to the ground, a large bruise rapidly forming from the strike. Gina watched as Ryan shook his head to try and regain his bearings, once he did he turned his angry gaze on Naruto as he stalked towards him.

'Oh shit! Shit shit shit shit! What are those two doing?!" After a few heated words that were exchanged between the two men, Gina nearly fainted when she saw Ryan take a swing at Naruto, knowing that was a very BAD IDEA.

Ryan Tabbot was a powerful martial artists, a unrepentant flirt and a womanizer of the highest order, his cocky attitude helped him feel like he was always in charge of any situation and that he'd always come out on top, no matter the obstacle. But, as soon as he saw the volleyball rocketing towards his face, he could only think of one word.

'DODGE! Dodge,dodge, dodge, dodge, dodge!' Pulling his head sharply to his right, Ryan managed to save his nose from the crushing blow but was still sent crashing to the ground when the ball his his cheek, spinning the man around before he crashed heavily into the ground. Groaning loudly, Ryan slowly stood and rounded on the person that hit the ball, more than willing to give him a piece of his mind, as well as several large helpings of physical 'persuasion'. 'Besides, the little bastard is getting too close to 'my' Gina, I think it's time to teach him the way things are going to be around here' Naruto grinned as Ryan stalked towards him, the young cocky man assured in the fact that he could take the slightly smaller Naruto. Ryan got into his face and since he was a little taller he looked down at Naruto, jabbed his finger into his chest and yelling at him. "You little shit! You did that on purpose!"

Naruto grinned a little as he felt Julia run towards the east cove where Brittany and Stripe were at, while Theo was slowly making his way towards Naruto and the others. 'Guess all those years of practicing how to sense chakra without Sennin Modo have finally paid off.'

Naruto looked at the fuming young man in front of him and smiled disarmingly. "Yeah, I did. I just wanted us to have a private conversation without it seeming too... conspicuous. I know what you were doing a week and a half ago, remember? While you were off with some other girl you have on the side, you could have been helping Gina and the girls on that dig they went on. The dig that almost got them killed? Oh, that's right, you didn't know that, it must have slipped your mind to ask how that went. I was there and I saved them all from being killed. If I hadn't been there the next time you would have seen Gina was in a coffin." Ryan's face paled as he backed up a step as the blonde before him continued his verbal assault on the man, but a moment later his arrogance was back to full power as he stepped closer to Naruto, his face mere inches from the blonde as he narrowed his gaze at the man before him.

"You had better forget what you think you saw and keep it to yourself, if you know what's good for you. I don't want to have to teach you your place here, I'll let you hang around MY girl but keep your hands to yourself." Naruto sighed, shaking his head sadly as he looked at the young man in front of him with a bored expression.

"Oh yes, I am so scared of you, on no, please help, please save me some one... Right, like that would ever happen, I think it's time for you to leave Gina alone. Be her friend, that'd be great since everyone could always use more friends. But I really, REALLY think you better stop trying to get in her pants, cause I know that's all you really want is a quick lay and then onto the next one, I've seen your type a hundred times and you never change. So, here's your last warning. Back off, or you'll regret it." Naruto saw the fist well before it even came close to hitting him, giving the highly trained Shinobi more than enough time to dodge and counter the blow but Naruto decided that it would be better to show Ryan just how outclassed he was at the moment. The left cross he took to the chin jerked his head to the left slightly, his amused gaze never leaving Ryan as he saw when the young man finally realized he was in over his head.

'Oh shit, I think this was a big mistake.' Truer words were never spoken but before he could do anything, Ryan's world exploded into blinding white light and pain... lots of pain.

Theo watched from the edge of the beach as Naruto was decked in the face, his head barely moving as the Arch mage shook his head.

'Oh, bad move son, he's gonna... yep, there it is.' Theo nearly cringed as he watched Naruto's fist lash out, the straight punch to Ryan's stomach sending the young man's body catapulting through the air down the beach. After several seconds of flying through the air, Ryan's body fell to the sand and finally rolled to a stop, a good 30 feet away from where he had started the... 'disagreement' with Naruto. Theo realized he better step in soon before the visibly angry shinobi did something rash, after all he didn't question Naruto's skill or restraint but he wanted to make sure that Ryan didn't do something that could cause the angry man to overreact. As Naruto stalked towards his opponent, Theo began creating the weave both he and Naruto had been discussing in preparation of the trip, deciding that a message from both Gina's protector and her father would drive the importance of listening to their words home.

Naruto nearly turned and attacked Theo as he appeared beside him, but calmed himself as he remembered the plan the pair had hashed out. Reigning in his natural urge to attack, Naruto allowed Theo to place a hand on Naruto's shoulder and a small rush of energy passed over his body. Naruto nearly burst out laughing at the terrified expression on Ryan's face, knowing what the young man was now faced with.

Flashback

"So, no one outside of about three feet will see anything but the three of us, right?" Theo nodded as he pulled several tomes from a bookcase, leafing through the pages as he continued researching how to best approach the situation.

"Correct, we will also be unaffected but the Tabbot boy will see something straight from his worst nightmares brought to life. After all, no one plays around with my girls.

End flashback

Ryan's eyes widened in fear as he looked at the pair before him, the terror he felt preventing him from moving and inch. A tall dark man loomed over the fallen youth, his burning skull and glowing green eyes boring into Ryan's soul with a hellish gaze, but that wasn't the worst part. Beside the burning being a snarling fox with nine tails growled lowly, drool dripping from it's jaws at the beast snapped at Ryan's feet, causing him to pull back in fear.

"Well, I see that you boys are getting to know each other. I'd appreciate it if you stopped trying to ruin the day for everyone, I expect there will be no more incidents like this? And that you'll take into consideration the message Naruto delivered." Ryan trembled at the eerie voice that was issued from the burning being, his head rapidly nodding.

Feeling the young man was sufficiently scared, Theo dropped his hand from Naruto's shoulder, breaking the spell. Before anyone else could say a word Gina stormed up, grabbed Naruto's hand and dragged him off to the tree line, ignoring the man's questions as they walked out of sight. Theo sighed as he placed his hands back in his pockets and calmly walked towards the remaining members of Gina's group. Brianna walked up to her dad, looking at the still petrified form of Ryan on the beach.

"Dad, what did you do to him?" Theo chuckled as he gave his daughter a hug and kiss on the cheek, his grin never leaving his face as he walked back towards the light gate, his parting words causing Brianna to look at him in confusion.

"Oh nothing, just passing a message along is all."

Naruto smiled at the intense energy that was almost flying off of the girl that was pulling him off of the beach and sighed internally. 'Well, he comes the riot act, not that I wasn't prepared for it.'

When the two were finally alone Gina released Naruto's hand and rounded on the shinobi, anger reflected in her blue eyes. "Why did you start that fight? We both know you can take Ryan with your arms and legs tied behind your back, but you provoked him into taking a swing at you! Please, just tell me, why you did it?" Naruto sighed loudly, crossing his arms over his chest as he started to explain his reasons for the fight.

"Before the expedition, when you asked Ryan to come along to help out, I was... I was listening in on your conversation, it was part of my duties to keep up to date on where you were all going to be. But when I was listening to the conversation you had with Ryan that day, I had a feeling something was up, so I sent a clone after him to see what kind of an 'important assignment' would keep him away from you. Turns out he's a no good asshole that was trying to take advantage of you, he was with a..."

Gina walked forward and slapped him, hard, stopping Naruto in the middle of his explanation. "Stop right there. I know Ryan was no good for me, I was going to use today to tell him I wasn't interested. I wanted to make sure you were around just in case he took the news poorly. Did you have such little faith in me? I mean I have been throwing myself at you for the last couple of weeks, so has Brianna, do you really think I would go out with someone else while I was doing that? Just... just leave me alone for now, I need some time to myself."

Gina crossed her arms under her chest and turned away from Naruto, the shinobi reaching out at the angry woman but after a moment he thought better of it, retracting his hand and turning back towards the light gate. A solemn looking Theo nodded his thanks at the blonde as he passed through the portal, landing back in the hanger bay of the Diggers home. Walking towards his room, Naruto changed quickly and left the house, leaping across the rooftops as he made his way towards the city, looking for a tall tower where he could perch himself and think about what had happened.

Hours passed and Naruto watched the sun set and the city light up as people continued on with their lives, the answers that Naruto had been seeking no closer than they had been several hours ago. Sighing dejectedly, Naruto made his way back towards his current home, noticing that all the lights were off except for his own. Looking in through the window, Naruto saw a still angry Gina sitting on his bed, the young woman constantly throwing looks at the closed door before her. Not wanting to start another argument, Naruto silently entered the home, making his way towards the elevator. Once inside, Naruto descended to Sub-Level 2, opened his workshop and fell down on the couch. Moments later Naruto was passed out, the events of the day assuring that the young man slept fitfully.

"So that's the whole story huh? Well I can't blame you for how you reacted, I'd be pissed at him if I knew the truth as well. But you know, Gina was only angry with you for about an hour, tops. We all looked for you on the island and when we couldn't find you she was angrier with herself for how she had treated you. All day today she's been mopey and miserable, she's barely left her room thinking that you've left for good. Heck, I think she forgot you even had a workshop down here. I've never seen her so depressed." Brianna ran her fingers gently along Naruto's abs as she looked over at the man she was currently snuggled up against, waiting for his reaction to her words. Naruto put an arm around Brianna's shoulder and squeezed lightly as he sighed.

"I'm being an idiot again, aren't I?" Brianna giggled at the young man's question and nodded her head.

"Yep, you are. But it's ok, I mean your still getting used to having people around you again. Go, talk to her, she wants to set things right." Naruto nodded slowly but before he left he wrapped Brianna in his arms, kissing the top of her head.

"Thanks." Naruto rose slowly, stretched out his arms and walked towards the doorway, turning back towards a blushing Brianna before exiting his workshop. Brianna fell back on the couch and waited until she heard the elevator rising before she squealed loudly, wrapping her arms around herself as she replayed what had just happened in her head.

'YES! Definite progress!' The young woman sat there, basking in the moment before she rose quickly, making her way through the house to see what would happen next.

A few days after Naruto had gotten out of the regenerator, the shinobi had placed a seal on each of the girls to help keep track of them. It didn't have a very long range, but it did let him know if they were nearby and in trouble. Activating Gina's seal, Naruto began to walk through the house as he followed the signal, smiling as he arrived at the room Gina was currently in.

"I should have known." Opening the door to the game room, Naruto's ears were greeted by the blaring music and sound effects from the expensive sound system that Gina had installed. Naruto watched as Gina threw her whole being into the game she was playing, some kind of head to head fighting game. Just as the matched ended, Gina rose to her feet, raised her right fist in victory.

"YOSHA! MY KUNG FU IS THE BEST!" Naruto couldn't take it anymore, he burst out laughing, causing Gina to scream in shock as she fell to the ground. Coming round the couch, Naruto reached out with his hand, pulling the frightened girl to her feet, then held his arms up to fend of the slaps she was aiming at him. "YOU JERK! YOU SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME!" The continuous hitting caused Naruto to keep laughing and of course this eventually caused Gina to join in. Soon they were leaning against each other and trying to catch their breath between fits of giggles. Naruto pulled the giggling girl down on the couch beside him and gave her a sidelong glance.

"Feeling better?" Gina nodded and laid her head on Naruto's shoulder. After a few minutes of sitting like that she snaked her arms around his waist and took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry, I overreacted. I know you did those things to protect me, but all I saw was you keeping things from me. That and the fact that you didn't trust me to handle the whole Ryan situation, all of it made me...react poorly. I shouldn't have slapped you like that." Naruto closed his eyes and chuckled softly.

"Well, sometimes you need a good hit or two to get the point across with me. I may be a master tactician and fighter, but with relationships, family and friends I can be a real amateur. It's what happens when you forget how to act around people. I'll make sure you know what's going on from now on, ok?" Gina nodded and hugged Naruto tighter. After looking up at the young man beside her Gina looked back at the tv and grinned devilishly.

"So, wanna play a game?" Naruto let out a bark of laughter as he picked up a controller.

"Seriously? You'd wipe the floor with me! Besides, what are you playing?"Gina grinned as she punched Naruto in the shoulder softly.

"Oh come on, you can't be that bad, it'll be fun! And to answer your question, Street Fighter II." Naruto grinned as he made a discrete handsign* and shrugged his shoulders.

"Well alright, lets see... how about I use this guy... Ryu."

Meanwhile, outside of the room

Brianna grinned as she pushed off the wall she was leaning against, her enhanced hearing allowing her to eavesdrop without worrying that her sister and Naruto would realize that she was there.

'Well, I did my good deed of the day I guess... wait, what's that sound?' Brianna jumped back in shock as Naruto suddenly dropped out of a panel in the ceiling, the man grinning as hung from the ceiling with one hand while he gave Brianna a wave. "Naruto?! I thought you were in the game room!" Naruto grinned as he clung to the ceiling, closed the panel he had opened and nodded.

"Yep, he is, I'm a clone, I need to find a computer to do some 'research'. Actually, may be you can help me. Do you know how to do any of the special moves for Ryu in Street Fighter II?" Brianna looked at Naruto strangely for a moment, then she looked back at the room he was supposed to be in. A sudden realization caused Brianna to smirk evilly as the clone dropped to the ground, the half were-cheetah pulling the clone towards her as the pair headed to the nearest computer system.

"Oh, I think we can definitely find all the information you need. Actually, I wanted to talk to you about something, Gina mentioned something about you spying on us for the last several months?" Naruto-clone chuckled nervously as he was lead away, knowing that his creator was going to have a fun time explaining this to all three girls later.

Moments after the pair had left the hallway, a second clone came down the elevator carrying a very important package. Placing it against the wall just outside of the game room, the clone smirked as he shook his head in amusement, popping himself now that his mission was complete.

20 minutes later

"You have to be cheating, ninja boy! I know you are! You haven't even touched a video game since you've been here and now your controlling Ryu as if you've had years of practice!" Naruto grinned as he watched his victory replay again and turned to the irate woman.

"Uh huh, well I think someone is losing her touch, maybe your out of practice, science girl!" Gina glared at the young shinobi and leaped forward, tackling the surprised shinobi and straddling him on the floor, her hands pressed against his chest as she glared at the trapped shinobi. Naruto looked at Gina in wide eyed shock as she gave him a mock glare, leaned forward and resting her large breasts against Naruto's chest, her gaze changing from angry to coy in a heartbeat.

"What did you just call me?" Naruto swallowed loudly, sweat appearing on his forehead as Gina gently traced circles over his chest, her smirk growing every second that the shinobi failed to respond. Finally, Naruto opened his mouth to respond, but a moment later Gina no longer felt the hard, buff body she had been resting against, now it felt like...

Naruto stood in front of the elevator, whistling merrily as he waited for the car to arrive. A loud ding had the blonde quickly entering the car when a loud bang caused Naruto to look up and grin evilly.

"NARUTO! GET BACK HERE AND TAKE IT LIKE A MAN!" Naruto looked towards the game room, watching as Gina exited the room while carrying the huge stuffed bear she normally kept in her closet. Gina ran towards the elevator but it was too late as the doors closed before her eyes and rose to the main level of the house. The irate woman was left to stew silently as she thought back at what had happened.

'He started off as complete crap and after a few games he's busting out combos and super moves? Oh, he so cheated!' As Gina slowly calmed down, a pair of arms gently wrapped around the young woman catching her off guard as she tensed up at the close contact. As the arms held her gently, Gina closed her eyes as the familiar scent of Naruto enveloped the young woman and caused her to purr softly from the warmth that she felt being this close to him.

"Thanks, that was the most fun I've had in a while." Kissing the top of Gina's head, Naruto made his way towards the elevator and rode it up to the main floor. Gina stood completely still, her brain overloaded at what had just happened. Moments later a goofy grin appeared on Gina's face as she made her way towards her room, her soft bed welcoming her as she quickly fell asleep.

*Kage Bunshin: Myaku(Pulse)

As stated in the later chapters of the Naruto Manga, all of the shadow clones created by Naruto are tethered together even when separate from him, so why can't he send a pulse of chakra with updates if needed, so I'm making it an offshoot of the main technique that he developed