Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon?
"You got a support?" asked Kurama taken by surprise by the news
"Yeah, her name's Hanabi and with her help I got 6000Ryo today" said Naruto showing her the bag of Ryo "But since we split it I just got 3000"
"3000! That's more than enough, if you make that much everyday you might get to buy some equipment before the tournament" said Kurama surprised since Naruto made just nearly half of that on his best day
"That's exactly what I thought Kurama-sama" said Naruto "Maybe another weapon"
Kurama didn't wanted him buying another weapon just yet, she still had to wait for the tournament and let Naruto show up so that Gyuki could make her a weapon for him so she had to get his mind on another thing
"How about armor, it would let you got deeper into the dungeon faster since you would be more protected" said Kurama trying to get his mind on buying armor and not on buying a weapon, at least not for now
"You might be right Kurama-sama, if I get better armor I would be able to fight stronger monsters, and soon enough I would be able to buy better weapon, and then it would be a straight shot to level 2" said Naruto
"Exactly" said Kurama "Now onto the topic of the support, I think I should probably meet her, or at least you should ask her what familia is she a part of, since supports have to be part of a familia to be allowed to work on the dungeon"
"Why should I ask that Kurama-sama?" asked Naruto
"You don't have to know, but it's better to know in case something happens" said Kurama "For example the Gyuki familia is always throwing parties for some reason, and sometimes supports don't work on the day of the party, if she's part of that familia you would be able to prepare beforehand if she has to take an off day"
"That makes sense, I could stock up on potions or other stuff if I were to know I would have to go alone, or I could simply not go to the dungeon that day, it could be helpful to know" said Naruto
"Correct, also make sure to work with your support, if you work together everything can go so much better, she can spot enemies for you, and you have to be ready to protect her, supports can normally handle low level enemies, but against the stronger ones you have to be the frontline" said Kurama
"I already know that Kurama-sama, I learned a lot about supports from Ino and Hanabi, but anything that I can learn is great, since it'll bring me one step closer to becoming a great adventurer" said Naruto excited
"Good, keep becoming a great adventurer, and I'll be sure to help you however I can" said Kurama "So let's update your stats"
With that Kurama updated Naruto's stats, nothing got above B but he was still becoming stronger and stronger, soon enough he would level up, it was just matter of him having an adventure, of course no one really knows what is considered an adventure, but Kurama was sure he would have one soon enough
The next day – Konoha's dungeon
Naruto had encountered Hanabi at the same place they had met yesterday, they then headed to the dungeon and soon enough made it to floor 6 ready to go down to floor 7
"Well it seem you kept you're promised Naruto-sama, we're going further today" said Hanabi
"I told you, didn't I?" said Naruto "I'm becoming even stronger with time, it's just a matter of getting good gear"
"Speaking about that" said Hanabi curiously "I was wondering why you still use beginners gear"
"Well I couldn't make the money to buy any good gear, but it will be a matter of a few days and I will be able to buy better gear, if we keep having as much luck as yesterday" said Naruto
"I hope we do, the farther we go the better the crystals get, but also the harder the enemies get, so we might get better crystal but get less of them, reducing our gains" said Hanabi in a serious tone
"Weren't you encouraging me to go to floor 10 yesterday?" asked Naruto
"Of course, I'm sure that with you Naruto-sama, we'll have no problems, as I said you're one of the stronger adventures I have seen" said Hanabi in a cheerful tone "Ok then let's get going to the next floor"
With that they climb down the stairs to floor 7 which was mostly a repeat of the last floor, the only difference was that now ants were gone for good, and the amount of enemies increased
With the larger amount of enemies Naruto and Hanabi got in a patern, when they found a group of enemies, Hanabi would use her throwing weapons first to damage them and lure them this normally made them lower their guard towards Naruto that gave the finishing strike, afterwards they picked Hanabi's weapons back up
Of course some groups of enemies were quite numerous, like the 10 goblin pack they found and decided to avoid; they also found an 8 lizards group that they avoided simply because they were in a tight corridor
It took them some time but they made to the stairs of floor 8
"Starting down there we can find orcs Naruto-sama" said Hanabi "I would recommend that we take it carefully, in floor 8 they are mostly unarmed but on floor 9 is rare to find an unarmed one"
"I see I'm not sure if a small knife would do the job, I know it can but I will probably get hit thanks to my short range" said Naruto analyzing his weapon
"That can probably happen that's why I said we should be careful, applying the same strategy we used in this floor would work, it's simple you just have to aim for the head after I damage them, this would bring them down, and if it doesn't we just have to figure out where the crystal is and aim there the next time" said Hanabi
"I suppose that can work, but if it turns dangerous we'll come back to this floor" said Naruto
"You're the boss Naruto-sama, I'm just trying to help" said Hanabi assuring that she would follow Naruto's plan if it came to that
"Ok then let's get going" said Naruto going down the stairs and into the eight floor
In floor 8 you could still found every enemy from the last floor, some goblins even had short swords instead of the regular daggers, Lizards were more rare but also if you managed to find one it was probably in a big group, and also as Hanabi had said the stray orcs, if you were extra unlucky maybe even a minotaur from floor 9 that had managed to come up to floor 8
Naruto and Hanabi ran into a group of goblins after some time exploring the cave like passageways of the floor, they had manage to surround them showing how they had grown smarter this deep in the dungeon
"This is dangerous Naruto-sama" said Hanabi pointing out that they were outnumbered by 8 goblins; one of them even had a short sword
Before the goblins could do anything Hanabi took out two kunai from her pouch and Naruto took one surprising her "Sorry Hanabi I'll need this" said Naruto as he decided to strike first before they could do anything
Naruto ran head straight into one of the goblins and slashed him with his knife killing it instantly, the goblins that were near him tried countering by moving in and slashing him with their short daggers, but Naruto raised both his weapons and block both daggers preceding to move to the side and slashing the goblin that he had in front of him with his knife and throwing the kunai towards the other, killing them both
Hanabi didn't had it easy either, she moved towards the opening Naruto made when he attacked the first goblin and distracted the other two, making some space between herself and the rest of the goblins, one of the goblins had decided to ignore Naruto and move towards Hanabi instead, she saw him coming and threw several kunai towards him but the goblin proved that he was smarter than the ones in the other floors by evading the kunai and closing in faster
Naruto noticed the Goblin approaching Hanabi but he had his hands full, he was currently evading the attacks of the rest of the goblins, but he managed to evade one and then he closed in after the goblin swung, he grabbed his arm and disarmed the goblin grabbing the dagger in the process, he then slashed the goblin he was holding with his knife killing it and threw the dagger towards the one that was closing in on Hanabi, he didn't kill it but he grabbed his attention, making it a good target for Hanabi that proceeded to kill it with a well placed Kunai
"Thanks Naruto-sama" said Hanabi giving a quick thank you to Naruto for helping her
The last three goblins decided to attack together, two of them had daggers and the last one a short sword, but it seem that it was a little heavy for him because he was moving more slowly than the other two, Naruto decided to take advantage of this
Naruto closed in before they could come closer and he tried slashing the goblin in front of him but he evaded by jumping backwards, something he had not expected, then the one with the sword tried taking advantage of the situacion swinging towards Naruto, but a kunai that Hanabi threw strike him in the arm making him drop the sword, Naruto regain his balance from the last swing and took the opportunity to kill the one that had just lost the sword
The other two goblins jumped forward in an attempt to finish the fight by tackling Naruto and stabbing him but Naruto slashed one right in the middle killing him and Hanabi threw a shuriken right in the other's chest where the crystal was located killing him as well
"Well that was certainly harder than before" said Naruto exhausted by the extended fighting
"It was Naruto-sama, other adventures would have been killed by that same group of goblins, but you are stronger than must" said Hanabi
"You think so?" asked Naruto "I think that without you I would have probably been killed as well"
"No need to thank me Naruto-sama, I'm support that's what I do" said Hanabi "And if I can suggest something, I think that's enough for today, we can go to the next floor another day, I think you need a weapon with longer reach
"You might be right, even a short sword would have made that easier" said Naruto "But I was thinking about buying armor instead, that might have to wait"
"If you want to buy armor that's no problem, we would just have to stay in floor 7 to make it easier on us" said Hanabi "After all we're lucky that we didn't ran into an orc today, it would have probably ended bad"
"Your right, let's start heading back, I'll think about what to buy later" said Naruto "So sad that I can't take the enemies weapons"
"Yeah, any weapon dropped by a monster in the dungeon disappears after a few minutes, but you can still use it if you manage to disarm one while you're fighting it" said Hanabi while she finished picking the crystals that the goblins dropped and they started heading back to the guild
Once they got out of the dungeon a question came to Naruto's mind
"Hanabi who is it that you carry that big backpack all the time, but move just as fast as me? It looks heavy after all" asked Naruto
"Oh that, simple I got a support only skill that makes whatever I'm carrying lighter, the more I carry the lighter it gets" said Hanabi "But still there's a limit to how light one item can get and it can get really heavy if I carry a lot of things"
"That sounds awesome, and it's perfect for a support" said Naruto "But if you got a skill that means that you are part of a Familia as well right?" said Naruto as he remembered what Kurama-sama told him last night
"Yep, I'm currently part of the Manda familia" said Hanabi, although she didn't sound really happy about being in that familia
"I haven't heard a lot from that familia" said Naruto trying to remember anything he knew about the Manda familia but he couldn't
"It's one of the biggest non bijuu familia out there" said Hanabi "Here in Konoha it's matched by the Enma familia and Katsuyu familia"
"It sounds like a good familia" said Naruto
"Yeah, something like that" said Hanabi "Oh look there's the guild, let's get going" said Hanabi changing the subject
In the guild Naruto did his usual report and Hanabi volunteered to change the crystals once again, Naruto let her do it, they made another 6000 Ryo, and they split it between them as they did before
"Same time tomorrow, Naruto-sama?" asked Hanabi
"Yes, see you tomorrow Hanabi" said Naruto and with that they parted ways for the day
It was still a little early and Naruto was hungry so he decided to go find something to eat, in the process he remembered his encounter with Hinata a few days ago, he decided to go and try the food in the Pub where she worked
Ichiraku's Pub
It took him little time to make it there; it was actually in the way from his home in Kurama's apartment and the guild so he could pass through here every day if he wanted to and stop to eat
He entered and noticed that indeed Hinata had not lied when she said this placed filled up with people in the late hours, a lot of them were adventurers, they were sitting in groups and eating whatever they ordered while they told their stories of the day
Naruto found a lone table with one chair, he sat there and waited to be attended, it took little to no time, it seem Hinata was the waitress, as she was the one to come and take his order
"Oh, Naruto-kun you decided to come back" said Hinata when he noticed him
"Yeah, but this time, I'll pay for my meal" said Naruto
"Ok then, what's your order?" asked Hinata seeing that he wanted to be treated like a normal client
"I was wondering if you by any chance got Ramen" said Naruto trying to see if he could eat his favorite food of all times, he couldn't even remember the last time he had ramen, but he definitely remembered that he like it a lot
Hinata giggled a little "That's Teuchi-san's special, I'll bring you one right away" said Hinata, she then headed back to the kitchen to give the order to the chef
Naruto decided to look around the pub while he waited, he could see the large amount of adventurers sitting and eating, it seem this place was famous or something, he could also see a bar at the other side of the pub where they served the alcoholic drinks, a lot of men were around that area
The barkeeper seem to be a man with silver white hair and face mask that covered his mouth and also a headband that covered his left eye, Naruto wondered how he could work her looking like that
The man looked Naruto's way and somehow Naruto could noticed the man was smiling just from the one eye he could see, Naruto called it an eye smile, it was really weird
Apart from Hinata there seem to be another waitress that was currently throwing a man outside after he tried starting a fight in the pub, it seem that those were not accepted here
There was also some stairs going up, it seem that there was were the owner slept, since he hadn't noticed any signs that indicate this place as an Inn as well
Right then Hinata came back with his plate of food "One Special Ichiraku Ramen for you" said Hinata putting the plate down
"Special Ichiraku ramen?" asked Naruto curiously at the strange name
"Well the pub's called Ichiraku's, that's Teuchi-san last name, and this is his special recipe so he called it that" explained Hinata
"That makes sense" said Naruto
"Hope you like it" said Hinata "And also Teuchi-san said that he wanted meet you after you're done, so if you could go the Kitchen after you're done he would really appreciate it"
That's weird, Naruto had done anything for the man to try to meet him, well it didn't hurt, he supposed he could go see him later "Ok, I'll go see him, that way I'll be able to thank him for the food as well" said Naruto
"Good, now if you excuse me I have to keep working" said Hinata
Naruto decided to take it slow, it had been so long since he had eaten ramen, he wanted to dive in so much, but he had to taste every bit of the ramen
He first tried the soup, it was nearly angelic, the best ramen soup he had ever taste, he then tried the noodles and Naruto thought he could faint after tasting so good noodles, this was the perfect ramen if Naruto could say so, nothing would ever surpass it, it was then that Naruto made the decision, he would come here at least once a week for the rest of his life
Once he finished eating Naruto decided to go and meet Teuchi-san as Hinata had called him, he would definitely go and thank him for that incredible ramen
He entered the kitchen to discovered it was a pretty normal kitchen a man was cooking there, he stopped for a little while once he noticed Naruto but he returned back to his work immediately
"You must be Naruto-kun" said the man, Naruto figured was Teuchi
"Yeah, did you heard about me?" asked Naruto
"Yeah, Hinata told me about you" said Teuchi "She said you helped her bring some stuff inside after she felt, I wanted to thank you for that"
"No needs for doing it, I like helping people" said Naruto "If anything I should thank you for making such awesome ramen"
A small smile crossed Teuchi's face before he laughed a little bit "Your welcome, but I have to thank you for ordering it as well, I was getting worried no one ever ordered the ramen" said Teuchi
"Really? It was the best ramen I had ever had" said Naruto
"Well, our majority of customers come in groups and they order food for the whole group, like meat and of course they order a lot of beers" said Teuchi "If you want I can give you another bowl"
"For real!?" asked Naruto "I haven't even paid the first bowl"
"Don't worry, today's on the house, but I want you to promise me that you will come around again" said Teuchi
"You don't have to make me promise that, I was coming back anyways, that ramen was just incredible" said Naruto
"I'm glad to hear that, now go seat back at your table, I'll tell Hinata to take you another bowl" said Teuchi
"Thank Teuchi-san" said Naruto excited for receiving another bowl of the great ramen, he returned by to his seat, when he returned he was surprised to see that the pub had emptied a little, there were just a few people left at the pub, well it was getting late but shouldn't this be the time it got full?
After a little while Hinata came by with his second bowl "Here you go Naruto-san, Teuchi told me to bring you another one" said Hinata putting the bowl down on his table
"Thank, say Hinata why is the pub so empty right now?" asked Naruto
"It's just a slow hour, a lot of adventurers have patterns for going into and out of the dungeon, you must have one as well" said Hinata explaining a little "In fifteen minutes the place will be full again, it's like this everyday"
"Oh I see, and yeah I have a kind of pattern" said Naruto thinking about it a little bit, seeing that it indeed made some sense
"Say Naruto can I sit here a little while, there's nothing more to do than wait, and Ayame-san has the last few clients" said Hinata
"Go ahead" said Naruto seeing no evil in that, Hinata moved a chair of a nearby table and sat down
"Last time you told me you had a week from becoming an adventurer right?" asked Hinata
"Yeah, but a lot has happened since then, you wouldn't even notice that I have less than a month as an adventurer" said Naruto proudly
"It seems like that, you know I have a sister, she went against the will of my father and joined a familia, and now she's a support I believe" said Hinata "I told her she shouldn't go into the dungeon, but she's too stubborn and just did it anyways, do you have any idea why she did it?"
"Well, I don't know her, but no one would go into the dungeon without a reason" said Naruto "some want money, others fame or to become stronger"
"I don't think any of those reasons made her go there" said Hinata "I don't really know what made her go to so dangerous place"
"If she's a support she's safer than an adventurer, if you are really worried then you should ask her next time you see it" said Naruto
"I'll try but I haven't seen her in some time, I hope to find her" said Hinata worried "But she shouldn't have gone into the dungeon"
"I'm pretty sure she had a good reason, trust in her, after all she's your sister right?" said Naruto
Hinata thought about it a little bit "I guess you might be right, I'll try to find her" said Hinata "Thanks Naruto-kun, I hope to see you another day"
"Don't worry, I'll come for more of this ramen another day" said Naruto finishing his ramen "tell Teuchi-san thanks for the food, I better get going" with that Naruto left the pub back to Kurama's apartment
Decided to end it there, also I changed the description for "the will to protect, so if you want you can go back and read the new description, it's just so it shows better what I want it to do, since the last time I had another idea for it but I got a better one so I decided to change it. Tell me what you thought