Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon?

It had been a week since Naruto first entered floor 8 and the same day he first ate at the Ichiraku's pub as a client

The whole week Naruto and Hanabi went to floor 7 and defeat some monsters to get the pay for the day, every time they were more efficient at it making more and more money every day, yesterday they had made nearly ten thousand Ryo and they again split it in half between both of them

Naruto had also turn stronger Kurama had told him that he would probably get his first A rank stat sometime soon, and Naruto was excited for that, and A rank meant that he was as strong as a weak level 2 adventurer, it would mean he was closer to leveling up

He had not been able to find out what his skill did, but he had stop getting angry over it after a few days, he figured that he would find out what it did eventually and when he did it would probably be because he would really need it

With his stats Ino had gave him permission to go to floor 10 but he hadn't even gone to floor 9 because of his poor equipment and he didn't wanted to put Hanabi in danger, but he would change that today, he had finally made enough money to buy some descent armor, he just had to find where to buy it, luckily he had the full day to do it, Hanabi had told him she would not be able to go to the dungeon with him today, she had business with her familia and because of that she would be busy all day

Since Naruto didn't know two things about weapons or armor shops, he decided to ask the same person that had told him where to find a good apothecary, Ino

"So do you know somewhere where I could buy armor at a reasonable price?" asked Naruto to Ino when he paid her a visit early in the day

Ino thought about it a little bit and then said "Are you free today Naruto-kun?" asked ino "I didn't see your support"

"Yeah, I'm free, Hanabi had some familia business, so I decided to go look for equipment today" answered Naruto

Ino smiled and clapped her hands in front of her "Then I got an idea, meet me at Konoha Park in an hour, I'll show you the shops" said Ino happily

Somehow Naruto had been convinced to go to see the shops with Ino, after an hour he headed to Konoha Park and waited a little bit for Ino that arrived not so long after him

"Sorry did I made you wait?" asked Ino when she arrived

"Not really, I just arrived as well" said Naruto although he was a little nervous because all around them were couples meeting for dates or just seating in a bench together, it almost looked like they were going on a date as well

"Good, then let's get going, we'll check some shops around town" said Ino grabbing Naruto's arm and nearly dragging him around soon

After a little while and after Naruto free his arm, they had arrive at one of the shops that was run by the Gyuki familia it was overwhelming every blade seem to be perfectly sharpen and they looked that they would never rust, and the armor seem impenetrable and light, it was just took Naruto 2 seconds to find out that he couldn't buy anything here

"Ino-san I can't buy anything here, I was looking for something less pricy" said Naruto

"Ah I knew that, I'm just looking for some things, and also it never hurts to see what is for you in the future, you could maybe find something you like and make it an objective to buy it someday" said Ino as she moved to look around, leaving Naruto alone for a little while

Naruto looked around he found several things that fit the bill for what Ino said, some armor was astonishing and there were several weapons, he had not yet decided on which type of weapon he would want, he was debating between staying with knives or moving to something like swords or maybe even lances, but that was a debate he could think about another time, right now he was just astonished by every single piece in the shop

Soon enough Ino looked for him and again drag him away to another shop, they looked in several smaller shops but found nothing, they finally ended in a small shop that mostly sold low level equipment that was unfit for sell in big shops, it was a little out of the way but Ino said that in places like this you could find great deals

"Are you sure there are good things here?" asked Naruto when they entered to look around

"I'm sure, some of my colleagues told me that they found good things in places like this" said Ino

"Ok then I'll look around" said Naruto as he moved to the back of the shop to look around, he found several pieces of equipment that looked good but they didn't fit well with him, he also found a really good heavy armor, but he was more of light armor type so he mostly ignored it

Finally when he was about to give up and tell Ino that maybe he needed more money and that he would save up to try another day, he found a box hidden away in a corner, he opened the box and found a set of armor that was similar to the beginner's armor but it looked more robust and balanced, it was almost perfect for him, he checked the price and saw that he could buy it, he checked the armor a little bit more and found an inscription behind the chest plate, it read "Jiang" it must be the name of the person that made the armor or maybe his surname

Naruto took it to the dealer and decided to buy the armor it was just too good to let it go, he wondered why such a good armor was in a place like this, it wasn't a bad quality armor it was almost as he had been stealing the armor for how low price it was

"So you found something you liked?" asked Ino as they were walking around after he bought the armor

"Yes, this armor was of a pretty good quality, I wonder why it was in a place like that" said Naruto

"Well, it looks like beginner's armor maybe they confused it with beginner's armor" said Ino trying to find the answer

"Maybe" said Naruto "Anyways, it is a pretty good set of armor, I can't wait to try it on and use it on the dungeon, with this we might be able to go to floor 8 with less troubles"

"I bet you can now, although you have to be careful with fighting with that short knife" said Ino reminding him the main reason he had stayed in floor 7 with Hanabi "Although I wonder why you waited so long to buy armor, with how many crystal you came back every day, even if you split it in half with Hanabi you would have been able to come way sooner"

"Not really, I just got enough money yesterday, and I got lucky today since Hanabi had to attend some familia stuff and that gave me a free day" said Naruto

"Maybe I just got the price of the crystals wrong" said Ino thinking about it "I'm still trying to learn everything I need to learn"

"That could have been, although I got to say that you are doing a great job as my advisor Ino-san" said Naruto with a smile on his face "You explain everything I need to know and make sure I stay safe"

Ino blushed a little because of Naruto's compliment "thanks for that Naruto, I was not really sure if I was doing my job correctly, since you're the first person I have to give advice to" said Ino "And also it's because you're a great person to work with, you listen to me and make sure follow my advice so it's easy to work with you"

"Really?" asked Naruto "I just follow Kurama-sama and your advices, I don't do anything special"

"That's the point, some other advisor had told how their adventurers just go into deeper floors without asking or just ignore them altogether, especially the ones that are assigned to Manda familia members" said Ino

"The Manda familia?" asked Naruto "Hanabi is in that familia, she sounds fine in there, I wonder what the problem with the others members is"

"Well must of the complaints is of members of that familia going to floors their not supposed to trying to make more money quicker" said Ino

"That sounds weird, Hanabi has been fine with us staying on floor 7, and since we work so well together we make more money faster" said Naruto

"Well who knows, we're looking into it, if we find out what's going on we'll try to make it easier on the members" said Ino

"If it's something that could put Hanabi at risk tell me please, we only met like a week ago, but I really like working with her" said Naruto worried for his support

"Of course if it's dangerous for the members of the familia we'll take measures and make sure to stop it, or at least make it safer for the members, that's the main job of the guild keeping adventurers alive" said Ino

"That's good to hear" said Naruto as he noticed that it was getting late "Well I'll be heading out, see you tomorrow Ino-san"

Ino smiled "See you tomorrow Naruto-kun, I had fun today" said Ino

Naruto gave a quick nod and left, seeing as it was still a little too early to head back home; he decided to go eat a bowl of ramen at Ichiraku's

Earlier that day

Kurama had been looking around for some days now; she was looking for a job, as a goddess she thought it would have been easy to find a job, but she had been wrong finding a job to get the money for rent was harder than she thought, she had promised Naruto that she would never take his money for rent again after the first time, even if he was making more money now than back then she planned on keeping that promise and let him use his money on things that he would need on the dungeon

She really wanted to help Naruto succeed and making him give her money was not really helping, the day Naruto decided to join her familia was one of the happiest moments in her life, it had been such a long time since she could call someone part of her family, she had almost forgotten how caring for someone and working together felt, it was as if she was learning everything all over again

Leaving all and good memories aside she needed to look for a job and since it was so hard to find one she had come with a solution, one she didn't like but one she would have to take, why did she had to have such a bad relationship with all of the other bijuus, well at least Chomei and Son Goku didn't hate her, but they were not exactly happy when she visited, but that didn't matter right now, there was only one person that could probably help her with her financial problems and that was Matatabi

Matatabi ran a series of shop that sold all kind of things, from equipment for the dungeon to furniture, she had made a lot of investment a long time ago and it had worked out, she even sold most of the Gyuki familia weapons and armors, they had made a deal some time ago she didn't know the details but it seem to be working, still Gyuki only sells his best equipment in shops within his familia, that way he makes the most amount of money out of those

"I better get this over with, Matatabi will probably not be happy to see me" said Kurama to herself when she was standing outside of Matatabi's office, she had even made an appointment to make sure she started with the right foot this time, it had actually surprised her when she found out that Matatabi had agreed to meet with her

Kurama knocked on the door and waited for a response, almost immediately someone inside said "Enter" and Kurama did so

"So what brings you back here?" asked Matatabi as soon as Kurama entered and closed the door behind her "I don't suppose this is a casual visit"

Matatabi was woman with long blue hair that she tied into two ponytails behind her; she had eyes of different colors, the left one being green and the right yellow

Kurama was actually a little surprised that she was being so calm with her she had expected something different "Well I need some help" said Kurama

"If its money I can't help you, after all you haven't paid Gyuki back yet" said Matatabi

"I don't want you to give me money, I need some help finding a job" said Kurama "I recently got a familia member and I don't want to make him pay everything, I want to help and the only way is getting a job"

"A familia member?" asked Matatabi surprised it has been so long since Kurama has had one "are you telling me you finally got out of your hole and searched for one?"

"I wasn't in a hole" said Kurama "I was just waiting a little bit, anyway that doesn't matter right now, the important thing is that I want to help Naruto, and doing nothing at home doesn't really helps"

"Naruto heh?" asked Matatabi "that's his name; well you definitely seem devoted towards this I believe he's more special than what you make him sound like"

She got her there "His name is Naruto Uzumaki" said Kurama

"Uzumaki?" said Matatabi looking surprised finally getting it "I see; now I understand"

"So will you give me a job, I promised I will work my hardest as long as the pay is enough to pay for my apartment anything will do" said Kurama

"I think I can help you with that" said Matatabi "As you probably know Shukaku's tournament is coming up and I need more workers to help me with all the work, I think I can get you something"

"Really!?" asked Kurama excited "Thank you Matatabi"

"Don't worry, come back tomorrow I would have probably find something by then" said Matatabi

Kurama gave a nod and stood up ready to leave "And Kurama" said Matatabi stopping her on her tracks "Make sure to not lose your familia this time around"

"I won't, I promise this time I'll do it right" said Kurama leaving

"Uzumaki huh?" said Matatabi to herself when Kurama left "I think she just can't let go, I hope she does things right this time"

On the way to Ichiraku's pub

Naruto was making it to Ichiraku's pub, he had not come here in maybe three days, he had wanted to come every day, but he had to save money to buy equipment it was just the way of the adventurer

On the way he heard something weird happening, he heard something that sounded like a fight going on in a close by alleyway, he got closer to see better

There were two guys standing in front of a small girl, he couldn't identify the girl since she was looking away from him and had a hood on, he decided to hide and wait a little bit to see what happened

"So do you have the money we need, he girly?" asked one of the men

"I got it, now just leave me alone" said the girl throwing a bag at the man hands, she sounded rather familiar

"Good, but I know you have more, give it to me" said the other man

"I don't have any more, that's all I got" said the girl sounding more defensive

"Oh I know you have more, you wouldn't risk getting on Orochimaru's list, and we can't risk getting on it as well so give us the rest of the money" said the first man drawing a knife

The girl seem scared from her shift in posture "I told you I don't have any more" said the girl

"Wrong answer now we will have to do this the hard way" said the second man drawing a knife as well

"Don't worry, you won't be on Orochimaru's list anymore" said the first man "Because you'll be death!" said the man bringing the knife down

Naruto was about to jump into action and save the girl when the man was stopped by another person, Naruto recognized the savior from Ichiraku's he was the bartender with the face mask

"You know, I cannot let you threat a girl like this" said the man "You two should probably run away while you still can"

The men with the knife looked angry that they were interrupted "Who do you think you are?" asked the other man as he attacked the barkeeper who evaded the attack easily, then proceeded to turn the man arm he was still holding making him drop the knife and throwing him towards the other man in one motion

"I told you run away while you still can, or I will have to kill you" said the man "I have do it before, a clean cut right at the neck"

The two men on the floor looked scared now and ran away "We will get you girl, you better watch your back" said the men while running away

"Here you go missy" said the grey haired man giving the girl a bag "I believe this is yours"

"You shouldn't have help me" said the girl "Now I'm in trouble with them"

"I couldn't let them do that kind of things to a girl, is not my style" said the man taking a book out of a pouch and starting to read it

The girl seem surprised by the book "You read that in public?" asked the girl "and in front of a girl, I'm sure you don't have a girlfriend"

"I don't need one, my job is all I have left" said the man "Anyway missy, you should probably get going, as should I"

"You're right, I supposed you saved my life, so thanks for that" said the girl walking away in the direction contrary from Naruto

"Maybe you can repay me by paying a visit to your sister" said the man

The girl stopped and turned around revealing a face Naruto knew well "Who do you know that" said Hanabi surprised

"I have my ways" said the man as he continued reading the book

"I can't go visit her, she would just get in trouble and try to get me out of the dungeon, I'm fine as I am leave me alone" said Hanabi turning around and running away

"Well, I tried, at least I'll tell Hinata she's safe for now" said the man "And you should probably stop hiding" said the man turning around towards Naruto

"You knew I was here?" asked Naruto impressed

"I did, you were terrible at hiding, luckily it looked like the missy didn't noticed you" said the man "My name is Kakashi Hatake by the way"

"Naruto Uzumaki" said Naruto "and what do you mean luckily she didn't notice?"

"Well because now you can do as if you saw nothing today" said Kakashi

"Why Hanabi is my friend I need to help her" said Naruto "And it looked like you just put her in more troubles"

"I might have" said Kakashi looking away from his book to say the following "But it still stands, she kept this a secret from you, so she doesn't wants you finding out, you should let her tell you and not bring it forward"

"And let her stay in trouble" said Naruto angrily at Kakashi

"Believe I know a lot more than you, it will come out, the truth always come out" said Kakashi "And I'm not telling you to do nothing, make sure she stays safe, I won't be there all the time, but you can keep her safe, make sure you do"

Naruto was still angry, why let her face this alone, he could probably help her but he understood a little bit Kakashi's reasoning "fine I won't tell her for now, but I will talk with Kurama-sama" said Naruto

"I supposed Kurama is your familia god" said Kakashi, Naruto nodded "then it's fine, talk to her, maybe together you can find a way to protect her"

"I will find a way" said Naruto determined

"And when you do, do me a favor, bring her to her sister, they need to talk to each other again" said Kakashi

"Her sister?" asked Naruto "Hanabi has a sister?"

Kakashi could not believe he was that dumb "Yes, Hinata and Hanabi are sisters, how is it you couldn't find out earlier"

Naruto was surprised by the news, but he was right the clues where all over the place "Ok I'll do it, I'll bring Hanabi back to Hinata, but if she wants to stay as a support and explore the dungeon, I'll support her" said Naruto

"I think that's fine" said Kakashi "anyway I hope to see you again at Ichiraku's one of this days kid, you have grown to be one of my favorite clients, see you later" said Kakashi banishing

"But I don't buy anything from him" said Naruto to himself confused by the statement

Naruto lost his appetite after that and decided that he needed to talk to Kurama-sama so he started heading back home

Kurama's apartment

"So you're telling me Hanabi, your support has problems with some guys" said Kurama trying to get it all on her head

"Yeah, Kakashi-san saved her from those guys, but they will probably return and try to hurt her again" said Naruto "I want to talk with Hanabi but Kakashi told me to wait for her to tell me, that she kept her to herself for a reason"

"I think he's right" said Kurama surprising Naruto he thought she would tell him to talk it with Hanabi "If she has kept her to herself is for some reason, just make sure she stays safe, if it gets to dangerous you can talk with her and try to find out what'd going on"

Naruto thought about it a little bit and got their reasoning, he was not completely happy with it, but he think they might be right, he would wait for Hanabi to tell him if anything was wrong "Ok I'll wait for her to talk to me" said Naruto

"I think that's the right thing to do, but remember this doesn't means you can't do anything, you can keep her safe, and try to find out what's exactly going on, you might find out some other way to help her" said Kurama

"I'll do that Kurama-sama" said Naruto determined to keep his partner safe, even she didn't know that he was helping her

Decided to end it there, weird place to end but it seem like a good place to stop, tell me what you thought of the chapter