Author Note 01: I have been trying to estimate the characters age as per anime/manga info given. Naruto is between 15-17 years old in Shipuuden, but in my opinion many Asians look younger than their age so I am going to estimate that he's about to be 18 instead and taking a little time gap too because somehow I feel weird writing got and heavy romance scenes for minor teens (I am 21 years, Asian, I know a lot of younger people have all type of consenting relationships around but still :D) plus I think people really start making life-long commitments after the hormones settle a bit (^_^) So Naruto and others class fellows are going to be 20 years, Lee & Tenten 21, Kakashi and other senseis 29-30ish.

Thank you for the reviews… They are MUCH MUCH appreciated, sorry for the spelling mistakes :D

Author Note 02: Ooof its so difficult to login in here , have been trying for days but I kept having Network Authorization failed error Code G2, whatever that means.

Author Note 03: Oopsie daisy I think I spelled Shikamaru wrong so I am editing that, thank you reviewers for pointing it out :p

Disclaimer. Naruto and the characters still are not mine, unfortunately.

CHAPTER ONE

2 years After the War

Tsunade stood on rooftop of the Hokage building, staring at the new buildings and other changes wrought after the war. So different from the one she had lived and been raised in, yet it was the same Konaha with the Will of FIre still strong in its people.

At long last the effects of war were wearing off and Konoha was thriving. People were moving on with their lives, many treasuring the memories of the lost friends and family while some were still being haunted by them.

WHOOSH.

A squad of masked ANBU appeared half-kneeling behind her.

Tsunade turned to face them. "The Mission was successful?"

The ANBU squad leader stood up and removed his mask. It was the ANBU ninja, Tenzou, known in the populace as Yamato.

"Yes the mission was successful. Minor skirmish with rogue ninjas, with few scrapes. Team Naruto has safely returned. Naruto decided on washing up before he reports up."

"Good", Tsunade nodded with hands clasped behind; the Hokage mannerism starting to rub off on her.

"Squad dismissed. Go, rest. Yamato, stay, I need to discuss something with you."

They both waited while the squad dispersed.

"Were there any other complications?" Tsunade inquired softly to Yamato. "Was Naruto being followed again?"

"Yes. But they were quietly dealt with. They were average chakra users and were following him from a safe distance so Naruto barely realized he was being trailed. As per your request Team Naruto handled the other rogue ninjas attacking the Azura village by themselves and we kept out of sight." Yamato calmly replied.

Tsunade sighed and moved near to the railing again. Soon after the war, Konoha re-development had been in progress when Tsunade had decided to take on the piling Missions for ninjas again to raise the necessary funds needed. Naruto after being promoted to Jounin had requested with Tsunade to captain and train a Chuunin team for B to C level missions, the original team 7 paired up usually just for Special level S or A missions. Sasuke was in an ANBU squad usually and Sakura in a Medic team.

Tsunade sensing his determination had agreed to allow Naruto to captain a team, since many petitioners requested him for missions due to his popularity after the war and many were greatly impressed by him; they were eager to pay huge amounts for him.

Tsunade utilizing Naruto's sudden demand and fame for missions had began making a tidy profit and paving the road for Naruto's Hokage seat in future, while cementing allies and trade from the different villages for Konoha in interim. However Tsunade soon realized that even though Naruto was at Jounin rank but because of his charm, blunt personality and powerful capabilities was considered unofficially as Rank-S in and out of the Shinobi world, which in turn had increased threats for him.

She had tried to curb his missions and had selected originally 1 ANBU squad to quietly monitor his safety out of the village, but in last six months Naruto's stays in Konoha had become shorter and shorter, his team though becoming greatly experienced often had rotating Chuunins and was frequently returning in frazzled condition. Tsunade also had to put other rotating ANBU squad members to keep up with him.

"It is as if some inner demon…. Or…of course the Kurama kyuubi, might making him so restless and driven." Tsunade mused loudly.

"But Naruto said that him and the Kurama kyuubi were tight now." Yamato replied in a serious tone.

"Yes… I thought so too but why doesn't he stop now and then to spend some time in between missions to laze around. Konoha is now steadily back on its feet financially and doesn't need him to do each and every mission that comes up. I never thought that he would turn so serious. I miss that impish brat! Is there nothing to interest him here in Konoha?" Tsunade asked Yamato suddenly, her brows furrowing.

"Kakashi, did he have any fight with the other shinobis his age that I don't know about?"

WHOOSH.

Kakashi appeared leaning back against the railing.

"No Tsunade-sama. I have subtly observed the young Jounins interaction and whenever they get the chance, they interact normally with Naruto." Kakashi spoke, his eyes showing his concern. "Naruto meets them only when they join him to eat at Ichiraku Ramen Shop once in a while."

"But you are also concerned about Naruto too, Kakashi Senpai?" Yamato questioned.

Kakashi turned to face him, "I didn't notice until recently when some concerned elder shinobis, Iruka sensei and Ichiraku (the ramen shop owner) pointed it out to me because -" he pointed a glare in Tsunade's direction "- I have been buried under paperwork just because someone likes to shove off their work on their poor underlings while they drink their heads off and snooze off during work!"

Tsunade snorted at that. "Underling huh….its a important part of training for a potential Hokage candidate…you will have to train Naruto later on too" Kakashi rolled his eyes at her blatant favoritism "but that aside I am more interested in Naruto's current affairs than your plight…hmmm…..so I was not the only one who noticed the change in Naruto…" Tsunade continued, staring off at far distance.

"What does interest a young healthy shinobi male?" She mused aloud, then pointing at them: "You were young males once too….. help me out!"

Kakashi and Yamata were immediately affronted and both thought, feeling slightly offended: Young once?! We are still in our prime!

Meanwhile the pacing Tsunade was suggesting: "He loves ramen, training, ramen, more training, ramen, learning new difficult jutsus, ramen…..wait a minute" She stopped midway and turned to them, "that sounds dreary to even me. Does he have any other interest?"

Kakashi pondered for a second, then slowly suggested, "He also likes watering plants, playing pranks…or used to at least…" He remembered the plant Naruto had gifted him and their first board-duster encounter, when Naruto had placed it between the classroom door so that it would fall on Kakashi's head when he had opened it later.

He smiled nostalgically, how much Naruto has changed…

"But he hasn't does anything playful like that in years" Yamato interceded.

"He has become so mature and serious like a monk" Tsunade gravelly nodded. "Jiraiya would have been ashamed to call him his student - "

They all suddenly became perceptibly alert.

Jiraiya!

Jiraiya -sensei!

Jiraiya -san!

"Naruto has… - " Kakashi started.

"….been like this….. - " Yamato continued.

"…. since Jiraiya died." Tsunade finished for all of them.

They all went silent.

"It's as if he is unconsciously distancing others from him so that they don't can't get close enough to hurt him." Yamato slowly drawled out what everyone was thinking.

"You are right." Tsunade quietly replied, the loss of her most closest comrade, still visibly hurting. "Naruto is afraid to get close to anyone." Like I was, Tsunade thought silently. That poor child. He lost his parents, then the Third Hokage and then Jiraya, who changed Naruto's life fundamentally. He must have been hurting and he channeled it the only way he could handle it by losing himself in shinobi work. I won't leave you in the dark pit of despair and loneliness alone, Naruto. Tsunade silently swore. I will drag you out, like you did me.

"He needs a woman. They sure shake things up. " A voice drawled, they turned to see Shikamaru lazily walking towards them, one hand stuck in his shinobi pants, his hair longer and crazier up in a ponytail. He scratched his nose then doled out to Kakashi and Tsunade, "Sizune sama is miffed that you both left all the work on her while you stepped outside for few seconds and a bathroom break apparently."

Both Tsunade and Kakashi face turned grey and sweat drop (anime-style). Shizune was extremely creative in finding punishments for them that would unable them to even straighten their legs for a second.

Tsunade looked at Shikamura appraisingly and asked bluntly, knowing he would answer straightforwardly. "What did you mean?"

" Naruto is so pure that he can pass for a monk in a shrine, if he shaves that mop on his head that is." Shikamaru scoffed.

"You are joking?!" Tsunade's face turned purple and sputtered "How can he be..be..pure when he was travelling with Jiraya for years….FOR YEARS I SAY!" She turned and pointed at Kakashi and Yamato, "Is he telling the truth, what about before?"

" Ano-" Kakashi scratched the back of his laughed weakly. "Despite that Naruto created that Harem No Justsu and used to get beat up about it while researching it, other than his tiny crush on Sakura, he has never shown any interest in any female. He was focused and only interested in bringing Sasuke back."

"Do you think he might have been interested in Sasuke? Even Sai calls him 'Dickless'. Might it be that he is hiding because he is actually afraid that he is -" Yamata asked in a low whisper, which still echoed in the silence, "-a-a-asexual or…or…bats for the same team..?" He trailed off looking at Kakashi for askance who suddenly looked dazed at the relevance.

Bam.

Tsunade tapped Yamkato arm with a small punch. He could suddenly feel each and every nerve and muscle in his arm.

"BAKA! HE IS NOT-" Tsunade nearly shrieked and coughed to continue in a normal tone, "He is interested in females all right…I just know okay!"

The males looked at her with wide eyes.

"You fools! It's not how you are thinking! I –we- females just know…" Tsnade was turning red and then hotly glared at them to dare continue that thought.

She turned back to Shikamaru, "Do you know why Naruto hasn't dated anyone?"

Both Kakashi and Yamato were interested in the answer too.

"He is too prissy." Shikamaru calmly replied.

All three elders looked at Shikamaru dumbfounded. Brash and buoyant Naruto, a prissy?

Shikamura huffed and patiently explained, "Almost all the kunoichi our age are already in committed relationship …. he isn't comfortable dating a younger nor an older woman" Shikamaru smirked, remembering his own certain (slightly) older Sand Kunoichi, "he gets wary, prudish and petulant when a unknown female or a fan girl comes up to him and throws herself at him…apparently he doesn't know what to do with them as he has been trained and assured by Sakura and Ino since childhood that he is a uncivilized uncouth pervert and no sane girl or woman would or could possibly like him enough to waste her life with him as compared to Sasuke who is epitome of true maleness or something."

Kakashi and Yamato winced and furtively looked at the seething and livid Hokage.

"Those wretched females" she growled, forgetting that they were her most self-appraised students till date, "uncivilized uncouth pervert, is he?! I will show you uncouth pervert!" She turned to Kakashi, her eyes ablaze, "instruct Shizune to assign Sakura and Ino to 'examine' and 'study' human excrements for two weeks- no make it 2 months to distinguish the proper flow of bodily functions and report them to me. "

She drew deep breathes to calm herself again and then recalled Shikamaru's rest of conversation and exploded, "What do you mean he doesn't know what to do with them, he is JIRAIYA's student! How can he not know what to do with them?! He does know what happens between man and woman in the sheets, right? Didn't he read Jiraiya's books or anything!"

Kakashi and Yamato both turned tomato red at the Hokage's blunt question and her unknowingly confession to reading the said book in question to know there content.

Shimkamaru's face expressed how troublesome he found the conversation, he sighed and answered her with his eye lids lowered, "Naruto said it was Jiraiya-san who first called him a prude. Other than that when we were in school Naruto skipped the sex ed-class to doodle on the Hokages statue heads and then had to clean them up, took him many hours. We didn't pay that much attention nor understood it really. Asuma sensei had Kureni sensei tell us once again later on, because Ino and Hinata were such cute girls and we needed to be forewarned for future missions. Hinata of course fainted, took her a couple of hours to wake, while we waited the nosebleeds to stop and days before we could move on from the trauma and look at each other normally. Dunno about team 10, though."

They all turned to look at Kakashi, who though read erotica publicly but has never discussed it with anyone, especially with his students.

He turned even more red than before, sweating badly and hurriedly stuttered, "I-i-it never c-came up! Sasuke was all always like arrogant —Naruto was too—too—bratty and-and – Sakura was intelligent. I never thought, I never saw the need-" He froze, looking at the Tsunade and spoke horrified, "Sasuke and Sakura are like rabbits what if-if Sakura-"

Tsunade rubbed at the tick on her forehead and spoke through clench teeth, "I had all the kunoichi presented at the gynecology department after I caught Sasuke and Sakura shacking up in the linen closet at the hospital last year, both are going to regret it if they ever compromise with the sanitary of the hospital again. It is standard procedure for all kunoichi to take measures before each mission and inform ahead if in case of possibility of pregnancy."

Yamato looking thoroughly embarrassed, timidly spoke, "So…..that means it's only Naruto who never got… the Talk."

….

TBC

Author note: So, what do you think? Was it interesting? Do you guys think Naruto knows about 'adult' facts of life or not? Tune in to find out! If you like the chapter then please review! :D