Well hello! Here's a new chapter of Naruko's secret-fanfiction, with some inspiration from the Detective Conan manga, and My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever-movie, whose rights I do not own. See you in the next chapter.
"The last 7-Mei was found in Tsuki no Kuni," Tsunade said after reading the letter she had just received from Naruko. "Naruko is now in Hachō-mura".
"Luckily he seems to be fine," Iruka said. "However, I would not have believed, that Naruko would do to Sakura, and for Sasuke that model game, which you told me about earlier".
"Maybe a little discipline was just right for Sasuke, and for Sakura. That game sounded really fun," Tsunade said.
"Heh heh!" Iruka finally laughed after thinking about the situation from that point of view.
"Naruko-neechan, your hair turned black because of jealousy," Miina said to Naruko sitting on the futon on the guest room floor of her home.
Naruko had told Miina the reason for the change in Naruko's hair color after Miina found out about it with Miina's powers. Although Naruko had not told all the details to Miina, because Naruko didn't want to worry Miina.
"You're right. I'll try to resolve that situation at some point. Now I need some time to myself," Naruko said.
Miina nodded, and then, like Naruko, looked out the window, for the sun was rising.
Naruko stroked her belly gently, as Naruko's belly had now grown a bit like Naruko's baby.
This morning Naruko had been studying the scrolls Naruko had found recently. At the same time, Naruko had tried to think of names for the baby.
"Sasuke, and Sakura names are at least out of the question based on how Sasuke, and Sakura started treating me like air after they started dating. If the baby is a boy, so maybe Tsutomu, or Katsuhiko would be a suitable name. The girl's name could be Emica, or Chicken, or Ai, or Chiaki,or Sayo. No. Arisa is a good name," Naruko thought.
Naruko began writing a letter to Tsunade:
"No one threatens the safety of Konoha. It's peaceful in Hachō-mura. I've been thinking of names suitable for the trouble. The boy's name could be Katsuhiko, or Tsutomu. But the girl's name is Arisa. I don't know that yet, that where I go next, but having my own time has been really relaxing. Greetings Naruko".
Naruko tied the letter to the leg of the message bird, and sent a bird to take a letter to Tsunade.
"Hope all is well in Konoha," Naruko thought.
(Flashback)
Naruko put the small trash bag in the trash collection point near her home, and then went to Ichiraku:
"Evening, Teuchi-san. May I have one miso ramen?" Naruko gave money to Teuchi.
"Sure. Haven't seen you lately," Teuchi said knowing, that why Naruko had been avoiding Sakura lately, and with Sasuke to Ichiraku. "Are you okay with that, that Sasuke, and Sakura dating now?"
"I've been busy with errands," Naruko said. "I have to be okay with it, so I don't disturb their relationship".
"You seem a little sad. If you need someone to talk to, then you can talk to me," Teuchi said. "Remember, that there's always warm ramen waiting for you here."
"I appreciate your kind words," Naruko said as she prepared to grab some chopsticks from a nearby jar after sitting down on the stool in front of Ichiraku's desk.
"Naruko, you're here," Sakura said as she arrived with Sasuke.
Clack! Naruko startled so hard, that accidentally spilled a jar of chopsticks on the table in front of him. Fortunately, the chopsticks did not spread on the table.
"Fortunately, the chopsticks didn't spread on the table, because otherwise they would have made fun of me for being clumsy again," Naruko thought looking at Sakura, and Sasuke.
Now Naruko didn't want to see her friends in question because, that these were dating now, and didn't seem to think about it at all, that how it felt about Naruko.
"Evening," Naruko said, acting normal while, as Naruko lifted the jar of chopsticks back upright onto the table.
Sasuke had a normal expression, but Sakura looked indignant.
"Why are you here alone now, when we planned to come here together yesterday. Just yesterday you said so, that you had some plans," Sakura said.
"Sorry. I had other plans, but they were about yesterday's plans. I got those plans done today," Naruko said.
"Really?" Sakura looked at Naruko, sitting next to Naruko.
Sasuke also sat at the same table, and looked at Teuchi:
"Two more ramen, alright?"
"Of course. Who could say no to you three?" Teuchi asked as he started making ramen.
"Don't they see, how their togetherness torments me? If I tell them, so they either laugh at me, or Sakura just hits me, and calls me stupid. And Sasuke would just laugh at me, and would start taunting me again," Naruko thought.
Sakura looked at Naruko:
"So, who was it?"
"What are you talking about?" Naruko asked.
"It, who did you go on a date with yesterday? Yesterday you said so, that you don't have time to come here with us, so i guessed, that you had arranged a date with someone yesterday. I hear you've been getting date requests lately," Sakura said.
"It wasn't about a date," Naruko said.
"How dare Sakura talk to me like that, considering that, that Sakura was there then, when i told Sasuke i love Sasuke?! I will always be overshadowed by those two. As if my feelings meant nothing to them," Naruko thought.
"Oh? Well I was just thinking that, that why didn't you come here yesterday," Sakura said. "Usually you don't miss ramen".
"My room was like a dump, as I have been busy with tasks lately. That's why I cleaned my whole house yesterday," Naruko said.
"You, Konoha's Ramen Queen, for whom patience is not one of her strong points, you skipped yesterday's Ramen to clean your house," Sasuke looked at Naruko with an expression, who told it, that Sasuke in no way believed what Naruko had just said.
"Come see my home for yourself, if you don't believe my words for once," Naruko said.
"Well that would be a bit hard to do, but I saw you cleaning your house yesterday, when I was walking by your house," Teuchi said.
"There you see. I have an alibi," Naruko said.
"We're not accusing you of any crime," Sakura said as Teuchi brought them the ramen.
"Alright. Tsunade-sama is pleased with the new paint job on the Hokage Tower, that was painted yesterday," Naruko said changing the subject surprising her friend.
Sakura even touched Naruko's forehead for fever, but Naruko simply pushed Sakura's hand away from Naruko's forehead.
"What are you doing?" Naruko asked Sakura at the same time, as Naruko pushed Sakura's hand away from Naruko's forehead.
"You have become formal, and to be polite. It feels weird," Sakura said.
"The children of our village take their example from us, who have been ninjas longer, like the children of our village. That's why we have to show the children of our village a good example. I have to do my part in that too. And even as a future Hokage-candidate I have to learn to speak politely," Naruko said starting to eat like the others.
After eating, Naruko looked out Ichiraku's window.
The sun was going down.
"You're pretty quiet today. That's not at all like you," Sasuke said.
"I haven't been sleeping well lately," Naruko said.
Teuchi looked at Naruko worried after noticing her lying to her closest friends. Teuchi was going to join the conversation, but then Naruko spoke while looking at Teuchi, who asked Teuchi not to participate in the conversation, so Teuchi remained silent.
"The early stages of Team 7 were difficult," Naruko said.
"Say something else," Sakura said.
Naruko talked with the others about the clock test Kakashi gave them, and remember the things they experienced together, but Naruko was careful not to show Naruko envy, when Naruko saw Sasuke, and Sakura holding hands. Part of Naruko wanted to startle Naruko's friend by smashing the table in half, but Naruko tried to keep Naruko's feelings to herself.
"Well I have to go now. I have some things to do. See you," Naruko said starting from Ichiraku to Naruko home.
(End of the flashback)
The nightmares Naruko saw a little earlier were also partly the reason for that, who had made Naruko decide to go on vacation.
Naruko took another from her pocket, the recently discovered scroll, which he had not yet read, and opened it:
"Fuinjutsu: Jikan no Fūin:
With this technique, you can capture your opponent for a day in a kind of trap, which the subject believes to be the real world, although he is really, and temporarily stuck in a kind of, in a distorted time continuum, which looks just like his own world, and where he repeatedly does certain things, always ending up with the same result. The technique differs in a small way from the Izanami-Dojutsu of the Uchiha-clan, for unlike Izanami, so this technique does not cause any harm to its user, and the target is released from the trap after a day, which gives the tech user time to escape".
Naruko looked at the hand signs drawn under the writing on the scroll:
"Interesting technique."