WHY I'M SO STUPID?
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Warnings from the last few chapters still apply.
Wow, it's been over a year since the last update. Sorry about that, 2012 has proven to be one of my worse years since I couldn't get enough concentration or focus to write anything.
Oh, and a message for those of you who take this stuff too seriously, like the stories or how the characters are done, try your luck with the next story because I'll keep this one the way it is and the direction it is going.
Now on with the story.
The Haruno household was swarming with activity, done by only one person, Rose Haruno. Right now she was busy trying to make sure that their guests would have a good first experience in their house. While they only had an hour before their arrival, all John can do was sit back in the living the room and stay out of the way if he didn't want to get run over.
When a small knock was heard, John walked up to answer it. When he opened it, he saw Sakura standing there, in a nice little red dress that was modest and wasn't close enough to be considered classy (don't ask, like I said, fashion is not one of my strong suits). "Hey dad, is mom still going at it?" She asked.
"That and more." John said, as he let her in and lead her towards the living room, "Although I had to make sure to remind her that if Naruto is anything like Minato and Kushina, then formalities and all that fancy stuff would never work on them."
"So wait, you were friends with the Fourth?" Sakura asked in surprise.
"Oh yeah, and let me tell you, while Minato was considered a genius, nobody took him seriously in the academy either, not even Kushina." John said, "Although I guess underestimated and bullies is something that Naruto ended up inheriting."
"Wait, you mean . . ." Sakura started to say.
"Yeah, when Minato was young, well people thought he was a hopeless dreamer when he announced about his plan of becoming Hokage. Even when he was proven a genius, people couldn't take him seriously because one of them being he was a blonde, which were so few in this village and sounded more like a hopeless romantic when it came to Kushina, which comes to the underestimating part." John said, "That's where the underestimating comes in. As for the bullying, when Kushina first arrived from Whirlpool, most of the class picked on her because she was the first redhead that any of us has ever seen, and unfortunately a big mistake due to her temper."
"So you're saying Naruto got his temper from his mother?" Sakura asked, after hearing this side of the story that most people would never hear.
"Yeah, more or less, although he had better control over it then her." John said, with a small chuckle, "At first, people started calling her tomato because of the shape of her face and her hair, unfortunately, that was also how she earned her nickname the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero, because when you make her mad, she would knock you on your ass and pulverize you to no end."
Sakura couldn't help but to shiver when comparing Kushina Uzumaki and Tsunade Senju by their tempers, "So how was the Fourth able to get Kushina interested in him?" She asked.
This is where John gave a small, sad sigh, "Let's just say that the Kyubi was something Naruto also 'inherited' from his mother." John said, getting a gasp from his daughter, and to make sure to counter a possible future question, "The reason I know this is because Minato told me and the rest of the clan heads because we were close friends throughout the academy, and this is before I met your mother."
"So wait, you're saying that Naruto is the second . . . " Sakura started to say.
"Third, but I think it would be better if you heard it from either Naruto or the Hokage." John intercepted, "Anyway, as I was saying, you do remember the story of what happened to Hinata when she was young?"
Sakura thought back for a bit, remembering something from one of their small talks, until Neji's face popped up all of a sudden, "You mean when some guy from Kumo tried to kidnap her from the Hyuga Compound?"
"Yes, unfortunately that is the one, although even more unfortunate it wasn't the first time Kumo tried something like that, especially with this village." John said, noticing the undivided attention he has been getting, "Again you're going to have to ask Naruto the reason why, anyway, to put it simply, Kumo kidnapped Kushina and Minato was the one to save the day. After that, well I've never seen quite a happier pair then those two."
Now Sakura felt a little depressed, because she been through similar situations, unfortunately, she kept attacking the hero because he wasn't the one she wanted.
A loud voice could be heard from outside, "So Sasuke did Kisame even give you those pictures of Itachia here?" Naruto voice could be heard.
A loud laugh, could be heard, "Yeah, when he told me he had pictures of my 'sister,' I wasn't sure what he was talking about until I seen it." Sasuke could be heard, "How were you able to trick him into pulling that off."
Despite the sound of a loud growl, the answer was given, "Well, I told him that I wanted to trade jutsus and when I got one his, I gave him a variation of my Sexy Jutsu." A loud knock was followed. When Sakura opened the door, Naruto continued, "Yet I didn't give him the name, instead I just had him follow the hand signs, put in the chakra and poof, his body matched his head." Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi, who was early for a change, turned to the person at the door, "Hey Sakura." While Itachi was fuming from embarrassment.
"Hey guys, come on in." When the quartet of men came in, Sakura tried to hid a blush when she got a good look at Naruto. Even those his choice in clothing is just semi-casual, a simple shirt and pants, the shirt did a somewhat decent job on outline Naruto's chest. Right away she decided to make sure that her focus is elsewhere, "So how is it that Kakashi-Sensei is early for a change?"
Naruto noticed the blush and can tell that this one is honest, completely opposite from the ones she used as a fan girl. "Oh we threatened to sick Shizune if he decided to show up late." He answered.
"So wait, you're saying I look more like a girl?" Itachi asked.
"Yes." Was the answer from everyone in the room.
"Although not as bad when compared to Hiashi and Neji," Sasuke said, as he tried to the Uchiha version of sympathetic, or at least his version, "Remember that one time when we watched as a female version of Hiashi chasing Naruto around?"
This cheered Itachi up a bit, "Yeah, one of the few times you get to see a 'royal' clan gets knocked down a few pegs." He said, before he asked Naruto, "How did you pulled that off?"
"Oh that was when I started to practice with Fuinjutsu and when I started to work on creating a few seals of my own. After a while, I made a seal that changed a person's gender whenever it is applied, and only stays that way until it is taken off." Naruto explained, "I first tested it on the Third," He explained, while pulling out a picture, which showed Hiruzen, still with his beard, yet with long hair and a pair of lumps on his chest, with a WTF look on his face, causing everyone in the room to laugh, "So then I decided to try it out on a few more test subjects, and who better than the Hyuga clan?"
This was Rose came in and told them that dinner was ready. (Use your imagination on the food because the only Japanese food I can remember is Sushi.) While gathered at the table, Rose was having a little war with herself, or to put it simply, some old habits take longer to die out, "So tell us a little bit about yourself, Naruto?" She asked politely.
"What would you like to know?" Naruto asked, while trying to be as polite as possible.
"Well, Sakura told us about that mask you wore and I want to know what your likes and dislikes are, or rather your real ones." Rose said.
Here is part one of dinner at the Harunos. Sorry for being a bit short, right now I'm still trying to get back into the habit of righting. Part two would be up sooner depending on how big the demand will be. Hopefully by then, I should be able to give Naruto what he is really like with his profile, like hobbies and stuff. Read and Review and have a Happy New Year.