-Naruto's Apartment-
Coat lain over the arm of his couch, Naruto was leaning comfortably back against it as he kept his notebook propped up against his thigh. Though this eyes would occasionally wander in the direction of the bathroom, he refused to get up and check. Hinata was taking care of it, and he wanted to make sure she knew he believed in that she'd be able to do a good job.
Finally, he could hear the sound of the door opening, while he kept adding notes, here and there to the book, he lifted his eyes to see both girls softly blushing as they exited the bathroom, "Better?"
"Much, Naruto-kun," Ino nodded, a smile on her lips as she looked at him a bit differently than before, as if the light had changed just enough to make a difference in how she saw him, "Thank you."
"Thank Hinata-chan," the boy shrugged, "Its her cream and she's the one that took care of you."
"Oh, I already did," the blonde smiled as she gently hugged her arm about Hinata's waist as she lightly reached out, and lightly brushed against the dark hair, "And I think, I'm really glad that I ended up on this team."
A slight twinge of jealousy erupted inside of Naruto as he watched the blush creep across Hinata's face as she quietly let herself lean into the caress. Forcefully he pushed it down as he offered up a gentle little smile, "I see you two are getting along."
The flash across his eyes had lasted only an instant before the smile had come, but the sudden twitch of both girls' lips downward, made him struggle not to wince. Gently, he shifted his body, pushing up as he brought his feet to the ground and took hold of his coat, as he continued, "Well, I do believe I promised lunch, right?"
"Naruto-kun..." Hinata spoke up, a hesitance to her voice as she looked at him with a worried longing as next to her, Ino remained silent, uncertain.
"Come on, I'm sure you're both hungry," the both said cheerfully, "I know I am!"
As he held the door open for them both, the reluctantly nodded as they stepped forward, followed shortly by the boy as he shut and locked the door behind him. Both girls noticed however, as this time, he stayed close, but it was no longer that comforting presence, his hands gently on their bodies in that soft comforting manner. Both noticed, and could feel the frowns growing on their lips.
The cheery mask on his face, Naruto walked down the street, until the girls quickly caught up with him, and forcibly grabbed hold of his arms from either side. Blinking a bit, his mask slipped for a moment as he stiffened, his body almost recoiling from their touch, before he gently leaned back against their warm bodies. Tentatively, he would bring his arms up, before he could feel slender fingers from each girl taking hold, and guiding his hands to their waists.
"We're in this together Naruto-kun," Hinata spoke up quietly, giving the boy's hand a squeeze as she would slip her arm against his back.
"So, you better remember that!" Ino spoke up, a bit of her usual fire back in her eyes as put her own arm across Hinata's and lightly stroked the boy's back.
Sheepishly, the boy nodded his head, his fingers moving up as he would carefully stroke along the girls' backs before cautiously stroking against their hair. Or, more accurately, stroking through Hinata's hair, and lightly caressing against the back of Ino's neck in the same manner as he caressed Hinata's hair. His attention turned to Ino though, as she giggled softly and began to speak.
"Mm, should I start wearing my hair down then, Naruto-kun?" the girl grinned softly at the boy as she lightly tightened her grip on his back, "So you and stroke it like you do with Hinata-chan?"
"Heh, we'll see," the boy responded easily enough, ignoring the looks they were getting as the girls allowed themselves to be led where Naruto wanted.
-Sometime later-
As they began to take their seats the Ramen Shop, Ino suddenly wrapped her arms about Naruto and gave him a firm hug, "Is it... usually like that for you, Naruto-kun?"
"What do you mean Ino-chan?" the boy responded cautiously as he would lightly bring one hand up to slowly stroke against her back.
"The looks," she responded as she took a seat, "All those people with their cold eyes following you."
"Neh," the boy shrugged softly, "A lot of people in the village don't like me, its no big deal."
"Yeah it is!" the blonde girl countered back, "You're a good guy! They shouldn't be giving you those kind of looks, like you're some kind of... Grrr... Right, Hinata-chan?"
The girl nodded quietly as she looked up at Naruto as the boy shrugged in response, "A good guy who likes to prank ninjas left and right, then lead them on merry chases all through out the village."
"Still, they're just pranks!" Ino protested, "That's no reason for them to treat you like that!"
"Ino-chan..." the boy paused a moment, before looking from one girl to the other, "Look, there is a reason they look at me that way. Just... leave it at that for now, all right?"
"N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata looked at him, worriedly.
"For now, Hinata-chan," he said softly his arms gently sliding down to each of the girls' shoulders, and giving them a soft hug.
"So, what's it going to be today?" the older man behind the counter asked with a soft grin on his face, "Did you get yourself another girlfriend, or is this your teammate Naruto?"
The two girls blushed softly as they glanced as one towards Naruto, then one another, before blushing even more as they fidgeted softly in their seats. The boy himself, paused a moment, as thinking before he grinned before turning his head towards Hinata, "I don't know Hinata-chan, do I have another girlfriend, or do you?"
Immediately the girl in question blushed crimson as she furtively glanced over at the similarly blushing Ino and gave a little shrug, "Wh-whichever Ino-chan wants."
"Oho!" the man behind the counter chuckled, "Well now, one things for certain, you never cease being interesting Naruto. So what can I get for you and your lovely ladies?"
Ino herself didn't quite respond to Hinata's words, she honestly wasn't sure herself of what the answer really was, did she want to be the girl's girlfriend, did she want to be Naruto's? She wasn't even close to being sure, the whole relationship would be all kinds of complicated, and then there was Sasuke. The girl pause a moment, as a curious thought entered her head.
Was there even a Sasuke to consider? She shook her head a bit before looking up to the man, who was watching her with that easy smile, waiting, "I'll have... a bowl of chicken ramen."
"Two beef for me!" the boy added quickly as he kept his arms wrapped familiarily about the girl's shoulders.
"One shrimp Ramen please," the dark haired girl piped up as she leaned a bit closer into Naruto's side.
"Coming right up!" the man responded as he grinned back at the trio.
As the man got to work, Ino felt herself leaning against Naruto much the same as Hinata was. It felt, nice she realized, warm, reassuring. And he was so willing to give it, unlike Sasuke. She couldn't help but wonder, was Sasuke really what she wanted?
"Mmm? What's on your mind Ino-chan?" Naruto spoke up as he watched the blonde girl's brow furrow in thought.
"Huh?" the girl responded, blinking a bit, "Just thinking about... stuff I guess."
"What, stuff like if you wanna be Hinata-chan's girlfriend or not?" the boy teased her, softly as she could feel him reaching up, lightly stroking the lock of hair she kept free along her cheek.
"Kinda... that and..." she paused a moment, her body stiffening slightly before she admitted, "Sasuke."
"Ah..." there was a distance to the tone from the boy, as he could feel Hinata stiffen at his other side warily.
"I'm just... not sure what to think," the girl explained honestly, "I mean, this morning... He was everything I ever thought I could want in a guy. Good looking, cool, powerful, smart..." she paused a moment before narrowing her eyes and looking at the two sitting next to her, "And then you two come along, kidnap me, do all those... things to me," she blushed brightly at that, "Now, I just... don't know."
"What, now looking forward to the next time we kidnap you?" the boy spoke up with a bit of a grin as Hinata couldn't help bug giggle softly next to him.
"Hmph," the girl grunted as she playfully punched his arm in response, before blushing softly as she continued, "Maybe."
"I think we'll have to worry about Anko-sensei following us next time," Hinata spoke up softly, "I think she felt.. left out."
Ino and Naruto both shivered at that as he chuckled nervously, "Eheh... That's Anko-chan for ya."
"So," Ino grinned suddenly as she looked up at Naruto, "How's it feel to be the envy of our class huh?"
"Hmmm?" the blonde boy blinked as she looked back at Ino, "What're you talking about?"
"Well, come on!" the girl grinned, giggling softly, "You're on a team with two of the hottest girls in our class, and you have not one, but two hot kunoichi teachers! Didn't you see the looks the guys were throwing you back in class?"
"Eh? Not really," the boy shrugged a bit before chuckling, "I'm kinda used to getting looks, so I just ignore em," he paused a moment, mulling over the situation, before grinning, "We should definitely mess with em though."
"Oooooh?" the blonde girl grinned as she looked at the boy, "What did you have in mind?"
"Hmhmhm, " there was a wicked grin on his face as he would picture something in his mind, "Well, how would you like to give those perverts a nose bleed they'll never forget?"
"N-n-naughty!" Hinata pipped up, blushing even brighter though she had a small, predatory little smile on her lips.
"Hmmm," the blonde girl grinned for a moment before she leaned in, sweetly whispering loudly enough for Hinata to hear, "How naughty... do you think we should be Naruto-kun?"
"Well..." the boy grinned back at them, a mischievous grin on his lips, "I was thinking you should go take Hinata-chan shopping and see what you two could... come up with?"
Ino's eyes instantly gleamed as she grinned wickedly back at Naruto, in an almost predatory manner, "Oh, reeeeaaaally?"
"Heh," the boy grinned back at the blonde girl before looking at Hinata, "Well Hinata-chan, what do you think?"
"I-I... think that..." Hinata blushed brightly as she stumbled over her words for a moment, "that..." she took a slow deep breath before nodding, "That we shouldn't let Naruto-kun come shopping, so he gets a surprise too."
"Heh, sounds like Hinata-chan has an idea already," Ino grinned just as the ramen chef began to lay out their bowls in front of them.
"Here we go!" the man grinned broadly at the three, "For my favorite customer and his favorite ladies!"
The three blushed lightly at the man's words, though the girls more than Naruto himself before they took up their chopsticks and thanked the man, "Thank you Ichiraku-san!"
"Now now, just enjoy your meal!" the man grinned softly as he turned back and begin to work on cleaning up the small mess he'd made.
"Mmm... Raaaaamen..." Naruto drooled happily as he inhaled the wondrous scent, before offering up a small prayer of thanks.
"Heh, you're silly Naruto-kun," Ino practically giggled as she would begin to peck at her ramen bit by bit.
"Ramen is to be devoured and savored!" the boy countered with a broad grin, before lightly poking against the blonde girl's arm, "So start eating!"
"Heh, I really shouldn't eat too much, I'm on a diet..." the girl protested back.
"No," the boy said plainly as he crossed his arms about his chest, "No diets, you need to eat."
"Hey, I gotta keep this slim figure somehow!" the girl countered back, "What, want me to get fat?!"
"Ino-chan," the boy tsked softly, "Are you a ninja, or a vapid bimbo?"
"Hey!" the girl immediately felt her face flush as she couldn't figure out just what the sudden comment meant, "I'm a ninja of course!"
"Then stop being stupid," he reached forward and lightly flicked her forehead with his finger.
"I'm not stupid! Or some vapid bimbo!" the girl growled back, her eyes beginning to burn dangerously, "Why the hell are you saying something stupid like that?!"
"Because you're acting stupid?" the boy responded while Hinata winced slightly at the bluntness of his words, "I mean, seriously Ino-chan... A ninja needs all the food they can get, otherwise, how the hell are you gonna be able to train properly?"
"Uh... huh?" the girl blinked slightly in confusion as she looked back at the boy, not sure just how to react.
"Wh-what Naruto-kun is saying," Hinata spoke up, slowly, carefully as she looked over into Ino's eyes, "Is that you're a ninja Ino-chan," she paused a moment before continuing, "That means, instead of eating less, you train more, and get stronger. Eating less means you train less, and can get a lot less out of training... so, eat plenty, right Naruto-kun?"
"Yup, besides," the blonde boy paused before grinning at Ino, "I'm paying, so eat."
"But..." the girl blushed a bit, before mumbling softly, "I want to look good."
"Eh?" the boy blinked, looking at the girl oddly, "What're you talking about? You DO look good, right Hinata-chan?"
The pale eyed girl quickly nodded her head in agreement as she smiled shyly at Ino, "Yes, Ino-chan... is very beautiful."
"But..." the girl started to protest again.
"Ino-chan," the boy paused, as his tone shifted, the playfulness gone as his eyes hardened, "You look great, and if you don't stop protesting and eat your ramen, I'm going to put you over my knee and spank you right here and now."
The blonde girl immediately blushed crimson, as she couldn't help but make a simple little comment, "...Promise?"
Naruto's palm immediately went to his face as he sighed at Hinata, "We've created a monster."
"Hey!"
"But, she's a cute monster, right Naruto-kun?" Hinata smiled as she responded, a slight giggle in her words.
"Mmm..." Naruto took a moment, eying the blonde speculatively before he reached out, cupping her cheek as he leaned in and whispered against the girl's ear, "Yes... very cute."
The girl in question blushed crimson as Naruto ever so casually leaned a bit closer in, his words teasing against her ear, "Now, eat your ramen Ino-chan."
"Y-yes Naruto-kun," the girl fumbled over her response, nodding with a heavy blush on her face.
"Good girl," with a grin on his face, the boy dove into his own ramen with an eager grin.
The bowls quickly drained away, bit by bit, as the three continued to eat. Curiosity on his face, Naruto casually looked back at Ino as he asked, "So, what all are you good at Ino-chan? I know what Hinata-chan's good at, and I'm pretty sure you can guess what I'm good at... I know you're a mind walker, but what else do you do?"
The girl froze immediately, then looked down sheepishly with a sigh, "That's... pretty much it right now..."
"Huh," the boy paused a moment, before shrugging lightly, "Well, Hinata-chan's mainly close range, I'm more mid-range, so I guess we should work on your long range skills?"
"Y-yeah," Hinata spoke up quickly, "That should balance things out more..." she paused, before smiling back at the girl, "Plus, we need to keep our best interrogate safe, right?"
"Errr..." the girl blushed softly with a slow little nod as she noticed Naruto suddenly grinning, almost ferally at her, "Oh, I don't know, I could think... of a number of ways to keep her."
"Eeep," Ino blushed even brighter at the boy's words while a shiver ran its way down her spine, "M-meaning?"
The boy leaned in, before slowly, softly, whispering into her ear, "Well Ino-chan... why don't you use... your imagination, neh?"
She only blushed even brighter as Naruto pulled back, his warmth breath lingering on her pale skin before he winked, knowingly at a blushing Hinata. However, before he could continue, a voice rose up behind them, calling out, "AHA! I FOUND YOU!"
"Eh?" Naruto and the girls all blinked before looking over their shoulders to find the accusatory finger of Konohamaru pointing at them.
"Oh, its you," the boy shrugged softly before turning around and returning to his ramen.
"HEY! Don't turn your back on me!" the boy screamed out.
"Neh, Ino-chan, Hinata-chan," the boy casually asked, "Anyone else here this weird , squeaking sound?"
"N-no, Naruto-kun," Hinata responded with a smile, "I don't hear anything..."
"Nah, must be your imagination Naruto-kun," Ino nodded with a grin, catching on as they all worked on finishing their ramen.
"STOP IGNORING ME!" The boy practically screamed as he jumped up onto Naruto's back and started to punch at the thick material of his trenchcoat.
"Huh..." Naruto twitched slightly as he glanced at the boy, "Hey, little monkey, aren't you supposed to be bothering the old monkey or something?"
"Haha! I've got you now!" the boy said triumphantly as he grabbed hold of the collar of the jacket.
Shrugging slightly, Naruto let the coat slide of his shoulders, letting the boy drop onto the ground behind him, "Yeesh, talk about a brat."
"Who is this Naruto-kun?" Ino spoke up, as she looked down at the boy struggling against the trench coat.
"Eh, just a little monkey by the name of Konohamaru," the whisper marked boy shrugged slightly as he would casually take another bit of his ramen, "No clue why he's chasing after me though."
"K-Konohamaru...?" Hinata blinked, "As in... the Hokage's grandson...?"
"Yup, familiar with him?" the blonde arched a brow curiously at Hinata as he casually rapped Konohamaru on the top of his head with his knuckles as the boy tried to jump at him again, "Behave brat."
"Y-yes," the girl nodded, "He keeps chasing after Hanabi."
Instantly Naruto's eyes narrowed as he turned and cast a chilly gaze down at the boy, "So, you've been bothering Hinata-chan's sister hmmm?"
"Erk!" Instantly the boy pulled the coat back up, half cowering beneath it as he was caught by that chilly gaze.
"I see... nothing to say for yourself hmm?" he nodded to himself before he reached down, and grabbed hold of the boy, lifting him up to his eyes, "That just confirms your guilt!"
"Wha?! HEY!" The boy growled as he started trying to kick at Naruto's chest, "I don't bother Hanabi-chan!"
"Oh, reeeeeeaaaaaaallllllllllllllly?" The boy drew out the word with an almost angry hiss as he looked down at the boy, "Hanabi-CHAN? Awfully familiar with Hanabi-sama, hmmm?" He paused, before turning Hinata, "Hinata-chan... Does your father need to have WORDS with this little monkey?"
"Well Naruto-kun, I do believe he mentioned something along those lines," the girl paused, her finger going to her lip as she looked up, as if in thought, "Something about teaching him some manners I think it was?"
"Well, then, we shouldn't keep a clan head waiting, now should we little monkey?" the blonde boy grinned down right wickedly as he looked down at Konohamaru.
The boy in question gulped audibly as he stared up at the blue eyed boy, "N-no need for that! Its not like that! I swear!"
"Tsk the shame of it all, the outrage!" Naruto bemoaned, "The grandson of the Hokage, attempting to molest the poor, sweet, innocent daughter of the head of the Hyuga clan! Have you no shame?! No decency?!"
"Sweet, innocent?" Hinata spoke up questioningly.
"Ok, so she's a whiny brat with a stick up her ass," Naruto grinned, "But hey, you're ruining my fun!"
"Hey! Don't say that about Hanabi-ch-sama!" the dark-haired Konohamaru protested.
Naruto rapped the boy again atop his head with his free hand, "Oh, hush, I've known her longer than you monkey boy."
"Naruto-kun..." Hinata spoke up with a soft reprimand in her voice.
"What? I have!" the boy grumbled softly as he would keep the squirming boy well in hand, "I did enough bodyguard duty... not to mention the diaper changing, ugh, no kid should have to do that!"
Hinata giggled slightly while Ino just stared at the two of them, "Yeesh, I'm gonna guess you've known each other along time?"
"Dammit, let me down already!" Konohamaru, "And quit talking like I'm not here!"
"Hmm," Naruto shrugged, casually tossing the boy back onto the street with a yawn, "Why're you here anyway?"
"TEACH ME!" The boy demanded.
"Uh, No," Naruto responded before turning back around and going back to his noodles.
"Come on, you gotta teach me! Pleeeease!" the boy pleaded as he stared up at the blonde.
"Nope, only people I EVER have to even offer to teach are Hinata-chan and Hanabi," the boy responded as made a shooing motion, "Now, go away, I'm enjoying a meal with my team."
"Aw, you're just gonna send him away Naruto-kun?" Ino spoke up again as she finished a small mouthful of noodles, "Not help him at all?"
"Hey, he's already got himself an 'elite tutor'," the boy snapped back, "What the hell would he need me for?"
"But, Ebisu is so... boring!" the boy whined pitifully, "All he wants me to do is chakra basics and exercise! He doesn't teach me anything!"
"Yer point monkey brat?" Naruto shot back, "How do you think I got as good as I am? I STILL do chakra exercises every day!" he grumbled a bit before jerking his thumbs at each of the girls, "I have the worst chakra control on my team, and I've do more chakra training than the two of them both together."
"Hey! Are you calling us lazy or something?" Ino protested with a flash of anger across her eyes.
"No, I'm saying I have to work a lot more to learn chakra control at even a fraction of the pace you two do," The boy grunted, grumbling softly, "Do you have any idea how boring hundreds of hours of tree climbing is?"
"W-well, you could always tell him what you do for your training these days Naruto-kun..." Hinata offered.
"Yeah, tell me!" Konohamaru piped up excitedly while Naruto stared at her in horror.
"What, and have them after me for corrupting the Hokage's grandson?" the blonde quickly shook his head, "Plus, that's MY work out!"
"Come on! Tell me!" the boy whined unhappily, "I'll make you my boss!"
"Nah, sorry kid, I only accept pretty girls like these two," Naruto grinned as he gestured to his slightly blushing teammates.
"You... Pervert!" the Hokage's grandson exclaimed with an accusatory point.
"Hmmm..." the blonde paused a moment before he looked towards Hinata, "Hinata-chan, am I a pervert?"
"Umm..." the girl twiddled her fingers a moment before nodding, "Yes, you are Naruto-kun!"
Again, he paused a moment, before looking to the blonde girl, "Ino-chan, am I a pervert?"
"Definitely," the girl responded in all seriousness.
"See? HA!" Konohamaru crowed in triumph.
"Girls, should I stop being a pervert?" now the blonde smirked as he looked back at them.
"HELL NO!" the two proclaimed, before blushing brightly and looking down, fidgeting slightly.
The younger boy could only stare in absolute disbelief, "Wha... huh?!"
"There are things a pervert will do, that women will definitely appreciate," Naruto responded with a laugh, "As long as you're not a giggling, peeping, lecherous pervert."
"So... as long as you're not like Jiraiya-sama?" the boy offered cautiously, as Hinata immediately paled and began to inch back on her seat, eying Naruto's back carefully.
"..." the boy in question merely stared down at the younger, before he spoke in a simple, concise manner, "Do not mention that purveyor of filth and smut to me! His works should be burned as the menace upon society that they are!"
"Naruto-kun... gets a bit," Hinata paused a moment as she struggled to come up with the right words, "Emotional when his rival is mentioned."
"Come on, Naruto-kun's good, but he's not THAT good," Ino spoke, up, "Not to compete with a sannin!"
"Oh, he doesn't have THAT kind of rivalry with him," Hinata quickly corrected, "They're each others' main competition in their... genre of novels."
As the girl blushed wildly, Ino got a confused look on her face, "Huh?"
"Jiraiya, that bastard, writes the Icha Icha series!" the boy growled out, "Its all smut! There is no story, no elegance, no style! Just crass, crude, and base in both its sexuality and humor!"
"Um... Ok..." Konohamaru began to slowly inch away from the the group as he watched Hinata come up behind the boy and start stroking his hair.
"Shhh... Its all right Naruto-kun," the words were gentle, soft and silken as she whispered them upon his ear, "The bad bad books are far, far away..."
Slowly the boy nodded, beginning to slowly calm himself down. At least, he was until Kakashi chose that moment to walk directly in front of him, nose buried in a copy of the series, giggling a perverse giggle. Immediately, Naruto, twitched, then twitched again, before he threw his coat on and began to scream.
"RAAAAAAGH!" the anger burned in his voice as chains began to drop from the sleeves of his coat and whipped angrily towards Kakashi, "Accursed Icha Icha!"
"Um... should we do something?" Ino asked carefully as she watched Kakashi beginning to dodge the the snake like strikes of the chains, a sweat drop visible on the man's head.
"Yeah, run in the opposite direction!" Konohamaru spoke up before running off, "See ya!"
"Coward!" the blonde girl called back at the trailing cloud of dust, "So, Hinata-chan?"
"Read," the pale-eyed girl responded with a sage nod.
"Read?!" blue eyes widened incredulously at the response, "Naruto-kun's going berserk and you want us to READ?!"
"Not just read," Hinata corrected before pulling out a pair of books with dark covers, "Read THESE."
"Are those..." Ino asked in hushed tones as she stared at the books.
"Yes, the collector's edition of Naruto-kun's latest books!" the girl giggled happily.
"Gimme!" Ino responded as she snatched one of the books from the girl and immediately got to work, staring at the page as a soft giggle began to waft through the air, soon accompanied by another from Hinata.
Down the street, Naruto froze as a familiar sound reached his ears, causing the chains he was weaving to suddenly jerk erratically, managing to actually knock the book out of Kakashi's hands, "Author Senses, TINGLING!"
As the boy immediately started to run back down the street, the silver haired Kakashi could only stare, a slight sweat drop forming on his face, "Um... what the hell was that about?"
Back at the Ramen Shop, the two girls were avidly buried in their books, soft blushes on their cheeks as they couldn't help but giggle here and there. When Naruto zoomed back up to them, they didn't even bother looking up, waving to him at once before patting his seat again. However, just as he was about to take his seat, he felt Ino's hand, snaking out, squeezing firmly onto the boy's ass, "Oooh, yes Ino likes!"
"Eheh..." the boy nervously chuckled as he scratched the back of his head, blushing slightly, "My book, or my ass?"
"BOTH!" the answer came from both girls in stereo, before they both blushed brightly in response and giggled to one another.
"You definitely should take a squeeze Hinata-chan," Ino piped up, "So very nice!"
"I-I couldn't, not in public like this!" the girl protested, though her eyes drifted down longingly towards the boy's rear.
"Bah, you know you want to!" Ino declared as she grinned, reaching around, grabbing hold of Hinata's hand as she brought it up and pushed it against Naruto's ass with a wild grin.
"Ino... what're you doing?" a new voice spoke up in stern disbelief from behind them.
As Hinata reflexively squeezed down on Naruto's ass, as both girl's eeped and looked up back into the street to see an older man with long blonde hair pulled back in a pony-tail, as his jounin vest was half hidden by a red, sleeveless coat. His blue eyes wide, Inoichi Yamanaka let his gaze wander from his daughter, to her hand, still atop Hinata's own as it was pressed against the butt of one of Konoha's more infamous citizens, to the boy himself, to the blushing Hyuga girl. Then, his gaze immediately turned back towards Ino.
"Um..." the girl in question paused a moment, before offering up, "Helping a teammate molest another team mate?"
Whatever answer he was expecting, that was obviously not it as the man's jaw slackened in amazement as he stared at his blushing daughter, "WHAT?!"
"Um, I'm pretty sure I didn't stutter..." the blonde girl responded before looking over at Hinata, "No offense Hinata-chan."
"N-none taken I-Ino-chan," the girl responded, blushing bright crimson as she continued to knead Naruto's ass through his coat.
"That's nice and all..." the boy spoke up, "But maybe you should take your hands off my ass?"
"Yes, PLEASE!" the older man on the street stressed as he would twitch slightly, "That would be MOST appreciated!"
Both girls reluctantly withdrew their hands, their faces flushed and crimson as they couldn't quite bring themselves to meet Inoichi's gaze, "Sorry."
"Now, would someone PLEASE tell me what's going on?" the man stressed, his eye twitching visibly now.
"Um, we passed our genin test and Naruto-kun took us to lunch?" Ino offered with a slight grin on her face.
Naruto himself had taken his seat, pulling his second bowl of Ramen into his hands, and eating away as he leaned back against the counter, watching the scene before him carefully.
"I... see," The man responded, "And exactly, how did this lead, to the... scene I just came across?"
"Ummm... well you see... its rather complicated," the blonde girl offered lamely.
"A masked jounin with silver hair walked past us, reading... a certain orange book Naruto-kun, really, REALLY doesn't like..." Hinata spoke up, "Naruto-kun chased after him for a bit... then we admiring him for his... reasons."
"Kakashi," the older blonde man twitched slightly again as he looked at the girls, "And tell me then, how did this lead to you groping his ass?!"
"Um... Ino-chan insisted?" the Hyuga girl blushed crimson as her hand reflexively twitched, as if holding the flesh in its grip once more as she felt a slight trickle of blood flow out of her nose.
Wincing Ino grumbled softly, "Thanks Hinata-chan..."
"All right... Moving past the ass squeezing..." Inoichi paused a moment before giving his daughter a meaningful glare, "For now. I'm going to guess that there isn't an Ino-Shika-Cho team then?"
Ino winced at her father's words before slowly nodding, "Yeah, Shikamaru and Chouji are on Team 8 with Forehead."
"All right, then," the man spoke up as he looked carefully to the boy and girl sitting next to his daughter, "My name is Inoichi Yamanaka, Ino's father and a member of the ANBU Interrogation squad."
"Nice to meet ya!" Naruto responded with a grin, completely unphased as the man took special care to stress his occupation, "I'm Naruto Uzumaki, official performance reviewer of Konoha shinobi, capture specialist, and member of Team 10!"
"'Official performance reviewer?'" there was a raised brow at that comment.
"Oh yes, after the report I filed concerning the ANBU's performance on my last prank, the Hokage thought it would be useful for me to begin to periodically review the performances of various Konoha shinobi, at my discretion of course," the boy responded happily, "He thought my first report was very informative!"
"..." Inoichi stared at the boy for a long moment, twitching for a moment, "Would you be implying something kid?"
"Only that I'm VERY protective of my team," the boy responded as he looked back into the man's eyes, "And that I've been taking on jounin and ANBU for a few years now, the intimidation act doesn't work on me..."
"Right kid..." the man responded, slightly speculative.
"Ask Ibiki about the rubber chicken," the boy responded simply.
"... Right," Inoichi only shook his head with a slight sigh before he turned to look at the blushing Hyuga girl, "And, I do believe you're Hiashi's daughter, Hinata, correct?"
"Y-yes Sir," the girl nodded with a blush as she clung to Naruto's side.
"So then, who's your sensei?" the man asked curiously, as he idly twitched at how Naruto continued to carelessly devour his ramen.
"Kurenai Yuhi and Anko Mitarashi," Ino spoke up cheerfully.
"..." Inoichi stared at his daughter for a long moment, "Please tell me you're joking..."
"Nope!" Naruto spoke up, "Anko-chan listened to Iruka-sensei talk about how much he enjoyed teaching so much, that she decided to give it a try, and since we're designed to be a capture and retrieval squad... We got lucky!"
Inoichi stared at the beaming face of the boy, and twitched once more, "Lucky... right... you don't know Mitarashi very well then."
"Uh, actually I know Anko-chan VERY well," the boy responded as he suddenly hardened his gaze, "Including all the BS she still has to go through because of the snake."
"Right, ok then..." the look in the boy's eyes was slightly unnerving how quickly it changed as soon as he perceived a slight against one of his friends, "Okay then... I only have one question..."
"Yes Inoichi-san?" the boy spoke up.
The man pointed towards Hinata before asking, "Does your father know you're groping boys at Ramen stands?"
-The Academy-
"Team seven!" Kakashi Hakate spoke up as he entered the room, grumbling a bit as he shook his hand lightly.
"YOU'RE LATE!" a voice screamed out while a pair of quite, annoyed grunts could be heard following it.
"Sorry, I was attacked by a crazy chain wielding author at the ramen stand down the street for..."
"LIAR!"
"But... I was! He knocked away my precious before being called away by his fans!"
"LIAR!"
"My first impression is..." Kakashi twitched before glaring at them with a single eye, "I hate you all."