-Hyuga Compound-
"Inoichi Yamanaka to see Hiashi," Ino's father said simply to the pale eyed guard at the gate as he would lightly cross his arms about his chest.
"Ah, do you have an appointment with Hiashi-sama?" the man responded simply as he gave the man a stiff bow.
"No," the man responded, "Tell him I'm here to speak to him, in regards to our daughters."
"Ah," the man spoke up again, "Am I to assume you refer to Hinata-sama?" there was a slight contempt thrown against the girl's name as he would stand neutrally before the man.
"Yes, now, if you would be so kind as to let him know I'm here," there was no question in those words, the man's blue eyes, suddenly hard as they bore down into the pale eyes of the man before him.
"Ah, of course," again the man responded, a nod of his head, before he turned and slipped into the compound.
Inoichi twitched slightly as he watched the man go, the controlled contempt he'd shown of his own clan's heir, and his daughter's teammate... For a moment, he couldn't help but wonder how far had their village fallen. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he waited, patiently, where he was, until the man finally returned, giving Inoichi a deeper bow this time.
"Ah, please follow me Yamanaka-sama," the man said quietly, slightly cowed for the moment for some reason before turning and leading him into the man building.
The blonde man merely nodded his head in silence, saying nothing as he would move through the pristine and immaculate halls of the compound, his arms still crossed until he was brought to the office of the waiting Hiashi. The stern face of the dark haired man, nodded to Inoichi's escort in dismissal before he gestured to the seat in front of his desk, "What can I do for you today Inoichi-san?"
"I came across an interesting scene today Hiashi," there was an almost casual ease to the man's words, as he purposely left off any honorifics, "It would seem that team selections didn't go quite as I had... imagined they would."
"Oh?" the dark-haired man responded as he looked down at some papers before him, idly scanning through them, "I am to imagine then, that your daughter is on a team with my own and Naruto then?"
"Ah, I see you've already been informed of the teams then?" the blonde man shifted slightly, a look of annoyance flashing across his eyes.
"No, I merely know Naruto," there was a faint smile on Hiashi's face as he gently set aside his paper work, "I highly doubt he wouldn't have taken steps to ensure that he and my daughter were on the same team, considering how he purposely failed his previous examinations solely for that purpose."
Inoichi twitched slightly as he heard the response, "I... See."
"The boy is very... driven," Hiashi allowed, a rueful smile on his face as he would lightly lean back, "When he has a goal, to be an obstacle to it, is not something that's generally... pleasant."
"First hand experience?" the response was dry as the blonde man merely arched a brow up.
Hiashi chuckled softly at the man's words before nodding gently, "Yes, years of it," the man paused then, allowing a slight, wistful smile to cross his features, "The boy was my wife's student after all."
Ino's father froze softly in place, the color, slowly draining from his face as he looked into Hiashi's amused eyes, "You mean, he practices THAT style?"
"I would have thought his profile to have been required reading for all upper level ninja by now," Hiashi chuckled just a bit, "Considering his... tendencies in how he trains himself."
"I find myself... suddenly, very very worried about my daughter," Inoichi grumbled softly as he leaned back in his chair, his eyes darkening slightly.
"Oh?" Hiashi shrugged slightly, "Despite how he seems, Naruto is a good person. He's been willing to protect my daughters with his life since he was a child..."
The man paused, his eyes darkening a moment as he took a deep breath, calming himself before continuing, "During the... 'incident' with Kumo, Naruto was almost mortally wounded stalling the man," Hiashi took a slow, deep breath at that, "I still don't know how he survived, the blood loss alone..."
Inoichi was silent, he could remember the incident which cost Hiashi his twin, watching the man before him, as the dark haired man continued, "He was still conscious, some how, when I brought Hinata back, the boy actually managed to smile when he saw she was safe. He simply refused to die," the man shook his head, before chuckling just a bit, "And after it was all over... He refused to let me go."
Hiashi looked up then, his eyes locking onto Inoichi, "The boy saved me, from myself. If he hadn't been there..." he shook his head softly, "I don't want to think of what I would have done."
"He sounds like an amazing child," Inoichi responded softly, before he looked up into Hiashi's eyes, "That doesn't change the fact though, that I came across them at a Ramen shop, with my daughter putting your daughter's hand on the boy's ass and getting her to squeeze."
The dark-haired man, twitched slightly, before putting his face lightly against his palm, "So... you're worried about your daughter corrupting mine?"
"Wha... Well," the blonde man froze slightly before twitching, nervously, "I don't want anyone's daughters to get corrupted!"
"Well, as it is..." Hiashi shifted a bit uncomfortably, "My daughter does tend to... Take after me."
"Meaning...?" there was a sharp look in Inoichi's eyes as he looked back at Hiashi.
"Well," the man coughed slightly, his reserved face coloring slightly, "You do recall what I was like at that age, don't you?"
"Huh," the man considered for a moment as he thought back, "You were always the quiet one as I recall... Didn't you faint the first couple of times your wife flirted with you?"
The flush on the man's face only grew as he gave a slow, pained nod, "Ah, yes... I had... forgotten that," the look turned sour, "Thank you for reminding me."
"Yeah, yeah," the man waved his hand, "Though, it was funny when she started leading you around on a leash after a while."
The dark haired man twitched again before burying his face in his hands and shifting slightly, to keep himself comfortable, "Ah yes... Like I said, she takes after her father, instead of her mother."
"So, what're you saying Hiashi?" the blonde man sighed, eying the man across from him.
"Both our daughters are perverts," the man shrugged slightly, "Learn to live with it."
"Learn to live with it...?" the man glared back at Hiashi, "She's my baby! My princess!"
"Who was publicly putting another girl's hand on a guy's ass, probably getting a feel for it herself," the pale eyed man shot back, "And if you think women can't be perverted..." the man chuckled softly as he looked back at Inoichi, "Need I remind you... of BOTH our wives?"
Inoichi paled again, the color simply draining from his face as his eyes grew wide, "Oh god..."
"Indeed," Hiashi nodded back, before reaching into his desk, pulling out a bottle of sake and a pair of dishes, "Drink?"
"Bar?" the man responded back, "I think... I'm going to need a lot more than just that."
"Yes, I think we both might," Hiashi nodded back, before a simple, sadistic grin slipped across his face, as he rose up, "Oh, by the way, did you happen to see any... books with the girls?"
"Huh?" the man paused, before blinking as he thought back, "Yeah, they each had a dark covered book with them, that they'd been reading I think... why?"
"Oh, Inoichi my friend..." Hiashi walked around, slinging an arm about the man's shoulder, "Welcome to my hell."
And with that, he deposited one of those books into the blonde man's hand, "My daughter's favorite series... and I'm going to guess, soon to be your daughter's as well."
Cautiously, the man opened up the book, before his eyes widened even more, a slight whimper breaking through his lips, "Oh... gods..."
"Yes, indeed," Hiashi nodded sagely, "Shall we go get those drinks then?"
"I... Yes, we shall," the man nodded quickly, his eyes still glued to the pages before him, "We most definitely shall!"
And with that, the two stood up, and made a beeline through the compound, straight to the nearest bar they could find.
-Back at Ichiraku Ramen-
"Did you guys just get a chill running down your spine?" Naruto spoke up, looking from one girl to the other.
"Hmm?" Ino looked up from where her nose was still buried in her book, her face flushed slightly, "Nope, not me Naruto-kun."
"N-not me either Naruto-kun," Hinata responded, letting off a soft little giggle as she stared at the pages in front of her.
"Huh, it was as if someone was trying to warn me about something," the boy paused a moment, considering, "Hmm... Ah well. So, you girls still up for that prank?"
Ino instantly broke into a down right evil grin as she nodded, eagerly, before quickly getting up and grabbing Hinata, "In fact, we're going to go get started on it right now!"
"B-but-but!" the dark-haired girl protested, "Naruto-kun! Book! CUDDLES!"
Ino leaned in, and suddenly whispered something into Hinata's ear. The girl instantly flushed crimson, a spot of blood appearing beneath her nose as she bursted into a string of perverted little giggles, "Why didn't you say so Ino-chan? See you soon Naruto-kun!"
Instantly, both girls were zooming down the street, giggling madly to one another as they whispered plans and thoughts one to the other. Back at the ramen shop, Naruto, stared after them, before turning to the owner, "Why do I get the feeling I should be worried?"
"Oh, you should be," Teuchi agreed with a smile and a twinkling wink, "But, in a good way."
"I'm in for a ride, aren't I?"
"Of your life kid, of your life."
-The Next Morning, Training Ground 13-
Naruto lounged back up against a tree, a slight yawn escaping his lips as he half dozed off. His forehead protector was pulled low, covering his eyes as the early morning sun glinted across the etched metal. The boy looked, to be in an idyllic repose, peaceful and quiet.
And as it so happened to be, the first thing Anko saw when she arrived at the Training grounds. Her eyes growing wide with mischief, she slowly began to creep towards the boy in exaggerated fashion, moving on the tips of her toes as her body hunched forward. Just as she loomed over the boy, she took a slow, deep breath, then suddenly, practically screamed out, "BOO!"
The figure she loomed over, suddenly exploded in coils of ensnaring rope as in twice in as many days, Anko fell victim to the boy's exploding rope clone technique.
"Mmmph! MPH!" the woman attempted to scream as she wiggled about, struggling against her bonds as she heard a voice from above.
"Morning Anko-chan, that wasn't very nice of you," Naruto grinned down at her, "Plus... did you REALLY think I'd just be napping in plain sight on my own?"
"Mph," the woman grunted softly as she glared sulkily up at him.
"Hmm, I wonder," the boy paused a moment, putting his finger to his lip in thought, "I wonder how Iruka-sensei would like to have YOU be the one tied up and helpless for a change?"
"Mmm..." a slight trickle of blood pouring past the spiky haired woman's nose as she flushed even more, her eyes glazing over was the boy's only response.
"And, of course, she likes that idea," blue eyes sparkled as the boy shook his head, "Why am I not surprised?"
Chuckling softly, the boy shook his head before shifting just a bit as he got more comfortable on his tree limb and looked out over the wooded area of their training ground. He'd gotten up early, again today, though, and made his way back to the training ground. After a decent warm up, he lounged back, just enjoying a bit of rest as he waited for the rest of the team and his teachers to show, a rope.
As boredom began to arise, the boy dropped one arm, letting it hand loose at his side while a length of rope began to slither down, moving down the tree with its knotted tip before beginning to crawl over to Anko. The woman in question began to worry, when the rope began to wind itself against her chest. Slowly, ever so slowly it tightened, by the the rope tied itself into a knot, securing itself about her torso, before she could only watch in fear as the boy waggled his brows , holding up the other end of the rope from his tree branch.
"MM!" the woman began to squirm, trying to work out of the ropes just as she saw the boy simply jump off the branch.
Immediately her body was jerked up, almost flying into the air as the body pulled her up, her body soon dangling in mid air as he smiled, carefully tying off his end of the rope as he left Anko to dangle from the tree, "Now Anko-chan, what've you learned from this experience?"
"Mmm mmph!"the women growled as she struggled to speak through the ropes gagging her.
Pulling out his note book, he idly began to scribble away, "Ya know, 'Stab first' isn't the kind of response that's going to make me want to let you down any sooner."
The woman glared back at him as he would grin up at her for a moment, before suddenly cackling like mad as he furiously wrote in his notebook, "Oh yes... that works... that works PEEEEEERFECTLY!"
Anko couldn't help but feel the trickle of cold sweat running down the side of her face at the boy's words, a tremor of fear running through her body as she stared down at the boy with wide eyes. Pausing a moment, the boy looked back up at the woman and began to stroke against his chin, "Hmmm... I could always use some more of those tags..."
Her eyes almost bugged out of her skull at the boy's words, a slow whimper of fear beginning to escape her lips, before she heard his next words, "I wonder if Iruka-sensei would like some?"
Anko's head almost flew off as she nodded, sending her body swaying about on the tree branch as she couldn't help but giggle into her gag. As if seeing her reaction, the boy grinned to himself, "Perhaps I should give him a nice instructional guide I wonder? Some nice ways to tie up his girl," He paused, ignoring the growing trickle of blood coming from Anko's nose.
"Perhaps advice on which toys to use? Hmmm..." the boy paused and grins, "How many HOURS to keep up the teasing, a nice progression chart to give him extra ideas on how to move from one to the other... And keep his girl boiling hmmm..."
The woman was sweating now, her eyes glazed over as she couldn't help but shiver in delight at the possibilities, "mmmm"
"Are you having fun Naruto?" a new voice asked as Kurenai casually walked onto the field, eying the pair.
"Oh, definitely Kurenai-sensei," the boy responded, "If you'd have given me a few more minutes, I would have had Anko-chan properly marinated and half cooked."
"So I can see," the woman responded dryly as she looked up at her friend, whose face was flushed positively crimson while she dangled in mid air, "And why is Anko tied up this time?"
"She thought I was lying down against the tree taking a nap," the boy responded simply, "So, she thought she'd come over and wake me up."
"Ah, I see," the woman nodded, "Another of those exploding rope clones of yours?"
"What can I say?" the boy shrugged before grinning, "I love that technique."
"That's become rather obvious I think," the red eyed woman chuckled, "So, how much longer you intend to leave her hanging like that?"
"I dunno," the boy paused, before looking at her hopefully, "The rest of the day?"
"MMPH!" came the muffled protest overhead.
"While it is tempting," the woman admitted as she smiled up at her friend, " I do need her to come with me later on to turn in our report that you three passed,"
"Hmm..." the boy pondered, "I'll let her out at the end of practice?"
"Well, I don't exactly NEED her help to start you three off..." the woman considered, lightly tapping her finger against her lip.
"MMMM!" the angry protests resumed as Anko struggled valiantly against the ropes.
"Hm," the boy said thoughtfully, "Well, is Iruka-sensei working today?"
"Mmmm...?" the woman overhead let out a speculative sound.
"I don't know, think she'd be interested?" Kurenai responded.
"How do you think I was cooking her?" the boy responded with that wide, almost innocent grin.
"Mmm!" there was an indignant sound above them, while Anko flushed a startling crimson.
"So, the next time she's being... well Anko, I could just tie her up, and dump her off with her boyfriend?"
"Mmm," Anko mulled that one over, visibly, considering the pros and cons as Naruto countered.
"Depends, you want to encourage or discourage her?" the blonde shot back.
"Good point," the woman almost giggled, "Sorry Anko, no delivering you to your Iruka-kun unless you're on your best behavior!"
"Mmph!" the woman grunted in annoyance.
"If you're really good, we'll do it with ribbon and a nice bow, sound fair?" Naruto offered.
"Mmmmm..." there was another speculative look in Anko's eyes as she dangled where she did.
"Yeah, thought so," the boy laughed softly before looking at Kurenai, "I'll get her down with the girls get here."
"That'll work," Kurenai smiled and nodded before she pulled out the book from yesterday and buried her nose in it, beginning to giggle softly at it.
"Uh... you're not going to be reading that when you're supposed to be training us right?" Naruto said worriedly.
"Mmm? Oh, of course not!" she paused a moment, "But, it IS a very good book! You're a talented writer!"
"Thanks, nice to be appreciated," the boy grinned softly, "Tell you what, make sure to give us your full attention for the training and I'll give you the rest of the series."
"The... rest of the series?" the woman quirked a brow, an intrigued look in her eyes.
"I can write, very fast," the boy grinned, "Though, these days, with Shadow Clones?" the boy just grinned, "They're great for taking care of stuff like that, cleaning, writing, observing."
"Try using them for chakra training," The woman suggested casually as she glanced back at her book, "Since you retain their memories..."
The rest left unsaid, the boy's eyes widened before he grinned, broadly, "Kurenai-sensei, I could kiss you!"
"HEY!" a pair of outraged voices sounded from the distance as Hinata and Ino came storming into view.
"Oh, hey girls," Naruto waved casually as he yawned, "Wanna play some whack the Anko-pinata?"
"MMMPH!" the jounin suspended practically screeched against the gag as she squirmed and wiggled wildly.
"I think all you'd get out of her are condoms and kunai," Kurenai commented dryly, "No offense Anko."
"Mph," the woman above them grunted.
"Never mind that!" Ino quickly interrupted.
"What's this about KISSING Kurenai-sensei?!" Hinata practically screeched, her eyes ablaze as she stared at the boy.
"Oh, she just gave me a really awesome training idea!" the boy responded cheekily, before pausing, as he grinned at the pair, "What, did you two want those kisses for yourselves?"
Instantly the pair of girls anger was washed away in a flush of embarrassment as they couldn't quite bring themselves to meet his gaze. Ino grumbled slightly as she stepped forward, her hands on her hips, her voice low and warning "Naruto-kun..."
"Yes, Ino-chan?" the boy asked guilelessly as he blinked those brilliant blue eyes at her.
"...You're doing that on purpose," the blonde girl pouted as she half glared at him.
"Doing what on purpose Ino-chan?" Those eyes, sparkling even more as he would put his notebook away, before he walked over to her, his fingers reaching out, a brush against her flushed chee as he lightly leaned in, whispering against her ear, "Making you weak in the knees?"
"Yessss..." the girl hissed out, her eyes fluttering closed for a moment, almost sinking into his words before she shook herself, trying to force a glare into her eyes, "I mean..."
He laughed, as he pulled away, moving over to Hinata to wrap her up in a warm hug, "Good morning Hinata-chan."
"G-good morning Naruto-kun" the girl smiled as she bowed her head happily, flushing slightly as she eagerly pressed herself back into his hug.
"Did you two have a good night?" the boy smiled as he slipped around, coming up behind both of them, his arms, gently settling on the smalls of their backs.
"Well, up until dad came in drunk off his ass, mumbling something about me taking after mom," Ino grumbled as she leaned against the boy's chest, not seeing the bug-eyed look crossing both Kurenai and Anko's faces, "But, funny thing was, he didn't do it with Shikaku or Chouza..."
"H-huh..." Hinata blinked slightly as she snuggled into Naruto's side herself, "Father also came in rather... Inebriated last night... I don't think I've ever heard of him going out and drinking before... and he was... speaking something about his daughters taking after him?"
Snickering giggles could be heard coming from the two instructors as the trio turned and looked towards their widely grinning teachers. Blinking slightly, Naruto stared at the two women, "What's so funny?"
"Mm mmph mmm!" Anko spoke up through her gagged mouth, her eyebrows waggling suggestively.
"Okay, why is Anko-sensei tied up again?" Ino asked as she looked up at the spiky haired woman.
"Oh, we thought we'd start off the day with a game of whack the Anko-pinata," Naruto spoke up cheerily, "Good way to get the blood flowing!"
"N-Nar-Naruto-kun," Hinata blinked owlishly, "You don't mean that, do you?"
"Meh, well, not really," the boy admitted sheepishly.
"Oh," the girl responded with a look of disappointment on her face.
Anko twitched visibly as she saw the disappointment in the girl's eyes, glaring balefully back at the group.
"Can I use her for practicing my Gentle Fist then, Kurenai-sensei?" the Hyuga spoke up, bright eyed and eager as she smiled at the red eyed woman.
"Well..." the woman reached up, cupping her chin thoughtfully as she looked back at her friend, "It does work best against a living practice dummy..."
"mmmm..." Anko whimpered audibly as she struggled once more against the ropes.
"Heh," the boy grinned, "Poor Anko-chan... But, I think the girls were asking you two a question?"
Instantly Kurenai froze as she shifted nervously, "Oh, It's nothing... nothing much at all."
"Uh... huh," Ino narrowed her eyes, ass he crossed her hands about her chest, "Start talking!"
"I am... rather curious myself," Hinata added as she looked skeptically at the women as she arched an elegant brow upwards.
"Well you see..." Kurenai paused before grinning, "Ask Anko, she knows more about than me!"
Naruto looked at the twitching of the girls next to him before carefully looking back to the now visibly sweating Anko, "Um... Hmmm... You two wouldn't be about to say something like their mothers being the two most perverted kunoichi of their day?"
Both girls blinked a moment, before suddenly turning incredulous looks onto their teammate.
"What?" the boy shrugged slightly with a grin, "I know for a fact Hinata-chan's mother was."
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata blushed a violent crimson as she eeped softly, her eyes turning away as she couldn't help but shiver slightly at the thought.
"Hey, she was my sensei, remember?" the boy grinned happily as he would lean down, kissing lightly on Hinata's neck, "And, you never complained before."
"Eeeee," the girl squealed happily before immediately taking a death grip on his arm, snuggling against him with everything she had, "Mmm... Naruto-kun..."
"Oooookay," Ino slowly drawled out, blinking a bit at the girl's reaction, before twitching slightly, "So, Naruto-kun..." the girl grinned wickedly as she leaned in, lightly breathing against his neck, "Are you saying... I'm a pervert?"
"Hmmm," the boy paused, considering as he looked down at the woman smiling a predator's grin back at him, before leaning in, suddenly nipping at her neck as he dragged his teeth against her soft skin, "Yes."
The girl shivered, a slight whimper escaping her lips before twitching and curling against him even tighter, "Mean."
"Anko..." Kurenai spoke up carefully as she looked at her tied up friend.
"Mmm?" the woman in question responded curiously.
"How wrong is it to be jealous of your genin?" the red eyed kunoichi twitched slightly.
"Mmm," Anko shrugged back at her, before leering at the floor show once more.
"Me either," the woman sighed, "All right, playtime's over, get Anko down so we can start training."
Ino and Hinata both pouted as they snuggled tightly against Naruto's side, "But we wanna plaaaaaaay!"
Naruto himself, couldn't help but sweatdrop slightly at the girls, before chuckling nervously towards the jounins, "Ah, heh... this could take a sec."
Both women could feel the drops of sweat slowly rolling along the sides of their faces as the two girls giggled happily.
-Later, the Hokage's office-
"Well, which genin teams are going to be in rotation this time?" Sarutobi spoke up with a smile.
"Team 7, passes," there was a hint of resignation in his voice as Kakashi stuck his nose in his book, "Barely."
"Team 8 passes," Asuma spoke up with a grin, "Though, I pity the guys."
"And Team 10?" the Hokage spoke up, directing his gaze towards where Kurenai and Anko had their noses buried in books, before coughing softly, "Kurenai, Anko?"
"Hmm? Did you say something?" both girls looked up as they spoke simultaneously, while they faces held a slight flush.
"Team 10, do they pass?" the group of jounin could feel a drop of sweat each falling down the sides of their heads.
"Oh, I don't know Anko-chan, what do you think?" Kurenai turned her head, looking at her partner, "Do you think they pass?"
"I'm not sure Nai-chan, they were awfully rough..." The woman pouted softly, "I still feel all stiff and sore, its soooo hard to walk!"
"I know, you poor baby," The woman nodded, patting her on the shoulder, "The way they all ganged up on you, tying you down, doing all those horrible things to you."
Anko sniffled audibly as she leaned back against her friend, "And the things they promised to do to me! All those horrible things! And the worst part of it all!"
"Yes, I know... I know" the woman patted consolingly on her friend's shoulder.
"The worst part of all?" Asuma spoke up, a slightly twitching look to his face.
"They wouldn't follow through and do it!" Anko turned her head and cried, directly onto Kurenai's bosom as she clutched her friend tightly, "Getting me all worked up and eager to go, then not following through! It was horrible!"
"There, there," the red eyed woman soothed, "I'm sure next time Naruto will be happy to tie you up with a ribbon on Iruka's bed."
"You think so Nai-chan?" the woman spoke up, her eyes suddenly sparkling with delight, "You really think so!?"
"Yes, I'm sure," she responded back, "In between the girls driving their fathers to drinking I'm certain they'll be happy to serve you up to Iruka," she paused a moment, before grinning, "And remember, Naruto promised to sit down and have 'The Talk' with poor Iruka."
The chuunin in question gulped audibly as he shrank slightly from his position next to the Hokage's desk, not daring to to meet the incredulous and more than a few jealous stares directed at him. Coughing next to the man, the Hokage himself spoke up, "So then, I'll assume that Naruto and his team passed?"
"Oh, do they!" Kurenai and Anko responded, a glazed look in their eyes, "His books alone... " in unison, they sighed happily before instantly their noses returned to the books in question, quiet, perverted giggles rising up from between them.
Sarutobi chuckled a bit at the woman's antics as he would continue, "Their skills, their teamwork?"
"Heh, was there ever any doubt?" Anko chuckled softly, "You know how good the brat is."
"He and Hinata work very well together already," Kurenai grinned, before blushing softly, "Very... VERY well."
A wide grin curled across the woman's face, Anko giggled softly as she continued, "And Ino's already showing signs at fitting almost perfectly in with them. Hell, they even took it into their own hands to dole out punishment amongst themselves..." the woman pouted softly, "Just because they didn't think I'd be... appropriate in how I would punish Ino for calling me names."
"Weeeeeeeeelllllll..." Kurenai was grinning softly, "I think she was giving a rather... accurate description of how you were acting with your boyfriend... In front of all those innocent genin too!"
Iruka was blushing again as he tried to shrink down into nothing in his chair, hiding from the gazes sent his way as Anko pouted back, "But he's sooo cute!"
Everyone was simply staring at the two, playful, giggling kunoichi as they bantered back and forth at a loss for what to say. At least, everyone save a chuckling old man, "Ah, welcome to the Naruto Effect."
"Oh, that reminds me old man!" Anko piped up, "Naruto wanted to know if he was able to give those Performance Reviews to other genin teams."
"I don't see why not," The man smiled back at her, "Though the pay grade will of course be lower, how much so dependent on if the team's jounin instructors are involved or not."
The jounin instructors in the room could feel a cold shiver running down their spines as they stared from the innocent smile on the Hokage's face, to the cheerful grin on Anko's as she continued, "Good to know! Though, since he's now in a team, will you allow his teammates to take part in these missions?"
"So long as they contribute to the final report, I don't see why not."
"Hehehehehe," Anko was giggling now, her eyes blazing, "This is gonna be soooo much fun! I can't believe I didn't give this a try sooner!"
"Hokage-sama," Kakashi spoke up, carefully as he eyed the woman, "Why do you hate us?"
"Why Kakashi, whatever gave you that idea?" the old man smiled back at the silver haired jounin, "Think of all the extra training that your students will get from this!"
"I was attacked in the middle of the street by one of their students!" the man protested, "In broad daylight!"
"You were walking down the street reading Icha Icha," Kurenai deadpanned, "Reading that filth, where children can see? Really!"
"He made me late for meeting my team!"
"Don't you usually get lost on the road of life anyway?" Anko countered sarcastically.
"Well, yes, but that's besides the point!"
"And you're telling us, that a jounin like you, couldn't handle a newly genin?" Kurenai teased, "Maybe you're one of the ones that needs the first performance review."
"Why Nai-chan, I think that's a great idea!" Anko agreed, her eyes sparkling, "We'll have to talk to Naruto about it straight away!"
"I do believe you're right Anko-chan!" the woman nodded happily back to her, "Especially considering his... thoughts, on Icha Icha."
"Leave my Icha Icha out of it!" Kakashi cried fearfully, clutching the orange book to his chest, "Its done nothing to you!"
"To us? Nope, not at all," Anko grinned, "To Naruto...? Now that's a different story, entirely."
"All I have to say is...This is going to be an interesting year," Kurenai grinned before looking back into her book and just... giggling once more.
"Yes, I do believe it is," the Hokage agreed, his smile visible on his face, "I do believe it is."
-Yamanaka Household-
"Hey daddy!" Ino called happily, a broad grin written across her face as she practically skipped into their home, despite the almost ruined state of her clothes.
She was covered in dust and dirt from head to toe, tears all along the fabrics of her outfit, with stains of all kinds splattered across it. Cuts and scrapes, with flecks of dried blood popped up here and there, criss crossing her body as her hair clung matted and knotted to her skin. But still, it did nothing to dim the triumphant smile written happily on her face.
Inoichi himself, simply stared back at her from his seat in the kitchen, unable to quite comprehend how his daughter, his princess, always so concerned about her appearance, seemed to be reveling in the clinging signs of exertion, "My, you seem happy today... Something happen I should know about?"
"We had our first training session!" the girl almost giggled as she got into a chair across from him and practically melted into it.
"Ah I see," the man frowned slightly before canting his head lightly to the side, "And... that's why you don't care about your clothes being how they are?"
The girl paused a moment, struggling against herself, before slowly shaking her head, "I... actually don't. Its weird, but I'm happier about having a really productive training session than I'm upset about ruining my clothes."
"Sounds like my little princess is actually turning into a kunoichi," the man smiled back at her as he watched how she thoughtfully nodded her head.
"Yeah... Thanks to my team!" the girl grinned happily, "I don't know what I would've done if I'd been stuck with Chouji and Shikamaru... They don't do anything!"
"I take it that Naruto and Hinata are different?" the man smiled as he carefully sipped at his tea.
"Oh yeah, a lot different," the girl nodded happily, "They actually LIKE to train, and they keep pushing each other, and me. They encourage each other to try harder! And Naruto... he's just amazing what he can do!"
"So I... hear," the man smiled slightly again as he took another sip from his tea, "So what're you going to do tonight princess?"
"Oh, gonna get cleaned up, then Hinata and I are going to help Naruto mess with the guys," the girl said non-nonchalantly, "How about you? Going drinking with Hinata's dad again?"
Inoichi almost spit out his tea at that, before calming himself quickly as he gave her a sheepish look, "Oh, figured it out huh?"
"Really dad," the girl rolled her eyes with a grin, "We ARE teammates you know," she giggled softly, "It wasn't too hard to figure out when we realized you two were blubbering about the same thing when you came home last night."
"Errr... I don't quite remember that honestly," the man responded sheepishly as he watched his daughter stand up, then saunter towards the bathroom.
"Oh, you didn't say too much..." the girl grinned back over her shoulder, "Just about how I was taking after Mom so much."
The man froze, paling slightly as he managed to clear his throat with a nod, "Ah, I see..."
Just before she vanished into the bath, she cast him one last look, with a devilish grin, "Of course... From what my instructors told me... I really am."
A perverted, and hauntingly familiar giggle filled the air as Inoichi only paled even further as he watched his daughter vanish behind the door. A shiver ran down his spine, as he was inflicted with a sense of icy dread only fathers could feel concerning their daughters. This was very bad.
-Hyuga Compound-
"Did you have a good day Hinata?" Hiashi asked as he sensed his daughter walking past the door of his office, sipping lightly at his tea as he went over a scroll.
"Y-yes father," the girl responded with a panting little blush as she offered a slight smile, her condition much the same as her teammate's had been, "And yours?"
"Well enough, well enough," the man paused a moment, "Though I did receive a few rather... alarming requests to interceded with young Naruto concerning his new... appointment by the Hokage."
"Did your hangover give you any troubles?" the girl asked, that smile on her lips quite innocent as she smiled at her father.
"Ah," the man coughed uncomfortably as he shifted uneasily on his chair, "I take it that you are aware of my... escapade last night."
"You woke me up when you came home," the girl giggled softly, "I haven't heard you singing that much since... in quite a while."
She ended her sentence softly, a distant look in her eyes before she smiled softly, "And you made some very interesting comments.
"Ah," the man twitched again, shifting even more uncomfortably in his seat, "I'm afraid I don't quite... recollect."
"Oh, its nothing much father," the girl smiled, "Apparently you and Yamanaka-san were having quite the time talking about daughters taking after their mothers."
The man slowly paled, gulping audibly as he would neutrally respond, "I... see. And how did you know I was out with... Yamanaka-san?"
"Oh, Ino-chan and I had a nice talk about it... along with Kurenai-sensei and Anko-sensei," the girl spoke up cheerfully, "Though, they were saying something about how I took after both my parents."
"Yes, I will agree with that," the Hyuga clan head was actually blushing at his daughter's words as he refused to look up at her.
"Well, I'm going to take a bath and get cleaned up father," Hinata spoke up cheerfully, "Then I'm going to go have some fun with Ino-chan and Naruto-kun."
"I... see," the man nodded, "Very good."
"Oh, and father?" her voice was heard down the hall, "You should go out more often... Especially if it gets you singing again."
The man twitched slightly as he put his head into his hands, shaking softly as he blushed as brightly as he daughter could.