Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto's Odyssey Redux ❯ Chap 1-5 Remix ( Chapter 1 )

Author's note

 

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Otherwise it wouldn't be fanfiction, now would it? The story herein contains, or will contain in future chapters: References of shonen-ai, crude humor, sexual tension, explicit dialog, political incorrectness, and that warm and fuzzy felling. I think it's the fox fur >_>

 

“Spoken word”

`Thoughts'

~actions I'm too lazy to describe other than saying what it is between two tildes. ~

*Kyuubi*

 

 

The scene opens with two people, all tall blonde male driving a sleek, noiseless motorcycle, and a white haired older man in the side car, who is apparently drunk.

 

“Naruto-kun?” asked the older man “do you think we can stop in the next town?”

 

“And why is that” Naruto asked, concentrating on what was called a road; others would just call it packed earth.

 

“I'm afraid I'll get rusty if I don't train time to time” The older man stated with a lecherous smile

 

“Uh-huh” `Wouldn't have anything to do with getting drunk and sleeping with women or peeping for inspiration for his latest book' Naruto thought sarcastically “I'll, think on it”

 

“Ho, hoe, your reluctance wouldn't stem from fear of staring in another one of my blockbusters would it” The older man laughed “Or are you afraid you can't control your-self around beautiful women anymore? Hmmmmm?”

 

Just the mention of women Flushed Naruto's face as well as flooding his mind memories of grunts moans whimpers need lust and the smell of musk. That moment of lost concentration cost him control, veering slightly to the right he hit a mound of wet clay and was thrown from his seat. He face-planted 10 feet from the bike wobbly he stood up and dusted him self off. The whole time the older man roared with laughter on the brink of tears.

 

Jiraiya abruptly stopped laughing and his face went cold. The light wind whipped sand making a low whishing sound. Other than the wind the night was silent no yipping or howling of predators, nor the sounds of insects that escaped the Noonday sun.

 

“Naruto” the older man said simply and calmly. Naruto nodded in understanding then walked to the motorcycle.

 

Before Naruto sat back down in the seat a crossbow bolt struck with a soft thunk. There on the motorcycle where Naruto had been was a fox plushie with a bolt indignantly lodged in its head.

 

Two men approached the vehicle cautiously one with a crossbow the other with a katana raised high above his head.

 

Jiraiya leaned down and grabbed a bottle of sake as if oblivious to what was happening around him.

 

The man with the katana charged the sidecar and swung the katana down in a chopping arc. Jiraiya leaned back in his seat, dodging the sharp blade.

 

The katana caught and lodged itself in the side car. Jiraiya grabbed the swordsman's head with his left hand and slammed it against the front of the side car with a meaty cracking sound.

 

Naruto appeared behind the other man. “Forget about me” He swept his leg low catching the man in the right ankle forcing him side ways. “Big mistake” Naruto followed threw with a left open palmed strike.

 

The crossbowman let go of the clumsy weapon and pulled a kunai with his right hand to defend himself.

Naruto's hand hit the kunai which impaled itself from the force of his strike.

 

“AHHHRGG” Naruto yelled in pain then backhanded the assailant. The kunai still in his hand sliced its way across the man's face from left cheek to right eye-socket. The man's body spun in the air and landed heavily on the road.

 

“Your reliance on your healing ability has made you sloppy” Jiraiya stated as Naruto removed the kunai from his hand throwing it into the ground contemptively. “Yeah I know”

 

“So, Naruto-kun” the older man said “I take it you wouldn't mind stopping at a local village at least for the night?”

 

“Couldn't hurt” Naruto stated blandly still spitting out wet clay and sand as he mounted the motorcycle. “We could use some rest and stock up on supplies but no peeping while we're there. I would like leave at least one town where you would be welcomed back”

 

“Sure-Sure” said the older man. Nodding enthusiastically like a child that had no intention of keeping his word once he got what he wanted.

 

Naruto sighed "Let's go Ero-Senin” Then channeled some chakra in to the motorcycle, driving to the nearest town, a town unaware that the world's most infamous pervert and his pupil where on their way.

 

They arrived to the small village, greeted by a gawking mass. All countries were used to seeing Shinobi, but those other Shinobi were not Naruto and Jiraiya, let alone Shinobi riding a sleek red, orange, and black motorcycle.

 

With a snarling fox head for the front, and nine tailpipes in the back, it was an impressive sight. The impressiveness of the sight was diminished slightly by the side car that was in the shape of a Toad.

 

Naruto looked around and smiled, this appeared to be a nice calm place to stay the night. He took a deep breath the smell the sweet smell of civilization, and was greeted by the smell he knew anywhere, ramen.

 

He parked in the middle of the road, running of to his favorite food, while leaving the Ero-Senin to his own devices. He peered in, and he saw the most beautiful thing in the world, a sign stating “all the ramen you can eat 1,260 yen”

 

“A bowl of pork ramen, and keep them coming” He said as sat down on the stool

 

“Right away” said a woman in her early thirties. After 4 minute's but what seemed like hours she brought him a rather large bowl of Ramen. Placing the bowl in front of Naruto he had vision of an angel bringing him a gift from the gods. After the moment of revere he snapped out of it snapped apart the chopsticks thanked her for the meal and dove in.

 

“Passing through lord?” She inquired as she watched him eat.

 

“Yes” Naruto replied “but I'm not a lord, I'm a shinobi of the leaf”

 

“Really?” she asked half interested.

 

“Yeah I'm next in line to be Hokage, once the old lady steps down, I will be the number one shinobi of the leaf” He said excitedly she looked down and she was surprised to see the bowl that she had just placed a moment ago was empty.

 

”Like my cooking I see” she chuckled

 

“HELL YEAH, it's awesome, I can't see why there isn't a line for blocks waiting to eat this” he exclaimed

 

“Well ramen isn't a big food out here in the wind country” she sighed “I Have to practically give it away for people eat it”

 

Naruto grumbled something about idiots, villagers, and day of reckoning under his breath.

 

The store owner giggled “My name is Gia, may I ask what yours is, hmmmm?

 

Naruto cheeks flushed “Heh, I'm sorry, either people already know who I am, or I would have already have told them. I am Uzumaki Naruto, the most powerful shinobi of the leaf!” Naruto exclaimed rather loudly.

 

Several hours later Naruto and Gia were still in active conversation. The lights outside came on, and the crowds thinned.

 

“Naruto-sama, why don't you stay with me for the night?”

 

Naruto would have protested, no way in hell would he leave his bike in the hands of the Ero-Senin over night. But the protests were quashed before they came to mind as soon as she caressed his hand. His vision went fuzzy and red.

 

She led him behind the counter, past a curtain, and up some wooden stairs. The house above the restaurant was sparse and clean, pictures being the only indication that some one lived up there.

 

He lay there, staring at the ceiling. `The morning won't turn out well' he thought to himself bitterly. `She probably cry, and tell me that I'm the only one that has made her feel this way and wants me to either stay or take her with me'

 

*You would know from numerous past occasions wouldn't you human. I really don't understand you; you should mate and move on. Why don't you follow that white haired elder of yours example*

 

`Shut it fox, you've gotten me in enough trouble'

 

*and in plenty of females* the demon cackled.

 

Naruto sighed, he'll just have deal with it as it comes, and with that he closed hi eyes, to rest up for the troubles tomorrow.

 

Naruto awoke, yawned loudly, and scratched his ribcage. He found the bed he was empty, and the room was a wild mess. He grabbed the pillow behind himself, placed it over his face, leaned back on to the bed.

 

“ARRRRRRG” Naruto yelled into the pillow `Fuck you fox, fuck you and what you've done to me, at this rate Ill catch something'

 

The demon, laughed heartily. *Boy, you know because of me you can't catch any diseases, and are you really complaining that because of me you have an active sex life?*

 

Naruto and the demon both new that wasn't the case. Naruto just hated not being in control and breaking a woman's heart.

 

With a sigh, Naruto leaned up, swiveled, so that his legs hung over the bed, and looked for his clothes and armour.

 

Grumbling he picked up his clothes looking around the house for a bathroom to clean up he wasn't going to meet up with the Ero-Senin un-bathed. He found a small bathroom which had a frog motif and smiled to himself.

 

*If the frogs were being chewed on by foxes, it'll be perfect*

 

`Shut it' But Naruto smiled wider at the thought. He fiddled with the bathtubs faucet knobs, trying to figure out how to turn on the shower. Well he figured it out, when the shower head flew out of its holder, and sprayed wildly in pulses.

 

“Son of a bitch” he said sputtering. Grabbing a hold of the attacking shower head, he climbed into the shower. The water was warm, and the pulsating action helped relax his muscles. No sooner than 2 minuets after he had turned on the water, the water turned Ice cold.

 

“Fuuuccccckkk” He looked around for shampoo, so he could finish the shower quickly. There was only one bottle, labeled “Natural Woman”. With inhuman speed, he lathered shampooed his hair and escaped the frigid shower of hell.

 

Clothed and armoured Naruto went downstairs, and entered the restaurant part of the house. “Good morning Naruto-Sama” The woman said glowingly.

 

“Good Morning to you too” `think you insensitive asshole' “How are you this morning, Gia” `Whew, smooth, god's help when I go senile' He stood behind her watching her cook. She leaned back turned her head and gave him a light kiss.

 

“If I didn't have a business to run I would have woke you up properly” She winked, Naruto flushed. He was already feeling guilty about having to leave soon and for not telling her yesterday that he would.

 

She noticed his distant frown. “I figured you'd be leaving soon” Gia said sullenly “So I started making you a few bowls of ramen for breakfast, and put together some food for you on the road.”

 

“Ill visit when I can and mail you” He said

 

“That's sweet but I don't want to impose anything on you and I'm sure there's others” That stung him, for the simple fact it was true. “Besides I don't want my husband to find out” she lied. “I wouldn't want him to kill himself going after you.”

 

Naruto noticed no ring on her finger or any pictures of men in her house for that matter. He smiled leaned downed to kissed Gia her eyes watering she kissed back and hugged him tightly. After the embrace, he grabbed the food, and put it into his large backpack, and grabbed the bowl of ramen on the table and left.

 

Jiraiya was out side with a big shit eating grin on his face. “Naruto-kun, probing the locals for information?” he laughed coarsely.

 

Naruto didn't answer, and mounted the motorcycle. The tank read a quarter full; they came into the town with a full tank, and it only used gas when the pervert Senin used it. “Took her for a spin, did ya?” Naruto asked.

 

”No, field investigation I heard there was information of rogue shinobi at the bathhouse” The Senin said smoothly.

 

Naruto just shook his head, and donned his helmet.

 

”It'll be good to see Gaara and see how he's doing.” Naruto said.

 

*And that Temari female* Kyuubi licked his lips mentally

 

“Probably using that desert coffin jutsu on his paperwork which all Kages have to deal with.” Jiraiya said.

 

Naruto barked a laugh, that's the one thing he doesn't look forward to when he becomes Hokage.

 

Channeling chakra into the motorcycle was draining. It wasn't like Naruto didn't have enough natural reserves for several world trips; it was the constant pulling on his chakra points. Hitting a few dials the cycle switched over to gas. The vehicle sputtered during the transition and rumbled, then purred. He lifted hands from the bars and opened and closed his fists a few times to get the numbness out. It was getting dark so he turned on the headlights that looked like eyes.

 

Naruto's head was nodding tiredly. `Just a few more minuets' he chanted over and over in his head.

 

They finally reached the town gates. The guards only needed to glance, to know who had come, no one would delay the Kazekage's best friend. The gate opened before them, and the sights and sounds of the town filled there senses. Suna's was most active at night, due to the day sun's heat. The people parted to let them drive to the Kage's tower. Once they reached the front door, Naruto removed his helmet, and threw it at the sleeping Senin. “We're here!” Naruto said smiling

 

“No shit brat, do that again Ill write a yaoi novel featuring you by name!” Jiraiya bellowed.

 

Naruto shuddered “Well come on old man you'll die in the seat before you put pen to paper again!” Naruto quipped. Jiraiya yelled while Naruto ran inside the senin chasing close behind.

 

Naruto skidded to a halt, in front of the screen that separated the Kage's side, from others, and obscured his form, adding the wizard of OZ touch. Naruto straightened, pointed his finger, and yelled “You!” The man behind the screen squinted, got up pulled out a kunai raised to strike, and threw himself at Naruto.

 

The new attendant was horrified. The two met, then embraced, Naruto gave Gaara bear hug that made the shorter man's back pop.

 

“Whazup” Naruto asked. Gaara promptly smacked Naruto on the back of the head with sand. “Oww Gaara-san, what the fuck was that for?” “For saying something stupid” Gaara said back. “

 

If you hit him every time he says something stupid, there won't be anything left.” A buxom blonde-haired woman stated mater-of-factly.

 

Naruto's smile widened opened his arms and dropped Gaara unceremoniously. Gaara glared halfheartedly after he caught himself in a small pillar of sand.

 

“Temari-chan” Naruto practically yelled, as he went to hug her. After he let go, he quickly glanced bottom to top, taking in her form. “You look radiant!”

 

Temari smiled “Thank you, and you almost made me believe, you know what that word means” Naruto gave a fake hurt look, as Temari and Gaara, laughed at his expense.

 

“Nice getup you got going now” Temari said

 

“What couldn't decide between a ninja or an astronaut, so you went for both?” Gaara asked.

 

Naruto's face scrunched, and eyes began water. ~sniff~ “I thought you two would be more supportive” Naruto said in a hurt voice ~sniff~ “I was mortally wounded during my last mission in the earth country, and now I rely on this for life support”

 

Gaara looked genuinely ashamed, and Temari looked ready to cry. “Really” she asked, scared that it might be true.

 

“Nope, wear it because it's cool”

 

Temari stiffened #THWACK! # “Asshole!” Naruto was hit over the head with a large fan, and punched in the chest by sand. He only reacted to the fan, which made Gaara raise an eyebrow.

 

“As well as provide protection, hide my huge chakra signature so I'm not broadcasting “here I am”, it looks fucking awesome.” Temari rolled her eyes.

 

“Who made that fashion abomination anyway?” Gaara asked

 

“It was a gift from the Snow country”

 

Temari's face hardened. “A present from Yuki perhaps?” venom dripping from her words.

 

Naruto sighed. “No, from the country its self, Yuki-ch, err san” `that was close' “Yuki was afraid Ill start another fad, again”

 

Gaara shuddered seeing one person in his life with all that orange was bad enough but impressionable boys where ever Naruto went adopted his Orange jumpsuit look. It was a plague of bad taste.

 

“How long are you staying” Temari asked changing the subject.

 

“A week at max, just enough to do a little training, and some research on seals”

Gaara frowned “Alright, Ill have someone set up a room for you in the tower your “mentor” will be set up at a hotel”

`No doubt to avoid an incident with Temari again'

 

 

Temari led Naruto through several staircases and hallways. Her soft hand holding his was having quite the effect on Naruto.

 

*Her hands are not the only thing that's soft* Kyuubi said, while bringing up some rather, explicit memories.

Naruto cheeks reddened.

 

“Is there some thing wrong” Temari asked wondering why Naruto had paused.

 

“No nothing, my tenant just decided to pull up some memories, is all.”

 

Blood rushed to Temari's cheeks, having a pretty good idea what those memories might be. “Here we are” Temari showing him a palatial bedroom.

 

“Holy shit, I can't imagine the room Gaara stays in, if this is for a guest” Temari laughed

 

`I want to hear that more often' Naruto thought

 

*among other sounds*

 

`Shut it, fox, or Ill use a seal, that'll force you to think nothing but gay sex' Naruto didn't hear from the fox for the rest of the night.

 

“I guess, Ill see you in the morning, then?” Naruto asked Temari

 

“Ill try to work you in” Temari said slyly as she went to hug him. “Why do you smell like vanilla?”

 

`Shit, um I woke up in a strange woman's house, and used her shampoo, yeah that'll go over well' ~cough~ “The last town I was in only had vanilla shampoo for sale” `Not going to buy it, she's not going to buy it.'

 

“Oh, well it smells good on you, goodnight Naruto-kun.”

 

After she closed the door Naruto fell backwards on to the large bed letting out a sigh. He then noticed his pants were way too tight. `Fuck, she probably noticed but hot damn that ass; I'd tap that till it ran dry'

 

Naruto went to the shower, and examined it for any deadly shower heads, finding none he turned on the water. Naruto disrobed rotated his shoulders then stepped into the shower left foot first.

 

'Ah fuck yeah; who ever came up with heated water is a god.'

 

The soothing water cascaded down his tired and sore muscles. The steady sound helped him clear his mind.

 

His little shinobi brought him back to thinking about a particular pig-tailed blonde kunochi. Thinking back four years, when they shared a bedroll in the snow country.

 

Temari's soft skin her shapely hips and ass those magnificent breasts bare against his body. They made love that night, it wasn't lust well some what, but it wasn't just to fulfill their carnal needs. It was tender, gentle and expressed the love they had in their hearts.

 

Naruto stroked himself lost in the memory repeating Temari's name like a mantra. He leaned his back against the wall for support really getting into it. His right foot was getting numb, readjusting he slipped hit his head against the shower was, and blacked out

 

 

Temari was eating breakfast with her brother Gaara in the tower's large kitchen. Gaara was eating cereal munching loudly while Temari had made herself a plate of eggs.

 

“So, how did you sleep, ne-chan?”

 

“Better, since Naruto came last night, I've had the best sleep in years”

 

Gaara raised an eyebrow quizzically.

 

“No, not what you think, just having him here puts me at ease.” `And gave me a wet dream last night' she thought.

 

Gaara gave a rare smile Naruto did brighten everywhere he went. `Maybe it was all the orange'.

 

“Speaking of Naruto, has anyone seen him?” Temari asked. Gaara shook his head. “I'll go check-up on him then”

 

Temari knocked on the door softly, and waited, nothing, she knocked louder, still no response. She was getting worried, Naruto wasn't a morning person for sure, but he still woke up before 10 am.

 

“Naruto I'm coming in!” She burst through the door and started looking around she saw his bags unopened bed still made (she knew he doesn't make the bed, ever) and the shower running in the bathroom. “Naruto, I'm coming in, if you don't want me to say so!”

 

No reply, she barged in to the bathroom, to find Naruto, lying unconscious, in the shower, water running. She screamed: his body was in a rather crooked looking position, reddish water around his head. She ran straight to him, and pulled his wet body out of the bathroom, and on to the bed in the other room.

 

“I swear to the gods, if you die, Ill kill you!”

 

Naruto stirred. “Temari” He said in a moaning manner rather than as a question.

 

Temari was crying, she knew Kunochis are taught, not to cry but, she could help be worried sick by such a beautiful life. She beat his chest as she cried, he moaned her name again. This time she heard him, and she composed herself. She kicked herself for crying, before examining, the situation in its entirety.

 

`Best to start now, then' She thought to herself as she examined, his body, for any injuries. She gently lifted his head and turned it from side to side checked his neck for anything broken. She checked his arms and abdomen but so far there was nothing wrong. She found herself caressing his muscles drinking in his features.

 

Her breath caught, it had been 4 years since she had been with a man, the last being Naruto. His hair was longer paler and streaked with white giving it a fox like appearance. His whisker marks on his cheeks were darker and broader. His left arm sported the Anbu smoke tattoo. At 6'3” he was a taller now, more so than most shinobi she knew. His body had lost all its baby fat; his muscles looked like chiseled stone belying a hard and athletic life, the life of a man that fought and killed for a living, the life of a shinobi. Naruto's perfection was diminished by scars; one that wrapped all the way around his neck two vertical scars on his shins a painful looking one across abdomen below his navel

 

But he still had that winning smile, a smile she reminded herself that melted her heart. He was the closet person to Gaara, always lit up the room with his outfits and personality loved children cared about her, AND WAS LYING NAKED AND UNCONCIOUS!

 

Naruto felt a heavy lump of thick hair lying on his chest, and then he heard the sobbing. Naruto's eyes shot open, looked down, and saw a crying kunochi. “Temari, what's wrong, why are you crying?” Naruto asked as he reached for her stroking her hair.

 

“You! You're a bastard, you know that. How dare you, scare me like that, what gives you the right to make me care about you?” Temari replied sobbing into his chest.

 

`SHIT, SHIT, SHIT, what the hell am I going to say to that?'

 

*Well, you can either give me control; I'd take care of the situation. Or you could always do something out of your mentor's books, volume 68, chapter 43, seems appropriate*

 

`Yes, you're a genius!'

 

*Yes, I know, eleven hundred years of existence, will do that.*

 

Naruto lifted Temari's chin gently, and with a poker-face said “Nothing, gives me the right, but nothing gives me greater joy to know you care, because you are precious to me.”

 

With that he brought her face to his, and kissed her tenderly. She melted into his arms; the kiss went from a slow and tender one, to hungry and lustful. Their tongues dueled, for supremacy. Temari was the first to pullback, but to follow up with sucking on his bottom lip. His hands roamed her back, running fingers along her spine.

 

“Oh sweet, Kami!” She gasped, and when she let go of his lip, his mouth went to her neck, nibbling and sucking up and down it and along her collar bone.

 

“Naruto! Gaara said you came here to say for a while, just wanted to stop by and say hi……..” Kankuro stopped forgetting what he was saying all other thoughts for that matter, and stood slack jawed and bug-eyed.

 

“KNOCK ASSHOLE!” Naruto yelled, not giving Kankuro much time to take in the situation, and threw a rasengan in his general direction. Kankuro hurriedly left the room, before the ball of chakra met with the door and chewed its way partially threw then exploded, sending a whirlwind of splinters, all throughout the hall way.

 

“Well fuck, I might as well get dressed now.” Naruto said as he helped Temari off the bed.

 

Later that day Naruto, Temari, Gaara, and Kankuro were eating lunch on the roof of the Kazekage tower overlooking the hidden village of sand. Gaara was lounging on his side reading the towns mission reports sipping some Kohona imported tea. Temari was eating calamari looking exhausted energized and practically glowing. Kankuro was overly focused in his eating of bento to avoiding looking at Naruto and Temari. Lastly Naruto was looking over the sand's mission reports with Gaara while debating in his head just how fresh the sushi he was served was.

 

Having finished his bento, Kankuro, worked up the nerve to talk to Naruto. “It's good to see ya, staying awhile I hope?”

 

Naruto looked up from the reports, questionable sushi still in hand. “I missed you guys, and forgot how much I liked it in the sand”

 

*Inside a sand kunochi, is more like it* the fox commented

 

“I hope to stay about a week or two; Ero-Senin and I are researching seals as well as some training.”

 

Gaara gave a brief questioning eyebrow to Naruto regarding the extra week he said. Naruto noticed, and pointed his eyes briefly at Temari, and Gaara smiling genuinely went back to the reports.

 

Naruto resigned, looked at the sushi one last time, popped it into his mouth, and gagged.

 

Temari was leading Naruto threw town. “I'm surprised you wanted to go shopping with me.”

 

“Well anytime spent in your company is worth it” Naruto said smiling “I also need to get a bath mat, that or armour I can wear in the shower”

 

Temari laughed sweetly “When have you become so smooth with the ladies Naruto-kun, lots of practice out on the road perhaps?” Temari asked as she noticed some envious stares from women, and men. Naruto was reduced to coughing fits for a moment.

 

“No” he said incredulously at the truth. “It seems I just say all the right things around you, maybe it's because I can't accept anything short of perfection around you.” `Better jot that down, Jiraiya could use it in his next volume' Naruto thought.

 

`Wow, he said that with a straight face better check and see if “Icha Icha Paradise” has a co-author now but it was still very sweet'

 

Naruto went to hold the door open, for Temari then followed her in. The store was larger than what the outside would suggest, filled from floor to ceiling with scrolls and books.

 

“Hello, may I help you two?” and elderly woman asked from behind the counter, squinting threw coke bottle glasses.

 

“We're looking for studies of experimental seals and classified jutsus” He said. Temari flashed her Kage consent papers.

 

“Ho, ho, another big shot graces my little store.” The old woman cackled.

 

“Oh” Temari asked curious “Someone else came in here recently?”

 

“Sure did a charming tall older man not as tall as your man though”

 

Temari blushed at Naruto being called her man

 

“He came in asking for the same things, as well as wanting to know if I carried some smut novel.”

 

Naruto laughed, both he and Temari knew exactly who she was talking about.

 

“What you're looking for is in the far back right of the store in a locked room Ill give you the key” The old woman handed Naruto a small key and he went straight to where she pointed.

 

Temari stayed in the front of the store, looking through the 2nd Kazekage's “Applications of Fuuton and Taijutsu techniques”.

 

The older woman saw what Temari was reading, and smiled. “That's a fine book, focuses on fans a little too much for my tastes”

 

Temari pointed with her thumb to the large object strapped to her back, still reading the book. “Ah, you don't see fan users much anymore, strange, this being the wind country and all.”

 

The old woman frowned then changed the subject. “You're the Kazekage's sister Temari-dono, yes?”

 

Temari, turned around, and nodded. “Then I have the perfect scrolls for you”

 

“Oh?” Temari said

 

“Yes” the old woman continued “these served me well when I was a young kunochi like you but I wasn't nearly as beautiful as you, these will serve you all the better.”

“What are they?” Temari asked her interest piqued.

 

The old woman leaned close and whispered “In those scrolls are techniques only a kunochi can use, your man will never want to leave you”

 

Temari's face turned crimson.

_______

 

Naruto didn't like what he was reading a good half the jutsus listed were intended for psychological warfare resurfacing memories 10 years in his past. The interrogation rooms, with the tart iron smell of blood and the dark lighting. Within the swirling images, Anko dominated them all.

 

It was after the failed mission to retrieve Uchina Sasuke. Uchina, just the mention of that name made his blood boil. Because of him and his selfishness Naruto lost both his best friend and his trust in his friends in general.

_______

“Naruto” Temari said snapping fingers in front of his face.

 

“Huh, what, Temari, I must have spaced for a second.”

 

“Right, did you find what you needed?”

 

“Yeah, this place had a lot more than I expected”

 

“Oh, so you would say the Sands collections of jutsus and the arts are superior to the Leafs?”

 

“No, I would say the Leaf has the commonsense to hide the good stuff” Naruto teased sticking out his tongue

 

A loud whoosh sound filled the store followed by a loud thump. Naruto lay limp on a broken table covered by strewn papers books and scrolls.

 

Naruto got up shook off the debris and sighed `Gods she's almost as hot headed as Anko' Which brought up a memory of Anko standing over him in her leather and fishnets, that revealed more than anything else, with her stiletto heel pressed hard against his chest.

 

“Well I got what I came for, is there any place you'd like to go before we head back?” Pushing back the thoughts of Anko from his mind.

 

“If you're going to stay for a couple weeks we at least need to get you some different clothes”

 

“What the hell is wrong with my clothes?” Naruto asked indignantly

 

“Other than looking like some 16th century samurai with bad colour coordination?”

 

Naruto snorted at the jab “Ok, but only for one as beautiful as you” He offered his arm “Shall we go Temari-chan?”

 

Temari Beamed and took his arm and leaned against him `Why am I falling for such corny lines' She looked up and saw his warm smile and beautiful blue eyes and her thoughts went to mush.

 

“What's in the bag?” Naruto asked curious what she had gotten

 

“Some jutsu for women, you know how to control the menstrual cycle, that kinda thing.”

 

“Ugh” Naruto blocked the bag from his mind not wanting to think about women and their cycles.

 

Naruto opened the recently repaired door to his room. It looked exactly like the one he destroyed when Kankuro interrupted him and Temari.

 

Outside the sky glowed from the setting sun casting an orange hue through the white drapes

 

“What do the have extra doors lying around in the basement?' Naruto asked himself as he put down the bags and threw his cloak on to the bed. Despite his incredible stamina he was tired.

 

`God' The leaf shinobi rolled his arms and cracked his neck `How the hell can women go shopping for so damn long'

 

Naruto grabbed the first bag and dumped its contents onto the bathroom counter. Shower mat, caffeinated soap1, and Ramen smelling shampoo (He was giddy as Japanese school girl finding yaoi manga at her local library when he saw it at the store).

 

Naruto grabbed a few scrolls and books he bought form the local store and spread them out on a desk and sat down. He grabbed one of the books of particular interest, titled “Controlling and utilizing Bijuu”.

 

The book was just what he hoped and feared. It was incredibly informative but was equally as dry. His head bobbed and eyes half open.

 

Naruto was losing his battle against sleep. His face fell forward in to the book, pressed against the old pages he descended into a troubled sleep.