1 Return of the... not so knucklehead Naruto?
"Your really an idiot"
"Shut up, just let me concentrate" the chunin watching the gate we're currently playing shogi.
The one not focused on his turn then saw a blur of yellow, Black, and Red then felt a gust of wind he smirked because it messed up the board.
"Gah! You bastard you did that on purpose" then a 'light' spar ensued.
Jiraiya walked up to the gate at a relaxed pace a couple minutes later.
"That Brat, already causing problems..." he suddenly has a perverted smile on his face and rubs his hands together 'just what type of material are you going to graciously provide for I the great Jiraiya-sama!'
The two chunin stopped mid fighting and looked at Jiraiya who was looking at them with a perverted smile on his face and they clenched their buttcheeks. (A/N: Plus Ultra!)
After Jiraiya left Sakura and the konohamaru squad came by and kotetsu said "hey Sakura, you better head back to town you got a big surprise waiting"
She said "no way, Naruto!" And she ran back into konoha.
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Naruto was standing on top of the power line he took a deep breath with his arms out wide.
He says "it's good to be home!" 'I wonder how much Sakura has changed' (A/N *Gasp* No Chan)
He heard someone yelling his name "Naruto!" He looks down and saw pink and grins he jumps down and lands in front of her.
He says "Hey Sakura, how you been?" She just keep staring blush on her face and he rubbed the back of his head and said "uhh, Sakura you ok?"
Sakura thinks 'he's definitely grown up since I last saw him, he's very handsome how have i never noticed that. it might be the change of clothes he's not wearing that kill me orange anymore' she looks at his chest that's only covered by the mesh he usually wore but he doesn't have a shirt and his Dark red pants and black ninja sandals then she looks back up and realized he's wearing a Coat? Well it was same red as his pants and had black trim and his new look finished of by that defined, sexy face she felt herself blush and a black cloth forehead protector tied around his head and slightly longer blonde hair.
She heard him calling her again and realized what she had been doing and she berated herself 'come on Sakura what are you doing checking him out, this is Naruto we're talking about' 'yeah a VERY HOT Naruto!' 'S-shut up'
She says "I've been good. So when did you get back to the village Naruto?"
He smiled and said "Oh just now actually"
She says "that's great, you've really gotten taller than me haven't you?"
He tilts his head thinking and then stands straight and checked the difference with his hand.
He says "yeah I guess I have"
She blushed and asked "so um, what do You think do I seem more like a woman to you now?"
He smiled and said "definitely Sakura your even more beautiful than the last time I saw you..." he slowly reached out with his hand hesitantly expecting to be punched but mustered the courage and he brushed a strand of pink hair that he loved behind her ear slowly and said "I've really missed you, you know" his smile at that moment made her feel warm inside and she got lost in those beautiful blue eyes.
Jiraiya standing not to far away nodded proudly 'smooth Naruto very smooth, tsunade will fall for you at this ra- Wait, NO what have I done' everyone ignores the old man on his knees.
Konohamaru interrupts the moment and yells "hey Naruto, check this out"
"Sexy justsu!" *poof*
Naruto smiles and shakes his head he says
"Come on konohamaru, you don't need those kind of jutsu anymore their beneath you" konohamaru looks down sadly Naruto walk up to the trio and pats his head "don't worry I got plenty to teach my apprentice, if you'll accept of Course" konohamaru looks shocked and quickly nods his head and him and his friends runoff somewhere.
He turned back to Sakura who was smiling at him but her eyes look sad he smiled back at her.
Sakura was thinking 'he didn't call me Sakura-Chan that whole time I should be happy right, right? Then why don't I feel happy'
Naruto said "hey Sakura do you want to hang out later? and Catch up?"
She answered more quickly than she meant to "ye-"
Jiraiya said "actually we have to go check in with Tsunade" he sounded irritated?
Naruto said "oh well I'll catch you later Sakura"
She said "actually I'll come along with I-I have to check in with tsunade-sama anyway"
He smiled "great let's go then" he walked with his hands behind his head like always and Sakura right next to him and would almost be touching shoulders which is way closer than normal considering the before normal was far away at all times or wherever sauske was.
Jiraiya saw that and he grinned then he realized that the student may have already surpassed the master and he doesn't even realize it because he still thinks that no matter what she'll love that uchiha. And that's engraved in his mind after what she made him promise it'll take a lot to change that...
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tsunade was finished with her paperwork the door slammed open and she heard "Tsu-Chan, I'm back!" She smiled 'finally none of that granny BS'
"Welcome bac-" she was hugged before she knew it Naruto picked her up to her feet then hugged around her waist and spun her around his head against her chest she thought nothing of it because it's Naruto.
she pushed him away lightly and composed her self she's the hokage after all.
She said "I'm glad to see you to, Naruto the village hasn't been the same without you. Now I expect to see what you can do so I'm going to have you and Sakura evaluated by a jonin."
Jiraiya was mopping in the corner about not being allowed to experience that paradise and Naruto said "all right! I'm going to kick their ass no matter who it is" tsunade raises an eyebrow and Naruto asked "so, who is it?"
Tsunade was about to answer when the window opened and kakashi came in and said "that, would be me I'll see you guys at the old training ground 7 tomorrow at 9 in the morning, my not so little genin and chunin" Naruto's eyes widen and he looks at Sakura she looks away with a light blush
Tsunade says "you better not be late kakashi."
Kakashi says "of course lady hokage"
Kakashi feels a chill run down his spine as she says "you better not be LATE kakashi" he started sweating and leaped out of the window.
Tsunade dismisses them and Sakura and Naruto leave the office and she sees how Sakura looked at Naruto differently she did admit puberty and training did Naruto VERY well but that wouldn't be enough to sway Sakura from HIM so it had to be a big change in Naruto during that time if he has her like this.
She then demanded Jiraiya tell her everything he taught Naruto, Jiraiya of course values his life (little brother) and conveniently left out the more... adult things he made Naruto do at his favorite place on during his 18th birthday out of it.
