Naruto: Winds and Changes

He still had a ways to go before he could take on someone of Kakashi's level, and even longer before standing toe to toe with Jiraiya, but the boy was easily making leaps and bounds each time they sparred.

Naruto really had no come back for that, since it was essentially true anyways, "Shut up."

Jiraiya chuckled, "Alright, break times over; get up so I can kick your ass again."

Naruto muttered about 'abusing perverted senseis' as he got back up on wobbly legs and took his ass kicking like a man.

Stupid Ero-sennin! Kami, it feels like someone chewed up, spat me out, stepped on me and then let their dog do it! Naruto winced as he moved his arm in a circular motion; just that base function seemed to hurt.

'You know, you've been moaning and bitching after every spar you have with him,' Kyuubi commented as she decided to tease her container, 'you're starting to sound like a that Hyuga boy. Maybe you should start talking about how its your fate to get your ass kicked'

'That's because I always end up as a giant bruise every time I fight him!' Naruto scowled as he thought of the many ass kickings he had received at the hands of the perverted ninja, 'and I do not sound anything like that ass hole! Don't compare me to him!'

Kyuubi smirked as she took secret enjoyment out of the blonde's suffering, 'Stop complaining, you'll be as good as new tomorrow. You know you're really lucky, anyone else would have felt even worse tomorrow, but you'll be right as rain.'

Naruto sighed, 'I guess your right…'

'Of course I am Naruto-kun.'

Naruto rolled his eyes as he heard Kyuubi add the new affectionate suffix to his name. After their little moment when the vixen had been… down in the dumps? Depressed? He was not quite sure what to call it and she vehemently denied having any feelings of sorrow for him beyond what it meant to her reputation. Really all Kyuubi was known for was nearly destroying Konoha so he did not know how the villagers hatred of him reflected on her, though he had long since realized that arguing with the vixen only made things worse. Whatever the case, after their talk Kyuubi had taken to adding the '-kun' suffix to his name when they spoke. He knew that she was teasing him and trying to goad him into saying something stupid she could capitulate on and tease him mercilessly. it was something he had found out during this month, Kyuubi had an instinctual urge to tease, mock and otherwise goad others, either to annoy them or to somehow further her own goals. It was so insitnctual that Naruto was sure Kyuubi did not even know she was doing it.

Thankfully Naruto was beginning to learn how to not let her get to him, mainly by responding to her words in kind if for no other reason then to not let her win. That was exactly was he was about to do now, however he was distracted when he heard a very loud and very familiar voice echoed from one of the stalls.

"And then…that…bas…tard…he said…NO!"

Naruto turned around to see himself staring at a familiar dango stand, and the only other place besides Ichiraku's he could eat, since Anko had threatened the shop owner with castration when the man refused to let him eat there. Sitting at the bar was Mitarashi Anko, currently drinking a bottle of sake, straight from the bottle. Next to her Naruto recognized the Jonin sensei for Team Eight, Yuhi Kurenai.

"Can you…believe that…that bastard!" Anko was saying to Kurenai, her voice slurring from all the alcohol she had drank, "I try…and practically throw myself on him! And he…he…"

Kurenai sighed as she patted her friends shoulder, "It's alright Anko-chan. There are plenty of other fish in the sea, besides; he really doesn't deserve you…"

"Anko-chan. Kurenai-sensei." Naruto greeted as he walked up to the pair.

The two turned their attention towards him, Anko's face literally lit up like a Christmas tree, "Gaki!" She greeted, trying to hug him, not realizing that the distance between them was too far, and almost falling on her face were it not for Kurenai catching her, "Just the…person I…I wanted to…see…"

Naruto looked at Anko for a moment before turning his attention to Kurenai with an expression that told the raven haired beauty that he had seen the currently wasted woman in this state often enough not to be bothered by it, "How much has she drank?"

Kurenai looked at the boy curiously for a moment before she sighed and pointed a trash can, one which Naruto was noticed was literally filled to overflowing with empty Sake bottles.

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