Chapter 37: Chapter 37

"Wait Fū before you head back I have something I need to tell you." Naruto said as he grabbed Fū's shoulder.

"What is it Naruto?" Fū asked with a confused look.

Naruto took a deep breath and looked Fū in her orange eyes.

"Chōmei wants to be sealed back inside you." Naruto said making Fū's eyes widen. "He wants you to be his jinchuriki again."

Fū stared at Naruto with wide eyes. Her mouth was agape, as she began to sputter incoherently. The former jinchuriki had no idea what to say, as she continued to stare at Naruto. Her mind began to race, and she tried to comprehend the information she had just heard. Fū blinked several times, and a few moments later she released a heavy sigh.

"I really don't know what to say Naruto." Fū answered, as her shoulders sagged.

"That's understandable, because this is a very big decision for you to make." Naruto said, patting Fū on the shoulder. "I'll let you think it over for a bit."

Flashing Fū a quick smile, Naruto jumped out of the clearing to give Fū time to think. Alone once again, Fū groaned and walked back over to the small pond she had been soaking her feet in. Fū sat down and put her feet back into the water. She sighed and ran her fingers through her mint green hair. What should she do? She didn't have a bad relationship with the bijuu that used sealed inside her, they mainly did their own things. But because the bijuu had been sealed inside her it caused her to be resented by the people in her village. She was an outcast, and lived a hard life because of the bijuu. But now that Chōmei was no longer sealed inside her, she could possibly start over and live a normal life.

Fū looked at her reflection in the water with an estranged look. What if her village still didn't accept her, even when she didn't have a demon sealed inside her? Then she would no place to go. Fū's eyes dropped and a sad look spread across her face, as she remembered how coldly the villagers used to treat her. She then remembered Naruto's words. How he was able to win over the people in his village, and eventually become loved. But Naruto was a war hero, and had saved his village several times. Fū hadn't saved her village from certain destruction, and she might be decent shinobi but she was no hero like Naruto. Fū couldn't decide on what path to choose, both of her option had pros and cons. Whatever decision Fū made would change her life for better or worse. However Fū was shaken from her thoughts by a voice on the other side of the pond.

"Boy do I know that look very well." Naruto said with a slight chuckle. Fū looked up to see the blonde jinchuriki sitting across from her, on the other side of the small pond. "I'd get the same look on my face whenever the people in my village called me a 'demon.' You know, you and I are actually very similar." Naruto said with a toothy grin, causing Fū to raise an eyebrow. "I bet you pulled a bunch of pranks when you were younger to get attention, am I right?" Naruto asked, making Fū's eyes widen. A sad smile spread across Naruto's face, as he stared at his own reflection in the water. "Back then any attention, no matter how bad it was, was good enough for me."

Naruto suddenly stood up and walked across the water towards Fū. The blonde jinchuriki sat down next to Fū, and smiled at her. Fū was amazed by Naruto's deep blue eyes. There was no hint of sadness or anger in them. Only a comforting warmth that made Fū's heart flutter. Naruto wrapped his arm around Fū and pulled her close. Fū stiffened at first, but she eventually relaxed and actually moved closer to Naruto.

"I persevered through all the hate, and eventually I made friends." Naruto said, remembering his days in the academy. "The first person to really treat me like an actual person was one of my academy teachers, Iruka-sensei. He was like a father to me."

"Yeah it was the same for me and Shibuki." Fū admitted, a small smile spreading across her face. "Everyone in the village treated me like crap except for Shibuki. He always looked out for me, and made sure that I was taken care of." Fū sighed and looked back to the water. "Like you and Iruka, Shibuki was like the father that I never had. But he was so damn overprotective. I was usually kept isolated, and was rarely allowed to leave the village."

"Really, but I thought you were a shinobi? Some of your missions had to outside of the village." Naruto said with a surprised look.

"Those were the only times I was allowed out of the village, and even then the mission had to be pre-approved by Shibuki." Fū explained with a huff, brushing a few mint green locks of hair out of her eyes. "Anyways most of the missions I received were local, so I was always close by. Plus I know for a fact that Shibuki always sent a few shinobi to trail me, and make sure that I was alright."

"Wow seems like Shibuki really cares for you." Naruto said, earning a smile from Fū

"Yeah, I guess he really does." Fū said fondly, as she stared at her reflection in the water.

"Then don't you think you should go back to the village, and show him that you're still alive? I'm sure that he'd be overjoyed to see you." Naruto suggested, causing Fū to sigh heavily.

"I know that he'd be happy to see me, but since I...you know...died." Fū trailed off at the unpleasant reminder. Noticing this, Naruto gently squeezed Fū's shoulder, reassuring that she was alive and well now. "If I returned to the village, he'd never leave me out of his sight. I'd have no freedom, and right now I have a chance to live my life the way I want to, without any restrictions. I just don't want to feel like I'm in a cage the rest of my life."

"I think I have a way solve your problems." Naruto said, causing Fū's head to snap towards him.

"You do?!" Fū exclaimed, grabbing onto Naruto's orange jacket. "Tell me!"

"I told you that Chōmei wanted to be sealed back inside you." Naruto explained, causing Fū to nod as she listened intently. "Well you if let Chōmei be sealed back inside you, and you show Shibuki that the both of you can work together he might give you more freedom to leave the village."

Fū bit her bottom as she mulled what Naruto had said over. It was a pretty good idea, and she did want to go back to her old village. But there was one glaring problem with Naruto's plan. The villagers would still despise her if the bijuu was sealled back inside her. As if sensing her thoughts, Naruto smiled and patted Fū's shoulder.

"Don't worry about the villagers." Naruto said in a calm voice, making Fū's eyes widen. "Like I said you have to persevere through the hate, and show the villagers why they should like you. Don't succumb to the hatred and stoop to their level. Just keep working at it, and you'll eventually earn their respect and trust. People can change Fū, and especially after this war I think people's view on the bijuu will change. You just have to stay strong."

"You're right," Fū said as she looked back her reflection. She stared at her reflection for a moment before her head snapped up, a large grin on her face. "Yeah! You're right! I'm strong! I can deal with the villagers! I'll show them all that I'm a great kunoichi, and that I'm fucking awesome!" Shooting to her feet, Fū grabbed Naruto's hand. With a spring in her step the kunoichi started to drag Naruto back to the village. "Time to say hi to Shibuki!" Fū exclaimed, as she raced back towards the village with Naruto in tow.

A pair of eyes watched Fū drag Naruto through the forest back towards Takigakure. Anko smirked as she watched Naruto stumble behind Fū, as she speed through the woods. The snake mistress had watched most of the scene from her vantage point. She sat on a tree branch, with one leg dangling over the side, above the small pond Fū had been sitting at. Originally Anko had went to find Naruto after Sakura had found out that he had run off. The pink-haired kunoichi was furious at Naruto for leaving without telling any of them, but she was also worried sick that something might happen to him. So she sought out Anko and asked her to track down Naruto. Anko agreed and immediately started to search for the missing blonde.

It didn't take Anko very long to find Naruto's trail, he wasn't exactly trying to cover his tracks. But be must have been using his Sage Mode, because he gotten a considerable distance from the village in a short span of time. After tracking Naruto's trail for about twenty-five minutes, Anko stumbled across a secluded waterfall. There she spotted the Naruto conversing with small, tanned girl. Deciding to do a little eavesdropping, Anko quietly scaled a nearby tree. Once she was in her vantage point Anko carefully listened to what was being said. Anko choked up a little when Naruto recalled how he used to be treated by the villagers. But Anko was impressed by Naruto's linguistic skills.

"That gaki is a damn silver-tongued devil." Anko said with a smirk, as she dropped back to the ground. "Well better get back, don't want to miss the show. Pinkie is gonna have your ass when you get back kid." Anko snickered as she leisurely strolled back to Takigakure.

(Ten Minutes Later)

"Man I can't believe that Naruto guy is here." A gate guard said, twirling a kunai around his index finger.

"Yeah, he's a friggin war hero, what's he doing here in our village? Plus he's got all those other people with him as well." Another guard said, as he lazily turned the page of a the book he was reading. "You'd think he'd be kickin back and relaxin."

"I don't know why he's here, but-" The first guard stopped when he heard the sounds of approaching footsteps. He stopped twirling his kunai, and held it firmly in his grasp. "Wait, I hear someone approaching, and fast too."

"Yeah, I heard it too." The second guard said, putting his book down and resting a hand on the sword strapped to his back.

Both guards prepared themselves for whatever was approaching. But what burst out of the woods was not something they were expecting. The guards went wide-eyed as they watched Fū dragging an exhausted Naruto Uzumaki towards the village gates. Fū didn't slow down at all as she sped past the guards, flashing the guards a quick grin as she ran by. Both guards' jaws were slack as they watched the mint-haired girl run into the village.

"Was that Fū?" The first guard asked in utter disbelief. "And was she dragging Naruto?"

"That can't be, Fū's been dead for almost a year now." The second guard said, rubbing his eyes. "We must be seeing things."

"Yeah, you're probably right." The first guard said, as he scratched his head. "Man we need to get some more sleep, these late night shifts are fuckin with our heads."

"Amen to that." The second guard said with a nod, as he opened his book back up.

"Fū can you slow down?" Naruto panted, as Fū barreled through the village. "We've been running for over ten minutes straight!"

"Come on you should have more stamina than this!" Fū exclaimed with a childish grin. "You're a jinchuriki still, so you should have even more energy than me!"

"Yeah, you'd think." Naruto said quietly, looking off to the side.

"You say something?" Fū asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'll tell you later." Naruto answered, earning a shrug from the girl who was still dragging him through Takigakure.

After few more minutes, and more than a couple disbelieving looks from the villagers, Fū and Naruto had arrived at Shibuki's home. Fū waved at the shocked guards, as she casually strolled past them towards Shibuki's office. Arriving at the door to Shibuki's office, Fū reached out and knocked on the door. A grin was plastered on Fū's face as she waited for Shibuki to call them in.

"Come in!" Shibuki's voice rang out from behind the door.

Fū's grin widened as she burst into the room, Naruto following closely behind her. The sudden intrusion shocked Shibuki, and he just stared at two of them wide-eyed for a few moments. Eventually Shibuki's brain fully processed what he was seeing. He let out a sharp gasp as he stared at the mint-haired girl in front of him. Fū gave Shibuki a toothy grin, as she waved at him.

"Hey Shibuki! Did you miss me!?" Fū asked cheerfully, just as Shibuki stood up from his seat.

"Fū? Is that really you?" Shibuki asked, as he rubbed his eyes. He slowly walked up to Fū, and touched her shoulder. "I'm not under some kind of genjutsu, or something?"

"Nope, I'm really here. I'm alive and kicking," Fū replied. The kunoichi squeaked in surprise when Shibuki pulled her in for a tight hug.

"How is this possible?" Shibuki asked, fighting off tears. He held Fū closely, still not fully convinced that she was here in front of him. "You died, we...we found your body. The Akatsuki had captured you, and extracted the Nanabi from you."

"You can thank that knucklehead." Fū said, gesturing to Naruto. "He brought me back to life, along with all the other dead jinchuriki."

"You did this? You brought Fū back to life?" Shibuki asked Naruto, earning a nod from the blonde. The Takigakure leader released Fū, and pulled Naruto into a hug instead. "Thank you Naruto. You have no idea how much this means to me."

"It was nothing." Naruto said, patting Shibuki's back. "I figured that all the jinchuriki deserved a second chance."

"Again I thank you." Shibuki said, releasing Naruto from the hug. He then turned back to face Fū. "I'm so glad that you're back. But after what happened with the Akatsuki, I'll have to watch you even more closely. To make sure that something like that never happens again."

"*Sigh* I was afraid that you were gonna say something like that." Fū said, earning a confused look from Shibuki. "Shibuki, I seriously debated on whether or not I should come back to the village. The only reason I'm here is because Naruto convinced me to come back. Before I was captured by the Akatsuki I felt like I was living in a cage. You had men constantly watching over me, and I was never allowed to leave the village. The only time I felt truly free was when you allowed me to participate in the Chunnin Exams."

"But I was just doing that to protect you." Shibuki reasoned, walking up to Fū. "And look what happened when I left you unattended. You were captured by the Akatsuki and killed!"

"If they did't find me after the Chunnin Exams, they would have just found me in the village!" Fū shot back, glaring at Shibuki. "You have no idea how dangerous the Akatsuki was. You know what they did to Konoha just to get to Naruto, they would have done the same here to capture me."

"But Fū I just want to keep you safe." Shibuki said, placing his hand on Fū's shoulder. "I care about you, and I don't want anything else to happen to you."

"What if I can prove to you that I can protect myself? That I'll be safe, even if you don't watch me 24/7" Fū suggested, causing Shibuki to quirk an eyebrow.

"Oh, and how do you plan on doing that?" Shibuki asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

"I'm gonna have the Nanabi sealed back inside me." Fū said, causing Shibuki's eyes to widen in shock. "I'll work with him, and we'll become a team. You've heard how strong Naruto has become now that he is working with the Kyuubi. Imagine how strong I can become if Chōmei and I work together. With the power of a bijuu on my side, I'll be fine on my own."

"I thought that you could already use the Nanabi's power?" Shibuki asked with a confused look.

"That's not entirely true." Fū admitted, as she rubbed her arm. "Chōmei and I usually just minded our own business, and we rarely talked. He would only let me use his power when I really needed it, and even then it wasn't his full power. If I was able to use all of Chōmei's power I'd be so much stronger than I used to be."

"You keep saying 'Chōmei,' is that the Nanabi's actual name?" Shibuki asked, earning a nod from Fū. "*Sigh* What spired this on?"

"Do you really have to ask?" Fū replied with a chuckle, as Naruto scratched the back of his head in embarassment.

"I see," Shibuki said as he rubbed his chin. "Will you be able to train Fū, Naruto?"

"I'm sorry but I won't be able to train Fū personally, but I know someone in Kumogakure who will be able to train her." Naruto answered, causing Fū's eyes to light up.

"Who is it?!" Fū asked in an excited tone.

"He's the Hachibi jinchuriki. His name is Killer Bee." Naruto said, as he scratched his chin. "But let me warn me, Bee is a little weird."

"I think I've heard of him." Shibuki said with a nod. "He's the younger of the Raikage, correct?"

"Yes, and I can get a message to him when we leave. I'm sure he'd be happy to train a fellow jinchuriki." Naruto explained, smiling at Fū. "He trained me, and helped me unlock all of Kurama's power. I'm positive he'll be able to do the same with you."

"So can I do it?" Fū asked, brimming with excitement.

Shibuki looked at the kunoichi, and saw that she was nearly bouncing in anticipation. He truly didn't want to see Fū hurt again, but maybe it was time to start giving her more freedom. Especially if she could harness the full power of a bijuu. Shibuki sighed before he smiled at Fū.

"I will allow it, the Nanabi will be resealed within you." Shibuki said, causing Fū to let out a happy cheer. Fū ran up to both Naruto and Shibuki, and gave them both a tight hug. The Takigakure leader waited for Fū to calm down before he continued. "...And if you prove to me that you can control the Nanabi's power, and the both of you can work together. I'll allow you to take missions outside of the village, and give you more freedom to do as you wish."

"Thank you Shibuki!" Fū exclaimed, as she let out a sigh of relief. "I won't let you down, I will show you that I can protect myself."

"I look forward to it." Shibuki said, smiling at the girl he viewed as a younger sister.

"Naruto can you Kurama contact Chōmei, and tell him that I want him to be sealed back inside me?" Fū asked, still brimming with excitement.

"That's the thing, I kinda can't right now." Naruto admitted, as he rubbed the back of his head. "I'm having problems talking with Kurama, so I can't get him to relay info to the other bijuu."

"What do you-" Fū started, but she was cut off by Shibuki.

"That won't be a problem Naruto." Shibuki said, causing Fū's head to snap to face him. "I've had a few of my men monitoring the Nanabi ever since the war ended. We know were it is. So we can bring you to him tomorrow, and have him sealed back inside you."

"That sounds great, I'm gonna get to bed right away! Is my room still the same?" Fū asked, causing a sad smile to spread across Shibuki's face.

"I haven't touched anything in your room since you left for the Chunnin exams." Shibuki said, wiping away tears that were forming in his eyes. "After what happened to you, I could never force myself to go in there."

"Nothing like that will ever happen again, I can promise you that." Fū said softly, as she gently squeezed Shibuki's shoulder. "I'm here now, and I'm to stay."

"Thanks Fū, now why don't you get some rest." Shibuki suggested, making Fū smile before she walked off to her room.

When Fū had left the room, Shibuki turned to face Naruto. The blonde jinchuriki was watching Fū leave with a smile on his face. Shibuki walked up Naruto, and gently grasped his shoulder.

"I can't thank you enough for brining Fū back Naruto." Shibuki said sincerely, causing Naruto to chuckle.

"No need to thank me Shibuki, I'm always happy to help." Naruto said, waving dismissively. "Well I better get back to my team, they're all probably worried sick."

"One more thing before you go Naruto." Shibuki said, stopping Naruto before he left. "Take good care of Fū."

"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked, giving Shibuki a confused look. "Shouldn't you be the one taking care of her."

"That's not what I meant." Shibuki said, as he chuckled lightly. "I can tell that Fū has taken a real liking to you. So if she tries anything take good care of her, and be gentle. Fū is not a little girl anymore, so I cannot stop her if she wants to be intimate with someone."

"O-Oh," Naruto said as his cheeks burned red. "I-I understand, well I'm leaving now."

With those last words, Naruto bolted out of the room, his whole body hot in embarassment. Shibuki couldn't help but burst out laughing, as he watched the nervous boy sprint out of his office. After Naruto left, Shibuki decided to call it a night. He smiled as he settled into his bed. Tomorrow was going to be a very interesting day.

(Five Minutes Later)

Naruto arrived at the inn his team was staying at, slightly winded. He asked the concierge, and found out which rooms his team was using. The girls and boys had decided to split three rooms amongst themselves. All the boys occupied one room, while the girls were split between two separate rooms. Deciding to check on the guys first, Naruto made his way towards the room the boys were in. Find the right room, Naruto knocked on the door. After a few moments, a very tired, looking Sai answered the door.

"Oh, hello Naruto." Sai said, as he stretched his back.

Naruto observed Sai with an observant eye. Sai looked exhausted, and he appeared to be slouching slightly. Naruto also noticed several bruises and small cuts scattered across Sai's body.

"Damn, it looks like you got your pastey ass kicked Sai." Naruto commented, as he stared at Sai wide-eyed.

"Training was 'intense' earlier." Sai said, as he rubbed his sore arm. "Especially since Temari-san and Tenten-san insisted on sparring with me. They're both incredibly strong, so I had a tough time keeping up with them." Sai winced in pain after he shifted uncomfortably. "Then Temari-san and Tenten-san started arguing, and things started to escalate rather quickly. They eventually started fighting, and it was getting rather dangerous. So I had to step in and try to stop them. That was easier said than done, but I eventually got them to stop. Lucky Sakura was able to heal the worst of my injuries."

"Sorry about that buddy." Naruto said, patting Sai's shoulder. The pale man gasped in pain at the sudden contact. "Shit, sorry about that Sai."

"It's quite alright, I know it was an accident." Sai said, as he rolled his shoulder. "Is there anything else you needed, Naruto?"

"Are Choji and Shisui doing alright?" Naruto asked, poking his head into the room.

"Yes, Shisui-san is finishing his reports for Kakashi-sama, and Choji-san was writing a letter to Karui-san." Sai answered, just as Choji and Shisui turned to wave at Naruto.

"Okay, I'm gonna go check on the girls now. You guys get some rest, because we'll be departing shortly after Chōmei is sealed back inside Fū." Naruto explained, earning a nod from everyone in the room.

Naruto left the guy's room, and searched for the rooms that his girls were staying in. After searching for a few minutes, he found the rooms side by side. He knocked on the first door, and after a few moments Konan opened the door. Like Sai, Konan look physically drained. Her eyes were tired, and her hair was a mess.

"Wow Konan-chan you look like you had a rough day." Naruto commented, giving Konan a chaste kiss.

"Yeah, Ryuuzetsu and I had a rough day at the academy." Konan said with a smile, brushing some loose hair out of her face. "The instructors were behind with a lot of their lessons. So they had Ryuuzetsu and I help them catch up. Then they had us assist in several demo stations for the students. It was a rather eventful day for the both of us."

"Where's Ryuuzetsu-chan?" Naruto asked, looking past Konan.

"Oh, she's already asleep." Konan answered with a chuckle. "She passed out as soon as her head hit the pillow."

"Is that Naruto-kun?" Tenten asked, poking her head into the doorway. The kunoichi had a few bandages on her face, and several bruises lined her arms. "It's so good to see you!"

"Hey Tenten-chan!" Naruto said, giving Tenten a quick kiss. "Sai told me that you and Temari got in a fight earlier."

"That bitch started it!" Temari yelled from the other side of the room. Like Tenten, Temari had bandages on several spot across her face and bruises on various parts of her body. Naruto also noticed another crack in Temari's fan.

"She tapped Kurama's chakra again?" Naruto thought, as he stared at Tenten in surprise. "Her and Sakura-chan are the only girls who have been able to do that so far."

"No, you started it when you said my hair was stupid! Then you had the fucking gall to tears up one of my scrolls with one your stupid wind jutsus!" Tenten yelled back, as she glared at Temari.

"Well you put another damn crack in my fucking fan! I'm gonna have to get a new one soon!" Temari yelled, shooting to her feet.

"It's not my fault that I'm stronger than you." Tenten said with a smug look, as she crossed her arms.

"You're just lucky that you can use Kurama's chakra! If I could use that, and get a fucking power boost I would so kick your ass!" Temari exclaimed, butting heads with Tenten.

"You want to go sandy crotch!" Tenten yelled, reaching for one of her scrolls.

"Let's do this you weapons whore!" Temari exclaimed, grabbing for her fan.

"Shit, I better stop this before they destroy half the inn." Naruto thought, as he prepared to create a Kage Bunshin.

"WILL YOU BOTH SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Ryuuzetsu screamed, shooting upright in her bed. She was panting, as she glared at Tenten and Temari with wild eyes. "SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO FUCKING SLEEP!"

"Jeez, what crawled into her panties?" Tenten mumbled, as she sat down.

"Yeah, the fucks her problem?" Temari grumbled, sitting next to Tenten.

"Good, NOW KEEP QUIET!" Ryuuzetsu exclaimed, rolling onto her side and placing her pillow on top of her head.

"Holy shit, I've never seen Ryuuzetsu-chan so pissed." Naruto said quietly, earning a nod from Konan.

"Yes that was quite surprising. Her and Hinata are usually the quiet ones." Konan agreed, turning back to Naruto.

"Well I better check on the other girls. Just be ready to leave tomorrow, because we're departing shortly after Chōmei is resealed inside Fū." Naruto said, as he quickly walked into the room and gave Temari and Ryuuzetsu a quick kiss. "Good night girls."

"Goodnight Naruto!" All the girls said in unison, even Ryuuzetsu who rolled over to give Naruto a tired smile before he left.

Naruto quietly closed the door, and walked over to the adjacent room where the rest of his girls were staying. Before Naruto even knocked on the door her could sense evil presence coming from within the room. Naruto had a good feeling he knew what was the source of the overpowering dark aura, because her had experienced it numerous times throughout his life. Reaching a shaky hand out, Naruto gently knocked on the door. He was surprised when the door slowly opened by itself. Naruto peered inside the room, and he immediately saw Sakura sitting on the end of the bed with her arms crossed over her chest. The pinkette was glaring at Naruto. The jinchuriki quickly spotted several ticks that he noticed Sakura would often display. The subtle twitch of her left eye, the clenching of her fists on her arms, the rapid tapping of her right foot, and the vein that throbbed on her forehead. All telltale signs that pointed to one conclusion. Sakura Haruno was officially pissed off.

"H-Hey Sakura-chan," Naruto said nervously as he stepped into the room.

"Naruto," Sakura said in a disturbingly calm voice. "Take a seat."

"I-If you'll just let me explain." Naruto tried to defend himself, but a slight growl from Sakura cut him off.

"Take. A. Seat." Sakura said a little more forcefully, gesturing to the chair in front of her.

Deciding it was best to just accept his fate, Naruto slowly walked over to the chair Sakura was pointing to. Naruto nervously sat down in the chair, and awaited for whatever Sakura had planned. He gulped when Sakura slowly stood up from her seat on the bed, and started to walk up to him. As Sakura made her way over, Naruto noticed Anko sitting on the windowsill smirking at him. Turning his head Naruto spotted Ino and Hinata on the other side of the room trying to act like they weren't paying attention. But he could tell that they were both secretly watching what was happening. Sakura stopped in front of Naruto and took a deep breath.

"Naruto, care to explain to me WHY YOU LEFT WITHOUT TELLING ANY OF US!" Sakura screamed, causing Naruto to flinch at her sudden exclamation. "I SWEAR TO KAMI IF YOU LEFT TO HOOK UP WITH SOME RANDOM BOOTY CALL, I WILL KICK YOUR ASS TO KONOHA AND BACK TWICE!" Naruto said nothing, as he recovered from Sakura literally yelling his face. "WELL?! EXPLAIN YOURSELF!"

"Okay, okay!" Naruto said, holding up his hands defensively. "I went to find Fū."