Chapter 104

KURENAI

A different hunger forces Naruto and Kurenai from his thoroughly soiled bed and into the kitchen. As everything in Iruka's kitchen is mostly expired, they decide having dinner in her house would be best. Fortunately, it's Saturday and Hinata is staying in her compound. Though Kurenai is thrilled by the idea of shower-sex, her vibrating body needs rest and thus after separate showers, they walk to her house.

Along the way, Kurenai senses it's safe to ask the blond, "Naruto, why is it that you never mentioned Ino-chan before?" The boy leaps a few feet in the air in clear panic, groaning nervously before Kurenai adds, "I was able to speak with her recently, is why I'm asking. You always mention your teammate Sakura-chan, but you've never mentioned Ino-chan."

Relaxing some, Naruto nervously answers, "did she say it was okay? To talk about it? Because she sooo didn't want me to bring it up… to anyone! Said she'd kill me if I ever did."

Kurenai can sense the disconnect. Clearly, he's referring to something specific, whereas Ino-chan felt like she was abhorrent to the idea of their pairing… 'or was that it?' she wonders, leading her to ask Naruto, "is she why you wanted me to teach you how to make girls feel good? Because you didn't make Ino-chan feel good?"

"I guess," Naruto admits, growing confused. "I can't really say, you know? I didn't know what I was doing and she… she was just so… I don't know. I thought we both liked it at the time, but then she said she didn't, so I was super confused."

Kurenai can't quite believe what he's alluding to without explicitly saying it and so tries, "the kiss?"

"The kissing, normal sex, anal sex; everything," he plainly admits. Kurenai is absolutely stunned as he continues. "She was my first, you know? I think I was her first too… even though I'm pretty sure she loves Sasuke-teme just as much as all the other girls do. I just don't get why she picked me and then said she hated it after," he glumly admits.

"She…" Kurenai didn't know where to begin, mentally gasping when she realizes this boy is just a bottomless pit of surprises. 'The heiress of the Yamanaka clan… wow,' she mentally gasps before finally communicating, "Naruto, as a woman I might be able to better understand her if I could ask you a few more questions."

"Really?" Naruto asks. "Oh, yeah, you totally could! Ask away!"

"Tell me about the time before it happened," Kurenai starts. "Essentially everything leading up to it." Naruto then explains the flower petal and Ino's desire to look for the flower; meeting her and walking through the forest; suddenly being jumped by her and her begging him to have sex.

"We did it for a while," Naruto explains fondly. "And at the end, she yells at me to never tell anyone and that she'd kill me if I did, which is why I'm super relieved she told you. This's been bugging me for a while," he tells her with a smile, and Kurenai feels a twinge of remorse for tricking this monumental secret from him. But she also worries others may learn of her secret just as easily. "So can you tell me why she was so upset? Did- Did I do something wrong?"

Kurenai couldn't answer him. She needed more information, especially since Ino-chan was acting suspiciously. "You know Naruto, if Ino-chan felt she made a mistake, she may not want to think about it, and being around you would have the opposite effect; it would make her think about it more. I don't mean to say you are a mistake, but if Ino-chan was sure she wanted to be with you one minute and then unsure the next, she would want to take some time for herself to understand why she did what she did. I feel she may have yelled at you so she could have some space to properly sort out her feelings."

"…Wow," Naruto marvels at the woman's explanation. "You think so?"

"Women can be very attuned to their emotions," Kurenai explains. "Sometimes it takes time to sort through them or they leave us very confused."

"So, does that mean she hates me," Naruto gently asks.

"I personally don't believe so," Kurenai tries. "She could've made some horrible claims if she actually hated you, but you may need to ask her to be sure. I would say wait until she approaches you."

"Has that ever happened to you?" He adds, "being confused about your feelings, I mean?"

At the unexpected query, she turns to him stunted in response for a few moments. Before she can answer, she spots Asuma waiting at the very end of the street in front of her home. At the sight of him, Kurenai feels less confused but more than that, she feels a great need to do what he couldn't and be honest. "Naruto… I'm sorry, but I tricked you. Ino didn't actually tell me about the two of you."

Whipping around, pained he yells, "WHAT?!"

Kurenai steps in front of him. "After meeting you both, I could tell there was something but I didn't know what exactly," she tells the betrayed and scared boy. As Asuma starts walking toward them as Kurenai continues to tell Naruto, "listen, I know what I did was wrong—I know that—and I do feel bad about it, but as a sensei, I also want this to be a learning experience for you. Those closest to us are in the best position to hurt us." She can sense she still has time before Asuma reaches them and adds, "I personally say, 'it's good to trust, but it never hurts to test.' I understand if you don't like me very much. I just don't want you to regret trusting someone one shouldn't. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?"

"I- I don't hate you," he slowly responds as his mind floods with images of a crying Ino. "But what about Ino-chan?"

"I'll take full responsibility," Kurenai says as Asuma closes in. "Besides, I have to talk to her anyway-"

"But she doesn't want anyone to know!"

"I know, Naruto, but in this case, something just isn't right. This is suspicious," Kurenai answers him. "Don't worry, this isn't your fault. Trust me, I'll fix this and... and I think you're going to like how I make it up to you. You have my word." Pink-cheeked with a wild imagination, Naruto slowly nods as soon as Asuma shows up.

"Naruto-kun," Asuma calls with a hint of familiarity.

Distracted with fantasies of how the beautiful woman might make it up to him, Naruto simply answers, "…hey Asuma-nii."

Curious by the personal name, Kurenai turns to the gruff Jōnin who answers with a shrug, "I've seen him around Otou-sama's office often enough."

Shaking her head astounded at the ease by which Naruto knows the Hokage, she turns to Naruto and relays, "you can head in first, Naruto-kun. I'll only be a moment."

"Actually," Asuma calls. "If we're talking dinner, I wouldn't mind joining you. Kakashi talked to me about lending a hand. It seems Naruto-kun and I are both Fūton users." Naruto is still upset about outing Ino, but is enthused enough to smile as Asuma adds, "why don't I show you some stuff later."

"…Okay," Naruto agrees before turning to Kurenai. "I'll eat at Ichiraku's Kurenai-chan. See ya."

After Naruto disappears, Asuma asks with a bit of a smirk, "Kurenai-chan?" Kurenai rolls her eyes and thanks Kami he hadn't said, 'Nai-chan.' "Never thought I'd see the day you'd be so casual with Genin."

"As if he'd listen," Kurenai returns with a hint of exhaustion.

Asuma chuckles, nodding as he says, "he still calls Otou-sama, 'Ji-chan.'"

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