The Demon Fox And The Water Princess - Chapter 10 the trip part 2

Naruto cheered as he dug in, causing both woman to laugh. “You really like ramen huh?” Natta asked still chuckling. Naruto shrugged, as he moved on to his second bowl.

“Now, now Natta, is that a bad thing?” The elderly woman chuckled.

Naruto, who had finished his second, heard this. “Finally! Everyone I knows always gives me crap because I eat a lot of ramen!” Kurama snorted, “Kit, you could feed a starving country with the amount of ramen you eat.”

Naruto ignored his tenant and instead chose to listen to Natta. “Well seeing how much you are eating now, can you really blame them?” She asked amused.

Naruto shrugged, and began to eat again.

The elderly woman just laughed, “So what are you doing all the way out here?” She asked the blonde, who had finished his meal. “I’m looking for someone,” he informed them.

“Can you describe them? Maybe we can help.” Natta suggested.

Naruto wracked his brain trying to remember what Jiraiya had told him. “Uh, blonde hair, looks around her mid-twenties, brown eyes, loves gambling and drinking…big um, breasts. She’s also traveling with a pet pig, and a young woman with shoulder length black hair.”

The old woman laughed, “Sorry, haven’t seen anyone like that around.”

Naruto nodded, expecting it. “Why are you looking for them?” Natta asked interested. “Are they criminals?” Naruto shook his head, thinking about how much he should tell them. “No um, the blonde is a powerful Kunoichi who went missing. We are merely trying to make sure that they are alive.”

Both woman nodded, excepting his answer. “Well ladies, I have to leave now.” Naruto said, as he paid for the bill, before stepping outside, and began looking for Jiraiya.

‘Where could the old pervert be?’ Naruto wondered, as he began walking. “…Really Kit?” Kurama deadpanned. “Think about it…where did you first meet the pervert?”

‘At the hotsprin-‘At this, Naruto cursed. ‘I’m an idiot.’

“That much is obvious,” Naruto’s tenant remarked amused, only for Naruto to cut their connection off.

It took less than five minutes for Naruto to track down his Sensei’s chakra, even if he was hiding it. Naruto sighed as he approached a giggling bush. Going through a few hand signs, Naruto smirked and inwardly thanked Kakashi. “Leaf Village Secret Finger Jutsu: One Thousand Years of Death!” Jiraiya screamed shrilly as he was propelled over the hot springs wall and into the female side. Naruto chuckled as he heard the voice of dozens of women scream, and the pain riddled yelps of Jiraiya; who appeared a few minutes later. “Gaki run!” He screamed fearfully, already in motion.

“Why would I…oh god,” Naruto paled as he saw the door to the females side open to reveal several angered women, all who glared at him. “Are you with that pervert?!” One woman asked, wrapping a towel firmly around her.

Naruto gulped, “Uh…no?” He asked, only to curse as the women ran at him, intent on taking their anger out on someone.

After outrunning the angered women, Naruto found his Sensei waiting at the outskirts of the village. Naruto glared at him, “What the hell Sensei?!” He asked angrily. “In my defense, I did say ‘run.’” Jiraiya defended himself, while laughing. “Come on Gaki, we have a future Hokage to find.” Naruto fallowed him, mumbling stuff about ‘stupid old perverts, and how they could never go back to that village.’

The hours seemed to pass bye much to slow for Naruto, who was currently thinking of ways to kill himself. “Come on Kit, what the pervert is teaching you are important.” Kurama laughed.

Naruto just groaned, his head was hurting to much, “Pervy-Sensei, it is getting dark,” Naruto commented, if only to stop Jiraiya from speaking. “Yes I know that,” The Toad Sage huffed. “The village is not that far from here, we will arrive within the hour.”

Naruto just blinked, “We’ve been traveling for about twelve hour’s right?” He asked.

“That sounds about right,” Jiraiya nodded.

“Then what is Tsunade doing so close to the village? I thought you said she hated it.”

Jiraiya laughed, “Oh she hates it alright.” He informed his confused student. “But the village is a gambling hotspot, that’s actually how it gets its income.”

Naruto just shrugged, and began a mental game of hangman with Kurama to pass the time.

Jiraiya was right, the village was a gambling hotspot. Casinos littered the small village, as did bars. Naruto wrinkled his nose, “So what now?” He asked. Jiraiya shrugged, “Now we find a hotel, in the morning we’ll look for her.” With that, Jiraiya steered them towards a decently priced hotel. Naruto sighed as he fell face-first into his preferred mattress. It was still early in the night, but Naruto was mentally exhausted, as it took a lot to exhaust him physically thanks to Kurama. “Don’t mention it Kit,” Kurama snorted. “Though your vixen will be thanking be.” The fox grinned slyly. ‘She’s not my vixen you damn perverted fox!’ Naruto yelled, as he fell asleep.

Naruto groaned as he was woken by knocking coming from his door. Grumbling, Naruto looked around, only to find Jiraiya gone, with a note saying that he was looking for Tsunade. “I’m coming!” He yelled in annoyance, as more knocking ensued.

“Yes?” Naruto grumbled, but immediately took a step back in shock.

“You,” He growled, pointing at what appeared to be an older Sasuke.

“Hello Naruto-kun, it’s been a while.” Itachi Uchiha said, stoic as ever.