Naruto: Winds and Changes

But having learned that everything was like a stepping stone when training Naruto made sure to master each level with and without the seal on, that way he could function without tunnel vision when he was no longer using it.

Satisfied with the amount of difficulty he had, Naruto began his workout.

For the rest of the week this was how Naruto's routine went. Having his clone work on their usual routines of chakra control, wind manipulation, which had become more of keeping himself in form since he had no more exercises he could do right now. Taijutsu and fuuinjutsu, which had now become his clones' brainstorming and attempting to make their own seals to use; he had several projects which were starting to bear fruit, and it was his hope he would be able to put them to use in combat.

His other two hundred clones continued working on the jutsu list he had, it was his hope that he would be able to get down at least a fourth of the jutsu in it before the month ended. Of course it was much harder to learn most of them because he did not have an affinity for some of them, but with the Kage Bunshin No Jutsu he was able to make steady progress.

Other than that he continued his physical exercises and worked on the chakra whip himself. He could have made clones of course, but for some reason he felt that Kyuubi's techniques should be learned by him and not a clone. Maybe it was something to do with his pride? He still managed to make good progress and had begun working on changing the density and power behind the whip.

He continued doing all of this until Friday, when he had his date with Tenten.

Naruto entered the Higarashi weapons store to pick up Tenten for their date. He had decided to wear civilian clothes for the occasion, which consisted of khaki colored pants, a white button up shirt with the Konoha insignia on the back, and a pair of black shoes. Even is head band was at home, letting his spiky hair hang freely to fall into his eyes.

"Naruto-san," Kaito said as he spotted the blond shinobi. "I assume you're here to pick up Tenten for her date?"

Naruto gulped when he sensed the warning tone in Kaito's voice, "Yes sir."

Kaito nodded, "Tenten! Get down, your date's here!"

"DAD!" The embarrassed shout came from upstairs.

Chuckling a bit Kaito looked back at Naruto before his expression turned serious, "Before you go on this date with my daughter I have a word of advice for you…treat her right, or I'll give a first-hand personal demonstration on how well my weapons work."

Naruto paled a bit at the implied threat, he had of course been threatened before, but something about the tone in Kaito's voice said he would really go through with it, and probably enjoy it too.

"You don't need to worry Kaito-san, I would never do anything bad to Ten-chan, or let anything bad happen to her." Naruto replied, mustering up his courage, which seemed to have fled during Kaito's threat.

"That's good to hear." Kaito laughed, causing Naruto to blink as the tension disappeared, "I rather like you, much more than that Neji boy she seemed so obsessed with before. So it would have been a shame to kill you."

Not sure whether Kaito was being honest with that last comment or not, Naruto decided it would be best to just nod and put it in the 'scares the shit out of me' category of his brain.

A few minutes later Tenten came down the stairs, "Sorry for taking so long Naruto-kun." She said as she came the rest of the way down the stairs and looked at Naruto. She blushed a bit, "You look really nice, I feel kind of underdressed with what you're wearing."

"Thanks," Naruto grinned as he looked down at his clothes, then back up at Tenten's. She wasn't wearing much different, the only difference being her shirt, which was still a Chinese-style shirt, but green with a gold dragon coiled around the left side and a little longer, going down to her mid-thigh. "Doesn't matter, you look beautiful the way you are."

Tenten's blush deepened a bit but a smile came onto her face as she looked away bashfully, not used to someone actually complimenting her on her looks.

Naruto chuckled, this was one of the few times he was somewhat grateful for the Icha Icha books and Anko's continuous teasing and her reading of said books to him. He held out his arm and smiled, "Shall we go?"

Tenten smiled as she encircled his arm with both of her own, "I'll see you later dad!"" Tenten called as she and Naruto left.

"Make sure you're back by 10:00!" Kaito yelled after them. He watched the door closed before sighing in worry. "Great, first she wants to be a ninja and now she wants to date…at this rate I'll probably die of a heart attack sometime in the next few years."

As the pair walked down the village Naruto made sure to engage Tenten in as much conversation as possible. Reason being? He did not want the bun haired girl to notice all of the hostile looks he was currently getting. When he had first gotten back from the preliminaries he had gotten looks of curiosity and even a few that reminded him of the kinds he got from the girls back in Nami No Kuni. However that had only lasted for a few days until people realized who he was, then it was right back to glaring.

And because he did not want to ruin Tenten's date with any negative connotations, and that she had not been with him in public, he made sure to keep her attention away from the civilian populace.

They entered the small restaurant and Tenten led Naruto over to one of the booths that lined the walls. Picking up a menu Naruto waited nervously for someone to take their order. Not because this could technically be considered a first date, no he had been pretty much desensitized to that thanks to a mixture of Anko and his time spent with Haku in Nami. He was sure that if it were just that, he would not be nervous at all.

What made him worry was the fact that he was not entirely sure the people here would sell him anything. He had only ever been able to eat at Ichiraku's, hence the reason it and by proxy, ramen, had become his all-time favorite food, aside from the fact that he loved the delectable noodles.

Naruto turned his head when he noticed a waitress come over to their table. He also noticed when she stiffened and turned a glare upon seeing him.

"Can I take you order miss?" the waitress asked in a stiff voice.

Tenten frowned as she heard the odd inflection in the woman's tone, but could not ascertain as to what it could be for, "Yes I would like Udon with chicken and a side of vegetables please."

The woman nodded, "Your order will be right up." She very swiftly turned around and began to walk away.

However Tenten immediately noticed a problem, "Excuse me, but you didn't get my friend's order."

The woman stopped for all but a moment before continuing on.

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