Whispers In The Dark

Good Morning

Tsunade finally caught sight of that detestable white mane stalking near the hot spring and pounced.

Jiraiya yelped, "Youch!" He tried to pull away but her claws dug deeper, "Tsunade?! What are you doing?! Let-ow-let go!"

Tsunade grumbled, "Danzo's curious about Naruto. Apparently he caught sight of the devil spawn stalking Hinata and thought that Naruto would make a fine addition to his personal collection of toy soldiers," She growled as she pulled at his hair, "Do you know how hard it was for me to keep his eyes away from Naruto?! The nights I didn't sleep, the days I slaved away for that devil spawn?! It is all for naught, I tell you, naught!"

Jiraiya agreed but his scalp has started to burn, "Yes! I get it! Danzo bad! But why are you pulling on my hair, woman?!"

Tsunade hissed, "It's luscious..."

Jiraiya frowned, "Huh?"

The Godaime Hokage pulled at the white locks harder, "It's more luscious than mine! It's not fair! Go bald, go bald! You're a wrinkly old man anyway! What need do you have for this much hair?!"

Jiraiya cried from the pain of his hair being pulled, "It's for my jutsu! I do have a need for this much hair! In case you forgot, this hair is what kept you alive in Tanzaku when you said no to Naruto and he threatened Shizune if you refused the office? I need it! Besides, bald men are not cool with the ladies! They might think we have diseases or something to lose that much hair! OW!"

Tsunade ignored his complain as she added, "Idiot! Ibiki have more testosterone in his body since he's bald than you do with your hair! That mean he's more of a man than you are!"

Jiraiya felt that she was being unfair, "I don't see him being famous with the ladies!"

"He's famous with his subordinates! Besides, he may act like a hard ass but he's actually a big, squishy teddy bear!"

"I'm a big teddy bear too!"

"You're nothing more than a prickly porcupine!"

Meanwhile on the other side of the wall was the male side of the hot spring and Ibiki wondered why the esteemed Hokage argued about him with the Gama Sennin about his baldness and how it add to his masculinity. It made for little sense beside that matter about Danzo wanting Naruto.

Genma eyed him from the side, "Huh...I guess there is an upside to your baldness,"

Hinata stirred from a deep sleep. The position she's in felt familiar yet different. For one, she's not a 13 years old girl anymore. For another, Naruto's older as well. They're both at the cusp of adulthood. So she didn't know how to react to Naruto spooning her on the bed they shared. She know that she's the one who suggested sharing the bed but because this was his home first before it was ever hers. She was more his guest, taking care of his home while he's away than actually owning the apartment so making Naruto sleep on the floor of his own home felt wrong to her.

But maybe she should have remembered the position she will always wake up with whenever she shared a tent with Naruto. The familiar feel of his morning wood against her butt was also different. She had learned to ignore them after the first few times she woke up in the tent in that same position, having had Kurenai explained that it was a normal physical reaction in boys of any age and it happened often in their sleeps. It also lasted for almost half an hour.

To Hinata it felt different because not only has Naruto grown physically he has also grown larger down there. She blushed as he started to hump against her butt. He did this sometimes at night when they were younger. She remembered waking up to his wandering hands and nuzzling nose against her neck but since he was asleep she didn't really blame him. Hitting him for doing something when he's unconscious felt rude to her because he wasn't in control of his actions then.