It All Started With A Smell

Deserving

They had decided to go out for dinner instead of his mother cooking. As they walked into the shopping district his mother kept smiling at him, making him feel uncomfortable. He was thankfully distracted from his mother by Naruto who came running down the street, laughing. She kept looking over her shoulder as though expecting to see someone in pursuit. When she spotted the Nara family she skidded to a halt, kicking up dust as she did.

"Hey," She waved only to look behind her again and pull a face. Instantly she had pulled Shikamaru in front of her with her good arm.

He was met by a very angry Sakura, with her fist raised. When she tried to lower it onto his head she found she couldn't move it. She looked around before glaring at him, obviously thinking it was his shadow holding her. Except that there was no shadow. He felt a warm presence near his waist and knew without looking at the blonde that it was Naruto's chakra.

"Come on, Sakura, it's not Shikamaru's fault that you're a pervert like Kakashi-Sensei," Naruto laughed, only to gasp dramatically and peek over Shikamaru's shoulder, "Or is it his fault? Are you attracted to Shikamaru?"

Naruto dissolved into laughed as Shikamaru pulled a horrified expression and Sakura scoffed.

"I am not a pervert!" Sakura snapped, stomping her foot.

"Oh yes you are. Konohamaru proved that. I have to now bleach my eyes but it was totally worth it." Naruto had one hand on Shikamaru's shoulder, holding herself up. "We all saw your expression. It was worse than Kakashi-Sensei's with Konohamaru's first transformation."

"You shouldn't have taught him things like that!" Sakura huffed, changing direction of the conversation.

"Are you kidding? I'm proud of the kid!"

Naruto's chakra had obviously let Sakura go seeing as the pink haired girl tried to swing at Naruto. Shikamaru pulled the blonde and himself out of the way before he grabbed Sakura with his shadow.

"What is it with you and beating up your injured team mate?" Shikamaru hissed, holding Naruto to his chest and turning his back on Sakura, shielding the injured girl.

"Naruto," Shikaku started in a calm voice. "Would you like to join us for dinner?"

"Sure. It'll stop Kakashi-Sensei from threatening to man handle me again." At the confused look the Naras sent her she held up the arm stuck in a cast. "I couldn't use chop sticks so he gave me a choice, willingly let him feed me or get man handled. Please tell me you guys were getting something you can eat with your fingers."

"Sushi," Assured Yoshino.

"Sweet. See ya, Sakura." Before the pink haired girl could recover Naruto grabbed Shikamaru and ran off from her, leaving her to vent her anger elsewhere. They didn't run too far ahead, just enough to deter her. When she had walked away they stopped, waiting for Shikamaru's parents to catch up.

"What was that about?"

Naruto laughed. "Konohamaru ambushed me after lunch and wanted to show me his new form of sexy jutsu. It got Kakashi-Sensei. It was two naked girls. Sakura hit him and went off at us for being perverts so he turned himself into Sai and Sasuke. I nearly threw up, Kakashi-Sensei was disturbed... I don't think Sai knew what was going on, and Sakura was staring with a gross grin on her face."

"And you don't like the sight of two young men naked?' Yoshino asked with a small smile.

Naruto stuck her tongue out, grimacing. "Sasuke is like a brother too me, and Sai looks eerily like Sasuke that I'm tempted to stick him in a wig and contacts to stop the resemblance. So, no, Mrs Nara, neither of them are my type." The blonde shuddered for good measure.