Naruto: NTR Journey!

"I'm surprised," Naruto admitted, after a moment of comfortable silence. "Most women… well… they would have gotten pretty pissed at me if they knew I was looking at them all day."

His mind drifted to a certain pink haired kunoichi — who meant well, but whose distaste for perverts didn't mesh well with Naruto at all. To be fair, she had cooled a little bit in recent times… all the stress from the threat the Akatsuki posed hadn't helped anyone.

"Well, I can't speak for other women. But me? I'm flattered. The only guys I talk to on a regular basis are my brothers, and that idiot Shikamaru when I visit Konoha."

Naruto couldn't help but notice the fond smile she wore when she'd said Shikamaru's name. "Most of the other men here… well, you know how intimidating Gaara can be."

Temari laughed, and Naruto chuckled nervously — he loved Gaara and knew that the Kazekage was a different man now… but the memory of Rock Lee having his leg and arm near pulverized was a less than fond memory for the blonde.

"Anyway, having a bunch of mother hens swirling around the nest doesn't help my social life in the least. Getting a compliment from a man — even if it's a non verbal one — feels pretty damn good."

"Makes sense, I guess," Naruto said. "And don't worry. Your ass is nice enough that even if I had Gaara breathing down my neck I'd probably still sneak a look."

She smirked. "I'll have to keep that in mind," Temari said.

A pause.

Temari swirled her finger in the cup of tea she'd ordered, waiting for the sugar she had added to properly dissolve.

"You know…" Temari murmured. "It has been a while."

"Since what?"

"Since I had a nice lay."

Naruto's mouth went dry… was she…? "What are you saying?" he asked.

"Last time was when I was in Konoha, with that idiot Shikamaru," Temari murmured. "He's got some technique but the laziness isn't endearing when you're trying to cum before he falls asleep." She laughed slightly, a smile spreading her cheeks.

"You slept with Shikamaru?" Naruto said, eyes widened. "What- are, are you guys like an item or something?"

"An item?" Temari said, smirking. "Just because you have sex with someone doesn't mean you're in a committed relationship, Naruto. Shikamaru's a nice guy, but… he's a bit of a handful." She sighed. "And besides, I doubt he'd ever want to be in an actual relationship regardless."

"Oh." That lessened the feeling of guilt on Naruto's chest — for a moment there, he thought he'd been leering at his friend's girlfriend. "What are you suggesting then?"

She sighed. "Well," Temari murmured, leaning forward slightly. "How about we extend the tour a little?"

"What more can you show me here? I thought we pretty much covered everything," Naruto said, eyebrows scrunching with blatant confusion.

"I'm saying we should extend the tour to my apartment," Temari murmured, leaning even closer to Naruto, a sultry smile on her lips. "More specifically to my bed; I think I could give you a proper welcome to Sunagakure. God knows I need a good tumble and I've heard of your stamina…"

She looked at him expectantly, cheeks a tad red, but her eyes sparkling and crackling with anticipation. Naruto had known his answer yesterday — it was damn obvious to the blonde what he would say.

"Well, sure!" Naruto said. "I'd love to. You're beautiful, Temari — how could I say no?"

She grinned. "Keep saying that and your night is going to be very enjoyable," Temari said. The blonde took a swig of her tea — making quite the show of leaning back in her chair; Naruto wasn't daft enough to think she was jutting out her chest like that on accident, either.

He could only lick his lips as he stared at those delicious breasts pressed up against her black kimono.

"Finish your drink," she murmured. "Gaara should be done by now; you can talk to him for as long as you like… but afterward, I'll show you where you'll be staying tonight. Understand what I mean?"

"I think so," Naruto whispered. "And I'm looking forward to it."

Temari flashed him a wink, before taking another sip of her tea.

Naruto couldn't help but notice the thumping of his heart in his ears as they allowed an otherwise comfortable silence to build between them.

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Gaara was an interesting guy. He didn't talk much; he was quiet, withdrawn, serious… but he and Naruto could really get along. They sat in the Kazekage's office for what felt like hours, just talking. About their villages, about how Naruto's stay in Sunagakure so far had been, about how the world had adjusted since the close of the Fourth Shinobi War.

It was nice.

"I'm afraid I have more work to attend to," Gaara murmured, leaning back slightly. "Temari will show you where you'll be staying here in Sunagakure — I've ensured that you've received the best accomodations possible."

"You wouldn't have to go that far, Gaara," Naruto said, grinning as he stood up from his chair. "You could shove me under a cardboard box and I'd love it here."

Gaara's lip didn't even twitch. "I refuse to allow nothing but the best for you, Naruto," he said, tone solemn.

Naruto's grin morphed into a bright smile. "Thank you," he murmured. "Hope you have fun with your work."

"Of course. I will see you tomorrow."

Gaara returned to his papers, picking up a pen and returning straight to work. Naruto gave him a fond smile.