Gemini tilted her head. "I would absolutely love to see that. I'd pay cash, no question." She said. "Speaking of father's, I have someone to pay a visit to tomorrow. Would you mind coming with me?" She asked, remembering that she had to confront her foster father.

Naruto shrugged. "Huh. Well, whatever. Every village has their own way of doing things, I guess." He said, turning to pay Ayame. "Once you're done, I'll take you on a walk so you can get to know the village better. It's really easy to get lost, so having a tour guide is a lucky thing, dattebayo."

"I wouldn't mind doing that," Gaara stated, knowing that it would be better if he did go then didn't. Though he knew for a fact that he would want to kill the man himself and had a feeling that he'd have to refrain himself from doing so when he met the man, even if he was behind bars.

Yugito nodded before she finished her ramen. "That sounds like a plan," she said, especially since she didn't want to get lost anytime soon.

Gemini smiled softly. "Thank you." Came her quiet reply. "I have a feeling I'm going to need all the emotional support I can get" She added. She closed her eyes as the gentle evening breeze stirred her hair. She didn't want to leave. She certainly didn't want to go back to her pathetic bed under a bridge.

Naruto grinned. "Great, let's go!" He said, hopping down from his seat excitedly. Evening had fallen while they had eaten, and the streets were lit by bright lampposts and moonlight. It seemed that the village was just as busy at night as in the daytime, as bustling villagers and shinobi went about their business, though the night had a more relaxed feel to it.

"You're welcome," he replied as he held her close, enjoying the nightlife here, just like he did in his own village. Feeling the gentle breeze playing with his hair, he let a genuine smile grace his features...and even though he knew that this couldn't last forever, he didn't want it to end.

(Think Naruto and Yugito would run into Jiraiya while on their tour? That way they can get the seals off of them?)

((Sounds good. ^.^))

Gemini opened her eyes after a moment and looked over at her companion. "...Well, It's getting late. We should probably...get going..." She suggested hesitantly.

Naruto led Yugito around the village, happily showing her the sights. As they neared the hot springs, the blonde noticed a white-haired old man spying on the girl's side. "Hey...hey, get down from there, dattebayo!!" He shouted, calling attention to the peeker. Women's angry shouts sounded as the man dodged thrown items, eventually falling off the roof and landing at the feet of the pair.

"As much as I hate to agree with that, we probably should," he responded as he noticed how she was acting, and sighed lightly. "You know...I'm pretty sure Temari-nee wouldn't mind you bunking with her," he said after a few moments, already having a feeling of why she was dreading leaving.

Yugito followed Naruto around Konohagakure, surprised as to how different it was from that of Kumo. Though she was surprised, and angered, to see a white-haired male peeping on what seemed to be the woman's side of the hot springs, from what she could gather from Naruto's anger. Once the old man fell at their feet, she scowled in his direction as she held a kunai threateningly in her hand. "And just why should I not castrate where you stand...pervert?" she asked, as she summoned her righteous feminine fury.

"Pervert? I'll have you know that I'm not a pervert," the man stated as he quickly got to his feet, noticing the narrowed glares from the couple...or so he assumed. 'So this is Naruto...Saru-sensei didn't say anything about dating a Kumo Kunoichi though, and if my records are right...she is one of the Jinchuuriki from there...' he thought as he placed his hands up in a defensive manner.

"Then what the hell are you?" she asked as her anger started to get the best of her. In retrospect, she would have wished to have never asked this question as he saw the man do an embarrassing pose and dance before exclaiming that he was a Super Pervert, which just cued a facepalm from the Nibi container.

Gemini started and looked up at the male hopefully. "R-really? You think it's okay?" She asked, barely daring to let herself hope for a yes.

Naruto twitched and facepalmed. "You're nothing but a dirty old man. What do you think you were doing, peeping on girls like that? And I'm here trying to show Yugito-chan how great Konoha is! Thanks for making the whole village look bad, dattebayo!" Shouted the orange-clad ninja angrily.

"I don't see why not. The worse that could happen is her yelling at me, but I don't think she will," Gaara responded. "And if not, we can always sleep on the roof or something. Well, you can, that is," he admitted, since he knew that going to sleep while not having a seal master or being in his protective room would just lead to a bad situation...something that he didn't want Gemini to find out about.

"He didn't make your village look bad, Naruto-kun," she replied. Though she think she knew who this...man was. "I know I'm going to regret asking this, but you wouldn't be Jiraiya of the Sannin, would you?" she asked. If he was Jiraiya...then maybe he could get this damn seal off of her so that she could talk to Matatabi again.

"And if I am?" he asked, not knowing if this female was a rare fan of his work or something else altogether. Random feminine wrath he could deal with. Wrath that was directed at him, other than that of Tsunade's, had him worried...though he didn't show it.

Gemini tilted her head at his choice of wording. "Yeah...okay then. Thanks, Gaara-san." She said gratefully, with a wide smile. "Hey, Gaara-san...why...um, how come...I mean, why is it that you never sleep?" She asked. She assumed it had something to do with the demon, but it confused her a bit since Naruto could sleep fine.

Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Are you kidding me? Someone as well known as that is really nothing but a peeping tom? That's just embarrassing." He said, crossing his arms. "Anyway, as long as you're here, you owe us for ruining Yugito-chan's tour. As payment, you have to take these seals off of us." He demanded. "Also, you have to train us both for the next exam."

"You're welcome. And from what I've gathered...the person who sealed the Ichibi inside of me screwed up on the job, causing the seal to be weak. If I fall asleep, Shukaku can easily take over. Though there is a specialized room in Suna that lets me sleep peacefully," he answered. After a lifetime of dealing with this, he could deal with it.

"I'll agree to taking off these seals of yours since I've apparently ruined your date Gaki," Jiraiya replied, chuckling lightly when he noticed both of them blush and Yugito claiming that they were only friends. "But why would I train either of you? As an author, I'm quite busy you see..." he said before hearing Yugito mutter something. "What was that?"

"One book. I'll let Nibi help you with one book, as long as I don't hear about the details," Yugito repeated, a blush forming on her cheeks as she did so. If it was to help her get training from a sannin, even if he was one of the most hated males in the Elemental Nations due to his pervertedness.

Gemini nodded. That made sense. "Ah, that's right. I recall reading somewhere that the one-tail has that effect on all it's hosts, preying on their minds if they fall asleep. Since it's a raccoon, I guess that kind of makes sense." She said thoughtfully.

Naruto turned to stare at Yugito. "You shouldn't have to do that, dattebayo. As a Sannin, he should have enough pride to help us out either way. But...hey, what if I...Yugito-chan, please look away." He said, making a hand seal. "Sexy jutsu!!" With a puff of smoke, the orange-clan ninja was replaced by a curvy blonde female, who happened to be totally naked. "Mister sage, won't you please train us?" The female asked in a seductively sweet voice. Inside, Naruto shuddered at the perverted look on the Sannin's face. Jeez, what a creep...

Gaara nodded at what Gemini was saying. "Unfortunately. Luckily, I'm one of the few people who can handle the 'Curse of the Raccoon'" he said before shrugging lightly. "Now come on, we should probably start heading back. We don't want to give the pervert too many ideas, right?" he asked.

Yugito was confused as to why Naruto asked her to look away, but did as he asked. After hearing him say the words 'Sexy Jutsu' she had to admit she was curious, but kept looking away from the blonde. However, her eyes did skyrocket when he heard a feminine voice ask Jiraiya to train them. Oh she was definitely asking him about this jutsu of his when they got back to the apartment...especially when the Sannin agreed to train them.

Gemini grimaced at his wording, feeling a pang of anger at every person who had ever hurt him. At his next words, she laughed, her earlier thoughts forgotten. "Yeah, you're right. As much as I enjoy scaring him, I don't actually want to have to hurt him...much." She joked, starting back down the mountain.

In his feminine voice, Naruto thanked the Sannin gratefully...until the old pervert requested that Naruto stay in girl form while they trained. He changed back instantly, scowling. "Dirty old man! You might as well start with these seals on us. But I'm warning you, you better behave when you're working on Yugito-chan." He warned.

(...You're having way too much fun RPing Naruto lol)

Gaara chuckled lightly as well as he got off the mountaintop, heading down the mountain with her. Granted, he could have flown them both down there with his sand, but he didn't want Gemini to panic for one thing, and for another, he still had to hide some of his secrets...even from the person that he thought he was starting to have feelings for.

Yugito couldn't help but giggle lightly at how Naruto sounded once the pervert asked Naruto to stay in his female form. To be quite honest, she wanted to see what he looked like as well as a female, and why he would create such a jutsu in the first place, though she had her ideas. "You better take his advice to heart. I'd hate to have to accidentally castrate you after all..." she said with a smirk that told the Sannin that she was indeed serious about her threat.

"Alright alright, jeez," Jiraiya muttered. "First things first though, I need to see the seal that was placed on the both of you, most likely over the seals that make you Jinchuuriki. I'm being honest, I swear!" he stated as he noticed Naruto's narrowed glance. "Secondly, if it's the seal that I think it is, then unsealing it will cause the both of you some pain."

((Lol can't help it. Wolfie has always felt a certain kinship with Naruto. It's just too easy to relate, and too fun to play him.))

Once they reached the bottom of the mountain, Gemini turned to Gaara, a sheepish look on her face. "You're gonna have to lead from here. I have no idea where you're staying." She said.

Naruto snorted. "Gee, how convenient for you, huh? Still, you're right about the pain part. It knocked me out when that snake guy put it on me in the first place, dattebayo. I'll go first." He said, lifting up his shirt to show where the seal was.

(oh I completely understand, 100%)

"Alright, P-chan," he said with a light smirk as he led the vixen towards their hotel, making sure that she wasn't to far behind him...or being attacked by the villagers. He had a feeling that if given the chance, the idiots of this village would attack her, just like they attacked him...or tried.

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes when he heard Naruto talk about a snake guy, and would have to ask him about it once he finished dealing with the seals. Ignoring what the boy said about how it was convenient for him to see the seals, it was the truth. "Alright," Jiraiya responded as he took a look at the eight layered seal, followed closely by a five layered seal on top of it. Sighing lightly as he knew he was right. "Damnit, I hate it when I'm right," he muttered before purple fire spread upon his fingertips. "Gogyou Kaiin" he muttered as five elements in purple came upon his fingertips. Before anything else could be said, he slammed the hand into Naruto's abdomen.

Gemini kept close the whole way. Even though she was used to the people and familiar with the streets, the village seemed rather rowdy that night and she felt safer staying close to the redhead.

Naruto knew that it would hurt, but he was really unprepared for just how much. Coughing, he staggered back and fell on his bottom, holding his stomach. "Ah, jeez...that's really nasty, dattebayo. Be more careful with Yugito-chan."

Gaara made sure that Gemini stayed close, especially since he didn't trust the people at night. Especially since it seemed rather rowdy and would ask her if this was what Konoha was like during the night all the time. He just hoped that wasn't the case.

"Sorry brat, but it has to be done that way, but you should be feeling better by now," Jiraiya said. If he could, he'd lower the amount of pain that the technique gave, but it had to forcefully open up the seal that was placed over an even-based seal without changing the seal that contained the beast within before turning towards Yugito and resetting the technique before doing the same to her.

"Ah, finally. Kit, can you hear me?" Kurama asked.

Yugito grit her teeth after the counteracting seal was placed. 'Foxy-kun wasn't kidding...' she thought as she saw a look of regret on the old man's face. However, she was glad and relieved to finally hear Matatabi's voice once more, even if she was currently teasing her about staying with Naruto, causing her to blush lightly. 'That was one thing I didn't miss Mata-chan,' the girl mentally deadpanned to her tenant.

Gemini was relieved when they reached the hotel. "Whoa. You guys are staying here? This is the best Inn in Knonoha. Only the really rich and really important guests get to stay here." She said, amazed. Having been homeless almost her entire life, the opulence of Konoha's most prestigious hotel was somewhat intimidating.

Naruto sighed, keeping a close eye on Yugito as the old man removed the seal from her. He was slightly startled to hear the voice in his mind, but welcomed it as soon as he realized what it was. I hear you. Ne, Kyuubi-san, how ya been? He replied, still not taking his eyes off of the blonde girl.

"Maybe it's because we're the children of the Kazekage?" Gaara asked rhetorically as he took in the information about this being the best inn within the village. "You okay?" he asked, having a feeling that something was wrong.

'Been bored without hearing your annoying voice Kit,' he chuckled lightly as he teased his jailor. It had been far too long since he could actually hear Naruto's voice, and he was actually bored...especially since there really wasn't anything to do within the seal.

'Aw, don't be like that kitten. I find it cute that you're rooming with your future mate, even if it's temporary,' Matatabi responded. To be quite honest, the Queen of the Cats was glad to have contact with her kitten after so long without hearing her. With nothing to do inside the seal, all she could do was observe the memories of Yugito.

"You two continue your date, but come back here tomorrow and I'll start training the both of you," Jiraiya said. He'd first have to get some supplies, as well as to check back in with Saru-sensei. He had a feeling that his sensei knew exactly why Orochimaru was within Konoha's walls...something that not even his spies could figure out.

Geminni blushed. She had forgotten that small fact. "Oh, yeah. That's right." She said, shaking her head to clear it. glancing at him, she smiled softly. "Of course I'm okay. Why do you ask, Gaara-san?" She asked, her carefree mask back in place.

Naruto snorted. I can't figure out if that was an insult or a compliment... He responded before standing up and facing the Sannin. "We'll meet you back here tomorrow morning, bright and early. Don't think you're gonna weasel out of your promise, dattebayo."

"You seemed a little out of place for a second there, I was just checking to make sure," Gaara replied before heading inside the building. If she were to look at him, the vixen would see a light frown upon his face, as he noticed that she had put her mask back up.

"Oh I wouldn't dream of it gaki," Jiraiya replied before he vanished from the area. He had other things to do at the moment...like research.

"Well...that was interesting. Though why did you ask me not to look when you used that jutsu of yours?" she asked.

Following him, Gemini checked to make sure no one else was around and dropped the act. "Gaara-san...I'm sorry. I'm just a little...nervous, I guess. I know it probably sounds silly to you, but I've never even been close to a place like this. It's like...fighting your way out of hell and then just walking into heaven. Too good to be true. It feels like at any second, someone will point and yell "you don't belong here!" and I'l be back under my cold little bridge..." She explained, not wanting him to be upset with her.

Naruto blushed brightly. "Uh...it's just...a little embarrassing, dattebayo. I mean, I didn't want you to have to see...th-that is, Sakura-chan always gets angry and says that I shouldn't do that in front of ladies, s-so I...kuso..." He swore quietly at the end, not sure how to explain himself. He never minded doing it in front of Sakura, so why was it a big deal with Yugito? She's just...different, somehow...

Gaara did a light scan of his surroundings to make sure that no one else was around. Once he did so and found that only the two of them were around, he made a little bracelet made of compact sand, embedding the central bracelet with the kanji for 'promise' within it. Handing it over to Gemini, he started talking. "Gemini...as long as I live, that won't happen," he said quickly. He knew it was out of character for him, but to see and hear her looking and sounding so nervous, as if this was some type of dream or trick...he couldn't stand it. "Just don't expect me to do this often...I do have a reputation as a narrcist to uphold after all, and I will deny it if you say you got it from me," Gaara added after a few seconds.

"It's because the girl is your future mate; that's why you're having trouble explaining such a technique to her, or wanting her to see it. Especially when every other female you've known has called it such a perverted jutsu Kit" The Kyuubi said as he put his two cents in. Granted, he actually approved of the jutsu since it would have been something he'd come up with himself as a prankster, but he wouldn't tell the Kit that just yet.

Gemini blinked, her eyes full with unshed tears as she took the bracelet and put it on. She swore right then and there that she would never take it off. Looking up at her friend, she launched herself at him in a grateful hug, and chuckled slightly at his comment. "I won't tell, I promise. It's our secret." She said.

Naruto blushed and cleared his throat. He just couldn't understand the way the demon keptt using the word mate, as if he and Yugito were nothing more than animals. At least say girlfriend instead of mate. It's not like we've...done...anything... he thought.