[Open] What...what just happened?

[twinlionfists]

She had left early in the morning for a jog before she started her training. Her routine since coming to Michi no Sato had been rarely broken. She woke up early, jogged around the village, trained for two hours—either by herself or with Neji-nii-san, and Naruto-kun later—before she went and did odd jobs for the villagers to earn some ryo.

When she reached the village proper, she noticed many slips of coloured paper on the ground. She stopped, trying to figure out where they'd come from. Surely if there had been some sort of celebration, she would have found out about it long before now, yes? She bent over to pick up the once closest to her, a lovely shade of orange that reminded her of Naruto-kun's jacket....

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[withoutareason]

"But why? It's all overly warm with it on. It's nice!"

It took a beat before he realized she was mad at him, and his expression crumpled."Are you mad at me?"

[twinlionfists]

She looked up at him with sad blue eyes. "I'm not mad, Naruto-kun. I...The parts of me that you are showing off make me uncomfortable. Only the older you is allowed to see me in such a state of undress."

Okay, so she was blushing again with that admission. "It is not right to show others something they may not have, yes?"

[withoutareason]

"I wasn't trying to be mean!" He sniffled and pulled her into a hug, crushing her to his chest. Yep, not used to that strength at all.

[twinlionfists]

She spluttered as he nearly suffocated her in her own breasts. She managed to turn her head to the side and sucked in a deep breath. "It's okay, Naruto-kun," she whispered, the heavy jacket dangling in her tiny hand.

[withoutareason]

He giggled at the squirming and eased the hold. "That tickles!"

[twinlionfists]

She sighed in relief and held up the jacket. "I didn't mean to do that, but will you please put this back on before someone comes outside?"

[withoutareason]

He looked very might like he was gearing up to argue. "How about we just go inside. It's hot in that coat!"

[twinlionfists]

"Fine," she said between clenched teeth. She was tempted to take the shirt she wore off to show his own marks to the world, but she couldn't bring herself to do something so childish. "How about you put it on, but don't zip it up. Then, we can go somewhere until this...whatever it is....is over with?"

Yes, reasonable was the way to go. Otherwise, she'd start crying again and that wasn't going to help anything.

[withoutareason]

He huffed and shrugged it on, then headed for the house. "S'just skin."

[twinlionfists]

How did she explain it to this boy about what was appropriate, what would embarrass the clan's name and good standing with just one act. Especially since Naruto hadn't grown up with a family.

"Naruto-kun," she said softly, "I-it's not just about showing too much skin. It is about what others will think if you show that much to the world. I-it's not the same for girls as it is for boys."

[withoutareason]

"Girls show way more in swimsuits!" He didn't slow down, pushing inside and heading for the second floor, barely pausing to get his shoes off in the doorway.

[twinlionfists]

She had to hurry up after the boy, inwardly cursing the fact that his legs were so small. She took off his shoes and put them neatly by the door before chasing after Naruto.

"I don't wear things like that," she replied.

[withoutareason]

"You never swim? That's horrible."

He continued right into the linen closet, yanked some things off the shelf and sat himself in the middle of it. "I'm taking a nap."

[twinlionfists]

She caught up to him as he pulled things out of the closet and looked at him. "In the closet? Wouldn't you be happier in a bed?"

However, that didn't stop her from joining him.

[withoutareason]

"Nope."

Then again, the closet was huge, lined with shelves but cozy enough it could easily have fit a side by side pair of futons as he piled things up to curl up in. Then he pulled one over him. "Good night."

[twinlionfists]

Well, this wasn't exactly how she imagined spending her morning, but it wasn't a bad idea for their current situation. At least here, no one would see the way that Naruto-kun had exposed her body inappropriately, and, well, it was time with the youngest Naruto.

"Good night," she replied, curling up next to the little boy in her body, closing her eyes and relaxing her mind so that she was in a meditative state. It wasn't the deep sleep he had already fallen into, but it would be restful enough.