A little while after that Naruto and Temari had walked around Suna until Temari had picked a place where she wanted to eat. It was nothing really fancy, just a simple restaurant that thankfully for Naruto had ramen.
As Naruto ate his food, using a lot more poise than came naturally since this could very well be considered a date, much like his time with Yugito, he looked up at Temari. "Hey I was wondering something?"
Temari looked up at Naruto, "What is it?"
"Well, I was just curious why you don't have a boyfriend," Temari narrowed her eyes a bit at the reminder. It was fortunate for Naruto that he had continued, "I mean, you're such nice and pretty girl I just found it odd that you wouldn't have one."
Temari's eyes softened and a blush stained her cheeks. She looked at him for a second and was surprised to see nothing more than honest curiosity, "What makes you think I don't have one?"
Naruto blinked at the question before answering, "Well, if you did, I doubt you would have asked me out to dinner. I mean if I was your boyfriend and saw you with some guy I would probably kill them."
If anything the blush that was spread across her cheeks became more prominent, but a smile came on Temari's face as she answered the question.
"I'm surprised you haven't figured it out," At her fellow blonde's look of confusion she laughed. "I'm the daughter of the Kazekage, a lot of the males in Suna are put off by that and even our shinobi have some issues getting passed it. If that's not enough I'm also Gaara's sister."
Well that explained things well enough for Naruto who nodded in reply, "The only people who have actually shown an interest in me were some of the sons of rich nobles and Daimyos that I had met and escorted. There have even been a few Daimyos themselves who have expressed an interest in me." Temari said the words expressed with distaste and Naruto heard a mutter of 'perverted old men' added on at the end.
"I suppose that would keep people from actually trying to get to know you."
"What about you?" Temari asked suddenly enough that it startled Naruto, "I mean, you were awfully close to that bun haired girl I fought and that Yugito girl."
Naruto blushed a bit before getting himself under control, "Well they're not my girlfriends per say…I don't have a girlfriend or anything; I'm just really close to those two. Ten-chan was the first friend my age that I ever made and Yugito…" He paused for a moment, not sure if he was allowed to tell anyone about Yugito's status before remembering that Jinchuuriki were looked up to in Kumo, "Yugito is like me and Gaara."
Temari felt surprise at the two statements. Though she now understood why Naruto seemed so close to those two. She had listened in on Naruto's conversation with Gaara when he spoke about his experiences, so of course he would be close to that Tenten girl as she was his first friend. And it made even more sense with the Kumo kunoichi, Yugito, since she could relate to Naruto on a level most others could not. "I suppose that makes sense. So you don't have a girlfriend?"
"No," Naruto shook his head. "I don't, but even I tried to get one there are complications that make it impossible for me to have a stable relationship with anyone."
Temari frowned a bit at the response but it was soon replaced with curiosity, "What could keep you from being in a relationship with anyone?"
Naruto frowned for a moment before leaning in, forcing Temari to do the same, "I suppose since you're related to Gaara its okay to tell you. I doubt you've heard since even Ero-sennin's only found out about this recently, but there's a group of nine S-ranked criminal ninja that are after the Bijuu." He heard Temari gasp a bit and nodded, "Naturally that makes my life even more dangerous than a regular ninja. We don't know what they want them for. However, a group of criminals on that level trying to gain that much power, you can be sure it's anything but good."
Sighing Naruto leaned back in his chair, "I could never give myself to someone else knowing that the chances of me dying are so high." It was not the only reason of course. There was also the fact that even if he did end up in a relationship, anyone he got with would eventually die, whether it be of old age or something else they would die while he would live.
Temari frowned sadly at hearing that, "That sounds like it will be awfully lonely."
"It is, but it's not like I'm just closing myself off. I will do whatever I can to make my precious people happy and that's good enough for me."
"Precious people?" Temari murmured in a questioning tone. She looked up at Naruto and blushed a bit, "Am I one of your precious people?"
Naruto looked at Temari for a few moments before grinning, "Maybe…why do you ask? Do you want to be?"
Temari just blushed while Naruto laughed.
Later that night Naruto and Temari walked to the mansion and, being the chivalrous bastard that he was escorted the girl to her room.
"Thank you for taking me out," Temari turned around to face Naruto and give him a smile.
Naruto smiled in return, though it was more of a sheepish grin as he scratched the back of his head, "Hehe, no problem Mari-chan, I liked spending time with you."
"That's good, I liked spending time with you as well," Temari looked down at her feet for a moment as if to gather her courage. When she looked up again Temari leaned in and gave Naruto a kiss on the cheek. She pulled away and smiled when she saw the blond shinobi with a prominent blush on his face as he lightly touched the spot where she had kissed him.
"That was for giving me such an enjoyable time," Temari gave him a wink. "Also, I don't think you should worry about those guys who are after you. You're one of the strongest ninja I know, after all, not many people can beat Gaara. So I know you'll be fine. Good night Naruto-kun."
Naruto watched as Temari closed the door to her room before a smile found its way on his face. Hot damn, what is it with these girls being so close to me all of sudden?
'Are you complaining?' came the annoyed voice of Kyuubi. She did not really know why, but seeing her container with that girl or any female really, gave her an unpleasant feeling.
However Naruto did not notice the annoyance in her tone as he spoke, 'Of course not! Who could complain about that? I was just wondering what it is I'm doing differently from what I had done in the academy.'
Kyuubi shook her head at how dense her container was, 'Does it matter? Now get to your room and come into the seal.'
'Yes ma'am!' Naruto made his way to the room they gave him, which he loved due to the fact that it was larger than his apartment. He took off his clothes and jumped onto the bed, not even bothering to get under the covers as he went into the confines of his mind.
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