"No. What I told you is all I was able to learn," Baki said before turning his attention back to Temari, "Temari, seeing as you've already starting looking into this Genin, I want you to find out more about him. I want you to observe him closely to see how strong he is in order to see how much of a threat he might be to the plan. Use any effective means to do so as long as it doesn't blow your cover."
"I understand," Temari said with a nod, knowing already that she was going to enjoy her assignment, except she was going to do it her way. She knew she had to find something about Naruto that would potentially get him to open up to her and reveal secrets about his abilities, and by extension himself. Learning that Naruto was the son of Konoha's late Yondaime only served to make things interesting for Temari, considering that she, too, is the daughter of a Kage. Temari just had to make sure Hinata wasn't there to get in her way.
Kankuro on the other hand thought about the possibility of getting a shot at challenging and beating Naruto so that their village could gain some fame for defeating the son of Konoha's Yellow Flash.
"The Uzumaki is one of my brethren Jinchuuriki, and I find him worthy of feeding to my mother. He'll be my greatest conquest of all," Gaara said in a low, dark tone, which sent cold chills down his siblings' spines.
"You'll take no such actions against Naruto, Gaara. Like I said, we need more information about him in case we need to make adjustments to the plan. Understand?" Baki instructed. Gaara gave no reply as he turned his head away.
(An Hour And Ten Minutes Later)
Naruto and Honoka were making their way to the Aburame Clan estate, located on the southeastern part of Konoha. Frankly, Naruto didn't completely know what he was to expect from that clan, but he had some plausible ideas. Since Shino's clan was known for their usage and attachments to insects, he was sure that the Aburame compound would be filled with a variety of them. And Honoka's potent special chakra would only cause the same reaction as it did with the Inuzuka Clan.
"I had no idea that Shino's clan compound was this far from the center of the village," Honoka commented.
"Considering his clan's adoration of insects, it's not surprising," Naruto remarked.
"So, what was the gift your beloved girlfriend gave you?" Honoka asked.
"A brand new custom-made katana, specially made for me," Naruto replied with a smile before snorting, "But she told me that she didn't want to be the lead female protagonist in my new series."
"Considering the smut you read, I'm surprised you're annoyed by her reply."
"I was intending to make myself the lead male protagonist in the story. I originally started writing everything out in the first person as though it was my personal journal. I was writing my most intimate experiences, thoughts, and feelings. In truth, I was going to use altered versions of my name and Hinata's in the story. But when she declined my offer, assuming that it was going to be just another smut story like Icha-Icha Paradise, it put me in a position where now I have to go back and almost start over.
"I won't deny that there will be sex scenes in my series. However, they will have more romantic and intimate feelings to them, as I would have written and expressed them in more poetic terms as I carefully and verbally painted the picture of what exactly was happening."
"I think that's why Hinata didn't want to be the lead female protagonist in your stories. She wasn't into the idea of others visualizing exactly how you would have made passionate love to her, regardless of you using altered versions of your names," Honoka figured.
Naruto was about to give his reply, but Honoka beat him to the punch and continued, "Plus, I recall what you told me about your issue with Sasuke seeking to steal Hinata from you. So tell me, can you stomach the possibility of Sasuke reading your books with you and Hinata in them? I know you don't want Sasuke to keep bothering Hinata, so do you want to risk him reading about Hinata in those books?"
"I see your concern, Honoka-nee. However, Sasuke would be sickened by the very thought of visualizing in graphic details what my novel counterpart and Hinata-chan's novel counterpart would be doing together. Plus, Sasuke made it clear that he has no interest in reading my books anyway. And even if he did, he'd just be stuck reading about someone based off of a real person he'll never have. Either way, Sasuke is screwed."
Honoka shook her head and commented, "Regardless, I'm sure Hinata declined the role because she doesn't want to be fantasized about by anyone but you."
"But it's OK for girls to gossip and talk amongst each other about how great or lousy their guy is in bed, right?" Naruto shot back, "Such double standards. I know what these young girls, women, and kunoichi talk about amongst each other when men aren't around. After listening and taking notes on their conversations, I find myself questioning whether or not some those females are even bigger perverts than I am! The things they say they'd love for their men or boyfriends to do to them and for them!"
"How did we deviate into this subject again?" Honoka asked, wanting to end the conversation as soon as possible.
"I don't know, but things were getting rather interesting and intense," Naruto joked.
"Yeah, well this is too intense for me, so let's talk about something else please," Honoka suggested.
"Why bother? We're at the Aburame compound now," Naruto pointed out as both he and Honoka looked around at the home Shino and his clansmen lived in. From what they saw, everyone looked pretty much normal. The only thing that seemed off is that everybody, no matter how old or how young, was wearing a pair of sunglasses.
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