Tsume nodded to herself, the danger had been resolved and the blonde and his date were steadily making their way out of her sector.
Sakura watched with a gob smacked expression from the flower shop as her teammate of all people walked arm in arm with Hinata down the street. They were also fairly fancily dressed. "Ino…" she said softly but couldn't get the platinum blonde's attention. "Pig." Still nothing and Sakura was still staring at Naruto and Hinata. She finally grabbed Ino's arm and drew her over, turning her head to look down the street.
Ino was about to turn and lay Sakura out. Ever since she started training through Naruto's work, she had gotten stronger, faster and even had one mean right hook. But her senses for juicy gossip were going off and her sight focused in on blonde spikey hair. Naruto was out with Hinata. "Ooh." Ino said softly giving a wide grin. "Come on Forehead, let's follow them."
Naruto felt as though he and Hinata were being followed. Hinata must have noticed it as well because she moved away just a little bit, about to activate her Byakugan. Naruto shook his head a little bit; he didn't want her to give them away like that. Who knew who was working against them? They could be in front; they could be behind, to the sides… even on the rooftops that Naruto was scanning with his eyes.
He fingered the scroll that slid down his sleeve a little bit, prepared to unseal a sword at a moment's notice. But as they continued their steady pace to the sushi restaurant, Naruto noticed the feeling disappear.
This was getting strange.
Sakura and Ino looked up, terrified as they stared at the proctor of the second exam staring down at them. While Ino had come far in two and a half months, she still was not ready for a Special Jonin who had wrapped them up with snakes and then yanked them into an alleyway where she proceeded to tie them up.
Anko dusted herself off for a moment. "Don't try to follow Blondie right now." Anko said with a grin. "We're not letting anything out of the ordinary happen tonight, and we're not going to risk one of you two doing something to ruin the date."
With that, Anko tossed a kunai to the ground before taking off to the rooftops, the two should be resourceful enough to free themselves, but it would take a little bit of time.
Naruto opened the door to the restaurant, already liking the feel of the place. A beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes in a pink kimono waved them over and led them to a booth over by a window. Naruto had pointedly kept his eyes off the woman, especially given her generous assets. She was beautiful, but Naruto wanted to make a point of having all-eyes for Hinata.
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Naruto sat down across from Hinata, looking to her. He could see the hint of relief in her eyes that he was focused on her, and the slight embarrassment.
"Welcome to Sakana's Sushi." The hostess said to the two of them, drawing a notepad and a pen from the apron she wore. "My name is Tomoe Sakana, proprietor and chef. Can I start you off with something to drink?" she asked.
"Tea, please." Hinata and Naruto said at the same time, causing them both to blush slightly.
Sakana smiled softly. "Tea it is. My husband will bring it out shortly. Do you need a moment to find something you'd like or could I recommend the sample platter for you both? It serves two and has a wide variety of the sushi we offer."
Naruto looked to Hinata to see what she would like. She gave a small nod and Naruto looked to Sakana, making sure he was looking to her eyes. "The sample platter please." He said.
Sakana nodded softly and jotted it down onto her notepad before tucking it back into her apron. "Please, feel free to dance on the dance floor if you would like while you wait." Sakana turned and then headed back to the kitchen, avoiding another waiter who was taking sushi to another table.
Naruto looked back to Hinata and offered a small smile. "Would you like to dance?" he asked.
Hinata smiled and blushed a little bit, nodding. "I'd love to."
Naruto stood up and offered Hinata a hand, leading her out to the dance floor soon enough. He noticed the dance floor was a floor of tempered glass that allowed the dancers and patrons to watch fish swim by underwater, giving an interesting sensation. Naruto began to move with Hinata in the dance for the song, actually knowing this one.
Hinata leaned in and rested her head on Naruto's chest. She was enjoying this, just being on a date with the blonde. She was feeling so relaxed too. "Thank you for this Naruto-kun." She had refrained from stuttering the entire night. Just being asked to the place was a huge boost in confidence for her. Having Naruto ask her out, it was an even bigger boost. She had always thought she wasn't pretty or worthwhile.
Naruto asking her out helped a little bit with her confidence.
But she could also tell he went through a great amount of effort for her, something she appreciated greatly. She had never seen Naruto dressed up, aside from the funeral after the invasion which wasn't a fair comparison. She could tell the outfit was of high quality, though different from what she was used to see that was formal or even semi-formal.
The restaurant was a good pick as well. It was not extremely fancy, but she could tell their meal was going to be of high quality and undoubtedly be a little expensive. It was good for a first date type of spot, and the music was at a steady beat for her to dance with Naruto at.