It was early in the morning and Naruto was walking through the streets of Konoha, glad that he had gotten up early so he could enjoy the peace and quiet before people started waking up. As he walked he looked around the nearly deserted streets, the sun had only just risen a minute ago so only a few shop keepers were up and about, prepping their stores for the day. Naruto turned his attention back to where he was going, picking up the pace a little bit so he could get there sooner. The blond was on his way to the hospital today, in the hopes of getting his blood tested so that he could find out if his abilities were truly a Kekkei Genkai.
Naruto entered the hospital doors and looked over at the front counter, smiling when he saw his sister figure, Shizune. The black haired woman was the one in charge of the hospital since Tsunade was the Hokage, which meant she was usually here making sure the place was in top shape before they opened. Before going to make sure the blond Hokage was doing her work, or berating her for drinking, whichever came first.
Walking up to the front counter Naruto tapped on it to get Shizune's attention, said woman turned around and smiled when she noticed Naruto. "Oh! Naruto-kun what are you doing at the hospital, and this early in the morning?" Shizune asked with a bit of surprise. It was a well known fact that Naruto hated hospitals, in fact the few times he had ever been to the hospital the blond shinobi would often sneak out. She remembered at least six separate occasions when the blond shinobi had been in the hospital, each time he had snuck out and they had been forced to send the Anbu after him and drag him back. So Naruto could imagine why she might be somewhat surprised.
"Not much Shizune-nee-chan, I'm actually here to take the test to see if I have a Kekkei Genkai," Naruto replied giving the woman his patented foxy grin.
Shizune blushed a bit at the smile before her eyes lit up in remembrance, "that's right! Tsunade-Sama said you would be coming in to get one, well let's get started just follow me."
Naruto followed Shizune as they made their way down the hall; said blond had to repress a slight shiver as all the walls looked the same. It was the whole reason he disliked hospitals so much, they were completely bland. Naruto decided to get his mind off the drab environment of the hospital, and started speaking with the woman next to him. "So what have you been up to these past four years?" he asked.
"Oh not much," Shizune replied, "mostly I've been working at the hospital and trying to keep Tsunade-Sama out of trouble."
"Bet that's pretty hard," Naruto spoke with a knowing grin, "knowing baa-chan I have no doubt you've been constantly forced to babysit her and make sure she doesn't get herself plastered."
"You know you shouldn't call Tsunade-Sama something like that," Shizune said with a semi stern glance, though she let out a giggle at the end.
"Perhaps, but when have I ever cared about what I should and should not do," Naruto smirked at the black haired woman.
"That's true," Shizune admitted with a smile. They quieted down as Shizune opened the door to one of the rooms, gesturing for Naruto to go in while she came in behind him. "Just sit over on the bed," Shizune said as she closed the door and began going through the cabinets.
Naruto grunted in acknowledgement as he walked over to the bed, sitting down and closing his eyes as there was nothing to look at but the dreary walls. A little while later Shizune walked up to him, "hold out your arm please." Naruto opened his eyes and did as asked; Shizune tapped his arm a few times before finding the vain she wanted. Sticking in the needle Shizune twisted a capsule on it, making blood begin to flow into the vial at the end of the needle. Naruto watched as his blood bubbled into the vial with an odd sort of fascination, he had only gotten a blood test done once and that was when he was three, so this was a new experience for him. "There," Shizune said as she pulled out the needle and set on the table, she went back to wipe of the blood and fix the wound. However when she turned around she saw Naruto wiping off the blood himself, with the wound already completely healed and remembered his Kyuubi healing factor.
"Thanks Shizune-nee-chan," Naruto said with a smile as he stood up.
"It's no trouble," Shizune replied as the two walked out the door and back to the front. "Tsunade-Sama will be busy for awhile, but I'll make sure she gets this sometime next week," Shizune told him as she sealed the vial in a blood seal.
Naruto nodded, "that's cool, thanks again."
Shizune waved to him as he left, walking back out the door. Looking at the sun Naruto figured he still had several hours to kill before the council meeting, Naruto decided to walk around Konoha. It was still fairly early so not a lot of people were out, just a few shop owners who were setting up stores. As Naruto looked around the street he spotted the Yamanaka flower shop, which was just opening. Changing direction Naruto made a Bee line for the store, as he opened the door the bell rang signaling his entrance.
Hello what can I- oh Naruto-kun!" Ino said in surprise before her voice turned flirtatious. "So what can I get you, or did you just come to see me."
Naruto resisted the urge to grown, despite having obviously grown up and gotten stronger, it was still plain to see that Ino had not lost her fan girlish tendencies; still Naruto figured it would be rude to not converse with her. "Not this time I'm afraid, I just came in to get some flowers."
"Oh…" Ino's voice dropped a bit in disappointment, "so who are they for?" she figured Naruto was getting them for Sakura.
"My parents," Naruto said with a sad smile.
"…oh…" the platinum blond found herself cursing for ruining such a good mood. "In that case I would suggest a bouquet of roses," Ino said as she led Naruto to the section where the roses were. She began to rearrange them before putting them into a plastic wrap, when she was done Ino led Naruto to the front desk. Typing in a few numbers on the cash register she rung up his total, "that will 150.00 yen."
Naruto nodded and with a puff of smoke had Gama-chan out of its seal, opening it up he grabbed the necessary money and handed it to Ino. "Thanks Ino," Naruto said as he grabbed the roses.
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