Naruto looks at her, shakes his head and sighs.
"We'll be fine,"
As Hanabi spins around and brushes between them, Naruto whispers in Tenten's ear conspiratorially.
"Hyuuga are all odd I guess, huh? Except for maybe Hinata-chan, though she's kinda weird too..."
Tenten giggles.
Entering the tower, neither notice Hanabi's enraged face.
How dare he...
Inside the Hokage office, Naruto and Tenten present a scroll to the large-chested leader of their village.
Tsunade raises an eyebrow at Tenten's, decidedly less... clothing.
Tenten's shirt is ripped and torn in many places, held together barely by hasty stitches, Naruto's jacket instead is around her shoulders, the garment providing only the barest bit of protection, as for some reason, Tenten has left it unzipped.
Her pants are missing a leg, loose white gauze around her upper thigh, though barely enough for privacy.
Her hair's a mess, too.
Did she forget to mention that she's been staring /hungrily/ at Naruto?
Jiraiya would have a field day if he saw her.
But Tsunade is anything but tactful.
"Alright, what happened?"
Naruto sputters, "W-What do you mean, Obaa-chan?"
"'What do I mean?' Naruto, you're a terrible liar."
Tenten looks at him hard, frustration evident.
"Let me rephrase, Naruto, why does it look like Tenten-san has had her clothes ripped from her body?"
A bit of silence.
"Ah well... see, there were... these ah... missing-nin, and-"
Tenten sighs, "Naruto and I engaged in intercourse during the mission, Hokage-sama."
Tsunade leans forward on the desk, her ire directed away from her surrogate son.
Had Tenten any less respect for her idol, she might have run right there. But she knew Tsunade could easily out pace her.
"And what do you think you were doing, having sex during an important assignment? What if you had been ambushed?"
"It was after the assignment had been completed, Hokage-sama."
"That's no excuse."
"Of course not, Hokage-sama." She looks at Naruto for support, who can only nod at her.
She sighs, "It's my fault–"
"No! It's my fault, Obaa-chan, not Tenten's–"
She whips her head at Naruto, "No way, I was the one who was all over you!"
"Well I was the one who couldn't say no–"
Tenten blinks, "Well, I uh... didn't make it easy..."
"No, you made it too easy, Tenten-chan–"
Tsunade slams her palms on the desk causing the room to shake.
"Enough!"
The dust settles.
"As much as I love you Naruto no baka, I've no interest in hearing of your 'adventures'," she looks at the scroll handed to her, "You accomplished the mission, and you're safe. Obviously you two need some time to work things out, so I'll give you two weeks leave. But I don't want to hear of this happening again. You will keep your hormones in check when on official business."
"Yes, Hokage-sama,"
"Hai, Obaa-chan,"
She flops back into her chair, "Get out then, I have things to do."
Retreating, Tenten is the last to leave, but before she can–
"Oh and Tenten-san?"
"Ah, yes, Hokage-sama?"
"Take care of him. Or I'll kill you."
"Y-Yes, Hokage-sama."
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