(Next Morning)
"Toph-chan, Toph-chan, wake up, it's almost
time to go." Her eyes slowly fluttered open. Naruto blushed, looking at her.
'Now that I got a better look at her. She's the
prettiest girl I've seen. Sakura's pretty but not like this, her long silky
black hair, her pale smooth skin, even her white clouded eyes. No, no, Naruto,
you aren't supposed to be thinking of her like that. She's your friend. And you
like Sakura-chan remember.' Naruto frantically shook his head, ridding him of
his current thoughts. Just as he was finished her heard her.
"Why are you shaking your head like that.
Your heartbeat's also beating faster than it should, are you alright." Toph
asked in a questioning then slightly worried tone.
'Why is he getting so nervous, and damn, why
am I acting so soft towards him?' She mentally asked herself. Realizing she
wasn't going to get an answer, she dropped the subject. Sitting up and getting
out of her bed talked again.
"So, I'm guessing it's time to search for
this Tsunade lady." She asked while stripping out of her hospital gown.
The only thing he could say was.
"Yea but we're actually running late."
"Then lead the way." Naruto opened the window
and jumped out, running on top of the buildings. Toph stood there with a surprised
look on her face.
"Ok, Shinobi world, not mine, I guess that's...
normal." She stomped the ground, wide searching for Naruto. She sensed him
standing with a taller person beside him. She also jumped out of the window and
ran in the direction she sensed him. In about a minute or two, Naruto could see
her running towards him. He yelled at Toph.
"Hey! Toph-chan! Over here!" When she got in
front of Naruto, she spoke in a dangerous tone.
"Do not disappear from my senses like that
again." Realizing his mistake, Naruto sheepishly
spoke.
"Oh yeah, Sorry,
"Your damn right your sorry. Disappearing in one
seconded and then ending up on the other side of the village in the next." She
fumed.
"Yeah, I was jumping on the buildings. It's
the best way for a Shinobi to travel in their village. But if we go on a mission,
I'll have to jump on trees." Toph just crossed her arms and pouted.
"Well, none of that when you're with me." Naruto
blushed a little at how she looked when she was pouting. He then started to
picture her again, getting naked and changing into her clothes in front of him
again. His blush deepened.
'Stop thinking of her like that. She's your friend,
remember. And you like Sakura-chan.' He reminded himself. Jiraiya, seeing
Naruto's reaction to Toph, smirked.
'It seems gaki has a little crush on this
girl. Found some new blackmail material to use on him.' He then turned to
Naruto and asked the two question that's been filling his head.
"Gaki. Who's the girl and why's she here. I
hope you're not planning on bringing her with us."
"This." Naruto grabbed Toph's hand and
dragged her towards Jiraiya.
"Is Toph. She took down Shukaku and we became
friends when I was visiting her in the hospital." Toph seemed to look directly
at Jiraiya and spoke.
"Yo, the name's Toph. Ya know, you look
pretty good for an old timer. Not better than me though. So, even though I
already probably know I'll ask anyway. Who're you." She smirked at her own
joke. Naruto almost choked, not expecting her to make a blind joke. Jiraiya
smiled at her unaware of her blindness and started to get in his pose.
"Oh, hell, not this again." Naruto muttered
face palming. This caused Toph to raise an eyebrow. She soon heard yelling from
Jiraiya.
"I AM THE ONE AND ONLY! HAILED AS THE SAGE
FROM MOUNT MYOBOKU. ALL MEN HATE ME AND ALL WOMEN WANT ME. I AM THE STRONG, THE
FAST, THE SMART, THE ONE AND ONLY TOAD SAGE, GAMMA SENNIN, THE GALLANT.
JIRAIYA!!!" Toph looked at him blankly and spoke.
"If you love to introduce yourself like that
to any woman i can tell why women hate you." Naruto got close and whispered in her
ear.
"No Toph-chan, this is just a small annoying
part of him. The main reason is his tendency to peak on naked women, mainly when they're in the hot spring because as he put it." Jiraiya's hearing heard this spoke.
"It's the fasted and most thorough way I can have inspiration for my literature." A face of realization appeared on Toph.
"Ah. I get it now, so. To put it simply, You're a pervert." Jiraiya yelled at her indignantly
after hearing that.
"Hey! I am not a pervert!" He then smirked
after the outburst.
"I'm a super pervert!! HAHAHAHAHA" He busted out laughing. Toph just shook her head and sighed.
"Like that's any better." She muttered. Naruto coughed, getting Toph's and Jiraiya's attention.
"Can we go. We got a hokage to find. You can do this while we're searching for Lady Tsunade." Toph shrugged her shoulders.
"He's got a point. We can do this shit later. We need to find the new leader of this village." Jiraiya nodded.
"Yes. Due to the way Tsunade travels I don't know how
long she'll be at her current location. We must hurry." The three of them then
walked out of the village in search of Tsunade.