The sun began to set as Naruto walked through the local roads of the village. The blonde young man strode with his hands in his pockets, his eyes fixated on the ground below him. He wasn't sad, but was simply lost in thought. A lot had happened over the past few days, and it was taking him a lot to process everything from his last mission, to fifteen minutes ago when he left Kurenai's apartment through her window.

Reminiscing, Naruto wondered if what he and Kurenai did was right. After all, Kurenai was almost twice his age, and was two ranks above him in the shinobi forces. She was in the same generation that his own sensei was currently in, and something about that just felt odd to him.

Furthermore, Kurenai had not only just been through a break up, but a miscarriage. While Naruto was never the most knowledgeable about reproduction or the opposite gender in general, he knew that a miscarriage was a sensitive matter that could put any woman in a fragile state. Especially when a break up serves as icing on the cake.

He began to wonder if he should apologize to her for everything. Even though Naruto obtained consenting gestures towards their 'activities', he still felt a tinge of guilt when he thought about how he engaged in multiple sex sessions with a woman who's currently trying to remain strong after a breakup and stillborn. Was it selfish of him to ask for another round?

However, Kurenai acted on her own accord, too. He had granted her many chances to back out and say no, and it's not particularly as though he tried to persuade her into it. By that notion, he knew he couldn't place complete blame on himself. He simply struggled with feeling responsible if she ended up regretting it, since it does take two to tango.

His loud thoughts were soon interrupted when he stumbled across the smell of his favorite dish. He looked over to his right to find that his stomach must have guided him straight to Ichiraku's almost as though it were instinct. He hadn't even realized how hungry he was until the smell of seasoned meat and broth graced his nose.

Figuring he didn't eat all day, and most definitely worked up an appetite, Naruto surrendered to his impulse to grab a few of his favorite bowls of pork ramen.

After entering the restaurant, Naruto saw that there were no other guests sitting at the bar, except for one. One with a large canine that sat beside him.

"Hey, Kiba." Naruto greeted, sitting beside him. The Inuzuka looked over at Naruto and gave him a pat on the shoulder.

"Oh, hey, Naruto. What's going on?" Asked the Inuzuka clan member, offering his best pal Akamaru a strip of beef from his bowl of ramen. Naruto watched as the nindog ate the food gratefully, giving Kiba a small bark as if to say 'thank you'.

"Not much. Just came in to get a few bowls." Answered Naruto. As if on cue, Teuchi, the restaurant owner, emerged from the kitchen in the back, greeting Naruto with a warm smile.

"There he is; my number-one customer." Said the older man, "What can I do you for, gaki? The usual?"

Naruto returned his smile with one of his own, "Yeah, thanks."

"Coming right up!" Nodded Teuchi before heading back into the kitchen to assist his daughter with the meal. Once Kiba saw that he and Naruto were alone, he swallowed his mouthful of noodles and turned to his old classmate.

"Hey, I heard about what happened." Stated Kiba with a frown, "I'm not really good with these kinds of things, but... I just wanted to let you know that I've got you covered if you need anything from me. I can't imagine what you're going through right now."

Naruto didn't respond right away, but simply stared at the counter in front of him. He felt numb to the situation, having accepted what happened, yet somehow it still hurt just as much as it did when the situation first presented itself.

"Thanks, Kiba." Naruto said with a monotone voice, "I appreciate it."

Kiba looked away for a second, thinking about how he'd feel if one of his teammates had fallen during one of their missions. Naruto definitely didn't seem like himself, yet Kiba knew that he wouldn't be handling it any better than Naruto currently was if he was in his shoes.

Due to a canine's natural ability to pick up on emotions, Akamaru whimpered a bit and moved over to Naruto, resting his head on his leg comfortingly. Naruto gave a small smile and gently scratched in between Akamaru's ears.

"Akamaru wants you to know that he's here for you too, bud." Kiba said with a grin. Akamaru looked at Naruto with what could be perceived as a smile, barking again as if to back up Kiba's statement. Naruto's smile grew, happy that he finally had friends that were willing to cheer him up when he was feeling down.

"Thank you too, Akamaru-kun." Naruto told the canine. Akamaru's tail wagged in appreciation, "It still blows my mind to see how big he's gotten." Naruto said to Kiba.

Kiba chuckled, "Yeah, it almost makes me miss the days I could fit him in the hood of my hoodies." He then pet his loyal companion's back, "But I guess it's better than he's bigger now. He's no pup anymore, that's for sure."

Naruto nodded in agreement, and turned his attention to the fresh bowl of pork ramen that was brought to him. His mouth instantly watered as he watched the steam rise off of the hot broth of his meal, ready to let it's magnificent flavors comfort him as it always does. The Hokage-wannabe pulled apart his pair of chopsticks and dove them into the bowl to pull out an abundance of noodles hidden within, sighing as he took his first bite.

As Kiba finished up his own bowl, giving Akamaru his last beef strip, he pondered to himself about how he wanted to present his next thought.

"Hey." Called Kiba, staring at Naruto through the corners of his eyes, "Not that it's any of my business or anything... but did you get laid recently?"

Naruto choked on his noodles. So much, in fact, that the Inuzuka boy felt compelled to firmly pat Naruto's back to get his food to pass properly.

"U-Uh..." Naruto stuttered, completely caught off-guard by the notion, "What makes you ask...?"

Kiba snorted awkwardly, "Well, the ramen cooking in this restaurant is kind of throwing off my sense of smell, but you give off the scent of sex pheromones."

Naruto's face was stained red with the rush of blood due to his embarrassment, "Sex pheromones...?"

Kiba nodded, "My mom gave me 'the talk' a few years back, but these pheromones are released by pretty much all mammals to help spur the other gender into mating. By the time mating is finished, the two individuals are coated with these pheromones. And dude, not to put you on the spot or anything, but boy do you reek of sex right now."

Naruto's heart rate accelerated upon hearing Kiba profess this to him. It hadn't actually dawned on Naruto until just now that the person he had sex with was none other than Kiba's squad leader. And upon realizing this, it made Naruto worry that Kiba could possibly pick up on the scent of his sensei on him, especially if he could already tell that he recently engaged in intercourse.

"Ahaha... you caught me." Naruto nervously rubbed the back of his head, glad that nobody else was currently around but them. Kiba began to laugh as Naruto said this, giving him a firm jab to the arm.

"Well, I'll be damned! Who's the lucky girl, huh?" Eagerly asked the Inuzuka. Naruto breathed a sigh of relief, concluding that the smell of ramen must have interfered with Kiba's keen sense of smell enough to keep his lover hidden.

"Sorry Kiba, I don't kiss and tell." Was Naruto's simple answer as he continued eating. Kiba laughed in response, giving Naruto his props.

"Aw, bummer! I would have at least thought I'd lose my virginity before you did!" Kiba then elbowed him, "You gotta at least tell me what it was like."

Just then, a cat passed under the curtain of the ramen bar, and Akamaru's natural instinct kicked into high gear. The hound jumped up and began charging after the cat, going into a high speed pursuit.

Kiba quickly turned around, "Akamaru, wait! Damn it..." The brown-haired Chuunin turned back to Naruto before he hastily began exiting out of the shop, "I gotta go, Naruto! Here, your ramen is on me."

Kiba quickly rummaged through his wallet to find money to cover both his and Naruto's bowl of ramen, placing it onto the counter. Not a second later, the Inuzuka chased after his canine companion that was barking and charging after a feline throughout various roads and corners of the village.

"Saved by the bell..." Naruto sighed to himself, though thankful that Kiba was courteous enough to pay for his meal, "Or should I say, saved by the cat."

Dusk loomed over the large village, and Naruto headed over toward's Kurenai's apartment, as per her request. Naruto was certain of how the conversation would go, especially when it's put into perspective how they had crossed their own mutual boundary more than a few times due to their shared unwillingness to stop while they were ahead. Naruto didn't find anything wrong with this, as he was glad that he at least had the memory of their experiences, and was just happy that he was able to distract himself from Sakura's death. It most surely wasn't the most planned course of action, but Naruto figured that he could either stress about it, or simply accept it for what it was.

The orange jumpsuit wearing Genin knocked on the door three times and waited for Kurenai to answer.

"Come in, Naruto!" He heard on the other side of the door. Figuring she would obviously be expecting him, Naruto opened the door, and the very first thing that was brought to his attention was the smell of some delicious food cooking.

He turned his head to spot Kurenai in her kitchen, cooking what seemed to be teriyaki chicken strips over mixed vegetables with jasmine rice. It looked delectable.

"Hey, Kurenai-ch... Kurenai-sensei." Naruto greeted awkwardly, unsure of how exactly he should be approaching her for her to feel comfortable around him. She was completely dressed in her usual attire that consisted of a black and white bandage-like dress with a red sleeve on her right arm. Kurenai turned away from her cooking to welcome him with a smile.

"Hello, Naruto. Sorry about what happened earlier." She apologized, "Anko isn't exactly the most... predictable person to know."

"Yeah, I can tell." Was Naruto's coy response, "You wanted to talk?"

Kurenai nodded, "Yes. But first, would you like something to eat?"

The blonde politely shook his head, "I'm good, thanks. I ate before I arrived. The food looks and smells great, though."

"Thank you." Kurenai said. She hesitated to say something to him before looking him in the eyes, "I just wanted to reiterate what I said earlier today about us stopping our... activities together. And I really mean it this time."

Naruto's mouth slid to a frown, but he nevertheless nodded, "I hear you loud and clear."

"Good." Was Kurenai's response, "With that being said, I also wanted to say that you don't have to feel bad about what we did. It's not something that's your fault, nor is it something you should feel guilty about. I was completely in control of my actions, and despite how we may have struggled to stop while we were ahead, I just wanted to make sure that you don't think that you need to hold any of the blame for it."

Naruto smiled, as he genuinely appreciated her saying that, "I'm glad that you said that, because I was beginning to think that I was to blame, or that I shouldn't have asked you what I asked you when we first woke up."

The black-haired Jounin finished up her cooking and made herself a plate, placing it on her dining table, "I understand why you did, Naruto. Not only that, but I wanted to as well. Quite frankly, you're very gifted when it comes to sex... to the point where it's almost concerning."

Naruto noted that she said this with a blush, causing a similar reaction of his own.

Kurenai cleared her throat, changing the subject, "Um, would you like some tea to drink?"

Naruto nodded, seeing as he didn't really drink anything after the savory bowl of ramen he had at Ichiraku's, "Yes please."

Kurenai gave a short smile and grabbed a cup for Naruto. She motioned for him to sit at the table, while she prepared the tea, "I appreciate that you're not making this hard for me. Because I know you're young, and I was unsure if you'd want us to continue our acts, seeing as you're not very experienced."

"I think I got enough experience over the past twenty-four hours..." Naruto said without thinking, making Kurenai blush, "U-Uh, but I just want to make sure we're both comfortable. As much fun as it was, I don't want to pressure you into something you don't want to do."

Kurenai took note of Naruto's smooth recovery, thankful that he was a gentleman towards her feelings, "You're a very courteous man, Naruto-kun. Not many men in the world have a trait like that."

The tea was finished, and she began to pour the contents of the kettle into her and Naruto's cups.

"Oh, by the way, I thought you should know that I ran into Kiba at Ichiraku Ramen earlier, and he mentioned how he could pick up the scent of sex on me..." Naruto awkwardly chuckled and rubbed his head, "Crazy, right?"

Kurenai's red eyes had shot open. She was pouring Naruto's tea while he relayed this information to her, and, much to Naruto's poor fortune, Kurenai's shock lead her to drop the kettle on the table, causing hot tea to fly in all sorts of directions. The hot liquid met in contact with Naruto's torso and lower body, but mostly his groin. Naruto quickly jumped up as this happened yelping as the tea met with his skin through his clothes.

Kurenai's eyes widened even further upon seeing what she had done, "Shit! Sorry, Naruto-kun!"

Naruto was jumping up and down in a feeble attempt to get away from the pain of searing hot tea touching his skin, especially the skin of his groin, "Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!"

"Quick, take your clothes off!" Kurenai anxiously told him in an attempt to help. The last thing she wanted was to give him any serious burns because of her own carelessness. Naruto did as he was told and discarded his stained jumpsuit as fast as he possibly could, leaving him nude from the neck down.

"Are you okay, Naru...?" Kurenai's sentence trailed off once her wide eyes fixated on the appendage dangling between his legs. She was practically frozen in place, with both her hands covering her agape mouth. Her cheeks were also almost as red as her eyes.

"I think I'm good..." Naruto said with a breath of relief, inspecting himself for any major burns. After ensuring that he was alright, he looked up at Kurenai to see her expression. He followed her gaze and began blushing himself upon realizing how exposed he was.

His hands darted to his groin instantly, breaking Kurenai out of her trance. She shook her head violently.

"Naruto, I am so sorry..." she apologized, "You should hop in the shower, and I'll wash your clothes for you."

Naruto awkwardly nodded and made his way to Kurenai's bathroom. As he passed, Kurenai couldn't help but steal a glance at Naruto's bare posterior. She scolded herself and resumed her task in cleaning Naruto's stained clothing.

As she picked up his clothes and placed them in her washing machine down the hall, Kurenai found herself thinking about Naruto standing nude in the middle of her dining room. Which lead to thoughts about their experiences that morning and the night prior. Which also lead to thoughts about how erotic it would be if she had just jumped on him and went to town right there in the middle of the room. Her vivid imagination made her map out the fantasy explicitly, as if she caught herself in an erotic genjutsu. It spurred her to become immersed in the thought of them grabbing at each other hungrily, giving into their desires while all she had to do was lift the bottom of her dress and pull down her—

"Kurenai, cut it out." Her voice of reason interrupted, "You're the one who told him to cut things off. Don't be a hypocrite."

No matter how much she agreed with that statement, she found that her body was a lot more stubborn than her mind when it came to Naruto. The small amount of moisture emitting between her thighs was more than enough evidence of this.

By the time she started the wash cycle on her washing machine and cleaned up the mess from her tea kettle, not without her thoughts distracting her, Naruto emerged from the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel around his waist. Kurenai looked at the man with a decently chiseled torso and broadening shoulders and quickly looked away, seeing as he wasn't helping in the progression of her internal conflict.

"Man, I needed a shower anyway." Said Naruto with a stretch that showcased his impressive, but still developing torso muscles, "Kiba said that I reeked when I talked to him."

Kurenai tried to talk to him with as little eye contact as she could without coming off as rude, "Well, Kiba does have an extremely sensitive nose."

"True." Naruto nodded, walking closer to her, "Thanks for taking care of my clothes."

Kurenai found that her heartbeat began to accelerate as he drew closer to her, but kept it under wraps impressively due to the years of her shinobi training, "Not a problem. I was the one who ruined them. I'm really sorry about that, by the way."

Naruto chuckled, "You don't have to keep apologizing, it was an accident."

"Yes, but I could have been more careful." She admitted, "What you said about Kiba just caught me off-guard."

"Heh, it caught me off-guard when he said what he said." Naruto replied with another chuckle.

Kurenai smiled. His aura was just too... captivating.

"Did you find any burns?" Kurenai asked.

Naruto shrugged, "Ehh, a few minor ones. But if I didn't take off my clothes when you told me to, I'm sure they would be worse."

"Did you find any... down there?" Kurenai's eyes pointed right below Naruto's waistline.

Naruto blushed a bit, "Ah, kinda. But I'm a fast healer, so everything is fine now!"

Kurenai frowned. The last thing she wanted to do was injure Naruto's most delicate area.

An idea popped into her brain and Kurenai suddenly went to her bathroom. She returned with a small white tube in her hand.

"I want to make sure those burns get treated." Kurenai said, knowing that what she was about to ask of him next was going to make things awkward, "Um... do you mind if I apply this ointment?"

"I don't mind, but it's like I said, I'm a fast healer!" Naruto said politely.

Kurenai nodded, "I don't doubt it, but this is an herbal ointment helps prevent any permanent burn marks from showing that come from letting a burn heal naturally. So even if it heals, I want to make sure you don't have any lingering damage to your skin because of something foolish I did."

Naruto smiled, "I think you're being too hard on yourself. But if you insist, I won't stop you."

Kurenai smiled back at him, but blushed due to what she had to ask of him next, "Um, can you sit down in that chair and open your towel? I want to see how bad it is."

Naruto blushed as well but did as he was told. He sat down in the chair next to the one he sat in when the tea spilled on him. He hesitantly opened his towel, revealing the flaccid tool that sat between his legs.

Kurenai gulped, knowing that this was not going to be an easy task that she signed herself up for.

"I can do it myself, if you want..." Offered Naruto respectfully. Kurenai appreciated his offer, but shook her head.

"No, I was the one that did it, so this is the least I can do."

She looked back down to his 'mini-me' and noted that there was a very faint red spot on his shaft around the size of a nickel. The red spots was more pervasive around his thighs, seeing as that's where most of the tea had spilled.

She wanted to apologize yet again, but decided to simply act rather than speak. She squeezed a handful of the medicine in her palm, rubbed her hands together, and gently rubbed up and down Naruto's thighs where his burns were. Naruto sighed as she did this, seeing as the ointment was soothing as it was getting absorbed into his skin.

Kurenai couldn't help but smile upon seeing Naruto melt at her touch. As she continued spreading the ointment around, her hands began to wander higher and higher, until a small graze of her finger against his manhood snapped her out of it.

"Erhm..." Kurenai cleared her throat, "You do have a small burn on your penis too, Naruto. Are you alright with me treating that burn, too?" She asked politely, but hesitantly.

Naruto blushed, but nodded, "Only if it's something you're comfortable with."

Kurenai nodded, planning to simply apply a small dab of medicine to the affected area, and nothing more.

"Just a small dab, and nothing more, Kurenai." She told herself mentally, "And nothing more..."

A small vase with light-colored flowers in it was shattered on the floor. Naruto heard the sound of the glass breaking and pulled his head back to speak.

"I think something broke..." He mumbled between breaths.

"Worry about it later." Sighed Kurenai, her tone almost sounding as though it were a frustrated demand. Naruto was in no position to argue as the back of his head was pulled in by Kurenai's hand, cramming his lips into hers. Her other hand was occupied as well, fondling the erect member between Naruto's legs that was pointing right at her. Her hand jerked him in all sorts of motions, showing him how eager she was to please him physically.

She hummed in approval when she was lifted off the ground, and placed on top of her dining table, their lips never disconnecting. Naruto stood between her legs as they continued their passionate make-out session, and their hands explored almost every inch of each other's bodies.

"We shouldn't be doing this." Naruto mumbled, pulling his face away from the Jounin that sat on the table in front of him.

"I know." Kurenai responded, looking into his eyes. Despite this, Naruto leaned in to continue their endeavors, and Kurenai was more than receptive. Naruto's hands drove down her slim waistline and around her round hips until he found the hem of her dress. He lifted the fabric, revealing the red pair of cloth panties underneath.

The guilt Kurenai felt about what they were doing was nothing in comparison to the satisfaction she felt upon seeing her fantasies come to fruition. Naruto was already naked, much to her liking. Her hands wandered all over his body, just as his did to her's, and both of them could tell the they craved each other's touch.

Wanting to get to the main course, Kurenai reached down to pull the crotch of her panties to the side, exposing her entrance. Their lip-lock never broke as she lined Naruto up, and her heart skipped a beat once she felt the tip prodding her. Then, they gasped in unison as Naruto inched himself forward, slowly encasing himself once again inside Team Eight's squad leader.

"G-God..." Kurenai whispered, tensing as she felt herself being stretched once again. She missed this feeling. It was like a drug to her. Naruto shared very similar feelings, loving how Kurenai's flower felt so warm and inviting, just like her personality.

No more words were spoken as Naruto passionately consummated with his secret lover on her dining table, other than words of profanity or encouragement. The apartment filed with groans, sighs, and howls of ecstasy for quite some time. Their bodies guided their actions more than their minds did, and it was only until their bodies had filled with exhaustion for the sounds of sex to have finally silenced.