Pretty well! Aside from a teensy bit of drama, but Anko can solve it!

AN: Sorry this took so long! Hinata brings the cheesy romance author outta me, and that means more words. Next chapter should be much sooner, hopefully this weekend. Then sexyslave will have a turn after that!

After the market, Hinata had the opportunity to fulfill a long time dream of hers— eating at Ichiraku Ramen with Naruto beside her.

Expectations were high, all Naruto would talk about on the way there was a glowing review of the ramen stand and its owners. A man named Teuchi and his daughter Ayame, who Hinata knew were a kind of surrogate father and sister to him. Which was essentially proven when they teased the blond and his dates mercilessly. Especially Ayame, who cooed and pinched her 'little Naru-chan's~' whisker-marked cheek. Anko fired back enough for all three of them, but even Naruto was blushing, let alone Hinata.

However, when the first taste of noodles, pork, and vegetables soaked in broth graced her tongue, all was forgiven. And Hinata had a new second favorite restaurant after her preferred bakery.

Everyone was on their second, or fifth, bowl and were relaxed and satisfied by the good food and better atmosphere. Until a blur sped through, unnoticed by all accept Anko, who simply shrugged in recognition.

Naruto almost choked on his ramen when he looked to see what was at the corner of his eye. "The hell?" He held up a scroll that had appeared on the table between blinks. "How'd this get here?"

"ANBU messenger." Anko said around a mouthful of ramen. "Important enough to deliver directly to you, but not urgent. Otherwise they'd have grabbed you from the table."

"Huh, guess that means I'm someone important now!" He raised a victorious fist. "About time!"

"You always were someone important, Naruto." Genie and girl said in unison.

Blushing so much his ears were red, he opened the scroll and scanned it quickly. His shoulders slumped. "It's just a debriefing thing from Granny. I have to go see her tomorrow morning."

Anko almost made a joke about having already debriefed her Master in the alleyway. Almost. "You mean the Hokage. Tsunade Senju. The leader of our village. Greatest Healer of her generation. Strongest Woman in the World." She rubbed her forehead. "And you call her Granny."

Naruto blinked. "What's wrong with that? She doesn't mind and I called the Third Hokage Gramps all the time."

Hinata giggled at the stunned look on Anko's face.

"Oh? Hinata!" A familiar feminine voice called.

Hinata spun on her stool. "Kurenai-sensei!" She greeted formally with a bow of the head. Then she bounced off her seat. "Good afternoon!"

"It's good to see you!" A tall, pale-skinned, red eyed and black-haired young woman in a dress made of ribbons waved to Hinata as she approached. A tanned and attractively scruffy man in a standard jonin uniform followed behind her, the smoke from his cigarette maintaining a neat spiral to a pocket of his vest.

They met in a quick hug, squeezing tightly before separating.

Kurenai smiled. "It's been a couple months since we were both off mission."

"Yes, I think we last saw each other in April, after that delivery mission to the Land of Tea..." For a few minutes, former teacher and student caught up on each other's lives.

Kurenai glanced at Naruto and Anko slurping down noodles with vigor, seemingly racing to finish. "Got a hot date?" She teased.

"Yes, actually." Hinata confirmed. Her blush was barely there, after the morning's events, replaced by a simple joy. "Both Naruto and Anko. This is our first date!"

"Both?" The older kunoichi blinked and gave a suspicious look to them. Naruto she'd half expected, everyone who met Hinata knew about her infatuation, while Anko... had a reputation. Mostly underserved, Kurenai admitted, but she also leaned in to some of the rumors intentionally. They better not be taking advantage of her innocence!

"Whew..." Asuma whistled and shot a salute to Naruto. "Good job and good luck kid..." Then, muttering under his breath, "what the hell does this mean for the betting pool?" Kurenai jabbed him in the side with a finger. It was barely enough for Asuma to even notice, but he still reacted with a dramatic wince.

"Oh, haha! Just lucky I guess..." Naruto set down his empty bowl and stood up from the bar, Anko started slurping at her remaining broth with a vengeance. "Nice to see you again Asuma, are you and Kurenai..."

Asuma smiled and put an arm around his girlfriend's waist. "Yup." Was all he said. All he needed to, really.

Kurenai rolled her eyes and kissed his cheek before turning back to face the bar. She gave Naruto a suspicious glare, red eyes flashing. Not the usual glare he received either, more one an older sister gives to her younger's boyfriend. "You had best treat Hinata right, or you'll wake up thinking you're a toad."

Naruto shivered, feeling his skin gain a waxy, slimy texture before he broke the minor genjutsu. Annoyed, he wrapped an arm around Hinata and squeezed her into his side. "That's not up to you. Hinata can decide what she wants."

Beside him, the girl in question nodded. Not-quite glaring at her teacher, just in disappointment and slowly growing betrayal.

The older kunoichi blanched. "That is not at all what I meant! Of course she can decide. I just..."

Hinata frowned. "Just what?" She knew her clan would be scandalized at best by her relationship, which is why she had slipped out that morning without a word. But she had thought at least Kurenai would be supportive, if not necessarily happy for her. Maybe that was too much to hope for.

Maybe Anko's magic could— she stomped out the thought before it could finish.

Kurenai closed her mouth, opened it, then closed it again. Unable to find the words that would fix this. Should she fix it? She remembered the sheer giddiness Hinata showed when she revealed she was dating both shinobi. Did it even need fixing?

Things trailed off into an awkward silence as former teacher and student locked eyes. Asuma and Naruto mutually decided to stay out of it for now, wait to see what would happen. Behind the counter, Ayame ducked down until only her eyes were exposed, well used to ninja disagreements and the exciting shows they sometimes resulted in. Not that this seemed to be going in that direction, but who knew with ninja— even the nice ones could be scary.

Finally, Anko tossed her empty bowl to the side and shot a smirk to Kurenai, twirling a chopstick in one hand. Anko Mitarashi, social butterfly and diplomat extraordinaire, was here to resolve this! "Hey Asuma, does Kurenai still have that tattoo on her inner thigh?"

The kunoichi in question spluttered, losing her carefully crafted aura of intimidating mystique as her arms flailed and her thighs clenched under her dress. "Wha— Anko! You promised not to speak of that!"

"So that's a yes, then? Is it still that cute little heart-shaped—" Sound suddenly stopped as her tongue refused to make words. Her chakra flared and the genjustu blocking her motor control shattered. "Wow! That was vicious! It didn't know you could d—" she pouted as the technique was reestablished.

"B-be silent!"

Behind her Asuma grinned, slowly nodding. Anko gave a subtle thumbs up and broke the genjutsu a second time, though Kurenai responded by putting her hands over the genie's mouth.

"Eugh! Don't be a child!" She hissed when something wet slithered over her hand. The two experienced, deadly kunoichi started gracelessly struggling to either escape from or pin the other in place. Up and down the street, several bystanders gave relieved sighs and laughs.

Hinata started giggling as her usually calm and collected teacher panicked like a schoolgirl caught kissing a boy— or another girl in this case. She set her head on Naruto's shoulder and smiled. Of course, she felt a little guilty, but she knew for a fact Kurenai could and would do far worse if she was truly upset.

"Enough!" Kurenai commanded, a hint of a squeak to her voice as she gave up and backed away. She pointed a finger to Anko's face, skillfully dodging as the genie tried to lick it again. "I will trust that Hinata knows what she wants, but if either of you break her heart..."

Her eyes flashed again, the bright summer sky darkening until there was a chill in the air. Naruto shivered, looking away from an oddly-shaped shadow.

Anko on the other hand assessed the illusion with her hands on her hips. She nodded after a moment. "Good touch! Though, you might wanna pick a different kind of cold to use as a reference, I can still feel the ice cubes on my nipples. Maybe try an ice bath or go around naked next winter." She advised honestly.

Kurenai, under Asuma's and everyone else's curious gaze, finally had enough for the day. She hid her flaming red face in her hand and dragged her boyfriend away. She glanced over her shoulder before vanishing around the nearest corner, cladding herself and Asuma in bent light and sending a minor auditory genjutsu just to Hinata.

<I trust you to know yourself. I'm sorry I didn't act like it. Have fun, and know I'm proud of you, whatever happens.>

Relieved happiness bloomed in her breast knowing she had Kurenai's blessing— even if it had a rough start. Hinata buried her face in Naruto's chest, breathing in his warmth. Confused, he still wrapped his arms around her.

After a minute he asked. "Do I need to understand what just happened?" He tried and failed imaging Jiraiya or Kakashi disagreeing with him on who he should date. Honestly, all he could think was the two of them being prouder than ever.

It didn't mean he couldn't sympathize.

Hinata shook her head and gazed up at him, eyes shining. "I'll tell you more later, Sensei was just being overprotective." She shot a glance at Anko, who was half-smug, half-bashful. "I am a little curious about how Anko knew her secret..."

The genie rubbed the back of her head while her Master and sister-**** stared at her. "Welllll, we met years ago as chunin. We were on a mission, can't tell you the details, but I had to act seductive to distract a client. Kurenai was all scandalized and junk," she waved a hand as she grinned. "But even though it took her a bit to admit it, she was also super curious about my skills~ One thing led to another and I managed to pull that stick out of her ass for a awhile." She shook her head with a forlorn sigh. "It seems she found another one to replace it. At least Asuma is cool..."

Naruto and Hinata absorbed that backstory for a moment, imagining the calm and haughty Kurenai with the wild and irreverent Anko.

Naruto tilted his head to the side. "Huh. Y'know, you two actually kinda fit together pretty well. Birds of opposite feathers stick together and what not."

"I don't think that's how that saying goes, Naruto." Hinata commented.

He shrugged. "I'm not a poet and I know it."

The three of them paid and said goodbye to the ramen chefs, then ambled down the street in companionable silence. Naruto walked with his arms around each young woman's shoulders and they had an arm around his waist, skillfully twisting and dodging the other pedestrians without losing an inch of contact. If it wasn't so smoothly done, it would be more comical than romantic.

Anko was feeling pretty well satisfied with the way today had gone. Her Master was happy, practically floating on bursts of joy with every step, his smile wide. Hinata turned out to be an ideal sister-****, submissive and eager to please while honestly enjoying Naruto's dynamic with his genie— and all without a touch of the Lamp's power! It honestly made Anko feel slightly inadequate. If Hinata had been the one to find the Lamp, the quiet girl would have welcomed the change far more quickly than Anko.

The current genie resolved to be an even better **** for her Master! She had no idea what else she could do, but she'd figure it out. Do what came naturally, listen to her Sex Genie instincts!

Ah! Here's something now!

A blonde kunoichi leaving a flower shop caught Anko's eye and she smirked at the girl's lithe figure wrapped in lavender and mesh, much like the genie's preferred style, if less provocative. She was familiar...Yamanaka Clan? That girl Pinkie fought in the Chunin Exams? Maybe once Hinata gets settled in, I can get started on more serious harem recruitment~

Unaware of Anko's planning, Hinata was feeling impatient. There was a steadily growing fire in her loins the longer she was in Naruto's presence. His scent, his touch, even his chakra serving as fuel to the flame. She could hardly take much more before she'd ignite.

"Hey, Hinata! You see there?" Naruto squeezed Hinata tighter to his side and nodded to a hanging banner. "The FireDancer Troupe is here! We might be able to slip in and watch! Have you ever seen them? The Pervy Sage and I did once. Most of them are former academy students and genin, so they're waaaay better than civilian performers—"

His excited words washed over her, but Hinata hardly heard a single syllable. She became lost in the sheer joy radiating from Naruto. His eyes shone with remembered awe as he described something amazing he wanted to share with her. At her side, his fingers twitched and lifted, attempting to make gestures to better show what his words couldn't say, but he held onto her, hardly seeming to realize the closeness as he drew her in. Or was she rising higher?

"— and the things they can do with fire are better than some jonin I've fou—mmh?"

Hinata kissed him. When their lips met and tongues joined, that heat inside her blazed to a raging inferno. So hot she thought she must be the center of a pillar of flame right there on the street. Nothing else existed for a long minute, then Hinata gave in and made a decision. Or rather, acted on one she made last night and again that morning.

Her legs left the ground and hooked around Naruto's hips, grinding the core of her **** heat on him, making them shudder and moan into each other's mouths. Reluctantly, Hinata lifted her lips and stared into the brilliant blue eyes she'd had dreams about for as long as she could remember.

"Naruto— Master~" She corrected herself, a fresh burst of delicious heat flaring as she spoke the proper title. "I want you to take me home right now. Fuck me until your bed is nothing but shredded fabric and splinters, make me your devoted ****-wife with Anko's magic, claim me as yours forever and ever!"

Naruto blinked down at her, struck dumb by her declaration.