discussions and rewards

John stood outside of the restaurant that Kurenai had told him to meet the team at, seeing as it was almost time already he walked into the building. he could see several tables filled by diners but one caught his eye, especially since Ino was waving at him to get his attention and Sakura was smiling at him as they sat with Kurenai.

" John they finally let you out!" Sakura said happily

John nodded " yep doctors said just keep the training down for a few day or two to make sure im back to tip top shape before i really go all out" he smiled joining them at the table as Kurenai laughs " indeed i got the note from the doctors don't worry we wont have training for a little while so consider it some down time"

John smiled in return " thanks Kurenai-sensei but shouldn't i be helping around the village? i mean everyone's got to do their part right?" he asks

making ino lightly smack him outside the head " baka! you want to be put back in the hospital?" she said though the concern in her voice clearly said she wasn't to upset.

Kurenai had to smile at the interaction of her students " shes right John right now you have to focus on getting better, besides you did enough during the invasion to earn a break" she smiles making naruto grin and rub the back of his head in an embarrassed way.

" anyway i ordered everyone food before you all got here, lets get down to business" she says as her students nodded, she went over the basics of the report for them what happened and the current status of village relations, she also went over the current status of the hokage which John was happy to hear he was alive despite not being able to fight again, he made a mental note to see how he was doing

as they discussed the facts of the briefing the food was delivered to the table, all of it was good even if John had never tried some of it before, it seems that ino and sakura had taken Kurenais lessons to heart and started eating more of their share of food, their figures filling out nicely as a result of their training and healthier eating.

at the end of the meal Kurenai smiled at her students " you all did very well, im proud of each of you and how much you have grown" she smiled making the three smile in return,

Ino got up from the table " i have to go Kurenai i have to go help my families shop while my parents are fixing the village" she said

Sakura and Hinata got up aswell" use too we are going to do some training " sakura said, Kurenai smiled and nodded, all the girls gave John a loving farewell before leaving

" John can you follow me" kurenai said