Konan looked at him for a second before blushing and averting her eyes, unable to actually speak the blue haired woman merely settled for nodding. Naruto got up and went to the small bathroom in the cottage, meanwhile Konan went to the kitchen and began to prepare breakfast. After a cold shower to get himself under control Naruto came into the kitchen and helped prepare breakfast, thankfully most of the lingering embarrassment that hung in the air was for the most part gone as the two worked in silence. A little while later the three kids woke up and stormed into the kitchen chattering to Naruto and Konan in an excited fashion, it took awhile but they were eventually able to get the kids to settle down enough to eat their food.
After that they spent their time telling the kids stories, several hours later the rain eventually cleared making it safe for Naruto to leave, much to the children's disappointment.
"Do you have to go?" the three kids asked at the same time.
Naruto smiled as he kneeled down so he was eye level with them, "yes unfortunately, there are a lot of things I need to do and I can't do them here." he looked at each of them and noticed that the girl looked like she was about to cry, he moved his hand up and gently brushed away the small moisture in her eyes. "Hey now there's no need for tears," Naruto said with a smile, "this won't be the last time you see me. Remember with that seal in your house I can come and visit you guys anytime, so no crying ok?"
The little girl gave a small nod before throwing herself at Naruto, said blond wrapped the girl up in a hug as he rubbed her hair and whispered soothing words to the little girl. They broke away a little later and Naruto stood up and looked at the three of them, "now do you three remember what I told you?"
"True strength only comes from protecting someone precious to you," the three said in unison causing Naruto to smile.
"Good," Naruto said, "I want you to remember that and make sure to protect and look after each other, can you do that?" He received three nods and smiled, "alright then we'll see you later." He and Konan made their way outside and left the small cottage.
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"Your later than I expected you to be," Pain said as Konan walked onto the ledge, not even bothering to turn and face her.
"He was a stronger opponent then I expected," Konan stated in her emotionless voice.
Pain turned around to look at her and saw that she did indeed look a little roughed up, her Akatsuki cloak was ripped in several places and he could see a few scars here and their denoting to where she had been cut. Turning around he put it out of his mind, so long as whoever had come into Ame was dead it did not matter. "Very well," Pain said giving Konan a clear dismissal.
Bowing slightly Konan left, walking through the office and into the hall. Eventually she reached a door and went inside, looking around at her sparsely furnished room she sighed and walked into her bed room. Throwing her cloak on the floor she fell onto her bed as she decided to get some sleep, as she closed her eyes her hand went up to clutch a necklace, more specifically the tri-pronged kunai attached to it as she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
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Naruto sighed in relief as he flopped onto the bed in his hotel, it had been about two weeks since he had gotten out of Ame and this was the first time he had been able to rest in a bed since then. Opening his eyes Naruto stared at the ceiling in thought, he was going to meet up with Jiraiya again next month having received a message that they were going to go on a mission together. What it was he didn't know but was looking forward to doing an actual mission with his sensei, even though he had trained with the man for nearly three years now they had never done a mission together. He absently wondered if he should tell his sensei about what he had found, shaking his head Naruto decided against it for now. If Jiraiya knew that his two students were alive he would not doubt go to Ame and Nagato would kill him, for now he would keep this a secret between him and Konan.
Naruto was knocked from his thoughts when he felt the new chakra recognition seal he had added to the Hiraishin kunai pulse, sitting up Naruto began to concentrate as he felt out the sister seal to the one on his kunai. The seal was an alert for him to use the Hiraishin's ability to teleport other objects and people through the use of his chakra. His father Minato had also had the ability to teleport and warp other people and objects, to use this ability one had to have two kunai that would connect through the use of a specific set of hand seals and depending on the size and distance determined how much chakra one had to use to warp the person or thing that was touching the other Kunai. Taking his tri pronged kunai in between his fingers Naruto went through a series of hand seals and began to pull on the kunai who's pulse he felt.
Suddenly Konan appeared right in front of him, looking confused and slightly disoriented as she held the kunai loosely in her hands. Her eyes then focused on Naruto and a small almost imperceptible smile came to her face, if someone had told her that she would miss a man she had met only two weeks ago and originally been her enemy she would have told them they were mad before slicing their throat with her paper blades. But she could not deny that she had missed the blond ninja, she found it odd that she could miss someone after only knowing them for a short time. But after he had broken through her emotional barrier she had felt lighter as if a burden had been lifted from her shoulders and the time she had spent with him and the kids had been some of the best she had in years, reminding her of the times Jiraiya had lived with her, Nagato and Yahiko. "Naruto…" Konan said in her soft and feminine voice as she gave him a small nod.
Naruto grinned at the woman, "Konan-chan was there something you needed, or did you need to tell me something?"
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