Peaceful Waters

I realized after a review that I have been neglecting poor Neji and I did so want to include him in this so there will be a bit more Neji in this chapter. Neji will play a role in chapters to come but I’ll put a bit more in here for all of you lusting for more Hyuuga.

Sakura turned around to see where Genma was just in time to see him running over to her with an impish smile around his senbon.


“Did I miss something?” she asked raising an eyebrow.


“Nothing at all,” Genma answered cheerfully. “Lets go shower off and then we’ll go to the hot springs.”


“Sure, that is actually good timing because my laundry should be back and then we can go into town,” Sakura said cheerfully as she and Genma walked back to their cottage. “I’ll actually have an excuse to walk around in a bathrobe instead of Sai’s clothes.”


“Uncomfortable are they?” Genma asked curious.


“Just the constant teasing while wearing them,” Sakura replied rolling her eyes. “And I hate having my bindings go all the way down my body, I don’t know how Ino used to stand that. I can see why she just has her bare skin now.”


“Ino’s the blond medic girl you hang out with right?” Genma asked as they neared the cottage.


“That’s right, do you know her?” Sakura asked peering at him from the corner of her eyes.


“Well not ‘know’ know, she healed me once at the hospital after a mission. I remember her because she was flirting loudly with everyone in the room and my skull was cracked so any sound was extremely painful. I remember shooting a senbon at her head, to miss obviously, but I guess she didn’t get the idea because she screamed so loud I passed out from the pain. I don’t remember her coming back after that,” Genma said thoughtfully chewing on his senbon.


“Sounds like Ino,” Sakura chuckled. “I think I remember her telling me about some crazy guy that shot a senbon at her, she couldn’t figure out where it came from I think. I guess she didn’t know you could shoot them with your mouth. The trajectory really confused her.”


Genma merely smirked and opened the door for Sakura as they came up to their cottage, “Ladies first.”


“Why thank you kind sir,” she answered with a curtsy as she stepped inside, “But I should have you know I’m a Kunochi, not a lady.”


Sakura winked at him as she made her way to the bathroom and closed the door leaving Genma standing in the middle of the room with a very perverted smile.


Neji stepped out of his bedroom at this point in a bathrobe and nodded to Genma.


”I’m going to the hot springs,” he informed the special jonin as he walked toward the door.


“Sakura and I are going too, you want to stay and chat and we can all go together?” Genma asked the Hyuuga genius.


“I suppose so,” Neji replied going over to the couch and sitting before realizing that’s where Genma and Sakura had been making out last night and blushing slightly.


“No worries kid,” Genma said sitting next to him and patting him on the back feeling him stiffen at the contact. “Don’t worry I won’t kiss you. Unless you want me too?”


Neji turned, horrified until he saw the playful smile on Genma’s face and visibly relaxed.


“You’re a bit tense, good thing you’re going to the hot spring. Try to relax a little. You’re in Gai-san’s team aren’t you?” Genma asked leaning back on the couch.


“Yes,” Neji replied.


“How’s that going for you? I’m glad he wasn’t able to get you in that green spandex of his. You know he came up with that idea himself when he was a little younger in age than you. He tried to get everyone to wear it, even petitioned the Yondaime to make it standard issue for all jonins. Needless to say he shot that idea down quickly. I noticed that Lee guy has taken to it pretty strong,” Genma said quirking an eyebrow at Neji.


“Yes, thank god for Lee or Tenten and I would probably have been forced into that outfit as well,” Neji said with obvious relief, “I have enough family problems to deal with then to wear something ridiculous like that in public.”


“How is your family Neji?” Genma asked seriously when Neji looked back at him questioningly he continued. “I remember you from your chunin exam. You fought Naruto.”


“Yes. You remember that?” Neji asked looking at the floor.


“Of course, both of you were quite impressive,” Genma answered truthfully.


“I remember your words to me that day. ‘When captured birds grow wiser they try to open the cage with their beak. They don’t give up because they want to fly again’,”Neji said softly looking blindly at his knees, lost in thought. He turned his head back to Genma and said questioningly. “You are actually quite wise, yet you seem to enjoy playing the fool.”


“Wise huh?” Genma said leaning back onto the couch and closing his eyes. “There’s a first. I usually don’t hear someone call me wise unless it’s followed immediately by ‘ass’. I guess you could say I have two different personalities. When I’m working I’m ‘wise’ when I’m off, an ‘ass’. I suppose for your sake I’ll attempt to be serious for a minute. You don’t strike me as a ‘wild and crazy’ guy. We all have our cages Neji. Sometimes it seems like you break out of one only to find yourself in another. But there is always sunlight streaming through the bars. Always hope. If you can take another piece of advice from a ‘wise’ man Neji, I would say part of breaking out of the cage is not losing hope. Every man takes enjoyment from life in his own way. I’ve always been a bit of a performer, enjoyed my times in the light. You’ve got one life to live, right kid? Better enjoy it while you can, I happen to enjoy sex and playing with people. Best when one can do both at the same time.”


Neji blushed slightly at this and took to staring at his knees again.
“You do what makes you happy while you still can Neji. You’re a smart one, a genius like Kakashi and the Uchiha. I’m no genius but I have my skills, I may not have a sharingan or a byakugan but I don’t only see, I observe. If there’s one thing I’ve noticed about you genius types it’s that you tend to be brooding unhappy people. Don’t let the weight of the world crush you. That’s why we peons are here right? To help lighten the load? Analyze when it’s safe to have some fun and let yourself go. You don’t have to stoop to my level, but you don’t have to place yourself on a shelf out of reach either. Don’t lose the battle of your humanity to being a shinobi. I’ve found more often than not when that happens you either go bad, or wind up dead.” Genma advised quietly staring into the darkened television as if he was watching a show that wasn’t on.


“I will take your advice into consideration,” Neji replied. He couldn’t remember the last time he had been involved in such a conversation. His uncle would certainly never speak to him this informally and when Gai gave advice it seemed there were always tears, waterfalls and outrageous challenges scattered throughout. It was . . . refreshing to have a semi-normal philosophical conversation with someone. Even if that someone was a senbon chewing sex fiend who was now leering at his pink haired teammate as she stepped out of the shower loosely wrapped in a bathrobe.


“Oh Neji! I didn’t realize you were here,” Sakura greeted with a smile taking in his bathrobe clad figure, “Going to the hot spring as well?”


“Yes, Genma-san informed me that you and he were going and suggested that we could all go at the same time,” Neji explained.


“Sure! Bathroom’s all yours Genma!” Sakura said brightly sown into the room and sitting in a chair that sat off to the side of the couch.


“Goody,” Genma grumbled standing up and trudging towards to door muttering things like “public hot springs . . . nothing but trouble . . . annoying . . . same thing every time.”


“What was that Genma?” Sakura asked eyebrows lowered and arms crossed.


“Nothing, just SO excited to get to the hot spring as soon as possible,” Genma said with a disgustingly cheerful smile his final words barely audible as he closed the door being. “so I can leave sooner.”


“Why doesn’t he want to go?” Neji asked looking at the closed door as the sound of the shower came on.


“I’m not sure. Maybe his tattoo,” Sakura said absently.


“I can understand wanting to hide a tattoo,” Neji answered.


This left them with a rather awkward silence until Sakura decided to change the subject. “So no injuries on this mission huh? If all of my teammates were like you I’d feel a bit useless.”


“If you were assigned to my team I’m sure Lee would make you feel quite worthwhile,” Neji said with a small smile.


“Is he still training so hard?” Sakura asked slightly concerned.


“He and Gai-sensei are always testing their limits together. Lee finds his more often than not,” Neji began, “But I must say I think I finally think that Gai-sensei is correct in that Lee is a genius of hard work. Did you know he will be a jonin next month?”


“No! That’s great! I was so worried after his fight with Gaara, the way he kept pushing himself that he would go too far. I guess he’s learned his breaking point. Injured but not irreparably so,” Sakura speculated grinning as Neji also let a small smile cross his lips.


Their quiet moment was disturbed by Genma opening the bathroom door, ensconced in a bathrobe with a dour smirk on his face, senbon bouncing up and down rapidly as he spoke, “Ok ok lets get this over with.”


Sakura glared at him.


“I mean hurrah. Tra lee tra lay. Off we go. Don’t I sound gay,” Genma grumbled grabbing Sakura’s hand and pulling her out of her chair and towards the door. “Hurry up I’m talking in stupid rhymes now.”


Neji rose from the couch and followed after them walking down the path. Listening to Genma and Sakura tease back and forth.


“I thought I was the one who was nervous here? Come on Genma what’s the big deal. You’re not scary or deformed. What’s the deal with a public hot spring?” Sakura asked confused. “Is it the tattoo? Why did you get it if it bothers you so much?”


Genma ignored the questions about his tattoo instead answering, “Every time I go to a public spring it causes problems. Just wait and see. Same thing every time. Especially if there’s a certain type of guy and a certain type of girl.”


Sakura looked skeptical at this but Genma just said, “OK don’t believe me. I hope you’re right that this will be relaxing and uneventful, but DON’T count on it.”


Sakura rolled her eyes as they came to the edge of the hot spring. Genma suddenly smiled and said.” If you want to have some fun hurry up and get in and sit facing the entrance. I can sense the rest of the team coming and you’ll have full advantage of watching them strip while you’re already in the water. It’ll be a good show, trust me I saw everyone the other day.”


Neji raised his eyebrows at this and decided to disrobe about ten feet away from the over sexed and apparently bi senbon chewer and climbed into the hot water a bit more quickly then he otherwise would have.


“Taking my advice Neji?” Genma smiled, “You want in on the show too?”


Neji’s faced reddened but he attributed it to the heat of the water and waded off to a safe side of the spring.


Unlike the other day there were actually guests in the pool today. What looked to be a newly married couple by their close proximity and all around nauseating sweetness sat to the left of the pool facing the entrance. Near them were two young women in their late twenties chatting lazily to each other and laughing every now and then. An old man sat in the shade of a tree obviously basking at what the warmth was doing for his old joints and next to him towards the back middle of the pool was what looked to be his old wife relaxing as well.


Sakura decided to take Genma’s advice and ogle a little eye candy. After all her teammates all got a good look at her the other day, and after what Sasuke had said he didn’t really deserve any dignity. She may not have a crush on him any more but there was no denying he was still extremely good looking and Naruto could be called a fox for more reasons than one now. Hell even Kakashi had an awesome body. She should know since she’d healed him over and over again ever since their team had been reformed. And then there was Sai and Genma to consider. Sai was unquestionably sexy and as far as Genma went, she couldn’t wait to get a legitimate reason to ogle him in public. She enjoyed the male form in all its glory. There was nothing wrong with that. She was a medic after all. It was all a study in biology. All these reasonable excuses swirled through her head as she disrobed and strolled across the spring to sit at the back facing the entrance so she could have a good view. As an extra precaution from being spotted immediately she wet her hair and slicked it back so that the pink didn’t call her to attention immediately. There was also a convenient tree that shaded her so that in the mid day sun she would appear more shadow like. Sakura relaxed into the hot water prepared to enjoy the show when just as Genma had said, Kakashi, Sai, Sasuke, and Naruto all walked towards the hot spring greeting Genma who was sitting, still in his robe, on the edge of the spring with his calves and feet in the water.


Sakura had a decidedly goofy grin on her face as her teammates, still apparently not realizing she was there stripped off their robes. Naruto’s was the first to come off as he tossed in on a chair. From clothed to blessedly naked in 2.5 seconds. Kakashi and Sai didn’t seem to be in as big a hurry and the robes came off in an almost deliberately sexy slide as they conversed with Genma. Sure Kakashi had his weird towel contraption covering his face but a girl couldn’t be picky when there was so much else to look at. Sasuke sluffed his robe off last almost moodily and put it on a chair next to the others. Time seemed to slow for Sakura as the men made their way to the edge of the spring and slid, stepped, eased, and jumped their way in. Sakura could swear she was hearing porno music in the background as the four men got used to the water, stretching, splashing and laughing. The splashing and laughing was all Naruto.


“Hehe so naughty,” Sakura thought smirking as water glistened off the well-toned bodies.


She wasn’t the only one to notice. The two women near the married couple were huddled together pointing not so discreetly, smiles fixed firmly in place and eyes bulging. It seemed not too many sets of young sexy well-toned shinobi came to this spring on a regular basis. Even the girl with her new husband and the old woman gave the four an appreciative glance. Earning a glare from the young man and a contented snore from the older.


The four men saw Neji sitting on the right side of the pool and made their way over to him exchanging pleasantries.


Sakura realized the spring was still one sexy shinobi low and called out, “Hey Genma, you enjoying the water up there?”


Naruto and Sasuke whipped around at the sound of her voice, Naruto’s hands going straight to his groin and Sasuke’s eyes narrowing darkly. Kakashi and Sai, who had already noticed Sakura but hadn’t said hello yet rectified this and went to go sit by their teammate. Sai went over and sat on Sakura’s left side and Kakashi a few feet over and to her right so as to leave her some personal space.


Genma sighed loudly at this he had hoped she would be distracted by the naked shinobi longer and delay the inevitable. He had been pleasantly distracted watching Kakashi and the others slink around in the water.

“I am such a man-whore,” he thought solemnly to himself as he waved half heartedly at Sakura.


“Come on tokubetsu! Be a big brave man and face the fearsome water!” Sakura taunted.


“I better get laid at some point after this,” Genma thought irritable as he turned and stood up to remove his robe.


Sakura watched hungrily, not unnoticed by the men next to her, as Genma began to slowly remove his robe one sleeve at a time. It hung for a second by the waistband for the moment revealing only his slim tightly muscled upper body. One bright spot, for Sakura, about being half starved for the past couple weeks was that his muscles were shown in extreme detail and definition and there was not an ounce of flab to be found anywhere. The scars that crisscrossed his body only seemed to highlight his attributes and Sakura unconsciously held her breath waiting for the rest of the robe to come off. She almost let out a loud groan in disapproval as the rest of the robe came off to reveal a towel wrapped around his waist held in place with a senbon.


“So that’s where the damn thing went,” Sakura grumbled to herself as he tossed the robe onto the chair with the others and entered the water, towel and all.


“Are you actually wearing that towel in the water again?” Naruto asked confused.


The two women on the other side seemed to agree with the Sakura’s sentiment and Naruto’s words clearly wishing that this man too would show them the goods.


“You are bright aren’t you?” Genma asked as he made his way to sit next to Sakura.


When he got there he quickly noticed that Sai was too close on one side and there was barely enough room on the Kakashi side.


“Mind scooting over?” Genma asked Kakashi.


“Of course not!” Kakashi eye creased at him moving closer to Sakura.


Genma was not fazed at all as he expected something on these lines and replied. “Perfect!” as he quickly sat on Kakashi’s lap moving his legs so that they straddled Kakashi’s and tucked his feet behind the jonin’s calves to lock him in place.


“It’s been too long since we were in this position hasn’t it Kakashi-kun!” Genma said smiling and leaning his back against the stunned horrified looking copy-nin’s chest so that his head was resting on Kakashi’s shoulder.


“We’ve never been in this position Genma,” Kakashi replied dangerously.


“So like I said, too long!” Genma chirped, turning his head to gently bite Kakashi’s earlobe.


In a split second Genma found himself mysteriously sitting on the underwater stone bench next to Sakura absent one copy-nin who was sitting a good five feet down the bench from him.


Sakura couldn’t help but release the cackle she had been holding in at this point and Genma smiled wickedly at the silver haired shinobi as he put his arm around Sakura. Naruto looked utterly disgusted and confused and Sasuke glowered although it may have been a trick of the light but he almost seemed to have a small smile and a twinkle in his eye. Sai watched the whole thing with his same passive expression and attempted to make sense of the situation. Neji, who had his eyes closed as he relaxed in the water determined to keep them that way for the time being.


“I don’t get it. You’re hitting on Kakashi-sensei but you make out with Sakura,” Naruto said with his arms crossed in confusion.


“Dobe he’s obviously bi,” Sasuke sighed averting his gaze.


“Oh,” said Naruto not fully understanding how someone could want to be with men and women. Why not pick one? “So does that mean he’s going to hit on us next?”


Sasuke just buried his face in his hands and Sakura blushed finding a very interesting leaf over her head.


“Don’t worry Naruto, I might tease you a bit but I don’t seriously hit on someone who hasn’t shown me any interest. You don’t have to worry about me coming and taking you in your sleep,” Genma smiled at the confused blond.


“Oh,” answered Naruto thoughtfully. “So anyway what’s with the towel? I thought you had that on the other day because you were delirious or something.”


Sai looked over at Genma appraisingly, “Perhaps I was right in my assumption the other day that he has no penis.”


Genma’s head turned with lightening speed toward Sai and made as if to get up when Kakashi suddenly decided to close their personal space once more and rest a hand on Genma’s shoulder.


“He’s from ROOTS Genma, don’t take it personally,” Kakashi advised.


“Really?” Genma asked eyes widening and seeming a bit excited, “I didn’t know there were any left except . . .”


Sai cocked his head, smile put firmly in place as Genma trailed off, attempting to lighten up the mood.


“Well is Sai right?” Sasuke asked smirking and leaning back.


“So what’s his excuse?” Genma asked dangerously looking back at Kakashi.


“I think you already know that,” Kakashi said quietly.


“Right. Well, seems I’m not the only bi one here. Fine by me. I was trying to avoid this but apparently it’s necessary,” Genma explained as he stood pulling his shoulder out of Kakashi’s grip and standing. Sakura leaned forward to grab him, but Kakashi motioned for here to let him be.


Genma strode through the water toward the bank and hopped up easily onto ledge. He walked over to the chair with the robes on them so that his back was facing them and pulled the senbon from his towel placing it back in his mouth. Slowly he let the towel drop in a wet heap on the ground and peering back over his shoulder, irritated smart ass smile planted on his lips around his senbon, turned smoothly back to the group of shinobi so that “Big Daddy” was available in full and glorious view. Kakashi just sat back and rolled his eyes looking anywhere but Genma and the group of stunned teammates around him. Sakura had a Cheshire grin planted firmly on her face. She however was the only one of her party smiling.


Sai’s face remained completely expressionless except for a widening of the eyes and Sakura thought she heard him mumble “haven’t seen one like that since” but the rest was cut off by Naruto’s loud exclamation of “Holy shit where the hell did you get that thing from a horse!” Sasuke was more reserved but his mouth did drop open and he unconsciously crossed his hands over his own Uchiha member. Neji couldn’t help but open his eyes at the noise and choked a bit as he saw Genma stepping back into the hot spring.


The two women had gone silent, eyes taking in every step as Genma’s muscles rippled underneath his skin as he slid into the water. The shallow part he was in not yet hiding his manhood.


The newly married couple stopped their sweet nothings as the young mans bride’s eyes went wide as she turned to him saying a bit too loudly, “You said they didn’t come any bigger then yours!”


This brought the old couple out of their relaxation and the old woman smiled evilly nudging her husband as he too took note of what was noteworthy on the young man walking back towards his friends and, content that they were both too old, lay back and closed his eyes again.


Within moments the whole spring was a torrent of loud discussion, a hot and embarrassing fight cropping between the newly weds, a loud giggling racy conversation from the woman as they waved and batted their eyes at Genma, and the sounds of whining as Sasuke and Naruto began fighting back and forth over whose fault this was when they as one turned on Sai and water and fists began to fly. Genma walked through it all calmly plopping down next to Sakura’s stunned visage saying only, “I told you so.”


Hope you all enjoyed! My laptop is broken so we had to do a whole thing with the hardrive and fixing an old desktop so its all a big mess and I can't update my ipod!! Ok well anyway my point was and is that I did my best in the circumstances to update as soon as possible and I think it’s a pretty good-sized chapter too! Please R&R! I love hearing what you people have to say good or bad!