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OMAKE

It was a beautiful day, and Ino couldn't resist stepping out of the flower shop and basking in the sun.

Quickly turning the CLOSED sign of the shop, she took off her worn yellow apron and stepped outside. She figured the shop wouldn't miss her much if she just left for a few hours. She spent most of her time at the Torture & Investigation department nowadays anyway- managing the shop was a hobby more than anything else.

The moment Ino was out she closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the fresh air. What a wonderful day. She hadn't felt this good in a while, the violent storm of negative emotions caused by Naruto's big inadvertent reveal some three months ago had made her and the rest of the rookies a bit depressed (a bit depressed being a euphemism for a heart-wrenching mixture of guilt, fury, horror, and intense sorrow).

But there's no way to be sad today, Ino smiled. Staying inside would be a crime when it's so nice out! The birds were singing, the wind whistling, the sun shining on its joyful recipients. It's like a permanent Naruto smile, she thought. Ino couldn't help but feel good.

Still smiling to herself, Ino opened her eyes.

Her smile got even wider.

Looks like today is my lucky day.

A head of sunshine blonde hair could be seen in the distance.

"Narutooo!" She called, both hands cupping her mouth to make the shout louder. An orange-clad ninja dutifully turned to her in response.

Either her joy was contagious (much as his normally was) or he was also in a good mood, because he gave a wide grin, his sky-blue eyes lighting up when he saw her, "Inooo-chaaaan!"

Ino giggled. Today was a beautiful day and she couldn't think of anyone she'd rather spend it with.

Naruto is a lot like this day, she felt. Sunny, carefree, and with a laugh-inducing ability to warm you to your toes.

She was sure the others would be jealous she got to spend such a nice day with Naruto, and chuckled evilly thinking of ways she'd rub it in their faces. Although maybe she wouldn't rub it in Hinata's face too much, she wasn't completely sadistic despite her time in T&I.

Ever since that day each of the rookies had taken care to spend more time with Naruto, and they had, to their surprise, unanimously agreed that it was something they'd never get tired of doing. None of them had quite realized how wonderful just spending time with Naruto would be – she had never met someone who could be both energizing and calming like him. He was there to have fun with you if you wanted to, but he could also just silently sit with you in peaceful tranquility. She had seen both Naruto and Shikamaru cloud-gaze and play shogi together for extended periods of time. She hadn't thought Naruto was capable of being silent for hours on end, but he was.

He also had the unique skill of being able to offer you the exact support you needed at the moment. The blonde always seemed to sense exactly what the other person needed (which she was often frustrated by. It was supposed to be them that finally took care of him and were what he needed, not the other way around) and Ino always spent as much time as she could with him. What initially had started as almost a duty to make sure he knew he was cared for quickly became one of her favorite pastimes.

"It's a beautiful day, isn't it?"

Ino looked up at eyes that matched the sky and hair that matched the sun. Along with the power of raging typhoons and the steady will of great mountains, was it any wonder that people kept comparing him to a force of nature? "Absolutely wonderful," She agreed.

They started walking together at a leisurely pace. They basked in the sun together in comfortable silence before Naruto asked,

"So how is business at the flower shop?"

"The usual, the usual. I haven't actually been spending much time there recently because of the T&I department. My cousin's the one who manages the shop now."

"Eh? Do you mean little Inoka-chan?"

"Yup!"

"Eeeeeh… Inoka-chan, huh? They grow up so fast…"

Ino chuckled in response. Naruto had met Inoka a few years ago when he found her alone in a park, crying. The flustered blonde had comforted the young girl (apparently some boys had called her names) and walked her back home. The next day, the boys mysteriously arrived at school in varying shades of pink, lavender, and orange. Ever since, Inoka had worshipped the ground her Naruto-nii-chan walked on, much to the initial jealousy of Konohamaru. "You sound like an old man, Naruto!"

"Eeeeeh?!" Naruto was comically affronted at the accusation, "Nooo! I spent too much time with Ero-Sennin and Obaa-san! I caught their oldness!"

"Oldness isn't a disease, Naruto."

Naruto ignored her and lamented dramatically some more before a thought seemed to occur to him.

"Ne, Ino-chan," He started, "Ya know a lot about flowers, right?"

"Of course! I do help run a flower shop, you know?"

"Right, right," Naruto laughed, "You know anyone who bought a bunch of bouquets of flowers n' stuff 'bout 2 months ago? Like, a bouquet every day for a month?" Cerulean orbs turned to her earnestly.

Ino froze. There was no way she was admitting that she was the one who left him flowers every day! That was too embarrassing!

"E-Eh? Oh, I wouldn't know anything about that…" Damn, why was she blushing?!

Of course, Naruto was oblivious to all things that pertained to him. His shoulders sagged a bit in disappointment, "Oh, that's too bad."

"W-What about you?" Ino really wasn't used to being so flustered, what was wrong with her?! That gaze was entirely too intense! It wasn't fair! "How is training going?"

Naruto immediately perked up, "It's going great! I've been training with Neji and Shikamaru a lot," Wait, Shikamaru was doing extra training?! Of his own free will?! What kind of superpowers did Naruto have?!"And Kakshi-sensei has been teaching me a lotta really cool new techniques recently, too," Naruto beamed at her. Ino thought she might go blind because of its brilliance. She should remember to always bring sunglasses when she was with him. "Just you wait, Ino-chan! I'll be Hokage in no time!"

Ino smiled. It was nice to know some things never changed. The conversation continued in much the same fashion as they spent their time pleasantly walking around the village. Naruto was so charismatic and energetic that Ino found all of her attention focused on him.

Later, she'd blame Naruto's unique ability to command all of people's attention for the fact that she didn't notice anything at first.

It was only an hour into their walk around the village that she began to realize there was something… curious.

The first incident was very discrete.

"It's a beautiful day and all, but you've got to say, it's pretty damn hot." Naruto's tan face was had a thin veneer of sweat to it.

Ino was about to agree – despite her lighter and more airy attire even she was feeling the heat – when a refreshing breeze came from behind them.

"Ah, that's much better." Naruto seemed to sigh in relief as the wind ruffled his hair.

What a coincidence, Ino thought. Just when we were complaining about the heat, too.

She would have dismissed it as just that, but then realized that there was a tall wall behind them. If there was to be any wind at all, it would have come from their right or left, where there was a wind passage.

She might have given it some thought, but then Naruto distracted her as he started to elaborate on his training with Kakashi.

The second incident was much like the first.

"-And then I gave the naked lady the cake and ran out of there! So the rabbit had no idea it was me. "

"No way!"

"Really! I swear it was a 10-foot rabbit, too! From toe to tip of his ear- all covered in orange! He was furious, dattebayo!"

"I don't believe you!"

"But it's true! Ask Ero-Sennin!"

Ino was laughing so hard she felt her legs might give out. In between gasps, she barely managed to speak, "Y-You need to write down the place. I won't believe it 'till I see the neon sign!"

Naruto grinned at her, and this was enough to send her into uncontrollable fits of laughter again. She doubled over, closing her eyes to stop the tears of laughter and clenching her stomach. This was better training for her abs than Asuma-sensei's workout!

"Talk to any of the locals- they'll back me up!"

When Ino finally managed to get herself back under control, wiping the tears from her eyes, she paused.

Naruto had a sketchpad and an already inked brush out, writing down the name of the restaurant it all took place at in surprisingly good calligraphy.

The surprise form this was enough to give Ino a much needed respite from her hilarity.

Since when is Naruto the kind of person who walks around with a sketchpad and an ink brush? Ino wondered. And where did he get the ink to dip his brush in?

But before Ino could ask, Naruto was finished writing, handing her the piece of paper, and had started another story of his adventures with the Toad Sannin. Momentarily, Ino was bent over again, trying and failing to stop herself from laughing her eyes out as they continued walking.

In the third incident, Ino grew paranoid.

As they were walking, Naruto's stomach gave a loud rumble.

Ino turned to him, a knowing smile ready to form at her lips and a tease at the tip of her tongue, when she saw a bizarre sight.

Naruto held a bowl of what appeared to be roasted vegetables and beef, still visibly steaming in his left hand, chopsticks in his right.

Ino gaped at the bowl. That wasn't there two seconds ago, was it?!

With a disgruntled but resigned expression, Naruto gingerly picked up one of the vegetables and started eating.

"I thought you didn't like vegetables." Greater than the mystery of how the bowl appeared was the mystery of why Naruto was willingly eating vegetables.

Naruto grimaced, "I like some vegetables," He argued petulantly, "just not most of 'em." He sighed, as though having said this a thousand times before, his voice turning monotone, "But fruits and vegetables are instrumental to my health and I must eat them regardless of my personal preferences."

Ino frowned. He sounded like he was quoting somebody. A rather formal somebody if the large words were any indication. Maybe Iruka-sensei?

Naruto hadn't stopped walking while eating and talking, and Ino distractedly followed. She knew they hadn't stopped anywhere for food, and she didn't spot any storage scrolls on him. Delicious bowls of steaming hot vegetables and beef didn't appear out of thin air. Where on earth had he gotten that bowl?

And where could she get one? That looked delicious!

In true Naruto speed, the blonde finished his bowl of vegetables and beef in the next few seconds. Ino would've been impressed if she wasn't already on a team with an Akimichi.

"Oi, Naruto, where did you get-"

She stopped.

Naruto, still walking, had stretched his right arm, right hand holding the now empty bowl, as though waiting for something.

What the hell…

Before Ino could even stop to think of possible reasons for this bizarre action, a cup of steaming hot ramen replaced the bowl in Naruto's hand.

It was like magic. Naruto was weirdly holding an empty bowl then – blink – the bowl is gone and in its place is a cup of ramen noodles.

Completely baffled, and wondering if there had been something extra in her coffee this morning, Ino frantically looked around. She caught Neji, 2 steps behind Naruto as was custom (she hadn't even realized he was following them. She got too used to feeling his chakra signature with Naruto's, so she immediately dismissed it), sealing something back into a scroll.

Had-

Had he just-?

No, no way. Must've been a trick of the mind. There was no way Neji had kept an already prepared and hot cup of ramen (and not even instant! This looked like high quality ramen!) sealed in a scroll only for Naruto. And for Naruto to have simple needed to gesture, without even looking at the Hyuuga, spoke that this had to have happened several times.

Neji didn't even like ramen!

Breathe, Ino. It's the stress from the T&I department and the general situation with Naruto. There is no way that Neji is Naruto's super-secretary.

Yet, once Naruto was done with his ramen, he simply stretched his arm again, holding the bowl of ramen. Ino paid acute attention this time, making a concentrated effort not to blink, and saw the flash of Neji's movements. The super-secretary had quickly taken the ramen bowl and sealed it into a scroll once again, presumably to be disposed of later.

With wide eyes, she looked back at Naruto who was behaving as though nothing had occurred.

Oi, oi, oi! This isn't normal! How is Naruto not even reacting to this?!

"You! It's you!" Ino accused, pointing a finger at the Hyuuga, "You're the one who has been doing all these things all day!"

Neji shot her an unimpressed look.

"You- the wind that couldn't have come from anywhere- the paper and the ink brush- the missing ink- the bowl of vegetables- that, that was all you."

Neji gave her a look that practically screamed 'astute observation, Yamanka. What else can you enlighten us with today?'

Ino couldn't believe this! Neji was acting like- like-

"You- You're his secretary!"

Despite all evidence to the contrary, Ino had expected Neji to deny it. She had expected some sort of snide remark about how Hyuugas were secretaries to no one and Neji was insulted she'd even insinuate such a thing, much less actually verbalize it, not- not-

Is Neji blushing?!

Had she not been looking so intently and trained to find these things, she would have missed the small smile and the light pink that dusted his cheeks.

Wha- Why- Why was Neji blushing?! And looking mighty pleased at being called a secretary!

Ino knew her jaw had dropped and her mouth was open in a rather unflattering way, but she couldn't help herself. All of this was so- so weird. Her confidence in her skills at judging other people's personalities was dwindling by the day! Everything about Hyuuga Neji said that he was a proud, dutiful shinobi who would bow to no one.

And yet here he was blushing and holding back a shy smile when being accused of being Naruto's secretary.

She needed some time.

She needed to reevaluate her life.

"Oi, Ino, you okay?" A concerned Naruto asked.

"I- just – wha- how are you not-" The usually very communicative kunoichi struggled for words, "not reacting to all this?" She ended her question with wide eyes and even wider hand gestures, as though trying to physically compensate for her sudden inability to express herself through words.

"Hmmm? Reacting to what?" And there was genuine confusion in his eyes, the obtuse bastard, even though Neji was literally standing two steps behind him.

Ino gaped at him a little longer, making a series of unflattering confused grunts that sounded more animal than human, before finally -

"Dammnit! How are you not reacting to all that!" Triumphantly, Ino pointed an accusing finger at Neji. There, she thought, that was pretty clear. He has to understand now and I'll finally get an answer.

Naruto looked behind him in the direction that Ino was pointing at.

"The bakery?"

Ino was shocked. What? What bakery? But when she turned to look she saw that indeed, behind Neji stood "Yamada-nee-chan's Prized Bakery" in sharp golden letters over a pink headboard, with a "Best Bread in Konoha" sign right under.

"They do advertise the best bread…"

"I- You- Wha?" Ino felt like pulling her hair out. "No, no, Naruto! Neji! The proud Hyuuga with the I-will-bow-to-no-one attitude! How are you not reacting to- to-" She struggled for words. Trust it was Naruto that would make her suddenly speechless. She'd have to keep this hidden from Shikamaru, he'd probably start calling Naruto sensei and ask the blonde to teach him how to silence her like this. "-to Neji's supersecretaryness?!"

Naruto was taken aback by her vehemence by the end, "Supersecretaryness?"

This was like pulling teeth. No, she had done that at T&I, this was way harder than just pulling teeth.

"Yes! He creates wind when you're hot! He gives you paper and brushes and ink when you need to write something! He stores vegetable bowls and your favorite ramen for when you're hungry! NEJI IS YOUR SUPERSECRETARY!" Ino was out of breath and practically yelling by the end.

Naruto looked deep in thought, "Hmmm? What are you saying? He's not my supersecretary, Ino. Neji's my friend." He gave her a pointed look at this, as though emphasizing this last part. "But Neji is definitely super. He always has everything I need, and he makes sure I get to everything on time." Naruto turned to smile gratefully at Neji, who couldn't hide a pleased flush, "I don't know what I'd do without him. I don't even remember what life was like before he started accompanying me everywhere."

"But- he follows you around everywhere."

"He accompanies me."

"And keeps track of your appointments."

"His memory is simply better than mine."

"And gives you stuff you need."

"He always carries a lot of stuff around anyway, so there's no harm in lending me some if I need it."

"Which he just happened to start carrying around once he started following you."

"Accompanying, and I don't know when he started carrying all this stuff."

"And I bet he teaches you calligraphy, too."

"He insists it's an important skill for a Hokage to have."

"And stores vegetable bowls for you."

"He's concerned about my health, just as I am for his."

"And stores piping hot ramen cups for you."

"Like I said, he carries around a lot of stuff."

"Which he doesn't even like."

"Well, no one is perfect. Even Neji is allowed to dislike ramen."

"All this without you even having to ask."

"Neji understand me very well."

Ino was speechless. She wasn't sure what was more shocking. Neji being Naruto's supersecretary or Naruto's apparent utter denial about it.

There was one thing she was sure of, however.

Dammnit, I wish I had a super-secretary.

A/N: I noticed a few of you really liked Secretary!Neji, so here he is! Hope you enjoyed. It's something more lighthearted to balance out some of the seriousness of this fic.

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