Naruto turned and went out to the front of the shop where it looked like Tsume and Shizune were brainstorming an idea on where to go to eat. "We don't want him going to some place that will throw him out." Shizune said
Tsume nodded softly. "Yeah, but I'm not thinking of very many places that will let him in. He should be there as himself with Hinata, not as someone else."
Cho came out of a fitting area with Mikoto and ended up catching the last two bits of information. "Are you looking for a restaurant?" she asked politely.
Tsume looked over to the young woman. "Yes, the pup there has a date and it's going to be semi-formal, something nice but not too nice that they need to be stiff about it. They're just kids after all."
Cho tapped her chin a little bit. "My cousin Sakana runs a sushi restaurant in the village, over by one of the lakes. It's a little upscale but she charges good rates for the food she serves and the fish are caught fresh daily. It also has music for the patrons to dance to if they would like"
Shizune looked over to Naruto. "That sounds lovely." She said, it would be perfect and give Hinata plenty of time with Naruto.
Over the next few days, several things happened. One, Naruto continued his training only this time he was training in more practical arts, such as knowing how to dance. Shizune made a point of saying most people that sought to be with a woman knew at least how to dance on a basic level. Another, Naruto had sent a clone over to the Hyuuga Estate; spoke with Hiashi and getting his permission in dating Hinata. It was going to happen anyways, he even told Hiashi the fact, but Naruto wanted to at least try and ask for Hiashi's blessing. While the clone was over at the estate, he made sure to tell Hinata when the date was and that she should dress for a semi-formal affair.
Lastly, Naruto's outfit arrived for him and it fit quite wonderfully.
It was a pair of high quality fabric slack like pants that were black and didn't show in the shadows. Second was a dark blue shirt that at first Naruto had made the mistake of thinking it was one solid color. Instead, it had faint stripes through it of a slightly darker or lighter shade of blue; just enough that depending on how the light hit his shirt, Naruto's eyes would seemingly darken or brighten in blue. It was a rather nice effect. It also came with a matching black jacket, which for the sake of the date Naruto left at home. When questioned about why it was styled the way it was and not as a traditional Kimono, Sanosuke simply said that he wanted to try something different and have it look formal.
All in all, Naruto had a very nice outfit, including a pair of leather polished shoes to go with it.
The day of the date, Naruto got out of the shower and quickly dried himself off, making sure to do a thorough job so he didn't ruin anything. He forewent his headband, instead leaving it on his dresser. He combed out his hair, or tried to, the naturally spikey locks refused to be too tamed after all. He then went about pulling out the shirt and buttoning up; each movement of the long sleeved shirt caused his eyes to shirt slightly in hue in the mirror. Pants were next, followed by socks and shoes. Naruto even put on the Shodai Hokage's necklace, his necklace technically, for added measure. It was a nice necklace after all. Lastly was a slight hint of cologne on his wrists and neck, about a half spray only. It smelled like cinnamon rolls. Hana had gotten it for him saying Hinata would like it.
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Naruto walked out to see Shizune, Tsume, and Mikoto sitting on his couch, all of them having wanted to see him in formal wear. "Well?" Naruto asked, turning to give them a good view.
Tsume pushed herself up from her seated position and walked over to the blonde. She grabbed his shirt and carefully un-tucked it, making sure she didn't wrinkle it. "There, semi-formal, right?" She asked, looking over her shoulder at Mikoto and Shizune.
Shizune nodded. It looked good on the blonde and she had to suppress the urge to bite her knuckle. She quite vividly remembered her own time with the blonde.
"Now remember," Mikoto started. "You don't have to run over to the Hyuuga Estate, you have plenty of time to walk and be yourself on this date."
Naruto nodded and sighed softly, patting himself. Hidden kunai pouch, check; wallet, check; hidden scroll containing his swords, check; Shinobi ID, check; It looked like he had everything he needed. Naruto gave each of the older women a hug before he headed out.
Naruto was nervous; he had slight flutters in his stomach from the prospect of a date with Hinata. He wanted it to go right for the shy girl. If it went right with Hinata, he could start planning for the other girls, the deserved a nice date every once and a while.
Naruto thought he felt someone following him, but when he glanced around he didn't see anyone really paying him all that much attention. He shrugged and continued on his way to the Hyuuga Estate.
Shizune let a small sigh of relief out threw her mouth before glaring at the stupid drunk in her arms with needles sticking out of his neck, paralyzing him temporarily. She, Tsume, Mikoto, Cat from ANBU, Anko, and even Kakashi were all running interference for the two teens tonight.