Naruto ate his meal (Sakura's table scraps mixed with dog food) out of a bowl on the ground in resignation. Sakura watched with her hands on her hips and nodded approvingly. He was behaving very well.

After he was done, Sakura signaled that he should follow her. He crawled behind on his hands and knees until he was led too a largish crate. He should have realized.

He crawled inside.

Sakura raised her foot and playfully poked her big toe to his nose. "Now say goodnight."

Naruto had a sudden bolt of dignity. What the hell was he doing? He was going to be the next Hokage! Not Sakura-Chan's pe-

"Good boy."

Naruto's thoughts died there when he realized he had started lapping at Sakura's toes without thinking about it.

Sakura smiled at him one last time, and left him with a night of restless sleep.

.........................................

He awoke with a violent kick to his cage. He looked at the feet responsible. They weren't Sakura's. They were clearly the feet of a more mature woman. It was.....