Satomi woke up and looked at the clock. 16:10 That late already? ...it did make sense, she had been training late into the night almost every night before the final stage of the chunin exams.
I am a chunin. The thought felt odd in her head. That meant technically she was at the same level as Kyo... Talos... even Keisuke...
Then why do her friends still treat her like such a kid? Can't they show respect?
She thought back. Keisuke had called her ungrateful... that wasn't true, she- ...well, she hardly ever did thank anyone for anything... in fact, she did whine and pick fights more than anything else...
She always tried to be strong, to be tough, to be able to defend herself. She thought that was maturity. Was she mistaken?
When did people start treating her like a kid? She traced it back to a party... Naruto had given her a little bit of spiked egg nog, but she became emotional and tried to get more of it...
It had made her rude. She would beg for alcohol and even try to steal it. She would pick fights with anybody to try and prove her strength. She was trying to be "mature" while the relationship with her friends rotted. And for what?
She climbed out of bed and began getting dressed. She had some apologies to make.
* * *
She stood in front of Naruto's door and knocked.
After a few moments of silence, the door opened slightly. "Whaddaya want? I'm doing paperwork."
"Can I just have a few moments? I need to apologize for a few things."
Naruto sighed and opened the door further, letting her in.
"I know I've made mistakes in the past... and one of the biggest ones was trying to beg you for alcohol. I've been more than rude to you for mooching off you. You've been nice to me, and I was stupid for not seeing that. Forgive me?"
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Obviously it's Naruto responding to this, but this is coming around to Sasuke, Keisuke, Mamoru, (possibly Kyo), and Talos... in that order, so be on your guard.
