Naruto stared at her blankly for a moment, before blinking a few times and shaking his head. Play it cool!

"A l'Cie..." Naruto let out, getting thoughts of thighs out of his mind. "...Never heard of it. Huh." Why wouldn't she be one right now? He was still a ninja.

When Vanille asked him about his jutsu, the boy seemed to snap out of it. "Oh! Uh... yeah! It was a jutsu. One I made up myself!" He stated proudly. He made a few dramatic poses. "The Uzumaki Naruto Combo!"