Chapter 2 – News from Kumo, Temari's Message, & the Rokudaime's Laws
The Council meeting room was abuzz with noise. It was early in the morning, around 5:00 AM, and the Rokudaime Hokage had called an early meeting. As they waited for Sasuke to make his appearance, everyone in the room easily knew what this would be about: Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke's desire to declare him a missing nin. Sasuke had been calling numerous meetings a day in an attempt to wear them down until they finally caved in, or at least that's how the Council members figured it. If they only knew the full reality of what this meeting would entail, they would likely be planning the Rokudaime's assassination right this second!
After a few moments more of waiting, most of the Council members wishing they could just return home and get some more sleep, the Rokudaime Hokage finally entered the room and took his seat. As the raven-haired Hokage glanced around the room, he found himself smirking as he placed his chin atop his hands. "It's so good of you all to be here on time. I have been deliberating for some time now as to whether or not I should disband both the Civilian and Shinobi Councils, but I have decided against taking such drastic action."
At hearing what Sasuke just said, many members of both Councils felt a powerful anger surging through them. He had just admitted he had honestly considered disbanding the Councils! If he had, this meant that the Rokudaime would have full power and would be able to do whatever he wanted with the village! However, what Sasuke said next caused many of them to clench their fists and grit their teeth in fury.
"Such an action would only hurt my cause and cause problems for my plans in the long run. Instead, I have decided to strip you of most of your powers. From this point forward, the Civilian and Shinobi Councils will no longer have any say in what I choose to do in this village. Instead, you will simply continue with your normal duties and act as advisors to your Hokage. And now, finally, I am able to declare this: Naruto Uzumaki will be branded a missing nin and will be put in the Bingo Book! Due to his abilities and abnormal power, the 'Hero of Konoha' will be labeled an S-rank missing nin and will have a substantial bounty placed on his head."
Sighing and shaking his head, the Uchiha closed his eyes and smoothed his hair back. "Furthermore, should Naruto Uzumaki be spotted within Hi no Kuni or my village, he is to be slain and his head brought back to me as proof of the deed. If the ninja that finds him feels they are unable to end that traitor's life, his presence is to be reported directly to me and my own personal squad of ANBU will be sent to deal with him."
Glaring around the room at everyone within the Council chambers, the Rokudaime Hokage smirked evilly. "And if anyone is caught assisting Naruto or conspiring to aid that traitor, the offending party will be executed. I will not tolerate anyone assisting that traitor! Is this understood?! Koharu will act as my eyes and ears, and she will alert me if anyone so much as talks about Naruto in a positive light." Looking back at Elder who stood just behind his chair, Sasuke smirked and gave her a nod before facing the Council members again.
Rage boiling over, one of the men on the Civilian Council shot up from his chair and slammed his hands down on the table before him before pointing at the Rokudaime. "What kind or ridiculous bullshit are you spouting now?! You have absolutely no right to call Naruto-san a traitor when you abandoned the village and did horrible things! Naruto's a hero while you are just a bastard that stole…"
Before the man could continue speaking in the Hero of Konoha's defense, his body erupted into black flames and he collapsed to the ground, screaming in pure agony as his life slowly ebbed away. After he finally perished, Sasuke glared around at the rest of the Council Members as his lips curled into a sneer. "Would anyone else care to speak out against me? I will not hesitate to kill all those that go against me, even those on the Councils!"
As Sasuke continued to speak, or rather threaten the Council members and state other laws regarding Naruto and his 'conspirators', Shibi Aburame glanced down at his right hand, his glasses hiding this fact. Naruto-sama is going to want to hear about this. But first I need to speak with Shizune-san and warn her to be more careful from now on. We cannot have the 'Rokudaime', despite how unworthy he is to be such, finding out we are in contact with the Hero of Konoha. Naruto-sama will not be happy to hear about this…
After a short time, Sasuke changed the topic and grinned at everyone. "In other, better news, I have decided to take Sakura Haruno as my wife. She has abilities that are useful to me and would help to create powerful offspring. I am expecting her to give me many children in order to restore my clan."
At this, Tsume Inuzuka stood up and frowned as she looked into the Rokudaime's eyes. "Hokage-sama, if I may ask a quick question?" Seeing Sasuke nod in response, the feral-looking woman continued to speak. "Do you even love her? It sounds as if you only want to use her as a baby-maker to me. I really don't mean any disrespect; I am just concerned as a woman for her happiness…" Damn do I hate having to call him Hokage-sama! Naruto-kun deserved to be the Rokudaime Hokage!
Sasuke quirked a brow at this, but soon shrugged and closed his eyes, once more resting his chin atop his hands. "There is no need for love when my goal is simply to restore my clan. I do not care for her 'happiness', nor do I care if she ends up feeling miserable. As long as she does her job and helps me to restore my clan, that is fine with me. However…" Smirking as he looked around the room, the Rokudaime continued on, what he said next causing everyone in the room to feel absolutely disgusted with the man, even more so than before! "Should she go against me as well, I will end her life just as I would any other. It is as simple as that."
Kumogakure
Around noon, later that day, Naruto and company finally arrived in Kumogakure. They were eager to meet with Naruto's spies in the village and relax for a while, but something soon stopped them from taking more than a few steps past the gate. One of Naruto's Toads soon appeared, carrying a message from Shizune. Taking it into his hands, the Hero of Konoha thanked the Toad before unfurling the message and beginning to read it aloud.
"Dear Naruto-kun, I hope this letter finds you well and in good health. Sadly, I'm afraid I have some news that you are not going to like. You and the others might want to sit down before you read on.
The Rokudaime (how I hate calling him that!) has finally succeeded in getting you labeled as a missing nin and a traitor to the village. No one on the Council had planned to agree to such a thing, but Sasuke stripped them of their powers. They are now just advisors and in charge of their other duties with no say in what the Hokage does!
Shibi-san informed me that you are being classified as an S-rank missing nin and an enormous bounty is being placed on your head. If this wasn't bad enough, Sasuke has also put laws into effect that have many people on edge, especially those that support you and your dear friends here in Konohagakure. As expected, the Rokudaime has declared that you entering Hi no Kuni and especially 'his' village, as he calls it, is an offense punishable by death. Sasuke has also mentioned that he has some special ANBU of some kind that he feels are capable of handling you.
The laws get much worse, however. Anyone that tries to help you, anyone that openly supports you, and anyone that so much as talks about you in a good light is to be executed! Of course, most people will not enforce these new laws, but if Koharu or those loyal to Sasuke catch wind of someone disobeying these new laws, it will be reported directly to Sasuke and he will execute the 'offenders' himself. One of the Civilian Council members spoke out in your defense and that bastard killed him right in front of everybody present, just to prove a point!
Sadly, there is also more news you should hear. Sakura-chan has been selected to be his wife, and I really don't think she had much choice in the matter. Shibi-san informed me that during the meeting, Sasuke said that if Sakura goes against him as well, he will end her. Our 'Rokudaime' doesn't care for her; he just wants to use her to restore his clan! Her happiness doesn't matter to that bastard! I am really worried for her Naruto-kun…
Anyways, your spies in Konoha will be careful about their activities, myself included, but we will continue to help you in any way possible, including reporting the goings-on in the village to you whenever possible. I want you to please be safe Naruto-kun. I miss you and I will continue to help you in any way that I can.
Love, Shizune-nee-chan
P.S. If you have any more orders for me, I would love to hear them. I want to be of more help to you and I am eager to carry out any assignment you give to me. Waiting to hear from you Naruto-kun!"
Shizune had been right; it was a good idea to sit down. Upon reading that suggestion at the top of the letter, the group of four had seated themselves against the wall of a building just to be safe. Each of them was weak in the knees, faces ashen and shock written across their faces.
As each of them tried to process what they had just heard, Tsunade couldn't help but let her curiosity about something overcome her. It had been nagging at her since she saw who the message was from, and she just had to ask this question! "Naruto-kun, since when has Shizune been one of your spies?"
Naruto chuckled at that and grinned at his baa-chan. "Since shortly before I left on that training trip with Jiraiya. It's not surprising that you didn't know about it. Shizune-nee-chan's pretty damn good at keeping secrets. In fact, she's one of the few that knows the identities of everybody in my spy network! I trust her that much."
Tsunade nodded, unable to think of anything to say in response to that. Instead, Ino chose this moment to speak up, a worried tone in her voice. "I'm worried for Sakura. I don't like that she's being treated like that! I want to help her, but…I don't know what we can do for her right now…"
Karin smiled softly at Ino and gently patted her hands. "It will be alright Ino-san. No matter what, Sakura-san will be okay. I promise you that. Naruto-koi and I won't let anything happen to anyone, so long as we can prevent it. Naru-koi's spies in Konoha will continue to keep us informed, and if things sound like they're getting out of hand, not that they already aren't, we'll intervene and save whoever needs saving at that point in time. Everything will be okay."
As Ino nodded and thanked his fiancé, Naruto rose and looked towards the building he knew the Raikage would be in at this time. "It would be a good idea to meet with the Raikage now. I need to speak with him about what is currently happening and get to know where he stands on this issue. Still, Karin-hime is right Ino; there is no need to worry for Sakura-chan. Now, let's focus on the task at hand and go meet with A-sama." The women each nodded in agreement before setting off with Naruto towards the Raikage's office.
Raikage's Office
A short while later, Naruto's group of four arrived at A's office and, without waiting for an invite to enter, the blonde Hero of Konoha shoved open the door and waved at the Yondaime Raikage. "Yo A-sama, what's up?! How've you been?"
A grumbled at the blatant disrespect he had just been shown, but put on a smile as he looked towards Naruto and the females standing with him. "Not well, I'm afraid. Especially not since I received this information. What the hell happened Naruto?! I thought you were supposed to be the Rokudaime Hokage? Not that bastard Uchiha! And now I find out you've been labeled a traitor and an S-rank missing nin?! Explain this to me damn it!"
The whiskered blonde chuckled nervously at that and rubbed the back of his head. However, before he could speak up, Ino stepped forward, bowed her head for a moment, and decided to explain the situation for him. "Raikage-sama, I'm afraid things didn't work out as we had all hoped it would. Sasuke was forgiven for his crimes and, when Tsunade-sama went to announce Naruto as her replacement, the Elders stepped in and decided that they would put forth Sasuke as a candidate, suggesting that the people vote for whom they wanted to be the Rokudaime." Sighing sadly at this point, the beautiful Yamanaka woman shook her head and continued. "Sadly, since they had their 'wonderful Uchiha' back, most of the people voted for Sasuke. Naruto-kun's supporters were outnumbered."
Karin nodded at that before she began to explain the rest of the situation. "Shortly after Sasuke's coronation, Naru-koi was exiled from the village. He really didn't do anything wrong, it was just a selfish act by a selfish boy. Sasuke is no man, so I will not refer to him as one. But, that is beside the point. Despite being a true traitor to the village, Sasuke wants to make my Naru-koi suffer as much as he can. It's wrong, but at the moment, there really isn't much that we can do to remedy this situation."
A nodded in understanding, but before he could speak, the blonde Jinchuriki folded his arms across his chest and stared hard at his burly friend. "This actually brings me to one of the reasons I have come before you today Raikage-sama. I need to know where you stand on this issue."
The Yondaime Raikage frowned at the boy and slammed one of his fists onto his desk, surprisingly not breaking it! "I am surprised you have to ask that Naruto. We are friends, are we not? My people will not bother you. In fact, I have decided to give you a home here in Kumogakure. This village can serve as a safe haven for you so long as you are in Kaminari no Kuni (The Land of Lightning). However, this is not a free service. I know you have spies within my village and I would very much like to know who they are."
The blue-eyed blonde chuckled at this before nodding his head. "Well, I actually planned to visit Kumo so I could speak with two of them. That was my original plan. Their names are Karui and Omoi, two I'm sure you know well, as they were students of your brother, B. There are others in your village, and I believe you know them as C and Atsui. Actually, now that we're on the subject of spies…" Walking forward, Naruto Uzumaki smiled at the blonde Raikage and pointed at his right hand. "I would like to make you one of my spies, A-sama. If you are interested, it's a quick process and I would be very happy to have you."
A sighed at this and shook his head in disbelief. "I am not even going to ask how you recruited those four into your spy network." Looking into the young man's eyes, the Yondaime Raikage smiled and nodded his head. "I will accept your invitation Naruto. As for Karui and Omoi, I will have them sent to your house later. Is that acceptable?"
The Hero of Konoha nodded his head as he walked around the desk to A's side. Pulling out an inkwell and brush, Naruto got to work painting the seal all of his spies had onto the Raikage's right hand. Once he was finished, the blonde slipped his tools away and forced a little of his chakra into the seal to activate it. "From now on, should you need to send a message to me for any reason, just put a little of your chakra into the seal and one of my Toads will appear to collect it. It should be delivered to me within a short time after that."
The large man nodded and stared calmly at the seal before he called for C to enter. As soon as the blonde man did, he smiled brightly upon seeing Naruto. The two blonde males approached each other and clasped hands, giving each other a firm handshake. "Naruto-sama, it is good to see you! I'm glad you're in good health. I've heard about everything that's happened, and I offer you my apologies for how things turned out. If there is anything I can do to be of assistance, please let me know."
Naruto hugged his spy tight and thanked him before turning to face A as the man began to talk. "C, you are to escort Naruto and his companions to their home here in the village. I would say you could stay and chat with your 'friend' for a while, but you do have other duties to attend to." Looking to the spy master at this point, A nodded at him. "As I said, I will send Karui and Omoi to meet with you as soon as possible. Do take care and enjoy your time in the village. You will be safe here. Though, there is one more thing I feel you should know…" Seeing he had the spy master's full attention at this point, the blonde Raikage held up a letter he had received and waved it in the air for a moment. "The Kazekage is strongly considering cutting ties with Konoha. They would no longer be allies, and I can't say I blame the guy. Sasuke's a threat to the peace we worked so hard to achieve!" With a sigh, the Raikage nodded that they could finally leave, a saddened expression his face as he thought about everything that had happened thus far.
C placed a stack of papers upon the Raikage's desk before nodding and turning to escort Naruto and the women out of the office and towards their new home. While the group nodded their thanks and began to follow the blonde Kumo shinobi out the door, Tsunade heard A call out to her. Turning to face him, she listened to what he had to say, taking a seat across from him as he began. "Tsunade-san, while you are here in Kumo, might I ask you a favor? I would like for you to…"
In the Village
As the group of four made their way towards Naruto's new home in Kumogakure, they made small talk and discussed happier things. It was good to talk about things other than Naruto's current misfortune and persecution at the hands of Sasuke Uchiha. However, as they made their way towards the house, they heard a woman calling out to them. Turning towards the one that the voice belonged to, Naruto smiled and stepped towards her, hugging the blonde-haired woman as she rushed up to him.
"Temari-chan, it's great to see you again! I didn't expect to see you here in Kumo. What brings you here? Is something wrong?" Naruto looked into her eyes, anxious for her reply. Her presence in Kumo definitely had him concerned that something was wrong in Suna that might require his immediate attention.
The beautiful, teal-eyed kunoichi shook her head and smiled brightly at her spy master. "Nothing's wrong Naruto-kun. Gaara sent me to assist you in any way that I can. I'll be traveling with you from now on! But, I have also been given a message to deliver." Smirking at him when he said to go ahead, the blonde woman pressed her lips to his in a hungry, passionate kiss. Eyes widening at this action, Naruto soon found himself returning her kiss with just as much passion, his right hand cupping her left cheek.
Temari found herself smiling brightly as they pulled away, running her fingers through his hair before she continued on. "Gaara would like to ally himself with the Uzumaki clan. In order to cement this alliance, I have been sent to be your new fiancé! While it would technically be considered an arranged marriage, I know that it would make me happy if you accepted. I…I…" Blushing furiously at this point, the Suna kunoichi found it becoming increasingly harder to look her fellow blonde in the eyes. "I do love you…Naru-kun…"
Before anyone could say anything further on the subject, Temari shook her head and frowned. "But, I do have some more news to share. Gaara is speaking with the Council about cutting ties with Konoha. I don't blame him either. With Sasuke in charge, he's a threat to the peace we worked so hard for and…it's not the same without you there. We don't know what he'll do." Sighing sadly, Temari soon felt a hand on her cheek and looked into her spy master's eyes. When he leaned in and kissed her sweetly on the lips, she practically felt as if she was melting she was so ecstatic. Kami this feels wonderful…
As Ino watched on in shock, Karin giggled to herself and smiled at her hubby-to-be. "Well, it would seem we've found our first one Naru-koi…"
Flashback
"Are you absolutely certain that this is what you truly want Karin-hime? I'm open to the idea, and I have to admit it sounds kind of…kinky in a way, but I love you with all my heart and I want you to be happy. Your happiness is more important to me than anything!" Naruto exclaimed, clearly concerned about what his beautiful fiancé had just spoken with him about.
Karin cuddled up to her beloved, the two of them having entered the bath again a short time prior to their conversation. "Sweetheart, I love that you're thinking about me like this. But you know me. I'm an open woman and I want to restore our clan just as much as you do. Besides that, there are many other women in love with you Honey, and I think they deserve a shot at happiness as well, don't you? Besides…" Smirking at her beloved at this point, Karin leaned in close and nipped at his ear before she continued speaking. "I think it would be pretty kinky to have a threesome with some of your other wives, don't you darling?"
Before the spy master could respond, the redheaded Uzumaki reached down and grasped his member, beginning to pump it slowly at first before picking up speed. Naruto found himself groaning in pleasure at this sensation and had to take a few moments before he could formulate words to reply with. "Taking on multiple wives is a good way for us to restore our clan…and…ohhh Kami that feels great my darling hime!" Gasping out, the blonde looked into his beloved's eyes and ran his fingers through her hair, gently brushing her cheek on occasion as he smiled happily at her.
After a moment, the whiskered Jinchuriki continued. "We'll get to build a wonderful, large family and we'll all be happy together. Even though this may sound bad, I don't mean this in a way that sounds like I'm similar to Sasuke… We'd have children with a wide variety of abilities and it would be really fun raising all of them and playing together. I want to be a wonderful father to all of our children, and a wonderful husband to not only you, but the others I make my wives as well. We'll all get to live in a rebuilt Uzushiogakure together and nobody would ever harm us."
Karin Uzumaki slowly moved around in front of her fiancé and kissed him passionately for a time before she began placing kisses down his cheek, chin, neck, collarbone, and finally down his broad chest. Upon reaching his nipples, she smirked up at him and began licking circles around them, causing him to feel a strange sense of pleasure from this action. At the same time, she began pumping his cock a little harder, making him moan her name loudly as she did.
"We'll be so happy together as one giant family. I'm looking forward to it Naru-koi. You'll be our leader and, with you leading us, we'll become just as big and powerful as one of the five great Hidden Villages. I know it's not the same, but I think if you became the leader of Uzushiogakure, you could be very happy. I will be right there beside you, helping you in every way I can. Perhaps even giving you a little 'service' on occasion?" Winking at her future hubby, Karin giggled at his bright blush and soon began to feel his cock pulsing in her hand. When he finally came, she smirked to herself at the effect she could have on her beloved Naru-koi.
Naruto had to take a few moments before he could speak again, the pleasure having caused his mind to shut down temporarily. When he could finally speak again, he held his future wife close, ignoring the fact that he was becoming erect again in favor of speaking to her. "Sweetie, I love you so much more than you could know. You're so wonderful to me, and I'm glad you're together with me now. I don't care if it's different from my dream of being Hokage, it sounds like a wonderful experience and I'm looking forward to experiencing it together along with you and our family. We'll definitely be happy together, my love."
After this, the fiancés talked for a while longer about their future and the various things they would experience along the way. However, they soon lost themselves in pleasuring each other, both feeling too horny to hold back any longer. While they didn't take things all the way, neither of them feeling quite ready for that step just yet, they enjoyed oral sex and hand jobs until they both had become quite exhausted.
Present Time
Ino blinked as she looked between the three of them, clearly not understanding what was going on. "What are you talking about? What exactly is going on here?"
Naruto chuckled at this and nodded at his redheaded fiancé. "It seems you're right Sweetie. I'm…actually glad. Temari's a wonderful woman and I'm…really happy Gaara set this up." Turning to Temari, the blonde spy master held her close and kissed her as passionately as he could for a minute before he turned to Ino and began to explain. "Karin-hime came up with the idea to share me with other women. She insisted that I take multiple wives, and I'm actually really open to the idea myself. We want to rebuild our clan, but we also want to have a large family. Besides, as Karin-hime pointed out, there are other women in love with me, and we both want them to be happy as well."
Ino looked kind of flabbergasted at this new information, so all she could do at this point was nod in acceptance of such an idea. Temari looked happier than Naruto had ever seen her before, and she threw her arms around his neck, kissing him with even more gusto than before. "Does this mean that you accept?! You'll marry me?!" Naruto nodded and smiled happily before they shared another sweet kiss. After a moment of this, Naruto pulled his redheaded fiancé to him and began sharing passionate kisses with both of his fiancés.
Naruto's Kumogakure Home
Shortly after entering their new home, Naruto and his family cooked lunch for themselves and set themselves and ate in the dining room, happily talking amongst themselves about a variety of things. C would have stayed, but, as A had said, the blonde spy still had other duties to attend to, and so he had left his spy master and lovely fiancés and friend to themselves.
Currently, Naruto, his fiancés, and the beautiful Ino Yamanaka sat in the living room on some couches and chairs, still just talking about whatever came to mind. Soon, however, Karui and Omoi, the two spies Naruto had been waiting for, entered and approached them. Omoi immediately took a seat in one of the chairs while Karui rushed over and hugged the spy master tight. "Naruto-kun! I've missed you so much! I'm so sorry things turned out the way they did, but I'm glad you're alright! What brings you here to Kumo?"
Naruto chuckled softly and hugged the dark-skinned woman close, patting her back as he did. "I'm happy to see you as well Karui-chan. It's good to see you too, Omoi-san. I'm actually here to speak with you two, but…"
The two Kumo spies nodded in understanding before the redheaded kunoichi decided to voice a question that was clearly bugging her. "Naruto-kun, why did you let me beat the crap out of you after Pain invaded Konoha?! Do you have any idea how much that hurt me to do that to you?! If you had just told me to stop, I would have!"
As Karui took her seat on the couch Ino was sitting on, Naruto frowned and rubbed the back of his head, finding it hard to look into his spy's beautiful amber-colored eyes. "I'm sorry Karui-chan. I couldn't ask you to stop. I didn't want anyone growing suspicious, least of all your team leader, Samui-chan." Looking into the dark-skinned woman's eyes at this point, she could see the sadness he was feeling in his eyes. "I didn't want to hurt you like that or make you do something you didn't want to do, but I didn't want anyone to question your loyalty to your village. Nor could I have people questioning my goals. I am truthfully very sorry Karui-chan. Can you forgive me?"
When the blonde Jinchuriki walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her close against him, the redhead couldn't stop the blush that tinted her cheeks. Omoi decided to speak up at this point. "If you keep that up, Karui's feelings for you will overflow." Blinking at some kind of realization he just had, the white-haired man continued to speak. "If that happens, the two of you would become a couple. You would be happy together, and then you would end up getting married. But then, months later, we would see little Karui's running around! With volatile tempers and the energy they would contain, it would be a crisis and…"
Before the clearly paranoid man could continue, Temari whacked him in the back of the head with her fan and glared down at him. "Shut up already! Damn, I forgot just how much you like to prattle on…" Then, realization hit her and she looked over at Karui. "Wait…is what he just said true? Do you have feelings for Naruto-kun?!"
Karui began blushing fiercer at this and she slowly nodded her head in response. "How could I not? I have known Naru-koi for over a year now and he has been nothing but wonderful to me. He's so kind and we get along so well. Before I knew it, I found myself falling for him. It…was so hard being apart from him. And I know he's engaged now, but…" Looking into Naruto's beautiful blue eyes, the redheaded Kumo kunoichi moved in closer and placed her lips upon her love's. The kiss was sweet and she held him close, trying to make the kiss last as long as she could.
After a few short seconds, Naruto closed his eyes and pulled Karui closer, returning her kiss with more passion than she had expected. Reaching up, the spy master began running his fingers through her smooth, red hair and relished in the feeling of her lips upon his. When they finally separated, Naruto fell back onto the table, sitting there with a big grin on his face. "Wow…"
Karui slowly nodded in agreement with that sentiment, her cheeks looking to be permanently stained a dark red at this point. "Yeah. That kiss was amazing Naru-koi. I'm sorry, I know you're engaged and probably very happy, but…I just couldn't help myself. I love you so very, very much Naruto-sama! I know it's wrong of me, but I wish you would be with me too! I want to be with you, by your side, helping you….I don't want to be without you again."
Karin found herself giggling at this point before she smiled kindly at the Kumo kunoichi. "You can be with my wonderful prince. I have agreed to share him, and I'm happy to do so. So if you want to be with my beloved, that's really up to the both of you. I want everyone to be happy."
Karui looked shocked at this before her gaze returned to Naruto, clearly seeking confirmation. When he nodded, the redheaded kunoichi glomped him, both of them falling off of the table with Naruto landing on his back. As he began to chuckle at this, the beautiful woman kissed her love with as much passion as she could muster, wrapping her arms around his neck and relishing in the feeling she currently had. She felt so happy at this point that she felt she could burst!
Upon finally separating, the Hero of Konoha smiled brightly at Karui and lifted her into his arms, sitting back on the couch he had been sharing with Karin. Karui gladly took her spot on his lap, keeping her arms looped around her new boyfriend's neck and nuzzling into his neck, a very happy expression on her face. "Karui, Omoi, I did actually want to speak with you about something. I want to hear your report. Is everything in Kaminari no Kuni alright?"
Before either of them could respond, Tsunade Senju walked inside and closed the door behind her. Upon spotting the group sitting together in the living room and Karui on her godson's lap, the beautiful and busty Senju quirked a brow, but shrugged it off, clearly not worrying about it. Instead, she stretched her arms over her head, the action pushing out her breasts, accentuating them quite nicely. Seeing this, Naruto turned away, a blush spreading on his cheeks as he did. Once again, the Godaime Hokage quirked a brow, but didn't ask. Instead, she ventured into the kitchen and got herself a glass of water before returning to the living room and seating herself in one of the comfy chairs.
"Based on what I'm seeing, I believe it's safe to assume that you agreed to share Naruto-kun with other women?" Seeing Karin Uzumaki nod, Tsunade shrugged her shoulders and looked into her godson's eyes. "I have no problems with that. I understand that you are trying to restore the Uzumaki clan, and taking multiple wives is an effective way to do so. Just so long as you are all happy, I'm glad for you." After saying this, the busty blonde sighed to herself and looked down at her glass of water. "I would love to restore the Senju clan as well, but I don't know if that's even possible anymore.
Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki turned to his godmother and frowned, clearly worried about her. I want to help her. I would gladly help her find a way to restore her clan if only I knew where to begin. Baa-chan deserves to be happy too. Sighing to himself, the blonde decided to put that thought out of his head for now as he looked back at his Kumo spies. "So, what do you two have to report?"
The white-haired swordsman shrugged his shoulders at this before staring into his spy master's eyes. "There really isn't much to report Naruto-sama. Everything has been peaceful in Kaminari no Kuni for the most part. However, Samui-san learned of a new group that's planning to try and disrupt the peace. Apparently, they believe that the villages will be weaker now and not on guard, now that the war is over. Thankfully, there aren't any really strong members from what we know, and there really aren't many of them. It's mostly comprised of missing nin that really don't seem to have much else to do."
Eyes suddenly widening, Omoi began to go off into another one of his tangents, his imagination leading him down another wild ride. "But what if they get in contact with the Rokudaime Hokage?! Peace would truly be threatened then, and we would all be in trouble. Even worse, they could, and probably would start gaining more members and they might truly become a threat to all of us! Then we might end up in a 5th Shinobi War, and from there…"
Once more Temari whacked the Kumo swordsman in the back of the head and grumbled about his wild imagination. Naruto sighed to himself and leaned his head back on the couch. "Damn it. I had hoped we wouldn't have to deal with something like this so soon. It's almost as if people just can't accept peace and feel this horrible need to disrupt the peace we've made when we do have it! Like it's all some sick game to them!"
Karin frowned at this, but nodded her head sadly. "Sadly, that's how things work. This will probably continue to happen, no matter how hard we work to achieve true peace. It's human nature, and I don't quite understand why. I don't think anybody truly does. It's horrible to think about, but I know this for sure…" Looking into her beloved Naru-koi's eyes, the redhead smiled sweetly and held his hand. "We'll find a way, I'm sure of it. We'll get to be happy, we'll restore Uzushiogakure, nobody will ever harm us…and the world will have true peace. We can pull it off. You just have to believe in it."
Naruto smiled at his redheaded fiancé and squeezed her hand gently. "Thank you Karin-hime. I know I said it before, but I'm so happy you're with me. Sadly though, it seems we're going to be busy starting from tomorrow." Shaking his head, Naruto looked around at his family. "Omoi-san, Baa-chan, and I will be looking around Kaminari no Kuni tomorrow in search of this group. Hopefully we can nip this problem in the bud before they really do contact Sasuke. If that were to happen, peace truly would be threatened."
Sighing again, the young spy master looked around at the others. "Aside from that, we also need to speak with A-sama about bringing Karui-chan along with us on our journey from now on. We need permission for her to leave the village for a long period of time. I will also need to send out messages to my spies throughout the Elemental Nations with new orders. I really wish we just had more time to relax and enjoy ourselves…" As everyone nodded in agreement, they continued going over what they would be doing the next day and what would happen beyond that.
Konohagakure – The Next Day
Tenten currently sat alone on one of the stools at Ichiraku's Ramen. She had ordered a single bowl of ramen, but she was feeling so depressed that she was finding it hard to eat. Instead, while she lost herself in her own thoughts, the brown-haired weapons master just poked at her ramen with her chopsticks. Seeing this, Ayame walked over and began trying to speak with the girl, clearly concerned for her. Realizing someone was talking to her, the Weapons Mistress of Konoha glanced up and looked straight into Ayame Ichiraku's eyes. "I-I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention…"
Ayame smiled sweetly at the young woman and repeated what she had said. "I know how you must be feeling. After everything that has happened, you're likely missing Neji-san and Naruto-kun, aren't you? Nobody could have known this was going to happen to either of them. I know that tou-san and I miss Naru-kun greatly. He was our favorite customer and now we can't even serve him. We hate what has become of the village, and we hate the fact that Naruto's dream was stolen from him in such a way."
Looking down at this point, the brown-haired Lady of Ramen shook her head and sighed sadly. "If we knew where Naruto-kun was, if he has found a new place to settle down and live, we'd gladly pack up and leave Konoha just to go be with him again. It's just not the same without him here…"
Tenten nodded at that and looked down at her bowl of ramen that was starting to get cold. "You're right. I do miss the both of them. Neji-kun was my teammate and a dear friend. And…Naruto-kun didn't deserve what happened to him. I hoped dearly he would be named Hokage. After everything he's done for us, he truly deserved it. If I knew where Naruto-kun was right now, I'd leave this village and go find him. I want to be there to help him and keep him safe from harm…"
Before either woman could say anything more, a Toad appeared on the stool next to Tenten with a scroll. Taking it, the bun-haired girl quickly noticed who it was from and turned to Ayame. "I'm so sorry Ayame-san, but I have to go. Thank you for the meal!" Placing some money on the counter to pay for her meal, Tenten rushed out of the restaurant and hurried to her home where she knew she would have privacy to read Naruto's letter without having to worry about Sasuke's goons. Upon unfurling it, her eyes quickly began to look over the letter…
"Dear Tenten-chan, I hope you are doing well. I've heard about everything that's happened since I was exiled, and I understand it can't be easy on any of you. However, I have bad news and I need to request your assistance. I have a new assignment for you, and you are welcome to bring in anyone you would like to assist you with it. In fact, you can even tell them about your role as my spy if you'd like. However, you must be able to trust them!
Now, on with business. I have learned that there is a new group out there planning to disrupt the peace and attack the hidden villages and their people. There aren't many members just yet, but that doesn't mean they aren't a threat. If they somehow get in contact with the Hokage, the peace we have achieved could be truly threatened. None of us want that!
Regardless, your assignment is pretty simple…sort of. I want you to look into this group and learn what you can about them. Find out if there are any members hiding in Hi no Kuni and report back to me with whatever information you can find. If you are found out and end up in a confrontation with these people, be careful! While nobody in the group is supposed to be much of a threat, if you are outnumbered, anything can happen. So, again, please, please be careful! I don't want you to get hurt Tenten-chan. I wish you the best of luck with your new assignment.
Missing you, your friend & awesome spy master, Naruto Uzumaki"
Upon finishing, Tenten rolled the scroll back up and clutched it against her chest. Eyes closing, a smile lit up her face. Naruto-sama. I'm so glad you're okay. I've been so worried! I'm happy that I can be of use to you, and I miss you too. Please continue to take care of yourself…
Kumogakure
While Naruto, Tsunade, and Omoi were out searching for the new group of baddies, those that remained behind continued to search for any clues as to their exact whereabouts or who might be involved. Karui and Karin, however, were at the door leading into the Raikage's office. Karin had just knocked and was informed that she and Karui could enter. Upon doing so, the two redheads sat across the desk from the Raikage and smiled politely at him.
"Good day Raikage-sama. I know you are probably busy at the moment, but we've only got a very simple request that we'd like to make of you." Seeing the older man nod in response before urging her to continue on, Karin Uzumaki looked to Karui and smiled at her. "We would like to seek permission for Karui to leave with us on our journey when it's time to depart from Kumo."
At hearing this, A looked right into Karui's eyes and frowned at her. "Is there some reason you are asking this of me now, Karui? Do explain."
The dark-skinned swordswoman blushed as she looked down at her lap. "Y-Yes Raikage-sama. I…am in love with N-Naruto-sama. I want to travel with him and help him on his journey. Not just to be with him, but to also keep the peace in the Elemental Nations. I…don't want to be without him again…"
The burly Yondaime Raikage chuckled at this and nodded his head a moment before resting his chin atop his hands. "I figured as much. Well…" Smirking at the woman sitting across from him, A pointed at her midriff and continued. "However, in exchange, I want to see lots of children from you that I can spoil and treat as if they were my own grandkids. Is this understood Karui?"
The dark-skinned redhead went so red that she would have made a tomato jealous at this very moment! As words escaped the woman, she simply nodded her head and smiled somewhat shyly at the thought of having children with her beloved Naruto-koi. However, she was soon snapped out of her thoughts as the man across from her began to speak again. "Second, I want you to deliver this letter to the Tsuchikage when your group visits Iwagakure, as I'm sure you will." Pushing a scroll across his desk to the two women, the Raikage nodded his head. "He will know what to do with it. All you need to do is give it to him."
Seeing that the two understood, the blonde-haired man released a heavy sigh and shook his head. "I also understand that your group is currently looking for those bastards that want to cause problems. Seeing as how Samui is the one that first came across the information, I will send her to your house later to speak with you about this. Perhaps she might hold some clues on where to find them or at least who to talk to in order to get that kind of information. In the meantime, just relax and enjoy yourselves." And with a wave of his hand, the two women rose, bid him a good day, and walked out of the office.
Upon returning home, the two lovers of Naruto got some drinks and sat together on a couch. They proceeded to discuss the current situation and the possibilities of what could happen. Then, they both found themselves agreeing that they wanted Naruto to take a break and relax. All that he had been through lately had to be stressing the spy master out, and they didn't want him pushing himself too hard. After all, despite being as powerful and full of energy as he was, Naruto Uzumaki was still only human.
Kirigakure
Mei Terumi sat in the chair at her desk, sadly staring at the message she had received earlier in the day from Naruto Uzumaki. Naru-kun, why do things always have to turn out like this? I hope you're okay… Sighing sadly, the beautiful Mizukage jumped when she heard somebody knocking at the door to her office. "C-Come in!"
The blue-haired swordsman known as Chojuro slowly opened the door, stepping into Mei's office without a word. The normally timid man closed the door behind him and turned to his dear Godaime Mizukage with a small smile. "M-Mizukage-sama, I have news." Seeing her nod in understanding, the glasses-wearing individual nodded as well and looked her straight in the eyes. "As requested, our people have been on the lookout throughout Mizu no Kuni (The Land of Water) for any suspicious individuals. The good news is that some of our ninja have found three such individuals…"
The beautiful auburn-haired Mizukage frowned at what she had just heard, the tone in Chojuro's voice indicating that there was more to hear and she was not going to like it. "What's the bad news Chojuro? Please tell me."
The swordsman nodded slowly and let out a heavy sigh. "According to them, these three individuals are hiding inside of our village. We are unsure if they are plotting an attack on the village itself or if they are perhaps planning an assassination attempt on your life. What we do know is their location and that they are not yet aware that we are onto them. We are currently awaiting your orders Mizukage-sama."
As the Swordsman of the Mist bowed to her and awaited the Mizukage's orders, Mei Terumi closed her eyes and shook her head. It's worse than we thought if they are already able to infiltrate the Hidden Villages like this. I shouldn't be surprised. Perhaps…perhaps we have grown a little lax in our defenses in these times of peace. Nodding her head after a moment, the green-eyed woman looked at her subordinate and smiled just slightly. "I want you to lead a group of ninja you feel would be appropriate for this mission and capture them. Do whatever it takes to take them down. If they truly leave you no choice, you have my permission to execute them. Is this understood?"
Chojuro nodded and smiled at Mei before giving her a quick salute. "Yes Mizukage-sama! I will get on that right away! We will not let you down." Turning, the swordsman rushed out of the office so he could set to work on his important mission.
Once more, Mei leaned back in her chair and sighed sadly. I should inform Naruto-kun about this. We need to be on the lookout for more of these people, especially within the hidden villages. He's not going to like this information at all. Sighing again, the auburn-haired woman stared at her ceiling. I wonder when you'll visit me Naru-kun…
Konohagakure – Hokage's Office
Sasuke currently sat, glaring hatefully at his paperwork. Why the hell should I have to do this crap?! I should find somebody to push this work off on soon so I don't have to deal with it. Sighing angrily to himself, the Rokudaime Hokage went to sign another document, only for him to sigh in relief when he heard knocking at the door. "Come in."
Four people soon entered the office, ones that Sasuke knew well: Orochimaru, Jugo, Kabuto, and Suigetsu. He had called them to his office for a special meeting of sorts, though none of them really knew what it was the Hokage wanted with them. When Sasuke motioned for the four of them to take a seat, they did so.
"You four are people I actually trust. As such, I am going to give you four a special mission." Seeing their curious stares, Sasuke smirked wickedly and thrust a file towards them. "Find Naruto Uzumaki and end him. If you do this for me, you will be rewarded quite handsomely. I may even be able to grant a few special requests for you depending on how well you do."
Jugo frowned as he looked at the information presented to them. "Sasuke, is this really what you want to do? I know he humiliated you in front of your friends, but…" Sighing, the orange-haired individual shook his head in disappointment. "Somewhere inside, you must know that this is wrong, Sasuke."
Before Sasuke could say anything, Suigetsu chuckled softly for a moment before looking the Uchiha straight in the eyes. "I hate to admit it, but for once I actually agree with Jugo on this one. Besides, I thought you wanted to improve Konoha and make everything better? You know, weed out the corruption and all that? Right now you just seem…"
Kabuto interrupted at this point, pushing up his glasses as he spoke. "Like a tyrannical dictator." Seeing the Hozuki male nod in agreement with that statement, the silver-haired medic nin decided to add in his two cents. "What exactly happened to you Sasuke that made you this way?"
Orochimaru frowned as he looked his pupil in the eyes. "Sasuke-kun, right now the people fear you. Your new laws have them so afraid to even say a single word about Naruto-kun for fear of what will happen to them. Besides, I thought you were better than this?"
The Rokudaime snarled as he listened to all of this. Once they were finished speaking, the Uchiha slammed his fists onto his desk and unconsciously activated his dojutsu from the rage he was currently feeling, although he didn't use it on the four in the room with him at this moment. "Naruto happened! I never saw it coming. I always thought he was just a dobe, but he outsmarted me! I'll always be better than that worthless bastard, but somehow he keeps surpassing me and I don't know how! I need to make him pay for everything he's ever done to humiliate me before. It wasn't just this recent event, it's the past as well. He defeated opponents that I could not! Every time I felt that I had grown stronger than anyone I knew, he had surpassed me! What he did recently? That was just the final straw."
Nodding in understanding, the four were about to say more on the subject, but the Rokudaime Hokage held up his hand and urged them to remain silent. "Now, if you understand, do as you were told. I won't tolerate anyone questioning me, not even the four of you! Get out of my sight and do your mission or I'll have the four of you executed!"
Orochimaru frowned at that, but nodded his head slowly, along with the others. "As you wish Sasuke-kun. We will get right on that. It may take some time to hunt Naruto-kun down, but we'll do our best." And with a shrug of his shoulders, the Snake Sannin stepped out of the office, the other three following him without speaking a word to their old comrade.
Shortly after the meeting had finished, a single insect slipped out of the room and flew right to its master, Shibi Aburame. When the bug landed on his finger, the Aburame head found himself frowning at the information he had just received. I see. It makes sense now as to why he's so obsessed with tearing Naruto-sama down the way he has been. I did not expect him to treat his comrades in such a way though. I should report this to Naruto-sama right away…
Shukuba Town
Tenten and the team she had chosen had recently arrived in Shukuba Town, following a clue they had found while in Konoha. The young Weapons Mistress had chosen Hinata Hyuga and Shikamaru Nara to assist her and had even explained everything to the both of them. They were shocked to find out that she was one of Naruto's spies and had been in contact with him, but they understood and were more than happy to help her.
It was currently dark in the town, considering it was around 11:00 PM, but there were still lights on and the team of three was actually eager to get started on their hunt for the baddies Naruto had mentioned, but, if they had to admit it, the team was tired. It was Shikamaru that suggested they rest at the inn and continue their search in the morning. However, before they could even take more than two steps towards the inn, they soon heard a group of voices behind them.
"Well well, lookie what we got here. Ain't these them Konoha ninja we're planning to kill?" One of the thugs asked, nudging the woman next to him before chuckling loudly.
The obvious leader of the group, a tall, muscular man with a large sword strapped to his back, grinned as he looked down at the three ninja. "Our leader has said that if we see any of them, we're to kill 'em on sight. I didn't expect they'd come right to us, but I guess paying those people to spread rumors about us being here in this town paid off pretty well." Chuckling to himself, the leader looked at the two kunoichi and licked his lips. "We'll leave the two girlies alive for a while so we can 'enjoy' them for as long as we want."
Tenten took a step back and gripped her scroll, clearly not okay with this particular situation. It was a group of five vs. three. While Naruto had insisted that they wouldn't pose much of a threat, the Weapons Mistress still worried. After all, anything could happen in a fight, and she and her team had to be careful. This isn't going to be fun…
A/N: Okay, here's the deal with this chapter. Somehow, while typing this chapter up, in the middle of working on it, it corrupted somehow and I lost EVERYTHING. It literally happened while I was typing up the scene in Kirigakure. I had to rewrite the ENTIRE CHAPTER! So if it's not any good, I am very sorry.
Anyways, as you can see, a few more spies have been introduced and I have also introduced Orochimaru and Sasuke's other comrades. I have also set up the start of Naruto's harem and explained how that will work for the most part.
I also gave a small introduction to a new enemy, although they really aren't that strong at this moment in time. They may end up becoming more of a problem throughout the fic, or they may not. That's one of those things you'll have to wait and see.
Again, hopefully you enjoyed this chapter. I was REALLY stressed out after what happened and I decided to be stubborn as hell and push through it. I think it turned out alright, and I hope you enjoyed it as well. *nods* Chapter 3 is up next. Just need to give me a little time. My painkillers are only helping so much and I'm not really doing so well otherwise. All the stress nearly sent me into a seizure and I'm really shaky even now. Sooo...give me some time, alrighty?
Have a fantastic day and take care everybody!