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Chapter 4 : Settling in
I, Naruto Uzumaki, am the one, who has been entitled as the messiah and savior of the whole Shinobi world.
I, have been labeled as the God in human flesh by the whole Shinobi sect.
I, the Rokudaime Hokage, who is the Greatest Shinobi to ever exist in the history of the Shinobi world…
Am enjoying the wonderful taste of ramen.
"Hmmm….Yum!" Naruto moaned out in delight, as he sat in his chair, in his Hokage office, all the while shedding tears of joy at the divine taste of his beloved ramen.
Miya, who was standing next to Naruto, had a traditional attire of a miko that consisted of a purple hakama, a white haori with a sash-like belt, wooden sandals and a white ribbon to partially hold her hair in place.
After hearing Naruto's delightful exclamation, she sighed in resignation, as she saw him gulping down huge quantities of ramen "Naru-kun…" She groaned out in defeat, as she shook her head at his antics "You need to rein control over your addiction." She scolded him in a chastising manner, while placing her hands over her hips "It's not at all good for your health to only eat ramen. You need to have some nutritious food too"
Naruto looked at his first Sekirei with a scandalized and betrayed expression "No!" He cried out in horror at the mere thought of what Miya was implying, as he clutched onto his ramen bowl, as if it was the most precious thing in the world "I will not be separated from my beloved ramen!"
Kazehana, who was sitting on the left arm chair next to Naruto, while wearinga very short purple Chinese dress which showed her cleavage and belly button, hummed in contemplation, as she eyed the bowl of ramen with an amused look on her face "Should I be now competing with that thing, to gain my beloved's attention" She said, with an amusing smile on her visage.
"Leave at it, Kazehana" Karasuba's voice came from a nearby couch, where the grey haired Sekirei was sitting, while still being clad in her disciplinary squad uniform and polishing her sword "There's nothing more precious to Naru-chan, then his beloved ramen" She said with a sarcastic, but an equally amused smile on her face.
Naruto gave a pouting expression to Karasuba's remark.
"Ufufufu" Matsu, who appeared to be wearing attire consisting of detached sleeves resembling cheongsam, suddenly chuckled perversely, as she closed up on Naruto's face from his right side, with her breast suddenly engulfing his right arm. Matsu had a seductive smirk on her face, as she purred into Naruto's ear "Matsu thinks of many ways to take your mind of your beloved ramen, Naru-tan…"
"Matsu…"
At Miya's dangerous tone, Matsu suddenly leaped away from Naruto, and waved her hand frantically in front of her "I didn't do anything Miya, I swear!" She exclaimed out in panic.
Naruto sighed at the commotion that surrounded him.
Yeah. Life has been like this for him for the past one month, since he and his fellow comrades had first discovered the Sekirei spaceship.
Surprisingly, this past month had been more generous to him than he thought it would. The United Shinobi Council still hadn't made a move, which although was a bit suspicious, gave a breath of relief to all of us.
Things had changed a lot for the first five Sekireis, since the time they had defended the spaceship against a whole army. All of Naruto's Sekireis had moved into his home, which was the Uzumaki mansion, as they lived with him.
What's more, when the existence of Sekireis were revealed to the general populous of Konoha, it had sent a massive wave of shock among the villagers.
And then, there was also the fact, that even though he was bonded to four Sekireis, which in their culture meant marriage, he had yet to officiate their marriage. Even though polygamy was not practiced widely in the Shinobi world, it was not frowned upon. So, he officially married his four Sekireis, and made their marriage legal to the world. Although Miya and Kazehana were ecstatic at this, Karasuba plainly said she didn't care about such mundane things. And Matsu…well, her words had left him totally blushing, as she said that instead of being his wife, she would gladly be his sex slave.
Let's ignore Matsu's quirks.
When the news of their marriage got out to the whole Konoha village, it had sent nearly the entire female population into a crying fit.
Hmm…Wonder why they did that?
But all that aside, the special research group for the Sekirei species was also created on behalf of his command. It was a group, that consisted of many medics and scientists, which specialized in taking care of Sekireis and converting all of them to full adults from the state of embryos and fetuses, and also their strengths to be adjusted, before they could be released into the outer world.
After all, it's not necessary that all the Ashikabis would be Shinobis.
And this group, of course, was headed by none other than Sakura Haruno.
"Hokage-sama"
Speak of the devil, as Sakura Haruno stood in front of him with an amused expression on her face, at the situation I was currently caught up in.
Naruto gained a grimace, as he slightly glared at his former teammate for taunting him at his plight. He then coughed into his hand, as he gained a serious expression "Yes Sakura Haruna, what demands my attention?" He asked curiously.
Sakura gained a professional look on her face, which immediately set Naruto off, as he knew that he would be in for a long briefing cum lecture session.
Miya, along with other female Sekireis, laughed at his expression, as Naruto's eyebrow twitched in irritation.
Hey! It was not his fault, that he had the least attention span out of all the people.
Naruto let out a sigh in relief, as Sakura exited the office. The fate just seemed so cruel to him, that it made him endure the long briefing session with Sakura.
The fact that half of the high level complicated words Sakura used just went over his head.
"Oh Naru-kun…" Miya sighed in resignation, as she looked at her husband "What am I gonna do with you?" She asked in exasperated tone at his non-seriousness, but even then, she still had this fond look on her face, when she looked at Naruto.
Naruto merely coughed into his hand to hide away his embarrassment.
Suddenly, their attention was diverted, when the door to Naruto's office once opened, and in came a fair-skinned young woman of average height and slender built. She sported a moderately developed and curvaceous body with a slim waist and flared hips. She had brown eyes and a brown hair. Her hair was hime-styled; it had short bangs, chin-length strands surrounded her head and framing her face, a single antenna-like strands that hanged just above her head, and hip-length hair at the nape of her neck.
Her attire was the same as that of the one that was worn by the first five Sekirei, when they defended themselves against the enemy army. The group of first five Sekireis, that were given the name, the Disciplinary Squad.
This was Sekirei No. 08, Yume. Leader of the second generation disciplinary squad, which consisted of both her and Karasuba as its core members, along with other less powerful Sekireis.
After the whole ordeal of defending the spaceship, Miya, along with Kazehana had retired from the disciplinary squad, so that they live together with their Ashikabi. Naruto had decided to respect their wishes, and create a second generation of the disciplinary squad.
"Hokage-sama" Yume greeted her superior with a smile, as she walked forward, and stood directly in front of his desk.
"Ah, Yume-san" Naruto said out in a cheerful tone, while looking at the second generation disciplinary squad leader "I was wondering when you would come back from your patrol" He said, as a smile donned his lips "Is everything alright with all the Sekireis across the elemental nation? No case of forceful winging, I hope"
Yes. That's right. After Sekireis were accelerated to their adulthood, they were allowed go outside Konoha, in order to find their destined one. Though, most decided to remain in Konoha, with this village becoming something of a sanctuary for them, as it had both the 'Messiah of the Sekireis', another title that was added to Naruto's repertoire, much to his chagrin, and the Sekirei pillar, No. 01, Miya Uzumaki.
Yume smiled pleasantly in response to Naruto's question "No Hokage-sama. All winging have been fair up until now"
Naruto smiled at the response he got "That's good to know" He said, as he relaxed back into his chair "You can go now, Yume-san. I'm giving you a day off for your hard work" He said to her, while directing her a jovial expression.
Yume bowed to Naruto in gratitude "Thank you, Hokage-sama"
Naruto merely nodded at her, with his smile never leaving his face.
As Yume turned around, and went out of his office through the door, Naruto suddenly got a glimpse of the expression that was on Karasuba's face, and let out a groan.
"Kara-chan…" He called her out in an exasperated tone, as Karasuba turned to him with a type of hungry smirk on her face. Seeing this, Naruto continued "You want to 'catch' up with your rival, don't you?" He asked her, while putting stress on the word catch.
Karasuba merely looked at him with that same smirk etched on her face.
Naruto sighed in defeat "Go ahead" He said to her, while giving a go on motion with his hand.
Karasuba smiled pleasantly at him…a little too pleasantly "Why thank you, Naru-chan" She said with the same smile, as she quickly exited his office.
Naruto once again let out a defeated sigh, as he saw Karasuba going out of his office, to meet up with her rival, who was none other than Yume.
Sometime he wondered what was more difficult. Managing his Hokage chores, or managing his Sekireis.
Letting out a short sigh, he stood up from his chair, and stretched out his body to work away the kinks, after sitting for a whole day. He then turned towards his Sekireis with a calm smile "You girls up for a walk on the streets?" He asked them.
"Here. Here" Kazehana waved up her hand readily.
Miya too nodded in consent with a smile.
Matsu adjusted her glasses, as she looked at her Ashikabi with a pout "I can't Naru-tan" She said in an almost whining tone "I have to supervise the research and technological department of Konoha around this time"
Oh, he almost forgot about that. After the ordeal of battle against coalition army, Naruto had set up a technological and research department, to better understand and even reverse engineer the supreme technology that was found in the Sekirei spaceship, with Matsu being in charge of that department. So far, the endeavor has been a success.
Naruto shrugged in response to Matsu's remark "Well, I guess you are busy then" He said nonchalantly to his technological Sekirei.
Matsu pouted even more in response.
He then turned towards his other two Sekireis with a smile "Shall we go then?" He asked them.
Miya and Kazehana merely nodded in reply with their own smiles.
Sound of fighting and yelling could be heard coming from the grounds of the third training ground. Suddenly two figures leapt away, as they stood at a few distances away from each other, all the while panting for breath.
Karasuba panted to herself, as she looked at Yume in front of her "*pant*pant* Damn, you are *pant* good, foul player"
Yume merely smiled, even through her slight labor breathing "*pant* Thank *pant* you" She said to her rival, not at all looking offended at the title she was given.
After calming down from their exited state, they both walked towards a nearby tree, and sat down in its shade. While sitting there, they both relaxed from their adrenaline from their previous battle.
"So…" Karasuba started, as she fully calmed down, while looking at her rival "Tell me why?"
Yume looked questionably at Karasuba for the sudden question, as an expression of confusion dawned completely on her face "Karasuba…What are you trying to ask?"
Karasuba momentarily closed her eyes, before she once again looked at Yume "Tell me why…" She voiced softly, as she looked sharply at her leader "Why are you hiding the fact…of Naru-chan being your Ashikabi!"
Yume felt her breath hitch at that statement, as the whole world around her froze, when she heard what Karasuba was trying to imply.
Without even thinking, she turned away from her rival, while her whole body was trembling in an aftershock "I-I…" Her voice was a bit shaky, as she tried to find the words that she could say to the grey haired Sekirei "I…I don't know what you are talking about"
Karasuba narrowed her eyes at her rival, as she suddenly stood up with an angry expression on her face "Don't take me for a fool, Yume!" She shouted at the aforementioned women, as she clenched her fist, while continuing in an aggravated tone "I know the signs when a Sekirei reacts to her Ashikabi. Hell, I have even caught you looking at Naru-chan with a fond look" Her anger slowly subsidized, while features unexpectedly softened, as she gazed at Yume "Miya and the others may not have been able to catch it…But I was able to" She said, as she rested her hand on Yume's shoulder "Because I have known you for too long"
Yume trembled at her place, while still refusing to turn towards Karasuba. Her lips quivered, as she tried to find the words, that she had to give in response to her rival "I…" Her voice choked, as her eyes were shadowed. Her expression reeked of sadness and despair, as she suddenly got out of the touch of Karasuba, by stepping away from the grey haired Sekirei.
Karasuba wore a surprised expression at this "Yume…"
Yume stood silent, as she was now standing, while facing away from Karasuba "Even for me, who is the Sekirei of fate…" She said in a soft voice, as she looked down at the ground forlornly "It's still a cruel fate" She said, while placing her hand over her stomach. The place, where her mark resided.
The mark, which reminded her, that she could never be winged by an Ashikabi.
Unwingable, or, broken Sekirei. Such was her classification, along with another poor Sekirei soul, who was No. 07, Akitsu. While Akitsu's misfortune was more because of the fact that one of the adjusters in the department got arrogant of himself, for which, an enraged Naruto publically disgraced that adjuster, before exiling him out of Konoha, her problem was an entirely different matter.
She was just too powerful to be winged.
In other words, she just sort of self winged herself, because her potential just reached the max, with her no longer needing the Norito anymore.
Norito. How that now sounded to her like a bitter sweet word. Even though she longed to have it, longed to receive it from her destined one, Naruto Uzumaki, she just couldn't.
Because, she was fated for this.
Karasuba narrowed her eyes at Yume "Yume…You know that Naruto hates those fate craps"
"I'm the Sekirei of fate for a reason, Karasuba" Yume interjected in a low voice, as she looked down at the ground with a forlorn expression "Sekireis…They are little birds who will one day spread their wings and show love to the world. Therefore, I, who can't fit into this natural order, will at least protect those baby birds" Saying this, she turned towards Karasuba with tears streaking her cheeks, which had started to fall from her eyes sometime during her speech, as she wore a sad smile
"That's what it means to be the Fate Sekirei"
As soon as Yume said this, she disappeared from the area, leaving Karasuba standing alone at the third training ground, while clenching her fist tightly, as Yume's words echoed constantly in her mind.
"You idiot…" Karasuba whispered lowly, as she stared with glistened eyes at the place, which was previously occupied by Yume "Naru-chan is not known as the living God for nothing" Her fist clenched even more tightly "He could have done something for you"
Maybe it was because Naruto was her Ashikabi, that she valued other's life more now. Maybe it was because she had stayed too long with the company she had, that she now started to value the bonds she now shared with several people, just like Naruto.
Maybe she had changed…But it was a change that she had embraced full heartedly. And now, to see Yume punishing herself like this, just felt wrong to her.
Yume didn't deserve this.
Naruto walked casually on the streets of Konoha, with both his Sekireis on either side. Even though he was walking straightly on the streets, with every villager greeting him and his Sekireis respectfully, his mind was somewhere else.
Dream. That's what his mind was now thinking about. He had the same type of dream not once, not twice, but many different times. It has now been a routine occurrence for a few days. And for the life of him, he just couldn't understand the cause behind this, unless…
"You cannot cast aside that possibility, Naruto" Kurama said from the inner recess of his mind, in resonance to his thought.
That was true. He cannot cast aside the only plausible, and highly probable at the moment, reason why he was having these repetitive dreams.
The possibility of a Sekirei reacting to him.
It was still mind boggling for him to think about the psychic abilities these Sekireis possessed. So much, that they were even able to invade their Ashikabi's dreams on subconscious levels, just to communicate with them. To inform them of being their Ashikabi's Sekirei.
The dream that he was having consisted of a large ocean, and a blonde haired women, with some black coat. This same sequence of dream repeated in many nights that he slept. Still, there was one major glitch in this entire affair.
The Sekirei in this dream seemed to hate him.
The blonde haired women in his dream always glared at him, and threatened to kill him at sight.
Naruto sighed to himself, while walking, as he thought that he had one of the strangest luck in the entire world.
Well, considering the fact that he was able to bond with four alien chicks, then it might also be true.
From the start of his life, he just never had the luxury of a normal life. Even after all that has happened in his life, he still wasn't able to lead a normal life of Hokage. At some point of his life, he was declared as this Child of Prophecy, who would be the one to bring peace to the Shinobi. While he really did his duty of without any question, and also with happiness at bringing peace, he still sometimes wished for a normal life. Because with all that has happened in his life…
He was still a plaything for fate.
"Naru-kun"
Miya's voice snapped Naruto out of his musing, as he turned his head towards his first Sekirei, only to be met with a concerned gaze from her. When he turned to his other side, he saw Kazehana too gazing at him concernedly.
Naruto raised an eyebrow at this "Yeah…What is it?" He asked, confused at their gaze.
Not stopping in their walk, Miya looked around her surrounding, to see villagers busy in their works, before turning back to her Ashikabi with the same concerned look "Naru-kun…you were getting lost in your thoughts too much. Even I felt your inner turmoil through the bond"
The bond. Naruto still couldn't comprehend the limits of the empathetic bonds, that he had forged with his Sekireis. The thing just goes beyond his widest comprehension. On one hand, it relays his Sekireis emotions to him, when they are experiencing something at the highest level, be it happiness, fear, anger, hatred. Anything, that is overwhelming, also overwhelms his mind. Crashing onto his mind like an enormous meteorite, that could easily manipulate his own emotions. Were it not for Kurama residing inside him, constantly filtering them from his own mind, then he too would have been experiencing those heavy emotions as if it were his own.
Still, he would have to think of researching more into this topic, to better understand the mechanisms of a Sekirei bond.
Naruto once again sighed to himself, as he smiled at Miya "Nothing Miya. Just…thinking about some things"
Miya remained silent, as she decided to respect her Ashikabi's wish to not indulge more into whatever he was thinking. Kazehana too copied her sister's action.
As, they kept walking, they came to a park within the village. It was a place that contained healthy amount of flora, with most of the ground covered in grass. There many flowering trees in the area, providing a serene air to the surrounding. Also, the park had many benches, and concrete pavements, for the people to rest on.
And sitting on one such bench was his former sensei, Kakashi Hatake…with two other women.
Naruto froze in his track, when his mind realized the scene in front of him. There were two women, who were sitting on bench with his sensei. And their beauty was nothing to scoff at too.
The first woman, who was to the right of his sensei, was tall with a slender build. She had long black hair that she wore in two ponytails and hazel eyes. She was wearing a pink attire, that could be considered the same as that of S&M clothing.
To the left of his sensei, was the second woman, who could be considered a twin to the first woman in physical appearance. The only difference she had from the first woman, was that her bust size was bigger, and her S&M attire was of the color violet.
"Sensei…" Naruto spoke out in a dumbfounded voice, as he stared at the scene in front of him with a stunned expression.
Hearing Naruto's voice brought Kakashi's attention to the blonde Hokage, causing him to eye smile at Naruto.
Naruto tried wrack his brain to summarize the scene that was presented to his naked eyes, and the only thing he could come up with were…
"You have fetish for S&M"
Hearing Naruto's statement, Kakashi broke out into chuckle, as both the women with him stood up with enraged expressions, with their face burning with bright blushes.
"WHAT!" They both screamed at the blonde Hokage.
Miya slapped her palm to her face at this, as Kazehana broke into her own fits of giggling.
After some chuckling, Kakashi calmed down; as he slightly bowed his head to Naruto "Greetings Hokage-sama" He greeted the blonde haired Hokage with a mirthful expression.
Naruto groaned to himself at this "Arg…Not this again, Kakashi-sensei"
Kakashi merely eye smiled in response, as he pointed towards the two women at his either side "Naruto, meet Hikari and Hibiki. Sekirei No 11 and 12…and recently being bonded to me"
Naruto stared amusedly at his former sensei "So you got yourself bonded with two Sekireis" He said with mirth in his voice.
Kakashi's eye smile widened even more, as he looked at Naruto "At least I have not exceeded the limit of two, Naruto" He shot back at the Hokage with his infamous eye smile.
"Touche~" Naruto grumbled to himself, as both his Sekiries giggled to themselves at the jibe at their Ashikabi. Even still, Naruto let a smile adorn his lips, as he saw the lightness of the situation.
As everyone settled back from their joviality, Naruto looked at Kakashi with a calm gaze "Kakashi-Sensei"
At Naruto's voice, Kakashi raised his eyebrow at the Hokage, indicating him to continue.
Seeing this, Naruto continued "I'm actually concerned now" He said, while showing a slightly uncertain face "The Council still hasn't made a move"
"Hmmm" Kakashi hummed, as he gained a serious look on his face "That's true" He nodded in agreement to Naruto words "A direct assault from them, we could anticipate. But if they decide to use more brains than brawns, then we are in serious trouble"
The atmosphere was all of sudden tense for the little group.
Naruto let out a sigh, as he looked around "Well…I guess we should worry about them later. For now, we should only concern ourselves with the matter of the safety and fair winging of all the Sekireis"
Kakashi nodded in agreement with the blonde Hokage "You are right, Naruto"
Miya, along with Kazehana, remained silent, as they stared down at the ground, with an undescribable expression on their face.
Suddenly, Naruto's attitude took a cheerful turn, as he looked at his former sensei with a smile "Well, I guess it's time that I go back to my office" His smile turned into that of a grimace, as if reminiscing a bad memory "Otherwise, Sakura-chan is going to chew me"
Kakashi let out a chuckle at his former student's predicament "Well, we don't want that to happen, do we now Naruto?" He asked the Hokage with a mirthful chuckle.
Naruto's only response was to let out another grimace.
After light farewells, both the party separated from each other, and went on different ways.
As they started to walk back towards the Hokage tower, Miya suddenly turned her head towards her Ashikabi with a delicate expression
"Naru-kun" She called him out in a soft tone.
Naruto turned his head slightly towards Miya, at hearing her voice.
Seeing this, she slightly gazed down at the ground, as her eyes softened "You don't regret me…us being bonded to you. Do you?" She asked tentatively.
Besides him, Naruto felt Kazehana, who was holding his arm, tightening her hold onto him.
Naruto stared confusedly at his first Sekirei "Miya…What brought on this question?" He asked.
Miya's soft gaze never left her face, as she spoke up in a soft voice "It's because…You have to go through so much, all because you were bonded to us"
Hearing this, Naruto let a gentle smile tug his lips, as he looked ahead "Yes…It's true" He said with a smile, while looking in forward direction "I had to go through various things, just because I was bonded to you people"
Hearing this shattered Miya and Kazehana's heart, their hearts clenching with agony at Naruto's words, as they felt tears brimming in their eyes.
"I…I see" Miya said in a shaken voice, as she felt a sob choke at her throat, realizing that she, along with her sisters, were an unwanted material in their Ashikabi's life.
"But" Naruto interjected, as his smile widened a bit more "That's what made me realize, just how much I love you all"
Both the Sekirei's head quickly snapped towards their Ashikabi, with their eyes wide in shock at his statement.
Naruto remained undeterred to their reaction, as he continued with the same smile "When I think of what lengths I'm willing to go, just for your safety, that's what made me realize just how much I love you all"
Naruto said all this with a gentle smile, as both Miya and Kazehana had tears brimming in their eyes. But this time, they were tears of joy, as they suddenly leapt onto Naruto, to embrace him tightly in their happiness.
Naruto just chuckled jovially, in response to their tight hug, as he held both his Sekireis to his body. Their happiness might have resonated through the bond, as he too felt contentment at the moment.
As he looked up to the sky, he let a calm smile adorn his lips.
No matter what happened…He would always protect the ones he loved.
As the day ended, with the sun setting down, Naruto, along with all his Sekireis, including Karasuba and Matsu, reached the Uzumaki mansion.
As soon as he entered his home, Naruto launched himself onto the couch in his living room. He let out a groan in delight, as he fully relaxed himself in his position.
A set of hands suddenly rested on both his shoulders, and started to massage it, which resulted in him moaning out even more in delight, as he felt the entire day's tiredness knotting away.
"Thank you Kaze-chan" He sighed out in relaxation.
Kazehana, who was standing behind Naruto, merely smiled in response, as she continued to massage her Ashikabi's shoulder.
Miya smiled gently in Naruto's direction "I will prepare the dinner for the night" She said to everyone present in the room.
Saying this, she walked off in the direction of kitchen, as both Matsu and Karasuba made themselves comfortable at another couch.
Naruto let a smile tug his lips, when he heard Miya's words. Had it been one month ago, then Naruto would have been constantly worrying about when Miya would be setting the whole kitchen on fire.
It was only through his patient teaching about cooking, that Miya was able to progress to the level that she was now currently at. Still, he had always offered Miya to cook dinner, so that she wouldn't need to bother about such things. But Miya had been adamant, saying that she wanted to prepare food herself, so that Naruto could eat the food prepared by her own hands.
Reminiscing those words brought a gentle smile on Naruto's face, as he relaxed himself on the couch, with Kazehana continuing to massage him. As he contemplated on various things, he turned towards his tech Sekirei with a curious expression "Matsu-chan"
Matsu, hearing her Ashikabi calling her out, looked at him with a curious expression of her own "Yes, Naru-tan"
"I want to ask something" He started off with a contemplative expression, as he looked at Matsu "What are the actual functions of Sekirei crests and Sekirei bonds?"
Hearing his question, Matsu gained a smile on her features "I was wondering when you would ask that, Naru-tan"
Naruto merely stared at Matsu with a curious expression.
Naruto stared at his food blankly, while a deep contemplative expression marred his face.
Sitting in the dining room, he, along with all his Sekireis, were having dinner. But as of right now, his thoughts were anywhere, but on his food. His mind kept replaying all the information, that Matsu relayed to him on the topic of Sekirei bonds and crest.
What he found was both fascinating and appaling too. Fascinating, because at extreme high emotional states, a Sekirei's emotions could flow through the bond to their Ashikabi. A phenomenon, that up until now has never been recorded in the Shinobi history. It was truly fascinating.
But what he found appaling, to his horror, was that Sekireis would also die, the moment their Ashikabi is dead. And what's more tragic is that this feature is only one way traffic. The Ashikabi would not be affected the slightest bit, if his/her Sekirei is dead.
A frown immediately marred Naruto's face, the moment he thought about this. To him, it sounded highly unfair, and something like a cruel game, that fate or higher ups would play with mortals.
"Naru-koi" Kazehana's concerned voice came out of nowhere, snapping him out of his contemplation.
As he came back to reality, he looked around himself, to see all his Sekireis looking concernedly at him, their food laid forgotten on the dining table, mainly because of the frown that was currently etched on his face.
Naruto shook his head, to clear himself from his dark thoughts, as he smiled at all his Sekireis "Don't worry" He assured them with a smile "Just thinking about some paperwork, that is pending"
All his Sekireis relaxed back into their seats, except Miya, who still stared at him with suspicion and concern.
Naruto, seeing this, smiled slightly to himself. Miya, out of all his Sekireis, was one of the most observant, and sharpest warrior that he had come across. It would be no big deal for her to notice his slightest change in expression.
Naruto relaxed back into his seat, as his mind once again drifted towards another topic. This time, it was on the dreams, that he was having frequently, as of late.
He had informed Matsu of seeing this Sekirei in his dreams, and even laid out the appearance of the Sekirei, who had occupied many of his dreams. That's when he knew which Sekirei he was dealing with.
Tsukiumi. Sekirei No. 09. The elemental type Sekirei, with powers over water to such a degree, that she could even rival the Nidaime Hokage himself.
That in itself was impressive in his eyes, as there has not been any other Shinobi till date, since the death of Tobirama, who could rival his prowess over Suiton.
Still, what concerned him was the fact that this Sekirei, from what he was able to glean from the reports, didn't like Ashikabis in general.
Considering the fact that Baa-chan, aka Tsunade Senju, the former Hokage, was Tsukiumi's adjuster, he didn't need to guess too much why it was that way.
Naruto sighed, as he started to feel weariness, from all the workload and contemplations he had been going through for quite some time.
He needed a good night sleep…while he would be cuddled by his four Sekireis all night.
The next day, Naruto was back to his, by now, boring Hokage office, which was filled with all the dreaded paperwork. Only Kazehana had decided to go with him, since she is practically glued to him all the time. Karasuba had gone off to train on her own, while Matsu was supervising the technological advancements her group was making, by reverse engineering the Sekirei technology.
Miya had decided to stay back at home, declaring that she had many chores, liking cleaning the mansion, preparing lunch for him, and do shopping for food stocks.
She really liked to do a housewife's chores.
Naruto sighed to himself, as he continued to go through the report on his desk. Even though he was doing that, his mind was anywhere, but on his report. He was still drifting off towards the dreams, that once again plagued his sleep last night.
He vigorously shook his head, as he tried to concentrate on the mission reports, that were submitted by the Jounin senseis. As he tried to read the report, his mind once again drifted towards the woman in his dream, even going so far as to conjure the visage of the Sekirei on the report sheet. Her exuberant beauty calling out to her destined one, him, and reminding him to take responsibility. His mind plaguing with the thoughts of what she would be doing right now. How it would feel good, if he were in the presence of the woman of his dreams. How it would feel good, if he were to take responsibility of her…
"Okay, that's enough!" He shouted, while slamming his closed report on his desk, as he gained a scowl on his feature.
Kazehana was startled out of her calm state by Naruto's exclaim.
"Naru-koi" Kazehana stared at her Ashikabi with a stunned expression, but then she gained a concerned expression on her feature "What happened?" She asked concernedly.
Naruto momentarily looked at his wind Sekirei, before letting out a tired sigh "No…It's nothing. Just distracted" When he saw that his Sekirei didn't look convinced at all, he decided to reveal what his problem was "Well…It's about the Sekirei who is reacting" He made a pitiful face, as he held his head in his hand "She always lingers on my mind nowadays!"
Kazehana stared at her Ashikabi for few seconds, before she jumped up from her position in joy, and started to squeal in a joyful manner. Naruto almost got a heart attack out of this, as he stumbled down to the ground from his chair out of his surprise.
Kazehana didn't pay any heed to this, as she started to dance around in joy "Oh, for a man to be so hopeless in love with a woman, that he would always think about her. It's love!"
Shouting that out, she started to rotate around the room, all the while shooting out imaginary hearts from her body.
Seeing this, Naruto and all the Anbu in the room sweat dropped at her antic. But, after a while, Naruto shook his head, as he started to chuckle at the eccentricity that one, if not, all his Sekireis showcased.
And, he wouldn't change the world for it.
Okay. That's fourth chapter for all of you.
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Ja Ne.
