Warning: This chapter has not yet proofread. There are probably some typos and errors in this chapter. I will come back and check on this chapter later, promise, so please don't criticize me for them.
Summary: He was once called a hero and a leader of his village. Now, he was just a lazy and eccentric weirdo who happened to be there when a certain group of aliens were defending their unborn siblings. Can a god have some fun, especially when the world itself had bored him to no end? [Harem]
Harem (Confirmed but not final): Miya (01), Matsu (02), Kazehana (03), Karasuba (04), Akitsu (07), Yume (08), Tsukiumi (09)…
"Naruto" Normal Speech.
'Naruto' Normal Thought.
"Rasengan" Magic/Jutsu/Technique.
"Kurama" Demon/Monster/Bijuu Normal Speech.
'Kurama' Demon/Monster/Bijuu Thought.
A Lame God
Chapter 7
Teaching is hard
"In case you are wondering, you're full of opening!" A grinning Naruto shouted as he shot forward with inhuman speed, breaking the sound barrier with a thunderous boom before turning his body around and slashing the wooden sword in hand downward, at the same time lowering his body, knocking Karasuba off her balance and causing the silver-haired Sekirei to fall on her back, yet again much to her shock and annoyance.
"Tch…" While a strike like that could take out the leg of a normal human being, it was nothing to a strong Sekirei like her. Making a sound of displeasure, Karasuba regained her composure and shot to her feet, her long blade screaming for Naruto's neck. However, the blond had already moved long before she could stand straight, and disappeared completely from where he had been only a millisecond ago, causing her sword to harmlessly cut through the air.
"You're good…" Naruto said as he reappeared in front of Karasuba, swinging his sword from the right. Karasuba blocked, but didn't react fast enough to Naruto's lightning fast punch that came at her stomach from underneath, knocking her back and causing number four to gasp in pain "but you're not that good." Naruto said, pointing the tip of his sword at the spot between her eyes "You're too confident in your abilities, forgetting the fact that you are fighting against someone like me." Karasuba clicked her tongue in displeasure, not because of his words but because the smug grin he was wearing on his face "To beat me, you will have to match my speed first." Naruto then shot forward, surprised Karasuba once again with his speed. She attacked, but he disappeared with a sonic boom and instantly reappeared behind the Sekirei in less than one-tenth of a millisecond, holding his wooden sword at her neck "Miya told me training wouldn't do much for raising a Sekirei's abilities, so I cannot train you to become stronger, only show you how to become stronger."
"I can't see any difference," Karasuba said as she pushed Naruto's sword out of the way and recovered.
"I am your chemistry teacher and you are the student who ignores basic theories and only focus on advanced practice." Naruto shrugged.
"So you are saying that I can't fight properly?"
"I am saying that you can fight, but don't know how to do it properly." Naruto corrected "When you cannot beat your opponent in a battle of equal speed and strength, then in order to win you will have to fight smarter than them. Skills and powers are very important, but I have come to a conclusion that when you are a Sekirei, it's all about experiences." Except for Miya, of course. When he thought about it, she probably didn't have any actual fighting experiences, but she was currently the only being in this world capable of giving him a somewhat decent fight, simply because she was incredibly powerful.
"You sound like a wise old man, in a very annoying way, do you know that?" Karasuba asked, but was then surprised when Naruto appeared next to her and kick her right leg into the air, knocking her down to the ground.
"And also, never let your guard down around an opponent who is very successful at pissing you off." Naruto said as he offered the silver-haired woman his hand, but received a ferocious sword slash instead "Well, should have seen that coming." The blond grinned as Karasuba shot to her feet and attacked him violently, forcing him back two steps before Naruto decided it was enough and caught her blade with his bare hand "What did I say at the beginning of our training?"
"Don't hold back?" Karasuba growled as she struggled to take her sword back, but to no avail.
"Don't lose your temper." Naruto shook his head with a smug grin "You're too violent and feisty. They get the better of you, clouding your judgment. Why do you think I keep doing this?"
"Tch, bastard." Number four cursed under her breath and attacked him as soon as he released her weapon.
"Fortunately, I have a lot of experience dealing with women like you." Naruto said as he took a small jump and sent a boot to Karasuba's face, something that she could see coming and raised her blade to dodge "Teaching is hard, but I'm known for being extremely patient with women."
"Can you stop talking for a second and start fighting me seriously?" Karasuba asked as she knocked Naruto back and chased after him as he moved backwards even further from her.
"Well…" Naruto paused, dodging a barrage of sword thrusts from the Sekirei before continuing "that's one second, is there anything else you want? I am the kind of guy who will do a lot of things to satisfy a woman."
"I have a question." Karasuba decided to change the subject before Naruto could seriously get on her nerve "How do you fight so well? I mean… we are born with these powers, and use them like our second nature. Humans are very different from Sekirei. I know that you cannot suddenly know how to fight, and once you have learnt something, it usually takes you a lot of time to master them. So how can you fight so well and use so many powers with such mastery when you are only nineteen years old?" She quickly added, "And do not tell me it's because you are a god."
Naruto chuckled before answering "It's complicated."
"Complicated?" Karasuba repeated, her eyebrow twitching in annoyance "Wow! It's great to have some change but… that's it? That's the best answer you could give?"
"You're not ready to know that."
"What about Miya? She's ready? You probably told her everything, did you?" Karasuba asked "Speaking of which, what else did you tell her anyway? Everyone knows that you told her something very important yesterday. I don't need to ask her to know that she cannot stop thinking about it." It had to be something very serious because not many things could affect the usual calm and collected Sekirei Pillar.
"Wow, I didn't think she would take my words that seriously." Naruto said in awe, but Karasuba believed he faked it, as he had done so many times before "Well, let's just say that it'll be a story for another time. It's almost seven. I really don't want to miss breakfast with Kazehana so let's get this over with."
"Very well." Karasuba nodded her head before rushing at Naruto again, her blade screaming for his blood.
Unfortunately for her, the result was still pretty much the same.
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"Please say ahhh, Ashikabi-sama."
"AHHH!" Naruto exclaimed cheerfully and opened his mouth as wide as possible, allowing Kazehana, who was holding out a strand of noodle on her chopsticks, to put the food in his mouth. Smiling genuinely like a child, the blond happily slurped the noodle into his mouth and said: "Again, call me Naruto, and while I love to have people addressed me like that, there is no need for honorific."
"Very well, Naruto-sama," Kazehana replied, turning back to the bowl of ramen on the table in front of her.
"So… this is what you meant when you said you didn't want to miss breakfast." Karasuba, who sat opposite from them, decided to speak up when Naruto had swallowed the food in his mouth "Why don't you eat your meal on your own? Are you a child?" Looking at his usual behaviours, he might as well be.
"My… I have no idea you actually care for your ass-wiping sensei, Karasuba-chan." Naruto stated with a teasing smile, causing a tick mark to appear on the Sekirei's forehead.
"I read it on the internet last night, it said…"
"We don't need to know." Mutsu, who barely looked away from his foods, interrupted before Kazehana could continue.
"Why not? Maybe one day you will do it for your Ashikabi too, Mutsu-tan." Matsu joined in their conversation, having finished her breakfast a few minutes ago and was currently surfing the internet on her laptop "Better prepare for that day beforehand, right?" She asked cheerily, patting him on the shoulder. Mutsu only grumbled in response, but anyone could see that he was seriously thinking about that.
"Urg... it sounds pretty disturbing if you're asking me," Naruto said while waving his hand around. He then glanced to Miya, who was elegantly enjoying her meal in silence "You're strangely quiet today, Miya. Is there anything bothering you at the moment?" The blond asked as he looked at the purple haired woman in amusement.
"I have no comment on such matter, Naruto-san, please don't mind me." The Sekirei Pillar replied coolly "And as far as I can remember, I have never talked much during meals, so I am not strangely quiet today."
"Just trying to strike a conversation with you, geez, why so serious?" Naruto chuckled and replied, but Miya simply went back to her "Anyway, remember what I asked you yesterday?"
"I have been thinking about that, Naruto-san." Miya nodded her head in response before continuing "If it's not bothering you, then I would love to learn some cooking techniques from you." Naruto grinned as a small smile appeared on Miya's face, something that surprised the other Sekirei. Karasuba, as he noticed, made a surprised expression even before that, properly misunderstanding Miya's words at first and thinking that the Sekirei Pillar wanted to learn some fighting techniques from him. Naruto had to admit, that kind of thought could terrify anyone who had already acknowledged their powers, even someone like Karasuba "When are we going to start?"
"How about tonight, after dinner?" Miya looked thoughtful for a second before nodding her head in response "Great, but… speaking of which, we don't exactly have a place for you to practice, and we can't borrow the kitchen since the chefs are always busy." He said, more to himself than to anyone while rubbing his chin thoughtfully. After a few seconds, he turned to Kazehana and asked her with a wide grin on his face "Hey Kazehana, do you mind if I move into your room with you? It's kinda not fair for you when we are Ashikabi and Sekirei and all and I live a few floor away in a room with restricted access and security."
"Eh?" The Wind Sekirei looked surprised for a second before nodding her head, smiling "Of course, Naruto-sama, you can move into my room anytime you want."
"Great, thanks a lot, Kazehana-chan. I know I can count on you." Naruto grinned as he hugged the busty Sekirei tightly, with his face burying between her large breasts. The action caused Mutsu to sigh, Matsu to giggle perversely and Miya to look at him in disapproval. Karasuba, being Karasuba, did nothing and also gave no comment.
"Anything for you, Ashikabi-sama." Kazehana giggled as she hugged him back. The two quickly became the center of attention, since they were sitting in the middle of MBI's cafeteria. Some looked at them in interest, but the rest, mostly the male employees, looked at Naruto in jealousy. Kazehana, who was obviously the sexiest Sekirei among the female members of the Discipline Squad, wasn't wearing something so decent, to begin with.
"Well well, aren't you two a happy couple now?" As Naruto released his Sekirei, Takami appeared behind them and said with a small smirk on her face, her arms crossed together on her chest "Naruto, what's this I hear about moving out of your room? Do I need to remind you that you are still under our surveillance?" Naruto turned to the black haired woman and opened his mouth to reply, but once again Takami beat him to it "Just kidding, do anything you wish." She said while sighing and shrugging her shoulders "You have already proven yourself to Miya and the others, and plus, it's not like we can stop you from doing what you want, so why bother."
"You do know that you have been talking to yourself this whole time, right?" Naruto asked, raising an eyebrow.
"And here I thought you have become less than a pain in the ass when Miya told me how serious you were while you were telling her your story, brat." Takami stated in displeasure "Anyway, we will talk about it later. Now, I want you all to finish your breakfast quickly and follow me."
"All of us?" Miya asked, looking at Naruto, who then pointed at himself.
"Yes, all of you." Takami nodded in confirmation "Even Naruto. It's time for you all to meet them."
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"Woah…" Naruto exclaimed in amazement upon entering the Central Laboratory, which was spacious and fully equipped with super advanced technology. Naruto could also see a massive spaceship not too far from where he was standing "Speak about alien technologies. You guys came to Earth on that thing?" Naruto asked, turning to Kazehana who nodded her head in response "Can you give me a tour later? I would love to see the inside of an alien spaceship."
"Absolutely not." Takami stepped in before Kazehana could say anything "We trust you now doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want."
"You do know I can just sneak my way in whenever I want, right?" Naruto asked, grinning teasingly as he gently nudged the black haired scientist with his elbow. However, he was forced to step back with his hands raised in defence when Takami pulled out her handgun from her coat's pocket and pointed it at his forehead, right between his eyes "Chill woman." The self-proclaimed god said with a pale face as the head scientist of MIB pushed his head back.
"Which is why I am wondering why you have not done it yet." Takami stated with a deadpanned expression and put the gun back into her pocket before adding, looking at Miya "Plus, it's not mine or Kazehana's permission to give."
"Well…" Naruto laughed nervously while leaning toward Miya and rubbing his hands together "…can I?"
The Sekirei Queen didn't say anything at first, and looking at her face they doubted she was seriously considering Naruto's request.
"No."
"Ouch… that's cold." Naruto chuckled as Miya walked away with Takami and the rest of them soon followed after the two. They stopped at the centre of the lab, where a group of scientists was standing with a bunch of children, four girls and only one boy that were around twelve years old, wearing identical outfits.
"My my, what do we have here?" Karasuba asked as she looked at them with a small smirk. Kazehana and Matsu both smiled brightly, while Mutsu looked indifferent. Miya, meanwhile, remained calm and collected, but one could see the happiness glittering quite clearly in her purple eyes.
"They are Sekirei, right?" Naruto asked, pointing at the group of children.
"Yes, they are." Takami replied a small smile "We actually wanted to turn them into fully grown Sekirei, but the director decided it would be better for our research if we let them develop normally for a few months, so we can see the change in their physiology as well as powers, something we cannot study normally on matured Sekirei."
"Ah, I see." Naruto nodded his head in understanding "Well, I hope you are fully prepared, cause a bunch of twelve years old kids with superpowers is hard to control if I don't want to say impossible."
"You don't have to worry about that, Naruto-san." Miya was the one who said that "We learned from experience." It actually took Naruto five seconds to understand the hidden meaning behind Miya's words.
"Haha, nice one. I will give it to you this time." Naruto grinned while clapping his hands together.
The group then stepped forward, earning the attention of the younger group of Sekirei.
"Children," Takami was the one who talked to them first in a motherly tone. Naruto was pretty sure Takami had already had children because not many scientists could use that kind of tone while talking "These are the first five Sekirei we have been telling you about. Why don't you introduce yourself to them?" The young Sekirei looked at them, one even looked at Naruto with a confused expression on her face. She was probably wondering who he was since Takami only introduced five Sekirei.
"I'm Sekirei number six, Homura." The boy with silver-haired introduced himself.
"Ah… Sekirei number seven, Akitsu." The girl who looked at him earlier said in a strangely calm tone. She had light brown hair, and aside from the confused expression she had earlier, her face was rather blank, and emotionless.
"Hi hi, my name is Yume, Sekirei number eight." The girl who styled her hair in a hime cut introduced herself cheerfully while jumping and waving her hand above her head while her eyes sparkling in excitement "It's nice to see everyone."
"I'm Tsukiumi." The girl with blonde hair said shortly "Number nine."
"My name is Uzume, I am Sekirei Number ten." The final girl, who was making the veils floated around in midair, introduced herself in a cheerful manner "Nice to meet you."
"Can I ask a question?" Naruto asked Takami "Who named them anyway? Surely aliens cannot have Japanese names like them."
"Well, we did." Takami answered "We choose their names based on their characteristics, or just name the Sekirei randomly when we cannot decide which one is better. Miya chose her own name, however."
"Ah, I see." Naruto nodded his head and turned his head back when Yume stepped forward and stopped in front of Miya, who then lowered herself down to the girl's height and gave a small, rare smile.
"You must be Miya, Sekirei number one."
"Yes, I am." The Sekirei Queen nodded her head.
"Please take care of us from now on." The girl bowed her head, bending her body at a ninety degrees angle. Miya laughed softly at the girl, before placing her hand on Yume's shoulder.
"You don't have to bow, Yume." She said "We are all parts of a family here." The cheerful girl nodded her head, before turning her head to look at Naruto.
"Who is he?" She asked. The others followed her and looked at Naruto, who raised his hand and gave a small wave.
"Ah yes, his name is Naruto." Takami introduced "He's an Ashikabi, number three, Kazehana's Sekirei."
"Wahhh." All five stated in amazement.
"You are so fortunate, Kazehana," Uzume said, looking at the wind Sekirei, who smiled and gave the girl a wink.
"Do they know what an Ashikabi is?"
"That is something we don't have to program into their brains, Naruto. They are Sekirei. It's natural for them." Takami answered, before turning back to the group of young birds "Like Kazehana, you all will find someone like him to be a part of your life one day." Takami explained, causing all five of them to look at Naruto again.
"An Ashikabi." Akitsu, the girl with brown hair muttered in a low tone.
"Ahem, also," Takami coughed into her hand before continuing "from tomorrow, he will begin teaching you five how to control your powers properly."
"Excuse me, what?" Naruto asked in shock, even the matured Sekirei were surprised by what Takami had just said. The young ones only looked at him and Takami in confusion "Hell no, I am not babysitting them." He shook his head and crossed his arms into an X in front of him.
"Watch your language, Naruto-san," Miya told him in a calm tone.
"First, it's not babysitting. I am asking you to teach them how to use their power properly. Young Sekirei is a bit different than the matured one. They can barely control their powers, and can only perform the basic of their abilities. Because we don't want them to hurt themselves, I want you to make sure they can at least use their powers probably until the day we decide to turn into fully matured Sekirei." Takami explained "Plus, I don't see why not? You have already agreed to teach Karasuba. Five more students aren't going to change much."
"Look, woman, it's different." Naruto tried to explain, pointing his hand at Karasuba "Teaching Karasuba is easy, because I just have to piss her off and wipe her ass around until she can at least handle a session of loving spanking. Them…" Naruto pointed his hand at Yume while Karasuba was glaring at him "will only bring me headaches, because they are kids and like I told you, kids with superpowers are hard to control. Teaching is hard, especially when your students are..." He looked at the young Sekirei "well, kids." He threw his hand into the air.
"While I agree with what you said," Takami stated with a small smirk "I don't think you have a choice in this matter, Naruto. You consume at least ten pounds of foods per day, and let me tell you that's a lot for a single person. You have already destroyed several of our machines and inventions, none of them has a price lower than ten million yen." She said, poking Naruto in his chest with each sentence she gave him "Considering it a job we give you to repay the meals you every day, and the damages you have caused." She added darkly "Last time I check, you said you were broke, weren't you?"
"Well, that…"
"Great, then that's settle." Takami grinned "Every morning at nine a.m. you will be here to get them. You can take them outside, but make sure to remain on this island. Miya will join you to make sure you don't teach them anything stupid." Takami then turned to Karasuba "Karasuba, are you okay with this? I know you are training with him, so your opinion also matters."
"Well, I don't see no harm." The silver-haired Sekirei shrugged. Surely Naruto couldn't make a bunch of very young children as powerful as she was, especially when she was going to become even stronger herself under his guidance.
However, for some reason, when she looked at Yume, she wanted to take back what she said.
"What about you, Miya." Nodding her head to number four, the scientist turned to Miya.
"Don't worry Takami, I will make sure Naruto isn't going to cross the line as a teacher." The Sekirei Pillar answered simply while looking at Naruto as if she was daring him to cross the line she had drawn.
"Anything else you want to say, Naruto?" Takami asked.
"Can I?" Naruto replied with his own question "Well, I really want to say a long sentence with the 'f' word, but I think I will keep it to myself this time." He finished, giving Miya a radiant smile.
"Great, now children, you will go back to your room with your caretakers… and remember do not use your powers without surveillance for any reason. Safety first."
Later that night
"Alright Miya-chan," Standing in the middle of his room, which had been renovated and turned into a first class kitchen with everything he needed to make a high-class meal for ten people, Naruto looked at Miya, who had changed out of her uniform and was wearing her usual Miko attire, plus a light color apron she had borrowed earlier from the cafeteria. Naruto was also wearing a chef hat on the top of his head "let's start your cooking lesson. Tonight, we are going to cook our own dinner. Let's start with… here. This…" He picked up a knife on the table and showed it to the Sekirei Queen "is a knife."
"I know what it is, Naruto-san," Miya told him with half lifted eyes.
"Of course you know what it is, but the question is, do you know how to use it?" He said with a smirk and gave it to Miya. He then reached into the basket and took out a carrot "Here, show me some skills."
"Hmm…" As expected, Miya looked troubled as she held the knife and the carrot in her hand. She then placed the fruit down the cutting board in front of her and started cutting.
The result came almost instantly, the knife broke right at the moment Miya pushed it down, sending the broken piece flying at Naruto's face. The blond caught it between his fingers and casually threw it into the trash bin at the corner of the room.
"You used too much of your superhuman strength. Remember Miya, these knives are designed to be used by human, not an alien who can cut a battleship from a mile away with a single sword slash."
"My deepest apology." Miya lowered her head and said apologetically.
"Don't be, at least you didn't cut yourself." He then gave her another, brand new knife "Here, do it again. This time, gently." Miya accepted the knife from Naruto and started cutting the carrot again, as gently as she could. A second later, the knife sliced through the carrot and stopped at the cutting board, and Miya sighed in relief when the knife remained intact in her hand "see, that wasn't so hard."
"Easy for you to say, Naruto-san," Miya said as she cut the carrot again, and again. Naruto also grabbed his own knife and started cutting a cucumber, with great speed and accuracy "You make it look so easy." She said in amazement as she watched Naruto's hands moved with the knife and the fruits "When did you start cooking, Naruto-san?"
"When I was four, or is it five? Nah, I can't remember, you know why." Naruto shrugged, making Miya widen her eyes in surprise "When you are an orphan, you have to take care of yourself, and cook your own meal if you don't have the money to go out and grab your favourite dish." Naruto paused for a second before continuing "The first meal I have ever cooked was a cup of instant ramen. You just have to boil the water and pour into a cup of dry noodles and wait two or three minutes. Easy enough I guess."
"Yes, it is." Miya nodded her head. She couldn't help but think of his life, of the stories he had told her "There, I am done…" The purple haired woman announced when the final piece of carrot had been separated in two by her knife "what do you…" She looked at Naruto's works and instantly unable to finish her sentence. Every piece Naruto had cut was even, not too big and not too small, while her carrot had been badly cut and came with different shapes and sizes.
Naruto looked at Miya for a second before smiling "Don't worry, you will perfect your technique with practice. Here, let me show you how it's done so you will know how to do it properly next time." He then reached into the basket and took out a potato. Grabbing the peeler, Naruto quickly peeled away the shell, before making his way around the table and standing behind Miya "Now, this might look a bit awkward, and feel like one of those novels Kazehana loves so much, but don't worry, I have no intention to lay my hand on you, at least… not anytime soon." Miya instantly turned around and held the knife in front of his face with an icy glare, causing Naruto to take a step back in caution "Woah woah, watch the knife. Relax, I was just kidding."
"You better watch your words from now on, Naruto-san, or you might find yourself missing something important." Naruto chuckled halfheartedly before enfolding his arms around her body, pressing his chest against her back. His right hand grabbed her much smaller own, which held the knife and placed the other on the table. Miya flinched a bit when Naruto touched her, but she didn't say anything after that "You put your hand here." He said, grabbing her other hand and placing it on the potato, before gently guiding both of her hands to cut the fruit with the knife "See? Gently and you move your hands like this, leave the knife do the work."
Miya nodded her head in understanding, but she wasn't very focused on what she was doing with him, or how even the pieces of potato were. All she could think of was how Naruto's firm chest felt against her back, of his muscular arms around her shoulders, of how much larger his calloused hand was as it engulfed her much smaller and daintier digits, and of the warmth that was currently surrounding her on all sides.
"There done. Easy done." Naruto suddenly said as he released her and stepped back, bringing Miya out of her train of thought. She must admit, secretly to herself, she was disappointed "Think you get it?"
"Yes, I do." Miya nodded her head, but truthfully, she didn't.
"Alright, I think we have enough vegetables for a decent soup for two." Naruto said as he looked at all the vegetables and fruits on the table "Let's continue with the rice next. Rice is very important in our cuisine. Unless you want something else, rice is a must-have in a traditional meal." Naruto turned around and opened one of the counters to pick out an electric cooker rice cooker and a bag of rice. Miya watched on and looked at Naruto in curiosity as he poured a fair amount of ice into two large bowls, before filling them with water. "You see, you have to wash rice first before you can cook it."
"I see." Naruto put a bowl of rice in front of Miya, who then folded the sleeves of her haori up so it wouldn't get wet "So how do I do it?"
"You can squeeze them, rinse them, but first you have to the liquid around and pour off the milky water quickly, like this." Naruto said and showed Miya the way, pouring the water away as soon as they turned white "Quick, do it, you don't want the rice to sit in that water too long or it will cloud flavour." Miya instantly did what she was told, and sloshed the water with her right hand, before pouring the water away. Unfortunately, she did it way too fast and accidentally poured some outside as well.
"Oh…"
"Don't worry, practice make perfect." Naruto grinned "Now, we will continue with what I like to call punch, turn." Naruto said and raised the bowl a little so Miya could see "Do this quickly but as gently as possible, you won't want to break the grains." Miya followed his instructions, with him watching her carefully. However "And you broke them." Naruto chuckled and Miya couldn't feel more embarrassed "Don't worry, you will be able to do it next time. Now, rinses off milky liquid again, two times, and repeat the punch and turn, then rinses the rice three or four times until the water runs clear. Last," Naruto took out a colander and transferred the rice into it "you move the rice in here and let them rest for thirty minutes."
"How complicated."
"Welcome to the world of cooking." Naruto grinned "Let's continue with the meat, shall we?" Miya nodded and followed after Naruto to the refrigerator. "You see, on some occasion, when you want to cook meat, you have to marinate it first, with sugar, pepper, salt or even fish sauce... depend on the dish you want to cook." He took out a small box, and showed Miya the pork he had already marinated inside earlier that afternoon "It takes some time for the spices to be absorbed into the meat, so I have already prepared one here beforehand." He then took out another box, which contained fresh meat "But don't worry, I will show you how to marinate these babies properly. We are having a meat stew today, so let make them that way." Miya nodded and followed Naruto back to the table.
In the end, it took them roughly an hour to have a table of decent cooked dinner. Miya was astonished by the flavours of the meat stew, as it was several times more delicious than the one she had eaten at the cafeteria. The soup was also amazing, but Miya couldn't stop her face from eating up when she saw the piece of carrots floating around in the soup. It was quite fortunate Naruto was the one who had made mostly everything, but tomorrow it was going to her turn, and she didn't know how it was going to end.
Probably horribly, Miya thought while chewing on the tip of her chopsticks rather nervously.
"Thank you, Naruto-san." Miya suddenly spoke up with a small smile while the two of them were washing the dishes together "for an amazing lesson today."
"Nah, don't mention it. Plus, there are plenty more things I can teach you." Naruto grinned "Those are just the basics."
"I see." Miya nodded her head and returned to what she was doing. Unfortunately, once again, she couldn't control her supernatural strength and broke the dish she was holding into two.
"Well, practice makes perfect I guess. Teaching sure is hard, but I won't mind teaching someone like you, Miya." Naruto laughed as Miya sighed longingly, but she couldn't help but smile herself.
It was one of the night that, later in the future, she would never be able to forget.
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"Nice room you have here Kazehana-chan," Naruto commented as he looked around Kazehana's room.
"I'm glad you like it." The wind Sekirei smiled. She then stepped forward and tried to take the carton box that contained Naruto's belongings from his hand "Let me bring them in for you, Naruto-sama."
"Nah, don't worry, I can do it." Naruto grinned, giving Kazehana a wink before walking into the room, kicking the door closed with his right foot.
He didn't have much, to begin with, so with the help of Kazehana, it didn't take him any more than a few minutes to arrange them where he wanted.
"Ah, a decent bed, just what I need." Naruto said as he fell backwards onto the bed, which was three times larger than the one he had had while in MIB's 'custody'. Sighing in satisfaction, Naruto folded his hands behind his head and closed his eyes, enjoying the softness and comfort a high-class bed could provide.
"How was your cooking lesson?" Kazehana asked as she dropped down next to him and pushed her head up.
"It was fun. Miya learnt fast, but she also broke a lot of things." Kazehana giggled softly upon hearing that "Man, tomorrow is going to be tough. I have to take care of a bunch of brats, and deal with a feisty woman as well."
"Don't worry, Naruto-sama, I will be there to help you this time." Kazehana smiled.
"Thank you, Kazehana-chan." Naruto said gratefully before turning his head to look at her "Do you have any plan for tonight? It's still pretty early."
"Drinking and watching some movies, I guess. Do you want to join? I have some great wine for you right…" Kazehana shrugged, but she was interrupted when Naruto suddenly grabbed her and turned the two of them over "Naruto-sama?" Kazehana asked in surprise, but she was by no mean embarrassed or shy away by the position the two of them were in.
"Those wines and movies can wait. Why don't we do something a little bit more fun?" Naruto asked, grinning, and Kazehana nodded her head with her own smile.
"Anything you want, Ashikabi-sama." She said adoringly, and Naruto lowered his head down to press his lips against hers.
End of Chapter 7
Yagami's note: Hey ya! I'm back, remember me? Surely you haven't forgotten about me and this story, right?
My deepest apology for taking this long to update, but when you have two weeks of midterm exam and tons of projects to do, you won't be able to sit down and write anything properly. I have just recently finished every single one of them with the help of my team and I now have the time to return with this chapter of A Lame God, hooray!
So, I guess this chapter entertain you just as much as the previous one. This story is getting a lot of positive feedbacks and reviews, something that I didn't expect when I first start writing it.
Yes, as you can see at the end of this chapter, there won't be lemon in this story, which is unlike me by the way. It was because I heard somewhere sometime ago that another purge of MA rating stories are going to come soon, and I would like to keep this story as safe as possible, just in case.
I decided to leave the next Sekirei's reactions for Naruto in the next chapter.
That's all I want to say. Hope you like this chapter!
As usual, READ and REVIEW. Hope to be able to read awesome reviews for this story again.
And I will see you all soon in the next update.
Ja ne!
P/S: I will update the Servant of Love next. Been awhile since I update that one.
