Shinju + Snow
Chapter 7
Naruto sighed in slight relief as it was officially the start of the semester break and, with a little threat towards Mikogami, he was able to book a little trip to the human world for the Newspaper club.
It had been a few days since Keito essentially became his servant against his will and thankfully the girl wasn't nearly as bad as he thought she would be. She mostly just declared to him that she would do the chores around his dorm.
She had even somehow gotten ahold of a maid costume that she always changed into the second she got home. Thankfully it was more conservative than the ones he had seen before as it went down to her ankles only leaving her arms bare. It also had a quick tear away Velcro stomach patch in case she needed to bring out her spider legs.
When she had decided to go back to school the reception was better since she arrived with him, letting the school know she wasn't any harm anymore. He also made her sign up to the Newspaper club where, besides the first outburst from Kurumu, she was given a warm welcome since Mizore had told them what happened.
"Keito are you done packing?" he asked the girl as she stepped out in her usual maid outfit with a smile as she held a suitcase of clothes he had created for her as she had lost everything of hers by Kuyo.
"All ready Shinju-sama" she said as he frowned.
"Are you really wearing that to the bus stop?" he asked as he had no bag due to having everything he needed inside his storage seals.
"Of course, this is what I must wear after school hours" Keito said in a serious tone as Naruto just sighed and nodded as he picked up a pair of sunglasses and put them on.
"Fine, just come on and you'll have to explain it to them when we get there" he said as Keito nodded with a smile as she left the house and let him lock up his building by activating the seals he had lining the inside of it.
"Is this your first time going to the human world since waking back up Shinju-sama?" Keito asked as he had also told him how he had been asleep for many years until Mizore had woken him up, which made Keito somewhat grow less antagonistic with Mizore.
"Yeah, I hear it's become much more advanced. I just hope they haven't destroyed that much of nature as I hear they have" he said as he and Keito walked towards the bus stop to see everyone waiting for them.
"Naruto, just in time" Mizore said with a smile as he patted her head with a chuckle.
"Sorry it took so long, I had to make sure my house was locked up all the way" he said as Mizore smiled happily at the feeling of his hand while she rolled the sucker around her mouth to keep her cold as she always struggled to stay cool around him.
"What's up with the maid outfit Keito?" Kurumu asked confused as Keito looked towards him with a frown.
"You can tell them but you all can't go spreading this around. This is Keito's idea, I just allow her to do it since she is so dead set on it" he said with a sigh as he made a wooden bench rise from the ground for them to sit down on.
"I wish we could go to visit my home, my mother is really interested about you" Mizore said with a soft blush on her cheeks.
"You told your mom about me?" he asked with a smirk as Mizore nervously nodded. "What did she have to say?"
"She really wants to know if you are what I told her you are. Plus if you can fix our biology problem" Mizore said as she put her hand over her stomach.
Naruto nodded as he had been working on the Yuki-Onna biology problem of where their body would basically freeze off their eggs after a certain age due to their frozen biology increasing once they grew up.
He was close to completing it as he had created an almost 'cold shield' seal to stop the cold from affective a Yuki-Onna's reproductive system. He still had a few kinks to work out but it should be finished very soon.
"I am nearly done so it shouldn't be much longer. Plus if I can make it strong enough it could very well heal the women who have become barren before their time" he said as Mizore nodded happily before he heard Kurumu and the others yell in shock.
"What!? You can' be serious?! You made yourself his servant?" Kurumu yelled out as Keito had seemingly finished her explanation.
"Shinju-sensei you have to admit that is quite weird" Tsukune said as Naruto chuckled and nodded.
"Yes I am aware but Keito is very pushy for the role of servant and she isn't that kind of perverted servant that you are probably thinking of. She has just believes she owes me her life and wants to repay it with being of use to me around my house. As long as she doesn't break the rules I set up she can do what she wants" Naruto said as they frowned but nodded. It wasn't like he accepted due to perverted reasons, he just allowed it to happen to calm Keito and let her be somewhat happy.
"Ah the bus is coming!" Yukari yelled as she pointed to the tunnel as two lights started to shine out of it and get closer to them.
Naruto smiled as he let the others get on the bus first, helping Keito and Mizore with their bags despite both of the girl's protests before sitting down next to Mizore with Keito behind them.
He grew a bit curious at Tsukune's interaction with the odd glowing eyed bus driver but grew disinterested as the bus headed through the tunnel and into the human world.
The second it came into view he was impressed by the level of advancement the world has gone through but he also knew it came at a price, one that he could clearly feel. The Nature energy of the world had dropped considerably. In the years of his sleep it had gone from a point that he could feel it everywhere to now where it was so thin and scattered.
"The world has definitely changed in the years that I have been asleep. So much of nature is destroyed" Naruto said with a sigh as Mizore and the others frowned.
"How did it used to be?" Moka asked as Naruto frowned.
"Trees were everywhere, we only tore down what we needed for villages but even with all the villages around the world there were more trees than people. Now it feels the other way around almost" Naruto said sadly as they made their way up into the mountains.
"Now this is better" he said as he felt the Nature energy was thicker around them as he looked out the window to see they had arrived at a massive sunflower patch.
"This is where we are staying?" Tsukune asked worriedly as the bus driver chuckled.
"It's not too dangerous here. You just have to worry about a being here spiriting away people" the driver said as he stopped and open the doors.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen with Shinju-sama with us!" Keito said as she reached up to get her bag only for Naruto to grab it and get off the bus with hers and Mizore's bag making Keito grumble at not being faster.
"Come on kids, let's go find a place to put our things" Naruto said as everyone followed him off the bus before the bus driver and Nekonome drove off.
"Shouldn't we be worried that Nekonome-sensei ran off abandoning us here?" Kurumu asked as he shook his head.
"If it comes down to us I'll take us back through my own way now come on, no use in just standing around" he said with a chuckle as he stared to walk down the path through the sunflower patch as everyone quickly followed him.
"This place is so pretty" Mizore said as she went to smell a sunflower before they heard a loud roar in the distance.
"What was that?" Moka asked with a frown as Naruto sighed.
"Nothing good, we need to find a rest area quicker. I see a little shack for now" he said as they nodded and rushed off to the shack in the distance as he followed at his own pace.
"This place won't be too safe" Yukari said as Naruto nodded and handed Keito and Mizore their bags.
"Hold these for a second, I can fix this up" he said as he closed his eyes and focused his chakra into his foot.
'Wood Style: Four-Pillar House' he thought in his head as he slammed his food down.
The six students watched in awe as the small shack evolved into a massive wooden inn that had the words 'Fallen Leaves Retreat' written above the door.
"There, go in, there will be rooms for all of us to stay in. It also has running water and power in it. Plus if my memory serves me right then there is even a hot springs" he said he added a bit more than the original Fallen Leaves Inn that Yamato created as they nodded and carefully walked in.
"How does it have running water and power?" Tsukune asked as Naruto smirked.
"I have many skills Tsukune, best not to question everything" he said with a smirk as he tapped the side of his nose making the human boy shiver a bit.
"Are you coming Naruto?" Mizore asked as he shook his head.
"You go in and relax, a wood clone should already be going around and making beds for you all. I am going to check a few things out. Don't leave until I get back" he said as Mizore and Keito frowned but nodded before they walked in and closed the doors behind them.
'Hmm let's see I can lure out these things I feel running around' he thought as he camouflaged himself and dashed off towards the life sources he could feel, deciding to go find the two stronger ones in the distance.
He chuckled a bit as he felt one of the sources start running before it seemed to break apart into smaller bits that from his enhanced vision he could see they were all ravens. 'A smart monster, this is interesting' he thought with a smirk before he summoned a wooden spike from the ground to impale the something that was about to pounce him.
"Ah Garlgarious plants. You're probably what we heard. This field probably is infested by you all" he said as he let the wooden spike ease back into the ground. Though he grew even more curious about the stronger creature that he had chased since it was on an entirely different than these plant monsters.
His body quickly tensed as he felt his marker get stabbed down as he quickly activated his eyes and flashed to it. As he arrived her quickly looked around for Mizore to see she and Keito were defending an injured Yukari as a dead Garlgarious laid nearby and others charged them.
"There are too many for us to handle" Mizore said with a frown as Naruto patted her head before slamming his foot on the ground, summoning more wooden spikes that started to shoot after the plant monsters and deactivated his eyes since he wouldn't need them.
"Its fine, you all can relax. Is Yukari okay and why did you leave the inn I made?" he asked as he crouched down to inspect the small witch's wounds.
"We don't know. We came here after Kurumu and Yukari got into a fight and Yukari ran off. We tried to find her but by the time we got here we saw that she killed one only for more to show up" Keito said as she put back on the removable stomach flap of her maid outfit.
"Her wounds aren't that bad. She got cut up but not that bad" he said as he focused on healing Yukari's wounds.
"Where were you earlier?" Kurumu asked with a frown as she brought over Yukari's witch hat back to the small witch.
"I was chasing a bigger fish that actually duped me by dividing itself. It shouldn't bother us now" Naruto said as he finished healing Yukari.
"Is she okay? She really did save us there" he heard a new voice speak out as he turned to see two human women walking over, one leaning on the shoulder of another.
"Yes she will be okay. It would probably be best that you all get out of here as soon as you can" he said as the two women nodded and started to walk off.
"What about us? Shouldn't we go with?" Tsukune asked as Kurumu frowned.
"No! I refuse to let some plants ruin our vacation! There is a beach at the here I wanted to show Tsukune my swimsuit" Kurumu said as Naruto nodded.
"I agree, I can use my aura to keep most monsters away and the inn is protected as well. We will be fine if anything else happens" he said as Yukari started to stir.
"Yeah we shouldn't stop having fun. I'm fine and I want us to have fun and I don't want to be the cause of the sour mood" Yukari said as Naruto chuckled and ruffled her head.
"Quite a smart one here. Well you heard her, go get your suits on" he said as he helped the small witch get onto her feet.
"Are you sure we'll be safe Shinju-sama?" Keito asked as Naruto nodded.
"It's me you are talking about. I will keep my senses out for any monsters who might mean us harm and if need be take care of those monsters" he said before he nudged her towards the inn. "Now go get changed, I know you packed a suit" he said as Keito frowned but nodded before going inside the inn.
Naruto waited a bit before following them as he could feel eyes on him from inside the sunflower patch. "Whoever is out there, take my word of warning. We don't mean any harm to your home, just staying here for a bit. I don't want to hurt you if I can avoid it so understand that" he said before he felt the presence disappear.
'Good' he thought as he walked into the inn to get changed.
-Beach-
Naruto smiled as he relaxed under the shade of an umbrella while he watched the others play volleyball on the beach a few yards away. He had chosen a pair of simple orange trunks that had a black chain design around his left leg.
"Are you not going to go and swim?" Keito asked as she sat next to him in a black strapless bikini that had spider web design on her bottoms as she wore a sun hat to keep the sun out of her eyes.
"Maybe but for now I am just going to relax. Why aren't you playing with the others or swimming yourself? And don't give me the 'servant must stay by their master' crap" he said with a smirk as Keito blushed in embarrassment.
"I-I don't know how to swim…Jorogumo don't do too well in water with our spider aspects and all" Keito muttered a bit shyly.
Naruto smirked as he closed the book of Yuki-Onna biology and sealed it away. "You want a floaty ring? I have one of those" he said as he unsealed one that was spider design, making Keito pout.
"Come on, this is a vacation after all and who knows maybe I can help you learn" he said as Keito frowned but nodded.
"Fine but no making fun of me" she said as he nodded and tossed her the floaty ring.
"N-Naruto? I was wondering if you wanted to go swimming with me?" Mizore asked with a bit of a blush as she struggled not to stare at her crush's exposed abs and muscles. She wore a purple and white stripped sports bra style bikini with pure purple spat type shorts that she specifically picked as it made her bust and rear look bigger.
"Sure I was actually about to go in with Keito to teach her how to swim" he said as Keito glared at him with an embarrassed blush. "Are you able to go in water without freezing it?" he asked Mizore who nodded before she grabbed onto his arm with a smile.
Naruto chuckled as he let Mizore pull him towards the water until he felt the same energy looking at him from the distance, making him stop in his tracks for a second which confused Mizore.
He wasn't sure what this being was doing, it didn't have any dangerous negative emotions directed at them. To him it felt alone and longing for something.
'I just hope it stays peaceful, would be a shame to ruin this vacation' he thought as he kept his senses out for it while he let Mizore pull him into the ocean.
If he had to fight he had to fight. He just hoped it was later since he was enjoying himself for one of the first times since waking back up.
-Chapter End-
For this chapter I combined the anime version and manga version of it since the manga didn't have the beach scene and I wanted to add it.
Next chapter Ruby makes her appearance and Naruto's presence changes some things around (as to be expected).
Keito is very devoted to being Naruto's servant (again not in a perverted way) and he just finds it something minorly annoying that is getting less annoying as time goes on.
Mizore is slowly making her claim to Naruto before Ruby joins the group and starts her work as Naruto's spy network/assistant (not servant) but as Ruby is kinda kinky she will call him Master and tease him a lot. Its how her character is and truthfully I find it humorous.
I hope you all liked it
Until Next Time
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