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Chapter 11 – Visit the Mizukage…
Six weeks later the bodies of two chuunin guards were found at the entrance of Sasuke Uchiha's cell. Both were dead and the preliminary investigation could not find a source for their apparent deaths. Also odd was a missing genin known as Sakura Haruno. She apparently had been missing since a little after the call was put out that Sasuke was missing.
Jiraiya was not pleased at all. Someone, he guessed Sasuke, had tried to break into the Hokage's vault, but failed to get past the simple wards. When the alarm went off they quickly fled.
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Sakura lay in a bed naked under the covers and with a huge grin on her face. 'I beat you Ino-pig!' she proclaimed to herself mentally. Her clothes lay in a pile on the dresser in the hotel room. 'It sort of hurt, but it was nice…' she continued on her train of thought. She thought it would have hurt more, but apparently Sasuke-kun was a good fit for her, if only a 'little tight' according to him. She sighed in a hazed bliss unaware that she was the only one in the room and that Sasuke and his clothes were missing.
She finally got out of bed a couple hours later and finally noticed that Sasuke wasn't around. "Sasuke-kun," she said in a melodic voice. She moved around the room and found his stuff missing and only the stains on the sheets as evidence of him having been there.
She had packed light knowing that they would be heading to the Sound village, so she only packed enough clothes for a few days and some general supplies. They had gotten into the village late last night after Sasuke had been 'released' and told her that he wanted to be with her. Much to her surprise he wasn't as passionate as she had expected him to be. While she didn't mind, she did most of the work in getting him ready for a night of 'passion', which as she recalled lasted about twenty minutes each time and five for the blowjob, which was first.
They had 'made love' twice before she snuggled up to him. He had woken her a little later and gotten her a third time from behind and up the wrong hole, after than he seemed to sleep soundly with a smile on his face. She got into the shower and cleaned up. She left the bathroom in only a towel wrapped around her and looked into the room only to find an angry Inuzuka standing in the middle of the room holding handcuffs.
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Naruto and the rest of the trainees were looking at the naked dead form of one of the Sound Four, a girl named Tayuya. Naruto was given the 'privilege' of doing the autopsy. He sighed since the girl wasn't much older than himself and could have had a better life than she had had. She was still in her transformed state, horns and all. He traced the bruises and contusions on her face. He looked down the body and found that she might have been an attractive girl had she lived. The curse seal had given her a demonic look and he again sighed.
"Starting autopsy of subject Tayuya, from the Sound village, female, apparent age is about fourteen to fifteen, post pubescent. She has maintained her second level of the curse seal even after death. Quick overview shows she has multiple abrasions and contusions all across her entire body," he said into a microphone. He turned to Tsunade and looked annoyed. He then asked, "Do I really have to do 'that'?"
Tsunade sighed and nodded. "You know the drill, this will also make sure that I don't get any new children from you for a little while gaki," she explained.
Naruto sighed and turned the microphone back on. He moved down to her pelvic region and moved the legs apart. He moved his hand down in between her legs and hesitated. He again turned to Tsunade and asked, "Do I have too? I just seems like I'm violating her without her permission."
Tsunade put her hand on her face, sighed and shook her head. "Naruto, you will have to do this with each autopsy. Now get to it," she ordered.
Naruto swallowed hard and then began his pelvic examination. He finally spoke into the microphone. "Her hymen appears to be intact and thus I would conclude that she has not been sexually active. Although it is somewhat unusual for a near jounin class kunoichi to not have already destroyed her hymen just from physical training," he said in almost a questioning voice.
Tsunade smiled, and said, "Very good, Naruto. So you were reading some of the material that I gave you."
"Yeah, since you assigned me to be an obstetrician and pediatric doctor at the clinic," he said in a complaining tone. He moved to the chest region and pushed gently on the chest, as if feeling for something that couldn't be seen. He then continued his dictation, "Her chest cavity was collapsed, but seemed to have had some regeneration, but it appears to have stopped upon her death. I count no less than ten broken ribs and more than likely she died from both internal bleeding and mild suffocation."
Naruto then inserted a needle into the side of her neck. The blood flowed into a container below the table. Naruto watched patiently and then tapped the flow with an examination sampler. It filled slowly with a dozen cc's of the fluid. He handed the ampoule to Haku who put it a container to head to the lab after the autopsy was complete. Naruto took a dozen more samples, of which he handed to Haku to place in the same container for further study.
Naruto continued the examination until he found something interesting on the back of her neck. "Hey shishou, could you come here for a minute?" he asked, as he pointed to a faint mark on her neck. Tsunade came forward and looked at where he was pointing and then he asked, "Does that look like a seal to you? Earth, if I know my seals correctly."
"You get an A for today, Naruto. Good eyes for seeing that. It is barely visible with her skin so dark. That must be where the seal was placed on the girl. We shall check out each of the other bodies for a seal in the same location. Now finish your work, we don't have all day to finish this," she ordered.
Naruto pulled the tube out of the body's neck and moved the bottle to another table, so it wouldn't be spilt. He then pulled a rolling tray of tools over to the side of the table and used a scalpel to cut an 'X' pattern on her chest. He pulled out the electric saw and began to cut open the chest cavity only to have Haku faint. Naruto rolled his eyes, but then continued on his work.
The other students rolled their eyes, except for Akemi who began to fan her fiancé in an attempt to try to get him to wake up.
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Naruto finally got in the shower and was feeling better now that he was done with the autopsy. He didn't like cutting up dead people, especially girls. He liked that this work had improved his control, but wasn't sure he like the darker sides of the profession, like autopsies. Naruto suddenly felt like he was being watched, but couldn't place the feeling. He finished the shower and left the bathroom wearing only a towel. He found Hinata down the hall a little ways, unconscious and not thinking he bent down and picked her up bridal style. He failed to notice the towel falling from his waist.
Temari came up the stairs only to see a naked Naruto carrying an unconscious Hinata into his bedroom. She smirked and followed discretely. She jumped suddenly when a voice quietly said into her ear, "Trying to get a peak at your future husband?"
She turned to see Akemi standing there with a huge grin plastered on her face. "What do you want?" Temari asked in an annoyed tone.
"Go on in… I've seen it already and am not interested and given such he has seen me in the buff too. Might as well take yours off too and make it fair," Akemi said with a chuckle.
Naruto had placed Hinata on the bed and had gone to the dresser while the conversation had occurred between the females. He turned and dropped the pair of boxers he had taken from the dresser. Temari covered her mouth and had the decency to blush at the sight of a naked Naruto. Suddenly Temari felt her obi loosen and the front of her battle kimono open to reveal that she wasn't wearing a bra. Naruto turned red at the sight of Temari basically flashing her chest to the unsuspecting blonde. Naruto turned even redder when he saw Akemi grab a hold of Temari's panties and pull them down to her ankles.
Temari's eye shifted from his face to his neither region and saw the reaction. Her eyes widened, as he quickly turned around and started to say in an apologetic tone, "Sorry, I didn't mean to look!"
Temari looked down at herself and it finally hit her that she was basically naked in front of Naruto. She quickly closed the kimono and pulled her panties up. She then glared at the other female blonde.
"Temari-chan, why are you naked?" Hinata asked quietly from the bed. She then turned to see Naruto trying to hide his rising problem and promptly passed out yet again.
Temari confused ran to her room and closed the door behind herself. She was panting hard and felt both embarrassment and elation. She liked Naruto's reaction, but also felt embarrassed that Akemi had put her in the position to watch Naruto become excited at her expense.
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"What is going on here?" Tsunade asked, while watching Akemi rolling on the floor outside of Naruto's room. Akemi continued to laugh and sputter incoherently. She rounded the corner to see a naked Naruto standing in front of his dresser. She could tell that he was embarrassed, by the red ears sticking out from his blonde head. She moved into the room to find Hinata passed out on the bed with blood trickling down from her nose. She came up beside Naruto and noticed his erection. "Should I ask?" she asked more to try to break him out of his doldrums, than anything else.
He shook his head. She then heard from behind her. "Temari… you should have seen her face… I think she liked it Naruto-kun," Akemi said with a little too much mirth for Naruto.
"Stupid sister…" Naruto muttered under his breath.
Tsunade chuckled, but then asked, "Do you like the breeze or are you going to get some clothes on?"
Naruto sighed and then got dressed. Hinata woke up shortly after he had finished dressing. She noticed Akemi still giggling at the entrance of the room and Tsunade in the room sitting on a chair with a smirk on her face.
"Well now that you're up. I have a mission for Naruto, Hinata, Shizune and Ayane," Tsunade said, as she got up from the chair. She then smirked and said, "I would also watch who you show that weapon, Naruto-kun."
Naruto blushed, but then stuck his tongue out at the former Hokage. Hinata giggled at the two blonde's antics. Naruto and Hinata followed Tsunade into her office, while Akemi headed to find both Shizune and Ayane.
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Naruto, Hinata, Ayane and Shizune sat on comfortable chairs in Tsunade's office, waiting for her to finish up the mission scroll. She rolled it up and handed it to Shizune and said, "Shizune is the leader for this mission. I'm sending a jounin and three chuunin on this mission, so don't fail me."
Shizune opened the scroll and a look of surprise crossed her face. She looked at Tsunade who just nodded. She then turned to the other three present and said, "Alright, I need all of you to pack for an extended mission to several locations. We are doing a search and retrieval mission. Be ready by eight am tomorrow morning."
A chorus of "Hai," was the response from the others. Naruto, Hinata and Ayane left the room and closed the door behind them.
Shizune turned to Tsunade and asked, "This is an important mission, but don't you think that we should break it up a little? We have at least five objectives and they are spread all across the elemental nations. One is even in Kiri. That could be dangerous right now."
Tsunade wore a knowing smile and replied, "The Mizukage has been replaced. The old one was last seen in Fire country and from the reports I have, he more than likely is dead and his baggage is free."
Shizune gasped at this revelation.
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Naruto secluded himself to a table lonely table in the mess hall, away from most everyone. Both Hinata and Temari both noticed him stealing glances at both girls and blushing profusely with each glance. Naruto had a sneaking suspicion that Akemi would try to pull another prank before he left in the morning. He felt sorry for Temari, but also couldn't get the image of her standing naked in front of him out of his mind. 'I know we're supposed to be engaged, but did she have to do that to us?' Naruto thought to himself.
Naruto saw Akemi sitting getting ready to sit down with Haku and an evil idea came to his mind. He remembered the image of Haku showering earlier from after their spar. He knew he would later use this as material for keeping his sister in line. He brought the image to forefront of his mind, created a clone and dispelled it immediately. Akemi immediately turned red and fell on her butt as the image came to her. Haku had caught her tray, so that she didn't spill her dinner on them. Akemi was fanning herself while Haku asked her if she was alright.
Naruto passed by with a smile and quietly said, "That's for embarrassing Temari-chan and I earlier."
Haku looked between the blondes, confusion written all over his face. "Huh?" he asked innocently.
"Ask her about it, I have to go to bed, got to get ready for a mission tomorrow. See you later, Haku-kun…" Naruto said, while drawing out the 'kun', much to the embarrassment of Akemi.
Hinata and Temari, who glared at Akemi, both got up and left with Naruto.
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Naruto slept quietly next to Hinata, but woke up early the next morning. He got their stuff ready for their mission. He heard the door open and then close. Temari was standing there with her night kimono open and revealing that she wasn't wearing anything. "You like?" she asked with a sly grin on her face.
Naruto dumbly nodded, but then noticed Hinata nodding too. He rolled his eyes and then said, "Since we're all going to be a family why not let it all hang out." He then stripped naked. Temari chuckled perversely for a minute then her face turned dark.
She looked over at Hinata and smiled kindly and said, "You're very attractive Hinata-chan, but I'm more concerned about our husband-to-be." She then ran her finger up the side of his ribs, eliciting a giggle. She smiled at this, but again her face turned sour. "Naruto-kun, you need more meat on your bones you knucklehead. While I'm happy with the equipment, I'm worried that you might not last long with that build," she said after having grabbed his 'little man' gently. "We can play later, all three of us, but we need you to get ready for your mission. We're also still too young to play too much."
Naruto nodded and began to dress. Temari kissed him gently on the cheek and did the same with Hinata before closing her kimono and heading back to her room.
"That was weird, but I kind of liked it…" Naruto said looking down at the latent erection.
Hinata giggled and replied, "We will see how much you like it on the trip."
Naruto looked at the girl in awe, she was nearly his age, but had the body of a girl a few years older. She walked by and placed a finger below his jaw and closed his mouth. She kissed him passionately and then proceeded to get dressed.
Naruto and Hinata met up with Ayane and Shizune and went over the list of areas that they were going to head to. They would also meet up with Haku and a team when they got to Lightning country. Their first location was back to Water country and to find the treasure that was given to Naruto by a thankful mother.
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Naruto's team arrived on the island nation of Water country and were immediately greeted by several group of Kiri shinobi. All of Naruto's group took up fighting positions, but relaxed when they saw that the all of the Kiri shinobi bowing to them. They then dispersed leaving only one team. A young man with a small sword walked up to the group and knelt before the team. "We bring you greetings from the new Mizukage and would like for you to accompany us to our hidden village, so that she can show you her gratitude," the man said very respectfully.
Naruto looked at Shizune who just nodded, but he could tell that she was secretly saying, 'Keep your guard up.'
Several hours later they came back to the village that Naruto had freed so many of the new occupants of Wave. The man slowed his pace and stood beside Naruto. "You know those of us with Kekkei Genkai owe you a lot Naruto-sama. My name is Itsuki," he said quietly, so that only Naruto could hear.
Naruto stopped and turned bright red. His eyes wide open and he wore a stunned look upon his face.
Itsuki bowed and said apologetically, "I'm sorry if I offended you Naruto-sama."
Shaken from his stupor, he put his hand on the back of his head and scratched it, fully embarrassed. "No, it's not that. I just didn't know you guys figured out it was me," Naruto said with a quiet and embarrassed tone.
"Some do, but most don't and are still angry at Orochimaru for 'taking' our 'special' people. Some of us have visited Wave and see that you have taken much better care of them then their countrymen," Itsuki said, as he glared at two of his team, who had the decency to look embarrassed.
"So the Land of Water is still on bad terms with the Sound village?" Shizune asked.
Itsuki nodded and said, "Yes, we know what he would do with those who have a Kekkei Genkai, so we are very pleased that they are in Wave, but you mustn't speak of this. Sometimes a lie will protect, sometimes it will hurt."
Naruto nodded knowingly. The rest of the trip was quiet, mainly because no one decided to speak. The quietly entered the village and made their way to the Mizukage's tower. Naruto noticed the stockade, torn and tattered with a sign reading 'Never again'. He smiled at this.
The entered an office to see a woman sitting in a chair, she wore rather risqué blue dress, that showed her ample cleavage and her red hair was worn in a topknot with a blue ribbon. Her hair covered her left eye and seemed to surround her right. Naruto looked at the woman, but did not stare. While he was impressed with her natural beauty, he wondered if she was similar to Tsunade and was worried more about her appearances than other things. He knew she must be strong to have ascended to the rank of Kage, but he knew from experience that most Kages had a quirk or two that lay just below the surface.
"May I present a squad from Nami no Kuni," Itsuki said, as he knelt before the woman's desk.
The woman nodded, but didn't look up from her paperwork. Naruto closed his eyes and began to center himself, this was an exercise that Haku had been working with him on. It would help him to be able to control his outbursts, at least a little.
Hinata noticed Naruto close his eyes and smiled, hoping that this would help to make sure that there were no international incidents. She carefully watched the woman and noticed that she had completed the work on the desk. She watched as the Mizukage continued to fake writing on the paper before her in a blatant attempt to see what her new visitors would do.
Five minutes later she raised her head and looked at her visitors. She scanned over the two older women, along with the younger one, and then scowled for a second at the blonde male in their ranks. She then glanced back at Hinata, noticing that she was a Hyuuga. She did notice Naruto's eyes open when she looked at him. She also noticed the change in attitude of the boy when her eyes lingered on Hinata. "Greeting, and welcome to Kirigakure no Sato. I see you have our champion and a Hyuuga. What can I do for your intrepid group today?" she asked with a wry grin.
Naruto continued to hold his anger in check, if only barely.
"We came to find something on the North side of the island for a client of ours," Shizune responded.
"And why didn't they ask our village to do the searching?" the Mizukage asked pointedly.
"At the time your leadership was opposed to our client and it would not be beneficial for them to contact your village," Shizune said in a serious tone.
"I see. So, how about now with our new leadership?" the Mizukage asked.
"We have already been paid for this mission and with the civil war that was going on, we weren't sure if your village would be stable enough to either help or oppose us," Shizune said with a fake smile written all over her face.
"Now that it is settled, will you allow us to take this mission?" the Mizukage asked with her own fake smile.
Naruto's anger quickly faded, as he watch the women begin a battle of words.
"Are you saying that this village is incompetent?" the Mizukage asked angrily.
"Of course not, Mizukage-sama, but we were already contracted for this mission and will not allow your village to take this mission from us," Shizune replied with an almost too sweet sounding voice.
"You're not even a village. You're just a bunch of rabble rousers with a couple experienced shinobi," the Mizukage said accusingly.
Shizune smirked at this comment and didn't fall for the ploy for information. "That may be true, but we are aspiring wandering shinobi and have found a home," she said happily.
The Mizukage was enraged and asked in a yell, "You dare to tell me, Terumii Mei, the Fifth Mizukage, that you will not ascend to your place, wandering shinobi?"
"Mizukage, you should control your temper, it would look bad for your subordinates to see you in such a state over a simple mission scroll," Shizune scolded the Mizukage, since she had years of doing this to Tsunade, it appeared to work when the woman before her turned bright red and turned her face down.
The Mizukage took a couple deep breaths and then said, "You're right, I shouldn't act that way in front of the person who helped free us from the oppressive regime of the Fourth." She then looked up at Naruto and the three other women were all aghast at the look in the Mizukage's eyes. She looked at Naruto like a piece of meat, ready to be devoured.
Naruto instinctually took a step back, while Hinata's instincts kicked in and she stepped in front of the blonde.
The Mizukage chuckled at the situation. She only looked at the boy as a stepping stone to be used and then discarded. She didn't need men other than those who were easily controlled. "So the Hyuuga girl has already staked her claim on the boy?" she asked happily.
Everyone was caught off guard by what happened next, even Naruto. Hinata growled at the Mizukage, she actually growled at the woman. Naruto wasn't sure if he should be honored or worried. Hinata had come out of her shell and was an animal that might take a long time to tame or at least become accustomed too.
The Mizukage laughed out loud. "You can have the boy. I'm just happy to have met the boy who saved my village and helped stabilize the country. Tell your leader that you have an ally in Mizu. When he gets a little older he can come and see me for training," she said seductively.
Hinata growled again and said emphatically, "Mine!"
The Mizukage again laughed deeply at the girl's reaction. "You may keep him, young Hyuuga. You may also do your mission with my blessing. I look forward to our next encounter. I might want to visit your leader," she said happily.
Shizune laughed nervously and said, "Thank you Mizukage-sama. We look forward to your visit and will inform our leader about your impending visit."
The Mizukage nodded and then shooed them out of the room. A man walked into the room just after they left. He wore a patch over his right eye and the veins around said socket were receding.
"Your opinion Ao?" the Mizukage asked.
"The group was strong and the girl was a main branch Hyuuga. The boy needed to man up and show some backbone," Ao replied.
'Man up… give her a bone…' the Mizukage thought to herself and began to radiate a huge amount of killing intent, but smiled nicely. "Shut up or I'm going to kill you…" she said in a sweet, but angry tone.
Ao looked at his leader and was confused, but nodded understanding anyways.
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A/N: Sorry it took so long to get this updated, but I think it is worth the wait. While most of my contemporaries are doing either the castle in Neck country or Bird country arcs, I'm off on my own. I hoped you liked this chapter. There will be more to come.