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Beasts of War
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Chapter Eleven
It had taken Naruto a week, with his Tetsu no Kegawa fully active the entire time, to recover enough to travel. Even then, he needed Jiraiya to help support his weight most of the way. Not only that, but they had been unable to travel at their usual speed because of his condition, forcing them to go at a civilian's pace. The journey from Tanzaku to Konoha had taken another week. When they neared the village, Naruto had stubbornly refused to let anyone see his weakness and made the rest of the journey under his own power.
"One more week..." Naruto muttered under his breath as he sighed quietly, rubbing the back of his neck as he reached the Kurotsuki compound as it neared sun-set, his three Deltas loyaly following behind him and his Iron Fur technique inactive. He couldn't believe he had been away from Hana for almost two full months. Pressing his hand against one of the gates and pushing it open, Naruto led the three females inside before leading them to his home. Quietly entering, Naruto motioned for them to stay. "I don't know how she'll react, so uh...let me tell her first..."
"Let you tell me what first?" Hana suddenly spoke up from behind Naruto, who froze in place. Slowly turning around and dreading the worst because of his mate's tone, Naruto was caught off guard when Hana just wrapped her arms around him and started crying. "I-I was s-so wo-worried about you!"
"...I'm sorry, Hana. I didn't mean to take so long coming back. There were some unforeseen events." Naruto answered, only for Hana to suddenly shake her head and look up from his chest, which was still bandaged. Slowly reaching up, she tenderly placed her hand over the healing wound hidden under the bandages.
"I...I don't know how to explain it, but...I somehow knew that you had been hurt..." Hana answered as her tears grew more intense, burying her face against his chest again as Naruto gently cradled the back of her head. "...a-and it s-scared me...I-I th-thought I was g-going to l-lose you..."
"Shh...I'm not dying any time soon." Naruto calmly reassured, consoling his lover and slowly managing to get her to calm down. Slowly and reluctantly pulling away, Hana dried her eyes before glancing over to the three females, only to glare up at Naruto. Sighing as he instantly knew what she was accusing him of, Naruto figured he had all of thirty seconds to save his ass before Hana ended up kicking him outside for the night or something. "Before you even start, they're 'rescues', okay? They were half-starved and out on their own. I couldn't just leave them out there to die. Bitches or not-"
"Hey!" Hana suddenly spat with anger, cutting him off. Pausing with confusion, Naruto blinked for a moment.
"What? With the Kurotsuki, a 'Bitch' is a nameless female Omega. All three were nameless female Omegas. There's nothing wrong with calling them that. Believe me, I asked." Naruto answered, still a bit confused by Hana's reaction. Before he continued, Naruto cast a quick and silent prayer to the gods above that he survive the impending wrath of his mate. "As I was saying, they are all Deltas, now...As to how that happened...Well, I, uh...I named them."
"Uh-huh. If that's all, then why are you so nervous?" Hana inquired a bit sharply while narrowing her eyes out of suspicioun. Before Naruto could answer, Yoruyoshi stepped forward, head bowed respectfully and submissively.
"Like the Kurotsuki, all wolf-kin follow the same general laws. Among them, there are a couple referring to Bitches. One of which is on a nameless Omega being given a name and being promoted to Delta." Yoruyoshi started, blushing faintly out of nervousness when Hana turned her attention on her. "When a Bitch is named by an Alpha, they are immediately promoted to Delta and...become the equivalent to a 'concubine' to the Alpha that named them."
"You mean to tell me...that you named all three of them?" Hana slowly and quietly growled as she glared back up at Naruto, who was a bit more nervous than he was just a minute ago...
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"H-Hana! Be reasonable!" Naruto tried to change her decision, only to be shoved out of the room and a pillow thrown in his face before he could say anything else. The bedroom door slammed shut a moment later. Sighing heavily as he picked up the pillow, Naruto slowly made his way back to the living room and sat down on one of the couches. Setting the pillow off to the side, Naruto laid down with another sigh. He couldn't believe she had actually 'banished' him to the couch until further notice. Honestly, that was worse than being kicked outside like she had done that one time and all because he accidentally made a 'fat joke' without meaning to while they were talking about her being pregnant.
Dismissing such thoughts, Naruto started getting a bit comfortable, wincing slightly in pain as his chest ached, but nothing too bad; he'd probably be able to take the bandages off in the next day or two. Not long after he started drifting asleep, three heads poked themselves out of the rooms they had been given. They had heard everything said between Naruto and Hana. Whining softly, Akame was the first to leave her room before heading downstairs as quietly as possible. Sayuri and Yoruyoshi shared a glance before they sighed and followed after the smaller Delta, just to make sure she wouldn't get into any trouble...
Plus, they, too, wanted to check on their Alpha and make sure he was okay...
Back in her room, however, Hana was starting to regret her decision. She didn't even know why she had gotten so mad with him; he was just trying to help them. She probably would have done the same thing if she were in his position. Lying in bed, alone, Hana clutched one of the large pillows to her chest, clad in only her grey tank top and black panties like she usually was when in bed. Biting her bottom lip, Hana tried to hold out for as long as possible, but it was getting really hard. It was a little after midnight now, roughly two or three hours after banishing Naruto to the couch, and she just couldn't sleep. Turning on the lamp on the nightstand as she got up, Hana walked over to the full-body mirror set off to the side before pulling her shirt up enough to reveal her stomach, turning to her right for a full side-profile of her body.
'I'm already starting to show...' Hana thought to herself as she was filled with a maternal warmth, smiling slightly as she gently caressed her distended belly. She had first started showing almost a week ago, but Hana guessed that Naruto had been right about the fact she would be pregnant with a great many pups, which would also explain why her belly was already sticking out an inch or two when she hadn't even reached a full three months into her pregnancy. Gently rubbing the slight bulge, Hana sighed heavily with defeat and pulled her shirt back down. Grabbing one of the blankets in the room, Hana turned the lamp off and headed downstairs. As she entered the living room, however, Hana could only stare on in surprise before smiling slightly again. Sayuri and Yoruyoshi had curled around their smaller companion, Akame, as they all slept on the floor beside the couch that Naruto was sleeping on.
'I should apologize to them in the morning. I bet they think I hate them or something.' Hana thought with a slight frown before pushing those thoughts off to the side for now. Looking at the blanket in her hands, Hana looked back to the Deltas before using it to cover the three sleeping female lycans. A quick return to the bedroom and Hana had acquired another blanket, using it to cover Naruto and herself as she laid down beside him on the couch. Smiling lovingly when Naruto instinctively wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close, Hana nuzzled his shoulder and curled up slightly while cuddling closer to him. Leaning up slightly, Hana gently kissed Naruto on the cheek. Laying her head back down on Naruto's shoulder with a soft sigh of contentment, Hana closed her eyes and smiled warmly, finally able to sleep now that she was back in her lover's arms...
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"Mm...Huh?" Naruto mumbled as he woke up, taking notice of an unexpected weight on his chest. Glancing down, he saw that it was Hana. Hearing a noise off to the side, Naruto couldn't stop himself from smiling when he saw Akame and Sayuri sleeping peacefully under the blanket Hana had undoubtedly brought out for them last night, the smaller of the two Deltas snoring quietly while the grey furred female held Akame from behind. Spotting the missing presence of Yoruyoshi, Naruto was about to contemplate how he would go about escaping from Hana's grip when he smelled something cooking. Sniffing the air and detecting the delicious scents of various meats, Naruto could only deduce that the 'lead' Delta had learned how to cook in the past or something and had taken to making breakfast for everyone that morning. Nudging Hana's shoulder, Naruto attempted to wake her up, only to get an annoyed groan on the first attempt, an irritated growl the second time, and then a painful bite on the chest from the third attempt. Knowing she was awake and just trying to irritate him by that point since she did it quite often, Naruto had rolled over on top of Hana to teasingly pin her down, only for his eyes to widen as they kept going.
Thud!
"Owww..." Naruto groaned, lying on his back with a startled Hana straddling him. Caught off guard by the sudden noise, Sayuri and Akame had jumped to their feet in an instant, only to find Naruto and Hana on the floor beside the couch. As worried and sorry as she was, Hana couldn't keep from giggling as she leaned forward and gently kissed Naruto's cheek, never noticing that Sayuri and Akame had slipped into the kitchen where Yoruyoshi was to give them some time alone while also seeking out what smelled so good.
"Hehehe...I-I'm so sorry, Naruto-kun. I forgot that we were on the couch and not in bed." Hana apologized, still grinning despite Naruto glaring at her slightly with a small frown. Leaning down and kissing him gently, Hana still continued to grin while caressing his cheek and the side of his head. "Oh, my poor baby...I'm sorry."
"Yeah, right..." Naruto muttered a bit stubbornly and sarcastically before gently kissing her back, finding it impossible to stay mad at her. As Hana got off of him and let him stand up, Naruto was a little confused as to why his injuries weren't hurting all that bad apart from a dull ache, but figured they were almost completely healed by now. Letting out a yawn, Naruto decided to visit the hospital voluntarily, for the first time in his life, after breakfast and look into getting the all-clear to remove the annoying bands of gauze-cloth. "So, what changed your mind?"
"Well...They did." Hana went quiet after that as she blushed heavily before gently taking his hand and placing it on her stomach to clue him in. Smiling lovingly, Naruto pulled her into his arms with her back to his chest without removing his hand from her belly. Closing her eyes and relaxing against him, Hana nuzzled his arm with her cheek while Naruto leaned down and nuzzled her neck and shoulder, gently touching his nose to the ever-ultra-sensitive spot at the base of her neck where he had marked her. Letting out a soft whimper and shivering as her knees became weak, Hana gripped his arms as tight as she could to keep from falling, only to weakly bite him on the arm, succeeding only in making Naruto laugh quietly. "C-Cut it out, Naruto-kun. You kn-know what that d-does to me..."
"And you know what biting does to me, yet you still do it..." Naruto growled quietly and teasingly into her ear, making Hana whimper again. Suddenly letting her go while stepping to the side and causing her to fall back and land on the couch, Naruto gave her an impish smirk as she sunk into the plush cushions while Hana, blushing heavily again, glared at him indignantly from her spot. "Now, come on. I think Yoru's making breakfast for us."
"Jerk..." Hana grumbled under her breath as she stood back up, still blushing as she followed after him, uncaring of the fact she was clad in only her usual sleep-wear despite the prescence of three others in their home...
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"Finally, I'm free of those damn things..." Naruto, free of his armor, grumbled as he rubbed at his chest where the bandages had flattened his fur slightly. Giving the nurse a silent nod of thanks, Naruto slipped back out into the hallway and started making his way to the front door to head back home when he came across a familiar face. That same person suddenly gave him a beaming grin and ran forward, nearly tackling him to the ground from their speed. Just as he was about to say something in a warm greeting, Naruto frowned slightly, feeling Hinata's shoulders shake slightly as his fur became a little damp where her face was buried against his chest. Slowly wrapping his arms around her, Naruto gently rubbed her back, smiling sadly. "Shh...I'm right here. There's no need to cry, Hinata. I'm fine."
"I-I know that, but...W-When Hana-chan t-told me th-that you got hurt..." Hinata mumbled out without looking up from his chest, tightening her embrace as she choked back a sob. Naruto sighed quietly and pushed her hood back before gently smoothing her hair back and down, essentially 'petting' her. Almost instantly, she started to relax before reluctantly pulling away from him after a few minutes of savoring the attention she was getting, using her sleeve cuffs to dry her eyes and looking up at him with a shy smile and a faint blush. She had always liked it when he did that. "I-I'm happy to see that y-you're okay now..."
"I'm glad to see that you're doing okay, as well." Naruto replied before frowning a little. "I'm sorry that I haven't been able to spend much time with you. I've been rather busy."
"Naruto-kun, it's okay. I understand. You had barely just gotten out of the hospital before they sent you off in search of Tsunade-sama." Hinata reassured, smiling up at him as she held one of his hands with both of her own. Hinata suddenly blushed fiercely and looked away, smiling shyly. "H-H-How's Ha-Hana-chan d-doing? I-I h-haven't b-been able t-to ch-check on her all we-week be-because of t-training and m-m-missions."
"Hana's doing just fine, Hinata. She's been a little edgy recently, so why don't you pay her another visit?" Naruto suggested with a teasing smirk, making Hinata's blush grow even hotter and darker. Feeling a little light-headed, Hinata rested her head against Naruto's chest, taking advantage of her dizziness to avoid looking at him out of sheer embarrassment.
"S-S-She t-told you?" Hinata inquired meekly, nearly making Naruto laugh at her timid and shy reaction. Luckily, he managed to maintain his composure.
"No, but I smelled both your's and Anko's scents in the bedroom last night after I got home. Don't worry, little one. I'm not mad. In fact, I want to thank you for it." Naruto replied, making Hinata look up at him in surprise. "Although you two slept together, multiple times judging from the strength of the scents, after I gave Hana clear instructions not to until after the pups are born, I still want to thank you for being there for her and keeping her company. If you hadn't, I'm pretty sure Hana would have gone stir crazy or stressed herself out with worry while I was away."
"I-It w-wasn't that b-b-big of a d-d-deal..." Hinata stuttered out again while staring down at the groun, her cheeks burning a deep scarlet as she became embarrassed and shy once more. As she pulled her hair back over her shoulder and flipped her hood back over her head, Hinata held her hands behind her back while nibbling on her bottom lip. Laughing slightly at her reaction, Naruto leaned down as he cupped her chin and tilted her head up, gently kissing her forehead and nearly making the Hyuuga heiress faint where she stood.
"If you don't mind, I'd like for you to stop by the compound later today. There are a few new...additions...to the family that I'd like you to meet." Naruto stated calmly, getting a shy and absent-minded nod from Hinata as she held her hands in front of her mouth and chest, both appendages still hidden by her jacket's sleeves. "Alright. I'll see you then, Hina-chan."
"..." Hinata was silent as Naruto left, her eyes wide and her blush slowly growing more intense as Naruto's last words echoed in her mind. 'H-Hina-chan? Only Hana-chan has called me that before...'
Feeling even more disoriented than before, Hinata barely made it to a nearby chair before she lost her balance, quickly sitting down...
As Naruto left the hospital, he started thinking about the new 'additions' he spoke of, his three Deltas. Prior to arriving at the compound when he first returned, Naruto had gone out and purchased some new clothing for them, but he was a bit surprised by their 'fashion senses'. Namely, the fact they had taken to wearing about just as much as they did before, if not a bit less. Yoruyoshi now wore an outfit similar to her original one, only with a tube top instead of a tank top. Sayuri had chosen to wear a pair of black spandex short-shorts and a black sports bra top. As for Akame, the smaller and bustier Delta had taken to wearing a white tank top that barely contained her truly enormous breasts along with a pair of white booty shorts that hugged her rear like a second skin and left the thin straps to her red thong visible as they crossed over her hips.
It was safe to say that Akame was 'bolder' than the other two, who were already seemingly shameless...
'Now that I think about it, Father's journals spoke of a few of his encounters with female Omegas prior to meeting Mother.' Naruto mused thoughtfully, scratching under his chin as he walked down the road towards the compound. Judging from the contents of Kokushoku's journals, Naruto could only deduce that female Omegas, and even some male Omegas, were naturally shameless when it came to their body. He guessed that it was due to them already being at the lowest rank amongst the packs, making the thoughts and feelings of others towards their appearance an insubstantial matter.
However, Naruto had noticed that the three Deltas were acting a bit...strange now. Well, Akame, to be specific. All throughout breakfast that morning, Akame had been acting a bit shy around him, reminding him a little of Hinata. The auburn furred female would often throw him glances every so often, only to look down almost as soon as he looked in her general direction, getting flustered every once in awhile and even stuttering at one point when he asked her if she slept okay last night. Yoruyoshi and Sayuri, on the other hand, hadn't been acting much different, apart from almost never making eye contact with Hana, despite their ranking. It was, without a doubt, due to Hana's reaction to them last night...
"Gonna have to take care of that later..." Naruto muttered out loud while scratching the back of his neck. Glancing to the side and spotting a training ground, Naruto paused in mid-step, casting another glance back in the direction of the Kurotsuki clan compound. "Well, I guess I could do with some light training. I haven't exactly been capable of working out recently..."
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"Um...Hey..." Hana muttered uncertaintly as she approached the three female Deltas, who were all sitting at the dining room table and talking amongst themselves. Blushing a little as they all looked towards her, Hana started feeling a little nervous and rubbed the back of her neck before continuing. "I, uh...I'm sorry for reacting like I did. I just wasn't expecting Naruto-kun to come home with another female, let alone three..."
"It's alright, Hana-sama. Naruto-sama warned us that you might react like that." Yoruyoshi responded, surprising Hana a little. At the pregnant woman's expression, Yoruyoshi smiled slightly and continued. "We know our place, Hana-sama."
"..." Hana was silent after that, feeling even worse than before. She just thought it was kind of sad that someone could say such words with a smile on their face, whether it was real or not. "It's not just that. We just met and all, but I wanted to let you know that me and Naruto-kun were talking earlier before he left and...I want you to know that you're all a part of this family, too. Nothing will ever change that."
"H-Hana-sama..." Suyuri muttered quietly with shock as she and the other two Deltas stared at their Alpha Female with surprise. Yoruyoshi even had tears in her eyes. Without saying another word, Hana bowed her head slightly in departure and turned around, walking away to tend to other things in the house. Once again, Akame was the first to react. She quietly got up out of her chair and followed after Hana and caught up to her just before she reached the stairs to the second floor. They couldn't hear what was said between them, but they saw Akame hug the shorter female before leaving the house, probably to isolate herself for a little bit in order to regain her composure; it wasn't uncommon for the younger Delta to do so. She had been like that ever since they had all met each other when they were younger.
"Sayuri-chan, could you go make sure Akame-chan is okay? I'm going to go check on Hana-sama." Yoruyoshi asked softly, recieving a nod from the other female lycan. As Sayuri left, Yoruyoshi went up the stairs and followed after Hana. Coming to a stop in the doorway to one of the larger rooms in the house, Yoruyoshi glanced around, knowing about the plans for the room. Standing at one of the two windows that illuminated the room, Hana stared out over the empty Kurotsuki compound with a sad look on her face, caught between sorrow and hope as she gently rubbed her stomach.
"For years, me and Naruto-kun both thought that he was the last one. So did many others." Hana spoke up, her voice quiet and soft as it fluctuated slightly from the emotions raging within her. "He's been so alone all these years. Only recently has he come to truly know the wonders of happiness."
"As have you." Yoruyoshi added softly, something that made Hana look down at her stomach with a loving smile on her lips. "As have Akame, Sayuri, and myself. Before we met Naruto-sama, we were on the verge of starving to death, but he found us and rescued us. After I recovered, I could tell he was happy to find other wolf-kin. It's not surprising. Our numbers rivaled those of normal humans long ago, but after Him, we have not been able to recover our lost strength..."
"You mean Kogarashi, right?" Hana inquired softly while glancing over at the taller female. She could feel her muscles start to grow tight and tense all across her body. Some of her joints ached, especially her knuckles, shoulders, neck, and lower back. Her feet and ankles also hurt quite a bit. It wouldn't be much longer. Hana guessed she had about another two days, at most, to spend as a normal looking human before she transformed into a lycanthrope like her lover and the three Deltas. Before she could start imagining what it would be like or how she would look, Hana's thoughts were broken by Yoruyoshi's response, which came only a couple seconds after Hana's question.
"Yes. The Great White Wolf caused a slow-moving chain reaction, resulting in fewer and fewer of us with every generation. Thus, wolf-kin females became more and more fertile, allowing for larger litters than what you may consider 'normal' or 'average'." The Delta explained, walking further into the room so that she was standing beside Hana. "Even then, however, it has done little more than stall our impending extinction. The war with Kogarashi resulted not only in a great many deaths of our people, but it tipped the scales of ecological balance. Before, Shishisensou and humans were equals in population and treated one another with a degree of respect, but the humans feared us because we were much stronger than any of them. Thus, Kogarashi used it to his advantage, rallying humans to his cause and even after he died and the humans forgot about him, they continue to follow his words. The humans later declared war on us and its been ungoing for many centuries."
"Oh, my god...That's horrible." Hana muttered, tenderly reaching out and rubbing Yoruyoshi's shoulder comfortingly. The taller female gave Hana a soft and warm smile in return, but the mother-to-be could still see the pain in Yoruyoshi's eyes. Now that she thought about it, she had seen that same look in Naruto's eyes in the past, back before they pledged themselves to one another.
"Do not worry, Hana-sama. We will continue to live on, no matter what." Yoruyoshi started, looking back out the window and watching as Sayuri and Akame came into sight from a corner of the compound, both heading back to the house. "It's what were best at; fighting. Fighting for territory, fighting for love, fighting for food, fighting to protect, fighting to kill, fighting to survive. Everything we do, involves some form of fighting. Even when mating, for some of the...rougher wolf-kin pairings."
"..." Hana blushed heavily at the Delta's last sentence, recalling the second night that she and Naruto had spent together during their five-day long love-making. That one had been especially rough, resulting in them both recieving a great deal of bloody scratches and bite marks. If it hadn't been for the fact Hana was skilled with healing ninjutsu, they would have gotten blood on virtually everything 'usable' in the house. That, and they would have gained many, many new scars to add to those they were already adorned with.
Yoruyoshi, spotting Hana's reaction, could immediately tell that Hana knew exactly what she was talking about. Then again, it was a very common thing amongst pairings, mostly out of a need to find out who the true dominant participant was, but it was also a bonding ritual of sorts. While painful, messy, and seemingly barbaric, there had never been a wolf-kin pairing that had split apart after such unusual courtship-related behaviour. The Delta wished that she, too, could one day experience it, but as rare as their kin were and her Alpha already having been claimed, Yoruyoshi doubted she would ever find a proper mate...
"Yoruyoshi-chan, would you mind teaching me more about...wolf-kin culture?" Hana inquired, glancing up at Yoruyoshi, who peered back at her with a look of startled surprise. It wasn't very often people wanted to learn about them, having been viewed as 'monsters' and 'abominations' for the past millenia. Hana then gained a sheepish look and blushed, smiling shyly as she looked down and rubbed her mildly distended belly. "I haven't been able to find the time to have Naruto-kun teach me, with him being out on missions and all..."
"It...It would be an honor to teach you, Hana-sama." Yoruyoshi responded, stuttering faintly at first before recomposing herself. Smiling warmly, Hana turned and made to leave the room with Yoruyoshi following behind her. "What would you like to learn first?"
"Well, uh...Could you tell me more about, um..." Hana trailed off for a moment out of embarrassment, blushing heavily as she glanced at her fertile belly. "About wolf-kin pregnancies and about being 'Turned'?"
"A-Alright..." Yoruyoshi responded, a little embarrassed by the chosen topic as well...
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"Oww..." Naruto whined quietly, rubbing at his chest where he had been stabbed. Granted, it had just healed, so it was bound to be a bit sore, but his idea of 'light training' needed to be re-evaluated. Maybe he should take it a little easy for the time being. Pressing his hand against the Kurotsuki compound gate and unlocking it with his chakra, Naruto pushed it aside while entering, letting it close on its own behind him as he walked to his home. Opening the front door, Naruto barely made it past the thresh-hold when he was suddenly tackled by a blur of auburn fur.
"ARUFA!" Akame cried happily, wrapping her arms around his waist while nuzzling his chest excitedly, ignoring the fact she had almost knocked him over. Laughing slightly at her reaction, Naruto wrapped an arm around her while closing the door behind him. Gently petting the top of her head, Naruto looked down at her.
"Someone seem's happier than usual." Naruto started with a slight smirk while Akame opened her eyes and looked up at him innocently, blushing beneath her fur. Averting her gaze out of embarrassment, Akame refused to let go of him. "So, what's got you so excited?"
"We-Well, um..." Akame started stammering, only for them to be distracted when Sayuri came racing down the stairs.
"N-Naruto-sama! It's Hana-sama!" The grey furred Delta exclaimed as she came to a stop, gently grabbing Naruto's arm and pulling him along while Akame detached from her Alpha. "She's starting to Shift!"
"What? Where is she?" Naruto asked as they reached the stairs, easily outpacing Sayuri in his eagerness to reach his mate.
"The master bedroom. Yoruyoshi-chan is currently with her right now." Sayuri answered, only for Naruto to start walking all the quicker, leaving Sayuri and Akame behind. Quickly reaching the door to the room, Naruto paused and took a breath to relax a little before entering, spotting Yoruyoshi sitting at the edge of the bed with Hana lying down, her head resting in the Delta's lap. Hana was sweating and shivering a little, obvious in discomfort. Making his way over to the bed, Naruto sat down and leaned over, gently kissing Hana on the side of her head after brushing a strand of hair out of her face.
"H-Hey, you..." Hana whispered with a weak smile, only to grimace and bite back a mild cry of pain as her spine started burning again. Naruyo could only smile softly and gently kiss the side of her head again.
"Yoru, would you mind stepping out? I'll let you and others know if we'll need anything." Naruto requested kindly, getting a knowing smile from Yoruyoshi as She carefully got up, letting Naruto sit where she had been. Without saying another word, Yoruyoshi slipped out of the room to give them some time alone. Almost as if on cue, Hana suddenly tensed up, curling up slightly as she gripped Naruto's leg and groaned. Gently petting his beloved mate, Naruto decided to give her the only piece of advice he could. "Relax, Hana. Don't fight it."
"Ngh...B-Better...Ugh...Be-better said than done, love..." Hana muttered back with a humorless smirk while glancing up at him out of the corner of her eye, refusing to move her head from Naruto's lap while her response made Naruto chuckle quietly. Letting out a canine-like whine as he moved out from where he was, Hana stayed quiet as Naruto sat down beside her on the bed and started to gently pull her shorts down, making Hana blush fiercely despite the situation. He could see her unspoken question in her eyes, however, and smiled softly.
"When you start to Shift, your clothes won't fit you and they'll be ruined." Naruto remarked, only to lean over and lovingly kiss her on the lips while letting his hand rest on her hip. Letting out a soft moan, Hana looped her arms around his neck and shoulders, smiling weakly once again as she maintained the lip-lock. Releasing her hold on him after a few moments, Hana simply let him undress her, admiring how he was being so gentle with her. She shivered again and let out a strangeled moan when his hands brushed against her bare breasts while he was taking her shirt off, her arousal spiking despite the discomfort of her first 'Shift'.
"Mm-hm. You're just...using it as an excuse...to see me naked." Hana teased playfully as she laid on her back slightly and gently took his hands, putting them palm to palm. She still couldn't get over how big he was when compared to her. At least now, they'll be a bit more evened out. Without saying a word, Hana moved his hands and had one of them cover her left breast with her own hand on top of his. Shaking his head slightly at his mate's behavior, Naruto leaned down and kissed Hana on the lips again while gently groping the plump mound of flesh enclosed in his hand, drawing out another moan from his lover. "Mmm...God, I want you in me again..."
"I know you do, Hana. I want to be in you as well, but you know why we can't..." Naruto responded calmly while leaning down and lightly touching his nose to her belly, making Hana blush heavily once again with a motherly smile on her face. The mood, however, was ruined when Hana suddenly tensed once more, lying on her side again as she curled up, gnashing her teeth and gripping the bed sheets as she fought to bite back a cry of pain.
"Shhh...Relax, Hana...It'll be okay..." Naruto whispered into her ear while brushing her hair out of her face with his hand, leaning down and lightly kissing her on the side of her head. Smiling weakly, Hana relaxed a little, knowing she would be okay so long as Naruto was around. Naruto, however, frowned slightly. Since it was Hana's first time, it would be hours before it was finally over. He knew she would be alright, but Hana would be absolutely exhausted afterwards and it would probably leave her bed-ridden for the next couple days.
"Ngh..." Hana groaned, her eyes squeezed shut as the vertabrae in her back visibly distended, pushing out against her taut skin. Hushing her quietly, Naruto continued to pet her, smoothing her hair back and gently holding one of her hands in his free hand...
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"Hnnn..." Akame whined softly as she remained beside the door, lying on the floor and curled up. Sayuri and Yoruyoshi were down in the kitchen as they made dinner and their guest, Hyuuga Hinata, was sitting beside Akame as they waited for news on Hana. "Hnnnnn..."
"Shh...It'll be okay, Akame-chan. Hana-chan will be fine." Hinata reassured the smallest Delta, gently petting the top of her head and neck. Almost instantly, Akame relaxed, enjoying the attention. Appreciative of Hinata's efforts, Akame curled up a little more and rested her head in Hinata's lap, unknowingly making the timid and shy heiress blush heavily along with stirring up the young woman's lustful feelings. Luckily, Hinata managed to reign them back in and relax, getting back to petting Akame as they waited. Still blushing quite heavily, Hinata was starting to get worried about herself recently; mostly due to her suddenly insatiable lust and arousal. Not to mention her bisexual orientation and unstoppable curiousity.
'I wonder what it would be like now, with Hana-chan being a she-wolf...' Hinata mentally wondered, her blush burning hotter as her breathing grew heavier. Squeezing her eyes shut, Hinata took a deep breath and shook her head to clear out such thoughts. That was when the door to the master bedroom finally opened...
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