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Beasts of War
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Chapter Twelve
"Mmm..." Hana moaned softly in her sleep as she laid on the bed, curled around a body pillow that was trapped within her embrace. Naruto smiled softly and gently kissed the top of her head, sitting at the edge of the bed as she slept. He honestly couldn't believe how beautiful she looked now, his eyes taking in her appearance in detail once more.
She now stood at about 6'3" with medium brown fur covering most of her body, a thick mane of dark brown fur hanging from between her ears and the back of her neck that reached down to just beneath her shoulder blades, light brown-tan fur covering the front of her torso, under her neck, and along the bottom and sides of her muzzle that flared up and reached around her eyes, more light brown-tan fur covering her forearms and hands with dark brown fur on her finger tips, dark brown fur covering her lower legs from just below her knees down to her paw-like feet, and some dark brown fur on her flanks.
Her figure was now thicker with muscle, but still rather lithe and she still retained her hourglass figure, even though her breasts had grown larger, but proportionately so to the rest of her body, and her stomach still stuck out a couple inches despite Hana having grown a foot taller than she used to be. Unlike the others, however, Hana didn't have any clothes that fit her and she seemed rather content with being 'nude' at the moment...
"Mmmm..." Hana moaned softly again while Naruto stood up and quietly left the bedroom. Sitting beside the doorway was Hinata with Akame curled around her, making Naruto raise an eye brow with slight curiousity.
Before he could open his mouth to say anything, however, Akame had already shot to her feet and slammed into his abdomen, wrapping her arms around him. Grunting slightly from the force, Naruto couldn't help smiling at the excitable she-wolf's usual greeting. Now that he thought about it, he was the only one she 'tackled' whenever she went to hug someone...Maybe it was because she knew he was the only one capable of taking it without falling over?
"Arufa? Is Hana-sama okay?" Akame quietly asked, looking up at him worriedly. Naruto only smiled more and nodded, placating the female's worries.
"Don't worry, Akame. Hana's perfectly fine, she just needs to rest." Naruto reassured while Akame almost reluctantly let go of him and nodded. Standing up, Hinata was about to greet him when Naruto suddenly wrapped his arms around her in a loving embrace, her cheeks burning brightly as her eyes widened with surprise, having been caught off guard. After only a moment, however, Hinata relaxed and leaned against him, wrapping her arms around him as best as she could while a content smile formed on her lips. "I'm glad you came and Hana-chan will certaintly be happy to see you. When she wakes up, that is."
"..." Hinata didn't say anything as she nuzzled her cheek against Naruto's fur, making him smile faintly. Pushing Hinata's hood back, Naruto brushed her hair back with one hand for a moment before tapping her shoulder lightly, prompting her to slowly look up at him as she continued to blush heavily.
"I'm sure dinner is almost done. Why don't we head back downstairs?" Naruto suggested. The two females present nodded before letting him lead them away. Pausing at the first step and letting Akame and Hinata go ahead of him, Naruto glanced back towards the master bedroom, only to sigh softly and continued on his way down. He'll bring her something to eat later...
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"Mm...Hey, you..." Hana moaned out softly and tiredly with a warm smile as Naruto sat down at the edge of the bed, the newly Shifted mother-to-be closing her eyes and letting out a quiet sigh of contentment as her chosen life-mate gently ran his fingers through the fur on the side of her neck and head. It had been two days since her transformation and while she was capable of getting up and walking around, she was still a bit sore and weak from the experience, so she took to staying in bed most of the time. That's when she took notice of how he was in his human form and clad in different clothing than she usually saw him in. "What's with the change?"
"Oh, this..." Naruto mumbled with a slight grimace as he looked at his hand. He was clad in a pair of simple black pants, a black skin-tight short-sleeve top under a standard chuunin flak vest, black fingerless gloves on his hands, and white cloth wrapped around his feet and ankles in the place of footwear. He also had a Konoha hitai-ate tied around his left bicep on a strip of dark blue cloth. "The first meeting of the peace negotiations between us and Suna is later today and I have to attend; Tsunade's orders."
"No, not that...What's with this?" Hana asked again as she weakly pinched his arm, pulling at his skin with a pout. "I've been trying to get you to go out like this for years now..."
"Again, Tsunade's orders..." Naruto growled quietly in annoyance before scratching at his neck under his chin; he really wished he could just go as his true self. "She doesn't want me scaring the Suna representatives...all because of a certain matriarch telling her I can switch between forms."
"Heeey...Mom hasn't had anyone she could actually gossip with in a long time." Hana whined in defense of her mother, poking Naruto in the ribs with a clawed finger. "You leave her alone."
"I promise nothing..." Naruto grumbled before leaning down and kissing the top of Hana's head, making her blush faintly with a small smile. "I'll be back later once the meeting's over."
"You better." Hana mumbled with a slight pout, only to relax as Naruto gently rubbed her slightly distended belly. "Mmm...I love you..."
"And I love you." The amber eyed chuunin returned as he kissed Hana lovingly. "If you need anything while I'm gone, just let one of the girls know, okay?"
"Mm-hm..." Hana mumbled with a slight nod, letting her eyes close tiredly. Smiling a little when Naruto kissed her cheek, Hana decided to get a little more sleep while Naruto got up and left the room. A few minutes later, before she fell back asleep, Yoruyoshi entered the room with a small tray of items, gently shutting the door behind her. "Hey, Yoru..."
"Good morning, Hana-sama." The Delta greeted while setting the tray on the nightstand on Hana's side of the bed. Noticing what it was, a quiet growl of half-hearted annoyance rumbled in Hana's throat as she grimaced slightly. Despite her hatred of the bittersweet medicinal herbal tea, Hana still stomached the drink after sitting up in bed and leaning back against the headboard, knowing it was an old wolf-kin recipe to help with the muscle aches and joint pain that normally followed a wolf-kin's first Shift. More specifically, one that was Turned. Hers, however, also had a few added herbs that were packed with certain nutrients to ensure her still-growing litter of pups would be healthy. Setting the cup back on the tray, Yoruyoshi suddenly frowned a little as she sat at the edge of the bed next to the Kurotsuchi 'matriarch-in-training'. "Are you sure that we should be keeping your lessons a secret from Naruto-sama?"
"It'll be alright. Don't worry." Hana reassured, smiling slightly as she thought about what she was planning on doing. "Besides, I want to surprise him."
"I don't like keeping things a secret from him...but alright." Yoruyoshi responded with a sigh before returning to her now-usual routine with Hana, picking up a black book from the tray as Hana moved over a little so that Yoruyoshi could sit down next to her comfortably. "Do you remember where we left off yesterday?"
"Um...I think we were on chapter five." Hana answered while slipping under Yoruyoshi's arm and cuddling up against the Delta's side.
Blushing slightly from the rather intimate position they were in just as Hana was, Yoruyoshi didn't acknowledge it other than adjusting her position so that they were both more comfortable before opening the book to where it was marked, all of the writing in it being the same ancient language of the Shishisensou. A moment later, the slightly older lycanthropic woman started reading out loud to Hana, pausing on occassion to have the former Inuzuka read a portion to help her better learn the language, just as they had been doing for the past few days...
Idly, Hana started feeling like a little kid again that was still learning how to read, only this time, it was an ancient language known only to Shishisensou...
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"Hmph...Damn mutts need to stop doing that..." Naruto grumbled under his breath as he approached the front door of Inuzuka Tsume's home after being tackled to the ground by the Haimaru Triplets.
After shoving them all aside, he had rolled over onto all fours and snarled at them, pinning one under his left hand as a show of dominance, resulting in all three canines whining and submitting to him almost instantly; hopefully, they were smart enough not to do it again. Originally, he hadn't been so bothered by their behavior, but it was getting irritating now and being stuck in his human form for the peace negotiations wasn't making his mood any better. Dismissing the thoughts and knocking on the door, Naruto scratched at his chin as he waited for someone to answer.
'Hana's lucky I love her so much or else I wouldn't be doing this for her.' Naruto mentally grumbled despite smiling faintly at the thought of surprising Hana with what he was planning. It was mostly so that she could see them again and tell them about her current condition, having not seen her family in the past couple weeks. Yawning slightly as the door finally opened, Naruto stared down at Kiba for a moment, the runt looking rather tired and irritable himself.
"Who the hell are-" Kiba was cut off from finishing his confused, and rather rude, inquiry when Naruto covered his mouth with his left hand.
"Shut up for a minute and I'll make it quick, runt. I'm already running late as it is." Naruto growled quietly while Kiba finally recognized him since only a few people called him 'runt' and he knew only one that had amber eyes. Kiba then glared at him. "I came to invite you and your mother to dinner tomorrow, but it's kind of a surprise for Hana. I know she hasn't seen you two for a little while and she's wanted to talk to you two about a few things, but hasn't been able to."
"Let me guess; she Shifted, didn't she?" Tsume remarked from behind Kiba as she approached them, cleaning her hands off with a hand-towel. Naruto simply nodded in response while releasing Kiba's face, the heir growling quietly as he continued to glare at Naruto for how he was acting, only to gain a curious expression as what his mother said clicked in his head, prompting him to stay quiet and listen to them. Plus, he was simply too tired to fight with his soon-to-be brother-in-law after training well into the night last night with Akamaru. "I see. Well, we'll be there. What time do you want us to stop by?"
"How's seven sound to you?" Naruto asked in return, getting a nod from the matriarch.
"Sounds good to me. Kiba has the day off tomorrow anyways." Tsume responded. "Anything else?"
"Thankfully, no..." Naruto grumbled quietly. After giving her son a look, Tsume waited until Kiba had gone back inside before looking back to her daughter's companion and chosen life-mate.
"Are you doing alright, Naruto? You seem pretty exhausted." Tsume inquired worriedly, making Naruto snort slightly with annoyance, glaring off to the side as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"More like aggravated." Naruto muttered, getting a look of mild confusion and concern from Tsume; he knew it was because she hoped he and Hana weren't fighting for whatever reason, but he somewhat appreciated the worry all the same. "Tsunade picked me to be one of the Konoha representatives for the peace negotiations with Suna. Thus, why she ordered me to be like this since someone happened to blab about me being able to switch between forms."
"Eheh...I wonder who that could have been?" Tsume responded as innocently as she could manage, a sheepish grin forming on her lips as she fidgeted a bit nervously.
"Yeah, yeah..." Naruto mumbled dismissively as he turned around and started walking away while Tsume leaned against the doorway with her own arms crossed over her chest, smiling faintly as she watched him go.
She smirked with amusement when she watched Naruto snarl at the Haimaru Triplets on his way out, making the three dogs jump slightly before submissively following behind him; Hana was sure to kick his ass for scaring her partners so bad, but then again, they'd had it coming for a while now with how they always pounced on the wolf-man. Shaking her head slightly, Tsume turned around and headed back inside, still smirking as she closed the door behind her. Hopefully, her little plan to make the Kurotsuki open up more paid off...
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Finally getting out of bed with a yawn, Hana made her way to the limited wardrobe she had that fit her new size. Naruto had told her that she could wear some of his mother's old clothing until she managed to get some of her own. She was actually half-tempted to just stick with the late woman's wardrobe for good; most of her clothes were pretty close to Hana's fashion preferences and a near perfect fit with the only exception being that most of the tops were a bit snug around her chest, but not uncomfortably so.
Not only that, but there were a number of kimonos and a few yukatas that had been specially tailored for pregnant Kurotsuki females, the varying sizes allowing for more room for her womb, which she had no doubt would exceed anything she could imagine at the moment. Already, Hana's belly stuck out a couple inches, now making her appear as if she were as far along as five months if she were still a normal human woman and pregnant with triplets; she knew, however, that she would only continue to grow quite big and was absolutely certain she was carrying far more than just three babies in her belly.
Smiling fondly at the thought of being a mother, Hana gently rested her hand over the pronounced bulge of her womb for a moment before reaching into the rather large closet and retrieving a dark green kimono that was decorated with lavender flower petals in different areas of the fabric with a violet sash wrapped around her waist. The sash was just loose enough for her to be comfortable while keeping her kimono closed, the Kurotsuki crescent moon emblem stitched into the fabric over her heart on the kimono. Spotting something out of the corner of her eye, Hana glanced over at the full-body mirror beside her and couldn't help eyeing her new appearance.
'I still can't believe I've been changed so much.' Hana mused with a faint grimace, but not out of dislike for her new figure. It was more from her current emotional efforts to come to terms with the fact she was no longer an Inuzuka or a normal human kunoichi of Konoha; well, she was still technically an Inuzuka, but that was only until she and Naruto were officially wed.
Due to the current rate of growth of her unborn young, Hana was no longer on the active duty roster, but that didn't bother her so much. Her passion wasn't being a ninja, but being a veterinarian. Thankfully, the Hokage had agreed to let her continue working at the clinic for a few more months until her condition got too burdensome for her to keep working, but she still had a few days off before she could go back, having used some of her vacation days to recover from Shifting and to get used to her new body.
She suddenly giggled at the irony of her position and who, or rather what, her mate was; she was one of the Inuzuka clan's most talented vets and here she was, the mate of a lycanthrope and currently pregnant with said lycan's offspring. To think, she was mated with a werewolf, of all things.
'And I wouldn't change anything for the world. I love my Ookami-kun.' That thought made her frown slightly, recalling what Naruto had said earlier. She hoped the meetings weren't too long since she wanted to spend some more time with him before she started working at the clinic again and she didn't like sleeping in bed by herself; at least they were only once a week.
Sighing, Hana made her way downstairs, idly wondering when they would actually wed; she was really curious about the ritual he had mentioned in the past, especially so since neither he nor Yoruyoshi, her unofficial 'Kurotsuki Tutor', would explain it to her or even hint at it. While a little frustrating at first, Hana figured it was some kind of 'wolf-kin tradition' thing, or so she assumed, and decided not to worry about it so much.
"Good morning, Hana-sama. How are you feeling today?" Sayuri greeted warmly as the Alpha Female entered the dining area and sat down at the table while the grey furred Delta finished making breakfast for the pregnant woman.
Almost like she had been when she had been stricken with her first few days of morning sickness, Hana had been having problems with nausea again for the past two days that made it difficult for her to have much of an appetite. It was mostly caused by her sudden changes in physiology and a few changes in her biology, but Naruto had assured her that it was normal for someone that had been Turned. Her nausea hadn't subsided until just that morning and her appetite was quickly returning to her, but she was still cautious; Naruto had warned her that it might spring up again without warning until her body balanced itself out again.
"Good morning, Sayuri-chan, and I'm doing much better. Thank you." Hana responded with a small smile as Sayuri set a plate of food in front of her before heading back into the kitchen to start washing the dishes from when the others had their own breakfast. After eating and helping Sayuri finish cleaning up, Hana gently rubbed her belly absently for a moment while glancing at the clock, wondering just how long it would be before she saw her fiance again. "Hey, Sayuri-chan? Do you know when Naruto-kun will be back?"
"I believe he mentioned that the meeting was scheduled to end at about six this afternoon." Sayuri responded before glancing back over at Hana. "Why do you ask?"
"No reason, I was just curious...and kind of bored." Hana admitted with a sheepish grin, getting a knowing smirk from Sayuri. As she finished drying her hands off and setting the hand towel down, Sayuri leaned back against the counter and crossed her arms across her middle. It wasn't exactly a secret amongst the three Deltas that Hana was constantly trying to learn more about Kurotsuchi and wolf-kin in general every time she had the chance to.
"Let me guess; you want another lesson, don't you?" Sayuri inquired, getting another sheepish smile from Hana when she realized she was caught, her cheeks flushing slightly beneath her fur out of mild embarrassment. Smirking again, Sayuri suppressed a small laugh. "Well, we've got about four hours until he gets home. What do you want to know?"
"Um..." Hana paused for a moment, her hand brushing against her stomach and drawing her attention. Smiling warmly as she gently rubbed her belly again, Hana responded while giving Sayuri a bit of an awkward smile. "Do you have any advice about raising a bunch of pups?"
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"Nnngh!" Groaning as some of his joints started popping while he stretched, Naruto sighed and rubbed the back of his neck while stepping out of the office they had been using for the negotiations. Roused from their nap and stretching as well, the Haimaru triplets stood and yawned tiredly. "Ugh...Finally, I can stretch my legs again."
"Oh, quit complaining." Tsunade grumbled while stepping out of the office behind him, seeming just as weary as the lycanthropic chuunin. "You'll age quicker if you keep talking like that."
"Sounds like someone's talking from experience..." Naruto shot back with a wry smirk, getting a half-hearted glare from the busty blonde Godaime Hokage.
"Just get the hell out of here before I stick you with D-rank missions every day for the next month." She threatened, getting a quiet chuckle from the silver-streaked brunette as he started walking away with Hana's three canine companions trailing behind him, half-heartedly waving over his shoulder at her as he did. While he left, an ANBU appeared by her side and whispered something in her ear, making her eyes widen before hastily making her way to her office.
"How the hell did he get in my village?!" Tsunade roared at the room's occupants without warning the moment the door to her office was shut and the privacy seals reactivated to sound-proof the room. Everyone flinched at her sudden yell, even Jiraiya. "I thought I ordered completely new security personnel, different patrol routes, and sealed off all of the old hidden passages!"
"We...don't exactly...know, Hokage-sama." One of the two cloaked ANBU Captains in the room responded a bit hesitantly, his face hidden behind a Bird mask, the other wearing a Chameleon mask. When Tsunade's expression only darkened, Bird was quick to continue his report. "We have heard rumors of there being another spy in our midst, but we haven't been able to find any clues or leads to point us in any direction, let alone the right one; we don't need another 'witch hunt', ma'am."
Tsunade stayed silent as she finally sat down and leaned forward, lacing her fingers together in front of her face with her elbows braced on the top of her desk. As mad as she was, Tsunade knew that Bird was right. Back when the Third War had been freshly ended, the following year had been full of unrest and issues of distrust with people believing someone else was a spy; a lot of fingers had been pointed and good names smeared with slander and lies.
Not only that, but there had been a string of murders all across the village, both civilian and ninja, because of such irrational fears and accusations. A number of people had even commited suicide in various manners because of it all. The last thing she needed to deal with after just recently taking up her late sensei's post was deal with another witch hunt, like Bird had called it.
"What do we know?" She finally asked after a few moments of silence.
"We still aren't certain how, but he managed to slip into the village during the mid-day shift change in the security detail, presummably along the Eastern wall, considering the extensive damage it suffered during the invasion." Chameleon started to explain; the only way to tell that the ANBU Captain was a woman was by her voice and the fact she was at least a head shorter than almost everyone in the room, sans Tsunade. "We had a few reports of suspicious activity in that general area by some of the guards there, but there was no evidence to support any of the claims. From there, we believe he used a disguise, if he didn't have one already, and made his way to the hospital and, subsequently, the room Uchiha Sasuke was being kept in while recovering from the trauma he suffered during his confrontation with Uchiha Itachi in Tanzaku Gai. It was there that a nurse had come to check on the Uchiha and found Orochimaru in the act of applying the Curse Seal to the Uchiha. She was killed shortly after."
"So...It's been confirmed then? Sasuke possesses the Curse Seal?" Tsunade questioned quietly, her eyes narrowing darkly as a hurricane of thoughts swirled around inside her head. Bird nodded silently. "Jiraiya-"
"Already taken care of." The white haired seal master and Toad Sage interrupted, his arms crossed over his chest as he leaned back against the wall off to the side, a serious look on his face. "I placed a suppression seal over it, so it should help in keeping it from activating, but it won't last forever. If Sasuke willingly draws on the mark, my suppression seal won't be able to contain the Curse Seal, but it will slow it down for a while...Even after studying it for all these years, Orochimaru has surprised me with the intricacy of his Curse Seals. If I could get my hands on more of Oro's notes on them, I might be able to find a way to remove his Curse Seals one day..."
"And what about Naruto and Sakura?" Kakashi finally spoke up from the opposite side of the room. "If we don't tell them about it, it will only be a matter of time before they find out themselves. I don't think she'll be much of a problem in concerns to keeping it a secret or anything, but Sakura is highly intelligent for her age and will be able to figure out that something isn't right. As for Naruto..."
"His sense of smell is like nothing I've ever heard of before." Jiraiya continued for Kakashi, having a little more knowledge on the matter. "According to Naruto himself, a Kurotsuki's sense of smell is capable of determining what emotion a person is feeling at almost any given time...or so he has led me to believe. There is no telling if he'll notice the Curse Seal or not, but if he finds out on his own...Well, I don't expect his reaction to be the slightest bit pleasant."
"And in addition to that, Shishisensou have been known to hold a grudge all the way to the grave and it's no small matter when it comes to the grudge Naruto holds against Orochimaru. He already wants to rip the bastard's head off with his bare hands as it is..." Tsunade stated quietly, gradually deciding on a plan of action. Sighing quietly, she started explaining her thoughts. "Bird, Chameleon. I want you both to continue investigating into the possibility that there may be more spies hidden here in the village, but do it discreetly; like you said earlier, Bird, we don't need another witch hunt."
"Hai, Hokage-sama." Both ANBU Captains acknowledged before leaving the office to do as instructed.
"Kakashi...Tell them. I have no doubt that there will be problems amongst your students because of it, but it will be better in the end if they're kept informed instead of finding out on their own." Tsunade continued, addressing the silver haired jounin. "Also, be sure to talk with Naruto individually when you do. He might need to be calmed down the hard way, considering his grudge against Orochimaru. As for when Sasuke is eventually discharged from the hospital, I want daily reports on the boy's mental health and anything related to changes in the Curse Seal. I don't care if he so much as sneezes differently; I want to know about it."
"Hai, Hokage-sama...Is that all?" Kakashi responded and then inquired, but Tsunade shook her head negatively.
"Due to Naruto's promotion to chuunin, Team 7 is now short one member." The busty blonde continued, not bothering to acknowledge Kakashi's slight wince at the mentioning of Naruto's new rank; it wasn't that he was against Naruto's new status, but it meant Team 7 was no longer able to perform missions without another member if Naruto were to keep his word and leave the team completely. Still, he had hope that Naruto would at least stop by every once in a while and either help train Sakura and, possibly, Sasuke, but also join them for the occassional D- or C-rank mission. "Until a new treaty can be drawn up and agreed upon, Naruto will be among the Konoha representatives during the peace talks with Suna. During that time, his responsibilities as a chuunin will be reduced, partly, meaning he will either remain in or close to the village until the peace talks are over with outside of possible political missions to Suna. I suggest you use that time wisely, Kakashi..."
"Yes, ma'am." He mumbled softly, knowing what she meant. He would have to find a replacement for Naruto himself and inform the team as a whole about the situation, though he was sure Naruto already knew about Team 7's vacancy issue even before he was promoted to chuunin. The lycan had mentioned that, promoted or not, he would no longer be a part of Team 7 after the Chuunin Selection Exams...
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The next day, Hana was happy to hear that Naruto would be taking the day off, but she grew suspicious of what he was doing when he had taken Akame with him to go grocery shopping. It seemed innocent enough, but there was still plenty of food in the pantry and refridgerator to keep the five lycans well fed for the next two to three weeks. When Yoruyoshi and Sayuri 'played dumb' when she asked them about it, Hana didn't know whether to pout childishly, get mad about the whole thing, or feel depressed for whatever reason.
'Stop stressing yourself out, Hana. It's just the hormones.' The newly-Shifted lycan mentally scolded herself as she entered her and her lover's room, having just finished drying off after taking a shower. 'He's sure to have a reasonable explanation.'
Pushing the thoughts out of her mind for the moment, Hana smiled over at the Haimaru triplets lazily lying on their over-sized cushion along the far wall of the room, the item being big enough for all three siblings to sleep comfortably. Opening up her closet, she decided to go with a kimono that looked almost exactly like the one Naruto's mother, Setsugetuka, had been wearing in the portrait down in the catacombs, only the one she chose was tailored for a pregnant Kurotsuki and it was more of a grey-ish blue instead of being midnight blue. Glancing along her wolf-like body for a second, Hana frowned slightly, wondering how she would explain everything to her mother and kid brother when she saw them again...
That's when she smiled warmly as she started to slowly and gently rub her distended belly. Hana idly wondered just how many more lycans she would bring into the world over the coming years, honestly looking forward to motherhood; she'd always wanted a family of her own, something she'd desired all the more after she and Naruto vowed themselves to one another. A part of her was still a little scared and nervous about carrying and giving birth to so many pups at one time, but another part of her was happy for it, especially so now since she knew that there were so few wolf-kin, and Shishisensou in general, left in the world. Not only that, but as badly as she craved her lover's touch, Hana knew she would have to be a little careful and let her body rest after giving birth before she got pregnant again...
'Then again, I did say I wanted to give him a big family...' Hana mused idly as she looked herself over in the full-body mirror again, her frown returning for a moment as a rare and somewhat vain thought occured to her with a quiet, half-hearted whine. 'I really hope my figure doesn't get ruined.'
A smirk then formed on her face a second later, knowing that her beloved 'Ookami-kun' would never stray from her or so much as fantasize about another female. That then made her think of Hinata before she gained a healthy blush, remembering the few wonderful nights she had spent with the younger girl. Without warning, her mind instantly started imagining what it would be like with all three of them together, causing the pregnant lycanthropic woman to every last bit of her will power she had to force back the lustful cravings and sensations that were trying so hard to break free. Naruto had made it clear that she had to wait until the pups were born before she could have sex again and Hana planned on obeying his one little rule.
"Hurry up and get out of there, babies." Hana whimpered quietly to herself in complaint as she rubbed her belly again, staring down at the noticable bulge in her mid-section. "Momma needs to get laid..."
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A/N: I'm so, so, so, sooooo sorry! I can't believe it's taken me almost TWO YEARS (like a year and half, really) to update Beasts of War! It's not that exciting of a chapter, I know, but I promise to start making it up to you guys! At least you can put your fears aside about this story 'dying'! My ADHD decided to team up with my writer's block and my retarded muse and completely fuck my head up, thus causing me to focus on and start my other stories since I last updated BoW. Anyways, I really hope you guys haven't totally lost your faith in me (lol) and I really, REALLY hope you all enjoyed the new chapter. And don't worry, it's not going to take another year for me to post Chapter 13; I'm starting it right now.