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Hinata didn't know what to expect when she met Haku as a slave, instead of a mistress, but the ice cold glare and disdain was something she was used to. No matter how much it hurt, she couldn't let it show. After all, she didn't want to be hated, not by someone she's going to be living and spending many years to come with.
"Haku... I... I would l...like to be friends with you..." Hinata offered, before shrinking back from the increasingly hostile glare she was getting from the other slave. Pulling back, she found herself wondering why she hated her so much.
Turning away she found her former slaves watching her from across the room. They showed that this wasn't normal for Haku, and so Hinata knew that it was something she'd done. But she hadn't done anything except... being a former mistress that was collared. "You're jealous..." Hinata stated calmly as she turned back to the ice queen.
"I am not jealous..." Haku answered sharply, her eyes narrowing as she stalked and loomed over Hinata's shorter frame. "I'm just wondering why you think you're more than me... us... You are no more than they are. You may work for Master Uzumaki, but your old life ended when you took that collar..."
Feeling something building inside her, she swallowed her initial reaction to cringe back and apologize, and instead went on the offensive. "I... I have never once said I was better, I want to be your friend. I want to be your equal. We are both slaves to Master Uzumaki, and it is in him that we have to prove ourselves... You said I was no better than you, that's true, but you are no better than I am."
Haku opened her mouth to respond, only to freeze before she started. Hinata could see the inner debate raging inside of her chocolate eyes. Calmly, and very slowly Hinata reached out and hugged the slave before her. "Haku, I can never replace you... nor do I want to... Master Uzumaki has a big heart, that is what drew me to him first. Look into your heart, and tell me he doesn't have room for all of us in there."
She could feel the woman stiffen against her arms, pulling back slightly she smiled warmly at Haku and nodded. "You do know that he's more likely to use you during his travels than me, right? I love him, and wish to always be near him, but... I know that I'm not suited for missions. So I only ask that you keep our master safe."
Smiling, Hinata stepped away from Haku and picked up a mop and bucket, going to clean one of the rooms that had been left untouched thus far. Hanabi and Tenten set about tidying up the stacks of scrolls that they had found without any visible labels for Master Uzumaki to sort through, fingering their new collars occasionally with pleased smiles on their faces.
Haku reached up and touched her collar in silent thought, as she weighed Hinata's words carefully in her mind. She'd always known that she wouldn't be the only slave that Naruto would take, but for some reason she felt threatened by these three. No, to be honest it was Hinata herself that had sparked this feeling in her.
Did she honestly think that little of Master Uzumaki, that she was trying to make a power trip among the slaves like this? He had trusted her to be in charge in his absence and she all but attacked the other slaves. Wandering out of the room, she left the others to their self-appointed duties silently. She didn't know where she was going, just that she was heading somewhere.
Eventually she found herself watching Hinata silently as she scrubbed away at the floor of a bathroom. There was something haunting about the soft wordless song she hummed as she scrubbed, coupled with the nearly magical way she danced with the mop made Haku feel clumsy and awkward, even as she knew that she wasn't. It was the breasts probably, outside of her Justicar garb, she was often mistaken for a cross-dressing boy, but Hinata would never suffer that problem.
She was feminine in every sense of the word, and that was part of what was threatening Haku.
Turning away, she pushed herself off the wall, and froze as she heard Hinata's soft voice from behind her. "You love him Haku, your body screams it nearly as much as my own..." Haku turned around to see Hinata looking at her in the mirror, showing that she'd seen her for a while now. "Perhaps in time you can grow to accept what I have, that another's love doesn't diminish our own."
And with that lightning coated hand through her heart, Hinata had reached the core of Haku's emotional turmoil. Perhaps it had been true what they said about the Hyuuga eyes seeing things more clearly than any other. Turning away again, she sighed heavily and smiled weakly. "We'll see Hinata... we'll see..." she was a few steps away when she spoke again. "And... thanks."
She didn't look back, and completely missed any sign of a smile on Hinata's face. Instead she went into one of the training rooms and began straightening it out silently. Nor did she see a blonde haired Master watch the end of the argument with a smile on his face. He'd give them a couple more hours before telling them to take their baths.
Until then he had another slave to look in on.
Getting to his private quarters he smiled warmly seeing that it was cozy, comfortable, and had seals that prevented it from gathering dust. This meant instead of cleaning a space for what he was about to do, he could lay out on the bed and get right to it.
He was used to his entrance altering every time he arrived, but this was a new one on him. Gone was the long hallway leading to the room with Lady and Kitsune. In its place instead was a large lounge area with faceless stick figures walking around and pouring tea into cups. Further, he wasn't alone, for right in front of him was the Supreme Master himself.
"Ah Master Uzumaki, welcome... it would seem you have a rare gift... the rumors of the Master's Space lounge have been relegated to the stuff of legends, but now I see that you have awoken it again..." Sarutobi offered while getting his tea cup refilled by the nearest serving drone. "My thanks to you Master Uzumaki... now if only we have a few more true masters... but alas..."
"So... this is Master Space? Cool... much better than my dungeon for Kitsune..." Naruto mused while looking around curiously. Settling into a chair, he sighed and considered just how much he'd have to do to make the place more to his liking. Kitsune was showing marked improvement, and a more welcoming atmosphere might make her a bit happier. With that happiness, Naruto might just break that final wall she had against him.
Nothing was said between the two masters, allowing them to enjoy their teas in peace. One of the drones walked over and held out a menu, which he took and looked over curiously before handing it back. It was odd in his opinion that there was teas, juices, coffees, and even some ice cream drinks, but there were no alcoholic beverages.
Thinking on it, he figured it was because the masters had to remain in control and he could already tell the minute amount of caffeine and sugars in the tea was already waking him up far more than it normally did. That must mean the alcohol would be stronger too.
Settling into his chair further he watched the drones walking about, letting his mind go as blank as their faces. He couldn't see nor hear the other masters that were drinking the other cups of tea, and that caught his attention. Looking around, there was only Sarutobi studying him quietly. "Umm... Supreme Master..."
"Naruto, please here we are all equals... you may call me Hiruzen..." the old man stated warmly with a smile. "At least here... if you don't feel comfortable with that, why don't you just try Sarutobi or jii-san?"
"Right... Jii-san..." Naruto tried quietly while leaning his elbows against his knees lightly. "You and I both see the other cups being drank right?"
"Correct..."
"Does that mean there are others that see us drinking, but not us ourselves? That there are other Masters and Mistresses waiting for us out there, following the path of the True Master?" the blonde asked while futzing with his cup of tea. He'd never been a big fan of ghosts and such, and this was bordering too much on that territory for his comfort.
"It would be logical to think that is accurate Naruto..." Sarutobi answered before sipping his tea slowly. Naruto wished he had the emotional control of the older man, but he knew that would always be an issue he'd have to work with as he walked his Master's Path.
"Do you know how we get out of the lounge into our own minds?" Naruto asked curiously, while finishing his tea.
"Maybe we should ask our hosts..."Sarutobi answered while indicating the drone that was coming over to refill Naruto's tea. It stopped a few steps away as it noticed the attention being given to it, before holding out a strange device with glowing buttons that read: food, drink, home, privacy, and summon slave.
Deciding to try his luck, he reached out and pressed the home button, before finding himself sitting on the floor of his dungeon, in front of a stunned Kitsune and a Lady that was all but sending out neon bright waves of curiosity. "So that's how I get here from the Lounge..."
"The Lounge, Master Uzumaki? Congratulations on awakening it for the Master Spirits of others..." Lady stated while she looked down at Kitsune who went back to scrubbing the floor with a brush held in her mouth.
"Yeah, but eventually we'll need to teach the future masters and mistress the true path..." Naruto stated sadly while shaking his head sadly. "Maybe I should try to awaken someone else, but I just don't know how... What's with her?"
"Let it come to you naturally Master Uzumaki, that is the best way in my opinion... as for her..." Lady explained before petting Kitsune's ears lightly. "It seems that this naughty, naughty little Kitsune here thought she could get away with swearing... this is her punishment."
"Ah... just be careful not to make her swallow too much soap... that'll only make her sick, and we don't need that. Okay?" Naruto answered before stroking the latex covered form of Kitsune. "And if she does a good job, why don't you take her out to the garden we had that picnic in?"
"Yes Master Uzumaki, excellent idea," Lady answered with a proud tone to her voice. "Is there anything you need?"
"Oh, no, I wanted to check out my eggs to test a theory I developed..." Naruto explained while standing up and heading towards the room housing the eggs. "Just got back from Wave, and I'm a bit tired tonight, so after this I think I'll take my bath, have the slaves take theirs, and then go to bed..."
"Very well Master Uzumaki... might I suggest bathing with your slaves? It will build your relationship with them..." Lady suggested playfully, and Naruto could almost swear she had a smirk on her face under the mask.
Naruto for his part blushed heavily at the thought of bathing in a sea of beautiful slaves like she'd suggested. But it wasn't time for that just yet, no it had to wait until he and they knew more about each other. "I don't think so Lady... not yet anyhow... but..."
"Master?" Lady inquired curiously as she directed Kitsune to a spot she'd missed previously.
"But I might hold a meeting and name my right-hand slaves before the baths..." Naruto finished before ducking into the egg room. He didn't see nor hear the soft chuckling of Lady as she watched the boy vanish from view.
"So much like his father that one..." Lady mused quietly before nudging Kitsune. "Get up, let's go outside for some fresh air... but first... a change of outfits..."
Naruto missed Lady stripping and dressing Kistune in a simple sundress, before walking her out of the room by a leash. Instead he found something he'd expected, and two things he hadn't awaiting him in the room when he got there. First was the submissive spirits of Haku and whom he assumed was Hinata free of their cages kneeling before him in supplication.
Getting them to stand up, he took the opportunity to study them quietly.
The lavender hued spirit that he guessed was Hinata was to his left, while Haku was to his right. Haku had her mask off and attached to her waist's belt, while other ones accenting her form nicely. He really hoped that she got into the Justicar program, because the outfit was amazingly suited for her. Skin tight black latex, red belts strapped across her body, giving her a sharp, lethal look, while the soft chocolate of her eyes spoke of her submission to him.
However it was Hinata that he was a bit surprised about. He couldn't recognize her save for the hair cut and style she wore. As she was practically poured into a full body latex suit, with two small belts around her arms holding metal loops for hooking to a chain. Her ample chest was pushed out even further by a leather strap running down between her breasts, before splitting and running underneath in a harness that served as an impromptu bra. The harness continued down her front and backside with parallel straps that met between her legs, and attached to two more ring bearing straps on either of her thighs.
The topping to the outfit was that she was blindfolded, gagged, wore two hardened rubber bunny-ears, and had a cute little puff-ball tail that seemed to be fastened to the base of the harness as if she really did have one. It was a very nice outfit, and he would definitely have to look into getting one for her to wear for him. On her hands were thick gloves, shaped like paws, while on her feet were a pair of ballet boots shaped like bunny feet, with springs in the heels to cause her to keep bouncing and jiggling even when standing still. The collar bearing his mark about her neck was almost as rich as the toppings on ramen. As he studied her, the outfit changed as her paws moved in front of her, with a chain slithering out and binding them together at the wrists, holding them directly in front of her submissively.
Walking over, he began inspecting the two of them, running his hand casually over their arms, legs and stomachs, so as to tease them, but not arouse them too much. As they let out cute little moans and pants, he wished he had more time. For he couldn't play with them properly right now, but he still wanted to let them know that he approved of them. The blush on their cheeks, as well as the way the clung to each other made him feel that they understood his message. Quietly he leaned in to their cheeks before walking away. "Very nice ladies... very nice indeed... Flash..."
At the call of his name, the masked man arrived in an appropriate flash of light, slurping down a cup of instant ramen. "Err... Hello My Creator... please don't tell Lady I was snacking... she gets so upset when I don't invite her along... but she was busy with Kitsune and..."
"And what are those?" Naruto asked curiously, pointing to the two new eggs nestling the black egg that had, unless he was mistaken, had grown to the size of a house cat instead of the chicken egg size it had been before. One was a lovely shade of forest green, while the other reminded him of the violets he had grown one year, trying to please a slave into accepting his collar.
"They are eggs sir, arrived shortly after Chocolate and Lavender were released from their cage and egg respectively..." Flash answered while finishing the cup of ramen with a slurp of broth. Maybe Naruto should add in a late supper with the slaves before they take their baths... the ramen was starting to make him rather hungry, and he wasn't sure when the slaves had last eaten.
"I see... any suspicions about these two?" Naruto asked curiously, even though he had his own. Walking over he stroked the trio lightly, enjoying the soft moans and purring noises coming from them. The violet one he wondered if it wasn't Hinata's sister Hanabi, while the green one he imagined would be Tenten. There was still no clues to the owner of the black spirit, and it really made him curious.
"I believe they are the two slaves you gained with Lavender today sir... but I am uncertain..." Flash answered, confirming that Naruto's suspicions weren't just off the wall guesses on his part. Straightening up, Naruto sighed as he looked at the black egg once again.
That one would continue to be a mystery he guessed, since he had no idea who could be such a powerful and unassuming color as black. Walking to the door, he shook his head and gave the two hatched slaves a kiss on the cheeks again while getting a cute little moan from both by playfully groping their asses. "You two be good... I think I'll be stopping in again tonight..."
Opening his physical eyes he sighed as he realized just how hungry he was. A late supper would be a good idea, but he'd have to hold a meeting with the slaves before that. In part to figure out which of them could cook, while also assigning Haku and Hinata's elevated positions.
Walking out of his room, he found Tenten sweeping his office, making it a little easier for him to summon the others. "Tenten, go get the others, I wish to talk to the four of you for a little bit..."
Tenten bowed deeply, with a solemn "Yes Master" before disappearing out the door. It seemed that he would need to work on being the master that Tenten wanted, or at least letting her find what she wanted in him. He was dreading the paperwork that tomorrow would bring, and hoped that someone would be able to help him.
It would have to be the paperwork courses he skipped out on the most at the academy, wouldn't it?