Behold the elixir of the gods! It is Kage no Naruto chapter twenty one! Rejoice, share it with your friends and families, where applicable, and most importantly review at the end!
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Summary of last chapter
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Jiraiya escaped from the four Generals with his life, albeit with grave injuries, and is now hospitalized. The chakra fang has been obtained by Naruto and now all he needs is an appropriate shadow in order to resurrect Hatake Sakumo. Yamato was captured and his shadow extracted and placed into the Shodaime Hokage's body, creating a sixth General Zombie. And Kabuto is being prepared to become another General class marionette, thanks to the immense skill and abilities of Dr. Hogback. What will happen in this chapter as the Finals grow nearer? Read on and find out, then review afterwards!
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Konoha Shinobi Hospital, High Security Ward
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Sarutobi looked upon the sleeping form of Jiraiya. He was smoking his pipe while he contemplated the current problem. Meanwhile one of the doctors was maintaining Jiraiya's current condition.
He asked her "Dr. Akagi, what is his condition?"
The blonde doctor finished taking down some readings from a machine and turned to face the Hokage. She would have thought that his condition was obvious. He was unconscious and was hooked up to about half a dozen machines, including breathing apparatus and a blood transfusion. He was in bad shape.
The doctor looked at the clipboard and said "It isn't good Hokage-sama. He suffered some major blunt impact trauma to the abdominal area at some point, resulting in two broken ribs, one of which pierced his kidney when he was running. In addition to that he has two deep cuts in his left arm, and nerve damage in the same, probably due to electricity, along with five deep cuts crisscrossing his chest and stomach. The major wound though was to his abdominal area, it is a deep slash that is four inches deep, right under his ribs, it pierced the spleen and damaged the intestinal tract as well as nicked the stomach, allowing a small amount of acid to be let loose into his system resulting in acid damage to his digestive tract, and he also lost a lot of blood. Overall, he's in bad shape and if he didn't get here when he did, he wouldn't be alive."
The Hokage nodded and the doctor took a breath before continuing "His condition is critical, though he is stable at the moment. We had to operate immediately when he arrived three days ago, and we managed to stop any acid damage from getting worse and dressed the wounds in his arm, got some more blood into him and got his ribs back into place. The kidney and spleen are easily taken care of. Jiraiya-sama has a very common blood type so it will be very easy to arrange for a transplant within the next few days. The major worry is what the blood loss could have done to his brain. He has been in a comatose condition since he arrived and has shown no signs of waking up. It's possible that he will never wake up, or maybe he wakes up and he isn't himself anymore, or he wakes up not all there. It's impossible to say at this point sir."
Sarutobi nodded, not liking the news. He called Jiraiya back to Konoha because of Orochimaru's presence in the village. He knew that Orochimaru would attack, but he wasn't sure when or how, and how much help he would have. Sarutobi was no fool, if he and Orochimaru clashed, there was a very real chance that he would die, and if he did then Orochimaru's plan, whatever it was, would most likely succeed. Orochimaru was far more powerful than anyone else in the village, if he fell then there would be no one to protect everyone else from him during the attack. Orochimaru would be free to do what he wanted, no one being powerful enough to do more than stall him. Jiraiya was his prevention of that scenario and now it was gone. Jiraiya was alive, which was a very good thing, but he wouldn't be fighting anytime soon.
The Sandaime sighed, Jiraiya's condition wasn't the only thing that had been bothering him lately. There was the mysterious disappearance of the ANBU captain Tenzou, who had just vanished without a trace on the same night that Jiraiya was attacked, and the Gennin Yakushi Kabuto. They had tried to find them, or the bodies, but neither had turned up despite a massive search of the village and surrounding lands. They were forced to believe that they had been killed, by who no one knows.
There was also the matter of the person or people that attacked Jiraiya. There weren't many left who could do that to a Sannin and most of them weren't even in the country. He had considered that it was Orochimaru but the wounds didn't fit his normal tactics, there was the Akatsuki organization that Jiraiya told him about, but that didn't seem likely either. That was one of the reasons he needed his student to wake up, so that they could find out who or what did this to him.
Then, last but not least, there was the theft of the Hatake family sword. This worried Sarutobi as well, the sword was very powerful, but just as important was the matter of who could steal the sword without being caught. It was in a trapped safe hidden in the floor of the apartment belonging to one of Konoha's most powerful and cautious Jounin. Whatever or whoever did it, did it right under Kakashi's nose since he was home that night, plus there was the bypassed alarm on the safe. It was set to go off every time it opened, loud enough to awaken the nearby ninja for sure. That was the beauty of the way it was opened. The hinges were melted off by some kind of acid and the metal that usually served as the door's hinge, served as the door's opening, the steel being forced back to reveal the blade without triggering the alarm. Whoever did it knew the theft business and was quite strong to be able to bend that door with his bare hands and do it silently.
Sarutobi just sighed as he went over his most recent problems. He just thought 'I am far too old for this shit.'
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Naruto's house
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Naruto was currently eating his lunch. Perona was asleep and the house was silent. There wasn't much left to do, he had three General class frames to animate, three shadows to be selected to bring them to life. Hatake Sakumo, Zabuza, and the first zombie. Kabuto wasn't ready to be animated yet, the body was heavily damaged and there was a lot of work to be done regarding that and strengthening the body in preparation for a suitable shadow.
Eventually Naruto decided that since he had nothing better to do, he would just wander around town for a bit. He got up and left the house almost immediately after he finished his lunch, he had nothing in mind but there wasn't much to do until the day of the finals anyway.
After about thirty minutes of wandering and fierce glares, he came across a rather odd sight. There was Haruno Sakura, which was unwelcome but not strange. What was odd was the fact that Lee was nearby looking at her and was doing wonders when it came to freaking her out. He went over to Lee and said "Uh Lee, what the hell are you doing?"
Lee looked up and yelled "Naruto-kun! How excellent to see you this morning! As for what I am doing, I am taking your advice as to how to woo women!"
Naruto was a little confused about this, so he just asked "What the hell are you talking about?"
Lee just said "Remember when I asked you about dating advice since you have all those women chasing you about? You said that when on a date, confident eye contact with the woman is important. I am putting your teachings to work!"
Naruto sighed, he remembered that, he was half asleep and just wanted Lee to shut up so he came up with some random dating bullshit in order to get him to fuck off. He said "Lee, you need to know something. There is a delicate balance between confident, cool eye contact and the unpleasant stare of a potential rapist. You, my spring green friend and I use the term lightly, have yet to find the balance between the two. And before I go, I really have to say that you lack good taste when it comes to women. See you later." Then he vanished before Lee could go on about 'protecting his Sakura-chan's honor' or some other crap.
Naruto continued on his wanderings and ran into Anko near a dango shop. She turned just enough to see him and the moment he did, he felt like a rat that a snake had locked onto. She vanished and appeared behind him, a knife at his throat. She purred into his ear "Well, what have we here? A certain sexy shadow master? You really embarrassed me back at the forest you know, and I'm afraid that I never got to pay you back for that."
Naruto smirked and he said "That's true, you didn't, so how do you plan to pay me back, hmm? I could think of a number of things that would be suitable but I don't think that any of them could be done outdoors without embarrassing us both." Anko fought the blush that came on at his words, and she conquered it, somewhat.
She smirked as she said "Well then, why don't we just go back to my place? We could have so much fun when we're all nice and alone… don't you think?"
Naruto's smirk vanished, being replaced with a full blown smile as he said "Oh really? As much as I love the idea Anko-chan, I don't think that you would be able to keep up with me. After all, I have such immense stamina that you would be outlasted by quite a large margin, no offense. But if you still want to try it…."
Anko had to fight off a blush again. Once again she managed to avoid turning bright red and returned to being in control of the situation. "As much as I would love to ravish you Gaki, I still have things that I need to do today. Next time though, when I have some more time, I think that we could definitely have some fun together."
At this point, a decent number of people were staring at them as they passed by, most of them mumbling things like 'demon brat' or 'snake whore' or other such lovable names. Neither of them let them bother them, they had put up with it for so long that neither of them really cared about it anymore.
Anko smirked and was about to leave when Naruto suddenly vanished, reappearing behind her with his hand around her neck as he whispered into her ear. "Oh, I definitely think that we could have some fun together Anko-chan, but you're right, you have things to do, as do I, but perhaps we can find a nice, quiet spot some night, just the two of us. But until then, we shall have to part unsated. Such a shame, but this will have to do for now." Then he kissed her cheek and vanished once more, leaving a blushing Anko.
She did her best to hide the blush from the nearby people but plenty of people saw the bright red that adorned her cheeks. 'Damn it, why is it that he can do this to me!? What is it about him that is so, alluring and seductive? It's like he knows just what to say and just what to do to elicit a certain response, damn it! Though I do love it when he can just take control… GAH what the hell am I thinking? He's like five or six years younger than me for god's sake!' Consumed by her thoughts, the snake mistress went back home, daunting comments from those around her adding subtly to her daily burden of hatred. She sighed as she opened the door, sometimes she really hated Konoha.
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Naruto's house, three days later, one week after the preliminaries
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Naruto dressed as he normally did, minus his hat. He didn't really do anything special for his date with Temari. The reason being that he didn't really have anything that he would consider special for such an occasion. He wasn't really one for dates anyway, but this was an exception. Temari was the daughter of the Kazekage, the leader of Sunagakure. If the invasion went well then Suna would become a very powerful nation, very quickly. A relationship with the eldest daughter of the man would be a very good position to be in, so he was prepared to make an exception to his normal rulebook to fit the current situation.
Perona was aware of the date, and at first she was a bit mad, well furious, but regardless, after he explained the reasoning behind it, her rage subsided a bit, though she did avoid him a bit after that. He wasn't quite sure why.
But Perona was asleep at the moment so he set out of the house to the apartment that Temari shared with her two brothers and her sensei.
What Naruto didn't know was that Perona wasn't asleep at all. She heard him leave the apartment and as soon as he did, she separated herself from her body, becoming invisible as she tailed him. After hearing about the date, she was a bit insecure about how she felt about it. 'Does he still care for me?' 'Am I just being used?' 'What does this 'Temari' girl have that I do not?' These were the questions that she asked herself and wondered over constantly after hearing about the arrangement. She followed Naruto, undetectably, hoping to find out.
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With Temari
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Temari wore what she always wore, since she didn't bring much else. I mean, who expects to go on a date during an exam? Especially in a village that, if you do your job right, won't be much more than a pile of smoking rubble in a month. But she wasn't one to complain about her current situation so she went with her normal ninja attire.
Kankurou was against the whole thing at first, but she was a woman of her word. She agreed to go on a date, so she would. Gaara didn't really care, he was still in shock of his defeat. Gaara was hurt for the first time, and hurt badly. He was rather unapproachable at the moment, attacking anyone who got close to him. He said that he would still go through with the plan, and that was good, but he was rather insecure with himself. He was rendered helpless in an instant, toyed with by a far superior opponent before being put down, hard.
Baki tried to take advantage of the situation, and had Temari use the opportunity to obtain information on Uzumaki Naruto and the village itself. He was very worried about him since Naruto effortlessly defeated Gaara, he was a major threat to the invasion. He was most likely hoping that Temari would manage to find a weakness that someone could use to defeat him, or lure him to their side. They all knew that poisoning or assassination was out of the question, she didn't have a chance of deceiving him to poison him and since he had a very similar defense to Gaara's, a direct attack would be pointless.
So Temari would do as she was ordered, and attempt to convince him to hate his village. Maybe she would be able to find out more about him as well, who knows? Her questions were put to a halt though as Naruto appeared at the door. He knocked quietly and she opened the door. Naruto stood in the doorway. He smiled and said "Good evening, Temari-chan. How are you today?"
He wore a smile whose warmth could melt the icecaps as he said that and she blushed slightly, though she tried to fight it as she stammered out "I-I'm fine, and how are you?"
Naruto's smile turned into a smirk as he said "I am doing absolutely fantastic, thank you for asking. How could I be anything else when I am on a date with such a beautiful girl?"
Before Temari could do anything more than look somewhat embarrassed at the compliment, Kankurou poked his head out of his room and said "Get going already! And if you do ANYTHING to my sister, Hell itself won't save you from me!"
Naruto faced the middle brother and said "I assure you, I will take VERY good care of her. I promise to be gentle and not break her on the first date."
Temari blushed at the double meaning, while Kankurou just looked pissed off. Before he could say anything though, Naruto said "Now then, we should be going Temari-chan." She nodded and Naruto took her hand as they walked off together, leaving a royally pissed off Kankurou. (1)
Perona, unseen, just watched the developments with some jealousy at Temari's proximity to Naruto. She followed them as they left the building and walked down the wide street.
Naruto asked her "So, what is like in Suna?"
Temari kept close as she didn't want to get lost or separated, at least that was her excuse as she said "It's alright. Mind you, people don't go out as much with all the heat. And water is a lot more expensive and people aren't quite as cheerful twenty four, seven. But, it's really like any other hidden village, nice enough on the outside, but the home of an army of paid killers on the inside."
Naruto nodded and said "Fair enough."
Temari looked around a bit before asking him "So, where are we going anyway?"
Naruto said "One of the few places that won't throw me out. As you might have guessed, I am not exactly well liked around here. Or anywhere. Take a look around."
She did as she was told, and saw a familiar sight. People were glaring at her and her company, though she only got this sort of reaction from people when she traveled with Gaara, but there were a lot more fearful looks in Suna. She was a bit puzzled by it all. She knew that Gaara was feared by most, including her though she tried to make their relationship as normal as possible. But the reason Gaara was feared was because of Shukaku. 'What did Naruto do to make people hate him as much as Suna hates Gaara?' She asked herself.
Temari was cut off from her musings as Naruto led her into a small ramen shop. They were heartily greeted by the owner, a man probably in his mid-forties. "Ah, Naruto-kun, it's been a while. And you have a lady friend too! What's your name miss?"
She looked around a bit, not that there was much to see, before she answered "Sabaku no Temari. Nice to meet you sir."
The man replied in kind as Naruto sat down and said "I will have one miso ramen, extra large please."
Teuchi nodded as he looked at the other blonde and asked "And what will you have miss Temari?"
Temari looked at the menu quickly before saying "Umm, a medium shrimp ramen please." Teuchi nodded and turned his back on the two, yelling the orders into the back as he went back there himself.
Temari turned to Naruto but he cut her off saying "I know what you're about to say. 'This isn't the sort of place you would bring a girl on your first date.' Right?" A bit shocked, she hesitantly nodded.
Naruto sighed before he said "You're right, but I didn't have much choice. It was either this, or having to check our food and drink for poison and threatening the waiters in order to not get kicked out. This is the one place that won't chase me away the second I enter the establishment, so it was the best choice I had. I hope you can understand."
Temari nodded before asking "So why is that?"
Naruto looked at her and asked "Why is what?"
Temari continued "Why do people hate you enough to throw you out of public places? There's got to be a pretty good reason behind it all."
Naruto shook his head saying "No, there isn't a reason. Not a valid one at any rate. Konoha is a lot more like Suna than you think. On the surface it is a beautiful place that anyone would love to live in, but underneath that façade you realize that it is the home of a bunch of killers. In addition to that though, there is the mostly corrupt government, the idiotic and gullible civilian populace and other such flaws. It is all because Konoha is supposedly the strongest of the five great ninja villages, they believe that because the village ninja are considered the best that they are untouchable. I swear, one day some other village is going to become more powerful and declare war on this place before destroying it soon afterward. Oh, sorry to bore you with the monologue, that just came spilling out of a sudden."
He smiled sheepishly as he apologized but she said that it was alright. She asked "So why ARE you so despised? You said that there was no valid reason, but there still has to be some fake one that everyone passes off as true."
Naruto smiled as he said "Oh, you wouldn't believe me if I told you. Oh, the food's here."
And indeed it was. Teuchi came back with two steaming bowls in hand. He set one in front of Naruto and said "One miso ramen for the Hokage to be." Then he set one in front of Temari and said "And one shrimp ramen for the lovely lady. Enjoy you two, and don't do anything intimate here in the store. Hehehe."
Naruto frowned and muttered "Old pervert." Then they both broke their chopsticks before digging in.
Naruto was a bit surprised when they finished at the same time. He didn't have that great a thing for ramen, but he was a fast eater by nature and she still managed to keep up with him. It was a rather odd phenomenon.
Teuchi came back and, seeing that they were both finished exclaimed "Well, that was quick! Are you sure that neither of you don't want another bowl?" They both shook their heads and Naruto politely asked for the check, which he received and paid. Teuchi called "Be sure to come back some time!" as they left.
As they walked home, Naruto smirked and said "Well, you really have a thing for ramen don't you?"
Temari blushed a bit and said "It wasn't the ramen, it was the shrimp. Suna is in a desert you know, sea food comes at a serious premium so I don't get a chance to have it that often despite that it's a favorite of mine." Naruto nodded in understanding.
As they walked home he asked "So, what is it like being the daughter of a Kage?"
Temari looked over in shock. Before she could ask he said "How do I know? Well, I did a bit of research on other competitors who were entering the exams from other countries, it mentioned that your father is the Yondaime Kazekage. I was simply wondering what it is like to be the equivalent of royalty."
Temari looked down a bit and quietly said "It's not all it's cracked up to be, trust me. Everyone is always so formal, it's maddening. Boys are too scared of what my father would say or do to ask me out, or try to be close to me, everyone expects me to be better than everyone else. Everything is basically like I am some kind of machine. The most irritating thing is that I just know that I will be, eventually, married off to some other village politician or clan head in an arranged marriage. My father himself is a jerk and my mother is dead. The only people that are anything close to informal with me are Gaara and Kankurou and you've seen what they're like. It makes me wonder about leaving sometimes."
Naruto nodded, understanding that it could be tough like that before Temari turned back to him and said "Listen, don't tell anyone okay? The last thing I need is everyone knowing who my father is while I'm here."
Naruto nodded and said "Don't worry Temari-chan, my lips are sealed."
Temari nodded as they arrived at her apartment building. She said to him "Well, here we are. Thank you for the meal and the good time. It feels good to take a break like this every once in a while, but I'll just have to train harder in order to get ready for the finals."
Naruto nodded and said "Don't thank me, the pleasure was all mine."
Temari nodded and said "Well…goodnight." Then, before he could do anything, or she could think about it, she turned, kissed him straight on the lips, and then dashed inside bright as a tomato.
Naruto stared at the door in surprise for a moment before chuckling lightly as he turned away and started home.
Unknown to either of them, Perona glared at the door where Temari fled, jealous of her for her time with Naruto before heading back to her body, seeing for the first time what Naruto was treated like and a bit sad that he was never like that around her. Though her questions as to why he would want to destroy his own hometown were finally answered.
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Naruto's house
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Naruto returned home, his date hopefully successful. He had managed to establish somewhat of a relationship with Temari and if Suna emerged into the power that he thought it would be within the next few months, a romantic relationship with the Kazekage's eldest daughter would be an invaluable asset. But at the moment he didn't have anything to do except go to sleep and kill time until the finals in three weeks.
When he entered his room, he found Perona sitting on the edge of the bed, apparently deep in thought. She just said listlessly "How was… your date?"
He just said "Not bad, I managed to get through it without driven mad, and I was able to obtain some useful information as well."
She nodded and said "Why did you go out with her again?"
Naruto took off his coat as he said "Didn't I already tell you? If the invasion goes well, Suna will become very powerful. Being romantically involved with the Kazekage's daughter would be a good foothold to gain assistance from them should I ever require it."
Perona nodded and said, in a quieter voice "So, you are just manipulating her?"
Naruto smiled a bit and said "Yes Perona-chan, it isn't anything serious."
She nodded, her face hidden from view as she said "Naruto-kun, you are manipulating Temari, does that mean… are you manipulating me?"
Naruto looked over sharply to see that Perona was looking at him, her eyes filled with tears. She continued, her voice cracking "Are you just manipulating me like you are manipulating her? Using me and my feelings for you to get me to do what you want?"
Naruto immediately went to her side and said "Of course not Perona-chan, why would you think that I would do anything like that?" inwardly he was wondering what the hell caused this.
She turned to him with tear stained eyes as she asked "Because you are so deceitful. You lie and deceive others to make them believe that you are something else in order to get them to do something that you want them to do. You wear so many masks that it is almost impossible to see the real Naruto-kun, the one I know, or the one I think is the real one. You are manipulating Temari in order to gain ground with future negotiations with her father, what is to say that you did not manipulate me as well!?"
Naruto just closed his eyes and said, softly "You should know that I would do no such thing Perona-chan. I care for you like I do not care for any other."
Perona laid her head on his shoulder, gripping him tightly as she asked "Do you really, truly mean that?"
Naruto nodded and said "Of course I do, Perona-chan."
Perona looked him right in the eye and said "Then prove it to me."
Naruto looked puzzled but his inward questions were quickly answered as she kissed him deeply and pushed him to the bed. She just said "Make love to me, Naruto-kun, please." Naruto just nodded and returned the kiss.
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WARNING! LEMON ALERT! IF you don't want to read it, move down to the next row of X's
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Perona kissed him deeply, hands caressing his chest and stomach as she pulled up his shirt, which he assisted her with before returning to the kiss. She hastily removed her own shirt, leaving her in only a bra and her skirt, her stockings and crown were already discarded. She also removed her hair ties, letting her pink locks fall naturally down her back.
Perona grabbed his hand and, after a moment of hesitation, moved it to her chest, pressing it against her covered breast which he caressed, putting the right amount of pressure over the mound, making her moan slightly into the kiss. They broke the kiss, still needing air, but the break didn't last long before Perona pounced on him again, pressing her body as close to his as she could.
She kissed him again, but Naruto took control, returning the kiss with vigor, he was a bit hesitant at first but it was to be expected since this was a first for them both. He reached around and unclipped her bra, which she shrugged off quickly, revealing her ample chest to him. He returned to his previous ministrations, tenderly massaging the mound of pale flesh as he kissed her neck tenderly, exploring her ivory skin causing her to moan a bit more, until she captured him in another kiss.
She reached downward as he kissed him, fighting the haze of lust, fumbling as she unclasped his belt and unbuttoned his pants, before long they were on the floor with everything else, leaving him in only his boxers. She quickly removed her skirt, leaving her in just her panties.
She pressed her body against him, feeling her breasts against his chest and the hardening object within his boxers. She was a bit hesitant as she didn't really know what to do in this sort of situation, she was just running on instinct, but she went with her instincts and the few things she read in Absalom's books and broke the kiss and separated from him as she reached down and removed her panties, tossing them to the floor and fully revealing herself to her Naruto-kun.
Naruto couldn't help but blush slightly, a first for him, as he admired her beautiful slim ivory form, her gorgeous C-cup chest, hairless sex and long slender legs. He couldn't help but be aroused at the sight, which made itself evident if one were to look down a bit.
Perona giggled at the sight of a blushing Naruto and said "Now that's not fair, I'm completely naked and you've still got clothes on. We've got to make it even." Then she leaned over and grabbed the hem of his boxers, pulling them down and then tossing them to the floor, revealing the hard, eight inch length.
Naruto took control again, pressing Perona against the mattress, gripping her breasts in his hands, rolling the pink nipples between thumb and forefinger, making her moan a bit louder as he positioned himself at her entrance, he just asked "Are you sure?" She didn't wait a second, and immediately nodded before Naruto slowly inched himself in, marveling at the immense tightness and delicious heat of her inner walls.
He quickly found her hymen and waited for a moment, allowing her to recover before she nodded and he broke through the hymen, taking her virginity in one quick stroke. She screamed a bit at the sudden pain but he silenced her with a kiss, waiting until she recovered and got used to his size.
She nodded after a moment and he continued, massaging her breasts as he started out slowly, but gradually increased the pace, much to her enjoyment if her moans and gasps were anything to go by. She really couldn't believe that this was happening, she finally got her wish after several years of trying.
Eventually her moans increased in volume and she shouted "Oh, Oh NARUTO-KUN!" as her orgasm came over her like a tidal wave, letting out a loud scream as the immense pleasure washed over her thin frame. Not too long afterward, Naruto spat out "Peron-chan, I'm…." But she wrapped her legs around him, pulling him in deeper and preventing him from pulling out. He came inside her, much to her delight at feeling his essence inside of her.
He laid next to her, both of them satisfied, Perona just muttered "Naruto-kun was so amazing." Before falling asleep in his arms.
Naruto glanced at the naked woman lying next to him as he thought 'Well, that's one catastrophe averted. With any luck she won't suspect me manipulating her again anytime soon.' Then he pulled the comforter over them both as he joined Perona in sleep.
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END LEMON
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(1) SUNA RAGE!
And that is the chapter. The entire thing was mostly character development on the part of Temari, Anko, and Perona as well as my first attempt at writing a lemon. How did I do? Lots of people have been bugging me to do one, and the moment seemed right. Some people don't like such things so I clearly marked where it began and ended for they're benefit. Don't be expecting another lemon anytime soon though.
By the way, I am doing another time skip next chapter, skipping right to the day of the finals. I hope you guys don't mind, but I don't really have any material to fill in the rest of the one month training period. Well that's all I've got to say, so see ya.
Until the next update,
Artful Lounger