It has been a while since i spoken to ya'll, and i wanted to share my thoughts as i type this out. I did not know where i wanted to go with our Yamanaka friend, seeing as how i also ship those two, but the main focus will always be upon Tayuya and Naruto. Ino will be a supporting character like one other "hero" i'll be reintroducing in the next chapter. On another note, towards the middle of the story, I started college as you all know and understand, and i have some great news. My time will be more free for the rest of this year, and I still have plans for continuing this story for awhile. As you can expect, there will be death, and maybe some plot holes, seeing how this is my first serious project writing wise. Anyway, enjoy.
-Kimblee
The journey back to Konoha was nothing special. The usual banter back and fourth between Naruto and Tayuya along with excessive bitter feelings on both parties about being blue balled to the maximum. As soon as they approched the gate of Konoha, they saw a familiar figure standing in the middle of the path- The fifth Hokage. Tsunade had a blank look upon her face as usual, except her eyes squinted slightly and darted between the pair. Naruto approached the Hokage with apprehension, while Tayuya appeared impatient. Tsunade gazed upon Naruto's worn expression with concern, before asking "Where's Kakashi?"
Naruto shook his head, causing Tsunade to grit her teeth in frustration, whipping her hand across Naruto's cheek and sending him sprawled on the ground. Naruto looked up in time to see the Hokage grab him by the shirt and yank him up by the collar. Tayuya could partially understand the frustration of losing a commander. Partially. She watched Tsunade, tensing her legs as painless as she could.
"Is that all you have to say to me?!" Tsunade roared, shaking Naruto like a ragdoll.
"Granny, it wasn't my-" Naruto began before another slap rocked the side of his head.
Tayuya couldn't take the abuse, even if it was from a Kage. The redhead rocketed forward with her foot driving into the Hokage's abdomen, but stopping very abruptly, along with the rest of Tayuya's body. Naruto did not see Tayuya move like that before, but he had seen that familiar looking shadow. His eyes followed the shadow cord to the top of one of the pillars. Upon it sat a middle aged man, who was watching the drama unfold casually. Tsunade let go of Naruto, turning her gaze towards a very confused Tayuya.
"How dare you attack me, a Hokage!" Tsunade shouted before punching Tayuya in the jaw, knocking her out.
"She couldn't defend herself! Why did you attack her?!" Naruto shouted, leveling a strike at the woman's head, before a hand shot out of nowhere and knocked out the Uzumaki.
Tsunade turned around and sighed at the sight of Asuma Sarutobi collecting Naruto's body and tossing it over his shoulder. She nodded at the man and motioned for the lone figure atop the pillar to come down. Shikaku Nara hopped down and picked up Tayuya's body. He looked at Tsunade questioningly.
"Kakashi's dead?" He asked with impassive eyes.
"What? That's impossible!" Asuma shouted, shock etched on his face as he looked upon the silent Tsunade.
"Lock these two up. Asuma, get a Yamanaka and Ibiki down to the interrogation building immediately." Tsunade spoke with a quiet demeanor, eyes closed.
"What are your parameters with these two?" Asuma inquired.
Tsunade gazed upon Naruto and Tayuya coldly, and spoke without compassion.
"The works."
As if an knife just stabbed him, Naruto darted out of his bed and sprawled on the floor, eyes scanning his room for any immediate signs of danger. He found himself in his room, quiet and sunny out, and the normalcy threw him for a loop. Nothing was out of the ordinary, nor was any usual signs of genjutsu at play. Naruto looked back towards his bed and his eyes immediately softened to the sight of Tayuya, clad in only a pair of panties, laid in his bed with her back facing him. He walked over to her and placed a hand on her back, to check if she was real, afraid all his memories being a mere fabrication, a dream. Naruto forgot the strange setting and crawled back into bed to his girlfriend, wrapping his arms behind her and closing his eyes. He felt Tayuya stir slightly, but only held on a bit tighter. He felt okay in this moment, for this woman was the key to his happiness. The thought of losing her only made him open his eyes again to make sure everything was real. His eyes did not deceive him the second time, for he remembered the unique reddish hair of Tayuya, and the feeling of her skin against his. He filled his nostrils with her scent, and every second longer he grew more and more comfortable. Tayuya woke up slightly, turning around to face Naruto, her almost savage grin lighting a fire in her boyfriend's heart.
"Hey dumbass, expecting someone else?" Tayuya teased Naruto, delivering a kiss to his cheek.
"Just had a bad dream, I just needed a hug." Naruto replied, kissing Tayuya back on the lips tenderly.
"Poor baby." Tayuya shot back sarcasticly, biting his ear and tugging on Naruto's earlobe sensually.
"And just like that you make me feel more alive darling." Naruto groaned out, his hand reaching out to play with Tayuya's ass.
"Bad boy." Tayuya retorted, slapping Naruto's hand away, earning a disappointed look from him. Tayuya shook her head and spoke sadly.
"Remember? It's almost time." She said pointing at the alarm above them.
"Time for what Tayuya?" Naruto asked, genuinely confused.
"Kakashi's Funeral, of course." Tayuya replied, smiling at Naruto.
"We don't have to go there do we?" Naruto complained, looking at Tayuya with a childlike expression.
"That old hag requested we go there, remember?" Tayuya replied, rolling her eyes.
"Since when do you ca-." replied Naruto before stopping mid-sentence and looked at Tayuya with a focused stare.
Tayuya stared back confused, before realizing what she had done. Tayuya knelt in bed, aiming a fist at Naruto's cheek. Naruto watched this fist come at him slowly and yanked Tayuya's arm past him and sent his assailant rolling on the ground. Not to be distracted by the expensive looking lingerie she definitely did not acquire, or the bigger breasts, Naruto brought his knee down into the abdomen of his would be lover.
Tayuya groaned in pain and the transformation jutsu worn off, leaving an unconscious Ino Yamanaka in her place.
Naruto gazed upon Ino in a solid fury, believing her to be an ally of his. He charged straight to the door and the moment he pressed his hand to the handle his body was rocked back by an unseen force. Naruto writhed in pain as lightning surged through his body. He looked up at the door to find it gone, and iron bars all around him. He was in a Konoha jail cell, and the only real experience was the half naked Ino lying unconscious on the cold floor. His mind raced and surveyed his surroundings and found a lone figure coming to focus in front of him. He remembered this man from the first part of the chunin exams, where he couldn't answer one of those pain in the ass questions.
"Naruto Uzumaki." Spoke a cold voice, as cold as Naruto came to expect from anyone in Konoha.
"What the hell did you do to me?" Naruto demanded, as his mind came back to focus and his body started to shake.
"You will be under our care for the time being Naruto, and as far as your concerns lie, you and your partner are under investigation for the death of Hatake Kakashi."
"That's such bullshit! You looked into my mind didn't you? You must have seen us stumble upon Kakashi's corpse!" Naruto spat out.
"Any evidence will be presented to the Hokage, but if i may be honest with you Naruto, it does not look like she is being partial." Ibiki Morino responded with indifference.
"What did you do with Tayuya?" Naruto asked, dropping to his knees, almost in prayer.
"That is the least of your concerns. She is being taken care of as a lackey of Orochimaru's." Ibiki said with a half chuckle.
Naruto brought his hands down on the cement and slammed it with the strength of a rampaging ferret.
Ibiki stared pitifully at the jinchuriki, before turning away and walking out of the room, closing the door behind him. He shook off the feeling of being the villain, before returning to his tasks at hand.
Naruto stared up at the door, slowing his breathing and smiling. Looking at Ino, he slapped her on the cheek and woke her up, bringing her awake slowly. Ino widened her eyes at the sight of Naruto and slowly backed up, leaning against the iron bars before getting jolted by the electricity. She winced and stared at Naruto, before remembering she was naked, save for her best pair of panties. She began to sputter in embarrasement before Naruto weakly clamped a hand over her mouth, struggling to hold his arm up.
"I don't know what they told you, nor do i care what you think of me, I need to escape from here and get Tayuya and myself out of this village. It is no longer our home."
Ino narrowed her eyes at Naruto and bit his hand, causing him to retract it at the sight of blood. Ino breathed while very flushed and covered her breasts while she looked Naruto dead in the eyes.
"Lady Tsunade told me to extract any information from by any means necessary, pertaining to the death of Kakashi. I know you didn't kill him, and i delivered the message already to Ibiki." Ino stated and started to get up.
"Then i am free to go?" Naruto replied blankly.
"I was getting to that, idiot." Ino shot back with mild irritation. "Tsunade already met with the council and with the current evidence they have, you and Tayuya are to be put to death, according to my father."
Naruto stared at Ino longer than intended, weighing his options and best plan for escape. Ino on the other hand was wondering why she was left in the cage in the first place. She attempted to contact her father but found any chakra sent past the bars would scatter instantly. Suppressing panic, she decided to watch Naruto and sat on the cot in his room, still hiding her modesty. Naruto found himself suddenly stronger, and forgot a key component to his strength, Kurama.
Naruto attempted to call within him, but found his beast unresponsive. Already feeling the drugs wearing off due to his fast metabolism, Naruto gathered strength inside his left fist and brought it down upon the ground, cracking the floor and rattling the room he and Ino were in. The Yamanaka jumped up, alarmed while Naruto sighed. His access to Kurama's chakra wasn't hindered anymore, but his tailed beast was still not responding.
"Naruto you're just going to make things worse for yourself and whatever her name was." Ino stated, still alarmed.
He turned around to face her, getting the feeling back into his body. Staring at her with piercing eyes, Naruto spoke calmly. "I don't know what the council is planning on doing with me and Tayuya, but i don't plan on sticking around to find out. Sasuke is still out there, and now he has both Tayuya and I do deal with.
Naruto breathed in hard, gathering chakra into his mouth and blasted a hole through the iron bars, nullifying the lightning chakra and the door beyond it for good measure. Looking at Ino, he beckoned her to come with him, and while she did not want to see what was to come of this, the cracking floor and screams from beneath them did not bode well for her either. Ino followed Naruto with obvious disdain, picking up her clothes from the chair opposite of the jail cell. "Are you ready to see the true nature of Konoha, Ino?" Naruto asked the blonde with a odd smile, which gave Ino the chills.
Naruto strode through the halls of the interrogation building, with an intrepid Ino following him. Naruto peered behind him, still imagining Ino's naked body underneath the flat clothing.
"So Ino, where is Tayuya being kept?" He asked with a false smile.
"I don't have the faintest idea Naruto, i was told to work on you. My father was instructed to work on Tayuya." She replied, before getting another chill up her spine.
"A shame, i might have to do a bit of interrogation myself." Naruto thought aloud, before they walked to another door ten feet from their original cell. Naruto kicked it down, revealing an empty cell. Another door across from them revealed nothing. Naruto's heart increased as he sped up his jaunt, walking down a flight of stairs before coming to a set of double doors. He pushed them open to find a medical team cleaning up after a surgery, with a familiar redhead on the table. Naruto walked foward as fast as he could without arousing suspicion. One of the medics noticed the two of them and started to speak, but was silenced by Naruto with a hard punch to the chin. The other medics noticed the body hitting the floor and attempted to stop Naruto from proceeding. Ino just stood back and watched in horror as the weakling Naruto she had once pitied struck each man with such speed and efficiency that it happened without the medical ninja casting jutsu or drawing a blade. Naruto looked upon the real Tayuya with such a tender gaze that it spurred a feeling of anguish from Ino, who suppressed it immediately.
Naruto pulled back her hospital gown to reveal a pale naked form, two small scars dotting her abdomen. One he recognized as the place she was stabbed by her ex teammate. Naruto ran a single finger along her stomach to her neck, before a soft hand seized his wrist and a small voice greeted him.
"Hey Naruto." Tayuya spoke softly before yanking him down and kissing his lips softly. He returned the kiss and his heart felt at peace. Naruto held out his hand and pulled Tayuya from the operating table, helping her stand up straight. She stretched hard, emitting a barely audible moan and rested her eyes upon Ino.
"Naruto, who the fuck is this?" Tayuya spoke with a real smile on her face.