Chapter 25
Return to the Leaf
"As truth be told, homecoming never gets old..."-Hlovate
"Sentence." -Speech
'Sentence.' - Thoughts
'Sentence' – Kushina's mental dialogue
'Sentence' -Anastasia's mental dialogue
'Sentence' -Kyara's/Kyuubi's mental dialogue
"Sentence." -Distorted speech.
Getting back to Tazuna's home wasn't too eventful, except for when Haku awoke.
"Mmm...Naruto-sama..."
She was rather...affectionate.
Haku was currently hanging off of his neck, her smaller slender form, being dwarfed by his own tall, and lean figure. She was nuzzling against the back of his neck, either sighing in pleasure, or calling him 'Naruto-sama'. Considering she had just done both, Naruto's concerns proved unfounded.
He had been worrying that the infection had altered her more than he originally thought.
"Yes, Haku?" Naruto responded, a hint of affection in his tone. He honestly couldn't help himself. It seemed that being around subordinate Infected triggered an instinctive protective response in him. It wasn't as though it was a bad thing.
"Where are we going?" She chirped out happily. Her head was tilted in curiosity.
"Back to Tazuna's house. Do you remember him?" Call him paranoid, but he told Haku that she had amnesia, and that he took her in. If memories from her past life were to leak in, he'd simply pass them off as delusions. As uncomfortable as it made him, it ensured that Haku wouldn't start questioning anything.
He trusted Anastasia, but he needed to be absolutely certain. If the infection wasn't able to completely make her loyal to him, he needed to fashion a series of lies to make her believe.
The raven-haired girl on his back hummed slightly, before shaking her head. He turned his head to her, silver-blue eyes meeting ice blue.
That was another thing. It seemed infection had changed her physical appearance slightly, with her iris coloration. Her original eye color was an innocent-looking doe brown. Beyond that, her body was slightly more muscular, and toned.
'Oh? Already have another girl in your cross-hairs?'
He inwardly chuckled, returning his gaze forward. It seemed Anastasia approved of her enough to consider Haku joining his...
'Harem train?'
'I would have said something more tasteful, like concubines.'
'Pshaw. Tasteful? You need to get that stick out your rear.'
'What? I prefer being civilized.'
'He prefers being civilized. Where was your 'civilized' self when we...'
'Made love?'
'Had a threesome, you mean. While there was love no doubt, We just wanted you to feel good.'
'Yep!'
'Well, that's touching. Could you please be quiet for a few moments?'
'Why should we?'
'I'm trying to make sure Haku's alright.'
'Oh, right. I guess we'll talk later.'
The link was closed, and glorious silence returned. As nice as it was to have Kushina and Anastasia around, he couldn't wait to return to Konoha, if only so they could exit his body.
He returned his attention to Haku, and asked.
"How are you feeling, Haku? You were in poor condition when I took you in."
He could feel her smile behind him, her happiness making itself known through their telepathic link.
"I feel great, Naruto-sama!"
"That's good, Haku. You've recovered well. Say..." He paused, and turned his head back to her. "You want to come back with me to Konoha?"
The female Evolved nodded.
"Yes, Naruto-sama."
He smiled at her, Haku smiling back.
"Good. I have a feeling you'll like it there."
She hugged him tighter, pressing her growing bosom against his back.
"As long as I'm with you, Naruto-sama, I'm happy."
A brief flicker of guilt clawed at him.
'You're not guilty of anything.'
Naruto blinked once as Anastasia spoke to him. There was a loving gentleness in her tone.
'How so? I knew infection would make her completely loyal to me, but it's another thing entirely to see it. I've taken away this girl's free will. How am I not guilty?'
'She chose this remember? She wanted to live. Zabuza taught her that she was nothing more than a tool to him. But, she still had a degree of freedom in her. Rather than just lay there and die, she made a choice to live. Who knows, maybe she still has a degree of liberty left. Not enough for her to even think about betraying you, but enough to make decisions on her own.'
Phantom hands caressed his cheeks.
'The only way she would feel any misery is if you treated her badly. And we both know you'd never do that.'
Whatever guilt he felt vanished at those words.
'Thanks for that. Still learning to deal with this...conscience I have now.'
'It's alright. I had some difficulty too. I'll always be here for you, remember that. All of us. Kushina, Saiyuri, Mikoto, and Kyara. We'll never leave you.'
Invisible lips brushed against his own, and Anastasia closed the link.
Kami, he loved those women. Well and truly loved them. Where would he be without them?
He put a stop to those thoughts. Considering what may have been wouldn't help him. Tazuna's house was in view now.
Hopefully, Saiyuri didn't react too strongly.
(Five minutes later)
"Hi, Haku-chan!"
Well, if anything she was certainly happy. He introduced Haku, saying that she was a girl imprisoned by Gato, and that he freed her. Upon being freed, she latched onto him, calling him her master. Kakashi nodded, feeling a measure of pity for her. Sakura, awkwardly greeted her, only to be ignored entirely by the raven-haired girl. And Saiyuri...
Haku blushed more as Saiyuri hugged her tighter. She turned ice-blue eyes to her master, silently begging for help. It seemed she was a little bit timid, but nowhere near enough as Hinata, who's entire face turned red whenever someone even so much as glanced in her direction.
Naruto shrugged, deciding to leave Haku to the wolf called Saiyuri, who was currently nuzzling against Haku's cheek.
"We look so much alike! Maybe I can call you imoto-chan! Would you like that, imoto-chan?" gushed Saiyuri.
Naruto honestly wasn't expecting her to be so gleeful. If anything, he expected at least a hint of jealousy.
Haku blushed more, and stammered out.
"U-um...C-could you p-please let go o-of me, Saiyuri-s-sama?"
A fierce look entered Saiyuri's eyes, and she stared directly into Haku's own ice blue eyes.
"Nuh-uh! Call me Onee-chan!"
The ice girl blushed even more, and nodded.
"O-okay...Onee-chan." She whispered out the last word.
Saiyuri's smile forced her eyes closed, and she hugged the younger girl tighter to her.
"Yay! Imoto-chan called me Onee-chan!" And with that, she returned to nuzzling the younger girl's now blazing cheeks.
Naruto tried his very best to ignore the way their breasts mushed against each other. And the way their rears jiggled...
He quickly shook his head. Oh Kami, he was turning into a damn pervert.
He faintly heard Kakashi in the nearest room suddenly shout at the top of his lungs.
"YES! I AVENGED YOU ICHA-ICHA-CHAN!"
Ignoring the small amount of shame he was feeling, Naruto tapped Saiyuri on the shoulder. The female Uchiha whirled around, a bright smile on her face.
"Yes, Naru-kun?" She tilted her head to the side, lustrous raven strands falling. Naruto valiantly resisted the urge to pet her, and managed to ask.
"Have you seen Saya around? I've been looking for her, and I can't seem to find her."
Saiyuri nodded, and pointed upstairs.
"Yeah, she's in our room." Her smile turned teasing. "She's been asking for her Onii-sama ever since she got back."
The hooded blonde frowned.
"Got back?"
She nodded once more, smile faltering slightly.
"Didn't you know? Saya went out for a few hours."
Uh-oh.
Naruto quickly said good-bye to Saiyuri, and made his way upstairs. What had Saya done while she was out? Considering how twisted Orochimaru was, Saya was only innocent in that she had no idea what pain was, or that hurting people was wrong. It was an extremely morbid thought, one that Naruto hoped wasn't reality.
He reached the door that led to his and Saiyuri's room, and opened it. Saya was sleeping in the bed, a soft smile on her unblemished face. The two tufts of hair on her head wiggled slightly in response to her dreams. Then Naruto caught the faintest coppery scent of blood wafting off of her.
His eyes widened, and he kneeled down next to her. He gently brushed aside a few dark green strands, and on her face, was a single drop of blood.
Naruto tried to calm himself, rubbing a hand against his forehead.
He succeeded, partially at least. He placed a hand on Saya's shoulder, and began carefully shaking her awake.
Saya loosed a few moans of displeasure, before eventually opening her eyes with a huff. Of course, upon seeing Naruto, she quickly lost whatever irritation she felt.
Her green eyes glowed with happiness, and she quickly hugged him.
"Onii-sama!" She cried out gleefully. "I missed you so much!"
He hugged her back, managing to stifle the questions brewing in his mind.
"Hi, imoto-chan." He breathed into her ear, letting the love she felt for him wash over his mind. While he had yet to form a true telepathic link with her, there was an empathic link. Well, at the very least, he once more confirmed her love was truly genuine.
Naruto patted her on the head, a silent signal to stop hugging. She pulled back with a slight pout.
"Mou...I wanted to keep hugging Onii-sama..." She briefly whined. Any further complaints were silenced when Naruto began stroking her two tufts of hair. It seemed they were sensitive to touch, as she literally began purring.
A few drops of sweat trickled down the side of his face.
Seeing that she was completely relaxed, Naruto decided to ask the all-important question.
"Saya-chan, what did you did when you left the house?" He dreaded the answer.
The green-haired girl briefly moaned in pleasure at Naruto's ministrations, before responding.
"I-I was playing, N-Naru-nii..." A drawn out mewl interrupted her. But Naruto didn't need to hear anymore.
Dammit. How did Orochimaru raise her? What was her childhood like?
'It can't have been much worse than yours. Naruto, relax. Let me handle this.'
He sighed in relief at Anastasia's offer.
'Thanks. You helped me when I first killed. Saya... I don't think she knows that's what she's doing. How are you going to deal with this?'
'That depends. Do you still want her to be innocent?'
Naruto mulled over the choice. If Saya was kept innocent, when she learned the truth of her games, it could have an extreme impact on her. On the other hand, if she learned the truth now, she might not consider it a game anymore. But she'd lose that childish innocence. She'd be forced to grow up.
'What do you think?'
'Something different. I won't tell her what she's really doing, but I will tell her that she can only play when you say to.'
'Are you sure about that? What if...'
'It's okay Naruto. I can handle it, and so can you. I know you can.'
Naruto briefly chuckled. It wasn't a mirthful one.
'Really? I can handle it? Like I handled everything else?'
'Like I said, I know you can. You're underestimating your ability to change people.'
He sighed inwardly.
'I suppose. How should I do this?'
'You'll need to form that telepathic link now. Just touch your hand to her forehead. I'll do the rest.
'Okay.'
Thankfully, Saya was still lost in ecstasy, and she briefly moaned when Naruto placed his palm against her forehead. Anastasia did the rest on her end.
'O-Onii-sama's hands feel s-so good...' Saya thought to herself. How had her Onii-sama figured out her weak spots? It wasn't fair! She shivered lightly as another wave of euphoria rocked her body. And then, the strangest thing. A young woman's voice.
'Saya-chan?'
'W-Who are you?' Unfortunately, Naruto stopped rubbing her weak spots, much to her disappointment, given the quiet whine she gave.
'I'm your Onii-sama's friend. I...guess you can call me Onee-sama.'
'Onee-sama? I have an Onee-sama now?'
'You have lots of Onee-samas, Saya-chan, but that's not why I'm here.'
'Oh. Why are you here, Onee-sama?'
'Remember when you play your games?'
'Yes! I love to play games!'
'Well, other people might not be too happy if they see you playing. If you ever want to play, just ask your Onii-sama first.'
'D-Does that mean I can't play anymore?' Her lower lip began quivering, and tears gathered in the corners of her eyes. Naruto noticed this, and was about to do something, when Kushina stopped him.
'Hold your horses, Naruto. Everything's fine.'
'Everything's fine!? Saya's crying!'
'Okay, you're being kinda over-protective, you know that right?'
'W-Well I can't help it! You know that!'
'Okay, okay. Just relax. Ana-chan's got this.'
'Alright...if you say so.'
The hooded blonde returned to the conversation ongoing in Saya's mind.
'I never said that, Saya-chan. You just need permission first. Then you can play all you want, just don't play with the people Naruto loves. It would make him mad. Do you want your Onii-sama to be mad at you?'
The green-haired girl shook her head franctically, the tears vanishing from her eyes.
'No! I don't want Onii-sama to be mad at me!'
'That's good, Saya-chan. Okay, I need to go now. Bye, Saya-chan!'
'Bye, Onee-sama!'
Seeing the smile on Saya's face, Naruto breathed a sigh of relief, extending it when Anastasia returned to him.
'There you go! If she wants to play, she'll need your permission first!'
He returned to rubbing Saya's weak spots, drawing a pleasured whimper from her.
'I can't thank you enough. The blunder I would have made here...'
'It's alright, Naruto. That's why we're here! And, I do know of one way you could repay me...' She gave a sultry whine. 'My fingers aren't good enough any more. Do you mind if you...'
'S-Shut up.' His cheeks gained a light pink to them.
Anastasia giggled, and Naruto once more felt phantom lips on his own.
'It's okay, Naruto. I'm ready whenever you are.'
She closed the link, but not before accidentally brushing an invisible hand against Naruto's crotch. The hooded woman giggled once more, before retreating into the mindscape.
Leaving a blushing Naruto to grumble about how he was surrounded by perverts. A sudden loud moan from Saya drew his attention.
A bright red blush was on her cheeks, and...there was a stain on the bed.
"U-Um...Onii-sama..." She lifted her head up to him, embarrassment clearly shining through her eyes. "I m-made a mess."
Naruto stared at the stain for a moment. Then looked to Saya's dress, between the junction of her legs, and there was another stain there as well.
'Oh, son of a...'
He accidentally caused Saya to orgasm.
Whoops.
(Tomorrow morning)
Today was the day Team 7 would leave Nami. After Naruto cleaned the bridge of all of the thug's corpses, mind you. He had gained a good twenty tons worth of Biomass. Of course, he couldn't just walk around, twenty tons compressed into a human, if taller than average, form. So he siphoned off the excess into the storage seal on his chest. It was certainly a good haul, and would serve to make him very powerful when he used it all at once.
Haku had slept in the same bed with him, Saya taking a liking to her as well. Naruto theorized it had something to do with how Haku was an Evolved now. Saya even called her 'Haku-nee-chan'. It made the ice girl blush again, a rather endearing sight, Naruto admitted to himself.
There was a little festival ongoing outside. Saiyuri, Sakura, and Kakashi all went to have fun, Naruto deciding to stay behind.
He didn't do well in any large gatherings. A lot of people tended to...disappear.
He wasn't alone mind you. He was accompanied back at Tazuna's house by Haku, who steadfastly refused to leave Naruto alone making wild accusations of hidden ninjas plotting to kill him. Naruto responded that Haku just wanted to be with him. The blush on her cheeks was all the answer he needed.
Saya stayed behind as well, remarking that she didn't like large groups of people either. That, and well, she could be with her Onii-sama, of course. A faint blush had come to her cheeks when she remembered the...rather awkward events of yesterday. She had felt a coil within her tighten, and just as it reached it's breaking point, she...
What did Onii-sama call it? Orgasm?
Yes, she had an orgasm apparently.
While the word was difficult to pronounce for her, the orgasm itself felt very...good. She wondered what it would be like to have another one. The Icha-Icha books she read talked about something called 'sex' and it mentioned orgasm.
Was that how you had an orgasm? By having sex?
Her blush became brighter.
She really wouldn't mind having sex with her Onii-sama. It was supposed to make you feel good right?
Maybe she could make Onii-sama feel good too.
Of course, little did she know that Naruto could hear every thought from her now. Said whiskered blonde was in the kitchen, helping Tsunami make food for the little festival.
'Uh-oh.'
'Uh-oh?'
'I think Saya's becoming curious about sex now.'
'Oh, it can't be that bad.'
'Can't be that bad?! My little sister wants to have sex with me! That's not bad in any way at all!?'
'I don't see anything wrong with it.'
'Of course none of you would see anything wrong with it! You're all perverts!'
'Oh? And you aren't turning into one yourself? I saw you looking at Saya's bum. You sly fox, you...'
'S-Shut up!'
'Oh, stop being a prude. You already had a threesome with your birth mother, and the woman who actually raised you. Incest seems to be in your nature.'
Naruto started ignoring the trio of voices in his head. Oh, how he couldn't wait to get two of them out.
'I heard that!'
Ignoring Kushina, as well as the cry of indignation she gave, Naruto returned to his work. He was supposed to be baking a series of layered cakes for the party. Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and a multitude of other flavors, six cakes in total. He had already made two of them, the chocolate, and vanilla, and had handed them off to Tsunami, who would deliver them.
Considering how he threatened to kill her less than a week ago, she was being remarkably friendly. Likely because he killed Gato. Eh. The little midget deserved to die anyway for the threat he made to Saiyuri.
Naruto was currently in a rather silly outfit. A chef's hat was on his head, followed by a white apron draped over him, stained with chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. Continuing with the chef theme, he wore a double-breasted chef's jacket underneath the apron, followed by black suit pants, and black slip-on shoes, polished to a shine.
A few years ago, He had consumed a rogue culinary-ninja, wanted for poisoning the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning. The rogue cooking-nin was planning on assassinating the Hokage, as a way to test his skills. Of course, he failed and Naruto ended up with an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of cooking. Poisoning food too, but that was neither here nor there.
'I still can't believe you're wearing that.'
Naruto briefly chuckled, touching his chef's hat for a moment.
'What? I think I make this look good.'
'Sure. Right. Whatever you say.'
'Hmm...I do think he looks nice wearing that.'
'If only, so he can wear it when we're role-playing, right?'
'Of course. In any other respect, like now for instance, he just looks ridiculous.'
'I agree.'
Disheartened by their comments, Naruto sat down in the corner of the kitchen, holding onto his chef's hat like it was a security blanket. His eyes were welling up slightly, and a few whimpers would occasionally come from him.
"I-I don't look silly...I look great..." He eventually lost it, and clutched his hat tighter, tears openly streaming from his eyes.
'O-Okay, don't cry. Don't c-cry, cause you're gonna m-make me cry now...' Naruto faintly heard Kushina start blubbering at the end of the sentence.
'Seriously? Am I surrounded by children?'
'Y-You're all being m-mean...'
'Alright fine. You look great wearing that.' Anastasia was being obviously sarcastic, but Naruto didn't seem to care. He jumped to his feet, hat back on his head, eyes glinting.
"Ha-hah!" He cried out in triumph. "I knew you'd come to like it!"
Within his mind, Anastasia rolled her eyes.
With a fire in his eyes, he returned to his cooking. Currently, the base of the strawberry cake was being baked in the oven. All he needed to do was make sure it didn't get burned.
Lot less stressful than fighting. Even if the people he fought were caught completely off guard.
But, still. He could get used to this. It was certainly healthier than killing. He knew for a fact he wouldn't ever completely kick killing people, if only because there would always be people who either made their final mistake in pissing him off, or just outright deserved death.
The front door swung open, and Naruto turned to see Tsunami walking in with a pleasant smile on her face. He waved to her, and Tsunami waved back.
"Hey, Naruto. How's the cake coming along?" She asked. Naruto was a surprisingly good cook. Everyone loved the cakes he had made.
Idly, she wondered if Naruto was always like this. She still had vivid memories of him threatening to kill her, and the edge of his Claw at her throat...
Tsunami shivered lightly, something that Naruto took notice of. He leaned against the kitchen counter, taking off his hat, and placing it beside him, crossing his arms. He sighed heavily.
"Hey, uh...Tsunami?"
She turned to him, a questioning look on her face.
"Yes?"
Naruto, looking rather uncomfortable, scratched at his whiskered cheek lightly. For a moment, he looked like he was struggling to speak.
"I um...just want to say...sorry." He made eye contact with her, a flicker of regret in his blue-silver eyes. "What I did...it was uncalled for, and entirely unnecessary." His head quickly darted to the floor, and he whispered out. "Just...know that I'm really sorry." Naruto brought his head back up, a bitter smile on his face.
"You don't need to accept my apology, I just...wanted you know that." Finished speaking, he turned away from her, paying close attention to the section of cake in the oven, until a feminine hand lightly touched his shoulder. He turned his head to the right, trying not to immediately assume the worst.
Thankfully, his fears were unfounded. Tsunami looked at him with a gentle, motherly smile, and her eyes glowed with kindness.
"I accept it. I can't really blame you anyway." She took on an almost pitying expression. "You're hurt. Deep inside." She gently laid a hand on his chest, just above where his heart should be. "And there's a lot of scars, aren't there?"
Naruto nodded slowly, a somber look on his face.
She sighed lightly, and took her hand off him. Naruto spoke up, grimly.
"Yes. I'm fairly certain all I have inside is scars."
Tsunami smiled again, and Naruto felt another foreign feeling stab at him.
"I think not." Her smile grew slightly. "I've seen how you behave around Saiyuri. You love her, don't you?"
Not seeing where this was going, Naruto nodded.
Her dark brown eyes shined with compassion.
"See? You can still love. You can still be loved. Don't ever forget that. That's how you'll heal. Through the people you love with all your heart."
Naruto smiled lightly.
"I'll take your advice then." His smile faded slightly. "And Tsunami?" The dark-haired mother tilted her head to the side. "I recommend you find help as well. If not for yourself, then for your son."
Tsunami nodded slowly. She had a few...issues after seeing Kaiza killed by Gato. Maybe a good psychiatrist could help her out with that. Her smile returned.
"Yes, I should." A fit of giggles came to her then. "It's funny how that works. I help you, you help me." Naruto chuckled along with her.
Maybe there was some hope for him yet.
(A few hours later)
The festival was over now. An array of fireworks dazzled the residents of Nami, and Saiyuri would later say that she had a great time, only wishing that Naruto had joined her there. Team 7 were at the far end of the bridge, and were watching as Tazuna was about to pull back a black tarp that draped over something at least twenty feet tall. There was a bright smile on his wrinkled face, and he gave a shout.
"You all ready?!" A chorus of cheers sounded out from behind them, the entirety of Nami had gathered on the bridge, eagerly awaiting the moment the monument would be revealed. With a cry, Tazuna pulled back the tarp, and the statue underneath was revealed.
Naruto's eyes widened, and Saiyuri hugged him tighter, a smile on her wonderful face. Kakashi looked on with an eye-smile, and Sakura jumped up with a joyful cheer.
The monolithic statue was made of marble, gathered from Gato's mansion, which had been torn apart, and the materials used in the town to rebuild. The stone was carved into the likeness of Naruto, hooded jacket, bubble vest, jeans, and all. Even his whiskers were on the statue. He was standing tall, a foot on Gato's body underneath, his arms were crossed, and he looked towards the city. His statue's face was identical to his own, and had a neutral expression. A plaque, made with gold, was on the marble base of the statue. It read...
Naruto Uzumaki
Nami's savior
Oh great. It made him look like a hero.
'Oh, stop it. You are a hero.'
He sighed as Kushina's voice echoed throughout his mind.
'I'm not a hero. Not even close. I killed Gato because he threatened Saiyuri. Not for Nami.'
'So? If you're not Nami's hero, you're certainly Yuri-chan's.'
Saiyuri's laughter to his left drew his attention. He turned his head to her. She looked elated, with a grin on her face.
"That's you, Naruto!" Her grin turned into a teasing smile. "Bet you never thought you'd ever get a statue of yourself, huh?"
Naruto shook his head, and responded.
"Not once. I'll admit, I feel...weird, seeing that."
Saiyuri tilted her head in confusion.
"Weird?"
Naruto sighed, and brought Saiyuri closer to him, wrapping his arms around her.
"I didn't kill Gato for Nami. It was for you."
She nodded slowly.
"I know that. But, all that means is that your my hero."
'See?'
Ignoring Kushina, he sighed lightly.
"It just doesn't feel right."
Frowning, Saiyuri pressed the side of her head against Naruto's chest.
She knew Naruto didn't have the highest opinion of himself, but this was starting to make her worry.
Thankfully, those thoughts were banished from her mind when Kakashi said it was time to head back to Konoha. Gathering their belongings, Team 7 made to leave, only to be accosted by Inari.
"W-Wait! I need to talk with Naruto!"
Naruto frowned in confusion, and left the Team for a moment, all of them looking on. He walked to Inari, and crouched down in front of him.
"Yes, Inari?"
The young boy shifted in place for a moment before speaking.
"I...just wanted to say sorry. For what I said."
Naruto nodded, and placed a hand on top of Inari's head.
"Apology accepted. What I did was kinda overboard, so I guess I'm sorry too."
Inari smiled, and Naruto walked back, to his Team. Just as they were about to set off, Naruto heard Inari shout out.
"Bye, Naruto!"
He turned, and raised his hand, in a farewell, and once Inari waved back, Naruto returned his attention to the road.
It was time to head back.
Naruto could never foresee the events that would happen there.
Oh...God...there's...so...much...fluff...Urk! Make sure to review!