So obviously I've been gone too long.

And I need more action.

But I wanted to finish up the filler before we got to the harsher fights.

So, enjoy this 'lemony-scented' chapter until I can get on my butt and finish writing some more epic fights.

PS the reason this AN is at the beginning is to warn you about the middle-ish beginning. THERE'S A THREESOME in here. You can read it (please do), but if you don't want to or dislike NaruxHinaxSasuke then you can skip it. Just knowing that these three are in a relationship together is enough to get you through the plot. Another ps thing; Hinata will make a fantastic mother.


Sasuke almost let out a scream, but he decided it would be too girly. So he just fell back against the floor and tried to rip it off his face.

"What the fuck is this?!" he tried to yell. It came out like 'wah da fu i dis??'

Hinata and Naruto were on the ground, laughing their heads off. Sasuke looked so funny just laying there.

"I-it's a-a- oh man teme!" Naruto choked out between breaths.

Hinata got her breath back after a few more minutes. "It's a… a silver-lining doll."

Shikamaru, who had to leave in a moment, took pity on him. He got up and helped the Uchiha pull the thing from his face.

"Thanks." Sasuke muttered, glaring at the doll that was previously attached to his face.

"Troublesome." He yawned, making his way out the door. "Thanks for inviting me, guys. It was…fun."

Kakashi nodded and got up as well. "Sorry to leave on you, but… the mission…" he sincerely looked sorry to miss the rest of this.

"It's fine" Sasuke said hastily. "You don't have to even remember any of this."

"Oh don't worry, I won't forget." Sasuke groaned. "I got it on camera."

"I hate you" Sasuke murmured as Hinata's father left.

"Well, guess it's just us now" Naruto said cheerfully.

"So what is this thing anyways?"

"A silver-lining doll." Hinata repeated. "It's like having another Naruto, just smaller. It'll follow you around, too."

The doll finally said something. "Sasuke-kun!"

"Oh, hell no." Sasuke glared down at it some more.

The two other ninja just giggled.

"Hugs?" the high-pitched voice tried.

"No."

"Please?" it made puppy eyes at him.

"No."

"You're still the greatest, Sasuke-kun!"

"Did a fangirl make this?" he asked, trying to take his mind off destroying it.

"Not sure. But guess what, Sasuke!" Naruto grinned at him.

"What, dobe?" Sasuke sounded positively exhausted.

"We still have one more gift, from the both of us."

"Uh, is it anything like this thing?"

"Nope!"

"Alright then, I guess."

--

It took them a few minutes to get to the hot springs. Hinata had the key, and she unlocked it for them. It was silent, because even the owner had left to go home and sleep. The trio crept inside and found the door to the actual water. Sasuke grabbed a towel when he saw them, and took note that the other two didn't.

"Okay, you two have fun" Hinata murmured before slipping into the girl's only water.

Sasuke looked at Naruto awkwardly, then turned and stripped, slipping the towel on before Naruto saw him. The blond was doing the same thing, but he was already lowering himself into the water. There were barriers everywhere, dividing each little pool of water. Sasuke noticed that the blond picked the general bath.

"What's the point of this?"

"To relax" Naruto drawled.

Sasuke sighed and stepped slowly into the water, discarding the towel around his waist after he was properly under the water. He sighed and closed his eyes, resting his back against the edge of the pool.

On the other side, Hinata watched through a hole in the wood. She grinned and went around to their side, making no noise on the padded floor. Naruto saw her but Sasuke was still blissfully unaware.

"Guess who" she put her hands over Sasuke's eyes, grinning at Naruto.

"Ah! Uh, oh, Hinata." When he opened his eyes, she was in the water, only her head visible. "Wh-what are you doing?"

"You're so shy, Sasuke" she giggled. "Besides, it wouldn't be as fun if I was alone."

"Ah, okay?" Sasuke looked lost.

"You'll find out soon enough" Hinata murmured, pressing her lips to Naruto's.

The blond pulled her closer to him, pulling her up out of the water a bit. Sasuke blushed and sank deeper under the water, unable to tear his eyes away. Hinata let out a little moan and his gaze shot to Naruto's hands. Both were underwater.

"Y-you guys?" he stammered. He had never been in this sort of situation before, and it was making him uncomfortable.

"Oh, sorry Sasuke-kun" Hinata drawled, pulling away from Naruto and latching on to him. He didn't notice that they had scooted closer to him…

"Sorry for what?" he couldn't take his eyes from hers. They seemed to stare right into his soul.

"Not letting you have some" she shrugged, bringing her chest out of the water.

His blush got even brighter, and she took advantage of his weakness. She leaned down and kissed him, straddling his lap. She brought his hands up to her breasts and then lowered her hands to his lap.

"Hinataaaaa" Naruto whined.

"Mmmm one second, Naru-kun" she murmured, stroking Sasuke to attention.

"Fine." Naruto pouted and then moved himself, positioning his body behind Hinata's.

The blond started by rubbing her back with his hands, but eventually got to pushing his whole body against hers. Sasuke could hear some faint moans coming from his mouth, and that and what Hinata's hands were doing couldn't hold back his own noises.

The moment they heard him moan, they really got started. Hinata turned around and bent over, and Sasuke felt lust take over. He pushed his face into her cunt, using his tongue to fill her up. Not too long after, he felt his face being jammed further into her, and he glanced up to see Naruto pumping in and out of her mouth. Hinata was moaning around him.

Eventually he needed to breathe, so he pulled away and pushed his fingers in so she wouldn't feel neglected. Naruto was using one hand to knead a breast, and Sasuke managed to get the other one. Naruto pulled out of her mouth and kissed her, taking over her entire chest. Sasuke focused on her cunt, adding more and more fingers. He was careful when he added his thumb, but she just pushed back harder and begged for him to go deeper.

Sasuke shoved hard and felt himself slide in up to his wrist. Hinata let out a loud moan and clenched around him. He felt her soak what was inside and she slumped against the blond, who was holding her up gently. Sasuke grinned and kept her orgasm going by flexing his hand. She let out another moan and jerked up in their grip before settling down again.

"Oh Kami" she whispered.

"Are you okay with continuing?" Naruto asked softly, resting his hand on her cheek.

"Y-yes. Just give me a moment."

Sasuke didn't know what to do now, since he couldn't move with her impaled on his arm. He didn't want to make her cum again, since she just asked for a minute of recovery. He didn't even know how far they were going to go.

"R-right." Hinata said, her voice a little stronger. "Who's first?"

Sasuke wanted to speak up, but he figured that the blond should go first. He didn't even know what to do, and he needed an example. He knew how to have sex, yes, but he didn't actually know.

"I will." Naruto smiled at her, lifting her body up a little more.

Sasuke helped lower his half of the girl, keeping his arm with her. He didn't want to do anything for fear of hurting her.

"Ah, oh…." Hinata moaned. She had forgotten that the Uchiha's hand was inside of her.

"Are you okay?" the two boys asked in unison.

"F-fine. Sasuke, you can pull out. Not too hard" she murmured.

The raven did what was asked, slowly withdrawing.

Sex doesn't go as quickly as they say…. He thought, finally getting her off him.

He pulled his hand up and looked at it. He blushed and closed his eyes. Naruto and Hinata were giggling at him.

"It's not going to hurt you, Sasuke-kun" Hinata said softly.

"What… what do I do with it?" he sounded like a little kid, and he hated himself for it.

Neither answered, but he felt a warm mouth engulfing two fingers. He opened his eyes to find Hinata sucking on them, eyes wide. She pulled back after a moment, running her tongue around her mouth.

"Oh Kami, Hinata." She was so sexy it hurt.

She kissed him, using her tongue to let him taste. She was salty, but… there was something else there. Something that made her taste like… Hinata. He kissed her deeper, distracting her from what was coming next. Naruto was behind her, ready to push in. He was all lubed up from the water, and he was hard. Sasuke grabbed one of her boobs and clenched softly, drawing more noises from her mouth.

Naruto went in slowly, making sure that she was adjusting to his size. Sasuke pushed his mouth harder against Hinata's, feeling rather then hearing her moans. When the blond was all the way in, he rested against her a little while. Hinata appreciated this display, not yet used to these feelings. Sasuke eased up on the kissing, leaning back to watch them.

Sasuke leaned back against the rocks a moment before going back to Hinata. It was nice to feel another warm body against his, and the rocks were cold. The moment he had fit himself to her, Naruto pulled back until he was just inside of her. He pushed forward in one thrust, and she was pushed forward a little, screaming in pleasure. Their lips met and the raven felt her nails grip his back.

Sasuke winced but ignored the pain. He didn't know how much it hurt her, so she would get a release from her pain by whatever way he could help. But… it didn't sound like she was hurting. In fact, quite the opposite. She was pushing back against the blond, trying to get him deeper. She just moaned at first, but then all she could say was 'faster'. The other word she switched on and off was 'harder'.

"OH KAMI!" She let out a final sentence before it tapered off into a soundless scream. Her body froze and her eyes seemed to cloud over. Naruto was still pumping in and out, holding her hips so that he could stay inside of her. Sasuke kept playing with her breasts, finally getting the courage to suck on them.

When Hinata seemed to recover from her second orgasm, Naruto seemed to be finished. He let out a grunt and pushed deep inside of her, holding her hips in place. He closed his eyes and stayed like this for another minute. Hinata kept trying to jerk forwards, and I held her where she was with my body. She shuddered and seemed to come down from her sexual high.

Naruto finally sighed and pulled away, slipping out at gently as he could. Juices flowed out between her legs and dripped steadily into the clear water. Hinata moaned lightly and moved closer to me, curling up the best she could standing up. Sasuke looked down at her awkwardly but didn't move. Naruto had sat down in the water again and was cleaning himself off. The water was perfect for that.

"Oi, Hina-chan" he called softly. "You aren't done yet."

Her eyes opened and looked up at me with surprise.

"Oh, Sasuke!" she blinked. "I'm so sorry…"

The raven shrugged the best he could. "It's alright. I... I can get myself. I just need some privacy."

"No." Hinata yawned. "I'm… helping…"

"Naruto, help me with her. I don't want her to fall asleep underwater."

The blond sighed and stood up again, wading over to help drag her gently to the edge of the pool. Naruto was making a pillow for her head when he realized that Sasuke had moved to the other side of the small pool. He was sitting facing away from them and making quick jerking motions with his left hand.

"Hina-chan" Naruto whispered to his girlfriend. "I thought you wanted both of us."

The female of the trio opened her eyes slowly. "I-I do."

Sasuke thought he was close and prepared to stuff his fist in his mouth so he wouldn't scream when he felt someone stop him.

"Wha-"

Hinata slowly sat down, impaling herself on his member. She moaned softly but kept going until she was firmly on him. She pushed on his chest until he was leaning against the side, and then she started riding him.

He had never felt anything so soft and warm. Her insides pulled at him, trying to get him deeper with every stroke. She clenched down on him teasingly, using her mouth to trail kisses down his face. He had thought he was close before, but now, coupled with the sight of her orgasming to what she was doing now, he felt ready to explode. He tried to say something, but all he could get out was a rough grunt. She sped up instantly, pulling him into the best climax he had ever experienced.

--

It took them awhile to clean up. Hinata was the most tired, but the two males were still tired as well. They got dressed together, helping each other. The towels went into the bins and anything else that needed to get done was accomplished with teamwork. The pool of hot water that they were in got a sign on the door that it needed to be cleaned. Hinata had already figured out how to drain the water, and all it needed was to be scrubbed and refilled.

Instead of going back to their own homes, Naruto found a hotel. He figured that Kakashi would smell the sex on all three of them, and the two males' houses were too empty. So a hotel key was bought and they all collapsed together on the large bed. They fell asleep with Hinata in the middle, both males facing inwards to her.

--

The next morning was meant to be easy and relaxing, but it wasn't. Hinata woke up to both boys arguing about something stupid, and she got out of bed, shuffled over to them, and hit both of them on the head. Naruto fell to the floor, surprised, while Sasuke fell against the wall. Now Hinata saw who was at the door.

"…Kiba? Akamaru? What are you doing here?"

The large dog was in the hallway, laying down behind the boy.

Kiba made a show of sniffing the air, smirking.

"Dammit! Not you too!" She hit him over the head, watching with satisfaction as he held his head in his hands, looking up at her pitifully.

"Get off the floor, mutt." She muttered. "And tell me what's going on."

"I've looked for you for hours" he said, still rubbing his head. "Lady Tsunade'll have my head."

"What?!?"

"Yeah." Kiba was sulky now. "She wants you in her office, pronto."

"Fuck! Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun, go tell my dad where I am. AFTER you shower" she added.

"Uh, okay?"

"Bye!" Hinata didn't waste anymore time, just started running for the tower. She hoped the Hokage wasn't too mad.

--

That hope was good and bad. The Hokage was angry, but she didn't hold it over Hinata's head too long.

"Right, well, I have something important to tell you. Remember Deidara?"

"Of course, Lady Tsunade."

"Well…" she sighed and took a swig of sake. Shizune didn't stop her. "Well, I need you to come with us."

--

Back to Deidara's cell they went. When they arrived, Hinata noticed that Neji and her birth father was there.

"Hello." She greeted them, trying to make it easier if they were working together.

"Hi" Neji nodded at her politely.

Hiashi didn't say a word; didn't even turn to her.

"Fine, be a dick" she muttered under her breath.

"Now, what did you call us for?" She said more loudly.

"You three will listen to Deidara's story. After Hinata left a few days ago, he seemed to want to help us out more. But I wanted to know why, and when he told us some crap, I wanted to know if it was true. I got Inoichi to look around his mind, but I want to be entirely sure before I cancel his execution."

"..You mean, he's not going to die?"

"Why not?" Hiashi spoke up, unclasping his hands from behind his back.

"Because- well, you'll find out. Just go in and use your Byakugan to see if he's lying or not."

Hinata was the third on in, and she smiled kindly at the Hokage, who was rubbing her forehead with her hands.

"I recommend peppermint tea" she advised before closing the door behind her.

--

The three Hyuuga sat down in the chairs provided for them. The blond that was chained and drugged didn't look up.

"Tell us your story, criminal" Hiashi said calmly.

"Fuck off." The blond spat at the man, missing by an inch.

"Please allow me to listen, Dei-kun" Hinata said softly, leaning her head in her hands.

"Hinata?" he looked up at them and spotted her to the very right. "Hinata!"

He tried to jump up, but the chains held him in place. He was thinner then last time, with dark circles under his eyes. His face was gaunt, and he didn't look clean. His eyes were bright and full of hope, though.

"What have they done to you?" She asked sadly.

"They didn't believe me" he whispered. "I said that I'd starve myself if they didn't believe me. They didn't believe me"

Neji had casually activated his bloodline eyes and was watching the blond with fascination. His chakra was all that was keeping him alive, at the point. If he refused to eat, they couldn't force him. He might kill himself before they got everything. Sleep must have evaded the captured Akatsuki member, and now he lived off of hope and chakra. He must have had tons of the stuff to throw around, because it didn't look like he would run out anytime soon.

"What didn't they believe, Deidara-kun? Maybe if you tell me, I can help convince them. I believe you, Dei-kun." Hinata soothed.

"I know you will, Hina! But… but they won't!" the blond broke and hung his head, sobbing into the air. He couldn't even move his hands to wipe away his tears.

"I'll be right back, Dei, I promise. Okay?"

A muffled 'okay' was heard and she stood up, striding to the door with a purpose. She left and it was silent save the blonds crying. True to her word, Hinata was back in a few minutes. She carried a small tray of bread and water. Hinata knelt by Deidara and held the bread for him. Surprisingly, he took small bites, gently from her. The ANBU guards did nothing to help, as nothing bad was happening.

Since his hands were restrained too, Hinata held up the glass of water for him to drink. He drank slowly at first, but then greedily. He hadn't had water for a few days, and it seemed to give him new life.

"Now, will you tell me what's bothering you?" Hinata asked gently.

Deidara nodded.

"I guess I can. Where should I start?"

"Wherever you think it'll make sense."

"Alright."

Neji leaned over and whispered to Hiashi. "He seems so… baby-like."

"He should be. Ibiki and Inoichi have gotten a hold of him, and he's half starved. Drugged too, no doubt" the older Hyuuga murmured back.

"That's true. I've just realized, though. Hinata will make a great mother someday."

"Aye, Neji. Now keep watching. So far he hasn't lied, but who knows."

Hinata listened to the blond attentively. She couldn't activate her Byakugan without Deidara stopping, so she had to rely on the Hyuuga's. She watched for other signs of lying, but she hadn't seen a nervous tick. He was nervous, but he was also drugged and starved. The sweating she couldn't tell as much, since his hands were bound, but his face was clear of sweat. And he continued to look her in the eyes, not faltering or looking away in shame. He had to stop and take a few breaths every so often, but that was only because his throat was sore.

Verdict: he wasn't lying.

--

Hinata stood up and stretched out her stiff limbs.

"Thank you, Dei-kun. Rest now. I'll see what I can do to make them believe you. And if they give you food, I promise it's safe."

The blond nodded and rested his head on his shoulder, falling asleep easily.

"Good lord, five hours of that." Neji rolled his shoulders back and forth.

"Did you guys keep a constant watch on him?" Hinata questioned.

"We switched on and off near the end" Hiashi murmured.

"Thank you" she yawned. "Did you guys find any signs of a lie?"

"We'd better tell Tsunade."

"Not yet. I'd rather discuss what we're going to say. I don't want to have two different opinions on this."

"Neji and I have the same thoughts."

"But I might have different ones."

"You weren't watching with your eyes"

"I'm not blind without Byakugan, father. I can tell perfectly fine that he wasn't lying. He looked me in the eye, wasn't sweating, and didn't keep apologizing. He isn't guilty of lying. Unless you can prove me wrong."

"I can. His chakra pathways are disturbed."

"I can show you that if they are, it's because of the drugs."

"Let's get Lady Tsunade in on this" Neji cut in, trying to get the two to stop arguing.

"Fine."

"Works for me."

--

"Now, how do you propose we solve this?"

"Lady Tsunade, if you'll give me one healthy person, one sick person, and the same drugs you've used on Deidara, I can prove that the disturbances they saw are just the affects of the drugs. I know he's not lying."

"Fine. ANBU, get her what she needs. This better be good. Rat," she made a subtle hand sign, "get me some sake, pronto."

--

Hinata finished setting up her experiment.

"What are your names?" she asked pleasantly.

"I am Yin."

"Yang."

"Alright. Yin, you're the sick one, correct?"

"Hai."

"Good. Now, you're going to feel a tiny pinch…" she injected the same dosage of the drug they gave Deidara into Yang.

"Ow."

"Shush. Now, when I ask you in a few minutes, you will both call yourselves 'Yin.' Got that?"

"Hai." They both replied.

"Good."

"Hiashi, Neji, and Tsunade you may come in!" she called lightly, waving an arm at the one-way window.

The three filed in and watched the two people.

"We need to let the drugs take their course" she said softly. "Then we can proceed."

Hinata wrote their names on separate pieces of paper and hung them on the wall behind each person.

"These are their names" she mouthed to the three ninja.

"Now, will you two please tell me your names? One at a time or together, it doesn't matter." Hinata finally said, finished counting off six minutes.

"Yin." They spoke simultaneously.

"I don't believe it." Hiashi said.

"That's…amazing." Neji breathed. "How did you know?"

"I learned a lot" Hinata grinned.

"What's going on?" the female Hokage asked, confused.

"I'll let Hinata-san explain" Hiashi nodded at her. I should have known about this…

"Well, it's simple, really. It sounds complicated, but it's simple. You see, when someone lies, their chakra coils emit a darker chakra. It's just a short burst, whenever the person feels guilt for their lies. It can be seen even if they don't feel guilt, but it's stronger."

"I follow so far…"

"When Deidara, sick and drugged, said something, it looked like a lie. Because the bodies signals are messed up. That one" she pointed at Yin, "is really Yin. All three of us saw no chakra coming from her coils. But Yang," she pointed at the sick man, "lied and said he was Yin as well."

"So how does this prove Deidara isn't lying?"

"Because. There wasn't any dark chakra. The reactions of chakra is reversed when drugs and starvation are involved. Every other signal pointed to the truth. The Hyuuga are just so used to looking at chakra that they don't use common sense anymore."

"Excusing the insult, will it still work now that we know how it works?"

"No. You can try whatever you like."

"Then you," Hiashi pointed to the sick man, "tell me your real name."

"Yang, sir." Dark chakra flowed for a moment through his coils, and they all shook their heads.

"Wow."

"So, can we please get Deidara some real food and a bed?"

"Yes. Deidara is innocent. He is a Konoha ninja, used as a spy against the Akatsuki."

Hinata helped watch over the blond. She was the only ninja he trusted, other than the Hokage. Whenever she walked in he tried to get out of bed and bow. She waved him away from that, but every time he did it she felt better and better about him being loyal to Konoha. His story was true.

He had been an Iwa ninja during the time of the war. He was young, about ten at the time. He was trained hard, and since he had a deformity, was kept away from everyone else. It was a bloodline, though, and he hated it. So when he got a solo mission to infiltrate a Konoha base, he took it and left. He left Iwa forever. He snuck into the base and warned the ninja there of what was going to happen soon. Once they realized he was a traitor, they would send others to blow up the fort.

Because of his warning, and plea for help, they took him back to the Leaf village and set up extra patrols at all the major forts that were going to be attacked. For food, water, and shelter he told them what was going to go down. They pulled ahead in the war because of his help. But he gave them a false name, and told them not to rat him out. He had other work to do, and if he wasn't seen as a hindrance then he wasn't going to be allowed in.

In Iwa, the greatest accomplishment was to join the Akatsuki. But even when people were chosen, they didn't come back alive. Some didn't come back at all, and they thought that they must have gotten who they wanted from Iwa. It wasn't the case when body parts came back, telling of their loss. Deidara hated that so many of his friends and family got taken and killed. He wanted revenge.

So when Jiraiya asked the fourth for an unknown spy to infiltrate the Akatsuki, Deidara volunteered. He had since become a personal ANBU for the Hokage, and he admired the way he led the village. He had been tested by the white-haired sanin and then approved. He was sent off in search of the Akatsuki, with a timestamp on the seal in his head. Over time, it would give him new goals. Not just to get into the Akatsuki, but to get in without being spotted as a spy.

Deidara, over three months, forgot that he had defected to Konoha. He remembered that Iwa ninja tried their hardest to get picked for the evil organization. He forgot that he helped defeat Iwa in the war. He forgot that he was loyal to Konoha.

And now they couldn't kill him, since he was so beneficial to their village. Another bloodline, yes, but loyal to the point of throwing his life away to serve them. A tool. A ninja.

--

Hinata, once satisfied that he was finally sane again, went back to her own life. She helped for a week, and she was tired. The older blond would be fine without her, and if he wasn't then they could call her in again.

Three men greeted her at her door. Her father, who was worried sick that she wasn't getting enough sleep; Sasuke, who was finally smiling calmly; and Naruto, who held his arms out in a hug for her. She collapsed into the hug and let herself be dragged up to her room. They made sure she was comfortable before leaving her alone to sleep peacefully.

--

"Naruto," Kakashi finally said something. "We need to go over what deal you made with the Kyuubi. We haven't yet, and that worries me."

"Oh, yeah." Naruto rubbed the back of his head. "I forgot about that. Alright, what do you need to know?"

"Anything. Everything."

Sasuke leaned back into the couch to listen.

"Well, I needed more power, and control over the power. I became a half-half-demon."

"So…a quarter-demon?"

"Yes."

"What does that mean?"

"It means… well when I use some of his power, I have more space in my chakra coils. He said that I needed more space to put his energy into. My eyes go purple, because of the mix of blue and purple chakra. I have better chakra control, curtsy of the fox. Ummm I have better senses, like smell sight hearing, yeah yeah."

"Alright, I guess I know what you mean. Do you still have control over the fox?" Kakashi asked carefully. "Like… is the seal still intact and can you keep control over the bloodlust when like that?"

"Yes."

"Are you absolutely sure?"

"One-hundred percent sure, sensei."

"Alright. Now, what did you use to barter for this upgrade?"

"I'd rather not say" Naruto said in a small voice, finding the ceiling more interesting.

"Tell me, Naruto, or I'll get the Hokage to beat it out of you."

Naruto gulped. "He gave me a mission that I need to complete."

"And what mission is that? Can you do it?"

"Y-yes."

"For Kami's sake, Naruto, tell us!" Sasuke burst out.

"I need to get three mates before my next birthday!"

"…Fuck."

"That's… less then eighty days."

"Dammit, so….NARUTO." Sasuke glared at the blond.

"What?"

"I need to talk to you. Alone." Kakashi blinked and rushed away, not wanting to get hit in the crossfire.

"So. Naruto, you think you can play with my feelings, huh?"

"What are you talking about?"

"My birthday? That night that we- we did that?"

"Yeah, what about it?" Naruto still didn't get it.

"You lied to me. You got the love of my life to LIE TO ME."

"What? No we didn't."

"Oh really? I'm not one of your 'mates' then? Answer me that, Naruto."

"No, you're not" Hinata spoke up quietly.

Sasuke fell silent.

"Hey, uh, Hina-chan, how long were you there?"

"Long enough" she said softly. "Now, we need to work this out, as a team."

"Fine." Sasuke growled, crossing his arms and glaring at them.

"First off, Sasuke, we didn't lie to you. And you're not one of Naruto's mates, unless you want to be. He hasn't been mated to you. Only me so far."

"You mean…" Sasuke's eyes opened wide.

"Yeah. I'd have to fuck you up the ass if you wanted to be my mate."

"So… I'm not being used?"

"Nope!" Naruto grinned.

"Only if you consider being loved by me 'used'…" Hinata murmured, sitting in-between both boys.

"No… of course not" he murmured, turning her head to face him.

"Good."

Sasuke kissed her gently. "How are you going to choose between us?"

"What do you mean?" she asked innocently.

"He means, who are you going to marry when it all comes down to it." Naruto breathed in her ear.

"I was hoping you would change that law" she kissed him softly. "Since you're going to be Hokage someday."

Naruto grinned at her. "Of course!"

"Now then…" she whispered. "Kakashi's gone out, probably to stay away from your 'fight'. I haven't seen either of you in days now…" She ground her body against Naruto and pulled Sasuke's hands to her chest. "Take me now!"

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Elsewhere, a dark figure stood in the shadows. He watched the three teammates having their fun. He lingered only a moment, keeping his gaze mostly on the blond that seemed to dominate the most. His aura was bright. It wasn't blue anymore, but neither was it red. The chakra aura that shone off his body was a deep purple, mingling with Sasuke's dark blue and Hinata's light white. Together, somehow, their auras mashed to form a halo of golden light.