A/N: Yo waddup! We're back with another one! But before we begin, I shall answer some inquiries of yours.

Yes, Kushina will be in the harem, in this chapter there is a little glimpse of how will it happen. But don't expect it to happen any time soon, I plan to have them fall for each other after Naruto return to the Leaf, his travel will take up three or even four arcs, so there is still a long way to go before it happens. But just so that you knew, she will be with him, that is why she survived and not Minato.

Regarding somebody questioning the hair, I cannot answer you right now since it's a crucial part of the story, it was not just for looks, it was a way for me to tie him with a character that has a crucial part in this story, so you'll have to wait to see why he has silver hair.

I will start to write the names of the characters coming from different franchises at the end of each chapter, just so that you guys know where they come from and how they look, the girls from DXD of course, will not be listed since this is a crossover, you should already know who they are.

I think that's it, enjoy!

"Naruto"- normal talk.

'Naruto' - thought.

"Naruto" - mental talk.

"Naruto" - Tailed Beast/Creature/Divinity mental talk.

'Naruto' - Tailed Beast/Creature/Divinity thought.

"Naruto" - Tailed Beast/Creature/Divinity speaking.

-BITTER-

The Dark Side of the Moon (Part 1)

A heavy sigh escaped the ruby-red lips of a beautiful red-headed woman while she eyed a report from her troops, "This can't go on…" She whispered as her red eyes narrowed on the sheet of paper, a hand clearing some strands of her hair from her face before she massaged her temples, trying hard to maintain her cool. The woman had a golden delicate tiara around her forehead and was wearing a set of silver light-armour with heavy shoulder-guards; beneath the armour, a maroon-coloured shirt that showed a little bit of cleavage while a white armoured corset surrounded her midriff, a white short skirt while knee-high white armoured boots protected her legs and a white and red cape that was resting on the back of her chair. She was currently inside a wide room, seemingly a studio, though the place was quite rusty and only candles lighted the place.

"What is it now, Piña?" A young handsome male with long blond hair inquired while he sat on a chair some steps away from the red-head. The man was wearing a blue and white medium-armour, clearly belonging to royalty, just like the woman's. His forehead was adorned by a similar tiara as well, though a little bit bigger. The man had an aura of a haughty person, but his face was gentle and inviting.

The now identified Piña sighed and looked back at her brother, replying, "Another report from our soldiers, Diabo…" She eyed the paper again and continued, "Another batch of young males was sailed to the main land, no doubt to be sold as slaves…" She growled then before she added, "When Ishidate became the ruler, I had thought that it would be the women the ones being sold into slavery, not males."

Diabo just ran a hand through his hair as he sighed, saying after, "The world is not as perverse as you think, Piña…" His sister shot him a quizzical look, prompting him to explain, "While yes, sex is a highly requested thing, pleasure is not going to get you anywhere…" Kilometres away, a silver-haired teenager sneezed. Diabo narrowed his eyes as he added, "People with capable hands will…" He focused on his sister again and continued, "Sure, there are a lot of women sold into slavery, but men double that number since they can be turned into cannon fodder, hence why they are taken so young."

Piña sighed, nodding while saying, "Doesn't matter anyway, our people cannot continue to suffer like this."

"Good thing we have a new powerful ally." A gruffly voice then captured both siblings' attention towards the entrance of the room where a tall, muscular male walked in. He had old tired grey eyes, equal to his short grey hair. He was wearing a heavy set of silver armour while a longsword rested on the side of his hip. The male, despite still looking intimidating, was already showing signs of old age, an almost unnoticeable limp on his step while some wrinkles adorned his otherwise handsome face.

Diabo and Piña raised an eyebrow at the man's words, the woman inquiring, "What are you talking about, Grey?"

The veteran walked a little closer to them, smiling slightly as he replied, "Well, I just received word that an old friend of mine has become the newly appointed Fifth Hokage of the Leaf Village."

Piña widened her eyes at that, a hopeful wave washing over her as she realised what her mentor was implying.

Her brother Diabo however, did not seemed as enthusiastic as her, since he scowled deeply and after a huff, said, "Don't even think about it, Old Man…" He narrowed his eyes at the man, adding, "We don't need outsider's help."

Piña looked at her brother with an angry gaze, saying heatedly, "What are you talking about, Diabo? This is a perfect opportunity for us!"

Diabo scuffed at the woman, matching her tone when he retorted, "Are you really that naïve, sister?…" He narrowed his eyes at her when he continued, "Fire will take advantage of this and will seize control of the country, Ishidate may be close to depleting our riches, but we still have a lot of resources and gold, there is no way that the Leaf will agree to help us…" He looked at the tall man, "Just because an old friend asked."

"They will seize control of the country?…" Grey repeated his words, adding with a small smirk, "Like they did with Wave Country and Spring Country?"

Diabo just gritted his teeth after those words, knowing that he had nothing to argue that statement with since it was true. Despite being freed by the Leaf, Spring and Wave are completely independent countries, "It doesn't matter, we don't need their help, this is OUR Kingdom…" He focused on his sister to add, "Our throne, our crown, our fight, no one else's."

Piña just snickered cynically, muttering with her narrowed eyes focused on her brother, "That's what father and Zorzal said, and where the fuck are they now?"

Diabo narrowed his eyes at the woman, growling a little before he turned away with a huff, getting up from his seat and making to leave the room, saying on the way, "Do whatever you want then…" He stopped before he left, eyeing the people inside the room as he added sternly, "But the throne is still mine and I will not let outsiders take it away from the family, no matter what."

Piña just leaned back on her chair, crossing both her legs and arms as she said with a small smirk, "Without their help, we have nothing to stake our claim, brother dearest."

Diabo just looked at his sister for some moments before he sighed and left, his fists tightly balled as he made his way to his quarters.

Grey observed the door for some moments before he looked back to the young woman he has been protecting ever since her father appointed him as her shield fifteen years ago, inquiring after a sigh, "So, should I contact her?"

Piña looked at the man, a small smile on her face when she replied, "Please do, Grey, even the smallest aid, will help us greatly…" She chuckled a little when she added sceptically, "Who knows, we may even get the Dark Swordsman himself, freeing countries seem to be his speciality."

Grey chuckled along with the woman, shaking his head as he commented, "I wouldn't count on it, but who knows?" He bowed slightly and then left the room, intending to write a letter to the woman who was now in charge of the most powerful military force of the continent.

Piña sighed while she observed her mentor leave, her eyes then wandering towards her side where a window allowed her to see the woods that served to hide their base while it was being covered by the darkness of night, a timid rain falling on the place. Her wistful sigh was full of hope and desire, wanting nothing more than to free her people and country from the tyrannical rule of the missing ninja who did not only murdered her father and brother, but also the man that staged the coup in the first place, one of her father's noble councillors. Since that day, Land of the Moon has fallen from grace, far away were the days where her country was one, if not the richest country of the Elemental Nations, now it has turned into a military state that has taken on selling slaves and prostituting the country's resources to the highest bidder.

"Not for much longer." She muttered while her captivating red eyes focused on the distance, as if trying to see the man who served as their dictator. She had made a promise to her people that their royal family will not let them down and she would be dead before she failed them, of that, she was sure.

"Shit!" Naruto cursed as he was surrounded by three of his six-legged foes, their pincers clicking menacingly when they leered towards him carefully, their eyes narrowed in hatred.

"Oh bitch, you didn't!" The silverette then heard his new dragon partner screaming from behind him, the Namikaze's eyes moving slightly to the side to see the white dragon biting a crab with his teeth before he shredded the creature violently. A small shiver running down Naruto's spine as he imagined the taste of his mortal enemies.

"Let's dance, fools!" Naruto muttered before the lightning sword sprung to life, the Uzumaki heir moving gracefully inside the circle the crabs encased him in, his sword moving as quick as the lightning it was made of while the jinchūriki slashed away to his heart's content, the crabs hissing angrily as they were slowly turned into slices of meat.

Behind him, Canym growled at the two crabs that made their way towards him, one of them lunging at the dragon with its pincers at the front, Canym dodging the hit by leaping off slightly before he used his own momentum to flip mid-air, his tail suddenly turning into a deadly whip that hit the crab head on, the spikes of his tail embedding into the creature's brain and killing it instantly.

The future Dragon King didn't wasted anymore time and the moment he landed, he pounced on the other crab, digging his mortal claws into the crustacean's abdomen, piercing its armour immediately as the creature screeched loudly before it suddenly stopped, no longer alive.

After finishing his share of crabs, Naruto observed as his partner landed beside him, a horde of at the very least fifteen angry crabs making their way towards them fast, both humanoid dragon and dragon panting slightly, already feeling signs of exhaustion.

Naruto stayed quiet with his blues narrowed at the creatures, waiting for the right moment before he made a quick succession of hand-seals, smashing his fist on the ground while screaming, "Earth Style: Mud Slide!…" After his words, the earth shook heavily before a wave of dirt and mud sprout from the soil, slowing the crabs enough to almost keep them in place, enough for Naruto to say to his partner, "Get some fire on these modafakas, Junior!"

'Junior' smirked predatorily while his shades shun brightly with the sun, the dragon making a huge jump, declaring, "Boom, bitch!" He inhaled deeply later before he exhaled in the form of a giant ball of Dragon's Fire, the attack hitting the crabs dead on as a medium sized explosion followed.

Naruto covered his eyes slightly, shielding them from the dust of the explosion. He then uncovered them again and observed once the smoke cleared, how every crab trapped in the mud slide was dead, pieces of crab splattered all over the place, forcing Naruto to whistle appreciatively before he muttered, "Damn, boi… yo, that was cold blooded, baby…"

Canym landed once again, shaking his head slightly as he settled his shades on their right place, commenting with a smirk, "We reptiles, bro! We literally are cold blooded!"

Naruto looked at the dragon, a raised eyebrow before he smiled goofily, saying, "Damn straight…" He then cursed under his breath, noticing how the sun was already above them, "Fuck, gotta go with Ma! She'll get mad if I don't get there on time."

Canym just chuckled before he suddenly shrunk into a small white lizard, Naruto opening his jacket to allow the creature to settle in it, closing it once his partner was safely kept inside his pocket, he did not wanted to go around the village with a real fucking dragon after all, people will surely freak out at seeing the mythological creature.

Naruto then closed his eyes, focusing on a three pronged kunai he had hidden behind his parents' home, disappearing in a red flash seconds later.

The teenaged dragon opened his eyes again then, observing the house that belonged to his parents before he straighten himself up and made his way towards the sliding door.

"Naruto!…" Hanare immediately appeared when she felt the boy walking in the house, the woman hastily making her way towards him as she started checking him out, as if looking for any injury, "A-Are you okay?"

Naruto chuckled while he grabbed the woman's hands, holding them tenderly while he said, "'Course I'm aight! Why would ya ask?"

Hanare just sighed before she hugged him, resting her head on his shoulder as she responded, "I h-heard the explosion coming from the forest, I know y-you were training there so I got worried…" She leaned back and looked at his eyes, worry and fear etched in the woman's eyes as she added, "I was about to go a-and see if you were okay."

Naruto just sighed while he hugged the woman tightly, knowing exactly what was going on with her. It has been a week since Kushina woke up and while he has only seen the red-headed Uzumaki once during said week, not counting their moment above Minato's stone head, he has been training his ass off during the week, occasionally spending some hours with each of his mates, knowing that they were starting to get worried that he might become strained from them. But he quickly reassured them that it was only for a couple of days, he wanted to create a perfect partnership with Canym and he needed to do it as soon as possible, the fact that Itachi had so thoroughly kicked his ass with so much ease still lingered on the silverette like an ominous nightmare.

Due to all of that, he hasn't had much time to spend with his mother, prompting the woman to start feeling abandoned and afraid that his relationship with her was going to change now that Kushina, his biological mother, was alive again, something that his father let him know a day ago. Hence why he promised the woman to eat and spend the whole afternoon with her, to remind her that she was as important to him as the rest of his family.

But she couldn't be more wrong about his and Kushina's relationship, because to Naruto, Kushina was just a friend, though certain feelings were starting to show that he wasn't too comfortable about. When Minato had offered his life so that he could give him and Kushina what was left of his power and knowledge, Ddraig had actually given all of his chakra to Kushina since it would do absolutely nothing on Naruto, he was a god and chakra that did not belonged to him was useless after all. What Ddraig had taken from Minato and placed it on Naruto, was actually his knowledge, every little thing he experienced, saw and felt, was fused with him and much to his chagrin, one of the things he could feel fervently was the man's love for Kushina, some memories of private times even appearing in his dreams sometimes. That's why for the meantime, he wanted to keep his distance with Kushina, at least until he could control those emotions that he knew did not belonged to him, but still felt them as if they were truly his, 'A double edged sword…' Naruto thought with a sigh.

Returning to Hanare, Naruto knew that she was afraid of losing him, since she loved him just as if he were her real son, "Mom…" He whispered, the woman lifting her head up to look at him as he continued, "You do know that I love you, right?…" Hanare widened her eyes, tears forming in them when he added, "You, Hanare, are my mother, no matter what happens, you will always be my Ma."

Hanare started to cry at those words, her heart beating with relief as she felt a huge weight taken away from her shoulders. She has been fearing losing him ever since Kushina woke up and despite all the reassurances her lover gave her, she still was afraid that he might want to change their relationship, "B-But…" She stuttered, tears falling while her arms tightened around her adopted son's torso.

Naruto just smiled warmly at the woman, a hand on her cheek so he could clean her tears, kissing her forehead lovingly before he said, "There are no buts, Kushina is just a friend at most…" He brought her head to his chest, the woman smiling when he added, "You are my mom, nothing's going to change that, aight?"

Hanare just smiled while she buried herself deeper into her son's embrace, immeasurably happy to hear him saying that, "O-Okay." She muttered, knowing that her son was a man of his word.

Naruto rested his chin above the woman's head before his stomach grumbled loudly, making him chuckle alongside Hanare who looked up to him and after she released the embrace, said, "Let's go, honey…" She grabbed his hand and started leading him towards the dining room, "You're clearly hungry." She added with a wide happy smile.

Naruto just offered the woman a goofy smile while he allowed himself to be dragged away by the woman, making a silent promise to her to never leave her side, she was as important as his mates to him, he will do absolutely everything for the woman, of that, he was sure.

Tsubaki sighed delightfully after she sipped the tea given to her, setting the cup on the table in front of her before she smiled at the woman sitting opposite to her, "Thank you for receiving me, Tsukiumi."

The now identified Tsukiumi smiled back at the woman, nodding slightly while she too sipped her tea. The woman was astoundingly beautiful, luscious long blond hair, blue piercing eyes, a shade lighter than Naruto's, and a face that seemed to be carved specifically to stun mortals. Her body was incredible as well, Tsubaki feeling a little jealous of the woman for a moment. The blonde was wearing a black dress with a white underdress that showed some of her plentiful cleavage, long brown boots and black stockings. Her attire screaming both sexy and dangerous.

Which was exactly what the woman was.

Tsukiumi Fuha, daughter of Arata Fuha, leader of both the Fuha clan and the Land of Hotsprings' military, a man as respected in their country as the Feudal Lord himself. The woman was without a doubt one of the land's most desired women, receiving marriage proposals by the dozens each day. But despite that, the woman was humble and fierce, mainly because her father was just like her, a just and relentless man who was been protecting the country ever since he could walk.

Tsukiumi, besides for her beauty, was also known for being a very proficient kunoichi, mastering her clan's bloodline as well as perfecting every teaching her village had to offer, only her father could claim to be stronger than her.

She was also the leader of the Shinobi side of the Village Hidden in the Hot Water, currently divided in two sides, one wanting to continue their tradition of being a shinobi village, led by Tsukiumi, and the other wanting to become an information selling state with the façade of a tourist paradise, aiming to rebuild their village to become a tourist resort so that they could steal information from the prominent figures that often visited the country.

Tsubaki knew that despite being something really shameful, she couldn't deny that the idea was incredibly profitable, more so when their country was just a minor one, not capable of competing with the military might of their neighbours Fire and Lightning, so the brunette councillor couldn't really fault Arata for being unsure on how to proceed. Though rumour has it, that the leader of the opposing side, Sadao Fuha, Tsukiumi's older brother, wouldn't mind staging a coup in order to push his ambition forward.

As a Leaf Councillor, Tsubaki was aware that Sadao's ambition was actually good for the Leaf, since the Land of Hotsprings will have to rely on the Leaf for protection as their relationship with Lightning was non-existent. The country would be forced to pay a large monthly amount of money to the Leaf in order to have ninjas stationed in the country to protect them from any harm, a very lucrative deal for the Village Hidden in the Leaves.

Even Tsubaki herself was surprised when even knowing that she was a councillor of the Leaf, she felt her drive pushing her towards Tsukiumi's side. Not just because the woman herself was a target of her lover, but because if Tsukiumi accepted their help, Tsubaki could secure a simple favour, while secretly placing her silver-haired lover in the woman's orbit, completely confident that Naruto will be capable of winning the beauty's heart.

The Fuha heiress waved her hand nonchalantly, saying after, "I'm actually glad for the distraction…" The blonde sighed, massaging her shoulder while she added, stretching her neck, "Dealing with my brother's ramblings is as tiring as it is frustrating."

Tsubaki snickered, steeling her resolve, knowing that the next sentence could either help or doom her chances, "I would imagine…" She paused a little before she leaned back, showing a relaxed stance while she continued with a smirk, "He must be pretty frustrated that you are not stealing secrets from your visitors."

Tsukiumi immediately went stiff, her blues narrowing at the woman before her as she considered every option she had right now. For one, she could use her Boil Release to turn the woman's tea into a melting stream of water that shot straight at her face, or she could just do a simple movement with her speed and appear right behind her, her kunai already slicing the councillor's throat, Tsubaki was no fighter after all, just a simple woman.

But she was a simple woman with significant importance to Fire, she was still the Head Civilian Councillor of the Leaf, her disappearance will not go unnoticed. The woman was also being accompanied by a team from the Leaf, a mere genin team, but led by the son of the Third Hokage none the less.

'Cunning woman…' Tsukiumi thought impressed as she kept her eyes on the calm woman before her, understanding that she had the upper hand, leaving the Fuha woman with only one option, "So the Leaf knows about our… problems, huh?" She couldn't deny anything anymore, the only thing left for her, was to see what she wanted.

Tsubaki released an internal relieved sigh when she saw Tsukiumi playing along. Despite her composed exterior, the Amari woman was internally shaking, praying to whoever god rules them all to guide her hand through this. The Amari smiled slightly, replying, "Not just Fire…" Tsukiumi raised an eyebrow at that, Tsubaki adding, "The other four powers know about this as well."

The blonde buxom didn't showed it, but inside, she was shaking, trembling almost at the news. Her father had already foresaw this, but she and her brother refused to believe him, completely sure that the major countries were too busy throwing money at each other to even care about a minor country like theirs. But as it turns out, her father was absolutely right, there was nothing that could happen in the Elemental Nations without the 'Big Five' knowing.

"Then why aren't you intervening?" Tsukiumi asked, genuinely curios.

Tsubaki just sighed, replying, "Because we are not at war, none of the main villages can just waltz in and take control, that's not how it works."

Tsukiumi widened her eyes a little when she understood, stating, "You are waiting, aren't you? Waiting to see which side wins?"

"Correct." Tsubaki replied truthfully, knowing that she had to be as forthcoming with the woman as she could.

The blonde then leaned forward, her eyes as cold as ice when she inquired in between gritted teeth, "How do you even know about my brother's true goal?"

Tsubaki chuckled a little, earning a growl from the blonde that prompted her to explain, "Because it would not be the first time your country has done it…" She was genuinely surprised to see that Tsukiumi had no idea, "I thought you knew."

Tsukiumi stayed quiet for a while, responding some time after, "I-I heard… that before my great-great-grandfather, Hotsprings' focus was espionage…" She then muttered, "But my father t-told me that they were mere legends."

"They weren't…" Tsubaki said, shrugging when she continued, "It was just forgotten by most…" She then sighed, "But not by the ones in power though, the moment you started turning this place more… alluring… alarms went off."

Tsukiumi simply stared at Tsubaki, not saying a thing for some moments, eliciting an unnoticeable gulp from Tsubaki as her cool cover wavered slightly. But Tsukiumi then spoke, angrily stating with a mutter, "So you came here to tell me to back off, right?"

Tsubaki raised an eyebrow, taking some moments for her to understand what the Fuha meant, saying once she did, "No."

Tsukiumi was genuinely confused, asking as she leaned back on her seat, "My brother's vision will be beneficial to you, we will have to rely on the Leaf for protection…" She narrowed her eyes, adding, "What are you playing at?"

Tsubaki just sighed, a small smile on her face when she replied, "It is true that it will mean more money for us if your brother rises to power…" She leaned back a little to continue, "But our Feudal Lord is known to be… loose…" Tsukiumi smirked a little, understanding what she meant, "If you make this place even more alluring than it already is, well, many of our VIPs will end up coming here, spilling information they shouldn't have."

Tsukiumi smirked, trying to shake the woman when she said haughtily, "What makes you think we haven't done that already?"

Tsubaki didn't wavered though, shrugging nonchalantly when she replied, "We know you have, though not with our VIPs."

The Fuha female had to stifle a curse, having absolutely nothing to snide at the Leaf councillor. She instead focused on Tsubaki's words, demeanour, stance, trying to solve what the Leaf may want, "So what are you here for?" She resorted to just plainly ask, Tsubaki being incredibly hard to decipher.

The brunette smirked a little, replying, "To offer you our aid in your struggle."

The blonde was visibly surprised by that, saying unbelievingly, "Really? You are offering me your aid? The Leaf's aid?" Tsukiumi may be feeling somewhat excited, but she was not stupid, there was something else that Tsubaki, or the Leaf, wanted, she was completely sure of that, so she had to be very careful here.

Tsubaki felt like a villain right now, knowing that she was using the woman's inexperience in order to entice her to her family's cause, but as long as she wasn't doing harm to anyone, she did not let it get to her. Instead, she giggled, trying to ease the tension a little, saying after, "Under the radar of course, no one will ever know about our involvement…" Tsubaki then smiled a little teasingly, saying with a sexy tone, "But be assured, you will receive a very handy aide."

Tsukiumi couldn't really explain how the woman's sudden sexiness affected her, since she could feel her chest suddenly beating hard, almost picturing this supposed 'aide' in her mind, not sure what she was imagining. But she shook her head and quickly recovered her emotionless-self, asking, "Why would you even help ME? It would mean less money for you, aren't you supposed to be all about that?"

Tsubaki chuckled, knowing that before, that certainly was the truth, specifically when her fellow civilian councillors still had power. Though now that it was no longer the case since the Third has completely seized control and passed it on to the new Hokage, Tsunade, she replied, "Before, yeah, but now things are different…" Tsubaki relaxed herself a little before she continued, "We are actually in talks with Cloud and Lightning to form a genuine truce…" Tsukiumi widen her eyes at that, visibly surprised, "There is no point with having this cold war continuing, so Lord Third had saw it fit to change the way things work, something that Lady Fifth completely supports."

Tsukiumi still had her eyes wide, her mouth slightly open as it finally dawned on her, "S-So you want to secure passage since we are in the middle of you two… well, Frost is too…" She then looked down as she finished, "With me in charge, you will be avoiding the risk of your VIPs falling for my brother's schemes as a bonus."

"Correct." Tsubaki asserted, a calm look on her face as she waited for the woman to speak.

Tsukiumi took a lot of time to think, not really knowing what to feel or do. While she usually would ask her father for advice, she knew that if she wanted to become the leader of her people, she needed to make this difficult decisions for herself, she couldn't have her father shielding her from mistakes for ever, she had to make her own and learn from them. But still, this was very complicated, she couldn't really trust the Leaf, Fire has always been greedy, just like the other four great powers, she just didn't know if she was making a deal with the devil or if she was just being too paranoid.

Tsubaki sensing the woman's confusion and insecurity, decided to leave it as it was for now, knowing that the temptation was already planted in the heiress' head. So she sat up and fixed her clothes a little, a small gentle smile on her face when she said to the confused blonde, "I understand it is a difficult decision to make, so I will leave you to your thoughts…" She started making her way towards the door, adding, "There is no need to rush, the offer will stand for years to come, so think carefully on your decision and if you accept, let me know directly…" She warned, adding sternly, "I am your contact, no one else."

Tsukiumi just dumbly nodded, observing as Tsubaki made her way towards the door and soon later, walked out of the room, leaving her alone with her thoughts.

Tsubaki just sighed once outside, smiling at the guards who nodded at her before she made her way towards the blonde Leaf-nin waiting for her at the end of the hall, an amused smirk on her face when she spoke, "As our beloved would say…" Ino began, her eyes twinkling mischievously as she added her inquiry, "Everything aight?"

Tsubaki giggled, a small blush on her face when she thought of the man who held her heart and his rap obsession, replying after, "I guess, only time will tell."

Ino understood and nodded, the two making their way back to the rest of Team Ten to begin their trek back to the Leaf. There was really nothing else they could do here, the seed has already been planted in Tsukiumi and only time will tell whether she'll fall for the temptation or not, the rest after that, will be completely up to their mate.

"Naruto, look!" Akeno pointed excitedly at a stall some steps away from them, where apparently you had to throw some balls to a set of bottles so you could win something.

Naruto smiled lovingly at the beautiful raven-haired female, loving how cute and excited she was acting on this little escapade of theirs. Today was Akeno's birthday and Naruto wanted to make sure to do something she would remember, so knowing that the Himejima reject has never been to a festival, he investigated and found that a town nearby the Leaf was going to have one. So taking advantage of his small vacation, he asked Tsunade for permission to go and enjoy the festival, the Leaf leader wanted to send someone with him in case anything happened, but he managed to convince her otherwise, stating that it was just some minutes away and that he was still the Dark Swordsman, a name nobody took lightly anymore.

He then snuck Akeno out of the village and brought her here to Otafuku, ignoring the memories he had of this place for today as he wanted to show his Fallen Angel mate how much she meant to him.

Naruto just chuckled, placing an arm around her waist while he leaned his body on her back, whispering to her ear, "You want a prize?"

Akeno shivered by the contact, shaking her head a little before she turned to look at him, a wide smile on her face when she replied, "Yes!…" She started leading him by the hand towards the stall, a wide smile on her face that just like Naruto thought, had everyone around them completely stunned, her beauty outmatching anyone else's, "I want a teddy bear!" She added once they got to the stand.

The elderly man in the stall chuckled, saying, "It appears that you have work to do, young man."

Naruto chuckled as well, kissing Akeno's cheek when she blushed in embarrassment since she realised that everyone was looking at them with small smiles, surely finding such a sexy woman acting like a young kid really cute.

The silverette then said, "Yes indeed, old man…" He paid the man for a turn, adding, "But, anything for the one ya love, aight?"

The man laughed wholeheartedly when Akeno yelped and brought her gaze down, a mad blush on her face along with a small smile, her toes making circles in the ground as she found herself incredibly flustered by her mate's sudden declaration, "That's a real man." The man said with a nod.

Naruto just smiled before he focused on the game, three balls before him that soon later, were thrown at the bottles with deadly accuracy, succeeding in taking them all down and securing a prize for his blackette lover.

The man smiled as he reached for a small brown teddy bear, saying, "This is the one you wanted, right?…" Akeno nodded with a small smile, the man lowering the bear until he gave it to the woman who nodded her thanks, "Well, there you go! Have fun!"

Both Naruto and Akeno smiled at the man and bid their goodbyes before they went on to enjoy the festival, Akeno smiling all of the time as they tried almost every food, every game, everything the festival had to offer.

Naruto couldn't help but marvel at the innocence that Akeno was showing at the moment, a small pang of anger hitting his heart when he thought of her so called family who robbed her of such things, forcing her out of her home and sending her to the wolves by herself, it was certainly a miracle that nothing bad happened to her, 'One day Eisuke, one day…' He narrowed his eyes at the distance, as if he could see Akeno's uncle, a man that one way or another, was going to pay for everything he'd done to the Fallen.

"Naru!…" Akeno's voice suddenly won his attention, making him turn to look at the buxom female who said, "T-The lady over there said that the fireworks are going to start in some minutes! We have to get a good position to see them!"

Naruto just laughed and nodded, allowing the woman to pull him towards wherever she desired, forgetting his dark thoughts for the moment as he focused in enjoying his day with the birthday-girl.

It took the couple some moments to find a perfect spot, but they soon settled on a small hill that stood behind Otafuku, allowing them a perfect view of the whole village. They then sat on the ground, Akeno encircling herself with his arms while she rested her head on the crook of his neck, her eyes closing momentarily while she whispered, "Thank you, N-Naruto."

The male raised an eyebrow at that, his head tilting slightly as he inquired, "What for?" She didn't had to thank him for the date, it was both his responsibility and pleasure to show her and the rest how much he loved them and took his vow to them seriously.

Akeno buried her head a little deeper into his neck, mumbling quietly, "F-For… for giving me t-this wonderful new life…" She kissed his neck chastely, continuing after, "For g-giving me a new purpose…" She then leaned back a little to cup his cheeks, her eyes watered already while her small smile showed how much love she had for him, "For l-loving me as much as you do."

Naruto smiled before he leaned on, capturing her lips in a soul-shaking kiss that made every single hair of her body stand, moaning once he broke it, "There is nothing you have to thank me for, darling, in fact, I am the one that should be thanking you for choosing me."

Akeno rested her forehead on his, a small sad smile on her face when she said, "N-Nonsense, I am just a l-lowly reincarnate, a mongrel."

Akeno then yelped when Naruto grabbed her arms and tightened his grip on them, looking wide eyes at him as she realised that his eyes turned red, signalling his anger while he spoke, "Don't you ever speak of yourself like that again, Akeno! You are a beautiful living creature, no matter your background or your blood, it doesn't change who you are…" He calmed down a little as he saw her crying, tendering his grip before he brought her to his body close, hugging her tightly while he whispered, "No matter what people brand you as, you are and will always be Akeno…" He pulled her away a little to kiss her again, saying after, "My beloved Akeno."

Akeno stared at him with her violet eyes completely locked to his blues, completely, overwhelmingly, stupidly in love with him right now as she saw how truly honest he was being, the mark he put on her conveying his honest feelings to her. The fact that he accepted her as she was completely made it impossible for her to deny giving him the last thing she's been keeping off limits from him, whispering lovingly, "O-Oh Naruto…" She lunged herself at him, a ferocious kiss landing on his lips.

LEMON

Naruto responded in kind, his hands travelling down her spine, sending delighted shivers through all of her body, until they finally settled on her butt, squeezing it ferociously while their tongues started to invade each other's mouth.

Akeno separated a little, her gorgeous face red as a ruby while her eyes could barely stay open due to the incredible lust that held her body hostage. She then started to grind her hips against his, lowering her face to his neck and while she licked it sensually, she whispered, "N-Naruto… I w-want my birthday g-gift…" She mewled when he caressed her ass even harsher.

Naruto smirked when he heard the woman, spanking her roughly after, eliciting a loud moan from the woman before he questioned, "What does my beautiful sunrise desires?"

Akeno could feel her body starting to overwhelm her with its incredible heat, whispering a reply, her voice shaky while her hands roamed all over his chest, "Y-You know…" She knew what he was playing at and what her punishment was going to be for not answering right, and she could barely wait for her penalty.

Naruto sniggered before he slapped her ass again, this time with more strength. Akeno definitely whimpered after a small gasp, he was capable of feeling her juices dripping over her panties, already able to pass the fabric of her red dress, "You have to be specific." He brought one hand to her breast and clutch it tightly.

Akeno mewled happily, absolutely loving the way her mate knew every little bit of her body by now. Not capable of holding her lust for much longer, she brought her hand down his body, sliding it below his pants and boxers and tightly gripped the flesh-stick that her mouth and hands were so accustomed to already, "Y-Your dick… I w-want it inside of me…" She started to slowly stroke it, licking his neck again while adding, "Pierce m-me, engrave it in my vagina t-that you are my A-Alpha."

That was it for the young dragon, Akeno's dirty talk completely blew his mind and put his animal instinct in the driving seat, flipping Akeno below him, a sensual yelp from the woman as he hiked her dress up, bringing his hand to her panties before he shred them with his nails, Akeno wailing blissfully as the slight pain that his elongated nails produced in her meat-flops.

Once Akeno's glistening entrance was out for the world to see, Naruto licked his lips, the Himejima breathing harshly as she stared at his mate's lust-crazed face, his now red slitted eyes locked at her entrance, making her almost orgasm by the predatory look itself, "N-Naru…" She whined while she humped her hips, impatient to get impaled since by now, Naruto had already licked and kissed every single part of her body, she needed him inside, right now.

Naruto focused back on his woman's face, growling menacingly when he observed the completely submissive look of his mate, the woman's begging was making it incredibly hard for him to remain sane. But not capable of saying no to his beloved, Naruto lowered his pants with one hand while the other held one of Akeno's legs up, freeing his monster and immediately rubbing it against her entrance, Akeno throwing her head back as she felt the excitement and fear of being moments away from losing her virginity.

Had it been anyone else, Naruto would've been careful with taking their virginity, but this was Akeno, the woman loved to be treated as a mere toy, it was her fetish and as her lover, who was he to deny her such thing?

So without any notice, he forcefully thrust into her, piercing her painfully while he fully sheathed himself in her, revelling on the feeling for a moment.

Akeno silently screamed, the huge amount of pain she just felt sending her to the very first orgasm of the night, her mouth as wide as it could while tears of love fell from her eyes, feeling incredibly happy to finally be one with the man she loved. The fact that he was indulging in her masochistic desires was also making her love him even more, more so when she knew that he did not entirely liked to treat her so harshly but even so, he was willing to do as she wished, willing to compromise.

Naruto did not gave her any moment to get accustomed to his size, the draconic male immediately setting the pace at a fierce speed, her blood, juices and tears spilling all over the place as he relentlessly pounded her.

Akeno then moaned loudly when she felt him grabbing her breasts by her swollen nipples, roughly pulling them towards him while his nails dug into her soft flesh. She whined a little when he took his penis out of her but she couldn't voice her retort when she was suddenly turned to her belly, moaning loudly again when he penetrated her without any announcement.

Naruto growled while he kept pounding her from above, using a little bit of wind chakra to augment his speed while he repeatedly spank the woman on both ass-cheeks, Akeno cooing happily as she tightly grabbed the grass below them, her mouth almost eating the dirt since her face kept burying in the ground due to the sheer power of her mate's thrusts.

Naruto absentmindedly heard the first firework going off behind him, making him remember that Akeno wanted to see them, so he snaked an arm below her belly and lifted her body up, bringing it close to his, forcing his penis even deeper within her, "Look Ake…" He whispered while he turned them around, the woman now able to face the village, "Look at the fireworks."

Akeno opened her eyes a little, just barely able to recover from the second orgasm she just had. She smiled goofily when she saw a firework going off, moaning loudly later when Naruto started thrusting again, she now sitting on his lap with her back tightly pressed against his chest, his hands squeezing her breasts while she held one with her left as the right one teased her sore clitoris.

Naruto could feel that the woman was close to losing consciousness, she was getting heavier in his arms and could barely even see. Thankfully, he was close too so wanting to send her off, he sunk his canines on her neck, Akeno screaming loudly while her vagina gripped him in a grip he's never felt anyone else do, immediately milking his semen.

"A-Argh… aaaa…" Akeno couldn't even think, all she could feel was how her lover's seed flooded her womb, her vagina working overtime to consume as much as it could before it had to spill it, not capable of taking in much more. The sensation of his teeth sunk into her neck while he channelled addicting amounts of essence in her was making her orgasm incredibly painful, her heart almost about to stop, just like she fucking loved it.

END LEMON

Naruto panted a little before he felt Akeno going completely limp, her eyes closed and a happy smile adorning her face as she started to snooze, cooing inside his arms while she dreamily muttered, "I l-love you… N-Naruto…"

Naruto just chuckled while he tightened his hold on her, carefully moving his body towards a nearby tree, her still impaled with his penis, resting his back on the trunk once he finally reached it. He just grabbed his jacket and placed it atop of them, kissing Akeno's forehead lovingly as he muttered, "I love ya too, baby." He focused on the fireworks still going off above them, feeling really happy at the moment.

"Fire Style: Great Fire of Annihilation!" Sasuke screamed before he placed a hand in front of his mouth, his thumb and forefinger touching each other as they formed a circle through which Sasuke blew and an insane amount of fire was created, burning the grass before him.

The last loyal Uchiha landed after his attack, sweat running down his forehead while he panted heavily, feeling almost all of his chakra drained after using Madara Uchiha's legendary technique. He cursed under his breath when he saw that despite pouring almost all he had in that attempt, with his curse mark activated as well, the attack could barely reach the hotness of one of Naruto's natural fire attacks.

"It's n-not enough…" The blackette muttered while he punched the ground in frustration, his teeth tightly grinding against each other as he felt incredibly angry by the reminder of how weak he was in comparison to Itachi, "No matter how much we've trained… how much I've trained… he's still so far ahead…" He added while he closed his eyes and aimed his face down.

He was not weak, he knew that well, only the jōnin of the village were stronger than him. There was no genin nor chūnin that surpassed him, well, Naruto surpassed him, but he was proud to know that only by a little.

When it comes to raw power, no matter how much the Uchiha will try, he knew well that he will never be able to surpass Naruto in that area. His silver-haired brother was a true power-type or as Kakashi has put it, Naruto was the embodiment of Fire: fierce, relentless, untameable and absolutely devastating.

But that didn't depressed the Uchiha because he had a different talent that matched Naruto's, and that was finesse. Just as Kakashi also put it, Sasuke was the embodiment of Lightning: quick, precise, dazzling and lethal. Sasuke's main tactic against his brother was guerrilla-style fighting, he will wait for the right moment and when the silverette least expected it, the Uchiha delivers a crippling blow. It wasn't something he fell very proud of, but it worked, and in this sort of job, that was all that matter.

But even so, neither Naruto's overwhelming-style nor Sasuke's precise-style had any effect on the Uchiha killer, both of them getting the absolute shit kicked out of them days ago by Itachi himself, and that anger Sasuke to no end.

He was no longer the murderous ninja wanting nothing more than avenge his clan and kill the one responsible for their massacre, he has grown past that and had other dreams, other goals now. But he still wanted to bring Itachi to justice, killing him will bring nothing, will solve nothing, but putting him under true justice, will at least give the elder Uchiha some time to really come to regret what he'd done, if he was even capable of that.

Sasuke wasn't stupid either, he knew that despite Jiraiya making it easier for him to control Orochimaru's seal, he could still feel the curse trying to take over, to entice him to grow stronger by any means necessary. He might have listened to that voice back when he was more vindictive, but he was wiser now and when one day that voice told him that only Orochimaru could make him stronger, that's when he knew that it would do no good for him to listen to said voice.

He knew that Orochimaru could definitely make him stronger, there is no doubt of that and surprisingly, Kakashi himself told him so, but he also warned him that whatever he chose to do, Orochimaru was only looking out for himself and the price for easy power, usually outweighed the benefits. He also warned him that if he ever defects, Kakashi, as his teacher, will chase him down and bring his ass back himself.

Sasuke just chuckled back then and said that he knew that well, not to say what Naruto would do, probably chase him down all over the world if necessary. And because of that loyalty, Sasuke couldn't help but reluctantly admit that that's why he loved him, because no matter what, Naruto will always see him as his brother, and the Namikaze will always be Sasuke's brother as well.

The sound of someone landing behind him suddenly broke his brooding time, as Naruto so jokingly puts it, making the Uchiha turn behind to see the other person he surprisingly held close to his heart, Sakura Haruno.

It may be a shock to everyone, but Sasuke actually liked the female. Despite her early annoying self and that he barely stand her back when they were younger, she has grown to become a reliable comrade, strong and caring friend, someone he actually considered as the strongest candidate to be the one that helps him restore his clan, much to his silver-haired brother amusement since he seized every chance he got to tease him about it, being the only one on the know regarding his feelings for her.

"H-Hey Sasuke." The girl greeted him with a small shy smile, a slight blush on her cheeks as she walked calmly towards him.

Sasuke did not smiled widely, but he shocked her when his lips tugged upwards ever so slightly, nodding as he said, "Sakura."

The girl staggered back a little, really surprised to see such uncharacteristic warm welcome, more so when he specifically called her here to his home, confusing her because Naruto was not in the village at the moment and he rarely spend time with anybody unless his brother was with him. But she was not going to waste this chance to be with him alone, she may not be the fan-girl she used to be, but she still had feelings for him and she was now sure that they were honest.

So the pinkette shook her head and recovered a little bit of confidence, inquiring while her toes made circles on the ground, "S-So… you n-needed something?"

Sasuke sighed as he observed the girl, he knew that she was confused and he couldn't blame her since it was really weird of him to request for her. But something was eating at the Uchiha, he couldn't really tell what but there was a little ominous voice in the back of his head that was telling him to enjoy his life as much as he could, something was looming and he could feel it.

Hence why he decided to take Naruto's advice and spend time with their female teammate, if not in a regular date, at least as something that was the most comfortable for him, a training session, "Yes Sakura, I…" He struggled a little as an almost unnoticeable blush reached his cheeks, continuing while he turned his head to the side, avoiding her piercing green orbs, "I wanted to know if you… wish to train with me… today."

Sakura was aghast, completely caught off guard by her crush's words. She could not believe how excited and happy she was feeling right now, it was almost a dream come true since she knew exactly what training for the Uchiha meant, it was his way of bonding, just like Naruto's. That is exactly how she came to love the Namikaze, by training with him and learning to read him, that Sasuke was now giving her the chance to do the same with him, was certainly sending the pinkerette to cloud nine.

The Haruno shook her head and gulped a little, smiling widely while a determined fire burned within her, replying fervently, "O-Of course!"

Sasuke just snorted before he nodded his head towards the other side of the field, where his fire technique did not damaged the soil. Sakura immediately fell into step and walked side by side with him, eager to bond with her crush.

Sasuke for his part just looked up front, the foreboding voice now louder than before, making Sasuke sigh as he hoped that nothing happens that will destroy his new life, one that he was quite happy about with his brother, father figure and romantic interest. But he knew that life was cruel and when it strikes, the only way to survive was to be strong, as strong as you could.

"Soooo…" Naruto said as he walked coolly with both of his hands resting behind his head, strolling right next to his team as they all made their way towards the Hokage's office, "What'cha think the Princess wants us fou?" He finished while he scratched his nose tip.

Sakura pinched his elbow slightly, the silverette whining as she chided, "Naruto, be respectful to Lady Fifth."

Kakashi just chuckled as his students started bickering between each other again, his mind then focusing on what his leader may want. Though it was clear that they had a mission since their vacation was over, he didn't know whether the Senju heiress was going to send them to a high rank mission or a low rank. But with his team's luck, he knew that it really didn't mattered since chances were that regardless of the rank, their mission will surely turn into a mess.

The three teens stopped their arguing when Kakashi opened the door to Tsunade's office, the woman already waiting for them there as she nodded in greeting, the silver-haired jōnin bowing respectfully before he said, "Team Seven reporting for duty, ma'am."

The busty woman smiled a little, saying, "Good to have you back."

Naruto smiled, stating excitedly, "Yo! Princess! Are you gon send us kick someone's ass or what!?" He whined later though, as Sakura bumped him slightly on the head, muttering rude words to him under her breath.

Tsunade just snorted, saying, "I can only get used to this disrespect of yours, right?…" The ex-blond smiled goofily while he nodded, Tsunade not capable of stopping the smile from showing as she enjoyed the youngster's antics. But once she focused on business, her face completely fell and added, "But yes, I am sending you to a mission, your very first official A-rank, S-rank even."

Team Seven widened their eyes at that, completely shocked to hear the blonde Hokage saying that as they would be the first genin team in history to receive an S-rank, not even during times of war had it happened.

Kakashi feeling extremely worried, said, "L-Lady Tsunade… I d-don't feel too comfortable with this."

Tsunade sighed, her face relaxing a little as she showed how worried she truly was as well, but recuperating a little bit of her stern demeanour, she explained, "I know and trust me, if there was another way, I would do it, but this mission requires two specific things, a small team with the ability to face an army and capable of overthrowing a dictator, and a team that can go relatively unnoticed."

Team Seven all gasped after they heard the woman, even more shocked than before as Sakura whispered a question, "O-Overthrow a dictator?…"

Tsunade nodded, saying, "That's right…" She sighed, leaning back on her seat to begin, "Do any of you know the situation in the Land of Moon?"

The genin didn't know about it, well, Naruto did heard something about it thanks to Rosalia's latest report, but he couldn't say that he did otherwise he would raise a lot of questions of how a mere genin had such information, so he decided to remain quiet and instead, focused on his father as he nodded slightly and replied, "I've heard some things, there was a coup and a group of missing nin took control of the country, right?"

Tsunade nodded, adding, "That is the gist of it, but allow me to elaborate further…" She leaned on and rested her elbows on her desk, her chin accommodated on her folded hands as she continued, "A year ago, King Molt Sol Augustus was assassinated by the order of one of his royal councillors, Shabadaba…" She inhaled, "The traitor hired a group of missing nin and managed to turn half of the military on his side, succeeding in assassinating the King…" The genin raised their eyebrows in surprise, "The King still had heirs left, three children, the eldest named Zorzal, the second son named Diabo and the youngest girl named Piña Co Lada…" Naruto snickered, silencing immediately when Tsunade aimed a harsh glare at him, "Zorzal apparently tried to regain control of the country by force, but he was killed by the missing nin that once the two remaining heirs disappeared, killed Shabadaba as well and took the crown for themselves."

"Bunch of backstabbing bitches." Naruto muttered while he shook his head slightly, this type of situation were the ones that made his path to global understanding so difficult as he didn't really knew when someone might betray him.

Kakashi digested the information, saying, "So you're sending us to overthrow this false King?" His voice was full of reluctance.

Tsunade nodded, responding, "Yes and I know it's an incredibly tall order and unfair to ask you, but you're the only people we have with actual experience on the subject, you already freed two countries…" Team Seven nodded a little, not capable of debating that, "I'm also sending you because you are the team that has enough power to do this, but are also capable of going unnoticed easily…" She narrowed her eyes, adding sternly, "No one can know of our involvement with this, if any of the other major countries see that some of our people freed another country, they will start to get nervous."

Kakashi just sighed, still not feeling comfortable at all but he couldn't really argue anything, his leader's reasons were sound and even if they weren't, she was the boss, they were her tools to use as she saw fit. So seeing no other way and feeling the excitement of his genin who didn't seemed to mind this at all, surprisingly not even Sakura, he sighed and nodded, asking, "Who is our contact?"

Tsunade just sighed, knowing that she was asking too much of them but she couldn't trust such important mission to anybody else, "Your contact is the youngest child of the late King herself…" Team Seven were surprised by that, the Senju continuing, "Her mentor and guardian is an old friend of mine, he was the one that contacted me…" She leaned back a little before she spoke again, "One of you will meet the Princess in a bar at Todoro Port, on O'uzu Island, here are the exact details." She handed Kakashi a folder.

Kakashi gabbed the papers and nodded, stating, "As you wish, milady."

Tsunade then added with a stern tone, "According to my friend, the rebels themselves are feeling conflicted with who they want to follow, Diabo or Piña, listen to them, see their perspective, get their characters and then choose."

Everyone widened their eyes at that, Naruto saying unbelievingly, "Ya giving us control of the situation?"

Tsunade smirked a little, replying, "I am, as I said, you already have experience with this and if someone is capable of aiding the right person, that is you, Naruto." She smiled lovingly at the boy, hoping that he comes back safe so that she can have some time to be close to him, she has missed so much of his life, a mistake she will no longer continue doing.

Team Seven then surprised her when they all lit a fire in their eyes simultaneously, nodding determined before they saluted and made their way towards the gate of the village, it was a long ride to O'uzu and they needed to make way as soon as possible to avoid any further delay.

Tsunade turned her chair towards the window behind her, a hand placed on her chest, right above her heart, pleading to every god there was to take care of Kushina's boy. She knew that a lot of people will be angry at her for sending them towards such dangerous mission, but she was only doing what her sensei told her to do with those kids. They were high profile targets and no matter how much she tries to shield them, people will always be after them for one reason or another. The best course of action for them was to give them as much experience as it was possible, no matter how much it pained her to do so.

"D-Don't forget to take your extra rations of ramen, a-a-and your toothbrush…" Hanare dotted over Naruto as he stood before her with a scroll on his hand where he has stored everything he needed for his new mission, "You h-have to be presentable for when you meet this P-Princess."

Naruto smiled warmly at the woman, hugging her tight as he whispered, "Chill Ma, it's gonna be alright…" The woman sighed with her head buried in his shoulder, encircling him in a tight embrace as she nodded a little, "You gotta believe in us."

Hanare closed her eyes tight, hating this of being a stay at home woman. She could go back to the field since no one was telling her to stay in the house, but she found it more rewarding to focus on caring for her family, besides, she no longer had the gusto for the ninja life, she was over that now. But even so, seeing her family going into such a dangerous mission was making her fear greatly for them, "I d-do… is j-just…" She muttered, eyeing her lover while he stood by their side.

Kakashi just eye-smiled at her, saying while he caressed her cheek, "Don't worry Hanare, we will be fine."

Hanare sighed and relented, her eyes closed while she enjoy the warmth of her son for a little bit more before she released her hold and embraced her lover now, lowering his mask a little to give him a loving kiss, looking at the both of them to say, "You two come back home safe, okay?"

Both males nodded with a small reassuring smile and made towards the door, knowing that the other two members of Team Seven were probably already waiting for them at the gates.

Thought they were surprised when once Naruto opened the door, a brown-haired female stood before it, just about to knock. The woman had long hair tied in a lone ponytail, honey-coloured eyes and a fit figure. Hanare was confused by who the woman might be, but both Naruto and Kakashi knew that it was none other than Kushina Uzumaki, only wearing the henge that Tsunade used, it was the only way that the Uzumaki Princess could stroll around the village unnoticed.

"O-Oh…" Kushina muttered as she eyed her son, noticing that he was about to go on a mission since he and Kakashi were wearing mission gear. She had wanted to speak to him since it has been a week since she last saw him, she understood that they weren't close but she wanted to be near him as much as she could, she missed him a lot. So she had gathered her courage that day and went to look for him, but now that it appears that he is about to leave the village, her mood visibly deflated.

"Kushina?…" Naruto said surprised while his heart leapt some beats, not able to hold Minato's feelings quick enough to avoid it. But once he controlled those feelings, Naruto smiled at her and asked, "Waddup?"

Kakashi and Hanare stared at the woman from behind their son, both understanding what she wanted but decided to keep quiet. Despite Hanare's fear of losing Naruto to the red-head, she didn't really held any animosity towards her, she could understand how sad and desperate she must be feeling without a relationship with the silver-haired jinchūriki.

"W-Well…" Kushina stuttered, her hands fidgeting nervously while she looked at the ground, continuing, "I-I wanted to… s-see if you'd l-like some… ra-ramen…" She looked at him timidly, eyeing his clothes before she said depressed, "B-But I can see that y-you have a mission so… I-I w-won't be on your way."

The woman was about to walk away but Naruto stopped her by grabbing her by the arm, Kushina looking back at him a little surprised when he smiled reassuringly at her, Naruto placing a hand on her shoulder as he said, "Yeah, I'm about to leave but, don't worry, once I get back, I'll take ya out somewhere, aight?"

Kushina didn't knew if her son heard the same thing that she did, but she did blushed a little by the tenderness he was using with her, her heart jumping happily as she nodded with a small smile, replying, "I w-would like that."

Naruto just smiled and released her hand and shoulder, turning back to his father to say eagerly, "Aight then, let's go Pa!…" He balled his fist, a challenging smirk on his face as he declared, "We got another one to free!"

Kakashi just chuckled and kissed his lover's forehead before he nodded and bid Kushina goodbye as well, walking towards his so just as Kushina whispered, "B-Be careful."

Naruto looked at the woman and smiled reassuringly, a thumbs up aimed at her while he declared confidently, "Don't fret, we killers, baby!"

Kushina and Hanare chuckled as they observed the two men go their way, silence falling between them before Kushina looked at Hanare with a small smile and said politely, "W-Well, I won't disturb you anymore, have a good d-day."

Hanare though, stopped her again from leaving, Kushina a little surprised when she saw the honest and welcoming smile in Hanare's face as the blackette said, "Don't you want to come inside for a cup of tea? I know you might want to know more about Naruto."

Kushina's eyes started to water, shocked as she whispered, "Y-You… y-you w-would tell me about… h-him?…" She was honestly shocked by those words, she would've guessed that Hanare might feel some resentment towards her, but she could now see how wrong she was since Hanare's words were as honest as they get.

"Of course…" The woman replied with a reassuring smile, a gentle squeeze on Kushina's hand when she continued, "I understand you must be feeling very eager to know about him, and who am I to deny you such a thing?"

Kushina smiled sadly at that, her head down as she whispered wistfully, "H-His mother."

Hanare just sighed with a small smile, saying, "Yes…" She was not going to deny it at all of course, it was her rightful place, "But so are you…" Kushina looked back at her surprised, agape while the blackette continued, "It may be too late for you two to be mother and son, but there is nothing stopping you from becoming something more…" Hanare smiled widely after that, stepping aside as she urged the woman to walk inside the house, "So come on in, let's have some tea and I'll tell you all the embarrassing little things our boy has done."

Kushina took some time to recover from the happy shock she received, shaking her head before she giggled along with the woman, nodding fervently as she walked inside the Hatake home, eager to know every little detail she could of the boy who was once her son.

"Alright, time's up." Kakashi said to his genin as they all sat before him. They had arrived to O'uzu that morning and the silver-haired jōnin decided to give his team some hours of rest. He didn't really know what to expect from this mission but he knew that it was not going to be easy.

Ishidate's forces were spread throughout all of Moon, some of his men stationed even at the ports, like this one, so the risk of getting into a fight were high. They might be wearing a henge to conceal themselves but the feel of power still surrounded them, an experienced warrior who knew chakra well, could surely be capable of knowing that they were not normal.

Naruto smirked excitedly, saying, "Yeah baby, let's do this!"

Kakashi sighed as he said, "Now now, Naruto, calm down…" He focused on his son to question, "Do you remember everything that you must do?"

The other two genin watched as their silverette teammate nodded, saying in an all business tone, "Yes sir! I will henge myself as a twenty year old, walk into the 'Tipsy Bucket', search for a woman wearing a black leather jacket with a hoodie, she's supposed to be the Princess."

Kakashi nodded, adding, "Correct, you then have to discuss with her about anything, you cannot just walk in and pick her up, it will raise suspicion."

Sakura tilted her head at that, saying, "You mean that he should act like if he was flirting with her?"

Kakashi nodded, saying, "That's right, in fact, this is supposedly a test."

Naruto and his comrades lifted their eyebrows at that, the silverette asking, "What'cha mean?"

Kakashi sat on the edge of a desk, sighing while crossing his arms before he explained, "The Princess apparently wants to see if we are deceiving enough to aid them…" That confused the genin more, prompting the Hatake to say, "I really don't understand it completely either, but I would have to guess that she wants to see if we have the silver tongue required to sway their people, so she wants you, Naruto, to impress her. You are good with women, so get to her, throw a line and if you impress her, she will tell you to sit down, that will be her sign of agreement."

"Impress the Princess, huh?…" Naruto said while he smirked predatorily, thinking, 'Well, this could be fun…' Looking back at his father, hiding the excitement coursing through him at the chance of perhaps falling for someone else, he said, "Aight, I can do that, fou shou!"

Kakashi and the rest chuckled, the leader saying, "I know you can…" He straightened up then, looking at his son before he added, "She must be already there, so go and impress her, the quicker we do this, the less danger we'll find ourselves in."

Naruto nodded and after looking at his two teammates, delivering them a fierce smirk, the Namikaze made his way towards the door, trust in his seduction skills at an all-time high, he knew that he couldn't fail, he will not fail.

A beautiful red-headed female sat on a stool right before the bar, calmly drinking a glass of beer while she kept her eyes upfront, not wanting to look anywhere else since she knew that someone could recognise her as she barely disguised herself. She only fixed her head differently and put on more make-up than usual, not enough to look like a lady of the night, but enough to look flirtier.

Piña knew that she was taking a huge risk, even her brother tried to convince her to find another way to meet the Leaf-nin, but she wanted to be sure that they were capable of what they said they could do, toppling a dictator is difficult, more so when there is actually a good amount of people that support him. They needed someone to stage a not so violent take over, she didn't wanted more of her people's blood spilled.

So she came up with an easy solution, a flirting game. She was a beautiful woman, many men wanted her and many tried to impress her, some with words, others with gifts and a few even tried to kidnap her, but her father was always on the lookout and she was no push over-either. But since she's had so many suitors, she knew the game of seduction very well and something that might shock many, was that seduction was like a game of chess, of war, the most successful players, were the ones that only needed a handful of words and actions, nothing more. This was a perfect game to see if the ninja sent to help them, knew how to play the game of war well.

So far though, she has been hit on at least six times, from nice looking man to thuggish fellas, some ranging from being honest to totally creepy. But she herself had chakra and was a capable warrior, one of the best swordsmen of her country, so all it took for her to shut them up was a harsh glare. Though she now wondered if one of those men was their aid, if they were, she could say that she was feeling thoroughly disappointed.

Piña then sighed heavily, whispering to herself, "Thirty minutes more and I'm out of here…" She couldn't risk being here for too long, Ishidate had men stationed in the ports, it was too risky for her to be going around so nonchalantly, she could probably get away with it for some hours, but more than just a couple was a definite no no.

The red-headed Princess was about to sulk at the lack of interesting people but a hand poking her shoulder suddenly brought her face to her back, sighing at probably another disappointing effort. She was shut up however by the incredible specimen presented to her, a handsome blonde tall man, blue eyes that seemed to pierce through her very soul, he looked to be in his early twenties but there seemed to be something wrong with him, since he was panting and looking at her a little hopefully, "M-Miss…" He began, grabbing one of her hands pleadingly while he added, "Please help me, the woman that cheated o-on me is about to walk into this place and I don't w-want her to throw more insults at me, could you please, please, gift me with a kiss? Just to sell the idea that I have someone else."

Piña was a little stunned by the explanation, a little disappointed that this handsome man was apparently not interested in her. But the genuine mortification for his situation was clear and since she herself was wondering what it would feel to kiss him, she replied without even thinking, "S-Sure."

The man smiled warmly at that, making Piña blush at his sheer good looks before he brought her close to him, a hand on the small of her back while he captured her fiery lips in the most incredible and ferocious kiss she has ever been a part of.

'M-My god…' Piña barely managed to think, her eyes tightly shut while her toes curled, both of her hands gripping the man's jacket tightly to not let go. There was a rush of something, she couldn't really put a finger on it, but she could easily say that it was the best sensation she has ever felt. It was a mere kiss, with some tongue included due to her own momentary lust, but it felt better than anything else, she could not understand how someone could ever cheat on this guy.

The man then gently released his hold on her, Piña still pushing her lips a little forward while a small whine escaped her lips, "N-Nooo…"

Naruto chuckled at the woman's face, almost lost in the sensation of having his divine essence poured into her. He knew that it might have been a dirty tactic to do it this way, but she wanted to be impressed and Naruto was a dragon, dragons never do a thing half-way.

Piña took some moments to recover, absentmindedly noticing that the door of the bar never opened, no one entered. Her eyes slowly surveyed the establishment, noticing that while there were some females, they were already here before the man appeared, meaning that there was no ex-girlfriend.

"Y-You…" She tried to berate him, but nothing rude could come out of her wet lips, she couldn't find anything to argue with the man that had literally stole a kiss from her.

Naruto just chuckled, a handsome devilish smirk on his face when he said, a tone full of confidence, "Sorry milady, but you have to understand my plight…" He moved his hands exaggeratedly, stating like a poet, "I've had this huge crush on you for the past fifteen seconds and I just had to do something about it."

Piña stared wide-eyed at the handsome man while her heart struggled to regain its regular pace, the woman suddenly blushing harshly while she moved her gaze to the side, avoiding the man as a small shy smile appeared on her face, thinking, 'T-This guy…' She could not believe how much the man affected her, it was unbelievable how fast her heart was going right now, signs of longing showing themselves stubbornly.

Piña inhaled a little, regaining some of her wit to whisper, "U-Umm… a-are you… i-interested in… a d-drink?"

Naruto just smirked, nodding while he sat next to the woman, the bartender giving him a pint while he smiled knowingly at the Namikaze, the silverette saying to the Moon Princess after he sipped his drink, "So, what's such a beautiful Princess like yourself doing here?"

Piña finally recovered her confident self and smiled a little after she understood the man's words, really happy that he was indeed the ninja she was supposed to meet. She just breathed in before she locked her red eyes to his blues, replying, "Oh nothing much, just wanted to see if the fire burned as bright as they say."

Naruto sniggered, shaking his head a little before he spoke, "And does it?"

Piña eyed him, still incredibly affected by his kiss, she couldn't get the feel of his lips out of her mind, her eyes almost shamefully roaming his magnificent frame. She shook her head a little, replying with a small honest smile, "More than I e-even thought."

Naruto smiled devilishly, leaning close to the woman's face as he whispered huskily, "Really, now?"

Piña blushed, her breathing ragged as she subconsciously brought her hand to his pants and gripped them, half-lidded eyes while she replied, equally huskily, "Y-Yes."

Just before Naruto could say anything else, the door of the bar was loudly opened, three man wearing military uniforms walking inside with a confident stride, looking around the bar before they caught a waitress, asking for a table.

Naruto was then surprised when Piña grabbed him forcefully by the collar of his shirt, locking her lips with his with such passion that it almost made Naruto a little submissive. He was about to return the kiss in kind when the woman stopped kissing him, hugging him tightly while she started nibbling his lobe, whispering with a hush, "They will recognise me if we stay here for too long."

Naruto silently nodded, his hands now roaming her waist, eliciting a moan from her while he whispered to her ear, "Then let's get out of here."

Piña moaned, her face red with embarrassment as she started wondering what was wrong with her, she was absolutely turned on right now, her body demanding her to let him have his way with her. So not really knowing whether she came up with the idea due to her sudden horniness or because there was no other option, she turned towards the bartender and said, "B-Bartender… aaa… c-could you rent us a room?"

Naruto raised an eyebrow while a smirk continued to adorn his face, his mouth still kissing her neck as he let her do as she pleased. The bartender shared the youngster's knowing smile, nodding at Piña before he turned around and grabbed a set of keys, saying, "Enjoy your night."

Piña thanked the man before she grabbed Naruto's hand, hiding her face in his neck while she whispered, "Let's g-go."

Naruto just smirked, taking the woman towards the upper floor of the bar so that they could hide from the Moon soldiers. Though a part of him knew where the situation may take them, he really couldn't find himself to care at the moment, the Princess has somehow awaken his draconic lust and too bad for her, because it took a lot for it to disappear.

A/N: There ya lads have it! I hope it was to your liking, see ya on the next chap, cheers!

Character List:

Rosalia: SAO

Chifuyu Orimura: IS

Sakuya: SAO

Rin Asogi: Daughters of Mnemosyne

Tsukiumi: Sekirei

(I will add the rest when they actually appear in the story)