Chapter 70: Journey to Kumo

After leaving the land of earth they passed through several territories and made a pit stop in the land of hot springs where they took a couple days off from their journey to enjoy the hot springs which Jiraiya took advantage of to do his research by peeking in on the women's baths and leading him to be caught peeping and to being beaten by a bunch of pissed off women. After getting his injuries treated they hit the road and passed through the land of frost handling some bandits stupid enough to try and cross them. They enter the land of lightning within a day and head straight for Kumo taking their time getting there arriving within a few days of entering the land of lightning. When they reach the gates of Kumo they're allowed to enter after the guards allow them to pass after informing the raikage. As Naruto and Jiraiya take a stroll through the streets to head to the raikage's building. When they reach it they go inside and are let into the raikage's office by his secretary. As they walk into the raikage's office they find the raikage standing next to his desk reading something on it as he lifts weights in both of his hands.

"Hey Oji-san!" Naruto says with a smile

"Hello Naruto Jiraiya I see you made it here on schedule." A says

"Well we made it despite taking a break in the land of hot springs." Naruto says shrugging

"Has your training been productive for you so far?" A asks

"Yeah it has. I've picked up some neat jutsu and learned some tactics to deal with puppets and using the terrain to my advantage." Naruto says happily

"That's good I'd hate to think we kages were wasting our time by training you all these months and not getting any results." A says

"So what will I be learning while I'm here?" Naruto asks curious

"Tomorrow we intend to start training you in Taijutsu and chakra flow in hopes of teaching you methods to counter someone with skills such as the byakugan. After a couple of months we'll have you work on your storm release and steel release advanced chakra natures with our users in their techniques." A says

"That sounds good, where will I be staying?" Naruto asks

"You'll be staying at the raikage's mansion with Bee and me." A says

"I guess I'll head there then and unpack as well as get some rest." Naruto says

"Go ahead then I'll see you later at the mansion. I still have work to do here." A says

"Good luck with the paperwork Oji-san." Naruto says as he heads out of the raikage's office and goes looking for the raikage's mansion. Naruto manages to find it after asking some shinobi he crosses where to find it. He enters the mansion and enters it to find Bee in the living room working on his raps and writing them down. Naruto leaves him alone so as not to disturb him. Naruto finds a vacant room and unpacks then lies down on the bed to get some rest. He sleeps soundly through the night and wakes up in the morning to head to the kitchen to find A eating breakfast as Bee tries some rhymns out. Naruto joins them, fixing himself some breakfast and starts to eat as he listens to Bee's rapping that annoys A. When Naruto finishes he follows A and Bee out of the mansion toward a training field where A introduces him to some shinobi that are experts in Taijutsu and chakra flow. Bee stays to monitor Naruto's progress over the next few weeks. After a month Bee has company as some of his pupils come to find him staying to watch Naruto train. Half way into his second month Karui stops by finding Bee to see if he wants to train with her. Bee suggests she train with Naruto to freshen up her taijutsu skills. Karui agrees with the idea and becomes Naruto's training partner. One day after a long day of training Naruto decides to call it a day early for a break.

"So, Karui do you have any plans for the rest of the day?" Naruto asks

"No I don't why?" Karui responds

"Would you like to get something to eat with me?" Naruto asks

"Ok where do you want to go?" Karui asks

"There was a restaurant not far from here I heard good things about and thought about giving it a try." Naruto says

"I think I know where you're talking about and it's a fine place to eat for couples." Karui says

"Really then I guess it's a good thing I asked you for company." Naruto says

"It would be if we were dating or something like that." Karui says

"Well we can call it a date between two shinobi if you like." Naruto says

"Are you asking me out?" Karui says surprised

"Well if you want to think of it that way I'd have no objections." Naruto says awkwardly

"I guess a date would be nice." Kurai says with a small blush

"Let's go then." Naruto says as he takes the lead heading to the restaurant with Karui following close behind. When they arrive they're escorted to a table and place their orders. As they wait Naruto decides to strike up a conversation with Karui.

"So, Karui what have you been doing since the war ended?" Naruto asks curiously

"Well I've been busy training with Bee sensei and going on missions with my team for the most part other than that it's been boring for the most part." Karui says thinking over the year that has passed.

"You must have gotten pretty strong with a sensei like Bee." Naruto says with a smile

"Well I've in a slump the past few months as I don't know where to develop my skills that's why I decided to become your training partner to hopefully help develop my taijutsu as it's been a while, since I worked on it because I usually focus on my kenjutsu in a fight." Karui says with a sigh

"It's good to go back to basics when in a slump. I know it helps as I trained with Kurotsuchi in Iwa in earth release for a while to inspire her to make new lava release jutsu." Naruto says positively

"I don't know how taijutsu will help me develop my other skills." Karui says worried

"Well it should help you realize some weaknesses in yourself that you can work on fixing later with developing new skills or freshening up on other jutsu you already know." Naruto says confidently

"You think that will work?" Karui asks doubtful

"Positive it helped me when I ran out of ideas on what to do." Naruto says upbeat

"So, I hear you've been to other villages to train, how has that been for you?" Karui asks curious

"Yeah I've traveled to Suna and Iwa for training, they helped me train my advanced chakra natures and instructed me in their specialties for five and a half months each." Naruto says smiling at the memories.

"It must be difficult to be away from your village for so long." Karui says in thought

"Not really I've been away from my village for long periods before and have gotten used to it but I still miss my friends and family." Naruto says thinking about konoha

"I imagine so tell me, did you meet some interesting people in your travels?" Karui asks curious

"Yes my instructors were really cool and were masters in their fields of jutsu and regret not being to pick up everything they could teach me but using shadow clones to help speed up the process made it worth the effort to learn as much as I could." naruto says sighing

"You're rather creative to use shadow clones to speed up training, how did you figure it out?" Karui asks in interest

"I didn't come up with it Kakashi sensei did and I've been using it in training ever since." Naruto says shrugging

"It must have been some intense training having Kakashi and lord Jiraiya as sensei's." Karui says impressed at the thought

"Not really they had me learn by myself and gave me tips to move my training along so it was mostly me doing my own thing." Naruto says with a shrug

"I never imagined someone could get as strong as you without more direct instruction from your teachers." Karui says surprised

"Well I was motivated from the get go knowing the threats I would face in my future such as Orochimaru, Akatsuchi, Madara, and Kaguya." Naruto says nonchalantly

"How could you know you would face such opponents in your life?" Karui asks confused

"I'm from the future." Naruto says casually

"Seriously?!" Karui says shocked

"Yep I was sent back to the day of my birth and have been living my life over again ever since." Naruto says upbeat

"How far into the future are you from?" Karui asks in wonder

"A little more than a year from now." Naruto says casually

"Why did you come back? You must have a reason." Karui asks in curiosity

"The world was destroyed by a man named Toneri and was sent back to train to stop him." Naruto says in seriousness

"How did he destroy the world?" Karui asks in suspense

"He dropped the moon on it." Naruto says seriously

"What?!" Karui says shocked

"You heard it right." Naruto says calmly

"How could someone manage that!" Karui asks stunned

"He uses a power stored in the moon to move it." Naruto says indifferently

"Have you told the kages about this." Karui asks

"Yes they've been informed and trust me to handle it that's why I'm being trained by the other villages." Naruto says

"You plan to face Toneri don't you." Karui asks in thought

"Yeah I'm the one intended to face him and stop him from colliding the moon with the earth." Naruto says calmly

"You faced him before haven't you." Karui says in realization

"Yes and I was defeated without much effort." Naruto says weakly

"For him to beat you would mean he is stronger than Madara!" Karui says scared at the thought

"Yeah but I'm getting stronger and will confront him a year from now alone and stop him." Naruto says with a sigh

"What if you fail what will happen to the world?" Karui says nervous

"I'll go back into the past to the day of my birth and continue to try training from scratch to face him." Naruto says with seriousness

"You plan on reliving your entire life including facing Akatsuki and the fourth shinobi war all over again!" Karui says stunned at such a prospect

"If I have to as a shinobi I will endure it and continue forward until I defeat Toneri." Naruto says seriously

"But you could end up living countless lifetimes repeatedly going through all the pain and suffering you've had in life! How could you bear that?!" Karui says terrified at such a thing.

"I will bear whatever I need to for the sake of my comrades and friends so they have a future no matter how many times I fail I just have to defeat him once while Toneri will need to win forever." Naruto says in acceptance

"But what if it's impossible to defeat him you would be condemned to an eternity of pain and suffering while the rest of us live our lives blissfully ignorant of our fates till the end!" Karui says afraid of what's to come.

"I'll continue on defying fate as no one is invincible. I'll find a way to defeat him and save the world even if I have to do so for an eternity for the world's sake and for those I love." Naruto says with conviction

"How can you go on living having such a fate hanging over your head it's an existence no one deserves." Karui says as she shakes in horror at such a thing.

"Even through the pain and suffering I will still have my loved ones to support me even if I have to remake my bonds with them from the beginning. I know that it will keep me going as I cherish every moment I have with them being constantly reminded of the future I'm fighting for." Naruto says as he takes her hands in his and caresses them comfortingly as Karui's eyes water at the thought of what he is willing to go through for everyone's sake.

"Naruto, thank you for willing to face such an existence for all our sakes." Karui says as she sheds tears of gratitude.

"It's alright everyone is with me and will help me through this. So I know I will succeed. Besides, I'm a shinobi and we're the ones who endure after all." Naruto says giving a loving warm smile to Karui as the food arrives and she wipes her tears away as she begins to eat while also ordering some sake. Naruto and Karui eat in relative silence and drink some sake until they're full. Karui becomes drunk and Naruto carries her by piggy back as she directs him to her house. When he arrives he enters the house and is directed to her bedroom and sets her down on it.

"Well Karui I had a nice time with you but it's late so I should head to the raikage's mansion." Naruto says as he begins to back away from her. But she snags part of his pants stopping him.

"Naruto will you sleep with me?" Karui says blushing heavily while looking away.

"I guess I could stay the night with you." Naruto says as he begins to get in bed and prepares to fall asleep in his clothes but Karui unzips his shirt and brings his hands to her shirt on top of her breasts.

"I meant will you be intimate with me?" Karui says flushed at asking more directly.

"If that is what you want I will." Naruto says softly as he fondles her breasts through her shirt as she slowly takes it off along with her bra. As he plays with her breasts and starts to kiss her she slips out of her pants and panties. Naruto, noticing that she is nude begins to play with her pussy with one of his hands as he starts to suck on her breasts and play with them with his other hand. He continues until she climaxes and she begins to moan. He pulls his hand away from her pussy and sucks on his fingers cleaning them of her essence.

"That was great." Karui says moaning

"Do you want me to continue?" Naruto asks softly

"Yes I want you to fuck me." Karui says boldly

"Alright then." Naruto says as he undresses and lines his erect cock at her entrance and rubs against it.

"Are you sure?" Naruto asks nicely

"Do it!" Kurai shouts

"If that's what you want." Naruto says as he thrusts in causing her to wince. He pulls out slowly and pushes back in causing her to moan. Naruto picks up the pace of his thrusting and goes at it. They continue to have sex for the next hour until they near their end.

"Fuck I'm about to cum!" Karui moans out

"I'm about to cum too." Naruto grunts as he slows his strokes and deepens them.

"Do it inside! Get me pregnant!" Karui shouts out as she wraps her legs around his back.

"I'm cumming!" Naruto shouts as he unleashes his load into Karui causing her to swell up to look seven months pregnant. He forms a knot in her and creates a mate plug trapping his load inside. He remains connected to her as they fall asleep together. They wake up about the same time as the sun rises.

"My head!" Karui says cringing from her splitting headache.

"Morning Karui" Naruto says pleasantly

"Keep it down!" Karui growls out

"Sorry. How'd you sleep?" Naruto asks softly

"I slept alright but right now I feel bloated and stuffed." Karui says wincing from the light of the sun.

"That's my fault I cum a lot and am still inside you with my morning wood." Naruto says embarrassed

"Could you pull it out I'd appreciate it." Karui says calmly as Naruto takes his dick out causing her to moan at the loss.

"I'm glad you seem to remember last night as I'd feel bad for taking your virginity and you not remembering it." Naruto says

"How did you know that?' Karui says surprised

"Your skittishness about asking for sex as well as how you acted when I entered you as women tend to know how to brace themselves for being penetrated." Naruto says simply

"I guess that would be suspicious." Karui says looking away

"Did you decide to have sex with me before or after you drank sake like a fish." Naruto asks curious

"Before I ordered the sake, I felt you being such a responsible and caring person would be a good pick for my first time." Karui says feeling awkward

"Thank you for choosing me, did you like it?" Naruto asks calmly

"I liked it, it felt good having you pounding my insides." Karui says blushing

"Good but not great sounds about right for a first time when one goes on instincts rather than experience. " Naruto says casually

"What do you mean?" Karui says confused

"If you had some experience with knowing what worked for you, you could have instructed me on what felt best so I could please you better instead of relying on guessing by trying different things on you that have worked on other girls hoping they were enjoyable for you." Naruto says softly

"You aren't a virgin are you?" Karui asks in realization

"No I have a decent amount of experience with different girls to go on." Naruto says indifferently

"I shouldn't be surprised someone like you a celebrity probably gets a ton of sex." Karui says with a sigh.

"Not as much as you might think I don't do flings or one night stands so I stick to girls that I've gotten to know." Naruto says casually

"That suits your character as I didn't think you were the type for easy girls." Karui says calmly

"I also apparently have a thing for kunoichi as the only girls I've been with are ones." Naruto says in thought

"You shouldn't be surprised shinobi tend to prefer girls that can take care of themselves so it makes sense." Karui says with a shrug

"I guess you're right I also have a thing for wanna be mothers as you proved when you said to get you pregnant." Naruto says stunned in sudden realization

"I can't believe I said that it came out of nowhere for some reason." Karui says holding her face in hands in embarrassment.

"Do you really want to be a mother?" Naruto asks curious

"I don't know I've thought about it but I never figured it would happen as I tend to act as one of the guys most of the time." Karui says awkwardly

"Well it's common among girls to think about such things at some point but being vocal about it to the point of asking for it is something I'm surprised at especially with the number of girls that have asked me to when I'm about to cum." Naruto says in thought

"You mean this has happened with you before!" Karui says surprised she wasn't the only one to say such things during sex.

"Everyone of them as a matter of fact to the point it's kind of scary that they're thinking the same thing. What were you thinking at the moment you said it?" Naruto asks curiously

"I'm not sure it was almost an impulse but I kind of thought about a life with you and what that would lead to." Karui says in embarrassment

"So you thought about a future with me that would mean possibly children with me. I guess that makes sense that you would think about such a thing in such an intimate moment. Tell me did you like the thought of being with me?" Naruto asks with some curiosity

"I kind of liked the thought of us being together." Karui says awkwardly

"Do you want to be one of my girlfriends?" Naruto asks with seriousness

"Wait! You have girlfriends! As in more than one girl!" Karui says stunned

"Yeah I have nine in my harem." Naruto says calmly

"That rumor is true?!" Karui says shocked

"Yeah it is. I see that news has spread along with my celebrity status across the continent. Did you think it was false?" Naruto asks curious

"Well yeah! I thought it was made up by some jealous shinobi to drag your name through the mud." Karui states still in shock

"So my question still stands: do you want to be one of my girlfriends?" Naruto asks seriously

"I don't know. I just can't imagine sharing someone and having to constantly compete with other girls." Karui says in doubt

"The girls have explained to me they think instead of gaining another rival gain a sister to share their feelings and troubles with." Naruto says neutrally

"Really!? You're serious!" Karui says surprised

"Yeah they've grown rather close too. Spending time with each other when I'm gone out training or away on missions. They even allowed me to decide for myself who becomes my girlfriend because they've come to enjoy each other's company that much and expect more to join them." Naruto says casually

"They let you decide such a thing without consulting them why!?" Karui says stunned

"They think I'm a good judge of character because I found them out of all the girls I encountered in my life." Naruto says with a shrug

"Why would you think they would even like me?" Karui asks curious

"Because I noticed you have some admiration for me, something all the girls have in common and use to get to know each other and bond together over it. Besides, you're a strong and independent woman, something you also have in common with them." Naruto says gently

"I'm still not sure I could share my boyfriend." Karui says unsure

"Kurotsuchi has the same doubts as you and I suggested she take a mission to Konoha to get to know the girls and see if they like each other. If she doesn't think she can share me with them we'll go back to being just friends. Do you want to try as well?" Naruto asks nicely

"I don't know I'll think about it as getting out of the village for a while to see the other villages is appealing." Karui says thinking about it.

"Well we have time you can give me an answer before I leave for Kiri in a few months just think it over and ask yourself if I'm worth trying." Naruto says pleasantly

"I can do that and give you an answer before you leave." Karui says calmly

"Good now if you excuse me I have to get back to the raikage's mansion for a change of clothes and then get to training." Naruto says as he gets out of bed to put his clothes on and begins to walk out of her bedroom.

"See you at training!" Kauri shouts as he leaves her house to head to the raikage's mansion. When he arrives he takes a shower, gets dressed, and has breakfast before heading out to do some training. At the training field he joins Karui for training and they resume it for the next couple of weeks. After that Naruto moves onto new instructors who train him in storm release and does it for nearly two months before moving onto training in steel release for his remaining time in Kumo. After more than a month and a half it was time to go. At the gates of Kumo he is seen off by A, Bee, and Karui.

"It's time you get going, Naruto." A says

"Yeah thanks for the training oji-san." Naruto says appreciatively

"Good luck Naruto." Bee says with a smile

"You too Bee, keep up those raps of yours." Naruto says supportively

"Naruto, that offer of yours I decided to take it and am going to konoha as Kumo's ambassador's assistant." Karui says firmly

"Thank you for giving me a chance, Karui. You won't regret it and don't worry you and the girls will get along great I just know it." Naruto says confidently with a smile.

"Bye Naruto!" Karui shouts as Naruto and Jiraiya go down the road heading south to the shore of the land of lightning to catch a boat ride to the land of water and then to Kiri.