Chapter 18 And then there were six
I don't own Naruto. Anything I use from the story is the property of its creator Masashi Kishimoto.
Welcome to Chapter 18 everybody and things are certainly heating up in the Nartuoverse. Last time, the introduction of Hotaru to the Leaf Village was met with minimal resistance and the apprentice of the six-tailed slug was placed in the Uzumaki mansion in the Third Apartment Complex. Meanwhile, Naruto took a moment to visit the other four countries in order to reveal that the Leaf was holding their own Chunin exams but that it wasn't preparing for war. The Visit to Iwa and Suna went off without a hitch. but a reunion with a lover made during the Mist rebellion and the revelation of the Hirashin mark he put on Samui made the other two a little more tense. Fortunately, Naruto's political skills allowed him to navigate both situations without any harm and now he could relax. Well as much as Naruto could in the wild environment, he created for himself.
(Uzumaki Mansion Main Home)
The main Uzumaki mansion was abuzz with activity as Naruto prepared to host a massive dinner for his girls Between Kotohime's return after a long time and Tenten and Ino each getting promoted to jonin while he was handling his 'political duties', he had a good reason to celebrate. The fact that he could do it with everyone in the compound was even better. "This is going to be fun. I can't wait for tonight" Naruto smiled happily as he and his clones were dressed in a red long-sleeved shirt and black pants as they worked on making the food for his girls. Ayame and Ami wanted to help but Naruto insisted he do this himself.
"Yeah but are sure you we shouldn't get Ayame and the others to help." One of his clones smiled.
"Nope. This is about me doing something for my girls outside of having sex with them. The girls have done so much for me and I've been so busy I never get to really do much for them" Naruto smiled.
"Yeah but the girls said it was okay. I mean it took a lot of convincing for Ayame to finally stay away." A second clone replied. That convincing did involve Naruto screwing Ayame for a good hour in the kitchen but he did what he had to do.
"That's because Ayame wanted to spend time with us. I mean seriously when was the last time we went to Ichiraku's to eat. That place was our second home for most of our life and now we're lucky if we go there once a week." A third clone reminded Naruto.
"Well it doesn't matter now. We finish the food and enjoy the party." The real Naruto smiled just to flinch out of nowhere.
"That was." the second clone cursed.
"Yeah'" the real Naruto replied with a look of annoyance.
The flinch he felt was from somebody setting up a Hirashin marker using his chakra. Naruto had scout clones that were still running all over the elemental nations acting as his spy network so occasionally they did set up a marker. The problem with this one was that this mark came from inside Kumo and Naruto didn't have any clones there. Naruto took a moment to focus his chakra and what he discovered was a rather unpleasant surprise. That the marker was created by Yugito Nii the jinchuriki of the Nibi.
'We can worry about it later. You've been looking forward to this party for the last few days and everyone needs you focused.' Kurama suggested.
"You're right" Naruto smiled. It was an annoyance but one he could deal with later. Right now, he had to prepare food for his girls.
(Scene Skip)
It was dinner time at last, and a smiling Naruto sat at the head of the table with Karin and the three guests of honor joining him. Naruto was dressed in an orange Kimono with Ino was in a dark purple kimono with her hair tied in a bun with Tenten sporting a dark red qipao dress with little blade designs and her hair tied up in her traditional bun. Kotohime was in her classic princess cut with a green kimono of her own. She hadn't changed much over the years so Naruto had no problem recognizing her when Kin brought her in. Dressed in casual clothes and joining them in the main room at separate tables were the rest of the residents of the compound along with Ayame and Sakura. Due to the massive size of the group Naruto had to bring in two more large tables and expand the space using seals but ultimately, he got it done so everyone can sit in one room. All eyes turned his way as Naruto stood up to make his speech, "This is a wonderful occasion for all of us here. Kin's sister Kotohime has returned from a long- term mission and my wonderful wives Tenten and Ino were both made jonin while I was busy with my tasks." Naruto announced.
"By tasks you mean sleeping with women all over the elemental nations." Ino teased causing the room to erupt in laughter.
"There was a little bit of that, but honestly I've just been trying to keep the peace." Naruto said bashfully. It always amazed him how relaxed his girls were about him getting new lovers.
"And you have Naruto but enough about that. Let's just celebrate Kotohime's return and Ino and Tenten's promotion, along with introducing everyone to our new houseguest." Hinata smiled causing everyone to focus on Hotaru who was sitting in one of the large tables with the other members of the third apartment complex. Naruto was going to let her sit at the main table but Hotaru insisted on staying with her new housemates.
"It's nice to meet you everyone. My name is Hotaru Tsuchigumo. My master told me to come here and I'm in Naruto's care." Hotaru said politely though she'd be lying if she wasn't nervous at her new situation.
"My name is Hinata Hyuuga, and on behalf of all of us I welcome you into our home. Thanks to Yakumo we know what's happened and if you need anything feel free to talk to any of us." Hinata smiled.
"Thank you and I look forward to spending time with all of you." Hotaru said politely.
"Now let's celebrate." Hinata smiled and the liveliness returned. It was moments like this that truly made Naruto smile and he was glad everyone was getting along.
(Scene Skip)
A smiling Naruto cuddled in bed with a naked Ino and Tenten next to him after giving them a more personal reward after everything was said and done, "Partner, I believe it's time to investigate our little situation." Kurama spoke up ruining the vibe.
'Do we have to' Naruto groaned not wanting to deal with whatever Yugito had done yet.
'We both know that she recreated your Hirashin for a reason. You should want to find out what as soon as possible. Luckily for you we can have the conversation via the bijuu network' Kurama reminded him.
'Fine' Naruto groaned and he closed his eyes before entering his mindscape. At least this way he could stay with his girls.
(Mindscape)
When he arrived at the forest. he could see Kurama standing with a smile. "While you were enjoying your women, I contacted Matatabi and told her we knew what she had done and her host needed to come over for a chat"
"Good because I have a lot of questions for her." Naruto scowled. Luckily, he didn't have to wait long because a minute later appeared in the middle of the forest.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Yugito was pouting because she figured you'd make a more personal visit instead of via the mindscape" Matatabi chuckled.
"Damn it Matatabi, why did you tell him that." Yugito said with a blush. She was in a purple nightgown which was very much welcome and something he could use to mess with his fellow jinchuriki host.
"Don't tell me you re-created my mark for a booty call Yugito." Naruto chuckled.
"It wasn't for a booty call! I wanted to make sure you had a way to get to us in case of a real emergency since you got rid of the one that was on Samui" Yugito exclaimed. The blush on her face was doing her no favors though.
Naruto shrugged since that was understandable and having a mark in Kumo was very useful. Plus he had the feeling she wouldn't be opposed to one down the road, "In that case you're forgiven but I'm curious how you managed to recreate the seal and for that matter get my chakra in the first place." Naruto admitted.
Yugito took a deep breath so she wasn't as flustered, "I have a photographic memory, and during the brief moment you showed it on Samui's body, I was able to remember it. It's an ability that I rarely use because the Raikage shelters me so much but it came in handy for this. As for your chakra, I swiped a bit of it during our walk to the Raikage's office." Yugito admitted.
Naruto remembered feeling an odd prick during that time but didn't think too much of it, "That explains that. It seems you're quite the tricky kitty." Naruto smirked. It was hard to be too angry since she probably only took a little bit of chakra and it was his fault for showing the seal recklessly. Plus, the fact she was able to recreate it was amazing.
Yugito blushed at the teasing but realized that was it, "I guess we're done now." Yugito said nervously.
"Not quite." Naruto smiled before using a burst of speed to appear right in front of Yugito and poking her in the head.
"What was that-" Yugito started to say before she fell to the ground clutching her head in pain.
"What did you do to her!?" Matatabi said angrily.
"Don't worry about it Matatabi. I'm simply erasing the knowledge from Yugito's mind on how to recreate my mark. I have enough respect for you as a fellow host not to use more extreme measures, but I can't have people recreating my mark. You can keep the mark since I do need it but knowing about it is another story" Naruto said firmly.
"Fine" Yugito huffed as she got to her feet.
"By the way, the mark won't reveal itself unless I personally show it so somebody. It's a failsafe I wrote into the formula just for such an occasion which is why I'm letting you keep the mark" Naruto smiled.
"Alright" Yugito said bitterly. She wasn't going to use the mark against Naruto, but she wasn't going to refuse his right to protect his secret.
"Goodbye Yugito and tell Samui I say hello." Naruto smirked before leaving the mindscape. That was one issue dealt with and although it was troublesome it worked itself out.
(Scene Skip)
(Uzumaki mansion)
With the Yugito situation taken care of it was time for Naruto to focus on his new houseguest. So the next morning, he went to visit Hotaru in the Third Apartment complex. Making his way over to the young girl's apartment Naruto smiled as he knocked on her door. When the door opened a smiling Hotaru came to greet him, "Good morning Lord Uzumaki" Hotaru said politely.
"Please just call me Naruto" Naruto replied before walking into the simple room. Like the others Hotaru had a simple living room with a few chairs and a bedroom with a simple twin bed and dresser along with a bathroom that had a combo/bath and shower. It wasn't really decorated which didn't bother Naruto at all since she just got there.
"So, what brings you to see me today. I figured you'd spend time with the others." Hotaru said with a blush. After they were done at dinner, she was invited to girl talk with the other members of her apartment and sadly the main topic had been romance. Hotaru certainly regretted that one and combined with what happened with Karin the other day and Ino's joke about Naruto sleeping around, she was unsure of how to feel about her new host.
"I came to discuss the letter and a few things involved with it." Naruto said calmly causing Hotaru to freeze up.
"I see" Hotaru replied unsure of what to do next. Aside from taking care of her, her former master also wanted Naruto to take the powerful jutsu that was sealed inside her and replace it with that of his bijuu. Having heard stories about the bijuu from her family and from Utakata himself, she knew that this was not an easy decision to make.
"I take it you're against it. At least the second part of his request." Naruto surmised. He couldn't blame her since Utakata probably told her about what it was like to be a tailed beast host and that couldn't have been comforting.
"That's right. Near the end of our time together my master told me about the six-tails sealed besides him. How it forced him to kill his former master and led to him leaving the Mist and about how problematic it was for him. I honestly don't know if I can take on such a beast."
"At least you have a choice." Naruto said solemnly.
"What do you mean" Hotaru said in shock.
Naruto simply answered by removing his shirt much to the embarrassment of Hotaru, "Look at my stomach Hotaru" Naruto said calmly.
The slightly blushing Hotaru did that and noticed the seal, "What in the world?"
"The day I was born my father, the Fourth Hokage, sealed the nine-tailed fox inside of me. The creature that ended the lives of so many villagers including my mother and father was now sealed inside of me and would remain so for as long as I lived and I wasn't even a day old. The mint haired girl at the dinner table, her name is Fu and she holds the seven tails. Admittedly I don't know Fu's history but what I do know is that being a host is not something we chose but something we endured." Naruto admitted.
"So what should I do?" Hotaru asked.
"I honestly can't answer that question for you. I'd talk to Fu since she's the only other person who understands the burden that Utakata is asking you do take on." Naruto said calmly. There was Gaara but his situation was similar to his so Naruto doubted he could provide much insight.
"Thank you. I'll talk to her later." Hotaru said calmly.
"That's good." Naruto smiled before putting his shirt back on, "By the way since you don't have any clothes outside of what you had when you arrived. I can ask one of the girls to take you shopping" Naruto suggested. It would be a good way to get her used to her new life and her housemates.
"Thank you." Hotaru smiled. Thanks to her master she always had a few sets of spare clothes on her in case of emergency which is what she'd been using for the past few days.
"Of course" Naruto replied before leaving. Utakata may have made the request but it was her body and her burden to carry.
"You're being unusually kind with this one." Kurama smiled.
"Hotaru is a nice girl and I'm not about to make her life miserable. Utakata may have believed that becoming the host was best for her but I don't." Naruto replied.
"I understand. You don't want her to endure what you Fu and the others have."
"Yeah" Naruto replied as he decided to relax for a bit.
(Scene Skip)
Naruto decided to take a rare trip to the hot springs inside the Leaf Village figuring it would be the best way to truly relax for a day or two. If he stayed in his room or used any of the ones in the compound. he would surely run into one or two of his girls and any chance of relaxing would be gone. When he arrived at the locker room, he was pleasantly surprised to see Neji Hyuuga of all people. "Hello there Neji. I figured you'd be enjoying the serenity of the Hyuuga compound." Naruto quipped.
"Sometimes the regular hot springs are much easier. My clan is hard to truly relax in even with what you've done." Neji replied. Naruto's relationship with Hanabi and Hinata had calmed the clan down because they were secured for the future but there was still natural tension that came with their situation.
"Speaking of your clan mind if I ask you something?" Naruto said curiously.
Neji looked at him in what would count for a curious look and smiled, "Once we get in the hot springs." Neji suggested.
Naruto nodded his approval before going to the springs himself. As the two men sat down, Naruto decided to ask the question he was curious about, "How old were you when you first got the Caged Bird Seal." Naruto asked curiously.
Neji sighed at the question, "You're asking the wrong question Naruto." Neji said curiously.
"What do you mean?" Naruto replied.
"When you left for your training mission with Lord Jiraiya, your girls began to think about the burden you carried as a jinchuriki host. Both Hinata and Tenten went to me for insight because of the caged bird seal I carry." Neji explained.
"Did they now" Naruto said in shock.
Neji smiled before undoing the band that hid his seal from the world, "From the moment I could think rationally, I knew the caged bird seal would be placed on my head. Because of that I prepared myself for that burden and when it happened, I was ready. In your case, you didn't have that time and honestly I imagine you would've never known about your burden if not for what happened with Mizuki." Neji smiled.
"You did your research on me when you became a jonin." Naruto chuckled.
"Yes I did, and I'm far from the only one who started looking you up once we began getting promoted and got access to more classified information. It was impossible to miss how the girls around you wanted to become stronger for you and admittedly some of the guys were jealous and sought to understand more about you. We were shocked to learn the truth and there were quite a few conversations amongst the guys about how you had survived all of that." Neji admitted.
"I see" Naruto smiled bitterly. He hadn't thought about his own life in the village.
"Rather ironically, we all agreed on one thing. Despite your incredible luck with women, none of us would trade places with you because we would've given in to our darkness long ago, I know I certainly did. I may not be thrilled with the fact you're with my teammate and the two heiresses of my clan at the same time, but you deserve them for what the Leaf Village put you through. Honestly you deserve everything that you've gained over the last few years." Neji replied.
"Thanks, I guess." Naruto replied. He wanted to help Hotaru in any way he could but Neji reminded him that burden's like the ones he's asking Hotaru to carry are something that should only be decided by the person themselves.
(Scene Skip)
When he returned home, Naruto relaxed in his room knowing that pressuring Hotaru wouldn't do him any good. A few minutes into his relaxation, somebody knocked on his door, "Naruto may I come in." Hotaru of all people said in surprise.
"Sure" Naruto replied and then the young woman opened the door and for a moment Naruto would admit his jaw dropped. Hotaru was wearing a light blue kimono that flowed down her body with blue mesh underneath that barely hid back a pair of C-cup breasts. He was able to see a pair of black pants underneath the kimono as well. It wasn't lost on Naruto Hotaru was a beauty and when she arrived, he put most of his dirty thoughts about her to the side. Seeing her like that was causing those thoughts to return.
"I don't know how but, Ino found a place that an outfit similar to my old masters so I took it for a spin." Hotaru said with a blush aware of a heated gaze coming from her host.
"I see and is that the only thing from your former master that you decided to take on." Naruto wondered.
Hotaru took a deep breath since she knew what he was getting at, "I spoke to that Fu girl and she explained that because of you guys I wouldn't have to worry about the isolation that you and other jinchuriki felt which was the main issue she had growing up. Then I remembered that my master basically sacrificed himself for me and trusted me enough to share his burden. So I've decided to take it on and honor my master" Hotaru said proudly.
"I see. Well then tomorrow we'll take care of everything. I need to make some preparations beforehand." Naruto said calmly. This turned out to be much easier than he expected but now came the hard part.
"Alright" Hotaru replied before leaving Naruto alone.
'She looks pretty good kit. You sure you don't want to fuck her' Kurama chuckled.
'Shut up' Naruto retorted since he was starting to desire Hotaru more and more. Luckily for him, Ino came by soon after and he rewarded her for a job well done. Tomorrow was going to be a long day so he needed to be fully focused.
(Scene Skip)
"Where are we." Hotaru wondered as she and Naruto stood in an empty room that seemed to go to the sky with white walls all around them. Naruto brought her to the room but she had a feeling that it was special.
"We're in a chamber whose location I will keep secret because of how valuable it is." Naruto said cryptically. In order to seal Saiken into Hotaru he would have to release it momentarily and he couldn't do that in the Leaf Village in case Saiken wanted to rampage. The Dragon's palace, which is where they were, offered room to hold the six tails and in case it did rampage, a means to stop it.
"I assume we're going to seal the six-tails inside me right now." Hotaru said calmly.
"That comes later. First I have to deal with jutsu that's been sealed inside you." Naruto smiled.
"Alright so what do you need me to do." Hotaru wondered.
"Utakata's letter mentioned the power, but I don't know where it's sealed on your body. I'm going to remove that and once that's done, I'll deal with Saiken." Naruto explained causing Hotaru to blush.
"Umm… it's actually sealed on my back." Hotaru blushed. Since she was wearing a kimono that meant she'd have to get practically naked for him to access it.
"Very well then. Take off your kimono and I'll go from there. Besides I would've probably had to do something similar when I sealed Saiken inside you" Naruto said nonchalantly. Internally he was cursing because he had to hold himself back around the girl even more.
"I see" Hotaru replied. The Tsuchigumo heiress turned around so her back was facing Naruto and removed her kimono revealing just a simple pair of silver panties with no bra but more importantly exposing the large scar on her back that he assumed was fury.
"That's some ugly scar. But I can get rid of it easily." Naruto smiled before flashing some hand signs.
"Will this hurt" Hotaru wondered.
"Yes it will, but that's okay because I'll be right here." Naruto replied before placing his palm right on the spot where fury was held. "SEAL!" Naruto shouted and a black circle appeared around the jutsu but just outside it.
"Ahhh!" the young woman screamed as the circle lit up dragging a mound of chakra from it as the jutsu slowly left her body.
"Don't worry. The seal I'm using is simply pulling Fury from your body. Stay calm."
"But it hurts!" Hotaru cried.
'If you think this is bad just imagine when we seal Saiken into your body.' Naruto thought to himself. In what was probably the longest two minutes in Hotaru's life, Fury was pulled out of her and the sealing matrix faded. A calm Naruto grabbed a scroll from his pocket and promptly sealed the jutsu inside it.
With that done it was time to focus on Saiken. Luckily for Naruto, Fury left a gap in Hotaru's chakra network that he could use to seal Saiken.
"Is it over" Hotaru panted. There was sweat dripping down her back and Naruto was once again forced to hold back his arousal knowing that the next part was even harder.
"Taking out Fury is done but the next part is even harder than this. We're going to seal Saiken into your body." Naruto frowned as he reached into his pocket and took out the scroll that contained the remnants of the six tails power.
Hotaru blushed heavily as she asked a question that she couldn't help but wonder, "Where are you going to seal it." Hotaru wondered nervously since she didn't really want to expose more of herself to the blonde then she had to. Fu and Naruto both had seals on their stomach which meant she'd have to expose herself even more.
"I'm going to seal it right where Fury used to be. Luckily for me, the way Fury works allows me to seal Saiken inside without too many issues" Naruto explained quickly.
"Huh" Hotaru said in confusion.
"Fury connects to your chakra network and turns you into a living bomb after it's activated. I'm simply going to place Saiken in the hole in your chakra network that was created by" Naruto said calmly. Even having said that the stomach was still easier, but Naruto wanted to avoid looking at her breasts the whole time as he handled the seal. It was a lucky break for him and he knew it.
"So what do I have to do" Hotaru wondered.
"Nothing because you're going to be asleep from this point on." Naruto smiled tapping her head and causing the young girl to fall asleep. With Hotaru asleep Naruto reached into his pocket and grabbed a storage scroll that contained his sealing supplies before making some clones to speed the process along.
(Scene Skip)
'This girl is going to be the death of me.' Naruto thought to himself as he finished drawing the final part of the seal on Hotaru's back with his clones having set up the room around him. He'd become so used to sex that the idea of a half-naked girl around him had him mentally ready to go and Hotaru was beyond attractive.
"It's time" Kurama smiled.
"Yeah" Naruto replied as he stored his sealing supplies away and brought out the scroll that contained Saiken's seal. Naruto placed the scroll in question on the floor before flashing some hand signs to open it, aware that things were about to get interesting. A large puff of smoke rose from the scroll and when it cleared the six-tailed beast was released. Once again Naruto appreciated the massive size of the room he was in since it held the massive slug without any damage occurring to the walls, but he also noticed that Saiken had four tails instead of the usual six something that Naruto attributed to the jutsu it used to escape Akatsuki. His surprise came when Saiken looked at him instead of simply rampaging.
"So you're the host of the nine-tailed fox. You're not quite as impressive as I expected."
A part of Naruto wanted to attack the slug just to prove a point, but he was borrowing this room from Ddraig and he didn't want to damage it too much, 'I am but I must confess I didn't expect you to know about me." Naruto replied.
"I know about you through the same network that Matatabi and the others have been using to communicate with you. We've listened to you help our fellow bijuu and it's one of the reasons he trusted Hotaru with you. I assume you're going to seal me into her right now."
'That's the plan. From the way you're behaving I'm guessing you're okay with that."
"Yes I am. Utakata was a good man and if he trusts her enough to give her my power, then I will trust her in kind. Plus with Akatsuki's true plan, you'll need as much strength as you can get"
'Akatsuki's true plan.' Naruto questioned.
"I've said too much. Seal me into Hotaru immediately" Saiken ordered seemingly realizing his mistake.
"Alright" Naruto replied before ending the communication. He would make a mental note to talk to Kurama later about Akatsuki's true plan but first came Hotaru. Flashing through some hand signs Naruto finished what he came here to do, "Uzumaki secret Art: Grand Demon Seal" Naruto shouted before tapping Saiken's belly.
"I look forward to fighting by your side Naruto Uzumaki" Saiken bellowed. Naruto watched as the various marks his clones made around the room receded into Hotaru's body as Saiken's form was changed from the slug to a grey mass of chakra that soon disappeared inside Hotaru's body. In mere moments the sealing was over and the seal formula appeared on her back in the form of a small black spiral surrounded by 4 large tomoe in the cardinal directions and a set of two miniature spirals in between each tomoe. (AN: Basically the seal is a clock design with a spiral in the middle with the 4 tomoe at 12 o' clock, 3 o' clock, 6 o' clock, and 9 o'clock. The small black spirals finish the outer edge of the clock)
"Well that was fun." Naruto smiled. Now it was simply a matter of waking Hotaru and going home. Of course, there was the matter of getting Hotaru up to speed with her powers. Fortunately for him, he had the perfect person to train her all set to go.
(Scene Skip)
"Naruto I'm cumming!" Fu roared as Naruto pushed his hips up and slammed one final load into the seven-tails quim. Fu would be the perfect trainer for Hotaru not only because she knew about the bijuu but Hotaru had a water chakra nature which was Fu's specialty. Fu naturally agreed and her 'payment' was Naruto enjoying her body a bit more which was easy. The mint haired jinchuriki collapsed onto Naruto's chest as they enjoyed an after-sex cuddle.
"So how long is this payment good for." Naruto teased aware that Fu was using this as an excuse for them to have sex.
"I was going to give you two weeks but now I'll need a repayment after one." Fu replied teasingly.
"I hate to interrupt you two love birds, but I believe you have some people who should be informed about our newest guest." Chomei frowned.
"Couldn't you give me a few minutes to cuddle Chomei." Fu pouted. She rarely got Naruto time just like the others and he wanted it.
"Well I could but I'm not. In truth all of us need to be united and that means all of us."
Fu didn't see the point, but Naruto did and he was stunned, "Are you telling me Gyuki has finally agreed to meet with us." Naruto said in shock.
"I don't know, but I believe that your latest stunt with Matatabi's host means there's a chance. Plus they'll have noticed Saiken's situation" Chomei continued.
Naruto was stunned but Fu was confused, "Naruto who is Gyuki?" Fu wondered. She knew Matatabi was the two-tailed cat, but she didn't know about any Gyuki."
"Gyuki is the name of the eight tailed bijuu. Up until now Yugito hasn't introduced us so I don't know anything about the person outside of the fact it's a man. If you can get him to reach out, we will talk but only when that happens." Naruto smiled.
"I'll send word to Matatabi and have Kurama get back to you as soon as possible." Chomei replied with a groan.
"Good. In the meantime I'm going to cuddle with Fu." Naruto smirked but unfortunately it wasn't to be as Yuugao appeared in the room.
"Sorry to interrupt your morning Naruto but Lady Tsunade requests your presence." Yuugao said with a bittersweet smile on her face that Naruto couldn't see due to her mask.
"Can't I send a clone." Naruto pouted.
"It's a mission for you so no." Yuugao revealed causing Naruto to frown.
"Fine" Naruto pouted before getting up and exposing himself much to Yuugao's embarrassment.
"Hey Naruto, why don't you leave a clone that way we can cuddle." Fu suggested wanting to keep her Naruto time going.
"Fine" Naruto smiled before making said clone.
"So I'm on cuddle duty huh" the clone smiled after looking around.
"Yeah but if Fu wants to do more that's fine" Naruto replied.
"It's not the real you but I'll take it." Fu said happily.
"Tell Tsunade I'll be there in about ten minutes. If I'm meeting a potential client, I should be dressed properly." Naruto shrugged.
"Alright" Yuugao replied and left to inform the Hokage while Naruto Hirashin'd back to his room to get ready. He would let the clone deal with his clothes on the floor.
(Scene Skip)
Naruto Hirashin'd over to just outside the Hokage's office and made his way over. "Naruto Uzumaki here for his mission." Naruto announced.
"Get in here brat." Tsunade announced and he walked into the room. He was surprised to find Ino Hinata Tenten and Sakura with Tsunade and from the looks of it they were dressed to go.
"Care to explain what's going on?" Naruto wondered.
"Your newest guest Hotaru wasn't just some average girl in the Tsuchigumo clan, but she was actually the heiress. That clan, also happened to be old allies of ours and they currently live at the edge of the Land of Fire separate from our borders." Tsunade wondered.
"What does that have to do with me?" Naruto wondered.
"Well when she arrived, I sent an ANBU to inform them about Hotaru's arrival and their wishes. That ANBU returned last night and the clan has agreed to let Hotaru stay in the Leaf, but they do want the jutsu that was sealed inside her back".
Naruto didn't like that at all especially since he realized how dangerous Fury was. "I take it you want me to bring the jutsu back to the Tsuchigumo." Naruto frowned.
"Yes and since I'm positive you don't have any Hirashin marks nearby, I'm sending these four to guard you. The mountain range where the village is located also happens to be a few days away from the area where the Sound Village is believed to be located" Tsunade explained knowing Naruto would understand the rest.
"In other words, the Akatsuki could discover me and go after me pretty easily."
"Yes. I'm aware of how strong you are but I couldn't let you go without proper escorts. Hinata will be the leader for this mission" Tsunade explained.
"Naruto, I want you to retrieve Fury and be at the North Gate in thirty minutes." Hinata ordered. She had to admit it was a little awkward ordering Naruto but it was a mission and she'd do what she could.
"Right" Naruto smiled before vanishing.
"He took that pretty well." Ino said with admitted surprise.
"Naruto is aware of the politics behind this." Tsunade smiled.
"The fact he gets to spend time with his four angels doesn't hurt." Tenten smiled.
"I'm not one of his angels." Sakura replied with a blush. Her relationship with Naruto was a strange one for various reasons and everything that's happened had only made the situation more awkward.
"Keep telling yourself that Sakura. The only thing stopping you is that you're still sort of connected to Sasuke. Even though you two haven't had sex in a long time" Ino teased.
"Shut up Ino! It's not like you girls have had Naruto time either. Well besides Hinata but that's because she's practically raising a team for him" Sakura blushed.
"That's enough girls. I'm arranging this mission so you can have Naruto time as you so eloquently put it, and because there's a chance the Akatsuki will get involved since Fury is a powerful jutsu." Tsunade said frankly.
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're doing this because you want Akatsuki to make a move." Ino frowned.
"Then it's a good thing you don't" Tsunade replied. This was a nasty situation and in truth she didn't want Naruto doing it. The fact they only want the jutsu back was also problematic.
"Well let's get ready ourselves girls." Hinata smiled.
"Right Captain" Ino smiled and the girls made their way to the North gate. Naruto was the key to a lot of things happening in the world and it was essential that he stay alive. Plus he was their shared lover and they wouldn't want to lose him.
(Third complex)
After grabbing Fury from his room and informing Fu that he had a mission outside the village, Naruto Hirashin'd over to the Third Apartment Complex to talk with Hotaru. He needed some insight on the village he was about to go to. "Hotaru are you there." Naruto wondered. A moment later the door opened and Hotaru appeared in some casual clothes
"What is it Lord Uzumaki." Hotaru wondered.
"I told you to call me Naruto but whatever. I want you to tell me about the Tsuchigumo Village."
"Why?" Hotaru asked.
"Your former clan has asked for Fury back. They don't mind if you live in the Leaf but they do want the jutsu." Naruto frowned.
"I see" Hotaru said calmly before taking a breath. "My former clan is separated into two parts. One group is my family that lived on a fort in Mount Katsuragi that's surrounded by traps and a barrier. The rest of the clan is in the hidden village below the mountain.
My grandfather and my family lived up there because they believed that they were safe because of the jutsu. The rest of my clan wanted to use the jutsu as a weapon but my grandfather refused"
"I see" Naruto frowned. With Hotaru gone and the jutsu with her they had no defense outside of the barriers which would be simple to deal with for the clan that already knew about them.
"Just be careful Lord Naruto. I know that there are a lot of people here who would be sad to see you go." Hotaru admitted.
"Thanks Hotaru." Naruto smiled warmly before leaving. The information Hotaru had would prove extremely useful but it also made him incredibly uneasy about the mission. Luckily for him, he had the perfect group to help him.
That's it for Chapter 18 and yeah there was a lot to this chapter. Hotaru is the new six tails and they're off to the Tsuchigumo village. Next chapter the trip gives the girls a chance to reflect on their relationship with Naruto.