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The Wolf and the Fox

Chapter 17 - Genius of Hard Work

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Naruto watched as the two stared one another down, Gaara seeming rather calm and composed despite the dark feeling the blonde could feel radiating off him. Lee was no different, oddly serene in his stance merely waiting for the match to be started, his doe-like eyes shining in brilliant confidence. "Remember, if it seems as if I will call the match or your opponent is unable to continue, show restraint unless you wish to be in the place of the last to defy my rules," he said simply, watching as suddenly Lee moved his hand to catch something. He frowned when he realized what it was, maybe the Suna-nin wasn't as composed as he thought.

Lee dropped the cork that had been launched at him like a bullet, frowning deeply, "let us not be too hasty, though I must admit I am excited to fight you so early."

Naruto smirked at the weight of that statement before raising his hand into the air. "Begin," he chopped down before vanishing from the field.

He reappeared in the middle of the foreign balcony, noting that the Suna-nin wearing his sister's make-up was now standing near his otouto before looking back down to the field. Mild surprise showed on his face to find both combatants still in the same position, neither even having moved an inch. Then he saw it, the simple flex of Gaara's pointer finger as the sand erupted out, immediately heading for the taijutsu specialist. Lee held firm, following the sand's movement in his peripheral, his eyes remaining focused on the redhead.

The sand wasted no time in reaching the still boy, seeming only like a small stream before it exploded out, completely blocking Gaara from Lee's view. But, because of that the Jinchuriki missed Lee's smirk, before he vanished in an unnatural burst of speed. He was already gone as the sand moved to slam into him and trap him, the only way Gaara found out was the feeling of his sand moving up to defend him from behind.

"Konoha Senpu," he heard from behind, moving his eyes to see the Konoha-nin's foot barely stopped by his sand, the boy still holding his jump kick with that gleaming smile of his proudly displayed. Gaara flexed his finger once more, the sand defending him now moving to trap Lee. But, this time he saw it when the boy vanished using that raw, natural speed of his. Naruto could barely control the smirk on his face as he watched Lee continue to probe Gaara's defense, using his speed advantage to its full depth.

"That's impossible," his brow rose in curiosity to find Temari's shocked face halfway between him and her sensei having been walking towards him. Apparently, she had planned to use the absence of her brothers to initiate a conversation.

Naruto smirked at her, "It's not impossible, it's the result of hard work, insanely hard work in Lee-kun's case," he said, snapping her out of her shock. She seemed to recover herself quickly, noticing his eyes on her as she moved closer to lean her elbows against the rail he was sitting on.

Temari scoffed, "it won't matter, Gaara has never lost, let alone even taken a direct hit even before his career as a shinobi," she frowned, clearly old memories dredging themselves to the surface.

"It's normal to have faith in one's siblings, but no one is impervious least of all your otouto," he frowned slightly, turning his eyes back to the match as Lee attacked the wall of sand protecting Gaara several times.

"Even you," she questioned, raising a trimmed brow as she looked over to him, a challenging smirk playing at her lips.

The older blonde raised a brow right back at her, "even me," he paused for a moment, truly looking at the rather cute girl only two years his junior. "Is there a reason you wish to speak with me Temari-san, this is after all your second attempt."

Temari lightly blushed at being called out so readily, "Just rather curious about you Naruto-san, I never expected a man so fearsome to be this handsome," her recovery was smooth, blatantly complimenting him.

Naruto smirked, his eyes rolling playfully, he did enjoy being complimented after all. "You're quite beautiful yourself, but flattery will get you nowhere while I'm on duty," he said, mismatched eyes easily trained on the fight, even if he could literally feel the pout radiating from the girl. Though, he didn't miss the blush that lit her cheeks from his own compliment, nor the plotting look in her eyes.

Down on the field, Lee released a calming breath as he was once more forced back by the redheaded Gennin's sand, it had been tit for tat the entire time. Gaara could barely keep up with his speed, and he could barely put a dent in that impressive defense of his. Deciding what he needed to do, his eyes moved towards Gai for only a moment, silently asking permission. The eccentric Jounin caught on to the silent question immediately, offering his student a thumbs up and gleaming smile in approval, "Remove them, Lee!"

It earned a small excited laugh from the boy, "YOSH! I will now show you the next level of my speed, Gaara-san," he proclaimed, the redhead saying nothing as the boy once more charged in. This time however, he moved much slower and when he was within striking distance he simply flipped high above the Jinchuriki and over him. When he landed on the statue of the ram seal, all eyes were on him in a questioning manner, wondering what he had planned.

He took a sitting position with his legs crossed, rolling down his orange leg warmers to reveal weights that he easily shed. No one thought much of it until he dropped those ankle weights and only a second later they cratered the ground below him, not one person aside from Gai had been prepared.

Kakashi even looked to his longtime rival and friend, wondering just how seriously he had trained the boy and to what extent beyond this. Naruto actually lightly laughed, mirth in his eyes as he looked from the eccentric boy to his equally eccentric teacher. "Leave it to Gai-san to come up with something as insane as that," he said shaking his head lightly, maybe there was a chance for the boy to pull this off.

"Regardless of how much, they're still just weights, what difference does it make?"

Naruto cast a side glance to the blonde next to him, the smile never leaving his face, "They are just weights, but because of the way Lee-kun trains it makes a huge difference, I can guarantee his speed just went from high Chuunin to mid Jounin, at least. That's not to forget what other possible things the one true taijutsu master has taught his aspiring apprentice," Temari slightly paled at the way he said that, as if he knew there was more to come and was just waiting for everyone else to see it. But, she still just couldn't believe it was enough to beat Gaara, it couldn't be.

Her teal eyes moved from the older blonde to her little brother, noticing how he seemed unfazed by the dropping of the weights, the glare targeted at his opponent ever present.

"My teammate may be a genius, a once in a generation prodigy, but please," Lee paused, looking down to Gaara with serious eyes, "allow me to show you the power of a genius of hard work!"

With that simple plead, the boy vanished even faster than he had only moments before hand. When he reappeared, Gaara's only warning was the sound of his sand being hit as it barely blocked him, looking back only to find the hole that had been punched in his falling sand. His eyes widened as once more the sound rang in his ears, only to look to his left to find much of the same. Before the boy had barely put a dent in his sand, he had even pushed him back with his control of the substance. But, now his defenses could barely even keep up with him.

He was forced back to reality when his eyes finally truly widened, feeling the breeze of Lee's punch grazing his hair after breaking his sand wall truly shocking him. The taijutsu specialist however, backed off for a moment, running a literal circle around the Suna Jinchuriki. Gaara and his sand weren't prepared for what came next as Lee finally connected with a fist, launching the Suna-nin back.

"The flames of youth... are EXPLODING!" Gai cheered, beyond proud of his student for breaking the strong defense finally.

"He.. He hit him," Temari's eyes widened, having never seen it before; her brother had literally never gotten a scratch from any of their many missions.

Naruto smirked next to her, "It's not over yet, for either of them, don't blink Suna-hime," he said, not seeing the blush that lit her cheeks as his eyes were glued to the match below.

Lee was examining his opponent, watching as the boy picked himself up, sand falling from his frame. When his face came into view, Lee was shocked by the crazed look until the sand once more built up around Gaara to build a literal calm and collected façade. "Is that all you've got?"

The taijutsu specialist smirked unraveling some of the bandages around his forearms, despite the original pit that had formed in his stomach at the crazed look in his opponent's eyes. "Very well," he murmured only a moment later blasting off in an insane burst of speed. He was moving so fast, once more circling his opponent, that he was actually kicking up dust with ever step.

"Quit wasting my time," Gaara spoke, unfazed by the display. However, his eyes suddenly widened when Lee appeared out of nowhere just below him, a kick connecting with his jaw that lifted him a couple feet in the air.

"It wasn't enough, the sand is weighing him down," Lee thought before pushing off and landing a quick repetition of several more kicks to the boy; each one sending him higher and higher. The sand below them, that had been circling Gaara in a defensive manner, continuing to follow them up but, not fast enough to protect its master. When they were high enough, Lee flicked his arms and as if they had a mind of their own his bandages moved to wrap the Suna-nin up neatly.

As they began to spin, Lee roared, "Omote Renge!" The two moved through the air, Lee having a steely grip on his opponent, in a way similar to a drill as they plummeted to the ground. When the attack landed the ground was broken in a way far worse than any of the times before, large sections of the concrete broken into boulders of varying sizes.

A smirk came to Lee's face after he landed from flipping away, "it landed, Yosh!" However, his eyes widened to see the wide eyed visage of his opponent begin to crack like broken glass. A moment later the body completely collapsed only to reveal a small pile of sand.

"He replaced himself with that Suna-bunshin without even a sign, impressive," Naruto noted as he continued to watch, Gaara reforming in a whirlwind of sand just outside of the destroyed ground.

"I would start worrying for your comrade, Naruto-san, my brother isn't known for holding back, especially after something like that," Temari warned, Naruto only chuckling slightly.

"I'm only worried about the next technique Lee-kun will be revealing," the statement did as he expected, confusing the Suna kunoichi.

Down below, Lee was being forced to dodge the full extent of an onslaught of Sand from Gaara, at times even unable to get out of the way. Gaara was barely holding back now, his attacks being large waves of sand, trying to overpower the speed of his opponent. However, just as he had landed enough to show some wear on Lee, the boy seemed to gain a new level of speed efficiently dodging any and all attacks sent his way.

"Lee, you have my permission, show them your full might!" Gai roared, forcing a grin to spread across his students face as Kakashi's eyes widened.

"Gai, you can't mean you actually taught him how…" he trailed off, seeing the confident smile that came to his friends face. "So, he can open the Hachimon, how many gates?"

"Five," Gai radiated his pride in his student as he said it, only forcing Kakashi's eyes to widen as they watched the boy create a wide berth between he and Gaara.

"I'll now give you the fight you truly desire, prepare yourself," Lee warned, before an extreme burst of power radiated throughout the room. "Kaimon, Kyumon, Seimon, Shomon, Tomon Kai!" the inner gates exploded open, Lee's skin becoming red because of the pressure of the power released, green energy spiraling around him dangerously, his doe-like orbs disappearing and only showing the whites of his eyes.

"To be able to open five of the inner gates at such a young age, Gai-senpai has truly found himself a worthy apprentice," Naruto noted, his arms folded casually as he watched, enjoying this fight and the look of stunned silence on the face of his viewing company. This truly was the first fight to really excite him, Lee and Gaara both stood out amongst their peers, one because of the insane amount of work he did and the other because of an immeasurable burden.

Gaara's look of insanity returned as he felt the power, the first chance he would be given to prove his existence. His sand moving of its own accord, preparing for the boy's charge. But, nothing could prepare any of them for what truly happened. The moment Lee pushed off, the entirety of the ground exploded from the pressure all five opened gates was emitting, combined with the power and speed it gave Lee. Every single Gennin and a very large portion of the older shinobi, were forced to shield their eyes from the storm of wind his movement caused. When they were once more allowed to look on, eyes widened to see Gaara effortlessly thrown into the air, nearly at the height of the ceiling and his sand unable to reach him. Every single owner of a sharingan was now using it to follow Lee's movement, shocked when Lee just appeared above the boy, his presence alone being enough to hit the boy and force him towards the ground. But, it didn't stop there, as Lee followed him every time, the Suna-nin essentially nothing more than a pinball as he was forced from place to place. His Suna Yoroi being broken more and more as the hits racked up, finally Lee appeared once more above the boy, hitting him where his armor was weakest with a strong fist.

Before Gaara could plummet to the ground however, Lee quickly sent his unraveled bandages to pull him back up by tightening around his white sash. Gaara was shocked by not only the fierce look of his opponent, but how solidly he was being completely overpowered. His eyes widened when blue chakra became visible around the boy's left palm and foot, "Ura Renge!" The twin strikes connected, and the two rocketed towards the ground, Gaara coughing up blood. But, Sasuke's, Kakashi's, Naruto's and even Gai's eyes widened when they spotted what happened at the last moment.

"His gourd became sand?" the scarecrow nin questioned, everyone once more forced to cover their eyes as an explosion of wind rocketed towards them from the two boys landing.

When it cleared, the three Sharingan wielders and Gai weren't surprised to find Gaara laying in a bed off sand, his gourd having disintegrated to cushion his landing. But, none of them knew how to feel when the dust cleared to find Lee no longer under the effects of the inner gates, even barely able to move. Gaara was in no better shape, but as clearly show cased he didn't need to move to control his sand, these next few moments would decide the match.

Lee was beyond shocked to actually see Gaara still able to move, if only barely as his sand moved with the slow movement of his arm. The taijutsu specialist felt fear grasp him as the sand sped towards him, attempting to crawl away from it. But, a scream broke from his throat as two tendrils latched onto the limbs of his left-side, the exact ones that had struck Gaara and crushed them, "Sabaku Kyu."

"NOW DIE!"

Gaara roared, once more sending a massive wave of sand that would surely crush every bone in Lee's body. But, his eyes widened as a moment later the sand was completely dispersed by the simple wave of one man's arm. A frown marred Naruto's face as he stopped his hand seals, but he couldn't fault the man, had it been Menma down there no one would've beat him there either. "Enough, please call the match, Naruto-kun," he said, firmly glaring at the Suna Gennin across from him, prepared just in case he tried once more.

"You… saved him… why?" Gaara asked, feeling like there was a knife being stabbed into his head as his mother roared her disapproval. Naruto frowned at not only the question, but as Isobu's words once more rang through his mind. His senses unconsciously moving to sense the boy's seal, nearly releasing a scoff at what he found. It was a wonder the boy had any control at all, that seal wasn't even truly meant for the process of creating a Jinchuuriki.

"Because, he is my student, one I'd happily lay my life down for at any time," no one missed the conviction those words of Gai's held, and no one could doubt them.

Gaara however, felt jealousy bubble in his heart, why did this boy deserve the one thing he had always wanted? The one thing that was never once truly given to him in all of his life. His thoughts were broken however, when Naruto appeared on the field, announcing him as the victor of the match. But, he didn't miss the look of pity the blonde sent him, he felt anger rise once more. What gave that man any right to pity his existence?!

"That is the conclusion of the Preliminary rounds, please clear the field so that we may repair it and announce the matches for the finals," the blonde called out, ignoring the glare of the Jinchuriki with ease. He had finally decided exactly what he would do for the boy, but not until everything was truly settled. However, he pushed that from his mind as he motioned for Gai to bring his student along, headed in the direction of the medical wing. It would take the longest it had to repair the field thus far, Lee truly was a ninja who fought for his nindo today. The ability for a Gennin to call forth such techniques that could change the landscape, limited to only taijutsu no less, it was truly a marvel of the boy's hard work.

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About an hour later, Naruto reappeared in a raiton fashioned shunshin, having just now finished the prep work for Tsunade to fully heal Rock Lee's shattered bones. It was really just a very tedious process of realigning all of the shattered bones, sort of like a very intricate jigsaw puzzle. It had honestly exhausted him however, especially not being a medical-nin like Tsunade or having the innate natural ability like the Shodai. Though, he was sure that Tsunade would be pressuring him into taking some time to train further into the medical field, she had only been teaching it to him since his return from the Kirigakure Rebellion and he had already matched Shizune's ability a year ago. However, he pushed the thoughts from his mind as the victors of the preliminary matches formed up in front of him.

"First and foremost, I would like to congratulate all ten of you for making it this far, and encourage you to take the month break between now and the finals to prepare yourselves adequately for what is to come; if watching your opponents to come has taught you anything, I hope it is that not one of these matches will be easy," He spoke with a smile, ignoring the glares he was receiving from both Gaara and Hyuuga Neji; the latter now should at least know he had no hope in bothering him. "As I mentioned, there will be a month between now and the finals, I will lament my advice to use it wisely, as none of you are guaranteed the promotion to Chuunin," he reminded them the truth of the exams, not even the victor of the tournament styled matches had to receive the promotion. As he gave it a moment to sink-in, he accepted the clipboard of match ups from a fully recovered Anko, a questioning brow raising at the apologetic look in her eyes. However, it took only one simple scan of the names for him to not only realize the reason for the look, but the hidden gale of worry beneath it.

Releasing a sigh, he began his announcements of the matches, "The first match-up will be between Kinuta Dosu and Haruno Sakura," it was followed by the two meeting each other's gaze, Sakura looking forward to the chance to redeem what happened in the forest. "The second match-up will be Nara Shikamaru against Sabaku no Temari," the Nara released an exaggerated groan, the Suna kunoichi displaying a wide smirk of confidence. "The third match-up will be between Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuuga Neji," he couldn't miss the premonition of the grudge match that was to come, Sharingan glaring angrily into Byakugan, Sasuke's promise fresh in everyone's mind. "Aburame Shino and Chojuro will be the fourth match-up for the competition," neither of the two moved, though Chojuro seemed to slip back into his nervous nature at some time between his match and now. "And, the final match-up of the first round will be between Uzumaki-Namikaze Menma and Sabaku no Gaara," the glare shared between the two was intense, Gaara getting exactly what he wanted and Menma's thoughts to how badly the boy had hurt his new friend, Lee. Naruto frowned, seeing the look in his brother's eyes, it meant his otouto would not be backing down from this in the slightest. It completely dashed his plans of allowing Jiraiya to train the boy for the full month, as previously discussed by the two provided Menma make it. No, the responsibility to prepare his brother would ultimately fall onto his shoulders.

Once more pushing thoughts from his mind, he looked over the finalists, "These exams will resume in exactly four weeks, at the beginning of the new month, I look forward to seeing what each of you bring to the table. Regrettably, I will not be in-charge of these matches beyond this point, as my duties will take me elsewhere; but, I will be paying close attention to each of your matches to see what the next generation truly brings to the table."

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The blonde, after taking a moment for he and Kakashi to instruct their students to meet the following morning, appeared in his room of the repurposed Senju compound. It only took a moment for him to remove his headband, allowing his mane of spiky blonde hair to fall freely and then his Jounin vest, revealing the long sleeved, form fitting clan shirt he wore beneath. He easily pulled the article of clothing from his body, revealing the rippling muscular form beneath, his ears picking up the very familiar purr of a woman he had been longing to see.

"Only home for a few seconds, and already giving me a show, truly the husband I yearn to call mine," Mei huskily whispered, admiring the tone and definition of his chiseled back. Her smile increased when he looked over his shoulder to see her state of dress, his jaw dropping, eyes widening and she was sure she had just heard the strain of the fabric of his pants as something woke up. "You should've expected this Naru-kun, leaving your troublesome little minx alone for so long," the seductive smile she wore as she uncrossed her legs, revealing his prize only to cross the legs once more with the opposite one on top. He turned to fully enjoy her attire, proving Mei right as her eyes hungrily looked upon the swell of his pant leg.

She was dressed in a criminally short silk, blue robe that he himself had sent to her as a birthday present the previous year, the epitaph of a wolf encompassing his clan symbol on the back. But, that wasn't what caught his breath, not even close. It was the shameless, strategic placement of her robe to reveal the freshly showered and still damp, bare skin beneath. His eyes trailed down to her feet, his breathing slow as he took in the blue heels that led into the fishnet stockings that he knew from her little display went well past her hips. "Mikoto-san had requested that you come visit her, but I was sure to tell her you would have your hands thoroughly tied at least until tomorrow; after all, you must make up for all of our lost time," she purred, standing from the bed and sauntering over to him. His mouth watered when the robe fell to her feet a moment later, revealing the full extent of the body blessed by the goddesses. "Now, how about I get those dirty pants off of you, wouldn't you like your Mizu-hime to do that?" No further words were needed for the blonde.

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He groaned as the sun's rays beat down on his shuddered eye lids, not too kindly waking him from his peaceful slumber. Though, the frown on his face settled into a small content smile when he felt the weight on his chest, looking down to find a mane of auburn splayed across his bed and sheets. Her breathing was slow and easy, proof of the content slumber she was enjoying on his chest. He snorted in a quiet chuckle at the small trail of drool leaking onto his chest from her open mouth, in his mind it was just a sign of how comfortable she was in their position. Though, his look became appreciative as he examined their uncovered naked forms, of course mainly focusing on her. Her hand was placed atop his set of washboard abs, one of the shapely mounds of her chest mostly hiding it as the second was pressed into his side. But, what his eyes moved towards, was the shapely thigh wrapped around his waist, it seemed another part of his anatomy was just as happy as his eyes to see it though. His morning word just peeking over the thigh he could nibble on for days on end.

Deciding what to do, he gently rotated his body to face hers, his hand finding her thigh to pull her body flush to his before snaking around to grope her firm ass. He felt her lips splay into a smirk as she felt his hands move the short distance across her body, also enjoying the hand of the arm now resting beneath her head now moving to work through her long hair. "Kami, I love waking up to you," she whispered, inhaling his scent, still mixed with her own from all they had done into the early morning hours last night. "How long until you have to meet your team," she questioned, nuzzling her nose into his chest as her own hand moved to caress his lower back.

The blonde lazily picked his head up to look at the clock beside his bed, "Three hours," he mumbled, dropping his head back onto the pillow, once more inhaling the smell of her hair.

"Mm, plenty of time for me to take care of your friend," She purred, moving her hips to rub the lips of her entrance against his morning wood.

"Y'know, I think I love waking up to you, too," He said with a cheeky smirk, laughing as Mei giggled weakly popping his chest.

"You're as bad as your Ero-Jiji, maybe I should call you Ero-Sennin," she countered to his perverse joke, earning what she considered a playful growl from him. The smirk that grew on her face as he quickly and effortlessly pinned her to the bed, was predatory.

"Take it back," he childishly demanded, knowing she couldn't go anywhere with how his legs where holding hers off the bed; eliminating her chance of using them for leverage.

"Or what," she challenged, moving her head up to playfully snap a bite at the air in front of his lips.

"Or, we'll see how long you can withstand my teasing," Naruto countered with that wolfish smirk of his, beginning to move his hips back and forth, allowing his length to tease her lips and clitoris. Her eyes widened as she bit her lip to hold back a moan, nearly releasing a yell as she felt his lips clamp on to her sensitive nipple and begin to suck on it. She was struggling to get free of the iron-like grip he had on her wrists, feeling herself dampening as she realized the futility only a moment later. But, she didn't stop putting up a fight, she knew how much he loved it when she struggled, the feel of dominating her always enticed him; and she honestly loved it just as much, if not more. But, her will broke when she felt his lips attack her collar bone, expertly moving up her neck before adding in playful nips as he sucked on her skin. The moan finally broke from her throat as she lifted her head to latch her own lips onto his collar, but a groan escaped her as he moved back. His lips once more returning to her breasts as he continued to slide his length along her opening.

"Take it back," he demanded once more, licking his tongue from the base of her breasts to nipple before once more sucking on the protruding sensitive flesh.

"Fine," she moaned, feeling a climax nearing when he purposefully flexed his length enough to lift it from her southern lips and drop it back. The slapping sound intoxicatingly lewd, before once more returning to sliding it along her lips.

"Say it," he ordered sternly, and she nearly finished right then and there. It truly was unfair how he played her desires so expertly to turn her into puttie in the palm of his hand.

"I take it back, you're not an Ero-Sennin, Naruto-sama!" she shouted, finally climaxing along his rod.

"Oh, now it's Naruto-sama, is it?" the wolf-like grin alone caused another fit of ecstasy to assault her, she was far too sensitive after the first for his continued teasing.

"H-Hai, Naruto-sama," she murmured with an insanely cute blush and pout to her puffy lips. "P-please, Naruto-sama, make your Mizu-hime feel good," she whispered, with half lidded eyes.

"Anything for my Mizu-hime," he said with a crooked smirk before finally releasing her wrists and grabbing her face to pull her in for a passionate kiss. It was the proverbial floodgate opening as he felt her groan into his mouth a moment after having taken her hand to insert his length within her. Not having any complaints, he indulged her desires, and his own, melding their bodies together once more.

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Mei released a sigh of pleasure as she felt the hot water of the shower course down her shapely form, washing away the dried sweat and the mixed bodily fluids from her and Naruto's fun. It had already been forty-five minutes since they had woken-up, a record for how quickly they had decided to finish, when honestly both could go for hours; especially her Naruto. The man was a pure god of stamina, not to mention of sex or the fact that his body resembled that of an Adonis.

She was about to push the thoughts from her mind and focus on her shower to allow Naruto a chance for hot water, when she felt firm arms wrap around her waist and pull her back. He shapely rear pressing against the base of his sleeping dragon as it pressed against her thigh. "I figured it may be best to share the hot water," he whispered, his deep voice causing her to shiver before he kissed her neck and trailed gentle kisses down her shoulder.

She sighed happily at the feeling, picking up her arms to caress his head as she craned her neck to allow him better access. "Naruto-kun, you have to give a girl a break," she giggled, biting her lip as she felt his hands move up and down her well-toned midriff. "But, that does feel so wonderful," she once more released a sigh of contentment.

"Yes, you do," she smiled at the simple play on her words, groaning in pleasure as his hands massaged her thighs, hips, abdomen and sides. Taking advantage of the opportunity, she squeezed just the right amount of shower gel onto her breast and moved his large hands to it.

"You wash me and there will be a treat in it for you, before I clean you up," she smiled, enjoying it as his hands gently rubbed her chest, being sure to work the soap into every nook and cranny. She couldn't help the moans that escaped her lips as he worked his hands around her body, especially when he backed off for a moment to work her back and ass clean. She had felt it only half way through his ministrations, that he was using his chakra in a way to actually massage her muscles as he went. However, the thought was pushed away when she felt his hand dive between her thighs and her knees nearly buckled; a blush lighting her cheeks as she felt his strong arm support her. As she was enjoying his finger's diligent work of being sure she was nice and clean, her hand found his slowly stiffening length and began to pump it. "I think you've earned your treat, Naruto-kun," she leaned her head back to whisper to him.

Without a word, she removed his hands from her and knelt before him, examining his almost insanely large manhood. Taking a moment to squeeze a dollop of the shower gel into her palm, she smirked when she felt him pulsate in her hand as she wrapped it around him and began to pump once more. Mei was making perfect eye contact with him as she worked it into the veiny skin of the muscle with both hands, enjoying the look of pleasure in his mismatched eyes. His head rolled back in pure pleasure one hand gently moved to massage the gel into his large hanging balls, the combined feeling of her working both areas nearly over loading his system. His hips bucked when, after she had washed the suds away with the hot water of the shower, he felt her lips around his girth. He looked back down to find her still looking into his eyes as her cheeks puffed out as she struggled to take in half his length. But, his head rolled back once more as she began bobbing her head, groans escaping him as he felt his cock invade her hot throat.

"Kami, Mei-chan," he moaned, depositing his hand on the top of her head, still allowing her full control of her movements.

She released the cock from her mouth a moment later, trails of drool running down her chin and onto her breast below as she looked at his meat lovingly. "I love tasting myself on your, it drives me wild," she moaned, slapping the length against her cheek before once more attempting to take it all into her throat. This time she got three quarters of the way, removing her hands from the shaft to place them on the ground below to support herself as she struggled to fit even more.

Naruto, not being able to take another moment of it, grabbed the back of her head and began to piston in and out of her throat. Mei moaned at the change of pace, of course loving it when he was dominant, and loving it when he made her eyes roll back into her head as he violated her throat. One of the hands supporting her on the tile below moved without hesitation to her sheathe as she began to finger herself for increased pleasure. The blonde didn't know how much longer he could last, the vibrations that reverberated through her throat as he indulged himself were pushing him further and further towards his limit. But, he wasn't ready for it to be over just yet, a small smirk coming to his face as he noticed Mei pleasuring herself to how he was using her throat.

Without a moment's thought, he sunk his length as far in as Mei's throat would allow, nearly finishing as he felt her nose brush his trimmed bush. But, he surprised his lover when his hand held her in place and he bent forward to smack her shapely ass. The resounding smacking sound making her shudder, but not nearly as much as when she felt his finger push into her entrance along with her own. Her own finger barely even moved as she felt him piston his fingers in and out of her rapidly, and she realized what it was he wanted. Not a moment later, her sheathe exploded in her climax, squirting all over her thighs and the tile below. It was quickly followed by a twitch of his cock before he stood to his full height and pulled his length from her throat, her hand eagerly wrapping around the shaft and beginning to pump it with a tight grip. She hung her tongue out in anticipation, verbally demanding for him to give it to her as she pumped him. In the end, it was too much for Naruto and he painted her entire face with his thick baby batter, Mei relishing in the thick creamy liquid scattered all over her face.

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Mei smiled as she lay atop of their bed with her robe from the night before wrapped around her, watching as her wolf dressed for the day. There was just under an hour left until he had to meet his team, meaning there was no time for her to enjoy even more of the blonde's physical love. But, that didn't mean she couldn't appreciate him getting ready for the day. She herself didn't have anywhere to go for the day, at least not until noon when she was scheduled to meet with the Hokage once more. So, not having to get ready meant she could give her undivided attention to his muscular form.

Unlike how he usually would, the blonde only pulled on his black Anbu-styled pants, pulled on his black shinobi boots and pulled a black long-sleeved clan shirt over his head, forgoing the Jounin jacket for the day. But, a smile came to her face as she saw him hook the waist cloth she had fashioned for him to his belt, he had worn it every day since she gave it to him. To finish the outfit, he reached up and grabbed his mother's katana from its display, a fond smile on his face as he examined it before looping it across his shoulder with the red and white strand still tied to the sheath.

Another smile came to his face when he turned around to find Mei watching him from their bed, leisurely lounging back as she played with the strand that held her robe closed. Her green eyes shown with momentary surprise before she jumped from the bed and walked over to her bag, "Hold on, I have something I forgot to give you," she quickly said, Naruto wondering what exactly it could be.

The smile on his face grew as she came to shyly stand before him, offering a small piece of paper with a containment seal on it. "It's nothing special, but I do like to buy you things when I can't see you for so long," she blushed cutely and smiled as he unsealed it and watched his eyes widen in surprise. It wasn't just one thing, it was three. "I had a stone carver hand-make each of these for you, a turquoise medallion like the original Uzumaki clan swirl and two bracelets of red jasper beads," she explained, watching with a blush as he put all three on.

He cupped her cheeks as he stepped closer to her, giving her a chaste kiss on the lips before pulling back slightly, his eyes shining with love. "I love them, and you," he laughed, kissing her forehead a moment later.

After the kiss to her forehead, Mei wrapped him in a hug, resting her face against his chest and closing her eyes as she enjoyed the moment. "I love you, too Naruto," she whispered, before pulling away to show him the smile she wore. "I know you're supposed to go and meet Mikoto tonight, but that means I expect you to take me out to the fanciest dinner you can tomorrow night," she bargained, making him laugh as he once more kissed her forehead.

"Absolutely, my love," he whispered, kissing her lips gingerly.

"You better get a move on, or those students of yours are going to start comparing you to Kakashi-san," she joked making him roll his eyes before he kissed her once more and vanished thanks to the Hiraishin.

Mei smiled as she looked at the spot he had left from before moving over to the bed and laying down on it, grabbing his pillow and pulling it close to her face. This was always her habit when he left her earlier in the morning, take in his scent and think of the future.

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A/N: Boom bam, action and lemon-lime goodness you heathens! The heathens part is a joke, but I hope you guys enjoyed, and payed close attention to the fact I didn't say match, I said match-up when the pairs for the finals were announced. So, yes, that means they won't be in the order they were called, but I'm sure someone is gonna guess the order exactly lol. It kills me when ya'll do that. But, anyway, hope you guys enjoyed, and don't forget to follow and review!