Difficult Engagements

Chapter 4

Itachi's POV

Since the announcement every couple of weeks I would be going up to personally strategize with The Kyuubi. He did want me for my military mind after all. He had a lot of territory to control and a lot more he wanted to conquer. This time wasn't a personal one on one. It was an official Head of Clans meeting, where I would be sitting right hand to The Kyuubi.

We are discussing his Fourth Expansion.

We've been hearing of some rumblings over in Sunagakure lately. Nothing has been formally announced in means of attack from their part. Just a lot of rumors. The threat is real though. We needed to make a plan of action to deal with the Wind Country.

"We need to fortify some of our colonies before we deal with him." the fox mentioned.

Sunakagure had their own redheaded tyrant. The Kyuubi seems to have respect, maybe even fear, for our neighbor in The Wind.

The Kazekage's name is Sabaku no Gaara. He is the youngest Kage anyone has seen, taking over the position, at age sixteen, only four years ago. The boy was even younger than when The Kyuubi took over as Hokage. Since he's taken over the once weak nation has to everyone's surprise become more powerful with each passing year. He seems to be making alliances with anyone who is against The Kyuubi.

The Kazekage's target for us almost feels personal, but when you're the biggest kid on the playground, it's hard not to make yourself a target for anyone new. He is just a young kid trying to make a name for himself.

"We should send more soldiers to The Rivers and Stone territories." I mention it to create a barrier between us and their borders. Our countries have been touching, since before I was five… during the third expansion.

"I'm sure he'll go by sea, his troops have been island hopping for awhile now." the elder of the Hyuga Clan says.

From our intel the young Kage seems to be trying to surround us by the south and west. It would cut us off from a lot of trade, basically forcing us into isolation. We can maintain a siege for a while, but we can't survive alone. It's slow but he seems to be doing it successfully.

"We still need a strong physical barrier between them and our capital." My father defends my suggestion.

"He had just acquired O'uzu Island and basically has control of everything beneath the Sakura Sea." The Hyuga stands his ground.

"With his current target being The Water Country. Once he gets that we might as well cut off our Tea Territory and just give it to him." The Head of the Inuzuka Clan frustratedly mentions.

Konoha is not short of enemies. If the Kazekage's deals with some of these islands go through, he will have us blockaded off shortly. His first goal after that might be our Tea Territory, no doubt.

"I don't think that's his main goal." Kyuubi mentions.

"You think he's trying to conquer us?" Sarutobi calmly asked.

"Look at the map of course he's trying to!" Inuzuka says.

"The Kazekage hasn't made any formal attack." Sarutobi tries to remain rational during these irrational times.

"He's been aggressively gaining territories for the last 5 years. All surprisingly leading to Konoha!" There's no doubt we are the target.

"Just because you are aggressive doesn't make everyone."

"The man killed his father, and you don't think he's at least a little aggressive?!" The dog shouts across the table.

"Uchiha. How much longer do you think till they have us surrounded?" The Kyuubi cuts through all the bullshit, and looks over at me.

The fox is a trickster through and through. He likes to get his opponent into a position where they think they have all of the power and then in that exact moment take it right from under them. The more control his enemy believes they have, the less they do. I think that's his favorite part of the game. The moment in their eyes when they know they've lost everything after being so close to having it.

"Looking at the map with the new intel, I'd say about five months if we're lucky."

"Five months?" he double checks.

"Give or take, it depends how quickly The Kazekage can finish his treaty with The Water County."

"When did he kill his father, again?" That question seemed to come out of nowhere.

Danzo answered this time as if knowing something the entire room didn't, "Sixteen."

"I think I might have something he wants." The Kyuubi says. Danzo and the fox look at eachother knowingly for a second. I am learning more how the foxes mind works the more strategy meetings we have.

One of his common strategies is to either have or obtain something his opponent wants, he gives it to them with unknown strings attached. He uses that thing to control them like a puppet. It worked well for most people. If he had something significant the other Kage wanted. We could probably forgo any attacks long enough for us to stabilize again to build up a better navy.

"Hn?" I ask for him to elaborate. Looking at the board again to see if there was something I might have missed.

"It's a rumor I heard a long time ago when I used to deal with his father - it used to be to kill his father. He already did that, though, to get the title of Kazekage. I don't blame him. I think killing your father is a right of passage." At this moment in the foxes ramblings he's complimenting our enemy and looking down at me. My parents, both still very alive and one of them even sits at this table.

It sounds like he is reliving a fond memory.

"We should have dealt with him then." Danzo interrupts the rant.

"I never thought the bloodthirsty sixteen year old would amount to this much." The fox retorts.

It is true, after acquiring the Lightning Country his main focus has been obtaining the surrounding islands to further his expansion. It wasn't until this year anyone has really heard anything too significant from The Wind.

"No one did." My father speaks up trying to agree with The Kyuubi… This seems to irritate both the fox and Danzo.

"His country didn't even have a fully stable water supply until three years ago." The Hyuga next to me mentions, seeming to calm the tension in the room caused by my father speaking up.

"I'm not sure if the rumor is still true. I'll have some of the other members of the Akatsuki look into it for me this week, while you're busy." making a crude suggestion of what I will be doing this week with his son.

I never understood his humor. It seemed derived from not taking anything personal. This whole world is a game to him. He motions for me to leave his office for him to finish preparing for whatever his next move is with the Heads of the Clans.

The rest of the week I would also be busy spending time with Naruto.

It was a special week, Naruto was going to be in heat. We were not allowed to mate until everything was official between us. There was a lot of debate on what was to be done about this. In the end everyone decided it was still better for me to be with him. If anything else were to happen to him in that state it would be worse than anything I could do to him in that state.

Naruto said would be at his family's garden, around 3pm, it's 4:15. He never could keep track of time. He will probably come up with some excuse for why he is late.

I smell my beloved scent of honey and orange blossoms thickening heavily with the sweat of arousal. He started his heat already. He should not be out of his room. He must not know there are other Alphas in the house. He should have had someone else come to get me for him.

"-kun..." I look over at my future mate, his glazed over expression starts to get me hard. The smell of my Omega's in heat is enough to start to take me over the edge. Maybe this was not a good idea.

His expression would have turned anyone on. Naruto's face is slightly flushed, blue eyes softly lid, with his lips slightly open, a classic fuck-me-sensless face. He is barely able to stand on his own two feet as he wanders towards me, tugging down on his mid thigh length white sundresses embarrassed. I know he hates wearing those, it is a good thing I am going to take it off soon.

"Naruto-kun, you should not be outside when you are in heat. What if someone tries to claim you?" I warn him; he looks down and then up at me again almost unable to focus.

"I'm so..rry, I just want to be near you…" Naruto seems ashamed of all of this. He is desperate to be near anyone who can keep him safe right now. His Omega instincts are taking over.

Naruto walks closer to me; I embrace him into a hug. I want to get him to his room as soon as possible. My mate should not be seen outside in this state.

"Follow me." he seems in such a daze, but I'm glad he listens to my voice. We get to his room quickly. It was not supposed to start this soon.

"I'm so hot." he moans. Tugging at his clothes again. I lay him on his bed. He moans at anything small action that grazes his body. Such a sensitive Omega.

"Naru-chan, that's what heat feels like."

"It's never been like this before." Naruto spoke still flustered. "I thought that being... near you… would help me but… its making it worse…"

"You have never been around the Alpha before during this time?" I questioned my future mate. It would not be unusual if he has not. It is a protocol for people of his status to ensure chastity.

"I dont… think so…" Naruto said to me, he seems too foggy with the heat to be able to answer any questions in any meaningful way.

"Well your body acts differently when it knows it can get fucked." I do not know why I said it so crudely, but it felt right. Naruto seemed too embarrassed to say anything about it anyways.

I sat Naruto up onto his bed. His face is beat red with shallow breaths escaping his lips. His scent is so intoxicating. It smells like the first day of spring in the middle of a field of orange blossoms. The surrounding sweetness of citrus is being lapped up by the bees to make a deep rich wild honey.

I kiss him on those soft lips of his. Pulling down the sides of his silk wrap dress reveals his chest to me. Soft pink nipples perking up from the cold air touching them, begging to be touched more. His legs rub against each other uncomfortably opening up the bottom of the dress, exposing more of his tan legs to me.

"You're so beautiful." I will finally get to taste his flesh. I will finally hear him moaning my name.

"Ita?" Naruto took me out of my trance. His body is just so fucking perfect. I continue to look over every inch of it wanting to devour it fully.

"Yes, my Omega?" I ask, then place a tender kiss on his lips.

"Can you stop staring? It's embarrassing." He says while losing my gaze. I trail kisses down his neck, then talk into it. Such a shy Omega.

"Fine I'll stop staring, and just start doing." his body shivers from every word that comes out of my mouth.

I trail kisses all around his tender neck that I was admiring. He moans softly with each kiss I lay on his body. I lightly scratch my nails down his back. He is so sensitive to any little touch. I am getting drunk off his body.

I stop at the juncture between his neck and stop there. I start to bite down, but I know I can't just yet. I have to wait. It's so tempting, one bite is all it really takes and I mark him for life. His body is pressing against my teeth. He wants to be claimed so bad. He's moaning into it, almost begging me to bite down. I don't.

"I want to leave my mark on you, now and forever, little Omega." I say into his neck, teasing him. That will happen just not tonight. He just moans into my words, not being able to say anything with the thickness of arousal clouding his thoughts.

I know I should still go slower, but I can't. I pull the silk ribbon open, unwrapping Naruto's body like a present. The silk dress drips off of his body, pooling on his bed behind him. The sight in front of me is a feast for the eyes. Perky pink nipples, thin waist, and a red hue covering his body no picture could ever do this justice.

I can feel his cocklet poking through his little panties. I can tell somebody shopped for this event, because instead of his usual basic ones, he now has lace. As I remove his panties, a golden blonde bush reveals itself, then, finally his cocklet springs out of its container.

"Naru-chan, how do you touch yourself?" I don't know what sparked this question. I wanted to see what he would do, I wanted him to perform for me.

"Wha-at?" He eventually responded to me.

I hold his member and slowly start to pleasure him. Every time I move my hand, he moans. I get him so riled up, then stop.

"What… are you…doing?!" he pants out. His back curving his body up begging to be touched again.

"I want to see what you would do if I was not here." I want to be playful with this. Otherwise I would just fully devour him whole.

I think he finally realized he is naked while I'm fully clothed. It turns me on seeing him so embarrassed, I never expected him to be this shy. He starts to cover up with the blankets, I pull them away from him before he can.

"I want to watch." I say firmly while twisting my fingers against his little nipples. "Show me what you would do if I wasn't here."

He slowly moved his hand to his cocklet. Taking a little bit of his precum as lube and rubbing it up and down. He quickly loses himself in the pleasure of that. I think he can feel my clothed erection because he keeps rubbing himself against it with each stroke. Soft little yelps and moans keep escaping his lips at each action. I look down at this sight.

He then needs more and starts rubbing at his asshole. Slick slowly sliding out, covering his fingers. That's almost taking it too far. If he starts fingering himself I might not be able to control myself.

I let him keep stroking himself, while I moved my hand to his pulsating hole, pushing his away in the process. I move my index finger brushing against his opening which sends him into a shock of immense pleasure.

"You're such a sensitive Omega." he just looks away in embarrassment.

Suddenly, the liquid smeared around his hole causes it to open, starting to invite me in. My fingers don't go inside, instead gathering up wetness and stroking it against his most sensitive area. He pushes back against my fingers dancing little circles around his entrance. I know I shouldn't add my finger, at the same time he's so inviting. I was about to penetrate my finger into his beautiful little ass, but his tails protect him.

"Naru-chan, was I going too fast?" I say as composed as I can, it's hard when I am this aroused. I move up to his face, and kiss my beloved to relax him into accepting my fingers. I think he can feel my arousal poking at his thigh, but his reaction is not what I expected.

"Ye…No… I just think… you need to receive… too." Naruto's eyes were lustful, he really wants to do this. I should not say yes. My fox kisses me in an exact reenactment of what I did to him earlier.

I don't say anything.

I could never deny such a perfect Omega a request to satisfy their Alpha. I unbuttoned my pants and yanked them down with my boxers just enough to expose myself to him. Naruto was still at my lips; I placed my hand on the back of his head to intensify it.

My other hand slides down his beautiful back and back to his ass. I intrude his crevice, wanting to feel more of his body. I fondle his hole still soaked with slick, pressing and releasing in alternating motions. Getting him used to my fingers again.

Instinctively I position Naruto's body over my erection. \

Shit. I can't do that. I'm not too lost to know that's a bad idea. I rub the tip of my cock against his entrance, teasing him with the idea of me slamming inside of him. He keeps pushing towards me.

"Nnnnaaannn!" Naruto moaned, breaking me from this trance. I can't enter him. Instead I quickly moved him to a safe position off my cock.

"Naru-chan, you're so pretty." I whisper harshly into his ear. My hands ravish his body.

"You were saying something about wanting to do something to me earlier?" motioning to my erection, his hand experimentally touched it.

He is so innocent. This is obviously his first time with an Alpha. I almost want to mention that but I don't know if that would ruin this for him. He keeps movements getting better, he is a fast learner.

His blue eyes are glassed over hazy with lust. I tangle my fingers into his hair as he pleasures me. With each stroke of his hand I slowly lead his head to my member. He understands what I want, his pink lips starting sucking on it feverishly.

"Right there, Naru-chan." I'm so close. "Keep going."

He speeds up with a little encouragement and starts using his hand where his mouth can't reach. He seems to be just as intoxicated as I am on the arousal of this moment. He keeps going at a nice fast past until…

"Yesss."

I hold his head in place for a second and cum in his mouth. He swallows a good amount of it, but some drips down his chin. He tries to wipe it away with his hand. My Omega is so cute.

Good. I can think again. I smirk, a little more control now and go back to what I was doing before.

His whole body is completely relaxed now that it's had the taste of Alpha. With nothing stopping me from it, I flip him on his back, legs over my shoulders. I slide a finger inside of him, curving it up into his prostate. I feel it swelling up against me. I keep curving my fingers into it. His hips keep thrusting against me begging me for more.

His half lidded eyes are begging me to do more, almost on the verge of tears. I use my other hand to stroke his throbbing erection.

"Pleessee… please, please." he keeps begging the more I stroke him.

Fuck. I have to stay in control. I take a deep breath in. Then keep doing what I was doing, he pushed against my fingers trying to get me to go deeper. I can tell he's close with the way his body is squeezing against mine.

I start softly sucking on his neck as I go harder. This sends him over the edge as he quickly finishes over his stomach. For such a sensitive omega, he takes a lot to make cum. I plop over next to him, his little body is completely worn out, almost catatonic.

In the after glow of our near sex experience I just tell him how much I care for him. What a good Omega he is. After a while Naruto falls asleep on my chest, that's when I feel like doing the same.

This pattern continues for the rest of the week of his heat. Each day leads me closer to fucking the blonde, but I some how manage to keep my composure.

The week of Naruto's heat was over. My young Omega was so excited for his first time with an Alpha he could barely take time off to eat or drink. His frame is a bit smaller now because of it, however, it would not take much to fill back out.

I finally got to see him in the sweat pants I got him.

As part of my courting, anytime I come over for any extended period of time I bring alternative clothes for him. This time I chose something simple, because I knew the circumstances would make any other clothes a bit much to handle.

Naruto looks stunning; the deep blue of the sweat pants hugging loosely at his hips tempting and tantalizing me. A simple black tank top. I had a few of these types of outfits ready for him all week, but they did not stay on his body long.

I grab him by the waistband of the pants and pull him closer to me. We relax in each other's company.

"You're beautiful." I say to him, and this does exactly what I want it to do, his cheeks are covered in a faint red color.

"Naruto-sama! Your father needs you to meet him in his office. He instructs you to come all alone." The Kakashi interrupted our perfect moment alone.

The white haired guard noticed the sweat pants I gave him. I still do not understand why Naruto has such a strict uniform here. I understand that he is an Omega, but it is quite clear he doesn't like it.

"I thought we could have a little more time before you left, but I guess we can't. Have a safe trip." He kissed me on my cheek.

I look at the other wolf to leave while he changes. I believe he and I have a good understanding of each other now. He knows one day I will be in charge so he does not want to start things with me for that inevitably. He would never choose me over The Kyuubi, but he would not turn me in for little things pertaining to my Omega.

The other Alpha steps out of the room while Naruto changes back into a simple sundress. Naruto knows I have to take the clothes I brought with me for this week. He looks at them with a sad look in his eyes.

"It won't be too long until you can have your own wardrobe." I reassure him, I pull at his dress a bit, "and this will be a distant memory."

"Thanks." he looks up at me. Knowing it is only temporary comforts him. I think these short periods where he can dress the way he wants helps as well. "I'll see you next time."

"I can not wait." remembering all of the things we did this week.

He quickly leaves to follow Kakashi, knowing he should never leave The Kyuubi waiting. I followed suit ready to leave this place, before I could leave the castle, Minato stopped me.

"Itachi-kun, I have a request for you. Naruto will need you. There's a protected cabin just outside here, Kyuubi doesn't know about it. He will be there later." He says to me and gives me a map.