If Naruto had thought Hinata would calm down once her issues and insecurities had been addressed, he was both right and wrong. She knew he wasn't repulsed by her actions, was willing to give things a try despite her voyeuristic stalker habits. Her desperation driven by her fears had abated.

Desperation driven by lust was an entirely different matter. She needed to experience what he did with the other girls for herself. Only his reticence to take her virginity in a dirty shack prevented her from ticking a very significant item off of her list of experiences. But she was perfectly happy to take everything she could get, even if could only go so far as oral. She didn't want to borrow a more experienced woman's techniques anymore. She wanted to learn and experiment for herself and so she did. She played with his manhood, with his balls. With hand, with lips, with flicks of her tongue. Suckled on the bulbous head and took it deeper. Forced herself to swallow it down her throat inch by inch until her nose was pressed up against his abdomen. It was a euphoric experience of struggle as she made him groan in ecstasy at the tightness of her clutching throat muscles. And she happily let him spray his load right into her waiting belly.

But she wasn't close to done.

She stroked him back to hardness, gently squeezed and teased his balls until he was raring to go again. Then she sat up higher to wrap her magnificent breasts around his shaft. Naruto's cock was already slick with spit from her deepthroating so the flesh of her soft and round tits was able to slip and slide over it easily. Sandwiched in their warmth as Hinata moved up and down, back and forth to massage the cock she couldn't get enough of. Once again she brought her tongue into play, sucking on the tip as she bounced and squeezed her melons.

He came without warning. Before she could think to take him in her mouth properly to drink down more of that salty sweet snack it was spurting over her face. Warm, sticky seed painting thick, gooey lines of her love's delicious semen. It seemed like a waste to Hinata. But then she thought again. With this, Naruto had marked her, hadn't he? He was inside her. Inside her belly. But now he was also on her skin. The scent of his cum would be on her, would mark her as his. Like she always wanted to be. Would anyone notice? A part of her hoped so. She might have been a sexual deviant but if it was for her Naruto she would bear that title with pride. If he wanted, she wouldn't even try to wipe it off! Let everyone see his mark on her!

... She hoped he wanted that. Just the thought of it was getting her hot and bothered again. She had intended to stop after two. That would have been fair, right? For the two he gave her.

"Hinata, that was amazing!" Naruto praised her with a grin, his words punctuated by heavy breaths.

He thought it was over. But... "Naruto... Can we... Keep going?" she asked shyly, her attitude absurd when her face was still painted with semen.

"Seriously?" he asked, though her hopes rose as he didn't exactly sound against the idea. "We should probably go back to the others, ya know?"

"I know, but..." Her legs were spread as she squatted in front of him, her fingers playing with her still utterly soaked pussy. She couldn't help it. She needed more. After getting this first taste there was no way she wouldn't. "Please?"

The blond rubbed the back of his neck. "Okay," he acquiesced, putting his hands together. "But after this I'm gonna be pretty much wiped."

She nodded. This was it. Her last taste for a while, probably until they got back to the Leaf village at the earliest. She would be sure to savour it.

Smoke obscured her vision. As it cleared, her eyes lit up with joy and anticipation. Three Narutos! Her self-pleasuring fingers grew frantic as she took in the sight of three erect Uzumaki cocks for her to service. There was no hesitation. Once again she threw herself into that service, bathing one cock with her tongue while she took another in her free hand. All while continuing to finger-fuck herself madly. The third Naruto was left wanting, but he seemed happy enough for the moment to stroke himself while groping her. At least until her mouth came off the first to give that one some special service next.

"Mmmm!" she hum-moaned on the meat filling her mouth, the taste of him delighting her tastebuds. She pulled away for only a moment. "Use me! Please!" she begged, looking up with pleading eyes to each Naruto in turn. The one on the right immediately took her up on it without any attempt at restraint. He simply grabbed her head, pointed it at his cock and shoved his entire length down her throat. Any attempt at keeping the other two happy was abandoned. This, this was what she needed. She was so close! Two fingers were buried in her pussy while her other hand groped a full breast, squeezed it insistently. All while her love, or at least one of his clones, fucked her face with reckless abandon. "Glrk! Glrk! Glrk!" She gagged on that thick meat plunging in and out of her throat, her eyes rolled back as she reached the most intense climax of her young life.

"Hey, ease off ya know!" another Naruto said. "Don't wanna ruin the big finish."

Big finish? Hinata didn't know what that meant. But the Naruto throatfucking her seemed to as he stopped, let go of her head. Let her go at her own pace again. Her lips popped off the head of his cock as she moved to another. Her need to pleasure herself sated, her hands were free to keep all three blonds happy alongside her mouth. She made sure to give each of them equal turns getting sucked. They were all Naruto. They all deserved an equal share.

One grunted in pleasure. "Hey Hinata," he called to her. "Which one do ya think is real?"

"Yeah," another nodded. "Only the real Naruto's cum will stay, ya know? You said you liked it so it'd be a shame if it went to waste."

"Yeah," the third joined in with a grin. "We're pretty close. You should suck the one you think is real, right?"

Right. When she sucked off the clone the day before, his cum disappeared when he popped. Even the taste of it vanished. It was a good incentive. She focused. Paid attention to them. They were all identically Naruto. That was what made this experience so amazing. But there had to be tells. The one that facefucked her probably wasn't real. The real Naruto would never have been so rough with her without making sure she was okay. But of the other two... She focused chakra into her eyes–

Only to get a poke to the forehead. "Ah, n-no cheating!" the Naruto that poked her chided, stumbling on the word, his teeth grit as he fought to hold back his climax. She was running out of time!

And then she knew. She switched from sucking the one in the middle to the one on the left. The one that told the other to ease up. That was the real one. The considerate one. The one that wanted her to enjoy this the most.

"F-Fuck!" Naruto cried out as she swallowed his cock, her tongue slurping along the underside, one hand coaxing the seed to flow out and burst from his cock with gentle squeezes. "Ah! G-Good guess!" he praised as the meat in her mouth pulsed, that delicious and gooey treat staining her palate with a fresh layer. She heard the groans of the clones, felt their warm cum spray into her hair before it and they disappeared. And in that moment the real Naruto groaned louder. Once again his manhood pulsed and even more cum flowed into her ready and hungry mouth, swallowed down in a vain attempt to quench her never-ending thirst.

"D-Damn!" Naruto cursed, his legs too weak to keep standing in the moment. He dropped to sit naked on the floor of the shack. Without prompting, Hinata crawled over and cuddled herself into his side, her curvaceous body affectionately pressed into his. "You're something else, ya know?"

"D-Did you like it?" she asked with hopeful eyes.

"How could I not? That was amazing," he answered and she felt her heart leap for joy. "You're kinda out there, but I think I like that about you, Hinata."

She smiled. Settled in to rest against him for a little while. Then once they recovered, they got dressed and returned to the beach. Sakura wore a knowing look. Tenten seemed oblivious. At least until it was time to head back to the hotel for the night. More specifically, when the girls returned to the shack to get dressed again. The small building smelled of sea air and sex. It was possible Hinata wore an enigmatic yet unmistakably smug smile when Tenten complained about it.

-(-)-

In the morning, it was time for the Leaf ninja to set off from Kishi. Relevant details had been given to the local magistrate. Only what he had needed to know. That the assassin responsible for the murder was dead and the situation resolved. At least as far as the coastal town was concerned, it was entirely true.

The seven ninja travelled as fast as they were able. Much as it might have been a measured pace on the way to Kishi, on the way back to the Leaf it was more for Guy's sake. For a brief period, the most physically able ninja in the Leaf had been limited to the exertion level of Genin, not for their sake but for his. To say he didn't take it well was an understatement, but then Kakashi offered to carry him. The Green Beast of the Hidden Leaf was incensed! Rushed on to prove his rival wrong! And... Almost immediately had his leg give out on him, leaving him with his face planted in the dirt. After a short break, a somewhat humbled Might Guy kept the measured pace without more complaint. Well, without more complaint than sulky grumbling.

They didn't stop to camp as they had on the first leg of their mission. Not for the sake of time but for the understanding of safety. By the time night had fallen they were already within the general area considered the Leaf's territory. Attacking there would be suicidal. It was fair to say the remaining assassins were already long gone. So, without worry of ambush, they continued through the familiar forests surrounding the Leaf village, arriving at the gates shortly before dawn.

"Well!" Kakashi exclaimed as he finished dealing with their entry with the gate guards. "Wasn't that a fun mission?"

Every Genin present, all of whom had almost died at one point or another, offered him only a blank stare.

"Fun mission," the elite Jonin nodded to himself. "All of you should get some rest. The ANBU will send for all of you when the Hokage is ready to receive us for our debriefing. Be sure to have all the details straight in your heads," he ordered with just a little more severity. "This has the potential to be a big deal, so any little thing you can remember might be important."

"Yes sir!"

"Ready to go home–?" Sakura said as she took Naruto's hand, only to stop herself with a mild blush. "I mean... To... To your home."

"How's that different?" the blond asked with a frown.

"I don't know I guess it's not shut up!" she answered rapidly, her blush darkening.

"Okay, well, just a sec. Hey, Tenten!" the Uzumaki called out to the brunette right as she was walking away. "We never really got a chance to talk much. Maybe we could get together some time and–"

"No thanks."

Naruto was left to stare at her back as she left all the faster, his mouth open in confusion and a little hurt at the casualness and finality of the brush off. Had he offended her somehow? He didn't think so. His brow furrowed, but he put it out of his mind for now. Now was the time to go home and get some well deserved rest. For as many hours as he could get before the meeting with the Hokage.

The Uzumaki compound was silent in this early hour. No one was awake yet to start the day. Both Naruto and Sakura crept into the house, not wanting to disturb anyone. More fool, they. For as soon as they stepped through the front door, the amethyst eyes of a certain redhead snapped open in sudden and complete awareness. The two Genin were not prepared.

"BABY!"

As a red torpedo of motherly and not so motherly affection slammed into the young head of the Uzumaki clan.

-(-)-

The call came. ANBU agents were sent throughout the village, rousing and summoning the relevant ninja to the Hokage's office. What surprised Naruto was that he and Sakura weren't the only ones in the house to be summoned. Ino, who had returned to the Leaf the previous evening, was also called in.

And so... Both squads had given their full reports to the Hokage at once. The fourteen ninja once again crowding the office as they had when they were first briefed on their missions.

"Excellent!"

Anko gave her teacher a strange look at that being his first response to the harrowing encounter Kakashi's squad had found themselves in. "Sensei?"

Orochimaru blinked, his grin dropped for an instant, only to come back in full force, perhaps even a little stronger than before. "Excellent to hear that our brave ninja managed to find their way through such adversity!" he clarified. "Truly you all showed the Will of Fire! I shouldn't ask for more from any of you." He sighed, somewhat theatrically. "But, I'm afraid I must. I'm sure none of you would be surprised to learn just how significant the actions taken against you were. And the intelligence discovered by Anko's squad can only lead to a single conclusion. War is once again rearing its ugly head. And worse, it seems the Hidden Leaf is the target of this conflict."

Kakashi stiffened. It was a conclusion he had already drawn, but hearing it spoken aloud made it more real than he was prepared for. He felt a hand settle on his shoulder and he saw it belonged to Guy, offering him silent support. The other veteran of the Third Ninja War among the present Jonin.

"War?" Hinata asked.

"I'm afraid so. It is one of the few reasons Hidden Rock would be so brazen. The leader of that village is still the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki. That man," frustration leaked into the words of the snake sannin, "He doesn't make any move this overt unless under immense pressure. Getting him to act is like trying to convince a mountain to move. The intransigent little gremlin I could just–!"

"Lord Hokage," Kabuto interrupted.

"Right! Yes," the Hokage shook off his sudden and inexplicable fury. "Genin Hyuga, err," the snake halted as two different Genin perked up. "The girl one. Your description of the woman who slew Kidomaru. Dark hair, pink eyes, angular face like the one Yamanaka encountered?"

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

"Well Naruto Uzumaki, it seems you've been targeted by Hidden Rock royalty. The Tsuchikage's granddaughter, no less."

"Could people stop talking about people wanting me dead like it's a good thing?" Naruto griped.

"In this case, it was," Orochimaru observed. "Had the assassins stuck to the plan, it is possible Jonin Hatake, Jonin Guy or both wouldn't be with us. Or all of you Genin for that matter. That splitting of focus might have saved all of your lives. Not to downplay your own efforts, of course." He shook his head, dismissing that topic. "Regardless, Hidden Rock are acting aggressively. And thanks to Anko's team we have a better idea of why. Hidden Rock and Hidden Sand working together alongside Hidden Grass. We can assume their objective, can't we?"

"But why? Why now?" Kurenai asked. "I'm not aware of anything that could have sparked this kind of aggression."

"Uhh, should we be here for this?" Sakura asked with a raised hand. "Sorry, but isn't this kind of above our heads a little?"

"We will get to that in a moment," the Hokage assured the Genin. "As for why... Sometimes there is no one thing that can cause such a sudden change. Perhaps it wasn't even sudden for them. This kind of coordination takes time to negotiate. Especially while I suspect Hidden Cloud might also be involved."

"Hidden Cloud too?!" Anko demanded.

The Hokage, contrary to his usual demeanour, nodded sadly. "It pains me to say, perhaps this is merely suffering from success on our part. The other hidden villages sick of finding themselves compared unfavourably to the Leaf seek to diminish us. Such is the reality of the world we live in. A tragedy. My heart weeps for the suffering they wish to visit on our people, merely for being such excellent ninja!" Behind him, his assistant cleared his throat meaningfully. The snake-like man gathered himself. "As for our dear Genin, it seems you shall be on the front line of this conflict no matter what we would prefer. So far as I can gather, the other villages intend to attack us from within, at their most opportune moment."

"Ah, shit," Anko cursed, palm covering her eyes. "Well, someone had to try it eventually."

"The chunin exams?!" Kurenai asked, aghast.

"If they're desperate, it makes the most sense from a strategic standpoint," Kakashi explained stoically. Something seemed to have changed in him during the course of the meeting. "They'll all have dozens of ninja within our walls. Doesn't matter how much we try to beef up security, that's a weakness we can't cover if it's a surprise attack."

"Lucky for us, it is not," Guy added.

"Precisely!" the Hokage agreed with a serpentine smile. "Thanks to all of your efforts we know what's coming, enough to create a counter-ambush! And as part of that, I must congratulate you Genin even as I ask more of you. From today, unofficially, you are all promoted to Chunin."

"Ugh, seriously?" Shikamaru sighed, the young genius sounding very much like a promotion was nothing but a burden. Funnily enough, most of the older ninja in the room would have agreed, though for different reasons.

"The chunin exams are pageantry in general and a formality for the Leaf," Orochimaru bragged in a manner that might have been the reason for the hostility from other villages. "I went to great pains to ensure our young ninja are a cut above the rest. But this isn't because of my well-placed confidence in your abilities. You have each shown your worth in missions. Because of that, and the dire circumstances, you are all unofficially being promoted."

"So we can officially still participate in the Chunin exams," Sasuke concluded with a scowl. "So we can get information from the other villages' Genin, and so the village has ninja among the Genin ready and waiting for it when the other villages turn on us."

"Smart boy," the Hokage smiled in approval. "Having too many on our side who are aware of what's coming will end up tipping our hand. The ten of you are being entrusted with this among the exam participants for exactly the reasons the young Uchiha just outlined. Other high level ninja will of course be informed so that we may properly coordinate our counterattack. However, this is considered an S-class secret. You young ninja are not to speak of any of this outside this room. Your Jonin Sensei will keep you informed of any objectives you may be entrusted with during the exam.

"Let me be clear," the Snake Sannin spoke, staring each Genin in the eye in turn. "If any of you fail to keep your mouths shut and give away our plans, you will at the most lenient be disowned as a ninja of the Leaf, your career ended in complete disgrace. Am I understood?"

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

"Good."

The meeting continued for a short while more. The debriefing concluded with the handing over of Kidomaru's remains. Finally, the Genin and Jonin were dismissed.

"Ah, Naruto," the Sannin called out as his subordinates were filing out of the room. The blond turned to look back at him. "I understand your servant has yet to have a prenatal exam. I would like to offer Kabuto's services to carry it out. He is the finest medical ninja in the village and I would like your children to receive the best of care."

"Oh," Naruto uttered, blinking in surprise, having not been aware that there was such a thing. "Thanks, Lord Hokage, that'd be great! And thanks Kabuto– I mean, Jonin Yakushi?"

"Kabuto is fine, Lord Uzumaki."

"Eheh," Naruto rubbed the back of his neck. "Then I'd really rather you just call me Naruto, ya know?"

"Understood," Kabuto agreed with a polite smile. "Thank you, Naruto."

The Hokage and his assistant watched the blond leave with a wave, shutting the door behind him.

"You went a little overboard, Lord Orochimaru," Kabuto noted, still smiling, though the blond never noticed that smile didn't quite reach his eyes.

"Yes, thank you for warning me. You would think playing the part of the kind-hearted leader would become easier with time." He shook his head, disappointed in himself. "Fourteen years and I feel like a pathetic sap every time I try. How do people even do that?"

"Care for other people?" his assistant asked. "I'm sure I wouldn't know." His smile filled with amusement. "Perhaps faking it is one skill I have mastered that you never will, Lord Hokage."

"Then I wish you congratulations. While such a skill would be beneficial to have, I can do without it. All I need is to accomplish the goal I have dreamed of for so long. And now, after so much careful planning I'm closer than I have ever been before! Finally the pieces are moving into place." Slapping a storage seal and pumping chakra into it, a board appeared in a puff of smoke. A board with the face of the young Uzumaki, his multiple paramours and many others. Most striking about some of the completely unattached images, they weren't faces like the rest. Not yet. Instead they were symbols. Ice. Steam. Magma. A Sharingan eye. A tree. A white flame.

"Kukukukuku!" the Hokage chuckled. "So long as our breeding stud does his duty, everything is according to plan!"