Hello again everyone and happy belated 4th of July. I'm not all that patriotic, but I know there are plenty out there who are, so this is to you patriotic people! (At least those who are American since it was an American holiday)
That being said I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Granted there will not be all that much action. But… there will be a nice long lemon for you guys (or girls) to enjoy. I'd like to think it's good enough to be entertaining (I know that's not the right word for it though). So… onto the reader responses!
RiDDicK0011: Yes yes… much ass kicking will be expected in both the empire and the Elemental nations. Never fear!
Sinnerlust: Excellent point! I'm glad someone brought that up! The Empire and the Elemental Nations aren't exclusive of each other. Just as Naruto and Jiraiya can go to the capital, the Empire could send people to Konoha! (provided they could get there unscathed)
Random reader: Well… how may chapters will I write? To be perfectly honest I don't know, but judging from the plot line I have figured out, the events I plan to include, and factoring in possible changes I make or ideas that reviewers give me…. I would say somewhere between 35 and 50 chapters. It will take a while, but eventually I'll get there.
NatsuxWendy: It is less that Naruto knew he was being spied on and didn't care as that as soon as he saw Esdeath, thoughts of pursuit left his mind completely. Keep in mind he's been obsessing over her every day for more than a week at this point. And he's a ninja, not to mention a Jinchuriki. He's used to being followed. It would be a different story if he were attacked.
9: As you ask, so shall you receive.
Guest: Yes, you can pretty much bet that there will be less character death. Sheele will not be dying in this one. She was one of my favorite characters!
Now the disclaimer (I don't own any part of Naruto or Akame ga Kill)
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Chapter 4 – A Brief Intermission
In a small room deep within the bowels of the imperial palace, three men were standing in front of a door. It was small and unobtrusive, but made out of an unlikely substance… a material that would immediately place suspicion upon its purpose.
Mythral
One of the three legendary metals along with Adamantium and Etherium. This door was smooth silver, lacking anything in the form of decoration or adornment. In fact it didn't even have a handle. The only thing that graced the front of this door was a small triangular hole in its center, just large enough to insert a finger.
Other than that, there was nothing besides what it was made out of to suggest this door to be anything out of the ordinary… Well, that and the fact that it hadn't been opened in almost a thousand years. Deep within the palace it rested, undisturbed for centuries.
And now… it was ready to be opened.
"Excuse me Prime Minister… but are you absolutely sure this will work? Taking blood from the young Emperor… I don't think it was wise."
The one who spoke was a short man with spiky brown hair and a smallish goatee. His light brown eyes looked up to examine his superior with an uneasy gleam. As much as he was excited to see this door opened for the first time since the reign of the first Emperor, he was still loyal to the Emperor and taking a blood sample from his without the boy's knowledge was not something he liked.
"Oh?" Honest retorted surprised. "And here I thought you were eager to help him. Meh… sometimes we must do things for those we care for without their knowledge. What the young master doesn't know can't hurt him in this case."
"I… suppose that may be true.."
Honest chuckled. "Don't worry about it Sedric! Once this door is opened and I can confirm what lies on the other side, then we can tell his highness." He turned to the last of their small group, a tall lanky youth of about eighteen. "Go ahead boy. Open the door would you?"
"O..of course Prime M..minister…" He stuttered horribly, but complied, stepping towards the door and placing his hand his pocket as he did so. A second later he pulled out an odd looking object. It looked like a key, but instead of teeth it was round with no protrusions at all. "H..here goes nothing…"
He placed the tip at the hole and accepted the small vial of blood that honest provided. This he opened and poured over the strange key.
Then he thrust the key into the hole and twisted sharply.
For a full moment nothing happened. And then there was a loud hiss. Intricate lines of blue fire ran up the length of the door. They continued through it for nearly a minute before disappearing completely. Then the door abruptly turned transparent and… vanished as if it had never been. In its place was a small slivery bracelet with a blue sapphire lock inset in the band.
Honest stepped forward, nodding to himself.
So it was true. He'd been looking through the records the Empire kept on all the Imperial Arms and two had leapt out at him. The first was a bracelet that could transform into a shield to fit any circumstance. It could become a small shield for a soldier, a massive dome to protect and entire area… or an impenetrable door.
One diagram of this bracelet had matched this door perfectly.
And the second was a tiny gold key that was supposed to be able to unlock any lock in the world… or open things that had no key hole at all. The first was obviously already in use as this door… guarding the room beyond. While the second was already in his possession. He merely didn't have someone who could use it until now.
But his patience had paid off and this unbelievably pathetic young man was able to use the Sukeruton Key. And this allowed him to deactivate the door. But it required the blood of the royal family unfortunately. So he'd had to appropriate some from the only living heir remaining. He was actually pretty lucky if he thought about it. The imperial bloodline had a rather bad habit of only turning out one male heir each generation.
If one of them died…
Well, he wouldn't worry about that too much. At least not until he decided to have the innocent little brat executed. Then he'd take the title of Emperor for himself. Wouldn't that be a nice change? Yes it would…
And the artifact that he believed was hidden behind this door would be one of the bigger steps towards his rear sitting in that golden throne.
"Is it okay to proceed?" Sedric asked nervously. "I mean… it's not every day that we find out an Imperial Arms capable of blocking any attack is being used as a door.
Honest smirked. "It's fine, I'm sure! Let's go in!"
Sedric nodded and stepped into the room… only to shriek in pain as a white spear of what looked like a bone impaled him through the heart. Honest and the stuttering key wielder leapt back as the man pulled free of the spike and stumbled backwards, bleeding like a stuck pig.
He turned around, one hand finding the side of the door way. His eyes fell on Honest a split second before his entire body started to turn a light grey. Then… without warning he dissolved into a large pile of ash.
Honest looked through the door where the pale bone spear that had impaled Sedric retracted. It wasn't actually a spike. It resembled more of a blade… And it was connected to the hilt of a weapon.
A weapon that nearly brought tears of joy to his eyes.
His grin was savage as he stepped forward into the room, ignoring the pile of ash that had once been a loyal follower of the Emperor. Just as he theorized… only those of the royal bloodline or Imperial Arms users could enter this room unscathed… It was perfect.
Honest's eyes roamed over the weapon, laid out on a large blue cushion. It was beautiful.
It was deadly.
He rubbed his hands together gleefully even as he spoke its name out loud for the first time.
"Shiroi Megami Tsuin-ken… you are more beautiful than any description in any textbook. I will enjoy using you to bring me to power… White Goddess Twin Sword."
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Meanwhile, at a fine inn on the north side of the Capital, there was man, a man who was pale new ivory and shaking like a twig in a blizzard. This man's name was Marun and he had just born witness to… possibly the most terrifying thing he would ever see… that anyone would ever see… in their entire lives.
General Esdeath, the Ice Queen of the Empire… had just strode into his inn.
But no, that wasn't the part that scared him shitless. Not by a long shot. Instead it was the handsome young man with her… The man who somehow and seeming without effort, was able to tell her… THE most powerful woman in the world what to do.
And he did it with a smile on his face…
Right before he kissed Esdeath right… on… the... lips…
Marun was quite sure that there was now a demon residing within his once fine establishment. A monster in the skin of a man. For surely, what else could tempt the Ice Queen? Who could possibly control her so easily? A mere suggestion from him was accepted and returned with…
He shivered, remembering her kissing him back even as they paid for their room.
The power radiating off them making him sweat, the fear that coursed through his veins, the terror as the young man smirked at him… taking her by the hand and leading her away.
The incredibly brief exchange had left him feeling like he was clamped in irons awaiting the gallows. Even when they had no intention of harming him. Almost in spite of the fact that they were paying customers… he wanted nothing more than to have them out of his Inn. He didn't want them there. Just knowing that the cold eyed murderess and her tiger eyed companion were doing gods knew what in the best room in his inn…
It made him feel like he was suffocating.
The fear was so… so… palpable. He remembered all the stories of her. The woman who had joined the Capital's army and in less time than it took to blink… had risen to the top on a pillar of power, cruelty, and ice cold professionalism.
He fervently wished that the ground would open up below him and swallow him whole. Anything was better than knowing that someone… she… who had defeated the entire northern army like it was nothing… was here…
Marun jumped in terror as the stairs to the second floor creaked. His eyes darted to the side as he… dear gods-dear gods….. Esdeath walked down the stairs. Her uniform had been discarded in favor of a lose white button up shirt and black pants.
He tried hard not to stare. She was stunning… and terrifying and… evil…
Blue eyes turned to regard him as she padded barefoot across the floor. He shrank back instinctively as she drew closer, her steps much… looser than they had been. It was almost as if she was drunk. No, that wasn't it. More as if she'd abandoned her rigid demeanor. Now she simply oozed predatory grace.
One hand came down on the bar with enough force to knock over a cart horse. Sapphire eyes drilled into him as she spoke.
"Your best wine…now…"
Marun's hands traveled at something approaching the speed of light as every bottle of fine wine in his possession appeared on the bar top in less than a second. Then he froze up as her killing intent dropped down on him.
"One more thing… bring me some chocolate… sweet, not dark."
He swallowed hard and flashed into the backroom of the inn, frantically searching around for what she asked for. He prayed to every god he knew (as well as several that he didn't and a few imaginary ones) that he hadn't used up all of his stock of sweets during the festival three weeks ago… It would still be two days before he received another shipment.
And he knew he wouldn't live that long.
Then, at last he found them.
When he returned Esdeath was still there, tapping her finger on the bar impatiently. Her gaze found him even as he presented the entirety of what he had left. One indigo eyebrow rose and then her hand darted out to take the boxes. Then using her control of ice she created a platter on which she balanced the boxes… as well as six bottles of the most expensive wine he owned.
She was gone inside a second.
Marun collapsed onto the counter, feeling his heart close to giving out. He'd never been so terrified at any time in his entire life. It was as if everything had flashed before his eyes when she asked about the chocolates…
He silently thanked whichever god or goddess had answered his prayers… and promptly passed out on the floor.
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Upstairs Naruto rested against the headboard of a large bed. It was in the best room the inn had, the VIP room as he would have called it back in the Elemental nations. The pillows had been stacked against the back of the bed… while he and Esdeath…
Naruto grinned and shivered pleasantly as he recalled the last hour or so. He sighed and repositioned himself on the bed.
The room was honestly a mess. He'd completely lost control of his power the moment the two of them shut the bedroom door. But it was a great pleasurable loss of control. He doubted that here was a better way to lose it than in bed with the woman of your dreams…
Literally in his case.
His head snapped up as he heard the door to the room open and close. A moment later Esdeath's head peeked around the bedroom door, her eyes trained on him, her skin flushing red again.
"Naruto…." She called out.
He beckoned her forward with one crooked finger.
She came striding into the room, having already shed the pants she'd put on to go downstairs. His eyes trailed up her legs, admiring every inch of her creamy skin. Esdeath for her part couldn't take her eyes off him, his broad shoulders, chiseled chest, and well muscled arms. She bit her lip unconsciously as she slid onto the bed, the icy tray coming to rest beside him.
He paid no mind to it, catching her and dragging her forward. She let him take her, moaning against him… loudly and without caring who might hear. That was good… oh so good… Naruto silenced her with a kiss. A kiss that turned into a tug of war between them as she tried to dominate it, only to lose to his more aggressive moves. The wine and chocolates laid forgotten as Naruto rolled her over.
Esdeath's fingers unbuttoned her shirt in seconds, granting him access to her entire body. He didn't disappoint her. His hands wandered every inch, stroking, scratching, and smoothing over her. She was in heaven and hell at the same time. They'd been at this for over an hour and he still hadn't taken her like she wanted… like she needed.
But at the same time, she couldn't protest it. He was doing such… amazing things to her. There was no way she could let him stop this ecstasy even if she knew something even better would come after.
Abruptly Naruto broke the kiss, pulling back and looking her in the eyes. She stared back as she panted, trying to get her breath back. That was when she felt his hand slide down from her breasts, skimming over her belly, till it reached her lower lips.
Naruto's hand came to rest over her mound. His index and ring finger spread her open and then his middle finger plunged in. Esdeath gasped, but was cut off again as he bit her shoulder hard. The gasp turned into a groan of pleasure. Naruto then proceeded to mark her as his. Sharp teeth left red indents in her flesh while his hard sucking branded her with hickeys. He was intent on making sure everyone knew who she belonged to.
Her own hands were wandering too… and while his face was buried in the hollow of her throat, her delicate fingers wrapped around his long hard rod. It was hot, even hotter than his skin was normally… and right now it was practically scalding to the touch. She could only quiver with delight at the thought of it going inside of her.
"Naruto…"
He paused long enough for her to understand that he heard what she said… then went back to marking her neck. Esdeath couldn't help but moan again as he added a finger to the one already pleasuring her. Damn him… damn him for being so fucking good…
She tensed, eyes going wide as she felt his sharp canines slide into the soft meat of her throat. It was too much. Her legs clamped together and she screamed out, her orgasm forcing her back to arch of the bed. The longest seconds in her life passed then her mouth open wide and every muscle taunt as a bow string. Then she collapsed, boneless to the bed. She was soaked with sweat, out of breath, and still more than ready for the next round.
Naruto hovered above her for a moment and then withdrew his fingers from her sweet spot. Even as she watched he brought them to his lips and licked them.
The sight caused the uncomfortable heat in her chest to pulse. She felt that she might be lit on fire if it grew any more. She wanted him… wanted him so bad…
"Esdeath-chan…" he asked, somewhat curious.
"Mmm…?"
His eyes roamed over her flushed face. "What was it you wanted before?"
She didn't answer for a moment, too exhausted to move. But after a minute, she collected her strength and forced her hands to searched out what she'd discovered earlier.
The second Esdeath found it… she squeezed.
Naruto eyes went half lidded while he shivered. She smiled as best she could, stoking him slowly, enjoying every groan that escaped his lips.
"I… want… this…."
He gasped. The strain of holding back was becoming impossible to overcome. His entire body was demanding that he take her…
So… he did.
Naruto grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her forward. Her breasts pillowed against his chest as she came to rest in his lap. Both of them gasped pleasantly as his member slid between her thighs. Esdeath was biting her lip again. Their eyes met… and a silent question was asked.
"I want to be on top." Esdeath said bluntly, answering his query.
A dark and not at all innocent chuckle escaped him. "I have no problem with that."
She smirked and put a hand in the center of his chest, finger splaying out over his solar plexus. "Mmm… lay back Naruto… I want to take this big boy for a ride.."
Naruto was about to comment on that, but he was robbed of words the instant Esdeath moved. Or… well he did have one thing to say as she slipped forward, pushing him down and lining herself up with his manhood.
"Fuck me…"
Her smirk turned predatory as she raised her hips and used one hand to position him at her entrance. "Oh… I intend to… now put those hands and mouth of yours to work… I don't want to be able to think or speak clearly when this is over… understood?"
He licked his lips and felt the Kyuubi's chakra starting to rise inside him. "That can be arranged Esdeath-chan…"
There was a moment of silence as both of them stared into each other's eyes. And then Esdeath, her gaze still locked on his, lowered herself. A long breath escaped him as he felt himself penetrating her folds. At first he felt nothing but the odd sensation of his dick slipping into something soft and wet. Then the head disappeared inside her and the fit became much tighter.
Esdeath forced herself not to break eye contact as she lowered herself, each inch causing her thighs to tighten on his hips until it became crushing. Through the touch of her hand on his chest Naruto could feel her trembling.
"Ah.. fuck?!" Naruto shouted as Esdeath seemed to lose the strength in her legs and dropped down the rest of the way, impaling herself of his cock with a scream. Flesh met flesh with a loud slap and they held still for a long moment. Naruto twitched savoring the sudden unbelievable pleasure jolting up his spine and Esdeath… breathless and shaking… tried not to collapse.
Almost a minute went by as the two lovers recovered and then Esdeath drew in a deep breath. Then, taking it slow, Esdeath rotated her hips forward… trying to get a feel for it. Naruto noted her expression was confused.
"E..Esdeath-chan…?" he asked, groaning a bit as he felt her pussy pulsing around his shaft.
"It… it doesn't hurt…"
"What?"
She shook her head and raised herself up. Naruto gasped as the cold air of the room rushed in to cool his member. But only a second, Esdeath lowered herself again carefully… almost cautiously. Then she met his gaze again.
"I was told this would hurt…" She mumbled, somewhat embarrassed that she believed it would be quite painful. "But it doesn't."
There was a moment of silence between them… and then Naruto chuckled. "Hehe… Yeah I was wondering. My sensei told me that the whole pain thing isn't really common. That's mostly older women trying to scare little girls away from it. Either that or they were stupid themselves and didn't do any foreplay."
Esdeath's eyebrow raised. "And how would he know?"
Naruto shrugged as best he could. "Sensei took me to a whore house when I was fifteen so that I would and I quote "Lose his fascination with women's private parts.". But I don't think it worked because my sensei is the biggest perv I know. Anyway, he writes smut novels and as much as I think they suck his information is accurate."
He smirked and licked his lips, his hands running up her creamy thighs. "So… wanna get back to it. I don't know about you but this feels awesome…" Lips pulling back into a seductive grin, Esdeath nodded and started grinding down again, no longer cautious or slow. She eagerly moved her hips back and forth earning a long groan from her lover.
Naruto's head fell back a second later. Esdeath was speeding up, small whimpers and moans escaping her as well. The initial unease and strange feeling of sex faded and in its place was the tingling hot pleasure she'd heard came after. She bit her lip, leaning forward and putting both her hands on Naruto's chest.
Their eyes met again.
"Are you going to make me do all the work Naruto?"
He chuckled/groaned and moved his hands to her waist. "Not a chance in hell Esdeath-chan…" With strength that a normal man wouldn't have been able to use from that position, Naruto lifted Esdeath and flipped her over. His blue slitted eyes now gazed upon hers from above. "But I changed my mind about being on the bottom…"
Her eyes seemed to flash with something predatory. "Then you better start fucking or I'm going to make you suffer."
Naruto's grin matched her own as he held her down with one hand, lining himself up with the other. She watched for a second, but closed her eyes as his head parted her tight lips… Then he slowly slid into her again, inch after inch disappearing until he was fully sheathed in her. His own eyes closed while he basked in the pleasure.
It was now or never.
He pulled back sharply and thrust back in hard. His hips met hers again with a slap and Esdeath's eyes snapped open wide. A short gasp was driven from between pink lips before Naruto realized something. Esdeath's eyes were changing. The Light blue turning colder… harder…
And then her arms wrapped around his neck, pulling him close while her breath ghosted past his ear.
"Don't… stop…"
Naruto knew better than to ignore her command. He repeated his earlier move earning another gasp, this time much louder than the last… and then it was on. Naruto thrust into her hard, each stroke driving a moan or a whimper from her. Soon her lips were on his, silencing both of them. Not that he minded all that much. He was too focused on what his cock was doing to bother winning their battle of tongues Esdeath's fought with his, winning even as his rod buried its self in her with each passing second.
Their hands weren't idle either. One of his was at her left breast, squeezing and pinching the nipple, while the other was at her pussy, rubbing feverishly at the nub just above where he was impaling her snatch. Her own remained locked behind his head to prevent his withdrawal and her legs were spread to either side, allowing him easy access to her.
Minutes passed before long and Esdeath had to break the kiss for much needed air. Naruto took the opportunity to pull back and change positions. There was a brief second where he lost him self staring at her naked sweating form on the bed. Her chest heaving, breasts rising and falling with each breath. He was still inside her half way and… he almost couldn't tear his eyes away from the spot where they were joined.
But then his train of thought was back on track as he cupped his hands under her thighs, lifting them. Esdeath caught her breath while Naruto folded her back on herself, remembering this position from one of Jiraiya's many and quite embarrassing speeches on how to please a woman.
He knew the so called G-spot wasn't deep inside. As it happened, it was within the first few inches towards the front. So this position would no doubt bring her to that ultimate peak.
Esdeath looked down just as Naruto drove forward, spearing into her. With her knees by her head and her lover thrusting into her like this… Esdeath found herself in one of the most submissive positions she could have imagined…
And she liked it.
Not as much as she would have enjoyed riding him, but.. "oh. ..fuck..me…" she moaned while Naruto continued to ravage her. She could feel the steady buildup now, just like she had before when he'd eaten her out… But now it was longer and she knew it would be even better than the first few times.
A sudden cry escaped her when Naruto's smaller head brushed something inside her. Her legs tensed even as they were bent back and her instincts shouted for her to close them, but Naruto was holding them there now and she couldn't straighten.
He brushed that… spot… again and Esdeath screamed. "..fuck? Na.. NARuutOO!"
He leaned forward, all but growling as he captured her lips this time, fighting for dominance and winning. Esdeath tried to claw him, but he only grunted when her nails dragged across his back. Her ears picked up a barely audible hissing noise before he hit the spot… paused… pulled back… and hit it again.
…and again.
Naruto disengaged from the kiss, leaving a string of saliva connecting them. He'd found her G-spot and the proof was in Esdeath's open mouthed expression. He wouldn't have called it fucked silly as Jiraiya would… but he'd call it a start. He grinned, the look feral as he deliberately made short hard thrusts aimed to trigger her pleasure.
And Esdeath's moans burst upon his ears like a wave crashing to shore. It spurred him on and he worked to make even shorter, sharper moves. Sweat started to bead on his brow for the first time since they'd started and his breath came in gasps.
But his lover's reaction was worth it.
Esdeath's eyes rolled back and she bit her lip hard, drawing blood as her back abruptly went into a painful looking arch. Naruto reacted by quickly rubbing her clit with one finger and pinching one nipple with his other hand.
Her scream almost hurt his ears.
The sudden cold that froze the wine bottles solid in an instant and caused both her body and his to drop nearly fifty degrees in a second however… That did hurt. And it was a rather interesting fact that had Naruto not been drawing on his chakra already… it might have killed him instantly. But as it was the flash freeze merely caused him to jerk backwards with a cry of pain. He landed on the bed behind him with a soft crunch as the sheets and mattress had been completely frozen as well, what little moisture that was in the fabrics having hardened.
Esdeath came down from her orgasm nearly a minute later and lay there on the bed, the sweat on her gorgeous naked form having turned to salty ice drops.
It was another minute before either of them moved, but when she sat up and looked around Naruto was already doing the same, drawing on the Kyuubi's chakra to heat himself as he did so.
The first words out of her mouth were… "D..did I…?"
He merely nodded, not trusting himself to speak. Naruto felt extremely lucky in that moment that his dick hadn't turned into an ice pop and broke off. But his attention was more on Esdeath herself. Half of him a bit uneasy now and fearful that her next orgasm would turn him into an ice statue… while the other half was amazed by how beautiful she was… covered in frozen drops and seeming dusted with powder as she was.
It seemed even the moisture in the air around them had be frozen… drifting down to blanket her like ultra fine snow. Even the room around them looked like a frozen wasteland. The wine bottles were cracked from the expanding ice inside, the windows were now rimed in frost, and even the walls were coated with a paper thin sheet of ice.
Esdeath looked as well and her cheeks quickly colored the shade of blood, her embarrassment at losing control over her powers like that probably more than she'd felt since she was a child. "I.. .sorry Naruto. I didn't mean to accidentally freeze everything… Are you okay!?" Her voice turned shrill towards the end when she saw he was still hard.
She… mistakenly… thought she'd frozen his manhood solid and her eyes widened in horror.
"Naruto!?"
Throwing caution to the wind he crawled quickly forward, embracing her. "Esdeath-chan… its fine… I'm not hurt or anything. It's just surprised me is all. You didn't lose control that bad. Don't worry about it."
Esdeath, feeling mollified now, nodded. His penis wasn't frozen after all… he was merely still hard, regardless of his near fatal encounter with her powers. "Are you sure it's alright..?" she asked, somewhat hesitant. After all, it wasn't everyday you nearly killed your lover during your first time.
"I'm good… just a bit cold it all. But I can use my chakra to keep warm." He wrapped his arms around her, holding tightly as he kissed her forehead. "I guess I can't expect you to have complete control over your powers. Especially when I lose control sometimes too."
She swallowed hard. "But… that's the first time I've lost control since I mastered using ice… and that was a long time ago."
"Eh.. don't worry about it Esdeath." Naruto grinned, his blue eyes coming to rest close to hers as their noses touched. "It's not like anyone can expect to keep control over their power when they're like that. Besides… your teigu is part of you isn't it? That isn't like others who use equipment based teigu. They can just take it off."
There was a moment of silence as the temperature in the room slowly rose, the warmer air from outside melting the ice coated windows, while it took a couple minutes for the blankets to return to normal. Then at last, Esdeath accepted that she wasn't to blame and relaxed against him.
"That was too close Naruto."
"I know…" He sighed. "You want to try again?"
Her head jerked around. "But I just lost it!"
He put a hand behind his head, scratching his neck nervously. "Yeah I get that. But you only get better by trying." Naruto's lips turned upwards in a sly smirk. "You can be on top this time… hime.."
"Hime?"
"Means princess in my language." He replied with a small smile. His eyes drew downwards to the beads of sweat that had resumed their trip between the valley of her breasts. He swallowed hard. "Well? I'm not even close to being tired.. I could go for a few rounds still."
Eyes narrowing, Esdeath turned around and straddled him. Naruto chuckled at her determined expression, even though it was clear she was a bit winded. "I'll hold you to that…" She leaned in to kiss him and he accepted it, one hand slipping behind her head to keep her there.
Esdeath pushed him back again. Her hands splayed out over his chest while her eyes fluttered closed. Both of them put the accident out of their minds, letting the slow burning passion build up into an inferno again.
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Less than ten minutes passed and the inn keeper, who'd just woken up on the cold wood floor, heard the sounds of a couple in the midst of… well… it wasn't too hard to guess what they were doing. The loud slaps, moaning, and the creaking of wood told the older man all he needed to know.
Naruto and Esdeath were left unaware upstairs as Marun collapsed in a dead faint for a second time, welcoming the embrace of the inky darkness.
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Meanwhile… not far away two feminine figures were hidden within view of the inn's second floor.
One was shorter, quite small with long black hair and crimson eyes. Her pale skin was flushed red and her eyes were unfocused. While the other was far more developed with fair skin and large breasts tucked away in a leather tube top. This second figure was also blond and there was now small amount of blood dribbling down her chin, stemming from her nose.
Her eyes too were somewhat unfocused.
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An hour passed.
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Two hours passed.
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Four hours passed.
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The blond turned to the girl beside her. "Akame…"
"Yes?"
"They've been fucking like animals for how long now?"
The dark haired girl seemed to ponder this question for a long moment before she at last looked upwards, turning her gaze to the afternoon sky. "About six hours."
"Fuck me."
Akame nodded. "You wish you were in there."
"As if! I don't care if the guy is blond or a hunk! He's been in the same bed with Esdeath Partas of all the girls in the Empire… and I don't give a damn how long he's been in there… Any man who that bitch would fuck is probably not someone I want to mess with…" Leone closed her eyes as her enhanced hearing picked up on another series of impassioned cries.
"N..Naruto.. fuck me.. fuck me harder… moremoreMORE!"
A long sigh escaped her. "But damn… I wish I had a hot guy who could pin me down and do me like that…"
"I think we should report back to the base and tell everyone."
Leone glanced to the side. "Tell them what?"
Akame shrugged. "Tell them that the Ice Queen has a lover… and if my guess is right then she wouldn't become close to someone who wasn't at least as strong her." She looked to the left, meeting Leone's gaze. "You remember what the boss told us. She is fanatical about survival of the fittest. If there is a new player on the board… one on par with her… then the others need to know."
"Oh fine… we'll go as soon as they finish. I want to listen in on their pillow talk."
Akame deadpanned so hard that somewhere back in Konoha, a certain ANBU operative sneezed.
"Hey! I'll have you know that I've listened into plenty of officials and guard captains after they got laid. You'd be amazed how much info they're willing to give to a girl after they've fucked em!"
"…"
"I'm serious!" Leone insisted.
"…"
The busty blond gave a long groan. "Okay… okay… Fine! I just want to get off on listening to them go at it and imagine the guy is doing me! Satisfied?!"
Akame nodded. "Ecchi.." She stood and proceeded to walk away from her partner, intent on returning to base.
But from behind her, Leone stood and shouted with finger pointed accusingly at her back. "YOU! You don't know what it's like being a woman with needs in a place where the only men are a pathetic perv and a buff homosexual! I want to get laid but my standards are already too low as they are!"
The accusing finger trembled as Leone's rage built. "You don't know my pain! I can only get so much satisfaction from teasing Mine or beating up Lubbock!"
Akame nodded again as if to confirm her earlier assertion. "Ecchi."
Then she turned and leapt off the roof.
Leone was left, finger pointed with a self righteous sneer plastered upon her face. Finally she dropped her arm and grumbled, turning back to the building they'd been observing. "Stupid Akame. That girl is gonna be totally blindsided when some hot guy comes on to her for the first time. And boy oh boy I am so going to be there when it happens. She won't escape me then!"
She chuckled evilly and sighed, imagining the teasing she could inflict upon the younger assassin. Oh yes… it would be great and merciless torture. No way in hell would Akame escape her when the time came… Hell, she might just get the others in on it too!
Then she'd get even for this humiliation… yes…
And she'd score some super hot animalistic guy too… and she get her brains fucked out every night!
Leone's evil chuckles degenerated into perverted giggles as she kept her ears pricked to the sounds coming from the best room of the local inn.
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Meanwhile as Naruto and Esdeath were doing -ahem- things… Jiraiya and Armen were talking with the two newly, awakened teens who'd been saved the night before. They identified themselves as Leyasu and Sayo. Both were from the same village to the south of the Capital out in the country. Their lands had been owned by the Empire for a thousand years… yet they were still considered foreigners to the Capital it's self.
And like many of the villages in the backwater area of the Empire they were milked for taxes to an extreme degree.
So in a desperate bid to save their village, both of them had left with their best friend Tatsumi to join the Imperial army, hoping to send back their earning to keep the village alive. But things had taken a turn for the worse rather quickly. They'd been separated from Tatsumi, who had all their money while together they had all the provisions.
But… neither of them saw a point in waiting. After all Tatsumi was strong enough to get there on his own. He was easily the best fighter between them. Sayo had recommended that they continue on their way since their destination was still the same. Tatsumi would just arrive a day or so after them probably.
But that was when things went south for them.
Upon arriving in the capital they discovered that they couldn't afford a room at even the most run down inn. So they were forced to sleep outside.
Both of them had been ecstatic when the rich girl came by and picked them off the street, taking them into her home and even offering a place to stay for a while. But… the following night it all came crashing down around them. After dinner, Leyasu had come to in a prison cell… and right outside Sayo was being whipped by that same girl.
What followed was the most brutal torture either of them could have ever imagined… Neither of them could really tell how long they'd been there after the first day. The pain robbed them of their sense of time, making minutes seem like hours and hours as days. Sayo said that she couldn't remember much at all. After a while, her mind just shut down to try and block out the agony.
Leyasu on the other had… he remembered everything that had been done to him in perfect clarity. To say it had been awful would have been a gross understatement.
But then… then the blond boy had appeared and killed both of the sick torturers, ending their lives like the trash they were. He'd freed Sayo and him…
And that was pretty much it. There was nothing left to tell.
So now Jiraiya and Armen sat there digesting the information, wondering what to do with these two. Their provisions were gone, they didn't have their weapons, no money, and not even the clothes on their backs. Point in fact Sayo was wearing one of Jiraiya's kimonos which looked like a tent on her small frame. But it did the job of covering up her nakedness… at least the parts that weren't still heavily bandaged.
Leyasu was less picky about his appearance but this didn't change the fact that they had nothing. Joining the army wasn't an option now. They didn't have the money to buy a commission and besides that… neither would be recovered for another week at the very least.
"Well? What do we do Jiraiya?" Armen asked hesitantly. "It doesn't feel right leaving them on their own. There's no way they could make it."
Jiraiya didn't like to admit it, but Armen was right. He couldn't let these two continue on their own in the state they were in. That would be simply cruel. But what were their options? He and Naruto needed to get a feel for this place and quickly. And already Naruto had run out on his own and he was saddled with three civilians.
It was like the world was purposely fucking with him.
"I… have to agree. The issue with it is simple. These two are going to be serious baggage. If only we could find this Tatsumi fell…" Jiraiya paused as he realized something. "Wait… Sayo was it? Is your friend Tatsumi a young man with brown hair and green eyes… a little over excited perhaps?"
Her jaw hung loose and Leyasu jumped up. "You've met him already?!"
"Just briefly." He nodded. "He was there when we were attacked by a monster on the road. Naruto took care of it and the kid rushed over to see how it was done."
Sayo sighed. "That does sound like Tatsumi… so he was just a little behind you?"
"Yes."
Leyasu turned to Sayo. "This is great! He's probably already bought a commission with the guards and will be waiting for us to come by!"
Jiraiya held up his hand. "Wait, not quite so hasty." They fell quiet, obeying the older man's order. The Toad Sage continued. "Neither of you are in any condition to go anywhere yet. The Toad oil healed the wounds you sustained to the outside, but it will take much longer to heal internal injuries. Only a master of natural energy could use it properly. It's a miracle it worked so well on you."
The twin looks of dejection on their young faces reminded him of Naruto when he couldn't master a jutsu.
"That sucks the big one man…" Leyasu moaned in dismay. "…but I guess I can't complain. Better than being dead huh?"
Sayo nodded quickly. "Very."
Jiraiya waved them off. "Don't worry too much about it. I'm just saying that you need to limit your movement for another day or two, just to be sure that there aren't any complications. I'm no healer. All I know about the healing arts I know from watching others with far more skill in it than I. The bigger problem right now is the sheer size of this place and your lack of money."
"We know." Sayo muttered, not liking the fact that they were helpless. Not one bit.
"Here… I've got a deal for you two." Jiraiya motioned to Armen. "Both of you were planning on joining the army? Well Armen here needs someone to guard him when me and Naruto aren't around to do so. Once you two are recovered you can protect him. And in exchange we'll pay your way. How does that sound?"
Sayo and Leyasu shared a look. For a moment it seemed that they would agree, until Leyasu finally shook his head. "I'm sorry, but… we can't. Our village needs the money. If we can get into the army and rise through the ranks… Even if only one of us made officer it would be enough to save our home…"
Sayo inclined her head in agreement.
There was a long pause. And then… "Don't be fools."
Both kids turned to Armen. The man had crossed his arms over his chest and wore a scowl. "You'll never get close to that rank in the Empire. It doesn't matter how strong you are… unless you're someone with the strength and drive of Budo or Esdeath. The capital is corrupt. Almost every single officer commission is bought these days… not earned. Hard work doesn't mean anything unless you're working hard to fill the coffers of the men in charge."
"That's…"
Armen grimaced. "Look at it this way. Do you think that the family who tortured you would have been able to do what they did if they weren't rich and influential? Crimes like that aren't uncommon. And before I was kicked off the Emperor's advisory council by Honest, the higher ups were already turning corrupt. They abused their power to increase their wealth. And the military is one of the areas worst hit by the taint that clutches that this city's heart."
Leyasu's face fell. "So… even if we did work hard and earned it… we wouldn't get promoted to the position we need unless we were willing to do dirty work for the rich?"
"Exactly." Armen nodded.
"That's why I was offering for you to work with us. We might be against the Empire and our eventual goal is to take down Honest so that he can't bring war to our home… However, Armen has access to resources, enough to pay your way at least." Jiraiya gestured to Armen who agreed silently.
"What about after that?"
Jiraiya shrugged. "If you're still interested in working with us, then I can pay you with my own money. The only issue is the currency exchange. We need to find a way to trade in the gold I have on hand. Right now our funds are limited to what Armen had saved up."
Armen glanced to his left. "How much do we have left by the way? I know I had a great deal saved, but the trip to your continent and back put a serious dent in it."
"Well… let me check."
Jiraiya reached a hand into his shirt pocket and retrieved his wallet. His eyes narrowed ever so slightly. It felt lighter than usual. He frowned and opened it, wondering if he'd pulled out a different wallet. But what he saw inside made it blatantly obvious what had happened.
Armen coughed loudly. "Well?"
The legendary Sannin sighed tiredly as he retrieved the torn scrap of paper from inside the leather folds of his wallet. This too he opened trepidation evident on his features. "That brat didn't spend it on something when I wasn't looking did he? No way he'd do that… He knows our money was running low towards the end of our trip."
The paper's message read thusly…
See you another time sensei. I hope you didn't think that prank earlier was the only punishment for waking me up. By the way… I.D.O.U.S. (I Don't Owe You Shit)
Armen snatched the paper from Jiraiya even as the sage closed his eyes and released an agonized groan. The younger man read the message… then reread it. Finally he crumpled it up into a ball with one eye twitching madly.
"I guess we will know how much money we have when Naruto gets back."
Sayo looked between them. "Um… Is this room paid for already?"
Jiraiya's head snapped to Armen. "Please tell me you paid for more than one night."
A small shake of Armen's head was the only answer Jiraiya received.
"Fuck."
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Back in a certain Inn on the other side of the Capital…
"Fuck…"
"I know right?"
"You're amazing with your hands Naruto… Ah! A.. a little lower…"
"Mmm… One more time Esdeath-chan…?"
"N..no… I'm exhausted."
A low chuckle escaped Naruto as he kissed the nape of her neck. Almost immediately she leaned back into him. His hands wrapped around her and he nibbled her ear. "You sure? I can keep going you know." Esdeath stifled a moan as his hands cupped her breasts, fingers sinking into her pliable flesh. Meanwhile he was blowing hot air over her skin. A shiver racked her frame even as he answered.
"T..tomorrow Naruto..."
Naruto rested his head on her shoulder, whispering seductively into her ear. "What about now…?" One hand rose to brush at her lips. "Don't you want to keep going? I can do the work if you're tired. Come on Esdeath-chan… one more time…"
She shook her head. "Later…" her hands caught his. "…now stop teasing me Naruto."
"Don't wanna…" Naruto whined pulling his arms closer. "It feels so fucking good. I don't want to stop.. Besides you taste so good." He licked her neck languorously, savoring her. She was amazing… like sugar and salt.
Esdeath turned and pushed him down onto the bed again. "As tempting as it would be… not now. I can only go so long without resting Naruto." She smiled and laid herself down on his chest, her head coming to rest just under his. "However I would enjoy hearing more about you. You're still a mystery to me. I want to know all your secrets…"
Naruto groaned and snatched a pillow from the back of the bed and propped himself up on it. Once he was comfortable he wrapped his arms around Esdeath again. "What did you want to know?"
"Well?"
She went silent for a long moment, thinking about what to ask. "What is your family like?"
"Gone…" Naruto said, his mood dropping like a stone. "My dad was the last of his clan. My mom's clan was annihilated by the other hidden villages when she was little. My sensei told me that I'm the last Namikaze and probably the last Uzumaki. There might be a few distant cousins out there though."
"Oh… I didn't mean to bring up bad memories…" She sighed. "Do you know what they were like?"
Naruto nodded. "My sensei told me that the Namikaze clan was famous for their deadly knife based fighting and for their speed. He also said that Namikaze were renowned for being a lot smarter than most people. The Uzumaki were known for a lot of things. They had god like stamina, a talent for Kenjutsu, and powerful sealing."
Esdeath hummed thoughtfully as Naruto's arms wrapped around her, her eyes closing. "So… what about your village? How is it organized?"
"I… I don't really know how to describe it. It's big, but nowhere near as big as this place. It's in the middle of the biggest forest on the continent and its name reflects that. Since Konohagakure means village hidden in the leaves. The village is divided into the civilian and ninja sections. The ninja like me are the military force and about thirty percent of the whole village are ninja."
"What are the ranks? So you take out contracts on people?" Esdeath nuzzled into him, loving the steady beat of his heart beat on her skin. "You said that ninja are essentially assassins."
He chuckled. "Yeah… that's true, but assassinations are only a small part of what we do. Our ranks officially are Genin, Chunin, Jonin, and Kage. Although the Kage is actually the leader of the village. I know there's a term for Kage level ninja, but I can't remember it. Genin are rookies. They don't have much experience or they aren't very strong. Chunin have more experience automatically and are usually ten to twenty times as strong as a fresh Genin. Jonin are the elite of the village and only a few ever make it to that level. I'd say that the average Jonin could take on between four and ten Chunin, depending on the circumstances."
"And… you're a Genin still?"
Esdeath didn't sound disdainful, but it was obvious that she wanted an explanation for why he was so low ranked…
"The thing is I'm easily Jonin level… I'm as strong as a Kage but I lack experience for the most part. Or at least that's what Pervy-sage tells me. The point is that I was taking the Chunin exams three years ago to become a Chunin. But the village was attacked during the finals and there it made such a mess that only one of the Genin got promoted. And after that I went on a three year training trip with my sensei, like I told you before… I didn't have the chance to get promoted yet. Since it's not war time right now, Jiraiya can't do a field promotion."
"I see…" She smiled a bit. "That's okay then."
Naruto nudged her curiously. "Would you be angry if it was for another reason?"
"Mmm…" She seemed thoughtful. "How should I put this? I know that you're an outgoing and determined person Naruto… so from my point of view it's your village's fault that you we're not promoted. I might be pissed if I thought they were holding you back on purpose."
"Thanks hime…"
"Uh huh..."
"So… I hate to bring it up now…" Naruto started. "But what are we going to do about you?"
Esdeath shifted, glancing up at him. "What about me?"
Naruto sighed. "You know… the part where me and my sensei are probably going to try and kill prime minister Honest? The part where you wanted to be with me no matter what, even if it meant defecting from the Empire?"
"Oh…"
She went silent for a long while. Eventually Esdeath sat up, turning to face him. Naruto's eyes, despite the topic of their conversation, wandered down her gorgeous body. "Kami… what did I do to deserve this? I think I could lose myself with her…"
Naruto shook his head slightly as he realized Esdeath was speaking. "Sorry… could you repeat that last bit?"
He received an appraising eyebrow arch followed by Esdeath crossing her arms underneath her breasts… and lifting them. Slowly. Her eyes tracked his as he couldn't help but get distracted again.
"Naruto…"
"Y..yes Esdeath-chan?"
"How can you be so fixated on my breasts? We've been having sex for I don't know how long." Her expression was just a tad exasperated.
Naruto grinned lopsidedly. "In my defense I did say I wanted to go a few more rounds."
"You said that hours ago… before I was exhausted."
"So?"
"So… focus Naruto." she chided him.
His grin remained firmly in place as his eyes followed the sway of her bust from side to side. "Ah…but Esdeath-chan… I am focusing…"
Her serious expression cracked as her blush returned. She bit her lip and leaned forward, pressing her breasts into him. Naruto groaned, feeling himself harden under her. And at the same time, he reached up and pulled her face to his. Their lips brushed… and then both of them stiffened.
Naruto and Esdeath's eyes went wide as they froze, barely a half inch away from each other.
Naruto was the first to speak.
"Um… Esdeath-chan… who is that?"
She didn't answer for a moment, cocking her head to the side. "I don't know… but whoever it is has been spying on us for a while… Either that or they're terrible at hiding their presence."
"It's a woman… er… girl… I can't believe I didn't notice her scent before. It's so clear now."
"Her scent?"
Naruto nodded, sliding out from under her and stalking towards the wall closest to the bed. Once he reached the window, he glanced back. "If she has been listening in then she knows who we are and what we're planning to do… We can't let her get away."
A knowing look came over Esdeath's face. "Understood…" She extended a hand and summoned a spear of ice. "Open the window Naruto… I can feel where she is…"
"No… Your style of fighting is too obvious. Let me handle this." Naruto gave her a quick smile and formed a handseal. Instantly, he was dressed in his usual outfit. He then focused on the energy signature outside and vanished, leaving only a swirl of leaves in his place.
Esdeath let out a long breath as she dispersed her ice spear. Her arm dropped and she reclined back on her bed. "Oh Naruto… come back soon. I miss you already…"
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Leone was aggravated. She'd been listening to them for a while since Akame left, but their pillow talk had just started moments ago… and it… was… fascinating. Esdeath was madly in love with an Assassin from some hidden village and he was planning on killing the prime minister!
This was way better than she could have ever expected.
And yet… almost as soon as it was getting good their voices dropped off to the point where she only heard one word in five clearly. It seemed they'd wised up and started to discuss the matter in hushed voices. That was just great. She wouldn't have anything to tell everyone else besides Esdeath was defecting. And while that was great news, no EXCELLENT news… the others would want more details. For instance to whom was Esdeath defecting.
She didn't know much of anything about this guy. Besides obviously that Esdeath had the hots for him…
Or was it the colds? She was an ice user after all and her title was the Ice General. Perhaps that would be a better description?
Leone shook her head as she tried to sharpen her hearing by turning her head in the direction of the inn's second floor window. The only problem was she wasn't in her Lionelle form so she couldn't use her superhuman senses. And now that they were being cautious… she couldn't risk going into the form to eavesdrop better.
"Damn it… if they'd only speak up… they completely dropped off now…" she groaned. "Today just isn't my day."
…
"Who exactly do you think you're spying on miss?"
Leone went rigid at the voice. Her head slowly turned and her mind raced. "How did he get out of the inn, cross the street, and get behind me without me noticing?! And how did he sense me in the first place?!"
She coughed lightly as she turned around fully and met his sapphire blue eyes. They were hard, hard as steel… and drilling into her. A shiver ran up her spine as she felt the raw unrestrained power all but dripping from him. His slitted pupils seemed to contract and his fists clenched. Leone giggled nervously, rubbing the back of her neck in apprehension. "You eh… wouldn't happen to know the saying… better to ask forgiveness than permission… would you?"
"How much did you hear?"
Leone broke out in a cold sweat. She stammered, "..S..some…"
His eye twitched. "You're coming with me."
"Mercy?"
"I'm not sure I would call it that."
Leone swallowed. "Well… I um… BYE!"
She bolted over the roof intent of escape… only to come face to fist with the blond man, who was defying gravity as he stood on the wall in front of her. Leone had about two seconds to ponder at the impossibility of standing on a wall like it was level ground… Then she experienced an instant of blinding pain… and inky blackness overcame her.
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And this is the end of the chapter. Stay tuned for the next one and remember to review lots!
Also… who wants a Deadpool cameo?