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In A Demon's Possession

Chapter 18

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Each stroke of her fingers had sent a blaze of flames across his skin, his urges screaming for more of her to touch him everywhere and for him to explore her own body thoroughly for the treasures she possessed. Carefully she took away her hand, which made him miss her touch greatly, he wanted this beautiful princess so badly, the more he learned about her, the more he desired her like nothing he had desired before.

He was determined to make Hinata his mate, he needed to know her answer, and had decided they would need to discuss this together and he would do it very soon when he would appear to awake before her, but at the moment he just wanted to observe her more as she looked upon him. He was silently enjoying this rare, yet precious, moment.

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Naruto closed his eye carefully, knowing that Hinata was still beside him. It pleased him greatly, that she had touched him by her own volition. It was only her fingertips ghosting along one of his whisker marks, but it felt amazingly good when she did it. And he wanted more, but knew deep down he just had to be more patient. To the blonde her simple touch along his cheek was a start to the beginnings of their relationship. It pained him, that he still needed to give her time, he hadn't been this patient before.

Like his battles, he went on in headstrong, he didn't wait to evaluate the situation like Shikamaru, or Sasuke did for that matter. He was easily excitable, and threw any caution he may have had to the winds. Relying on his instinct at all times, but not the consequences of his actions. Having to learn a new power excited him to the point that nothing else mattered until he mastered it. He had wanted to become strong, just like his parents were. He held a fierce will and determination to be just that, to protect those he deemed precious as well as have everyone see him as him, and not the Kyubi he was known for.

So patience wasn't something he himself was good at. The thought of having to wait for the beauty beside him to make her decision was frustrating, but he hoped that he would certainly claim his reward in the end. Having enough of his inner thoughts and keeping up the pretence to being asleep, he opened his eyes carefully and slowly. His vision showed him, Hinata who was still currently looking at his face intently. Hinata herself had suddenly noticed a deep pair of blue eyes staring right back at her, making her own eyes widen at being caught red handed at staring at him, especially whilst he was sleeping.

Naruto watched her closely in complete fascination, her cheeks that held a tinge of light pink, had now intensified into a much deeper shade of dark pink, as it spread across her entire face, from the tips of her ears, to even down along her long and slender neck. Her plump pink lips were now parted, as if she was going to say something in her defence, but her voice wouldn't come out. He felt her emotions ranging from surprise, to nervousness and especially embarrassment. Naruto began to smile, until he started to shake from laughter, he had never witnessed something so incredibly adorable as this beautiful princess was.

Hinata herself was alarmed, she had been caught red handed looking at him intensely. She was slightly relieved, that he hadn't caught her touching him, so she was grateful for that slight reprieve at least. Seeing his blue eyes locked upon hers had made her blush and embarrassment intensify. She wouldn't be surprised if she was as red as a ripened tomato. The bluenette tried to calm down, unable to say anything to him in her defence. The look he gave her, implied that he knew she was looking at him and she couldn't really deny it either. Her heart was racing at dangerous levels that she thought she would soon collapse before him from fainting.

Suddenly his lips turned into a smile, one that actually made her blink a few times because of it. This smile he gave her, wasn't a smirk like previous ones, but a genuinely happy one, that seemed to light up his entire face. Hinata was stunned by how good he looked with that smile. His features appeared softer than before, the smile he had, grew wider until he started to laugh. Hinata gave a slight pout knowing instantly the blonde demon Lord named Naruto, was laughing at the situation and most of all her embarrassment.

Hinata looked away, finding herself still looking at his happy features, which to her, were strange to see, but very much preferred by her. Naruto reigned in on his laughter, realising he hadn't done so, in quite a long time. He felt weird as he suddenly realised he felt happy and content, but most importantly relaxed, when considering the circumstances, he shouldn't be. Sitting himself up he looked towards her, seeing her glance away shyly, as Kisa just looked at them both laid down.

"How do you feel now?" Naruto softly asked wiping a stray tear from his eye.

Hinata glanced back at him seeing that he was looking at her. She had gathered he was asking about how she felt from earlier. She hadn't cried like that for such a long time, and never had she cried in front of someone before, including Neji or Ko. She would usually cry within the silence of her room, weep into her pillow so that her sobs couldn't be heard. It was hard at times for her to vent her frustrations and overwhelming sadness back home with her family and clan. Hinata was grateful that he had provided her some sort of comfort, even if she hadn't outwardly asked him to do so.

"M-Much better thank you" Hinata answered him truthfully.

Naruto was glad to hear it, he found it upset him to see her look as distraught as she did earlier. He even hated seeing her so visibly upset in his throne room, watching as her cousin moved out to partake in a mission. Hinata in his opinion didn't suit tears and sadness, seeing her radiant smile and blush suited her much better and he hoped that she would forever be happy, especially beside him. Naruto felt his insides twist, feeling an emotion he hadn't felt in such a long time. Nerves.

He knew that he needed to discuss the matter sooner, rather than later and hated having to bring this up once again, when she had only just asked him to let her think upon the matter between them. However, Naruto knew that he hated things to be kept back from him. He had faced certain instances in his life where that had indeed happened and vowed never to experience that again. This in turn also prompted him to be straightforward with others instead of keeping his loved ones in the dark. Naruto knew it was simple, if he needed to gain her trust and for her to be open with him, then he would need to be honest with her. After all, this did involve her too, especially with who they were dealing with.

"Hinata...I really need to talk to you, about what we had discussed. Regarding you being my chosen mate?" Naruto began carefully.

Hinata felt her nerves rise, as well as her curiosity peek with interest at what he had to say.

"I know that you want time to come to a decision yourself. However, certain developments have made themselves known to me today." Naruto continued.

Hinata looked at him confused not knowing where this was going.

"I'm still letting you come to a decision Hinata...But I can only give you a certain amount of time to make it." Naruto finished.

"W-Why?...I-I can't rush how I feel Lord Naruto?" Hinata answered him softly.

"Hinata...I'm going to be honest with you...Since I have met you, I have felt an instant pull towards you, the pull has been so great, that I can't ignore it. My urges are crying out to me to claim you, to make you my bonded mate, and I would have by now, believe me. However, I haven't because you asked me to let you decide. The reason as to why I did that, was because I didn't want to be a hypocrite and take you like the other demons I told you about. I can only have one mate, the mate I have chosen is you and it would only be you Hinata."

Hinata was blushing at his soft words as her heart was thumping wildly. She was never the person being chosen.

"I'm not going to pressure you...Nor is it my intention to rush you either, but...the dangers are escalating. Orochimaru's forces seemed to have created an alliance with Suna to invade the lands I rule over and protect."

Hinata gasped seeing the seriousness of the situation at hand.

"I will try to spend as much time as I can with you Hinata, I know you have many questions to ask, I will answer them as best as I can, also Ino and now Sakura can also tell you regarding it, due to them both now being bonded. So, I need you to really think about it. I will allow you to leave my chambers, so that you can get yourself familiar with my home and the others that also reside here. However, my fox summon Kisa, will be beside you at all times, just in case of any dangers that may happen so that I can get to you instantly." Naruto stated looking at her seeing how tense she appeared to be.

The blonde sighed.

"I'm sorry for bringing this up again so soon" Naruto softly added

"O-Ok...H-How long do I have to decide?" Hinata nervously asked him, trying to remain calm.

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Seeing the familiar building in the distance, brought sudden nostalgia to the female demon, who had stood still just looking at the familiar scenery in front of her. She was inwardly reminiscing all her fond memories, about a certain red-haired demon that was so loyal and loud, along with her blonde-haired mate that rarely left her side. Tsunade Senju, took a deep breath to regain her composure finding it hard to accept that both of them were gone from this world.

Tsunade had received word from Jiraiya, wanting her to return here due to the current circumstances, that he had explained in great detail. The wars were everywhere, she didn't think there was any place in this world that had peace. Invading clans invaded other countries, pillaging other clans into submission resulting in either captives or worse, a blood bath. Tsunade had seen it all, as well as her assistant Shizune.

Tsunade had been contemplating for a while now about returning back to the place she was born. Losing her younger brother, and then Dan, the love of her life was too hard for her to take. She had set off to travel hoping to sooth the recesses of her broken heart, with time away from the loving memories that haunted her. Shizune was her beloved Dan's niece, she had begged her to allow her to travel with her. Tsunade immediately agreed and took the young brunette under her wing. She knew she would need the company, as she didn't think she could face the journey alone.

However as the days turned to weeks, the weeks turned into months. Their travels had alerted them to how bad it was, Kirigakure was in the midst of a huge civil war, fighting against and amongst themselves. Tsunade had decided that due to the persistent dangers, they would remain close to the borders of the land of fire.

Her last visit was a few years ago, suddenly being called back by the request of Kushina. Tsunade rarely ever denied the red head and had returned to see what she wanted. Kushina had mentioned what had happened to the Haruno clan leaving the heiress alone, and in shock. Kushina had of course took the young demon in, but had mentioned that she wanted to train to change herself and be useful to others.

The busty blonde demon suddenly realised why she was asked to return. Kushina was requesting for her to take the young pinkette into her hands and teach her everything she knew. Tsunade at first wanted so much to turn down the request. She still had a lot of problems herself personally to deal with. She didn't think she would be suitable to teach her. But after a long talk from Kushina, Minato and Shizune, she was assured that the training she would give the young pinkette would help her greatly to face the future.

Tsunade finally relented and agreed to take Sakura Haruno as her apprentice in learning medical procedures as well as fighting techniques that only she could do. Tsunade had to admit she was indeed very impressed by the young Haruno. Her determination was invaluable as well as her unique ability of her demonic chakra control, which was pivotal in learning certain procedures only Tsunade had been able to accomplish.

For three long years she tutored and trained Sakura with everything she knew, and was astounded by how quick and how efficient the young demon was. Sakura had then left after the three years were up and Tsunade had nothing more to teach her young apprentice. She was sad to see the pinkette go but knew why she wanted to return. She had loved ones and friends to protect and somehow Tsunade found her slightly envying her. Now, after all these years since, and the loved ones she had lost, she was finally back in familiar surroundings.

Shizune glanced at the elder blonde, and knew it was hard for her to come back, but with the way things were going everywhere they had travelled to, it was getting dangerous being on their own. Shizune was relieved that she had mentioned about returning, and she was happy, that they were finally back after all this time away.

"Are you ok Tsunade?"

Tsunade sighed, sadly pushing back the many past memories from her mind.

"I'm fine Shizune...Come... Let us show our faces" Tsunade answered.

Shizune smiled as they walked towards the front, they had only been walking a few short minutes when a puff of smoke came into view. There stood Jiraiya, who wore a tender smile upon his face at seeing Tsunade again after quite some time.

"Tsunade-hime...Shizune-chan?" Jiraiya stated

"Lord Jiraiya...it's good to see you again." Shizune responded

"Jiraiya...How bad is it?" Tsunade greeted and asked outright.

"Suna appears to have allied with Orochimaru" Jiraya answered solemnly

Tsunade sighed out of frustration, no matter where they went the situation was bad everywhere. It was difficult to travel anywhere safely now.

"Anyway...Let's get inside so I can catch you two up to speed." Jiraiya stated.

Both of them nodded as they followed him inside.

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Neji was currently sat down in the food hall eating some food that Tenten had gotten for him to try, he had to admit he felt guilty when his cousin had met up with him earlier. He was glad to see her, and was relieved to see no harm had come to her, yet he couldn't concentrate on any of the conversation she had started. He knew she was aware that he wasn't listening to her, but his attention was elsewhere.

When Hinata had left with the blonde demon, he felt ashamed that he hadn't listened to anything she had said. Only that she was treated ok and no harm had come to her, and then his attention switched off. His thoughts and eyes were upon the woman sat opposite him eating. He watched her intently as she picked up her weapons and conversed with the blonde she respected. Neji had tried to take his mind off from her, hearing her moans of pleasure that he had created, constantly flooding his mind.

The sound of footsteps broke his trail of thoughts as another female demon appeared, the female had long brown hair, which she wore in a ponytail with two locks of hair framing her face, over her large black eyes. She wore a light shade of lipstick upon her lips, and also had fang-like tattoos on both her cheeks. She appeared similar to the male demon named Kiba, who he had accompanied on a mission. She also appeared to have another tattoo on her upper right arm, that resembled a flower. She wore a pair of form fitting shorts cut above the knee showing her toned and slender legs and a flak jacket that was undone partly revealing her large cleavage.

"Hana?"

"Hi, Tenten...Who's this?" Hana greeted and asked curiously.

"This here is Neji Hyuga, he is my pet" Tenten answered.

Hana nodded her greetings at the male, as she turned towards the demon huntress.

"I bring orders that everyone must attend a meeting today and I'm passing on the word to everyone." Hana explained

"Do you know what it's about, Hana?"

"No, I don't Tenten...Sorry, I need to go find Shino-kun" Hana answered leaving.

"What was that about?" Neji asked seeing the female leave.

"I do not know...It must be something, that has just come up. Lord Naruto never mentioned anything to me earlier regarding a meeting?" Tenten answered.

Neji nodded, slightly curious about the matter. He knew, that they had a mission to patrol the borders again like the night before. He wondered briefly if he would also be required to attend this meeting?

"Well...we had better finish up our meals...I need to take a nice hot shower before I attend any meeting" Tenten stated.

Neji carried on eating although he had listened intently.

"Oh, and Neji" Tenten softly cooed causing him to look up at her smouldering gaze.

"You are, of course, ordered to join me" Tenten purred.

Neji's cheeks became aflame with a vibrant red, as he swallowed his food the wrong way and proceeded to cough and sputter. Tenten however, carried on with her meal, looking thoroughly amused at getting these particular reactions from him. The demon huntress smiled inwardly looking forward to her shower and the entertainment that would likely follow.

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Otogakure...

The snake demon sat contemplating on the conversations he had held with his new allies. He was amused at finding the female dismiss herself from his company, followed by one of the males. Orochimaru knew, that the three demons stood before him, were Raza's very own children. He had been observing the Suna demons closely. He knew that to get what he wanted he would have to reach out and seek alliances; the closer the better. Most of the other countries had their own wars going on.

Kirigakure had been in a civil war for years, the countries resources were heavily strained as it was and the nation was divided as a whole. Kagura the self-proclaimed leader, was also one of the demon lords, that was born with the powers of the three-tailed beast. His power reigned supreme amongst his subjects, keeping them under a very tight leash. As shown by his carefully selected spies that he had strategically placed in other countries, he had taken particular interest in the developments there. The battles in that country were caused mainly by the loyalist demons, that served Kagura. Either due to their own power and greed or due to fear, he didn't know which. The others were the rebels, their leader was a beautiful female demon named Mei Terumi, from the Terumi clan.

The snake demon was interested in the demon clans of Kiri, each of the clans possessing a kekkai genkai had scattered like the wind. He was certain that a few had escaped to seek asylum in the other countries. He kept his snake like eyes upon the situation, making sure he was immediately updated if there were any particular changes. Kirigakure would be his next target, the infighting currently raging between them would be their downfall when he decided to strike. Knowing all the lists of clans that had bloodlines that were of interest to him made him salivate in excitement for his future plans.

He already had one of them that a team had found hidden and hurt, Suigetsu Hozuki. He was currently imprisoned in one of the specially formed cells Orochimaru had developed. The snake had gathered quite a few remarkable things from his experiments upon the demon. Finding more rare bloodlines was a plus for the snake, and his plans, and Suigetsu was just one of many he had captured and imprisoned.

He glanced at the carefully placed ingredients placed there by his men that he had sent out to recover for him. Soon he would use this ancient, yet powerful jutsu to create his own powerful army to rule every demon clan in existence. The very thought brought excitement to him. Kabuto was sat to one side after Orochimaru decided to keep him back to help him in his new plans. Kabuto was currently reading his masters notes, the look of intrigue wasn't hard to be seen upon his features.

"Are you sure my lord?" Kabuto questioned.

"I think thisss will be perfect Kabuto...Besidesss, I can't rely on my own bodygaurdsss, no matter how loyal they are. They can ssstill be of ussse to me in other waysss, if they do sssurvive that isss"

"When will you perform this jutsu?"

"Sssoon Kabuto...Firsstly, I need you to ssselect the perfect sssacrificesss" Orochimaru stated.

"Very well, my lord" Kabuto bowed leaving his master to chuckle ominously behind him.

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Naruto had summoned Kira to notify everyone that the meeting would take place in an hour. He had told Hinata to also come along with him, much to her surprise. Hinata had been listening to the blonde demon Lord, as he explained the situation out to her and why he had brought the subject of bonding up to her so soon again. Hinata had listened to his words and reasons thinking that she would be angry at him, but in all honesty, she wasn't.

To Hinata, Naruto had told her more about the world they lived in, than her very own family. The bluenette never thought that outside of the village that she was born in, was like this. Hinata was unsure and uncertain of the demons she was around. However, Naruto had allowed her free reign to explore his home, which would mean she would meet the others and get to know them. He had also mentioned to her that he would see to her getting some training.

Hinata was happy, thankful that she no longer had to be cooped up inside that room. She didn't mind the fox summon Kisa being beside her. She was grateful for having the small fox's company. Hinata wondered briefly how the other demons apart from Ino would take to her being allowed to roam? She hadn't really spoke to any of them properly or even took notice of their names apart from three of them. One of them was the raven-haired demon. He was handsome but she felt he was non-approachable. She had heard his name being mentioned as Sasuke? The other was the female demon with beautiful green eyes and pink coloured hair, that instantly reminded her of the Sakura trees blossoming at full bloom.

The other wasn't a demon but actually a human herself. Tenten that was now in possession of her beloved cousin. Hinata had heard her being called a demon huntress and had wondered, why a human demon huntress was now with a group of demons? She had wondered to ask Naruto about her, she needed to see for herself what her intentions was towards her beloved cousin Neji. Hinata was certain that the female in question was the reason why he had appeared to be distant with her.

The journey to the large throne room was silent, as both were deep in thought. Naruto took a quick glance behind him seeing that Hinata was still following him with Kisa walking protectively beside her. He had decided to let Hinata out of his room and get to know the place that would be her home, as well as his comrades, friends, and those he saw as brothers and sisters. Over all his family.

The slight murmuring of voices immediately fell silent as soon as the blonde Lord entered, Hinata slowly following behind him. Hinata once again felt vulnerable and very nervous at the situation; immediately feeling like she was on some sort of display. She could feel the eyes of the people in the room upon her. Naruto immediately picked up the traces of her unease as his eyes softened looking at her.

"Don't be afraid...No one will hurt you here... I promise" Naruto whispered out softly.

Hinata relaxed somewhat, from her tense position where she stood. She then nodded her head in agreement to him. Naruto then gently grasped her hand within his and led her towards his throne.

"Ero-sennin I need the chair...So do you mind getting yourself another one" Naruto commanded.

The toad sage rolled his eyes as Hinata felt her cheeks warm at the order. Naruto had noticed his new guests sitting in silence with shocked faces. Jiraiya immediately offered his seat to the blushing brunette, who nervously accepted it as Naruto sat down in his. Everyone remained silent as Naruto greeted Tsunade and Shizune.

"It's good go see you again Baa-chan...Shizune-chan" Naruto greeted

A tick mark formed upon her forehead at the affectionate yet disliked nickname he always gave her, making the slug princess grit her teeth in frustration letting out a growl.

"Listen here gaki!...How many times have I told you not to call me that!" Tsunade stated annoyed, reigning in on her temper.

Naruto smirked he had missed riling up the slug demon, and had missed her very much too.

"It's good to see you have returned...Besides with what we have learned, we are going to need every bit of help we can get." Naruto stated calmly.

"Who do we have on board?" Tsunade questioned.

"Hiruzen has managed to spread the word, he will be on the way here for the meeting along with those that will be assisting us in patrols for lookout. Others will be placed on the edge of our borders where Suna may try to invade. So far we are keeping watch of the human village that had fallen" Jiraiya explained

"W-Wait...My home village?" Hinata asked shocked.

"Yes...It seems Orochimaru's forces are using it as a base of operations, to gather the forces and plan their assaults" Jiraiya answered.

"I have decided that Karin, and in particular, Hinata here needs training. So, I hope a few of you will assist me on this" Naruto stated.

"Karin?...Who is Karin?" Tsunade asked confused

"Karin is a member of the Uzumaki clan...Sasuke and Sakura found her on a mission. She was being held captive by rogue demons. They brought her back with them, I have of course given her sanctuary here as she has no one left." Naruto explained

Tsunade was shocked, a sadness overcame her. Her thoughts had drifted to Kushina, who was convinced members of her clan still existed. They had even had a private bet between the two of them.

'Well Kushina...If you were still alive I would be owing you a lot, as I have lost this private bet of ours' Tsunade inwardly thought.

"Very well...What are the plans made so far?" Tsunade asked.

"Shikamaru will inform everyone as soon as he arrives, after this meeting there will be another group out on patrol."

"Where is Sakura-chan?" Shizune asked.

"Currently with her bonded mate, Sasuke. They should be with us shortly too Shizune-chan. On the subject of Karin, I want you and baa-chan to teach her medical procedures. That's is what she wants to learn, her mother worked at the hospital and she wants to follow in her mother's footsteps." Naruto began.

Both Shizune and Tsunade were shocked at the information regarding Sakura. Regarding Karin, they was happy to teach her what they knew if it would aide others.

"A-Ano... " Hinata interrupted, unsure if she should.

"Yes Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked giving her his devout attention. None of the demons present missed the way the blonde looked at the bluenette human.

"I-I...I can make healing salves.." Hinata answered quietly not sure if that would be helpful.

"Healing salves?" Tsunade asked eyebrow raised.

Hinata shrunk a little seeing everyone's eyes upon her.

"M-My mother loved herbs, and flowers...I was still young when s-she died, but I did read h-her notes to m-make healing salves. I-I could make some of t-them if it would help. The note book was o-one item I had in a scroll w-with my belongings." Hinata answered nervous.

Naruto knew that Shikamaru had the belongings, including storage scrolls.

"I will arrange for Shikamaru to have the book given back to you Hinata-chan." Naruto answered softly with a small yet gentle smile.

Hinata blushed slightly nodding.

"I would also be interested in seeing your mother's notes if you would permit me to look at them" Tsunade asked intrigued.

"O-Of course" Hinata answered her with a small smile as Tsunade smiled back.

'So, this is the girl that gaki wants to mate with' Tsunade thought inwardly.

Tsunade pushed the thought aside for now, she had heard Jiraiya tell her about her and Naruto, and was surprised to see Naruto appear comforting towards her.

A gathering of shadows appeared within the room as they convened together, showing Shikamaru as he blinked at everyone present in the room mainly the shy bluenette sitting beside Naruto.

"I see you're the first to arrive, Shikamaru" Naruto stated.

Shikamaru shrugged as he let out a sigh.

"Well you did call a meeting didn't you, my lord?" He stated lazily

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