Well, then… It would appear that things are clearing up for me? We shall see, but in either case, I felt that since I had the time to do so, updating this fic early was the right thing to do regardless. I'm making remarkable progress on my other fics, as well, I must say. My revival of Twisted Bonds is coming along quite nicely and I can't wait to share the fruits of my labor with y'all! :)
Chapter Nine: An incoming Shitstorm?
Even as soon as half-a-year before Kaguya was freed from her prison, and utterly demolished a good chunk of the Elemental Nations as collateral, the Hidden Villages recognized the threat this 'Akatsuki' organization posed to the fragile peace and balance of their world. With the Jinchuuriki going missing one by one until only a few remained, Kumogakure no Sato's Raikage agreed to band together with his village's long-time rival, Konoha, while everyone searched desperately for Fuu, the Destroyer in hopes of preventing her capture.
The countries' inability to do so was what would soon end with the release of Kaguya, but that had yet to come to pass at this point...
Being one of the few Jinchuuriki who had not been captured, Naruto was given special training with the Kiraa Bii, the Jinchuuriki of the Eight Tails… and the large man in question did not pull his punches—not that Naruto could blame him.
What Naruto had endured up to this point was nothing short of brutal. The young man had to admit that it did wonders for his physique, though; no wonder 'Octo-Pops' was so damn ripped!
The man in question was a dark-skinned behemoth, standing in at six-foot-eight and muscles that made him look like he could crush a baby elephant to death! He had platinum blond hair done up in cornrows with a neatly-trimmed goatee. He was also rather sensitive to sunlight and was almost never seen without his shades. That all aside, Kiraa Bii was garbed in a standard black, white and red Kumogakure military uniform—complete with a Kumo faceplate stitched onto a traditional, white bandanna. (1)
Naruto, meanwhile, was sitting in the middle of a seal array naked from the waist up and more buff than he'd ever been in his life while three seal masters scrawled black runes all over his torso and around the seal that housed Kurako, all under the soon-to-be-late Hokage's watchful eye.
"Thanks to these adjustments, you will be able to access Kurako's youki more easily," the veteran Jinchuuriki explained. "But the trade off is that the seal is a lot weaker, now; while the Full Beast Transformation will be just fine, you should not, under any circumstances, go into any of your cloaks beyond three tails."
"That sounds like you're saying I can eat ham, but not... pig, for lack of a better way to put it," Naruto commented, awkwardly,
"Yeah, I can see why you'd think that," Kiraa Bii chuckled. "At first glance, the Cloak and the Transformation look like the same thing, but there's a big difference: the cloak releases shit tons of your Bijuu's youki from the seal… and your pores, which is why it rips your skin off. The Transformation doesn't."
"Uh, right," Naruto replied, doing his best to look like he understood. He got the message of 'Cloak bad, Transformation good', but the specifics flew over his head.
"You'll understand eventually,' Kiraa Bii assured. "Hopefully in time." (2)
Just a bit more than two years later, Naruto was far away from prying eyes, his three-tailed cloak now active as he and nearly a dozen reinforced clones trained in a clearing nearby the castle. Neideen was with him, ensuring that no one loyal to the Organization was close enough to sense him.
She practically salivated at the young stud held his own against his clones' onslaught, but proved to be quite adept at doing her job and ogling him at the same time.
By now, it had been about half a year since Sylvia hightailed it the hell out of the Organization's territory with her hubby. The young woman had also just entered her third trimester and Naruto was thanking the gods that her and Neideen's mood swings weren't nearly as brutal as Riful's. 'Twas but a small mercy, but he took what he could get with a smile on his face.
Unfortunately, they all knew that it was only a matter of time before the Organization came a-knocking. As such, Naruto made sure to help with not just the renovations of the castle he and his family now occupied, but also with putting a wall around the village for good measure. He wanted to make as damn sure as possible that when the day finally comes, they're prepared to repel anyone who proves hostile.
It also provided more than enough incentive for Naruto to keep training, and thus, he did precisely that…
He pulled out a squawk from one of the clones as he cleaved right through it with a claw swipe. The doppelganger went up in smoke in an instant and the others backed up to get the hell out of his way. One tried to sidestep him and plunge a kunai in his side, but was snatched up by one of Naruto's ethereal tails. It wrapped around his throat before he could react, and the other two grabbed his legs, and pulled—quite literally tearing the clone apart before.
Naruto then leapt up and above a pair of clones and landed on the shoulders of another with a heavy drop. The sheer force of his landing brought the clone to his knees and the last thing he saw was two hands grabbing his head. Naruto Prime broke the clone's neck before tearing his head right off his shoulders, and hopped up and back flipped above the two clones from earlier when they tried to blindside him from behind.
As the dismembered clone went up in smoke, he plunged his claws into the ones before him, his hands emerging from their chests in brutal fashion, and they, too, went poof.
As Naruto dispatched the last of his clones and retracted his demon cloak, a now heavily showing Sylvia emerged from the treeline and approached her hubby with a proud smile on her lips.
"I can't believe our new home's nearly done, already," the young woman whispered in wonder to her man, latching onto his arm.
Not one to be left out, Neideen joined in and latched onto his unoccupied arm.
"When you put your mind to it, you can accomplish almost anything." Naruto said as he looked to his wife with a smile, "Soon, the castle will be finished and finally be the home we need." A well-defended home, where they can stay for the rest of their days. It was certainly an improvement from what it used to be, that's for damn sure.
Then Naruto reached down and pulled a surprised squawk out of Sylvia when she felt him grab her ass while Neideen giggled in response to him groping her own, "And soon, I'll be pounding your nice asses into the mattress for as long as you want~!"
"Oh, you insatiable man," Sylvia giggled. "I'm starting to believe Riful and Neideen were a blessing in disguise. I'm not so sure I could handle you on my own."
"I sure as hell couldn't," Neideen chimed in with a giggle of her own. "And that's saying something~!"
Naruto chortled at that and leaned in to give his wife a peck on the cheek, before planting another on his one-eyed mistress'. "You easily took on three of my clones a few times; you're selling yourself short, honey." And by that, he meant Sylvia took on three clones in a gangbang. Many times. More often than not, she's usually the one to last until the end.
Neideen's remaining eye lit up and she had to admit that she was impressed; granted, the lecherous woman could take on more, but still...
"You flatterer," Sylvia replied with an appreciative smile. She then gave him a peck on the cheek of her own. "So, how long until the castle is fully renovated?"
"A couple more weeks the stonemason told me." The blond answered. "Thanks to the people who ended up gathering here, the whole process went by much quicker than expected. It helps that we didn't really need to rebuild much. The hard part was actually replacing the roofs and all of the wood."
"I gotta say, that's impressive," Neideen commented. "What about the wall?"
"It's shaping up pretty well, too," Naruto replied. "The outer ramparts should be done in about two months. Those crenellations are taking a while because we had to dig up some more stone for them, but they're coming along pretty nicely. I actually might keep that palisade up permanently, now that I think about it... right after relocating the entrances so that they're off-center from the gatehouses."
Sylvia and Neideen didn't need to be tacticians to see the merit in that. Such a move would make battering rams far trickier to use because the siege engines in question wouldn't be able to turn those corners after breaking through their outer gates. It was very simple but frighteningly effective.
"You never cease to amaze me," Sylvia cooed.
"Eh, I ain't that special." Naruto admitted, "Not on my own, at least… Kurako's the one who came up with the idea of relocating those entrances." Since that fox has been around for centuries, she would have seen a thing or two that can be put to use here.
"Now, you're selling yourself short," Neideen told him. "Not only have you seen to rebuilding a castle that had been abandoned for over a century, but you're even upgrading it—all in the span of half a year, no less! That's one hell of a feat!"
"Why, thank you; it's nice to get praised every once in a while." Naruto beamed at her words. "I still can't believe how lucky I am to have met you girls. Gotta say it's the best thing that ever happened to me."
"After what you've been through, you needed a consolation prize," Sylvia pointed out, her cheeks burning. "And, I don't mind being one if I was to be completely honest. I had long since given up on having a romantic partner until you fell from the sky and swept me off my feet." She then let out another squeak when Naruto literally did just that, scooping her up in a bridal carry.
"You mean like this?" Naruto asked teasingly, before giving his woman a peck on the forehead. Then her cheek, and followed by her neck. Sylvia mewled, wrapping her arms around Naruto, and leaned her head back to give him easier access.
Then, all three of them heard Riful scream in orgasm from where they stood.
"She's so noisy," Sylvia commented.
"To make her cum so hard that we can hear her from way over here," Neideen added. "I'm almost jealous."
"She's only that loud during the hot, angry makeup sex," Naruto chuckled. "I could totally make you both squeal even louder, though~!" He then drew a heated shudder from his wife by nipping and suckling her neck.
"Ch-challenge accepted," Sylvia growled hungrily as Naruto marked her as his mate once more with a nice fat hickey.
Soon after, the blond placed his wife down on her back and Neideen started stripping their man from behind. She knew where this was going and was more than a little eager to join in on the fun. Sylvia, meanwhile, happily let Naruto shed her clothes. Soon enough, the young husband and wife were stark naked and Naruto couldn't help but feel a sense of pride when he looked down at Sylvia.
The girl in question no longer had a six pack thanks to the very prominent baby bump and lack of exercise, but still looked like she could rip a man's head off with those arms. Her powerful thighs looked even stronger now, too, and her once-petite bosom had now swollen to twice its original size. To think that he had done this to her... that it was his baby growing inside this woman... it made him want to utterly ravage her~!
Pulling a happy squeal from Sylvia, he sealed her lips with his and wrapped his arms around the silver-eyed teen. Those eyes rolled back and she moaned hungrily upon feeling him prodding at her already-dripping snatch. Then she gasped when he entered, his hands massaging her swollen tits while he was at it. His pace was slow and he was being very careful not to hurt the baby, but it still felt sooo good~!
Neideen, meanwhile, had just finished stripping and was cheerfully fapping away at the sight of Naruto and Sylvia's romp, nibbling at the former's ear while she was at it. The young man could already feel his balls churning at the melody of his women moaning into his ears. He just couldn't help but want to fuck them silly and proceeded to do just that.
Soon enough, Sylvia wailed in orgasm from her man's ministrations, her inner walls milking Naruto for his seed and he was more than happy to spill every last drip within her. She moaned in carnal delight, her toes curling at the feel of his wet heat flooding her loins. Then, she whimpered as he pulled out and Neideen mounted their man without even the slightest hesitation. Naruto groaned in pleasure at the feel of his mistress impaling herself upon his still-hard cock. She knew what she wanted and took control, lacing her fingers with his in either hand and riding Naruto like a damn pony.
He was not about to complain. The sensations she sent through his still-sensitive cock made many a pleasant shiver shoot up his spine and soon enough, he was already about to cum yet again. When he did, Neideen licked her lips hungrily at the delicious sensation.
Sylvia then chose that moment to crawl on up to him and give Naruto a deep, loving kiss while Neideen enjoyed the feel of their man pumping his seed into her.
Naruto chuckled warmly. Apparently, he was going to be here for a bit longer than intended—not that he minded, of course.
Some time later, in a small village on the coastline of Lautrec, Roxanne was chatting it up with some of the locals, looking for any information she and her team could use. Miranda was on the other side of the village doing much the same, as the two of them were by far the most inviting members of their team. The Number 35, however, seemed to have struck gold in the local tavern.
"A new castle, you say?" Roxanne asked, perking up with curiosity.
"Y-yes," the young, blushing lad replied. He fidgeted awkwardly, having not at all expected a 'Silver-Eyed Witch' to flirt with him, of all things, but she was a pretty one. "Father says he wishes to head out to where it's being built so we can start a new life in the village. His talent is going to waste around here, due to a lack of customers."
"Interesting, interesting," Roxanne cooed, putting her acting chops to good use. "And, where is this castle being built?" (3)
"I-in Lautrec, it's somewhere in Mount Zakol, near the city of Hanel," the young man replied. "Father knows exactly where to go, though. He's been saving up so we and a few others can go there in about three months."
"I see," Roxanne mused aloud. "This is the first time I've heard about it. Do you know who's staying there?" It wouldn't hurt knowing. For this mission, they needed all the information they could get, and it was likely that no one else in the hunting party knows about this. Furthermore, building a castle tended to attract a lot of people, so maybe they could go there and try their luck in finding information on...
"Someone called Naruto." the young man answered.
Roxanne's train of thought came to a crashing halt when she heard those words. "W-would you mind repeating that name…?"
Not even five minutes later...
"Captain!" Roxanne's voice startled Cassandra and Uranus when they heard her shout; they turned and looked in her direction and saw the woman making her way to them in a hurried manner.
"What is it?" Cassandra asked with raised brows.
"I… I think I have a lead on where Naruto is!" Roxanne told her after coming to a running stop.
"Really, now…?" Uranus chimed in, looking visibly surprised. That was quick! It had only been an hour since they arrived!
"There's a castle being rebuilt in Mount Zakol near the city of Hanel in Lautrec," Roxanne explained. "The one staying there is someone called Naruto!"
"Well, I can't imagine that being a common name," Uranus commented. The Number 31 then got up from the wall she'd been leaning against and gave Cassandra an expectant look, visibly hoping this would finally give them something more active to do. "So, I guess we're heading out, then?"
"Yes." Cassandra nodded. "If I remember right, Mount Zakol is on the other side of Lautrec. It should take us about three weeks or so to get there on foot." The Number One then addressed Roxanne. "Since it'll be getting late soon, we'll find a room and head out in the morning. Until then, see what other information you can find. If he's building a castle, this Naruto has clearly garnered some influence over the past few months." (4)
"Will do," the Number 35 replied with a nod.
Unaware of the looming threat, at least for now, Naruto let himself bask in both his accomplishments and yet another afterglow. The young man felt like he was on top of the world, right now, as he sat in an ornate throne with a very satisfied Sylvia taking a seat to his right and gulping down the white, gooey reward she'd just extracted from him. To her right and his left were two empty chairs. Like the one she occupied, they were just as ornate, but smaller than the throne.
The castle was now complete and the crenelations on the city walls were forming rather nicely. All seemed to be quite well, in fact... at least until a visibly troubled Neideen waddled on into the great hall.
"Is there something the matter, Neideen?" Naruto asked, looking concerned for his one-eyed mistress.
"That massive youki signature I detected a while ago is still heading straight towards us," she replied. "It's definitely an Awakened Being, traveling up the southeastern road. At its current pace, it should be here in a few hours."
"I noticed it, too," Riful chimed in as she entered the room as well. "It just entered my range, in fact. The signature's vaguely familiar… one I haven't felt in a long time, but…" She trailed off, a deep uncertainty in her eyes. "I'm… not sure why, but I get the feeling it's no threat to us, so long as we don't provoke it."
"Noted," Naruto replied, getting up from his throne and making himself presentable. "I'll check it out. Kurako can take control when I get there and check their intentions for good measure."
"You bet your ass I will," said vixen chirped in the back of his mind.
"Like you did with me," Riful giggled wagging her eyebrows at him teasingly and drawing a sheepish grin from their man.
"Be safe," Sylvia cautioned.
Naruto gave her a warm smile as he replied. "I will." With that and one kiss for each of his women, the blond then got ready to head out.
Two hours later, Naruto quickly and stealthily intercepted the group, gazing down upon them from a rocky outcropping wit his presence highly suppressed, and immediately identified the big guy with blond hair as the source of youki. He didn't… feel like a youma, though, and was more powerful than his wife and Neideen, combined. He wasn't nearly as strong as Riful though, let alone Kurako, so that's some good news at least.
As she said she would, said vixen took the helm from there and started reading the group's intentions. Fortunately, that blond was quite the dullard, making his mind easier to read by a long shot. Within seconds, she knew not just his intentions, but the guy's whole damn life story.
"Interesting…" she thought.
"What is it?" Naruto asked in the back of her mind.
"The blond, Dauf, is an old acquaintance of Riful," Kurako told him. "He's seeking her out after one too many disagreements with Isley of the North. Given how powerful he is, I'm sure he'd make for a valuable ally… if a simple minded one."
"I take it he eats people like Riful?"
"He does, but I think I can change that."
"I don't have to fuck him, do I?" Naruto did not like the sound of that.
Kurako couldn't help but be amused at his response. "No, you don't. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it, though. In the meantime, why don't you go on and greet them, eh?" With that, she relinquished control to her vessel.
"Alright," Naruto muttered, more to himself, as he took control. Then, he gazed down at the small group.
The big, dumb blond was bringing up the rear. In front, clearly leading the way, was a gigantic man with shoulder length black hair and a thick beard. To this man's left was a redheaded woman with brown eyes and freckles. Her hair was in a short, tomboyish cut and she was garbed in black and red with black makeup. Finally, to their right was another man, almost as tall as Dauf; he had long hair and a thin beard of his own, both black in color, with coal colored eyes.
The whole group seemed to be of fighters, from what Naruto could tell, former mercenaries and the like, though the girl carried herself with an air of nobility. A knight, perhaps…? He'd heard a thing or two about those from Riful over the past few months. Apparently, they were warriors who served directly under a lord and tended to be of noble birth, much like the retainers of a daimyou from back home.
This was very interesting. If his attention hadn't been drawn before, it was now. He knew that tall blond was looking for Riful, thanks to Kurako; the other three however, Naruto was still in the dark on their intentions.
So, he flickered off with a Shunshin and waited for them to turn the the next corner. By the time they did, Naruto was waiting for them with several clones disguised as men at arms so as not to arouse suspicion from the group. By now, a lot of people in the area knew that he was the leader of the town forming around Riful's castle for all intents and purposes, after all. He saw Dauf at the back look at the clones oddly, figuring the man was sensing something off about them; but to his credit, the big guy said nothing.
"Hello," Naruto greeted them. "I'm Naruto of Mount Zakol. A scout of mine caught wind of you lot heading towards my village." That wasn't too far from the truth. "So, what brings you here?"
The obvious leader of the group stepped forward and gave Naruto a respectful bow. "I'm Garruk," he said, before gesturing towards the others. "These three are Alexander of Lacroa, Lady Elizabeth of Westvale, and a freelance mercenary named Dauf. We've caught wind of your new village and were wondering if I could get a job as a members of your militia."
"I see," Naruto muttered.
"He's not lying," Kurako stated. "Though he's unaware of Dauf's intentions to find Riful... And eat them."
"Noted," Naruto replied. "Better nip that in the bud, then…" With that thought in mind, he turned his attention to the big man in the back. "Dauf, huh? I've been told that Riful has an old acquaintance by the same name."
Dauf perked up at that, visibly surprised. Apparently, this was his lucky day. "You know her?"
"Intimately," Naruto said with a chuckle. "She's one of my mistresses; I'm sure she'd be happy to see you again."
Dauf didn't know how to feel about that response. Seeing how she was literally seven years old the last time he saw Riful, the man found it hard to picture. His meal put on hold, at least for now, he nodded. "Sounds like a plan," he replied with a friendly smile. "Please do lead the way."
"Will do," Naruto assured, before turning his attention back to Garruk. "Of course, there's gonna be a trial period," he said. "I'd like to see where your skills lie so I can put them to proper use, that kinda thing. I could definitely use the extra hands, though."
"That is perfectly reasonable, m'lord," Garruk replied with a smile… and with that, they were on their merry way.
A little less than three hours later, Naruto was back in his throne, Sylvia to his right, Riful to his left, and Neideen in the chair to the right of his wife.
Needless to say, Dauf couldn't hide his shock at Riful's baby bump if his life depended on it. At least she looked older than he remembered, though. Still young enough to raise some awkward questions, granted, but post-pubescent at the fucking least.
"I'm delighted to serve you, Lord Naruto," Garruk said.
"And I'm delighted to have your help," Naruto replied with a smile. "As I'm sure you can tell by now, we've been a bit short-staffed, so your help is very much appreciated."
"Just be warned that if you try anything, I will kill you," Riful chimed in, her tone far too cheerful for anyone's liking.
"I wouldn't dream of it," Garruk replied with an awkward chuckle, and he meant it. The grizzled veteran was no fool.
He had stumbled upon many a tale by now of a man-eating monster in the guise of a little girl, after all—even before coming here. Garruk had no doubt that this was her, given that she fit the descriptions he'd heard over the years… and those tales had dated back before he was even born—by several generations, no less. Hell, they could have been centuries old! He didn't know. But one thing was clear: no one was going to be giving Naruto hell for having clearly knocked this so-called 'child' up. She seemed friendly enough, though—provided he and his group stayed on her good side, of course. The fact that Naruto also had two 'Silver-Eyed Witches' in his little harem also made it clear that he was very accepting of people… and that fucking with him was probably a bad idea.
Of course, this was a bit of a double-edged sword as it resulted in his village was growing at an incredibly slow pace. But, the town itself was well-protected and the taxes were low, to there were those willing to take the risk.
"Given the interesting harem your man has accumulated, I'm sure few men would," Garruk added. "It's quite the impressive feat, I must say."
Naruto let lose a warm, appreciative chortle at the praise. "Why thank you." Then he looked to Dauf "Now… as for you…" he trailed off.
"I can't believe I didn't recognize him sooner," Riful chimed in. "He's one of the last three members of the Lost Generation to awaken. I met him before he did, long ago. He seems rather friendly from what I can tell."
Hearing that the two men and woman Dauf travelled with all hurried away from him. If that demon girl claimed to have known him long ago, that could mean he is just like her.
Dauf shrugged. He wasn't going to deny it. There wasn't much point. "I was hoping to find a new home here, after Isley decided to be… well…"
"A complete ass?" Riful finished with a quirked brow. She didn't sound surprised, much to Naruto's curiosity.
"Uh… yeah." The burly blond huffed. He wouldn't quite put it that way, but it was accurate.
"I am not surprised." Riful said airily. "He's the type of person who wants control over everything. I am surprised he didn't do something like this sooner."
"He did," Dauf pointed out. "A lot. I just happened to reach my limit."
Riful rolled her eyes, "Oh, I am well aware that he's been subduing threats and enrolling them under his command. I am merely surprised that he didn't start doing it sooner than he had." Then, the Abyssal loli let loose a whimsical sigh. "Well, as long as you don't cause any trouble, I'll vouch for you. Just be warned: the militia, villagers, and servants are strictly off-limits."
"Murderers, bandits and other invaders are fair game though," Naruto chimed in. "If you do happen to run into warriors like these two," the blond gestured to Sylvia and Neideen, both of whom waved at Dauf mischievously, "Then you are allowed to defend yourself, but killing is not allowed."
"Uh… got it," Dauf grunted, giving the blond an odd look. Why should he not kill them if they're trying to kill him? That didn't make any sense!
'Still just as easy to read, I see,' Riful thought with a giggle, knowing what he was thinking as she explained. "Oh, Dauf, it's to show those warriors that we're just trying to live here peacefully. If we go and start killing warriors left and right with without mercy… or worse, provocation, then the Organization will send hunting party after hunting party after us until we're blue in the face."
"They most likely sent one out by now," Neideen added. "The Organization originally sent me to track her down, after all," the woman gestured to Sylvia, "and… well, things happened. The Organization has been rather adamant that we find her so-called 'kidnapper', and we all know they have eyes and ears. So they would have sensed me 'going missing' somewhere in Lautrec and sent someone to pick up where I left off."
"Have you sensed anyone?" Sylvia asked.
Neideen shook her head. "Not yet, but if they're within a 10-day walk from Mount Zakol, I won't hesitate to let everyone know."
At that, Naruto gave the one-eyed babe a smile, "Good to know," then he turned his attention to Garruk, Alexander and Lady Elizabeth, "You three are more than welcome to stay here."
"You already told them that, Naruto," Riful reminded him.
"Did I?" Naruto asked, looking to Riful who nodded in confirmation, "Oh. After that little conversation, it slipped my mind." The man let loose a sheepish chuckle. Then, he turned his attention back to Garruk. "Say, you wouldn't have any recommendations on anyone else who's looking for a job, would you?"
"If you can find them, there's quite a few," Garruk replied. "Though it depends on what you're looking for. If it's muscle, the ones who stand out most are a man named Sir Gideon of Iora and a woman named Lady Elspeth of Thera."
"I see," Naruto leaned forward slightly to show his interest. "What can you tell me of them?"
"Sir Gideon and Lady Elspeth are very accomplished knights in their own right. But, because the families they served got eaten by youma, they've been forced to do work as sell-swords to get by. I'm sure they'd be more than happy to do work for you." Garruk paused for a moment to gather his thoughts, before adding one more to the list. "There's also Liliana of Vess Village, a healer so good at her craft that she's said to have some kind of strange, mystical power over life and death. They say her brother turned out to be a youma in disguise one day and she's been looking for a way to wipe them out ever since."
Naruto nodded. Having such a talented healer on board seemed like a good idea, actually. He had no knowledge of medical techniques from his home world, but if this Liliana chick was as good as these rumors claimed, she'd come in handy. Getting her to join him would prove to be difficult, though, because of Riful. After all, if Garruk heard about him, then it's very likely that she has as well… and the same went for his harem. "I'll bear this advice in mind," Naruto declared. "Now that everything's settled, you and the others have the rest of the day to get yourselves settled in. Report for duty in the morning."
"Yes, m'lord." Garruk replied with a bow. With that, he, Alexander and Lady Elizabeth took their leave. Dauf, however, stayed behind.
"Well, then… It looks like Dauf and I have a bit of catching up to do," Riful commented with an amused look.
1: I couldn't help but reference one of Gigguk's old vids in this scene, lol. If you're not familiar with him, he's an anituber with a number of very entertaining videos. I highly recommend him if you're looking for something to watch. :)
2: I don't know about y'all, but Kiraa Bii's habit of speaking in rhyme came off as a bad case of Flanderization, especially as it got worse in later chapters. -_-
3: I'd imagine that the Organization would likely train their more fetching warriors to gather information in various ways; put them pretty faces to good use, if you will. Of course, these women wouldn't always be successful in their attempts to do so, but it would at least sometimes make their jobs easier, I'm sure - depending on the assignment, of course.
4: Apparently, this continent is fucking huge, because it took the Claymore girls nearly a month to get from Staff to Rabona if memory serves, and even then, their travel time was cut down a bit by a boat ride. Might be a bit off on the details, since it's been a while since I read that chapter, but I do know that it was a ridiculous amount of time. Also, given that Lautrec is a very hilly region with valleys forests and a big-ass desert, it would probably take a while to traverse on foot, even for women who don't need to stop and rest as often as the average human.
And, that's all for now. I hope y'all enjoyed! Until next time; y'all have a good one, eh! :)