Huh... Got a lotta people complaining about Naruto fucking Kaguya and... JOINING THE HAREM?! Isn't it a little soon for that...? I mean, those words kinda imply that she became romantically involved with him, which she is not. O.o

I might be preaching to the choir by now, since anyone who jumped to that conclusion has apparently left, but to immediately assume that two people are or will be romantically involved based solely on the fact that they've had sexual contact is... precious. Yeah, I think I'll go with that, lol.

I mean for fuck's sake, she only offered to let Naruto "take his frustration out on her" (in Kaguya's own words) as payment for his cooperation! Mind you, this is not to say that eventually having Naruto end up marrying Kaguya (and becoming her primary advisor as a result) had never been considered for later chapters (far from it in fact). But, it just felt too forced and contrived, so that was the first thing I removed in this story's third draft.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why pre-production is important: one's first draft tends to suck... as does the second. It's not impossible to have a keeper on your first try, mind you, but it's certainly not common for most people, lol.

Maybe in a sequel, they'll slowly warm up to each other; time does heal all wounds, after all... and with eternal youth, Naruto will have plenty of that to spare. But it certainly ain't happening in this installment, I can tell you that.

Regardless, I think I've beaten this horse enough. On with the fic!

Chapter Eighteen: Last-Minute Loving

The next day, back in Zakol Castle, a topless Cassandra whimpered in embarrassment and discomfort as Liliana examined her breasts. Yeah, they were definitely swelling up… and more sensitive.

"Well, then," Liliana commented. "I do believe that congratulations are in order."

"Oh, Gods help me…" the former Number One muttered in dismay. "My parents would be flaying the skin off my back if they were still alive."

"Forgive me if I am being rude, but just how is this possible? Aren't you claymores meant to be barren thanks to you having the flesh of youma inside of you?" Liliana simply had to ask; to her knowledge, this should be impossible! (1)

"It's the process of having it implanted, not the flesh itself," Cassandra clarified.

"I see… what about…" the woman made a line going from the base of her neck down.

It didn't take a genius to know what the woman was trying to say. "N-Naruto healed that," Cassandra muttered, her cheeks burning even more. "He did so with the aid of Kurako. She's a demon of some kind from his homeland. A very powerful one. On par with the strongest of us warriors. The process those two used to seal it properly has apparently restored my fertility as a side-effect."

"I see." Liliana mused aloud with a thoughtful frown upon her face. Then she looked at Cassandra and continued, "If anyone outside of this castle were to discover Lord Naruto and Lady Kurako's ability to heal the unhealable, I am absolutely positive the Organization would stop at nothing to try and abduct them."

"They can try." Cassandra said with a roll of her eyes, "Naruto's managed to defeat us… and Kurako herself personally beat me black and blue. Before I joined up, I was the strongest warrior the Organization had on the field. And she defeated me effortlessly."

"So that rumor was true…" Liliana muttered. "Just one more reason not to cross her, I suppose..." She had to admit, that was a scary thought.

The warrior then gave her a reassuring smile. "From what I've seen she's a laid back, perverted girl who just wants what's best for Naruto. Just don't do anything that threatens his well-being… or their family's well-being and you will be fine. She can apparently read minds, so if you did have any negative intent, she would know."

"That's… also scary." Liliana commented.

"Tell me about it."

"Well, that nightmare fuel aside," the black-haired woman joked, "your body seems to have accepted his seed without any issue. It will take a few weeks for your child to start growing, but after you feel a bump starting to form I want you to relax. That means no strenuous activities. Period."

"A-alright," Cassandra then shyly averted her gaze. "Is there anything else I should know? As I'm sure you'd assume, I am completely in the dark when it comes to motherhood."

"Your emotions will be out of control as a result of the child growing inside you… especially in the later stages," Liliana told her with an understanding nod. "You will have rather jarring mood swings as a result, both positive and negative. You will likely experience a heavy lust towards Naruto, as well, and you will have strange food cravings. Listen to your body and what it needs so that the baby can grow properly."

"Do forgive me if I end up pestering you for more advice…"

"No need to worry; it is why I'm here, after all."

Meanwhile, just outside the room, Miranda listened in on their conversation, biting her lip as a pit grew in her stomach. It… hurt. She was so jealous of that glorious bastard who stole her heart and her love that it physically hurt!

She… couldn't go on like this… Miranda simply had to confront him when he came back or she would go insane!

As for Naruto and Sylvia, they were having a pretty nice day.

The latter never thought it was possible to feel so clean and refreshed after taking a 'shower' here, but damn! The white-haired teen had a smile on her face, a spring in her step and… quite possibly another bun in the oven. Sylvia blushed heavily at the thought; after counting the days since her last period, she realized that it was about as unsafe as possible to fuck like rabbits the way they did, though Sylvia… didn't mind as much as she thought she would.

As for Naruto, he was feeling much better now that he was able to let all of that grief out in such a therapeutic fashion, last night. Before a surprisingly humbled Kaguya bid them farewell for the time being, she told them that they'd be sent back home in the afternoon, so Naruto felt the need to milk his time here for all it was worth and catch up with the others.

Moegi was the first one they encountered—yanking Naruto into an alleyway, much to Sylvia's amusement. The orangette figured that he'd be heading back home rather soon, so she was not about to waste the opportunity presented to her!

Sylvia agreed to keep watch, much to Moegi's relief. She was admittedly jealous, though; her man was such a lucky bastard, banging his student in an alleyway like that... in broad daylight, no less!

That was when Shion found them.

The priestess let a sly grin spread across her lips, watching her baby-daddy's nice ass sway back and forth as he plowed Moegi from behind. The girl in question was bent over a crate, using the stack of crates in front of them as cover, with her panties gone and skirt lifted. (2)

Fortunately for Shion, the girl just wanted a quickie, so she let them finish their little romp before letting her presence be known to them. She licked her lips hungrily, not at all disappointed by the spectacle of Naruto's balls contracting as they visibly filled Moegi with a fresh batch of baby-batter.

Then, as the panting, flustered former student and master made themselves presentable, Shion couldn't help herself. "Well, you two seem to be having fun," she chirped, causing Moegi to yelp and jump into Naruto's arms in a cartoonish fashion—much to the priestess' amusement. "Oh, don't worry; I won't tell anyone," she assured. "I'm just here to collect Naruto when you're done, so I can give him a proper send off of my own."

"From the former student to a naughty priestess," Sylvia teased. "You are lucky bastard."

"You've been teasing me a lot, lately," Naruto commented with a raised eyebrow. Not that he minded, of course.

"Someone has to pick up the slack with Neideen absent," Sylvia joked before pushing herself off the wall she'd been leaning on and giving her man a peck on the cheek. "That aside, you certainly have my blessing; go ahead and ruin her."

"Oh, he already has," Shion whispered lustfully. "When you're ready, I'd like to take you two somewhere… safer for that kind of thing, though."

"Alright," Naruto replied with a chuckle, before setting Moegi down and hugging her close. That sounded fun, but he at least wanted to give his former student a proper goodbye, first.

The building Shion led them to after all that was a quaint, out-of-the-way, little love hotel on the outskirts of town, far from prying eyes. When they entered, Naruto and Sylvia noticed that no one was around.

"We bribed the staff to take the day off and let us use the inn," Shion chirped, as she approached a door in the back.

"We…?" Naruto asked, following her all the way.

The naughty priestess flashed him a grin, before opening the door to reveal five women sitting on the heels. Shizuka, Haruna, Toki, Tsunami, and Koyuki all perked up and looked expectantly at Naruto and Shion. (3)

The five women in question were lined up in a neat, little row in front of a king-sized bed, eyeballing Naruto like a slab of meat.

"A proper send-off indeed," Sylvia chuckled knowingly. She saw where this was heading and pushed Naruto forward. "Looks like I'll be keeping watch, again. Be a dear and give Kushina some siblings~!"

Shizuka, Tsunami, and Haruna's cheeks turned particularly red at that. Truth be told, they… took measures to ensure something would come of this not-so-little romp.

Deciding not to look a gift horse in the mouth, Naruto obliged with an awkward chuckle. "Yes, dear," he said, figuring she'd be stealing him away for another turn of her own later on.

Taking that as her cue, Shion grabbed Naruto's wrist and dragged him in while Sylvia took it upon herself to close the door behind them. Once they were inside, Naruto gave each of the lovely ladies a once-over.

First was Shizuka; though still in the dusky shades of violet and fuchsia he remembered quite vividly, her outfit was completely different to the one she wore when they met.

Gone was the ninja gear in exchange for robes not dissimilar to the ceremonial ones she donned in the meeting with Kaguya. These were significantly more revealing though. They were sleeveless, first off, with a high collar and a boob window that showed off just enough cleavage to be classy while still sexy. Slits ran up the sides to her waist, showing off all of the outer thighs and implying the complete lack of panties.

A pair of thigh-high stockings, black zouri, and purple armlets finished the look. Her raven locks still bore the same bangs as before, straight with two tresses to frame her face, though the ponytail he remembered was now done up in a neat, little bun and her green eyes were as piercing as ever; the makeup she wore accentuating them quite nicely.

Next was Koyuki, her dark violet locks were done up in a bun as well, the bangs parted at the side with two tresses framing her face. Her purple eyes practically glowed with enthusiasm and she was garbed in a shoulderless, red robe with white and gold accents. It hanged low to show off a generous amount of cleavage and with her red lipstick and thighs exposed, Naruto knew full well that she was here to play.

Toki was a bit more conservative with her attire, garbed in a sleeveless yukata, white in color, with a red floral design. She wore simple pair of tabi and zouri with it and her deep, violet hair was down, styled with v-shaped bangs and two locks framing her face. The length of her hair reached down to her tailbone and as usual, she had some of it draped over her shoulders.

Haruna's attire was the most conservative of the four, that being a modest kimono, though Naruto noted that her robes would be quite deceptively easy to shed. The inner robe was blue and white, while the outer was green and purple. Both were held up with a dark purple sash. Like Toki, she finished the attire with but a simple pair of tabi and zouri. Her wavy, chestnut locks were parted in the middle and partially pulled back into a ponytail with her length hanging free along with two thin locks framing her face like the others... and also like the others, her violet eyes had a fire in them; he wasn't leaving this room before giving her some much-needed loving if she had anything to say about it!

Tsunami's black hair, meanwhile, hung freely, parted in the middle and reaching down to the small of her back, with chin-length bangs framing her face. Her coal colored eyes bore a look of mischief and experience as she eyeballed the boy whom her family owed everything to. The woman had to admit, though, that she felt… under-dressed for the occasion, sporting naught but a simple, blue dress with short sleeves and matching shoes and stockings. Her outfit, though, left nothing to the imagination and showed off a generous amount of leg and cleavage.

Finally, there was Shion, who was garbed in a cute, little pink and yellow kimono with a white obi, matching tabi, and simple zouri. Her golden locks were left hanging freely behind her and her bangs were straight with two long tresses at the edges. Her lavender eyes gleamed with mischief as she pulled Naruto towards the bed.

Before the whisker-marked blond knew it, several pairs of hands were all over him as the women giggled and stripped him down. By the time he reached the bed, Naruto was in his birthday suit and hard as a damn brick. He lay down and let the total of six women dogpile him, their hands and tongues exploring his body enticingly. Shizuka, Tsunami, and Koyuki were servicing his dick, the two of them feeling a bit intimidated by his sheer size. The 'Porno Princess, meanwhile, giggled impishly at their reactions. Toki and Haruna, meanwhile, were exploring his chest and Shion was making out with him.

Then, Shizuka steeled herself, taking a deep breath to calm her nerves and mounting Naruto—all but confirming to him that she wore nothing underneath that dress. The other four all agreed that since she hadn't yet been with Naruto and was more confident than Tsunami, it was only fair that she got first dibs. The kunoichi bit her lip, guiding Naruto's rock hard member to her entrance; she wasted no time at all and started sinking down slowly. She let loose a deep, guttural moan of pain and pleasure, feeling Naruto's massive cock stretch her virgin folds to capacity. The blond in question groaned lustfully into Shion's lips at the feel of her fleshy vice squeezing him so enticingly. Damn, this chick was tight!

Shizuka needed several moments to take all of him in and even longer to adjust to his length and impressive girth, but she managed. Then, the lone kunoichi fucked the man she'd fallen for good and proper. Naruto's hands instinctively found themselves on her hips before he knew it and the blond started thrusting back, much to Shizuka's enjoyment. Their moans filled the room, mixing with the sound of flesh hitting flesh and the other ladies' giggles. Then, soon enough, Naruto grunted, slamming into Shizuka and drawing a gasp from the woman.

The strange, yet pleasurable sensation of something warm shooting into her loins sent shivers up her spine and the kunoichi felt… something… something good wrack her to the core. His orgasm had triggered her own and she yelped in pleasure, catching herself on the young man's shoulders. She couldn't breathe, her head was buzzing and the room spun before her eyes; so, this was what it felt like to fuck a man…

"Y-you're sure that he has enough in him to tend to all of us…?" Shizuka asked with a look of uncertainty. She didn't want anyone feeling left out of this.

Shion giggled, withdrawing from Naruto's lips to answer her. "He could blow three loads inside each of us and still fuck a few more girls after a good meal and a bit of rest," she whispered huskily. "You can thank his family in the other world for that… Kurako especially."

Shizuka and the others' eyes lit up enticingly at that as Naruto realized he was in for the fight of his life. The blond in question chuckled nervously, drawing a pleasured yelp from the kunoichi as his dick throbbed in approval.

By the time they went their separate ways, the women were all walking funny and a very satisfied Naruto was covered in hickeys and varying colors of lipstick, much to Sylvia's amusement. "You lucky bastard," she giggled, giving him a teasing jab in the arm. "You owe me another three babies after all of that."

Naruto chuckled and pulled her into a deep, loving kiss that took her breath away; his wife's knees buckled and she moaned into the liplock. Then, when he withdrew, Sylvia couldn't help but lean forward, as if she were being pulled towards him.

"I'm lucky to have a wife like you," he whispered. "Let's get something to eat; after that, I'm starving."

"I bet," his wife teased, blushing up a storm from what he'd just done.

The rest of their day was rather uneventful for the most part, though still quite enjoyable. Naruto couldn't help but find it adorable how much his wife enjoyed the food here, for one. But, his time here mostly comprised of chatting it up with his old friends, catching it up with his lovers and some overdue bonding with his eldest daughter while Sylvia watched with a smile on her face.

But, fun as it was, that all had to end at some point; eventually, the couple found themselves back at the meeting hall to see that Kaguya had been waiting for them.

The woman in question looked… troubled, though.

Fearing that things might go south between the Coalition and Gelel Empire, Naruto confronted her. But, before he could say anything the God-Empress plastered on a reassuring smile and politely waved him off as if reading his mind.

"It's just a personal issue," she clarified. "Nothing to worry about. I take it that you two are ready to return?"

"As ready as we'll ever be," Sylvia chuckled tiredly, approaching the two.

Kaguya nodded and with a wave of her hand, a rift to their destination opened right up. "I shall return to discuss the seal once I've gathered that team to help us out," the God-Empress said. "It may take some time, though. Sealmasters of the caliber we need are hard to come by." (4)

"I've noticed," Naruto muttered, wishing that the Pervy-Sage was still around. "Talk to ya later, then." With that and a polite nod, he stepped through the portal with Sylvia in tow.

Kaguya took a deep, calming breath, her cheeks burning, and made a beeline for the exit and her thopter. That boy… what he did to her last night was going to come back to haunt her; she just knew it. But, what's done is done. She had work to do.

The instant he stepped into the great hall of Zakol Castle, Naruto let out a surprised yelp when Kurako glomped him. "Well, then," Naruto chuckled. "Someone missed me."

"Immeasurably," the vixen cooed.

"You could've called me on that mirror thing…"

Kurako pouted childishly at that. "I didn't want to interrupt you…"

Naruto chuckled and gave her a peck on the pouty lips. Then, he hugged her close as his former ward sniffed at him.

"Well, someone's been busy..." Kurako hummed thoughtfully as she took in all the scents that covered her mate. He reeked of semen spent, incense, perfume, and many women. Then, one in particular caught her attention… one that she'd never have expected. Looking up at her make in utter shock, she dug through his memories and saw what he did last night through his eyes. "H-holy shit, you… you actually did that with her?! And to think she was such a featherweight…"

"I mean, to be fair," Naruto replied with a half-awkward, half-amused chuckle, "she offered that as part of the payment for my time and effort. It came as just as much of a surprise to me. But, Syl was right; I needed that outlet so badly..."

'It wasn't the only surprise by a long shot, though," the white-haired teen giggled. "And she'll be paying Naruto pretty handsomely for his cooperation in other ways as well."

"So I noticed," Kurako replied with an impish grin. "I can also tell that romp wasn't the only one. That aside, though, I'll go collect the others; I'm sure we'd all like to hear of these arrangements."

Thus, the demonic vixen-loli scampered off to do precisely that as Naruto took hold of Sylvia's hand and lead her on up to their seats to await the others.

Not even twenty minutes later, Naruto's harem assembled in the great hall, though Sylvia and her husband were the only ones in their seats. Kurako had also gathered Dauf, Garruk, Liliana and Cassandra's team for good measure, leaving Harja, Kushina and Nora in the newly-recruited servants' care; the fact that they had those two now made it clear that his foxy concubine was not idle in his and Sylvia's absence.

As had become rather commonplace by now, Riful was perched on Dauf's shoulders. Meanwhile, Kurako stood before the group that assembled as everyone present let their words sink in.

"So a summoning seal and eternal youth in addition to letting you have your way with her," the vixen mused aloud. "That woman doesn't know how to pull her punches, does she?"

"Apparently," Naruto chuckled. "She was also very aggressive in that meeting."

"Given that her empire has been lost for so long, I can see why," Riful chimed in. "I would be too, were I in her position; it shows that she is not weak, but the generosity of her offer to you also makes it clear that she's not particularly cruel, thoroughly establishing this 'God-Empress' to be a balanced leader."

"Makes sense," Naruto admitted after giving that some thought. Moving on from there, he returned his attention to Kurako. "So, in light of the new nannies, I can't help but wonder what else I missed. What've you been up to while Syl and I were gone?"

"Mostly just adding a few servants to the roster while keeping an eye on everything," Kurako chirped. "We now have two nannies, three maids, a stable girl and a cook." That they were all healthy, beautiful, fertile, young women was left unsaid; he would find out soon enough. "Also, to make sure you don't get yourself killed by another Cassandra, I started spreading some rumors around about you being a magic user from a far-away land that had once been at war with the Organization, so you could start using your ninja arts without too many awkward questions."

"Uh… right," Naruto muttered, unsure about how to react to that.

"She had us help with that," Garruk chimed in. "Since everyone knows you married two demons, she wanted to get the villagers to believe that she granted you the ability to turn into a giant fox after you were nearly killed by Cassandra." (5)

"Much appreciated," Sylvia chirped.

"Needless to say," Kurako muttered with a heavy sigh, "I'm still a bit irritated by that."

Naruto couldn't help but look a bit sheepish. "Sorry…"

"It's fine now," the vixen assured with a roll of her eyes. "So long as you don't interfere with what I'm doing to keep you safe… and maybe give me some hot, angry makeup sex, I'll forgive you… eventually~!" Try as she might, Kurako simply couldn't help but tease the poor blond, much to his embarrassment and that of many others present. Then, she perked up, as if remembering something. "Oh, also, Cassandra has some good news for you~!"

The former Number One blushed heavily, feeling Naruto's eyes upon her. "I… uh... I-I'm p-pre-pregnant," she sputtered, shyly averting her gaze.

"Oh, that is good news!" Naruto cheered. "Congratulations!"

Cassandra's cheeks burned even hotter at that and she smiled at him.

"Anything else to report?" Sylvia asked.

"Nothing much on my end other than that everything is running quite smoothly," Kurako replied. "The village continues to grow and everyone's getting along well enough, despite so many of the people fearing that the Organization will try again."

"There've been no incidents yet," Garruk grunted with a respectful nod. "Everything's been pretty calm, all things considered."

"As I told Cassandra," Liliana chimed in, "she accepted your seed without issue. Also, Neideen's pregnancy is progressing as normal. I would like to add that your children are by far the healthiest I've ever seen. The only oddity is that their development is proving to be frighteningly fast. I swear I heard Kushina ask for her mama, a few hours ago."

"That, she did," Riful confirmed with a giggle. "It was so adorable. Little Harja's growing even faster than the others, albeit not by much."

"Yeah, I noticed that," Naruto replied. "I assume it's more to do with their mothers than with me being from another world, though. Keep an eye on them, will you?"

"Of course, m'lord," Liliana assured with a curtsy. "I will watch them like a hawk and let you know of their progress."

"Much appreciated," Naruto chirped with a nod. Then, once he was sure everyone said their piece, he dismissed them and everyone went about their business as usual for the rest of the evening.

1: Given her tweaked backstory, I feel like Liliana would be very knowledgeable about warriors of the Organization.

2: Pantiless and outright bottomless girls are one of my greatest weaknesses, so you can rest assured that they'll be popping up in my stories, lol.

Admittedly, this is also one of the reasons I gave her a skirt in stead of that atrocious outfit she wears in Boruto. Mind you the only thing I take issue with in her design is the ugly-ass booty-short-jumpsuit she's wearing, but that's unfortunately most of her outfit. :/

3: Hilariously, I didn't know about Shizuka until after I started writing Twisted Bonds and gave her name to a genderbent Sasuke, lol. Almost forgot about her, too, until Spy insisted we include her in the orgy. Just a bit of fun trivia for y'al;. :)

4: I mean, given how ridiculously OP Fuuinjutsu is, I feel like it only makes sense for it to be rather hard to master. The art would just be game-breaking, otherwise.

5: Given that he'd almost died, I feel like this was a rather obvious thing for her to do, lol. Her bullshit rumors would, after all, make more sense to the villagers of the Claymoreverse than the truth.

Aaand, that's pretty much that, I guess, lol. I hope y'all enjoyed and I'll be seeing you next month! Also, tomorrow (as of the time I posted this chapter) is my wedding anniversary, so if you have any questions, I might be a bit delayed in answering them, but I'll still respond to each and every PM and review I can! :)