Yay! Over 70 followers and over 100 visitors per each new chapter. I'm aware this story would have been wildly more popular if I'd kept Naruto straight, but I really wanted to experiment in the nigh-unexplored bisexual harem genre. Anyway, enjoy the latest fruits of my madness.
Tenten blinked and sat up, smacking her mouth to get the dryness out of it. She felt phenomenal, like she'd just had the best night's sleep in history. All her usual aches and pains were curiously absent.
"Water?" Naruto offered, handing out a glass. He, Sasuke, Hinata, and Hana were arranged around the bedroom, all watching her watching them.
"Thanks," Tenten rasped, taking the glass. She gulped down the water greedily, gasping as a drop landed on her nipple. It was only then that she realized she was naked.
"I take it you all sleep in the nude and figured I'd join in?" Tenten asked dryly.
"We see ourselves as wolves, it's more than just a metaphor. Body heat is the way to go," Sasuke said with a small smile. Tenten felt her heart skip a beat when he looked at her. Sure, Naruto was handsome, but Sasuke was HOT!
"What time is it?"
"0900 Konoha Standard Time, so mid-morning. How do you feel?" Hana asked.
"Fucking awesome, actually." Tenten set the glass down on the bedside table. "So, dose number two time?"
"I like to give each new recruit a chance to back out after the first two doses. The third dose is when the Astral Bond is formed and we're linked together forever. Any second thoughts?"
"I… I want people to look at me the way I look at you now. And the chance to use your ryo chit on some of the tech I've been drooling over for years entices me. And I'm curious if this Uzu tech lives up to the hype. So I say I'm still onboard for Uzuvication," Tenten explained.
Naruto grinned. "Okay. You'll wake up a bit after lunch with a rounded tummy. Consequence of four huge balls, I come a lot."
"There were four? I didn't count last night," Tenten joked, tensing as Naruto reached for the hem of his shorts. "In front of the others?"
"No secrets on this ship, Tenten. Better get used to it," Hinata advised.
Naruto dropped his shorts and stepped out of them, his monolithic prong jutting out proudly.
Tenten gulped. "I've seen smaller fire extinguishers, you know."
"I repeat, you'll stretch where it counts. The other girls all seem to love it when I stretch their holes," Naruto said with a shrug.
"I'm Hinata and I approve that message," the bluenette stated like an old political ad.
"It feels divine, stretching around that big cock… ooh," Hana shivered.
Tenten gulped but crawled forward on the bed to meet Naruto. "Here's my last free pass," she joked, before gumming on the mighty helmet of the penis presented to her.
True to his word, the next thing Tenten knew it was the afternoon, according to the clock set on the wall. Tenten had trouble standing up, her belly swollen like there was a massive tumor in her intestines, aka a baby. It filled Tenten with an odd rush of horniness to see and feel the bump on her normally skeletal frame. She was a virgin, so the thought of babies was miles away. Still, when she pictured a little girl with Sasuke's or even Naruto's eyes, it filled her heart with warmth.
"Good, you're awake. The times are just a guesstimate. Everyone's busy in the Gym so I've been instructed to lead you on a tour of the Invictus if you're interested," Hana said from the doorway. "You can put on this to wear, it's the unofficial uniform for new recruits."
Tenten took the white dress shirt. "No pants? No underwear?"
"Why impede easy access? Seriously, though, we'd all walk around nude if we weren't on guard for a pirate attack any moment. These systems are infested, I've learned the hard way."
Tenten nodded. "They mentioned at dinner, how they rescued you. What happened?"
Hana sighed. "It was just a normal day on the Griffon. I had just finished my shift when we got wind of a distress beacon. I was awoken by the gunfire of the ambush. A cyborg broke into the women's cabin and hauled the three of us over the corpses of our crewmates onto their ship. We were stripped and whipped, then thrown into a pit with the Oni. I had to watch my two female colleagues get raped to death, their wombs crushed, their intestines pierced, their pelvises shattered. And I was helpless to do anything other than be next. The whole time, the pirates cheered it on. This was their idea of fun." Hana smiled slightly. "And then two Uzu arrived to save the day. They rescued me, patched me up, and transported me to Port Heracles. And a couple weeks later, when I thought I was in legal trouble, they came to my rescue again. Now I'll spend the next few millennia making it up to them."
Tenten blinked. "That's not just an expression, you mean that don't you?"
"Every word. That's the thing about immortality, even if you've only had it a couple weeks: it gives perspective. Knowing that there will always be a tomorrow and there's every chance you'll be there to see it for the rest of eternity, you learn to appreciate what you have in the moment." Hana shrugged. "Anyway, time for that tour."
Hana led Tenten on a tour that was heavily based off her own. "You already know the Officer's Lounge, complete with Kitchen and Bar." Decks 3 through 6 passed in a haze, though Tenten seemed to have an orgasm when she came face to face with a military-grade Power Core. When they got to Deck 7, Hana held a finger to her mouth before opening the door to the Gym. They both looked in, and Tenten gasped.
Hinata was floating in a suspended sphere of water, a look of serene calm on her face as she balanced on her back. Naruto was next to her, a focused expression on his face, clearly the one responsible for the water. Sasuke was in the pool beside them, swimming laps with the measured pace of a marathoner.
"What's going on?" Tenten demanded in a whisper.
"Hinata has a slight phobia of the pool. This is an exercise to help her get acclimated. Can't drown if you're not in the pool. Plus it gives Naruto a chance to practice his powers. Sasuke is just getting used to having an athlete's body fifteen years younger than he's used to."
"Wait, Sasuke is older than Naruto? They look the same age!"
"Naruto is actually 40, and Sasuke was 46 before the transformation. Now he's physically 30 and loving it. Naruto just aged well," Hana explained.
Hinata sat up and touched her feet down on the ground. Naruto directed all the water back into the pool without so much as a splash. Naruto cupped her neck and gave her a big kiss. "I'm so proud of you, honey! Soon you'll be swimming laps next to me and Sasuke."
"If you say so. Now, as to our audience," Hinata said, turning to face the door. Tenten and Hana walked up to them, a tad flustered at getting caught peeping. "So, Tenten, isn't it great to have a bulging tummy filled with food?"
"My biology ain't great but I know jizz ain't food," Tenten fired back.
"Uzu jizz is. It's a high-protein feast." Hinata licked her lips. "Naruto has a surprise to show you. I'll borrow Hana. I think I'm ready to play in the shallow end."
"Yay! We'll be like little girls at a summer party," Hana cheered, stripping off her clothes.
Naruto led Tenten out of the Gym and into the hallway. He opened a doorway marked 'Armory' and led Tenten into a magnificently empty room. "Is this where you molest me? Because I think I already consent to that," Tenten joked.
"Cheeky vixen. This is your workshop. Do with it what you will. Fill it with whatever equipment you think will help your projects or the ship and crew. I have a little over 90 million in savings even before we sell this Tyrenium, so money is no object."
"This whole space is mine? I can fill it with anything? You're clowning!"
"I assure you, I am clown-free. I hate clowns, they creep me out." Naruto shuddered.
Tenten jumped up and kissed Naruto before dropping back to the ground. "This is so generous! I'm very grateful."
"Yes, I can tell," Naruto said dazedly. He always took a while to recover from his first kiss with a new crew member. "Back to the tour?"
Tenten found the state-of-the-art machinery of the Medical Bay fascinating, though Naruto was made uncomfortable by all the psychic remnants of violent deaths that haunted the room. Taking a trip two decks down, Naruto showed off first the Docking Bay and the Cargo Bay.
"I really should look into getting a dropship. If Karron hadn't had that Docking Bay we would have been screwed," Naruto mused. Walking to the other Bay with Tenten in tow, Naruto regarded the Tyrenium. "Ah, half a billion ryo, safe and sound."
"Half a billion? For 20 tons? That's 25 million a ton!" Tenten exclaimed.
"Given the amount and the demand, I might be able to drive the price up even higher. We'll go from less than 100 million to over half a billion in fortune. So really, don't worry about the equipment you order for your lab."
"Assuming we get to Olympus without being slaughtered by pirates or eaten by aliens, of course," Tenten pointed out.
"Well, by that point, what equipment you ordered will be moot." Naruto sat down on an ore container. "Now, I believe you need a late lunch. Do you want it from me and bind our souls together for eternity or want to fetch something from the Lounge?"
Tenten set her shoulders. "I made my choice." So saying, she reached out and unbuttoned his pants herself. His towering shaft emerged from within, throbbing and leaking, proving Naruto had been thinking about this for a while now. With a breath like a diver before the leap, Tenten took the head into her mouth.
There was a rush of sweet numbness, but unlike the last two times, her body seemed to fight it. Tenten regained full consciousness just as she slid Naruto into her throat. Her eyes widened with panic.
"You won't choke. Your lungs are altered to absorb oxygen more efficiently. You can hold your breath for minutes at a time. Just relax and let your body do what feels right," Naruto coached, seeing her panic.
Closing her eyes and trusting in her inner goddess, Tenten slid up and down on Naruto's pole, the meaty taste filling her mouth as he nearly made her burst at the seams. Within minutes, she felt him clench his hands and then she felt a rush of warmth in her belly, one that soon overflowed. Tenten withdrew when the twitching stopped, her middle now rounded out like she was due next week with twins. On her emaciated frame, it looked almost comical.
*Congratulations, Tenten. You're a wolf of the Uzumaki Pack. You're going to love it here.*
Tenten startled. "That was Telepathy? It's not like a vid-feed in your head, it's more like our cerebrums touched and shared information!"
"And as you grow and develop bonds with the rest of the crew, you'll be able to have the same level of Telepathy with them as you have with me. Takes an hour to form the bond the old-fashioned way. Otherwise, we can only communicate with mild Telepathy that IS like vid-feed in your head."
Tenten nodded, mind racing. She blinked. "My workshop is right above us isn't it?"
Naruto looked at the ceiling with X-Ray Vision rather than strain his spatial reasoning skills. "Just about, yeah."
"Well I was thinking, why not install a loading ramp so I can move big projects to and from the Cargo Bay? There's plenty of room, it's not like you're usually packed with trade goods as I understand it."
"No, I deal exclusively in Tyrenium for the last couple months. And that's not a space hog. I'll apply for the modification when we make berth at Olympus. Brilliant idea, babe."
Tenten blushed. "You can act as lovey-dovey as you want with me, big man. Just remember I'm banging Sasuke first."
"Fine with me. But I call dibs on your anal virginity."
Tenten blinked before she held up a hand and whipped her finger back and forth. "No. No, no, no, no, no, no. Exit only, buggerer."
"You'll soon change your tune. I could fuck Sasuke while he's fucking you and you can see how happy it makes him."
"My first time will NOT be a threesome."
"You're a hard woman to please," Naruto hummed. "I consider that a challenge."
Tenten smiled before she got woozy.
"You're putting on about fifty pounds in about a week, most of it muscle. Your body is going to need lots of rest. Let's get you into bed." Scooping her up into his arms, Naruto carried Tenten to the elevator, up to Deck 2, and into the Commander's Quarters. He laid her in the middle of that colossal bed, tucking her in like a baby. She was out the moment her head touched the pillow.
Smiling down at her, Naruto turned to the door and snuck quietly out. *Sasuke, what did you and Hana want to show me?*
*Meet me on the Bridge.*
*Are you still in your speedo?*
*That is neither here nor there.*
Naruto took the elevator to the Command Deck where indeed Sasuke was waiting in nothing but swim briefs. Naruto was almost tempted to use Psychic Healing so he could recover and hose down all that tan skin with a layer of SPF Spunk. But Sasuke had something he wanted to tell him so Naruto kept his libido in check.
"What's the big surprise you found out this morning?" Naruto asked, sinking into the Command Chair.
Sasuke pressed a button on his console and a System Map opened up in the air above them. "We found the pirates' base."
Naruto raised a brow. "Walk me through it."
"We started with the long-rang scans, getting every wreck and piece of debris in this sector from Heracles to Karron. The Griffon was assigned to investigate the cause and we both know how that went. Then we checked the black-box data from every transponder that accepts Konoha Federation codes. We worked out their fleet size and from there it was just isolating the patterns of attack and tracing them back to the source: a system named Chendar."
Naruto examined the System. No planets, an asteroid belt, and a couple gas giants. One of them had an abandoned mining facility hovering in the atmosphere like a mosquito poised to suck the precious gas from the planetoid. It had probably been stripped and abandoned when the supply had run out in the first rush of colonization in this sector of the Konoha Federation.
"That mining facility would make an excellent base for a pirate gang," Naruto mused.
"We agreed. Now, to the question: stamp them out ourselves or just report it to the K-Fed and be on our way?"
"... Hana needs closure. Plus, there's something fishy about how a gang grew this large without getting noticed. I know I hate the guy, but it'd be so easy to see Gato selling them data or colluding with them for ryo. The guy rubbed me all kinds of wrong."
"Without hard evidence, we'll never be able to prove it. And he's already going down for terrorizing Hana, adding treason just seems excessive."
"At the moment, he's just facing a dishonorable discharge. If he's a traitor, and my gut says he is, I want him executed. You don't betray pack."
"See, now you're applying Uzu values to Konoha. That's a short road to disappointment."
"You mean my values. Uzu values are a twisted thing."
"You're changing that. This whole crew is living proof." Sasuke slid into Naruto's lap. "You're a good man with good friends who will father good sons. Remember that."
Naruto grinned and kissed Sasuke. *Hinata, you been following along? Come up here and set a course for Chendar.*
"Already here," she said aloud from the elevator. She pranced to her XO Chair and worked her magic. "3.2 days, so dinnertime or thereabouts. Better to fight on an empty stomach or eat early?"
"Definitely eat early, don't want to collapse from hunger during a firefight."
Hana cracked her knuckles. "I'll stay up here and plan the assault. You guys go make dinner or something."
The top triumvirate of the Pack shared looks, before nodding. "Very well. I expect to see you for dinner, Hana."
"I'll be there. I just need to zen out so this is about justice instead of vengeance."
"Fair enough," Sasuke mused.
"We love you and we care about you!" Hinata called as they piled into the elevator.
Sasuke went to change into something that didn't make him look like a male stripper, while Naruto and his best sous chef made pork chops with veggies and mashed potatoes. Tenten awoke around the time they were plating and, true to her words, Hana made it down to eat. They enjoyed the food and conversation, no one mentioning they'd be in a fight for their lives later that week.
"I want that Holo-reader, I need to know the details of the ship's systems if I'm to be Chief Engineer."
"You'll get it tomorrow. Tonight, you have something else to focus on," Hinata said leadingly.
Naruto fed Tenten her dinner and they all retreated to the bedroom for an early night, exhausted by the exertion of the day.
The next three days passed in a blur. Every four hours from first light to bedtime, Naruto paused what he was doing to feed Tenten. As she bonded with the other girls, Naruto sometimes added the novelty of having one of them "feed" Tenten her meal. An option that wasn't really possible with Sasuke given the crew's universal refusal of ass to mouth when it came to creampies. But the dark and handsome "hunk muffin" as Tenten called him fed Tenten plenty of appetizers and desserts over the few days. Tenten was visibly changing by the day, but the mental blinders of the transformation prevented her from seeing it.
In more mundane news, Tenten spent her days glued to the Holo-reader until she could quote energy ratios in her sleep. Her education culminated in a small ceremony where her console on the Bridge was activated and she was deemed worthy to work it. Hana and Sasuke and Naruto spent hours discussing naval tactics and possible orders of battle, all of which boiled down to hoping they weren't too outnumbered and the pirates didn't have anything bigger than the Invictus. Something bugged Hana about the black-box data. There were a few too many decommissioned Konoha Federation ships in the pirate fleet. Sure, a budding privateer might be able to afford one or two, but over a dozen? Naruto took it as confirmation that Gato was dirty, but Sasuke reminded him he had to have more than that to report the slimy bastard. Hinata mainly focused on keeping everyone's spirits up and being the distraction when someone got too maudlin.
In lighter news, Hinata and Sasuke both crossed the threshold for forming an Astral Bond with Hana, and at the end the pack mind was inclusive of all but Tenten.
Finally, the day of the attack came. Naruto started by giving Tenten a big breakfast. "Thanks stud, see you later," she winked, having matured into quite the vixen over the half week. Fellating the mother of all cocks multiple times a day tends to lend one sexual confidence.
"She hasn't even noticed that the burn is gone, or that her hair brushes her hips. Uzu mental protections are powerful indeed," Sasuke mused.
"Forget that, how long before you fuck her so Naruto can fuck her?" Hinata demanded.
"If we survive this pirate purge, I will pluck her this very evening."
Hana snuggled into Naruto's side. *This is going to be nothing like that skirmish with the Heavy Freighter. It'll be us up against an entire fleet. A ragtag fleet, crewed by untrained, undisciplined pirates, but still. All it takes is one good shot after the shields fall for it all to be over.*
*You know the solution to that, don't you?* Naruto coaxed.
*No, what?*
*Don't let the shields go down. Which means you don't miss a shot and Hinata pulls off her best piloting. We're Uzu. In an old-fashioned Konoha Federation Cruiser, but still Uzu. Without going all arrogant, we are superior to those pirates. We're stronger, smarter, faster, better. This will be a piece a cake so long as we keep confidence and don't lose our cool.* Naruto paused in his speech. *And now I'm going to ruin a beautiful moment.*
He farted.
Hinata burst into laughing tears as Sasuke rolled his eyes and Hana rolled far away from the Alpha.
"Sorry, it's the beans from last night. Last time I make chili for a while, I swear."
They all enjoyed a long shower before getting dressed in tactical clothes. Tenten, still having rounded ears, was a non-combatant in this fight. But she would be on the Bridge during the conflict, controlling the shields and energy outputs for all the other systems. The four full members of the pack had a big breakfast before one and all going to the Bridge, Naruto with his armor tucked under one arm and Hinata carrying both XR73 Rifles.
Tenten acknowledged them with a wave, her head remaining buried in the Holo-reader. She was browsing the Engineers' Almanac 2780 for machines to order once they were at Olympus and past all this. Having learned firsthand the destructive potential locked in the Invictus's body, the Karron girl found it hard to take the threat of a few pirates seriously.
The crew all waited tensely, conversation reserved for the mind, watching their progress towards Chendar. Around 1100, their progress was interrupted by a blaring alarm.
"That's a distress beacon!" Hana called out.
"Our luck is crazy, we're right on top of this one too. ETA two minutes." Hinata clutched her joystick as she altered their course.
"The Freighter Calypso has been disabled and is being boarded by an unknown ship, one of four," Sasuke summarized.
"Shields up," Tenten reported dutifully.
"Weapons hot," Hana stated, pressing the red button on her joystick.
"Try to hail the Freighter," Naruto commanded.
Calara flicked a switch that replaced the Tactical Map with the System Map. The details on the four ships with inactive transponders became clearer the closer the sensors on the Invictus got to them. A Freighter hung lifeless, its engines destroyed, a sleek Corvette drawn up beside it on the airlock.
Hana's jaw dropped. "Those three-legged sons of one-eyed bitches! That's the Griffon! They stole my old ship!"
"Can you be sure without the transponder code, Hana?" Naruto asked to confirm.
"Positive! It's a Marlin class Corvette with upgraded rear stabilizers! That's what Commander Jericho came to Heracles for in the first place. I thanked those stabilizers every night for getting me away from Gato."
Before anyone could respond to that startling information, the screen came alive with the image of a middle-aged woman.
"We're being boarded!" She screamed as gunfire and screams went off in the background. "Please help us!"
"This is Commander Uzumaki Naruto of the Assault Cruiser Invictus. We'll be with you in one minute. Just try to hold out until then," Naruto ordered, not unkindly.
The line went dead before she could respond.
The three remaining ships, two battered looking Lexon class Frigates and a blunt nosed Corvette, were providing cover for their pirate colleagues who were performing the boarding action. The pirate vessels had picked up the incoming Assault Cruiser on their scanners, and the worn looking ships were turning to engage.
Tenten watched the unfolding engagement with awe, the pivoting pirate craft looking menacing as they turned in their direction, with many weapon barrels being brought to bear. On the other side of the holographic map, the Invictus surged forward with deadly purpose, looking like a sinister predator as it descended on the smaller vessels.
"Thirty seconds until we're in range!" Hinata announced.
"Lieutenant take them out fast, so we can save the Freighter!" Naruto urged.
Hana's eyes narrowed in concentration, as she focused on the holographic targeting matrix floating in front of her face. "Yes, Sir!" she responded grimly.
It happened so quick you almost needed Psychic Speed to see it. The instant the Frigates were in range, Hana fired the Beams, three per vessel, sizzling out their shields and carving thick furrows in their armor. She followed up with the Mass Drivers, the whole Bridge shuddering as the massive magnetic rails accelerated their shells to hyperwarp. One Frigate exploded in a fiery wreck, while the other suffered an explosive depressurization as the shell pierced the Cockpit. Hinata twisted the ship so the top deck faced the Corvette, and Hana let loose with Laser Cannons and Gatling Lasers. The meager shields flickered out after two seconds and one well-aimed shot of a Laser Cannon pierced the Power Core, sending the blunt nosed Corvette up in smoke.
"Targets neutralized, Commander," Hana reported.
"Holy shit!" Tenten exclaimed.
"The result of a crew of geniuses that can coordinate at the speed of thought. You'll join the pack mind one day, love," Sasuke consoled her.
Naruto was already shrugging into his Kevlar bodysuit with ceramic plating. "Hinata, line us up with the Griffon, we're rescuing the Calypso. Then suit up and grab your gun at speed. I expect you to join me when the elevator gets here,"
"Yes, Alpha," Hinata said without thinking, using pack terminology rather than K-Fed. She maneuvered the Invictus with a dancer's grace to lock airlocks with the commandeered Corvette. Then she used Psychic Speed to change into the very armor Naruto had 'requisitioned' for her from Hana's old ship. Grabbing her XR73 Rifle, she joined Naruto in the elevator.
"Sasuke, the Conn is yours. Keep an eye out for reinforcements. I'll keep in touch through the pack mind."
*Be safe,* Sasuke projected as the elevator doors closed.
*As I have to be,* Naruto replied, which did not inspire confidence in the former Vice Admiral.
*Relax, Sasuke. He's got me watching his ass. I'll die before I let him die.*
*Let's not joke,* Naruto grumbled.
*Who's joking?*
The elevator opened up on Deck 9, the airlock right in front of them.
*You know if there was a boarding action and we didn't get here first, we'd be fish in a barrel.* Hinata thought uncomfortably.
*I'll see what I can do at Olympus. Now, to stop those pirates.* They opened the Invictus's airlock to find the Griffon's closed. Before attaching the chrome device that would open the door, Naruto took a brief Spirit-Walk to scout ahead. *They never learn, they left no men behind. Idiots probably don't even know we're here.* With a brief use of the hacking device, they were in.
After a month in the hands of pirates, the Griffon had clearly seen better days. Naruto and Hinata glided through with Psychic Speed to the other airlock, which was open into the Calypso. Taking a second to pull up a schematic of this model of Freighter on his forearm screen, Naruto led Hinata into the Freighter.
They moved fluidly as a single unit, covering each other's backs at each intersection, following the sounds of conflict echoing off the walls.
*I hear voices to the right. I'll go high, you go low,* Naruto instructed his Matriarch before going down the corridor in question.
They walked quietly down the corridor, seeing an open doorway to the side, sounds of talking getting louder.
"It seems like such a waste," a voice said, as it drifted into the corridor.
"I know, but that's what the Captain ordered," a gruff voice said in return.
"They wouldn't mind if we had a go first would they?" the first voice said lecherously, followed by the sounds of female voices sobbing in despair.
"How would they know?" the gruff voice chuckled evilly.
Naruto snarled under his breath. *Take the left,* he ordered before kicking the door open and firing at the pirate and would-be rapist on the right. He and his companion were down before they even knew there was a threat.
"Oh, thank you! They were going to rape us!" One of the kneeling women sobbed.
"Take their pistols and barricade the door. There are still pirates aboard and we need to take them out," Naruto ordered in a no-nonsense tone.
One of the women blinked. "Y-you can't leave us! You have to protect us!"
"Relax. The next people to come through this door will be your men," Hinata comforted before rejoining Naruto in his crouch-crawl through the Calypso.
They could still hear the sounds of a gunfight around the corner to their right, and after quickly checking the other corridors, they moved to follow the sounds again. A set of double doors was wide open, and the flash of gunfire could be seen coming from in the room. Naruto darted silently across to the other side of the door, so that both he and Hinata could get into position on either side of the doorway. He glanced into the room and saw that the Freighter crew were in a dire situation.
"Surrender and we'll spare your lives," a hulking pirate barked, his voice sounding harsh and strangely metallic. The pirate boss, and around a dozen of his men, were spread out behind overturned tables in what used to be the ship's mess. They were armed with a variety of pistols and rifles, and were shooting at the kitchen sporadically.
"Fuck you, slaver!" came the reply from the far side of the room, where two men were huddled behind the kitchen unit, firing wildly with their pistols. Blood was sprayed over one side of the kitchen, and John could see a body on the floor to their side. He spotted a door behind the brave freighter crewmen, and terrified faces peeked around the corner, watching the exchange.
*There's a lot of them. Psychic Speed and work your way from the right. No trick shots, brain, heart or lungs and done. I'll work from the left. We should meet at the cyborg. Could have sworn I killed him last time. Must have subdermal armor over his heart.*
*Yes, Commander. I'll go for his kidneys this time while you try his skull. Hopefully we don't need to have brought armor piercing instead of hollow-point.*
With a nod, Naruto and Hinata both shifted into a higher realm of speed fueled by psionic energy. Then they threw open the doors and began to mow down the pirates at full-auto, which was more like single-shot at Psychic Speed. They cut down half a dozen men each before converging on the hulking cyborg. As promised, Hinata went for his kidneys while Naruto went for the forehead.
Blood sprayed out of his back at the kidney shots, but the bullets shattered against a steel plate hidden under the cranium. The cyborg arched his back and roared. Seeing the opportunity, Hinata dashed forward and, with Herculean strength, twisted his head 180°.
One of the men behind the counter fired blind.
"Cease fire, cease fire! Commander Uzumaki Naruto of the Invictus. We responded to your distress signal!" Naruto shouted.
The brown-haired woman from earlier stepped forward, a makeshift trauma bandage on her left arm. "Commander! Oh thank you sir, you saved us all!"
"Just doing my job, ma'am. We rescued a group of women being held hostage about two corridors over. They should be barricading the door."
"Oh, thank fuck. I'm going to go kiss my wife," one of the defenders said, taking off for the women.
"We are in your debt, Commander Uzumaki."
Naruto held up his hands, his Rifle hanging by its strap. "Really, my crew and I were just passing along. We weren't going to just ignore you."
"Does your crew have a name?" The leader of the Freighter crew asked.
"The Uzumaki Pack," Hinata answered for him.
"Then we'll tell any sumbitch that will listen about the Uzumaki Pack and their valor today," the woman swore.
*Just smile and nod, Alpha. Smile and nod,* Hinata coached.
I hear that last line in my head in the voice of the Penguins of Madagascar. Not much sex but plenty of combat, same for the next chapter. Chapter 16 will start with a good steamy sex scene, don't worry.