Chapter Two: Obedience and Punishment.
"Come on Naruto! Faster! Faster! Keep up the rhythm!" Sakura shouted gleefully, the orangette's large breasts bouncing around as she giggled.
"I'm trying! It's not my fault you're more experienced than me! But I won't lose when it comes to pure stamina." Naruto retorted, while in the background Asagi watched while sucking on a popsicle in her hand.
"My sister talks a big game, but that's all it is. Just talk. Finish her off already!" Asagi said, encouraging the whiskered teen who nodded eagerly since it was time to step up his game.
"Wait… did anyone else notice how suggestive this conversation was?" Naruto asked as he danced off against the orangette on a small dance stage that was connected to an arcade game that was labeled 'Revolution, Revolution Dance!' For some reason that sounded like a rip-off name to him.
"Huh? What're you talking about?" Sakura asked as she danced in almost perfect rhythm to the prompts on screen, a sheen of sweat on her skin as her large assets bounced around… which was kinda distracting for the teenager, who was mentally cursing his own hormones.
"Never mind." The blonde muttered as he tried to keep up with his opponent. Since they were stuck on this train with no means of escape, they decided it was best to pass the time as they waited for their arrival to Konoha, and to the possibility of help.
Sakura suggested that they pay a visit to the arcade car, which was loaded with all manner of video games. Apparently the orangette enjoyed video games very much. While Naruto was severely inexperienced with games, there were still plenty of options for them to choose from that he could play as well, such as air hockey and the like, however, he kinda wanted to try his hand at dancing since he had never actually danced before. Suffice it to say… his new friend was not only a good dancer, she was a distracting kind of dancer as mentioned earlier.
The whiskered teen smirked since it took him a while to find his rhythm, but when he did, he found himself not far behind the younger Igawa sibling. There were still a few seconds on the clock as it slowly counted down, at the last second, confident in her victory, Sakura missed a step, costing her some needed points, while Naruto finished perfectly, allowing him just enough points to take the victory.
"Aww. I lost? Boooooo." Sakura whined in defeat, slumping her shoulders while the Uzumaki simply smiled and scratched his nose.
"That's what happens when you get cocky." Asagi spoke teasingly and flicked the back of her sister's head making her yelp slightly in pain.
"Regardless, that was still pretty fun. I never really had anyone to play with growing up." Naruto spoke, his words earning some sympathetic looks from the siblings. Seriously, how could anyone dare mistreat a nice kid like him?
"I'll take you on anytime you want! Just say the word! I'd be happy to teach you how to play other games too." Sakura promised with a bubbly smile, earning an appreciative nod from the blonde.
The Uzumaki grinned and gave a thumbs-up since he was looking forward to that. While they may be prisoners, they could be in far worse conditions. They had plentiful food and entertainment as they awaited rescue… speaking of rescue… there was one other reason why the blonde ordered the train to take them to Konoha.
He remembered the Sandaime once telling him about a barrier that encircled the village which was meant to detect intruders. He was hoping that either the train itself or the Igawa sisters Chakra signatures would trip the barrier, thus alerting the village, and the Hokage, to their presence. Then, boom, rescue initiated. However, he didn't want to mention this aloud… not with the damn train and/or mastermind behind their kidnappings was watching and listening to their every word and movement.
"You know… our situation kind of reminds me of a movie I once watched. It was about the last of humankind living aboard a train that circled the globe after an ice age was accidentally triggered." Asagi spoke as she bit off some of her popsicle with an audible crunching sound.
"Oh yeah? How'd it end?" The Jinchuuriki asked out of curiosity, prompting the bluenette to answer in a blunt manner "A lot of people died." Wow… that was pretty grim sounding.
The blonde yawned tiredly as he spoke "I don't know about you two, but after dealing with all this crazy crap, I think I'm gonna take a bath and go to bed." At this, the Igawa siblings nodded in agreement since a warm shower and some sleep sounded very nice right about now… however, the only place they found that could be used for bathing was that communal shower in the back near the prison car.
Out of seemingly nowhere, the voice of the train chimed in "You want to take a bath Conductor? Your private cabin comes equipped with its own bath and shower for your hygiene. Your passengers will join you of course." Huh? Wait… what was that last part?
"... 'will join'? As in they don't have a choice? I'm not gonna force them to bathe with me, that's kinda creepy." Naruto spoke with a small snarl as he crossed his arms, the siblings staring up in the ceiling in anger.
"What if I just wanna bathe alone?" Naruto questioned in a more snide tone. There was a pregnant pause in the air as they awaited the train's response… they'd probably have to come up with a name for it later, if only to give an identity to the being they were coming to deeply hate.
"If the ladies will not be joining you, they must make do with the communal showers. I should warn you ladies, you'll be much more comfortable sharing a bath and your bodies with the Conductor." The train replied, its voice dripping with lewd and malicious intent that made the three of them feel as if they each had a foot in the grave.
"Pass. Hard pass. No disrespect to Naruto, but I don't feel comfortable being naked around a… Oi, Naruto, how old are you again?" Sakura asked at the end since neither she nor her sister had asked him his age.
"Huh? Oh! I'm actually fifteen, but again, I'm not gonna force you two to do anything ya don't want to. Your boat, your call." He answered and spoke reassuringly, earning some grateful nods from the ladies for respecting their wishes and privacy. He was definitely a good kid.
"Very well. Passengers? Please report to the communal showers for cleansing. Conductor, your private bath is waiting for you." The train responded… however there was something odd about its tone… it sounded like it was pleased about something.
The Uzumaki bid the siblings good night and made his way towards the front of the train to his private cabin and bath, leaving the Igawa siblings to head to the back of the train so that they may use the communal showers… however, they couldn't help but feel a small pit form in their stomachs as they felt a strong sense of unease.
When they reached the communal showers, they were relieved to see that it was empty and quickly shed their clothes and placed them in a corner. "Hopefully they at least provided spare clothes for us somewhere." Asagi muttered since she didn't like the idea of being unable to change clothes, or walk around in only her birthday suit.
Sakura muttered her agreement and approached a set of handles to turn on the water so that she may begin showering… but when she turned the hot water handle, nothing came out. "Oh come on! Did that jerk shut off the water?" The orangette muttered in annoyance, with her sister trying a set of her own to turn on the water, but it didn't start either.
"Ugh. How petty." Asagi muttered, if they couldn't shower properly then they were going to start smelling bad, or they might get sick or something. They were about to ask the train why the water wasn't working, but were stopped when a swarm of robots appeared from both sides of the shower car, their eyes glowing an angry red at the girls. That definitely wasn't a good sign.
The siblings exchanged a look and assumed defensive stances "Go on! Do your worst! We're not tied up and defenseless as we were earlier!" Asagi shouted defiantly, with her sibling grinning since she was looking forward to getting some payback after almost being butchered when they first woke up aboard this damn nightmare.
The robots made no moves to approach them, it almost seemed as if they were waiting for something. Were they waiting for the Kunoichi to make the first move? Before they could react, strange tentacle-like cable burst from the ceiling and wrapped around their arms, lifting the siblings up in the air, just high enough for the tips of their toes to barely touch the floor. "Hey! What gives?! Is this some kind of weird tentacle/robot rape hentai?!" Sakura shouted angrily as she wildly kicked around and began shouting numerous threats and curses at the machines.
"Hello passengers, I took the liberty of requesting these fine fellows to assist you with your shower. Feel free to enjoy the Uzu express' first class service." The voice of the train spoke overhead in an ominous voice. First class service? That didn't sound promising at all. The Kunoichi's suspicions were proven correct as they saw a pair of robots carrying a pair of large hoses.
"You… you gotta be kidding…" Sakura muttered fearfully, knowing what would happen when the water started spraying out. The robots pulled a lever on their hoses, causing a torrent of water to come spraying out, dousing the girls in icy cold water. "COLD! COOOOOOLD!" They both screamed out and wildly thrashed about, trying to escape the freezing cold spray of water.
Their skin felt as if they were being pierced by hundreds of tiny needles as the cold water washed over them and sprayed them down, the robots then aimed a hose upward, causing the water to hit Sakura in the face, forcing her to cough and sputter, unable to move her head far enough away from the deluge or turn around so that she could breathe. Asagi stared in horror at the sight of her sister, who was obviously unable to breathe now and screamed out "STOP! STOP IT! YOU'LL DROWN HER!"
Asagi tried to beg and plead, but was cut off when she too was hit in the face by the powerful jet of water, leaving her coughing and sputtering as water filled her mouth and nose. After a few moments, the water stopped, leaving the sisters coughing and spluttering as water dripped down their naked bodies. They couldn't help but shiver uncontrollably, and hoped that their torment was over. A group of robots approached, carrying jars full of some kind of white powder… then they began tossing the powder on their naked bodies.
Their wet skin caused the powder to stick to them, they inhaled a little which caused them to cough and their eyes started to sting as well. "Wha… what was that stuff?" Asagi asked, wondering what they had just tossed on their bodies.
"Delousing powder." A Robot answered before shuffling away, the Igawa sisters groaned at that, knowing that this type of powder was used to exterminate parasites such as lice and the like. The siblings believed that it was some kind of twisted joke that the train was pulling on them. The tentacle-cables suddenly released the sisters, unceremoniously dropping them to the floor with a wet splat.
The girls growled angrily as they slowly got up to their feet, the both of them hoping to find a means to access the engine and blowing it up with high-explosives, as for the mastermind… torture came to mind. A LOT of torture. By all the gods and deities in the world, they would have their revenge. "March." The robots ordered in unison and pointed towards the door.
The girls growled angrily and tried to make their way into the corner where they stashed their clothes… only to find them missing. "Give us back our clothes you jerks!" The younger sibling demanded while holding her hand out expectantly, however the robots made no reply, instead they seemed to be crowding closer to the siblings, almost as if they were trying to coral them out of the shower car.
Without any choice, they reluctantly retreated out. At the very least, they didn't have to worry about Naruto seeing them since he was all the way at the front in his own cabin… or so they thought when they saw him standing leaning near the window, and let out a wolf-whistle as the Uzumaki leered at their naked bodies. Anger quickly bubbled up in the siblings with Asagi muttering "Naruto… you… but you said… you… YOU BRAT!" In a moment of uncharacteristic fury, the elder sibling lashed out and tried to slap the Jinchuuriki across the cheek, only for her hand to pass through his face as if he were a ghost.
His form seemed to distort for a minute, and then disappeared in a cloud of static. The siblings stared in shock at what they had just witnessed… and realized that the 'Naruto' they had just seen was a hologram. Apparently now the damn train was playing mind games with them too. The two glanced at each other and growled as they continued on, hoping to reach the passenger cabins near the front as quickly as possible.
They grit their teeth as they still shivered from the cold, their eyes and skin still burning and stinging from that damned powder. Each time they entered a car, there would be another 'Naruto' waiting for them. The hologram would make lewd gestures or make a crass comment while eyeing them like pieces of meat. They tried their best to ignore the hologram(s), while they now knew it was a trick… the things that he said and did still got under their skin. Even so, they knew that the real one wouldn't act like this given how polite and respectful he was.
At long last, they reached a passenger car and slipped into the first cabin within reach. Upon seeing the little bathroom inside, they both gathered around the sink and turned on the water to wash at least some of this powder off of their skin before it drove them insane. "Whoever came up with all of this… they must be some real sadistic assholes." Sakura muttered as she sighed tiredly.
Asagi only gave a soft grunt of agreement and then made her way towards one of the bunk beds, feeling exhausted from today's events, she plopped down on the bottom bunk while her sibling lifted herself in the top bunk. They both pulled their blankets over their bodies, hoping that they would warm up soon. "Rough first day Sakura… but we just have to hang on. We'll be fine." Asagi spoke, trying to offer some optimism and encouragement to her younger sister.
Sakura only gave a soft 'uh-huh' and almost immediately dozed off to sleep as evidenced by a light snoring sound. The bluenette simply giggled at her sister and felt her eyelids grow heavier as she too drifted off to sleep, a quiet determination in her, since she and her sister wouldn't be broken this easily. They wouldn't give in to despair just yet.
Meanwhile.
Naruto hummed quietly to himself as he exited the shower, using a towel to rub off any excess moisture in his hair while wearing a bathrobe. He heard a small chime and saw a cup of tea appear on a tray from the nightstand. He picked up the cup of tea and drank from it, if only so the drink could help calm him and his nerves. That little dance-off was a nice distraction, but now that he was alone with his thoughts… he couldn't help but think.
"Where are Asagi and Sakura?" He asked in a slightly worried tone, his question was answered when the wall mounted television blinked on, showing the Igawa sisters resting in their bunk beds, which gave him a sense of relief that they were all right from what he could see.
He then sat on his bed, taking another sip of his tea as he mused quietly to himself. In spite of the situation, he couldn't help but marvel at the advanced level of technology that was integrated into this train. Whoever came up with this stuff had to be a technological genius since there was almost nothing here that could be commonly found in Konoha, much less the Shinobi Nations.
To his knowledge, the only place that could even come close to this was Snow Country since they were quite well known for their tech. Unfortunately they jealously guarded their secrets from outsiders, not that he could blame them. Nobody wants to be robbed, especially of their livelihoods and hard work.
He tried thinking, over and over again about who could do this, or pull this off… but no one came to mind. Sure, Hinata often followed him around when she thought he couldn't see her, plus she had money given that she came from a pretty prestigious clan like the Hyuugas. If he remembered right, their standing was further elevated after the fall of the Uchiha clan, which made the Hyuuga's the new police force.
No surprise given the capabilities of their Byakugan and their Gentle Fist techniques. However, Hinata was virtually harmless, plus the Hyuugas had virtually nothing to do with technology or even trains, so it didn't make much sense for them to be involved. Not to mention if it was revealed that they had a hand in this, they'd be facing some major repercussions. Nah. This had nothing to do with them.
On another note… what kind of fuel did this train run off of anyway? Steam? Coal? Something else? Given the high-tech nature of the train, it had to be something that was self-sustaining. What about the robots though? Where did they come from? How were they built?
There was, perhaps most importantly, the matter of the Mastermind. Who were they? Why were they so obsessed with him? Why go through all of this for him? Nothing made sense.
"Ryo for your thoughts my beloved Conductor?" The synthetic voice of the train spoke, interrupting his musings… then a part of the ceiling opened up as a handful of Ryo bills came falling slowly out before the ceiling closed back up.
"What do you want?" Naruto snapped harshly, not in the mood to entertain the voice of the train. Why even give a voice to a train? Why give it a mind of its own? Then again… would one even understand the mind of someone who was clearly not right in the head?
"Just checking in. Your passengers are all clean and in their beds as you witnessed. If there is anything I can do to make your stay more pleasant, don't hesitate to ask." The train replied, and for a moment… it actually sounded quite sincere.
"Sure. How about you let us go?" He asked in a snarky voice… only to notice the curtains to his cabin window opened up, prompting him to hop off the bed and look outside… only to see miles of open ocean that was illuminated by moonlight.
"You sure about that?" The train asked in a joking manner. The blonde grimaced and suspected that the train was traversing the ocean in order to avoid contact with people… this also proved the train's earlier statement that she didn't need any tracks to travel around.
After a few moments of hesitation Naruto answered in a slightly defeated tone "Maybe wait until we're on dry land. Are you really taking us to Konoha?" He asked in a suspicious tone at the end.
In response, the TV made a beeping sound that caught his attention, and a map of the Shinobi Nations appeared. He saw a small image of the train traveling across the water, and a line or pathway that led around towards Konoha. It seemed like a pretty roundabout way of getting there, especially since Konoha is nowhere near the ocean. However, it could be assumed that the train was taking a path that would avoid human contact as much as possible.
"Of course. That was your request. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy yourself. I'm curious… why the hurry? Why go back to a place that treated you so horribly? You owe nothing to those parasites that would have sacrificed you to save their own skins. Don't forget what you are, to the Shinobi Nations, Jinchuuriki like you are just weapons of war." The train spoke in a matter-of-fact tone.
He couldn't really deny that… she did make a solid point there. He sighed as he answered "You're not wrong. However, I still have some unfinished business there, and there's at least a few people that I care about, and I'm not about to leave them behind."
After a few seconds, the voice of the train responded with a simple "Very Well." After a few more moments of silence, the blonde supposed that the train had nothing else to really say at the moment. Ugh. It was getting annoying referring to her as 'the train' he'd have to come up with a name at some point.
For now, he supposed it would be best to at least try and get some sleep. He'd probably need it for tomorrow. He yawned tiredly as he removed his bathrobe and slipped on a pair of boxers before pulling the silk sheets over him, admiring the soft touch before slowly drifting off to sleep… and for once in a long time, he actually slept quite peacefully.
The next morning.
"This… this is a joke… right? They can't be serious." Sakura spoke with her eyebrow twitching, with her sister standing next to her, the bluenette's arms crossed beneath her bust as she tried to quietly contain her anger.
A few moments ago, they were woken up by a rather loud alarm, telling them to get up and get dressed for their morning class as quickly as possible. When they jumped out of bed, a small compartment opened revealing a set of clothes for them to change into… except that the 'clothes' appeared to be adult sized elementary school uniforms.
"They're screwing with us. They are seriously screwing with us." Sakura muttered angrily, feeling a strong urge to break something apart with her bare hands.
"It would seem this is yet another means for them to try and humiliate us. Even so… it seems we don't have a choice. Unless you'd prefer to walk around naked again?" Asagi spoke with great reluctance, which made her sister sigh in defeat. Yeah, they weren't about to do that again.
"This sucks." Sakura muttered as she slipped on the shirt first, groaning slightly since it was obviously several sizes too small, which caused it to be tight around her chest. Asagi was in the same predicament as she tried adjusting her shirt several times to try and make herself more comfortable… Unfortunately that didn't work.
They groaned as they pulled up their skirts… which barely even covered their rear ends "Are. You. Kidding?" Sakura spoke, a large tic-mark appearing on her forehead since these short little skirts did little to protect their modesty. If they bent over even slightly, the skirts would ride up and their nether regions would be easily exposed. Once they were finished getting 'dressed' they silently promised vengeance for this humiliation.
After giving a heavy sigh of discontent, they marched out of their cabin and proceeded towards the classroom, hoping to get this over with, at the very least they were grateful for the fact that they only had to attend once a day. When they entered the classroom, a robot was sitting at the teacher's desk, its chassis a pink color. "Ah! You're here! Welcome to your first day my adorable little students! Take your seats please!" The teacher-bot spoke in an overly cheerful voice that made the two kunoichi cringe slightly.
They saw a set of nameplates that had been attached to the top of the front row desks, safe to say that these were their assigned seats. The Igawa siblings sighed once again and sat at their designated seats, which were fortunately right next to each other. No surprise given their sibling status, although they were kind of expecting that they'd be separated.
The teacher-bot clapped its hands excitedly as it spoke "Excellent! Are you ready for your first fun-filled class?" The cringey and cheerful tone the bot used made the Igawa siblings slump their shoulders as they both exchanged looks and both of them thought 'Please kill me'.
"Aww. Are the new students feeling a little grouchy this morning? I'll give you a pass since it's your first day… but next time I expect a more positive response." The robot warned in a grave tone at that last part, its sudden shift in tone made the sisters dryly swallow a lump in their throats. They forgot that this was a prison, the robots were the guards, and if they stepped out of line or did something to displease them… trouble waited for them both.
"So… Sorry." They siblings muttered in unison, their apology seemed to quickly placate the teacher-bot as it clapped its metal hands together and replied in its cheery tone "Much better! Now then… let's start your first lesson. Based on psych profiles and data collected… I recommend one hour of training."
Wait… training? What kind of training? Before either of the sisters could ask what that entailed, several sets of shackles suddenly appeared from their desks and cuffed their hands and ankles, keeping them locked in place. The tops of their desks opened up and what appeared to be breathing masks appeared that slowly approached their faces.
"What is that? What is that? What the fuck is that?!" Sakura yelled out in a panic as she tried to pull away from the mask with her sister doing the same, their struggles were in vain however as the masks pressed against their faces, covering their mouths and noses as a set of metal wires snaked around their heads.
The wires almost cut into their flesh as they struggled, forcing the siblings to stop fighting against their masks. They exchanged glances, and realized that they were likely about to be gassed with drugs of some kind. They heard a hissing noise as the gas started to flow through the tube, they quickly tried to hold their breath to avoid inhaling it, even if it was a losing battle, they weren't gonna make it easy for their captors.
"Ah, come on! Don't fight it! Just breathe it in. Nice and deep. It'll help relax you." Their 'teacher' cooed mockingly, while the siblings glared at the machine. As the seconds ticked by, it was becoming harder and harder to keep from inhaling as their lungs started to reach their limits. Tears streamed down their faces as they clenched their eyes shut, trying their best to hold out… finally it was too much and they started to gasp for much needed air, and when they did so they caught the scent of… cherries?
They were surprised by the cherry scented gas, and suddenly felt themselves relaxing in their seats, their muscles slowly going slack as a sense of euphoria overcame them, stars and colors filled their vision as the room started to spin. They heard a noise above their heads and looked up, despite their vision getting blurry, they saw the shape of a device that resembled some kind of headset one might use for those virtual reality games.
The masks then pulled their heads back into place, allowing for the headsets to lower on their heads and obscure their vision entirely, leaving them in darkness. Despite the feeling of being on cloud nine… a small bit of terror still filled them as they wondered what would come next. After few tense moments of waiting, various images started to appear in front of their eyes… and thus the process had begun.
Forty-five minutes later. With Naruto.
Naruto awoke with a small yawn, stretching out his limbs before rubbing the sleep in his eyes. His nose twitched as he smelled… bacon? He turned to the side and saw a tray with an omelet and several strips of bacon and a glass of milk. Seemed like breakfast had already been served… not that he was going to turn it down.
He picked up the tray and set it in his lap, muttering a brief 'Itadakimasu' before he took the provided set of utensils and began cutting through the omelet, noting that it was full of ham, sausage bits and cheese. Looked pretty tasty. He popped the first bite into his mouth, deeply enjoying the flavor as he glanced towards the television.
"Oi… can you bring up some news footage from Konoha?" He asked, and in response to his request, the TV blinked on showing a live news report. Unsurprisingly, it was just a piece about Kizashi Haruno donating to some charity, in Naruto's opinion he doubted that whatever charity the man 'donated' to even existed and this was all just some fluff piece to make himself look good. Asshole.
He was hoping to see if there was any report about him being missing, but there didn't appear to be anything that even mentioned him. He supposed that made some sense. If it was discovered or leaked that Konoha's Jinchuuriki was missing then that would mean the village would probably be in trouble.
"How about something from Asagi and Sakura's home?" He asked, hoping to get a feel for how the Igawa siblings' home had reacted to their disappearance. Surely they had to have friends who were worried about them?
The television changed channels and the blonde saw a news report of the Taimanin academy and standing at the podium making a speech about that year's crop of candidates graduating… was none other than Asagi herself with her sister Sakura standing at her side. For a brief moment, he wondered if this was old footage, but then he noticed that it was labeled 'live broadcast' this caused the Uzumaki to nearly choke on his food as he quickly came to one conclusion.
"THE BASTARDS! THEY SWITCHED US OUT WITH FAKES!" Naruto roared in a mix of shock and anger, now getting a better understanding of their situation. No one would sound an alarm or file a missing persons report for people who they believe are not 'missing'.
A chime came overhead as the voice of the train's AI spoke "Of course Conductor. It was a necessity to make your transition easier and to avoid trouble with the authorities."
The Uzumaki grit his teeth and spoke matter-of-factly "Doesn't matter how good the disguise is. Someone will see through the fakes sooner or later."
"Later. Definitely later. Not that it'll matter in the end. Also, I think you should pay your passengers a visit. It seems their first lesson was a bit intense for them." The synthetic voice spoke in a calm tone, which caused the Jinchuuriki to stiffen up before leaping out of bed and throwing on the first set of clothes he could snatch up and then made a break for the classroom, very much worried about the Igawa siblings' status.
He shoved the door to the classroom open and found the Igawa siblings slumped over their desks, some lines of drool leaking from their mouths. He blinked a few times and wondered what had happened… did they fall asleep or something?
He made his way over to them and gently nudged their shoulders to stir them from their slumber. They both opened their eyes and sat up, their eyes seemed a bit blurry and unfocused for a few seconds, but they quickly changed back to normal as they rubbed them a bit and turned their attention to the blonde teen. "Sakura-san. Asagi-san. Are you two okay? What did they do to you?" He asked, hoping that they weren't hurt.
"Ugh. Naruto-kun. It was awful! They hosed us in the shower, then threw some kind of powder on us that itched and burned. Then they made us put on these silly uniforms and made us watch this… I don't know what it was. And they gassed us with something… that smelled a lot like cherries." Sakura answered in a rapid voice, she had spoken so quickly that the blonde barely managed to register what she said, though he more or less caught the gist of it.
Sounded like they had a time and a half, and not in the good way. He then took a moment to register their state of dress… and his eyes almost bugged out of his head as he saw the fabric being stretched out by their large busts. It was actually impressive that their shirts hadn't ripped open yet. Wait, did Sakura call him 'kun' just now? Well, she was a pretty friendly person, so he didn't really mind nor did it seem that odd. Not many folks referred to him as 'kun' so he wasn't quite used to hearing it.
"They are trying to humiliate, grind us down and degrade us, but it won't work that easily… although it would be much more tolerable with a proper set of clothes." Asagi muttered as she slowly stood up… and a tearing sound came from her back, suggesting that her shirt was nearly reaching its limits. She froze up as her eyes widened in horror, knowing full well what may happen if she made a wrong move.
"Sis! Don't move! Don't even breathe!" Sakura yelped out, as she too stood up… and the exact same ripping sound came from her back as well, causing the orangette to freeze up and realized that she had made the same mistake as her sibling. One wrong move and the fabric would tear apart under the strain.
"They… they aren't actually going to explode, are they? That kinda thing only happens in manga." Naruto spoke with a blush while the siblings could only look at him with blank expressions. Before they could even utter a response, a loud ripping noise could be heard as the fabric of their too-small shirts gave away, causing them to fall off of their chests and expose their large breasts for all the world to see.
"Kya!" Sakura squealed out with the siblings instantly using their arms to cover their chests in an effort to maintain their modesty. The sight of their breasts made the blonde turn away shyly while pinching his nose to stop the potential nosebleed from coming. "I didn't see anything!" Naruto yelped out defensively, it was a lie of course, but he didn't wish to cause the girls any more distress.
"Oi! You stupid train! Give us back our clothes! We can't wear these uniforms if they're just gonna tear like this!" Sakura shouted angrily, the two siblings were blushing their faces a mixture of anger and embarrassment.
"Oh? You mean those skin-tight bodysuits you took pride in? Sorry, but they were destroyed after being labeled 'inappropriate' for you to wear aboard the train." The Artificial Intelligence replied in a snarky manner.
"Inappropriate?! And these goddamn school uniforms are any better?!" Asagi retorted, since it made little sense. However, she guessed that the train just wanted to make them mad on purpose, she believed that it enjoyed the power it had over them and wanted to make them as miserable as possible.
"Hey, give these girls some proper clothes to wear. Now." Naruto ordered as he stared up at the ceiling, he smirked since the train wouldn't refuse an order from him.
"As the Conductor wishes… unfortunately we don't have the needed materials to create and appropriate wardrobe for your passengers, and we only have spares of their school uniforms. They either have to make do with those or walk around in the buck until we arrive at our destination and are able to pick up said materials." The train replied, whether or not it was lying about a lack of materials to make clothing for the siblings, they weren't sure.
Either way, it would seem that they would have to make a choice. Head to their cabin to put on another uniform, only for the same thing to happen, or just give up and strip naked. "Ugh. She got us again. Well… between choosing between comfort or modesty… comfort wins out in this situation." Asagi muttered in defeat and lowered her arm, thus exposing her bare breasts again as she tore off the tiny little skirt that was starting to dig into her hips.
Sakura whimpered but followed her sister's lead as she too ripped off her skirt. There was little point in putting on another set of those uniforms since they would undoubtedly tear apart again under the strain of their body proportions… not to mention they were extremely uncomfortable to wear anyway, especially for their chests.
"Stupid Artificial Intelligence screwing with us. Fucking Glados knockoff." Sakura muttered while massaging her breasts, wincing since they felt a little tender after being confined in that tight little shirt.
"Huh. A sentient AI that insists on the subjects performing various tasks, which may or may not result in the subject's death. An interesting and fitting analogy. I accept the title of 'Glados' as my new name. Thank you Sakura-san!" The new dubbed 'Glados' replied with a grateful and enthusiastic voice.
"Oh shut up, you frickin' piece of scrap metal! I'll send you to the junkyard the first chance I get! And wait, you understood a video game reference?" The orangette asked in confusion at the last part, surprised that the AI was knowledgeable about video games.
"Still not looking!" Naruto barked out since he still had his back to them and was about to offer if they wanted to try on the clothes from his own wardrobe, but was cut off when Asagi said "It's fine Naruto-kun. You can look."
He swallowed a lump in his throat as he replied "You don't have to do that. We can get some clothes from my own wardrobe for you to wear, at least for a while." He offered as he awkwardly headed towards his private cabin but was stopped when Asagi simply stated once more "I said it's fine. No need for all this fuss."
At that, with some hesitation, the whiskered teen slowly turned around and saw the Igawa siblings in all their nude glory, their large bubble butts and impressive breasts on full display which made him blush profusely. "Aww… is Naruto-kun shy? Never seen a naked babe before?" Sakura spoke teasingly and made a flirty wink at him.
The blonde poked his fingers together and answered "I… don't have much experience with girls. One follows me around like a lovesick puppy, another uses every chance she can to hit me, and my best friend Anko isn't always around… and well…" He tried to explain himself only to stop midway upon seeing that the Igawa siblings were frowning.
"Ah… we forgot… you uhh… had it rough." Sakura muttered after remembering what they had witnessed in that introductory video just yesterday. They had forgotten that he didn't have many friends or much social interaction of a positive nature.
"Well, it doesn't matter. We won't treat you like that Naruto-kun. No matter what this 'Glados' does to us, we'll still be your friends. You're a kind soul." Asagi spoke reassuringly with a soft smile, this made the Uzumaki smile back, grateful for the kindness and understanding of his new friends.
"Yosh! Don't let it get ya down! We know you'll protect us from the worst that bully throws at us! How about we go another round on that dancing game?" Sakura asked as she looped an arm around the teenager's shoulders, which also brought his head close to her chest as well… Kami, she smelled good too.
Before he agreed to another dance battle, he gave her a suspicious look and asked "You're not thinking of using your nudity to distract me and take revenge or something right?"
In response to his question, the orangette scratched her cheek with a lone finger, she looked off to the side and replied in a rather sketchy tone "Mah, I dunno what you're talking about Naruto-kun. I wouldn't ever cheat like that."
"That didn't sound very legit to me." The blonde muttered with suspicion, which made Asagi giggle at their antics and was a bit surprised by how fast they had bonded. There was something pure and innocent about Naruto that drew them to him like magnets. She then glanced down at his groin… and saw that there was a noticeably large bulge in his pants.
Asagi could only swallow dryly as her mind suddenly kicked into overdrive, picturing just how large he was and… NO! STOP IT! She quickly shook her head, trying to shake off any naughty thoughts or images that may flood her mind. He was just reacting to the sight of a pair of naked women, perfectly natural for a teenager like him, he can't help it. Still, she wondered if it was causing him any discomfort, maybe she should offer to… no! Not again!
Asagi bit her lip and shook her head once again, try to keep a clear head. She glanced at her desk with fear in her eyes, realizing that they were being conditioned to become his lovers… maybe even his pets. Naruto wasn't at fault, she knew that… however, it was still concerning. If they didn't get help soon… how much longer would it be before they could no longer resist and their minds started to accept their new conditioning? Would they still retain their free will? Would they be little more than horny sows that only live to pleasure him?
No doubt that Naruto would react negatively to this. She wanted to express her concerns, but wondered if that would be wise… if they gave Naruto more reason to worry, the stress and anxiety may severely affect him. She would talk to her sister privately about this before deciding on what to do, for now, she would keep silent and hope that they could get help in time before… whatever was being done to their minds becomes irreversible.
Naruto then straightened up and spoke "Oi. Glados… I want you to stop forcing the girls to take those 'classes'." His tone was deadly serious, and given the state he found the Igawa sisters in… he knew that nothing good could come from these 'classes'.
"Sorry. No can do. Classes are mandatory and part of my directive. I can't discontinue them even if I want to. However, should the passengers meet certain conditions, then they'll graduate and be exempt from their classes." Glados answered, her voice sounding rather cryptic.
"Conditions? What conditions?" Naruto asked the Artificial Intelligence… but was only met by silence, suggesting that either the AI didn't know, or more likely wouldn't tell.
"Erm, what say we get something to eat first? I'm famished and haven't eaten yet." Asagi suggested to break the building tension in the atmosphere, prompting her sister to nod in agreement since she was getting hungry too.
"I already ate, but I'll still join you. I kinda wanna learn more about you girls and your school." Naruto responded with a smile, and with that said, they made their way to the dining car. All the while, Asagi felt a certain itch in her loins that wouldn't go away, and Sakura was still clinging to Naruto in a very affectionate manner, keeping one of his arms trapped between her breasts much to the boy's embarrassment though he made no attempt to pull away either.
'Dear Kami… please let us get out of here with our sanity intact.' Asagi quietly prayed, and then Naruto suddenly stopped as if he remembered something and then snapped his fingers.
"Ah! That's right! I almost forgot with all the commotion… Asagi, Sakura. You're not gonna like this… but I saw a news forecast of your school, and you were replaced by fakes. I think I was too." Naruto spoke causing the two Kunoichi to blink a few times in surprise.
…. EHHHHHHHHHHH?!
Meanwhile. Unknown location.
"Damn it." Anko muttered as she found herself, her arms and legs bound tight by ninja wire as she glanced around at her surroundings, it was dark, but she could see that she and her fellow prisoner, Ino Yamanaka, who was unconscious next to her, were in some kind of a basement.
For years, the Snake Mistress had tied to cultivate and develop a resistance to all manner of poisons and sedatives to prepare for her eventual confrontation with Orochimaru. She supposed that the sedative that she was hit with was probably some kind of custom work, or a concoction that she hadn't built a resistance to as of yet. Whatever it was, it was powerful stuff. Also… if she ever got her hands on that fake Naruto, she would tear him apart and force him to tell her where the real one was.
On another note… what did he mean by 'We're doing this FOR him?' why were these fakers kidnapping people? What did they plan to do with them? Where was Naruto and how was he tied up in all of this?
Wherever he was, she could only hope that he was safe and out of harm's way. Her musing came to an end as her ears perked up and caught some strange sounds coming from above them. Their basement prison suddenly shook slightly as a muffled but loud 'boom' could be heard aboveground… an explosion?
There were also noises that Anko had difficulty identifying… though for some reason it reminded her of perhaps… a construction site? How strange. She didn't remember any big construction projects going on in Konoha, least of all the kind that needed explosives. Just… where in the world were they?
End chapter two.