A/N: It seems my decision to add in Hinata has been met with some controversy. I expected that, and I'm okay with that. I can understand your grievances, I myself was not a big fan of Hinata's stalking myself but I contribute that to a number of reasons.

For one, Kishimoto doesn't know how to handle relationships and romance (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm certain that he himself admitted to it.)

Two, coinciding with the above, Kishimoto never properly took care of or otherwise fleshed out his more one-dimensional characters such as Sakura and even Hinata. Is it the fault of the characters themselves or the author that created them? You tell me.

Third, Hinata seemed like a somewhat socially awkward character that often had difficulty conveying her feelings or approaching numerous situations. I myself had a very similar problem when I was younger, I still do in some ways.

Fourth, am I the only one willing to point out the fact that Hinata was literally the only person that had the stones to back up Naruto in the battle against Pain? Even in the face of an overwhelmingly powerful enemy, she was willing to risk it all to help Naruto out of a jam.

I apologize for the long rant, and I shall close with this. While Hinata is far from my favorite character, I firmly believe that she, among numerous other characters, didn't get the proper treatment they deserved from their original writer. Thank you for your patience and for hearing me out. I just wanted to get that off my chest.

And remember, if you don't like a fic, there is nothing forcing you to read it.

Chapter Seven: Business and Pleasure. (Part two.)

In a certain shop, Tenten yawned tiredly as she sat behind the counter and lazily drummed her fingers. Her eyes feeling a bit heavy as she heard the steady ticking of the clock. So far, only a single customer entered the store, looked around for a bit and then left without buying anything. If something didn't happen soon, she was either going to lose her mind or burst into tears.

She had done everything she could to keep herself occupied and had already finished the daily chores around the shop. A part of her considered buying a small television or radio to entertain her during shifts like this. She sighed again as she thought about Naruto.

It seemed weird for him to be a part of the Slave Trade. But she supposed that those girls were all in good hands since Naruto would treat them right. That boy didn't have a bad bone in his body. He was kind, caring, funny, and he was also handsome and those whisker marks added to the charm as well. She also wondered how big his little sword was as well. Just thinking and fantasizing about his special tool was getting her horny.

"To hell with this shit." Tenten grumbled in frustration as she jammed her hands inside her pants and began to furiously rub her pussy. She hadn't had a good orgasm in Kami knows when and she needed to get off before she lost her mind… but she found that her fingers alone weren't enough to help get her off anymore. This was becoming a worsening problem for her. It seemed like she couldn't satisfy herself anymore.

Not even her various toys and tools pleasured her. "Goddammit! I need to get off soon. I wonder if Naruto will let me use his…" she muttered to herself and was cut off when a voice spoke "You say my name Ten-chan?"

"DICK!" Tenten screamed out in surprise and found that the whiskered blonde himself was standing in front of the counter, a stunned look on his face at her sudden screech since that wasn't normal for her. She paled in horror for not only screaming at him, but also wondering how much he had heard from her. Did he see her trying to masturbate too?

Naruto gave an awkward smile as he spoke "I guess I deserved being called a dick for scaring you. Sorry about that Ten-chan." She blinked a few times at his apology… and briefly wondered if he was screwing with her.

"Oi. Ten-chan, your face is even redder than the last time I came by. You're not coming down with something are ya?" He asked in an innocent tone… maybe a little too innocent for her liking. He had to be messing with her. He just had to be. No way someone could be that dense.

"I'm fine! Really!" She blurted out, clearly being flustered by his sudden entrance. There must have been something wrong with the automated door chime if she didn't hear him come in… then again this was Naruto. And he could be surprisingly sneaky.

"If you say so. Don't push yourself too hard or anything. So… what did you want to borrow from me? I thought I heard you say something like 'I wonder if Naruto will let me use his…" He quoted off, prompting the bun haired tomboy to vigorously shake her head in denial.

"Never mind that! How can I be of service to you?!" She spoke in a louder tone than needed, her heart thundering inside her chest as she tried to change the subject as quickly as possible. She then glanced over his shoulder and saw a pair of women were accompanying him. One she recognized as one of the slaves he'd brought the previous time. But the other one she did not.

"Who's this? You buy another slave? Four weren't enough for ya you sick bastard?" She spoke in a teasing voice, and playfully punched him in the shoulder earning a good natured laugh from the whiskered teen.

"Nah. Hannah's not a slave. She's my maid and needs some clothes." The blonde explained, prompting the blue haired woman to perform a small curtsy. Tenten smirked a bit at his explanation and simply shrugged. It sounded almost like there was a story here. She'd have to pick his brain about later.

"Young Master. What kind of clothes should I get?" Hannah questioned as she peered over towards the clothing section and saw a pretty large array of outfits of varying colors… it was almost enough to make her head spin.

"Well, a maid uniform for one. But when you're lounging around or in your off-duty hours? Just do your own thing or whatever I guess." Naruto replied since he didn't know anything about fashion and assumed that his new maid would pick it out herself… he actually felt bad for her when a saddened expression crossed her face.

"How can I do 'my own thing' if I don't know what it is?" She questioned quietly, though it seemed like it was directed more to herself due to her amnesia.

"Well… I guess you can start by looking around and seeing whatever you like. Try starting with a color. What color do you like best?" Naruto asked with a smile, hoping to help her out of her funk.

It seemed to work as she smiled a bit and replied "Blue. I like blue. It reminds me of the open skies, and of your eyes Naruto-sama." At the compliment, the Jinchuuriki blushed making his ex-classmate snicker at him since it seemed like he was getting popular with the girl's now.

Hannah then walked over to the clothing section, her eyes seemingly glowing as if she'd been struck by some form of inspiration and began perusing through the various articles of clothing. She started off by searching for a suitable maid uniform to wear as she inspected one of the racks. She found one that was a long sleeved indigo dress with a white apron that seemed unusually familiar to her… had she worn something like this before? "What do you think Ran-san?" She asked the golden eyed girl with a soft smile.

Ran-Mao barely gave the dress a second glance and muttered "Too modest. Master won't like." The martial artist then pulled out a rather skimpy looking maid uniform with an exceptionally short skirt and spoke "Here. Easy access for Master."

Hannah raised an eyebrow for a moment… until realization hit her as she gave a small smile "I see. That's actually smart. If Naruto-sama is ever in the mood for me he can take me immediately without having a longer skirt in the way." The golden eyed girl nodded as they continued to browse through the different uniforms, trying to find one to best accommodate Hannah's measurements while in the background Naruto couldn't help but sweat-drop a bit.

It wasn't that long ago that girls would barely give him the time of day, but since becoming a Slave owner, it seemed like they couldn't get enough of him. Even Hannah seemed interested in hooking up with him, likely due to feeling indebted to him when he found her and helped save her life from drowning to death in sewer filth.

Since he was here, he may as well ask Tenten "Oi, Ten-chan? You have any whips here?" He asked her, not wanting to disappoint Chloe since she had requested one earlier. The bun-haired girl looked at him as if he had grown a second head and wondered if he was really into that kind of thing. Talk about hardcore and kinky.

"Ehhhhh. What kind of whip exactly? The practical kind that you can use in battle, or the kind you use in the bedroom?" The weapon user asked in order to be sure she didn't point him in the wrong direction. The blonde paused for a moment as he considered her question… he actually wasn't certain.

"I dunno. Chloe-chan didn't really specify. I guess I should just buy both to be on the safe side." He spoke with a shrug since that seemed to be the best option. Tenten nodded in response and guided him to an array of whips and then pointed out two in particular, a riding crop and a bull whip.

The Uzumaki thanked Tenten for her help and grabbed both whips so he could pay for them at the counter whenever Hannah was ready. "So what's the deal with the new lady? A maid huh? Come on! What's the story?" The bun haired girl asked in an interested tone, her curiosity gnawing away at her.

"Well… I found her trapped in a sewer pipe. Almost about to drown to death. Me, Olga and Chloe saved her and now she's staying with us as a live-in maid. Hannah doesn't seem to remember anything from her last… and I think that somebody tried to kill her. Hence why she was in the sewers, they likely thought she was dead and dumped her body there." He explained, his story earning a look of horror from the weapon expert.

"Damn. I hope whoever tried to do that to Hannah gets their just desserts." She muttered with a low growl and then continued to speak "You better keep that lady safe." Which earned a nod from the Jinchuuriki since he wouldn't dare let any harm come to those that he cherished, and while he had only known Hannah for a short time, he still counted her among the people he treasured.

"How's this young master?" Came the voice of his maid who had stepped out of the dressing rooms. Both he and Tenten turned towards her and blushed upon seeing the skimpy maid outfit she was wearing. It was dark blue with a mini apron tied to it, the skirt seemed rather short exposing her thick brown thighs… and they were certain that a stiff breeze could easily blow her skirt up and expose her panties. And the top seemed to expose an almost indecent amount of her cleavage as well. She also wore a pair of white stockings that complimented her brown legs and a pair of black slippers as well.

Overall… she looked like a highly exotic French maid. "It's kind of airy. But Ran-Mao believes you'd enjoy this. Plus… I like the color and feel of the fabric." The blue haired woman spoke with the Chinese girl appearing behind her and giving an approving thumbs up.

"... Naruto. You must be the most lucky bastard in the whole damn world if a girl wants to put on slutty outfits for ya." The bun haired tomboy teased with a grin, making Naruto sweat-drop a bit. He couldn't deny that, especially since the girls seemed to enjoy putting on their birthday suits at home, not that he minded.

"Well… if that's what you want I guess. Though, don't you think you should get something more… reserved if we have guests over or something?" The Uzumaki asked, prompting Hannah to think for a moment and then nod since she wouldn't want to cause him undue embarrassment if he ever hosted guests in his home.

A short while later, she acquired the more modest outfit she had found earlier and Naruto purchased everything for them. Tenten rang him up and bid them goodbye with her best and brightest smile. Once the group departed, the Weapon collector sighed to herself, feeling a bit jealous that those girls seemed to be soaking up a lot of Naruto's time and attention… perhaps she would need to make a move on him?

If she were honest, she was definitely lacking in a sex life and masturbation wasn't working for her anymore. And Naruto, in her mind, was definitely strong boyfriend material given his character… she would need to ask him out on a date sometime soon.

Meanwhile, outside Naruto was carrying a pair of bags from their recent shopping trip, the two girls following close behind him as they headed towards the Hokage tower. "Young Master, do you really think that your Hokage can discover who I am?" Hannah asked, wearing her more modest maid uniform since they were walking in public and didn't wish to draw undue attention… even so, she couldn't help but notice the occasional passerby leering at her and Ran-Mao though she chose to ignore it since they were both beautiful specimens that would attract THAT form of attention regardless.

"Can't hurt to ask. Someone has to know who you are. Not many people in Konoha have brown skin like yours or that shade of blue hair." Her master replied, suggesting that she was most likely an outsider. She nodded in understanding as they continued on, all the while she couldn't help but feel a bit apprehensive. The feeling of some great weight was pressing down on her shoulders as she considered a new possibility.

"Naruto-sama… I was just thinking… what if there was a good reason for me to be in that sewer? What if… I am a bad person?" She asked him, prompting both Naruto and Ran-Mao to stare at her in confusion.

"Where the hell did that come from? What gave you that idea?" Naruto asked since that seemed kind of 'out of nowhere' from Hannah. The maid could only shrug a bit.

"I don't know. I just suddenly had a bad feeling." She responded, prompting the blonde to scratch his nose a bit in thought.

"Eh. You're probably just getting cold feet or something. Don't worry so much, you're still you. And even if you did something bad in the past, it doesn't have to make you a bad person now. People can change for the better, sometimes, especially if they're truly good deep down." He spoke in a comforting voice, giving her a kind smile.

Hannah gave a soft smile and nodded, since he was right. No matter her history, it didn't have to decide who she was now. She was now Hannah Annafellows, her master's loyal maid. That was all that mattered to her now.

"Pardon me Bouya… could you spare a moment of your time?" Spoke an unfamiliar female voice prompting the trio to look in the direction of the new voice. And was met by the form of a fair skinned woman wearing some kind of skin-tight bodysuit with fishnets that was zipped open revealing a large portion of her bare chest. Her hair being a dark reddish-pink color.

"Sorry. Sorry. Was I interrupting something?" She asked with a sickly sweet smile. For some reason, Naruto felt himself stiffening up and clenching his teeth. The woman in front of him gave off nasty vibes to him, her voice sounding like it was coated in a mixture of slime and poison with a bare hint of honey. Whoever she was, he sensed there was something clearly off about her.

"Can I… help you?" Came the hesitant reply of the Uzumaki, with his faithful slave Ran-Mao standing close behind him, her body stiff and rigid making her appear almost like a cat ready to spring into action at a moment's notice. Even Hannah was giving the stranger cautious looks as she too sensed something was wrong.

"I certainly hope so. I am Oboro… who might you be little boy?" She asked sensually, leaning forward a bit as she licked her lips causing a chill to creep down the blonde boy's spine. And it wasn't the usual pleasant kind that the other ladies gave… this one made him feel like he had a foot in the grave.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki. What's your business in Konoha, Oboro-san? I can tell you're not from around here and you're definitely a Kunoichi of some kind." He asked with a raised eyebrow, his questioning tone earning a playful smirk from the highly provocative woman.

"I'm just here on a job. No need to sound all stiff or anything. Speaking of stiffness, would you be interested in coming to a love hotel with me?" She asked and playfully batted her eyelashes as she cupped her breasts and jiggled them a bit. The action made Naruto blush a bit but again… there was something highly suspicious about this woman.

"Oboro… stop harassing the locals while on assignment." Spoke a new voice as a female with brown skin and pink hair and a crimson cloak draping her shoulders marched up to them, glaring heatedly at the violet haired woman… Naruto blushed darkly upon seeing the new woman's outfit which was highly revealing, hell he could even see the pink haired woman's nipples peeking from her top as her large breasts seemed ready to pop out at any moment. Was highly revealing clothing becoming a thing amongst females? It actually reminded him of the Elves clothes when he first acquired them.

"My apologies for my… associate. My name is Ingrid, and I apologize for any offense that Oboro has caused you." The pink haired woman spoke apologetically and gave a small bow, causing her breasts to jiggle a bit. Naruto relaxed his posture and sensed while this Ingrid woman was potentially dangerous… she didn't give off the same vile vibes as her counterpart.

"Thanks." Was all the Uzumaki could say as he glanced towards the violet haired woman, a cocky grin on her face as she gave a lewd gesture towards him, earning a glare from Ingrid who had a look that screamed 'Don't you dare'.

"I don't suppose you can point the way towards the Hyuuga estate, could you? Our map is… well…" Ingrid asked as she presented a map of Konoha that had what appeared to be directions written in the corner in sharpie… but they were vague at best.

Naruto wasn't sure what they had to do with the Hyuuga's, or what their business was, but the request seemed innocent enough. And he didn't think it'd be wise to pry. "Okay. So we're right about here. And the Hyuuga estate is up a ways right here. So you just gotta go up the street, take a left and you should find it pretty easily afterwards." He responded, giving simple and clear directions.

The pink haired woman gave an appreciative nod and replied "I thank you for your kindness. And again, I apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. We should be going now."

"Feel free to look me up if you ever want a real woman to rock your world. A young boy like you would melt into putty in my hands." Oboro spoke with a cackle, her words sounded sensual indeed, but there seemed to be an undertone of cruel sadism that perturbed the boy.

Huffing in annoyance, Ingrid shoved her associate forward and told her to start walking. Leaving the young blonde and his company behind to watch the two stranger's retreating forms. "What do you think that was about?" Hannah asked with a raised eyebrow, trying to suppress a relieved sigh now that the tense atmosphere seemed to be relaxing now.

"Not sure. That Oboro lady was plenty weird and creepy. But Ingrid seemed nice enough. At any rate, we should hurry on to see the Hokage. If we're lucky, we can drop in when he's not swamped with paperwork." Naruto spoke, earning a nod from his current entourage as they continued on towards the Hokage tower.

Meanwhile, Ingrid was glaring harshly at Oboro, the pinkette's hands crushing and wadding up the map in her hands "What were you thinking Oboro? You almost caused a scene. And we were specifically told not to draw attention to ourselves." Ingrid muttered angrily, feeling a strong urge to stab the Kunoichi woman straight through the heart.

"We're here under orders to find anything that'd be useful to our organization, yes? Well… I was scouting out that cute little boy, who so happens to be the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki." Oboro responded coyly, a 'devil-may-care' expression on her face as she chuckled darkly. Finding it a bit too easy to find such a powerful military asset. The people of this village were quite loose lipped, especially the males who could only think with their dicks upon seeing a gorgeous woman. Booze also loosened their tongues even more.

"By the way, was that your idea of a save with that 'we need directions' act?" The Kunoichi woman asked in a haughty tone as her pink haired companion scoffed and tossed the map away along with a sharpie marker in the trash.

"You didn't leave me much choice. Besides, it wouldn't be a good idea to mess around with a Jinchuuriki. They're extremely valuable and the Shinobi villages hold onto them very tightly, regardless of their apparent treatment. Trying to acquire one would be too risky." Ingrid spoke with an exhausted sigh, that aside… kidnapping and potentially brainwashing a teenage boy didn't sit well with her. It put a foul taste in her mouth.

And Oboro… was perhaps one of the worst human(?) Beings in the world. The woman was a deviant and was treacherous by nature. She would betray anyone and everyone for her own agenda and survival, so Ingrid needed to be on guard at all times in case Oboro pulled a fast one.

"I'll keep my options open. Now remind me, please, what is it that we're investigating in an estate filled of inbred slaves and old men?" Oboro asked, cracking a small joke about the infamous Hyuuga Elders and the Side Branch who were basically slaves. It was also a common rumor that there was potential inbreeding within the clan, not that Ingrid really cared about such details since they were irrelevant to their mission.

"Unknown energy readings were detected within the Hyuuga estate. They were fairly weak at first, but have been getting progressively stronger, and recently the readings spiked pretty hard. We must investigate this unknown energy and ascertain if it is or isn't a potential asset we can use." The brown skinned woman spoke, placing a hand on her sword.

The violet haired woman didn't say anything, but she had a mirthful smirk on her face, suggesting that she was interested in finding out what it was. Hopefully it would be something that could pique her interest.

Meanwhile, Uzumaki apartment.

Celestine hummed quietly to herself as she and Chloe cleaned the dishes in the sink while in the background Olga was gathering up the dirty clothes and tossing them into a washing machine for cleaning. "Hey… Celestine… can I ask you a personal question?" The half-elf asked as she glanced over towards the High Elf.

"Yes? What is it Chloe?" The fallen goddess asked with a sweet smile. In response, the blonde half-elf pursed her lips for a moment, almost as if reconsidering her question for a moment and then asked "Have you… thought about home? About your allies? The other Knights and princesses? You were close with them right?"

Celestine's serene face instantly soured, a crestfallen expression forming as she stared almost despondently into the now dirty water "I think about them every day. I pray for their safety and that they were spared a horrible fate… but… at the same time, I don't really want to. Because I don't know what happened to them. I don't know for sure if they escaped, were killed or worse. And it makes my heart ache because of it."

At this, the brown skinned Elves gave looks of pity and sympathy towards their former enemy. They at least, were able to stay together. But Celestine had nobody that was truly familiar to her except themselves, and that was mostly because they had gone to war for so long. They supposed that their former foe was trying her best to stifle the pain and focus on her master to avoid thinking too much about what happened in their homelands.

What a tragic thing. Some common mercenary, suddenly declaring himself a king and then raping and murdering his way across their homelands. And nobody dared stop him or stand in his way, hell, the men-folk all supported that bastard. For a few moments, Olga and Chloe silently thought about what words of comfort they could offer. What could they say to soothe Celestine's pain? They doubted that promises of revenge could help a gentle soul like her.

Suddenly there came a knock at the door, causing the elves to exchange odd looks… the master and the others couldn't have returned so soon… could they? Why bother knocking? They had a key didn't they? Olga cautiously approached the front door and checked through the peephole and saw only the retreating form of someone in a uniform that quickly disappeared out of sight.

She put the chain lock on and slowly cracked open the door to get a better view and found a large box had been placed just outside within arms reach. "Was the Young master expecting any packages?" The fallen queen asked, earning some shrugs from the other elves since they didn't remember him mentioning anything of it.

"Well… we should bring it inside, if it belongs to Naruto-sama then we can't risk someone stealing it." Celestine pointed out, earning some nods from the Dark Elves. Olga unlatched the chain lock and allowed the door to swing open and with a gesture, began to levitate the mysterious package into their domicile. The box gently floated inside and was placed in the center of the living room as both Chloe and Celestine dried their hands and approached it.

"Hey… isn't this your name printed on here?" Chloe asked the High Elf, pointing towards the lettering that read in big and bold letters 'Celestine Lucross'. The blonde High Elf tilted her head in confusion since she hadn't ordered anything… who would send a package to her? Scratch that, how would the mailing company know where to send the package?

Something rattled inside the box making the elves jump a bit. Was there something alive in there? Before they could even consider opening it to inspect it, a sharp battleaxe burst through the top, followed by a shout of "Huzzah! I found Celes-sama's scent! Therefore, I found Celes-sama!" The source of the voice then punched its way out of the box and stood to her full height before leaping out of the cardboard package.

It was a small and very tiny girl, perhaps three and a half feet in height with orange hair, a green cap and shawl. In fact… it was a very familiar face to the Elves, most especially Celestine. "Eh?! Ruu Ruu? You escaped?! How did you find me? Where are the others?!"

"Wahahaha! Surprised you, didn't I? Don't underestimate Ruu-Sama!" The orange haired girl spoke proudly… and then took notice of two other familiar faces causing her to brandish her large axe and shout "The Enemy is here! Ruu Ruu will protect you from the Dark Elves! I'll cut you both up!"

The Halfling jumped in the air, her age raised high as if she were prepared to split the fallen Queen down the middle… only to stop in mid-air as a purple glow surrounded her tiny form. "Stasis Field." Olga muttered with a small smirk. Her powers having returned to her at full force now, due in no small part to her master's mana filled seed.

"Hey! What gives? Lemme at ya! Fight fair you damned mage!" Ruu Ruu shouted angrily as she tried to struggle against the spell, but remained frozen in mid-air… and then a loud smack was heard as Celestine bopped the Halfling on the head with a rolled up newspaper.

"No! Bad Ruu Ruu! Bad! Olga and Chloe aren't our enemies. They're my friends now." Celestine spoke, scolding and explaining the situation to the orange haired girl. The Halfling froze for a few seconds… and then replied in a blunt voice "Okay. I gotcha."

At this little scene, the Dark Elves sweat-dropped "She changed gears pretty quick." Chloe muttered with a twitching eyebrow… and then there was the newspaper… was this girl some kind of a dog or something?

"Friends seems to be a bit of a stretch." Olga muttered since they were forced into this situation due to their capture and enslavement, although she has buried the hatchet and forgone any grudges against the High Elf… mostly.

"Olga-san? You can release Ruu-chan now." The blonde High Elf requested with a sweet smile, the Dark Elf briefly rolled her eyes then snapped her fingers, canceling the stasis field and causing the orangette to drop to the floor with a soft thump.

Ruu Ruu gave a small 'owie' and got up from the floor. The fallen goddess gave her loyal 'attack dog' a moment to recover and then asked "Now, Ruu-chan. From the beginning?"

The Halfling snapped her fingers in realization and then spoke "Oh right! Well, after you were taken away, Volt began attacking our territories. We managed to give him the slip, if only by the skin of our teeth. Me and the others found out you were sent to the Shinobi Nations so we came to find you.

We decided to split up to try and find you faster.. I traveled with Maia-chan for a while. Claudia, Alicia and Prim split off and went someplace west, and Kaguya and her maidens traveled somewhere east. We asked around, but no one knew who you were or where to find you.

And then, me and Maia-san met this creepy old guy that called himself a 'Frog Hill Mange' or something like that. He tried to feel up Maia's boobies so we beat him up. Anyway, we kept trying, but no luck. And then we saw an advertisement from a mailing company that claimed they could mail anything, to anyone, anywhere, at any time. So… here I am! I mailed myself to Celes-sama with Maia's help! Wahahaha!"

At the end of her explanation, the Elves blinked their eyes with astonished expressions. Either Ruu Ruu was either madly genius or geniusly mad. Who in the hell would mail themselves to somebody? And… now that they thought about it, the Shinobi Nation's mailing system must be extremely reliable to track down the intended recipient so easily.

"Wait… so where's Maia-san now? And how is she supposed to know where YOU are?" Celestine asked with a quirked up eyebrow, there was an awkward silence for a few moments as Ruu Ruu blushed in embarrassment… her apparent silence suggesting that she didn't know the answer to either. It would seem that her little plan had a major hole in it.

"Well, at least everyone is safe and sound. I was quite worried after I was taken from home. Ruu-chan? How bad was it in the homelands after I was taken?" Celestine asked, though she was deeply afraid of the answer.

The orange haired Halfling fell silent for a few moments before replying ominously "Anywhere is better than there." At her response, the elves gulped a bit. Whatever was happening in their former homes… must be horrible beyond description.

"Enough about the old country! It can go to hell for all I care! Come on! We should go find the others, then we can find a better place for all of us to live together!" Ruu Ruu spoke excitedly, bouncing on the balls of her feet as she started to pull on Celestine's hand, urging her to follow her out of here. She then glanced over to the brown skinned Elves and spoke "I guess you two can come along since you're Celes-sama's friends now."

Celestine giggled a bit, supposing that she'd have to explain their situation to the Halfling "Erm… about that Ruu-chan… we can't leave. Our master needs us here. We are his slaves after all." The High Elf spoke and then turned around to show the slave seal that was planted on the back of her neck with the Dark Elves doing the same.

Ruu Ruu stared at the slave seals in horror, her mouth dropping open as her mind processed what was happening… she then growled angrily and brandished her battleaxe once again and shouted "The bastard! Enemy of women! Lecherous! How dare he enslave you! He must pay for raping you till your minds break and turning you into breeding stock to put his babies into!"

"Where the hell did that come from?! We aren't even pregnant!" Chloe shouted with a throbbing tic-mark on her head with the other elves sweat-dropping. Clearly the Halfling had quite the imagination… or maybe she had read a little too much smutty literature.

"I'll find him and I'll cut him up! I'll beat him up and I will bite him! Vive la liberty!" The orangette screamed and rushed out the door, leaving behind an animated dust trail in her wake and leaving behind a trio of elves that could only deadpan at the scene.

"Dumb but loyal and well-meaning. Just like a dog." Olga muttered with a twitching eyebrow. At her words, Celestine giggled sheepishly since that was true. Ruu Ruu was often a handful, but she made up for it with sheer tenacity and loyalty, much like a dog as Olga rather accurately described.

"Ummm… should we do something?" Chloe asked, feeling a bit worried for the young master. The Fallen goddess adopted a thinking pose as she twirled a lock of her hair before replying "I think the young master will be okay. Ruu Ruu doesn't know what he looks like or anything."

"But won't she get lost or something?" Olga asked as she crossed her arms beneath her bust… she made a very good point.

"Ooh! I got an idea!" Chloe spoke with an excited smirk as she approached the telephone and opened up the phone book and began to skim through the various phone numbers, earning confused looks from her fellow Elves. "Chloe? What are you doing?" Olga asked, wondering what her aide was planning to do.

"I've been playing around with the phone a bit. Now I want to try it for real!" The Half-elf exclaimed in a cheeky voice and then found one number she was looking for "Time for a test run." The half-elf muttered as she picked up the phone and dialed the necessary number.

After a few seconds someone on the other end picked up and spoke "Ichiban tavern! Best sake in Konoha. What can I do for you?"

Chloe put on a stoic facade and replied as calmly and clearly as possible into the mouthpiece "Hello. Is Moe there? Surname is Dixon."

The Elves all leaned in closer to the earpiece to listen as they heard the voice say "One second please. Moe Dixon? Can I get Moe Dixon here?" The elves heard the sounds of laughter on the other end, the guy on the phone paused for a moment and then growled out "Whoever you are, I'm gonna find you, then I'll stick you in a hole and bust your exposed head open you bitch."

Chloe burst out into laughter and hanged up, with both Olga and Celestine sweat-dropping at her antics. Apparently she was having too much fun with human technology. "And what does this accomplish?" The Dark Elf Queen asked in a dead-pan tone. Instead of answering, Chloe picked up the phone again and dialed another number.

After a few seconds a voice on the other line spoke "Inuzuka clan Animal control. How can I help you?"

"Yes. I'd like to report a wild dog girl on the loose. She has orange hair and is wearing a green cap and shawl and not much else. You may find her swinging around an axe and saying she's going to bite people. You better be on high alert, she's a dumbass and therefore highly dangerous." Chloe spoke into the mouthpiece.

"Thanks for the tip. We'll be on the lookout." The person on the other end spoke professionally and then hanged up, prompting Chloe to put the phone back into place as she chortled in amusement.

"Will… this be okay?" Celestine asked nervously. The last time something happened behind their master's back… it didn't end all that well. It took hours for her to recover from the burning sensation caused by those ghost peppers.

"I don't see much choice in the matter. I guess we'll just have to, as the humans say 'roll with it'." Olga spoke with a tired sigh and pinched the bridge of her nose. Was it seriously too much to ask for a nice, relatively normal and quiet day? They all then came to the conclusion that they'd have to wait for their master to return and inform him of the situation and then figure out what to do from there.

At the very least, they were certain that Ruu Ruu couldn't get into that much trouble… right?

With Naruto.

"Well. Here we are. Don't worry Hannah. The old man's a nice guy. You can relax." Naruto spoke as they stood outside the Hokage's office door, his maid looking stiff as a board, likely from some apprehension regarding her identity. Though whether the Sandaime could find out who she was or not was still up in the air, though at least it wouldn't hurt to check.

"As you say." Hannah murmured while Ran-Mao wrapped her arms around her master's neck, the top of her breasts squishing on the top of his head. He blushed a bit at the contact and raised a loosely closed fist and gently knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Came the call of the Sandaime, prompting the Uzumaki to open the door as he and his companions entered inside. Unsurprisingly, the Hokage was sitting behind his desk as he read over some paperwork of some sort. Hiruzen then opened a drawer in his desk and slipped the paper inside before shutting the drawer closed again, suggesting that particular paper was something important.

"Ah! Naruto-kun! Come in! Come in! This is perfect timing. I see Ran-Mao is still with you… and who's this new lady accompanying you?" The Sandaime asked with a raised eyebrow, wondering if the boy had perhaps purchased yet another slave. Seemed a bit strange since he already had four, unless this one was in a dire situation of some sort.

The brown skinned maid gave a small curtsy and responded "My name is Hannah Annafellows Hokage-sama. The young master helped save my life, as such I now serve him as his maid." The Hokage nodded and listened patiently as Naruto explained the full story about his unexpected finding of Hannah and her rescue from drowning, and then he closed with explaining that he believed someone attempted to murder her and about her apparent amnesia.

"I see. I am very sorry that happened to you Hannah-san, and I am most glad that you were found and rescued. I shall see about finding out about your identity, hopefully we can learn more from there. For the time being, you're probably safest with Naruto-kun." Hiruzen spoke, earning a nod of agreement from the maid.

"I agree. Though if my attacker dares to harm the young master, they won't be walking away unscathed." Hannah spoke and suddenly pulled a large shotgun from under her skirt. Both Naruto and Hiruzen's eyes widened at the sight since firearms and guns were seldom seen in the Shinobi Nations except for the occasional foreigner from outside the Nations bringing such weapons with them.

"Uh… Hannah? Where did you pull that shotgun from?" Naruto asked with a large sweat-drop, and had to suppress a sigh of relief that her finger wasn't on the trigger and the barrel was pointed towards the ceiling, suggesting she had some knowledge of firearm safety.

The blue haired woman blinked a few times and stared at the deadly weapon in her hands for a few moments. She then shrugged and replied "I've no idea. I just pulled it out."

The Sandaime leaned towards the Uzumaki and whispered "Is there some kind of hammerspace in her clothes or something? Perhaps storage seals?"

The blonde shrugged as he answered "Not to my knowledge. At the very least, I know for sure that I didn't ever buy a gun for her." There was a sudden 'clunk' sound, earning the attention of the two Konoha Residents as they observed Hannah pulling out even more weaponry and handing some of them off to Ran-Mao who was looking at the guns impassive.

"Big guns. Go boom." The Chinese girl muttered, her arms loaded with harpoon guns, more shotguns, grenade launchers, SMGs, Assault Rifles, bazooka and more as the cartoonishly large pile in her arms seemed to grow ever larger.

"YOU HAD THOSE THE WHOLE TIME? WHAT ARE YOU A WEAPON SMUGGLER?" Naruto shouted as his eyes bugged out of his head since Hannah seemed to have enough firepower to wipe out an army and still have ammo to spare.

"It would seem so. And I'm not sure… maybe I was?" Hannah asked the last part more to herself, wondering why she was carrying such heavy artillery… where was it even being stored anyway?

"Riiiiight. Well, put them back please. I don't wanna walk through the streets carrying around a crap-ton of weapons and getting stopped by the authorities or anything like that." Naruto spoke earning a nod from his maid who then glanced over towards the large pile of weaponry in Ran-Mao's hands.

"Errrr… how am I supposed to put them back?" The maid asked as an animated question mark blinked over her head for a second.

"How should I know? Just cram them back in wherever you pulled them from." Naruto responded with a twitching eyebrow. Apparently the term 'normalcy' had officially gone out the window of his life ever since taking ownership of another sentient being. But then… was there such a thing as 'normal' in this world he lived in?

Hiruzen cleared his throat and then began to speak, gaining Naruto's attention "As we were saying before we drifted off-topic, I shall do everything I can to discover Hannah's identity. Also, there's another matter I wished to discuss with you in regards to a potential slave that I wish for you to take ownership of."

The Uzumaki tilted his head a bit and frowned as he asked "Why's that? This slave you're talking about in some kind of trouble?"

The Sandaime gave a grave nod and responded "Correct. She is currently being threatened by a group of deranged and potentially dangerous people who wish to use her to blackmail her father and sibling. I just need you to take ownership of her to keep her safe."

At the end of his brief explanation, Hiruzen pulled out a pen and piece of paper that seemed to be a rather official looking document. Naruto frowned a bit more deeply since he didn't wish to take away another being's freedom, but at the same time, if this girl was in serious trouble, then he felt a strong need to keep her safe from harm. Who knows what the people after her would do? If it weren't for his interference at the lottery, the Elves in his care could have been taken away to be raped and Kami knows what else.

"All right then. If it's for this girl's protection." Naruto muttered as he signed the needed document, earning a relieved sigh from the Sandaime.

"Thank you Naruto-kun. That makes things easi...er?" The Sandaime spoke and then seemed to trail off as he stared at something over the Jinchuuriki's shoulder. The blonde followed his gaze and saw a rather humorous sight of Ran-Mao cramming numerous weaponry down into the valley of Hannah's cleavage where they seemingly vanished from sight.

"Umm… Ran-san? Could you be more gentle?" Hannah requested as the martial artist shoved a bazooka between her large brown breasts and pushed it down into the depths where it disappeared from sight. "Shut up. Suspicious boobies." The golden eyed girl spoke, though there seemed to be a slight hint of amusement in her voice.

"Huh… if I didn't know any better, I'd say we're living in some kind of anime. At any rate, who am I taking care of old man? You said the guy's after her wanted to blackmail her family… is this girl someone important?" The whiskered teen asked at the end with a raised eyebrow.

The Hokage didn't verbally answer and instead clapped his hands twice. The office doors swung open revealing the form of Scarlett who had a cocky smirk on her face as she sauntered in, a chain in her hand that she gently tugged on as someone followed close behind her… revealing the form of Hinata Hyuuga who was now wearing a white kimono that seems to have been altered, the skirt area being far too short as it exposed her legs and thighs, if a slight breeze blew through, then it would be likely whatittle skirt there was would blow upwards and expose her panties… or womanhood if she wasn't wearing them.

"Wha… Hinata?" Naruto blubbered a bit, feeling caught off guard by this… and then he remembered that weird conversation he had with her not so long ago. Was she really that determined to sign her life away?

"What the hell old man? You tricked me!" Naruto shouted while pointing an accusatory finger at the Hokage who was currently smoking his pipe with a slightly ashamed look on his face for putting him in this position.

"Maybe a little. But I didn't lie to you." Hiruzen muttered as he exhaled some smoke. Earning a sigh from the Uzumaki.

Hinata nodded her head in confirmation that what the whiskered teen had been told was all true. "I tried to tell you before… but you were rather quick to brush me off without hearing me out. Though… I guess I can understand why you were upset.

But rest assured, I fully acknowledge what this means and that you own me… but I'd rather be owned by someone like you than be exploited by my father's enemies." The former heiress spoke with a soft smile, causing the Uzumaki to scratch the back of his neck.

He wasn't happy that this was basically being forced on him, but it was his own fault that he didn't listen to what she had to say that day. He didn't like it, but if this was ultimately her choice, he supposed that he had no other choice. "I don't really get it, but if you're being targeted then I guess I should make sure you're properly taken care of. But, what about your dad and sister? They… aren't gonna come after me or anything are they?" He asked in a slightly worried tone since he didn't want to be on the receiving end of a father's fury.

"It's fine. My father pretty much knows, and my sister will be informed later on. For now though, he'll be busy clearing house. Please take good care of me… master." Hinata spoke with a small blush, trying her best to repress her old stuttering habit. And so far doing a good job.

Scarlett smirked a bit and handed the chain leash to the blonde boy and spoke to him "If you don't want this one, I'd be happy to pay you a premium price for her." At her statement, Naruto snatched the chain away with a glare, unable to tell if Scarlett was being serious or was joking… either way he didn't like how she so casually spoke about buying another person like that.

Sensing his anger, the blonde slave trader merely mimed a kiss towards him and spoke "No need to be upset. I'll be sure to deliver Hinata's personal effects to your residence later. Be sure to enjoy her." With that said, the slaves departed with a sultry sway to her hips. Her words earning a small blush from the Hyuuga who whispered to herself 'enjoy me?'

"Why does this keep happening to me?" Naruto muttered as his shoulders fell a bit. It seemed the universe kept on mocking him for some reason as it kept dumping more and more women into his lap… still, this was far better than being alone, and it's not like he planned on forcing the girls to do anything they didn't want. For now he'd just roll with it.

"Soft." Spoke the voice of Ran-mao as she seemingly appeared behind the Hyuuga without warning and then started to feel up her almost exposed buttocks with one hand and a sizeable and still growing breast in the other. Hinata blushed profusely from the unexpected contact, but made no attempts to resist.

"Smell nice. Soft. Good slave. Virgin?" The Chinese girl asked with a raised eyebrow, her hand releasing Hinata's breast as it trailed down her stomach and towards her womanhood. Her question earning a jerky nod from the lavender eyed girl who felt herself going weak in the knees.

"Mmm. Very nice." Ran-mao muttered as she inhaled Hinata's scent from the nape of her neck. The scene causing both Naruto and Hiruzen to blush a dark red, the latter trying to hold back a nosebleed.

"Okay Ran-chan. Stop molesting Hinata. We don't want to traumatize her or anything." The whiskered teen spoke, prompting the golden eyed girl to nod as she released the Hyuuga girl from her embrace.

"Sorry young master. Inspection." Ran-Mao replied in a blunt tone, suggesting that she wanted to check out her master's newest acquisition. "Soft. Young. Tender. Smell nice. Still growing. Good genes. Excellent stock." The Chinese woman listed off then gave Hinata's butt a soft smack for emphasis.

"She isn't breeding stock or anything. She's a girl." Naruto muttered with a twitching eyebrow as he stared into the impassive and golden orbs that belonged to his first slave.

"A girl. A slave. Still Master's." Was all she said, her words making the Uzumaki sigh since she was right. He did own Hinata now, lock, stock and barrel, but he hated the objectifying tone that was often used for slaves.

"Erm… if you want to Naruto-k, I mean Naruto-sama… you can do anything you like to me. I'll never say no if it's you." Hinata piped in as she poked her fingers together, her face still flushed red but her eyes and smile suggesting that she was serious about what she just said.

Naruto sighed as he ran a hand through his hair and spoke "Well, whatever. We can worry about that stuff later. Girls? Take Hinata back home while I go talk with our landlady. There's no way there's room enough for everyone in one apartment now. Be sure to introduce her to the others and get try to get along." He spoke, prompting both his maid and slaves to nod as they departed to him. Hannah was sure to bring along the goods they had bought earlier so that her master wouldn't have to carry them around all day.

"So is there… any rules Naruto-sama has for his slaves Senpai?" Hinata asked politely, immediately referring to Ran-Mao as her senpai, a slightly happy shimmer appearing in the martial artist's golden eyes.

"No fighting. At home, no clothes allowed. Must do chores for food. Slaves must also serve master's carnal needs." She listed off, earning a nod of understanding from the Hyuuga who seemed to be taking mental notes as she muttered something about 'doing her best'. At the very least she seemed ready and willing.

"What a day." Naruto muttered as he left the Hokage's office. His next destination being the Inuzuka compound. In the background, Hiruzen seemed to be thinking hard about something. He felt like there was something important about the Inuzuka's that he had to tell Naruto, it was right on the tip of his tongue and then it slipped away. Damn he hated getting old. Ah well, hopefully it'll come back to him.

Meanwhile. Hyuuga compound.

"Well now… this is an unusual find." Spoke the form of Oboro as she and Ingrid stared at the form of a statue that was kept tucked away within the Hyuga Elder's chambers. The way it was centered in the room seemed to indicate a certain reverence towards it… which in turn suggested it was highly important.

"The husk of a Fallen Angel. It's not often they descend to Earth. I'm guessing this one met a grisly end." Ingrid spoke as she tapped the hilt of her sword, while this was an interesting find, a dead angel was of no use to their organization.

"Correction, ALMOST met a grisly end." The statue replied in a masculine voice, prompting the two women to stiffen up in surprise. Then relaxed themselves since it was obvious this statue was of no threat to them.

"Who are you? What happened to you? And why are you here?" Ingrid asked, keeping her hand at her sword in case anything happened, refusing to let her guard completely down.

"Ash Landers is my name. And well… I was defeated in combat by a demon, whom I shall very much enjoy taking my vengeance on. I came close to death, but managed to escape oblivion if only by a hair, hence my current state. One of the Hyuuga Elders mistook me for an art piece and bought me, of course I wasn't aware of this until I regained consciousness some time ago." The fallen angel explained, his voice even and calm… but there was an obvious undertone of venom to it.

"And your relationship with the Hyuuga Elders?" Oboro asked with a mischievous smile, tapping her chin with a lone finger.

"Convenient tools. Nothing more. When I regained consciousness, the Elders started to believe that a messenger from Heaven was speaking to them, so they started asking for guidance. And I believe that their usefulness is coming to an end. Something is stirring in this place. I can feel it even now." Ash spoke with a sinister chuckle.

Ingrid sneered a bit, the more this angel talked, the more he reminded her of a viper ready to strike at a moment's notice. "I see. Well, this doesn't have anything to do with us. We shall be going now." She announced gruffly with Oboro following close behind with a bored expression, feeling as though their time had been wasted. It'd be a deep shame to go back empty handed… perhaps she could try putting the moves on that cute little Naruto boy?

Once they were gone, Ash Landers was left alone in the darkness again. Leaving him to muse quietly to himself. He had been trying to regain his full strength, but even so he was still trapped in this statuesque form, cursed to be little more than a living paperweight. If he was to regain his full strength, and more importantly restore his body, he would need to absorb the souls of living humans. That Hinata girl had a pure and surprisingly strong soul… but every time he inquired about retrieving her the Elder Council would make up excuses and ask for more time.

It would seem that taking a young girl was too difficult for a bunch of old men with a foot in the grave, desperately clinging to fantasized power and authority like a security blanket. It was safe to guess, that they were failing and what little usefulness they had would be coming to a close. If all else failed, he could simply take their souls. While he would have preferred quality over quantity, desperate times called for desperate measures.

"This isn't over. Not by a long shot. I will snuff them all out. Unclean, unwanted. Unclean. Unwanted." The angel murmured to himself, showing a severe mental instability, his lack of regard for human life quickly manifesting. Meanwhile, deep within his psyche… a soft voice could only plead and beg to deaf ears to be mercifully killed and to put an end to her suffering.

End chapter seven.