A/N - Wow has it ever been a while since I worked on this fic. lol. The ol RNG picked this fic out of all the others, so yay for oldies! lol.

Anyways, there is a lemon in this chapter. Hopefully you enjoy that. *shrugs*

A bunch of different things happen in this chapter, and I'm trying to shift the focus back onto Naruto for the time being. The OC won't be involved that much in the story for a little while. I'll occasionally switch over to Sean to show what he's up to, but for now, it's mostly Naruto time. So yay! lol.

I've got a biiit of a migraine right now, so I'll cut this short. Hope you enjoy the chapter!

There is a lemon in this chapter. You have been warned!

Chapter 25 – Departure

Two months had passed since Sean's marriage to Anko. Kurenai was beginning to show physical signs of her pregnancy, namely the expanding belly. Anko had also been confirmed pregnant and was giddy as can be to be having her husband's child. She knew it in her heart that it was going to be a little boy.

Ino had continued with her attempts to seduce her boyfriend, but he had remained steadfast and only took things to a certain point with her, being very careful not to cross a line he shouldn't just yet. So far, the most that they had done was some light petting, an occasional blowjob, and him inserting a few fingers inside her moist hole and bringing her to orgasm that way. Naturally, she wanted more, but he always refused. She was still only 13 after all.

Sean had made sure to spend time equally with all of his lovely brides-to-be, giving them what they wanted and making sure they were all happy. He would be leaving on that long-term mission soon and he wanted to spend as much time with them as possible, because he didn't know when he'd be returning.

Now here he was, standing in the Hokage's office with Karin at his side. The tall, blue-haired man had a travel bag hanging from his back, as did Karin. This was just a formality, as they could have left at any time once they had been given the mission, but they wanted to say goodbye to her personally.

"Tsunade-chan, I know you want children, and…I actually have something that I wanted to do for you before I leave. I've worked on this seal almost nonstop for months now just so I could have it ready for you before I left." Sean said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a tag with a strange seal on it.

Seeing this, Tsunade stepped out from behind her desk and approached her fiancé. "Sean-kun…is this what I think it is?"

The white-eyed man nodded and proceeded to push his fiancé down into one of the chairs. Afterwards, he placed the seal on her forehead before pulsing his chakra through it. In an instant, Tsunade felt an intense wave of chakra passing through her body. It felt almost orgasmic and she wanted to melt like a puddle of goo on the ground. However, she held firm and waited for the process to finish. Once it had, she watched as Karin produced a mirror for her to look into. Thanking the young woman, she proceeded to attempt to undo the genjutsu she always kept up, just in case, and found that the seal had worked. It had done its job!

Crying tears of joy, Tsunade hugged her lover tight and kissed him on the lips repeatedly. "Oh, I love you Sean-kun! I love you, I love you, I love you! Thank you so much! You have no idea what this means to me. I swear, you'd better not take forever on this mission of yours. I want to hold you in my arms and make some damn babies with you. I'll be waiting eagerly for you to come back home."

Sean nodded and kissed her one more time. "Love you too, Tsu-chan. Everyone else is waiting at the gates for us. They want to see us off, I suppose. Not surprised." he said with a chuckle.

Tsunade giggled before turning her attention to Karin. "You two look out for one another, understand me? If things get too hard, you two should feel free to come on home. I don't want either of you taking any unnecessary risks out there. This is Orochimaru we're talking about here. That, and I know you plan to visit the other Hidden Villages. That's risky by itself. Just…be careful, okay?"

The redhead nodded as she looked up at the Uzumaki clan head. "Of course. We'll be just fine, Hokage-sama. Besides, I honestly believe Sean-sama can beat Orochimaru. You believe that too, right?"

The Hokage simply smiled and nodded as she looked at her husband-to-be. "I do. Still, I can't help but worry. Call it the Nagging Wife Syndrome, if you want. Now come on, I'll see you two off at the gate as well."

Leaving the Hokage tower itself, the party of three walked through the village, taking note of how calm it was in the early hours of the morn like this. Upon reaching the gate, Sean and Karin saw the rest of their household there waiting for them. Stepping up to them, Sean kissed his wonderful lovers on the lips, one at a time. Hugging each of them close, he told them he would be safe and not to worry too much about him.

Meanwhile, Karin walked up to Naruto with a smirk on her face. "Sooo, do I get a goodbye kiss from you, Na-ru-to-kun? Or is that too much to ask for?" she teased.

Naruto blushed a bit and looked at his fiances. They simply looked at him with amused smirks and some were even chuckling slightly. With a sigh, he turned and went to give Karin a peck on the cheek. She reached up, grabbed his face, and kissed him right on the lips. When they parted, she licked her lips and smirked at him. "I'm looking forward to seeing you again when we return, Naruto-kun. I want to see how much you've…hehehe…grown." she said, giggling pervertedly.

The blonde just blushed worse at this and found that he couldn't even stammer out a response. His fiances were laughing at him too dammit! Sighing again, he looked up at Sean and fistbumped him. "Be careful out there, Sean-sama. You're strong and I'm damn sure you can take down Orochimaru and any of those bastards in the Akatsuki if need be. Don't let anyone or anything take you down because you got careless. Got it?"

Sean chuckled a bit and smiled at his cousin. "No problem Naruto. Everything's going to be just fine, I guarantee it. When I come back, it'll be with the rest of our family and with Orochimaru's head. As for the Akatsuki, if I run into any of them while we're on the road, I'll do what I can. No promises though."

Anko smirked at him and said, "Seanie, you can take any of those freaks. I guarantee it. Don't get cocky and you can win for sure."

Smirking wickedly, Sean nodded in agreement. "If they cross me, they'll wish they hadn't. Anyways, it's time to go. Karin-chan, come on." Stepping past everyone, Sean stepped through the gate and turned to look back at his loved ones and family. "I expect to hear great things about you Naruto. Don't let me down."

Naruto grinned at the clan head and said, "You can count on it Sean-sama! I'll get so strong you won't even recognize me by the time you get back!"

Sean grinned, but didn't say anything in response. Instead he looked down at Karin to see if she was ready. Once he had confirmed she was, he began to walk away from the village, Karin keeping in step with him the entire time.

As soon as they were gone, Naruto sighed heavily and said, "It's going to suck, not having him around for so long."

Jima nodded and placed her hand on his shoulder. "I know how you feel. For now, let's return home and get started on some training. You're going to need it, all of you. I plan for all of us to get so strong Sean-kun won't even recognize us by the time he gets back."

"Sounds like a plan to me." Anko said. After a moment, she looked at Jima and asked, "Hey Jima, did Seanie leave any notes for you on his progress in removing this damn seal?"

Jima smiled kindly at Anko and said, "As a matter of fact, he did. It was one last present he wanted to give to you before he left. He asked me to take care of it after he was gone and things had settled down a bit. If you want, we can remove it as soon as we get home?"

The Snake Mistress' eyes widened considerably. "He…he actually finished it? Why didn't he remove it himself?"

The temporary clan head giggled somewhat nervously. "Umm…he kind of stayed up all night putting the finishing touches on the seal. I'm amazed he's even functioning right now. I bet they'll stop somewhere and get some rest sooner rather than later." Jima explained.

Anko felt tears welling up in her eyes. "That loveable idiot. Yes, I want this damn thing removed! Please, once we're back home, remove the damn thing! I don't want it on me any longer."

Jima nodded in understanding as she led them into their veritable mansion of a home. Once inside, she looked at Naruto and the others. "Get started on some stretches and doing some exercise around the compound. I'll give you further instructions once I'm done with this." Seeing them each nod in understanding, the blue-haired woman proceeded downstairs into a special sealing room. Taking out a seal tag from within her shirt pocket, she directed Anko to sit down in the center of the large room. Afterwards, she brought out a blank scroll and laid it open beside her as she kneeled down in front of Anko.

Looking her friend in the eyes with a serious gaze, Jima said, "This is going to hurt a LOT. Worse than anything you've ever felt before. If you're afraid, we can put this off…"

"I don't care. I just want this damn thing off of me. And if Sean was here, I'd fuck his brains out afterwards to show my thanks. Now please, get rid of this thing." Anko pleaded.

The green-eyed woman nodded in understanding before slapping Sean's seal tag on Anko's curse mark. Muttering something under her breath, she focused her chakra into the seal and listened as Anko began to scream out in sheer agony from what she was feeling. Forcing Anko to stay still, Jima proceeded to rip out Orochimaru's soul fragment and thrust it into the scroll, forming a seal to contain it instantly. Afterwards, she finished erasing the curse mark and, upon finishing, allowed Anko to collapse against her. Holding her close, she glanced at the scroll that now contained Orochimaru's soul fragment. "Anko-chan, would you like to do the honors and burn that wretched thing?"

Anko nodded and said tiredly, "That…sounds wonderful." Sitting up, she turned towards the scroll and flipped through a series of hand seals before announcing the name of her jutsu and lit the scroll on fire. They both heard the cry of Orochimaru's soul fragment as it perished and faded away, never to torment Anko again.

Now that it was finally gone, Anko leaned against her future sister wife and giggled happily. "I love Sean so much. Have I mentioned that yet?"

Jima giggled and nodded her head. "Plenty of times. I get the feeling that you're going to jump him as soon as he returns, aren't you?"

Anko giggled pervertedly and said, "Oh yeah. Might even take him right there in the middle of the street."

The blue-haired Uzumaki blushed at the mental images that presented before quickly shaking her head free of them. "Try not to do that, okay? Have some modesty."

"Meh, so long as I get to be with my Seanie-kun again, I'll be happy. For now, would you mind helping me to my room? I need a nap."

Jima giggled and helped Anko up. "Sure thing, Anko. Rest up. You've earned it."

Two months later

Tsunade scowled as she looked hard at Shizune. "What the hell do you mean Mizuki escaped? How?!"

Shizune was sweating nervously as she looked into her master's eyes. "Umm…he bribed the Stupid Brothers with, with…erm…food, Tsunade-sama. They broke down the door and kind of…walked out on their own? Nobody could really stop them. Now Mizuki's on the loose and those two idiots are free to wreak havoc again!"

Thinking on it for a moment, Tsunade said, "Get me Naruto and Jima Uzumaki. And get me Anko too, her snakes might come in handy for this mission."

"Are you sure you only want those three, Tsunade-sama? The Stupid Brothers are strong enough on their own, but Mizuki is a whole other problem. The shinobi he's already defeated have made comments about some new strength of his. There's no real specifics, but he's dangerous."

The now rejuvenated Hokage frowned in thought for a time before a small smirk crossed her face. "Get Team 10 involved. Even if Sean-kun's no longer here to guide them, they're still more than capable of disabling the Stupid Brothers. Naruto, Jima, and Anko will handle Mizuki. And should things get out of hand, I'll personally deal with the Stupid Brothers. Is that understood?"

"Yes, Tsunade-sama! I'll get on that right away!" Shizune exclaimed before she hurried off to gather the requested teams.

As soon as she was gone, Tsunade scowled and glanced out the window at the village below. Just what are you up to Mizuki?

Team 10

When they caught up to the Stupid Brothers, who obviously hadn't thought through their escape plan very well, Team 10 found themselves gawking at the sheer size of the duo. "They're huge! How the hell do you even get that big?!" Ino exclaimed in shock.

Shikamaru frowned as he looked them over. "I'm more concerned with the fact that they didn't even try to leave the village. They were just sitting here out in the open. Either they're really as stupid as their name implies, or they were expecting us."

Choji shook his head negatively. "No, that one's picking his nose. The other one's watching a couple of butterflies as they fly around. I don't think they really care about getting away or not."

Ino sighed and palmed her face agitatedly. "So they're really idiots then. How are we even supposed to imprison them if they are so strong they can just break out again?"

Shikamaru sighed and said, "We have two options before us. Well, make that three. First, we can try to convince them to return to the prison willingly. I don't see this working unless we offer them something they want. We just have to figure out what that something is."

"Two, we try to take them by force. This option may very well lead to us having to end their lives. They seem harmless enough that I'd rather not kill them if we don't have to."

"Or we can go with option number three. We stay here and observe them for a time and see what they get up to. If they start to get violent or the situation changes, we proceed with option number two and fight them. Personally, I'm for option number one. The question now is: what can we give them to convince them to return to prison willingly?"

Choji shrugged and said, "I know what I'd ask for if I were in their position. Food. And lots of it. I mean, look at how big they are. Can you imagine how much they eat in a day?"

Shikamaru's and Ino's eyes widened as they looked at Choji. "You are brilliant sometimes Choji." Shikamaru said before he turned to face the Stupid Brothers. Approaching them cautiously, he smiled awkwardly when he got their attention. "Troublesome." he muttered under his breath. "Fujin and Raijin, correct?" seeing them both nod, he smiled politely at them and said, "I wanted to make you an offer. You see, you did a bad thing by breaking out of jail. We can forgive you though, but you have to go back to jail. If you don't, we won't give you anymore yummy food. Do you think you can agree to that? You'll get three meals a day and be treated well. But if you stay out here, there's no guarantee of food and you could accidentally hurt someone. You wouldn't want that, would you?"

The one named Fujin looked from Shikamaru to his brother and asked, "Tasty? We no get tasty food if we not go back?"

Raijin frowned for a time before nodding his head. "Guess not. Need tasty food. We go back."

Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at Ino. "You might want to go get Hokage-sama, just in case."

Before Ino could leave, Fujin spoke up, an angry look on his face. "You no trick us, right? We get tasty food we go back?"

Choji decided to play the peacemaker here. "That's right. If you want something right now to tide you over, I've got some extra chips you can have. What kind would you like? I've got regular salted chips, BBQ chips, jalapeno. Heck, you name it and I've probably got it. I really don't mind sharing with you guys."

The Stupid Brothers' eyes lit up with joy and they nodded their heads rapidly. "You surprise us. We like surprise. Good, tasty food."

Smiling at them, Choji reached into his bag and pulled out a couple bags of potato chips before handing them over to the brothers. Watching as they dug in, he couldn't help but breathe a quiet sigh of relief as they seemed to enjoy the chips.

While they were preoccupied, Ino quickly hurried off to fetch Tsunade. Better get her fast before they decide to do something stupid and get violent.

Naruto's Team

Naruto and his teammates had tracked Mizuki throughout the village until eventually running into a woman by the name of Tsubaki. She had introduced herself as Mizuki's fiancé, though that was before he tried to betray the village and kill Naruto. Tsubaki also explained Mizuki's desire to join and serve Orochimaru, which bothered the three of them greatly. Each of them had their own reasons for despising the Snake Sannin, and the fact that Mizuki was so willing to betray the village for him only hammered the nail in his coffin.

They informed Tsubaki that they'd do what needed to be done, even if that meant killing her fiancé. Naturally she was upset by this, but there was nothing she could do to persuade them otherwise. So now, here they were at a cave on the outskirts of the village. Mizuki was currently staring at them with a vial filled with a strange pink liquid inside. "Ahh, if it isn't the demon brat and the little Snake Whore. I heard you've been getting it on with that obnoxious 'Wind God' or whatever he calls himself now. Tell me, does he know how many men you've spread your legs for before he got to you? I'm going to enjoy killing all three of you!" the silver-haired criminal shouted before cackling maniacally. Afterwards, he drank the contents of the vial.

After downing the liquid, Mizuki's body enlarged and gained more muscle mass, his body becoming slightly disfigured at first before it seemingly morphed into that of a strange tiger/human hybrid. Flexing his muscles, the traitor looked himself over and grinned evilly. "Oh, I am enjoying this! C'mere demon brat, lemme pay you back for that beating you gave me before!"

Naruto was forced to dodge out of the way as Mizuki suddenly appeared in front of him, attempting to punch the blonde. Quickly forming a few dozen shadow clones, he hid himself amongst them before quickly forming a sword of wind in his hand. Sending a mental command to his clones, they each vanished in poofs of smoke, blinding Mizuki.

The next thing that they heard was Mizuki roaring in agony as his right arm fell to the ground, cut off at the shoulder. Anko, not wanting to miss out on the fun, had her snakes bite into Mizuki's neck and arm, injecting a couple types of venom into his system. One was a paralytic venom while the other would start to attack his nervous system, slowly shutting down vital functions until he eventually died or received the cure.

Once the beastly man was defeated by the duo, Jima dispersed the smoke and looked down at Mizuki scornfully. "You should've stayed in prison, Mizuki. Now you're going to die, slowly and painfully. Maybe you'll make better life choices in your next life."

Mizuki began to sob and begged for his life. "Please…don't…don't let me d-die…" Coughing and hacking, he fell to the side, his body convulsing as he laid there on the ground. In a matter of moments, the ex-Chunin level ninja perished. His whole death was agonizing, slow, and incredibly painful. Mizuki's last moments were filled with regret and his last thought was of his dear fiancé, Tsubaki.

Sighing at the meaningless loss of life, Naruto looked at his family and nodded once. "Let's go report to Hokage-sama. I hope Tsubaki will be okay…"

Anko nodded, frowning slightly as she walked alongside her temporary teammates. "Me too. Meh, she deserves better than that creep anyways. I just hope she can hold it together and find someone more deserving of her love."

Jima frowned and shook her head. "It's not always that easy, unfortunately. All we can do is try to be there for her and support her through this tough time. She's probably hurting a lot right now."

All Naruto and Anko could do was nod in agreement as they walked to the Hokage's office. I wonder how Sean-sama's doing…

Sean – Land of Sound

Sean frowned at the two Fuma clan members he and Karin had managed to save after infiltrating not just the Land of Sound, but Otogakure as well. Their names were Sasame and Kotohime. Sasame was the same age as Naruto while Kotohime was older, being in her late teens or early twenties, he wasn't too sure.

Looking into their eyes, he said, "You do realize that the two of you don't need to follow us, right? You especially, Sasame. I can easily summon a friend of mine to transport the two of you back to Konoha where you'll be safe and not in constant danger."

Sasame frowned deeply and said, "I know that. I just…I want Orochimaru to pay for what he's done to my clan. I want to bring him to justice!"

Kotohime looked into Sean's eyes for a time, seeing just how serious he was. Patting Sasame on the shoulder, she said, "Sean-sama is right. We should leave Orochimaru to him." Looking into Sean's eyes again, she asked, "You're going to be doing some really dangerous things, aren't you?"

The blue-haired Uzumaki nodded in confirmation. "Yes. I'd prefer not to put anyone in any danger if I can help it. In order to complete my mission, I need to move in a small group. I'll admit, I wouldn't mind the company, but I feel you two need to settle in at Konoha. I think you'll enjoy spending time with Naruto. Good kid with a good head on his shoulders. I promise you here and now that I'll make Orochimaru pay for everything he's done. Just trust me, okay?"

The orange-haired girl pouted cutely for a time before she relented. Sighing heavily, she said, "Fine then. But this Naruto better be nice! And Konoha better treat us well too."

Sean smiled kindly at them before summoning one of his wind beasts. When they got a good look at it, they saw that it looked like a giant eagle. Motioning towards it, Sean said, "Hop on. My friend here will take you all the way to Konoha. After you arrive, just let Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, know that I sent you. Be honest with her too. You'll be in good hands, I promise."

"If you say so. Thanks for everything Sean-sama." Sasame said before she and Kotohime waved goodbye.

As the eagle took off in the direction of Konohagakure, Karin looked up into Sean's eyes. "Are you sure you didn't want the company? It would have been nice to have some friends along for the adventure."

The blue-haired man shook his head and began to walk off in a seemingly random direction. "As nice as that sounds, they aren't quite skilled enough yet to fight alongside us. No offense intended to them, but their current skillsets are a bit limited and they'll need to broaden their horizons, so to speak. Besides, I meant it when I said we need a small group. That, and I'd rather not have Kotohime-chan trying to seduce me while we're on the road." he said with a nervous chuckle.

Karin giggled and said, "That makes sense. Oh well. Where are we going now?"

"Well, I plan to head for the Land of Water now. The rebels are in need of some help, and I think we can provide them with it. Once they've taken Kiri, I'll try to convince them to establish an alliance with Konoha. Afterwards, I was hoping you could show me to any of Orochimaru's hideouts there." Sean explained with a shrug of his shoulders.

The redhead's eyes widened and she asked, "You can't be serious? You mean to enter a war that's not ours? What are you thinking?!"

Sean shrugged and said, "They need some help. Besides, if we help them, we can gain an alliance with another village for Konohagakure. I want to bring peace to the world in my own way by helping to unite all the villages. Big dream, probably stupid of me, but meh. If you're so worried, you don't have to participate in the war. Just be nearby if someone needs healing. And no, I don't want them biting you unless it's absolutely necessary. Use your medical ninjutsu to help. Besides, you could use the practice if you're going to become a truly great medic nin like Tsunade-chan."

Karin grumbled irritably and said, "You're trying to get me killed, I swear." All her uncle did was pat her gently on the head before he continued walking, Karin falling into step beside him.

Konohagakure

Tsunade could only stare dumbly at the two girls standing before her in her office. They had arrived earlier that day, riding on one of Sean's wind beasts. Two days had passed since the incident with Mizuki and the Stupid Brothers, so she wasn't expecting anymore surprises for a while. And yet, here a couple of surprises stood, staring her in the face.

"So let me get this straight. Orochimaru screwed your clan over, Sean-kun helped you out, and now you want to become kunoichi of Konohagakure? Just like that?" the Fifth asked, sounding slightly incredulous.

Kotohime nodded her head in confirmation. "Yes, Hokage-sama. I won't go into details, but Orochimaru promised us that he'd help our clan…and ended up doing the exact opposite instead. Put simply, we trusted the wrong person. Sean-sama rescued us and sent us here to become members of the village and its shinobi corps. And he seemed pretty insistent that we move into the Uzumaki compound. Is that permissible?"

Looking from Kotohime to Sasame, the blonde Hokage frowned slightly and asked, "And what about you? Do you want to join our forces as well?"

The orange-haired girl nodded once in confirmation. "Yes Hokage-sama. I want to train and grow stronger. I want to one day do Sean-sama and my clan proud. I don't want to lose anyone I love ever again. So please, let me join your forces, even if it's only as a Genin!"

"Very well. Welcome to Konoha. Sasame, I'll try to find a suitable team to put you on. As for you, Kotohime, I'll induct you as a Chunin-level kunoichi. That's me being generous, by the way. You're going to have to work hard to earn that rank. That means we're going to rebuild you from the ground up and make sure your skills get up to snuff. Now, I'll have my assistant escort you to the Uzumaki compound. I expect you to introduce yourselves properly to everyone there. And no funny business either!" Tsunade said before calling for Shizune.

Once they were gone, Tsunade took out a bottle of sake and poured herself a cup. "Sean-kun, just what the hell are you getting up to out there?" she wondered aloud.

Uzumaki Household

When Shizune arrived with two new faces, Naruto and the others weren't sure what to think. However, he had to admit that the girl with orange hair was very cute. "Hiya Shizune. Who are they?"

Kotohime grinned at him and said, "I'm Kotohime and this is Sasame. We're members of the Fuma clan. Sean-sama sent us here to become kunoichi of Konohagakure and to live with you guys where it's nice and safe."

Sasame bowed to them and said, "It's very nice to meet you all. Sean-sama said all kinds of nice things about each of you. Umm, are you Naruto, by any chance?"

The blonde nodded and said, "Yeah. It's nice to meet both of you. Our home is your home, if you want to stay with us. Do you have any idea what Sean-sama's up to right now?"

Kotohime shook her head and said, "Not a clue. He just insisted that we should leave Orochimaru up to him and that everything would be okay. We want revenge against Orochimaru for what he's done to our clan, but…"

Jima frowned sadly and said, "More people wronged by that monster. I'm sorry for whatever it is you've been through. Stay as long as you want. It'll be nice to have some more company. Just know that if you're going to stay here, I'm going to put you two through the ringer, just like I have been with everyone here. You're going to get stronger. Strong enough to kill even the likes of Orochimaru, Itachi Uchiha, and others. I refuse to allow the members of this household to grow complacent with their current abilities. So, rest up while you can, because I'm not going to pull any punches with either of you."

While Kotohime looked a little nervous, Sasame looked into Jima's eyes with a fierce determination. "Thank you. I refuse to stay weak. I want to be helpful so I don't ever have to lose anyone again. I'm looking forward to learning under you."

Jima smirked and said, "Glad to hear it. Now, all of you introduce yourselves to one another. I'm going to help Kin in the kitchen. It is lunch time after all."

As Kin and Jima went about cooking a meal for everybody, Sasame and her clanmate sat together on a couch beside Sakura. Everyone took the time to introduce themselves to the duo before Tayuya asked, "So what exactly happened? I remember that snake bastard planning something for your clan, but I don't know all the details. Whatever it was he had planned, there was no way it was a good thing."

Sasame looked between Tayuya and Kin, who was still in the kitchen, and frowned for a moment in thought. "Tayuya…and Kin? Weren't you two with Orochimaru as well?"

Tayuya scowled and said, "Yeah, that creep wanted to kill Kin-chan and he put a damn curse seal on me as well. Thankfully Jima-sama removed the blasted thing using one of Sean-sama's seals, but damn did that hurt. I'm just thankful to be free of that asshole."

Sasame nodded in understanding. After a moment, she looked at Kotohime before returning her gaze to the others. "Orochimaru promised that he'd help our clan. Instead, he warped the minds of my clan members, performed cruel experiments on them, and turned Arashi, my cousin, into a grotesque monster. Sean-sama was forced to kill Kagero, Arashi, and a number of my other clansmen. Kotohime and I were the only ones he managed to save. But, at least he managed to destroy Otogakure in the process."

Looking down at her lap, the orange-haired girl clenched her fists tight and said, "I want Orochimaru dead for his crimes. I…I wanted to help Sean-sama bring an end to that bastard, but he insisted that we come to Konoha instead and get stronger here, with all of you. I just…I wish I could help, but I'm still so weak compared to people like Sean-sama and Orochimaru."

Anko looked them in the eyes and said, "No worries. We'll toughen you girls up and turn you into some of the most badass kunoichi out there. But I have a question for ya. Any idea what Seanie's up to now?"

Kotohime shook her head and said, "Not a clue. He didn't tell us where he was going next or even if he was going to target another of Orochimaru's hideouts. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he does something crazy."

Naruto chuckled and said, "Yeah, Sean-sama's kind of unpredictable in a way. But he's smart and he knows what he's doing. We should all trust in him and believe that he knows what he's doing. I'm sure he'll be just fine. Karin-chan too."

Sasame smirked at Naruto at this point and said, "Speaking of Karin, she wouldn't shut up about you. I suppose I can see why, you are kind of cute."

The blonde blushed a bit, but nodded his head in thanks. "Thanks. You're pretty cute yourself, Sasame-chan. I hope we get to be good friends."

"Same Naruto-kun." Sasame said before their conversation devolved into idle chatter, discussing a variety of simple things rather than any serious talk about snake bastards, training, missions, etc.

Two Weeks Later

Naruto frowned as he sat with the other members of Team 8. Kurenai was currently busy, so she couldn't attend this particular meeting. "You know guys, I can't help but wonder if there's some way to track down Sasuke. If we can track him, we'll find Orochimaru too, right? Then I can send a summon to Sean-sama with the information and he can do what he needs to, right?"

Sakura frowned for a moment before saying, "Without knowing exactly what Sean-sama is up to, we might end up causing him more problems than helping him. At the same time, however, Karin probably doesn't know exactly which hideout Orochimaru will be at at any given moment, so…I suppose it's worth a shot. What do you think, Kiba?"

Kiba hummed in thought for a time before saying, "Well, if we're going to do this, we'll need something better than a ninken's nose. We can track Sasuke up to a certain point if need be, but we need something more in this case. I think we should talk to Shino and see if he has some kind of insect that might do the trick."

The members of Team 8 each nodded at once before they set off for the Aburame compound. Upon arriving, they asked to see their friend. After being let inside, they waited for Shino to make his appearance. When he finally did, he sat down across from them and asked, "What's on your mind? It must be important if you're coming to see me."

Kiba nodded and said, "We're wondering if you know of some way to track Sasuke. We'd like to help Sean-sama in some way, and we were thinking that we can do that by tracking Sasuke to find Orochimaru's current whereabouts. Any ideas?"

Shino hummed in thought for a time. After taking a while to think on it, he nodded his head in confirmation. "Yes, I think I know of one such insect that could be used for this particular purpose. However…the question is: why should we do this? Sean-sama's mission has multiple purposes, does it not? What if we end up interrupting him in the middle of something important? He cannot just drop everything to go hunting Orochimaru at all hours of the day."

Naruto frowned at that, but found himself nodding in agreement. "You've got a point, Shino. You're right, even if we get him the exact location of Sasuke and Orochimaru, there's no guarantee that when he arrives that they'd still be there. We'd have to go ourselves, and I don't like my chances against the likes of Orochimaru just yet. Damn. So what do we do?"

At this point, a female Aburame clanswoman walked in and set a tray of tea and sweets before them. Thanking her, Shino took a sip of his tea before saying, "If you truly want to be of use to Sean-sama, then you simply need to grow stronger. Become strong enough that you can kill even the likes of Orochimaru and anyone like him. That's the goal I have currently set for myself, as I don't want to see my friends harmed or even killed by those currently stronger than myself. And once I reach that goal, I'll continue to aim ever higher. I suggest you three do the same."

Sakura nodded in agreement with that statement. "Sounds like a good idea to me. For now though, since Jima's busy and Kurenai-sensei isn't available to teach us anything…want to go on a date, Naruto-kun?"

Naruto chuckled a bit and said, "Sure, Sakura-chan. We haven't really had any alone time to ourselves in a while. Kiba, Shino, we'll see you guys later."

Sakura cheered as she took Naruto's hand in hers and hurried with him out of the Aburame household and the compound itself. Once they were gone, Shino frowned slightly and said, "They didn't even drink their tea. They didn't eat any of the sweets either. That's…disappointing. Kiba, help me finish these."

Kiba blinked a couple of times before slumping over in defeat. "Dammit you two."

Naruto

Naruto and Sakura giggled, realizing they had left Kiba and Shino alone with all the tea and sweets. "Poor Kiba's going to be in there for a while. Oh well. What would you like to do, sweetheart?" Naruto asked as he and Sakura walked along through the busy streets.

"Hmmm…" Leaning in close, she nipped at her boyfriend's ear and whispered, "I think I know what I'd like to do. I'm going to give you a choice: your bedroom or our training ground?"

Blushing deeply, Naruto looked into Sakura's eyes. Before he could say anything in response, she kissed him hungrily and ran her hands up his shirt, feeling his toned muscles and moaning in delight. When they parted, he said, "Let's go home. I'd rather our first time not be in the middle of a training field."

Giggling for a bit, the pinkette kissed him sweetly on the lips before tugging on his arm. "Let's go then! I'm feeling…frisky."

Naruto grinned and said, "I love my life." before hurrying off with her towards their home so they could be alone.

Upon arriving at his veritable mansion of a home, he and Sakura rushed inside and, ignoring everyone else, hurried to Naruto's bedroom, giggling to themselves all the while. Once they disappeared into his room, Tayuya barked out a laugh. "Well, looks like Naruto-kun's going to be busy for a while."

Anko chuckled and nodded her head in agreement. "I just hope they remember to use the seals. I don't want to hear them going at it, and I don't want her getting pregnant this early on in her life."

The redhead shrugged and said, "If it happens, it happens. But I agree with you." Snickering to herself, she said, "When we're ready to take that next step, he'd better be ready for some pain, because I'm NOT taking it easy on him."

The Snake Mistress simply smirked knowingly at the younger woman before she went off to do her own thing for a while. I wonder how you're doing, Sean-kun.

Naruto & Sakura

Lemon time (not interested? Don't read)

Sakura grinned as she pushed her fiancé down onto the bed. Deciding to tease him, she started doing a slow striptease, smirking at him all the while. Yes, her breasts may be small at the moment, but that didn't mean she wasn't confident in her body. Once she was in the nude, she crawled atop her boyfriend and kissed him hungrily as she started massaging his crotch through his pants. "Lose the clothes before I tear them off, Na-ru-to-kun."

Nodding once, not needing to be told again, he removed his clothes and tossed them aside, his cock standing at attention, slapping against her inner thigh. Spinning herself around so her crotch was above his face, she wiggled her hips invitingly while she went to work licking his pole from bottom to top slowly. Reaching down, she began to gently fondle his testicles before she took his shaft into her mouth, deep throating it.

As his pink-haired fiancé engulfed his cock in her mouth and throat, he let out a low groan. "Damn that feels good, Sakura-chan. Keep it up." he said before he thrust two of his fingers inside her waiting snatch. As she moaned around his crotch, it sent very pleasurable sensations flooding throughout his body. Not wanting to cum before she did, he soon brought his face to her pussy and slid his tongue inside of her, moving it around teasingly inside of her, causing her to moan even more.

After a few minutes of this, Naruto grunted and said, "C-Cumming. I'm cumming Sakura-chan!" And sure enough, not a moment later, his cum began to shoot into her mouth and down her throat. At the same time, his beloved came in his mouth, unable to hold it in any longer.

Once they came down from their highs, Naruto flipped them over and helped Sakura into the proper position. Hovering over her, he kissed her lips sweetly, not minding the taste of their juices on his tongue. Slowly, he began to rub the tip of his cock against her waiting entrance. "Sakura-chan, are you ready sweetheart?"

The pink-haired cutie nodded slowly and wrapped her arms around her fiance's neck. "I love you Naruto-kun. Give it to me. Or…wait. We should probably activate the seals, huh?"

Blinking in realization, Naruto chuckled softly and quickly activated the seals from where he was with a simple hand seal. Afterwards, he kissed her sweetly on the lips and proceeded to slowly insert his cock. Once he was buried to the hilt inside of her, he grunted and said, "Damn you're tight. Are you okay, sweetheart?"

Sakura nodded and whispered, "Just…take it slow. You're a lot bigger than I was expecting. I…I want it so bad."

Kissing her again, he started to slowly slide his cock back and forth inside of her, grimacing slightly at just how tight she was. When she finally started to loosen up, he picked up the pace and all that could be heard between them was the sound of moaning, grunts, gasps, happy giggling, and more. When they finally neared their release, he whispered, "Sakura-chan, you have the seal on you, right?"

The pinkette nodded and kissed him lovingly on the lips. "Yes, I do. Jima-sama insisted upon it. And I'm not looking to get pregnant just yet. It's safe."

"Good." he said as he gave a few more powerful thrusts before he began to spray his cum inside of her. When she came seconds later, he held her close and said, "I love you Sakura-chan. So very, very much."

"I love you too, my wonderful Naru-kun. I…I hope you're not done yet. I want more. So much more." Sakura insisted. After a moment, she flipped them so she was now on top. Slowly she began to lift herself up and drop back down, loving the feeling of having her lover inside of her. Gripping his hands in hers, she continued to make love with him, the two of them staring into each other's eyes the entire time without ever breaking eye contact.

Slowly, Naruto began to match her pace, timing his thrusts just right so they'd both get the most pleasure out of the sensation. Continuing to hold each other's hands, Sakura soon whispered out, "C-Cumming sweetie. I'm cumming. Please, let it all out inside me. I need it. I need it so bad."

The blonde nodded and soon afterwards, he began to spray his cum inside of her once again. When they came down from their state of post-coital bliss, Sakura laid down against him, refusing to let him pull out just yet. "I feel so full. But you're still hard. We're going to be at this for a while, aren't we Naruto-kun?"

Naruto chuckled a bit and nodded in confirmation. "Indeed we are, sweetheart." he said before he began to gently fondle her budding breasts, causing her to moan out in satisfaction. "Hmm, seems someone's got sensitive breasts. I'll have to remember that for the future." he teased as they started making love once again. They were going to be at this for a while…

Lemon ends (safe to read again!)

One week later

Naruto, Fu, Tenten, and Haku each stood before Tsunade in her office. She had summoned each of them for a mission of some importance, apparently. "Thanks for coming so promptly. I have received word about a man named Raiga Kurosuki terrorizing a village named Katabami some distance from here. In case you were unaware, Raiga has a connection with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and is currently in possession of the legendary Kiba blades. From the information we've been able to gather, he's holding 'funerals' and burying people alive. Aside from this, Raiga seems to be in possession of some unique power not belonging to the Kiba blades. I'm entrusting you four with this mission in the hopes that you can learn his secret, put him down, and retrieve the Kiba blades. We'll determine what to do with them afterwards."

Each of the Genin nodded in understanding. After a moment, however, Tenten asked a question on each of their minds. "So…which one of us is in charge for this mission? We're all Genin."

Tsunade looked from Tenten to Haku and nodded her head towards the girl. "Haku is in charge of this mission. I expect you all to listen to her orders and do what needs to be done to deal with this menace before he kills anyone else. Go pack your things and get moving. Keep in mind that this is an A-rank mission and your foe is a powerful one. Think of this as a test of your abilities and to see how far you've each progressed. If I could, I'd spare a Jonin to accompany you, but the majority of them are quite busy at the moment and cannot spare the time to help you. I'm sorry."

"No worries Hokage-sama." Naruto said with a grin. "We'll succeed in this mission and do what needs to be done. We'll show that your trust in us is not misplaced."

"Glad to hear it. Now get going." Tsunade commanded, shooing them away so she could get back to work on her paperwork. While she knew she could use shadow clones to speed up the process, this was oddly calming in its own way.

Once the Genin had left her office, Tsunade smirked when Kakashi entered the room via the window. "I expect you to follow them and monitor their progress. Do not help them unless it is absolutely necessary. I want to know the extent of their abilities so we know what we need to improve upon. Do you understand me Hatake?"

The silver-haired Jonin nodded in understanding. "Of course, Hokage-sama. I doubt they'll need my help though. They're strong enough to take on the likes of Raiga, I'm sure of it."

"Good. I'm looking forward to hearing good things about them on this mission."

"And I'm eager to see them in action firsthand. It should be entertaining." Kakashi said with a chuckle before he left the office.

Once she was alone in her office again, Tsunade picked up a letter and read through it once again. The Chunin Exams are being held in Kirigakure this time, huh? Sean-kun, did you have a hand in ending the infighting in that country? From the way this letter reads, it sounds like this Mei Terumi wants to form an alliance with us, though she didn't mention any specifics. How strange… All she could do for a while was ponder this strange development. She would inform the various Genin later and see who would be participating in the Exams at that point. Right now, she was more concerned with Naruto and his team. Be careful out there. All of you.

A/N - And that's the chapter. Hopefully you all enjoyed it. If not, oh well. *shrugs*

I seriously considered just taking this story down like I did with He Who Laughs Last, Laughs Loudest and A World Changing Epiphany, but Dragon and Sword Master talked me out of it. And I know a bunch of you want me to change the name of the OC, but it's way too late for that now. lol. So :P

Anyways, as you can see, a bunch of different things happened in this chapter. I think it turned out rather well, but I shall wait and see what you all think of it.

Now, because I don't know what else to say and because this migraine is killing me...I'll just end it here. XD Hope you enjoyed and I hope you're looking forward to whatever I work on next.