After a lot of thought, I've decided to give people what they want.
I've gotten no less than five PM's from different people all saying that they want more smut in this story.
Oi. I'll see what I can do.
"Wow."
"Tell me about it."
"That was..."
"Sure."
"And that part..."
"Yeah."
Naruto and Ashara lay down in the master bedroom together, tired and glowing from their latest round of lovemaking.
"Did you like that thing I did with my tongue?" he asked cheekily, causing her to blush even more from the memory.
"Oh yeah~" she breathed as his arm snaked its way around her back to hold her closer, idly running fingers along the sides of her breast, sending tingles down her spine.
"Wanna go again?"
"Give me a few minutes, I'm worn out," Ashara breathed, still wondering at how much stamina Naruto could possibly have.
Said blond smiled as he gave her breast a cheerful squeeze.
"Honk."
He received a cheerful elbow to the gut in retaliation.
"Ow."
The violet-eyed beauty sighed half-heartedly and pulled herself up, sitting on the edge of the bed. She stood up, paused for a second, then fell to the ground.
"Ouch, you okay?" Naruto said hurriedly, shuffling over the bed.
Ashara simply sat there for a while, shocked. "I can't feel my legs."
Naruto laughed nervously, scratching his cheek. "Haha, yeah, I just remembered that I sometimes have that effect on women."
"I hate you so much right now," she muttered. "Honestly, sometimes I don't even know why I-mmph!"
She was interrupted as he leaned over and covered her mouth with his, his tongue gleefully invading and staking its claim. Her eyes fluttered closed as the kiss continued, unable to believe Naruto's skill. They remained lip-locked for a few more seconds, before he withdrew with a smirk, leaving her completely dazed.
"That might be why," he said, as she growled angrily. "By the way, do you know where Elia is? There's something I want to show the two of you."
"She's outside by the river," Ashara muttered. "You go get her, I'll see if I can get cleaned up."
"Sure!" he said cheerfully, pausing to kiss her again before beginning to put his clothes back on.
A minute later, he strode out from the small cabin, smiling giddily. They were gonna enjoy this.
"Elia!" he hollered, walking towards the riverbank. "Got something I wanna show you!"
"I'm up here!"
Walking through the trees, he glanced skyward. In the branches of one of the largest sat the princess of Dorne, scratching away at some paper with a stick of charcoal. He grinned and began to climb through the branches until he was right next to her.
"Whatcha doing?"
"Drawing," she replied, showing him the pad. It was a artful sketching of the landscape seen from the top of the tree.
"Looks nice," Naruto grinned, looking over Elia's shoulder. "You've gotten a lot better at this."
"Better than you, certainly," she snarked, butting his cheek with her head.
"Well, I never claimed to be an artist," he replied. "Master of the elements, awesome Toad Sage of the Six Paths of Bad-Assery, sure, but lover of the arts, I am not."
She smiled half-heartedly. "That's not true, you love listening to music."
"Music, sure, but I've never understood people who look at blotches of paint on a piece of canvas and try to pretend that they somehow understand what it's all about." He shook his head. "Anyway, let's go, let's go, let's go! Need to show you something amazing!"
"Alright, let me put away my things."
Five minutes later, Naruto was bouncing in front of the cabin while Elia and Ashara joined him. Taking both their hands, he started dragging them into woods
"Where are we going?"
"Follow me and I'll show you!" he said, pulling them along. Finally, after a minute of being pulled through the forest, Naruto stopped, smacking himself in the head. "Idiot."
"Who?"
"Me! I can just do this!" he said, turning to them with a grin.
Both women suddenly felt the curious sensation of falling sideways, and all three stood somewhere entirely different. A pair of massive stone doors stood before them, inscribed with thousands of what both women recognized as seals.
"And now, ladies..." Naruto said as the gates opened behind him. He grinned and walked backwards, holding his arms out. "Welcome to my city."
Elia and Ashara both stared with wide eyes as it dawned on them exactly what they were seeing.
Far below them, nestled in between walls of tall stone, was a sprawling city, spreading outwards from a single tower in the exact center. They stared in shock at the gleaming buildings and paved roadways, scarcely having seen any city even halfway as impressive as this one.
"Gods, Naruto..." Elia breathed, unable to take her eyes off it. "You built all this?"
"Me, clones and chakra," he said, grinning. "It took a while, but I think I did an okay job."
"Okay, he says," Ashara mumbled, still a bit stunned. "What would take the Lannisters and their ilk years to build, he just pulls from his backside. Obviously."
"Bwahaha!" he laughed. "And if Tywin ever learned about this, that wrinkly arse would try to make a bigger one just because he's jealous! Ha!"
Both women managed a smile at that, even if Elia's was slightly more reserved. "Naruto?"
He glanced over at her. "Yeah?"
"Why did you make this?" she asked, gesturing at the city. He subsided, and rubbed the back of his neck, suddenly looking a little embarrassed, as well as a bit guilty.
"... A fall-back plan," he said. "A place that, if something dangerous ever happens, I can send you so that you'll be safe."
"...'something dangerous'?" Ashara repeated, seemingly calm. "And what, exactly, is that supposed to mean?"
"Exactly what I said."
"Ah," she replied frigidly. "So, in case a man in the street ever looks at us wrong, you have a nice little box to stuff us in until you're through saving the day?"
Naruto's eye widened. "Wha- no!" he said, nearly panicking. "That's not what I meant at all!"
"Then what did you mean?" Elia asked, waiting for him to explain himself.
He took a deep breath. "What I meant was, if there is ever something that poses an actual threat to me, I can send you here."
They both raised an eyebrow despite themselves. "Naruto, you are practically a god. What could threaten you?" Ashara asked. Naruto gave her a sharp look, but let it slide for now.
"I don't know. And that's what scares me," he said, running a hand through his hair. "Despite everything I've built here and everything I've managed to teach you, there's still so much I haven't seen. Not just here on this continent, or even on this planet. But, somehow, I know that there are things out there whose power I couldn't even fathom." He slowly sat down; both women did the same beside him, listening intently. "And if they ever decide to come here, nothing will stand in their way. That's what this place is for."
He lifted a glowing hand and pressed it to the ground. Lines of energy spread outwards around them, illuminating seals that the ground was covered with.
"It took me six days to make the city. It took me four and a half years to inscribe this entire place with every seal I could and power them all. Hell, my thumb is still sore from all the blood I had to use. I think it was worth it, though," Naruto said, smiling again. "This is, bar none, the safest place in the world. Even if I ever managed to fully lose control of the Juubi and burn the rest of the planet to a cinder, this city would still be standing."
"And you built it for us?" Elia asked, floored.
He shrugged. "And the Starks. Anyone I can save, really."
Both women were silent for a long time afterwards. Then Ashara leaned over and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Sorry," she mumbled. "I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions."
"I know how much you like to fight your own battles," he replied with a small smile. "If you wanna make it up to me, I have an idea of how."
She pulled away, grinning. "I think I do too," she said, running a finger along his leg.
Naruto reached out and stopped her hand in its tracks. "Tempting, but I was actually thinking of something else."
They both turned to look at him, a little surprised. "Oh?"
He gave a strained smile and seemed to age years before their eyes. "There is really only one thing I can ask of of you," he said, turning to look deep into both of their eyes in turn. "Don't ever call me a god again. I hate it when people do that."
"Why?" Elia asked curiously, shuffling a bit closer. "We weren't exaggerating, Naruto. From what you've told us and what we've seen, it's an apt description."
The ninja shivered and ran his hand through his hair. "I've known far too many people who considered themselves gods to ever be comfortable being called one. Please, just do me this favor."
Elia and Ashara glanced at each other. Slow smiles began to grow on their faces as they moved a bit closer to him.
"I think we can manage that," Elia said, leaning forward.
"And besides, I think it's the least we owe you," Ashara breathed, her lips close to his.
"So sit back and enjoy, Mr. Not-a-god."
"Because we're just getting started."
Okay, FINALLY got this finished. It's mostly filler, but next chapter will have more GoT action, promise.
Sorry for the delay, hope you enjoyed.