Naruto grumbled to himself, feeling a mixture of excitement, frustration, and anxiety. It had been a long and tense journey for the past few days as Naruto and the Hyuuga clan made their way to Bountiful Fields. Even though technically the small village was just a detour on the way for the actual mission, it became increasingly clear that Bountiful Fields was the real destination on everyone's mind. The shinobi traveled as a single group, but in reality, the group had an ideological split into two opposing factions, and it had put them all on edge. The subject that had caused a rift in the group, was Hinata herself.

At first, Naruto jumped at the chance to join the Hyuuga on what he expected to be an exciting mission, but it didn't take long for him to realize that one of Hiashi's goals was to check up on Hinata's status. This didn't bother the young man at first, until he quickly learned that Hiashi's expectations for Hinata weren't exactly stellar. For whatever reason, the older Hyuuga seemed convinced that Hinata was up to no good, and that he had full intention on giving her a harsh punishment. This of course angered Naruto, who had full confidence in Hinata, and saw Hiashi's doubt as an unfair bias. More than a few heated arguments occurred between the two stubborn individuals as a result of this, and neither budged an inch, which led to both of them becoming rather grumpy.

There were a few things that especially bothered Naruto. Stuffy, closed-minded old men had always been a major pet peeve of his. Maybe it was simply a product of his hot-blooded naïveté, but he could never stand how so much progress in the world was halted by dumb old geezers who refused to see anything outside of their narrow point of view. It wasn't just Hiashi too. Several Hyuuga elders were traveling with them as well, and they were even more stuck-up than the clan leader was. They seemed to not care about a thing other than maintaining stony appearances and insisting on acting like emotionless, "logical" statues every minute of the day, which for an energetic guy like Naruto was the absolute worst. But what annoyed him most of all was just the sheer lack of faith they seemed to have in Hinata. Hiashi and the others all spoke as if it were set in stone that Hinata had done something wrong, and they openly strategized on the best way to punish her. A couple of the elders seemed to almost enjoy the idea of going up to Hinata and publicly shaming her, which pissed Naruto off to the point that he would have decked them right on the nose if not for the fact that it might have caused trouble for Hinata. Naruto, being an orphan, had no experience on what having a family was like, but even he knew how twisted it was for a child to have a family openly shame them under the guise of simple "discipline".

On the plus side, for whatever it was worth, Naruto wasn't the sole defender of Hinata's honor. Several members of the clan also took issue with Hiashi's lack of faith. The noted individuals in question were Hinata's bodyguard, Kou, the Hyuuga maid, Natsu, and Hinata's own sister, Hanabi. Hanabi especially was a major breath of fresh air for Naruto. Not only was she the biggest defender of her older sister's honor, her more energetic personality made the trip much more bearable since most of the clan members were far too stoic and formal for the blonde's tastes. Her arguments were the most passionate, and she had made quite a few entertaining insults towards some of the elders that had earned chuckles from Naruto.

Naruto found himself liking the sheer amount of affection that Hanabi had for her older sister. While the Hyuuga's relationship with Hinata had improved over the years, there were still roadblocks, namely with the older generation who were still stuck in their ways. Hanabi, however, truly loved her sister and wasn't afraid to hide it. The younger sister held Hinata in the highest regard, almost to the point of worship. Naruto didn't fully understand himself, but seeing any instance of family members loving each other always managed to put a smile on his face. From his point of view as an orphan, people with families should enjoy their familial relationships to the fullest. Unfortunately, despite the feisty girl's efforts, Hanabi still wasn't able to put much of a dent into the old men's' egos. There were a few cracks here and there, but ultimately to no avail. Everyone was dead set in their views, and as a result the trip to Bountiful Fields was plagued by an ever-present awkward atmosphere. It also wasn't helped that they had to travel using slower horse-led carriages due to having to accommodate the several elderly members who came along. But to his joy, all that boredom, irritation, and frustration would finally come to end. After what felt like an eternity, their destination, Bountiful Fields, was merely minutes away. Technically it was only their first destination, but from Naruto's current perspective, arriving here was what would make the whole trip worth it. Naruto welcomed it like a man dying of thirst who had just found an oasis in a desert.

"Oooooh finally! Finally, we can see Hinata nee-sama!" Hanabi bounced with glee. The young teen practically danced on her seat. Naruto chuckled at the sight, getting plenty of amusement at seeing the younger Hyuuga sister's childish behavior.

"Now now, Hanabi-sama," the clan maid, Natsu Hyuuga, admonished, trying to get Hanabi to act more formal. Even if she supported Hinata, it was the job of Natsu and the others to keep the clan acting proper at all times. Maintaining professionalism was important to the clan, even when visiting the smallest village.

"C'mon Natsu, don't act like you're not excited too," Hanabi teased, "It's been a nightmare having to sit around in these slow carriages all day. And plus, we'll finally be able to prove those idiots wrong."

"Hanabi-sama!" Natsu said a little more forcefully, though she also sounded worried too. Both Hiashi and the Hyuuga elders were in the other carriage, so it wasn't like they would have heard her, but she still feared angering them. Those men were known to have a bit of a temper.

But Hanabi ignored the maid's warnings. She was too excited to care about decorum. A mindset that Naruto very much agreed with.

"That makes two of us, Hanabi," Naruto showed his well-known toothy grin, "These last few days have been like torture! But at least we'll get some sanity back once we see Hinata again. I can't wait to try all of the food there. I hear Bountiful Fields has ramen that would give even Ichiraku a run for its money! Heh, we'll see about that." Naruto licked his lips.

Hanabi nodded energetically, "Yeah! Nee-sama must have had plenty of time to sample all of their delicacies. I'm sure she'll show us around. After she throws father's stupid doubts back in his face, of course!"

Naruto chuckled mischievously at the thought. He imagined the looks on the elders' faces when they saw Hinata not as the lazy failure they expected, but as a proud ninja who got the job done without their help. He couldn't wait for Hinata to rub it in their faces. Well, maybe Hinata was too nice for that, but Naruto was certainly going to do it in her place. It would only be payback for having to deal with them for so long.

"What do you think, Naruto?" Hanabi asked him, "How good of a job do you think nee-sama did? Knowing her, the villagers there probably fell in love with her."

"Oh, I'm sure Hinata did amazing! I bet she did so well that they made her into their queen!"

"Hahaha, yeah!" The younger Hyuuga laughed at the joke. A joke far more accurate than they realized.

Meanwhile, in the back of the caravan, several other Hyuuga clan members watched the two with amusement.

"Those two sure are having fun, aren't they?" one of them said. Outside of Hanabi and Natsu, there were five other Hyuuga men in the caravan, and an additional five in the other one. They were mostly young men in their twenties, and were branch members brought along mostly as bodyguards for Hiashi, Hanabi, and the elders.

"Can't really blame them," replied another, "These past few days have been pretty uneventful outside of their bickering. Honestly, I'm just glad we're getting it over with."

The branch members were mostly neutral on the whole "Did Hinata mess up?" debate. For them, it was just more main family drama they had little interest in. They were just eager to finally reach civilization again.

"H-Hiashi-sama…!" Kou's voice rang out from outside.

"Kou?" Hanabi immediately went alert. Kou sounded alarmed about something. Was it an enemy? Ninja instincts taking over, Hanabi, Naruto, and the branch bodyguards rushed out.

"Kou, did something happen?" Hanabi called.

"Kou, what is it?" Hiashi also took notice, leaving the caravan.

However, the Hyuuga ninja had no need to explain what he saw that caused his alarm. Once everyone else had left their caravans, the source of his panic became all too clear.

They had arrived at the village gates. However, there was not a shred of elation in their faces. For the very moment they looked upon the gates with their own eyes, it became instantly clear something was very, very wrong. At each side of the gate were two massive objects that caught their stares.

"What… what are those? Statues?" Hanabi wondered aloud. That certainly seemed to be the most likely answer, Naruto thought. But, that design…

"I-I don't understand," Kou sputtered, "I didn't see these statues earlier! I used the byakugan a while back, and I didn't see them."

"Hm? What do you mean?" Hiashi asked suspiciously.

"I swear! I scouted out the village from before, and didn't see them. I-I don't know how I…"

"Really, Kou? You missed these things?" a branch Hyuuga asked skeptically, "You sure you weren't half-asleep?"

Kou waved his hands helplessly, "No, seriously! I really did check and I didn't see them." However, the man received nothing but increasingly disbelieving glares.

"Pay more attention next time, Kou," Hiashi scolded, much to Kou's dismay. He tried to convince the others he hadn't gone crazy, but his pleas fell on deaf ears.

"Ugh!" one of the elders spat, "What are these designs? How hideous!"

The old man's words caused the others to cease their bickering. Curious, their turned their eyes up to the two statues at the front gates.

'What are these things supposed to be?' Naruto thought in confusion. From the distance they stood at, Naruto had a little trouble discerning what the statues were modeled after. The main thing that jumped out at them, however, was the extreme width. Whatever these statues were, they were wide. Very wide. And vaguely human-shaped, but normal humans certainly never had such an enormous width. But as they examined them closer, the design became clear.

"It's a person!" Hanabi yelled, and the others all realized that fact immediately after. Normally, trained shinobi such as them would have deciphered the statues' appearance right away. But there was something very different that made these models different than anything that had ever seen before: their size. The two stone structures each wore the appearance of a woman, a ridiculously overweight, absurdly obese woman. These shinobi have certainly seen slothful, overweight people before, but never like this. Even if these statues were shrunk to a realistic height, they would still be several times wider than any one of them. Their breasts would still more than double the size of a regular person's head. Their arms would still possess heavy bags of excess skin that hung down. Their butts would still be so ridiculously wide they could fill up a three-person couch. Their legs and especially thighs would still be horribly engorged with fat to make simple movement near impossible. And their bellies. Good lord, their bellies! At their current size, each stone woman had a massive, bloated belly that could fill an entire room, and even if proportioned down, they still would be able to flood and cover an entire king-sized bed. Never had they seen such gigantic bellies before. The two bellies were giant, each with multiple layers of flesh, deep navels, and hung so deeply they reached past their knees.

Naruto's mouth was wide open in shock, and he had an expression like he had seen an otherworldly creature that mortals were not meant to see. He could barely put his thoughts into words. And though he couldn't see their faces, it was obvious that everyone else, even the stoic Hyuuga elders, were all just as stunned. They were just statues of people, so their ninja senses should have prevented them from being put off, but these female structures were so bizarre, and FAT. Not even the biggest of the Akimichi clan had a size anywhere near the size of these overweight inanimate women. What kind of person would make something like this? Why would they make it? Why make something so large, so vulgar? Because these women weren't just fat, they were fully exposed, being depicted wearing absolutely nothing but a couple of carved clouds that just barely covered their private areas. And the poses they struck almost seemed flirtatious, like they were emphasizing their curves to entice a mate. But who on earth would prefer a woman who looked like this? In the world of ninja, lithe bodies were very much preferred, with chubby being the uppermost limit on what they were willing to tolerate. This, however, was beyond chubby. Beyond obese even. A woman who looked like this in real life shouldn't even be able to stand. Hell, a woman like these shouldn't even be alive. Any person of this size would have long since keeled over dead from a heart attack, let alone be able to stand and pose like a supermodel.

"What the hell is this place...?" an elder muttered in disgust. Those who didn't wear expressions of shock instead held faces filled with revulsion, a group which included most of the elders, most of the branch members, and Hiashi himself. The Hyuuga leader had a nasty grimace, and viewed the statues with contempt.

"I know we have to respect different cultures and all, but this is a little too much," another young man added. Several others murmured in agreement, with a couple almost appearing ill.

"What is that symbol on the gate?" Kou, asked. The others had been so preoccupied by the obese figures that they ignored the massive symbol on the gate, but Kou's words caused them to divert their attention to the gate. And it quickly became clear to them that this sight was every bit as strange. On the large doors was what appeared at first glance to be some kind of strange blob with wings curving around it. But it was only upon closer inspection that the blob was actually reminiscent of a human belly, a ridiculously large, overfed belly. It had multiple layers of flesh, and possessed such a great size that it could easily cover an entire bed.

"It looks like a giant stomach..."

"What's with the wings though? Are they trying to make it appear holy?"

"Are these people in a cult or something?"

The Hyuuga continued to quietly mutter amongst themselves over the bizarre sight, not yet realizing how accurate their guesses were. As for Naruto, however, the boy was uncharacteristically speechless. His bright blue eyes did nothing but gawk at the entrance to Bountiful Fields. His thoughts were scrambled and without aim. He paid a small glance to the almost religious-like symbol on the gate, but the true center of his attention were the twin, giant statues of whomever mysterious, overweight woman they were modeled after. Naruto couldn't take his eyes off them, nor could he understand why. At first, Naruto's initial reaction was disgust, just like it was for the others. After all, no ninja should ever be this fat. It went against every value he was raised with. Naruto lived and breathed ninja culture from the moment he was born, and he embraced it wholeheartedly. He trained desperately to be the perfect ninja, and often mocked those who wasted their gifts on frivolous behavior. Thus, when he gazed upon these ridiculously overweight women, he cringed with instinctual disapproval. But for some reason, those feelings began to fade, and another, more intriguing feeling took root. There was something, enticing about these statues. They were posed as if they were strolling down a catwalk, holding one arm up to brush their hair aside, and walking with a strut that emphasized their ultra-wide hips. It was like the person was proud of their obesity, and showed it off deliberately. That feeling of confidence gave them a surprisingly feminine charm. Naruto even felt the beginnings of a blush tinge his cheeks as his mind started to see these figures less as off-putting models and more as very feminine beings, and the fact that they were depicted with no clothes became a growing realization in his mind. Naruto knew it was wrong to think like this, but that only gave it the appeal of a forbidden fruit. He shamefully felt his eyes falling on the enormous breasts with their stiff nipples just barely covered by the stone clouds, then on to the wide hips, lusciously thick thighs, and enormously plump butt that was big enough for him to bury his whole head between, and especially onto the gigantic, inhumanly sized belly that begged to be touched, rubbed, and filled with tons of food.

"Umm, Naruto?" Hanabi's voice broke the spell Naruto fell into.

"W-WHA?!" Naruto jerked violently, reacting similar to a person who had just got spooked by somebody sneaking up behind them. Thankfully, Hanabi didn't seem to notice Naruto's internal battle.

"Those statues. Their faces. Don't they... don't they kind of look like Hinata-nee-sama?"

"Wait, really?" Naruto was too distracted by their strangely appealing bodies to even notice their faces. Turning his head upward, Naruto examined one of the stone objects. He let out a small gasp when he noticed that there was indeed a bit of a resemblance. The face was much wider and chubbier than Hinata's, but there did seem to be some faint similarities between the two. However, the excess fat around the chin and cheeks made it hard for Naruto to truly connect Hinata's appearance to the statues. The hair on the other hand, was definitely in Hinata's style. Almost an exact replica of her hairstyle.

"It does look a bit like Hinata, the hair at least," Naruto answered, "But, what does it mean?"

Naruto and Hanabi shared a confused glance.

"Well, maybe... maybe they just wanted to get inspiration from nee-sama's appearance or something. Or maybe," Hanabi sputtered out her thoughts randomly, speaking every theory that came to her head, "Maybe there's someone who wanted to copy nee-sama's hairstyle. O-o-or it's some kind of cultural tradition, or something. I-I mean, it's not like nee-sama would actually, you know..."

"Yeah," Naruto agreed optimistically, "M-maybe that's it. They just wanted to make something eye-catching. I mean, this place is known for having high-quality food, right? Maybe they just really like eating or something."

"Then that only gives me even greater suspicion of Hinata's behavior here," Hiashi suddenly said grimly, overhearing Naruto and Hanabi's conversation. The man's face showed that he definitely wasn't amused, and he appeared more convinced than ever that his eldest daughter was up to no good.

"H-H-HEY! Cut that crap out you old geezer!" Naruto snapped back. Hearing criticism of Hinata always made Naruto get defensive, even more so when it came from Hinata's closed-minded family. "Hinata isn't like that! And you know very well she wouldn't look like these statues either!"

"T-t-that's right!" Hanabi joined in, "Any person who was as big as these statues would have to weigh at least thousands of pounds. There's no way anyone could gain that much weight in just a few weeks, and nee-sama wouldn't do that, either. Besides, these sculptures probably aren't actually modeled after nee-sama anyway. This is probably just their taste in art."

Naruto nodded empathically. Truthfully, Hanabi did notice the eerie resemblance the stone figures had with her older sister, but like Naruto, hearing criticism of her beloved sister made Hanabi's rational self shut down.

Hiashi turned his head to retort, but before he got the chance to open his mouth, a sudden burst of sound interrupted their argument.

"Hiashi-sama, the gate."

All heads turned to the tall, heavy doors as the air filled with the sounds of gears turning. Naruto and the Hyuugas stared at the opening gate with anticipation. Bountiful Fields was never seen as anything more than a small, simple village, and Hinata's mission was little more than a modest outing meant to gain experience in building relations with others. Yet the visiting Hyuuga and lone Uzumaki boy found themselves filled with a strange feeling of tension as the gates slowly parted.

'Relax Naruto, relax,' Naruto gulped nervously, unsure why his body was shaking, 'Why am I acting like this? It's just a small trip to see how Hinata is doing, nothing more. We'll see Hinata, prove her dumbass dad wrong, and move on. Nothing to worry about.'

But in spite of Naruto's mental assurances, he still couldn't shake the feeling inside him. The feeling that he was on the verge of experiencing something he would never forget.

The gates didn't take long to come to stop. They didn't open very much, still obstructing most of the village interior from view, but they had parted just enough to allow a couple of figures through.

Naruto's eyebrows raised with curiosity as two unknown women approached them. The two women were each dressed with simple kimonos, one black and one white, and they carried themselves with a mature quality. They were beautiful, almost too beautiful. Even from their current distance, Naruto could tell the two ladies were gorgeous, and with not a single flaw in sight. Though their kimonos were loose, the subtle outline of their hips and chests were enough to show they had perfect figures. As they came closer, Naruto guessed that these two women had to be sisters. Each with smooth, silky black hair, similar builds, and even similar faces, though the black-clad woman had more narrow, sharper features and a very slight smirk that revealed confidence, while the white-clad woman for some reason possessed a noticeable scowl.

Once again, Naruto felt a mysterious tightness within himself. Though he wasn't an expert on other cities, he knew enough about Bountiful Fields to know that it was a town completely made up of non-combatants, not much different from your typical rural farm. Therefore, it was only logical to believe these two ladies to be completely harmless. And yet, he felt strangely intimidated by them, especially the one in black. There was just something about the way she smiled, the way she walked. It was too confident, almost mocking. Like she didn't have even the tiniest bit of fear of them despite being in the presence of the prestigious Hyuuga clan and the blonde, spiky-haired hero of the war.

Hiashi effortlessly hid whatever thoughts he had, cleared his throat, and moved towards the approaching ladies with professionalism.

The woman in black spoke up first, "Hiashi Hyuuga. Welcome to my humble village. It is an honor to have the Hyuuga Clan grace Bountiful Fields with its presence."

"Mira Fields." Hiashi acknowledged somewhat curtly, "It is a pleasure to see you again."

"The pleasure is mine. I hope your trip here wasn't dangerous."

"Not at all."

'So that's Mira Fields,' Naruto thought as the two exchanged greetings. Now that they were closer, it really became apparent how beautiful Mira was. Though she was older, her face possessed not the slightest wrinkle, and her skin was vibrant and shining with youth to the point that it almost seemed unnatural. She didn't even appear to be wearing much makeup, yet still easily surpassed even the greatest supermodel in looks. At first, Naruto suspected a genjutsu, similar to how Tsunade hides her age, but then remembered that Mira wasn't a ninja. Or at least, she wasn't supposed to be one.

Naruto flinched when Mira suddenly turned her sharp gaze towards him.

"Ah, you must be Naruto Uzumaki. You're a friend of Hinata, correct?"

"Uh, uhh, y-yeah," Caught off guard, Naruto responded with far less confidence than he would have liked. Once again, he found himself slightly unsettled by Mira. There was just something about the way she acted that Naruto's instincts did not like, and he himself didn't know why.

"Tsk!"

The woman in white suddenly let out a rather loud sound of disapproval, drawing Naruto's attention. The white-clad lady was very similar in appearance to Mira, equally as beautiful, though with wider eyes and a seemingly more expressive face. She honestly would have appeared motherly if not for the irritated expression she currently wore. This wasn't lost on the others, who had heard her show of unpleasantness. Hiashi and the elders eyed the woman with clear offense.

Mira, still smiling, turned to her companion, "Now now, Lenn. No need to be rude. These are our guests."

The woman, named Lenn apparently, snapped back, "As if these people deserve respect."

Gasps and exclamations of outrage were immediately heard through the group. Naruto and Hanabi's mouth went wide open in shock, while Kou and Natsu appeared stunned. The elders, however, became furious, and many of them began to raise their voices, fully intent on striking back with a vengeance.

However, Hiashi raised his hand, immediately silencing everyone. The fact that such a simple gesture could stop his entire clan served as a testament to his authority, as expected from the noble clan leader. The man then glared as the two sisters, and with very clear venom directed at the sister that made such a disrespectful remark.

Mira, however, seemed not the slightest bit shaken by the suddenly tense atmosphere. Still as calm as ever, she made a small, humble bow.

"Oh dear, please forgive my older sister for her behavior. Lenn, be a good girl and apologize to our lovely visitors."

Lenn's frown, however, only grew.

"I'd rather puke than apologize to a filthy ninja!"

'What the hell!?' Naruto gasped incredulously. What the hell was wrong with this woman? Did she completely lose her mind? Did she not realize that she's openly insulting one of the most noble clans in the world?

Lenn's words really set off the Hyuuga elders. Naruto heard more than a few insults hurled at the two sisters.

"How dare you!"

"Such rudeness!"

"Do you not realize who you are talking to!"

"You arrogant little bi-"

"Excuse me!" Hiashi nearly shouted, once again quieting his raging elders. However, the anger on Hiashi's face was crystal clear. He was no less infuriated by their treatment than any of the others. Shooting Lenn a nasty glare, he said.

"Woman, I will kindly remind you that the only reason your village even stands is because of the funding and support we give it, but that support can be broken at any time. The next time I hear any more garbage out of your mouth, I will see to it that your village is ruined, and you're forced to beg for scraps for the rest of your life. So, from now on, I suggest you keep your mouth shut."

Lenn gritted her teeth, appearing downright frightening to Naruto. Enraged women never ceased to freak Naruto out. The insane woman began to storm towards Hiashi, as if she was about to punch him right on the face. Or at least she would have, if Mira had not swung her arm in front of Lenn to stop her.

"Ah-ah! Don't, Lenn," Mira admonished, then moved her head to whisper something in Lenn's ear. It was quiet enough that Naruto couldn't hear what she said, but whatever it was, it was enough to pacify her sister, as she slowly backed off, though Lenn still managed to shoot one last hateful glare towards Hiashi.

"And you, Mira," Hiashi then turned to the village leader, "I suggest you do a better job at controlling your people. Just for this offense alone, I'm just about ready to take Hinata immediately and completely cut off your funding. For your sake, I hope you have an acceptable apology to make up for this farce."

"Yeesh," Naruto groaned under his breath. While Naruto did agree that the woman was being extremely rude, he still didn't like the harshness of Hiashi's threats. He also didn't appreciate the smug smiles that appeared on the Hyuuga elders' faces. Cutting off a village's funding just because someone said something bad was a step too far in his opinion.

"Not to worry, Hiashi," Mira nodded gracefully, "I can assure you that your stay here in Bountiful Fields will be an unforgettable experience."

Naruto found her words foreboding for some reason. Mira acted far too calm.

"I'm doubtful of that so far," Hiashi countered, "Just judging by your taste in… art," he looked towards one of the statues, "I find your people's culture to be rather vulgar."

Naruto admitted that Hiashi had a valid point. Having a couple of naked women serving as decorations would be seen as inappropriate for any nation.

Mira, however, showed no offense to Hiashi's jab. Instead she chuckled, "Haha, I see you're quite interested in our statues. Actually, these are two of our older ones, and they're pretty outdated, but we just couldn't bring ourselves to get rid of them. They're quite well-made, aren't they?"

To Naruto's, and everyone else's surprise, Lenn's demeanor completely changed, and she sported a massive smile.

"Ahhh~! Our beautiful angel!" Lenn gushed, "She's grown so much. It feels like just yesterday when she was this big. Such a perfect, wonderful girl!"

Naruto and the Hyuugas gawked incredulously at the drastic change in behavior from Lenn. One moment she was fuming and about to start a fight, then the next she was practically drooling over the sight of the morbidly obese person that the statue was modeled after.

"Is she insane?" Hanabi asked quietly to both herself and Naruto. The boy felt compelled to agree.

"See, Lenn?" Mira said, "No need to let these people get to you. Not at long as we live under Hinata's grace."

Lenn nodded enthusiastically, "Yes, you're right, baby sis. Our lovely, precious Hinata is so much more important than these riff-raff."

"W-wait! Did you say Hinata-nee-sama!?" Hanabi shouted.

Mira turned to her, "Why yes we did, young one. And I assume you are Hanabi, Hinata's younger sister. What a pleasant surprise! I didn't know you'd be coming, too. You must be so proud to be related to Hinata. I bet it must feel wonderful to see statues made in her glory."

"WHAAAAAT!?" Hanabi nearly shrieked, "What do you mean made in her glory? Nee-sama doesn't look like this! Have you people lost your minds?!"

Hanabi wasn't alone. At this point, everyone else had become convinced that they had just come across a couple of complete nutcases.

Naruto finally recovered from his shock enough to speak up, "Y-yeah! You ladies are weird! Where do you get off on portraying Hinata like she's some sort of fat-ass? Hinata isn't that type of person at all!"

"That's right," Hanabi supported, "My sister is the hardest worker ever. She would never let herself go. And besides, she was only here just a few weeks. Nobody could ever get THAT big in just a few weeks!" Hanabi gestured towards the statues to emphasize her point. It was a valid point too. The statues, which were apparently meant to be Hinata, showed her with a level of fat that would normally be impossible to gain over less than a month of time.

However, the two sisters simply looked at Hanabi with expressions of pity.

"You poor girl," Mira sighed, "You just don't understand."

Lenn shook her head sadly, "Such is the ignorance to be expected from the unblessed. Poor Hanabi, those hideous ninja dogs must have gotten to you, too."

"That's enough!" Hiashi barked, having lost his patience. "I think we've seen and heard enough of your nonsense. I initially had plans to simply visit my daughter and discuss our future plans with you, but you two have done nothing but utterly disgrace yourselves and disrespect both my clan and our village. That you would even go so far as to make a mockery of my daughter by sculpting these hideous… things is unthinkable. I demand that you return my daughter to me immediately, and I will see to it that every nation knows the shameful behavior you have exhibited this day. I will see to it that your Bountiful Fields is ruined after this. Do I make myself clear?"

However, Mira merely smirked at the Hyuuga, which only increased his fury. From the very beginning, Mira was unfazed by everything the Hyuuga did, and even now seemed to treat the whole thing as just a game. At first, they assumed that Mira's calm demeanor was just her being polite, but now it became clear that it was anything but. She was mocking them, and that smug smile was infuriating Hiashi more than Lenn's outbursts.

"Mira, do. I. make. myself. CLEAR?!"

Hiashi appeared nothing short of terrifying, more enraged than anyone had ever seen him in years. Any normal person would have cowered in fear, but these women were anything but normal. Mira paused for a few seconds, seemingly in contemplation. Though it was obvious that she only pretended to be taken aback, and seemed to have fully expected this outcome.

"Very well, we will take you to her. Let us show you the exquisite hospitality we have granted to our precious angel."

With a wave of her hand, the gates fully opened.

"What the…" Naruto revealed his shock, and even the stoic Hyuugas all showed surprise as well. For the first time, they all witnessed the inside of Bountiful Fields, but it was a sight that none of them expected. They expected to see a rural town filled with simple houses and expansive fields filled with crops, just as one would expect from the name. However, what they saw instead were massive, extremely wide buildings with absolutely gorgeous architecture that would only be found in the wealthiest of cities. Many of the buildings didn't have roofs, and a lot of them lacked walls, but the sheer quality and expertise they were built with made the structures work. Though their current position made it hard to see everything, they could still make out what looked to be large bedrooms that could give a five-star hotel a run for its money, luxurious bathrooms with plenty of gold, a literal theatre, and dozens upon dozens of portable grills and ovens scattered throughout, some of which were being used by some of the inhabitants.

"Ninjas of Konoha. Once more, I welcome you to our humble village," Mira said with a tone that contained a bit of gloating. "Come, follow me and I will show you around as we head over to Hinata's location."

Mira's words were only barely audible to the others, as they were too busy picking their jaws off the floor. Most of their anger from Mira and Lenn's words had faded away, and some of the Hyuuga elders seemed to be seriously reconsidering their initial negative impressions. There was also the fact that a wall of incredible smells hit them the moment the gates opened, and suddenly they remembered what truly put Bountiful Fields on the map: their food.

"Whooooaa, that smells awesome," Naruto practically swooned from the scents flooding his senses.

"Yeah…" Hanabi trailed off, too preoccupied with worry over her older sister to think about food.

"Wow, this place is amazing!" exclaimed a branch member.

"W-wait! I don't remember seeing these buildings!" Kou exclaimed, though he was ignored by the others.

Most of the other Hyuugas did their best to appear as calm as possible, though they weren't completely successful. Mira chuckled from their reactions, while Lenn appeared very smug.

"Hiashi Hyuuga, if you want, we can prepare a nice meal for your group before you take off. As you can see, there's plenty here."

Hiashi paused for a second before responding, "No, Mira, there is no need for that. We're taking Hinata, and leaving immediately."

After their intense argument from before, the last thing Hiashi wanted was to do anything that made him look weak. Suddenly acting friendly with Mira and Lenn after they had just insulted them and offended their sensibilities was an act that Hiashi would not tolerate. Disrespecting the Hyuuga in any way was an action that, in his eyes, deserved nothing more than swift condemnation and harsh retribution. Bountiful Fields had their chance to make a good first impression, and they blew it, therefore Hiashi had no plans on giving them an inch. Some of the elders appreciated Hiashi standing his ground, though a couple seemed hesitant after smelling the mouth-watering food and seeing such a luxurious home.

"Speaking of Hinata," Mira said, "I just wanted to let you know that your daughter has been nothing short of wonderful. She's really livened up the place over the past few weeks, and everyone here absolutely LOVES her."

"Hn," Hiashi merely grunted to reply, not wanting to give any kind of pleasantness to Mira.

However, the woman was not deterred, "As a suggestion, I hope all of you really pay attention as we get deeper into the village. I want you all to see how much we really appreciate Hinata."

Hiashi noticed the rather foreboding tone she used and raised his eyebrow, "Just what do you mean by-?"

"H-Hiashi-sama, look at that!" Kou cried out.

It seemed they wouldn't have to wait long, as Hinata's personal bodyguard pointed at something, drawing everyone's attention to it. They had been so preoccupied by the high-quality architecture of the many buildings that until now, they hadn't gotten a chance to examine them closely. But when they actually got a closer look at the large bedroom Kou pointed at, they saw a large painting hanging over it.

A painting of Hinata.

Or at least a hideously fat caricature of Hinata. Unlike the grey-colored statues, this painting was in full-color, and the girl depicted had Hinata's unmistakable blue hair and hime-cut style. She was even fatter in the painting than shown by the statues at the gate. The portrait showed a Hinata that was so enormous that her butt, thighs, and belly overflowed and crushed the bed she sat on. She was clearly immobile, unable to do anything but lay trapped by her own fat. Though this Hinata was at the very least clothed, her shirt and underwear were depicted tearing at the seams, obviously on their last strings before tearing apart entirely. But what shocked and revolted the onlookers the most was Hinata's face. Her mouth was stretched wide open to an inhuman degree, and her expression showed nothing but pure, endless, insatiable hunger. And next to Hinata were a half-dozen scantily-clad women holding massive plates, each holding enough food to feed an entire family, and the first woman in line was shown about to place an entire full-sized ham into the hungry glutton's mouth.

"What in Kage's name…"

"Is that Hinata-sama? Disgusting!"

Sounds of shock and outrage came from the clan members. But they didn't have to process their thoughts, for there was much more to see.

"Hiashi-sama! Look at that!"

"The hedges! Those can't be-"

"Gods, what is that?!"

Several of the clan members began pointing in many different directions, each noticing something more disturbing than the last. Some saw several more paintings, all of them showing Hinata in various states of undress and gluttony. Others saw hedgerows along the roads, with many of the shrubs trimmed to appear like Hinata, a very, very fat Hinata. Quite a few more statues were spotted, all of them showing the Hyuuga princess in what looked to be a steady progression. The first statue was the only sane one, showing Hinata in her original, thin state that most people remembered her by. But the next one showed Hinata sporting a pot belly, the third one had the girl chubby all around, and the fourth one was downright obese, and each one only got worse from then on. The madness however, only continued. They witnessed flowers arranged to be shaped like an overweight Hinata, flags that had either the winged belly symbol or Hinata's chubby face on them, pillars and walls that had an overweight Hinata carved into them, one Hinata-statue was even turned into a literal water fountain decorated with flowers and rivers of water that traveled along her layers and rolls of fat, and there were even a couple electric billboards that showed the bloated Hinata in several different poses, while others occasionally flashed words like "Obey", "Serve", and "Worship".

"What the HELL is this place?!" Naruto shouted as he felt his very sanity break apart. Similar questions hovered in the minds of the Hyuuga as well. What kind of place was this? How on earth did they build it? Why was almost everything modeled after their Hyuuga princess? And why in the gods' names did Hinata appear so ridiculously fat? It was like they had found themselves within some kind of twisted asylum. Never in their wildest imaginations had they ever expected ANY place to look like this. Whoever these people were, there was no doubt that they were completely, utterly mad.

"Mira… what…" Hiashi couldn't find the words, so disturbed he forgot that he was supposed to be angry.

"Oh, there's more where that came from." Mira sneered, "Hinata was very good to us, and I would just love to show you all we did to express our appreciation of her."

Before Hiashi could respond, the group quickly found themselves surrounded by dozens of women who all came rushing towards them. For some reason there didn't seem to be a male in sight in Bountiful Fields, but that question was far in the back of their minds. What Naruto and the Hyuugas noticed instead were their appearances. The inhabitants were nothing short of gorgeous, just as beautiful and youthful as Mira and Lenn were. Their bodies were voluptuous and their skin was perfect. However, what they wore only served to make them even more disturbed than before. Just like the buildings, the clothes they had were also Hinata-themed. Everything from the graphics on their shirts, jewels on their necklaces and bracelets, patterns on their pants, and some even carried a few plush toys with them. But all of them had some form of Hinata on them, whether it be her face, her belly, or her entire fat body.

One of the approaching girls went to Hiashi and cried out gleefully, "Hello visitors! Are you here to pay your respects to Hinata?"

Hiashi grimaced slightly at the woman. Her appearance was, at least from his standards, rather trashy. She had a tube-top on that only just barely reached over her nipples, revealing a generous amount of cleavage. She had a necklace with the winged belly symbol on it that rested dead center on her breasts, inadvertently drawing Hiashi's eyes to it.

"Sup boys," A different girl went up to the elders and branch bodyguards, "Sorry, but men aren't allowed to bask in Hinata's grace, but you can buy some our souvenirs if you want. We've got some Hinata-themed coffee cups on sale."

The men were left speechless, not having the slightest idea how to respond to this other-worldly behavior.

"Ah, you must be Hinata's little sister," A beautiful woman with luscious purple hair walked up to the younger Hyuuga heiress with a warm smile.

"Err, h-hello," Hanabi greeted nervously, "You know about me?"

"Why yes, Hinata has had nothing but good things to say about you. My name is Sayoko. You must be so lucky that Hinata chose you to be her family when she descended to our world from the heavens."

"Wait, what?!" Hanabi sputtered in confusion. "W-w-what are you talking about?"

But the woman named Sayoko ignored her question, "Dearest Hanabi, would you like to join our sermon later today? Every day we offer our love and prayers to Hinata's perfection. I know she would love it if you were there too. You must be dying to bow before Hinata's massive belly, prostrating before her glory and letting her take ownership of your body and soul."

Hanabi could not believe her ears, "What? NO! What's wrong with you?! Why are you saying these things? What have you done to my nee-sama?"

"Aahhhh~, you call her 'nee-sama'? That's so adorable! You've already acknowledged Hinata's divinity. That's wonderful, dear!" Sayoko squealed, seemingly not noticing that she was freaking the poor girl out.

"Miss, please!" Natsu, who was with Hanabi, pleaded desperately, but to no avail.

Hanabi seemed to be at her wits end. The longer this went on, the more upset she became, and the more worried she was over her older sister. These people were psychopaths. That was the only conclusion Hanabi came to. They were obsessive freaks that made bizarre mockeries of her beloved sister. But why? Why did they put her sister's face on everything? Why did they talk about Hinata the same way one would talk about a deity? And most of all, why did they keep portraying Hinata like a complete fatso? Hanabi refused to believe that Hinata could ever be that fat. It wasn't even humanly possible, yet these crazed people kept depicting her as such, and their obsession horrified her.

"Hey, lady. Back off!" Naruto attempted to intervene, seeing the increasing anguish Hanabi and Natsu were in. Though Naruto wasn't too far off himself.

"AAAHH! It's you! The 'Believe it' guy!" A woman shouted, pointing a finger at the boy.

"Wha-?" Naruto had no time to respond as he suddenly found a trio of women in his face.

"You're the blonde guy from the play about Hinata's history. Wow, your hair really is spiky!"

"What? What the?" Naruto nervously took a step back at being the sudden center of attention. However, he could barely form a single thought or response as the three ladies unleased a rain of comments and questions on him.

"Is it true that you just say 'believe it' all the time?"

"Do you actually like ramen that much?"

"You're pretty insensitive, you know! You never noticed how hungry Hinata was."

"How often do you fantasize about Hinata?"

"Why do you wear orange? You know that doesn't make a good camouflage with the forest, right?"

"Did you come here to provide offerings to Hinata?"

Naruto feebly held his hands up to try to get the ladies to give him some space, but was overwhelmed by their onslaught of increasingly strange comments. And he wasn't the only one either. Hanabi, Natsu, Kou, the branch bodyguards, the elders, and even Hiashi. All of the Konoha shinobi began to back away from the crazed women, which led to them clustering up together, surrounded on all sides by the villagers slowly closing in. Whatever protests they had were drowned out by the villagers' unhinged voices.

"Blonde boy, you should be nicer to Hinata and learn more about her. Come stay for our next play tonight. It's called 'The Wonders of Hinata's Fat'."

"Cute little Hanabi, would you like to borrow a copy of Hinata's Bible of Gluttony? I know you would really like it."

"How 'bout it, guys? If you want to purchase some paintings, we'll get some copies made for you. I highly recommend the one that has Hinata resting in a field of flowers while she eats a bunch of cakes. It's one of my favorites. Hinata looks so peaceful and hungry in it."

The intimidating atmosphere that the Hyuuga clan was known for had vanished. Even the most emotionless among them had been unsettled to almost fearful levels. They were at a loss at what to do. They couldn't resort to violence, especially not against a group of civilians, but these civilians acted in a way that bothered them more than enemy ninja.

"Oh gods, where are we? Is this some kind of cult?" Hanabi whimpered. Though Hanabi was the stronger of the two, Natsu held Hanabi tightly against her protectively, both to comfort the young heiress and herself.

"These people… are mad." Natsu whispered in horror.

While the group slowly felt their sanity slip away, loud mocking laughter rang through the air, coming from the Fields sisters.

"Isn't this wonderful, Mira? Look at how these ninjas wilt under Hinata's glory, and they haven't even seen her yet!"

"It's only to be expected from the unenlightened, Lenn. The poor things just can't handle it."

Naruto, having finally reached the brink, pushed past the women surrounding him and shouted at the two sisters.

"Argh, dammit! You ladies are crazy! You're all completely insane!"

The sisters, however, were not the least bit worried about the distraught boy.

"No, ninja boy," Lenn scoffed, "Insanity is what you ninja do. Killing and fighting and shedding blood every day. Turning peaceful lands into corpse-filled wastelands. Tearing once-loving families apart. That's what real insanity is."

"You…" Naruto trailed off, "You hate ninja?"

"Yes, that's right. Any sensible person should if you ask me. You're all nothing but mindless barbarians. Honestly, your very presence is a taint upon Hinata's divinity."

"Wait, what have you people done to Hinata!? Where is she?" Naruto demanded with increasing panic. Now having learned that these women did not appreciate ninja, it made him much more worried if something terrible had befallen his friend.

"How dare you!" Lenn snapped, "You speak as if we would ever hurt even a hair on Hinata's beautiful skin."

Naruto, realizing that speaking to Lenn was a lost cause, turned to who he hoped was the more reasonable one, "Err, Mira, right? Please, just tell us where is Hinata? What have you done to her?"

Mira deliberated a bit, seemingly satisfied with seeing their reactions, and then raised her hand. The very moment she did so, every one of the villagers immediately stopped harassing the Konoha group. They all pulled their bizarre items away, ceased their endless yammering, and pulled back, finally giving the Hyuuga space. The relief on their faces was palpable, acting as their very lives were saved.

After giving them a few seconds to recover, Mira spoke, "So you wish to know where Hinata is, do you? Well, you will be pleased to know that she is perfectly fine, and in very good health. Honestly, I don't know why you're freaking out so much. What's wrong with showing our love and appreciation for the cutest, loveliest, and hungriest being in the world?"

"Wait, you…" Naruto's heart sank, "What do you mean by hungry? Don't tell me… don't tell me that you made Hinata look like that?!" He shouted, pointing to an advertisement poster than had a massively overweight Hinata smiling on it.

"Well, of course!" Mira laughed, "What, did you think we made Hinata look big for the hell of it? Oh no, we've been tending to Hinata's needs very well."

A series of giggling rang from the villagers. As the subject turned to Hinata, Lenn once again sighed happily.

"Ahh yes, my sweet Hina-bunny. She's a VERY hungry girl. Even from the very moment she arrived here for the first time, she was sooo hungry. She begged us for food, and we fed her. We fed her and fed her and fed her some more, and that wonderful angel ate everything we gave her and begged for more. You evil ninja mistreated her for so long, starving her to death. She was all skin and bones when we first met. But as her loving servants, we changed all that! We fattened her up real nicely."

Naruto felt a well of dread inside him. He couldn't believe his ears, and judging from the looks from his companions, they couldn't either. They all wanted to convince themselves that Hinata was her normal self, and that all these fatty depictions of were just the results of a deranged mind. But if what they said was true, then that meant…

"You're lying!" Hanabi interjected, running next to Naruto. "You have to be lying! There's no way nee-sama would do that! And there's no way anyone could become that big in just a few weeks."

Mira merely smirked in response, which only made Hanabi's fear become worse.

"Mira!" Hiashi barked, though he sounded emotionally exhausted, "Enough of this already. I don't give a damn about your village or about our damn relations anymore. I don't care what Hinata did or did not do. Just give my daughter back or I'll burn this village to the ground!"

Lenn, who clearly took offense, was about to speak, but Mira reacted first, calm as ever.

"You don't care? Well, Hinata will surely find that a relief. The poor girl was worried sick for the longest time when she found out you were coming here early. She had to go on an emergency diet in order to lose her weight, but we made sure to put a stop to that."

Mira's smile turned sinister, which did not go unnoticed.

"What do you mean?" Hiashi demanded.

"What I mean is that we have no intention of making Hinata lose even a single pound, ever. You see, Hiashi, Hinata realized that she didn't have to hide her true self any more. The Hinata you knew was never anything more than an illusion, a disguise that allowed her to live among you. It was only after coming here that she was ready to reveal the person she truly is. Hinata is no ninja. She is no fighter. She is a true glutton in every sense of the word. She lives to eat, lives to grow, and lives to be served with absolute obedience. She is our angel. Our goddess. The divine being that will save us all from the tyranny of ninja."

If there was any doubt that Bountiful Fields was a nuthouse, it was officially gone in that moment.

"Wait," Naruto said, "You mean to say that you think Hinata is a goddess?"

"You are correct, boy. Now, it's time for you to finally see her. Witness the one who will rule over us all."

Mira waved her hand, and the area behind her suddenly began to shift.

"No way, is that genjutsu!?" Kou yelped.

Indeed, the Konoha ninja all sensed a powerful wave of chakra in the air. The simple house that was behind Mira started to warp and distort. Not just the house, but the ground, and the very air itself twisted and transformed. Instead of the modest house, they saw the gradual reveal of something that was much bigger. They saw large pillars, stone floors, colorful, vibrant stained-glass windows that formed patterns of Hinata, the patterns and architecture were all distinctly similar to that of a church.

"Genjutsu, but how?" Naruto gasped.

However, the fact that Mira appeared capable of using genjutsu put all of the Konoha ninja on high alert. None of them expected that anyone in Bountiful Fields was capable of using chakra, but worse still was the fact that nobody even detected it until just now, not even with the byakugan. But they had no time to contemplate that fact, for the genjustu was about to fully dissipate. Several more women appeared, having been hidden by the genjutsu. But unlike the rest of the villagers, these women were dressed in strange, scantily-clad nun habits that left little to the imagination, and many of them appeared to be levitating several large plates of delicious looking food, all of them carrying the food to whatever was in the center of the church. But soon, that became clear as well. The genjutsu fully released, and they finally saw what had become the prized possession of Bountiful Fields.

"HINATA!"

"NEE-SAMA!"

"HINATA-SAMA!"

"OH GODS!"

The feeble mortals trembled as they witnessed divine beauty for the first time. They had witnessed Hinata's fattened visage several times already, whether it be from the statues, the paintings, posters, and so on. And yet even all of that still did not prepare them for what they saw. They saw a giant, a behemoth, a massive, literal mountain of white flesh, so vast and overwhelming that they did not even recognize it as human at first. The "mountain" was almost as tall as a house, and flowed outward enough to fill at least several entire rooms and with plenty to spare. Layers of absurdly bloated fat made up what they were forced to realize was the biggest human belly in existence. Yet to simply call it a belly didn't do it justice. It was more like an ocean, an enormous blob of immense adipose that could completely cover several large beds and crush them entirely beneath its weight. With the illusion dispelled, they didn't just see the belly, they heard it. And the sound was fiercer than the roar of a wild lion. It growled, rumbled, and roared so loudly that they almost feared it was alive. It even moved as if it had a mind of its own, constantly vibrating and bouncing in an endless cycle of digestion. Several of the skimpy nuns tenderly rubbed the belly, as if trying to calm its fury. The nuns appeared tiny when compared to the behemoth belly that thundered with hunger.

But the belly was only the beginning. On both sides of the belly were two large blobs of flesh. It was only after a few seconds of observation that they came to the horrific revelation that they were legs. Legs that had become so engorged with fat they had become useless, little more than decorations for a human no longer able to move. The only thing that made them recognizable as legs were the tiny feet poking out of them, though the feet themselves were on the verge of being swallowed up by the surrounding fat. The excessively thick thighs led up to even larger mounds of fat, which they realized were buttocks, almost as large as the belly itself.

As their eyes rose up, they witnessed what were easily the largest breasts in history, each of them almost as big as an entire person, enlarged from the sheer amount of fat. The perky, pink nipples were poorly hidden by the large, transparent, lavender-colored sash that covered them. Each breast was generously tended to by nuns, who massaged and kissed the breasts with clear passion. One of the nuns even moved her head under the sash, placing her lips over a nipple and sucking it shamelessly. Another nun mimicked the actions of the first, sucking on the other nipple with no care about being watched.

But the worst revelation came when they saw the top of the flesh mountain. They first saw the arms, just as useless as the legs, laying helplessly on the body's own fat. Many nuns were gathered around, all of them in line to provide an endless supply of food to the head, a head which they were forced to recognize. Even though the face was much fatter than before, even though she possessed sizable chins, they still recognized who it was. The blue hair, the pale eyes. There was no denying it. It was Hinata.

And Hinata didn't even seem to notice they were there. Her enlarged cheeks were filled with food, far more than any regular human should be able to eat at once, and she eagerly chewed her mouthful, wearing the most pleased expression they had ever seen. It wasn't just her either. All of the nuns appeared overjoyed, as if the mere act of providing food to the ravenous monster was the happiest thing in the world. The nuns didn't notice the shocked visitors either, their eyes were on Hinata and Hinata alone. Their revealing outfits showed their large breasts, shapely legs, firm heart-shaped rears, and flawless skin with little left to the imagination. Their gazes barely left Hinata for a moment, and they gazed upon the girl with love and reverence, as if they truly did see her as a deity. Hinata eventually swallowed her mouthful, but still did not notice her own family. Instead, she moaned with bliss, like she had just tasted the most delicious food imaginable. Then after savoring the taste for a bit, the nuns on each side of her head offered her more. Hinata quietly responded by opening her mouth far wider than should have been possible, and the nuns gleefully filled Hinata's mouth with a dozen large sandwiches, and the fat girl accepted it all into her mouth, letting her cheeks be packed to near-bursting before closing her lips and devouring her next mouthful with little thought to anything else.

It was true. It was all true. This was no dream, though perhaps they were in a nightmare. They found Hinata at last, and in a state beyond their wildest imaginations. Could Hinata even be called human anymore? She appeared more like an avatar of gluttony than anything else. A living representation of human desire and excess. Hinata was dressed in little but a few large lavender silk sashes that covered her breasts and some of her belly, though they were small in comparison to Hinata's body. However, there were also numerous thin bands wrapped around her body, and they had an assortment of valuable jewels and beautiful flowers attached to them. Many of the jewels were designed to appear like the winged belly symbol, all of which along with her being in a church gave the whole scene a religious atmosphere. Suddenly the labels of angel and goddess didn't seem too far off. She really did appear like an otherworldly being receiving worship from adoring servants.

Naruto's jaw dropped. Hanabi shrieked. Natsu had to keep from fainting. Kou gasped in horror. The branch bodyguards grimaced. The elders reacted with mixtures of fear, shock, and disgust, with some even on the verge of vomiting. And even Hiashi himself went pale. Everything they had once thought was real had shattered forever.

"Well, what do you think? Isn't Hinata beautiful?" Mira's words were filled with admiration, and her voice was joined by a chorus of lovestruck sighs from the other women. The women completely lost any interest in Naruto and the Hyuuga, and their focus directed entirely on the mountainous girl who feasted.

But Mira received no response. The others were too completely floored to even process what was before them. Undeterred, Mira continued.

"I'll take your reactions as a 'yes'. Hinata is indeed radiant. Anyone would be rendered speechless by her holiness. But unfortunately, it seems that Hinata is too busy filling up her poor, empty belly to pay any attention to you. It pains me to admit, but it doesn't seem like Hinata wants to leave."

Her words finally restarted the others' brains enough that they were able to rip their gazes away from the fat monstrosity, and back onto the village leader.

"Mira… what have you done?" Hiashi asked, appearing more distraught and horrified than anyone had ever seen him before. There was not a trace of the calm, honorable man left in him.

"What have I done?" Mira asked in mock outrage, "You should be asking Hinata that. She was the one who forced us to do all this. She was the one who forced us to elevate her."

However, while Mira's words were accusatory, her tone showed no ill will towards Hinata. If anything, she sounded excited, even titillated.

"We were just a normal village for the longest time, Hiashi. All we wanted was to live in peace, but then Hinata came and seduced all of us. She came to our village, absolutely glowing with perfection even while she was so thin, and she put us all under her spell. Her belly growled so loudly, and she made just the cutest little faces that we couldn't help ourselves. She demanded we feed her everything, and we couldn't stop ourselves from obeying her every word. And every day, she demanded more. She ordered us to feed her more, demanded that we massage her belly, rub her skin, bathe her, kiss her, make love to her, and worship her every single day. We tried to refuse, we really did. We told her that eating so much was wrong, but then that naughty, sexy little minx tormented us by flaunting her body. She shoved her growing belly in our faces, whispered words of lust into our ears, and promised us that she would let us touch her gorgeous body if we submitted to her. And she did just that. She gave us the privilege of touching her perfect skin, kissing her adorable lips, and allowing us to experience the joy of being able to feed her and watch her belly grow. Can you really blame us for giving in?"

Even more obsessive sighs came from the women around Mira.

"Ahh yes, Mira," Lenn swooned, "You're absolutely right. How could any of us resist her?"

"Indeed, no human can resist Hinata. She conquered us, one by one, turning us into her obedient slaves. Seducing us to the point that she became the center of our world. She even did it to me." Mira paused to lick her lips, causing Naruto to shudder, before continuing, "I foolishly tried to fight back against Hinata's perfection, but even I wasn't able to last. Hinata beat me, then she disciplined me. She made it clear that I was nothing more than a worthless bitch that existed for no reason than to obey her. She put me in my place."

Lenn put her arm around Mira's shoulder, looking at her younger sister with… pride? Hiashi, Naruto and the others however, could only respond with increasingly hollow stares as they took in this maddening speech.

"So, as you can see, we did nothing wrong. Everything you see before you was Hinata's doing. She was the ultimate mastermind behind our transformation, and we have mere been extensions of her will. But do not dare blame Hinata for it. It's only natural for lowly creatures like us to submit to her. Bountiful Fields is now Hinata's property, and soon, the entire world will be her property as well. Now, if you will excuse us."

Suddenly, there was a strange glow coming from both Mira and Lenn's necks. Strange black markings shaped like collars were spotted at each sister's neck, and a similar change happened with all of the other ladies as well. But before anyone of the Konoha ninja could react, Mira and Lenn both raised their hands towards their shoulders. With their deft fingers, they pulled at the top of their kimonos, causing the cloth to slip from their bodies.

"W-what are-" Naruto stuttered, but then his words got caught in his throat.

Mira and Lenn's kimonos fell completely off from bodies, dropping into bundles on the ground, and they all saw what hid beneath. The sisters revealed tiny bikinis so small and scandalous that they might as well not have even been there. Only just able to cover the tips of their breasts and thongs that only covered their genitals and nothing else. Their perfect, beyond supermodel bodies were exposed for all to see, with very large breasts, thin waists, wide hips, sizable butts (especially Mira's), and perfect legs. But while their attractive bodies would have caused the men watching to flare with lust, that emotion was instead overcome with a very different one, because it was not their bodies, but rather what was on their bodies that surprised them. Though it may have been years since he had last saw them, Naruto would never forget the distinctive tattoos and marks that made up the curse seal. The same curse seal that he had tragically witnessed on his best friend for so long. Though the marks were different, there was no denying that the curse seal was present on Mira and Lenn's bodies. Black markings traveled along their skin, head to toe, and they radiated with powerful chakra. The marks seemed to accentuate their curves, running along their shapely bodies and drawing the others' eyes to them. But it wasn't just Mira and Lenn either. Soon, the curse seal appeared on all of the villagers, having been hidden until now. All of them, from the women surrounding the Hyuugas to the nuns feeding Hinata. All of them were tainted by that demonic mark.

"The curse seal." Naruto gasped.

"I prefer the term, Slave Seal," Mira corrected, "Do not compare my techniques to that of Orochimaru."

"What?! You know Orochimaru?!" Naruto yelled. With this realization, a mixture of fear and anger grew inside Naruto, though he had to keep himself from blushing as he kept finding his eyes wandering to Mira's incredible body.

"I know everything, ninja boy. Orochimaru, Madara, ninjutsu, genjutsu, all of it. Did it really take you this long to realize this is no ordinary village?"

In fairness, it wasn't just Naruto. After they had been pounded with one absurd sight after another, none of the Hyuuga were at top perceptiveness either. They saw the genjutsu, but it wasn't until just now that it fully sunk in what they were dealing with.

"Then… then! W-who are you working for?" Naruto stormed forward, pointing a finger at Mira, "What do you want with Hinata?"

"We're not working for anyone but Hinata's grace," Mira explained, "It is only by Hinata's will that-"

"YOU LIE! You captured Hinata! You've imprisoned her! What are you planning on doing with her?"

Mira smirked dangerously, "I'm simply following her orders. Hinata is a greedy girl as you can see. She isn't satisfied just by turning us into her slaves. She wants the entire world to become her plaything, and what kind of slaves would we be if we didn't make her dream a reality?"

Mira, Lenn, and the rest of the ladies then turned around, all of them walking towards Hinata.

"Run along now, ninja," Mira said dismissively, "Hinata's needs take precedence over your incessant yammering. Once her meal is done, it will be Hinata's lovemaking session next, and it will take all of us to satisfy her lust. Come back some other time, because Hinata clearly wants to stay with us."

"WAIT RIGHT THERE!"

Naruto could take no more. That was the last straw for him. For the past hour, he, just like the rest, was disturbed and horrified by the twisted cult they had stumbled upon. But one thing that always got Naruto focused was when he was fighting against a villain. When he could put any complex thoughts to the background and simply pinpoint on taking down the bad guy was when Naruto was at his best. Capable of using ninjutsu, spewing insane diatribes about Hinata, and forcing her to become an immobile, obese freak that Naruto was convinced wasn't what Hinata wanted. The realization that they knew how to use the curse seal. And now the fact that these women were about to do untold lewd acts to Hinata. That was all Naruto needed to come to the conclusion that these women weren't just mad, they were dangerous. They were enemies. They were villains who were up to no good, and he needed to stop them.

The blonde boy charged at the two sisters, still slightly skittish about their near-nudity, but adrenaline kept those hesitations down. He ran at full speed towards Mira, reaching out to grab her. Then…

He froze.

He didn't freeze out of fear. No, he literally stopped! Naruto's body suddenly stopped, as if locked in time. Naruto could only just barely move his fearful eyes, though what he saw probably would have made him freeze anyway. Right before Naruto reached Mira, the woman turned to face him while pointing her finger at him, but her eyes were different.

'The sharingan!' Naruto shouted in his mind, unable to speak normally.

"Is that the sharingan?!"

"That's impossible!"

"She's an Uchiha!"

Hiashi instantly rushed towards Mira, byakugan activated. While the others were stunned both by Mira's power and her eyes, Hiashi already sprung into action. As an elite ninja, he had no time to ponder. In his mind, the truth was already clear. Bountiful Fields was no simple village of innocent chefs, but a hideout filled with criminal shinobi, and being led by an Uchiha, one of the most powerful clans in known history. Hiashi did not know the finer details of Mira's backstory. Instead, in that short moment, his mind had settled on Mira secretly being Madara's agent or successor, and focused on a singular goal: Take her out.

With lightning speed that could only be achieved by one who mastered the Gentle Fist style, Hiashi reached Mira's position in a split-second, and struck at her heart.

Only for Mira to effortlessly catch his hand.

"What!?" Hiashi froze, though not by Mira's jutsu, but rather his own surprise. He knew this woman wouldn't go down without a fight, but to be able to just catch his hand, like it was nothing at all?

However, Hiashi's trained senses allowed him to recover quickly. With Mira still gripping his hand, Hiashi went low, bending on his right knee and swinging his left leg in a blow strong enough to shatter Mira's kneecap. Mira, however, saw his attack coming, and leaped over it, causing her to let go of Hiashi's hand. But Hiashi was able to fluidly transition his miss into another attack. Using his kick's momentum, he spun around and lunged his left arm in a second strike. But the instant before his blow connected, Mira flicked her hand at him, and a large blast of force sent Hiashi flying back.

"Gaahh!"

"Hiashi-sama!"

Hiashi tumbled several feet back, almost colliding with the elders, but the skilled ninja righted himself just in time, using his hand to push himself up from the ground and land on his feet.

"Whoops!" Mira said nonchalantly as she dodged a kick aimed towards her face from Naruto. When Mira turned her sight towards Hiashi, the strange time lock she placed Naruto in wore off, and the boy wasted no time in using it to his advantage, but Mira's reactions bested him. Naruto, not to be deterred, quickly clenched his fist and swung it towards Mira's face, but then he too, got blasted away by a wave a force. Naruto yelped as he fell to the ground, landing just a mere few feet away from Hiashi, though he landed with far less grace.

"Naruto! Are you alright?" Hanabi yelped.

"Ghh, I'm fine," Naruto groaned in pain, "Dammit, how did… she do that?"

Mira, still wearing a confident smile, huffed, "Hmph, come now boys. Can't you see that we're busy? I'm not exactly dressed for battle you know. This lingerie is meant to quench Hinata's lust, not for war."

"So very rude," Lenn added with a snarl, "They literally just got here and already trying to kill? Ninjas are truly nothing more than barbarians."

"Impossible… how is she so strong?" Kou voiced the same thought that was in everybody's mind. The Hyuuga were left dumbfounded by what they just witnessed. Mira was supposed to be nothing but a simple village woman, yet she somehow was able to literally freeze Naruto in midair, and simultaneously get the better of a Hyuuga in close combat. If any of them weren't taking Mira seriously before, they certainly did now.

Naruto, becoming filled with youthful rage, scrambled to his feet, "Gah, who the hell are you people?! How do you know ninjutsu? How do you have the sharingan?"

"Who am I, you ask?" Mira took a few steps forward, "Well, seeing as how you've seen my eyes, I suppose I might as well tell you this much."

What followed was what felt like an explosion of chakra. Mira unleashed her aura, and an almost suffocating level of chakra crashed against the Konoha ninja. The chakra was heavy, overwhelming, and sinister, like the malevolent stare of a cobra. Natsu yelped in fear, some of the elders cowered back, and even Hiashi and Naruto were unnerved by the force. Not since Madara had they ever felt chakra like this. And Mira, despite wearing little, appeared outright terrifying. She tilted her head slightly back and to the side, while revealing a malicious grin.

"My true name is Mira Uchiha, younger sister of Lenn Uchiha, daughter of the late Jarod Uchiha and Maaya Fields, and a loyal, loving servant of our beloved Hinata. My purpose is to transform this world into a paradise for our ravenous angel, and erase the era of shinobi from history!"

The Konoha shinobi all recoiled, both by the sheer weight of Mira's power, and by the revelation they had just heard. Never had they expected to find another Uchiha, but they knew her words were no lies. Her power was all the proof they needed. No one other than a wielder of a legendary bloodline or a host of a bijuu could possess such strength, and that realization frightened them. The reality of the situation had sunk in for all them, the feeling of true, imminent danger. All the battle-capable Hyuuga quickly activated their byakugans and prepared to fight. Their ninja instincts kicked in, ready for what may be the fight of their lives.

"To think that there would be another Uchiha here of all places," Hiashi snarled, "And as typical of your clan, you're up to no good."

"Don't be silly, I'm just a loyal servant doing my duty." Mira chuckled, flaunting her intense aura.

"These eyes of mine can see immense chakra not just from you, but from Hinata as well," Hiashi said, "I'm assuming that what you did to my daughter is your sick, twisted way of acquiring chakra for some purpose, am I correct?"

"Hmm, you're quite the sharp one. While it's true that I had a goal in mind, none of that matters anymore. Following Hinata's wishes is all that matters."

"Vile bitch," Hiashi spat, his voice laced with pure venom, "I'll see you dead for this."

"Hinata would never agree to any of this!" Naruto shouted, "You're the one who captured her and made her like this!" Naruto's eyes flickered up to Hinata, though for reasons unknown he couldn't bring himself to look at Hinata for too long. Even despite everything, Hinata still seemed to not notice any of them were there, apparently too obsessed with the food shoved in her face.

"You naïve child," Mira sighed, "You don't understand Hinata at all, but what I said is true. Hinata is the one who controls everything. She is deciding your fate even now."

"Stop trying to reason with them, Mira," Lenn growled, "Just look at them, all ready to fight. Once a ninja has decided to be violent, there's no stopping them. These people don't deserve Hinata's grace. Just get rid of them so we go back to feeding our cute angel."

"Hmph, I suppose you're right," Mira relented, "Such a shame, I wanted to show off my nice lingerie for Hinata, too. But I guess it can't be helped."

Mira then rapidly formed a series of hand signs, and a billow of smoke engulfed her body. The smoke concealed her for only a moment, but when it cleared, Mira's new form was revealed. A black bodysuit covered her from the neck down, clinging so tightly to her sensual body that it was like a second skin. The suit at her arms ended with black fingerless elbow gloves with a loop around her middle fingers, and along with elegant boots at her feet with inch-high heels. The suit was adorned with red armor along her arms, legs, and torso, and she had weapons and scrolls attached to her belt. The armored parts all had the winged belly symbol engraved into them. The outfit had the unmistakable appearance of a shinobi, but with a graceful beauty like a maiden of war. Combined with her sinister chakra, all who witnessed her were in fearful awe of her incredible might.

"So, this is your true self, Mira," Hiashi called out, "A rogue shinobi working within the shadows all this time. I suppose it was actually fortunate that we found you out just in time."

Mira's smile faltered, "True self? Because I'm wearing this? Hardly. My true self is wearing cute outfits that make Hinata happy. And no, you were not on time, either. But I suppose you won't understand until you're defeated."

Before Hiashi could respond, Mira raised her voice, ordering the other villagers, "The rest of you, stay near Hinata and make sure she isn't interrupted. Don't worry about me. I'll take care of our rude guests."

"YES MIRA!" The dozens of women responded, and dutifully retreated towards Hinata, no longer paying any mind to the Konoha shinobi. In anything, they seemed relieved to finally be away from the ninja brutes. They showed none of the alarm that Naruto and the Hyuuga did. Whereas the Konoha shinobi were practically shivering from Mira's might, the villagers treated them as little different than insects. Once they no longer had to humor them anymore, the women immediately stopped caring and went over to Hinata. As they approached Hinata, Mira conjured an unknown jutsu, and a fog-like shroud surrounded the entire church containing the enormous girl, hiding her from view. Hiashi noted that even his byakugan was unable to pierce the fog. It completely blocked both sound and vision alike.

"How about you, Lenn?" Mira took notice that her sibling remained at her side.

"I'll help," Lenn declared, "These barbarians need to be taught a lesson about manners."

Mira raised her eyebrows, "Really? You're gonna fight in that?"

"Of course! I'm not wearing a hideous ninja outfit like yours. Besides, how many times have I told you to get rid of that? The moment we're done with this, I'm throwing that thing out!"

Mira argued playfully, "Oh c'mon, I just got done making improvements to my armor. I even got the belly crest engraved on them and everything."

"I don't care! It's still ninja trash and I want it gone. Hinata doesn't want to see you in that."

"Are you sure about that? The body suit is very tight and shows off my butt nicely. I think Hinata would love seeing me like this." Mira shook her hips a bit, proudly showing off her enhanced rear end.

"She won't be looking at you! Her eyes will be glued to me," Lenn cupped her sizable bust, "My bikini shows off all of my assets, and once we're done, she won't be able to take her hands off me."

"An old lady like you? Please, she'd much rather give me a spanking than look at you any day."

"How dare you!" The older sister shouted. Mira deliberately pushed Lenn's buttons, much to Mira's enjoyment and Lenn's fury.

While the two sisters bickered, Hiashi gave his own orders to the Hyuuga.

"Kou, you and the branch members take the elders and the maid out of the village. Despite their ridiculous behavior, these women are extremely dangerous, and we can't afford them getting dragged into this. Once they're secure, come back and reinforce us."

"Yes sir." Kou immediately complied, and went to collect the Hyuuga civillians.

"Hanabi, focus on the other woman, Lenn is her name I believe. She seems to be the weaker of the two, and I have confidence in your abilities. After you defeat her, see if there's a way you can remove that fog and get the other women away from Hinata. Don't be too reckless, though. Retreat if you must."

"Yes, father," Hanabi nodded. She was worried about Hinata, and wanted to rescue her as soon as possible.

"And you, boy," Hiashi said to Naruto, "Assist me in defeating Mira. You're our greatest asset. With the sharingan, we can't afford to underestimate her."

"Yeah, I got it, old man," Naruto agreed, not one to usually be on Hiashi's side, but this was no ordinary situation. He was right. Against someone like Mira, they had to go all out.

'Don't worry, Hinata. We'll get you out of here.' Naruto promised himself before he engaged in what would be the most impactful fight of his life.

"Move out, now!"

With Hiashi's command, the Hyuuga made their move. Hanabi dashed in Lenn's direction, while Naruto and Hiashi charged at Mira from both sides.

"Here they come, Lenn. Get ready."

"Yeah, I know." Lenn's eyes turned red as her own sharingan activated, and the slave seal markings on both sisters flickered with chakra.

The Battle of Bountiful Fields had begun.

Naruto and Hiashi both attacked with surprising coordination, one right after the other, in order to prevent Mira from dodging. Hiashi lunged his palm at Mira's stomach while Naruto threw a kick towards her head. However, the rogue Uchiha woman reacted perfectly, jumping right between their attacks by twirling parallel to the ground. Naruto and Hiashi did not let up. The moment their first attacks missed, they quickly went for a second try, but their next attempt failed just as easily, with Mira ducking Hiashi's palm thrust and blocking Naruto's punch with her armored forearm. The assault continued, but each try was just as unsuccessful as the last. Mira dodged, parried, and blocked their attacks with shocking ease.

'Shit, she's strong!' Naruto whispered inwardly. This woman was far more skilled than he expected, and he could tell she was holding back, too.

Hanabi did not fare much better. The younger Hyuuga sister fought more aggressively due to not having to coordinate with another. She unleashed a flurry of palm thrusts, aimed at crippling all of Lenn's internal organs. But Lenn, too, was able to deflect them all. A dozen floating, ghostly hands surrounded Lenn like a shield, repelling all of Hanabi's strikes.

"Tsk!" Hanabi hissed in frustration. She was sure defeating Lenn would be easy judging by the woman's temper, but the older Uchiha sister proved to be no pushover.

"You people shouldn't be surprised," Mira said, "With the sharingan, you might as well be moving in slow motion."

"We'll see about that, lady!" Naruto challenged. Mira acted way too easygoing, and that was starting to arouse Naruto's competitiveness. He wasn't going to lose, not when Hinata's life was on the line. With a plan in mind, Naruto formed his signature hand seal.

"Shadow Clone Justu!"

Several Naruto clones materialized next to him. Most of the clones took position next to the original, all prepared to make their next move. Shadow Clones may not be the most original move in Naruto's arsenal, but shadow clones have always served him well. His creativity in utilizing clones was perhaps Naruto's most well-known skill, and he had every intention of using it them to their fullest.

"Alright, listen up Mira!" All the Narutos declared at once, "You're up against Naruto Uzumaki, the man who is going to become Hokage. I'm not going to let you get away with ruining Hinata's body anymore. So just watch! I'm going to kick your ass, and save Hina-"

"Yeah, there'll be none of that."

Mira formed a hand seal, and a wave a force pulsed from Mira's body. And when the shockwave reached Naruto, the boy himself was unharmed, but all of his clones were dispelled in an instant, vanishing into puffs of smoke.

"Wha… what?" Naruto's bravado vanished just as quickly as his clones.

"Dispelling clones is easy when you know how they work," Mira explained, "A simple pulse of the right kind of chakra is all that's necessary. Even the two clones you had burrowed underground aren't immune."

"Gh!" Naruto flinched in surprise. He was completely caught off guard by having his iconic technique countered so easily, but somehow Mira even knew that he secretly had clones underground for a sneak attack. Just what on earth was he dealing with?

"And besides…" Mira began before suddenly twisting her body to the right, narrowly avoiding a palm thrust from behind by Hiashi. The Hyuuga leader had hoped to take Mira out by attacking while she was occupied with Naruto, but to no avail. Mira dodged, and followed up with a devastating kick at Hiashi's spine, sending him flying.

"Gaaaaarggghhh!"

"Old man!"

"It'll take more than simple tricks to beat me." Mira finished. Her smile was gone, and replaced by a stoic, almost condescending visage. She deflected Naruto and Hiashi with ease, and appeared none the worse for wear. A drop of sweat ran down Naruto's cheek. Not being able to use clones completely threw off his strategy, and forced him into unknown territory. It really dawned on him how powerful this new opponent was. Still, Naruto was many things, but a quitter was not one of them.

'I can't hold back anyone, not against someone like this. But I'll beat her, and I swear I'll save Hinata!'

Meanwhile, the other Uchiha sister had her own battle to fight.

"Dammit, quit fighting like a coward!" Hanabi yelled in frustration, having several more of her palm strikes blocked by Lenn's ghostly hands. Lenn's fighting style was extremely simple, yet very effective. She fought very defensively, merely blocking all of Hanabi's attacks, and pushing her back if the young Hyuuga got too close. It wasn't due to a lack of technique on Hanabi's part. Her movements were perfect, and would have easily landed on most opponents, but against the sharingan, it was a different story. Lenn saw through all of her movements and reacted accordingly. To make it worse, Hanabi had little chance to let up, for whenever she was pushed back, Lenn would then go on the attack by sending several large floating fists over to barrel into her. The large fists had incredible strength behind them, causing sizable craters wherever they landed, so Hanabi had no choice but to dodge. Hanabi tried to deflect the fists by using her air palm to force them off course. While this worked, there were far too many hands to counter, so there wasn't much she could do but dodge. It had become a battle of attrition with Hanabi at a disadvantage. She was wasting stamina having to run in, attack, and dodge, while Lenn could get by on the bare minimum.

"Why do you struggle, little Hanabi?" Lenn asked with pity, "I can tell by the look in your eyes that you love Hinata dearly. Don't you see that this paradise we created is precisely what she wants?"

"Be quiet!" Hanabi snapped, "I won't believe your lies. You're the ones who kidnapped nee-sama and turned her into that!"

Lenn sighed, "There's that ninja brainwashing again. Poor thing."

Hanabi wasn't having any of it though. She had grown tired of listening to these insane women. She was losing patience, not just from their disturbing words, but also frustration at the fact she was losing to a lady dressed in a tiny bikini. It was obvious that this Lenn person was no ninja, yet she held her own nonetheless, which stung her pride a bit. Hanabi also had to admit she was running out of options. Not being able to get in close had always been the Hyuuga clan's greatest weakness, and it was being exploited to its fullest by Lenn. Hanabi needed a different approach.

"Haaah!" Hanabi charged at full speed towards the scantily-clad Uchiha. While closing the distance, she extended both arms and fired off a torrent of air palm attacks. The concussive air shockwaves blew away as many of Lenn's ghostly hands as her power could muster. By doing so, she opened a clear path to reach Lenn and finally land a finishing blow. She couldn't afford to drag this out. Hanabi needed to end it now.

"Hn!" Figuring out her opponent's plan, Lenn focused and redirected her ghostly hands, sending them away from herself and surrounding Hanabi instead. Hanabi wouldn't to be able to defend herself on all sides. But her speed allowed her to reach Lenn before the surrounding hands could make their move.

"Take this!"

Hanabi lunged, but was blocked just in time by a single hand using itself as a shield to protect its Uchiha master. With a look of confidence, Lenn sent her chakra fists to Hanabi all at once.

And fell right into Hanabi's trap.

"Rotation!" Hanabi did not run or dodge. Instead she spun herself around at an extremely high speed. As she did so, chakra exploded from her entire body, and formed into a chakra-filled barrier. The numerous flying fists slammed into the spinning whirlwind, but were immediately destroyed upon impact.

"Eek!" Lenn yelped, stumbling back from the force of Hanabi's rotation. All of her ghostly hands were destroyed, and she became completely vulnerable. With her byakugan, Hanabi confirmed that all the hands were gone before stopping her rotation in what took merely a second. And with the reaction time expected from a talented ninja, she got right into Lenn's face.

With a vicious scream, Hanabi poured every ounce of chakra she had into her palm and aimed right at Lenn's torso.

"GYAAHH!" It connected. Lenn sputtered in pain as all the air forcefully expelled out of her lungs. Lenn's body shook as she struggled to maintain balance, but it was already over. One good strike was all it took for the Hyuuga's Gentle Fist style to prevail. Lenn hunched over, head lowered, teeth gritted, and with clear agony in her movements.

"Finally got you," Hanabi smirked triumphantly. The battle was certainly an annoying one, but hardly the biggest challenge she had ever faced. Now she had her chance to rescue her sister. She focused so much on that goal that it took precedence over everything else. Perhaps if not for that, Hanabi would have taken the time to fully confirm her victory first. Perhaps if she were in a calmer state of mind, she would have noticed with her byakugan that her chakra didn't enter Lenn's body as it normally would. Because she was not ready for when Lenn suddenly raised her head.

"No you didn't."

Lenn's sharingan flashed.

"!" Hanabi gasped, but could not react in time. Lenn's sharingan casted a genjustu that immediately took hold of Hanabi's mind. The young Hyuuga's muscles relaxed and it felt as if her own body had its control wrested away from her.

'No! How?! I hit her!' Hanabi shrieked mentally. She fell to her knees as she lost control of her body. She could barely move her own face, which had fallen into a blank expression. She couldn't move, or use her chakra. She was helpless.

"I merely faked my injury to create an opening. That illusion magic will keep you disabled for a while," Lenn stood up again, and she was completely unharmed. If Hanabi could still move, she would have demanded to know how Lenn survived without not a single injury. Though she had no need to as Lenn was happy to explain.

"Hinata protected me. These markings you see on me aren't just a symbol of my obedience. They're also a conduit for Hinata's holy power. She can transfer her power into me in an instant, and protect me from any threats."

'Hinata-nee-sama did this?' Hanabi refused to believe it, but she had no way of confirming it as the genjutsu deactivated her byakugan. But she couldn't think of an alternate explanation either. Her attack connected, she was sure of it. But something prevented Lenn from being harmed, and she really didn't want to believe her older sister caused it.

Lenn lowered herself on a knee to speak to Hanabi face to face, "Dear Hanabi, don't you understand? You cannot win against us, because we are enlightened. We live under Hinata's grace, and her love is what keeps us safe. It is our purpose to surrender everything we have and everything we are to her: our rights, our bodies, our minds, and our souls. We are Hinata's property, her toys, her belongings, her pets, her slaves. By giving everything to her, only then can we live under Hinata's boundless love."

Lenn then reached over and grabbed Hanabi. The woman stood up, pulling the paralyzed girl to her feet.

"Here, let me show you. You want to see Hinata? I'll happily take you to her, then you can see for yourself."

'Huh? She's taking me to nee-sama?' Hanabi didn't expect for Lenn to willingly allow her to see Hinata, but it wasn't like she had much of a choice. With no control over herself, all she could do was let Lenn slowly guide her along. Lenn seemed to have some control of Hanabi's body as she noticed that it moved on its own, though only barely. This led to the young Hyuuga shambling ahead instead of walking. Hanabi hated not being able to move herself, but the prospect of seeing her beloved sister created a spark of hope within her. These women seemed to obsess over Hinata. Perhaps Hanabi could convince her sister to get them to stand down. At the very least, Lenn didn't appear to want to hurt her. If she played her cards right, this could work in her favor. Hanabi had to cling to that hope, or she feared losing her sister forever.

But with Hanabi taken out of the fight, that meant more trouble for Naruto and Hiashi.

"OOOORRRAAAAAA!" Naruto unleashed a war cry as he and one of his clones crashed through Mira's shockwave. But unlike before, Naruto's clone didn't vanish this time.

'Yes! Sage mode can resist her technique!' It was a hunch, but Naruto channeled sage mode in the hopes it could resist the clone-dispelling pulses, and to his joy, it did just that. Filled with renewed hope, the two Narutos went all out against Mira.

"Heh," The sinister woman, however, showed no worry at the situation, and instead appeared excited. She didn't retreat, she fought head on. With experienced coordination, Naruto and his clone threw punches and kicks that covered as much area as possible, preventing Mira from running. But Mira did not falter. Her nimble body twisted and bent as much as humanly possible, allowing her to dodge nearly every one of Naruto's blows by a hair, and the ones that she couldn't dodge were instead blocked. Even with the sharingan, Mira proved to be extremely talented at taijutsu.

'What's going on? Why isn't sage mode hitting her?' Naruto became distraught, rapidly losing his regained confidence. His sage mode was supposed to drastically increase his strength to the point that even a punch could create a shockwave, allowing him to "hit" his opponent even if the physical punch itself missed, but that did not happen here. Mira's chakra enhanced her strength, but certainly not enough to withstand a sage mode enhanced fist, so how was she able to block him?

Things took a turn for the worse. Mira's speed shot up, and she got the better of Naruto's clone, landing a kick right into the clone's stomach, and sending him flying back, then vanishing into smoke when it collided with the ground.

"Damn you!" Naruto growled, sprinting towards Mira for another attack.

"Sure you want to do that, boy?" Mira asked, "Your feet might break apart if you run too much."

"Wha-?" The woman's comment made Naruto look down, which then caused Naruto to panic. His feet were turning into stone! Somehow Naruto's sage chakra had gone out of control, transforming his body into stone.

"How the-?" Naruto quickly stopped moving, and took his attention off Mira. He had to get his sage chakra under control fast, or he would literally become a statue for the rest of his life, and the last thing he wanted to become another one of Bountiful Fields' weird statues. Naruto leaped back, and focused with all his might, slowly causing the grey, rocky texture in his feet to fade away, returning back to human skin.

'Damn, she must have disrupted my sage chakra in some way,' It was the only explanation for what happened. It had to be the reason why his sage mode wasn't acting in its full power. Mira seemed to specialize in manipulating chakra, not just her own, but the chakra of her enemies as well. Naruto surmised that the strange chakra waves she kept sending out did more than just dispel clones, but also to throw his chakra control off-balance. That must have been what caused his sage mode to run amok. But the fact that even his advanced techniques could be countered by what was clearly a simple jutsu was a bad sign. Clones didn't work. Sage mode didn't work. And rasengan was likely to fail too. What was he to do?

"Hnng!" Hiashi strained, hovering in mid air, locked in time. While Naruto tried to get his chakra in order, Hiashi tried once again to attack from behind. But Mira was not fooled, and turned her sharingan on the clan leader, freezing him in place.

"Really, you two are just wasting your time. You should know by now that these silly feints and tactics don't work on me." Mira appeared almost bored at this point. With her eyes on Hiashi, she performed several hand seals.

"Circle of Time."

"!" Naruto jerked when he felt his own body freeze in time as well, even though Mira had not used her sharingan on him. Naruto was genuinely confused. He assumed that Mira's time ability required eye contact, yet she used it on Naruto despite him being at a distance and with Mira's gaze currently on Hiashi.

"Don't forget that this is my turf," Mira turned to Naruto, noticing his shock, "As long as you remain here, you can't win." Mira then raised her arm, and a terrifying amount of black chakra surrounded her arm like a miasma. Its chakra level surpassed even Kakashi's lightning blade. Mira then pointed that same arm in Naruto's direction.

"Smite."

A massive explosion of sound and power followed as a large, black beam of pure energy shot out of Mira's arm.

'NO!' Naruto shut his eyes in fear. He couldn't move. He couldn't dodge it. He poured every fiber of his being into trying to break his time lock, hoping for a miracle. But no matter how hard he tried, nothing happened. His chakra didn't respond. Not his regular chakra, not his sage chakra, not even his ninetailed chakra. Nothing worked. He was going to die. His life's journey was about to end here. He was about to die at the hands of an insane woman without even knowing her goal. He wouldn't be able to save his friend.

But the black beam missed.

"Eh?" Naruto felt the horrible chakra rush by him, so dark and powerful that it practically drained his soul just by being next to it. But the beam didn't touch him. He was unharmed. He opened his eyes with a questioning look.

"That attack was just a warning shot, boy," Mira explained, "If it had hit you, you would have become nothing more than a pile of dust. Be thankful that I'm giving you this much mercy." She waved her arm, and using some unknown force, tossed Hiashi's body next to Naruto, and the time lock on both of them faded away.

'What is she?' Thought both Naruto and Hiashi as they got up. Their injuries were minor, but the fire in their eyes had faded. Not since Madara and Tobi had they faced a shinobi of this level. Mira's power was already immense, but what made her fearsome was that her abilities seemed tailored to counter chakra itself. Her control over chakra was frightening, making almost any form of ninjutsu useless. Naturally this would lead the opponent to resort to taijutsu, but Mira was no slouch in hand-to-hand combat either. And if by some chance all of her defenses were pierced, she possessed some form of telekinesis that knocked her opponents away, and if that didn't work, her sharingan could manipulate space-time to freeze her opponent, and finish them off with whatever that terrifying beam of power was. And to make it worse, she somehow had a way of expanding the efforts of her space-time ability to affect everyone in an area without requiring eye contact. This meant even an army would have a difficult time against Mira. She was a strong shinobi, no doubt. She didn't seem to have as much raw power as Madara, but her skills easily made up for it.

"Hiashi-sama! We're here to help!" Kou's voice rang from behind. Kou, and the younger Hyuuga clan members all came rushing in. It seemed they had finished evacuating the Hyuuga non-combatants, and had returned to offer their support.

"Kou…" Hiashi didn't sound so enthused, however. Any help was welcome, but how much they'd be able to assist was questionable.

"We won't give up, old man," Naruto affirmed to Hiashi, and himself. After all, it wasn't like he used all of his cards just yet. He still had the reserves of his bijuu to rely on. Though he was certain that Mira had countermeasures for that as well, at the very least it would give him a fighting chance. There had to be weaknesses in Mira's abilities, and he was determined to found out. He needed to win. He had no other choice.

Meanwhile, with Hanabi, a very different kind of struggle was taking place.

"Just look at her, Hanabi," Lenn cooed, "Isn't she beautiful?"

'Nee-sama…' The young Hyuuga girl felt like she had fallen into some wild dream. She had already seen what happened to her sister, but that was from a distance. Seeing Hinata close up was another thing entirely. Lenn had taken Hanabi near Hinata's leg, and she lifted Hanabi's head up so she could see everything. From her current position, Hinata genuinely appeared like a mountain of flesh. She couldn't believe how absurdly huge her sister had become. She saw how Hinata's foot was little more than a mere pebble in comparison to how fat her leg was. But nothing compared to the giant that was Hinata's belly. Hanabi had to raise her head up completely just to see the top of it. It roared so heavily that she felt the vibrations without even touching it. She heard the tons of digesting food churn inside Hinata's belly, and even now she saw her belly expand bit by bit. It genuinely frightened her a bit, as if the belly might actually destroy her very being if she got on its bad side. Hanabi was intimidated both by its size, and the extreme amount of chakra emanating from it, so great that she could feel it. The chakra level was nothing short of nightmarish. Far greater than a tailed beast. It was almost… godlike!

Hanabi wondered if that was the reason they treated Hinata the way they claimed. How did they even collect this much chakra? Did they really achieve it purely by feeding Hinata tons of food? Getting this fat shouldn't even be possible, but the proof was right in front of her.

"Here Hanabi, have a feel," Lenn gently grabbed the girl's hand and led it to the side of Hinata's belly, acting like a mother teaching her child. Hanabi, still under the disabling genjutsu, could not prevent her hand from pressing against her older sister's body.

"Ah!" It was soft. Very soft, and warm. Hanabi felt her hand sink within the warm fat, feeling the heavy skin pour between her fingers.

"Feels good, doesn't it?" Lenn whispered in her ear.

Hanabi couldn't speak, but she couldn't disagree either. Indeed, it did feel good. Amazing even. Like touching the most comfortable blanket in existence. A tiny part of her wondered how it would feel if it surrounded her body. The trepidation faded from Hanabi's face, being replaced by amazement.

"Don't be scared, keep feeling Hinata's heavenly skin. Hinata loves belly rubs, even when it comes from our tiny little hands."

Hanabi obeyed Lenn's words without needing to be forced to from her genjutsu. With what little control of her body she had, she rubbed Hinata's belly more vigorously with her hand, unable to keep herself from enjoying the sensation. Hinata's belly even seemed to have calmed down a bit, no longer growling as loudly, like a wild beast pacified by a gentle touch. The feeling of being able to calm such a massive, powerful mountain of flesh filled her with a strange satisfaction.

"Come with me, child." Lenn said before bending down to remove Hanabi's shoes, "It's time you see our angel face to face."

Lenn slowly led Hanabi over to Hinata's belly. The older woman gingerly climbed on top of the belly fat, then guided her partner on top of it as well. Hanabi flinched when she felt her foot sink into the fleshy cushion. It felt really, really good. The fat wrapped around her entire foot and even slightly up her leg. It was like being engulfed in the world's most comfortable blanket. So great was the feeling that Hanabi nearly forgot her situation and quickly placed her other foot in. With her feet wrapped in such fatty warmth, she released a slightly pleased sigh, which Lenn noticed.

"Stay close, dear," Lenn then held Hanabi tightly against her with one arm while using the other to climb up along the belly. There were plenty of fatty rolls and layers to grab on to, though Lenn also used chakra to help latch herself onto Hinata's body, similar to how most ninja learn to use chakra to stick to trees. As they made their ascent, Hanabi bumped against the belly several times, and the feeling of being pressed against that soft, warm belly felt better than the girl wanted to admit. A part of her almost looked forward to every chance she was given to feel that belly again.

"…" Hanabi stiffened once they reached Hinata's breasts, each bigger than Hanabi's entire body. There was a "nun" at each one, sucking on Hinata's nipples hard enough that their cheeks pushed in. The nun closest to them was a beautiful blonde woman with a gorgeous body that her nun habit did almost nothing to hide. She spent several seconds relentlessly sucking the large nipple, pulling back and diving in again. Soon, the blonde released the nipple with a loud pop, and tried to catch her breath. Her expression was filled with erotic passion. Her eyes were half-lidded and unfocused, and her tongue hung out as she panted heavily. The blonde then frantically licked the nipple as if it was the tastiest thing ever, before eventually filling her entire mouth with the nipple and sucking on it with maddening fervor. The woman at Hinata's other breast was no less dedicated. They treated Hinata's nipples with extreme, obsessive, passion, as if their entire purpose in life was to sexually satisfy those enormous tits.

Lenn giggled, "Charlotte and Iris really seem to be enjoying themselves, aren't they?"

Hanabi tried to avert the gaze, though she still watched from the corner of her eye. It was uncomfortable seeing her sister in such a lewd situation, but she also found it hard to completely look away.

"Hinata, I brought you a very special guest!" Lenn called out, finally reaching the top. Some of the nuns around Hinata's head backed away, allowing the younger sister to get a good look.

"Nee-sama…" Hanabi whispered, her eyes wide open as she saw her sister close up for the first time in her new state. There was no doubt it was her older sister, but in a state Hanabi never imagined. Hinata's face was much wider and rounder, with fat cheeks, extended chin, and a pleased yet slothful expression she had never seen on her before. Hinata made hardly any movements, most likely because she literally couldn't, yet she clearly showed no displeasure. She simply sat there, patiently waiting with not a care in the world. Next to Hinata was a girl holding an enormous plate of delicious looking ham, clearly meant for the fat behemoth.

The girl holding the ham noticed the two and smiled, "O-oh! I-Is that Hanabi?"

"Why yes she is, Nell. Hanabi's a real cutie, isn't she?"

"N-Nice to meet you, Hanabi. My name is Nell." The girl greeted. All of the other nuns said their greetings as well, treating Hanabi with surprising respect.

"Hanabi, you're here! Welcome, my dear," The purple haired woman from earlier, Sayoko, was there too, pleased as peach to see her.

Hanabi found her gaze drawn to the girl named Nell. She reminded her a lot of Hinata, having very similar mannerisms, and even having similar pale skin, although she had dark green hair instead of dark blue. However, the key difference was her body. Hinata certainly had a very fortunate puberty, having once possessed very attractive curves hidden within her conservative clothes. But this Nell girl had a voluptuous body that bordered on ridiculous. Her breasts were giant, larger than even her head, her hips and butt were incredibly large, yet she also had a thin waist to give her a gorgeous hourglass figure. Her shy demeanor clashed heavily with the scandalous outfit she wore. Hanabi had heard men make comments in the past how some women had bodies "built for sex". Hearing that always made Hanabi roll her eyes, or toss a snarky comment about jerkass men. But for someone like Nell, Hanabi hated to admit that "built for sex" described Nell perfectly. A body like that couldn't fight at all. It honestly wouldn't even fit in everyday life because she would be the recipient of every single pair of eyes in the world. The only role she could fulfill would be offering her body to her mate.

"H-Hello," Hanabi muttered, feeling her body's control return. It seemed Lenn had released her genjutsu. If Hanabi had been in a normal state of mind, she would have used this opportunity to dispatch the women and rescue her sister, but the sight before her filled her head with complex thoughts that she couldn't grasp. Her eyes once again went to her fattened sister, unable to bring herself to stop staring.

Sayoko walked over to Hanabi's other side, "That look in your eyes. Do you want to feed Hinata too?"

"I was thinking the same thing," Lenn said, "I think she really wants to fill Hinata's poor, empty belly."

"U-uhh…" Hanabi grunted in protest, but did little to resist Lenn and Sayoko gently pushing her ahead towards Hinata. Nell moved back, and with a strange ability, caused the ham to leave the plate and hover in front of the girl. Hanabi for some reason didn't want to go against them, and she slowly raised her hands to grab the ham. Before her fingers touched the ham, it rose above them and instead hovered over her hands. Hanabi even felt a strange sensation in her hands, as if the power to hover the food had somehow transferred to her. Seeing it up close, the ham was warm, tender, and smelled amazing. She was sure anyone who had a taste would be addicted to it. But taking a bite for herself didn't feel right. Instead, the young girl quietly moved over to Hinata's head, and lowered herself to her knees.

"Nee-sama?"

Hearing her voice, the excessively fattened girl focused her gaze. The two reunited sisters gazed at each other, from Hanabi's anxious eyes to Hinata's relaxed eyes. A wealth of emotions filled Hanabi's mind. Here she was. Here was her dear sister that she hadn't seen in such a long time, yet she had changed so much. The world around them seemed to freeze in that moment, and the two simply looked into each other. After a few seconds, Hinata smiled.

"Hanabi, I'm so happy to see you."

Hearing her older sister speak filled Hanabi with happiness. Even if she believed Hinata was captured, her voice showed she was unharmed, and it made Hanabi extremely relieved to the point she almost wanted to cry. But it also filled her with questions.

"W-what… what… happened to you?"

Hinata, still smiling warmly, answered quietly and gently, "I was just… so hungry. I came over here, and the food smelled wonderful. I… ahh… couldn't help myself. I ate… everything. It tasted so yummy, I couldn't stop. Even now… I just want to eat… forever."

Hinata suddenly scrunched her face, "Oooooohh!"

"Nee-sama? Are you okay?" Hanabi cried in worry, but what answered wasn't Hinata, but rather her belly. It growled hard, and the vibration surged through Hanabi's body, making the girl shudder.

"Ah… still… hungry…"

"Poor Hinata, you're still hungry, aren't you, baby?" Sayoko cooed, like a mother consoling a newborn.

"Don't worry, Hinata," Lenn said, "Little Hanabi here will get you nice and fed."

Hanabi paused, not knowing what to do. She wasn't supposed to be going along with this. She was supposed to save her sister. But sheer curiosity made her want to know why all of this happened. But the way Hinata moaned. She sounded like she was in pain. Was she really that hungry? But she was already so big. Hanabi looked down at the ham levitating over her hands. She shouldn't be doing this, she shouldn't. But she also hated to see Hinata in pain. She didn't want Hinata to suffer. Surely it wouldn't be a problem if she at least let her have a little bite, right?

Hanabi gulped, "Uh… umm… I-it's okay, nee-sama. I-I have… some f-food for you." Feeling her entire body shiver, Hanabi's shaky hands moved forward, bringing the ham closer to Hinata's mouth.

"Eep!"

Hinata's face turned from gentle to ravenous in an instant, and she opened her mouth and took the entire ham in her mouth in one go. Hanabi jumped, not expecting her to do that. She expected Hinata to take a simple bite, yet the girl widened her jaw to an absurd degree and snatched the entire thing. Hinata wasted no time in chewing the ham to pieces, letting out desperate grunts as if she was starving. Hanabi couldn't take her eyes away from the sight. She gawked at the way her usually gentle sister devoured her meal like a wild animal. She stared with a mixture of fright, surprise, and amazement. As the fat angel chewed, she constantly moaned with a voice intoxicated by gluttonous pleasure. Hanabi had never heard her sister sound like that before. She sounded so happy, too, like eating that ham was the greatest thing in the world. After she chewed the ham to bits, Hinata swallowed, and her little sister witnessed every second of the way her throat bulged with that mass of food before it pushed down into her stomach. Hinata sighed with intense relief, and all the surrounding women shuddered, as if Hinata's pleasure was mirrored in them somehow, though Hanabi did notice their sealing tattoos pulse with chakra.

"Thank you, Hanabi. I needed that so much. It was delicious." Hinata said warmly to her sister. Hanabi didn't know what to say. This whole thing felt surreal, like she had become trapped in dream. How on earth did it come to this? How did she end up surrounded by near-naked women, feeding an entire ham to her sister who had turned into a blimp?

"N-nee-sama…"

"It's okay, Hanabi," Hinata reassured her, "Don't worry, big sister's fine. I… oooh, I want this. I want to be like this."

"You… do?"

But before she could respond, Hinata suddenly tensed up again, and she let out a strained groan. At the same time, her belly rumbled loudly, startling Hanabi.

"Hmm… more… need… more," Hinata moaned with need.

"Nee-sama? Y-you're still hungry?" Hanabi asked with disbelief. She had just eaten an entire ham like it was nothing. How could she still want more?

Lenn giggled, "Oh dear, Hinata still has an empty tummy. Don't worry my precious angel, Hanabi is here for you."

Hanabi stuttered, "Eh? B-b-but-"

"UuuoOOOoohh!" Hinata moaned louder, and her belly roared especially loud, startling Hanabi. The young Hyuuga shook like a leaf. The belly's rumbling felt like an earthquake that threatened to break her spine in two. It frightened her. The rumbling wasn't just noise, there was immense chakra in the sound waves the giant belly sent out. As a Hyuuga, Hanabi was especially sensitive to the workings of chakra, and the way Hinata's pulsated through her was unnerving. The belly felt like a raging monster, demanding constant sacrifices lest it unleash divine punishment upon its disobedient followers. Hanabi was scared of it. She was scared to disobey it. She was scared of what it might do to her if she didn't listen.

"Here, Hanabi," Sayoko levitated a massive steak in front of Hanabi. Just like with the ham, the meat seemed to bond itself with Hanabi's chakra, allowing her to control it.

"More food? Ahh, thank you, Hanabi," the older, fatter Hyuuga sister said before opening her mouth wide open again. Hanabi wanted to refuse, but couldn't bring herself to do it. Her sister seemed so hungry, and feeding her seemed to make her really happy. If this really made Hinata happy, then…

Hinata moaned happily as her younger sister fed her the steak.

'Oh gods, what's wrong with me?' Hanabi asked herself as several minutes passed. She had been completely caught in the flow. She continued to feed Hinata, over and over again. Every time Hinata finished a mouthful, either Lenn or Sayoko would give Hanabi another full-course meal to feed her sister with, and Hanabi would hesitate, but ultimately obey. There seemed to be no end to how much the fat angel could eat. She devoured everything like it was the last meal on earth, and showed not even the slightest sign of slowing down. It now made sense how Hinata became this big. With an appetite like this, no wonder she gained so much weight. Obviously, something was done to alter Hinata's body to allow her to become like this, but the details of how such a feat was accomplished were in the back of her mind. Hanabi simply focused on feeding her growing sister, slowly forgetting about everything else.

The strangest thing, however, was the fact that Hanabi didn't hate this. She shouldn't be getting any enjoyment out of feeding her sister to inhuman degrees. She shouldn't be willingly going along with this. But something was oddly addicting about feeding Hinata. Every time Hinata finished her bite, she let out a soothing moan that made Hanabi less anxious. Every time Hinata ate, she did it with such strength and speed that it was actually impressive, even a little fun to watch. And with each bite she ate, Hinata's belly calmed down, even if just by a tiny bit. It was strangely satisfying. Hanabi felt less hesitation with each meal she gave, and eventually, without even realizing it herself, her nervousness turned into slight eagerness. She didn't even wait for the food to be given to her anymore. Whenever she handed a large slab of meat to Hinata, she'd immediately hold her hands out to either Lenn or Sayoko expectantly, waiting for them to give her the next course.

'Nee-sama is so happy,' Hanabi thought with increasing joy. Hanabi loved her elder sister dearly. And seeing her happy never failed to make Hanabi happy as well. Hanabi had a knack at knowing when her sister hid her emotions, but there was no hiding the fact that Hinata immensely enjoyed stuffing herself. Suddenly, things made sense to Hanabi. Her sister had told her that she couldn't help but eat herself non-stop since coming here. Hanabi thought it was a lie at first, but there was no denying it after seeing this. Maybe it was true all along? Were these women even bad? Maybe this was all just a misunderstanding. She always knew that Hinata had a secret appetite, though she certainly never imagined it to be this much. But in a way, it kind of made sense. Maybe Hinata really did just stumble in a village and let herself go, and maybe the village just really enjoyed feeding her so much that they made it a part of her culture. Wait… no, no, things still didn't add up. But it was hard for Hanabi to feel alarmed anymore. Hinata clearly trusted these people. If Hinata trusted them, then they couldn't be all that bad.

'Geez, what have you gotten yourself into, nee-sama? There's no way you can be a ninja anymore after this,' Hanabi smiled a little bit, and without realizing it, sped up her feeding, getting a strange enjoyment out of filling her big sister up with food. It was true, though. No amount of dieting could get Hinata back to a regular size. Her days as a ninja were already over, but that idea didn't really bother Hanabi all that much. Hanabi always suspected that the ninja life wasn't really Hinata's thing anyway. Was this her sister's secret passion?

'And yet you don't even seem to mind it. You just keep eating everything without a care. Does it really taste that good, nee-sama? You're eating just like a wild animal, hee hee,' Hanabi actually giggled this time. It was honestly kind of cute how she ate with such gluttony. She had never seen Hinata act with such passion before. And it was her passion that Hanabi loved the most about her sister.

'You're so silly, nee-sama. You're so big you can't do anything other than eat. I'm gonna have to take care of you from now on,' Hanabi's smile grew. Somehow, that idea sounded more fun that it had any right to be. She imagined what life would be like after this. With an appetite like this, Hinata would have to rely on her for food. Taking care of her beautiful, kind older sister by keeping her belly full. Somehow that sounded very appealing. She held out both hands to Lenn and Sayoko, and the impressed women each handed her enormous pieces of cooked salmon. To their surprise, Hanabi bent forward and forcefully stuffed the pieces of salmon into Hinata's mouth. Hinata showed no distress at this, but rather let out a delightful moan, much to Hanabi's pleasure.

'You're still hungry, nee-sama! Just look at how much you're eating. Look at how fat you are! You're gonna have to rely on me forever, nee-sama! You'll need me to cook for you every day, feed you, bathe you, rub your poor belly when it gets full~,' Hanabi's expression turned more excited by the second, and even her breath became heavy. Her thoughts filled with herself having to take care of her immobile sister, feeding her every day like a mother taking care of her spoiled child. Why did that thought sound so tempting? Why did it sound so fun? Hanabi always loved Hinata, but she never really imagined actually taking care of her like this. But that thought became like a virus in her mind, and she found herself really liking that idea. No, she didn't like it. She loved it! This feeling was amazing. Why didn't she do this sooner? All those times years ago when she spied on her sister sneaking dozens of cinnamon rolls in her mouth, and she never even thought about doing this until now.

"Yesss, get bigger, nee-sama," Hanabi finally whispered huskily, "Get nice and fat. Don't worry about father. I'll take care of you." Hanabi outright shoved a massive steak into her sister's mouth, and reveled in seeing the fat girl's cheeks stretch out. She loved the way Hinata moaned with joy despite the rough treatment. Her body burned with the fantasy of seeing Hinata grow bigger and more helpless. More. She needed to feed Hinata more! Hanabi practically threw her hands out, demanding more food to give to her sister, but to her surprise, it didn't come. The girl suddenly became distraught, darting her head towards her companions with an expression like a child who just had their precious toy taken away.

To her surprise, Lenn suddenly hugged her, "Hanabi, you're amazing! I see now why Hinata chose you to be her sister."

"You're such a loving sister!" Sayoko joined in hugging the Hyuuga girl, "Poor thing, you must have been dying to feed Hinata for the longest time. Well, don't you worry, little one. You can love Hinata to your heart's content here."

The dumbfounded Hanabi simply sat there, not knowing how to react. She looked around at the other nuns, and noticed that all of them stared at her with overjoyed and awestruck faces. They looked upon her like she was their long, lost comrade.

'Wh-what happened to me?' Hanabi didn't know what came over her. One moment she was trying to think up ways to save Hinata, then the next she just… for some reason the way Hinata ate just set off something in her. Something buried deep inside that awakened. And it felt so good and… she couldn't control herself. Even now that desire smoldered within her. Hanabi tried to pull herself back together, but the two women at her sides, perhaps noticing her hesitation, leaned in and whispered words of temptation in her ears.

"Shh, don't be ashamed, Hanabi," Lenn whispered, "You aren't doing anything wrong. Embrace your inner self."

"That's right," Sayoko joined, "Just look at Hinata's face. She loves what you're doing for her. Don't you want to make your big sister happy?"

"Make nee-sama… happy?" Hanabi looked at Hinata, currently in the middle of chewing her mouthful. She really did look happy.

"You want to make your sister happy, don't you?"

"I… I…" Hanabi watched as Hinata swallowed her meal, and the pleasant sigh that followed. But even that was short-lived, as her belly began to rumble again. Hinata was becoming hungry again.

"Hinata would love it if you fed her lots of yummy food. Don't you want to be a good little sister and give her all the food she wants?"

Hanabi shivered uncontrollably. The urge to spoil her sister took hold of her again, and refused to let go. Hanabi's breath went heavy, and her eyes turned obsessive as she listened to Hinata's adorable voice begging for food. Every part of her body screamed at her to give in. To give in, give Hinata all the food she wanted, and watch her body expand like a blimp. She wanted to do it. She wanted so badly to spoil her beautiful sibling and make her helplessly dependent on her.

"Look at her, she's starving. You don't want Hinata to starve, do you?"

Hanabi imagined what would happen if Hinata wasn't fed. In her state, there's no way Hinata could survive without eating constantly. She imagined Hinata all by herself, alone in the dark, unable to move, crying for love and food that would never come. Just the mere thought of her suffering like that made Hanabi sick to her stomach. No, she couldn't let that happen. Hanabi was no fool. She knew that no amount of medical ninjutsu could reverse what happened to Hinata's body. She knew that Hinata could no longer survive without being fed and pampered for the rest of her life. And Hanabi didn't care. She didn't care if Hinata couldn't be a ninja anymore. She didn't care if others wouldn't accept her for her weight. She just wanted her wonderful sister to be happy.

Hanabi, in a strained voice, whispered, "Let me… let me feed… nee-sama."

The ladies all grinned victoriously.

"Good girl," Lenn patted Hanabi on the head. The ladies then sent a large assortment of foods towards Hanabi: steak, fish, sandwiches, burgers, and more. Hanabi felt all the food bind to her hands, and she had the face of a child who had just learned their parents were about to take them to the carnival. The sight of all that food, and the thought of what she was about to do with it. The thrill hit her so hard that she could no longer hold back a fanatical smile.

"Oh, Hanabi," Hinata spoke up, "All that food looks sooo good. Is that all for me?"

Hanabi knew just what to say.

"Hee hee hee, yes, nee-sama. This food is for you, ALL for you. Eat it all, eat as much as you want!" The young Hyuuga felt like something snapped inside her. She needed to feed her beloved older sister everything! And she did just that. Hanabi dived at Hinata, and shoved as much food in Hinata's mouth as she could.

"Hmmmpphhhhh," Hinata's voice muffled as her cheeks were stuffed full, but she did not resist in the slightest, and immediately began gobbling it up.

Hanabi's desire unleashed. She practically rammed food into Hinata's mouth. The bloated angel barely even had time to swallow before getting stuffed again, but her ability to eat was legendary. She managed to keep up with the flow of food, and joyfully devoured it all, moaning all the while to show Hanabi she was doing a great job.

"Hahaha! Yes! Eat everything, nee-sama! Let me fill your big, fat belly!" Hanabi had a crazed look on her face. Whatever thoughts she had on the mission, her father, or even the fact that her family members were in the fight of their lives just a few meters away, none of that mattered anymore. The only objectives in her mind were feeding her sister and getting her as fat as possible. As she fed, she felt several of the villagers gather around her. They ran their hands under Hanabi's clothes, slid their fingers along her skin, and encouraged her corruption. Hanabi was too busy feeding to notice the chakra coming from their fingers and entering her body.

"Isn't this wonderful, sweet little Hanabi? Isn't feeding Hinata the greatest feeling ever."

"Ahaha, yes! I love it! I love feeding nee-sama!" Hanabi couldn't tell who was speaking, but didn't care. She let their words sink into her very heart and soul. She didn't even notice the nuns slowly peeling her clothes off, using sharpened chakra from their fingertips to slice her clothes to pieces.

"Isn't Hinata amazing? Doesn't this just want to make you take care of her forever?"

"Yes! I love this! I want to feed nee-sama!"

"It feels wonderful to feed Hinata, but don't you want to do more? Don't you want to take care of her every need and desire?"

"I do, I do! I want to feed her, bathe her, rub her," Hanabi plunged deeper into madness, letting their words trigger fantasies within her head. She watched her beyond-obese sibling take in everything. She listened to the animalistic sounds coming from her. The raw frenzy of her sister made Hanabi nearly squeal in excitement, and her grin even more wild.

"Hnnn!" Hanabi gritted her teeth as she suddenly felt extremely good. Her sensitivity rose, and a tsunami of warmth and pleasure swallowed her mind. Hanabi moaned loudly, feeling spasms through her body. Hanabi felt a dozen different sensations at once: warmth, pleasure, joy, contentment, satisfaction, love, and much more. All of them empowered multiple times over, which only became enhanced by the comfortable softness of Hinata's skin against her body. It was only just then she finally noticed her state of near-nudity. She had been stripped down to her underwear, revealing her petite frame, small chest, and creamy skin.

She didn't fully grasp what had just happened, but she knew that the other women did something to her. But what Hanabi did understand was that she felt her sister everywhere. She recognized her sister's chakra anywhere, and Hanabi felt all of it course through her being. She glanced down at her own body, but didn't see any changes. Just her own pale skin, moist with sweat. But none of that bothered her. She didn't even care that her clothes were taken off, or that her body had been tampered with in some way. She didn't care, because it felt amazing!

It felt wonderful, mind-blowing, incredible. Hanabi felt like she ascended to heaven, a heaven filled with nothing but her beautiful sister. She wanted more. She needed more!

"NEE-SAMA!" Hanabi completely lost it. Her mental dam shattered, and she went wild on Hinata's body. She used her hands to fling even more food into Hinata's gaping maw, and she relentlessly humped her hips against Hinata's soft skin, feeling the intense pleasure.

"Agh, nee-sama! It feels amazing, nee-samaaaa!" Hanabi loved it all. She loved the whirlwind of sensations attacking her helpless mind. She knew it was unnatural, but didn't care because it was coming from Hinata. She understood that these feelings came from Hinata. She knew on an unconscious level that Hinata's pleasure reflected in her in some way. She felt Hinata's overwhelming love of food, satisfaction from eating, and endless lust for more.

"That's it, Hanabi. Keep going! Make Hinata feel good using your body!" Sayoko cheered her on, along with all of the other women.

"Do you see now, Hanabi?" Lenn gushed, "This is what it feels like to give yourself to Hinata. What you're feeling now is just a taste of what it's like to become hers. When you submit to her, Hinata conquers your body and soul. Then she grants you her blessing. Everything she feels is gifted to you, and you get to experience the heaven she does."

Hanabi heard and believed every word. Any sense of rationality went out the window. Hanabi's love for her sister skyrocketed. Hinata was truly amazing. She really could do anything! How foolish of her to have doubted for so long. The feelings transferring into Hanabi's mind and body were beyond anything she had ever experienced. And it was Hinata that made her feel like this. It was Hinata that had the power to make her feel such bliss. Even now she felt Hinata encouraging her to keep feeding her. Just how amazing was Hinata to be able to eat so much and make her feel so good? No wonder they worshipped Hinata like they do. It made perfect sense now. It was only natural to worship someone so incredible! It was completely sensible to offer everything to such a perfect being. It wasn't fair that only these women got to experience such bliss. Hanabi wanted to live like this, too!

"Ah! Ah! AH! Nee-sama! Ah! Ah! Nee-sama!" Hanabi humped furiously against Hinata's skin, rapidly becoming addicted to the pleasure. With surprising talent, she mentally took control of all the surrounding food and swarmed as much of it into Hinata's starving mouth as possible. And as she did so, Hanabi felt Hinata's pleasure as well, which only encouraged her further.

"Give in to her, Hanabi," Nell spoke this time. Though her voice was quiet, Hanabi heard her words loud and clear, "Give in, just like we have. Become Hinata's plaything. Become her slave. Accept the reality that you exist only for her sake and nothing else. If you do, you'll learn true happiness, just like I did. You'll get to feed her every day. You'll get to pamper her fat body all the time. You'll get to express your love for her for the rest of your life. You will live in eternal paradise, obeying Hinata's every order and satisfying her every desire. You know you can't resist her. Give in. Surrender to Hinata!"

The young Hyuuga heard. She heard. She understood. She obeyed.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHHAA! YES! YES! I SURRENDER! I SURRENDER! TAKE ME, NEE-SAMA! MAKE ME YOUR SLAVE! I WANT TO FEED YOU FOREVER! PLEASE LET ME FEED YOU! OH GODS I BEG YOU! LET ME WORSHIP YOU! CONQUER ME! ENSLAVE ME!"

The rising pleasure in her exploded.

"NEE-SAMAAAAA!" Hanabi screamed, throwing her head back, and feeling the raging bliss engulf her being like uncontrollable fire. She felt the warm, loving embrace of her older sister. Hanabi accepted Hinata's divinity into her heart, and felt herself transform. Chakra entered her body, enlarging her hips and butt, removing the impurities from her skin, remaking her body into one suitable for an obedient slave. Hanabi moaned and screamed from the mixture of pleasure and pain, surrendering herself completely to the wonderful happiness of servitude. Black markings appeared on her skin, emphasizing her curves, and formed into a collar around her neck, symbolizing her eternal obedience, and enslaving her forever.

A new servant was born.

'What is this feeling?' The clan leader, Hiashi thought to himself. He didn't know why, but a horrible feeling welled up inside him. Did something happen? Straining his eyes, he tried to look past the shroud of mysterious fog that obscured his eldest daughter from view, but to no avail. His byakugan could not pierce through, and the constant chakra-disrupting pulses from Mira only made it more difficult to use his byakugan.

'Hanabi…' That's right. He had yet to see Hanabi come out from the shroud. The last he saw her, she had been fighting against the other Uchiha woman. The two of them had taken their fight into the chakra-laden fog, and neither of them had returned. That didn't bode well. Hiashi surmised that Hanabi was more than strong enough to defeat Lenn due to that woman's clear lack of battle experience. But what took her so long? Hanabi should have won by now. Where was she? Was sending her in to take Lenn on alone a mistake?

"Are you worried about her, Hiashi-sama?" asked Kou, who noticed his leader's troubled expression.

Hiashi shook his head, "No, I have confidence in her abilities. Hanabi will prevail, I'm sure of it."

Kou smiled at hearing Hiashi's optimism. Even if it was just talk, his words were a welcome boost of morale. However, that still did not change the fact they were in a rather dire situation. Even with reinforcements, the dozen Hyuuga shinobi proved to be little match for the rogue Uchiha. No matter what they did, Mira reacted and countered. They had attempted to surround Mira in hopes of countering her sharingan, but the woman seemed able to see where they were at all times, and her sharingan had the ability to affect them even without eye contact. As much as they hated to admit, they weren't much of a match in their current state. They needed another way to defeat her.

'Damn it, if only we had brought more with us,' Hiashi cursed under his breath. It became clear that their current forces weren't enough. Of course, he had no way of knowing that he'd be in a life-or-death battle with an Uchiha, but that didn't make it any less bitter for him. Mira was strong, but not invincible. If he had just brought a few more jonin along, like Kakashi or Gai, they'd have a fighting chance. But with him and Naruto as the only heavy hitters on their side, things looked grim. Hiashi was certain that Mira planned for that to happen. By laying low, she could avoid alerting the ninja countries of her presence, and make her move when they least expected it.

As for Naruto, he and Mira were currently locked in intense combat. Naruto's body blazed with fiery chakra from his combined nine-tailed and sage mode forms. One of the few positive outcomes they learned was that Mira's chakra disruption had far less effect on Naruto nine-tailed sage mode. It seemed the sheer amount of chakra Naruto possessed weakened the disruption effect, though his clones were still severely limited. In addition, Mira wasn't using her strange time lock ability as much anymore, possibly due to some weakness which they guessed was due to stamina. Naruto surmised that Mira normally used her telekinesis to manipulate her opponents, while her sharingan's time lock was a far more powerful version intended for emergencies. But that knowledge did little to make the battle any easier. The conflict still continued with the Konoha hero fighting with all his might. Naruto dashed at blinding speed in a frenzied chase, throwing attacks whenever he got in range.

A loud crash caused the very ground to shake when Naruto's punch collided with Mira's power.

"Haaaaahh!" Naruto bellowed, pouring all of his strength, trying the shatter the mysterious barrier that protected Mira's body. On the rare cases Naruto got the upper hand, his blow would get blocked by some thin, mirror-like barrier that stopped his attacks cold, yet another sharingan ability he did not understand. It seemed to be impenetrable, able to repel Naruto's attacks without the slightest crack.

"Not bad, boy. I understand how you were able to beat Madara and Sasuke," Mira commended, wearing a battle-hungry grin. The woman actually seemed to be enjoying herself, but there were signs of strain in her face. At the very least, Mira had been forced to put effort into the fight, unable to simply brush Naruto off anymore. Sweat had accumulated on her face, and her hair had become slightly ragged.

'Not yet!' Naruto didn't want to leave any openings. The moment his attack failed, he went for another. Using his combined chakra, his speed increased massively, and he blazed around Mira, giving it his all to strike at a place she could not defend. However, Mira's sharingan was powerful. She frantically kept track of Naruto's chakra signal at all times, and always managed to react just in time, though with much more effort of her part. After blocking another kick, Mira went on the offense, throwing out attacks of her own. She utilized her black chakra to wrap around her arm, which then materialized into a variety of weapons, ranging from a sword, to an axe, to a lance. She was surprisingly fast too, somehow able to keep up with Naruto. Something about her black aura drastically increased her battle capabilities.

"Gh!" Naruto barely dodged a sword to his eye, and jumped back to gain distance, but Mira was ready for him, she held her arm in his direction and focused.

"Smite!" Another deadly, black beam fired in Naruto's direction.

'Shit!' Naruto's reflexes kicked in just in time. He was going too fast to stop his momentum, so he purposely threw himself to the ground, barely diving under the beam. His heart nearly stopped from the roaring sound of death that blasted mere inches from him. However, he had no time to stay in one place as he felt his body pulled in the woman's direction. Her telekinesis ability had caught him. Without a second wasted, Mira rushed to him with a wraithlike sword formed on her arm to take him out.

"HAA!" Naruto shouted, and fired up his nine-tailed power. The burst of energy broke Mira's telekinetic hold on him, and this allowed Naruto dodged her strike by a comfortable margin.

With their short, intense scuffle at a pause, both fighters took the moment to catch their breath. Both Naruto and Mira appeared slightly worn out, though neither were anywhere close to exhaustion.

"So, you can break out of my power, huh?" Mira panted.

"Damn right. I know how your telekinesis works," Naruto boasted tiredly, "I can sense your chakra everywhere, and whenever you need to grab something, you use your mind to focus your chakra on the surroundings to solidify around the person you want to grab. But I'm strong enough to withstand it."

"I see. You're cleverer than I thought then," Mira sounded impressed.

"And you're pretty strong too. Surprisingly strong for someone's who supposed to hate ninja," Naruto said.

"Heh, building strength is easy when you know how chakra works."

Naruto puffed himself up, "You know, I'd say you're almost enjoying this. What's the whole deal with preaching about how bad and violent we are when you dress and act just like we do?"

"For you ninja, war is an endless cycle. But for us, this is just a means to an end," Mira responded confidently, seemingly ready for Naruto's argument.

Naruto wasn't convinced, "How so? From the way I see it, you're just like Madara. You claim you want peace, but I highly doubt your 'world' benefits anybody but yourself!"

"Hardly," Mira didn't flinch at all from Naruto's words, "What separates us from you is that you claim to desire peace, but everything about you, from your societies to your economies to every facet of your varying cultures, all of them revolve around war. When you fight, you shed blood and slaughter thousands. During times of peace, you develop stronger weapons so you're ready for the next war. You've done it so many times that you don't even question it anymore. Think about it, how do you think I got so strong in the first place? What do you think is the source of my mastery?"

"I have been curious about that," Naruto admitted, "What's your secret?"

"My secret is simply thinking outside the box. While it's true that my sharingan gives me a sizable advantage, what really caused my success was merely a matter of focus. When I lost my parents, I could have easily been like one of you. I could have joined an army, trained for battle, and fought for revenge. But by doing so, I would have limited myself. Because what you people haven't realized is that war slows you down, severely. Every precious second spent on fighting war, strategizing about war, or recovering from war is a second not spent on actual progress."

"What do you mean?" Naruto became curious.

"Though I've lived in secrecy, I've stayed up-to-date on the happenings of the outside world. Over the years, you've fought legends like Orochimaru and Madara. Orochimaru was brilliant, true, but instead of building that knowledge, he wasted time by starting fights with your village. As a result, he became grievously wounded, and that set him back several years. Same with Madara. He obsessed over power and pride, and tangled himself into an ultimately fatal conflict with the First Hokage. After that, he wasn't revived until several generations later, only to then immediately throw himself back into war, and is now dead for good."

Naruto went into thought, having never heard such a perspective before.

"Such brilliant men, decades worth of knowledge wasted. Just imagine how much they could have accomplished if they had focused every ounce of their minds on advancing society instead of bloodshed. Well, actually there's no need to imagine it, because what you see before you is what happens when a determined soul knows how to focus on what's important."

"I see… but then what does Hinata have to do with any of this?"

"You'll just have to ask her," Mira teased, "I mean, she's the one behind all this. She's the one who barged into my village and seduced us all into her sex slaves."

"Grr, that shit again? I told you I'm not going to believe your sick lies!" Naruto's temper rose again. While he was glad to know more about Mira's motivation, he still could not stand the way she acted like some kind of twisted pervert. It only reaffirmed why he absolutely had to defeat her. Naruto already had a disdain for perverts, and the fact she acted lewd with Hinata of all people made Naruto all the more furious. He didn't understand why himself, but hearing about Hinata being treated sexually by others bothered him on a deep level.

"Refusing to believe me won't do you any favors," Mira confidently brushed her hair from her eyes, "If you don't think Hinata is capable of controlling and enslaving a village, then you only prove you don't understand her at all."

"Shut up!" Naruto's body erupted with chakra. He had grown tired of her nonsense. It was time to end this once and for all. Naruto fully awakened his nine-tailed chakra. The immense power covered Naruto's body, and formed into a fiery yellow-orange aura that transformed both him and his clothes. His clothes changed, having gained an open cloak that wrapped around his body, and black markings similar to the sage of six paths appeared on his body. In addition, the mass of chakra surrounded him and took shape.

"Ahh…" Mira looked impressed as she turned her head upward. Naruto lifted into the air as the chakra rushed from under him and formed into the shape of a giant fox. Nine long, powerful tails came from the back, and caused the very ground to shake merely from them swinging in the air. Powerful gusts tore through the sky, and several of the tall buildings rocked back and forth dangerously. The nine-tailed fox was complete, and its power proved to be every bit as terrifying as the legends depicted.

"That's incredible," Kou gasped with amazement, and a growing smile on his face. The other lower-ranked Hyuuga mimicked his reaction. They gained renewed hope. Even Hiashi was forced to break into a small smirk.

"Let's go, Kurama!" Naruto shouted, and the fox moved on command. It raised one of its large claws, and prepared to have come crashing down straight onto Mira. No matter how strong Mira was, she would be completely crushed if it landed.

'He's pretty good,' Mira thought as the massive claw cast a wide shadow over her, 'Perhaps it's time for me to get serious, too.' The woman closed her eyes, and focused.

"Take this!" The claw swung down.

"Mirror Labyrinth!" Mira's eyes shot open, and her sharingan transformed. The whites of her eyes turned black, and her pupils and irises turned completely red. Black cracks came her eyes and spread throughout her face and all the way down to her chest. Her mangekyo sharingan awakened.

'W-what the-?' Naruto felt both himself and his chakra suddenly slow down. But it wasn't just him. The surroundings had suddenly turned dark, and the sky transformed into a sinister blood-red. Naruto, having fought against the sharingan many times in the past, quickly realized that this had to be the work of a powerful genjutsu. Thankfully, he had his bijuu power to break him out of any genjutsu he had been placed under. Or at least that should have happened, but the moment did not come. His mind only fell further and further into the sharingan's might.

'C'mon, focus!' Naruto tried his hardest to concentrate in order to resist. But with each second that passed, the more difficult it became to focus, or even to think at all. It felt like his very mind was splitting apart. No, it wasn't just his imagination. His mind was splitting apart! The boy gasped as he saw, and felt, his mind and body replicate itself over and over again. Naruto was no stranger to clones, but never like this. Shadow clones were mostly autonomous clones that Naruto could control, but he wouldn't gain their thoughts, feelings, or experiences until they were dispelled. This, however, actually caused Naruto's very consciousness to replicate itself. He saw, felt, and thought through every single one of his copies. But the confusion didn't end there. Through the eyes of each copy, the surrounding environment was just a little bit different. The original Naruto saw his surroundings as the same, though with darkened colors, but some copies saw the village buildings arranged differently, and one clone was in an area that was literally upside-down.

"Arrrgh!" Anguished voices filled the bleak hellscape. From some of his many eyes, Naruto saw the Hyuuga clan members in various states of pain. He wasn't the only one affected. The Hyuuga were also sent into the mirror labyrinth, and their beings became replicated as well. However, without the benefit of Naruto's immense chakra, their minds were far less capable of handling their mental duplication than he was. Most of them had already collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain. Hiashi and Kou still stood, but they clutched their heads, suffering from severe headaches.

"Gaaagh, Hiashi-sama, what is this?!" Kou cried, desperately trying to keep himself together. However, just speaking only made it worse, as he felt his own copies react in their own ways.

"This woman, she has the mangekyo sharingan!" Hiashi hissed, "She's splitting our minds apart somehow. Focus, all of you! Focus your thoughts!" Hiashi, however, proved to be the only Hyuuga capable of withstanding the genjustu in any moderate capacity.

"Old man!Are you alrigWhat'sgoing onHow is sheMangekyo sharDammitthey'reall" Each Naruto spoke at once, and all in different ways. All of the rampaging and conflicting thoughts caused him to reel from the strain. It felt as if his very mind might tear apart.

"Naruto, you have to focus!" Each Hiashi shouted at once, "She split your mind apart. You need to keep your copies all acting and thinking exactly the same thing! If you don't, you will lose control!"

Due to each Hiashi acting in unison, their voices amplified enough that even Naruto's scattered thoughts could hear him. Taking his advice to heart, Naruto did his best to get all of his reflections thinking the same thing, but what should he focus on?

Laughter pierced through the darkness, "Hahaha, very good. I commend you for learning how to survive the Mirror Labyrinth so quickly. However, simply knowing the trick is only the first step in defeating it."

In all the separate realities, a single figure appeared. Naruto and the few standing Hyuuga stared in horrific awe at the sight. Mira revealed herself, and with a nightmarish appearance. They had seen the mangekyo sharingan in the past, but never one that made the user look this monstrous. Her red eyes glowed with malevolence, and the black fissures on her body made her appear on the verge of breaking apart. Power even released from the fissures on her body and destroyed the upper part of her clothes. The slave seal marks even moved, flowing like water into the cracks, feeding more power to it. But surrounding her body was a sight even worse. Black chakra formed around her body into a demonic shape. Bat-like wings took shape at her back, sharp horns appeared on her head, and a spade-tipped tail came from her lower back. The chakra shroud around Mira was like a second, larger body, and one that radiated extreme power.

"Susanoo," Naruto muttered. He recognized that technique anywhere. Though unlike with Uchiha he fought in the past, this Susanoo was much smaller, only being slightly larger than Mira herself, but the chakra he sensed from it was no less impressive. The demonic appearance of it made it far more unnerving, however.

"You possess the susanoo as well? Speak, Mira! How did you acquire the mangekyo sharingan?" Hiashi demanded.

"Simple, I unlocked it through a few lucrative experiments," Mira bragged, "It turns out that when you understand how chakra works as well as I do, you can break its secrets wide open. See what happens when you don't waste time on silly little wars and think outside the box?"

The black demon then pulled her wings in before throwing them back out, which sent out a massive gust of wind and chakra that nearly knocked Hiashi to the ground, and even caused Naruto to go off balance.

"Now, enough talk. It's time I fulfill Hinata's will and put an end to this!" With massive speed, Mira used her wings and dived towards her opponents.

Chaos ensued. From the many different realities he now existed in, Naruto witnessed Mira attack from all angles. Naruto tried his hardest to keep his copies in sync, but Mira deliberately made sure that every copy had to defend themselves in different ways. With increasing desperation, Naruto had his nine-tailed manifestation swing its claws and tails wherever he saw his enemy. Naruto's attacks were devastating, causing the earth to quake and tear apart, and the swipes of his tails threatened to create typhoons in the air. However, his attempts proved futile. With his mind separated, the strain of having to keep himself together caused his movements to slow down. Most of his attacks missed, but the few ones that hit were easily blocked by Mira's mirror-like barrier. It seemed that this mirror dimension was the source of her protective barriers, a fact which provided no comfort.

"Guuahh!" Naruto cried in pain as Mira rained devastating blows on him. The woman was not kidding. She really did plan on ending this here and now. Naruto's chakra was powerful enough to keep Mira at bay for some dimensions, but not all of them. In one dimension, Mira dive-bombed Naruto from above, and crashed into him with enough force to break apart the chakra surrounding him. With this Naruto now vulnerable, Mira had full reign to beat him to a pulp, and the immense pain transferred to every other Naruto. It caused a vicious spiral. The more he got hit, the more pain that transferred, which then weakened his concentration further, making it easier to get hit. Mira only used super-enhanced strength to fight, seemingly trying to keep them alive, but that did not stop the excruciating pain.

He wasn't the only one suffering. The Hyuuga were taken down with very little difficulty. The sheer mental pressure of being split apart had already caused most of them to fall, but the ones who could still fight did not stand a chance against the Susanoo. No matter how hard they fought, all it took was Mira gaining the advantage in one dimension for all the others to falter. Hiashi lasted the longest out of all of them, but only by a few seconds. His incredible mental fortitude was all that kept him going, but even his greatest efforts were in vain. Mira's strength overwhelmed his, and she proceeded to beat him to the ground.

"Damn it all!" Naruto clenched his teeth, pouring all his mental concentration on the original. He had to block out all other thoughts, or he wouldn't be able to fight back. He swung his tails around, then upward. He aimed blindly, but hoped that the sheer reach of his chakra form would be large enough to catch her. He felt a small bit of hope when he finally felt his tails connect. His tail sent Mira flying into the air, and he took the chance. Naruto opened the nine-tails' mouth, and formed a massive ball of pure, destructive chakra: a bijuu bomb. He didn't hold back. With his target in the air, he didn't have to worry about collateral damage. He couldn't lose this fight. He HAD to win. The bijuu bomb grew by leaps and bounds. Bigger than his body, then bigger than the nine-tails' head, then almost as large as the nine-tails itself.

"GOOO!" Naruto fired, and the colossal bijuu bomb rocketed into the air. No matter how fast Mira was, she could not hope to dodge this.

The bijuu bomb reached its target, but it did not explode. The severe explosion of endless power did not occur. Instead, it dispersed. The moment it reached Mira, the chakra of the beast bomb went awry, and lost its shape. The bomb fell apart, and shattered into a harmless, useless cloud of chakra.

"Impossible…" Naruto's heart sank. It failed. It didn't work. Why didn't it work? What happened? He put everything he had into that. Did she use her control over chakra to break it? Was she really capable of doing that? A sickening feeling filled inside Naruto. A feeling which he hated perhaps more than anything: helplessness. He didn't know what to do. Not even his bijuu power stood a chance. Hand-to-hand combat didn't work. Ninjutsu didn't work. Sage chakra didn't work. The tailed beast power didn't work. What was he supposed to do now?

Bristling with power, Mira slowly flew down to Naruto, wearing a dominating smile.

"It's over, boy. There's nothing you can do now." Mira ceased attacking in every dimension. All of her copies hovered in the air, each of them declaring victory. The Hyuuga failed, and Naruto was at the edge of his rope.

In each dimension, Mira gathered power in both her arms, ready for a Susanoo-enhanced Smite that would finish the young man off.

"This is goodbye, Naruto Uzumaki."

Memories of his entire life flashed in Naruto's eyes. He remembered every moment of his life. His sorrowful childhood. His kinship with Iruka. The formation of Team 7. His first A-ranked mission. The Chuunin Exams. His chase for Sasuke. Saving Gaara's life. Jiraiya's legacy. His triumph over Pain. Meeting his parents. Fighting in the Fourth War. Saving Sasuke.

And at last, Hinata. The one friend he couldn't save. His cherished life would end here. Unexpectedly lost due to an unknown threat. Just like that.

No.

No!

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Naruto screamed. He yelled so loud that his throat threatened to tear apart. He refused to accept defeat. He refused to give up. He was ready to fight to the bitter end. He launched himself out of his Kurama avatars, charged mid-air directly towards Mira, and summoned a swirling ball of elemental and bijuu chakra.

"I'll never lose to someone like you! I'll win no matter what! FULL POWERED NINE TAILED RASENSHURIKEN!" Each Naruto copy moved as one. Their thoughts and movements were in unison, no longer disoriented by Mira's hell dimension. He threw all caution to the wayside and relied on pure force of will. From each of their hands appeared an enormous rasenshuriken, fueled by every ounce of his remaining strength.

"Endless Smite!" Each Mira responded in kind. Waves of black energy flowed from the tips of their hands, tails, and wings into a single point between their hands. Then that point erupted into an enormous black beam that collided directly with each rasenshuriken.

"Urgh! What the?!" Mira showed genuine panic for the first time. Against all odds, Naruto's ninjutsu exceeded hers in strength. Despite the dire situation, Naruto was able to pull enough strength from the deepest recesses of his very being. With all his bodies and minds acting his sync, he could fight without disruption from the Mirror Labyrinth. Mira made the mistake of halting her attacks in order to declare victory, and that move costed her. He should have been exhausted, but Naruto greatest talent was being able to pull himself out of the worst situations. He couldn't outsmart Mira, nor could he let her set the pace of the fight. It didn't matter how much of an advantage she had. A single powerful blow was all he needed to win, and he would make sure this was the one. He pushed his rasenshurikens against the black beams at full force, slowly gaining ground on Mira.

"I won't lose! I will rescue Hinata!" He got closer to Mira, gaining the advantage on the duel between them in every single reality.

"Don't you understand?" Mira growled through gritted teeth, "Hinata wants this! She does not want to be saved!"

Naruto's rasenshurikens got closer.

"Hinata does not want to be with you!" Naruto shouted back, "She is a proud ninja and a hard worker. She does not want to live her life as a total fatass! She wants to come back with us! She will work hard, and we'll help her get back to normal. She does not want to be a lazy angel! She is strong! She is Hinata Hyuuga!"

Naruto's rasenshurikens were mere centimeters away from Mira. Victory was within reach. But right before his attacks connected, Mira revealed a nasty expression. Pure, enraged fury appeared on her face.

"YOU FOOL!"

Mira exploded in rage. Her black beams doubled in size and power, and Naruto got pushed back.

"W-what?!"

"YOU PATHETIC, IGNORANT, SELFISH, FOOOOOOOL!" Mira screamed at the top of her lungs, and her body erupted with overwhelming might. Her black beams tripled, no, quadrupled in size, and enveloped each Naruto entirely. The rasenshurikens were completely destroyed.

"AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!" Naruto let out a final scream as the beams consumed his being. His chakra shielded his body just enough to survive, but nothing more. Naruto's strength left him, and he felt his consciousness fade.

Naruto Uzumaki had fallen.

..uto…

Naru…kn…

Na…to-kun…

Naruto-kun…

Naruto-kun!

"Hn… ugh…"

Naruto blearily opened his eyes. He groaned with pain, feeling like his entire body ached. He could have sworn he heard Hinata's voice.

"!" Thinking of Hinata, he suddenly remembered, and quickly pulled himself up to a sitting position. He darted his head around. He was still in Bountiful Fields, but he seemed to be out of the hellscape he had been trapped in. The afternoon sky appeared just as it always did, eerily peaceful looking despite the hectic battle that had just taken place. The entire village was undamaged, too. It seemed that their fight had taken place in a separate reality, leaving the original one untouched. On the ground he saw the unconscious bodies of the Hyuuga, Hiashi included. Thankfully, none of their lives had been lost.

"Well fought, boy."

Naruto tensed up at hearing that voice, and turned to the source. Mira stood alone there, looking calmly down at him. Her sharingan had deactivated, and her body returned to normal, though noticeably weakened. Even her slave markings had receded for the time being. She had one of her hands held up, and hovering above that hand was a large ball of pure, orange-red chakra.

"Mira…" Naruto muttered with contempt.

"What you see here is all the chakra I collected from you during the fight. Stealing your chakra was my true aim the entire time. Using the Mirror Labyrinth, I can duplicate realities for a short time. In addition, I can take the essence of individuals within duplicated realities and bring it to this one, provided the subject's mind doesn't break, that is. In other words, I don't just have your chakra from one reality, but all of them. Your shadow clone technique isn't the only shortcut in the world, you know."

Naruto was aghast. She planned the whole thing?

"That being said, I have to admit I'm impressed at how strong you are to have this much power. While I don't mind showing off here and then, I'm honestly glad to be done with the fighting. My intention was never to kill you. My plan was always to get you to fight at full strength so I could provide your chakra to Hinata. And I'm rather pleased to say that I now have more than enough. Hinata can ascend at last, and I can finally achieve my ultimate goal. Thank you, Naruto Uzumaki. I could not have done this without you." Mira turned her back to Naruto, and walked slowly in Hinata's direction.

"W-wait, stop!" Naruto scrambled to his feet, though with some effort due to his injuries and physical exhaustion, "Stop Mira! Y-you can't do this!"

Mira stopped and looked at him, "What do you mean?"

With no other options left, Naruto resorted to begging, "Look, I don't know what you're planning, but this can't be the right thing! What could you possibly want that warrants doing something like this?"

Mira sighed, "I've already told you several times now. I'm simply acting out Hinata's will. She is the one who wishes to conquer this world for herself. I'm merely her loyal, obedient servant."

Naruto didn't respond, still giving her a disbelieving look.

"I suppose I should have you ask Hinata. If you won't listen to me, at least listen to her." Mira waved her hand, and the foggy shroud that hid Hinata from view faded away. Though he had seen Hinata already, Naruto still flinched from the sight of the enormously fattened young woman.

Several of the women had gathered at Hinata's belly. They rubbed the mass of flesh with their hands, a few of them planting gentle kisses on the fat, while some used their entire bodies to rub the giant belly. One of whom was someone very familiar…

"Hee hee hee, nee-sama's belly fat is so warm and soft," The newly-turned Hanabi swooned while she repeatedly humped her entire self against the wall of engorged fat. Her face was drunk on pleasure, and her words were tainted by wild obsession. Dressed in only her underwear, her slave marks were fully visible, and pulsing with power. She lewdly rocked her enlarged hips and butt, and moaned as if something invisible was groping her bottom.

"You're so cute, Hanabi," giggled Lenn who was next to her, "You must have been holding back your love for Hinata all these years."

"Yeeshhh," Hanabi slurred, "I love nee-samaaa. Never knew that nee-sama was so amazing!" She pressed herself extra hard against Hinata's belly, moaning loudly from both the feeling of the soft flesh rubbing against her sensitive skin, and the pleasure granted to her body from the slave seal.

"Ooh you adorable little thing," Lenn squealed, "You're definitely going to love it here. In this paradise, it's all about Hinata, 24/7. Our precious Hinata is too fat to do anything for herself, so it's up to us to satisfy her every need. We get to cook for her and feed her at all times. We get to bathe her and massage her as much as she wants, and we get to offer us bodies for her all the time. Every day, forever! Doesn't that sound wonderful?"

Hanabi shivered, "Yes! Yes! That sounds amazing! I want to take care of nee-sama. Please teach me, Lenn. Teach me to be a good little sister."

"Tee hee, don't worry, Hanabi. I'll be your personal tutor. I'll make sure you turn into the cutest, most submissive slave ever."

"Ahh, thank you, thank you," Hanabi nearly sobbed with happiness, "To be nee-sama's slave, is like a dream come true~."

"Hanabi!" Naruto shouted. He couldn't believe his eyes. Hinata's very own sister had been corrupted by them. Suddenly it made sense why Hanabi never returned to assist in their fight against Mira. Somehow, these madwomen were able to turn her.

"Good work, Lenn," Mira praised as she approached Lenn, "I had a feeling Hinata's younger sister would have potential to be a servant."

"She's amazing, Mira! You should have seen her feed Hinata. You can tell she was dying to be Hinata's slave for years. The moment she realized her dream could come true, she went wild."

"Hmm, not bad indeed," Mira nodded, "She might make a good wife along with Nell. I suggest having Nell tutor her as well."

"Good idea! I know Nell would love that."

"Wait a minute!" Naruto raised his voice, "Hanabi, snap out of it! What do you think you're doing?!"

"Geez, stop yelling," Hanabi groaned with frustration, throwing Naruto an irritated look, "Can't you see I'm giving nee-sama a belly rub? She just had a big meal, and if I don't rub her belly, she'll have a stomachache!"

Naruto secretly thanked the fact Hiashi was still passed out. He would have a heart attack if he saw yet another of his daughters corrupted by Mira's cult. But first and foremost, he needed to get her sanity back.

"Hanabi, these people are enemies! They're the ones who captured Hinata. Why are you joining them? What did they do to you?"

"No, Naruto, this is all just a misunderstanding," Hanabi responded, "I can feel nee-sama's desires through this seal. She wants all of this. This is nee-sama's true self. I understand everything now."

Naruto was beside himself. Even Hanabi babbled their twisted philosophy. But if it came from Hanabi's mouth, did that mean it was true, or was it because she had been corrupted into a slave?

"Hanabi, how can you be so sure? How do you know they didn't do something to you?"

Hanabi shook her head, "These people aren't bad, Naruto. They're just serving nee-sama, that's all. And what kind of sister would I be if I didn't take care of her as well? I'll never abandon nee-sama, no matter what. And if feeding her and becoming her property for the rest of my life is what it takes to make her happy, then I'll do it."

"But… but that's…"

"She's right, Naruto-kun."

Both Naruto and the women turned to look up. All of the cultish women immediately ceased their actions. They acted as if they had just heard the words of their Grand Leader, and stopped everything to allow them to speak. Naruto himself was also stunned. It was the first time he heard Hinata speak since coming here. Her voice had noticeably changed. It still had her gentle touch, but she sounded more confident, almost commanding. That, along with her incredible size, and the sheer force of her chakra, made Hinata come off as surprisingly intimidating.

"H-Hinata?" Naruto said quietly. Despite trying to save her for so long, he suddenly found himself at a loss for words. She sounded so familiar, yet so different.

"It's alright, Naruto-kun. There's no need for you to fight anymore. These women only wish to defend me, not bring harm to you. But everything Mira and Hanabi said was true. I do indeed lead this village. I was never captured."

Naruto couldn't doubt her words. Hinata wouldn't lie. But Hinata only confirmed what Naruto had been trying to deny for the longest time. That revelation floored him, and left him aching for an explanation.

"B-b-but Hinata, how can you be behind this? How did you become so big? WHY would you agree to any of this?"

Hinata didn't hold back. She told him the entire truth.

"The food here is special, Naruto-kun. It made my body like this. You've seen Mira's abilities for yourself, so you should know what she is capable of. When I first arrived here, I treated it as just a normal mission. I had no ulterior motives or anything. I had no aim but to merely build good relations with Bountiful Fields and return home."

Hinata's belly then gurgled, and the fat girl let out a small moan of hunger as she reminisced.

"But when I smelled their food for the first time, everything changed. I felt an extreme hunger that I never felt before in my life. Never had I experienced such a powerful, ravenous need to feed. I couldn't control myself. They gave me food, and I ate it all. I couldn't stop no matter how hard I tried. It was the most delicious food I ever tasted. Nothing outside of Bountiful Fields even compares. I became addicted to it, Naruto-kun. I could no longer imagine going through a single day without eating tons of it. And as you can see, I gained weight because of it. So much weight that I am now immobile for the rest of my life."

Naruto remained silent, taking all of it in. Hinata continued.

"But it was more than just the food. It was also the way the people here treated me. They're all so kind. They welcomed me with open arms. They took care of me, cooked for me, and made me feel better about myself than I ever did back at home. But they didn't stop there. Every day they loved me more and more. They didn't just feed me. They complimented me, spoiled me, bathed me, massaged me, kissed me, made love to me."

Naruto blushed, not expecting the shy, innocent Hinata to talk in such a way.

"And soon I became addicted to that too. I loved being the center of attention. I loved the way they obsessed over everything I did. I loved having my own harem of beautiful women to feed me and have sex with every day. I wanted more. I demanded them to give me more love, and they did just that. They worshipped me, made statues in my honor, and converted the entire village into a shrine just for me, and I LOVED it.

Hinata's voice dripped with desire.

"I loved it, Naruto-kun! I loved every bit of it. The food, the sex, the obsession, everything! Even now I just get greedier for more. My appetite increases by the day, and my need to be worshipped went out of control. I turned these women into my slaves, and it was one of the greatest feelings in the world. I didn't regret it in the least. If I had the chance to do it again I would. I can't get enough of seeing them submit to me like they're my obedient pets. I felt guilty about it for the longest time, but I couldn't resist, and I realized how pointless it was to resist. I know I can't fight it anymore. I want this. I want all of this! I NEED this! But I don't just want to control Bountiful Fields. I want to control everything! I want to rule the world and have everyone live for me. I want to be the goddess of the entire world, and have it feed and obey me forever!"

Naruto reeled both mentally and physically from everything he had just heard. He never heard Hinata speak like this before. He thought the other women were crazy before, but hearing these words come out of Hinata's mouth was something else entirely. It was like she had violated some unspoken rule of the universe.

"H-H-Hinata," Naruto forced out, feeling his throat go dry, "You… actually like this? But, this isn't like you. Isn't this because of what these women did to you?"

Hinata smiled with surprising kindness.

"I'm not being controlled Naruto-kun. Everything I did was by my own will. I could have refused anytime I wanted. The food was never intended to make me this large so quickly, nor was I ever intended to turn all of these women into my slaves. I even forced Mira into slavery despite her initial objections. Yet all of it happened anyway, do you know why?"

Naruto feared the answer.

"Because I wanted it, Naruto-kun. I realized something since coming here. I realized that my life back in Konoha was nothing but a lie. I always hated being a ninja. I always hated fighting and hurting others. I always hated having to be independent, and never experiencing the joy of having others spoil me. Yet I did it because it was the only thing I knew. The only times I felt true happiness were the rare moments when I could binge on food and be as lazy as I wanted. But when I arrived in Bountiful Fields, I got to be the person I always wanted to be. The person I always was deep down, but had tried to deny for the longest time. And I have the women here to thank for that. They accepted me for who I am. They never rejected or made me feel bad for even a second, and I will forever be grateful to them for it. I love them with all my heart, and I am blessed to have them as my slaves. I wouldn't trade them away for anything. I am thankful not just because they took care of me, but because they made me realize what I am. My true identity. I am a lazy, needy, horny, greedy glutton. I am a being that wants nothing more than to be fed, pampered and worshipped for the rest of my life. That is the real me."

The blonde boy felt his very reality break apart. He experienced many things, but somehow hearing Hinata's words hit him on a deeper level than anything. He had no words, nor even a reaction, yet he knew Hinata did not lie. To learn what kind of person Hinata actually was, and that everything he thought he knew about her was a lie. It was too much for him to bear. He silently stewed there. Meanwhile, the enslaved ladies all lovingly embraced the fat giant.

"That was wonderful, Hina-bunny," Lenn hugged Hinata's belly while sobbing, "I love you too, sweetie."

"Oh Hinata, I love you so much! Thank you for blessing us, and everything you did for me," Nell cried as well, and she flung her arms around Hinata's head in a tight embrace.

"I'm so sorry, nee-sama. All these years I never realized what you truly wanted. I'll gladly be a slave if that's what makes you happy. I'll be a good sister from now on, I promise," Hanabi also became emotional.

Mira turned to Naruto, and even she had tears in her eyes, "Do you see now, Naruto Uzumaki? You never had a chance at stopping us from the beginning. How can you possibly 'save' Hinata if you don't understand her? The right thing for you to do would have been to accept Hinata's actions and not judge her for it, but in typical ninja fashion you declared us as enemies and tried to force her into something she never wanted. Hanabi was the only ninja who did the right thing. But with just one among you accepting Hinata's superiority, there isn't much hope for peace between us, I suppose."

"So, Naruto-kun," Hinata spoke up, and her servants again went silent, "I've told you the truth about everything. My wish is to live like this for the rest of my life, and rule the world as its obese deity. Mira has the ability to make it happen, but I want to know what you think. Tell me, Naruto-kun. Do you accept my wish? Will you allow me to conquer this world and control it forever? Will you allow me to eat tons of food every day and grow even larger than I am now? Will you accept that I can't be happy unless I have my very own slaves to obey my every command? Will you accept me for who I am? Will you submit to me?"

Naruto wracked his brain for words, or even just a coherent thought. He didn't have the slightest inkling on what to say or do. Never in his wildest dreams had he ever imagined being in a situation like this. Never had he imagined that this simple mission would turn into a literal fight for the future and freedom of the entire world, and that his once shy, timid friend would be the cause of it. He remained quiet for a few minutes, though Hinata waited patiently. Naruto knew Hinata was serious, and therefore contemplated it seriously. Naruto cared for Hinata, but after experiencing the madness firsthand, he realized that he never really knew Hinata at all. All those years he lived in Konoha, and Hinata was never anything more than a friend who he respected for her bravery. He knew some things about her, or at least he thought he did. He never bothered to pry deeper because he thought he already understood who she was: a shy wallflower with simple interests and a strong will. How foolish he was to go around preaching what was best for Hinata when he didn't even know the first thing about her. No wonder he lost.

But while Naruto realized how little he really knew about his once-timid friend, what Naruto did know were his own morals. He knew how he would have reacted if anyone else had wanted a similar goal. And that applied here, too. Naruto had to be honest. He said the only possible thing he could.

"Hinata… there's… there's no way I can…"

Naruto didn't finish, but the hesitation in both his words and voice said it all. Hinata smile turned a little sad, but nonetheless determined.

"It's okay, Naruto-kun. I understand. Though my life was rough at times, you were always the person who helped me more than anyone. Thank you for everything you've done for me. When my father wakes up, tell him I'm sorry."

Hinata made her decision.

"Mira, I'm ready to ascend."

The older woman looked up at Hinata with a surprised expression, before ultimately forming a smile.

"So, this is the end, huh?" Mira muttered, looking down at the ball of chakra at her hand, "My life's work, finished at last. Heh, feels strange for it to be over."

Lenn walked over to her younger sister. For a few moments, she looked upon Mira with immeasurable pride. She then hugged her sister and kissed her cheek, which made Mira's smile grow. The two Uchiha women shared a warm, silent gaze between each other, and they both nodded.

"It will be done, Hinata. You shall ascend."

Mira formed a hand sign and focused. The sphere of Naruto's chakra moved on its own, and slowly entered Hinata's belly.

Everything went silent. All sound stopped, even nature itself. All eyes were on Hinata. Nobody moved a muscle.

But then, it started. Rumbling. And for once it wasn't from her belly. The ground shook. The air became heavy. The sky darkened. Hinata's skin started to glow. The women gathered on Hinata's body jumped off, and the ones already on the ground stepped back. The shaking felt like an earthquake, and the sky turned almost pitch black, as if the very sun had blotted out. Hinata's skin glowed brighter, and her chakra levels shot up to such a degree that everyone felt it. Several of the onlookers, including Naruto himself, gasped when Hinata began to levitate into the air. Powered by her own chakra, Hinata's enormous, obese body floated into the air, far above the village itself. She appeared like a massive blob of fat. And far above Hinata, the full moon appeared, large and bright.

Hinata felt Mira's jutsu within her body, and understood what it wanted her to do. She let her heart be her guide. Hinata let out a single sigh, and concentrated on all the chakra inside her. What followed was an explosion of light and chakra coming from her body. The light was blinding, and Naruto had to avert his eyes for a moment, but then he felt his breath taken away.

Hinata grew wings.

Massive, white, beautiful, feathery, angelic wings burst from her back. They too glowed with light, and the powerful gusts they created with every flap proved they were very real. The chakra Hinata possessed was far beyond anything Naruto had experienced. He didn't need Sage Mode to know that Hinata had more chakra than anything he had ever seen. It was greater than the nine-tails. Greater than the ten-tails. Greater than Madara. Greater than even Kaguya. It wasn't even close. Nothing compared to her. And even still, Hinata's power continued to rise. The chakra inside her combined and multiplied together, growing exponentially. For the first time in his life, Naruto genuinely felt like he was in the presence of a god.

Many of the women fell to their knees, openly sobbing with joy. They clasped their hands in prayer, though most stared with wonder.

"This is it! This is what I saw in my dreams!" Lenn cried, happy tears pouring from her eyes.

Even Mira silently cried. She could not stop the gleeful smile on her face, gazing upon Hinata's beauty with pure awe.

"Wha-What is that thing?!" One of the elders shouted. The Hyuuga outside the village waited desperately for their warriors to return, but nothing could prepare them for the blackening of the sky, or the appearance of a bizarre, massive winged being of pure energy rising up in the air.

"No way, that can't be. That looks like Hinata-sama!" A Hyuuga male shouted with his byakugan activated.

"Gods, what's going on?" Natsu shivered in fear. Even she could feel the godlike power emanating from the angelic being.

"Urgh…" Back in the village, Hiashi slowly came to. The sheer power was enough to wake him from his slumber. But he could just barely piece together his thoughts. The gorgeous light in the sky caught his gaze, and all he could do was witness the rising beauty in the sky. He could do nothing but stare in confusion, but a small part of him knew who that figure in the sky was, and understood what it meant.

"Tsunade-sama! Do you see that white dot in the sky?" Sakura yelled, pointing at the sky.

"Yes, I see it. But what is that?" Tsunade's voice was tinged with worry. Back in the Leaf Village, the darkened sky had put Konoha into a state of panic. The streets filled with fearful, confused citizens, and the rooftops filled with Leaf shinobi ready to defend their village from the otherworldly calamity.

"It feels like the chakra is coming from it," Sakura said, "But that's impossible! It's so far away. How can it have that much?"

'Isn't that the direction Naruto and Hiashi were heading?' Kakashi, who stood next to Tsunade, thought to himself. He had a very bad feeling about what this mysterious white light might mean.

They could only guess. And she was not the only Kage watching either. From the Sand Village to the Cloud Village to the Mist Village, all the countries and villages of the ninja world saw the same thing. They all witnessed the sky turn black, and they all saw the rising, pure white figure floating in the sky, radiating with so much chakra that it could be felt by the entire world. They would never realize what it was, or what it was about to do in time to stop it, just as Mira planned.

Hinata marveled at the beautiful horizon. She saw all. She felt all. She knew the eyes of the entire world were upon her. She felt her chakra everywhere, within every animal and every person, right down to their very essence. Her mind expanded, her senses expanded, her presence covered the entire world. Hinata sighed serenely. She didn't just leave the ground. She left behind all of her mortal worries and fears. All her responsibilities and obligations that once dominated her thoughts were now gone for good. She felt a soothing calm in spite of everything. Hinata thought she'd be scared, but she felt no fear. There was no need to be afraid anymore. A wondrous, ethereal feeling filled her. It was both gentle yet empowering. Soothing yet fierce. High and low. Light and dark. Everywhere and nowhere. Everything and nothing. Hinata was no longer human. No longer an angel.

She was a goddess.

'This is a new beginning. A new life. A new world. Thank you, Mira. Thank you everyone. I promise that I will rule over you with kindness and gluttony.'

Hinata turned her eyes upward to the beautiful moon above, larger and more lovely than she had ever seen it. Her mind clear, her heart determined, she focused her will upon it. The symbol of her religion, the image of her belly with angelic wings appeared on the surface of the moon.

The world changed forever.