Chapter 3
"Normal talking"
"Demon/Summoning talking"
'Normal thinking'
'Demon/ inner Sakura thinking' speculation
Flashback
Declaimer: I don't own Naruto, characters from Tenjou tenge and Yoruichi from bleach
Clack, clack. A low, rhythmic noise rang out through an impenetrable darkness. Clack, clack, clack. The noise was so quiet, almost as if it was a trick to fool the mind. Clack, clack, clack. This time it was a little bit louder. For seemingly hours this went on. Hundreds and hundreds of low clacking sounds that was barely audible only increasing in volume every hundred or so clack. Clack, clack, clack. A pair of golden eyes open, the slit for pupils staring into the void of darkness. He let out a deep breath and closed his eyes once more. He knew it would be a while before he would come face to face with the one who was making to the noise. For many others they would have impatiently stormed off to confront the source. But for him, he realized a while ago there was no need to rush. Time was now on his side and patience he now had a abundances of. So he would wait, until the time came, the time to face the "other".
Naruto's eyes opened slowly and he was greeted by the sight of Miya who sat directly in front of him. She was no more the five feet away from him sitting on her legs. He glanced to his right side and saw Homura, sitting with his legs crossed. He was the exact same distance away as Miya. He turned his head a little and looked over his shoulder. Tsukiko sat behind him about the same distance away also in seiza position. He looked at Miya before looking around the floor looking for the signs of the usual happenings, but found none. "Welcome back." Naruto heard. He looked up at Miya and nodded with a light smile. With that Miya stood up from her spot and made her way over to Naruto.
Naruto stayed seated until she got to him. "How are you feeling?" She asked. Naruto lifted his right hand and stared at it. He closed his eyes before clutching his fist tightly. He took a deep breath concentrating on his body. After a minute he opened his eyes. He grinned a little and gave a nod. "That is good. It's affective at this level." She replied with a little smile.
"Haaaa, that's good to hear." Homura let out. Naruto turned his head a little to his friend and smiled. He heard movement behind him and glanced behind him. He watched the white haired beauty walked up to him.
"Even if you are ok, you shouldtake it easy." Tsukiko said. She placed her hands on his shoulders and blue glowing lines appeared on the area that she touched. Naruto shivered a little, a cold sensation traveling through his body. "This is still a quick fix type seal. Because they aren't here this is the most we can do for you ok." She explained. He nodded in understanding and felt her hand leave his shoulder.
"Naruto-san, I need you to stay in here for a while longer." Miya said kneeling down. Naruto blinked and tilted his head at her. "It a precaution, so don't worry too much." She said. Naruto stared into her purpled eyes for a moment. He closed his eyes and nodded again deciding not to try and press the issue. "I'll be back to let you out." The landlady said. Naruto nodded a final time as she stood up straight.
"Don't look so down. I'll be..." Homura was cut off as a hand gripped his shoulder lightly.
"Homura, you will be coming with us." Tsukiko said.
"Huh?" Homura let out.
"Sorry but we need you for something." Miya said.
"But." Homura let out. They didn't reply and Tsukiko began to pull him towards the stairs.
"We will be back soon." Miya let out. Naruto frowned but nodded anyway. He watched them as they traveled up the stairs. He watched them leave through the door before sighing. He didn't like being in a room like this alone. It was something he was far to use to and it brought on memories, too many memories. He closed his eyes and relaxed, hoping they would let him out soon.
Maya leapt across the buildings making sure she kept to the darkness. She scanned the ground looking for anything suspicious. She stopped noticing a few people on the ground. 'Hm, must be coming back from the festival. It's pretty late now.' She thought. She looked ahead before jumping to the next rooftop. It took her a few minutes to take trace back to the part of the village that the festival was being held. She stopped on a rooftop and crouched down. She looked down surveying the people who was still there. 'Let's see if I can find anything out.' She thought. Maya looked to the left before stealthily jumping down into a nearby alley.
She managed to drop to the ground making barely any sound. She quickly pressed herself up against the wall, using the shadows of the alley to hide herself. She waited for a little bit waiting for anyone to come to check the alley out. Not seeing anyone she made a hand seal. 'Ok...I'll change my hair color.' She thought. She concentrated a little before walking out of the shadows, her hair color changing to brown as she was exposed. She walked out from the alley and looked around. She came out and walked to the right trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. She glanced around quickly realizing she was in the clear. She walked down the road listening to all the citizens talking.
"It's better than last year right?"
"This game is awesome."
"It will be $ 5.00 to play."
"Excuse me."
"Are you ready to go?"
"You look really beautiful tonight."
"Daddy! Can I get that?"
Maya shook her head giving a little sigh of disappointment. 'It's going to be hard to filter out all of this.' She thought. She continued to walk listening to and ignoring a lot of the conversations that was happening around her. She strolled aimlessly listening in to any type of talking noticing a few weird circumstances that stuck out in her mind. She let them sink to the back of her mind for the time being until there was time to contemplate it.
An half an hour seemed to fly by quickly and Maya found herself at a ramen cart. She looked at the wooden counter a frown etched on her beautiful face. 'From what happened earlier, I was expecting to hear some talk of Naruto.' Maya thought. She looked up as a bowl of ramen was placed in front of her. "Thank you." She replied. The middle aged man nodded with a smile. She grabbed a pair of chopsticks and broke it apart silently. She began to eat the bowl of ramen slowly letting her mind wrap around the problem at hand.
"Did you get a chance to see him?" A feminine voice rang in her ears. Maya glanced at two villagers as they walked slowly down the road. One was male while the other is female. The male is a about a head's length shorter then Maya. He looked to be in his mid-teens to her. He has a young looking face with no viewable marks. He is wearing normal blue summer robes that really didn't stand out too much, matching pants and shoes. His hair is a dark brown color while his eyes are a light green color. All in all he looked less than ordinary to her.
The female next to him looked a little more ordinary. She was alright looking. A little bit shorter than the boy. Her hair is pretty long going to the middle of her back. She is wearing a yukata that have floral patterns decorating it. Her forehead is covered with her hair, almost covering her eyebrows. Her eyes are a light brown color that she had seen all too much. "Yeah. He looked so...so..." The young boy let out.
"Divine?" The female let out. The young boy looked at her before looking up.
"Well I wouldn't say divine." The boy let out. The girl glared at him as he looked up, his eyes sparkling. "But Miya-sama...she's divine. Like a goddess." She nodded at him. Maya glanced at the two young one as she continued to eat.
"I wonder what he's going to do this year." The girl let out.
"Hm. I'm not sure he's going to do anything. I mean he does have a tendency to leave for months at a time." He replied.
"But he's back now Yoshimura." She replied.
"Yeah he is. But he usually leaves for at least three months at a time. This time he was gone for only two." The boy, Yoshimura replied.
"But the ceremony is tomorrow. He might have come back because of it." She replied. The boy looked up and nodded thinking of something.
"Ah! That must be right. He probably has something even greater planned this time around." The boy nodded happily.
"fufufufu." The chef let out smiling as he watched them walk passed the shop. "Young ones now days, they have too much expectation." He said. Maya looked at him raising an eyebrow.
"Isn't that what young people are supposed to have?" She half asked, half stated.
"You have a point." The man let out. "By the way, I haven't seen you around in this village before. Are you visiting?" He asked. Maya nodded in response as she ate some more of her ramen. "I see. You must be from one of the surrounding villages then." He said.
"Hm. Why do you say that?" She asked. He gave her a curious look before crossing his arms.
"This festival isn't a well-known one. Only people from villages close by know about it and come to visit every year." He explained.
'I see.' She thought. "May I ask, how does Naruto fit into this?" She asked suddenly. The man narrowed his eyes suspicious, a frown on his face.
"For you to speak of him so familiarly, you must be close to him." He replied. Maya's mouth twitched a little but she kept up her stoic look.
"You can say that." She replied.
"Ah I see. You are one of his..."
"No." Maya said quickly interrupting him. He stared at her a little surprised before nodding.
"Oh. Sorry. There aren't many girls who come to the village either with him or some connection with him that aren't with him." The man said.
"I see. I don't have that kind of connection with him." Maya said. "So back to the question I asked." She said.
"Oh." He replied. "You could say Naruto is the new pillar of the festival." He said.
"Pillar?" Maya asked confused.
"Yes." He said stroking his chin. "Miya-sama was the main pillar of the festival or better yet the village itself. With her the village and other surrounding villages have had so many fortunes. But the moment Naruto-sama came around. Those fortunes multiplied greatly." The ramen chief explained. "You could say they are..."
"Good evening." A sudden voice came from behind. Maya quickly turned around an expression of surprise clear on her face. She was another beauty. She stood easily at a 5 ft 6 inches. Her golden blonde hair was long reaching up to her feet. A long, wide bang of hair traveled over her face covering the right side of her face. Her eyes are almond shaped and her irises are golden. Her eyes are narrowed in what seems like an eternal glare. Her skin complexion was a light tan. She had on a plain black cloak, covering all of her body from the neck down. The chef's face lit up quickly before he bowed.
"Good evening." He said politely. Maya could only blink completely surprised.
"Tairei?" She questioned. The woman looked at her and gave a small tilt of her head.
"Maya." She responded with a hint of boredom. What was Tairei doing here? It has been quite the while since she has even seen her let alone heard her voice.
"Ah you two know each other?" The chef asked. The blonde girl nodded to him before looking at Maya.
"Finish that quickly." It wasn't an order; it was more of a suggestion. She gave a nod to the chef before turning and leaving the restaurant. Maya blinked confused before turning. If she was here than most likely she had a lot of information. She quickly ate her ramen and drank the broth. She wiped her face and took out her wallet.
"Ah. This one is on the house." The chef said holding his hand up. Maya blinked confused before shaking her head.
"Sorry. I can't accept that." Maya said pulling out some money. She handed him a little bit more than the food cost and turned away. "Thanks though." She said before leaving the restaurant. He watched her go and smiled a little.
"Just like Naruto-sama." He whispered.
Maya looked around quickly searching for the golden haired woman. She looked at the few people on the road walking from the festival. She blinked noticing Tairei leaning up against a wall. She watched her nudge toward an alleyway before walking into it. Maya blinked before walking towards the alley. She missed the three men who watched her as she made her way to the alley. She made it there in time to see the blonde woman jump up to the roof. She hummed a little and followed after her bouncing off each wall until she was on the roof. She blinked realizing Tairei was on the other side of the roof. "Tairei! It good to see you." She said with a smile. It was true. Tairei was someone she knew pretty well.
The female Tairei looked at her and tilted her head a little. "It's good to see too." She said sincerely. That was also true. It has been a while since she seen the girl. She would have loved to keep in touch with her but certain issues got in the way of that. She wished she could catch up with her but there are things that had to be done.
"So what are you doing here?" Maya asked. Yeah it was a stupid question, she knew that. She knew her cousin didn't summon her so there was only one other person. It was a question that just came out. She watched her raise her arm from her cloak and point at her. "Me?" She asked pointing to herself.
"You aren't supposed to be out here. We have to return now." She said. Maya blinked before glaring a little.
"Naruto's orders?" She asked a bit of anger leaving her mouth. Tairei returned the glare but shook her head.
"No. Naruto-sama doesn't even know you're out here." She replied. "Well, yet." She said looking away.
'Sama?' Maya thought. "Then who?" Maya asked. Tairei stared at her for a second before turning around.
"Come." She said before walking to the edge of the roof. Maya blinked frowning a little. She walked towards her just as she jumped towards the next roof. Maya hummed again taking a running start before jumping after her. She watched her land on a roof top before jumping high up heading toward the next building. Maya landed on the roof a few seconds later and jumped up after her. She blinked catching sight of under her cloak. She shook her head a little with a small grin.
"Still not wearing clothes I see." She said joyfully. Tairei looked back at her blinking a little.
"Well he only told me to cover up. So I did." Tairei replied. Maya chuckled at it. She was glad she didn't change much. "Maya….why are you trying to find information about him?" She asked. Maya blinked at that crossing her arms.
"Just trying to find out how connected he is with the village." She said closing her eyes.
"You would have been better off asking someone in the hotel." Tairei replied.
"Oh? And they would just answer me truthfully." Maya said skeptically. Tairei looked back at her.
"You would be surprised." She said looking forward. Maya looked at her and tilted her head. Maya hummed at that. It would make things easier to do and formulate a plan for all this.
"Thanks for the heads up. By the way….Does Naruto really not have the ability to talk anymore?" She asked. At that Tairei frowned not that Maya could see it.
"Yes. It is not possible for him to talk anymore." Tairei said. Maya mouth frowned a little before looking away. She really didn't know how to feel about it. But it wasn't much of her problem. "We should quicken our pace." Tairei said. Maya nodded and they both picked up speed.
Naruto stared ahead blankly before looking down at the board in front of him. It looks similar to a shoji board, only difference was that it was 8 x 8 and had pieces that resembled that of a kingdom. From what he was told it was called chess. He learned a lot about it over the time period he had it. It was from a land across the sea. It was almost exactly like shoji. He looked up at his currently challenger, it was Yoruichi. She thought she could beat him this time. He had to admit she was pretty good, but she was far too predictable. She was quick to sacrifice her pawns and other pieces to save her queen. Sure he didn't knock her style of playing it's just she wasn't too good at adapting. Once you took her queen her strategy fell apart. It was interesting to see her get frustrated as she began to lose.
He looked at her as she rubbed her chin with her right hand. She's sitting with her legs cross her right elbow buried into her leg. Her left hand was on her knee tapping lightly again her beautiful bronze skin. She's wearing very short purple shorts, and a white sleeveless tee. He noticed already that she wasn't wearing a bra or any type of bindings. He could see her nipples poke up against her shirt. Her purple hair which was usually tied in a ponytail was down, cascading down her shoulders. She knew that he liked her hair down; she knew he liked seeing her legs. All together she looked so very enticing to him. He realized already that she was trying to use his desire to mess him up. In essence she was trying to cheat without cheating. To seduce him with her appearance, her eyes, her lips, her slight movements that he caught so easily.
Smart move, he liked that about her. She wasn't the type to just play mind games, she was the type that would do and could do anything for the sake of winning. In essence she was a quite similar to a ninja but not one at the same time. He didn't grin, smile or show any type of expression that would show he liked it. Why? Because he already knew that she would stop trying. War is deception and she has tried multiple times to deceive him in such ways. To him this was war, a war where there was only one winner and no mercy. To use her body to find a weakness, he was fine with it. He wouldn't mind if she cheated in some unnoticeable way. To win by any means was war with him. He watched her move one of few remaining pawns in a desperate attempt to capture his queen. She had yet to understand that his queen was not his strongest piece. He would let her have her just to show her. She was smart but it was hard for her to counter him. "You won't beat him." Homura let out. He turned his head a little letting his eyes glide across the lounge until he found him sitting on a couch towards his right, a book in his hand. Next to him was Kazehana who was staring intently at the game. Shikamaru was toward his left. He also was staring intently at the game. He had made his way around the building, not necessarily looking around. He wanted a place to relax and do nothing. And this is the place he found. At the time it only had Naruto in it playing an invisible opponent but soon they found him.
"Shut it Homura. I don't need your shit right now." Her frustrated shout came out. Homura dropped his hands and stared at her.
"I am merely stating a fact. Naruto excels at strategy, especially when it's overview like that." Homura said. "You won't win." He repeated. Naruto shook his head placing his black spaced bishop in a diagonal line of her king. "Oh. You're in check." Homura let out.
Yoruichi growled out. It's not that she's a sore loser or anything. That much he knew. He understood that she just wanted the prize he was offering. Everyone who stays in hotel has tried quite a few times to beat him to get it. But none could defeat the man. The only person who was considered able to stayed away from it simple because of the prize itself. The prize that the winner could ask whatever they want from the loser, there was no limits to it. So if Yoruichi won she could ask him to do whatever she wanted. He could also do the same when he won. He wouldn't because it was not necessary. Anyway that was the basic stakes, but he's like a god at the game, he was unmovable, when he started he only got up to let somebody else play so they could get used to it.
They watched the game proceed with Yoruichi blocking the bishop's line of sight. Naruto moved his knight for the first time during the game. It was at that moment Yoruichi moved her hand toward her pawn. It was protecting the king from the queen. She took it and grinned happily, knowing she took a major piece off the board. She would understand soon enough why Naruto believed that the pawn was the strongest.
Shikamaru stared on shocked. He saw enough of it to know the rules, what piece moved which way, setup, and how pieces captured other pieces. But even he couldn't have predicted the blow out that just happened. It started with Naruto's queen getting taken. He knew Naruto left it there, but he had no idea of the plan he had in store. He was surprised at how brutal Naruto was on her. He didn't just mate her like he could have during the fifteenth turn; no he took every last one of her pieces turning three of his pawns into queens before mating her. She was mad alright but she accepted the lost. She shook his hand and they both seemed to hold a conversation with their eyes that left both parties happy. Naruto was good, he wanted to try and test his mind against Naruto again. "Hey want to try?" Homura's voice reached him. He turned his head to him and simply nodded. "Go ahead. Naruto spoke about you before. I want to see how your mind works." Homura said as Yoruichi left her spot and moved over to the couch next to Kazehana. Shikamaru read into it but got up. He went over to the other side of Naruto before sitting. He looked at the pieces and was about to move the black pieces back to setup position. He stopped as Naruto grabbed the black king and put it on his side. Shikamaru looked up in his eyes and understood it. Naruto would be black, and be on the defensive just like always. This would be harder then he though.
Ten minutes, it took ten minutes to realize he was in a tight spot. Naruto had started out with an interesting defensive move that position the king in a wall surrounded by pawns, the bishop, knight, and rook. But it left everything else to be used. He was trying to find a way in with the least amount of trading but the way he lined his pieces up they would be taken by Naruto. His use of his queen was really on point especially in combination with any other piece. That's why he took his rook and knight but it proved the wrong move. It lead to him opening up most of his left side. There was a way to turn this around; he just need time to think. Shikamura hummed, worst possible thing was that Naruto was staring at him like he was searching his soul. He needed to focus. He interlaced his hands and flipped them as he closed his eyes.
Naruto watched him with no emotion what so ever. Shikamaru was a little better then what he remembered but his style was pretty much the same. Shikamaru was a planner, somebody who can do a lot with small amounts of information and do a lot more with an abundance of it. But their lies his weakness. Naruto made plans sure but he winged it for the most part. He was a so called 'reactor'. He reacted to actions and plans of others. He did things to bring out an action in his favor or not in his favor and reacted accordingly. Thinking is good yes but in some situations thinking becomes a liability. When one thinks, there is always the chance that he overthinks things or under think things. When it came to Naruto, Shikamaru became an over thinker. And as much as Naruto pointed it out when they were younger he still hasn't changed but there were no longer any warnings for him. He would need to figure it out for himself.
"Naruto, you're thinking quite a lot." Homura said smiling. At this Naruto looked at him, his head tilting slightly. He was confused, he was always thinking. "I mean about…" Homura stopped looking at Shikamaru. Naruto caught on quickly and frowned. He gave the young man a look to which Homura chuckled at. Yoruichi and Kazehana took the time to look over at Homura. Yoruichi looked at him in wonder while Kazehana gave him a blank look. He paid them both of them no mind grinning madly at Naruto. Naruto shook his head finding his friend quite weird. He turned his head back to Shikamaru waiting for him to make a move.
Five minutes passed and Shikamaru still didn't make a move. It wasn't a problem, Naruto had a lot of patience. Naruto blinked before looking to his right. The door to the room opened up a second later revealing Miya. She didn't walk into the room. She looked around at each person before letting her eyes rest on Naruto. His eyes shifted to Shikamaru who eyes were open. "I'll wait here." He said quickly still needing to come up with a plan. Naruto raised an eyebrow at that before looking toward Homura.
"Ok." He said standing. Naruto stood up slowly making sure to avoid the table. He walked over to Miya taking notice that Yoruichi jumped up. She followed as Miya turned around before walking out. He followed after her Yoruichi tailing behind him. Homura took his place sitting across from the lazy ninja. "I'll be taking over…Lets see what you got." He said grinning.
Naruto followed Miya down the hall along the way Yoruichi decided to grab hold of his arm. It was late now, very late. Around 11 pm. A few people had already returned to the inn for the night but he knew the majority of the visitors would be out until at least two. He didn't like people traveling in the hotel so late, it kept him on edge and when he was on edge bad things happened. But this was the only time it was ok. He looked a head at Miya and noticed she glanced back a couple of times. He realized immediately why. Just as they passed the stair case Naruto stopped causing Yoruichi to as well. She looked up at him and blinked as he stared into her eyes. He pointed at the stairs and then to her. At that Yoruichi frowned.
"Come on Naru-chan. I want to stay with you a while longer." Yoruichi pleaded. Naruto expression didn't change but he made what he meant more obvious to her. He moved his free hand to her shirt and pinched the fabric before pointing up stair again. She blinked understanding what he meant now. "You want me to change?" She asked. Naruto nodded at her and she let go of him. With a grin she nodded. "I'll be back in a second." She replied. She released Naruto's arm before literally disappearing. She didn't want to waste a second. Naruto turned back to Miya to see her standing a little further down near the reception desk. She was looking at him with a slight smile. He turned and walked over to her. "Good…I didn't need to say anything." She said with a gentle smile. But he knew she told him with her eyes before. Her smile faded a second later before she looked at the door. "I need you to do something for me." She said giving him a serious stare. Naruto raised an eyebrow at her before smiling. She blinked as he took a step into her personal space. She stared up into his eyes as he smiled down at her. He raised his hand up and lightly stroked her right cheek.
Miya smiled at him, he was being fresh again. She drew out a spoon that she kept with her just for such an instance. It was a new metal one that she bought the day before. Her other metal one she bought went to making food only because she realized she was out of all the wooden ones broke after the first hit. It was actually costing her a small fortune for this but it was ok….She took it from Naruto's pay anyway. She was swift as she raised her arm and brought it down. She watched him jerk a little bit the grin never leaving his face. "You know there is none of that in the halls." She said smiling. He smiled letting his hand drop. He turned away from her and began to walk toward the door. "I didn't say what I wanted you to do for me." Miya said. Naruto stopped and looked back at her smirking. She tilted her head a little bit and he winked at her. "Hm" She let out smiling again.
"Back." Yoruichi said walking from the hall. Both Maya and Naruto looked toward her. Naruto smirked staring at her clothing, well at one piece of her clothing. She is wearing the haori from earlier except without the hamaka covering it. You could see the bottom of the robe in a styled way that made it drop down like a loincloth. There is an orange sash around her waist keeping the robe from opening up. A black ribbon is tied around her neck. Her hair is tied back up in a ponytail with another black ribbon tying it in place. She has black thigh high socks and light black shoes on. She saw Naruto's smile before he waved her over. She smiled back before rushing over to him.
"Don't stay out to late." Miya called out as they walked to the door. Naruto nodded his head grinning. Miya blushed staring at him with a smile. She took the spoon that was still in her hand and tossed it fast. It hit Naruto hard sending a loud ringing sound into the air. This time Naruto didn't just jerk he flew forward. He would have hit the ground if Yoruichi wasn't fast enough to catch him. She smiled coolly at him as she helped him back to his feet. She glanced back at Miya seeing her smiling with her eyes closed. She was very scary at times. She looked quite docile most of the times but she was actually pretty strong. She looked back to Naruto and watched him rub his head. He started to walk again heading to the door.
Miya watched they leave her smile fading. "I would have taken care of it, if you asked me." Tsukiko said walking from the hall. Miya looked at her nodding slightly.
"I know, it would be less detrimental to us if Naruto did it." Miya replied frowning. Tsukiko frowned as well sensing a gloomy emotion from Miya.
"We have the right to do it. We shouldn't use Naruto-kun in such a way." Tsukiko replied. Miya nodded again already knowing it but it was necessary.
Naruto and Yoruichi walked from the hotel side by side. Yoruichi was grinning while Naruto was staring at her. He smiled before something caught his attention. He tilted his head realizing two people walking up to the hotel. He grinned noticing a familiar face. Both Naruto and Yoruichi stopped as Tairei and Maya stopped. They looked at each other and Naruto lifted his hand waving. "Naruto-sama." Tairei let out. Naruto smiled a second before she ran straight into him. He expected this much after all he hadn't seen her in about five months. He wrapped his arms around her managing to stay on his feet. She rubbed her face into his shirt wrapping her arms around him also.
Yoruichi blinked noticing the girl didn't have any clothing on under the cloak. Her mouth opened before she remembered something Homura said. 'The funny thing about Tairei is she can transform whenever she wants but she never want clothes on her.' Yoruichi hummed narrowing her eyes a little. "You're…Tairei right?" She asked. She never really saw her like this before. The girl looked at Yoruichi and nodded.
"You're going out with him this time?" She asked standing up, releasing her hold on him. Yoruichi nodded with a smile as Naruto released her.
"Wow. So this is what you looked like when you transform huh?" She let out inspecting the girl. She walked around her noticing Naruto back up a little giving her room. Tairei watched her as she circled her twice before humming. In a split second Yoruichi disappeared. Tairei blinked as her cloak went up in the air. Her cloak came down after a few seconds covering her once again. At that moment Yoruichi appeared in front of her smiling. "I give my stamp of approval." She said with her thumbs up. She looked at Naruto to see his right hand on his forehead.
"Thanks." Tairei said before looking at Naruto. He removed his hand before giving Tairei a blank stare. "I am wearing something." She said. Naruto eyes never left her as she frowned. "You never said how much to wear." She said. "Yes, no, yes, yes. Sorry Naruto-sama." Tairei said slightly bowing her head. Yoruichi frowned wishing she could help, but she couldn't say anything without knowing what he was saying.
"Hmph. It's her body and her transformation. If she doesn't like wearing clothing then it's her choice, not yours." Maya said. Naruto's eyes trailed to hers, narrowing slightly. He looked back at Tairei as she raised her head up. She quickly shook her head at him.
"No, she didn't." Tairei said. At that Maya perked up glaring at Naruto a little. Naruto walked up to her placing his hand on her head. Tairei blinked turning to look at Naruto. "Alright. I won't let her see." She said grinning. Naruto rubbed her head still looking ahead. He lifted his hand off her head before walking forward he didn't need to make any signal for Yoruichi to start walking after him.
"See ya Tairei." Yoruichi let out with a wave. She nodded towards Maya just to be courteous as she followed him. Naruto eyes went back to Maya's as she stared into his. She noticed instantly that something was different from before, something different from when they were younger. But she put that aside, it did not matter now. He walked passed her seemingly in slow motion to her. He looked to be contemplating something. She saw his mouth move a little before he broke eye contact. He was passed her now but her eyes was still on him. She briefly noticed Yoruichi moved pass her before watching them leave the front yard of the hotel. She turned watching them turn to the left before disappearing.
Tairei let out a sigh looking at the hotel. She was surprised that Maya said something. She wasn't expecting that. It was officially finished when she apologized to him but that statement she made brought on a little more. He wanted to have a talk with her tomorrow, when he was just going to leave it along. She let out another sigh rubbing her face. "Let's go in Maya." Tairei said turning. Maya looked back at Tairei being brought out of her thinking. She had yet to decide whether to follow them or not. But it didn't matter, she wanted to try what Tairei suggested and Naruto not being there was better than if he was.
Naruto and Yoruichi raced across the top of the buildings. They didn't have to worry about being seen, they were fast enough to remain invisible or blurs to anyone below. Out of Homura, Kazehana, and Yoruichi, she was the fastest. She would probably be able to match him completely soon. That made him happy. Homura had the spot of strongest. He wondered how long that would last. He smiled turning suddenly before jumping across the road to the buildings on the other side. Yoruichi followed easily, right on his tail. She didn't know where they were going but he did even without Miya telling him. He looked back at her and smiled. He watched her smile back before she disappeared from his view. She took a route to his left. He turned his head and grinned as she appeared by his side. "Ah I thought I could catch you." She said still smiling. He grin turned into a smirk as he reached out and snagged the ribbon around her neck before speeding up. "Huh?" She let out noticing the ribbon. She blinked as Naruto smirked with devilish eyes. He dashed ahead displaying a great amount of speed. She watched him before smiling brightly. "Game on." She said rushing after him.
Twenty minutes, the little game of tag lasted twenty minutes. She didn't win but she got close a couple of time. She was bent over her hands on her knees, sweat pouring down her face. She panted heavily a smile plastered on her face. That was a work out. Naruto always seemed to slip right out of her grasped. It was annoying but cool at the same time. Awesome part was he wasn't even tired. No panting, no sweat, nothing. He smiled at her walking towards her. She straightened up breathing slowly. He stopped in front of her taking a cloth from his pocket. He wiped the sweat off her face, neck, shoulders and arms. He was very gentle with his strokes making sure not to miss a spot. Yoruichi blushed throughout it all. A gentle cooling breeze blew passed them cooling her heated skin. She closed her eyes relaxing into the sensation of the wind and his touch. She really didn't understand how his mother hen like touches could affect her like this. But she couldn't really find the moment to care currently.
She opened her eyes and reached up to grab his shirt. He took a step back dodging her hand completely. He shook his head at her. She pouted at him and he smiled again. He moved back up to her before tying the ribbon back around her neck. He let his hands drop staring into her eyes. His smile grew before he backed up. He turned around before raising his hand up and beckoning her to follow. She nodded following him. She was silent, she wasn't sure what they going to do but she had to be ready for anything. They were after all well out the range of the village.
They walked for nearly ten minutes before he stopped. He pointed up and she jumped up. She grabbed onto a branch before swinging up to the highest branch. When she reached the top she looked ahead spotting Naruto already up there. He pointed ahead and she jumped to where he was. She made sure she was stable before looking forward into the distance. There was a man there, sitting up against a tree, a camp fire right in front of him. He was covered completely by a brown cloak. A sword lay by his right side. Around his wrist are bandages. His face had two scars, one on his right cheek and the other across his forehead. His hair was brown, a very dark brown. He looked to be young, around twenty five. "He's our target?" Yoruichi whispered. Naruto nodded before looking at her. He pointed at her before pointing down. "You want me to stay here?" She asked. At his nodded she quickly shook her head.
He raised his eyebrow at her and she turned fully towards him. "You let Homura kill for you. So I'll do the same. Don't worry." Yoruichi said. Naruto stared at her before shaking his head. "Don't worry, it won't be the first person I killed." She said before bursting forward. He let out a breath watching her. That wasn't the reason why he didn't want her to do it. But she was the stubborn type. He decided to watch from there and interfere when and if it came down to it.
Yoruichi was fast, like a lightning bolt, she was in front of the man her hand raised to pierce him. She thrust her hand forward only to watch him grab his sword and quickly maneuver out of the way. Her hand broke through the trunk he was resting on with a loud crack. She pulled her hand back and jumped back anticipating an attack. She was right. His blade cut through the area her arm took up a second prior. She was lucky for the most part. She landed before jumping back once again getting some distance. This was the third time she had missed her target, either she was getting slow or somebody enter cheat codes. She landed again staring at the man, noticing his full height was a bit taller than Naruto. His eyes are a cold, lifeless green. She grinned if he didn't have the will to live than this is fine.
The man held the sword in front of him both hands gripping the hilt tightly. "Hmmm, Shihouin Yoruichi. It seems I was spotted. Too bad she sent an amateur to take me out." He said, his voice was deep and gruff. Yoruichi paid no mind to his words. From what she saw he was fast but not that fast. His reaction speed was high though. He was experienced; she could tell that with a look. She needed to be careful, very careful. Yoruichi dashed to her left using her impressive speed to get to his right side before he even move. She threw a punch aiming at his side. The warrior took a step back raising his sword up watching as her fist passed his stomach. He brought it down fast as she looked at him. She was gone the next second. His sword cut the ground as Yoruichi appeared in the air above him. She swung her foot around aiming at his head. Again he dodged with a simple lean forward.
Naruto watched the fight closely. The man was not like the ones before he was probably higher up the food chain. He recognized him pretty easily he just never knew his rank. Yoruichi was fast yes but she would need more thing just speed to beat him. She wasn't experienced with fighting people like this. It was a good way for her to see and teach her….but he couldn't do it without speaking. He bit his lip making his decision. She would hate him for it yes but he would not in danger her. He narrowed his eyes a little, he should wait a while longer. She might understand it a after a bit. He kept his eyes on her his pupils that of slits. He had to make sure he watched them both like a dragon watching its prey.
Maya sat watching Shikamaru and Homura play chess. It seemed to be close to a stalemate. But she didn't care about it. She wanted to bring up what she wanted to ask, but considering Kazehana was right there, she couldn't well ask. "You know…if you have a question than you are free to ask." Homura said. Maya looked at him weirdly, how did he know?
"I do have a few questions." Maya said. Homura didn't look back he slide his rook down the board grinning.
"Then ask. Check." He let out. Shikamura stared at the board humming.
"Fine….What is your true connection with Naruto?" She asked her eyes narrowing. Homura looked back at her raising his eyebrow.
"Hm….interesting question. My true connection….Well my true role here is quite a few things. I'm Naruto's friend of course, then I'm his protector, then I'm his sword, I'm his voice, I'm reason, I'm his logic." Homura said looking back at the board. "I'm….quite frankly so many things I have no idea how to put them into words." Homura said moving another piece. "Check." He said again.
"Hmmm. And for Yoruichi and Kazehana?" Maya asked. Kazehana looked at her grinning.
"I'm his wife." She said. Maya looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
"It's exactly like she said. She's his wife…and Yoruichi is…she's um…" Homura let out. What was Yoruichi? "Well, let's just say it's complicated." Homura replied. Maya hummed at that. "Or we can say, she's his girlfriend trying to be a little more." Homura said nodding. He watched Shikamaru move a piece, staring at him critically.
"Is there a way to get Naruto to help us with the war?" Shikamaru asked slightly narrowing his eyes. If they were answering questions, why not ask some of his own? Homura looked at him before thinking it over.
"Yea….There are a few ways you can get him to help." Homura replied. All three occupants of the room eyes were on him now. "Check." Homura said. Shikamaru moved his king back trying to stall a little.
"Would you mind telling us how?" Maya asked.
"Not at all." Homura said grinning at the silver haired beauty. "Off the top of my head, there are three ways. The first way is to simply get one of us to want to help you." Homura said pointing to himself and Kazehana. At that Shikamaru glanced between them. "I would include Yoruichi but she doesn't really like you guys." Homura added.
"I'm guessing you don't want to help?" Maya asked interlacing her fingers. Her tone was calm, very calm.
"You got that right." Homura let out smiling. "We usually listen to Naruto and even if we don't listen we all basically know things to not get involved in. War is one of them." Homura said.
"Hmmm….What's the second way?" Shikamaru asked. Homura smiled at him, the thought of him being pretty good at catching hint flowing through his mind.
"Oh that one….That one is a little harder than the first choice." Homura said moving his knight up towards Shikamaru's king.
"So? What is it?" Maya asked.
"You have to give yourself to him." Homura said looking at Maya with a sly smile. She blinked at that confused at the absurdity of it.
"Homura." Kazehana scolded seemingly in a playful matter. Homura smiled back at her before looking forward.
"That won't happen so let's move onto the next one." Homura said. He blinked before looking back at her thinking about option three. "Yeaaaa…..choice number two is the best for you. Otherwise there is no way" Homura said. Maya glared at him as Shikamaru hummed.
"What is choice three?" He asked.
"You have to gain the attention of somebody very, very…..annoying." He said pausing at the end. "But since you can't do that, you are only stuck with those two options. You could try and convince us to help…or you give yourself to Naruto….Or give Aya-chan to him." He said with a slight laugh. He didn't miss the glare from the two women in the room. Not that he really cared. The room was silent as Homura moved his rook again.
"Naruto's abilities." Shikamaru started. Homura perked up a little humming. "What are the extents of them?" He asked.
"Wow, you guys are really trying to get him huh?" Homura said grinning. "How about if you beat me I tell you that one?" Homura said. Shikamaru nodded.
"We should start over then." He replied.
"Fine with me." Homura said grinning. They quickly put the pieces back to the way they were, Homura was black and Shikamaru was white once again. They started to play Maya and Kazehana watching Homura.
"…..How much do you know of Naruto?" Maya asked. Kazehana shifted her eyes to the kunoichi her eyes narrowing slightly. Homura turned to her smirking widely his eyes lighting up with excitement.
"Everything….Every last thing, you could possibly think you know about him, I know and more. I even know about you and him." Homura said grinning. Maya's eyes twitched at that and Shikamaru raised his head to look at her. He wasn't sure what he meant, it didn't sound like he was referring to their friendship at all.
"….He told you?" Maya asked growling a little. Homura shook his head his grin growing.
"Nope, a promise is a promise after all." He said smirking. Maya tilted her head a little.
"If that's the case…how do you know?" Maya asked. He smiled before looking at the board.
"Maybe if you play your cards right, I'll tell you before our trip is over." Homura replied. "But that's only if you do." He added. Maya glared at him, this guy seemed to be quite the sly one. Maya shook her head frowning.
"How long has Naruto been here?" She asked next.
"Five years." Homura said not missing a beat. "But he and I leave every few months to journey out into the world and help those in need." He exclaimed.
"Does Naruto still draw?" She questioned. Homura nodded at that grinning.
"His artwork is amazing now. He has expanded from just drawing. He paints, does sculptures, he even does pictures." Homura said his voice filled with awe. "I wish I could do a quarter of what he could do with a paint brush."
"Ahh!...That paint brush." Kazehana chimed in blushing. She moved her hands to her cheeks before looking down smiling. Homura raised his eyebrow before shaking his head.
"Ok…I don't need to know what you possibly mean by that." He said tapping the board. "Now before you ask any more questions, I have a question for you two." He said.
"Yes?" Shikamaru replied.
"How did you find out Naruto was here?" Homura asked moving his rook. Shikamaru stared at him for a second before deciding to answer.
"…We received a tip from one of Naruto's former sensei's informants." Shikamaru replied. Maya looked at him and he looked at the board.
"Hm….Jiraiya huh? That old perv is still alive." Homura said with a shake of his head. "Well, that's most adequate. It seems I'll have to prepare Naruto for a lot more." He said absent mindedly.
"Prepare him?" Maya let out.
"Don't worry about that." He said quickly. Homura hummed as he moved a piece. "When did the war began and what happened to start it?" He asked. It was silent for a moment before Shikamaru moved a piece.
"It's hard for us to say…..we have yet to get any definite answer about that….But it started just about four years ago." He answered. Homura nodded taking in that piece of information. Again so he could concentrate on the game. Shikamaru was proving quite the challenge but he was no Naruto. So he would beat him in the end, he was a strategist as well, one that made Naruto pause for a moment.
Fifteen minutes passed with no questions asked and the game processed nicely. Shikamaru had a few more pieces but Homura had more positioning. Shikamaru would not take anything without it being traded. And in the trade war he would win. Shikamaru was thinking the whole thing over that would give him time to think also. "I have one last question, if you don't mind." Maya said finally speaking up. Homura glanced back grinning.
"Ok, sexy sliver, give it to me." Homura replied. Maya's eyes twitched in annoyance. He sounded like Naruto.
"What happened to Naruto's voice and what lead to Naruto being so far from his home country?" Maya asked. Homura and Kazehana perked up. Homura hummed for a second seemingly contemplating whether or not to answer. He shrugged remembering Naruto's motto. You ask and you will have the truth, strange motto for a former ninja.
"You really wanna know?" Homura asked blankly. Maya nodded quickly at that, this would let her know how much he has changed and give her at least a hint on how to approach him. Homura looked at the board. "Ok. Both things relate to the same situation." Homura started slowly. "When Naruto was forced to leave konoha he wa…." Homura stopped as a gust of wind blew passed him. Shikamaru's eyes snapped up alert as Homura watched the board. He looked down and a second later the board broke apart into four triangles. The cut was clean and the pieces on the board wouldn't make it to play another game. Homura's eyes shifted to Kazehana, who had her hand out, a glare plastered on that beautiful face of hers. "Ohhhh, Naruto is going to be pissed you cut his board…and so is Miya-san!" Homura let. Maya and Shikamaru looked at Kazehana as she let her hand drop.
She stood up slowly almost in an elegant way. She walked around to Homura before grabbing his shirt and forcibly pulling him up. His eyes narrowed at her before he turned his head to Shikamaru. "Sorry, we'll have to call that a draw." He said as he was pulled towards the door. He was dragged out glancing once at Maya. When he was out of the room both Maya and Shikamaru looked at each other.
"A sore subject." Shikamaru said.
"Seems like it." Maya replied. "Do you think everything before was the truth?" She asked.
"Considering he mentioned knowing about you and Naruto…" Shikamaru paused at that noticing she perked up a little. "I would say he was. He didn't seem to care that he was telling personal information." He added. Maya nodded at that finding it a little bit too odd.
Naruto looked at Yoruichi, she had finally managed to take down the man who he finally learned was Tazu. It was a pretty long match, she wasted a lot of energy thorough out the entire fight. He would give her the praise she deserved though. After all she fought this type of enemy for the first time and without any hints or help from him she managed to figure out what ability he was using, how it affected her, and how to turn it back on him. Only thing he found wrong with the whole thing was her tactics and the way she used her energy. But that was an easy fix. He could do it but it would be a larger and harder road for her. Miya on the other hand would be able to do it easier. He shook his head before leaning off the tree. He glanced at Yoruichi seeing her hunched over, her hands on her knees. She was sweating a lot more than before, even as fast as she was she still used so much unnecessary movements.
Like Naruto thought she was smart, like Temari but she was slightly crude in her methods. He was at fault for that. He should be the one to polish her into a clear gem. He walked up to her as she leaned back up. Her heavily breaths are silent as she turned her head towards him. "How did I do?" She asked forcing her words out. Naruto closed his eyes before lifting his right hand up, his palm facing the ground. He waved it a little with a tilt of his head. "So-so?" She asked. He nodded at that before dropping his hand. He stepped to her side before looking at the man. He flexed his hand, extending his finger up so they were slightly bent. His fingers gave out crackle sounds as he pointed his palm toward the now bloodied corpse.
Yoruichi watched for a moment wondering what he would do. Her wait was rewarded when Naruto clutched his hand tight. A second later five flashes blinded her. "ah!" She let out covering her eyes. She heard the thunderous boom but hearing a sizzling sound. She moved her hands slightly and looked out. She saw lightning bolts, five of them each separated except at where the corpse met. Her eyes widen before her jaw dropped. It was the first time she saw this. She only though he could shot lightning from his body…or better yet generate it but to call it down from an clear sky….she glanced up slightly blinking. It was clear moments ago. She looked back down at him as the lightning bolts finished descending. The light faded and only smoke could be seen from the corpse. Before she could confirm that the corpse was burnt, Naruto turned around catching her attention. He began to walk away and she turned to follow. She wanted to rest a little but it was nothing she couldn't endure.
Yoruichi watched after Naruto contemplating her actions throughout the match. He was difficult, not that she would tell anybody. His body seemed to work on the principle of magnetism. Both negative and positive was affecting his body. When she went to hit it seemed like he was pushed away enough to dodge and we he attacked he was pulled towards her. Odd but neat in her opinion. It took a little time to find out about it but it took so much longer for her to find a way around it. Lightning is awesome, in her book especially when she can magnetize the ground. Too bad he didn't know. Her attention was brought back to Naruto, a frown gracing her face. He said her performance was so – so, so what did she do wrong?
She was brought out of her contemplation again with a slight bump. She stopped realizing she walked into Naruto's back. "Oh sorry." She said quickly. Naruto turned back to her and grinned and the next thing she knew she was in the air. She had to blink a couple of times to actually make sure she wasn't dreaming. She looked and realized she was on Naruto's back now, it amazed her how fast he was that he was able to grab her without her noticing. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned on him. Why worry about it, she would just enjoy the view for now, and the wind blowing against her.
Naruto went at a moderately slow pace. Even if they were in the air, it didn't mean they had to rush. She was tired, he could tell that. Her ability drew a lot from her and she was still fairly new to them. He decided he would train with her a lot more so she could come into her powers more. He frowned wondering if letting her fight Tazu was a smart move. The consequences of it might be bad, especially as she is.
He came down fast heading for a tree branch. Gravity seemly had no effect on him as he landed on a branch a second before bouncing back up into the air. His hair fluttered in the wind as he looked forward. Yoruichi was silent on his back, she wasn't moving much either. He could hear her soft breathing over the bellowing of the wind. He smiled knowing she was sleeping. It wouldn't take them long to arrive at the hotel at this pace and by now a lot of the residents would have turned in for the night. So he would not have to worry about being seen. But there is really no reason to wait after all she needed to be in bed anyway. He grinned hoping she wouldn't wake up from what he was about to do. A flash of light blanketed the area and a second later they were gone.
Homura frowned as his head rose up. He shook his head before standing from the couch. He was contemplating what had happened earlier. Kazehana and he had got into a little argument. She didn't like that he was telling them so much information. He wasn't really worried about it but she seemed very livid over it. She shouldn't have let him talk than. He walked over to the front door and opened it just as Naruto walked through the door. Naruto looked at him stopped as Homura stared into his eyes. "Nothing is the matter Naruto." Homura said closing the door behind him. Naruto raised an eyebrow at him as he frowned. "It's nothing. So don't worry." He said. He blinked noticing the female on his back. "Why do you have Yoruichi?" He asked. Naruto smiled at him slightly adjusting his hold on her. Homura blinked with a tilt of his head. "You let her do it? Wait, why didn't you tell me? I would have done it." He exclaimed. Naruto grinned nervously before looking forward. "You could have told me that's what she wanted; I thought it was something else like..." Homura stopped before sighed. He shrugged right afterward. "Oh…well, its fine. How did she do?" He asked. Naruto smiled at him causing the young man to hum. "So – So huh? Well she's get better." Homura said. Naruto nodded at that before looking forward.
Naruto walked ahead as Homura followed. "There are a few things I have to tell you." He said. Naruto glanced back at him nodding. "One, Shikimaru is actually pretty good. If you hadn't cornered him like you did I would probably have ended up in draw" Homura explained. Naruto huffed a little smiling. "Secondly, they started asking questions. Mostly about our connection, my knowledge of your past, and your abilities." Homura said shrugging. Naruto stopped blinking before looking at Homura. Homura grinned at him nodding. "Yep, told the truth of the ones that required it." He said. Naruto smiled nodding. There was no need to lie about things. It wouldn't matter if they knew or not. "So who did she battle?" He asked.
Naruto placed Yoruichi down on her orange sheets. He had already completely disrobed her in there. She liked to sleep nude. He pulled the purple blanket over her before leaning over. He kissed her lightly on the lips before leaning up. She let out a humming sound before turning a little. Naruto smiled before turning around and walked to the door. He left the room quietly closing to door behind him. He turned to his right looking at Homura. "Do I get a kiss goodnight too?" He said mockingly pushing his lips out. Naruto stared at him before shaking his head. "Nope, you're an ass. Kissing her goodnight, what about your wife? She's mightily lonely." Homura said. Naruto raised an eyebrow before crossing his arms. "Yeah, you're right she's not sleeping….She actually found a pretty good spot to sit down." Homura said.
Naruto nodded before walking passed him. He knew where she was already, it was a habit of hers and he could sense her fairly well. "She's right next to Aya, in that room." Homura added with a grin. Naruto's eyes shot up before he dashed forward. He was midway down the stair in no time flat. He was in a rush, he couldn't let her, them see it….well not together anyway. Kazehana would only look at the ones in the open. He remembered all of Aya's habits…and curiosity was something she wouldn't let die.
Naruto was down the stairs and across the hall making quick time. He didn't have to worry about Miya and Tsukiko being out. This was his shift to make sure everything went ok. So he wouldn't get in trouble at all. He came to the door with a golden color knob and grabbed onto it. He turned it and opened than door. He looked across the room quickly ignoring the art work hanging on all of the walls. His eyes moved down landing on the two ladies sitting on the floor. He walked into the room breathing easily before turning and facing them. He watched as Kazehana turned slightly to look at him, Aya followed her lead a second later. "Naruto-kun." Kazehana let out. She was off the ground in a second, heading hastily toward Naruto. He noticed her feet didn't touch the ground.
She wrapped her arms around his neck in a strong but loose hold as she leaned up kissing him on his cheek. Naruto's eyes moved to her before looking back at Aya. She was looking back at the painting. He looked back at Kazehana, feeling two soft pillows pressing against his back. He raised his eyebrows, wondering why she moved behind him, and why she was using her abilities so freely. "I was showing her some of your pictures. She likes them a lot." Kazehana said. Aya looked back at them spotting his eyes on her. She saw him smile a little before he walked over to her, Kazehana floating right behind him. He sat down next to her bringing Kazehana down with him. Kazehana found her way to his other side her arms still incasing his neck.
Naruto looked at the painting currently in her hand. It was one of his works earlier this year. It is the painting of the multi-colored sea and sky, both affected by the sunset in the background. Mountains rose just in front of the beautiful setting sun, the sun's rays illuminating the outline of the mountains. A single woman seemed to be walking on the water, her face had no detail and even if it did not many would see without closer inspection. She wore a nearly see through dress, her hair was two colors. The bulk of her long hair was as dark as the night sky and the very front of her hair closest to her forehead is a silvery white color. Bangs of hair came down passed the sides of her face. Naruto stared at the whole thing, he didn't understand how every time he looked at his painting it seemed to change slightly. He didn't know what the change was because everything looked the same. But he could tell, there was most definitely something different about it.
He looked at Aya and smiled at her, she had good taste. This was one that everyone who has seen it wanted to buy it. The last person to offer a price went well over 1,000 dollars. But he couldn't sell this one. Why, well he didn't know why. "You have gotten better….a lot better." She said glancing at him. His smile increased at her praise. "I wish I could do something like this." She said. She spoke softly, her voice was as sweet as he remembered. He felt a pinch on his neck and looked at Kazehana. She was pouting giving him a look of neglect. He grinned reaching up and stroking her cheek with the back of his hand. She smiled at him and he grinned. He looked back over to Aya watching as she ran her hands gently against the canvas, feeling the smooth waves of dry paint. "Who is she?" Aya asked looking at him. He blinked before tilting his head a little. He looked at the small figure of the woman. He frowned before reaching up and rubbing his head.
"Naruto-kun has no idea." Kazehana answered for him. Aya blinked and Naruto nodded. "Her image just appeared in his mind and he painted her." She added before pinching Naruto's cheek. "But that doesn't happen anymore right?" She asked her voice soft and gentle with a hint of playfulness. Naruto only smiled as she released her hand. Aya looked back at the painting trying hard not to say anything. She studied it, mainly the female on the water. It was strange but she felt a kind of presence from it. "Hey Aya-san." Kazehana called. Aya looked up at her quickly leaving her trance.
"Yeah?" She answered.
"Have you seen the paintings Naruto-kun left in Konoha?" She asked smiling. Aya blinked before glancing at Naruto. He was now looking at Kazehana with his eyelids half closed. She looked back at Kazehana before nodding slightly.
"I saw a few." She said nodding. Kazehana smiled at that.
"How were they?" She asked.
"They were ok. Why?" Aya asked blinking.
"Well, Naruto-kun won't tell me." She whined with a pout. Naruto grinned nervously a bead of sweat rolling down his forehead. "Eh! Don't say that." Kazehana replied. "You know I love looking at all your art." She said lightly poking his cheek. Naruto only smiled his eyes as gentle as the morning breeze. Aya turned her head to the picture, her eyes still on them. She was jealous, that much was easy to tell. The feeling in both her stomach and heart was enough to tell her that. But there was something else, it was as if this was simply a dream. For some odd reason it was unreal to her. "What's the matter?" Kazehana asked. Aya blinked shaking out of her trance. She shook her head before getting up.
"Nothing." Aya said. Naruto watched as she placed it back on its hook. "I'll be retiring for the night." She said slightly bowing. Naruto looked at her and Kazehana smiled.
"Alright have a good night then." Kazehana replied. Aya nodded before turning and walking to the door. Naruto's eyes followed her closely. Her movement was much more serene then he remembered. He watched her open the door and caught the little glance back she gave him before walking out the door. He smiled before turning a little. His lips were instantly captured by another pair, a tongue quickly forcing open his lips. He looked at his wife as she leaned into him. He closed his eyes and responded to the kiss moving his tongue up against hers. The heated kiss lasted for a good while before Naruto leaned back a little. She managed to capture his bottom lip sucking on it lightly before releasing it. He opened his eyes his tongue lightly gliding over his bottom lip. "Finally." She said softly, her voice filled with so much emotion. "I have you to myself." She said positioning herself on his lap. Naruto only gave a small smile as he reached up and placed his hand on her cheek. She smiled leaning in. "I love you." She whispered before capturing his lips in a kiss once again.
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