The Littlest Sannin II: Sound in Autumn
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Sequel to The Littlest Sannin
AN: Sorry about the delay, dad had a stroke, postings are going to be sporadic for now.
Chapter 7
(Mindscape)
Naruto grinned as Kyuubi snuggled into his side. Her tails covering them like a blanket.
"Hm, you are something else."
Kyuubi actually giggled at his mumbled words. "That's not what you were saying before."
Naruto made a shrugging motion, but said nothing else.
"Listen to me." Kyuubi said sitting up.
Naruto's eyes opened and he saw her leaning over him, her bare breasts getting his undivided attention.
Kyuubi huffed and used a tail to cover them. "Up here genius." She said. His eyes met hers.
"We need to talk about what will happen when I am gone."
(Exit Mindscape)
XX
Orochimaru sat in the throne at the front of the room. Naruto had designed it as a joke, but it was from this room that Orochimaru sent his orders out from. Gathered were the ninja of Oto and the remaining Jonin, Chunin and Anbu of Konoha.
The reason for this was with the rising son, the messenger from Natas had arrived. It was a surprise on who had been used. Tsunade had to be restrained at seeing the animated corpse of her former lover Dan.
"What's the matter hime, don't you love me any more?" Dan asked.
"You might be wearing his face, but Dan died. You aren't him. Go back to your master and tell him I will kill him for this and for what he's done to my son."
Dan shook his head and looked at Orochimaru. "I bring a message from my Lord Natas…and a gift."
"Deliver your message ghoul." Orochimaru said, his fingers laced before his face.
Dan nodded.
"Lord Natas instructs you the Sannin to bring Naruto to the top of Mount Omashu."
"Just the sannin?" Jiraiya asked.
Dan smirked. "You got old Jiraiya."
The scowl on the face of the Toad sage indicated he wasn't impressed with the corpse.
"And no. You may bring who you wish. Lord Natas knows there are many that care for Naruto."
He looked at Orochimaru. "Is that all?" the Snake Sannin and Otokage asked.
Dan held up a small chest about the size of a loaf of bread. He placed it on the floor and stepped back.
"My task is done." Dan said and looked at Tsunade. "Live long hime. Be happy." He said before his body dissolved to ash and drifted away.
Jiraiya stepped forward and toed the chest with his foot.
"What are you doing?" Tsunade asked.
"Praying it isn't a bomb." Jiraiya said and then he snickered as everyone backed up.
Shaking his head he picked it up and opened it, everyone sucked in their breath.
"Heh. He's been busy."
On the velvet inside were nine rings.
"Looks like he's taken out Akatsuki." Jiraiya said picking up a ring. "All those years of information gathering wasted." He muttered.
Tsunade looked at the ring. "You mean the Bijuu hunters?"
Jiraiya nodded. "The ones I was going to train Gaara and Naruto to fight against after the shit with Konoha was done."
Orochimaru cleared his throat. "Store those somewhere safe. We need to make plans for traveling."
"The question is whose all going?" Jiraiya muttered and was nearly blown off his feet by the shouted answers.
XX
"I am going."
"Sensei, be reasonable." Orochimaru said to the former Hokage of Konoha. "We don't know what Natas has planned…and…"
"Listen to me Orochimaru. I am an old man, but I can still take you to task. I am going. If for nothing more than to make sure that Naruto stays safe."
Orochimaru sighed and looked at Tsunade. "Who is all going?"
"Besides the three of us? Anko, Kimimaro, Shizune, Haku, Temari Kin, Tayuya, Gaara, Hinata, Jirobo, Kidomaru, Sarutobi-sensei, Ryu, Yugao Uzuki, Hana Inuzuka and Tsume Inuzuka."
Orochimaru sighed. "Is no one staying to watch the village?"
"Kabuto." Tsunade said with a deadpanned tone. "Most of the Konoha people." Orochimaru sighed. "We need someone to stay in charge."
Tsunade sighed. "And who will you have to cripple to do that. Everyone that's going cares about Naruto. Hell Kabuto told Anko if he wasn't as messed up as he was, he'd insist on going, he nearly did anyways."
Orochimaru sighed. "Then Kabuto will be in charge. Sukon and Ukon will be his arms and legs and help him run the village until we return."
Tsunade knew that the two members of his personal guard weren't going to be happy with Orochimaru going into danger.
"I'd order Kimimaro to remain, but him we'd have to kill in order for it to stick. He's obsessed that he failed and refuses to stay behind."
Tsunade nodded. Shizune had been fighting an uphill battle keeping the leader of the Sound Five restricted to his bed.
She stood. "I'm going to prepare Naruto for travel." She looked at her former sensei. "You get to explain to your people why you're going and why they aren't coming along."
Hiruzen sighed and watched her go. He turned to Orochimaru. "Does she still treat you like a child that got caught with your hand in the cookie jar?"
"All the time old man. All the time." Orochimaru said a rueful grin on his face. "But me and Jiraiya wouldn't want it any other way."
Hiruzen shook his head and went to tell his own people that he would be going. At least I'll have three others with me. He thought that should satisfy some of them.
XX
Tsunade entered the room and stopped seeing Naruto's girls getting dressed, many of them were putting on Anbu armor and were geared for war.
"Do I want to know why there are four nearly naked girls in the room with my comatose son?"
Haku looked the least guilty. "We are discussing who will be Naruto-kun's first wife while we are preparing to kill the man who put him in this condition."
Tsunade blinked and she sighed. "You think there will be more than one wife?"
Haku nodded and the others seemed to let her bear the brunt of whatever anger Tsunade was going to unleash.
"Yes. We have agreed that we all love Naruto, and if it means we have to share him, we will. We know he loves each of us, and we refuse to cause him pain in choosing."
Tsunade looked at Haku. "Well what if I say only one of you can be his wife?"
"And you would cause him pain." Haku said back. "Asking Naruto to chose only one is similar to asking him to breath with one lung. You hate the thought of him being in any kind of pain."
Tsunade's hand was clenched at her side. "You…"
"When Naruto-kun awakens, each of us will kiss him, and inform him of what we have decided. You will stay out of it, not because you agree, but because you love your son and want to see him happy."
Tsunade looked at her and smiled. "It took you long enough."
The others blinked. "What the fuck?" Tayuya said in shock.
Tsunade chuckled. "I've been waiting for the four of you to get your heads out of the sand and stand up and make a decision."
Temari sat down in her pants and bra. "You've been playing us?"
"Damn right I have." Tsunade said. "I've known since the moment Naruto showed any interest in each of you. I saw the moment you each fell in love with my son and he with each of you, and all the times Anko or I interrupted, was a test. If any of you had waivered at all, you would be kicked to the curb faster than Naruto eats ramen."
She looked at the four girls. "I thought him like this might have kicked you off, but it hasn't. When I'm not here, the nurses tell me how each of you sit with him, talking to him." She held up a hand. "I don't want to know about what. But know this, there will be no sex until the wedding night. Am I clear?"
"Yes ma'am!" all four answered.
Tsunade nodded. "Now, finish getting ready. We need to prepare Naruto for transport. And girls…"
They looked at her. "Next time tuck the blanket back in after you've looked at the merchandise."
Tsunade laughed as all four face faulted. Being a mother has its perks. She thought.
XX
(On the way to Mount Omashu)
"Why is Natas dragging us all the way to one of the elemental mountains?" Tsunade pondered as she walked next to the litter carrying her son.
Jiraiya had been quiet as he walked. Around them the others were acting as guards, Orochimaru walked next to the horse that pulled the wheeled litter.
Hiruzen rode the horse. "It seems this is some grand plan of his. I think whatever the sorcerer…Shang did before he died." He said hesitating before speaking of the sorcerer he'd faced.
"Whatever he did, we didn't see a result then." Orochimaru said in agreement.
Tsunade looked at her son and wondered what he was doing.
You better behave in there Naruto.
She would swear he had a grin, but his face remained blank.
AN: Battle at Omashu.