Chapter 3. Lightning strikes twice

Legal notice of not owning Sekirei or Naruto

Rubbing his temples slightly in annoyance, Naruto glances at his sensei and the picture of her and Kushina in her hands. "Sixteen years and not a peep from them, and now I cant take a step with out tripping over something that 'those' two left." Anko averts her gaze from Naruto. "Heh...I suppose your right...for what it's worth...I'm really sorry..."

"Sensei, forgive me for interrupting, but, weren't you the student of Orochimaru?" Anko scowls slightly at Shina. "Yes...but after the bastard left me, it was Kushina-sensei that took me in, she treated me like a little sister, and...and I...when she told me that she was pregnant...I was so happy." Anko chuckles bitterly. "I proclaimed that her baby was to be my husband...and that I would make SURE to teach him all I knew..and...that I would protect him if needed."

"But you didn't." Anko flinches at his harsh words. "Before we go any further I should explain somethings," A teary eyed Anko and a concerned Shina turn to him, "As of seven thirty this morning, I took control of the estates of the Uzumaki, and Namikaze clans, also I have liquidated any and all contracts set up by the bastard. You two though, and yes Shina, I know about the contract with your clan." Shina's face flushes a deep dark red. "I...I am sorry I did not tell you Naruto-san...but our clan where under orders to keep it a secret until you where told.."

Naruto holds up his hand. "S-ok, you and your clan where the only one to offer me help in my youth with no strings attached." Haihane elbows Naruto lightly, "Just tell them already Naru-kun, I wanna go get lunch!" Naruto chuckles slightly at Haihane's remark. "I wont forgive you two.." Shina and Anko freeze in alarm, and start to shiver slightly in despair. "But, I'm open to starting over from scratch."

He grins playfully. "Sound good to you?" In a split second, Anko's face turns from total hopelessness to pure joy. "YAHOO! OFCORUSE I ACCEPT!" As Anko plasters Naruto to the ground in a joy filled hug, a shout of "YOUTH!" Can be heard in the distance. Shina looks between Naruto, and Haihane and tents her fingers slightly. "Um...I'm assuming that you are currently the...'head wife'?"

Haihane raises a curious eyebrow. "Problem with that arrangement?" Shina turns her head and takes a confident poise, "Not at all, I will simply have to prove myself a little harder to my future husband then."

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After untangling from each other, Anko addresses Team Six again, only this time from her new perch on Naruto's lap. "Ok Team, There's no WAY I'm not passing you three, but how would you like to help me take care of a little something?" The three shiver slightly at Anko's snake like grin. "What's the problem Anko-chan?"

"Well...this has a little something to do with a certain one eyed scarecrow." (Flashback to earlier today) The senior jonin of the leaf stand around the Hokage's desk with barely held annoyance directed at a certain one eyed jonin's wining. "Hokage-sama, I must protest! Naruto Uzumaki's placement is essential to my team."

"Oh yeah~ SO essential~." Quiet chuckling follows Anko's sarcastic remark. "Explain to us how a mid ranked Genin with very high suiton levels would be a good placement with the fan girl and the Uchiha. OH WAIT! I know, you plan on having him as a foil to the Uchiha brat, and a portable Jutsu library for the little fucker when he gets his precious eyes." Louder laughter soon erupts after Asuma joins in on the Hatake bashing. "This isn't over..."

(Flash Forward)

"After he hissed out his little warning, the little pussy stomped away." Naruto scratched his chin lightly as Anko chuckled at her description of Hatake. "This is probably something to do with the fact the teme was the student of the bastard. He probably feels it's his duty to train me." Shina nods in agreement with Naruto. "That seems logical, but with his obsession with his Uchiha team mate, he would most likely neglect your training for Sasuke-san."

Haihane waves a claw covered hand at Shina's revelation."Bahh...why don't we just go beat into his head the fact that Naru-kun is OFF LIMITS!" "That's the PLAN! The teme will be holding his 'team trials' tomorrow." Anko chuckles evilly as she wrings her hands. "That's when we arrive and 'challenge' his team to a little training exercise. His best against OUR best!"

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"CHA! Nothing feels better then having a nice drink in the cool breeze!" A slightly tipsy woman with long brown hair wearing a form fitting purple outfit cry's out happily as she downs her fourth bottle of saki in the last hour. "Well...Finding my Ashikabi-kun would be better.."

As she rolls over on her roof top perch, two brunettes in matching outfits zip past. "Hmm? Was that...Hikari and Hibiki? This could be interesting!" With a gust of wind, the odd young lady flew off in the direction of the lightning twins

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"This is it! Today is the day we show Naru-kun that we're MUCH better than that Bandage wearing hussy!" Hibiki nods in agreement as she and Hikari hop towards the last place they felt Naruto's signature, all the while, in their heads. Chibi versions of twins dance happily waving flags with Naruto's face on them. "He he he! Just think sis, tonight we could be snuggling with Naru-kun!"

Hikari stops on a random roof top and stares at her sister for a second. "That's right..." "EEEE!" The two lightning twins squeal and dance in glee at the thought.

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Walking home with four bags of congratulatory supper from Mike and Anna's kitchen, Naruto has to smile at how this strange girl walking next to him humming happily has wormed her way into his heart. The lazy way she holds herself, her growing obsession with brisket sandwiches, and how she would literally laugh herself sick if she found something funny, and lastly, how after hearing his burden and how it was the fault of his father, she showed him nothing but compassion and understanding.

Naruto wasn't sure what love felt like, but if it's anything like this, he was pretty sure he could get used to it. "So Haihane-chan, when was the last time you saw Benitsubasa-san?" Haihane pokes her chin gently, "Um...I guess it was about four days before I met you Naru-kun, we got separated when we got into this fight with the water bitch."

"Um..dare I ask who this..Water Bitch is? Haihane grumbles slightly, but before she can answer a huge crack of lightning lands in-between them, the concussive wave blasting the two to the opposite sides of the street.

"Alright you bitch! Enough is enough! You wont be sullying OUR Ashikabi any longer!" Shaking off the wobbles, Naruto spy's two strangely dressed but still very attractive looking twins hop into the space the lightning created standing back to back. "We are the twin aspects of lightning!" Hikari pumps her fist in the air. "Hikari!" Hibiki punches out her fist. "Hibiki!" the point to a very confused Naruto. "And we're here to recruit YOU! You...you..." The very second the twins lay eyes on Naruto, their faces flush a deep crimson, and their carefully choreographed speech fell apart.

"Haihane-chan, you ok?" Haihane nods as she hops to her feet. "It'll take more then these two dopes to stop me." "Who are they?" Naruto waves his hand in front of a seemingly frozen Hikari. "These are the twins I told you about earlier Naruto-kun, Remember?" Naruto nods slowly as he cracks his back. "Oh yeah...so their Sekirei, right?"

"Yeah, but as to their stupidity..." Haihane sighs before crossing her arms. "A lot of the elemental types seem to be weird like that." Naruto leans closer to the twins, grinning slightly. "So I hear you two have been stalking me, hm?"

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Kazehana was a woman of simple tastes, good sake, fresh sushi and a cool breeze, these were the things she craved. But recently a feeling would come over her whenever a particular blonde would catch her eye. It wasn't the way he dressed, or the fact that he along with most of the humans in this world could and did many things that in the old world, only her kind could do.

No what really pulled her towards the rather hunky blonde was the strangely warm feeling she would get when ever she thought about him. Watching as the two lightning twins tried and failed to make what the seemed to think would be a spectacular entrance, Kazehana could only watch in awe as he not only didn't seem to mind the fact that they where stalking him, but invited them to dinner so he could truly get to know them.

"Most humans...would only force themselves on us, knowing our power, but...but he's...nice to us..." A sly smile graces her form as a slightly sneaky idea hits the wind mistress. "Perhaps, I should introduce myself.." a faint, non-alcohol induced blush spreads across her cheeks. "I think I've found my Ashikabi-kun!"

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Hikari and Hibiki where both on the edge of a nervous breakdown as they sat across from their crush as he placed the odd meal in front of the four of them. "I'm sorry if you don't like barbecue, but we really didn't have time to go grocery shopping." Hikari squeaked in alarm before waving her hands in a frantic motion. "N-No no no! W-w-we're happy with what ever you have Naruto-k-sama!" Hibiki could only manage a frantic nod in agreement.

"Ma ma, No need for honorifics with me." Hibiki hopped in her seat happily. "Can we call you Naru-kun then?" Plopping into his chair, Naruto chuckles lightly. "I guess, so, what's this about recruiting me?" A tiny thunder cloud appears over the twins. "We wanted to be your Sekirei first..." Hikari and Hibiki both glare daggers at a seemingly uncaring Haihane. "But SHE had to take our slot!"

"Ya know, all ya had to do, was introduce yourselves. Naruto-kun isn't the type a guy ta toss someone aside." Hikari and Hibiki both shrink a little in their seats, "Well...we...we were scared..." Hibiki pokes her fingers together softly. "We...thought you might see us as...monsters, since were not human.."

"I'm the last person who would see you like that...since I'm seen as a monster myself." Naruto explains his history, and how he has the Nine tailed fox sealed inside of him. Hearing his sad tail, and the fact that it was the fault of his father, who as Naruto found out from the scrolls the Sandame gave him had FOUR other perfectly good plans to rid Konoha of the fox, still sealed it into him for some stupid prophesy he got from a TALKING TOAD!

By the end of his tale, Naruto was the only person in the small room, (Along with the eavesdropper on the roof) who was not in tears. Hikari grips her hands into fists and growls aloud. "How...how could someone do something like that...to their own CHILD!" Naruto only runs his hand through his hair. "My...birth father was an idealistic fool, who believed in fantasy stories. In his mind, the precious people of this village would WORSHIP me for protecting them...feh!"

With in seconds of finishing his tale, Naruto was plastered to the floor by three weeping Sekirei clutching him as tight as they could, telling him over and over again that he wasn't a monster. Reaching up and gently wrapping his arms around the girls, Naruto was hit with a bolt of energy the second his skin touched the twins.

Knowing what this was, Naruto threw away any doubts and gently pulled the now softly moaning twins into a three way lip lock, which soon turns into a four way, when Haihane joins in. This heartfelt showing of emotion by the twins is soon followed by a flash of bright energy as two pairs of bright energy wings erupt from their backs binding the twins with Naruto body and soul.

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"Sniff...oh Kami, how...how could anyone live like that, and still be so kind and pure..." Kazehana shivers in absolute sadness as tears flow freely from her eyes. "I...I swear to you Naruto-san, even if I have to fight for my place, I will be there to show you the love you deserve!"

Kyuubi will make herself known in the next chapter, along with a major Team 7 beat down.

Sekirei harem confirmed

Haihane

Hikari, Hibiki

Kazehana

Benitsubasa

Human harem confirmed

Anko

Shina