Scattered Feathers

by KyuubiGoku

Naruto should never have touched it. How could he have known this one action would change the course of his Fate and that of the Shinobi World? It would set into motion everything that what shake his beliefs, but amidst the storm there is a light and that light will stay with Naruto as he finds a way to achieve Jiraiya's dream as well as the safety of the world.

2. Feather: Emi

KG: Hey everyone. Yeah this also isn't Contract of the Shinigami like I thought it was going to be. Seems like this story is going to be of chapters I didn't think were going to happen. Well whatever.

KG: If you're confused about this feather then that's understandable. There hasn't really been a fan fiction with this woman involved in any shape or form, that I know of. However I always thought she was hot in any case. I hadn't planned on her actually. Thus that makes it better. Maybe. Well whatever.

Music of the Week: Hello by Steven and Marcellus.

Quote: "There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment." by Sarah Dessen.

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The sun rose over the horizon issuing the start of a brand new day. A new day always brought about a new beginning. A new beginning brought about a new path and a new path brought about a new end. Like the sun, new beginnings came and went. Either a person could hold to that new beginning and not let it go or they could ignore it completely. Become blissfully unaware of its existence as well as its opportunities. However there were always those who took advantage of their new beginning and treated them as something special. There were always those who looked forward to the new for it said goodbye to the old. "Oh Naruto-kun! Yes! Right there! Oh fuck right there!" came a rather loud shout. New beginnings were things to be appreciated.

Inside of a very familiar house, there was also a new beginning taking place. The sounds of a woman in the throes of her passion being ignited by her lover echoed throughout the walls of her room reverberating their essence. The sounds of water splashing around against a hard floor were also heard. Inside the shower, one Uzumaki Naruto was currently smiling broadly as he held his middle finger was buried to the tee inside of his older lover, Tsunami. Naruto could feel Tsunami's silky hands grip into his scalp as she moaned her baser pleasures and her fervent desires. Naruto's finger jabbed repeatedly into Tsunami's snatch. He could feel the heat of her desire trailing down his finger and to the floor easily getting lost in the water and the steam of their indoor shower. "You like that Tsunami-chan? Inari's gonna wake up if you're too loud dattebayo," Naruto replied into Tsunami's ear causing the woman to involuntarily shiver. Words were lost on Tsunami as she watched Naruto lower his head and begin to suckle on her sweet, pink nubs of hardened flesh.

"I…It's all you're….uhhhh….fault Naruto-kun. I can't….ahhhhh….help it. I'm addicted to you now," Tsunami declared. She never noticed the way Naruto's eyes seemed to lighten up at her words of desire and declaration. In earnest, he slowly and gently sank his teeth into her nipples. Tsunami bit her lower lip as she leaned against the wall taking the violent, thorough assault of her lover's fingers and mouth. Tsunami arched back as Naruto inserted a second finger before detaching himself from the tender, now red, hardened nipples of Tsunami's succulent orbs. Tsunami stared hazily at Naruto. He looked so irresistible when he was wet from the water of the shower. His hair fell down his face nearly covering his eyes. Tsunami was brought out of her observations as she felt another jerk into her nether regions. Tsunami suddenly jerked her head upwards and opened her mouth.

"Naruto-kun! I'm cumming!" Tsunami nearly hollered. Just as she got out her declaration of her orgasmic high Naruto came in and claimed her lips for his own fully engulfing them in a lover's kiss. Tsunami's body shook and her knees felt weak as her juices flooded over Naruto's fingers. Naruto could feel her walls vibrate radiating warmth from her body. Naruto swiftly, yet reluctantly, took his fingers from Tsunami's pussy and made to hold her up and keep her from falling to the floor in pleasure, but Naruto was happy. Never had he thought he would be able to bring someone so much happiness in his life. He couldn't describe this feeling of warmth inside his heart. It was so calming. Naruto felt his tongue dominate over Tsunami's swirling around it like a snake to its mate. Her rosy lips took in his essence as Tsunami's eyes remained half-lidded. For Naruto, he always found joy in making people happy. As long as someone was happy then he was happy. That's what he felt he believed. Here was a woman dedicated to him. A woman who, not even a full day ago, gave her heart to him in full trust and appreciation. In response to that, Naruto would make her happy as well. He'd stake his life on it.

As Naruto set Tsunami's legs to the floor, he proceeded to turn her around. Tsunami leaned against the wet fall with her hands and her bare breasts pushed against it. Tsunami looked back at him lovingly. With one hand, she opened up her pussy lips to Naruto's eagerly raging cock. She could see it pulse almost painfully. It was like a sword that desired to be in a sheath. Tsunami actually felt herself moisten in anticipation. "Naruto-kun, fuck me please. Just like you did last night. Fuck with your big, hard cock! Fuck your Tsunami-chan," Tsunami pleaded and Naruto needed no more begging before he pushed himself forward feeling the tightened yet hot, slippery wetness of Tsunami's cunt walls. Tsunami dragged out her moan as she felt Naruto fill her up more and more until he rest just inches away from her cervix. "You're still so tight Tsunami-chan," Naruto huffed, his face overtaken by the pleasure. Tsunami looked back at her lover before grunting forward as Naruto jerked his hips forward thrusting his cock into her snatch. Whatever words Tsunami was going to say were lost in her euphoria.

"Oh God! Oh yes Naruto-kun. Fuck me! Fuck me harder! Oh sweet Kami!" Tsunami moaned as Naruto continued to fuck his lover in the steamy shower. Tsunami could feel her breasts sensually rub against the walls of her shower. Every rock, every motion from Naruto, Tsunami could feel as his hard shaft rammed inside her body expanding her walls and forcing them to clench to bring him pleasure as well. She could feel Naruto assault the entrance to her womb over and over forcing Tsunami bit her teeth in the failing attempts to cover her slowly gaining in volumes sounds.

Meanwhile, Naruto was readily riding the wave of pleasure as well. God, he never knew that this could feel so good. Now Naruto wouldn't have minded taking back those words that he said to Ero-sennin beforehand. However Naruto was sure that this was only from Tsunami specifically. Being the unwilling reader of his sensei's many books, Naruto remembered reading in one of his books that sex was always more fulfilling when done with a person that is loved. It could feel even greater than any casual sex that anyone experienced, at least five times greater, is what Naruto read. He could certainly believe it now as he felt his dick thrust mercilessly into his lover's awaiting pussy. Judging from her moans, Naruto figured he was doing a fairly decent job. "Tsunami-chan. You're clenching too hard. I'm gonna cum at this rate," Naruto warned. Tsunami heard him easily, but her mind was lost in the bliss of it all. Naruto's fucking in combination with the water cascading down her body and the smell of her scent and his mingling in the steamy shower, Tsunami could only moan out incoherent words. "So fucking….big! So fucking….hard! Fucking me over and over. Naruto-kun is going to make me cum again," Tsunami thought to herself as a slight amount of saliva trailed its way down her mouth.

Huffing, Naruto quickly grabbed Tsunami gently by the hair making her raise her head to his request before finishing his assault in her pleasure senses. Naruto gritted his teeth as he thrusted himself into his lover. His dick kept hitting the resistance of her cervix and each time he did so, she would clench her lower body nearly making him ejaculate right there on the spot. It slowly got to the point where neither was able to tell what time it was nor how long they had been in the shower. Naruto spun Tsunami around before pushing her against the wall. Tsunami wrapped her legs around Naruto's waist as Naruto shot his hips upwards. Tsunami pushed her head back. "I am Naruto-kun's woman! Please Naruto-kun, do it more! Please more! Fuck me more!" Tsunami urged and Naruto obliged with earnest. His sporadic breath constantly brushed against the hairs near her lips. Quickly the lovers closed their distance with another kiss. Tsunami wrapped her arms once again around Naruto's neck as Naruto rocked Tsunami's body into his own like a wild animal in the season of mating and marking what was his. This was his woman and this was the only cock that she would ever be riding. The face that she was making was only a face privileged to Naruto. No one else was going to see it. Naruto gasped in Tsunami's mouth as he felt his dick clench. "Tsunami-chan I'm gonna cum," Naruto warned in-between kisses. Tsunami either bobbed or nodded, Naruto wasn't sure, but he knew that he felt Tsunami actually clench him even harder than before as she tried thrusting her hips along his shaft to help him along.

"Inside Naruto-kun! Cum inside me! Give Tsunami-chan your white, hot cream! Oh Naruto-kun. Cum right there. Cum right inside there. Don't stop! Oh god don't stop!" Tsunami nearly shouted. Naruto sucked in his hips and his knees before he broke the kiss. "Gonna cum, Tsunami-chan!" Naruto groaned in pleasure as the white seed from his cock blasted forward through Tsunami's folds coating her walls in a white sticky cream. Tsunami gasped also as she unconsciously allowed her tongue to slip out of her mouth. It felt like a never ending river of pure bliss hitting all her senses and walls at the same time. Tsunami could feel her legs literally shaking on the wet floor of the shower.

Naruto and Tsunami huffed as the former tried to keep the latter to her feet. "I love you Naruto-kun," Tsunami said as she turned her head to face him. Naruto blinked his bright blue eyes before slowly smiling widely. Tsunami quickly and sensually kissed Naruto's lips savoring their taste and their warmth. Slowly both parted as Naruto turned the nozzle for the water off. In a fluid motion, both wrapped towels around their bodies and exited the bath.

-x-

Now dressed, Naruto and Tsunami sat at the kitchen table. They most likely only had a half an hour before Inari appeared from his sleep. Tsunami looked at Naruto and sighed. "I know it was selfish of me to ask you to stay. I…I accepted that you couldn't, but….Naruto-kun I don't want you to leave," Tsunami said sorrowfully. She balled her fists against the table while Naruto frowned. This wasn't what Naruto wanted. He didn't want to see this. Even now Naruto knew that somewhere in his heart he would have liked to have stayed. Tsunami had just confessed her entire world to him. She had taken his first time and he had taken her heart. Man what would Ero-sennin tell him to do in this situation?

"You make it sound like I'm never coming back Tsunami-chan," Naruto replied with a cheeky smile hoping to try and lighten the mood. Tsunami took a glance at him as she noticed his bright blue eyes piercing into her soul literally exposing all of her insecurities, worries, and fear to him, but Tsunami couldn't help finding it all comforting in a sense. Like there was nothing that she could hide from him, not that there was such a thing anyway. "How can you even guarantee that you'll come back Naruto-kun? Your line of work leaves nothing to guarantees. I have seen it myself. I just…don't want to lose you after I finally have you," Tsunami replied. The only thing Tsunami heard the the shuffle of the chair. She then felt nice, warm, firm hands touch her cheeks brushing the tears away. Tsunami looked up to see Naruto smiling widely.

"Until I become Hokage, there's no way I'm gonna die Tsunami-chan. Also once I become Hokage, there's no way I'm gonna die to make you sad, dattebayo. I will be back I promise. It's not goodbye Tsunami-chan. It's just a 'see you later'," Naruto replied with his wide smile. Tsunami widened her eyes. "It's just a see you later?" Tsunami thought to herself before caressing Naruto's hand with her own. How was it that he had so much more faith in them than she did? Tsunami wasn't sure and she doubted that she would ever truly be sure, but this young man in front of her was all that she needed.

"Hai, I understand Naruto-kun," Tsunami quickly said brightening the room with her smile. Naruto offered his own smile as he proceeded to kiss Tsunami on her cheek much to the latter's joy. "That's good," Naruto commented before sitting down. As if on cue, both heard his stomach growl. Naruto looked at Tsunami sheepishly while Tsunami herself couldn't help but giggle. Standing to her feet, the dark-haired woman made herself busy fixing her lover something to eat. Naruto watched her got into the kitchen and he wasn't sure, but he thought he saw her sway her hips tauntingly at him, but no, she would do that would she? She wouldn't provoke his lust would she? oh yes, she would.

After a couple of minutes, Naruto drifted off into the world of his memories, specifically last night. Now Naruto knew that it wasn't a joke nor a dream, he had clearly seen that pure white feather that calmly came from out of Tsunami's body before going into his. At the time, Naruto's sense of concern over Tsunami's well-being had kept him from digging into the issue that latest night, but he couldn't help feeling concerned now. He wasn't going to grow something weird like a tail was he? No, no don't be stupid. Naruto shook his head from that thought. Nevertheless, Naruto didn't feel anything wrong with him. Physically he felt fine. Mentally, he felt fine. Perhaps he was blowing it all out of proportion? Naruto wasn't sure. Although he found a good most of his thoughts centered around Tsunami. He really wished he could have stayed, but he just couldn't. Too many others are counting on him back home. "Maybe I should have Ero-sennin go over my training one more time before I go back to Konoha," Naruto said to himself.

Soon the call of food sizzling brought Naruto out of his thoughts as he noticed Tsunami looking at him warmly and lovingly. "Breakfast is ready Naruto-kun. Would you be a dear and get Inari as well?" Tsunami asked. Naruto quickly nodded with a wide grin before moving himself upstairs. Naruto couldn't help, but feel lucky. This wasn't so bad at all.

-x-

"Tch, that damn brat. Messing with things he's not supposed to again," came the dark, booming voice of Kyuubi no Yoko, the Nine-tailed Demon Fox that attacked Konoha exactly sixteen years ago as well as the cause of the death of the Yondaime Hokage. In front of his slitted, red eyes he could see two white feathers swirling around in the air in simple rhythm. Neither seemed to be break the pace or stride that they set for themselves. Kyuubi would have like to have thought that it wasn't at all interested by the two things floating around in front of his face, but he could feel the power coming from each of them. Even if its cheeky excuse for a jailer hadn't, Kyuubi had indeed sensed that these things weren't normal. What they did, Kyuubi wasn't sure for it hadn't sensed any malice intent out of either one of them.

Kyuubi watched them continue their circular dance for a little longer before closing his eyes. Honestly those things were starting to get annoying. However, judging from his jailor's reaction, Kyuubi could only wonder how they actually felt. Granted he wasn't a curious about them as Naruto seemed to be, but they did pique his interest at least a little bit. Even for all his thoughts, the feathers never broke their mid-air stride just flowing around each other in their casual dance. Kyuubi huffed. "I don't have time for this," Kyuubi muttered to himself before falling to sleep. He had nothing better to do anyway. As Kyuubi fell asleep, he never noticed the feathers as they seemed to slowly, very slowly, gravitate towards his body.

-x-

Days passed by for Naruto as the blond waited for his perverted teacher to arrive and pick him up. Most of his time, Naruto had spent dutifully between roughness of his training, and the softness of…Tsunami. While he trained, Naruto tried to delve more into the strange sensing ability that he seemed to have gained. After a couple tries, Naruto had found that he could more or less sense the emotions of people. Not exactly sense their intent, but he could sense how they felt about certain things. Naruto only based this off Tsunami's chakra and how that color seemed to correlate with her emotions.

Naruto had made the attempt of trying to feel out Inari's emotions, but all he truly got was a somewhat blurry chakra image of the young boy's emotions. He seemed very happy if the white chakra he gave off was any consequence and yet, Naruto couldn't help glaring at that tiny blue part that had been at the center of that chakra. Maybe he had imagined it, but he wasn't too sure. However that didn't stop Naruto from attempting to explore anything else, but much to his dismay he didn't really get that much, or so he thought. Well he wasn't sprouting a tail so that was good.

Naruto contemplated asking Tsunami on whether anything strange had happened to her lately, but he doubted that she would have understood his intentions correctly. Oh, but speaking of Tsunami, Naruto could honestly say that he hadn't been happier than his time with the woman. How such a woman had such a relatively high libido was beyond Naruto's understanding. Tsunami proceeded to drag Naruto anywhere she could find that could help them have more passionate sex. Naruto even remembered Tsunami being daring by having him fuck her in the forests. Tsunami had claimed the feeling of people possibly walking through the forests around the time was exciting for her. Naruto didn't want to admit it, but it had been exciting for him too. Naruto was also sad to leave. Not because of the sex, though that was a great feature to their relationship, but rather because Tsunami offered him a lot more support and confidence than he ever really got from a lot of people. Now Naruto knew that he was supported by a great number of people like Hinata, Shikamaru, and a few others, but Tsunami just had that complete show of appreciation that Naruto longed for. Not to sound cheesy, but he really thought he connected with her well. Naruto couldn't explain it. Tsunami was more than just a simple sex partner. She was…a companion of sorts.

By the time, Jiraiya came to pick Naruto up, the blond could say that he had never seen Tsunami's chakra anymore brighter than what it had been now. "I don't want you to leave Nii-san!" Inari said urgently. Naruto chuckled before he ruffled the young bridge builder's hair. "I promise I'll come back and visit Inari. You know I always keep my promises," Naruto commented. Inari merely nodded while Tsunami smiled widely.

"I really hope you come back Naruto-kun. We would love to have you again," Tsunami replied. Naruto looked up at his lover. Even now he could see the small traces of sadness on her features. Naruto smiled lowly. Shrugging his shoulders, Naruto reached into his pouch. "Tsunami-chan can you hold onto this for me?" Naruto asked. Tsunami raised an eyebrow as Naruto pulled something out of his pocket. Tsunami widened her eyes.

"Naruto-kun, this is…," Tsunami stammered, but she only watched Naruto scratch his cheek. "It's a very good possession of mine. That'll definitely give me a lot more reason to come back here," Naruto replied. Tsunami stared at Naruto's hands for a little while before smiling softly.

"Hai, I understand Naruto-kun. I'll hold onto this for you until you get back," Tsunami said taking the object from Naruto's hands. Naruto swiftly nodded before patting Inari's head one more time. "Oi Gaki, time to go!" Naruto heard his sensei call. With a deep sigh, Naruto moved away from the mother-son duo. He looked back and noticed Inari waving frantically at him while Tsunami just waved pleasantly. Naruto waved back with a bright smile on his face until he caught up with Jiraiya.

"Ne Kaa-chan, what did Naruto-niisan give you?" Inari asked curiously. Tsunami's face quickly lit up in a blush before she remembered the object that was in her hands. She was sure that if Inari made the comparison then she would be a tomato about now. "Something personal Inari. I'll tell you when you're a little older," Tsunami said. Inari pouted and crossed his arms defiantly which made Tsunami laugh. She then looked up the road and noticed Naruto walking away, his form getting smaller and smaller. Blinking her eyes, Tsunami turned around and headed back to the town with Inari in tow. He'd come back one day and Tsunami would be there to greet him with open arms…and maybe open everything else.

-x-

The white-haired Gama Sennin stared at his student in confusion. It had been about four hours since they had left from Wave and the blond only rarely said a peep to the man. He actually seemed to be in a swirl of thoughts if Jiraiya had to think anything. However at other times when Naruto wasn't thinking, Jiraiya could see the wide smile on his student's face. What had happened that week?

"So are you going to explain that grin on your face or are you just happy to see me?" Jiraiya asked with a small smirk. He noticed Naruto turn to him before the young man snorted. "In your dreams Ero-sennin. I'm just thinking about some things. Do you…really think I'm strong enough to bring back Sasuke?" Naruto suddenly asked. Jiraiya, with all his experience, knew that Naruto had been trying to change the subject, but didn't let on. However the question had indeed puzzled him. Jiraiya looked at Naruto firmly for a couple of minutes before giving his answer.

"Are you not satisfied with what we did over the two year period?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto took a deep breath before finally releasing a pent up sigh. Perhaps that was the case. Naruto had indeed felt that way. He didn't feel satisfied. He knew he got stronger, but was it really in all the areas he wished it could be? For the most part Jiraiya kept him to chakra control and the mastering of Kyuubi's chakra. Now Naruto did learn some new things as far as strategy and other things went, but was he versatile? Naruto wasn't sure. He was known as unpredictable. Naruto actually liked that would. Unpredictable was what made you dangerous, it was what made you be taken seriously, and it was what made you a threat. You were the unknown element to change the tide of things. "I'm…not sure," Naruto commented offhandedly. Jiraiya frowned.

"I do think you're strong enough Naruto, but Sasuke's not going to be the easiest person for you to take back. In addition to his natural prowess as a shinobi, he also has his Sharingan, the dojutsu that is the pride of the Uchiha Clan. Sasuke's path is one that lies in vengeance. If you want to take him back then you're also going to need to change his thinking about it as well," Jiraiya stated. Naruto took those words to heart as he place a finger to his chin in thought.

"Change his thinking about vengeance? How am I supposed to do that?" Naruto thought to himself, but nonetheless he decided to put it off for another time. "So are you going to tell me why you were grinning like an idiot back there?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto's eyebrow twitched before he casted a glare to his teacher.

"No, I'm not!" Naruto growled out forcing Jiraiya to put his hands up in defense. Naruto huffed before walking off leaving Jiraiya to give a knowing smirk. "That Gaki. The only men who have that grin are the men who know a woman's touch. It finally worked! Two years of patience and it worked!" Jiraiya proclaimed loudly in his thoughts. The white-haired sage actually had to resist the urge to cry tears of joy over this accomplishment. Maybe now Naruto would take his books more seriously now.

Naruto stared at Jiraiya with a dry look. He could see the man's chakra flaring around wildly like it had just heard the best news that there was to hear. Naruto thought that this might have had to do with something about training, but knowing his sensei then that was far from the truth. Naruto figured that much. And yet, Naruto couldn't stop this sneaking suspicion that he should be worried. Naruto shook it off as he and Jiraiya walked away through the fields. They still had a long day ahead of them.

-x-

"Come on Amaterasu, are you still not talking to me?" Tsukuyomi asked as she rubbed the back of her head ruffling the white strands of her long hair. To her frustration, Amaterasu was still not speaking to her. The only thing Tsukuyomi saw was Amaterasu's long, charcoal-colored hair as it swayed left and right across her backside. Ever since the two goddesses had been granted their mission, they had tried learning all that they could about the human world. This was only so because while they did their jobs in bringing out the moon and the sun, they hadn't been concerned by the trivial ordeals of the humans so needless to say, but they were not the most experienced at this of thing. Both knew it.

"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry?!" Tsukuyomi asked angrily. "Would you be quiet?! Can't you see I'm trying to read this damn thing?" Amaterasu asked. Tsukuyomi looked over her younger sister's shoulder and noticed that the woman held a map in her hands. Amaterasu pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. Tsukuyomi sighed while Amaterasu took the opportunity to lean against a tree.

"I heard you the first, second, and third times. I'm just tired of all this. We've been out here for five days and the only thing we have found has been a small town, which didn't have any feathers at all. This isn't what I wanted to be doing with my time," Amaterasu said with a huff. Tsukuyomi frowned as the full weight of the situation started to bear down upon her and, by connection, Amaterasu. "So do you have any idea where we are?" Tsukuyomi asked. Amaterasu picked up the map one more time and studied it carefully.

"I would dare say that we are right here. We are somewhere in this country at the moment," Amaterasu answered. Tsukuyomi looked down. "Tea…Country? These humans have interesting names for their places of economic origin. Think tea is the main commerce there?" Tsukuyomi asked. Amaterasu shrugged her shoulders. Though it was rather unusual in Amaterasu's opinion, the Goddess of the Sun always had something of a fascination for strange named places or people. She never understood it herself actually.

"I wouldn't know that. In any case, this seems to be where we are and we are close to a town called Degarashi Port. We can stop there and get information I suppose. It's better than walking along this road at nighttime. Hopefully we can find a feather at this town. Did Okaa-sama even say how we were supposed to find these things?" Amaterasu asked.

"Well I remember her telling me that those with feathers will have a significant aura around their eyes. Small traces of the feathers would be seen in the person's eyes. So we'll have to look carefully at people to make sure we're doing this right," Tsukuyomi replied. Amaterasu released one more sigh before finally nodding. "If that's the case then we've sat around long enough. Let's keep moving Onee-sama," Amaterasu suggested. Tsukuyomi nodded with a small yawn before standing to her feet. The two walked off.

"But seriously though Amaterasu, did you have to make it so hot today?" Tsukuyomi asked. Amaterasu merely snickered as the two forms disappeared along the road and past the trees into parts unknown.

-x-

A total of six days passed by for Naruto and Jiraiya as they finally appeared within the region of Hi no Kuni. Finally the two appeared within a town that Naruto had memories of for a long time. With those memories came the many reasons that he had to get stronger. The burden placed on him made him different from everyone else. Unlike civilians, he couldn't afford a luxurious life of bliss and ignorance. No, he had to fight and train to get stronger. Not only to protect himself, but also to protect his village. He remembered that hotel where he encountered Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, members of the Akatsuki organization whose motive was still unknown. All Naruto knew was that they required all nine bijuu and that meant that they would be coming for Naruto eventually. This town was also the place where Sasuke met Itachi and lost horribly, not even landing a hit upon the S-rank missing nin. That was also the time Naruto found out that what they did here was to be taken even more seriously than before. This town was called Shukuba Town, a pleasure district in Hi no Kuni.

In a rented room, Naruto sat on the bed. Jiraiya had just left to go gather his 'research' which left Naruto to his own devices, not that the blond wasn't used to these types of things by now. "I wonder how Tsunami-chan is doing," Naruto said to himself. Already he found himself missing the bridge builder's daughter and the warmth she provided him when he slept. Shaking his head, Naruto got to his feet. Now wasn't the time to get depressed like an idiot. Sighing, Naruto grabbed his hotel key and walked out of the room. He might as well take in the sights of the nostalgic town before he left in another three days. Why they were even staying for three days Naruto didn't know, but then again he didn't really care. He just knew he would be back in Konoha by the end of next week.

As Naruto exited the hotel, he took notice of the moon in the sky. It's illuminating presence making itself even more beautiful by the lights that flared around the town as far as Naruto's eyes could see. "Let's see I already ate so what should I do now?" Naruto wondered to himself. It was then that he brought himself back to a certain irritating conversation he had with his pervert of a teacher.

"You've worn that damn thing for the past seven days! Show some variety brat! I know you like orange and I ain't knockin' the color, but customize a little. Your damn jumpsuit has tears in it!" Jiraiya urged while Naruto stubbornly folded his arms. It had been just four hours before they arrived in Shukuba town that Jiraiya felt the need to bring this up. "Don't you dare start on my clothes Ero-sennin. You're aren't going to win any fashion awards either!" Naruto protested causing Jiraiya to growl.

"How did a kid like this even get laid?" Jiraiya muttered to himself. Luckily Naruto had heard him due to the softness of his voice, but that didn't deter Jiraiya in the slightest.

"This isn't about me you damn brat. This is about you. When we get to the next town you're going to get some damn new clothes and they'd better be good too! I swear its like trying to teach a child to walk," Jiraiya claimed much to Naruto's ire. "Hey you can just fuck off you old pervert!" Naruto replied which earned him a slight smack to the head.

"Don't talk back to your master Gaki! Get new clothes or I'm gonna make you regret it!" Jiraiya said and then proceeded to stomp off down the road while Naruto rubbed the back of his head. Honestly, Naruto had to bet that no one had to deal with their master in such a way like he did. Looking down, Naruto winced. It was true, there had been a few notable holes in his attire. Naruto scratched his cheek. Maybe something else to wear would have been appropriate. Maybe some different colors….with orange in them. They had to have orange!

Sighing, Naruto slowly nodded to himself before walking through the town. Unfortunately for the blonde, it was very late. Every clothing store he had gone to had been closed. Well it wasn't like that was impossible. Naruto just figured he would have to wait in the morning which he didn't really mind doing. Naruto groaned as he sat on a lone bench. Naruto looked up at the moon one more time. It really was beautiful for some particular reason tonight. Suddenly without warning, Naruto heard the chime of a soft bell ringing in his ears. Its sound was so pleasant to his ears. "What's that noise?" Naruto thought to himself. He looked around his environment, but took notice of nobody that held anything that resembled a bell or the like and yet amidst the sound of all the people it was as clear as the moon was in the sky.

Suddenly, it was quiet. Only sounds of people talking and feet hitting the dirt were heard to Naruto's ears. Naruto looked left and right, but he could no longer detect the source of the noise. "What was that?" Naruto wondered to himself. He wasn't sure, but he thought maybe it was as good a time as any to head back home.

As Naruto stood to his feet, his eyes locked on to the form in front of him. A woman probably in her mid-twenties or so. Her long, straight black hair rested past her neckline swaying calmly and cooly in the night air. Her large, dark-chocolate colored eyes pierced forward as her feet trudged through the ground. Her skin looked just as creamy and silky as anything he had ever seen before. She seemed to wear a standard work blouse, and open-toed sandals with low heels. She also appeared to be sweating lightly. At another glance, Naruto took notice of the heavy box she was carrying. The woman must have been carrying it for quite awhile before she finally huffed and dropped to box to the ground with a loud thud. "I'm never going to get to the store at this rate," she said to herself. She gently brushed a hand out of her face and wiped the sweat from her brow. Naruto rose an eyebrow. Why was it that for some reason this woman had…a presence about her. Naruto had honestly felt like he had seen her before. He wasn't sure where, but he thought somewhere. She seemed familiar. Plus she was very beautiful. Naruto slowly flinched before shaking his head. No, he couldn't do that to Tsunami. But the woman did seem like she was having trouble at least. Sighing, Naruto stood to his feet and made his way over to the woman.

"You need some help?" Naruto asked. The woman looked up at the person who said the unusually kind words to her. Her gaze fell into the bright blue eyes of Uzumaki Naruto. "Erm…I…yes I do. The place where I work is still open and I have the late shift unfortunately. I needed to bring this back to the store, but I thought it would be like. Turns out that I was wrong," she said. Naruto looked over to the box before effortlessly picking it up with both arms surprising the woman if only slightly. She slowly stood to her feet while Naruto grinned.

"Well we'd better hurry up then dattebayo," Naruto said quickly catching his stride as he made his way down the street. The young woman widened her eyes before quickly moving to catch up with Naruto. Maybe this day wasn't going to be as bad as she thought. The woman offered a small smile.

As Naruto and the mysterious woman made their way through the streets, the latter couldn't help taking a glance at her helper. Not too many people she knew, specifically male, had blonde hair and even then for it to have that tone was a surprise, but the way it worked out with his facial features actually made him rather handsome in her opinion. His face held a sturdy look about it. She also couldn't help noticing the whisker marks on his cheek. They looked so cute in her eyes. She almost had to wonder if they were real. However she didn't ask. Slowly the two fell into silence. Naruto attempted to keep his mind on other matters, but he couldn't help stealing glances towards the woman next to him. It was odd. He could tell from her chakra that hers was relatively white just like Tsunami's, but hers seemed to have a more…excited aura around as compared to Tsunami's…mellow aura. It was strange, but if Naruto had to say it then this woman was…a lot more outgoing than Tsunami. Perhaps that was because she was a tad younger. Naruto wasn't sure. "So can I ask the name of the man helping me?" she suddenly asked. Naruto snapped out of his gaze to look at her. He slowly came to register her question.

"Uzumaki Naruto, dattebayo. How about you?" he asked feeling a little calmer with the conversation. "Maelstrom, huh? Handsome, and a cool name. A nice combination," She thought to herself. She thought over Naruto's question. It was always common courtesy to answer a person your name when you asked for their name yourself, or was that the other way around? Well whatever.

"Emi, you can just call me Emi," the woman known as Emi replied. Naruto smirked before offering her a small nod. "So Emi-san, where do you work?" Naruto asked. Emi raised an eyebrow before sighing.

"Just a simple tailor shop Naruto-san. Nothing too exciting I'm afraid. I've been working there for the last two years," she replied somewhat sadly. Naruto picked up on that sadness as he noticed her white chakra quickly start to turn to a dark blue of some kind. "Really? I thought Emi-chan was a model or something. She's really cute," Naruto replied thoughtlessly. Emi quickly snapped her gaze to the blonde next to her in surprise. Out of all the lines she had heard from guys, that had to be the cheesiest line she had ever heard. In fact it was so cheesy she couldn't help believing that Naruto was sincere about it which made her feel rather strange. Almost like she had seen the blond before. She merely shook her head.

"Thank you, not many people pay me those types of compliments. And actually mean it," she said keeping that last part to herself. Naruto didn't seem deterred by her words. She was definitely an attractive woman. Naruto could easily see that. "Well then those people are idiots," Naruto replied. He then heard the melodious sound of chuckling. His eyes moved to Emi's form to see her laughing lightly. Naruto managed to balance the box on one hand as he scratched his cheek with the other hand.

A good ten minutes passed for Naruto and Emi before the two managed to get to the latter's store. As Naruto could see, it wasn't the most exquisite of shops, but it definitely had its own flare given the style of clothing that were on the clothing racks. Naruto didn't complain. "You can put the box over there I guess," Emi replied. Naruto nodded and quickly set the box down with a small thud. He looked at the various sorts of clothing. "Are you still open?" Naruto asked. Emi snorted as she disappeared behind a door. "At this late, I would doubt anyone's going to be bothering me Naruto-san. But the quiet is alright I suppose," Emi replied. She hoped she didn't sound like too much of a mope with her words.

Naruto tilted his head to the side. He wasn't sure, but her response sounded a little strained. Her chakra had clearly, in his eyes, turned from excited down to frustration, disappointment, and…sadness? It reminded Naruto of Tsunami's, and yet Emi's had that mysterious glow around it like there was something keeping her from experiencing the things she wanted to. Maybe it was just Naruto's thoughts. "Is no one else here to help you?" Naruto asked. He sort of knew the answer to that question already, but it seemed right to ask.

"Hardly, everyone else managed to get off in time. Some had dates and stuff, others wanted to have fun, all those types of things. I'm just here," Emi replied before coming out of the door with a small knife. Naruto watched her puncture the box tearing the seal and then opening said box. Inside the box were countless other office supplies and some clothes in plastic packages. Naruto blinked at the odd designs. "Umm you can go now. You don't really need to stay anymore," Emi commented causing Naruto to look at her.

"You sure? I'd rather not leave you alone by yourself," Naruto returned the comment. In truth, Naruto one more than anyone what it was like to be alone and he knew just how easy and hard it was to put up a smile to mask it all. He knew what it was like to pretend to try and make it all go away just so others didn't have to worry about you, or feel sympathy towards you. Naruto knew all of that very well. However he noticed Emi's eyes slightly warm up. "Oh? And just what are you planning to have happen in this store? Are you trying to seduce me?" Emi asked. She watched as Naruto quickly jolted up and stammered back.

"N-No, of course not! I just thought you would want the company, ya know? I mean I can leave if you want me to," Naruto returned nervously. That's right. He couldn't stay here. Not with this woman. She was awfully beautiful and for that reason, Naruto had to keep some kind of distance, but every time he saw that lonely look on her face, he couldn't help but berate himself. It looked so much like Tsunami's that the girl might as well have been a clone. Naruto just had to curse his good nature. He watched Emi giggle lightly. "It's okay Naruto-san. I don't believe you're that type of person. I'm just kidding. Well I don't want to impose, but if you have nothing better to do then I wouldn't mind it if you stayed. There is only…an hour and a half left for my shift," Emi replied. Naruto just nodded before he helped Emi with the clothing.

The first hour passed very slowly for the two. Emi merely watched Naruto look at the clothing in the store with some interest. "Something you like? We're still open so you can try on that stuff if you like. I really don't mind," Emi spoke. She wasn't going to lie. It was nice to have some company to keep with her misery even if it was a customer or whatever. Emi had honestly not been expecting Naruto to stay as long as he did. She half expected him to leave after the first half hour, but true to his word he stayed. Emi was actually amused by it all. She could honestly say that she hadn't met a young man like this before. He truly did seem intriguing as a person. He at least seemed to be the first male she talked with that actually kept with her conversations merely for the sake of conversation itself. Something about the blonde drew her to him.

The same could easily be said for Naruto. Over the past hour, Naruto found himself actually taking with the dark-haired female. So far he learned that she had a brother, who had a life somewhere in Kusagakure or something like that. At various intervals, Naruto took sneak peeks at her chakra. She seemed to be rather happy, but he could still make out those small traces of dark blue dots around her white chakra. "You sure?" Naruto asked. Emi nodded with a sudden smile that even surprised herself. Was it normal to be this comfortable around someone you just met? Emi wasn't sure. "Be my guest, I guess," she said.

For about twenty minutes, Emi watched Naruto pick and try on the clothes he thought were nice. Some looked alright to her, others looked great, some made her laugh, and other just made her sigh. She could not begin to understand the complexity that was Uzumaki Naruto. However she noticed at least one consistent theme in all his outfits. There was a surprising bit of orange involved. Emi couldn't help, but giggle. "You've never tried on clothes before have you?" she asked as Naruto came out in another outfit.

"Well I usually never had to worry about it. I just got what I could get. It's not like anyone let me have anything else,"Naruto said more to himself. Emi rose an eyebrow at his words. She noticed his eyes taken a sullen tone for a second, almost like it strained him subconsciously to say those words. She could only wonder what he meant by that. "Hmmm, well you've got ten minutes before I close up here," Emi said. Naruto took a look at the clock on the window. It was fairly late. Just an hour past midnight. Naruto gave a yawn. No doubt Jiraiya was most likely back and wondering where the blonde was. Either that or he was still 'researching' around like the pervert he was. Emi watched Naruto's reaction before offering a small smile. She quickly proceeded to place her elbows on the counter in front of her.

"Ne, Naruto-san do you have any dreams or aspirations?" Emi asked. She had no idea where that question had come from. But her want to understand this young man in front of her had early began to override any other forms of common sense that she thought she could muster for herself. She watched as Naruto started putting back the clothes before he took a glance at her. "My dream? Well I'm gonna become the Hokage of Konoha dattebayo," Naruto replied without hesitation. Emi stared at Naruto blankly. She quickly and forcefully suppressed the urge to laugh or giggle at his words, but then again Emi knew what it was like t have your dreams made fun of. Though Emi now knew something. The person in front of her was a shinobi, and one from this regional village, Konohagakure.

"That's very interesting Naruto-san," Emi commented. Naruto just rubbed the bridge of his nose. He had been expecting her to outright laugh at him like many others did. He definitely expected the whole 'someone like you as Hokage? Get real' type of thing, but that didn't seem to be the case this time. Honestly this girl was very confusing. Naruto didn't know how he was supposed to act around her. "What about you?" Naruto asked. Emi instantly perked up at the question. Well that was only fair. She asked him and now he got to ask her. However, Emi was certainly afraid. She had told many of her friends what her one dream was and most of them laughed asking if she was serious. It had really taken a blow to her. Living through that again wasn't something she wanted.

Naruto could see her chakra was a mess currently. Half of it was white and the other half was dark-blue. Both were bashing against each other furiously like they were trying to come over for supremacy. Naruto wondered if this was a much more personal question than he led himself to believe. "Ah well you don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I just wanted to know is all. Well time's up. You can close the shop now," Naruto said. Emi, forgetting about her problem, looked up at the clock. It was true. Fifteen minutes had passed for both. Relief swelled inside Emi's body before she moved from the counter and turned off the lights. With the keeps she closed the shop while escorting herself and Naruto out. Emi locked the door.

"Sorry for making you hang out with me," Emi apologized. Naruto slowly blushed before rubbing the back of his head. "It's no problem dattebayo. Looks like I got lucky finding this place. I'll have to get some clothes tomorrow," Naruto replied. Emi chuckled before resisting the urge to give a yawn.

"It's late would you like me to…erm…walk you home?" Naruto asked uncertainly. He really had no idea of how far things were supposed to be going. How would Tsunami react to all of this? Naruto wasn't sure. He noticed Emi's chakra actually flare gently before it suddenly subsided just as fast. "No that's okay. My house isn't far from work. I'll get there with no problems. I…I…always wanted to be an actor. That was my dream," Emi said rather meekly. Naruto blinked.

"Really? That's an awesome dream! Emi-san is really cute so I know she could do it!" Naruto replied. Emi turned to Naruto in utter surprise of his words of encouragement. A small, unnoticeable smile came to her lips furling them upwards. "You really are weird," Emi said underneath her breath.

"Thank you, Naruto-kun," Emi said before spinning on her heels and walking off down the street. Naruto watched her leave before stuffing his hands into his pockets. He knew he was going to get such a talk from Jiraiya, but it might as well have been worth it. It wasn't so bad. Naruto was glad he went out tonight. Naruto and Emi never noticed anything as pieces of their chakra swirled into the air. Both strands shot for each other and wrapped themselves around each other before slowly connecting perfectly.

-x-

Tsukuyomi sighed as she held two feathers in her hands. On the ground unconscious was a man and a woman. Quickly Amaterasu came up behind her. "I suppose Okaa-sama said that we couldn't slip them into unconsciousness. That would actually make this a lot easier. Though I think we were lucky. Interesting that the both of them had two small parts to the Orb of Order and Chaos. If they hadn't decided to completely give their hearts to each other then this would have been much harder," the black-haired goddess had spoken. Tsukuyomi merely snorted before handing both feather to her younger sister.

"So where are we going to put these? They're too dangerous to be left by themselves, you know," Tsukuyomi replied. Amaterasu nodded with a somewhat tired sigh. She really would have liked to rest back at their hotel room, but they had too much work to do. "I suppose that's true. Here store them in this jar that Okaa-sama gave us. She said it was for containing the energies that the fragments unleashed so I guess this is as good a way as any until we figure out a more permanent solution," Amaterasu spoke. The Goddess of the Moon slowly nodded before placing the feathers into the jar.

"Okay that's was literally two out another 'who knows how many' thousand. Not a bad start right?" Tsukuyomi inquired which only got a small glare from her younger sister. Tsukuyomi held her hands up defensively. "Alright, alright, I'm just kidding. Sheesh Amaterasu, you really need to lighten up," Tsukuyomi said with a pout while she folded her arms. However that stance didn't last long before she hunched over and grabbed her head in pain as Amaterasu proceeded to bop her sister with her fist.

"Need I remind you that your version of 'lighten up' got us into this in the first place?!" Amaterasu questioned angrily. Tsukuyomi gave a small sigh as she watched her sister walk away. Tsukuyomi shook her head and sighed for what seemed like the umpteenth time today. The smile on her face lessened giving off the vibe of a mature grin. "Well someone has to continue to be this way Amaterasu. You're still young so you wouldn't understand and I honestly hope that you never do," Tsukuyomi said to herself before standing to her feet and walking off to catch up to Amaterasu.

-x-

The next morning, after eating his breakfast, Naruto left a note on the table next to the bed where Jiraiya had been sleeping. What a surprise that the man had actually come home more drunk that Tsunade-baachan probably did at the office. He really was a lost cause. Nonetheless, Naruto didn't really let that deter him as he made his way out of the hotel and into the still bustling streets. How was it that these streets had so many people at morning and at night? It's like these people never took a break.

Well it wasn't Naruto's problem. He only had one mission for today. Naruto walked the familiar path that he had last night through the streets. As he walked, Naruto contemplated Emi whom he had met last night. Naruto exhaled a breath. He just wanted to be helpful. It wasn't like he had any other types of intentions, but he had found that he had gotten…familiar with the girl. He remembered Jiraiya telling him that Naruto's tendency to create connections with people was one of the best qualities of the Hokage. Naruto didn't think he was doing anything special. He was just being himself. She looked like she needed help and he didn't have anything better to do so he helped her. However Naruto still couldn't stop that nagging suspicion like had had seen her before. He was damn right sure of it. Her face and her features, he had seen them somewhere. He just knew it! "Gah, why is this so complicated?!" Naruto thought to himself. Slumping his shoulders, Naruto submitted himself to whatever god was making a mockery of his life.

When Naruto regained his bearings he noticed he was in front of the store once again. Taking a deep breath, Naruto opened the door and walked inside. "Welcome, how might we help you?" Naruto looked up and noticed a girl with blond hair looking at him with a wide grin. Said was easily tied back into a ponytail. Naruto offered a friendly smile. "Erm…hey. Thank you," Naruto responded. She easily nodded before moving back to her place in the store. As Naruto rummaged through the clothing one more time, he thought he heard talking.

"Seriously Emi, you met someone like that? At night? In this store? Nonsense! I'd like to meet this guy myself!" Naruto blinked his eyes. "I'm not lying. His name's Uzumaki Naruto. He stayed with me the entire night of my shift," Naruto heard more replies.

"Yeah right, why don't you stop dreaming and get back to work!" It was then that Naruto noticed a door open and he saw the familiar sight of the dark-haired woman coming from inside to outside. Her black hair still looked as smooth as the first day. He noticed her look up. "Yo Emi-chan," Naruto quickly spoke.

"Naruto-kun! You came back," Emi replied. Chuckling sheepishly, Naruto nodded. If the building could have run on a smile, then it would never have needed electricity as Emi's smile seemed to radiate through the entire building. The blond woman at the counter actually widened her eyes as Emi sauntered over to Naruto's position. Naruto watched the sway of her curvaceous hips as he swallowed the lump in his throat. Maybe this was a bad idea after all.

"So that guy is the Naruto that Emi wouldn't shut up about all morning? Hmm not bad. To think she'd be able to snag a younger guy," came a small voice that peeked through the window of the door Emi had just left. From her judgement the blonde definitely wasn't bad looking. In fact he looked down right fit and tight in a good number of places. Emi certainly landed something interesting. The woman smirked sensually.

For the next hour, Naruto was at Emi's mercy as she had him try on a number of clothes all while still trying to keep to his little orange theme which he seemed to love. Emi couldn't remember the last time she had so much fun with her job. Never had she felt so free, and full of life than at this single time where she had met Uzumaki Naruto yesterday. Emi couldn't explain it, but she certainly wasn't complaining. In turn, Naruto was feeling very confused. There wasn't a single dark blue spot of chakra in mix with her white portion. It was like it never existed in the first place. However, Naruto couldn't help but feel happy and content in Emi's smile. This woman had the soft, tender smile of Hyuuga Hinata, the excitement and energy of Haruno Sakura, and the determination of Tsunade-baachan. It was like she was the compilation of so many traits from those he had in his life. She was just…amazing.

As Naruto purchased the clothes that Emi suggested for him, which most of he didn't have a problem with, he saw the counter girl smirk. "So Emi, is this the guy you're going to ask to tonight's festival?" she asked. Naruto perked up at those words. "Why do you always have to open your big mouth?" Emi asked while the girl snickered playfully. Naruto looked between the two of them before Emi dragged him to the side.

"Naruto-kun there is a festival for the town tonight and, well, I know we only met each other yesterday, but I'm desperate right now and I don't have a escort so would you like to come with me?" Emi invited. Naruto's mind literally just shut down. He had no way of responding to that. Sure he had some date experience from Tsunami, but it felt strange being the one asked and not the one doing the asking. What could he do? But that serene smile, and those eyes that somehow feared rejection and gave hints of loneliness. A loneliness that he could relate to, Naruto didn't know how to do it. "Sure Emi-chan, that would be awesome dattebayo," Naruto said with a thumbs up for emphasis. Emi smiled widely with a nod before she watched Naruto leave the store. It was then that Emi turned a glare at the door.

"Stay away from him Ame! I mean it!" Emi said with a small growl. Behind her came Ame as she placed a hand on her hip. "Hey I can't help it if all your boyfriends like me over you Emi. Who knows maybe you'll actually keep this one instead of scaring him off," Ame retorted. Emi growled before Ame flicked her hair and walked off. As she left, Emi looked back out the door that Naruto left. She felt her heart soar to him for some reason. Why did he feel so warm and inviting? It was almost unnatural. Emi wanted to give him everything. She wanted him to be there for her. She wanted a man who could take care of her. Emi did not usually feel this way about other members of the opposite sex, but Naruto literally screamed attraction to her. It was like he had something that could fulfill her. He was…something that mysteriously made her happy. If he were stolen from her, then…she wasn't sure what she would do. She couldn't stop that nagging suspicion that she had seen him before. She knew that she had, but where? Where was it? She didn't know, but she wanted to find out. Emi hoped that she could.

Meanwhile, Naruto after a few minutes just got through the door of his hotel room and placed his new clothes on the bed. Naruto sat down tiredly. What a mess this whole thing turned out to be. "Kuso, what am I supposed to do now?" Naruto asked himself. He pushed his head into his hands. Naruto had to bet that Tsunami would have been disappointed in him by now. Maybe Naruto just didn't have to go, he could just stay in his apartment and forget this mess. Naruto sighed. He looked up at the ceiling. He knew if he did that, all the white chakra expressing Emi's happiness would have vanished into a sea of swirling dark blue chakra, never to return again to him. No, Uzumaki Naruto didn't run away from his problems. He agreed to it and he never went back on his word. Think Naruto. Think of where you know her from! Just think. "Okay this is Shukuba Town. This was the town where Ero-sennin and I first met Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame. The place where we were checking into that hotel just a few blocks away. Ero-sennin gave me the keys to the room and was lured away by…," Naruto widened his eyes. Black hair, dark brown eyes, and the most lovely figure he had seen since he started that trip. That's who it was. Emi was that woman from two years ago who had been caught in that genjutsu by Itachi before Jiraiya broke it. Naruto placed a hand over his eyes and chuckled dryly. Irony, you bitch.

Naruto gave a deep breath and sat up. As he pinched the bridge of his nose, Naruto closed his eyes for a second before opening them. "Yosh, I know what to do dattebayo!" Naruto said. A wide grin found its way to his face.

-x-

Night came over the Shukuba town. Just like the night before, the city was blazing with lights, but unlike last night, numerous male and female companions filled the streets with colorful kimonos. Bars were filled with the sounds of cheers, men and women washing their troubles away in the revelry of the festival. "Alright brat, have a good time, but too good a time. Remember that we're leaving tomorrow and I'm not dragging your ass back to Konoha. Be prepared for I will leave without you," Jiraiya said wearing a dark green kimono with sakura leaves painted on it. Naruto on the one hand, much to Jiraiya's ire, opted for the orange kimono with black stripes. "Whatever you say Ero-sennin. If you're gonna get as drunk off your ass as last night then the only thing you'll have to worry about is me leaving you in this town," Naruto replied.

"Hmph, such a disrespectful brat. Just when I think I've grown up, you pull this shit," Jiraiya taunted. Naruto quickly grew a tick mark on his head, but decided to let the matter pass as he watched Jiraiya follow off easily leering and giggling at some women who suited his fancy. Naruto shook his head. He always had to remind, and second guess himself, on this man being the one who trained the Yondaime Hokage.

Naruto, being alone quickly walked towards the main entrance of the festival ceremony. Naruto leaned against the wall. As Naruto watched couples, singles, and families enter through the gates, he couldn't help but chuckle. It was times like that made him forget that the entire world was actually so full of hatred and the loss of life on a daily basis. Naruto's thought drifted to Sasuke if only for a moment. He quickly discarded them for another time. For a few moments, Naruto wouldn't let Sasuke cloud his thoughts of what he had to do. "Sorry Sasuke, but you're going to have to wait," Naruto replied mentally. The sound of a smooth chime flared into his ears. Naruto perked up. The vision of loveliness assaulted his eyes.

"Hey stranger," Naruto actually had to double-take. There stood Emi in a light-blue kimono. She wrapped her hair into a small bun shape. Her brown eyes stared into his blue ones. She wore the most elegant, yet playful smile he had ever seen. "Y-You look….ummm…nice," Naruto complimented. Emi smirked before grabbing Naruto by his arm and leading him inside.

"I'm glad you came," Emi said softly. Naruto looked at her for a second. Yes, without a doubt. This was the woman whom he had met during the time he had met Itachi and Kisame. Naruto couldn't help, but groan at his reaction at the time. Just one wink and a smirk from this woman and she had him like putty in her hands, though Naruto wondered if it counted since she was in a genjutsu. He wasn't sure. "Why?" Naruto asked. Taking a quick peek at her chakra he noticed it was rather tame as compared to when he met her the other times. It looked much more settled, or it looked…scared and frightened?

"I just thought you wouldn't come that's all. Weird, isn't it?" she asked. Naruto shook his head and smiled gently. "Nope, not weird at all. I wouldn't leave you like that Emi-chan," Naruto commented. Emi smiled with a gentle nod. No, not weird at all, huh?

Naruto and Emi continued through the crowd of people. "The orange one Naruto-kun! Get me the orange one!" Emi pleaded. Naruto sighed as he aimed the makeshift shuriken at the dartboard hitting the center easily. "Winner, for the lovely lady," The concession man said before handing Emi a small orange fox plush toy. Emi smiled while she looked up at Naruto. Naruto chuckled as he rubbed the back of his head.

The two continued through the festival. Naruto quickly satisfied himself with some yakisoba noodles, until Emi took them from him. Naruto turned to her in confusion before Emi smiled. "Say Ahh Naruto-kun," Emi pressed. "Emi-chan, people are watching," Naruto said with a sweatdrop. He looked around and noticed some couples giggling while others whispered to each other.

"Well don't focus on them then. Am I not enough for you?" Emi replied playfully. Naruto quickly shook his head before eating the offered noodles. They tasted very good. Naruto took a glance at Emi and he noticed something in her eyes. There was so much mirth and warmth inside them. Naruto merely smiled content to let Emi drag him around.

Sitting down, Emi and Naruto watched the people passing by. "You really are something weird. There is a bit of spontaneity here isn't there?" Emi asked. Naruto tried to think of what that word even meant, but merely nodded with a smile hoping that the sufficed for now. "Arigatou, Naruto-kun," Emi said as she laid her head on his shoulder. Naruto gulped. Her hair smelled very good, almost like peaches.

"Oh see I was right, it is Emi-chan. Oi, Emi-chan, over here!" Naruto and Emi looked up to see Emi's friends walking over to them. The same blonde girl from the store as well as Ame whom Emi had been talking to before. "Yo," Emi said with a simple wave. The blonde woman grinned widely as she looked between Emi and Naruto.

"Not interrupting anything I hope," she replied. Emi smirked while Naruto shook his head. "Well this is the person you talked so much about today. Greetings Naruto-kun. My name is Ame, but you can call me Ame-chan," she replied holding out her hand. Naruto rose an eyebrow. He went out to grab the offered hand and shook it. Turning a side glance to Emi, Naruto was surprised to see her little civilian-sized chakra flaring around her body angrily. Strange that her face seemed so calm, but underneath Naruto could see that she was greatly displeased. Naruto remembered reading in one of Jiraiya's books about the woman being jealous when another woman started talking to the previous woman's love interest. Naruto hadn't thought much of it since it was just a book, but this situation was a little scary and a little worrying. Naruto quickly let go of Ame's hand.

"Now let's hit those stands!" the blonde girl announced dragging her date away. "I guess we should catch up, eh Naruto-kun?" Naruto noticed Ame wink at him before walking off. Naruto tilted his head to the side in confusion. Strange that this woman's chakra was the exact opposite of Emi's. Whereas Emi's was flaring around angrily, Ame's was calm, cool, and collected. Naruto narrowed his eyes. Standing to his feet, Naruto looked over. "Come on Emi-chan," Naruto said grabbing her hand. Emi didn't give Naruto a response, but walked away with him.

Throughout the festival, Naruto noticed Emi had gotten much more silent. Gone was her mirth and her joy. It was like she was nearly falling down into a dark abyss of sadness. It worried Naruto greatly. Where had the energetic young woman gone? But in contrast to her, Ame seemed to hang over Naruto like his favorite jacket. She would always ask him questions, or try to get him involved with some thing which kept his attention occupied. Naruto sighed sadly. He hoped that he hadn't done anything. Every time he looked at her chakra, it was getting colder and colder. There was just the tiniest traces of white that he had seen before. Naruto couldn't stand this. Her face had so much pain inside it. Her eyes seemed so distressed.

Naruto frowned as he picked up three fish with a small wet net handle. "Congratulations Naruto-kun," Ame said excitedly. The blonde girl and her date clapped before Naruto stood to his feet so fast that he almost made Ame fall to the floor. "Where is Emi-chan?" Naruto asked hollowly.

"Ah I think she said that she was going to use the bathroom. Hmm she is taking awhile, that was ten minutes ago," the blonde girl said before Naruto stood to his feet. "I'm going to go look for her dattebayo," Naruto said as he quickly started to move.

"Oh come on, I'm sure little Emi is fine. Let's play some more games," Ame insisted. However the woman flinched when she noticed Naruto glare at her. "I'm going to look for Emi-chan. Let me go," Naruto said as he swatted her hand away and took off running. The three companions blinked before the blonde girl gave a small smile.

"Looks like you lose this time Ame-chan," she said sticking out her tongue. In response, Ame glare and gritted her teeth. She balled her fists angrily before she finally huffed and walked away thoroughly displeased. The blonde girl snickered to herself before walking off somewhere else with her date.

Meanwhile, Naruto looked left and right through the crowds of people. He quickly pinged his chakra for Emi's chakra signature. Naruto huffed and his heart beat wildly in his chest. Naruto couldn't feel it. He couldn't pinpoint Emi's signature. Naruto cursed. He really hoped she wasn't in trouble. Why was Naruto even doing this? He didn't know a whole lot about this woman. He didn't know a lot of her issues, or her insecurities. However, forgive him Tsunami, but he'd be damned if he went back on his promise to never abandon her. Naruto would deal with any fallout. It didn't matter. "Emi-chan, where are you?" Naruto muttered to himself. Slowly a small chime sound came into his ears. It was very small and Naruto almost missed it before he concentrated his hearing. Naruto walked forward a couple of feet. The chiming got louder. "What is this? I'm going insane dattebayo," Naruto thought to himself, but if going insane helped him find Emi then screw the sanity. Naruto took a deep breath before pushing forward.

Exactly twenty minutes, Naruto wasn't sure it was possible, but Emi actually managed to leave the festival area and even the entire town in that amount of time as Naruto walked out into the forested areas. He walked up a large hill, but the chime was getting louder so he had to be on the right track. Appearing out of some shrubbery, Naruto looked out to see Emi sitting on the ground in her kimono looking at the sky. The chiming stopped. As Naruto thought, her chakra has still been dark blue. Naruto took a small breath. "Emi-chan," Naruto spoke. He noticed the woman quickly twitch before rubbing her hands into here eyes. "Naruto-kun, what are you doing here?" Emi asked surprisingly. The raven-haired beauty watched as Naruto settled himself next to her.

"I was looking for you of course. You really walked a far distance," Naruto mentioned. Emi smiled meekly before looking down at the ground. "Sorry, I guess I wasn't thinking that much about where I was going. We can go back to the festival," Emi replied. She was ready to get up before Naruto grabbed her arm.

"No, let's sit here for awhile. I don't really want to go back anyway," Naruto said surprising Emi, but she acquiesced to his request and settled herself down. "Emi-chan, why did you really leave?" Naruto asked. Emi smiled sadly before closing her eyes. How he even realized her real reasons was beyond her. She didn't think she said anything to give herself away or maybe it was just because of how she was now. Emi wasn't sure, but she didn't really care.

"You seemed to be having a lot of fun with Ame-san, Naruto-kun," Emi replied. "Did I? I was having fun because you were there with me, ya know. I didn't really care about anyone else," Naruto stated honestly. Emi glanced at him with a look that tried to pierce his true intentions, but she didn't get anything other than what she could see in front of her. Emi sighed.

"All of them. Ever since I first came to Shukuba, Ame has taken each one of my boyfriends. She claims that she can get any guy to fall for her, but for some reason, a grudge against my brother I assume, she targets me. I don't have this little friendship with her because I enjoy it, but because she constantly tells me that the right guy will come for me when he actually says no to her. I never really believed it at all, and I don't think she did either. In fact, you're the first who tore himself away from her to go look for me," Emi said. Naruto quickly lowered his eyes and his smile flew downward.

""You really are a weird one Naruto-kun. I feel like I've met you before, but I can't remember. It's always cloudy and fuzzy, but I know it somewhere that I had met you despite only knowing you for a day. Weird isn't it?" she asked. Naruto shook his head slowly. "No, because I recognize you perfectly. It was two years ago. I was younger back then. I was with Ero-sennin. You….might have…seduced him, but it wasn't your fault. You had been placed under a genjutsu by an enemy nin. We broke it soon after," Naruto replied. Emi looked at him.

"I…seduced an old guy?" Emi asked. Naruto nodded sheepishly. "Hai, with that blue blouse of yours if I remember. You always wore a necklace and some earrings that time. I really thought you were pretty when I saw you that first time. You've become even more beautiful now that I see you again," Naruto complimented. Emi stammered, but quickly looked away. She did remember those clothes Naruto was talking about. It had been one of her free days that she decided to go out and enjoy the town, but then it all go hazy and she woke up in the town's medical center. Yes, she was starting to remember.

"That…was you?" she asked. Naruto slowly nodded. "Oh, but don't worry. Ero-sennin didn't do anything to you while you were unconscious. I made sure of that!" Naruto said proudly. Emi couldn't help, but giggle lightly at his words. She couldn't believe that was the history that they had. Nothing could be normal about it all, could it? Everything was entirely too strange. This young man next to her was strange, but…Emi really liked strange. Screw it. Sometimes, you just have to love the spontaneity. Emi gently placed her hand on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto turned to look at her.

"You…really did nothing with her?" Emi asked. Naruto grinned widely. "Nope. Never touched her, dattebayo!" Naruto claimed. Emi slowly nodded before looking at the ground. Naruto could see her chakra. It was as white as a cloud. It was flaring wildly with want, need and desire. How had the dark blue form disappeared so fast. However, why was it that he couldn't stop himself? Her eyes looked half-lidded. Emi took her arm off Naruto's shoulder. In one swift motion, she quickly shifted her body and fell into his lap. Naruto gawked while Emi smiled.

"Seducing a woman in only a night and a day. You're a bad boy Naruto-kun. I want you to take responsibility for this. I want you to…take responsibility for me. I don't think I ever thanked you for what you've done for me," Emi said smiling widely. Naruto widened his eyes. "I-I…didn't do anything Emi-chan. I just…," Naruto was stopped by a finger from Emi.

"No, in just the span of a day you have made me so happy. You have made me more happy than any of my previous lovers could have ever made me. I can't explain it, but my body is on fire. My chest is aching that your not closer to me than you are now. I can't seem to catch my breath, but somehow I don't want to. I don't understand, but at the same time I do. You're my desire. I want….no, I need you Naruto-kun. You believed in my dreams. Do you not want me? Am I…not young enough for you?" Emi asked. Naruto stayed silent. That wasn't it at all. He could hear the sultry tone in her voice. He could feel the heat of her body against his own. Her hips gyrated little motions over his lower torso exciting him. "Emi-chan…I…," Naruto was amazed. This hadn't been his intention. Naruto couldn't do this to Tsunami. Naruto was not a manipulator! He refused to be the hurt of Tsunami and Emi. Yet, Naruto could feel somewhere in his chest that his body was aching for her to, almost like it was second nature. The heat of her short, quick breaths tickled the hairs of his nose. Internally, his body was burning up too. It was almost as if, if he denied her then he would literally have died inside. Naruto was lost.

-x-

Over in Wave, Tsunami had suddenly stopped washing dishes. Inari had long since gone to bed. Tsunami looked at the window and outside. "Naruto-kun, he's confused and he's…hurt?" Tsunami thought to herself. She could feel indescribable heat rearing itself in her loins. Tsunami quickly short of breath. In that same instance, a flash of images raced through her head. Images of what Naruto had done over the past twenty-four hours. Tsunami almost felt overwhelmed by them all but she couldn't believe it. Someone else, just like her held such a strong desire for the blond and Naruto was aching over the decision to keep from hurting and protecting the current bond he held with Tsunami. She could feel, in his heart, the endless well of love that poured itself over her body as well as the body of this woman that was with him. How did he have so much love that it could be this large? Tsunami felt so much desire for herself and for this woman. It was almost like she was drowning in it.

Tsunami huffed as she panted heavily. She looked up at the sky before slowly smiling. "It's okay Naruto-kun. Take her heart too. I want you to. I gave you my heart and I trust you with it. I know you would never do anything to betray me, so as your lover I tell you that its alright. Take her Naruto-kun. Please her. Make her into the woman that can stand by your side. Do it Naruto-kun," Tsunami urged from her place in the kitchen. She smiled warmly and lovingly into the sky. Tsunami felt no jealousy. Only pride, pride that someone else would get to experience the warmth, comfort, and fullness that only Uzumaki Naruto could provide. Tsunami understood. She would always have her place in Naruto's heart. The one place where he loved her and only her that much. Tsunami smiled. This was okay. This was…right.

-x-

Naruto suddenly felt something come over him. "It's okay Naruto-kun. Take her heart too," Naruto heard those words. There was no more anxiety or aching. No, there was only Emi-chan. Naruto looked at her as she waited for his response. Naruto felt that was Tsunami. He thought it was, he just had to think that it was. Call him stupid or whatever, but he thought that's what it could only be. Here was a woman just like Tsunami. A woman who desired him. A woman who wanted him in her life. A woman who desired him to the point of hurt. Naruto closed his eyes. Taking a deep breath he then opened them. Naruto bore his eyes into Emi's brown ones. With his arms, he raised his hands into the air and placed them over her shoulders. Emi gulped. Despite her kimono, she felt so exposed.

"Emi-chan, do you…really want me? I'm nothing special dattebayo," Naruto told her. Emi blinked for a second before she swiftly smiled. "Now I don't believe that Naruto-kun. I only let special men touch this body and considering all five of my lovers never got this far…then that makes you the only special man in my life. Do you know how much I want you? I want you…right here, right now. I can't wait for a hotel or even a motel. I want you to fuck me out here, right here on this spot. I want you so much that my chest is going to burst. I…need you Naruto-kun. You and all the orange that comes with you," Emi proclaimed. Emi didn't receive a response. She only felt herself get pulled forward. She had just enough time to see her lips crash into Naruto's in a kiss filled with lust and innate desire. Emi felt any irrelevant thoughts fade out of her mind as she slowly closed her eyes.

This first kiss…was everything Emi hoped it would be. She could feel the eagerness in Naruto's mouth as he quickly sought to dominate her mouth, and she allowed him to do so. She offered no resistance. She didn't want to. How could this simple kiss have felt so good? No other kiss prior to this one could even be considered the same. Emi moaned into Naruto's mouth as her tongue swirled inside of his mouth exchanging saliva within the separate open channels. Skillfully, Naruto scrapped around the edges of Emi's mouth hitting the brashness of her teeth. Emi sighed blissfully. Slowly cupping Naruto's cheek, her fingers grazed at his whisker marks sensually rubbing at them. Naruto tried to ignore it. His firm arms wrapped around Emi's delicate figure memorizing the shape, depth, weight, and softness of her body. As his hands roamed up and down her body, he suddenly went upwards. Naruto's hands landed on Emi's hair. Naruto gently brushed his fingers through her raven locks. Just as smooth as he had thought they were. However he wasn't idle in the kiss either as he and Emi attempted to deepen the kiss. Their tongues bashed against each other, scraped against each other, memorized the sweet, sensual feeling and taste that the other provided. Soon it all became too much as Emi moved back. Emi huffed as she looked into Naruto's eyes wildly. Naruto saw the immense desire that Emi had in her eyes. Her chakra was absolutely flaring so much that when it had been flaring the last time it wasn't even this close. Naruto almost thought he could feel that heat from where he was. It was…intoxicating. It was addictive. His senses could easily pick up on her arousal.

"Emi-chan, you're so beautiful, dattebayo," Naruto complimented honestly. Emi blinked her eyes in surprise before trembling. She covered her eyes with her hands. "Arigatou Naruto-kun. Arigatou!" Emi repeated. Naruto smiled as he leaned up. He gently stroked the back of Emi's black hair while simultaneously using his opposite hand to grab her arm and gently pull them from her face. Naruto saw Emi look at him, her cheeks were wet. Naruto leaned forward and quickly gave Emi a quick kiss to the lips tasting the hint of summer cherries upon her lips. Emi gently stroked Naruto's cheek with her right hand. Naruto's eyes dropped slowly. Moving his head to the right, Naruto leaned forward next to Emi's ear.

"You want it outside Emi-chan? You're a bad girl. How did you get so naughty?" Naruto whispered into her ear. "Oh kami yes! Emi is a naughty girl!" Emi huffed out while Naruto lowly grinned. Naruto then proceed to kiss her cheek before trailing his lips down her face until they rested at her neckline. Naruto mercilessly teased the senses of her flesh with quick soothing kisses. Emi opened her mouth and moaned into the cool, night air. She quickly managed, while sitting, to wrap her legs around Naruto's waist while her fingers dug into his scalp pushing him further, thoroughly encouraging him to continue his stimulation and use of her body. Naruto did as she desired and trailed his tongue at the base of her neckline all the while rubbing one of her arms overtop of the kimono.

Emi moaned as she felt her entire body shiver in delight and want. How long had it been since she had tried masturbating? Too long since she had felt the warmth of her fingers against her own flesh. How much more amazing and special was it that it was a person that she so readily desired. Gently, but surely, Emi maneuvered her hips expertly, pushing them up and down against the bottom half of Naruto's body. She could feel each time Naruto twitched in excitement before continuing his ministrations. "Oh that feels good Naruto-kun! Please keep going," Emi implored, but she didn't have to worry. Naruto had no intention of stopping. With a quickly jerk of his hips, Naruto slowly pushed forward. Emi gasped as she felt them begin to fall gently into the green grass of the hills. Emi didn't seem to care that her hair had gotten stuck in it. She watched as Naruto laid on top of her, his deep blue eyes piercing into the core of her being exposing all of her wants, desires, strengths, weaknesses, hopes, dreams, and her possible future to him. "Emi-chan..," Naruto said. He quickly moved one of his hands to her bun-shaped hair. In one swift motion he tore the strap letting her hair fall down free making it fan out across the grass. Emi sweated her nervous embarrassment. She had been used to a lot of teasing, but to be here, doing all of this…out in the open, she was totally not in control, but that was the thrill of it all.

"Naruto-kun, come claim me. Please claim me," Emi said taking his hand. She quickly maneuvered it forward into her kimono and rested it on her soft warm breast. Naruto's fingers took in the supple weight of Emi's gorgeous orbs. Meanwhile Emi sucked in her breath. The feeling of Naruto's firm hands working the pleasure centers surrounding her breasts made her nether regions squirm as her legs fidgeted. "Oh sweet Kami Naruto-kun! Touch them more. These are yours from now on. No one else is going to touch these," Emi replied. Naruto beamed with pride.

"That's right Emi-chan. No one is going to touch this body except for me. I love you Emi-chan," Naruto responded. Emi watched as his hands left her breasts and went to her kimono sash. She watched Naruto slowly, almost agonizingly, unfurl it before he threw it to the side. Naruto looked over to Emi before grabbing the folds of her kimono and opening it wide for nature to see. Naruto's eyes scanned over her body. Such lovely, perky pink nipples and a low flat stomach. Such creamy looking skin, it should have been a crime. It was one crime Naruto wouldn't have minded participating in. "N-Naruto-kun, you're staring," Emi said stating the obvious. Naruto unconsciously licked his lips.

"Gomen Emi-chan, you're just so beautiful dattebayo. I can't not stare," Naruto responded. Emi felt the warm summer air hit her nipples quickly forcing them up and stiff. Naruto grinned. Leaning forward, before Emi could respond. He devoured the left nipples into his mouth suckling it over between his teeth and his tongue. Emi effectively arched back with a sharp hiss as the sweat poured down her face. "Yes yes yes! Naruto-kun! Suck them! Play with my breasts! Oh Kami, I've never felt like this before," Emi huffed and moaned in the heavenly rapture. Even when she pleasured herself, she never felt stimulation like this. The feeling of the blond skillfully working her points like a skilled doctor over his patient, his mouth worked meticulously over her breasts. Naruto opened his eyes as he noted Emi's were tightly shut obviously enjoying the sensations that he provided for her. Between his index and thumb he pinched Emi's opposite nub forcing Emi to moan even louder her proclamations of joy and ecstasy to anyone who was listening, if there was anyone. Even now she could feel her juices run from her hot snatch into her legs since she hadn't been wearing any panties. That's how it was at festivals. Wear your kimono, but don't wear panties. That's how it went right?

Emi didn't have the time or want to think on that question as she found her lips devoured by Naruto once again. His tongue smoothed over her lips memorizing their ever presence taste and sweetness. Emi groaned into his mouth while her tongue flicked against his pearly white teeth. Naruto's hot breath brushed against her lips and hers returned the favor over his lips. Below her knees gently ground their way into his groin. Emi could feel his erection against her knee. Kami it was huge. Emi couldn't really have anyone to compare him to since she never went far with her last boyfriends. But Emi didn't care. Down there was her object of her desires. There was the thing Naruto was going to claim her with. Naruto and Emi broke the kiss. Emi's hands worked tediously over Naruto's torso. She quickly undid Naruto's sash and threw it away. Emi's hands dived into Naruto's orange kimono. She instantly felt the firmness of Naruto's chest against her hands. Kami, he was so tight for a reason. When he was trying on clothes, Emi only got glimpses of his body, but never had she imagined that it would be so muscular underneath. She could feel his abs against her silky hands. It was like touching hot stone. "Oh Naruto-kun. Thank you for saving me," Emi said in thought.

The raven-haired female quickly followed suit in her actions and with a flick of her wrists, send the ends of Naruto's kimono to the ground. Naruto shrugged the rest off giving Emi a clear look at him. She seemed marveled at how his eyes contrasted with the moon. He looked so divine with that look. "Naruto-kun, I love you too. I feel like what happened two years ago made this happen. I can't imagine if it were someone else I met instead of you. Please make me yours!" Emi urged. Naruto smirked. Naruto intended to do just that.

"Understood Emi-chan," Naruto said as he moved down Emi's body. Emi felt him go lower and lower nearing the place that she never let anyone else get to. She could feel her pussy lips quivering in anticipation as Naruto moved lower and lower. Naruto just worked her over with his tongue. From how he had done with Tsunami, Naruto found out a few techniques which seemed to make a woman feel good. Granted he still wasn't as experienced as he would like to have been, but he thought he was a fairly decent lover. Naruto quickly stopped. His nose picked up on the smell of her sex. She was already soaking the bottom of her kimono with her luscious fluids. Naruto slowly moved forward. "Naruto-kun, wait," Naruto suddenly stopped and looked up to see Emi catching her short breath. She placed a hand on her chest, but Naruto could see the burning fire in her eyes. No doubt she was not tired by a long shot.

"There is something I've read in a book that I wish to try," Emi said. Naruto blinked, but nodded to whatever she wanted. Emi slowly smiled with a grin that just made Naruto proud. A somewhat mischievous and playful grin it was.

Naruto was willing to admit that this was different. He hadn't had the opportunity to try this out with Tsunami. Emi rested on top of the blond as she faced his boxers. Naruto's face faced her soaking snatch as Emi licked her lips. With her hands, she quickly pulled Naruto's boxers off and rested them in the grass. She saw Naruto's shaft pointed upward. So strong and hard. It looked mesmerizing. Emi swallowed the lump in her throat. "He's so big. This is going to go inside me," Emi said in her thoughts. She quickly moved her hands and wrapped them over Naruto's rod. It felt searing hot. She could feel it twitch in her hands. Her ears picked up on Naruto's groan as she smiled. Emi jerked Naruto's dick with her hands, furiously pumping the shaft for all it was worth. "Damn Emi-chan, that feels good!" Naruto praised as he felt Emi's soft hands jerk off his stick with gusto. Naruto looked up at Emi's cunt walls. They looked so pink. With his middle finger Naruto gently pushed it inside sending a large moan bursting from Emi's front lips. Her cunt walls slide against Naruto warm finger. It massaged her walls while she couldn't help, but cover it in her lubrication soaking it down with her taste and smell. Such a musky scent it was Naruto noticed.

Naruto jammed his finger forwards into her walls forcing the forest to listen to the sounds of music of ecstasy coming from Emi as she felt her walls expand and close as Naruto used them to his wants. Yes, this was what she wanted. She wanted this blonde right here to claim her. Emi tried her best to keep stimulating his hot dick, but her head was filled to the brim with thoughts of her revelry. Naruto twisted and turned inside her walls. "Oh yes Naruto-kun! Fuck me with your fingers. Fuck yes! Finger-fuck me Naruto-kun! Don't stop! Don't stop! Don't stop! Oh sweet Kami-sama don't fuckin' stop!" Emi pleaded. Naruto never sought to deny her as Emi bent forward. Attempt to ignore her pleasure for a mere second. She gently licked over Naruto's dick. She remembered reading an erotic novel that men liked it when the woman performed oral for them and Emi would have lived to make Naruto happy. Emi licked her way over the base of Naruto's cock. She felt like she was licking the sturdiest pole she had ever felt. It was so hard against her tongue and yet it was so perfect.

"You have a nice cock Naruto-kun," Emi complimented. She then moved a bit of her hair out of her eyes as she focus on the task at hand. Using her free hand, she fondled Naruto's balls with the hand while her other and her tongue continued on his heatstick. Naruto's moans and sounds of praise were her extravagant rewards. She soaked them up. "Mmm it tastes so good Naruto-kun. It tastes like…you. Sorry that was weird," Emi said with a giggle. Naruto smirked, but didn't respond. No, his response came in this form as he jumped forward and shoved his tongue into Emi's pussy lips suddenly hitting her G spot. Emi threw her head back in sudden arousal.

"Oh god! Cumming Naruto-kun!" Emi shouted reaching a sudden high. Her juices tingled the taste buds on Naruto's tongue as he lapped her up dutifully. Her essence was just as sweet as Tsunami's. Naruto felt her nether lips quiver, but he never relented in his assault. He attacked the outer folds of her walls. He swirled his tongue over her clit. "Oh fuck, I…can't…think…or breath. So…good. So…fuckin….amazing. Oh Naruto-kun! How is he so good?" Emi thought to herself. Feeling the assault on her pussy, Emi looked down at Naruto dick. It looked as firm as ever. Licking her lips, Emi leaned forward. She swallowed whatever doubt there was for herself and opened her mouth devouring Naruto inch by inch until she rested at the base.

"Damn Emi-chan! If you do that I'm gonna…" Naruto warned. Emi heard him clearly, but she was in disbelief. Her hot breath tickled on his dick as Emi felt her uvula get forced back from the intrusion, but it tasted so wonderful. Her mouth was entirely filled with Naruto. Closing her eyes, Emi retracted for a second exposing Naruto's penis to the outside before shoving it back down. She found her rhythm and effortlessly bobbed her head fucking Naruto into her mouth. Naruto continued to suck off Emi's honeycomb walls for their delicious essence. He could feel his dick hitting the depths of Emi's throat countless times. Her tongue skillfully wrapped around his cock coating it in saliva and fluids while Naruto drove his tongue into her deep passages. Neither became aware of anything else except for each other's pleasure. The town night below the hill looked so magnificent with the coming festival.

Emi wasn't sure how much time had passed, but it wasn't like she truly cared. Emi bobbed furiously. Over and over she wanted Naruto to get close. She wanted him, needed him, sought him. Only he had the right to claim her. She couldn't let anyone else do it. Why all of this was coming to pass she didn't know, but she wouldn't have changed any of it. Suddenly Emi could feel Naruto's dick tighten. Naruto seemed to be strained to hold his release, but Emi would have none of that. Just a little more. Just a little more and she would have what she desired. What did it taste like? Would it be good or bad? Emi had to know. She wanted it so badly. "Kami, Emi-chan, gonna cum!" Naruto warned before he thrusted his hips into her mouth. Emi clamped her jaw. Without warning a rush of pure, white semen was unloaded into her mouth. Emi widened her eyes in surprise as Naruto grunted his release. Emi let the taste settle into her mouth. It was…strange. She didn't really know what it was supposed to take like. She definitely didn't hate it. It was gooey like thick cream and warm. This was Naruto, her lover. Emi took a second before she worked her throat muscles and slowly devoured the white cum of her blonde lover. She felt it go down her throat rather easily. Once she was sure it was done, she slowly backed away and detached her mouth from Naruto's dick with an audible 'pop.' Emi turned around and noticed Naruto huffing profusely. Naruto looked at her.

"You taste good Naruto-kun. I think I might get addicted to this," Emi said with a delicate smile. Naruto just tried to catch his breath before chuckling at her words. Naruto leaned up overtop the makeshift blanket in the form of their retired kimonos. Both as naked as they day they were born, neither said anything for a second merely taking the time to observe the other. Both were short of breath. Naruto watched Emi's chest bounce up and down slightly from her huffing. There was another woman who saw him for what he really was. There was another one who wished to stay at his side.

For Emi, she never felt so content. Her savior looked at her with as much love and lust as she had for him. The way his eyes focused upon her body, it made her chest tighten. She needed everything he had to offer and she wanted to give him everything she had. No, this absolutely wasn't normal, but it felt so right. "Emi-chan…I want you too. I want you to be with me forever dattebayo," Naruto proclaimed. Emi snapped out of her gaze to hear Naruto's proclamation. She was silent. Be with him forever? Stay by his side forever? Emi closed her eyes. With a deep breath, she slowly fell back and gently opened her legs giving Naruto a look at her glistening pussy lips, they looked so red as compared to the pink color from before. Emi smiled.

"Fuck me Naruto-kun. Claim Emi-chan. Fill my mind with nothing, but thoughts of you. Make this my pussy memorize the shape of your dick. And, once your done, coat these walls with you delicious cum. Paint these insides and claim them as yours forever. I love you Naruto-kun," Emi admitted. Naruto gently made his way over to Emi. This woman, he had only known for little more than a day, had easily come to be something important to him. This woman had been a victim of circumstance last time he met her, but now she was a woman of immense beauty. It would have made another other woman jealous to have such a refined look.

Naruto laid over Emi as he positioned himself at her entrance. With a small thrust he entered inside her. Emi's grip tightened into Naruto's shoulders as she felt the wide girth of Naruto's dick clawing its way inside her. Emi unconsciously bit her lower lip. So big, so full, so powerful. Emi could feel every inch of Naruto's cock ease its way into her sopping wet channel. Meanwhile, Naruto himself had to resist the urge to just keep thrusting his hips. Emi's pussy was like an a wet inferno covering his dick in hot, wet juices. She was so tight, but Naruto had never felt anything tear. "You're not a virgin are you Emi-chan?" Naruto asked with a small smirk. Emi gave a sharp moan, but registered Naruto's question. "No, you're the first guy I've been with. I just…tore my hymen during one of my rougher sessions with my body," Emi admitted. Naruto's smirk only seemed to widen before he finally stopped and settled himself inside. Naruto could feel Emi's walls quivering with want, sexual lust, and arousal. He could feel her juices bathe the length of his dick. Her face looked so beautiful when it was drowned in the sea of ecstasy and bliss.

Emi felt connected. She felt safe. She felt loved. She felt happy. Emi opened her eyes slowly and noticed Naruto staring down at her. With her slick arms, she rested them around Naruto's neck and pulled him forward capturing his lips within another kiss. Even now Emi could feel the heat of his breath and the heat of his manhood coursing through her body proving her with warmth and security. His slick tongue brushed against the buds on her tongue and scrapped the linings of her teeth. Emi toyed with his blonde hair in her embrace as she got used to this stimulating feeling. Both slowly parted as Emi braced herself. "Please move now Naruto-kun. Please fuck me with your big, strong cock. Claim me right here, right now!" Emi urged. Naruto swiftly nodded. Naruto retracted his hips slowly at first. Moving agonizingly slow for Emi's tastes, but she soon didn't have to worry as Naruto jammed back inside her pleasuring the nerves of her cunt walls causing Emi to offer a sharp moan. Naruto rocked back again before he thrusted his dick forward once again. The blond started to huff as he ravaged the raven-haired woman underneath him. Naruto fucked Emi with reckless abandon.

"Oh yes! Oh fuck yes! Fuck me harder Naruto-kun! Oh kami right there!" Emi moaned as Naruto grunted. He could feel her walls clench over his cock massaging it as he flew into a frenzy of lust and excitement. In and out, in and out, in and out, Naruto never stopped as he poured his entire being into Emi's channels over and over. Kami it felt so good. Such pleasure might as well have been taboo to feel so good, but Naruto couldn't even complain. He could feel Emi's hips matching his movements with a timed precision that he didn't know she had. Her legs eagerly wrapped around his lower waist. Naruto could feel Emi clenching him with the strength of her hips. "God Emi-chan, you feel so good. You're clenching me so tight,' Naruto commented. Emi huffed vigorously as she placed a hand on her chest. She could feel her heart beating wildly. She could feel her nether region going numb from the overbearing stimulating pleasure as Naruto fucked her, as Naruto dominated her, as Naruto claimed her body and her heart. She could feel his shaft poking at the door to her womb making her sigh in ecstasy.

Out here in the forest, their sounds of passion were heard by no one other than the animals that were possibly out there. Naruto drove his hips desperately into Emi's walls. His mind was a blur, but the sound of her moans fueled his drive to continue. Emi held onto him almost desperately almost like she was afraid he would leave if she let him go. Naruto bent down and quickly captured one of Emi's nipples into his mouth. "Ohhh ahhhh, oh my god Naruto-kun. You're…such…an…animal! Oh my fuckin' god yes! More! more! Fuck me more!" Emi urged. The sweat easily started to drip down their foreheads, but neither focused on it that much.

Emi suddenly found herself on her feet. Her legs wobbled. She opened her eyes and noticed Naruto walking them over to a tree. Emi rested her hands on the bark while Naruto lifted one of her legs up and over his shoulder before he continued his urgent, violent thrusts of passion into Emi's body. Emi could feel her abused G spot get hit over and over wetting the walls of her cunt into another degree. If anyone was walking around the area, no doubt they would have heard what might have sounded like two animals going at it like mad. "Emi-chan you're a bad girl to want it out here. Imagine if someone from the festival sees us. That would be bad wouldn't it?" Naruto asked with a small smirk as he kissed Emi's cheek.

"Ohhh yes, it…would be bad, but so…goood! Oh fuck! I don't care if someone catches us! You're the only thing that matters Naruto-kun! Oh kami I love your dick! While everyone is down in the town enjoying the festival with their friends and family, I'm here fucking with Naruto-kun in the woods just above the town. This is the best night of my life," Emi proclaimed as Naruto watched her in amazement. Emi was lost in the ecstasy of her euphoria. Naruto cupped her breasts and teased the nipples pinching them slightly. Emi eyes slowly flew upwards. It was…so masculine. So…violent. Emi didn't want it to stop. "Oh Kami, Naruto-kun. Your making me cum. Cumming again! Naruto-kun!" Emi shouted mentally. Naruto felt Emi's walls clench over his dick before washing it down with her fluids. Naruto steadied his ever present heavy breath. Emi could feel that breath at the nape of her neck arousing her greatly.

Time was lost to both as Naruto now had Emi on her hands and knees. Emi could see the festival lights of the town below her. Her mind was a daze. Her arms were weak, but she just couldn't give out. She felt like she was riding on a cloud as Naruto screwed her body. Naruto, in turn, was lost in Emi. He could barely keep his senses together and resist completely ravishing her even further. He lost count of how many times he had been so close to releasing inside her, but staved it off. Naruto could feel his dick constantly bash against her cervix over and over raising Emi to newer heights of pleasure that she could not have experienced by herself. "Naruto-kun….uhhhh….dick. So…good. So…ugh…hard! So…fuckin' amazing!" Emi said. Naruto took a glance at her and smiled. Emi's tongue gently slipped from her mouth. Her sweat seeped into her hair easily messing it up making it spiral out. However Emi never noticed any of this. As far as she was concerned nothing, but Naruto's long, hard, hot manhood mattered. The punishment her walls were taking was so…orgasmic. "I think I'm fading out. Oh god, Naruto-kun's going to fuck me into unconsciousness. Oh Kami, he's tightening he's going to cum soon. He's going to claim me!" Emi thought to herself. She was right, Naruto's cock had tightened as the young blond gritted is teeth.

"Emi-chan, I'm gonna cum!" Naruto warned. "Yes Naruto-kun, cum inside me. This is a safe day. Give me your thick, hot semen. Fill up and paint my insides with your delicious cum. Please, make me think of nothing but you! Give it to me!" Emi pleaded desperately. Another high of hers was coming soon. Cum together. She wanted them to come together. This would make the day where her womb remembered every detail about her blond lover. Her pussy would be shaped to the shape of his dick. Naruto grunted madly and furiously. He beat his way at her entrance viciously, but Emi loved it. Naruto quickly threw his head back before giving one final thrust.

"Cumming Emi-chan!" Naruto exclaimed. Emi widened her eyes, gasped, and moaned, in one single expression as she felt Naruto's semen rush into her staining the walls of her honeypot. Emi had no more strength as she achieved her fourth…fifth? orgasm as she covered Naruto in her sticky substances once again. Emi fell down to the ground on top of their makeshift blankets in the form of their kimonos. Emi huffed as Naruto gently pulled out of her. Emi dropped the rest of her body before turning around on her back. She noticed Naruto huffing over her. Looking at him, Emi quickly grabbed his cheeks and pulled him closer sealing their new status with another kiss. Naruto easily accepted the gesture. He could taste both himself and her in the kiss, but the idea wasn't exactly turning him off in any way. As the two separated, Emi spoke softly. "You have claimed me. I am yours," she said. Naruto widened his eyes as Emi was bathed in a white light. The same white light that Tsunami had been in. Covering his eyes until the light faded, Naruto took notice the single white feather that came out of her chest.

"Emi-chan too? What's going on here? Why do these things keep popping up?" Naruto wondered to himself. The feather floated in front of him for a few minutes. It did nothing, but just floated there. Naruto took a deep breath before reaching out his hand. He gently grazed the feather with his fingertips. Like he had expected, the feather shot up into the air and swirled around in the sky. Naruto thought it was so beautiful how it contrasted with clearness of the moon. Then like a spear, it shot towards him. Nothing stood in its way before it bashed into his chest and disappeared. Naruto blinked as he looked over his body. Something was wrong. Naruto was will to admit that it was strange when it happened to him, perhaps a coincidence with Tsunami, but for it to be with Emi also, there was a pattern going on here. This had to tie in with his new ability of sensoring. Naruto would have to ask Emi about this tomorrow. However Naruto was broken from his thoughts when he heard a loud booming sound. He looked up and smiled. He watched various colored fireworks go off into the sky. Colors of red, blue, green, orange, purple, and whatever colors existed, it was a beautiful sight.

Turning back, Naruto noticed Emi had somehow curled up next to him sleeping peacefully. The blond chuckled as he scratched his cheek. Naruto leaned over and kissed her cheek which only served to make Emi move closer to him. Naruto then held up a familiar handsign. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu," Naruto called a clone to his aid. Yo boss, Have fun?" the clone asked. Naruto snorted before standing to his feet.

"I really did. I need you to do something for me while I take Emi-chan back to the hotel," Naruto responded. The clone looked sheepish. "Umm that's fine, but can you please put some pants on? I know I'm you, but I don't want to see that stuff, ever!" the clone urged. Naruto resisted the urge to roll his eyes before grabbing his pants. Stupid clones.

-x-

Jiraiya giggled to himself as he made his way back to his hotel room. Those ladies sure knew how to show a man a good time. Jiraiya couldn't remember the last time he had fun at a festival like this one. It was a shame that they were leaving tomorrow. Jiraiya wouldn't have minded staying one more day, but they were behind enough as it was. Jiraiya gave a goofy smirk. His thoughts drifted to Naruto. Hopefully the blonde hadn't done anything stupid that would require Jiraiya to get him out of the mess, but know his student then the likelihood of that happening was high.

As Jiraiya entered through the hotel entrance. As Jiraiya walked through the lobby he was suddenly called out. "Excuse me Sir, but are you Jiraiya-san?" the manager behind the counter asked. Jiraiya quickly tried to regain some sense of himself as he attempted to flush the alcohol from his system. "Yes that's me. What the problem?" Jiraiya asked. The manager cleared his throat before handing the man a letter.

"Your young blond traveling partner asked me to give you this note. He said that it was urgent that you get it," the manager said. Jiraiya narrowed his eyes before taking the note. He ripped the seal before opening it. Jiraiya widened his eyes.

"Sorry Ero-sennin, you're going to have to take another room tonight. You're not getting back in this room dattebayo. I have company over and I don't want you scaring her with your perverse antics. I understand that we'll be leaving tomorrow. I'll be sure to wake up for us to leave. Don't try to be sneaky or I'll get Baa-chan on you when we get back. Don't think I won't do it either," Jiraiya gawked as he stared at the note. This…this damn brat actually had the gall to tell him to stay away when his student was having the time of his life. Not on his life! This would have been material at its best! His student was asking for him to not do it? Nonsense!

Jiraiya sped off down the hall and up the stairs. Quickly finding the room, Jiraiya grinned widely while he pressed his ear to the door. It was silent. There was not a single sound. No way had Jiraiya taught Naruto the seal that allowed for sound to be disrupted. The blond wasn't that adept yet. Jiraiya stared at the door heatedly almost trying to will it to burst into flames so he could see. "Oi what a moment!" he said suddenly perking up. He still had his key. Jiraiya smirked. You were still an amateur Naruto. Jiraiya reached into his pouch. He felt nothing. Grinning nervously, Jiraiya tried another pouch. There was nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing! All his pockets were empty.

"Where is my key?" Jiraiya asked before looking at the floor. He noticed another letter with the same seal on it. Jiraiya growled before picking it up. "You really think I'm that stupid as to think you wouldn't immediately come here? Give me some credit Ero-sennin. If you're wondering about your key, well I've got it. Gave it to my guest. I told you not to get drunk of your ass. My clone easily took your key while you went after those women. Thanks for understand. See you in the morning," Jiraiya scowled.

"Damn you brat!" Jiraiya shouted before stomping off somewhere. Looks like he'd have to spend even more money for a stay in another room. This was so stupid. This was officially the worst festival he had ever been to. Jiraiya disappeared down the hall.

In the room, Naruto smiled widely behind the door. Naruto had taken the spar pillow and placed it on his bed. "Naruto-kun, are you coming back to bed?" Naruto turned over and noticed Emi looking at him lovingly. She gave him a small wink. "Yeah, Emi-chan. Just taking some precautions is all," Naruto said with a foxy grin. Emi smiled with low-lidded eyes. Naruto brushed his hands through his hair. Even now both could still see the fireworks going on outside. The small booming sounds came into their ears, but both did their best to ignore it. Naruto walked over to his bed and hopped inside. Emi moved over to give him space. With his hands, Naruto wrapped over Emi's waist and pulled her close. Emi smiled as she closed her eyes.

"Did you have enough half an hour ago?" Emi asked feeling her lover's erection against her warm, naked cheeks. Naruto smiled. "That's your fault, ya know. You're too beautiful for your own good," Naruto answered. Emi's response was a kiss to his cheek before she fell sleep. Naruto soon followed after her. Both fell asleep. Naruto tickled Emi with his nose. Emi snickered. As both fell asleep in the heat of the night, neither noticed the white symbol appear at the nape of Naruto's neck. Surrounding it were nine magatama symbols. The white symbol slowly disappeared into his skin, never to be seen until it was ready.

-x-

Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu jumped up from their beds and looked out the window. "Oi Amaterasu, did you feel that?" The goddess of the moon asked. The goddess of the sun swiftly nodded. "Yeah I did. Okaa-sama was right, this is bad. Humans are starting to collect feathers whether they know it or not. I'm sensing some with at least six or ten in one person," Amaterasu spoke. Tsukuyomi bit her nail with her teeth.

"It looks like our job just got a lot more difficult. Okaa-sama warned us that just one of those things had strange effects upon mortals. It looks like we don't have the time to lay around like we thought," Tsukuyomi said showing a rare case of seriousness which surprised Amaterasu. "What are we going to do?" Amaterasu asked. Tsukuyomi quickly placed a finger to her chin.

"I don't know Amaterasu. I don't know. As it stands we only have two and those got just from coincidence. I can't foresee how this is going to go. Not at all," Tsukuyomi responded. Amaterasu sighed as they looked outside. Nothing could ever go according to plan could it?

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KG: A remember reading an article somewhere on AFF that one person wrote. He said that most lemon tics lack a certain feel for spontaneousness. That little that just happens just because it can. A great number of people agreed with him. My intent for Emi wasn't truly meant to be spontaneousness, but rather a feeling of the feather 'manipulating' her feelings to not wait. As I said previously, feathers do react to one another in different volumes. Since Emi had been interested in Naruto, the feather magnified those feelings to the point that it became that way. It might have been spontaneous I guess, but I thought I made it work out. Maybe.

KG: In any case, I hadn't initially planned on Emi at all until I remembered her from the Search for Tsunade arc. Not gonna lie, she was hot when I saw her the first time. Secondly if you search for it, trust me you will be looking for a good while, you would find a rather large Naruto poll. Emi had been placed as the 4th hottest civilian woman to appear in the Naruto series, prior to Shippuden. She had been placed as the 34th hottest woman out of the Naruto series in general. Which was surprising since she had only like, one or two scenes. Granted this poll was back in 2010, but I thought it still held relevance.

KG: Okay people, someone asked if only women have feathers. (Sigh) No, no they don't. Men have feathers too, i.e Naruto. If you're asking me if I'll…ugh oh god…let's not even go that route. I have something separate for those circumstances. Ugh, that was disturbing.

KG: Well whatever. That's all folks. Stay Breezy, protect what's important to you, review, and SEND ME…oh god. I still can't say it.

KG:….SEND ME ROOT BEER! Also RESPECT THE…ROOT? ugh, no that was lame. Stupid. stupid. That was so lame!