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Chapter Six: The Life and Death of Foxes
"He has to be around here somewhere!" Hinata thought, panicked as she rushed through the woods as fast as she could. She stumbled, falling onto her hands but using that momentum to pick herself up, panting. "Please, please don't let me be too late…" It had been several minutes since she'd left.
Hinata fidgeted, her palms sweating uncontrollably as she stood by Kakashi and the rest. "Kakash-sensei!" she squeaked suddenly, "Your Ninken are taking too long! Who knows where Naruto-kun is, or what condition he's in?"
Kakashi remained silent for a second. "There are two options: One, Naruto's extremely far away and the Ninken are having trouble reaching him, or…" he grimaced, "The trillions of fuuton blades displaced so much of the air that his scent is lost. I won't lie to you… it's likely the latter."
Hinata focused all her energy on keeping her composure. "If that's the case," she whispered, "Then I'll have to go and get him myself."
"What? You can't get out there alone. Who knows when you'd get back?" Kakashi objected.
"I'm the only one that can do it. Sasuke-san's injured, you've dumped a bunch of chakra, Sakura-chan's spent her energy on medical ninjutsu, and Yamato-taichou's molded too much Mokuton. I have the Byakugan."
"Hinata," Kakashi said in a serious tone, "I know you're extremely worried about Naruto, but there's no point in throwing your life away too."
"Don't worry," she said, forming a cross-seal with her hands. "I'll definitely save Naruto-kun. After all… he's the one who saved me." Focusing her chakra, she cried, "Tajuu-"
Kakashi's eyes snapped open. "Wait!"
"Kagebunshin no jutsu (Mass Shadow Clone Technique)!" Five clones appeared beside Hinata. The strain was easily visible from the beads of sweat on her face. Yamato made what appeared to be one last attempt at halting her with his hand before she leapt away.
After a moment, Kakashi asked, "You marked her with the tracking-seeds, right?"
"Yes, all six."
"Good," said Kakashi, "Send out your wood clone."
Hinata pounded on, ignoring all of her pain. Luckily, she was a Hyuga, born to pour out a constant wave of chakra. This gave her nowhere near the stamina of Naruto, but it did allow her to move out of combat even after using so many clones. "Where is he?" she wondered. Finally, her eyes caught him, laying underneath a tree. "Oh thank God." Her relief only lasted a fraction of a second. As she checked his vitals, she desperately asked, "Naruto-kun, can you hear me? Naruto-kun!" "No good. He's alive, but barely… and I've no time to get back to the village. Oh God, oh God… Wait. Now's not the time to panic! Naruto-kun needs you, and damn it if you'll falter now!" Tying an exploding tag to a kunai, she flung it in the air. Without watching it explode, she whipped out her homemade cream, the cream that she'd given him so long ago at that first chuunin exam. Brief memories of how good his acceptance of her gift felt revisited her, but she focused, applying the tincture to his vitals. All she could do now was wait for a miracle.
Suddenly, her prayers were answered as Yamato stepped through the brush. "Found you," he said with a breath of relief.
"You don't happen to have been sent by God, do you?" she asked with even greater respite.
He smiled. "No, just Kakashi-sempai. Although, some would argue-" He shook his head. "Never mind. How is Naruto?"
She frowned. "His vitals are almost nonexistent and getting worse every second."
"Then we've got no time to waste." Gently, she lifted him into Yamato's arms. "Come on. Let's go. I've got a backup group following us."
She nodded and they leapt away. "Stay with me, baby," she cooed to Naruto's unconscious form, "It'll all be okay… just a little longer, please…"
A few minutes later, a team of medics, Shizune among them, greeted them, the leader of which said, "Yamato-taichou! Hyuga Hinata-san! How is Uzumaki Naruto?"
"Not good," said Yamato, handing Naruto's body to the medics. "He's circling the drain, you have to apply medical ninjutsu at once."
"Right away, sir," said the medic as two others began running glowing hands over Naruto's body.
Shizune approached Hinata. "I understand you have suffered massive amounts of chakra loss from using a forbidden technique, Tajuu Kagebunshin from the First Hokage's scroll. You should be treated as well."
She would have liked to argue, but fatigue got the best of her. "All… alright, Shizune-san…" she said, and let herself be helped.
Meanwhile, Tsunade had reached the battleground where the ruins of the Eight-Tails lay. She drew a disgusted look at the scene: The beast was no longer recognizable, merely splatterings of flesh crackling with electricity and chips of destroyed trees scattered all over a giant wasteland. She reached down and felt the ground, running her fingertips over it. "This place will be good for harvesting, especially once the chakra from the Eight-Tails decomposes into the land," she thought. "What an insane technique, the Rasenshuriken." A messenger bird landed in front of her, dropping off a message. Tsunade read it and, with worry in her heart, darted back to the village.
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"Have to keep going…" thought Naruto, crawling through the dark abyss ever so slowly, his every muscle snapping in pain. "If I stop now… if I die now, what was the point of it all? I can't die yet…"
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Sakura watched the sleeping Sasuke as he writhed in agony on his hospital bed. Observing him felt terrible: even though she'd applied all of the medical ninjutsu she knew, the chakra of the Eight-Tailed was just too much to repair, acting like a poison. Sakura was briefly reminded of her encounter with Naruto's Four-Tailed form, something far weaker than the fully unleashed Eight-Tailed beast. Even though Yamato had been able to restrain the beast somewhat and Sasuke had blocked with a myriad of snakes, the blow had still been devastating, sending Sasuke flying through countless trees and several walls. It was amazing that he'd been able to stand for even a few moments afterwards, but he had finally succumbed to the pain. He was in no serious danger, she knew, but still she worried.
Meanwhile, Hinata sat in Naruto's room, waiting. To her, he looked so drastically different from the Naruto she knew and loved; where his cheeks were once bright with life, they now seemed to draw life out of the room itself with their deathly pallor. His eyes were half-lidded and she could barely bring herself to look at his pupils: The once energetic, youthful aquatic rings had faded into a void of grey skies. Her hand upon his, there was no warmth; the heat that had cradled her countless times as they'd locked in loving embraced. Now, it seemed, the scorching tears of absolute sorrow coursing down her cheeks had replaced that heat.
"Oh, Naruto-kun…" she thought woefully, "I need you… don't die… Please…" She didn't dare turn on her Byakugan, fearing that what she saw in his body would only crush her heart.
"Hinata…" said Tsunade, entering with Shizune, "I've been able to analyze Naruto's condition." Hinata did not respond. "It seems he awakened at least seven Gates in his insanely powerful but fatiguing Fox Form. Considering his chakra, the amount released by the gates would be enormous, enough to level a shinobi village or fell a powerful tailed beast in one blow. But, if he, an already Hokage-Level ninja opened the eighth Gate… the amount of power of the fully unleashed Nine-Tails chakra would be incalculable. The toll on his human body, however, would be tremendous. His muscles have all snapped, he's ruptured a few organs, and his mind is exhausted. To top it all off, due to his overuse of chakra, even the Nine-Tails chakra won't heal him at the moment. From all this, he's been placed in a coma."
Hinata sobbed heavily and willed herself to remain as strong as she could. "H-how does it l-look for him?"
Tsunade grimaced. "The chances are high that he unlocked the last Gate, and as you know… that spells out assured death. Still, there is a chance that he did not, and that his body is merely wrecked from overuse. We'll be monitoring his condition and will alert you of any changes."
"Thank you," Hinata managed to whisper eventually.
As she and Shizune walked out of the room, Tsunade told her attendant, "Keep watch on Naruto's vitals, will you? I have to go tend to some things."
"Yes, Tsunade-sama," Shizune answered.
After Tsunade had walked away, Kakashi, who had been leaning on the wall outside the door, arms folded, said, "It's okay. No one can hear you."
Shizune turned to embrace him, streams of tears running down her face and onto his shoulder. "I… haven't cried over a patient in my career in medicine in years…"
"He's not exactly a normal patient, is he?" Kakashi said, gently patting her back. "He has that strange power, after all."
Meanwhile, Tsunade sat in her office and sighed. "Oh, Jiraiya… if only you were here right now…" she mused, glancing at her picture of him. "You'd know what to do, wouldn't you? You'd know why the Eight-Tails suddenly attacked Konoha, and what to do about Naruto…" She shook her head soberly. "And you'd also tell me to trust myself and remain strong in these times. And… now, at least, I'd thank you and give you a kiss…"
"Ugh, Sakura…" Sasuke groaned as he awakened, "How's… Naruto?"
"… Not good," she said quietly. "But… I'm sure he'll be okay. Right?"
He nodded. "Yeah…" "I sure hope so… I swear to God, you'd better not die on me, idiot."
A month passed with no change in Naruto's condition. Hinata spent nearly all of her time in Naruto's room, praying for his safety. Eventually, October tenth arrived, Naruto's birthday and the anniversary of the Nine-Tails' attack. It was a day that nearly all in Konoha considered a tragic one, filled with painful memories and bitterness. To Hinata, however, it was an absolutely sacred day, the day that the most wonderful being on the planet was brought to life.
Shizune received the latest test results from the lab tech and opened the file. Her eyes widened at the contents and quickly, she dashed to Tsunade's office, handing them to her superior. Tsunade glanced at the results and balled her fists. "Damn it!" she cried, "Damn it, damn it, damn it! Goddammit to fucking hell!" Shizune remained silent. "First Jiraiya, then Naruto… how many more, God? How many more until it's enough?!" She took a few deep breaths and continued, much more calmly. "Sorry about that, Shizune… I'm all right now. I'll… go deliver the news personally. And… go prepare the funeral procession for Uzumaki Naruto. I feel it's going to have a large turnout…"
"As you wish, Tsunade-sama," Shizune said, nodding, and with tears clouding her vision ran off to inform the morgue.
As promised, Tsunade walked slowly but steadily to Naruto's room where Hinata still sat. "I'm… so sorry, Hinata," she said with no preamble.
Hinata automatically knew what Tsunade meant and burst out into a wild fit of tears. Tsunade could barely will herself to reach over, but finally pulled the plug.
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"I… can't die…" Naruto pushed on further, despite the insane pain racking his body and the blood gushing from several wounds. "If I die here… what was the point of it all…? What was the point of saving the village, of becoming Hokage? What was the point of caring for and loving Hinata with everything I had? What was the point of destroying Akatsuki and saving Sasuke, of becoming a shinobi, of fighting for the right to an existence in the first place?" He stopped crawling. "I guess… the point was that sometimes, you have to sacrifice to do good… and that no one gets a free ride, that when you go down, you go down fighting… and you go down clean." He chuckled. "I guess… in that case, I don't need to go any… further. Goodbye, Hinata. I'll always love you… no matter what… always…"
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Naruto's heart rate monitor let out its ubiquitously depressing flatline, and Hinata cried even harder. After a moment, she began sobbing her way to coherence and began to sing in her grief-stricken but still lilting voice, "H-happy b-birthday to you, hap-p-py b-birhday t-to y-y-you… happy birth-th-day, d-dear N-Naruto-k-k-kun…" she drew a sharp intake of breath, "Happy birthday… to… you…" Finally, Tsunade shut off the machine and removed the various needles inside Naruto's flesh. Shizune reached down and patted Hinata on the shoulders, a frown on her face. She offered a handkerchief and Hinata accepted, blowing her nose.
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Meanwhile, a voice growled, "Like hell I don't."
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Hinata eventually allowed herself to be escorted out of the room, where Kakashi and Sakura tried their best to console her, but it was no use. Suddenly, a crashing sound was heard in the room with Naruto's body, accompanied by the clinking sound of glass hitting the floor. Everyone rushed in to see the window broken and Naruto's body missing. Tsunade instantly knew what this meant. "We've had a spy infiltrate. It must have been one of Naruto's enemies, coming for whatever they could get… Whoever this sick son of a bitch is, we'll get him. I'll send out a search party immediately, and-"
Hinata, Byakugan activated, roared, "Fuck that!" Aiming her palm at the window, she cried, "Hakke Kuushou (Eight Trigrams Empty Palm)!" The move blasted away the remaining window pieces and she leapt away before she could say another word.
"Quickly, everyone after her!" Tsunade ordered, and the occupants of the room leapt in pursuit.
"Where's that bastard?" she wondered savagely, scanning the area. Rage flooded her senses, blocking out the grief, becoming her singular focus. She wanted to hurt whoever had violated Naruto's body. To do such a cruel thing even after death, Hinata deemed this fiend truly evil. "A-ha! An abnormal chakra mass in the direction of the forest!" She tore towards her target, leaping off walls and roofs to get to it. She noticed the path there was familiar; this was hers and Naruto's usual spot. "To bring him to a place like this… he's going to pay." Finally, she noticed the chakra mass stop and she smiled and somehow grimaced at the thought of vengeance. When she finally caught sight of it, however, she froze.
It was an image she'd only heard about from Yamato and Sakura. There, before her, sat Four-Tailed Naruto, looking straight at her with his demonic, white eyes.
Suddenly, she heard Sakura's voice from behind call, "Don't touch him! Either that's an impostor, or worse, he's incredibly dangerous!"
Hinata did not step back, prompting Kakashi to yell, "Naruto's gone, Hinata! The Fox is just using his body as a skeleton to thrive as it gains strength! Wait until Yamato gets here to deal with it!" She began to walk towards the black figure. "Hinata!"
However, fear did not overtake Hinata. "No…" she objected quietly, arms outstretched, "I can feel it from within, from every fiber of my being, even from behind that evil chakra … this is my Naruto-kun." Kakashi ran as fast as his legs would allow to prevent Hinata from reaching the Fox, but before he could, she began to embrace it. The rest watched in amazement as the black chakra seemed to phase away the more Hinata approached. Finally, she placed her lips towards the Fox's jagged mouth and as they connected, the entire Demon Cloak melted away, revealing a perfectly fine, if exhausted, Naruto.
"Oh… my God…" whispered Sakura.
Naruto's eyes began to open, lazily dipped closed, and fluttered back open. With a glance at Hinata, he muttered wearily, "I knew I smelled flowers."
As tears of joy poured from her ducts, she whispered, "Hey there, handsome… how are you feeling?"
"To tell the truth," he said, squirming in her arms, "I feel like I died and went to heaven."
"One part of that's true," she said softly with a smile.
"I'd say all if it is," he replied coolly.
"Oh Naruto-kun," she wept, clutching Naruto tightly, resting her chin on his shoulder. "I love you so much… when you… died, it was the worst feeling in the world." He held her as well, letting her hot, relieved tears drip onto his back.
"How the hell…?" Sakura muttered, shocked, "Tsunade-sama, do you know…?"
"No," said Tsunade, puzzled. "There… is no adequate medical term to describe what just occurred here. We've just seen a man brought back to life without Edo-Tensei or anything else… as far as I can tell, it was sheer force of will."
"Hah!" said Naruto, still panting, "I told you… I'd become… Hokage some day… and I never… go back on my word!"
"You sure don't…" said Tsunade, smirking. "Come on. Let's get you back to the hospital, just to check you up. And Hinata…" She eyed her carefully, "I want to run some tests on you, just in case."
They returned to the hospital where Naruto rested after his checkup and Hinata's tests. Naruto, aside from his exhaustion, was given a clean bill of health. "I wonder what Baa-chan's testing you for," Naruto wondered aloud.
"It probably has something to do with the Nine-Tails chakra, I think," she replied.
Sakura stepped into the room all of a sudden, her face bearing no expression, a folder in her hand. "Ah, good, you're both here," she said, opening the file. "Good, good…"
"So, what's the good word, Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked, smiling.
"Well, Hinata has retained no damage from your Four-Tailed form, but… that's not all." With a deep breath, she continued: "Hinata… you were pregnant."
Naruto's mind raced as he observed Hinata's stunned, blank expression. "A baby! Wow! I must've forgotten the protection jutsu once, or something, but this is… wow…" he thought, "But… wait a second."
Hinata voiced the question Naruto had been thinking. "… What do you mean, 'were,' Sakura-chan?"
Sakura's face fell completely and, through a pained voice she replied, "I'm sorry, Hinata… but you miscarried early into the pregnancy." Hinata's shocked expression remained. "The stress from the Eight-Tails attack and fearing for Naruto's life, the division of your stamina to less than twenty percent, the lack of eating from worry… I'm afraid it resulted in the death of the fetus."
"Oh… my God…" whispered Naruto. Instinctively, he put his arm around Hinata. "Hinata…? Are you…?"
She sniffled heavily, the droplets making their way down her alabaster skin. "W-well… we hadn't p-p-planned for it, anyway… and we… p-probably aren't r-ready for a b-baby, we've got resp-p-ponsibilities, and…" Soon, her cheeks were completely reddened and she could no longer form a coherent sentence. As seemed to be the norm recently, she wept into Naruto's chest, shrieking in anguish. Naruto's heart thumped with pain, resonating with her own, but he remained strong and held her tight. "Why…?" she asked after a good deal of crying. "Why do all these terrible, horrible things have to happen to good people like us? I hate it! It's not fair! Why can't it ever be enough?!"
"Because," he said, kissing the top of her head, inhaling her aroma for some solace, "We're the strongest ones in the world. If we don't deal with this shit… someone weaker would have to. But we're too powerful for that… we can't be beaten." Gently, he lifted her chin so that he could peer into those twin pearls. "You know I love you, right?"
"Mhm," she sobbed.
"And you love me too, right?"
"Yes…"
"And you know that no matter what the world throws at us, we'll get through it, right?"
"I do…"
"Then please… don't cry anymore. Seeing you in pain is the worst thing in the world."
She rubbed her eyes, clearing them of tears. "Okay… I'm okay now… I will be, anyway…"
Sakura looked on, amazed. "In such a short time, he helped her recover from that traumatic blow while suffering from it himself. Incredible. He's not just becoming stronger in ninjutsu… his other power is developing rapidly too." "Is there… anything I can do for you two?" she asked tentatively.
"Just get us the release forms, please, Sakura-chan," Naruto said pleasantly. She nodded and left.
A short while later, Sasuke stepped in the doorway and said, "Naruto, can I talk to you for a second?"
"Sure, Sasuke," he replied. "I'll be right back, sweetness," he told Hinata as he walked out of the room. "What's up?"
"Sakura told me what happened," Sasuke said grimly. "If you want, we could, you know, go out, grab a drink and some ramen… just to talk everything through."
Naruto grinned. "What's this, since when have you worried about my wellbeing? I'm fine, you know me! Solid as a rock!"
"But-"
Naruto turned from Sasuke and gave a cheesy thumbs-up. "Seriously, I'm okay. Thanks, though."
Sasuke said, "Any time…" but though he could not see Naruto, he did catch sight of the single tear that fell to the floor. Sasuke sighed, thinking, "Never lets anyone see him weak, the idiot. Well… that is, no one but one person…"
"What did Sasuke-san want to talk about?" asked Hinata.
"Nothing, just something about a technique I showed him," he answered with a kiss to her cheek.
Eventually, Sakura returned with the forms. They signed the papers and left the building, Naruto lifting Hinata onto his back. "Ooh, why the piggyback ride?" she asked, leaning into him.
"I haven't moved in a month, I figure it'll be good exercise," he answered, neglecting to tell his true reason out of fear of sounding too out of character. "The truth is that I want to feel your weight," he thought, "To feel it pressing down on me, confirming my life and your existence."
"Did Naruto and Hinata leave yet?" Tsunade asked Sakura.
"Yes. I just discharged them," Sakura replied. "Is that a problem?"
"No, no," said Tsunade, turning to walk back to her office, "It's something that can wait, anyway."
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Both naked, Naruto watched Hinata rest as he lay behind her, observing her angelic form. Almost (almost) absentmindedly, his hands reached around her and began massaging her breasts, feeling the soft, supple flesh fill the gaps between his fingers as his hands spread wide as they could to grasp the greatest mass possible. She began moaning and Naruto felt his erection growing.
"Having fun?" he heard her mutter.
He paused. "Eheh, sorry…" he said sheepishly.
"Oh, I didn't mean it like that," she said huskily, turning around and wrapping her arms around his neck, "But don't start something you won't finish."
"Well," he said, bringing his lips to hers, "I don't go back on- well, you know the rest."
"Ohh, We haven't done this in a month…"
"I can assure you I haven't lost my touch."
"It's not that…" a devious twinkle appeared in her eye. "But because you made me wait, I'm going to do this nice and slow." She licked her lips sensually, an inch from his own. "Nice… and… slow…"
"Ooh, when did you get so sly?" he asked, intrigued.
"Do you hate it?"
"Not at all. But first…." With a few slowly and meticulously formed seals, he launched the Protection Jutsu. "Now… let's get down to business." She practically leapt on his mouth, teasing it, focusing on a certain point on his tongue, which told him she wanted the first gate. He was happy to oblige, prompting her usual moan. Then, without warning, her guided his hands to the next two gates and Naruto, amused, activated those as well. Now, with her nipples erect, she brought Naruto's hands to grasp her enormous breasts.
"Go wild," she whispered.
"Wow, she's really taking the initiative now…" he mused. As she gasped and shrieked, his manhood throbbed. Suddenly, she clutched his wrists and removed them from her chest. "Wha…?"
"Hold on, I… I don't want this to end just yet," she said, lowering herself to Naruto's lower half. "Not without giving you something."
"You don't need-"
"You talk too much," she interrupted.
Then, in a completely unexpected move, she buried Naruto's member in her cleavage, her boobs so large that only the tip of Naruto's penis, lengthy and broad, could barely be seen. His eyes shot wide open and he let out an involuntary gasp. "Oh… my God, Hinata…"
"Hold on… don't end this yet…"
"Don't worry about me," he said breathily, "If I have anything, it is definitely stamina."
"Good, good…" she muttered, "Because you're going to need it." Mashing her huge tits together, she began pumping up and down upon Naruto's erection. He yelled in pleasure, his focus on staying stiff.
Just when Naruto thought the pleasure had reached its peak, he felt her tongue swirl over his tip. "Gah… Oh, hooooly shiiiit!" Hinata was absolutely amazed that Naruto hadn't caved yet and abandoned his member. His expression jumped, as though he'd suddenly been dumped in an icy lake. "Wha… why?" he pleaded.
"Eight gates… Go," she instructed. With four strikes, he awakened the next four gates, bringing her to an even greater level of an arousal than he. Finally, driven by wild lust, he thrust into her, activating the last gate, feeling her walls close around him before venturing to the white void of ecstasy once more. When he returned, he found her lying next to him, panting heavily and shivering, her skin reddened from arousal. "Oh God… Naruto-kun…" she moaned, "I'm still… still…"
"… Horny?" he suggested.
"Uh-huh!" she moaned again, this time much louder. Her hands reached to her breast and womanhood, stimulating herself. "Naruto-kun… what's… what's happening to meeee?"
Naruto too remained puzzled until he recalled Jiraiya's words regarding the last gate…
"The Eighth Gate is, of course, the most powerful of all the gates and potentially the most lethal, as I've told you," Jiraiya explained as Naruto practiced. "Its use is too powerful for nearly anyone to remain conscious afterward. Only you, maybe, with your incredible stamina could stand it."
"Uh-huh," he muttered lazily.
"But here's the thing… it has a long-term effect, too," said Jiraiya with a devilish grin.
"Oh?"
"The more you use the Eighth Gate, the more the woman's sexual stamina increases… meaning more time for you two to fool around."
"Cool," said Naruto, bored.
"Eh," said Jiraiya, exasperated by Naruto's unresponsiveness, "You'll get it when you're older."
"Don't worry," he said, passing his hands over her quaking body, relishing her gasps of pleasure, "I'll make it all better."
In one swift motion, she latched onto him like a warm, human barnacle. "Please… give it to me!" she shrieked. He felt around every inch of her body and, as her cries multiplied, felt his own arousal growing. More and more, the intensity increased until finally, they finished in a flow of ecstasy. As they lay side by side, Naruto stroked her hair gently, running his fingers through it and reveling, as always, in the glory of her scent. Suddenly, a memory from one month ago surfaced in his mind. "Hey, babe," he whispered.
"Hm?"
"I'm going to be Hokage."
"I know, sweety."
"No, I mean, Tsunade-baachan actually declared me her successor right before the Eight-Tails attacked." Hinata turned around rapidly and accidentally headbutted Naruto's skull into the wall. "Ooh… Wow, that hurt!" he groaned, trying to decide which side of his head to rub.
"Oh God, I'm sorry!" she squeaked, grasping his head and reaching her lips up towards it. "Here, let me kiss it better." As she planted her warm lips on his forehead, he smiled and, perhaps through placebo or perhaps his Fox healing, felt the pain slip away. "But, uh, anyway… Tsunade-sama said you're definitely going to be Hokage?"
"Yeah," he replied.
"That's… that's amazing!" she breathed. "Oh my God, this is so exciting! We should celebrate!"
"I think I know how…" he said with a grin, placing his mouth near hers.
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A few hours later, Sakura and Sasuke stepped up to Naruto's apartment fully dressed in combat gear. As she lifted her hand to knock on the door, Sakura paused. "What's wrong?" asked Sasuke.
"I think I hear something… someone in pain, maybe?" she said, putting her ear to the door.
Sasuke listened at the door as well and plainly said, "… That's not the sound of pain."
"What?" said Sakura, "What else could it-" A gigantic blush covered her face as she came to the conclusion. "Oh my…"
"It's getting louder…" Sasuke commented, backing from the door. In a few seconds, Hinata's screams grew in volume so that they could be heard several feet away from the door. "She's gotta have vocal cords of steel," said Sasuke, raising his eyebrow.
"I'm sure they'll be done soon," said Sakura hopefully.
"Didn't you say that they once went on for fifteen hours?" Sasuke asked skeptically.
"Oh… yeah," said Sakura. "I guess… we just wait." And so, they stood and waited, doing their best not to listen too intently to the shrieks of delight from within the room. "The neighbors must really hate them… Yeesh, I guess this is why Tsunade-sama told us to go a few hours early."
Thirty minutes passed.
"Got any twos?" asked Sakura.
"No, go fish," replied Sasuke as Sakura drew a card.
An hour passed.
"I spy with my little eye… something that's yellow," muttered Sasuke.
"Is it that spot on the ceiling?" asked Sakura.
"Yep… Your turn."
"Let's see… I spy…"
Two hours passed.
"Did she just ask him to spank her?" Sasuke asked.
"Either spank or bite, I couldn't tell…" responded Sakura.
Three hours passed
Sasuke and Sakura had fallen sound asleep until, with a snort, Sasuke awoke. "Sakura," he said, patting her shoulder, "Sakura, I think they've finally stopped."
"Unh," she mumbled, "What, really?"
"Yeah." Sasuke darted up from the floor and eagerly knocked on the door, hoping not to miss this opportunity as Sakura joined him.
"Yeah, yeah, hang on!" came Naruto's voice from inside. Opening the door he said, "Oh, hey guys! How's it going?"
Sakura, blushing heavily, growled through gritted teeth, "Pants. On. Now."
With a confused expression, Naruto looked down. Realizing his lack of garments below his torso, he sheepishly said, "Heheh! Be right back!" left for a brief moment, and returned, fully clothed. "Aha, sorry about that. What's up?"
"We've been sent to inform you that we've got a mission," said Sasuke. "We're all supposed to meet up with Kakashi tomorrow."
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Whaaa? I just got out of the hospital today!"
Sasuke grinned. "Yeah, and the mission's tomorrow."
Naruto's toothy smile emerged. "Alright, alright… I'll see you guys then."
Breathing a sigh of relief, Sakura thought, "Good… Tsunade-sama was right. He'd bounce right back. If he hadn't, we would have had to go on the mission without him…" "See you, Naruto," she replied, and the two left his apartment building.
Naruto, closing the door, turned to see Hinata standing behind him. "You have a mission tomorrow?" she asked.
"Yeah," he said quietly. "You'll be okay, right?" She nodded, beaming sweetly at him. "Good." Guiding her to the bed, he whispered, "So today… I can't believe I'm saying this, but let's hold off on the sex, eh? How about we just stay in…" He pulled the covers over both of them, "And be with each other? How's that sound?"
Hinata smiled and gently brushed her lips to his. "That's fine, Naruto-kun… that's perfectly fine."
"Good," he said, and kissed her back. Then, however, they crawled into bed and cuddled and Hinata quickly fell asleep. As he lay there, stroking her silken tresses, he truly began to consider the ramifications of becoming Hokage. "Can I really do it?" he thought with a frown. "Can I really lead this village? I know I'm strong enough, but…" Suddenly, Hinata let out a pleasant sigh in her sleep, nuzzling into Naruto's chest. He held her tighter still. "No. In order to protect her and everyone else… I'll become whatever I need to be!"
Meanwhile, Kakashi and Shizune strolled the streets of Konoha, hands entwined, causing many heads to turn at the sight of loner Kakashi being even that close to someone. "So Naruto-kun is actively returning to your team tomorrow?" Shizune asked.
"Yeah," said Kakashi pleasantly. "Sakura and Sasuke tell me he's ready for it."
"That's good," said Shizune. They sat down at a nearby bench where Shizune leaned herself on Kakashi as he wrapped his arm around her. "Ohhh, Kakashi," she sighed, "I love being with you… You really make me happy, you know?"
"I do," he said. "I love you." After a second, Shizune turned to peer into Kakashi's visible eye, beaming brightly. The force that flowed into Kakashi astonished him. It was warm, it was soft, it was filling… "Oh… my God," he thought, his breath becoming tight. "Shizune," he whispered quickly, rising from the bench with her hand in his, "Let's get out of here."
"Huh?" she asked with what Kakashi thought was an adorable head tilt. "Where are we going?"
"My place," he replied coolly.
"Why?"
He grinned. "I need to finish something I started." With that, he whisked her away to his apartment where soon they were making love in a mad fervor. Kakashi was driven solely by his desire to pleasure Shizune as much as he could, fueled by this incredible feeling of love he felt. Kakashi did not hesitate as he reached the legendary final gate, allowing Shizune and himself to be carried into the white void of ecstasy. When they awoke a while later, Kakashi laid a sweet kiss upon her lips and told her tenderly, "Shizune… I don't just love you… I… need you." He could barely believe that these words were coming out of his mouth, but the emotion behind them was too powerful.
"Kakashi…" she groaned softly, "I need you too…"
Kakashi smiled, satisfied. After all these years of suffering and loss, Kakashi had finally achieved harmony in his life. "So… what do you say we read the next chapter?" he asked, picking up Icha-Icha Paradise.
She smiled.
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"We'll only be gone for a few days," said Naruto, hand gently resting on Hinata's shoulder the day after.
"I know," said Hinata, grasping that hand. "I'll miss you, but I'll be fine."
He grinned, sliding his ANBU fox mask down. "Good." Turning to his team as Kakashi gave one last farewell kiss to Shizune, Naruto called, "Alright, guys! Let's move out!"
"If I remember correctly, the team is still called 'Team Kakashi'," said Sasuke smugly as Naruto grumbled.
"Let's go," said Kakashi, directing the way forward. With one last glance at Shizune, he and the rest of the team leapt away.
Hinata sighed. Shizune, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, said, "They'll be okay. I'm sure the mission won't last that long." Hinata nodded and began heading back to the house.
As they leapt through the trees, Naruto asked, "So what's our objective here?"
"A shinobi with connections from Kirigakure has began controlling illegal shipments in and out of the Water country," Kakashi explained. "Our job is to kill him or, in the best case scenario, capture him."
"So why's this an S-Class mission for the ANBU?" Naruto wondered.
"His name is Suishi. He's a high-ranking missing-nin in the Bingo Book," said Sakura. "He's one of the Seven Shinobi Swordsman of the Mist and according to sources, he's supposed to be more powerful than Hoshigaki Kisame."
"Is that so…" Naruto muttered, "Well, this ought to be fun. How long 'till we get there?"
"Idiot," said Sasuke, "Don't you know how far it is to the Water Country? It'll take several days to get there."
"Hey! I'm not good with geography!" Naruto objected.
"Or anything else," said Sasuke.
"When we get back, I'm kicking your ass!" Naruto raged, though not really angry. Sasuke laughed.
The days passed as Hinata stayed in the village, rather bored. Her own team had gone on a long-term mission and wouldn't be returning for a week or two. She hung around with other kunoichi, walked around the village, and tried to keep herself busy, but it all seemed monotonous. A few days after Naruto had left, an idea struck Hinata. "I should give him a nice surprise for his return!" she thought. "But what should I do…?" Decided, she began heading towards the Hokage building.
Tsunade sat in her office plowing through paperwork while Shizune had stepped out. As she hummed to herself pleasantly, a knock came at her door. "Come in," she called. Hinata stepped through the doorway. "Oh, hello, Hinata."
"G-good aftern-n-noon, Tsunade-sama," she replied quietly, a blush adorning her features.
After a few moments of silence, Tsunade, eyebrow raised, asked, "… Is there something you need, Hinata?"
"Uhm, I…" she fidgeted nervously. "That is… can I ask you something… personal?"
"Sure," said Tsunade kindly. "What kind of Hokage would I be if I didn't offer advice to the people of my village? Tell me what you need."
Hinata gulped heavily. "Okay… then… wh-where would you buy your lingerie?"
Tsunade's eyes shot open. "Er… Hinata… why would you ask me, of all people?"
Hinata's blushed deepened. "W-well, y-you have the cl-cl-closest pro-p-p-portions to me..." She shut her eyes in embarrassment.
Tsunade sighed. With a quick glance at her chest, she instantly understood Hinata's meaning. "The poor girl looks like she'll die if I embarrass her further…" "Alright, Hinata," she told her, "I haven't and wouldn't ever buy lingerie." Taking a pen and paper, she began to scribble. "Now, I certainly don't go to this store down the main road and to the right, and I absolutely don't ask for Saeko." She handed the paper to Hinata with a wink.
Hinata smiled, her blush fading. "Thank you, Tsunade-sama!" she said happily
"Don't thank me," replied Tsunade, grinning slyly as Hinata began to leave. "I didn't do anything, after all."
Meanwhile, Team Kakashi came upon their target, the Kirigakure shinobi in his large mansion. The team had positioned themselves all around the main chamber. "No guards," Sasuke whispered into the radio. "He must think he's untouchable."
"Makes our job easier," said Naruto.
"All we have to do is wait…" Sakura muttered,
"Here he comes," said Kakashi.
Into the chamber stepped a large, bald, dumb-looking shinobi carrying a large halberd. "This is our target?" Naruto asked incredulously. "How the hell could he be an S-Class shinobi?"
"Be careful," Kakashi warned. "He has a kekkei genkai which allows him to wield fire and water, creating scalding steam."
"Blah blah blah," Naruto uttered. "I'm going in."
"Wait, what?" Sakura raged, "You can't go in there alone, idiot! Kakashi-sensei, do something!"
"Let him go," said Kakashi. "He's been out of action for a while. Let him have some fun."
"Thanks, sensei," said Naruto, heading towards the target.
As Naruto neared, Suishi noticed him immediately. "And who might you be?" he grumbled
"This is a nice place," said Naruto, observing the walls of the room, all of which were adorned with various extremely high quality works of art. "You buy these with all the money you get from illegal operations?"
Suishi grinned, swinging his blade down to smash Naruto, who burst in a puff of smoke. "Kagebushin, eh? Good move!"
"Seriously, look at this thing," Naruto continued, examining a gold statue. "That's gotta be worth most people's houses."
Suishi struck again and once more, Naruto revealed himself to be a bunshin. "Another one? That's a dangerous trick you're using, kid!"
"Is that so," said a third Naruto behind Suishi. "I wish someone had told me that before I did this, then."
Shisui turned to find the room flooded with Naruto bodies. "Tajuu Kagebunshin (Multiple Shadow Dopplegangers)…" Suishi muttered. "You must be… Konohagakure's Orange Flash."
Naruto blinked. "'Orange Flash,' you said?" He looked to his bunshin for some sort of explanation but they, of course, gave him nothing. "Uh… what?"
"Uzumaki Naruto of Konoha," Suishi elaborated. "An S-Rank shinobi in the Bingo Book who defeated Akatsuki and several other S-class ninja. Signature move is Tajuu Kagebunshin." He whipped the halberd around and aimed its point at one of the bunshin. "It will be so fun killing you."
With a grin, Naruto replied, "Well, thanks for the cool nickname and all, but dying's not really on my itinerary right now. Instead, I've got one word to say to you: Rasengan."
Suishi drew a confused expression. "Rasengan? What?"
Naruto pointed behind him. Suishi turned and, before he could react, saw another Naruto with the spiraling sphere in his hand cry, "Rasengan!" Naruto plowed the jutsu into Suishi's gut, sending him flying across the room and smashing into a wall. "And that's that. Alright, guys, let's pack this up," he spoke into his radio. Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke leapt out.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique)," Sasuke muttered, and from his arms several snakes slithered to bind Suishi.
"That was cool, Naruto," said Sakura.
"Indeed, you handled that well for such a direct approach," agreed Kakashi. "Let's take him home."
"Yes, sir!" Naruto exclaimed, creating some bunshin to drag Suishi's unconscious body.
Meanwhile, back in Konoha, Hinata had traveled down the main road and to the right. "This should be it…" she thought and her idea was confirmed as she observed the mannequins that stood in the window, clad all in skimpy clothing. Nervously, she entered, walking towards the bored clerk at the counter. "Uhm…" she muttered, "Can you tell me where to find Saeko?"
"You're looking at her," said Saeko.
"Oh… W-well, I-I was told to talk to you…"
Saeko glanced at Hinata's chest. "Were you sent by Tsunade-sama?"
Hinata blinked. "H-how did you know?"
"My mom used to sell her lingerie when she ran the shop," Saeko explained. "I do it now. So, what can I do for you?"
"I was… That is, I want to impress my boyfriend," she uttered, pressing her fingers together.
"And you want something that'll knock his brains out, right?"
"Mhm…"
"Alright, come with me," Saeko instructed, directing Hinata with a wave of her hand.
As they walked, suddenly Ino waltzed up to them and gleefully exclaimed, "Heeeey, Hinata! You're getting some naughty goods too?"
Hinata nodded nervously. "N-Naruto-kun's away, so I thought I'd give him a surprise for when he gets back…"
"I thought so! Let's get to choosing, shall we?"
Eventually, Saeko led the two girls to a section of the store and gave Hinata some underwear to try on. Hinata, after a few nervous moments, stepped out and Ino and Saeko observed her. "Hmm," said Saeko, "Strike a pose."
"Like… this?" Hinata placed her hands on her hips, leaning forward a bit.
"Damn, Hinata, are you trying to make the rest of us look bad?" Ino asked, eyebrow raised.
Hinata smiled a bit uneasily. "I… I guess I'll take them, but… Saeko-chan, do you have the top in a size or two smaller?"
"Uh, sure," said Saeko, not bothering to question, and a few seconds later, gave Hinata her purchases.
"Oh man," squealed Ino as she left the store with Hinata, "When Naruto sees you wearing that, his head will explode." With a sly grin, she added, "Or… something else will."
Hinata blushed.
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"So Suishi went down that easily, eh?" said Tsunade. "No time to use his Steam, even." She smiled. "You've become strong, Naruto."
"Thanks," he replied, grinning.
"Well, I'm glad to see you four working together again. You'll receive your pay soon enough, of course." She winked at Naruto. "Hinata's got a surprise for you, Naruto. She's waiting for you. You're dismissed!"
Team Kakashi saluted and exited Tsunade's office. Naruto eagerly hurried home, wondering what sort of surprise Hinata could hold for him. Finally, he arrived, opening the door to find the apartment dark. "Hello? Hinata?" he asked the darkness.
"Leave the lights off, Naruto-kun," came her voice from the bedroom. "Come," she purred. Naruto tiptoed towards the room and when he stood in its entrance, a small light flicked on, the light, he recognized, from that resided next to the bed.
It was then that his eyes caught her form and his heart stopped. She stood in front of him clad in extremely skimpy lingerie, bent over with a great mass of cleavage hanging in front of him. The top, he noticed, was extremely tight on her chest, the seams strained. Naruto wondered if she were very uncomfortable. "Hin… Hinata…" he gasped.
His reaction excited her, the feeling of having stunned him absolutely and completely. "Naruto-kun?" she whispered coyly. "Are you okay?"
He gulped, finding his throat dry. "I…" was the only thing he managed to wheeze.
"Oh, Naruto-kun," she groaned, taking hold of her breasts. "My boobs… they're so big… I don't think this top can hold them." It was no secret that he loved her large, firm, naturally perky breasts. All she had to do was manipulate them correctly. With an intake of breath, the brassiere creaked with stress and Naruto, eyes like saucers, watched in a daze as the top burst off of her, leaping away from her large breasts. He winced a bit as his erection struggled futilely to poke through his pants. She reached down and began removing the offending article of clothing, whispering, "I have you right where I want you, Naruto-kun… you're my prey."
Suddenly, with a sound like a whipcrack, he was gone, and Hinata heard a voice behind him. "Erojutsu: Toushou (Pervy Technique: Freeze Palm)." A small palm tapped her spine and she felt her movements greatly slowed. "You made one mistake, Hinata," he whispered into her ear. "Foxes are never prey. They are only hunters." He reached down to her legs, running a hand on her calf. "What do we have here…? Perfect legs…" he passed his fingers over her inner thigh, prompting a yelp. "An absolutely tight ass," he said, lightly winding up and spanking her round buttocks. Another yelp escaped her lips. "Great, wide hips leading to a lean, fit stomach." She cooed as his hand ran like butterflies across her abdomen. "This leads us to the completion of the hourglass with your gigantic," one hand covered a breast, "Soft," his other hand reached to grasp the remaining breast, "Immaculate pair of monster tits."
He squeezed as hard as he could, making her cry out in pleasure. "But we're not done yet," he whispered, removing his hands and placing them upon her cheeks. "After your perfect jugs, we climb up your strong neckline to see the most gorgeous eyes and the most beautiful smile in the world." He leaned in to kiss her, watching as his earlier jutsu wore off. "Hinata… you're the sexiest girl in the world." Silently, he activated the first gate.
"Naruto-kun…" she moaned, "Please… give it to me…"
"Oh, I'm not going to give it to you," he said cockily. Suddenly, his voice multiplied several fold, he boomed, "We are."
She looked up to find Naruto and several bunshin stripped down, all with massive erections, all with devious grins. "Oh my…" she uttered. How had it come to this, she wondered? She'd been the one with the plan to make him utterly subjugated… but he had taken control once again! And now she faced an army of her lover… What was this feeling? Excitement? Her body quivered at the idea of what would happen next…
Naruto could see it on her features and smiled further. If she'd rejected this idea, he would have dispelled the bunshin immediately. "Alright…" he said, "Let's begin." His bunshin pounced, pressing the gates one after the other. Hinata's mind went into erotic bliss: Naruto's scent was all around her; he was everywhere, inside her, outside, all over her smooth skin. He was her universe. A multitude of hands groped at her, but unlike the dreams she'd had months ago…
"I was prepared for this to hurt, but..." her eyes lit up. "This feels… really good!" And so, bent down on all fours, she gave into pleasuring and being pleasured by Naruto, feeling the bunshin around her pound into her and used her hands and mouth to tease the ones she could reach. Finally, they erupted, Naruto dispelling the jutsu immediately to multiply his release exponentially. Hinata screamed in ecstasy, coming time after time after time until her body was completely exhausted. "Oh… my God," she muttered, hoarse from the shrieking. "I… I can't believe what just happened… I love you so much…"
"I love you, Hinata," he said, taking her in arm. "That's why I did it. Hey, sweety?"
"Hmmmm?"
"I'm going to be Hokage," he said quietly.
"I know, my love," she replied, kissing him on the cheek and closing her eyes. "I know." And so, nuzzling into her, she fell asleep. He held her in a loving embrace for a few minutes until he too let sleep carry him.
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Sorry this is late. I had to spend my time saving lives and trying to stop my own from going down the shitter.
I'll probably add another chapter or two to this story, just to wrap things up (Check out my other story for a similar things), then I've got another project or two coming up.