A/N: YO! I'M BACK! ARE YOU HAPPY YET! CUZ I... kinda am? Well, whatever. It's about time I get down to it. To be honest, though, I'm having a few problems envisioning exactly where this story will end up. I guess we ALL have to just wait and see.
Raikiri - Jutsu (I think I'll start using this more for dramatic effect, if only a bit.)
I don't know who touched my cookies, but you will die for it. - Extreme anger or demonic speech/thought.
No one must know that I ate them. - Thought/Flashback stuff.
FUCKING HELL! - Emphasized speech or shouting.
Anything in apostrophes, 'blah blah', occurs within the mind, be it mental communication (which is present) or just plain thoughts.
And any combination from here on out is up to you guys to decipher.
Naruto's eyes widened to much that, looking back on it, he would've thought they were gonna pop out of his head. "W-What?"
His response was a giggle from Kogo as Medusa began to lick her way up her neck, showing her rather long tongue, ending at his ear. She then began whispering in his ear. "You heard us. You took that niiiice, hard, demon dick and-"
She was cut off by Naruto. "I don't need a description. I'm sure my mind will reboot soon enough." As if on cue, he clutched his head, his headache coming back with a vengeance before simmering down. "There it is..." He quickly froze as the memories of what happened hit him like a ton of brick. 'I said that? I DID that!? Ugh, Kurama is never gonna let me hear the end of this.'
Looking at the smiling Kogo, he asked her something that he was worried about. "Uh, h-how long has it been?" The answer did not make him feel any better.
"Oh, it's only been a week or so. If you want, we have time to go again, Naru-kun~."
He got up, sighing. "Uh, n-no. I'm pretty sure my team is already prepared to kill me. I don't wanna push my luck too far."
Medusa got up and grabbed Naruto from behind, reminding him that they were all stark naked as she sank her fangs into his neck, making his knees go weak. When she released him, she smiled, licking her lips. "Alright, Naruto-sama. Lead the way." His eyes traveled to her in surprised the instant she said that, making her laugh. "What, you think I wouldn't follow you... King."
To his credit, Naruto had stopped himself from blushing this whole time. He still grimaced slightly at the reminder of what he said while under the influence of such raw, unfiltered power. Then a thought hit him. 'How long am I gonna be like this... meh, I can probably suppress the youki, maybe force it back into the seal.' He looked to Kogo, seeing her stretch as she got up, her tails sticking out behind her. "Uh, Kogo?"
"Yes, Naru-kun?"
He thought for a moment on how to ask this. "Uh, how long do you plan on staying out here? Not that I mind, of course."
She, after finishing her stretching, gained a thoughtful look. "Well, the longer I stay out, the more likely you are to stay like that, so I'd LIKE to say forever, but I like my power being with me, so I'll go back when we meet up with Kurama again, 'kay?"
He nodded, a bit thankful. Then, he focused on all the youki still flowing out of the seal. Even through a week of it being drained nonstop, there was still an excessive amount, which just goes to show how much of it they really had.
After a while, he managed to push as much youki back into the seal as possible and lock it, but when he checked himself, he found that he looked about the same. "Shit." When he spoke, he noticed that his voice had less of the demonic undertone, but it held no less power to it. Then, he found that the number of tails behind him had decreased to 2. "Okay, it seems like I officially have tails." Kogo sqealed in joy, a sentiment that was shared by Medusa.
Naruto was torn. He wasn't sure if he liked such a change or not, but he shook his head, resolving to focus on it later. Instead, he balanced his chakra with his youki, drawing in his usual amount of natural energy. Once he did that, he found that he returned to his normal form... with some cosmetic changes.
His hair had grown into something of a wild mane, falling in front of his face and concealing his eyes. It retained its smoothness, but, at least behind him, it reached his lower back, similar to his hair before. Thankfully for him, he had no tails or ears in that state. Sighing, he dressed himself with a thought and created a hair band, collecting the hair behind him and tying it, not wanting it to flair out behind him too much.
Pushing some of his hair to the side, making at least one eye visible... until it fell back into place, he started trying to find his team with chakra. "Okay, so where are we right now?" He idly noted that his voices demonic undertone was gone, for the most part, but it held the same amount of power.
It still managed to make Medusa shiver, at least, rendering her unable to answer before Kogo. "Well, I have no clue. All I know is that this is an oddly nice cave and that Nami is over in..." She took a moment to think, using her ability to sense chakra the same way Naruto could. "That direction." Thankfully, Naruto was only asking to determine their relative location to his team.
With the new information, he just focused his senses in a single direction instead of spreading it out. Finding them, he looked to the butt naked Medusa. "You may wanna dress yourself." He glanced at Kogo, noticing that she made no move to clothe herself. "You too, Kogo." After he told her, he made a half tora seal, replacing his resistance seals. ALL of them.
She pouted but complied, dressing herself in a silvery, sleeveless cheongsam with a crimson kitsune curling around it.(A/N: Google it.) It only went down to her mid thigh and had a generous slit on the side, giving Naruto an easy view if he were to take it. He only grunted in acknowledgement, making her pout slightly before sighing and brushing her matching silver hair behind her head, Medusa just rolled her eyes, using her own youki to create her normal clothes, though with a bit of variation from before. Her hood and pants became a one piece, the pants ending at her ankles and tapering inward, closing off at that point and leaving her feet out.
With both of them dressed, Naruto asked them how they wanted to go. "Space time, running, or flying?" Medusa just shrugged and Kogo took a moment to think. "Hm? Well, just teleporting there would be faster, so I guess we could do that." Naruto nodded, stretching out to touch them with his youki, as he didn't have to worry with them.
After a moment, they appeared on the apparently finished bridge to Nami no Kuni. They walked into the place, noticing that, despite being finished, no one was using it. Naruto just shrugged and, not even using chakra or youki, jumped onto a roof, using his enhanced speed and strength in its place, finding it easier than it was before when he did such things without any enhancements. 'I guess that little incident had some good effects.'
Kogo and Medusa followed close behind and, a minute or so later, they were in front of Tazuna's house. Naruto walked up to the door with no hesitation, knocking on it. Hinata happened to open the door, and as she was about to ask who he was, her eyes widened. "NARUTO-KUN!" she cried as she tackled him in a hug, sending him flying out the entry way.
He was completely unprepared for the flying tackle/hug, so he couldn't put up the slightest bit of resistance. Instead, his body ended up shoving both Kogo and Medusa, who were following close behind, to the side, making them stumble and almost fall.
Looking down, he found Hinata smiling as she hugged him rather tightly. He chuckled, amused at her fist reaction, and his laughter only increased when she froze, realizing what she just did, and shot off him like she was electrified, mumbling apologies. He looked up at the door to find Surashi staring at him before he called the rest of the house down. "Oi! Naruto is back!"
Everyone stopped what they were doing and came to greet him. The first out was Inari, who tackled Naruto, who just got back up. Thankfully, he was much smaller and somewhat prepared this time, so he didn't fall, though he did stiffen slightly from the contact, not really expecting it from the moody boy nor expecting what he heard. "Naruto-nii!" His eyes widened as he looked down at the boy hugging him before awkwardly hugging him back, not really used to situations like this.
When Inari let go, he looked up to see Tazuna and Tsunami walking towards him, leading the rest of the crowd, sans Kurama who just jumped out a window and landed next to him, looking at him knowingly. Naruto shot him a look that said "Not a word." and he got a nod, though Kurama's smile didn't diminish in the slightest. He just disintegrated, flowing back into the seal.
As Tazuna reached him, Kogo gave him a kiss on the cheek before following Kurama, leaving him to explain that. In his mind he heard Kurama begin to grill Kogo the moment she got in. 'So, how was it?'
She squealed as she began to recount the experience to him. 'Oh, my Naru-kun was the best! He knew just when to be gentle, but he was so dominant, even with two of us! Whenever I...' Groaning, Naruto tuned them out as best he could, not wanting to hear her babble.
Kakashi's hand on his shoulder brought him out of his state. "I'm glad you're back, Naruto-kun... but you have some explaining to do." There were nods all around.
Zabuza, who looked more proud of him than anything else, just gestured at Medusa. "For starters, regardless of how hot she is, who's this chick, eh?"
Naruto looked at Medusa, before looking back to him. "Uh, you guys wanna go inside? I feel like the questions may take a while... though I make no promises on what I will and won't answer."
After they were all comfortable in Tazuna's living room, Naruto, who chose to stay leaning up against a wall, looked at his little audience. "So, this," he began, pointing at Medusa, "is Medusa. She's a demon, similar to both Kogo and Kurama, who you've all seen, but she's not as strong. Well, she's much stronger than those two in the state you saw them in, but normally, she'd be outclassed. Easily. Oh, and those other two you saw on the bridge were just a part of her, similar to how both Kurama and Kogo make up part of the Kyuubi." She was also against a wall, though she was using an arrow like a seat, easily balancing.
She gave a light nod of acknowledgement before adding her own two cents. "And Naruto-sama's mate." She said it rather casually, making her words not register with everyone but Naruto, who face-palmed, for a second, though her demonized voice gave them slight pause.
When it did, multiple shouts of "NANI!?" rang through the house, the emotions behind them ranging from burning anger to excessive shock. Even Sai's eyes shot open so wide one might've thought they'd pop out of their sockets.
Kakashi was the first to recover, his training helping him in that regard. "Okay, for confirmation, the two of you have...?" He let his question hang in the air, not really needing to finish.
Medusa nodded happily, licking her lips a bit as she looked to Naruto, who was only now separating his hand from his face. "Oh yes. Over and over. I'm certainly not going to be letting THAT get away!... though I don't mind sharing. He managed to take two of us and we were both more tired than he was by the end, so we'll DEFINITELY be needing more than one for this big boy." She winked at Hinata, who turned into a tomato.
Naruto, who sent a small glare her way, accompanied by a light blush, sighed before recomposing himself. "Please, don't ask her anything else. I feel like she's actively seeking chances to talk about the previous week. I don't need that right now; ask her on your own time, because she'll probably be sticking around. Now, who's next?"
Kakashi raised a hand lightly, indicating his wish to ask a question. "Who are you?"
He sighed, thinking Kakashi was directing the question at Medusa. "I already said she's-"
"Not Medusa-san. You, Naruto-kun." Naruto's eyes gave him a confused look, making him elaborate. "You're keeping a lot from us, and we're your team. We have to trust one another, or this won't work."
Naruto sighed, closing his eyes. "I have A LOT of secrets, Kakashi. I've been places, done things, met people, killed people, fought people, allied myself with certain people. There are things I tell no one, yet they make up who I am..." His reopened his eyes, both of them having gained a faraway look. His chakra control began slipping as he went off into memories, a glow covering his skin.
He was brought back to reality as he heard a body hit the floor and labored breathing ensue. Looking up, he saw that Tazuna was on one knee panting, Inari was on his hands and knees, trembling and barely breathing, Tsunami was shaking, her breath coming out ragged, Zabuza, Kakashi, and Haku were breathing rather hard, and Gozu, Meizu, Surashi, Hinata, Yakumo, and Sai were breathing even harder.
Naruto blinked at the change before he realized the problem. Regaining control of his youki and chakra, he pulled out his normal gloves from midair, dispersing the pair he'd created on the spot in the cave earlier. When they all regained their breath, the looked at him in awe and slight fear.
Kakashi was the one to ask him, though, as he'd been talking. "What the hell was that!?"
Naruto just sighed, realizing that he'd be divulging a good bit of information through out this conversation. "THAT, Kakashi, was my letting my control over my bodies energies slip. At this point in time, I'm restraining as much chakra and youki as, say, the Sanbi, maybe even the Yonbi. It just wants to ooze out of my tenketsu all the time, so I have to control that, else I'll suffocate people with my presence." Kakashi's single visible eye told him to explain, which he chose to do, finding little harm in doing so right now.
"Well, both of the demons that came out of the seal on my stomach were only with a fraction of their power. The rest stayed inside the seal, where it continued to be subjected to what the seal does: slowly drain their power into me. When Minato, the Hokage, originally sealed Kogo inside me, he'd intended to end the Kyuubi by draining all her power into me, killing her and making me stronger. Turns out, she can replenish her power faster that the seal drains it, and the seal just starts draining faster and faster as I get older, giving me more and more.
"Combine that with an excessive amount from birth and having a sensory technique on 24/7, putting a, now very slight, drain on me, and you have a chakra power house. I just suppress it all with seals normally... That's what I forgot!" He snapped his fingers before holding out his hand, a blue glow on his outstretched index and middle finders as he began drawing in the air, his fingers leaving a blue trail.
A few seconds later, as his hands moved in a blur, he stopped, the seal glowing a bit brighter for a moment before flying into his chest. His chakra suppression seals reactivated themselves with that, pushing his chakra and youki levels back down to only about twice as much as a kage. Or at least they should've.
Focusing, as he felt something off, he realized that he had more, in total, than the Ichibi, even with the seals on. 'Then how much did I have WITHOUT them on!?' Flexing his hands, he looked at himself, sighing. "Fuck. I have to increase those when I get back." At least they did what they normally did. His hair shortened, now only reaching halfway up his back, if not a little less, and he lost an inch or two.
Looking up at the group, he gave them a look that told them he was ready to continue. Zabuza raised a lazy hand, standing behind his followers and leaning on the couch they were seated on. "Could you beat Yagura yet?"
He didn't even have to think. "Yes, I'm certain I could do it, but I need permission to go over there. Don't worry, I'll get it and be there in a day or two, but until then, you'll have to wait."
Kakashi interjected as Zabuza was about to say something. "That's what I'm talking about. I doubt it's a big enough secret that you COULDN'T tell us what you were just talking about, you just WON'T."
Naruto gave him an annoyed look before sighing. "Kakashi, do you tell everybody everything you COULD?" Naruto didn't even wait for Kakashi's obvious answer. "I know you don't. But, I'll humor you this once. I fought in Kiri, aiding the rebel forces as they tried to end Yagura's reign over Kirigakure. He was killing kekkei genkai bearers for the mere fact that they inherited the trait, so they wanted him dead. I'd gained some infamy at the time, so they recruited me, paying me in training from the likes of Zabuza here and access to viewing their kekkei genkai bearers training. It was a win win for both sides, so a deal was struck.
"I could only stay for a few months, since I was scheduled to return to Konoha by that time, but the reason wasn't all that important. In the end, they planned a possibly war ending confrontation, but were ratted out, so they had to retreat. I covered them with a small force on my side, Zabuza's group included, though Haku here wasn't around at the time. In the end, it was just me, Zabuza, Meizu, and Gozu against Yagura, aka the Mizukage, and the remaining 3/4th's of his army.
"I took on the army while they took on Yagura, but they were losing badly after a while, so they retreated while I held back Yagura and his army. They got out and, after beating them back as best I could, I got the hell out of there too. I couldn't beat Yagura back then... maybe, but he had an army backing him up anyway, so it was rather one-sided. Now, I can probably win, and I want a fucking rematch too, so I need to get permission from Minato to go do that. Happy?"
Kakashi, and everyone who didn't know, for that matter, were all staring at him in surprise. Kakashi, breaking out of his trance, nodded slightly. "That's fine. I was wondering why you got the title Akuma no Shugo. I don't trust the bingo book information to be accurate all the time, especially when it came to one so young."
Naruto nodded, knowing that the bingo book could definitely be wrong. Hell, they thought he was the jinchuriki of the Rokubi! Cracking his neck, he looked at the group. "Anything else?"
He spent the next few minutes either answering or refusing to answer questions about himself. It was Hinata who asked him the most interesting question so far, and it was the first question she'd asked him the whole time. "What's your dream, Naruto-kun?"
Naruto paused at that, gaining a far away look in his eyes, though their intensity increased. "I..." He trailed off, unsure whether or not to answer the question. He closed his eyes, resolving to share at least this much with them. Opening his eyes once more, he looked at them, his eyes having regained their focus. "I don't want to repeat this, so listen very closely. I've told a grand total of 0 people my dream before, so consider yourselves honored." He closed his eyes, preparing himself to share some of his deeper thoughts, his more personal ones.
He took the time to solidify a platform of chakra under him as he seemingly sat on air, making everyone's eyes widen in shock, sans Medusa, though he ignored them. Getting comfortable, he attempted to put into words the dream he'd never even shared with Kogo.
"I wish to live in a world without god. No higher power that can dictate my actions, that can punish me if they don't like what I do. If need be, I will become god, I will become that higher power to achieve this, I will gain power enough to be an over arching authority. Then, I'll just have the ability to say that I am free from all other powers, that they have no hold on me. That I am free of this world's even encroaching misery and sadness. That is why I gain power, why I fight. For my freedom. All others who I meet that feel the same, I will bring them under my power, and set them free from the shackles this world, its leaders, its gods have placed on them..."
He looked to the ceiling, his eyes closed. "That is my dream. I don't know how far down this path I will be able to travel, but, if I happen to fall, I will make sure to free as many others from this world's bonds as I can. If I do manage to accomplish this goal, then, and only then, will allow myself to stop fighting." He opened his eyes, looking at the group once more, seeing them staring at him with rapt attention. "That is the dream that I seek to turn into a reality."
Following his little speech, there was dead silence. Addressing his team, he chuckled mirthlessly. "I told you that you'd know if I accomplished mine, right? Well, trust me when I say you'll hear about it, if not feel it in your very soul."
They recovered one by one, none of them feeling like they should ask him anything else after that. Hinata stared at him for a while. "I-I'm sorry, Naruto-kun. I shouldn't have asked such a personal question."
Naruto shook his head. "It's fine. Regardless of who knows my dream, it won't change, and I won't stop trying."
Zabuza's chuckle broke through the silence. As everyone turned to him, he began to speak. "You sound like an old man who hates the world."
A small smile tugged at Naruto's lips. "Hehe. I guess I do." Addressing the whole group, he continued. "I think that's enough. You guys are now collectively the most informed people on the topic of Naruto... who are alive." He proceeded to stand up, ignoring the looks he got for doing that so casually. "I'll be in town. I assume we'll be leaving tomorrow, yes?" The nod he got from Kakashi was all he needed to disappear from the room.
In his absence, Medusa couldn't help but comment, summing up all she'd heard about Naruto in the past few minutes. "Hmm. Naruto-sama is a complicated person." They all nodded before dispersing, each of them going about doing as they pleased, Medusa going along with Naruto.
The next day, Naruto and his team, Zabuza and his followers, and Medusa were walking towards the bridge, heading back to Konoha, though it was the first time for about half the group.
When they got there, they found most, if not all of Nami's inhabitant gathered there. Tazuna stepped in front of the group, opening his arms. "What, you think we'd just let you leave without saying thank you!?" The people of Nami no Kuni roared in approval, showing that they agreed with the old man speaking for them.
Specifically, they shouted Naruto's name, calling him a hero and such, which made him rather uncomfortable, but he pushed it aside and kept walking. Naruto spotted the group of women he'd saved from the bandits in the front, waving at him. As his group made their way through the crowd, Naruto stopped in front of them. "I'll be back for those of you who want to leave within a week; I just need to go sort some things out. Sorry about the delay." He winked at them, making a few rolls of money appear in their grasps with a thought, making those who saw him cheer even louder.
When they reached the bridge, they saw Tazuna there with a ribbon tied in front of the bridge. "With this, Nami no Kuni will be free, and it'll all be thanks to you guys." Tazuna held a pair of scissors out to Naruto, which made the crowd cheer even louder for him, even when he tried to say no, much to the amusement of his entire group, the demon foxes in his head included.
After he failed to deny the crowd and cut the ribbon, the group began to walk across the bridge. Inari pushed his way to the forefront of the waving crowd and shouted at them. 'BYE! THANK YOU, NARU-NII! DON'T FORGET TO VISIT!" Despite how he felt, Naruto couldn't stop the small smile that covered his face, giving a little wave back.
Zabuza chuckled at him, making him stop and scowl. As Naruto's head turned to Zabuza, the man just waved him off. "Don't worry about it. Never saw you as one to be this... nice. I wonder what Ringo-chan would say?"
Naruto's scowl only deepened. "You will not say a word of this to her when you see her. She starts laughing at me the next time I see her, and you won't be able to move for a month without wishing you were dead." Zabuza, who's sword was strapped to his back, just raised both hands playacting before making a zipping motion over his lips.
Naruto gave him a hard look. "Somehow, I don't believe that." He then moved to the back of the group, sulking slightly. He tried to think of something to distract himself. Looking around, he noticed Haku looking at him every once in a while, though he made sure not to meet her eyes in his scans of his surroundings.
Everyone else was already making small talk for the most part, Meizu and Gozu likely talking about something battle related, Surashi and Hinata discussing something, likely regarding him if what he heard was any indicator, Zabuza, Kakashi, and Medusa were probably talking about something perverted, and Yakumo and Sai were probably being art nerds, if Sai's small smile and little book were any indicator. That left him in the back and the quiet Haku, trailing behind Zabuza, Meizu, and Gozu, all of which were near the front.
When next her eyes trailed over to him, he met "his" eyes before making a slight gesture for Haku to join him. In a moment, Haku was back there with him, apparently glad for something to do. "Well, hello, Haku-chan~." He stressed out the -chan specifically to taunt her/him. "Still maintain that your a guy?"
Haku was slightly regretting talking to Naruto at this point, but nodded regardless. Naruto raised a brow at that. "I'll tell you how I know you're lying. Even as much control and suppression as I have on my bodies energies, some of it will inevitably escape. I've been blanketing the area around me in chakra since I was young to sense things, so I just spread it out in the area around me.
"Now, you are in the area around me. I may not focus on this, but I can instantly identify your gender from the fact that my chakra can give me the info on what you have between your legs, regardless of what you do to try and hide it."
Haku wasn't sure whether she was in awe of such an ability or angry at how invasive it was. Seeing her beginning to get angry at him, he raised his hands defensively. "Hey, its a side effect of the technique. I don't focus on it, so it doesn't register normally. I specifically checked you, though..." Haku gained an embarrassed and rather angry look on her normally calm face, prompting Naruto to continue. "BECAUSE I thought you were way too cute to be a guy. I felt like it would've been a crime."
The anger diminished and the embarrassment redoubled, her face getting rather red. "Th-thanks, Naruto-san."
Naruto waved his hand. "None of the -san stuff. Please, just call me Naruto. Formalities like those feel weird for me after... yeah."
Now, Haku was curious. "After what, Naruto-sa- Naruto."
He nodded at her correction before realizing what her confusion stemmed from. "Ah yes. You weren't around when that happened. Well, when I was younger, Konoha was my own little hell. The people hated me to the point where they wanted me dead, for the most part, and a few people tried. They were annoyed when I woke up in the mornings and sneered at me as I walked around anywhere. I was even kicked out of the orphanage at, like, 3 and a half.
"Hell, the only reason they had to hate me THAT much was because, even though my presence was the only thing that was saving them, I was a reminder. Little did they know that if they killed me in their bull, they'd have released the same demon they accused me of being. Regardless, things got shitty from that point on. I had to fight for food scraps with the homeless people, but they were mostly adults, so that didn't end well. Had to steal to survive, giving the cops and ANBU reason to chase me beyond people's false accusations of theft and assault that already came in.
"THEN, after I finally got a home and made a friend, I, and don't tell anybody this, got involved with the yakuza because of my friend's debt. Due to my skills in evading ANBU and the police force, along with the stealth I'd gained naturally to survive, I was put to work transporting drugs. I had to go through ANBU training to have a real chance, which I did. THEN, the closest person to me was murdered by some Konoha "ANBU", leaving me more than a bit lonely. If it wasn't for Hinata-chan and Surashi, I probably would've just killed myself... and failed, due to my healing factor, but whatever.
"You have NO CLUE how happy I was when I left Konoha for my trip, even if I left some friends behind. I got a shit ton stronger, and I met a lot of people. Even met Zabuza during the time, so I guess I came out on top in that, ne?" He hadn't really been paying attention to Haku the whole time, so when he looked over to her he found her staring at him in something akin to kinship. "Okay, what did you go through? You have that look to you, that feeling of lingering sadness that many can't shake."
She was shocked that he was able to discern that much from just looking at her, and apparently it showed. "Oh, please. Unless you outright cover your face, your an open book to me. Even then, I can probably read you through the look in your eyes. Now spill."
Haku bit her lip, thinking of whether or not to talk about herself. 'I mean, he did share his past with me. From what he just told me, he'd understand better than most.' Looking at him, she began to recount her past. (A/N: This is the exact same as in the anime, though Zabuza found her while fleeing Kiri after the failed assassination.)
When she was done, Naruto nodded. "And you just gave me ANOTHER reason to kick the shit out of Yagura. Even if he IS being controlled, he's so getting his ass whooped." Haku's eyes widened, but Naruto just brushed it off. "It's just a theory as to his drastic change in attitude, from what I've heard. I know of someone with power enough to do this, so it's not completely implausible. You'll find out in a week or so."
After he finished discussing Yagura and their pasts a bit, relating to each other, he remembered something he said on the bridge. "So, uh, how about lunch some time soon." Haku just sighed at his persistence, a light blush on her face.
That night, as they'd traveled at a civilian pace that day so they didn't make it, they were setting up camp. Team seven brought tents, as they were prepared for the mission, while Zabuza's group had planned on stealing some from Gato before they left, though that plan kinda fell through. As such, people ended up sharing tents.
Naruto just hopped into a tree, giving his tent to Haku. Zabuza, Kakashi, and Sai shared Kakashi's tent, Sai let Gozu and Meizu share his tent, and Surashi and Hinata had their own tents, though they chose to share. Medusa jumped into the same tree as Naruto, latching onto him and dragging him to the ground as everyone was setting up their tents, making most of them laugh.
Grumbling, he got up, dusting off his suit. Giving Medusa a slight glare, he looked to Kakashi. "Should I make food or hunt?" Kakashi shrugged, but took that as Naruto volunteering to deal with food.
Naruto rolled his eyes at Kakashi and decided to be lazy. With a wave of his hands, he made something for everyone.(A/N: Does it really matter what?)
After they were done with the tents, they all sat down to eat, Naruto having decided to create some plain water for everyone, not wanting to spoil them too much on a mission.
As they ate, Naruto looked to Zabuza. "So, are you gonna wait around Konoha for me to leave again and contact you, or just come in. I can get you at least temporary sanctuary until we leave, if not a position in Konoha, if you want." Everyone but Kakashi and Medusa raised a brow at how confidently he said it, Medusa just not caring and Kakashi knowing it was true.
Hinata chose to ask him how that was, Sai taking out a book and preparing to write. They were all disappointed when Naruto smirked lightly. "A magician never reveals his secrets. Just know that I have stuff in Minato." This seemed to be enough for everyone as they went back to eating as Zabuza gave an answer.
"Well, if you're sure you can get us in to stay for a day or so, I'd love to sleep in a bed without the chance of getting my throat slip being AS high."
Naruto just shrugged, understanding completely. "Well, I'll have to take you to the Hokage with all of your weapons stripped. You won't feel any safer, just saying."
As they walked toward Konoha's gates, Naruto told them to lose the weapons, or the moment they set foot in Konoha, they might lose their lives. Haku took off a pack of senbon, Gozu and Meizu took off a kunai pack and clawed gauntlets for each of them, and Zabuza gave him his Kubikiribocho(Decapitating Carving Knife).
Zabuza felt a bit odd not having his sword yet still wearing a sword strap and nothing else on his upper body, but he shook it off, telling him that it was only temporary. A similar feeling went through Gozu and Meizu, as they hadn't taken off their claws in a long time. Their bare hands felt weird to them, but they knew it was temporary.
Naruto had a pile of weapons in his hands by the end of it, but just as Kakashi was gonna ask him if he needed any help, they just began to levitate. His team was going to get shocked, but then they realized that this is Naruto, and, as such, that's just about normal.
Naruto kept the Kubikiri in his hands, though, keeping it safe in respect for Zabuza, something he was thankful for. When they walked into the village after informing the guards of the situation, Naruto noticed that the stares he got were just about split... but instead of two types, he was getting four, and they sure as hell weren't even.
There was a decent amount of them looking at him in fear as he hefted a sword bigger than he was over his shoulder casually, weapons floating around him. Then there were those that were still hating him for the sole reason of containing a demon, which was once more the largest group. After those was the group that tied with those who feared him in terms of numbers, those who respected him greatly. And then there was an unexpected group, and the smallest, yet they seemed to be gaining numbers as he looked around. Those who looked at him with lust.
It wasn't obvious at first. As they entered, a few women just glanced at him with a look Naruto didn't get a chance to place the first few times. Then, he realized it was a hunger that they felt, though he doubted they wanted food.
He was more than a little uncomfortable with this, but his time with Anko prepared him well for this situation. He ignored it as best he could, thankful that the excessively large sword on his back and his choice of company seemed to be keeping them at bay. He glanced at the rest of the group, seeing that they were noticing the stares he was getting, and none of them were really happy about it, Medusa, Hinata, and Surashi among the most displeased.
Medusa slowed down to walk beside him, putting her head right by his ear when she got there. "Naruto-sama? Is this normal for you?"
He shook his head, glad he could say something about it to someone. "Not really. I mean, the hate is normal, and the respect is normal, though that's stronger than before. The fear is... expected, considering what I'm carrying. The other one... I didn't expect to see that from anyone in Konoha except Anko in my indefinite lifetime."
She gained an interested look at the mention of Anko, as did everyone else in the group, but he stopped any questions by continuing a bit. "She's been like that for ages, though, so I'm rather certain she's joking about it... Maybe." He chuckled, though it became a bit nervous at the look Medusa gained. It wasn't a look of anger, but anticipation, excitement even.
Looking at the tower in front of them, Naruto sighed, feeling Kushina's chakra in the Hokage's room. "This," he mumbled to himself, "may have just gotten a bit more complicated than it needed to be."
When they got to the Hokage's office, they found Kushina yelling at Minato, a sight that was enjoyed thoroughly by Naruto and Kakashi. "I TOLD YOU NOT TO LEAVE IT OUT WHEN YOU LEFT! WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE IF IT SPOILED HUH!?"
Minato was cowering behind his chair, which had a few kunai in it. "Maa, maa. C'mon, Kushi-chan. I said I was sorry, didn't I?"
This only seemed to infuriate her further. "SORRY!? I SPENT HOURS ON IT YESTERDAY FOR-"
Naruto had seen enough and didn't want Minato to embarrass himself too much, so he stepped in front of the group and coughed into his hand. "I'm sorry if we're interrupting something, Hokage-sama, but, uh, Team 7 is reporting ba-"
This time Naruto was the one cut off. Kushina tackled him in a hug, shouting, "NARUTO-KUN!" They pushed through the entire group, sending the two Uzumaki flying through the door that Kakashi had closed when they entered, putting a hole in the door.
Naruto's head impacted with the ground, and he saw stars for a bit. When he regained his bearings a few seconds later, the first thing he registered was Kurama's and Kogo's laughter in his head. Next was Kakashi's laughter in the background, quickly becoming clearer as he came back to the world of the living. The third thing was the weight on his chest. Looking down, he found Kushina trying to squeeze the life out of him. Only then did he register his lacking ability to breath, which he sorely missed.
His face began to turn blue, the thought not even registering with him that he could make air in his lungs to sustain him in this situation. "K-kushi...na... can't... b-breathe..." When he managed to get it out, Kushina quickly blushed in embarrassment, letting him go quickly.
As he got up, breathing deeply, the entire group lost it, sans Sai, who didn't really get what was funny. When he felt like his blood was re-oxygenated properly, he looked up at Kushina. "What the HELL!?" Kushina tried to stammer out an excuse, but he just sighed and returned to the Hokage's office, Kushina trailing behind him.
When they entered, Naruto replaced the door with chakra, surprising everyone, even if only mildly, that he could do that with his chakra as well. "As I was saying earlier," he began, giving Kushina a dirty look that she ignored, moving to stand next to Minato, "Team Seven is reporting back from our mission to Nami no Kuni. We'll explain the, ah, guests momentarily. Don't worry, we've stripped them of their weapons."
Minato nodded, going into "Hokage Mode" as he commanded Kakashi and Naruto to report.
Kakashi began, telling of how they were walking along and the Oni Kyodai attacked them, specifically hired to take out their client. "They were stopped and we held them captive, as I intended to interrogate them. I called back first, as the mission had increased to a B-Rank in difficulty, at least, so I waited until you sent whoever you chose as back up."
Naruto took over here, fabricating a story of how he interrogated them then sent them to Zabuza with a message. "Zabuza had chosen to remain, attempting to fulfill his mission. We had a confrontation in which I handled Zabuza, Kakashi took Haku, the lady in the hunter-nin uniform, and genin Surashi, Hinata, Yakumo, and Sai guarded our client from the Oni Kyodai. Once I defeated Zabuza, they retreated."
Kakashi took over there, recounting, much to Naruto's visible displeasure, how they entered the village and Naruto made food. Minato and Kushina gave Naruto a proud, though rather shocked look at his actions, though he ignored it.
Kakashi then went on to recount all that happened in detail, even Naruto's speech and his action, which Naruto glared at him harshly for, though the jonin did not even flinch.
Naruto sighed and took over at the next pause Kakashi had, filling them in on the fact that he accompanied Tazuna's daughter, Tsunami, to go shopping and saved a few girls, though he glossed over it, not divulging much information.
He then went on to tell that he infiltrated Gato's base and convinced him that he'd be in the man's side, getting him to spill on his forces with ease. It was a lie, but no one could detect a thing wrong with his words, as none of them were there when it took place.
Kakashi took over, telling of how they planned for the bridge, making Medusa snicker in the background. Naruto glanced at her, making her go silent at the commanding look she got. As Kakashi continued, Minato's eyes widened when he heard that his son took on all of Zabuza's group, trying not to really hurt them, and won, for the most part. Kushina's eyes were full of pride that her son was so strong.
Naruto took over. He told of how, after beating on Kisame for a bit, Kakashi came and was about to engage Shisui, though he made sure to let them know that he had removed the threat to their lives they posed by promising to pay them off.
Then, when he got to the part where the two ladies appeared, he described them in detail, making Medusa smile, happy he was paying attention. "I'm sure you both know of the strength of the energy demons use, yes? Youki. Well, those two gave of a lot of it, and I didn't realize that it was only one of them giving off the oppressive energy until later.
I'm sensitive to these things, so I quickly tried to get Kakashi and Zabuza out of there once I sensed it, but the one with horns was fast enough to appear in front of me without any of my knowledge, as I tried to suppress as much of my power as I could to avoid garnering their interest.
"It didn't work and, after I got Kakashi out of there, sending two guardians there to put up a barrier , I had an almost all out battle with the two. I managed to beat them, burning them to a crisp with a technique of mine, when their bodies disintegrated and came together, forming Medusa, the lovely lady in black behind me." He gestured towards her as she gave a little wave.
"After we reengaged one another, I ended tapping into the Kogo's AND Kurama's power within me, causing me to go a bit crazy, though I retained some control. It caused me to become a bit... demonic, and since Medusa here had come looking for a mate, I... obliged... for a full week."
Minato nodded, a small, proud smile on his lips. In the corner, Jiraya, who Naruto had sensed a while back, fell down laughing, his camouflage technique falling. Kushina's hair began to wave around behind her when he said that, her eyes becoming as hard as diamond. "We will talk about this later, Naruto-kun." She left no room for argument.
Naruto rolled his eyes, smacking Jiraya upside the head with chakra to make him shut up, though he ended up biting his tongue, and continued. "Well, after we were done, I got back and Kakashi made us have a little chat about keeping secrets, in which I revealed some things about myself. Nothing major, but enough for them to know me a bit better. If you wanna know, just ask Kakashi later, like I know you will." Minato, Kushina, and Jiraya all nodded, showing that they fully intended to grill him on the subject of Naruto.
Sighing, he resumed once more. "When we did leave, as Tazuna had finished while I was away, they had a little going away gathering, the people wishing us luck and thanking us for helping, etc. WE left, taking Zabuza's group and Medusa with us, as, ah, we have some business with them we need to discuss with you. Well, not really Medusa; she's just with me."
Minato was silent for a moment, pondering what to do before looking to Naruto. "What business do you have with Zabuza?"
Naruto hesitated a moment, looking to Zabuza, who just nodded. Sighing, he fessed up. "You've read my bingo book entry. I'm going to Kiri for a rematch. This time, I won't let him use an army against me." Minato was shocked, but Kushina got angry. "NO! I'M NOT LETTING YOU GO FACE A KAGE AT YOUR AGE!"
Naruto rolled his eyes. "Don't worry, I can win. He can't kill me, either. That's why I'm called the Fujimi no Gisei; they don't have anything I can't heal from in a few moments. Besides, 9 is a fuck ton stronger than 3." He was admonished for his language by Kushina, who was about to go on a tirade about why he couldn't go when Minato cut in.
Looking Naruto dead in the eyes, he asked him something. "Why do you wish to do this?"
Naruto kept direct eye contact, not backing down. "I made a vow that I would return to finish it. I also need to check on a friend who was there when I left; I found something that she treasured far outside of Kiri." In the silence that followed, the two titans of the shinobi world stared each other down.
Naruto narrowed his eyes as Minato continued to stare at him, his lips pressed into a thin line as he tried to tell his son no. "If you say no, you are aware that I can and will just leave regardless, right? Mark me a nuke-nin if you must, but I plan on honoring my word, no matter the cost." Minato saw Naruto's resolve in his eyes and nodded, much to Kushina's displeasure.
"MINATO! HOW CAN YOU LET HIM DO THIS!" She calmed herself a bit, something Naruto found impressive. "That place is a war-zone right now, Minato-kun."
Naruto nodded, stopping Minato from responding as he did so instead. "I know what it's like over there. It won't be like that for more than another week at most, that much I can promise you. I can be there by today, end this tomorrow, and be back in three or four more days, depending on how bad the clean up situation is."
Minato nodded, on board with the idea of getting this done quickly without making his son an outlaw. "Kushina, I can't stop him. Let him go." She sulked a bit, nodding reluctantly.
Zabuza then spoke up. "Uh, I hope I am not intruding on a personal matter, but why is the Aka Shi, Kushina Uzumaki, so interested in... Naruto... holy shit! Are you his mom!?"
The entire group, sans Sai, whipped their heads towards Minato and Kushina before looking to Naruto, and back. Naruto thought this might have happened, so he had already thought up an explanation. "No, but we are likely related, at least distantly, as Uzumaki is a clan name."
Medusa spoke up, not really buying the lie as easily as everyone else. "Well, your chakra feels similar to BOTH of theirs. Are you SURE they aren't your parents, Naruto-sama?"
He nodded, thinking up something quickly. "On the night of the sealing, Minato's chakra mingled with mine as my chakra system was still developing. It's just coincidence. Regardless, do you think the villagers would treat their leader's son the way they treated me?" After making his point, he watched acceptance come over Medusa, putting all suspicion to rest. He gave himself a mental pat on the back, ass did Kogo and Kurama, commending him on his on the spot lying skills.
After they sorted out the details of Medusa and Zabuza's group, they agreed that they could all leave tomorrow, after Medusa got papers that entitled her to certain things in Konoha, as she never had any, being a demon. They even discussed making her a shinobi, though she wanted to talk about it with Naruto first.
Hinata would've spent the rest of the day getting grilled by Medusa if she hadn't went home to tell her family about her first mission outside of Konoha before she got out of the office with Minato, Kushina, and Jiraya, who were no doubt grilling HER on what happened between her and Naruto.
Surashi went to her mother to inform her that she returned, likely being interrogated on what happened as well. Naruto housed Zabuza's group, so he gave them any empty apartment they chose in his complex for the night, giving them their weapons back in the process. Oddly, when he reminded them that they were in the redlight district, Zabuza immediately went out again.
After giving them a spot to stay, Naruto went into his apartment to find Anko sleeping in his bed. "Oh, come on! It's the middle of the day!" His voice woke her up, making her send a few kunai at his face, which he stopped with a thought, expecting as much. "It's great to see you too, Hebi-chan."
Naruto quickly found his face between her breast as she hugged/suffocated him. "YAY! NARUTO-CHAN IS BACK!" He quickly extracted his face from her death trap, not wanting to be suffocated at the moment.
"Yes, yes. I am aware that I have returned, Hebi-chan. That's no reason to try and kill me."
At that moment, Medusa jumped in through his window. "I'm back, Naruto-sama! Oh? Were you going to start something like this without me? How mean of you, Naruto-sama!"
Naruto just sighed, extracting himself from the confused Anko's grip. "Anko, Medusa. Medusa, Anko. Also, Medusa, do you know how to make your voice less... demony."
She pouted but complied none the less. "Yes, Naruto-sama. But what was wrong with it before?" He gave her a look but didn't bother explaining it to her if she couldn't figure that much out on her own.
Anko butt in at that point. "Uh, who are you?"
Medusa smiled at Naruto, knowing that he wouldn't like what she was gonna say. "I'm Medusa, Naruto-sama's mate."
Instead of responding with the normal shocked silence, Anko snapped her head to Naruto before grabbing him and throwing him on his own bed. "Oh, so you do it with this hussy before me, huh!?" She shed her coat as she jumped on the dazed Naruto, attempting to undress him. "How mean of you! But, I guess that means you'll be better at it with me, I guess."
He regained his senses as his pants got below his knees. Blinking the stars out of his eyes, he realized what was happening. "Oi, oi, oi! The fuck are you doing!?" He attempted to pull his pants back up, but Medusa jumped in too, unbuttoning his shirt, having somehow already finished with his vest.
His protests were silenced by Medusa, who kissed him, making him freeze up. As she pulled back from the once more dazed Naruto, she laughed. "Just let it happen, Naruto-sama." It was at that point that Jiraya appeared in Naruto's room.
He opened his mouth before his eyes. "Oi, gaki, Mina-" When he finally opened his eyes, they nearly popped out of their sockets. He found Anko pulling down Naruto's boxers while Medusa had her hands beginning to travel down south along his chest. Naruto himself had a dopey smile on his face, a trail of saliva connecting his mouth to Medusa's.
Jiraya's mouth opened and closed many times before he got any words out, during which time, Naruto regained his bearings and got out of the two women's clutches and was in front of Jiraya, buttoning his shirt. "Yes, Jiraya? You were saying?"
Jiraya blinked for a moment before addressing him. "Uh, Minato wanted to speak with you for a moment. It's somewhat important, but you can, uh, relax a bit after your mission."
Medusa was about to grab him by the back of the collar to drag him back, something he sensed, when he responded. Very quickly. "Oh, uh, I'll deal with it now." He disappeared from his apartment just as Medusa's hand was closing in around his collar, making her sigh before looking to Anko, who was pouting in similar disappointment. They quickly kicked the Sennin out, as he was getting a nosebleed seeing Anko like that.
Naruto appeared inside of Minato's office, his face slightly flushed but looking a bit relieved. Composing himself a second or so after he appeared, he bowed. "Hai, Minato-sama."
Minato flinched at the formality, even when they were in private. "No need to be so formal, Naruto-kun." Naruto shrugged, making Minato sigh. "Well, I have something to speak with you about regarding your team. I feel as though you're a bit too dangerous to be around them, so I'm removing you from Team Seven." Naruto raised a brow, but said nothing, not wanting to assume anything before Minato spoke.
"Regardless, you are too strong to be learning from Kakashi, even as strong as he is in his own right. From what I've learned, you made him stronger, rather than the other way around, yes?" Naruto nodded. "Well, that's my point exactly. I feel like I have a better sensei for you; someone strong enough to really teach you things."
Naruto raised a brow at that. "And who might that be? Konoha doesn't really have an abundance of shinobi who can best me. Only a few, really. Not even a handful." It was at that moment that a puff of smoke appeared and kabuki music began playing.
"Grown men cower in fear and women tremble in awe! Children call me-" Naruto was having none of the entrance this time, so he sent a strong gust of wind into the smoke cloud where he felt Jiraya was.
He fell to the ground. HARD. As Jiraya rolled around, clutching the back of his head, Naruto sighed. "God damn it, Minato."
Minato chuckled nervously. "W-well, you already know he is rather strong, despite his antics." Naruto nodded, still not too pleased, but not quite displeased either. He just waited for Jiraya to stop playing the fool instead of judging him.
When Jiraya finally got up, he gave Naruto a glare. "What's the big idea, ruining my entrance like that!?" Naruto had seen it before and told him as much.
Minato interrupted their small conversation with a cough. "Well, you two can talk later, but I still have some things to say before we move on. You can still train with your team as you normally do, as Jiraya will only be in the village a few times in a month. The only difference is that, when the chunin exams roll around in August, you'll be alone, which I think is fair, all things considered." Kushina didn't agree, but held her tongue, the matter having already been decided and accepted by Naruto.
Naruto nodded. "Alright. Anything else?"
Jiraya took the chance to tease him remembering how he found him earlier. "What, eager to get back to your two lady friends? I'm sure they want to pick up where you left off, gaki. No, you're a man now; I can't call you that anymore."
Kushina flipped at that. "WHAT!?" She marched up to Naruto, who barely had time to give Jiraya a death glare before she was upon him. Stopping in front of him and smiling far too sweetly with her eyes closed, she addressed the somewhat wary teen. "Naruto-kun," she began sweetly, "is he lying?"
Naruto felt oddly scared, a shiver running through him. "Uh, n-no?"
Her eyes opened and he suddenly felt very small. Fortunately for him, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, Kushina just broke down in tears. "NOOOOO! MY SON'S A PERVERT!" Naruto breathed a sigh of relief but realized he wasn't out of the woods yet. "Having sex at this age!" She was suddenly in front of Minato, choking him. "This is your fault! He inherited YOUR looks!"
Naruto could only sweat drop. 'Okay, maybe I AM fine.' He began to feel a bit bad for Minato, though, so he attempted to calm Kushina down.
Resting a hand on her shoulder, he began to comfort her. "Now, now, I'm not a pervert, Ku- Kaa-san." The use of the title alone made her calm down a large amount, but her hands were still rather tightly holding Minato's neck. "I'm just... popular... and, uh, healthy. Yes, I'm a healthy teen. D-don't worry about it too much, okay?"
His words made it better until he mentioned that he was just about a teen, making her crying redouble. "I'M A TERRIBLE MOTHER!" Thankfully for Minato, she let go of his neck and latched onto Naruto. Minato gave the panicked Naruto a thankful look, wishing him luck through their eyes, even as Naruto was pleading for help.
Naruto awkwardly reached around and gave Kushina a hug. "Shh. You're a fine mother. It's not your fault; this is just the way I am. You didn't fail in teaching me anything, you just didn't get the chance. Don't beat yourself up about it." She slowly came down, nodding her head, but she still had the sniffles.
Naruto had an idea. "Hey, how about you and Minato have another child? This time, there's no chance of another Kyuubi incident happening, so you can raise this one together." In his head, he added, 'And leave me the fuck alone!'
She was off of Naruto in an instant, dragging Minato away. As they left the room, Minato shouted obscenities at Naruto, who smiled deviously before disappearing, leaving Jiraya, who'd began to scribble in his little book, mumbling to himself. "And the she dragged him off to fuck... Oh, this next book is gonna be GOOD."
Naruto appeared in front of Ichiraku Ramen, his favorite place for ramen. Walking in, he smiled as he saw the two ramen chefs preparing for the afternoon rush. Sitting down silently, he waited for the two to notice him. When, after a minute or so, it seemed like they were gonna work themselves to death, he decided to act.
Deepening his voice so that it didn't sound like his, he spoke. "Uh, hello. I'll have the Naruto Special."
Teuchi told Ayame to keep working before addressing their customer. "Are you sure you can-" He stopped when he realized who was sitting there, smiling.
"Oh, I'm sure I can eat it all," he said, returning his voice to normal, making Ayame whirl around, almost dropping the ramen she was working on. "Hey, Teuchi-jii-san, Ayame-nee-chan. I just got ba-"
He was cut off by a hug from Ayame, who did drop her ramen this time and leapt the counter. "Otouto! Where've you been!" Naruto chuckled, hugging her back.
When he released, he noticed the lack of business, but resolved to ask about it later. "Well, being a shinobi isn't easy, you know. I was just on a mission for more than a week in Nami no Kuni, and that's right after I'd just gotten back from a mission from Katabami Village. I've been rather busy. BUT, I'll probably have a mission break for a little while, as I just completed an A-Ranked mission, so I'll be around for a while... after I get back from Kiri, which is where I'm going to be for the next week or so, starting tomorrow"
Though Ayame pouted at losing Naruto again, Teuchi laughed. "Well, that's good to hear, Naruto-kun. You order your special, right? Well, we have enough already prepared to give you that much. It's on the house."
Naruto shook his head. "No, none of that, now. I don't see customers coming in droves, so I don't feel right taking anything free right now." Teuchi sighed but complied, handing him a few bowls.
As Naruto picked up his chop sticks, he paused. "Itadakimasu!" Then, be broke them apart, digging in. He spent the next hour talking with them about how things had been, how things are going, and what they planned on doing. Generally catching up with what he considered his family. Eventually, he decided that he'd spent enough time with them and left, paying for his meal... and then some, though Teuchi was loathe to accept it, regardless of its size.
As Naruto left, deciding to take a walk, he saw that the looks he was getting persisted, though the fear diminished without his intimidating company and the giant ass sword on his back. In his head, he hard Kurama laugh at him. 'Well, the little harem you've been forming may end up increasing to village wide scale. Good luck with that, ningen.'
Naruto could only scowl. 'Shut the fuck up, Kurama. I won't screw each and every girl that wants me to at least a bit. That is NOT how I work.'
Kurama scoffed before he replied, Kogo giggling in agreement with him before he even spoke. 'That didn't seem to be the case just a few hours ago.'
Naruto mentally growled, still walking around aimlessly. 'Oh, you KNOW I didn't go in there looking for a fuck.' They were silent, but he could practically FEEL their disbelief. Sighing, he made a clone to go check on the goings on of the yakuza clone he had going for the past week or so.
When he refocused on his surroundings, he saw that he was in front of a park that some of the other kids used to play at while he watched from the swings. His eyes glazed over as he saw some kids playing kick the can, a smaller version of himself appearing in the swing. He shook his head, dispelling the image from his view.
Off to the side, there were some parents chatting happily until their child got hurt, falling and scraping his knee. As he was struggling not to cry, his parent came over to him, checking on him, seeing if he was okay. As Naruto watched, he didn't notice that his grip on the chain links in the fence that surrounded the playground had increased to the point of deforming it.
An image flashed in Naruto's head. One of him trying to be tough as a child, holding a bleeding knee as two figures were by his side. They had no face he could discern, making Naruto scoff as he turned around, releasing the fence and walking the completely opposite direction. 'Of course. I keep forgetting about that little fact.'
As he walked, Kogo commented on what just transpired. 'You seem rather moody, Naru-kun.'
He just sighed. 'Memories and what-ifs. I just slipped up is all. Don't worry, this won't become a thing. I'll make sure of that.'
He got no response, but the concerned feeling he got from Kogo was enough to make a growl rise from his throat. Forcing it down, he told himself how stupid he was being. A voice in the back of his head just told him to blow the park up, but he forced THAT thought down real quick. Sighing at his ruined mood, he just went home, not even remembering to send a clone to check if Medusa and Anko were still waiting for him.
Appearing in his home, he found Anko with Medusa between her legs, her head trapped there by Anko's legs. Neither of them SAW him, so he silently made his way to his door, suppressing his chakra and youki to minimal levels.
It was too late, though, as an arrow appeared beneath him, shooting him onto his bed, much to his annoyance. Sighing as Anko fell back onto the bed, her lower body twitching slightly, he waited for Medusa to address him.
He didn't have to wait long as she got up, an abnormally long tongue slithering out of her mouth, licking her lips of the fluid that was on them. "Well, Naruto-sama, we had to begin without you. But you're free to join in, if you wish. I think I've prepared her well enough for-"
She was stopped by Naruto who held up a hand, not even looking at her as he sat on the end of his bed. "I... I'm not in the mood to mindlessly fuck right now, Medusa-chan." Medusa was surprised at the fact that he wasn't jumping in at the sight in front of him.
Sighing, she scooted over to him. "What's the matter, Naruto-sama?" She sensed the light turmoil in his chakra, reflecting his mental state. He spilled what had just happened at the park to her, even giving her a bit of background on him. Anko had recovered and joined them, sitting on his other side, though she didn't bother to clothe herself, not feeling embarrassed in the slightest in front of him. She listened just as intently as Medusa. When he finished, they were all quiet for a bit.
Medusa was the first one to speak. "Well, it seems like you have regrets of some sort. Do you have a parent figures?"
Naruto scowled. "Only one person really raised me, and she was killed a while back. My actual parents missed their chance, though they still try."
Anko decided to join the conversation. "Well, who ARE your parents, Naruto-chan?"
He only hesitated a moment. "It's a village secret, so if you spill it without permission, I can't guarantee your safety." She nodded, accepting the responsibilities of the knowledge. "I'm the son of Kushina Uzumaki and the Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze."
Anko was silent for a while but Medusa's eyes narrowed. "You said they weren't your parents."
He looked at her, not even flinching at the look he was receiving. "I lied. If I just told you in front of everyone, it wouldn't be much of a secret, now would it." She crossed her arms and looked away with a "Hmph!"
After a moment of silence, Naruto chuckled, thankful for the amusement. Medusa smiled as he laughed. "Well, Naruto-sama, I can't help you get over that, but I'll be here if you need to talk. I am your mate, after all."
Anko pouted before grabbing his hand. "You have me too, Naruto-chan. I owe you at least that much."
Naruto shook his head, a small smile tugging at his lips. "Well, thanks, I guess. I feel like I just need to talk about it sometimes. Sadly, I do have emotions, and they're really strong. I guess I have you two when they get too strong, ne?"
He got nods from both of them, but after a moment's silence, in which he was about to get up, Anko brought the hand she was still holding down to her crotch. "We're not done with you yet, Naruto-chan."
Medusa nodded. "We helped you, so now it's time for you to help us." Medusa pushed him onto his back and Anko ripped through his pants with a kunai after pulling them onto the bed in a quick motion, making him cry out in protest. Said cry was transformed into a muffled groan as Medusa, now but naked, sat on his face and Anko finished pulling down his boxers, rubbing his trouser snake.
In his mind, he heard Kurama and Kogo cheering him on, and he finally stopped struggling. 'Fuck it. They're too persistent.' Making a few clones, much to Medusa's excitement and Anko's light apprehension, he let himself get into it.
Anko was on her hands and knees between his legs, so a clone needed only set himself behind her to have easy access. Lining himself up, he stopped for a moment, teasing with his head. "A great man once said something that I never thought I would repeat." The clone smirked for a moment. "Fuck her right in the pussy!" The resulting groan made Naruto wonder if his soundproofing of every room in the building would be enough.
A/N: Ah, such a citrus-filled ending. I may end up saving any actual lemons until I feel like there's more of an intimate scene going on rather than, well, this. I'm not sure how I'll write the next chapter, but I know that there will be a rather large plot point coming up for the story. Like, BIG, as in it changes things in more way than one, even if you guys don't know it. Harem time, which I am going to miss when I finally choose to close it.
(Bold=Confirmed, Italics=Possible)
Kogo(Fem Kyuubi)
Fem Haku
Fu
Hinata
Fem Sasuke
Fem Gaara
Fem Hidan
Yugito
Anko
Matatabi
Shizuka
Tayuya: 2
Temari: 4
Tenten: 4
Shion: 6
Mei: 6
Ino: 1
Pakura: 1
Maki: 1
Fem Kakashi: 3
Yup, by next chapter, I feel as though this whole harem will be set in stone, and I'll have to work on writing it in. Hell, I should just cut it off here, but I'll give one more chapter for any one who wants to vote, maybe try to give an explanation for their choice that's convincing enough to work. Ah, the tasks I set for myself. Oh well, it'll be a good experience, writing wise. I just wonder how I'll be able to pull it off.
Also, Naruto is barely a teen but his body has been maturing at an advanced rate for a long time and his mind has been sculpted into a far more mature state by his experiences and ANBU training, which has a serious psychological aspect to it. He could be like a bitter, old man right now, to be honest with you. I doubt I'll have him in a "fuck away the pain" state, but I don't really know how this story will turn out either, so for all I know, it could end up like that at a point. It sure as hell won't stay like that, but we'll see how things go. Regardless, read and review. Seriously, even if you're just pointing out mistakes, it helps.