Don't own Naruto or Witchbalde

This is pretty much a filler chapter because I wanted Shiori and Masane to bond a little bit and increase the relationship Naruto has with them. I Mean really their is no way in hell Naruto wouldn't have scars from all he took from the village.

Chapter 7

Naruto's Scars

"Naruto," Masane says quietly as she makes her way to the sleeping Naruto who's sleeping in a chair across from where she sleeps, "Naruto are you awake?"

"I am now Masane," Naruto mutters with a big yawn as his blue eyes open to see Masane with bandages wrapped around her under her shirt. "Something wrong?" he asks as Masane wraps him up in a tight hug, "Masane?"

"Why you didn't tell me about the dreams, "Masane ask as Naruto's eyes go wide before softening.

"I didn't want you to worry," Naruto answers as he holds her, "Having dreams about your childhood where you beaten or worse really aren't something you want loved ones knowing about."

"Idiot," Masane replies calmly as she pulls back, "It wouldn't have mattered."

"Thank you Masane," Naruto says calmly as he tries giving her a smile, "But don't worry about it Masane, I'm fine."

"You should have told me," Masane mutters as worried face turns into an annoyed look, "Now tell me how you got that thing?" She orders as points to his right wrist.

"Hehe," Naruto chuckles as he realizes he can't get up with Masane keeping him pinned against the chair. "Six years ago is when I got it," he starts to explain.

Hospital Room

"So you're awake," Reina says looking at a clipboard, "You've been unconscious for almost 12 hours."

"Where are we," Shiori ask as she sits up the sheet just covering her bosom.

"At the NSWF," Reina replies as she places the clipboard in a little cubby on the wall, "You were in series condition till a few hours ago," Reina informs her as she looks to Shiori, "You should've died if you didn't seem to get a boost of strength from somewhere."

"Boost of strength," Shiori questions as Reina turns to leave.

"A strange power rushed through you when we were about to loose you and healed your wounds almost instantly," Reina informs as she looks back uncaringly, "Do you know where it came from?"

"Maybe," Shiori replies as she turns her head to look out the window behind her, 'Even pissed he somehow saves me from dyeing and humiliates me further.'

"Shiori," Reina tries to ask as Shiori doesn't hear her, 'Something's changed.' "Shiori," Reina ask again getting Shiori's attention, "You alright?"

"Just lost in thought a bit," Shiori responds getting up from the bed and walking to the closet where her clothes are.

"Where you going," Reina ask calmly watching Shiori get dressed.

"To find out something that got my attention," Shiori responds as she walks out of the room, "Don't wait for me."

'He's changed her with this defeat,' Reina thinks as she walks the opposite way of Shiori smiling a bit, 'She has changed for the better though.'

On Boat approaching Shore

"So you're saying you got your blade at the same time as Masane," Takayama ask as Naruto finishes his story.

"Yep," Naruto replies eyeing Masane, "As I tried to free Masane from the Witchblade it must of accidently pierced me causing it to divide."

"So its part of the Witchblade," Masane ask looking at the Witchblade, "But it doesn't look like it came from the Witchblade."

"Who says that's the Witchblade's true form," Naruto adds calmly as he looks at Excalibur, "I told you not to take anything at face value."

"Don't lecture me you to timer," Masane shouts annoyed crossing her arms.

"To Timer," Naruto shouts back wide eyed as he stands up, "How did I…"

"I saw you flirting with that Shiori woman," Masane shouts back looking Naruto in the eye.

"Flirting with her," Naruto shouts as Segawa and Takayama can only stare at the two, "I'll have you know she tried to kill you and me before that."

"So what," Masane says turning away as she gives him a side ways glance, "I saw you looking at her ass and commenting it."

"Your angry I called her Sweet Cheeks," Naruto says wide eyed, before smirking, "is this because of the first time I saw you…."

Masane jumps at him covering his mouth, "Don't you say it," Masane says in a threatening manner, "Or I'll make sure you never taste ramen again."

Takayama and Segawa just stare at this before Takayama speaks up, "And what is it you don't want him to tell us?"

"Nothing, nothing at all," Masane replies nervously.

"At least you've never seen me NAKED," Naruto says with a smirk as Masane goes bright red and jumps at him again, "AHHH THE VIXEN'S ON THE ATTACK."

"You will pay," Masane shouts as the chair they were in falls backwards and Naruto finds himself pinned under Masane whose smirking down at him as she straddles his chest, "Now what will you do?"

Takayama can only sigh as he walks over to the bar, 'They are exactly the same,' he thinks as he fixes a glass of scotch, 'their both idiots.'

"AHH not their not their," Masane shouts causing Takayama to turn around and see something he can't describe mentally as his face goes bright red and he's forced to leave.

The docks

Shiori stands at the end of the docks looking out into the bay, her eyes calm and focused on one thing in her mind as her face becomes flustered as a flash of what happening to Masane and Naruto enters her mind.

"I can't be possible to bend that way," she mutters to herself as she transforms and jumps into the air flying out into the bay.

Back on the Boat

"You are too good," Masane mutters panting as she lies on the ground her head against Naruto's shoulder her shirt disheveled, "You really know how to please a women."

"I take pride in that Vixen," Naruto tells her as he lays back his eyes closed as he remembers what had just happened, "And it makes up for out first few days here."

"That's right you do owe me," Masane says smugly rolling over to lie on top of him, "Let me get what I am owed." Suddenly both of them sigh as a feeling of someone coming. "Damn it," Masane mutters standing up adjusting her shirt.

"Damn," Naruto mutters slamming his palm into the ground, "So close."

"Why are you here," Takayama shouts as Naruto forces himself up and walking towards the cabin door.

On Deck

"Where is he," Shiori ask as Masane steps out from the lower decks transformed, "Your not the one I am looking for," Shiori says looking away cheeks bright red.

"You alright Shiori," Naruto's voice rings out causing her to turn around come face to face with Naruto who then puts his hand on her forehead, "You are a bit warm." Shiori can only blink as her face gets redder, "Maybe you should lie down till we get to shore."

"No," Shiori says calmly as she bats his hand away and tries to calm down, "I just came to confirm something."

"Oh and that is," Naruto ask calmly as Shiori's eyes become brown as she turns back to normal.

"The injuries I saw," Shiori answers calmly, "I know they would leave scars," she adds looking towards Masane, "And its clear from the look on your face you've never seen them."

Naruto's face becomes series as he looks to the wide eyed Masane before sighing, "Fine," he mutters walking back into the cabin, "Both of you have seen what I dream about so you might as well see how I know their real."

Shiori follows behind Naruto and Masane tails her annoyed with how she got to see Naruto take his shirt off, "Hussy," She mutters as Shiori glances back at her.

"Vixen," Shiori mutters causing Masane to go red with anger.

"Only he can call…" Masane starts to counter before both her and Shiori stop dead in their tracks as Naruto sits in the bedroom cabin to see Naruto's bare back staring back at them covered in scars.

"My god," Shiori mutters as Masane can only cover her mouth as both moves forward, "How many…"

"To many," Naruto interrupts her as he feels a hand touch his right shoulder blade where one of the worst scars is that looks like lighting shooting out in different directions, "Masane," he mutters looking over his shoulder as he looks at her.

"What are these from," Masane ask as she finds the ability to talk again and Shiori seems to count the scars, some making her eyes widen as turns to his chest.

"Before I met you I think," Naruto replies as he seems to shy away from the two's eyes, "the only one to see them is Riko."

"You've shown Riko," Masane mutters as Naruto looks to here with sad eyes.

"She kind of walked in asking a question when she saw them," Naruto explains as feels Shiori trace one of the scars on his chest.

"A Y incision," Shiori mutters in shock as she looks to Naruto, "How are you even alive after all this?"

"What the hell are you talking about," Masane ask her as she moves to see what she was looking at to see two identical scars to the one on his right shoulder blade, "It went through," she mutters to herself as she looks to Shiori who's tracing the one near his heart.

"This one punctured just left of the heart," Shiori says aloud as she can't help but look at the others, "How have you not died from most of these?"

"Humph," Naruto snorts as he turns away grabbing his shirt and putting it on, "Simple really," he replies as he turns to face him his blue eyes carrying slitted pupils, "A man must have the guts to perceiver in life in order to live."

"That doesn't explain," Shiori tries to tell him as he pulls a kunai out of his discarded haori and stabs his left hand.

"Naruto," Masane shouts rushing over along with Shiori who's already begun whipping away the blood to reveal no gash, not even a sign of injury.

"I have an ability to heal at a rapid pace," Naruto informs them as he move to a sink cleaning the blood away, "I can only guess its how I survived."

"But still for those scars to form would mean," Shiori mutters before going wide eyed, "all of them were life threatening weren't they?"

"Don't know," Naruto replies as he dries his hands, "But I probably wouldn't tell you even if I did."

"Why," Masane ask fist clenched as she finds herself unable to look at the man she loves.

"Because I swore to keep both you and Riko happy," Naruto replies as Masane looks to him slightly, "So telling you about these little things weren't really high on the list."

"Little things," Masane shouts as she marches up to him grabbing his shirt and pulling, "You call these things little."

"You need a full physical," Shiori tells them both with a smirk as Naruto pales, "To see if any of the injuries actually did anything to hurt you internally."

"Hehe," Naruto gives a nervous laugh backing away, "I feel fine really."

"I agree with her," Masane says calmly turning away from Naruto and walking towards Shiori, "Man that didn't feel right saying that."

"Felt worse that you agreed with me," Shiori tells Masane as she looks to Naruto, "We can do it here or somewhere else more fitting."

"Um…," Naruto mutters as he looks to the door, "How about no," he tells them taking off for the door at high speed.

"Get back here Naruto," Masane shouts as she chases after him Shiori only smirking at her chance for revenge.

On deck

Takayama looks towards the cabin door as it flies open and Naruto jumps out heading for the railing of the boat.

"No were to run Naruto," Masane shouts as she grins evilly at the blond, "We are to far from land for you to swim."

Shiori appears next to her with almost identical smirk, "I am a trained physician, Naruto," she explains as she steps forward, "There is nothing to be scared of."

Naruto smirks as he looks at the water then back to the ladies as he bows getting confused looks, "Remember this day ladies," he tells them as he jumps on the railing, "As the day you almost caught Naruto Amaha," he finishes jumping onto the water causing everyone's eyes to widen, before he bows again and heads to shore causing small waves as he runs.

"How the hell," Shiori shouts pissed off at the man's escape.

"We'll need to be tricky to catch him," Masane says calmly as she watches him reach shore, "and there is only one person that can help us." Shiori looks towards Masane and almost pities Naruto at the evil smirk his wife has on her face.

Arthurs note:

Yeah another chapter done, and Naruto on the run.

I can see having Shiori and Masane get along where Naruto is concerned, but not much past that, so whether I make her a couple with Naruto and have the two of him constantly fighting over things about him has yet to be seen. (Don't care if Shiori is a lez, so don't bother complaining)

I am surpised how well this is doing, because I really didn't think I'd get many people looking at it, so thank you all.

I know they are not officially married yet, but I'll deal with that one later on, so bare with it and all.

If you think Naruto should be able to transform to another form with Excalibur let me know and give me idea's on what you'd like it to be like, I'd also like to say Naruto will be running into an opponent on par with himself soon. I just haven't decide on how or who it shall be.