So hello guys, here's the ninteenth chapter and sorry for the late update, sometimes it really gets a pain in the ass to type on my cell phone.
Some of you guys have been complaining that in the several past chapters, this fic had become a NaruKushi centric, so I apologise to those readers. I think I could've given time to other girls while doing NaruKushi & develop their relation with Naruto side by side, which I'll try to do that from now on. Hope you enjoy the future chapters, unlike the past few chapters. And also, if some of you readers haven't read the one shot-'Mom's Red Hair', which I released a few days ago, then go check it out. ^_^
So with nothing else to say, let's get on with the fic-
Chapter-19-Consequences of Hardcore Training
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!", he screamed in agony, no longer able to contain this unbearable pain. It felt like his stomach was crushed, he could feel it being healed by youki and his own special chakra, but the pain was intolerable.
"This...is what an S-rank shinobi is Naruto, this is how much strong your so called old hokage is, this is how much strong each member of Akatsuki would be...and some of them maybe stronger even than me. Get up Naruto...because your enemies wouldn't wait for Ayumi to heal you", said Kushina with a grim expression after landing several metres away from Naruto.
Looking up, blood was oozing down his mouth while he was holding his stomach with both hands, he looked at her with determination in his eyes before he started to cough voilently. Meanwhile Kushina was looking at him with impassive eyes but on the inside, she was worried sick for her son.
'Maybe I'm going too far...no, he needs this...the Akatsuki wouldn't hold back against him...morever Ayumi would probably heal him in a day at maximum...this training is important for improving his taijutsu skills and develop his sixth perception experience', she thought with a hardened resolve.
"Get up Naruto", she said in a cold tone while Naruto continued to writhe in pain, but now it was much lesser than before, thanks to Ayumi's chakra working overtime.
"Naruto-kun...how are you feeling right now?", she asked in a concerned tone while Naruto continued to pant as he stood up, his knees shaking while both of his hands were still holding his stomach.
'So this is what I'll be facing soon...even with my Rinnegan, Kaa-san can beat me in about five seconds flat...no matter, I'll keep coming at her...harder with each passing second', he thought with determination overflowing his body as he wiped the blood off his lips & jaw.
"Heh! Never felt better Ayumi-chan", he said while grinning inwardly at hermaking her chuckle a bit, but still she was worried. She knew Naruto would be getting some very heavy injuries in this taijutsu training session and that she would have to strain her ass to even make him remain standing. Ever since the seal had weakened, she could pump much more of her chakra and hence his healing rates had been enhanced tremendously.
"Concentrate Naruto...watch my every movement...even the slight twitch of my muscle...you have enhanced senses, it's time to use them. Strain your ears...your EYES, feel the environment around you...know your environment...let me warn you, I may be holding back my speed, but I won't hold back my strength. This time it was your stomach, next time it maybe your bones breaking", she said, her violet eyes cold just like her voice making Naruto gulp as he clenched his fists in concentration & anxiety, beats of sweat rolling down his forehead. He winced when he felt his stomach still hurting, but he had developed a high pain tolerance due to several years of abuse.
Closing his eyes, he took several deep breaths as he concentrated on his surroundings, straing his senses to the max as he could hear even the slightest of morning sounds, the rustling of leaves, the light chirping of birds, but he knew that this excercise was mainly for his eyes. Snapping open his eyes, he got into his fighting stance before nodding towards Kushina who was silently observing him, all the while mentally cheering him on and praying to Kami that he wouldn't get hurt...much.
Without saying anything, she again blurred from his vision while Naruto concentrated fully on his surroundings. Straining both his eyes and ears to the maximum, his feet shuffling slightly, waiting for her...the more longer she was taking, the more anxious he was getting with each passing second.
Timeskip: Thirty Minutes Later
'So this is how Kaa-san trains...kinda understand why Itachi-sensei became an Anbu caption when he was only thirteen years old', thought Naruto as we find him barely standing, his knees shaking whereas almost all of his face was covered in blood, while he was panting heavily, his breathing ragged. His upper torso had been torn almost completely showing his lean & muscular upper body which had several bruises. His trenchcoat no longer present, he was holding his stomach in pain which had beared most of her extremely painful blows. His left arm was hanging limply by his side, courtesy of Kushina's punch connecting with his shoulder which had made that area go numb, the only reason his bone hadn't broken in that area was probably because of his muscles absorping the shock of the blow. His whole dustly body was sweating profusely while he fell on his knees in exhaustion. People called him stamina freak, what about his mother...though he was probably tired because of all those mind-buggling blows.
Around him, we find the forest, especially the trees, either branchless or barkless. There were several deep craters on the ground, in one of which was the heavily injured crouching form of Naruto.
On the opposite side several metres away from him, we find Kushina standing seemingly completely unharmed, her appearance like she didn't even break a drop of sweat.
Her eyes had a soft look in them, they looked like they were almost about to burst in tears, it was like her heart was being stabbed every time she landed a hit on him, she was his mother after all. Seeing him in such condition and the fact that it was because of her made her want to just commit senpukku.
'This is tougher than I expected...I can't stand to see him get hurt. But only Naru-kun can withstand this kind of training...any other normal person would have died by now', she thought with pained eyes as she immediately shook her head of those thoughts. No, she had to be strong, for him. It would be better if he endures pain now...rather than later when it comes to fight to the death against bigger threats.
"That would be enough for today Naru-kun", she said in a much softer voice, her way of addressing him reverting back as she sped to his injured form.
"Heh...I won the bet Ayumi-chan...I'm still conscious", he said with a smile as he tried to wipe the blood off his face, before suddenly his eyes rolled into the back of his head as he slipped into unconsciousness. Just as he was about to lick the dirt, Kushina blurred out of nowhere before grabbing his prone form gently with a lone tear escaping her eyes.
Without saying anything and taking hold of him bridal style, she vanished in a swirl of water along with Naruto.
Timeskip: Naruto's Apartment: Four Hours Later
Groggily openening his eyes, the first thing he felt was that his head was buried in something warm & soft. Adjusting his eyes to the light, probably piercing through the windows, things slowly came back to his mind about what had happened earlier.
'Oh yeah...I was beaten like a rag doll', he thought gloomily as he now opened his eyes to take in his surroundings. He was lying on a bed, and the only thing he could see was the valley of heavens making him blush profusely when he recognised just whose voluptous breasts his face was pressed in.
"Kaa-san?", he mumbled softly as he noticed her holding him tightly to her, a few tear stains on her face, while her thighs were kind of locked around his waist. He immediately understood what had happened, he had seen her cold expression during the training sometimes crack when he was hit rather hard, well...every hit was hard.
'It was hurting her to hit me like that...', he thought with a sad smile when he noticed that his stomach was completey bandaged while his left arm was also bandaged into a casket. His eyes widened when he noticed he was in civilian clothes, his skin smooth instead of being dusty & sweaty.
'Oh Kami...did she give me a bath', he thought with a heavy blush as he quietly & carefully got out of her hold so as to not wake her up, with each movement pain coarsing through his body as he grit his teeth.
Finally out of the bed, he thought of what to do as he finally reviewed the events that he had experienced these past days.
'My life sure is going to change with Kaa-san coming back...hehe...I wonder about the faces of Kakashi-sensei, Itachi-sensei, Kurenai-chan, Anko-chan and...oh shit! I still have to see Yugi-chan & Tsume-chan, and...oh man, Kin-chan, Temari & maybe...Ino too, maybe she really has changed. And who are fighting who in the finals anyway? And holy fuck...Hinata-chan! I am an idiot...I was just too absorbed in my own world that I forgot about everybody else', he thought as he let out a frustrated sigh...,there was so much he had to do today. Washing his face, he noticed that all the bruises on his face & skin had healed completely making him look as fresh as new, well...except his noticeable left bandaged arm. He left a note for the sleeping form of Kushina before quietly exiting his apartment.
Konoha: Red Light District
"Aah...finally some fresh air", he said to himself with a bright smile as he started to to jump through the roofs, intent on meeting his friends.
'But first I gotta fill myself...I'm hungry...Next stop...Ichiraku ramen!', he thought with a cheerful smile as he increased his speed, ocassionally wincing when he felt pain because of his stomach & shoulder injuries.
Konoha:Ichiraku's Ramen
"I'm back for some ramen old man!", said Naruto with a grin as he entered through the curtains.
"N-Naruto-kun?"
He eyes snapped open when he heard that same soft & angelic voice which he loved so much.
"Hinata-chan?", he exclaimed in surprise before a blush framed his face when he noticed how cute she looked. She was dressed in her dark blue training clothes while her violet hair was tied back, two bangs framing her heart shaped face accentuating her cuteness. A single noodle was trapped between her soft lips while her lips were covered by what seemed to be the soup part of ramen, they looked so enticing that he just wanted to jump her & taste her lips with a mix of that delicious soup. Her milk creamy skin was as unblemished as ever.
Hinata had an absolutely ecstatic expression on her face when she saw him standing there, the same mesmerising goofy grin on his face.
"Naruto-kun!", she exclaimed in joy before immediately jumping off the stool and taking him in a hug, the brightest smile on her face as she fondly hugged him while Naruto had a blush on his face along with a surprised expression. When did she became this forward?
Releasing him from the hug, Naruto blushed when he saw an angelic smile on her face, her eyes shining brightly with unexplainable happiness as if she had founded her most loved treasure.
"Hinata-chan...you look beautiful", he said with a smile making her blush darkly as she averted her eyes away from him.
"Th-Thank you", she said meekly with a sweet smile. Though her blush increased tenfolds when he wiped her lips, a blush itself on his face. But when she noticed his bandaged arm, a look of horror crossed her face.
"W-What happened to you?", she asked with so much concern that it made Naruto feel all warm inside, like he was the most important person in the world.
"Ah nothing Hinata-chan...just training you know", he said with a smile as he sat down on the stool while Hinata too took her place, a frown on her beautiful face.
"What kind of training does Kakashi-sensei give anyway? What's the use if you get that much injured?", she said with a frown while Naruto watched her with his mouth open, the girl didn't even stutter once!
'I guess getting acceptance & recognition from her family gave her the boost & confidence she needed...morever, beating her sister...that arrogant little brat, must have opened her up a bit', he thought with a smile while he watched her with fondness. Meanwhile, Hinata noticed him staring and blushed as her heart started to beat faster.
'Why is he staring?', she thought nervously with a blush as she fiddled in her seat, and thankfully Teuchi came to her rescue.
"Well, if it isn't my favourite customer", he said with a laugh while Naruto smiled back at him warmly.
"It's nice to see you again oji-san...where's Ayami-nee-chan anyway?", asked Naruto while Hinata stared at him with a fond smile on her face this time.
"She's gone out shopping...you know the ladies stuff", he said before grumbling about the present youth being too lazy while Naruto nodded, a bit sad that he didn't get to meet his nee-chan.
"The usual then I presume Naruto?", he asked his favourite customer while Naruto nodded as he stared impassively at the counter.
'Now that I remember...Sasuke too was said to have gone missing...though the condition in which I left him in, he couldn't have possibly left on his own...and I can say that it was Orochimaru who had kidnapped him. But I have a feeling that the teme would be much stronger when the next time we meet', he thought while Hinata looked at him worried as she finished her pork ramen. Naruto had heard some shinobi talking on their way back from the search last night, and frankly he wasn't that surprised.
"Naruto-kun...what's wrong?", she asked while nudging him on the shoulder, making him snap out of his trance.
"Huh...oh nothing's wrong...but you tell me, you beat that little brat of your sister in a spar and stood up your father in a match...I mean, that was awesome Hinata-chan!", he said as she blushed her famed shade of Hinata red colour.
"It was all thanks to you Naruto-kun", she said in a low tone while Naruto just sighed.
"You know Hinata-chan...it's good to be modest & all, but sometimes...you should take the credit for something that you strained your ass to do, it instills pride & self-confidence in you", he said in his lecture tone. Looking back at her, he found her taking notes furiously in a beautiful diary while nodding to herself in a comical manner. The title of the diary was: 'Naruto-kun: The Insightful Philosopher'.
"...instills pride...& confidence. Hm, no...the 'ass' word should be censored", she said to herself making his eyebrows twitch in irritation as well as bewilderment.
"Anything else Naruto-kun?", she asked innocently.
"That...who do you think I am, Iruka-sensei?", he said, "and what's with this diary...give me that!"
"Hey! T-That's not fair...N-Naruto-kun...give it back...it's personal", she whined while he just opened it and started going through it's pages. It contained everything that he had said either to motivate himself or someone else, also containing about what he had said to her during the preliminaries in the ice dome. The line where he had said that he would never leave her alone was highlighted and was surrounded by several red hearts making him blush before he closed the book and gave it back to her pouting form. Coughing to regain his composure, he decided to change the subject also noticing that the diary had vanished back into thin air miraculously.
"So...how's your training going?", he asked while Teuchi set the filled bowl in front of him and went back to give them some privacy.
"It's fine...father has increased my training ever since the activation of my second Byakugan and Kurenai-sensei too isn't lacking in her training schedules", she said while he nodded as he slowly ate his bowl, savouring the ramen's taste, much to her astonishment.
"Hinata-chan...", he said with a serious expression on his face while she looked at him.
"Do you know about me being under the CRA act?", he said while she just nodded with a sad smile on her face.
"Hai...father told me so", she said while he just nodded, not all that surprised.
"Do you mind?", he said with a blush while she too blushed at the hidden meaning of that question.
'C'mon Hinata...this is it, you have to tell him', she thought before hardening her resolve.
"N-Naruto-kun...I..."
"I know Hinata and I think that you know my answer too...but I want to develop things between us before we get to that part", he said with a smile, not looking at her while she nodded at him, a bright smile itself on her face with a mix of cute blush.
"So...do you know the matches that would take place in the finals, and possibly my match too", he said while she nodded as she remembered that he hadn't attended the day before for their matches, but she didn't want to pry into his personal life so soon.
"The first one is me against Neji-nii-san against that puppet user Kankurou", she said a bit nervously making his eyes widen.
"That's great!", he said with a bright smile making her look at him in surprise.
"Now you can finally teach that arrogant idiot a lesson...I know that you'll wipe the floor with him", he said with faith in his eyes making her feel like she was at top of the world.
"Y-You really think so?", she said making him sweatdrop.
"Hinata-chan...you stood upto your father in a match...you'll absolutely castrate your so-called 'Neji-nii-san's' ego...and with a little more training, he would stand absolutely no chance against you. And don't worry about that clown...you just target his clown paint and he'll run like a pussy", he said with a smirk while she started giggling, feeling a lot more confident than before. Even though she knew that now she could stand upto her cousin, there was still a small sliver of doubt in her mind.
"So, what about the other matches?", he asked in curiosity.
"Oh...the second match will be you against Kiba against Gaara", she said in a bit of a worried tone while he just nodded and signalled her to continue.
"The thirdmatch will be Shino-kun against Temari-chan against Lee-san...the fourth would be Shikamaru-san against Kin-chan against Tenten-san", she said with a serious expression while Naruto nodded, deep in thought.
'Seems like I'll finally squaring off against Gaara...that should be interesting', he thought excitedly. But then he remembered that he hadn't heard Ayumi's voice ever since he had woken up.
"Hey Ayumi-chan?", he said inwardly, getting no response when he heard light sounds of snoring making him chuckle inwardly.
'Lazy vixen', he thought in amusement when he heard Hinata's alarmed voice.
"Oh no...I have my training session with father in a few minutes...Naruto-kun, I have to go!", she said frantically before getting off the stool while he just blinked before grabbing her by her wrist making her look back at him in surprise, a dark blush on her face as she felt his skin touching hers.
Quickly leaning forward, he kissed her cheek before placing the money on the counter and exiting the stand with a bright smile on his face.
"Take care Hinata-chan...I'm proud of you!", he yelled back with a grin while Hinata just kept staring at nothing, a dark blush on her face as she carressed her cheek where he had kissed her. A small smile slowly turned into a full blown one before exiting the stand with a whole lot of happiness & confidence than before, one last thought on her determined mind before she took off for the Hyuuga clan's estates.
'I'm gonna kick father's ass today'
Konoha's Streets
"Hm...what should I do now?", he said to himself while walking, before noticing that he was being glared at by almost all of the people that the street was filled with. Spiking his chakra while leaking some killer intent, he growled.
"You want something?"
Looking around, he saw that his killer intent had worked as most of the civilians had almost soiled their pants, while some of the braver ones were still standing with angry expressions on their faces.
"First you destroy our village & kill our yondaime...and now you dare defile his name by transforming into him!", he said, also motivating/angering the other passer-by's who also started to whisper among themselves while Naruto kept his calm, his eyes cold while his expression was blank.
'This is bad...I'm already heavily injured and if they attack now...it would be trouble for me. Seems like me changing into tou-san due to the Rinnegan has further angered them...', he thought before stepping forward, also noticing that he was almost surrounded while the people had angry expressions on their faces.
"What do you say guys...we've already tolerated his presence long enough but him defiling yondaime is one thing that can't be allowed...WHAT DO YOU SAY THAT WE FINISH HIM ONCE & FOR ALL!", another random civilian yelled, his speech working as the movitational factor as slowly people started to surround Naruto. Their hands full with sticks, knives, pebbles, grabbing whatever they could find then, their faces full of hatred & anger for one person in front of them.
"Attack me if you will...but mind you that this time I'll not run away...but fight you back", said Naruto, his voice cold sending chills down some of the civilians spine.
"YOU SEE! HE'S EVEN STARTED TO THREATEN US!", yelled another person while Naruto just sighed.
"And how will you fight us demon, you're already injured", said one civilian with a smirk while others too had wicked grin on their faces.
"Your funeral then", he said in a cold & calm voice, before all the people started to run towards him with a collective shout. Meanwhile Naruto just kept his eyes closed as he calmly removed the casket string over his shoulder. He knew that using his left arm would send jolts of pain through his body, but he had to protect himself.
'I hope no one dies by this...or else that fucking council's gonna be on my ass', he thought as he lifted his right arm sideways, towards the approaching villagers while slowly lifting his left arm (sideways). He was feeling immense pain right now seeing as the shoulder muscle injury hadn't healed till now. Gritting his teeth while bearing the pain in his right shoulder, both of his arms were facing the approaching villagers who were about just a metre away from him. His eyes closed as he channeled as much chakra he could into this attack. His senses could pick several jounins approaching the area...must be the work of jiji.
Snapping open his eyes, he yelled.
"SHINRA TENSEI!"
The effects were instantaneous as all the fast approaching villagers were thrown in the opposite directions with a tremendous force, their speeds of recoiling so great that it seemed like a tornado had hit the area. Wind along with dust picked up like a raging maelstrom while almost all the surrounding shops & other buildings were destroyed. Glasses broken, poles & trees uprooted, furniture destroyed. Now coming onto the organic matter, bones were broken, muscles were torn, limbs were twisted while some of the civilians were heavily damaged, almost looking like they were dead. A large crater had formed in the area while you could see the comical scenes of the injured & fucked up unconscious villagers. Some were hanging on the electrical transmission wires like clothes on a hanger, some were embedded into the wall upside down like some ancient live art painting with red colour being the dominant one, someone's face was buried in other's crotch, while someone's crotch was was buried in other's mouth (ouch!). All in all it looked like a ghost area, with a good scope for paintings & opening a museum for the precious demon hunters.
One of the civilian whose head had hit a wall was mumbling to himself.
"Hehe...'hiccup'...I looooove demonssss"
Meanwhile, in the centre was one heavily panting form of Naruto.
"Damn...never knew...I could do that...and with using...only about half...of my chakra", he said to himself while panting as he held his shoulder, before putting his arm back on the bandage support, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead due to overexertion.
Walking down the dirt road/crater, his eyes rolled back in what seemed to be exhaustion. Expecting to hit the dry dirt, he was surprised when he felt himself being embraced by someone, and by the softness of her hands as well as her body, he could tell that the one holding him was a female.
"That was really something Naruto-kun...you always seem to amaze me", he heard a soft voice.
"Is he...alright Yugao-chan?", he heard someone speak frantically while panting.
"Hai...he would be fine as long as we are here", he heard Yugao speaking softly before drifting into unconsciousness due to exhaustion.
Timeskip: 30 minutes later: Konoha's Training Ground-7
"Ugh...", he groaned as he lazily opened his eyes for second time in a day, readjusting to the bright sunlight as he felt his scalp being caressed gently.
"Yugao-chan! Come here...he's awaking!", he heard someone speak excitedly.
'There are very few people who would be excited to see me...and this I don't recognise...could it be?', he thought, his eyes still closed as he tried to get up but the one holding him kept her grip firm on his chest.
"Don't exhaust yourself like that Naruto-kun...just rest", he heard her say, and couldn't deny that his head was in a comfortable position. Though slowly opening his eyes, his face paled when he saw the one known as Inuzuka Hana, one of the ice-queen prodigies.
"H-Hana-san...", he stuttered as he tried to get up but grit his teeth in pain as the strain of his effort was put on his abs.
"Naruto-kun...please don't strain yourself", said Hana in a worried tone while he blushed when he noticed her beautiful face.
'Control yourself you idiot...ofcourse she would be beautiful...they are named ice queens for a reason. I should just get the hell outta here', he thought nervously as he used a quick shunshin surprising Hana & Yugao and appearing just a little away from them because of lack of enough chakra.
"I...s-sorry...to d-disturb you", he said while panting, his right holding his stomach, his condition looking worse by the second while Hana & Yugao looked at him with worry, moisture in their eyes for seeing him such condition.
"G...'cough'G-Goodbye", he said to them while holding his stomach as he turned to leave. Just after taking few steps, he started to cough violently as he fell on his knees, coughing blood while trying to covering his mouth with his hand.
'Shit! I shouldn't have used Shinra Tensei on such a scale so soon...it's taking a toll on my coils as well as my body...I'll have to train harder...I'm still no match for the stronger ones out there', he thought as his blood coughing stopped while he could feel Hana & Yugao rubbing his back softly as he panted to regain his breath.
"Naruto-kun...please...let us help you", said Yugao in a pleading tone, a few tears rolling down her face surprising both Naruto & Hana for different reasons. Hana, because Yugao rarely ever let her emotions cross her face, she was the most calm & collected of the four in their group.
'They want to help me?', he thought with a stunned expression as he searched their eyes deeply but couldn't help but be touched by the care & concern in them. Immediately his eyes widened as if he was hit by a strong tidal memory wave.
'Those eyes...both of them...they are familiar', he thought as he searched Yugao's eyes deeply making her blush as she found him staring intently at him while Hana too watched as a look of recognition cross his face.
"Y-You're...Yugi-chan", he gasped before turning towards Hana, tears rolling down his face.
"A-And you m-must...be Tsume-chan", he asked with a lump in his throat. Just by looking at their familiar concern-filled eyes, he could identify them, eyes were the windows to ones soul after all.
Both of them had their eyes widened in surprise, their eyes getting wet as he finally recognised how.
"B-But...how did you know that it was us?", asked Hanain a quivering voice while Naruto immediately took her in a one-armed tight hug, tears streaming down while there was a true smile on his face.
"It really is you...I knew just by looking at your eyes...those beautiful eyes...both of you...you can transform your body but you cannot change your soul", he said making both of them blush at the compliment.
Hana's heart was beating mile a minute, she was in the arms of the man of her dreams, there was nothing else in the world that could've made her happier at that moment. Snuggling her cheek fondly to his sidehead, she wrapped her slender arms around him tightly, making him blush in return when he felt her body curves pressing against him.
'He feels so warm...I have been dreaming of this moment for so long', she thought relishing in his warmth, wanting to remain in this position forever.
Meanwhile Yugao pouted a bit uncharacteristically as she tapped Naruto's unharmed shoulder.
Releasing Hana, he swear he could hear a dissappointed sigh escape her lips. Turning around, he saw Yugao standing with her arms open, an extremely cute with a mixture of sexy expression of a smile on her face.
"A hug for me too Naruto-kun?", she asked with innocent but brightly shining eyes. Naruto blushed as he saw how beautiful she looked with purple hair, unblemished milk creamy skin while the sun rays were reflecting off her as if she was a pure untouched soul. Smiling at her, he spoke.
"S-Sure Yugi-chan", he said as he slowly entered her waiting arms, hugging her tightly, pouring as much emotion into the hug as he did with Hana.
"I missed you Yugi-chan", he whispered making her blush upon feeling his hot breath tingling her skin, pulling her deeper into the hug as she too hugged him back. Her eyes were closed in contentment as if she had achieved her dream.
"I missed you more Naruto-kun", she said as tears of happiness streamed down her face. Naruto blushed when he realised that her C-cup breasts were pressing against his chest while Yugao was rubbing his backhead softly in what seemed to be an act of fondness as she sighed dreamily.
Meanwhile, Naruto started to blush when he realised that the hug was getting longer than a normal/friendly one.
Hana too slightly glared at Yugao before a devilish smirk crossed her beautiful face as she prominently closed the gap between her & the hugging pair and wrapped her arms around them, pressing her body tightly against the heavily blushing Naruto's back.
"W-Wha...Tsume-ch-chan?", he asked stupefied as to what they were doing but couldn't deny that it felt good. Yugao looked at Hana in confusion who smirked back at her before the kenjutsu mistress returned the gesture, nodding back at one of her best friends as they both consequently started to sandwich Naruto's face between their breasts. He could only protest helplessly as they continued to mercilessly tease him.
"Does it feel good Naruto-kun?", asked Yugao with a blush while Hana couldn't say anything as she just enjoyed the moment. Naruto would've slipped into unconsciousness with a nose bleed but only his determination kept him up.
'I will not faint for the third time in a day dattebayo!', he thought & being the clever prankmaster he was, using his lone working arm he grabbed hold of Yugao's right mound, whom he was facing and gave it a hard squeeze.
"Aah..", Yugao moaned loudly in a mix of pleasure as well as surprise for what he did, accidently releasing him from her grip. Locking his left leg backwards with Hana's left leg who also was stunned by his action, he forced his body to fall back by releasing a very minute gravity force pulse through his right index finger. Because of the lock, Hana began to fell down along with Naruto who rolled around in midair to stop his descending body by placing his right hand on the ground. However unfortunately or fortunately (according to the great soon-to-be coming Jiraiya-sama), his hand slipped and his face descended towards her right breast, though his eyes widened when he noticed something poking the garment of her civilian clothes. Naruto's face paled when he realised the situation here.
'Oh my god...she's not wearing a ...a...what do they call it...AHA! She's not wearing a BRA!... Oh I'm so fucked', those were his last thoughts before the slow motion ended and he fell on her form, a loud moan escaping Hana's lips who was blushing up a storm, while Yugao just continued to watch this disastrous comedy. And guess what was in Naruto's mouth right now which led to Hana to moan loudly.
Getting up comically, faster than the speed of light, he had his eyes as wide as saucers while he pinched his nose to stop the bloodloss.
"I-I'm sorry!", he said while flailing his arms wildly, whereas Yugao & Hana both had furious blush on their faces, trying to process just what had happened here.
"I knew you two wouldn't be able to control yourself"
All of them snapped their heads to see Kurenai & Anko standing on a branch, the latter having a wide grin plastered on her face while Kurenai was smirking.
However both lost their amused expressions when they saw Naruto's bandaged form, their eyes immediately being filled with concern & worry for the one they loved. Both of them body flickered to where he was standing and Kurenai immediately grabbed his shoulders, surprising him.
"Naruto-kun...who did this to you?", she asked with rage boiling inside of her. He had just gotten out of the hospital, and again he was injured like this.
'Usually he heals VERY fast...there's no need for any bandages on a normal routine, but if his right arm is wrapped up...and considering his condition looks worst for the wear...someone beat him VERY badly. But who could attack him inside the village...Naru-kun's strong and can probably stand against a low-jounin...this work has to be a kage level shinobi's', thought Anko as she studied his condition with a critical eye.
"Ahehe...nothing to worry Kurenai-chan...this'll probably heal in a day", he said with a smile before hearing a cold voice.
"..?", asked Anko in a cold voice, her eyes telling him of the amount of anger that she was holding inside. Meanwhile Kurenai glared at Yugao & Hana.
"You...how can you play around when he's this much injured?", she said fiercely while both of them looked down in sadness.
"Sorry Kurenai-chan...we were just so happy to meet him after such a long time", said Hana in an apologetic tone while Naruto became angry that Kurenai was blaming them.
"Hey! It's not their fault...I myself forgot about my wounds when I realised who they were, it's only natural that they would act like that. And besides they were the one who saved me from the mob of those villagers", he said with a frown while Hana & Yugao had comical teary smiles on their faces.
'He's defending us!', they both thought simultaneously, thier hearts swelling with happiness.
"I'm losing my patience Naruto", Naruto turned his head to see Anko looking at him with impatience in her eyes.
"Ahehe...you see, it was training", he said with a smile.
"Nonsense! I've seen you train so many times and even the most gruesome of your training sessions would injure you to the extent where you would heal in one hour maximum...seeing your condition, I can honestly say that you were beaten like a rag doll", said Anko with a frown while others nodded with her.
"You don't have to remind me of that", he said gloomily with black clouds over his head.
"Please tell us Naruto-kun...you don't have to hide anything", said Yugao with a serene smile as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
'Should I tell them? Well they would get to know about Kaa-san's return sometime...I should just tell them', he thought before deciding on what to do.
"I guess I should tell you guys...you trust me right?", he said while they just smiled at him.
"With closed eyes you baka", said Hana with a smile making him feel warm that they completely trusted him.
So he told them everything from when he fled from the hospital, Kushina crashing into him after falling through a rift upto when Yugao & Hana saved him.
"So...you trust me on this right?", he said with a smile while others just had lost expressions on their faces as if Itachi was told that he was the worst genjutsu user in the world, and you can probably expect their reactions after that.
"Soooo...yeah, we trust you completely...but...DO YOU HONESTLY EXPECT US TO BELIEVE THAT SHIT!", yelled Anko in frustration while others nodded with her making Naruto sweatdrop.
"Naruto-kun...are you really alright...I think you have a head injury", said Kurenai worriedly making his eyes twitch.
"I'm only speaking the truth...it's upto you to believe me", he said with a serious expression while others looked at him worriedly, thinking that he had lost it. Deciding to change the subject, Hana spoke.
"Naruto-kun..., did you really do all that damage to that street...even when you were injured", she asked while he nodded with a grim expression making Anko whistle in amazement.
"I can bet that you used that Shinra Tensei thing which no one has been able to decipher yet", said Yugao calmy.
"Well I had to defend myself...all of them were going to attack me...besides there was no other technique that I could've used that time. The Rinnegan grants me another element in addition to five basic elements, that is gravity", he said while he could feel his wounds being healed up. His healing rates were astounding now, even surprising himself.
"This doujutsu really is something...I can easilly say that it is far stronger than Sharingan", spoke Kurenai as she wondered wether Kushina was truly back or not. All of them were now sitting in a circle as they talked.
"Naru-kun...what about your curse seal...it must be hard for you to ignore all the pain & the pressure it's evil chakra puts on you", said Anko with concern while Naruto just grinned at her.
"Nope! Ayumi-chan destroyed Orochimaru's influence over the seal & now it's completely harmless", he said making their eyes widen in surprise.
"Y-Your kidding right...I mean really...it's possible?", asked Anko in surprise while he just nodded, staring at the grass as if he was thinking something.
"And if you want...", he turned to face her,"I can remove it...though it will hurt a lot", he finished with a smile while all of their eyes were widened to stunned proportions before Anko crushed him into a hug as she held him tightly to her.
"I don't know if you can really remove that stain from me...but I'm so happy that you are willing to do this for me", said Anko with choked sobs as she continued to hug him tightly.
"Aah Anko-chan...my arm", almost yelled Naruto as he smiled painfully while Anko immediately released him, a sheepish grin on her face as she mumbled a quiet 'sorry'.
"I have one question though...how did jiji explained about the Rinnegan to other jounins & those council idiots", said Naruto questioningly.
"That's simple really Naruto-kun...Hokage-sama told them during your fight against Orochimaru, that because of the tension, pressures of the battle combined with the survival instinct, you were able to achieve the legendary doujutsu", answered Kurenai while Naruto nodded at her explaination.
Naruto's eyes widened when he felt Kushina's chakra fast approaching his location, and by the looks of it, she was moving extremely fast.
"Naru-kun...what happened?" asked Anko in confusion while Naruto just smiled at her.
"You'll believe me very soon", just as he finished the sentence, the ice queens eyes widened when a barely visible red blur passed them, their eyes widening to massive proportions.
'This chakra'
'This speed'
'Red hair'
'Nee-chan?', thought Kurenai, Hana, Yugao & Anko in shock.
"Naru-kun!", sobbed Kushina as she crushed him into a hug as they both rolled on the ground.
"Kaa-san? What's the matter?", he asked with a pained expression as he held his stomach while Kushina just continued to hold him tightly.
"Thank god you're okay! I felt your chakra deplete suddenly through the seal...and when I found your location in these forests, I thought...that someone had kidnapped you...you were already heavily injured & so low on chakra", said Kushina, an occassional sob escaping her lips while Naruto just patted her back.
"Kaa-san...I'm not a kid for crying out loud", said Naruto with a chuckle while Kushina jerked her head back, her eyes narrowed while her cheeks were puffy & tear-stained from before, with fresh tears flowing over them.
'Kawai...beautiful', he thought as he saw her unhappy pouty expression.
"What do you mean you're not a child? You're still my baby...and how dare you say that when I was worried so much for you...hmph...meanie, I'm not gonna talk to you", she pouted childishly as she turned her head back, while inwardly she was just relieved that he was alright. Seeing the destruction on that street, she was getting worried sick for him.
"O-Oi...Kaa-san! I was just joking...c'mon, please?", pleaded Naruto while Kushina's eyes widened when she saw four VERY familiar figures staring at her like she was a ghost.
"K-Kushina-nee-chan?"
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