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Chapter 40-Enka Blondes!
'What is she talking about? Didn't ero-sennin or Hinata-chan told her about Kaa-san being alive and her being the current Hokage of Konoha?' he pondered, staring at her saddened face with all his anger being flushed into the flowing wind.
Slowly a small mischievous grin crept onto his face as he stayed quiet.
'Oh she's absolutely gonna love the surprise when we reach Konoha,' he thought in inward amusement while on the outside crafted a forlorn look on his face.
"I see..." his sad voice trailed while Tsunade's eyes softened when she again took him in a warm hug, rubbing his back in comfort.
"I'm sorry that you had to lose your mother on the day you were born Naru-chan. Even though...even though I can't possibly hope to replace Kushina-chan, I will try to become the best mother for you," she spoke softly making his eyes widen before they slowly became half-lidded as he hugged her back, a small smile tugging his lips.
"Well, looks like you'll finally get a normal mother-son relation Naruto-kun," Ayumi uttered with a smile making him sigh as he pulled back from the hug.
"Yeah."
Both of them stared at each other as they smiled at each other, reveling in the comforting and warm atmosphere between them.
"Then...Kaa-chan is it?" he asked with a grin making her nod with a bright smile as she sniffed back some fresh tears of happiness.
"You b-bet!" she replied, falling back a bit due to the sake acting when he caught her by her waist, laughing at the silly grin on her face.
"Now, let's have a toast for our reunion!" she declared making him look at her in confusion as the blonde medic pulled out two small cups from out of nowhere.
"Where did those cups come from?" Ayumi asked in surprise while Naruto just shook his head, he didn't have the strength to rack his already fucked up mind for this.
"Um...I can't drink. I'm underage remember?" he verbalized nervously making her snort as she poured the liquid into the cups, her cheeks a light shade of red.
"Old enough to have sex, old enough to drink," she muttered with a cheeky smirk making him sputter.
"S-Sex?" an expression of horror on his face making Tsunade burst in laughter.
'How did she know? I swear if ero-sennin told her anything...' he thought with a frown while Ayumi was giggling perversely.
"Hehehe...Tsunade sure is interesting."
"Oh I know my little Naru-chan is a man now," she said with a teasing grin making him blush in embarrassment.
'But I've had sex with only Ayumi-chan and Kushina-chan until now. And she doesn't know about Kushina-chan which means she's talking about Ayumi-chan here. Why that perverted bastard, I'm so gonna get back at him!' he mulled over with rightful vengeance in his eyes.
"Here," she murmured, offering him the cup as they sat cross-legged on the wide branch, facing each other. Sighing in exasperation, he took the cup hesitantly making her nod with a smile. Clearly the sake was getting to her now.
"And here...," lifting the cup, she lightly, eagerly touched the cup in his hand with hers while Naruto stared at the two joined cups with a not so eager expression.
"Cheers to me being your mother from now on!" Tsunade spoke jovially making him smile as she gulped the sake in one go while he hesitantly brought the cup to his lips.
"Aah! This stuff is good!" she chirped making him stare at her with a skeptical expression.
"Oh c'mon Naruto-kun! Try it...it wouldn't hurt you know. Besides you need to relax once in a while. If not by age, you're legal to drink if we take into account your hoooot body,' she purred making him blush as he coughed lightly to regain his composure.
"I'm waiting here Naru-chaaan," Tsunade spoke in a sing song voice, a giggle escaping her lips making him grumble.
'Kushina-chan sure is going to kill me for this,' he pondered before bringing the cup to his lips, gulping the liquid in one go.
"Pffghhht!" the liquid sprayed out of his mouth making the blonde medic laugh loudly as she pointed her index finger at the bitter expression on his face.
"What's this shit!" Naruto exclaimed in a choked voice while he continued to cough lightly, his face scrunched up in discomfort as he wiped his lips and chin whereas Tsunade continued to giggle at him.
"Ahehehe...oh Kami, this is gold! My Naru-chan finally lost his alcoholic virginity!" she exclaimed making him blush while Ayumi too was laughing at him much to his ire.
"Oh shut up! I can't believe you drink this thing!" he snapped with a frown as the blonde medic was now holding her sides in laughter.
"Oho-Okay! Okay! You need to drink it slowly as a first timer. Just try to take a sip this time," she said in between her snickering.
"No way! I'm not touching this stuff ever again!" the blonde replied, crossing his arms over his chest when she got a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"You know, I'm not doing this for just fun. I've mixed some medical herbs in this sake and it will help you recover fast," Tsunade uttered making him look at her with raised eyebrows, not believing her.
"You don't trust me? Haven't you heard that the best medicines are the most bitter ones?"
Sighing to himself, the whiskered blonde scratched the back of his head before just shrugging to himself.
'Oh what the hell! What could be the worst outcome of this anyway?'
Taking the bottle from her hands, he filled his cup to the brim.
"Oh wait for me too!" she exclaimed before eagerly filling her cup making him shake his head.
'Oh hehe...this should be good! I wonder how a drunk Naruto-kun would be like? But for that, I'll have to lessen my chakra input into his coils or else the alcohol would have no effect on him.'
"Cheers again!"
Tanzaku Town-6 AM
"You can't sleep?" Hinata snapped her head to her right side, where Tayuya was laying on her own single bed.
"You're awake too?" the Hyuga heiress asked in surprise, the first set of sunrays now peeping through the partially opened curtains.
"Ahn...I just can't sleep," the redhead muttered as silence ensued between the duo.
"You know...you give yourself less credit, I think you're a pretty strong kunoichi for your age Hinata," Tayuya uttered in a low tone making Hinata look towards her in the dark.
"You think so?" she asked in confusion. Since having brought Naruto to the Tanzaku town two days ago, the two kunoichi would spar with each other in the mornings- wanting to continue their training. Hinata was now more determined to get stronger after what had happened to Naruto recently. And so she would give her all in their spars, going all out.
"Yeah, you severely underestimate yourself. Always doubting yourself is as bad as overconfidence," she verbalized making Hinata nod in the dark.
"You're right I guess. Naruto-kun too keeps saying these things to me," said the lavender eyed kunoichi with a sigh.
'I wonder where Naruto-kun is right now. It's been hours since he went out by himself. He just woke up...he shouldn't push himself like this,' Hinata thought in worry.
Knock! Knock!
Both of them turned their heads when they heard the door being knocked softly.
'Who could it be at this time?'
Activating her Byakugan, Hinata scanned the person standing behind the door making her sigh.
"Who is it?" Tayuya asked in an alert voice, the redhead prepared to get in action while Hinata just got out of her bed as she walked towards the door.
"It's Shizune-san."
Opening the door, the lavender eyed kunoichi was greeted to the sight of a sleepy Shizune standing their with an apologetic look on her face.
"I'm really sorry to have woken you up Hinata-san," she spoke with a light bow.
"Oh no no! Me and Tayuya-san weren't sleeping anyways. What's the matter? Is something wrong Shizune-san?" she asked in concern, now moving aside to let her in while Tayuya turned on the lights.
"Oh, I'm sorry for disturbing you too Tayuya-san," the black haired medic spoke while the red head just scratched her cheek, not sure what to do. It was extremely rare that someone apologized to her for anything.
"Um...no, you don't need to," she replied awkwardly when the Hyuga hieress asked.
"What's wrong Shizune-san? You seem troubled."
"Well...it's just that I wanted you to find where Tsunade-sama and Naruto-kun currently are. Both of them have been gone for a while now and I'm getting worried, especially for Naruto-kun," the medic uttered making Hinata nod as she activated her Byakugan, going past it to activate the Toyotama Byakugan.
"I'll get to it right away," she verbalized making Tayuya raise her eyebrows in surprise.
"You're going to use that technique again?"
"I have no choice," was the answer she got. The trio however turned their heads when they heard some noises.
"They're here!" Hinata exclaimed with a sigh of relief making Shizune sigh.
"But...are they singing?" Tayuya asked with a confused expression on her face when Hinata's cheeks grew a bit red.
"Um...I know it is strange for my Byakugan to malfunction, but I think Naruto is giving Tsunade-sama a piggyback ride," she spoke in a monotone voice making Shizune look at her like she was crazy while the noises continue to grow louder.
"Are they singing?" Shizune asked in disbelief.
"That's what I just said," Tayuya deadpanned while Hinata deactivated her Byakugan.
"I think they're drunk," she muttered with a sigh making Shizune almost faint in shock.
'It can't be! Not even one day and she already has her godson joining her in her usual madness!' the black haired medic mused with an exasperated sigh as the trio turned their heads towards the opened door, the drunken blondes entering.
"Weeeeee'll SHWAAAAY...fooorEVEEERRR[hic] thish way! (Original song-My Heart Will Go On-Celine Dion: Original lyrics-We'll stay forever this way)" this was Tsunade singing in her drunk stupor, currently on Naruto's back with a silly grin on her face with the blonde standing at the entrance.
'Oh fuck,' Tayuya involuntarily thought, not believing her eyes as the trio stood there stunned.
"And YOU'RE [hic] saaaaafe on my back and... (And you're safe in my heart and...)," now Naruto tried to sing this time, his eyes half-lidded as the blonde struggled to stand straight.
Tsunade giggled as she patted his head, a bottle of her sake in one hand.
"And my sake will GO oooon aaannnd oooonnn!" the blonde medic sung the high note, shaking the sake bottle in her hands as Naruto trudged forward with a drunk smile.
Silence. Pin drop silence filled the room as Shizune, Hinata and Tayuya stood there with owlish expressions on their faces- a butterfly flying in front of their faces, their mouths opened in shock.
"My Naru-chan's finally drunk!" Tsunade exclaimed with a giggle.
"Into my sorrows, I was sunk," the whiskered blonde responded with a sad sigh making her stop as she gazed at him with a pout.
"I want to kill Uchiha Itachi," she spoke with a frown when Naruto stumbled on his feet a bit as he grinned.
"And break his jaw with the hilt of Kusanagi!"
Tsunade- "And then comes Orochimaru."
Naruto (pouts)-"Spared all those years ago by baka Saru."
Tsunade (rolls her eyes)- "Wants to master all ninjutsu."
Naruto (grins)- "Poor sap's afraid of Itachi's genjutsu!"
Naruto- "Enters F.o.D laughing KU KU KU!"
Naruto- "Team 7 puts together letters F & U!"
Tsunade- "The most famous, reknowned as the king pedophiliac."
Naruto- "Sees Sasuke-kun oh jesus, laughs like a motherfucking maniac!"
Naruto- "Little Sasgay cries in pleasure."
Tsunade- "Its the hickey he'll always treasure."
Tsunade- "Naru-chan powers up, stabs Orochi with a kunai."
Naruto- "Sasgay whimpers like a pup, "Hebi-chan, gomensai!" "
Tsunade- "Orochi has a hard on for Sharingan."
Naruto- "UP his ass goes the Oodama Rasengan!"
Tsunade- "Orochimaru's got a rubber cock."
Naruto- "Masturbates using Sasuke's stinkin' sock!"
"Hehehe...thish was fun!" Tsunade spoke with a giggle, currently standing arm in arm with Naruto who nodded with her.
"Let'sh do it again!" he exclaimed with a grin, putting his arm over her shoulder making her nod enthusiastically.
"But thish time, you be Itachi and I'll be Sashuke-teme! On the night of the Uchiha clan'sh masshacre!" the blonde jinchuriki uttered making her pat his back.
"Let'sh do it!"
"Foolish little brother," she starts, trying to match Itachi's tone of voice.
"Be precise Nii-san, Orochi's personal hooker!" Naruto answered with a pout making her giggle when she made her face all serious again.
Tsunade- "Do you not have enough hate?"
Naruto- "Nah, with Orochimaru tomorrow I have a date!"
Tsunade- "You don't have enough power."
Naruto- "Who cares! With Orochi I had a shower."
Tsunade- "You are weak."
Naruto- "Hn! But Orochi's got a hot physique!"
Tsunade- "You're sick."
Naruto- "Me? Oh yeah, it's cause last night Orochi rammed me with his two inch holy dick!"
Tsunade- "Big brother gets riled, spikes up his chakra."
Naruto- "Mangekyou goes wild, and we know its SAYONARA!"
"Hehehe...thwish was goood [hic] Naru-chan! Let'sh do this AGAIN!" Tsunade cheered, her cheeks red.
Kumogakure- With Kirabi
'My enka sense is tingling...somebody just performed the holy ritual ,' the hachibi jinchuriki thought, his dark shades twinkling in a mysterious way.
Back to the Drunken Blondes!
"Yosh! Thish time you'll-" Naruto paused, now noticing the silent crowd in front of them through his hazy eyes.
Tsunade too turned her head to stare at them with half lidded eyes for some seconds before she giggled to herself.
"Ohayou!"
THUD!
Hinata and Tayuya were snapped out of their trance-like states when Shizune fainted.
"Shizune-san!" Hinata exclaimed as she bent down to pick up the medic while Tsunade slowly slid out of Naruto's arms.
"Oh look! Shizune shlept on the floor!" she pointed towards the laying body on the floor, giggling all the while as Naruto too started to laugh.
"HAHAHAHAHA! Poor lady! She doeshn't even know where to shhleep!" he yelled as their laughter got louder making Tayuya sigh in irritation.
"Fucking idiots," she muttered under her breath, now quietly walking towards the door to lock it- pushing Naruto out of her way.
"OI! Watcsh where you're walking shound shit!" he uttered making a vein pop on her forehead while Hinata sighed to herself as she carried Shizune's form to her bed.
"YEAH! Watcsh it you red shit! Don't mesh with my shon!" Tsunade yelled with a drunk frown on her face making the former Oto kunoichi's eyes twitch in irritation.
Locking the door, she turned around to glare at the duo staring at her along with Hinata, not knowing what to do in this situation.
"Hinata, lets just knock them out and go to sleep," she spoke, running a hand over her face in exasperation.
"Watcsh the birdiiieee," Naruto slurred as he showed the red head his middle finger making her grit her teeth in anger.
'Why this motherfucking shit...'
"Khehehehe! That wash funny Naru-chan!" Tsunade exclaimed with a giggle when suddenly her eyes rolled back into her head. Her form fell into Hinata's arms who had, using Toyotama Byakugan, struck a chakra point/pressure point on the back of her neck just like she had done with Kankurou a month ago during the preliminaries.
"Hey! What did you do Hinata-chan?" the drunk blonde jinchuriki asked with a pout making the Hyuga heiress blush at the cute expression on his face. Sensing his distracted state, Tayuya sneakily dashed towards him as she went for a chop at his side neck when suddenly her attacking hand was caught by Naruto, who was still staring at Hinata with hazy eyes.
"Oh no...I will not go down sho eashily like Tshunade Kaa-chan," he mumbled while the redhead looked at him with widened eyes.
'How in the fucking world...' she thought in shock as the blonde turned to grin at her, his eyes closed. A light blush formed on her face as she frowned deeply whereas Hinata put Tsunade on the other empty bed.
Tayuya struggled to free her hand but was surprised at his strong grip as the whiskered blonde continued to smile when suddenly his body went limp as he fell on Tayuya making both of them descend to the floor.
Thud!
"Ow!" the red head exclaimed as she nursed her head, her cheeks a light shade of pink as Naruto currently laid on top of her.
'It...strangely feels good...having a male on top of me,' the former Oto kunoichi mused, her blush darkening at the thought.
"Hinata! I need a hand here!" she whispered harshly as the heiress sped to her. Grabbing the blonde's arms, she was about to lift him when suddenly in a blur, he jumped off of Tayuya, flipping back on his hands to stand in front of the window- facing the duo while snoring lightly.
Both Hinata and Tayuya remained in their places unmoved, not knowing what had happened as they stared at each other speechless.
"W-What just happened?" Hinata asked with wide eyes as Tayuya stood up, now staring at the snoring Naruto in front of them.
"He's sleeping and yet...somehow still standing," the red head whispered to herself in disbelief while Hinata too turned around to gaze worriedly at the object of her affection.
"Is he okay?" she questioned making the red haired kunoichi roll her eyes.
"Of course he is. We just need to render him unconscious. Right now he's just sleeping in his drunken state," she spoke quietly making the lavender eyed kunoichi nod. Slowly walking towards him, Hinata activated her Toyotama Byakugan as she prepared to strike his pressure point.
Now standing on his left, she went for a finger strike on his back neck when he caught her wrist, his arm being a blur to Tayuya while Hinata's eyes widened in shock.
She looked back at Tayuya to find her lost too. What was going on? They were easily able to knock out Tsunade, one of the sanin while Naruto, even in this state was on full alert to any kind of attacks.
Taking out a shuriken, the red head threw it towards the blonde when the index finger of his left hand caught the weapon (through its hole in the middle) easily.
"Tayuya!" Hinata hissed angrily, glaring at the red head who merely shrugged.
"It was only going to graze his cheek at most, nothing else," she replied as Hinata retracted her hand, noticing that the blonde's grip was much gentler in case of hers as compared to Tayuya.
"What do we do? It seems he's totally aware of his surroundings even in his drunk state," Hinata spoke, holding his arm softly when she glanced at the red head to notice her folding up the sleeves of her black T-shirt.
"Simple, you keep a hold on him and I'll knock him out!" she whispered with an evil grin, cracking her knuckles making the Hyuuga's eyes widen in shock.
"W-Wait! What if he attacks us back? I can't fight Naru-kun!" the lavender eyed kunoichi uttered frantically while Tayuya began to stretch her arms.
"Then just hold him, I'll do the rest," sighing to herself, the former Oto kunoichi dashed towards the duo while Hinata tightened her grip on his arms.
'I don't like this.'
Outside the Hotel- 6:30 AM
"I wonder if I'll find any babe at this time. Damn I'm horny," a middle-aged man, walking through the vacant streets muttered to himself with a sigh when he heard some noises- coming from a first floor room of the hotel beside him.
"AH IT HURTS!"
"TAYUYA-SAN! NOT SO HARD!"
"OH FUCK! WHAT'S THIS GUY MADE OF?"
"I CAN'T HOLD IT ANY LONGER!"
"JUST A LITTLE MORE! C'MON PUSH!"
"YES! A BIT MORE HARDER!"
"ARGH! I'M GONNA RIP YOUR ASS OFF!"
"DON'T SCREAM TAYUYA-SAN! YOU'LL WAKE UP THE OTHERS!"
"WELL YOUR SCREAMING TOO!"
"Oh sorry. AND WHERE'S THE GODDAMN FLUTE!"
"IT'S TWELVE INCHES LONG! I CAN'T HOLD IT EFFECTIVELY WITH MY HANDS TIED LIKE THIS!
"YOU CAN'T TAME ME BITCHESH!"
And here we find the same man masturbating by the wall to which the window for that room was attached, trying to relieve himself.
'Threesome...futanari...twelve inch flute...lucky bastard! Shit I'm cumming!'
An Hour Later- The Hotel
'Ah man...that chick sure was rough,' Jiraiya thought with a sigh as he straightened his back, his expression contorted into that of slight pain when he noticed the lights of Hinata's and Tayuya's room still on from underneath the door.
His expression turned into that of confusion as the sanin tried to turn the knob when he noticed the door was locked. Shrugging to himself, the toad sage entered his room on the opposite side as he stretched his arms- yawning in the process.
If Jiraiya had entered the room via shunshin, he would've stumbled onto a sight you don't see everyday.
Tsunade and Shizune resting on the bed aside, Hinata was sitting with her back pressed against the wall (just beneath the window) with the back of Naruto's head pushed into her breast. Even in her sleep, it looked like the Hyuga heiress was blushing lightly, a peaceful expression on her face with her arms gently wrapped around the sleeping blonde's neck. On Naruto's chest was resting Tayuya's head, a small frown on her face as she snuggled her face into his chest. Naruto's right arm was resting on Tayuya's waist while her right arm was wrapped around his stomach, muttering something in her sleep.
"Baka...drunk...shithead..."
Inside Naruto's mindscape though, it was not so peaceful.
Naruto's Mindscape (Warning for the kids!)
"Ah yes! H-Harder...it feels so great!" Ayumi moaned in ecstasy, her eyes closed in pleasure with her hands resting on Naruto's shoulder as he banged her back and forth.
"You're...sho tight!" the whiskered blonde exclaimed in pleasure, still in his drunk state while his eyes were filled with lust and desire. Ayumi's back was pressed against a tree's trunk, her slim legs wrapped around the blonde's waist as he went all out with his animalistic thrusts.
"Ah ah ah! S-So good..." her voice trailed, skin glistening with sweat as she panted in pleasure and sexual exertion. Naruto started to rub her voluptous, sweaty and soft breasts roughly, his fingers as if melting into her milk creamy skin making Ayumi moan louder as she pushed out her chest, her back arched for she wanted him to grope her tits more.
"O-Oh Kami...," she panted, unbelievable pleasure coursing through her system as Naruto too groaned in pleasure.
It had just happened so suddenly. After Tayuya and Hinata were somehow able to knock him unconscious, the drunk Naruto had entered the mindscape. Getting a bit worried, the bijuu had decided to leak a bit of her chakra back into his system to remove the effects of alcohol when he had immediately crashed his lips onto hers.
With such ferocity and passion did he began to make out with her that it had immediately made her weak in the knees, her mind blown back by 'out of the world' kiss. And after that, things started to pick as Naruto totally dominated her, surprising her as she could do nothing but moan his name all the while.
Now grabbing her chin gently, he again began to make out with her passionately; one of his hands were still fondling her mounds as he continued to fuck her making Ayumi's toes curl in mind boggling euphoria.
'Drunk Naruto-kun...soooo sexy...'
Timeskip: Five Days Later: Konoha: Hokage's office- 9 AM (A/N- Aside from minor editing from me, this part was written by 'ncpfan', so credit goes to him!)
Currently we find Kushina drowning herself in paperwork. Her eyes were half lidded as she tried to concentrate at the task on hand. A yawn escaped her lips as the godaime Hokage pulled herself back into her comfy chair, her eyes closed in exhaustion due to working all night. She could've used kage bunshin for the work, but it was difficult for her to sleep as a certain blonde kept invading her thoughts. Just yesterday she had received the message that Jiraiya had found Tsunade and that the slug sanin had initialized Naruto's treatment- that had made her sigh in relief, the fact that Naruto was going to be alright had made her heart beat stronger. And she was excited that they were going to return today. Apparently Tsunade had asked Naruto to rest for a week before travelling back to Konoha. And according to Kushina, it was a wide decision. Naruto had to be at full strength when they would travel back to Konoha. With the whole of Akatsuki on his tail, they couldn't risk anything.
She opened her violet eyes, staring absent-mindedly at the ceiling as the morning sunrays reflected off her form.
'Naru-kun...,' eyes grew soft as she put a hand over her heart.
It was so amazing to her that in the short time, at least from her perspective, between when she had given birth to Naruto and the present day, how her feelings had changed so much! She never would have imagined that she could love anyone more than Minato, and yet, while her love for Minato had burned as brightly as the sun itself, they couldn't light a candle next to the intensity of the love she bore for her precious baby and lover!
Their relationship was so complicated, but so fulfilling and enthralling at the same time. They were happy with each other, they completed each other, and even in their conflicts, the love was there. It was awe-inspiring to Kushina that Naruto was such a strong, warm compassionate and forgiving soul…even towards those who had hurt him so aggregiously.
It was that very image that brought Kushina's thoughts back to that wonderful and horrible day – the day where she entered her twelve-years old son's life one hour after giving birth to him. In her disorientation at what had just happened, she had to rely on her finely-honed instincts to give herself some measure of internal solid ground to stand on. But the things she said to him, the way she looked at him…she had apologized in the moment once she had recognized him, and he had accepted that apology. But it wasn't until after she had experienced them from his point of view when she had gone through his memories that she could even begin to understand just what it was she had done to him. She couldn't help but think back on that moment, remembering every word she spoke exactly as he had heard it, and the feelings that stormed their way through his being when he had been on the receiving end of her glare towards him; every contorted facial muscle in her snarl, every vivid detail of her face as she regarded him as a potential threat and enemy, brandishing a kunai in order to defend herself…
"Stay right where you are, don't come near me. One wrong move, and you'll be wiped from the face of this planet."
And then the glare; that wary, warning glare that she saw through Naruto's eyes – he felt in that moment that she was just like the villagers who had scorned and abused him all his life, even with his mind, and Ayumi, trying to tell him otherwise. The indescribable pain of meeting the one person that he was sure would unconditionally love him without hesitation, only to say what she said to him and look at him like she did… oh, Kami, how she had hurt him…how she had done more in that moment to break his heart and spirit than anyone ever had, and given the life he'd led to that point, that was saying something. She remembered how he froze upon hearing her warning. The expression in his eyes – pain – horrible, indescribable pain; it didn't have any place in the eyes of a child his age, even if said child was a ninja.
She remembered the anguished tears that followed a moment after, and then the flashbacks that echoed through his mind that she had caused.
"Get away from me, demon!"
"Why can't you just leave us?"
"Don't come near me and my son, you got that?"
"You're just a pathetic excuse for existence on this planet!"
Tears began to flow from her eyes, just like they did every time she thought about it. She remembered the pain that was so intense within her precious boy's already-wounded heart that it manifested itself almost physically. She brought a hand up to her own chest involuntarily as the memory of the sensation came back to her. She hadn't known what was going on. How could she? But she knew that Naruto didn't hold it against her in any way. But still, every now and again, she would see that involuntary flash of pain in Naruto's eyes. He hadn't forgotten; he would likely never forget that moment. That flash would appear in his eyes at certain times in response to certain things – the tone of voice she used when she was being firm or annoyed…or speaking coldly in an effort to avoid blowing her top, the way she adopted certain battle stances if she was training with a kunai, and such.
She could tell that she would have to become much more careful with how she spoke to him. She shuddered to think what might have happened had she not gone and chased after him when he ran from her in anguished terror, reeling from how he thought she was looking at him like he was…a monster. He might have done something desperate – she knew that he had been in enough pain to possibly make an attempt to end it all, right then and there. How could he ever forget something like that? She knew that nobody else could have ever hurt him to such a degree, and that he'd never experience that degree of emotional turmoil for as long as he lived. How could he ever forget something like that? Kushina knew that she would probably never forgive herself for it, even if the pain she caused was completely unintentional. But it hurt…it hurt to remember just what it was she did to him. It hurt so intensely, especially since she knew and understood from his perspective just what it was she had caused him to experience in that moment. She couldn't have even fathomed what she might have done had she been the one in his shoes at that moment in time. It was one of those issues that served to further complicate their relationship.
She loved him more than she had ever loved any other soul on Earth. Naruto knew that beyond any shadow of a doubt, but the pain of that moment was still there…and it still haunted him. It frightened her, as well, especially as she would say or do things in such a way that would bring it all right back up to the forefront of Naruto's mind as though it had happened yesterday. Those moments where she could see the pain in his eyes – the pain she saw there didn't seem to lessen over time. It seemed to be that much more pronounced after what Itachi had done to him – oh, as Kami was her witness, she would make sure that Itachi Uchiha was brought in alive, and she would make him pay a thousand times over for what he did to her son before making sure he died an inhumanly…slow…death!
Reflecting on her beloved's current state brought about several questions in the red-haired Hokage's mind: What had transpired between them when she first saw him, and the things he felt as a result – was this something that she needed to talk about with him? Were there still unresolved issues within Naruto's soul that had been brought about or magnified by that moment? How could she even broach such a painful topic with him? Would bringing it up do more harm than good, even though her goal would be to help him ease the pain that came from that experience? Realizing that she couldn't answer these questions right now, she closed her eyes and breathed deeply in an effort to calm herself. Wiping her eyes dry after she had regained her composure, she brought herself back to the task at hand.
'I just want him back in my arms.'
'ncpfan's part ends!
Tanzaku Town: Outskirts: 10 AM
"Okay, you sure you do not want to use the Rinnegan?" Jiraiya asked with a serious expression, now standing in a clearing of the forests on the outskirts of the town.
Standing opposite to him was a completely healed Naruto, a grave expression on the blonde's face as he nodded back at his godfather.
For the past three days, Naruto had been sparring with Jiraiya in the mornings with Tayuya and Hinata doing their own training. The rest of their day would usually be spent by wandering to different places in the town. Naruto normally wanted to train more but Tsunade would interfere with a stern voice, not letting him exert himself until he was fully recovered. So aside from exploring the town with Hinata...and sometimes Tayuya hanging along, he would spend most of his remaining time with the two medics.
Shizune, the gentle black haired medic was like his older sister now; always caring and fussing over his health. It warmed his heart, it gave him the strength to counter the darkness that had filled his heart due to the recent events. It reminded him that the world was still a bright place to live in. On the outside, even though he acted annoyed due to Tsunade's and Shizune's overprotective nature regarding him, inside he cherished every moment of it. And guess what, much to Shizune's ire, the slug princess would often take Naruto to the gambling spots considering the blonde jinchuriki was a jackpot- winning those games as if he was born for this, just like his mother.
But after that night, that horrible night where the two blonde duplicates of Killer Bee were born- Naruto was absolutely BANNED from ever touching sake or any other alcohol stuff. It was funny how the following afternoon the guilty duo were lectured by an angry Shizune for their irresponsibility.
In a way, these five days however were like a torture to him too, no ramen. Yeah, with medics like Shizune and Tsunade watching his every move with a keen eye, ramen was banned. Even when he went on dates with Hinata, much to the latter's enjoyment, ramen was banned and he was forced to eat cinnamon rolls or anything else but ramen. And he knew after returning back to the village, the first thing he was gonna do was eat Kushina's ramen. No wait...first he has planned to kiss her into oblivion, and THEN eat her homemade ramen!
Now sitting under the shade of a large tree were Hinata and Tayuya, the duo resting after their own training.
With Tayuya and Naruto, things had been rather tense between the two. The blonde, for some reason avoided the redhead and talked to her only when necessary. And Tayuya too avoided him, the two acting like comrades on a mission and nothing else. However, Hinata and her had really gotten close. Often they would talk to each until late at nights, going so far as to sharing each others life. Hinata often tried to make Naruto and Tayuya talk with each other but it seemed as if the blonde was having problems trusting her- and according to the hieress it could be because of the redhead being a former Oto kunoichi. And because of Naruto's behaviour, Tayuya herself didn't care much. She was grateful that he had saved her back then and had thanked him for it, and that was it. If he didn't trust her, then it didn't mean she would lick his boots. He may look physically attractive, but the blonde was just behaving with her like an ass and because of Hinata, the redhead had remained quiet so far.
"Hinata, why doesn't he activate the fucking Rinnegan?" Tayuya asked with her usual frown, sitting besides the smiling Hyuuga heiress who was watching Naruto, a light blush on her face when she turned her head.
"You said something Tayuya?" she asked making the redhead roll her eyes.
"I know you want to fuck him, but the least you could do is not strip him with your eyes," she deadpanned.
"Tayuya!" Hinata exclaimed with a furious blush, embarrassed as hell as she tried not to imagine the scene.
'Though, I wonder what Naruto-kun would feel like and...no no no! I shouldn't think like that!' she shook her head furiously, shaking off those images making Tayuya smirk. It was so easy to tease the kind and gentle kunoichi.
"I was asking as to why your boyfriend isn't activating that damn Rinnegan?" she asked calmly as Hinata tried to push back her blush at the mention of Naruto being her 'boyfriend', her heart soaring with an indescribable emotion.
"I myself don't know the exact reason. But I have a guess as to why he isn't using it," she spoke with a sad expression making the redhead lift her eyebrows. For the past five days, no one had seen his Rinnegan and Naruto himself hadn't activated the doujutsu even once since he had awakened. And Tayuya, having heard of this mythical doujutsu from Orochimaru frequently, was extremely curious to see it. But so far, the blonde refused to use it.
"Can you tell me why?" the former Oto kunoichi asked with a serious expression as Hinata averted her gaze while Naruto and Jiraiya sparred with each other using only taijutsu as their warm up.
"I can't. It's Naruto-kun's secret, only he can tell you. Besides, it's better that you don't ask him...or anybody else," she responded with a sigh as Tayuya shifted her gaze towards the duo sparring in front of them when they sensed someone above them.
The duo immediately turned their heads as Shizune landed in front of them, panting to herself as she clutched her stomach.
"H-Hinata...it's Tsunade-sama...f-find her...now!"
Soooo, I know...not what I promised in this chapter, but atleast we got there ne? 'laughs nervously'
Okay now serious, you may complain that this chapter had a lot of unneeded content like the bit of humour parts, and that I could've just continued on with the plot, but I was not feeling like writing this time. Really, I had to force myself to write this chapter. :(
Also I tried to add some humor in this consider CoMSW has become serious, emo and grey lately. In the beginning, as you know, there was plenty of humour and I want the little bit of humour part of this fic to stay along with the serious plot. xp
So the quality of this chapter might seem down to some of you, and for that I apologize. But atleast, there's something in the next chapter you'll look forward to! BTW, Orochimaru and Kabuto wouldn't be the only ones arriving! :D
My precious readers, kindly review! And to the anonymous reviewers, THANKS for reviewing and letting me how you've liked the story so far. To my other anonymous readers, please don't hesitate and review (no login required, just click the 'review' button) if you want. Whatever you have to say, I'll be happy to read your thoughts regarding this fic.
And thanks to 'ncpfan' for writing that Kushina part! Thanks buddy! :D
So sorry again if the chapter seemed lacking, see you next time! XD
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