Chapter 50- One Big Family
"I'm so sorry, please don't leave me. I r-really don't know what c-came over me. A-And thank you for trusting me. Y-You don't know how much it m-means to me," she spoke quickly, rubbing her cheek against his chest as a contended sigh escaped her lips.
Holding her soft frame, the blonde lifted her face via her chin- now gazing into her half-lidded eyes.
"No...I'm sorry, I'm here for you, I'll always be Mikoto-chan," he whispered, cupping her cheek tenderly as she looked into his eyes.
"Promise?" her voice soft and gentle as Naruto smiled at her warmly.
"It's the promise of a life time," he mumbled before leaning forward to capture her moist lips, pulling her in by her waist. Mikoto slowly closed her surprised eyes as she began to kiss back, her soft and velvety lips meshing into his.
Naruto leaned back slowly, a scarlet blush on his face as he stared at the Uchiha Goddess with a startled countenance.
"Damn, her lips are so soft," the blonde spoke inwardly.
"Softer than mine Naruto?" immediately picking on Ayumi's dangerous sweet tone, he replied back nervously.
"Of course not Ayumi-chan! Your lips are the softest!" hearing her satisfied 'hmm' made him sigh in relief.
'Phew, gotta keep my thoughts to myself.'
"Naruto?" snapping out of his reverie, he smiled at the cute face Mikoto was making.
"Something wrong?" she asked, a small hint of fear in her voice.
"Maybe you should go back to your apartment, Kushina must be worried about you," she articulated, unable to completely mask the melancholic tone in her voice.
Seeing the jinchuriki smile at her so close made her heart skip a beat, which was saying something considering her heart was thumping against her chest as he held her by her waist.
"No, I'll spend the night here with you," the blush that adorned her cheeks made him chuckle.
"Having perverted thoughts Mikoto-chan?" Naruto questioned with a teasing smirk as she lowered her head.
"Oh yes, she's getting wet down there just by imagining how you'll sate her deepest sexual desires," Ayumi commented slyly.
"Shut up," Mikoto muttered, their bodies pressed flush against each other. His eyes getting softened, the blonde lifted her face by her chin.
"You're beautiful Mikoto-chan, I've always admired you so much. Just know that I will always be there to support you," he spoke before leaning forward, kissing her more passionately this time as she responded immediately. The Uchiha matriarch clutched his vest as she deepened the kiss, her desire clearly felt by the jinchuriki. Wrapping her warm arms around his neck, her fingers began to sift through his blonde locks.
Breaking away from the kiss, Naruto began to kiss her neck as she leaned her head back, moaning his name in a timid sort of way. Ayumi knew Mikoto was feeling embarrassed at getting intimate with Naruto, but it was clear that she was enjoying it.
"Naruto..." she sighed, loving the way he was tending so gently to her, nibbling on the warm and smooth flesh of her neck.
"Oh yesss..."
Her moans encouraged him, making the situation less awkward as he began to undress her. Exposing her bare creamy shoulders, Naruto took a moment to admire her smooth and satiny skin.
'Beautiful...' he couldn't help but say it again. Placing kisses on her shoulder, he suckled a bit on her collarbone making her moan loudly.
"Oh don't stop Naruto...please don't stop," her pleasurable moans and sighs were turning him on so much as he kissed down her cleavage, further pulling her dress down to reveal her bra. Standing up, he again kissed her with fervour, his tongue entering her moist cavern as she moaned into the wet kiss.
Her arms around his neck, Mikoto began to gently pull him with her, their tongues battling all the while. Their legs lightly hitting the couch, she sat down, pulling him with her as they continued to make out. Naruto meanwhile was rubbing her bare shoulders tenderly, trailing goose bumps on her soft skin.
His hands roaming down, he pulled down her tight knee length kunoichi slacks. Mikoto moaned loudly upon feeling his hand on her fleshy thigh as they broke the kiss. Naruto began to admire her creamy thighs with his hand while the Uchiha matriarch was now breathing heavily, her eyes closed as she moaned occasionally when he rubbed her inner thigh.
"Naruto..." she moaned, completely enjoying his gentle ministrations as she bit on her index finger while the whiskered blonde gazed at her with a smile.
'I'm sure things are going to get awkward between us from now on, but this is for Mikoto-chan. And I can't say I'm not enjoying myself, she's beautiful...not to say sexy too, just look at that delicious skin.'
Cupping her cheeks, he again began to neck her, not being able to resist her inviting neck. The blonde lightly bit on the flesh of her side neck, nibbling on it as she moaned loudly.
"Ohh Kami yes...you're so good," her voice was barely above a whisper while he leaned down, licking into her cleavage as she arched her back a bit. Taking advantage of it, Naruto wrapped his hands around her to find the hook of her bra.
She opened her eyes in surprise when he kissed her passionately. Mikoto was melting under his touch as she wrapped her thighs and arms around him, pulling him closer to her. The blonde unclasped her bra as his tongue explored her moist cavern, tasting her warm saliva while Mikoto kept moaning at the unbelievable pleasure, her toes curling at the wonderful kiss.
Getting rid of his own dark blue shirt, he stared at Mikoto's milky C-cup breasts in hunger before gently placing his hands on them. Mikoto arched her back as she moaned loudly upon feeling his hands on her mounds.
The blonde began to knead her soft tits in a circular pattern, occasionally pressing in on them making her breathing quicken as she just moaned at his ministrations. Letting go, he inserted a hand in her panties, rubbing her wet pair of pink lips down there.
"Ahhhh!" she moaned loudly, arching her back when he engulfed her left nipple with his mouth.
"Ahh Naruto!" Mikoto turned her head sideways, pulling his head closer as he sucked on her hardened bud. His other hand was tracing the delicious curves of her slender waist before moving back up to her other curvaceous breast, flicking her nipple between his thumb and index finger. Moving on to the other one, he suckled onto it with equal zeal, biting on it as she suddenly moaned loudly, tightly clutching a tuft of his blonde locks. Her thighs were locked around his waist tightly while he continued to tend to her delicious creamy tits.
"Na-Naruto..." she panted out when he left her nipple with a pop, lifting his head to look at her.
"P-Please...I can't wait anymore," Mikoto couldn't meet his gaze as she verbalized shyly, a crimson red blush on her face. Naruto's face however morphed into a serious one as he moved upwards, his face inches away from hers as he made her look at him in the eyes.
"Are you sure Mikoto-chan? We can stop if you want," the blonde uttered, cupping her cheek as she just stared into his deep sapphire orbs.
Too shy and embarrassed to admit it, the Uchiha matriarch just pushed herself upwards to kiss him passionately, taking the jinchuriki by surprise. Naruto, getting his answer, too began to kiss back while his hardened member grinding against her panties covered pelvis. The blonde shivered a bit upon feeling her soft hands tracing his body, her silky and feathery touch trailing goose bumps on his skin.
The duo continued to kiss as her hands lowered to reach his pants. Sliding them down, she began to rub his meat stick through his boxers making him groan in pleasure. Feeling herself getting in control, Mikoto pushed her tongue in his mouth, making out with him passionately. Pulling his boxers down somewhat hesitantly, her cheeks went a cute shade of pink.
'It's so big...'
Naruto broke the kiss abruptly as she began to stroke his dick lightly, a groan escaping his lips while she too was breathing heavily now, getting turned on by his groans. Her eyes were closed as she continued to stroke him.
"M-Mikoto-chan..."
"Oh wow, she's really having some effect on Naruto. Must be something in her touch I guess," Ayumi commented in an impressed tone while the jinchuriki pulled her panties somewhat unsteadily.
"Ahh..." Mikoto moaned loudly as his cock grazed against her glistening vaginal lips, her lips rubbing lightly with his. Still holding his prick, she began to rub its tip along her pussy lips as she kept moaning, her breathing coming in gasps while Naruto too couldn't stop himself from groaning- her soft hands felt so good on his warm shaft.
"Mikoto-chan..." the blonde whispered, his face buried into her side neck- the jinchuriki loving her delicious scent due to his enhanced senses. Mikoto felt herself shudder as his lips kept scuffing with her skin, his hot breath tingling her neck while her soft raven hair were mixed with his blonde locks.. Her left arm was wrapped around his neck as she pulled him in- she wanted to be in contact with him as much as possible. She couldn't get enough of the bursts of pleasure as their naked bodies rubbed against each other slickly; she couldn't get enough of this...contact with him. The Uchiha matriarch wanted him as closer to her as he could get.
Not being able to hold himself back anymore, Naruto began to push in making her bite her lower lip, not wanting to moan too loud in front of the blonde- embarrassment was something she was still aware of. Her hand not leaving his lukewarm cock, she too began to guide it in.
"Oh Narutooo..." a mixture of moan and a soft squeal escaped her lips as his member entered past its halfway before finally being buried in completely. Mikoto's eyes were clenched shut in extreme pleasure as she continued to bite her lower lip, her arms locked around his neck as she kept him as close to her as possible.
Feeling that she was holding herself back, Naruto bit on the flesh of her side neck.
"Ahhh~" a loud moan escaped her lips followed by a cute whimper while he began to nibble on the same spot, licking it with his tongue to finally give her a hickey. The blonde began to cup her right tit as he pulled out of her slowly making her breathe in deeply before again pushing in with a gentle jerk.
"Oh yesss~" she exhaled lowly, utterly enjoying the feel of his member moving inside of her like that.
"That's right, steady and gentle as you go. Now start increasing the pace honey," Ayumi spoke with an approving smile as she nodded to herself repeatedly. She was going to make one hell of a lover out of him, that she was sure of. Ten wives or twenty, all of them would be screaming his name in ecstasy when it came to things in bed.
Now establishing a gentle, but slowly increasing pace, Naruto began to suck on her breasts again while Mikoto could do naught but moan in exhilarating pleasure. Her warm and wet insides were making him lose his head as his thrusts began to pick up pace, the sounds of flesh hitting flesh now becoming noticeable.
"Oh Kami...don't s-stop Naruto, please don't," she panted, her legs wrapped around his waist while their sweaty bodies slipped against each, sending sparks of pleasure into their systems. Leaving her nipple with an audible pop, he leaned upwards to lightly bite on her earlobe.
A throaty moan escaped Mikoto's soft lips as he began to nibble on her earlobe, licking and biting while he continued to thrust in and out at a fast pace now.
"Ah, hah...yes yes yes, Naruto~" she kept chanting his name in between her loud moans as she neared her orgasm. Cupping his whiskered cheek beside her face lovingly, she made him look at her as their half lidded eyes met while the blonde continued to penetrate her, her juices having coated his rod.
Both of them leaned closer as they slammed their lips onto each other, kissing each other wildly when she went through her first orgasm of the night.
"Mhhmmm!" she moaned loudly into the kiss, their tongues into each other's mouths as she came violently, her inner walls clenching on his dick. The blonde continued to kiss her softly, enjoying the feel of her silky lips while Mikoto was on cloud nine, her mind currently foggy with pleasure.
Naruto leaned back to look at her as she slowly opened her eyes, inhaling deeply to catch her breath.
"Th-That was...amazing," she exhaled with a dreamy look in her eyes. The blonde just smiled lightly at her as he kissed her nose making her smile back, still lost in the hazy pleasure.
"Well, I'm still not finished," he verbalized with a teasing smirk making her eyes widen as she felt his member pulsing inside of her, hard as ever.
"W-Wait..." she stammered when he started to move.
"Wait N-Naruto ahhh!" she moaned abruptly while the blonde began to thrust in her again as she instinctively kissed him again- wrapping her legs around his waist.
"Ooh she's in for a long night now," Ayumi whistled with a light grin, currently eating popcorn in her tenant's mindscape.
The Following Morning: Uzumaki Apartment: 9 AM
The front door opened a bit as a blonde head peeked in.
"Damn you Ayumi-chan, couldn't you have woken me up earlier?" Naruto cursed as he stepped in, closing the door behind him as quietly as possible.
"Hey you know I'm not a morning person! I was sleeping too," the bijuu retorted with a huff as the blonde entered the living room, a nervous look on his face.
"If Kaa-san get's the wind of what happened last night, I'm so dead," he uttered inwardly with a shudder while Ayumi sighed in exasperation.
"Geez, why are you so afraid of her? Just make up a lie will ya?"
"It's easy for you to say. She's my mother! And my lover too! I don't want to face her double wrath by telling her that I slept with her best friend!" Naruto argued as he quietly trekked through the room, towards the kitchen.
"You were comforting her! Just tell her that!"
"Yeah! Comforting her by SLEEPING WITH HER!" he yelled inwardly comically before freezing upon hearing someone hum from the kitchen. The blonde gulped nervously as he stepped towards the kitchen before peeking around the wall.
A confused look crossed his eyes as he stared at a young girl standing in the kitchen, stirring the contents in a bowl set on a stove. She looked to be around in her mid teens, probably older than him by few years. She had shoulder length flowing hair, which were a dark shade of pinkish red. Her eyes, which were concentrated on the contents of the bowl, were a beautiful shade of bright green- her slit-like pupils black. There was a red scarf wrapped around her neck, something which he knew he had seen somewhere- and not once, quite often actually. Two fangs protruded out a bit from her upper lip- accentuating her cuteness while she hummed to herself.
Her figure was slender, with curves in the right places. She was wearing a summer dress, a sleeveless pale blue T shirt with two thin lacy straps going over her shoulders. The blonde couldn't help but glance at her impressive bust as he viewed her from the side. Following her upper dress were dark blue shorts, being a bit ragged at the bottom. A major portion of her creamy thighs along with her shapely legs were out for the leering eyes as the jinchuriki had to forcefully pull his eyes away from the sight.
"Ooh, that's a fine specimen right there...even my anti-pervert Naruto-kun couldn't peel his eyes away," Ayumi teased making him shake his head abruptly as he stood up.
"Excuse me?" Naruto entered the kitchen with a neutral look on his face, startling the girl as she jerked her head towards him.
"Oh Naruto-sama!" she chirped with a bright smile as he looked at her in confusion.
'Naruto-sama?' he sighed, now realizing that she must a civilian fan girl or something who was merely trying to seduce him by wearing provocative clothes. Though he did admit she had one nice figure, still he was confused as to how she was able to get in the apartment in the first place. No one except for him and Kushina, and some of others who they trusted could enter their house.
"Who are you?" the blonde asked with a serious countenance as her smile dropped a bit, before she smirked at him deviously.
"Oh right, you have never seen me in this form before. Well take a wild guess," she spoke, winking at him cutely while the jinchuriki just narrowed his eyes.
"Form? I have never seen you before," he uttered, his voice getting cold as she pouted at him with puffed cheeks.
"You're so mean! At least try to remember!" the girl huffed, crossing her arms in front of her breasts- emphasizing on her already visible cleavage. Naruto managed to keep a straight look on his face despite the obvious 'distraction'. Though judging by her way of clothing, it did look like she was trying to seduce him.
His eyes however widened when they landed on the stitched swirling sign of the Uzumaki clan on her scarf.
Seeing him looking intently at her scarf, the girl smiled as she pointed at the insignia.
"Now you remember something?" she asked with a look of anticipation in her eyes as the blonde looked at her with a surprised look on his face.
"You're from the Uzumaki clan?" she hung her head in shame, a disappointed sigh escaping her lips.
"You're so mean Naruto-sama," the pink haired beauty murmured while Naruto could swear he had seen that scarf somewhere before.
'Damn it, why can't I remember?!' he thought in frustration before exhaling deeply.
"Okay look, I've been through some serious shit lately, so sorry for not remembering you. And I'm really not in the mood for puzzles right now, so can you please tell me who you are?" the jinchuriki articulated as he rubbed the back of his neck while a look of childish anger crossed the girl's face.
"Fine then, just summon Kiyohime and she'll tell you who I am?!"
"You know Kiyohime-chan?" Naruto questioned, a startled look on his face as she just 'hn'-ed in response.
"Ayumi-chan?" he called in his mindscape.
"Well you're in for a surprise koi, why not try it?"
Shrugging to himself, the blonde went to the living room, biting his thumb in the process while the teen girl just followed him. Going through a set of five hand seals, he gently placed his right hand on the floor.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu."
POOF!
A puff of smoke appeared as it slowly unveiled itself.
"Well here she is. So-" turning to the girl in the process, he stopped speaking abruptly upon finding her to have just...vanished, a small puff of smoke where she was standing.
'Where'd she go?' Naruto thought with narrowed eyes when he heard the same voice from behind him.
"I'm here Naruto-sama," he turned around for his eyes to widen in shock. There was the girl, standing with an amused smile on her face as the smoke around her disappeared gradually.
"Yeah baby, you got taken for a ride!" Ayumi grinned while it took him a second to figure it out.
"Kiyohime-chan?" he asked, partially masking his surprise while she nodded with a light grin.
"The one and only Naruto-sama," she uttered before pouting at him.
"I can't believe you didn't recognize me," Naruto just shook his head as he stepped forward.
"I thought only the Fifth Blaze dragons were supposed to have a human form?" the whiskered blonde questioned as she smiled mischievously.
"Tee hee! Nope, non elemental dragons like me possess a human form too. So how do I look?" she winked at him while clasping her hands in front of her chest, smiling cutely at him as she walked upto him.
"You look beautiful Kiyohime-chan," he spoke with a small genuine smile when her smile dropped instantly. Just when Naruto was about to think he had said something wrong, her face erupted into a furious blush as she quickly shook her head.
"R-R-Really?" the jinchuriki laughed a bit awkwardly as he put a hand on her shoulder.
'She's a bit weird, kinda reminds me of how Hinata-chan used to be,' he thought to himself before smiling at her.
"Of course Kiyohime-chan. Why do you think I would lie to you? You're cute enough in your dragon form but boy does this takes the cake!" he grinned foxily as she smiled at him with glossy eyes before lowering her head.
'There he goes again, unintentionally throwing out his natural charm,' Ayumi thought while shaking her head, chuckling lightly to herself.
"Well, I'm happy you think so highly of me Naruto-sama," Kiyohime muttered to herself softly as she wiped her eyes. Noticing this, the blonde squinted his eyes as he again placed a hand on her shoulder, making her stiffen up a bit.
"Oi, you okay? What's the matter?" Naruto asked, confused as to why would she tear up all of a sudden?
"N-Nothing, I'm just really happy," the pink haired girl verbalized with a bright smile, a light blush on her cheeks.
"I see, well I'm happy to see you too. So I assume Kaa-san summoned you?" he questioned before smelling something.
"Yep! Though she did look a bit angry with you earlier in the morning," she finished with a thoughtful look on her face when the blonde pointed towards the kitchen.
"Um, I think the stuff you were cooking is gone for good," he uttered making her eyes widen as she too suddenly smelled something.
"Oh no!" Kiyohime exclaimed as she dashed into the kitchen. Naruto followed her calmly, only to find her sitting in a corner of the kitchen while sniffing to herself, a dark cloud over her. Walking to the bowl, he pinched his nose while staring at the burnt miso soup. Glancing at Kiyohime crouched up at the corner in amusement, he lifted the bowl before emptying its contents in the bin and putting it in the sink.
"Okay, problem solved. No need to cry now over some burnt food. We can prepare it again," Naruto spoke with a small smile as he walked to her before crouching to her level.
"But that was supposed to be your breakfast! I'm such a mess up," she muttered to herself with a sniff while the jinchuriki just scratched his head a bit.
"I see, but I've already eaten my breakfast at my friend's place. So you don't have to worry, I'm not hungry," lifting her face via her chin, he smiled lightly while inwardly admiring as to how cute she looked.
"Really? You've already eaten?" she questioned with a somewhat relieved look on her face as he nodded with a grin.
"Kushina-sama had appointed me to take care of your breakfast. So I wanted to do my best for you," she murmured to herself with a dark blush on her face while he chuckled lightly, wiping her moist cheeks- further deepening her blush.
"No problem Kiyohime-chan, just knowing that you tried your best for me is enough. So, how are you? How are things back in Ryuchidou (Dragon Cave)?" he questioned, helping her stand when her smile dropped a bit.
"Well things are...good. Yeah, things are good," she stammered a bit, a smile on her face while he immediately picked up on her fake smile. Frowning inwardly, the blonde put a hand over her shoulder.
"Is something wrong?" he asked with a serious expression when she looked at him in the eyes with a surprised look.
"W-Why would you ask that? Of c-course everything's alright!" she spoke hurriedly with a smile, her eyes closed- something which made him furrow his brows.
"You're a terrible liar Kiyohime-chan. Its fine if you don't feel comfortable telling me something personal. Just know that I'll be there for you if you ever need me. If you guys are loyal to our clan, then I, Uzumaki Naruto of the Uzumaki clan, am loyal to the Elemental Dragons too!" he exclaimed with a grin. There was a small amount of amusement in his voice but she could tell he was serious, she knew the jinchuriki never said these things lightly.
"But I'm a non elemental dragon!" Kiyohime whined with a playful frown on her face as he waved his hand non chalantly.
"Bah! You know what I mean," he stuck out his tongue childishly making her giggle.
"You look funny when you do that," she spoke in between her giggling as he smiled at her.
"Anyway, you said something about Kaa-san getting angry with me?" Naruto questioned with a somewhat nervous tone in his voice.
"Yeah, she looked irritated with you. She was grumbling that you could've informed her via the seal as to where you were last night. She said she had tried to contact you and something like that. You did another one of your pranks didn't you Naruto-sama?" Kiyohime asked while wiggling her eyebrows as he just laughed nervously.
"Ehehehe...naw~, not this time."
"Dammit she's right. I could've used the Uzushio seal last night to inform Kaa-san. But why couldn't she contact me?" the whiskered blonde questioned inwardly as Ayumi rubbed the back of her neck, a sheepish expression on her face.
"Well, I kinda blocked the telepathic connection between you two since you were busy with that Uchiha woman."
"WHAT?! Why the hell would you do that?! And how did you even do that?" he enquired with an annoyed look on his face while Kiyohime wondered as to why he was sporting a diverted look on his face.
"Duh! I'm the one who created the seal, I can tweak it whenever I want! Besides, I only did it for your convenience. If you had responded to her right then, all she would've heard were your groans of ecstasy and how you were saying 'Oooh Mikoto-chan'...'Ahhh Mikoto-chan'..." the bijuu mocked making his left brow twitch, a light blush creeping onto his cheeks.
"Fine fine! You don't have to mock me," he grumbled.
"NARUTO-SAMA!"
"WHAT?!" Naruto yelled back instinctively before noticing the look of anger on Kiyohime's face as she pouted at him.
"Hehe, yeah...sorry I kinda got lost. What were you saying?" he asked with a sheepish expression as she kept glaring at him.
"Um...Kiyohime-chan?" he called, confused as to why she was giving him an angry look.
"Your stomach just growled," she accused, startling him as he looked at his stomach.
"You were lying to me weren't you? You haven't eaten anything!" she exclaimed as he shook his head furiously.
"What! Of course not! I've already eaten and boy am I stuffed!" Naruto patted his stomach with a nervous laugh, nodding to himself when it groaned again. The blonde went quiet, an embarrassed blush on his face as she began to tear up, her eyes getting glossy.
"O-Oi! Why are you crying now?! I'm sorry I lied to you," he spoke quickly.
"I'm not crying! I was just chopping some onions earlier! I don't cry!" she articulated while staring at him, fanning her eyes in the process- her cheeks puffed into a frown.
"Yeah, I believe you on that," Naruto muttered with a roll of his eyes when he slung an arm over her shoulder.
"Since I'm hungry, let's go to Ichiraku ramen!" he grinned at her as she glanced at him in confusion.
"What's ramen?" Kiyohime asked innocently.
...
...
The look of horror on Naruto's face was clearly screaming out- 'OH! MY! GOD!'.
Next thing Kiyohime knew, she was being dragged down the stairs of the apartment as she pleaded him to stop.
"Boy, another ramen fanatic in the making. Why am I not overjoyed?" Ayumi mumbled, a bowl of pork ramen in her hands as she ate it with fervour.
Ichiraku Ramen Stand: Half An Hour Later
"Wow! This is so good! Why didn't Kushina-sama ever told me about this?!" Kiyohime asked, her mouth full as she swiped clean another dango stick. Anko was sitting beside her with her own plate of dango, a satisfied look on her face as she chewed on her dumplings with pride.
"Damn you Anko-chan," sitting beside the duo was Naruto, eating his tenth bowl of ramen half heartedly as he glared heatedly at the purple haired jounin. Anko just flashed him a grin as she pulled out a scorecard from her trench coat- 'DANGO- 21—RAMEN-19.'
The blonde inwardly cried anime tears as he turned to Ayame standing in front of him.
"Hey isn't this illegal or something for people to bring food from other shops and eat it here Ayame-nee-chan?" he asked while a disappointed sigh escaped her lips.
"Sadly there's no such rule," Ayame exhaled as she too looked pointedly at Anko.
"Oh stop brooding like children you two. There are many people who would prefer ramen over dumplings," Teuchi came in from behind.
"Find me those people then cuz I'm losing here on the scorecard," the jinchuriki mumbled sadly.
"Here Naruto-sama!" Kiyohime offered him a dango stick as he turned his head the other way- anime tears streaming down his cheeks while Anko burst out in laughter.
"I'm telling you Ayumi-chan, this world is coming to an end!" he inwardly exclaimed making the bijuu sweat drop at his antics.
"Sure, why not just send a chain letter to Akatsuki saying they don't need to wreak havoc anymore," she spoke in a bored tone.
"There you are, should've known I'll find you here," the blonde turned to notice Kurenai standing behind him with a frown on her face.
"Oh hey Kurenai-chan. How's it going? Come and eat with us," he smiled while she just sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose.
"Naruto-kun, how can you be so careless? The others have already started. Have you forgotten about the joint training schedule? I was sent by Mikoto-sama to fetch you," the genjutsu mistress uttered making his eyes widen in realization.
'Damn! With what happened last night, I completely forgot about the training,' Naruto cursed himself inwardly as he stood up with a sigh, the light aura around him taking a complete turn.
"Yeah, I'm sorry," he muttered, his expression turning serious, something which startled the others present around him. Pulling out the money from his ever so famed wallet 'Gama-chan', he set it on the counter, giving Ayame a small smile.
"You want to come Kiyohime-chan?" the blonde asked as he turned to the pink haired girl finishing with her last dango stick.
"Huh? Sure!" she chirped, her mouth full of dango making the jinchuriki smile at the childish excitement in her eyes. She reminded of him, when he was free of any responsibility and his world revolved around gaining recognition from the villagers- the only difference being her bright genuine smile.
Though his cheeks gained a slight pink hue as he turned to Kurenai. Leaning towards her, he whispered something into her ear. Anko watched in amusement as the genjutsu mistress's cheeks went red slowly while Kiyohime looked on in confusion.
"I see, sure," Kurenai nodded as the jinchuriki pulled back before turning to the dragon girl.
"I want you to follow Kurenai-sensei and do as she says. Then you can come with her to the training ground," he uttered making her nod slowly in confusion.
"Well, see you later then," the blonde ducked down the flaps at the entrance as he exited the stand when he heard Anko's voice.
"Wait, I'll go too. I'm free for now anyway. It's fun scaring those little genin anyway," she appeared out of the flaps with a grin, a dango stick in her mouth.
Meanwhile, Kurenai turned to Kiyohime- a smile on her face.
"It's been a while, huh Kiyohime-chan? Though I have to say I'm surprised, we thought dragons only possessed the human form when they ascended to the group of Fifth Blaze?" she questioned as the pink haired girl stood up, her smile dropping a bit.
"Yes, it's like that with the elemental dragons, but not in the case of non elemental ones. Just now, actually yesterday I achieved this human form. It seems all of them hid it from me, no one told me that dragons like us can achieve human forms while being a rookie claw," her head was lowered, a sad look in her eyes when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Hidden from you?" Kurenai asked with narrowed eyes as she shook her head quickly.
"Just leave it be Kurenai-chan. So why did Naruto-sama asked me to follow you? Do you need my help in anything?" Kiyohime questioned while the raven haired jounin just dropped the topic, having sensed that it was a sensitive one for the bubbly girl.
"Well, let's just say that you need a change of wardrobe," she articulated as the pink haired teen just tilted her head in confusion, her big eyes full of curiosity.
"What's a wardrobe?" the genjutsu mistress felt like face palming herself, of course Kiyohime won't know the general stuff. She was a dragon who had just seen the human world after Naruto had signed the summoning contract.
"In other words, you need to change your clothes. They are...a bit too revealing. I now understand that since you just attained your human form, you aren't familiar with the normal clothing here," Kurenai verbalized making the dragon pout at her cutely.
"But clothes make me uncomfortable! We as dragons don't have to wear clothes. The only reason I even wore these was because I noticed humans didn't walk around without clothes! So I found the shortest of them to cover myself," Kiyohime spoke innocently.
'I'm so glad she didn't find any undergarments, or she would just be walking around in them. There is no limit to the number of perverts in this village...especially Jiraiya-sama.'
"Okay okay, just keep your voice down," the crimson eyed jounin checked if anyone else had listened in, also relieved to notice that Ayame and Teuchi were in the back.
"Anyway, let's just get going. I'll explain to you along the way, though make sure to not get too excited. Kami knows people will freak out if they hear a girl shouting about humans this, humans that," rolling her eyes, she grabbed Kiyohime's elbow before pulling the girl with her.
"I don't get excited! I just get ecstatic!"
"It's the same thing!"
Training Ground Three: Around 5 PM
"Phew...I'm exhausted! Man these gravity seals sucks!" Kiba wheezed out, currently lying on the grass as he panted heavily.
"Yeah, I agree with you," Ino murmured with a weary look on her face.
"This is so troublesome."
"I couldn't eat my last chip because of this seal...I'm so tired. I could eat a ton of barbeques right now!"
"I'm tired. Why? Because of these gravity seals."
"Yeaaah, nice observation there Shino."
Most of the genin were sprawled on the ground, all of them panting heavily as they rested their burning muscles.
'These gravity seals are really something. I don't feel like I'm wearing any weights, but still...I feel extremely heavy. Even taking a single step puts a strain to my muscles,' Neji thought as he breathed deeply, staring into the sky while sweat poured down the side of his face. All of them were given new gravity seals by Mikoto this morning, the Uchiha then ordering them to get used to the seals. And much to their chagrin, the whole day was spent with them trying to walk only!
Neji had never felt so embarrassed in his life, and he knew the others shared that sentiment too. Struggling to just walk in front of jounin like Kakashi, Kurenai, Asuma...and even Gai was embarrassing as hell. And it was pushed up a notch in the presence of a legendary kunoichi like Uchiha Mikoto.
The Hyuga turned his head sideways to watch Lee sparring with Kakashi.
THUP!
"I've already told you, it's more than just blind direct attacks!" the silver haired jounin exclaimed as he grabbed Lee's blurred fist. Pulling the green clad genin, he delivered a palm thrust to his chest- sending Lee back at surprising force.
KHRRD!
"I'll try harder then!" Lee exclaimed with a serious look on his face as flipped to his feet, wiping the blood off his chin.
"Read my moves, try to catch onto my reflex actions. There's a difference between a taijutsu powerhouse and a taijutsu specialist. No matter how much your enemy trains his body, there are always weak spots...you have to find it amidst the battle. Use your mind, try to create diversions. Straight attacks rarely work in the world of shinobi!" nodding with a determined look in his eyes, Lee charged forward.
Smirking at his teammate, Neji averted his gaze towards Naruto and Gai with Mikoto observing the two.
"Harder! Your punches are not strong enough!" Gai exclaimed loudly with a serious countenance as he repeatedly blocked a rapid flurry of punches from Naruto- both of them standing in small drawn circles in front of each other.
It was an exercise introduced by Gai himself. Both of them had to remain in their small circles with Naruto trying to punch the jounin. Most of the shinobi did the mistake of using body weight to increase the strength of their punches- something which, although did gave them more control over the punch, disturbed their body balance- creating an opening for a counter attack.
And as the blonde found himself, it was difficult to just stand at one place and try to punch a taijutsu specialist like Gai, and on top of wearing his gravity seals that is.
"Damn!" Naruto growled as he punched with all he got, his arms moving at blurred speeds while Gai continued to either block or parry them away easily- both of them standing still with only their upper body being exerted.
WHOOSH!
Gai suddenly sidestepped to dodge Naruto's punch as the blonde, going with the momentum fell forward. The jinchuriki groaned as he sat up, panting a bit.
"See? That's what I'm talking about. Noticing that your punches weren't having any affect on me, you tried to increase their strength by using your body weight to add to your net momentum. It was all alright when I was blocking. But the moment I dodged, your body lost its balance because of the momentum, giving me an opportunity to counterattack- something which could make the difference between life and death," Gai explained with a grave expression while the blonde, though inwardly surprised at the knowledge of the taijutsu specialist, nodded with him.
"Damn this weirdo knows his stuff," Ayumi whistled in appreciation while Naruto took his position back in the circle.
Mikoto, who was watching the duo nodded with a small smile.
'I see now. This exercise not only focuses on the speed of your punches, but your upper body strength also- and in such a way so that one doesn't sacrifice their balance for added strength. Great work Gai, as expected from you!'
Glancing at the blonde, a pink tint spread across her cheeks as she stared at Naruto. Things between them were...awkward since they had seen each other at the training ground after the blonde had arrived late. The air was tense between them, and every time their eyes met- Mikoto couldn't help the blush that threatened to cover her whole face. It was ridiculous! She was feeling like a teen all over again.
Every time she looked into those deep oceanic orbs, the Uchiha couldn't help but remember how he had pleased her last night. She still remembered his touch, the feel of it, she still remembered how his hands and lips were all over her body as he loved her, oh so gently and lovingly. Truly she hadn't felt so well in her life. Even Kushina had commented as to how her face was glowing when she went to her office to get the gravity seals from her in the morning.
'Damn it I shouldn't think like that. It was just him trying to comfort me...after all, I was the one who made the first move. Let's just hope things get back to normal soon.'
Pushing her thoughts aside, she turned to look at Asuma and Tenten as the former taught how to apply chakra to weapons to the kunoichi.
Meanwhile, Kurenai was busy with Sakura and Kin.
"Do keep in mind that not all genjutsu can be broken. Breaking from a high ranking genjutsu is difficult, but even more difficult is to stand that genjutsu if you can't seem to get out of it. Mostly genjutsu nowadays are casted to torture your mind, to find your weaknesses and manipulate you according to it. You need to have the willpower to avoid any damage to your mental health," Kurenai lectured with a serious countenance, a panting Sakura and Kin in front of her.
It was clear they too were having difficulty with the gravity seals. Sakura nodded, currently standing with Kin crouched behind her- an exhausted look on her face.
"How the hell...is she still able to stand and train like that?" Kiba questioned in surprise as he stared at Sakura.
"Well forehead's been training extensively with Kakashi-sensei since the invasion mainly in taijutsu and chakra control. I'm not much surprised frankly," Ino uttered, her eyes closed as she breathed in deeply to catch her breath- currently lying beside Kiba.
'Though can't say I'm not jealous.'
"Damn this sucks! Why the fucking hell did they have to keep us on the sidelines?!" Tayuya growled in frustration, an impatient frown on her face as she sat with her back against a tree- away from the others.
"Well it's because we haven't completely recovered and need to give our bodies rest," Hinata pointed out with an amused smile, sitting beside Tayuya.
"This looks like fun!" Kiyohime exclaimed with a bright smile, also sitting beside Hinata as the trio just observed the others.
"Not fun to me Kiyohime-chan, don't you see how others are faring?" the Hyuga heiress spoke while staring at her comrades in pity.
"No no! Even though they are struggling, still it must be fun to know that others are struggling with them, and that they are growing strong together," the pink haired girl uttered with a smile making Hinata and Tayuya look at her in surprise.
"Ya know, for a childish face, you talk quite maturely sometimes," Tayuya muttered making Kiyohime puff her cheeks in anger as she glared at the ex-Oto nin.
"I don't have a childish face!" she huffed in annoyance.
"Yeah, rarely would be the correct word," the red haired kunoichi murmured under her breath while Hinata giggled at their antics.
"You know Kiyohime-chan, you look like Sakura-chan's older sister with your matching pink hair and green eyes huh?" she articulated making the dragon girl glance at Sakura.
"Really? I didn't notice that...Oh Kami! You're right! She does have my pink hair and green eyes! How is that possible?!" the look of frightening curiosity and shock on Kiyohime's face as she flailed her hands above her head was funny to say the least. Hinata burst out giggling while Tayuya just sweatdropped.
"You noticed it now? What are those big anime eyes for then, trying to look cute?" the red haired kunoichi asked with an exasperated sigh, a bored look on her face as she cupped her chin. Kiyohime turned to her with a juvenile frown as she pointed an accusing finger at her.
"You're mean! I don't like you!" she declared as Tayuya grinned predatorily at her.
"Feeling's mutual dragon punk," she verbalized making the pink haired teen gasp.
"Tayuya-chan!" Hinata exclaimed with a scolding frown before turning to Kiyohime with a smile.
"You don't have to take her seriously Kiyohime-chan. She can be rude at times. She doesn't have many friends and is usually grouchy to strangers."
"W-WHO'S GROUCHY?!" Tayuya yelled in comic irritation while Kiyohime just stared at her.
"You don't have friends?" she asked innocently, tilting her head as the red haired kunoichi's left eye twitched- opting to stay silent.
"No, she has friends, like me and Kin-chan. But some more good friends would be better. Then she won't need to be in a bad mood all the time," Hinata had a smile as she lightly nudged Tayuya in the side as a vein popped on the flute user's forehead.
"I don't need any friends! And stop being a jerk!" she exclaimed with shark teeth when Kiyohime extended her hand towards her with a genuine smile.
"Then I will be your friend too. My name is Kiyohime, it's nice to meet you," she spoke making Hinata look at her surprise while Tayuya just stared at the hand, not sure how to react.
The Hyuga heiress smiled as she turned to Tayuya. Grabbing her hand, she lifted it towards Kiyohime's.
Tayuya looked at Hinata before turning back to a smiling Kiyohime.
"Uh...yeah," she scratched her cheeks in embarrassment while shaking the pink haired teen's hand.
Hinata smiled warmly as she stared at their shaking hands, remembering her own childhood when she didn't have a friend. She knew how Tayuya felt, she did know how it hurt to be all alone, without any friends. She didn't get one, not until team eight was formed. Kiba and Shino were her first real friends, and they were very precious to her. And Naruto, he was so much to her, much more than a friend.
The Hyuga heiress gazed around the training field, staring at all of them as her eyes softened.
'I love this, this atmosphere...it's so warm, like we are all one big family.'
She smiled at seeing Kiba help Neji stand up.
'Supporting each other...'
She parted a strand of her hair from her left eye before glancing at Naruto and Sakura training themselves seriously.
'Getting strong together.'
Timeskip: One Week Later: Training Ground Three
"You guys ready?" Mikoto asked calmly as Naruto stood opposite to a battle ready Hinata and Sakura.
"Heh...of course, it's my first time sparring with Hinata and Sakura-chan after all," the blonde replied with a confident smirk.
"Aren't you getting overconfident?" Sakura smirked back with Hinata staring at him with a serious look on her face.
Around them were other genin as they trained with jounin, some of them sparring with each other.
"Maybe I am, you going to do somethin' about it?" he mocked while Mikoto just rolled her eyes at their verbal assaults, they were still kids after all.
"Fine, go ahead and blast each other. Remember this is a taijutsu only spar," she spoke, her arms folded over her chest.
Nodding without taking his gaze from his two opponents, the blonde whizzed forward with a blur. Sakura and Hinata crouched into their stances, their eyes narrowed as he approached them, the trio not wearing any gravity seals.
A startled look crossed Sakura's eyes as she caught onto a blurred palm nearing her gut, too late to react as Naruto was in front of her within seconds.
Whoosh!
She stared in surprise when his hand went past her stomach from the side as he dodged Hinata's palm thrust towards his wrist at the last second.
KHRRR!
Naruto skidded to a halt behind them, a smirk on his face while Hinata stood in front of Sakura- her Toyotama Byakugan activated.
"Couldn't see me Sakura-chan? Hinata won't always come to your rescue," he uttered as the two kunoichi turned to him.
"Damn...I can't follow him. He's very fast," Sakura muttered, clenching her fists when Hinata whispered something in her ear making the pink haired genin look at her.
"I guess I'll give it a try, that should work," she spoke with a nod.
"It'll work, don't worry about that," Hinata articulated when the blonde again dashed towards them.
This time the Hyuga heiress leaped in front of Sakura, the petals of her Toyotama Byakugan spinning as she thrust her palm towards Naruto's approaching one.
SZAK!
Their palms slammed into each other in a burst of chakra as her other palm went at his chest at blurry speeds. The blonde twisted his body to avoid her palm as he launched his left palm at her mid section. The pink petals in her eyes spinning rapidly, Hinata grabbed his approaching wrist in a blur.
Naruto's eyes widened a bit at that when he felt his chakra points around the wrist being shut off. Grabbing her wrist by snaking his hand around hers in a display of impulsive strength, he went for her shoulder when Hinata again dodged him by leaning sideways- her feet dragging on the ground violently.
The blonde looked on as Sakura's fist neared his chest from behind Hinata, whose wrist he still had in hold with his right hand. Not seeing the need to dodge, the jinchuriki made to block her punch with his left hand.
THAP!
A resounding smack was produced as Naruto found himself flying back due to the devastating force of the punch- her fist having slammed into his left palm.
Flipping himself in midair, the blonde landed on his feet as he skidded back several meters due to the force of the punch. He lifted his head to stare at a smirking Sakura in surprise, his wide eyes clearly expressing it.
'What was that...did she just burst me with chakra in that punch? Well she was training with Kakashi-sensei to learn Kaa-chan's technique. But to think she would have reached to this level in just a week...' he thought, now slowly standing up as he shook his hand to get the numbness away.
"Well that was one heck of a punch..." he muttered to himself after glancing at his hand.
"Not so overconfident now are you?" Naruto pulled his head to look at his former teammate, smirking back at her.
"Yeah, I underestimated...both of you actually. To think that Hinata can keep track of me with my gravity seals off, and keep up with me for that matter...wow, I'm impressed!" he exclaimed as a rosy hue developed on the Hyuga's cheeks.
"And for you to knock me back with such ease...the effects of your training are clear Sakura-chan. Man this is gonna be fun," he proclaimed with an excited smirk before settling back into the universal taijutsu stance.
"Now c'mon, your turn this time," smirking at the 'c'mon' motion from Naruto's left hand, Hinata bolted forward.
"Look for an opening Sakura-chan," the pink haired genin nodded as she followed the lavender eyed kunoichi.
'Well would you look at those two, they do make quite a pair. With Hinata's speed and her deadly accuracy with the gentle fist along with her Toyotama Byakugan, and with Sakura's strength...they sure can't be taken lightly,' Mikoto deduced with a nod as she turned to the others.
Looking at Kin and Tayuya fighting Kurenai with genjutsu only; Shino, Shikamaru and Ino against Kakashi using ninjutsu only; and finally Neji, Kiba and Lee being pitied against Gai, Tenten training with Asuma- a smile graced her lips.
'They are stronger than we used to be at their age. This was a great move Kushina,' she thought before sighing as she spotted Chouji hiding behind a tree, sneakily eating his potato chips.
'Though that one needs an incentive.'
POOF!
"Kyaa!" Chouji squeaked out in a not so manly way when Mikoto appeared in front of him in a puff of smoke. His eyes widened in horror upon noticing his packet of chips to have just vanished.
"Now Chouji-kun, how many times have I told you to concentrate on your training. You can eat as much as you want later too," she chided as the Akimichi lowered his head.
She quirked a brow upon watching his lips curl down as he muttered something incoherent.
"What's wrong Chouji-kun?" Mikoto bent down to put a gentle hand on his shoulder, a smile on her face.
"What's the use anyway? All of them are so much stronger than me. Even Sakura is so strong now..." he muttered as the Uchiha went silent for a few seconds.
'I see...'
"Well here's a deal then. I'll start supervising your training from now on. You promise that you'll give your best in it, and I'll treat you to barbeque frequently after training. How does that sound?" a mischievous smile on her face when Chouji snapped his face up, his eyes lighting like he had hit a jackpot.
"Really? You would do that?"
"Of course, I am in charge of this training schedule after all. So I have to make sure that everyone gets strong. So what do you say Chouji-kun?" she asked as he grinned at her, standing up in a flash.
"You're on! Tell me what I have to do Mikoto-sama!" she giggled at his antics before standing up.
'No thing a better bribe than food for an Akimichi.'
"For starters, run ten laps around this training ground," Mikoto uttered as he nodded quickly before rushing off, leaving dust behind.
'Well that was fast, I was expecting some whining.'
Everyone present in the training ground looked on baffled as Chouji ran around at record breaking speeds- at least for him.
"What in the name of holy pig has gotten into him?" Ino questioned with a dumb look on her face as she stared at her teammate running around.
Shikamaru sighed as he turned to Mikoto, a startled look crossing his face as he stared at her eating Chouji's chips while she waved at him with a smile.
"Troublesome."
Meanwhile, Chouji was huffing as he continued to sprint forward- air coming out of his nostrils like a steam engine.
'I've got to do this, I would NEVER give up.'
"WAIT FOR ME BARBEQUE-CHA~N!"
Hokage's Office
"You called Hokage-sama?"
Kushina lifted her head, her eyes narrowed while there was a piece of paper in her hands.
"I want you to immediately call the sandaime," her voice was stern as the Anbu standing before her, slid her Neko mask sideways- showing her face
"Something wrong?" Yugao asked while the paper in Kushina's hands quickly drenched into water before the kage crumbled it completely in her clenched fist.
"Last night a guard on patrol duty was found dead outside the east gate. It was a message from Orochimaru. He's given us an offer...trade Uchiha Sasuke for Yakushi Kabuto," she verbalized making the purple haired Anbu's eyes widen.
"So...you're going to accept the offer? It can be a trick," Yugao spoke while Kushina leaned forward, interlacing her fingers in front of her mouth.
"He has also offered us Danzo."
"D-Danzo?" a completely shocked look on her face while the godaime just sighed.
"Just call jiji for now," she ordered making Yugao nod as she shunshined out after putting her mask on.
Kushina leaned back into her chair as she turned it on its wheels to gaze outside- a conflicted look on her face.
'This was completely unexpected. Earlier we did suspect that Danzo might have sided with Orochimaru willingly. But if that bastard is ready to give us Danzo, it means he kidnapped that old coot during the invasion. But...why would he kidnap Danzo, and then give him back to us? Is it because of the Sharingan? And why is he going so far for a mere pawn like Kabuto? Is Kabuto that important to him...or this some sort of trick?'
Sighing to herself, she tapped the Uzushio seal on her neck.
"Naruto, are you there?" she telepathically uttered, waiting for his reply.
"Yeah...what's wrong?" he was panting a bit.
"This is important. I want you to immediately come to my office along with Kakashi and Mikoto-chan."
"Is something wrong? You sound tense."
"Just come here right now," she ordered with authority as he went silent for a few seconds.
"Got it.'
So the 'Sasuke Retrieval Arc'...nope, more like 'Sanzo (lol) Retrieval Arc' initiates now. :D
Hope this chapter was long enough, and to your liking. Keep reading and review please. :)
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