Chapter 16

The New Path

"Why..." Naruto choked out into her ear.

"Because...I love you, Naruto."

Her words. Rangiku's words. They rung in his ear still, bouncing around in his skull, never settling, never finding a spot in his brain to sit itself on. The words, though he was thick headed, were strong, with conviction only she could have, her words the only ones that could have such a magnitude, in that moment. The words, finally, pierced and laid themselves in his mind, seeding themselves, rooted, nevermore could they be removed, always there forever-more.

"Then, th-then why, why would you-" His words were strangled in his gullet, his own tears beginning to well up, cooling the fiery crimson slits, bleeding them 'till they were once more large blue orbs. She held him tighter, closer to her body, flush with her, making it so that there was no distinction between the middle, no one-if they were looked upon-could tell where they were of two separate people.

"No more, than anything else, I want you to be happy. I did it because you deserve more than what this world can offer. I was born in a world without love, and I was so lonely. I see it, in your eyes Naruto."

Sapphire eyes met.

"For too long you've been alone."

His mind fell away at that, completely, and utterly gone, no more was his thoughts prevalent. He didn't know when his arms fell around her, only that they did. He did not know when his temple pressed into hers, only that they did. He did not recognize his own voice, when he forgave her for what she did.

Only that he did.

When finally they returned, they came to the sight of several guards, all tense at his arrival. They were, however, not as tense when they saw a beautiful girl on the young man's shoulders. They looked, or at least felt, much like the anbu back in konoha, very stern. One of them, a young woman with the same outfit and armor as the rest, stepped up. Her grey vest however only covered her stomach, and not her chest. She had gray fatigues and fishnet beneath that armor, a short cut of blond locks framing her angular face. Her eyes, albeit blue, were not sapphire and deep, instead, pale like ice, something Naruto found amusement in.

"Why have you made a ruckus." Even her voice was stoic, reserved.

Naruto cocked his head to the side, then to a glance to Soi-Fon and the woman next to her. His eyes shifted back to the blond woman, and grinned in what felt like the longest time. The men and women behind the blond flinched, but she did not.

"Hey, what's your name! You didn't flinch, so you must be strong!" He shouted, walking closer with Rangiku at his side. The woman tensed up, but made no move fore a kunai. When she said nothing, he stopped short of a few yards from her.

"Your pretty cool." He told, holding out a hand.

"..."

He let out a laugh, it was hard and sent a chill down the spines of all who heard it. But, the blond woman still held her composer. At that, Naruto let his grin fall to a small smile.

"I have no intentions of messing with your village, I merely had a small skirmish with my little Rangiku here. I do apologize for the disruption I may have had, I promise no more such things will occur. Now, if you please, I would like it if you took me and my compatriots to your Raikage."

She stared blankly into his eyes, waiting for him to say more, but got nothing else from him. So, with a turn of the heel, she began making her way towards the gates, allowing him to follow. Upon passing her fellow shinobi, she ordered them to let go of Anko, who was surprisingly quiet.

Naruto saw her, and tilted his head for her to come along. She watched him, her gaze shifting to Rangiku. Both women shared a glance, all but saying a thousand words between them, in the end however, both smiled, and all four began making their merry way towards A and his office.

They were taken up to a large, crystal shaped, blue, building that lay erect in the sky. This place served the purpose of the Raikage's office, which when they stepped in, looked much like Sarutobi's. When they entered through his door, they came in counter with a very muscular black man, sitting down in a chair-which when they came in-stood abruptly. He was tall, too, corn rolls of blond hair, and a mustache on his lip. He wore a different coloration of the red Hokage cloak and hat, and was very serious when he made eye contact with them, no more so when he spotted Naruto.

"Uzimaki Naruto, the man who defeated the Devil of the Mist."

"Yo." Naruto gave a two fingered salute and smile to the man. "That'd be me."

The man came around the desk of his, coming to stand but arms length away. "They say you defeated Zabuza with a single strike, and that you were fast, even for a jonin. I want to race you, I want to know for sure that I am the fastest man alive, and if that is not true, and I have wasted konoha's time, then I give up one of my shinobi in reconpence."

He held out a large hand.

". . .Hmm, although I would rather not take one of your people, I see there would be no swaying ya."

Naruto shook the mans hand, a single up and down, and they broke away.

"You would be correct, now, since you've came here in such a short time, I would like you to take a rest in an inn, that way you will be at your fullest strength. We will accommodate you completely."

With that, the mans words being absolute, he turned away and sat back down, but not before Naruto said-

"Thankyou Raikage, for the invite."

"A, call me A, we are competitors, are we not?"

"Yes we are, A. I hope it will be a good race."

A mighty nod.

And finally, they left.

The blond woman from before led them towards a large building, seldom in speech-still-and told them that they would be staying here, and to ask for any room they wanted. Naruto thanked her and began making his way inside. The others began to follow when he stopped, turning to face the woman

"You don't have to follow us, er..."

"Orders." She told calmly.

"Oh, well, orders be orders. If, at the very least however," here he turned to look her right in the eyes, "tell us your name, if you are gonna follow us anywhere."

The blond woman stared into his eyes, glimpsing a gleam of interest in those sapphiric orbs of his. Was he so adamant about finding her name that he would press it so? How there far could he go, what lengths will he go, just for such simple things as a name? Was it just his nature, or perhaps, no, well. . .it could be that, as a kid, he was unrecognized, and now that he was-at least by her leader, A-he dare not treat anyone else in such a way, to ignore them would be doing what others had done unto him.

With a sigh, she told him.

"Samui."

A smile tugged at the corners of his lips, making her turn her eyes elsewhere, bringing them back to him with a nod.

"Well then, I thank ya kindly!" He bellowed with a wide grin, turning once more to go into the building, Samui following. They came inside, finding the first thing in sight to be a woman behind a desk, looking quite bored with herself. Her gaze shifted up towards them and found her eyes widen, brows lifted to her hair line. Her thoughts were that of this: that they were the strangest group of people she'd seen. A man in all red, whose cloths befit some alternate world, led them to her desk. At his side, was a woman dressed in all black, a sword to her side, a smile on her face. The other two were strange as well, a petite, shorter, woman with a pensive look, yet had a flamboyant yellow underneath the inside of that cloak, and the other, a dark skinned woman with dark eyes that seemed to have a glint in them, as if she were a mischievous lass.

At least there was one person she recognized.

"Samui!" She called, crooning to her friend.

The woman nodded, but she did not wave, to which the woman behind the desk did not like. She leapt over her station, sprinting full force, her feet thudding against the floor with the sound of thunder rising at her heels. She slammed herself into Samui, bowling her over, rolling each other until the woman was atop her, a fist clenched.

"Wave to your friends Samui!" She growled out, bonking the blond woman over the head.

"Get, off." Samui ordered, lifting her forearm to block another irate fist.

"No! You have to say you love me first!"

"-"

"Don't give me that look! We've been good friends since we were little, so say it! Or I will black-mail you!"

". . .fine," she finally conceded, "Cait Silth, I love you, you are my sister, we are best friends."

"Now, this time, with passion!" A grin spread across the black haired woman's face, her dark eyes lighting up. Samui let out a bit of emotion then, scowling for but a moment, before letting her face become placid once more. Her hand came up to the woman's cheek, and with a bit of Chakra, launched the woman off of her. The Cait girl flew up into the wall, slumping down with a blankness to her gaze.

Samui stood.

"Unconscious, it's fine." She told briefly, walking towards the front desk and grabbing keys to the rooms, tossing out five to each of them. Soi-Fon, Anko, and Rangiku tossed theirs back, and Samui kept one.

When they began making their way towards the top floor, Naruto told Rangiku, Anko, and Soi-Fon to go ahead to their room, tossing the latter the key-figuring the former would end up doing something-yet unsure of the snake user, and told Samui that he was going to talk to her-refering to Yoruichi-about something. She nodded, and headed up, staying withing earshot, just above a whisper, when she got up to the top.

Naruto turned to Yoruichi and sighed.

"So, I don't know who you are exactly."

"My name's Yoruichi," she extended a hand, "and you must be Naruto." A smile.

Naruto took her hand.

"Those two brought you here?"

They began shaking hands.

"Yes, those two were nervous though when they saw you at the gates."

They stopped shaking hands, letting their respective digits fall to their sides. Naruto found his usual smile fade.

"Then you know." He stated, already perceiving the answer. Just by looking at Yoruichi, he could tell she was not a dense woman, a perceptive one if anything else. He knew she knew why they brought her here, just the same as what Rangiku got in trouble with him in the first place for. He watched Yoruichi's smile soften.

"My former student, and Rangiku. Those two vying devils." A sudden laugh echoed from her chest, a hardy one, her smile reaching up to the side of her cheeks once more. "I have to say, convincing me because of my title, a challanger to my speed, and here I find you are already involved." A sigh left her lips.

"I don't know you, Naruto, but you are an interesting one, that's for sure. So, maybe after we get back from this village, and to yours, we might be able to go on a date. I know they won't mind, considering what I've gathered."

Naruto and her shared a smile, making their way up the stairs. Samui heard the coming foot-falls, quickly turning, heading towards her room. Did she jut hear that? If what her mind was beginning to process was true then, o-oh, oh my, how her ears began to burn.

"Not cool." She told herself, steeling her mind, entering her room down the hall.

Naruto and Yoruichi made it to the top of the stairs, a hallway with doors lining the sides. They opened their respective doors, wishing each other a good night.

When Naruto entered his room, he noticed the chair in the corner of the rectangular room, a bed in the opposite corner, a night stand by it with a lamp. He saw all three of them, Rangiku, Anko, and Soi-Fon on the bed, as if waiting for him. He smiled, tossing his trench-coat, fedora, and saw-cleaver on the chair.

"She knows now. She doesn't seem to care though."

Soi-Fon had wide eyes at that, Rangiku however...

"So, you don't mind if-

"No. I won't. Not anymore. If more come, and they are like her, then so be it."

His eyes lingered towards Anko at that.

He almost found a laugh at the back of his throat a moment later, thinking about it all. Everything was just, tossed on its head now. This world was so screwed up, twisted and mangled, spat out by the breath of a silent god. No one seemed to take notice. They just went with it. So, perhaps, for now, he could give in to this insanity, this law of lawlessness.

For once, on this subject, Naruto Uzimaki, would give in to the beating of the world, and allow himself to succumb to this sin.

Lemon warning-see, told you there would be more :^)

Naruto moved out to them, his feet sliding along the air, standing over them like a giant. Rangiku was the first to be attacked, his form timbering over her's. His lips clasped over hers as they fell atop the bed, his hands on either side of her head. He pulled his head back, a soft smile on his face. The orange haired lass found her cheeks burning from what he did.

Straddling her hips, he let his hands roam over Rangiku's sides, sliding along down to her hips, gliding over her middle, and coming back up, grasping her chest. A mewl escaped her wanton lips as he clenched his fingers over each large mound. He leaned down, mouth wide, fangs glistening, pearly white shards of glass they were, yet gentle as with the most precious gem when they came to Rangiku's large breasts. Those razors that had killed hundreds-if not thousands-of beings, that which could rip hard scaled flesh with the ease of pulling apart a wet tissue, instead pulled apart Rangiku's shinigami robes. When the veils were parted, he took a moment to stare at them, taking note that he was a lucky man, and dived down to the one on the right, latching on.

Anko watched those two, her cheeks flushed a deep crimson. She watched as the woman she had an ire for-just hour before-moaned as Naruto continued his gentle sway over her. Anko was jealous that he could so easily go after her like that, but, whatever happened in those crashing skies as they fought, must have changed things. The snake user suddenly became aware that the Soi-Fon woman watched them with-not quite terror-but with fear. Even though she didn't know her well, Anko stood, removing her trench-coat, and came to the woman's side, placing a hand on her shoulder. The petite woman nearly leapt from her flushed skin, but stared up at Anko, her fear abating but a slight.

"Its alright, er-Soi-Fon. After she goes, I will, and if you want to go with him after that, then he will be more tired. Right?" She told, trying to comfort her. She shivered under Anko's hand, and Anko kneeled down, wrapping her slender arms around the woman.

"I'll tell him to be gentle, okay?"

Soi-Fon stared at her, her usually pensive gaze-which was near terrified-settled down to a waning look of final want. Anko smiled, but nearly leapt from her own skin. Soi-Fon pressed her lips softly into the snake user, holding her face, keeping her from jerking back. Anko eventually found herself moaning as the kiss continued, her own hands framing Soi-Fon's face. Anko slid her hands down, parting the captain cloak and shinigami clothes beneath, finding the petite woman's chest. She left the kiss, gliding her lips from angular cheek to the woman's neck, trailing down until she was at the small round mounds, letting her tongue slide over each pert nipple.

Naruto heard the moans of Soi-Fon, smiling as he nibbled a mound, pinching each nipple and rolling his thumb over the tip. He suddenly stopped, bringing his nose down between them, running it through her middle, 'till he came to her hakama pants. He pulled it away from her legs, placing each roagh hand on either side of her hips, but before he could do anything, two weak hands pressed themselves against his temple. He looked up, gaze transfixed to hers.

"Nnn-no mm-more tt-teasing..." She gasped out, barely able to lift her voice any higher.

Naruto grinned once more, and nearly tore off his pants a moment later, a near instant later, he was at her entrance. Leaning down, he opened his maw, and at the same moment that he let his teeth come down on her breast, he bucked into her. A moan-near scream!-came flying out of her throat, unable to hold in her voice-even if she wanted to.

Naruto let go of her nipple, watching her chest as it shifted up and down with each move he made. When that almost dulled him with the sight, he slipped his hands underneath Rangiku's slim back, lifting her even as he continued to rock in and out. Her slender legs found themselves wrapped about his middle after that, letting out groans as he continued to thrust.

Anko and Soi-Fon themselves found each other in their own tangle of slender limbs. Soi-Fon lay atop Anko, between the snake users strong legs, the same went for Anko too, though, she was below the second captain. Soi-Fon let her tongue slip out, rolling over the other woman's entrance. Her hands were snaked around Anko's legs, letting her digits spread and crawl at Anko.

Anko squirmed, almost locking Soi-Fon's head completely, but did not waste her opportunity in her haze. She buried herself in Soi-Fon, rubbing and biting, no real plan or way of thinking-like her partner. When she felt her hit her own limit, so too did Soi-Fon, both of their screams muffled as they buried their faces further into each other's snach, their legs making sure nothing-esecially the others head-escaped.

They lost strength in their hold, eventually, and slumped-Soi-Fon's form flopping over and face up-with their chests heaving. Not but a few moments later, Rangiku was forced in the same situation, clamping down around Naruto's wood. She screamed, but soon bit down on Naruto's shoulder, muffling the sound, and Naruto came just the same, unable to hold it back.

When it was over, she let her teeth unsink themselves from him-which he was glad for-and her legs loosened, falling back on the bed. Naruto thought it was over, getting ready to slump by the now shorter woman, when hand suddenly clasped itself around his mast. He almost jumped-which would have been very bad!-and followed the hand back towards Anko, a smirk about her face.

"You're not finished yet!"

And with that, she leapt out, bowling over the usually statued man over. He let out an 'oomph' when his back slammed into the ground. Naruto looked up, and swore up and down, that light emenated from around her naked curves. She may not have Rangiku's bust, but she had curves-curves for days-and a tone to her smooth, flat, belly. She kneeled before his member, over his legs, pining him, and turned her upper half 'round. Naruto felt his eye twitch because first of all-jiggle-and second of all, what she turned to say.

"Soi-Fon, come here, do to him what we just did." she told the petite woman.

Soi-Fon's face lit up with a burning flush, but got up from off the bed anyway. Her feet tittered and hesitated when she got close to him, but when her dark eyes gaze went towards Anko's, she saw a confident smile, and a gesture, spurring her on. With a sigh, Soi-Fon stood-foot on either side of his head-and kneeled down.

Naruto could only see darkness now, completely unseeing, but he didn't mind, in fact, he felt a small hand, Soi-Fon's hand, wrap itself around his member-which he bucked a slight to the cool touch-and felt it begin to pump him. He really did mind the fact now, specially because of how light she was, and returned the favor, his slightly longer tongue lapping around at her entrance at first, before slipping in. The hand squeezed tight, but that did not detour him, instead he continued his assault, delving deeper inside her. A rewarding moan shuddered down her, and he grinned, picking up his attention to her completely.

Anko watched with such wrapped attention, that she did not notice Rangiku until her hand was already grasping the snake users breast. A moan escaped grit teeth, but Anko quickly turned her head, capturing a kiss from the orange haired girl. When they pulled back, Rangiku whispered something to Anko, and leaned back with a smirk. A fervent nod, and Anko told Soi-Fon to stop.

Raising herself on her knees, Anko lined herself with his mast, and slid down. He bucked, nearly throwing her off, but she rode it out, her face turning red with an open smile stretching across her face. Rangiku moved to Soi-Fon's side, grabbing hold of her small chest. A groan flittered out, but she did not stop, instead, she brought her first finger and thumb, on both nipples, down on her, rolling the nubs. Soi-Fon-for the second time-came.

She fell off, but Rangiku grabbed her, bringing her head between her large chest. Soi-Fon's gaze-though half lidded-lifted towards the brighter, lusty, eyes of Rangiku's. Before they could say a word, Anko lost her battle, and came, moaning as she fell off-and forward, from Naruto.

"Freedom!" He bellowed, leaping up, sweat covered form and all.

His eyes fell down to the two women, and watched Rangiku hug Soi-Fon a slight tighter-whispering in the petite lass's ear-and let go. Soi-Fon, on weak legs, stood, staring at him for a moment, before looking away, as if ashamed.

A hand came to her chin, cupping it, gently tugging up. Her dark eyes fell on the visage of a gentle giant, as it were. For some reason, with all that had occurred, those eyes had been worked into two scarlet slits, giving him a fox like visage. Soi-Fon was captivated, unable to break her gaze from his gentle, caring one. He was not like any other man. He was kind to her, soft, though his muscles were not, gentle as he laid a kiss on her lips. She did not recoil from that, she did not feel disgust, only warmth.

An absent hand flouted 'round the curve of her back, pulling her into his embrace. She felt momentary disappointment when he retracted from her, but felt his warmth return once more when he suddenly lifted her with both of his strong arms. He kneeled slowly, placing her down with the care of a glass-smith. When she was on the ground, he got a rightly good look on her face. Flushed red, blushing with the tint of scarlet, her braids undone and scattering her hair out like a flowing curtain of satin. His rough digits came flouting over her angular face, brushing aside a few daring locks that blocked the side of her face.

She could not contain herself, and reached a hand up to his face, dainty hands cusping the strong chin and rugged whisker cheeks of someone who may one day, save soul society, and maybe even the whole of all the worlds. A short smile came out of hiding from under his exhaustion, one she saw-as if to say-'you are apart of us now.'

With that smile, he let the tip of his head wane against her entrance, and with a single thrust, entered her. A feather light gasp came from Soi-Fon as he began to buck into her with the care she did not expect from a man, especially one such as him. She forced her dark eyes towards his face, surprised to see his crimson slits already gleaming into her face. Both locked themselves in that look, unable to tear away from one another as he continued to thrust deep into her slick, tight cavern.

The time came, and Naruto shot ropes of cum in her, still thrusting against his dwindling strength. Soi-Fon felt her own end as she clamped down against him, moaning with each buck he gave. When finally, it was over, she slid off of him, dripping white falling down her two touching legs. They never did break their gaze between one another, up until then, as Naruto could no longer hold himself up right, falling to the woman's side.

He was passed out, but with what little strength she had, Soi-Fon edged her way towards his side, gazing at his peaceful face for a moment, regarding him with the spark of love, before lapsing a hand over his broad chest. Her usually pensive eyes, now soft and half-lidded, fell, falling into slumber with her arms around Naruto.

A second pair of arms came from Anko as she sidled up next to him just as well, cuddling as her own energy seemed to be sapped out at last. She too succumbed to sleep. Finally, Rangiku lay herself atop his body, laying her head on his chest. A whisper, just for her to ever hear, came out of Rangiku's lips.

"I knew you'd love it."

And she too fell into deep slumber, a soft smile framing her lips, carrying her there.

A/N

Hey guys, what did you think? I've been quite busy with finals and such, so not much time for a long chapter, but I hope this satisfies ya. Also, tell me what you guys thought, point to things that were good, and tell me things you didn't like, what-if when I make another fanfiction-i could change to make it better. Private Message or Review, either way, I want to know how you guys felt.

Before you go, I would like to tell ya that I've also watched and finished Tokyo Ghoul, both season's, end to bloody end. I won't spoil things for those who haven't finished and want to watch, but I will say that Keneki's life is a 'tragedy' as he says

I've decided that after this fiction is done, i'm gonna change that.

With a little bit of datte, and a bit of bayo.

And some gender bender...

See ya guys, have a good day and great week!

:^)