Chapter 6 A new day came and with it a rising sun whose rays managed to pierce through the thick curtains in the Prince's room striking at the face of the young and many would call fortunate man.
Feeling the light over his eyes Naruto groaned and opening them he felt his entire body protest over the lack of proper rest for he was not on his bed but rather on a large couch.
Not remembering very well why he was sitting there in the first place he made to move but a weight on his lap made him stop and look down.
There with her head lain over his lap was a sleeping Princess Sakura Haruno sleeping soundly and looking rather pleased with her current dream.
Naruto observed her resting face and couldn't help but smile at how cute, feminine and beautiful it was but a second later he realized how this entire situation could be seen, not to mention that this was an absolute breach of the contest rules.
With an aching body he touched Sakura's shoulders and hurriedly whispered "S-Sakura! Wake up! Hinata or Ten-Ten will come any second and I don't want them thinking the wrong stuff!" Sakura though didn't listened and instead turned around and buried her face in Naruto's lap making the young man become breathless and red-faced over the awkward situation he was in.
Naruto was about to try harder to wake up Sakura when a knocking on the door drew his attention making him gulp and start to sweat when Ten-Ten's voice on the other side said "Rise and shine my Prince! Breakfast is ready and the contest won't take long to start! Hinata and I are coming in so you better be decent and hopefully without a morning wood!" "Oh man! There is no way they won't take this wrongfully!" thought Naruto as Sakura stirred on his lap and finally came to.
Sakura opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was a strange blue silk cloth and upon turning up she saw a red-faced sweating Naruto looking at her with something akin to panic in his expression.
Sakura looked down again and realized what part of her body was very near to what part of his and opening her mouth she was about to let out a very loud shriek but Naruto was quick to put a hand on it.
"Shhh! My retainers are outside and if they see this I don't know what they will do! We fell asleep telling stories and somehow we ended up like this! Please don't make a ruckus!" hurriedly whispered Naruto while Sakura considered believing him or not and thus decided if she would bite his hand.
Remembering the last night though Sakura nodded her understanding and rolling off Naruto got up and tightened her bathing robe around her still naked figure.
Naruto observed her and couldn't help but blush but remembering her retainers just outside he stood up still in pain and whispered "Now, don't freak out but I am porting you out of here with a spell of my clan.
I haven't mastered it yet so you'll appear somewhere random in the palace, please make your way back to your room. Sorry" Not giving Sakura a chance to retort, Naruto made a quick gesture with his hands and pointing at Sakura the girl disappeared in a blue flash that sucked some air.
In that instant Ten-Ten and Hinata entered the room and the first couldn't help but blink upon seeing Naruto already up and about with a blush on his face and a nervous smile.
Immediately Ten-ten knew something was about and grimaced when looking at Naruto's mid body he saw the one thing she could do without. Naruto looked down and realized that having Sakura on his lap that morning made him "spring up" and not having any valid excuse he said "Well…having so many girls around one can't help it.
Ha ha…" Ten-Ten blinked and pinching the bridge of her nose said "Just get dressed already…" Hinata though not noticing Naruto's embarrassing condition used her amplified senses to notice a strange scent in the air and how it clung to her Prince.
"So someone's cheating…" thought Hinata not adding any words of her own to Naruto and Ten-Ten´s conversation. An Hour later Naruto finished his breakfast though this time he had it with just Hinata while ten-Ten said she needed to do something else before they went and attended that day's matches
. Naruto also noticed that Hinata had been the one to prepare his breakfast and to his surprise none of his newly made concubines showed up to share the day's first meal with him.
Once Breakfast was over Ten-Ten rejoined them and as they made their way to the arena, Naruto noticed that her usual attire was somewhat different in subtle but remarkable ways.
She eschewed a lot of cloth around her now lighter armor and it made her show her well-toned legs and belly.
Also the chest guard was tightened and it made for Ten-Ten's cleavage to be quite appealing despite the small size.
She also fixed her hair so it wasn't tightly bound in her now customary "buns" but instead they were now smaller in size and the remaining hair fell in braids that made for a more feminine look.
Naruto couldn't help but stare a bit too long and Ten-ten eventually noticed and with a smirk said "You lost something?" Naruto blushed and turning away said "N-No nothing! It's been warm lately hasn't it?" "Quite so…" said Ten-Ten turning back and thinking "Well that settles the score even.
Time he remembered I am around as well" After a while they arrived to the balcony on the arena where his mother and his four concubines awaited him. Ayame and Sasame seemed friendly enough while Kin and Tayuya looked like barely contained beasts wanting to pounce on the Prince to tear him limb by limb, and the most terrifying thing was that they could! Still both sighed and parted to allow Naruto sit on his chair next to his mother while his retainers took their places by his side and the concubines sat on chairs to his sides.
Still somewhat dazed from the hectic morning Naruto achingly got up from the chair and shouted "Konan and Mei Terumi! To the arena!" The crowd roared their approval at the beginning of the matches as the two contenders made it to the arena eyeing each other carefully.
Mei was wearing a rather revealing armor of silver scale armor which resembled the skin of a fish with while Konan simply wore a sleeveless shirt which parted around her navel which had 4 black piercings. And a set of tight fitting pants.
Several of the maidens were surprised by her choice in armor for it amounted next to nothing and guessed that maybe her strength was in speed and dexterity.
"Oh my, are you certain you want to fight me looking like that? I don't want my first gift to the prince to be too damaged. You can go ask someone for some armor if you want, I can wait" said Mei twirling a gold pipe on her fingers.
Konan simply narrowed her orange eyes and said "This is more than enough to tackle someone like you" Mei laughed richly and smirking simply walked past her to take her place on the square.
Naruto was also concerned about Konan's lack of any apparent defensive gear but if this contest showed him something was that there was much more than meets the eye with these girls "Begin!" shouted Naruto and with that cue Konan didn´t hesitate and lunged forward towards Mei who seemed to react slightly slower.
"That speed is strange" thought Mei as she saw Konan almost glide to her at great speed but seeing no weapon simply side stepped to allow the grim looking girl to pass by.
To Mei's surprise Konan managed to turn in midway and make a cutting blow to Mei's armored mid body making the fiery woman jump away with a surprised expression.
Mei took a moment to examine her armor and though it held she noticed that several scales were cleanly cut from her armor and indicated the use of an extremely sharp weapon and made her consider if Konan had concealed one.
"Seems like you have interesting tricks…Here, let me show you one of mine" said Mei quickly whipping her pipe in an arc in front of konan.
Konan didn't see anything coming her way but suddenly she felt something strange and turning to her arm she saw a glowing orange spot burning into her arm.
For a moment Konan marveled that she could feel anything at all but the next she understood that it was her who was burning and taking into account her body understood the danger it represented.
So she quickly batted her arm away dropping the burning substance and taking a hold of her arm quickly.
Mei wondered about the smoke that came from Konan's arm but paying it no second thought said "That's the Dragon's Tongue for you my dear. I'll try to be gentle but accidents happen" "My luck that the only thing I can feel is pain and through the one thing that could definitely end me…guess it makes sense" thought Konan as she restored her arm to full health.
Konan then mimicked Mei and making a swipe with her arm several white star shapes flew swiftly at Mei who dodged them easily and managed to catch one with her weapon.
Mei's eyes went wide upon noticing the material of the projectile but had not time to rest for Konan began to launch a barrage of those stars while moving quickly at her with both her arms extended like blades.
Mei began dodging some while trying to keep an eye on the swift Konan who used the flurry of flying objects to conceal her movements.
The flying stars or shuriken were nicking her armor and scoring sharp cuts on Mei's skin making the woman grow angrier and more frustrated.
Mei kept defending and for an instant, as a shuriken nearly grazed her face, she lost sight of Konan and paid dearly for it when the nimble strange warrior scored a long cut on her back which was also armored.
"Enough!" growled Mei and taking a long breath with her pipe, spouted a large flow of lava that made everyone on the crowd scream in panic and surprise.
But no one was more surprised than Konan who saw her paper tools turn to ashes with frightening speed and winced when several dropplets landed on her figure forcing her to stop and make certain she wasn't catching on to the fire.
"There you are!" said Mei and once again shot a steady stream of molted tone in Konan's direction who had no option but display her skills beyond her intentions.
Konan then sprouted two large white wings and took flight once more making the crowd awe at her unnatural skills. "Wings?!" thought Mei at first but closer inspection told her they weren't made of feathers but paper.
"She uses paper! But where is she getting it from?!" thought Mei as Konan took altitude and joining her hands shot a stream of pointed paper spikes in her direction.
"Paper doesn't beat melted rock!" thought Mei as she now opened her mouth wide and shot the largest stream of lava in Konan's direction.
The stream of paper spikes battled the lava one and as one expected began to lose the battle quickly.
"Time to end this" though Konan as she noticed that Mei was dedicating her whole attention to the battle of wills between them, so she managed to slip by some apparently harmless pieces of paper out of the stream and glide gently next to Mei.
As the Lava stream continued to gain distance to Konan, the paper angel finally moved out of the way but not fast enough so that one of her wings was incinerated in an instant and made her start to fall apparently defeated.
But as she was about to crash she turned in midair and clasping her hands made the long pieces of paper next to Mei roll up in spikes that found their mark in the lava spewing woman's shoulder joints and thighs, despite the armor on them.
Mei let out a sharp pained scream and it became worse when she attempted to move since they targeted her nervous nods thus effectively immobilizing them.
A winded and obviously pained Konan made her way to Mei and sprouting a paper sword she aimed the tip at Mei's throat and said "Give…up" Mei frowned and after a moment of consideration she nodded her defeat making Konan withdraw the spike and kneel in obvious exertion while Mei mimicked her while holding on to the bloody wounds on her body.
"Konan is the winner!" shouted Naruto ending the match and making the crowd roar over the exciting and bizarre encounter.
"That's an interesting power you have there" said Mei at Konan as medics helped her get back on her feet. Konan looked at Mei and with a sad smile said "It's no power…" That made Mei puzzled but had no chance to ask further for the medics carried her away to be tended for and be relocated at the harem.
The next match was postponed for a few hours as the cleaning crews needed to remove all the strewn paper and pick away at the cooling volcanic rocks.
At the end the arena would need to be replaced but at the time it would suffice for the next encounter.
Naruto, having enjoyed a shoulder rub by Hinata, got up and announced the next match "Ino Yamanaka and Kurotsuchi!" Ino didn't wait at all and using an acrobatic jump she landed striking a "sexy" pose that got the entire audience roaring in instants.
She was wearing a light armor which consisted of armed bracers, an armored bra, armored bikini bottom, armored boots and leg guards.
Hinata knew this girl was quite flirty but this was beyond the limit and to think that this girl could become the Queen. And to top it off Ten-Ten was behaving oddly if her new wardrobe was to go by and she knew this was a girl she couldn't easily manipulate without revealing too much.
Kurotsuchi was next to climb on the square though she was less exaggerated and her attire consisted of a china dress with a side opening and a long pole. "Begin!" shouted Naruto making Ino knock an arrow on her bow and take aim straight to Kurotsuchi's head who to her surprise raised a hand in a calmin motion.
"Hey, can I make a request?" said Kurotsuchi rather lazily. "Ino frowned and not removing her aim nodded.
"Could you please give up? I don't want to fight to be honest and I don't want the geezer giving me hell if I overdo it" said Kurotsuchi with a candid smile that almost threw the archer off.
Ino growled and let go of her arrow as a reply making Kurotsuchi duck and sigh in defeat. "No one likes to make it easy…" sighed Kurotsuchi firmly grasping her pole and in a swift turn slammed the pole against the ground making an earth spike rise directly under Ino who barely managed to move out of the way.
Ino in the turn she made to evade quickly shot another arrow aimed at Kurotsuchi's arm but the geomancer slammed the haft of her pole on the ground and a wall of earth deflected the arrow.
Ino readied another arrow and aimed at the wall waiting for Kurotsuchi to drop it and attack her but to her surprise from the wall, small round rocks began to shoot in her direction making her dodge desperately the projectiles.
"That bitch!" growled Ino as she took quick aim and shot and arrow through one of the holes recently made by Kurotsuchi's pole and was rewarded with a yelp. Pressing her slight advantage Ino ran to the opposite side of the wall to take the geomancer by surprise and score another hit. But as she made the corner she felt the ground shift beneath her and then elevate into a platform that threw her high into the air.
Ino managed to compose herself and land on the wall thus gaining an advantageous position for an archer.
"You are way better than I expected blondie, but you see that this whole arena is basically home turf and my weapon of choice.
Give up already" said Kurotsuchi having mended her dress for Ino's arrow made a cut that revealed her chest a bit. Ino though didn't seem impressed and replied "It is I who should ask you to give up, but being called blondie never sat well with me. So I need to teach you a lesson and send you to the harem quickly. After all you'll need to learn manner if you are to address me as your queen in the future" Kurotsuchi twitched an eyebrow over the snobbish girl and thinking of it no more readied for her next attack but this time Ino shot her arrow first and at a speed she didn't thought could be done.
The arrow stuck her pole and the force of the blow nearly made her drop it.
Surprised Kurotsuchi focused on Ino to see what was different and noticed that the bow was bent even further and not one but two strings supported the arrow.
Still the most impressive thing was the bulging musculature in Ino's arms and shoulders that apparently packed a surprisingly high hidden strength.
Ino noticed Kurotsuchi's reaction and throwing those super-fast arrows began to say "How many years do you think I have been shooting arrows? How much strength does it take to fire these from sunrise to sundown? Kurotsuchi began to move to a side but a whistling arrow cut her escape and once more Ino gloated "A battle archer must be able to predict her target's movements with the slightest of notions, I have become so good that people think I read minds!" Finally Kurotsuchi slammed her foot on the ground and erected a pillar between her and Ino and was about to perform her strongest move when the pillar exploded and from it an arrow struck her painfully on her collarbone and propelling her off the arena.
"And of course, an archer has arrows for all situations!" finished Ino relaxing her muscles and placing her bow across her while Kurotsuchi barely acknowledged an arrow next to her with a drill head.
"Out of bounds, Ino Yamanaka is the winner!" shouted Naruto making Kurotsuchi finally drop unconscious. Ino took the chance to walk in front of the other winners and was glad at their surprised faces for they probably underestimated her at first. A most fatal mistake in her case. "That concludes the bouts of the day.
Thank you for your attendance and please return tomorrow" declared a different announcer as the maidens and the royals left for their rooms. The concubines left first to welcome their new partners at the Harem wing escorted by Hinata who took upon herself to induct them in the protocols of the Uzumaki clan leaving Naruto alone with Ten-Ten.
Making fists behind Naruto Ten-Ten lifted her face and said "N-Naruto…could you come with me for a moment?" Naruto turned to look at Ten-Ten who looked somewhat flustered but having nothing else to do he simply nodded and made to follow her.
Ten-Ten led Naruto all the way through the palace to her room and once outside of it, she opened the door and asked Naruto inside.
"So what do you need me for?" asked Naruto admiring the small room which had its walls fitted with all kinds of weapons, some gifted by him over the course of the years.
Ten-Ten gave him her back and hesitantly said "Y-You trust me right?" Naruto blinked in surprise at the question but smiling said "Sure thing, we have been together for ages now" Ten-Ten seemed to relax at that and turning she said "Well, so that means I can trust you right?" Naruto again smiled and said "Sure you can! What's going on?" "Well, this is a bit embarrassing but could you help me get out of this armor?!" asked a blushing Ten-Ten making Naruto also get red-faced.
"W-What?!" asked Naruto taking back on Ten-Ten's body in that armor and how alluring she looked in it.
"I-I don't know what I was thinking but it's so tight that I can't get out of it again…" said Ten-Ten averting her gaze from Naruto's eyes.
"W-Why don't you ask Hinata instead?" asked Naruto focusing on Ten-Ten's tight bust.
"S-She would make fun of me and…anyway I am asking you!" said Ten-Ten turning her back on Naruto and pointing with a finger at the clasp of her armored top.
"It's so tight that with my hands alone I can't undo the clasp.
Just unclasp it and I'll take care of the rest…" said Ten-Ten with a shy voice. "F-Fine…" said Naruto loudly gulping down a lump and moving his hands to Ten-Ten's back. Hurrying a little over the nervousness Naruto's hands landed on her back making the girl squeal and the Prince marvel at how warm, soft and terse her skin was.
Naruto then glided his hands over her skin towards the clasp and found that it was indded pulled so tight that even he was having a hard time undoing it but at last he managed.
Just as he did so, the tight armor piece jumped forward and away from Ten-Ten's body making Naruto reach out unconsciously to keep it in place and avoid having Ten-Ten undressed.
But he failed miserably and instead his hands ended up grabbing the girl's breasts from behind.
Naruto was about to quickly remove his hands and make a dashing get away when his hands got covered by Ten-Ten's who held them in place.
"T-Ten-Ten!" gasped Naruto trying to remove his hands but the girl kept them firmly in place making him feel guilty over touching one of her most private parts.
Ten-Ten didn't say anything and instead retreated into Naruto's body and there she encased herself in his larger figure placing her head next to the prince's. "D-Don't you like this?" said Ten-Ten in a low voice as she started moving her hands to make Naruto grope her slowly.
"N-No…I mean sure but!" began to say a panicked Naruto who gulped over squeezing a bit.
"You can do as you want…" said Ten-Ten gaining confidence in noticing that Naruto was starting to move his hands on his own and explore her chest. Guiltily enjoying the feeling in his hands Naruto didn't noticed when the girl dropped her hands and lifted them over his head to grasp it and make him lower it to have a whiff of her scent.
Naruto closed his eyes and still gently groping Ten-Ten weakly said "I can't…I must remain pure for my Queen…" Ten-Ten purred pleased at Naruto's increasing willingness to touch her and shuddered when Naruto breathed over her taking into her smell.
"But you can my Prince…ever since the day your mercy made your mother turn me into your retainer, I belonged to you…remember as well that I am no concubine you can't touch yet…if you wanted, I or even Hinata could lay with you every night" purred Ten-Ten lifting her face and kissing Naruto's left cheek making the prince to squeeze harder.
They staid like that for a moment and Ten-Ten used the chance to undo the lower part of her armor remaining only in her lower light brown underwear.
Naruto's right hand moved down from Ten-Ten's chest and started to graze her well-toned stomach until it reach the hem of her underwear at which point the girl said "Take me…" Those words seemed to break the spell Naruto was currently entranced and stopping his ministrations on the girl he stepped back breathing hard and simply said "I-I have to go! I-I am sorry!" Naruto then bolted out of her room slamming the door behind him and quickly left for his room leaving a quite flustered Ten-ten behind blinking in confusion over what happened.
For a moment the weapon's mistress wanted to break down and cry over being rejected but instead took a positive attitude and determined that at least Naruto saw her as a woman and as days went on he would likely earn the courage to be a man and make the take the last step.
"Man I can't believe I did all that just now…" said Ten-Ten feeling embarrassed over the moist sensation in her lower body.
Little did she of her Prince knew that Hinata heard everything from the other room and already many plots formed on her head but wanting to strike while the iron was hot, decided to pay Naruto a visit in his chambers.
At Naruto's Chambers "Oh man, Oh man, Oh man! What was all that?!" thought Naruto staring at his palms which still tingled with the touch of Ten-Ten's softest skin.
Bringing his hands to his face he immediately put them down and said "Well she has a point in saying that I CAN get my way with her…and Hinata but…" Just as he went on sorting out his thoughts, a soft knocking on his door made him jump to his feet and yell "W-What?!" "Master, it's me Hinata, is everything alright? I heard you walking back to your room unusually fast" softly said Hinata on the other side.
"Y-Yes, everything is alright…" said Naruto not wanting to stare at Hinata and her rather luscious body.
Still he needed a distraction. "Can you do me a favor Hinata?" said Naruto sounding calmer. "Of course Master…" said Hinata already content that maybe he would finish with her what he started with Ten-Ten "Please bring Kin and Tayuya, I want to clear the air between us and get to know them a bit better" said Naruto who looked at the door when he heard a loud punch against it. "I-In a moment master!" chirped Hinata sounding somewhat stressed.
"At least these girls I can't touch…I don't trust myself right now…" thought Naruto going over to a bowl with water to cool down.
Moments Later Hinata brought back with her Kin and Tayuya along a cart of dishes covered in silver covers "Here they are Master, enjoy to your heart's content" said Hinata sounding a bit angry before leaving.
Naruto wondered about her words but paying them no mind turned to his concubines who were currently kneeling in their revealing attires.
Kin wore a dark blue one while Tayuya wore a yellow one. "Please stand, I wanted a chance to get to know one another for a while" said Naruto feeling a bit uncomfortable at seeing two scantily dressed girls after his heated encounter with Ten-Ten. The two girls stood wearing feral smiles on their faces and nodding to one another moved to the cart where they uncovered the dishes which consisted of steamed vegetables.
According to Hinata, the prince's favorite saw the vegetables and upon smelling them almost retched but seeing the his concuibines were trying to please him managed to smile at them.
After almost forcing the prince to eat all the vegetables both Kin and Tayuya brought Naruto to a large couch and sat each to either side of him. "Did you enjoy your meal my Lord?" asked Kin tracing a finger over Naruto's chest making the prince a little nervous though he was still feeling a bit sick of eating all those plants.
"Quite…" replied Naruto feeling a bit nauseous.
"We know we can come as somewhat aggressive but there is a gentler side to us my Prince" said Tayuya looking less comfortable with having to be with a man in such a way but not wanting to be bested by Kin practically smeared herself over the Prince.
"That Hinata girl told us to entertain you and comfort you so if you let us…" whispered Kin in Naruto's ear making the boy tremble a bit.
"But girls we can't…" began to say Naruto when both girls stood up and went to the cart from where they produced their customary weapons making Naruto wonder if they were going to attack him.
Tayuya noticed his concern and smirking said "These aren't just weapons you know? As much pain they can bring they can also give pleasure to the senses" With that both Tayuya and Kin started to play their instruments and before long both fell to rhythmic tune that entranced Naruto with soft sounds from the flute and the soft clanking of the cymbals and bells.
Naruto enjoyed Kin's dances which were slow but repetitive and Tayuya's tunes which seemed to sound lower and lower with every passing moment. "Say my prince, could we make a few requests from you?" said Kin straddling Naruto while sounding her cymbals directly over his ears. "Of course…" replied Naruto sounding like a drone.
"I would like you to use your clan's mighty powers to smite a most dangerous and evil individual. His name is Orochimaru and he lives in the Land of Rice in a secret fortress I happen to know" said Kin making Tayuya's eyes go wide but not wanting to break the spell kept playing.
"He is dead…" replied Naruto with a smile that betrayed and unknown viciousness in him. "Perfect, I'll be sure to be very thankful with you when it's done…" whispered Kin getting up from Naruto and resuming her dance in a quicker tempo as Tayuya stopped playing and approached Naruto in a more hesitant manner.
"S-Say Prince…I want you to heal a certain someone…" asked Tayuya feeling a bit embarrassed over having her face so close to the entranced Prince.
"Sure, bring him over whenever you can…I'll have him good as new" replied Naruto without blinking. Tayuya smiled widely at that and now feeling a bit guilty over using another person like this resumed her playing and accompanying Kin in a frantic pace finished their play and Naruto fell asleep then and there with his order turning to personal desires in his mind.
With their goals on the way of becoming fulfilled both girls gave Naruto a thankful smile albeit they knew it was coerced and left the room. On the way back, Tayuya turned to Kin and asked "You serve Orochimaru?" Kin looked at Tayuya and got on a fighting stance realizing she was staring at a probable failsafe from that sneaky bastard.
"So you going to kill me for failing?!" hissed Kin ready to unleash her best moves.
Tayuya laughed and said "Nah you dumb bitch! You are actually my replacement as I was to some other poor cunt! I am glad you asked Naruto to kill the bastard, I was planning to ask the same!" Kin relaxed at those words and smirking said "So I guess that makes us something of accomplices" "Damn right!" laughed Tayuya and with that both resumed their way back to the harem wing.
End of Chapter 6 Please read and review. Thanks to Tachman for always helping with making this story move along
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