Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor Sekirei, all characters, thoughts and ideas that exist in this story that were taken from the original works belong to their specific creators, Masashi Kishomoto and Akurako Gokurakuin. Only original thoughts and or characters created in this story are my own.
There isn't any action in this chapter. This is to set up the ground work for future plot elements. There is actually a LOT going on in this chapter. I made some of it very subtle though. Things that won't make sense until later chapters and then you go back and go "OH DAMN!" That kind of stuff.
For those of you that are underage, I suggest you skip the last part of this chapter. It's about as sexually explicit as sex scenes in movies that are censored (you see the act, but not the areas) but the warning is here. You won't be missing much just so long as you read the last paragraph.
Review Responses:
Oh hey look! I have my own personal flamer following my story and reading my chapters! Wow, that jealously and envy of his must be pretty intense if he's jumping on the slightest tiny little problem and blowing it so out of proportions it's retarded ^_^.
Just two thing to the anonymous idiot that keeps flaming my story:
What separates one shinobi from another isn't method, but intention. All shinobi kill or do other horrible things, trying to sugar coat it is pointless. It's the reason why they do what they do that separates the good from the bad. What Tobi was trying to do, enslave humanity, and what Naruto was trying to do, heal Hanabi, are two completely different things on two completely different scales. If you can't understand this, then maybe you should stop reading.
And finally, this also goes for anyone else that just mindlessly bashes, if my story bugs you that much then why are you still reading it and boosting my review count? Thanks by the way, I could always use more reviews, so please feel free to flame this chapter as well. You're just one more number on my review count.
Now if you have legitimate concerns/criticism and you make constructive reviews I'll take what you say seriously and either A) Take the time to explain things to you as to why they're like that or B) Admit my mistake and do better next time.
Well, provided that explaining it doesn't give away plot development.
Anyways, Karasuba IS blood thirsty, look back when she went to rescue Musubi with Yume. She was grinning viciously at the mountain of corpses she had piled up. I may have exaggerated slightly with the whole 'bathing in the blood of my enemies' thing, but not by very much :). It was meant to be pure humor and not taken 100% seriously.
An individual mentioned Naruto not noticing the chakra and stuff. Explanation is that he's just been too busy settling in. He's noticed the lack of chakra in people in general and that there are only a select few individuals that have a significant amount, but he won't do anything about it unless they become a threat.
A note on Hokage Mode. I probably didn't give it a good explanation and the like. Think of it like this. It's basically Naruto when he doesn't let emotions affect his thinking and focus' on a singular task instead of acting like he has ADHD. When Naruto truly focus' on a task, like the Rasengan for instance, he pulls out amazing progress and results. It was something he was forced to develop due to his position as Hokage. As much as he wanted to 'feel' for his people, the war often made him make choices that he would emotionally and ideologically object to and 'Hokage Mode' was his way to deal with that. The emotional side of Naruto would never allow him to do to Yashima what he did, and he's going to feel guilt over that for quite some time, but the logical side of him saw the best, and possibly only, chance to heal Hanabi for good.
Chapter 4: Explanations
"Who are you working for? How did you find me? And give me one good reason why I shouldn't have your throat cut and your body dumped in the river?" Naruto demanded as he glared at Seo. This was bad. They had taken every precaution to get here without being detected, and yet this man had found them not even an hour after they had arrived. Considering the distance the condo was from the place where the lightning duo had fought Musubi he must have already been after them before they had arrived.
That brought up some disturbing possibilities and thoughts that Naruto didn't want to entertain.
Seo swallowed hard as he held his hands up in surrender. Being very careful not to agitate whoever it was behind him. He hadn't even sensed them approach and he had prided himself on being perceptive. Whoever it was, they were good. Too good.
"I don't mean any harm." Seo said hastily, "Honest, I don't work for anyone. I'm just a freelancer."
"Don't give me that shit." Naruto interrupted, cutting his hand across in front of him to emphasis his point. "A freelancer is someone for hire, someone hired you to attack Musubi, now answer me completely or you. Will. Die." Naruto became very protective when his precious people were threatened.
Seo swallowed hard a second time, this wasn't exactly how he had planned this meeting to go. He had just wanted to walk in, joke around, do his job, collect his girls and get out. "I wasn't hired to attack Musubi specifically." Seo said, he had the feeling that this wasn't really the time to play around. "I was simply hired to have my girls take out a specific group of individuals, when, where, or how didn't really matter. Death was actually to be avoided. We're sort of in the middle of a competition and my employer wanted me to remove some of their competitors." Seo said finally. It was forbidden to speak of the Sekirei Plan to anyone outside of the plan itself so it was difficult finding the proper words to explain the situation without giving away too much.
"And Musubi is one of those competitors?" Naruto demanded, it made sense in a way. Musubi had said 'yet' when the two women had wanted to fight her, and considering she had fainted from hunger it was conceivable she simply wanted to wait until after she had eaten before she had fought. Musubi was that kind of girl. However Naruto knew that Seo was bending the truth a lot. There was much he wasn't saying.
Seo would have nodded if he wasn't scared his throat might get slit by the movement. Instead of simply formed an O with his right hand signalling that Naruto was correct.
"How did you find this place?"
Seo built upon his earlier story, "I'm a competitor in the competition as well, everyone has a tracking device located on them so that they can be found by the administrators of the competition if they are defeated. It's so the downed competitors can be retrieved and sent back to a medical facility to recover for the rest of the game. I may have access to more... privileged information than the average competitor does and I used it to track my two girls here." It was all technically true, he wasn't sure if bending the truth this much was a great idea but he didn't feel like being hunted down by the Disciplinary Squad for breaking the rules.
The competitors could be tracked? Naruto frowned at this thought. This meant that all three girls behind him were traceable by some unknown organization. While he didn't care too much about the lightning twins, he did care about Musubi. "And how do I remove this tracking device?"
"I don't know really, I just know they exist, which is more than most competitors realize."
That wasn't the answer Naruto wanted to hear, but the man wasn't lying, Naruto could tell that much. "And final question... why shouldn't I have your throat slit and your body dumped into the river?" Naruto questioned, he really was tempted to do just that. Seo was a threat to him now. And if he was able to track the bondage duo with the tracking device, it was feasible he could track anyone involved in the competition.
"Uh, because you'll stain the carpet out here red and you'd have difficulty explaining that to the owner of the building?" Seo offered, hoping a little light-hearted humor would defuse the situation. Blood was terribly difficult to get out of a white carpet and the smell never really did go away.
Naruto smirked and let out a short laugh. He stepped back as he beckon for his companion to let Seo go. "Come in, I have more questions that need answers." Naruto said finally and the blade disappeared from Seo's throat. Seo rubbed the spot where the blade had been and sighed in relief. That wasn't an experience he wanted to go through again. Naruto turned and head back into the living room of the condo, expecting Seo to follow.
The man sighed and stepped inside. Life sure had gotten interesting ever since the Sekirei Plan had started. As Seo entered the condo he noticed that it wasn't very big, not that this building in particular had very large places for sale anyways. It was meant for young couples. Even a small family would make most of the places for sale in the building feel cramped.
One of the first things he noticed was Musubi sitting on the couch and smiled appreciatively. He had a healthy respect for the female body. He knew who she was, he knew who all the Sekirei were, it was his business to know. He used to have a friend in a high place, and that had left him very well informed of the Sekirei Plan.
He still couldn't sense anything from the presence that was following him. He knew they were there but he had this feeling in the back of his mind that warned him against turning around. He didn't feel like getting a blade stuck in his back.
As Seo entered the living room he couldn't help but whistle at the sight. His Sekirei were hanging from the ceiling bound in a very interesting fashion. The way they were bound really accentuated their feminine assets. Their breasts were bound tight and hung down making them appear at least one size larger than they actually were. The ropes around their legs and waist had been tightened so much that it created a very pronounced camel toe on them.
"I have to say, I like the decorating you've done with the place" Seo said as he walked over to his to Sekirei and admired them. He definitely wished he had a camera to make this event more long lasting and memorable. Although knowing his girls they'd probably destroy the camera and the footage the moment they found it. Then they'd probably beat him to within an inch of his life for taking the images in the first place. "They'd kill me if I ever tried to do something like this to them. I have to hand it to you man, you've got good taste." Seo however wasn't just admiring his girls, although he was doing that as well. He took of how the wire holding the girls up appeared to simply stick to the sealing and how there were strange pieces of paper with foreign writing attached to various places on the girl's bodies. He made note to memorize the writing but didn't touch the papers. They were sticking to the girls just like the wire was sticking to the ceiling. There was something going on here beyond his area of expertise and he wasn't going to mess around with it.
"Just making sure they aren't capable of harming anyone when they awaken." Naruto said lightly as he eyed Seo, taking keen note of where his eyes lingered and what they seemed to ignore. Naruto had taken a position between Seo and the couch, just in case he wanted to hurt either of the girls behind him.
Seo turned to face Naruto and noticed a second lady in the room sitting on the couch beside Musubi. This one was a beautiful brown haired woman with the most exotic eyes Seo had ever seen. She had long, perfectly shaped legs and her face could make a goddess weep in jealously. And then there were her breasts, Seo was an expert at analyze the shape and size of breasts even through clothing. They were completely...
A kunai whistled through the air and cut him on the cheek. It continued on and hit the wall and sank several inches in. Some blood began to run down the side of Seo's face. Naruto and the lady he had been ogling were both glaring at him. "Leer at my fiancée again, and I'm removing those eyes from your head." Naruto said in a dangerous tone as his eyes narrowed. He was being deadly serious here.
Seo nodded furiously, staring at a man's future bride was a very good way to get hurt, and turned his head towards Musubi. "She's off limits as well." Damnit, this man was good. Ah well, he still had his to lovely ladies behind him and a whole city filled with Sekirei to ogle in the future.
Seo backed up so he stood between his Sekirei that were hanging from the ceiling. He raised his hands up to his shoulder to show that he hadn't meant any harm. "Sorry, sorry. I won't look anymore." Seo said. The two bondage ladies groaned as they slowly opened their eyes, awakening from the sleep that was forcefully induced upon them. Seo took note of how Hanabi's eyes narrowed as she frowned at his two Sekirei. Apparently she hadn't expected them to wake so soon.
"Ah, Hikari, Hibiki, glad to see you two are finally awake." Seo said cheerfully as he kissed them both on the cheek. He avoided their mouths as he was already walking on thin ice. He imagined if he had tried to engage their Norito he'd be dead before he had gotten to his second Sekirei. The two of them, Naruto and his lovely bride-to-be, appeared to be watching his every movement.
Musubi just seemed to be entirely clueless of the subtleties that were going on here and was just watching everything in curiosity. Her head was tilted cutely to the side while she pressed her index finger on the side of her mouth.
"Seo?" Hikari asked in confusion as she glanced over at her Ashikabi, "What's going on, where am I?" Hibiki was similarly confused, like two people that had just awoken from a deep slumber they were not entirely aware of their surroundings.
"Ah ha ha… hee…" Seo let out a strained laugh, "We, ah, seem to have been captured." Seo answered, summarizing their situation succinctly. Seo may not be in chains, but he had no doubt that this was anything other than captivity. Naruto wasn't going to just let him go.
"Captured?" The twins shouted at the same time, it was then they noticed their awkward position.
"What the hell is going on?" Hibiki shouted as she tried to squirm out of her bindings. She was an elemental type Sekirei however and lacked the strength to snap metal, especially metal that was designed to bend and absorb impacts like the ninja wire. "Why are we tied up like we were just in a bondage movie?"
Seo chuckled nervously, "You can thank that young man over there for your condition." Seo said, drawing Hibiki and Hikari's ire towards Naruto.
"You!" Hibiki shouted in anger, "You're the one that stopped us from attack that unwinged… girl." Hibiki had to stop herself short before revealing too much. "Let me down this instant before I blast you into next week!"
"You can try." The pale eyed girl said as she stood up and approached the two bound Sekirei. "And for the record, the only way you're blasting my Naruto-kun is over my dead body." She said with a growl as she slapped Hibiki across the face. "I'm the one that bound you up and tied you to the ceiling, and you'll stay like that until 'I' feel like letting you go, which may be never if I feel like you're a threat to my Naruto-kun." This wasn't the kind, shy Hanabi talking, or the calm, cold, ANBU Lotus. This was the battle ready version that would gladly sacrifice herself for the man she loved.
Hibiki glared at the girl's in humiliation as she tried to gather her lightning. She was going to teach the little strumpet a lesson when she suddenly hit a block. A gasp escaped from her mouth when she realized something. She couldn't use her abilities. "W-What did you do to me?" She asked, now more than a little scared, if she had lost her abilities was she still a Sekirei? Was Seo still her Ashikabi? Logic and common sense flew out the window as Hibiki started to panic.
Seo's eyes narrowed as he saw his girl panic. He reached out and comfortingly groped her breast. Naruto's fiancée raised an eyebrow at Seo but noticed how this seemed to calm Hibiki down a little. She turned around and headed back to the couch to sit beside Musubi. "I have sealed away your powers for now, don't worry, if you and Seo cooperate with us and answer our questions, you may all leave here tonight no worse for wear." Her eyes narrowed as she held each of their gazes for a moment, "However if we don't get our answers, we may be dumping your bodies into the river later tonight."
Musubi seemed to be even more confused as to what was going on. "Why would the three of them want to go swimming tonight if they don't answer your questions?" Musubi asked in confusion. She had no idea what the pale-eyed girl was imply with that statement. She wasn't aware that their guests had wanted to go swimming. She was so innocent to the real world that she wasn't aware of the meaning of some of the seedier phrases that less than reputable people used.
Hanabi and Naruto glanced over at Musubi and sighed in unison, "I'll explain it later, much later." Naruto said although he had no intention of ever explaining it to Musubi. There were some things the innocent were better off not knowing.
Seo swallowed hard again as he stopped fondling Hibiki. It may have seemed like an odd move to most people but in a very real sense that was his way of saying he was still with her and wanted to continue to be with her. Seo wasn't exactly the most romantic of individuals. Some of his... acquaintances called him trash and scum for good reason.
"Alright, I'll try and answer what I can, please do know I can say everything." Naruto and Hanabi frowned, and Seo held his arms up again, "It's not what you think, even if you threaten to kill me for not telling, I'm dead if I do." Naruto sighed; he knew what that was like. Some secrets were worth taking to the grave and revealing other secrets put you in it.
"Alright." The girl sitting beside Musubi agreed and Seo wondered for a moment if the girl was the dominate one in the relationship. "What's a Sekirei and what's an Ashikabi?" Hanabi started off, Seo winced as he tried to figure out how to word his response. This wasn't fair, that was definitely a question he didn't want to answer. Thankfully he didn't have to.
"Oh that's easy! Musubi knows that answer." The cheerful shrine maiden spoke up as something finally made sense to her. "Musubi is a Sekirei!" She smiled and held her breasts in her hands. Naruto admired that appreciatively and Seo noticed that with a smirk. He had to hold back a smirk of his own as he understood. He wasn't the only person in the room with a healthy appreciation of the female body. "And an Ashikabi is our destined one. We Sekirei search for our destined one so that we can be winged by them. They are the one person we dedicate our whole lives to, and we will spend forever and ever with them." Musubi said with sparkles in her eyes. "That's what Musubi was doing today. She was looking for her Ashikabi when those meanies over there attacked her."
Well that helped Seo a little bit. Musubi was one of the few people that could probably get away with revealing everything and no one would do anything about it because it was simply expected of her. It helped that certain individuals in the Disciplinary Squad favored Musubi as well.
Naruto walked over to stand beside Musubi and laid a hand gently on her shoulder. "Well you don't need to worry about those meanies anymore." He said with a smile, "If they so much as look at you the wrong way, just let me know, and I'll…" Naruto turned his head to stare at the three, an eerie grin stretched across his face. "Deal with them, permanently."
Seo, Hibiki and Hikari all shuddered and cringed away from that grin. That did not look human. Musubi simply stared up at Naruto as a blush began to form.
"As enlightening as Musubi was, it still didn't explain several things." The pale eyed girl said as she leaned forward. Seo was careful not to look at her cleavage; he liked his eyes where they were. "The Sekirei/Ashikabi pairing, what is the relationship exactly? Is it master/slave? Is it lovers? And how does a Sekirei choose an Ashikabi? What are the requirements?" She stopped as Seo started waving his arms frantically. He looked quite odd as he did that as if he was trying to fend off invisible daggers that were being thrown at him. In a sense he may very well be, although they were daggers of a different sort.
"Whoa whoa, hold on, I can only answer so many questions at one time. Since you obviously know about Sekirei and Ashikabi that makes things a little easier for me." Seo said as he interrupted Hanabi. He may get in trouble for saying this, but at least the people here knew something already. He might as well explain the whole thing. So long as he kept the details of the competition a secret he should be fine. "The relationship between the Ashikabi and the Sekirei is up to the two of them to decide. It's not exactly set in stone. The only thing that is similar in all cases is the undying love and loyalty the Sekirei has to their Ashikabi. It is complete and absolute. The Sekirei will give anything, even their life, for their Ashikabi." Seo grimaced as he glared at the floor, there were some rather unscrupulous activities happening out there. There were some individuals that used their Sekirei to do things that they normally wouldn't but had to because of their bond, "When a Sekirei finds their destined Ashikabi they exchange bodily fluids, usually in the form of a kiss, and it enacts a ritual that binds the Sekirei to the Ashikabi. As proof of this bonding wings erupt from the back of the Sekirei and a crest appears on their body."
Naruto and the pale-eyed girl glanced at each other, their faces expressionless but they both had the same thoughts running through their head, not that Seo knew what they were thinking of. He did catch the look though and filed it away in his head.
Seo cleared his throat bringing everyone's attention back to him, "As for how the Sekirei find their destined one? No one knows." Seo said with a shrug, "All that is known however is that when the Sekirei is within the presence of their destined one they start to react. At first they unconsciously stick close to them, then they start heating up, their heart beat quicken, they start to blush and oh damn man she's reacting to you!" Seo finished with a shout as he pointed at Musubi.
Four heads jerked to stare at Musubi. Her face was deeply flushed as her breaths came in short gasps. She was kneading hear breasts with her hands as she stared up at Naruto with undisguised adoration and love. With Naruto's attention on her the heat building up within her chest and between her legs became unbearable.
"Naruto-sama…" Musubi whispered huskily, Naruto hadn't even been aware that she could sound husky, "Naruto-sama is my Ashikabi-sama! I've found you at last." The hope, joy and happiness that laced Musubi's voice was more than a little unnerving. With a cry she lunged at Naruto, only to find should couldn't move. Hanabi had placed her hands on Musubi's legs and held them in an iron grip. Hanabi was forced to use more than just a little chakra to keep Musubi down. On top of that Naruto's hands quickly clamped down on Musubi's shoulders and held her down.
"NOOO!" Musubi wailed in despair, it was a sound that nearly broke Naruto's heart.
"Why are you stopping her man?" Seo asked incredulous. How could he turn down such a woman? Had he not noticed the size of her breasts? All the curves in just the right places? The face that was just begging to be kissed? The gorgeous set of legs?
"It's not that I don't want her, she's a good girl. But I already have a fiancée. I won't cheat on her with another woman. I love Hanabi and I'm not going to break her heart by being with someone else." Naruto said through clenched teeth. Musubi was getting harder and harder to hold in place. The reacting Sekirei squirmed and fidgeted as she tried to break out of their combined grasp. She needed Naruto now more than anything.
Hanabi, so that's her name, Seo though as he regarded the two trying to hold Musubi down. He also noted how they managed to keep a reacting Sekirei completely still with what looked like nothing more than physical strength. Seo rubbed the back of his head and came to a decision. The primary reason he wanted to knock unwinged Sekirei out of the game is to prevent unnecessary heartache, or worse being forcibly winged by others. However this situation where Musubi had already found her Ashikabi was different. To break her away from her Ashikabi after she'd found him would hurt more than anything else.
"You know, there are Ashikabi's that force wings upon Sekirei." Seo said drawing Naruto's and Hanabi's attention. "Sekirei try to find their destined one, but some people don't care about that. A person can force a Sekirei's undying love and obedience. The ritual doesn't need to be done with the destined one; the destined one is simply the best choice for the Sekirei. That's why I have my girls chase down the unwinged Sekirei. Better they find no one, then be forever stuck with the wrong person. The number of people trying to force Sekirei to be their slaves is increasing. One person has over ten, and he considers them to be nothing more than toys, collectables and possessions."
Naruto and Hanabi looked at one another for a long moment. Hanabi's thoughts going to Yashima and how abusive her Ashikabi had been. The thought of the innocent Musubi being forced into that kind of a relationship. She'd never be able to live with herself if she let it happen. Musubi wouldn't even understand 'why' it was happening to her, only that she was forced to endure it and all because Hanabi had forced her away from the one person she was the most compatible with.
Naruto's own thoughts were along similar lines. He hated those that treated people as mere possessions. Madara's entire plan had been something very similar, except on a grander scale. Forcing everyone to bend to his will and desire instead of just a single individual.
"Naruto-sama…" Musubi cried out, tears leaking from her eyes as she stared up at Naruto piteously.
Hanabi removed her hands from Musubi's legs and sat back with a sigh as she closed her eyes. "Hanabi?" Naruto asked in concern. Musubi was almost impossible to hold down with just his own strength in this position. He didn't want to enhance himself with chakra too much lest he hurt the poor girl.
Hanabi didn't like it; she didn't want to share Naruto. But the thought of Musubi being forcefully winged like Yashima was even worse. Images of Musubi's bruised and battered face, her innocence shattered, flashed across her mind and caused her to flinch slightly. And then the memories of her sister's unfulfilled love came unbidden to her mind. She had been about to force someone to end up like her sister. Loving someone, but knowing you could never be with them and being forced to be with someone else in a forced, loveless marriage. Worse, the love would be imposed.
Hanabi couldn't do it. As much as she didn't want to share Naruto she'd never be able to live the guilt down if she stopped this from happening.
"I guess I could use a new sister." Hanabi finally said lamely. It was a pitiful excuse and they both knew it but Naruto took it for what it really was; Hanabi's acceptance of Musubi and her willingness to share.
Naruto relaxed his grip and Musubi took advantage of the opening in an instant. "Naruto-sama!" She cried out in joy as she jumped into his arms and kissed him full on the lips. Had Naruto not been prepared for it he would have been knocked on his ass but as it is he merely stumbled back a few steps. Hanabi opened her eyes
Eight brilliant pink wings burst out from Musubi's back and they bathed the room in a soft pink glow. Hanabi tilted her head slightly as she looked on and had to concede, it was quite the breathtaking sight. Her misgivings relaxed a little as she reached out and brushed one of the wings and notice how it seemed to bend around her hand instead of offering resistance. A crest began to glow on Musubi's back, just below the base of the neck. It glowed with the same brilliant pink color as her wings.
As the glow receded the wings slowly disappeared into Musubi's back. The brunette looked up into Naruto's eyes and smiled lovingly. "I've found it…" She whispered, her voiced laced with happiness and joy, "I've finally found you my Ashikabi-sama." Musubi shouted in joy as she wrapped her arms around Naruto and hugged him close.
Hanabi twitched but settled down. It was hard to be mad at someone like Musubi, especially when she looked and sounded so happy. It's not like she was doing anything inappropriate either. It was just a hug.
It was just a hug.
Hanabi was going to make sure to smother Naruto in hugs tonight when they went to bed.
"Looks like we won't be chasing her anymore." Hikari said softly as she looked on at the endearing scene before her.
"I guess not." Seo confirmed. At least Musubi had found an Ashikabi that knew how to take care of himself. Seo wasn't quite sure who or what Naruto and Hanabi truly were but he knew they weren't human. They weren't Sekirei either, but they definitely weren't human. He needed to check some things out but first he needed to get out of here alive and with his two Sekirei in one piece.
Suddenly a phone rang, breaking the mood entirely. Naruto sighed and sat Musubi back down on the couch where Hanabi reached out and placed a hand on her thigh. Musubi had shown enough affection for one night as far as Hanabi was concerned. Her new sister was going to sit right there until Hanabi had her time.
Naruto walked over to the island between the kitchen and the living room and looked at his phone that was still ringing madly. It was curious, Naruto was sure that the only person that had his number was Hanabi so who could it be that was calling him this late at night? Telemarketers stopped after a certain time of day. Naruto picked it up and flipped the phone open. The entire screen suddenly lit up as a shady looking man appeared on the touch screen. Final Fantasy victory music burst out and began playing in the background.
"Congratulations! You are now the brand…"
Click. Naruto hung up. "Damn telemarketers." He muttered as he set the phone back down on the island. Ever since he signed up for offers from that one ramen stand he had been bombarded by telemarketers. Guess they were getting more persistent.
Seo on the other hand had recognized the voice and burst out laughing. "That wasn't a telemarketer." Seo gasped out between bouts of laughter. He could only imagine the director's face after Naruto had hung up on him.
"Scam artist?"
Seo started to laugh even harder; he was having trouble breathing now.
The phone rang a second time. Naruto glanced down at it and noticed it was the same number as before. He picked the phone up quickly hit the end call button on the outside of the phone. He didn't even want to deal with such a shady fellow.
Seo was on the ground now holding his sides because he was laughing so hard. "You know if you don't stop you're gonna suffocate yourself." Naruto commented idly as he watched Seo roll around on the floor.
"Poor professor." Musubi said as she stared mournfully at the phone. Naruto raised an eyebrow at this. Musubi knew who that strange person was? That didn't sit well with Naruto. Whoever he was he looked shady and he didn't like the fact that Musubi was associated with shady individuals.
And then the creepiness went to the next level when their television randomly turned on and the shady man was on it. "That wasn't very nice Naruto-san. I just wanted to congratulate you on acquiring your first Sekirei!" The man said boisterously. He didn't sound very upset at what Naruto had done, more amused if anything.
"Oh hey Professor!" Musubi greeted cheerfully as she waved at the man on the screen.
"Oh! No. 88 Musubi, are you doing well?"
How the hell were they doing that? There wasn't even a camera built into the TV that he knew of. Naruto interrupted the two, "Don't talk like Musubi is a possession, and how do you know my name?" Naruto demanded, some weird man he had never met before suddenly using devices in ways Naruto had no idea they could be used possessing information he shouldn't have. Naruto was on guard now. It didn't matter whether or not Musubi knew him, the man knew too much.
"I know everything that goes on in this city!" The man said and the paused as he took everything in the room for the first time. "Wow, that's interesting. Seo, I didn't know you and your Sekirei were into that kind of thing and to think you would share with another Ashikabi."
Groans, sweat drops, a cheer, a snarl and the sound of blood draining rapidly from someone's face could be heard.
"Anyways, regardless of your pastimes Seo I'm here for Naruto-kun!" The shady man said with a grin. "I'm Minaka Hiroto the CEO of MBI! I know all about you and your fiancée Hanabi. About her hospitalization when she first arrived, about the unique properties of your blood and all the personal information you released to get that nice place you live in." Naruto frowned but said nothing. If Minaka was the CEO of MBI then it stood to reason that he would know all that. The hospital Hanabi had been treated in was owned by MBI.
Naruto began to make preliminary plans to assassinate Minaka Hiroto. Just in case the shady man decided to threaten or blackmail him or Hanabi.
"Anyways, setting all that aside you are now part of the Sekirei Plan!" Minaka said with glee as he crossed his hands in front of him. "That's the name of the game you're now a part of."
Naruto did NOT like the sound of that. "Game? What game?" This was probably the competition that Seo had mentioned.
"The rules are simple." Minaka continued on, ignoring Naruto's question. "There are 108 freed Sekirei in the city. These Sekirei will fight and fight and fight and fight! They will continue fighting until only one is left. That Sekirei and their Ashikabi will then be given permission to ascend!" Minaka stood up and spread his arms out wide to either side of his head. "The Ashikabi who ascends with his Sekirei and overcomes all odds will hold the fate of the entire world in his hand!"
The phone in Naruto's hand shattered as he crushed it in his grip. "Either you're completely insane, or a dead man, because if you're serious, I'm going to kill you." Naruto growled. The last person that tried to hold the entire world in their hand was Madara. And if this Minaka Hiroto thought to do the same then he was going to die. He wasn't so foolish to believe that Minaka would actually let 'him' decide the fate of the world, not that he wanted it in the first place. This whole thing had to be about the CEO and what he wanted. Leaders like that never gave away anything without getting something in return.
"Now now, don't be like that Naruto-kun." Minaka said as he dismissed the irritated shinobi like it was nothing. "Don't you want the fate of the world in your hands? You could 'create' your own fate, instead of simply defying it. Anyways since you now know about this Sekirei Plan you have to keep it a secret from anyone else that doesn't already know. In the case that you leak any information our MBI will retaliate with all our force and ability." Naruto wasn't impressed. He doubted anything Minaka could field could withstand him and Kurama fully unleashed. But at least he knew why Seo had been so hesitant to speak. For someone like him MBI would be a true legitimate threat.
"Anyways, I am needed elsewhere Naruto-kun. Please take good care of our Musubi-chan." Minaka said and the TV turned off.
Seo whistled lightly as he sat up from where he had been lying on the floor. He looked at Naruto in a new light, the blood having finally returned to his face. "You have some serious balls man. The only other person I know who would threaten Minaka is Miya over at Izumo Inn and trust me when I say that she is one terrifying woman." Seo said as his respect for Naruto went up a notch.
"How much of what he said was true." Naruto asked Seo, ignoring his comment, as he pointed at the blank TV.
Seo stood up and shrugged. "I don't know. Minaka has always had a few screws loose. You're probably not too far off the truth when you said he was insane. But insane or not he's a genius that built MBI up from nothing to the world's greatest corporation in only 20 years and he wields a lot of power and influence here. He may not be physically strong but he has guardians that are, and enough money, power and influence to make anyone of any importance in Japan, and even in many places across the world, do what he wants."
Naruto grimaced, that made dealing with Minaka far more difficult. Even if he bulldozed through Minaka's forces and killed the man, the political backlash he'd take as a result would essentially destroy any chance at a peaceful life afterwards. While he didn't mind so much, Hanabi and Musubi didn't deserve a life on the run.
Still that didn't mean there weren't other cards that Naruto could put into play.
"Two more questions Seo." Naruto said as he thought back to something Minaka had said. "If 108 Sekirei are running around, how many have been winged already?"
Seo shrugged a little, "I can't give you an exact number, but around 80% have already been winged."
"So a little over 20 left…" Naruto mused as he made some quick calculations in his head.
"A little less actually." Seo said as he looked over at his Sekirei, "A few Sekirei were defeated before finding their Ashikabi and a few that did find their Ashikabi have been defeated as well." Despite interference from Homura and Naruto his girls had managed to defeat a few unwinged Sekirei before they found their Ashikabi.
Naruto sighed as he rubbed his temple. "I hate 'games' that play with people's lives." There was one more question Naruto wanted answered. If he was going to be in this 'game' as Minaka put it, he wanted to know what the biggest threat. "Last question. Who in your opinion is the greatest power in this 'game'?"
Seo had a contemplative look on his face for a moment, this was a tricky question. "When it comes to people actively participating in this game, it would be the Ashikabi or the East, the Ashikabi of the South and the Ashikabi of the West. They're all powerful enough to take control of a section of the city like it's their territory. They haven't made any moves against each other so it's impossible to tell which one is at the top." Seo answered as best he could, those were the three great powers in this game and any one of them could have a major influence on the direction this game went.
"And why isn't there an Ashikabi of the North?" Naruto asked, it seemed only logical that if the other sectors had a major player that the north should have one as well.
Seo gulped nervously. "Well, you see, no one would dare claim the north as theirs while the scary Hannya of the North exists. While not technically a part of the Sekirei Plan, she's stronger than everyone else combined. No one would dare claim the north so long as she resides there."
Now THAT was interesting. Naruto would have to think on that for a while.
He looked over at the Hikari and Hibiki still hanging from the ceiling. "Hanabi." The chakra holding the ninja wire to the ceiling disappeared dumping the two girls into Seo's arms as he reacted quick enough to catch them. Even though he caught them the sudden drop and weight sent them all tumbling to the ground. Seo wasn't prepared to catch the two of them that suddenly.
Hanabi walked over to Hikari while Naruto tended to Hibiki as they worked quickly to untie the wire from them. The seals slipped discreetly into their pockets as they worked through the knots like they had done it many times before and soon the girls were released from their bondage.
"Does this mean you're letting us go?" Seo asked hopefully as he slowly got to his feet. He really didn't want to end up as fish food. Hibiki and Hikari stood up as well, albeit a little more shakily, and began to work the circulation back into their limbs. They'd been hanging hogtied for a few hours now.
Naruto nodded, "Yeah, you can go. You answered all the questions I asked. I have more but I doubt you know the answer." Or at least none that he'd freely answer. Naruto wasn't naive enough that Seo would spill everything, even if he was pressured. Naruto waved his hand towards the door indicating they could leave. "You're free to go, but what happened in here tonight is never spoken of. Am I clear?"
Seo and his two Sekirei nodded their heads vigorously. None of them wanted a repeat of tonight. The three of them hurried out of the condo, Seo's hand discreetly pocketing something, and headed out into the night. Naruto followed them to make sure they left the floor before returning. He locked the door behind him and nodded at Hanabi. It was just the three of them now.
Naruto entered the living room and leaned against the island. "Just great, now we're stuck in some game ran by a madman. What a way to end the day." Naruto muttered as he rubbed his temples.
Musubi hopped off the couch and onto her feet. "Don't worry Naruto-san! Musubi will fight really hard for you! Musubi will be sure to stay alive and win this game with you so we can ascend together!" She declared cheerfully as light danced in her eyes and final fantasy victory music sounded in the distance.
"Do you even know what it means to ascend?" Naruto asked.
"Nope!"
"Just thought I'd asked..." He sighed as he looked over at his fiancée. She just shrugged her shoulders. She didn't understand any more than he did. "What are we going to do about sleeping arrangements?"
"Musubi wants to be by Naruto-sama!" Musubi declared as she grabbed Naruto's arm.
"Ano, I don't mind taking the couch." Hanabi said timidly. Now that the situation was defused she had reverted back to her shyer self. She wanted to be by her Naruto but...
"No, I won't allow that." Naruto said as he walked over to Hanabi, Musubi still clinging to his arm.
"Ya! You love Naruto-sama as much as I do! I can feel it. It's not right for you to be separated either." Musubi cried out as she bent over and pulled Hanabi up to her feet.
"I'm going to side with Musubi on this one. I mean, it's every guys dream to sleep with two women at the same time." Naruto said with a grin. He could already envision both of them in sexy sleepwear.
Hanabi blushed as she looked over at Musubi, "Alright, I guess that's fine. Ummm... Musubi, just no s-sex alright?" She stumbled over that word a bit. She wasn't about to let Naruto's first time be with anyone but her.
Musubi tilted her head to the side and looked at Hanabi curiously. "What's sex? Is that like some sort of food? Because if it is no worries, Musubi knows better than to eat in bed. She always ruined the sheets when she did that."
Hanabi and Naruto just stared at her for a few moments. They had both known that Musubi was innocent. It wasn't until now that they realized just 'how' innocent she really was. Sometimes it was like she was a little girl in an adults body.
Hanabi giggled a little and just shook her head. "No, it's not food but don't worry if you don't know what it is, I'll tell you about it later." After I've had my way with him a few times, she thought. Hanabi grabbed Naruto's other arm and began to pull him towards the bedroom. "Come on, let's go get changed. It's been a long day."
"Kay!" Musubi agreed and began to pull on Naruto's other arm.
x~X~x
Naruto opened his eyes and blinked the sleep away. Something out of place had awoken him. He frowned as he only felt a single presence in the bed beside him. He turned to the left and saw Musubi there, cuddling his arm between her breasts. Musubi wasn't wearing very much, not being able to fit into any of Hanabi's nightgowns due to the size of her breasts. Instead all she wore was a pair of panties, not that Naruto minded very much. He enjoyed looking at the well-endowed female.
He brought his free hand over and began to play with the tips of Musubi's breasts for a moment. He smiled when Musubi uttered his name in her sleep and moaned softly. It was then that he realized what the missing presence meant. Hanabi wasn't in bed with them. Naruto kissed Musubi softly on the forehead before he teleported to Hanabi's side using the Hiraishin no Jutsu.
He hadn't gone very far, just the next room over. Hanabi was sitting on the couch staring out the window into the city beyond. She didn't turn to look when he flashed into existence beside her, she knew it was him. Hanabi was wearing the same nightgown she had worn the night before. A sheer one black one piece that left nothing to the imagination.
"What's wrong Hanabi?" Naruto asked as he sat beside Hanabi and wrapped his arms around her.
Hanabi leaned back into his embrace and sighed softly, "I don't know." She did, but wasn't sure about how to phrase it. "I just feel like things are beginning to spin out of control again."
"Don't worry." Naruto said as he kissed the top of her head. "I'll always be by your side you know. Just lean on me and I'll carry you through any storm that comes our way." A smile graced her face for a moment before disappearing again. "Now tell me, what's really wrong?"
Hanabi blushed deeply and tilted her head to look Naruto in the eyes, "How long have we been together?" Hanabi asked, Hanabi raised a finger to his lips to stop him when he was about to respond. "No, don't answer that. We've been together for so long and I love you so much and yet..."
Hanabi tilted her head back down and looked out the window. "During the war there was never any time for intimacy. I understood that and accepted it. But the war has been over for months now and yet still we're no closer now than we were at the very start."
"And now Musubi is here and you're afraid she'll replace you?" Naruto asked. Hanabi didn't respond. She'd be lying if that hadn't crossed her mind at least once but that wasn't the whole issue. Naruto placed a hand on Hanabi's jaw and turned her face towards him. "No one will ever replace you Hanabi. No matter how many people may enter our lives, the biggest part of my heart will always belong to you."
Blue wings erupted from Hanabi's back as Naruto kissed her passionately. Hanabi leaned into the kiss and returned it with equal fervor as a heat within her built like never before.
As soon as the kiss ended Hanabi found her nightgown pulled over her head and tossed onto the floor along with Naruto's boxers. She was now spread out lengthwise across the couch, her head resting on the cushioned side. A gasp escaped her lips when Naruto began to place kisses all over her neck and face as his hands roamed freely across her most sensitive places.
She arched her body and moaned in pleasure when Naruto's fingers found the heat between her legs and began to work furiously. He enhanced his fingers with a small amount of chakra to enhance the feeling and depth at which Hanabi felt the pleasure. Hanabi grabbed Naruto's head and brought it up to kiss him passionately. She forced her tongue into his mouth and began to wage war against his.
This is what she had always wanted, this is what she had spent years waiting for, and she was damned if she wasn't going to enjoy it for all its worth.
Naruto broke off the kiss and began to trail kisses down her body until he ended up at her breasts where he began to play with them gently with his mouth. He trailed the fingers of his free hand up her side, causing shivers of pleasure to wrack Hanabi's body, until he reached her other breast and began to knead and massage it much to her pleasure.
The heat between Hanabi's legs began to build as Naruto continued his ministrations until it reached a crescendo. "Naruto!" Hanabi cried out in ecstasy. Her entire body went rigid and arched into Naruto's, moulding to his body, as she reached a climax.
Naruto lifted his head and kissed Hanabi softly on the lips, "I'm not done yet." Naruto whispered into her ear as he laid his head beside hers. He had both of his hands on her chest now.
Hanabi turned her head to gaze into Naruto's crystal blue eyes. The soft smile on her lips and the love in her eyes conveying her everything, "Naruto, please, I've waited so long. I want to be yours, completely and utterly. Forever and ever."
Naruto kissed her again, this time deeply, as he thrust forward and entered her. Hanabi's eyes widened and she moaned deeply into Naruto's mouth as she slowly closed to focus entirely on the feeling. The man she had loved for so many years was finally with her, filling her up and making her feel complete for the first time. Hanabi raised her legs and wrapped them around Naruto's waist. Now that he was inside her, she wasn't going to let him leave until he filled every part of her inner most sanctuary.
Naruto started slowly, allowing the both of them to get used to this new experience, before he started to pick up speed. Hanabi wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck as she began to move her hips in tandem with Naruto, amplifying the feeling each time they came together.
The heat between Hanabi's legs came back in full force as they made love to each other. She could feel Naruto was reaching his peak through the bond they shared. The pace quickened, moving faster and faster until they became almost a blur to the untrained eye.
Hanabi's eyes shot open as she went over the edge and a loud cry escaped from her lips. Her body moulded into Naruto's once again, as if she was trying to become a part of him in actuality. Her mind blanked out as she was overwhelmed by pleasure.
Naruto climaxed the moment Hanabi had tightened around him and he poured himself deep into her, filling every nook and cranny that he could find. He had been holding back for years and he let himself drown in pure pleasure as the release finally came after so long.
As the two came down from their emotional and physical high they found themselves smiling at each other in contentment. They both had been waiting for this for a very long time.
Naruto gave Hanabi another soft kiss, "I don't want you to ever think I would replace you my love." Naruto whispered softly.
Hanabi blushed lightly. Despite everything small things like that still made her blush, "I won't my Ashikabi-sama." She said with a small grin.
Naruto half groaned, half laughed, "Please don't start that too." Naruto complained.
Hanabi just giggled as she hugged Naruto tighter. She wished that this moment would never end.
But like all good things, they eventually come to an end. This one Hanabi hoped to have many more times in the future. When Hanabi shivered Naruto realized that it was actually a little chilly in the living room.
"We should head back to bed." Naruto whispered as he sat up, bringing Hanabi up with him. They were still attached at the waist, Naruto could have gone on all night if he wanted to, with his stamina.
Hanabi nodded wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck. "I want to stay like this until morning though."
"I have no complaints." Naruto said as he stood up, bringing Hanabi with him. Her legs were still wrapped around Naruto's waist. The two of them headed back to bed and drifted off into slumber still wrapped in each other's embrace.
Neither notice the small smile that had graced Musubi's face when they returned to bed. Nor had they noticed the busty young woman that had watched them from the shadows while they made love to each other. A woman with the Yin-Yang symbol in each of her eyes.
Author's Note: There's the love scene between Naruto and Hanabi. I tried to make it as tasteful as possible. I didn't want to describe any parts of the anatomy (except breasts because well it's hard to describe it without sound vulgar, and besides it's Sekirei. The manga basically revolves around tits), I wanted to emphasis the action and the feeling itself. I wanted it to be something more than just a physical act. I wanted it to be a meaningful union. Not sure if I succeeded but I tried.
I also didn't want it to be very long. I feel some people needlessly extend it just for the sake of it. I felt that as long as the feeling was conveyed properly, and all the actions took place that I wanted to take place, the length was irrelevant. Anyways I guess you could call the whole thing a softcore lemon? If even that. Anyways, all my scenes will be like that if I have them. And I won't have them for every girl Naruto may or may not end up having in his harem. Just the really special ones. Not to say that he doesn't make love to all his Sekirei, just that I'm only gonna go into detail for what I consider the special ones, or rather special situations.