Steve: And here we are with the final chapter of this update.
Yui: This should be pretty good considering that I think that we meet Sasame in this...
Steve; Maybe... but we DO see something that's pretty rare in and of itself.
Hinata: And what's that Steve-san?
Pen-pen: Warrk waarrkkk wark Waarrkk... arrk wark? (Harry agreeing with Jiraiya... what else?)
Hinata: 0.0
Steve: Yeah, even I was surprised and I'm the author! And there's going to be a little A.T.E at the end of this chapter that people should like.
Yui: Well? What are we waiting for! Let's go!
Pen-Pen: (Wark Wa WAAK arrk waark)
Hinata: Translation is "The author doesn't own Harry Potter or Naruto". He just owns this story, the plot and his insane plot-bunnies.
Why me?Shinigami/Demon/Inner-Sakura
'Who?' Thoughts
-YO!- Animal speech
Having finally gotten away from the people chasing them, the group gathers in cabin by the side of the road. Pulling out a map, Jiraiya points at a spot on it. "If we stop here, at the foot of these mountains, then we'll find ourselves in the most bustling town in all of Rice Field Country." Beside him, Naruto snorts and shakes his head.
"Like hell you old pervert. All you want to do is visit the local red light district for your so called 'Research' Ero-Sennin. Don't make up any lies." Sakura scowls before speaking.
"Yeah, I agree! We just barely made it and got away from the bodyguards of the last place you visited! Enough is enough!" Harry nods before sighing as he taps the map as well.
"True, but as much as I hate to admit it, he does have a good idea." He then looks at the disbelieving faces around him. "A populated town means that we can find out about all kinds of rumours. And the fact that it's the most 'Bustling' in the entire country means that it's a center for trade." He then smirks. "And we all know that people can't keep their mouths shut around alcohol and women. It's as likely a spot to find out any info about Orochimaru's activities as any." Jiraiya nods with a small grin before looking away with a serious/thoughtful look.
"And that's exactly the reason why we're heading there." He then gives a dramatic sigh. "I know that you guys don't like it. I don't either..." He pointingly ignores their disbelieving expressions. "But the fact of the matter is exactly like Harry stated. With this amount of people it'll be the best chance we got to find out which base or hidey hole that Orochimaru is hiding in." Sakura just twitches as she listens to him. He then hops out the door and starts skipping down the road with the other three following. "Come on you slowpokes! Stop dragging those feet! Investigation! Investigation! It maybe a chore! It may be boring, but someone has to do it." Sakura just sighs.
"This is embarrassing... Can he even act like his age and not a horny teenager?" Naruto slowly shakes his head.
"Can't teach an old dog new tricks..." Harry then snorts and his next words cause Jiraiya to fall to the ground.
"Definitely that snake's team mate. The way he's skipping is making me wonder if not more was going on there then what we know..." Harry the smirks as Jiraiya rushes over and gets into his face about what he's talking about making him laugh. A few hours later finds three of the ninja (Naruto, Sakura, and Jiraiya) staring at the town with shocked looks as Harry rapidly blinks before turning to Jiraiya with a deadpan expression. "Jee... All it needs is several cowboys, guns, and horses and we could be in the Wild West." Naruto sighs before shrugging.
"Man... this place is a real dump. I think that it's even worse than the last town." Sakura hangs her head before sighing with a groan.
"Why are we even here... We should just get move on through and try to find Otogakure." She then notices that Jiraiya is staring at something above them and looks up, only to sweatdrop as she sees a sign with a woman in a bikini and words proclaiming it to be to be a "gentleman's Club". 'Damnit! Why the hell did I even agree to go along and travel with this pervert for!' Inner-Sakura just growls as she clinches her fists in rage.
'I wish that he wasn't a Sannin so that we could beat his ass for being a pervert! Cha!' Sakura nods at that as she growls. Her thoughts are cut off as Jiraiya clears his throat. She then growls. "What do you want now? If it's my money then you got another thing coming!" She blinks though as he throws a money bag into her hands. "What's this for?" Jiraiya then chuckles while shaking his head.
"That's for you and the others. Go on and grab something to eat and meet me at the temple on the other side of town." He then closes his eyes as he jerks his thumb at the building behind him. "Places like this are perfect for information gathering and to be frank, I don't want to scar your young minds with what goes on in such places." He suddenly stops as he realizes that his audience is no longer in front of him. Harry's walking towards the entrance while Naruto and Sakura are walking away. His jaw just drops as Harry waves at Naruto and Sakura.
"I'll see you guys later got it? I got to keep an eye on Ero-Sennin to make sure that something like what happened in the last place doesn't happen again. Is that okay?" They both just nod tell him that it is right before they disappear into the crowd. Noticing that Jiraiya is right behind him, Harry raises an eyebrow. "Yes? May I help you, you perv?" Jiraiya just grumbles a little about not getting any respect before giving Harry a hooded look.
"What part of you not accompanying me don't you understand gaki? You're too young for stuff like this." Harry just snorts in reply before pointing at his hitai-ate.
"As soon as I was given this Hitai-ate I became an adult baka. Also, I'm a married man and there's nothing in there that I haven't seen. And unlike you, I'm not a virgin."Jiraiya's jaw drops at this as Harry shakes his head and sighs. "And before you say anything, my wives already know and understand that in my career as a ninja I'll have to go to places like this for information purposes. And guess what? They have no problem with it so long as I don't use their services. So stuff that in your ass and smoke it Ero-Sennin." The Sannin just hangs his head as tears leak from his eyes in depression.
'Why the hell is it the gaki's that get all the good women and leave none for a guy who can appreciate them... like me...' Still sobbing, Jiraiya follows Harry into the club. A little later, Naruto's walking along the road outside of town while eating a sishkabob while shaking his head.
"Man... normally I would be pissed off right now at Ero-Sennin, but... at least nii-san will be there to keep him somewhat in line. And we'll likely come up with more stuff if we just look around ourselves." Taking another bite from his food, Naruto notices that Sakura is just walking in silence, a thoughtful look on her face. "Sakura-chan? Something bothering you?" She starts a little before sighing as she looks up at the sky.
"I... have my doubts as to if Sasuke is even here in this country anymore. For all we know, he might have moved on to elsewhere with Orochimaru-teme." Naruto just sighs.
"As much as I want to say otherwise... there's the chance that you're right and he has." Naruto then gives her a small smile. "But at the moment, the fact that Oto is located somewhere in this country is all we have going for us. It's unlikely that Orochimaru would move somewhere else when he has an area to call his own. Especially since he's hidden himself here so well. So we can't be sure of anything before we have a look around." Suddenly both him and Sakura stop where they are as they sense several people heading towards them. Suddenly, the person that attacked them before rolls out from the bushes beside them. After a moment, the mystery person notices them and goes to move only to clutch at their shoulder in pain making Naruto frown. 'They're hurt...' Naruto then shakes his head. "What happened to you...?" It's at that moment that he hears something flying through the air as Sakura shouts at him.
"NARUTO!" Grabbing hold of the person, Naruto leaps out of the way of the hoard of kunai. Meanwhile, Sakura leaps into the nearby tree while using chakra to stick to the branch. Suddenly a man with a scar over one eye appears right behind her. Naruto's no better off as another man with a what appears to be a massive pair of scissors leaps at him. Both him and the person are cut in half as above them, Sakura is stabbed in the back by a thrown kunai... Only for logs to appear in their place. The man with the giant scissors frowns as he looks over the logs.
"Kawarimi no jutsu eh? How... annoying." He then scowls as he looks behind him, another man raising from underground nearby, chuckling. "They managed to get away..." The man who was attacking Sakura climbs down from the tree revealing that he's likely a relative of Kidomaro since he shares the fact of having spiders crawling all over him.
"Not to worry you guys... My beloved children here are already spinning a trail for us to follow. They won't have gotten far and will not manage to escape us a second time." Both him and the one partially underground begin to chuckle. The one with sword just stares down the road in thought.
"The two with her... they were ninja from beyond the borders of Rice Field Country... the fools." He then snorts. "By wondering into our backyard they have sealed their fate." The one underground comes up a bit more and shrugs.
"A pity." The final member of the trio just hangs upside down from a line.
"And the only possible reason that they could be here in this country is if they're looking for Orochimaru-sama." All three start to chuckle before they vanish in a leaf filled breeze.
000000000000 With Harry and Jiraiya 00000000000000000000000000000
The two are currently in a building that has a anthropomorphic cat in tight clothes and the name of "Club Lay Down". Sitting in one of the chairs, Harry sighs as he watches Jiraiya being pampered by a bunch of women as he shakes his head. 'And as usual, he's being taken for a song.' He then turns as a woman places a bottle of Sake on the table next to him.
"Here you are sir. Hope that you enjoy it." Harry just gives her a small smile and thanks her. She then taps her chin in thought as she looks at him with a raised eyebrow. "Sir... if you don't mind me asking you a question..." Harry just nods for her to continue. "Why aren't you enjoying our... merchandise?" Harry just chuckles as he shakes his head.
"Why not? Simple really. You see... I'm happily married." Her eyes widen as her jaw drops. Noticing this, Harry's smile grows as he points at Jiraiya. "The only real reason that I'm even here is to keep an eye on my baka of an Oji-san over there. He's a self-proclaimed super pervert and I want to be here to make sure that he won't cause too much trouble." The woman chuckles as she sits down beside him with hooded eyes, her smirk growing as Harry ignores her prominently visible cleavage.
"My... My. Not often that I can say to have met a man like you. Ones like you seem to be a dying breed." She then leans even more forward. "Are you sure that there's... nothing that I can do for you?" She then raises an eyebrow as she notices him being thoughtful, not knowing what's on his mind.
'This... just might be a chance that I have been waiting for.' He then looks at her with a furtive look. "Well... I wouldn't mind a little information on something that's been bothering me." She raises an eyebrow at this.
"Information?" Harry just nods at this as he takes a sip of the sake, making sure that it looks like he's doing it to calm his nerves.
"Hai. Information." He then looks around before whispering. "I'm sure that working here you hear all kinds of things in a place like this. Rumours and such." She just nods and asks what he's asking about. "Well... My uncle may not worry about such things but I do. You see, I have been hearing whispers of ninja in the Country from some place named Otogakure and want to know if they're true first of all. Secondly, I want to know where they're most active in order to avoid them. Don't want to get caught up in anything you see." She just nods before leaning down and circling a finger on his chest.
"Really now... Hmm, that is a very interesting question. But such things don't come cheap you know. I want a little something for my troubles." In reply, Harry pulls out a small bag and opens it to reveal several gold coins in it making the woman's eyes widen. Harry then casts a nervous look around.
"So... do we have an accord?" The woman just slowly nods before standing up.
"I have a regular you see... he'll be able to tell you all about the ninja in the area." Catching a glint in her eyes, Harry just knows that she's up to something, but stands up just the same. She then wags a finger for him to follow her. They walk through the club to the back where there's an opening to an alleyway. She then gestures down the alley. "He's right down there you see. He lives there." already having sensed the signatures surrounding him, Harry smiles at her.
"Thanks. I don't know about my Oji-san, but I appreciate this." He then starts walking down the alleyway as the woman steps back, cringing as she feels a sense of regret and shame. A moment later, a series of logs fall creating a wall that blocks both ends of the alley causing Harry to sigh as a group of people appear all around him on the rooftops. "And so it begins." One of them chuckles.
"Heh. Look at yourself. Caught like a rat in a trap." An older man wearing a cloak looks to the side.
"It's just a gaki... are you sure that he has money on him?" The woman from before walks out while holding her arm.
"Sure does. Saw it myself and not just any money, but gold coins." She then sighs as she looks down at Harry. "Just don't rough him up too badly guys. He's a nice guy." Hearing a snort, Harry glances behind him to see a man with a large Zambatou on his back.
"You're too soft hearted. Now... Enough talking! It's time to take him out." He then watches as Harry turns to face him as the rest of the group tighten their bow strings, a cold look on his face. "Even if you're nothing more than a gaki, you should still know better than to let a woman lead you around by the nose. Now you're going to pay for it." Harry just glances at the woman and she flinches at the hard look in his eyes.
"And here I thought that she was nothing more than a nice woman. My bad." Harry then looks back at the man. "And I suppose you're not going to just give up the info I want eh?" The man just snorts.
"Here's a piece of info for you kid... NEVER TRUST A STRANGER! FIRE!" Everyone there fires their arrows and the woman looks away, only to hear a gasp from those around her. She then snaps her head around to see Harry still standing there with his eyes closed as the arrows are hanging in the air around him. Harry then smirks.
"Mahojutsu: Maho Nami no jutsu." He then snaps his eyes open and another pulse of magic bursts from his causing all the arrows to fly back, nearly hitting the people who shot them before the wave of magic knocks a couple to the ground. He then smirks at the shocked look on the woman's face. "And here you thought that I was just a kind young man taking care of his Oji-san. Guess that you're not the only one who can act a part." Harry then grabs hold of one of the few arrows near him and snaps it between his fingers. "Look, I got places to go and people to see, so why don't we just cut to the chase. You tell me what you know about Otogakure and I might let you go without too bad a beating... Might." The man with the Zambatou just snarls before smirking.
"If you think that I'll let you go like that gaki, then you really must be a baka. Judging by what you just did, you must be a ninja then." Harry just raises an eyebrow.
"So? And the point that you seem to be trying to make is... what exactly?" The man just grins.
"Well now, isn't this interesting now. Even though we have been reduced to thievery as of late, we are a pretty well known clan of Shinobi in these parts." He then chuckles. "Now, I could just take your life and be done with the matter... but that would be a waste of talent. How about I hire you instead?" He then nods his head over to the woman. "My friend over there seems to have taken a real shine to you." Harry just snorts.
"Ninja eh? Well then... that just means that I don't have to go easy on you bloody baka's then. All the more fun I guess." A man with an afro beside the seeming leader of the group growls before shouting at Harry.
"You gaki! I don't think that you know what you're talking about-" He get's cut off as Harry shouts at him and the group.
"Shut up you fucking punk! You know nothing!" He then starts to growl as his pupils become slits. "A true shinobi has honor and endures any hardship. A shinobi who drops as low as to use the jutsu that they have worked hard for, for something as low as thievery and banditry... ARE NOT WORTHY OF BEING CALLED SHINOBI IN THE FIRST PLACE!" He then spits on the ground. "People like you make me sick." The leader just sneers at Harry.
" Well, well. So I try to cut a fellow shinobi a break and I get my generous offer thrown right back in my face like this." He then pulls his sword from his back and crouches as he prepares to attack. "Well guess what gaki? I'm going to cleave you in two!" He then leaps from the building towards Harry who looks at him with a bored look. "Ninja Strike! Zambatou!" For a moment a dust cloud obscures the spot where the sword struck, which soon clears only to show the leader's widen with shock as Harry's slipped under his guard. Smirking for a moment, Harry slams a palm into the man's elbow causing him to drop his weapon. Another strike to the knee brings him down for a strike at the bottom of his chin, lifting him off his feet. As he's lifting off his feet, Harry forms a swirling, glowing orb in his hand before slamming it into the man's stomach while calling out the name.
"RASENGAN!" The man is still for a moment until he's flung down the alleyway and into, and through, the wall at the end. Quickly getting over their shock, the two men who were beside the leader leap down and point their bows at Harry.
"How dare you lay a hand on Oyabun! We'll get you for that!" Harry just snorts in wry amusement.
"Oh really now? And I suppose that I was to just stand there and let him cut me in half? I think not." Things start to get tense until the leader yells out.
"Wait!" He then walks forwards with a stern look on his face, one mirrored on Harry's. Getting within a few feet of Harry, he looks him over. What happens next shocks not just Harry but the rest of the group as well as he drops to his knees and bows with his head touching the ground. "Please forgive me! I didn't know that I was facing a master among ninja! That taijutsu you did! Not to mention the ninjutsu that you used on me! You must be a ninja of unparalleled ability!" Harry just looks on utterly dumbfounded at the turn things have taken before looking up at the sky while scratching his chin.
'Well... I didn't expect this now...' Kuro just nods, a sweatdrop appearing on the back of his head as he sighs.
'You're almost as bad as Naruto...' Harry then looks back as the man continues.
"Please do not think of me as impertinent my lord, but what is your name?" Harry blinks before pointing at himself.
"My name?" The man just nods as Harry sheepishly rubs the back of his neck. "Oh! That's an easy question. It's Uzumaki-Potter Harry, why?" He then blinks at the looks of fear on various people's faces. 'What's with them I wonder?' The leader of the group pales as he looks back at the rest.
"Get down on your knees and beg for forgiveness you baka's! It's the Shinigami no Konoha! Now! Before he kills us all and devours our very souls!" They all get on their knees and bow their heads before yelling for him to forgive him. The leader just swallows before shivering. "Please forgive us Harry-sama! If we had known that it was you we were facing we wouldn't have been so rude! Please! Please I beg of you, have mercy on us all!" He then starts shivering as he hears Harry walk up to him. But he's surprised when all Harry does is to lift him to his feet.
"Enough of that. I don't want people bowing to me as if I was some kind of Daimyo or something." He then chuckles and shakes his head. "And don't worry, I don't kill needlessly. Nor do I devour people's souls... though that one's new to me." He then narrows his eyes at the group. "Just the same... I need to know, do you really have information on Oto? Or was that a lie to lure me here?" The leader just gulps before nodding his head.
"Yes. You see Harry-sama, we of the Fuuma ninja clan (here Harry's eyes widen slightly) are just one of the many clans that reside here in Rice Fields Country. Even though we've always had our own interests, we have existed in a form of harmony with each other for decades." He then scowls and looks to the side. "Until, that is... when he came." Already having an idea as to who he is now talking about, Harry narrows his eyes.
"Who? Who is it that you speak of." The leader of the group gulps a little before looking down.
"Even now... I'm almost afraid to even mutter his name let alone speak of it..." He then looks at Harry with a fearful look on his face. "His name... It's Orochimaru Harry-sama!" Harry just growls before bending down and looking the leader in the eye.
"Tell me... everything..."
000000000000000000000 Back with Naruto and Sakura 0000000000000000000
Looking out from behind some blinds, Naruto sighs before turning to see Sakura attending to the person that they saved. He then frowns a little. 'Why? Why were they after her? Does she have some kind of connection to Oto? If so... then what?' Sakura is about to examine the wound on the girl's shoulder when she wakes up. It takes her a moment to gather herself before realizing where she is. She then leaps away as Sakura holds up her hands, showing that there's nothing in them.
"Whoa there! Careful now!" Her statement is proven as the girl grabs at her shoulder in pain. Sakura just shakes her head. "We've got to treat that wound of your's before it becomes infected with tetanus." Sakura then steps forwards a little. "I got some medicine her that will prevent infections. It'll also speed up the healing process." At the door, Naruto nods a little as he turns to them.
"No signs of the guys who were chasing us. Seems like they've given up for the moment so we should be safe for a bit." He then looks at the girl as he walks forwards. "So since we got the time, how about you let us have a little look at that shoulder wound of your's. We got to clean that out before anything else." He reaches for her shoulder only for her to flinch. Knowing what's going on, Sakura just nods at her before turning to Naruto with a look.
"Naruto..." Blinking for a moment, Naruto nonetheless nods before turning and walking towards the door.
"No worries. I can take a hint Sakura-chan. I'll have a look outside to see if anyone is possibly around." He then opens the door and walks out before closing it again. Sakura just shakes her head before turning back to the girl with a kind smile on her face, her eyes full of understanding. "Don't worry, I know. Now then, with Naruto out of the way, let's have a look at that injury of your's and see what we can do, Hmm?" The girl's eyes just widen as she watches Sakura walk forwards towards her. After a moment, she pulls off her mask, allowing her hair to fall and frame her face. Soon after her shirt follows as Sakura pulls out a small container and smears a cream from it onto the wound. Outside, Naruto's walking around the bottom of the stairs when a spider floating around catches his eye. Blinking, he notices a few more before frowning.
'Okay... this may be cool and all, but something about this is causing my instincts to scream at me...' He then hears Sakura shouting that it's okay to come back in. Naruto starts walking back, though he spars a suspicious glance back at the spiders as he does so. Walking through the door, he finally manages to see the girl without her mask on and blushes a little causing Sakura to get a little annoyed with him. Seeing him staring, she punches him in the back of the head.
"Damnit Naruto! Stop gawking at her! You're likely making her nervous baka!" She then turns to the girl and bows. "I am so sorry about him." She's about to say something else when Naruto walks up and bows deeply to her.
"I am sorry for staring like that. I just didn't think that you were so pretty." He then bows even lower. "And I apologize for any discomfort or embarrassment I might have caused you when I grabbed hold of you. I know that where my hand was, was embarrassing and I apologize." The girl just blushes and nods as she remembers Naruto accidently groping her. Naruto then stands up and holds out a hand. "May I know the name of such a pretty girl as yourself?" The girl blushes a little more and looks away.
"My name is... Fuuma Sasame." Naruto just gives her a smile before introducing himself and Sakura. She does give him a confused glance at his name. 'Uzumaki-Potter Naruto? It... sounds familiar, but I just can't place the name for the life of me...' A few moments later has the three sitting in a circle as Naruto glances at Sasame.
"So... Sasame-chan? Why were those three guys after you? And why did you attack us the first time we met?" She looks at him and Sakura frowns at Naruto before shaking her head and looking at Sasame.
"It's okay Sasame-san. Everything is alright. You can talk to us." She then nods her head slightly towards Naruto. "Who knows? May be we can give you a helping hand." Sasame looks at the two with a sigh.
"Those three that attacked me, they're guards of Orochimaru. it's exactly the same reason why I attacked you the other day, I thought that you might have been in league with them. And for that, I am sorry." Naruto just shakes his head in thought.
"At least it was for a good reason. But enough of that now. We need to know what you know about that fucking snake." Beside him, Sakura also nods as she leans forwards.
"Yes, we came all the way into his territory just so that we could get some information on him Sasame-san. Anything that you could possibly give us would be greatly appreciated." Sasame just looks down in thought before she sighs.
"All of this started a few years ago when the Daimyo of Rice Field Country started to try and expand his influence over the neighbouring countries. Rice Field Country is only a small country really. We don't have many Shinobi, and no near the numbers of the major countries." She then closes her eyes as she recalls all the information to the forefront of her mind, an old pain in her heart. "It was a foolish plan. One that was destined to fail. And failed it did." She then opens her eyes and looks at the two ninja in front of her. "All those Shinobi clans that participated in the small war were decimated and fell into ruin, shadows of their former selves." She then sighs and shakes her head. "And we of the Fuuma were no exception to this rule. I am told that some fled the country and clans, hoping to rebuild elsewhere. others stooped to thievery to survive. Despite this, some of us continued to persevere and struggled on in the shadows. Praying for the day when our clan could be restored to it's former glory." Her eyes start to harden slightly. "But this was when an emissary from Otogakure appeared with the promise of the first, true ninja village in this land. He was what we eventually found out was a Kaguya..." Naruto's eyes narrow at this.
"Kimimaro... one of Orochimaru-teme's elite shinobi." Sasame nods at this.
"Yes." She then looks towards the roof. "He stated that his master, Orochimaru, was interested in collecting jutsu and was thus interested in what our clan had to offer him in such. And if we helped him, we would serve under the Daimyo and thus regain our former glory." A flash of a purplish haired boy then flashes through her memories. "My cousin, Arashi, was seen as our clan's best chance for revival. And so... he was chosen to go as our representative and thus set out with their emissary to Otogakure. But..." A few tears escape her eyes causing Naruto's to soften.
"You never heard anything back from him, did you?" She just shakes her head as she wipes away her tears. None of the group noticing the spiders slowly enshrouding the cabin in silk.
"No. We waited and waited, hoping for some kind of contact or information..." She then sighs. "But we never got anything. No sign of him at all. It was as if... he vanished from the face of the planet." She then becomes serious. "I'm going to save Arashi. I have to..." She then closes her eyes, the anguish coming off her in waves. "If I don't... then what does that say about me? I may be small... and weak... I was only a burden during training. But every time that I fell in training, Arashi was right there to save me. Now it's my turn to save him. Everyone else in my clan has already given up. I won't though! I'll find Otogakure on my own! No matter what!" Sakura starts at this before slowly nodding her head.
"It all makes sense now. So that was why those Oto-nin were after you, wasn't it? They don't want you to find Oto." Sasame only nods at this.
"Yes." She then starts to sob. "I'll find that place and I will save Arashi, just like he would do for me, like he did for me..." She just breaks down at this and Sakura envelops her into a hug.
"Oh... Sasame-san..." She just continues to sob in Sakura's hug.
"I just want to be there for him, like he was for me all those times." Sakura just nods and looks at Naruto to see that he has a pissed off look on his face and his eyes are slightly slitted.
"Naruto..." He just nods before crouching down and laying a hand on Sasame's shoulder
"No worries Sasame-chan, we'll help you rescue your cousin Arashi. You can count on that." She just looks up and into his eyes and blushes slightly as he continues. "We were already heading there to bring back our team mate from Oto. All this means is that we're bringing back one more." He then squeezes her shoulder. "Don't worry Sasame-chan, we'll bring back your cousin to you." Sasame just nods as she reaches up and grasps the hand that's on her shoulder and squeezes it.
"Thank you Naruto." Her eyes start to sparkle a little as for the first time in a while the flame of hope in her heart is rekindled. Unfortunately, it's at this point that Sakura notices a spider landing on Sasame's shoulder and shudders.
'Eww. Gross, a spider.' She then blinks as she hears a odd sort of crawling sound, only to look up and pale as she sees a swarm of spiders covering the roof. "Oh... shit. What the hell is happening!" Naruto just snarls as he rushes to the door and flings it open to see the entire area covered in webs.
'Damnit! I knew that there was something not quite right about those spiders! It's a trap.' Remembering a spider using Shinobi, his snarl becomes even more pronounced. 'It's just like that teme Kidomaru!' Naruto then narrows his eyes as a creepy laugh echoes around soon followed by a creepy voice.
"Ninpou: Kazagumo no jutsu (Ninja Art: Wind Spiders technique)... Look around little Shinobi. My children have spun a web made from the purest silk. And they led me right to you..." The voice starts to laugh once more. "All three of you gathered here today, shall carry our secrets into the darkness of death..." Sakura just glares at the door.
"He's using a ventriloquism jutsu to throw his voice at us from various directions to mask not only his location, but that of his companions as well as their numbers. This won't be easy to deal with Naruto..." Naruto just snorts.
"Nothing in life ever is Sakura-chan." He then grins as he looks back at Sakura and Sasame. "You just keep yourself and Sasame-chan safe Sakura-chan. Leave this all to me." He then leaps down and lands on the ground, breaking several webs, before putting his hands into a handsign that has become his trademark. "Time to kick this up a notch. Taijuu Kage Bushin no jutsu!" In one puff of smoke, twelve Naruto's appear, before they're obscured by another, larger, smoke cloud. When that clears the entire area seems to be hidden in a flood of Naruto's. Sakura though blushes a bit as her Inner Self starts sending images of what could be done with that many clones. The Clones then begin to speak in one voice.
"It doesn't matter where you are! We're going to find where you are and then give you a beating that you won't soon forget!" In a tree nearby, the spider using nin scoffs.
"Quite a number. Though there's nothing to worry about since they're all just bushin. Not a challenge at all." He perks up a little as the leader speaks up.
"Those aren't your ordinary Bushin. Look closely Jigumo, the spider threads are getting entangled with their bodies." He's slightly shocked to see it himself and shakes his head in amazement.
"What the... They're all tangible! How can that possibly be? Are they Kage Bushin?" The leader of the group just shakes his head.
"Whatever it is, it doesn't matter." He then glances behind him as the third member of their trio appears. "Kagero." The man just nods his head.
"Understood..." He then submerges himself completely. Soon afterwards, his voice echoes around the area where Naruto is. "Born to be born... breeding to live... To live to see one sunrise and one sunset... Kagero's life, like a mayfly, lasts but one day... but pitying an ephemeral is itself pitiable." Sasame gulps a little in Sakura's embrace as Naruto's bushins look all around them. "And like a Mayfly... I am at my most powerful when in the deep darkness of the earth..." At that point the ground starts to shake as the Bushin all look down in time for a whirlpool made of earth forms with Kagero calling out his attack. "Doton: Ant lion technique." The whirlpool begins to suck in everything: trees, rocks, and then begins to devour the stairs that the Kage Bushin are standing on as well as the bushin themselves and the cabin...
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Steve: And there we go! We meet Sasame and see the beginnings of a fight for our intrepid heroes. Not to mention that Harry gets involved with the Fuuma clan.
Yui: And yet another cliff-hanger from you.
Steve: But of course. I have to have a cliff-hanger at least once every few updates.
Pen-pen: War wa waarrkk, ar warrkk, wark waa war wa rk waark ark warr war wa ark waarrkk... warrk? (You do realize, of course, that all you do is annoy the hell out of the readers... right?)
Steve; Yes, yes I do.
Hinata: (Looking REALLY nervous) Um Steve-san...
Steve: Yes, Hinata? What is it?
Hinata: Um... the readers... er... (Points to a mob of readers wielding various weapons.)
Steve: Ah... well... SEE YA NEXT UPDATE! (Runs with the readers right behind him.)
Yui: (Sighs) He never learns... does he?
Pen-pen: War ark wark waarrk rrk wa? (Did you ever expect him to?)
Yui: Not really, no. Anyways... I guess that I should put on the A.T.E
A.T.E: You scratch my itch...
Walking through the hallways, Sal comes upon an annoyed Row. Raising her eyebrow, she shrugs before bouncing over and jumping on her. Row stumbles a bit before glaring at Sal, who simply smirks. "Wha'cha doing?" Row just grumbles.
"Nothing Sal..." Hearing a slight edge, Sal gives her a quizzical look before opening her mouth to say something. She stops as she smells something and grins.
"My, oh my... So that's what's wrong with you, eh Row? You're fucking horney as hell, eh?" Row just blushes as she bites her lips. Sal then leans forwards and whispers into her ears as her tongue traces Row's earlobe, making her shiver. "Well... you're not the only one in need of a little release... and we did say that we would have some fun with each other..." Row just blinks and opens her mouth to say something when she finds it busy with Sal's. After a few moments, they pull away with a string of saliva stretching between them.
"Sa... Sal..." Sal just makes a small whine as a pleading expression appears on her face.
"Please Row..." She then shifts so that she's straddling one of Row's thighs as her's presses up against Row's crotch. She then begins to slide back and forth on Row's leg as her own rubs against the Phoenix's special place causing both to gasp. "Please..." Feeling her will breaking down, Row brings up her hands and cups Sal's cheeks in them.
"Is this truly what you want Sal? You don't think..." She's interrupted as she coos while Sal's hand comes around and begins to kneed her ass as Sal's strokes become slightly more forceful. "You don't think that it's wrong since we consider each other sisters..." Sal just chuckles as she lays her cheek against Row's neck, her soft breath against it making the transformed phoenix shiver.
"Yesss... I want this Row... I want... you..." Her other arm then comes up and wraps around Row's shoulder as she continues. "This type of thing might be wrong to a human... but since when did we follow their morals? Humans... can be so silly..." Row just nods before pulling Sal's face in front of her, slowly closing the distance.
"Just making sure..." And with that, the two kiss. Soon, their kiss becomes more and more hungry as their hands start roaming around their partner's body. They pull apart though as they try and catch their breath. Row then looks around before nibbling on Sal's ear making her squeal. "We'll continue this... elsewhere." In a swirl of fire, the hallway around them disappears and reforms into the room they share with Harry. Sal just smirks as she looks around before looking back at Row as she pushes her hands under the other familiar's shirt and begins to slowly kneed her breasts.
"Good idea Row... we don't need anyone to walk in on us, now do we?" Row just coos before she reaches down and begins to undo Sal's pants as they draw themselves back into a kiss. Not long afterwards, both of them are nude and looking the other over. Seeing Row's body in an aroused state for the first time, Sal looks away with a slight blush. "By the Naga's... you're so beautiful Row..." She just reaches over and cups her chin before turning it so that she can look the transformed serpent in the eyes.
"So are you love." Sal's blush deepens before she nods. She then looks at Row's breasts bringing a smile to the phoenix's face. "Go ahead Sal..." Nodding, Sal slowly brings her head down and begins to suckle on Row's hardened nipple, every once in a while nibbling, as they make their way to the bed. Falling on it, Sal continues her ministrations until she stops. She then looks at Row's flushed face and gives her a gentle kiss.
"Just relax Sis... I want to taste you..." Row just blushes the same color of her hair as she tells her not to say things like that causing Sal's smile to become a grin. "Why? Because it's dirty?" She then leans close to Row's ear. "Admit it... it's turning you on..." Row's response is to grab Sal's waist and spin her around so that she's facing Sal's dripping cunt. She then smirks as she takes a whiff.
"Well then... I'm not going to be the only one enjoying myself..." And without any father ado, she dives in causing Sal to give a shriek. After a moment, Sal then bends down and begins to slurp greedily at Row's own wet mound. She then stretches her tongue out to its full length causing Row to buck into her face before the phoenix adds a few fingers to her tongue. It's not long until they use the same trick that Harry does and channels magic and chakra to their tongues bringing their partner to an earth-shattering orgasm. Panting, Sal twists until she's laying with her face pillowed by Row's breast. She then looks up with a smile as Row gives her a happy smile before kissing her.
"Thank you for that Dear-heart... that was wonderful." Seeing the shocked look, Row shakes her head. "And before you even ask, I called you that because that is how I feel. you are very dear to me Sal. And not just because you're like a sister to me." She then gives Sal yet another kiss before being pulled up into a sitting position. Sal just smiles as she wiggles into Row's lap until their slits are touching each other making them both gasp. She then lays her head into the crook of her partner's neck.
"Just relax Row... I got something new for you..." It's at this point that Row feels something slowly slithering into her tunnel as she arches her back with a gasp. "Sometimes... having a tail... can be VERY useful..." Row just nods before a slightly pained grunt escapes her before it becomes a groan of pleasure as Sal's tail first pushes against, and then through her cervix and into her uterus. It then begins to pump in and out, filling her completely. Looking down for a moment, Row bites back a moan as she can see it pushing against the inside of her skin every once in a while before Sal pulls her flush against her. The two then begin to buck and grind against each other while kissing, tasting themselves in the other's mouth. Sal, isn't left out though, as her tail is rubbing along her slit as it pumps in out and she grinds against it. Row's pupils begins to dilate as she leans her head back and her eyes widen while the coil inside her begins to tighten.
"Oh... Oh... my... By... I... can't..." Sal just pants as she shakes her head and gulps.
"Oh... Row... it's so... goood... please..." Row just grabs her and slams her lips against the serpent's for a moment before both of them throw their heads back and scream as they hit their peaks.. After a moment, they fall back onto the bed as Sal snuggles into the larger woman's body and yawns. "Wo... wow... that was..." Row for her part just nods before giving Sal a peck on the cheek.
"Agreed..." She then grins a little at Sal. "But not quite as good as with Harry, right?" Sal just nods in agreement before slowly closing her eyes. And embracing her "sister" Row's eyes slowly close as the two soon drift off into slumber, Sal not taking her tail out until they awaken in the morning... Which leads to more fun for the two...
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