Chapter 13-The Counteroffensive
Naruto sat in a chair. A simple chair. A comfortable chair. But it wasn't his chair back at Whirlpool Publishing. It wasn't his chair he normally sat in to run the daily operations of his company.
Where was this chair he was sitting in located exactly? It was in the massive clock tower of Shinto Teito where M.B.I. currently resided in terms of their H.Q. while running the city. Now you maybe asking yourself, "Why is Naruto here? Why is he sitting in a chair within the belly of the beast that is M.B.I. of all places?" in your head.
The answer to this question...he was talking to the President and CEO of M.B.I. along with his S.I.C. about the events Matsu had phone him about a few hours ago.
Sahashi Yukari had been kidnapped by Sekirei under the command of one Izumi Higa.
As to why this pertained to M.B.I. or rather the top two people running the company? The girl in question who was kidnapped...was their daughter.
A perverted daughter who had a thing for pretty boys, but their daughter all the same.
"That rat bastard! How dare he kidnap Yukari!" exclaimed Takami angrily while seething in rage at having her only daughter taken hostage by that corporate asshole Higa.
"My thoughts exactly. Normally, I don't care what happens with M.B.I. overall regarding the Sekirei Plan, even if I am participating in it. But I do mind when it involves innocent people. Not to mention Izumi Higa is on my shit list with a bullet and he just game the motivational ammo needed to come after him. Provided you approve of course," added Naruto while seeing Minaka actually looking serious for once and not his usual energetic stupid self.
"You've never done so before Naruto-san. Why now?" questioned Minaka curiously.
"Because this is different. This involves your daughter. Your family. You could easily handle this yourself I'm sure. Send in a commando team or even the Discipline Squad with orders to terminate all opposition to their mission. I don't want to step on your toes on this matter Minaka, but I want Higa dead for my own reasons. I don't want this to become a territorial pissing contest between us," replied Naruto calmly while Minaka nodding since they now both had a personal score to settle with Izumi Higa.
The only difference between them was Minaka could order the muscle he hired to do the job while Naruto could do it himself.
"I don't want it either Naruto-san. I only tolerated Higa because the man was a company rival, who pulled his family legacy out from the ashes we left it when finishing off his Father all those years ago. I thought having him in the Sekirei Plan would make the game more interesting and for a time, it was amusing. He captured a few Sekirei at first, then winged them to be used as he saw fit. His Secretary got one himself and the two shared in the using of Sekirei # 22 Kochou to gather information when needed for recently released Sekirei. At first, I thought Higa would use the Sekirei he had to their fullest potential, but seeing how they are only using a mere fraction of their unlocked abilities has made him rather...boring. The bonds Higa has with each of his Sekirei that belong to him are weak in comparison to say...yours! Even Takehito's old friend Seo has a stronger bond with his two Sekirei than all of Higa's Sekirei combined," explained Minaka while glancing over at Takami currently itching to unleash her female fury on Higa and all of the things she wanted to do to him for kidnapping her daughter.
"Speaking of Sekirei, I assume you know Yukari's little bird is a pretty powerful one despite being a triple digit right?" asked Naruto with Minaka nodding since he was well aware of the power Sekirei # 107 Shiina possessed.
"Yes. I already know about Higa's little plan to make Sekirei # 107 aware of Yukari being kidnapped by him and to force the poor boy into submission in order to use that power. A power Higa wants to use against you, your wife, your Sekirei, and if he is really decides to be bold...myself!" stated Minaka before pressing a button on his desk and a small little computer terminal flipped open.
"I take it you have a counter measure in place to make such a plan useless," surmised Naruto while Minaka nodded and put in a command code into the terminal.
"All Sekirei have chips embedded into their crests regardless if they have been winged or not. For the most part, they are tracking chips while occasionally reporting data back to M.B.I. regarding their power, their health, and other things we may need to monitor their overall progress. What few others know about is the these chips also have the power to shut down the abilities of a single Sekirei if this computer and only this computer here is given a specific command code pertaining to a specific Sekirei depending on the code put into the system," explained Minaka casually, as he put in the command code to turn off Shiina's power over death, and just had to hit the "Enter" command button.
"Can the command be reversed after it has been sent out? Shiina is Yukari's Sekirei after all," commented Naruto since he knew the girl would most likely be devastated over the loss.
"Naturally. Of course, IF I use the command now, Higa will no doubt lash out at poor little Shiina, and have him deactivated in front of Yukari no less. I would rather not have my daughter cry over such an event and be traumatized. Even if she doesn't know I am her Father, it doesn't mean I can't protect my child from any unwanted and unnecessary harm," said Minaka since he knew his children were in a sense his only real weakness.
Which was why Minaka had agreed at the time of both Yukari and Minato being born to not be involved in their lives. Being a man constantly in the spotlight made you a target for the crazies, psychos, stalkers, and people who ultimately hated your guts. As such, they would use just about anything they could against you, and exploit it without mercy.
"So I have green light to go in and save your daughter? To remove any Sekirei that stand in my way? Even though it might ruin your fun with the Sekirei Plan?" asked Naruto with Minaka nodding with his eyes narrowing.
"Higa has violated one of my rules Naruto. As such, this deserves swift, and immediate action that only you can deliver at this point. In regards to his Sekirei...try to keep put most of them down in one piece. Their cores can still be reactivated later when the game is over," replied Minaka with Naruto nodding before he got up and left the room.
"I warned you this might happen. But you didn't listen!" exclaimed Takami, as it was bad enough her weak in the spine son was in this crazy Sekirei Plan, but her daughter too was even worse.
Add to the fact Yukari was also having perverted tendencies that could rival Matsu was not helping either.
"I am well aware of that Takami-chan, but our children have to live their own lives. You know this. Not to mention they have done pretty well in the Sekirei Plan up to this point," said Minaka with a grin on his face now while Takami did not look amused.
"They shouldn't have been part of the plan in the first place!" exclaimed Takami while getting the man's face.
"Its just the way things are my dear Takami-chan. We knew from the beginning that our children could possibly wing a Sekirei or two. If you really wanted to keep them away, you would have used your influence here at M.B.I. to keep them out of Shinto Teito. You could have had them transferred out to another school outside of the city. Away from the Sekirei Plan," Minaka pointed out with the woman glaring at him getting even angrier.
Despite his words being one hundred percent true.
Takami knew she could have directed things with the resources she had at M.B.I. to send her children anywhere else in the world. To keep them away from Shinto Teito. From the Sekirei Plan. She didn't do anything long after Minato had winged Musubi and Yukari had winged Shiina when the systems right here at M.B.I. told her about who winged each Sekirei.
"Perhaps if you didn't act like a total psychotic idiot half the time, I could have diverted my energies to make the necessary arrangements!" exclaimed Takami with Minaka still grinning at her.
"But that is what you love about me, right Takami-chan?" countered Minaka before he found himself being violently choked out by the angry woman in a way that would make Homer Simpson proud.
"Must...choke...long enough...to...bring about...permanent...brain damage!" stated Takami while she was choking Minaka.
(Uzumaki Estate-Sometime Later)
"Minaka gave the green light," said Naruto with his Sekirei and Hinata in the living area waiting for his return.
"When do we attack Higa-teme?" asked Hinata, as she was wearing her ANBU gear with a Neko mask at the ready to wear.
"Right now. Do you three understand your purpose in this?" said Naruto while his three Sekirei nodded in understanding since they had been in the room with him when Matsu called and told what happened to Yukari being kidnapped.
"Yes! We are to smite our enemies that stands in our way of reaching this foul monkey that dares use the sacred bond between Ashikabi and Sekirei for his own agenda!" stated Tsukiumi, as she was itching for some combat to test her skills, and proving she was the strongest among her two Sekirei rivals.
"Ah...yes Ashikabi-sama," said Akitsu calmly, but firmly.
"Of course we do husband. If there is one thing I can't stand is someone perverting the very bonds of love people have for each other," said Kazehana, who was very much sober for a change, and ready for a fight.
"Good. Minaka has already ensured that Shiina will be temporarily disable should he be ordered come here or encounter us when fighting our way to Higa. You are all authorized to deactivate any Sekirei you fight via levels 1-4. If you have no choice, but to perform a level 5 deactivation...do not hesitate. Just do it!" ordered Naruto to his three Sekirei, who nodded once at the order itself.
"Let's kill this bastard," said Hinata coldly while putting on her ANBU Neko mask while Naruto grinned and put on his ANBU Kitsune mask.
"Agreed," remarked Naruto before he made sure all three of his Sekirei and his wife were close enough before performing the Kamui to teleport them to front door of Higa's place of business.
(Izumi Pharmaceuticals)
"Okay. Let me get this straight. First, you kidnap me and now you say you want to marry me?!" questioned Yukari in disbelief while Higa shrugged his shoulders.
"Why not? It would be the perfect business venture between us given your Mother's own occupation at M.B.I. makes this a merger good for the two of us," replied Higa while the girl in front of him glared heavily at him in a way that would have made her Mother quite proud.
"As if I would marry you! First, you have your Sekirei abduct me in public, and then you talk as if a marriage between us is anything but special. You act like everything is a just business to you. That is has no real value outside of fattening your wallet!" stated Yukari with Higa smirking at her.
"And your point? Everything is about business these days. Providing food. Good medical care. Transportation from point A to point B. Having any kind of emotional attachment to someone or something is for the weak and the sentimental. I have no such need for such things. Our marriage would be purely business. Through our marriage, M.B.I. and Izumi Pharmaceuticals can be merged together into one big super corporation. One that will be unopposed for years. Decades. Maybe never. I would think an ambitious woman such as yourself would enjoy the idea of being in the seat of power and crushing your enemies where you find them," replied Higa with Yukari still glaring at him.
"First off, I'm not into the whole idea of being a business cutthroat. Neither is my Mother for that matter. Second, I didn't even know she was apart of M.B.I. until you told me just now so don't think I can influence things on my end. Third, you maybe a hot pretty boy with lots of money, but I know enough about you to know that there is no way a merger between companies let alone us will ever happen in the future. And finally, even if I was remotely interested in what you say, I wouldn't want to do any business with a company that is third place in the business world," countered Yukari with Higa frowning since this was not how he had hoped this would go.
"I see. A shame. This was the one business deal I was hoping would go smoothly without any opposition on your part. If you won't comply willingly to our future business merger together, perhaps...an alternative will give me a different answer to your previous one," replied Higa before snapping his fingers and two of his Sekirei came in with a beat up Shiina in their arms before dumping him on the ground.
"Shiina-kun! You stupid jerk! What did your whorish goons do to him?!" demanded an angry Yukari before rushing over to Shiina, but was restrained by the two Sekirei that brought him in.
"This is the price you pay when not complying with my offer willingly. I tried to be fair with you, but sadly it seems you also inherited your Mother's restraint when it comes to the pursuit of power," answered Higa while Yukari growled at him.
"And what would you know of power? All you do is seek it out. Never stopping. Never having enough. When is enough power enough for someone like you anyway?" Yukari said in an accusing tone while Higa's eyes hardened.
"When is it enough? It will never be enough. I will consume every scrap, every piece, and every kind of power this world has to offer. I don't care how long it takes me to obtain it. I don't care how long it last. What I do care about is all that power I obtain stays with me to the end. What I do care about, is taking it all from everybody, and leaving everybody with nothing!" stated Higa angrily at her while remembering how Higa had everything as a child before almost all of it was violently taken from him.
By Naruto. By Minaka. By their companies.
"Has anyone ever told you how spiteful an asshole you are?" asked Yukari while Higa just stared at her with uncaring eyes.
"No. Even if they did, it would be one of the last things they would ever say to me alive," answered Higa coldly to Yukari.
"Well you are a spiteful asshole," replied Yukari before seeing Shiina struggling to stay conscious.
"Perhaps, but I am the one holding all the cards here. So will you agree to my proposal? Or do I have to take you out of the Sekirei Plan by deactivating your precious Shiina?" asked Higa while one of his Sekirei stood over Shiina with spear in hand, ready to give a level 5 deactivation, and ensure the boy's end was a bloody one.
Before Yukari could give an answer (whether it was yes or no was unknown only to her), an explosion was heard below, and shook the building violently. Frowning, Higa moved to the windows of his massive office, and saw some kind of fight going on at the base of his company's building. He saw water, ice, fire, and various other things being thrown at his building along with several of his Sekirei he had stationed around the company from intruders.
Apparently, the Sekirei under his command were not being very effective since he sensed the very minor of twinges from his bonds with the Sekirei being cut. Like a single strand of hair being snipped off by an expert haircutter with scissors and making him barely feel the sensation of losing them. Not that he cared about his Sekirei. The contract with them was strictly business. What was even the point of love with alien freaks like Sekirei in the first place? It made you do irrational things. Higa's own parents didn't love each other when they were together. It had been an arranged marriage between rivals in the business world seeking to merge their two companies together and crush their other weaker rivals around them. Higa had learned at a young age from both parents that love was a joke. A fairy tale told only to naive and stupid children that wanted to be given the sugarcoated version of what it meant to be with someone when they were full grown adults seeking their other half.
Bah! Such emotional and mushy nonsense!
"Higa-sama! We are under attack by three strange women. They are shooting water, ice, and what appears to be the wind itself at us," said a man who was his Chief of Security.
"Only three?" asked Higa with a frown since he knew they were Sekirei, but didn't three Sekirei from some form of opposition to best his own like they were nothing.
"Yes. Also, several of my men have been silences at different levels inside the company. The security cameras in those areas have gone offline too with more showing static up the higher levels," said the Chief of Security.
"Gather as many of your men as you can. Abandon the defenses at the lower levels. Get everyone to guard this area at all costs. Every employee below this level is expendable," said Higa coldly while the Chief of Security was shocked Higa would say that to him.
It actually made the Chief of Security look uneasy at giving the order since the man knew several of these people from being attacked below.
Hell, the man went out to have a few drinks with them from time to time.
"Yes sir," replied the Chief of Security though his tone suggested he didn't like the order.
As if Higa cared what the man liked or disliked.
"Kochou!" exclaimed Higa with the Sekirei belonging to Kakizaki came into the room looking impassive and emotionless as ever.
"Yes Higa-sama?" asked Kochou calmly despite the sounds of fighting outside.
"Identify who is fighting outside against my forces," commanded Higa while Kochou nodded for a second and closed her eyes in concentration to obey his orders.
While Kakizaki was her Ashikabi, the man served Higa, and made it clear she was to serve him when not around.
"From what I have been able to determine from security camera footage and the various angles from other cameras obtained from the surrounding buildings, I believe that the three Sekirei attacking are all in fact Uzumaki Naruto's. I see Sekirei # 03 Kazehana: The Wind Sekirei, Sekirei # 07 Akitsu: The Ice Sekirei, and Sekirei # 09 Tsukiumi: The Water Sekirei," stated Kochou with Higa now sporting an rage filled look on his face.
"So he figured it out. Not surprising. Though I was hoping he wouldn't know about my plans until much later and the man was unable to do anything about it," said Higa while the sound of fighting was heard outside of his door.
Within moments, the expensive door was smashed to pieces, and the wooden debris was everywhere on the expensive carpet of Higa's office. Higa's two Sekirei turned to face the intruder or intruders who caused this, but were struck down instantly by a person moving in a blur that hit both of them around various points of their body. The figure in question was a woman with long blue hair, black ninja pants, shirt, vest, and ANBU Neko mask.
"This has been a long time coming Izumi Higa. You should have known better then to pick a fight with someone with the power to crush your insignificant self," said a male voice by the door currently wearing ninja pants, shirt, vest, had blonde hair, and Kitsune mask on his face.
And was stained in blood, but that wasn't really important at this point.
"Must you hide behind your stupid ninja mask Naruto-san? Hinata-san? It seems kind of unnecessary considering I already know its you and your wife behind them," stated Higa with Naruto just looking at him with a tilt of his head while Hinata just laughed out loud mockingly.
"We have no idea who those people are Higa-teme," replied Hinata in a very Miya like fashion behind her mask.
"Of course you don't," grumbled Higa while reaching into his desk slowly for his gun he kept there.
Only for a kunai from Naruto to pierce the back of his wrist.
"None of that Higa-teme," said Naruto while walking over to the man, who simply stood his ground, and glared at his adversary.
"You are Kochou, correct?" asked Hinata with the shocked Brain Sekirei nodding slowly.
"Correct. My Ashikabi his Kakizaki-sama. He made it clear in the event his person has been made unavailable to give order, Higa-sama could issue them in his place," replied Kochou with Hinata nodding while Naruto just stared at Higa's angry face.
"Leave us. Now," ordered Naruto with Kochou looking hesitant to leave her secondary, yet primary Master in this situation.
"Don't you dare leave!" exclaimed Higa angrily at Kochou.
"Leave or die Kochou-san. You are not his Sekirei even if your Ashikabi made him your secondary Master. This man is about to die so any order he gives you has no standing in the slightest. Go to the bedside of your Ashikabi at the hospital. I will be paying you a visit there soon enough," added Naruto with Kochou nodding in understanding and knew following the orders of a dead man, who was not even her Ashikabi was pointless, and bowed to the two ninja before leaving.
"Kochou! Kochou! Get back here damn it! I order you to stay! Get back here you God damn alien freak!" exclaimed Higa, as he wanted her to die before him, and at least have the pleasure of out living the woman in this drama.
"A bigot to the end I see," remarked Naruto before drawing a simple tanto from his back.
This man was unworthy of being killed by one of the swords of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist.
"As if you have the right to judge me. Look at them! They are freaks. Oddities of nature. I wouldn't be surprised if they caused their planet's fall because of their powers. They do not deserve to have rights or any freedoms humans do. They are meant to be slaves. To be used as a resource to be drained dry and then thrown away when their purpose comes to an end," stated Higa angrily at Naruto.
"The only one here who should be turned into a slave and be bled dry is you Higa. As it stands though, it would be better to just put your pathetic self out of your misery," said Naruto walking up to the man currently bleeding at the wrist over his own carpeted floor.
"Then do it. You already killed my Father for trying to have his way with your slut of a wife. Finish me and be done with it," said Higa while Naruto remained stoic behind his mask despite the insult to Hinata.
They were empty words from a man who was about to lose everything.
Including his life.
"Sahashi Yukari," said Naruto while the girl was by Shiina, who was being attended to by Hinata for healing.
"Y-Yes?" asked Yukari a bit nervously since she was stunned these two people came and saved her along with Shiina.
"The path for you is clear to leave with your Sekirei. No one will stop you. My wife will escort you out to ensure that happens," said Naruto while his face never left Higa's angry one.
"Okay. Thank you for your help," said Yukari happily while Shiina was helped to his feet moments later.
"No problem. Neko, contact Takami when they are safely out, and inform the woman at M.B.I. of her daughter's safety," said Naruto while Hinata nodded.
"Of course. Also, I will inform Miya she will be having two new house guests at Maison Izumo," replied Hinata knowing these two would be safe there.
"Wait! How do you know my Mother? Or about Maison Izumo where my brother lives?" asked Yukari curiously while being escorted out with Shiina in hand by Hinata.
"Who do you think hired us to get to rescue you from Higa?" asked Hinata while leaving out the fact Yukari's Father Minaka gave the official sanction in doing this.
"Oh. Wait! How can you move like that? Can you teach me?" asked Yukari since she only saw a blur, but the end result seemed like the woman in the Neko mask had mad skills with her fingers.
Yukari wanted to learn such a thing so she could kick more ass outside of kicking jerks in the balls and maybe...use them for groping big tits like Musubi when she saw the Sekirei next.
"Sorry. Such skills are a family thing and must be taught at birth," answered Hinata with the girl slumping in defeat at this news.
She really wanted to learn some skills to further enjoy groping Musubi's chest.
"Before you kill me in my office, I want to know something. How did you get here so fast and get by my Chief of Security?" asked Higa while Naruto let out a chuckle.
"Easy. Your Chief of Security let us through without opposition when we met up with him two levels below this one. The only security we killed were those my sources told me were power hungry assholes willing to kill for a quick buck," answered Naruto with Higa scowling.
"I'm surrounded by traitors and cowards," remarked Higa before he was grabbed by the throat and forced to look right into the masked face of Naruto.
"Traitors? Cowards? You treat people around you like tools. Like filth. Something to use for a time and then throw away without regret. Are you really that surprised how all your subordinates have no sense of loyalty when sent against someone like me?" asked Naruto curiously since he thought Higa would no better to treat his employees this way.
"Of course I am. I expect my subordinates to obey without question. To throw away their lives for my benefit. Why should I care about them? Why should I worry about their lives when they are insignificant compared to my own. I hold all the money and therefore hold all the power! I am the superior person and should be protected at all costs!" exclaimed Higa angrily while Naruto shook his head in disappointment.
"Even after all this time, you've still learned nothing Izumi Higa. You believe money is power. Money is not power. Money is temporary. Money is expendable as it valuable for those greedy enough to want it. Personally, I never saw the value of money. I saw it as a crutch by those needing to feel important when in fact they show just how little worth they really have in life in depending upon the stuff," replied Naruto while Higa scoffed angrily.
"You're one to talk. You're wealthy. You have plenty of money. You are just like me. At least I am honest about myself in regards to what I want," countered Higa while Naruto just shook his head again at him.
"Just because I have money doesn't mean I act like a total selfish asshole Higa. I don't use my wealth the way you do. I have power that doesn't come from money. At one point in my life I had nothing. No money. No wealth. None of the things that came with having money. Just the clothing on my back and the instincts needed to survive in a world that hated my guts without mercy. You had everything handed you Higa. You were taught the world was filled with lesser inferior beings and you should control with the wealth you have at your disposal. To control them not just through money, but by blackmail, and any other means to get people under your thumb. Its funny really when you think about. You never considered how these people would betray you once given the opportunity. Forced loyalty has no real power when faced with a strong enough opposition capable of giving those forced into servitude a way out. Forced loyalty is an extremely weak foundation you have rebuilt your family's company on. You have shown people how little you care for their well being and as such they see no reason to be loyal. No amount of money, no amount of blackmail, and no number of threats will make them obey you," replied Naruto with Higa snarling at him.
This guy honestly reminded Naruto of Sasuke and a bit of Gato merged into one.
"My well being is all that matters. If given the chance, I would sacrifice a thousand of my employees, and not even bat an eyelash over it. I am a man destined for greatness. I am a man born from wealth and power and as such I can do whatever I have to do to get what I want," said Higa with Naruto shaking his head.
"No Higa-teme. As of this very moment, you are man destined to die. To die from a fall right off this very building. Goodbye," replied Naruto coldly before throwing the man out of the window and heard the man's screams as he descended to his death before taking out his cell.
"Matsu, its time. Upload the fake footage into the security system. Also make sure that you delete what is being shown here in this office first so the fake footage doesn't appear to be overlapping," ordered Naruto since he knew the investigation would result in the police having their computer techs look at the security footage of this office while M.B.I. covered up the Sekirei part.
"Right Naruto-sensei. As far as those techs the police have on hand will see, the footage of Higa going into a rant will show up before he decides to kill himself. I made it seem like he invested in some bad business and hurt his company financially. He will look like a raving lunatic in his office, down some pills, drink some alcohol, and finally the mixed reaction combined with what many will assume was stress will make Higa kill himself by jumping out of his office window," said Matsu into his phone while Naruto nodded.
"Good. What of Higa's Sekirei? Those he forcibly winged? I know when Higa dies that they deactivate, but how many did my Sekirei defeat overall?" asked Naruto before he strained his ears and heard the "CRASH!" sound of something hitting a car with the car alarm going off.
Higa's car to be more precise. The man didn't like to drive in a limo all the time and drove an exceedingly expensive car. Probably to compensate for the lack of something between his legs.
"Well after the attack started, almost all of Higa's Sekirei swarmed Akitsu, Tsukiumi, and Kazehana in the hopes of quantity would outdo quality. About eighty percent of all of his Sekirei went down fighting your three. Out of that percentage of Sekirei fought, about forty percent of them are were level 3 deactivations, thirty five percent were level four deactivation, and twenty five percent were level five deactivations. The rest of Higa's Sekirei were on different levels of his company and deactivated once Higa died. They fell over like puppets with their strings cut. They probably didn't even feel the bond breaking when he died," said Matsu with Naruto nodding.
"Meaning M.B.I. will be here soon with an army to take just about everything Sekirei related from this place. Thank you Matsu. Yukari and her Sekirei should be heading to Maison Izumo soon so make sure Miya is there to greet them. I would also advise you to keep your perverted tendencies in check when around her. You might make Miya angry if your tendencies mix with Yukari's own," said Naruto in a joking yet warning tone.
"Yeah! Good point. No need to make Miya-tan angry and kick me out regardless if I have an Ashikabi. Even if I can go outside without fear of being hunted, I would prefer not to make Miya-tan draw her sword against me," said Matsu sheepishly while rubbing the back of her head even if Naruto couldn't see it.
"Also, I should warn you about Yukari from what Musubi told us in passing about the girl...she likes to grope big boobs. So if she does grope you...make sure Miya isn't within 50 feet of you...or you on the property of Maison Izumo...or...well you get the idea," said Naruto with Matsu nodding.
"I understand Naruto-sensei," said Matsu with the woman knowing if Yukari groped her while at Maison Izumo, on the property of Maison Izumo itself, or in the very presence of Miya herself...she was a dead woman.
"I'll talk to you later Matsu. Oh and I talked to Miya earlier today before we launched our attack on Higa. You have been negligent in your exercises," said Naruto with Matsu now letting out a nervous laugh.
"I do have a good reason for that Naruto-sensei," mumbled Matsu weakly.
"Is it related to peeping and the way of the pervert?" asked Naruto with a pause being on the other end.
"Yes," replied Matsu weakly in defeat.
"Then it is not a good reason. As punishment, you will do three times your usual physical daily exercises. Failure to comply will result in Miya being in charge of them and adding double to what I already set," said Naruto with Matsu now crying anime tears.
"Naruto-sensei is so mean," mumbled Matsu before she froze since she didn't mean to say that out loud for Naruto to hear.
"Just for that, you have to do four times the usual physical daily exercises on top of the three I just gave," said Naruto with Matsu weeping even more.
"Yes Naruto-sensei," whimpered Matsu knowing if she didn't, Naruto would simply tell Miya, and give the Hanya of the North the authority to drive the red haired woman into the ground.
And Matsu knew Miya would do it...with an innocent smile on that evil face of hers.
"Good girl. Talk to you later," said Naruto before hanging up and letting out a chuckle since he was sure Matsu was wailing in despair now.
Focusing on the next matter at hand, Naruto called Takami to give her the good news about Higa's death despite her probably knowing about it through systems at M.B.I. informing the woman of so many Sekirei dropping like flies.
"I only wish you had made him suffer more," replied Takami on the phone while in the chopper heading for Izumi Pharmaceuticals.
"You and me both Takami. But the man was too filled with himself ego wise to truly understand the situation much less have the necessary revelation that he was an idiot before dying. So I figured I would just kill him and let Kami deal with his ass," said Naruto in an uncaring manner.
"Fair enough. I'm on my way to collect Higa's Sekirei at the company right now," said Takami with Naruto nodding and was already heading out.
"Good. I need to leave so my Sekirei can take all the credit for their victory over Higa's small army. Did Minaka use the command code on Shinna at all?" said Naruto curiously to the woman.
"No. Shiina is still active," replied Takami while leaving out the part where she strangled Minaka until he was unconscious and thus didn't have a chance to activate the command code to depower Shiina.
"Good. No need for the poor boy to suddenly freak out in the event he gets dragged into a fight later and does not have his powers active when needed," said Naruto casually before using Kamui to appear on top of the building across from Izumi Pharmaceuticals.
"Agreed. Thank you again for saving my daughter from Higa. I know I haven't been there for my children as much as I would like to be, but Minaka is a child in a man's body, and the brain of a psychotic genius. His actions take up so much of my time," said Takami with Naruto waving it off even if she couldn't see him do it.
"Don't worry about it. I know you care about your kids. Granted, your son is a spineless jellyfish in the face of adversity, and your daughter is a pervert who could give Matsu a run for her money. But that's beside the point. The point is you care about your family," said Naruto since he knew Takami cared about Minato and Yukari, which was one of the reasons why he helped her out in the first place.
"Thank you for reminding me of their various...traits Naruto-san," remarked Takami since she wasn't happy to be reminded of Minato being so weak willed and Yukari being like Matsu in the ways of the pervert.
"Its what I do! Bye Takami," said Naruto before hanging up the phone and let out a sigh while watching his Sekirei stand there among the pile of bodies of other Sekirei while M.B.I. choppers descended over the area.
"This has to be some kind of record for the Sekirei Plan in terms of most victories in such a short amount of time," remarked Hinata while she stood beside him to see the end result of their attack on Higa's company.
"It probably is Hinata-chan. With any luck, the other Ashikabis out here in Shinto Teito, particularly one ruling over in the South will stay away from us a little while longer. Not to mention the Ashikabi of the West will most likely do the same on principle. As for the others, who are in the minority of power...they'll just stay away out of sheer fear, and fight each other," said Naruto while sitting on the edge of the roof with Hinata doing the same while they looked at his Sekirei from afar.
Tsukiumi was boasting how she defeated the most Sekirei and the strongest of the three of them. Meanwhile Kazehana did some boasting of her own while talking about how she was waiting to go home so her loving husband could ravish her in their bed, much to the displeasure of Tsukiumi. Only Akitsu remained calm and quiet, but she seemed to sense where Naruto was, and looked in his direction to seek his approval. She must have seen him give a brief nod, as she blushed soon after he gave it despite the distance, and Naruto felt the ice woman was happy to be recognized for her contributions through the bond she had with him.
"I take it all three of them will get a 'special reward' for their success here when we return home?" asked Hinata with Naruto grinning behind his mask.
"The three of them? Don't you mean to say 'the four of us?'" asked Naruto with Hinata now smiling behind her mask and she leaned her head against his shoulder.
"Right. The four of us," whispered Hinata while Naruto chuckled at her reaction since it was clear the woman went into her own perverted dreamland world surrounding him.
She always did that when he sweet talked her.
(Hayato Mansion)
"What? Izumi Higa was defeated?" asked Mikogami with Mutsu nodding.
"Not just defeated Mikogami. The man was killed. Officially, Higa killed himself, but I know that to be a cover up by M.B.I. since they don't want an investigation. As for Higa's Sekirei, most of them were defeated before that by Uzumaki Naruto's own Sekirei," said Mutsu with Mikogami looking shocked by this news.
"So Uzumaki Naruto may have had a hand in Izumi Higa's death. And M.B.I. is allowing this?" asked Mikogami curiously.
"Apparently, if what our sources claimed are indeed true, Higa-san apparently kidnapped Sahashi Yukari to use her Sekirei for his own purposes," said Mutsu while looking a tad nervous.
"So? What is the significance of this one girl? Aside from the fact she stole the bird I wanted for my collection," said Mikogami while Mutsu sighed at how short sighted the boy was about things.
"Because she is the daughter of Sahashi Takami, who is Minaka's SIC at M.B.I., and a one of the key Adjustors there. Takami also knows Uzumaki Naruto and his wife back in the beginning when M.B.I. was first founded," said Mutsu in a "you better connect the dots on this" tone.
"I see. No matter. I still have the largest number of Sekirei in this game regardless of their actions and now Higa's territory will become mine soon enough," remarked Mikogami since he could easily dispatch the weak Ashikabi in those areas once under Higa's control via blackmail and bribery.
"I disagree. If we provoke M.B.I. like Higa did or upset Uzumaki Naruto or his wife in anyway...what happened to Higa will happen to you," replied Mutsu with his Ashikabi looking at him in disbelief.
"Surely you're joking Mutsu. We have more Sekirei then Higa. And I have you," said Mikogami with Mutsu shaking his head.
"Quantity counts for nothing against quality Mikogami. Higa learned that the hard way when his Sekirei fought Naruto-sama's," said Mutsu with Mikogami still not believing him.
"But all three are single numbers. Just like you. Only one of them outranks you. Just fight her and the others under my command can defeat the other two," countered Mikogami with Mutsu sighing again and rubbing his nose.
Why did he want to mutter troublesome all of a sudden?
"True. One of them does outrank me and is no doubt stronger on that principle alone. But she also loves her Ashikabi and thus I have no doubt that her power has increased greatly since becoming Naruto-sama's Sekirei. Not only that, but I imagine the other two have grown as well and could rival my strength if not surpass it soon. Not only that, but I also believe Naruto-sama, and Hinata-sama will get involved in the fighting if needed. I was never able to beat them in our spars when I was training to become a member of the First Generation Discipline Squad," said Mutsu with Mikogami thinking it over for a second before waving it off.
"Again, it doesn't matter. Once I expand my powerbase over to the East, I will use those that submit to my whims in combination with my own forces to dominate this wonderful game. Even your former teachers will bow before me when the time comes," remarked Mikogami with his Ashikabi not looking optimistic about the situation.
"This will not end well for us," said Mutsu to himself while knowing he was bound to obey his Ashikabi and all the boy's decisions.
Even if they meant their doom in the long run.
(A/N: YAY! I finally updated after a nice little break from writing. I kind of had to after writing so much and my mind just tired out. Again, sorry for the long wait. Until next time...PEACE!)