A.N: Okay, this Author's Note bellow will explain why I haven't updated my story for a long time. Please read if you want, skip if you didn't care.
What do you think the biggest problem that people has? Their dependency on internet I think. Now, if your internet is regulated by some private company, then good for you. How about electricity? Maybe some of you say that it's controlled by the government.
Now here's the fucking problem. My country's government is a shit. My minister of communication and information once said that he's going to block Google because when you search 'porn' in Google, Google will give it to you. Porn, that is. Sometimes I wonder how a man like him can become a minister.
Now that's not the only problem. Several companies that provides internet connection in my country are now having a crisis. My shitty government, again, make up a law that those companies obey, but one of them still closed down because they suspect that it's 'violating the law'.
Guess which company where I get my internet connection from? Yeah.
Now, with a shitty minister like that, and the internet connection in my country is bitching all around. I can't give you a very quick update. You hate slow updates? Blown up my government by all means. Please do, I'll sit back and eat popcorn.
Right now, I'm not in a good mood. So if any of you want to become a smartass, please do whatever you like. I don't care. Hate this fanfic? Go ahead. I didn't care, I don't care, and I won't care. But maybe you might want to apply a job in government in any department. They always welcome idiot aboard.
"Character speaking"
'Character thinking'
"Flashback"
THIS IS PURELY FANFICTION, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, THEN DON'T READ IT!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Koihime Musou, Naruto belongs to Masahi Kishimoto and Koihime Musou belongs to BaseSon. And I also don't own any other part from any Animes that show in this story. All of them are belongs to their respectively creators.
Chapter 17: After the Tide
Aisha clenched her fist in front of her heart. Right now, in front of her is the only man that she's always thinking of. How is he doing? Has he eaten breakfast? Where is he? Did he meet any enemies? I he hurt?
A pain throbbing on her chest like someone grips her heart very tightly. Its hurts. It's hurts so much yet she never knows why it hurts.
"Naruto-san." She can feel her lips whispered that name.
She can feel her feet steps forwards closer to Naruto. Another step... and another one.
Her feet feels so heavy like someone put an iron inside her shoes. But she keeps walking. Her vision start to blur as she feels her eyes watering. She didn't know why, but she feels... happy.
Lucky for her that she can't see well. Because Naruto looks so sad looking at her. Under her usual proud and stubborn act, she hides something that every human has.
A feel of lonely.
It's so sad for Naruto to see her crying like that. He quickly approaches her and hugged her tightly.
"I'm back." He whispered quietly.
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"Okay, I understand why you're so twitchy since you just left Aisha-dono alone." Sei pinched her bridge of nose.
"I also understand that you're also in a bad mood since you lost in an eating tournament." Her eyes twitching every second.
"I understand that humans are connected to their feelings that sometimes they act without their logic." Sei tapped her foot angrily.
"But what I don't understand i-"
"I'm the only one of Naruto's little sister!" Lin-lin shouted interrupting Sei.
"What I don't under-"
"Hawawawa, b-but I never been his little sister, Chouhi-san."
"What I don-"
"Then how come he let you come with him but not me?!"
"Wha-"
"About that, I-"
"WILL YOU TWO MIDGET SHUT YOUR MOUTH UP AND LISTEN TO ME?!" Sei shouted lost her patience. Her head has somehow comically enlarged ten times bigger.
They have gone back to the inn with Sui, Lin-lin, and Kyocho in tow. Sei and Shuri has asked them if they want to stay the night together, since Lin-lin and Sui didn't have any money.
Sui tried to calmed her down, "Now now, Chouun-dono, let's calm down first. You're scarring Kyocho-dono."
Sei looked back and saw Kyocho has hid herself behind a table. Her body trembling from fear. Her eyes have lost its colour.
Sei sighed and holds her head. She can feel a heavy migraine coming from this conversation, "Look. I'm sorry for shouting like that. But you two are ridiculous, especially you Lin-lin. What the hell are you thinking challenging Koumei-dono into a duel?!"
It's actually started with a simple jealously. Then add some Lin-lin's anger management and lack of patience with Shuri shuttered and weak will. Oh yeah, put 'Naruto' in 'source of problems' and you got a cat fight between two slow developed girl.
"But she's proclaimed my position as Naruto-onii-san's little sister!"
"She's not, and she's following Naruto-san because of entirely different reason."
"What reason?"
"That's... that's not my position to tell you. You need to ask him for that."
"Well, where is he?"
"The truth is, I don't know. You know how he is. Disappearing on his own with no clue whatsoever." Sei growled.
Lin-lin looked down and sad. She was happy and relieved beyond anything when she heard that Sei and the new girl have travelled with Naruto. She was hoping, no she was desperate to meet him. But she has hoped too high.
"But he will come back right? Naruto-onii-san will come back right?"
Sei smiled, "Of course he will."
Lin-lin smiled. But not for long.
"Now, if you think that I've finished punish your behaviour, then you're surely mistaken." Sei takes out a big wooden log out of nowhere.
Lin-lin panicked, "Hey! What is that log for?!"
"Your punishment. Prepare yourself, Lin-lin, and Koumei-dono."
Shuri shrieked, "Hawawawa! Me too?!"
Sei nodded, "All of this won't be happened if you explained it very clearly at the beginning. So please forgive me. But you two need to be disciplined."
Many years later, the inn will became popular with rumours of it's used to be a torture brothels for S&M maniacs.
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Naruto stopped move his hand from patting Aisha's back. He looks down and chuckled. It seems that she has fallen asleep. Lack of rest he presume. He contemplates about what he should do. Leaving her again will be too cruel, but he can't stay like this forever.
It seems that today, Naruto sense has become very unresponsive. He smelled a nice scent, salty oceans' smell with a mix of lime. Naruto then realized that Aisha's hair is damp, like she's just got out from a shower. He also noticed that her clothes is wet and still dripping.
He can feel her large breast stick with her wet clothes. Naruto always know that she has a nice body. But now he can feel it up close and personal. Her warm body become more pronounced. Too hot actually.
Naruto moved his hand to her head and feel it's too warm from normal human's body temperature.
'She got a small fever.' Naruto thought.
It looks okay, but he needs to tread it before it become more dangerous. He picks her up bridal style, and then he noticed how small Aisha felt in his arm. Almost like a child cuddling up for protection. He smiled and takes off to the dark sky.
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Aisha squirmed lightly. Her eyes squinted against the shades of light that hit her eyes. Her mind feels so hazy. She shifted a little and touched something warm. It feels warm and it smells good. It smells like a rain in a dry land.
Whatever it is, she's hugging it very tightly. Aisha closed her eyes and let her mind stirring away. It feels so nice and she doesn't want to wake up.
'Just a little longer', she thought.
But no matter how much she wants to stay like that forever, she needs to wake up. Rise up and face the hard day like every single day.
And that's what she does.
Her eyes opened a little. But she quickly shut it again. The light is still too bright. She tried to feel where she was.
She can feel a warm and soft blanket covering her. She can feel how her pillow rises up and down.
... Wait, that's not right.
She heard a low thump like a heartbeat from her pillow. Then her pillow starts to shift around.
Pillow didn't make sound and move away by its own will right?
Aisha opens her eyes and she stares wide eyes that her 'pillow' is not a pillow, but a human body.
Afraid for whatever comes next, she look up very slowly.
There, sleeping with a discomfort face is Naruto Uzumaki. Naked from upper body to his waist. Bellow that, he only wore a boxer.
Aisha yelped and jumped away. Her rough action makes Naruto also jumped and pulls out a kunai out of nowhere.
"What? Where's the killer?!" He frantically look around.
His eyes feel on Aisha who stared at him with a mix of rage, embarrassment, and confused at her face.
"Ah, you've awake. That's good." he said with a nonchalant smile.
Aisha pointed her finger at him and shouted, "You! What have you done to me?!"
Naruto tilted his head to the side, "Huh? What? What do you mean?"
"I'm talking about what happened last night!" She snapped at him.
"Wait, are you saying that you didn't remember anything last night?"
Aisha blushed so hard. Her face is so red until Naruto swear he could see a small steam coming out from her ears, "W-w-w-w-w-w-we... w-w-wh-wha-what a-a-are w-we do-doing l-la-last night?"
Naruto chuckled, "Well, before you get any weird ideas, I'll tell you what happened last night. But before that, you might want to cover yourself." Naruto pick up the blanket that covered them both.
Aisha look down and, if possible, blushed harder, she didn't realize that she was naked the whole time. She quickly snatched the blanket and covered her body.
Naruto sat back and face her with a calm face, "Last night, we met at the street. I know that's not what both of us expected with how we part away, but nevertheless, we met again. After that, you start crying and sobbing with no clear reason. Do you remember this so far?"
Aisha nodded weakly.
"Good. Well, after crying for quite a long time, you passed out. It's already dark, so I bring you here, to an inn. I didn't realize it before, but your clothes are wet and I have to remove it unless you want to catch a cold." Naruto scratch his chin, "Now that reminds me, it hasn't been raining for a day in this town but you're completely soaked. How is that happened? And where's Lin-lin? I thought you were together?"
In fact, Naruto has a hunch that they have separated in the way. He sees Lin-lin after all in the tournament and with how Aisha appears to him, they must be separated at least a day.
Aisha looks down and her face became sad. Now after those entire ruckuses, she remembers why she went to this town. Lin-lin.
She realized how lonely she has without someone accompanied her. She can't sleep and her minds are full of Lin-lin... and at some point, Naruto.
She was depressed and she almost lost her mind. She was already half conscious when she turn back and follow Lin-lin's trail.
She ran through the rain, afraid that the rain will wipe away her trace and she'll lose her forever.
Naruto look at her downcast and silent figure. He never thought the problem will be this severe. A fight between siblings is normal, in this case an oath one, but he never imagine it will be this troublesome.
"Look, if you didn't want to tell me that's fine. I won't force you." Naruto scratch his back. It feels so awkward to them. "But if you need help, please tell me. Maybe I can help you."
"You can't." She whispered, "You can't help me."
Naruto quirked his eyebrow, "Why?"
Aisha looks at him with almost hollow eyes, "Because you left us. You left me alone. What if I need your help to not leave me? You said that you need to stay away from us. So how are you going to help me?"
Naruto winced at her words. He felt horrible now. Yes, he knows that with that bracelet he got from Gilgamesh, it was safe for him to interact with people in this world.
But that didn't change the fact that Naruto was leaving them.
Aisha gripped her shoulder tightly, "I... I have a family once. I didn't remember about my parents, but I remember about my brother. He loves me so much. He take care of me without complains and he always protect me."
"We lived in a small village, but a peace one. But suddenly, there's a bandit attack. My brother hides me under the bed while he got out and tried to face the bandits. It was a stupid act. He can't win against them. He didn't even hold a sword."
A small tear fell from her eyes, "Then, he... he..."
Naruto walked towards her and embrace her, "Sorry. I never know."
She smiled sadly and shocks her head, "Its okay. I never tell you."
Naruto tighten his grip on her body, "Sorry."
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Sei yawned and scratched her eyes. Morning is when people start to stir in their sleep. For merchants and shop seller, morning is time to prepare for today business. Morning is time when house-wife preparing breakfast for her family.
But in all those normal morning activities, Sei and her other friends, Lin-lin, Bachou, and their new friend, Kyocho, drag their feet to the inn where they stay. All of them are exhausted and tired like hell.
Especially Sei and Bachou. Who knows that Lin-lin had such huge brother complex that she's jealous as hell when Naruto pick up another loli sister figure in his journey?
Enough to say, those girls are very difficult to handle. It takes them a whole day to find Naruto so they can satisfy Lin-lin... anger.
Unfortunately, the only clue they had is a burning house, a dozen corpse, a losing battle maniac woman, a confused two siblings, and lots of blood.
Just one glance is enough for all of them, safe for Kyocho, to make a conclude that it's all Naruto's doing.
Ignoring everyone else, they walked into their rooms expecting a warm and comfortable futon. But imagine their surprise when they saw their self-proclaimed mysterious figure hugging a naked, crying, with a fussed hair, Aisha.
Naruto froze.
Everyone froze.
Time froze.
The world froze.
Every single parallels world froze.
Naruto can feel a very sinister aura rising from the girls. The level of its sinister can put Angra Mainyuu's aura to shame.
Naruto cursed his luck. He may be godlike in gambling. But in times like this, Lady Fortune always gives him the biggest prank in the world history.
"H-hey girls! Wh-what's up?" Naruto give them the bravest greetings for a man who caught in a situation like this.
Aisha looks at them with wide eyes. Then she remembers her state of dress. She yelped and covered her body with a huge blush.
"O-onee-chan?" Lin-lin asked, "Wh-what.."
Aisha looks down and whispered loud enough for all of them to hear, "Sorry, Lin-lin."
The sinister aura starts to overload the room. Naruto already sweating like crazy. Why, oh why? Why every single female he encountered has an ability to pummel him to death despite how ridiculously strong he is?
"Uzumaki-dono. It seems that I've mistaken judging you. You're the worst human being that ever existed." Sei picked up her spear.
"L-look... It's all misunderstanding!"
"Naruto-dono, forgive me. There's no private reason for my next action."
"Then why your eyes look so dangerous?! And don't point your spear at me, Sui!"
"Hawawawa. Naruto-san... such act is just for a married couple... but if you*mumble *mumble."
Naruto look at Shuri who already overloaded with information... albeit a fake one, "W-wait! That's not what its looks like! Let me expla-"
"Onii-san... perverts." accused Lin-lin harshly.
Naruto already in the verge of tears. Fuck with manliness, his life is in danger, "Lin-lin! Please! Listen to me! Aisha! Please, explain everything to them!"
Aisha looks up at him and blushed madly. Naruto sweat dropped and feels his doom is coming.
"You know what? Fuck this shit."
Never tried to explain shits to any angry girls. Just shut up and accept your destiny is what Naruto learned that day.
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"You girls are so mean." Naruto said meekly, "You can at least let me finish my sentences."
It takes a whole day for the girls to finally forgive Naruto. In fact, Naruto have to pay for another day so that they can take a rest.
"Then try not to make a misunderstand from the beginning, Naruto-san." said Sei.
Naruto sweat dropped, 'That's why I'm going to explain it damn it!'
"So, what are we going to do?" Shuri asked.
Naruto look at her, then at Aisha and Lin-lin. He sighed, "To be honest, I don't know. It's all happens too quickly and well, at the end it's all depends on them actually."
Aisha and Lin-lin who walks ahead turn back at him, "So, what now?"
Naruto take out a paper from his cloak, "This letter comes this morning. It's from Zelretch."
Everyone immediately focused on the letter. "What does it says?" Sei asked.
Naruto shrugged, "I don't know. It's not for me. It's for you, Aisha."
Aisha takes the letter from Naruto with a confused look. Meanwhile, Sei look at it with a recognize face.
"Wait, don't tell me-"
"I'm going with you." Aisha interrupted Sei. The letter already opened in her hands. She raises it up and shoves it in front of Naruto. Written neatly with a chibi picture of Zelretch in the corner is written, "Follow him if you want."
"I'm going to follow you no matter where you go, no matter who you're going to face. That's my promise. So please, take me with you." Aisha said full of determination. Naruto shuddered a little when he saw the gleam in her eyes.
"I'm going with you too!" Lin-lin shouted.
Naruto smiled, Sei then looked at Bachou and Kyocho "Then, how about you two?"
Bachou shocked her head, "Nah. I haven't seen my people since I keep sidetracked on my journey. I need to come home and lead them. So I'll pass. But someday, someday maybe, I will come for you."
"Then, how about you? Kyocho-san?"
"Why are you asking me? I barely understand why you all splitting, who the hell this Zelretch guy is, and you're asking me to join you? No, thanks. I only interested to find a delicious gourmet."
Naruto also shocked his head, "Zelretch only give her permission for Aisha and Lin-lin, no matter how jerk he is, this is still my mission from him. In a sense, he's kind of my superior until this mission finished. He didn't give you two any permission, maybe he knows that you two will reject it or something like that. But nevertheless, I can't bring you two with me without your permission."
Kyocho just shrugged off her shoulders, "Yeah. Whatever you said Blondie."
Naruto twitched at the nick but let it off, he turned at Sei, "But how about you? Are you okay with them?"
Sei looked at him confused, "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, since you part away with them because of some bamboo shots, and since you're sulking for days, I'm wondering if you'll piss off the entire journey?"
Aisha and Lin-lin gulped loudly and began sweat uncontrollably. They have forgotten about that!
Sei turn her head sharply, Aisha and Lin-lin yelped. The look of Sei is full of annoyance.
"Come on; let just slid it off okay? It's been quite a time isn't it?" Aisha nervously tried to calm down Sei.
Sei huffed, "Fine. But in the next town, I want a full bamboo shoots ramen without anyone interrupt or steal any of it. And you're paying it."
Aisha and Lin-lin nodded quickly, "Yes! Absolutely!"
Naruto smiled, "Very well, then let's move out before it gets too dark."
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Meanwhile, far away from Naruto's place. Ukitsu sit silently in a dark chamber. His eyes look up to the white ceiling like he's in a trance. His mouth opened and with a voice that loud enough to echoes in the dark he called, "You can come out. It's futile to hide from me."
Saji chuckled, "You seem to be in a bad mood today."
Ukitsu frowned, "And why I shouldn't? Lord Gilgamesh is dead and he betrays us in the end. He gives our enemy one of the keys for us to end this farce."
Saji nodded, "I agree that old blood-sucker start to annoy me. He put his nose too deep in our job."
"Luckily he can't interfere directly. THAT will be a huge problem."
Saji laughed, "Yeah, and you're sulking because he didn't invite you to come with him. Just for you know, I'll gladly kill you whenever you ask me. Free of charge."
"Very funny. But no. That's not the reason. True that I'm sulking or desperate or whatever you call, but my reason for it is because we may start to lose our grips on our victory."
Saji waved his hand, "Don't be stupid. That man will never know he's going to face. Let him play with those girls while he can. When he's done for, we can take whatever we want for our self. Just to make sure, the one with long black hair is mine."
Ukitsu glared at him, "You speak nonsense. Only a fool that dreams about victory without a try. But it doesn't matter. Our plan must come to fruit. We must not fail."
Saji sneered, "Yeah, because our lunatic leader is a very fragile man with a heart of a pure maiden." His voice full of sarcasm.
"Don't make him a fool unless you want to die. If I calculate it carefully, then it's you and your boss' turn next. Don't fail."
"I won't. Our plan is perfect unlike yours."
Ukitsu scoffed, "We'll see about that. Just don't fail. I don't want to see him get a chance before his turn because of your failure."
"Aw, that's so sweet of you. But worry not, I will never fail. For now, stay out of my way."
A.N: That's it. Have a good read and good night. Not in the mood for Author's note or life's problem. Especially life. Life is sucks.
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