Author's Note

Well, I fucked up. Spent way too much time working on this chapter that's pretty short, all things considered. I said I was going to do more work with the more time I had, but I've done less work with more time. I'm going to definitely try harder, but I just need a bit more of a push every now and then to keep things going. Like maybe a few more reviews…? It's fine if you don't, but it does help me push myself to focus more on the story rather than sitting around watching Youtube videos. Takes all my concentration for writing.

TheLastNanaya: Had to happen eventually, so I just decided, 'Why not put them together in the same chapter?'

Mingwall9(Guest): Glad you're enjoying it so far! I'll definitely check out Robin Hobb for inspiration, and it's funny you mention literotica and hentaifoundry because that's pretty much where I started reading smut at

Warning! This story will contain language, sexual situations, and possibly fetishes that some people may feel uncomfortable with. If you are easily offended or disturbed, don't complain, you've been warned.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Chapter 39: The Passionate Challenger!

12 Months since Yoichi Left Konoha

Two weeks in Kumo took a lot out of him. With two more weeks planned at least, he wasn't too sure how much longer he could take. For an entire week straight he would spend most of his time sparring, having the others point out anything he did wrong, which was pretty often considering his style of fighting.

His taijutsu was terrible, first off. His hits were strong considering his strength, but he was too clumsy. The only time he would be able to effectively attack is against someone who was a lot slower than him. His genjutsu abilities when it came to fighting was decent at best. The ones he made were hard to notice at first, but quick to see through and dispel.

As for ninjutsu, that was where his expertise seemed to be. Most of his attacks were incredibly powerful… when they hit. Not only was the set-up time too long for some of his strongest attacks, but they were so predictable. He had the strength, he had the intelligence, but he didn't have the speed or skill to pull his attacks off quickly. He finally understood why someone people said he was a little slow.

Thankfully he was training in Kumo, where the shinobi all trained to be as fast as lightning. They couldn't give him any secrets, but they could always throw a couple tips out. At this point, he was free to do whatever he wanted to train, but after a week, B wanted him to spar again, this time going all out once again. After he had let loose the seals, he reactivated them and hasn't worked on it since. The power he felt was intense, but he didn't feel ready to use it just yet.

Before he could start training, though, he took the first day to do some meditation. While Yugito and Tabi considered that boring, B understood, showing him to a place with a large waterfall that he used himself from time to time, Yugito and Tabi tagging along mainly out of boredom. For a couple hours, Yoichi sat underneath the waterfall, accompanied by B who did the same, as the other two lazed about and watched.

"If we'd known it would take so long, we would have done our own training. How much longer is this going to take?" Tabi asked to Yugito who shrugged, the guys unable to hear them over the waters around them. As if on que, Yoichi stirred, getting up and stretching briefly before hopping over to them.

"Took you long enough. Let's head back already." Tabi whined, Yoichi motioning to B.

"Can't go until he's done. He's in charge of looking after me, remember?" Tabi huffed and crossed her arms. Before she could complain, she looked him up and down a moment, watching as his skin glistened in the sun from the water. Getting an idea, she leans over and whispers into Yugito's ear, the blonde listening to her before smirking and nodding. Quickly, they both moved to either side of him, each taking a hold of an arm, pressing their chests against his shoulders.

"But Yoichi-sama~ Don't you want to be alone with us?" Tabi asked innocently, leaning in and kissing his neck.

"You haven't even done anything to me since Tabi was brought out. Don't you like me?" Yugito asked with a pout, leaning in to nibble his ear.

"Well, as tempting as this is, B…" He looked over to the dark skin male who he thought was meditating, but it appeared that he was watching from the way his hand made a small gesture to go on. He was a bit surprised but let out a sigh. "Alright, let's go." He said to the other girl's delight. "But, first one there gets to decide what to do next." He quickly followed up before escaping their grasp and running off. Yugito and Tabi took a moment to realize what just happened before quickly following suit.

They took the shortest route they knew back, the girls quickly catching up to Yoichi, but not able to get ahead of him somehow, but they chalked it up to him undoing his weighted seals. In the end, Yoichi was the first to arrive, but before they could even head inside, Samui and her teammates dropped in beside them.

"There you are. Yugito, Tabi, Lord Raikage wants to see the two of you. Something about wanting you both to go through a check up to see if there's been any changes recently. Where's B?" Karui said, Yugito and Tabi looking a bit defeated.

"Oh, he's meditating, and Yugito and Tabi are supposed to keep an eye on me. Should I go too?" He asked, the three Kumo nin looking to each other and having a brief discussion before looking back to them.

"Me and Samui will take Yugito and Tabi. Karui will look after Yoichi until they return." Omoi stated.

"Wouldn't it be easier to just take me along?" Karui shook her head.

"Lord Raikage asked for you not to come. Can't risk the possibility of any secrets getting out. This shouldn't take long, so I don't mind watching you." She said, though she didn't make eye contact with him. Nodding, Yugito and Tabi begrudgingly followed after Samui and Omoi, leaving the other two alone. He went on inside Yugito's place, Karui following him in.

"So, what's your real reason for staying behind?" He asked, Karui blinking in surprise before looking away, not saying a word. "I mean, Omoi would have been the better choice since leaving me, a shinobi who specializes in injutsu, with a kunoichi could be putting you in danger." He leaned against a wall with his arms crossed, still clad in just the trunks he wore for meditating.

"Because…" She let out a sigh. "Because I've been given a personal assignment involving you. From watching your fights the past week and reporting them to Lord Raikage, he's determined that your potential is too much to ignore." She said, still not looking at him.

"So… your mission is to seduce me and try to get me to stay? Or at least offer yourself to me? I did mention that I didn't want anyone to be forced." He said, Karui shaking her head.

"No, he knows. That is part of it, but my mission is just to get to know you… and maybe go out with you. And this is something I'm not being forced to do, I could turn the assignment down at any time." Yoichi blinked in surprise at that.

"Well, not trying to sound rude, but… why? From what I've learned about you, I wouldn't have expected this to be something you'd go along with." That probably wasn't the best thing to say, Karui now glaring at him, though a slight blush on her cheeks. It was only for a few seconds though, looking away again.

"You're right, if I had been asked a week ago, I would have declined doing this in a heartbeat. But… you're strong, and I like that. Plus, we're about the same age, so it's not too weird." She didn't mention how she was fed up with Omoi questioning why she spent so much time training and not out on a date or something.

"I see…" He says before standing up straight and walking out towards his room. "Let me go put something more decent on and then we can talk a bit." He continued, out of earshot before she could even respond. Back in his temporary room, he quickly changed into a pair of his usual boxers, hanging the trunks up to dry. Before he could even start getting out his clothes, however, he heard the door close softly, making him freeze.

"Be honest with me. Am I… attractive to you?" He hears Karui ask, turning around to see her leaning against the door, eyes looking down and to the side, now without her headband and flak jacket. From the look on her face, he could see several emotions running thought her, worry and embarrassment being the most prominent. Walking over to her, he smiles and cups her cheek, her amber eyes meeting his.

"Of course you are. But why does that matter to you? I don't care much about looks, I just care about who you are." She had to break eye contact at that, taking a deep breath.

"It's just… I don't seem to grab anyone's interest. I never really found someone I was interested in either until recently. Now that I have, I feel… more self-conscious, I guess. I've been focusing on training so much, always wanting to fight, that I didn't take time to just be myself…" She confessed, soon feeling a pair of lips on her own, making her eyes widen in surprise before slowly closing, enjoying the feeling that ran through her. A few moments later, Yoichi broke the kiss, holding her tighter.

"Like I said, I don't care how you look, I see you for who you are. The fact I think you're beautiful is just a bonus. Even if you don't show it, I can tell that you're loyal to your village and you care for everyone who lives here. You don't need to change how you act or what you look like. If you do to get someone to like you, they're liking the person you're trying to be instead of who you are. Is that how you'd want a relationship to be like?" He asks, Karui's eyes widening as he seemed to know exactly what to say to her. As if he knew all her problems and the perfect solutions for them all.

"No… But I'm not lady-like, I do nothing but train, and I never want to turn down a good fight. What kind of guy would want to be with someone like me?" She asked, her voice softer than usual.

"Me." He said, looking directly into her eyes. That was all he needed to say, the look in his eyes telling her how genuine he was. Without another thought, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again, this time a lot rougher, but Yoichi still returned it just as intensely. Taking the initiative, she force her tongue into his mouth, catching him off guard for a moment, before the two of them began to wrestle the other's tongue for dominance.

Feeling a heat blossom in her stomach, they slowly made their way over to the bed, the fight not even pausing for a second until Yoichi fell back onto the bed, Karui joining him. Running his hands down her sides, he couldn't resist giving her ass a squeeze, making her emit a soft moan before breaking the kiss, both of them panting heavily.

Pushing off of him, she stood up and stripped out of her clothes, showing that her chest was wrapped up. He gave her a questioning look that caused her to huff as she undid the wraps, revealing she wasn't as flat chested as he thought, but was getting close to a C-cup, her B-cup, dark breasts perfectly perky and topped with pink areola.

"Sorry they aren't as big as Samui's, but they still get in the way." She said when she noticed his surprised look as she took off the rest of her clothing.

"Don't worry, you're perfect the way you are. But keeping them wrapped up isn't good for their growth. Most kunoichi have stopped binding theirs since Tsunade came back and reminded them they can still be strong and still have large breasts. Samui doesn't seem to have much trouble." She glared at him but didn't retort, leaning down and yanking his boxers down to expose his length.

"Damn…" She said, marveling at his size before smirking wide. "I like a challenge." She said before getting back on top of him, the two locking their lips in another heated kiss, Karui rolling her hips to grind her sex against his shaft. Letting her set the pace, Yoichi refrained from moving his hips against hers, groping her ass as he felt her lips wet his length.

When she felt she was ready, she broke the kiss and sat up, positioning herself above him, before slowly lowering herself down on him. Letting out a heated moan, she closed her eyes tight as she felt him stretch her out, but managed to take most of him inside her, his tip pressing against the entrance to her womb.

"Mmm, fuck… I could get used to this… How about we make things interesting? First one of us to admit defeat loses. No chakra allowed. I win, you have to stay here in Kumo as my boytoy." She said, already feeling her insides adjusting to his size, smirking down at him.

"And if I win?" He asks, Karui smirking wider.

"I don't see that happening, but if you somehow manage to make me surrender, then I'll let you do anything you want to me." She said, fully confident in herself. Without the use of chakra, he couldn't use any injutsu on her, and she knew she had more stamina than him from training.

"Alright then, it's a challenge." He stated, just as confident as her. With that, she began to ride him, slowly at first but picking up speed as she got used to it. Yoichi began to wonder if this was her first time at all from how she seemed to know just what to do, but he also wasn't sure of any kunoichi specific training in Kumo.

Leaning forward and holding herself up with her hands grabbing his shoulders, she began to ride him as fast as she could, panting and sweating from the exertion. Looking at him, she was genuinely surprised to be casually laying there with his hands now behind his head, just watching her. Not wanting to be outdone, she changed her position, facing her body away from him, looking over her shoulder at him as she gave him a clear view of their hips meeting over and over. But he still didn't give much of a response.

"How… are you… so good… at this?" She panted out, Yoichi shrugging.

"Why did you challenge someone whose specialty is in fucking without even trying to see what they're into? By the way, should I start trying, or do you have something else you can try not involving chakra?" She glared at him from how disappointed his tone sounded. But, she didn't respond, as she realized this wasn't the best idea she's ever had.

Taking her silence as an answer, he went into action, surprising her as he pushed them both onto the floor, Karui landing on her hands and knees to avoid getting hurt. That was just what he wanted, however, grabbing her arms and pulling them behind her back, Karui trying to get out of his grip. He shifted his hips around as if trying to find the right angle before pulling his hips back and giving a good thrust inside her.

She had to stop her struggling as her eyes widened, feeling him hit a place inside her she didn't even know existed. Seeing her reaction, he smirked as he began to thrust his hips, pounding away at that one spot inside her. She thought he was cheating at first, but quickly noticed he wasn't using a bit of chakra. She tried to move her hips to avoid him hitting that spot, but her body wouldn't obey, only moving back to help him thrust harder.

It wasn't much of a surprise when Yoichi saw her body give in, feeling all of her movements being directed towards the goal of more pleasure. Thanks to a mirror in front of them, he could even see Karui's expression, her eyes half-lidded and her mouth open as she panted hard, even seeing a bit of drool escaping the corner of her mouth.

Mentally, however, she hadn't given up, doing her best to not give in despite the fact that every thrust was making her see stars and her body wouldn't move the way she wanted it to. The worst part was she could feel herself beginning to crack, as once her body gave in, each thrust made it harder to think and resist. She used every bit of her will to keep her body from reaching orgasm, fearing that once she did, it was over for her. Sadly, she failed.

The pleasure was just too much, her mind emptying as her body went limp, her juices gushing around his length, her body and mind unable to do anything but enjoy the pleasure that ran through her. When Yoichi noticed her tighten around him before going limp, he chuckled before picking her up and standing up, sitting on the edge of the bed and holding Karui to his chest, still buried inside him. Her arms fell lamely to her side, her head rolling back onto his shoulder, her eyes open and staring to the ceiling, but unable to see.

"Do you give up?" He whispered into her ear. Somehow, she found the strength to have her head move, nodding in response. She was somewhere in state between being conscious and unconscious, her body feeling like she had to pass out, but was unable to. "Good girl~ Seems I won't become your boytoy after all. You, on the other hand…" He chuckled before whispering even lower into her ear, Karui taking in every word as her punishment for losing as he began to bounce her on her length, never realizing that he still had not had his release yet.

12 Months, 1 Day since Yoichi Left Konoha

Tabi, Yugito, and B all returned several hours later when the sun began to set. They were told by Yoichi that Karui would be spending the night, saying that the two of them did some training and she had worn herself out by accident. To Tabi's disappointment, she was told she couldn't sleep in his bed that night as he would be sleeping on the floor, Karui taking up his bed.

Tabi and Yugito bought it along with B, not even smelling the tell-tale signs of sex around or even in his room when they checked on her, seeing her sleeping peacefully in the bed, fully clothed. When morning came around, Karui awoke to her hair being stroked, nuzzling into the warm figure beside her as she let out a yawn.

"Sleep well?" He asked, Karui nodding before kissing his cheek lightly.

"You know, I'm a bit surprised. You could have done anything to me, made me your slave, forced me to tell any secrets about the village, but you didn't. Instead, my 'punishment' is to go on a date with you and take more time for myself outside of training." She said, Yoichi nodding.

"And don't forget to stop binding your breasts unless you absolutely have to. Wouldn't want them to grow misshapen, would you?" She grumbled a bit as she shook her head, resting her head on his chest.

"Yeah, yeah… but I'm not taking this defeat and lying down with it. We're going to have a rematch until I finally beat you, even if it means I have to become part of your harem or whatever to learn your weaknesses!" She states, making him chuckle at her little roundabout way of saying she want to be with him.

"I'll be waiting then." He says, smiling at her before leaning down and giving her a gentle kiss. Karui felt her heart flutter for a moment, not knowing how such a simple kiss could make her feel so happy inside. Breaking the kiss, she sat up and jumped out of bed, putting on the rest of her gear.

"As much as I'd love to stay, Omoi and Samui might be looking for me. Catch you later, tiger." She said with a flirtatious wink before leaving. It wouldn't even be a minute before his door opened again, Tabi and Yugito walking in, half-sleep and half-naked, each getting into his bed with him, pushing themselves up against him.

"Good morning?" He half greeted, half-asked them, the two of them shaking their heads.

"Not morning yet…" Tabi said sleepily.

"She woke me up, and now I'm going back to bed… I think I should sleep in here too, though. It's so warm…" Yugito added, the two of them snuggling against him, even straddling his legs somewhat as they got comfortable. As soon as they did, they both fell quickly asleep, not waking or budging despite how he tried to get away. After what felt like an hour, the door to his room opened again, this time B standing there, looking over the scene.

"Little help here?" Yoichi asked, the girls not even reacting to his voice. B stared at him for a moment before shrugging.

"I can't do anything about this, you know if I do then they'll both start to hiss. Because of what you did, for you they'll meow. We've all got to accept they're your problem now." B said before walking away.

"Hey! B! Get back here!" He called out, squirming harder, Tabi and Yugito holding onto him tighter. "Your rhyme sucked!" Hoping that would at least get him to come back and tell him off, but there was no response. Yoichi eventually gave up, letting out a sigh and relaxed, the two girls nuzzling against him in their sleep as if sensing he was going to stay.

"Maybe I should just stop complaining about all this and just accept it." He said defeatedly, before noticing the two of them giggling quietly. "Get up already!" He said. The girls opened their eyes and looked to each other before looking to him.

"No!" They said childishly, sticking their tongue out at him, licking his cheeks, and then going back to sleep at a speed that he could swear was some sort of technique.

"I better be getting something out of this…" He grumbled before closing his eyes to try and get a bit more rest as well.

Luckily for him, he would.

Author's Note

Aww, Yoichi is such a nice guy, isn't he? Still a bit strange considering he's supposed to be a sadist. Maybe this is just supposed to be a more obvious turning point to show how he's being more comfortable with himself and his interests, but not want to go too overboard? But then again, he still acts in a similar way in the present day… Well, it's up for you all to decide what you think is going on!

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