"Hey Hinata, you might want to wake up now." The voice of Rimona said within her mind.
"Mmmm... don't want to." The Hyuuga heiress said with her eyes still closed, like a child who didn't want to get up for school.
"Don't want to what Hinata-chan?" Another voice said.
Suddenly very confused, Hinata couldn't help but open her eyes. The first thing she noticed, even before her vision focused, was that she was feeling very aroused already. When she could see she looked down, and to her surprise Naruto was between her legs giving her a few licks while he massaged her smooth thighs with his hands. Or at least he had been doing that, now he was looking at her as if asking for permission to continue.
Hinata smiled sweetly as she reached over and stroked Naruto's face, her fingers lightly tracing his whisker marks. "Oh, Rimona was just saying something. But I'm much more interested in what you can put your mouth to Naruto-kun."
Naruto smiled back and went back to work pleasuring her, and Hinata was more than happy to let him as she laid back down and spread her legs a little wider to give him full access.
"Bet you're glad I woke you up now." Rimona added a little smugly.
"Don't act like you're not enjoying it too Rimona." Hinata couldn't help but comment. Naruto paid it no mind and continued.
'She's got me there. It does feel nice to not have to masturbate for now.' The succubus thought, enjoying the energy she was getting from her host. It had been a long time since she didn't have to work for her energy.
One lick that felt particularly good made Hinata push her hips up and towards Naruto more. His hands were busy holding down her thighs as if to restrain her, preventing him from adding his fingers to the mix. She writhed a little bit as if trying to escape his hold, but clearly she was not truly trying to. If anything she wanted the exact opposite.
Her climax came quickly enough, almost a little too quickly for her liking since she wouldn't have minded this lasting a little longer, and when it did she arched her back enough to make her briefly wonder if she was causing damage to her spine in the process. She then laid back down normally, breathing heavily and looking up at the ceiling happily.
Naruto wiped his mouth and crawled up beside her, wrapping his arms around her. She didn't do the same, but she leaned in towards him.
"I always knew Sakura was wrong when she said your mouth was nothing but trouble." She joked when she could breathe normally.
Naruto chuckled. "So what do you want to do today?"
Hinata glanced at her left hand and the ring now adorning it and the small but brilliant gem that sparkled in the light. "I want to tell everyone in this village that I am engaged to you Naruto-kun." She said as she pulled her loved one closer to her and kissed him on the lips. He kissed her back, his hand reaching up and rubbing her right breast, causing her to moan softly. "B... but I honestly have no idea where to start. Maybe we could get everyone gathered today to tell them all at once, but how could we do that without giving it away?"
"Oh I have a few ideas of how that can be done. Don't forget I know a thing or two about making big announcements." He stated proudly as he trailed kisses up her neck.
"I remember." The white-eyed girl agreed. "But actually, I think that I know what we need to do before that."
"What's that?" Naruto asked, cocking his head slightly to the side in confusion.
"Get you a new pair of pants. After all, you're not going to be wearing those old ones ever again."
Naruto gave his trademark grin as he laughed. "Oh I don't know, I thought maybe I could just walk around in just my boxers."
"And give all the other girls a chance to see what they missed out on? I don't think so." She said as she kissed him deeply. "You are all mine now and... I'm in the mood for a little romp before we go out"
"No complaints from me." The whiskered blonde said as he threw the blankets over them both, making her squeal a bit in anticipation.
It was a good 2 hours later before they ventured outside, the 'quick romp' had lasted more than an hour, with the second hour resulting from things getting a little kinky in the shower when Hinata spilled shampoo all over herself. Rimona had mentally rolled her eyes and commented that she was amazed that Lilith had not gotten her energy back sooner with how often the two of them went at each other like rabbits in heat.
Fortunately Naruto did own more than one pair of pants, however she still insisted they go clothes shopping. He did need a replacement pair, and when they made their announcement to her clan she wanted him to look his best. If the Hyuuga were going to complain about anything, it wasn't going to be his attire.
"How's this Hinata-chan?" He asked, showing her an outfit that was essentially a solid black version of his jumpsuit.
Hinata frowned and shook her head. "No, all it's missing is a black mask and you'd look like you're going there for an assassination or something. Get something with a little more color Naruto-kun, not so much that it looks like you're trying to be the center of attention but not something that looks like you are trying to be a wall flower either."
The whiskered blonde made a face of dissatisfaction and went back into the changing room to change back.
"Is Naruto doing some clothes shopping?"
Hinata jumped a bit at being caught by surprise, and turned to see a curious but smiling Ino behind her, dressed in a very tight dark blue and purple outfit. "Ino, what are you doing?"
"Oh nothing, I just saw you and Naruto walk in here and thought I'd say hi. Gotta admit I figured you'd be the one doing the shopping here. Then again, I guess you want your man to look good too." She said with a smile as she gestured to the small pile of clothes that Naruto had tried earlier but which Hinata had rejected
Hinata blushed a bit at hearing Naruto being referred to as 'her man', although it was technically true, Naruto was hers. "Y... yes, I do want him to look more than a little... dashing tonight."
"Oh, got something special planned?" Ino inquired playfully. "Like what? You going to one of those fancy restaurants where the water isn't free and even the chicken costs more than I make in a week?"
Hinata gave a slight frown. "Just how expansive do you think dating me is Ino? You make me sound like one of this pish-posh types who can't enjoy the simple things in life."
"Depends on what you do. And besides you know I'm exaggerating here."
The changing room door opened and Naruto stepped out in normal clothes. "So what next? Oh, hi Ino."
"Hi Naruto. Say, what's so special about tonight that you need some new clothes?"
Naruto smiled but shook his head. "Sorry, not saying a word."
"Ah c'mon, tell me." Ino pleaded.
"Not saying a word."
Ino huffed. "Fine, but you better tell me sooner or later."
"In time Ino." Hinata assured, sort of trying to get rid of the Yamanaka heiress by now.
"I'll hold you to that. Have fun you two." She added before walking away.
When Hinata showed up at the Hyuuga compound, she was surprised by Hiashi wrapping his arms around her.
"You're awake." He said. "When did this happen?"
"Umm... I first woke up about two days ago, and was released from the hospital yesterday morning." She replied.
Surprised, Hiashi let go of her. "You've been up and about that long? Why am I only just now hearing about this?"
"I thought Baa-chan told you." Naruto explained, to which Hinata nodded.
"No, she did not." Hiashi clarified, annoyed, and the two teens were unclear as to who he was more annoyed at. "Still, I'm glad you are well again daughter. Would you like to stay for dinner?"
"Only if Naruto-kun can as well." She insisted politely.
Hiashi looked to the whiskered blonde. "You are aware we will not be having those noodles you like, right?"
"C'mon, I do eat other things than ramen you know." He defended, only to get skeptical looks from both Hyuuga for this. "Well I do."
"Naruto-kun, the Ichiraku coupon has a cartoon of you on it." Hinata pointed out.
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "When did that happen?"
"After you left on your trip. Fortunately by that time you had a better reputation so the doodle didn't hurt their sales."
"Ah, I'd like to see this, but my point stands."
"Well you better eat more than ramen, and you better eat with manners." Hiashi warned. "We do not appreciate rudeness while dining."
Naruto rolled his eyes. "Be prepared for another shock, I do know table manners. I have been taught, I just never get invited to situations where I need to use them."
"Hey Otou-san," Hinata interjected, trying to steer the conversation away from a need for her beloved to prove himself. "Could we stay here until dinner time? I would like some time to have a bath and put on some clean clothes."
Hiashi nodded. "Alright, as long as he doesn't accompany you with either of those tasks. There will be no sexual activity in this house."
"Then how did you and your wife ever have children?" Naruto asked, prompting Hinata to giggle and Hiashi to blush.
Despite the humiliation, Hiashi allowed them to enter. Hinata kissed Naruto before heading off to her bedroom to get ready.
"Is Neji around?" Naruto asked.
"Actually he is." The Hyuuga patriarch answered, leading the whiskered blonde towards the dojo. He opened the door, showing that Neji was giving some lessons to a couple of the kids within the clan. Naturally the door opening interrupted the lesson and made them look to the newcomers.
"Is there a problem Hiashi-sama?" Neji asked, noting Naruto's presence but not wanting to assume the worst.
"No problem, Uzumaki-san here just inquired about you, but as you are busy we'll leave you alone."
"Actually, he can stay. This could be good for the class." Neji countered.
Not knowing what to say, Hiashi nodded and left, while Naruto stepped in. "What's up Neji?"
"Kids, in case you don't know this is Uzumaki Naruto, one of the only two people I've personally lost to that were not Hyuuga." Neji started.
The kids were surprised to hear this and looked the the orange-clad teen in wonder. "How did you do that?" One of them asked.
Naruto grinned. "Oh that was easy. You see, I just gave Neji a wedgie and a wet willie in front of everyone."
The kids clearly didn't know whether to take him seriously or not, but Neji looked more than a little annoyed. "Tell the real story."
"Alright, the truth is I mainly outlasted him. Neji wasn't taking me seriously and once he hit me with his best move, he assumed the fight was over. What he didn't know was I recover quickly, so the damage he dealt didn't last long and I was as good as new, but now I knew what his limits were. And sadly for him, he didn't have any sort of Plan B for when his best attack wasn't doing the job."
"Wait, there are people who the juuken doesn't work on?" Another kid asked, sounding like this was the opposite of something they had been previously told.
"I didn't believe it either, but yes, there are some people who can take a hit better than others." Neji told them. "This is why you need to learn how to strategize and look into other options for combat. As powerful as the juuken is, should you ever come into a situation where it is not effective, it pays to have more options to use."
"Not to mention if the enemy can hurt your hands or even cut them off, the juuken is worthless." Naruto added, startling the kids. "I hear that Kumo and the Hyuuga don't get along, and I've been told Kumo has a lot of good sword users. If one of them came to you, I think the guy with a sword has better odds than the guy with bare hands."
"Good point Naruto, perhaps they should look into defensive maneuvers against weapon users." Neji agreed. "But for now, I think we can call it a day. Everyone's dismissed."
The kids left the room, a few stopping by Naruto to ask or tell him one thing or another. A few minutes later, Naruto and Neji were alone.
"So what brought you here?" Neji asked.
"Oh nothing really. Hinata-chan wanted to come over and she's doing something personal right now, and you're the only one here I can talk to while she's busy."
Neji blinked. "Hinata-sama is awake?"
Naruto nodded. "Yeah, she's gotten better. Right now she should be taking a bath, so I'd wait until she's done if I were you." Neji nodded. "Want to spar?"
"Sure, I'd like to see what you've learned in your time with the sannin since I didn't get to see anything back in Suna. Have you learned any elemental jutsu yet?"
"No, Ero-sennin insisted I work on self-defense and overwhelming the enemy." Naruto admitted, scratching the back of his head.
Neji arched an eyebrow, not seeing the logic here since elemental jutsu would still accomplish that if used properly. "Did he at least test for your affinity?"
"Affinity?" The whiskered blonde repeated, confused.
"Which one of the five elements your chakra favors, thus which of the elements is easier to learn for you." Neji explained, then went to one of the closed doors in the room. He opened it and pulled out something like a shoebox, opening it and selecting a small square of paper. "Here." He held it out to his comrade.
"Okay, what is this for? Origami?" Naruto asked, taking it.
"This is chakra paper. If you put a small amount of chakra into it, it will react. The reaction will tell us what your affinity is."
Naruto nodded and tried a small chakra flicker with his fingers. He saw the small piece of paper cut in half as if by invisible scissors. "So what does that mean?"
"That means your affinity is wind."
"Damn, would have been nice to know that back in Suna. Could have asked Gaara for some jutsu." Naruto commented. "You know anyone with a wind affinity?"
Neji shook his head. "No, but I was taught how to train in using my own affinity. I believe the same basic principle would work here. If not, all you'll have done is kill some time, which is what you were hoping to do in the first place."
Naruto shrugged. "Alright, let's try it but... can we start tomorrow, because there is something I have planned for tonight."
Neji raised an eyebrow slightly. "What?"
Naruto simply smiled.
Tsunade and Shizune were looking up at the Hokage monument; Shizune was trying to stifle a laugh and Tonton was oinking with satisfaction while Tsunade's eye was twitching and her hand was clenched into a fist. "I am going to kill him this time…I mean it."
Each and every face of the Hokage monument had been vandalized with paint; both the first and second looked like clowns, the third looked like a performer in a Noh performance, the fourth looked like a neko, and Tsuande's…it had been made to look like an Oni. And on the forehead of each was written a single word "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IN SENJU PARK"
At the same time, a dozen Naruto shadow clones were jumping across rooftops, tossing hundreds of sheets of paper into the air as they floated to the ground people would pick them up, written on the page in multicolored letters to make the message really pop out was the statement 'Be in the Senju Park tonight for a big announcement by Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuuga Hinata'
Word of mouth quickly spread the message around and soon everyone in the village was curious to know what the big announcement was. Many were curious and speculating, some were disinterested and not intending to take up the offer, and to no real surprise there were still a few that only had negative views on the matter. Fortunately those few could not do anything on the matter other than complain.
Night came, the lamps in the park were being lit up by the time a large crowd started to gather. The Senju park was a large forested area in Konohagakure, associated with the Senju clan as it had been the first Hokage who had grown the trees himself that made up the forest of the park. At the very center of it was a giant 100-year-old oak tree which is surrounded by a pond filled with koi fish.
It was here that Naruto and Hinta could be found.
"It looks like almost everyone in the village has shown up here." Hinata whispered.
Naruto just smiled at her. "Well, you did say that you wanted to let 'everyone' know."
Hinata shook her head and gave a small chuckle. "Has anyone ever told you that you take things way too literal?"
Naruto simply grinned and shrugged.
Soon everyone who had decided to attend the gathering was assembled, everyone was whispering and chattering amongst themselves trying to figure out what exactly the announcement was going to be.
"Alright everyone, do I have your attention?" Naruto called out.
"Just make this quick Naruto, I'm in no mood for parties or games." Shikamaru stated, looking like he had been having a rather bad day.
"Okay I'll make this brief. I want to thank you all for coming, and as for why you're all here... Hyuuga Hinata wanted everyone to know one simple thing."
All eyes were immediately on the heiress, making her blush and fidget. "Don't make me be the one to say it Naruto-kun."
"Just remember, I like you using your mouth as much as you like me using mine." He whispered, making her blush take on a whole new degree right there. He then cleared his throat and looked back to the crowd. "Well since she's too shy to say it herself, I'll do it for her. What she wants you all to know is... she has agreed to become my wife someday."
The city of Dejima was more of a trading outpost town than an actual city. It was located in the Land of Fire, a collection of small buildings centered around the main general store, and this town was just on the edge of the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Ribers. The population was small, only about 300 people, mostly traders, merchants, and their families.
Everything in the town had been so routine and ordinary; the people would get up, work while the children went to the small school, eat, go to bed, and repeat the very next day. The town was peaceful, there was virtually no crime at all, aside from some occasional petty theft and maybe a barroom brawl.
No one had expected it…and they were by no means prepared to deal with it.
It had started in the early morning, just before the first light of dawn. It had started with the fire bell going off, and everyone looked out their windows to see flames erupting from the general store. The men quickly heading out to try and help keep the flames from spreading while the women took count that everyone, especially the children, were accounted for.
As the men gathered around the general store, seeing the orange and yellow flames bursting through the windows. Some of them were carrying buckets filled with water or dirt while others were hooking up the hoses to the pumps to get ready to spray the flames.
But before they got to work, they noticed something odd that caught their attention and stalled them. The thick black and grey smoke that should have been ascending into the air was in fact… descending. It fell to the ground and spready around like a thick fog, moving around their ankles and as the fire continued to feed on the general store more smoke built up and rose up their knees.
And that it when it started; one by one each of the men suddenly vanished. One moment they were there and then another moment they were pulled beneath the smoke with only time to give off a single yell of shock and fear. It was happening so quickly that more than a dozen people vanished before everyone began to react.
Like ants caught in a rain storm, everyone around the general store began to run, trying to get through the thick smoke that continued to spread through the streets. But they were not fast enough.
The moment they started to run, a dark blur erupted from the smoke and tackled a man to the ground with an animalistic roar and then it leaped again and went after another person.
Panic was setting in now as the screams filled the air. A group of the townspeople went straight to the local constable's office to get aid and perhaps some weapons to fight against whatever was attacking them. However upon bursting through the door they were greeted with a shocking sight; the town's constable, a man in his early 50s, was tied spread eagle upside down to the bars of his own jail cell, passed out as blood trickled down his head from a large lump.
And before they had a chance to turn around and leave, the doors slammed shut behind them, trapping them inside.
Another group had run straight to the communications office, hoping that they could send out a message and call for help. When they got there, they found that all of the equipment had been utterly destroyed and when they turned to flee, at the doorway a shadow shrouded figure blocked their path; they didn't even have time to scream.
All throughout the town each and every citizen was being assailed by some dark figures. The screaming and shouting that had filled the air of the town ended after an hour, only to be replaced by a deathly silence, save for the sounds of the continued fire and the collapsing of the general store in the center of town.
And now, a lone figure walked through the main street of the town, dressed in a long black trench coat with the collar turned up, the figure was male with long black hair with the bangs covering one of his eyes. The eye that was visible had a golden iris that almost seemed to glow in the darkness. The figure suddenly came to a halt and looked towards the rooftops of the building on his right.
A slender white cat with black eyes slinked around the top of the roof, staring at him and purring slightly, and then suddenly it leapt down from the roof and fell for stories, but what landed on the ground was a slender woman with dark tanned skin and hair the color of pure snow, her lips were painted blue, and her eyes were pure black, with no pupil or whites.
"Did any escape, Yui?" The male asked in a stoic empty voice.
The woman smiled in a cat-like way. "A few tried to run by taking the main road, but I took care of them." She said in a soft and velvety voice.
"You blocked the road though?"
"Yes, Riku. No one will be coming in or going out of this village without difficulty."
"Casualties?" The now named Riku asked, but not to Yui.
There was a some dark chucking coming from an alley, causing Yui to turn her head. That was when she saw another man. This one had orange spiked hair and had a large smile on his face, revealing a row of sharp filed teeth, and his eyes were green but the pupils looked like minus symbols rather than circles, similar to a goat.
"How many Touma?" Riku demanded, a touch of hostility in his voice.
The orange haired Touma held up 8 fingers, the smile never leaving his face. Riku's one visible eye narrowed. "You were told not to kill anyone."
Yui gave a haughty laugh. "Oh please, you know Touma cannot help himself in times like these. Besides I am sure the deaths were justified, weren't they?"
Touma nodded his head.
Riku took a menacing step towards Touma who took a step backward, the smile on his face lessening slightly as Riku spoke. "It was a mistake to bring you. If you cannot learn to control yourself then I will-"
Then suddenly Riku became silent and his head towards one of the windows of the building at the far end of the street.
Inside that building, a 13 year old boy ducked his head down beneath the window sill, his eyes wide and his heart beating like a jackhammer with fear. They couldn't have seen him, he was too far away, there was no way they had seen him.
He licked his dry lips and slowly started to rise up to look out the window again, and when he did he saw the three individuals staring at him on the other side of the window.
He had only time for a single gasp before the one called Touma rammed his hand through the glass and grabbed the frightened boy by his shirt and pulled him through the window and flung him on the ground.
The child laid on his back as the trio stared down at him.
"Oooh what a cute boy… he looks so terrified." Yui then hissed like an angry cat and it caused the boy to shiver with fright.
Touma made a move to grab the boy again but Riku stopped him and with a glance made both Touma and Yui back away.
Riku crouched down and looked at the boy who did his best to avoid the gaze of the man.
"Don't be frightened boy…I'm not going to hurt you. In fact I am going to let you go. What is your name?"
"O…Omi" The boy said with a slight stutter.
"Look at me Omi." Riku demanded softly but forcefully. The boy did what he was told and the looked at the man who looked right back at him. "Do you know where Konoha is?"
Omi nodded, shedding a tear.
"Good, I want you to go there. And I want to you to deliver a message to the leader of the village."
"A…a message?"
"Yes, just one message. Tell them what happened here, tell them we have hostages and tell them to send a team of their ninja to rescue them. But tell them…that this team must have one particular person in it. If it doesn't every person in this town will die."
Omi's body was shaking with fear. "…Who…who do you want?"
"Hyuuga Hinata, repeat that name."
"Hyuuga Hinata." Omi repeated, not having any idea who that person is.
"Very good. I am putting my trust in you to deliver this message Omi. Now, tell them also, that they have until the next full moon to arrive here. For every day they do not show up…someone here will die and I will double the number each day. I will start with the men, then the women, and then finally the children." Riku leaned closer. "Do you understand the importance of this?"
Omi nodded his head vigorously.
"Then go." Riku said and gestured with his hand for the boy to the leave. Omi needed no second bidding, he took off as fast as his skinny legs could carry him, not daring to look back and tears streaming down his face with fear of the knowledge of what would happen to his friends, family, and the rest of the town if he failed to deliver the message.
Yui watched the boy run. "I still say that we should have taken our fight directly to Konoha."
Touma nodded In agreement.
Riku rose up slowly from his crouching position. "And I disagreed for numerous reasons. A direct assault, even a covert attack on a powerful ninja village has a high probability of failure. And if the information from your own reconnaissance is indeed accurate, then they will be more prepared for us to come to them This way they will come to us and we have time to prepare"
"But you are certain they will come?"
"I am." Riku said with assurance as he watched the sun start to rise in the east. "It has been my experience that when there are more lives at risk, the higher the chance of a speedy response. And, if everything goes according to plan then we shall kill two birds with one stone. We will bring both our sister… and this Hinata girl home to Mother."