Heya heyaaa~
did I take too long to update this one? it's been how long? ten days?
well... not that long I hope.
anywaaaaaaay~
Like always, I'm gonna answer some of the review for previous chapter, I hope none of you mind.
Nisha Imuett: Oh he will of course~ please wait for it.
OmniHein: Thanks for the compliment! I do change the tags every once a while. So not always bdsm, I hope you will find which one you like.
leandrobalmaceda.0078: Of course I will! there's no way I can't ignore one of my favorite woman. just wait for it okay?
Neo Infinity: Honestly, I haven't thought to add such young girls like Moegi or Hanabi... but I'll think about it. no promise tho.
Xerzo lotCN: Yeah, I just realized about money when you told me about it (thanks by the way). In this chapter, I've changed yen into Ryo, the money used in Naruto verse.
SunPriest270: Haha, not yet. sorry sorry.
raelarial1: Yeah, he will be more dominant in the future. But at the moment, not yet. as for the fetishes, well, perhaps it will, i'm not really knowledgeable when it come to this.
Azrael Zero: he will, thanks for the input!
That's all for today, let's start the reading now!
Disclaimer...
Nor Naruto nor any character in this story is mine.
But this story is mine. Every word, every sentence is done whether they're good enough to be read by you readers. So please, if you don't like this story, just leave it. Don't say something hurtful because in the end, its not like I'm gonna read them.
The charming gamer
Chapter 6, Anger
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Naruto woke up without feeling the usual warmth he usually got from his girlfriend, Luka.
Well, she said she was called by the Hokage ten or so minutes ago… he did wake up ten minutes ago after all, only to sleep again.
Or so he thought. Without Luka's warmth, it seems the bed doesn't feel that comfortable and now he found himself awake once again.
'… Next time Luka-chan get called by Jiji, I'll give her my teary eyes until she burns any idea to wake up before me'
On top of his bed, a slightly disheveled Naruto sat and yawned away all of his tiredness, then walks to the mirror and start slapping his cheeks several times.
Smack!
Smack!
Smack!
Okay, that's should do it.
With a slightly red face and no longer droopy eyes, Naruto's eyes went to the mirror and focused to the screen he got yesterday after his girlfriend roughed him up in the library.
-You've done 'secret sex' with [Luka Haruno -disowned-]
STR+30, AGI+25, VIT+26, CRM+30
(You've gain perk [Fetish: hidden sex])
(You've gain perk [Fetish: silk bondage])
He doesn't know what fetish mean, but he would read it later. After all, for now he need give Kenshin the twenty kunai he made last night.
Work before anything else if he can call it like that.
Alright, he's ready for today!
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… eh wait… let's get some bath first…
-Later-
"Good morning, Kenshin-san"
"Morning kid, you're pretty early today"
When Naruto walk to Higurashi workshop, he was greeted by the owner of said workshop almost immediately. No sign of Tenten everywhere.
No that he minds… he just wants to check on her lust meter after all.
It would be a disaster for anyone to held more than three hundred level of lust toward him, except some strong people with strong willpower that is. And he knows that while Tenten have the drive to become strong, she's simply not at that level yet.
He wants his senior, Tenten to come to him at her own accord, true. But it doesn't mean he want her to suffer as she does so.
"Yeah, better early so I can get to other business after all… Anyway, where's Tenten-san?"
"Haha! So busy despite being so young. I may have to see a great merchant in you, kid… As for Tenten, well, she said she has training with her team today, why ask?"
"Mnn, nothing. Just curious I guess"
As the they're talking, Naruto placed his kunais in front of Kenshin. And the man simply counted the kunai and once he done, placed the promised money in front of Naruto as he answered the boy's question.
"Nice working with you, kid"
"You too, Kenshin-san… Have a good day"
And with that, Naruto walks out from Higurashi's workshop.
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As Naruto walking through the street, his eyes looked around. And when he's sure that no ones paying attention at him, he said the awaited words.
"Status…"
[Status Window]
Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Race: Human
STR : 182
AGI : 149
VIT : 156
CRM : 410
Titles : An Adorable Bottom (Make it almost impossible for your prey to resist dominating you once they reach [300%] lust threshold)
Perks :
-Undrowned : Cannot be drowned by any kind of liquid.
-Perfect Chakra Control : Able to use any jutsu without hindrance as long you have enough chakra.
-Tears of Innocent : Nullify any rage pointed at you if your girls found you cheating.
-Demonic Lover : Passively thicken and increase the quality of your pheromone even more than before.
-He Who Dance with dark side : Moderately become more attune and resistant toward demonic chakra.
-Reality Genjutsu Mastery : Every illusion you make will have effects on the reality itself… you cannot use normal illusion because of this.
-Intermediate Incubus : XXXX XXXX XXXX
-Perfect lover : Able to tell what your lover's feel instinctively.
- Fetish series : [Hidden sex] multiply the pleasure you feel by 200% when you're doing sex in a hidden, yet plain place. For example, under the table, the corner of the room, etc.
: [Silk Bondage] multiply the pleasure you feel by 150% when you're being tied up by fabric made of silk or anything as soft. Multiply by 200% when the tied part is eyes, hands, or feet. And multiply by 300% if all three is tied.
'K-K-Kyuubi-san what is this!?'
"Boy… you're so loud"
Loud, mighty yawn is heard from Naruto's mind after he screamed his question to Kyuubi. His cheeks as red as boiling tomato from a mix of embarrassment and slight anger.
"What is this now? Don't you know I was sleeping just now? It's so rude of you to disturb me in my slumber, didn't that stupid Hokage ever teach you any manner? You're-"
'Kyuubi-san, I'm very sorry for making you awake from your sleep… But can you explain to me about these two perks? After you do, you can sleep until the evening, or even till tomorrow if you want to'
As the great Kyuubi rant and rant, Naruto cut it off before he forgot his question from bore. Of course, while at first the demon seems to be angry after been cut off in the middle of its sentence (he felt it actually), after he said that it could sleep until tomorrow, Kyuubi seem to calm down somewhat.
"Of course~ I'm happy to help you then"
The creature seems giddy to have more time to sleep for some reason, whether because it's lazy or not, Naruto doesn't know. For now, all he need is his question to be answered.
"…"
"Well, you see… I believe I had told you that the higher the lust that the girl possess will make your chance of getting abilities even much greater, right?"
Naruto nodded here. He does remember that the creature once said that to him the very first day it gave him this ability.
"Now, if their lust affects your abilities copying, what affect your increased stats? well, let me tell you… it's the very pleasure you feel, boy. Let me make it simpler to you, in push up, your arms muscles will only grow after you pushed up until your arms at least became tired, right? It's pretty much same… you need to feel the 'heat' of the sex you do to increase your stats, and the more pleasure you feel will increase your stats even more so. That's why you won't get any physical stats improvement if someone raped you in your sleep"
'I see… b-but still Kyuubi-san… t-those perks…'
"What? Too dirty for your innocence mind? Boy… it's not like anyone except us going to know about them, you worry too much. Anyway, I answered your question, see you tomorrow, kid~"
Like always, Kyuubi cut off their connection roughly, so rough that Naruto winced in slight pain from the feeling. Though he only closed one of his eyes for a small sec outwardly for this action done by Kyuubi.
But still… it did rather painful.
Oh well… there's no hope talking to Kyuubi at this moment. It would probably just ignore him, simply as that.
Then again, his question was answered, so it's pretty good trade.
He still had hoped that the creature cut off their connection much kinder though.
Oh well…
Now, what should he do on this bright and sunny day? Kenshin said that Tenten has went with her team for training. And while he knows that the girl is under Gai within team nine and probably around training ground nine at this very moment, he wonders whether it's good to go there.
After all, the teacher is eccentric from what he heard and saw few days ago.
… few seconds to take a peek at the girl's lust should be alright though, right?
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[Tenten Higurashi]
[Friendship: 14%]
[Lust: 140%]
Alriiiiight… that's should be safe for now.
Peeked from behind a tree, Naruto nodded softly, relief in his eyes as the girl is still under two hundred. And after he see this, he jumped to the nearest branch and immediately ran as far as he can to other training ground.
Why run?
Well, team nine has a Hyuga in their squad, it would be bad if said Hyuga take notice of him before he can get away. And in the first place, he only just wanted to know how much lust Tenten hold at this very moment.
He got the information, he ran, of course. Its not like he want to make a move on Tenten until she had at least two hundred and fifty in her lust.
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The boy ran for at least five or so minutes until he reaches training ground 8. And when he does, he landed gracefully and let out a small sigh.
Team 8's leader is someone who has a pretty high friendship toward him, as for the three genins themselves… well, they're his former classmate, so it wouldn't make any problem if he ever met them here.
Of course, he doesn't have any plan to meet any of them, more so with Kurenai having one-thousand percent of lust toward him.
Hands behind his neck, Naruto walks away calmly.
-Later-
It doesn't take Naruto a long time before in the end, he reaches his direction, which is the top part of the fourth hokage's statue.
He sat gently, right hand doing a single rat sign.
Poof!
And with said handsign, a single book of seals he has gotten from his girlfriend yesterday is now in his hand. And with that, he began his reading.
Honestly, he doesn't know why would people call this seal art as… 'difficult'. After all, here he is, already gotten the hang of storage seal despite just read the book last night. It was simply writing some kanjis and activating them using chakra like how you pour hot water to an instant ramen.
Well… they're just lazy he guesses.
And with that, he sat there, hours after hours. reading the most basic of seals knowledge that failed so many people despite him thinking it as easy.
Luka probably doesn't know it, but by giving Naruto this single book, she has doomed the elemental nation to watch as another seal master rise up to the power and soon will be ready to shame them. and what worse of it?
No one realize this… all, except one single old man that's watching Naruto's form from his office window. Smoke coming out from his lips as he watches his grandson figure reading a single book.
Only time will tell whether Hiruzen doing the right thing or not by letting the boy touching the book of basic seals.
'Let's just hope it won't bite me in the ass… But I'll bet you're watching your son with proud up there, Minato'
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"Okay… I'm hungry now"
The book is pretty thick, but it still made Naruto raise one of his eyebrows questioningly as he lost the sense of time and finished the whole book in one sitting.
'… I'm pretty sure that I read pretty thoroughly… or did I?"
well, he still remembers the content of the book, so let's not make this too complicated and just think this as his genius blood surged for a little bit. That, or maybe he just found his calling…
oh well…
let's go and search for some food for now. He's hungry.
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"Excuse me… may I have a taste of this takoyaki of yours? I smelled it from afar and it smell so good"
Politely, Naruto asked the owner of the stand (which is a female by the way) with a small smile on his face. And probably because his charm has reach four hundred and ten, the middle-aged woman stammer with a blushing face after she see his smile.
"Y-Y-Yes, h-h-how many boxes y-you want to order?"
"One is enough… though I would appreciate it if you give me a bit… fuller box, please"
"G-Gladly!"
the woman did just as he told her to do after he give her a small wink… non flirtatious of course. He has a girlfriend after all.
Anyway…
While waiting until his Takoyaki ready, Naruto watches the woman does her job, and every time she took a glance at him, he would respond with a small, yet polite smile which only make her cheeks redder.
Of course, his mind is thinking different thing altogether.
His CRM has reach 410…
Now... he still cannot see the other people's stats to compare his with. But for CRM? He can compare it by simply seeing how people respond to each other.
And let just say, he's pretty sure he has way higher CRM than Sasuke by now. After all, pretty sure that Sasuke cannot make older woman like the one in front of him stammer from his 'handsomeness' alone.
And this… while do make him giddy inside, it also makes him feels slightly dread the future simply because his CRM is raising every single day.
What will happen once his CRM reach one thousand?
Thinking about the possibility alone is enough to make him scratching his head in confusion.
Let just hope he find some perk to lower the efficiency of his CRM later in the future… His latest perks are… not being very practical after all.
"Here it is, a box of steamy, hot takoyakis, special for you!"
The Takoyaki stand owner said as she placed a box of said food in front of him. And right as she said she would do, the box is pretty much full and doesn't leave any gap.
"Thank you, here's the money… and please take the change"
Because the stand owner has been generous, Naruto would do the same and gave her some tips (He could ask the foods for free honestly, but it would be an abuse of ability). Fortunately, the woman doesn't reject it and merely smiling thankfully.
"Thank you, and c-come again!"
"I will!"
And with a box full of takoyakis, Naruto walks away, munching on the treat as he walking.
'This is delicious~'
… He should buy two boxes somewhen or tomorrow. He really wants Luka to know about this delicious taste~
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With a full belly, Naruto walks until he reached the Hokage tower. And once inside, he wasted no time and get into the Hokage office without even doing the paperwork and what else.
He has no time for such thing after all.
Click
"Jiji, you have some time?"
Once inside, Naruto close the door to the office and immediately asked that. His face looks calm despite the Hokage himself has a face of extravagant looks.
"Naruto… how many times I've told you to at least tell my secretary first before you enter my office?"
"… Do I really need to answer that?"
One of the boy's eyebrows raise slightly in confusion as his grandfather figure asked such question.
And of course, the aged man simply waved his hand, uncaring about such thing if the boy himself doesn't really seem to care. He would lecture the boy again when he had a semblance of interest in his eyes… but when he doesn't like currently, well… the closest thing he could compare is to that of talking with a wall.
"So, why have you come here, my boy?"
"Well… you probably have heard of it from your ANBU jiji. But I just starting my trade yesterday, my first link is Kenshin Higurashi, the owner of Higurashi workshop"
Of course, when the boy started his link with the most renowned blacksmith in Konoha, how can't him, as Hokage to not heard of it? It's simply impossible.
Then again, it's funny when some of his council members went to his office and demand him to explain why the hell 'the boy' getting more power.
Of course, he had just shrugged off his shoulders and said 'Well, he's not my ninja. I don't have any jurisdiction over him' and the they only muttered some gibberish in annoyance. From what he heard, said people went to Kenshin's workshop immediately and demand the blacksmith to never accept any items from the boy.
Their answer?
Their ass got kicked and their name blacklisted from the shop.
"Yes, yes… I did hear of it, Naruto-kun, what of it?"
"Well…" the boy tapping his chin here, eyes looking up toward the ceiling "… I talked with Luka yesterday. She said most of our equipment comes from the land of iron, is that right?"
"Yes… unfortunately, last war has costed us more than what people think. Currently, Konoha lack people who can work in iron smithing, it's still fortunate we have Kenshin, if its not for him, Konoha would be under geared for any mission by now"
The old man can only close his eyes and shakes his head after he answered the boy's question. Its no one fault honestly, blacksmith isn't an easy job, and not many people can claim they wish to become a blacksmith for a living. More so in Konoha, which lies in the middle of the great forest of fire country and far from any ore mines.
Sad, yes, but still a fact.
"I see… then would you like to hear my proposal, jiji?"
"Ohooo? Go on then Naruto-kun. I'm all ears"
With a hint of grandfatherly proudness in his eyes, Hiruzen lie his back against his chairs. And seeing this, Naruto nods a bit.
"As you probably know. For now, I'm only trading kunai with Kenshin… but I already learned to smith another thing like swords and shuriken, and I know your ANBU need them. So how about I supply your ANBU with some shuriken and sword? for the right price of course, and I assure you the quality is pretty good"
Hiruzen isn't Kenshin… Naruto know this. The man is blacksmith, but the grandfather figure in front of him is the Hokage of whole Konoha, and so, despite having such high friendship toward him, the Hokage cannot and doesn't answer him immediately and merely having a thoughtful look in his face.
"Personally, I think that as good idea… However, Cat, can you lend Naruto-kun your sword for a bit?"
The female ANBU with purple hairs and cat themed mask blurred in and standing in front of Naruto from her place in the ceiling. Though because Naruto already knew her even since he's a child, Naruto simply nodded at her… which she didn't reply by the way, being a member of Konoha's secret force and all.
Of course, his eyes another matter entirely…
[Yugao Uzuki]
[Friendship: 30%]
[Lust: 6%]
'Normal, I guess…'
Professionally, the cat masked ANBU placed her well looking sword in the desk in front of Naruto. And after that, she flickers off toward the ceiling once again while Naruto immediately inspecting the sword with serious looking eyes…
The sword is good…
The blade is well maintenance and the hilt looks pretty worn, but still durable enough to use.
There's nothing special about the sword though, it's just a normal sword used by ninja nowadays, it's pretty much the same as the sword he copied from Kenshin's workshop yesterday.
And with that, Naruto finished his inspection…
"Yeah, I got it… I should be able to bring you three kinds of sword like this by next week, jiji"
Sword is fundamentally far harder to make than kunai. While kunai can be made by printing the liquid iron into a small, kunai shaped cast and then hammered, thus the reason Kenshin can make more than fifty kunai per day, sword though… is different.
Far different…
He's not a blacksmith, so he won't explain how blacksmith create sword, but it takes years for someone to learn the steps to make a sword, and each sword made by normal blacksmith usually take week or weeks to create. Thus, each sword usually priced around ten thousand to one fifty thousand ryo per blade.
Sword made for shinobi? It's around one hundred thousand ryo or more per blade.
It makes sense really, knowing the time needed to make a single sword.
"Ohooo, you're as fast as Kenshin at sword making then, Naruto-kun"
There's a hint of disbelieves inside the Hokage's eyes. And Naruto cannot fault the old man really… Kenshin is basically the most legendary blacksmith inside of Konoha, and many would do many things to get any piece of his works. And here… he said that he could create three swords in only one week, a speed that could openly challenge any blacksmith inside Konoha.
"Yes, pretty much… if you can't believe me, I'll bring one in two days. Then we can talk about the price after you see my work"
"…"
The Hokage became speechless for a bit, but maybe seeing no lie in his eyes. In the end Hiruzen can only nods.
"Yes… I believe it will be the best of plan Naruto-kun. I'll wait for your work in two days then"
"Sure, I'll start to make the sword later, for now, there's something I want to talk about"
And with that, the two no longer talks about the job and merely talks about something laxer. And here, Hiruzen asked him about how he's doing after he failed at the academy and how does he feels becoming a merchant and blacksmith.
It feels nice really, as long as Naruto can remember, Hiruzen has been his grandfather figure long before he knew anyone in this village, and the old man is also the first person to ever believed that he can become someone who is more than a pariah for this village.
Seconds become minutes, and minutes become hours… and still, the two keep talking as if the world is no matter, smile in their face because of their closeness.
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"Hokage-sama, there's a report"
However, their bonding time got cut off when an ANBU with boar mask suddenly appear beside the Hokage. And the old man himself looks annoyed for a tiny second, but in the end gave up and give the boar his full attention.
"What is it?"
"… Sir"
Naruto has an adorable confused look on his face when instead of giving his report out loud, the boar masked ANBU chose to do it by whispering it into the Hokage's ear.
"…"
Of course… it still unsuccessful to fool his sharp ears. And when he heard the full report, Naruto widen his eyes and immediately running off, uncaring of the door he opened harshly behind him.
Nor he cares that his grandfather figure ordering his ANBU to stop him using his authoritative voice.
"Stop him!"
Despite the ANBUs that is hot on his trail, Naruto keep running, blood boiling in fury.
'… stupid Sakura!'
-With Luka-
When she was awoken by an ANBU knocking on her boyfriend's (and her's) window. Years of experience becoming a ninja is the only thing restrained her from throwing a barrage of kunais into the agent's face behind the window's curtain.
'Wait a sec'
She signaled with her hand toward the ANBU to make sure that the agent know that she has heard his calls. And after she gave out her signal (fortunately he can still saw her hand's signal despite behind a window and a curtain), the man's shadow nodded to say he understood and will wait for her.
Of course, Luka spend her time wisely, and very gently, pulled away her boyfriend's that's clutching into her like some sort of adorable little panda.
'My little panda…'
Once her boyfriend is no longer clutching into her and now clutching into a body pillow (an act that make her heart twitch in jealously by the way) Luka kissed his plump cheek and walks to the window, leaning her back into it.
"So, what is it?"
"You've been summoned by lord Hokage. He believes that you're ready to become a jounin"
Happiness filled her mind and heart, but still, even though her childish side want to do nothing but to scream in joy, she didn't want to wake her love up from his sleep. And so, she simply said this to the messenger…
"I see… I'll go to lord Hokage after I cleaned up"
"Understood"
With that, the ANBU flickers away from behind the window. And of course, after Luka gently whispered that she's going to Hokage office (he's a light sleeper, so he probably heard her) and kissed his lips lightly, she immediately took a bath and get ready to meet her village's leader.
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"Luka-san… for months, you've been asking me to make you a jounin. And each time, I only said that you're not ready"
In front of the fully robed Hokage, Luka kneels down. Her eyes showing happiness like no when else.
In Hiruzen's hands, a jounin vest is held, and gently, the old man gives the vest to the former Haruno.
"Today, I believe you're ready for this position. Luka… from now on, you're a jounin of Konohagakure no sato. May your will of fire burn brightly in your heart till the end of time"
With gratefulness in her heart, Luka accept the vest given to her and hugs it to her chest.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama. I won't let you down"
"That, I believe you won't, Luka-san. You can go now"
"Hai!"
Gotten her promotion and a vest for said promotion, Luka nodded with a small smile in her face and stand up. And right after she is dismissed, she did so with haste and immediately dashes toward the training ground seven, where her sister should be at this time of the day, vest sealed within her arm as she will test it later when she goes home.
Today is happy day for her~
There's nothing that could dismiss said happiness from her heart.
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"You've betrayed us, sister"
When Luka reach training ground seven, she immediately called her sister, Sakura after she asked for a permission from her Jounin senior, Kakashi Hatake. And after the man given her his permission, Sakura take a break from her training and walks to her.
There's something fundamentally different though.
No longer the girl ran at her with happiness and proudness glimmer in her eyes.
No longer she talks to her with an idolizing tone.
Her eyes… it's dark. And instead of happy, the girl looks angry at her.
As for her words…
"W-What do you meant by that, Sakura? You know I wouldn't betray you, right?"
Gently, Luka smiled at her little sister, hand gently patting the girl on the crown of her head.
*Slap!*
"Don't touch me! How can you betray the memories of our father by dating that… that MONSTER!?"
Maybe it was a shock, maybe it's simply her head haven't caught the fact that her little sister is screaming at her. Or maybe it was both of them… but anything it is, Luka can only blinks in confusion when her head turned to the side… painfully.
Sakura… the little girl that always idolize her… slapped her?
Before Luka can say or do anything to calm down her sister (because to Luka, Sakura probably is angry after their mother just told her the 'truth') she heard a voice from someone that she has come to love more than anything in this world.
"Sakura, that's enough"
-With Naruto-
When Naruto heard that Sakura is making a scene in training ground seven, with Luka as the victim of hers, he had thought that it was probably because of her stupid temper and her stupid ten percent of dislike toward him.
And so, he had come here, ready to give her some pieces of his mind.
However, the fact is far from the truth…
[Sakura Haruno]
[Friendship: - 60%]
[Lust: 0%]
"Sakura, that's enough"
He doesn't know what make her suddenly hate him so much. But still, it was his girlfriend that she just slapped just now.
And there's no way he can let such action go unpaid for.
"You!"
Sakura, with her infamous temper immediately stomps to his way after she see him. of course, maybe decided that it was enough for the day, her one-eyed teacher, Kakashi Hatake body flickered right in front of his pink haired student and stop her advance.
"Maa maa, I don't know what's with your sudden anger at Naruto-san, Sakura. But let's calm down here, okay?"
The teacher is very gentle when he talked to the girl. And this, almost made Sakura think for a few seconds, but after that few seconds, her rage filled eyes come back, and her index finger immediately pointed at him.
"Kakashi-sensei, how can I be calm when him! the killer of my father is standing right there!?"
"… You think I killed your father?"
Naruto didn't let Kakashi or anyone else talks before him as he immediately said that toward the pink haired girl. Though when he saw that Kakashi almost interrupt them once again, he locked his eyes with the man, then giving the man a single wink to make sure Kakashi know that he has a plan in motion, so don't worry.
The man believe him after ten or so seconds of them staring at each other and gently calming down, but eyes still sharp in case one of them getting too… Physical.
"Of course, you did! Don't play dumb with me! My mother has told me everything there's need to know, the fact that you're actually demon in disguise, the fact that you're gathering strength to destroy Konoha in the future and the fact that you already ate so many children!"
"… And you believe that?"
Kyuubi is sleeping till tomorrow, so he can't ask the creature to eat the hate that the girl currently hold for him.
But still, he remembers the feeling when the beast did it. The feeling of his body absorbing the unknown substance that is hate. And so, he simply let that feeling encompass his body as he tries to absorb Sakura's hate…
[Friendship: -58%]
Okay…
Two percent only, but its still show the fact that he can do what the beast can, albeit far slower.
Of course, he also feels such fatigue from absorbing only two percent of hate. Still, he tries his best to hide his fatigue from showing outward, as he doesn't want to make his girlfriend worry over him after all.
That, and he's currently stalling for time as he's absorbing Sakura's hate.
"Of course, I do. My mom won't lie to me!"
"Well, what if your mother was fooled by someone else? I mean, Sakura… we were from same class, you, Sasuke and everyone know me for years. You won't even give me a benefit of doubt? I mean, you of all people should know that I was just a normal prankster, no harm ever done to anyone I pranked on, so there's no way I did so many despicable things, right?"
There's a hint of hesitation on Sakura's eyes after she heard what he said. And of course, he's also trying his best to use his most clueless face, which fortunately is success at making Sakura lost for words.
Honestly, When Naruto first dashing at here, he was expecting Luka and Sakura going at it, punching each other like him and Sasuke when they'd disagree on something. And so, he had steeled himself to punch Sakura until his rage snuff out or after he have her a piece of his mind.
But what he saw?
It's only Sakura slapped Luka… with a force that he knew won't be able to hurt her. And despite he knew that it hurt Luka's feeling, he knew that giving some punches to Sakura isn't the answer. Hell, it could even make Luka dislike him if he plays his cards wrong.
[Friendship: -55%]
"No… my mother isn't someone as stupid as you said, Naruto. Don't pretend to talk as if you know the feeling having a mother!"
Okay… that's hurt.
Naruto's mouth opened, but no sound escapes as he stares into Sakura's. In his eyes, there's only a telltale of pain.
Fortunately, help came from his girlfriend.
"Naruto… let's just stop here. Talking to her won't be any use to us"
In front of Sakura, Kakashi and Sasuke's eyes, Luka hugs him from behind, her hands draping over his neck and shoulder as she's embracing him, giving him the warmth that he always wanted for years.
"But Luka-chan… Sakura…"
"She can take care of herself. After all, she's a ninja now… she doesn't need me to help her anymore"
Words from Luka seem to have more impact than his own, because from the edge of his eyes, Naruto see Sakura winced. That… or perhaps it was because Luka is currently glaring at her with such intensity.
"So please remember this, Haruno-san. I'm a jounin, and this one here is my boyfriend. If you dare to talk bad about him again even once, I will see that your headband will be taken back"
Luka said with her usual coldness that give her moniker as one of the five ice queens. No hint of previous warmth when she talks to Sakura at all.
"Let's go home, love. We have no business here"
Gently, Luka scoop him in a bridal carry. And gently, she gave a show of kissing him right in the lips for the three to see.
Sakura's eyes widen… Sasuke look uninterested, but still threw his face away from the scene.
As for Kakashi, he gave Naruto double thumb-up, plus a very bright eye smile.
And after Luka finished her kiss (which last for at least five seconds or so) she smiled at him, while he can only look at her with wide eyes and crimson hues cheeks.
"I smell hate… thanks for the sleep snack -mumble mumble-"
Right before Luka flicker away, Naruto heard Kyuubi words from inside his mind. And after he understood what it does mean, his eyes tried to get back into Sakura.
Alas, Luka already use her body flicker technique by now… and he didn't get any glimpse of Sakura's friendship at all.
'Oh well… thanks for the save, Kyuubi-san'
"Zzzzz~ zzzzZZZ~"
-With team seven-
Sakura feels hollow.
After Luka and… Naruto went away using a technique she knows as body flicker technique, Sakura feels as if something is missing from her heart. Taken by the two after she saw them kissing with eyes passionately locking at each other.
Sakura knew love… since the start of her life being showered by love made her understand what is love and how to see one.
Luka and Naruto… they're really in love with each other, badly.
Can… can demon feel love?
Her eyes went to her own crush, Sasuke Uchiha. However, after Luka and Naruto is no longer there, Sasuke simply go back to his training and currently ignoring everything else. There's not even a hint of worry for her.
It… it hurt.
"Sensei… Do you think I'm wrong? That my mother is the one being wrong here?"
Her sensei, a man that usually ignore everything that doesn't really concern him paused. And for the first time in Sakura's life, she got hit by a serious eye of her sensei… serious eye of an experienced jounin.
"That's something that you really need to answer by yourself Sakura… But I think Naruto-san is right. You've known him for years, and yet you raged and screamed at him just because your mother told you something, you didn't even give him any benefit of doubt"
Here, her sensei shook his head in disappointment and walks to Sasuke.
"Its childish, and you even rub the salt where it hurt when you said Naruto-san doesn't have parents… If I were him and years ago when war still raging, your head would've rolled to ground by now, and yet you called him demon. Go home, cool your head and take a nap. If you do anything like this again in the future, I'll also see to it that your headband is taken. I don't need a childish ninja"
After he said his piece of mind, Kakashi talks to Sasuke, pointing something that he could improve on while Sasuke himself looks serious as he nods.
As for Sakura, tears pouring hard from her eyes. But with no one backing her, in the end she can't take it anymore and ran to her home.
-With Naruto-
"Soooo, you're a Jounin now?"
After his girlfriend landed, he immediately tries to do a little chit chat to disperse the heavy atmosphere. Sadly, Luka merely smiled gently at him and nodded…
[Luka Haruno -Disowned-]
[Friendship: 83%]
[Lust: 30%]
-Feeling: Sad, Disappointed at Sakura, Grateful because you tried to help-
"… Luka-chan"
As he said that lowly, Naruto grab her left hand gently with both of his palms and wraps it around his waist. Of course, when she heard him calling her name, her eyes focusing into his eyes. Eyes that he hopefully showing his love for her.
"You still have me… so, don't be sad, okay?"
"T-Thank you, dear"
Fortunately, the place where Luka landed is a place where people rarely go to. Because right after she said that, lone tears slowly trailing down from her eyes as she hugs his head tightly against her chest.
Sob
"Its okay… I'm here for you"
With the heavy atmosphere, Naruto doesn't let his own lust consume him as his head being crushed between Luka's twin marshmallow, despite them smelling great like usual. His hands rubbing Luka's back as he tries his best to comfort his upset girlfriend.
From love… born hate. And Naruto feel it as a seed of hate toward one Mebuki Haruno growing, deep inside his heart.
Of course, years being hated and years experienced the feeling of hate make it easy for him to erase the seed of hate in his heart and placed a seed of simple desire of having a simple revenge toward Mebuki.
'Mebuki Haruno… I won't take a simple revenge by beat you up. Because it will just give a proof of me being a demon like you said. No… I'll make you eat every word thrown at me, every lie you said to others about me. And when I'm done with you, you will wish that I was a demon like you said'
Of course, getting Mebuki to lust after him would be a great way to take a revenge against her. But… she has made his girlfriend cries, made Sakura to said something that upset Luka, and worst of all, he knows that she doesn't feel any guilt doing something like this.
Love from someone is something he crave even till now. More so when it came from beautiful girls like Luka and Yakumo.
But still, he has preference. And a mother manipulating her daughter to do her bid is simply unforgivable. And it also makes her very unattractive in his eyes.
And so, he'll going to say no to any being that dare to ask him to make Mebuki Haruno lust after him.
He's simple as that.
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…
Twenty minutes is the time needed for Luka calmed down somewhat. And although she did seems somewhat still shaken, Naruto is sure that she'll be alright.
Anyway, two minutes ago she has flickered off and said she's going to do some small mission to calm her mind.
And of course, as a good boyfriend, he didn't hold her off and let her do it after he gave her a small kiss for good luck. Which… she returned with a far more ravaging kiss, plus a promise to 'eat him' later at home.
Of course, as he knew that she's still a bit upset, he merely smiled and nodded with a rather heavy blush on his cheeks.
And so… he's now alone in the western part of Konoha. Why Luka flickered off here despite his house is still pretty far confuse him, but then again, she probably didn't think straight and merely ran to anywhere her legs would take her.
As for distance, with his speed, his house isn't particularly that far anyway.
"Naruto, is that you?"
A familiar voice called his name, and when Naruto look to his left, he sees the sight of his former classmate, Ino Yamanaka. Arguably the most beautiful girl in his class with her smooth white skin and long, silky platinum blonde hairs.
That, and unlike the other girls from his class that literally doesn't have any asset to show (at least not yet), Ino has them and never shy away to show them with her purple outfit.
[Ino Yamanaka]
[Friendship: 15%]
[Lust: 55%]
"Ino… its nice to meet you"
Naruto doesn't know why Ino of all people so suddenly having fifty five percent of lust toward him. But it's probably because of his high charm. After all, from what he knows, Ino normally is a rather flirty girl, despite she once proclaimed that she only love Sasuke to everyone in the class.
Of course, having high lust or not, after Naruto greeted her, he gave her a simple, yet charming smile. Plus, some pheromone that's basically his basic move by now.
"N-Naruto, its really you? W-wow, you really changed…"
The girl has a steaming unhealthy blush in her beautiful face, and she even licked her lips sexily just now. Which make Naruto gain his own blush after he heard her compliment.
"Geez… What are you even talking about Ino, we just met a week ago, you know?"
"Y-Yeah, I guess… but you really took the cake, honestly. Tell me, what's your secret?"
Her question is probably her trying to gain some ground while talking with him. but then again, he never had any intention to push corner her. After all, if he tries to do so, her lust would go so high and she would run away to masturbate in her house or something like that.
Hunt failure if he can tell himself that.
Oh great… now he's talking like Kyuubi.
"Well, I don't really have any secret. But if I can call it that, after I got kicked out from ninja program, I kinda stopped training and more often clean myself, maybe that's why you see me as a bit different?"
"A bit? Naruto… you're… you're far cuter than any guys I've met in my life! And that's including Sasuke-kun!"
Well… yeah, his charm has reached above four hundred after all. He doesn't even know any human male that can top it within Konoha.
Still…
"I think you're kinda exaggerate it, Ino"
She's becoming more and more flustered and frustrated when he still doesn't give her any answer. And by this time, her lust already almost tripled from before.
[Ino Yamanaka]
[Friendship: 15%]
[Lust: 145%]
"Aaaarrgh! Forget it, can fault you if you want to keep a secret. Anyway, have you seen Sakura this morning? She looked distraught"
Hmm? Why would Ino asked Sakura well about when they're rival when it came to Sasuke is beyond him. but then again, him and Sasuke also has their own unsaid friendship.
"Yeah, I did see her this morning…" Naruto shrugged his shoulders uncaringly, still feeling a bit upset after her words "… she'd screamed at me for something ridiculous. I don't think I'll meet her today if I were you"
Naruto is the most caring person within their class, Ino was perceptive enough to see this despite the boy's prank streak. And so, it's pretty concerning when she's seeing him this… uncaring.
"C'mon Naruto, she'd screamed at you in the class pretty much every morning, didn't she?"
"True, but at least she didn't slander me by calling me as her father's killer… and at least in the class she also never poked me about me having no parents"
"Well… ouch"
Ino can't do nothing but to wince after she heard the boy's words. But then again, slandered him for killing her father is big enough, and not only that, Sakura even dare enough to poke the lion where it hurt by called him parentless.
And Ino believe Naruto, because even though he's a prankster and other else, a liar he is not.
"Please, accept my apologize in her place"
Gently and honestly, Ino bowed down to Naruto. Which make him blinked several times, but gave another uncaring shrug of his shoulders in the end.
"I don't really care about it honestly… it's not like I'm gonna take revenge on her or something like that. I just said its better that none of us meet her, at least for today"
So yeah, here Naruto realize that Ino and Sakura is indeed some kind of friendship behind their façade of rivalry for Sasuke's affection. It should be fixed somewhere in the future though, with him already plant a seed of affection for him inside of Ino.
"Yeah, I should meet up with her tomorrow, when she's… less unstable"
Ino let out a small titter here, her eyes, full of mirth is watching him with both curiosity and hidden newly found respect.
[Ino Yamanaka]
[Friendship: 20%]
[Lust: 150%]
For a girl her age, Ino is impressive to be able to hold her urge despite her lust reached one hundred and fifty percent. But then again, Yamanaka is a clan that's professional when it come to mind and mental department. So, its really come to no surprise if she can hold one hundred and fifty percent lustful urge.
It seems he can't get her today…
"Mnn, glad if you understand that, Ino… anyway, aren't you in hurry? I believe a newly minted genin usually running around to do some chores"
"Oh…"
Wide eyes and still body, it seems he really hit the nail with that statement.
And of course, after few seconds like that. Ino in the end running to the south, all the while screaming something to him…
"TALK TO YOU LATEEER, NARUTOOOOO!"
Oh yeah, she really still has her scream alright.
With his overly sensitive ears ringing, Naruto shake his head several times to make said ringing go away.
And after it gone, Naruto looks around for several seconds and in the end walks away.
Let's find something to do until evening come to.
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…
Midday is a good time to talks with some of the merchants within Konoha's market, because most of the people of Konoha do their shopping in the morning. And so, there'll be little to no eyes that see him talking with the merchants.
As for the merchant themselves, well, Kyuubi already ate their hate toward him the very first time he came here.
Of course, it went nicely… with him already have Kurama's bloodline, all he needs to ask to the merchants is…
What do your shop need, sir/ma'am?
And after they explained to him that their shops are selling this and that, all he needed to do is to ask whether they want to buy the things he sells… and of course, what he sells is something they needed, also with lower price.
They're hesitating at first, just like Hokage jiji. And just like him, he simply said to them to wait for the goods to come tomorrow, whether they want to buy is up to them.
They agreed, and one by one, he take a note of their shop names and what he'll bring for them tomorrow.
Of course, he also promised them that he'll come at dawn tomorrow so that no one will see him selling them things. Because there's still some extremist that will refuse to buy from any shop that got their stock from the 'boy'.
If only there's no people like that, Naruto feels his works would be far lighter honestly.
But then again, if those people didn't exist, then he would've been a ninja by now, pulling weeds and painting someone's fence.
Life is all about going up and down… he knew of this long before he entered the academy. And so, all he needs to do now is to make sure that he's going up with this merchant route.
He's simple like that.
-Later-
Naruto reaches his home just as the sun begin to set.
"I'm home"
No one respond him though, which he concludes as Luka haven't finished her mission or that she's still debriefing her short mission with the Hokage.
But then again, it's a good time to do what he wanted to do since yesterday now that Luka isn't home.
Naruto ran toward the backroom where the storage is after he take off his ninja sandals.
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..
His storage room is empty. Only dust stacking in the edges of the room or the roof part.
Then again, anything he have is always used by him, and when they're no longer can be used, he simply threw them away to the dumpster, so of course there's nothing inside his storage room.
Calmly, Naruto walks to the middle of the storage room.
Chakra surged from inside him, lashing around but doesn't damage anything because of his full chakra mastery. And when enough chakra already dispersed and filling the room… Naruto simply… imagine it.
The dusty wooden floor is erased… and in its place, a hardened floor made of marble, shining like new.
In front of him, a large, heavy looking anvil stares at him, resting on top of it is a rather small hammer.
In the edge of the room, where it was previously empty and only had dust settling on it now has a burning forge, and the heat from it is hot enough that Naruto begin to sweat immediately.
And to finish the looks, swords of all size and some weapon like kunai and hammers hangs from the previously empty walls.
This room won't be used that much honestly. But there would be a time when some of his friends ask him where he forge all of his weapons, and this place is where he would take them.
And even if they ask him to forge something, he will simply use his genjutsu to do his bidding. After all, his genjutsu alter the reality itself, its not that different than him doing the forge itself.
"Dear, I'm home!"
When Naruto heard the voice of his girlfriend, he immediately swiped his hand. And within second, a tanto with wooden handle and red grip is made in his hand.
And after the tanto is made, he walks out from the forging room and greet his girlfriend.
"Welcome home, Luka-chan"
He greeted with a small smile.
And when Luka sees his sweaty state, she blinks several times.
"Dear… you look so sweaty, what did you do just now?"
"Well, I was finishing twenty kunai for tomorrow. Plus, this tanto, what do you think?"
Gently, Naruto gave the tanto he just made to Luka, with her immediately inspecting it.
He forgot where he heard it, but he did once hear that Luka is a very strong sword woman (even though he never saw her sword -probably sealed-). And so, she should be able to tell whether the tanto he made is good or not.
Then again… it should be good. After all, it was made with the tanto that Kenshin has made in his mind.
"Its… very good dear, the balance and sharpness surpass most tantos made within Konoha. Where did you learn forging anyway? I'm curious"
"It's a trade secret~"
Naruto teased his girlfriend after she give him back the tanto, which make her pout rather cutely in his eyes.
[Luka Haruno -Disowned-]
[Friendship: 85%]
[Lust: 60%]
-Feeling: Happy, love you with all of her heart, ogling your sweaty body happily-
Heh… Luka really never fail to amuse him honestly.
But then again, there's something he really need to try with her… and he want to do it now rather than to wait until late night. After all, he needs to wake up early tomorrow.
"By the way, Luka-chan… I feel so sweaty now. I wonder if you mind… you know… w-washing my b-body… after that, w-we could do t-that in bedroom"
"Of course, I don't mind!"
Acting cute and shy never fail to make one Luka Haruno switch from her usual calm and collected into a blushing mess of girl that want nothing but to fuck him.
And he didn't even use his pheromone.
Well… he will later when they're in their bedroom. After all, if he does it now, forget taking a bath, instead of getting clean, they would get dirtier.
Let's just hope what he's going to try later in the bedroom really worth of the shame he's going to feel.
Because if not… well, he won't be able to stare into a mirror anymore… probably.
Aaaaaand that's it.
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