Guys, sorry for the late post. I was busy having a me time playing some games (rune factory 4 and digimon survive) xD. Of course, I still write some chapter when I got the time... I just didn't have any drive to post, that's all hahaha xD
Anyway, let's start like usual, shall we?
Narunaru002: thanks for the critique and compliment xD I'll try to write better in the future!
reader077070: I was thinking of rabbit actually xD
Xerzo lotCN: Yeah they can get stronger. but at the moment, Naruto is yet to think about it that way. considering his preference is female who is both physically or mentally, one need to proof this to him first before anything can happen/Hahaha, yeah, with 350 fully trained kunoichi under him, Naruto practically has an army of ANBU level ninja. though, I probably won't add another woman from any anime to that group, Scathach alone for the leader is great. plus, fucking (or getting fucked my masked women in Naruto case) is hot in its own way, so I don't really need to add another chara in that group/The person she stalked for years has a girlfriend and so many other women after him, so of course Hinata will slowly become scarier xD/His situation will be explained of course.
biginferno: yeah, unlike the Luka who is his girlfriend/lover, or Yakumo who kinda like big-sis figure/lover, Yari, or scathach will be his guard/figure. kinda like Cat honestly, though with Cat not being his underling or something like that, Naruto's relationship will look a little more professional than his relationship with Cat.
SPark681: thanks as usual dude! xD
Areyem Meyera: I actually did a few times (which chapter, I forgot) but when I reread that chapter, is just sound more broken. that's why I tried to not use grammarly and better myself. and now, after I reread the first chapter and last chapter, I see that my writing is getting better slowly. Idk about premium grammarly and whether it could help fully fix my writing, so I wanted to try, that's all.
Necrogod: about Tayuya, I'm yet to find any idea of where I should put her. But with her lose in the vote, she cannot be with Naruto. I was thinking to put her with Shikamaru actually, now with Temari already within Naruto's grasp/hahaha, that will happen in Shippuden xD... probably.
ManticoreBlues: thanks for the kind words, my friend. it gladden my heart to hear those words, even though I'm not too thrilled to hear that you must double read my wording. I promise to write better, though I'll need time for that, sorry if I'll give you some more double take in the future.
NaruLemon Stories: well, you see. some people who read my story complained that I put someone named Luka in this story despite the name being latin and not japanese. for some reason, they forgot that GUY is also not a japanese name, nor LEE (it is chinese)or PAIN (yes, it was a title, but why not ITAI? it was the word for pain in japanese). I'm not ranting, but it was such a simple matter that they pointed out, so I was left confused whether I should use Scathach real name or not. that's why I decide on Yari, which mean spear in japanese, and considering her choice of weapon is two short spears, I kinda like the name Yari.
Ammad Sarani: Yoi dong bre... and I'm not Hiatus, just got some me time, that's all.
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that's all for today guys xD
Thanks for all of the compliments and critiques you all gave me, I'll remember it all to better myself.
anyway...
enjoy.
The charming gamer
Chapter 24, Worries
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It's been a week.
A week since the joint invasion done by the Sunagakure and Otogakure.
And of course…
A week since Naruto fell into his 'coma' and haven't wake up since then.
Deep in the most guarded room within the hospital, Naruto is laying on his back with many kinds of medical equipment etching on his body, looking like someone who just fell asleep a few minutes ago from the color tone of his skin.
Beside him, Luka is looking worser than he is, with her eyebags already black from her lack of sleep.
"How is he?"
"What do you think?"
Right after Kurenai entered the room and asked that, she resist her urge to bite back at Luka that sneered at her with venom in her tone.
It's not the girl's fault, Kurenai thought to herself.
Her, Yakumo, and Luka has been worried sick for their lover's condition. After all, this is the very first time they see him not being able to stand up after getting his body beaten up.
Hell, back in the Mizu, he got a claw on his gut and he recovered with just a few days of rest!
So, his currently condition is very concerning to them.
"Naruto… I bought a few fruits that you like, I hope you wake up soon before they rot"
Calmly, Kurenai placed said fruits in the table and taking a seat beside the boy. Her palms taking his cold left hand into her grasp, gently kissing it a few times to give him the attention he loved so much.
Perhaps because she is tired, but unlike usual, Luka didn't dare to glare at her and merely taking Naruto's free hand into her grasp and pressing her face into it, sobbing softly.
A few minutes later, twin girls in kimonos entered the room.
And silently, Yakumo and Ido took their own seats, their hands gently caressing Naruto's cold feet so he can feel their warmth and won't be so lonely deep in his mind.
Among Naruto's lovers, only Yakumo (and of course, Ido) knows the fact that Naruto can feels pleasure even when he's unconscious.
And they won't tell the others about this single piece of information.
"You should rest a little, Luka. I'm afraid the moment Naruto open his eyes, he would faint again the moment he saw your ghost-like face"
"…"
For answer, Luka didn't say anything.
However, the intensity of her glares alone is enough to kill most weak-hearted humans.
Of course, being a half-demon, Yakumo Kurama merely waved off such simple glare. Her eyes staring the pink-haired woman with a mysterious expression.
"Once again, I suggest you take a rest even a little, Luka. From what I've heard, Jiraiya of the Sannin is going to go somewhere to bring Tsunade Senju to the Konoha. So, if you really want to help Naruto, you better sleep so you can follow that pervert to get a medic for our Naruto"
"…"
Once again, the pink-haired kunoichi didn't answer the statement from Yakumo.
The glares in her eyes disappears though, something that made the heiress of Kurama clan nod curtly. At the very least, the woman still has her mind straight despite she's yet to sleep for a whole week.
Naruto will be worried if he wakes up only to see his official girlfriend became so worried for him that she ignored her own wellbeing,
"I… I will go home and sleep for now… with my relationship with Naruto, I'm sure Jiraiya-sama will not refuse my request to follow him along in his journey"
Standing weakly… very weakly, Luka legs trembled from how tired her body is. Despite this, she still forced herself to lean her face to kiss her boyfriend's lips very softly.
And after she did this, she turned around and walk away to the exit, only to stop at the door…
"Please… take care of him when I'm away"
Without even waiting for any answer from the three women left in the room, Luka stepped forward and closed the door behind her.
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"She's pushing her body too much"
Came the voice from Kurenai after a few seconds of silence.
Though hearing the words from her former sensei, Yakumo Kurama merely stared at her with one eyebrow raised.
The woman may be able to fool anyone else, but to a half-genjutsu demon like her, Yakumo can easily see behind all of the layers of illusions covering the woman, just like Luka, Kurenai is also having a pair of black bags under her eyes.
Not as severe as Luka though.
She really wanted to snort in amusement, but because such a thing could be seen as un-ladylike, she resisted the urge and merely let out a curt nod.
"You should also take a few hours of nap, Kurenai. I'll keep a watch for everything"
"… Alright"
Busted, Kurenai can only let out a small smile as she places her head on top of Naruto's arm. And with his scent embracing her, Kurenai soon found herself sleeping like a log.
And watching this happen, Yakumo let out a small sigh as her eyes went into her lover's unconscious form.
'Oh, love… just how long are you going to sleep? These women are becoming more stupid for every single day you spent sleeping'
With her thought like this, Yakumo let the silence comforting her.
-With Naruto-
"This is stupid"
Again, Naruto is floating inside a nothingness as his body fell into a deep coma. Well, not floating considering this time, he has Kyuubi as his accompany, with the huge fox body also floating a few meters away from his.
The fox's size easily tripled his usual size.
"I agree… while I really like the fact I got all of my chakra, the fact none of us can wake up is stupid. Che, this is why I hate that blonde bastard"
Kyuubi said angrily with a growl of malice, eyes glaring at the infinite nothingness that is Naruto's new mindscape after he got all of his chakra back from the late fourth Hokage.
A week ago, the man let himself got hit.
As the blonde man's body got speared by Naruto's rasen no yari, he did a jutsu to transfer the biju's chakra resided inside his body to Naruto, probably thinking it was alright to do so considering the two's friendship.
What he didn't know though, Naruto's body cannot handle such a large input of sudden chakra injected into his body.
If not for his Uzumaki bloodline, Naruto would've blown up from the chakra influx he cannot contain inside his chakra container.
"Yeah, I can see why you hate him now… despite his sharp mind and intelligent, my father seems to be a person who did something without thinking twice"
"Good to see you realize how hateful that blonde bastard is, boy"
As the two talking like this, Naruto swam toward the fox and let himself sat cross-logged on top of the nine-tailed fox's head. Something the fox doesn't seems to mind.
"But still… no matter how vexing it is, I don't want to stay like this. How much longer do I need to wait before I can use your biju ability, Kyuubi?"
His body might be unconscious, but with his title, Naruto can still feel what was happening to his body.
Luka.
Kurenai.
Yakumo and Ido.
All of them are worried sick about him. so much that they're forcing themselves to sat together around him without being able to hate each other.
Well, they probably glare at each other, but at the end of the day, they still sat together around him, caressing his body with nothing but loves in each caress, uncaring of the other girls doing the exact thing they did where usually, Luka would've raged the moment she see such a sight.
That's how much they're worried about him.
"From what I can feel, it shouldn't be much longer… two or three days if I can guess"
"I'm glad to hear that"
Here, Naruto let out a small happy smile.
His body is in coma, adjusting itself for the massive influx of chakra of the mighty Kyuubi. And despite his prowess, Naruto cannot do anything to lower his coma time.
From what the Kyuubi have said, it would take him more than three years to wake up.
Three years without being able to meet and see his girlfriends. Naruto was devastated when he heard the nine tailed fox's words.
But then, the fox said another piece of news.
Tailed beasts.
They are the creature made of purely nothing but chakra. And fox years, they've been sealed inside humans and can grant those humans a small part of their unique abilities.
Shukaku the one tailed raccoon grant his Jinchuriki an ability to control the sand.
Matatabi the two tailed cat grant her Jinchuriki the ability to control the blue flame, much hotter than any flames normal jutsu could produce.
Etc, etc.
Kyuubi?
Normally, the fox will only grant him the ability to sense negative emotion. But with his chakra fully back and considering their friendship, the fox will make Naruto's body strong enough to handle another biju's unique ability.
Body of chakra.
His human body won't be awake for a long time. And the boy is yet to give his girlfriends his goodbye. It was saddening, Kyuubi know because he knows just how much the blonde adore the women in his life.
Thus, Kyuubi will let Naruto do what the other Jinchuriki of his never able to do.
"Remember, you won't have that much long… probably six months until you cannot handle the strain happen to your soul"
"…"
The boy will basically separate a large part of his soul and create a new body out of nothingness, leaving his body behind. Though, tt will be hard for him because his new body will be made of chakra, not flesh and blood.
And because it would be his first time, he will only have about six months of time before he must return his soul toward his real body.
Plentiful of time for him to spend his time with his lovers and precious people. And at the end of the six months of time, he would then say his see you later to all of them.
He wants them to see it as him going to a faraway place for three years.
"I understand… six months, it might not be long. But I really want to spend that time of mine doing something I really wanted to do"
Spending his time with his precious people would be nice. But he doesn't want to disappears without leaving some impacts in the world.
He will spend his time saving princesses, countries, and defeat tyrants across the world. Only then he would let himself fall back into his coma.
"Hmph, do as you please. At the very least we would have some materials to talk about after you did all of those"
The mighty Kyuubi snorted as he let his maw rest against his folded human-like arms.
Three years, that's how long he and Naruto will spend their time together inside this new mindscape. Boring talk will probably become their usual day to day activity after a few months or so.
At the very least, if Naruto went out to save some princesses, countries and whatever float in his mind, they would have some new materials to talk about. No matter how boring it would be to talk about humans with Naruto.
"Of course, Kyuubi… though you should teach me to sleep for days too"
The creature could sleep for days, weeks if given the chance. And while Naruto at first doesn't really want to know how, three years of talking with each other just sound so boring to him.
He wants to spend his time sleeping just like Kyuubi.
"Hah! Sure, I'll teach you that after you return from your six months limit"
Kyuubi grinned, happy to see his container began to see sleeping for happiness it was.
And here he thought Naruto was stupid like his father at first. At the very least, there's still hope for Naruto here! And he will see to it that Naruto become a sloth just like him.
-In the real world-
"Are you sure you want to follow me? You know, considering your boyfriend doesn't like me and all"
A tall man named Jiraiya said with a raised eyebrow outside of the onsen. In front of him, Luka Haruno, the official girlfriend of Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki nodded her head while clutching the hem of her qipao dress.
Color already returned to her eyes after she got a few hours of nap.
"Y-Yes… from what I heard, Tsunade-sama is someone hard-headed. I'm afraid you will take too long to bring her back to Konoha despite it was an official order from the Lord Hokage. I want to help you to convince her to return to Konoha…" Here, Luka lowered her head and gave the man across of her a bow "… Please, let me accompany you"
"Well… you're blunt"
Jiraiya said with a sweat drop on the side of his head.
The girl doesn't even try to hide the fact she doesn't believe him to bring his own teammate to Konoha. And while it was true he could be angry and annoyed from this single fact, in the end Jiraiya just shrugged his shoulders.
She's not wrong.
Tsunade rarely wants to follow him, even if it was an order from their teacher. And for all intent, he also cannot push her to the edge, as he knows the reason for Tsunade's bitterness toward Konoha and its people, thus having a slight bias to the woman.
This Luka girl doesn't have such limitation though. Her boyfriend is on the bed, laying for a week and probably years if not treated.
She will convince Tsunade or die trying.
Here, Jiraiya let out a small sigh, but at the end of it, he smiled at the girl.
His own godson hates his gut, and after what he did, he cannot fault the boy. But at the very least, he can be happy that Naruto has such a loving girlfriend like Luka here.
This girl really reminds him of Kushina.
"Alright then… we will go this evening. From the last information I got, Tsunade was sighted in Tanzaku town, we should be able to reach the city within a day if we use jonin speed. Meet me in the west gate at four pm"
Luka nodded quickly here, still clutching the hem of her dress.
"I see… then Jiraiya-sama, I'll pack my things for now. Please excuse me"
With that as her last words, Luka disappeared with a shunshin, leaving one Jiraiya that shaking his head amusedly.
The direction the girl went, it was not her and Naruto's house. But the direction of the hospital where Naruto currently being treated.
She is so bad at lying that it is just funny to see.
Really, she's just like Kushina in her teen.
-With Hinata-
She failed.
For all of her bravado, for all of her power, and for all of her determination. She's still failed to protect her precious person when he needed her.
And now, her dearest Naruto-kun lay on a bed, in a room she cannot enter because unlike the other girls, she's not that close with the blonde.
Hah!
What kind of joke is that…?
He is her sun, her light when she was at her lowest. And she is his moon, shine brighter under his graceful and kind warmth. And yet… and yet…
Bam!
A large boulder pulverized the moment Hinata's feminine palm hit it, her eyes staring blankly at the destruction she caused.
It's not enough.
It is still not enough.
Her eyes, used to stalk her Naruto-kun for years need to be stronger, they need to be sharper so she can find him no matter how far he is so she won't search for him blindly like what she did a week ago.
Her body… weak and feeble need to be trained even more, it needs to be tempered even more so she won't be caught in a fight that would waste her time, just like the fight she did a week ago where she killed many enemies from the sound and sand village, but at the cost of her lost her time.
Time that she could've use to help her Naruto-kun.
Faster… stronger… she needs to have all of it if she really wants to stand side to side with someone as impressive as Naruto.
Of course, there is another thing she need to cast out if she really wants all of this to happen.
Her shyness.
It wasn't a burden, she thought at first.
But the fact is still a fact. She passed out because of her shyness, and because she passed out, she lost sight of her dearest Naruto-kun, one thing led to another, and now her dearest, adorable Naruto-kun lay on a bed, with no one able to tell when he will wake up.
It all started because of her shyness.
"If only you're not so shy… he wouldn't have to fell into coma!"
Swish
Swish
Swish
Rage and hatred fuel Hinata's eyes as she hit the air in front of her again and again. all the while, imagining that it was her past self that she was hitting, the past self that let this situation happen in the first place.
Saturday, 2 pm, 21 may…
Hinata Hyuga, the heiress of the Hyuga clan fully destroyed her past self, vowing to herself that she will no longer become a person that weak, both body and mind.
And this single thing will be the catalyst for something much bigger in the future.
-Council room-
"…"
Silence.
The room fell silent because nobody dares to start the meeting with how thick the gloomy feeling in the air. Then again, of course it would, the savior of Konoha was seen summoning the nine tailed fox and rampaged around, destroying several hundred of housing where civilian and ninja reside.
And the one who put the stop to this is the man's own son… the son who was seen as a pariah ever since he born.
"I…"
Softly, a rather big man broke the silent with eyes full of regret.
"… I vote for Naruto Uzumaki to become a ninja and shall be a Hokage in the future"
Some eyes widen hearing the words spoken by the man known for his hatred toward Kyuubi, and by proxy, Naruto. Though before anyone can follow the vote, one rather old woman with blonde hair was quick to follow his words.
Mebuki Haruno.
"C-Come on now, Moto. Don't joke around, how can that boy become a ni-"
Slam!
"And how can he not?!"
The man called Moto yelled to the woman after he slammed his hand against the table, eyes glaring at the blonde woman that dare to still held animosity for one Naruto Uzumaki despite what the boy have done for all of them.
When their Hokage wounded, when their last bastion of hope called the Hokage can no longer move, the boy took the flag in his hands and move the tide into their favor.
Without him, Konoha would've face another destruction by now.
"Of course he can't! he held that beast inside his gut! How can you forget that single fact, Moto-san?!"
"He fucking hate Yondaime-sama BECAUSE OF THAT STUPID THINKING OF US, YOU STUPID SLUT!"
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Silence.
The room fell into silent once again the moment usually calm and collected Moto cursed the blonde woman. And it was not only a surprise to her that fell into her chair, but also the others that keep watching the scene unfolding.
"Minato… he was my friend, and I'm sure he was a friend to all of us here too"
Moto said softly, gaining a few nods from the other members of the council and closing eyes from the rest. Each reminiscing the time where Minato and his wife still alive.
The two were great friends to all of them.
"Minato was an orphan… and for all of his power, for all of his dream to become the Hokage, his real dream is to have a family to call his own. I'm sure, when he sealed Kyuubi into his son, he believed that we would take care of his son in his place and see Naruto as a Hero… but we spat on that wish. Most of us saw Naruto as a monster, and the boy became a pariah for something he didn't even understand… and when he understood… he hates Minato… that friend of mine only want a family, and yet his one and only son hate him to the bone… and it's not even his fault!"
Here, Moto eyes got teary, something that moved most of the council members.
"It is one thing if Naruto only hate Minato for leaving him all alone, but no! the boy hates his father because he felt betrayed, because he thought his father put his village before his own son, when in fact, Minato wished for him to be seen as a Hero by the Konoha's people, so that the lonely he feels without having parents could be filled by the love of the people"
But it didn't.
The rest doesn't need to be said as Moto sat on his chair once again, still with a face full of regret. He failed his friend… at the very least, while he can't make up for what was done, he can still try to fix the direction to a neutral one.
Tap
"I agree with what Moto said. However, I will vote for a different thing… we already know that Naruto-san is charismatic enough that he moved the Kiri people with his words, something that we all saw in the Chunin exam. And despite he was planning to sit on the invasion, he in the end still chose to help us despite he is not a ninja… and so, I will vote for Naruto-sama to become the fifth Hokage, immediate after he wake up"
Another crazy idea was put on the table by the man sitting beside Moto, something that made some of the council members coughed in surprise.
Seeing the situation getting out of control, Hiruzen coughed into his palm.
Ehem
"Now Koba-san. I already decided to let one of my students, Tsunade Senju to take the mantle as the fifth Hokage. Do you perhaps have a problem with decision of mine…?"
Here, the man called Koba stood and gave a respectful bow toward the third Hokage.
"I do, my lord. Tsunade-sama might be your student, however, we all know she is currently unstable and won't fit to be a ruler. Plus, considering her hatred toward Konoha, it won't be a surprise if she won't return despite your order"
Some of the council members nodded here, seeing reason within what Koba have said. and seeing this, even Hiruzen cannot refute what was said.
For all intent, Koba was looking out for everyone by saying he won't be happy for an unstable woman to take the Hokage seat.
"I see you have a sound reason for your decision. However, putting Naruto on the Hokage seat, isn't that a little bit too soon?"
"The boy might be young, but he knew hatred better than any of us. And instead of drown in it, he chose to forgive… if that's not maturity, then I don't know what. In my eyes, he is far better candidate to be the Hokage instead of Tsunade Senju"
"I'll second Koba's vote"
"Me too"
"Me too"
One by one, vote so that Naruto become the fifth Hokage began to pile up. And seeing this, even Hiruzen doesn't know whether he should be happy that his grandson figure gained the recognition he always wanted, or feels sad because it took too long for it to happen.
But still… Naruto is still twelve years old.
Will he ready for it…? No… will he even accept it in the first place?
People is ready to see him as him and not the Kyuubi sealed inside his gut… but is he ready to see the people for what they are without their darkness?
Perhaps he is… perhaps he isn't.
But at the end of the day, Hiruzen know everything going to be alright.
Because it was Naruto.
-Time skip-
Naruto opened his eyes and see the scene he never like since he was a child.
It was the scene of a hospital room, full with its white interior and the smell of medicine that stabs his nostril. And in the middle of this room, a single white bed can be seen, with his real body lay on top of it.
On the left side of said bed, Yakumo sleep while holding his hand, something that made him smile a little.
Kurenai probably still training her students, as for Luka, she probably went to a rather important mission, considering unless it was important, she won't leave his side.
"…"
With silence on his steps, Naruto walked toward Yakumo's direction and take the seat beside her. his hand tried to caress her silky hair as softly as possible so he won't wake her up.
Tried.
Because the moment his hand touches her head, her eyes opened and glared to his direction. Though said eyes widen when she saw just who is in front of hers.
"N-Naruto…?"
Straightened her back on her seat, Yakumo's face went to his direction, then toward him that laying on the bed, again and again with confusion in her eyes.
As a half demon, she can sense another demon's presence, more so a demon as strong as Kyuubi.
And right now, both Naruto that laying on the bed and the one woke her up has the same amount of Kyuubi's presence in their body.
"Hehehe, yes, it is me, Yakumo-chan"
Naruto let out a small titter as he showed her his one of his hands. And as gently as possible, he prickled the middle of his palm, though instead of blood that coming out, it just let out a haze of blue chakra before the wound instantly closed.
Her eyes widen in sadness seeing this, knowing the meaning.
"As you can see… I'm just a chakra construct. Kyuubi said it would take a rather long time before my body can wake up"
"…"
"…!"
There was no answer came from Yakumo. But right after he said his explanation, the girl grabbed him and pulled him into a tight embrace, her face dive into his nape as she began to sobs.
And to answer this action, Naruto also wraps his hands around her and start to caress her back as lovingly as possible.
"… I'm sorry to make you worried"
"S-Shut up"
The teen said softly before she continues to bawl silently, her hugs on him began to get tighter when she thought about the last week where she cannot do anything but to silently hope Naruto would wake up tomorrow morning.
That was all she can do, and it really was a depressing moment for her.
Yes, she looked tough and calm in front of Luka and Kurenai. But when they're not there, she would cried at her own uselessness, hoping and praying for a miracle to happen.
And here he is, coming out so suddenly…
"S-Stupid… stupid Naruto"
She said softly into his nape while pinching on his back. And for his answer, Naruto himself merely squeezed her gently and start to caress her hair lovingly.
A normal act.
A normal act that she missed to do with him.
And feeling this, fresh tears pour hard from her eyes as her image as the sole heiress of Kurama clan broke in front of her dearest lover.
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"I s-see… so you only have six months from now on"
Half an hour passed, and Yakumo spread a futon on the floor where she told Naruto to lay on as she put his head on top of her soft lap. And with said position, now Yakumo is the one caressing his hair and cheeks while humming a rather haunting tone.
Her face… it looks calm, but Naruto know just how devastated she is after he said to her, he was just coming back for six months before he fell into a long coma once again… a coma that will last about three or so years.
"I'm sorry"
Naruto said gently.
He doesn't know what to say except for that. He can only imagine if one of his lovers suddenly fell into a three years coma, and imagining it alone is painful for his heart, and thus, he can only apologize to Yakumo.
Here, Yakumo shook her head. A loving smile on her lips as she presses her thumb against his lips and start to play with them. something that makes Naruto blushes in embarrassment.
"It hurt… but I know that you will wake up in three years, that alone is enough for me. Three years, ten years, even a hundred years, as long it is you, I'll gladly wait for you, my love"
"Yakumo…"
Small it is, a rather melancholy smile can be seen on Naruto's lips… He really can't help but to loves this girl.
"Don't give me that face, dear. I'll be alright. Plus, I'll probably focus on a training so I can become much stronger than I am right now"
In the last battle, she felt useless because she didn't do anything to help her love in life, which cost her him.
To Yakumo, it was her fault that Naruto's body fell into a coma. And she knows that the others also feel the same… so yeah, they might will be devastated when they heard Naruto will stay in his coma for a straight three years, but at the same time, she knows they will use those three years to better themselves.
Her rivals in love won't be so weak that they will fell into depression so easily, not when their lover is Naruto, the boy who never give up despite whatever problem fate thrown at him.
"I'm really glad to hear that"
Gently, Naruto change his position so he now sitting on Yakumo's lap with her arms secured around him, his own face resting under her chin where he could kiss her.
Though, after a few minutes of their snuggles, Naruto looked up at her with her doing the opposite. The former with blush on his cheeks, and the later with a raised eyebrow of confusion.
"Uuh… I know I'm just chakra construct and all. But I'm hungry"
"Ufufufu~ of course my dear… why don't we go to the restaurant where we had a date in the past? I'm pretty sure your new RAVEN squad is enough to protect your real body"
Huh…?
Raven?
Isn't that the three hundred women he saved from Danzo…? Now that he thinks about it again, what's their situation now? Are they alright?
Unfortunately for Naruto, before he can even ask Yakumo, the girl in question pulled him upward so he can stand.
And with a smile, she said something strange to his ears.
"Though of course, let's get you some clothes for now. It would be bad if the founder of FOX corporation seen walking around in nude, right?"
"Eh…?"
Already stood, Naruto looked down and true to Yakumo's words, he wears nothing, not even a scrap of cloth can be seen on his body, leaving him nude in all of his glory.
And now realizing this, Naruto's face turned red almost instantly.
"YAKUMO KURAMA YOU PERVERT!"
-Later-
"And here I thought it would be just the two of us"
Came a sulking voice of one Yakumo Kurama as she and Naruto walk hand in hand toward the training ground 10, where Kurenai probably training her students.
Beside her, Naruto laughed lightly.
"Hahaha, sorry, sorry. But don't be like that now, Yakumo-chan~ Kurenai is our friend, after all"
Well, her former sensei and another lover of his, but you get the gist.
Anyway… from what he heard from Yakumo, Luka is currently out from the village in search of Tsunade Senju, the woman who probably can heal him from his coma. And thus, he won't be able to meet his official girlfriend in a few days or a week.
But still, not only Yakumo, but his other girlfriends also deserve to know his current condition, including Kurenai and Yugao Uzuki.
And thus, he's going to pick up everyone before they can eat in the restaurant where he had a date with Yakumo.
The more the merrier, after all.
"I still don't like it"
Naruto can only sweat dropped as his usually regal girlfriend pouted. and said pout got bigger the moment they reach the training ground 10, where they can immediately see the scene of Kurenai training her students in some chakra control exercise.
Said ruby eyed woman took notice of them almost immediately and walked to their direction.
"Kurenai-sensei! Heya~"
Naruto greeted when the woman already a few meters in front of him.
Her face is red, and there is a small tell tale of tears in her eyes. But nonetheless, because her students are around, Kurenai can only nod while resisting her urge to glomp him.
"Yes… Naruto-san. I'm glad you're already up and alright. There's no other problem, right…?"
Despite her will to resist her urge to show her feeling is there, Kurenai still cannot hide the large smile her face got when she saw Naruto's walk is alright and without any limp or whatsoever.
Though… her smile immediately turns into a frown when Naruto didn't immediately answer her question and gently scratching his cheek, as if nervous to talk about it.
When she turned her attention to Yakumo, the heiress merely closes her eyes.
"Uh… well. Let's talk about it later, anyway, are you busy? If not, can I invite you to a dinner right now…? Though I would need to go to Jiji's office first to invite Cat-chan"
With worries filling her heart, Kurenai nodded and made a single shadow clone to oversee her students training in her absence. Honestly, this could be a bad habit, but in her mind right now, Naruto's status is more important than anything else.
She needs to know about it, ASAP.
"Of course, then I would gladly accept, Naruto-san. Though, you may go to Hokage-sama first before me, I'd like to change my clothes first before we start our outing"
"Oh, alright then Kurenai-se-"
Suddenly, when Kurenai's three students' attention went to the woman's shadow clone, the real Kurenai in front of his swipe down and hug him gently into her embrace, her lips gently pressing into his lips, silencing him pleasantly with their softness.
Blush overtook Naruto's face almost immediately, though the woman was quick to break their kiss and finished it with a small peck to his nose.
Beside Naruto, Yakumo's hands trembles in rage as an angry vein popped on the side of her head.
"Then, do please excuse me"
With that small sentence as her parting words, Kurenai's form disappears and returning to her abode.
In his place, Naruto still slightly dazed from the sudden kiss Kurenai did. His finger gently touches his lips that slowly tucked upward into a small smile of happiness. Really… how can he not loves them when they're this romantic…?
Naruto's thought broke when he felt an arm wrapped around his waist and pull him closer into a warm body where he could smell an intoxicating smell of a dangerous rose of demon.
Yakumo.
"Come on Naruto… we're going to get late if you keep daydreaming like that"
"O-Oh, of course, Yakumo-chan"
Maybe it was Kurenai, or maybe it was Yakumo, but none of the three Kurenai's students seems to have an intention to greet him despite he wasn't that far away from them.
It as if their sight were impaired by a genjutsu.
A genjutsu that can impair byakugan of Hyuga, the nose of an Inuzuka, and the bugs from Aburame…? Now, just to make sure, but he just slept for a week, right?
If yes, then how did his girls become such monsters within a week only?
So curious.
"Anyway, love… let's find some alley for now"
Huh…?
"Alley, what for, Yakumo-chan?"
"I was the one who greeted you first when you opened your eyes, but you didn't kiss me. And yet, Kurenai…"
Wait, wait, wait now…
Widening his eyes, Naruto's cheeks bloom with red as Yakumo glares at him with hunger in her eyes. A hunger to devour his lips until they feel tired.
"B-But Yakumo… it was Kurenai that kissed me!"
"…"
The heiress of Kurama clan didn't answer his statement. If nothing else, her sleeve that wrapped itself around his waist began to get longer and slipped into his pants, wrapping around his legs and forcing him to move faster toward the nearest alley.
And in such situation, Naruto can only whimper and hide his blushing face beside Yakumo's warm side bosom.
Let's just hope this kiss is going to be a simple kiss and won't take a very long time.
It would be a bad etiquette to make Kurenai wait for him, after all.
-Later-
"I'm glad you're awake now, my boy. You really gave me fright when you suddenly fell just like that"
Familiar words that stated by Kurenai now stated once again by his grandfather figure. And hearing this, Naruto really can't help but to scratch his cheek nervously.
From the side of his eyes, he could see Kurenai that watching his every movement like a hawk worrying over their baby.
"A-Ahaha… honestly, I'm still laying on the bed Jiji. This body is just a chakra construct I made mentally"
With Kurenai, his jiji, and Cat probably nearby, Naruto then began to explain his current situation to all of them without leaving any single important thing.
This body in front of them is just a chakra construct he made because of the new ability he gained. His state right now was caused because his father was wrong on his assumption that his young body could handle a full brunt of all chakra from the mightiest of the nine tailed beats.
And of course, he also said to them about him probably will stay in coma for about three years more or less and about his chakra construct that can only last for six months at most.
By the time Naruto finished his explanation, Hiruzen let out a rare heavy sigh while Kurenai herself looks very sad.
The moment she reached her house, she probably would bawl her eyes out.
He's going to ask her out to a dinner before she can run to her house though.
Sigh
"… I see. That was a very heavy news you gave to us, my boy. And here the council just voted for you to become the fifth Hokage"
The old man took out a rather simple paper with the vote he said. and true to what he said, most of the council members just gave him green light to become the supreme leader of Konoha itself.
And in disbelief, Naruto snatched the paper and reread it again and again.
And no matter how many times he sees it, the stamp is genuine, and the few members that doesn't approve of the voting just gave a normal reason like 'he is still too young, let him grow up for a few more years' and not something rude like 'a beast cannot become a Hokage'.
Gently… Naruto put the paper back on his jiji's table.
And after he did, he let out a large smile.
"It's fortunate I don't have a heart right now ahahaha~ because I'm sure I was going to have a heart attack if I did"
He…
He doesn't know what to say except for that.
And maybe because the others sensed this too, they won't push Naruto for answer yet as they choose to let the boy have his time to think about his decision.
In coma or not, he is already approved to become the fifth Hokage.
It all back to him, whether he choose to accept the job or not.
"I see… take your time to think about it my boy. If you really want to become the fifth Hokage, I'll keep this seat warm for you until your real body wake up"
"I… yeah… I will think about it…" hesitantly, Naruto nodded. Though his attention went to the ceiling after he said this sentence "… Say Jiji, can you lend me Cat-chan for the night? I want to invite her to a dinner"
"Of course, we survived an invasion because of you. Lending you one of my ANBU is a small thing to do… Cat, you heard him"
"…"
Without any words or something like that, the Cat masked ANBU appeared behind Naruto. And despite no one know what she is currently thinking, Naruto know because of his ability.
(Yugao Uzuki)
(Feeling: Worried, angry at herself for not being a help when you need it the most)
Small it is, Naruto inwardly smiled, feeling warm all over once again. this time because of Yugao, the most silent and coldest among his lovers.
"Alright, with everyone's here, let's go then~ I'm starving"
Honestly, add one more that is his girlfriend Luka. Then it would be complete, but with her went out with Jiraiya on a mission, then he won't be able to do anything but to bite h-…
"Oh wait…"
Blinked a few times, Naruto smiled like a cat who just ate a canary. Though before anyone could ask him, Naruto disappeared with a red flash…
-With Jiraiya and Luka-
"You got a hint of her track?"
"Nope, I d-"
In the middle of his talk, Jiraiya was cut off because a red flash that appeared between them. and within second, a blonde boy that is Naruto can be seen, grinning because of something.
"Naruto! You're awake!"
Happiness can be seen in Luka's eyes as she immediately grabbed the boy and embrace him, said embrace was full with nothing but emotion that is love.
"Yep! And old man, lent me Luka-chan for a few hours, here, take this… and ciao~"
And right after Naruto threw a single hiraisin kunai to Jiraiya, Naruto disappeared with a crimson flash.
"Geez… stupid kid"
Left behind, Jiraiya can't do anything but to grumble and continue the search for Tsunade all alone.
… when Naruto return to the Hokage's office, he's now bringing Luka alone, with the teen in question become confused because she was expecting Naruto to teleport them to their house so she can devour his adorable body on top of their bed.
Not knowing what was inside his girlfriend's mind, Naruto clapped his hand.
Clap!
"Now everyone's complete, once again, let's go! Cause I'm starving!"
Luka walked to his side, though before she can ask him something, a hand placed itself on her shoulder. And when she turned her attention to the owner of said hand, she sees it was a rather distraught Kurenai that shook her head.
Don't ask… you'll know in time
Is what the ruby eyed woman said using her other hand, and cannot help it, Luka gulped down her saliva while her palms slowly began to tremble.
What…
What's happening…?
Kurenai… no. not only her, but even Yakumo and the ANBU Cat that she already knows is Yugao Uzuki is having a rather gloomy aura around them.
Why do they look glum?
"…"
There's just no way her love rivals could look these glums when her boyfriend up and fine. The fact they do and not faking it… it began to terrifies her.
Naruto…
Please be alright…
-Later-
"Thanks for the food"
Clapped his hands twice, Naruto let out a burp. And after he did, his eyes watched his four girlfriends with melancholy. Each of them has a smile on their face, but they cannot fool his ability.
They're worried sick for him.
They're feeling bad because he fought against his transformed father all alone. Something he never fault them in the first place… but how can he cheer them up…?
Let's… just go with the flow for now.
"Girls… I'm sorry"
Hands folded on top of the table, Naruto let out a small sad smile toward his precious girls.
And when they heard his words, each of them immediately snapped their attentions toward him with kind smiles on their faces. Well… everyone except for Yugao, considering he cannot see her expression under that mask of hers.
"What are you even talking about now, dear. It wasn't your fault, and I really don't mind waiting for you for three years…"
Luka is the one that first spoke, though despite her words, her arms wrapped around his waist. And without even looking, Naruto know those hands are currently trembling from the sadness she currently feels.
Training or not, bettering themselves or not, three years are not a short time for separation.
"Yeah, what she said is true. Plus, I think you should think about yourself, darling. You might be strong right now, but what about three years from now on…? Your body is in a coma state, muscles will deter and your growth will be stunted. I think instead of worrying us, you should start worry about yourself first and foremost"
Came the calm and regal voice of Yakumo from across of his seat. And Naruto know, her worry for his wellbeing is not a lie to make him start thinking about himself… she really wants him to worry about himself before he can think about them.
Such a selfless girl he has.
Around Yakumo, the others nodded in agreement.
"Well… when that time come, I'm sure I'll have a plenty of time in the world. After all, I'll have you four by my side to protect me"
Soft it is, Naruto's words were smooth enough that the four gain a patch of pink on their cheeks. Though before anyone can say something, Luka already pulled his face back into her nape rather tightly.
In her eyes, a familiar glare of jealousy can be seen as she stared at the three females around her.
"Of course, dear…. I will protect you no matter what when you wake up. You'll have a plenty of time to train your body once again by that time"
Already used to such antic from the pink haired Haruno, the other three can only shook their head in exasperated manner. Though they can't help but to feel jealousy when Naruto nuzzled his face against Luka's chin, happy at her statement.
Ehem!
"Anyway, Naruto… what do you plan to do with your remaining six months?"
A small cough and a cold voice of Cat took Naruto's attention almost immediately. And happy to see their conversation are going to the direction of a rather brighter talk instead of gloomy one, Naruto's eyes sparkles.
"I'm going to defeat tyrants, save princesses, or save a country again of course!"
Happiness and honesty can be heard from Naruto's tone alone. Though not like what he expected, instead of happy, the girls around him started to narrow their eyes at him.
w-wait…
w-what now?
"No…" Surprisingly, it was Yakumo who said that, considering she was always support his decision "… you only have six months left. I'll not let you out from from Konoha, I suppose you three agree with me…?"
"Yes"
"Of course"
"Sorry dear, but no mean no"
In a rather surprising teamwork, Kurenai flashed to his right and grabbed him, with Luka doing the same to his left. Of course, the moment Naruto feel this, Naruto struggled slightly, blushes on his cheeks the moment he feels large pair of breasts pressing into his left and right shoulders.
But still…
"B-But…"
"Naruto…" When he heard his name got called by Kurenai, Naruto turned his eyes to the direction of the woman on his right. A wrong thing to do, because for some reason, he immediately got dazed the moment he saw her face "… Good boy. Yes, just keep looking at my face, alright…? Cat, knock him out"
Dazed, Naruto wasn't able to do anything as a wet cloth with a stinging smell of chloroform being pressed into his face, not when it does, Kurenai is smiling beautifully at him and Luka's free hand caressing his head lovingly.
And thus, five or so minutes later Naruto's eyes gently closed as he faints.
"…"
"… So, what's the plan?"
Cat said after she pocketed her chloroformed cloth, under her mask, her eyes never leave the boy that succeed taking her heart and love for his own, so much that her feeling for Kurenai is now nothing but a flower of the past that left nothing but friendship.
.
..
For a few minutes, the four women stare at each other with confusion in their eyes.
Yes, they agree that none of them want Naruto to go out from Konoha with his current state. But how to cage him…? for all intent, Naruto's will have been one of his endearing points, even if it their request, they won't be able to budge his will.
Hell, Kurenai threatened him to cancel the mission back in Kiri.
What he did…? He told her to go back all by herself, that's what.
"Uh… why don't we lock him in my bedroom? One of Ido's abilities is to suck someone's chakra wrapped by my kimono. I can control it to some degree so it won't hurt him too badly, but it still will make him somewhat tired"
Yakumo put her idea on the table, ignoring the jealousy filling her heart as she stares at Luka that currently embracing unconscious Naruto.
Heard what she said, Kurenai is the one first to nod.
"That sound harmless, I agree"
Followed suit, Cat also nodded, but she doesn't say anything to follow her gesture. Nonetheless, the others know it meant she also agree to lock Naruto in Kurama's clan compound.
As for Luka… well, her eyes held hesitation for a few seconds.
Thus far, it seems she is the one who knew Naruto's fetish of silk. But if Yakumo going to tie him with her collection of kimonos, won't she also notice Naruto's fetish…?
She doesn't like the sound of it.
But still… there's no other harmless way. She can't be petty in such situation, knowing the moment her boyfriend wakes up, he could teleport away to somewhere far away from them.
"I also agree… but I want to sleep with him"
"I don't mind. Though in the first place, I was already planning for all of us to sleep on the same bed… and it's alright, my bed is double king size, it is enough for five of us"
Five, including Ido.
And hearing this, Kurenai, Cat, and Luka nodded at the same time.
A night with Naruto… it's not something they want to miss, even though they must share his body parts with the other girls that also adore him.
Tonight's gonna be a new experience for them.
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Next chapter will explain better about Naruto's situation, but at the moment, his coma state is not something he can stop. Will he stay awake... or will he go into a long and deep slumber as time tick?
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that's all from me today...
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