A/N: I'M BACK! I was going to wait until next week to post this chapter since I have one week left of summer math which has been kicking my ass all summer so that's where my free time has gone! I rewrote this chapter so many times...so many, many times. Thank y'all for being so patient with me as always! We're getting deep into the Shippuden storyline at the beginning of the next chapter...actually that whole chapter covers the Pein attack! Coming in hot with the plot! There will be some major changes to the Shippuden timeline order to mix in those events with the AU events of Kabocha's life. I don't want any of you to be confused so please ask questions. You know I love you all!
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Of Sex, Love, and Games
*Kabocha POV*
"Come on, big sis! You said you were going to get up an hour ago!" I knew that as long as I didn't answer he would continue to block the sun out of my eyes. "Kabocha-!"
"Have I told you how nice it is to be called big sister?" I cracked one eye open to look at my towering blonde brother. He had a faint blush on his face, stuttering up a storm after my nonchalant comment. "I've always been the youngest in the entire family minus Ai: Gin's little sister. You're the youngest in our generation of the family."
"Ack! Will you stop bringing that up!" I held in my laugh watching him struggle to speak through his flustered demeanor. "You're only older than me by a few months!"
"Doesn't matter. I'm still the older sibling." I tsked choosing to let the small grin touch my full lips. Naruto started shouting obscenities while Choji laughed behind him. Shikamaru released a breath of air from beside me on the roof. "Can you not rile him up? We were supposed to be spending this time quietly." I could hear the undertone of annoyance in his lazy drawl.
"Yes well...I did promise that I would play with him an hour ago." Naruto finally quieted down to agree with me heatedly. "We are not children. He does not need to be played with." Neji scowled from his seat on my other side.
"Come one, Neji! There's nothing wrong with a friendly competition! I think it would be very youthful!" Now, I was scowling because of Lee's constantly loud volume. It had been quite some time since I hung out with the youth obsessed teen. He had been recuperating from Gaara's attack during the chunin exams for a while.
"I don't see why we can't just lay here...quietly." Shikamaru stressed making my scowl soften.
"Sorry, Maru-kun." I said sitting up slowly and stretching my arms above my head. "I'll take everyone down for a game of Goals. That way you can relax in silence." I leaned over and kissed his cheek before standing. He sighed loudly before sitting up as well.
"What a drag...what is Goals anyway?" Shikamaru questioned over the sound of Naruto cheering excitedly. Lee joined in cheering as well; even though he had no idea what the game Goals was either. "Sounds fun. What do we have to do?" Choji asked calmly.
"Well for starters we need two long poles with circles on the top; more like the poles have a cut out in them for the rock to go through. We play best of three rounds; first to five points in each round wins or the ten minute time runs out. There's sudden death if the first two rounds end with zero or ties. That means whoever scores first wins. You are not allowed to carry the ball at all; if the ball is to hit the ground then there has to be a reset between the halfway point of the polls. Players are allowed to incapacitate the opposing side. If a player is incapacitated they have to sit the rest of the round out and return the following round...if they can. If one team is completely incapacitated then the opposing side wins by default. It doesn't matter how many people play as long as the teams are even." All of the boys were watching me explain intensely with the exception of Naruto. He already knew how to play having played with our cousins numerous times.
"We have an uneven number." Neji said after scanning all of us while offering a hand to help me up. I took it gracefully standing to my bare feet. I had changed clothes in my hotel room to a plain form fitting, gray halter top and navy blue short shorts. Everyone around me was also dressed in some type of casual clothing minus Neji. I wasn't even sure if he owned civilian clothes.
"Me, Kabo-onee, you, Shikamaru, Lee, and Choji. That's not uneven, Neji." Naruto said in triumph thinking that he outsmarted Neji.
"No, Naruto. I'm sorry to burst your bubble but Neji is right. Shikamaru won't be playing."
"What?" Naruto and Shikamaru questioned and I shrugged with a smile. Lee and Choji also looked confused but didn't voice it. "I planned on making Shikamaru the referee. Plus, having him on a team is kind of unfair given his strategic intelligence."
"Alright then what should we do? Should we go find Kiba?" Choji raised his hand making me laugh.
"No, I think we're going to need a few more girls. I would like a Girls v.s Guys match if you all aren't too afraid of a femme fatale." All of the guys scowled at me for goading them. Shikamaru turned his head to the side trying to hide a smirk, he wasn't offended because he knew he wasn't involved.
"I can see that all of you are up to the challenge! Naruto, you'll need to find the poles and I'm going to allow you to pick the location-"
"What!? You're actually gonna let me pick!" My eyebrow twitched at the interruption but I grinned nonetheless. "Indeed. You can pick anywhere in Konoha; remember that everyone besides us are newbies so no high altitudes. It's hard enough to play without worrying about falling to your death."
"Yeah, yeah I get it." Naruto waved off and ran off before I could tell him to take Lee, Neji, Choji, and Shikamaru with him. I sighed and looked at my boys. "I'd say follow him but I'll just come back for you all. I'm going to go get my team together, see you all in a bit." I disappeared in swirl of flames in search of my team members. Sakura being my first choice so I was happy when she called over her shoulder to tell her mother that she was leaving to hang out with me. We were going to need a lot of strength to move that rock.
My next two stops involved stopping by Tenten's place and going to the Hyuga compound. I had to thank the dragons that Hiashi-sama wasn't around. I hated being that level of formal, and for some unknown reason he made me nervous still. Especially, after that farce of a ceremony.
Both women readily agreed to come and play. I was more surprised at Tenten's willingness because we barely spoke three words to each other. I was happy to be spending a little time with the weapon's specialist considering I came from a village that was founded on weapons because of heavy influence from Kirigakure and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
"Wh-what is she doing?" I tilted my head back, scenting for Naruto. I was the most familiar with his scent, and then searched for Shikamaru next. I didn't mean to ignore Hinata's question, but in a village this big I had to concentrate. Naruto literally smells like Ramen, a breeze because of his chakra affinity, and a hint of something dark for the Nine Tails inside of him. Shikamaru smelled like...a warm fire and a hint of cinnamon. I'm guessing that cinnamon smell was my influence.
"Pretty sure she's looking for the boys. I've seen her do this before when she looks for Naruto." Sakura explained with a smile.
"Pretty cool if ya' ask me and saves on time." Tenten chimed in making Hinata giggle.
"Found them." I grinned over my shoulder at the three kunoichi. "Let's go." All three of them placed a hand on my person and I held up the hand sign for the fire transportation jutsu. A great deal of my chakra being used to get all four of us across Konoha. We arrived right in front of the boys startling all of them. I bent over to place my hands on my knees in a moment of weakness and heaved.
"Why wouldn't you just walk to us?! I've never seen you take more than two people!" Sakura scolded beating Shikamaru to the punch.
"I-I'm fine. Just give me a minute-"
"Yeah, right! You can sit out the first round and we'll make Choji sit out the first round to make the teams even." Naruto declared and I could hear Choji shout, 'what, why me!?"
"I agree with, Naruto. Please take a moment to rest." Lee's large brows were creased in worry and he was actually using a normal volume.
"You're lucky I don't make Shikamaru drag you to Lady Tsunade!" Sakura's raised voice was too close and starting to grate on my sensitive hearing. I held up one hand to my ear and the other high up in the air to silence them. However, I forgot that they were the rowdy, rookie nine and my hand in the air meant nothing to them. I rolled my eyes hard enough to give myself a brief headache.
"Will you be alright without medical attention?" Hinata's soft voice cut through everyone else's as she touched my arm gently.
"I'll be fine. I'm just going to rest a moment. Choji can be the second referee until I return." I couldn't keep the grin off of my face; she was too sweet for her own good.
"Now, that's settled. Can we get on with this?" Neji crossed his arms as his eyes slid close in annoyance.
"Relax, Neji, we're just making sure Kabocha rests." Tenten emphasized the last word of her statement as she turned to look at me. I held my hands up in surrender to show my compliance.
"I'll make sure she rests. Get the game started, Naruto." Naruto gave a mock salute to Shikamaru as he went off explaining to 'Team Girls' where the goals were located and the overall rules of the game.
"Why are the poles so far apart?" Tenten asked and Neji hummed. "I asked him the same thing earlier."
"We're all shinobi so we need a real challenge." I chimed in flashing my fangs making Lee and Hinata let out an 'eep'.
"Challenge accepted! Let us begin!" Lee cheered and began to perform exuberant stretches. I felt an inkling of guilt from what I had planned.
"Awesome! I'll start the clock!" Naruto rushed over to where he hid the 'ball' behind a tree and began to push with all of his might to get the rock to where we were standing. The timer in his mouth so that he could use his hands.
"Kami! How much does that thing weigh!?" Sakura shouted in disbelief. I blinked trying to remember how much the rock weighed as I stared at the scared face painted on all sides of the perfectly round rock.
"30 stones? Roughly a little over four hundred pounds." I squinted at the deep trench it was creating from Naruto pushing it.
"Won't w-we break something if we kick or hit it?" Hinata asked in a worried tone. I waved her off, my grin returning full force.
"I'm this strong from getting hit with that thing. It's not only a great game but an amazing training tool. The longest game we played was three days-"
"Best...three...days...ever." Naruto cut in while he still struggled. "Playing Goals works on stamina and strength. Running from one goal to another and just trying to move the ball is strenuous. Once the ball gets moving it's going to be hard to slow it down or dodge it. Just some friendly advice." I explained even though they now looked unsure.
"This is a real drag…" Shikamaru suddenly said as he stared at Naruto finally making it to us. He said it with a voice full of amusement and I bit my lip to hide my laugh at his joke.
"Are you rested enough to get us started?" Naruto asked as he heaved for air. I gave a nod and grin towards my little brother, flashing hands signs quickly in front of my chest.
"Earth style: Pillars!" A stone pillar formed right under the 'ball', rocketing the heavy stone into the air. "Start the timer, Choji." I turned my fang filled grin to Choji's exasperated face.
"Let's go, guys! The girls won't beat us!" Naruto cheered as Lee ran after him. Neji sighed and rolled his moon colored eyes.
"Come on, Neji!" Tenten shouted as she ran past him. Sakura leading the girls and Hinata bringing up the rear. Neji finally gave in when he heard Lee do the famous 'leaf hurricane' to keep the ball in the air while simultaneously hitting it towards the guys' goal across Konoha.
"Let us know when you're ready to join again, Onee-chan!" Naruto called out briefly over his shoulder before letting out a shriek when Sakura attacked him. A dust cloud could be seen where he landed in the trees. Lee and Neji paled slightly at the force of her blow. Tenten laughed loudly while Hinata looked concerned.
"Yeah, sure I will." I commented half-heartedly under my breath. Shikarmaru raised an eyebrow at my mumbled comment. "Choji, you're going to want to keep up with them just in case someone calls foul or the timer runs out."
"Awwww, that means running." Choji blew out a breath as he whined. Shikamaru seemed to be picking up what I was putting down because he immediately commented.
"Just think after all that running I'll take you to that barbeque buffet I've been telling you about...on me." A gleam came into Choji's eyes as he took off in a dead sprint in the wake of the chaos that the Goals teams left behind.
"I hope what you have planned is worth my wallet... man, what a drag." I giggled at Shikamaru's now slouching posture.
"It will be well worth it, Maru-kun." I let his nickname roll of my tongue in the most sensual way I could muster. Shikamaru immediately perked up and I contained my smile long enough to begin walking in the direction of the secluded river I found.
"I take it you're feeling fine after that three person transportation jutsu; four if you include yourself." He was telling me more than asking me and I bobbed my head playfully.
"I was a bit winded buuuut I have a quick recovery time." I ducked away from him, belting out a laugh when he made a grab for my waist. "I just made a show of being tired to get you all. To. Myself." I moved away from him again, no longer surprised by how fast my lazy genius could really move. I was now accustomed to him ambushing me when we were alone. My reflexes were always so relaxed around him since I didn't see him as a threat.
I picked up my speed, he followed right after me like I knew he would. I belted out another loud laugh at his attempts to snatch me. Each time he made a grab for me; I moved nimbly right out of his reach. The branches whipping dangerously at my cheeks, creating tiny cuts that healed instantly with my chakra concentration.
The same moment that I saw the opening to the watery sanctuary I found; I slipped up in my defensive maneuvers as I jumped through the opening Shikamaru finally got his arms around my waist. He tried to pull me backwards, but I threw my entire body weight forward making us land in the cool water together.
The water stopped at the top of my ribs if I stood up and at Shikamaru's waist since he had a few inches on me. I came up after he did listening to him sputter in shock. His sopping wet clothes clinging to him in the most delicious of ways. I was positive that my clothes didn't leave much to the imagination either.
"At least it's hot out…" He uttered shaking his head with a smirk, he pulled himself up onto the edge of the river. He raised his hand to push the few strands that had escaped the ponytail at the top of his head away from his face. He was wearing a plain shirt forest green shirt and sand colored cargo shorts. Both of which revealed the contour of his lean frame.
The weight of the water on my curls causing the bun at the base of my neck slip. I took slow steps towards my undercover betrothed. He turned to look at, having his mouth open to speak but words never came. He stared at me open mouthed making me feel the full force of his lust and overall love for me. Every emotion being clearly displayed on his matured face and in his captivating brown eyes.
I watched his eyes glance down towards my pebbled nipples. I wasn't wearing any support under my gray halter top; the water and breeze combination making them rock hard. The lust that was clawing up from my pelvis also a huge factor.
"I knew you weren't wearing anything under there…" He muttered more to himself in his usual way of using his deduction skills. Shikamaru reached a hand out to cup my breast, and I promptly smacked his hand away. I tsk'd him lightly while wagging my clawed finger at him.
"Are you really playing hard to get right now?" Shikamaru's intense brown eyes looked up from my breast to my face. I flushed from the tone of his voice; a shiver ran up my spine that wasn't just from the breeze.
"Now, Maru-kun, you'll catch a cold in those wet clothes. I think it would be best for you to lay your clothes out to dry." I beat my grin back with a faux firm expression. He quirked a brow at me and I could see the amusement dancing underneath the surface.
"You're just as wet as I am." His expression darkened upon my next statement.
"I can bet I'm a bit more wet than you."
"I'll check for you." Before I could even think of a retort, his large, warm hand cupped my sex. His other hand placed on my lower back to lock my body against his own. My head fell back without hesitation, the feeling of the heat from his hand through my shorts was already making me lose control. The only person whose heat I could actually feel since my body temperature was far hotter than a normal person.
"I'm not getting a very good feel. I'll just have to take these off." I was too disarmed from his first bold action to even play coy with him about taking my shorts off. He flicked the button with two skilled fingers, taking the zipper down with the same two fingers. Shikamaru's hand slid with ease into my shorts making my forehead connect with the front of his shoulder. I controlled the volume of my moan as he stroked my clitoris but didn't enter my vagina.
"Maru-kun…" I breathed out, he shushed me beside my ear. His hot breath making another shiver rip through my body. I unconsciously tried to rock my hips to the rhythm of his hand, but he kept me in place with the hand at my lower back.
"Take all of this off or I'll leave you like this." I almost whimpered when he used the hand that was on my lower back to tug lightly at my halter top.
He took a step away from me making me immediately miss his warmth and other ministrations. I began to peel the clothes off of my sunkissed skin; he did the same except slower. The entire time we kept eye contact with each other. I took slow, long steps backward and he followed right after into the cool water. I stopped at the highest water point and he met me with groping hands.
I couldn't help myself when it came to his naked torso and back. Both of my hands running over his toned abdomen and sliding around to his back and broad shoulders. I felt the shiver coarse through his body and I hummed in appreciation. I knew the scales of my left hand were mostly the cause since the texture against his skin was a welcome, foreign feeling.
He cupped my jaw with his left hand to bring my face back to his in heated kiss. My tongue coaxing his to come out and play; he tilted his head to deepen the kiss. Both of us moaning as soon as our heated appendages touched in sensual dance.
His right hand moved to the back of my thigh; giving me the indication that he wanted me to jump and wrap my legs around his waist. I moved my hands from his broad shoulders to fully lock my arms around his neck to give myself leverage to jump into his arms. I locked my longs legs around his waist; his right hand moving from my thigh to my ass to hold me up.
I was so engrossed in winning the battle against his tongue that I didn't notice him backing up against the edge of the water. He laid down on his back on the edge of the water, his legs from the knees down were still immersed in the cool pond. I straddled his hips with vigor, feeling his erection bob against by ass. He brought both hands to my bottom and began moving it to grind against him. His mouth disconnecting from my own to release a groan.
I grinned, showing off my fangs, and pressed my breasts against his hard chest. My taut nipples pebbling further as soon as they came into contact with his lukewarm skin from the water and summer breeze. I moved my ass backwards for him, Shikamaru parted my cheeks slightly to encase his cock. He let out a rough breath at the new feeling. I decided to take the reins even though this was a new position for us.
I removed his grip from my ass and placed them above his head; using my hands to pin them down. I rolled my hips violently and we both moaned lightly. My clitoris rubbing viciously against his pubic hair, the sensation delivering pleasure that pooled in my belly.
I raised my hips while simultaneously brushing my nose against Shikamaru's in preparation. I lowered down slowly on his generous erection; I released his hands in favor of planting my hands firmly on his chest. I tossed my head back feeling my vaginal walls stretch to accommodate him and the slight burn that came with it.
My wet, heavy curls slapped against my back from me throwing my head back. Shikamaru's, now free, hands moved to cup my breasts. His hands moving back from palming my breasts to pinch my nipples. My mouth dropped open in a mute cry of ecstasy.
I rolled my hips experimentally; the mute cry turning into a loud moan mixed with Shikamaru's groan. I raised my hips slowly to where he was barely inside of me and started a slow but hard rhythm. Every time our hips met made us cry out not caring about our volume for once. Out of the two times, now three, that we were intimate we had to have control over our volume so we were going to take full advantage of being loud.
I leaned my body forward so that my body was pressed firmly against his again. I made eye contact with him through half lidded eyes. His hands sliding around to my back, holding me firmly against him. My hips picking up speed at the fire building in my belly.
He raised up slightly to touch his forehead against my own and I sighed at the feeling of our bond resonating deep in my chest. This was the second time, excluding the time I felt it during the threesome with Gaara, that I was physically feeling the Tamer bond; the first time during the chunin exams when it stopped me from killing Moritora.
The bond resonating in my chest felt like a mixture of warmth and electricity. The tug wasn't unpleasant by any means; in fact, it fueled the intimacy and pleasure. It sparked and then spread through my body at a rapid rate. I wasn't sure what activated the tugging of the Tamer bond yet; not like I was sure what activated and how to control the Singer bond. I couldn't help but wonder if he felt the Tamer bond tugging in his chest too...
The intimacy, tugging of the bond, and my clitoris meeting his pubic hairs to create friction was too much. I came harder than the first two times we had sex. "Maru-kun!" I screamed until my voice was almost hoarse. My vaginal walls clamping down on his cock and then spasming as he continued to pump into me, rolling our bodies gently but quickly so that I was on my back; his planted both hands on either side of my head.
"Where do you want it?" Shikamaru murmured in a deep, concentrated tone. I actually whined from hearing his tone and being over sensitive from the intense orgasm that I experienced not even seconds prior.
"I-inside." I stuttered out as he began to grind his hips to stimulate my clitoris again. I couldn't even comprehend Shikamaru's response to my request. His thrusts picked up making my breasts bounce to the rhythm of his thrusts.
"Maru-kun!" All of my senses left me completely as I came again and just as hard as the previous orgasm. Shikamaru had leaned forward to moan my name in my ear as he spilled his warm seed deep inside of me. A delicious shudder making his body quake against my own. My back had arched at the intense orgams, my breasts pressing against his chest, my hands flat against his back, and my toes curled almost painfully.
He rested his forehead between my breasts as we tried to catch our breath and come down from our high. It wasn't even a whole minute later that I felt him twitch and harden inside of me. I leaned away from him to look at his face in shock; his expression held nothing but lust and adoration.
"Can you go again?" He questioned while rolling his hips slightly. I hummed in approval not feeling the least bit sore since we hadn't been going that hard. I had a feeling that I was going to be after this second round.
Shikamaru rolled us to where I was beneath him, and my legs were over his shoulders. He turned his head to kiss the inside of my knee lovingly; eyes half open to look at my expression.
"I can't control myself around you...especially when you look like this." He mumbled against my knee, his tongue darting out to taste the salt on my knee, the slight workout from the fun ride he gave me actually made me sweat. "I hope you're ready…" I grinned showing off my sharp canines to him as he rammed forward. I threw my head back against the grass, thanking the dragons that it wasn't a hard floor or concrete otherwise I'd have a concussion.
We spent another hour at the pond; simply taking our time to love each other the way I had always wanted to...without abandon or fear of being heard or discovered.
I stood in the pond facing my tamer, best friend, and lover. Shikamaru's hand gently going up and down the front of my body, using his hands a makeshift wash cloth. I controlled myself well as I did the same to the front of his toned body. It seems I just couldn't get enough of my lazy genius, and I was in a very touchy, love-y mood.
Through my haze I heard a disturbance in the dense shrubbery behind me. I felt Shikamaru's abdominals bunch up as his body tensed under my hands. I looked over my shoulder without turning my body too much; not wanting to give my cousins show.
"What could you possibly need me for?" I sighed but kept my eyes on my tripping cousin since his hands were covering his eyes. Ryu followed after the bumbling Rai at a much calmer pace, and not bothering to cover his eyes. It wouldn't be the first time they had seen me nude...Rai is just a blushing prude.
"If you heard us coming why couldn't you put on some clothes!?" I thought Rai was going to pass out from how red he was. He was almost as red as his hair and considering it was a blood red I'm sure he wasn't too far from fainting.
"Well if you tell me what it is that you want then I can turn around and get dressed faster." I was a little annoyed because Shikamaru and I's peaceful bubble was popped.
"We have come to tell you that the council it holding another meeting regarding Lord Kazekage's sister. There is talk of you returning to the Shi volcano for another year to finish your specialized training." Ryu's voice sounded too loud in the little alcove.
Shikamaru's body tensed up even further under the palm of my hand at talk of me going away for another year or possibly the female Sabaku being brought up. I dug my claws lightly into his abs in thought...and slight possessiveness at the intrusive, dark thoughts that floated through my mind.
"I will get dressed and leave with you both immediately." I turned away from Shikamaru smirking at the tiny red pin pricks from the tips of my claws. I took Ryu's hand and he helped me out of the pond, handing me my old crimson armor in the process. Rai hit the ground as soon as my body emerged from the water.
I rolled my eyes and squeezed my hair dry before throwing it up into a sloppy bun. I dressed faster than normal but not fully in a rush. I could care less about making them wait for me with the exception of Master Shi, Shosha, and Gin's grandfather: Ryo.
I finally turned to face the silent Shikamaru whose facial expression made me pause. I gave him a soft smile which I was sure looked foreign on my sharp features. His eyes widened making me pour all of the love I had for him in one look.
"Maru-kun….I promise I will not be gone for an entire year. I will come back to you." I stepped back further away from the pond and stood beside Ryu who was holding an unconscious Rai like a sack of potatoes.
"I love you." He said it so softly but I could hear him as if he screamed it to me. We hadn't said it a lot after finally realizing our feelings for each other so those three words carried a weight to it that fell on my very heart in the most pleasant way.
"I love you...Shikamaru Nara." I whispered back to him right before I disappeared in a swirl of gold, red, and orange flames.
Pmann1: What's up, Pmann! Don't worry about the late review; just happy to hear from you as always! I was really afraid for that threesome! I didn't know how everyone would receive it! I'm getting a lot of positive feedback though so I'm thinking I'm going to include more smut for our Shikoba. ALSO, I rewrote this chapter to include a lot more Shikoba in it for ya! I hope you're ready for the warS (intentional upper case S) coming. (;
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Deviliciouskitty: Hey, hey Kitty! I was so close to just finishing that threesome buuuuut I didn't know how everyone would feel about it lol. I love Gaara too so I felt I had too! I might do another full one since the threesome snippet was received so well. I've had his actual death (Zu) planned since I "killed" him the first time lmao. It will be so satisfying for everyone involved. We're going to get the full dose of how hard Kabocha can really be with the coming events. It's been a long time coming but we're almost there. I have decided to follow Shippuden to almost a 'T'. I would have changed things if I decided that Kabocha's mother or even the third Hokage lived. Maybe I'll throw in a surprise just to spice it up. ;) Hope you're ready for the next chapter. Always a pleasure to hear from you!
EncyclopediaBrittanica: Hey there, Britt! That's okay that you didn't I'm too excited to hear your thoughts about the threesome! I was so afraid everyone was gonna flame me! Sasuke will be making another appearance here very shortly. That dream appearance was only the beginning for him. ;) I'm so sorry to disappoint with the late updates! :( Life is kicking me while I'm down all the time lol. Thank you so much for the review and I can't wait to hear from you again!
Crazy Devil Girl: What's up, my Girl! I'm loving the fact that you enjoyed the little threesome snippet. Didn't know how everyone was going to take that honestly. I literally just burst out laughing when you said I scared you. :') I know I keep sending your emotions all over the place. They'd have to be awfully strong to take advantage of our Kabocha. Zu is definitely still a creep lol. I wasn't sure if I was going to include Kabocha initiating the coup but I'm happy I did because everyone else is happy! I love questions! !SPOILER ALERT! I see you remembered that little fact about Itachi and Tsuyoi. So so smart and fantastic member. Yes, I will be including the rest of the Shippuden storyline. I hope you're ready. *ominous music* Always a pleasure to hear from ya', girl!
NixieNaajix: Heeeey, Nix! I had to bring the heat for y'all! I deprive all of you of affection so much lmfao. There is not enough romance, BUT I hope I made this chapter extra special for all of you. I kept the speed reasonable and I made sure to include a lot of Shikoba and down time before we get into the real fighting again. Are there any Naruto and Avatar crossovers?! I have never even thought of that! I would love to read some and I might consider doing one myself lol. It'd be an interesting challenge. I love hearing from you and I'm looking forward to reading your review about this chapter. Always a pleasure, love. :)
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