Author's Note: Please understand this is a dark themed story with monstrous disturbing characters; mainly Mizuki but there will be others. I'm reusing two characters I created from a past story (Naruto Of The Yin Yang Release) that will be pretty much the same: Susumu and Suimizu Hozuki. If you don't like dark stories with gory deaths and explicit details of adult nature and scenes, don't read on any further; no lemons exactly but one is described in some detail with Mizuki. Mainly just talking about and mentions of adult themes, probably won't do anything more than that, like a full on lemon, but time will tell; honestly no plans for a lemon but just might try as it is something I've never done. Thank you, I own nothing.

Story Start:

Hana looked over her team as they finally returned to camp; two days overdue. Naruto had taken a whole day to recover when they reached Riy Village having suffered major chakra fatigue; not to be confused with chakra exhaustion which would have been much more severe. He had spare clothes in his bag and they were lucky enough to find a winter cloak in town. Hinata's injuries were minimal but the chunin insisted the heiress keep her right arm in a sling for precautions. Hana herself was in the worst shape of everyone. Having been incapacitated by some well placed senbon her body refused to fully cooperate. It was embarrassing but she was forced to lean on Shino for support. Her three dog walked behind everyone with their tails dragging sadly in the snow.

"We should head for the main office first." Naruto spoke up startling the silent group. "No one is in danger of dying so that is standard protocol."

"Alright," Hana turned back to her dogs, "mutts head back to the igloo. I'll probably be a few days in the infirmary."

It didn't take long to reach Inosa's office. Waiting outside Hana watched as Naruto walked over to the mission board. Shaking her head she asked humorously. "Please tell me you're not planning on a few solo missions with me incapacitated brat?"

"No," the blonde spoke up absentmindedly as he pulled down a green scroll with a black ribbon tying it together, "someone failed a basic C-Ranked Mission. I think this assignment was Mizuki and Team Guy's."

"WHAT!" Hinata exclaimed as she ran forward. Taking the scroll she unrolled it and explained disbelievingly. "Their client, Lord Yonkei Masakura, was assassinated by a Sand Chunin."

"Chunin, are you sure!?" Hana asked shocked. "They wouldn't have been staffed on that assignment so soon without any real combat experience!"

"They would have if the client lied about the level of protection he needed." Naruto just shook his head angrily. "I've seen it before; hire less experienced ninja because it's cheeper and hope they can fend off whoever attacks you. Rarely works out for the cheapskate client."

"True, but in this case I'm not so sure." Everyone turned to see Inosa walking in from the back. "From what Tenten said the guy was completely surprised by the assassination."

"Is my cousin ok?" Hinata asked hurriedly.

"First things first," the blonde held up her hand to silence the worried kunoichi, "how did your mission fair? I expected you back day before yesterday."

"Got the client to their destination just fine." Hana explained trying to stand a little straighter. Grimacing in pain she sank back onto Shino's shoulders. "Unfortunately a group a Mist Shinobi tried cashing in on Naruto's head so we had to drive them off."

The Jinchuriki pulled the frozen head of Gozu from behind his back. "Meet one half of the famous Demon Brothers: Gozu. His brother Meizu got away but was minus his right eye. They also had a Hyoton accomplice they called Haku. All in all the battle was a real pain in my ass. Had to use my trump card to win."

Inosa took the head from the boy with a sigh. "I hate this kind of paperwork. Always to many damned questions and procedures I have to follow."

"Yeah," Naruto smirked, "my favorite one is 'Was the death avoidable'."

Shaking her head the commander turned to Hinata with her most assuring smile. "Neji and Lee are in the infirmary being treated for poison. They are in no more immediate danger and should recover eventually. Mizuki and Tenten weren't hurt except their pride. Why don't you and Shino escort Hana on up. I need a word alone with Naruto."

The young heiress look unsure but bowed low and left. Hana and Shino hobbled behind her as they made for a flight of stairs that lead to the second floor. It took a moment for the bug user to position the taller Chunin to climb. Hinata came back and embarrassingly helped her commander with an apologetic smile.

The blonde watched them go before turning back to his commander with a suspicious look. "You said only Lee and Neji were hurt; not Tenten?"

"What, you think she should have been the first to fall?" Inosa's shiny eyes didn't match the snide tone she asked the question with. Naruto just waited for her to get serious again. With a sigh she asked; frowning thoughtfully upwards towards the ceiling. "Do you remember Ganba The Grotesque Puppeteer?"

"He was the one that attacked and killed Lord Yonkei Masakura?" The Jinchuriki frowned as he remembered back to his own fight with the puppeteer weeks ago. "He fought well with the aid of others and ambush tactics, which is his main style; however, I'm having a hard time seeing him as a challenge when facing an entire team. One on four would be a nightmare for him unless his skills have jumped that exponentially higher since we battled."

"Yeah," the woman's eyes studied the boy's own mixed matched ones, "he used specific poisons and tactics that proved highly effective against both Neji and Lee. It could just be a paranoia that now makes him over-prepare, we've both seen that before, but it could also be something more sinister."

Naruto didn't say anything but knew his commander was thinking along the same lines as himself. "Ma'am, please tell me everything Mizuki Sensei explained upon his return; if you don't mind?"

…..

Shino dragged Hana the rest of the way to a bed and helped her lie down in it. The room they chose already housed Team Guy. Tenten was sleeping in a chair between her sickly looking teammates and Hanoko was on the other side of Neji. Both girls were curled up in chairs with blankets over their shoulders. A nurse made Shino step away as she closed a privacy booth to help Hana change. Hinata stood at the foot of her cousin's bed face full of worry.

"It's not as bad as it looks, Lady Hinata." Hanoko yawned waking up from her nap. "They have both been treated with antitoxin and the damage is minimal. There was talk of sending them home but one of the medics is a very accomplished prodigy."

"Why yes, yes I am!" Everyone turned to see a young woman with light grayish purple hair in a standard nurse uniform. Shino thought she looked a lot like their former classmate Sakura, only with a smaller forehead and slightly more developed chest. "Medic Ninja Supreme: Kommy Haruno!"

Hinata gave the chunin a grateful bow. "Thank you for looking after Neji-nissan, Medic Haruno. I am surely in your debt."

"Hey, don't worry about it." The purplette shouted exuberantly. "I just had to stay up half the night figuring out the poison, the antidote, how much to administer, when to administer, how best to repair the damage; nothing to big."

The medic smiled happily when a fist conked her on top of the head. Natsu stood over the downed girl glaring. "First, young lady, this is a hospital and there are those sleeping to recover from near fatal injury. Second, instead of making so much racket why don't you treat Lady Hinata's arm?"

The girl glared up with a pout rubbing her head and whined. "I was gonna, Natsu, I was gonna."

Jumping up like nothing happened the girl approached the heiress with glowing green hands. Messaging the shoulder she declared, "All better!", to receive a second blow from Natsu.

"Would you please be quiet?" The older greenette asked the woman with stars circling her head. Walking up to her charge she took Hinata in a hug. "I'm so glad you're ok dear."

"What's all the fuss?" Tenten yawned as she woke up. Looking at her two teammates she sighed sadly. "This really bites. Neither guy has so much as made a peep; defiantly not something I'm used to from Lee."

Standing up the brunette stretched her arms up and looked at the other occupants. "I'm going to find something to do. You guys want to come?"

The nurse pulled the cover back on Hana's bed and stepped away. Shino and Hinata walked up to her bedside but saw she was asleep. The nurse turned back and explained. "I gave her a sedative. She'll be out for the rest of the day and most of the night."

"I guess we're with you." Shino spoke in his monotone way.

The Aburame and Hyuga followed Tenten out the door has Hanoko looked on with debate. Looking back to the sleeping Neji she made her decision and bolted for the exit. Natsu just smiled after them as she dragged the down medic into the hallway. The Hyuga prodigy slowly opened an eye to make sure everyone was really gone.

Snuggling down further in his covers the boy sighed in relief. "Finally, I can go back to sleep."

…..

Haku entered the bar with only one perpous in mind; information. Taking a few days to recover his depleted chakra the boy had found Meizu training his Lightning Release to try and coat his left hand claw with the deadly energy. The older teen had replaced the chain and attached a heavily waited large kunai to the end that once belonged to his dead brother. Meizu's determination for revenge was becoming all consuming rather frightening quick; then again Haku had no siblings and couldn't begin to understand the connection one had with an identical twin, the very one Naruto severed with ease. Whatever reservations the Hyoton wielder had about killing his distant cousin had left seeing his friend in so much pain. Of course Haku wasn't so blind and foolish to not rationalize the fact no one would have died if they didn't engage Uzumaki Naruto in the first place; but such was Shinobi Logic.

"Well, if it isn't the most beautiful boy in all the land. The only one a strait guy couldn't be considered gay for beating off to accidentally."

Resisting a groan, Haku turned to see the woman he had come here to fined. 5'10" with paper pale skin and raven black long hair, the kunoichi was someone men, and a few women, constantly drooled over. She was forced to were a specially designed outfit that was a sold black one-piece top that covered her from fingertips to waist and neck, a skirt that hung down to her right thigh and left ankle covered her legs. As a member of the Hozuki she possessed the Hydration Release; only it was incomplete allowing her to mainly utilize it through her arm, hence the need for the specially designed top. A complete psychopathic monster that loved watching her victims and enemies die slow, she made up one half of the infamous Murder Twin duo.

"Evening Susumu, your as lovely as ever." Haku addressed the woman blandly. "I don't see you brother anywhere."

The kunoichi took a swig of saki straight from her bottle and pointed the ceramic top toward the stripper stage. There Haku saw a short fat bald man sucking his stubby fingers in his impossibly wide mouth watching the naked brunette on stage dance. Wearing a sleeves full body suit similar to his sister's top, Suimizu was a simpleton with massive power and love for suffocating pretty girls. It was no mystery to every Mist Shinobi in the place what he was fantasizing about standing there at the show.

"A little dangerous leaving him there unsupervised. I heard there has been a few incidents recently."

The woman scoffed at the boy's worries. "No one died. The two of us haven't killed anyone we weren't sanctioned to."

"A modest statement from Hidden Mist's Long Reach Of Death and her fraternal twin brother The Albino Killer Whale." Without invitations Haku sat down at the woman's table. "Much as it deplores me, I find myself in need of information only a Hozuki can provide."

"And I should offer this information because?" The woman asked with a flirtatious wink.

"We are both Hidden Mist Shinobi," the woman rolled her eyes as the boy talked already expecting the simple answer, but she wasn't ready for what came next, "and because Hidden Leaf now employs one of your clan."

Haku resisted the urge to smirk triumphantly seeing the woman's thoughtful frown. Susumu and her brother Suimizu were not typically shinobi, and to insinuate such a thing at times was a good way to gain a one way trip to the next life as the insane duo prided themselves on being accomplished murders and nothing more; however, there was one thing they couldn't escape when it came to their lives in Hidden Mist Village and that was they were proud members of the Hozuki Clan. For one of their family to aid the enemy was unforgivable.

"What do you need brat." The woman asked more seriously her playful demeanor gone.

"Have you ever heard of a member of your clan wielding the Hyoton?" The boy asked curiously. "Is such a thing possible?"

"No fool, never had that happened because it is impossible." Susumu looked the boy over thoughtfully as she scoffed. "I don't know what you fought but it couldn't have been the Hydration Release, not if the person utilized snow or ice."

Holding up her hand the woman demonstrated her power by elongating her fingers. "Even a member of my clan like me, like my brother, with incomplete power within our bloodline, has tremendous capability from birth. Those born with the complete Hydration Release are considered chunin by default. My brother has an arsenal of Water Release Jutsu that are considered A-Ranked or higher that come almost exclusively on instinct, hardly any hand signs as he just doesn't have a brain capable of retaining that knowledge. However there is one glaring issue with my clan that is no real secret: we can't utilize anything but Water Release."

"I see," Haku thought it over, "Wind Release is out of the question then. That means Hyoton is impossible as it requires both releases to utilize."

Haku wasn't done and asked vehemently; "but what if there was a way to combine my kekkei genkai and your own?"

Susumu shook her head in aggravation and indicated her empty saki bottle. The ice welder took the hint and ordered a refill. The waiter came over and handed over the bottle hesitantly taking back the empty. Looking towards the stage he seemed to want to say something but changed his mind seeing the woman's cold pink eyes. Bowing with haste the scared man scurried away so fast he pumped into a nearby table.

The woman took a long pull from the new bottle and ripped the left side glove from the sleeve exposing her hand. Next, she turned the index and middle finger of her right hand into makeshift scissors. Cutting off her left pinky she held up the ruined appendage to show Haku. Fascinated the boy watched as the severed finger on the wooden table fell apart into watery red blood and evaporated. Soon more watery red blood coagulated on the woman's wound and slowly knitted a new finger in place. The whole time Susumu watched on barely showing the pain she felt as the Hydration Release did its job.

"The human body is made up of mostly water," the kunoichi explained as she put her glove back on, "as such knitting flesh from water is a small matter for a Hozuki that possesses the full blood limit. My brother Suimizu can reform his entire body regardless of the level of damage so long as he has the chakra requirements; however, he cannot make his body water by willpower alone as he needs the damage first. As for myself, I can only saturate my arms and hands; my head, torso, abdomen, and lower body remain solid no matter what, and damaging them will kill or cripple me like anyone else. The shinobi your describing, someone capable of molding living flesh from crystallized water, a Hyoton and Hydration Release Master or Mistress, is virtually impossible for the level of mind numbing anguish they would suffer as a result of the phenomenon. It would be like the 'pins-and-needles' feeling you experience when an arm or leg falls asleep; only a million times worse. The one you speak of would need an impossible amount of chakra and fortified willpower capable of seeing him or her long after the point any normal person would give up; someone so driven to survive or save others you could call them insane."

Haku looked to the stage thinking about his battle with Uzumaki Naruto. He remembered the inhuman feel of the boy's power and how his chakra steadily increased; never diminishing even the slightest no matter how many jutsu and attacks he launched. The whole time it felt something monstrous was coming; something far beyond the abilities of normal shinobi to battle.

"A few days ago me and the Demon Brothers fought Hidden Leaf's Wicked Eyed Ice Oni. His Wind, Water, and Ice Release proved to be as formidable as foretold; not to mention that left eye. We were forced to retreat, however, when he killed Gozu using the Hydration Release. He was exactly everything and more of what you just described."

Turning back to the woman Haku saw her deep in thought. Susumu hypothesized allowed while tapping the bottle of saki rhythmically. "That would mean his potential power far exceeds that of even the Second Mizukage: Gengetsu Hozuki. (1)

Coming out of her mussing the woman chuckled. "Doesn't that beat all. One of the most powerful inheritors of Hidden Mist Kekkei Genkia and he is a Leaf Shinobi. I saw him at a distance once, not long ago actually; just a few weeks. He was fighting two Sand Chunin on top of a brothel, one a puppeteer and the other a kunoichi wind user. I recall the young lady managed to do some minor damage, actually making him bleed, so it stands to reason the boys Hydration Jutsu isn't active all the time like members of my clan."

"What do you mean by that?" Haku asked curiously looking back to Suimizu. "Also, given your reputation, why didn't you kill Uzumaki Naruto when you had the chance?"

"At the time I had been away from camp and didn't know about the bounty on his head." Here Susumu paused and gave her companion an evil smirk. "Also, little boys aren't really my style child. I like them a little more grown than that."

Flexing her hands the woman made them both much bigger to show emphasis. "Nothing like a fun romp in the snow with a beaten and broken enemy. My latex covered hands wrapped tightly around their heads as they struggle for air. Manipulating their precious swords between my own legs with my Water Release to keep them preforming. The pain and pleasure I inflict upon them in their final horrifying fun filled moments as they scream their muffled pleas for mercy. Reaching climax together just as their hearts stop and their struggles abate. Its truly the most wonderful experience a predator like me can share with their prey; pure ecstasy."

Haku did his best to not show the woman was getting to him. He had heard the horror stories before and knew full well just who he was conversing with. The only thing that saved a many young madden and kunoichi from suffering similar fates when Suimizu decided to have his fun, was the fact the man's mind was so idled all he knew to do was drown his victims. There may be some sexual component to the fact he preferred drowning pretty women over men, most figured it was to do with psychological abuse suffered at the hands of popular kids when he was a child in school, but nothing was ever confirmed. Regardless, the nature of the Infamous Murder Twins was irrelevant to Hidden Mist's own interest so the two were tolerated; however, Lady Mei Terumi did sate to a handful of her most trusted that no one would care if the two never returned home from this war.

"The constant active Hydration Jutsu?" The boy asked to get the conversation back on track.

"Oh yeah, that." Susumu sighed aggravated as she looked down at her arms. "From the moment we are born the jutsu never stops working, mind you it only need to expend chakra when we do things outside normal body function but still it is active. That's why if you sneak up on my brother and put a knife through his skull, which happens quiet often actually, it wont do anything at all. This has some drawbacks for a few of use Hozuki though. For me personally my arms are always in a state of arthritis-like pain. Soaking in a tub of water helps as does slowly killing someone; hence my favorite pastime. Don't ask me why it helps as I don't know. A doctor explained it once as a possible occurrence in my victims chakra when they expire but no one has volunteered to test the theory. As for Suimizu he cant eat anything solid , only drink liquids, and he doesn't have full feeling in his skin so he is detached from the world in that way. Also, because his abilities were active while we were literally in the womb, he was born with a permanent child's mind; something my clan calls Water Baby Syndrome."

The woman paused to take a drink of saki so Haku pressed on inquisitively. "How would this play out with Uzumaki Naruto and the fact you saw him injured?"

"Think about it squirt," Susumu finished her bottle and signaled for another, "because of his Wind Release his body would only be able to activate the Hydration Release during catastrophic injury; not minor damage. Basic cuts and scrapes heal for him like they would for you more or less, but something like decapitation would be deferent. He would have to turn into snow to repair that kind of damage. So long as his brain is functioning after taking that level of damage he can activate Hydration Release on instinct."

"So, if Gozu and Meizu had rammed their claws through his skull instead of using their trademark shuriken chain Naruto would never have gotten back up?" The ice user asked in disbelief.

"That's my best guess kid." The kunoichi shrugged only to wince at the pain caused by the action. "Lightning Release would also 'most likely' force him solid like other Hozuki, but his Wind Release might make that more difficult than usual; not sure."

Hearing people up at the stage start to panic, Haku looked over to see the stripper struggling to remove a gelatinous mass stuck over her nose and mouth. The terrified woman's face was starting to turn blue quickly as a bouncer rushed to try and help. Suimizu stood clapping his hands happily at the show; for all the world looking like an excited overgrown five-year-old. Susumu stood laughing at her brother's antics and gave Haku a seductive wink that made him shake in fear down to his toes. "I'll see you around squirt. Who knows, a cutie like you I just might just see in private when your older. Hell, you might even survive to brag about it."

With that the woman walked off leisurely to save the stripper. "Hey moron on the stage, move! Her face will come off before my brother's Loogie Mask Jutsu!"

…..

Hinata hopped through the trees scanning around for Naruto. Commander Nara explained he had headed off into Hoiyoda Port but not why. Behind her following at a leisurely pace were Tenten, Shino, and Hanoko. The heiress wasn't fully sure what to make of the greenette yet. She was happily helpful when it came to sparring and such, but was awfully friendly with Naruto. Hinata didn't like the competition one bit.

"I see are resident ass-kicker!" Hanoko exclaimed as she hopped a limb. "He's standing just outside of town looking in."

Soon the group landed in the same tree and Hanoko quickly latched onto the blonde. Hinata frowned at the girl's forward nature but said nothing. The greenette let go with a yelp feeling a blistering cold generated from the boy's body. Without turning he addressed her. "Please don't do that again while I'm concentrating. Though I can see far with my eye, when people pass between me and my target I get disoriented if I'm not fully focused."

"Sorry," the older girl rubbed her head sheepishly, "who are you spying on anyways?"

"Mizuki Sensei." The boy stated matter-of-factly.

"What, why are you spying on my team's leader?" Tenten asked mildly annoyed. "Just because you have special powers and abilities doesn't give you the right to use them whenever you want, on whoever you want."

Naruto turned from his spying to address the brunette. "Tell me, in your own words, what happened after your team split from Mizuki during the mission."

The weapons mistress looked upset but decided it couldn't hurt. "After me and sensei's shadow clone managed to hide everyone on a far off roof, me and Lord Yonkei Masakura hunkered down to wait out the battle. Mizuki told me he was able to cut completely loose without us around, but Ganba managed to give him the slip by utilizing a Sand Clone Jutsu. The clone technique was able to control the puppeteer's puppets long enough for the man to track us down and kill our client. Mizuki didn't know what was happening until he got a lucky shot in and destroyed the clone, but by then it was to late."

"That's horrible," Hinata exclaimed, "your lucky to be alive yourself Tenten."

"Exactly," everyone turned back to Naruto, "Ganba incapacitated you with a non-lethal attack and then flung a poisoned senbon into Lord Yonkei's neck. This is not entirely unlikely as you are a young kunoichi and the enemy could have been persuaded by his own sympathy to not harm you, but I personally don't think Ganba would hesitate to kill even a young girl like yourself; especially if it meant gaining precious seconds in escaping."

"You think Mizuki Sensei was involved?" Shino spoke up surprised. "I'll admit his behavior as of late has been questionable, if not down right deplorable, but to go so far as treason?"

"What are you talking about?" Tenten looked around at everyone but no one meet her eyes. "Oh, come on, really!? Yes, the man is a monstrous flirt and tease that likes to joke around with me, but do you really think he would try and eliminate the competition; my teammates!?"

"I got to agree with Tenten on this." Hanoko half laughed as she thought over the situation. "I know guys can do some nutty things to get a girl's attention but what you're suggesting is beyond nuts, Naruto; It's flat out insane."

The blonde just turned back towards the town and pointed in a general direction. "About two klicks, large building with a blue tile roof, corner room on the left. Hinata, Hanoko, tell me what you see."

"We can't see that far blonde wonder!" The greenette exclaimed flabbergasted by the boy's ability. Looking to the heiress she was even more shocked to see the meek girl doing as asked. "NO WAY! You can see that far!?"

Hinata was to busy concentrating to be embarrassed. "Yes, my eyesight is well documented in the Hyuga Clan. I can see slightly further than my father already."

Finding the building Naruto was talking about Hinata looked inside and found Mizuki. Seeing enough she deactivated her Byakugan with a troubled frown on her pretty face. Tenten stood waiting for her response and grew impatient. "Well, what did you see?"

"Well, ah, you see, … Mizuki was with a young woman, a pretty brunette, and she was giving him …." Here the embarrassed heiress just pointed to her mouth and blushed scarlet.

"What, they were kissing?" Hanoko asked unsure.

"I think what Hinata is trying to indicate 'oral sex'." Shino clarified seeing as his teammate couldn't get the words out. Hinata's blush depend to new frightening levels as the taller boy adjusted his glasses and asked another question. "I take it this pretty brunette had her hair up in two buns atop her head?"

Hinata nodded as she wrung the flap of her winter cloak ashamed and rushed out. "The woman's hands were tied behind her back."

"Well, I mean, that doesn't prove anything." Tenten desperately tried to reason after a moment of dead quiet. "I mean, look, what you guys are suggesting is just stupid. What would a man like Mizuki see in a plain girl like me?"

"You sell yourself short, Tenten." Everyone turned to Shino as the Aburame rattled off points. "You have a multitude of fine feminine qualities any man would appreciate. Your training has granted you a slender frame and grace both beautiful as it is deadly. You may not be one for finery such as makeup and jewelry, but you would hardly need such things to bring out your natural stunning looks."

The whole group grew speechless as the boy's words sank in. Growing somewhat self-conscious the brunette asked. "What, surely I'm not the only one that sees it?"

"No," Naruto agreed, "but you have one hell of a way in putting it. I think Tenten is doing a great Hinata impression."

Indeed the weapon mistress's cheeks were bright red but she held herself stiff and dignified. Nose turned up as she tried shrugging off the boy's compliments, Tenten turned away eyes closed. "Thank you Shino-san, that was very lovely of you to say. If you will all excuse me I think I'll head back to camp and make something to eat."

With that the brunette shushined away in a hurry. Shino looked on confused by her actions and addressed the group. "I didn't mean to embarrass her. I was only being honest."

"I'm sure she knows that Shino-kun." Hinata smiled happily as she gushed. "Why don't you head back to camp and make sure she is ok. She might like sharing a meal with you."

The Aburame looked on nervously as he actually began to sweat. Looking at his companions he asked hopefully. "Perhaps you three would go with me? It would be more appropriate with others there. The camp might talk if I'm alone with Tenten unsupervised."

"Let 'um," Naruto dismissed the worry with a shrug, "they already got betting pools on which of us gets laid first and who gets with who. I think big money was on Neji and Tenten, with smaller money on Lee, but some older kunoichi gave you decent odds, Shino; think they have a thing for the strong silent type. Some bets are in favor of Mizuki getting with Tenten, Hana, or Natsu. A couple of guys placed beats on whether or not Hanoko was a virgin but I'm not sure how they plan to check; unless they plan to woe her to find out or simply ask whoever she sleeps with first."

Once again Hinata's blush returned which was mirrored closely by Shino. Hanoko smirked mischievously as she eyed the blonde up and down. "So who's the big money for you, stud?"

Again the Jinchuriki shrugged uncaringly before addressing the greenette. "Obviously me and Hinata-chan, followed by me and you, then me and Tenten, and finally all four of us in a mix of different threesome or a possible foursome. Of course there was also a small pool on The Three Haimaru Brothers and either you, Hana, or Natsu. It got dismissed when Hana found out about it though and honestly, I'm really hoping that it was just a crude joke."

Shino and Hinata stood petrified but Hanoko looked absolutely gleeful. "Lets say for curiosity sake someone wanted to place a bet, exactly who would I have to talk with?"

Naruto smirked not missing the final part of that sentence. "Commander Nara, she's a notorious gambler and holds all the bets for camp."

Checking her naked wrist's imaginary watch Hanoko gave everyone a big smile. "Would you look at the time. I just remembered something I have to do back at camp."

With that the sword wielding Hyuga shushined away in a large puff of smoke. Shino and Hinata watched her go without a word. Naruto hurriedly reached out and grabbed Hinata. The girl gave a startled eep as the blonde hugged her close. "Well Shino, enjoy your meal with Tenten, but save room encase she has a dessert; never know man. Me and Hinata-chan are going to get a meal of our own and catchup in peace."

"Naruto, that's highly..," Shino paused mid sentence when the Jinchuriki shushined away with their petrified teammate, "inappropriate."

The bug user stood in the tree for a few more minutes before turning back towards camp. The image of Tenten training in taijutsu playing over in his mind on a loop. Sighing to himself the boy grumbled. "Me and my big, honest, dumb, damned mouth."

…..

Naruto and Hinata appeared on a roof not far inside town. The heiress nervously tapped index fingers together as the boy gently made her stand. Looking somewhat unsure she asked. "Naruto-kun, what was the bet you needed to make good on?"

The boy was busy staring off into the distance but turned back shocked by the innocent heiress's question. "Ah, I was joking Hina-hime. You know, the bets the shinobi back in camp made about us; all the sex stuff?"

Hinata turned red as steam appeared from her ears. It dawned on her that for the first time she and Naruto were completely alone with no one to interrupt them. She noticed the Jinchuriki torn between looking her way and looking back into town. Calming down she realized he was still trying to spy on Mizuki. "Do you need help with you're mission?"

"Oh ah, yeah that be great." Naruto smiled happily finally able to focus back on target.

Hinata moved up beside him and activated her Byakugan, and instantly blushed again. Mizuki and his lady friend had moved to a circle hanging from the ceiling. She was spread eagle inside the contraption blindfolded and gaged with her breast hanging down over the bed. The white haired chunin was under the young brunette playing with himself one handed, utilizing some kind of variant of the Mystic Palm Jutsu, while the other hand stroked the woman's hanging breasts; lightning crackling on his fingertips. The bound woman would jump in pain and surprise every now and again when the man's excitement caused him to send to much chakra.

Terrified the heiress read his lips: 'I hope Tenten can take more than you slut. Civilians just aren't the same as a solid body kunoichi.'

"Wish I knew what the asshole was saying." The heiress heard Naruto grumble annoyed.

"He expressed his wishes that Tenten could preform better than the civilian." The Jinchuriki looked from the scene playing out to give his friend a curios glance. The girl noticed with her Byakugan still active and asked. "Have you not perfected the art of lip reading Naruto-kun? It comes in handy with x-ray vision."

"I've had no one to teach me hime." The boy flirted playfully with a sly smile. "Would you like to try. I can be a difficult student if the teacher doesn't have a way to hold my interest."

"I'm sure I can hold your interest Naru-kun." The inexperienced heiress tried flirting back while fighting a blush. "Be a g-g-g-good b-b-boy and I'll g-g-give you a s-s-spanking."

"Really," the Jinchuriki gave her a suggestive eyebrow wiggle, "what do I get if I'm a naughty little boy?"

Hinata raked her brain for something to say but came up blank, when suddenly an idea came to her. Pointing her hand towards Mizuki she stated boldly. "The same as that young woman over there."

The blonde didn't miss a beat. "Promises, promises, Ms. Hyuga."

The indigo haired girl did her best to keep a straight face as her cheeks glowed pink. The boy noticed and asked in his most innocent sounding voice. "I wonder what teach will sound like gaged with an apple."

…..

Hanoko rushed through camp as she made for the commander's office. Reaching the door she politely knocked and waited impatiently bouncing on her feet. Finally the all familiar 'enter' sounded from inside and she through the door open.

'QUICK, I WANT TO PUT 20,000 RYO ON SHINO NAILING TENTEN!"

Inosa blinked bewildered until the greenette's request registered. "What, are you stupid? No offense but bug boy verses Hyuga Prodigy; no contest."

"Just do it woman," the girl insisted rushed, "I could be winning that bet any second now!"

Pulling a large book from inside her desk the blonde flipped to a prefilled page. "I need the money up front."

Hanoko pulled off her left shoe and opened a secret compartment inside. Pulling out a fat roll of large bills she handed the stack over. Inosa, bewildered, marked the money and gave the greenette a voucher while asking. 'Alright, spill, what do you know that I don't?"

"Oh nothing much, Commander Nara," Hanoko's smirk was practically oozing with perverted glee, "just that little Shino-chan is a natural born panty dropper. If he keeps sweet talking Tenten like he did a few minutes ago then that kunoichi will have an infestation problem real soon; if you catch my drift."

"Damn, damn, damn, damn," the older kunoichi swore with a head shake, "I was sure that Neji was the easy bet. I mean how does he lose to Shino!?"

"My clansman and Lee are quick to compliment that young girl on her shinobi skill and combat capability, but not so much on just being a young girl. All it took was some good old fashioned honesty from Shino and he pulled ahead of those two dummies quick. I'd say they were still on the second bend and bug boy is rounding the last with the checkered bedsheet flag coming up fast."

"I seriously doubt Tenten is that easy, Hanoko." The Nara admonished sternly.

Hanoko just smirked at her commander. "You trying to save Tenten's reputation or hopeful your bet still wins?"

"50,000 Ryo, what do you think?"

The greenette just cringed when she heard the number. "Man, I could have told you the men of my clan rarely try impressing girl's that hard; comes with almost every marriage being arranged by the elders. Besides, most think being stone all the time is the epitome of a strong perfect shinobi. I mean, yeah, that does work sometimes, but letting a girl know you admire her with actual words instead of begrudging acknowledgement tends to work better the majority of the time."

"I don't know," Inosa smiled at a fond memory, "my teammate was a Hyuga and one hell of a stone statue until you got him between the sheets; then he livened up quite a bit."

Sighing the blonde got serious. "I take it you lot caught up to Naruto. Did you get any intel on Mizuki that is of interest?"

"Nothing concrete or proving treason," the greenette explained with a hard frown, "but he defiantly has an unhealthy desire for Tenten. He dressed up a whore for kicks. I'm actually surprised he'd do something so blatant this close to camp where anyone could spot him."

The commander pulled a large bottle of bourbon from her desk and poured a drink. Savoring the amber liquid she asked the greenette. "How often do you use your Byakugan to look through walls?"

"Not very often, unless I'm on a mission to locate someone or gather intel; things like that." The girl explained curiously. "Why?"

"Mizuki figured being safe this close to camp because the likelihood of running into a Hyuga on a mission was slim. Sack-of-shit has been playing the good little boy for weeks, pretending to be an upstanding example for the kiddies, so I knew he needed some release; just hoped it would be the normal perverted degenerate kind and not a pseudo Tenten." Pouring another glass she slid the drink over to Hanoko and just drank straight from the bottle. "Fucking bastard wasn't figuring me having Naruto spy on him; not that the paranoid little Ice Oni needed me to order such a thing as he would have done so already regardless. Mizuki thinks he has the blonde gaki fooled with his fake smiles and crafted feigned caring nature. He never figured Naruto was an actual threat to his plans. That brat has gotten just as good if not better at faking emotion than most anyone I know, but little Hinata gots his number down pat, doesn't she."

Taking a deep swig of the bourbon Inosa thumped the bottle down angrily. "It doesn't matter anyway, as an infatuation with a subordinate doesn't constitute me intervening."

"What!?" Hanoko asked disbelievingly. "He was practically raping and beating Tenten's likeness! You can't just let him walk around unrestrained!"

"Tenten is not some helpless little girl!" Inosa exclaimed upset. "She is a trained killer; a kunoichi! Whether she and Mizuki screw in the middle of camp or she cuts someone's damned head off and shits down their throat butt naked for all the world to see, long as it is during a sanctioned mission or an act between two consenting shinobi, regardless of age, its all legal! So long as Mizuki follows orders and carries out missions then I can use him as intended. Unless he forces himself upon Tenten, not simply woe or bribe her into bed, there's nothing I can do!"

"What about a suicide mission!" The Hyuga fired back desperately.

"Fresh out," the blonde grumbled upset, "at least not something I can justify a solo shinobi on. Plenty of assholes in camp that scare the crap out of me that I'd love to get rid off, but I can't just send them all off to die at the same time; might need some of them later on. I'm afraid we are stuck with Mizuki for the time being; unless he pisses off Naruto, then it's problem solved."

Hanoko downed her drink in a huff, only to start coughing as the liquor burned her throat. Angrily she crossed her arms thinking about the dilemma. There just had to be a way to eliminate Mizuki without breaking any rules.

…..

Shino sat crossed legged on the igloo floor watching Tenten pick at a bowl of rice and stew they picked up from the kitchens. The girl had come with him after stating flatly she didn't feel comfortable alone with Mizuki at her tent. Truthfully Shino didn't think anything would happen between them as Mizuki didn't seem to wish a forced interaction but a mutual one. That being said the boy rationalized he wasn't a kunoichi and could not see this issue from the weapon user's perspective.

"This is rather good," he tried making small talk, "but sadly not like my mother would have fixed it."

"Is your mother a good cook?" The brunette asked inquisitively. When the boy gave an unreadable look the girl ducked her head apologetically. "Sorry, I didn't mean for that to sound so rude. It's just I have a hard time imagining an accomplished kunoichi being a housewife. I'm an orphan myself so have no first hand experience when it comes to families, much less shinobi clans and traditional roles."

Shino nodded his head thoughtfully and explained. "Yes, my mother is an excellent cook, but to be fair so is my father and he has cooked rather elaborate meals on special occasions. I really can't provide a first hand account of what you speak of as my mother was never a kunoichi. She and my father met on his first C-Ranked Mission to The Land Of Bears; she was the daughter of a chef. Over they years my father would find excuses to visit; sometimes taking long out-of-the-way routes to see her during missions. It was after a particular grueling S-Ranked he passed through and asked her to marry him. She agreed and moved to Hidden Leaf soon after."

"That's nice," the girl smiled pleasantly, "your dad must have been a real charmer."

"My mother says so, she's the only one I ever seen make him blush with teasing." The boy slightly joked. "As for what you asked about, accomplished kunoichi and housewives, I believe it is a little more complicated than you state. Yes, most drop out of the ranking system upon reaching chunin to be wives and mothers, while most men continue on for better pay to support their growing families, but the reverse is sometimes true as well; especially if the kunoichi is from a prominent clan and possesses better skill than the husband. However, just because one leaves the ranks doesn't mean they stop being ninja. I know several kunoichi 'chunin' in my clan that easily possess the skill of jounin, and lord help those that threaten their children for it is them they grow stronger to protect."

Tenten smirked at the thought of pounding some idiot attacking a baby carriage; the image made her heart flutter. Shaking her head to clear the thought away she remarked. "I don't know, think I'd still want the recognition and rank."

Shino sat somberly for a moment. Staring thoughtfully into his bowl he asked. "Do you think the world doesn't recognize those woman Tenten? I assure you that would not ever be the case. When trying to factor in a hidden village's strength allowances are made for unknowns. Those woman play a vital role in that calculation. No kage worth their rank would ever so blindly dismiss such threats. They may not gain the rank of jounin, but that doesn't mean they aren't respected by their peers at large."

Tenten thought about what the boy said and realized he made a good point. Looking up at the silent genin she smirked seeing him about to take a bite. Waiting for the right moment she asked. "Did you mean all that stuff you said about me and my lovely feminine qualities?"

"I believe the word I used was 'fine' when addressing your feminine qualities." The boy explained deadpanned not loosing composure as the girl had planned. "And yes, I meant every word I said. Don't get me wrong as I was not trying to flirt or hit on you in someway; I was just being completely honest. I could say such things about almost every kunoichi I've ever met, but I would say you truly don't need to try very hard to appeal to the eyes of any man around you; that just comes far more natural to you than most others."

Tenten had a small content smile on her face as she ate a piece of meat. "For a guy not trying to flirt you do it very well. Maybe I'm not the only one with things coming naturally."

Shino said nothing as he just stuffed his face with rice and stew embarrassed. The brunette just gave him a seductive wink and returned to her own bowl.

…..

Naruto and Hinata sat in a small diner drinking tea. The heiress had found three men to practice lip reading on that were discussing a shipment of spices. One issue was Naruto couldn't see anything behind him so had to sit facing the men. Hinata sat with her back to them reading lips with her Byakugan.

"Ok," the blonde appeared to be concentrating hard, "the big guy just said something about … 'common'..?

"Cinnamon." The kunoichi corrected politely.

"Right, I meant cinnamon," Naruto insisted stubbornly, "there bringing in several crates tomorrow."

"That's good Naru-kun, what about the sugar and salt."

Focusing back on the conversation the blonde frowned unsure. "Apparently the 'screw' ditched some crates at sea. One of the .. 'shits' … were sinking?"

The heiress couldn't help but giggle at her friend's attempts to sound out what he thought was being said. In all fairness he was getting close and doing better than she had when Ko taught her this skill. The Jinchuriki pouted waiting for her to stomp laughing making the girl laugh harder. "I'm sorry Naru-kun, what they said was the 'crew' had to ditch some crates at sea because the 'ship' was sinking."

"Oh, yeah, guess that makes more sense." The boy rubbed his head sheepishly.

Looking away from the men Hinata observed Naruto gaze up through the ceiling and slightly to the right. Reluctantly she activated her Byakugan to focus on the point in the distance where Mizuki slept comfortably in bed. The poor woman he had employed to play Tenten was shackled by her wrists in a rectangular contraption that also held her legs apart. Blindfolded, gaged, and unconscious, the woman slumped pitifully with fresh marks on her buttocks and back; the bun hairstyle kept her lovely brown locks out of the way. Earlier the man had beaten her while laughing and demanding 'Tenten' beg harder for mercy. It had taken all of Hinata's willpower to not jump in and stop the chunin's actions. Naruto angrily explained so long as the woman excepted payment for the cruel games, thus giving consent, they were completely legal; if they interfered then they would be the ones breaking the law.

"What should we do Naru-kun?" The heiress reverted back to her nerves finger habit. "Mizuki will probably sleep the rest of the night. Should we go back to camp?"

"We can't be sure the bastard won't meet up with someone in the morning." Naruto looked away with a thoughtful frown. "It's only wishful thinking as I just want a reason to feed the fucker his balls, but it doesn't hurt to be thorough."

Hinata, unsure, began blushing red while making the suggestion. "Should we find somewhere to sleep? Is there an inn close by we can get a r-r-room together?"

Naruto was a statue as an assortment of perverted scenarios played in his head. He was just beginning to see Hinata in the rectangular contraption when he vehemently squashed the thought. "There is a place I know close by. I, ah, I never stayed there myself but have seen others I was following use it. It's not a typical inn, … you see .. they cater .. certain .. activities between .. you know .. lovers."

"Oh," Hinata spoke in a much higher octaval as her voice cracked (2), "well if that's the only place close I suppose it would be alright! We just don't need to do anything inappropriate; that's all! I mean, we can just get dessert or something!"

Naruto noticed several people looking there way but said nothing as he didn't want to embarrass his friend. "They have dessert, or well I've seen people eating various things like chocolate ice cream and strawberries; oh and lots of whipped cream."

"I LIKE STRAWBERRIES, CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM, AND WHIPPED CREAM; THIS PLACE SOUNDS PERFECT!" Several men at the bar looked over at the girl's nervous high pitched shouting with looks that made Naruto desire their deaths. The heiress paid no mind to her own higher-than-normal voice as she stood up with nervous laughter. "LET'S GO, NARU-KUN!"

Trying not to die from embarrassment at the girl's exclamation of his pet-name, the Jinchuriki stood and place a handful of ryo on the table. Shuffling embarrassed out the door, trying not to glance at his friend's backside before she could throw on her winter cloak, a mortified Naruto noticed Kotetsu Hagane and his constant companion Izumo Kamizuki setting in a corner.

The bandaged man held up his glass of saki and mouthed-shouted. 'Good luck, Naru-chan!"

Without missing a beat Izumo mouthed-shouted. 'Can we watch you like you used to watch us?'

Naruto flipped them off and pointed to his left eye while sticking out his tongue. Kotetsu just gave back a mock shocked face. 'That's no way for a young man to act when escorting a young lady.'

'Yeah,' Izumo agreed with a serious frown, ' we were only curious if you can keep the chocolate ice cream from melting while licking it off her belly, and other warmer areas!'

The boy looked away not having a response to that question. Truthfully he was curious about that himself.

Author's Notes:

(1)-I'm aware Gengetsu Hozuki had more nature transformations than water, so that goes against my explanations regarding the Hozuki Clan weakness of only being able to use Water Release, but I can't find an example of the Second Mizukage using any other element anywhere so I'm not sure really. (Getting most of this information from Narutopedia which states water, lightning, fire, earth, yin, and yang.) I know he had an oil-based ability but I'm just going to call it a special water formation that he figured out; like the Sticky Syrup Formation Naruto and Izumo use. Gengetsu's Infinite Explosion Chibi Clone was purely a Water Release Technique that required a high level master skill and his special Oily Water Formation to pull of.

(2)-Alright all you grammar cops, is this the right word to use here? I looked online but kept getting weird shit that May oh may not be related.

Yes, Mizuki has been exposed, but before I get comments face facts he was never fooling anyone. He thought he was but Naruto had his number long before he showed up with Team Guy.