A/N: I want to point out I started this, story earlier in the Fall than I did with my other crossover: Arashi Uzumaki of the Blue Plague, but still no where in the beginning, so if you want to know what happened in Blue Plague series before the point I used, you got to read the actual books. Just don't let kids read it.
I'm also censoring curse words as it's too many used in more than just saying usual ways that I can't ignore them all. At least with censoring I'm not going against my usual way of avoiding curse wordsof the Blue Plague series Tomas W. Watson, whose wife is Tina Watson. I should also tell you Watson always based a character after himself in his books, and in the Blue Plague series that's Bruce.
Finally, I don't own the Blue Plague series or the Naruto series or it's characters. But I do know the wife of the writer of the Blue Plague series Tomas W. Watson, whose wife is Tina Watson. I should also tell you Watson always based a character after himself in his books, and in the Blue Plague series that's Bruce.
if you see letters with '-' that's me sensoring curse words in case none of you realized that.
If you haven't read it yet, read this first:
Blue Plague's Nine-Tail Fox's Son: The Fall
Blue Plague's Nine-Tail Fox's Son: The Survival
The Truth Comes Out
The clan was in the hall on Sunday morning with most people showing signs of lack of sleep. Mike was on his third coffee mug from h-. Bruce had just started number two and still just wanted to go back to sleep. He smiled, remembering last night. Debbie, Stephanie, and Angela had put another TV in their room so they could play also. Bruce could only remember Debbie playing games once or twice ever. But she played hard last night, almost 'til dawn. Bruce started laughing, remembering Debbie yelling at the TV. At the start of the night, she wasn't very good, so she would just run around with a hand grenade and when someone shot her character, she would drop the grenade and kill her attacker.
Debbie ran into one building, yelling over her headset and everyone on the other team. Seeing who it was, ran out, getting gunned down by the rest of the team. Watching Angela and Stephanie, Bruce realized they had played a lot. Stephanie had played with the family when she lived in Shreveport and wasn't that good then. Angela was pretty d- good, but Stephanie was now in a league of her own. They both killed Mike numerous times, teabagging him more times than Bruce could count. Then they started giving his kids a run for their money. That was when Nancy started playing and Bruce's team had to start worrying about a kamikaze grenadier.
But that was nothing compared to Naruto. The moment Naruto figured out how his controller worked, he was a force to be reckon with. Too say Naruto had beginner's luck was an understatement as he even gun Angela Stephanie and Nancy down several times. It wasn't hard to realize it was Naruto when during one of the shootings they could hear him saying "I can see why you guys like using guns now. They sure make things easier without ninjutsu or genjutsu." Debbie had a few screams at Naruto as well, but that stopped yelling at Naruto when he saved her from a player that kept knifing her.
Things really heated when Naruto returned later with a M1A1. Naruto couldn't help but shout over the headset when Bruce saw his tank: "Hey, Bruce! Now I got one of those tanks too!" Bruce could be heard swearing through his headset.
Mike, seeing Bruce chuckling, growled. "You were lucky, brother." Thinking Bruce was still chuckling over his humiliation.
Bruce looked up grinning, "Hey Mike, I think you got something on your chin from all the tea bags you had."
Mike looked at Angela and Stephanie. "You two just had to play, huh? You just couldn't watch? Where in the h- did you two learn how to play like that?"
Angela looked up, wiping sleep out of her eyes, and stretched. "I've always played X-Box," she informed Mike.
"I've played with y'all before, Mike," Stephanie replied.
"No offense, Stephanie, but you weren't that good then," Mike informed her.
"Well I bought an X-Box and started playing COD. I even formed my own clan, the 'Wolf' clan," Stephanie admitted proudly, looking at Mike. Mike froze while taking a sip of coffee, staring at Stephanie with hard eyes. All six kids, along with Tonya, turned to stare at Stephanie with shock expressions.
"Didn't y'all fight the wolf clan a lot?" Debbie asked in a sleepy voice, taking a sip of coffee swearing she remembered the kids saying something like that. Debbie looked over at Bruce, wanting to know why he wasn't answering. Debbie saw Bruce was staring at Stephanie with a mixture of anger, awe, and annoyance.
"What was your screen name?" Bruce asked Stephanie, staring a hole through her.
"Red Devil," Stephanie replied proudly.
"What?" Bruce yelled, jumping up, knocking his chair over, causing Max to look around wondering what was up. All six kids along with Mike and Tonya, jumped up and started yelling at Stephanie. Stephanie just looked around, wondering what the h- was wrong.
"What the h- is wrong with them?" Kiba asked heading over to the command table to see what the commotion was about.
"I think they just met their gaming rival in person," Naruto said.
Meanwhile Stephanie looked around at the family with a questioning expression and asked, "What the h- is the problem?"
Bruce looked at her, narrowing his eyes and demanded, "Ever hear the 'Edge' clan?"
Stephanie jumped up out of her chair, narrowing her eyes at Bruce. "What was your screen name?" she demanded.
"Dark Knight," Bruce growled in reply.
"You son of a b-! You killed me eleven times in a row in four different games the last time we played!" Stephanie screamed, squaring off with Bruce. Emily and Sherry climbed out of their chairs and ran behind Debbie. PJ was trying to get out of his highchair and get to Momma. Max just ran to Akamaru and hid behind him.
"You shot me with a f- rocket launcher twice!" Bruce yelled back.
"I get why Bruce and the others do not recognize you, but how did you not recognize them if you played the game together before?" Naruto asked Stephanie.
"Oh, thanks for reminding me," Stephanie growled, then spun around toward the kids and looked at Jake. "You're 'Dead Eye,' aren't you?" she asked in a raspy voice.
"H- yeah! I sniped down your whole team twice in our last match. I have it recorded if you want to watch," Jake replied with an evil grin. Stephanie looked at each kid and Mike, calling out their screen names. Each one nodded at her, confirming it.
Danny looked at Stephanie, grumbling. "I don't know if I like you anymore, Stephanie--or should I say 'Red Devil'."
"Well bring it on, 'Midnight Star'," Stephanie challenged, crouching down. Angela grabbed Cade and moved from between them. Danny moved out of her chair, crouching down in front of Stephanie.
"That's enough!" Debbie screamed, causing both of them to jump. Bruce had watched the two square off and felt very confident that Danny would've won, but he was certain she'd paid a price for the victory. When both Danny and Stephanie looked at her, Debbie commanded, "Both of you put it back in your pants. You're acting like a couple of boys."
"Debbie, 'Midnight' thought it would be funny to run around knifing my whole team the last time we played. Then I'm having a talk with 'Dark Knight.' Eleven times in a row, Debbie, in one game, for a total of nineteen kills. Just on me. The most he ever got me was twice in a row. We aren't even talking about the other games, Debbie. Besides that, the most I'd ever been killed in a row was six. Do you know what that did for my stats?"
"I'm pretty sure I slaughtered you more than six times last night," Naruto joked earning a hit in the head from Sakura. Naruto didn't complain as he deserved it.
Bruce smiled. "You can thank Debbie for the first eleven-in-a-row streak. For the first time ever, she was acting as my eyes and saw you every time you popped up."
Stephanie gasped at Debbie. "How could you?"
"Stephanie, Steve had just proposed to Tonya and had asked me if they could move in together. The only way I was going to get Bruce to talk to me was to help him," Debbie shot back, irritated.
"You could've made him quit playing," Stephanie snapped back.
"I doubt that would have worked," Naruto said.
"It's a game, Stephanie!" Debbie yelled at the top of her lungs.
"This coming from the woman who stood up in bed threatening to Naruto down if he shot you again."
"That was nothing compare to Bruce after I got hold of that tank," Naruto said.
Debbie glared at Stephanie. "Well, I, for one am ashame of you, Stephanie. You didn't join our clan on X-Box."
Stephanie furrowed up her face and huffed, "I'm going to be mad at y'all for two hours." She marched toward the door, leaving the hall.
"I'm going to spank her," Danny said, turning to leave.
"Freeze, Danny!" Debbie shouted causing Danny to stop. Danny knew better that to argue with that tone.
Debbie walked over to Bruce and pulled his shoulder down until she could whisper in his ear. While Debbie whispered in his ear a wicked grin spread across Bruce's face. When Debbie was finished Bruce turned to her saying, "Oh yeah, I can do that."
"Get her, stud muffin," Debbie said. Bruce unbuckled his vest, dropped it in his chair, and headed to the door. When Bruce walked out, the whole family moved toward the door, making Debbie yell again, "Y'all really don't want to see this," Debbie informed them.
"The h- I don't," Danny replied, looking at her mama.
"I really do," Angela added.
"No you don't. It won't be pretty. Bruce will probably have to carry her back in when he brings her back in a few minutes. When she comes back, she will say she is sorry and ask to join our X-Box clan. That will be when she can speak again, of course," Debbie informed them of her prediction.
"That's impossible. No woman gives in that easy," Danny said, looking at her mama. Seeing Debbie smile with a wicked grin, Danny started to feel sorry Stephanie.
"Well, Naruto will find out either way," Shikamaru said with a sigh.
Everyone turned to see Naruto was indeed missing.
"He disappeared after Debbie made her prediction," Sakura said. "If anything Debbie's words peeked Naruto's interest even more."
"Well I guess that cannot be helped," Debbie sighed.
"Oh come on! That's not fair!" Danny responded.
...
Naruto used bat form to tail Bruce from above just bellow the clouds so he can see as he searched for Stephanie. Bruce managed to get directions from a returning three man roving team and went around the hall where Stephanie was already halfway to the barn. He took off running on his toes so she wouldn't hear him as he closed the distance. When he was almost to her, he stopped running and walked toward her. "Stephanie!" Bruce called, making her jump and turned around.
Yeah, I would jump too if I had human sense of smell and Bruce snuck up on me like that, Naruto thought.
Stephanie stomped her foot. "I told you I'm going to be mad at you for two hours!" she said as Bruce walked up to her.
Bruce grabbed her arms, pulling her toward him, then wrapped his arms around her waist. Stephanie started to struggle until Bruce pressed his lips on hers. All of Stephanie's motor functions froze with that. Then she seem to have grow weak in the legs as Bruce ran his hands up and down her ACU top then under her shirt, caressing her back as he continued the kiss. Stephanie's legs gave out as she threw her arms loosely around Bruce neck as Bruce held her body.
That's it? That's what Debbie was warning us about?" Naruto thought with a sweatdrop. "I could just read one of Pervy Sage's books for that."
Naruto decided to soar back to the hall hoping he wasn't noticed. Naruto landed on the ground and turned back to normal before storming into the hall.
"Well Naruto's back." Shikamaru said.
"Don't you dare ask Naruto what he saw!" Debbie ordered the others. "Bruce will tell us when he gets back."
Naruto was annoyed as Debbie was also telling him not to say anything.
The hall doors open and Bruce came in carrying Stphanie in his arms.
The command table watched as Bruce carried Stephanie to her chair and sat her in it. Stephanie looked up at Bruce, grinning with her head wobbling back and forth, "Thank you Bruce," she said as Bruce sat down.
Danny came running over to Stephanie, "Stephanie, I'm sorry. Are you okay?"
Stephanie looked up at Danny, smiling. Reaching a hand up, Stephanie patted her feace. "Hey Danny, I love you."
Danny looked up at er Daddy as Angela and several other girls came over to check on Stephanie. "What the h- did you do to her, Dad?" Danny demanded, scowling.
"Nothing, sweet pea," Bruce replied, grinning.
"That's C-! She has grass in her hair, has loose muscle tone, can't focus her eyes and talks like she's on drugs. You weren't gone long enough to give her any drugs and I don't see any marks on her," Danny snapped.
"Sweet pea, I don't hit women until they put themselves in a man's shoes. Just tap them," Bruce told her, smiling.
"Naruto, you were there, what did you see?" Danny demanded.
"Ah, well..." Naruto said.
"Naruto, let Bruce tell it if Danny wants to hear it so much," Debbie said.
"So he spied on us, huh? Should have figured," Bruce thought looking at Naruto. "You really want to know, Danny?"
"Yeah," Danny replied, getting irritated.
"Fine, I tell you. If you remember, your mother whispered in my ear before I left. She gave me permission to use a technique that only works on women. It has something to do with the extra organs women carry. I showed it to her once and she made me promise not to use it ever again, until today. On a woman's back is a spot no bigger than a centimeter square. If you tap it three times in rapid succession the woman becomes like this. SHe forgets the last few hours and is completely placid. Chinese emperors used it on their concubines for obedience." Bruce finished the lie with a flair and regretful expression. Debbie just nodded her head, expression, knowing if she spoke she would laugh for hours.
Three taps? Naruto thought in confusion. All he did was rub her back in the kiss?
Danny looked at Bruce like he was full of s-. Then the expression slowly slid off her face as she glared at her Daddy, who had a straight face. She turned to Debbie. "Mom, how could you let Daddy do that?" Danny gasped, stepping back from Bruce. Angela looked at Bruce and backed up until her back was on the wall. Sakura was eyeing Naruto suspiciously.
"Stephanie was acting irrational. I earned those kills," Bruce replied, trying not to laugh. This was too good. The whole command table minus Naruto and Sakura looked at Stephanie, who was still acting like she was drunk and happy. This was just how Debbie had told them she would act.
"Mom, do you know how to do this?" Danny demanded, standing well away from Bruce.
"Of course she does. I taught her everything I know," Bruce replied, not wanting Debbie to spoil his fun. This was fine with Debbie, as it was taking everything he had not to laugh. At this point Naruto is having his doubts that this tap thing was true as he was sure Pervy Sage would have mentioned something like this while writing his perverted novel when they were traveling together.
"You didn't teach me that!" Danny exclaimed in an injured tone.
"I haven't taught you a lot, sweet pea. You aren't old enough yet."
"You better not teach the boys this," Danny replied in a harsh tone.
"I haven't for the same reason," Bruce replied.
"I mean ever!" Danny yelled as Stephanie looked over her shoulder and smiled at her, making Danny nervous.
Willie stood up, declaring, "I'll give you a blow job right here and now if you show me."
Mike jumped up. "Sit down, Willie." Then he turned to Bruce. "Show me first," Mike demanded.
"Michael Collins, you shut your mouth and sit down," Nancy yelled. Mike dropped down in his chair like someone hit him with a bat. Nancy leaned over the table, looking at Bruce as she informed everyone, "If I see any man tapping on any woman's back, I'll shoot 'im."
"Then I'll cut their balls off," Danny threatened.
"After that, I feed them to the gators," Mary added.
Naruto expected Sakura to chime in with her anger, but instead she grabbed Naruto by his collar. "Come with me!" Sakura said.
She pulled him outside and shut the door.
"Sakura I can explain..." Naruto said.
"You better! What really happened between Bruce and Stephanie?" Sakura asked.
"Huh?" Naruto responded.
"Naruto I know you since we were twelve and genin, and you were acting totally confused in there," Sakura said. "Did you see Bruce tap Stephanie in the back as he said or not?"
"Well, uh, I saw him kiss her and stroke her back, but I don't think I saw any tapping," Naruto said. "I'm pretty sure he was lying about the tapping anyways as I'm pretty sure Pervy Sage would of mention using it in his books if not use it himself."
Sakura glared at Naruto but then her expression soften. "Thought so."
"Wait, you believe me?" Naruto asked. "Even after seeing Stephanie yourself?"
"If it was coming from anyone else, not really," Sakura said. "But the fact even Debbie wanted you to keep your mouth shut about it pretty much confirmed it."
"Well that's a relief," Naruto said. "But why Debbie want to keep it a secret?"
"Probably save Stephanie the embarrassment of the truth," Sakura said. "I never thought Stephanie was that kind of person."
"Huh?" Naruto responded.
"Don't worry about it. Come on. Let's go back in," Sakura said.
"Sure." Naruto
They came in to see Marcus and Carroll had arrived and Danny informing them what had happened.
"Oh, Marcus and Carroll are here," Sakura said.
"Oh yeah, Bruce invited them over to coordinate movements over the next week," Naruto said.
Carroll shook her head as Naruto and Sakura returnd to the table and stared at Bruce. "Bruce, I love ya with alls my hearts and sees ya as one of my own kids, but if you shows Marcus that, I'll have to cut ya."
"I wouldn't use it on you, Carroll," Marcus promised.
"Marcus, another word about it and we goes to the floor, forget the switches," Carroll said. Marcus just chuckled as Millie set him a plate down.
Millie walked over to Bruce. "That's disgusting, Bruce," Millie accused, looking at poor Stephanie.
"Hey Millie, come here and let's talk about you bringing this table food except for Naruto," Bruce said, scooting his chair back.
Forgetting her spoon, Millie brought up both fist. "You stay away from me with that kung fu stuff. I won fair an' square just as Naruto won his bet fair an' square. Don't you be doing them ninja hits on me," Millie warned, backing away with her fists up.
"Maybe we should tell Carroll and Millie the truth," Sakura whispered to Naurto. "Bruce doesn't need them to think he can hold over them."
"I guess so," Naruto responded.
Bruce laughed as Millie backed away. Turning away, he glanced at Debbie, who was still stone-faced, staring straight ahead. Bruce knew it was taking everything she had not to laugh. Carroll looked at Bruce. "Why do you wants to kong fu poor Millie, and what did she meant by Naruto winning his bet?"
"I don't want her serve food at the command table. I think it gives the impression to others we are different and better. We made a bet and I lost so she keep doing it. Naruto made a bet to her that he could sneak in the food line without her noticing and won?"
"I let her serve me at times, I just didn't want to be part of a bet I had no part in making," Naruto said. "If I want to be part of a bet I want it under my terms. Millie understands and respects that."
"First, Bruce, you are different, but better. This table has to be makin' decisions that no one else wants to and if they do's they ain't quaified to make 'em. If she wants to make your life a little easier then you lets her. And if Millie holds no ill toward Naruto for just wanting to be part of a bet under his terms then I am in no place to argue." Carroll said. "Bruce, is Millie in charge of the kitchen?"
"Yes," Bruce answered, knowing it was a mistake.
"I sees you're sliding back. You and I had this discussion at our farm. A woman can do whatever she wants in her kitchen so you'll let Millie," Carroll informed him. "Don't you agree, Debbie?"
Debbie was staring straight ahead, clenching her jaw. To everyone except Bruce Naruto and Sakura, it looked like she was mad, but Bruce knew she was trying not to laugh where as Naruto and Sakura figured it got something to do with the lie she helped created. Debbie stood up and through clenched teeth said, "I'll be back in a minute" as she walked out of the hall.
Carroll looked back at Bruce but Sakura spoke up. "I'll explain it to you later, Carroll."
"Very well," Carroll said as Bruce started shoveling food into his mouth to keep from laughing.
Marcus informed them that they now had almost four hundred, three barracks finished with another two under construction. The fence now went around fifty acres and they had two underground storage areas like Bruce had with containers. They had made a huge underground area to store cows, goats, sheep and chickens in case they had to move to Bruce's farm to help face a horde. They were working on a water tower now, and all the solar panels were up and the battery house was up and charged.
Bruce told them of the plans at the farm and asked if they could send someone over on Friday evenings to join their meetings. Whoever they sent over could stay the night and head back in the morning to go over with their command group and then work out the details on Sunday. Marcus said he and Carroll would come since they were more or less bosses and teachers. When Bruce objected to them traveling back and forth, Marcus laughed.
"Bruce if something can get us in that Stryker vehicle, it can get us at our farm. When Carroll was showed how to shoot that gun, I ain't heard her laugh like that in a long time."
Carroll reapplied, smiling, "That thang is fun."
"You should play Call of Duty, that was fun too." Naruto said. "I never thought using weapons without jutsu could be so fun."
"You were just lucky!" Mike responded earning laughs.
Debie returned with a tear-blotch face that Bruce knew was from laughing, but everyone but Naruto and Sakura would guess was from being mad at herself. Or they would if Mike and Naruto weren't arguing.
"Call it what you may, I sure obliterated you with my tank," Naruto said.
"You wouldn't even know what a tank was if you haven't came to this world!" Mike argued.
"Are they arguing over Call of Duty?" Debbie asked.
"Unfortunately. Naruto suggested Marcus and Carroll's clan take part in playing Call of Duty as Naruto had a fun time using this world's weapons," Sakura said. "Fortunately whatever Bruce did to Stephanie seem to have kept her in a bliss from their argument before."
Debbie looked at Sakura in shock. She knew Bruce was lying?
Sakura looked and saw Debbie looked shock. "Relax. I can keep a secret. But we will have to tell Carroll and Millie before that power over them gets into Bruce's head."
"Well that I can agree," Debbie said.
"If Tenten was here, you wouldn't call her skills beginner's luck," Naruto complained.
"Tenten?" Caroll asked.
"One of our friends. She and her teammates and sensei are among those not here," Sakura explained.
"Tenten would have fallen in love with Call of Duty and it's weapon options," Naruto said. "Weapons is her specialty."
"What about her teammates?" Bruce asked with interest.
"Well, Lee and Gai-sensei might like it, but I don't know about Neji," Naruto responded.
"I think he was asking what they are like, Naruto," Yamato said.
"Oh. Well, Gai-sensei is of course the team leader, and a Taijutsu master, jonin rank," Naruto said. "Rock Lee is a Taijutsu specialist as a Chunin, but unlike the rest of the team he's incapable of using ninjutsu and genjutsu. Some kind of rare abnormality some ninjas have. Then there's Neji Hyuuga, he's Hinata's cousin from the same Hyuuga clan, but where as Hinata specialize in medical jutsu, Neji is a child prodigy, excels with just about anything he puts his mind into mastering."
"You should know Shikamaru's team leader isn't here either, Asuma Sarutobi," Yamato said. "He's Konohamaru's Uncle and son of the Third Hokage, but he's a strong ninja in his own right. Then there was his wife Kurenai who use to lead HInata Shino Kiba and Akamaru before she step down after becoming pregnant with her's and Asuma's first child. Before she did, she was a Genjutsu specialist. Finally there's my predecessor who trained Naruto and Sakura before Sai and I joined their team Kakashi Hatake. He's a legendary ninja in his own right who possesses another dojutsu called the Sharingan which lets him annalyze and copy other peoples movements."
"Dang, that is a shame neither of them are here," Bruce said.
Debbie bit back her lip as though she knew something they didn't but knew it was too soon to reveal it.
Father Thomas came over and asked if he could start the service and Bruce nodded his head. After service Bruce went to the front. He would be speaking today.
"Hello, everyone. I hope everyone had a good Christmas and enjoyed their presents," Bruce said, just wanting to break the ice, but he received astanding ovation. Bruce's shaved head turned red as he motioned everyone to sit down and stop, but they continued. When everyone sat down, Bruce said, "I was just starting up the meeting. I really didn't want the applause."
"Well, you and your family saved everyone here. If we want to thank you, we can!" someone shouted from the back. This caused another round of applause.
When it died down, Bruce stated, "Will you please stop. I can only blush so much in a day and I'm over quota."
Joe yelled out, "But you're so cute when you blush!" making the room laugh.
Bruce went over the work schedules and the new ID bands, which some people didn't like at all. Bruce explained that it was necessary to keep track who was working out, showing up for work, or trying to eat more than their share. Most important, they would be used to identify a non-clan person if a gang tried to get someone inside to look around before they hit. Bruce explained there were, now, way too many people to remember by sight and they were bringing back more if they wanted to join the clan.
For the new people, Bruce went over the rules of the clan. Some had started referring to the rules as the clan commandments. No stealing. Clan rules for each area were to be follow. Your word is your bond; don't give it unless you mean it. Everyone works unless judge by a medic unable to work (Bruce made clear that was unanimous approval of Sakura's suggestion) that is how you are judged and rewarded. Everyone fights. Your family is your business until it becomes clan business. Respect others in the clan. Follow the command group orders without hesitation. Only exception is when someone is in danger, if so then you better risk your life saving them because those who break the rules are scum but those who abandon their comrades are worse than scum. Everyone had to learn until they died, and finally, no laziness would be tolerated.
Just to clarify, Bruce let everyone know Marcus' clan was part of this clan and was to be treated as such. Then he added that Marcus and Carroll were part of the command group. Anyone not following their orders--unless it was saving another person's life--Bruce would just unleash Carroll on them.
Looking around at the new people, who were easy to find because of how thin they were, Bruce told them they were being put on a light duty once Sakura deemed them fit. Then he explained that they would be moved up to full work once Sakura or her staff deems their bodies could handle it. They accepted that and Bruce moved on, telling Omega Team they were training after lunch would have tomorrow morning off, when they had to sight in new rifles.
Bruce reminded everyone that his students were having class Wednesday and Friday this week and they would teach the first forty that signed up. A young teenaged boy up front asked if someone could teach a class on Sunday afternoon so he could sign up.
Thinking about it for a minute, Bruce informed the young man if his students didn't teach the class, then four members of Omega team would. This got a lot of applause. Then Bruce told the crowd that only thirty nine could sign up because this young man already had a slot. That was when Joe yelled out that he wanted Bruce to have one afternoon a week if Bruce did not get his Monday "alone" time. The clan voted unanimously for it. Jenny Green and her group didn't vote.
After wrapping up the meeting, Bruce walked Marcus and Carroll to their Stryker, followed by Father Thomas. Sakura quickly pulled Carroll aside as Bruce talked to Father Thomas and told her what Naruto saw. Carroll thanked her for being honest and agree to keep it a secret for Debbie.
After Carroll Marcus and Father Thomas left, Bruce and Omega team trained until supper. Angela joined them, as Stephanie was still just in a tranquil bliss but was at least walking around now. No one besides Naruto and Sakura believed her when she said that Bruce just kissed her. Debbie was still not talking to anyone and took the little kids inside.
"At least Stephanie is up front about it," Naruto told Sakura later.
"Yeah, but Bruce and Debbie got everyone else believing in their lies." Sakura sighed.
"Tell me about it. I told Millie the truth while Bruce was seeing Marcus and Carroll off and it took a bit of convincing to get her to believe me," Naruto said. "I was about to bring Hinata in and have her try to explain it to Millie. I'm pretty sure she would believe us with her Byakugan and gentle fist training style."
Sakura didn't say it outloud but she was grateful it didn't come to that, but at the same time she felt stupid for not thinking that Hinata might know better earlier.
Monday came and Team Omega was free to do whatever they wanted since it was Bruce's day off. So naturally Naruto had arranged with Nancy to give Sai some time off so he can continue teaching Naruto swordplay as Bruce called it. Naruto don't know why it was called that even though he knows swords of any kind can kill if sharp enough and hit the right spot.
By 1800 Naruto joined the command table with waiting for the food line to open. He really was glad Caroll took his side on the bet because he really didn't want a scolding from Caroll whether or not Millie was fine with their bet or not.
The rest of Omega team got their new SCARs from Joe and Harry custom made like Bruce's and Mike's but Naruto got a custom made pistol that slightly resembles one of those antiques Naruto found at the dam from the 1700s but made from the same material as modern guns and the handle extended further down. The firing chamber being from the same tubes in Kankaro's puppets so it can handle Naruto's chakra infused bullets and a modern handgrip where the magazines so Naruto can just focus chakra into the bullets from the hand grip. It also of course made to handle modern bullets. There was a firing pin that helps pull a bullet into chamber when pulled it back. It also came with custom made magazine. Kankaro had help Joe and Harry build it so it fit Naruto's benefits.
"If it works well for you, we might built more for the other ninjas," Joe said. "We figure you be the best to test it."
"Thank you!" Naruto responded.
"Now remember, gun powder is still being used so don't go mixing fire or Lightning chakra unless you want it to explode or water chakra unless you don't want it to fire." Joe advised.
"Right!" Naruto said.
Now Naruto was cleaning his new pistol when Debbie walked in and headed to the command table. She saw Joe had pulled up a chair and was talking to Mike. They both stopped talking as Debbie walked over to them. Her hair matted to her head, make up streaked down her face, and she looked exhausted as she dragged her vest behind her. "I took one for the team." Debbie told them, walking to her chair. Dropping her gear on the floor, she collapsed in her chair. Everyone at the command table was staring at her except for the kids. They were on the other side of the hall playing.
Do I even want to know? Naruto thought.
Angela and Stephanie rounded the table and sit beside Debbie. Angela looked at Debbie, asking, "What the h- did y'all do?"
Debbie lifted her head up and looked at the two. "I never realized until today how much I love you two," Debbie declared and leaned her head back on the chair, looking up at the ceiling.
"Okay, I have no idea what you are talking about," Stephanie said as Debbie lifted her head up.
Debbie looked around to make sure nobody could hear. Naruto just kept cleaning his pistol as Bruce taught him, whereas everyone else at the Command table was only glancing her way briefly now. Debbie pulled them closer and whispered the bet she had made with Bruce to them. Of course Naruto listens in with his keen sense of hearing. Apparently Bruce and Debbie made a bet that if Debbie lasted until 1800 during their privacy time, Bruce has to let Stephanie and Angela foreplay with them.
Times like this I'm glad pervy sage isn't here, Naruto thought knowing Jiraiya would be interested in something like this for one of his 'research'.
"You what?" Angela said out loud.
Ow! Dang it! Maybe using my sensitive hearing wasn't a good idea," Naruto winced.
"Shh, don't tell everyone," Debbie said. Stephanie was looking at Debbie, moving her mouth, but no words were coming out so Naruto guessed she was indeed speechless.
Angela leaned close to Debbie. "You could've at least warned us," she whispered.
Debbie looked at Angela in disbelief. "Are you kidding? You were ready to jump Bruce just a few weeks ago. Now you're chickening out on fooling around. I expected Stephanie to chicken out as we would have to guide her into it, but not you," Debbie said.
"I wouldn't chicken out," Stephanie declared as she finally found her words.
"Okay, Stephanie, I'm going to remember you said that," Debbie replied. "So you're going to chicken out?" she asked Angela.
"No, but..." Angela started to say but lost her words.
"Good. When it happens, it happens. So be ready. Bruce does want to go all the way and both of you with us forever, but it will take more time," Debbie told them.
Oh, I get it. This must be part of Debbie's preparation, Naruto thought.
"I thought--" Stephanie started, but Debbie cut her off.
"No, I finally got it out of him. The only reason he hasn't sí because I punched him in the nose almost twenty years ago and he thinks I'll be hurt later."
Naruto decided decided to cut off his hearing to something else as he didn't really need to know what else Debbie was planned. All he can guess was that Bruce probably suggested adding another wife earlier in their marriage, and Debbie was violently against it. Naruto didn't need to be a genius to know what has changed since then as she told Mike and him straight out what it was: she knows she's going to die soon, and she want Bruce to be ready for it.
Bruce came in dragging his vest behind him, and before he could reach the table, the kids ran to him, wanting to play. Bruce stopped and played with the kids as Joe talked to Debbie.
When Millie announced supper was ready, Naruto was putting his pistol back together and decided to let MIllie serve him. These days if Millie didn't see Naruto join the food line, she knows to serve him as he normally is second in line for dinner. Not because he was among the command group, but because he was that fast. First in line was of course Choji as the clan came to realize just how fast an Akamichi can move when there is food involved. Even Naruto knew better not to get in Choji's way for first dibs of food.
