Disclaimer: It's fun writing Naruto content again even though I don't own it. Especially for the least appreciated pairings like NarutoxAyame. There are too few of these stories around and far fewer that are well-written. Not saying this is a masterpiece, but there should be more NarutoxAyame content. Hope everyone enjoys this chapter and has a great week!
TW: This chapter contains a small lemon (only oral sex) at the beginning and nonstop action until the end. I will put warnings for when it begins and ends in case some readers want to skip it.
She Makes Miso Happy
Chapter 4: Alone and Forsaken
Naruto groaned awake. The sky was a dark silvery haze as the sun hadn't yet risen over the horizon. His groans were muffled by a barrier of soft, warm, and very firm flesh. Naruto's hands were locked in place and he felt a warm body in front of him… warm body? His sapphire eyes finally adjusted to what was before him. Ayame was still sound asleep. Her eyes were closed in a serene and almost angelic manner. They must have rolled face-to-face in their sleep. Naruto blushed upon noticing where his face was.
Ayame's D-cup breasts were rubbing obscenely against his face. Her right breast laid flat on top of his head, while her left boob was against his mouth! Ayame was still wearing her sports bra, but with her boobs in his face, her bra might as well have not been there. Hell, he could feel her diamond-hard nipples digging into his shoulders through the fabric.
"Ayame-chan," Naruto whispered, but his girlfriend remained asleep.
Instead of stirring awake, Ayame involuntarily tightened her vice grip around his body. Her fingers were digging into his hair. Their ankles were still locked together, and Naruto tried to break free from her embrace, but it was a pathetic futile attempt. He hadn't the will or desire to break free. Naruto simply hugged her back. His right hand was on her upper back. His toes were trapped against Ayame's feet in her ironclad ankle lock.
"I must be dreaming," Naruto thought as he settled his left hand on top of Ayame's butt. "This can't be real! My childhood crush is in my bed sleeping in my arms."
"No, it's not," Kyuubi growled, which startled Naruto. "Ayame has trauma bonded with you, because of your history together. She remembers the freezer, I remember you both wrestling after that blizzard hit Konoha when you were eight. She was clingy even back then."
"That was different. I thought I could beat her at wrestling because I was at the Academy. I didn't know she was Kunoichi of the Year at the Academy before she dropped out," Naruto thought back. He twisted his head in confusion only to be met with Ayame's right breast. "Also why the hell are you eavesdropping?"
"I'm just a lonely demonic fox. I gotta get my entertainment somehow, even if it's from the worldview of a thirteen-year-old brat!" Kyuubi said. The demon fox remained quiet for a few minutes. Naruto became drowsy again. He heard the Kyuubi say, "I've seen thousands of immortals in my time. I know what humans consider love. She's a keeper."
Naruto closed his eyes and fell back asleep completely content.
By the time his alarm started blaring Naruto felt a terrible, horrible, and embarrassing sensation coming from his cock and balls. His hot pulsing member was pressed between Ayame's thighs, and it was both the best feeling in the world and absolute torture. Naruto tried shifting his hips to break free from her warm thighs, but that made the problem worse. His member got harder, and the friction of his cock sliding obscenely against Ayame's thighs made him groan in frustration. During this embarrassing dance under the covers, Ayame's eyes opened. Before Naruto could break free to turn off the alarm. Ayame made a cute cooing sound.
Ayame smiled widely giving Naruto her undivided attention. She tightened her thighs, which still encased his member. Naruto groaned in both pain and pleasure. Ayame then pressed her soft lips against his forehead, then his nose, and finally she kissed him on the lips.
"Wakey, wakey, Naruto-kun," Ayame said while brushing Naruto's golden locks out of his blushing face. "It was nice and warm the whole night. Did my handsome fox sleep okay?"
Naruto nodded. His right hand was now entangled in Ayame's hair, he brought it down to her cheek. With a throbbing heart, Naruto sighed then said, "Never slept better!"
Ayame laughed and kissed Naruto's lips. The alarm kept blaring, bringing them out of their thoughts. Ayame reluctantly released her younger lover from her tight embrace allowing Naruto to clumsily get off the bed to turn off the alarm clock. Ayame sprawled her body across the bed with only her right leg still covered by Naruto's comforter.
Lemon Start
She blushed upon noticing something big, thick, and dangerous bouncing between Naruto's legs. Her eyes widened and perverted thoughts raced through her mind. Ayame silently thought, "That can't be real! Naruto's hung like a horse! Did I do that?"
Naruto crawled back into bed and noticed Ayame blushing so red he thought she was sick. She was staring at him with an alluring almost dreamy look. Naruto watched in both surprise and horror as her eyes were focused low on his crotch.
On the bed stammering, Naruto couldn't come up with something smart to say, "I uh, it's not what it looks like!" Ayame chuckled in Naruto's futile attempt to cover his raging boner with his hands.
"Looks like my boyfriend has a problem," Ayame said, she had a heartfelt smirk. Naruto kept stammering and got off the bed only for Ayame to grab his hand pulling him closer to her. "Naruto, there's no need to be embarrassed."
"I swear I'm not a pervert!" Naruto said looking away in embarrassment.
"That's what you're worried about?" Ayame exclaimed bewildered by what Naruto said. "Men have boners a dozen times a day! Naruto, come here! Let your nee-chan see the problem!"
"Are you sure?"
Ayame nodded. She gave Naruto a very warm smile and said, "Positive, but only if you are comfortable."
Naruto didn't need to be told twice as he scurried over to her on the bed. They were both kneeling on their knees, but Ayame reeled as she watched Naruto get closer. Even though he was wearing briefs. His member wobbled obscenely towards her. It put her in a spell of sorts, and Naruto stopped and looked at her worried.
"Something wrong?"
"You're fine, it's just you might be bigger than most boys your age," Ayame said with rosy cheeks and a flabbergasted face. Ayame thought about the kinkiness of the situation. "Bigger is a good way to put it."
"I am?" Naruto said with maroon cheeks. "You're not having second thoughts?"
"I want to help you. I feel responsible for it getting this bad. It was irresponsible for me to tease you all night long!" Ayame said sincerely with a warm smile. "Come here!"
Ayame and Naruto were both kneeling on the bed only half a meter from each other. Naruto walked closer with his dick wobbling obscenely towards Ayame. She hadn't taken her eyes off his raging member, after all, it was entertaining seeing something so big on Naruto's smaller frame. Ayame had many thoughts racing in her mind. From how fast things were moving in their relationship to how she caused this to happen with all her teasing. Her being the cause of such a problem made her swell with pride.
Naruto at first had been worried. He had never kissed a woman until Ayame. Last night they practically slept naked and when she saw his problem. He thought back to Sakura bonking him in the head or the many times Ero-sensei had been chased out of a hot spring. Ayame was different, she wasn't some typical Konohan who shunned or hated him. They grew up together and they loved each other. He trusted her.
Without Ayame saying a word she slipped his briefs down to his knees, freeing Naruto's endowment. And what an endowment it was! Ayame watched it spring up, slap his belly, and bounce obscenely before her eyes. Then it straightened out and throbbed. Naruto had a look of pain on his face, but he wasn't embarrassed anymore. "Okay, I can see that the problem is worse than I thought!" Ayame said before gasping at the sight. Ayame touched Naruto's warm throbbing cock, then looked into his sapphire eyes. With a commanding voice, she said, "Naruto, mind sitting on the edge of the bed."
Naruto obeyed without protest. He took off his underwear and threw it in the air, now completely nude. Everything happening was beyond salacious. This was the first time he was naked in front of someone. He was at the edge of his bed waiting patiently with his heart beating faster than The Yellow Flash on the battlefield. Ayame got onto her knees below Naruto who was sitting up with his thighs spread out. His raging member was pointing right at Ayame's face. His cheeks were red, but he still had a prideful foxy grin.
Ayame used her calves and feet to support her ass while grinning below the blonde. Before Ayame did anything she softly said while looking into Naruto's eye, "Are you comfortable with your nee-chan?"
Naruto nodded and excitedly said, "Yes!"
She grasped Naruto's olive/pink member in both her hands. There was a small patch of blonde pubic hair above his member, but his ballsack was completely hairless, which made Ayame blush. His member was harder than steel, but smooth and velvety as her hands pumped it up and down. Her fingers barely went around his thick shaft. She got into a rhythm of pumping his member with both her hands. Naruto's cock edged closer to her face and Ayame observed his cockhead popping out of Naruto's foreskin sheath every fourth pump of her hands.
"You're a big bad boy!" Ayame said as she quickened her ministrations. "Yes, a very bad boy!"
"Arrghhh! Ayame-chan, please don't stop!" Naruto croaked while stabilizing himself on his bed with his outstretched hands. "Don't stop!"
"Have you ever masturbated?" Ayame asked while getting closer to Naruto's growing cock. Naruto shook his head causing Ayame to blush. "Oh well, if your nee-chan isn't around to take care of your problems. This is how you masturbate."
"Ohhh," Naruto said as he felt Ayame pump her hands to the root of his member. Her delicate fingers remained where they were. "Ayame-chan what's wrong? Why did you stop?"
"Naruto I uh," Ayame stammered as she watched his cockhead fully escape his foreskin sheath. It was purple and angry-looking. "This is my first time doing something like this…"
"First time?" Naruto questioned.
Ayame leaned in closer, her warm moist breath pampering Naruto's cockhead. She opened her mouth and licked the smooth purple cockhead. It tasted unlike anything she had ever tasted before. The taste made her moan. His sweet pre-cum leaked out of his penis slit as she swirled her tongue around his cock head.
Naruto's moaned and he fell back as he said, "Agh! Don't stop, please!" Ayame smiled and continued licking his cock shaft up and down until it got covered in her saliva.
Ayame smiled and continued licking Naruto's penis shaft like it was a tasty ice cream cone. It was more delicious and personal than any ice cream cone. She fondled and caressed his large ballsack filled with Naruto's semen. His testicles were as big as plums. Ayame had a wicked thought, "He could breed Konoha, but these babies are all mine!" Ayame stopped licking Naruto's cock to clean his testicles with her mouth. She never stopped pumping his thick cock shaft with her hands, not until Naruto's ballsack was coated in her slimy saliva.
Naruto was in heaven. "Oh, sweet kami! Please, don't stop!" He meant every word as Ayame continued pleasuring him.
Ayame stopped her licking and smiled. She opened her mouth wide and took in the head of Naruto's cock and closed her eyes. Ayame swilled her hot slimy tongue around Naruto's young cockhead savoring the velvet texture of the organ. She went deeper and deeper. Her head was bobbing up and down as more of his fuck meat slid into her mouth.
This went on for what felt like hours for Naruto but was mere minutes. Ayame slid Naruto's cock into her throat as she reached the bottom of his thick member. She looked up passionately and stared at Naruto's adoring sapphire eyes.
"A, Ay-Ayame, I, it's, oh Kami! Aaghghghghghghgh!" Naruto grabbed the back of Ayame's head. His fingers dug into her brown mane of hair. He began wildly thrusting his cock in and out of her mouth, before holding her mouth in place at the very root of his cock. "I feel something coming out!"
Ayame's light brown eyes bulged out as she felt his cock grow thicker before throbbing. Large spurts of young semen deposited into her mouth. She moaned as Naruto mercifully allowed her to only keep his cockhead in her mouth. Naruto shot spurt after spurt in her mouth, to him it felt like he was shooting his whole body inside of Ayame's mouth. "Mmmmmmmm!" Ayame moaned as she swallowed the seemingly never-ending stream of semen.
Eventually, all good things come to an end. Ayame swallowed her young lover's spunk for half a minute until Naruto's cock popped out of her mouth completely deflated. Naruto fell back into his bed spent. Ayame for her part couldn't believe what she just did. Not only did she experience giving someone a blowjob for the first time, but that someone was Naruto. She always thought of Naruto as her younger brother, but their entire dynamic had changed so fast.
They were now lovers.
(End of Lemon)
Naruto and Ayame spent the rest of their morning getting ready for the day. Naruto kept blushing every time she looked at him. She'd occasionally give him a wink before they both showered separately. They cleaned up and ate a light breakfast that Ayame whipped up. Breakfast was quick and Ayame left Naruto at his table to continue getting ready. Ayame was fully dressed, but she saw Naruto grabbing his old orange jumpsuit from his closet. She frowned and tapped her foot in his bedroom getting his attention.
"Naruto, why are you putting on that old jumpsuit?" Ayame asked as Naruto settled it back in his closet.
Naruto was still in his underwear, and he couldn't help but blush nervously under his girlfriend's powerful and judgemental gaze. "I uh… it's what I'm used to wearing. If you want, you can choose what you want me to wear." This made Ayame smile deviously.
"Ayame, are you sure about this?"
"Don't you trust me!" Ayame sultrily said. "I promise that if you wear this today. I'll reward you on our date!"
Naruto turned redder than a beet. "Deal!"
Ayame giggled as she had a lot of fun dressing up Naruto. She made him wear dark blue pants that were soft and made of cotton. He had on a long-sleeved orange thermal shirt that went up to Naruto's wrists. Ayame spent time shuffling through Jiraiya's choice of clothes. She then found an interesting jacket at the bottom of the bag. She made Naruto put it on.
Naruto looked in the mirror and thought he looked good. His new jacket was a simple black windbreaker that was warm inside and had a red swirl on the back. Ayame put on Naruto's blue fabric forehead protector on his forehead. She then turned him around and tied Koga Namikaze's red bandana around his neck.
Ayame gave him a long-drawn-out kiss on his lips. Ayame rubbed Naruto's whisker marks with both her thumbs.
"Now my handsome fox is ready to take on the world," Ayame said before giving Naruto another kiss. When their lips withdrew, she snickered, "I'm worried my fox is going to have every woman in Konoha chasing after him."
"Doubt it, I'm a jinchuriki," Naruto said while looking down. He gave Ayame a quick kiss while she still rubbed his cheeks more tenderly. "I am yours. Country, honor, and everything can be damned! Because without you… I would have turned into a demon long ago."
"I want to be with you every step of the way. I'll always have your back and I'll take care of your needs," Ayame said while hugging Naruto. He blushed in her embrace as he realized what needs Ayame was talking about. "You aren't a demon or a monster. You will always be that brave boy who stole my heart in that freezer. You've come far Naruto. You have come out of the arena covered in dust and blood. Now you are a man."
Naruto smiled. Ayame had to leave for work and Naruto was left alone. He opened the door to his balcony. Birds flapped high in the morning sky. It was half an hour to 8:00 AM, the sky was blue, and the sun was now over the horizon. Naruto threw his arms over his balcony's green railings. The paint was chipping off the railing leaving patches of rust. His apartment was on the western side of Konoha.
West side Konoha was where the Konoha orphanage was located along with the industrial district of Konoha. His apartment was located in the nicer part of Western Konoha. Not that it prevented break-ins, harassment, and the occasional visit from your creepy Academy instructor. Naruto shuddered remembering the few times Mizuki came here. Back when he was a kid, crime was so bad, he stayed in the orphanage until he was kicked out at the age of 5. He wandered the streets stealing food and pickpocketing people for Ryo. Only to be given his apartment at the age of 8 when the Hokage trusted him to live alone.
After the Uchiha Massacre, the crime in the area shrank. Crime was still around, but Naruto was strong enough to fend for himself. He didn't blame Ayame for not wanting to walk home drunk last night. Especially given there were a lot of sexual assaults in western Konoha.
Naruto looked out over the city he grew up in. He lived here his whole life. This was where he was born. Now he was about to leave it all behind. Hopefully, he could convince Jiraiya to bring Ayame with him on the road.
Ever since that kiss in the hospital. He forgot about Sakura, Sasuke, and Team Seven. Every kiss and hug he shared with Ayame made Naruto feel differently than he ever felt in his life. He felt both more whole and completely torn.
Did he belong here? Did he have a future as a Hi no Kuni shinobi? Did he have to be treated jinchuriki?
Was Konoha his home or his prison?
These questions branched into more questions, leaving him lost. Lost but he found something. He found love. Naruto looked up at the sky. For once, he looked forward to the future. He spent his whole life alone, but now he had Ayame.
"I'm not alone," Naruto said to himself on his balcony. "I can get used to this."
Naruto spent his morning packing all the things he needed and wanted for his training trip. It was a slow tedious process sealing everything inside the sealing scrolls Jiraiya gave him. When he finished, he spent some time reading Koga Namikaze's books. He read through an interesting passage concerning the Namikaze clan.
Namikaze Clan Origins: Contrary to many beliefs even tales told within the Namikaze Clan. We are not originally from Hi no Kuni. We hail from two locations. During the warring States Period, there was a man named Minato Kaze from Kaze no Kuni (Land of Wind). He fell in with a woman named Sara Nami who was from Mizu no Kuni (Land of Water). They both had one thing in common. They hated Uzushiogakure (Village Hidden in the Whirlpools) as both of their families were rivals with the infamous Fuinjutsu specialists from Uzu. Their marriage brought Wind and Wave together. My father's father decided to take us to Hi no Kuni before the founding of Konoha.
Legends about the Namikaze family possessing Ranton (Storm Release) have been investigated by Konoha's Shinobi council for generations. Even when I was homeless Konoha's council investigated my prowess. Unlike the Ranton found in Kumo, our Ranton was true. The legend goes that a Namikaze could create maelstroms with their chakra. I was told that if I could provide proof of our bloodline, I wouldn't be homeless. Much to the First and Second Hokage's displeasure I refused. I won't provide any proof that the mythical Ranton exists or doesn't exist. I say that because I believe in allowing my sons peace of mind. Back to my family origins. Every Namikaze has a natural affinity towards Wind and Water. Any Namikaze who is born with the prettiest of blue eyes will become destined to master both Water and Wind. Our distinct blue eyes come from Sara Nami who was one of the prettiest women to grace our Earth. While our distinct blonde hair and olive skin came from Minato Kaze. Our Namikaze genes are very dominant. An example is a Uchiha marrying a Namikaze clan member. Their child will have blonde hair and blue eyes instead of the typical black hair and onyx eyes the Uchiha are famed to have.
Naruto touched his red bandana tied around his neck. He felt a connection to Koga. Naruto found the book enlightening. Koga went over Minato Namikaze several times in the book. Often it was condemning his son for being too arrogant. It was nice knowing his childhood hero hadn't been spared Koga's disappointment.
He settled The Wind Clan on his nightstand. Naruto looked at his mirror. He saw his sapphire eyes staring back at him. He tilted his head and rubbed Koga's red bandana. Maybe… no, he was a Uzumaki not a Namikaze. He was a nobody and would die a nobody. With that thought in mind, Naruto ran out of his apartment on his way to Training Ground 10. Much to Naruto's surprise he saw Asuma-sensei and Shikamaru waiting for him.
"Naruto! Come here, today we are going to train hard at Wind Manipulation," Asuma said with a lit cigarette in his mouth. "Shikamaru, I want you to observe Kakashi's unsung prodigy."
"Troublesome," Shikamaru said before laying down on his back to watch the clouds drift in the sky. "Asuma-sensei, why are you helping Naruto train? He isn't even on our team."
"Because Naruto has a rare gift," Asuma explained causing Shikamaru to pull himself up and Naruto's eyes to widen. "Naruto is one of the few people in Konoha to have wind release as his elemental nature."
"Wind release," Shikamaru repeated with a raised eyebrow. "Hmm… troublesome. Exactly what am I supposed to observe again?"
"Ugh, are you just going to sit there and watch clouds again?" Asuma accused while blowing out smoke. "Why do I even bother?"
"Well, when you put it like that…" Shikamaru said only to dose off.
Asuma facepalmed and shook his head. He threw his cigarette on the ground and snubbed it with his shoes. "Tsk, sorry about that. He might be a chunin, but he's still incredibly lazy."
"I heard that," Shikamaru shouted before going back to sleep.
Naruto and Asuma trained. They both trained hard at Wind manipulation for four hours. Asuma taught Naruto a C-ranked Wind jutsu called Tsumuji Otoshi (Whirlwind Drop). Naruto took to the jutsu like a fish swimming through the tides, but he didn't fully master it. Asuma then lectured and taught Naruto the leaf cutter exercise. Naruto was frustrated. He spent four hours trying to cut the leaf with his chakra. It was an hour until sunset, his sweat was dripping from his chin and hair onto his bandana.
Naruto rubbed Koga Namikaze's bandana anxiously. He was no further than when he started. He only cut a tiny section of the leaf with his chakra. "Come on cut!" Naruto pumped wind chakra into another leaf, but nothing came of it.
"You are making more progress than I did," Asuma said happily. He gave Naruto a respectful slap on the back. "It took me three weeks just to get as far as you did today!"
"I don't have weeks. I'm leaving Konoha the day after tomorrow," Naruto gravely said with his head turned down. "I won't be seeing you in three years." A blast of wind carried Naruto's golden locks in the air. "You've helped me more than my sensei. I don't know how I'll be able to repay you?"
"Repay me by staying alive and growing stronger," Asuma replied before lighting another cigarette in his mouth.
"Asuma-sensei," Naruto said grabbing Asuma's attention. "You mind handing me a cigarette?" Naruto said with puppy eyes. "Please!"
Asuma handed Naruto a filtered cigarette only for Shikamaru to be right next to them. Asuma's sweat dropped as he saw his student with an outstretched hand and a devious smirk, "Don't forget about me, Asuma-sensei!"
"Troublesome," Asuma said, before handing the boys each a cigarette. Even though it was against his better judgment they were shinobi. "Here let me light them for you boys. Now you two better keep this between us! The last thing I need is for Kakashi or Tsunade to lecture me about being irresponsible!"
Naruto and Shikamaru grinned as they placed their cigarette filters in their mouths. "Wow, smoking is so cool!" Naruto exclaimed happily.
"Cigarettes do look cool," Shikamaru conceded as he allowed Asuma to light his cigarette.
No sooner were both their cigarettes lit did they draw in smoke into their mouths. Naruto and Shikamaru smirked as they felt the smoke traveling down to their lungs. Asuma slammed his palm into his face as he realized he might have made a mistake. A mistake he sure made, as both boys began coughing and choking for clean air.
"I should have known," Asuma laughed. "You two shouldn't smoke it's a bad habit… but I'll be honest. You both look much cooler smoking!"
"It's, agh, okay," Naruto croaked out in between coughing and smoking. "You two know how Choji is holding up?"
"Choji was discharged from the hospital a couple of days ago. He's currently holed up at the Akimichi Compound probably having barbecue buffets," Shikamaru said with a smirk. "Tell me Naruto… I heard from the grapevine that you were with a girl a few days ago."
"A girl," Naruto repeated with rosy cheeks. "I uh, how did you hear about that?" He shot Asuma a suspecting look before turning back to Shikamaru. "Really how did you know?"
"Ino works at her family's flower shop. Her family also owns an ice cream parlor that opened next door to their main shop. She told me one of her Yamanaka cousins got into Macha Tea on a trip to Cha no Kuni (Land of Tea). Ino told me the girl you were with was very beautiful," Shikamaru explained before puffing smoke out of his mouth. "If I were you, I'd break up with her!"
"Shikamaru!" Asuma shouted with a finger pointing at his student's face. "Don't be rude!"
Instead of being angry at Shikamaru's suggestion. Naruto only looked up dreamily and said, "Not in a million years would I ever leave her."
"Troublesome," Shikamaru said while shaking his head. "Women will boss you around. Take away your cloud-watching time, and dress you up like a Ken Doll."
Naruto noticed that the sun was sinking lower into the earth. The sky was dark purple and what was left of the sun was blood red as it sank lower into the Meridian. Naruto felt a weird tugging at his heart as he realized he had a date to go to. "It was fun training and hanging out! But I got to go!" Naruto jumped and body-flickered his way out of the area.
"Troublesome!"
Naruto jumped from the rooftops towards Ichiraku Ramen. The sun had almost set below the horizon. Naruto felt a strange feeling. Something was off but he wasn't sure what it was. He was once told by Iruka-sensei that he was a natural-born sensor, but he never had the opportunity to learn how nor did his teammates ever listen to him when he felt something. Someone was following him. Who that someone was he wasn't sure.
Red-colored lanterns lit up Madara Avenue. Naruto jumped from the rooftops down to the streets down below. The weird chakra spiked up. It felt foreign and unpleasant, yet was also curious. Naruto walked through the desolate road. His neck felt cold.
He felt something terrible, sadistic, and every bit hateful as hateful could be. Naruto ran down the street. He pumped chakra into his legs to pick up speed. Right as Naruto got close to the end of Madara Avenue he heard a loud whooshing sound. There was no time to react everything that happened came so quickly.
"Aghh!" Naruto cried out as he spit up blood.
A long, steel-barbed arrow pierced through the left side of his back. Naruto felt cold. Blood spurted out from his lower left chest. The pain was sudden and blinding. Lights became blurry as tears fell from his eyes. Naruto wiped them up, but his knees gave in causing him to fall to the ground. Blood covered his hands as he writhed on his right side.
The few civilians on the road he made eye contact with fled from his sight. He twisted and saw more people running indoors for safety. Naruto saw a long barbed-tipped arrow sticking out of his lower torso. He grabbed both ends of the arrow. Pain spiked around the wound. Just holding the arrow shaft made him dizzy and he had to bite his cheek to not pass out. He broke the wooden shaft where the barbed arrow had punctured him. Dark nearly black spurts of blood erupted from the wound when he did this. He took out the arrow from both ends.
"God Damnit!" Naruto cried out, only for him to hear another whooshing sound.
Naruto rolled on the ground as another arrow fell where he was before. Naruto spat out blood and clutched his back and lower torso with both hands as he got up. He looked around at the rooftops surrounding him, but he couldn't see anything. He was covered in dirt and blood. Civilians were screaming and hollering as he crawled towards an empty kiosk in front of him. The street lamps had yet to turn on, so all he could see were shadows.
"No, no, no, no," Naruto chanted as he took refuge behind an empty kiosk. "What's going on?"
Silence.
The whole world felt like it was stopping. Jumping out of the kiosk Naruto dodged two more breakneck speed arrows whizzing within a hair of his body. There was nothing he could do but run. Run he did, Naruto's feet were on autopilot as he zigzagged down Madara Avenue.
Within the corner of his frightened eyes, he saw two dark shadows jumping from the rooftops overhead. Naruto pulled out a kunai from his weapons pouch and took a left towards Shinto Lane. The entire road was desolate as he ran down it with the two shadows following him from above. Naruto had no time to react when one of the shadows knocked him like an empty bottle down the road.
The blow was crushing as his body bounced on and off the pavement. He felt several bones crack as he crashed into an abandoned cart of hay. He felt a broken rib but shrugged the blow off. Getting back onto his feet Naruto took a Taijutsu stance with his wobbling left leg behind his right. White light reflected off his black steel-tipped Kunai as the street lamps flared orange.
One of the shadows dropped from the rooftops in front of him. It was a tall brown-haired man with his steel-plated forehead protector slashed horizontally across it. The man was a missing-nin from Konoha.
"Any last words!" The man said.
Naruto pointed the tip of his kunai at his foe. "Why?" He took in his surroundings and thought up a plan.
"Why should I waste my breath with the dead last?" Shouted the missing-nin as he unsheathed two katanas from an X-cross dual scabbards on his back. "Call me Yasuo I was once a Konoha shinobi. Life was good before the attack. Then the Kyuubi came... I lost everything because of you. After the beast was sealed inside of you, my mother and father spoke out in protest! Because of you, they are dead! You represent everything wrong with Konoha!"
Yasuo charged at Naruto so fast he became a blur. Wounded and still taken off guard by this ambush. Naruto could only Kawarimi (substitution) into the other shadow. Naruto collapsed into a dirt road four blocks away. The shadow he used for his kawarimi was the most distinct chakra signature he felt. The sky became darker.
Chunks of earth flew from his shoes. He was bleeding less, but this constant running was preventing him from healing. He needed the Kyuubi because if he didn't use its power, he would soon be dead. "NOOOOOO!" The scream shocked Naruto to his core. He felt that shadow's malevolent chakra vanish.
Blood dripped from his waist down his pants as he rushed in whatever direction he was going. Naruto clutched his wounds and leaned against a wooden fence. Realization of what he had done was starting to dawn on him. He didn't use a log to kawarimi, he used a human being. He killed someone.
Civilians, shinobi, and even animals scurried away from Naruto as he used the wooden wall to keep his balance. He needed to find Ayame, Teuchi, he needed refuge and safety. Whooshing sounds brought Naruto out of his pain and suffering. Up above more shadows were rushing towards him. Their chakra felt dark and malevolent, but not as powerful as Yasuo's. Clutching his wounds, Naruto drifted down limestone steps that jetted off the main road.
More whooshing sounds came from above along with shouting. Bloody handprints were left on the walls as Naruto's drifting turned into running. Why was he being hunted? He was always loyal! Naruto ran down into an old bazaar marketplace known as the Underground. The shops were mostly abandoned. The few civilians still around were closing up shop. Naruto quickly took refuge behind an abandoned orange stand.
He remained still and quiet. His wounds slowly were closing. "Thanks, Fox," Naruto muttered under his breath. Naruto found a washcloth and wiped his sticky bloody fingers. Naruto took out another kunai and attached an explosive seal to it. He had only seven kunai left. Four explosive seals, ten shuriken, and the rest he'd have to leave to ingenuity if he could survive.
"Where did the demon go?" Shouted a black-cloaked man with a slashed Kiri Hitai-tai.
"Saw him come through here," Spoke what sounded like a woman. "Little fucker is going to die. We are getting a twenty million Ryo payout if we can make him suffer for all his crimes."
"Miki, he killed Beniyo," the black-cloaked man replied to Miki. "Little fucker did it using a kawarimi!"
"He what!" Miki furiously growled. "Chabi, I can't believe he killed Beniyo… he was a Jonin!"
"Yasuo is mad, he wants to carve the demon up himself," Chabi proclaimed as he passed by Naruto's hiding spot. Naruto remained still underneath the orange stand. "To kill a Jonin-level shinobi just like that... most shinobi can't even do that using kawarimi. Naruto shouldn't be underestimated!"
Naruto didn't dare breathe or move. A tear formed and fell from his right eye. Why was this happening? Naruto wanted to curl in a ball and cry. He took a life without thinking about it. Yasuo was coming at him ready to carve him up. Murderer! That word kept echoing at the back of his mind. He killed someone! Even if it was self-defense he still snuffed a soul out of existence. Naruto heard his assassins walking around his area of the bazaar.
"This Naruto Uzumaki might be around Ichiraku Ramen," Miki sultrily said like a siren luring sailors to their deaths. "I'll go and keep watch. You and the rest of us Black Jesters shall scan the area until we spot him again."
Naruto waited a minute for them to disperse from the area. He slowly moved in the prone position his chin just a few inches from the ground. His arms were starting to become covered in black grime as he made his way across the Bazaar. Naruto then popped out from the cover of the produce stands and dashed down the busy trading hub. His blue shinobi sandals clattered loudly as he ran faster.
Sweat rolled down his gravity-defying locks of hair. Naruto was gritting his teeth to prevent himself from screaming in pain. Civilians were running in all directions in the busier parts of the bazaar. Many onlookers gasped with their hands on their mouths.
"Help!" Naruto cried as he saw their faces. "Please, somebody help me!"
No one came near him. Naruto clutched his wounds and felt his eyes becoming blurry. His throat ached and his feet wobbled as he journeyed down the winding and abandoned stalls. A trail of blood followed him as he cried again, "Help me! Someone please! Don't just forsake me! Help me, please!"
Naruto saw at the end of the limestone-paved marketplace a tall brown-haired man. He had two drawn katanas in his hands. Sticky globs of blood dripped from the edge of his blades. Naruto stood across from him petrified.
"Nobodies coming to save you!" Yasuo said with a sadistic grin. "You aren't getting away from me this time!"
Yasuo charged at Naruto in a blur. Naruto made his trademark hand sign and yelled, "Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (multi–Shadow Clone Jutsu)!"
Fifty bloodied and battered clones came into existence with a loud poof. All the Naruto's took a defensive stance on the narrow bazaar road. Many shadow clones dispersed no sooner than they were created as Yasuo charged closer to what he suspected to be the original clone. However, Yasuo realized quickly that he had made a mistake as he slashed through four Naruto clones. Every Naruto was holding a kunai with odd white glowing chakra emitting from their blades.
Yasuo's Katana became covered in flames as he slashed at every Naruto clone that charged him. No matter how many Naruto's he slashed and burned they'd only taunt him with a white poofy explosion of smoke. "Why won't you die!" Yasuo screamed before making numerous hand signs ending on the Tiger. Yasuo then yelled out, "Katon: Moeru Torori (Fire Release: Flaming Trolley)!"
Naruto was with another shadow clone watching far away on the opposite side of the bazaar. He watched as a funnel of fire engulfed the merchant stands on both sides of the narrow street. Heat and smoke reached as far as Naruto. The inferno was popping every single shadow clone in its path. As the jutsu died down Yasuo huffed with his katanas in his hands.
Several Naruto clones their wind-chakra-powered kunai at the Konoha missing-nin, but with a quick swipe of his flaming swords he deflected the kunai. One stray shuriken missed Yasuo only for his right cheek to be slashed. Naruto's clone kept making more shadow clones who were assaulting Yasuo in teams of four.
Naruto clutched his head as memories of being beheaded, slashed, and burned bombarded his mind. Their memories… he would have to discuss this with a Shadow Clone expert in the future. A plan had formed in Naruto's mind. Yasuo was a sword master and a fire user. The missing-nin had both a long-range and a close-range advantage over Naruto's subpar wind chakra. He needed the Kyuubi.
"Fox, I could use your help here!"
"You seem to be doing fine!" Kyuubi chuckled before growling. "Who sent these people after you? Why is no one helping you out?"
Naruto took refuge behind the back of a shawarma stand. His shadow clone kept creating more clones to keep Yasuo at bay. In a perfect world, Naruto wouldn't be in this predicament. He thought about the Kyuubi's question. Why was no one helping him? Were these assassins sent by another village or…
"Someone in this village wants us dead."
"No, that's not possible," Naruto thought only to feel another tear falling from his right eye.
"These assassins belong to the Black Jesters. They're one of the largest shinobi organized crime groups in the world. They're made up of mercenaries, assassins, and drug smugglers. They're known for always hunting and following a contract to completion. They won't stop. Not until it's completed or called off. I'll give you some power, but you'll need to hold yourself together. The filthy flesh bag deserved to die!"
"I just wanted to see Ayame-chan," Naruto thought with quivering lips. "I didn't mean to kill anyone. I just wanted to her!"
"You killed someone! There's no going back in time. That's what happened, and by how well you are faring you'll need to kill more!"
Naruto felt Kyuubi's icy-cold and magma-hot chakra flowing throughout his body. He felt his nails grow longer. His whisker marks grew darker, and his eyes turned blood red with black slit marks replacing his pupils. Naruto's senses were heightened.
He had barely any time to dodge a flaming katana that slashed through the counter of the shawarma stand. Naruto rolled out of the way as Yasuo laughed maniacally. Yasuo slashed his blade through Naruto's shoulder only for Naruto to explode in white smoke.
"I'm starting to fucking get fed up with you, demon!" Yasuo said to himself before jumping to another narrow street in the bazaar. "Naruto! Come out, come out, wherever you are!"
Yasuo looked around him and saw no sign of the blonde-haired demon. It made him grimace internally as he heard loud shouting coming from where he started the fire. Konoha shinobi were closing in, and he needed to kill the demon right here and now. Instead of the shinobi rushing towards him, he heard them firing water jutsu into the flames.
"Hahaha! Naruto, your village abandoned you," Yasuo said with a crazed smile. "You are alone and forsaken! They're too busy putting out the fires to come to your rescue."
Yasuo powered more chakra into his system. He waited patiently for the demon to make a peep. He knew Naruto was close by. He felt the demon's chakra. The only question was where? Half a minute passed until he heard all around him clay pots breaking and merchant stands tumbling over. Twenty Naruto clones rushed Yasuo in all directions. He slashed and burned every clone that came near.
Puffs of white smoke surrounded the maniacal missing-nin. Before he could use his deadly jutsu to burn the entire bazaar to the ground he realized he couldn't move. Six powerful hands anchored Yasuo's legs and feet in place. His eyes became frightened.
"No!" Was Yasuo's last word.
Yasuo looked up and saw two red-eyed Naruto's crashing down to the Earth with a blue spinning orb of chakra in Naruto's right hand. Both Naruto's yelled, "Rasengan!" Naruto slammed his most powerful jutsu into Yasuo's face. It tore through Yasuo's head like a buzzsaw.
Bones, blood, and brain matter rained onto Naruto's face as he allowed gravity to do most of the work. He didn't stop until his Rasengan tore through the katana wielder, cutting Yasuo's body in half. Before he could stop the jutsu his Rasengan slammed into the limestone road. Smoke rose from the impact crater as Naruto huffed to himself. He got up from the small crater and looked at Yasuo's smoldering corpse. The missing-nin didn't have a head, nor any shoulders. The rest of his body was cut in half and mangled.
Naruto felt his blood turn cold as he looked at the corpse. Five kunai flew towards him, but Naruto deflected them with his spare kunai. He ran out of the bazaar as three more assassins chased after him. He had only one person in mind as he clutched his still throbbing arrow wound.
"Ayame-chan!" Naruto cried out as he realized what Miki meant. "No! They can't kill her!"
Naruto ran out into the desolate streets. He jumped high onto a nearby building. Naruto pumped chakra into his feet and prepared to shunshin his way to Ramen Ichiraku only to be slammed by a behemoth. He flew and crashed through a sky window. Naruto made the proper hand signs for Asuma-sensei's jutsu. He then yelled out, "Tsumuji Otoshi (Whirlwind Drop)!"
A small whirlwind cushioned Naruto's fall. He used the small funnel tornado to glide his way to a graceful fall onto the abandoned factory floor. Naruto saw four shinobi closing in around him on all sides. They all had slashed forehead protectors from various villages. They didn't look half as tough or dangerous as Yasuo, but Naruto armed himself with a kunai in each hand.
"You have killed two out of eight Black Jesters," spoke one of the four missing-nin surrounding Naruto. All four shinobi were from Kiri and their bodies were covered head to toe in black clothing. The one currently talking had two metal claws over their knuckle. They then growled and said, "Naruto, I have no ill will for jinchuriki, but you will die!"
Naruto's crimson eyes narrowed as he got into a taijutsu stance. He was ready to face these assholes.
"I killed Yasuo and Beniyo!" Naruto growled at the center of the empty factory. "I don't want to kill you four fools too, but I guess I have no choice."
"If you want some inspiration," replied another assassin behind Naruto. "That ramen chef you like is being hunted by Miki. She's brutal and gets jealous of women more beautiful than her. If you want to her again. Then you better fight with everything you got!"
To Be Continued…
(A/N) I'm sorry for cutting the chapter short, but I'm already going over the word limit. There are more fight scenes, more action, more drama, and more romance in store for everyone in the next few chapters. I want to give a special thanks to the people who have so far reviewed this story. You guys inspire me to continue with this story and to get further than I initially thought I could. Again, thank you for the support, and hopefully, the next chapter will come out sooner rather than later. If you want to support this story please follow, favorite, and leave a review.
