Chapter 5


Naruto stood before the gathered Sekirei, a serious look on his face, "I know each of you have been training and preparing yourselves for a new fight, but this one time I ask each of you to stand back. This isn't your fight today, and all you need to do is observe. Alone any of you could easily crush this army, Matsu having the most difficulty due to her being a non-combatant type Sekirei." he said before raising a hand to quell their cries of shock, "And the reason I say this, is because I am going to show you just how much stronger each of you can be when you have proper training and skills." he said before looking to Takami.

"How large is this army?" he asked her before crossing his arms.

"Easily twice as big as the first invading army. One hundred-Ninety thousand soldiers, One Thousand tanks, Eight hundred artillery cannons, Thirty destroyers, fifteen dreadnought's, thirty aircraft carriers with full compliments and possibly fifty submarines. We don't know if they have any of the harder hitting weapons, but this is what the satellite showed us and what we estimated based on cargo capacity for each vessel." she explained nervously.

Matsu felt her eyes widen, "Takami, that's more than twice, hell I'd say it's easily three times that number!" she cried out before looking to Naruto in worry, "Naruto, you can't possible take on that kind of firepower and live, please, just let us help you, I promise we won't get in your way." she pleaded.

However, the blonde only grinned, "That's almost as large as the company I helped out in the war, a army which was decimated by a single man. Now I can see why Madara was always so battle-crazy when he fought us." he said in a bit of excitement.

His words halted the Sekirei's objections. He just admitted that a single human had basically annihilated an entire army by himself, and if Naruto's abilities were to go by then they would annihilate any modern army alone, but Naruto's people were basically SUPERHUMAN SOLDIERS and could do things humans in the modern world could dream of. Just how strong could a human of the past become?

Naruto looked out to the sea, watching as the large number of vessels approached, "How long until they arrive?" he questioned.

"Fifteen minutes. Give or take two or three minutes."

~XxX-Play Fiver Finger Death Punch: Living the Dream-XxX~

Naruto nodded and looked to the group of Sekirei, "You should all head inside, there's a storm coming." he said grinning as he looked up, and to their surprise, dark clouds began to gather above them, loud crashes of thunder resounding through the air as he exerted his power.

Takami didn't hesitate to run into the main facility, Matsu hesitated, but the elated and serene look on Naruto's face said it all; He was willing to go the distance to see that none of his friends were hurt, even if that meant he had to become the devil. Miya stood still as powerful gusts of winds gathered overhead and began to funnel down in the form of massive twisters before crashing into the sea, ripping into the battleships that approached, several vessels being capsized as Naruto flared his power even further causing seven more tornado's to fall from the heavens and bombard the approaching fleet.

Lightning crashed from the heavens as rain pelted across their flesh, and the Sekirei remained still as they watched Naruto perform what could only be called an act of God. Naruto never took his gaze away from the approaching fleet, his concentration focused on the task at hand. Nearly all of the remaining vessels had made it by his initial attack, but he didn't care to bother with them as they made it to the shore. With a stomp on the ground, he raised his hands and the Sekirei watched as the earth did his bidding and ripped into the vessel from underneath, the explosion that rocked the island as the ship exploded doing nothing to stop the awe that they felt as they watched Naruto ripped apart the army without moving a single step.

With a clap of his hands a large tidal wave washed over the burning scrap and snuffed out the fire and pulled the ship back into the water where it vanished under the waves to never be seen again. Turning to face the sea where a dozen submarines surface, he watched as hundreds of men jumped into small boats and inhaled, and then to everyone who was watching, he breathed a sea of flame from his mouth as if he was a dragon, the cry of, "Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation" filling the air as the cries of terror were snuffed out in an instant as the sea was burnt away by the white hot fire.

Performing a set of seals only he understood, Naruto called out, "Gale Style: Gale Dragon" and a large pulse of energy washed out from where he stood, the sheer power making the hairs on each of the Sekirei's arms stand on end as if they had been exposed to high volumes of static electricity. And much to their shock, the storm Naruto had conjured up only began to seemingly go from utterly devastating to a cataclysmic event in a near instant. Soon dozens of tornado's fell from the heavens and landed right on each of the ships and plowed through them with violent explosions ripping some of the ships in two.

Lightning crashed down and turned the water into a mighty conductor that fried each and every soldier that was wet, their cries instantly dying out as the storm ran rampant overhead. A series of loud explosions filled the air and Naruto simply turned his gaze to the larger vessels as they rained fire at him to try and kill him, but the blond merely smirked, "Wood Style: Wood Expulsion" he called out as the earth cracked apart before a large chunk of wood covered not just him, but the Sekirei as well, the spot they stood shaking violently enough that the Sekirei actually fell to the ground as the explosions impacted the mighty defense.

A single handseal and the wood retreated enough for Naruto to gaze at the large battleships. Raising a hand, Naruto conjured up what could only be described as a white disk of light, the shrill cry being so loud that the Sekirei had to cover their ears, and then that shrill cry changed as the sphere within the center ignited into what they could only call a miniature sun, "Lava Style Rasenshuriken" Naruto intoned calmly before he hurled the burning discus as the ships. as it ripped through the first two, the explosions from the two ships rocking the sea, Naruto simply snapped his fingers and said, "Burst" before the sight of a large dome of flame filled the air as it encompassed five of the battleships, the explosions never coming as the ships were melted down in an instant.

The crews of each vessel were dead in an instant, never getting a cry out as they were reduced to nothing. A inhale and Naruto spit out a large wave of water with a call of, "Water Style: Water Dragon" and the incredible sight of the water shaping itself into a red eyed dragon filled their eyes before it crashed down into the burning water, filling the air with steam. With this done, Naruto finally moved from his spot, the blond summoning a a familiar sword-to Matsu and Miya at least, as he leapt into the mist he created. Soon cries of pain filled the air before being silenced almost instantly.

The Mist surprisingly didn't dissipate like they had thought, but the sheer density seemed to have made it increase. Explosions filled the air as the submarines underwater seemingly detonated on their own, the battleships then did something they hadn't expected and began firing on one another as they tried to stop the menace that was Naruto Uzumaki. And soon, the only enemies left were the ones Naruto let onto the island, a total of thirty thousand men armed with the worlds most advanced weaponry to date.

When the mist cleared up, the sea was clear, and smoke filled the air for mere moments before the ships that were once burning sank beneath the water. As for Naruto himself, he stood before the large number of armed men, the helicopters that hovered overhead doing nothing to deter him, nor frighten him in the slightest. Instead, he stabbed his large executioner's blade into the ground and slid it across the dirt in front of him, "None of you will make it past this line, that I promise you." he said as he released the blade and drew a katana.

With the army standing at the ready in front of him Naruto cracked his neck and readied himself for battle. Easily ten thousand enemies stood in front of him, but even he knew he couldn't afford to hold back, he would not ever hold back. The army of soldiers all stood nervously as the man that utterly wrecked the fleet himself stared back them, and who wouldn't be nervous this guy had to be easily the most powerful man in the world.

He carried no weapons on him save for the sword in hand, primitive compared to today's technology. Naruto took a step forward causing some of them to gulp in nervousness. Another step and he watched as they aimed some their weapons to combat him. With each step he picked up speed until he was in a full out run. Roars of battle echoed through the air as the army charged towards him. Naruto crashed through the ranks of enemy ninja sending countless people into the air with sheer power alone. With that he begun his onslaught against his enemies.

Naruto kicked a man in the face and then punched another across the jaw as he followed up with a roundhouse kick that sent another to the ground unconscious. One shot a dozen rounds at him in a attempt to blow his head off his shoulder's, but he skillfully ducked under it and gave a mighty reverse heel kick that sent him skidding across the ground with his upper body buried beneath the dirt. Naruto then turned and leaned back as another enemy tried to smash his butt-stock into his head before Naruto simply gave a powerful right cross and then jumped on the mans face and leapt off to go to another part of the armies ranks.

It was almost like he was soaring above them, but when he landed it was death incarnate. Ducking under yet another series of shots he grabbed the woman by her wrists and spun her around and let her go where she crashed into her comrades who shouted in surprise. Like a dance of death he spun in circles while disabling his opponents with ease, not noticing that Minaka, Takehito, Takami, the Sekirei and other civilians who worked for M.B.I watched from a nearby hill in silent awe. Strike after strike was dealt and Naruto looked at each of his enemies with a calculating eye before he charged through their ranks once more like a unstoppable force of nature.

Using his enhanced strength Naruto caved a mans chest in and relieved him of his gun and began to blow his enemies down mercilessly, each round hitting their targets. One shot, one kill apiece. When the rifle ran out, he returned to his own weapon. He spun and cut a mans knee's before he spun once again as he cut another's back crippling them forever. One man thought it would be a great idea to throw a grenade at the Uzumaki. How wrong he was when with precise skill Naruto turned and caught the explosive with ease. Grabbing a man by the head, he shoved it down his shirt and spun around where he quickly kicked the man away while throwing a blade into the original throwers throat.

The man that had the grenade on him screamed in fear as he tried to pull it out, but was to late as it detonated and killed several dozen of his comrades. With that done Naruto grabbed spun his sword begun to skillfully spin around and cut through the enemy ranks. Dropping one of the swords he threw the one in his hand where it was lodged into a enemies chest. Without even using his Sensory ability he reached out and grabbed a enemies wrist where with a quick twist it snapped. He then brought his legs in and kicked them to his sides striking two enemies at the same time. While taking a kunai out of its pouch, he stabbed it into the man whose wrist he broke killing him.

With a dash forward he grabbed the second sword and jumped into the air and flattened his body into a horizontal plane he begun to spin while mowing through his enemies like they were actually grass. He was shot at by a tank, but Naruto was quick to redirect the round into a helicopter with his bare hands and then leapt at the tank, cutting it in two where it exploded shortly after before he continued his path of carnage. And as he moved forward anybody who could simply stand tried to stop him, but in the end they still fell to his blade.

He stopped and threw the second sword into a shocked mans chest where he was then forced to dodge a mans attempt to cut him in half using the executioner blade, surprisingly able to even lift the thing let alone swing it at him. with a solid punch to the throat the ninja dropped the weapon as Naruto grabbed him around the throat, "Is that the best you can do?" he asked the man. A burst of chakra drew his attention and Naruto turned just in time to be sent flying away from the army. When he landed he slid for several feet before he stopped.

Standing tall she brushed the imaginary dust off her shoulders as she stepped forward "Don't think that just cuz you managed to catch us off guard with your powers you get to have all the fun." Kazehana said with a light smirk.

Naruto snorted as he watched Karasuba and Mutsu join her, "Well, it's about damn time, I was starting to get bored over here. I think you can handle these ones. Go wild all of you. Show me how much you've improved under my guidance." he said before vanishing in a flash of yellow.

Miya looked to the redhead and nodded her head, "Alright Matsu, start us off." she said with a small smile on her lips.

"Alright, let' start this. Access Search!" Matsu, said as she closed her eyes and activated her power to gain access to MBI's satellite that were monitoring the island from space, analyzing the invaders and their weapons before telepathically supplying the information as well as strategies she had managed to gather and form to her siblings, who immediately rushed to the strategic locations Matsu had provided them.

"Helicopters?" Kazehana stated with a smile as she put a hand on her hips and turned her head up to look at the helicopters flying above her, "Just my kind of guests." With a small smile, she lifted her hand and pointing her slender finger at the nearby helicopters, causing the wind around them to pick up, "Flower Whirlwind" With that declaration, the Wind Sekirei created several cyclones of winds and pink flower petals that blown away the helicopters on midair, sending them crashing into each other before dropping to the ground around her in flames. Lowering her hand, she then elegantly raised the other, generating several more tornado's to wipe out the entire units of flying machines as well as their pilots, "There you go." She smiled and looked at the destruction she had caused.

At the other side of the battlefield, Mutsu took out his sheathed katana and tapped one end of it into the ground and muttered with a calm tone "Smashing Point" as he used to power over the Earth to cause a small-scale earthquake to occur, tearing apart the ground in front of him, uplifting every single tank in front of him and causing the soldiers inside to cry out in fear before abandoning their vehicles to run for their lives. However, before they could get anywhere, a silver-haired woman jumped down from above and started slaughtering every single she could reach with her sword, which she wielded with grace and great skills. Those who she hadn't reached yet desperately fired bullets at her with their guns, but the woman simply jumped into the air to dodge them before landing down and finishing them off with lightning fast slashes.

"Weaklings." Karasuba muttered as she looked at the remaining soldiers, who knew that their lives had been settled.

As the Sekirei continued to carve destruction around the island, Miya had remained in the same position in front of Matsu, sharply looking at the battleships on the ocean in front of them. Removing her sword from its scabbard, Miya raised it above her head, holding the handle with both hands, before bringing it down in a strong slash, sending a violent shockwave that traveled all the way from her position to one of the battleships from afar, slicing it in half.

With eyes as cold as ice, she swung her sword to the side, sending yet another powerful shockwave that nearly split the water surface toward the second ship with blurring speed, causing it to be split in half before exploding in the process. Slashing her sword over and over, it didn't take it long for the Sekirei Pillar to destroy the remainder of the fleet of battleships, ending the lives of every single human on board.

"I think that's the last of them, everyone." Matsu announced once the final ship had been sunk, "Good work everyone!" She stated happily once the other Sekirei had reassembled around her and Miya, who sheathed her weapon into its scabbard and turned around to look at her sisters and brother.

"Hm… as expected none of them could hold a candle to any of us," Kazehana commented with a smile while running her hand through her hair.

"Hm… those weaklings better learn their lesson and never step their filthy feet on this island again after this defeat." Karasuba said as she crossed her arms over her chest and glanced at the dead soldiers she had cut down with her blade.

"They are rather weak, aren't they?" Kazehana asked, "Guess that's what happens when you properly hone your powers."

"Well, it also helps that Naruto pretty much decimated two thirds of the army on his own." Matsu pointed out, her glasses glinting. Kazehana only shrugged, and Karasuba and Mutsu said nothing in response, "Don't you agree, Miya-chan." Matsu asked Miya, who looked at her for a moment before nodding her head in agreement, "Thought so." The red haired Sekirei smiled.

"Well, how about we head back to the base then… I am hungry." Kazehana suggested as she raised both hands above her heads and stretched her back, which caused the miniskirt she was wearing to raise and reveal a small portion of her bubble ass, which she didn't appear to care in the slightest.

"Yes, let's go." Miya nodded her head and walked ahead of them.

Naruto was sitting at the edge of the research building with a calm smile on his face, the Sekirei could notice a look of pride on his face, but not for anything he had done; for them. Nodding his head he stood up, "You guys have sown impressive improvement over your powers, now, your real training begins. Meet me out in the western part of the islands tomorrow at noon." he said walking inside.

XxX

In his room Naruto laid on his bed, the ceiling being the only thing holding his attention. So, the truth was he wasn't all that surprised when the door to his room opened and Miya stepped in drawing his attention. The blond turned and gave a small smile, "Hey, Miya-san, what's up?" he asked her.

"I also want to apologize." Miya said, lowering her head a little, "For the way I acted, and for doubting your intentions these past few months you have stayed with us."

"Ah that's alright. I don't think you need to apologize for anything. Sure, we had a rough start, but it was only because you were worried about the others." the man turned to Miya, giving her a small smile as he pointed at her, "If I were you, I would have done the same. Here I am, a complete stranger with unclear intentions that suddenly appear out of nowhere, wielding the powers that can be used to easily defeat every single one of you, thus endanger everybody here on this island. Even I would be very worried if I met someone like that, lemme tell you."

"I see." Miya nodded her head. She remained silent for a few seconds, as if she was thinking hard about something, before finally breaking the silence with a question "Naruto-san... do you know what Sekirei are?"

"Sekirei are a genus of passerine bird, right?" Naruto asked but added quickly when he saw the look Miya was giving him "Relax, I was just kidding. Why don't you enlighten me?"

"To put it simply, we are aliens, extraterrestrial super-powered humanoids with a genetic code similar to you humans." Naruto nodded, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned back "A very long time ago, eight Sekirei spaceships reached Earth. Ours contained one hundred and eight life forms, crashed in the sea near Japan. The rest landed in various locations worldwide, and the Sekirei aboard them gave rise to the myths and legends of gods and heroes that have passed down through histories of mankind."

"Uh huh."

"You are not surprised." It was not a question, and wasn't something Miya had not expected, "You probably know that already, don't you?"

"Before I answer that question, can I ask you something?" Miya nodded her head in approval, "Why tell me now? I take that you have come to trust me more than before, but I cannot see why you have to tell me everything so suddenly like this." he stated.

"Because Naruto-san… aside from the fact that sooner or later, one way or another, you will learn everything about us." Miya said slowly "Even if I don't, Matsu, Kazehana or even Karasuba will. Once asked, any of them will answer everything you want to know."

"Hoh… I did not expect that." Naruto made a sound of surprise "Can I ask why?"

"You see, Naruto-san… you're their Ashikabi, their destined one." Naruto simply raised an eyebrow in response, "Ashikabi are the individuals to whom Sekirei become attached to, in both a contractual and emotional sense."

Naruto felt himself stop moving, "Wait... is that why Matsu came to my room and basically flung herself onto me?" he asked.

"Yes, and while you might not have known what was going on, she was having what is known as a Reaction, she determined that you were the perfect match for her in life in the most basic way I can explain it." she nodded.

"Oh shit, and I ran away thinking something else entirely." Naruto moaned out in misery, "How could I have done that to her, she must be so heartbroken now." he said to himself, feeling as if he were the jerk of the world.

"From what I hear, Takami explained to her that you didn't understand the Sekirei culture and she is feeling a lot better, in fact it was what made her feel a hundred times better when she realized you didn't understand why you rejected her." Miya explained, "She has become attracted to you, and not only that, she has fallen in love with you." Miya answered.

Naruto nodded his head and stayed quiet for a moment, but then a small, almost unnoticeable smile crossed his face in a millisecond before it disappeared like it was never there, so fast even someone like Miya almost missed it, "Where is she now?"

"She is currently doing some medical exams with Kazehana. This is the first time a Sekirei of this era has ever reacted to her Ashikabi, so the scientists want to know exactly what is happening to her." Naruto rolled his eyes ,"It can't be helped."

"I think I get it." The blonde haired man chuckled "So, the reason you are telling me all this is because…" He stopped and gestured his hand for Miya to finish his sentence.

"It is because I want you to have the time to think about it, so you can make the right decision." Miya said with a serious tone "You see, for Sekirei, Ashikabi mean the whole world, while nothing else matters. A Sekirei can only have one Ashikabi, and the moment they are bonded to each other, said Sekirei will come to love their Ashikabi unconditionally, and willingly to do anything for them. The bond between a Sekirei and their Ashikabi is extremely sacred, something that they will treasure with all of their heart." She then paused a second before continuing distastefully "However, while an Ashikabi can choose to wing their Sekirei, they can also choose to reject them. Thus, whether you will accept Kazehana or not, it's your choice."

"Well, I take that it's a very bad thing." He didn't have to be a genius to know that, based on Miya's tone.

The Sekirei Queen then looked at Naruto in the eyes, staring deep into his cerulean blue eyes, "Naruto-san, I have no right to tell you to do something you don't want to do, and I am clearly powerless to make you, but I wish you will think very carefully about it, and do the right thing when you see them both again. As the Queen of Sekirei, I guarantee you that you won't regret it, the bond that is growing stronger between you and your Sekirei."

"Well…" Naruto unfolded his arms and continued, "You don't have to worry about that Miya. I would be a fool if I chose to reject Kazehana, and a even bigger fool to push Matsu away again. I mean… they're both a set of smoking hot babe's, no straight hot blooded man would reject an opportunity to have someone as sexy as they are to fall in love with them like this, especially not someone like me." He laughed, causing Miya to click her tongue in displeasure "Well, joking aside… I can't see any harm in bonding with Matsu and Kazehana. Even if there is, I won't reject them so you don't have to worry about that."

"Thank you, Naruto-san," Miya said and lowered her head gratefully. She paused, "What about Karasuba though, I did tell you she was reacting to you as well." she mentioned.

"I remember, but I just want to ensure she is fully cured of whatever is affecting her mind before I do anything, besides, my emotion sensing abilities can tell she doesn't feel much of a bond with me yet so I have to wait for the right moment." he said softly.

Miya nodded, "I see..." she said quietly before she stood up, "Well, regardless, I believe you have some things you need to think on, so I shall allow you to do that on your own without interrupting you." she said as she walked through the door and silently shut it to walk away.

XxX

"I believe that's everything." Takami said as she opened the capsule, allowing Kazehana to sit up and stretch her arms by pushing her hands above her head "You're free to go wherever you want, Kazehana." She told her, smiling knowingly.

"Finally." The wind Sekirei said and stood up before making her way out of the lab, ignoring most people who were standing in her way.

"Now now, aren't you excited?" Kazehana didn't need to look to know who it was, and because of the sarcasm in her tone, she decided not to look as well.

"What is it that you want, Karasuba?" The number three Sekirei asked, continuing advancing forward.

"We simply want to congratulate you, Kaze-tan." Hearing Matsu's voice, Kazehana finally turned around and saw the second Sekirei standing with the rest of the Discipline Squad, sans Miya, who she had seen leaving the laboratory earlier after discussing something with Matsu.

"Matsu, thank you." A smile appeared on her face as she looked at the genius Sekirei, before darting her eyes to the other two "You two Mutsu, but I suppose 'we' doesn't mean every single one of you, does it?" She said, looking at the silver haired Sekirei. She and Karasuba were on good term, but she had never liked number four's attitudes about Ashikabi and the bonds Sekirei shared with them.

"Hey, at least your Ashikabi isn't a weak one." Karasuba said uncaringly, "I must admit, to have someone like him as your Ashikabi, you are a very lucky Sekirei, Kazehana."

"Why thank you." The wind Sekirei replied sarcastically while running her hand through her hair- "Do you need me to tell you that I don't need your opinion about my Ashikabi?" She then looked around, "Where's Miya?"

"She is talking about Naruto right now," Mutsu informed.

"What does she want?" Kazehana asked in surprise.

"Miya-tan simply wants to talk to him about us, about you and me." Matsu quickly said before the wind Sekirei could get the wrong idea "We don't know how he is going to react when you tell him he is our Ashikabi, so Miya decided to tell him everything he would need to know to prepare for it."

Kazehana nodded her head in understanding. As much as she wanted to be the one who told him that she was his Sekirei, Matsu was right, they didn't know how Naruto was going to react to the news. It would be better if they told him about them first, so he could have some time to prepare for it.

Truly, there was no one who could do it better than the Sekirei Pillar, as she was the wisest of them all and also knew about them more than anyone else.

Though, she could not help but think that it was not going to be a problem, considering his personality and the fact that he might have already known almost everything about them.

"Alright then…." Kazehana said finally "I think I should go. I will see you guys later." She smiled and turned around to continue heading to Naruto's room. It didn't take her long to get there, as his room was only one floor away. With each step the wind Sekirei took, the pleasant sensation within her chest grew stronger and became so intense, she could feel her entire body flushing with warmness. Her heart and her mind yearned for Naruto, and the wind Sekirei knew she was going to love.

As the elevator doors opened with a ping, Kazehana found herself standing in front of Miya, but she could see there was something different about the Sekirei Queen. Miya looked distraught… like she was being bothered by her own thoughts. The calm and collected Queen of the Sekirei had completely disappeared, and to say Kazehana was surprised was an understatement.

"Miya…"

"Kazehana." They greeted, almost at the same time. The alien expression on Miya's face quickly disappeared after that and was replaced by a small, yet very genuine smile appeared on her face. It was something that she didn't see very often, "I have filled him in the details… don't worry, everything is going to be fine."

"Ah... thanks a lot, Miya." After saying with a smile, Kazehana looked over Miya's shoulder to see Naruto looking at them. Their eyes met, and Kazehana felt like the entire world had stopped moving and her entire heart and mind was focused on him, while everything else disappeared and was no longer something she wanted to care about.

"I'm happy for you, Kazehana." The wind Sekirei was broken out of her trance when Miya spoke up and placed a hand on her shoulder "Now, go to him." She said, stepping out of the way and opening a path for number three, who then stepped out of the elevator, allowing the leader of the Discipline Squad to walk in "I will see you later." And with that, the doors closed.

Taking a deep breath, Kazehana approached Naruto, as the young man stood up from his bed and came to open the door for her.

"Please come in and make yourselves at home…. Oh wait, you have already done that the last time you were here." He said cheerily, causing Kazehana to giggle whole heartedly at his words.

"Now that you mention it, I haven't thanked you for letting me rest here last time," Kazehana said, folding her arms under her breasts.

"Ah, don't mention it." Naruto grinned "Actually, I should be the one who says thank you. It's been awhile since the last time I had a good drink and an even greater drinking partner. I know that I can't get drunk, but I can still feel the liquor just fine you know." He said and gestured his hand toward his bed "Why don't you sit down? It's not very comfortable talking while standing like this."

"Alright then." Kazehana said and took her seat on his bed, while Naruto sat down on the chair that he put in front of her "So… how much did Miya tell you?"

"Well, literally everything I need to know." Naruto answered "I know what a Sekirei is, and I know I am an Ashikabi… your Ashikabi to be specific." Kazehana nodded, smiling while blushing a little.

"I know this is a bit sudden for you, Naruto. You barely know me, and this kind of human's relationships doesn't really work this way…. but I can wait some more time so you can have more time to get to know me better. If that's what you want, I don't mind." Kazehana suggested, as much as she wanted otherwise.

"You don't have to do that. It's not right to deny what you desire. I am not going anywhere, so we will have plenty of times together after this." He said, waving his hand in front of his face "Besides, this is something I want as well. I want to have someone who can stay with me for the rest of my life." Naruto smiled as he got onto the bed and sat down next to Kazehana, who couldn't help but feel another meaning behind his words. He then turned to her and grabbed her hands, holding it between them "You have no idea how much it means to me, Kazehana."

"Naruto-kun…" Kazehana stared longingly at the young man in front of her. Her body felt hot, and her breathing was hard to control. From the second their hands touched, her mind was filled with so many kinds of positive emotions. The mere sight of the young man standing in front of her was more than enough to make her heart thump even stronger and threaten to burst out of her chest.

"I know my life is anything but perfect, but if you allow me to give you the wings that you rightfully deserve, I promise you that I will make the most out of it. I will care for you, love you, and make you the happiest Sekirei ever." Naruto said, squeezing the wind Sekirei's hands. Kazehana was completely amazed by his speech, and the feelings that she could feel him put behind it "So will you, Sekirei number three, Kazehana, allow me to wing you?" From this point of view, those words sounded like a marriage proposal, but he had learnt a very long time ago that the bond between an Ashikabi and their Sekirei, was nothing but a marriage that would last forever.

"You truly blow me away with your manliness, Naruto-kun. You're very special, and I don't know where this is going to take me, but all that matter to me right now is that you are my Ashikabi, and I am your Sekirei." Kazehana smiled a beautiful smile, before slowly nodding her head "My answer is yes, Ashikabi-sama." With that, Naruto leaned forward and kissed her. Instantly, bright wings of brilliant purple light flared into existence from the shining Sekirei crest that appeared at the base of Kazehana's neck, spreading across Naruto's room.

It lasted for a few seconds before the light eventually faded away and the wings disappeared, leaving only Naruto and Kazehana lovingly kissing each other.

Slowly but reluctantly, Kazehana pulled back and fluttered her eyes open, looking at her Ashikabi in an expression that radiated immense joy.

"Sekirei no 3, Kazehana."

She said, caressing his cheeks.

"I am yours and yours forever, Ashikabi-sama."

"I know, Kazehana-chan, I know." Naruto said pressing his lips to hers again, only for her to push him away, "What's the matter?" he asked her.

"Have you showered today?" she asked him.

"Not yet, I usually go bathe before going to bed, why, wanna join me?" he asked with a grin only for her to shake her head.

"Not that it isn't tempting, but not this time. You stink, I'll think about giving you my virginity only when you go clean up." she said as she stood up and left.

Naruto felt himself sigh as he looked down, "Well, ain't that some shit. She sure knows how to blue ball a guy." he muttered.

XxX

It was standard practice for a person to wash themselves before entering the bath, it was different in the west, over there a bath was a place to clean yourself, in Japan it was a place for relaxation and a person was expected to be clean before entering the water. What he wasn't expecting was for his senses to pick up someone walking towards the bathroom, he briefly considered the possibility of it being Matsu coming for her own bath before dismissing it, he doubted she would be receptive of any attempts like that.

Not that it would stop him but he was the exception as opposed to the norm.

Regardless of who it was, he decided to dispel the clone he had created to wash his back just in case they entered… and he was right to do so as the door slid open only a few seconds later.

"Hello Naruto-kun," well would you look at that, it seemed that Matsu had managed to recover from his initial rejection. Hell, he had meant to speak with her after Winging Kazehana to himself, but she had simply vanished by the time he had turned towards her.

"Hello Matsu-chan, did you come to bathe with me?" he asked with a grin adorning his lips as he looked at the busty redhead, happy to see that she was dressed in little more than a towel with her usual glasses nowhere to be seen. It was quite impressive the sheer difference the lack of glasses made to her face, without their influence it looked far more slender than before, changing her beauty from 'cute' to 'gorgeous'… not that he hadn't already figured that out before seeing her without them but it sure was nice to finally see that beauty first hand, the light blush on her cheeks only further increased the erotic aura she currently exuded.

"Hehehe, yes, I did," she said through deep breaths and small swallows as she inched closer to him, "Do you want me to wash your back for you?"

"Meh, I guess we have to start somewhere," he responded easily, honestly he was having trouble not jumping her right there and then but one thought stopped him from doing so… how good would getting his back rubbed by her naked body feel? He was certainly experienced but most of his experience had occurred in a bedroom, not a bathroom and the thought of trying out something new was allowing him to suppress his urges to just get straight down to the act.

And he wasn't disappointed. While she had started off simply scrubbing his back with her hands (while simultaneously offering a wonderful massage) she soon let her towel drop and started to wrap herself around him, allowing her voluptuous form to press into him before moving slowly and deliberately. The experience was further enhanced by the soft panting coming from her lips and the harsh beating of her heart noticeable courtesy of the direct contact he was currently involved in with her.

Eventually though, he knew it would have to end.

"You know Matsu-chan, I wanna apologize for rejecting you. If I had only known what you were trying to convey to me, I would have never rejected you when you came into my room that night," he never got to finish as the redhead proceeded to press her lips to his and he instantly noticed the large, geometric wings of light that were emitted from the spot between her shoulders.

When the light faded Matsu had a smile of adoration on her face, "It's fine Naruto-kun, I forgive you. Takami-tan explained everything to me on how you were never fully brought in on how the Sekirei live or the likes, so it's understandable." she said before kissing him again. That night, the bath took a little bit longer to finish, and needless to say, Kazehana admitted to her Ashikabi she found herself jealous over Matsu for a minute.