Chapter 13

Ino POV after release.

It was the most embarrassing thing to ever happen. I tried not to think about it since I had arguably had the least amount of humiliation. But even now laying in bed I couldn't help touching myself. It didn't help of course it only got me worked up again and no release was to be found. It was like he had cast a curse that prevented me from climaxing. I knew better of course he had actually used a seal to achieve this. I had found it in the bathroom mirror.

No matter how hard I tried I could break it myself, and there was no way I would confess my plight to others for help. So I had to choose between seeking him out or living with this aching itch at my core forever…Yea I would look for him tomorrow and try to convince him to free me.

Hinata POV after release

It was so incredibly embarrassing to witness such things. But even more than that I was hurt that Naruto went straight for Sakura and left only clones for the rest of us. I had even dared to hope that seeing her like that would dampen his interest in her. Instead I just went home and continued my normal routine for a while.

The next morning at breakfast father told me he needed to speak with me in his office privately. This was NOT a good sign. He must have heard how badly I performed in the evaluation.

"Hinata I wanted to ask you about your dream to eliminate the caged bird seal from the Hyuga." To say I was shocked would be an understatement, I didn't even know he knew about my dream. "What would you be willing to sacrifice to make that dream a reality within the year?" Again I was shocked to be asked such a question since father did not deal in hypotheticals very often.

"I would give anything but the lives of those I care about!" I did not stutter once to my surprise.

"I received an offer that can make this dream a reality, but you will be the one who pays for this blessing." Father was speaking calmly but firmly about this, it was true, and the fate of the clan apparently rested on my answer.

"What was the offer and how does it pertain to me?" I knew not where this confidence was coming from but it must be something to do with the subject we were speaking of.

"The person will remove all caged birds and replace them with seals that are safe for both the main branch and the side branches to wear. We will have access to the seal and its variants forevermore." It was the single greatest offer I had ever heard. I could only wander what was needed of me to make this happen. "In order to obtain this I am required to sell you to him." There it was. The worst case scenario really, but I would not be selfish.

"I accept father." Three words, three words to change my life and the life of my clan. I would be a slave, but all whom I love would be free. It was worth it. Father seemed to age before my eyes but after a few minutes he nodded, and I left the office.

Loki POV

It had been about a day since I had evaluated the teams. Things were sure to go somewhat off track from here on out. I had spent a lot of time just enjoying the company of Anko and Haku since then. We had spent hours working in the back garden together since it had been a wasted space before. I had also convinced them to let me take them out to eat at some nice places. I was flush with money at the moment due to the business of selling seals and completing so many missions including bounty missions back to back.

Imagine my surprise when I received an early morning visitor by the name of Sakura. "Hello, Sakura, can I help you?" I was confused since I figured she would never want to see me again.

"Yes you can, by taking responsibility for your actions!" This seemed like the kinda bs that would get a guy in trouble in a bad anime. "You broke up team 7 sent me to the hospital, and now I am moving in with Naruto and I have nothing to clean with!" Wow, that was a whole bunch of out of context statements.

"I do believe you mean that the Hokage broke up team 7, you and your parents decided to have you pursue medical training, and then you and Naruto hooked up enough that you decided to move and you're both broke." I countered her point by point.

"Look! You can dance around with clever words all you want but the fact is that with all the small interactions I've had with you, and all the rumors I've heard, and the way the Hokage took your recommendations. I KNOW YOU PLANNED THIS ALL OUT, SO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!"

"Yawwwwn! Do you need help with anything, master?" Haku said as she came up behind me in her maid outfit. Sakura was not the least bit phased by this and just continued glaring at me.

I sighed and decided on a course of action. "You should know that you hooking up with Naruto was not part of my plan. That was all you 2. However I also have an interest in the Uzumaki clan's success." I took a large bundle of money out of one of my leg seals. "So here is my gift to the Uzumaki clan, 15,000$ more than enough to turn the apartment spic and span, and also cover all your various expenses for a year, including the stuff you need to get started in the medical field."

Her jaw was hanging open. 15k really could hold the two of them over for that long due to the apartment being paid for already.

Sakura took the money quietly, bowed and left. I turned to Haku and shut the door behind me. "Yea, how about you look for that piece of lint I dropped last year." Haku blushed remembering last night when I had said the same thing. She dutifully bent over at the waist as if to look closely at the floor. I slid right into her from behind as this was the true purpose of this position.