Naruto and Hinata enjoyed their mutual first afterglow for all its worth. Then there was an alarming gurgle from Hinata's guts.
"Um, I think it all wants to come back out," Hinata warned him with a sheepish look to her sweat-soaked face.
"Yikes. Um, okay, can you make it to the bathroom or should I carry you?" Naruto checked, musing there were certain disadvantages to cumming roughly 4 pints at a time.
"I wouldn't want to get the floor slippery, and I'm not exactly as locked tight as I usually am," she chuckled.
"There's a compliment to my size in there, thanks for that, but let's get you to the toilet before there's a puddle of sex juice soaking the mattress," Naruto said, half-laughing at how ridiculous the words he'd just said were. Forcing himself out of bed, he hid a wince. He felt sore as a motherfucker. In the best way, and he loved the physical feedback proving he'd put his all into making love to his new wife. But he could probably use a hot bath with magnesium salts unless he wanted to be creaky as Old Man Hokage come tomorrow. And if he felt worn and ragged, he could only imagine how Hinata felt.
Refocusing his ADHD-ish mind off the aftermath of losing his virginity, Naruto crouched down and got a good grip on Hinata. Using his legs, not his back, he lifted her up. She felt delightful in his arms, even if he already felt the strain of carrying her weight. Turning, he went to the bathroom of his (correction, their) studio apartment. He managed to balance on one leg to lift the seat of the toilet with his foot. Then he, gently as he could in his current state, laid her down on the porcelain throne.
"Um… do you want me to wait outside the door?" Naruto asked, just then realizing that Hinata was literally on the toilet. She would be discharging their mixed fluids (mostly his, but still) out her freshly fucked pussy rather than peeing or pooping, but it was the principle of the thing. He wanted to be there for her, but maybe she didn't want him in the room.
"I'm not an exhibitionist or have bathroom kinks, I just have no concept of privacy growing up in the Hyuuga Compound. Only if it'll bother you to see me do my business, Naruto-kun," Hinata chuckled before getting a look of focus. She laid a hand on her rounded out tummy and seemed to bear down.
A rather disgusting sound not unlike a wet fart filled the air, followed by the splash of a viscous substance hitting the water in the bowl.
"Yeah, no, I'm just gonna run a bath and hum really loud," Naruto said, blushing worse than Hinata ever had, or so it felt. His face felt hot enough to light a candle at 10 paces. He turned his back on his spouse/lover/Ward and drowned out the noises coming from her crotch with hits off the radio and the running faucet. By the time the tub was full and steaming, she'd finished and flushed the whole load to be the plumbing's problem.
"Sorry about that," Hinata said with forced levity when he could look her in the eye again.
"Hey, I'm the one who stuffed it all up there. Not your fault," Naruto managed to string together. He was struck with the intuition that he hadn't thought of marrying Hinata and sharing every aspect of his life with her all the way through. Not that he regretted it, no way, believe it. Just wish he'd thought to gird himself for certain realities. "Come on," he said, taking her hand and helping her step into the tub.
The cylindrical ceramic was a little too small for him, let alone both of them. Still, Hinata didn't seem to mind being squished like a sardine against his body and he certainly wasn't either. They sank up to the neck and got as comfortable as possible in the tight space of the bathtub.
"We'll need a shower after this," Hinata said out of the blue, after a few minutes of silent soaking.
"Yeah," Naruto agreed distractedly, most of his attention on her naked body. At this angle, spooning up behind her, he could look down and get the whole full-frontal view through the water. SO much better than the dirty magazines he snuck from the bookstore, and looking at his own Sexy Jutsu body didn't count.
*You know you can touch if you really want to, right? We ARE husband and wife now. I'm all yours as much as you're all mine,* Hinata projected into his mind. Oh, right, they had Telepathy unless he turned it off now.
*We just did a lot more than 'touch', I didn't want to seem greedy,* Naruto sent back through their Connection linking them.
*Naruto-kun, I was fully convinced I was ugly until yesterday when you started insisting I was hot. Please, for my own sake, be greedy as you like. It makes me feel pretty,* Hinata fired back.
Naruto got the familiar headache he normally associated with math class. When he was trying to process something that made no sense. *How in the name of the Sage himself could you look in the mirror and not see a living goddess?* he wondered. *Not rhetorical, I'm really asking.* Even as he waited for an answer, he happily brought up his hands to do what he'd been dying to do almost since they'd gotten together: feel her boobs.
Hinata gave a low moan which reminded Naruto that he was a young, healthy male with a very short refractory period. His Progenitor cock went from limp noodle to al dente in no time flat. His quad of balls were still achingly empty, but who said he had to be full up every single time, right? Dry orgasms were a thing and all.
*Well… you seem to like them, but my breasts are so fat, they'll sag so easy in a few years. My butt's too big and sticks out so far. I'm not skinny and I have too much muscle. My skin is so pale, even if it's pretty clear. My face is nothing special. And my hair is the wrong color,* Hinata listed off even as she started to writhe in his grip. She seemed ready for round two pretty fast herself.
Naruto paused in massaging the marvelous mounds filling his palms. *Okay, a lot to unpack there. I'm just going to tell this to you straight. The Change is designed to give a woman the 'perfect' body. The optimal blend of warrior fitness and feminine beauty. And it barely has to do anything for you apart from making you taller. Your boobs are awesome, I speak for every non-petanko lover when I say the bigger the better. Same for your ass, I kinda want to spank it just to feel how thick and well-shaped it is. On the 'skinny' front, you got curves for days which is way better than some anorexic stick. Muscle? I like muscles. I mean, if you were more ripped than me that would bother me a little but I really want to lick your abs at some point. Your skin is fine, you just need a little more time in the sun to get a decent tan. Your face is TOTALLY special, you look like an angel. And your hair is one of my favorite things about you. I'm looking forward to combing it for you just to feel how soft and thick and healthy it is. Nothing wrong with the color, where did that even come from? In short, you are an S-rank looker and I can't believe my own good luck that you settled for a schlub like me.*
Hinata went worryingly quiet. When her thoughts reached him at last, they were skeptical. *I pointed out all the things I have that Sakura doesn't. If you're not lying, then what do you see in her that would make you prefer her to me up until yesterday?*
Naruto blinked, before he got the urge to bang his head against the tiles. *Oh, come on. You seriously used SAKURA as your basis for what's attractive? I mean, she's not ugly or anything, but you're better than her across the board.*
*So why would you chase her for years and never look at me twice?* Hinata fired back.
*Lots of reasons, none of them good,* Naruto sighed. *First, not blaming you, but your normal clothes weren't very flattering. If you hadn't covered up the fact you're hot as lava with those baggy sweaters and pants, you'd have had half the class drooling over you, me included. Second, I got my crush on Sakura when we were kids. It's force of habit and lack of other options on my end more than anything. Third, I'm USED to being treated like dirt when I'm not just ignored as if I'm invisible. It messed me up, not gonna lie. Her very big, very public rejections that got all eyes on us gave me some sick satisfaction. Not healthy at all, I realize, but I took being the kicked lovesick puppy that got everyone's pity over being a nobody. Same twisted logic for being the class troublemaker. Fourth, and I'm sorry for even bringing it up, but you were the Hyuuga Clan Heiress. I figured I had as much chance with you as the Daimyo's daughter so I didn't even think of trying with you. And, last but not least, I like her personality. Her very loud and proud personality. Yours is better, but you were so shy and quiet around me that I had no idea. I didn't know what I didn't know.*
*... Well, the past is the past. The point is that we're together now. And even if you get her someday, I still was first. Me, not her. That's good enough for me,* Hinata finally decided to 'say'.
Naruto chuckled and kissed that long, smooth neck. *You're sexy when you're possessive, honey. Tell me I'm yours again.*
*I love you and you are mine, Naruto-kun. I may never feel I deserve such a gift, but I'm never letting you go,* Hinata thought, and the only word for her tone was 'smoky'.
Fuck how sore he felt, he needed to fuck his wife and he had to do it now.
Naruto reached for the plug and yanked it out. He stood out the water, pulling a willing, compliant Hinata up with him. He stepped out of the tub and took the three steps to the adjacent shower stall. He cranked the knob until the water came out, heedless of the temperature. He grabbed his bottle of crummy shampoo/conditioner/bodywash 3-in-1 and poured a big lump in his palm. He turned around, and there was Hinata, looking ready, willing and able for everything he had in mind. Hinata Uzumaki, couldn't forget that, all he had to do was look at her left hand at the only thing she was wearing: his ring.
Rubbing his hands together to make a lather, he laid hands on her like he owned her. He took his fill of her flesh, rubbing every inch of that beautiful body that belonged to him now. Based on the sounds she made, she had no problems with his aggressive touch. From her chin to her toes and everywhere in between, he mapped her out like a blind man exploring. When he had caressed every part of her multiple times, long past the point she was squeaky clean, he couldn't hold himself back any longer.
He stepped that little bit extra into her personal space, leaning down to claim her mouth with his. One hand went to grab one of her 'fat' tits for the sheer pleasure of holding it. The other went between her legs. He slid two fingers in and gave a few pumps, just testing how wet and ready she was. When she proved downright drenched, he slid his hand to cup her thigh and lifted. Her own hands weren't idle, one cupping his neck to pull him deeper into the kiss while the other went to guide him in.
His crown touched her lower lips, found her clenching hole and he sank back into what felt like a custom-made sheath for his 'sword'. Deeper and deeper he pushed in, past the ring of her cervix until his head was encased in the perfect, pillowy heat of her womb and his taut quad was against her taint.
The hand Hinata used to angle his cock joined the other in clinging to his neck. He felt masculine and powerful and strong as he felt her utter surrender to his will, her body opening to let him in as she offered no resistance or protest at all. Through lidded eyes, he saw her looking right back into his, and the raw NEED in them broke what little restraint he had left.
Naruto fucked her against the wall like he wanted to break through it. Her cries were never of pain, only pleasure. He rutted into her like a mindless beast, the only thought that survived the boiling of his blood and the pounding in his head that he had to make her his. Had to stamp his touch and his love and his lust and his authority so deeply into her that she'd never forget who he was: her man, her husband, her lover, father to her children someday.
His orgasm almost took him by surprise, wiping his mind of anything but pure ecstasy. When he could see straight again, the water was ice cold against his head and Hinata was panting against his neck. He felt even worse than he had before his bath, but it was so worth it to see the blissed out, totally sated look on his wife's face.
His tool, purpose fulfilled, slithered down and out of her still-twitching entrance. Naruto, back to thinking with his brain and not his balls, lowered her leg down until it rested back on the slick floor. He turned off the shower, not even caring that he hadn't soaped himself up during it.
*Um… sorry if that was a bit rough. Don't know where that came from,* he finally found the guts to think to her. Wow, he'd just gone full caveman on her, now he could stop and review his thoughts and actions. Who knew he had a bit of a dominant side?
*Wherever it did, get more of it. That was even better than the first time. I like it rough, I guess,* Hinata sent back with her face in a textbook ahegao expression. Flushed cheeks, crossed eyes, hanging tongue, the works.
Naruto had died, and someone had made a clerical error and he was in heaven. That, or he really was that lucky a sumbitch to have married this woman. She was everything he'd never known he needed. And he was well aware she could hear all that going through his head and he felt no shame. Just acknowledging the obvious truth.
Hinata needed a second trip to the toilet, though her bump was noticeably smaller this time since he had barely had time to recharge. The fact she had a bump at all probably said something about Progenitor biology and potency. Her business done and both of them dried off with his scratchy towels, they left the bathroom.
Naruto glanced at the alarm clock by his bed. While the hands-down best thing he'd ever done or felt, two rounds of sex with Hinata hadn't taken that long. They'd gotten to the apartment after their wedding 'reception' at Ichiraku Ramen before 3:30. It was just past 4:30 now. What to do with the rest of the day?
Hinata paused. "I was going to get dressed, but then I remembered I have no clothes. Because they're all in the Hyuuga Compound. But I'm not a Hyuuga anymore. I'm an Uzumaki. And now I can't decide whether I want to cry again or break into song and dance to celebrate. I'm a little all over the place, honestly."
"Right there with you, honey," Naruto chuckled weakly. "I think everything that's happened since the Graduation Exam is finally catching up with me. I've got a headband now, and a wedding ring, and a Bloodline Limit. I think I need a minute just to breathe and figure out what's up and what's down."
They went to the couch, which felt a tad odd against his naked ass but Naruto couldn't be bothered to get dressed. Besides, Hinata didn't seem to mind the free show, nor did he mind the one she was giving.
"Ok. Let's just talk it out," Hinata said. "We're married now. And consummated it. What's the next step for us?"
Naruto shrugged. "Well, we need to get you replacements for everything you lost. With that big check Old Man Hokage gave as a wedding present, we should be set to get you a wardrobe and ninja supplies and anything else you need. We've got until Team assignments in 4 days. How about we just, y'know, bond for the rest of the day and tomorrow we go shopping?"
"That works," Hinata agreed. "What would you like to know? I'm an open book, ask me anything."
Naruto hummed in thought. "I wanted to be a ninja to become Hokage and be somebody important. Saying it out loud like that makes it sound kinda pathetic, but whatever. Why'd you want to be a kunoichi, Hinata-chan?"
"I didn't really have a choice," she said softly. "The Hyuuga are a shinobi clan. I was Clan Heiress. It was expected of me, and my willingness was irrelevant."
Naruto frowned. "Well, for better or worse, you're not a Hyuuga anymore. So what are you going to do now? Want to turn your headband back in and get a civilian job?"
"No, not really," she denied. "It's all I know. And the idea of all that 'training' I was put through going to waste feels horrible. I passed the Graduation Exam and you say I earned it. I might as well give it at least a year as Genin before I consider alternate career options." She looked at him. "Besides, it would be even more of a waste to put me through the Change and I didn't pull my own weight in the network."
"I don't care about that, I care about you being happy," Naruto made himself clear. "Tell me what you want, honey. Not what you think I want to hear."
"... I want to be a woman worthy of being the Hokage's wife. Whether that's as an ANBU or a housewife, I want to be your equal. Or at least not a helpless damsel. So I'll give the 'ninja' thing a try and do my best to better myself either way," Hinata finally told him after considering her words carefully.
"Sounds good to me," Naruto grinned, leaning in to give her a quick peck.
They asked questions and gave answers for hours. Most people probably had the whole 'getting to know you' stage BEFORE their nuptials, but Naruto and Hinata weren't most people. Given the massive feast they had for lunch, yet accounting for all the calories they'd burned, Naruto made a light dinner for them around 8:00.
"Huh, Anko's waking up," Naruto noted as he washed the dishes. He'd thrown on a pair of boxers and Hinata had borrowed one of his t-shirts. Fun as being naked together was, it got a bit cold after a while.
"You can tell?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah. I'm not using the Mind Rune with her like I am with you, but the Connection still lets me know a little about how she is at all times. She's… wow, I kinda want to cry just from the echo of how happy she is. She really must have hated that Cursed Seal," Naruto said, half his focus on the mind-box that maintained his link with one Anko Mitarashi as of 14 hours ago.
"Well, I'm glad you could get rid of it for her. And as a Ward, she's part of the network. How much chakra does she have, out of curiosity?" Hinata checked as she wiped down the table. Something he normally only did during a deep clean but it was her table now too so she could do whatever she wanted.
"Way more than you but less than half of what I have. I'm not sure what that really says, to be honest. I know I got a lot of chakra, but having more than a Special Jonin seems wrong somehow," Naruto admitted after a quick scan.
Hinata had a thoughtful frown. "Could it be… because of the Nine-Tails?"
Naruto sighed as he realized the logic in that. "Probably. It's my chakra that keeps the Seal running, after all. Even when I'm not training, I'm training, and have been since the day I was born, come to think of it. I've got overdeveloped chakra 'muscle' just from breathing. That doesn't seem fair."
"Probably not, but might as well make good use of it," Hinata gave a little giggle. "Or are you honestly complaining you've got Jonin-level chakra reserves just out of the Academy?"
"Well, what's the point of having all that raw fuel if I suck at using it?" Naruto huffed. "I mean, yeah, it's a wonderful problem to have, but I can't do most D-rank Jutsu like the regular Clone Jutsu because I can't help overloading it with too much chakra. And yeah, I can do a B-rank like Shadow Clones and not even feel it, but I just know I'm wasting half again as much as it really should cost."
"I was taught a variety of chakra control exercises as part of my Gentle Fist training," Hinata said, a note of pain to her voice but she didn't waver. "I'd be happy to share them all with you to try and increase your efficiency with Jutsu."
"I'd be very grateful, honey," Nartuo said warmly, going to hug his new bride.
They just held each other for a beat, then Naruto distinctly felt Hinata cup his quad. "Now, how about I get some 'dessert'? I still need to go through the Change and all. Besides, one of my duties as your wife is to keep these empty as often as possible, right?"
Like Naruto was going to turn that down. They went to the bed, stripped, and Hinata got comfortable between his spread legs. His eagerness to feel Hinata's mouth wrapped around his cock abated a tad when the narcotic kicked in and she started blowing him mechanically. It felt 'wrong' for him to enjoy this while she was basically drugged. He comforted himself that from the next time on she'd have built enough of a tolerance to shrug off the effects and stay conscious.
He was just reaching his peak when there was a crash from his window. "What?!" Naruto jolted, but he couldn't exactly get out of his current position. At least not without harming himself or Hinata.
"Yo, brat! Figured I'd drop in and– oh, shit. Um… wow, awkward," said one Anko Mitarashi. Who had apparently decided that bodily breaking through his closed window was an appropriate way of entering his apartment. Only to catch him halfway through filling Hinata's tummy to the brim with his Progenitor spunk. It WAS awkward. Extremely.
"You can look away, you know," Naruto snapped when Anko seemed to switch from being contrite to enjoying the live porn.
"She doesn't seem to mind me watching," Anko fired back with a self-assured, cocky smirk.
"She's doped up on my precum, she's basically blackout drunk. Same reason you passed out this morning," Naruto gritted out, for once not enjoying his minute-long orgasm. It was hard to feel the appropriate level of pissed off at this invasion of privacy with the rush of endorphins tingling in his brain and balls.
"Oh, right, Bloodline Limit bullshit. Which reminds me, thanks a million for getting rid of that hickey from hell," Anko said, getting a softer, more genuine smile.
"You're welcome. You can pay me back by fixing the window and showing yourself out," Naruto said, trying not to sound like he was balls-deep in his wife's throat.
"Fine, yeah, bad timing and shit. Still, we oughta meet up sometime. I could show you a thing or two about which end of the kunai to hold, give you some tips and tricks, try to pay you back properly," Anko said, nonchalantly heading back to the window. She did some hand seals too fast for him to even recognize, then the broken shards seemed to magically lift off the ground and reassemble in the frame as if time had decided to go backwards in that area.
Huh, he'd have to learn that one if it was some general repair Jutsu and not specific to glass windows. Though if the latter, it bore wondering why Anko had it memorized and mastered. Was this a thing with her? Shaking his head, feeling the last few streams of his cum start to peter out, Naruto said "Yeah, sure, that sounds great. Glad I could help, really. Now, please, leave."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, sorry for ruining the mood, I'll look before I leap next time," Anko waved off. She did a hand seal and vanished in a Body Flicker.
Naruto sighed as he felt his dick stop twitching and start to soften. He looked down at his semi-conscious lover. "Well, that happened. Glad you won't remember it, you'd pop a vein in your face," he half-joked as he withdrew from her nerveless mouth. He lifted her up and tucked her in. She'd be out for 4 hours instead of 14 this time. Figuring it had been a long-ass day packed to the gills with heavy shit, Naruto got comfortable beside Hinata and decided he'd take a little nap.
Naruto woke up to the magnificent feeling of another blowjob. And what made this one even better than the first two was that he could just tell that it was Hinata. It wasn't reflexive suckling by some mindless warm body. This was his wife servicing him with her mouth, and her inexperience was matched only by her enthusiasm. Seeing no good reason to hold out, and let's be honest he was still new at this, he hit his peak within a minute of gaining consciousness. And then he was pumping his load down her swallowing throat.
When he'd given all he had to give, he looked down and beamed like the sun at Hinata, who smiled back at him once her mouth wasn't full anymore. *Thanks for the wakeup call, honey,* he projected, his thoughts mellow and sated.
*And thank you for breakfast,* she sent back, reaching down to pat her rounded out belly.
*Oh, it's the morning?* Naruto blinked, before realizing the sunlight flowing through the window. *Huh, I thought you'd wake up around midnight.*
*I did, I just went back to sleep right after and didn't wake you up,* Hinata informed him, crawling up the bed to lay down next to him. *Figured you'd need the rest, since you did most of the work yesterday and all.*
*You didn't exactly just lay there and take it, Hinata-chan,* Naruto chuckled. Deciding he cared more about feeling her lips than whether or not he might taste himself, he leaned down and gave her a proper kiss. He noted a puzzling phenomenon when he did in fact taste something besides Hinata on his tongue. *Sweet? Isn't it supposed to be salty?*
*Progenitor thing, probably. I'm not complaining, I love sweet things,* Hinata sent back, getting as into the kiss as she could considering the massive bump in the way between them.
Pulling back, Naruto grinned down at his wife. *So, guess yesterday actually happened after all,* he noted, bringing up her left hand to kiss the ring he put there.
*Seems so. The good stuff… and the bad stuff,* Hinata gave a little sigh. *The thing I'll miss most is Hanabi-chan. She regularly kicked my ass in spars, but she's still my baby sister. But she was always made of sterner stuff than I was, she thrived with 'traditional' Hyuuga methods. I hope if I ever see her again she won't just treat me like the banished trash Father thinks I am.*
*I hope so too,* he thought supportively. He felt a different kind of urge from his groin. *Um, gotta piss, be right back,* he told her before getting out of bed and padding towards the bathroom. He emptied his bladder and was halfway out the door when he caught sight of himself in the mirror and blinked. *Honey? Can you come here?*
*What is it, Naruto-kun?* Hinata asked, coming to stand in the bathroom door, her eyes attentively on him.
Naruto flexed his bicep in the mirror. *This isn't me trying to get you to stroke my ego. Do I look more buff than I did yesterday? My arms look bigger, and I swear I'm just more defined all over.*
*You are. You're also taller today,* Hinata said. She took his hand and brought his attention to the pencil marks against the doorframe he'd used to measure his height over the years. Naruto felt mixed delight and shock that he was looking down at the highest mark he'd made to show he was 5' 6 a couple months back.
*Huh. Well, guess I'm going through the Change too. I'll grow to 6'2 like any male Ward and get the same peak fitness before chakra gets involved you're going to get,* Naruto finally worked out in his head.
*On that note, I was 5' 3 before I went to meet you in the hospital.* In a silent statement, Hinata stood her back straight to the doorframe and she was equal to the 5' 6 mark. *That's an amazing rate of growth, but if a Bloodline Limit that rewrites DNA is involved, then all bets are off.*
*Hmm… well, guess I'll need new clothes today too. And what's the point of getting clothes we'll grow out of? Give me a sec.* Naruto closed his eyes and focused on his mind-boxes that measured his psychic potential. He selected the Healing Rune and then slotted it into a box where he pictured himself as well as the box housing his Connection to Hinata. Then he just fed chakra into it, with the goal of finishing the Change for both of them then and there.
It normally took hours of hard training for Naruto to even notice that he was getting tired at all. Not to brag, just the way it was, he had a stupid amount of chakra for his age from constantly fueling the Nine-Tailed Fox's containment Seal. But in the two minutes it took until he felt that the process was complete, he drained his tank to almost empty. He gasped, feeling pooped out just standing there. *Damn, the Runes really are energy hogs. I'll need a big network to use any of them in combat and not run dry after one or two uses.*
*That and work your personal reserves, of course,* Hinata chimed in. *And also, wow. For the first time I understand the urge to use the phrase 'humina, humina, humina'. You look too hot to be allowed, Naruto-kun.*
Naruto looked back in the mirror. And his first thought was 'do not fuck with that guy'. Then it registered that he was the guy. He reached up and poked himself all over, testing whether the rock-hard muscles his tan skin seemed painted over were as dense as they looked. He looked like, to use the vernacular, a beefcake. 'Swole' seemed too gentle a word to describe his physique. He looked like a paragon of masculinity, the ultimate warrior. Then you looked at his Progenitor cock and quad and the effect was doubled. In short, his naked body would make almost every other man on the planet feel inadequate.
*Is it gay or narcissistic that I'm a little turned on by myself?* he asked unfiltered.
*I don't think so, and I'm right there with you,* Hinata said, stepping up next to him in the mirror. And she was the perfect compliment, the yin to his yang, a feminine vision that seemed the most natural, suitable companion to the male glory of his new body. Her face had been subtly enhanced, made even more lovely than it already had been. Her arms and legs were the essence of both strength and grace, as large and yet smooth and clean as physically possible for a woman. Every proportion was in harmony. Her breasts were just shy of 'too big', leaving them firmly and perkily at 'just right' to Naruto's eye. And then there was her bump from the load he'd fed her not 10 minutes ago, making her look like she was in her third trimester, ripe and plump and fertile. The result was that Naruto was ready to fall to his knees in worship of this goddess, the perfect woman.
Naruto hugged her from behind, and they both just looked at their reflections for a bit. His hands cradled her bump like it was the most natural thing in the world. They fit together like puzzle pieces, the exact right shape for each other.
*We look good together,* Naruto thought, in massive understatement.
*I'd joke about fending them off with a kunai, but we WANT other women to fall over themselves to be with you. And now that you've rewired my brain to be bisexual and polyamorous, I'm fantasizing Sakura or Ino in our marriage bed with us and getting a little wet,* Hinata's mind-voice gave a tinkling laugh like windchimes. *You'll have more to worry about, keeping other men from trying to 'poach' me and the rest of us.*
*I KNOW that you and any other Ward will be faithful to me, the Change makes sure of that. You won't ever give another man the time of day. And if someone tries to take what's mine, you'll be badass enough to defend yourselves and prove you're more than a pretty face,* Naruto thought with confidence. John wouldn't have lied to him, after all.
*Who's 'John'?* Hinata chimed into his head.
Naruto blinked. Then he rolled his eyes. *Well, probably silly to keep it secret from you. And I even have a loophole to the S-rank secret thing. Old Man Hokage said I couldn't talk about it, never said anything about thinking about it.*
Naruto and Hinata went back to their bed, he sat her down, and explained the whole episode after he'd flunked their class' Graduation Exam. Mizuki's fake 'makeup' exam, the rather funny way he'd managed to swipe the Forbidden Scroll from the Hokage's office, the nearly fatal confrontation in the forest that led to Naruto learning about the Nine-Tails inside him. Then, just as it seemed to have a happy ending, getting abducted by the alien John Blake and offered a chance to switch species.
*Aliens… well, with how enormous the galaxy is, let alone the universe, it probably is more silly to think we're alone,* Hinata finally hummed once she processed the whole tale. *So, it's not a 'Bloodline Limit', even if that's the official explanation. And you becoming a Progenitor is a long, elaborate test to see whether you're worthy to join John Blake and the other 'good' Progenitors in the Milky Way once we eventually discover interstellar travel. Which is a thing, so you say.*
*There's a whole Galactic League of alien civilizations. And John is basically in charge of more than half of them, he's kind of the unofficial king of the galaxy. He didn't get too into the details, but that came up during the explanation about Progenitors,* Naruto confirmed. *And yeah, I'm an 'experiment'. Either I use my powers for good and once we crack space travel somewhen in our immortal lifetime on this particular planet I can join the 'family'. Or I'll let the power go to my head and if I try to conquer any other planet after I finish with this one I'll be squashed like a bug. No real loss either way on his end.*
*It has a certain logic,* Hinata agreed. *Now I feel even more special that I got to you first.*
*That's my line,* Naruto chuckled. Then his stomach roared. *Well, we fed you, now it's my turn,* he thought with a blush.
Between cup ramen and instant oatmeal, Naruto elected for the oatmeal. *Naruto-kun… is there a reason your diet is so poor or do you just make bad choices?* Hinata asked as she inspected the pantry and fridge, cataloging the contents in her mind. She found them rather lacking if not alarming.
Naruto's shoulders slumped. *It's a Nine-Tails thing again. Some grocery stores won't even let me in the door. The ones that do overcharge me. When I tried to tell Old Man Hokage, it got even worse. And the stipend I was on wasn't exactly huge. Between what was locked in for my rent and how up-charged everything is just for me, I physically can't afford much more than pre-made, processed junk food. Sure, ramen is the food of the gods, but I didn't have many other options for meals growing up.*
*... Please remind me why it's a bad idea to commit an unsanctioned hit on a civilian,* she thought point-blank.
*Prison time, and last I checked the Hidden Leaf Strict Correctional Facility doesn't allow conjugal visits,* Naruto answered, more touched than disturbed at the thought Hinata wanted to kill the assholes who mistreated him. That probably said something about both of them, not that he really cared.
*Right, right. Well, how about I do the grocery shopping for both of us? I may not be a Hyuuga anymore, but until our marriage is common knowledge then I shouldn't be seen as guilty by association for a while yet. I can get us food at the proper price,* Hinata suggested.
*If anything, you'll be getting discounts. Even the ring might not stop horny cashiers from trying their luck,* Naruto laughed deep in his chest. *Sure thing, Hinata-chan.*
Once Naruto was full, they just relaxed for a couple hours while Hinata steadily digested her load until her tummy was trim and svelte and people wouldn't be asking her the due date. Then Naruto dug out the check from Old Man Hokage out of the pants he'd worn to his wedding, they both crammed themselves into suddenly much tighter outfits, and they went off to the bank.
The First Bank of Hidden Leaf was directly supervised by Hokage Tower, so Naruto never had to worry about unfair treatment thanks to Old Man Hokage's direct oversight of his finances. He deposited the check with the teller, who did the transaction with bland professionalism no matter what she felt about him personally. Gama-chan and Hinata's own wallet filled up bills and ryo, the rest was left to sit in his checking account for a later date. They walked out, and Hinata led Naruto to the shinobi outfitter favored by the Hyuuga Clan and the other major clans. Normally too rich for Naruto's blood, but they could afford to splurge. Besides, it was a worthy investment that their new wardrobes be suited for combat and the job of being a ninja.
They walked into Higurashi Weaponry & Supplies, which was much larger than the thrift store Naruto normally used or the dirt cheap knife shop he'd gotten his kunai and shuriken from. It was two floors, for one thing. The ground floor was set up like a department store and was mostly clothes, the second floor filled with weapon and armor displays.
Hinata walked right up to the checkout counter and requested an assistant. A couple minutes later, an athletic girl Naruto vaguely recognized from the Academy walked up to them, dressed as a shop attendant. He was pretty sure she'd been a year ahead of him and Hinata and had managed to graduate. "Hello, welcome to Higurashi's! What are you looking for on this fine day?"
"The works, for both of us. Team assignments are in 3 days and we both had… sudden growth spurts so we need new outfits suitable for Genin. Also smart to restock on ninja tools regularly," Hinata said with a polite smile and warm friendliness.
"Sure thing, just follow me!" the teenage woman nodded and turned to lead them further into the store.
"Hey, you're Tenten, right? I remember you from when I applied for early graduation last year. Did it not work out or is this your side gig?" Naruto asked, just trying to make conversation.
"Oh, yeah, that's me. Still a Genin, though Gai-sensei is hinting that he'll sign us up for the next Chunin Exams!" the confirmed Tenten chirped. "We roughed out a schedule so I can work here part-time even with all the Missions I do with my Team. I abuse the discount as hard as I can; Shurikenjutsu and armed combat are my specialties. You're the Uzumaki kid, right? You certainly filled out since the last time I saw you," she turned and gave him an appreciative wink.
"My oh my, flirting with a married man right in front of his wife. How bold," Hinata chuckled, clearly more teasing than offended.
"OH! Wow, so sorry about that. And congrats!" Tenten said, getting an awkward blush on her cheeks.
"I didn't say I mind," Hinata said, and there was a little heat to her words and the smile she gave Tenten.
Tenten blinked, before a hesitant grin crossed her lips. She sent admiring looks between both Naruto and Hinata. "Is that so? Lucky me."
*Honey, if flirting with hot girls in front of me is going to be a thing, at least give me time to pop popcorn first,* Naruto joked, though he actually felt rather tight in the pants already just from the playful banter. *Besides, I promised we could be exclusive for a while, the thing with Anko doesn't count.*
*There's literal strength in numbers when it comes to Wards and the network. Whether they join the harem or you just feed them indirectly, either way requires convincing a woman to drink your cum. I'm just practicing my seduction skills since I'll be using them a lot over the course of our marriage. And while you wanting to give me individual attention is much appreciated, I'm not going to say 'no' if the opportunity for you to feed Tenten your cock in the dressing room while I watch presents itself,* Hinata made her position quite clear.
*I will never deserve you, but I'll spend all of forever trying to,* Naruto sent back when he realized his wife of a day was fully onboard for a threesome already. Probably the Change talking, but still.
Tenten led them to a wall of dressing racks. "So, first things first, what are your sizes?" Tenten checked, slipping back into her role as personal shopper.
"Not sure, actually. The growth spurts really were both swift and unexpected. I know I'm a 32D and 5' 9, and Naruto-kun is 6' 2. Not to boast, but we're both fit and our body fat percentages are in the single digits. While bespoke would be ideal, I'm afraid that's beyond our current price range. What would you recommend off the rack?" Hinata told their assigned helper.
Tenten gave them both assessing looks. "Well, the gentleman here has that inverted triangle build, bravo by the way. And you, miss, have a textbook hourglass figure. I presume you're more interested in function than fashion, so we'll focus on the shinobi lines of products rather than civilian. Exactly what is your price range?"
Naruto hummed in thought, mentally calculating his budget. "Let's say 10k ryo as the ceiling for a week's worth of clothes for both of us, not counting the ninja tools we'll be buying as well."
"Hmm, we can work with that," Tenten nodded. "Let's see what we can find."
She picked out a few sample outfits just to narrow down their exact sizes. Once they worked out the right range to be looking in, Tenten took their requests for specific colors or features and hunted down what they had in stock that they could try out.
Naruto, figuring he had outgrown his clearance bin jumpsuits, decided to make his new look a high-collared jacket over a mesh undershirt with combat pants. He even managed to get one in orange! He also stocked up on new shinobi sandals since even his feet had grown from the Change. Hinata ended up deciding she didn't have to stick to conservative Hyuuga propriety anymore now she was an Uzumaki. And if you've got it, flaunt it. She didn't quite take a page out of Anko's book, but she picked combat dresses and short-shorts that hugged her new body in all the right places.
After they settled on all the outfits they were going to get, they focused on tools of the trade. They bought bandages in bulk, and leapt on a sale for full kunai and shuriken kits complete with holsters. Naruto's eye was drawn to the racks of swords, but he figured it'd be a waste of money unless he could secure a tutor or his Jonin-sensei ended up being skilled in Kenjutsu.
All told, they ended up spending a quarter of the Hokage's full gift of 50k ryo at Higurashi's. Hinata had kept up the flirting with Tenten throughout the shopping process, Naruto contributing where felt natural, and the budding weapons mistress was picking up what they were laying down. After their purchases were run up and packed into shopping bags, Hinata went for the coup de grace. "When do you have a free evening? We'd love to treat you to a home-cooked meal. Including… dessert."
Tenten gulped. "I dunno. Isn't 3 a crowd or something?"
"The more the merrier, I say," Hinata said with a grin that promised things. "But only if you're comfortable with it, of course."
Tenten's eyes flitted between them like watching a game of table tennis. Naruto didn't need to use the Mind Rune to know she was picturing both of them with her in scenarios you don't mention in polite society. "Well… sure, what the hell? I'm free tomorrow night."
"Great!" Naruto grinned, part of him convinced this was too good to be true. His wife had just invited a girl home with them and that girl said yes. He gave the address of their apartment and set the time at 7:00. Seized by impulse, he leaned in to kiss Tenten's cheek. Hinata had moved in perfect sync to do the same on the opposite cheek. "You're gonna love dinner tomorrow. Believe it," he told Tenten, who had the kind of blush he'd previously only ever seen on Hinata.
They turned to leave behind a flustered Tenten and walked out with all their purchases. Naruto casually made a few Shadow Clones to ferry all the shopping bags back to the apartment. "Where to next? Anything else we need besides groceries, 'cause those should come last."
"I should probably get an updated Shinobi ID. It's technically illegal for my old one to name me as a Hyuuga now. While we're at the Hokage Tower, we might as well hit the Shinobi Library in the basement and pick up some study material. No reason to stop learning just because we graduated," Hinata decided.
Naruto blinked. "There's a Shinobi Library?"
Hinata burst into giggles. "Oh, handsome, I know you're not really an idiot. You just paid no attention in half our classes, didn't you?"
"Most of the Academy sensei were too boring to listen to, not my fault," Naruto grumbled in his own defense. "And do you think all those elaborate pranks came off the top of my head? I was busy planning their execution and escape routes more than listening to droning lectures most days."
"Well, at least you're good at planning infiltrations and traps as a result," Hinata shrugged, tangling their hands together as she led him towards the Hokage Tower. Her getting a new Shinobi ID involved waiting 3 hours for something that really should have taken 15 minutes tops. Even ninja had to deal with paperwork and bureaucracy, after all. Luckily, they had so much fun just talking with each other that the time flew by.
Her ID naming her as Genin Hinata Uzumaki tucked in her wallet, she led Naruto following the clearly marked signs to the Shinobi Library 'hidden' in the basement of the village's nerve center. They needed to show their Shinobi IDs at the entrance, then a masked ANBU allowed them through the securely locked door. Clearly, this wasn't a civilian library.
Respecting the rule of silence inside, Hinata relied on Telepathy. *I was always interested in Medical Ninjutsu, but that was "servant's work" so I wasn't allowed to study it. Even though the Byakugan would be the perfect tool for surgery. I'll go find whatever they've got under D-rank clearance. How about you?*
Naruto's hand went to his abdomen. *Well, even though it kind of ruined my life, Sealing Jutsu can do things like stuff a Tailed Beast inside a person. I'd like to get in on that shit, assuming I'm smart enough to understand the lingo. I'll see what they've got in that area.*
Hinata found a handy index and went off to the right shelf. Naruto looked up 'Sealing Jutsu' and was debating amongst the available titles under D-rank clearance (all he had as a just-graduated Genin) when he froze on one title. 'The Uzumaki Clan, a History of Sealing Jutsu Mastery'.
… There was an Uzumaki clan?! Naruto had always assumed it was just a run-of-the-mill civilian name, his only legacy from his unknown parents who'd died in the Nine-Tails attack. But 'clan' was a buzzword in their world, it only ever got applied to the rich and powerful, shinobi or otherwise.
Hinata was there in his mind as a soothing comfort. *They must be from another country, none of the history books for Fire Country mention an Uzumaki clan. One of them must have come to Hidden Leaf and had you. Though now I think about it… I swear, the First Hokage's wife, Mito Senju, I want to say her maiden name was Uzumaki. I know I heard that somewhere.*
*That's… I could have family? Blood of my blood out there in the world? I gave up hoping for that years ago,* Naruto thought, suddenly a lonely little boy in the orphanage praying with all his heart for a long-lost relative to come rescue him all over again.
*Look up 'Uzumaki' in the index,* Hinata suggested, rushing through the shelves to find her desired texts so she could return to his side and support him.
Naruto flipped through the pages of the index to the start of 'V' and worked backward. And there it was, in black and white, 'Uzumaki Clan' and a list of titles. Two themes stood out to him once he read through them all, even the ones beyond his clearance. *Sealing Jutsu and Whirlpool Country keep popping up. There's an A-ranked history of the Second Shinobi War, the kind that has actual troop movements and Mission details. Holy, Hidden Whirlpool Village?! How have I never heard about this?!*
*Check out what you can, we can dig into this at home,* Hinata coaxed him.
Naruto moved as fast as he could get away with to the right shelves and grabbed every D-rank book or scroll that mentioned the Uzumaki clan, his clan. He checked them out, not even the familiar glare from the total stranger of the librarian enough to ruin his eager mood.
He and Hinata met up and left the Shinobi Library and then the Hokage Tower. "I'll go to the supermarket, you go home and read. If you need me, just ask," Hinata said, calm and steady which he needed in his state of agitation.
"Love you, honey, see you later," Naruto said, giving her a quick kiss before outright sprinting through the streets. If he knew the trick, he'd have run up the walls and jumped from rooftop to rooftop as most shinobi in the village preferred.
By the time Hinata had come home, packed everything away, and then made them a simple yet nutritious dinner, Naruto and his Shadow Clones had all gotten at least halfway through each text.
"I had no idea who I was," Naruto said in a daze over the chicken and veggies that he was eating without tasting. "The Uzumaki Clan were cousins of the Senju. The Senju, Hinata-chan. Up there with the Uchiha and the Hyuuga in the running for most powerful clan in Fire Country. Only the Uzumaki settled down in Whirlpool Country. It was this huge island off the coast. They apparently got Sealing Jutsu the way the Inuzuka get dogs. The whole damn island got destroyed in the Second Shinobi War when a coalition went to wipe out Hidden Whirlpool Village. Three of the big 5 villages all had to team up to take them down, they were so badass, believe it! The survivors were scattered all over the continent. And you were right, the First Hokage married Mito Uzumaki to form an alliance between the villages. That's why our headbands have that little spiral inside the leaf, it's to memorialize my clan! One of my parents or grandparents must have been one of them that settled down here in Hidden Leaf."
"Wow. If they're such a big part of our own history, I don't understand why we didn't learn about them in the Academy," Hinata said, patiently listening to him rant and process all he'd learned that afternoon.
"I know, right?! And here's another thing, they were famous for having red hair. So I must get the blond from the other side of the family. I don't know which side is which, but that's more than I knew this morning," Naruto said in a tumbling rush.
"Did you ever see your birth certificate? Do you have any names we could look up? The Hidden Leaf Census is C-rank clearance, but we'll get that after a year as Genin. We could work out your family tree if we do the right research," Hinata offered.
"That… well, that would be incredible. I could find out my roots," Naruto said, overwhelmed at the very idea.
They finished up their meal, and Naruto remade some Shadow Clones to finish off all the books. He was just debating what to do with his real body when Hinata cleared her throat. "Naruto-kun… um… I have a question."
"What is it, honey?" Naruto asked, focusing totally on his wife.
"Your pre is a muscle relaxant, right? That and the Change makes it so I don't get hurt even with how big you are," she checked, her hands doing her fidget thing.
"Yeah. Why do you ask?" Naruto checked, wondering where this was going.
"I… I want to give you everything I have. Everything. And there's this one thing I was always curious about…" Hinata was actually starting to blush for the first time that day.
"A sex thing? Whatever it is, we can do it," Naruto said easily. "Any fantasies you've got, I want to give you, Hinata-chan! I don't even care if I like it, just let me know what turns your crank and I'll do it. Believe it!"
"... I know it's unsanitary… but have you ever heard of 'anal'?" Hinata finally got the courage to say, looking up at him with trepidation.
Right. That did it. It was official. Hinata was the BEST!