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Warning:The following will contain material that some viewers may not find suitable. There will be smut, graphic explicit sex, lemons at random moments, character deaths, and multiple pairings. There will be no additional warning as without reading the smut what little plot there is will not make any sense. You have been warned.
Can our inner demons love
Chapter Thirty-Five
New mission for a new day
Leaving the court and the royal family a week later Naruto found Ino hanging on his arm as they walked to the docks to catch a cruise ship where they would change their identities and exit as a lord and lady, travelers of exotic places, heading to Kumogakure no Sato, to see the fabled lightning mountains.
The princesses had filled their suitcases with every dress, suit, and robe any lord and lady would ever need. Yoritsugu had even gifted Naruto with a Wakizashi made with a special metal that when infused with wind chakra could cut through anything. He said it was for protecting his honor but Naruto knew it was for stopping him from trying to force Ino into bed that first night.
Naruto liked to carry this wonderful blade on his lower back for a sideways draw to surprise any enemy. Ino for her part thought it was cute and shiny but not as shiny as the box of jewelry Tomiko had dumped in her bag as they were leaving. Saying she didn't need them and they were Yuka's old used stuff anyway. Maybe she didn't need to work for 5 years Naruto heard her say to herself not really understanding what she was talking about.
Missions are for the village not to make yourself rich was his thought process.
Yuka had given him a goodbye hug as they were leaving the palace and had whispered in his ear he was welcome to the palace at any time and she would personally welcome him with open arms. Tomiko seeing this had to give Naruto a hug as well but her words in his ear was a little blunter, 'Come back soon, I want to spend the night with the real you.", said the bouncy princess ending the hug with a deep kiss that Yuka had to pull her off of Naruto to end.
Hearing Ino giggling at the show he can hear her say she can't wait to tell Sakura about this to one of the court ladies she had gotten close to.
The three days on the ship went by fast with Ino playing with all the dresses and Naruto having found the gym on board worked out all day trying to stretch out his muscles after a week of doing nothing.
"How do I look?" Asked Ino for the tenth or maybe hundredth time as they rode in the carriage up the mountains.
Looking over to the blonde she was dressed in fine silks and jewels, with her hair done in long curls down her back, "You look beautiful Ino just like last time." said Naruto looking back out the window seeing the round towers of Kumogakure in the mist of the mountains. He had a bad feeling about this, a very bad feeling and he didn't know where it was coming from.
The ship is from snow country, which had an open trade treaty with Kumogakure, had allowed them to join the daily tourist caravan from the port to the village. The Hokage with the help of the royal court has convinced or we should say paid the real lord and lady to switch places with them. The originals got off at Steelport and let them continue in their place.
The arrogance of A the current Raikage of Kumogakure in allowing civilian tourists to roam his village was unbelievable but they decided to take advantage of it to enter the city. At the great gates the guards searched every bag and box and inspected each person, whether they are high born or not, everyone got searched.
Looking at the forged passports, the best that money can buy, the guards waved them through to join the rest of the caravan of people to begin their tour of the city, before going to dinner. The tour group was large, about 70 people, so it would be easy to go missing or fake sickness at any point. The group being from snow country everyone was a tall blonde with long flowing hair. Ino especially fit right in and Naruto once he let his hair shine in the sunlight was not questioned.
Naruto can see Ino looking around wildly like a child in a new toy store, he had to remember it was very rare if ever that a Ninja from another village visited any of the great five. He and Jiraiya had been here undercover a couple of times for training as prevy Sensei said but Naruto knew it was the stream baths he wanted to spy on.
Remembering the tall well endowed dark-skinned woman, all half-naked, that had chased him down one night and beat him half to death made him chuckle causing Ino to give him a strange look before going back to her ogling of the Village Hidden by Clouds.
"Everybody please gather around." Yelled out the tour guide, waving his flag in the air until everyone was in a circle around him.
"Thank you, Thank you, now I want to introduce our two local escorts, this is Akiara", pointing to the chunin on his right, "and this Chikafusa," the chunin on his left.
Both were dressed in the standard attire for Kumo shinobi, consisting of a long, gray top that gathers just at the waist to give a sash-like appearance, with a matching bottom. Over this they are wearing a white one-strapped flak jacket, these two did not have on the normal arm or shin-guards that most Kumo nins use.
Naruto assumed they didn't think this was worth the effort getting fully dressed just to follow around a bunch of rich snow country snobs. Holding Ino's hand so she doesn't go wandering off Naruto points to the two shinobi.
"Those are low-level chunin but keep an eye out for their version of Anbu. They like using the mist around the alleys to hide in." Naruto said in a low voice so only Ino could hear. She continued to look around but he could tell she was paying a little more attention now.
"Now first we are going to walk to the great tower of the Kage to spend some time reviewing the great artwork, remember today is short so we only get an hour there. Next it over to the Hall of Lightning where we will be given a display by our two gentlemen here." The tour guide continued for some time outlining the four stops they would be making before meeting up with their luggage at the hotel.
They would be given a short break to change and get ready for dinner with some of the city leaders. It was this dinner Naruto hoped they would get a lead on were to find Yosuke Akimoto.
"I wish I knew we would be doing so much walking, I would have changed my shoes." Said Ino learning on Naruto for support. The dressy saddles with the high heels and pointy toes didn't seem practical when he first saw them but it was her feet he thought.
Ino said the art was pretty and the Chunin show of basic lightning technique was impressive for the civilians. Naruto enjoyed the views from the highest towers roof they were allowed to visit. The day ended at the great wall overlooking the valley to see the sunset that even Naruto had to admit, it was impressive.
"My feet are killing me," said Ino as they walked into the hotel room kicking her saddles off into a corner and jumping on a bed to rub her feet. Naruto pulled in the bags they left in the hallway and put them on the other bed.
"We have one hour to get ready for dinner so we have to keep moving," said Naruto opening his suitcase to pull out a clean shirt and paints. I'm Glad that silk didn't need any ironing before dinner. Ino gives him a real dirty look and stomps into the shower.
If this is what being married is like then Naruto thought he would have to think about it. After getting on the boat Ino had been acting strange and didn't want to be touched. He wasn't sure what was going on but figured it would come out at some point. So far it's been more like a vacation than a real mission. Ino set a world record by exiting the shower with a towel wrapped around her as she started pulling everything out of her suitcases looking for the right dress.
Naruto seeing his chance runs to take a quick shower and is out in 10 minutes to see Ino in her bra and panties hopping around trying to pull on a pair of black nylon stockings. Slowly walking around the crazed girl he grabs his clothes and gets dressed.
Tomiko had put all his clothes in nice little bags so he knew what went together. So today it was dark blue pants, a tan button-up shirt with light blue cuffs, and a matching blue sport coat. The cuff link was a small challenge but with the help of a clone he got it on.
Turning to see Ino, he can see her glaring at him with a shoe in her hand, "Got over here and HELP." she said throwing the shoe and standing on one foot.
Taking the clue he picks up the shoe and helps her get it on, the small strap was a real pain to hook, then onto the zipping up the dress then down again to pull her long hair out of the zipper to try again. Checking the clock he can see they have 5 minutes to get down to the lobby so they aren't seen coming in late.
Everybody remembers who comes in late and they don't need the notoriety just yet. They leave the room heading down the hall as Ino tries to put in her earrings while walking. Stopping in front of the elevator she uses the mirror to finish the last ear and stands tall beside Naruto.
"We look good, real good, don't we," she said holding his hand in hers with a big smile on her face. "Oh this is going to get complicated when we get back home." is all Naruto can think about.
The dinner tables were round with assigned seats and as they made small talk with their table partners the first round of drinks was added to the table. Ino seemed to have a gift for this as she soon knew every personal detail about everyone at the table and if they had any friends in Kumogakure. The name Akimoto didn't ring any bells but no one could even say who asked about him by the end of the meal.
They had arranged for a band to play after dinner so everyone stayed to dance. Ino was off into the crowd talking up a storm, she made friends of everyone there and even started dancing with some of the city leaders near the end of the night.
"She sure is a party butterfly isn't she?" a woman standing at Naruto's side as he stood next to the bar, she used her glass to point out Ino on the dance floor.
"She likes to enjoy herself," Naruto responded looking the woman over from the corner of his eye. She was tall, taller than him with a dark complexion and an athletic build. He hadn't seen her in any of the groups today so he assumed she wasn't with the tour.
"How do you like working for the village?", he asked putting his drink down and half facing her with one eye still on Ino.
The woman smiles and takes a sip of her drink, "It has its ups and downs like any other job. How do you like working for yours?", her response was not unexpected and Jiraiya had spent weeks on training him to spot counter spy agents.
The best counter was truth or at least as much truth as you could use without giving away your real reason for being there.
"Like you say, ups and downs. Getting assigned to watch that," he says pointing at Ino, "Now that is an up if you know what I mean." Giving a little laugh as he pokes the woman in the side with his elbow.
"Playing bodyguard are you." she probes a little deeper getting a bigger laugh out of Naruto.
Turning fully to her he learns into her personal space and whispers. "Being a gigolo has its perks when your client is married to a fat pig but if you need company later I am sure she will pass out as soon as we get to the room." Naruto says in a sexy voice, "I can meet you around 12 or so?" he asks breathing the last sentence into her ear.
She steps back a little shocked and red as a blush runs across her face. Naruto just gives her a sly foxy smile and a nod of the head but she shakes her head no and walks away with hurried steps. Ino walks over to him breathing heavy and downs his glass of water in one go. "What was that all about?" She asks still out of breath from all the dancing.
"Oh, just a Kumo agent fishing for some info. I told her I am a gigolo and your cheating on your fat husband." At first, Ino looked shocked, then mad and when it finally hit her she laughed uproariously getting half the room to look at her. Waving the empty glass at all of them they assume she is drunk and turn back to the dance floor.
Wrapping her arms around his neck and touching their noses she asks. "How did you come up with that one?"
"Lord Jiraiya is a spymaster and he has been training me in more than flashy jutsu," Naruto tells her the truth and waits to see if she will believe him.
Leaning back and tapping his nose with a long manicured finger with a ruby ring she says. "You know spying is a Yamanaka tradition." Giggling at her own joke that is more true than not she buries her face in his chest. H can smell all the alcohol on her and knows she is drunker than she will admit.
"Are you ready to call it a night, it looks like half the people are gone and the other half are more interested in watching you shake your ass on the dance floor than talk?" He bluntly said showing he had been getting a little jealous of all the eyes on her.
"Ok, I got what we need anyway. I was just having some fun." Taking his arm in hers she pulls him away from the bar, "Come on man whore you got some work to do." she says as they walk by the table that women had moved to.
Once they enter the elevator they laugh like school kids getting away with the best prank. Entering their room Ino gets him to unzip her before heading to the bathroom. He tosses his coat on the chair and sits down to undo his shoes. Maybe Ino wasn't joking he thinks, it's been weeks and he sure could use a little action about now.
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