"H-he attacked; they were protecting themselves they had to kill'em!" Hanabi exclaimed, instantly absolving at least 3/4ths of his worry. Sasuki had instilled how deathly important this lie was on the way over, but uh, the little girl's silent quivering hadn't inspired much confidence. Trying to press the poor girl just had Hinata appearing in a fucking cold gust of wind and scaring the shit out of both of them, so they just continued on their way to town. There wasn't a whole lot of time.

Karui already had her courtroom assembled by the time they returned. That would be, two familiar faces he couldn't name, highborn folks who could serve as witnesses from the tavern incident, and a thin man with a spikey black ponytail who was introduced as the sherriff. Sitting directly next to that man was just a bit unnerving. Although it would have been much worse had he done anything but silently watch the proceedings with half-open eyes, or if Naruto wasn't still in shock.

Having seen a powerful man die and so… brutally? Messily? Whatever, it had shaken him to see Sakura take a life so callously, not that he could blame her. He was only just getting his head together as the meeting wrapped up. A question from Karui caught his attention.

"And… where are you going to live now dear? You're welcome to stay here if you'd like, as long as you'd like. I have a daughter not too much older than you!" she assured with a gentle laugh. "I understand we're seizing the estate, but I certainly don't want anyone to think we're throwing you out on the streets!"

"Yeah, that whole 'property seizure of the dead bloke' might look suspicious on the case notes, especially when you give the property to his killers," one of the so-called witnesses spoke up. A young man with messy brown hair and a nasty scar through his nose. He seemed fairly reluctant in his tone, making Naruto wonder why he even spoke up about it. A sense of duty? In any case, Karui didn't seem to pay him any mind; she just spared a glance and kept those soft, warm eyes on the child across from her, patiently waiting for her answer.

The dining table that served as their meeting place was large, but not grandiouse, the girl wasn't a yard away from her. Still, for all the kindness displayed, Hanabi looked back up at Sasuki. Hell, she grabbed the older girls cloak and gave her puppy dog eyes like a real little sister! That sight filled his rattled soul back up a bit, grinning at his girlfriend's blatant discomfort.

"I- uh, we did already tell her she could stay back at the estate with us," she offered.

"Would you be alright with that?" Karui asked, her face twisted in shock. "Going back there?"

"It's where all her things and extended family are. It's familiar to her; we're just seeking to make this horrible situation as easy on the young lady as we can,"

"Well, I suppose she's old enough to decide for herself. You're what…eight? Nine?"

"Eleven," she corrected, voice still soft but indignant all the same.

"Oh, great then! I'll get the notes and paperwork all filed away; we should really compose a letter to your family back in the nation too," she offered, pity deepening as the girl sank yet again. "Though that can wait. Have you eaten, dear?"

The question sent a rumbling through half the room. Naruto searched his memory; they ate a few fruits from the inn this morning, walked two or more hours to Hiashi's house, came straight back, brewed a fake antidote and killed the assassin, got patched up here, then hiked to the manor again before finally returning to the mayor's manor. What a fucking day!

It was no wonder he didn't even notice being hungry between that and the gutwound.

"Murrel will show you to the kitchen; she made a chocolate cake today! Have as much as you'd like," she offered, summoning the first smile he'd ever seen on the poor kid.

"I don't suppose we're included in that invitation," he half-joked after Hanabi scampered off for exactly three steps before turning around to grab Sasuki's wrist. Worse, the puppy eyes were back.

"Well, we do all have some cause to celebrate; this court is adjourned, and everyone's dismissed. You two are welcome to go raid my pantry while I write up the deed as well. Naruto, come by the office at the end of the east hall after you eat so I can hand it over, if you would?"

"Yeah, of course," he agreed without a thought, rushing out of his chair with all the speed a starved dizzy man can muster. The kitchen was bigger than Tsunade's whole cottage. A walk in pantry revealed row after row of shelves that almost sent him into choice paralysis; there were pickled veggies of every kind, fresh fruit, five kinds of bread and so much cheese!

Both he and Sasuki settled on bread for their first thousand calories, tearing into the loafs, while Hanabi alternated between snickering and softly weeping. She had started with a slice of cake. Dirt brown, frosted, moist, delicious looking cake. Naruto didn't hesitate to join her in grabbing a slice once full enough to function.

Between the three of them, it vanished in half an hour. To be fair, he had cut off a full quarter of it to bring Sakura, along with a couple gold coins to go buy a cow, goat, or whatever the fuck she wanted for her own celebratory dinner. Naruto's idea, although Sasuki hadn't opposed it at all. They spoke little other than that as they ate, breathed, and decompressed.

"So uh… the Hyuugas are going to find out the truth, right?" he dared ask maybe a half hour later, when he was done inhaling his own food.

"Oh yes, definitely. With that many witnesses? It'll be common knowledge Sakura murdered him without trial or conviction, or at the very least it'll be a credible rumor,"

"Does that bother you?"

"Not really," she admitted, wiping her chin. "As long as we're legally in the clear, we don't have to worry about anything we wouldn't already be dealing with after working against them," she strolled across the kitchen to open a drawer and pull out a thin knife, like the one Hanabi held already. The large wheel of bright yellow cheese on the table had the kids focus for some time, and now it had his raven's too. She pointed the knife at him with a raised brow as she continued. "You know, some say that's what the Uchiha's are all about, breaking the law, honorless plots, doing anything for the sake of power. Although the way I heard it, it's not about power; it's about stability, the greater good, preventing the loss of innocent life. Those are the things that they, supposedly, care about, far more than honor or law,"

He spared a glance at Hanabi who still seemed thankfully uninterested in them.

"That sounds pretty damn amazing to me," he offered, staring at his incredible warrior-princess as she began stuffing her mouth with cheese. Neither of them even spoke as he announced he was leaving to get the deed, though Sasuki did briefly pause her chewing to listen to the remark and give him a nod.

Gods above and below, in just a few more minutes he'd be going back to his own house!

It was that thought that put such a cheerful grin on his face as he strolled through the doorway he was earlier pointed to.

"Ohhh, like what you see, young man?" Karui asked, an eye raised as she looked at him splayed over the desk, draped in the dim, flickering light of a half dozen candles. More distractingly, her armor had been replaced with two thin sets of dark purple fabric, leaving about 90% of her smooth skin bare. Both her dark yellow eyes and her lips seemed to glow in the faint light. The latter glossed to give an enticing shine.

"Ah NO! I mean, yes, but, no I-I was smiling at something else," he suavely explained.

"Oh yeah?" she replied, pulling upright but keeping her tush on the polished wood, leaning forward off the desk just a couple inches taller than him. Her eyes were bemused as she spoke. "Like what?"

"Just… excited to be a landholder, haha," he forced out, completely flat footed by the sharp, vibrant eyes staring like a big cat in the dark room, half lidded in gentle amusement as she stared patiently for his words. She even laughed in response. A surprisingly soft and feminine sound.

"It's pretty exciting, isn't it? We all have some reason to celebrate, so uh… why don't you take a step or two closer and we can celebrate together?" she purred.

"You want to celebrate like that? With me?"

Another laugh twisted up the butterflies in his gut.

"Well, you are pretty cute, if you didn't know," she complimented. "And it's just been soo long since I've had a good… celebration, you know? Decades. Literally, two decades. I'm eager," a smooth hand dipped between her legs to slowly stroke and spread her own womanhood. The dark red, almost black polish on the fingertips made it clear she was missing one of her pinky knuckles.

"That's…. that's extremely tempting, but I really shouldn't," he protested, even as his feet remained nailed to the floor.

"No? Why not?" she asked without even a flicker of distress as she continued to touch herself while staring at him.

"Um, Sasuki wouldn't like it; she might get mad, and uh… you know, I really love her," he casually admitted, figuring this woman was close enough to an ally and, besides, that wasn't really a dangerous secret anyway. It didn't put him at ease when she slid off the desk. Her smile seemed to pull up just a little as she closed in on him.

"Ah, that's sweet," she offered, placing a hand on his shoulder and sliding it back and forth. "Have you ever been with an older woman, though? It's a whole other experience let me tell you, and uh… I won't tell if you don't,"

She definitely started the kiss, but he didn't pull back. Naruto just groaned uncertainly as she pressed hard into his mouth, both hands wasting no time as they began combing his muscled chest. Then it was Karui's turn to groan. She groaned like she was massaged for the first time in a thousand years as she felt up his young, beefy, body! The heat of it radiating onto her as she pressed their torsos together was getting her hotter by the second!

The young man couldn't help but notice the similarity to Sasuki's body. Though her breasts and hips were a bit bigger, the former were sagging a bit but much softer, and judging by the sharp moan she let out, still quite sensitive. His hand continued kneeding the boob without thought until she spoke.

"Mmm yeah, you like them?" she asked hotly against his mouth, spearing forward and silencing him when he opened his mouth to answer. Her tongue mercilessly stabbed into his mouth as a fresh and even deeper groan shook out of the Kumo warrior. It was without thought that he clenched her tighter and held her closer against him.

The excitement of the moment and its sudden spike when their mouths were open had him dazed. By the time he had his bearings, she was literally falling to the floor and tugging him down with her! He had to place both hands on the floor just not to topple forward headfirst into her, again. All the while she was still plundering his mouth, kissing him again and again with those thick, succulent lips!

He'd already gone so far.

He was so fucking horny!

Karui all but squeeled in delight as the corner of her vision saw it pop out. That long, girthy cock she'd been grinding against, finally naked and free and ready to be buried in her pussy! Immediately she grabbed it, releasing her hand on his neck and seizing the shaft firmly, rubbing its head against her wet outer lips as her groans spiked in volume.

Then he filled her.

She was filled tighter than she'd ever felt in her life!

"Ohhhh fuck yes! Oh gods that's so good!" she screamed out as he began the barest of rockings, just an inch out and in. Not becoming any quieter as they continued, despite his own strained silence. He even sucked in a deep breath and forced out a few words.

"Don't we need to be quiet?" he asked.

"Hahahah! Am I scaring you, big boy? Scared someone'll hear you being a naughty, naughty man pumping his cock in the mayor's widow?" she roared with laughter again, slapping her hips against his to keep up their fucking while Naruto made only the barest of noises trying to keep up. A hard kiss preceeded her next sentence. "Don't worry, these walls are plenty thick. What, do you think I want anyone knowing that I'm celebrating six hours after my husband died?" she asked, voice heavy and breathy as the motions slowed.

He sighed in relief, resting his head on her shoulder as Karui snickered again.

"I certainly don't want anyone to know I let you pour a huge, hot, load of your virile seed right into my pussy~" she sang as she clenched around him, feeling the boy try to protest, then struggle, then cringe as she expertly milked the load out of him.

"Fuck! Fuck I'm sorry I-"

"-I already came," she revealed, chuckling. "That's what all that laughing was,"

"Oh… holy shit that was good," he remarked idly, his head still swimming.

"Was? Oh sweet boy," she began, tugging his head up, resting her forehead on his as she stared into him with those striking yellow eyes. "I haven't been laid in almost a decade, and I haven't had good sex in twice that," her voice was sweet as honey, or soft as a matronly mother as she stroked his cheek. None of this comforted the dirt tired man all that much with her last words. "We just started~"

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If my outline is accurate there's only 2 more chapters, plus maybe an epilogue.