The Sage Ashikabi

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Naruto x ?

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Two days had passed. So far he had proven unlucky for his search for number seven. At the very least he was find himself growing familiar with the city once more.

And during those two days Miya had been acting increasingly odd around him. Watching him, her expression often distant. She would always find excuses to leave the room and he had an idea why.

She was reacting to him.

He wasn't sure how to react. He cared for her. She was definitely attractive. Yet he feared making a move out of the possibility that he might hurt her. Miya more than any Sekirei knew the importance of a genuine bond between an Ashikabi and a Sekirei. That much was certain.

And she was hurting.

And he was standing by and allowing this to happen.

'I will not allow that!'

The fact he was the cause of pain to someone he cared about deeply was not something he could simply allow. He had been so lost in his thoughts, so quick in haste when he tore down the hallway he paid little attention to what or who was end them.

Crashing into the one he was so desperate to meet. The end result was two people tumbling to the ground in a heap of limbs.

Naruto landed on top of her, head first buried into her cleavage, his legs around hers. He brought his face up and looked down at his wide-eye blushing student.

She felt warm.

He noticed their faces were inches apart.

"S-Sensei."

Those lips of hers, so kissable.

"Miya-chan…I."

Their faces drew closer. Instinct. Desire. It fueled them, drew them closer.

That was when Miya felt it, a sensation in her heart.

They were so close she could see her own reflection in his eyes and feel his hot breath wash across her face.

"I'm sorry." She reacted, knocking him away to both of their surprise. A hand went to her chest. It was beating so erratically

"Miya-chan wait!" He shouted, reaching out to her as he watched her figure retreat to her room.

Naruto had waited in front of her room. No answer. No sound. Nothing. He grew anxious. He could not wait anymore.

"Miya-chan?" Naruto called through the door to her room, knocking several times. He didn't receive an answer so he knocked again and called louder. "Miya-chan!"

"Go away."

She was hurting. Miya would have been more composed then that instead of blunt. It was easy to forget that despite the mature aura and mannerisms she liked to project that Miya like her brethren were naïve to things, to the nature of the world she lived in.

"I won't. You're hurting and I won't leave you like this. Talk to me."

"There is nothing to talk about Sensei."

Naruto sighed, of all the things she could have picked up from him why the hell did she have to pick up his stubbornness?

"We both know you're lying. Come on, Miya, I know you're hurting over this. Let me help you."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You're reacting to me and we both know this." This time nothing but silence greeted his response. "Now are you going to let me in or do I have to make my own way in?" He waited for a moment until he heard the sound of footsteps. The door soon opened and he was disheartened by what he saw. Messy hair. Puffy and red eyes. Her kimono disheveled in appearance. "Miya-chan, please."

Miya stared at him for a second, before opening the door, allowing Naruto to step inside.

The door closed behind him and Naruto finally saw Miya's room. As expected of Miya her room was plain. A bed. Dresser for clothing and…momentos of her late husband gathered together in front of a shrine.

Miya walked further into the room, standing on the other side away from him. The way she covered herself made his stomach twist.

'Was she…was she afraid of him?' The very thought made him want to throw up. How could she ever fear him? How could she ever think he would do anything to hurt her?

"Okay Sensei, you wanted to talk. I'm listening."

"What's happening here is not normal circumstances. Your heart is in turmoil and winging you now without solving the issue would just hurt the both of us. What should I say in this situation? You shouldn't give up your chance at happiness? That your husband wouldn't want you to give up on love? As much as I hate to say it, human love is so much more fragile than a bond between a Sekirei and Ashikabi. So easy it can be broken, but there is beauty in it. Without those sensations without the blond there are many couples who have a love that would last a lifetime. Takehito was my friend and I won't mar his memory by dismissing what you two shared because I know what it's like to love someone until the day they died. So let me tell you the story of a woman by the name of Hyuuga Hinata."

His story went on for hours. He spared no expense as he regaled a tale from the moment he met her and every important and cherished memory they shared. His fondness for her and the life they shared. He had been there, holding her hand the day she passed away. He had been there when they buried her. He had missed his chance to see her again when he finally passed on, her soul having reincarnated. He was brought back to life against his whims and after having dealt with the one responsible was asked by the governing spirits of the other world to help a world he had no history or love for and because of the kind of person he was he had accepted. Walking the earth, alone, with only the memories of his loved ones passed and the loneliness that came with it. His race and anything from that time that was important to his identity was gone.

And despite the tragedy he still had the potential to smile. He still cared. He still loved. And right now he was here with her because she was hurting and he knew it was hit fault. He wanted to help her and knew it could only happen if she allowed it.

"You're more than just my student. You're a dear friend. I was always fond of you. Seeing you grow strong made my heart swell with pride. How much you cared for the little ones warmed my heart. I had hoped that we could be together again, but not at the cost of me hurting you. I just needed you to know, to understand, for you to be okay. I won't force this on you. I'll leave, just please, at least find a reason to smile again. I'll save them. I'll save all the Sekirei I promise so please Miya-chan find a reason to smile again." He got up to leave and only got a few steps when suddenly he was stopped.

He turned to see Miya had grabbed his hand. "M-Miya-chan?"

"S-Sensei." Tears threatened to fall. "I…I've been reacting to you for a long time now. When you had left and I focused on Takehito. I...I choose to ignore that pain in my chest because I was afraid. I couldn't bear the thought of you not accepting me. Of feeling the same way. You always told us that you had a path that only you could walk. That you wanted us to be strong so we could take care of ourselves. You always emphasized you wouldn't always be around so I thought that meant you had no room in your heart for another. Especially when I saw how you turned down Kazehana." Naruto eye's widened. She had seen that? "To be rejected by one Ashikabi is truly a most horrible feeling."

He knew Miya didn't mean anything by it, but that was a hell of a gut punch. He had to find her. He had to find Kazehana and apologize. God its been years. If anything had happened to her because of his choice he would never be able to forgive herself.

"That's when I turned to Takehito and found myself growing to admire him. He was different from you and so light-hearted that when I opened up my heart to him I knew in good conscious that he simply wasn't just a replacement. But now I realize, how could I claim to have been a devout wife when deep down my heart was yearning for another?"

The tears began to fall from Miya's eyes. He reacted, his hands cupping her cheeks, using his thumbs to wipe away the tears.

"If love was so simple, easy, and clean, it wouldn't be that special force that drives us together. Forgive me Miya-chan. All these years you must have felt horrible. I never meant to hurt you like that. I...you weren't the only one. Because I fell for you as well." He said to her utmost surprise. "A sweet, studious young woman who lived for her family. You were so much like my Hinata that for a moment I had considered that if I was with you the pain of missing her would go away. That's when I knew I could not be with you. You did nor deserve to be a replacement and I needed time to grieve and let go before I was ready for anything meaningful. And seeing you here now I vividly recall those feelings you stir up in me. I want to see you smile. I want you to be happy. I want us to live in the moment. I want us to be just Naruto and Miya. Ashikabi and Sekirei. Friends. Partners. Everything. Because I…" And finally he realized it. The truth he wasn't ready to admit all those years ago. The feeling he wasn't ready to accept. That he couldn't accept until now. Until he was done running away. "…love you Miya!"

After all these years at long last. Their lips crashed together and light filled the room. It was like a flash bang went off, a blinding light filled the room. Majestic, angel like wings of impressive size exploded to life behind Miya in a bright golden-white array as their extended size nearly filled the room.

And then the wings faded. All that remained was him, and the woman, kissing him passionately.

His arms wrapped around her, pulling her close as he returned the kiss. Miya body became flush with his, her soft curves molding into his form.

Pulling away slightly Miya looked into the startled cerulean eyes of her Ashikabi. "From this day forth unto Forever, I shall stand by you. Your enemies shall be mine, and my enemies shall be yours, Ashikabi-sama, my long cherished beloved. I am forever yours."

Naruto raised a hand and caressed her cheek. "No Miya," he intimately said, dropping the chan from her name. "We belong to each other. I am your…Naruto."

"Then we are each other's forever. Naruto…" A faint blush adorned her cheek.

Mid Bio Informatics, or MBI for short, was a multi-billion dollar corporation specializing in the research and development of technology. So that covered everything from cell phones to the equipment used in hospitals and their headquarters was coincidentally located in the very center of Tokyo. A large clock-tower styled building which was coincidentally also the tallest building in the city.

The man behind it all was Hiroto Minaka. A man many would considered handsome, dressed in all white clothing including a cape and never without his trade mark glasses. Like Takami his hair was far from standard, being completely white. For a man considered one of the greatest minds of his time he was also considered by many to be a Grade A lunatic.

The company was responsible for "The Sekirei Plan". To facilitate this plan, MBI was slowly buying up all the land withing Tokyo. It would be so much easier to control what was to occur if they owned the entire city, but even they realized that some places would simply not sell out. So they were going for land first, then they would try for buildings. Currently the company owned little more than half the city.

M.B.I. of course had a means to monitoring their Sekirei. Every purchased made by the cards. Every winging. Information on their Ashikabi. There was hardly a thing the company didn't know when the Sekirei was involved.

So which was why this one event, something thought impossible had sent so many of their 'great minds' into a shit storm. The panic was because of the impossible.

Miya, Sekirei Zero-One, had been winged. And the image by her was none other than Uzumaki Naruto.

The Most dangerous man and Human in the world.

The most dangerous woman and Sekirei in the world.

Together.

Only Minaka and Takami knew anything about the strange blond newcomer and the former was currently laughing his ass off.

'Damnit Uzumaki.' Takami knew when Naruto did things, he always did things big, but something like this was over the top, even for him.

"Haha! What a surprise our old friend Naruto-kun has returned and even joined the game. Oh this puts on a spin I wasn't expecting. This is going to be so much fun."

"How the hell can you even find this funny? You know full and well this is the kind of thing Naruto would kill over!" Between Naruto and Minaka, Takami didn't know what she was going to have first. A stroke or a coronary.

"Come now Takami-kun can't you see the potential in this? Only three great powers is so cliché, but four is a nice even number. He'll definitely have the other Ashikabi scrambling to catch up." Minaka was practically cackling.

Minaka's lack of worry began to trouble Takami. She hoped that Naruto was making progress in his plan.