The Sage Ashikabi
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Naruto x ?
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Had they fallen asleep on the bed? Naruto couldn't quite remember all the details. What he did notice was the weight of a body on top him, one that began to stir. "I guess we must of fell asleep."
"I don't know why, but I just wanted to be closer to you. I want to feel like other Sekirei with their Ashikabi." Miya's voice was soft, gentle in a way that soothed away Naruto's troubles.
"We should wash up and get dressed. I would not wish to keep the humble land lady from her duties." Naruto playfully teased her.
"Well dearest seeing as we are now together that means the Inn is half yours and it would only be proper that you would take care of all the necessary chores before enjoying breakfast." Miya could not keep the coyness off her face. If not for all the experience she had in the role as the humble land lady Naruto was sure her expression would be a bit more smug.
"Very well then honey. " Cheekily he brought his fingers together and created clones. The look Miya was sending him was an indication that she had forgotten he could do that. Naruto knew that someway his precious student was going to find a way to make him pay, but the expression on her face was currently well worth it.
Up in a dark, hidden room, a red haired woman was watching the unfolding events in the dining hall of Maison Izumo with a wolf-like grin.
Matsu, Sekirei Zero-Two, Brain-type, and certifiable genius. 'Welcome back Sensei.' Matsu was absolutely giddy. She couldn't believe sensei was back. The only thing that was keeping the horny redhead from running down there, getting winged, and riding the blond raw was the fact that she was sure Miya might actually kill her if she did so.
That and right now Miya needed this bit of time with sensei. After all, if the other Ashikabi were like matches then Sensei was going to be like a bonfire. The ability to wing Miya pretty strongly suggested that he'd had no problem virtually winging any Sekirei.
Matsu couldn't help but groaned. She hoped that she wouldn't have to wait too long. She had long to experiment with her Ashikabi and now that a viable option was here she couldn't wait.
Sekirei Number 10, Uzume, a woman with long dark brown hair, and brown eyes yawned as she strolled into the dining room of Izumo Inn. She had only just woken up after pulling yet another all-nighter being by her Ashikabi Chiho's side.
"Ara, Uzume-chan…I believe you have been told about wandering the Inn improperly dressed…" Miya said firmly, the demonic Han'nya mask appearing above her head and leering down at the lingerie clad sekirei.
"Eh…? Ah. I wondered why it was so cold." Uzume muttered as she fled back to her room with cold sweat running down her face. That damn Han'nya mask scared the crap out of her.
Dressed in a tight fitting violet belly top with golden star on the front and a golden "10" on the back T-Shirt and jeans that did nothing whatsoever to hide her large shapely breasts and tight butt, Uzume once more entered the dining room, this time with wariness in her steps. Seeing she wasn't in danger of being smacked with a ladle or banned from eating, she took her place at the table and started to eat.
She really appreciated Miya letting her stay here, but if you combined her strictness with her prudish nature and quick judgement, you got a situation that made the brown-haired Sekirei really wish she could find her own place.
"I've finished moving my things Miya."
Uzume's head whipped up at the sound of an unfamiliar voice. She was surprised at the fact a newcomer had moved into the inn and a human male at that? Was this some new development she had slept through?
"I see everything has been set out." The grinning blond said as the spread that was breakfast was already laid out on the table.
"Of course, would you expect any less?" She responded with a smile as she poured water from the kettle in their cups in preparation for tea. Naruto took his seat next to Miya, bringing an arm around her waist and kissing her cheeks.
"Naruto. We do not engage in such acts in front of others." It was funny by his simple actions he could fluster the woman so. Oh he was going to milk it for all it was worth as eventually she was going to get used to his teasing again.
"Oh hello, I'm Naruto and I'm Miya's Ashikabi. You must be Uzume-san right?"
Mouth agape, Uzume was trying to comprehend what she was seeing.
Miya had.
Miya was.
Miya had been winged.
Miya…had been WINGED.
MIYA HAD BEEN WINGED.
There was only one way Uzume could exclaim the magnitude of this situation. "Holy shit!" And got a ladle to the head for her troubles as well as a glaring Miya.
"Such language will not be tolerated in polite company Uzume-chan." Once more Miya was lecturing the free spirited Sekirei.
One thing was certain. Things were definitely going to be a bit more interesting at the inn.
"While not the most appropriate topic for breakfast we need to continue discussing our strategy. Like for one, how much hold does Minaka currently have over the Sekirei?"
"There are two means of which I can elaborate on, possibly three. The first is the indoctrination process.
Most Sekirei have been taught, coerced and genetically altered to obey the orders of the scientists and specialists around them."
"We'll have to consider the only thing Minaka monitored is whether or not the people he has adjusting is loyal to him. Considering this whole plan its apparent he doesn't care about the lives of others so there's no telling how screwed up some of these adjustors may be or the mental issues that could have been passed on."
"That is an unfortunate possibility. With MBI as their sole source of information, their sole source of interaction with the human world until they are let out leaves them naïve and vulnerable. They're even further depended on MBI because it pays for most of their needs."
"So we'll have to break their indoctrination."
"Second is the Disciplinary Squad. Three sekirei known for being as vicious as they are powerful. Karasuba being one of them."
If he had been winged to any other Sekirei, that would have posed a problem, but not with Miya at his side.
"And let me guess, the third if the ship you Sekirei were found in?" He asked as Miya nodded. For now they needed to focus on what they could work on.
"As for operating openly, MBI controls the Japanese government from behind the scenes. They have done so for at least ten years, and the company owns the city of Tokyo entirely. They also own the newspapers and the police and every cable company as well as controlling the cable towers."
Naruto figured as much. He would need control of the officers to police the ordinary people and have control to limit off zones in the city for combat. Control of the newspaper and television to broadcast what he wanted and to limit the information to the outside world. There probably wasn't a single thing in this city MBI hadn't gotten its grubby hands into.
"The best thing for me to do is to try and find as many allies as possible. If I can recruit other Ashikabi to our odds that will improve our success rate. Either way I need to continue looking for our lost little feather." He said as he leaned over and kissed Miya on the cheek.
The Landlady still couldn't help feeling embarrassed at the public display of affection. Grinning to Uzume Naruto spoke, "Nice meeting you Uzume-san, unfortunately I have to run."
"Aah, Naruto," Miya called out to him.
"Don't worry I got the list," He pulled the list of groceries out of his pocket. "I'll be home in time for preparation of dinner."
Hikari and Hibiki Sekirei eleven and twelve had screwed up. Hikari the impulsive and hot tempered of the two was tall with a slender build. She had long black hair that she wears in two ponytails and hazel eyes. Her usual outfit was that of a violet two piece suit that looked like an S&M outfit.
Hibiki the more polite and sensible of the two was the spitting image of her sister with the exception of having a small bust and wearing a purple version of the same outfit.
It had started a few days ago when their Aashikabi had gotten fired from his job. Considering he was a bit of a slacker and mooch that meant they didn't have much money.
So in order to bring in food they had to get jobs at a maid cafe. Sure, the pay and tips were great, but perverts young and old continuously try to feel them up and proposition them to no end. It was an annoyance, a nightmare of continuous sexual harassment.
In order to improve their chances in the game the two had took to attacking and deactivating unwinged Sekirei. By some cosmic cruelty they had come across a single number.
And not just any single number, but the hottest tempered of all of them. Tsukimi. Now they were running from their lives avoiding her water attacks.
Turning in the alley proved to be their save grace as they rushed just as a figure landed.
When Naruto landed from the rooftop the last thing he had expected was for someone to collide into him. He made the move to catch the person who began to fall after the collison and caught her.
She was remarkably beautiful.
She was dressed in a long black coat open at the front with a very short white under dress stretched to the maximum to cover her amazing chest. A black choker on her neck stood out against its elegant curve, and long black boots with black stockings followed her legs up to mid-thigh. Blond hair flowed down and around her body in waves to the small of her back and to the side of her face framing an attractive face dominated by lively blue eyes on a body whose proportions could at the very least be described as angelic.
"Sorry about that miss." He apologized as he helped her right side up.
"Keep your hands to yourself monkey! I did not require nor ask for your aid."
That attitude of hers was definitely a bit off putting, but something about it seemed so familiar.
Hikari and Hibiki took this opportunity to back away slowly, trying hard not to attract #9's notice.
Naruto suddenly began to laugh as he realized why this woman seemed so familiar.
"And what do you find so funny?"
"With beautiful looks like yours I'm surprised I didn't notice it before."
Tsukiumi gasped her standoffishness giving away to being flustered, holding her hand to her chest as a warm flush ran through her at his words, overwhelming every other sensation. As she saw his smile and feel her body react, her breathing quickened, her body pulsed, and her heart beat. "It's you," she whispered.
Naruto's eyes widened at her statement. "Wait are you…" He couldn't get the words out as he saw her began to summon her power.
Tsukimi was in a haze of anger. Cursing the blond. Daming him for making her body react to him. "You filthy monkey! How dare you try to control me! I will never let you touch me. I am no one's slave!"
It all happened so fast she couldn't process it. One second she was summoning her power, the next they were on the roof and she was on her back.
How?
When?
What?
"Sekirei 09 Tsukimi." He spoke her name and number casually.
Tsukimi craned her head, looking at him in shock. How? How did he know about her?
"I know a good deal about your kind. The Sekirei. It should have never gotten this far and for its worth I'm sorry what Minaka has done to your kind, but no matter what you been through I can't let you involve innocent people and cause property damage in blind rage." Tsukimi's file had been rather telling as well as her statement. Control her? Make her a slave? Could the man that adjusted Akitsu also worked on Tsukimi? It was a possibility and considering how the woman reacted, her fear, he could theorize what Tsukimi saw Ashikabi as. Predators. Abusers. Someone that would chain her down and abuse her and he needed to assuage her of this fear. "I won't hurt you Tsukimi-san. I won't enslave you as you're led to be and I won't wing you until you're ready. I don't know what gave you an idea that all Ashikabi are monster, but I assure you there are decent people out there. That I will accept whatever choice you go with."
Tsukiumi shook her head angrily, her blonde tresses wafting over her ample chest for a moment. "You…I…I won't let you fool me. Anyone can say any words, but your words mean nothing to me. Just an attempt to get me to lower my guard. So you can control me. I will not allow it."
This Tsukimi was definitely passionate and it was going to take more than mere words to convince her.
"Because the only reason there are so many 'Ashikabi' is because they are descendants from the 'authority holders' who mated with Sekirei. A True Ashikabi would never hurt their destined partner. The bonds of love between them make them stronger; it is a bond of equals, but you're not one to take words at face value, huh? At the very least contemplate what I told you. Until then see you later." He said as he disappeared over side.
"Wait!" Tsukimi shouted to him, rushing over to the side of the building to spot the other blond only to see he had vanished. Just who was he? Was he even human?
Right now the Sekirei was quite confused. Still reeling from the sensations her body felt when she was complimented.
His words were also making her started to doubt everything she thought an Ashikabi was. Maybe. Maybe she should look into this. Especially that blond stranger.
Sitting in the park was a young woman with light brown hair and on her face was a blank, depressed expression. She had nothing but a doctor's coat on with dried blood. That night had been the first in days she had finally went outside after hiding away so she wouldn't be recaptured by MBI. Though, the true source of her depression was the crimson Sekirei mark adorning her forehead instead of her back which signifies her status as an unwingable individual.
All the young woman could think about was her situation. Who would let her stay with him or her? What Ashikabi wouldn't throw her away when she couldn't be winged?
Narrowing her eyes slightly in concentration, Akitsu began to think about what was said about her situation by the Adjustors who talked about it outside her room. From what she had overheard from their whispers, the initial reaction she would get from being near her Ashikabi was broken. The winging she had done to herself had essentially blocked the entire connection process for Akitsu in terms of an Ashikabi winging her.
Her thoughts were interrupted when a voice called out to you. "You know, its not particular safe for you to be out here and alone."
Her glazed eyes passed over to the speaker. A man she didn't recognize. Finally, a single pair of syllables pushed between her lips.
...broken."
"And why do you feel that you're broken?"
"I don't have anywhere to go home to. I'm broken…can't be winged." she tucked her head into her legs, burying it there in the silence.
"Well, I have a place where we never turn down those in need." He reached down, placed two fingers beneath her chin, and pushed her gaze up to meet his. She stared at him for a long moment, her dark eyes reflecting his own. "I'll keep you fed, safe, and happy Akitsu."
For the first since he had seen her some semblance of emotion flickered in her eyes. "You…you're an Ashikabi."
"That's right. And I promise I'll keep you safe."
"You…want me?" She asked quietly, just the faint tinge of disbelieving hope in the words.
"Yes," he answered honestly. "I've been looking for you for quite some time." He said as he raised his hand up to her crest causing her to wince. He gently promised her he wouldn't help her. He ran a finger along the crest. "To be honest, I think those fools didn't know what they were fully talking about. Maybe, maybe you can't react, but who's to say you can't be winged? I have to say, more than once I performed the impossible. I don't believe in not being able to change one's fate. So how about it Akitsu-chan? Do you want to become my Sekirei?"
"Ah….yes." Akitsu there was no hesitation in her voice.
"Alright then, lets get you out of here."
She accepted the offered arm without hesitation and tried to stand, only for her legs to give out. The unknown time spent sitting on the uncomfortable bench had left her legs uncooperative.
Naruto wrapped his arm around her. "Well, looks like I'm going to have to carry you home." A tinge of pink spread across her cheeks at how warm he was and how nice it felt to be held like that.
A warmth began coursing through Akitus's chance. A reaction she thought impossible to her.
"Please, please, Ashikabi-sama. Give me wings." And with that she kissed him, the Crest upon her forehead vanished. Wings of ice-blue light burst forth from her back, a new Crest making its home at the nape of her neck.
"This is the ice of my pledge. Shatter the misfortunes of my Ashikabi!"
Happiness.
Pure happiness that Akitsu thought she would never get to experience was now gifted to her. She had an Ashikabi, And nothing will ever take her away from him.
With that she was scooped up in his arms. "Let's go home."