Chapter 87: Revenge Arc: Operation: Kill Konan Part I (1/2)

Moegi felt a deep sense of satisfaction as she slowly awoke to her new life as one of Naruto’s lovers. She moaned in phantom pleasure as she remembered being taken in a variety of ways, which ended with her being carried off to be fucked one last time in the large shower room located between the Master Bedroom and Club N. They had then dedicated themselves to cleaning themselves up in order to get some sleep. Naruto had finished first, and left her alone to freshen up the bed.

As she had stood under the water, she had expected to feel some sense of nervousness in regards to her being bound to a man that could make her do anything he wished, However, instead all she felt was a sense of contentment, especially as she could still feel the seed he had deposited in her leaking out. After her shower, she had moved to a mirror to study herself. Having removed the remaining bungee and placing it around her wrist so as to not lose it, she considered how best to wear her hair. The reason behind her desire was that while it may have seemed rather silly on the surface to say she had changed as a result of the day’s activities, still she felt sleeping with Naruto had made her a bit more mature. She knew it wasn’t the sex, since more often than not it could show just how immature the ill prepared were as she knew a few kunoichi that had needed to put their careers on the backburner upon receiving unexpected buns in the oven. Not to mention, she knew a few shinobi that had gotten roped into marrying said kunoichi in what were considered crossbow weddings.

Yet, considering all that she had learned, in between the bouts of lovemaking, about Naruto and his Family’s ambitions. She couldn’t help feeling that being with Naruto had truly been a mind-blowing experience. One that hadn’t been exclusively related to the sex. Standing in front of the mirror, she had giggled to herself as she realized that perhaps she wasn’t all that different from the kunoichi and shinobi that she knew whose lives had taken a drastic direction because of an impulsive choice where one hadn’t considered all the ramifications of what could happen. But, she didn’t regret it in the slightest, as she found she was only worried about being able to measure up to the challenges that she knew Naruto would face as she wanted to support him.

Deciding on a more sophisticated look, Moegi took the tie from her wrist and pulled her hair into a ponytail that was slightly off center at the base of her skull and caused her hair to rest over her right shoulder. She had smiled and decided it was much better than just reversing the direction of her pigtails, thinking that would be similar to just a lazy artists way of showing the passage of time, as she had been considering doing.

She had then headed out to the bedroom, and found Naruto in the last stages of making up the bed. Upon his noticing her, he asked, “Going for a new look now?”

She had nodded, while replying, “To go with the new life tomorrow’s going to bring.”

He had smiled at her as he approached her in order to give her a light kiss, after which he had picked her up in his arms. She laughed happily as he carried her to the bed like a bride while stating, “You don’t have to go changing on my account.”

Moegi quickly shook her head as she replied, “It isn’t. I’ve just felt that considering the new perspective that I’ve been shown today, that maybe a new hairstyle would be appropriate. But, I’m still your sweet, if not so innocent anymore, Moegi.”

Naruto laughed before setting her on the bed and jokingly stating, “Something the old sheets would attest to.”

Moegi smiled as he laid down beside her, allowing her to cuddle up into him and enjoy the feeling of his warmth seeping into her. Using his shoulder as a pillow, she quickly found that sleep had overtaken her.

A sleep which as she became more aware had left her almost in the exact position she remembered taking the night before. She could feel Naruto’s hand on the small of her back, and was amused as that was also where her fox mark was. She had chosen the location specifically due to the notion that women who had tattoos there were thought to be rather promiscuous, which although she didn’t expect to show it off regularly to random people on the street. It excited her knowing that it marked that side of her which belonged to Naruto now.

However, just as she was considering how best to put that new side on display to wake Naruto up, she heard the wet slurping sounds that made her aware that someone had already beaten her to the punch. Which although she had figured Naruto was tied to many of the women that he lived with in the Hidden Eddy Inn. It still hadn’t mentally prepared her to the possibility of awakening to the sight of the Hokage kneeling between Naruto legs with a hand wrapped around the base of his cock, while she rolled her tongue around its head. Nor that she would be completely naked while doing so.

“Lady Tsunade,” Moegi said softly aware that Naruto was still asleep.

The Hokage’s honey brown eyes twinkled with amusement as she focused on her before asking, “Does this really look like the time to be using titles?” She then returned her attention to the pillar of flesh before her. Moegi watched on in amazement as the Hokage wrapped her lips around it and then made it disappear by swallowing it all the way down to the base. She left it buried in her throat for a few moments, before she reversed course and then began stroking his rod that was now coated in her saliva. Naruto groaned in his sleep causing a pleased grin to appear on Tsunade’s face, as she refocused on Moegi to ask, “So, was last night everything you dreamed it would be?”

Moegi felt a similar sense of a surreal disconnect as she had when Sakura had brought her to the Den due to how unbelievable the scene unfolding before her was. After all, in the past every time she had conversed with the Hokage it had been related to a mission that she had completed or been assigned. Yet, now the woman was kneeling naked before her while stroking the same cock that only the night before had been buried deep inside her, while asking her how good it had been. To her surprise, despite the strangeness of the moment she smirked as she replied, “I think you know perfectly well it was all that and more. By the end I was nearly to the point of begging him to stop because I don’t think my pussy could take anymore.”

Tsunade surprised Moegi as she moved from her spot between Naruto’s legs to kneel before her. She then gripped the orange haired woman’s knees to spread her legs as she stated, “You better let me take a look.”

“I’m fine…really,” Moegi said flushing in embarrassment as her village’s leader stared intensely at her pink flower.

Tsunade, lowered her face to the younger woman’s quim and giving a playful smirk said, “There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. I’m a doctor after all.”

She then gave Moegi’s honeypot a large lick that started at the bottom and concluded with her swiping the young kunoichi’s pleasure buzzer. Moegi let out a loud moan as a result which was followed up by several more as the Hokage began energetically licking the kunoichi’s cunnie.

Moegi couldn’t believe just how accurate the fantasy she had of Naruto’s love life was proving to be. Despite Tsunade filling in for Sakura, it became a little closer as Naruto revealed that he had awakened as he stroked his cock stating, “It isn’t like you to leave a task half finished, Tsunade.”

The Senju pulled her mouth away from Moegi’s now glistening cunt to teasingly counter, “You have no one but yourself to blame. Once she complained how rough you had been, I was honor bound to make sure you hadn’t done any serious damage with that kunoichi imapaler you carry.”

Getting to his knees behind his blond lover, Naruto caused her to moan as he knelt behind her so that his legs laid outside of hers and rubbed her pussy while commenting on how wet she was, “I don’t know, it seems there’s more than a bit of self-satisfaction involved.”

Inserting her middle and index finger inside Moegi to keep her moaning by tickling the inside walls of her love tunnel, Tsunade looked back over her shoulder to reply, “All great doctors take pleasure in helping others.”

Naruto chuckled before causing her to moan by rubbing his cock along her silken and drooling lips before saying, “Then I imagine you don’t mind if I have these lips here deal with the swelling that I seem to be experiencing.” He didn’t wait for a reply as he buried his dick inside his blond lover causing her to moan quite contently.

Tsunade focused her gaze on Moegi’s pleasured filled face and addressing her lover said, “Just be sure to reward me with a fresh injection of your cum.” She then lowered her mouth back down to her fellow kunoichi’s pussy and used her tongue to focus on Moegi’s clit.

Naruto groaned as her cunt coiled around his rod as he worked it back and forth within her. Finding her to be extra tight due to her legs being close together, he responded, “That shouldn’t prove to be too difficult.”

Moegi watched Naruto repeatedly drive himself into Tsunade and felt the pleasure the Hokage was generating in her spike every time he slammed his hips into Tsunade’s rear. The orange haired kunoichi clutched at the sheets beneath her as she moaned deliriously in pleasure from the fingers and tongue stimulating her primary pleasure generator. One which overloaded when the Hokage’s tongue withdrew only for her to suck on Moegi’s clit, who arched her back as she cried out in ecstasy.

Tsunade wasn’t given the chance to bask in her achievement as Naruto scooped her up by her knees and fell back onto the bed. Now laying atop of him, Naruto maintained his grip on her knees to pull them apart and then began to rapidly piston his cock into her. Tsunade cried out as she began arching her back as his dick began smashing her womb over and over again.

Looking over her shoulder she felt her heart swoon at the desire and lust his eyes reflected for her so in between moans said, “Kiss me!”

Naruto instantly obeyed mashing his lips to hers for a moment, before pulling to let their tongues dance with each other in the open. Her hands sought out her breasts, which she fondled as her thumb and index finger pinched her nipples. Tsunade found a delicate balance as she would tweak her nipples to bring her closer to the edge of release, but then would stop to bring herself back just enough to avoid falling over. But the balance was broken as revitalized Moegi’s tongue suddenly teased her clit causing her to cry out as fell into the abyss of orgasmic pleasure.

Naruto followed suit as he buried his dick deep inside Tsunade as her pussy began milking him for his seed. He gave her womb what it desired as he began to fire stream after stream into her. Tsunade sagged atop of him, and then let out a whimper of loss as Moegi pulled him from her velvet sheath.

The orange haired kunoichi gave his cock several strokes before wrapping her mouth around it. He groaned as her tongue circled around his still sensitive cockhead prompting her to moan from the taste of his jizz mixed with Tsunade’s essence. Moegi then straddled his hips and guided him inside of her, letting out a soft low moan as she sank down onto his pole. Once he was buried fully inside her, she lifted up Tsunade’s hip so that her butt rested on her chest, and buried her face in the Hokage snatch as she began grinding her hips against his.

Naruto groaned as Moegi glided back and forth with his cock nestled deep inside her. Meanwhile, Tsunade also let out a deep moan as she came back to the world to find Moegi’s tongue exploring inside her as it sought out Naruto seed. Meeting the young kunoichi’s eyes she said, “My, you’ve certainly adapted to this all rather quickly.”

“It’s rather hard to find a reason not to,” Moegi said as she pulled her mouth away from the Hokage’s tasty quim, “when one sees how happy this life has made you.”

“Mmm, so happy,” Tsunade replied as Moegi returned to eating her out. She then looked over her shoulder and sticking her tongue out moaned into his mouth as he leaned forward to swallow it. She reached over her shoulder to pull his mouth against hers firmer, while his hands sought out her tits for foundling.

Moegi watched Naruto and Tsunade’s lips pull away from each other to stare in each other’s eyes. In that moment, she quickly recognized that Tsunade would be another woman whose chakra was Orange, as she could see the depth of love and devotion the two had for each other as the gazed into each other’s soul. But, it disappeared just as quickly as their mouths collided again as they kissed hungrily.

Turning her focus back to the Hokage’s dripping snatch, she plunged back in as she reflected that despite the torch that she had carried for Naruto, her own chakra was probably in the green range. But, she wasn’t disheartened by this fact, as she recognized it had likely been a long road before Tsunade had achieved her level of closeness with Naruto. A road that she looked forward to exploring, much as she found she was looking forward to witnessing Tsunade cumming from her tongue.

An event which appeared to be nearing as she noticed the Hokage’s muffled moans growing louder. Focusing her tongue on Tsunade’ clit, she sped up her own hip action as she wanted to see Naruto and his Senju lover climax together, yet apart. Due to her squeezing down on the rod buried inside her as she worked her hips faster and faster, Naruto groaned into Tsunade’s mouth before stating, “Shit, I’m about to cum.”

“Me too,” Tsunade moaned in agreement. Moegi chose that moment to clamp her mouth over the blonde woman’s clit which she sucked, setting her off. “I’m cumming!!!!”

Naruto in turn choose that moment to give up fighting his own release which caused Moegi to quickly pull her mouth away as she shouted, “Me too!!!” Feeling Naruto cum painting her womb as she climaxed sapped her strength so that she fell backwards onto the bed. She sighed in loss as his cock slipped out of her, but simply laid still as Tsunade laid sprawled out over both Naruto and her.

The room was silent except for the sound of the three of them recovering their breath, at least until Tsunade stirred. Rolling off of the bodies beneath her, she crawled over to Moegi and simply gave the kunoichi a wet passionate kiss as thanks for the orgasm that she had been given. Moegi returned the kiss eagerly, and when it ended said, “You’re welcome.”

Tsunade smirked and gave a softer kiss before turning to face Naruto as he had moved to lay against the head of the bed. She crawled into his side, and Naruto said, “Thank you! My Senju princess. If you hadn’t have convinced me to stick with Suzume I probably wouldn’t be here right now.”

Moegi sat up and saw another sign of just how deep the two were connected as it was apparent to her that Tsunade had needed to hear that. She nodded gratefully and then rested her head against his chest obviously taking comfort in the heart beating inside.

Moegil felt a little like she was intruding, at least until Naruto smiled at her stating, “Aren’t you going to join us?” She nodded quickly, and settled into his other side to enjoy some post coital cuddling.

*****

They sat in silence for the most part until Naruto noticing something on the cabinet nearest the bed asked, “What’s that file?”

Tsunade pulled her head away from her lover’s chest and turned to grab it while she answered, “While you were entertaining Moegi. I asked Yuugao to look into Suzume.”

Naruto frowned at the mention of Suzume, but what really prompted it was Tsunade likely having told Yuugao why she wanted the woman’s background look into. Taking the file from Tsunade, he asked, “How did Yuugao take the news?”

Tsunade shrugged, as she replied, “She was obviously concerned, why?”

His frowned deepened as she said, “She doesn’t really react well when people attack me from out of nowhere.”

Tsunade cupped his face, as she said, “My Love, that is the case for all of us.” Naruto did smile at her, but it didn’t exactly reach his eyes. Tsunade got a sense of why as she could sense Yuugao was in Club N, and felt rather conflicted. As a result, she began to share in her lover’s concern that it might not have been wise to involve the Anbu Captain.

She was about to get up from the bed to check on Suzume afraid that there was now a body to be cleaned up, but she stopped as Naruto asked, “I take it you read it. Anything of note?”

Tsunade frowned and wondered if Naruto was just buying time as he likely would need to react harshly towards Yuugao if she had murdered Suzume in cold blood. As such, she imagined that he was hoping to delay that moment for as long as possible. She sighed figuring that Suzume wouldn’t get any deader if they delayed so said, “Not from her official records, as there really doesn’t appear to be much of interest in them. Much as it appeared, she was a pretty mid-tier kunoichi who specialized in the arts. She seemed to take part in a few information gathering missions, where she mainly played the role of a noble woman or courtesan in order to infiltrate and extract information. It isn’t explicitly stated, but it was apparent that she didn’t have many reservations with sleeping with her targets. Which leads us into what isn’t in her record, namely that it seems you’re not the first person that she’s played dress up with.”

Despite her current concerns about the Anbu Captain’s possible actions towards Suzume, Tsunade was impressed with how the woman and her team of fellow Family members had turned up quite a bit on the Chunin Instructors nighttime activities. Informing her lover, she added, “It appears Suzume was living a double life long before she likely began to suspect you. During the day, she’s a frumpy mild-mannered instructor teaching our kunoichi the skills they’ll need to blend into high society. But at night, she’s a woman looking for a good time with a little black book filled with names, including some of the instructors that she worked with. Many of whom don’t appear to be any the wiser they slept with her.”

Naruto nodded filing the information away, as he was confident that Yuugao hadn’t killed Suzume as he believed Tsunade might now fear. Feeling the ebb and flow of his purple haired lover’s emotions through the fox mark, he believed it had been a very near thing. Yet, rather than someone fearing punishment for a major crime, he was getting the feeling that Yuugao was dreading his appearance in a similar manner as a misbehaving child at school while waiting for a parent’s arrival. Still, he felt she had run right up to the line as he could still sense a burning anger, which was what was telling him Suzume was still alive.

He was about to head over, but stopped as Tsunade stated, “Still, Shiho also found something of interest in that chest.”

“That was fast,” Naruto replied slipping from between the two women to grab a robe.

“She hasn’t really had time to delve into too many details, but did feel it worth mentioning that it appears that the woman that trained Suzume was Biwako Sarutobi,” Tsunade said leaving the bed and following in his wake.

Naruto frowned as he pulled a fresh robe from a dresser and handed it to Tsunade so she could dress. He grabbed one for himself as he stated, “Konohamaru’s grandmother was her sensei in regards to combating people using the Binding? Does that mean the Third Hokage knew about it?”

“I don’t believe so,” Tsunade answered as she finished tying the robe off. She smiled for a moment as it appeared Naruto had chosen one of the smaller ones so that the cheeks of her ass would peek out if she so much as raised an arm. But, it made her relax some as it displayed the confidence Naruto had in Yuugao. Focusing back on the current topic she added, “Nevertheless, I told Shiho to focus on Biwako’s journal.”

“Good,” Naruto replied as he grabbed another robe for Moegi upon noticing her getting off the bed.

“Why would you single that one out?” Moegi asked having decided to join them, as she figured they were going to confront Suzume.

Naruto was the one that answered as he explained, “It will give us insights into why she chose Suzume as an apprentice. Which might give us some ideas as to how to handle her.”

Tsunade stared at the back of Naruto’s head as he headed towards Club N through the connecting shower room. She wasn’t too surprised that it appeared that he wanted to keep Suzume at arm’s length, particularly since the woman had been rather willing to sacrifice innocent people to complete her objective of eliminating him. It was a mindset which her lover found wholly distasteful, particularly as it was one that had seen his mother sealed inside him as a chakra spirit meant to aid him in taming the Kyuubi. Rather than allowing her the privilege of being a mother that she had been craving. Moreover, it was a spirit that didn’t belong among the women that Naruto had thus far chosen to share his life with and was why he had tried to disengage for fear of ending up in his current situation. Still, she was surprised that there wasn’t more anger from him being directed at the woman outside of how she had used Moegi so stated, “You don’t seem particularly cross with her considering her nearly killing you. Would you care to elaborate on why? My Love.”

Naruto paused for a moment as he turned to focus on her, before explaining, “I suppose it is because outside of her willingness to offer up Moegi to verify her beliefs about me, her tactics really didn’t differ that much from my own.” Tsunade was about to protest, but she stopped as he held up his hand allowing him to state, “Let us remember how we seduced Mabui to our side. I used a jutsu which implanted experiences I shared with my lovers to drive her into a state of arousal which allowed me to isolate her. I then bound her to me, and then forced her to forget until we could make our pitch later.” Crossing his arms, he met Tsunade’s honey brown eyes as he said, “Being completely honest, outside of her trying to kill me, our tactics were pretty similar. Thus, the only thing that I can be truly upset about is that she was willing to manipulate Moegi to act as bait rather than expose herself. But, even then I understand that she was thinking. That it was the best option that she had since she couldn’t really go to you or the village leadership.”

Naruto turned away as he moved to enter Club N, and Tsunade couldn’t help smiling as it appeared that Moegi had become more enamored of him by his answer. Following after him, Tsunade suspected that the reason it appeared that Naruto wasn’t sure about how to deal with Suzume, since up till then he hadn’t really been bothered at finding himself bound to women that had tried to kill him, was because he had always possessed a keen sense of the woman’s spirit. Even someone such as Fuuka, although Tsunade suspected it had been the former ghoul’s vulnerability upon finding herself alive again which had drawn Naruto in. However, Suzume had managed to, if not blind his insight into the hearts of the women around him, perhaps made him question if it was still working as well since she had managed to project a vulnerability that hadn’t truly existed. Still, Tsunade would say that insight gained from his many experiences with the opposite sex was still as sharp as ever, which was how he had so easily seen through her disguise when she had tried to poison him. After all, while it appeared Suzume had been living something of a double life for quite some time. It wasn’t the outer shell which Naruto was drawn to. Yet, he had taken an interest in her wellbeing after her first drunken attempt to seduce him, only for her to reveal that she was aiming for his life, and as such, he feared allowing her to fall deeper into his orbit as so many other women had done, would introduce a poison into the Family that he had created. Particularly, since it also appeared Suzume preferred a life of one-night stands and booty calls. Thus, to that end, Tsunade believed that Naruto was of the opinion that it would probably be best to make sure their controls over Suzume were complete, and then keep her as far from him and the Family as possible. Of course, that was if he was also correct about Yuugao and Suzume was still around to present a problem.

****

It had been a relatively peaceful night for Suzume especially considering the manner in which she was put to sleep, the evidence of which was displayed from the bruising on her face. Yet, that wasn’t to say that she felt she was out of danger as she had awoken to find a sword buried in the bed beside her head up to the hilt. Moreover, when she had been compelled to return to the room where she had spent the majority of the day before, she found the woman she imagined had put in there leaning over the bar with an open bottle of liquor close at hand. A bottle that she used to fill her glass several times in the short time since Suzume had entered.

Also in that period of time, Yuugao had made it a point to not even look in her direction as if she feared what she would do. Left to her own thoughts, Suzume realized that the Anbu Captain was likely regretting her assault, making it somewhat apparent that whatever else Naruto’s goals for her was, it likely involved her remaining unharmed. The thought didn’t exactly calm her since she quickly concocted a scenario where after completely bending her to his will, he’d use her to corrupt entire generations of kunoichi. Likely, involving classes where some the theories on seduction that she would teach kunoichi were put to a practical use with him as the benefactor.

However, what also was making her uneasy was the sword Yuugao had left buried in her bed. Particularly, since Suzume imagine that she had done so to leave a clear message. Which was that she was only still drawing breath because Naruto was.

Suzume found the message, not to mention the manner in which it had been delivered rather unsettling to her world view of the Corruptor that was Naruto. While she had chalked Tsunade, Sakura, Ino, and Hinata’s interference, not to mention the desperation that they had shown to save him as being a result of his braking them to the point where they couldn’t imagine a world without him. Yuugao’s actions couldn’t be so easily explained. Particularly since, although the anger behind the attack could simply demonstrate she had been broken in the same manner as Tsunade and the others. It didn’t exactly jive with how the purple-haired woman had left her alive. Any one of the actions could be explained to being due to his having a use for her. The two actions together didn’t fit. Suzume believed this because, for Yuugao to be upset enough to attack her it meant the Anbu Captain had learned what she had tried to do to Naruto, which meant she would have been informed of his survival, and more to the point that he wanted her to remain unharmed so he could play his games. To Suzume, this meant that Yuugao had hidden her desire to harm her, which didn’t exactly fit with a broken woman who viewed her existence as being dependent on her Corruptor Master. This was because if Yuugao was that unhinged. Then the thought process she would have most likely been using was that she was acting in Naruto’s best interest while his other slaves were not, and in turn to Suzume that meant she wouldn’t have woken up that morning. Because the Anbu woman’s sword wouldn’t have killed Suzume’s pillow.

The fact that it had, showed Suzume that Yuugao knew she was acting against Naruto’s wishes, yet still had been unable to stop herself. But more importantly, it showed her that the woman didn’t have any controls placed on her that would prevent her from acting against his desires. Which meant it had only been Yuugao’s fear of upsetting him that had stopped her. Yet studying the woman’s behavior it wasn’t fear of pain or even death that she was displaying. But, simply a fear of disappointing him, something which Suzume couldn’t deny as the woman stiffened noticeably as the door Naruto and Moegi had disappeared through the previous day began to open.

****

Although Naruto was confident that Yuugao hadn’t killed Suzume, he still felt a wave of relief when he saw her sitting at the same table she had been at when he had left. However, he quickly spotted the angry looking bruise she was sporting on the left side of her face and that her glasses seemed to be missing. After squinting to make sure it was him that entered, Naruto could see that the woman was visibly relieved by his presence. Which was not to say that she was pleased to see him, but likely considered him the lesser immediate threat.

He held back a frown as he wasn’t sure how best to handle the situation since on one hand he could understand Yuugao’s reaction. Yet, if he wanted to convince Suzume that he wasn’t the type of person that she thought him to be, felt it would be important to make it clear that he wasn’t pleased by her being attacked. Naruto grabbed a chair as he closed with the table Suzume was sitting at. He placed it so that so that as he sat he could stare at Yuugao, who had yet to turn to face them. This left him sitting closer to Suzume, which allowed Tsunade to use the chair that he had been using the day before, while Moegi occupied the one she had previously.

Naruto could tell his newest lover wasn’t quite sure what to make of the situation as she likely wanted to ask Suzume about the bruise. But, as neither he nor Tsunade had commented on it, she was likely keeping silent to follow their lead. He gave her a quick reassuring smile, before stating towards Suzume, “I suppose we should start today off with addressing the obvious question of what happened to your face, Suzume. Yuugao, should I assume your presence this morning isn’t purely coincidence?”

The Anbu Captain sighed and turning to face him replied, “No.”

Naruto held back a sigh of his own as he had really hoped the answer would have been yes. However, he was surprised when Suzume interrupted, “Whatever game you are playing at, just quit it and save us all the trouble.”

Yuugao quickly moved towards the woman angrily as she said, “He didn’t put me up to it you stupid bitch! The only reason you’re still breathing is because you fucked up!”

“That’s enough,” Naruto shouted with some heat of his own, causing his angered lover to stop. Calming some, he stated, “Yuugao, I will not force you to apologize, but I am going to punish you. Come here.” Suzume watched surprised as the woman continued to obey his command and suspected that he hadn’t even needed to use the Voice to do so. When she was beside him, he ordered, “Bend over my lap.”

Yuugao stiffened, and Suzume for a moment felt that she would refuse the command. She hoped the woman wouldn’t comply as then if he did use the Voice, it might confirm for her that she would be able to sense its use even when not directed at her. The reason she hoped that was the case would be because if she noticed him using it with certain women, it might point out potential allies. However, Naruto didn’t repeat his request and didn’t seem to be in any hurry to make the Anbu Captain obey him.

Nor did he need too much to Suzume’s disappointment as after a few heartbeats she complied. Naruto quickly pulled her pants down exposing her ass and pussy to Suzume and then brought his hand down on her rear. He raised his hand to deliver another so Suzume directed her gaze first to Tsunade to gauge how the Hokage was reacting. She wasn’t too surprised to find that Tsunade didn’t seem bothered by the sight. In fact, to the Instructor, she almost seemed rather pleased, as if Naruto’s disciplining the unruly member of his harem was displaying his growth as the head of it.

Suzume’s turned her attention to Moegi next, and to her surprise the young kunoichi didn’t appear to be bothered by what she was witnessing either or exhibiting signs that she was regretting her choice. She was rather surprised by this since if Moegi had truly only joined the day before. Suzume imagined the sight of Naruto spanking a full-grown woman would elicit some sort reflecting on the choice the young woman had made. As such, Moegi seemingly being okay with it made Suzume suspicious that much of yesterday had been a rouse.

Upon reaching his fifteenth strike, Naruto paused leaving Yuugao’s ass bright red. Suzume watched him trying to detect if the sight aroused him, but all she saw was a grim seriousness which was reflected in his tone as he asked, the woman laying over his lap, “Yuugao, did you do anything else to her last night?”

Suzume eyes went wide as the thought hadn’t occurred to her, since she had felt that the sword planted in the bed had essentially been a warning to her as to what the consequences she could expect to befall her should she hurt Naruto. However, she began to feel a new vestige of fear that it might have been a misdirection so that when some poison or other calamity befell her, Yuugao wouldn’t be suspected as she had already made an attempt and let her go. She quickly calmed herself though, as she began to wonder if that was what Naruto wanted, especially as she felt the Anbu Captain should realize no matter how clever she plotted, unless she had the same exemptions as Sakura or Ino’s chakra seemed to afford them then he could easily make the person confess.

As a result, this caused Suzume to quickly suspect this was Naruto leading her into some sort of ploy to make her feel that he wasn’t a villain. She quickly spun a scenario where Yuugao, would say yes that she had indeed poisoned her and that Naruto would quickly order Tsunade into action, who would then report that something would have killed her otherwise if she hadn’t, thus at the very least leaving her with some positive feelings for the blond.

Which was why she was glad that she kept it to herself, especially Yuugao simply shook her head, before confessing, “No, I just hit her.”

Naruto frowned but said, “Is that all that you did?”

Suzume didn’t get the feeling that Naruto was using the voice on her, which made it somewhat impressive as after a moment Yuugao added in a voice that sounded close to tears, “I…I had planned to kill her. I really wanted to, but in the end, I just buried my sword in the bed to make sure she knew how close she had come.”

Naturally, she still felt the scene happening could all be a rouse to try and trick her somehow. However, as Naruto began delivering more smacks to the Anbu woman’s butt, she didn’t get the feeling that he was enjoying it. Moreover, although it didn’t appear that he was holding back as the redness of Yuugao’s ass attested to the strength behind his smacks, Suzume was aware that as an Anbu Captain, Yuugao would be highly resistant to torture. So, while she didn’t doubt the spankings hurt, she didn’t feel they were the cause of the emotion that she had just heard in Yuugao’s confession.

Naruto stopped after delivering another fifteen spankings, and pulled Yuugao’s pants back up to cover her ass. Having her stand up, he said, “I’m disappointed in you.” What surprised Suzume was that a pained look appeared on Yuugao’s face which reflected that his words probably hurt her more than the spankings he had just delivered. The Chunin Instructor saw a small crack appear in the stern face that Naruto had worn since he began questioning her, and she got the sense he wanted to reach out to caress her in order to soften the blow. But, he didn’t as he used words by stating, “However, I’m pleased you refrained from seeing your desire through. However, it best not happen again, so I want you to personally tell those that might seek her harm that Suzume is under my protection.”

Yuugao nodded before turning to leave. Suzume though wasn’t exactly pleased as she said, “That’s it she admits that she wanted to…”

“Shut your mouth, Suzume!” Tsunade said clearly using the Voice as she followed the woman’s order.

Moegi shivered a little and asked, “That was strange, did you just use that ability to command us?”

Suzume was pleased by the kunoichi question as it confirmed that other women bound to Naruto would sense its use. She studied Naruto out of the corner of her eye as she wanted to see if he was concerned by the information getting out to her. But, upon noticing that he wasn’t, she felt some of the hope the information had given begin to fade as it suggested that whatever hold Naruto had on the women he had bound to him, it wasn’t from the use of the Voice that he maintained it. It began to dawn on her that it might be possible that all the women bound to him were quite happy to be so.

Once the door closed behind Yuugao, Naruto turned to Suzume to say, “I am sorry for what happened to you. I’ll see to it that you are not harmed by my lovers again.” Naruto sat there for several seconds obviously waiting for a reply, which Suzume couldn’t give. At least until a look of understanding appeared on his face as he said quickly, “You may speak again.”

Suzume had quite a few choice words that she wanted to say, but imagined that Tsunade would quickly silence her again, so simply asked, “So what do you intend to do with me?”

Naruto quickly replied, “Nothing.” Suzume was surprised by his statement which he expanded on by stating, “The controls that you are currently under will remain in place. But, you’ll be free to return to your life.”

“While you’ll be free to enslave more women,” Suzume stated snidely.

Naruto shook his head before countering, “I think you’ll find none of my lovers find themselves enslaved and wish to remain by my side. In fact, that is probably one reason Yuugao spared you.”

“Perhaps,” Suzume replied, “Or, much as it appears with me, you simply send the ones that don’t kiss your ass back out into the world under your thrall.”

Naruto sighed, “Think what you will. But you’re the one that targeted me. The reason I’m sending you away is because unlike with the women that I’ve Bound. I have no desire to find out which of the versions of you that you put forth is the real one. Therefore, I think it is best for both of us to just ignore the others existence.”

Suzume glared at him as she felt her hackles rise from being dismissed for such a reason, as she felt she would be quite the catch for any man. Especially as she felt that she was more valuable of a prize for whatever game that he was playing then Moegi could ever be. She found her temper nearly reaching a boiling point as she realized she was thinking along such lines prompting her to say, “You’re quite the sly bastard, aren’t you? You actually expect me to believe you’d value a mediocre kunoichi such as Moegi over…”

Naruto’s gaze hardened as he stated angrily, “Silence.” Which he received due to his using the voice to command it. He shook his head as he said, “I don’t value my lovers in such vulgar ways. I have an ambition true, and while Tsunade might be more useful in implementing it. That doesn’t mean she has a greater place in my heart then Moegi. I do feel stronger for her, but that is because Moegi and I have just started down this path together. In time, my feelings for her will grow, much as I hope hers for me will. My fervent hope is that someday all my lovers will reach the same point of being free of the Voice’s Control.”

Moegi smiled from his words, and directing her gaze towards Suzume stated, “I really was just a means to an end for you, huh? How can you see yourself as being morally superior in this situation? The only person that used me was you. Although, I really must thank you for doing so.” Suzume was still under the Voice’s of influence so the only action she that could make was her eyes widening in surprise as Moegi added, “Thanks to you, I got the opportunity to give myself to him all the sooner.”

Naruto chuckled as he added, “For which I thank you as well.” He then stated towards the instructor, “You may speak.”

Suzume didn’t really trust herself to respond to Moegi’s words since it was clear that the genin saw her as a villain so instead asked, “What about the chest you removed from my apartment?”

“That will remain with us,” Naruto stated. “A part of the controls that will remain on you will prevent you from divulging what you know about us. But, if you manage to get that chest’s contents to someone, it will cause them to ask questions better left unasked. Better for it to remain here where it can’t cause any more trouble for us.”

“What gives you the right?” Suzume said angrily.

“What gave you the right to seek my life?” Naruto countered calmly. “The answer is simple, we decided it was so, and took the actions to make our visions a reality. As currently I’m holding the stronger hand, the chest remains here.”

Suzume glared at him for several seconds, but wilted after a moment recognizing her defeat. Which was why Moegi surprised her by saying, “Perhaps you both can reach a compromise.”

The raven-haired kunoichi was surprised when Naruto indulged the young woman by asking, “How so?”

Moegi appeared unsure about what to say next, likely having expected Naruto to shut her down. But, quickly recovered as she stated, “Well, despite how it appears that you are confident in the controls the Binding gives you. I imagine a part of you may still be concerned about leaving her to her own devices.”

Naruto inclined his head as he said, “I’ll admit that it will probably be a nagging concern. Still, with her suspecting everything I do is some plot, keeping her at arm’s length is probably for the best.”

Moegi nodded, but countered, “It doesn’t say much about the chances for your ambition if you’re going to let something like that prevent you from even trying. Are you sure that you don’t perhaps carry a little bitterness about her trying to kill you?”

Tsunade laughed amused as she said, “She does have you there, my Love.”

Naruto chuckled in amusement as well before admitting, “Perhaps a little, but to be fair that was only the day before yesterday.” Turning his gaze towards Suzume he said, “Still, even now she is probably thinking this all some ploy on my part. How do you suggest we go about convincing her?”

Suzume frowned since that was exactly what she was thinking and she wasn’t exactly enjoying the conversation tone of talking as if she wasn’t present. Still, she was surprised when Moegi said, “Simple, we don’t.” Moegi smiled as all three of those gathered stared at her in confusion before the orange haired kunoichi explained, “Naruto, Suzume isn’t exactly wrong in being concerned about you. You’ve admitted the guy that gave you the scroll was a monster, and hoped you would become one as well. Leaving her to her own devices will only insure her imagination conjures only the worst-case scenarios making her all the more desperate to break your hold on her.”

“I agree,” her lover stated, “But again, she’s doing that already.”

“Yes, and if the emotions of what happened weren’t still running high then I imagine you would be more inclined to try to convince her of your sincerity,” Moegi replied. “Especially as you could present her something no one else could.”

“What would that be?” Suzume asked finding her own curiosity peaking.

Moegi smirked as she said, “A chance to study someone using the Binding.”

“Why would I want that?” Suzume stated incredulously. “I tried to eliminate him precisely because he was a Corruptor.”

“Yes,” Moegi said, “And the way you went about it made it clear that most of your kind likely had to piece the information they had together. You obviously didn’t know that some women would gain the abilities to control other women that he has bound. Imagine what other information you could learn.”

“Information that will do me little good as it will not be spread,” Suzume countered.

Moegi shrugged dismissively, “What else are you going to do? Besides, the fact that this jutsu isn’t widely known would seem to suggest you don’t want word of it to spread any more than Naruto does. Perhaps in time, enough trust will build between you two that he’ll let you pass that knowledge on. He already stated that he knows there are some that have abused the Binding, and I believe he would agree having women out there armed to handle them is a good thing.”

Naruto smiled at Moegi as he said, “You’ve made some excellent points.” He turned to Suzume as he said, “For now, let’s just keep our distance from one another to give both of us time to get our minds right. But, if in time you do decide you wish to come to some sort of compromise, I’ll be willing to listen.”

Suzume nodded, but instead of smiling Naruto frowned as he turned his attention to the door that he had entered through. He got up to move towards it as if expecting someone’s arrival.

Tsunade frowned as well as she couldn’t sense anyone through her foxmark, but began to get a sense of unease. Which was explained when Naruto threw open the door to reveal his mother. Her hair was floating behind her, which normally happened when angry. But, most disconcerting was the fact that her normally violet eyes were red and slitted as Naruto’s became when angry. Moreover, beginning to bubble up from her skin was a red chakra which as it began to cover her body caused the ominous feeling to double in intensity. Her eyes scanned the occupants of the room, and upon their settling on Suzume they narrowed darkly.

She took a step forward causing Naruto to slam the door shut, and pressing his back against it said, “Get her out of her!”

No sooner had the words left his mouth, then Kushina’s fist punched through the door next to his head. Retracting it, she gazed through the hole she had made and upon focusing on Suzume said, “I’ve marked you now bitch! You’re not making it out of here in one piece!”

Naruto wasn’t surprised that Suzume’s face had gone white as his mother was pumping a fair amount of killer intent into her words, so to shake her free of it he shouted, “Go!” He then threw open the door and ducking low scooped his mother up over his shoulder as he carried her off to the bedroom.

Tsunade smiled as despite the ominous aura Kushina had been giving off, as Naruto carried her to the Den’s Master Bedroom she began beating on his back rather ineffectively. Standing she said, “Let’s get going. She’ll probably be tied up for the foreseeable future, but I’d still keep a mindful eye on my surroundings.”

Suzume nodded as she was quite eager to put as much distance between her and the enraged mother as possible. Moegi sent a concerned look back the way Naruto had gone and asked, “Is he going to be alright?”

Tsunade’s smile widened as she answered, “Oh, don’t worry about him. He’ll have her eating out of his hand soon enough. Still, it will probably be best if we get Suzume out of here, less the whole process start all over again.”

****

Yoshino sat behind the desk in her home’s office as she studied the map across from her. With the Akatsuki Ceremony set to happen in the next few weeks, she was hoping to pin down a possible location for the village that they suspected Sasuke had established. She hadn’t experienced much luck in that regard although she did remove a few locations from her list such as the Land of the Sea.

Her attention was pulled away from the map as the door to the study opened to reveal her son. Tucked under his arm was a large file which she had put together for him to read. In it was all the information about The Family. She had asked a nude Naruto’s permission that morning after he had finished calming his mother down, and while she had suspected that he might be hesitant due to Shikamaru’s friendship with Chouji. He hadn’t even asked her reasoning why before giving her his approval. She supposed it could simply be due to the fact that Shikamaru had already puzzled out some of the truths about the Family’s existence. But, she also believed that Naruto had already figured out why she had wanted to involve her son more in the Family’s business.

Shikamaru placed the file on the desk, before moving to sit in a high-backed chair which was to the side of her desk. Yoshino took the file and turned behind her towards an iron wood stove which was used to destroy sensitive information once she had already read it. Throwing it inside, she struck a match and set it ablaze before closing the door. Turning herself to face her son, they sat in silence for a moment before she asked, “So?”

Her son sighed before stating, “If I had known getting you involved with him would have been so troublesome for me, I think I would have minded my own business.”

Yoshino smiled amused but said, “Too late for regrets now.” Her son nodded, but something seemed to be troubling him so asked, “What is it?”

“Doesn’t it bother you that he could bring dad back, but he chooses not to?”

Yoshino understood why the knowledge that it appeared Naruto’s chakra could return the dead to life would bother her son. After all, he had only asked Naruto to help her because of how her husband’s death had affected her. So, she imagined learning he could have brought back any of the people they had lost might not sit well with Shikamaru, especially as much of the tension between Naruto and Chouji could be fixed if he returned Iruka. She had considered omitting that information, but felt doing so would only exacerbate whatever negative feelings her son might have on the matter should he learn of it later.

Having been prepared for the question, she shook her head in the negative before stating, “I suppose I would be if he used that ability to bring back people he cared for. However, as he hasn’t, I feel that it is for the best that we let our beloved dead rest rather than force them back for our own benefit. It is a sad reality that if Naruto did bring them back, it would do much to diminish the hate and anger he is trying to combat. Yet, it wouldn’t really be solving it. To do that, you have to be able to accept what has happened and try to move forward.”

Shikamaru inclined his head, and admitted his respect for Naruto had grown as a result of learning the blond man could cure death, especially as he felt a lesser man would use it to heal his own pain. Moreover, he imagined that if Naruto wanted to unite the world under him, a more sinister method he could have employed would have involved starting a religion. Particularly as being able to erase death would convince quite a few people that he had some sort of divine providence.

Getting to the heart of the matter as to why his mother had brought him into the fold, he asked, “Are you sure I’m the best man for the job?”

Yoshino smirked as she said teasingly, “Of the people that we could ask.”

“Thanks for the vote of confidence,” Shikamaru replied snarkily.

Yoshino’s smile softened as she replied, “I wouldn’t have involved you if I didn’t believe in your abilities. When I brought the matter to Naruto, I expected some push back due to the rift growing between him and Chouji. I expected him to be bothered by your friendship with Chouji, but he also believes you are the best suited to lead Ame’s defense. Even though we’re confident it is Sasuke’s next target, in order to refrain from tipping him off, we can’t make a lot of overt moves. This means what few resources we can bring to bear, we have to use efficiently.”

Shikamaru nodded, but jokingly replied, “It’s kind of hard to imagine a situation where having nine Bijuu is considered limited resources.”

A corner of his mother’s mouth lifted, but the mirth didn’t last as she said, “Sadly, knowing the target doesn’t tell us what Sasuke is going to hit it with.”

He nodded before stating, “Alright, then let’s go over the details. It seems you’ve found a means to evacuate the citizens to the shelter.”

“Yes,” Yoshino replied, “Kiyomi, Mito, and Momo came up with a solution rather quickly. They’ve designed a teleportation seal which will emit a wave of energy that will remove every living thing it hits. We’ll activate it several moments after the alarm has been sounded, that should give people the chance to gather their loved ones. They’ll be teleported to a temporary shelter several miles from the village.”

“How will it know not to teleport the village’s defenders?”

Yoshino smiled as she said, “They’ll be wearing new uniforms for the celebration which will contain a seal that nullifies the transportation effect. They will not know this of course, as we can’t let the Salamander Resistance get word of it.”