Konan made her way up towards the top of the tower from which Nagato ruled over Ame. Although her outside demeanor didn't show it she was almost fearful to enter the converted throne room from where he conducted most of his business. Opening the door, she did frown upon seeing the man that claimed to be Madara Uchiha was already present. It was also due to her being convinced that she had just interrupted a conversation between them. One in which she may have been the topic of conversation.
She entered the room wordlessly as was her wont, but from the heavy silence that seemed to fill the air was tempted to ask what they had been speaking about. But the silence wasn't the thing that struck her most as she made her way to her childhood friend. It was the lighting of the room. The throne room was always kept darkened especially since it hardly mattered to Nagato. However, Konan had found that ever since her time with Naruto the illumination of the room always bothered her. It was always worse when she would first enter due to the light coming from behind her. The reason was it always left her with the feeling she was losing her friend to the darkness he surrounded himself with. As she walked through the light that was spilling in from the hall behind her, Nagato would wait for her just out of reach of it. Often needing to step towards her from the darker portions of the room where Tobi would remain.
Konan felt a small pang of worry when Nagato, as the Deva Path, didn't move towards her instead remaining near the masked man. Stopping just shy of stepping out of the light she asked, "You sent for me?"
"I did," Nagato stated finally moving away from Tobi to approach her. "Due to recent... setbacks, it seems that some of our allies need reminding of why they should not trifle with god."
"I'll go alert..."
"No, we'll handle this personally," Nagato said beginning to move for the door.
"Don't you think that's sending the wrong message," Konan said coming up behind him, "The organization might be reeling from Jiraiya's dismantling of it and from the setbacks we've received from trying to capture the jinchuriki. But for you to come out again so soon is unnecessary. I'm sure Kisame would enjoy handling such a task."
The Deva path didn't slow down as it responded, "No doubt, but I already have him performing an assignment."
"I... I see," Konan said, wanting to ask why she hadn't been informed. Instead though she said, "I'll go prepare the other..."
"There's no need for that," Nagato said once more cutting her off, "I've had the technicians working on an amplifier for the chakra transmitter. This will be a perfect opportunity to test out its extended range and power output capabilities. I wouldn't want to waste too many assets should it fail though."
Konan was again caught by surprise at what Nagato had just revealed wondering when he had ordered such upgrades and why she had not been told. But instead of giving a hint at her thoughts she merely replied, "As you wish."
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No sooner had the door to the throne room closed then Tobi called out, "My how cruel of you to dangle all those little morsels of information in front of her. And here I thought you didn't believe my assertions that she has betrayed you."
Stepping out of the darkness was the Animal Path of Pain, although due to some damage that had been done by Kakashi to the one he favored it was one of the back-ups. A soft feminine voice replied, "There was no cruelty in my actions. I simply saw no reason to fully explain why Kisame was busy and although I find your claims she is a turncoat to be foolish. It is prudent that I at least take some steps in case it is true. Besides, if she were a spy you've yet to identity for who, nor the when or how. Need I remind you we began suffering setbacks even before she went to Hot Spring Country? That was the only period of time when she could have been turned."
"Perhaps, but I'm telling you she is no longer onboard with what we are planning to use the Bijuu for. She has betrayed us. Betrayed you."
"Then I am presenting her with no better opportunity to be rid of me. Alone with just one path and her if she is the betrayer then she will take the opportunity to strike. Now, how much longer will it take for Kisame to seal the six-tails into the statue?"
"By himself, at least a month, maybe more. It's a good thing I decided to check in on your progress. Rather convenient that he slipped by Konan."
"In case you've forgotten he slipped by me as well."
"But you were busy. Wasn't it her part to remain unseen and make sure he didn't get away?"
Nagato's gaze hardened before he said, "Did you see her allow him to slip away? The six-tail's host was a skilled Mist-nin and used the Hidden Mist jutsu to allow both himself and the Leaf to slip away. Unless you are saying I didn't try my hardest to capture the jinchuriki as well."
"Not at all, I'm merely making an observation."
"You may continue to make them somewhere else. Don't you have a Uchiha to babysit?"
"Then I'll take my leave. Watch yourself Nagato; you've never tasted the pain of betrayal."
"What a foolish thing to say. You know my history...you know both Konan and I know what it is to be betrayed," Nagato said dismissively as he turned away from the masked man.
"Being betrayed by a leader or organization is one thing. Being betrayed by friends and family is quite another. Take my word for it," Tobi said allowing the right amount of hurt to slip into his tone.
The Animal Path stopped to look at the man from over its shoulder, before wordlessly it turned and allowed the darkness to swallow it up as it headed to the storage area where all the bodies that served as the Paths of Pain were stored.
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Naruto was returning to his apartment from the academy where he had just finished enjoying a tea ceremony with Hinata. Although tea hadn't been the only thing served. Walking through the streets of Konoha, he couldn't help the stupid grin his face wore as he whistled to himself. It wasn't just due to the activity he and his Hyuuga princess had just finished, but also because for the first time in a while he wasn't being pestered by a lingering sense of doubt. Granted, the worst of it had been during the past several weeks, but he'd be lying if he said that doubt hadn't been growing as his luck with womenhad gotten better and better. As the two of them had been cleaning up the small shack used to train kunoichi in how to perform the tea ceremony they had discussed their relationship as well as his other ones as well.
Hinata had confessed that his pulling away from her and the others had made her feel for a time as if his words to her after Sakura joined had just been that, words. She had quickly tried to soften what she said, but he had stopped her and explained that he had meant everything he said to her. But had felt in order to be fair to those he feared could possibly be with him because of the jutsu it would be best to pull away from everyone. That way if it wasn't the jutsu it wouldn't create resentment within the Harem. Hinata had smiled as if she was pleased with herself, leaving him to believe that she had guessed that was the reason. She had then rather sternly told him that he should have come to them with his doubts.
He had nodded, confessing that Jiraiya had told him as much in Wave Country. But had explained a part of the reason he hadn't had to do with how he grew up. Naruto had stopped from cleaning the pot and cup Hinata had used to face his lover before admitting that due to his treatment as an outsider it had left him with a lot of resentment. Resentment towards the village and its people, which he had dealt with through his pranks, but also by hiding it away fearing that showing it to others would only exacerbate his situation. As a result it had made him an expert at internalizing things. He had also told Hinata that his original reason for wanting to be Hokage was rather selfish since it had simply revolved around his desire for respect. But it had also kept the resentment and anger inside of him from boiling over as it had given him a constructive avenue in which to direct the energy he got from trying to earn that respect.
Hinata had closed the distance between them and taking his hand in hers told him, "You've always had my respect Naruto." The earnest and heartfelt way she had said it had melted his heart as he had pulled her into his arms to kiss her. It had soon grown heated but Hinata had pushed him away telling him that he should get ready for his next task. Naruto had smiled telling her that he had a free period apparently, but she had pushed him towards the door telling him then he should get ready for the next one. He had tried to tell her that after the free period was a lunch break but she had already gotten him outside telling him it wouldn't do for them to get too carried away as Suzume may still be around.
Seeing Hinata's point he had told the Hyuuga princess he loved her and then decided to grab a hot shower before seeing Ayame for lunch. He felt some of his good cheer slip a little as he thought about what a fool he had been. However, he quickly shook it off not wanting to descend back into the depths of depression he had felt over the last three weeks. But it wasn't easy as although he knew where things with Tsume and Hinata stood there were still quite a few fences he'd need to mend due to his absence. Looking at his list he tried to figure out just who was connected to what event. He pretty had guessed that his list was just a ruse his lovers had concocted to force him to interact in a semi-official manner, after all Hinata and Tsume had actually generated the mission requests for his earlier meeting with them. Therefore he could guess most of the women he would be seeing later would be from Konoha. He just hoped that wasn't an indication of where his relationships with the women from outside Konoha now stood. He wouldn't be able to blame them if they were considering backing out as to be honest his doubts about the legitimateness of their feelings had been the greatest.
He knew that sounded horrible, but it was at times hard to imagine what made him special enough to join up with his crazy ambition. Therefore it was easiest to imagine them as the ones being swayed the most by The Binding. Naruto knew he needed to make up with all his ladies, but he would also need to do a better job of connecting with them as well. He figured if he had done a better job of creating the bonds he now shared with them then it would have gone a long way to silencing the doubts that he had begun to experience as a result of his rapid success.
Therefore, he made a mental note to ask Tsume about how she had progressed with the project of creating a pair of scents to mask his and his lovers own with a new one as he felt he'd definitely need it to show his appreciation in a one on one setting with all of them. As he reached his apartment his mind was busy planning the various dates he would be going on in the near future so failed to detect the two people on the other side of the door.
However after pulling his key from the door, after unlocking it, he noticed them in a hurry especially since they were lying on his bed dressed as a couple of catgirls. Naruto's jaw dropped open as his keys slipped from his hand when Yoruichi, wearing a black body suit that left her arms and legs exposed but were covered in stockings and gloves to enhance the catgirl look, got on all fours and stretched, arching her back like a cat waking from a nap as well as displaying the tail sewn into the back. Dressed similarly, but in white was Yugito, who somewhat stiffly fiddled with the headband to which her "ears" were attached. Her face was red giving Naruto the impression that she had been only recently talked into dressing that way and was having serious doubts about it.
Yoruichi must have sensed this too, so after finishing her stretch slinked from the bed saying, "See Kitten, I told you he'd love it."
Not making eye contact due to her extreme embarrassment as well as slight discomfort due to Yoruichi's last minute addition to her costume, the former two-tail jinchuriki asked, "How can you tell? He's probably trying not to laugh."
Looking over her shoulder she replied, "Kitten, if you'd only look I doubt you'd be thinking that for much longer."
Yugito sighed forcing herself to look at Naruto's face and was somewhat surprised to see the same stupefied look that had been there when he had first noticed them and she had looked away. Yoruichi smirked before saying, "Look lower."
Following the human Bijuu's instructions her eyes traveled down his body until they stopped on his very tented pants. Feeling a surge of confidence at the sight, she slid from the bed as well walking as sexily as possible with the slightly uncomfortable removable tail that was a feature of the costume Yoruichi had given her.
Naruto's brain had literally shut down on him as his body had called for extra blood to fill a certain appendage as a result of the visual stimulation it had been presented. Therefore, by the time he had pulled himself together Yoruichi was behind him having closed the door for him, and Yugito was kneeling in front of him using her gloved hands to rub his covered package. He groaned as Yoruichi hugged him from behind to whisper lustily, "I hope your earlier activities have left you with enough energy to please a couple of catgirls in heat."
Naruto turned to respond but it turned into a groan as a result of Yugito freeing his cock and covering it with her mouth. The moan though was quickly muffled as Yoruichi placed her lips to his. Naruto opened his mouth and met the human Bijuu's tongue half-way. Their tongues danced around each other as Naruto placed a hand on Yugito's head to set the pace of her bobbing as he actually needed to slow her down due to the enthusiasm she was using in her sucking of his cock.
Yoruichi broke the kiss and Naruto could hear the smile on her lips as she said, "Looks like the kitten has really missed your milk."
Naruto nodded in reply causing Yoruichi to begin to reach around to his chest and pull down the zipper of his jacket. Once she opened it, she pulled it from his shoulders and then pulled his shirt over his head. Once he was free of his shirt and jacket, she wrapped her arms around him while pressing her breasts against his back. She then began running her fingers all over his chest occasionally stopping to tweak or play with his nipples. Naruto leaned back into her enjoying the added stimuli but began to take an active part by reaching back and cupping the dark skinned woman's mound. Finding the cotton material to be rather damp he quipped, "Looks like Yugito's mouth aren't the only set of lips that have been missing me."
Yoruichi nibbled on his ear before whispering hotly, "It's good to see you've regained some of your previous confidence." Pulling away, she walked around Naruto and the kneeling Yugito to sit back on the bed. She raised one foot to rest on it spreading her legs for him and pulling the material of her body suit to the side exposed her pussy for the blond. Smirking mischievously she said challengingly, "Now let's see if you still remember how to use that thing."
Naruto returned her smirk and pulled free of Yugito's lips causing her to look up at him to protest. But her complaint was silenced by a kiss which Naruto ended far too soon for her liking. Naruto began to head towards the bed pulling his pants off as he went.
Yoruichi could still see Yugito wanted to protest so headed her off saying, "Now kitten you need to learn to share. Now why don't you join us on the bed?" Yugito harrumphed crossing her arms over her chest in protest. Yoruichi leaning back further as Naruto crawled on top of her with his prick pressing against her entrance moaned, "Your loss," as his dick began to enter her inch by delicious inch. Yoruichi wrapped her legs around his waist and locked her ankles behind his back as she joined Naruto in moaning and groaning as their connected bodies gave each other pleasure.
Yugito had a front row seat as she watched Naruto drill the former chakra creature that she used to house inside her seal. Although she didn't look away, she did try to retain her miffed demeanor from being denied the mouthful of cum she had been working for. However, it quickly faded due to her arousal and completely disappeared when she let out a moan as she began to rub herself. Coming to the conclusion the only one missing out as a result of her small protest was her; Yugito began to crawl towards the bed on all fours. Crawling atop the bed she said, while her hands groped a breast and rubbed her pussy, "I want some too."
The two currently connected lovers turned their gazes towards her with Yoruichi saying, "Of course kitten all you needed to do was ask." She unhooked her legs from around Naruto and told him to get on the bed. Naruto obeyed watching as Yoruichi maneuvered her former vessel until her backside faced him. The Bijuu then smirked before reaching for Yugito's tail as she said, "Have I got a surprise for you."
"N-no," Yugito said, but didn't offer much protest as Yoruichi grabbed the base of the tail and began to pull it out.
Naruto's eyes grew wide as he realized that the tail was actually connected to an anal plug that Yoruichi completely removed. He continued to stare into the hole in Yugito's body suit where the tail had been as the blonde woman's asshole clenched as if searching for the missing item.
Her face in the covers of the bed, Yugito tried to bury it deeper as she whined, "Stop... don't stare there."
Yoruichi began to rub around her former host's rosebud as she let out an amused chuckle before replying, "You don't need to be so shy about it." Her golden eyes turned to Naruto as she said, "Honestly, ever since you brought it up when you first tamed her, the kitten has been toying with the idea of you fucking her tight little ass."
"T-that's not true..." Yugito offered but even she had to admit she had sounded less than convincing.
"Really," Yoruichi said sliding a finger into her former host's ass. Working it in and out she added, "Funny my costume's tail is sewn on. You're the one that went with the buttplug option."
"Y-you made me..."
"But I didn't force you to put it in," Yoruichi said amused pushing in a second finger. Seeing Naruto's dick twitch at the sight she said, "Give it up kitten, I was there when you'd experiment with those toys you bought to get ready for the big day." Pulling her fingers out she got on all fours next to Yugito saying, "If the kitten's going to be too shy I'll let you fuck me in the ass. No sense in getting your hopes up for nothing."
Yugito could feel the blond man shifting to take the dark skinned woman up on her offer so quickly spun launching herself at him knocking him back. As Naruto sat back up she spun around and grabbing his prick lined it up with the hole in her suit telling her former Bijuu, "You're not taking this dick away from me again."
Sitting back, she pressed his cock against her anal passage and groaned as her sphincter began to open allowing it entry. Her groan turned into a hiss of both mild pain and a warning to Yoruichi as the woman began to crawl towards her and Naruto.
"There's no need for that," Yoruichi said amused as Yugito fully impaled herself on her lover's manhood, "I am the one that encouraged you to take a seat on that fuck stick after all." Closing the distance between them she got her face close to Yugito's and said, "You're welcome by the way." She then kissed the blonde woman while pulling the front of her costume down to expose her breasts.
As the two woman made out in front of him, he figured Yugito had grown accustomed to his intrusion so picked her hips up to slide her off, before pulling her back down. He did it several more times before she began aiding him while she continued to kiss Yoruichi. Taking his hands from her hips, he reached towards her front to rub her mound but found Yoruichi's hand already there. Placing his on top of hers, he slid the cloth of the body suit to the side and then pressed both his and Yoruichi's middle finger inside. Yugito moaned into the kiss, she shared with the woman now fingering her as she continued to fuck herself on the cock buried in her ass.
Yoruichi ended the kiss and began to lean back. She was pleased when Yugito followed obviously not ready to end their dance of tongues. It also forced Naruto forward less he slip from the dry passage he had been drilling. When Yoruichi was on her back she guided Yugito's face down until it lay nestled between her thighs. Getting the hint, the blonde kunoichi eagerly dived into the dark skinned woman's shaved muff. She let out a moan of surprise at just how eager her former jinchuriki was and pushed the material of her high collared body suit towards the center of her chest to expose her breasts. She began groping them occasionally tweaking her own nipples as Yugito's tongue probed and covered ever accessible inch of her pussy.
Meanwhile Naruto had needed to get to his feet as he crouched behind Yugito and continued to fuck her ass, while watching her eat out her Bijuu. Gripping her hips with one hand, he used the other to reach around and rub her pussy being sure to give extra attention to her clit. Feeling the end approaching he pressed on her clit while burying himself inside her ass completely causing the blonde woman to scream her orgasm into Yoruichi's lower lips. The convulsing muscle's surrounding his cock sent him off a moment later and he fired several large bursts into Yugito, but pulled out to coat her back with the last couple of strands.
Yugito didn't leave her task half-finished and continued to please Yoruichi with her tongue throughout her orgasm until she set the Bijuu off and received a mouthful of her release as well.
Naruto fell back on his ass breathing hard as were his other two lovers. His dick began to soften, but stopped as Yoruichi stirred. She got onto all fours and crawled towards him and Yugito but stopped to lick his cum from where it hand landed on the kunoichi's back. She then lowered her face to the blonde kunoichi lying on her stomach and kissed the woman passing his seed amongst a lot of tongue play.
Needless to say he was rock hard again, and ready to put his erection to good use. Yugito spun onto her back and pressing her foot against his chest stopped his forward movement to ask, "Do you know why I've chosen to follow you?"
Naruto paused and sitting back replied with a sigh, "Truthfully... no."
Yugito smiled at his honesty before asking, "I was one of the women that you feared only was here because of the jutsu, right?"
"Yes," Naruto admitted.
To his surprise Yugito smiled at him and rested her head on Yoruichi's lap before putting her foot back down as she said, "So you've learned to be honest with us."
"I've never lied," Naruto replied defensively.
"Perhaps," Yugito said keeping her smile in place, "But you weren't exactly forthcoming with us either."
Naruto admitted as much by sighing. Yugito sat up and climbing into his lap kissed him gently before saying, "I can't say I understand the burden you carried as a jinchuriki. By the time I became one. Bee had already learned how to control his power and taught me how to get along with Yoruichi. Therefore from the very beginning I was showered with praise and my destiny as a kunoichi of Kumogakure was set in stone." She traced a finger down his chest and reaching his stomach channeled some chakra there to cause his seal to appear. Rubbing it, she continued, "Where you begged and pleaded for attention. I was showered with it. To be honest it can be a bit...stifling at times being called Lady Yugito. All the pressure being put on me was also why I.... couldn't just be myself. I guess you could say you and I although both jinchuriki come from the two extremes being one can thrust on a person."
Yugito smiled and wrapping her arms around Naruto's neck pulled his head towards her chest. She then rested her chin on top of his head and in his hair as she said, "I'm extremely grateful that you sought me out and although it was initially to further your ambition. You also granted me something priceless as well." Pulling back she gazed into his eyes asking, "Do you know what it was?"
He shook his head again so she smiled as she said, "Still haven't figured it out huh? It was freedom, both to be myself without all the baggage of being a jinchuriki. As well as to choose the path I wish to follow as a kunoichi. To follow you was the first time I actually was allowed to make a decision about what I wanted it to mean to be a shinobi."
"Thank you," Naruto said placing his hand under her chin, "for not losing faith in me even when I seemed to have lost it in you."
Yugito was about to comment on how it wasn't entirely his fault but Yoruichi cleared her throat before saying, "This is touching and all, but time is a wasting."
"Way to ruin the moment," Yugito said looking over her shoulder.
Yoruichi was about to reply but the door to the apartment began to open attracting all of their attention. Fu stepped in wearing a costume of her own and seeing the state of the occupants on the bed puffed her cheeks complaining, "You started without me."
"Well you were late," Yugito said with a shrug before asking, "And what is that you are wearing? We were supposed to all match."
"I thought the point was to dress as something that resembled our connection as jinchuriki," Fu said indicating her costume which looked like a giant caterpillar, "I couldn't find anything that resembled a beetle."
Yoruichi crawled around Naruto and hugging him from behind said, "The point was to dress sexy for Naruto. Cats are sexy, bugs aren't."
Inside the Leaf Maximum Security Prison, Nanabi suddenly sneezed and was positive Matatabi was somehow behind it as well as the sudden surge of annoyance she felt.
Naruto held his hand towards his fellow jinchuriki and beckoning her forward said, "I don't know about that. I know people who would disagree with that statement. Besides, I think if Nanabi was here right now she'd be touched to know Fu wants to honor the connection they shared."
Fu smiled and moved towards the bed although awkwardly due to her costume. More falling onto the bed then anything it wasn't long before the caterpillar had revealed the beautiful creature that it hid, although all three women would not be getting the security deposits they placed on their costumes.
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