Naruto stepped from the shower room located between the Den's master bedroom and Club N. He dressed slowly, trying to draw out the process since although he intended to do the honorable thing, he wasn't in a hurry to have his nuts crushed by sand. Pulling his cloak on, he looked back to see both Temari and Karura laying closer to each other now that he wasn't between them. He smiled softly as he looked at Karura's foxmark which was located in the same place as her daughters. Walking into the hall to Hiraishin since he didn't want the light of his jutsu to wake them, he took a deep breath and then teleported to Gaara's office.
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Gaara looked up from his paperwork as a red flash attracted his attention. He could tell Naruto was uncomfortable, and recalling the last time that he had looked so nervous said, "I'm guessing that you're here to tell me that you've slept with my mother now."
Naruto's mouth dropped down as he said, "How..."
Gaara let one of his few wide smiles appear as he explained, "Naruto, you are my friend, but truthfully you're never going to be known for your restraint with the frequency that you add lovers to your harem. In fact I was counting on you eventually seducing her. That was the entire reason for me sending her to Konoha."
"What... why didn't you say something then? Plus why would you even want me to be with your mom?"
Gaara stood folding his hands behind his back as he walked around the desk while explaining, "Your ambition is no longer your own Naruto. And no, I'm not just referring to your lovers. I also consider it to be a goal worth striving for which is why it was necessary to remove my mother as a threat to it." Coming to a stop before the blond man, the Kazekage said, "My mother was one of the firmest Hardliners to be found in her day. She like my father was against the alliance with Konoha. She had a seat on the Council and although that seat was taken after her death. Once I brought her home and explained her reappearance a new seat would have been created for her. A seat she would have likely used to oppose our goals unless she had a change of heart which is where you come in."
"Well actually your sister was the true driving force behind us getting together," Naruto admitted with a smile. Growing serious he said, "I promise to cherish her and to prove myself worthy of the trust you've shown in me to do so."
"I know my friend," Gaara said holding his hand out which Naruto shook, "because the day you don't is the day you cease to be a man worthy of his own ambition."
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Naruto reappeared in the Den's master bedroom after talking with Gaara and his dick immediately sprung to attention as he arrived to the sight of Temari and Karura lying on the bed side by side with their legs spread and a pair of fingers buried in the others pussy. They were kissing wetly, and upon noticing him created some space between their lips and showed him their tongues rolling against each other. They began working their fingers faster trying to bring the other to release and both women climaxed together under the hungry gaze of their lover.
Naruto began pulling his clothes off as the women offered their drenched digits to each other. The blond man drank in the sight of the mother and daughter cleaning their releases from the other woman's fingers. Once cleaned, they began kissing again until Temari broke away to say with a smirk, "Still in one piece I see. I told you Gaara wasn't going to be upset."
Naruto grinned as he said, "You were right."
"Of course I was," Temari said before leaned down to kiss her mother's collarbone.
Karura moaned before commenting, "I still can't believe my own son would plot for me to be seduced by his best friend."
Naruto sent a slightly surprised glance to Temari who looked back at her lover to explain, "I told her why I thought Gaara wanted her to become your lover. Stop me if I'm wrong, but basically once a cover story is created to explain my mother's return a spot on the council will be created for her. I can imagine that Gaara wouldn't be too thrilled at getting rid of Joseki only for the Hardliners to gain a new ally in our mother."
"That's about the sum of it," Naruto stated. Focusing on Karura, he said, "I hope this doesn't change things for us."
Karura smiled softly as she said, "Is your reason for seducing me... or in this case my daughter pushing us together really that different in my case then any of the other women you've charmed." Naruto shook his head supposing that it wasn't although he had sought out the women in most cases. Karura's grin grew wider before stating, "If there is something to be upset about it is that you are standing erect before me and despite the show my daughter and I have put on for you, have yet to bury that magnificent cock inside one of us."
"Mmm, now that's something to get behind," Temari said before prompting her mother to get on her hands and knees. Kneeling beside her as Karura rested her face on the mattress Temari spread her mother's asscheeks apart. She then licked the older woman's rosebud before stating, "Speaking of behinds, it would seem that my mom wants to find out what it's like for your cock to be buried inside hers."
Karura's body flushed from her daughter's comments as well as from having the matter come up so quickly. She had woken from her extremely sated state that morning to find her daughter drinking the cum that Naruto had deposited in her pussy. From there the two had pleasured each other, in between Temari explaining why she believed Gaara had wanted her to enter into the harem while awaiting Naruto's return. Karura had also inquired of her daughter about how it had felt to have the large jinchuriki inside her rear. She had confessed to wanting to experience it herself before her death, but had been too embarrassed to approach the subject with her husband.
Naruto smirked before replying, "I believe I can help her satisfy her curiosity." He stepped onto the bed coming up behind Karura as Temari continued to run her finger around the edge of her mother's anus. The younger kunoichi smiled up at her lover as he stood before her, she pushed her finger inside her mother even as she rose up and began to suck Naruto's dick. The jinchuriki groaned as Temari loudly slurped on his cock making sure to make it nice and wet for her mother. Satisfied with her job, she let Naruto slip from her lips and pulled her finger free of Karura's ass before she then once more spread her mother's butt cheeks for her lover.
Naruto crouched down behind the woman, who tensed upon feeling his cockhead press against her back entrance. "Relax Karura, I'll take it slow," Naruto said waiting for the kunoichi to follow his advice. Feeling the resistance against his egress lessen, Naruto pushed a little harder and groaned along with his newest lover as her asshole opened enough to take the head of his cock. He fed the rest of his dick into her slowly causing Karura to fidget slightly as a result of the unfamiliar feeling. Naruto paused giving her time to adjust. It was a task made difficult for both of them as Temari began licking both his cock and the tight ring of her mother's ass wrapped around it. Naruto began to resume finding the added lubrication of Temari's saliva aided his final push.
Bottoming out inside Karura, he began to slowly pull out but once a third of his length was free he pushed back in. He kept giving her such shallow strokes, until her slightly uncomfortable cries turned into more pleasurable sounding moans. He then increased the speed and strength of his pounding cock as well as withdrawing about half before slamming it back in.
Naruto moved his hands from the cheeks of her butt which he had been fondling to grip her hips before giving her his full length. Karura cried out as she received Naruto's dick at full throttle. She raised her face from the mattress, and her cries softened as Naruto began giving her shallow strokes once more. He compensated, by grabbing her under the arms and pulled her up against his chest. He angled her face towards him and kissed her deeply. Naruto then fell back pulling her with him so that she laid on his chest. She cried out as gravity forced her onto his dick, but then she began to lose the feeling that had been building up inside her as Naruto refused to move. She tried to grind her ass against his groin to entice him into pumping his cock within her again, and although he did groan softly. He stubbornly remained motionless.
He nibbled on her ear, before stating, "I'll let you set the pace. I want to watch you ride my cock to completion."
Karura rose up and planted her feet on the bed before slowly raising up on his shaft. She then just as unhurriedly lowered herself back down it. She looked over her shoulder and felt her body grow hotter as she noticed her lover's eyes fixed squarely on where she was currently wrapped around his shaft. She put the feeling to good use as she began to increase the speed of her movements enjoying the moment where the calm look on Naruto's face began to contort into one of pleasure as he couldn't deny how good her ass felt.
Temari moved before her bouncing mother and caused her to tighten even further around the dick inside her as she began rubbing her clit. "O...oh shit....Temari..."
"How does he feel inside you mother?" Temari asked huskily.
"F...ucking....f...fantastic..." Karura said between moans, "I...I never... I never would have thought anal sex could be so good."
"Just the anal," Temari said lowering her lips to her mother's tit. Karura arched her back sliding to her knees and placed her hands against Naruto's chest to remain upright. Now that her mother wasn't bouncing as she ground her ass into Naruto, Temari found it easier to slip two of her fingers inside. Pulling her mouth away from the tit she used to suckle as a baby she continued, "What about all those orgasms I gave you while we waited for our stud to return? Are you saying they didn't feel just as amazing?" Karura moaned as her daughter worked her fingers inside her. Temari began to run her tongue over her mother's nipple before running it down her body, extracting her fingers she added, "Let's do a side by side comparison."
All the strength faded from Karura's arms causing her to fall back against Naruto's chest as Temari clamped her mouth to her mother's pussy. The woman's cries doubled in volume as Naruto wrapped a strong arm around her torso and began pumping his dick inside her butt. They were swallowed a moment later as Karura turned her face to him and stuck out her tongue which Naruto quickly began to suck on before engaging in a wet and passionate kiss.
He looked down Karura's body meeting Temari's gaze as she stuck her tongue deep inside her mother. He made a plus shaped hand-sign and a clone burst to like behind her. Temari was forced to pull her mouth away as the clone pushed its dick inside her dripping wet cunt. She moaned contently at the feeling of being speared by the perfect replica of her lover's dick, before resuming her tongue fucking of her mother's snatch.
Karura was in heaven as she couldn't think of a time where she had felt so sexually free. Or been taken to the heights of pleasure she was currently experiencing. Her husband had been quite competent in his taking care of her needs. But, there were limits to what one man could do. Not to mention how she had been too timid to break free of the normal pattern they had established or to try other things such as anal as she had felt it to undignified for a Kage and his wife to engage in.
Karura couldn't deny that she was now fully committed to Naruto as she couldn't reject what her daughter had told her when she had first experienced his dick. It would have been a travesty if the Sand and Leaf had remained enemies as her son would never have found his first friend, and she wouldn't be enjoying the benefits of that meeting.
Her eyes grew wide as the dick inside her swelled due to Temari beginning to fondle Naruto's ballsack. With one last push, he buried his kunoichi tamer, which Karura had heard her daughter describe it the night before, as deep as he could before unleashing a torrent of cum inside her bowels. Karura came hard from the feeling of liquid fire pouring through her, as well as Temari screaming her own climax deep inside her muff.
The clone behind Temari burst into smoke after delivering its seed to her womb. She licked her mother's pussy to drink all the fluids it had released during her orgasm. She then climbed atop of the two and kissed her lover letting him taste her mother. Karura soon came down from her orgasmic high and muscled her way into the kiss as well. Ending the three-way kiss Temari pulled back and asked, "So tell me mother, how does it feel to be a whore for the Uzumaki?"
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"Ino," Sakura said, as the Yamanaka addressed the question to Karura.
The Suna kunoichi blushed, but giggled as she said, "It's okay. My daughter asked me the same thing this morning." Focusing on the blonde she added, "And to answer your question it felt fantastic."
Miya let out an internal sigh, watching as the other kunoichi piled on to start asking about the woman's experience with the man they all shared. She had given up trying to stop them, since she knew that so long as Kurenai or to a lesser extent Kushina were not around the women tended to not hold back on their activities with the only man living in the building. Miya would admit to being a little surprised by the woman's quick reversal, but considering that it appeared that both Tsunade and Gaara had planned for such a thing supposed she shouldn't have been.
The official story for why Karura was living in the Hidden Eddy Inn which Miya had been told. Was that Karura had been an early experiment for Chiyo's One's Own Life Reincarnation Jutsu just after she died, except a condemned criminal had been used and as such had had mixed results. Although she had been resurrected, she had remained in a coma. That was until after the chakra wave that had hit Suna. It had awakened her, but Gaara had kept the news a secret arranging for her to be sent to Konoha secretly since he had feared the results would be temporary. With Konoha having been hit by several Chakra Waves, the Kazekage had felt they would be the ones best suited to insuring her mother was fine.
Naturally, the actual events had differed from the cover story, but Miya doubted anyone would look into the matter too closely. Even if they did, she was sure that Tsunade had already managed to make it appear that she, Sakura and Shizune had been the ones treating the woman during her stay in Konoha at Kiyomi's mansion. Miya wondered how they intended to deal with Kabuto since he would know the truth, but she suspected that Naruto although aware of the danger wasn't going to let that stop his newest lover from returning to her home and children.
Taking a sip of her tea, she was forced to admit that was something that she admired about the young man. He didn't let his concerns stop him from doing what he felt was right, and having known the pleasure of being reunited with his mother. He intended to let his friend enjoy the same thing. Still, Miya felt it was a dangerous game, since at present Kabuto might be interested enough in Naruto to keep quiet in order to see what he was up to. But giving him more puzzle pieces could come back to haunt him at some point.
Miya gave a mental shrug, as it might work to her advantage especially if Kabuto shared his knowledge with Tobi. She had little doubt that the one she wished to see dead, Kisame, was still working with the masked man in some capacity. If that was the case, then should they move against Naruto, she would be in a prime position to enact her revenge on the fishman. Miya though was surprised when her thoughts of Kisame didn't inspire the usual strong hatred that they typically did. In their place, she felt a strange sensation of guilt as she pictured pure blue eyes looking at her in disappointment.
She frowned as her thoughts turned to Naruto, and how he didn't exactly approve of her single-minded devotion to removing Kisame from the world. The blond didn't dispute that her doing so would probably make the world a better place, but had repeatedly claimed he was concerned about what effect doing so would have on her. She couldn't deny that there were perhaps some parallels between her desire and Sasuke's. But she had told him that there was no need to be concerned since with the previous Mizukage's death her quest for revenge would end with Kisame.
Naruto hadn't seemed convinced, and a part of Miya was perhaps forced to admit that she may be lying to herself. The primary reason that she had begun to doubt the truth of her statement was a simple question which Naruto had asked her the last time they had talked on the subject, "After you kill him, what's next?"
It had been a question which to her shock she hadn't been able to answer. After all, even with the increase in her chakra and developing a fighting style she believed would give her the edge against Kisame. She was forced to admit there was a better than average chance she wouldn't survive the encounter. But provided she did, and Kisame died on her blade, she still couldn't imagine what she intend to do with her life.
She had considered staying on and running the inn, but she felt that if she completed her goal then she wouldn't deserve to stay. After all, the women that stayed there along with the man that they were bound to were all dedicated to loftier ideas then revenge. She didn't think they would force her out, but she didn't know if she could stay in such a place. But that did leave the question of what she planned to do after. She frowned as she still couldn't come up with anything, but hearing an amused Ino comment on her looking so serious focused back on the present, "What's got you frowning so hard?"
"Nothing of import," Miya replied picking her tea up to take another sip.
"Oh," Ino said obviously in disbelief, "I thought that perhaps you were jealous that Karura got to enjoy Naruto's cock, but you still haven't."
Miya spit her tea out as she sputtered, "W...what...don't be ridiculous."
"What's so ridiculous about that?" Ino replied almost childishly. "I've seen the way you look at him when he and Ayame give you cooking lessons together. I bet you picture yourself in Ayame's place when he hugs her from behind while she's stirring something at the stove."
Miya didn't deny the woman's words held some truth since Ayame had recently begun aiding Naruto with the cooking lessons he gave in exchange for her help practicing his skill with weapons. Watching the two together, as they acted tenderly with each other, while the three of them cooked did fill Miya with a sense of longing. But, she had held onto her desire to kill Kisame for too long to be dissuaded from her self-appointed quest. Something she imagined Naruto would make her do before taking her as a lover and so she pushed those thoughts to some empty place inside her. Yet, she wondered if it truly was as empty as she believed seeing as her desires for the blond seemed to grow while her hatred for Kisame appeared to be shrinking.
Ino smirked as she said, "I'm sure it's only a matter of time before you realize the truth."
"Which is?" Miya asked as she felt all the eyes of the other women at the table zeroing in on her.
"That you've already fallen for him," Ino said with a dazzling smile, "You just haven't started to reap the benefits yet."
"You're wrong," Miya said confidently. But it began to wilt as she noticed how smiles began to appear on the other women's faces as if they were now seeing the same thing that the Yamanaka did.
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"I trust you didn't experience any difficulties in locating this item?" Kiyomi asked addressing the woman standing behind her as she examined an ancient stone tablet in her study, which the woman had brought.
"No more than usual," she replied.
The red head turned raising an eyebrow as she took in the young woman's appearance. She was wearing an orange short sleeved sweatshirt under which she wore a long sleeved white shirt. She also wore blue cargo pants obviously appreciating the pockets in her chosen profession as an adventurer. She wore them tucked into the red boots that she wore to protect her feet from the critters and harsh terrain of the areas she tended to explore in order to find the exotic or ancient objects that she traded in.
The woman smirked as she added reading the disbelief in her client's eyes, "Hey, when you trade in the weird and unusual even the strange stuff I see can feel kind of mundane."
"I suppose so," Kiyomi conceded wondering briefly how the woman would react if she knew she was working for a Bijuu. "I appreciate your assistance and discretion."
The young woman shrugged before replying, "My uncle always tells me keeping a low profile is a necessity in this profession. But I am curious; there were far more valuable items in that temple. Why are you so interested in that tablet? Not to mention, how did you even know where to find that temple?"
Kiyomi turned back towards the stone, which although she couldn't read the strange language depicted on it. It did have ancient pictures carved into it which detailed what she believed had led the civilization that had created it to ruin. What bothered her was that one of the carvings depicted a man, who had one half of his body covered as if by a shroud of some sort. It was difficult to tell as the stone didn't really differentiate colors. But the shrouded half of the figure was raised up almost like a second skin covered that portion. She ran her fingers over some of the hieroglyphics and stopped as she recognized one of the symbols. It was shaped somewhat differently than it was currently, but Kiyomi didn't have much trouble recognizing it as an early precursor to the current mon of the Senju Clan.
Aware that the woman was waiting on answers for her questions Kiyomi turned towards her and crossing her arms amused asked, "Did your uncle not warn you about the hazards of having too much curiosity."
The woman's brown eyes twinkled mischievously perhaps sensing that Kiyomi wasn't threatening her. She inclined her head but said, "He has, but my uncle Jackie tends to be too cautious for his own good."
"I see that Tenten was right about you," Kiyomi replied. "I'm glad she recommended you to me, Jade."
"You know Tenten," Jade Chan, the niece of the proprietor of Konoha's House of Daggers, said surprised.
"Indeed we are acquaintances," Kiyomi said with a soft smile, "she belongs to the Women's Bathing Association that meets here."
"Don't you mean Konoha's Women Bathing Association?"
"We've expanded since then and have invited members from various villages and countries. I guess you can say calling it such still would be doing a disservice to the women from outside Konoha who are members," Kiyomi said before turning away.
"And how does one become a member?"
"Well there isn't any real defined recruitment method," Kiyomi answered. "Are you interested in becoming a member?"
"Not really, it seems I'm rarely in the village anymore due to the number of requests I've gotten. But you didn't answer my question."
"Well let's just say another acquaintance of mine discovered that temple long ago," Kiyomi said turning back to the tablet. "Considering certain events she felt that it might hold some artifacts that may hold some sort of clue."
"Are you referring to the Black Kyuubi's appearance?"
Kiyomi's eyes went wide in surprise, but she regained her composure before she faced the woman. "That is a pretty specific guess. What pray tell leads you to believe that?"
Jade approached the tablet and pointed to the ancient Senju symbol. "The appearance of an all black Kyuubi has spooked quite a few people of influence. Much like yourself, they are turning to history to see if such a thing has happened before. Since the clans most closely associated with the Kyuubi were the Senju and the Uchiha when I recognized that tablet likely refers to both which is why I brought it. I assumed you were looking into it also. I'm sure you're worried what kind of effect such a thing appearing can have on your business interests."
"True, I recognize the Senju crest, but are you saying this tablet refers to the Uchiha as well?"
Jade nodded as she pointed to a symbol far different than the current Uchiha symbol of the fan. "This would be the symbol the Uchiha clan used up until around ten thousand years ago when it evolved into a closer representation of what we know it as today."
Kiyomi searched her memories and still had difficult recalling seeing the symbol, but truthfully had been less inclined with studying the men and women who wore it then destroying them when encountered. "Fascinating, but how do you know that?"
Jade frowned while recalling several past experiences with clients. "There are lots of people interested in collecting ancient relics associated with various clans. But because the Uchiha used such a vastly different symbol in the past a lot of the more amateur collectors need to be assured artifacts bearing this symbol are indeed from the Uchiha. One even refused to pay me despite the hassle I went through to get it."
"Well rest assured you don't need to worry about that in this case," Kiyomi said moving towards the other side of the desk. Pulling out a stack of money she handed it to the young woman.
"There's more here than we agreed upon," Jade said able to tell as the wrapped bills was easily double what she had been expecting to receive.
"I was perhaps hoping to hire you on a retainer basis," Kiyomi stated coming back around. Jade looked a little uneasy as she had experience with such arrangements in the past where a person placing her on retainer would expect first crack at the artifacts she found and sometimes would even demand she screw over other clients. Kiyomi quickly tried to put the woman at ease that she wasn't such a person by saying, "I wouldn't want to put you in a position that would make you uncomfortable. I simply ask that if you come across other such items that meet the criteria that I gave you during your travels and which are not destined for others that you might give me an opportunity to make an offer first."
"That shouldn't be a problem," Jade said sticking the money in a pocket. "I'll even give you rubbings of items that already have been promised to other clients."
"Excellent," the red-head said pleased, "I'll contact you through the usual channels if another location that catches my attention pops up. I trust you can see yourself out."
Jade nodded, turning to leave just as a beautiful dark-skinned blonde woman entered the room. There were three other women following in her wake, followed by a mousy light blonde haired woman wearing glasses. Jade walked by giving them a wide berth feeling that the three women following the first blonde were rather particular about how close people got to the woman that appeared to be in charge. She gave Jade a curt, but polite nod before proceeding past her to approach Kiyomi. The young adventurer found her curiosity peaked by the strange group, but was confident that if she dallied she would be invited to leave before anything meaningful was discussed. Still, her senses told her something big was going on so figured she might look into a few rumors related to other Senju or Uchiha artifacts so as to not only prove herself worthy of the retainer fee she had been given. But also to perhaps learn what it was that the red-head was hoping to discern from the relics and what bearing it might have on the present.
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Tier waited until the woman left before asking, "You aren't going to have her escorted out?"
"If you wish to see her to the door be my guest," Kiyomi said waving Shiho forward.
"Lady Tier isn't your bellhop you..."
"I suggest you remember who it is you are addressing," Kiyomi said firing a spike of killing intent into the hot blooded Emilou Apacci which caused her to trail off, as for a moment she saw the red head as the beast she had been which gave her a smile before lunging forward to swallow her.
Tier stepped between Kiyomi and the black-haired woman, who fell to her knees as the vision ended. "Is it wise to flare your chakra before your guest even leaves?"
"I think you'll find my control is such that outside this room nobody felt a thing," Kiyomi replied turning away. "You should consider muzzling your follower sister before her mouth writes a check she can't cash."
Emilou looked like she was considering charging the nine-tailed Bijuu, but Tier held her hand out to tell her not to bother. Changing the subject she asked, "It would seem the old temple held something of value after all?"
"Indeed," Kiyomi said happily before turning towards Shiho who had ignored the bickering to begin studying the tablet.
The cryptographer pulled out a book from her pouch which she searched through it while saying, "If I had to guess I would say this tablet predates even the Gelel Empire. Where was it found?"
"In a temple located in an extinct volcano within what is currently the Land of Earth," Tier answered causing Shiho to look back at her.
Kiyomi read the question on her face so answered it by stating, "Tier was the one that clued me in on those ruins. She used them as a home when trying to remain unnoticed in the last few centuries."
"Did you know about this tablet specifically?" Shiho asked directing her attention to the former Five-Tails having splintered off two and some of her will to give life to her followers.
Tier approached it although she already knew the answer, but paused to inspect it. "No, however it felt like a prudent place as it was filled with various treasures. Kiyomi was the one that gave the woman what criteria to search for."
Shiho's focus drifted to the red-head who explained, "I simply told her to bring back any writings or other artifacts related to the Senju or the Uchiha. According to Jade this one tells a story related to both."
Shiho nodded recognizing the ancient Senju crest although that far back the Clan weren't called such. She would need to do some research on the Uchiha as she didn't recognize any symbols that could be linked to the clan. Kiyomi pointed it out likely guessing what she had been searching for. The bespectacled woman drew it in her book figuring finding the symbol might help her with translating the rest of the tablet.
Pulling out some paper and charcoal she placed it over the tablet and began to take a rubbing so she could translate the tablet in her home where she had all her books.
Apacci watched with a measure of boredom so asked, "Why waste your time digging up old pieces of trash? How did you even know something related to those clans would even be in the temple?"
Kiyomi watched Shiho continue rolling the charcoal over the paper while responding, "I didn't. For all I know that temple had nothing to do with either clan, but as Tier described it being loaded with artifacts I felt it was worth a look. Treasures tend not to stay in one place, but pass from kingdom to kingdom based on who conquers who. It's possible whatever civilization established that temple they did it after destroying several others and took what once belonged to them. I'm not so much interested in the artifacts themselves, but the stories they tell."
Cyan unlike her fellow follower of Tier was interested in what was going on so asked, "What is it you hope to learn?"
Kiyomi frowned unable to exactly explain it herself, but stated, "I'm hoping to see if these cultists who call themselves the Decedents of the Moon have crossed paths with either clan in the past. According to the ones that you along with my brethren have talked with, this cult has existed in one form or another for as long as we have. Considering how quickly they are spreading I don't find that all too hard to believe."
Mila folded her arms leaning against one of Kiyomi's bookcases before asking, "I figured they were spreading due to the appearance of that Black Kyuubi. These humans are all in a panic stating that it is a sign of the end times."
"Yet we know better, don't we?" Kiyomi replied. "The doctrine of these cultists is too well defined for it to be something that just sprung up. Furthermore, how they popped up all over the place rather from a central location would seem to suggest that there were already cells set up who took advantage of the Black Kyuubi's sudden appearance and the fears it created to indoctrinate new followers."
"But what's the end game?" Apacci asked running her hand frustratedly through her hair not enjoying the conversation as most of it was going over her head.
"That is what I hope to find through examining artifacts closely associated with the Senju and the Uchiha," Kiyomi answered. "We know those clans descended from Tier and mine's father. If these cultists are in some way connected to the Ten-Tails or the Rabbit Goddess as their name would suggest, then it's likely that at some point they may have crossed paths with one clan or the other." Kiyomi turned back to the tablet just as Shiho was finishing her task. Kiyomi paused looking at the black pictures and hieroglyphs on the paper. She focused on the central picture of the half shrouded man seeing the white line where the raised portion of the tablet had been, walking toward the artifact she asked Shiho for the charcoal she had used. She then began coloring over the raised portion of the man that she had assumed was covered in a shroud, yet when she finished and saw the man half covered in black frowned deeply.
"What is it Kiyomi," Tier asked wondering what had prompted her sister's actions.
"I'm not sure. I'm probably grasping at straws, but among the multiple beings that call themselves Zetsu there is one which is half white and half black," the nine-tailed Bijuu said wondering what it could mean if Zetsu, or at least the Black Half was as old as them if not older. "Konan stated that at times they could separate and operate independently of each other."
Apacci growing annoyed as the Bijuu's pause grew longer prompted her by saying, "So?"
"So, I'm wondering if this Black Zetsu is even cut from the same cloth as the white one. We know there are multiple white ones that exist, so why have we only encountered one black one?"
"What does it matter?" Mila asked with a shrug.
Tier was the one that answered as she replied, "We had operated under the assumption that Akatsuki's goal to capture us Bijuu was a plot Madara began and which Tobi seemed to be continuing. We had believed this was a plan decades in the making, but perhaps it is even older."
"Perhaps," Kiyomi stated although a part of her didn't believe that was exactly the case, "Or, perhaps it is but one plan which did take decades to unfurl and which we have likely wrecked. Yet, like a baker with multiple pies in the oven even if one comes apart there are others to take the previous plans place. That would mean that even a man as cunning as Madara was but someone else's pawn." Kiyomi stared at the tablet that she now felt alluded to a man who was half covered in darkness almost like a second skin. "A man that could play even that bastard like a rank amateur is truly something to be wary of and what place would be better for such a creature to watch his pawn work then as an apparent flunky. It would keep him close and allow him to influence those unaware of his true intentions with them being none the wiser. Especially as he functioned in the capacity of being Akatsuki's spy, it would allow him to control all the information those in charged received and as such influence their decisions."
"But to what purpose?" Tier asked the frown she was wearing easy to hear but not see due to the high collar of her jacket. "Akatsuki's goal was to capture and seal us in the statue which would revive the Ten-Tails. Yet I think we would have noticed if such a thing had been attempted in the past."
"I agree, but there were likely conditions that needed to be achieved before even such a thing could be attempted," Kiyomi said moving to one of her high-backed chairs which she sat in regally. "Despite us putting a stop to their ability to seal us away this condition may still be active, which means that if this cult is just a continuation of the true puppet master's plot the threat they represent may not be as diminished as we hope."
"What does it matter?" Apacci said dismissively, "Even if they seal the Black Fox and eight tails they can't do shit after that."
"That isn't necessarily the case," Shiho said folding the paper that she planned to use in order to translate the tablet. "If this cult is connected in some way to Black Zetsu then their making the Black Kyuubi a part of their religion means at some point they might try to capture it. The knowledge that it is contained in Sora isn't well known outside of the upper ranks of Konoha and villages in our alliance, but it isn't classified either. I'm sure that by now Black Zetsu knows everything he needs to about how that Bijuu came into existence. I doubt it would have mattered if it had been classified either. But regardless, the point is he might have tons of followers willing to take pieces of a Bijuu into themselves in order to perhaps act as incubators for more. Not to mention if he is much older than even Madara, then time is not a factor in his plans so it taking nearly twenty or so years to create a new Bijuu doesn't even phase him."
Cyan interjected, "The biggest question then would be how many would he need to create."
"I'm not so sure that would be the biggest," Kiyomi said crossing her legs and folding her hands over her knees. "But it certainly is an important one."
"Then what would you consider it to be?" Mila asked.
Looking back at the tablet she said, "I suppose the question I am most interested in knowing would be if Black Zetsu is indeed some immortal being working towards reviving the Ten-Tails. Then why is he working towards such a goal and for whose behalf."
Shiho began walking towards the door saying, "Well here is hoping at least a few of them can be answered once I know where this tablet came from and what it says."
Kiyomi watched the young woman leave to begin her task before focusing back on the tablet while wondering what story it told. Yet, a part of her suspected that she already had a decent idea having once been a pawn between a similar struggle between the Uchiha and Senju. A struggle she didn't doubt that although the principle players may have changed throughout the many millennia a similar theme had repeated over and over again. Looking at the charcoal covered half of the figure in the center of the tablet she also believed that perhaps they were close to figuring out why.
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The woman that had become Miya Asama had been defeated. She had always suspected that it was a possibility so long as she remained in the Hidden Eddy Inn. After all, she had noticed that as the time she spent in the house had grown, her previous strict enforcement of keeping the sexual shenanigans Naruto and his lovers engaged in had slowly lessened. The final surrender had happened after dinner when Naruto had returned from a date with Ayame where she had purchased the dress that she would be wearing to the Whirling Tides Manor's Grand Opening. No sooner had they sat to join the other women then had Miya asked him to spar so as to prove that she wasn't going to succumb to Naruto's charms.
Naruto had quickly agreed always up for some training, so already having had dinner with Ayame, he had quickly headed upstairs with her to change into some appropriate clothes. Miya had doubted that was all Naruto and Ayame had done, but it had given her time to attend to cleaning up after the meal. As she had cleaned, she had reflected on the changes that she had noticed in herself upon seeing her reflection in the soapy water. Naturally her face, body, and hair color were obvious changes having been modified by Kiyomi. But what was most striking to her though, was her eyes, which had been cold and lifeless since Kisame had tried to kill her along with the rest of her Cypher Division in order to protect the secrets they had possessed. Now though they seemed far warmer and expressive. In truth even when she had punished some of the kunoichi and Naruto for getting too carried away with their lusts, namely by delivering a quick strike with her bokken to the offender's skull. She could always feel the slight smile that she wore as she did so. In truth, she could say that her entire time in the Hidden Eddy Inn had been filled with such moments as the women and man that lived there had accepted her.
Moreover sometimes she felt as if they had included her in their sexual escapades as she would arrive in a room confident something had taken place but only be greeted by a slightly disheveled Naruto and whichever Kunoichi he had been with at the time. She would give off a slightly demonic aura which caused the Purple Oni faced genjutsu she used to appear while asking if they had been misbehaving. She found it amusing the way Naruto still broke down and admitted to his misdeeds whenever it appeared despite being confident that he could best her if pushed. Still despite that, the kunoichi seemed to have made a game of it by seeing who could be with Naruto out in the open without being caught.
Miya was quite sure that Naruto had placed a tracking seal on her at some point since she hadn't caught anyone acting inappropriately recently. Still she could enter a room and would almost be sure that Naruto and one of his lovers had been there, which would cause her to wonder what exactly had transpired followed by her body responding appropriately. She would try to push such feelings out of her mind, but it became harder and harder to do as she noticed more and more women joining the Harem. She supposed that Toka's joining had been the most difficult to ignore as the woman had been so unhappy before becoming one of Naruto's lovers. Seeing her current behavior as well as her being a perpetual offender of sneaking moments with Naruto outside of his or her room, made the purple-haired landlady wonder just how good it must feel to be bound to him. She couldn't deny the change that had come over her mood just from being in his presence for a period of time, so only could imagine what being loved by him must be like.
But again she was brought back to her desire to kill Kisame, and while not as strong as before. She couldn't deny that it still existed. Considering what had happened with Naruto's former friend Sasuke, she guessed that the moment her blade tasted Kisame's flesh she would no longer be welcome in the inn. Miya had frowned at the thought not sure her revenge was worth such a thing any longer, but seeing her frown in the soapy water realized she had been daydreaming for quite a while. She had cursed upon turning to a clock to see it had been well after the time that she had said she would meet Naruto for a spar so had quickly dried her hands to meet him in the training room.
The room Miya was currently lying in as she ended her recollection of what thoughts had been running through her mind before finding herself defeated. She blamed Ino for it as she recalled racing to the training room located in the inn only to find Naruto leaning against the back wall with Ino crouched before him and his dick buried down her throat. "S...shit Ino," Naruto said nervously noticing Miya standing in the doorway especially as her eyes drifted to the wooden swords in their racks.
Ino though hadn't even budge as she let Naruto pop free of her lips before moving to the side giving Miya her first unobstructed view of the piece of flesh Naruto had used to bound so many kunoichi to him while she ran her tongue down it. As such Miya didn't know if she was disappointed or relieved when Ino moved back up his length sucking on his cock once more while bobbing her head. The landlady was aware though that her throat felt dry which she tried to ease by coughing lightly.
Naruto took it as her trying to get their attention so began to say, "I...Ino... you need... damn..."
Miya could hear the kunoichi's sucking increase and guessed that Naruto's strength faded with it as his hands gripped her by the back of the head as if all he could do was hang on. She guessed that wasn't far from the truth as a moment later, "Oh... shit I'm cumming!"
Miya felt the dryness in her throat grow stronger as she could hear Ino gulping to keep up with the flow flooding her mouth. She kept her mouth wrapped around his pole for a few moments after it ended swiping her tongue around the sensitive head to collect more of her favorite protein shake before letting him pop free of her lips with a refreshing sounding, "Ahhh, thank you for the dessert Naruto." Then quickly pushing his dick back into his shorts she got to her feet and with a bounce in her step as she walked by Miya said, "He's all yours."
Naruto gave his lover an amused shake of his held and a soft smile which faded upon realizing he was now alone with the woman that on more than one occasion had wacked him on the head for similar such displays. "Um... I can explain..."
"There doesn't seem to be much cause for it," Miya said moving towards the rack of wooden blades, "It is quite apparent what happened. I'm surprised I haven't stumbled upon more such scenes recently. No doubt a result of some tracking seal you have placed on me."
She could tell she had hit her mark as for a moment his face looked like he wanted to ask how she found out. She admitted he impressed her with his honesty as rather than trying to lie he said, "Well I placed it on you to spare you from them... and my skull."
Miya laughed lightly as she supposed that while the punishment had been spread out for the women, Naruto hadn't been so fortunate. "I suppose I could see why you would take such a precaution."
Naruto nodded before adding, "It's also so I could know if you or the other women living here not bound to me where in danger."
"A group that seems to be growing smaller," the landlady said genuinely touched by the concern as Naruto picked up his newest weapon the fighting sticks that Tenten had bought him.
Naruto shrugged as he replied, "I suppose that's true. But that wasn't why I placed the mark on you or Kurenai. For her it was more about keeping my many relationships secret, while sparing you from getting caught up in them. But I also feel you are both a part of my family so want to be there in case anything happens to you."
The former Kiri-nin knew he was telling the truth, as well as was surprised at how Naruto viewed the unbound women living under what ultimately could be considered his roof. Still, she suspected that the scene she had come across had been a plot orchestrated by the blonde kunoichi that had left the room. Miya was quite aware that while Ino wasn't particularly jealousy of the women free to be more intimate with Naruto outside of places like the Den, or the Hidden Eddy Inn when she or Kurenai weren't around. She did desire it in a more homely environment then the underground Den and likely wished she could occasionally be the official girlfriend like Ayame, or more often teamed with him like Sakura and Fu. To that end, Miya believed Ino wouldn't be content until all the women of the Hidden Eddy Inn were bound to her lover so she had at least a home with her lover where she was free to express her feelings. From the looks Miya had received at dinner, she guessed more than one kunoichi might have felt the same way.
Miya suspected the kunoichi would get what they wanted sooner rather than later, but in her case it would likely not be in the way they expected since she would likely be gone once she had confronted Kisame. Either by dying at Kisame's hand or as a result of her actions she believed that she would be asked to leave. As she thought that, she had again been taken by surprise at how unhappy such a though made her. Hoping to refocus on her self-appointed task of revenge she pulled her bokken and assuming her stance waited for Naruto to do the same before attacking.
Miya had been defeated by the blond in their spare since although he had just begun training with the fighting sticks was still amazing proficient with him. The Kiri-nin assumed it was because they fit his personality better than the blades he had been using beforehand. She believed this since the weapons, while they could be deadly, allowed for Naruto to focus his strength on offense without the same fear of maiming and killing that the chakra blades had. As such, he didn't hold back like he had when sparring with his knives. Still, although Naruto had beaten her by hooking one of the sticks beneath her knee and pulling her off her feet. She had taught him the lesson of being too merciful by whacking his ankle with her sword upon hitting the ground and having the breath knocked out of her.
"No fair you cheated," Naruto said rubbing the tender spot she had hit after falling to the ground.
"If you are going to use a weapon not designed to kill, then you have to be on guard that an opponent will take advantage of that," Miya had warned still too tired to sit up but turning her head to look at him.
She looked away quickly finding her cheeks flushing as his bright eyes had turned towards her and a warm smile had graced his lips, "I guess that's true. I might have won the fight, but would have had a difficult time winning the next one if I lost my foot in the process." When the landlady didn't look back but instead kept her gaze away he asked, "Hey, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," Miya said blaming Ino for her sudden shyness.
"Now that's a lie," Naruto said not buying her response, "Your chakra wasn't as contained as you normally keep it when we train. It was flaring during our match quite a bit more than usual. You can tell me what's bothering you, was it catching Ino and me..."
"It wasn't that," Miya said although a part of her shyness certainly was. However, she suspected the reason her usual tight control on her chakra had waivered was due to the doubts she had been feeling in regards to her desire for revenge. She received confirmation of such as without consciously thinking about doing so she asked, "If I kill Kisame... would I be welcomed back here."
She heard Naruto sigh telling her that he was looking away so her gaze drifted back to him. From her side profile of his face, she could see that he was giving her question a serious thinking before responding, "That's difficult to answer..."
"I understand," she said turning her head away and was surprised to feel a tear run down from her eye as gravity pulled it free.