Latest update:January 1 ,2023
Summary:A Naruto/Akame ga Kiru Crossover set after the Fourth Shinobi War in Naruto. Main pairing characters are Uzumaki Naruto, Esdeath and Hyuga Hinata. See inside for details.
Link:https://m.fanfiction.net/s/11638160/1/Naruto-Trapped-Under-Ice
Word count:132k
Chapters:24
Chapter 1
Snow Country, Kazahana Castle
The beautiful Daimyo of Snow Country (also known as Spring Country) Kazahana Koyuki (age 27) was sitting in her throne room speaking with her guests Uzumaki Naruto (age 17) and Haruno Sakura (also age 17). "So you see, my own ninjas in the Village Hidden in the Snow have had no luck finding the source of the problem and the ice is steadily increasing even during the springtime. The Rainbow Glacier Generator is functioning properly and our scientists have concluded the problem lies up in the mountains. Specifically, we think it's from the Koori Caldera. I'm hoping that you'll be able to help us out since you saved this country once already Naruto-kun."
Naruto and Sakura had been in Snow Country for two days after receiving the mission from Tsunade a week ago. They'd come by ship and it really took them back to when they'd traveled to Snow Country before with a film crew for the Princess Gale movie four years ago. It seemed like that had been a lifetime ago to the two young ninjas. Given they were teammates and old friends they reminisced a lot on the way and wondered where Sasuke was wandering at that point in time. All in all, the trip was pleasant enough; however…
Originally it was planned for Kakashi, Sai and Sakura to come on this mission but Naruto's new right arm was at full strength now and he was mission ready, so he eagerly joined up. So, it was going to be Kakashi, Sai, Naruto and Sakura. Then, because Tsunade had a diplomatic mission, she sent Kakashi on since he was to be the next Hokage (and Tsunade thought it would be a pain in the ass) Kakashi was out. That left Sai, Naruto and Sakura. Then Sai delivered the coup-de-grace to the plan by coming down with the chakra exhaustion from making an ink jutsu so large that he fainted. By this point Sakura's head was spinning. She had a good mind to smack Sai around after that, but he was already hospital bound...Thus it was Naruto and Sakura's mission.
Technically Sakura was in command because Naruto had never been promoted past genin (he could save the world and get SSS-ranked missions but he still couldn't get a promotion...how did that work?) but she considered Naruto her equal for mission purposes and they pretty much decided things as a team. The last two days had been rather stressful for Sakura. The head of the Village hidden in the Snow had sent a Snow ninja to join them as their guide. Unfortunately, this ninja (An older jonin named Aisu Shimo) had fallen madly in love with Sakura at first sight and made Naruto's crush on her when they were kids seem subtle by comparison. Aisu Shimo had made multiple attempts to get her alone or 'have a few drinks' in order to seduce her so Naruto (of all people) was having to run interference…
Just as shocking to Sakura, the Daimyo Koyuki-sama had made several less than subtle hints that she was interested in Naruto giving her an heir. Koyuki asked him how he felt about having a family while hinting around that she wanted one. She'd asked him what he thought about moving to Snow Country since he was a hero here. Then Koyuki-sama offered him the job as head ninja of the Hidden Snow Village and seemed intent on having Naruto as her husband or at least her paramour….'Can anything get any more awkward?!' ranted the pinkette to herself. She was brought out of her ravings by Naruto who was in 'mission mode.'
"Don't worry Koyuki-sama; Sakura-chan and I will get to the bottom of this." said Naruto. "With (he cringed) Aisu-san as our guide we'll head to the Koori Caldera immediately and find out what's going on."
The Daimyo just giggled. "Just call me Koyuki or Koyuki-chan Naruto-kun. There should be no formalities between us since we're such old friends." She winked at Naruto and basically purred, "I'll be sure to give you a very warm welcome when you return Na-ru-to-kun." (On the positive side at least, she didn't lick her teeth at him…)
Naruto and Sakura both bowed in respect and departed quickly. Sakura was really hoping they'd somehow accidentally miss Aisu Shimo on the way out, but her hopes were shattered when he appeared dramatically in the hall and said, "Ah, Sakura-hime! Being away from your beauty these few hours has been so painful. I missed you at breakfast. Your gorgeous pink hair and emerald eyes are like the air I breathe to me. I just can't live without them." He then presented her with a rose. "Please accept this small token of my endless affections I hold in my heart for you."
Sakura was perspiring heavily. 'Oh gods…we haven't even started the mission yet and I want to slowly, painfully murder this twit! Naruto, I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am for slugging or pounding your head all the time for asking me for dates when we were kids!' she thought guiltily. Then she looked at Aisu and cringed at his heated stare. 'Ewww…what am I going to do about this guy?' "Er…thanks Aisu-san" she said weakly as she took the flower.
"Oh Sakura-hime, there's no need to be formal." said the Snow ninja. "It's so adorable what a shy and demure maiden you are. Please feel free to call me your Shimo-kun!"
Seeing the foppish snow ninja presenting his clammy, pale skinned teammate with a flower and flashing her a smile Naruto thought to himself with a massive sweat drop, 'Is this guy for real? I mean, my standards are pretty damn low, but this guy's lines are from cheap romance novels…I read one once and I've regretted it ever since...even worse he's old enough to be Sakura-chan's Dad…'
…
…Back in Konoha, Sakura's Father Haruno Kizashi sneezed. "Someone must be talking about me…" he thought aloud. His wife Mebuki just shook her head at her husband's antics…
…
Snow Country, Koori Caldera Underground
"…And this is where you shall remain forever by order of Prime Minister Honest for your treasonous actions in use of the Jaegers and traitorously sparing a member of Night Raid. Your own Teigu Demon's Extract will remain active and this prison of ice is where you will die alone and forgotten…"
That was two years ago. Imperial General Esdeath (current age 24) remembered it only too well. Night Raid and the Jaegers bloodiest clash yet ended with her badly injured and the man she loved; Tatsumi of Night Raid wounded as well. Despite the fact he was her enemy; Esdeath basically pleaded with Tatsumi to join her and couldn't bring herself to finish him off. In the end the Prime Minister's forces captured her in her weakened state and beheaded Tatsumi before her very eyes. It broke her temporarily and the Prime Minister ordered her shipped off to another place where she would die alone in this prison created by her own Teigu.
Esdeath had a golden amulet hung around her neck that kept the Teigu active and drained her power to fuel it. On the other had the amulet kept her from dying from lack of food or water meaning she'd been completely alone and without any form of human contact for two long years. She barely had the strength to move after the two years of this living hell. But regardless, her will was stronger than ever. She'd decided when -not if- she got out of this prison she would personally destroy the Empire with her own two hands and that the Prime Minister would die in the slowest, most torturous way possible. There was the problem that she didn't even know where she was of course but somehow, someway she would get revenge…
"The strong survive and the weak die." she said aloud. It was her code of living and Esdeath was the strongest the Empire had ever seen. They would not live to regret what they'd done to her…
…
Snow Country, Capitol City
Naruto, Sakura and their guide Shimo set out for the mountains early in the morning. They had their heavy winter gear on and Shimo was wearing his chakra armor as well. He'd suggested that when this mission was over that Sakura come back to the Snow Village with him and they could get her chakra armor as well. For some reason or other Shimo tended to forget Naruto was there during these conversations between him and his Sakura-hime. "Chakra armor has all kinds of advantages Sakura-hime. I believe it would suit you well. Of course, a beauty such as yourself would look fabulous in anything…."
Sakura thought to herself, 'If we could harness the power of his nonstop talking, I'd imagine that the energy needs of Snow Country would be assured for decades. I'm going to go deaf. Doesn't he ever shut up?!'
Naruto was having similar thoughts. 'This guy loves the sound of his own voice. I wonder how he has time to breathe with all that hot air spewing out of his mouth. Note to self: Get ears checked for hearing damage after this mission is over.'
"…And this is the base of the beautiful Koori Mountain." said Shimo sounding like a tour guide. "Once we get to the top, we'll see the magnificent Koori Caldera and hopefully get to the bottom of this. Please let me know if you start to tire Sakura-hime because I will be glad to carry you."
Sakura looked slightly ill at the concept and said, "I assure you that won't be necessary Aisu-san."
When they reached the top two hours later both Konoha ninjas were seriously contemplating throwing Shimo off the mountaintop to see how many times he would bounce before his body was reduced to the consistency of paste. Since Shimo's overzealous flattery of Sakura didn't seem to be working he decided to talk about his many brave deeds as a Snow ninja and what a manly man he was. That really didn't impress Sakura too much given she was close to both Naruto and Sasuke who were among the strongest Shinobi that had ever existed…not to mention she'd been involved in saving the world from Kaguya herself…
The three finally reached the edge of the caldera and looked down into it. There was about a thirty foot drop down to the frozen lake the filled the caldera and a small island in the center. Starting at the island and fanning out to the edges were spikes of ice much like stalagmites. It was obvious they were formed by some sort of ice jutsu. "Well, that can't be natural; a frozen lake should be flat. I wonder what caused this ice formation." commented Shimo.
'Thank you, captain obvious!' thought Naruto.
"I would imagine that is part of the mystery we need to solve here." commented Sakura.
"Beautiful and intelligent! You certainly have it all Sakura-hime!" gushed Shimo.
Sakura ignored that comment and turned to Naruto. "Can you sense anything Naruto?"
Naruto was already in Sage Mode and was reaching out to sense the flow of energy in the area. "There is a well of chakra directly under the island that is feeding these ice formations. I only sense one person there though and that person's chakra isn't all that high. This ice formation was probably built up gradually over time."
Sakura nodded. "Koyuki-sama did say the problem started about two years ago. It makes sense." She turned to Shimo and asked, "Do you know any ice manipulation jutsus that can clear us a path Aisu-san?"
"I'll unleash my Wolf Fang Avalanche jutsu." said Shimo. "Take a few steps back Sakura-hime and I'll demonstrate my awesome power!" Calling out the name of the jutsu a pack of wolves formed out of ice charged down into the lake of ice spikes….and promptly shattered against the spikes leaving the stalagmite like formation unharmed.
"That's quite a jutsu." quipped Naruto. Sakura just groaned and Shimo had the decency to blush.
"Let me try again." said Shimo.
Naruto shook his head. "I'll just make a small lava release rasengan and lob it through. We'll see if that doesn't melt a path." Descending to the icy lake's surface below; Naruto created a fuma shuriken shaped rasengan using his lava release that easily burned a three-meter-wide path three fourths of the way to the island. Creating another slightly smaller one Naruto cleared the rest of the path. Shimo was standing there dumbfounded but Sakura had already hopped down to the lake's surface to join Naruto.
Sakura smiled and said, "It seems that new arm of yours works great."
Naruto nodded. "Yeah, I have to hand it to Tsunade baa-chan. This arm is a real piece of work."
Shimo caught up to the two teammates and said, "Well, what are we waiting for? A clear path awaits us! I'll take the lead." Sakura and Naruto glanced at each other and shrugged before they started trailing the annoying Snow ninja. It wasn't long before they reached the small dome shaped island and started searching it over. Shimo soon found a large trapdoor like grate built into the permafrost. "This is strange. There are no records of a structure being built up here. I wonder if this was the doing of Kazahana Dotō during his time in power."
Naruto and Sakura soon came over and saw the grating was at least ten centimeters thick and made of solid steel. It also was coated over in ice like everything else. Naruto took out a kunai and scored the ice only to find it was hardened with chakra. "Well, I could stream wind chakra and try to cut through it but it would take a while."
Shimo said, "Don't be ridiculous Naruto-san. Let's just use and exploding tag."
"I have a simpler solution." said Sakura. "Move over and I'll punch though Naruto."
Naruto stepped back and Shimo saw Sakura cock her arm back to punch the frozen grate. "Wait Sakura-hime; you could hurt your delicate han-" BOOM! The grate broke off its hinges and fell into the room below. Shimo was gaping like a fish as Sakura dusted her knuckles off.
Smiling; Sakura said, "Shall we…?" as she motioned to the meter by meter square hole in the ground. Naruto nodded and hopped down and was immediately followed by Sakura. Shimo was still staring dumbfounded when he heard Sakura's voice from below. "It's all clear Aisu-san. You can come down now." The shaken Snow ninja soon climbed down to join the others.
…Several stories below Esdeath opened her bleary blue eyes when she felt a smaller tremor and the faint noise of the steel grate being smashed off its hinges. Her eyes suddenly sparked with determination. "Someone is here…" she whispered.
Naruto, Sakura and Shimo were on the first floor making their way down. The first floor seemed to be some sort of guard's station, but it had obviously been empty for a long time. The air was musty and the tables and chairs there were all neatly stacked as if for storage. The two Konoha ninjas quickly found a power switch in the darkness and turned the lights on.
There were no signs of anything living having been there recently and no food or any sort of supplies was there either. "This place was obviously closed down in and orderly fashion instead of totally abandoned." said Sakura. "At least the electricity is still on and the lights work." She could see her breath in the cold, stagnant air.
"What do you think this place was?" asked Shimo in a shaky voice. "Was it some sort of hidden military base?"
Naruto pried open the doors to an elevator and smelled the stench of death. "This was an old prison. Nothing else smells that way and I've been in several of them. There will probably be some bodies down below, but I still sense a living person."
Sakura sighed knowing Naruto was probably right. Naruto looked bothered but determined. Shimo looked like he was going to wet himself in fear. Naruto looked down the darkened elevator shaft before he pulled out a small marble from his pocket and dropped it. Sakura could see he was counting the seconds and soon they heard an echo of the marble hitting something metal with a 'ping' noise. It was an old exercise Kakashi-sensei had taught them. "I'd say it fell about five stories before it hit the roof of the elevator so I'm guessing at least six stories. Given the elevator has no power we can either look for a stairway or go down this shaft and pry open the doors floor by floor."
"L-let's take the stairs." said Shimo. "There would be less risk for you that way Sakura-hime. I couldn't bear to see you endangered."
Naruto rolled his eyes at Shimo's lame excuse and Sakura said, "Let's take the elevator shaft since it's faster." She pulled out a pen flashlight and said, "Do you both have flashlights?" Naruto held his up over his shoulder. They were standard Konoha issue after all. Shimo made a show of checking his uniform for one and then smiled weakly. "I take it you don't have one?" asked Sakura.
"I must have left it at home." said Shimo in an embarrassed tone.
Sakura truly wondered if this jonin was really a ninja or not. She face palmed and said, "Naruto and I will go first then."
…Downstairs Esdeath heard voices echoing quietly from the elevator shaft along with a sharp noise of something hitting metal. 'What if they are enemies? I'm in no condition to fight them. I'll just have to wait and see. Even if I have to will my body to move I'll get out of this hell.'
…
Sakura and Naruto had cleared out the top four floors. Shimo had stayed on the first floor to 'keep their escape path clear…just in case.' The two teammates were glad for his decision actually. The top floor was the guard's station and the second, third and fourth floors seemed to be reserved for torture…needlessly grisly torture that no human was meant to survive. Whoever left this place were obviously sadists of the highest order. There were dismembered body parts everywhere.
Sakura and Naruto had both seen their fair share of atrocities in Rice Country while raiding some of Orochimaru's labs…but all of those seemed to have a point. Dissections, test subjects and God knows what kind of torture for information and whatnot…But this place was different. It was as if someone who had the mindset to pull the wings off insects for fun had been let loose and created a pointless funhouse of carnage.
Naruto looked at a pile of bodies that had been ripped in half or thirds by a weighted torture wheel nearby. "Poor bastards…whoever created this place has a special place in hell reserved for them."
"This…this is just sick!" said Sakura as she teared up. "To do this to living people…it's beyond horrible! The monsters behind this have to die. They didn't even bury the bodies. They just piled them up like refuse…"
It took the two young ninjas awhile to calm down before they proceeded to the fifth floor. It was warmer on those floors but still chilly. Luckily for them they were prison cells, most of them solitary confinement as there was only a single body in each. Sakura's medical training kicked back in as she examined a few of the bodies. They were still clothed unlike the dismembered corpses upstairs. "These people starved to death around ten years ago judging by their state of decomposition. I'd say at a glance these people were all simply abandoned to die when this hellhole was closed down."
"I guess they were the lucky ones then." said Naruto morosely.
Sakura nodded sadly. "As horrible as it sounds I have to agree Naruto. This floor is clear. We'll have to figure out a way through that elevator to go down further."
"Most elevators have access hatches for maintenance." said Naruto. "Let's go check it out."
Within a few minutes Naruto indeed found an access hatch on top of the elevator. Given his skill level it was simple enough to pick the lock and get in. Much to their relief there were no bodies on the elevator and the push button numbers only went down to six meaning this was the last floor unless there was a hidden one. Opening the elevator doors Sakura smelled the musty air but noted that the scent of death wasn't so strong.
There was a long line of twenty cells with ten on either side but they contained no bodies except two. The first was right by the entrance and strangely had a military uniform of some sort on a stand outside. It was almost as if the uniform was enshrined there for the prisoner to see. At a glance Sakura figured this person died around the same time the others did.
The second cell was all the way at the end and had a white and black military uniform enshrined in front of it with a rapier and emblemized with a black cross. Inside the cell was a tall, beautiful, and slender woman with long light blue hair, dazed blue eyes and porcelain skin. Sakura could see she was breathing still. "She's alive…!" whispered Sakura. The woman had a large bosom and a tattoo on her chest that was in a hooked y shape. Sakura also noticed the golden amulet on her which looked ornate and incongruous with her plain gray prison clothing. Turning to Naruto who was in Sage mode again Sakura said, "Let's get her out. She needs our help."
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "Don't touch that amulet Sakura-chan. It's draining her chakra somehow."
Esdeath looked at the two people outside her cell through tired eyes and her eyes widened slightly when the pink haired young woman physically ripped open the cell doors. 'She is strong…' thought the former General. Naruto came into her view and she saw him start to glow a golden color He reached down to the amulet that should have taken his life force a crushed it with his bare hand before he snapped the chain and removed it. Esdeath suddenly felt life flowing back into her. 'He…he saved me…' She closed her eyes again knowing these weren't enemies and listened to their conversation.
"The chakra is returning to her Sakura-chan." said Naruto. "It's safe now."
Sakura nodded and said "Help me lay her out on the floor so I can examine her. The gods only know how long she's been propped up in that sitting position against the wall."
Esdeath groaned when they moved her. The former General's body protested at being moved after sitting in one position for so long. "Be gentle Naruto! We don't know how fragile her body or more importantly her mind is." said the pinkette.
"I'm trying Sakura-chan!" said Naruto. "I'm going to infuse her with some chakra to warm her up. Her body is ice cold." Esdeath felt the warmth travelling through her body and spirit. As Naruto's glowing hand rested above her heart, she started to feel euphoric at actually having any energy again. Then she saw Sakura's hands glowing green and felt the medic's hands touch her temples and the center of her forehead. Esdeath fell asleep feeling completely warm and safe as a baby…
…
Kazahana Castle
Esdeath woke up in a soft bed and saw Sakura pulling her hands away. "There; that medically induced sleep should have kept her resting peacefully while we got some fluids and electrolytes back in her body. She'll still need to eat a lot, but I've remedied all the side effects of malnutrition." The light blue haired woman opened her eyes and blinked a few times and Sakura said, "Good; you woke right up. Can you understand me?"
The light blue haired woman croaked, "You are that woman that…" She coughed and Sakura have her a glass of water that she drank greedily. "You saved me from that prison; you and the blonde."
"That's right; I don't know how long you were in there but I'm glad you are intact." said Sakura kindly. "You must be possessed of a very strong will to have survived that. Can you tell me your name? I'm Haruno Sakura, a medical ninja from Konoha."
Esdeath's eyes widened. 'NINJA?! They haven't existed since the Empire was founded. The Teigu were rumored to have been created to fight ninja level opponents! I must be far across the Eastern Ocean.' "I've never heard of this Konoha place I'm afraid. My name is Esdeath and I once lived in the Empire. Perhaps you've heard of it?"
Sakura shock her head. "I'm afraid not. Everything we found in that prison you locked up in was of foreign origin. Has your Empire even had dealings with Snow Country in the past? That's where we are now. They imported some technology from somewhere years ago like airships."
A sliver of recognition shot across Esdeath's face. "There was someone from another continent the Prime Minister sold airship technology to over a decade ago. It was far across the Eastern Ocean."
"Well, it sounds possible anyway." surmised Sakura. "Why were you locked up in that awful place?"
Esdeath's eyes were filled with sadness. "I spared an enemy's life and they branded me a traitor and sentenced me to death as a result."
"I take it a war was going on?" asked Sakura. At Esdeath's nod she said, "Then they made an example of you." Esdeath nodded again. "Well, I'll make sure you're in good shape again before I leave. I am a medic you know."
"I thank you." said the light blue haired woman. Esdeath may have been a bloodthirsty sadist, but she was truly grateful to Sakura and her companion for rescuing her. "You had a man with you when you saved me."
Sakura smiled. "That would be my teammate Uzumaki Naruto. He's been quite concerned about you, actually. He personally carried you out of that prison and down the mountainside to the Snow Country Capitol."
"May I meet him? I would like to thank him." said Esdeath.
"I'm sure he'd be happy to stop by when he gets back." said Sakura. "I have a very specific diet planned for you to regain your lost muscle tone and health. As your physician I need you to follow it to the letter Esdeath-san. If you're from another continent I'm going to need to inoculate you against local diseases here as well so you won't get sick. We're also going to start you off with some regular exercise as well to get you moving around again."
Esdeath found over the next few days that she was in the medical ward at Kazahana Castle in Snow Country. She also found that Sakura was a very thorough and competent medic. 'Sakura would make an excellent member of my staff if I were to build a new Army here on this continent.' The former General's original idea was to head back to the Empire alone but if she could recruit and army of ninjas…she could bring the Empire to their knees! Of course, she was getting ahead of herself. Esdeath found out that Naruto had been placed in charge of cleaning out the prison facilities so the dead could be properly buried. People told her that Uzumaki Naruto was the strongest ninja…period.
Apparently, he'd been a big hero in Snow Country for years the he recently ended the Fourth Shinobi War along with three companions; one of which was Sakura. The nurses told Esdeath of how heroic and brilliant he was and that even their Daimyo Kazahana Koyuki-sama wanted to have him as her lover. Esdeath had fought more than one so-called hero to their knees in battle, but she wondered about Naruto and how strong he actually was. She already concluded that having such a hero under her banner would make warriors flock to her side for propaganda value alone. Still, for someone to be that renowned she figured Naruto must have something to him…
…
Several days later Naruto returned from his grisly task and reported to the Daimyo alone, "Koyuki-sama, we are done with that place, but I don't know if there are enough priests on this entire continent to lay those souls to rest." He sounded exhausted. "With your permission I'm going to go wash myself."
Koyuki's romantic plans for the evening to welcome Naruto back were stopped cold by the dead look in his normally vibrant azure blue eyes and she felt terribly guilty about having Naruto involved in the mess. She should have forced that coward Aisu Shimo to do the job…
Naruto was soon taking a hot shower to wash the smell of death off him. They'd made a massive pyre for all the victims of that hellhole, and he was trying not to dwell on it. He was wearing a yukata when he heard a knock at his door. Groaning to himself he cracked open the door and saw it was Sakura. She had a very concerned look on her face and was obviously worried for Naruto. He silently beckoned her in.
"…This last week was a living nightmare." finished Naruto as he described the cleanup in brief. "It sickens me that mankind is capable of such things…"
Sakura embraced him in a sisterly hug and said, "Naruto, you shouldn't have ever had that job. It shocks me that the Snow ninjas are so incapable." Then she smiled. "Speaking of Snow ninjas, Aisu Shimo proposed to me."
Naruto's eyes grew as large as dinner plates. "What happened Sakura-chan?"
"Well, he came to see me and…"
…
Flashback…
Shimo was kneeling with a bouquet of flowers in his hands. "Sakura-hime, I just got back from the Snow Village and heard you'll be leaving soon. I just know you are the only one for me. Please do me the honor of becoming my loving wife." Sakura sat herself down and quickly to a swig of water. "I know this must be a shock to you fair maiden but believe me when I say true love always finds away."
Sakura said warily, "Actually I just threw up a bit in my mouth at the thought of marrying a man twice my age."
"But age means nothing to two hearts destined to be one…." declared Shimo dramatically.
"Um…how about no. Just no." said Sakura with a vein on her forehead bulging much like her Master Tsunade.
Shimo said in a heated voice. "Let me prove my love to you tonight Sakura-hime. Your lips say no but your eyes say yes."
Cracking her knuckles Sakura said angrily, "My fist says no as well you lecherous scumbag!"
The last thing Shimo saw was Sakura's knuckles before they plowed into his face and then he knew no more.
Flashback end…
…
…So, my week hasn't been heavenly either." finished Sakura with a grin.
Naruto exploded into laughter. It took a few minutes for him to calm back down. "I'm so sorry Sakura-chan." said Naruto as he wiped a tear from his eye. "I wish I'd been a fly on the wall when you sent him to loose tooth city though."
Sakura chuckled, "Well, at least he finally got the message. Anyway, his dentist should be a very rich person once they are done."
"Well, it served the dirty old man right." announced Naruto. "He is something like your Old Man's age, isn't he?"
"Something like that." replied Sakura glad to see light back in her teammate's eyes. "I've got some good news for you though."
"Oh? What is it?" asked Naruto.
"The prisoner we rescued is awake." said Sakura happily. "Her mind seems to be intact and the last three days I've spent some time getting to know her. She's a real military type but she seems to have a kind side."
Naruto queried, "Why was she jailed then?"
"She didn't say much but apparently she chose to spare an enemy rather than kill him." explained Sakura. "I don't know the details, but it appears that they wanted to make an example of her and sentenced her to die in that place. That weird amulet that you destroyed was supposed to keep her alive for years no matter how thirsty or hungry she was. It was slowly draining her life force to power that ice jutsu."
"So, is she an ice wielder?" Naruto asked curiously.
"I'm really not sure." said the rosette with a shrug. "She's from another continent and is a bit secretive but I'm sure it must be difficult for her being in a place totally alien to her. She really wants to meet you and thank you for rescuing her though. Maybe after a good night's sleep you can go see her in the morning. She might enjoy your company over breakfast."
Naruto nodded. "I'll do that. What's her name anyway?"
Sakura cocked her head to the side. "It's foreign. Her name is Esdeath."
"Thank you for helping me Sakura-chan." said Naruto.
"That's what friends are for Naruto. I'll see you tomorrow." After they exchanged goodnights, Sakura left Naruto to get a (mercifully) dreamless sleep.
…
Naruto got up bright and early the next morning and went down to the medical ward to meet Esdeath. She was up and was already exercising before breakfast to loosen up her still cramped muscles. Naruto quietly awaited the light blue haired young woman to get done. 'She's really pretty in that leotard. I'll bet she'll look even better once her body is back in shape.' he thought wistfully.
Esdeath realized she was being observed but really didn't mind. Many men (and some women) had looked at her as an object of lust before and she'd always been proud of her body so she figured they could look all they wanted. Soon enough she finished her morning routine and was irritated that it winded her. She looked over and saw Naruto observing her with a concerned look on his face. She said, "So you're Uzumaki Naruto; do you like what you see?"
"I was more concerned that you are favoring your right side." said Naruto in a genuine tone. "Do you want me to check those ribs?"
Esdeath blushed slightly. 'He was worried for me?' "Well, I guess you can, but I don't know what you can do."
Naruto stood up and thought back to the massage techniques he'd learned under Jiraiya's tutelage. "Just lay down on your stomach and I'll try to loosen up those muscles. I know a couple of relaxation techniques."
Shrugging, Esdeath laid down and figured maybe it would help. She was sore. After that she could thank him properly for helping her.
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A half hour later Sakura walked in and saw Esdeath moaning appreciatively as Naruto used some very effective massage hijutsu on her. If Tsunade hadn't taught Sakura the same techniques, she wouldn't have known what the hell was going on. She wondered if Naruto even knew he was using a high-level seduction technique on the smiling blue haired woman.
"Mmmm…more to the left Naruto…" murmured Esdeath in a deep sultry tone sounding like she was melting into goo.
"Alright Esdeath-san." answered Naruto totally oblivious to the fact Esdeath was in ecstasy from his ministrations.
Sakura blushed madly and then thought. 'Doesn't Naruto realize she's already two thirds of the way to an orgasm?! With as potent as his chakra is she's probably further along than that! Oh, hell. No, knowing Naruto doesn't have a clue.' Esdeath moaned erotically and Sakura decided to intervene before…well, something happened! "Good morning!" said Sakura in an exaggerated sounding chipper voice.
Naruto stopped much to Esdeath's displeasure and said, "Good morning, Sakura-chan. I was just helping Esdeath-san with a little hitch she had in her right side."
"I see." said Sakura with a twitch in her eyebrow. "I'm sure you must feel a bit better now Esdeath-san."
"Naruto has magic hands." purred Esdeath with bedroom eyes.
Sakura nodded with a fake smile on her face. '…Naruto really doesn't know. I'll have to explain it in private later.' "I'm sure. Naruto, why don't we let Esdeath-san get properly dressed and then the three of us can get some breakfast?"
"Good idea Sakura-chan." said Naruto agreeably. "Are your ribs feeling a little better Esdeath-san?"
"Perhaps we can continue later. I still feel a little catch in my right side." said Esdeath rather sultrily.
'Liar!' thought Sakura. 'You just want Naruto all over you!' "Well, be that as it may, let's step out so Esdeath can get dressed."
Breakfast was certainly going to be awkward…
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Link:https://m.fanfiction.net/s/11638160/1/Naruto-Trapped-Under-Ice