Now that he was home and with an added Ōtsutsuki inside him to siphon divinity off of, Naruto first looked at the time.
'As expected … she turned back time here as well.'
It was currently early morning, less than an hour after Naruto had sent away the jōnin senseis of the genin cells. He was about to talk to Shikamaru about Tsunade and ask for some vacation destination suggestions.
As if on cue, Shikamaru knocked on the door.
As they repeated the exact same conversation that Naruto had already had with him about the whereabouts of Tsunade, the issues in Suna, and more, Naruto's mind went to the moon. Since Kaguya's mark was dormant, he couldn't quite sense her location, but he was thinking of whether he wanted to free her now or later.
'I should free her later, at least when I have some things under better control. When she appears, I should have absolute control over things to not have people freak out.'
He allowed Shikamaru to depart with a task to draft an agenda for the council meeting on Sunday and coordinate with Yamato — the interim Anbu commander — to refine the details. They were going to allocate resources to create a corps of genjutsu specialists.
While the village's ninjas were working to track Tsunade, Naruto decided to send a clone after her as well. He had an idea of where he would find her, but he needed to catch her at the correct time if he wanted to actually talk about the matter of the advisory position.
By the time Naruto was supposed to take Himawari home from the Academy, he decided to leave a shadow clone to proceed with his daily duties and instead stay home. He wanted to spend some time with his wife and daughter after being away from them for so long. At this point, the only missing person was his son, who was still at the border of the Land of Fire. Team 7 and 15's joint mission would still last a few days.
The three of them were sitting on the couch when Himawari tugged Naruto's sleeve.
"Hey, Daddy …" She looked up at him. "When are we leaving for the trip? Shino sensei told us that next week, we will have practical training exercises."
"It's fine. When he asks me for approval to use the training ground, I'll have him postpone it to the week after," he said, patting his daughter's head. "This trip is happening after three years, and I'm determined to make it succeed."
"You can do that?" Himawari asked, surprised.
"No, he can't," Hinata looked at Naruto with a helpless expression. "There are protocols that need to be followed in the village, and your father can't —"
"Hey …" Naruto spoke very softly as he wrapped his arm around his wife's waist. "My Himawari is sensible enough that she won't try to abuse this information, right?" He asked his daughter.
"A ninja always keeps their information close at hand until the time comes to deal a critical strike," Himawari said seriously.
"And I'm the strongest ninja of them all," Naruto messed up his daughter's hair and pulled her into a bead hug alongside Hinata. "Don't tell anyone the real reason behind the delay of the training, and don't think that I will give you special treatment just because you're my daughter."
"Ahh!" Himawari struggled as Naruto forced her face against his chest, weakly punching his arm. "Let go, Daddy!"
"No," Naruto refused but still let go and instead pulled her up to sit on his lap. "You stay with me right now."
Hinata had a gentle expression on her face as she looked at the father and daughter's antics, "Do you want something to drink, Naruto-kun? I'm going to get some water." She asked.
"I just want you right now," He tightened his hold around Hinata and pulled her close as well. She shifted a little and leaned her head on his shoulder before looking at him.
"What's going on?" She asked him. "There's something on your mind, I can tell."
"Nothing much," Naruto shook his head. "Here's your water."
A glass of water floated over to Hinata, placed on a pitch-black plate.
She looked at him with some amusement and helplessness and took the glass, "Thanks."
"Okay, I'm bored," Himawari pushed herself up from Naruto's chest and looked at him. "I'm going to my room."
"My daughter is becoming like her elder brother," Naruto's expression was filled with sadness and heartbreak. "Soon enough, you'll start telling me not to pick you up from the academy and start holing yourself in your room …"
Himawari was left speechless at her father's words. "What are you talking about?" She spoke with a confused tone. "I'm just going to my room to get some homework done."
"That's how it always starts," Naruto said, unwilling to let his daughter leave.
"Mom, do you think Daddy is being really needy today?" Himawari looked at Naruto.
"N-needy? Naruto stuttered. "What, I can't show my family some love?"
"It's fine, Hina," Hinata looked at her daughter with an amused smile. "Just stay with your father for a bit. I'll help you with homework later."
"Fine," Himawari gave in and leaned back on Naruto. "You're being so needy today, Tou-chan …"
Hearing Himawari change her address made a smile appear on Naruto's face. "My daughter is so considerate," he kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back along her spine.
"Naruto-kun …" Hinata whispered in his ear as her breath tickled him a little. "Is everything okay? You know you can tell me, right?"
"Yeah …" Naruto turned his head to face her. "Don't worry, though. I will talk to you about it. Just later."
"Okay," she nodded before her eyes moved to Himawari, whose face was still buried in her father's chest. She leaned forward and quickly pecked Naruto's lips. "Just talk to me whenever you want, okay?"
Naruto nodded. "I will."
As a few minutes passed, Himawari looked up at him again.
"Daddy, I'm bored," she said.
"Fine, fine, you can go to your room," Naruto shook his head. "I thought you'd fall asleep while I rubbed your back, but it seems that my efforts were useless."
"Hehe~," she laughed mischievously and slipped down from his lap. "I only fall asleep when you scratch my back. Rubs don't do it for me."
Naruto didn't say anything as she ran upstairs to her room.
"Since Himawari is gone …" Naruto's hand that was calmly resting on his wife's waist suddenly slipped down and grabbed her ass.
"No," she shook her head. "I have to go up to help her."
"Come on, just a quickie," Naruto said.
"Your quickie lasts more than an hour, Naruto-kun," Hinata said, ignoring how Naruto's hand moved inside the waistband of her lower and squeezed a handful of her ass.
"It'll be fine," he leaned toward her and kissed her lips. "I'll let a clone guard Hima's room."
"No …" He could visibly see Hinata's resolve waver and took the opportunity to tighten his hold over her and pull her over his lap to straddle him.
"Come on, you know you enjoy doing it in these risky situations," he said. As Hinata straddled him, he grabbed her ass with both hands and squeezed.
"No, Naruto-kun … You know I'm … unwell," Hinata played the one card that Naruto could do nothing about.
"Fuck," Naruto's expression instantly twisted into one full of frustration. "I swear, one of these days …"
"It hurts," Hinata said, looking a little guilty as well. "It's not like we haven't tried before. I always cramp up whenever you enter me, and it just hurts a lot." She seemed to be explaining to him in order to lower his frustration.
"I know, I know …" He sighed. "I just … I missed you."
Hinata knew that something was going on with her husband that he wasn't ready to tell her yet, so she didn't pry.
"Looking at it positively, I should be finished by Monday next week. That means that we can thoroughly enjoy ourselves the night that we reach our destination," she cupped his cheek and kissed his lips, leaning closer to him. "That reminds me. Have you decided on our destination yet?"
"Not yet," Naruto shook his head and wrapped his arms around his wife's body, holding her close. "I'm still looking for an appropriate spot."
"You'll find a good place. I'm sure of it," she said as he leaned toward her and put his forehead on her sternum, with his face buried in her breasts.
"It's fine if we can't fuck. I still want to appreciate my wife," he said, and Hinata felt Naruto's hand move to her front and slip through her waistband. His fingers hovered over her entrance as she gasped, grabbing Naruto's hair.
"I knew it," he said. "My wife is just as wet and horny as me, if not more so~ Now let me appreciate you."
Hinata had no way to muffle her subsequent moans since Naruto's face was buried in her chest as his fingers teased her relentlessly. Despite not being able to penetrate her, it didn't stop him from rubbing her in all the right spots, quickly overcoming her will to suppress her moans. She loudly moaned in the living room as Naruto's fingers, without even exploring her insides, brought her to a climax.
He wasn't done. Since his wife had dared to leave him hanging like that, he was going to leave her overstimulated and weak in the legs for the rest of the day. His own pleasure be damned.
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