47: Trouble in Sand and The Pack: Part I 2

Naruto couldn't help smiling as he made his way from Kiyomi's mansion where he had appeared using the seal located in her basement. The reason for his cheer was due to the dinner he had enjoyed in his new home. Primarily because it was the first time he had enjoyed a dinner in such an environment, where he was surrounded by friends and loved ones. Before it had always been at a restaurant when he'd eat with his friends and lovers in a group, today though it had felt just like a family gathering around a table. Granted, they had needed to keep up appearances of just being friends and tenants living together in front of Kurenai, but considering Miya's decree that she better not catch him or his lovers letting their passions get the better of them outside of their apartments the black-haired woman's presence at dinner had been added insurance that they would behave.

After dinner had ended, Naruto had retired to his own apartment and had found a note inviting him to the hot springs. It had been signed only with an H which told him that Hana was feeling rather frisky. Reaching the hot springs he frowned at not seeing the woman that had left the note for him waiting. He closed his eyes to search for her via her fox mark, but couldn't locate her. He shook his head guessing that Konan had taught her technique on how she made her presence disappear from his network of lovers to the Inuzuka.

Naruto only had a split second of warning as some bushes rustled before Hana leapt from them. Naruto could have easily avoided the woman, but as she was stark naked saw little reason to. His Inuzuka lover tackled him and began to kiss him as she rubbed her groin against his. Naruto grabbed Hana's ass as she licked his neck and cheek before bringing her lips to his in a sloppy kiss.

Hana moaned as the pressure against her mound increased as Naruto's dick began to awaken. He began to sit up pushing her back so that she sat on his tented package firmer causing her to break the kiss as the pleasure coursed through her and her head lulled back. Bringing her gaze to his, she smiled and resisting the urge to elongate her nails to slice his shirt open instead grabbed the hem of the black shirt that he wore. Tossing it away once he was clear of it she uttered the first words of the encountered as she eyed his muscular chest, "Gods, it's been too long."

Naruto chuckled as she closed her eyes and sighed while he began to gently fondle her breast as he responded, "So it would seem. When you left your note I was of the impression we'd take a nice bath together to stare up at the moon while having a nice conversation."

Hana smiled as she began to rock her hips against the bulge rising from the shorts he was wearing, "They'll be plenty of time for talking later. Right now I need to feel you in me." Naruto raised his hips as she gripped his shorts to pull them down. She inhaled deeply as his cock sprang free finding the manly scent that greeted her nose caused her pussy to grow even wetter. Quickly mounting him she looked over her shoulder as she stated, "I'll be going first mom."

"Of course pup," Tsume said just as naked as her daughter, "He gave me a good pounding last night. Take all the time you need."

Hana nodded as she began to slide down Naruto's thick shaft and sighed happily as she hit bottom. Feeling him pressed against her uterus she began to grind her pelvic bone into his causing both of them to moan in pleasure. Naruto laid down in the grass as Hana rocked her hips in circles. He squeezed her breasts causing the Inuzuka woman to moan as he enjoyed her bosoms. Hana placed her hands on his as she stopped swaying her hips to begin rising and lowering herself on his cock.

Tsume watched as her daughter's moans grew in intensity as Naruto's hips began to meet her Hana's downward thrusts. The older Inuzuka recalling the pleasure she had experienced the night before couldn't refrain herself from rubbing her slit. Tsume whimpered in pleasure as she watched her daughter get fucked by the man that they shared.

Tsume dropped down to her haunches as she brought both hands to her quim in order to tease it. She moaned as she watched her daughter's own pussy get speared over and over again by Naruto. Tsume pulled her hands from their task and licked the evidence of her arousal from her fingers before crawling on all fours to the rutting pair. Upon reaching them she lowered her face to where they were connected and used her tongue to tease the two.

After several minutes she leaned back as her daughter began to shift on her partner. She spun while still impaled on the thick cock buried inside her. Tsume watched as her daughter got to her feet and leaned back as she placed her hands on her lover's chest so that she could impale herself on Naruto, while presenting her pussy to her mother. The elder Inuzuka licked her lips before clamping her mouth to her daughter's cunt and began to swirl her tongue around the younger woman's clit.

Naruto began to piston his hips as he felt Hana's tight twat tighten around him. He groaned as Tsume helped him along by fondling his nuts as he pleased her daughter. Suddenly Hana stiffened as she howled in pleasure due to her mother lightly nipping her pleasure bud with her teeth. Naruto gave in to the desire that her milking muscles instilled in him and flooded her love passage with his seed. Hana collapsed on top of him as she moaned softly from her mother's continued licking of her satisfied pussy.

Hana sat up after coming down from her climax. She cupped her mother's face as she pulled it from her groin and seeing it glistening with her release pulled Tsume into a kiss. She moaned as she tasted Naruto and hers combined fluids which coated her mother's lips and tongues. She felt Naruto's cock begin to twitch inside her as the sight of the mother and daughter kissing caused it to discover new vigor. She slowly began riding his dick once more as she felt her own desires grow as a result of the intoxicating smell of her mother's arousal.

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Kiba stared at the large stone fence that surrounded the property that belonged to the owner of the Great Tree Shipping Company. It also contained the Hot Springs that was the favored spot of the Konoha Women's Bathing Association. A group of which both his mother and sister were member of. A group, which also bolstered some rather impressive female members from what he had heard from the various people interested in such matters.

Kiba had sought out one of the shinobi that saw themselves as Jiraiya's spiritual successor, at least in the art of peeking on bathing women. The man had informed Kiba, who he had thought was a man trying to break into the peeking lifestyle, that certain hot springs had levels of hardness and that the one on the Lady Kiyomi's property was considered an unattainable quest, which was why the women of the K.W.B.A used it.

According to his source only two peekers had ever penetrated the property deep enough to actually lay eyes on the hot springs. The first was surprisingly a kunoichi that would occasionally pick the brains of the men hoping to catch a glimpse of heaven about the angles of approach they had used. To Kiba it sounded like the young woman was using the peekers similar to how he was in order to find a means to bypass the detection barrier that he suspected surrounded the property.

Watching the property now, he felt his desire to learn what was going on within the fenced off area waning. The first reason was due to the story that his source had told him about the second peeker to make it to the hot springs. According to the man, the peeker that had seen the hot springs couldn't even describe what it was he saw. Not only that, but every time he did try, he'd be bombarded by the sights of hard bodied men in green leotards posing seductively. Aware that Yakumo was a member he suspected that the peeker got an eyeful of the wrong kunoichi minus her clothes.

Naturally, he felt some of his trepidation about sneaking onto the property was because he didn't want to be bombarded by what he suspected were sights of Gai or his small clone every time he tried to recall what it was he would see. But the other reason was because of the two women that he knew were currently on the property. He had little doubt that if his mother caught him it would be the last thing he ever did. But on the other hand the desire to learn just what made the area so special, and why it seemed to have such an effect on the women he knew was almost too tempting to resist.

Nevertheless, he was about to head home since he was fairly certain a life without knowledge would be better than potentially learning the truth, but running into his nude mother who would likely then kill him. He turned away, but looked back as he heard the sound of a person being chased. A moment later a figure dressed in black leapt over the fence, and although her lower face was covered by a thin black cloth, her lithe form made Kiba believe it was the female peeker.

She looked back and leapt away just before another figure landed where she had been standing. Kiba saw the purple-haired kunoichi, Yoruichi, searching for her quarry before spotting her leaping across the rooftops. Shaking her fist at the retreating woman, she shouted, "Give it up, girl. I know it's you Soifon. If I knew saving you would make you such an annoyance I'd have let those Summons eat you."

Kiba seeing an opportunity and suspecting the barrier would need a few moments to register the recent activity quickly darted from where he had been watching the property. He leapt the fence and went in search of the answers he sought.

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Kiyomi stared out the window in the direction that she could feel Naruto was in. She frowned as she could feel the pleasure that was rolling off of Tsume and Hana, and although desiring to join the action knew that at present her presence would only lead to another argument. She once more felt regret at having taken the Taki kunoichi, but only so far as the strain it had put on her relationship with Naruto. She found it ironic that she rather enjoyed her lover's newfound sternness with her in the matter since it showed he was taking his responsibilities as head of the Harem seriously. Yet her pride refused to let her back down in this case, especially as she harbored such resentment towards the women in question.

Her focus was pulled from the matter for a moment as Yoruichi called out to her mentally, "Hey, it looks like someone else has snuck onto the property."

Kiyomi sighed in annoyance as she thought, "Another one. Is there a convention of perverts in town?"

"Hardly," Yoruichi replied, "The first was that Soifon girl that keeps sneaking in. I don't know why she keeps trying. She didn't strike me as a pervert."

Kiyomi smirked as she mentally replied, "Have you given thought to the idea that perhaps she is trying to force you to reevaluate your decision on training her?"

"I have, but what does that have to do with her sneaking into the hot springs," Yoruichi asked.

"Considering the number of barriers surrounding the hot springs and the fact that you so often patrol the grounds I imagine she is trying to impress you. She did almost make it to the mansion without being detected," Kiyomi said her mental tone conveying the respect she was affording the girl for her accomplishment.

"I told you and her. I'm not interested in teaching her," Yoruichi replied. "Crap!"

"What is it?"

"Our bogey is Tsume's brat," Yoruichi said recognizing the young man she was following. "I'll appear in front of him and scare him away."

"No," Kiyomi said quickly as a thought on how to solve her problem popped into her head. "Let him proceed."

"Are you nuts?" Yoruichi quickly replied, "He's going to get an eyeful alright. I'm pretty sure he's not going to react well to what he sees."

"Perhaps," Kiyomi mentally said as she turned from the window, "But it's obvious that he already suspects something is going on here. Just scaring him off won't end his curiosity."

"No, but how do you intend to keep him quiet?"

"By offering him a bribe," Kiyomi replied as she went to gather what she intended to offer the Inuzuka.

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Kiba was rather surprised at his good fortune as he could hear the sound of a small waterfall telling him he was close to his destination. Landing in a tree, he was shocked as from his vantage point he could see that there appeared to be several different environments surrounding a domed grotto. Spotting a small bathhouse that led to the first hot spring which was made to look like it could be found in a mountainous area he wondered where his mother and sister were at.

He couldn't spot anything strange or out of place, but decided to give the area a quick once over as he couldn't be sure he'd ever get the chance again. Heading to the bathhouse he listened for sounds of people inside and not hearing any stepped inside. He frowned as he saw that two of the baskets were in use and he quickly recognized them as the clothes his sister and mother had been wearing. He wondered why they weren't near the water if they were still on the grounds and felt a sense of concern for their wellbeing. He was about to step out of the building to search for them, but paused as something in his mother's basket caught his eye.

Pulling it out, he frowned as he saw it was a perfume bottle with several strands of hair inside of it. Having never noticed his mother using perfume before he sprayed some into the air and frowned as he didn't pick up any scent. Looking at the bottle again he realized that what he was holding was the Inuzuka's means of erasing scents of a particular person. It was something the Inuzuka advertised in the perfumes they sold since they knew there was a market for people that didn't wish their sex lives or secrets to be discerned by the keen noses of the clan. Naturally, the Inuzuka weren't going to put out a product that if separated from the perfume would render enemy shinobi invisible to their noses, thus the commercial formula held a secret scent that only an Inuzuka could detect.

There was however a secret formula that removed this scent since it at some point it might become necessary to hunt down a rogue Inuzuka. Kiba suspected that was in fact what he was holding and that realization shocked him as it meant his mom was likely seeing someone. Staring at the hairs in the bottle he knew they belonged to the person she was seeing and where what activated the formula to tell it which scents to erase.

Placing the bottle back he tried to think of any blond haired men in his mother's life. He smirked as he thought that it might not be a man as he realized Tsunade was blonde. Wondering if perhaps his mother and Hokage were meeting at the hot-springs to carry out their relationship he decided to head back before he pressed his luck too far and was discovered. He paused though as he stepped out of the bathhouse as he had the strange thought that the only clothes he had seen had been his mother and sister's. Wondering why his mom would bring a bottle meant to cover up her lover's scent if he or she wasn't present, he prepared to investigate further. But he stopped as he heard a low moan coming from nearby.

He wondered if he should ignore the sound, but hearing it repeat again decided a quick peek was called for. He leapt to the trees as he slowly approached the sound and wished he had turned away as he came upon the sight of his naked mother bent over at the waist as she gripped the tree in front of her. Standing behind his mother and pumping into her was who he realized the blond hairs in the bottle he had found belonged to. Furthermore, to his shock an equally naked Hana was pressed against Naruto's back as she licked along his body while rubbing her hands over the jinchuriki's chest.

He realized the moans were coming from his mother, a soft sound that Kiba up until that very moment could never imagine her making. He continued to watch without actually seeing as his brain shut down to reset so that he could attempt to process what he was witnessing. He watched as Naruto reached down and lifted one of his mother's legs into the air and noted the way her voice grew in intensity indicating the blond was doing something right.

It was a sound that Hana obviously recognized as she suddenly began saying in a voice Kiba could barely recognize as belonging to his sister. "She's so close Naruto. Give it to her. Make her cum with that fat bitch taming cock." Naruto was spurred on by Hana's words as he looked over his shoulder and the two kissed sloppily. Naruto's hips began pistoning into Tsume's backside even harder causing the Inuzuka female's nails to claw deep fissures into the tree as she was raised up to her tiptoes from the thrusts. Suddenly Tsume threw her head back and howled in release as Naruto buried himself to the hilt so he could deliver his seed directly into Tsume's waiting womb.

Tsume dropped to her knees as she gripped the tree in front of her to prevent from completely collapsing to the ground. Kiba's brain reset as he watched Hana move to stand in front of the blond man. He watched in disbelief as his sister dropped to her knees and began to use her mouth to clean the jinchuriki's cock which had just been inside their mother.

Kiba's disbelief gave way to anger as he realized that if Naruto was the link that connected all the women that were a part of the Konoha Women's Bathing Association then that meant he was in similar relationships with all of them. Now understanding why Hinata hadn't seemed upset by Naruto's choosing Ayame, or why Sakura and Ino didn't seem all that bothered by Sasuke going completely bat-shit crazy, he began to piece all the small clues he had seen together.

His anger grew as he saw the way his sister stared up adoringly at the blond as she continued to lick his cock clean. Unable to stop himself he shouted, "You fucking bastard," as he leapt from his perch.

Under different circumstances Kiba might have found the way Naruto's face went from completely satisfied to confused, rather amusing. Those circumstances were currently nowhere to be found, but Naruto reacted quickly as he grabbed ahold of Tsume and Hana and disappeared in a red flash. Kiba's trajectory carried him right through where the blond had been standing and having intended to tackle Naruto simply tucked into a ball in order to roll to his feet.

He searched around him for Naruto and found the blond near his pile of clothes. Guessing the jinchuriki had teleported to the tri-prong kunai he kept on him at all times, Kiba turned to face him charged even as the blond said, "Look Kiba, I can understand you are upset, but fighting isn't going to settle anything."

Kiba was about to disagree, but ended up coming to a complete stop. But it wasn't because of Naruto's words but due to a pair of deep and threatening growls which told the young Inuzuka that taking another step forward would be very detrimental to his health. Kiba paused as he saw his mother and sister crouched down on all fours and uncaring that they were still naked as they prepared to attack the person threatening their mate.

The display was enough to cause Kiba to relent, but his anger only grew hotter as Naruto held out a hand towards his lovers which caused the women to calm. Naruto stepped forward still completely naked as he said, "Let's all just calm down and discuss..."

"Fuck you!" Kiba shouted, "How are you going to act like I didn't just catch you in the middle of fucking my sister and mom?"

"I'm not acting like you didn't," Naruto said infuriatingly Kiba even further with how calm he was about the situation. "But why are you getting so bent out of shape about it?"

"W-what?" Kiba said surprised by the question, but even more so by the fact that he didn't really have an answer. "B-because..." Kiba trailed off growing upset that he couldn't think of a response that didn't come off as overly emotional or even childish since he figured in Naruto's eyes he must look like a mama's boy being introduced to a new stepfather or something to that effect. He racked his brain trying to come up with some justification for his anger, but as nothing came to mind he said, "What's to keep me from telling everyone how you're fucking half the village?"

"Kiba," Hana said sounding disappointed in her brother. The young male heard a snarl that he figured was his mother giving voice to her own disproval.

However his gaze remained steadily focused on Naruto who met it calmly before saying, "What makes you think..."

"Save it," Kiba snapped, "I saw the bottle of scent erasing formula among my mom's stuff which is how you are able to be with the others without your scent giving you away. This entire goddamn hot spring was probably built just so you could..." Able to see in Naruto's face that his off-hand remark had been dead on he said, "It's obvious you want to keep what's going on a secret, so then the question is what are you going to give me to be quiet?"

Kiba would admit to feeling a little disgusted with himself at his statement. But due to the inferiority he had been feeling lately especially around Naruto, it just proved too tempting to resist using the current situation against him. Which made it all the more infuriating when Naruto calmly said, "Nothing."

"What?!"

"I said I will not be giving you anything to be quiet." Naruto shook his head in a disproving manner as he said, "You're just angry right now. But you aren't the type of person that would..."

"Who the fuck are you to tell me the type of person I am?" Kiba asked angrily at Naruto's dismissing his threat. "I think it's pretty clear that we might not know as much about each other as we thought. I can certainly say I'm surprised to find you're fucking half the village."

"Come off it Kiba," Naruto said for the first time losing some of his cool, "You're being melodramatic. I'm hardly with thousands of people."

"Kiba, what me and your sister do is none of your damn business," Tsume said addressing her son for the first time.

"Shut up bitch," Kiba snapped and quickly regretted it as he suddenly found himself folded around a punch delivered by Naruto.

Kiba gasped as Naruto pulled his fist from the young man's stomach as he said sternly, "Don't talk to her like that in my presence again."

"Fuck off man! You aren't my dad," Kiba said as he tried to recover his breath.

"I never claimed to be," Naruto said.

He felt his own spine shiver though as he heard Tsume said, "Then where do you get off hitting my son."

Feeling a cold sweat Naruto turned towards his lover to say, "S-sorry, I just didn't like him talking to you like that."

"Are you saying I can't defend myself," Tsume asked hardly pacified by his response.

"N-no of course not," Naruto said quickly.

"My, my it seems tempers are running hot here," a new voice said from the darkness.

Kiba turned to see a beautiful red-head step from the shadows followed by three women dressed in provocative dresses. Kiba guessed she was another of Naruto's lovers as he asked, "Kiyomi, what are you doing here?"

Naruto frowned at Kiyomi as he began to suspect that Kiba's stumbling onto the scene was no accident. Deciding to confront her he asked, "Are you behind Kiba's appearance here tonight?"

"I would wager his appearance tonight would be due to his noticing the changes that had overcome your lovers," the Bijuu answered while at the same time avoiding the question.

"Fine, then how did he get passed the barrier without you noticing in time to warn us," Naruto said more directly.

Kiyomi smirked as she said, "Obviously because I let him through. Which I did because even if I had let Yoruichi chase him off or warned you so you could make yourself scarce it wouldn't solve the underlining problem."

"Perhaps, but it would have let us handle it in a way where feelings wouldn't be so raw," Naruto countered.

Kiyomi shrugged as she said, "I find that by letting difficult situations unfurl it forces all parties to deal with them immediately instead of letting them fester." Kiyomi smiled smugly as Naruto winced at his picking up on her dig at his own recent inabilities in dealing with his issues with both her and Anko. "After all, if this had been settled by you all gathering around a table to announce your relationships with his sister and mother, we might not have learned that it seems his issue is less to do with you being with his mom as it does with an underling sense of inferiority in regards to you."

Kiyomi walked towards Kiba as she said, "It's not hard to imagine why considering all you have achieved recently. Why learning you were banging his mother must have just cemented your status as Alpha dog to him. Probably a difficult thing to accept considering that he probably was secure in his superiority to you up until a few years ago." Kiyomi smiled playfully as she stepped in front of Kiba and asked, "How about if in exchange for your silence I let you experience the same thrill as Naruto in having several women willing to give you all that you desire."

"Kiyomi, no," Naruto said guessing why she had brought the Taki-nin with her, "you can't."

"Really, you've made no claim to them," Kiyomi snapped. "They're mine to do with as I please." She gave Kiba a lecherous smile as she added, "Or should I say as you please, Kiba?"

"W-who are they?"

Kiyomi shrugged as she said, "Just some dolls that I've grown bored with. They are very obedient and will do whatever you ask of them."

"Kiba don't listen to her," Naruto said. "They are..."

"I accept," Kiba said cutting Naruto off as visions of what tasks he would give the women ran through both his heads.

"No, I refuse to let this..."

"Excellent," Kiyomi said pleased. Hearing Naruto's protest as he closed with them to put a stop to their transaction she added, "Let's go somewhere a little quieter to work out the final details." Grabbing ahold of Kiba and forming three chakra tails to grab the women she teleported away leaving Naruto and his Inuzuka lovers.

"Dammit," Naruto said preparing to Hirashin after Kiyomi.

He stopped as Tsume called out, "Where do you think you're going?"

"I'm not about to let Kiyomi trade away those women just so she can be done with them," Naruto said. "I'll put a stop to it."

"That's all well and good," Tsume said calmly. "I would recommend putting on some pants before chasing off after them." Naruto cursed as he realized he was still nude so quickly ran towards his clothes to pull them on. He stopped though as the Inuzuka matriarch said, "You know as well as I do Kiyomi has likely insured you can't just snatch the women from Kiba."

Naruto sighed as he asked, "I figured she was too well prepared. It feels like she teleported them to the middle of the entertainment district." Tsume nodded confirming the location she felt Kiyomi had reappeared at. She frowned as Naruto asked, "What would you have me do? I can't just let Kiyomi turn those women over to Kiba to be used as sexual playthings. Whatever our history with those women, they don't deserve to be treated as such."

Tsume readily agreed as she said, "Then put that bitch in her place. I'll handle Kiba. I think he just needs some time to realize what he's doing. I didn't raise him to be some lothario willing to take advantage of women that can't refuse him. He'll see the light or he'll quickly regret it."

Naruto stared at Tsume and thought back to the academy and all the times Kiba and Shikamaru had described their mothers as fearsome beasts that only appeared human. Seeing the seething look in Tsume's eyes it was the first time that he felt their description might not have been all that inaccurate.

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Kiyomi reappeared in her darkened room after delivering Kiba to the roof of a building in the center of the Entertainment district. She felt good about her passing the Taki-nin onto the young man. She had even given Kiba quite the tidy sum of money to take the women out and show them off in order that Naruto wouldn't be able to simply reclaim them without making a scene. Still, she knew there were one or two matters that would need attending before she could truly say that it was finished. The first of which made his presence know as he said, "I've been racking my brain for what I would say when you made your appearance. Unfortunately, nothing has sprung to mind."

Kiyomi although she knew Naruto was present in her home was still a little shocked at his being not only in her room, but was sitting in the dark. Turning on a nearby lamp she said, "You can say thank you if you wish."

Naruto gave a dismissive scoff as he stood from the chair he had been sitting in while he had stared out the window waiting for Kiyomi to return. "That was most certainly not one of them." Kiyomi hearing Naruto's tone feared she had perhaps gone too far, a fear only slightly lessened as he continued, "Truthfully, the one I feel I should be most mad at is me. I let you do as you wish with those three for so long it should come as no surprise that you figured you could just dump them off and wash your hands of them."

Kiyomi tried to calm her former host down as she said, "Naruto, you're getting worked up over nothing. They were..."

Her words had the opposite effect as he snapped, "Were what Kiyomi? What possible excuse could you give to justify giving them away like property? Granted, they were our prisoners, and you may have tampered with them so that they were prisoners of their own bodies. But to give them away to be used for gods knows what. How can you possibly justify that?"

"Kiba was a problem..."

"One that you created," Naruto cut in angrily as he closed the distance with her. "Yoruichi told me while you were away that she could have scared him off. You wanted him to find out so you could get rid of the Taki-nin in such a way that I would have no choice but to accept it."

"Kiba was poking around on his own," Kiyomi said heatedly close to losing her temper at being talked to in such a way. "True, Yoruichi could have made it so that he retreated. But, it wouldn't have solved the underlining problem, now would it? This way Kiba will keep his mouth shut and..."

"And you can what? Say you've done the greater good," Naruto said. "What about the women you used to...?"

"What about them," Kiyomi shouted angrily. "Honestly, have you forgotten what those women nearly did to both of us? They would have killed you if Iruka and Kakashi hadn't stepped in and I would be doomed to what... a life as an amnesiatic shell of my former self."

"Perhaps that would have been for the best," Naruto said calming slightly. Seeing the look of confusion and anger on his Bijuu lover's face he explained, "We both certainly have a justifiable reason to be upset with them. But honestly Kiyomi, when do we stop being the victims and start becoming the perpetrators? In my opinion you've crossed that line."

Kiyomi gasped, as she felt tears begin to appear at the corner of her eyes. Not willing to let him have the satisfaction of letting him see how much his words had hurt her, she said, "This conversation is over." She disappeared in a flash of flame to appear in the study of her mansion.

She cursed the fact that she didn't have anywhere else she could really go to escape him as he appeared in front of her. Kiyomi prepared to teleport again but Naruto grabbed her arm as he said, "Dammit Kiyomi this is why things have reached such a point. How can we have a resolution when we both avoid discussing the matter?"

"What is there to discuss?" Kiyomi replied angrily. "It is rather apparent that you would rather side with those who have stood against you then me. Perhaps it was foolish of me to think you could ever truly forgive me for my past transgressions."

"Listen to yourself, Kiyomi," Naruto said wearily. "If you did you'd see that our own relationship started out just as cantankerously as..."

"Do not try to lump me in with those women," Kiyomi said angrily. "I was a prisoner for over a hundred years and had my first taste of freedom when I attacked this village. Those women would have killed you over a scrap of paper. I..."

"Kiyomi sit down and be silent," Naruto said angrily seeing they were about to argue in circles. He knew the method he was about to use to get Kiyomi to see his reasoning would be heavy handed, but saw no alternative.

Kiyomi's eyes widened in surprise at Naruto's tone, and she was about to lay into him about how he had just spoken to her. Yet to her surprise no words escaped from her lips and instead she found herself sitting in a nearby chair. She tried to speak as Naruto moved to stand in front of her, but she found that no matter how she railed against him in her head none of the words reached him. She felt a sense of shock come over her as she realized that he had used the control over her body that he had achieved via the Binding. The Bijuu couldn't believe that it had never occurred to her that she might be as susceptible to the same means of control that Naruto gained when he slept with a woman and fully bound her to him. She supposed it was rather foolish of her not to consider it, but since Naruto rarely ever used it she felt there had been no point in finding out.

Naruto crouched in front of her and had calmed noticeably as he placed a hand on her knee as he said, "Kiyomi, I'm sorry for using such drastic means to get my point across. But I want you to sit here and think about what you've done. When you understand why I'm upset, and disappointed then you'll be able to move again." With that, Naruto stood and walked out of the room leaving a fuming Bijuu behind as the last thing on her mind was contemplating her actions.

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Kiba felt like a king as he walked through the village with the three women that were now his to do with as he liked and who were currently hanging off of his arms garnering him quite a few second glances. He still was having a hard time processing all that he had been told by Kiyomi, who had revealed not only that she was a Bijuu, but that Naruto had built himself a harem of woman, of which his mother and sister were a part, and had done so with the goal to bring all the shinobi villages closer. The revelation gave Kiba the insight needed to understand why Hinata had seemed to get over her shyness, and was now an actual contender for leading the Hyuuga, despite the fact that it was apparent her father would prefer her sister Hanabi take over for him.

Yet despite learning that ever since coming back to the village Naruto had slowly been building his influence in Konoha, and was currently doing so in both Suna and Kumo, Kiba would admit his mind was on more immediate concerns. The most pressing being what he should do upon reaching his home. He would admit that he had found it fun playing the big shot for the evening as the women would do whatever he asked of them. Therefore after entering one of the busier nightclubs, he had ordered Tifa and Yuffie to dance together while Aeris and he had watched from a booth. Aeris had simply hugged herself to him as Kiba basked in the jealous looks the other guys sent his way. Eventually, the other two women had joined him making it quite clear that they were with him as well.

Kiba had noticed that as the night had gone on some of the looks he had received particularly from the women of the club had gone from appraising and questioning what made him special enough for the three women to cling to him so suggestively, had morphed into more understanding ones. He didn't understand it and had found them a little uncomfortable since they had made him feel like the people believed he was doing the women a favor as opposed to taking advantage of their being condition to obey him. As a result he had decided to leave the club, and as he and his "dates" stepped out onto the street he caught a whiff of several scents that he recognized as Sakura, Tenten, and Ino's. The Inuzuka wondered if perhaps Naruto had sent several of the women he suspected were involved with the blond to collect his "dates". But he guessed it wasn't the case as the scent trail seemed to be leaving the club.

Kiba had briefly wondered why he had not spotted them inside, but put it out of his mind as Aeris shivered. Taking in her features as well as Yuffie and Tifa's he frowned at seeing the obvious signs that they were cold in their thin black matching dresses, such as the goose bumps on their arms and quivering lips. He quickly got them moving, and although it did make him feel like a king a part of the reason he had the women clutching him was so they could keep the cool night air at bay.

Reaching his home filled Kiba with a certain amount of dread, since he would be out of the public eye, and could only imagine how his mother was going to react to the bargain he had agreed to. He could easily picture his face on the back of a milk carton depending on how badly she reacted. But he was confident enough his mother wouldn't do anything too unpleasant which would result in a spotlight being shined on her and thus potentially reveal the secret life she had made for herself.

Taking a deep breath, he entered his home and was surprised to find it still empty. He was a little wary as he moved through the house after directing the Taki-nin to follow him. He paused at the stairs leading up to his room as he spotted the door that almost every Inuzuka home had and was built for when the females of the clan entered their Inuzuka Lust state. He felt some vestiges of anger raise in him as he realized that it was very likely that Naruto had been down there when he himself had not. He considered taking the women down there, but was concerned that it would be the thing that sent his mother over the edge. He had little doubt she would have found him if she wanted to and the fact that she hadn't, nor waited for him to come home gave Kiba the confidence that while she may not approve. She wasn't going to interfere.

Looking back at the women he began to picture the various acts he wanted to perform with them. Giving what he felt was a dashing smile he said, "Ladies, let's adjourn in my room."

"Yes, Kiba," they said in unison.

Kiba felt a frown threaten to appear at the response since it was given so dispassionately. But he pushed pass it as he waved the women after him. Reaching his room, he opened his door and let them enter first, but after stepping in behind them felt a little awkward. Primarily since he had three beautiful women in his room, but they were just standing around doing nothing. He knew Kiyomi had said things would start off as such since they would need to learn how he expected them to behave. But he would admit to feeling a little disappointed at the lack of passion or build-up. Moving to sit on his bed, he tried to ignore the feeling as he ordered, "Aeris, come give me a kiss."

"Yes Kiba," Aeris said in the same voice she had used after every order he had given. The Inuzuka frowned, but still admitted to feeling a thrill as the brunette leaned down to give him a kiss. The kiss didn't evolve or deepen as she just pressed her lips to his as she waited for him to give some sign to stop or told her to.

Kiba pulled back feeling frustrated as the woman showed no signs of arousal while he could not say the same for himself. Figuring he'd work on making her kisses more passionate in the future and guessing she wouldn't need the same coaching for a less innocent activity he said, "Now give me a blowjob."

"Yes Kiba," was the same monotone response that had been her reply to all his commands.

Kiba felt a sense of excitement as she dropped to her knees obediently and without hesitation pulled down his fly to pull out his dick. Her hand slipped into his boxers causing him to jump a little as she fished out his semi-flaccid cock. Time seemed to slow down as she pulled it out and lowered her mouth to his phallus. He looked at the other two women in the room and who had remained exactly where they had stood since entering his room. They watched the display with eyes that seemed to take in everything and nothing at the same time. For a moment he wondered what they would be thinking if they had complete control of their actions. The thought caused him to look back down at Aeris, whose face held the same blank look.

He then, despite his desire to do otherwise, recalled the faces of his mother and sister as they had copulated with Naruto. But instead of recalling the actual act what he focused on was the looks of happiness, desire and passion that had adorned his mother and sister's faces as they mated with Naruto. Focusing on, Aeris's face and seeing just a blank canvas which conveyed nothing of what she was feeling caused him to push back on her shoulders before she could take him into her mouth as he said, "Stop!"

Despite his own racing heart and frazzled emotions, Aeris simply replied, "Yes Kiba," as she stood up again. Kiba watched the woman for a moment and then awkwardly tucked himself back into his pants. Standing, he said, "You three sleep in here."

The women immediately followed his command and Kiba watched them for a moment. Feeling like he had nearly done something horrible, he threw a blanket over the women before grabbing one himself. Heading outside, he found his partner Akamaru sleeping outside in the woods where most of the other nin-dogs of his family stayed. His partner opened his eyes for a moment as Kiba laid his head against the large dog's ribs which whimpered a question causing him to reply, "Beds occupied partner. Hope you don't mind me using you as a pillow." The dog closed its eyes leaving Kiba to stare up at the sky as he made plans to return the women back to Kiyomi, but he figured that would only be after a rather awkward conversation with his mother.

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Kiyomi lost track of how long she had remained motionless in the chair. After all, the first several hours she had spent cursing Naruto. It did highlight for her though that although Naruto seemed to have gained control of her body, her mind remained uniquely her own, since she figured that his command had been for her to think about why he was upset, but thus far she had dedicated very little time to that pursuit.

Several of her sisters had come and gone from the study, but had provided her with no assistance. Yoruichi, had likely come in to find out how the argument between Naruto and her had gone, but she had begun busting up laughing at seeing Kiyomi stuck to the chair like a statue. She had then promptly left only to be replaced by an inebriated Rangiku, who had not noticed her sister's plight as she had talked her ear off before leaving. Recently, Kiyomi had heard the door open but had no idea who was currently observing her. She had hoped it was Naruto to release her, but after almost half an hour she had noticed a pair of hazel eyes peeking at her from behind a small end table. Recognizing them, along with the plaster skull the woman now wore almost all the time, she sighed in defeat as she doubted Nel would be of much help to her.

However, her eyes widened as Nel came from behind the table with a mischievous smile. Kiyomi's then noticed the marker in the diminutive Bijuu's hand. She tried to tell her sister to not even think about it, but no words came forth and Nel likely sensing her sister's struggles, charged forward to leap on her lap where she began to doodle on Kiyomi's face.

Kiyomi felt humiliated for being at her sister's mercy as she drew whisker marks on her cheeks and whatever other inspirations came to her child-like mind. Eventually though she heard Yoruichi calling for Nel who quickly scampered off her lap to find out what the dark-skinned Bijuu wanted as well as to not be caught in the act of her current mischief.

Once more left alone Kiyomi felt like crying at her current helplessness, and then suddenly gasped as she realized that was exactly what Naruto wanted her to feel. Like a damn that burst she realized he had used her own argument that the Taki-nin were still just prisoners, except locked in their own bodies instead of a building of mortar, steel, and stone, against her. Having spent over a century being locked up, she knew there was a difference now, especially when one's own body was still being used against their will.

With her understanding came a sudden wave of disgust at herself since she had turned those bodies over to Kiba to be used as he pleased. She also came to the understanding that through her actions she had perhaps set Kiba along a path that in time and if he didn't reverse course might turn him into a man much like Kanji had been. Knowing that she might have already been too late but wishing to correct her actions she quickly stood. She paused as she realized that she could once more move, but before she could head to the Inuzuka home, she also came to the realization that she desperately needed to pee after being stuck for several hours. Quickly heading towards the door she threw it open and nearly ran over the people she had intended to go searching for.

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Kiba entered his home, and heard the sounds of movement in the kitchen. He swallowed heavily, but decided to face the music as opposed to running like his instincts were telling him to do. Kiba slowly made his way to the kitchen where he saw his mom was just placing a plate of sausage, bacon, and eggs on the table. She spotted him and said, "Come in and eat before it gets cold."

Kiba was surprised at the greeting, but nevertheless didn't decide to question it as he followed his mother's instructions. He took a seat and watched as she spooned out a plate for herself before sitting across from him and looked like she wished to say something, but couldn't find the words. It was probably the first time Kiba had seen his mother struggle to speak what was on her mind so he decided to get things started by saying, "Mom, I'm sorry about last night. I shouldn't have said what I did to you, and it was stupid of me to accept Kiyomi's offer."

Tsume nodded as she replied, "Good, I'm glad you recognize that." She paused for several moments before adding, "Also, I owe you an apology as well. You shouldn't have found out about your sister, and my relationship with Naruto like that. We should have told you."

"No, it wasn't any of my business," Kiba said quickly. "I just wanted some answers about why the hot-springs seemed to be affecting the women I knew so positively. I'm guessing it isn't the springs though?"

Tsume smirked as she answered, "No, it isn't. The springs were just a way for us to meet without raising people's suspicions."

"Why all the secrecy?"

"Because, if we are going to fulfill Naruto's ambition then we can't let people know what we are up to. This includes our relationships with him."

Kiba was about to ask why, but quickly realized that his mother's recent push to end the trade embargo against Kumogakure was likely tied to Naruto's ambition. The young man guessed this was due to Naruto having lovers in the village who were pushing for their village to better relations with the Leaf. He imagined if it was learned that the reason for Konoha's recent efforts could all be traced back to the women with Naruto, it wouldn't take much of a stretch of an imagination for the Raikage to realize the kunoichi of his village might also be tied to him.

"I suppose I can understand why you all would be hesitant to let other people know," Kiba said before he began to eat his breakfast. Finding the food to be as good as always he commented, "Still, you seem to be taking my accepting Kiyomi's deal in stride. I'd thought you'd be pissed."

"I can say the same thing about you seeing your mother and sister in such a state," Tsume said causing her son to blush as he recalled the memories she was referring to. Sitting back she said, "I know that recently you've been feeling intimidated by Naruto. I suppose it's just that I understand that upon learning he's been shacking up with so many of the women around you it would be rather difficult to pass up being given three of your own." Kiba nodded, but felt his spine stiffen as his mother's tone turned dangerous as she added, "But, if you had done anything to those women this conversation would be going remarkably different. You'd also have awoken to find yourself neutered."

Kiba gulped heavily as he knew his mother wasn't in the habit of making meaningless threats. "I guess I'll bring them back to Kiyomi's then."

"I'm afraid it isn't that simple," Tsume replied. "Thanks in part to your taking those women out, and showing them around town we needed to take certain steps to explain the situation."

Kiba recalled how the looks he had received from the patrons of the club had changed and also recalling the scents he had picked up outside asked, "What kind of steps?"

"Well it seems that those three were fired from their jobs as maids at Kiyomi's mansion last night. A few valuable items went missing while she was out of the village searching for those women you ran into outside the weapon shop," Tsume explained with a smirk. "Well after being kicked out of their home, they ran into you who nobly decided to take them in till they can get back on their feet. Last night was a way for them to forget about their troubles." Kiba felt like groaning as he imagined Ino, Sakura, and Tenten were the ones that spread the rumor.

"What should I do then?"

Tsume shrugged as she stood collecting her son's plate along with hers. Taking them to the sink she said, "You should have considered that before letting your dick do your thinking for you. I doubt Kiyomi is going to accept them back, but it would be a place to start."

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"Which is what brought us here," Kiba explained to the red-headed Bijuu who had returned from the bathroom after handling her business and washing her face.

Kiyomi sighed as she said, "Ino certainly is quite as adept at spreading gossip as well as collecting it." Looking out the window she said, "I'm afraid your mother was right though. I do not wish for them to return here."

"What am I supposed to do with them?" Kiba said with a hint of exasperation. "It's like having to take care of a trio of puppies."

"Just be grateful they are potty trained," Kiyomi said absentmindedly recalling that it wasn't always the case. Focusing back on Kiba she said, "For the time being let's just let the situation settle down. I do not wish them here because Naruto still hasn't returned and I...I'm afraid he's..."

Kiba sighed as he heard the Bijuu tone which differed so radically from the confident woman she had been the night before. Guessing she feared her actions had permanently damaged her relationship with the blond Kiba relented as he said, "Fine, they can stay at my place. At least until you work things out with Naruto. I suppose it would also make the rumors more believable if there wasn't a quick resolution to the thievery."

Kiyomi nodded feeling grateful. Standing she said, "Once I patch things up with Naruto, I'll take them off your hands under the pretense something else has gone missing."

Kiba sighed guessing it was for the best and stood to leave. But seeing the three women weren't following said, "Is there a way to make them normal again? It's getting annoying having to tell them to do everything."

"I could return them to normal, but they are not necessarily going to be pleased. Not to mention I cannot take the chance that they'll try to escape."

"I guess not," Kiba said. He was about to order the women to follow but had an idea causing him to ask, "What about if they could be themselves only during certain conditions?"

Kiyomi was about to dismiss Kiba's idea but recalling how Naruto had pretty much done the same thing to Koharu at first said, "I suppose such a thing would be possible. But they would only be allowed to regain their original personalities around you and those of us bearing Naruto's marks."

Kiba looked at the women wearing the blank looks and responded, "I think they'd agree that is better than nothing."

"Perhaps," Kiyomi agreed, "But I wouldn't expect any gratitude from them."

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Naruto entered Kiyomi's study and found her staring out the window as the sun set. He was pleased to see her standing which he figured meant she had at the very least figured out why he had been so upset with her. But he knew that didn't necessarily mean she had come around to his way of thinking on the matter. He watched as Kiyomi turned her head towards him and for a moment she appeared both happy and afraid, before letting a mask of calmness slip into place.

She turned to fully face him as Naruto stepped before her, and both of them struggled to find the words to break the ice. Finally at the same time they both blurted, "I'm sorry."

Small smiles appeared on their faces at their saying the same thing, but Kiyomi asked slightly confused, "Why are you apologizing? You were right; my treatment of them was horrible."

"I glad you can see that now," Naruto said, "But it was wrong of me to use my control over you to..."

Kiyomi stepped forward and placed her finger over Naruto's lips as she said, "Shh, I can be rather stubborn. I'm ashamed to say it took me all night and a great deal of the morning to see what you were doing by using the Binding to lock me in a prison of my own flesh." Naruto seemed relieved that Kiyomi wasn't upset at him for what he had done. It morphed into confusion as she added, "Plus it helped to remind me of a truth of my new life."

"What's that?" Naruto asked tilting his head in puzzlement.

"That I don't need to understand why you ask me to do something," Kiyomi replied. Bringing her face closer to his she continued, "I should know that if you tell me to do something I should do it."

Kiyomi brought her lips to his where she kissed him hungrily. Naruto accepted the kiss but after a few moments pulled back to say, "I don't want you to think that you can't have a mind of your own."

"I know," Kiyomi said placing several kisses along his neck. "But you are the one this family is based around and as such must make the final decisions. Something my pride at times prevents me from remembering. When you told me to restore those women and I failed to persuade you otherwise. I should have done as you asked. I should have been willing to listen to the head of my family."

Naruto groaned pleasantly as Kiyomi sucked gently on his neck as she brought her hand to the front of his pants. Rubbing his crotch she whispered, "Please let me make up for the frustration that I caused you."

Kiyomi dropped to her knees where she pulled down his fly and cooed happily as his dick sprang out. Kissing the head, she then began licking the head before running her tongue up and down his length. Naruto moaned as his Bijuu lover's tongue came back around to tickle the sensitive underside of his cockhead.

Kiyomi began to swallow Naruto's length causing the blond to bury a hand in her hair to set the pace. Kiyomi moaned around his shaft as she slipped one hand into her kimono to rub her pussy and the other to fondle her breast. Naruto began working his hips as he slid his cock into Kiyomi's eager mouth. He felt his nuts beginning to prepare to deliver its thick cream so he pulled his dick free with a pop.

Lowering his face to hers he kissed her deeply, before lifting her up in his arms and carrying her to a nearby desk where she did some of her studying. Setting her down on it, Naruto pulled her kimono from her shoulders to expose her breasts and latched his mouth onto one of her tits.

Kiyomi threw her head back as she felt Naruto's tongue trace around her hardened nub. "Please Naruto, suck on my other one to."

Naruto quickly complied as he moved to her left tit causing her to moan as he squeezed her breast and then sucked on her nub. Kiyomi's legs wrapped around Naruto's hips, as she tried to pull him towards her waiting quim, but Naruto held back so that he could divest himself of his pants. Once free of them and his boxers he walked forward right into his lover's welcoming cunt.

The two groaned as one as Naruto completed his journey and was fully buried in Kiyomi's tight and gripping snatch. They remained still except for their heads which they moved about as they kissed heatedly. Kiyomi broke the kiss to give voice to a moan when Naruto began to withdraw from her velvet grip. Just before his tip slipped free, he slammed his hips forward causing the Bijuu to yell out in pleasure.

The room filled with the sounds of their hips meeting as Kiyomi's legs slid up and down Naruto's back and hips as he drove his shaft in and out of her slick folds. Kiyomi's arms were wrapped underneath his shoulders as she gripped him needfully. Kiyomi marveled at the feeling coursing through her since the sex felt less forced then it had ever since the Taki-nin had entered into the mansion. She suspected that it was because for the first time, Kiyomi had admitted that her treatment of the Taki-nin had been wrong and in a sense had completely given herself to Naruto by admitting that she needed to accept his decisions as final. That or she figured the things she heard about make up sex were true. In either case, she felt herself reaching the point of release and feeling her lover swell within her knew he was close as well.

Pulling his head so that she could nibble on his ear, she whispered, "Fill me with your seed Naruto. Please give me it." A moment later he answered her request burying his cock fully in her as he released his cum directly into her womb causing the Bijuu to shout in ecstasy, "Hot stuff is pouring inside me. Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

Kiyomi collapsed back on the desk as she shook in orgasmic pleasure. Naruto collapsed on top of her breathing heavily before kissing her gently on the lips. Picking her up in his arms he carried her to the chair he had command she sit in the night before and stared out the window with her cuddled in his lap. Kiyomi felt sleep overcome her, but would find herself in the same position in the morning as the sun peeking through the windows awakened her. She would be greeted to the sight of an awake Naruto who had watched her sleep throughout the night and upon noticing her green eyes watching him smiled lovingly with none of the reservedness that she had appeared with the presence of the Taki-nin in her home as he said, "Good morning."

Kiyomi beamed from the smile as she responded, "It is a good morning, isn't it?" Naruto nodded and she joined him in staring out the window to greet the new day.

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"Hey Pervert, what the hell are we doing out here."

Kiba didn't respond with the annoyance he felt at Yuffie's question as he led them to Training Ground S. It had been several days since he had requested Kiyomi to restore the Taki-nin's true personalities. An action that at times he had regretted, particularly due to Yuffie, who had made it a point to not let him forget what he had nearly done to Aeris. Keeping cool, he activated the privacy barrier that shinobi would use to keep jutsu they were developing under wraps before turning to say, "We got off to a bad start."

Yuffie crossed her arms as she said, "I suppose that's what a Konoha shinobi would call taking advantage of women that couldn't control themselves."

"Yuffie, he apologized and it's only because of him that we are finally able to be ourselves," Aeris said with a hint of gratitude.

"But only when we're around him or those females that have submitted to the jinchuriki," Tifa said having adapted a similar defensive stance as Yuffie. "Otherwise we're back to being obedient slaves."

"Look, I know it's not a perfect arrangement but it's the best I was able to do," Kiba replied. "I think you're all just lucky Naruto acted the way he did when Kiyomi handed you over to me. It appears to me that she harbors some sort of resentment towards you three. Not to mention I'm of the opinion you three aren't Naruto's favorite people either considering that he didn't step in sooner. Therefore, I'm the best hope you have of achieving a normal life someday."

"Why should we believe that you're going to help us pervert?" Yuffie asked skeptically.

"Because it's the only way I'm going to get a normal life back also," Kiba answered. "Do you really think I want to keep pretending I have three beautiful women living with me who adore me in public, but can't stand me when we're alone?"

Yuffie's face softened for a moment as she considered the current arrangement was probably a pain for the young man. But it disappeared a moment later, as Aeris asked, "Why did you bring us here?"

Kiba shrugged as he answered, "I figured it's been a while since you three had a chance to stretch your legs." The three kunoichi looked at each other before directing their gazes back to Kiba as he dropped into a basic academy stance, "Come on. I'll be your opponent."

For several heartbeats nothing happened until with a sudden yell Yuffie charged the Inuzuka. Kiba blocked the kick she tried to deliver to the side of his head, but she yanked it back before he could grab it and leapt back. Kiba was about to pursue but was forced back as Tifa charged forward to deliver several wild throws. Kiba avoided most of them, but Yuffie circled around and kicked him from behind which pushed him right into one of Tifa's punches.

Kiba bounced along the ground in mild shock at how strong the blow had been. Recovering, he shook his head to clear it but was forced to roll out of the way as Tifa tried to follow up with an axe kick. Her blow missed, but as Kiba got to his feet he was forced on the defensive by Yuffie as she landed in front of him and attacked wildly throwing several punches. Again Kiba managed to block most of them, but then Tifa struck at an opening his blocking Yuffie left open. Her fist hit his right side causing Kiba to gasp in pain as he felt something crack. The pain caused him to miss one of Yuffie's blows causing his head to snap around as her punch caught him in the cheek. Tifa connected next causing his head to fly the opposite way, before both women began to unleash their fury on him.

A kick to the chest from Yuffie sent him tumbling back as he hit the ground. He watched as the two women charged to continue their punishment but they were blocked by Aeris who stepped between him and the kunoichi. Holding her arms out she said, "That's enough. Are you trying to kill him? What do you think is going to happen to us then?"

Both women relaxed after a moment with Yuffie saying, "Fine, let's go. Thanks for the practice pervert."

"Any time," Kiba groaned out as he tried to sit up, but quickly gave up.

He heard Tifa ask, "What are you waiting for Aeris let's go?"

"I'll catch up," Aeris said, "I want to make sure he's not going to die thanks to you two." Tifa shrugged, before turning to quickly pass through the village so she would remain in control of herself.

Kiba managed to sit up in part thanks to the kunoichi, who had taken to wearing a pink combat dress. Aeris smiled almost apologetically as she said, "I'm afraid my healing abilities aren't as good as what you're probably used to." Her hands began to glow as she pressed them to where he suspected his rib had cracked and Kiba sighed in relief as the pain in his side lessened soon after. Several minutes into the healing she said, "It was kind of you to let them take out their frustrations on you like that."

"What makes you think they didn't just kick my ass?" Kiba asked surprised.

Aeris smiled as she answered, "I've never known an Inuzuka that would enter into battle without first using the Beast Mimicry Technique. Entering a fight without it seems to be like tying one arm behind your back."

Kiba would have chuckled if he didn't think doing so would hurt so much. Instead, he replied, "Well considering that for so long you three were powerless I figured it would do some good for you all to take your frustrations out on someone."

Aeris paused in her healing as she asked, "What would you have done if they had killed you?"

Kiba shrugged which elicited a wince from him as he responded, "I guess I didn't consider that as a possibility. Thanks for stepping in, but aren't you just as angry as them. Why didn't you jump in?"

Aeris looked away as she answered, "Because truthfully, I kind of felt like we deserved what happened to us."

Kiba was surprised by her response but Aeris didn't appear willing to go into detail as she threw his arm over her shoulder to help him to his feet. Being helped to his home Kiba wondered why it was Aeris felt she and the others had deserved to become mindless slaves, but dropped it in favor of basking in her flowery scent which he found rather soothing.

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Kiba wasn't sure what to make of his home situation any more. It seemed that his stunt at the training ground had somewhat lessened the hostility that Tifa and Yuffie displayed towards him. He supposed that they had also realized that the previous trip had been for them to release some of their frustrations and that he had been holding back after they had another session and he had managed to hold his own due to his using his full arsenal of jutsu as well as his taking Akamaru with him. While it didn't get them to trust him anymore, it did at least show the women that he was trying to make their situation better.

The Inuzuka though wasn't sure what to make of Aeris however since she almost seemed to have completely gotten over her being controlled. He suspected that it was due to her feeling like she had deserved what had happened to her, but in the several weeks since she had stated as such, she had remained guarded about what she had meant.

At the moment though, Kiba wasn't trying to figure out that particular mystery primarily as he was busy feeling inferior to a certain blond jinchuriki. The reason was due to the rather spectacular defeat he had suffered at Naruto's hands.

While Kiba had come to grips with his mother and sister being involved with the jinchuriki, primarily since his mother's mood had never been so pleasant. He was still reeling from just how powerful Naruto had become in a physical sense. He hated to admit it but at times he wanted to act in a similar manner as Akamaru had when they had first encountered Gaara during the Chunin Exams. A fact that bothered him especially since he doubted Naruto was even aware of the power rolling off of him in waves at times. His popularity with women was just the latest category where he found he was being outpaced by the former dead last of the Academy.

Therefore after answering a summons by Kakashi to meet at the training grounds and finding that both Team Kurenai and Team Asuma were there along with the masked jounin's, Kiba had felt his competiveness with Naruto go into overdrive. It turned out that Kakashi was going to temporarily step in to fill the voids left by Asuma's death and Kurenai being placed on temporary leave. But he felt that in order to do so he needed to have them face off against a team whose capabilities he knew best, his own.

Kiba would admit that facing off against two jinchuriki in Naruto and Fu as well as the apprentice of Tsunade would under normal circumstances be a rather daunting task. Still Kiba had felt his team would perform admirably, and it did to a certain extent. But Kiba had felt a growing sense of being coddled primarily by Naruto since the blond was using none of the abilities he had displayed during the attack on the village by Pain. His pride was further provoked when Hinata had actually managed to knock Naruto out of one of the matches by scoring a direct hit to his chest that if she had been using chakra would have exploded his heart and while he knew the Hyuuga had improved by leaps and bounds, in part due to her relationship with Naruto. It still stung though, since if he had been asked who was the strongest member of his team had been, his answer would not have been Hinata.