46 Training Simulation(18+)

Naruto let loose a tired sigh as he returned to his home at last. Those women were insatiable! Raftela and Roxanne, especially! Unfortunately, Neideen still didn't get her turn, due to a few overly-curious warrior approaching. Apparently, they had been sent to investigate what the holy hell that massive yoki spike and shockwave were… and the other women had been going at it with him for hours, while she patiently waited to have him all to herself.

Alas, that was simply not meant to be… yet.

The blond shuddered, sensing another kidnapping on the horizon, though his traitorous dick hardened at the thought. Speaking of biological betrayals, he still couldn't even think about Little Teresa without getting an awkward boner and the scolding his clone had given her only resulted in even more awkwardness as she suggestively asked if he was going to spank her... or show his new woman her place... among other lewd suggestions. Needless to say, the clone found himself assisting with the cleanup… and Naruto was now avoiding her until he could muster up the will to face his daughter without his dick telling him once more to fuck the danger-loli and the consequences. Fuck!

He let loose another sigh, pushing those thoughts aside for now. Upon hearing from Rafaela that Luciela had fucked off somewhere and noting that neither the redhead nor Priscilla was present, Naruto had deduced that they were already on their way to find Isley. Though something deep within the blond told him to say fuck it and just let them kill the bastard, Naruto couldn't help but wonder if that was the right thing to do. Sure, Priscilla, Luciela and Riful's hearts were in the right place… for the most part, but Naruto tried to be better than the assholes he's faced over the years and knew for damn sure that they would have killed Isley themselves, were, say, Pein or Madara in his shoes.

...but would that necessarily be a bad thing?

Naruto vigorously shook his head to dislodge the thought and sighed for what felt like the thousandth time. This was not going to be an easy subject to tackle. But he needed Riful if he was going to layout an invasion plan, and resolving the issue with Isley, one way or the other will make it much easier to approach from the North with some degree of confidence, as far as his attack force was concerned.

"Naruto?" said blond turned to the voice and found Shizune quickly march on over to him with a stern look of worry on her face. The dark-haired woman immediately began to fret over him like a sister worried for her younger brother once she reached him. "I felt your chakra spike! Are you okay?! Are you hurt?! Did anyone try to hurt you?!"

Naruto chuckled as the woman fussed over him. "I'm fine. I'm not hurt. No, no one tried to hurt me. Heavy-Bladed Chloe wanted a spar with me, and we got a little carried away." he answered each of her questions.

Shizune stopped to stare at him with narrow eyes. "...How far?"

"Uh…" Naruto blinked as he tried to think of a way to ease her in… then he sighed, and tightly closed his eyes while bracing himself for the yell that was sure to come. "...six tails?" he wasn't disappointed.

"ARE YOU CRAZY?!" Naruto flinched at her panicked scream, then the brunette immediately flashed through several hand seals and cast a diagnostic technique on the little brother she never had. "YOU KNOW WHAT THAT DOES TO YOU!!"

"It's not that bad!" Naruto defended, "...I just lost my skin… and several years of my life…?" he added half-jokingly. "It's really not that bad!" Shizune didn't take kindly to that, snarling at him

"You know better than to be so reckless… in a spar, no less! What the hell were you thinking?!"

Naruto gave his sister in all but blood a helpless shrug, "Chloe was stronger than she looked? Her strength was like Tsunade's, I shit you not! She levelled the sparring ground after giving me an axe kick from hell that would have destroyed this castle!"

Shizune sighed and gave him a swat upside the head. "J-just be more careful! I don't want you to hurt yourself…" then she started dragging him to the medical centre, "...but to make sure we're going to see Tsunade-Sama!"

Naruto yelled as he was dragged along with her. "W-wait! She'll give me a concussion if she finds out!"

"I will give you a concussion if you don't cooperate!" Shizune hissed as she gave him a flat look from over the shoulder. "If I sensed you using the Kyuubi's chakra that much then Tsunade-Sama would have sensed it too!" then she looked ahead. "Besides, you should have thought of that before going so far!!" the brunette told him conclusively.

"Someone save me!" he whined as Shizune dragged him away by the scruff.

Needless to say, his plans to confront Priscilla and her newfound minions would be put on hold for a bit…

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Ten minutes later...

"YOU IDIOT!!?" the former Kage screeched, followed by a loud thud that could be heard throughout several levels of the citadel. The first thing that happened was Shizune telling her mentor what the chakra surge, or as the hybrids here like to call it 'yoki' was. Suffice to say, the former Kage was not amused. The impulse of whacking Naruto across the head won, and she used her considerable strength to punch the blond idiot into a wall. He was punched so hard that spider cracks formed around the point of impact, though Naruto was tough enough to shake it off. The room still wobbled before his eyes, mind you, but he was okay for the most part. "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING BRAT?!" The busty blonde roared, shaking her fist at the swirly eyed blond with well-warranted anger.

Naruto let out a groan as he rubbed his forehead, which now had the red imprint of Tsunade's fist on it. "I was thinking that a spar with someone as strong as you would require something with a bit more… oomph than Sage Mode." then again he only went 6-tails after Chloe tried to get Neideen involved. But he wanted her to take the fight seriously, so what a better way to achieve that than to use one of his mid-tier transformations? He gave the former Kage a serious look and said, "seriously, if you two had an arm wrestle, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see her win. Chloe was strong enough to cut me while I was in Sage Mode. I'll give credit where it's due: those old shits of the Organization know how to make a task force. If I was as strong as back when I fought Pein, those girls would have been more than enough to kill me, you, and my new family, if they worked together."

Granted he was holding back a lot, and unlike Pein, he wasn't thinking two strategies ahead of time or had any elaborate battle plans to take advantage of her weaknesses. But the woman was strong enough to cut him, that was a major feat and had it been a real fight, he would have eventually lost. That's how strong the woman was.

"Surely, you must be exaggerating!" Shizune exclaimed in wide-eyed disbelief.

"I kinda wish I was," Naruto muttered with a sigh and a shrug. "Though I'd be lying if I said I didn't find it kinda hot."

"You have over two-dozen wives!" Tsunade yelled at him.

"Doesn't mean I can't appreciate a beauty… or sixteen." he shrugged helplessly. "I think I got that from dad."

Shizune and Tsunade both sighed heavily at that. This blond truly was insatiable!

Then Naruto snapped his fingers and said, "Oh. I also met Teresa and Clare as well… it was… really weird." Tsunade and Shizune had no idea he was talking about the Twin Goddesses of love. And his meeting with them was a little… weird, well, for him anyway. It was weirder than how Hagoromo met him anyway. At least he wasn't dying when those twins called him to their realm, or wherever that void place was.

"Teresa and Clare...?" Shizune questioned.

"You already know Teresa and Clare, Naruto." Tsunade blandly told him. "How could you meet them again?"

"Not that Teresa and Clare," Naruto pointed out with exasperation in his voice. "I'm talking about the Twin Goddesses of Love, that Teresa and Clare. I met them, thanks to Neideen… apparently, she's a very important figure in their church, now."

Tsunade and Shizune both got very dull eyes at that. "After seeing that statue in the chapel's courtyard, I'm not surprised," the blonde muttered. "I take it they think she'd this Saint Nympho-somethingorother?"

"Neideen is Saint Nymphetamina, actually. She took out an awakened being about 150 years ago and the eyewitness accounts of what went down got a bit… exaggerated over time. But, yeah, I'm not really surprised, either," Naruto let out another sigh. "That woman is so much like Pervy-Sage it isn't funny. Except, she's more… well… open about it."

"Define 'open' please?" Tsunade asked.

"Well for one Neideen is more likely to molest you in front of others, and not give a damn about what other people think. Pervy-Sage would never do that." Naruto then sat up and went to sit down on the chair. "From how irritated almost everyone around her is, Neideen has a habit of talking dirty and molesting them. They seemed relieved when she turned her attention to me." he let out a soft laugh and added with a wide grin, "I certainly don't mind it. And something tells me if Pervy-sage were still alive, he would give an arm and a leg to be in my place."

"I… see…" Tsunade had an irritated twitch as the thought of another Jiraiya, who was worse than the late Toad Sage, roaming around. Not to mention said woman had her sights set on the blonde's distant cousin! Then she took a deep breath and flashed through several hand seals and cast a more thorough diagnostic technique on him. Thankfully, Kurama had healed him right back up, though there was still a bit of muscle strain, particularly around the hips. He's also a bit exhausted. Around the groin, he was also healing up from having a little too much fun, but the process was almost done. Nothing major: he just had some light bruising. There were also indications of freshly-healed scratch marks on his back. Apparently, he told them that spar had ended with a long, multi-partnered romp. What baffled her was that he was ready for several more rounds! "Well, you're not hurt too badly, even though the corrosive chakra of the Kyuubi burned off your skin. You'd better get some rest just in case. And please, for the love of the Sage, don't try and do anything strenuous for the next four to five hours! That means no sex. Got it?"

Naruto exhaled in exasperation and concealment. "Yeah, I got it, Granny-Tsunade." guess him going after Priscilla, Luciela and Riful is out of the question then. He could easily make a clone or two and use that seal he inked on their fine bodies to teleport to them. Then again, his clone would be in the same state he was. Meh, he has three days until the Abyssal One of the North is killed, he has earned a little break and this is a good excuse for him to have one!

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One day later, off in Shatter Keep, Riful gave Elspeth and Harja each a kiss on the forehead. "Now be good while I'm gone, okay?" she cooed, giving both girls a pat on the head. "I should return fairly soon. Priscilla can sense where he's hiding from here."

Harja pouted at not being able to come with but nodded nonetheless. "Okay," she looked at Octavia and Europa, "at least we won't be alone since Auntie Octavia and Europa are with us," she said with Elspeth nodding in agreement with a look of excitement on her face. She liked Auntie Octavia, she was cool; Europa was just as cool since she let her do anything she wanted~! Mainly because she was too goddamn lazy to do anything to stop her.

Riful nodded with a childlike giggle, "Yes. Because while I trust you two to keep out of trouble, I want to make sure you two are safe and won't do anything that will warrant the Organization to send a scouting party here."

"How long will you, Luciela and Priscilla be gone for?" Octavia asked.

"Two to three days, at most." Riful answered, "Shatter Keep is fairly close to the border between the North and the West. So the three of us should reach the border within a day."

"Anastasia's region is in the North." Luciela added, "Seeing as we're planning to take out Isley in his own territory we can warn her, and she, in turn, can warn those who are on our side to get out of the way."

Europa yawned obnoxiously. "What I want to know is why the Lord of Morris won't just go and wipe out the Organization now. He has enough power to decimate their headquarters and everyone inside by himself." she pointed out with a look of utter perplexment on her face.

"Naruto is too kind-hearted to do something like that," Luciela answered with a sigh. "Seeing as Phantom Miria wants to destroy the Organization without killing any of her fellow warriors, our husband is trying to do the same thing. Which is why he is trying to befriend every warrior he's run into. And seeing as the Organization is training a new batch of warriors right this instant to immediately replace those who have gone missing, or have been killed, within their very headquarters he doesn't want to risk hurting them."

"Naruto sees them as innocent and people to be rescued." Priscilla scoffed arrogantly, "I see them as liabilities and weaklings who don't deserve any mercy."

"Naruto would disagree," Riful told her. "Seeing as he was always seen as a liability and a weakling for most of his life, if he heard you say that, he would be so angry with you." then the Abyssal One of the West rolled her shoulders and turned to address her daughters, "You two be good, okay? Listen to Octavia and Europa as if you were listening to me."

"We will." Elspeth and Harja answered simultaneously.

Nodding with satisfaction Riful looked to Luciela and Priscilla and nodded. The brunette and the redhead returned the gesture with their own, then they left the fortification leaving two half-awakened being, half-human children with two awakened beings.

"So you have food here?" Europa suddenly asked once the double doors were closed.

"Innards? Yes. Granny-Tsunade gave us a shipment two days ago. They're in the pantry." Elspeth replied.

Europa looked really happy to hear that. "Okay. Then, I'm going to go eat. I'm famished." as the loli went to the pantry, Octavia sighed in exasperation; of course, Europa the Lazy would go for something to eat at this time! She was too damn lazy to do anything other than sleep and eat and sleep some more! At least she had a relatively small appetite… as long as she didn't transform, of course.

"So, what are we going to do until Mama gets back with Auntie Luciela and Auntie Priscilla, Auntie Octavia?" Elspeth innocently asked the 'Wildhorse' while she rocked back and forth on the heels of her feet.

"Well… we could read a few books. That former leader of Naruto's did get a few books for children to read." the woman answered, "I did bring a few of them when Riful called me and Europa over."

"Are any of them written by Daddy?" Harja asked, legitimately curious. "I heard that he was an author, but when I asked what he has written, most of my aunties blushed and evaded the question, while Mommy just giggled and told me to find out for myself."

Octavia sighed at that. Typical for Riful to not explain. Well, she might as well nip this potential disaster in the bud before the impressionable child gets the wrong idea. "Naruto writes books for adults. Things that are not for little children like yourself." she tapped the corner of her mouth and hummed thoughtfully, "But I can ask him if he has written any books for children. The ones I know are for people my age; though, so I am certain the ones we have are not written by him…"

Harja cocked her head thoughtfully as she took a moment to think about what Octavia said. "By the standards of Daddy's culture, I am effectively an adult, even if I do lack experience… Would you happen to have any of those 'adult' books with you? I am immeasurably curious, now..."

"No." the blonde woman replied in a dry tone. Seeing the odd look Harja gave her, Octavia went on to elaborate, "Despite what other people think, I am responsible enough not to bring any books of that nature here. Elspeth might get the wrong ideas if she got her hands on them… especially if she read one book, in particular."

Icha Icha: Taboo was just… not to her taste. She liked Conquest, and Legacy herself. But mostly Conquest; it was a favourite among many of the women living in Naruto's territory, actually. Dietrich especially loved Conquest, mainly because one of the characters inside of said book looks like her, though she was also a big fan of the story. All the women inside of Conquest were strong and independent, with one exception, but even she was done quite tastefully. Something about the characters' just caught their attention, and even though the women lost, in the end, Naruto made sure they kept in character as much as possible from beginning to end, too. It was quite the accomplishment, given the nature of the story.

Taboo, on the other hand, was a bit of an acquired taste. Not as many people were big fans of incest, lollies, or the yandere archetype, let alone all of the above, but it was still quite popular - even if only as a guilty pleasure in most cases. But, if the author's notes at the end were of any indication, Naruto had to make a major overhaul to the story itself in order to make it any good. Taboo originally had a little story to it other than sex, sex, sex and deaths, apparently. But Naruto reworked it a little and actually made it interesting. It was impressive. Still, it was not to her tastes. The blonde had to wonder if Naruto was going to make another story like it, only instead of it being a little girl, it would be a boy who has to deal with the advancements of his mother. Or the mother having to take care of her son's needs before getting her sisters involved?

Little did Octavia know that Galatea, Luciela and Ophelia had done a little roleplay of that idea six years ago.

Harja looked disappointed at the explanation. She was hoping to see one of those books her Daddy written! Perhaps Europa had a few stashed away in her quarters? Or perhaps Mommy had one or two hidden away? She never did get the chance to check quite as thoroughly as she would have preferred and Mommy seemed the type…

"Don't even think about it." Octavia told her causing Harja to look up at her in surprise.

"Think about what?" the Riful-lookalike asked as innocently as possible.

Octavia put her hands on her hips to make herself look imposing. "I wasn't born yesterday, you know," she said, giving the child a flat stare. "If I see you trying to find those adult books, I will call Naruto here."

That… sounded like an interesting idea, actually, though Harja hid it well. Perhaps she could be caught with one of those books and use it to seduce Daddy? Mommy and Auntie Priscilla would surely be proud of her for taking the initiative like that. Letting out a disappointed sigh, Harja crossed her arms and looked as dejected as she could. "Alright, fine," she relented… for now.

----

Anastasia let out a tired sigh. Though it was relatively safe, despite Isley being there, the North was so unbearably boring! Thank the Twins that she isn't affected by the cold, else she would be freezing her ass off out here.

Everything was white, white, a slightly darker white, and even more white! Even the sky lacked any colour as she plopped down and cradled her cheek in one hand with a childish pout.

"Not much to do?"

Anastasia squawked in surprise, falling over at the sudden, distinctly male voice. She glared at the whisker-marked blond who'd spoken. Naruto chuckled and raised his hands placating, "I'm sorry. I was checking up on you."

"I-I'm fine," she replied, taking a deep, calming breath.

"If you want, I'll let you hit me." the blond offered.

"I'm not that mad!" She almost yelled. What kind of violent woman did he take her for?!

"Okay, okay!" Naruto immediately backed away, with his hands raised in front of him once again. "Odd habits die hard. A lot of people I knew back home tended to… hit me, if I did something stupid." he explained to her. "Now that I think of it that happened a lot."

"I'd be inclined to hit them if I saw someone doing that…" Anastasia muttered.

"Aw~! I wanna hug you for that! But, something tells me you wouldn't like that." he said with an upbeat tone before he sighed at the end.

The blonde with the awesome curly hair blushed heavily, both agreeing and disagreeing with him on that. "A-anyway, I'm sure you can tell I'm doing fine. I'm just bored out of my mind…"

"Well, you're bound to get some excitement in two to three days time." Naruto told her, "It seems Priscilla, Luciela and Riful are on their way here to take out Isley." Anastasia nearly jumped out of her skin at that. "That has nothing to do with me, by the way. They did that out of their own volition. But I do need to know if there are others that are on our side in this region. If so, I need to get them as far away as possible. We are planning on invading the East from here."

"What about those who aren't on our side yet?" she asked, admittedly alarmed.

"I'm planning on getting them the hell out of their way, too," Naruto reassured her. "Miria wants every comrade, every warrior, every trainee the Organization has under their thumbs alive. I want that as well." He sighed. "The ones who aren't though might be harder to get to safety, because they will likely be less inclined to listen, but we'll try our best."

Anastasia let out a breath of relief hearing that. "Thank the Twins for that."

"Speaking of the invasion," Naruto said, scooping the blonde up into a bridal carry, "I've been informed that you know this part of the North the best, so I'm thinking about 'kidnapping' you right here~!"

"O-oh, my~!" she whispered, her cheeks turning bright red. "Y-you'd better not think to take advantage of me~!"

Naruto chuckled, "I have no idea what you mean by that." then he began to look around; thank god Kurama's yoki was keeping him warm else this would have been difficult to do. "So where's the nearest town to here?"

"It's actually a good distance away," Anastasia replied. "Rumor has it that way on purpose to keep the general public from discovering a hidden pathway from here to Staff."

Naruto made a thoughtful grunt, "I see. If that rumour is true, it would explain how the Organization is able to spread you, women, across the regions so fast," he muttered. Then, he gave Anastasia an impish grin as he added teasingly, "well, I suppose it's back to Morris I go with my new toy~!"

"I am nobody's toy!" she told him with a faux superior tone.

"Oh, we'll see about that~!" Naruto chuckled, stealing a lick on the cheek and drawing an even deeper blush from the blonde before they both disappeared in a golden flash.

Anastasia blinked owlishly, having to adjust to the sudden change in lighting and location for a moment. They were now in a bedroom; it was a lot better than the previous scenery, that's for damn sure! But, what the hell was that? She looked at Naruto with wide, expectant eyes as she waited for an answer from him. Hoping he would explain what the fuck just happened.

Naruto chuckled as he did just that. "I brought us back to Morris, using a technique of mine called the Hiraishin or Flying Thunder God." He set the now-former Number 6 down on her feet and gave her a light swat on the ass prompting her to jump with a startled squeal. "I always wanted to do that~!"

Anastasia blushed furiously at Naruto's blatant advances but didn't mind at all. She actually had a thing for aggressive men, if she were to be perfectly honest.

"So, now that you're staying here in Morris, do you finally want to get rid of your stigma?"

The blonde blinked and nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, please! I would love to!"

Naruto chuckled, "Alright, then in case you've forgotten, you need to get naked. I need to see what I'm healing."

"Aww, you're not taking me out to dinner first, at least~?' Anastasia teased, before proceeding to remove her sword and armour, starting with the former.

"I will certainly take you out to dinner if you so wish~." Naruto teased her right back. Then he walked behind her as she took off her spaulders, once she took off her faulds he then reached around and grabbed at her breasts, and gave them a nice firm squeeze. At the same time, he pressed his groin against her backside and lightly ground against her. "I certainly wouldn't mind doing this to you, either~!" he growled hotly into her ear.

"O-once you heal my stigma, I… I… w-want you to t-take my innocence f-f-from behind," she whispered longingly before even realizing it, her knees trembling at his touch.

"Oh~? So you want me to fuck you like a dog, huh? I never knew you were so… kinky. So… naughty~!" Naruto purred, "let's have some… fun first. Just rub your ass against me, like I'm rubbing up against you and have a little taste of what I will do to you once I heal your stigma."

Anastasia complied, struggling to stay on her feet as Naruto kept kneading her breasts. She alternated with him, while he moved his groin up, Anastasia moved her ass down and so on. Then, Naruto made her knees buckle entirely upon reaching down and expertly caressing her folds from just the right angle. Naruto chuckled warmly at her reaction as he caught the blonde before she could hurt herself.

"I think that's the best place to stop it, don't you?" he questioned her teasingly.

"F-for now…" Anastasia panted, before craning her neck and giving Naruto a peck on the cheek. Then, when Naruto let her stand back up, she started stripping once more. Once her vambraces and sabatons were removed the woman got started on taking off her bodysuit. Shedding the top off first before moving onto the pants. Once she was naked, Anastasia then turned to face Naruto, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath as she tried to ignore her burning cheeks.

Seeing he was up, Naruto closed the gap between the two of them and focused his yoki into his right hand. Anastasia looked at the crimson, blubbing yoki that now enveloped Naruto hand. The woman was nervous. She had no idea how this was going to feel for her. Still, she took a deep breath, closed her eyes and raised her head, giving Naruto the go-ahead to heal her. She inhaled sharply upon the feel of Naruto's yoki hissing, as it burned away at the corrupt flesh and the stitching that kept it closed. And when she found it wasn't hurting her, the woman exhaled and took another deep breath to calm her nerves. A hot shiver ran up her spine at the feel as she tried her damnedest to stay still. It was surprisingly difficult as this felt remarkably good.

"You're doing good, Anna" Naruto told her. "A lot of girls I healed usually feel so good they're unable to stand still." he let out a chuckle afterwards.

"O-oh?"

Naruto nodded, "Mhmm. It's usually when I get around their navel that they start to feel really good. Sometimes they feel good right from the start." he was moving his fingers in-between her breasts now, causing the woman to shudder at the pleasant tingle that spread through her body. It was warm… as if his yoki was enveloping her. Wrapping her. Comforting her in its embrace… It felt so good!

Anastasia shuddered once more. It just felt so damn good!

Naruto chuckled, now nearing her navel. "You're doing very well!" knowing full well that she would be having trouble standing up by this point, the blond stopped healing Anastasia long enough to look towards his bed with significance, and back at her again. "I know you're bound to be having trouble standing up by this point, do you want to lie down on the bed? Or… sit on my lap~?" he asked, and wagged his eyebrows at her for the second one.

Anastasia turned beet red at that but recovered impressively with a flirty grin. "Perhaps when I'm not the only one who's naked~!" She giggled. "I'm fine. Thank you, though."

Naruto chuckled in amusement and grinned at her. "Okay, but if you're feeling like your legs are about to give out, then put your arms around my shoulders." he stepped a bit closer to Anastasia for her benefit. That way she wouldn't have to throw herself at him just so she wouldn't fall to her knees.

Anastasia was genuinely touched by his concern. "I will don't worry about me," she told him with a smile.

Naruto smiled back at her before focusing his attention on healing the rest of her stigma. Once he passed her navel, Naruto's fingers were then making their way towards the pelvis. Anastasia instinctively spread her legs for him, almost like she was offering herself to him. And she was offering herself to him on a subconscious level. Her non-human instincts saw Naruto as a powerful being and a potential mate for her. Therefore, she did that even though the woman was completely unaware of it. Naruto being Naruto, of course, ignored that subtle offering and kept on healing the woman. Once the last of her stigma was taken care of Naruto withdrew, leaving the curly-haired woman strangely… unsatisfied. She had no idea why this sudden unsatisfaction suddenly overcame her.

"There you are. You're fully healed. Your stigma is now a figment of your past." Naruto said with a great amount of pride as he admired his handy work. He may have done it over ten times now, but the end result of his healing had always brought him satisfaction. Not to mention, he either got to admire their now flawless naked bodies or got to fuck them afterwards. He had a small feeling in his gut that the latter would not be the case here, despite the signals she's thrown at him.

He was certainly willing to try, though…

Naruto gave Anastasia's now flawless body an appreciative look over like he was admiring a fine piece of sculpture. "Now that your awful stigma is gone, I can now appreciate your physique." after saying that Naruto tilts his head to the side with a thoughtful hum. Then he surprised her by taking her 'princess' curls and moved them in front of her breasts, covering her nipples and a small portion of her bosom. He stepped back and appraised her once again, then he nodded with a satisfied smile. "That's a lot better in my opinion. Having your hair partially cover your breasts makes you more… enticing. More teasing." he explained when he saw the questioning look on her face.

A mildly red-faced Anastasia looked down at herself and ran her hands over her long curly hair that partially covered her bosom. Did this small a thing he did, really make her more… enticing… more appealing, to him? "Noted…" she muttered shyly. "Any… other suggestions?" Anastasia looked up at him once more, with a shy but expectant look on her face.

"Hmm…" Naruto rubbed his chin. "You can pose - nothing too bold. But make it so you seem as more… alluring. With how long your awesome hair is, you can pull that off easily." he answered, gesturing to said hair.

Anastasia giggled at the compliment, striking a pose for him. The woman leaned forward a slight tad, 'innocently' pressed her digit against the corner of her mouth, and pressed her hand against her knee. Her curly locks hung from her shoulders, and draped over her nude physique, giving the illusion that they were protecting her modesty from his wandering eyes.

"That's a good pose, right there~!" He complimented with a teasing grin. "You really know what you're doing, Anna."

She blushed harder once more and giggled. "Well, thank you~!" she cooed, moving on up to him with an impish glint in her eye. "So… what should we do now~?" she asked, leaning in until her body was almost touching his.

"That - is all on you, Anna," Naruto replied, reaching up to cup her face.

She grinned placing her hand on his while gently pushing him back towards his bed with the other. "Oh, I have a wonderful idea, then~!"

Naruto sat on the edge of his bed upon feeling the back of his knees touching the bed. He blinked owlishly and watched, and waited for her next move. The Uzumaki Patriarch was not going to do anything this time around; he was going to let Anastasia lead the way. Something tells him that the woman would prefer to be the one that leads the way.

Anastasia licked her lips, his instincts proven correct as she undid his pants and let them drop. She cooed lustfully at the feel of something hard and meaty springing forth and smacking her in the crotch as a result. Looking down, her eyes nearly popped right out at the sight of his mighty cock between her legs. Returning her gaze to his with wide, hungry eyes she forcefully shoved him down onto the bed and climbed on up to him. Fuck the foreplay, she had to know that that thing… that beast felt like within her!

"...Do you want to see what I was like when I was younger? I had a big dick back then too," he said suggestively.

Anastasia giggled at the thought. "Maaaybe~! Why do you ask?"

"I just wanted to know if you wanted to see what I was like several years ago, is all." he answered; then Naruto ran a hand up and down along her thigh, "I wouldn't mind having 'big sis Anna' taking care of little Naruto if you get my meaning~," he said with a wag of his eyebrows. "Or do you have anything you want to do~?"

Anastasia shuddered, "I… wouldn't mind having Tesla being here. Maybe Letitia, as well as Camella the Charmer… just a little food for thought. I know for certain that Letitia has an incest fetish, though you didn't hear it from me. She'd lop my head clean from the shoulders if she found out I told you that little secret."

"Noted," Naruto chuckled. "Do you want me to fetch them, now? Or do you want to have me all to yourself?"

"For my first time," Anastasia purred, licking her lips, "I want to be a little… greedy~!"

Naruto grinned. He can agree with that. Then to Anastasia's curiosity, he made a few hand seals, and she was surprised when he went up in a poof of smoke. When the cloud of smoke dispersed, the woman's silver eyes grew wide when they found that there was a young boy underneath her. She recognised him though, because of the whiskers on his cheeks, the spikey blond hair, and the vibrant blue eyes.

"...Naruto?" she asked nonetheless, just to make sure it really was him.

"Yep!" by the twins he even sounds different! "It's me. This is what I looked like when I was 13-years-old." he glanced down for a moment, before looking up at her with a wide grin. "Take a look at how big I am~!"

Anastasia looked down and blushed hard. Her brain refused to process it. There was no way! There was no way in hell and all the various other depictions thereof that what she was looking at could possibly be real!

Naruto chuckled at her disbelief; he couldn't blame her. Not many people believed him when he said he had a big dick back then either. Only Hinata and a few other Hyuuga's did… mostly female ones. Though back then, he had no idea why many of the girls would look away when he was in the vicinity with red faces. "9 inches at 13 years, Anna. I was pretty big, even back then~." then again that was most probably why he got laid by Koyuki after she requested him and only him for a mission… which ended up being the movie for Icha Icha: Conquest.

That was one of the best missions he had ever taken in his opinion. A mission where he had to do a movie version of his book and fuck multiple women while he was at it? It was the best. Damn. Mission he had ever taken, period. Anastasia shuddered longingly, wanting so badly to know what it was like to feel this still-massive cock pummeling away at her virgin snatch. She looked Naruto in the eye and raised herself up, guiding him to her dripping folds.

"Anna," she stopped herself when he said her name, "this is your first time; so, do take it slowly okay. I don't want you to hurt yourself because you got too eager."

Her cheeks turned a darker shade of red as her heart fluttered at the concern in his voice. He was so kind! She almost swooned because of it! "I-I'll be fine," she muttered shyly.

"I know you will," he reached up and caressed her cheek once more, causing her to lean against his touch. "But, do have fun, eh? And also…" Naruto grinned at her and winked; then just like that, it was as if a switch had been flipped. He blinked rapidly, and his cheeks turned a bright shade of red. "B-big sis? W-what are you doing in my room!?" he squawked. "Why are you naked?!"

Anastasia shuddered a very guilty pleasure bubbling up within her. "You should know," She hissed with a pout. "How can you be so insensitive? Having sex with all those girls you bring home so loudly… making me lose so much sleep… making me feel so… so lonely and jealous!"

Naruto blinked rapidly, then he gave her a pout, "It's not my fault you can't get a boyfriend…" he muttered childishly.

"It's entirely your fault," she shot back, doing her best to look hurt. "I only have eyes for one man, but he's too busy with his harlots to pay any attention to me..."

The 13-year-old Naruto looked up at his 'big sister' with a clueless expression on his face. "Who would he be then?" he asked, looking genuinely curious and wonderous. "Anyone who ignores you is dumb… you're cool, and, and pretty and cool!"

Anastasia sighed. She'd just said who it was but apparently, it flew over her dim, little brother's head. "It's you, you dummy…" she muttered, looking away shyly. "W-why the hell do you think I'm naked? I'm... trying t-to confess, here!"

"Does… does Mom know?" Naruto whispered, "because if she doesn't and she finds out…" he trailed off nervously, even though his traitorous cock throbbed.

Anastasia glared down at him, her silver eyes now a demonic gold that resembled a feline. "Mom will not know of this. Understand!" she hissed threateningly.

Naruto was very impressed, Anastasia was really getting into this~! "A-alright…" he muttered nervously. "B-but what if you get pregnant?"

"That didn't seem to be a concern with your girlfriends," Anastasia muttered bitterly. "I'll cook up a cover story if that happens. J-just shut up and fuck me!"

Suddenly Naruto grabbed her butt and buried himself in her snatch in one thrust. Anastasia's eyes became as wide as saucers as the sensation of her virgin cunny being penetrated for the first time and stretched to the fucking brim overwhelmed her. Her breath was taken from her, the room started to spin and she collapsed upon Naruto as her inner walls clamped down upon him.

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While Naruto and Anastasia were frolicking around in the bedroom, another Naruto was busy training by himself in the bailey. Unbeknownst to anyone in Morris, the real Naruto had devised a seal that would help with training. A seal that would start a simulation, so to speak. The kind of simulations that would pit the user against an opponent, real or fictional with the difficulty ranging from easy, to downright unfair. Of course, being a simulation if you 'die' to the enemy then it would end. If the enemy dies, then it too would end. Honestly, he had no idea why it took him so long to think of this. Not only would it give his girls some actual combat experience when it comes to fighting his people, it would give them a chance to hone their skill and techniques with chakra. Naruto was showing his girls what it was like to fight against a shinobi… suffice to say they were shocked as all hell at how fast pace it was. Techniques were being cast back and forth, projectiles were being thrown into each other, fists and feet were being used. It was simply chaotic.

Of course, for their safety, there was a barrier that kept any wild technique or projectile from hurting them. That barrier, the forcefield, also works as a way to keep everything contained. Even transformations. But at the same time, they could see and hear everything that was going on inside of said barrier. Naruto for this simulation was not allowed to use Tailed Beast Mode for more than 5 minutes each time he went into it, and just the first version of the chakra mode. The reason why was simple: he was facing Madara Uchiha, the undead version to be specific. And at that point, Naruto only had Tailed Beast Mode and the chakra mode. As the fight raged on and on, everyone was on the edge of their metaphorical seat as the struggle between Madara and Naruto went back and forth. But the latter was slowly being worn down, due to how slippery and resourceful the man was; then just when things couldn't get any worse for the blond, the dark-haired Uchiha did something that made the situation dire.

"Oh, you have got to be kidding me…" Naruto spat out in disbelief.

Standing atop a jutting piece of rock the size of a small hill was Madara; a long, dark-haired Uchiha with red and black samurai armour. He had his arms crossed and his eyes closed. The expression on his face showed that he was ultimately bored.

"Tengai Shinsei…" Madara said monotonously, his eyes opened and he stared down at Naruto as if he were an insignificant bug to be squashed, "Let's see you get out of this one, Jinchuuriki…"

Falling to the 'earth' was a massive meteorite. A technique that would end the simulation immediately if it were to connect with the earth. Understandably, with the exception of one, everyone on the outside of the barrier was shocked and dismayed. Even Teresa herself was shocked - how was one supposed to stop a fucking meteor?! Especially one of that size! Even she wasn't capable of stopping that!

"You fought this man?!" Undine almost shouted, then she looked at Tsunade with wide eyes. "How the hell did you survive?!"

"A rock that size… it would destroy this entire continent a thousand times over…" Miria said in despair. She wasn't even fighting that man and already she had given up.

"I… I am sure that Naruto will find a way to stop it." Cynthia was trying so hard to stay optimistic. But that man, who was constantly regenerating, even from mere ashes, was making that attempt so very damn hard. The normally happy Cynthia looked to Tsunade and asked, "Is there a way to stop it, right?"

Tsunade let out a sigh, "There is. But the two people who did that aren't here. I'm afraid, that unless Naruto pulls a miracle or a brand new technique out of his ass like he normally does, then this simulation is over."

Naruto took a deep, calming breath, before going straight into Tailed Beast Mode. Before everyone's very eyes, Naruto's appearance physically changed; his entire body turned to gold with black patterns and circles, along with a cloak-like material that seemingly flowed off his tunic. This was followed by a massive golden flash as he suddenly grew to titan size and took the form of a golden nine-tailed fox, with the same black patterns over its body. Including three rectangles on each cheek that acted as whiskers.

Rearing his head back, the giant vulpine demon form started gathering black, condensed yoki towards his mouth and swallowed it. Then, with a roar of "Bijuudama!" a black beam sprang forth from his maw and into the meteor with terrifying force. To everyone's awe, the tailed beast bomb, connected with the meteor and it went up in a grand display of fire, smoke and explosions that sent shockwaves in every direction. It was a simulation, but outside of the barrier, no one felt it. Naruto, on the other hand, was hit full force.

"Not bad, Jinchuuriki…" Madara said, unruffled by the shockwave from the explosion. He had a tinge of respect in his voice, albeit it was almost undetectable. Then he closed his eyes, "But can you destroy three more?"

To everyone's disbelief, three more meteors emerged from the smoke cloud and all of them were already close to touching the earth.

Naruto and Kurama had four words that summed up their thoughts, "Oh, for fuck sake!" then everything went up in a grand display of fire and rock before the simulation went white. Signalling the end of the simulation.

The barrier dissipated as well, revealing an unscathed Naruto. He had crimson fox-like eyes, however.

"Well… that could've gone better. Stupid Uchiha..." Kurama said with a sigh, speaking through his vessel and surprising everybody there except for one person in particular.

"K-Kurama?" Clare cautiously called out.

"Hmm?" Kurama blinked and looked at the woman in question. Then he blinked again, this time in recognition. "Oh, it's you. The brat's mate. I forgot you and the others were here."

"Were you always able to do this?" Queenie asked; this was the first time she ever spoke to Kurama in person.

Kurama shrugged nonchalantly. "No, but I have been for longer than he's known you… not by much, mind you. Then again, the brat did say to you lot that I can speak through him, years ago."

"Oh!" She muttered, blinking owlishly. "I… might have forgotten because I had yet to see you do so until now," she admitted sheepishly.

"Meh." Kurama shrugged again, "Didn't see much of a point, really. Nowadays, I just sleep. I came out this time to make sure he was safe for good measure. If he dies, I die, because of the Yondaime's seal, so I'll admit that I can be a bit paranoid about his saf-" Kurama blinked and tilted his head to the side as if he was listening to someone talking to him. Considering who he was sealed inside of, everyone had an accurate idea who that person was. "I know that, brat! ...well excuse me for wanting to protect my vessel! ...yes, we're still friends! ...No, no, and hell no! ...Because I don't want to!! ...Whaddaya mean 'why' - you know why! I'm not good with kids! ...what does this have to do with that simu-whatever you call it anyway?!"

"...is it just me or are they idiots?" Undine dully asked.

"No. That's how they're usually like, now that they're all buddy-buddy with one another." Tsunade answered with amusement. "It used to be more antagonistic than this, actually. The Kyuubi would always try to escape whenever he got the chance."

"No! You shut up!" everyone looked back to Kurama when he yelled in exasperation. "Don't make me come in there, brat! I'm a thousand feet taller than you are!" Kurama's eye twitched in irritation and with a snarl, he clenched his fist, "Okay, smart ass! You asked for it!" Then without warning, Kurama decked himself across the face, knocked himself off his feet and into the wall on the opposite end of the bailey.

Or so it seemed.

The second his fist touched his cheek Kurama's crimson eyes switched to the vibrant blue everyone was familiar with. Everyone realised what Kurama had done at that moment. The tailed beast swapped places with his vessel the second he punched Naruto's face, leaving him to feel the pain.

"KURAMA, YOU ASSHOLE!!!" Naruto bellowed. He pulled himself out of the person-shaped hole in the wall, and the seals around it lit up before it repaired itself. Naruto rubbed at his cheek that had a red mark of his own fist on it, "YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE IN THAT SEAL, OR ELSE I'D SHOVE A RASENSHURIKEN OR TWO UP YOUR NINE TAILED ASS!"

Undine had to bite her lip to avoid snickering at that.

"Naruto! Language!" Tsunade roared at him.

Naruto glared at her, then realised who he was glaring at, then he looked down at the ground and muttered. "...okay."

"Pfffffffffff… whipped."

"...At least I don't have bunny ears."

There was a deep inhale from Kurama, who predictably took immediate offence to that. "COME AND SAY THAT TO MY FAC-"

Before he could finish, a smug Naruto cut off the connection, happy that he got the last laugh. He could feel how pissed off Kurama was though, and he had a feeling he was going to regret saying that to him sometime later. But right now, he didn't give a flying fuck.

"Yeah, how about 'no' furball," Naruto muttered. Then he chuckled and rolled his shoulder, grunting in discomfort as he tried to get rid of the kinks. Geez, that hurt a lot more than he thought it would.

"Naruto," said blond looked at Galatea, "was that man one of the people you fought in the past?"

"Yeah. He was," he answered. "Madara is dead now, but, what you all just saw is just a taste of that man was capable of doing. And there's another two scenarios with Madara after this one. And they're even more difficult to fight than the scenario you just saw."

"A-are any of us going to have to fight him?" whimpered Yuma. She dreaded the mere thought of going up against that monster.

"Of course not," Tsunade answered in Naruto's stead; knowing him he would probably say something really stupid, like affirming they're going to fight that man. "none of you are going to be fighting him in any of those scenarios. He would utterly destroy you in any of them because you are simply not ready." she pointed out, and everyone let out a breath of relief at hearing that. Even Undine, someone who prided on her strength, was relieved. "So with that out of the way, who are they going to 'fight'?"

Naruto rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "Hmmm… what about, Zabuza?"

Tsunade quirked an eyebrow. "The Demon of the Hidden Mist?" the blonde looked at the other women appraisingly, "Are you sure they're ready to face someone of his calibre?"

"Positive," Naruto replied, in a tone full of confidence. "He's no Madara, but he will be a good test of their skill. And I know for certain that a couple of you have been practising a certain mist technique." he gave at Ophelia, Undine, Pamela and Helen knowing looks, and Helen grinned right back at him with a snicker. She was guilty of learning that technique, with Big Sis's lightning armour working together with the hidden mist she would practically be impossible to track. Which was why she learned it in the first place. But if she could learn to use it in an actual combat situation, then that would be all the better. "They've come a long way. Not to mention they're all experienced warriors in their own right. Besides… they won't die for real if they're unlucky enough to die in the simulation. I mean, I just died there now and I'm still here."

Tsunade nodded in acceptance. "So," she began, and looked at the hybrids and awakened beings gathered around her. "Which of them are going to be first?"

"Back home a mission is taken by a team of four. Apart from Europa and Octavia. Chronos, Lars and Gwyn, and Riful, Luciela and Priscilla, we have ten full teams. Though we may have to draft a few to those that have fewer numbers. Like Team Black, Team Abyss and Team Octavia." Naruto answered with a shrug. "Miria's unit should probably go first, though. Seeing as how she'd one of our tacticians, it would be wise to show her what kind of opponents we might face in my land, in the event that someone goes rogue and we have another Suna Incident."

"I agree," Miria approved as she, Queenie, Tabitha and Yuma all stepped forward towards their husband. "Apart from our sparring with you-"

"Which wasn't even a spar," Tabitha interjected with red cheeks, referring to the unethical tactics, like groping them, Naruto tended to use in those sessions. It was preferable to staying the night in the clinic, though.

"-we don't have much experience when it comes to fighting in a real scenario." Miria continued as if she were not interrupted mid-sentence. "This would be a good learning experience.

Glissa's eyes lit up, as well, eager to see what kind of opponents this 'simulation' had to offer. Maybe her team could go next? Sure, Evianna was out of commission, but with Betty taking the reigns, they still a team had four~!

Naruto saw the excitement she and a few others showed and couldn't help but chuckle. Then he straightened up and clasped his hands behind his back, "Team Miria," said the team looked at him attentively. "Zabuza of the Hidden Mist is a skilled killer and a master at the Silent Kill technique. He can effectively deduce your technique after analysing it only once. The simulation will eject you when you have been eliminated, or when you have completed the mission, so there's no need to worry too much, but you will fail if you don't treat this as a matter of life and death. He is an elite jounin from the Hidden Mist."

Miria nodded affirmingly and drew her sword. Queenie, Tabitha, and Yuma followed suit.

"The objective is to protect Tazuna," Naruto continued, pressing a hand against the air behind him, and as he surged his chakra the woman all saw the barrier form, and inside it, they all saw a forested area with a large lake that connected to the sea; an unfinished mile-long bridge was seen in the background. In the foreground, there was a large, middle-aged man with glasses, a backpack, and a pointy hat looking around with a worried expression. Naruto gestured to the man, confirming that we were referring to him. "He was our unit's client a the time - a bridge builder from Nami that my team was escorting back home when we crossed paths with Zabuza. If he or all of you 'die' in this simulation, you will fail."

"Understood," Miria replied. "So, I take it we just walk in?"

Naruto nodded confirmedly to his wife's question. "Yes. Do remember that everyone outside of the barrier will be able to hear and see everything you say and do. And also… once you go in, you can't come back out until the simulation ends. So if one of you 'dies' in there, then you will be put in a death-like state until it ends."

Yuma, in particular, didn't like the sound of that…

"Very well then," Miria replied with a nod. Then, she looked to her teammates and gestured for them to follow her. "Let's go, then."

As they stepped forward into the barrier, they found the man they were supposed to protect on the opposite end. Tazuna perked up upon seeing them. "Ah! There you are!" he said.

Miria hid her surprise well and addressed the man. "My apologies, we were checking the area for potential threats. Where to from here?"

"My house is no too far away. If we continue down this path, we should be there within six hours."

"Let us carry on, then," Miria replied with a nod and polite smile, before turning to her teammates. "Tabitha, you take up the rear and Yuma, to the right, Queenie, to the left. I'll go out in front for good measure."

The women in question nodded and took their positions. Then, they were off.

It didn't take long for the women to notice something strange in the neighbourhood, so to speak, as a heavy mist started to roll in. Tabitha could sense that it was laden with chakra, clearing her throat to signal to her captain that something was off.

"Tazuna," Miria called out, causing the man to perk up. "Is it this weather common in the area, this time of year?"

"Uh… not really? It's a bit early in the year for the mist to be this thick."

Now that she knew something was amiss, her eyes started to glow a demonic gold as she said, "stay close, then."

With that, the team of four delved deeper into the fog with caution. If this was the Hiding in the Mist technique, then that would mean Zabuza can be hiding anywhere. Unfortunately, thanks to the mist being laden with chakra it made Tabitha's job at sensing for the man more difficult than it needs to be,

Within the mist itself, perfectly camouflaged by the combination of the heavy fog and his clothes was a shadowy figure with a massive sword. Assuming that Miria's glowing eyes were some manner of unknown Doujutsu, he was careful to avoid her. Fortunately for them, he felt that attacking from the rear was the best option. So he waited until they passed. Fortunately for him, he laced his chakra with the technique that caused this mist so it made sensing him almost useless since it was his chakra lacing the entire fog. He had no idea what kind of Doujutsu those golden eyes were, but until he gets a look at how they work then he'll be cautious around her.

Tabitha closed her eyes and focused as best she could. If the caster of this technique got too close, the chakra around him would theoretically get thicker and she could potentially use that to determine which direction he was coming from. That was a mistake on her part since their observer picked up on it and immediately capitalised on it. It was only thanks to their training that they heard the sound of wind being cut. Narrowing her golden feline-like eyes, Miria reached for the hilt of her claymore with one hand and pulled it out of its scabbard. Emerging from her side was a massive sword. She effortlessly deflected it with her own claymore and sent it back in the direction it came from, where the sound of metal hitting bark sounded through the air a moment later.

However...

"Tch!" the woman scowled when she underestimated the force behind the propelled sword. When Miria deflected it, the force had sent her skidding back several feet towards the lake and separated her from the rest of her team.

"C-Captain!" Yuma cried out in alarm.

"Don't separate from the client!" Miria shouted. "Tabitha! Where is he? Can you get his location?"

As she asked that, Queenie took the initiative and started blowing the mist away in the direction the sword came from. Zabuza, however, had already vacated the area, effectively eliminating that angle. And the sword itself was gone too. Tabitha reached out with her senses as Miria reappeared in their midst, returning to position and closing the gap in their formation.

"Not bad - for a nobody." came a rough, and deep masculine voice.

Team Miria all turned to face in the direction they heard Zabuza talk. The man in question was tall and noticeably muscular with pale skin, short spiky black hair, and brown eyes, with small eyebrows. Covering the bottom half of his face were bandages, that were worn like a mask. He was shirtless, with his chest only covered by a belt to which he attached his overly sized sword the Kubikiribōchō, or the Decapitating Carving knife. And lastly, he was wearing baggy pants with a striped pattern on it, and mimetic wrist-warmers extending up to his elbows, with matching leg-warmers. The Kubikiribōchō, as Team Miria saw, was a large broadsword, that was as tall as a full-grown man and shaped like a butcher's knife. They saw that the blade itself has two cutouts, one circle that was close to the top and a semi-circular one nearer to the handle.

"The circle that is close to the top must be for decapitation…" Miria mentally analysed. And as she further analysed the broadsword, she found there was a notch that allows a strap to be wrapped around the weapon, possibly for making it easier for the user to carry. And it's extremely long handle is also detachable, probably to further aid the user in its transportation and then reattached when required for combat.

At the same time, that detachable grip undoubtedly served as a weak point in the sword's design. With enough force someone could potentially break it clean off the blade and effectively disarm the man, though he most likely knew that too and would avoid that as best he could, being an elite jounin. Miria was quick to take note of that and the lack of hand protection. Sniping his extremities in the event of a sword fight would also be a viable option if they could get around his oversized weapon. He had superior reach, but their smaller, more nimble swords might prove advantageous in this one if used right.

"...I take it that you are Zabuza?" Miria asked the man with narrowed eyes, pointing the tip of her sword in his direction.

"Hmph, so nobody knows my name. Great." the sarcasm in his voice was palpable, but it was an indication of an advantage. This man had no idea what they were capable of.

Miria and the others, on the other hand, knew he was a master of stealth, an elite swordsman and a water-based ninja, so they knew what to expect from him. Of course, knowing and expecting are two very different beasts - they may know he is a master of stealth, an elite swordsman and a water-based ninja, but they did not realise that they were in his territory. Not yet at least. He had a large body of water behind them, a considerable fuel source for his techniques.

"I'm here for the bridge builder you're protecting," Zabuza pointed out. "Hand him over and I'll spare your miserable lives."

"I'm afraid I can't do that," Miria replied. Then, another Miria appeared behind the man as she herself faded away. She swung at him, trying to end this quickly by lopping his head clean off.

Zabuza closed his eyes and allowed her claymore to strike. Once his head was lopped off, his body turned to water and turned into a puddle.

"Good, that means Kubikiribōchō can spill some blood." he threw his voice at her from all around.

Miria clicked her tongue in annoyance as she returned to her original position. "Stay alert!" she parked. "Go straight to ten percent and keep your senses sharp!"

Queenie, Tabitha and Yuma's yoki flared as their eyes turned to a demonic gold with slit pupils.

"Hmm… more golden eyes, eh?" when Team Miria looked towards the lake, they found several Zabuzas rising out of the water until they were standing up on top of it. "Let's see what they're capable of, then," they all said in unison, drawing their Kubikiribōchōs and rushing towards them at a speed that took them all by surprise.

Tabitha stomped her foot and created a square wall of mud with spikes at the base around Tazuna as Yuma and Queenie hopped on top, using it as a rampart. Tucking their swords away, they then started blazing through hand seals as the Zabuzas charged.

"Fuuton: Daitoppa!"

"Raiton: Raigeki!"

Yuma aimed for the lake with a lightning bolt, hoping to use the water as a conductor, while Queenie aimed high with her technique to take out those who leapt up. To the surprise of the former Number 40, one of the Zabuza's intercepted her lightning bolt and cut through it. However, it turned out that Zabuza was a water clone; the second the sword sliced into the lightning bolt the clone was electrocuted before turning into water. Of course, by the time the conducting water had joined with the lake, the rest of the Zabuza's were long gone. Queenie made several hand seals for another Fuuton: Daioppa to blow the water clones out of the sky. It worked, and they were sent back into the lake where they were electrocuted, and turned back to the water, thanks to the clone that tried to intercept the lightning bolt.

"Impressive…" Zabuza begrudgingly admitted in the distance, though they couldn't tell where his voice was coming from. "But, let's see how you deal with this!"

Yuma and Queenie felt the lifeblood drain from their faces as the lake itself started to shift and move. It swirled and twisted, defying gravity as a giant vortex of water was formed before their eyes.

Tabitha acted almost immediately. Going through hand seals she slammed a palm on the ground with a cry of "Doton: Doryūheki!". Then a wall of solid earth rose out of the ground in front of Team Miria and their client; just after it formed the giant vortex of water viciously slammed into the wall. Being a vortex, it was a maelstrom of water, constantly swirling, constantly moving. When it collided with the mud wall, the defensive Earth technique did an admirable job at holding it at bay. But, Tabitha's technique was ultimately unable to stand against such an aggressive attack like that.

But it brought Team Miria enough time to get Tazuna out of there with a Shunshin. Just in time too because the maelstrom of water tore through the wall of mud and the makeshift fortification Tabitha made prior to the engagement with ease. Team Miria formed a defensive circle around the scared shitless bridge builder. And kept their eyes open in every possible direction.

"Dammit!" Miria cursed, "This man is no joke!" she looked back to Tabitha and asked, "Are you able to get a bead on him?"

It took the sensor almost a minute to do that, due to how much chakra there was in the air. It was like the yoki veil Naruto had used to make them sensing him virtually useless, albeit this one was on a much lesser scale. Tabitha had her eyes closed as she tried to locate his position. "He is…" her eyes snapped open and she lashed out at Tazuna. Just in time too, as she deflected the broadsword that threatened to sever his head.

"...right here." the ninja in question said; the tone in his voice told Tabitha that he was grinning viciously under his bandaged mask. Tabitha to her surprise was struggling to push the man away and was thrown into an even deeper surprise when he put all his weight into his sword and forced her down to a knee. "Let's see if you really know how to use that sword."

Miria appeared behind him like a mirage and sliced at his back with her claymore. In a grand display of acrobatics and strength, the shinobi jumped up and flipped with his cleaver like broadsword in hand. Then he brought it down on Yuma with the intent on slicing her in half from head to toe. Instead of blocking it with her claymore, Yuma rolled out of the way which turned out to be the right thing to do. When the Kubikiribōchō hit the ground, it made a large intent in the earth, burying several inches of the metal into the dirt. Of course, he effortlessly yanked it out as he spun in an attempt to blind them.

Queenie got an arm around Tazuna's waist and leapt away. That sword had a lot of reach and Zabuza was surprisingly agile for a sword that long. Miria faded away like a phantom as the Kubikiribōchō phased through her, only to reappear beside Queenie, Tabitha and Yuma who had already regrouped with their claymores held in a defensive position.

Zabuza chuckled as he hefted his massive sword on one shoulder. "Not bad, for a bunch of nobodies…" then his gaze hardened as he stared at them. "but I think it's about time I end this."

"You're outnumbered four to one, what can you possibly do?" Queenie asked, shifting her current stance for a more aggressive one.

Zabuza chuckled, "I'm a shinobi. My speciality is water Jutsu. That typhoon has surrounded you with bodies of water. And in the shinobi world: numbers are meaningless." and true to his word, Team Miria was surrounded by pools of water. They realised just how dire a situation they were in. But after giving the man in front of them a closer look, Miria realised he was trying to hide how tired he was. They just needed to keep this up until he slips up. Then, suddenly, several dozen clones leapt out of them in an attempt to get the drop on them. Miria used her lightning armour to dispatch the clones as fast as possible. Tabitha, Yuma and Queenie dispatched any that managed to get past her, which was quite a few due to him being a slippery bastard.

Having had enough of him, and her temper getting the better of her, Queenie let out a growl as she rushed ahead.

"Queenie!" Tabitha cried after her. However, the annoyed pointy-eared woman ignored her comrade's cry and kept rushing the shirtless man. Queenie realised her folly when she stepped in a puddle and was suddenly enveloped by a sphere of water. A water clone was beside it, with one arm inside of the sphere.

"Oh, no!" Queenie inwardly panicked. She couldn't move, let alone breathe! The sphere was too thick, too heavy.

"Shirou no Jutsu." Zabuza chuckled.

"Queenie!" Miria cried out when she saw her predicament after 'killing' the last water clone; then she glared at the man with a deadly stare. "What did you do!?"

"Isn't it obvious?" he chuckled again, mockingly. "I made several clones when I made the typhoon and hid them in those puddles when it hit your wall. One of those clones imprisoned her in a sphere of water when she was stupid enough to separate from the rest of you. It's dense enough to restrict her movement and leaves her unable to breathe. Better hurry up and reconsider! She only has three minutes left to live, unless you hand the old man over."

Miria grit her teeth in anger at the audacity of this man. There had to be a way for them to get out of this. There just had to be! She wasn't going to give up yet, however. Taking a deep breath to calm herself Miria buried the tip of her sword into the ground and made a single hand sign that everyone in her team recognised.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Miria yelled as two puffs of smoke appeared at her side to show two more Miria's after the cloud of smoke dispersed.

"So you did have more tricks up your sleeve," Zabuza said,

Miria didn't say anything. Instead, she enveloped herself and her claymore with lightning, forming her lightning armour once more. Her two clones followed suit. Two shadow clones and the original now enveloped with the infamous chakra armour of the Raikage, the three women all exchanged looks and gave each other a single nod. Then they rushed at Zabuza all at once. One appeared beside the water clone that had Queenie imprisoned, and stabbed that clone through the head. DIspelling the water sphere that had Queenie imprisoned. The other two appeared by the man's side in the blink of an eye. Their swords, enveloped by lightning, was already in motion to cut into him. But he was not a shinobi for nothing; Zabuza got out of the trajectory of their swords by using a water substitution. And he reappeared a distance away, now breathing heavily and seemingly on his last legs. Just then, out of nowhere, two thin senbons shot out of the shrubbery and struck him in the neck. Like a sack of potatoes, or a puppet having its strings cut, Zabuza fell to the ground, dead.

"W-what?" Team Miria looked around themselves when they found that the simulation had ended. Once their location vanished and the barrier collapsed the four-woman team found themselves back in Morris, under the wide but watchful eyes of the other teams.

"That was Haku," Naruto explained as he approached the befuddled brunette. "He… she… I uh… still don't know… I'mma say 'she' for the sake of my sanity, though. Less creepy…"

"Because you had a crush, I take it?" Kurama teased with a snicker.

The bijuu was promptly ignored. "Right… uh, she was Zabuza's apprentice, hiding in the shadows as a backup, just in case, because my team had taken out his other two minions, Gouzu and Meizu, before encountering him."

"I see. And how difficult was this… 'Haku', when you fought her?" Miria asked.

"Hard as all hell," Naruto sighed. "She had a rare bloodline that essentially combined her wind and water affinities into an ice one. She was also trained to be about chunin-level, and I was still… effectively Number 47 at the time. I had Kage Bunshin, by then, mind you, but that alone didn't do much. I only won because of a combination of Kurama's seal cracking in the heat of the moment and the fact that she was holding back. Turns out she was too kind for her own good and didn't kill Sasuke like I thought she did, which was what cracked the seal."

"That fight was… more intense than I thought it would be." Queenie admitted, she was still shaken a little that she had gotten trapped inside of that water sphere. Never before had she felt so… so helpless!

"Y-yeah." Yuma shuddered in agreement. "And that was just one shinobi." honestly, she thought this 'mission' would be a piece of cake since they would be fighting against one person. But everything he did simply trumped them nearly blow for blow. She never fought anything like that!

"We have plenty of time to improve," Naruto assured, giving Yuma a pat on the back while scooping Queenie into a one-armed hug. "Zabuza was one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, though - the strongest people in Kiri, aside from the Mizukage. So, you four did pretty damn well - especially for your first try."

"I might want to play around with that seal, so they can perform some of the missions I dealt with," Tsunade said as she stepped forward. "I have a lot more experience and a track record that is more… representative of ninja life than yours no offence."

"None taken," he chuckled, "My career was pretty hectic from beginning to end. A lot of fights I took part in further on was more… chaotic." which was an understatement of the century. From Orochimaru to Gaara, to Itachi, to Kakuzu, to Pein… he fought against a lot of ninja that would have curb stomped a lot of shinobi. A lot of them would destroy these women on the first go. They weren't even ready to take on someone of Pein's Calibur.

"Maybe with permission, we can add a few of Team Samui's missions for diversity?" Shizune added. "It would also help them get a good understanding of the different cultures in the Elemental Nations."

"We'll see…" Naruto replied. "It depends on how willing they are to divulge that kinda information. We all know that Kumo-nin are rather secretive when it comes to their missions. They are the most militaristic of the Hidden Villages after all. It is at least worth asking, though." Then he turned to the rest of the teams and asked, "Anyway, does anyone else want to try their hand at a simulation?"

Seeing as no one stepped up Clare slowly raised her hand, prompting Naruto to chuckle.

"Yes, Clare?"

"Can this be… any simulation we can take part in? Not just missions or people from your homeland?" That question drew everyone's interest and they looked at Naruto for confirmation.

Naruto nodded. "Yes. It may not look it, but this thing I set up draws on your chakra or yoki. So if you wanted you can think up of… well… practically anything. It's only limited to your imagination."

Glissa and Zelda, ever the fucking psychos looking for a good fight, perked up and that and said, "ooh, that sounds like fun!" in creepy unison.

Undine let out a loud, hearty chuckle as many presents sighed.

"We might want to put them and Undine on the same team," Naruto told Miria with an amused expression.

"That sounds a lot like putting a lit torch in the same room as a powder keg," said brunette teasingly replied with a roll of her eyes.

"But, that all of my best ideas involve something like that," Naruto teased back.

"Oh, get a room, you two," Tsunade sighed.

Naruto and Miria both chuckled sheepishly. Then the former cleared his throat and looked back at the simulation. Then, he got an idea. It would be cruel of him to do it, but it would also give them a real workout. Not to mention it would just be unfair pitting them against that thing. But in life that was just the way things went, because no matter how strong you are there is always someone stronger.

Thankfully, this was just something he had seen in his dreams. So it wasn't real.

As he pressed a hand against the air behind him, Naruto surged his chakra and the barrier formed behind him once more. Unlike the last time, where they could see the environment, this one was blank. Completely encased in shadow. "Team Undine, step up." Undine, Zelda and Deneve all stepped up. Naruto then looked at Glissa and found she was rather eager for a fight. "Glissa, you're being drafted; for this session, you're to join up with Team Undine."

Said brunette giggled and enthusiastically scurried on up to join in, giving her hubby a peck on the cheek while she was at it.

Undine gave Glissa a nod as she stepped beside them, then the team captain looked at her husband with a curious look. "So who are we going to be fighting?"

Naruto gave her an ominous laugh, "It's not who you're going to be fighting. It's what you're going to be fighting." he looked behind him, "What you are about to face is not a human. It is not a yoma. Nor it is an awakened being. What it is… I'll let you four find out."

Undine frowned as she stared at the barrier. "Can you give us any information on what… it is capable of?"

"I suppose I can." the blond answered with a thoughtful look. Then he tried to recount what his dreams told him of what this enemy was capable of. "The enemy you're facing will resemble an awakened being. It has two forms: a spider, and a giant centipede. It can shoot a drill-like spear from its mouth in its first form and can make its frontal legs into scythes. The second form is big enough that it can crush and trample anyone with its size alone. It can shoot its fingertips that will explode on contact, or spin its body parts to make powerful gusts of wind. The energy it can use will also take the form of powerful, purple fire if it wants to do an area attack or a powerful electric shock as a means of defence."

If the description of what this enemy they were about to fight scared any of them, then they didn't show it. If anything it made Glissa and Zelda even more excited to fight this enemy. Deneve just blinked and looked at the barrier behind Naruto with interest, and Undine looked bored more than anything. Though the latter was interested in finding out just what kind of enemy they were about to face.

"Do we have to kill the enemy to win?" Deneve asked.

To her surprise, Naruto shook his head. "Not in this case. For this simulation, you just have to survive long enough for reinforcements to arrive." he gave them a mysterious smile, "I'll let who that is a secret."

"...very well." Deneve then looked to her captain. "Captain Undine, I propose we take this with caution. If this opponent we're going to fight resembles an awakened being, then we're going to need to treat it like one."

Undine scoffed but nodded as she crossed her arms. "I suppose that's reasonable…" She then turned to Glissa and said, "until further notice, you are part of the team, so act accordingly."

"Yes, ma'am," she replied, standing at attention. "I will do my best."

"We'll have to see what this thing is first and how it acts," Undine said, pacing before her unit like a military commander. "We have no idea what its limits are, so test the waters, first with ranged attacks. If we can hurt it, then chances are, we can kill it. If not, try to outlast it as Naruto advised."

"Seeing as how I have a lightning affinity, I might be able to use its electric shock against it," Glissa suggested.

"I'll see what I can do to combat this purple fire," Deneve chimed in.

"Good thinking," Undine praised. "Let's head out, then."

As Team Undine, plus Glissa walked through the barrier with Naruto giving them all a kiss for good luck, Tsunade was wracking her head on why that description nagged at her. It seemed so familiar! Then, it hit her like a sack of bricks.

"Naruto… that dream you'd been having for weeks after that mission in Suna... You're not thinking of having them go up against-"

"Yep." Naruto interrupted with a cheerful grin. "They're going up against him. He is just a product of a dream after all, even if it was incredibly vivid…"

Tsunade shook her head in dismay, "I really hope you know what you're doing..."

"Tsunade-Sama," Shizune was understandably confused as she asked, "what is going on?"

The former Kage let out an exasperated sigh, "Remember that mission Team 7 partook to capture Mukade?"

"The missing-nin from Sunagakure? Didn't he die when he messed with the ley line within the ruins of Roran?"

"Yes. He did. But, weeks after Team 7 returned from that mission, Naruto started having nightmares. Very vivid ones. Long story short: the dream had Naruto go 20 years into the past, where he met Minato. That description of the enemy Team Undine is going to face is what Mukade had turned himself into. And what's worse, he was connected to the ley line, giving him virtually infinite chakra."

Shizune blinked, then she blinked some more. "O-oh… good thing it was just a dream then."

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