Chapter 129

HAKU

"So how was it?"

Naruto whips around to look at Haku's knowing smirk. They're outside in Iruka's backyard, testing the accuracy between a senbon, a kunai, or a shiruken while Sakura and Hinata are setting the table. Championing the shiruken, Asuma had taken Shikamaru to guide his student in the same manner Genma had taken Kiba to help his weapon, the kunai, win some sort of contest between the men. Haku and Naruto stand well away from them when Haku continues saying, "did she forgive you?"

Since Naruto defended him against a teammate as well as took him into his confidence when the blond filled in the details of what had happened with both Ino and Kurenai, Haku didn't need a party to feel welcomed. It's yet another reason Haku finds Naruto to be so singular. Rather than treating these woman like many men would, as just another notch on his bedpost, Naruto worries about their friendship, about their bond with him far more. Haku knows with complete certainty Naruto wouldn't be upset if the kunoichi decided to be friends rather than sexual partners and that tells Haku a great deal about Naruto's character, making him thank Kami and Zabuza-sama all the more.

"Um," Naruto tries to answer without being confused by sudden sex with Ino. "She said we can talk later, so I think that's good, but I don't know. She still seems off. I thought someone drugged her again but Kurenai-chan said that wasn't it. I hope she's okay."

"Me too," Haku adds. "And the qipao girl?" Haku is not a fan of the intrusive girl hounding Naruto-kun with ever increasing offers to purchase Kubikiribōchō, as if Zabuza-sama's sword were some collectible to be mounted on the wall of a wealthy person. 'Naruto-kun may not have the height to wield Kubikiribōchō properly, but Zabuza-sama entrusted it to him, and with Naruto-kun is where it will stay,' Haku mentally asserts.

"Tenten?" Naruto asks. "Yeesh, talk about obsessed. But you know? I think she finally gets it's not just a sword to me. It means more than selling it." Haku smiles with satisfaction before striking the target dead in the center with his senbon, impressing the other four shinobi. "Told you," Naruto happily brags. "Haku's a damn surgeon with those things."

"I'm surprised you even know the word surgeon," Kiba laughs.

"Keep it up Dog Breath and you're going to need one when I get done with ya," Naruto hollers and Haku laughs, yet again, marveling at the absurdity of his life now.

INO

Sometime later, Ino woke up to Kurenai-sensei staring down at her. Ino felt like she was on a bed before realizing she must be in sensei's room. When she recalls what happened, the sensations flood her brain with a delicious buzzing, letting out an audible, "mmnn."

"No one but me found you, so that's one less thing to worry about," Kurenai begins to explain before asking, "how are you feeling?"

"The self-loathing hasn't kicked in yet," Ino answers with a small smile, feeling her scalp, breasts, nipples, back, thighs, toes, ass, pussy, and everything in between tingle with satisfaction. Not a moment later, her eyes snap wide open and she sits up in stark surprise. "Ah! I'm so sorry, sensei! Doing such a thing in your own home- I'm the worst- I'm so sorry-"

"It's okay, Ino-chan," Kurenai assures the girl taking her frantic hands in her own and rubbing them. "I know you wouldn't have if you were in your right state of mind."

With a long exhale, she looks around before asking, "where's Naruto?"

"At the party," Kurenai answers. "I told him to tell the others we'd be along shortly… that is of course if you're up for it."

"I'm feeling better," Ino responds honestly.

"Ino-chan," Kurenai states in a tone demanding careful attention. "Before we do anything else, I think we need to talk about this."

Finally feeling the shame and guilt mount her riding remorse, Ino weakly agrees with a resigned huff, "I know."

"I'm aware you take care of yourself," Kurenai gently states, and Ino blushes at the mention of her masturbation. "What I need to know is—to the best of your knowledge—do you think you can control your urges without needing, for lack of a better term, 'a fix?'"

Though slightly offended, hating having to think the sentence, 'I'm not a junkie for Naruto's dick,' Ino can see how Kurenai-sensei might use addiction in this case, but the intelligent sensei is wrong. If it wasn't for the mounting frustration of dealing with Sakura, Ino knows for certain she wouldn't have needed a thorough pounding. However, Ino is too ashamed to tell Kurenai about her dealings with Sakura, making her wonder if her frustrations might get worse as the month progresses. After a single week of messing with Sakura, Ino was throbbing simply at the sight of Naruto… 'could I manage for another three weeks without another mind-blowing release?'

Turning away from the kunoichi she greatly admires, Ino begrudgingly admits, "I… don't think I can… yet." Kurenai lets out a long, patient sigh and Ino feels pain in her chest at the thought of disappointing this beautiful sensei who's helped her so much, as if a woman of her caliber would never make such decisions.

Kurenai picks the blond's chin up, turning Ino to look into the woman's red irises before she responds, "it's okay, I understand. I know how difficult it is to be honest about our personal lapses in judgment but that's where we have to start if we ever wish to change ourselves."

Ino feels such relief to hear her says so and asks, "so, what are you thinking sensei?"

"I'm thinking I'd like you to try and control your urges," Kurenai answers. "Our options at that point are you struggle to hold out until the strength of the trigger eventually lessens, or you act on those impulses. If you're absolutely sure you may act…" Kurenai asks Ino with her eyes if that sentiment is still accurate. When Ino begrudgingly nods her head, Kurenai continues, "then, reclaiming complete control over yourself would mean making you stop with gradually declining increments; like weaning you off. That brings us to an important question." Ino waits before Kurenai asks, "are you truly okay involving Naruto?"

That is not what Ino was expecting to hear. Confused, Ino answers simply, "well, yeah. I mean, I'd rather not, but Sasuke-kun isn't ready for a relationship and, well, you know, Naruto's the trigger for my... urges, so it would have to be him, right?"

Kurenai nods before stating, "I ask because he's not quite as impersonal when it comes to connections with others. At the very least, it's unlikely he'll be as clinical about this as you are."

"So?" Ino blankly wonders. "He gets to have sex a couple- a few more times with—and I'm not being arrogant here—thee hottest kunoichi in our year… no strings attached. You know how many guys would kill for that opportunity? I can't see him having a problem with this."

"Do you know why he had sex with you today," Kurenai patiently asks. When Ino tilts her head as if to say, 'shouldn't that be obvious?' Kurenai shakes her head, 'no,' and answers, "he said you asked for help. He told me you said, 'help me now, talk later.' What do we know about him, Ino-chan?"

"… He had a hard life."

"And continues to do so," she corrects before quickly asking, "how many people genuinely cared about him?"

"Not many."

"Despite an entire village of people, a classroom of fellow students, he had two maybe four people who cared about him… all adults."

"So he's lonely," Ino agrees with a huff. "I get it, but if anything, that should make him more okay with this-"

"Not necessarily," Kurenai states. "Do you think someone like him would want a meaningful or a meaningless bond with someone?"

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