32. Target Komachi

Maki came to atop the blond jinchuriki feeling warm on the inside while the night air cooled her sweat covered body. It was quite an enjoyable feeling for the woman as she tried to recall the last time she had cum so hard. As the fog cleared from her mind she recalled what she had attempted to do so was surprised that the blond beneath her was relaxing as well as if she hadn't just tried to kill him. Finding his calm suspect she asked, "You knew didn't you?" She didn't move her head which was resting next to his, as she was afraid to face him. Instead, she tried to feel his heart beat with her hands which were pressed between their bodies.

Naruto who was focusing on Yuugao's state of emotions which he felt through her seal could tell she was fighting. He had considered using his ability to "look" in on her via her Fox Mark, but considering Maki had planned to kill him felt it best not to split his focus. Answering honestly he said, "That you planned to kill me. No...afraid I didn't see that coming. I just figured you were trying to discredit me by painting me as a scoundrel who would sleep around behind his girlfriend's back. When my mom had told me you spiked my ramen with a love drug I thought that was your plan."

"What!" Maki said lifting her head to meet the jinchuriki's due to her confusion.

"It's a long story," Naruto said, "Let's just say me and my Bijuu have a close relationship."

Maki nodded wondering if Naruto might be a little demented like Gaara had been back during his Genin days since the Suna jinchuriki had often spoken about his Bijuu like it was his mother. It must have shown on her face as he chuckled while saying, "I'm not crazy."

"But you weren't afraid I'd kill you," Maki said her tone dripping with the disgust she felt towards herself at the moment.

"No, you don't have the eyes of a cold-blooded killer," Naruto said gently.

Maki looked away but said, "Don't kid yourself; I could have easily done it."

"Perhaps, but you didn't. Besides if it makes you feel any better you're the one that has ended up being trapped and if you had gone through with it I still wouldn't have been in any danger."

"W-what do you mean?"

"Hold that thought," Naruto said before disappearing in a red flash.

Maki fell forward on the bed and sat up in confusion as to what had just happed. Not to mention she let out a small whimper due to the sudden feeling of loss Naruto's disappearance had left her with since his still hard cock that had been inside her was suddenly gone. Wondering if she had been trapped in a genjutsu, she was about to dispel it until she looked out the window of his apartment to see the naked blond was on the roof across the street where two Anbu were currently fighting.

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Yuugao staggered back a few steps due to the kick she had received from her opponent. The Anbu Captain pulled her sword to deflect several senbon that Komachi attempted to hit her with. Although the two had been fighting for several moments it was highly unlikely anyone would be disturbing them due to the fact both were fighting with their chakra barely making a ripple which could be detected. This was due to how both were trained, since Anbu were meant to remain unseen and unlike the normal shinobi forces tended to stay away from the flashy jutsu that would lead to detection. Naturally it depended on the situation and Yuugao knew that Komachi at the very least was no doubt questioning why she was trying as hard not to be detected.

Komachi prepared for Yuugao's attack now that her senbon were deflected. However a second latter she tensed as a flash of light appeared behind her. Turning, the last thing she expected to see was the jinchuriki standing completely in the nude. It provided him an opening to end the fight by slamming his fist into her stomach. Komachi folded around the blow before falling to the ground.

Yuugao narrowed her eyes behind her mask as she said, "I didn't need your help."

"No, I didn't think you did," Naruto said crouching down and removing Komachi mask. What he found was a gorgeous woman with light brownish-blonde hair.

"Then why?"

"I didn't think you needed help handling her," Naruto said turning to his lover as he stood. "However, doing so without killing her is where I had my doubts."

"Naruto, she was following you..."

"Are you sure of that?" Naruto said calmly in the face of her ire. "I could feel your intentions from the get go. You planned to kill her from the start. Who attacked first?"

Yuugao calmed as her training kicked in to recall the details despite the adrenaline still flowing through her veins. A part of her wondered if Naruto had asked the questions because she had taught him the technique in order to help him with his own lack of focus. Mentally she cursed as she recalled the initial moments of the fight which started after she asked why Komachi was following Naruto. However as if realizing her lover was standing naked outside of his apartment for the first time she said, "You were with someone. You believe she was following her."

Naruto nodded saying, "Her name is Maki."

Having already become well acquainted with the people located in Naruto's specialized Bingo Book she said, "The Suna-nin? Why would she be following her?"

"It might have to do with the fact Maki had planned to seduce and kill me. Maybe she was here to clean up afterwards or make sure that Maki didn't screw it up."

Yuugao tensed at hearing what Maki had planned for her lover. However seeing him standing unharmed she assumed Naruto had dealt with it so relaxed. "Are Danzou and Joseki working together?"

"I don't know," Naruto answered, "I need to get back to Maki. I haven't had a chance to explain anything yet." Looking down he said, "Plus it's pretty chilly out here." Growing serious again, he said, "Take her to the Den."

"Naruto, killing her and dumping the body is our best option."

"No..." Naruto said quickly and adamantly, "it's the easiest. Please Yuugao."

Yuugao fought an internal battle with the cool Anbu captain that knew the best way to handle the problem the Root Anbu presented. However, in the end the Captain lost to the woman who feared following through with the action would lose the warmth his eyes were shining with even now as they stared at her. With a silent nod she moved to pick up the body as Naruto disappeared in a flash.

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Naruto reappeared in his apartment to find that Maki had taken the time to get dressed. Grabbing his pants he began to pull them back on as Maki said, "That jutsu was the Hiraishin or a close enough approximation to be indecipherable. That's what you meant by not being in any danger. You could have escaped in an instant despite your hands being tied."

"Kind of obvious in hindsight now, isn't it?" Naruto said amused as he finished buckling his pants.

Maki let out a mirthless chuckle as she stared down at the floor while she sat on his bed. After several minutes of silence she said, "What about the part where I trapped myself."

"That has to do with your method of getting close to me," Naruto said as he pulled his shirt on. "By choosing to sleep with me, you have bonded yourself to me in a way that has given me the means to control you."

"What! Is that how you managed to get close to Temari?" Maki stood as if to attack him causing to take a step back.

"Whoa," he said holding his hands up, "It's true I could control Temari, but I haven't."

"I'm supposed to believe that?"

"I haven't controlled you yet, have I?" Naruto said calmly as he grabbed his jacket. "In any case I think Danzou had eyes on you."

"Danzou," Maki said confused, "Why would Danzou be watching me?"

"Are you saying Danzou and Joseki aren't working together?" Naruto said with an air of disbelief.

"Joseki hates Danzou, there is no way he would work with him," Maki said quickly with an air of certainty.

"Really, I wouldn't be so sure of that," Naruto replied.

"Where are you going?" Maki said wondering what she had gotten herself into, "If you have the means to control me why aren't you? Why are you being so nonchalant about my planning to kill you?"

"I'm going to see why you were being followed by a member of Root. I'm not controlling you because I prefer people to want to help me. As to why I'm not mad about you trying to kill me...well you didn't. It would be different had you gone through with it I imagine." He chuckled at Maki's disbelieving face and then held his hand out to her before saying, "I'll take you back to your hotel room."

"Uh-uh," Maki said quickly, "I'm going to where you're going."

"You sure," Naruto said. "Wouldn't your fellow hardliners begin to get nervous you spending so much time with a Konoha-nin?"

Maki shook her head before answering, "They didn't know I planned to go through with it tonight."

"Kind of sloppy of you wasn't it?"

"When Elder Joseki assigned me this task, he said it was important that I operate alone for operational security."

Naruto nodded, "Or to be able to cut loose ends with minimal losses."

Maki's voice hardened as she angrily said, "Elder Joseki wouldn't do that to me. He simply said it was important that I could be implicated in your murder."

Naruto sat down in his chair before saying, "Thus all the cozying up to me that you did."

Maki nodded before saying, "I didn't expect to actually like you. My liking you is why I chose the method that I did."

Naruto stood and cupped her cheek. Maki was surprised to find that she tilted her face into his grip. She stepped back out of his grasp as she said, "So what do you plan to do with me now?"

"I told you," Naruto replied with a small smile, "If you want to get back to your hotel I'll take you."

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell Elder Joseki that I failed?"

"Nope," Naruto answered, "It's kind of a crazy story. Besides what I'm more worried about now is what Joseki and Danzou are planning."

"I told you they would never work together," Maki stated.

"Then why was a Root member following you?"

"They could have been following you. Besides I thought Root was disbanded"

"Look, I know there's a lot you are unaware of, but trust me when I say I would know if this one was following me," Naruto countered, "I would have felt it. The only time she has been around since you put your plan in action was when you were around. It wasn't all the time, which makes me think she had a partner. But the important thing to take away from this is why would Root target you?"

Maki crossed her arms over her chest before saying, "You seem to have all the answers. You tell me."

"The answer is simple really. She knew what your mission was and Danzou had her watching you to either double cross Joseki."

"Or, to follow through if I screwed up," his newest partner said as her certainty of the man she looked up to was shaken. Falling back onto the bed she stared down at the floor again before saying more to herself than to him, "Elder Joseki hates Danzou though. He hates him as much as he hates Iwa and Konoha."

Naruto closed with her again and knelt down to look upon her face. He took her hand between his and said, "I'm sure that is true. However if he truly hated him that much the new peace between our villages would almost guarantee that he would never get to act on it. By temporarily aligning with him, it's possibly Joseki believed he'd get exactly what he desired, a new round of wars to act out his revenge."

Maki shook her head before replying, "All Joseki was hoping for was that with your death, Gaara and Tsunade would call our forces home. He told me that Tsunade and Gaara would never go to war so long as they were both Kage."

Naruto nodded, before telling her, "Then you'd be interested to know that Danzou is plotting to remove Tsunade as Hokage." Maki looked up to stare at him in shock. He nodded his head before continuing, "It's true. The major reason the Training Force was assembled was because Danzou's plans revolved around the nearby prison. The Training Force in a sense is forcing him to keep his plans on hold."

Maki's eyes grew even wider as she suddenly said, "It's you. You're behind all of this. The Training Force and the Chakra Events it's all been you."

"Not just me," Naruto said with a smile, "I have had a lot of help along the way."

"Temari..." Maki began.

"Is one of my lovers," Naruto finished.

"Why?"

Naruto stood and headed to his window to look out on his village. Looking back he said, "My goal is to make it so that our villages never again look on each other as enemies. As well as to build lasting bonds between all of the villages."

Maki shook her head before saying, "What you propose is impossible? It has supposedly been the goal of three shinobi wars and countless skirmishes since the current system began."

Naruto looked at her sadly before countering, "Those methods only bring peace by destroying the other villages until only one remains. I'm proposing something different."

"It won't work," Maki said with a tone of finality.

Naruto turned away from the window and walked towards her. He knelt down in front of her again and with a smile said, "But don't you find yourself hoping it will. That hope I believe exists in each of us and with enough effort it can become a reality."

Maki stared into his blue eyes and found she was getting lost in them. Therefore she was rather surprised when she heard herself say, "Take me with you."

Naruto was a little confused so asked, "Where?"

"You're going to interrogate this Root member aren't you? I want to see how you plan to change someone like that; who lives and breathes only because Danzou tells her it is alright to do so."

Naruto nodded, so standing pulled her to her feet and flashed them to the Den.

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Yuugao was standing behind a sheet of glass as she watched Anko interrogate the prisoner. Unfortunately it had no effect as Komachi simply stared straight ahead with only the occasional blinking indicating she wasn't some marble statue. Tsunade watched on as well and said, "I wonder what sort of training she must have endured to become like she is now."

"You're aware this glass isn't sound proofed don't you," Yuugao said without taking her eyes off her fellow Anbu as she resisted the temptation to go in and do what needed to be done.

"I am," Tsunade said her tone a little testy mostly due to being awoken, "This is my medical bay."

"It was a mistake to bring her here," Yuugao said her tone calm but Tsunade could detect the simmering anger beneath.

"You mean alive don't you?"

"Of course I do," Yuugao said letting the anger she felt boil to the surface, "She is a traitor to the village and to..."

"You," Tsunade said calmly turning from the window, "What bothers you most, that she is a traitor or that you didn't see it?"

Yuugao didn't respond. Instead the Anbu said, "This is a waste of time."

Anko got up and joined her fellow kunoichi on the other side of the glass in the Tsunade medical lab located in The Den. Having heard the conversation through the glass she said, "I'm afraid Yuugao is right. Maybe with time I could break her, but even then the seal in her mouth would prevent her from speaking. I doubt that even if Naruto did the breaking she would be able to speak about anything of value."

Tsunade sighed before saying, "You found it when you striped searched her. Will it allow her fellow Root members to track her?"

"Not from what I could see," Anko answered. "As near as I can tell whoever was meant to relieve her would probably simply need to follow signs that she would have left if she needed to move. But all she is doing now is biding her time. She is probably due to report in eventually or be relieved. In either case if she doesn't Danzou will become suspicious that someone is on to him."

Yuugao turned to the Hokage asking, "Then do I have your permission to deal with her? The sooner we kill her and dump the body the better it will be. We can even make it look like Joseki's assassin became aware she was being followed and they fought."

Tsunade looked torn but before she could reply Naruto's voice cut in saying, "No, you don't."

They turned surprised he had snuck up on them, but Tsunade seeing Joseki's assassin said, "What the hell is she doing here?"

Maki flinched at the three ice-cold stares she was the recipient of, but Naruto stepped in front of her as he said, "Considering she is now bound to me, I thought it was only fair to show her what she became a part of. Besides she didn't go through with it."

"Then why haven't you marked her," Tsunade asked unable to 'feel' the kunoichi as she could Naruto's other lovers.

Naruto shrugged as he replied, "It doesn't seem appropriate just yet. She still hasn't said she wants to help us."

"Then why is she here," Anko said angrily.

"She's here because whether she helps us or not she's involved," Naruto said as he moved towards his lovers. He walked past them to stare at the woman behind the glass. After he spent a minute observing her, the jinchuriki asked, "Has she said anything?"

"No," Anko answered, "This facility isn't a good spot to hold an interrogation. I don't even have any toys to use. Now if you'd let me build a dungeon down here then maybe..."

"Anko, I don't think we'll be bringing too many prisoners down here," Tsunade deadpanned with a shake of her head.

Before Anko could reply Yuugao said, "We shouldn't have taken this one. Let me finish the job and Naruto can dump the body someplace they'd never think to look using the Hiraishin."

Naruto noticed a small twitch on the woman's face at the mention of his father's signature jutsu. "She can hear us?" he asked surprised considering how candid with information his lovers were being.

"Naturally," Tsunade replied, "This is a medical area not an interrogation chamber. The glass is only meant to allow us to observe, and when Orochimaru used these tunnels I don't think the screams from his experiments bothered him overly much so he didn't soundproof it."

Naruto was going to ask why his lovers were discussing things better left unsaid until he noticed that Yuugao was holding her tanto, although it was still sheathed. He made for the door to enter the other side of the glass, but Tsunade noticed where he had looked so grabbed his arm to stop him as she said, "Naruto, the moment you had Yuugao bring her here you were left with only two options."

Naruto met his lovers brown eyes and said, "You can't be serious."

"I am," Tsunade said seriously, "You don't have the time for a long seduction. If she doesn't turn up when she was bound to be relieved then Danzou will know something had happened. Even if she had chosen to become one of yours, he'll have her tortured until she breaks or talks. The other choice is that we kill her."

Naruto placed his hand gently over his lover's and replied, "That isn't true."

Tsunade stepped back in surprise and Naruto moved to enter the room. He left the door open, which although it wasn't obvious he could tell it surprised the Root Anbu. Naruto sat across from the woman whose eyes following him were the only indication that she was aware of his presence. They sat in silence for a moment until he spoke first asking, "I'm told your name is Komachi. Is that your real name or is it a codename?" She didn't respond so he said, "It kind of hard to have a discussion if one side isn't sure what to call the other."

"There is nothing to discuss," the Root Anbu replied unemotionally, "From the moment I was captured my fate was sealed. The only thing that remains to be seen is whether or not you are going to kill me or rape me in order to gain control over me."

Naruto looked behind him past his reflection in the glass and although he couldn't see them. He imagined his lovers were of the same opinion as the captured kunoichi as to how he was going to handle the situation. Sighing, he turned back around and told the woman, "That isn't going to happen."

"Which one," the Anbu responded her tone not even showing a morbid curiosity.

"Let's forget about that for now," Naruto said quickly. "Can you tell me what you were doing on the roof of the building across from mine?" Again the Anbu lapsed into silence so he said, "It's kind of sad that the only thing you are willing to discuss is how I should deal with you."

Komachi didn't respond so Naruto leaned forward and rested his elbow on the table between him and the Anbu to put his head in his hand. He then began drumming his fingers on the table top with the other. After nearly fifteen minutes of this with no indication that Naruto was going anywhere the Anbu finally said, "That is because there is nothing to discuss. Those are the two options you have."

"Still you'd rather talk about that instead of answering a simple question about why you were spying on Maki."

The Anbu adjusted herself so that she was sitting straight and then pulled down her lower lip. Showing the seal located there she said, "That is because I cannot reveal why I was on the roof. You are wasting time. Your women are correct; even if you gained whatever control raping me would bring you. You still would not learn anything of value."

Naruto shook his head as he sat back and said, "So now you're telling me killing you is likely the best option."

The Anbu shrugged before saying, "It is the obvious choice. You could even use it to drive a wedge between Joseki and Danzou by having the Suna-nin do it."

Naruto tilted his head as he said, "I thought your seal prevented you from betraying Danzou. Didn't you just drop a bombshell about his working with Joseki?"

The Anbu's eyes went wide before she said, "I thought that much would already be obvious. The Suna-nin was planning to kill you. I-I just thought that she didn't meant you turned the tables on her and made her yours."

Naruto chuckled as he said, "That's not how it happened. Maki chose not to go through with it of her own violation. That she is bound to me is due to how she planned to send me to my maker." He leaned forward in interest as he added, "So it seems the seal only works when you believe you are betraying Danzou." Leaning back he asked, "He needs seals to insure your loyalty, so why serve him?"

"The seal is merely to make sure we cannot talk even under torture. He has always had my loyalty."

"Why?" Naruto asked and watched as the Anbu struggled for an answer.

"B-because..." The Anbu finally replied although as a smile appeared on Naruto's face even she had to admit her reply had sounded less than impressive.

"Something tells me you've never really thought about why before, have you?"

"Of course I have," Komachi replied a little heat entering her voice surprising her. Taking a calming breath she continued, "Danzou is the only one that can and will lead the village to the fate it deserves."

"The only thing Danzou seeks is to lead the village into endless wars until only it remains."

"It's one and the same thing," Komachi replied.

"You're wrong," Naruto countered, "The villages were founded to build a place of stability and peace for the various shinobi clans. Not to gather power all in one place to wipe out all the others."

"And yet that is exactly what the end result has been," Komachi said folding her hands atop one another on the table. "Whatever the First Hokage intended, his dream is what made the three Shinobi World Wars possible. Dreams are always crushed beneath the truth of reality and hatred. The only way to ensure peace is to destroy our enemies who would trample on it."

Naruto sighed as he sat back in his chair. He felt drained since Komachi had pretty much laid out the greatest problem he saw for his ambition, namely that those in charge all felt the same way. He stared down at the table and could practically feel that Komachi felt she had won their discussion. He felt sad that her victory in normal circumstances would end with her death since she was an enemy to the peace he hoped to establish. Looking back up with a tired gaze he said, "You're free to go."

Komachi couldn't mask her surprise nor could Tsunade as he heard her say, "What!" His three lovers quickly moved to block the door and he felt he could feel Maki still staring at him through the glass. Tsunade entered and moved behind him to say, "Naruto, you can't. She'll tell Danzou everything and everyone...close... to you will be in danger."

"We'll take steps to escape any power play by Danzou," Naruto said still watching the Root Anbu.

"But it will mean leaving..."

"I know," Naruto said turning to Tsunade, "It means I'll be forcing everyone to choose between abandoning the village, or being captured and even worse..." Naruto turned back towards Komachi before saying, "But they all signed on for my dream. A dream, that if I follow through with the two options everyone believes are open to me would die all the same. Can we change the world if we use the same tactics as those of our enemies? I know that bloodshed may be inevitability, I know that. But don't let it be said that I or anyone associated with our dream would kill simply to cover our own hides."

Naruto nodded his head towards the door and Komachi stood to slowly make her way to it. She looked first at Tsunade, who watched her a moment before turning her back on her. Anko followed suit and to Komachi it felt like she was a carrier of some great sin that they were ostracizing her for. She passed them until only Yuugao barred her path. Komachi could see that the Anbu captain had loosened her sheath so that she could easily draw it and cut her down. Yuugao's eyes were cold and she knew the Captain would have no trouble doing the deed. But her eyes moved to Naruto and they softened as warmth entered them. Yuugao closed her eyes and when they opened Komachi could see a worry that if she cut the Root member down she'd lose something precious. Therefore with a click, she completely sheathed her sword and turned her back on the woman as well. Komachi made it to the door but stopped as Naruto said, "Komachi, please remember that dreams only die when people stop believing they can make them into reality."

The Root Anbu stared at the young man who had let her go, but quickly darted through the door and to freedom. As she entered the medical bay proper, she could see the Suna-nin staring through the glass at the jinchuriki with admiration as she reached up to touch him through it. In that light, Komachi wondered why it was that all she felt was that he was a fool that had just sealed his fate.

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Naruto sat in his apartment alone as he waited for the sun to rise on the village and where he had been since dropping off Maki at her hotel. But, after he had applied the same locating seal which Koharu had placed on Komachi. He was filled with worry and self-loathing that in effect he had probably forced his lovers into a position where they would lose everything they cherished. All because he was too much of a coward to do what probably needed to be done. After Komachi had left, he had explained to his three lovers present to prepare to abandon the village and had sent clones to inform everyone else. To his surprise though as the clone dispersed it seemed that only Tsume seemed angry by his decision, but he figured it had to do more with her son then why he had not killed the Root Anbu. The truth though was that minus the disruption to everyone's lives it would cause, he still felt he had done the right thing. But what caused his self-anger was the argument that if she hadn't of been captured would he have had a problem with her death. He kept telling himself he should have just let Yuugao handle it, but at the time he had been acting on instinct. The only thing that brought him some solace was that he could honestly say that if the Root Anbu had been a man that he still would have let the person go.

"A ryo for your thoughts," a voice cut in.

Naruto turned to where he thought it had come from and as he did so the room blurred for a moment before refocusing. When it did he was still in his apartment although standing in his kitchen area was his mother. She was clothed in her normal house dress as she stared at him with a soft smile.

Naruto sighed and turned to look out the window before replying, "I doubt they are worth that much."

"Naruto...honey," Kushina said walking towards her son.

"Mom," Naruto said tiredly, "I may have very well cost everyone everything they hold dear."

Kushina shook her head although her son didn't see it as she replied, "No... not everything. They still have you."

"A small consolation if Danzou exposes us. Who knows what he has in store for us once Komachi tells him all she learned."

"Why did you let her go then?"

"I don't know." Naruto said looking down at the floor from his seat.

Kushina smiled as she walked around in front of Naruto. She knelt down in front of him placing a hand on his knee and moved her face so she could stare up at him. "Yes you do," she said her tone stern but loving. "You let her go because you knew it would be all but impossible to hold her and the two options you had left to neutralize her..."

"Cold blooded murder or taking her by force. Those weren't options."

"I know," Kushina said giving his knee a reassuring squeeze. When her son looked at her she said, "If you want to know what I think. You did the right thing."

"No offense mom. But you don't exactly stand to lose anything when things go wrong."

"What is your ambition Naruto?" His mom said sternly as she stood crossing her arms in front of her.

"It's to end the cycle of violence between the shinobi villages."

"That's right it is. It's also a goal that many claimed to have had in the past. But those men would not have let that Root Anbu go. They would have killed her to protect their dream." Kushina paused as her son looked up at her before continuing, "Ultimately that is why they have failed." Naruto's eyes grew wide at her words so she let them sink in before saying, "They would tell you killing to prevent an enemy from gaining information they could use to stop you is an acceptable reason to take a life. But your ambition is to make the shinobi world a place where even yesterday's enemies are today's friends and allies."

"Yes, but Danzou doesn't strike me as the type who will change his ways. Hell, he's working with a man who hates him only so he can have the war he's always dreamed of except with him in charge."

"And I agree with you. There very well may come a time when it becomes inevitable that blood will be shed. Tomorrow, the very woman that you spared today may die at your hands because Danzou sends her after you. But you gave her the chance to become something different and that is why I believe you will accomplish your dream."

Naruto smiled at her causing the red-head's face to color as she momentarily lost focus recalling a similar smile she had experienced through a climax during Naruto's first session with Yakumo. Since then Kushina had been sure to remain within the green light when it would turn on and to try to focus on anything but sex when within the barrier. She forced her body to calm as her son said, "Aw, mom you're supposed to say things like that."

"That doesn't mean I don't believe them. Honey, as I already mentioned the other Hokage would have ended the threat that woman posed. They would have said it was for the good of the village and they might even have been right. But what they wouldn't have admitted is that they were also acting out of fear. The same fear that you now feel and what is making you second guess yourself." Kneeling again, she rested her hands on both his knees and had to fight back a naughty image that her mind summoned before her eyes of what else she could be doing in her position. Focusing on her son's face she continued, "You are right. Tomorrow you could be forced to abandon the village and go into hiding. But if you had killed Komachi out of the fear that you are now feeling then you would have already lost your way to completing your dream. Yes, you could say it was necessary for your ambition to continue unabated. Yet the truth is you would have been doing it to protect yourself." She could see her words were bringing her son around so giving an example she said, "Look at what happened with the Uchiha. If the elders and Itachi had waited for the rebellion to happen they could have put an end to it in the light of day where everyone would have seen them betraying the village. They didn't for one simple reason."

"To protect the village from experiencing a civil war," Naruto answered before his mother could finish her thought.

"No," Kushina said with a shake of her head, "They did it out of fear. Fear that they might lose what they had. Itachi acted to prevent the village from experiencing a war true, but he also did so out of the fear of losing his brother. But by acting the way that they did it forced them to keep it a secret which could cast the light of villainy on them as opposed to those who would have brought war to the village. The truth is they acted to protect themselves and to shield themselves from the chance of losing what they held dear. The truth is if they had been willing to let the rebellion happen or let the Third Hokage have more time to settle the matter through negotiation the matter would have been truly settled."

"What about the people that would have been hurt if they openly rebelled?"

"Are they not going to be hurt now should what you fear about Sasuke come to pass?"

Naruto once more looked surprised causing his mom to smile as she said, "Your heart to heart with Sakura over your fears was quite illuminating."

"Eavesdropping on a private conversation between a man and his girlfriend is rather rude," Naruto said with a small smile. He leaned his head back as he recalled the conversation he had with Sakura during the exercise they had been a part of with the Training Force.

"Sorry, but she was rather adamant that you give up on him," Kushina said standing to look out the window.

Naruto nodded but replied, "What's your point?"

"The point is that in the grand scheme of things killing that Root Anbu might have been the smart thing to do. But it wouldn't have been the right thing to do. Deep down you and I believe all your lovers understand that which is why they aren't as upset as you expected them to be. Remember Tsunade, Anko, and Yuugao also let her walk."

"That's because I asked them to."

"You didn't force them to though," Kushina said looking back at her son. "Besides I think you're worrying over nothing." Naruto's face twisted into a look of disbelief causing her to say, "It's already been several hours and trust me when I say Danzou doesn't strike me as the type to wait when he sees a weakness. If Komachi had already reported to him then I'm sure his forces would already be on the move."

"How do you know that they aren't?"

Kushina smirked with a twinkle in her eye as she answered, "Women's intuition." Despite his fears, Naruto felt a smile appear on his face and had a feeling that perhaps things hadn't gone as horribly wrong as he feared.

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Komachi was standing on another rooftop as she observed the Konoha Grand Hotel. She was surprised that instead of rushing back to inform her master of what she had learned she had first gone back to where

Yuugao had defeated her. After leaving a clue for Towa on which direction she was heading she had then proceeded to her current location leaving signs for Towa to travel. It was a rather difficult task though since her chakra was still being restrained by the seal Yuugao had placed on her. The reason she had yet to remove it was because she was of the mind that somehow Yuugao had sensed her location to Naruto which is why she had been confused as to her intentions. That and the comment Tsunade had made about his not marking Maki had convinced the woman that whoever it had been that attacked her on the Prison roof several months back had placed such a mark on her allowing the others to locate her. That realization, along with Naruto's apparent conversion of Maki convinced her that not only did he know about what was going on in the prison, but he would likely also soon know that Danzou and Joseki had joined forces. Therefore, she kept the chakra restraining seal in place as she knew it would interfere with the locating seals ability to find her.

The Root Anbu knew she should have just made her way to the underground labyrinth that Root had taken over after the elimination of the Uchiha. She briefly wondered if Sasuke had ever suspected that underneath his feet Root had set up a base in the tunnels his own ancestors had prepared in order to store the materials they would need to rebel. Shaking off her flight of fancy she instead thought about how she should have immediately reported to Danzou about all that she had learned. But she justified her current course of action by telling herself that it was important to learn how the jinchuriki reacted to the threat to his dream that she was. She was conveniently overlooking the fact that if she had truly wished to do that she would still be near the abandoned apartment building the tunnels that Naruto's group was occupying let out, especially since if Towa arrived to relieve her and learned Maki was not in the hotel she would need to explain how she had lost the woman.

However that worry proved to be unnecessary as the woman in question paused to look out the window holding a cup of some steaming liquid that Komachi assumed was coffee. The Sand Jounin scanned the rooftops causing Komachi to hide deeper in the shadows. Seeing the woman both caused Komachi to relax that she wouldn't need to tell Towa what had happened earlier. A feeling which surprised her, but it also highlighted an important fact for her. She had absolutely no idea as to what was going through Naruto's mind.

Her training told her that in his situation Naruto had one of two options. Go on the offensive and destroy Root. Or, admit defeat and run. That he would seemingly return Maki to her hotel room and since she hadn't seen them enter the building she assumed he had used the same jutsu that had allowed him to appear behind her to aid Yuugao, to seemingly wait for Danzou response seemed foolish. Yet, it was no more foolish then his letting her go in the first place. It was another action that the woman still could not figure out.

"Komachi," Towa said startling her as he came up silently behind her. It showed as her body tensed causing him to ask, "Problems?"

"N-no," she said wondering why her heart was speeding up.

Towa stared at her silent and although he didn't do anything as overt as shrug did seem to believe her as he said, "Report."

"The target met with the jinchuriki earlier today. He even invited her up to his apartment. I figured she would have made her move, but instead she disengaged and returned to her hotel." Komachi was surprised at how effortlessly she lied to her partner and also wondered why.

But she wasn't allowed to pursue those thoughts as Towa said, "We may need to step in. The Suna-nin has had adequate time to get the jinchuriki to drop his guard. She may be losing her nerve. At this point suspicion about his death would still likely fall on her." Komachi remained silent which her partner questioned as he asked, "You disagree?"

"No... I mean yes," Komachi said and was positive her switch of opinion confused her partner. Thinking quickly on her feet she reasoned, "Lord Danzou obviously wanted a Suna-nin to do it. We were only to step in if Joseki's assassin failed in the attempt. He most likely assumed the jinchuriki would have been injured in the attempt. But if we act and fail it will cast suspicion on our master if a couple of Anbu tried and failed to kill the jinchuriki."

"Our deaths could be explained away as a couple of zealots seeking revenge on the beast the boy carries."

Hearing her partner so easily come up with a way to cover for a failed attempt on Naruto caused Komachi to recall Sai. A young and promising Anbu whose failure to kill Sasuke cost him not only his life but his reputation as his defection ploy to get close to the Uchiha was never revealed to be fake. The whole affair struck Komachi as sad and realizing that she felt that way was almost as much of a shock as everything else she had learned that night. "Should I ask Lord Danzou for permission to act?" she asked her partner feeling a desire to be alone.

Towa nodded, and then directed his attention towards the building the Suna kunoichi was staying in. Creeping away from her partner, she took the stairs down hoping he would questions why she didn't just leap away. She changed into some clothes she had pilfered on her way to observe the hotel and began heading to the Uchiha district. As she walked towards her destination she admitted to feeling rather naked without her Anbu mask. She touched it in her jacket pocket but didn't feel the usual sense of pride the porcelain object usually filled her with.

Moving with the early morning crowds she also found it strange that Danzou's training had allowed her to feel pride as it striped away her other emotions. On a certain level she understood it since that pride is what she believed kept them loyal. As although they would never give voice to such an opinion, all Root members felt that their lack of emotion and dedication to finishing a mission no matter the costs is what raised them above even the specialized members of the normal Anbu. That pride is also what kept them believing that by serving Danzou they were guiding Konoha to its correct path.

She stopped for a moment to turn towards a shop window just to make sure that she wasn't being followed. Although she believed the chakra suppression seal was masking her movements it would be foolish to be sloppy. Sadly as she looked into the window's reflection for any sign of someone watching her, she searched for her partner Towa. They had worked together for years and if he had picked up on her strange behavior or even had an inkling of the thoughts running through her head he would cut her down in an instant.

She was distracted for a moment as she looked beyond the glass to what the window was displaying. Seeing the latest model of computer on sale, she felt a certain kinship to the device. Although still a relatively new creation she knew enough about them to know they were only as effective as the information plugged into them. Figuring that due to the new information that she had received, which was conflicting with her Root programming that if she was a computer right now her screen would be reading, 'Does not compute.'

Moving on Komachi tried to see the ploy that Naruto was hoping to achieve by letting her go. She felt a bit of relief as her Root training spit out a scenario where her reporting what she learned to Danzou caused the elder to move against the Hokage. He would need to use Root, thus revealing its continued existence, but he could spin it so that he only recently activated it again upon learning what the jinchuriki was planning. But her respite from confusion was short lived as she looked for the flaws in her theory as she was trained to do. The first would be that Joseki would have to be helping Naruto since that would have been the only way for the jinchuriki to know he had been targeted for assassination. A highly unlikely possibility since Komachi had been the one to follow the elder after his meeting with Danzou. The man had only met with his fellow Hardliners a faction in Suna's political arena which had long espoused distancing itself from Konoha. The idea that he would join forces with a group seeking to bring the two villages closer together was laughable. The only reason he was helping Danzou was because he knew the Konoha elder would quickly cut off friendly relations with Suna. And once he did, Joseki would be able to paint whatever picture of Konoha that he wanted upon the wall of solitude that would separate the villages.

Abandoning the theory as a result of her logic, she tried to think of another and came to a complete stop as a result of the idea that next came to her. That being that Naruto had let her go because of his dream. She almost laughed at the absurdity of it, that the young man was letting her go because killing her in cold blood had meant he stopped believing in a world where people could join together as friends despite being enemies. On the surface it just seemed so implausible that she wanted to reject it immediately. But she couldn't deny that if he had wanted her dead then she would be. But still the idea that he was gambling everything on the fact that a handful of moments with her and his display of mercy would stop her from telling Danzou all that she had learned just didn't seem possible.

Again Komachi felt like a machine that had been fed a bit of data that it couldn't process. That was when with a moment of clarity she was hit by another emotion she couldn't even begin to fathom at the moment. She looked at her reflection in another shop window and saw an expression she had seen just a few moments on the Suna-nin's face as she left the tunnel she was being held in, admiration. Komachi upon realizing what she was feeling quickly tried to process it. She came to the conclusion that at the very least it stemmed from the jinchuriki's belief in his dream and his dedication to it. Not to mention he seemed to have convinced several high ranking kunoichi to believe in it as well. However, Komachi also could admire he believe in it enough that he would impart his dream to her.

"And what?" she thought in confusion. She couldn't come up with any positive gain his telling her gave him. Granted it gave scope to his actions, but the outcome would only bring him hardship especially once Danzou was made aware. That was when she was hit with a feeling that she was standing on the crux of some major event. She realized that she was the pivot upon which the future of not only Konoha but the very Shinobi World could well be decided. She a faceless member of an organization that prided itself on its dedication to one man's goal to be the one calling the shots and who would neither mourn nor miss her presence should she die in pursuit of that goal. She then realized why it was she felt admiration towards Naruto. He had given her the power to destroy him and his goal, but also to decide what she did with it. At that moment she also realized that she had never felt admiration before and believed that said everything it needed to about her life up till now. Pulling herself together, she began moving again as she needed to give her report to Danzou as that was what was expected of her.

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Naruto walked back to his apartment after spending the day training with Kakashi. All day long he had been on edge as he waited for the first signs that Danzou was on the move. However, as the day came to an end, he wondered what the elder was up to and when he would make his move. He tried to sense Komachi to gain some insight but his ability was still blocked as it had been all day. He considered going to Ino, but stopped as he recalled how Sakura had informed him how upset she was. Not that he could blame her though, as not only was it apparent to him that she was having second thoughts about being bound to him, but then his action could have very well forced her into a life on the run with him.

Resolving to talk with her upon his return to the Training Force, provided Danzou didn't move against him, Naruto decided to go home and get some rest. He had wanted to call his lovers to him but felt it prudent to keep a low profile at least until Danzou struck. However, he received a shock when upon entering his apartment he found Komachi kneeling on his bed almost like a noble woman, but in the nude. He quickly realized he was staring slack jawed so shut the door behind him and locked it.

"W-what are you doing here?" he asked trying to focus on the situation and not the fact that she was naked.

The Anbu's body actually colored slightly as she said nervously, "I didn't...I... I kept what I learned to myself." Naruto knew his face registered his surprise when she said, "You didn't expect that."

"I didn't know what to expect," Naruto admitted. "I didn't exactly let you go after giving the matter a whole lot of forethought and planning. I... I guess you could say it just felt like the right thing to do. Although I'd be lying if I said I imagined it would end with you kneeling in my bed naked."

"I choose not to tell Lord Danzou. I'm not sure why, but like you said I suppose it just felt right."

"And why are you naked and in my bed?"

"This was how ancient kunoichi would greet those they have chosen to lie with. It was to show that they were not concealing any weapons. By not telling Danzou I have now become a part of your conspiracy, and since you seem to gain some leverage over the women you are with. This seems to be the most practical way to convince your allies I wasn't sent as a spy by him."

"Practical, but wouldn't this be the time you'd normally be watching Maki?"

Komachi shook her head saying, "We've been pulled off that detail. She has let Joseki know that she will not be completing her mission. Furthermore, she has told him that should any harm come to you that she'll go to Kazekage." Naruto smiled causing the Root Anbu to ask, "You didn't know?"

"No, I haven't had a chance to speak with her since yesterday. I thought the seal in your mouth prevented you from giving away Danzou's secrets."

"You were already aware of the plot, telling you it ended in no way compromises him. Were you to ask specific questions though, I would be unable to answer."

"I guess it's pointless to ask if Danzou or Joseki is going to move against her then. The seal I placed on her should alert me if she's in any danger then." When she didn't respond, he assumed the seal prevented her from answering so began to move to the bed and sat next to the kneeling woman. "What would the proper response of the ancient shinobi be upon finding a kunoichi waiting for them?"

"I'm not sure," Komachi answered only having found the fact upon researching for a mission where she had needed to seduce a noble. However she had not needed to implement it for the character she had created for the mission. She had only used if for Naruto to disarm any distrust he may have felt towards her.

She had never imagined that he would so quickly believe her which he showed by cupping her face and saying, "I think I know." He gently kissed her surprising the Anbu with his tenderness as she had figured he'd quickly get to the business of fucking her so he'd gain his leverage. But as the kiss grew longer and longer something told her quick wasn't in the cards for her.

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Kushina looked up as the light turned green. She was quickly going to move towards the field but paused as her curiosity began to act up. She tried to tell herself it was due to her wondering just who would be engaging her son in a sex act during the current crisis. Or due to her trying to understand why Naruto would allow it when Danzou could be moving against him.

The last thing she wanted to admit was that it might have been that because since her moment outside of the light she wanted to feel such a thing again. No since that moment she had tried to banish all thoughts of sex from her psyche. Not a particular easy thing to do considering the numerous times each day she would need to retreat to one of the two green barriers that would arise in her apartment recreation when he was busy with a lover. It was a particularly difficult test of her resolve in the few moments after the light would appear. Yet she managed to win the battle of will between her mind and her body. However not before she felt a warmth against her lips and light fondling of her breast which disappeared as she entered the light.

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Komachi allowed herself to be pushed back as the kiss grew more heated and Naruto began to gently caress her breast. Although the kunoichi had been with several men before and even a woman, those occurrences had all been tied to missions. There she had never allowed herself to lose herself to the pleasure. Mainly since then sex was a means to achieving some greater end. Even now though, her training was interfering with her desire to let go. A fact her mind wouldn't let her forget when Naruto ended the kiss and began moving down her body. He took up a position between her legs in order to kiss her lower lips. Her training kicked in showing her an image of how she could clamp her legs together and with a quick twist end him.

She blinked the image away, and then found that following through with her training became a nonissue when his tongue began lapping at her snatch. She didn't moan outright but did let out a gasp. Much like earlier in the day Komachi wasn't sure what to do. The other times she had been intimate she had been using aliases. Therefore, she had already worked out how to act during those times. She found it a grand rebuke of her life up to that point that she didn't know how she should act during a moment such as this.

She found that she was worrying about how she was coming off. Was she frigid? Should she be more active in their lovemaking? Her internal pondering came to an end though when Naruto ended his cunnilingus. She looked at him worriedly, but he put her at ease with a gentle smile before standing and stripping out of his clothes. He then crawled between her legs again and placed his hard cock against her entrance before asking, "Are you sure?"

Komachi nodded, and then gasped as Naruto's cock began spreading her insides. He didn't move giving her a chance to adjust, but also as if aware of her internal thoughts said, "All you should be worried about is doing what feels right."

Staring into his gentle blue eyes she responded, "I-I don't know... I don't know what that is. I feel like a machine that has just suddenly out grown its programming. I'm not even really sure who I am."

Naruto gently stroked the woman's cheek as he gently whispered, "Then we'll discover it together." He finished his statement by kissing her which he followed up by slowly moving within her. Komachi moaned as she found herself gripping Naruto by the shoulders as he languidly empty and filled her. To Komachi it was the first time she truly felt connected to anything since she had completed her Root training. Naruto's visage blurred as boy joy and sorrow stirred around within her as a result of long buried feelings began blooming in the woman once more. Her lover leaned down to kiss away those tears and then leaned next to her ear to whisper, "Tell me what you want."

"More," Komachi moaned, "I want to feel more."

"As you wish," he said before kissing her on the neck as his pace picked up. He then worked his way lower where he took one of her nipples into his mouth.

Komachi hissed in pleasure as Naruto stimulated more and more of her pleasure centers. Again she began to worry if she should be doing more for him so asked, "W-what about you. Is it good for you also?"

"Komachi, its fantastic."

"But what..."

"Shh, let tonight be all about letting me welcome you to my family."

"F-family," Komachi said feeling a sense of warmth from the word.

Naruto brought his face above hers again as he said, "Yes family. I don't just want your allegiance. I want something far more precious than that."

"W-what's that," Komachi asked feeling her body tensing for something powerful to come forth.

"Your heart," he replied before kissing her gently again.

Komachi's eyes grew wide as much from his words as her suddenly exploding into a level of ecstasy she didn't know existed. She pulled her mouth away from his to scream out in pleasure as she clung tightly to him. A second and more powerful one racked her body as a flood of liquid heat seared her insides due to Naruto's own climax being triggered by her spasming inner muscles massaging his cock.

Komachi blacked out for a moment but when she came to she was still connected to her lover. She smiled gently at him a foreign occurrence for her face, which was why she feared it came off as creepy. Naruto though gave no sign that it was and chuckled lightly as she said, "I-I think I liked that."

"We can go again if you need more time to decide," the blonde replied flexing his cock. Komachi moaned lightly at the small shift before nodding her head which prompt Naruto to once more begin stirring her insides.

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Maki stood in front of a door. She was nervous since in a sense going through it would be a life altering decision. Although in truth she knew she had already made several such decisions. The most notable being her telling Joseki that she would not be associated with his cause anymore and should any harm come to Naruto that she would make sure the blame fell squarely on him.

Naturally the elder had not been happy. He had tried to remind her how it had been the Leaf that had killed her team during the invasion. An invasion brought about by the declining revenue from Konoha's selling its services to the Daimyo of countries neighboring Suna at massive discounts or its unfair trade practices. Still his rant fell flat in the face of what she had witnessed earlier. Naruto's letting the Root Kunoichi go showed her that he was more than words, even if his actions could have a disastrous effect on her future.

After the kunoichi had left he had told his other lovers how he wished to handle what may follow. He had then turned to her and apologized for getting her caught up in such a troublesome situation. All she could do was laugh since she had reminded him she was there because he had planned to kill him. The blonde had smiled for a moment before replying, "Oh yeah." Still she could see he was worried so asked for him to return her to her hotel room. He had Hiraishined them to her room and when she asked how he had planted a seal inside it. He had showed her the one that he had placed on her duffel bag when she first began to show an interest in him.

Giving her a key, he had then asked if he could place a temporary seal on her in case he needed to come to her aid. Knowing her being a target was a real possibility she had nodded and received a seal that looked like an X surrounded by a circle. It had promptly disappeared causing her to surmise it was the same type he had used to keep tabs on Komachi. She had asked if that was what Tsunade had meant by marked. But the blonde had shaken his head telling her, "That seal is a bit more permanent and intimate."

She had the key in the lock and now was asking herself if she was ready for something more permanent and intimate. Remembering the looks on the other women's faces as they had bid their lover to be careful before going to spread the word about everyone's need to prepare for Danzou's play against them, she felt a longing to feel something similar. She also supposed standing in front of the door was pointless since the fact that she had already traveled to Naruto's place meant she was ready to fully commit, especially since she had had plenty of time to think as she made sure she was no longer being followed.

Opening the door she was shocked at the sight that awaited her. Namely that of Naruto and the Root kunoichi lying naked under the covers after obviously having just enjoyed coital bliss. Neither seemed surprised to see her causing her to remember the seal Naruto had applied to her. But Naruto did ask, "Would you mind closing the door?"

Maki quickly complied as her skin flushed in embarrassment due to her gawking at the two lovers. "It seems you've solved your Root problem."

Naruto gave a small half-smile as he sat up. Komachi rolled over so that she was lying on her stomach prompting reach back and place his hand on the small of her back. The Root Anbu sighed as if the small patch of warmth from him had the same effect as a fire on a person coming in from a winter storm. "Not quite yet," Naruto said tearing his eyes away from his newest lover's exposed backside, "But Komachi has agreed to help with that."

"Then you've placed your mark on her?" Maki asked her tone carrying a hint of yearning.

"No, not yet," the blond man answered as he removed his hand. Standing and unashamed of his lack of dress he added, "I plan to modify the seal Danzou uses." Closing with the Suna kunoichi he asked, "Is that the reason you've come here tonight? You wish to bear my mark."

Getting lost in the blue orbs he called eyes she answered on instinct, "Y-yes."

He smiled at her as he came to a stop inches from her as he asked huskily, "Is that the only reason you came."

Very aware of his physical presence she responded, "N-no."

Naruto then leaned in kissing her greedily which she quickly responded too. Maki wrapped her arms around his neck as she pressed her body closer to his. They broke apart for air and Maki pulled back enough to kiss down his body. She paid some attention to his nipples before moving lower. Falling to her knees she came face to face with his extremely erect cock. Stroking it gently, she was about to take it into her mouth when Komachi dropped down next to her. The Suna-nin stared at the woman for a moment and thought how strange it was that although both had belonged to organizations that believed in similar philosophies. Had they met under different circumstances would most likely be at each other's throat. Instead Maki slid over so that the Root Anbu could get access to Naruto's pleasure stick.

Naruto groaned in pleasure as the two kunoichi kneeled face to face with his cock between them and ran their mouths over it cleaning it of his and Komachi combined essence in order for him to put it to use once more.

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Kushina was lying down in bed with only its silken sheets covering her nubile frame. Truthfully she found even that much to be rather restrictive as she had always preferred to sleep in the nude. But what was truly preventing her from enjoying a restful slumber was the green light coming from the lamp on the night stand. After the one in the living room had shut off, Kushina had figured that Naruto was finished for the night. But on the off chance he wasn't she figured she'd get ready for bed regardless.

However she knew that wasn't entirely the reason for her inability to sleep as it glowed soft enough that she had slept through it being on before. No, Kushina's restlessness came from her curiosity to once more experience the bliss she had as a result of her accident exposure to the pleasure she'd feel outside of the light. She stared at the light fighting against her baser desires.

She tried to think of something else to distract her from the sexual heat she was feeling. She also adjusted her position to turn her back to the lamp, but fought back a moan as the silk sheets dragged over her hardened nipples. It also brought her attention to the fact that she had grown rather moist between her legs.

She tried to squeeze her eyes shut hoping that sleep would come, but she was assaulted by the few images she had received from Naruto's time with Yakumo. She opened her eyes and looked over her shoulder at the lamp. Looking away she reached back and with a click cast the room into darkness which soon filled with the sounds of her moans.

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Naruto nodded to himself as he pounded away at Maki while a K-clone did the same to Komachi. The two kunoichi were bent over as they stood gripping an armrest of his chair, as they faced each other while their respective Naruto fucked them from behind. Naruto reached forward to grip Maki's breasts as he used them for handholds to pull himself inside her deeper and harder. His clone not to be outdone decided to reach down and began to rub Komachi's clit causing the kunoichi to gasp.

The two Naruto both began trying to outdo the other and soon neither woman could keep her feet planted due to the strength of the thrusts they received. He looked at Komachi's face and saw that she looked like she was fighting back her moans. From the smirk on his clone's face as he looked at Maki's he suspected she was doing the same. Guessing he and his clone weren't the only ones trying to perform one another, he began to concentrate on bringing his lover to climax.

The clone sensed his intentions as it began to tease and tweak Komachi's various erogenous zones. As a result soon both women were brought to the edge which both women were pushed over into orgasmic wonder. Naruto and his clone rode out the experience as both women tensed the only movement being those of muscles only felt not seen. Their moments of bliss ended and both women sunk to their knees causing the dicks buried inside them to slip out and they rested their heads on the armrests they had been gripping moments before. Naruto took a moment to admire the small fox mark on Maki's ass before he dispelled his clone and grunted as the sensations of being balls deep inside Komachi flooded his brain. He resisted the urge to come while taking a seat in his chair with his erection standing at attention.

Both kunoichi zeroed in on his stiffened member and crawled around to the front of the chair. There they worked together to get him off which admittedly didn't take much as he came almost as soon as their tongues touched his tool. "Fuck," Naruto shouted as his hips raised off his chair due in part to his having experienced twice the sensation without coming. Both kunoichi continued on ignoring the white shower as they concentrated on trying to extend their lovers enjoyment of his orgasm by concentrating their tongues to his sensitive organ. The last spurt landed on Maki's tongue as she used it to probe his piss slit.

Naruto sagged back into his chair and watched with hooded eyes as the worry he had carried most of the day drained from his body leaving him tired as Maki and Komachi began to clean their faces of his seed. Seeing that their lover appeared ready to check out they ended their self-grooming and standing pulled him to his feet. They guided him to his bed where laying him down they climbed on either side of him. Bathed in his newest lovers' warmth Naruto couldn't help but wonder how Danzou and Joseki would react to the sudden reversal to their plan to kill him.

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Yugito entered the Raikage's office. Having been taken off active duty since her near capture by Akatsuki she hoped that his summoning her was due to a mission. Nodding to Mabui as she entered she came to a stop in front of her village leader. "Good you're here," A said heavily upon looking up from several files on his desk.

Yugito looked down and felt a cold pit of fear settle in her stomach as she noticed some of the pictures in the files that the Raikage was looking at. One of them featured Temari as well as several other prominent shinobi from the villages of Konoha and Suna. She kept it in check though as she met her leader's gaze asking, "Do you have a mission for me, sir?"

A nodded as he stood from his desk. Turning to look out the windows of his office he replied, "Yes, as you may have heard Konoha and Suna have been engaged in a series of training exercises. They claim they hope to build a sense of friendship between their two villages."

"Is someone claiming that not to be the case?" she asked.

Her leader looked back at her raising an eyebrow as he asked, "What makes you think that?"

"Well... they have been at it for months now. If you're calling me to your office to discuss it something must have changed for you to consider lifting the ban on missions you imposed on me."

A moved back to his desk and with a heavy sigh said, "I'm past considering sending you out. A source we've placed close to Joseki has suddenly learned that this force is training for an invasion of Lightning Country. In several months Konoha will begin training near Suna in terrain similar to our southern border. This Training Force is learning how to work together in environments they would encounter during a march on Kumogakure."

Knowing that not to be true, Yugito asked, "How sure of this information are you?"

Mabui answered for her leader saying, "Our spy has operated in Suna for years and has attained a position in Elder Joseki's home. What he learns is sporadic, but generally bears out."

Fearing and believing that Joseki was trying to have her home do his dirty work of driving a wedge between Suna and Konoha she said, "Have you considered that perhaps we are being fed false information."

"That is always a possibility," A answered. "But I see no reason to not act on it. Joseki's hatred of Konoha is well known, so even if he is goading us into action, I see no reason not to act. If you successfully complete your mission then the threat this Training Force poses will collapse as Konoha and Suna begin to distrust each other."

"And if it is a ploy to give them a reason to invade."

"Doubtful, to do gain that you would have to fail. He may be goading us into acting as you apparently fear, but he has no way of knowing just what our target is."

A nodded to Mabui, who promptly stepped forward and handed Yugito a packet. Yugito opened it as the secretary said, "Inside is your target as well as the means of completing your assignment."

Yugito nodded keeping her emotions in check. Turning she wondered how she could fail her mission without causing a war between her home and Konoha. But as her mind came up empty, she prayed that Naruto would see a path through the current ploy by their enemies that she couldn't.