Naruto Death's Agent

Different Pov

A figure was currently being chased, jumping from tree branch to tree branch while dodging kunai as she growled. "Tsk, so annoying," she said as ice spears started to form around her, and with a fluid movement of her head, they flew forward. As the attackers dodged, she quickly appeared beside one of her attackers, with her sword carrying a frozen edge, as she slashed him. 

The attacker, being surprised by her sudden appearance, tried to dodge, only for him to get slashed on the chest, only for ice to start expanding from the wound rapidly, covering his body as she turned around, doing a front kick, smashing the attacker into pieces.

"These is what you pieces of shit get for interrupting me from meeting my master." she said with a blood crazed smile before disappearing before she appeared in the air " Ice style piercing ice daggers" she said in a cold tone as thousands of ice daggers began forming around her opponents as she closed her fist sending the daggers towards her attackers as she walked away. 

"Now what's the closest way towards Konoha?" she asked as she put her finger to her chin. "Oh right, they said something about Wave country," Esdeath said, remembering something she overheard from Zabuza mumbling about a mission and a blonde brat. 

As she quickly hid, hearing voices approaching, a grin appeared on her face. "I'll just have to take care of this Mist anbu before I leave for Wave," she mumbled. "Then I can be by master's side," she said with a sudden shift of attitude, having a blush and eyes shining being replaced with annoyance when she noticed it was more of the Mist hunter-nins that had been following her ever since she escaped the rebel camp. All due to that cock sucker Yagura wouldn't let her leave after the failed mission making impossiblefor her to leave mist.

Konoha Uzumaki compound

Laughter and chatter filled the Uzumaki household as the girls who resided there had gathered for the evening for dinner and to catch up and bond with one another. Ayame had come over earlier in the afternoon to help cook for all of the girls.

Unsurprisingly, she whipped up a massive batch of ramen for dinner for all the girls. Though Anko had snuck in some dango as well. Sitting at the massive table in the dining room were Anko, Yugao, Tsubaki, Haku, Ayame, Hinata, Hanabi, Hana, Izumi, and Yakumo. The latter two were surprisingly sitting close to one another as they. Their topic, Naruto, of course.

The purple-haired swordswoman couldn't help but smile at the way the two were interacting. Especially considering their history with one another, albeit not by their own choice. Leaning over, she whispered something into the snake mistress's ear, causing Anko to take a glance towards the two young ladies and flash her trademark grin.

"Seeing them like that, you wouldn't think that the two of them had such an unfortunate history with one another," Anko commented in a low tone, so that only Yugao could hear her, who nodded in confirmation.

 When the two had first met under Izumi's insistence, it had been a tense moment for those in the room at the time. In the Uchiha's own words, she would rather address if there would be any issues with one another early, before it became more severe. In other words, before Izumi got too comfortable within the household, with this new family thought she still thought of Suki and Mikoto but decided to stay quiet for now, not wanting to tempt fate.

Understandably, Yakumo had been rightfully upset at the Uchiha girl who had begged for forgiveness from the genjutsu prodigy in her part to isolate the girl for Danzo to claim, and had caused the girl much grief as a result. However, what Yakumo did next surprised the former ROOT member. She brought her in for a hug. Merely stating that this is what Naruto would have wanted. Not to mention, the young genjutsu prodigy had also been informed about the seals that are placed on ROOT members, as she almost had one on herself if not for the blonde hanyou's intervention.

"It helps that they have a common interest." The queen of blades chuckled slightly. "So we got two new prospective sister-wives." The snake mistress teased, though loud enough that the entire table heard her. Earning a round of giggles from the other girls, with the two insinuated soon-to-be 'sister-wives', blushing madly.

While Tsubaki looked awkwardly, she had been wanting to make her move, but Naruto had been on missions recently, giving him little time, but she still held out hope, not giving up. She had been cleared of the incident with Mizuki and had started working on some missions again, but her priority had become Naruto. Who had become her support and developed a feeling for her after spending so much time together.

"So Anko-chan, seeing as you are the most experienced out of all of us," Hana spoke up with a feral-like grin. "How is Naruto-kun?"

While it wasn't outright said, the implication hung heavily in the air as all the girls quieted down and turned their attention towards Anko. After a few seconds, the snake mistress allowed a mischievous grin to grow on her lips.

"And just what do you want to know about exactly?" She asked. "Are you wondering how well endowed he is? How good is he with his tongue? Or perhaps how long can he go?" Each question the snake mistress asked only served to cause all the girls to blush like crazy. Izumi and Yakumo developed a slight nosebleed as impure thoughts entered their minds.

"Or are you asking how long he has had it?" she said with a suggestive eyebrow. "Well, I can tell you he's more than enough to ruin you." That's all they heard when thumps were heard turning to look who they were, it was Hanabi, Izumi, and Yakumo who had fainted as their minds overloaded with perverted thoughts of the blonde.

"Kind of reminds me of your academy days, Hinata-chan." Anko teased the Hyuga heiress, who only pouted in return with a blush on her face. Not wanting to be reminded of how shy she used to be."So, Hana-chan," Yugao called out, catching the Inuzuka woman's attention. "Any particular reason you are asking?"

"Is Hana-chan thinking of taking it to the next level with Naruto-kun?" Haku chimed in with a teasing smirk of her own, though a blush was still evident on her face. "I-I don't know." The Inuzuka replied, a little bit embarrassed. She had initially asked to tease the snake mistress and didn't expect to have the tables turned on her in such a fashion, now putting her in the spotlight.

Though in truth, the brunette had put serious thought into taking things to the next level with her mate. As she felt she was emotionally ready for the next step, not to mention her Inuzuka instincts were screaming at her to mate with her alpha. Of course, hearing Anko reminisce about how good their mate was didn't exactly calm her instincts down either.

"Hana-chan," Yugao spoke, catching the girl's attention. "If you are ready, then go for it." Anko nodded in agreement, in one of her rare moments of being serious. "To fully answer your question, Hana-chan, Naruto-kun is sweet and caring, especially if it's your first time." The snake mistress stated. "Though, if your clan instincts need to be sated, he can easily accommodate for that as well, Kami knows how many times I have goaded him into dominating me in the bedroom."

Hana could only blush in response, though she smiled nonetheless, Appreciative of how supportive her future sister-wives were. Despite the teasing they did to one another. It was around this time that the three who had fainted began to stir and regain their bearings. Each still carried a blush upon their faces as they retook their spots at the table. "When's Naruto-kun supposed to return?" Ayame inquired, missing her favorite customer and mate.

"They'll be leaving Haru no Kuni tomorrow afternoon, so probably another week," Anko answered. "Maybe 5 days or sooner if they push it or go through Wave country, which is likely," said Yugao

"That's true." The snake mistress commented as she took a bite out of one of her dango. "I can't wait, I miss my foxy-kun." This earned a series of giggles from the girls around the table, seeing the usual tough-as-nails kunoichi show such softness. Though all of them understood just how much the blonde hanyou meant to the snake mistress. Despite their circumstances of coming together, he was the first to make an effort to bond with her and get to know her on a personal level. 'Just you wait, Foxy-kun.' Anko smiled to herself. 'Soon as you get back, we are making up for lost time.'

The next morning

Team 7 could be seen at the gates of the village, where several people were gathered to say goodbye to the genin group, where Koyuki was accompanied by Sandayu, along with the rest of the Samurai corps. "You don't know how grateful we are for saving us, the People of the Land of Snow owe you," Sandayu said, bowing to Team 7.

"Ma, Ma, it was nothing," Kakashi said, looking up from his book to give a smile with his eyes, while most of his team nodded, while the Uchiha just stood with his arms crossed. "I hope that from now on the negotiations between the Snow and the Leaf will be bearable," Kakashi said as he returned his gaze to his reading material, slightly winking at Naruto. 

"The Land of Snow will be known as The Land of Spring," said Koyuki, standing in front of the whole group with a smile, wearing his Daimyo clothes, to take out a scroll from his clothes. 

"Naruto-kun, if it's not too much trouble, could you give this scroll to your Hokage?" Naruto approached and took the scroll, bowing slightly and nodding. He listened as Kakashi held Sasuke and covered his mouth to prevent him from saying anything. 

"It won't be a problem, Koyuki-sama," said the blonde, pouting at the woman, who was going to ask why he called her that until the blonde moved his eyes from her to the side several times. Koyuki, following the movement, saw how everyone present looked at them. 

But Koyuki couldn't care less about that, so she grabbed the blonde's black jacket and pulled him into a kiss, which was reciprocated by the blonde a few seconds later who hugged the woman by the waist, this made all the residents of the now named Haru no Kuni look in amazement at what their new Daimyo was doing. 

Some felt somewhat uncomfortable at the scene, others nodded, while others cursed the Hanyou's luck. "I hope we meet again soon, Naruto-kun," Koyuki said with a clear blush on her face and a smile adorning her. 

"Me too, Koyuki-chan," Naruto said, separating from the hug, much to the blue-haired girl's annoyance. The blonde saw how Sakura had a slight blush, while Kakashi (who had let go of Sasuke) gave her a thumbs up, which made Naruto look away a little, and Sasuke simply wasn't paying attention to her. 

"Well, my cute genins, it's time to return to the Leaf," Kakashi said, receiving an affirmative from all of Team 7, as everyone cheered as the people who helped save the newly appointed Haru no Kuni left. 

Koyuki, for her part, could only sigh as she saw how her new lover was leaving, but she felt something appear inside her Kimono. Looking inside her right sleeve, she saw a seal and a note appear. 

I hope I can see you and Fabuki-chan at the chunnin exams, where we can spend a little time, and I think I'll soon have a way for you and Fabuki-chan to see me more often. I haven't finished it yet, but I know I'll have it ready soon. See you then, Koyuki-chan. I also left a scroll for Fabuki-chan to read.

Sincerely Naruto Uzumaki 

' I look forward to that day, Naruto-kun,' she said, taking the note and taking it to the part of her heart and smiling as she looked at the place where the blonde Shinobi had gone.

With Team 7

Team 7 was jumping between the snowy trees, heading to the town's dock to take the boat that would take them to Konoha faster. Everyone was silent because there wasn't much to talk about, until the team's jonin remembered something. "So, Naruto, what kind of weapon did you give the princess?" asked Kakashi, looking at his student while they were jumping from tree to tree.

"Well, since Koyuki-chan was pretty good at throwing knives, I thought I would give her a couple of them," he said, pausing for a moment. "But since there was no guarantee that she could retrieve them after throwing them, I decided to create a version that could retrieve them after a while," he finished.

"Dobe, how can someone like you create something like that?" Sasuke said, truly surprised by his teammate's statement. "Assuming that's your way of saying please," he said ironically, drawing a grunt from the raven. "I created a seal similar to those used for summoning contracts. This seal will activate after a while or if the user uses a little chakra, whichever the case may be, the object will return to where a receiving seal is. In this case, it would be the sheaths of the knives that Koyuki-chan had," said the Uzumaki. 

"That's impressive," Sakura said to the entire group at the explanation the Uzumaki gave them. "Dobe, I order you to teach me how to make those seals now, they will be much better used and taken advantage of by an Uchiha than by a simple nobody," Sasuke said with pride in his words, but inwardly, he was envious that the blonde could do something so impressive. 

"Unfortunately, Ducky-chan, I see that we have two, no, better said, three problems that prevent me from teaching you," said Naruto with a smile, who just smiled, which displeased the Uchiha. "First, you must practice your calligraphy until it is perfect to start making a seal. Second, it requires a lot of patience, and apparently, you have to work hard at it." 

"And third, why would someone of such status as an Uchiha like you, be asking for help from someone who according to your words is a commoner, without thinking what people would say when they see the powerful last Uchiha are tricks used by a commoner" said the Hanyou finished with a smile and being able to see the irritated face of his teammate. 

Sasuke just gritted his teeth. "Whatever, after all, an elite Uchiha doesn't need those cheap tricks." This got a grunt from Naruto when he heard how the raven insulted the art of his ancestors, but, sighing a little, he calmed down and decided to continue on his way. 

"But those seals seem to be very interesting because of how useful they sound, Kakashi-sensei knows something about that", Sakura asked the masked jonin, who only nodded. "It's called Fuinjutsu, Sakura, and it's a very versatile shinobi art, but at the same time very complex. There are very few who can be called masters in the art, but let me tell you that they are impressive. In my entire life, I have only managed to meet three Fuinjutsu masters. And I was lucky to be taught by one of them and help another." And at that moment, the group continued moving forward. Sasuke looked up at Kakashi, his eyes were cold and calculating, if he couldn't have Naruto teach him, a loser like their sensei would do just fine.

Two days later, Wave Country

Team Seven arrived near a dock as they needed to rest before finishing their trip back to Konoha. "Do we know who the new Wave Daymio is?" asked Sakura, since she only heard something, but overall, information has been tight. "Tsunami-chan became the new Wave Daymio after Gato killed the previous one," said Kakashi before looking at Naruto.

"It's good to see you again, Naruto-kun, Sakura-chan, and Kakashi-san," said Tsunami, now wearing simple clothes, as she smiled warmly until she reached Sasuke, before looking at Naruto and kissing him. "I'm glad you visited us, we have already prepared a hotel for you guys while you are staying here," she said with a smile as she looked at Naruto with a glint, as Sakura smirked. 'Damn lover boy has another one but I guess that's what's bound to happen" she thought as she made her mind on something.

"I have also set up some hot springs so we can relax," Tsunami added while Naruto smiled, knowing that Sakura enjoys them especially after being in the cold for so long. "Thank you, mind if we go first?" Sakura asked, looking at Naruto. "Sorry, Sakura-chan, but they are divided into female and male," Tsunami said as the pink-haired girl became a little sad before nodding. Hugging Naruto as she said they'll have their time later, making Sasuke grit his teeth.

"I'm going to train," he said as Kakashi sighed. "Naruto, do you sense that?" asked Kakashi, his eyes turning to another side. "Hai. Seems like Esdeath escaped, we should probably catch her before she causes more trouble." Naruto said as he rubbed his temples, not wanting to fight right now. Kakashi patting his back.

As they disappeared, not noticing a certain emo who started to follow them. A few minutes later, they appeared in a desolate-looking area. When they saw the sky blue-haired beauty having a few cuts all over her body, she looked tired and even malnourished as she smiled, looking at Naruto. "Master, I've been reunited with you-" she said before she crashed from exhaustion. "Heal her, and don't forget to seal her chakra," He said, not wanting to remember how much trouble they had with her. 

Two more days later, the Konoha forest

"Umm, Naruto-kun, why is she coming with us?" asked the pinkett as she saw how Esdeath was being watched by a clone of Naruto and Kakashi. "The rebellion leader managed to send me a message telling me about her escape while we were in the Land of Snow. She told me if they still had questions for her, and we can't kill her," said Naruto, sighing.

 "Even when she acts so clingy to you, maybe just punish her, And what the hell does Kiri have to do with not being able to kill that ice whore?" Sakura added, jealously twitching her eyebrow.

" More than anything because she is a direct descendant of the main family of the Yuki clan, therefore, she knows all the techniques and secrets of her clan, add to that, except for Haku, she is the last member of the Yuki clan still alive of which it is known at least publicly in Kiri. She also has crucial information on the Mizukage forces and routes," Said Kakashi. "So they know about Haku-chan?" Sakura asked. 

"Only the rebels want to keep it like that. While the Mizukage wants to eliminate her, Mei, the rebellion leader, considers handing Esdeath over to make the Yuki clan able to rise again," said Naruto. "Why would Kiri give up on a bloodline carrier? Even if she is a high-grade dog, that doesn't make sense," said Sakura, looking confused since bloodline users were a good chunk of the shinobi forces and were usually some of the strongest.

"That's because even though she was in the anti-bloodlines faction, the civilian council and shinobi council were afraid of Esdeath," explained Naruto. "Since she may have caused more problems than expected, but seeing how she behaved more 'cooperatively' with me, they decided to leave her in his care," said Naruto.

"Hmph, if you can beat her, then I, an Uchiha, should have no problem beating that whore, You should hand her over to me and show you how a real Elite-" Sasuke couldn't finish his sentence as Esdeath appeared and kicked him in the face. Before she appeared on top of him her heel planted on his face "watch your mouth how you talk about my master, and this so called Elite. I don't see anyone other then master and his sensei so shut your filthy mouth before i make you into a female," said Esdeath with her face turning into a sadistic grin, with the area around her dropping in temparature.

 Before she was suddenly slapped in the rear that her jolts of happiness turned around, she saw Naruto's stern face, "That's enough, Esdeath, or I'll punish you" said Naruto as Esdeath with a blush, lifted her heels "H-hai master please punish me if I've offended you or caused any problems," Esdeath said in a sweet tone with eyes sparkling while a blush covered her face.

"That's enough, Naruto, punish her later, right now we should focus on arriving at the village," said a tired Kakashi as they soon began to jump from tree branch to tree branch. But the group, when they were halfway to reaching the doors, saw a figure appear from between some trees near the road, and before it could enter the path that led to the Leaf, it fell to the ground.

Team 7, seeing this, approached carefully, being alert because it was an ambush, and they all saw that the person had his face covered by a hood. "Sakura, check his vitals," Kakashi said as he watched the pink-haired girl check the figure and nod that she was fine. "It's just chakra exhaustion, she's still conscious, but I think she'll faint soon," Sakura said, causing Kakashi to approach to see if he could find out what was causing this person to faint. 

Kakashi saw that it was a woman, so he decided to examine her to see if he could find the reason why she was lying on the ground. When he didn't find any weapon or anything similar, the Hatake proceeded to remove the hood from the female figure. 

The lazy jonin saw how the woman was looking at him, and the lazy jonin could only open his eyes when he saw the woman's face. "Kakashi-kun," the woman said, then fell unconscious. "Hanare-san", said Kakashi, making the entire Team 7 unable to say anything, watching as Kakashi created a shadow clone to carry the unconscious girl. 

"Let's continue," said the jonin with a serious voice. No one said anything, and they continued their walk with the lazy jonin in front, who was trying to read his book, but now and then the woman carrying his clone gave him a sideways glance. 

Passing through the village gates and seeing Kotetsu and Izumo drinking coffee and with dark circles under their eyes, the group continued, but the genins of Team 7 saw how Kakashi stood in front of them. 

"Izumo, could you bring Ibiki? Tell him that an old acquaintance of mine arrived and that we have another one here for him, and we have a prisoner for them," said Kakashi, causing Izumo to call an anbu. 

A few minutes later, the Anbu returned with the head of the interrogation and torture department, the masked jonins clone, and handed him the girl. While Naruto handed over Haku, "Go with them and don't try to cause trouble," said Naruto as Esdeath nodded as she walked over calmly. 

Before Ibiki left, he looked at Naruto. "It's good to see you're back, Naruto-san," Ibiki said. "It's good to see you, too, Ibiki-san. How have things been around here?" Naruto said, greeting the boss and mentor of one of his lovers, who gave him a slight smile and turned around carrying the woman on his shoulder. 

"Not much has happened, so don't worry," said one of the I&T chiefs. "Oh, I almost forgot," said the scarred man, gaining the Uzumaki's attention. "You'll have to do something about Anko, she's been a bit irritated since you left on your mission, good luck calming her down, Gaki" Ibiki said as he left, disappearing in a flash, leaving the place with almost everyone present with a blush on their faces, including the jinchuriki. 

"Um, we better go back and inform the Hokage about the mission," said Naruto, trying to divert the previous topic. He began to walk towards where the Hokage tower was, being followed by the rest of his team. 

Hokage tower

After entering the tower, Kakashi began to give his report of the mission, while the group of genin began to give their corresponding parts. Needless to say, the Hokage was slightly amazed by the results the group had, although he was also angry at the information Sakura gave him after the fight had ended. He demanded a rematch with Fubuki and proceeded to injure her while saying some demeaning things. 

'This is already worrying, it would be better to inform Mikoto-san about this, ' thought the Third, opening his eyes to look slightly at the raven, who had an arrogant smile at the mention of that event. 

""That bitch deserved it, she should have thought about it before facing an elite Uchiha" this made everyone roll their eyes, the emo should be thankful he wasn't 3 meters underground right now after the stunt he did to her.

Hiruzen mentally sighed at the black-haired genin's attitude. ' Damn, I'm too old for this' deciding to see this "!!Enough!!" he said in a commanding voice, ending the Uchiha's speech before it got any deeper "Is there something else I have to bury" the Sandaime asked. 

"Indeed, Hokage-sama," said Kakashi as he gave a signal to the blonde who approached and took out the scroll that Koyuki had given him. "Koyuki-sama told us to give this to you," said Kakashi as the Hanyou handed the scroll to the Third, who began to read it. 

After finishing reading the scroll, Hiruzen could only smile at the information, as it was a treaty for an alliance between the leaf and the country of snow now called "Very good work team 7, this is undoubtedly a great help for the village" he said as they put the scroll in one of their drawers. 

"You will be paid for an A-rank mission, along with a small bonus for everything you've done. That's all for today. Kakashi and Naruto stay; the other two can leave." Hiruzen said, causing the aforementioned group to nod and begin to leave.

"Now we need to discuss the matter of your 'new gest' with you first, instead of the council," said the third hokage with an air of seriousness. "Firstly, do you know why she's so obedient to you?" asked the Hokage.

"Honestly, I have no clue. When we fought on the mysterious island, she was determined to kill me and anyone who stopped her..." said the blonde, not knowing another way to describe it. "I see," said the Kage, sighing, 'the most logical thing would be to keep Esdeath in T&I, but her reputation and apparent attachment to Naruto, it's something we can't ignore.'

As Hiruzen pondered the pros and cons of the whole situation. "Very well," said The Third as he stood up, making a Shadow clone that immediately went to the desk and began writing on two pieces of paper. Both Kakashi and Naruto looked confused at the elder leader when the clone stopped writing after three minutes and gave one of the pieces to Naruto, who began to read it with his eyes widening like they were about to pop, finishing reading the contents. With Kakashi taking it from Naruto to read it before his eyes widen as well, before both looked at the kage. 

"Really," asked the blonde demon of his surrogate grandfather figure. Hiruzen just nodded. "We'll send a trusted representative to make a deal with the rebels; your clones should be of help in the area," said the Hokage, interlacing his fingers as he looked at the blonde. 

"While regarding Esdeath, if Inoichi-san and Ibiki-san don't find anything strange, she'll be assigned an escort to watch over her and fulfill the conditions set by the rebels, and also give Haku new techniques," said Hiruzen, giving a grandfatherly smile towards Naruto. 

"Oh no, don't even think about it, old man," said Naruto, seeing the intention behind his eyes. "Naruto Uzumaki, due to you already having one slave, Tsubaki, and how she's been in your care. You'll be in charge of Esdeath from this moment on," said HIruzen. "You were the one who defeated him and captured her, so it'll be your responsibility."

Streets of Konoha

Naruto was walking through the streets, after saying goodbye to his team, Kakashi had retired in a shushin of leaves, to clear his mind of what had happened a few moments ago. According to the blonde, Sasuke just walked away towards his complex, while Sakura said she had to go back home. 

As he walked, he noticed how everyone was whispering about him again, but these weren't the hateful whispers he was used to, or well, at least most of them. Ever since he became a genin, he's steadily been improving his reputation with the younger generation, while most of the adults hated him, the Shinobi side at least respected him, seeing him make an effort to move on with his life.

While he ignored most people, he suddenly sensed a familiar chakra, someone he knew all too well. "Hey Mikoto-chan," said the blonde, looking at the Uchiha matriarch while buying a few things. "Now Naruto-kun, you're back," said Mikoto, looking at the blonde with a smile. The blonde approached the brunette and helped her with her shopping. "And tell me how your mission went," said the brunette as they both walked through the streets. 

"Ah well, it was exciting, there were a few problems along the way, but everything turned out well in the end" said the blonde until he had an idea "It's more why don't you join me tonight for dinner at the Uzumaki complex so I can tell you how it was" said the blonde taking the Uchiha by surprise. 

' He's asking me out on a date,' Mikoto thought excitedly upon hearing the Hanyou's proposal, appearing excited. "But that wouldn't be too much, Naruto-kun," said the Uchiha matriarch. 

"Not at all, I've spoken very few times with you, Mikoto-chan, since I became a genin, so I think it would be a good opportunity to spend time with yo,u" said the jinchuriki, where that last part brought a slight pink tint to the Uchiha's cheeks who smiled. 

"In that case I would love to go to dinner with you Naruto-kun," Mikoto, she and the Uzumaki were heading towards the Uchiha clan complex to drop off the woman's purchases, who was looking at the blondeHanyou out of the corner of her eye while the blush was still present on her cheeks.

Uzumaki complex

"You're home!" exclaimed Anko as she jumped into Naruto's arms, wrapping around him, as their lips met hungrily. As Sakura smiled at the scene, once they entered the compound.

They would have arrived sooner, but Naruto insisted on stopping to get ramen and visiting Ayame. Knowing the 'Ramen Queen' would punish him severely if he didn't let her know he was back. "Welcome home, Naruto-kun." Haku smiled as she came to greet them, followed by Yakumo and Izumi. The ice mistress planted a loving kiss on the blonde's lips, prompting the other two girls to blush at the display of affection.

"Oh my, you certainly have grown bold, haven't you, Haku-chan?" Asked/ teased Sakura. "We started dating soon after he returned from his alone mission with Kakashi-nii when Sasuke tried to corner me, but Naruto saved me," said Haku as Sakura pouted. "You make things less fun," said Sakura. "Hana-chan, Hinata-chan, Ayame-chan, Yugao-chan, and Hanabi-chan should be by later this evening for dinner," Haku informed her mate.

"Yeah, I stopped by and let Ayame-chan know I was back." Naruto chuckled before her turned his attention to the other two women standing there. "Izumi-chan, I don't know if you remember when we were young, I told you that my house was always open to you," said Naruto, surprising Sakura and Haku as Izumi blushed, looking away. "And that still stands always, I'll get settled in, and I will remove the seals from that bastard," Said Naruto, looking at Izumi.

 "I... Thank you," The brown haired Uchiha replied. A sense of familiar warmth entered Izumi's body, looking at Naruto, her host, yet something more. Despite her initial mission to investigate and neutralize him, her love for him remained and was still an important part of her life. Even the girls who knew her accepted her into their lives and treated her like a sister.

"And how are you settling in, Yakumo-chan?" Naruto turned his attention towards the budding genjutsu mistress. "I am doing fine, Naruto-kun." She smiled with a faint blush. "Kurenai-sensei has been stopping frequently to continue my training in genjutsu, and I have made a new friend in Izumi-chan," she finished. "That's good to hear." He smiled.

"Anyways, I am going to unpack and get settled in." The blonde notified the girls. "Yakumo-chan, could you please bring Izumi-chan to the sealing room?" he asked, looking at Yakumo.

"Of course, Naruto-kun," Yakumo replied before turning and leading the former ROOT member towards the room where the blonde had helped her settle her issues with her inner demon at the time. Though Ido had continued to tease her over her growing crush on the young teen, she was beginning to doubt her choice to accept the demon as a part of her.

It didn't take long for Naruto to unpack, mainly because he cheated and had his shadow clones do it, while he made his way through the compound towards the sealing room. He wanted to get that seal off of Izumi as soon as possible, not knowing if it could still be activated or not, and he didn't want to take any chances. 

Arriving, he was met with both girls sitting idly and chatting with one another, their backs to the door. The subject matter was of himself, of course, causing him to smirk as neither had realized he had arrived yet.

"Any ideas?" Izumi asked the budding genjutsu mistress, as both girls were trying to plan on how to approach their host, and in both of their cases, their savior, about their growing crushes on the blonde. Though both were thankful that the blonde was part of the Clan Restoration Act. Otherwise, their newly found friendship with each other would have no doubt come to an abrupt halt.

 "Well, if we go by what Anko-chan suggested. We simply tie him to the bed and have our way with him." Yakumo stated bluntly with a slight blush, as the snake mistress was very descriptive in what they should do to lay claim to the blonde hanyou. "Though Haku-chan has stated that Naruto-kun likes to let us set the pace, with her being the only exception due to the Uchiha-teme trying to put pressure on her until she said she was dating Naruto, errn, no offense,"

"None taken." The Uchiha girl chuckled slightly. "I am only a Uchiha in name anyway, since I can't even use my Sharingan for long periods without falling to chakra exhaustion." This caused the brunette Uchiha to frown slightly. Due to her father not being from the clan, her ability to utilize the clan's famed dojutsu.

However, this also made her less reliant on it, allowing her to grow in other areas, unlike most Uchiha. During her time observing potential recruits for ROOT, she had witnessed how arrogant the 'official' sole survivor of the Uchiha Massacre was, despite not having activated his Sharingan at the time. She could only surmise how worse he has gotten since activating it. Deciding to let himself be known, Naruto entered the room silently and draped his arms over both of the girls, causing them to stiffen as the blushes on their faces deepened.

"How about next week I take you both on a date so we can sit down and get to know each other?" He inquired. "But what about Danzo-teme?" Yakumo asked, fearing that the man and his ROOT ANBU would attempt something if she left the compound, with Izumi mirroring the other girls' thoughts. "You will be safe with me," Naruto reassured both of them. "Besides, the old man is a coward; he won't try anything out in the open like that. It's not his style; he prefers to move in the shadows."

 "I agree, he hates to bring attention to himself unless he is being praised for something." Izumi pointed out. "Anyways, let's get that seal off of you," Naruto said. Nodding, Izumi moved her hair out of the way, exposing the seal that was on the back of her neck. Upon seeing it, Naruto immediately knew why it didn't work as it should. Which was probably the reason the young woman had any sense of personality when he had first run into her. A simple stroke was missing from the seal. So small, so easily overlooked.

However, seeing the seal added onto his original idea to make a counter seal to combat the effects of such seals, and potentially other styles of mental manipulations. Taking a sheet of fuinjutsu paper, he applied it to the back of her neck. "You're going to feel a slight burning sensation," He warned.

Receiving a nod, he began to apply his chakra to the paper. In doing so, Izumi gritted her teeth as she felt the back of her neck heating up. As he had told her, it felt like the skin on the back of her neck was being melted away. Though as quickly as it began, it stopped as seemingly foreign thoughts flooded her mind, all with a renewed hatred towards the bandaged man that had taken advantage of her vulnerability. The burning feeling was now replaced with a cooling sensation.

"And done." He smiled, showing her the piece of paper that now held the seal that was once on the back of her neck. Getting up from her sitting position, Izumi turned and bowed towards the blonde, showing her thanks. However, she was surprised when the blonde brought her into a comforting hug. Freezing up for only a split second before she buried her face into the crook of his neck and let her tears fall freely as she wrapped her arms around him.

"It's alright, let it all out." He cooed as he combed his fingers through her hair. Knowing that the Uchiha girl was feeling a swirl of emotions, since part of the seal he had removed had dampened her ability to feel any emotion fully.

After a few moments, her sniffling began to die down, allowing her to pull away. Her eyes were stained red from crying. Though before the blonde hanyou could ask how she was feeling, Izumi snaked her arms around his neck and brought him in for a deep kiss, catching both Naruto and Yakumo off guard at her sudden boldness, the later feeling a sense of jealousy that the Uchiha girl had been so daring in front of her. Naruto, however, gladly returned her kiss, eliciting a small moan from the girl.

"I've waited for this for so long, and next Thursday at six? Izumi said, breaking from the kiss, their breaths colliding as she smiled shyly. Not believing she opened up to him about her feelings after so long. "It's a date then," Naruto said before leaning in and whispering, "I've long remembered your feelings, but now I can reciprocate you and Suki like i should have all that time ago," Naruto whispered as soft as they budded heads their eyes locking as she could feel his unmoved love for them. 

As they turned to see a blushing Yakumo, who stood frozen from watching them be so intimate. "Does Friday night sound good for you, Yakumo-chan?" Not trusting her voice, the young genjutsu mistress simply nodded her head."Um, Naruto-kun. What are you going to do with the seal?" Izumi spoke up, noticing that the blonde had yet to destroy the paper that now held the seal.

"I'm going to study it and work on making a counter seal to prevent mental manipulation," Naruto explained. "Hopefully, I can make it so it blocks all forms of manipulation. Be it from seals or jutsu's, or even dojutsu's." Both Izumi and Yakumo couldn't help but smile at the young teen's resolve. Both having been victims of such seals could see the value in being able to have a counter seal to protect not only themselves, but others from being forced to act against their will.

"Oh, and before I forget, Mikoto-chan will be coming tonight because I asked her out on a date. I know you still have some unresolved problems, and I don't want to cause any bad blood between you," said Naruto, looking at Izumi. "My problem is with Sasuke, not her. I've seen how he's grown up, and I have to say that I'm concerned about how the council twisted him. Suki will be sad to remember how her cousin grew up," Izumi said sadly, remembering the fond memories of Mikoto and Suki, a life with them when the tragedy didn't happen. Naruto, on the other hand, was preparing himself. "But I'd like it if you keep the secret of me being alive for now, we don't want to cause any more trouble for her," Izumi said, breaking from her thoughts at the worry that Danzo might go after her.

Nighttime Uzumaki complex

Both Izumi and Yakumo couldn't help but smile at the young teen's resolve. Both having been victims of such seals could see the value in being able to have a counter seal to protect not only themselves, but others from being forced to act against their will.

Naruto looked at the woman for a few seconds and was surprised by how she looked. "Wow, Mikoto-chan, you look as beautiful as ever," Naruto said as he kissed the woman's hand, who smiled and blushed at the attention the blonde was giving her. 

"Well you look quite handsome tonight, Naruto-kun" said Mikoto entering the complex while being accompanied by Naruto, both entered and Mikoto headed towards the living room where she saw how a few clones of the jinchuriki were finishing cooking, but what surprised her was seeing a brown-haired girl, who was finishing eating a dish and then washing it and helping the clones put things away. 

Mikoto saw how one of the clones offered her a glass of wine. "Thank you very much," said the Uchiha matriarch, taking a sip from her glass and smiling a little at the taste of the wine. "And tell me, Mikoto-chan, how have you been?" asked the original who sat in front of the woman. The brunette let out a sigh as she looked at the blonde troublemaker. "It hasn't been long, the council keeps bothering us over insignificant and stupid things," she said with a frown, then immediately changing to a calmer one. "Although, how did your last mission go? I heard that you helped rescue a princess," Mikoto said. 

"What can I say, all the C-rank missions I've had so far have become A-rank missions," said the Uzumaki, causing Mikoto to give him a look that told him to tell her the whole story. 

"Well, from the beginning it was crazy from the beginning,g" said the hanyou. During the next half hour, they were both talking about what happened in the mission in the now-called Haru no Kuni. Sometimes laughing, other times paying attention to the events. 

"And that idiot Doto tried to kill Koyuki-chan and me, but in the end it turned out to be all talk," he said, then looked at the woman who was smiling at him. "Wow, they had quite an interesting mission," said Mikoto. "By the way, Naruto-kun, who is she?" said Mikoto, seeing how the brunette was sitting at the table with them, drawing the blonde's attention. "And what happened to the others?" asked the brunette because she hadn't seen anyone since she arrived. "Well, Haku-chan went with Yugao-chan and Tsubaki-chan to see the hot springs, and Anko-chan is…" he stopped as he remembered Anko's condition.

Anko's Room 

Anko's room was a mess as there were clothes everywhere, but you could see the jonin, who was asleep in her bed with a visible smile, but the highlight was that the purple-haired girl was as she had come into the world completely naked with sweat and dried semen all over her body, and she also had slow but constant breathing while she murmured in her sleep. 

"MMMM, Naruto-kun," Anko whispered as she continued sleeping peacefully. 

With Naruto and Mikoto 

"Well, she's rested since she had a hard day," Naruto said, trying to avoid thinking as much as possible about what happened a few moments before Mikoto arrived. The woman narrowed her eyes when she saw how took the blonde a while to answer that question, but she dismissed it. Naruto had Yakumo come over to introduce her. 

"Well Mikoto-chan this is Yakumo Kurama, Yakumo-chan this is Mikoto Uchiha" said Naruto making the brunette bow to the Uchiha "She is under my care due to some circumstances for certain reasons that I cannot tell at this moment" said the blonde making the Uchiha matriarch have a slight pout on her cheeks. 

"Come on, Naruto-kun, don't be like that, you know I'll keep it a secret," said the Uchiha matriarch, questioning the boy, only to see how the blonde seemed reluctant to answer her. 

"I'm sorry, Mikoto-chan, but I can't do it," said Naruto. This made the woman just pout, but seeing how the jinchuriki meant it, she just sighed and resigned herself to the doubt. 

"It is an honor to meet you, Mikoto-sama," Yakumo said respectfully, bowing slightly. 

"Please don't call me that, it's very annoying, only Mikoto is fine," said the black-haired woman, watching as Kurama raised her head and nodded. 

"Well, in that case, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mikoto-san," said Yakumo, and then looked at the blonde. "Naruto-san, thank you for the food, but it would be better if I went. I promised Kurenai-nee that I would sleep at her apartment today." This made the blonde nod and create a shadow clone to escort the girl. 

"Well, see you, Yakumo-chan," said the blonde as he said goodbye to the girl, who returned the gesture. 

"See you, Naruto-kun, it was a pleasure meeting you, Mikoto-san," he said, bowing slightly. 

"It was also a pleasure meeting you, Yakumo-chan," said the brunette, watching as the clone took Yakumo by the waist, which made her blush a little and then disappear in a shushin of wind. Before anyone could say anything else, one of the clones approached the group and informed them that dinner was ready. They both approached the table, and the clones served the food to the two diners, who thanked them for the food and began to eat, while both were drinking some sake and wine. 

"Wow, Naruto-kun, this is very good," said Mikoto with a small blush from the sake she had drunk, while she continued enjoying the taste of the blonde's food, who felt flattered by the compliments. "Well, it doesn't compare to the food you prepare, Mikoto-chan," Naruto said as he took another glass of Sake. "My food is nothing special," the brunette said as she continued to enjoy the Uzumaki's food. 

"But what are you talking about, if it were about the food I would marry you immediately" said the blonde and then saw how the Naruto blushed and then took another bite "I can't believe how lucky that bastard Fugaku was to have you" said Naruto seeing how Mikoto got a little sad thinking about that. The blonde hanyou, realizing this, almost wanted to hit himself for what he said. 

"Mikoto-chan, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." The blonde's words died as he didn't know how to continue in the face of that fact. "No, it's not that, it's just that remembering it still bothers me," said the Uchiha matriarch, drawing the jinchuriki's attention. "Mikoto-chan, if you don't want to say it, you don't have to," said Naruto, worried about how the brunette was, but he saw how she looked at him with a gentle look. The woman took a moment to take a breath and begin to speak. 

The next few minutes, Mikoto told him how her engagement to Fugaku had been an arranged marriage, where Fugaku's father had extorted the Uchiha elders to make Mikoto have to marry him. "When my father passed away I was already a jonin, but the elders forced me to marry him saying it was the most logical thing to do, what a lie" said Mikoto as she took another drink "The idiot always tried to oppress me saying that I was weak, ha if it were up to me I was the one who had that position, besides I could have easily kicked that bastard's ass" said Mikoto making the blonde laugh along with her. 

"But you don't have to worry about never again, Mikoto-chan, now you are free to love whoever you want, you are free to decide," said Naruto, looking at her fondly while the woman did the same and smiled. "Looks like I have to go now," Mikoto said, looking at the time and sighing. They both headed for the door. 

"Are you sure you don't want me to accompany you? It seems the alcohol is still affecting you a little, Mikoto-chan," Naruto said worriedly. "You don't have to worry about that, Naruto-kun," said the matriarch, joining her hands in a seal and then watching her regain her sobriety. "See, I can take care of myself," said Mikoto with a smile. 

"WOW, that was amazing," said Naruto. "Well, it was a technique that Tsunade-sensei created. Maybe I'll teach it to you later," Mikoto said, turning around, but she stood in the doorway for a few seconds, thinking about the words the Uzumaki had told her. 

"Naruto-kun," she said, attracting the blonde's attention. "You were right in what you said, now I am free to love whoever I want, and I already have someone," said Mikoto, looking at the boy. "I see," the blonde snorted, looking at the ground, being caught by the Uchiha, who smiled to herself. "And that's why," she said, turning around and bringing her face closer to the blonde's, who opened his eyes when he felt the Uchiha lifting him. "I want you to hear my statement," said the brunette, and then joined the jinchuriki's lips with hers. 

Naruto was stunned by everything that was happening, but when he got over it, he reciprocated the kiss. They both stayed like that for a moment and then separated with a thread of saliva connecting their lips. The woman quickly turned around. "That's my declaration, and the next time I see you, I want to see yours," Mikoto said, speaking firmly, but her face was a mess of emotions. 

Naruto smiled and decided to play along. "I won't make you wait long for my answers," said Naruto. "E-Eto Goodbye," said the blushing Uchiha, to quickly use a fire shushin to get out of the place as quickly as possible. "See you soon, Mikoto-chan," Naruto said as he closed the door.