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Warmth of a Cold Touch	By : ChocolateRedVelvet Category: Naruto > Threesomes/Moresomes Views: 4563 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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Chapter List
- 9
- 10
- 11
Caution: This is the writer's first draft
Rating: Adult (applies for this and future chapters)
Pairings: Naruto/Haku; Naruto/Kimimaro; Threesome
Warnings (applies to this and future chapters): m/m; slash, homoerotic, language, OOC, male pregnancy, cross-dressing, graphic sexual situations.
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters owned by Masashi Kishimoto.

Chapter Nine
"Has Hatake explained the benefits and negatives of taking this upcoming chunin exam?"
Naruto flushed, angry and embarrassed. "Uh, not to sound stupid, but I have no idea what the chunin exam is?" Really, was it too much to ask to get a teacher who actually taught his students?
Homura closes his eyes, pinched his nose and sighed, "Kakashi."
Naruto understood the feeling. He often left their team meetings feeling like doing that. Honestly, did they have to spend all of their time on teamwork? What was the point of having great teamwork if none of them could actually do anything? He felt really bad for Sakura. After all, he and Sasuke had someone or something to turn when they wanted to learn the arts. She was a civilian. He doubted she had scrolls like Sasuke did and she certainly didn't have a jounin level vassal to go for aid.
"Come, little Uzumaki, let us talk." Homura held out his hand, gesturing for Naruto to lead the way. The thought of the old man, really any ninja but Haku, at his back made him uncomfortable. He accepted the feeling, didn't ignore it or belittle it. He then reminded himself that Homura was a dedicated ninja of Leaf and while this didn't mean he could trust him, the old man wasn't the kind to put a blade in another ninja's back.
Certainly not in broad daylight. He was smarter than that.
He was more likely to politically sabotage him so that nothing he touched could flower.
With that thought in mind he stepped forward and lead the way to the restaurant, Homura chose for this afternoon's little get together/lesson. It was a little out of the way so the two men had a farther walk. They did it in silence. It wasn't necessarily a comfortable one. At least for Naruto. As they made their way to their destination, Naruto could feel the villager's, the civilian eyes on him.
This was nothing different. They always seemed to be watching, looking, gossiping about him. Now, he knew that they watched him like a hawk because they could feel the pressure of his large chakra stores and it made them feel like prey to his hunter. A quick glance at the crowds that lined the streets of the shopping district showed that they didn't' look at him with haunted eyes. They appeared hungry, jealous, cautious, and interested. He was only familiar with one of the looks.
The rest made him feel like his skin was itching and only a scratch from the sharp end of a kunai would relieve the sensation.
What the hell?
He knew some people would act differently toward him now that he was a clan leader but he hadn't expected things to shift so much. While most of the people looked at him with fear and caution, Naruto was surprised by the number of people who didn't. It was greater than he expected. He turned away from them and the sight of just how greedy and fickle some people were.
Naruto didn't believe for a moment that the populous who didn't fear him suddenly realized just how wrong they were to be afraid of him. Money and prestige talked.
"Come young, Uzuamki. Let us relax and dine."
Homura held the door to the restaurant open. Naruto blushed. He was so busy thinking about the villagers he hadn't been paying attention to where they were going and hadn't realized they arrived. Haku would kill him if he knew. The brunet had been trying to get Naruto to take better notice of things.
They had been eating for about fifteen minutes before Homura started talking.
"The actual title of the exam is the Chunin Selection Exam and as it implies it is a way for the leadership to choose which genin will advance to chunin level. The exam is held twice a year and its location is rotated among the great hidden villages. It tests a number of aptitudes a chunin is expected to have. We look to see if the genin have them and if they do they will achieve promotion." He paused and took a sip of his soup. "On the surface, the exam is just that an exam, but in reality it is so much more. It's a way for the villages to show just how much stronger they are than the others. After all, if Leaf teams bested all the others then their genin/ future chunin are obviously stronger than the other villages. Also, it's a chance to promote to the civilians and ninja who will one day be our clients. During the chunin exam they can actually see just what each ninja, and therefore village, is capable of, and chose the best village and individual for their task."
"Free marketing and promotion."
"Yes," Homura replied. "This is the reason why the village holds the exams. Now, there are many reasons why a ninja will enter the exam." He paused and took a sip of his soup. "The most obvious is the chance for advancement. For some the chunin exam is the fastest way to advancement. Technically, though very unlikely, a rookie genin could become a chunin by competing and succeeding in the exam. The most common way for promotion is in the field. Most chunin, myself included, gain their advancement by showing their growth during a mission. Act like a chunin and you will be name a chunin."
Naruto nodded his head in understanding. The Chunin Exam, despite its name, wasn't the only way for him to become a chunin. It made sense. Leaf had way too many genin ninja enter the armed forces each year to force them all to enter such an exam in order to prove their abilities. Every year over 1,600 genin joined the Leaf's forces, half each semester when the genin final was given. While it was true that 1/3 of the students were sent back for not passing their jounin teacher's test, the number of students in general was much higher than implied from Naruto's class. It was only after being forced by Haku to learn more about the place and people he wanted to rule over that he realized his class was just one of six and his school was just one of ten spread throughout Leaf's districts.
"The second most popular reason students take the exam is tied with the very reason the village loves to hold it: the chance to show all their enemies and detractors their power. For example, the Hyuuga clan, and the Uchiha before their demise, made sure to have a genin perform in every chunin exam held in Leaf. They always made sure that their strongest genin entered the exams, even if that child was no longer really a genin."
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked, knowing by its name that the chunin exam wouldn't allow anything but genin to participate.
"Sometimes they refused a field recommendation in order to make sure that their genin remained genin. Others, they simply didn't allow them to gain the required mission experience to qualify for field promotion. That is something I forgot to mention. In order to gain a field advancement a ninja must have a certain number of missions under their belt. The number required for growth is based on the type of mission and classification."
That made sense. It wouldn't do to have someone capable of fulfilling B and A class missions still classified as a genin. It wouldn't make sense and it would say a lot about the Leaf, a lot of negative things that is.
Homura continued, "The chance to gain some closed circuit experience is another reason jounin instructors have their teams." He peered at Naruto. "For most genin, the exam is the best chance for their squad to learn and experience true battle conditions. There are enemies both local and foreign and there is the real chance of death if one is not careful and trained."
Naruto swallowed thickly and thought about that. He'd killed already. His hands were stained with the blood of the mercenaries Gato hired to terrorize Waves and he knew all too well what it felt like to be almost killed by a smarter, faster, stronger ninja. He only survived Zabuza because he was too stupid to know better and thanks to Kakashi's presence.
"I understand, Elder Homura."
He leaned forward. A light shined in his gaze. Naruto couldn't name it but he felt the weight of it on his shoulders. "Do you, Master Uzumaki?"
He nodded his head. "I believe so. While it would be great to show the world just how strong I am, I have more to worry about and it wouldn't do to embarrass myself in front of the world especially since everyone will be watching me as I am the newest clan head."
"There are some who would say you should participate for that very reason: to show the world how strong the Uzumaki are."
Naruto sighed. "True." And boy, did he know it. He could already picture Sasuke's face when he said he wasn't competing. Scared, dobe? "But, this whole competition is a chance to brag really and actions speak louder than words or so Gemna says." It had only been a few days since he officially accepted the bond that joined his clan and the Hayate and Shiranui families and Tenten, but he had already learned plenty from their connection. "Plus, I think Haku would kill me if I entered the exam and didn't win. I'm not sure I could actually beat some of the older genin." He thought of Tenten. That girl had a battle armory in her scrolls and Naruto was not sure he could actually go all out against her. Tenten had become family, and family didn't hurt one another.
Homura grinned. "You have grown, little Uzumaki."
He blushed. It was true. There was a time, not too long ago, when he would have jumped feet first into the thought of an international competition that allowed him to show the world just how great he was, but now he knew better. Now he had people who relied on him. Naruto snorted. "Of course. Haku wouldn't have it any other way."

"Lord Orichimaru wants to see you."
Kimimaro turned and glared at the silver haired fool that dared to pollute his room. He thrust his hand out and watched as a sharp blade made of bone appeared from his palm. It was just long enough to cut a long line across his cheek. He flinched and took an involuntary step back. "Do not enter my room against or the blade will be several inches longer."
Kabuto swallowed thickly. "Do not make master wait." He turned on and strode out of the room. Kimimaro watched him enraged. Things had changed drastically since he became sick. He knew that, was well aware of that fact, but to have his requests violated so clearly and without care made him angrier than ever. Even six months ago Kabuto wouldn't have dared to enter his room. Now, he not only entered, he dared to speak to him of their Lord.
Kimimaro was well aware that he was dying. He didn't need to be vividly reminded of his sickness by Kabuto's disrespect and brazenness.
He sucked back the hatred that burned in his chest and strode from the room. There was no point pretending he did not receive the summons. Orochimaru didn't like to be kept waiting.
"Master?" he called softly as he entered the room. Like most of the underground bunker, the place was poorly lit, more shadows than light. Kimimaro was always cautious about the Sound's shadows. There was no telling what was lurching in the depths of darkness. Orochimaru had a habit of placing his most heinous experiments in the blackest shadows. Probably so he wasn't constantly reminded of his mistakes.
"Come to me, my dear Kimimaro."
Kimimaro turned to the largest shadow in the left corner of the room. Orochimaru emerged from it slowly. The little light in the room glinted of the scalpel in his right hand. As he held Kimimaro's gaze he opened his wide mouth and, using his inhumanly long tongue, he licked the blade.
Kimimaro barely swallowed down his disgust at the sight. He was a blade fanatic himself, had to be with the ability to make the sharpest and strongest swords from his bones, but Orochimaru's love of sharp things made even him uncomfortable.
Some of what he was feeling must have shown, because his master's gaze tightened for a moment in surprise and anger. Then he wiped all traces of the emotions from his face.
Kimimaro quickly moved across the room to kneel at the Sanin's feet. He waited for several seconds before the weight of the man's hand settled atop his head. Orochimaru's long, thin fingers ran through the milk-white strands of his hair. Kimimaro closed his eyes and allowed himself to the relish the touch. It hadn't happened in so long. He missed it, but more than that he missed what it implied, even if it was a blatant lie. He missed being able to pretend his master cared for him.
"I have a mission for you, my dear one."
"Thank you, Master. Where will I be going?"
"The Village Hidden in the Leaves."

Hiruzen looked over at the four jounin team leaders before him. "Are you sure?" he questioned, wanting to know if his subordinates were truly sure with their decision.
It wouldn't do for the Leaf to enter the Chunin exam with lackluster genin, regardless of their pedigree.
His gaze held just a little bit longer on Kakashi and Kurenia. He wasn't worried about Asuma and Gai's team. The men had solid teams, Gai especially. He trained each and every one of his workaholic genins to the best of his ability and he was a damned accomplished, elite jounin. While Asuma's team wasn't the most dedicated, they were strong, and their only weak link, Ino, was receiving training from her father. After Yuu revealed Naruto's secret, the Ino-Shiko-Cho team explained the reality of Kyuubi's continued, but jailed existence to the kids and increased their children's training.
Inoichi was a harsh taskmaster and by the time the exam came the girl would be prepared.
So, no he didn't have to worry about Asuma and Gai's team.
Kurenia and Kakashi's team on the other hand...
Still, none of the four were backing down and to be honest, he couldn't afford to let them decline.
Sasuke had to participate. He was the only loyal Uchiha the Leaf could claim. Since the death of his clan at the hands of his older brother, the Elemental Nations wondered just how strong the Leaf really was and just how much they had lost with the Uchihas' demise. Sasuke needed to participate and he needed to do well, if not win the whole damned thing.
Then there was Naruto. He did not have Minato's last name, but he did claim Kushina's and Uzumaki meant something to the Elemental Nations. He needed to show that the Leaf still had ties to the Uzumaki, those connections were strong, and Naruto himself was a ninja to be feared. The boy also needed to participate to show Leaf villagers that he was a strong clan leader and ninja.
Sakura Haruno. She didn't need to participate but the headache her family would give him with their complaints were best avoided by letting the girl enter the exam. It didn't matter if she did well, only that her family couldn't complain to him. Though they never acted in any manner or at least obviously acted on their plans, whispers came to him that the family was looking to elevate themselves above the civilian glass ceiling. They wanted to join the ninja ranks and eventually apply for clan hood. Sakura was the first of the family to enter the ranks, but not the last. They already had three younger children, all boys in the academy.
So Kakashi's team had to participate.
Kurenai's team was the one that gave him pause. If he was being honest, and could make a decide based on common sense, he would just override the young jounin commander and deny her team the chance to enter the exam, regardless of how well she believed they all worked together. Politics held him back.
He hadn't seen the team's practice. Hell, he hadn't seen any team practice. Not even Naruto's, despite watching him regularly. No, he trusted his jounins and had so much to do, he couldn't allow himself to micro manage their practices. So, he had others watch them, and while they had good things to say about Kurenai's team, it was the bad that worried him.
Hinata was the team's weak link. According to most of his watchers she was a very poor ninja.
Maybe in time, she would grow stronger, but they didn't have time. The exam was in one week. And the girl had to participate. The Hyuuga would bury him in complaints if she didn't. Especially, not when Neji, a Branch member of the clan, and cousin to the girl got to participate. It would be a great blow to the Main house if their heir, Hinata, could not compete due to incompetence, but Neji could.
"Fine. I know most, if not all, of you have provided your teams with the applications but I want you all to make it clear that they have the choice to decline." He added the last part hoping that Hinata would bow out.
He hoped she did, because if she died during the exam, Leaf and the Hyuuga would be embarrassed and they couldn't afford the disgrace. Not ever, and certainly not now. He didn't even want to think about the paperwork the Hyuuga would create if she died.
Gods, he hated this job sometimes.

Sasuke glared at the face painted freak in front of him. "Put the kid down. Now."
He was determined to stay calm and collected, even though he felt this almost overwhelming desire to stab the bastard in the throat. Honestly, who dressed like that and picked on little kids?
Since he found out about Naruto's change in status, he promised himself to act like the clan head he, himself, was.
The former dobe had stepped up the game and acted, well, not like a clan head, he was too Naruto for that, but he was acting more mature. So, Sasuke was being more mature, actually he was being more responsible. He got in contact with some of the families who promised his clan fealty.
The reality of that responsibility threw him for a loop, and embarrassed and shamed him greatly. There were families whom suffered from his negligence. Two families had been almost torn apart because of his ignorance.
A female member was raped and ended up pregnant by someone other than her then husband. The man was demanding the bride price back and wanted to annual the marriage. It should have been a simple annulment and return of bridal gifts, but the issue came from the bride's family claim that the attack happened under the husband's orders. Apparently the rapist was chatty and her husband wanted a reason out of the marriage so he could be with his one "true love".
They sent a request to him. Since he wasn't actually an acting clan head, it went automatically to the Hokage's office. That was weeks ago. They received acknowledgement of receipt but nothing more.
Considering the heap of paperwork the village leader had in backlog, he doubted The Third would get to it any time this year. Or even the next.
Meanwhile the woman's belly got larger and the hatred between the families grew. Sasuke hated to think what would have happened if he hadn't acted. Someone would have probably died.
As it was, he hired a jounin to investigate both sides' claims, as he couldn't do it himself. He didn't kid himself. He wasn't learned in ninja investigating arts. Within two days, the woman, a snake happy special jounin by the name of Anko Miturashi, told him who, where, and how. The asshole husband and the rapist were in jail and his family had agree to pay three times the bride price, a heavy fine for so poor a family, but it didn't compare to the woman's suffering.
And that was just one of the issues he ignored.
He had a lot on his mind and really wasn't in the mood to deal with some overgrown face paint monkey.
"Kankuro, put him down."
Sasuke turned slightly, just enough to see the ninja who appeared. The teen was pale, frighteningly so and he had bright red hair and green eyes with large, dark circles beneath them. He wore a red and brown outfit and a gourd strapped his back. High on his forehead, near his hairline, he had a dark red tattoo of the word love in kanji.
He was like nothing Sasuke saw before, but it was the look in the ninja's eyes that made him pause. There was nothing there, no connection, no understanding or compassion. He was a frightening person. He reminded Sasuke way too much of his brother.

Kakashi was a little too young to have a heart attack, but considering how hard and fast the organ was beating it, he wasn't too stressed to accomplish the feat. His heart felt as though it was going to give out any second and really, who would blame him.
He'd fucked up royally.
Less than half an hour ago he told his team about the Chunin Exams. He was his normal nonchalant self. He didn't feel any need to emphasize the importance of the exam. After all he knew his team well. Sasuke couldn't ignore the chance to test himself against the best of the hidden villages and Naruto, well, he finally had the opportunity to show the village just how awesome he was. There was no question on what Sakura would do.
Apparently, he didn't know shit about his team.
Naruto and Sasuke both waited until his little speech was done and Sakura had taken off to speak with him. Naruto was straight to the point. He wasn't going to participate. Kakashi damn near had a stroke then and there.
He tried to get the blond to change his mind but nothing he said worked.
He told himself not to freak out; Naruto would change his mind, especially when his other teammates made it clear they were participating. Naruto cared too much about public perception not to go along.
Sasuke waited until Naruto departed. He asked a few questions about the exam such as how long it was, the groups participating, and most importantly, the chance of death. Then he said he would consider entering the exam but he needed to think on it.
Shit. Fuck. Shit! He waited until the last moment to tell his team because he thought it was a sure thing. Now, he was left with only a few days to convince them to enter.
The Third was going to kill him.

AN1: First, and foremost, this story is now officially a threesome. A reviewer pointed out that the last warning included threesome and therefore implied the decision was done. The funny thing is that it wasn't then. It is now. So, to clarify: Warmth of a Cold Touch is a threesome story with a seme Naruto with subs Haku and Kimimaro.
AN2: Thank you so much, everyone, for sending me your kid OCs. I've chosen some and will be sending out notices to the creators.
AN3: Chapters might be slower in coming, but I'm hoping I can make them more regular (like one or two a month).
AN4: On the genin numbers: I think these numbers are more realistic for a small city-state, which Leaf comes off as being to me. Leaf would not survive if only 9 genin a semester or year entered the forces. I imagine the canon Rookie 9 as being the crème de la crop, whether that is based on politics or strength.
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