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Ashikabi Shinobi	By : Pokemaster12 Category: Naruto Crossovers > General Views: 10574 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 19
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Chapter 7: Searching for Another Ally
XoX
After everyone managed to settle down and get over their shock at seeing Naruto getting his face sucked off by Matsu, the group made their way downstairs. But not before Uzume made sure to show the blond the outfits she had made his three Sekirei wear.
"So, what do you think?" she had asked with a wink as her left arm went out to encompass Akitsu, Kusano and Musubi.
Naruto's eyes first landed on the two adult Sekirei. They were wearing what he recognized as a pair sexy french maid costumes. The outfits consisted of a frilly white bonnet, a pair of sleeves that were only attached by the back and bottom, with the front being left open and exposing the top of half of their bust. The skirt didn't even go down to mid-thigh, and instead revealed almost all of the legs, leaving only enough so that the panties weren't visible. And even then it was only if they didn't bend over. A white lace corset with a bow in the back was wrapped around the waist and the outfit ended in mid thigh length stockings and heeled shoes.
Akitsu's was in an ice blue color and Musubi's was pink.
Naruto did not answer the question with words. At least, not at first. Walking up to the pair the blond reached Musubi first and pulled her into a searing kiss. Perhaps it was because he was still a little horny from his heavy make out session with his newest Sekirei, or maybe just seeing the two of them in those outfits was more then enough to get him riled up again. Naruto didn't particularly care for his reasons, nor did he think he needed them. If ever asked he would simply say he was showing them what he thought using more physical means.
While taken by surprise Musubi did return the kiss with great vigor. She took great pleasure in opening up her mouth and unknowingly giving the group a show of their swirling, dueling tongues as they battled and danced in a duet of dominance. Unseen by the pair, both Uzume and Akitsu blushed heavily at the sight, one of them highly aroused and the other embarrassed at having her prank turned back on her.
By the time Naruto pulled back Musubi's eyes were glazed over, her breathing was slightly heavy and their was a prominent blush on her cheeks. Naruto gave her one last peck before taking a small step back and smiling at her.
"You look beautiful."
Musubi brought her hands to her face, her thoughts clearly miles away. With her satisfied Naruto turned to Akitsu and before she could even speak had pulled her into a kiss that was just as passionate as the one he gave Musubi.
Watching on the sideline Uzume couldn't help but grunt in frustration as she saw the pair open their mouth enough so that she could clearly see their tongues dancing against each other. "Ok, now I really am jealous of them." Seriously, why couldn't her Ashikabi kiss her like that? Granted, there were reasons but in the face of such passionate and lustful lip-locking, logic simply didn't have a place here. She wanted to be swept off her proverbial feet like that too, damn it!
By the time he finished kissing Akitsu, Musubi had returned to the land of the living and Matsu was subconsciously rubbing her thighs together as she licked her lips.
"Both of you look incredible," Naruto complimented them again, earning a smile from Musubi and a blush from Akitsu.
"What about Ku-chan?"
Naruto turned to the youngest Sekirei of the group and smiled. "Of course, how could I possibly forget about how cute Ku-chan looks?"
Indeed the little blond looked absolutely adorable, wearing a penguin costume. It was dark blue in color, except for the stomach, a small ring around her head and two stripes on her tail, which were white. Her arms were flapping within the stubby wings of the costume and her face looked up at him expectantly.
Naruto laughed as he placed his hands under her wings and lifted the girl up. "Don't think I've forgotten about you, Ku-chan. Your so cute, I may have to hide you from everyone else so they don't try to gobble you up."
"Te he!" Kusano began to laugh and giggle as the blond began planting butterfly kisses all over her face. As a general principle, Naruto would never actually kiss the little girl like he did the others. By that same token, he didn't want his smallest Sekirei to feel like he didn't care about her just as much as the others. So he simply found other ways to ensure that she knew he cared, and still retain what was left of the tattered remains of his innocence.
A tic mark made it's way to Uzume's head as she watched them. "Great, even the child is getting more then me. Ok, break it up!" She clapped to get everyone's attention. She gave all of them a large smile, marred slightly by the tic mark on her forehead. "Now that this recent altercation is over, why don't we head downstairs so you three can get lunch ready."
The four Sekire and one Ashikabi looked at each other, silently wondering why Uzume looked so disgruntled. However, they didn't argue with the woman and instead made their way downstairs. While Matsu, Uzume and Naruto went into the living room and sat down around the table, Akitsu, Kusano and Musubi made their way into the kitchen, where they began a concerted effort to make lunch.
Naruto looked from Uzume to Matsu several times before sighing. "Ok, so I've already figured out that you are the 'ghost' that Ku-chan saw," he started, putting up quotation marks when he said ghost. "I also know that you are a Sekirei and were reacting to me. I also get the feeling your a pervert."
Matsu had the decency to blush, however, she did not deny the blonds accusation. If anything she looked proud of this fact. There was a very lecherous smile on her face, her glasses had a gleam to them that had not been there before, there was drool leaking from her mouth and her hands were making grasping motions towards them as she giggled a very familiar giggle.
It was like looking at a female version of Jiraiya, and that thought alone was just all kinds of creepy.
Deciding to stick to the subject of his questioning, and hopefully head off the girls perverted thoughts and intentions, Naruto continued. "What I don't know is who you are exactly. So why don't you tell me about yourself."
"Alright," Matsu seemed to reign in her lust, at least for now, as she began answering the blonds question. "I am Sekirei number two, Matsu. Um..." a confused look suddenly crossed the young woman's face. Her left hand came up and she poked her index finger to her lower lip as she looked at the blond in thought. "What exactly do you want to know about me?"
"Basic information," Naruto answered. "You know, the usual, likes, dislikes, hobbies, dreams for the future, what type of Sekirei you are and just why the hell you were hiding behind a secret passage of Izumo Inn."
"Ah – ahahaha!" Matsu laughed sheepishly at the blonds mildly accusing tone. "Right..." she coughed into her hand several times before starting. "My like are, hehehehe, um, hobbies, heeheehee, dreams for the future?" Matsu's eyes traveled to the blonds crotch and her lecherous giggling increased. Once more her hands came up and made grasping motions as drool began leaking from her mouth.
Naruto sweat dropped as he looked over at Uzume. "Is this natural for her?" he whispered to the brunette.
"Um... I don't really know," she answered honestly. "I mean, I've always known that she was something of a perv, but this is the first time she's even been in contact with a male so..."
"Right..." Naruto sighed. He looked over at Matsu who had gone into Ero-Sennin-perv-mode, which was Naruto's new nickname he came up with for future moments for whenever Matsu's mind went down the gutter again.
He didn't know it at the time, but there would be a lot of those moments.
"Anyways," Naruto decided to get back on track. "How about some information on the type of Sekirei you are."
"Ah, right." Matsu wiped the drool from her lower lip and got back on track. "I'm a brain-type Sekirei." When Naruto raised an eyebrow she gave an easy laugh. "Yeah, I get that a lot. Aside from having a high intellect far above that of the average Sekirei, I also have the ability to access and analyze any electronic device on a telepathic level."
"I see, so essentially your like a computer hacker with the ability to hack into any computer no matter how tight the security is and screw around with their electronics and systems by telepathically giving them commands." At Matsu's smile the blond continued. "I would also hazard a guess that you would be the strategist of the group, because your abilities center around electronics and hacking. Your not a front-line fighter, I doubt you even have fighting capabilities. Your more of a support type, helping us from the shadows via information gathering and mass coordination. Am I right?"
"Yes, you are," Matsu said with a smile. She was very pleased by her Ashikabi's analytical skills. He seemed to be very intelligent.
Naruto nodded. "Now, why don't you tell me why you were hiding in a hidden room at this inn."
Another sheepish laugh escaped Matsu, but knowing an order when she heard one, didn't hesitate to give Naruto the knowledge he sought. "Well, you see, there was a little bit of drama when I left MBI and I ended up getting chased. I needed a place to hide so this room was built for me in secret."
Naruto sensed there was a lot more to her departure from MBI then that. You don't just end up on the run from a large scale conglomerate corporation like that by doing nothing. However, it wasn't of immediate importance right now, and it was doubtful that the knowledge on exactly what happened that caused such a violent altercation between her and MBI would prove useful at this exact moment. Maybe it would later, when he had gathered enough allies that he could begin his plans for taking down MBI, but not now.
He would let her keep her secrets. For now at least.
A few seconds later Naruto's other three Sekirei walked into the room with several plates filled with what looked like a large mound of rice with curry.
"Lunch is ready Naruto-Sama!"
Naruto looked at the large meal and hill-like rice and sweat dropped.
Matsu summed up her thoughts rather eloquently.
"If you put two of those plates together they would look like a pair of boobies."
It was just another day at Izumo Inn.
XoX
"I see... so number one-hundred and seven has been let loose."
"That's right, currently he's being chased by Sekirei under the control of Mikogami Hayato. You need to stop them."
"Right. I'll find him and make sure he stays safe until he finds his Ashikabi."
Homura closed his phone, effectively ending the conversation. He put it back within the folds of his form fitting cloak, then found himself looking out at the skyline of the city from the roof of the building he was standing on.
Sometimes he regretted the day he had agreed to help Takami by becoming the guardian of unwinged Sekirei. Not that he disliked what he was doing, or held delusions about it's purpose. The thought of someone forcing and unwinged Sekirei into bonding with them was abhorrent to him. He truly believed that doing his duty and keeping the unwinged Sekirei safe from scumbags like Mikogami was important and was more then happy to ensure people like that didn't force Sekirei into being winged. But sometimes, just sometimes, he wished he could forget about his job so that he might search for his own Ashikabi.
With the amount of time he had been putting into his job as guardian, he had had very little time to actually continue his own search. The whole reason he had even gotten his job as a host was in the hopes he would find that one special person he was bound to serve.
Instead of being there searching for his own Ashikabi, he was here, keeping other Ashikabi from making unwanted advances on unwinged Sekirei.
With naught but a sigh Homura began to jog, increasing speed as he ran towards the edge of the building. With a powerful leap he flew through the air, landing in a crouch on the building several meters from his previous one. Soon enough he was jumping across the roofs as he searched for the Sekirei he was supposed to provide aid to.
And it was thankfully not long before he found the Sekirei in question.
Sekirei number one-hundred and seven, Shina, was currently being protected by a girl with short dark blue hair and blue-grey eyes. She sort of reminded him of the pictures he had seen of Takami when she was younger, but shook the thought of when he noticed they were being chased by two weapon-type Sekirei's with whips.
Deciding that it was now or never, Homura leapt off the building, his left hand catching fire as he threw it out at the whip that was set to smack the girl in the back. The weapon caught fire, the powerful and intense blaze moving up the whip and catching the girl in the hand, causing her to hiss as she let go of the weapon.
Homura quickly landed behind Shina and the girl and turned to look at them. "Keep going, I'll take care of them."
"Uh... ok..." The girl said, unsure of what was going on but not willing to stick around to find out. She grabbed Shina's hand again and began running off.
"Your going to pay for that!" Mitsuki, the Sekirei whose whip had just been burnt to ash shouted.
"When a Sekirei and their Ashikabi are destined to be together, there is nothing in this world that can keep them apart." Homura ignored the girls disgruntled look at ignoring her threat. It may be more accurate to say he pretended to ignore it while secretly taking pleasure in the girls anger, but it amounted to the same thing. "That is what makes the bond between them so powerful. Trying to force Sekireis into being winged diminishes their true purpose in life. They are not your possessions!"
"You say that like it's any of your business!" shouted the other Sekirei, Mitsuki. "Besides, the only reason you think like that is because your a Sekirei that hasn't been winged yet!" Several dozen strings shot from her hands and wrapped around Homura.
A grin made it's way to her face.
"Well, we may have lost Sekirei number one-hundred and seven, but at least we got you as a consolation prize. I think our master will be quite pleased with the turn around, even if it's not the one he wanted. And I'm sure you'll love being winged by our master."
"Cute," Homura said with a snort. "You honestly believe you've won, when that couldn't be farther from the truth!" The white-haired males entire body burst into flames, the strings caught fire, and that fire blazed their way across the strings and forced the woman to let go of them so as not to get burned like her partner.
"Grr! We'll let you go this time, but don't think this will be the last you see of us!"
The two quickly jumped in the air, taking to the roofs as they escaped from Homura.
"Hold up!" He shouted, before falling to his knees, smoke steaming from his body. "D-Damn it!"
XoX
The bullet train came to a stop and the doors slid open. Within the throng of people walking out was none other then Asama Miya, coming back home after visiting her husbands grave.
It had been the same as it had been every time she visited her husbands grave sight on the anniversary of his death. After placing the flowers next to his tombstone she had stood there, seemingly for hours talking about how her life had been since he passed away. She had told stories about the interesting things that had happened this year and how she felt about her life. In short, she spoke as if she were truly talking to her husband and not the grave of the man she loved.
Oddly enough, the feeling of pain that she had come to associate with the loss of her husband had not been with her this time. Normally when she visited his grave Miya would be overcome with a feeling of grief, loss and regret. Grief at her husband not being with her, loss at the gaping hole in her chest that his death had left in her life and regret at not being able to save him. These were the emotions that had become her companion since his death and were at their strongest when she visited his grave.
Not this time, however. At least, the feeling had been greatly dampened. Was she still sad that he was not with her? Yes, he had been her husband and someone she had loved more dearly then her own life. It would be impossible for her to not feel sad at his death. Yet the loss she felt, the hole in her heart that had been there was gone, leaving a freshly healed scar. She felt better, emotionally, then she had in a long time.
It was a healing that had been a long time in coming.
She did have to wonder about why it was now of all times that her heart had finally decided it was ready to fully accept her husbands death, as well as the fact that there really was nothing she could have done to save him. Another part of her was just glad that her heart was finally on the mend. She would always cherish the time she had spent with Takehito, he would stay within her heart forever. But Miya was still glad she could finally move passed her grief and move on.
"It's getting late," she hadn't noticed how much time had passed while visiting her husband, but seeing the sun beginning to set Miya realized that she must have stayed there a lot longer then she originally intended. "Knowing Naruto-san he's probably already started on dinner." Knowing Naruto he would probably have it ready and waiting for her when she got home. The thought brought a smile to her face as she remembered that Naruto and his Sekirei had been the reason she had stayed at her husbands grave so late.
She walked home at a mild pace, not bothering to hurry up and return to Izumo Inn quickly. It wouldn't have made a difference anyways. Instead she took the time to enjoy her stroll through the city, even though she truthfully didn't like Shinto Teito, or cities in general. They could be nice, but they were too artificial for her tastes. Miya preferred a more natural environment to the harsh angles, overbearing scent of concrete and steel, and the towering skyline of the city.
Maybe she should move to the country...
When she arrived home at Izumo Inn the youthful woman found a surprise waiting for her. Having walked into the front door, she toed off her shoes and set them aside where the footwear belonging to her tenants were. Then she strolled through the hall and into the living room where she immediately noticed their extra guest.
Or to be more specific Izumo Inn's hidden tenant.
"Matsu?" she said, surprise clearly evident in her voice. Said woman turned from where she was watching a tv show about a kid with spiky orange hair and a big ass sword fighting strange monsterss with masks on their face with Uzume. She gave the woman a slightly sheepish smile.
"Hey Miya, um, nice to see you."
"Nice to see you as well dear," Miya responded with a smile, her brain rebooting and getting over her shock as she gave her normal greeting. "What are you doing out of your room? You almost never leave that place."
"Eh ahahaha, w-well, you see..."
"Matsu-san was winged by Naruto," Uzume stated, interrupting Matsu and causing said woman to cast her a mildly annoyed look. "You should have seen it Miya, they were really going at it. I thought they might have sex right there on the floor."
The expression on Matsu's face went from mildly annoyed to deathly pale. At the feeling of her imminent death coming closer, the woman's head turned oh so slowly to face Miya. Said woman was leaking purple energy like a sieve, the wisp like tendrils rising from her body like steam. Her eyes were closed, the shadows from her bangs gave cast her harsh angles and lines over her face. The smile, while pleasant to look at, was marred by the decidedly dangerous feeling it gave off. The beautiful purple-haired woman had also brought out three of her hanya masks, as opposed to the traditional one.
Matsu could tell right away that she was screwed.
"Really? Sex on the floor you say?" Miya questioned in a pleasant 'you are so dead if you don't answer my questions truthfully' tone. It sent shivers down the spines of the two Sekirei.
"W-Well, ahem, maybe I was... exaggerating a little," Uzume said, instantly feeling her prank had backfired. She held up her left hand and pinched her thumb and index finger together, barely a centimeter of space between them and brought it up near her face. "Just a tiny bit."
The aura of death dispersed, though it still remained strong enough that the two Sekirei who were feeling it couldn't help but shiver.
"Uzume, I would like to ask that you not joke around about such things," Miya said pleasantly. Uzume gulped, but nodded nonetheless. The purple-haired beauty then turned to Matsu. "And as for you Matsu, you know I do not approve of any inappropriate behavior. Please keep that in mind."
"Uh, sure heh, Miya." Matsu felt like shrinking into her proverbial shell and hiding. Scratch that, she wished she had a shell to shrink into and hide in, Miya was just that scary.
Fortunately for them help arrived in the form of Uzumaki Naruto and his three other Sekirei walking in with several plates of delicious smelling food.
"Dinners ready – oh! Miya-chan!" Naruto greeted with a smile when he saw the woman standing in the living room with Matsu and Uzume. "Welcome back. I hope your hungry because I think I prepared a bit more food then usual."
The last vestige of Miya's killing intent vanished into thin air as she turned to Naruto with a pleasant smile. "I am indeed very hungry, Naruto-san. Thank you for doing this, I would have had to rush home if not for you."
"Hehe, no need to thank me," Naruto replied with a mild chuckle and a shake of his head. "I enjoy cooking, and with Akitsu-chan, Ku-chan and Musubi-chan helping me, we managed to get everything cooked pretty quickly."
"That's right, Musubi helped!"
"And Ku-chan!"
Akitsu merely nodded, not as enthusiastic as her two companions in cooking, but feeling grateful and satisfied that her Ashikabi acknowledged her usefulness.
Miya smiled as she clapped her hands together. "Well since you've prepared such a wonderful meal, why don't we all settle down to eat?"
"Yosh!"
As Miya, Naruto and the three Sekirei who helped him began setting up the dinner table, Uzume and Matsu looked at each other.
"Is it just me? Or do you also feel like we barely missed the bullet?"
"Actually, I feel like the gun just didn't fire yet but is still pointed at us."
"Come on over here you two. You won't be able to eat if your sitting by the television."
They both shivered at the sound of Miya's voice. While it had gone back to it's usual pleasant and lovely tone they could not help but remember the feeling of death it had carried just a few seconds prior. Uzume summed up her thoughts very well.
"God, that woman scares the ever living shit out of me."
"Language."
"Eep!"
XoX
Homura stumbled and swayed with each step he took as he walked through the alley. Smoke was rising from his body, bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase baptism by fire. His body felt like it was in the process of melting, the overbearing heat of his own flames were beginning to take their toll on this shell of flesh and blood. Truly, he was beginning to hate his job.
Unable to stand on his own two feet anymore, Homura slammed into the sliding steel door that he had been walking by. He slid down onto his backside, breathing heavily.
"I can barely even use my own power now, damn this body!"
That was one of the many problems with being a fire type Sekirei. His body was simply unable to cope with the power of the flames. Because of that he had always had trouble controlling his power, and the more he used it, the harder it became to control. If this kept up he may very well end up destroying his body with his own power.
"Ugh... I guess there's no choice. I have to call Takami."
Homura pulled out his phone, flipped it open and was about to begin dialing Takami's number. However, before he could press even a single button his cell phone burst into flames, the plastic turning an orangish red as it melted and turned into liquid. He let his hand drop to the ground and sighed.
"At this rate I'll be nothing but ashes by the morning. Self cremation, what a way to go."
Just then a small droplet of water fell on his head with plink. Then another, and another, until several hundred gallons fell on top of him. The life giving liquid not only soaked him to the bone, but also managed to quell the raging heat in his body and stabilize his powers... if only for now.
"Thou art pathetic, Homura." The condescending tone of voice and Shakespearean accent were easily recognizable. The fire using Sekirei raised his head and looked into the blue eyes of Tsukuimi, his self proclaimed rival. "Tis only by my hand that thou shalt die. I shall not permit the to close thine own eyes to this world."
Homura stared at the woman for a few seconds, uncomprehending. Whether because of her odd pattern of speech or something else entirely was unknown. However, after a few seconds, a chuckle escaped the mans lips. "I'm sure that was a lovely speech, but I was distracted by your panties."
The woman, Tsukuimi let out a light squeak as she tried to bring her flowing skirt over her panty clad mound. There was a prominent blush staining her cheeks, a mixture of anger and embarrassment present on her face as she tried to glare at the white-haired Sekirei. "Thou art a loathsome serpent!" She hissed.
Standing up, Homura fixed his mask and ignored the woman's words. "I hope you realize that Sekireis are only truly powerful after they've been thing been winged. So what's stopping you?"
"Ugh..." Tsuikimi turned away from the man in disgust. "Thou should hold a glass in front of thine own visage!" She retorted angrily.
Homura smiled sadly as he looked at his left hand, smoke still rising from the damaged appendage. "Sadly I'm defective. Those who belong to fire have always been hated by the gods." He looked up at Tsukuimi with a determined and serious expression, though only his eyes remained visible thanks to his face mask. "To be the strongest you need an Ashikabi. Once you allow him to mark you, then you become –"
"Ha!" Tsukuimi interrupted his speech with a sound that was somewhere between a laugh, a huff, and a gasp. Anger and indignation evident on her face, the beautiful blond woman glared daggers at Homura. "How dare you speak of such things! Ashikabis are nothing more then lowly monkeys!" Her fingers curled around her hand, forming a fist which she shook at the white-haired Sekirei. "I will never allow such things to – kya!"
The Fire user blinked, confusion evident in his eyes as he stared at Tsukuimi. "Um, what?"
"Couple... I mean, violate me like that!" Tsukuimi turned away from the man, her face a rictus of conflicting emotions; anger, indignation and embarrassment being the foremost among them.
The emotions left a few minutes later as a look of trepidation came to her features.
"But lately I've been... feeling rather strange." She looked down at the ground, had her breasts not been so large she would have been able to see her feet. Her hands came up and gently clenched her left breast as she spoke in soft voice. "Within, it is as though butterflies dwell in the left of my bosom."
Homura looked slightly surprised by her admittance, especially because he knew what it meant. "That's means –"
"I know this," Tsukuimi once more interrupted him, anger in her voice again. "And thou shalt pray mercy for the Ashikabi this denotes!" She turned to Homura once again, fist clenched and a fiery look on her face. It was the look of feminine female fury, the kind one late Jiraiya had often been on the receiving of before getting beaten half to death by the women he was peeping on. "For when he is uncovered, I shall bring him death!"
XoX
"Achoo!"
Naruto barely managed to cover his mouth in time to catch and muffle his sneeze. It was difficult because of the two women pressing their breasts against his arms, but he had somehow managed it. Sighing, he looked at the two to make sure they were still asleep. Seeing as they were he relaxed, his arms going up and around the pairs shoulder as he pulled them closer to him. He smiled when they responded by scooting even closer to him, their bodies pressing against him, conforming to his shape.
With a smile on his face, Uzumaki Naruto went back to sleep.
XoX
"It looks like the treatment of the Arboretum was handled very well by number one-hundred and seven after we released him," Takami said as she looked out at the city, in particular the Arboretum from where she was standing on the top of the large clock tower in the center of Shinto Teito.
She frowned as she thought about the particular disaster that had led to the Arboretum becoming what it was now. Gods how she cursed herself for being so careless and letting that man, Mikogami, get as close to them as she had. Because of him Kusano had been alone for nearly a week; alone, cold and scared, it was a miracle she had survived.
And now she was in the hands of Uzumaki Naruto, the mysterious new figure in Shinto Teito who had taken the city by storm. Even after a week she had very little information on the blond man with the exception of some video footage she had managed to secure from Minoto's personal satellite feed.
Though even those gave her very little to go off of. The first videos she had found were of him and Sekirei number eighty-eight, Musubi. She had watched as the two went shopping and out to eat, several times during various footage of them the pair had given very public displays of affection. The blond seemed to genuinely care for the woman. Whatever concerns she may have about him, she couldn't help but smile at that.
One thing that had bothered her was when they went shopping for furniture. Naruto had shown that he possessed strength similar to a Sekirei when he carried several hundred pounds worth of furniture to Izumo Inn where he was staying. That bothered her as a human should not be capable of such feats of strength.
She had also managed to get the footage of his meeting with Akitsu. It was unfortunate that the video feed didn't get sound, she would have loved to know what was said between the pair that had convinced the woman to go with him. The expressions on the girls face had spoken volumes and it was clear the man had said something phenomenal to get such a response from the normally expressionless Sekirei.
Of course, her greatest interest had been in the battle she caught on tape just outside the Arboretum. After learning from Kagari of the blonds prowess in combat, Takami had searched high and low, even hacking into the central system of MBI to search for any top secret files Minaka might have hidden from everyone else. She had found it, hidden away in a secure location that she only found thanks to her... relationship and knowledge of the man. What she had seen had been shocking.
Uzumaki Naruto was a powerhouse, a fighter of such natural strength and grace that from her viewpoint he had made Musubi, a fist type Sekirei, one of the most physically gifted types of Sekirei out there, look like a rank amateur. His movements had been graceful, precise, dangerous and above all effective. The fight outside the front gates of the Arboretum had only lasted a total three minutes and twenty-five seconds, and in that time the blond had taken down a dozen and a half men, while Musubi had only defeated half a dozen.
Just thinking about that mans skills in battle sent shivers down her spine. She still didn't know what to think about the blond, but Kagari had told her that Miya had taken a liking to him, a rarity and something she would not have expected. However, if Miya trusted the man then he must be a good person, she would not have even allowed him into her Inn otherwise.
There was evidence to support this. She had found more footage of the blond several times after the Arboretum incident. Moments when he was with one, two or all of his Sekirei. Kusano had become one of his Sekirei just two nights ago, and she had seen them outside in the backyard of Isumo Inn creating a garden together. There was also the time the satellites had caught him going to the movies with his Sekirei, along with Sekirei number ten, Uzume and most surprisingly, Miya. So far, there was nothing incriminating about him and he seemed to be a genuinely nice person.
If that were the case, then Minaka's unhealthy interest in the blond was all the more disturbing.
"Yes, it was quite an interesting event wasn't it," Minaka said. He was standing next to her, his cape(?) billowing in the wind. His left hand was on his hip and he had a very arrogant look on his face. This was natural for him of course, the man took the word narcissistic to a whole new level. "It was most intriguing to see that man fighting. Though I was hoping for something a bit more climatic at the end, a battle to the death or something of that sort."
Takami frowned at the man as she blew out a ring of smoke. Ignoring his drabble as she always did, she pulled a portable touchscreen computer from her scientist jacket. It showed a map of Shinto Teito, along with the location of all the Sekireis and information on which ones have been winged.
"So far ninety percent of the Sekireis have been winged," she commented, earning a smirk from the man beside her.
"He he he, it's all in the timing."
Takami's eyes looked over at the man with a small scowl. "Just what is that supposed to mean?"
"I'm just saying that it makes me excited to see how the next chapter of this epic tale is going to begin!" The man threw his hands out in a grand gesture, too bad nobody but Takami was there to see, because she had honestly been ignoring his posturing for a long time now.
Not that this stopped him from doing such.
"I shall look forward to the coming days with a great deal of interest! Hahahahaha!"
XoX
He was standing on the roof of a building. It was dusk and the city was laid bare before him, a jungle of concrete and steel that looked like it was burning as the sun went down in the distance. Standing just a few feet away was a woman, with long blond hair and blue eyes. Her clothing consisted of a black dress with a white under-dress, which showed off her cleavage. Finishing off her outfit was a choker on her neck, and had long brown boots with black stockings.
It was as he looked at that he realized she was a Sekirei, and that this was a dream much like the one in which Kusano had reached out to him.
Which meant this woman was reacting to him as well.
How odd that he would find another Sekirei less then a day after Matsu. Or perhaps not so odd for him. While he had been off the radar for a long time, it seemed Murphy still loved to fuck with him.
Deciding it may be best to get to know her Naruto walked over to the woman and tried to start a conversation. "Hey, excuse me, but could you –"
The woman turned and Naruto found his words dying in his throat at the look of fury on her face. She spoke, a voice that was calm but held a quiet rage to it.
"At last I have found thee. I hope thou art prepared, Ashikabi." She turned, pointing a finger at him as she shouted, "for death!"
Naruto woke up with a start. He tried to sit up but found his entire body was pinned to the bed. It didn't take more then a moment to see why, aside from that fact that Musubi and Akitsu were pinning him on either side, some time during the night Matsu had snuck into the room and crawled into his bed – how she had done so without waking him was a mystery – and was currently laying on top of him.
Kusano had also come in too, but considering how light she was Naruto didn't factor her into the equation.
"Rise and shine, Na-ru-to."
Naruto blinked. When did Matsu wake up? More importantly, how had he not noticed?
She leaned into him, her lips puckering up. "How about a kiss?"
The blond actually would not have had a problem obliging her. He had even started to lean in, closing the distance between their faces. Unfortunately or fortunately, Naruto could not decide which, someone else had beaten him to the punch.
Musubi had at some point woken up and responded to the red heads request. Naruto watched, half shocked and half turned on as Matsu and a half asleep Musubi shared in a lip-lock. It wasn't much, a mere peck, but seeing two extremely hot woman caused a typical male reaction with Naruto. And it wasn't a nosebleed.
When the two parted Musubi's eyes opened in a lazy expression as she smiled at the wide eyed Matsu. "I'm not Naruto-Sama," she leaned back and began rubbing her eyes of the sleep. "But good morning."
Despite the fact that she had not gotten her morning kiss from the person she wanted, that did not stop the perverted gleam to shine from her glasses. Or maybe it was the light from the sun.
"I wonder what would happen if two Sekireis really did get together."
Naruto sighed as he listened to the girl. "Ero-Sennin, I know that where ever you are, your either giggling in perverted pride, or extremely jealous."
XoX
Somewhere in heaven Jiraiya sneezed while peeping on Tsunade in the bathhouse. The beating he received would have been enough to kill him. It was very fortunate then, that he was already dead.
XoX
The morning went on as usual after that little altercation. After Akitsu and Kusano had woken up, the five went downstairs for breakfast, which Miya had already prepared.
"This still feels so weird," Matsu commented as she used her chopsticks to pick off a flake of meat from her fish. She put the piece in her mouth, chewed, swallowed and then continued talking. "It's been so long since I've eaten with others. Normally I would take my meals in my room. It feels nice."
"Considering you've probably been cooped up in that room for quite a while I think I can understand why you'd like this," Naruto said as he ate some of his own food. He frowned when he looked over at the empty spot at the table. "I wonder why Uzume hasn't come down."
"She's probably still sleeping," Matsu commented. "I noticed that she's been going out a lot, and usually doesn't get back until really late. I hope she's ok."
Naruto frowned, registering the red heads words but not truly paying attention. He had noticed that as well, after all. However, unlike Matsu, who wasn't really sure what was up with Uzume, the blond had his own theories. They were nothing more then theories, of course, but he was sure that the brunette Sekirei had her own problems to deal with. Problems that she was not telling them about, probably in some misguided sense of protecting them, or perhaps feeling like she shouldn't bother them with problems she felt were her own.
Whatever the case was Naruto couldn't help but feel concern for his friend. He hoped that she would eventually come clean and tell them about her problem so they could help her.
But until that time all Naruto could do was wait and provide her with his friendship.
"Open up, say ah."
"It's ok, Miya, really, I can feed myself."
Naruto's thoughts were brought to a screeching halt as he turned his head to the amusing sight of Miya trying to feed Kagari his breakfast, with said man steadfastly trying to refuse her aid. The man was leaning back precariously from the woman.
It was amusing to see Miya trying to feed a fully grown man, she had her chopsticks held near Kagari's mouth, and much to the blonds amusement she was waving the chopsticks in front of the white-haired male as if it were an airplane. Truly, seeing a woman trying to feed an adult like he was some kind of child made for a hilarious sight.
"Don't be difficult, you can't even hold the chopsticks," Miya admonished the man. "Here, open up."
As Kagari pulled away Naruto narrowed his eyes when he saw the man was covered in bandages, not just on his hands but his full body, at least that was what the blond assumed. He could see the beginnings of bandages being wrapped around his torso.
"What happened to you, Kagari? Are you alright?"
Kagari looked over at Naruto and gave him what he hoped was a reassuring smile. It came out as more of a grimace then anything else. "I'm fine, I just got a little burnt."
'A little burnt my ass,' Naruto thought to himself. "Up."
"Excuse me?"
"Stand up."
Kagari blinked. "I don't think I –"
"Up!"
At the commanding tone in Naruto's voice, as well as the intent the blond shot his way, Kagari had no choice but to stand up. He practically jumped to his feet and in his haste almost fell back down.
Naruto stood up as well and walked over to him.
"Take of your clothes."
Kagari's eyes widened and a blush burned his face as he stammered. "E-Excuse me?"
"Now!"
"Hai!"
It was almost amusing to watch as Kagari couldn't undo the buttons fast enough. For whatever reason he was unable to do anything but as the blond told him. Kagari couldn't figure out why, however, it was like the blonds commands completely over rode any of his own commands that he tried to give to his body.
Miya frowned as she observed the scene.
When Kagari had his button up shirt off, Naruto, in an act to quick for anyone other then Miya to follow, slashed his hand across Kagari's bandages several times. He had been using a direct application of wind chakra, channeling a tiny amount into his fingers in order to create an extended blade from his hands. Thanks to his skill in combat, he was able to just barely brush his fingers against the bandages with a feather light touch. The sharp wind chakra managed to slice through the bandages with ease, without marring the skin underneath.
"What the –!" Kagari's hands came up as he tried to keep the bandages from falling. However, it was a futile endeavor, and the bandages were soon fluttered to the ground, revealing Kagari's chest to all of them.
Along with the terrible burn marks on them. The entire skin from his chest down was marred in ugly looking burn marks, the skin was displaced and looked like melted plastic, bumpy pock marks marred the once pristine skin. Several places had been blackened and cracked, while Naruto had seen worse, he had also seen better.
Several gasps came from behind him as the Sekirei at the table had varied reactions.
Kusano had immediately hid herself within Musubi's chest, unable to stand the sight of the damaged skin. Being so young it was only natural that she would have a weaker constitution for this type of thing.
Musubi on the other hand was shocked as well as concerned. Having not been in many battles, due to the fact that she was only released a few weeks ago, the short-haired Sekirei had not seen any people receive extensive damage. Even when she had battled with Yomi the amount of wounds taken and returned had been minimal, merely a few scratches and cuts.
Likewise, Matsu was much in the same boat. Though she had seen worse during her time working for MBI. But it had been a while, and seeing someone she considered a friend injured like this did not sit well with her.
Akitsu and Miya on the other hand were just shocked, both for completely different reasons. The ice using Sekirei was because of the burn marks, like many she had only seen battles with very little in the way of threatening or serious injuries. Even her own dark past could not have prepared her for this sight. Miya on the other hand, while surprised at seeing just how badly injured Kagari was, was more shocked by what Naruto had done. Unlike the others she had been able to follow the blonds movements, she had seen the green light around his fingers as it sliced through the bandages. The fact that they had moved so fast only added to her curiosity.
"Second going on third degree burns," Naruto said in a slightly analytical voice. "God, you look like you've been through hell, Kagari."
The man before Naruto tried to make light of the situation, though he was obviously disturbed by what had just transpired. "I'd like to think hell would be considerably less tolerable then this."
"Shut up," Naruto snapped, surprising everyone present. "Look at you, those injuries look serious. Why didn't you tell anyone about this?"
"What could you have done?" asked Kagari, looking away at the blond as he was unable to take the mans intense stare.
"A hell of a lot more then some dinky bandages," Naruto replied in a tart voice. It was clear he was angry. "Now sit down."
"Listen, I don't think –"
"Sit down!"
Once again Kagari's body seemed to disobey his will. Without conscious thought his body found itself sitting down before he even knew what was happening. He and everyone else then watched as Naruto stomped off, muttering about idiots who were too stupid to ask for help.
"Um... what just happened?" asked Matsu in a small voice. While she understood much of the events that had just transpired, she really had no clue what to make of the blonds reaction.
"Onii-chan's angry," Kusano commented in a small voice. As if that needed to be commented on.
Kagari sighed before turning to Miya. "You know, I think he might actually be scarier then you are."
"Oh? I hope your not calling me scary," Miya said. Kagari sweat dropped when she brought out the hanya mask.
Musubi looked worried as she stared out of the door Naruto just left through. "I don't think I've ever seen him like that before."
A few seconds later Naruto came stomping back. Everyone noticed that he was carrying several containers of some kind. They were cylindrical, about six inches in height and as wide as his hand. He had five of them and as he walked further into the room, the blond set them down on the table next to Kagari.
He grabbed the top container and grabbed the lid. With a loud pop it came off and without prompting Naruto dipped his fingers in the pasty looking liquid, then smeared it on Kagari's back. Said man hissed for a moment as an intense stinging sensation came from his back. It was only seconds later, however, that the pain faded and was replaced with a soothing relief.
"W-What is that?" Whatever the stuff Naruto was placing on him was, it brought a very welcome feeling. It was cool, but not freezing, and soothed the burns on his skin remarkably well.
"It's a healing cream, it works particularly well on burns." Naruto replied as he took some more onto his fingers and continued his work. "It's made from a large mixture of herbs that promote healing, grinded into a fine powder and then mixed with almond milk."
"Almond milk?"
"Don't ask me why, it just makes the ingredients more effective for some reason." Naruto stopped what he was doing when he realized that his container was empty. He grabbed another one, opened it, and as he got back to work called out to his landlady. "Miya-chan, would you mind grabbing another bottle and covering Kagari's chest?"
"Of course," Miya did as told without hesitation. The cream seemed to be working, Kagari's expression told her that, so she saw no harm in helping him.
Naruto sighed as he looked over the burn marks his paste couldn't heal. "It looks like you did a number on yourself. You should be more careful when playing with fire."
Kagari, along with Miya and Matsu stiffened. "Wh-What are you –"
"Don't try and play stupid with me." Though Naruto's tone of voice was light, there was an underlying mix of condescension and a hint of steel. "I know very well that you are a Sekirei." His words brought a gasp from everyone else, surprise from his first three Sekirei at finding that Kagari was one as well, and more surprise from Miya and Matsu, who were shocked to learn that Naruto knew Kagari was a Sekirei. "I also know that you are the fire user we saw helping Akitsu-chan during our rescue of Ku-chan."
Reeling from the shock, Kagari could only ask, "how?"
The blond gave him a condescending chuckle.
"Are you really asking me that? Come on, Kagari, how many other people in this city have messy white hair like yours?"
At least Kagari had the decency to look sheepish.
Naruto frowned as he looked at the blackened wounds that were on Kagari's back. Healing cream would not work on those. He just barely manage to bite back a sigh as he realized that if he was going to heal the fire user, then he would need to reveal something he had been hoping to hide for as long as possible. Still, it had to be done, his conscience wouldn't let him do a half-assed job at healing someone he considered a friend. He just hoped this wouldn't come back to bite him later.
Going through a set of hand seals, ending on the ram seal as he activated the Shousen No Jutsu. His left hand was wreathed in a light green energy, like an ethereal flame surrounding his hand. He brought it over to one of the blackened burns on Kagari's body and watched as the wound began to close up.
"What is that?" asked Musubi, bringing all attention to her, then to Naruto's hand. "Is that one of those powers you told me about, Naruto-Sama?"
"Powers?" Miya looked both shocked and wary, while Matsu looked interested.
"Yes, this is one of those abilities I was telling you about." Naruto noticed the other looks he was receiving and sighed. "And yes, these are special... powers that I possess. I would also like to ask that none of you reveal this to anyone else. Ever."
Everyone at the table nodded, promising both him and themselves that they would never betray his secret. Naruto made eye contact with each one of them, his eyes having gained a piercing quality that seemed to look into the very soul and ferret out lies and deceit. However, when he got to Matsu, the blond noticed that she looked like she had a question.
"Yes, Matsu?"
Thankful that he seemed willing to answer her question, Matsu didn't hesitate to ask. "How can you have powers if you're human?"
"True, but I'm different from other humans," Naruto said. Kagari, in an effort to see what everyone was talking about looked down to see a hand wreathed in green flames. Naruto ignored the mans shout of 'what the hell' as he continued speaking. "Within the human body is a powerful energy, a combination of physical energy, found in every cell of the human body, and spiritual energy which is gained through gaining knowledge and wisdom. This energy is called chakra, and every human has it. Although only I can use it like this. Nowadays it's called bioelectromagnetism by scientists."
"I've heard of that," Matsu commented as she pushed her glasses up with a finger. "It's supposedly a biological energy similar to electricity, only it's in living creatures. From what I understand it's a small field of energy that the body produces via the cells. However, I've never heard of anyone being capable of using this energy."
"That's because no one else is capable of using this energy," Naruto said. "Only I can use it. There were others, and they trained me in it's use. However, I am now the last."
Everyone caught the underlying hint of sadness. No one really felt like speaking after that, feeling distinctly uncomfortable. And so despite their curiosity, everyone decided not to ask Naruto anymore questions and let him finish healing Kagari. They could only hope that, perhaps in time, he would be willing to tell them more about himself and his mysterious past.
XoX
The day passed on as usual after that. Naruto had sent Kagari off to his room, telling him to get as much rest as he could, much to said man's protest. A large lump on his head later and Kagari was out like a light.
Miya had taken Musubi out back where the two of them began training. Naruto had watched for a time, and after seeing how well the purple-haired beauty was teaching Musubi decided he would leave the Sekirei's training to her, for now. From what he had seen of Musubi, she had a lot of power and instinct, but lacked a definitive base. She could throw punches and kicks, but it was more out of instinct then anything else. She had no style, using something more akin to the brawling style that Naruto had used when he was a kid.
Until Musubi had a better base form, there was unfortunately no way he could teach her the style he wanted.
Naruto had given Akitsu something to work on with her ice powers. As Miya trained Musubi, the ice-type Sekirei could be seen sitting on the porch in a cross legged position, her hands held a mere few inches from each other as she tried to refine her control over ice by making intricate and detailed ice sculptures, such as a tree, or a figurine of one of the people at Izumo Inn.
While his other Sekirei had trained Kusano had watered the new garden she and Naruto had made with the blond. Eventually, however, the youngest Sekirei of the group had fallen asleep and the blond had ended up tucking her into bed. With her out like a light and his other Sekirei training, he had gone to the person he felt would be capable of giving him the information he wanted.
"You want to know about the Sekirei Plan?" Matsu peered at Naruto over her glasses as they sat within the confines of her hidden room. The lights from the monitors left a dim, blue glow to light up their faces as they spoke.
"Yes, given that you used to work for MBI and your a brain-type Sekirei I figured you would know more about the Sekirei plan then anyone else."
"Well, you came to the right person. Let's see, the Sekirei plan... it's actually a game that release one-hundred and eight Sekireis into the capital. That's where they fight for their chosen Ashikabi until there is only one remaining. Hiroto Minaka is the game master in charge of this game. He's a monster who rules the worlds largest conglomerate MBI."
Matsu turned around and began typing away on her keyboard, pulling up information and images, mostly of Naruto and the Sekirei he had winged.
"This city is MBI's stronghold, and so long as they remain here the Sekireis and their Ashikabis will never be able to escape the Sekirei plan. Up until now the most important thing, even more so then fighting, was for the Sekireis to find their Ashikabis and bond with them via winging." She typed some more and pulled up a map of Shinto Teito. Naruto noticed the one-hundred or so red dots, and correctly assumed they were Sekireis. "But that's nearly done, almost all of them have been winged."
Matsu pushed up her glasses, a grave expression on her face.
"Soon the gloves will be coming off, and the real game will finally begin."
"I see, so this was just a prelude of things to come," Naruto said as he began to see the clearer picture. In his minds eye he could see what Minaka was doing. "So all this time they were releasing Sekirei and its the Ashikabis job to wing them. They are the pawns while the Ashikabi are the players who will pit Sekirei against each other. All the while Minaka will be sitting on his thrown, enjoying the show. That man truly is a despicable excuse for a human being."
Naruto hated violence and killing with a passion due to what it had taken from him. However, he was very tempted to discard his self imposed rule of no killing and gut Minaka before hanging him by his entrails.
Whether he managed to refrain from killing the man or not, he was not about to allow this Sekirei plan to be completed. He would put a stop to this mans scheming, even if he had to destroy MBI from the ground up to do it.
But there were other things he needed to accomplish first.
"Matsu, can you do a search on specific Sekireis?"
"Um, yeah," Matsu replied unsurely. "Why do you ask?"
"Last night I had a dream about a Sekirei who wanted to kill me. Before I met Ku-chan in real life, I had seen her in my dreams as well. I have a theory that when a Sekirei reacts to her Ashikabi, but is unable to reach them, she will connect with him in his dreams."
"That's a very plausible theory, and it has been known to happen so you have evidence to support it. I'm also not surprised you have a Sekirei reacting to you. Given that you've already winged four Sekirei, and one of them was 'supposed' to have been broken, it's clear that you have a natural power and it has no doubt drawn this Sekirei to you."
Naruto nodded, but didn't comment as Matsu began typing away at her keyboard.
"What does this Sekirei look like?"
Naruto described the girls looks down to the last detail, taking care to describe everything he could remember about the woman. It did not take long for Matsu's search to bare fruit.
"Is this the one?" she asked, trepidation in her voice.
"Yep, that's her."
"Oh, this isn't good."
Naruto frowned as he looked at Matsu. The girl was pressing her forehead against the monitor. "Why? What's wrong?"
"That's Tsukuimi." Seeing the blank look on Naruto's face it was clear that Matsu would need to elaborate further. So she did. "Sekirei number nine, Tsukuimi. She's a very dangerous water-type Sekirei with an intense hatred for Ashikabi. If what you believe is true, and she is reacting to your powers, then I imagine you've damaged her pride and made her angry."
"I see, so she's that type of girl." Naruto's chuckle caused the red head to look at the man in both curiosity and apprehension. The immortal shinobi leaned into get a closer look at the woman. "Yep, she definitely looks like that type of girl?"
"Type of... girl?"
Naruto smiled at Matsu, it was a smile that made her want to jump him on the spot. As it was, she was only just able to control herself thanks to her innate fear that Miya would find them.
It shouldn't need to be said, but that woman was scary.
Naruto turned back to the screen and the image of the beautiful blond Sekirei, and said the words that caused Matsu to face fault.
"Sekirei number nine, Tsukuimi, the Tsundere Sekirei."
XoX
The Search for Tsukuimi soon began.
In her capacity as an analyst and expert hacker, Matsu hacked her way into the MBI satellite database and accessed their cameras. It would be her job to search for Tsukuimi via satellite. While she did that Musubi would use her athletic prowess to search the few spots that the satellites didn't cover.
And Naruto would act as the bait.
According to Matsu, a Sekirei who was reacting would be able to feel when her Ashikabi was close. Which meant all Naruto needed to do was walk around the city, and eventually Tsukuimi would sense him and come running to kill him.
It wasn't the most pleasant of thoughts, but Naruto had had women trying to kill him before so he wasn't too bothered.
"I still don't like this."
Naruto looked over at Akitsu. The woman was decidedly disgruntled.
"We've been over this two dozen times, Akitsu-chan," Naruto replied tiredly. "There isn't anything we can do. As much as I hate to admit it, we need more firepower if we to go through with my plans."
"I know that..." Akitsu looked away in frustration. "That still doesn't mean I have to like it."
Naruto sighed as he placed his hands on Akitsu's shoulders. He turned her around to face him. When her head tilted down to look at the ground, his hands slide across her skin, stopping when he cupped her cheeks and tilted her head up. Pressing his forehead against hers the blond offered Akitsu a reassuring smile.
"I understand that you're worried for me," he told her in a warm voice. Akitsu felt a mild blush creeping onto her face, in spite of the situation. "But please believe me when I say that nothing will happen to me. I may not look it, but I am more then capable of taking care of myself."
Akitsu searched his eyes, gray blue meeting ocean blue. Whatever she was searching for she seemed to find it, because a second later she said, "Promise?"
In response to her question Naruto leaned in. His lips met hers in a kiss, nothing like some of the ones they had been sharing. Those had been passionate, and seemed capable of melting her icy exterior. This one was chaste, but no less meaningful as Akitsu could feel him pouring his reassurance through their bond.
When they broke away Naruto smiled. "Have faith in me, ne?"
A small upturn to the sides of her lips was Akitsu's response. It was about as close to a smile as she ever came. "I do have faith in you."
"Good." Naruto's smile widened as he backed away from her. "Now remember, we're not here to fight. So unless I give the signal stay hidden."
"And just what is the signal?"
"That's... a really good question." Akitsu sweat dropped when she realized Naruto had no idea what the signal would be. The blond shrugged it off a moment later, however, and said. "You'll know when you see it."
Cue another sweat drop. Akitsu shook her head, but relented to her Ashikabi's desires and quickly jumped to the roofs. Her job was to follow Naruto and ensure his protection should things go sour, and that was what she would do.
Whistling a cheery tune on his lips, Naruto soon began his stroll around the city. He wasn't quite sure where he should go, or if it even mattered, so the blond just did what he did best and wandered without rhyme or reason. It's not like he was in a big hurry.
XoX
Akitsu watched her Ashikabi with the vigilance of a hawk as he walked around the town. She was still worried, it was impossible for her not to be given the circumstances. The man who had miraculously winged her, had shown her that she had worth and had given her unconditional love was putting himself in danger. She understood why he was doing it, and his goals were most noble, but that didn't stop her from fearing that he might end up injured or worse...
Despite her fear she had faith in Naruto, so far he had proven himself a most formidable fighter, easily able to match Musubi, a fist-type in hand-to-hand combat. One had to be a fool not to recognize the blonds strength. Which was why she was doing as asked, putting her faith in Naruto and simply watching as he walked around town.
And she probably would have continued watching were it not for the sound of something cutting the air behind her.
Not even bothering to turn around, Akitsu was already in motion, rolling forward to avoid whatever was coming towards her, while at the same time creating a thick wall of ice to help defend her back. Putting her hands on the ground, she managed to turn her roll into a twisting flip. She pushed off the ground, rotating her body counter clockwise as she committed to a full one-hundred and eighty degrees, landing on her feet just a few paces away.
She may not be as strong as Musubi, but all Sekirei were gifted with physical strength beyond humans.
Average humans, Naruto didn't seem to count.
"It's you," she said, not letting on just how surprised she was to see that man again.
The swordsman from the Arboretum incident nodded as he pulled his sword from the ice, which Akitsu dismissed now that it was useless. The man readied his sword again, preparing to attack.
"The names Mutsu, Sekirei number five."
Akitsu grimaced slightly. She had not expected him to be one of the first five, which were said to be the strongest of the one-hundred and eight Sekirei. Still, that did not mean she would give up.
"I'm Akitsu, Sekirei number seven."
XoX
Oh my god, I've left you on a Cliff hanger! Oh cruel world... I know, it's terrible. I hate cliffies too. Unfortunately, I like keeping my chapters below 16,000 words, and if I continued, this would likely be somewhere around 30,000 words so... yeah. You guys will unfortunately have to bear with this for the moment. I'll try not to make this a habit however.
On a side note, has anyone read the last manga chapter, the one that was about Sasuke? That guy has gone fucking crazy. I think he just lost the last bit of his sanity, whatever he had left of it with this. Seriously, he reminds me of those rabid dogs that get rabies and need to be put down.
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