The Rise of Uzumaki Ch. 43 (Naruto) (Patreon)

A/N: In which the truth comes out... while Sasuko is engaging in some risky public behavior~

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“… more.”

Naruto raises his brow and quirks up the corner of his mouth in amusement.

“Excuse me?”

Blushing a little bit, Sasuko glares at him. There’s not much heat to it though, even as she squirms, still experiencing the Seal Vibrations at half power even now.

“I-I want… higher. Make it s-stronger. I can handle it.”

He’s sure that she can… still, it’s pretty fucking hot that she’s asking all the same. With one single nod, Naruto reaches out with his chakra and pushes the invisible dial on the Seal he painted above her crotch to one hundred percent power. The wide-eyed surprise that spreads across Sasuko’s face, as well as the hitched breath and the gurgling noise that escapes through her clenched teeth… it’s all a work of art, as far as he’s concerned.

“Nnngh…”

Stepping to her side, Naruto places a hand on her shoulder.

“You alright?”

“F-Fine. I can h-handle it…”

Heh, that was the Sasuko Uchiha he knew and loved. Naruto can’t help but be a little amused to see the kunoichi’s drive to succeed and always be the very best turned to this arena, as it were. Sasuko is, if nothing else, a competitive person at the end of the day.

“Alright then. Let’s catch up to Kakashi and Sakura, yeah? Gotta present a united front to Taki, after all.”

“R-Right.”

Moving together, they rejoin Sakura and their Sensei, Team Seven reunited once more. If Kakashi has been at all put out or made uncomfortable by Sakura’s surprising knowledge of Icha Icha, he doesn’t show it. At this point, Naruto is beginning to wonder if anything can flap their unflappable Jonin Sensei…

No matter. In the end, it’s time to get their heads in the game. What comes next won’t be too bad… hopefully. That was why Naruto was willing to let Sasuko keep the seal up, the vibrations distracting her probably unlikely to be an issue long-term. He could always turn the seal off if it did become a fight, but there shouldn’t be any battle any time soon.

… Hopefully, anyways. Shibuki HAD kept a pretty big secret from them and throwing it back in the leader of Takigakure’s face may or may not backfire, Naruto didn’t know for sure. On the one hand, he understood full well why Shibuki hadn’t told a young and thoroughly wild Team Seven about his village’s super top secret jinchuriki all those years ago. On the other… well, they were about to find out exactly what the village head was willing to do to protect Fu, Naruto supposed.

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“Team Seven. Welcome back to Taki, it’s been too long.”

Shibuki’s greeting is, as expected, warm and affectionate, given their history with one another. Naruto can’t help but smile, and the rest of them do the same, even Kakashi effecting an eye-smile. Well, Sasuko doesn’t smile. But she’s doing well with her self-control, so far. The vibrations are still at max power, pulsing through her cunt and her crotch intensely over and over again.

As Naruto had thought, however, Sasuko is more than capable of handling it. Given the small amount of time they had left on the road ahead of Taki, she was able to adapt. That didn’t mean she wasn’t still feeling it, however. Naruto could see it in every line of her body… she was enjoying herself in front of everyone, and only he and she actually knew it.

Bowing his head, Kakashi takes the reins as Team Leader.

“Thank you, Village Head. We wish it were under better circumstances.”

Shibuki’s jaw clenches at that, and he frowns slightly.

“… And what circumstances would those be, exactly? The Hokage’s missive said that you were here to help with our defenses as part of our alliance. Taki might not be the biggest Hidden Village, but we’ve been just fine of late, so I’m not entirely sure what…”

“It’s about the Akatsuki.”

Naruto cuts Shibuki off mid-sentence, unable to hold himself back. Sure, he learned a lot traveling with Jiraiya, but he’s still a bit impatient sometimes. This is one of those times and he didn’t want to lie to Shibuki any longer than he had to. The other man was a friend, after all.

Darting his eyes to Naruto, Shibuki radiates confusion.

“The Akatsuki? What’s that?”

Kakashi lets out a slightly sheepish laugh, though Naruto can easily see that their Sensei is acting. If he’s irritated by Naruto’s outburst, he doesn’t show it… rather, the silver-haired Copy Nin immediately utilizes it.

“Not a what, but rather a who… as for who they are, we should probably get somewhere with a bit more privacy, before explaining.”

That makes Shibuki’s frown even more announced. They’re outside after all, just within the confines of the village. Takigakure is small compared to Konoha, but that doesn’t mean it’s not bustling with life. There are definitely eyes on them, though nothing suspicious or hostile… after all, Taki is small enough that most of its villagers remember Team Seven with the same fondness that Shibuki himself does. They’d risked their lives for this place, to be fair.

“… Very well. Come with me.”

Adjourning to a private room is the work of minutes, and then Shibuki gestures for them all to sit with him. As they all bring themselves down to their knees, resting in seiza, the village head keeps up his frown, clearly concerned at this point.

“So then. Who are the Akatsuki?”

Naruto blinks when Kakashi slightly inclines his head in his direction, ceding the explanation to the blond shinobi. It makes sense, he supposes. Kakashi might be Team Lead and was probably read in on a lot before this mission got underway, but Naruto was still the one who traveled with Jiraiya for years and years, who got Tsunade to sign off on this mission in the first place… and who as a Jinchuriki, was also the most in danger from the Akatsuki when it came down to it.

Clearing his throat, Naruto draws Shibuki’s eye.

“The Akatsuki is a group of S-Class Missing Nin who have come together for one very specific reason… to hunt down Jinchuriki.”

To Shibuki’s credit, he does his best to hide his reaction. But at the same time, Village Head though he might be… he was only Chunin-level back when they first met him. It was clear he’d grown in strength the past few years, but he hadn’t become capable of getting anything past an apprentice of the Toad Sage in that time. Meanwhile, Naruto had grown in leaps and bounds at discerning subterfuge and lies.

Though also, they already knew about Fu. So it was more than fair to say Naruto had an unreasonable advantage in detecting Shibuki’s sudden caution and shock. Still, it’s admirable how fast he schools his expression and raises a single eyebrow.

“Tailed Beast Containers? Whatever for?”

Smiling slightly, Naruto tilts his head.

“We don’t know the specifics. Something about extracting the Tailed Beasts, using them for their own ends presumably. Obviously, we can’t let them get away with it. We have to stop them, at all costs. That’s why we’re here.”

Shibuki relaxes at that, and Naruto feels a moment of confusion. Why would he relax? If anything, Naruto’s words should be making the village head tenser…

“The Hero’s Water. That’s what you’re here for, isn’t it?”

Oh. Naruto blinks and opens his mouth, before closing it a moment later. It was a fair assumption on Shibuki’s part. If one assumed that Taki’s greatest secret hadn’t been exposed, then coming back here for the Hero’s Water would be a reasonable thing to land on. But no, that wasn’t why they were here. The Hero’s Water a dangerous crutch that took some of your own life every time you used it. Naruto didn’t look down on Shibuki for the time he needed to use it the last time they were here, but at the end of the day, the blond himself preferred to rely upon his own power.

Still, it was far past time to be honest with their friend. Village Head though he might be, Shibuki was still good people, and so Naruto decides to be blunt in his next words.

“No, Shibuki. We aren’t here for the Hero’s Water. We know about Fu.”

This time, it’s Shibuki’s mouth that opens and closes, his eyes widening as he processes Naruto’s statement. For a brief moment, it looks like he might attack. His hands grip down on his legs, and his teeth clench together. Naruto prepares for a fight, ready to turn off Sasuko’s Seal in a moment so she’s no longer distracted. This entire time, the Last Uchiha has been riding the vibrations out in silence, not giving away even an ounce of the pleasure she must be feeling. It’s quite impressive, but he’s not about to leave her so impaired if things become hostile.

Luckily, that doesn’t happen. Whether it’s because of their friendship, or simply because Shibuki knows Team Seven’s strength and understands he probably can’t take them on in a one versus four fights, the village head ultimately lets out a shaky breath and decides to use words, rather than violence.

“H-How… how do you know about Fu?”

Naruto appreciates that the other man didn’t try to deny it. Here, he glances to Kakashi, letting Team Seven’s Sensei take the reins once more. Giving one of his signature eye-smiles, the Copy Nin shrugs his shoulders, as if to say ‘what can you do?’.

“Konohagakure has always known about your Jinchuriki, Village Head. The Third Hokage decided to leave the Seven-Tailed Beast in your village’s capable hands, and the Fifth Hokage has likewise decided to uphold that decision. We are not here to take Fu from you.”

Shibuki’s eyes flicker back and forth between Naruto and Kakashi. His jaw clenches and unclenches as he works through the explanation. Finally, he speaks, his tone hopeful but also a little pitiful.

“… You’re not?”

Seeing his opportunity, Naruto jumps back in, putting on the old façade of enthusiastic, cheerful, Number One Knuckleheaded Ninja for a moment.

“Of course not, Shibuki! So long as Fu is happy here, so long as she hasn’t been mistreated, we aren’t looking to take her from her home! All we want to do is protect her and your village from the Akatsuki who are likely to show up soon and try to take her!”

His words and demeanor are supposed to set Shibuki at ease. So, needless to say, alarms immediately go off in Naruto’s head when the other man looks no further comforted. In fact, Shibuki looks distinctly discomfited as he shifts in his seiza position, grimacing. Naruto’s eyes narrow, and for a moment he feels… well, he can’t help but let his hackles raise, just a little bit.

“Shibuki… Fu hasn’t been mistreated by Takigakure, has she? She’s happy here… right?”

A dangerous note has entered Naruto’s voice, and he half-expects Kakashi to rein him in. After all, it’s none of THEIR business what Taki does with their Jinchuriki, so long as it doesn’t fall into Akatsuki’s hands. Or at least, that’s what Naruto assumes Kakashi and Konoha’s official stance will be. Imagine his surprise then, when his Sensei makes no move to stop him. The silence is, in and of itself, tacit support of Naruto’s ire, even.

… Was this Tsunade’s doing? Had she taken Kakashi aside and talked to him ahead of time? No! He was getting distracted! Focusing back on the matter at hand, Naruto glares Shibuki down, even as the village head blanches and rapidly shakes his head back and forth.

“She hasn’t been mistreated; I promise! I haven’t given her the chance to be mistreated!”

Blinking, Naruto leans back, now confused.

“… What’s that supposed to mean?”

Once again grimacing, Shibuki rubs a hand through the back of his head and sighs.

“I… I’ve kept Fu mostly isolated from the village. Most of them don’t even know we have a Jinchuriki. Only myself and our highest ranking shinobi are aware of Fu’s existence. I’ve… I wouldn’t say I’ve been like a father to Fu. More like a big brother. She’s happy, I swear she is… but she’s lonely too, I guess. I love her with all my heart, and I’ve made sure she knows it… but I also know she wants to get out there, to experience new things and meet new people.”

Shibuki sighs, his shoulders slumping as his confession comes to an end.

“… I wouldn’t blame you, if you decided to take her away from this place. Be it for her own protection… or so that she can finally stretch her wings.”

Naruto blinks some more, processing Shibuki’s words. It’s not… as bad as it could have been. Maybe its Naruto’s own experiences talking, maybe he’s incredibly biased… but better for people to not know of your existence, rather than knowing that you’re a demon container, right? Fu’s life did sound like it’d been somewhat lonely… but no lonelier than Naruto’s life as the shunned Jinchuriki of Konoha. In fact, at least Fu had had Shibuki. Sure, Naruto had had his ‘Jiji’ in the form of the Third Hokage, but Shibuki could probably make a lot more time for Fu then the Third could. Or so Naruto hoped.

What was important was that… it wasn’t as bad as Naruto feared for a second there. That didn’t mean it was good either, but… well, he’d reserve judgment until he actually met Fu in the flesh and got a read on her personality and how her upbringing had influenced her.

Perhaps sensing Naruto falling into a state of introspection, Kakashi speaks up again, taking the reins once more.

“It’s been a journey getting here. Let’s say we plan for Fu to meet us at dinner, yes? As I said before, it is not Konoha’s desire to take your Jinchuriki from you. We are here only to make sure Taki is safe from the predations of Akatsuki.”

Shibuki swallows thickly before nodding his agreement.

“V-Very well. That is… acceptable. Rooms will be prepared for you all for the duration of your stay. Dinner will be in a couple of hours. Fu… will be there.”

And that’s that. They’re shown to their rooms and left to get things packed away before dinner arrives. Naruto, so lost in thought, finds himself standing in the center of his room, not sure what to think or do next. Which is why he’s so caught off guard when Sasuko suddenly spins him around and kisses him on the lips, holding him harshly by the collar of his jacket as she squirms against him.

Ah, right… the seal. It’s still at max power, and now that she’s in private, Sasuko is beet red and flushed, panting heavily. When they finally break their lip lock and come up for air, he half-expects her to tell him to turn it off… but no, that’s not what comes out of her mouth.

“F-Fuck me, Naruto. Fucking take me and fuck me, y-you bastard.”

Hm, it would appear the seal got to her more than Naruto had thought it did. His hands fall to her hips as he considers her demands. Very briefly, he thinks of leaving her hanging, letting her edge for a day or two more… but no. No. He’s going to fuck her now, that much is for sure. All that’s left is for him to decide HOW he’s going to fuck her.