Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Chained to the Whirlpool ❯ Chapter 30 ( Chapter 30 )

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1Chained to the Whirlpool

Chapter 30

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It was bound to happen.

Days upon days of endless torture, endless pleasures, and harsh training finally did it. It was gradual at first, the girl weakening each day. It wasn't physical weakness, it was mental weakness. The girl was being tested in every single way, but despite her best efforts to learn the best way to utilize her new body, she couldn't take it. Naruto was the worst of the three. Because of his experience, he knew the way he wanted to break her. He tortured her with pain, trained her to accept this pain as part of her life. His hands gave her pleasure, his lips exploring her body. She knew that from the constant pleasure her body was feeling, it was only a matter of time before her body becomes addicted to the pleasures, to the point where she wouldn't be able to go a single day without her body burning. Naruto didn't focus on one thing at a time, he alternated, forcing Tenten to adapt and adjust. Sakura helped Naruto train and break Tenten but, unlike Naruto, Sakura focused on teaching Tenten more about their world, in addition to her kind of training, and showing her, in detail, what is out there and what is possible. Ino, however, didn't torture the body. She tortured the mind. When it was Ino's turn, there was never a single bruise or wound on Tenten's body but Ino took delight in showing the benefits of having a Yamanaka for a torturer.

In addition to being raped nearly every single day, Naruto and slaves trained Tenten to be a domme, which they found out that she was a natural at. In fact, that seemed to be the easiest part of her entire training. In addition to that, Naruto knew where the weak spots in her training were and built on that, making sure that she could at least hold her own against enemies that used her weakness. This was constant, from five in the morning to ten at night. Naruto hardly let her rest, only letting her rest when he thought she really needed it. But when Naruto himself trained her, he was extremely harsh, severely punishing her for her failures, but then greatly rewarding her when she did make it through, slicing off all the targets despite the restrictions he placed on her.

The rewards alone provided motivation enough to push through her exhaustion and win his challenge...to please him.

On those days where Naruto helped train Tenten, the girls themselves did their own training. Ino focused more on improving her own mental abilities while Sakura experimented with better ways to rip the heart out of her most hated female in her life and squeeze that beating organ in her hand, right in front of Ami while she died. Of course, Naruto was fully aware of Sakura's plans for Ami. He didn't need to be a mind reader to know how much Sakura hated her, hated her for making her life such a living hell, destroying her self-esteem. Hell, he was fine with his pet killing her. As long as that girl still existed, Sakura would forever be vulnerable to her usual violent outbursts whenever Ami choose to interrupt.

So Sakura killing Ami? That's fine by him.

As time passed, Naruto wasn't sure when it happened. It's been a long time since he's seen Tenten not doing something. She was never really alone since they stepped up her training and never gave her time to herself, but one day, he wasn't sure what made him thought of it but he decided to give her a day off and the entire family to just relax. It was funny though, the reactions of his pets when he told them about their day off but Ino knew, she knew what he was thinking, so when Sakura pressed further, Ino shut her up with a harsh slap to the back of the head. The instant Naruto was finished with breakfast, he stood up, grabbed both of his pets, regardless of whether or not they were finished, said that Tenten could do what she wanted, ran up to his bedroom, slammed and locked the door. While Sakura looked on in confusion, Naruto unsealed the crystal ball given to him by the Hokage and tuned it to Tenten and set it on the bed and motioned for the pets to gather around and watch. They watched Tenten for the rest of the day, the girls finally realizing Tenten's state of mind. Even Ino, despite her help in training, hasn't been in Tenten's mind in a couple of weeks, finally realized.

Tenten was finally broken.

That realization made Naruto smile. Now Tenten was one step closing to becoming his. She hasn't said `I love you' yet but that was fine. He wasn't one to rush but he knew that she loved him. That light in her eyes when he touched her, that tone in her voice when she spoke to him. Even before he started really torturing her, he knew she loved him but she was unsure, unsure if she should say it. She knows Naruto won't give her his heart during her training. If he opened his heart to her, he would hold back and it would be bad for both of them so that provided motivation to do the best she could possible do.

That wasn't the only reason Naruto was happy. If this was true, then he could at last unlock those metal gates that held his heart and give it to her. It was hard these past couple weeks, seeing Tenten go through the hard masochist training but he was resolved to go through with this. Now, he can reduce her training some and give her some peace.

For Sakura, it was a mixture of happiness and sadness. She was happy that Tenten was finally broken and took another step in becoming a part of this family but she was sad that almost all of her will died. Sakura remembered, quite clearly, how she was when she was finally broken. She was broken, utterly devastated, and completely unable to make choices on her own but thanks to Naruto, it didn't take long to slowly recover to the point she could at least think for herself. For Ino, her reason for being happy was similar to Sakura but she was thankful for being given the chance to experience and study what a broken mind feels like.

“So she's really broken?” Sakura asked, her head resting on her hands.

“It appears so.” Naruto answered. “I know that personality all too well.”

“It's really too bad. If you weren't a sadist like you are, she wouldn't have to go through this. Her training as a sex slave would've been much gentler.” Ino said.

Naruto chuckled. “True, but at least the hard part's over. Now all that's left, is to remind her that I want someone with will, with passion, with spirit. Not someone as docile as she is.”

Sakura chuckled as well and turned to Naruto. “Well that wouldn't be too hard. I've been through the same thing and I know what's she is going through. It should be better this time.”

Naruto smiled. “I hope so pet...I hope so...”

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It was quiet in the building the Uzumaki's call home. The blonde, the pinkette, and the platinum blonde were fast asleep in the bed while the newest addition, the brunette, was sleeping in the cage that was attached to the foot of the bed. The sun was rising and slowly filling the room with its light. Besides the snoring coming from Sakura, it was still.

That is...until the alarm clock went off.

As the annoying, loud, buzzer buzzed, Sakura jerked out of her sleep with a start, her hair flying all around as her head swung around, the buzzer coinciding with a dream she was having. When she realized that she was awake and the buzzing came from the clock, she growled in frustration and slammed the `off' button. She then picked the clock up the clock and looked at the time and frowned when she saw it. “Meh, 6:30 already? I just went to sleep!” She really wanted to smash that traitorous clock for waking her up so early but then Naruto would wake up and he would be in a bad mood and then take it out on her with his fists and go back to bed leaving Sakura with a bloody and bruised face.

Then he would take all of her money out of her checking account as punishment for breaking the clock and losing her temper leaving her broke.

Sakura sighed as she set the clock back down. Naruto was going to sleep in today and let her and Ino deal with Tenten for a while. She moved the covers off of herself and swung her legs over, the girl yawning as she stretched. The arms dropped down as she smacked her lips, moving her hair out of the way, and her eyes went to the cage. `I wonder how she's doing? It's hard...seeing Tenten go through the same experiences I did when he first broke me.' Sakura got on all fours on the bed, slowly crawling her way toward the edge of the bed and peeked over it. Tenten was still asleep, her arms and legs brought up to her body. It was chilly last night and she huddled against herself to warm herself up. Sakura asked Naruto to let Tenten have a blanket but he refused, saying it wasn't that cold.

She stood up, keeping her eyes on Tenten as she went into the bathroom and to the shower. Despite what she went through, Tenten was really trying to help herself. She lost her will when she was broken, she couldn't decide on anything without asking someone what they think she should do. She wouldn't do anything unless she was told. She would sit there for hours, only breathing, just waiting for someone to give her orders. It was gut-wrenching really...just seeing her just sit there, not doing anything, not willing to do anything that would insult her masters. In order to help Tenten recover, they needed to encourage her to make her own decisions, let her decide things. Her personality isn't gone, it was just hidden and she needed to find it again. It's a slow process but results are showing.

Sakura stepped out of the shower, her body refreshed from the shower. A shower always did her good, even on her worst days, a long soak in the tub helped loosen her up. She went to the closet first and got dressed. After that, she went back to the cage and bent down, that peaceful face still on Tenten's face. Sakura opened the cage to the door and reached in, placing her hand on Tenten's shoulder and shook it, rousing Tenten from her slumber. “Hey there...” Sakura said, seeing Tenten's eyes flutter open. “How you doing?”

“I'm fine.” Tenten replied in a near monotone voice as she sat up.

“Good good. It's time to get up darling. Hop in the shower and I'll get breakfast started.” Tenten nodded and moved out of the cage as Sakura stood by and watched. She waited until Tenten was in the shower until she moved again. The next movement was to give Ino a smack on the head, causing her to wake up. “You have jobs to do girl...you don't get to sleep in.” She said, walking away as her blonde sister glared at her. Sakura went downstairs to the kitchen and started making breakfast. She knew what Tenten liked and how to make it and she hoped that Tenten would at least compliment her instead of eating silently like she always does.

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“So Tenten...how was your sleep?” Sakura asked as both her and Ino sat across from her, watching the broken girl eat without a word. Despite going through it themselves, it was still strange seeing her like this.

“It was fine.” She replied, keeping her eyes downward.

“Any dreams?” Ino asked.

“None worth mentioning.” Came the weak answer, causing the girls to sigh. Sometimes it seemed like Tenten didn't want to recover, that she wanted to stay in this broken state forever.

“Any thoughts on what you want to do today?”

Tenten didn't respond, however; she just kept looking at her plate and it didn't look like she had anything she wanted to do today. Sakura sighed. “Tenten, what have we told you about this? You need to think for yourself. What if we died today huh? What would you do then?” Tenten didn't respond, instead looked away. “Tenten, look at me.” Sakura said, a commanding tone in her voice. Tenten complied immediately and looked at Sakura who crossed her arms. “Answer this...burial or cold. Considering you hate both, choose one to go through.” Tenten still didn't respond, but opted to stare at her sister instead. “Choose or I'll force you to go through both.”

“But...you c-can't...” The brunette finally stammered out.

“I can and I will if you don't choose.”

“But...”

“Choose.”

Tenten gulped at the hard look in Sakura's eyes. The girl was frightening when she wanted to be and this was one of those times and she knew very well that Sakura can make good on her threat and got to thinking. Burial...Tenten's claustrophobic and being buried alive was one of THE most frightening things on her fear list, but then you have ice and the cold that came with it. She had her times in the freezer and she doesn't like it anymore then Ino does. How could she choose which one to go through? She hates both possibilities and it was hard for her to even think about choosing one to go through.

“You got five seconds to choose slave.” Sakura's hard voice was heard.

“I...I can't...I...this...” Tenten was really freaking out. If she chose burial then Sakura would wrap her up in bandages and bury her in that box of dirt Naruto had laying around. Then again, knowing Sakura, she would fill her up with cold water and douse her in water before leaving her in bondage in the freezer. When Sakura started counting down, she panicked. “BURIAL!” She shouted, panting after she shouted but froze when she saw Sakura's smirk.

“Good choice. Don't you just love being in the dirt with nothing to see or hear but the sound of your own heartbeat?”

“I hate it!” Tenten shouted, the old Tenten surfacing for just a moment. “You're all a bunch of freaks!”

Sakura chuckled and took a gulp out of her drink. “So are you pet. So are you.” Sakura reached out and tried to get some food off her plate. Key word was `tried' as someone snatched her plate right out from under her. She growled and turned her head but quieted when she saw Naruto kidnapping her food. “Morning master.” She whispered, whimpering as Naruto gobbled down her food. “I thought you were going to sleep in?”

“I was.” He commented in between bites. “But then I woke up and didn't want to go back to bed. Did I hear right? Does Tenten want to be buried?”

Before Tenten could respond, Sakura answered for her. “Yeah, she does.”

Naruto chuckled. “Go ahead. A little fear might help shake her up.”

The empty plate clattered as Naruto dropped the plate back where it was, the girl whining at the plate. She wasn't close to being done and now she had to cook her breakfast all over again. Then again, she could just scarf down a can of dog food. That'll do it. “As you wish master...” Sakura got up and grabbed her plate and went to the sink.

Tenten could only watch as the girls started moving. She wanted to say something, anything but it was hard for her. She kept her eyes on Naruto as he went to the fridge and goggled down a couple more food items. She started whimpering when Sakura came back and forced her up and started dragging her away. She kept her eyes fixated on Naruto as she was dragged away, however; just before she turned the corner, she shouted. “MASTER, WAIT!” Everybody paused and turned her way. That was the first time she shouted since she was broken. “I want to go visit my team.” She whispered as Sakura let her go.

Naruto closed the fridge and turned to Tenten. “You trying to get out of your burial?”

“I miss my team.” She said. “I miss Lee and his hugs. I miss Neji and his stuck up attitude. I miss Gai-sensei and his insanely white teeth. I want to see them.”

“You're asking now?” Naruto crossed his arms. “Not once you asked to see your teammates. Not once. To be honest, I was starting to think you absolutely hated them.”

Tenten crossed her arms under her breasts and bowed her head, Sakura standing behind her. “I...I thought that you wouldn't let me see them, not after everything that happened.”

Naruto kept his eyes on Tenten. So she really wanted to see them but was afraid to ask but this is good. She's talking and asking for stuff. She was slowly getting better and Naruto hoped that she would continue to do this and not be a one time thing. “Alright, you can see your team.” Tenten cracked a small smile. “But...you still have to be buried first and before you go, there's another choice you must make. Take her Sakura.” Naruto chuckled as Tenten started to struggle as Sakura grabbed her and started dragging her.

“Master?” Naruto turned to face Ino. “Are you sure Tenten being buried is a good idea?”

Naruto smirked and patted the top of her head. “If I know Sakura, she'll find a way to keep Tenten's attention to something else.”

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“Come on Sakura...please don't do this to me.” Tenten begged as Sakura dragged her down the stairs. “You know I don't like being buried. Being buried is your fantasy, not mine.”

“Master's orders are master's orders.” Sakura responded. “Besides you're the one who chose to be buried.”

“That was a hypothetical situation!” Tenten shouted. “You didn't say that you were going to bury me when I chose. You said you were going to bury me if I didn't choose.”

“Then master came along and ordered you buried.” Sakura finished as they approached a table. With a yelp, Tenten was thrown onto the table. Tenten was about to bolt but with a smack from Sakura, she stayed. “Do not move at all. You're being buried and that's that. Now I'm going to get the supplies...I expect you here when I get back.” With one last smack, Sakura left to gather the mummification supplies...minus the brain scoopers.

Tenten was scared of being buried but she was scared of Sakura and Naruto more and so she stayed there, her body shaking like a leaf on the wind, whimpering in fear. She didn't like enclosed spaces, more so then Ino but she hated being on the receiving end of her families anger. She yelped when a box was dropped on the table courtesy of Sakura. “Glad to see you're still here. That's good...that means I don't have to extend your time in the dirt. Now then, since I don't have to clean and enema you because you already did that, it shouldn't take that much time.” The first thing Sakura pulled out of her box of supplies was a large vibrator and a large set of anal beads. She lubed up the anal beads a little before inserting them into her. They were large but Tenten was able to handle the size of them. After all of them were in, Sakura inserted the vibrator, the girl letting out a moan at the action but her body was still shaking. “I know you don't like being buried and that's why I'm going to make it pleasurable for you. Usually when we, or himself, is buried, he makes sure that it's torments for us but for you, constant pleasure is better.” While Sakura was talking, she attached a pair of egg vibrators to her nipples and taped them, but she noticed Tenten still shaking. Sakura sighed and started to gently caress Tenten's cheek. “You'll be alright darling. Think about this...every single time we have been buried, we are always taken care of. You, yourself, have seen the process and even aided master in burying me. We take precautions when we do something like this. You know this. I would never let anything happen to my sister.” It was little but Tenten calmed down some, her words comforting the brunette, causing Sakura to smile. “That's good. Now, just relax. I'm going to make sure your attention is focused on something else. Right now, try to focus on the toys in you and the pleasures you'll feel once they are running.”

Sakura took the box and dumped out the rest of the contents, large rolls of wrappings and several small ones. She grabbed one of the small ones and went to the bottom of the table so she could start at her feet. See...the trick is multiple layers. For the limbs and torso, you have to wrap those separately. Starting with her feet, Sakura started to wrap them. One layer wasn't enough, two layers was the minimum at least. Sakura liked at least three layers, gave her the feeling of complete restraints, both on the limbs and body. After Sakura finished wrapping both legs, she repeated the process with Tenten's arms. It was a little difficult with the fingers but it was no problem. Next was her torso. By now, Tenten stopped shaking and her eyes were closed and it looked like she was trying not to think about what she was going through. “Alright darling...now that the prep is finish, it's time for the total mummification. I'm going to put a total of three layers of you. It's small enough so that the trauma shears can cut through them easily in case of emergency. Three layers are also enough for you to feel complete enclosure.” While she spoke, Sakura grabbed one of the large rolls and put Tenten's feet together and started wrapping them. “Before I wrap your head, I'm going to put a pulse monitor on your neck so I can keep an eye on your heart beat. I'm also going to put a two pronged tube in your mouth so you can breathe.” By now, Sakura finished wrapping up to her stomach when the roll went out. She then created a couple of clones as she needed their help in finishing this, but before Sakura continued, both her and the clones gathered some more supplies. One clone got the heart monitor while another one grabbed the breathing tube while the real one, grabbed a drug vial and a syringe.

They went back and the clone with the tube was first. She ordered Tenten to open her mouth and she complied, allowing Sakura to insert the tube into her mouth and fix it to her head. “Reason I'm doing this now is I want you to get used to this. It'll be hard for you to move your mouth but just remember to keep breathing. The wrap and dirt won't be too tight and you'll be able to breathe fine.” Tenten nodded, her scared eyes staring at her sister and tormentor. The clone nodded and another one took its place while the real Sakura continued to wrap Tenten. “It's a weird fetish I know.” The new Sakura spoke, attaching something to her neck. “The very idea of being buried makes one think of graveyards. Mummification and burial sometimes go together and is quite a unique fetish.” When she was done, both her and Tenten looked at the monitor as it started beeping. “Alrighty then...you're almost ready. Now I need you to do something for me. Take your arms...” Sakura grabbed Tenten's wrapped arms. “And place them across your chest like this.” Sakura placed her arms in an X pattern. “Now keep them there. You got a couple more wraps to go.”

Tenten looked down as the wrapping started again. Already, she could barely twitch her legs but with this new layer, that ability was quickly being taken away. Sure enough, Sakura reached up and finished wrapping her torso, bounding her arms in the process. She felt weird. She could feel the egg vibrators pressing against her erect nipples, just waiting to be turned on. She could feel the two toys, already teasing her, her pussy lips a little wet already. It wasn't from the wrapping, it was from the stuff inside of her. “Alright Ten...” Sakura spoke after she finish, going into Tenten's sight and placing a hand on her cheek. “In order for me to help you, I'm going to give you a shot.” Sakura exited Tenten's sight for just a moment but when Sakura came back, Tenten's eyes widened. Sakura was in the process of filling up a syringe with a clear liquid for a jar. She couldn't tell what it was since the label was away from her. When Sakura was finished, she pushed on it and liquid came squirting out, the girl making sure there weren't any air in it. After she was satisfied, she turned to Tenten. “This is a strong aphrodisiac. It has a ten minute delay which is plenty of time for me to finish and bury you and it lasts for half an hour.” Tenten stayed still as Sakura pushed the needle into her neck and pushed, injecting the liquid into her. “Alright, now it's time to apply the final layer and wrap up your head.”

Sakura handed the used syringe to her clone and ordered her to dispose of it, also telling her to get the box ready. She nodded and went off to fulfill her order and turned to her other clone. “Start putting on the final layer, I'm doing her head.” The clone nodded, grabbed the last large roll and got started while Sakura grabbed the small one and started wrapping her neck, going up to her head. Sakura couldn't help but stare into Tenten's eyes as she worked. She was scared, really scared but at the same time, she trusted her to make sure she stayed alive. “Close your eyes darling.” She whispered, the girl closing her eyes as the wraps reached her eyes. “There you go my little minx...” Sakura said as she completely wrapped Tenten's head. “Just stay calm and you'll get through this.” Sakura grabbed the last roll and started at the neck once again. “Once the drug kicks in, you won't be thinking about being buried. All you'll think about is your lust.”

Finally, after two hours of preparation, Tenten was finally mummified.

“Alright, final checks.” The clone nodded and the two of them went over Tenten, making sure things were secured and Tenten's stomach rose up and down. Checking the heart monitor and the breathing tube, they decided that everything was fine and took the chance to look over their wrapped up pet. “She's beautiful isn't she?” Sakura whispered. “There's nothing like being completely restrained, not able to move, completely dependant on the person who put you six feet under.”

The cloned chuckled. “This is a good lesson isn't it? Everything in this family is a privilege, not a right. The right to eat, sleep, have sex, anything...is all dependant on the master's will.”

“She actually resisted. She didn't want to be buried and she tried to stop it, not much mind you, but she made an effort. That's good for her recovery.”

“But we still need to bury her first.”

“Ah...you're right. Is the clone ready?”

“Looks like.”

“Well lets get to it. There's only a few minutes left before the drug kicks in and I want her in the ground before that happens.” Sakura motioned to the clone to come and she did, Sakura giving her an order to hold onto the monitor while they buried her. The clone taking the stand, the real one and the other clone gently picked her up on both sides. The captive was starting to move and from the sounds of things, she was trying to scream. They took her to a box filled with dirt. The box itself was custom made and had holes for removing dirt and, if needed, collapse the entire thing so they could get to her faster. Reaching it, they set her down, making sure the tube wasn't in the box before they started filling it up. When they were sure, Sakura and a clone grabbed a shovel and started shoveling dirt out of another box and dumping it into the mummy box. The idea here was realism. The sound of the shovel and the sensation of the dirt falling on her added to the role-play that she was being buried. It took no time at all for the girls to fill the box and by the time they were finished, Sakura knew the affects of the drug she gave her already kicked in.

That...and the tube was moaning.

“Alright, thirty minutes starts right now.” Sakura grabbed a stopwatch from the table by the chair and started it, the girl sitting down and grabbing the remotes to the toys and thumbed all of them on low. She was going to torment her a little, alternate between speeds every few minutes. She grabbed a magazine and leaned back and started reading.

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Sakura hadn't planned on this.

All she wanted to do was sit there and wait out the thirty minutes, reading her magazine, but her eyes kept on looking at the remotes. Her mischievous side coming into play. She soon set down the magazine and started to play with the remotes. She would shut one off and turn another on high or turn all of them off save one on low. With the drug, she reasoned, doing this would heighten the pleasure for Tenten. She knew she was just making up reasons but she didn't care. This was fun...really fun.

But when the stopwatch went off, a frown replaced that smirk and she whined, sighing as she thumbed all of the toys off except for the pussy and ass toys. Those she turned on low. She motioned and the clones started to dig her out, scooping the top dirt into the holes and the dirt going back into the box until the wrapped figure of Tenten came into view. She was struggling if the motions from the figure were any indication. Quite possibly struggles of frustration. Once Tenten was free, Sakura and another picked her up and placed her back where they prepared her. They placed her down and Sakura started unwrapping her head. Soon enough, Sakura had Tenten's face completely free. The girl kept her eyes closed however, and Sakura saw a look of bliss on her face. “Hey there...you still alive?” Sakura asked, gently patting Tenten's cheek while taking off the tube and patch.

“Ha...oh...go...god...feels...good.”

Sakura chuckled. “Looks like the aphrodisiac did quite a number on you.” Sakura looked down at her clones. They were unwrapping her as quick as they can. “Hang tight darling...we'll have you out in a jiffy.”

“Sa...saku...” Sakura looked at Tenten when she spoke. She bent down when Tenten started whispering. “I...I...wa...want...m...mo...m...” Apparently speaking was difficult for Tenten. Maybe she misjudge the length of the affects of the aphrodisiac or maybe because she left two vibrators running.

“Come on Ten...you can do it. Ask for what you want. Don't be afraid that we're going to be mad at you.”

Tenten's mouth started moving again, her voice trying to say what her mouth was speaking. “Ma...ma...mo...more.” There it was. “I...want...more.”

Sakura smiled at Tenten, gently caressing her cheek. “What do you want? You need to be specific or you're going to get something you don't want.”

“H...Hu...hurt me...to...torture me...ple...pleasure me. I want...to...feel your...ha...hand.”

Sakura chuckled. “You really have become a masochist freak haven't you? To ask for pain...to ask somebody to hurt you...that takes a great deal of courage and will. I will grant your wish...” At that, Tenten let out a loud gasp and a smile came onto her face. “But first you must go visit your team. You wanted to spend the day with them and so you shall. When you come back, I will find out your behavior and determine if you indeed deserve a reward. Only then...will I hurt you.” Sakura bent down, capturing Tenten's lips in a blissful kiss. By now the girl were done with wrapping Tenten, the task being much easier with the trauma scissors. “Now go and take a shower. When you earn that reward, I will inject you with the aphrodisiac again and I will do what you want.”

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“Wow...whatever you did to that girl must have been good. Haven't seen a smile on that pretty face of hers in the longest time.” Naruto commented as Sakura and Tenten came into the living room, both fully dressed and ready to go. The instant Naruto set his eyes on Tenten, he saw that smile on her face and felt an aura of confidence emanating from her.

“We had a nice time.” Sakura said. “The aphrodisiac did a wonderful job in loosening her up. Afterwards, she practically begged me for more and I promised her that, depending on how well she acts, I'll inject her with another round and put her through a painful session.”

“And she asked for this?”

“She did and I intend on delivering on that promise.”

Naruto chuckled. “Knowing you, I bet. So, she ready to meet her team?”

“We had a talk and I believe so.”

Naruto nodded. “Very well.” He then turned toward Tenten and motioned for her to come closer. She did and he stopped her, turning her toward an occupied table. “You have a choice now pet. You remember the switch jutsu don't you?” Tenten nodded, remembering the times he used the pain for pleasure jutsu on her. “Your first choice is the complete set of dildo's and vibrators on your body with that jutsu on you. You will be at the mercy of your sister until such time she decides to stop. The second choice is this...” Naruto removed the top to two boxes, letting Tenten see what was inside them. “Cilice's...one for your arm and one for your thigh, both coated with a chemical that produces a painful feeling when it comes into contact with your skin and they will both be visible above your clothes. Now...pick your poison.”

“The cilice's.” Came the immediate answer from Tenten causing Naruto to blink. “I want the cilice's.”

Naruto crossed his arms and chuckled. “Don't choose so hastily pet. Think about it for a minute.”

Tenten shook her head. “No need. I want the cilice's on my body. I love the sensation they bring me.”

The blonde master shrugged. “Alright, your choice. I don't want to hear you complain later on.” Naruto reached down and grabbed the short cilice while Tenten turned around, letting Naruto have access to her arm. He encircled the metal around her arm and pulled the leather strap through the buckle and in one quick motion, pulled on it, a yelp of pain erupted from Tenten as the metal spikes dug into her skin.

`It hurts...but it feel so good.' Tenten thought as some tears leaked through her eyes as Naruto tightened it and secured it. She grabbed it with her other hand as Naruto let go of it and grabbed the larger, thicker cilice. He encircled it around Tenten's thigh, opposite of the side he put the other one on. He put the strap through the loop and gave it a hard yank, Tenten crying out again as the metal spikes dug into her skin. He secured it and stood up, looking into the pain filled face of his pet. “Th-thank y-you.” She whispered. She closed her eyes when Naruto reached out, cupping her cheeks softly.

“You'll be alright pet. I think this will be good for you, seeing friends again and being out in the fresh air and like Sakura said...you behave yourself, she'll do what you want to you.” Tenten nodded and started walking when Naruto moved to the side. Sakura followed as she assumed that she'll be tagging along but when Naruto stopped her, she knew otherwise. “Not you pet.” He whispered. “You have work to do today. Ino will be watching her instead. I'll be doing work as well so I don't want you slacking off.”

Sakura was about to speak but stopped her mouth mid-move, instead opting to sigh and drop her hands down. “Yes sir.” She sighed again as Naruto handed her a list. She looked it over and found that it wouldn't take her that long to finish. It was just some basic jobs and the biggest one was cleaning the entirety of downstairs and what was good is that he didn't give her a limit on the number of clones she could use. She looked up as the door opened and Tenten stepped out, praying that Tenten would be okay.

OoOoOoO

It was strange for Tenten to be out here alone. For the past few weeks, she never been out of the house. She was always doing something in her home and never had the time nor the will to leave so it was nice being out in the open air. She wondered what she would say to her teammates regarding her disappearance. Lee knew that she had a new boyfriend but then Neji is going to assume Naruto's an abusive boyfriend considering her attitude but then when she tells them that they are due to be married, who knows how they will react?

Gai will understand and maybe he'll help draw their attention away from her.

`Maybe it would've been better if I stayed. I'm having doubts about this now. Maybe I should turn back now and keep myself holed up until I'm better.' Tenten stopped and tried to turn around but found herself facing a green wall. At first she thought it was Lee but realized he was too tall for that and looked up and found herself looking at her teacher, Maito Gai. “Gai-sensei?”

“So he finally let you out?” He asked.

Tenten bowed her head, crossing her arms under her breasts, holding back a wince as pain shot through her arm. “Yeah...I asked but I think he wouldn't have let me out before today actually.”

“You look well.” He said but then his eyes went to her cilice's.

“I am well.” Tenten said before he could speak again. “Master has broken me completely and is trying to help me recover.” Tenten went silent to allow her teacher digest this new information. “How's the team? Lee doing okay?”

“He misses you, that's for certain. So you're coming to practice?”

“I hope so.”

Gai chuckled and patted Tenten's head like a parent would to her child. “Well that's good. Come on...Lee is just dying to see you.”

OoOoOoO

Gai led Tenten to their training area. It was a location within the forest, where there was plenty of trees around, plenty of cover. When they arrived, they found Lee and Neji already there. The instant Tenten stepped in the area, Lee turned and when he saw Tenten, he exclaimed and rushed off, his arms outstretched to take Tenten into his arms. Tenten allowed him to hug her, the pain shooting through her arm as he gathered her in a bear hug. “I missed you too Lee.” She gasped out. “Please let me go. You're going to break my spine.”

Lee let go of Tenten, the girl gasping for breath as Lee nearly choked her. “Sorry Tenten-chan...I haven't seen you in quite a while. I...what is that?”

Tenten made a questioning sound when Lee asked the question. She followed his line of sight and saw he was looking at the cilice. “It's a cilice Lee. Instrument of torture and used mostly by religious fanatics.”

“Why are you wearing it?”

The girl shrugged. “I like it. That's all I'm saying. So how have you been doing?”

As the two got caught up, the third member of the team just stayed silent, keeping his pupil less eyes on the girl. From the first word she said, Neji knew something was different about her. It wasn't the collar or the cilice, it was her manner, her way of existing you could call it. She seemed extremely docile now, extremely timid as well. In fact, she seemed a couple levels above how Hinata was before she became enslaved to that Anko woman. He won't say anything right now, instead just keep an eye on her. He may be seeing things wrong but for now, he'll stay silent.

OoOoOoO

For the most part, training went badly for Tenten. She tried...really tried but she just couldn't summon up the effort to train like she used to. Add that to the pain in her body due to the cilice's, the pain made her get hot and had a difficult time focusing on training. Gai wanted to pull her out but Tenten refused, saying that she was just having a bad day. Gai, despite his gut, let her keep training, hoping that she would get better. As time passed, she got better a little but not by much. Everybody knew Tenten changed, even Lee and his admiration for her, he knew that she was different. He could tell by the effort she made just by moving, the way she walks, and the bliss on her face whenever he hits the arm containing the cilice.

Neji, however, was suspicious. The instant he activated his eyes, he noticed the glaring changes to her system. Not only were her reserves and capacity immensely increased, the channels themselves were bigger to handle much more chakra and allow her to use more chakra at one time. Not to mention the color, instead of the yellow, it was a combination of red and black, producing a evil aura to Neji, but those weren't the only changes to her. Her body also changed as well.

In fact, Tenten's entire bodily changes were similar to Naruto's wives and Naruto himself was the most severe of the alterations.

`What has he done to them?' Neji thought. `I stayed quiet when I saw them but now Tenten? There's no way this is natural. I need to report this. He's brainwashing all our kuniochi.' Neji kept silent though. He may be jumping the kunai here but still, if Naruto is kidnapping females and brainwashing and changing them, then action needed to be taken.

OoOoOoO

`What was I thinking? Coming out here. I never should've left the house. They hate me, hate what I've become.' Tenten thought as she sat against a tree alone, her legs brought up against her body and buried her head. `Neji hasn't said one word to me and Lee...I remember those eyes.' Her team left a long time ago but she stayed, regretting that she even asked Naruto to let her go out. She was disappointed with herself. She thought that she would have a good time but as she soon found out, it was a complete disaster. `I should be getting back. I'm never asking to go out, never again. Not until I'm better.' Tenten sighed and stood up, adjusting the cilice's on her body. She moved them when she was on her break so it would be hard for her to get used to the pain. `And it seems like I won't get my reward.'

Tenten kept her hands in her pockets as she walked the streets. It was nearing supper and she didn't want to stay away from home for too long. She kept her head bowed as the people passed her by. She felt out of place here and wanted nothing more to go back home to her master and sisters. During her walk, she thought about Sakura and what she would say about her behavior. Surely Sakura was going to hit her and yell at her. The girl didn't like weakness and neither did the rest of the family. Sakura was going to punish her for her failure in ways she learned was quite possible. Suddenly, the girl yelped as she was suddenly stopped because she walked into something.

She looked up and saw a long line of people, mostly females leading into a bookstore. The female she ran into, however, looked down and gave her a death glare. “Hey, back of the line.”

“I-I'm sorry ma'am.” Tenten bowed in apology, backing up some. “Umm, if I may ask, what's this line for?”

The woman humped, thinking about whether or not to answer it. “This is the line for Maki Kyoko. She pushed up her release dates and decided to release a set of new books today.”

Tenten blinked, she knew that name. “Isn't she that romance and smut writer?”

The woman nodded. “The very same. You read her works?”

Tenten shook her head. “Not me but I know someone who does. She likes the yaoi books.”

“Well, it might interest you to know that she release something new in that category.”

“Really?” Tenten asked, the realization coming to her. If she gets that book, she can bribe Sakura into canceling her punishment. She never liked being tortured out of anger. It took all the fun out of it and with that book, she just might get out of this with fewer wounds. She immediately checked her wallet and found that she should have plenty of money. Mind made up, she looked at the end of the line. It was too long and was going to take too long to get in and buy it. So there was only one thing to do.

Cloak herself and hope that they still have her books.

Immediately, she cloaked herself in a way that wouldn't draw any attention and walked by the long line. All she had to do was sneak in and uncloak herself and then buy the book but as she found out when she stepped in the store, her plan hit a few snags. The store was absolutely packed. You couldn't walk without bumping shoulders with someone and what's worse, the adult section was getting crowded so she had to act fast. Since she couldn't walk on the ground, she had to take to the ceiling and for Tenten, that wasn't a problem. She walked across the ceiling to the other side and dropped down to an empty spot before it was occupied. She entered the adult section, still cloaked, and quickly looked for the new releases section. She found it and quickly grabbed the book. She couldn't stay here for long lest she be discovered.

Now she planned on buying the book but she realized that it would take at least half an hour to get to the register and it was too long for Tenten so she decided to leave...without paying. To her surprise, Tenten wasn't beat up about her decision as she thought she would be. She quickly exited the store and ran for home, hoping to god that her family wouldn't find out what she just did.

OoOoOoO

Naruto smirked as he watched his pet run from the store in his crystal ball, clutching the stolen book. “To make the conscience decision to steal...that says a lot about your state of mind pet. Maybe you aren't quite broken as we think you are. Maybe you do deserve a reward after all.” Naruto let go of the ball and the globe clouded up, the observer resealing it before standing up and walking the path home.

OoOoOoO

`I hope Sakura likes my present. If she finds out I stole it...no telling what she's going to do to me.' Tenten thought as she entered the house. She took a deep breath before starting to look for Sakura. She looked on this level first and found no Sakura. She went upstairs and found Sakura tied up in her room, completely clad in leather, her arms and feet chained to the bedpost, a ball gag/blindfold harness on her head as her body slept. She entered the room slowly, her walking feet staying silent as not to wake up her sister. She tucked the book behind her, using her shirt to hide it as she sat down on the bed, facing Sakura. She took off the ball gag first, the action causing Sakura to stir. She undid the rope binding her hands next, causing Sakura to wake up before moving the blindfold off her eyes.

“You're back.” She mumbled as she sat up some, using her elbows to help her up. “How did your trip go?”

Tenten sighed. “Not very well I'm afraid. It was a mistake asking master to let me out.”

“What happened?”

“It was a disaster from the start. I couldn't focus during training, Lee was asking too many questions that I couldn't answer, and I couldn't find the effort to do anything and Neji...he didn't say one word to me.”

“So you had a bad day. Everyone has them.”

Tenten shook her head. “Not for me. I never should've gone out. I should've stayed inside until I was better.”

“Tenten, you need to go out, interact with people if you want to get better. For me, it helped talking with Ino everyday.”

“But Saku...”

“No buts Ten...master's going to force you to go out so you better get used to that.” Tenten groaned as Sakura laid back down. “You'll do better next time I bet darling. You always were good at adapting. Now would you mind tying me back up? I would like to go back to sleep.”

“Before you do Sakura...” Tenten said quickly. “I have a present for you.” Sakura looked at Tenten as she reached behind her and pulled out a book and handed it to her. “You like this author right?”

Sakura eyes widened as she was handed the book, realizing what exactly she had been handed. `This...this is...I thought it came out next week. How'd you?”

“From what I have been told, she pushed up her release dates so I decided to get it for you.”

The pinkette smiled. “Thank you so much. How much did it cost?”

“Err...not much really. About the cost of a new book.” To be honest, Tenten didn't really look at the prices. She just wanted to get out of there and she had to hold back the urge to gulp as Sakura's eyes flicker to her. “Yeah, the store was packed and I was rushed out of there.”

Sakura kept staring at the girl. “I see. Well, thanks anyway. I'll start on it tonight after my nap. Make sure you clean the cilice's when you take them off. Now...would you mind?” Tenten nodded and reattached the ball gag and the blindfold. Sakura put her hands in its previous position so Tenten could tie them back up. When she was done, Sakura tested her binds and nodded, signaling that it was fine. Tenten nodded as well and stood up, leaving the girl as she settled down for her nap once again. Tenten left the room and walked to the stairs. She walked down but then stopped when Naruto started coming up.

She moved to the side to let him pass but he stopped in front of her. “Where's Sakura?”

“In her room.” She responded. “Tied up and sleeping.”

“Good. Get supper started and you can tell me about your adventures outside.”

`What adventures?' She thought with a scoff. “Yes sir.” As Naruto passed, she continued walking down.

“One more thing pet...” Naruto said, causing her to stop. “Good job on the book. Considering how you managed to keep yourself hidden despite so many people, you did a good job.”

Tenten froze in horror.

She looked back as Naruto disappeared around the corner. `He knew?'

OoOoOoO

Naruto chuckled as he stepped into Sakura's room. The jobs he assigned her weren't that much and the very last thing on the list was to do whatever she enjoyed until otherwise ordered. Apparently Sakura decided to dress up in leather and to tie herself up and take a nap. She was sleeping right now but he'll soon take care of that. He slowly entered the room and walked toward her bed, taking off his jacket. He reached the bed but he didn't climb onto it, wanting to do this slow. `It's been a while since I smelt her and the leather.' Very slowly, Naruto ran his hands across Sakura's boots, loving the feel of it. He moved up some, the action causing the boy to climb onto the bed. His nose was alive with sensations and his body tingled with excitement. With no obstacles in his nose to block the smell, his body was starting to react like it always does and stimulate the sensation of being high with his sex drive being kicked into action.

By now, because of Naruto's actions, Sakura was awake once again and staring (still blindfolded) at Naruto as he sniffed and touched her body.

“It's too bad that Tenten had such a rough day out.” He commented, knowing Sakura was awake. “I told you that I would be working but I lied. I wanted to keep an eye on Tenten myself. Ino was just there to make sure things didn't go wrong. I mean, I was hoping that she would at least have an average day but I think she messed herself up.”

Sakura gasped as she felt a very light touch on her pussy by Naruto's nose. It was exciting, being bound like this and clad in her favorite clothing. Her struggles only served to increase her pleasure and the mere touch of a male hand, Naruto's hands, on her skin cause her body to heat up and for her core to start lubricating itself. This is why she liked bondage. She couldn't do anything to protect herself while her master did what he wanted to her, the girl completely vulnerable to the whims of her master. She could do nothing but scream as he rapes her over and over again for his pleasure.

And with her scent already affecting Naruto, she was bound to have an extremely good time at his hands.

“Tell me something Saku...” Naruto asked as he advanced upwards. “You do realize that Ten stole that book don't you?” Sakura whimpered but nodded. “I'm glad of that actually. It showed me that she was thinking at that moment. For whatever reason she thought of, she thought and that's very good.” Sakura squealed as Naruto reached around and grabbed her butt cheeks. “For that reason, I believe she deserves the reward you promised her so tomorrow, she's all yours, on one condition, you take her outside for some air. Take her to the hot springs if you want.” He smiled when she whimpered again and nodded. Naruto moved up again and started to caress Sakura's stomach, causing the girl to increase her struggles at the ticklish sensations. “You really are such a worthy slave. Your mind and body willing and able to satisfy your master.” Sakura arched her back as Naruto started to suckle on her breasts. His mouth would suck on one and a free hand would grope and squeeze the other.

With the addition of breast play, Sakura was nearly about to burst but with months and months of training, Sakura was able to hold back her orgasms and prolong the pleasure for as long as possible. She hasn't been penetrated yet and was going to try and hold herself until he does. “Sakura, your effort is nice and all...” Naruto commented as one hand started traveling down. “But I would rather hear you scream in pleasure.” With that, Naruto pinched Sakura's cilt and she screamed as a powerful orgasm ripped through her body, her back arching despite Naruto's weight on her as she clenched her fists. Her eyelids were open and her eyes nearly rolled to the back of her head as Naruto's hand continued to stroke her cilt, prolonging the orgasm. It took a bit but the orgasm finally passed, causing the girl to collapse onto the bed, her chest quickly rising and falling to recover its lost air in the scream. “Now that is done...you are ready for me.” He declared, taking his clothes off quickly and tossing them aside, his dick painfully hard and ready for the sweet embrace of Sakura's wet cavern.

He didn't enter her right away, instead he wanted to work himself up a bit. He adjusted himself so that he could enter her when he was ready and give him easy access to the rest of her body. His head came up to her head, a smile on his face as he stared down onto the panting, gagged, face of his pet. He reached out and caressed her cheek. “Scream for me pet...scream as I ravage your body over and over.”

Sakura let out a lusty sigh she heard him whisper. Her hands gripped the bars of the bed frame and she whimpered, feeling Naruto rub his cock onto her wet pussy, the act causing waves of electricity running through her body. She loved the way Naruto fore played. He always did it so differently that every time they had sex, she had to wonder what he was going to do next. `Oh I wish my hands were free. It's maddening being forced to do nothing but wait for him to move. Oh gods, I'm so glad I'm bound. The feeling is so exquisite.'

Suddenly, with no warning, her passageway expanded as Naruto shoved his dick in her, quickly burying it all in one motion. Muffled screams came from Sakura's gag as Naruto quickly set up a rhythm. Her body was shoved back and forth as Naruto pleasured himself. His hands had a painful grip on her legs but that only served to heighten the pleasure for Sakura as she was quickly drowned in pleasure. Another orgasm was quickly building and Naruto didn't stop, although Sakura knew he couldn't stop even if he wanted to, and the orgasm ripped through her body once again, the walls of her vagina tightening themselves around Naruto's meat stick, trying to coax an orgasm out of the boy, but failing to.

It took a couple more orgasms before Naruto was getting close. Sakura had the sneaking suspicion that he was intentionally holding himself back, whether it was for her benefit or his, she had no idea but he was driving her crazy. This wasn't like the regular sessions, he was doing something extra to her. Maybe he was using his chakra as an aphrodisiac. She knew that Naruto was getting close by the pain shooting through her thighs by Naruto's fingers. “Sa-saku-ra...I'm...cu-cumming.”

However, just as Naruto was about to cum, Ino came into the room and placed her hand on his shoulder. “Master, I need to talk to you.”

Outraged at the interruption, Naruto's head swerved around, but the action caused him to pull out of Sakura entirely, just as he had an orgasm, Naruto's seed shooting out and landing on Sakura's stomach and the area above Sakura's slit. Naruto waited to do anything until his orgasm passed. When the rush passed, Naruto turned on Ino, anger written on his face, but the girl was waiting outside the room. He growled and got off the bed, marching toward her, clenching his fists. “Ino...you better have a damn good reason for interrupting me.”

“I do master.”

Naruto paused, a little taken back at Ino's confidence. “Well? What is so damn important?”

“The Hokage called. He needs to see you right now and said it was extremely urgent.”

“Urgent enough to interrupt me and not let me cum in her? You could've waited two measly minutes.” Ino was about to respond but found that she had no answer. “That's what I thought.” Naruto groaned and started toward his bedroom with Ino following. “I tell you Ino...when we get back, I'm relieving my frustrations on you.”

“I understand.” Ino answered, watching Naruto get dressed. He kept on muttering curses as he quickly pulled on his clothes before walking out of the room, walking down the stairs, Ino following, and they both exited the house to go to the Hokage tower where the Hokage summoned them.

OoOoOoO

Back at the house, in Sakura's room, the girl was in a daze and she faintly wondered why the pleasure suddenly stopped. She heard Ino before screaming started and then nothing. Beside that, her body was left in turmoil. Her body demanded more pleasure and she tried to get out of her binds but the knot Tenten made was just out of her reach. She could get out by using her chakra but she swore to herself that unless Naruto needed her or that her life was in danger, she wouldn't use that ability. So all Sakura could do was struggle and hope she could get free while her body was going through a small withdrawal from the sudden lack of pleasure running through her body.

However, her savior came by a forgotten sister.

Tenten peeked her head in Sakura's room, watching the girl struggle to get out of her binds. She knew Naruto forgot her and she knew that Sakura was suffering right now because her sex was suddenly interrupted. She could do something about it but then she could just ignore her and leave her to suffer. Still undecided, she decided to make herself known right now and walked in the room, catching Sakura's attention and her attempts of begging. She couldn't help but chuckle as she saw Sakura's desperate face stare at her, begging her to do something to her. She went to one of Sakura's drawers and opened it, pulling out a vibrator, and sat down on the edge of the bed. “I suppose I should help you.” Tenten spoke, Sakura's muffled screams being heard by the girl. “But then again, you keep telling me to make my own decisions so I'm faced with the dilemma of helping you or not helping you.”

Tenten chuckled when Sakura started glaring at her, despite the blindfold. “On the one hand, master left you all alone and you need help.” Sakura nodded energetically. “But on the other hand, you're a masochist and loves to suffer so you see my dilemma.” Tenten sighed and looked at the object in her hands. “I don't know Sakura. Am I really cut out to be a pet? I mean, in the start it was fine but now, when I'm all broken like this? Can I really be fixed like master wants?” Tenten twisted the end of the toy, turning it on, and shoved it into Sakura, who squealed in appreciation. “Do I really deserve to stay here Sakura? I mean, I know you mean well but is it worth it?”

Despite the vibrations in her, Sakura couldn't help but roll her eyes. Tenten was getting all gloom and doom and it was unnecessary. Tenten will recover, that's a guarantee. How long is just a matter of time and depends entirely on how much Tenten wants this. If she really wants to stay here, then she'll do her best to recover. If not...well, she'll stay this way for the rest of her life. Tenten suddenly removed the ball gag from Sakura's mouth, finally allowing her to speak. “Ten...crack...Ten, I can't tell you the answers to that. Those questions you can only find the answers by yourself.” When Tenten didn't respond, Sakura sighed. “Listen to me sweetie...you know I trust you right?” Tenten nodded. “What do you think that trust entails?” Tenten didn't answer but kept an eye on Sakura. “I trust you completely. That trust allows you to do what you want to me, no questions asked. Like right now, I trusted you that whatever you decided, I would be safe. You don't even have to ask my permission to do something to me. I could be sitting down reading a book and you can come up to me, rip the book out of my hands and have your way with me.”

“Not even if I wanted to whip you all over?”

“You can do whatever you want to me. I don't care as long as you keep my safety in mind. However, law states that if I say no, you must step away. Master will hand you over to Ibiki if he finds out.”

“But what if it is a playful `no' and don't really mean it?”

“That's up to you to decide. We're sisters Ten and we are very close to one other and that means we know what exactly we mean when we say something.”

Tenten nodded and sighed. “So if I wanted to drag you to bed and take a nap with you in the middle of the day, I can do that?” Sakura nodded. “So you won't mind if I sleep with you tonight?”

Sakura chuckled. “I would welcome it.”

Tenten smiled and Sakura saw it was genuine, one of the rare few nowadays. Sakura laughed as the girl dropped down on her and cuddled up to her. She knew Tenten wasn't going to untie her but with the vibrator running in her, she's fine right now. It felt nice being in Tenten's arms. There was just something about her. Maybe it was because of the fact that they known each for a long time even before her slavery or maybe it was her bisexuality. Anyway, there was no point in debating it now, master and Ino was off to see the Hokage for something and by the time they got back, it would be bedtime.

`Ahh...this is the life.'

OoOoOoO

The door slammed shut as Naruto entered the house coming from one of the surprising conversations so far in his life. Neji had accused him of kidnapping and brainwashing kuniochi. The claim was, of course, completely unfounded but still, Naruto wondered, why did Neji accuse him? He knew Neji knew that Sakura and Ino were different but maybe he should've realize that the instant Neji saw the changes in Tenten, he would've done something since he knew very well what she looked like inside. “I'm so stupid.” He muttered, Ino falling in beside him. “I should've remembered Neji.”

“It's not your fault.” Ino spoke. “Neji did well keeping his thoughts to himself. When I was near him, I heard not one word about his suspicions.”

“Still...” Naruto said, stripping off his jacket. “I've known for a long time that the Hyuuga's were the greatest risk to us. If we haven't befriended Hiashi...”

“Well, we did and it paid off. Because of him, we have many Hyuuga on our side.”

The blonde boy sighed as he walked toward the kitchen. “I know. I still remember the help he gave Sakura in...” Naruto suddenly let out a groan, grabbing his head with both hands. “Crap...I completely forgot.”

“What?” Ino asked in concern.

“Sakura...” Ino stared at the boy for a minute before she suddenly realized what Naruto was talking about. “I left her behind...in the middle of sex. God, she's going to kill me.” Naruto turned a one-eighty and shot toward the stairs, his blonde shadow following him, and went to Sakura's bedroom, his mouth open to apologize but stop mid-speech and he smiled, Ino stepping in beside him. “Well will you look at that? Sakura was taken care of after all.”

Ino chuckled and placed her hand on his shoulder. “I wonder if Ten did this on her own. Lord knows she can barely do stuff by herself. Maybe Sakura took care of herself and tied herself back up.”

Naruto shook his head. “No, Tenten did it. Sakura never uses the chakra locks unless I say or she's about to die.”

Ino smiled and ruffled Naruto's hair. “There's one way we can find out.” She suggested, speaking of the camera room.

Naruto smiled. “So we can. You're still being tortured tonight. I got an aching that needs taking care of.” Naruto stepped into the room and approached the bed. He reached down and pulled the covers over Tenten and Sakura, kissing them both good night. He exited the room, shutting off the lights and shutting the door.

OoOoOoO

From that day on, Tenten made more of an effort in healing herself. Combined that with help from her family and friends, she was starting to be the girl she was before she was tortured into nothingness. In addition to her recovery, Naruto wanted to make sure that Tenten embraced her prankster side. Reason being is that he wanted her to enjoy herself by playing a good prank now and then, and not to mention improve her evasive skills running away from the ninja's when they came after her. Because of her healing, Naruto was finally convinced that she recovered enough to let her begin her classes at the ANBU Demolition Corps building. Sakura had told Naruto about Tenten's doubts and Naruto took the opportunity to reassure Tenten that they were unfounded, that she was as welcome to the family as the pets were. The days went by and Tenten was getting better everyday. She had more will, more spirit, and much more strength in her daily actions. She had more of a voice in the family and had finally found the strength to say no to them.

But what really helped, Naruto thought, was Tenten's request to be the rapist in a rape session with Sakura. When she first made that request, Naruto looked at her strangely before asking for specifics and it turns out Tenten had thought it through. Tenten wanted both of them to be in bushido classes and she wanted Sakura to be a weak girl, just barely getting by while Tenten was one of the top students. On the more personal details, Tenten wanted to be a bisexual who just got dumped by her boyfriend just as they were about to have sex. She's angry, frustrated, but mostly angry and sets her eyes on the meek little pink haired girl in the back of the class. Sakura, for that session, was supposed to act like a quiet, orphan, girl. Stays in the back of the class, never speaks up, and only responds when talked too. Reasons why Tenten set her eyes on little Sakura is because she's an orphan, no one would miss her and by the time she was done, she would be too afraid to go to the police.

When Naruto told Sakura about Tenten's request, Sakura was really surprised. She never thought that Tenten would be brave enough to ask to rape someone and even more surprised when she learned how Tenten wanted her to act but she agreed to the fantasy. It was set in a couple of days and in that time, they weren't supposed to see each other. When the time came for the rape, the girls had enough time to prepare themselves. As expected from Naruto's pets, they preformed perfectly. Sakura was able to get into the role of the weak, orphan girl and Tenten was able to act like a long time boyfriend just dumped her for someone else. Sakura was literally shaking in Tenten's clutches, her voice soft and stuttering as Tenten advanced on her.

Tenten was perfect in her role. After her boyfriend dumped her in full view of her classmates, she ran out, tears falling out of her eyes. When class ended and Sakura was the last one out, she followed the pink haired girl to her home and waited. When all the lights went off fifteen minutes later, she broke in and started the rape but she didn't just rape her, Tenten spilled her guts to Sakura, crying in the process. Of course when her anger spiked, she took it out on Sakura.

By the end of the night, they were satisfied with the results. Tenten couldn't stop laughing as she untied Sakura, proud of herself on the job she just did while Sakura tried to calm herself down. When she did, she congratulated Tenten on a job well done. Now that Sakura actually went though it, it felt a little...forced. The `storyline' wasn't as fleshed out as it usually is but she did her job and as usual, performed with excellent results.

But hey, it's what Tenten wanted so who was she to say anything else?

A few days passed after the rape fantasy between Tenten and Sakura and things went back to normal. It was almost an over a week until the end of the finals and both Naruto and Sakura were confident they were ready for the finals but then the realization came up that they may eventually have to fight each other. The current mood was immediately shattered as neither one of them wanted to fight each other, especially Sakura.

She would rather die then lay a hand against her master.

OoOoOoO

Cries of battle filled the training ground as punches and kicks were through by Sakura and Tenten as they sparred against each other. It was intense, despite the bruised and battered bodies, neither had the will to stand down. No jutsu's were used since the start of the spar as per the female's agreements but it was mostly physical combat from the start rather then skills in jutsu use. Weapons were allowed but only the wooden mock ups. One of the laws Naruto had set down is that, unless they had supervision, no sharp weapons were allowed. Naruto didn't want to risk any accidents that might result. Because of this, combat rules had been set that required the participants to remove the use of the part of the body that would've been rendered useless by the blade.

Tenten cried out as Sakura landed a hit on her cheek, the strength behind the punch causing the brunette to skid the ground before crashing into a tree. She got up a millisecond later before Sakura's knee crashed right where she was, Tenten's leg seeking out Sakura's stomach but the girl caught it and swung the girl around and let her go, Tenten once again flying into the ground. The brunette tried to get up but a foot placed itself on her neck, pinning her to the ground. “You're getting sloppy. The punches to the head are getting to you.” Sakura said, crossing her arms.

“I can still fight!” Tenten whisper shouted, trying to remove the foot from her neck but the girl put more pressure on her neck.

“No. We're done. We can continue this tomorrow but right now, I'm hungry and I'm tired and I need to check to see if you have a concussion.”

Tenten let out a gasp as Sakura moved her foot off of her neck and allowed Tenten to take a deep breath. She coughed as Sakura pulled her up to her feet. “So I'm having a bad day.”

The pinkette shook her head. “No, I just got the better of you today. Now gather up the weapons. I want to get some food in my stomach.” Tenten nodded and the both of them started to gather up their supplies, the tattered clothes just barely clinging on. Even though the weapons were wooden and dulled, the actions caused by the spar still ripped and shredded the clothes to the point where it was just barely acceptable in public. “So...what do you want to eat?” Sakura asked after they gathered everything up.

“Mmm...well, I do want something to chew on.” Tenten answered, standing in front of her sister.

Sakura chuckled. “BBQ it is then.”

OoOoOoO

“You weren't kidding. This is good.” Tenten commented as she gobbled down some of the food they picked up. Tenten yelped when Sakura smacked her hand, telling that they will eat when they get home. The girl whined but she removed her hand from the bag and licked her fingers. They continued walking the streets, people passing them by and looking at them. They were dirty, dusty, and bloody. A sure sign that they just came from training and beating the shit out of each other. “Hey Sakura...” Tenten started talking, the girl looking at her as Tenten spoke. “I've been thinking. Both you and master are in the finals right?” Sakura nodded. “Well, if I know you as I think I do, you'll kill Ami in the first round and you'll kill her in a way that'll make sure she stays alive for as long as possible.” Sakura chuckled at that, telling Tenten that she was bang on. “Now, assuming that you manage to win the other battles as well as master, it's only a matter of time before both you and master face off against each other.”

Sakura stopped in her tracks, Tenten didn't notice at first but when she did, she stopped and turned around to see Sakura having a sad expression on her face. “You don't think I know that?” She whispered, glaring at her sister. “You don't think I realize that I may have to fight him?”

“I know, I know.” Tenten quickly said, trying to defend herself. “I was just wondering what you plan on doing at that time.”

Sakura continued glaring at her brown haired sister when she sighed, walking forward to join her in their walk. “Sorry. It's been bothering me lately. I really don't know what I'm going to do. If I know master, he'll order me to fight him, to test our skills but I don't know if I can do that. I may just end up forfeiting the match.”

“You do realize that once the two of you are alone again, he's going to punish you.”

Sakura shook her head and sighed. “I don't really care. I can't fight him. If it's just an act then sure...but for real? Unless I'm about to die, I can't lay a hand against him. Can you honestly say you'll be able to fight him if ordered? I mean, really fight him?”

“Well sure...I mean...uhh...” Tenten trailed off when Sakura gave her a look and she sighed. “You're right. I won't be able too. I'm too loyal for that.”

“And that's the problem...when we stand on opposite ends of the battlefield, I'm going to lose my nerve.”

“Ehh, it's not your fault Sakura...it's hardwired into our slave training. If we lay a hand against him, we don't deserve to be with him. It's not wrong to have that kind of thinking. No matter how much he orders us, if it's not acting, we simply can't do it. You...Sakura...where you go?” Tenten soon discovered that Sakura wasn't walking beside her anymore. She looked around and found Sakura staring at a bulletin board. “Sakura?” Tenten walked up to her as Sakura continued staring at a piece of paper. “Something wrong?”

“Tell me...” Sakura finally said. “What do you remember of Naruto-sama's opinion on parties?”

“He hates them. He's too paranoid to even enjoy himself. Too worried about security and drugs and all that shit. I was really disappointed when I learned my party life died becoming a slave.”

“What's his main concern?”

“Security.”

“What if that wasn't an issue?”

Tenten thought about that for a moment. “Well, he might consider it but I wouldn't hold my breath. What do you have in mind?”

Sakura reached up and ripped a piece of paper off the board and showed it to her. It looked like a notice of a Chunnin exam party in several days. All genin and chunnin were welcome and it was a formal event. “Anko-sensei once told me of these parties that are always held during important events. Security is always tight and with foreign diplomats here, there's bound to be security everywhere you look. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?”

Tenten nodded. “If we pitch the proposal right, we might be able to go.”

“And if it goes alright, master might be open to the idea of going to parties with friends.” Sakura said with a smile.

“And let us go party by ourselves!” Tenten said with glee but looked at Sakura when she patted her cheek.

“One thing at a time dear pet. Now, lets find Asuma and see what he knows about it.”

“How do you know if he knows anything?”

Sakura pointed to a line on the paper. “It says the teachers to the genin are invited as well. He might have an idea on security.”

Tenten nodded. “Alright, let's try T.A. 4.”

The pinkette's eyebrow rose. “T.A. 4? Aren't those littered with land mines?”

“They are but Gai-sensei sometimes talks about his challenges with Kakashi in that training area. He's there sometimes daily.”

“Well, lets try that first and then the jounin lounge.”

“Can we eat on the way? I'm starving.”

Sakura rolled her eyes. “Fine. I suppose I can cook some more stuff when we get home.”

Tenten squealed in delight as she dug into the bag again, Sakura rolling her eyes at Tenten's eagerness. Since her enslavement, the girl has been introduced to new and exotic foods and took the time the learn how to cook better. It was one of the easiest parts of Tenten's training actually.

OoOoOoO

Explosions were heard throughout the training area four as jounin. The land mines scattered about weren't lethal but they were flash bangs on drugs and provided motivation enough to avoid, disarm, or use to their advantage. Sometimes, it was popular to have a vs. thing go on and see how long it takes before someone slips and gets knocked out as was the case today as Kakashi and Kurenai teamed up against Gai and Asuma and so far it has been a stalemate. Neither one making any mistakes and getting flash banged.

However, when two new scents came into Kakashi's nose and he recognized it, his foot slipped one inch and his senses were suddenly blinded.

“AHAH! YOU SLIPPED MY RIVAL! I ONCE AGAIN TAKE THE LEAD!” Gai declared as he and Asuma dropped down to the stumbling nin. Kurenai dropped down as well at his side and grabbed him to steady him.

“It...ow...I slipped. We...we have...guests...ow.” Kakashi pointed to a spot several feet in the trees and the nins followed his finger to find both Sakura and Tenten looking down at them.

Kurenai motioned down to them and they jumped from branch to branch until they reached them and jumped down. “What are you doing here? T.A. 4 is off limits to genin.”

“I smiled and winked and the guard let me in.” Sakura joked. “It's not a problem. I've been in here before and I know how to trend.”

Asuma groaned and rubbed his forehead. “Sakura...what are you doing here?”

“Looking for you actually.” Sakura handed him the flyer for the party. “What do you know of this?”

“The chunnin party? Big event and has lots stuff to do. Lots of food. A lot of important dignitaries attend it as well.” Asuma answered.

“How's security?”

“Why are you so...oh...I know why.” Kurenai put on an evil grin. “You want to go to this party don't you. You know that Naruto wouldn't even think about going and you're trying to convince him.”

“Master's main problem is security and Anko once said something about these kinds of parties.”

Kurenai chuckled and crossed her arms and looked at her fellow jounin. “What do you think? Should we tell her?”

Asuma chuckled. “I see no reason not too. We all know Naruto's non-existent social life.”

“Hey! He has a social life...” Sakura defended him.

“He's just concerned for our safety that's all.” Tenten finished.

Asuma chuckled again. “Yeah, just keep telling yourself that. Well, I see no reason not to tell you of the plans. Everybody is searched before they go in. No outside food or drink is allowed in and no weapons.”

“There are plain clothed officers that will be mingling around the party as well as ANBU.” Kurenai added.

“Not to mention, there are food tasters as well.” Gai added. “A sample of the food is tasted before it is sent out.”

Sakura thought for a few moments. The majority of Naruto's concerns were addressed and it sounds like Naruto, once the right pitch has been delivered, would finally be able to enjoy himself. She turned to Tenten. “What do you think?”

“Sounds like everything is covered but what I'm worried about is his physical reactions. Will he be able to control himself if something happens? How good is his self control?”

Sakura chuckled. “If anything happens, we'll get him out of there before he does something he regrets.”

After getting what they needed from the teachers, the girls spent the next couple of hours putting together something to bring to Naruto to, hopefully, convince him to let all of them attend the party. They role played with each other, trying to be like Naruto and try to figure out different ways to counter arguments that may pop up. They really, really wanted to go to this party. Sakura hasn't partied in over seven months for reasons of safety in Naruto's words but she knew he was deathly afraid of what might happen so she didn't press. So after they were sure that were prepared, they went home.

OoOoOoO

The door creaked open as Sakura peeked her head in, her eyes seeking out her blonde master. Failing to see him, her and Tenten entered the house. She knew how to properly pitch a proposal and it all started with mood. Naruto had to be neutral or happy, preferably happy, to even be approached. The door closed and looked at each other and nodded. If Naruto was the least bit unhappy, the plans were off and they had to wait until the mood was better. They wanted every advantage working for them. They immediately went downstairs but as they passed the kitchen, they found Naruto sitting at the kitchen, snacking on a bowl of ramen.

Sakura took a deep breath and sighed. It was now or never. “Hey master...where's Ino? Haven't seen her today.”

Naruto perked up when Sakura spoke to him, noodles hanging from his mouth before slurping them up. “She's running errands. She'll be back later on. Why, do you need her?”

Sakura shook her head. “No, not now. So...any problems today?”

Naruto shrugged. “Not much. I didn't really go out today so I'm fine. You hungry?”

“I'm fixing to make something for the two of us actually.” Sakura's eyes flickered to Tenten and back to Naruto. Naruto noticed that movement and thought something was about to happen. “Do you mind if we put forth a proposal?” And there it is.

Naruto set down the chop sticks and interlocked his fingers, setting his head down on them. “Why am I not surprised? If Tenten's with you, then you got something planned so lets have it.” Naruto looked down when Sakura placed a piece of paper in front of him. Naruto picked up the piece of paper and looked over it and when he realized what Sakura was planning on asking him, he slammed the paper down onto the table. “Sakura, what have I told you time and time...”

“Master wait!” Sakura interrupted. “I know what you're going to say but this is different.”

“How is it exactly `different'?” Naruto growled.

“Because security is really tight. In addition to Konoha nin, there are foreign representatives that attend this party. Everybody is searched extensively before they are allowed in, weapons are strictly forbidden.” Naruto paused at that, deciding to hear her out. “There are plain clothed officers at the party. It'll seem like they are having a good time but they are keeping an eye out. Before the food is brought out, a sample is tested by a taster to check for poison. Even though there is alcohol at the party, if anyone gets too rowdy, they are ejected.” Sakura paused, letting Naruto digest this information. She took the chance to look at Tenten and she was confident that things were going well.

“So...what kind of stuff goes on in these parties?” He asked, causing the girls to smile. If he asked that, then he was at least, considering it.

“Well, it's just like any other party.” Tenten spoke. “Except that the party is funded by the village and is spared no expense. Considering the amount of people last year, a large two story building is rented and used for the party. There will be many things you'll be able to do. Drink, play games, mingle...interact with other people your own age.” Tenten added with a chuckle. She knew Naruto needed to have more interaction with his peers.

Tenten looked to the side when Sakura grabbed her arm under the table. “What are you doing?” Sakura whispered harshly. “We're trying to convince him to go, not alienate him from everybody even more.”

“That's what I'm trying to do. Show him the positive side of having a party life.” Tenten whispered back. “If this works, every weekend, he'll be out getting drunk with friends instead of sulking in here with us like he does.”

Sakura let go of Tenten and turned back to Naruto. He was in deep thought and didn't seem to mind that Tenten's comment could be seen as an insult. He seemed to be seriously considering it. “Will...will my friends be there?”

Sakura nodded. “I see no reason why not. Who knows? You may meet some new people there.”

“I...maybe I'll think about it.” Naruto stood up, his face staring into the piece of paper, and walked up the stairs to his room, shutting the door and locking it.

When Naruto disappeared, a heavy sigh came from the lips of both girls. “Well...” Sakura said. “That went well.”

“Well?” Tenten asked. “We're still intact, no bloody noses or black eyes. He didn't get angry or anything. I say that went great.”

“In any case, if he does agree, all of us have to be on our best behavior. If we are going to be free, things have to go well or else, he's going to be shut in.”

OoOoOoO

When Ino eventually came home from her errands, her sisters immediately took her to the side and explained what just happened and Ino was left dumbfounded, completely taken by surprise. She asked if Naruto responded but they shook their heads, saying that he was still locked in his room and they don't expect him to come out for the rest of the day so the girls were left alone to hang out, waiting for Naruto's decision. Like Sakura said, Naruto didn't come out of his room, even for supper so Sakura left a tray of food in front of the door and knocked on it, saying there was food there if he wanted and left him alone.

When it was time for bed, Sakura saw that same plate but it was empty.

The next morning, Naruto was still locked in his room but they left him alone, understanding that he needed to think this through. They couldn't force him to go out; it was all his decision so all they could do was wait. Sakura quickly made his breakfast and set them on the tray and took it up to his room. She knocked on the door and said it was breakfast time. She waited but when Naruto didn't answer the door she sighed and set it down. She stuffed her hands in her pockets and walked away but when she heard the sound of a door unlocking, she stopped and served around to see Naruto picking up the tray.

“If you really want to go...” He said. “And you're confident we'll be alright...then I see no reason not to try and have fun.” Naruto disappeared and locked the door again, leaving the girl frozen at what she just heard.

When Sakura's mind finally caught up, she smiled and let out an ear-piercing squeal, turning around and running down the stairs to tell her sisters the good news.

OoOoOoO

It was the day of the party and a lot of businesses received a lot of business, especially beauty shops and salons. Reservations were quickly filled up as both females and males shopped around to hopefully make a good impression on the many representatives from different small villages. The party was much more then a celebration, it was a chance for genin to get known by important people and quite possibly, receive future business, and it was a chance for the other villages participating in the exam to get to know each other better, especially the ones that got beaten by others. Not only are the genin that participated in the exams were invited, all genins and chunnins were invited, to share knowledge and that's a large number of people.

OoOoOoO

“Are you sure that this is a good idea Saku?” Naruto asked as Sakura fixed up his suit a little. Naruto was dressed sharply, party attire gracing his body. “I'm having second thoughts.”

Sakura chuckled, standing beside him as they looked in the mirror. Sakura was also dressed in one of her favorite dresses, one that had a silt down her leg and a cherry blossom design up and down the fabric. “You're fine master. You're just paranoid.”

“Even if you're paranoid, doesn't mean someone's not out to get you.” He replied, turning his head but said head was forced back by the girl.

“You'll be safe there. You did your own research AND you even were able to check out the building.” Naruto sighed as he turned around. He really didn't feel good about this but...he trusted Sakura and maybe she was right. Maybe he was holding himself back. He looked up when Sakura chuckled. “You'll be fine. If anything happens, we'll be able to get you out before anything happens.”

He sighed again. “Fine. Are the girls ready?”

Sakura nodded. “Ready and willing. All we're waiting for is you.” Sakura placed her arm around Naruto's shoulders and the both of them started walking out of the room and downstairs. When they reached the first level of the house, Naruto found his pets all prettied up, each of them choosing a style of dress that looked good on them. All of them spent more then half of the day slowly getting ready, as much of the female population that were attending the party.

“So master...” Tenten spoke. “Have you come down to tell us that you got cold feet?” She joked, a smirk on her lips.

Naruto huffed, crossing his arms, hearing the faint laughter come from both Sakura and Ino. “I'm not THAT much of a coward.”

“Riiiight.” Ino half laughed, half spoke. “You just keep telling yourself that. So...” Ino stood up. “Shall we go? By now, there's probably a long line of people just waiting to be searched.”

OoOoOoO

True to Ino's words, just as the building came into sight, there was a line of males and females leading into a small building adjunct to the large building. The family left earlier then the recommended time to allow for searches and it didn't seem too bad and from the movements from the lines, the males were going faster then the female line so they had to separate but they'll be able to meet up with each other inside. As each gender took their spot in line, Naruto and the male line moved much faster then the female line.

By the time Naruto got close to the door, both lines extended very fast to the point the males in the back of the line couldn't see the building nor the female line.

The blonde master sighed as he stared at the brown door, waiting for his chance to be searched. The Hokage was taking no chances with the numerous diplomats, representatives, and important people of the various villages, both big and small, which were visiting the village for the exams. It was everybody's chance to impress them and bring business and, most importantly, reputation to their village. Naruto perked up when the door opened and stepped forward, the door closing behind him and found himself facing someone he wondered if it was worth knowing considering how intimate he gets when he's performing a job. “Strip!” He barked and Naruto complied, stripping himself of all his clothes.

He watched as the ANBU snapped on a fresh pair of examination gloves and Naruto couldn't help but gulp.

OoOoOoO

`If I didn't know better, I say Anko is a pedophile. She's taking her sweet time feeling my skin.' Sakura thought as Anko felt her naked skin, searching for buried weapons. When it was finally her turn and saw Anko staring at her with that wicked grin of hers, she couldn't help but groan out loud. As she striped as per Anko's orders and held out her arms, she rolled her eyes at the touch she was giving her, being soft unlike the harsh, searching hands that normally come with ANBU. She started with her hair, slowly rubbing her hands through the silky strands and feeling the scalp. Sakura warned Anko not to mess up her hair but the woman only laughed.

She moved down, slowly and methodically, examining every part of her skin. ANBU knew that you can hide poisons in the skin and they knew how to search someone for the bumps and telltale signs of objects hidden under the skin. Even though Sakura is a trusted friend, she had a job to do and besides...she was having a lot of fun getting the girl worked up. When Anko finished the body search, it was time for the internal search. Making sure Sakura sees, Anko lubed up a finger and stepped behind her, bending down and shoving that finger in her ass, resulting in a yelp from the girl at the coldness. While Anko was giving her a rectal exam, the other ANBU, Yuugao, bent down in front of her and pried open her labia and examined her cavern for hidden items. The process was easy because she was so aroused from Anko's searching.

“Alright, I'm done.” Anko chimed in, removing her finger and stepping into sight, removing the latex gloves in the process and tossing them into the trash while Yuugao moved away. Sakura scowled as she crossed her arms. “You're clean and you will be able to attend the party but if you leave the party and come back, you'll have to be searched again.”

“Yeah yeah...I know.” Sakura muttered as she started to get dressed. “You know Anko...” Sakura said, turning toward the smug woman. “I'm going to talk master into giving me one of his vouchers for you...just for the chance to get revenge for getting me so worked up and putting me in a position where I can't relieve my frustrations.”

Anko laughed, watching the girl as she got dressed. “I look forward to it. Now there's a couple more things that you don't know.” Anko grabbed Sakura's wrist and attached two wristbands, one green and one yellow. “The yellow tells people that you passed the first stage of the exams and the second tells that you passed the second exams. This party is a chance for genins to get advice for when they eventually take the exams. They're different every year so make sure they understand that.” Sakura nodded as she finished redressing. She looked up when Anko handed her a card. “Even though we trust you to behave yourselves, the Hokage doesn't want to take any chances so if you want to drink, you need to have this card and it is good for only six drinks and they must be an hour apart. Without this, you can't drink and if you try to get drinks without this or use somebody's else's card, you'll be kicked out.”

“What about buying drinks for somebody else?”

“That's fine.”

Sakura sighed. “Alright, I just hope that master hasn't run away yet.”

Anko chuckled as Sakura looked herself over in the mirror, making sure she was still presentable. She adjusted her collar. The collar was one of the many arguments that she and Naruto had. He wanted them off but Sakura argued that the collar would be a good deterrent to flirters and drunks. That argument alone won Sakura that victory. After Sakura was fine with her appearance, she gave a wave to the two women and exited the room.

OoOoOoO

`Where the hell is he? He should be here by now. We agreed to meet here when we were finished being molested.' Sakura thought with confusion as she tapped her foot, waiting for her master to show up. She was surprised to find, when she went to their meeting place, to find a lack of blonde hair. He hasn't been here yet as her nose smelt the lack of his scent. She waited for a bit, thinking he was in the bathroom but when ten minutes passed, she decided to look for him.

It was at that point, that Naruto finally decided to show up.

“Where the hell have you been?” Sakura demanded, crossing her arms.

“Sorry sorry.” Naruto said. “That bastard seemed to enjoy searching me. I had to go to the bathroom and scrub myself.” Naruto shuddered, causing Sakura to giggle slightly because she knew he disliked anything yaoi and with his...occupation, that thought was the first thing that came to mind. “Not funny Sakura.”

“I'm sorry.” Sakura chuckled. “You know I'm a yaoi fan and I would've enjoyed seeing that.”

Naruto huffed and crossed his arms, the blood necklace shining in the lights above. “Where are the girls?”

“That's a good question actually. Ino should be done right about...”

“I'm here.” Ino called out, approaching the duo. “Sorry I'm late, Anko is such a bitch.”

Sakura chuckled. “Yeah, I promised her that we're going to get our revenge.”

It didn't take long for Tenten to arrive and everybody could see that scowl on her face and they couldn't help but laugh when Tenten started to curse the woman, but even as they laughed, Sakura could see that Naruto was forcing it. Normally, she would wait and see what happens before asking but considering what they were doing, Sakura knew why. “Master...” She asked, as silence fell. “Are you alright?”

As Sakura predicted, a worried look befell Naruto's face. “Saku...I'm having second thoughts.”

Sakura groaned and face palmed. “Master, we talked about this.”

“I know, I know...but being searched by him gave me time to think and I realized that no matter what I do, I'll make a fool out of myself so I'm just going to stay hidden.” Naruto started to walk away toward the bar.

The pink haired girl stared in shock for a second before she growled, marching up to Naruto, grabbing him and throwing him against the wall, causing the boy to stare in shock at the sudden action by his wife. “Now you listen to me! I am your wife and pet. My job is to protect you from any and all dangers that may befall you! Sometimes, I have to protect you from yourself.”

Tenten's jaw dropped open.

“Sa-sakura...what...” Naruto stammered, still shocked at what was going on.

“Shut up!” Sakura slammed her husband into the wall. “Listen to me! You can't keep shutting yourself up like this. You plan on growing up? You need to have connections, friends. This is your chance! When you grow up, you want to have a family right? You want them to be strong?” Naruto nodded. “Then you need a family with connections. Power is one thing, but having friends in the right places can save your hide a lot more then strength and power will ever do! In fact...” Sakura reached down and dug into Naruto's pockets and withdrew his alcohol card, causing Naruto's eyes to widen. “You want to drink? You come to us after you talk with people.”

“Who am I supposed to talk to?” Naruto countered.

To Naruto's relief, Sakura let him go. “What about that Temari girl that came to you? Start with her.”

Naruto's lips thinned. “Sakura...you...”

“You said yourself that you wanted to give this a chance and if I have to force you to follow through with your words, then so be it and if you want to drink, you'll do what I say.” Sakura reached out and smoothed out his suit. “Besides, you may find that you'll have fun today.” Naruto growled and slapped her hands away. He walked away, muttering angrily to himself, leaving the girls to themselves.

Sakura chuckled as she watched Naruto head toward the common room. She turned to face her sisters and saw Tenten's gaping mouth. “You can close your mouth now sister. It wasn't that impressive.”

That seemed to snap Tenten out of her shock as she shook her head. “What...what the...what did you just do?”

Sakura chuckled and took a look at the card in her hands before pocketing it. “Why don't we take this outside, away from eavesdroppers?”

Tenten held her tongue while she and the girls headed toward a balcony that was facing away from the street. Never in her life did she see Sakura speak that way to Naruto, especially not in public. She wanted answers and she wanted them now so the instant the door closed, she burst out. “WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING? ORDERING HIM AROUND LIKE THAT? HE'S OUR MASTER, NOT YOUR SLAVE!”

Sakura, despite Tenten yelling at her, kept a calm demeanor and waited to speak until Tenten yelled herself out. “Master's stubborn, we all know that, me most of all. Most of the friends he has are adults and he only has a few friends his age. What he needs to do is make friends his own age so that way, when we're all adults, he'll have friends with connections. Like Hinata-chan...Anko is never going to keep her forever. Once she feels like she can be out on her own, she'll free her and it'll give her a chance to push for the role of clan head.”

“So what makes you think you can talk to him like that and expect to get away with it?” Tenten asked, crossing her arms as Sakura leaned against the railing.

“Who am I?” Sakura asked, a slight smirk on her lips.

“What?” Tenten asked, shocked at the sudden, unexpected question.

“Who am I?” Sakura repeated.

“You're Uzumaki Sakura.” Tenten decided to indulge Sakura. “Wife and slave to Uzumaki Naruto.”

“And?”

“And what?”

“Who am I to you?” Sakura added.

“You're my sister.” The brunette answered.

“And?”

Tenten growled in frustration. “Would you just tell me?!”

Sakura chuckled. “I'm the head slave. I'm your boss but most of all, I'm the favorite.”

“So?”

A bigger smirk graced Sakura's lips. “Being the favorite means I can get away with a lot more stuff then either of you. Even though I have more responsibilities then you, the benefits are well worth it. Like I said before, I have to protect him, even from himself if need be. He trusts me a lot, even more then the two of you. He knows I always have his best interests at heart. Even if I get punished afterwards, he still listens to me.”

“Punishment?” Tenten asked, really confused.

“See...the idea is this. Master respects and value our opinions, you know this. The purpose of his punishments is that, while he encourages us helping him, we don't get the idea its okay to do it whenever we like. He doesn't want us to get into the habit of bossing him around, especially in public, so while he listens to us, if it is not for a VERY good reason, he will punish you.”

“Huh...what about you?”

Sakura smirked. “He never punishes me.”

Ino snorted at that, finally contributing to the conversation. “Please, you're the favorite out of all of us. We get the crop because of you.”

Sakura laughed. “Oh please...he knows that I know the limits of what I can do. I haven't been punished for months.”

Ino raised her eyebrow. “Oh really? What about that berating you gave him a few months ago? That was unnecessary and you knew it but you did it anyway and I ended up getting punished for it.

Tenten stared at the girl in utter amazement while Ino stood there bickering with her new sister. The newest slave couldn't believe this. She knew Sakura was crazy but realizing that Sakura can do this stuff without fear of punishment made her realize that things are a lot more complicated in this family then she thought. She thought that she understood them but she was proven wrong. “So you can get away with bossing him around, in public I might add, but if I did it, he'll listen to me?” She trailed off with a questioning tone.

Sakura nodded. “If you believe you are right, then you act on it.”

Tenten nodded. “So I act on it...when everything is all said and done, no matter what happens, I still end up being punished for arguing and forcing him?”

Sakura shrugged. “Well, usually that's the case BUT in cases of extreme importance, master might forgo your punishment but considering your position in the line right now, we have the right to punish you as we see fit so you'll have to convince us you were in the right.”

“Right.” Tenten thought for a few moments. If there was one thing she knew, is that Sakura would never lay a hand against Naruto. If she met Naruto on the battlefield in the exams, she was going to give up, regardless of the master's orders. Even if the violence is just an act, she does what she can to force him away. “Wait a minute...” Tenten pointed to Sakura. “Is this because you're his mother in the nursery? Did you grow balls pretending to be his parent when he has none? Did you learn how to boss him around when you two play?”

Sakura let out a loud laugh, Ino laughing as well causing Tenten to look at them weird. “Darling, I don't know why he wants me to be his mother. He just does. Even though Ino has her times, he always wants me. Until he does some soul searching, we'll just have to contend with `because I said so'. Sakura looked down and saw the yellow wristband but instead of a green wristband, there was a purple band. “Why do you have a purple band?”

Tenten looked at her wrist. “Oh this? Anko said that this color tells people I failed the second exam. Black is failing the first one.”

“So what are you going to say when people ask you why you failed the second exam?”

Tenten chuckled. “I'll say that I came upon a superior opponent and lost.”

Sakura smiled. “I see. Well, if there are no more questions, we should get back and make sure master doesn't make a fool out of himself.”

OoOoOoO

Naruto grumbled as he slammed himself down onto a chair at the bar. Sakura had a lot of guts talking to him like that but she was right. His paranoia was getting in the way and he needed to make himself known but still...Sakura is either the bravest girl he ever known or the most stupid. `I let them have too much freedom. Sakura knows she can get away with that shit.' Naruto groaned as his head slammed on the table. `And I let her.'

“Trouble with the wife?” A sweet female voice said to him.

Naruto looked up, seeing his opponent for the final round of the exams sit next to him, dressed in a beautiful garment. “What makes you say that?”

Temari chuckled. “I know that look. I see it all the time at Suna and not to mention, I saw you come out with a mad look on your face followed by the smug look of your wife.” Temari let out a short laugh. “And to think, I thought you were the dominant in the relationship.”

“I am the dominant.” He retorted. “She just thinks she knows what's best for me.”

“She probably does. Females know these things.”

“That bitch took my drink card.” Naruto growled. “Now the only thing I can order is boring water.”

Temari chuckled. “Well, it's too early to get drunk anyway.”

Naruto sighed as his head dropped onto the table again, the girl beside him patting his back in a comforting gesture. Well, if Sakura wanted him to socialize then Temari gave him a good start. “Can I ask you something Temari-chan?” He asked, lifting his head again.

“Sure.” There was a slight smile on her face when she heard him add the -chan. If he said that, then he's not that mad about their last conversation...at least, she thinks so.

“Should you really be talking to me...considering in a few days we're going to be fighting each other?”

“Even if we're about to fight, doesn't mean that we can't be civilized.”

Naruto chuckled at her response, feeling that, despite their last conversation, she could be a good friend. “So...first time in Konoha?”

Temari shook her head. “No. This is actually my third time here.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, my last visit was seven months ago. Me, Kankuro, and my father, the Kazekage, came on a diplomatic visit. I didn't really get to see much but we got our chance to sightsee.” Temari sighed and lowered her voice. “Look Naruto, about our previous conversation...”

“Temari...”

“I know you don't want to talk about it but I just want to say this. My brother has been through hell and it's not that much better today, but I soon realized that he has a chance. You have one of the most powerful with you and you have three wives. You're respected.”

“I don't have three wives.” Naruto interrupted. “It's just Sakura and Ino. Tenten's just a girlfriend.”

“Oh really?” Temari said with a smirk. Slowly, she moved her head so that she could whisper in his ear. `How about three slaves instead?' Naruto's breath caught in his throat. “We saw Tenten's kidnapping. With what you said then and what Gaara's `mother' added, I was able to put two and two together.” Temari kept a stoic face even as Naruto looked at her with a cold look. “Before you jump to conclusions, know that I intend of revealing this information to nobody.”

“Why?” Naruto asked. “Even thought Suna is an ally, you are duty bound to share secrets that you learn.”

“There are some secrets that should stay here and that's exactly why we're keeping our mouths shut. Both me and Kankuro have a lot of experience with dealing with my brother's...unique conditions because of Shukaku. We trust him so when he asks us to keep this quiet, we do our best to do it and besides...I don't exactly trust my father right now. He's been acting strangely lately and making strange orders.”

“The Kazekage is acting weird?”

Temari shrugged. “Well...more stranger then usual. Anyway, I want to be friends with you. The mere fact that Gaara trusts you enough says that you would be a good friend. In fact, why don't you come and meet my family? Gaara really wants to talk to you.” Naruto groaned as Temari latched onto him and started to drag him away.

OoOoOoO

Sakura chuckled seeing Temari start to drag Naruto away, taking a sip of her glass. `Looks like she's forcing him to socialize. Good for him.' Sakura chuckled again as she turned around in her chair and took another sip out of her glass. So far everything was going fine. A couple of genins came up to her and asked her about her experience in the exams and she shared her story. She got separated from the other girls and last time she saw, Ino was chatting with Chouji and Tenten was socializing with her team. It was nice, having somebody come up to her and ask her for her experiences.

“Hey Saku...”

Sakura turned to face Kiba as he took a seat beside her, his animal companion laying down beside him. “Hey Kiba...how you doing?”

“Good, good. Listen, there's something I want to ask you.” Kiba said, getting right to the point. “I know how much you hate Ami and considering you have her as an opponent in the finals, I want to know, and I want the truth, are you going to kill her?”

“You want the truth?” Sakura asked. “Yeah, I'm going to kill her and I'm going to make sure she suffers. I'm going to rip her heart out and crush it in front of her. You got a problem with that?”

Kiba quickly shook her head. “Nah, not really. Truth is, I'll be happy to see her gone. During the exams, she was nothing but a burden. She made everything worse and because of her, we almost didn't make it. From the day of graduation, she always has been getting on my nerves and Akamaru hates her. It's even worse when Sasuke was around, she was just like you actually.”

Sakura chuckled. “That sounds like her.”

`Attention, the dance floor will be open in a few moments.'

“Ahh, that's good.” Sakura said, swallowing the rest of her glass. “I got dibs on first dance.”

Sakura looked at Kiba when he suddenly snickered. “Don't look now but someone's taking your claim.” Immediately after Kiba said that, she swerved around to see Tenten leading Naruto out of the room.

Sakura growled and the glass shattered in her hands. “Fucking bitch. I told her I got first dibs.” Kiba couldn't help but gulp at the sight of Sakura's face and looked at the remnants of the glass in Sakura's hand. Drops of blood dripped onto the table as Sakura unflexed her hand and a few pieces dropped down. “Sorry about that Kiba. Tenten's been getting bold recently and getting on our nerves but I don't mind...” Sakura trailed off with a smile as she cleaned her hand. “In her own way, that's her way of getting stronger. “So tell me, how's the family? Mom doing alright? She hasn't disappeared again has she?”

“From the last time we talked? Twice. I swear, she's doing somebody, I just know it. What I don't understand is why she wouldn't tell us. She knows we don't care...unless it's something that would disgrace her.”

Sakura smirked. “You mean like incest?”

“Yeah, like th...” Kiba frowned when Sakura said that and turned to Sakura. “What are you saying?”

Sakura just shrugged. “I'm just saying...I know how hard it is for people to get involved with the Inuzuka's. If she can't find anybody outside, then maybe she's finding someone within...maybe you.” Sakura suggested. She started laughing when Kiba started sputtering. “I'm just kidding Kiba-kun. I'm sure your mother will be fine. Is she here, by the way?”

Kiba shook his head when he recovered from that sudden suggestion. “No...but my sister is. Haven't seen her in a while though.” Kiba cleared his throat. “Umm Sakura...”

Sakura raised her eyebrow at the sudden change in Kiba's demeanor. “Yeah?”

“Wo-would you like to dance with me?”

There was silence for a few moments. Kiba was afraid that Sakura was going to be mad at him considering she was married to Naruto but they can dance as friends, nothing more. He liked Sakura very much. He liked her personality, what she has become from when she was little.

“Alright.”

Well, that was that. From her refusal, it was clear that Sakura didn't considering him a friend anymore, probably just a bastard trying to...wait...did she just say yes? “Did you just say yes?”

Sakura nodded. “We're friends right? Friends can dance with each other.”

“But what about Naruto? He...”

“He trusts you Kiba and he likes you. That's the only reason he's not going to kill me and you when he sees you with me.”

Kiba chuckled. “Yeah, I know how paranoid he is.”

Sakura chuckled and patted Kiba's back. “Yeah...give me a few minutes to freshen up and I'll meet you on the dance floor.”

OoOoOoO

Sakura came out of the dance room, laughing as she stumbled out, holding onto a horrified Kiba as they nearly tripped out. Turns out, Kiba was really, REALLY nervous...or rather he was extremely scared of Naruto. The instant Naruto laid eyes on him and Sakura dancing, he gave Kiba the evil look of a lifetime, silently telling him that if one hair on her hair was harmed, he was going to kill him in extremely painful, horrible ways.

Needless to say, Kiba started stumbling every single dance step.

When they eventually tired themselves out, they decided to get off the floor and go their separate ways. Even though Sakura knew Kiba was scared stiff, he enjoyed himself. Sakura chuckled as she waved Kiba goodbye. He was going to see his sister and, hopefully, have a witness for when Naruto eventually kills him. She chuckled again and turned around, walking toward the common room that was set up and found a mess of blonde hair poking up from the back of one of the chairs. She approached it and saw Naruto, his mood passive, and circled around She stood in front of the chair before climbing onto it, pulling up her dress and straddling Naruto's lap, the action causing Naruto to look at her. “Having a good time master?” She asked, settling down, a smile on her face as she stared down at the grumpy look on his face. Naruto crossed his arms and grumbled. He indeed had a good time so far and he knew Sakura was going to boost about it since he tried to get out of it. Sakura chuckled again and placed her hands on his cheeks. “You had a good time didn't you? See? I told you.”

“Yeah yeah...” He grumbled. “Go ahead...gloat about it.”

Sakura chuckled and leaned back, placing her hands on her lap as Naruto looked at her again, just waiting for her to rub it in her face. “I wouldn't do that Naruto-sama but still...I told you so.” Sakura pinched Naruto's cheek. “Trust in the pet.”

Naruto chuckled, Sakura's humor lightening up his mood. “So...you and Kiba?”

Sakura shrugged. “He asked me and I accepted. You scared him shitless you know? He just ran off to find his sister to hopefully have a witness when you find and kill him.” They both chuckled. “So where are the girls?”

“I...have no idea actually. Tenten seemed to have disappeared somewhere after the a team came up and asked questions about the exams. I had to go to the bathroom and didn't see her since.”

“Want me to go look for her?” She asked.

Naruto shook his head. “Nah, that's fine. She probably thought I wanted to be alone.”

Sakura chuckled. “The girl will be fine. If trouble happens, she knows how to get our attention.”

OoOoOoO

The pink haired wife and pet sighed as she stepped out of the room. She was a little worried about Naruto. Before she came up to him, it seemed like he was in deep thought and as she left, that same expression came onto his face again. She wasn't Ino but she could guess what he was thinking about...maybe he was thinking about going to more parties if this goes right or maybe he was thinking about Tenten or he could just be thinking about ramen, who knows? He said he wanted to be alone and she was going to respect his wishes. As she walked through the massive common room, she quickly retrieved a bottle of sake from the bar and took a swig from it.

She caught Tenten's scent and followed it to a balcony and stepped through the doors and stopped beside her, seeing the girl finish off a bottle of sake. “I thought Neji respected me but there's a look he's been giving me for a while.” Tenten spoke when Sakura settled beside her.

“That's the thing about Hyuuga's.” Sakura said. “Sometimes they just need a good ass kicking. Look at Hinata. The girl was weak, shy, etc. Once she got the right kind of ass-kicking...she grew.”

Tenten sighed and tossed the sake bottle away. “Yeah well...I worked hard to earn his respect and now...” Tenten sighed again.

“Did you know that Neji accused master of brainwashing you?”

Tenten nodded. “Master told me.”

“And?”

The brunette chuckled. “Me and Neji-kun had a very long talk about that. To put it simply, next time he wants to accuse him, he has to answer to a lot of people. So...how's Naruto-sama?”

“Thinking.” Sakura answered. “Not sure about what but he's thinking about something and I'm not sure if it's good or bad.”

The browned hair girl turned to her sister. “He mad about your little dance with Kiba?”

Sakura shook her head and took another sip from her bottle. “Nah, he was fine with it.” Sakura sighed and handed the bottle to Tenten. “Well...so far so good. Night keeps up like this...he'll have a life now instead of hiding away in his home.”

The newest slave chuckled and took the bottle and drank it. Her last bottle, Neji drank most of the liquid. “If this works, then we'll be able to party on our own.”

“Even if...” Sakura said, taking the bottle when Tenten handed it to her. “We manage to convince him to let us out...we'll still be under supervision.”

“But hey...we can have a life again.”

Sakura lifted the bottle and toasted to that before finishing the bottle and tossing it in the trash. Normally, sake bottles aren't that big and you can down a bottle without the effects of being drunk be apparent. “So tell me sister...are you comfortable being out on your own? These past few days, we've been with you when you're out and master's wondering if he should start letting you go out on your own.”

“I've gotten better if that's what you're asking. As far as if I can handle being out on my own? I'll leave that up to you, but what I want to know is what master plans for me in the future.”

Sakura turned to her sister. “What do you mean?”

The girl only shrugged. “I always hear about how you want to be a good doctor and how Ino wants to take Ibiki's place someday.”

“So you think master decides those careers for us?” Sakura asked with a chuckle.

The way Sakura spoke, that amused tone in her voice, caused Tenten to look at her sister in confusion. “Doesn't he?”

Sakura threw back her head in a belly laugh, amazed that Tenten thought such a thing. “Darling...our careers are our choices. He may give his opinion on it but the choice is up to us. Speaking of careers, what about you?”

Tenten didn't really respond at first, but managed to get her thoughts in order. “Well...since I learned that we're going to be forced to retire, I've...been thinking about it.”

“Well?”

“I would like to be a blacksmith.”

“Nice choice.”

“And maybe a side job of a demolition company, but ehh.” Tenten finished with a shrug.

“You have to remember though...master wants children so that's going to cut into our life for a while.”

Tenten shrugged. “I don't mind. I always wanted children but...I find it strange that he wasn't talked to me about that yet.”

“He hasn't?”

Sakura's sister shook her head. “Not really.” There was silence for a few seconds before Tenten suddenly chuckled, causing Sakura to look at her sister. “So what's the kid count now? He change his mind again?”

Sakura groaned and face palmed. “He wants one out of me now. ONE! Can you believe it?”

“What's the problem with one?” She asked, a smile on her face.

“It's...one.” Sakura started to rant, using her hands. “One is boring, one is alone. One is stupid. I mean, if I wanted to have children, I would want at least two kids...just so they can have someone to turn to.”

“Yeah, but you have to think...” Tenten said, amused at the way Sakura was acting. “He has three wives. Don't you think if we have two each, it would turn out to be too much for him?”

“He has clones!” Sakura shouted. “He can afford to have a lot.”

“True, true...” Tenten nodded. “But have you stopped to think he would want to focus on each child himself? To be honest, one each sounds good.”

“But...but...” Sakura stammered but she saw the logic in her sister's words. She groaned as she dropped her head and arms. “Yeah, you're right. Considering he has three, one each sounds right.”

Tenten chuckled. “Come on...let's find Ino and freshen up for supper. I hear they're planning something.”

OoOoOoO

“And where do you think you're going?”

Naruto paused in his movements, gulping a little before straightening himself up, turning around to face his three pets whom had a certain look on their faces he knew all too well. “I'm going home. I risked fate enough so I'm going home.” Naruto turned around and took one step forward before he was suddenly stopped by one of his pets placing her hands on his shoulders, stopping him in his tracks.

“It's too early to leave master.” Naruto heard Sakura said, feeling the girl press up against his back, wrapping her arms around his stomach, preventing him from taking another step forward. “You've gone this far intact and there hasn't been any big trouble so far.”

Naruto growled and `gently' struggled in her arms. “Sakura, let go of me. I'm going home.” It seems Sakura wasn't the only one as both Ino and Tenten blocked the exits. Naruto suddenly gasped and froze as Sakura reached up and started to stroke both sides of Naruto's whiskers. “Sa-sakura...” Naruto growled out, both aroused and annoyed that his wife was using one of his weaknesses against him.

“We agreed that we would get through this at least until dinner. You're trying to get out when dinner hasn't even started so you can see why we're stopping you from leaving.”

“I don't want to tempt fate.”

Sakura laughed, keeping up her ministrations. “Now you're sounding like Neji. The point is...you're trying to have a life and if you keep doing this, you won't have a life when you need it or friends.”

Naruto groaned and stopped struggling. As much as he wanted to deny it, she was right and he needed to keep trying. “Fine....we'll stay.”

OoOoOoO

Turns out Naruto going back turned out to be a good decision.

When the announcement was made that supper was out, the girls led him to the dining room and their eyes feasted on the beautiful layout of the food. There were many different kinds of food, prepared by many chefs, laid out for everybody's enjoyment and, unfortunately, there was already a huge ass line so they quickly made their way to the back and waited for their turn. Considering their dietary needs, they decided on getting a normal sized meal at one time and then later, get another meal. It took a while but they managed to get to the food. It took longer then they thought because they were so many choices but they managed to get a decent sized meal for now and sought out an empty table. Unfortunately, almost all the tables were filled and they didn't really want to sit with people they didn't know and the ones they did, their tables were filled.

Their salvation came from the hands of someone who was becoming friends with them, the sand siblings.

From their empty table, Temari called out to them and beckoned them to come. The girls looked at Naruto and he shrugged, walking toward their table. When they arrived and sat down, there was a kind of awkward silence for a while but, thanks to a joke for Kankuro, it helped lightened the mood around the table and they began to have conversations. For Naruto, it was kind of nice having someone different to talk to. Don't get him wrong, it's nice to talk to anybody but this girl was intelligent, really smart and provided him with a couple different theories about wind. Even Kankuro and Sakura started chatting, leaving Gaara and Ino. For Ino, she wasn't sure if she wanted to talk to Gaara due to the stuff coming from his mind, but there was a part of her that was curious and started an, albeit almost onesided, conversation.

When their plates got empty, it was time to get the second course, so they excused themselves separately and went back to the line where people were lining up to get seconds and some just getting there and heading straight for the buffet line.

OoOoOoO

It was strange, but Sakura had a weird feeling as she waited behind Naruto. She couldn't quite place it but it was bugging her. She turned around to talk to Ino but found somebody else behind her, a sand genin judging by the headband on his arm. She leaned to the side and saw Ino and Tenten with a couple of ninja in between her and them. She shrugged and faced back forward. A few minutes passed and they were close to the start of the food line and it was then Sakura really noticed the design of the food tables. It was odd, it wasn't in a straight line like usual but it was zigzagged, like a maze. Maybe it was to save room or something, she didn't know. Maybe later, she would ask the decorator why he or she choose this design.

She stepped forward as the line moved forward. They were close and Sakura could smell the meat. The line moved forward again but somewhere behind her, someone was pushed and that started a chain reaction, leading forward to the front of the line, causing the kid right behind Sakura to lurch forward, harshly bumping into Sakura, who was already taking a step forward and had one foot off the ground. When the brown haired kid bumped into Sakura, the reaction caused by that caused Sakura to harshly push Naruto as she fell forward out of instinct, landing on the ground, looking up in horror as her actions resulted in something that was sure going to humiliate Naruto for a long time.

When Sakura pushed him, Naruto yelped and nearly ran forward, his body trying to keep upright and crashed into the genin in front of him. However, the size of the kid meant that he was able to stay unmoved but he was drunk and he took that as an insult. He grabbed Naruto, cocked his hand back, and delivered a powerful punch to Naruto's face, causing him to literally be punched off his feet and flew into several tables, filled with food and sauces.

The wives of Naruto could only watch with horror stricken faces, their hands covering their mouths as they stood frozen in fear and shock. They wanted to help but they weren't sure what to do, and they were afraid they were going to make things worse for him.

Naruto's head was spinning as he stumbled up onto his feet. He wasn't sure what was going on and he couldn't think straight. That sudden blow to the head scrambled his brain so much, he couldn't think and keep his body stabilized as he stumbled all over the place. He suddenly tripped on a broken table leg and fell. He expected to meet the floor but strangely, what he landed on was soft and squishy and produced a squeaking sound. Head still spinning, he looked up and, with dazed eyes, looked at a girl, same age as him looking at him with horrified eyes. He looked down and barely registered his hands on her breasts. His mind was clear enough to know what that meant though. `Oh...crap.'

“PERVERT!”

There was another sudden blow to his face with strength similar to what that earlier punch had and Naruto flew off the girl and crashed into a fountain like thing that had some kind of thick liquid in it and the whole thing collapsed onto him. Thankfully, it wasn't made of glass but rather ice but still deadly. Silence reigned in the dinner room as all eyes fell onto the moaning Naruto as he twitched and the liquid dripped off of him and the food that collected on him during his `travels'. Nobody moved, save for the drunk that punched Naruto was being removed, nobody even dared to move. Some was trying to keep their laughs in, while some didn't want to get his bad luck on them.

Minutes seemed like hours as Naruto tried to recover, his mind clearing, his thoughts trying to figure out what the hell happened but there was one fact that he knew. His head was still spinning but it was clear enough for him to think. He knew who was behind him and he knew who pushed him.

Sakura.

A normal mind would realize that it was a complete accident, which she wasn't to blame, but Naruto wasn't normal. Life experience and sadism dominated him and anger and sadness filled his mind.

Sakura was the first one that moved. Her hands removed themselves from her mouth. She was scared stiff but her slave training kicked in and she needed to make sure she was okay. She moved a foot forward and another, keeping her eyes on the recovering blonde in front of her. She had to maneuver her way around the busted tables but she had no trouble in reaching him. When she did reach him, however, her instincts were screaming at her, but she ignored them. Her first priority was Naruto. “Naruto-sama...” She whispered. “Are you alright?” She held out her hand.

“Get away from me.”

Sakura gasped as she heard Naruto speak. She quickly withdrew her hand and took a step back. She knew that tone very well and she knew what was in store for her. She watched as Naruto sat up. She couldn't see his eyes as he kept them closed and she prayed they weren't red. What he went through was humiliating and he knew it. “Master I'm sorry.” She whispered. Naruto stood up fully and finally opened his eyes, giving Sakura the chance to realize just how affected Naruto was. In his maroon eyes, there was sadness, humiliation, and anger, but the sadness filled his eyes. “I'm sorry.” She repeated, reaching out with her hand, but that was a mistake.

A sharp crack filled the air as Naruto slapped Sakura...very hard, prompting gasps from the crowd.

“This is your fault.” Naruto said, his voice cracking as tears started. “I trusted you and you...you...” The cracking in his voice got worse as the tears fell. “You betrayed me.” He finished with a whisper.

Despite the immense pain in her cheek, Sakura heard that loud and clear and she gasped in shock, turning back to Naruto, just as he gave her one last look and ran off but she stayed rooted to the spot, a completely horrified look on her face, her hand still on her cheek as her mind played the last thing he said over and over in her mind.

“Sakura...Sakura we need to go.” Ino whispered to Sakura, shaking her, trying to snap her out of her shock. “Master may be sad right now...” She whispered. “But when his anger takes over, he's not going to care who sees.” That snapped Sakura out of her shock and she slowly nodded, letting Ino start dragging her out.

OoOoOoO

“What have I done?”

Sakura repeated that question again and again as she and her sisters stayed out of sight, on a park bench in a deserted street. That last line said by Naruto still echoed throughout her mind. For a slave, that was the absolute worst sentence one would hear. There's only one reason why a master would say that and is because he really believes that she intentionally humiliated him. To be honest, they weren't sure what to do. Ino was right when she said they needed to be alone. When his anger eventually takes over, he's going to find them and bad things are going to happen. They couldn't really go anywhere because if anything comes in between him and them, it would only be worse for them.

Tenten was scared for her life. She saw Naruto's eyes when he ran by her and she saw the absolute hatred in them. She never saw him like that, never. She may have heard stories from her sisters but stories and real life experiences were two completely different things.

“I should've braced myself.” Sakura said, causing Tenten to look at her. “I should've done something, anything else.”

“Saku, it's not your fault.” Ino said, trying to calm down her sister. “It was an accident. Your body reacted naturally.”

“Oh god, he's going to kill me. He's going to kill me.” Sakura buried her head in her hands as Ino pulled her into her arms. “I humiliated him and he's going to kill me.”

This continued for a while. Sakura kept on playing those moments over and over in her head, wondering what she could've done different, wondering if she really was at fault and if she really deserved to die. Ino was having a difficult time as well. She knew full well what Naruto was capable of if he was motivated enough. She's his pet and she is a witness to many of his interrogations when Ibiki wants his help. Try as she might, she can relate to Sakura when she thinks that Naruto is going to kill her. Favorite or not, Naruto has a limit to his patience and tolerance and even though Sakura can get away with a lot more stuff, not even she can get away with something like this.

For Tenten, she wasn't as scared as one might think. She's scared, that's for certain, but she was thinking. If there was a way they could do something to sate his anger, reduce their punishment, make it up to him somehow, then they need to do it. Otherwise...Sakura might very well die and nobody wanted that. Finally, a light bulb flickered on and she thought of something so obvious, so simple, she was amazed that she didn't think of it sooner. “What if we go to him?” She asked, causing both of her sisters to look at her in shock.

“What?”

“We go to him.” Tenten repeated, looking at them. “We all know that if he has to find us, it'll be worse for us. We're scared, I know. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't do whatever we can do help ourselves. If we go to him and plead our cases, we might just have a chance of saving Sakura. If it's possible, we can use Ino's abilities to show him what he couldn't see. He'll see that she didn't have a choice once that guy slammed into her.”

“I don't know. It's hard to calm master when he's this pissed.” Ino commented. “Believe me, I know. I can practically taste his anger when he's like this. Pain on us is the only thing that works in a reasonable amount of time.”

“Actually...” Sakura finally spoke. “Tenten does have a good point. Every single time we run, we end up getting it worse. It doesn't matter what it is, it's when we resist that he has a problem with. If we do go back, maybe that simple action will go in our favor.”

There was silence while the girls mulled on that thought. Should they really go to him and be vulnerable against his rage? Months and months of servitude, with the exception of Tenten, and the fear of Naruto's rage were hardwired into their training, but as they thought, they found the idea appealing.

“So we agree? We go back?” Sakura asked.

“It's really the only thing we can do.” Ino commented. “But I agree.”

“I just hope that master leaves our limbs intact.”

Sakura chuckled as she stood up. “Well, if he does, I had plenty of practice living without limbs.” When Tenten gave her a confused look, she explained. “Ino sometimes puts me into a situation where I don't have any limbs. Master took that one step further and had me create a limbless clone for a day to see what it's like and the sex was absolutely weird. To put it simply, I would prefer having limbs.”

Tenten sighed as she stood up. “I get the feeling that I'll be doing that soon enough.”

“And you would be right.” Ino said, standing up last. “Well, enough of that, time to go home.”

The girls interlocked their hands and started walking home. They really hoped that they were doing the right thing by going home. However, they stopped when they felt someone following them. The moment they stopped, a figure dropped down from the trees and they prepared themselves but relaxed when they saw it was Anko. “Oh, it's you.” Sakura said, turning back around and continuing walking. They knew Anko would try and stop them, concerned for their safety.

“Where do you think you're going?” She asked, following them.

“Home.” Sakura answered. “That's where we need to be and nothing you can do will stop us.”

Anko chuckled. “I wouldn't dare. After all, I'm here to escort you home.” Anko smirked as the wives in front of her suddenly stopped.

“What did you say?” Sakura asked, a shocked look on her face as she turned around. “You're here to take us home?”

The purple haired woman nodded as she caught up with them. “After that little incident between the two of you, both Jiraiya and I went after Naruto to check up on him. Needless to say, we were expecting things to be flying at us when we entered the house but instead, we found him in deep thought.” Anko reached out and moved a stray hair back behind Sakura's ear, seeing the shock still on their faces. “We left him alone for a bit, thinking that it was good that he was thinking. He knew we were there though; his eyes followed us as we moved across the living room. When he finally did speak, he asked for one of us to bring the three of you home. We were suspicious at first, but Jiraiya confirmed that Naruto was still Naruto so I went and now here we are.”

“So...he's not mad?” Tenten asked.

“Oh he's mad alright, but he wants to talk to all of you. If I had to guess, I would say that he realizes that it was an accident and he just wants to make sure and maybe apologize about that earlier comment.”

Ino stepped in front of Sakura and took her by the shoulders. “Could you excuse us for a minute?” She said to Anko. She didn't wait for an answer as she pushed Sakura away from Anko and Tenten followed, leading the girls into a huddle. “So what do you think?”

“I'm still shocked about this whole thing.” Sakura immediately said. “We humiliated him and he wants to talk? I bet he's just waiting to get us alone. I bet he already got the forge burning.”

“Well, I'm not sure. Anko's telling the truth as far as she knows and I trust her.” Ino commented.

“Well, we know how to defend ourselves from him.” Tenten added. “I think I speak for all of us when I say that until Ino knows for certain, we need to protect ourselves and especially Sakura. You're the one he's pissed at and the one most at risk for death.”

“Oh that reminds me.” Sakura spoke up and turned to Tenten. “We told you about master's failsafe right?”

Tenten nodded. “Yeah and that he refuses to acknowledge the fail safe's existence. See...that I don't understand...it happens to him so why doesn't he believe it? He believes that pain can calm him down right?”

“Err...not really. It's complicated, but the point is, he doesn't believe that something can control him like that. Even after the failsafe passes, he thinks that he just forgot what he did, that he blacked out in his rage.”

“That...doesn't make any sense.”

Sakura scoffed. “Believe me, whenever I call him out on that, it always end badly for me.” The girl sighed. “Alright, let's go home. If we're going to die, we're going to die.”

OoOoOoO

When they eventually made it home, despite Anko's observations, they were still worried. Naruto had never held back in his anger, never. He never showed one ounce of restraint with them. He always delivered punishment according to his level of anger. He never made his anger a secret. If he found out Sakura did something wrong, then he was going to find her and every single time, just looking at Naruto, they knew just how mad he was. They knew this, Anko knew this, hell even the Hokage knew this. So why was Naruto holding himself back, especially during a time like this?

Before they entered their home, Anko told them to stay back and she'll inform Naruto that they are here and if the situation has changed, they'll be welcome to stay at the I/T division, so they waited while Anko disappeared into their home.

“I still can't believe this. He's actually thinking.” Sakura said.

“I believe it.” Ino said. “I've seen things in him that I didn't believe could be thought of by him.”

“So you think he's not going to kill Sakura?” Tenten questioned.

“Well I can think of worse things he can do to me.”

Tenten fell silent at that. She knew exactly what was worse then death. Dismissal from her master's service. The sole purpose of a slave is to fulfill the master's orders, no matter what they may be. If Sakura was dismissed, she would be devastated in more ways then one. Naruto would give Sakura one final order before dismissing her.

Stay alive for the rest of her natural life.

Tenten snapped out of her musings when the door creped open. The girls looked at each other and they gulped, their blood pumping at the sound of the door creaking and the empty doorway. Sakura felt her hands being held by her sisters in comfort and she gulped, putting one foot in front of the other, walking toward her doom. They entered their home but didn't see Naruto. They smelled him that's for sure but they weren't able to pinpoint his location. Suddenly, the door slammed shut, causing the girls to scream in fright and swerve around to stare at the door for a split second before they realized that it was a distraction and turned back.

However, that was just what Naruto wanted as he lunged forward, his hand dead on for Sakura's throat. He saw the look of horror on her face and he knew what she was thinking. She was thinking that because of what she did, she was going to die for it. Fortunately, the girls didn't resist and that gave him the chance to close his hand around her throat and slam her against the wall, smirking at her cry of pain when her head hit the wall. “Welcome home slave.” He growled into her ear, chuckling at her whimpers. “Have a seat, all of you.” Naruto tightened his grip on her neck and pulled, throwing her toward the couch, her sisters following, as they quickly complied with his orders. Naruto followed, placing his hands around his back while he paced back and forth, occasionally sneaking glances at his shivering pets. “You know what?” He said, the girls jumping in fright when he spoke. “By all rights, what you did to me deserves a week with Ibiki and all of his friends. You humiliated me Sakura. YOU HUMILIATED ME!” The girls yelped when he shouted, a growl in his voice, but then he returned to his pacing. “Anko tells me that when she caught up to you, you were on your way here. Is that true?” He looked at Sakura just as she nodded and he let out a small growl. “I see. You know your orders so why did you come back?”

“We...we w-wanted to...f-for y-you.” Tenten answered.

“Well you shouldn't!” He shouted, causing Tenten to shrink into the couch. “How many fucking times did I tell you to stay away from me?!” Naruto panted after his brief shouting, staring at his whimpering, shivering pets, huddled against each other, hoping to get some kind of protection from each other. “But...” Naruto sighed. “I suppose it was good you came back because when I got home, because for some strange reason, I wasn't as mad as I should be and I began to think.” The girls shaking calmed down some, the look, the tone of Naruto's attitude suddenly changed, but when he looked at them, all of them recognized the evil in those eyes. “I think all of you have too much freedom and I plan on fixing that.” At that exact moment, each slave gulped, thinking different things from that statement. “But most of all, I began to think about myself. What am I? What have I become?” He asked, the way he said it caused Sakura to think he was asking her but when she opened her mouth to say that he's their master, he held up his hand. “Don't answer that. That was rhetorical.” Naruto sighed and returned to his pacing, rubbing his forehead. “What happened to us Sakura? All I wanted was a simple life, napping in the comfort of my wife and slave, but no...you think I need to have friends, connections for the future. WELL HOW ABOUT NOW HUH? DO YOU THINK I CAN FACE ANYBODY NOW AFTER WHAT YOU DID TO ME?” Naruto's anger skyrocketed and he grabbed a nearby lamp and threw it at them, Sakura specifically. Before it crashed against her, Sakura pulled up her arms to shield herself and cried out when it crashed against her, the pieces falling on her. She waited a couple of seconds before lowering her arms to see Naruto huffing and puffing.

“You...you think you deserve to be called my slave? You argue with me, you refuse my orders, you take liberties and you know you can get away with it. Well not anymore. I'm going to give you one chance to clean up your act. JUST one. Oh...that reminds me.” Sakura gulped when Naruto's lips thinned. “All those times when you try to convince of a so-called `failsafe' in me? I know you Sakura...I know how much of a masochist slut you are. You try and convince me that if I get mad enough, some thing takes over me and hurts you...just to quell my anger?” Naruto let out a short laugh at that. “God...that is so stupid. If something is taking over me, don't you think I would know? I immediately knew when Kyuubi withdrew those two times that something happened. I know every single time Ino goes into my mind and pokes around. Every single time she leaves and I wake up, I know if she was there. Now I may blackout sometimes because I get so mad, but there's no fucking way my body moves on its own and if it is true, how come nobody else said anything? You just want to go into a new level, a level that I refuse to go!” Naruto snarled and ripped off the necklace from his neck, causing Sakura to gasp in shock. “You know what that tells me? You're not looking out for me! You're being selfish and I HATE THAT!” Naruto screamed in rage and threw the blood necklace away, the vials not going very far and landing near the stairs. The vials settled and Naruto let out a loud scream of frustration. “I don't know what's wrong with me. I know that it was an accident but I can't help but feel rage at you, this...this blasted beast in me fueling my anger.” There was silence for several moments while Naruto collected himself. Suddenly, he sniffed and turned around, the girls staring at him in shock. They heard that sniff. “What have I become? All I wanted was peace and quiet.”

Sakura was amazed that Naruto's mood turned to sadness from madness so quick. It usually took a long time for any change to happen so this was rare. Suddenly, she felt resolve enter into her. Naruto needed her right now and she had no place being scared when he's like this. She shrugged off the girls and wiped away the broken lamp pieces and slowly walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. “You're our master Naruto-sama...if we were perfect slaves; it would be extremely boring for you.”

“So you intentionally piss me off?” He asked, still facing the other way.

Sakura shook her head. “Not intentionally no, but at the same time, we don't really make that much of an effort. All of us are certainly capable of being good little slaves but like you said, good little slaves are boring.” Sakura took a risk and closed in on Naruto, adding another hand to the other shoulder. “Every single thing we do, we do for you.”

Sakura closed in on Naruto to the point he could feel her on his back, but this time, she shrugged her off and took a step forward, away from her grasp. “Not...not now Sakura. (Sigh) You know what, all of you, go to your rooms and stay there and for now...don't talk to me, don't look at me, and just stay out of my way. I don't want to see you if it can't be helped.”

Sakura took another step forward, her hand reaching out to him. “Master...”

“Sakura...just go. Sleep in your own beds. I want to be alone.” Sakura stood there for a few seconds, staring at the back of her master. He meant it. This wasn't a joke. He really didn't want to see them. She sighed and bowed in acknowledgement and turned around, seeing the girls calmed down, and motioned to them. Their bodies were still shaking a little but they were calmed down enough so they can function. They got up and made a beeline straight for the stairs and went to their rooms and slammed the door behind them. Sakura was slower; however, as she wanted to make sure Naruto said everything he wanted. When she reached the stairs, she stopped and looked down at the necklace Naruto threw away. A tear fell down her face as she bent down and gently lifted it off the floor. She looked at it for several seconds and looked at Naruto again. He was still there, his back still facing her, a somber aura still surrounding him. “If you want us to be good little slaves...” She whispered, knowing full well he can hear her. “All you have to do is ask us and we'll cause no more trouble for you. It'll be bad for you, but if you want peace and quiet, all you have to do is ask.”

Sakura closed her hands around the vials and went up the stairs, going to her room and shutting the door behind her.

OoOoOoO

Naruto heard Sakura loud and clear. He wanted to say something but Sakura didn't deserve an answer right now. He was in turmoil and he wasn't thinking straight. When he realized what he said out of his rage, he immediately turned around to avoid looking at their shocked, horrified faces. Some things he said were true but some things, he just wanted to get out of his chest. For example, when he said that Sakura only looks out for herself, he doesn't believe that but sometimes, when that blasted girl tries and tries to convince him of this `failsafe', however she's bypassing his lie detector, he'll find out and he'll put a stop to it.

He doesn't need a slave that is capable of lying to him and he won't be able to tell the difference, especially coming from such a strong girl like Sakura.

When Sakura went up the stairs and he heard the door shut, did he let himself fall to the ground and back up against the couch, the sadness overriding his anger as he buried his head in his legs. “Maybe I'm just over thinking this. Maybe Sakura really wanted me to have a good time or maybe she just wanted some kind of payback.”

“Do you really think Sakura's that brave?” A new voice sounded out and Naruto lifted his head to see his white haired mentor leaning against the door way.

“What do you mean?” Naruto asked as Jiraiya walked forward and plopped down beside him.

“As strong as she is, Sakura could never intentionally hurt you. She's too weak for that. You know this deep down.”

Naruto sighed and rubbed his forehead. “I know Jiraiya but...I couldn't help it. When Sakura pushed me into that gauntlet, I wanted to hurt her so much for the wounds and humiliation I suffered.”

“That's only natural for a slave master.”

“I know I know...but still...I could feel Kyuubi's rage fueling my own. I couldn't stop it; it was like it was mixed from the start. It was frightening actually. I don't think I'll ever be able to go out again.”

Jiraiya chuckled as he looked upon the boy he gotten to know over the months. Sometimes, he seemed like a wise old man but sometimes, he's just a kid who sometimes gets in over his head with work he puts on himself, but right now...he is just a kid who needs his guidance and guidance he will get. Jiraiya reached behind Naruto and grabbed his collar, the boy yelping as Jiraiya yanked him up. “What you need is a good experience. Sakura had the right idea but she aimed too high.”

“Jiraiya, what are you doing?” Naruto demanded as Jiraiya carried him to the front door before plopping him down. “I can't go out now.”

Jiraiya chuckled. “If you can get past tonight, then you'll be alright. In fact, I know a quiet little bar tucked away. We'll start there.” Jiraiya reached for the doorknob and turned it, opening the door, revealing an eavesdropping Anko, who almost fell down due to the door opening. “Having fun?” He asked with a smirk.

“I was just keeping an ear on you.” She defended herself, dusting herself off.

“I see. Well, if Naruto agrees, will you keep an eye on the girls while we go out?”

“Sure. I'll be glad to.”

Anko and Jiraiya looked down at Naruto, waiting for his input. He was thinking. Should he do this and risk further embarrassment? Maybe he should, Jiraiya, drunk that he is, he can hold his liquor far better then Naruto can. Finally he sighed. “Alright I'll go. The girls have been sent to their rooms for tonight. They can come out to go to the bathroom but that's it.”

“I'll keep an eye on them.”

Jiraiya grinned as he slapped Naruto's back and they exited the house. “Alright, what I got in mind is this...”

OoOoOoO

When Sakura closed the door to her room, she looked at the object in her hands and a tear fell down her eye. This was the very first time that Naruto had ever thrown something of hers away. This necklace means a lot to him and if he threw it away, then she really fucked it up with him and what he said, `maybe you have too much freedom', she knew that Naruto was going to be even more strict with her and all her freedoms would be taken away.

Hell, she not be able to go anywhere alone anymore.

“Hey Sakura...you there?”

From the intercom system, came Ino's voice. Sakura walked up to the bed and sat on it, grabbing the box and pressing the button. “Yeah, I'm here.”

“Are you alright?”

Sakura sighed. “Not really. Master threw away his necklace.”

“Are they broken?”

Sakura took another look at the vials, looking for cracks, but thankfully there weren't any. “There's fine, but my heart isn't. What have I done?”

“You shouldn't blame yourself. It was an accident and he, himself, admitted that. I think he just needed to vent.”

“If that's venting...” Tenten voice sounded out. “I hate to see him when it's really our fault. I nearly pissed my pants!”

“Trust me Tenten...when he's mad at you, he'll let you know and you'll really piss your pants.” Sakura sighed. “Ino, when he was shouting at us, did you hear anything in his mind?”

“To be honest, I was too scared to hear anything. Sorry.”

“Maybe he was right. Maybe I have gotten used to being head slave and the powers that come with it.”

`Saku-chan...I only known you for a short time but I know you don't let it go to your head.”

At that, a snort came from Ino. “Believe me Ten...Sakura can sometimes get power-hungry. You should see the days she bosses me around. I never get a break!”

Sakura laughed. “You know you love it darling.”

“Speaking of bossing you girls around...” Sakura yelped as a sharp, new voice was spoken over the intercom, completely taking her by surprise. “Naruto left me in charge of you brats while he and Jiraiya go get drunk.”

“What?!” Sakura yelled. “He's pissed off at us and he's getting drunk? Do I need to tell you how bad that is?” Sakura paused, realizing what Anko just said. “He's out getting drunk?

“Calm down Saku...Jiraiya's got something up his sleeve. Naruto said that all of you can go out to the bathroom but that's it.”

Anko's voice disappeared from the intercom and the girl sighed. “We should go to bed. We all know the rules when we're sent to our room. When we get up, we'll see how he's feeling in the morning.”

“Good night.”

“Night.”

Sakura set the intercom down and laid back down, the vials of blood still in her hands. Even if Naruto took everything back, he did have some good points. Sakura realized that she needed to get her act back together before she really does something that'll make him so mad at her, he'll dismiss her from his service.

OoOoOoO

True to Jiraiya's words, he showed Naruto a way to have a good time while having not having any worries. All Naruto had to do was have a drinking buddy but without the drinking, someone, a close friend or someone willing to keep an eye on him, stay with him and make sure he doesn't humiliate himself. It wasn't just that however, Jiraiya suggested that he visited a potential bar with friends but stay away from the alcohol and see what happens on a typical day. It would be a gradual process, designed for Naruto to get used to the place. It'll give him a chance to stake out the place, see where the exits were and the possible escape routes.

For now though, Naruto just wanted to get drunk and drown himself in his sorrow. His anger was almost gone, but right now, all he was focused on was what he said to his wives. He spoke out of rage and said some things he didn't mean. Hell, he didn't know what he was thinking when he grabbed the vials and threw them away; all he saw was red in his eyes. Time passed and Jiraiya helped Naruto home. The boy was drunk and was close to passing out and stumbled all the way home.

When they eventually reached their home, Jiraiya helped the boy up the stairs, passing by Anko. The instant Naruto hit the bed; he passed out and started snoring. Jiraiya left him alone after that and rejoined Anko in the living room.

OoOoOoO

The next day, when Sakura woke up, her nose detected the faint stench of alcohol in the air. She lifted herself up and the first thing she saw was her door was open and smelt both his scent and the alcohol right beside her bed. Naruto must have been standing here at one point during the night, standing over her, staring at her. She stood up and followed the scent, ending up back in Naruto's bedroom, but the blonde master was halfway off the bed, his head at the foot of the bed. `I never liked you when you were drunk master. Even though you're funny when you're drunk, I'm too worried about slip-ups. I can only enjoy you in the house when the house is locked up tight.” Sakura sighed as she walked up. Even though Naruto didn't want to see her for a while, she still had a job to do.

Sakura gently picked Naruto up and turned him around, set him down unto the bed and placed the covers over him. She tucked him in and placed a kiss on his brow. She could smell the stench of last night's escapades on his breath. After that, she headed into the bathroom and got hangover pills and set them on the nightstand beside the bed. Even though Naruto has increased healing, it only takes care of it fifty percent of the time, when the wounds are severe enough to really need it. From the mini-fridge, she placed a bottle of water on the nightstand as well and left the room, closing the door behind her, sighing, worried how he was going to treat them from now on.

OoOoOoO

As Sakura expected, Naruto stayed true to his words. He never spoke to them unless he absolutely needed to. He ignored them, treating them like they didn't exist. It was terrible for the slaves, to be treated like this. When their lust started bothering them, they had to masturbate behind closed doors and they had to keep quiet. Naruto didn't want to hear them and he didn't want to see them. He didn't tolerate anything they did wrong, even if it was just something simple. He smacked them on the face and followed up with a punch to the gut, leaving them whimpering on the ground.

But no one caused any trouble for Naruto, besides that one time when Ino dropped a glass. They stayed out of his way and let him do what he wanted. For his lust, the boy simply masturbated. He didn't want to go to them, he was pissed at them and was fully capable of masturbating himself, but there was a part that missed them, but right now, he just needed to think. Sometimes, he would find himself staring at his pet, even as the girl sensed him staring at her, when she looked, she quickly looked away when she saw the whites of his eyes. He knew what she did was an accident but it was hard for him to forgive her.

Accident or not, SHE was the one who pushed him into the food gauntlet.

It wasn't just them. The few days after the party, he had only been out a couple of times and everywhere he went, everybody stared and snickered at him. They knew, thanks to the gossipers, what had happened to him. Normally it wouldn't have any different but he was the kyuubi brat and even though they sort of accepted him, the idea of his container suffering like that was humorous. Even Temari, who he met again on his first trip out, had to hide her snickers. She apologized though and that was good for him.

About five days after the incident, it was bed time and Sakura was once again going to be alone. She was never going to get used to sleeping alone. She hated it. She had gotten used to having a warm body next to her and the sheets and the comforter was doing nothing to mimic that. She shut off the lights and climbed into bed. She couldn't take this much longer. It was maddening, having her master ignore her all the time. Even her sisters were having a hard time dealing with it. She scooted under the covers and sighed, closing her eyes wishing that he would go back to the lovable boy he used to be, not this cold, harsh boy.

Suddenly, Sakura's eyes snapped open as the door creaked open. It wasn't her sisters, they were forbidden to come out once it was time to go to bed. It wasn't Jiraiya, he went to bed long ago. It had to be Naruto and the scent that wafted by confirmed that it was the blonde master. She didn't dare move nor move her eyes and her heart started to go faster as Naruto grabbed the covers and moved them off of her. Maybe he wanted to fuck her, to relieve his frustrations and she would be glad to allow him to use her body for whatever he wanted to do to her.

Although if he was going to kill her, she wished that he would make it quick.

Her breath started coming in short when she felt an added weight being added onto the bed. Naruto was climbing onto the bed and crawling toward her. Her body stayed still however as Naruto stopped, but to her complete and utter surprise, he cuddled up to her and moved the covers over them as he settled. “I hate being mad at you.” He said, resting his head just above her breasts. “Try as I might, I can't stay mad at you. I love you Sakura and I love your sisters. I want to believe that you'll cause no more harm to me but I know you and I know your personality. Accidents will happen and this is no different.” Naruto sighed and wrapped his arms around the shocked girl, but changed his mind and brought his hands in front of him. “Where's my necklace?” That snapped Sakura out of her shocked and she reached for the vials of blood laying on the nightstand. She grabbed it and handed it to Naruto, but the boy took not only the necklace, but both of her hands in his. “Can you forgive me?”

Sakura looked at the boy for a few seconds, wondering if this was a trick, but deep down, she knew he was sincere. “I will always forgive you master. No matter what you say, we will always forgive you.”

“Yeah...about that...” Naruto interrupted. “I said some things that I'm not proud of, that I wish I can take back. When I said that you sometimes look out for yourself, I didn't mean it. I know you always have my best interest in mind, even if you did somehow find a way to bypass my lie detector...” At this, Sakura rolled her eyes. “I know you wouldn't use that ability to take advantage of me and besides, you know what I will do to you if you do decide to betray me.”

Despite the last part, Sakura couldn't help but laugh. “I know master.”

Naruto chuckled and sighed. “I met the Sand siblings a couple days ago. I think we can still be friends.”

“That's good, that's good. It wasn't a total loss after all.”

The boy chuckled again. “It seems so.” A tired sigh escaped his lips. “I'm tired Saku...I'm so tired of this shit. Do you think my wives will be alright?”

Sakura chuckled and wrapped her arms around her husband and placed a hand on his head. “Well, I think if tomorrow, you go back to normal...ish. They will realize that you calmed down and they'll start to bug me for answers. I'll tell them what happened and things will go back to normal.”

“Or maybe I'll sit with them and tell them what I told you. I've been meaning to talk to them about something anyway.” There was silence for a few moments, Naruto enjoying the comfort of being in the embrace of his pet when he remembered one thing he said in his rage. “One more thing Saku...when I said that you gotten addicted to the power of being a head slave, I didn't mean that. While it's true you get power hungry sometimes and boss everybody around, I know you know your limits so don't take what I say as an order to hold yourself back. As long as you keep your wits about you, I don't care what you do.”

Sakura wanted to respond to that, but she realized that nothing needed to be said. As Naruto scooted as close as possible, she knew things were going to be alright from now on. There may be some awkward moments for a while but they'll pass and things will return to normal. But there was one thing she was worried about.

Despite Naruto's immense anger, she was worried about Kyuubi and attempts to take over him. She'll have to talk to Ino about that. The girl is even stronger in the mind and she'll be able to find out if everything is alright.

OoOoOoO

Every single member of the Uzumaki family has their own unique responsibility. For Naruto, it was his pleasure to be in charge of everything, to go through the day by day work of running a household, managing the bills, taking care of his lusts by screwing the brains out of his pets, but most of all, being alive and free. Naruto's first wife and slave, Uzumaki Sakura, has plenty of responsibilities for a female in her position. Because of her role as the head slave and favorite, Sakura has her own set of unique responsibilities. Sakura stands by Naruto's side in legal matters. She has the rights that a married woman usually has, if not more because of Naruto's will. She has complete control over their money, has the authority to speak in Naruto's absence, basically she has all the rights Naruto has, if not more. But as for family matters? Sakura has complete control over her two sisters. Besides that, Sakura plays the role of family doctor thanks for her experience in the medical field due to personal experience healing herself after Naruto was done torturing and breaking her body and to the teachings of her mentor, Azumi, but Sakura can only treat the little things. For the major stuff, that's Azumi's territory. Both Ino and Tenten has accepted her authority as the head slave and follows her orders as if they came from Naruto, only disobeying her if Naruto's orders supersedes hers.

But sometimes, when Naruto feels that Sakura is getting burned out, he removes her control and gives it to either one of her sisters for two reasons. One, he wants Sakura to have a break once in a while. He seen people get burned out by so much control if they haven't gotten a break once in a while. In fact, for that reason, even Naruto lets himself have a break once in a while and lets Sakura have all the glory of being headmaster of the household. The second reason is he wants each slave to know how it feels like, what the job entails, and how to do the job if they ever needed to handle that responsibility.

Of course, the sheer excitement the girl feels whenever Naruto hands her that power causes him to wonder what she would turn out like if she was never involved with him.

For Tenten, she hasn't really found a purpose in her new life. She just recovered from the relentless torture and was trying to get her thoughts straight. Sometimes, she would spend hours just sitting outside, staring at the stars, wondering about where she would fit in. Despite her classes at the Demolition Corps and Sakura's tutoring, she doesn't really know where to contribute. Despite offering her body to him whenever he desires, there's not much else she could do.

But Sakura kept on saying to her, every time she saw those doubts in her. “You'll find your place eventually Ten...all it takes is time. Me? I didn't realize that I didn't want to be a medic until several months after I was given to him. It was an informed decision too. I was sure about my decision before I told him and he gave me a chance. If you really want to be a blacksmith and create masterpieces, then by all means, go for it. Hell, I know you girl and I know how imaginative you are. You'll probably be able to start a business creating unique bondage frames or something like that. With our connections, you'll have the chance you will want.” With those words, Tenten was motivated to continue, go strive to find her place in the family.

Ino, however, has taken on the mantle of being the family psychiatrist. Long, long ago...long before Naruto had even looked at Ino and thought of potentials with her body, long before Ino had ever seen Naruto. Inoichi had taught his daughter in the family ways, taught her with his own personal experience, the ways of the mind. It was one of the few things she really focused on, although in the later years, she became lax on it, but picked it up again with Sakura's urging. That was the best choice as her skills made Ino decide to official declare herself, in front of everybody no less, the official `therapist' of the family. Naruto was skeptical at first, but gradually accepted that and shifted from having Inoichi as his therapist to Ino, although he still goes to the blonde Yamanaka male sometimes.

Turns out, having somebody they trusted, knew intimately, was a good choice for the job. With Ino's ability to only know what her clients were actively thinking about at that moment, it helped her to understand what they were talking about. Sometimes, they just wanted advice, other times they just wanted somebody to speak to, someone who'll keep their conversations confidential, even to Naruto. That was a bonus...Naruto had gave her the right to keep things from him unless she felt that he absolutely needed to know and that he trusted her to know the difference.

But most of all, Ino's main responsibility is to make sure Naruto is Naruto.

After that incident with Kyuubi, Naruto and the Hokage wasn't taking any chances of a repeat. At first, Naruto was required to have a monthly appointment with Ibiki, the psycho-therapist, for analysis. It was a little hard to face that man monthly but Naruto trudged through it. Later, when Ino came on board and she developed the skill to go into his mind and analyze him, the duty fell to her. Ino, happily, took the responsibility of being the first line of defense, swearing on the spot, that as long as she lives, Kyuubi will never be free again.

It was with that thought, that Ino made arrangements to have a squad of their most trusted ANBU ready and waiting while she dives down into his mind once again.

OoOoOoO

Because of their bodily changes, there are times when the family gets extremely lazy. They couldn't really explain it but some days, they just had no energy. It may not even be that harsh, sometimes it would be halfway. They have energy but they couldn't do much. Sometimes, Ino would joke that they were just like Shikamaru, too lazy to do the simplest things.

They would answer, but at that point, they were close to falling asleep, or just weren't paying attention in the first place.

It was now, that such a time has come. Ino was waiting for this day, a day where Naruto would have little or no energy to do anything. Reason being is that it would be easier for her to do what she needs to with the least amount of resistance. The day came unexpectedly. The previous night, somehow Sakura convinced Naruto to let her and Tenten sleep over at the Nara's. When he asked why, Sakura had said a while ago that they had made a bet and she won, Shikamaru being forced to have her over for a sleepover. Sakura wanted to get to know him better and thought a sleepover was the best way to do that.

Now Sakura knew master was going to come to the wrong conclusion so she quickly rectified that, saying Shikamaru is their friend and he wouldn't do anything. That was why Tenten was coming along, as a witness, in case something does happen. Naruto just stared at her weird for a few minutes but he relaxed and smiled, patting the girl on the head, saying that it'll be alright, and for Sakura, that was him giving her his permission. Sakura bowed and thanked him for trusting her.

“Just don't betray my trust Saku...” He said, before walking off.

But the next day, Ino soon realized that the chance she had been waiting for come. The instant she got a chance, she said that she was going to go out for an errand, which was true actually so it didn't set off Naruto's lie detector, and quickly set off toward the I/T division to round up the squad and made her way back home, picking up some of Naruto's favorite candy on the way home as a gift to Naruto as not to arise suspicion from the blonde master if he sees her come back empty handed. So she came home and found Naruto sitting on his favorite chair, a book in his hands, but Ino could see he was extremely board. A small smirk graced her lips as the opportunity popped up to let her sing to him to make him fall asleep. With that, there'll be no resistance and she'll be free to do what she needs to do.

“I got a gift for you master.” She said as she walked up to him, bending down and placing the bars of candy on his lap. “The girls back yet?”

Naruto let out a dreary sigh. “No. I hope she has a detailed report ready.”

“You're too paranoid master...trust her. Sakura slept over at my house before and that was when she was yours and my parents were gone. How about some candy? I got your favorite.” She singsonged as she unwrapped one of the chocolate bars and lifted it up to his nose. She didn't expect Naruto to take the candy, he was too bored. She just wanted him a little annoyed with her so when she starts singing, he won't put up that much of a resistance. It worked as Naruto moved her hand away. “Aww come on...” Ino chuckled, straddling the boy's lap, gently moving the book from in between them.

“Ino...stop. I'm not in the mood.” Naruto half wined half moaned, but the girl only advanced further, leaning forward, and taking both face cheeks in her hands while she moved her face closer to his and didn't stop until her mouth was an inch from his ear.

“Are you so bored that you can't push me off?” She whispered. “Maybe you just want to go back to bed? Mmm?”

“I hate feeling like this.” Naruto answered. “I always have so much energy.”

Ino chuckled as she adjusted her position. “I know master...I know. Here...let me help you out.”

Ino removed her hands from Naruto's cheek and gently closed his eyes with her fingers. She began to sing a lullaby to him, one her mother used to sing to her to help her fall asleep. Maybe it was a secret bloodline, the women of the Yamanaka's have the ability to cause men and women to fall asleep with their singing. Every single time she sings, Naruto ALWAYS falls asleep, no matter what he's doing. Hell, he even fell asleep standing up and ended up crashing to the ground.

Ino's actually proud of that fact, having the ability to cause him to fall asleep on cue. It never works on a fully awake Sakura or Tenten though. If they were tired and the mood was right, she can cause them to fall asleep. There was something about her voice that did it but Ino didn't really care.

It was something only she can offer to Naruto and no one else.

As she sung, Naruto's eyes started drooping, his body started relaxing and by the time she got to the end, Naruto was fast and deep asleep. Ino moved back, a small smile on her face. Naruto wouldn't wake up for several hours after she sung but that was more then enough time to go in and see if things were alright. She got off the chair and picked him up, heaving him over her shoulder as she quickly made her way up to their bedroom. She could sense the ANBU enter the house and follow her upstairs. They were containment. If Ino finds out that Kyuubi had taken over once again, then they would be ready and willing to contain him.

Ino reached the bedroom and set him down in the center of the bed and took position above him and took several deep breaths to prepare herself. When she was ready, she made a series of handseals and her soul traveled from her body to Naruto's.

OoOoOoO

From the instant Ino collected herself, she knew something was different.

She could feel anger coursing the air, like blood pulsing through a vein, although it wasn't very much, like a soft breezing traveling through the air. She was a little confused by that. Since that party, Naruto hasn't been angry recently. Could it be that Naruto was still angry about that, despite his apology to Sakura? It didn't seem like he was that angry and given a week or so, his anger will be completely gone...that is, if he doesn't get mad before that time.

Unlike the last time she was in here, Naruto was calm and collected so the design resembled a household hallway. Smooth walls, warm colors, decorated doors to the memories, and smooth columns. But now, since Naruto's emotions rampaging about, the mind resembled a sewer, with gates leading into the memories. She was currently knee deep in sludge but Ino didn't really pay attention to that. This was a first for her. She had never been in Naruto's mind when he was angry. Too risky for her but she really didn't expect this. But that's not to say she doesn't know him and his mind. She had plenty of experience dealing with him and right now, she knows that Kyuubi hasn't had a presence in this part of his mind in a long time, so she trudged on, exploring her master's mind and judging the condition of each section. Ino was actually able to stimulate a mind to imitate one of Naruto's previous state of mind so she could have knowledge and practice dealing with that kind of mind.

There's a reason why she's doing this now. After the incident at the party, she fully expected to be punished with the rest of her sisters. All of the slaves are accountable for one's actions, so when the only thing Naruto did was send them to their rooms and ignore them for a while, she got suspicious. What if this was Kyuubi's way of throwing suspicion off of him? If he didn't do anything to have someone suspect him, then all he have to do is wait and prepare.

Ino suddenly stopped, an evil aura suddenly washing over her. She looked around but couldn't find anything producing that aura but she could follow it. Still knee deep in the sludge, she walked on, following that aura, but strangely, it was taking her to a place she hasn't been before. No...that was wrong, she has been here before but it changed. It seemed more...solid, more...fortified. Ino suddenly stopped as she almost tripped on something. She looked down and she could see the floor as it was above the waterline. `I don't know what's going on here but I have that sinking feeling I'm going to see something that I won't like.'

Stepping up, she wiped her feet off with a disgusted expression on her face. She remembered the times when she had to work down in the sewer system and she hated every second of it. Thankfully Naruto didn't put her down there for a long time but he always took delight in reminding her that they could always use her help. After that, she continued, albeit cautiously, into this new passageway. As she continued walking, her dread increased as her paranoia started to grow.

However, her fear was justified as she turned a corner and froze as she came across what looked to be a heavily fortified jail cell. At first, she thought she came across Kyuubi's cage but she soon realized that it was too small to be his cage. In fact, it was a regular sized cell, with thick bars, chains, and who knows what else, but as she paid closer attention, she realized that the cell was occupied, but what shocked her was who the occupant was.

It was Naruto.

Or rather, an inverted form of him. It was all there, the hair style, his height, but not his clothes. Instead of the jacket and pants, all he wore was a robe, like you would wear casually around the house after getting out of the shower. `What is he and why am I feeling so much coming from him? And that door...if that's not one of the most fortified door I've ever seen, then I don't know what is.' At first, Ino thought to pass it by and she would, if not for the being inside the cell. She took a step back and took several moments to prepare herself. This was new territory and she needed to be on the top of her game. After she was sure she was as ready as she would ever be, she turned the corner and walked toward the cell. “Why hello there.”

She mentally chuckled as the thing inside the cell jerked at the sudden introduction, falling to the floor in surprise, quickly getting up, facing the unexpected visitor. He stared in shock for a few seconds before his mouth finally moved. “I-Ino? What the hell are you doing here? HOW are you here?”

“I don't really know myself as I never seen you before or this cell. Care to explain about that?”

The thing in the cell paused for a moment, staring at the girl as she crossed her arms, waiting for answers. She had a good point. Out of all the times Ino goes into his mind, why had she never come across him? He never left as that accursed gate is keeping him in there. Finally, he shrugged. “How should I know? All my life, I've been stuck in here. The only one keeping me company is that fox down the hall. God I want to be free again...to taste the...”

“Wait wait wait...” Ino interrupted. “Again? When was the first time?”

“How the fuck should I know how long ago was it?!” He shouted. “I got no sense of time in here, none of my senses are connected to Naruto in any way! Which that blasted fox takes delight in reminding me. I can't feel anything! When I tortured Sakura...that was the only taste of flesh I EVER felt!”

The instant that being finished that last sentence, Ino sucked in her breath. “You...tortured Sakura? THAT was you?”

The inverted form of Naruto sat down on his little bunk and sighed. “Yeah, what of it?”

Ino didn't answer right away. If what he said was true, then all of their assumptions were wrong and she needed to confirm it. “On your first day of freedom, what was the first thing you did to her?”

The being scoffed. “What do you think I did? She tried to run. Almost made it out actually but I dragged her back kicking and screaming. I made sure she understood what the cost of disobedience meant.”

“Meaning?”

The thing shifted his eyes toward her and narrowed his eyes. “Meaning I would kill you next time she tried to run, but I wouldn't kill you outright. No...I would torture you first in front of her, doing all the things I enjoy doing to her and I would end it cutting you open while you were still alive and make her eat your heart. Which brings me to my original question...how are you here?”

“Answer this first...just how do you know of his life outside of these walls?”

“You're asking if I know you're his pet? Yes, I do...but only for a few months.” When Ino tilted her head to the side in confusion, he explained. “I get these...updates every few months. Everything that happened since the last one fills my head. Now I answered your question, now answer mine.”

Ino sighed. This Naruto was defiantly similar to her Naruto. They were both stubborn. She could see it in his yellow eyes. “To be honest, I don't know. I'm certain that I've been here before and I never saw you before.”

“And you would be right. I've seen you pass by here whenever you go into his mind. If you're looking for the furball, he's down the hall, take a right and take a left. You can't miss it.” Ino looked down the hallway in question and she could definitely feel something coming from that direction. “Mind if I ask you something?” Ino looked back and nodded. “How often does Sakura talk about me?”

Ino lifted her eyebrow at that. When he asked that, a small smirk graced his lips before disappearing. That look right then...that was the person she saw when she visited Sakura's memories of the hell weeks and she scoffed. “And here I thought that you were misunderstood. Yes, she does remember you. Yes, she does think of you everyday. She wishes everyday that you never existed. You know she actually thought you were the Kyuubi?”

This time he scoffed. “That spineless bastard? Him? Don't make me laugh. I can do things he can never do out of some misguided sense of ethics or morals. Same with that bastard Naruto too. Because of him, I'm locked in here day in and day out, doomed to only feel the rush I get when the memories come to me! I want to be free! I want to do the things anybody can do like breath in the fresh air!” The Naruto look-alike was ranting now, slowly advancing toward the gate. “I want to feel the flesh...” He nearly whispered. “The warmth of a female, the smell of a bitch in heat. You...the bondage slut you are, have no idea what it's like being stuck in here with only a taste of freedom, lingering on your tongue, torturing you with the desire to experience it again.”

“Actually, I do know the feeling.”

Ino didn't even flinch when this thing screamed and charged the gate, but the instant he collided with the gate, he screamed in pain and his body shot back and collided with the wall. “Don't you dare lie to me bitch!” He panted, wincing in pain. “You weren't born in this cage, you weren't excited when the first breath of free air graced your lungs and when you realized the ownership of such a beautiful girl, and you didn't want to take advantage of that fact for as long as you are able. That's why I tortured her, to savor the taste of being free. Like a master must do when he acquires a new toy, he must force her to accept his authority. You should know this.”

Ino crossed her arms. “I do know this and I didn't lie. You remember Junko don't you? The little voice in her head?”

“Yeah, I remember her.”

“She and I are such good friends. I go into Sakura's mind to visit her and we know a lot about each other, including about her time before master. What she described to me is similar to what you told me. I actually felt her emotions so I know exactly what you're talking about.” Ino started walking away, leaving behind this being as she walked toward the hallway previously mentioned. “Tell me...” Ino stopped and looked at the being in the cage. “What do you call yourself?”

He grunted as he stood up, limping toward the bed and laying down on it. “Call me Kaosu.”

“Chaos? Suits you as you certainly caused enough of that for my sister.” Ino walked away, leaving Kaosu to himself.

OoOoOoO

Ino followed the new path, following the aura of dread. It wasn't evil as she expected but rather dread. She had no idea why she was looking for Kyuubi. Naruto never wanted to speak to him so why should she? But there was that curiosity in her. What is the Kyuubi really like? She already met the person who really tortured Sakura so why not take it one step further and meet the being that is responsible for her being a slave in the first place? As she got closer and closer, the feeling of dread got bigger and bigger and when she turned a corner, she froze, her breath catching in her throat.

A massive cage greeted her eyes but she could sense the security and power behind the cage, but what shocked her was the size of the snoring occupant. He was massive, even with him laying down. She could see the top of his head and his closed eyes, the red fur gracing his body and the nine tails twitching behind him.

Suddenly, she didn't feel very good about this plan.

Maybe she would come back later. The information she gained from this walk alone was extremely valuable and it redeemed Kyuubi but provided another set of problems. Before, they assumed a lot of things about Naruto's mentality and now they have to rethink everything. `Yeah, I bet Sakura would like to hear what I learned. She always resented Kyuubi for torturing her and once she learns about this...she'll shift her focus.' Slowly, she moved a foot behind her, walking backwards, out of view of the cage.

“Where do you think you're going?” A deep voice boomed out, causing Ino to stop mid-turn and cause her to gulp in fear. “You come all this way and back out now?” Ino turned around and stared at the beast as he lifted himself up and looked at her and chuckled. “You were trained to swallow your fear, not let it take over you.”

The mocking tone of his voice caused Ino to snarl and swerve around. “What would you know about my training?!” She shouted. “How the fuck would you know what I've been trained in?!”

Kyuubi chuckled again, laying back down but adjusting his position so he was looking at her. “Because unlike the restrictions the so-called `Kaosu' has placed on him, I have full access to what Naruto sees, hears, tastes, and most of all...feels. I know how Naruto kidnapped his newest pet, I know when you go into Naruto's mind, and I know why Sakura as such loyalty for him, but most of all, I know exactly what all of you would do for him if he asked. Since the imprinting, I know so much more, and best of all, I now have company.”

“YOU'RE NOT THAT GOOD OF A TALKING BUDDY BASTARD!” Kaosu shouted from down the hall.

The red-fur fox chuckled. “See what I mean? I have so much fun teasing him.”

“BASTARD! JUST WAIT UNTIL I'M FREE AGAIN!”

Ino shook her head, trying to get her thoughts in some kind of order. The last minute just jumbled her thoughts. “What is he? We always thought you were the one who tortured her to death.”

“I can understand why.” Kyuubi said, his tails settling down. “But what I'm confused about is how you are here? All the times you've been in here, you never found this place.”

“Why now?” Ino finished. Kyuubi nodded and she sighed. “I don't know myself. Maybe it's because he's still feeling angry about what happened at the party and it opened up new passageways. I know for certain I passed by the area where Kaosu is multiple times but I never seen him. Speaking of which, you haven't answered my question. What is he?”

“Simply put, he's a combination of both of us. The downside of it is that he has absolutely no moral or ethical values whatsoever. What he did to Sakura was only a taste of what he is capable of.Despite what he told you and how he acted, sadism is what he is and given the chance, he will kill for his pleasure. You might stand a better chance as you belong to Naruto.”

“I doubt it...” Ino said, sighing. “With the way my body is, I might not survive. Hell, I got less time in the dungeon then Sakura have despite my late arrival.”

The fox chuckled. “You jealous of the girl?”

Ino thought for a few seconds but she sighed again, shaking her head. “No, I understand why he shies away from me when he wants to go deep. I know that he knows that I can easily die if he goes too far, not like Sakura though.” Ino froze, her mind in deep thought as she realized something. “Why am I telling you all this? You probably know this already.”

“Maybe you like me.” Kyuubi joked, causing Ino to roll her eyes. “So what now? You report back to Naruto you made contact with me and him?”

“I don't know. By all rights, I should but maybe he doesn't want to know about you. He even told us that he didn't want to talk to you, although I'm sure he'd want to know about Kaosu.”

“Tell you what...” Ino looked up when Kyuubi spoke. “I'll give you something else to give to him. When you walk out of this room, take a left and follow the passageway until you reach a dead end. Take a right and keep walking until you reach another dead end. On your left, you'll see another passageway but this one is aged. Follow that all the way to the end and open the very first door at the end.”

“You're sending me back to his memories? Why?”

“Call it my gift to him.” Saying nothing else, Kyuubi settled down for another nap.

Ino turned and faced the exit with doubt but if he was sending her into a trap, she has a decent chance of getting out of it considering what she is capable in here. Decided, she started walking and followed Kyuubi's directions. She wasn't sure where she was going but she did know that she was going deeper and deeper into his memories, memories that have been forgotten or repressed. What could be here that Kyuubi thinks Naruto would want to know? It took a while but Ino finally reached the end of the last passageway. Kyuubi was right, this passageway was ancient. The odor, the style of the passageway. When Ino reached the very last door at the end, she took a couple of moments to observe it. Like the rest of the passage, it was ancient. To be honest, it wasn't any different then the rest of the doors in here. Finally, she sighed and grasped the doorknob. She wasn't going to get anywhere standing here. She twisted the knob and let the memories wash over her.

OoOoOoO

The first thing she felt was warmth, warmth all around her as well as a hard squeezing sensation. Her eyes were shut tight so she couldn't see anything, but she didn't need to see with her eyes to know something's going on. She was being pushed, or rather squeezed forward by something. The only sound she could hear was a squishing sound as she traveled. As she traveled, she began to hear someone screaming, a female by the sounds of it. It got louder and louder as she got further and further. She couldn't open her eyes as Ino was limited to only what the person done at that time.

However, she just realized that she wasn't breathing.

The instant she realized that and given her conditions, she soon realized that she was a baby that was being born. She was passing through the vaginal passageway and soon she would take her first breath of air. Of course, it made her wonder why Kyuubi would send her here, to the moment of Naruto's birth. What could possibly be here that Naruto would be interested in? Suddenly, she stopped and her/his head hit something. She must be right there, just ready to pop out of...the...mother.

`The mother? Of course! Naruto has no idea who his mother is! If he managed to look at her, I'll be able to see her.' Ino thought, realizing exactly why he sent her here. She got excited as Naruto's body got forced out of the birth canal. She felt Naruto take his very first breath and start crying. `Come on Naruto-sama...open your eyes. Let me see who your mom is.' Sure enough, Naruto began to flutter open his eyes and she was able to see. Within Naruto's mind, Ino's eyes widened when Naruto finally opened his eyes and his first sight was his mother. She was beautiful, despite going through birth. Her red hair was messy and her face was consorted in pain, but it seemed to be lessoning.

“It's a boy Kushina. A beautiful, healthy, baby boy.”

`Kushina? That's her name? Doesn't ring a bell. So how did he get Uzumaki as a last name?' Ino thought, watching as Naruto kept his eyes on his mother.

Finally, she opened her eyes and Naruto cried in delight as she held out her hands. Naruto was immediately placed in her hands and Kushina cradled the boy, her face beaming with happiness. “My son...I'm so happy to see you, but I am so sorry what is about to happen to you. I hope that you will forgive us in time.”

“What will you name him?”

Kushina smiled. “He'll have my last name, Uzumaki, to protect him while we are gone and he shall be called Naruto. I'm...going...to m...miss h...” Suddenly Ino heard a long beep and Naruto cried, as if he knew what that meant.

“She's crashing! I need some help here!” Naruto was taken out of Kushina's hands and set down somewhere, but due to the sudden movement, Naruto took his eyes away from her and start shaking and rolling and crying. Ino couldn't really tell what was going on but she had some idea. Kushina was dying and the nurses were trying to help her.

`Huh, so that's why he never had a mother. She died in childbirth so where's the dad? Where the fuck is he? Well, master was born on October 10, the same day Kyuubi came, but still, this is his child.' Questions were being answered now as this single memory answered a lot of their questions.

Ino's train of thought was suddenly interrupted by somebody picking the child up. “It's alright little one. Your godfather is here.”

`His godfather? He doesn't have a godfather...and why does that voice sound so familiar?' Ino didn't blink as Naruto was moved. She didn't want to miss a single moment of this. If Naruto truly had a godfather, then he had a lot to explain being absent for all these years if he was still alive. However, the person she saw was not who she expected in over a million years.

A bruised and bloody Jiraiya met her sight, a soft smile on his face. `Time to go Naruto...I'm sorry I won't be around to fulfill my duties as godfather.'

`JIRAIYA? HE'S MASTER'S GODFATHER? That's not possible. He would've said something.' Due to the immense shock of what she just learned, Ino lost her concentration over her jutsu and ended up flying out of the memory, the door slamming shut, and she flew back the way she came, past the Kyuubi's cage, past Kaosu's cage, and back into the sewers, before flying back into her mind. She slammed back into her mind and the force knocked her off the boy and onto the floor. She shot up to her feet, panting in exhaustion and shock, as the ANBU surrounded them, prepared for anything. “Is everything alright?” One of them asked.

She didn't respond at first, still trying to get her thoughts together, but the shock of this new revolution was still in her mind. “Ye-yeah, I'm fine. Kaosu is still in his cage.”

“Who?” The ANBU looked at each other. “Who is Kaosu?”

“I...I'm...not sure, but for right now, all of you please leave.”

One of the ANBU, Takashi, walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. “Ino? Are you alright? What happened in there?”

“Please leave.” Ino repeated. “Master's fine but...what I learned in there completely shattered our theories. You'll have my report first thing in the morning.” Takashi nodded and motioned to the rest of the squad and they turned away, walking and leaving the two behind. “By the way, could you guys do me a favor? Could you stop by the Nara's and tell my sisters to meet me at the Sarutobi compound? It's extremely urgent that I talk to them.”

“Will do.” With that, the ANBU vanished.

Ino sighed and moved her hair back. This was too much. She was a lowly slave and she shouldn't have to deal with this, but it happened and Ino wouldn't change anything about it. In fact, she was glad to have the chance to set the record straight, but right now, she needed to get her thoughts straight before she met up with her sisters. She didn't need to get things messed up just because her adrenaline was pumping. As Ino tried to get herself calmed down and her heart rate down, she tucked Naruto in and fluffed up his pillow. After that, she grabbed a small notepad and a pen and wrote Naruto a little note. Even though Naruto stays asleep after hearing her sing, considering what she learned, it'll be a while before they'll be able to come home and hopefully, Naruto won't question why and if he does, they'll have to find a way to lie to him. Ino took the time to do a few simple chores around the house, giving her some more time to calm herself down and get her act together.

OoOoOoO

Knock knock knock

In no time at all, the door to the Sarutobi compound opened and there stood the chain-smoking jounin, Sarutobi Asuma, wearing a concern look on his face. He looked down and saw Ino, the girl refusing to look him in the eyes. He knew something was up. If she asked to use one of the most secure rooms in all of Konoha, then she learned something really big regarding Naruto, but if the first people she talked to were her sisters, then it regarded him and their safety. If he recalled correctly, if it didn't directly threaten Konoha, the Hokage was always the second to know.

“Are they here yet?” She asked, her hands holding each other behind her back.

“Yeah...they're here and waiting.”

“How about him?”

“Dad's here.” Asuma said, blowing out a puff of smoke. “He's really interested in why you want to use his study. We know the only reason one of you would want to go into the one place Naruto can't see you is there's something really big.”

“Yeah.” Ino chuckled. “Something big. So...can I come in?”

“Yeah.” He answered. “They're waiting.” Asuma stepped aside to let Ino in. He could tell by her demeanor that whatever she learned, it was big and it was depressing. He let her go. She knew where to go and she knew not to try anything. The current residence of any Hokage is always being watched and at any given time, there were always at least three sets of eyes on the place.

OoOoOoO

Ino sighed as she stood in front of the door to the study. She could hear her sisters chatting away in there. She had no idea how to break it to them, especially Sakura. How the hell was she supposed to tell the girl someone else tortured her, someone else constantly brought her close to death and brought her back. Tenten...that girl is still naïve...a probie. She hasn't truly passed the trials of this family. She hasn't been tested yet, but once she does, she will truly be part of this family.

`I just hope she doesn't die in the process. I almost died during my trial.' Ino sighed and rubbed the back of her head. She was on a time limit here and, if possible, she wanted them back at Naruto's so he didn't miss them. She knocked on the door and the conversations ceased on the other side. She sighed again and grabbed the knob and pushed it open. When it swung open, there stood both her sisters, frozen in their spots, staring at her, just waiting for her. She stepped in the room and shut the door, the seals in the room activating due to the presence of familiar individuals, and walked toward one of the chairs, opposite of a couch. She sat down and the girls took a seat opposite of her, staying silent, just waiting for her to speak.

They sat in silence for a while. Ino wanted to make sure she was calm enough. Considering the info she had, she wasn't about to fuck this up by saying things in a state that could influence her words. That was part of her training, to be able to detach herself enough so that she can provide accurate intel and give little reason for someone to doubt her. “I really shouldn't have to deal with this shit.” She finally said. “I'm just a lowly slave, bottom of the food chain. You Sakura...” Ino motioned to her pink haired sister. “You're the one that should deal with this. You're the head slave, it should be your responsibility.” She groaned and buried her head in her hands. “This is too much for me. I just wanted to be a simple slave, but...” Ino sighed and removed the hands from her head. “I wouldn't take this back. I'm the only one who can do this and I gladly accept the responsibility.”

“Ino-chan...” Sakura said softly. “What's going on? You sound like you're dying or something.”

The girl sighed and leaned back. “You know how I like to go into his mind, to check on him and practice my skills?”

Sakura nodded. “Yeah, why do...oh god...please tell me you didn't. You know you're supposed to have backup when you do that!”

“I did have back-up!” She quickly returned but sighed. “It came unexpected. I've been planning on doing it for a while but wanted to wait for just the right day, the right moment where he provides the least resistance. I had no idea it would come when you had the sleepover. I barely had time to get the squad together. He was lazy today and I put him to sleep.”

“Did he know you were doing this?”

Ino shook her head. “No, he didn't, but when he does wake up, he'll realize I poked around in his mind. He always know whenever I do it.”

Sakura sighed and leaned back, crossing her arms. “So what happened? You're talking to us so I'm assuming that it wasn't that bad.”

At that, Ino scoffed. “Trust me...it was that bad, because there are things I learned that will shatter all of our theories.” Ino sighed and looked at the window, the sun shining through. “From the moment I collected myself in his mind, I knew something was different. I could feel his anger, pulsing through him like blood coursing though your veins. At first I thought we did something to him and he hid it from us but I realized that this anger was...old, in a sense and I realized he was still angry about what we did to him.”

“Really?” Tenten asked. “After all this time, he's still mad at us?”

“Master is a complicated one.” Sakura answered. “He may forgive but he NEVER forgets. He remembers what happens to him and who wrongs him. He remembers everything I've done to him, both pre and post capture and he even uses examples during those times when we get into an argument and especially when I try to convince him about that failsafe. God, he's so stupid sometimes. He knows I can't lie to him and yet he's paranoid enough to believe that I found a way.”

“He's right to be paranoid.” Ino commented, drawing her sister's attention to her. “Turns out, there is another soul in him besides Kyuubi.”

“What do you mean? Are you talking about the failsafe?”

Ino shook her head. “No...he's something very, VERY similar to you and Junko.” Sakura fell silent at that, as well as the girl inside her who was paying very close attention to this conversation. “He calls himself Kaosu. I found him in a hidden passageway, contained in a powerful and fortified jail cell. I found feel the strength and will radiating out of the cell as well as evil and the person inside looked like Naruto-sama, but is a completely different being. Turns out, he was born when Kyuubi's mind imprinted itself onto master's and lived in Naruto-sama ever since.”

“So what are you saying?” She whispered, her mind figuring out where she was going with this.

Ino sighed and prayed Sakura will be able to handle this. “I'm saying that it wasn't Kyuubi who got out again and tortured you. It was Kaosu.”

Sakura fell silent, looking away from Ino as both she and Junko processed this information. All this time, they blamed Kyuubi for nearly killing her. They hated him, loathed him for the tortures they endured because of him. If what Ino said was true, then this anger was misplaced. Kyuubi was innocent after all. Maybe she owned him an apology. However, this new information presents a problem. If Kaosu had the same abilities as Junko, then they were all in danger. If Kaosu got out and somehow found a way to stabilize himself and give him a renewable chakra source, Sakura didn't really want to think about that. “Are you sure?” She whispered. “If he wasn't locked up like he is, can he really do the things me and Junko can do?”

Ino just shrugged. “If you want confirmation, then I don't know. I'm just guessing. However, there is something else that I found interesting. He's not connected to Naruto's senses as Kyuubi is. The only way he knows what is going on is by periodic updates.”

“So he didn't know I belong to him now?” Tenten asked, to which Ino nodded.

“Wait...hold up.” Sakura interrupted. “You said `as Kyuubi is'. What exactly does that mean?”

“Yeah...that's another thing. I met him.”

“You met Kyuubi?” Tenten asked, completely shocked. “THE Kyuubi no kitsune? The one who nearly destroyed this village?”

“Yeah, the very same.”

“You...and you're still here?” She asked, saying what Sakura was thinking.

“I'm still shocked that I made it out alive, but I think he never wanted to hurt me. At first, I tried to back out, but he knew I was there. I'll go ahead and admit I was scared but then he made a comment and that got replaced by anger. After that, we had a nice civilized conversation. Shocking I know...” Ino said, seeing their faces. “But it was rather nice. I expected him to have a god complex. Nice to see I was wrong.”

“So what's he like?” Sakura asked after a few moments of silence.

“Fluffy.” Was her immediate answer. “I mean, don't get me wrong. I know what he's capable of but still...I couldn't help but want to smother myself in that fur.” Ino said with a chuckle. “I wonder if master will consider doing something that'll cover himself in soft fur.”

Sakura chuckled; she also wanted to see that happen. “Who knows? If you pitch it to him right, he might get inspiration and maybe go to the Inuzuka's for advice.”

“How about we all do it?” Tenten suggested. “Coming from all of us, it might have more weight.”

“Deal, but not right now. We got too many things on our plate.”

“Agreed.” Ino finalized. “Anyway, back on topic. When the conversation ended, he pointed me in a direction back to the memory archives. He had said that what I was going to see there is something I can give him on his behalf. Naturally I was suspicious but I was confident in my abilities to handle myself so I followed. It turned out to be a long walk, deep into the archives. The door I ended up in was old. However, I had no idea what was in store for me on the other side.”

“Was it bad?” Sakura asked.

Ino just shook her head. “Nope, it was the complete opposite. Turns out, the memory was his very first one. The one of his birth.”

Sakura was already in the process of moving her mouth when the sentence registered in her mind. She froze, just about to speak and just stared at the blonde girl in front of him. Tenten also didn't speak, instead opted to just stare at the girl as well. Naturally the girls were a bit confused as to why Kyuubi sent her there.

“I know what you're thinking girls and I have a good answer.”

“I really hope you do.”

“Let me ask you this. When you're born, who do you come out of?”

“Your mother...of course.” Ino stared at the girl, hoping that she wasn't that dumb. Sakura also stared at her sister, wondering why she asked such an obvious question when it hit her. “Oh...my...god...his mother. You saw his mother?” She asked, really shocked and really happy at the same time.

“Bingo!” Ino was smiling too and Tenten was smiling as well. “And what's even better...I know her name. Uzumaki Kushina.”

“Uzumaki Kushina huh? Well, now we know where he got his last name. So where is she anyway?” Sakura said with a chuckle, but she fell silent when she laid eyes on Ino's sudden sour mood.

“That's not all I learned however. From what I heard, she died just after giving birth, but that's not the most shocking thing. Naruto-sama has a godfather and he's still alive, but the absolute worst part of it is...we know him.”

“We know his godfather? That's impossible. He would've said something.”

“Would he? Would Jiraiya really say something after being gone after all these years?”

The silence...was deafening.

“Ino...please tell me you're joking.” Sakura asked, her voice starting to crack up. “Please tell me that you're pulling our leg. He can't be his godfather. He just can't.”

“I saw him with my own eyes Saku. I was looking into his eyes when he said he was his godfather. He also said that he was sorry he couldn't be here to fulfill his duty.”

Sakura's hands fisted themselves, tightening and nearly breaking the skin with her fingernails. “That...that fucking BASTARD! For over a year, he never said ANYTHING?”

“I don't know Sakura...keep in mind that he was born during the Kyuubi attack.”

“You're defending him?” Sakura nearly screeched. “He left him alone for eleven YEARS Ino! ELEVEN YEARS! There's absolutely no reason for that.”

“I'm not saying I'm defending him. We don't know what happened the years afterward. Lord knows we needed him on top of the spy network he has set up after Kyuubi nearly cut our forces in half.”

“Eleven...years.” Sakura repeated. “Years...in that time, we rebuilt and we got strong again. Things calmed down. You know, I bet that pervert traveling, gathering `research' for his fucking books!”

“I'm not condoning what he did.” Ino defended. “And while it's true that he could have least introduced himself to him, I believe that what he's doing now is making up for all those years. Jiraiya helped him when he really needed it the most. I think that if it wasn't for his guidance, I believe that he would've turned out completely different. Hell, I may even be dead by now when he used the generators on me for those three days. You...well, I don't know about you. You may be missing an arm or something.”

Sakura huffed but kept her mouth closed. Believe it or not, Ino had a point. Jiraiya must have had a good reason for being away all this time. She had known him for a long time and found him to be a honorable man but this...this was inexcusable and what's really bad is that Jiraiya had known all along who his parents were but never said one fucking thing. “So what do you plan on doing with this information?”

Before Ino could answer, Tenten interrupted. “Why are you asking her? You're the head slave aren't you? You're the one who should decide.”

The girl sighed. “While that should be true, master has given us a unique privilege. The law states that any slave that comes across any information, she has the right to make any decision regarding that information. Meaning, she has the ability to either withhold the information completely, share it with her sisters but withhold it from Naruto-sama and it is the same in reverse, and we can share with master but ask to withhold it from the rest of his slaves.”

“Won't he get mad at us?”

“Not really.” She answered. “He trusts us to have the judgment on what's good for the family and what's bad. If it's harmful to him, we won't tell him. It's up to us to decide if it's worth telling him.” She then turned to Ino. “In fact, I'm rather interested in what she decides...and her reasoning for it.”

Ino couldn't help but gulp at the face her sister was making. Even though Sakura trusts her judgment, that doesn't mean she likes it and Sakura makes it a practice making sure she knows EXACTLY how she feels about it and basically makes her life a living hell for a while, but she was confident in her decision and Sakura wasn't going to change her mind. “We don't tell him. As much as I want to, the consequences of that will be devastating. Not only will Naruto learn who his godfather is, all of us know EXACTLY how he will react. He'll be shocked at first, but the rage will take over him and he'll demand answers, but eventually, he won't care about his reasons and instead opt to kill the bastard for leaving him alone for so long. If that happens, Kaosu may get out and this time, he may not go back willingly. I'm sure I don't need to tell you Sakura...what happened last time.”

“No...you don't.” The girl said, slightly shuddering at the memories, the voice within her agreeing.

“But...” Ino continued. “That doesn't mean I want to leave it alone. I want to know exactly why he was gone for so long and why he neglected to at least introduce himself. I'm sure I don't need to ask if both of you want to come with.” Seeing both girls nod, she chuckled. “Thought so.”

“So you're not going to tell him anything? Not even about Kaosu?” Tenten asked.

“I didn't say that.” Tenten perked up, seeing that mischievous smirk on Ino's face. She knew what that meant. “We won't tell him about Jiraiya, but I do want to tell him about everything else. About Kyuubi, Kaosu, and even his mother, but we can't tell him right now. We know what she looks like and what her name is. We know when she gave birth and how she died. We don't know who the father is. I knocked myself out because I lost control over myself when I learned about Kushina.”

“So what are you saying sister?” Sakura asked.

“We research. We scrounge around in the different archives. Even if Naruto's father had a lot of influence, there are bound to be some record of her in the old archives. All we have to do is look and we'll be bound to find something. Remember your families scrolls and how they were lost? It took a while but Naruto-sama was able to find them again. It's the same thing here. I'll have the advantage because of my abilities. I'll be able to tell if someone is keeping something from me.”

“I'll be able to look through the medical and administration archives.” Sakura stated. “I got the credentials to go through them. You still got your credentials?”

Ino nodded. “Yeah, from when master asked me to find something for him. I'll go through academia records as well as the I/T records. Maybe they got a file on her.”

Sakura nodded. “But we'll have to make sure we do this right. It's hard enough to lie to him but we can only do this on our spare time. We can't ask for time off all the time, he'll suspect something.”

“I agree.”

“Umm...” Both girls turned and faced Tenten, who looked very lost. “I'm all for finding out who his parents are but what can I do? I don't have anything letting me search through anything. I don't have the connections you guys have.”

“Not really.” Sakura said. “Remember what I said before, about the privileges you get becoming his slave? One of those is trust. If Naruto-sama trusts you and allows you out on your own, then you get respect and trust in return. They know how paranoid he is and if he has any reason to doubt you, they will know and they'll treat you accordingly.”

“So they won't ask any questions when you try and get credentials for me?”

“Oh they'll ask questions, just not as much as they would normally ask for someone else. Naruto-sama will be informed when we get your credentials but I don't think he'll make a big deal out of it.”

“I heard they jacked up the fee.” Ino added. “It'll be expensive.”

“Ah, we can afford it. But what I want to know is, when master wakes up, how you will lie to him when he asks you about it?”

“I got that covered Saku-chan.” Ino looked up at the clocked and winced. “Damn we spent a long time in here. We should get going. Why don't you take Tenten to the administration building and get the paperwork filled out? I got a report to create and a lot of explaining to do to the Hokage and Ibiki. When it's time to confront Jiraiya, we'll do it together.”

OoOoOoO

The few days after proved to be hard for the girls. It was hard because they had a lot to do without Naruto knowing about it and that, in itself, was hard because he likes to know where his pets are at all times. Sakura was able to get proper credentials for Tenten to let her explore and search old archives. Despite the questions and the absolutely ridiculous fee, she was granted the credentials and Naruto-sama was informed. Thankfully, he really didn't ask that many questions about why. Speaking of Naruto, he was starting to ignore his wives and soon to be wife in favor of training. Something came over him and he has been obsessed with improving himself ever since. They were glad that he was training but sometimes he was pushing himself really hard and ended up passing out in exhaustion, leaving the girls to either carry him back home or intervene before he pushes himself too far.

Of course, just the fact that he was ignoring them means that if they didn't masturbate at least once a day, their bodies start burning up.

But for some strange reason, one day, Naruto didn't do a single thing. It looked like he was fixing to go out to train like he usually does but then he stopped, a confused look on his face. Before Tenten could ask what was going on, he immediately turned around and marched up to his room, slammed his door and locked it and stayed in his room for the rest of the day. Sakura and Ino were already out so Tenten took it upon herself to cancel her plans for the day and stay and keep an eye on Naruto. After a while, she was getting worried so she put her ear to the door and tried to hear in the room. However, not five minutes in, the door suddenly flew open and Tenten found herself falling into Naruto's arms.

“I'm an idiot.” He had said after Tenten got back onto her feet. “I'm a fucking idiot.” He grabbed her arms and pulled her close so that they were face to face. “Want to know why? I have all these ways to summon you when I need you but I never considered having a way for you to summon me.” Tenten could only stammer as Naruto shook her once before letting her go. He then gave her a strange order.

He ordered her to smack him hard in the back of the head.

Tenten was going to refuse but Naruto held up a finger and said he wasn't going to take no for an answer. He turned to his side and pointed to the back of his head. She didn't know what to do. She couldn't hurt him but then she couldn't disobey him, but then she remembered something Sakura once told her. `If master ever asks you to smack him in the back of the head, it's because he realized/remembered/figured out something that he should've done before. He's feeling very stupid at that point and wants someone to knock him straight. So when he asks you, do it...as hard as you can.' Tenten gulped but steeled herself anyway. She cocked her hand back and delivered a hard smack to the back of Naruto's head.

The boy yelped and the girl was worried she did it too hard but when Naruto thanked her, she knew she was alright. Tenten suddenly yelped when Naruto grabbed her and yanked on her arm when Naruto started running to the front door. She had no idea what was going on but Naruto knew something and all she could do was roll with the punches. She eventually found herself being dragged to the I/T division and standing beside the door while Naruto conversed with Ibiki. Thanks to her supped up hearing, she could hear their conversation. Naruto wants to have a seal etched on him, one that all his pets have and let them call him if there is an emergency. Ibiki asks if Naruto is sure and Naruto nods, saying that he should've done this a long time ago.

So Ibiki took Naruto to the painting room and Naruto laid down on the table while Ibiki etched the seals Naruto wanted on him. While Naruto was busy, Tenten began to think. It made sense actually for them to have a way to call him in an emergency and they couldn't waste time looking for him. While Ibiki was working, her ears caught the sounds of her sisters coming down the hallway. They were shouting and yelling at someone so she stepped out to see Sakura and Ino being dragged toward her. Their escorts let them go when they reached her and Tenten explained the situation. Their anger quickly disappeared when they realized what Naruto wanted to do and they waited.

When the ink dried, Naruto called them over and ordered them to apply their chakra in the right places. After Sakura finished her part, she moved to the front and bent down. She thanked him for doing this and promised that they won't abuse this privilege. Naruto just smiled and kissed her forehead.

Later on, Jiraiya had finally let Naruto sign into the Toad contract which, despite Sakura's objections, proved to be a challenging task for him. Long before, Naruto had decided to befriend the `children' as it were before even summoning the big boss. However, he had taken a liking to a toad named Gamakichi and his younger brother Gamatatsu. In some ways, Gamakichi reminded him of Sakura and the way she acts toward her sisters when they're not being stupid. Gamatatsu reminded him of Konohamaru because of his personality.

As for Ino, she eventually decided to hold off on telling Naruto anything and wanted to wait and tell him everything at one time. Her conversation with the Hokage and Ibiki proved to be a challenging one as she had to explain everything in great detail. She was there for a few hours and was very thankful that she had provided a good enough excuse for being away for so long. If she didn't, he would come looking for her, asking why she was ignoring his calls, and things would be ruined.

For Tenten, it has to be the hardest for her. She never felt so out of place within the family. She knew just how many connections her sisters and master has and she realized just how alone she really is. She doesn't know anyone, she doesn't have the connections with the many different clans they have, but Sakura always told her. `If you want to have connections, the very first thing you need to do is say `hello' to somebody and go from there. Start with Inuzuka Tsume. She's very friendly with us and I bet once you get to know her, it'll be easy for you to talk to other people and get relationships going.'

But it was easier said then done. She knew what kind of relationship Tsume had with the family. She knew Naruto sells his pets to fuck her whenever she needs it. Hell, Naruto forced her to watch as Sakura and Tsume got it on. Despite the extreme age difference, a child and an adult, it was hot to see such feral sex going on in front of her. But with the exams a few days away and her own time training herself, even though she wasn't in the finals, Naruto didn't accept that as an excuse to slack off, she didn't have any time. Maybe after the exams, when things have calmed down some, she'll be able to talk to her.

But lately, she'd been distracted. It wasn't anything physical, like her sisters or her training, but rather herself. She loves her family, she really does, but she just couldn't say it. She just couldn't say `I love you' to Naruto. Even though she knew Naruto loved her, it was hard for her because of what she went though. What if he really didn't love her? What if he just thought of her as an object and wasn't worth any feelings? Well, he does think of her like an object but does this toy deserved to be loved? Like a child's favorite toy. It was that fear that stopped her from saying those three words.

However, one day, she woke up and, like Naruto's fist hitting her head, she realized that her fears were unfounded. If Naruto didn't want to love her, he would've said that to her bluntly. He wouldn't treated her like he does, with love and tender. Hell, he could've left her in her previous state, broken and shattered but he helped her recover. If he didn't want to love her, then why did he do that? A smile graced her face as she hugged the pillow. It wasn't worth moaning and groaning over this. She loves him and she wanted him to know that. If he shot her down, then that'll be that, but if he does love her like she wanted, it would be the happiest day in her life.

Now if she could just get him alone...

As for Naruto...as the days got closer to the exams, he started to train harder and harder. It was strange but Naruto felt a need to push himself harder and harder. Maybe it was because of Gaara and the beast contained within him. There was a drive in him that couldn't be satisfied. It wasn't until later he figured out that because that the protection and safety of his pets fell to him, he wanted to be strong enough so that he can protect them from anything that comes from them. With the threat of Akatsuki looming, he didn't want them to die, but in his drive to become stronger, he did something that he swore to himself he would never do again.

He left himself vulnerable.

OoOoOoO

`Great, I finally work up the courage to tell him I love him and I can't find the bastard. Didn't Saku-chan say that he was training? Personally I think that's stupid. He needs to rest now so where is he?' Despite her visit to training grounds that she knows Naruto likes to use, the newest slave couldn't find him. She knows he likes to switch things up but this was ridiculous. Maybe he found a new spot to practice in and neglected to tell them. She stopped and let out a long groan. `I take the time to dress nice for him and when I do catch up to him, he'll be too tired to notice. Great job Tenten...you choose a day to tell him you love him and dress up and you can't find him and the worst part, I can't catch his scent trail. He's all over the place.'

The reason she was dressed up like this is because she wanted to surprise him and take him out to dinner where she got reservations to a place that was just perfect for her plans. She even packed soap and extra clothes. It was still early out but it was getting dark. She hoped to catch him before he got too tired but that hope got dimmer and dimmer with each minute that passed. The reason why her sisters aren't involved is because she didn't want them involved. She wanted to do this by herself. She knew her sisters and she knew they'll do things over the top and completely unnecessary.

However, she suddenly stopped, her nose twitching as she caught whiff of a particularly fresh scent. A big smile came onto her face as she mentally cheered. Hope wasn't lost after all and she might even manage to keep her reservations. God the reservations fees were so expensive and nearly broke her but she got enough to pay for their meal. Thankfully the next time she gets her allowance is in a few days, quite possibly after the exams so she'll be alright.

If not, then she can just borrow money from her sisters.

She quickly withdrew a small mirror from her little purse and looked herself over, just to make sure her hair wasn't messed up or her makeup ruined. After she was satisfied, she put it away and continued on her way. The wind was downhill but she was still able to hold onto the scent and follow it. It didn't take very long but the scent got stronger and stronger. It was getting dark but Tenten was still able to see clearly. As she passed a grouping of trees, her eyes laid upon a familiar sight of orange pants and feet and her excitement was nearing its peak. She smoothed out her dress one last time and placed her hands behind her back and continued walking. The wind was getting heavy but that didn't really matter. “Master you there?” She asked, nearly skipping. “I got a surprise for you. I hope you aren't too tired because...” Tenten's voice suddenly stopped, her eyes widening in horror as they fell upon a sight she never wanted to see.

Numerous objects were impaled into Naruto's body, sticking out and covered with blood. His hands were staked to the ground as his jacket and shirt was ripped open. Blood was everywhere, staining the ground where he laid.

“MASTER!” Tenten rushed to his side and dropped to her knees, her hands going to his neck to try and find his pulse. Thankfully there was a pulse and he was still alive but he was near death. `Oh god, how did this happen? Who did this?' Tenten immediately grabbed the stake pinning his hand to the ground and pulled on it, the action causing Naruto to wake up, screaming in pain. “Master...master oh you're alive.” Tenten quickly pulled out the other stake. “What happened?”

The boy looked at her, tears brimming in his eyes, as well as hers. “I...so...hurts...so mu-much. He-help m-me.”

“I'm here master...I'm here.” She comforted him, as she tried to judge on whether or not to pull things out. “Who did this?”

“Pu-pull...pull...out.”

“What? You want me to pull them out? I don't think I should.” Despite Sakura's tutoring, Tenten didn't have a clue on what to do. All she could think about was Naruto's suffering and his blood on her hands. “What if I kill you?”

“Pull them out!” He grunted, causing the girl to whimper. “I...can't he-heal w-with the-them in.”

But Naruto seemed to know what he was doing and what kind of slave would she be if she broke down seeing him like this. She steeled herself and nodded. A quick handseal later and three earth clones were formed opposite of her. “Find some help.” She commanded one of them. She nodded and quickly ran off to find someone, anybody who can help, leaving them behind. “Alright, I'm going to grab this pike. I need one of you to immediately apply healing chakra to the wound the instant it leaves the body.” The girls nodded as the real one grabbed the largest of the instruments, one clone ready to use healing chakra while the other worked on healing his hands. “Alright...one...two...three!” Naruto screamed as Tenten pulled on it as quickly as she could, the clone diving in and immediately pouring in the healing chakra. As Tenten threw the thing away, tears returned to her eyes.

Who did this? Why did they do this? Were they foreign nin or domestic nin? It didn't really matter right now. All that mattered is getting all this crap out of his so he can heal. She didn't really know that much about this healing but she knew that depending on the severity of the wound determines how long it takes for it to kick in or something like that...or maybe it was how much Kyuubi energy he was challenging at the moment that determined the intensity of his healing. She grabbed another object, which turned out to be a katana and pulled it out, the clone diving in. As she looked over the weapons, she saw quite a number that ninja use and that realization made her wonder. `Please don't die master...I love you so much.' She reached down to the side of his thigh and grasped the handle of a kunai and counted down again. “One...two...thr...”

“STOP!”

Tenten's hands immediately flew off the handle when she heard the stop command and looked up just as a squad of medics dropped down followed by her clones. `Oh thank you god. Thank you so much!'

“We'll take it from here.” One of them said as they started unpacking their kits.

Tenten quickly nodded and moved back as they surrounded him. “You'll be alight master. Help is here.” She spoke to him as the medics started working, but his only answer was to scream in pain, causing her to let out a choked sob, her hands covering her mouth. Every instant told her to look away but she couldn't. The sight was too horrible to look away from. Her clones rejoined her by her side and they held each other. “It didn't take me long to find somebody.” One clone whispered as the looked at the screaming Naruto as they continued pulling stuff off of him. The seconds ticked by and the only thing Tenten could hear was Naruto's screaming and whimpering. They wanted to know how he was doing and quite frankly, they weren't sure what was going on. “Is he going to be alright?” One of the Tenten's whispered. Two clones had already dispersed as they weren't needed anymore.

“It's too early to say.” A medic answered. “But you did a good thing what you did. That may have saved his life.”

Despite the uncertainty in his voice, they couldn't help but be slightly relieved. They didn't really care if they were lying. They needed hope right now and hope they have. Suddenly, the wind shifted and a completely new smell came into their noses. “What's that smell? It's behind us.” The two remaining clones looked behind them and looked at the ground where a large, ripped, green fabric laid on the ground. The real Tenten walked up to it slowly and picked it up. It looked like a chunnin vest but the smell...”It smells like blood, Naruto's blood. There's a heavy scent on it as well along with other scents.” As the realization entered her mind, her horror got replaced by anger and madness as evident as the lips that thinned and the fists that clutched themselves, but mostly because of a feral snarl that escaped her lips as the wind blew across her face. “I can smell them. Stay with him for as long as possible.” She ordered her clone who nodded and handed her the vest for the authorities and Inuzuka's.

She started to walk forward. The scent was really strong and fresh too. It couldn't have been more then 30 minutes old. If she was lucky, they were still together and save her the trouble of hunting them down one by one. She prayed they were that stupid. She soon turned into a jog and then burst into a run, following the group of scents. With every step she took, she was getting madder and madder. Nothing was going to stop her bringing Naruto's attackers to justice. Growls escaped her lips as she bounded past the trees, the adrenaline was pumping in her veins. The fangs were growing in her mouth and her eyes had narrowed into silts, making her seem like a feral girl.

Suddenly, the smell trail split off and Tenten stopped, her nose sniffing, trying to figure out which way to go. One trail was smaller then the other so she decided to follow the larger smell, heading into town. She followed the trail into a series of secondary streets and ran past the people heading home. They were shocked to see a blood soaked girl run past but because of how fast she ran, they thought it was a trick of the light. The smell grouping got fresher and fresher so she must be getting closer. Suddenly, she turned the corner but screeched to a halt, jumping back to the cover of the building.

There was a group of people there, laughing about something but Tenten could smell them from here because the wind was blowing right into her face. It was them, they were the ones who attacked Naruto, she was sure of it. With the smell, she could hear bits and pieces of their conversations and what she heard confirmed it for her.

It was them and they were all alone and Tenten was out for blood.

Letting out one more growl, she stepped out of the corner and walked up to them, her fists balled up. The group paused in their laughter and merriment as they noticed the blood soaked girl walking toward them. “You attacked my master.” She said, her head down and her hair hiding her eyes. “You tried to kill him.” There was silence for a minute before the group burst out laughing. They started taunting her, saying that even if they did, she had no proof. They were just a group of friends having fun and that she should lay off the sake, but they went silent when Tenten lifted her hand and pointed it into the group of civilians and chunnins or more specifically, the chunnin that had part of his vest ripped off. “You should've picked up your rags when master tried to defend himself.”

The chunnin snorted. “We did you a favor. Now just run along.”

Tenten smirked and growled. That was a confession and now she was well within her rights granted to her by being Naruto's slave to avenge him to kill them. The instant the chunnin realized his mistake, it was too late as Tenten disappeared from view and reappeared with two katana's in hand and sliced off the chunnin's head.

What happened next was a slaughter. The two katana's in Tenten's hands was all she needed to murder everybody. She targeted the ninja's first as they were the biggest threat. Using her skills, she cut their tendons, removing their ability to move. After cutting off their escape, that's when she started to kill them in horrific and painful ways. Even though it was dark out, the lights from the lantern illuminated the massacre, enabling Tenten's victims to see the true meaning of `hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'. The girl could only be described as a demon in a girl's body. Her nails elongated, her fangs razor sharp, and her red silted eyes the last sight they see before their life ended.

She didn't use just her swords. No, she used every weapon available to her. When a katana leaves her hands, the nails were sharp and long enough to pierce the skin and nick a blood artery. In addition to her hands, she used her mouth as well and the fangs that grew. Her face was soaked in blood as she dove in and, like a vampire, bit into their necks right above the major blood vessel. She closed her mouth as best as she could and pulled out, taking a large lump of skin and muscle with it, the man screaming as he clutched his neck, dying rapidly from the blood loss. She turned her head to look at a woman, trying to drag herself away. She snarled and turned her body, walking up to her. The woman noticed and she started screaming hysterically as she increased her efforts to escape.

Tenten stepped on the woman's foot, preventing her to moving away. The blonde haired woman looked at the demon-possessed girl, her body trembling in fear for her life. “Pl-ple...please h-have me-mercy.” She begged, those red silted eyes staring at her, at her soul. The girl's body was blood soaked from head to toe and her mouth was dripping blood from those necks she bit into.

“I am Master Naruto's slave.” She said. “Anyone who attacks one of us, declares war on all of us and I do not take prisoners.” Tenten raised her hand, aiming for the woman underneath her. She was aiming for her heart and she wasn't going to miss. She paused, letting the realization that this woman was going to die really sink in and in an instant, she shoved the katana down and buried the sword in the ground, piercing her heart in the process. She panted as she stood back up, her other hand still clenching the blood covered sword and looked around.

Every one was dead, slaughtered. Tenten gave no mercy and was sadistic in her killings. They deserved it. They nearly killed Naruto and no one was going to stop her from getting vengeance. She didn't care if she went to jail for the rest of her life. This was personal and no jury or judge or nobody was going to tell her otherwise. Sakura had told her about the rights they had as Naruto's slaves. They had the ability to kill in cold blood but that's only if someone found out about Kyuubi and was threatening to tell everyone. She wasn't sure what was going to happen to her now. She was definitely going to jail, that's for certain. She just massacred everybody in front of a lot of witnesses and if the ANBU surrounding her took her to jail, she wouldn't resist.

She perked up when she heard feet shuffling toward her. She didn't move save for her breathing as they approached her on her left side. The sounds stopped and Tenten could sense somebody right besides her. Suddenly, the ANBU reached down and tried to pry the katana out of her hand. She relaxed her hands, letting the ANBU take the sword. “I just got word Naruto has been taken to the hospital. Go and we'll take care of things here.”

Tenten dumbly nodded and turned around and walked away. She was surprised that he let her go. She was certain that she was going to feel cuffs being slapped onto her but instead he let her go and she was extremely grateful for that. Even if she got arrested later, at least she got to talk to Naruto before she got sent to Ibiki. The girl could feel the blood on her, coating her like a second skin, but she didn't care. All she wanted was to see Naruto and make sure he was safe and alive. She continued walking, passing by the late night stragglers, ignoring them when they stopped to look at her. The hospital was close and she reached it at no time at all. She ignored the shocked nurses and doctors as she walked through the doors, stepping into the waiting room, and stepping up to the shocked receptionist. “Uzumaki Naruto?” She asked.

One woman started stammering at the sight. She had seen bloody bodies before but none that walked up to her. The other one, a wise old male who is quite used to these sights, checked the roster. “He had just been admitted and is in surgery.”

“Thank you.” She turned around and walked toward one of the chairs, the other occupants staring at the bloody girl, and sat down.

However, a couple of seconds later, the doors burst open and rushed into Tenten's sisters. They had just got word of what happened and rushed to the hospital. They paused, their eyes looking down and saw the blood trails and followed it to the reception desk, the guy there pointing to the side, and was barely able to make out the form of Tenten. They slowly walked up to her and walked around the row of chairs and finally saw all of her. “Oh god Ten...are you okay?”

“Not my blood.” She answered, her eyes holding that vacant stare. “It belongs to them...the ones who tried to kill him.”

The two girls sat down on both sides of her, taking her hands in theirs, comforting the girl. “What happened sister? All they told us is that he had to go to the hospital.”

It took a couple of minutes, but Tenten finally told her tale. “I love him.” She started, causing the girls to blink at the sudden confession. “I really love my master. I love what he does to me and I love that he brought me closer to you, the sisters I never had. I wanted to tell him, tell him the words he really wanted to hear. I spent the entire day preparing. While you girls were out training and playing, I made reservations at one of his favorite restaurants and I spent the day prepping.” Tenten paused, tightening her grip on her sister's hands. She didn't need to turn around to see the shock on their faces.

“Why didn't you say anything? We would've helped and we...master...”

“I knew you two would overdo it, like you always do.” She interrupted, shaking her head and lowering it at the same time, snapping herself out of her shell-shock. “I wanted to do this by myself. I didn't want you two bimbos screwing this up.”

“Makes sense.” Sakura said, nodding. “I know Ino has a tendency to fuck things up.”

“Hey!”

Sakura smirked. “Anyway...while I'm glad you can finally say the words `I love you' and actually mean it, but I'm interested in the state you found master in.”

“I thought he was resting. He wasn't in any of his usual training spots but I was able to catch his scent, just barely though.”

“See? And you thought that you wouldn't be able to handle yourself.” Ino complimented, speaking of Tenten's hesitation, but the girl shut up when Sakura glared at her.

“Yeah, well, I had no clue what was behind the tree.” Tenten sniffed and wiped her eyes, completely unaware that her hand was still bloody and thus wiped her eye with more blood. “I wanted to surprise him. I even had fresh clothes for him after he got cleaned up, but what I saw will remain burned in my mind forever.”

Tenten sniffed again, this time Sakura placed a comforting hand on Tenten's shoulders, ignoring the blood coated on her. “It's alright sister. Take your time.”

“All the time in the world can't help me.” She whispered, the tears starting the flow. “I thought he was resting, I saw his legs and I thought he was just taking a rest considering how hard he had been training himself. I was going to jump out, surprise him, but I was surprised. I saw numerous objects impaled in master, his hands staked to the ground.” The tears increased as she heard the girls gasp in shock.

“He...he was impaled?” Ino asked, her voice cracking and tears swelling up to her eyes.

Tenten nodded. “Yeah and he was still alive. I could feel his pulse. It...it was like something out of a horror movie. I...I was...scared, b-but I-I had to help him.” The tears started falling like a waterfall while the girls stared at her sister in shock. “I-I d-did w...what I cou...could wh-while m-my clone r-ran for he-help.” The scarred girl burst out crying now, unable to speak anymore. The sisters snapped out of their shock and comforted their poor sister. They didn't get much detail but they didn't need it. They got all the detail from just those few words.

But the thing they were most confused about is why the girl was covered in so much blood.

It wasn't hers or Naruto's, that's for sure. That much blood loss, anyone would be dead, no matter what kind of healing you got, but they were patient. When Tenten was ready, she would continue and despite her state, nobody bothered them, not even hospital security. The seconds rolled by with not a peep from the doctors. Tenten was still crying her eyes out but it wasn't as bad as before, but for the sisters, they were horrified. From the few coherent thoughts Tenten had, Ino was able to glean something of her. She saw the images Tenten viewed and relayed them to Sakura.

It seemed like forever, but somehow, Tenten managed to calm down with the help of her sisters. It was strange, but the crying had washed off the blood as the tears raveled down, making her look like some weird puppet. “Ten-chan, I know that things are hard for you right now, but could you finish the story? We're wondering why you're covered in blood.” Sakura asked.

Tenten nodded, her hand trying to clear her eyes but finding the task to be difficult. “Af-after the m-medics came, I-I didn't k-know what to do, b-but a very s-strong smell c-came to my nose. It was v-very distinct a-and I found a-a ripped p-piece of green fa-fabric. It wasn't master's, I-I was sure. I-I don't know wh-what happened next but something came over me. I felt rage, a desire to kill, and...”

“Insatiable bloodlust?” Came the sudden and correct guess from Sakura. The girl looked at her confused, wondering how she knew how she felt the bloodlust take over her. “Believe it or not Ten, I was taken over by the same emotions. When those thugs tried to kill him, all I wanted was to protect him at the cost of my own life, no matter who got in my way.”

“That's how I felt.” The brunette girl answered, actually happy someone knew how she felt. “I couldn't stop myself and I didn't want to. All that was running through my mind was who to kill and what was the best way to do that, all those who hurt my master. I even resorted to biting and ripping out people's necks.”

“I actually reached down and literally ripped off dicks off of them.” Sakura shared. “My nails were long and sharp enough to do the job. Somehow I even managed to fist a woman to death. I barely remember it. All I can remember is a red haze and screams.”

“Girls!” Ino shouted, stopping them from sharing stories of ripping off body parts while they were in a hospital. “Can we get back on topic?” Tenten started whispering. “We got a problem. If Tenten did what she said she did, then once they find out she murdered god knows how many people...”

“Twenty plus.” Tenten added.

Ino froze mid-move and stared at Tenten. “Really?” Tenten nodded. “Anyway, she's going to get arrested and quite possibly sent to jail for life. Not even you can get away with that Sakura.”

“They already know.” The girl said to Ino's horror. “He let me go so I could come here.”

“Well...we're fucked.”

“I'm not so sure Ino.” Sakura added. “If he let her go, then he's either confident she won't leave or he knows something we don't. At the very least, he would have sent an escort along with her. Who was he anyway?”

Tenten just shrugged. “Don't know. He had his mask on all the time.”

“Ibiki.” Ino suddenly said.

“No, it wasn't him. He's too short to be him.” Tenten said, looking at Ino.

The blonde just shook her head and pointed. “No...Ibiki's here.”

“Ah crap...” Sakura muttered, turned around and saw the man whom she considered a mentor coming into the waiting area, his eyes looking straight at them. “I'll take care of him.” Sakura stood up and immediately and with haste, intercepted Ibiki before he could reach Tenten. “Ibiki-sensei.” She said, stopping in front of him, stopping him in his tracks.

“Sakura...” He acknowledged. “I need you to move.”

“I'm afraid I can't do that sensei. What Tenten did was out of pure instinct and she shouldn't be incarcerated because of it.”

“Sakura...” Ibiki tried to speak but Sakura interrupted him.

“They attacked him and she did she is supposed to do, avenge him. How she found them is quite simple, she just followed the stench. You know how well our tracking abilities are and you know he trains us to make sure we don't make any mistakes. Tenten loves her...”

Without warning, Ibiki grabbed her and started to drag her toward the stairs. She struggled a little as the man opened the door and threw her in, shutting the door behind him, most likely to have some privacy as Sakura's shouting was starting to attract some attention. “I have a job to do Sakura. She has to answer for what she did.”

“I know that Ibiki, but I'm not going to let you incarcerate her. You remember when I went feral? This is exactly the same situation.”

“Sakura, I just want to talk to her. I have no intention on jailing her just yet. I just want to get her side of the story.”

Sakura blinked, a little confused. She knew the procedure so why isn't he taking her? “You just want to talk to her? You should be trying to get her in cuffs.”

“Trying?” Ibiki asked, his eyebrow lifting a little, a soft smirk on his lips.

“You know what I mean. She just butchered a bunch of people, so what's going on?” Sakura paused, looking at her mentor with suspicions in her eyes. “Do you know something I don't?”

“I just want to talk to her.” He repeated, not answering her question. “Just a friendly, civilized conversation.”

At that Sakura snorted. “I know what your idea of what a `civilized' conversation means and I don't need her anymore scarred then she is right now.”

“I'm just doing my job dear Sakura.”

“I know I know...but (sigh) alright, but I want to be there with her, just to make sure things go well. I'll go see if I can find an empty room.”

Just as Sakura started to move, Ibiki stopped her by saying the words she didn't want to hear. “I'm afraid I have to take her with me. I can't question her here.”

“Absolutely not!” Sakura snarled. “I don't want any of us too far from master. You can question her here can't you?”

Ibiki shook his head. “Protocol Sakura...I have to take her to my department. I'm being generous and letting one of you sit in, but that's how far I'm willing to go.”

The girl let out a growl of frustration at how stubborn Ibiki was being. She didn't want Tenten out of her sight, not after what she went though. She needed to keep an eye on Tenten's physical state and Ino needed to keep an eye on Ino's mental state. There was no telling what kind of long term changes would result because of how feral Tenten became, but if Tenten really had to leave, then Ino would have to go with her as she can keep an ear in her mind. “Fine, but Ino comes with her. Can I at least clean her off? Blood smells horrible.”

“Alright, I'll be waiting for her.”

Sakura nodded and stormed out of the stairwell and slammed the door shut, causing everybody's eyes to move toward her as she huffed in anger. Even the two girls stared at her, wondering just what they talked about got her so riled up. Sakura, however, didn't notice the doctor talking to her sisters as she walked up to them. “You alright Saku-chan?” Ino asked as Sakura stopped in front of them.

“Yeah I'm fine.” Sakura huffed. “Ibiki's being an asshole as usual. He wants to have a `civilized' conversation with Tenten, but he won't question her here.”

“Is she in trouble?”

Sakura just sighed and shrugged. “I don't know. He says he just wants to get her side of the story, but I'm worried he's going to lock her up or worse.” She sighed again. “But the good news is that he's going to let you go with her.”

The blonde girl smiled, glad her teacher let her go but she was smiling for another reason. “That is good news, but I have even better news. The doc came out when you and Ibiki were arguing.” Now that perked Sakura up, because there is only one good news that Sakura wants to hear right now. “Naruto-sama is out of surgery and is stable.”

A bright smile came onto Sakura's face. “He's alright? No permanent damages?”

Ino shook her head. “No, both the surgeon's efforts and his own healing ability kept him alive long enough for the damages to heal. He's in his room, right now, resting comfortably.”

Tears started to leak out of Sakura's eyes as she heard the absolute best news of all time. Naruto was all right and he's fine. Now sobbing, he grabbed ahold of both of her sisters and cried her heart out, the sadness finally taking over her. She hadn't had time to feel grief and sorrow but now, she has all the time in the world, but right now...she still has a job to do. Drying up her tears, she looked at Tenten, who looked like she wasn't sure what she should be feeling. “I need to get you cleaned up girl. All you have to do is tell him what you told us but in much more detail. He knows something that he's not telling me.”

“You need to take a shower too Saku. We all do as we're currently covered in blood.”

Sakura took the time to look herself over and found Ino was right. Her clothes are stained with blood from when she hugged and held Tenten. “Ah well, I needed a shower anyway. Come on, I don't want to keep Ibiki waiting.”

OoOoOoO

The only sound was the beeping of the monitor as Naruto recovered on the bed. His stomach rose and falls with each breath. His face looked peaceful, even with the nasal cannula running across his face. There weren't any scars on his body besides the old ones on his back and some on his front. He looked like he was just sleeping and if Sakura didn't know better, she would've believe that his body wasn't impaled just hours ago.

`I can't even remember the last time he was this hurt.' Sakura mused, her green shrubs too big for her, sitting next to him in that big comfy chair they always put in the rooms. `The only time he spends in the hospital is for check-ups.' The girl sighed, pulling up the blanket over her and covering herself. It's been a couple of hours since Ino and Tenten left and she couldn't help but wonder what exactly is going on over there. It shouldn't take this long should it? Well, no sense in worrying about it now. It would only cause undue stress to her and cause unsightly wrinkles on her brow.

So hopefully, Tenten wasn't locked up and Naruto would wake up in the morning like he always does.

Sakura actually fell asleep but her senses were well aware of the outside world. This skill was taught to her a long time ago and had long since practiced it every night. If something happened, she would jolt awake and immediately figure out what's going on. Even if one of her sisters have a nightmare and is shifting and rolling in the bed, she would know and wake her up and snap her out of it. Even if someone had a wet dream and the moans and grunts came into her ears, her mind would snap awake. But sometimes it was difficult to practice this skill considering how sometimes they fall into a deep sleep and despite their efforts, they can't just stop their senses from falling asleep.

But the person that can never really practice this skill is Naruto. Every single time he falls asleep, it's nearly impossible to wake him up after a certain amount of hours have passed. A nap is different but still has that same violent reaction that occurs when he wakes up. Sakura had theorized that because of the constant exhaustion and the imprinting, his sleeping habits had changed to make sure he gets the rest he needs to function. Ino had put out the theory that Naruto had adopted Kyuubi's sleeping habits as his own. Considering just how powerful and how big he is, small things rarely wake him up and always slept soundly.

“Hey forehead bitch, we're back!” Sakura gasped and snapped her eyes open, looking at the door as her beloved sisters stepped into the room. Immediately she shot up to her feet and ran up to them, grabbing them in the tightest hug she could muster. She was really happy to see them. Not only was she worried about Tenten, she was worried that they would lock up Ino was well for some stupid reason. “Ack...Saku...you know...ack...we won't go...gasp...down easy.”

“Doesn't stop me from worrying though.” She responded, still holding onto them for dear life. She eventually let them go before she broke any bones. “So how did it go?”

Ino grunted as Sakura let her go, breathing as to recover her lost breath. Sakura's grip was always hard and her hand always had a certain sting to it whenever she slaps her around. “Ibiki did what he said he was going to do. He questioned her with his usual intensity and let her go when he was done.”

“Did you learn anything new?” Sakura asked.

“Well, the only thing new I heard was that someone confessed before she slaughtered everybody, but that's about it. Ibiki refused to share anything else, but he did say we're going to get a copy of his report so that's good.”

Sakura nodded. “That is good.”

“So...any change?” This time Tenten spoke.

The pink haired girl only shook her head. “No, he's resting comfortably. I don't really expect him to wake up until tomorrow morning.”

“Well, good thing the exams don't start until three more days. Plenty of time for him to recover.” Tenten said with a chuckle. “How about you? You ready for your match?”

“More then ready.”

“Have you figured out what you're going to do if you find yourself facing him?”

“I'm just going to forfeit. No matter what he says, I can't fight him. Even if I get punished, I don't care. I just can't fight him.” Sakura sighed, turning around and looking at the small boy. “I hope he understands though.”

“He's not going to like your decision you know?”

“I know I know, but it's what I have to do. So how are you doing?”

“Ino-chan did something to me.” Tenten answered, looking at the blonde girl. “Don't know exactly what she did but she lessened my emotions somehow. Helped a lot with Ibiki though.”

Sakura chuckled and adjusted her scrubs. “Well, piggy here wants to be a torturer, but at the same time, a mental healer. So are you staying tonight?”

Ino and Tenten smirked. “You have to ask? Of course we're staying. I'm going to see if I can find some cots.” Sakura nodded and Ino turned and left, going on the search to find something to sleep on. Nobody was going to stop them from staying at Naruto's side, not even if the Hokage himself told them.

After Ino after, Sakura turned and returned to the chair, covering herself with the blanket as Tenten sat down on a smaller chair. “You think he'll be alright?” Tenten asked.

“I'm sure he'll be alright. Master is a tough boy.”

“That's not what I'm worried about.” The brunette said, causing Sakura to look at her. “I'm worried about the long term effects of what I did. I just murdered a bunch of people in cold blood with a bunch of witnesses. I'm worried about what people will think of him being married to a murderer.”

“Naruto-sama won't care. What they think is what they think. When you're eventually married to him, it won't make any difference. All that matters is that we love each other and we have each other.”

“I know, I know, but still...I ended so many lives tonight its not even funny.” The brunette looked at her master. “Do you think he'll forgive me? I'm afraid that he'll get shit about it.”

“And he'll give it back tenfold. He's not the weak boy he was in the past. He doesn't let anyone walk over him...well, actually, not as much as he used to would be the correct answers. He still won't do anything about the glares and the occasional spit at the feet. I told him but that boy just won't listen. He keeps saying that they'll learn in time. What time I say! He keeps this up, I'll kill him myself!” Sakura finished with a huff, causing Tenten to be a little worried. Sakura seemed to have forgotten the original conversation she was in and started to rant. “And you know what? Despite our constant humiliation and torture, he needs to get a cold dose of humiliation, just to remind him he's still human. Even if he has to be sent to the stocks in the nexus, it would be good for him to be reminded that he can still feel. He's still human right now and that's going to stay that way.” To Tenten's surprise, the girl started crying. “If he can't accept he's still human...”

“You ranting again?” Ino asked, coming back with a couple of cots in tow.

“So what if I'm ranting? It's good for you to let these things out.” Sakura retorted, her hair hiding her face as Ino joined them, preventing Ino from seeing the tears. “I bet you got loads of things you want to say, but you don't have the guts to say anything in front of him in the fear you say the wrong thing.”

“I'm not the one who can get away with shit!” Ino shouted, getting in Sakura's face, poking her in the forehead. “We both know that the only reason you're like this is because you have gotten hooked on the power.”

“I'm hooked?” Sakura shot up, ignoring the pants falling around her feet. “Who's the one who intentionally starts fights just so we have to give you a beat down? And not to mention how much you enjoy twisting the mind. Every single time you go in me, and Tenten as well, the experience is terrifying what you do to me. I don't need to be a mind reader to know how much you savor the experience.”

“At least I can sing.” Ino gave Sakura a rather harsh poke to the chest. “You can't sing to save your life and when you try, he hates it.” Sakura's fists were clenched and she was just about to draw her own blood. Ino was really pushing her buttons, but she didn't see Ino's smirk. “In addition to my singing, I'll always be taller than you. God, you're so small. It's no wonder you haven't died from all the fisting we do to you.”

Sakura's eyes snapped open. That did it. Sakura screamed and delivered a powerful punch to Ino's cheek, the blonde girl actually lifting off the floor and crashing into the wall on the other side of the room. The fuming girl walked up to her and hovered over her, shooting the nurses who came running a look that said stay away, and looked back to the blonde on the floor and took a deep breath. She actually felt better now. That rush of madness swept away her sadness and snapped her out of it. “If that's your way of making me feel better...thanks, it worked.” The blonde girl chuckled and gave a thumbs up before slumping to the ground, unconscious.

That punch really hurt.