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The next morning

Naruto stretched a bit, feeling refreshed after a good nap. He looked to the floor when he heard some mumbling and chuckled warmly at the sight of Harja, Hana, and Susan curled up and taking a little nap of their own. Several writing implements were strewn about, revealing that they’d been working on Fuinjutsu practice, eager to live up to the Uzumaki Clan legacy in the art by any means necessary. That brought a smile right to his face.

He went over and took a quick look at what they were doing. He took a scroll and looked it over. Naruto immediately knew what they were trying to do from the formula alone: they were trying to make a storage seal. One of the most basics of seals. And from the looks of it, the formula was fairly solid - there was only a few mistakes here and there, but they were easily rectified. Unfortunately for the girls, the ink they were using was permanent; it was the real deal type of ink used for fuinjutsu. Not the one that is used for training purposes. As angry as he should be at them using such expensive equipment he couldn’t really fault them.

He was actually proud at how far they’ve come. They must have spent hours working on these. Putting the scroll down Naruto picked up at another… ah… so that’s what they’ve been doing. They found the mistake and corrected it accordingly.

Well if they were adamant on learning such a difficult art, then he’ll have to see what he can cook up for them. And buy some new seal-making equipment for himself and the trainee kit for the girls.

Luckily he has two Fuinjutsu experts in the simulation back in Morris, so if there’s nothing he can teach them then Jiraiya and Minato would be able to teach them a thing or two seeing as they have more experience in the art. Hell, maybe mom would be able to teach them a thing or two seeing as she’s rather proficient at it.

Well seeing as they had some time left to kill before they had to get moving to their next destination, Naruto got himself dressed and made a clone to keep an eye on the girls for the time they wake up. In the meantime, Naruto went on over to the Hokage’s Office to talk to Kakashi to see if he had gotten the information he needs on getting past the whirlpools. After that he’ll come back to the building and see if the others are awake. If they’re not, he’ll let them sleep in; he does have time to kill… not to mention he needs to make damn sure that Himawari doesn’t find a way to basically hack the other simulations here. The same applied to Yami and Giggles.

The three of them being able to do that would be disastrous. On the other hand… they would make the perfect defense for Uzushiogakure no Sato. Himawari’s overpowered psychic abilities, plus ‘Giggles’s fierceness and Yami’s unpredictability… they would make quite the terrifying team against any invader.

Huh… maybe having Himawari so overpowered would benefit to the defense of the island after it’s reinhabited.

Shuddering at the thought, nonetheless, - because fighting the three of them would scare anyone - he decided to make a few clones for the sole purpose on making sure those three were unable to hack the sims here, before heading off to the Hokage Tower.

----

A few minutes later, within his office, Kakashi let out a chuckle when his secretary informed him that Naruto was here.

“Send him in,” he called out.

“Hey, Sensei,” Naruto greeted as he walked in. “Just checking to see how everything’s going.”

“Fairly well,” the Hokage replied with a smile. “The ANBU are getting ready to depart as we speak and I’ve got someone digging through our archives for everything we know about Uzushio.”

“Alright,” Naruto was happy to hear that. “That’s good to hear.” then he took a deep breath because he knew what he was going to say next may cause Kakashi some worry for the implications. “Kakashi-sensei, I sent some clones to check on the simulation’s I installed. There’s… a certain ‘character’ I installed in mine that’s gotten smart enough to become self-aware. And she’s found a way to hack mine. Since the simulations here are basically a copy and paste of my own, I want to make sure she can’t basically hack her way to the ones here.”

The silver haired man looked at him with some concern. “When you say smart…?”

“She’s smart enough to know she’s in a simulation and is entirely self-aware. She even calls me ‘Daddy’. It’s gotten to the point that I had to nerf her.” Naruto sighed. “I’ll be making sure she can’t hack these seals as well… and prevent any other characters from doing so for good measure. How she became self-aware is beyond me, but I guess it’s my own fault for underestimating the simulation’s capabilities. Oh!” Naruto snapped his fingers as his expression brightened considerably. “And there are some familiar faces I think you’ll be happy to see as well. You wouldn’t believe me if I told you how they ended up in there, but they did.”

“Oh? Who?”

Naruto smiled mysteriously, “I’ll leave that as a surprise. Since the simulations here are a copy and paste versions of my own, there’s a very good chance you’ll see them here nonetheless.” Then he gave his old mentor an easygoing smile and asked, “So, how are things in Konoha now that you’ve been given 20 million ryo?”

“We've managed to stay afloat, thanks to you,” Kakashi replied with his iconic eye smile. “While we’re still not part of the Shinobi Union, Kumo and Suna have also agreed to start trading with us again, as well, though it’s going to take a bit for the economic effects of that to kick in.”

Naruto smiled at that. So Gaara actually listened to him and gave Konoha another chance? He knew he could count on his friend! “I see. Well, it’s good to see that Konoha isn’t in financial trouble anymore. Give it time and the alliances Konoha previously had may come back.”

If word has already gotten out that Konoha’s helped him out, then it would prove that the Hidden Village is trustworthy to a degree again. Given time, they will want to renew their relationship with her.

----

Sure enough, it didn’t take long for the ANBU to report in. There were fifteen of them - three field captains and four soldiers for each of them, with a woman serving as the leader of the whole unit. Though her identity was concealed, Naruto could tell she was an Aburame. He just… knew. The best way he could describe it was that she... felt like Shino. The woman in question wore a tiger mask and a white cloak to denote her station as one of the captains.

“Glad you could make it, Tora,” Kakashi greeted.

“Thank you, Hokage-Sama.” The woman bowed respectfully. “My team and I are ready to leave at any time.”

“Yeah, she’s definitely from his clan,” Naruto thought with no shortage of amusement. “Good to know,” he chirped. Then, just as he was about to say something, a familiar face barreled in.

Shiho, looking even more disheveled than usual, stumbled into the office with several scrolls and files in hand. “S-sorry I took so long, Hokage-Sama,” she panted. “There was a lot to go through and collect.”

“Ah, I take it that’s everything we need then?” Kakashi asked.

“Y-yes, Sir,” she replied, handing Naruto the collection of papers. “That’s everything we have on your homeland, Naruto-Sama. I hope you find everything you need.”

“Well, there’s certainly a lot to go through. This will suffice; thank you, Shiho.” the blond said, giving Shiho a thankful smile. “I’ll take a look back in my apartment. As for the ANBU, I can send a clone to take them back to my new home and get them settled in… that is if you’re willing?” he said, looking to Tora and the other two captains questioningly.

“That would be fine,” Tora replied with a nod. “We are here to provide aid where and however needed. If you feel that sending us to your new as soon as possible home is the best course of action, then so be it.”

“I just gotta ask outta curiosity. Just how closely related are you to Shino?”

“...He is a distant relative,” she replied. “That is all I know for sure.”

“Huh… okay.” That was interesting. Naruto then made a clone and told them, “Just hold on to him, or onto someone that’s touching him and you’ll be there in the blink of an eye.”

“Very well, then,” Tora replied. Placing a hand on the clone’s shoulder without hesitation. The rest followed suit, either placing a hand on the clone of holding hands and then they all disappeared in a flash of gold.

----

Nearly 30 minutes later

Naruto was now back in his apartment with the documents and scrolls in hand. He wasn’t surprised to see no one was awake yet. Well he wasn’t going to disturb them from their beauty sleep yet, so Naruto went to the living room part of his apartment and set the documents and scrolls of Uzushiogakure on the coffee table in front of his couch. There, he opened one of the documents and got to work.

Sure enough, one of the scrolls had the information he needed. It was a map detailing the basic layout of Uzushio and the locations of all the whirlpools that surrounded it. If the scaling was right, then holy hell, those things were huge! Some of them were as big as the towns shown on the island!

Well… getting the relative information on getting past those whirlpools was a priority now; and now that he’s gotten the scroll with the whirlpools in question he will read through that.

Several minutes later, the sound of Naruto rummaging through the files for additional information roused the girls from their sleep. Harja was the first to awaken, shaking her head and yawning cutely as she did a wonderful impersonation of a roused cat.

“Morning, honey,” Naruto softly said from his place on the couch.

Harja looked around and noted that Inonon and Galatea were still napping on the blow up mattresses he pulled out last night. Hana and Susan were still sleeping on the floor too, with various scrolls strewn about them. She smiled at Naruto and scampered on up to the couch, before laying her head in his lap. “Morning to you, too, Papa~!”

Naruto smiled at his daughter as he looked down at her, rubbing her back and letting out a chuckle as she started purring. “Sleep well?”

“Well enough,” she replied. “Those beds you got from here spoiled me.” She sat up and gave Naruto a peck on the cheek as Hana and Susan also woke up.

“I see,” Giving his daughter a peck on the forehead Naruto then went back to looking through the documents and scrolls. He still hasn’t found anything related on getting past the whirlpools yet and that was worrying him.

“Sooo, what are you looking at, Daddy?” Hana asked scampering on up to his side to take a peek.

“I’m trying to find out how to get past the whirlpools surrounding Uzushiogakure…” Naruto answered with a sigh. “Apart from finding out that some of the whirlpools are huge, a few as big as towns, I got nothing on how to get past them. I’m still looking for the answer.”

“If all else fails you can mount your pet dragon,” Harja giggled, looking at the map. “Joking aside, what does this symbol on the map mean?” It looked like a house with a long patio. There was one on either side of a nearby island between two of the whirlpools. There was also another island with two of those symbols a little further down.

“Those would either be villages or docks. This map is pretty old, so I don’t really know.” Naruto answered. “It could be a hidden village that’s split into several districts for all we know.”

“Well, even if they’re not still around, the islands they’re on could give us a path into main one,” Harja pointed out. “Both of these smaller islands appear to be between the whirlpools.” she pointed to the islands in question, “From what I can gather from the scroll, the path seems to be long and crooked for defensive purposes, similar to how you have to go down a winding path to get into Raby Castle’s keep from the front gate.”

Naruto took a second look at the map and saw what she meant. “Now that I think of it from a military standpoint, I can see it.” He ruffed Harja’s scalp with a wide grin, “Good eye.” Clearly, she had inherited Riful’s attention to detail. That’s something Naruto always struggled with, as he was more of a ‘big picture’ guy.

The girl giggled and purred again, enjoying the praise.

Not long after that, Inonon and Galatea were wide awake, smiling warmly at Naruto’s little interactions with his kids.

“You girls sleep well?” Naruto asked the two of them, having heard them both getting up and out of the pullout mattresses.

“Immeasurably well,” Galatea groaned out with relief. “I would have preferred to have you in my arms when I slept, but I cannot complain. I was comfortable. What are you up to?”

“Oh, just looking for a way to get past the whirlpools. Harja gave me an idea on how to do that, but I want to look for alternate routes, just in case.” Those paths Harja pointed out could have been collapsed by the Uzumaki when they were invaded for all he knew. He wanted to make sure they had other options for when the time came. “Inonon, are you still up for letting your Clan know of the new arrangement?”

“Not quite looking forward to my parents’ reaction,” she admitted, “But, yeah, I’m still up for it.”

“Alright. I’ll make a clone to accompany you as soon as you’re dressed.”

Were in not for his kids being present, she would have tried teasing him about watching her get dressed. But, alas, she’d have to wait to have her fun. “Alright. I’ll be getting ready, then.” Snatching up one of her scrolls, she the went into the bathroom with a giggle and teasing wink.

As soon as the young blonde was out of earshot, Hana and Susan said in unison, “She wants it bad.”

“Hush you!” Naruto scolded them, though he was unable to stop himself from chortling with amusement merely seconds after it. “...Yeah, I know. She’ll have to wait though.” he said with a shrug. “While she’s of age by Konoha’s standards, she’s still only 14, and we have a few things to get outta the way, before I can have that kinda playtime.”

“Indeed.” Galatea said, utterly amused. Naruto could hear the sound of fabric being moved behind him and knew that his wife was getting dressed. So he didn't look behind him; it would be rude to do so.

Harja, Hana and Susan stifled their giggles when they noticed he’d popped a boner. It was amusing, but they said nothing… verbally. Unbeknownst to Galatea, their expressions were like hungry wolves, waiting for a chance to strike, much to Naruto’s unease and arousal.

Pushing that aside, Naruto went back to looking over the documents and scrolls once more. Once she was dressed Galatea then went over and took a seat next to her husband on the couch. Naruto’s daughters all looked perfectly innocent when she joined him, making their father wonder if Cynthia’s girls were corrupted by Riful.

“So, that’s a map of Uzushio, is it?” Galatea asked.

“When it was at its peak, yeah.” Naruto replied. “Harja pointed out a potential point of entry. But I’m looking for others just in case.”

“That is a good idea.” Galatea could see the wisdom in that. “If that entryway was destroyed in the attack, it would be wise to have a few fallbacks to go to.”

“That or we get Soleil to fly us in. But I’m making sure we have options. We’ll use Soleil as the last resort. Don’t want to make her feel like a pack mule or something.”

Just then a dressed Inonon emerged from the bathroom. “I’m ready to get going now!” she declared.

“Ah, okay, then,” Naruto couldn’t help but be surprised, as he was used to waiting longer. His wives really liked taking long showers. He quickly made a clone and the doppelganger escorted her out of the apartment and to her Clan Compound. Once they were gone, Naruto looked to Galatea and said, “Well, if you wanted to wash yourself you can now.”

The woman in question giggled. “That sounds rather nice, actually.”

“Want a clone to accompany you?” Naruto asked just as she was getting up. He knew she liked having someone helping her wash her hair. And massage her.

“I thought the purpose of showering was to get cleaner not dirtier,” Galatea teased, drawing a chuckle from him. “Joking aside, that sounds lovely~!”

“Alright,” Naruto made another doppelganger for her and he guided Galatea to the bathroom.

Once they were out of the way and the three girls found themselves alone with Daddy, the same thought ran through their heads as they grinned lewdly at him. “She’s going to be in there forever~!”

Naruto chuckled nervously as he felt his pants tighten. This was going to be… eventful. Unless he puts a stop to it. Those walls are rather thin after all, and the rest of his company were in the next rooms too.

So that’s what he did. Naruto gave the three daughters a firm look and said, “No. No. No.” between them. He still had a job to do damn it! He wasn’t going to let them distract him from it. Not to mention Cynthia, Cassandra, Miranda, Hysteria, Licht and Chloe can walk in on them any minute now!

“We’ll be quiet.” Hana said with an innocent smile.

Naruto’s response was another, utterly flat, “No.”

“You could always leave a clone to do the work for you and take us somewhere more… private,” Harja suggested. “Raby Castle, perhaps~?”

“Yeah. No. With the heat currently on the three of you, especially with Hana and Susan, I’m trying not to throw myself into an even worse situation.”

“You could easily just ‘take us to the store’ while bringing us there for a little fun time,” Susan suggested, licking his cheek.

“Galatea can easily sense the three of you leaving the entire Hidden Village. No. And that’s final.” Naruto told her with a roll of his eyes. While he did like spoiling his girls he can tell they were very spoiled; he had to put his foot down every once in a while or else they would think they can walk all over him. “Or do you want to be sent back to Morris instead because you’re being stubborn?”

The girls let out dejected sighs and nodded in compliance, one by one.

“Alright,” Harja muttered. “Sorry…”

“We just wanted to play…” Hana added. “We all miss the feel of your warmth.”

“It’s been so long…” Susan wined.

Naruto wasn’t buying it. “Your type of playing is very different from what other people think playing is.” Naruto sighed. Then he got an idea. “Then again… if you want to play… well… there’s the ‘ninja’ way, remember ninja tag? We even have a few card games you can play as well.”

“Not what I mean, but I can wait a little longer,” Hana replied. “What kind of card games?”

“Strip Poker?” Harja asked, half mischievously, half hopefully.

Naruto gave her another flat, “No.”

“You’re hot and I’m horny, can you blame me for trying?” Harja giggled.

Naruto let out a suffering sigh. Note to self: refuse more often and damn the consequences. This wouldn’t even be happening if he was a little more forceful in his standing the first time she came on to him!

“Yes I can.” Naruto answered sternly, but not raising his voice. “If someone says no they mean, No.” he had this conversation with her before goddamnit!

Harja flinched. “Y-yes, sir,” She replied quickly, raising her hands. “Just teasing is all...”

Naruto sighed, pulling her into a comforting hug upon seeing Harja’s panicked and apologetic expression. The poor thing was on the verge of tears! “Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you,” he said. “Be a good girl and we’ll... discuss that, later. In private.” Then, Naruto looked to Hana and Susan, before addressing them. “Same goes for you two,” Then he looked to the apartment door and back to them with a questioning expression. “So, why are you two here? Weren’t you meant to be with Cynthia? Did you let her know you came here last night?”

“We did,” they both replied at the same time.

“At this point, we’re legitimately scared that Mommy might awaken out of sheer panic if we didn’t,” Hana continued, visibly feeling a bit guilty over how Cynthia reacted to their pregnancy being revealed. “We wanted to see how you were doing.”

“Then, we saw Harja practicing Fuinjutsu and wanted to join in,” Susan added, trying to brighten her sister’s mood with a change of subject. “Being of Uzumaki blood, it just… makes sense that we should at least try and live up to the legacy.”

Naruto let out a sigh of relief at that. He would hate to see Cynthia worried because they forgot to tell her where they were going. Then he gave the three of them disappointed frowns. “...you probably didn't know this, but the ink you used was the real thing. Not the type trainees use.”

All three of them looked a bit sheepish.

“That explains a lot,” Harja replied.

That didn't sound good. Naruto narrowed his eyes a little, giving the three of them wary looks. “...What did you do?”

“Nothing bad,” she assured. “I just picked up the wrong kit while preparing to leave and didn’t realize it until now.”

“Oh. That explains that then.” Naruto scratched his jawline with his free hand. “At least you didn't try to test them… right? You didn't try to test them have you?” he asked while looking at the mess behind him.

“Only when we were sure they’d work to some extent,” Hana replied. “All they did was fizzle.”

Naruto looked ahead of him, closed his eyes and took a very deep breath. “Okay… next time… don’t. Do that. Without a professional looking them over first,” He looked at the three of them individually as he spoke. “Okay? When I was being taught by Jiraiya-Sensei, he looked over each and every seal formula he had me do for any mistakes. Fuinjutsu is still a vastly unexplored branch of jutsu because it’s so difficult to learn, let alone become a master of. It’s very unpredictable and can be very dangerous if you get it wrong. The storage seals you made could have sucked in this entire apartment building and the area around it if you got the formula wrong.”

The lifeblood drained from his daughters’ faces when they heard that.

“O-oh… shit, uh, sorry,” Harja muttered.

Naruto brought her in for a hug and rubbed her back. “It’s fine, dear. At least the ones you did try only fizzled out. At least they didn't blow up in your faces like the ones I tried.” Naruto chuckled sheepishly. “And I mean that literally.” He ruffled her hair, before doing the same for Hana and Susan. “I’m proud of the three of you, though, You’re learning pretty quickly and that last one you made was damn close. It took me days to get that far.”

Harja, Hana, and Susan all grinned brightly at that.

“If you want I can make a clone to help you along? I do have training ink you can use.”

“Sounds like a plan,” Harja chirped.

----

Meanwhile, outside of the Yamanaka Compound, Inonon took a deep breath and steeled herself. Naruto’s clone was there, to reassure her and acting as moral support. The clone knew that this was going to be the hardest thing she’s ever done. While he had no idea what it would feel like, due to having a lack of parents, he could literally sense the nervousness wafting from the young teen. Still, he stayed with her.

Inonon smiled shyly when she felt the clone rub her back. “A-alright,” she said, more to herself. “Let’s do this!”

With that, the two of them walked through the gateway and into the compound. It didn’t take long for them to attract quite a bit of attention and a roar of whispers erupted when the denizens saw that Inonon was holding Naruto’s hand. They all knew she was older than she looked, so there wasn’t any problems with that. However, it only took about ten steps for Inonon to apparently be happily married with twins on the way, while having a scandalous affair with the Raikage and her own evil twin that had been raised in one of Orochimaru’s secret laboratories for the purpose of eating the Nine Bijuu and taking over the world. How the fuck, she didn’t quite know, but it went without saying that Ino was not the only gossip in her extended family.

Naruto overheard it as well and he called those people out, “The hell?! Who started that rumour?! It’s ridiculous!”

“Just leave them be,” Inonon sighed. “It what happens when a tale travels from mouth to ear one too many times.”

“Oh I know that… it’s called a lie… or something like that. Anyway those rumours are false… seriously… you having an affair with the Raikage? You getting married to me with twins? You’re not even pregnant!”

“Yet…”

Again, there was a roar of hushed whispers

.“Not helping...” Naruto said with a look of irritation.

“Again, just ignore them,” Inonon sighed. “By the time those rumours leave the compound, I’ll have two heads or something and all of Konoha will laugh at how absurd they’re being. It’s not a lie if you believe it’s true, anyway, and my family has a habit of jumping to absurd conclusions that make them the laughing stock of many a village. It’s another reason I want to get out of being a shrink. Ninety-percent of my clientele are paranoid clanmates.”

“Ooooh… so you want to get out of being their doctor to being mine or something?”

“Partially, I’ll admit,” Inonon shrugged. “Mostly, I just want to get out of here and have a fresh start… with the man who stole my heart before he even realized it.” She blushed and smiled at him, ignoring the whispers. “Now, c’mon. My parents are this way.”

“Eh, alright,” The clone allowed the girl to guide him along while he ignored the whispers going on around them. Thankfully, it didn’t take long to reach the quaint, little hut that housed her parents. Naruto blinked in surprise; she lived in a hut? He thought she lived in the main compound or something, like Ino did.

Inonon giggled and clarified upon reading his expression like a book. “The main compound is reserved for richer members of the clan. Pretty high-end real estate, y’know? I’m not from one of the wealthier families of the clan, but it’s not bad. It’s not like we have a slum district.” Granted, they did have a red light district, but that didn’t count. It was actually a rather high-end establishment for visiting nobility.

“Fair enough, I guess,” Naruto muttered uncertainly. He wasn’t exactly around to be raised be a large clan, so he had no idea what it was like. “Lead the way then, Inonon.”

The young blonde smiled and nodded, before stepping forth and knocking.

There was a clatter of footsteps as a fairly chunky woman with silver hair answered the door, scooping the poor teen up on a hug. “Oh! Inonon, honey, how was your mission?”

“It was fine, Auntie Ino,” she grunted, causing Naruto to perk up. “Is Mom home?”

“Oh, yes, she is,” ‘Ino’ replied. “Come in, come in! I’ll fetch her, right now.”

“Is Ino a common name?” Naruto just had to ask out of curiosity.

“Y-yeah,” Inonon replied with a sigh. “It’s the most popular among my clanmates, in fact. Your classmate, the one who owns the flower shop, yeah... her full name is Yamanaka Ino CCXXXVIII. I shit you not.”

“Well… okay, then.” Naruto had no idea how to respond to that. What number was that anyway? Did he even want to know?! It was ridiculous! With that aside and a good chuckle shared between them, Naruto and Inonon entered the hut and the former was pleasantly surprised at how nice it was. It was fairly small too; well, to the standards he was seeing nowadays; but it was fairly spacious as well.

And her parents were there too. Well that saved Inonon from having to look for them in the hut.

The mother was a fairly petite, young-looking woman with silver hair like Inonon’s aunt. She was clearly where the young looks and petite size came from. The woman also had Inonon’s purple eyes.

The father also shared that last trait, but was clearly where the freckles and blond hair came from. His hair was cropped short and he had a small goatee upon his chin. The man was also rather tall, clocking in at a good six-and-a-half feet or so.

“Ah, Naruto-Sama, what a pleasant surprise!” The man chuckled with a respectful bow. “I am Inohiko and this is my wife, Inoyumi. Pleased to meet you!”

“You too, Inohiko-San,” Naruto replied.

“Please, no need for formalities,” the man chuckled. “We all know how much you loathe them. So, what brings you here?”

“Much appreciated,” Naruto replied with a chortle of his own. “I’m here with Inonon, because she wants to discuss her future, but is a bit nervous about it.”

“Really, now?” Inohiko raised an eyebrow at that.

“What’s wrong, honey?” Inoyumi asked.

Naruto stood back and let Inonon tell them the news herself. This was hers to do. Not his. He won’t be there to hold her hand every step of the way; since she wanted to stay with him, she’ll have to be the one to tell them that.

Inonon took a deep breath and steeled herself, her expression making it clear that what she was about to say was very serious. “I’m here to tell you that I’m looking to retire as both a kunoichi of Konoha and as a psychiatric specialist, so as to become a member of the new Uzumaki Clan,” she declared. “I’m done with that and just… want to start a family.” The confidence in her voice waned with every word, but she was bound and determined to say her piece.

“...Pretty sure you told Kakashi-sensei that you wanted to become the Uzumaki Clan’s psychiatric specialist yesterday.” Naruto dryly reminded her.

“That, I can do without much hassle,” Inonon pointed out. “What I’m done with is being a professional. Too much pressure and no appreciation...”

“Yeah, but the way you made it sound was as if you were trying to get out of it, entirely.” Naruto looked at her parents and added, “your parents were looking like they were about to have heart attacks.”

“Uh… sorry…” She let out a heavy sigh. “That’s not what I meant, and I can help out anyone in your family who needs it without much effort. Most of them are cases of PTSD or depression. Those are the easiest things for someone like me to handle.” She readdressed her parents and added, “I simply want what I want, not what the elders insist I want.”

“I see.” Inohiko muttered, letting out a sigh of relief. “You have a lot of potential, honey, but it’s up to you if you want to actually use it.”

“I figured this day would come,” Inoyumi added, looking mildly disappointed. She then leered at Naruto and brightened up a bit. “At least you ended with the best man I could hope for, so there’s that.” She let out an amused chuckle at her daughter’s reaction.

Poor Inonon was beet red and sputtering up a storm.

Naruto chuckled and ruffled Inonon’s scalp. “If you look on the even brighter side of things, Tsunade-Bachan is with me. Though she’s training someone else at the moment, there is a very good chance that Inonon can pick up a thing or two from the master and student.”

“Ah, so that’s where she ended up,” Inohiko muttered absently. He had legitimately wondered what became of Tsunade after she left.

“I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to that,” Inoyumi added. Then, she smiled. “Well, I’m glad to see my baby’s at least in good hands. You better take good care of her, you hear me?”

“I will,” Naruto assured.

Then, Auntie Ino poked her head out of the hallway and asked, “So… are we invited to the wedding?”

The young blond chuckled as he swore he saw steam rising from poor Inonon’s cheeks at that. “It’ll be awhile before that happens,” he explained. “She and I were just established to be a couple and in the town I’m staying, she’s not considered to be old enough for that kinda thing until her next birthday, but we’ll see. Until then, the most we can do is date and not much else.”

Plus he wanted to take things slow this time around, goddesses of Love or not, he wasn’t going to let their influence get in the way… too much. He did owe them a lot after all. He doesn’t want to sound ungrateful or anything; because they’re divinity… they can do whatever they want; even smite him.

“Y-yeah, it’s too early for that.” Inonon agreed with the blond, looking embarrassed as all hell, but just as happy. “Besides, where he is now, he would be classified as a Kage and a lot of people look up to him. It wouldn’t be good the if the villagers were to find out he’s going out with someone ‘underage’, though.”

“Too right.” Naruto sighed heavily as he crossed his arms. “It’s an offense and you can get thrown into prison for it. Even a lord - their classification of a Kage - can be thrown into prison over such a scandal.”

“That’s not too dissimilar to what we have here - age group aside, of course.” Inohiko mused.

“Yeah, pretty much,” Naruto chuckled. “At least in that regard. They are similar to us, but very, very different as well. Anyway...” Naruto trailed off, as he looked to a nearby clock, “We’re leaving for Uzushiogakure no Sato as soon as we are able; until we find a way to get through the whirlpools we’re going to be here for a bit.” He then looked at Inonon and added, “This is going to be your only chance to talk to your parents in a long while, Inonon. Take advantage of it.”

Inonon took a deep breath and said, “You’re not going anywhere.” She plastered on a teasing grin and added, “We’re ‘taking advantage of it’, alright. Someone’s getting to know his future in-laws.”

Naruto chuckled heartily at that, He knew damn well that she wasn’t sputtering up a storm only by sheer force of will. “Alright, I’m fine with that.”

----

Back with the real Naruto, Galatea had finished with the shower, the clone with her having dispelled after she was done getting washed. Not long after that Cynthia, Cassandra, Miranda, Licht, Hysteria, and Chloe all came into his apartment one by one with Cynthia being the first and Licht being the last. Cynthia the poor dear was immensely relieved that her two daughters were still with their father.

Now they were all assembled around the coffee table, some were on the couch while the rest were on the floor. All of whom were drinking tea - a beverage they did not have before but were immensely enjoying the taste. They couldn’t feel the heat from it either, so the hot fluid that came straight from the kettle didn't burn them.

They were all looking at the documents and scrolls Konoha had on the old Uzumaki island. One such scroll was a map of the island itself, where Naruto had several notes at points of interest. One of them being at a potential point of entry Harja had pointed out earlier.

“Hmm… it seems there’s a bridge connecting to two islands.” Hysteria said, pointing to the south west side of the map. An intersection between two islands… that had a whirlpool in the middle. It was big enough to completely suck in an entire armada if they got too close. “A fallback point perhaps?”

“It probably is. It leads to a ‘castle’, so that could be an outpost.” Naruto said, pointing at the castle symbol that was on the second island. “Though the Uzumaki Clan may have cut the bridge to stop the invaders. Still, it won’t hurt to check it out.”

“There is the seals that you have to contend with.” Cassandra said remindfully. “They could still be active, just waiting to go off.”

“That too.”

“I’d still be glad to help if at all possible,” Harja chirped. “Deactivating seals is much easier than applying them, and if any are bloodlocked, I am an Uzumaki~!”

“Bloodlocked…?” Cynthia asked.

“It basically refers to seals what can only be deactivated by an individual or someone of a specific bloodline,” Hana clarified.

“Harja taught us a lot about Fuinjutsu, last night,” Susan added. “It piqued our interest.”

“As long as you’re careful,” their mother urged. “I’ve heard how dangerous Fuinjutsu can be if you’re not.”

“I’ll be teaching them the basics, myself,” Naruto replied. “Last night, they tried to make sealing tags and impressed me pretty thoroughly with them. Granted, they did it without a professional to look over them, but they saw their mistakes and tried to fix them accordingly in their next attempts. It took me twice as long to advance to where they are.”

Cynthia couldn’t keep the proud smile off her face if she tried.

“What could have happened if they had gotten it wrong?” Miranda knew she wasn’t going to like the answer, but for the life of her she had to know.

“Daddy said… we… could have sucked in this entire apartment building and the area around it if we got the formula wrong.” Hana answered with a nervous smile.

“Luckily they were smart enough to not do that…” Naruto told them all. “All the seals did was fizzle.” then he ruffled their heads one by one as he added, “Still that’s a better reaction to what I got. Mine tended to blow up in my face.” Upon seeing Cynthia’s expression, he gave her a reassuring smile. “Again, I’ll be with them every step of the way. You have nothing to worry about.”

“A-alright…” The former Number 14 let out a sigh of relief.

Naruto got up and pulled her into a comforting hug. Truth be told, he couldn’t fault her for suddenly being paranoid after what happened over the past couple of days. He would be the same in her shoes.

“Y’know,” Naruto blinked when he heard Kurama’s voice rumble in the back of his head, “you can fly, right? And those Truth-Seeking Orbs, Balls, whatever you call them, can be made into platforms to carry your girls and all…”

Naruto blinked again. And again. And again. Then he suddenly went and slammed his head against his coffee table repeatedly surprising the hell out of everyone.

“I’M AN IDIOT!” He cried out. “I can just fly over those whirlpools with Six Paths Sage Mode! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!” he slammed his head against the table in time with the last three words.

“Moron…” Kurama chuckled. His friend may be thinking a lot more now, but he still does forget even the simplest of things.

“D-Daddy… to be fair the island could be very far out in the sea.” Susan pointed out. “So you going over plans like this, is a good thing in that respect.”

“She does have a good point.” Chloe pointed out; she would never admit it, but she was enjoying the way Naruto was hitting his head off the table repeatedly. She didn't forget him setting her up with that creepy giggling version of himself… the prick.

Suddenly Naruto reared back and sat up straight as if nothing was wrong. “...That is a good point.” Naruto stroked his chin with a thoughtful frown. “It wouldn’t hurt getting a boat out there first, and then going Six Paths Sage Mode for the rest of the way.” Not only that, but he can make a shortcut between Nami and Uzushio - Nami is a trading village and they have plenty of ships coming and going, so it won’t be that hard to find a ship that’s delving close to Uzushio. And he can easily make a seal that can transfer him and anybody else back and forth between the two islands.

Of course, he would have to make adjustments. Naruto wasn’t so stupid as to leave open such an invitation to people that have less than noble intentions. He’d have to take measures to prevent bandits and the like from getting in. Maybe a seal that can find out people’s intent?

Then again, he could just bloodlock it, but it never hurt to have additional measures.

“So, when are we heading out?” Hana asked. She was eager to see more of this continent as soon as possible.

“As soon as Inonon comes back. And that can take a while.” Naruto answered. Then he made a clone and dispelled it seconds later, with the message to let his other clone know that they were ready to go and were just waiting on her. “Or I can just do that. It’ll save me the time having to go look for her, or for her to come back.”

“Daddy made a clone to escort Inonon back to her family.” Harja explained to those who were not in the know. “She’s informing them of her desire to stay and become a member of the Uzumaki Clan.”

“Pretty sure the way she said it almost gave her parents heart attacks.” Naruto said. “I could feel a lot of worry coming from their compound. But it went away just as quick.” If nothing else, the situation seems to have improved since then, as Naruto could feel that Inonon was pretty happy from here - though embarrassed as all hell. He chuckled warmly at the mental image of her blushing up a storm, still a sucker for shy girls like her.

“It’ll be a bit before she can join, though, because she’s underage by the laws of our land,” Harja added. “I’m guessing Daddy will be taking her out on a few dates before we leave.”

“Maybe one or two before going back to Morris, but nothing too extravagant and time-consuming, just yet,” Naruto admitted. “I have a lot to do, after all, and I don’t want the ladies back home to start missing me too much. Priscila can be deadly when she doesn’t have her Naruto-time.” He let out a warm chuckle at the thought of how much he’d grown on her. “And she’s not the only one.”

“How long does it take for us to get to Nami from here?” Hysteria asked.

“A week. But I have a seal in Nami’s cemetery so I can bring us all there instantaneously.” Naruto replied. “Cynthia knows what one I’m talking about.”

“Yeah. You put a seal on the gravestone of Hinata.” Cynthia said awkwardly with a nod. She felt uncomfortable mentioning his deceased lovers’ names, as she didn’t want to bring up bad memories. “He brought us there when we visited the Elemental Nations for the first time.”

“It’s where they met Isobu for the first time. Now that I think on it I wonder if he’s going to be there? He does like to hang out at Nami nowadays.” Naruto said thoughtfully. Not only that but having him there would make getting a boat unneeded, as long as he is willing to let them ride his shell across the ocean.

With a shrug Naruto said, “Eh, we’ll see if he’s there or not when we get there. I’ll ask if we can hitch a ride on his shell to Uzushio if he is. If he says no then I’ll get a ship over there instead.”

“Well… Isobu IS a turtle. And he is massive. The whirlpools might not affect him…” Cynthia said with a thoughtful look. “At least in the case of the smaller ones.” Big, though, Isobu may be, he wasn’t the size of a small town.

“Water is Isobu’s territory, and you never saw how really big the guy is. When you all saw him when we fought the Organization, that was only partial. He’s much, much bigger than that.” Naruto told his wife. “If anyone can get through those whirlpools, it’ll be him.”

“It’s certainly a plan,” Hysteria chimed in. She was impressed by the others’ contributions.

“Are we allowed to take the map with us?” Chloe asked, “I’d rather not go into some new territory I am unfamiliar with completely blind.”

“It’s a safe bet to say we’re not.” Naruto answered. “It’s one of the few maps Konoha has of Uzushio I’d bet. But it wouldn’t hurt to ask for a copy.” It would take more of their time, but having a map to show where they’re going and where they are on the island would be nice. “I still have to give the documents and scrolls back to Kakashi-Sensei as well after I’m done with them… and I have to clean up that as well.” the blond concluded as he pointed his thumb at the mess behind him.

He can get started on that right now in fact. And after making a clone or two to do that task, that was exactly what Naruto did. His daughters were eager to help out, as well. The other women smiled brightly at that. With three Narutos and his daughters cleaning up they would clean the room in no time. Once they cleaned up and put everything away, the two clones dispelled themselves and Naruto and his daughters all rejoined the others.

Now all they had to do was wait for Inonon.

----

Several hours later, there was a familiar flash at Hinata’s gravesite. Naruto and his company took in the sites as Hana and Susan hugged a pair of Kurama plushies that their daddy got them at the least second, before leaving Konoha.

“So this is Nami,” Licht muttered thoughtfully.

“A part of it, but yeah.” Naruto said with a nod. He then looked behind him and gave the gravestone a sad smile before turning around to put his hand on top of it. “Well… it’s been a while, hasn’t it… Hinata?” everyone watched in silence as Naruto had a one sided conversation with his deceased first girlfriend. “I’m sorry I couldn’t visit you more often, but… things were a little hectic. And I’m a little busy right now but…” Naruto made a seal with his fore and middle digits and created a single Kage Bunshin. “I can leave a Kage Bunshin here to keep you company for a while.”

With a sigh Naruto then looked to the others and beckoned them to follow him out of the cemetery. They did as he asked without question. Before long the group were now within the port-town of Nami and they could see that the village itself was built along two sides of a river that went out to the sea, just as Cynthia remembered it. They followed Naruto who was walking over to the sea because he was looking for a certain three tailed turtle.

And it was here that they all saw a huge ass bridge that connected the isolated island to the mainland in the distance. And it was a long one at that. Cynthia knew that bridge was named after her hubby when he saved Nami from a guy called Gato. The others knew of it as well.

Then, Naruto stopped in his tracks. Now that he was here…

“Right,” he muttered. “Since I’m here, I think now’s as good a time as any to confirm a rumour…” With that, he produced a second clone and sent him off to find Tsunami. With that out of the way, they were off to the docks.

It was there that Hysteria, Licht and Chloe all felt the overwhelming presence of Isobu. That Bijuu knew how to hide himself when absolutely needed, but when we wasn’t his yoki was almost suffocating.

Inonon was also overwhelmed a bit. While she knew the Bijuu were friendly and serving as guardians, she’d never been in the actual presence of one. It was surreal how... small she felt in comparison.

“Ah, Naruto,” the great turtle called out from the sea. “What a pleasant surprise! What brings you here?”

“Wassup, Isobu!” Naruto called back, “I’m trying to get to Uzushiogakure no Sato! Do you think you can give us a hand?”

The turtle chuckled as he leisurely swam towards the docks. “Looking to finally reclaim your homeland, I take it?” Isobu cocked his head in curiosity. “I can give you a ride, if you wish. It’s about a day’s ride away, though. Pretty dull, too, so you might want to bring some entertainment… and food.”

“We can do that.” Naruto agreed. “There are a few stores we can go to, to buy food. And a few games.”

Hana, Susan, and Harja visibly liked the sound of that. With a chuckle, Naruto made a batch of clones and had them go and get some food for them to eat, and some games to play. Maybe a deck of cards will do? If nothing else, a board game or two wouldn’t hurt if they were available.

His daughters giggled as they latched onto the clones and dragged them away, much to Naruto’s amusement - and among others. Then he looked to Isobu and reached out to pet him on the jaw. “So, how are you holding up now? Have you been in contact with the other Bijuu?”

“Every now and then,” Isobu replied. “When they’re in the mood. Chomei’s been wandering around Lightning, Earth, and Water a lot; making sure that everyone’s keeping the peace. Out of everyone, she’s the one I’m in contact with the most.”

“Well at least you’re not alone. Spiritually.” Naruto said before his expression brightened. “On the plus side, once we manage to get Uzushio up and running again you can visit any time you want. The island should be big enough to accomodate you, right?”

“It was one of my more frequent places to go to before it became inhabited actually.” the turtle admitted. “I haven’t been there in decades, but I do remember the island being big enough to not just accommodate, but hide me and Chomei, combined.”

That was good to know.

“Well, there you go,” Naruto chirped. “You won’t be alone for much longer, my friend.”

“No need to worry about me,” Isobu chuckled. “If I was feeling lonely, I’d have contacted you directly. I thank you for the courtesy, though.”

“You’re my friend, it’s my job to worry about you,” Naruto chuckled right on back. “Still, any time you want to just chat, my ear is always open for you and the others. Kurama especially.”

“Brat, I’m inside you. Unless I sever the connection, I would always hear you talk.” Kurama said; then he went and severed the connection because he wanted to sleep. The lazy, furball.

“I was wondering when you’d say something,” Naruto replied. He wasn’t expecting the fox to say anything, because he felt the fox sever the connection. Of course, he was pleasantly surprised when the fox actually did respond.

“Meh, I was bored,” Kurama yawned. “Figured pestering you would be entertaining.”

“Love you too, buddy,” Naruto inwardly chuckled.

“So who do we have here?” Isobu asked, taking note of the unfamiliar faces. “More mates, I take it?”

“Yeah. These ladies are Cassandra, Galatea, Miranda, Licht, Hysteria and Chloe,” Naruto replied, gesturing to the women in question. “They were there when you blew the Organization’s Headquarters to kingdom Come.” Then, he gestured to the young blonde and added, “And this is Inonon. She’s the newest addition to the family, though the laws in the other continent dictate that her status has to be ‘unofficial’ until her next birthday. Either way, she coming with, as well.”

“I see.” Isobu grunted as he gave the girl a polite nod. “It is a pleasure to meet you, Inonon. A friend of Naruto is a friend of mine.”

“Uh, th-thank you,” she chirped, thoroughly overwhelmed.

Isobu chuckled at that. “No need to be shy, young one,” he said. “How are you?”

“I-I’m doing pretty well, Isobu-San,” she replied with a bow.

“No need to bow. I’m not one for all that... honorifics, either.” the Bijuu chuckled.

“Uh… right,” Inonon said with an awkward smile, not quite knowing what to say.

Naruto couldn’t help but find that amusing as he ruffled her hair. “So, do you mind waiting for a while? I seem to remember promising someone a date.”

Poor Inonon turned beet red at that.

“I don’t mind at all,” Isobu replied witb a nod. “Do, take your time; I actually wasn’t planning on going anywhere for a week or so.”

“Good to know.”

“We still have to wait for those clones to get back though.” Cynthia reminded him. “With Harja, Susan and Hana.”

“I know,” Naruto chuckled. “But knowing Harja in particular, that’s going to take a while. I’ll leave a clone just in case. Just wanna take Inonon, here out for something to eat while we wait.”

“Okay, honey.” Cynthia said and Galatea and the others nodded to show they understood.

With that, Naruto nodded back and made a clone, before drawing a yelp from Inonon as he pulled her into a one-armed hug. The girl smiled shyly as she snuggled close and they took their leave.

----

Meanwhile, back in the chapel of Morris, those of the chapel were still handling the PR nightmare that was Harja’s ‘execution’ of Garth surprisingly well.

Neideen and Sistina were instrumental in that.

After the damage control was done and over with, Priscilla, Luciela, and Riful, literally could not be more grateful for those two, as their presence was nothing short of a blessing. Now, the three awakened beings were seated in the chapel’s delegation room. With them were their kids as well as Lyesse, Damia, William, Little Teresa, Father Isaac, and the aforementioned women as they discussed what to do now.

“In regards to Samantha and Lilith, it’s simply a matter of revealing that they’ve been hiding their pregnancies for a while, now,” Sistina stated. “Lady Tsunade would be quick to assume that it was Garth, due to the fact that the ill effects of inbreeding have been removed. She’d be none the wiser.”

“After that,” Riful added, “We lay low and wait until the Great Dispersal that you mentioned, before letting our babies have some… ‘playtime,’ as it were?’

“Assuming they want to, yes.”

“Even I wouldn’t force them.” Riful shrugged. “Once we have enough, inserting them into positions of power shouldn’t be too hard, and we’re essentially immortal, and so are our kids, so we have plenty of time.”

“Just bear in mind that if they have too much human blood, they’ll lose that immortality,” Sistina cautioned.

“Really?” Riful would be lying if she said she was expecting it.

“That makes sense,” Luciela said, with a thoughtful pucker of her lips. “The more human blood they have in them, the more ‘human’ they become.”

“Very true,” Riful replied with a nod. “Well, if nothing else, we’ll be able to produce as many as we need without having to go that far.”

“You can also start recruiting some of those who would be willing to help,” Sistina added. “Roxanne and Tanya are the most obvious ones.”

“Duly noted,” Priscilla replied. “I’ll talk to them as soon as I get the opportunity.”

----

Meanwhile back in Nami, hours later.

A couple hours, one date, a shopping spree, and an awkward exchange with Tsunami later, Naruto took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Well… on the bright side of things, he learned that Tsunami was not pregnant; turns out someone was just blowing smoke, much to her embarrassment. The rumour was actually a very old one, from way back when he’d first saved Nami. She thought he was cute, mentioned it one day, while she was drunk, and it all spiraled from there.

Ones tale becomes more than that in the right circumstances. Naruto wondered who was the person who started all of that anyway. That was some Ino level gossip spreading, right there! Unfortunately for him, Tsunami had no idea who was the one that spread the rumour. She was drunk at the time, and nearly everything was fuzzy from that time. If nothing else he got a damn good kiss for his efforts. Naruto chuckled at the memory, hoping that hot-ass milf has herself a good life.

He’d also sent a clone with some egg rolls back to Morris, once he was done with the little date he had..

With all that aside, he looked around and saw his baby girls returning with smiles on their faces and a few scrolls full of stuff. “You get yourselves anything good?”

“A shogi board and a deck of cards,” Harja chirped, as well as a few souvenirs.”

“And what about food?” Naruto asked her.

“We were in charge of that, seeing as how she has little idea of what to get,” Hana giggled.

“We don’t need to eat as much as full-blooded humans do,” Susan added. “So, we didn’t know how much to get and just bought as much as we could afford.”

“You may not need to eat as much as we full-blooded humans do, but I do.” Naruto pointed out to her amusedly. “I certainly hope you brought enough. Else I’d have to fish.”

“They might have overdone it, actually,” one of the clones chuckled, Then, he dispelled, giving Naruto his memories and getting a thoroughly entertained expression out of him. It was quite amusing to see those two exchange a questioning glance, before saying ‘fuck it, we’ll just buy it all’ and doing just that. It was a very ‘Naruto’ thing for them to do, for lack of a better way to put it.

“So I see. Well… we won’t get hungry or bored anytime soon.” He chuckled. Then Naruto gestured for his kids to follow him. “Come on, the others are bound to be waiting for us.”

The remaining clone dispelled, his job done, and the girls followed their daddy and future auntie to the women who’d awaited their arrival. Harja, Hana, and Susan expertly hid their amusement when they noted that they smelled of sex, having apparently slipped away for a quickie with the clone Naruto had left behind.

Naruto smelt it too and he couldn’t help the flat look on his face as he looked at them. “...Really?” He flatly asked them.

“You know how I get when I’m pregnant,” Cynthia deadpanned, doing her best to ensure her baby girls couldn’t hear their conversation… and failing. “And they weren’t about to let me hog the attention to myself.”

“I do know how you get when you’re pregnant. You broke my hand once, remember?” Naruto sighed and rolled his eyes in exasperated amusement. Granted she was in labour at the time but it still counts in his eyes. “Just be careful. Our kids have my sense of smell, y’know.”

Cynthia’s eyes were like dinner plates, now, as she turned beet red… then white as a sheet and back again as the realization dawned on her. She turned her attention to Hana and Susan with a dead serious look. “Not. One. Word.”

“Okay.” Both Susan and Hana said at the same time with innocent smiles on their faces. The twins even nodded in acknowledgement, knowing better than to piss her off, despite their well-hidden amusement.

Cassandra, Miranda, Hysteria, Licht, Galatea, and Chloe felt incredibly awkward, now, but said nothing.

“Huh… you know, I wonder if they did it in the open, or some place private. Think of any unlucky kids that would happen to walk in on them. They would be scarred for life,” Harja giggled with impish amusement.

“They didn't.” Naruto answered for the now blushing women. “They aren’t mad enough to do something like that.” Neideen probably would, but not these women. “Besides… I’d know either way. I’ll get the memories of my clone once he’s dispelled.” Then he cleared his throat and said, “Anyway, we got food and we got some board games to use along the way to Uzushio, so let’s get back to Isobu.”

No one argued with that and they followed Naruto back to the gigantic turtle who had not moved from his spot. Well, Isobu is quite the patient Bijuu isn’t he?

“I was wondering when you all would return.” Isobu said with amusement and a sigh of exasperation. “I was honestly beginning to think you up and left.”

“Sorry, I lost track of time for a bit there, while on my date,” Naruto replied with a sheepish grin. Poor Inonon looked a bit apologetic, herself. The blond then turned to his entourage and asked, “Is everyone ready?”

Everyone nodded with Hysteria adding, “As ready as I’ll ever be,”

“So, how do we do this?” Licht asked, craning her head back so she could look up at the Bijuu. “Do we just… climb on up?”

Naruto went into his Sage of Six Paths Chakra Mode and when his truth-seeking balls formed, he sent one forth and had it form into a platform more than wide enough to accommodate the women, “Or you can hop onto this.” he answered, politely gesturing for them to step on to the platform.

Of course, Naruto’s kids were the first to do so, feeling up the platform while they were at it, out of sheer curiosity.

“I want you three to stay close. It’ll be fast moving.” Naruto told them as he, Inonon, Cynthia, Galatea, Hysteria, Licht, Chloe, Cassandra and Miranda all stepped onto the platform. He wasn’t kidding either; once they were all on the platform there was a rush of air and the next thing they knew, they were directly above Isobu’s head. The suddenness of it surprised them all, and they almost stumbled when the platform came to a stop.

Then Naruto stepped off the platform and onto Isobu’s head and beckoned the rest of them to step off the platform. Harja, Hana, and Susan did after a moment of hesitation. Cynthia and Galatea followed suit. Cassandra and Miranda were next, with Inonon, Hysteria, Chloe and Licht being the last ones.

Once they were off and on the turtle’s head Naruto turned back to normal and the platform vanished into nothingness.

“Uzushiogakure no Sato, here we come!” Isobu exclaimed cheerfully. He reversed out of the river and made his way to the abandoned island of the Uzumaki Clan with his passengers.

----

An hour later

The group of 11 people were talking to one another, when Harja brought Naruto’s attention to her when she looked at him and asked, “Naruto, can I have one of these egg rolls?”

And it was there that Naruto remembered that promise he had made for Clarice. And he was a day late. “SHIT! I just remembered that Clarice wanted egg rolls!”

“Well, you can easily make a clone and have him use the teleportation seal in Nami,” Harja suggested. “Give him some money for a fresh batch and have him deliver it.”

“And you can take me back, I guess?” Inonon added. “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I appreciate everything and loved our date, but I’m getting tired… and seasick.” That was a big meal and the ride wasn’t agreeing with her… at all.

“Ah, alright,” Naruto let out a chuckle making a cross, he created a single clone who received the money from his creator and then he was gone in a flash. That one would be coming back to get Inonon as well, since she wanted to go back to Morris.

It didn't take long either. The blonde let out an adorable squeak as another flash appeared behind her a few minutes later and she was scooped up into a bridal carry, before she disappeared in yet another yellow flash.

With all that out of the way, the others sat in relative silence for a bit as they enjoyed the sound of rushing water and scenery.

----

One Day Later

The trip to Uzushio was both fun and uneventful, oddly enough, as he and the girls passed the time by chatting it up, practicing Fuinjutsu, or playing shogi, for the most part... though there were occasional rounds of go fish, which they were all playing right now.

“Chloe, do you have any threes?”

“Go fish.”

Harja huffed and picked out a card from the deck. The girl tsked in annoyance when she didn't get the rank of card she needed, and the turn went to Cynthia.

“Hysteria, do you have any twos?”

The woman in question huffed and handed Cynthia two cards that had the number 2 on it. And it was Hysteria’s turn to go next, “Harja, do you have any nines?”

The girl did have one card with nine on it and she handed it to her. Hysteria grinned happily when she put down her four cards of nine. Well, that was one for her.

“Land ho,” Isobu called out. “We’ll be approaching some rough waters in about five minutes, so you might want to put the cards away and focus on sticking to my shell.”

“You heard the turtle, everyone,” Naruto said. And with that they all put the cards away and put their attention on sticking to Isobu’s shell. It didn't take them long to reach the outskirts of the island, and like the map had shown, it was protected by several whirlpools surrounding it. Traversing them was no problem for Isobu since he just powerjet his way through the outside of one despite it trying to drag him in.

Naruto noted this was one of the few entry ways into the island itself that was ‘protected’ by a mediocre sized whirlpool. The map had down that the village had a wide river that ran through it and was gapped by several large bridges. Many of which were now destroyed either by the Uzumaki defenders or the Kumo, Iwa, or Kiri-nins that invaded them. The surrounding countryside were dominated by steep hills that was full of vegetation and flora and the sound of chirping birds reached their ears.

Time has been kind to this island; the soil looks to be fertile and there is plenty of vegetation around to pick gather food, and get plenty of game.

“Heads up,” Isobu announced, “what remains of Uzushiogakure lies ahead.”

“How do you know?” Hysteria asked.

“Yeah, didn't you say you hadn’t been here ever since the Uzumaki Clan settled down,” Licht said with a questioning look.

“...Jichuuriki.”

Naruto winced at the answer. He completely understood what Isobu meant; he was here, inside of his jinchuuriki, when Kiri attacked with Iwa and Kumo. He hasn’t been to the island after it’s been inhabited by the Uzumaki Clan; but he was here in his jinchuuriki when they were attacked… so the Sanbi was here but most likely took part in their destruction against his will, because people back then were bloody stupid.

“I’m sorry.” Naruto apologised.

“It happened a long time ago.” Isobu said dismissively. There was no need for apologies in the turtles view. “...there it is.”

Just as they turned the corner everyone saw the complete and utter devastation. Hundreds of high-rise buildings, both on each side of the river were in crumbling ruins, though they could see several of them were still standing. Nature had been trying to reclaim them too; they could see weeds, roots and moss on the outside of the walls.

For the hybrids the ruined state of this abandoned place was bringing up many, many unpleasant memories. Mostly about youma wiping out a town that refused or were unable to pay in time.

“This is…” Naruto had no idea what to say about this. Being told about it was one thing, but seeing it was a different story. He let out a heavy, depressed sigh, “...I didn't know any of them but, geez.”

“I know how you feel.” Isobu muttered. “They didn't discriminate: men, women and children were all killed. Or they attempted to, at least.”

“Yeah. A few managed to get away, somehow.” Naruto let out a heavy sigh before saying. “Well, there’s no point in talking about it. Whoever used to live here are long dead. Find us a spot to land Isobu.”

“I know a place. If it’s not blocked by the ruins.” WIth that, the mighty turtle swam further down the wide river at a leisurely pace, coming up to a nearby shore. “This area’s relatively undefended.” Isobu stated. “The seals around here were... ‘disabled’... by the invaders, so it’s fairly safe.”

“When you say ‘disabled’...” Chloe started.

“...I mean the seals were overloaded from overuse.” Isobu elaborated with a grim tone. “There were a lot of invaders and too few Uzumaki in comparison. The seals did hold them back, but only for a time. It didn't help that the Iwa-nins at the time were more bloodthirsty - they would do anything to complete the mission. Even if it meant sacrificing their own men. Onoki’s done a pretty good job kerbing the majority of that, though it didn't stop him from backstabbing other people when they outlived their use.”

“...That’s dark.” Cassandra said with a grim look on her face. That reminded her a lot of Roxanne… well, back when she was an evil, backstabbing bitch of the highest order.

Isobu agreed with the woman wholeheartedly. “Things were worse before the shinobi villages. But yes, it was bad.”

Once Isobu got to the shore everyone got off of him and onto solid land. “Are you going to be around?” Naruto asked the turtle.

“I got nowhere else to be.” That was Isobu’s way of saying “yes”. “Be careful of your surroundings. Just because this island hasn’t been inhabited for nearly a century doesn’t mean there are no surprises lying in wait.”

“Got it!” Naruto then looked to his lovers, and daughters and said, “Stay close to me and don’t wander off by yourself. The original Uzumaki Clan were feared for their Fuinjutsu for a damn good reason.”

“We will, dear,” Cynthia replied with a nod and smile. Then she looked to Hana, Susan, and Harja. “You all heard him, no wandering off.” The three girls all nodded confirmedly, then they, along with Cynthia, Galatea, Cassandra, Miranda, Licht, Hysteria, and Chloe followed after Naruto after he took the lead.

----

A little farther inland, Naruto saw several skeletons wearing worn-down clothes. He recognised the symbols on their headbands too. These were Iwa, Kumo, and Kiri ninjas. He could see a couple of dozen skeletons that had the emblem of the Uzumaki Clan on them though that was worn away to the degree it was hard to make out. Amongst the corpses was the defensive seals that went all the way to the village; they were worn down after killing so many of these invaders, the scorch marks on the foreign ninja skeletons made it clear that they were burnt all the way down to the bone from the ground up.

It seems the Uzumakis amongst them had been caught in the crossfire. Either that... or they commited suicide by activating the seals to kill as many invaders as possible.

“Oh that’s gruesome…” Cassandra couldn’t help the wince as she got a closer look. The clothes had melded to the bones of some after the seals burnt them.

“I can still feel chakra residue in the air…” Naruto said. “It’s very faint though. It’s not enough for a person. It must be the remaining chakra that was left behind after the massacre.”

“Chakra can stay behind?”

Naruto nodded ‘yes’ to Cassandra’s question. “Yeah. But it depends on how much of it there is… When Kurama attacked Konoha, his chakra - or yoki as you ladies call it - was left behind and it remained there for the longest time. Only sensor-nins can feel it. I can do the same thing thanks to Kurama and my training to becoming a Sage. There’s quite a bit of it left. It’s not potent enough to be harmful though.”

“Should we give them a proper burial?” Cynthia asked, ever the sympathetic one. “For them to have just been left here to rot like that makes me feel queasy…”

“I’ll make sure there’s no seals left behind first, just in case,” Naruto replied. “Then, yeah.” With that, he got to work, slamming his hand into the ground and sending a ripple of chakra through the area. Naruto nodded and gestured Cynthia to follow. “There’s one over there, hidden by a bush. I’ll see about deactivating it to be safe. That’s the only one in the area, though.”

As Naruto got to work, the girls started either gathering the remains or digging graves for the fallen.

A few minutes in though, the girls all stopped what they were doing and looked in the last known location Naruto was in, in alarm when they heard his panicked cry.

“OH CRAP!”

A few seconds later had Naruto leaping out of the foliage, with a small explosion of fire roaring behind him. The shockwave threw him clean across the road and he rolled along it like a ragdoll. Thankfully for the blond he was made of tougher stuff than that, and he managed to right himself midroll and stop… only to fall down on his face after coughing up soot.

“NARUTO!” Cried out Cynthia as she immediately abandoned what she was doing to check on her man. The others all followed, equally concerned.

“I’m fine,” he groaned with assurance as he got up. He coughed. “That one was a lot harder to disable than I thought. Uzumaki seals are more advanced than I gave them credit for.” Clearly they were in a class of their own, and that was just a simple ‘exploding tag’ type of seal! Only this one was bigger, and more complex. “I’ll have to send clones out next time to disable any seals we happen to come across.”

“That... would be preferred,” Cassandra muttered uncomfortably.

“Sorry if I scared you all,” apologised Naruto, then with a grunt he stood up and rolled his shoulders with a discomforting groan. Then, with a sigh, he looked around and said, “I can probably refurnish the entire Hidden Village, given enough time. But I can also tear down these buildings for raw materials and rebuild it piece by piece.”

“One step at a time, Daddy,” Susan told him.

“I know dear. Just thinking ahead is all.” Naruto chuckled, ruffling her hair. “Still… there’s the bodies of the fallen we have to take care of. And there are other seals out there. We have a lot to do.”

“Indeed. This will be a very long investment.” Galatea said. “How long did it take you to rebuild Morris?”

“A couple of months with Kage Bunshin; the castle itself was relatively intact. And so was the town. That was the factor as to why it lasted that long.” Naruto then gestured around them and added, “This on the other hand, is utterly in ruins. I’d have to scrap a lot of the buildings and replace them with newer resources and materials… and there’s a lot of ground to cover. Thank the Twin Goddesses that I can make thousands of clones.”

“The gods of your continent had more to do with that, but we appreciate it,” Teresa giggled.

“Either way, burying these here in the middle of the road seems inappropriate,” Miranda pointed out. “We should find somewhere safe and out of the way.”

“Yeah, that, seems about right…” Naruto let out a sigh and created a few clones to go scout around. Five poofs later, the doppelgangers wasted no time and fanned out. Once that was done Naruto turned to address Harja, Susan, and Hana, “If you see an active Fuinjutsu let me know immediately. You’re not ready for dealing with seals this advanced.”

After seeing what that one had done minutes ago, they weren’t going to disagree with him. They weren’t knowledgeable enough to handle these fuinjutsu, so they’ll leave them to the only expert in the group.

It didn’t take long for them to reach a part of the village from there, once the dead they found were buried in a nice clearing. The graves would be unmarked, but with the soil having been recently disturbed it would be easy to find them again. At least for a while.

“So, what’s next?” Licht asked.

Naruto answered by getting down on one knee and slamming his hand against the ground to channel his chakra through the earth. “...there’s no active seals nearby. We’re safe for now.” Getting back up, the blond let out a sigh and said, “The first thing I need to do is find out if there is anything salvageable. I’m half Uzumaki, so if there are bloodlocked fuinjutsu around, then in theory I should be able to unlock them.”

“What about us?” Hana asked as she gestured to her sister and half-sister. “We’re part Uzumaki.”

“That may be true but unlike me you’re a quarter Uzumaki. In your case Harja, Riful’s genes are more prominent in you. So, it’s hard to say how a bloodlocked seal would react. You, Hana and Susan, both take more after your mother, as well. You’re a quarter youma, too… and even if it was safe, I’d still do it alone unless I came across something that literally requires more than one Uzumaki to unlock, seeing as how I’m the only one here that’s experienced enough in Fuinjutsu to find out what their function is and shut them down.”

“If I’m not mistaken, bloodlock seals don’t care how much blood you share, unless it’s locked to an individual’s blood,” Harja muttered uncertainty. “Also, seeing as how we’re in their homeland, I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the bigger ones required more than one to deactivate. The rule of thumb for such seals is to have at least three participants of common blood, yes?”

“No, you’re not mistaken,” Naruto told her with a nod, then he added, “...that’s for inferior seals. These are seals of the Uzumaki Clan, the original formulas. For all we know these ones require the blood of a full blooded Uzumaki… and you three aren’t entirely human. You might end up killing yourselves if you tried without knowing the full mechanics of the seal.” Naruto adopted a thinking pose. “You do have a point, though. It’s entirely possible that the bigger ones likely need more than one participant. If that’s the case, you’re only helping out if you follow my lead to the letter and even then, I will be examining the seals first. Got it?”

“Y-yes Daddy,” she replied nervously. She was visibly not used to him being so serious, but given the situation, Harja couldn’t blame him. Then, she cracked a smile when he ruffled her hair.

“Let’s get moving. And stay close.” Naruto told them all.

----

Several hours later

Among the ruins of Uzushio, Naruto was watching tends of dozens of clones traversing through the crumbling buildings around him as they searched for seals to set off or to close down entirely. Harja, Susan, and Hana were with one of the clones as they wanted to be useful; they were doing what their Daddy said to the letter too, to let him take care of the seals. Cynthia was with her daughters, to make sure they don’t do something that Naruto didn't tell them to. The others stayed relatively close by but kept within line of sight.

Every once in a while the sound of a fiery explosion, of cackling lightning and various other elemental sounds would reach their ears as the clones set them off. He wasn’t getting any memories back though, and that was a good thing because it told the blond his clones weren’t getting dispelled.

Nevertheless, the clones kept at it and they made clones of their own to cover even more ground. Uzushio was a hell of a Hidden Village that looked to go on for miles. They needed to cover as much ground as humanly possible and disable as many active seals as fast as humanly possible.

“Th-the reason you haven’t had any issues… is b-because they… they’ve o-only been dealing with the outer city, which has much lower security. It’s like a… a bulwark f-for thinning out the attackers before they reach anything truly important.”

Naruto stopped dead in his tracks at the sound of an unfamiliar, distinctly feminine voice echoing in the back of his head. It sounded otherworldly... supernatural, even - both timid and yet somehow… powerful? It was quite strange. Pushing that aside, he figured it’d be rude not to respond. “Oh, hello! May I ask who this is?”

After an awkward silence, he heard Teresa letting out an exasperated chuckle. “Honey, I’d like to introduce you to Shinigami.”

“Oh? So, how’d she get in the seal, out of curiosity?”

“I… I’m the one who applied it,” Shinigami replied. “Getting in wasn’t hard… a-at least not mechanically so…”

“The reason it took her so long to do so is because she’s horribly shy,” Teresa giggled. “It took us forever and a day to convince her, but we managed.”

“Mind you, I did most of the work,” Clare jabbed playfully.

Somehow, the thought of Shinigami being shy and timid of all things was rather comical. Naruto cracked a smile at that, his weakness for shy women coming to the surface. “I like her already. So, what brings you here, Shinigami?”

Teresa and Clare giggled as their western cousin sputtered helplessly at first. But, she did manage to compose herself in due time.

“You can.. c-call me Shini.” She replied. “I n-noticed that you were l-looking to reclaim your homeland. At first, I… I was going to tell Teresa and Clare about the seals, b-but they encouraged me to do it m-myself.”

“I appreciate it,” Naruto assured. “I mean that for all three of you. So, what do I need to know? Is there a seal that requires a pure-blooded Uzumaki deeper in the city?”

“No, they don’t use those,” Shinigami pointed out.

Naruto was visibly surprised to hear that. “Huh? Why not?”

Deciding to speed things along, Clare decided to answer for her. “Uzushio didn’t become a one-clan superpower by being arrogant or stupid,” Clare stated “They knew that no matter how powerful they became, there would always be the threat of their homeland being lost to war, especially after seeing two great wars ravage the mainland. So, having defensive seals that discriminate that harshly would only prevent surviving descendants like yourself from reclaiming their rightful home. Using such defensive seals as an added security measure is also nonsensical, because even purebloods have the capacity to betray the clan.”

“On top of that, the passage of time alone would ensure that their bloodline becomes diluted, unless they were to... keep it in the family, if you will.” Teresa added with a naughty giggle. “While some of them did perform such practices, it was not common by any stretch of the imagination.”

“Noted,” Naruto inwardly muttered. “So, what do they use?”

“A standard bloodlock with a second layer,” Shini replied. “The… the inner city is protected by a massive perimeter seal that k-kills anyone who crosses it, u-unless they are of Uzumaki blood and have no malicious intent t-towards the clan.” Taking a deep breath, she composed herself and continued. “It will require at least three people of Uzumaki blood to deactivate. When they do, the seal’s second layer will activate to scan their intentions. If it deems them malicious, a boobytrap function will be sprung, instantly stopping their hearts.”

“I take it I can’t use shadow clones?” Naruto didn’t expect a yes, but figured he might as well ask.

“No… It will recognize them as such and dispel them immediately.” the goddess of death replied.

“I was expecting that.” Naruto sighed. He figured it was at least worth asking, though… just to be sure. “What else can you tell me about these seals in the inner layers of the ruins? Are they inactive? And if they’re not, can they be overloaded if I keep on sending in Kage Bunshin?”

“S-some of them are no longer functioning. The ones that are, they… they need to be shut down manually, and r-require three people with the blood of an Uzumaki.” The goddess answered.

Naruto remembered the Goddess of Death telling him that those seals were further in the ruins. At least a few of them were still active. Then he realised he could ask a question that was bothering him in a good way, “Shini, were you the one that allowed my parents, and Jiraiya-sensei to be in my simulation?”

“...” her silence told him everything.

“Well… thank you, for giving me the chance to see them again.” Teresa and Clare both cooed like teenage girls with crushes when they heard the genuineness thankfulness in his voice. “Let me know if there’s anything I can do to thank you.”

The Goddess of Death sputtered helplessly, while the Twin Goddesses of Love started giggling impishly. “Oi! I didn't mean it like THAT!” Naruto mentally exclaimed with exasperation. Truth be told, he wouldn’t mind, but, again, that’s not what he meant.

Nevertheless the damage had been done and Naruto quickly ignored the Goddesses in his head for more important matters, when he got several memories of dispelled clones. It seems they encountered the perimeter seal protecting the inner city and were promptly dispelled.

He needs to get there ASAP and get it deactivated. “Harja, Susan, Hana!” he called out to his daughters, “Follow me, some of my clones detected what looks to be a perimeter seal. I might need your help in deactivating them!”

All three of his daughters brightened up considerably. Daddy might need their help?! They’ll be glad to help him if needed! They immediately rushed to his side as the man in question went to their last known location. Of course, Cynthia, Galatea, Cassandra, Miranda, Hysteria, Chloe and Licht followed after them because they wanted to make sure nothing bad happens to their hubby and the girls.

----

Meanwhile in Morris

Sakura was in the library with her daughter Sarada in her arms and was just basking in the silence. It was a welcoming change from what would normally happen behind these walls. Sasuke was there too reading a book that was in kanji. He couldn’t make heads or tails of what the language that was on this continent was, but he was mentally thanking his wayward friend for having kanji in many books here. The Uchiha wasn’t learning anything that he already knew, but he was certainly enjoying a good read.


Sarada on the other hand was the only one sleeping; and she was sleeping peacefully. The little one was gurgling cutely against her mother as she moved around a bit to get more of the comforting warmth the pinkette was giving off.

Sakura couldn’t help but inwardly gush over how adorable her baby was. Was everyone she knew like this at one point? She couldn’t help but wonder.

“What are you reading, Sasuke?” The pinkette quietly asked, as to not wake her daughter.

“A translated manuscript of swordsmanship techniques native to this continent,” he replied absently. Though he didn’t show it, as one would expect, he was very interested in what the book documented.

There were no shortage of similarities, as there were only so many useful ways to wield a sword. But at the same time, the differences were the techniques that the people native to this continent used were quite effective and devilishly subtle in some cases - like how they would extend their arms while using a push-pull technique to greatly lengthen their reach. It was very different from the wrenching technique he’d been accustomed to. That double-edged blades were also not for show, as they utilized both sides to very interesting effect. Were he to go up against a swordmaster of this continent, it would be surprisingly easy to get caught off-guard, despite their lack of chakra techniques.

And there were those hybrids, the silver eyed women, and the Awakened Beings; they were all sword masters in their own right, at least at one point in some cases, and utilized techniques that was unique to them and only them. No normal human like Sakura could use them, because they were specifically made for hybrids. And the Awakened Beings were sword masters themselves at one point, and in some cases have centuries of experience to hone their skills to give them an even greater edge.

As much as he wanted to pit himself against one of them, Sasuke didn't want to incur Naruto’s wrath by accidentally hurting - or worse, killing - his opponent. Or anyone else's for that matter; nearly all of them are able to use chakra, so there would be plenty of surprises - plus, and he didn't really feel like measuring himself to them.

“Oh.” Sakura wasn’t as surprised as she thought she would be. Sasuke was always looking for ways to improve himself nowadays. Whether it be in swordsmanship or in socal matters. She looked down at Sarada once more when she gurgled cutely again, and the pinkette smiled fondly. Even if she was jealous of all those women getting Naruto for themselves, Sakura can at least say she enjoyed having Sarada. Not to mention all that frustration and annoyance she had towards her old teammate had easily resulted in some kinky sexy times in bed. She had to vent somehow, after all.

Though not nearly as big as Naruto apparently was, her man was at least reasonably skilled. And he kept her satisfied as well so that was a plus. A very big plus. Thankfully, the library was far enough away from the living quarters of the fortress, and was large enough for no sound to reach them.

Sakura blushed heavily, remembering the vulgar things some of those women would scream when Naruto pounded them into jelly. Who knew some of those shy, quiet and unconfident girls would have such filthy mouths?! It really was the quiet ones, wasn’t it? Was Hinata like that? Sakura couldn’t help but wonder…

Meanwhile, in her room, one of those girls in question and a clone were snuggling after her impromptu lunch break. She still had a few egg rolls from yesterday and was basking in the afterglow of a particularly erotic session after having Nina keep an eye on Miata. With a bun in the oven, the typically reserved brunette had become one of Naruto’s more insatiable lovers.

“Heh… that’s quite unlike you, Clarice,” the clone teased, then he pecked her on the forehead. “I don’t mind it though.”

The brunette gave him an impish grin, “Of course you don’t,” she had a knowing look on her face as she looked up at her hubby. The blond in question just smiled and shrugged, he wasn’t going to deny that he enjoyed it. “Is there anything else you need?”

“More snuggles,” Clarice was enjoying their snuggling, and she didn't want it to end any time soon. “I want more snuggles.”

Naruto chuckled and hugged his wife to him, “Then you can have all the snuggles you want,” he told her before giving the woman another kiss on the cheek. She smiled and was clearly enjoying the affectionate kisses he was giving her.

“Ever since my family was killed and I found myself on the streets,” Clarice muttered after a while. “I thought I’d never find love.” She then looked up and gave Naruto the most pleading puppy-dog eyes he’d ever seen. “Then I found you… I love you so much!”

Naruto sighed and pulled his wife into an even deeper hug while he gave her a sad smile. “I love you too, honey.” he chuckled and pecked her on the nose, “And you were scared of me when we first met in Dabi. I’m kinda wondering what was going through your heads back then.” if it was the kinky type, then he would love to play it out with her.

Clarice shrugged. “It was common knowledge by then that you were out to get the Organization,” she replied. “I didn’t know at the time that your intentions were so pure and the thought of someone more powerful than even the Abyssal Ones was terrifying.” She then let out a sheepish chuckle. “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t even now, but at the same time, it adds to your appeal. The fact that you’re so big and strong makes me shiver with excitement.”

“Oh, so you like men who are big and strong, huh~?” Naruto teased her with wagging eyebrows. He knew what she meant but the implication could be taken so out of context with that. “You like big and strong men to hold you, to pound your nice ass into the mattress, is that it~?”

“That too, admittedly,” she chuckled nervously. “It’s a very nice bonus~!”

Naruto chuckled with amusement at her nervousness, “I don’t see why you have to be shy. You fucked my ass into the mattress, on our wedding night, you kinky woman you~”

“Stop teasing me, you meanie,” she giggled. “It makes me horny.” she leaned up and kissed him. “Are you trying to make me hop on and ride you like a pony~?”

“Maaaaybe~” he grinned into the kiss, “Is it working?” he honestly wasn’t trying to get her to hop on and ride him for all she’s worth, but if she did he wouldn’t be complaining about it.

Before he even knew what was happening, Naruto found himself staring up at a golden-eyed brunette as his dick sank into her moist, ravaged depths. “Pretty damn well,” she growled sexily. Naruto grinned up at her and held onto her child-bearing hips as the brunette began to bounce on his cock.

“Be careful, honey. We don’t want to hurt the child.”

“Oh, I know.”

----

While they were doing their own thing in the bedroom another Naruto clone was busy showing Jiraiya some sketches the Original had done to accompany his book ‘Child of Prophecy’ and the man was impressed, and touched, that his Godson (who still doesn’t know that the man was his godfather) had made so many sketches - well drawn ones at that - of him. He was given a copy of the book in question, and it was written in kanji too. If he were still alive he would have officially blessed the book to being the sequel to his very first book ‘Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Ninja’.

To have the book portray him in such a positive fashion, many would have thought it would merely bloat his ego. Only, it did the opposite: it humbled Jiraiya, who didn't think he had that much of a positive impact on him. And he was touched as well, since the very first page had said the book dedicated itself to his memory. The ‘Child of Prophecy’ was pretty much made in his memory, it was Naruto’s way in trying to get a failure like him remembered.

And he loved him for it.

Jiraiya had found his favourite book, and even better, it was written by his Godson. “I wish I could keep these.” And he meant every single word of it too. He really wanted to keep that book and the sketches. One of those sketches was of him giving Naruto a lollipop as well; and he remembered that day all too well.

“If I could find a way to let you have them I would do it in a heartbeat, Jiraiya-Sensei.” Naruto’s clone said with a smile. Then he sighed and added, “Unfortunately, I can’t.” unless he can get the seal to make a copy of them and he would get them that way. Unfortunately, that would mean Himawari would get some ideas if she were to get her tentacles on it.

Would the safety switch be enough at that point?

“If I had ears, they’d be itching,” said flower giggled as she sprouted right next to the student and teacher. “So, what are you two up to, Daddy?”

“...I’m still not used to having a flower calling you ‘Daddy’,” Jiraiya muttered.

“I’m… showing Jiraiya-sensei one of my books, honey.” Naruto replied. Then he cleared his throat and asked, “So, how’s things in the simulation? Did you find that little girl you wanted to find?”

“She was delicious~!” Himawari cooed, confirming Naruto’s question. “Somehow more filling, too. I think she might have been the reason I started filling up for the first time, when all those girls took the sim.”

Neither Naruto nor Jiraiya knew what to say about that. Though the latter looked at the former with a flat expression on his face, as if to say “you created this monster” and he would be right; though it was completely unintentional.

“I see…” Naruto’s clone scratched his scalp thoughtfully, “I think I have a theory on why that is; since the… uh… little girl is part of the simulation, you may get more ‘nutrients’ from her than the girls outside.”

“It’s not a bad guess,” Himawari replied, cocking her head. “The ones from outside are tastier, though.”

“That’s because they’re real Himawari,” Naruto dryly pointed out. “Tastier but less filling.”

“I know,” she giggled. “They’re like candy! I just can’t have enough of them~!” Himawari then sank into the ground and swiftly popped up closer to her daddy, before lashing out with one of her tentacles in a motion that resembled licking. “Thank you so much for that forest, Daddy! It’s so spacious and I love how it repairs itself.”

Naruto chuckled at the show of affection. “You’re welcome, dear.” He still thought it weird to call the plant that, but, he was getting used to it every time he says it. “Have you made your own adventures yet?”

“I have, I have~!” Himawari chirpe bouncing excitedly. “I made a simulation of that time you had to bring back Sasuke, except Orochimaru was a woman and I gobbled her up~!”

“...That’s messed up,” Jiraiya said in a perfect deadpan. The man may have been a sick and twisted man, but the pale fucker was still his friend.

“After all the shit he pulled, are you really surprised that Himawari would do something like that?” Naruto shrugged. “Besides, Orochimaru is known for jumping into other people’s bodies after the one he hijacks breaks down. So it’s not that far fetched for him to be a woman. I’m pretty sure he was possessing the body of one in the Chunin Exams.” He reached down and petted the flower in question. “Besides, he’s why ‘Daddy’ almost died… several times, so I can’t say I blame her for that one.”

Himawari giggled and she cooed when Naruto itched her receptacle. And she ‘licked’ her ‘father’ again. “So, what have you been up to, Daddy? Any new aunties for me to chat with?”

“No. Not yet, at least. There Inonon’s still going to have to wait before she can join, and there are three other girls who are thinking about it, but that’s about it. Your aunties are all doing their own thing right now. And quite a few of them are out exploring the Elemental Nations with the Boss. He’s seeing if he can rebuild Uzushiogakure no Sato, so that’s where some of them went too.”

“I see, I see!” Himawari bounced cutely. “I would love to meet them, some time, and see Daddy’s homeland.”

“Maybe, a lot of them are pretty afraid of you. You’ve already met one, though,” Naruto pointed out. “Henriette’s thinking about joining the family, but is still unsure. And as for the homeland… the Boss is thinking of implementing you as a safety measure against invaders or people with negative intent. You would be at full power as well if any of that happens.”

“Oooh~!” The flower cooed and giggled. “That sounds lovely~!” she was looking forward to that; being used as a defensive measure, against invaders and the like that is. Still, those ‘adventures’ she’s been making up for herself were giving her some new delicious new ideas! She’s been thinking of having some adventures involving those morsels that Naruto calls his wives, girlfriends, and fuckbuddies… there’s even his daughters, she’s thinking of including in them~! “They can rest assured that I’m harmless, by the way,” Himawari cooed. “I’d never hurt them for real, because I don’t want to make Daddy sad.” Then, she gave him an ominous chuckle. “That is, of course, unless they make Daddy sad. I’d enjoy gobbling them up if they did~!”

“I’ll… let them know,” That was honestly scary. Admittedly sweet, but scary as all fuck. “S-so, what are you planning in your next adventure? The mission that I tried to retrieve Sasuke did have another girl in it.”

“Oh, I know, but I’ll need your help to implement her properly,” Himawari replied. “I don’t know what she looks like. I was planning on one where I help Daddy save the world by gobbling up Kaguya. I don’t know what she looks like, either, though. It’s why I went with the Sasuke retrieval mission. I just had to ask Grandma Tsunade what Orochimaru looked like and imagined it with boobies. It was surprisingly easy. He’s very girly-looking.”

Okay, now, as loathe as he was to do so, Jiraiya had to admit that was amusing…

“That’s… not how it works.” Naruto weakly said.

“Oh, I’m well aware of the difference in plumbing,” Himawari giggled. “I also gave my version softer facial features.”

Naruto took a deep breath and said with some reluctance, “If you want… I can let you go through my memories. That way you can see what Orochimaru looked like as a girl, and you get to see what Tayuya and Kaguya looked like. There’s even some girls that hurt me you can use. If you want to that is.”

“It’ll take a moment,” Himawari pointed out. “I’d have to focus on finding those memories specifically, rather than sifting through them all and… happening upon one or two you’d rather not share.”

“That’s fine. I’ve got plenty of time.” Naruto reassured the flower. Though, he was sure the plant would do it regardless, because there’s quite a lot of girls Himawari had not met yet.

Himawari nodded and took a moment to focus on finding this ‘Kaguya’ first. She was the most recent memory as far as the flower know, so it stood to reason that she’d be easier to find. Soon enough, the ghostly pale face of a woman with three eyes appeared in the mind’s eye of Himawari.

The woman was pale-skin and has delicate facial features. She had extremely long and sweeping white hair. She has white clear eyes, and her eyebrows were cut very short and round; and she also wore a red shade of lipstick on her lips. She has two brown horns that stuck out from her head and a third eye that was a mixture of the rinnegan and Sharingan in the centre of her forehead. She wore a high-collared hime-kimono which has tomoe running down the centre and edges of the gown; the himono is also adorned with intricate gold and purple lines.

“Huh… this Kaguya’s kinda cute. Were she not trying to destroy the world, you and she would make some adorable babies.”

Naruto chortled at that. Kayuya was pretty good looking, and she was nice, fit, and had a pair of large tits under that large kimoto she wore. He would know, since he managed to get in a couple of accidental gropes when he fought her.

“I’ll take your word for it, Himawari.” he chuckled. That was so much more amusing a thought than it should have been. Unknown to him the plant was already thinking of what the woman could have looked like with even less clothes, and with Naruto’s memory of how fit she was, along with the large tits, that was becoming a reality.

Then, out of nowhere, a rendition of Kaguya spontaneously appeared, an audible ‘boing’ accompanying her bouncing tits as she did. The woman had a befuddled expression, as if she was wondering what the hell she was doing here and was garbed in a skimpy, white two-piece swimsuit with red accents and a black and white towel tied around her waist..A pair of strappy, black, high-heel sandals completed toe look.

“How does that look~?” Himawari asked. She giggled impishly as Naruto cleared his throat and tried very hard to hide the boner.

“H-Himawari… get her away, right now!” Of course, Naruto was very afraid of the woman. Due to how powerful she was; Naruto had no idea if the woman was just as dangerous as the real deal, but he wasn’t going to take any chances.

Just like that, she vanished.

“She’s harmless,” Himawari assured. “I was just showing you to ask is all.”

Naruto let out an audible sigh of relief. “Oh thank the Sage for that. She’s really dangerous, Himawari. Just getting an opening to hit her once was a battle.”

“I’m sorry, Daddy. I didn’t mean to scare you,” the flower replied,

“It’s okay, honey,” Naruto chuckled. “She looked very much like the real deal, by the way… and the outfit was hot.”

“I’ll say,” Jiraiya chuckled as well. “So who, or what was she? From those horns on her head and the third eye, I take it she’s not your common foe?”

“Kaguya is known as ‘The Rabbit Goddess’ from a time before chakra.” Naruto explained, since Jiraiya was still out of the loop on quite a few things about the Fourth Great War. It was a long story, so telling him the basic history of the Old Man Sage’s mother seemed like a good place to start. “She’s actually the first person that got chakra, and is the mother of the Sage of the Six Paths. Because she’s so powerful, she was seen as a Goddess, and actually became one. The third eye is what the Rinnegan originally looked like, so the one Nagato had is actually the weaker version of it. And being one of the five people that fought her, I can tell you personally that she’s more powerful than the nine Bijuu combined.”

Jiraiya was ashen faced at that. “...Shit…”

“Yeah. She’s pretty darn scary.” Naruto laughed nervously, before turning to readdress Himawari, “You can keep sorting through my head… and you can bring her back if you want?” If she was harmless as Himawari stated, then having her back wouldn’t be harmful for anyone.

“I’ll focus on the war, then,” the flower chirped. “Shall I make her horny for you? I’m sure Jiraiya would enjoy the research material~!”

Jiraiya shrugged, “As tempting an offer that may be, I can’t write. So, as much as I want to say ‘yes’, nothing good will come of it. Well… aside from the entertainment value, of course.” He let out an amused chuckle at the end.

“That and you can’t do anything to put your research material down. You got nothing to write with, right?” Naruto said, with a dry tone.

“Perhaps you two can use this opportunity to collaborate~?” Himawari giggled. “I mean, you are the owner of Icha Icha, now, right, Daddy?”

Kaguya reappeared as suddenly as before, this time she was fidgeting cutely with a heavy blush, looking as though she was trying to hide that she was ogling Naruto. Of course, she was still garbed in the beachwear from before.

Well, Himawari wasn’t wrong. “Uh… Hmmm…” Something about the way she acted didn't seem right to Naruto. “Maybe make her similar to how she used to be? She is a Goddess, after all.”

“An evil goddess who’s trying to steal Daddy away, perhaps~?” Himawari cooed.

The simulation of Kaguya shifted to a different position, now sporting a creepy, sickly-sweet, possessive grin that looked like it belonged on Riful as she cutely bounced on the balls of her feet. It served as a very effective illustration of the idea, to say the least. Even her tits were bouncing with each movement.

“...Himawari, read my mind and you can get a better look on how she acted.” Something about this still seemed wrong to him. He was enjoying her nice tits bouncing though, so some good was coming out of this.

“Got it~!” Himawari giggled with the excitement of a little girl. Then she delved into her Daddy’s mind to get a more accurate representation of the Goddess. Unbeknownst to her or the others, Himawari didn’t need to as a few… vindictive parties capitalized on this opportunity and decided to get some retribution for what Kaguya had tried to do to their followers in the Far West.

The simulation of Kaguya suddenly flinched, shaking her head in confusion. Then, she looked down, realized what she was wearing, covered up and let out a blood curdling scream that was literally heard for miles.

----

Back in Uzushio, the original Naruto had finished instructing his daughters how to help him in taking down the perimeter seal protecting the inner city, when he shuddered. Somehow, he knew something happened… and he was in for a surprise in the near future.

“Something wrong, Daddy?” Harja asked as she and the others noticed it.

“...I get the feeling a clone did something bad. Might just be paranoia though.” Naruto shook his head with a deep sigh. “At least I hope that’s the case. Nevermind that though, we still have this seal to take down, did the three of you get everything? After we get this down, we’re going to have to go further in by ourselves… everyone else will have to stay out until we’re done, because they’re not Uzumakis. That other seal would kill them on the spot unless it’s shut down.”

“Yeah. We did.” Hana answered with her sister Susan nodding in agreement. “We’ll help you take it down.”

Naruto nodded with approval, “Good, once we start trying to deactivate it, a second layer will scan us - since none of us have come here with malicious intentions, it won’t hurt us, so if you feel a weird tingle all over your body, don’t panic. It’s just making sure you’re not here to cause trouble, okay?”

The girls all nodded in unison and they went to do just that. Cynthia and the others all hung back because the threat of the seal killing them was too high. So they would be staying out of its range for their own safety. They completely understood when Naruto himself explained them the situation… though Cynthia was understandably unhappy that her beloved daughters were in ////ible danger.

Naruto watched over his girls and made sure they didn't make any mistakes. Once they got it deactivated and the second layer scans them, the real search can begin.

----

Back in the Morris simulation, it went without saying that Kaguya was less than pleased with her state of dress.

“Letchers! Brigands!” the former goddess roared in outrage, curled up into a ball to conceal her body from Naruto and Jiraiya. “I am a goddess, not a common whore to warm your bed! How dare you dress me up like this?!”

Naruto slowly looked at the sunflower, “...I don’t think this is the simulated version of the Goddess, anymore, Himawari…” He can literally feel the malice from the woman in question.

“Uh… what?” Himawari cocked her head. The poor thing was horribly confused, now. “Why would you say that?”

“I can sense her emotions,” the clone elaborated. “The Kaguya that was here moments ago was… like a shell. She was there but lacked her own consciousness, or something like that. Now, she’s... full. She has a consciousness.” Naruto then looked at his sensei and said, “I think it’s best if you were to leave, Jiraiya-sensei. She’s not the type of person you can fight.”

“Let me know if you need anything, then,” the sage replied with a nod. “I’ll still be in the sim if you do.”

“Okay.” Naruto replied. And with that Jiraiya nodded once more, and he vanished like a fading mirage as he became one with the dark void. Then Naruto looked to Kaguya and asked, “Are you going to try and take my chakra, again?”

Kaguya only glared at him. Truth be told, she had been trying this whole time. It didn’t work.

“She’s not able to, Daddy” Himawari pointed out, much to the woman’s surprise.

Naruto was surprised as well, but for a different reason to Kaguya, “What?” but then he remembered what the flower said earlier.

“She’s harmless.” Himawari stated. “Unless the simulation deems her otherwise and she isn’t able to manipulate it. Whatever happened to make this the real Kaguya didn’t change that.”

“...Well… she thankfully has no knowledge on how Fuinjutsu works, so that’s an advantage we have.” Naruto let out a sigh of relief. “She’s also untrained; she may have had a lot of instant-kill techniques, but she’s weak experience wise. Though her attacks are capable of covering a wide range. She’s scary strong, and one of the people I respect… despite her god-complex and chakra obsession.”

“Then, why are you making me your whore?! Is ‘breeding stock’ considered a prestigious rank, now?!”

“I’m the one who dressed you like that,” Himawari cooed.

“Your appearance is the sunflower’s doing. Not mine.” Naruto said simultaneously with his ‘daughter’, while jerking his thumb to the flower in question. “Honestly, I’d rather you have your old look. Gimme a sec.”

With a snap of his fingers, the beachwear was replaced with her old robes.

“I mean, you’re gorgeous in that bikini and all, but I have a thing for powerful women,” Naruto chuckled.

Now that she was properly dressed Kaguya stood up to her full, towering height with a deep growl; her blush only deepened by Naruto’s comment.

“I liked her better in her bikini.” Himawari said with a hungry gurgle. “She looked scrumptious in that~”

“Himawari. No.” Naruto deadpanned. “As much of a bitch the woman is, not even she deserves that… even though it would make for a hot display.”

“EXCUSE ME?!” Kaguya roared, not at all taking kindly to the insult.

“You tried to enslave humanity, and killed thousands of people. That thoroughly makes you a bitch.” Naruto deadpanned. “I can think of several more unkindly words to say about you. But I don’t feel like incurring your wrath any further… Himawari on the other hand, might. It depends entirely on her mood.”

The flower in question giggled.

Kaguya took a deep breath, taking note that this was going nowhere. So, she decided that approaching this civilly was the best option. “Where am I?” she asked politely. “How did I get here and what are your intentions?”

“You’re currently in a creation of mine. Think of it as one of your dimensions, only everything is in my control… with Himawari having a limited amount of it as well.” Naruto answered. “She was the one who brought you here actually. And where we are is in a land that has no Chakra. My intentions? I have none… I can’t say the same for Himawari though.”

“I want to gobble you up for all the pain you caused for my daddy~!”

“Well, at least you’re honest,” Naruto sighed. Then he addressed Kaguya herself, “Do you want to prevent that from happening? Then behave. I’m the only thing keeping Himawari from eating you.”

As absurd as that sounded, Kaguya was not about to call his bluff. She sighed heavily, knowing full well that she was at his mercy. She dropped to her knees before him, sitting on her ankles and doing her best to retain as much dignity as she could. “If you wanted to make me your concubine, then the least you could do is be honest about it,” she commented.

“I don’t.”

“He’s doesn’t.”

Both Naruto and Himawari’s replies came at the same time.

Kaguya glared at them, ceasing their response in its tracks, but calmed herself and continued. “I am clearly at your mercy, m’lord,” she forced herself to say. “I have been defeated. Do with me what you will.”

“Yeah… this is entirely my fault,” Himawari sighed. “Sorry about that, Daddy.”

“Not your fault, honey,” Naruto replied with a sigh of his own. “She just came to all the wrong conclusions.”

“She’s dead serious,” Himawari added. “She’s mentally preparing herself to let you have your way with her. Also, it’s entirely my fault, because this line of thought came from the bikini I had her appear in.”

“Well… Kaguya does come from a time period where such a thing would be considered scandalous.” Naruto said thoughtfully, and Kaguya was looking between the two as they talked back and forth like she wasn’t even there. “It’s similar to this continent, now that I think about it. But that’s just swimwear. Not a thing a slut would wear.”

“From her memories, even whores wore more than that,” Himawari pointed out. “But, yeah, she assumed that it was a modern day whore’s outfit.”

“If she thought that was bad, then the other types of swimsuits would leave her appalled. Though she would look nice in a sling bikini. That covers a bit more but leaves her twice as exposed.”

Kaguya shifted uncomfortably, getting impatient, though she did her best to hide it.

“She’s trying to picture one now,” Himawari giggled. “Wondering how something could possibly be skimpier than the swimsuit she appeared in.”

Naruto couldn’t help but chuckle at that, then, he walked up to Kaguya and held out a hand. “I’m not going to do anything you don’t want me to,” he assured. Well, he wasn’t but Himawari had no reserves on that. “That outfit was meant for a... doppelganger, if you will, that I was thinking about doing that to, but seeing as how you’re the real deal, I won’t. You have nothing to worry about, okay?”

She blinked owlishly at him and Naruto found it to be an odd sight as she did so with all three eyes. Kaguya frowned in confusion. “Then, what do you intend to do, now that I’m here?”

“As I said, I have no intentions,” Naruto replied. “Simply put, I don’t know what I’m gonna do, but I’m certainly not gonna rape you. As sexy as you are, I’m not that kinda guy. Honestly, Himawari and I had no intention of bringing you in here. That was completely on accident and I’m not even sure if you’re able to get out of here. Though… on the plus side - for you, that is - you’re not trapped in a moon anymore.”

Kaguya’s frown deepened, but she politely accepted his hand and let him help her up. “So…” she hesitated, unsure what to say at first. “What... do you propose I do?”

“Honestly? I have no idea!” he cheerfully replied.

“Get in my belly~?”

What followed was a long, awkward silence.

“I’d… frankly rather not,” Kaguya deadpanned.

“Behave, honey,” Naruto chuckled nervously. “I’d rather not have a Goddess get pissed off… she may be harmless, but her eyes could have power for all we know.”

“I tried to light you ablaze the moment I realized my state of dress,” Kaguya pointed out. “I am utterly powerless; these eyes are merely... cosmetic.”

“...Himawari, can you give her some of her power back?” Naruto asked, before adding as an afterthought, “A small bit of it. Just her Byakugan, and the basic powers of her Sharingan. And maybe her power of flight… only she can glide around.”

“...Are you sure?” Himawari was surprised.

“Of course.” Naruto smiled, “Of course, I am at full power, and she’s not. Not to mention I have you here! Also, those abilities are harmless. I just want to give her a little more freedom.” Besides, he thought, if she was intending to eat Kaguya then he wanted his ‘daughter’ to have a fun time doing so. He saw the way she enjoyed herself when her prey fought back. “If you do intend to eat her, I want to see how you fair against her at full power, by the way. But, that’s for later, okay?”

“Alright, Daddy,” Himawari replied, thoroughly looking forward to that.

Kaguya felt a rush as something surged within her. It didn’t take long to adjust, though. Deciding to test out her abilities, Kaguya activated her Byakugan and was surprised to see it was functioning, again. Her Sharingan was also partially active. She then tried willing herself upwards and smiled widely upon seeing that she was floating a few feet in the air.

“She looks more like a Goddess now, doesn’t she?” Naruto offhandedly said to Himawari, though he was admiring the woman from where he stood.

Kaguya smiled at the complement. It had been so long since the last time she’d heard someone speak highly of her. She lowered herself down until she was hovering in front of Naruto and asked “This ‘swimsuit’ you had me wear, is a commoners garb?”

“Yeah. Though Royalty wears them now. I know one that wears a couple of the skimpier swimsuits.” She’s also an actor, and he also fucked her nice ass in a movie, but that’s neither here nor there. He was wondering why the Rabbit Goddess was taking an interest now.

“I’m afraid to ask,” she muttered uncertainly. “Do tell me more about the outside world, though. What are the cultures like? Are the far eastern continents the same or have they evolved differently since my time?”

“The easter continents don’t have chakra; and they’re not as technologically advanced as the Elemental Nations… at least that’s the case for what was labeled ‘Testing Ground One’.” Naruto replied. “Beyond that, they have developed differently though; there are half-human, half-demon hybrids that the locals label Claymores. And there are demons called Awakened Beings, and they’re basically Claymores that went over their limit and became demons themselves. I’m not sure if they were around in your time though.”

“They were not,” Kaguya replied. “I have no knowledge of a ‘Testing Ground One’ and the continents to the far east were sparsely populated, as they were still being colonized when I was sealed away.”

“Well, Testing Ground One is an isolated island; everyone on it thought it was the entire world, save for the Organization that duped them into doing so. Anyone that tried to figure out if there’s more beyond the island or asked too many questions were silenced permanently by them. Of course, there’s the ‘Mainland’ that is in a middle of a war. But I’m not getting myself involved in it. Those Claymores were apparently made to be super weapons against their enemy. Something called the Asarakam?”

Kaguya shrugged helplessly at that. “I never heard of them. Granted they may have gone by other names at the time, but I do not recall anything by that name.

Naruto nodded at that, before taking a deep sigh. “So, back to your original question: things haven’t changed all that much here on this continent. They don’t use chakra, and they haven’t advanced much technology wise. The Elemental Nations on the other hand has changed the last time you remember it. A lot of countries from your time had been renamed and no longer exist. They did improve chakra usage as well, so people can use it to heal themselves and each other. And just recently, the entirety of the Elemental Nations had become a massive alliance to prevent a war of that magnitude from happening again; and the Tailed Beasts - your… great grandkids, I guess they are - are acting as guardians now.”

Kaguya was very surprised to hear of the alliance. It was heartwarming to hear that the humans of this world were looking to prevent war from breaking out - at least on a large scale - though experience on the matter had left her rather pessimistic. Perhaps in time, though, she’d be given a reason to have her faith in them restored? Only time would tell…

“Sooo…” Naruto scratched the back of his head as an awkward silence grew between them. “...hmmm… I have no idea what to say next.” the blond was perplexed; he had no idea what to say or even do.

“Seeing as how you control everything here,” Kaguya suggested. “Would you mind changing it to something more... accommodating? I am not a particular fan of black voids.” If nothing else, it would give her a good indication of what he’s capable of in here.

“Sure.” Naruto got down on one knee and pressed his palm against the ‘floor’, and before Kaguya knew it, her vision was blinded by a blinding flash of light. The next thing the woman knew, she found herself in another realm entirely. They were in a clearing with foliage surrounding them from every direction. She found some rather big mushrooms that were at the height of a child as well. Of course, nearby was a large wooden cabin. It’s not something Kaguya would deem suitable for someone of her stature, but she didn't care at this point.

Naruto wasn’t kidding when he said he controls everything in this other dimension. She was legitably impressed!

“There we go,” Naruto grunted as he stood back up. “A new scenery, plus a cabin in the woods. It’s not much but at least it’s something.”

“It most certainly is,” Kaguya commented, thoroughly impressed. She floated on over to the cabin, opting to give it a look. Unseen to Naruto or Himawari the woman got a very dark frown on her face as she tried to think of a way to kill Naruto and get out of… whatever this place was.

Once she was far enough away however...

“Daddy… can I eat her?” Himawari asked, there was no playful tinge in her voice, this time. She sounded completely serious. “That woman, that so called goddess is plotting on hurting you. She may not be able to do anything now, but she is still trying to think of a way to hurt you. And escape.”

“Oh, I know.” Naruto replied with a smile, and he got the flora to coo with enjoyment when he rubbed the back of her receptacle. “Someone like her doesn’t just give up so easily.”

“Then why are you being so nice to her?” she asked irritably.

“To show her that there’s at least hope in humanity,” Naruto shrugged. He petted Himawari again and added, “I’ll let you have your fun later. I’ll have you go up against her at full power, minus the whole dimension-hopping thing to see how the two of you measure up against each other. Sound good?”

“Tch… I’m tempted to just go ahead and eat her right here and now.” The flower scoffed.

“Now, now,” Naruto replied. “Be a good girl and I’ll give you some… playmates to mess around with, okay? Until then, you mind going off to hunt for that singing girl? I’m guessing you’re hungry.”

“Alright…” The flower sounded a bit pouty at not being able to eat Kaguya, but she was just too damn hungry to care at the moment. “I’ll be keeping an eye on you while I’m at it. If she does try something I will eat her.” She didn’t like this woman one bit. With that, she sank into the ground in search of her prey.

Naruto just frowned as the flower departed. That flower was really acting like a spoiled brat for some reason. Was she moody because she was hungry, or because he wasn’t letting her eat the so called Rabbit Goddess? Either way, it was just one more reason to make sure Kaguya doesn’t try to do something funny.

His frown grew a little deeper though. How come he felt like he was forgetting something…? He shrugged. It’ll come to him sooner or later. And with that Naruto followed after Kaguya into the cabin.

Of course, Naruto had forgotten that Himawari wanted to add more people to her little ‘adventures’ and was distracted by the arrival by the friggin Rabbit Goddess herself.