Chapter 40 - Would you like to practice 'Taijutsu' with me?

Kurama was returning home after delivering Asuma's body to Hiruzen so that he could give him a proper burial. As much of a bastard as he was, he deserved to be mourned by his family.

The red-haired young man had a neutral expression on his face but inside he had guilt he could hold. He regretted that he had taken away Biwako's only living son, who unlike Hiruzen had treated them as a family, especially Kushina. She would occasionally stop by the Uzumaki residence to check on her and stay for dinner so they could continue their conversation.

Kurama was grateful that the Hokage's wife came to his house so that she could get Kushina to do more than just do her chores. She did not go out much, and when she did, she always went to Mikoto for tea.

Slowly the redheaded man walked in silence as he looked up at the blue sky.

"Kurama-kun?" - but he was surprised when he heard a voice he hadn't heard in a long time - "Mikoto-chan?"

". . ." - Mikoto saw him silently while the redheaded man didn't know what to say. He had come to Konoha a few days ago but he hadn't gone to talk to matriarch Uchiha this whole time. He could not be blamed, he had been busy with all of the issues that came out of nowhere. First, it was the night of passion with Kushina and then the problem with Kurenai.

"Mikoto-chan, I'm sorry I didn't come to see you but..." - said Kurama but was interrupted by the black-haired woman - "You don't have to worry... Kushina told me everything that had happened when I went to see her last night... I'm sorry for everything that happened to Kurenai-chan... she didn't deserve anything that happened..."

". . ." - Kurama could only breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that she wasn't angry - "I'm still sorry I couldn't see you..."

"You just have to make it up to me" - Mikoto smiled as she approached the boy normally as they were in the middle of a busy street - "Kushina told me what you did~"

Kurama only swallowed when he heard this because he could feel Mikoto's aura change to a pink with a slight red tint. That only meant one thing, that she was beginning to get excited.

"You know, Kurama-kun? I was thinking it might not be a bad idea if I helped you train" - Mikoto smiled as she approached the red-haired young man casually - "You may not know it, but I was one of Konoha's strongest kunoichi along with Kushina and two other friends"

Kurama only swallowed even harder when he heard the woman's words because it was obvious what meaning she wanted to convey.

"What do you say? Would you like to practice 'Taijutsu' with me?" - Mikoto said in a slightly flirtatious tone.

Kurama bit his lip but still nodded.

"Excellent!" - Mikoto exclaimed with a half-smile - "But first we'd better go to your place... I'm sure Kushina-chan and Kurenai-chan must be worried about you.

"Then we'd better go" - nodded the ginger as the two of them walked to the Uzumaki residence.

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After 15 minutes, the two arrived at the Uzumaki Residence and Kurama quickly entered - "I'm back!"

"Kuro-chan!" - shouted Kushina as she ran in his direction and as Mikoto had said, she was worried about the red-haired young man.

Anko had arrived earlier and told her what had happened but Kushina was worried because Kurama had gone to deliver the body to Hiruzen. If the old Sandaime let his emotions cloud his judgment, a battle would be inevitable and with it, the destruction of much of Konoha, but that was not what worried her, but rather that Kurama would be severely injured not only by Hiruzen's attacks but by the entire village. Kushina was aware that if Kurama fought with everything she had, she would not only be injured by entering the "Berserk" state but would also suffer from the attacks of the Konoha clan heads.

"Hello, Kushina-chan~" - said Mikoto as she took the boy's arm.

"Mikoto-chan?" - Kushina was surprised because she didn't think she'd see her best friend so soon.

"How's Kurenai-chan?" - asked matriarch Uchiha with concern. While she knew about the situation, she did not know the current status of her friend's student.

"She's still sleeping and hasn't woken up because of the nightmares" - answered Kushina with a worried look - "I just hope she stays that way..."

"Let's go see if she's awake" - sighed the young redhead, and then take a look at Mikoto.

"I have no problem with it" - Mikoto replied calmly. She knew when she had to act serious and when to be flirtatious.

"What were you talking about?" - asked Kushina curiously.

"Do you remember what you told me yesterday?" - asked Mikoto with a half-smile.

"Oh~!" - Kushina only nodded when she understood what she was trying to say - "Ok, I don't have a problem with it"

"You'd be a hypocrite if you had a problem with it" - replied Mikoto as she snorted at her - "You've already done it with him more than once and now it's the others' turn."

"I know..." - sighed Kushina as she remembered that the sharing was not only for the happiness of those involved but also because she could not handle all the "power" Kurama had when they were intimate.

"But let's talk about how it was... was he really that wild?" - Mikoto asked with a slight blush.

"Wild is, to put it mildly... he's a monster..." - replied Kushina - "The first time we did it, I felt uncomfortable on my hip for at least 3 days..."

"Wow..." - Mikoto could only imagine what her first time with the boy would be like and now, she was looking forward to it.

"I'm just warning you not to bite off more than you can chew" - said Kushina seriously.

"Don't worry, I don't plan on being a cripple" - Mikoto replied as she rolled her eyes.

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Kurama stood in front of the room Kurenai had been assigned and could feel the woman not only awake but scared that she did not know where she was. He slowly opened the door and looked at her gently.

Kurenai was surprised to see him and understood that she was in the Uzumaki house - "Kurama-kun..."

" Calm down, Kurenai-san" - the redhead smiled - "You are safe"

"Kurama-kun!" - shouted the red-eyed kunoichi as she jumped up to embrace him with tears in her eyes, but when she was about to do so, she stopped because she was afraid.

Kurama could feel the dread the woman was radiating and a sad smile appeared on his face - "I knew this would happen..."

It was obvious that Kurenai still couldn't deal with the trauma of being almost r.a.p.ed. She may be a kunoichi but that did not change anything, she was still a woman who had gone through a dangerous incident.

"I... I'm sorry..." - Kurenai said between cries. She wanted to reach out and hug him so he would know everything was all right, but the fear she felt right now wouldn't stop.

"I think you better let us take care of it" - said Kushina as she entered the room - "Right now what she needs is to calm down"

". . ." - Kurama only nodded as he gave the red-eyed woman a look - "As I said, you're safe now... Asuma can't hurt you anymore."

"You..." - murmured Kurenai as she realized what had happened - "I'm sorry..."

"Don't worry" - the red-haired man denied as he left the room.

Kurenai could only watch him leave as his heart began to ache. She was afraid of the man who saved her.

"Calm down, Kurenai-chan" - said Kushina as she put her hand on her student's shoulder - "Everything will be as it was before"

"Thank you..." - Kurenai muttered as he hugged his teacher.

"I think we'd better send a clone to Hiruzen-sama to inform her that Kurenai-chan will be placed in rehabilitation" - Mikoto said seriously - "It's the only thing we can do now because I'm sure she won't be able to do missions with male shinobis, at least not in her current situation"

"I'll do it right away" - said Kushina as she created a Kage Bunshin and sent it to the Hokage.

"I think it's time for me to go 'train' with Kurama-kun" - said Mikoto while looking at Kushina - "Please take care of her"

"She's my student, it's obvious I'll do it" - Kushina just rolled her eyes - "You'd better go, I'm sure Kuro-chan is waiting for you"

"See you later" - said matriarch Uchiha as she left the room.

"She..." - murmured Kurenai in surprise at the tone of the Uchiha woman.

"I am sure you noticed and yes, she is one of the girls who are with Kuro-chan at the CRA along with Anko and me" - said Kushina with a smile.

"You?!" - exclaimed Kurenai in surprise. She couldn't believe that her teacher, the woman she respected so much, was in an i.n.c.e.s.tuous relationship with her son.

"I will explain the details while we have some tea, I am sure that will calm you down a bit more" - the redhead smiled as she motioned for her to follow her.

Kurenai was silent but nodded, perhaps with this, she could finally put her tragic memories aside.

* * * * *

Kurama at this time was sitting outside the house.

"What are you thinking?" - Mikoto asked when she found him looking up at the sky.

"It hurts that a person important to me looked at me with fear..." - the redheaded man replied with regret - "I know the fear is not directed at me but that doesn't change the fact that she fears me."

"She needs time" - said Mikoto as she sat beside him.

"I know" - the redhead muttered.

"How about we go for a walk to clear your mind?" - asked Mikoto with a smile.

"Ok" - Kurama nodded as he stood up and held the hand of the Uchiha woman to help her stand up

"Thank you" - smiled Mikoto as she took a small jump and used a Henge to become a younger version of herself - "So there won't be a problem with anyone seeing us."

Kurama only shook his head, it was not necessary for him that the beautiful woman hide in an illusion.

"I know what you think" - Mikoto said. She was happy that the redhead wanted to announce their relationship but she was aware that it was not yet time to do so.

"Let's go" - said Kurama as he shook his head again.

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The two walked around Konoha for two hours as they checked out the different shops. Kurama had to admit that shopping was something all women enjoyed.

"What do you think of this one?" - Mikoto asked as she picked up a one-piece jet black dress - "Do you think it fits me?"

The dress she had taken was the same color as her hair and contrasted with her delicate skin as white as silk - "It fits you perfectly"

"Thank you~" - smiled the woman as she kissed him on the cheek - "This has been a wonderful day"

"Etto... Miss..." - said a saleswoman - "I don't think those clothes will fit..."

" Relax" - smiled Mikoto. She wasn't upset by the woman's words as she wasn't calling her fat, but that it wouldn't fit because her curves were "small" for the garment she had in her hands - "I'm buying it because I'm going to wear it while I grow up"

". . ." - the saleswoman just stayed silent, after all, she was raising her salary by the commission.

* * * * *

The couple continued to walk through the busy streets of Konoha until Mikoto could resist no more and led the redheaded man to one of the training camps which was empty most of the time.

"It's time for our first class~" - said Mikoto as she deactivated her Henge, only to show off her s.e.xy mature woman's body again. Kurama had to admit that while the young Mikoto looked tender, he preferred the s.e.xy aura of the older Mikoto.

"I think someone is in high spirits~" - purred the matriarch Uchiha as she felt the look the boy was giving her - "But we are still in a place where we can be seen so we'd better get a little deeper into the forest"

"I have the perfect place" - said Kurama with a smile - "I know a river that is near this place"

"You know? I've always wanted to do it underwater" - said Mikoto with a seductive smile as she took him by the hand and led him into the forest so they could finally begin their first session of p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e.