Chapter 147 - Cap 135: It's time to hunt (2)

* * * [17: 05] * * *

"How much longer do you think he' ll last?" - Mikoto asked as she drank some tea and took a look at her friend.

"He will probably make it through the game but it will end so badly that he will not be able to move because of exhaustion," the redhead smiled as she drank some tea.

"Do you need anything else, Kushina-sama? - Tina asked, her face pale with fear.

The nurses were dressed as servants and lined up one after the other, with the clear exception of Hikari who was still unconscious.

"Hmm... I was craving for some cupcakes," murmured the matriarch Uzumaki with a small smile as she watched the nurses rush to fulfill her wish like headless chickens.

"I see you're enjoying all this," said Mikoto as she looked at her friend.

"After hearing all their versions, I don't plan to torture them or anything," replied the red-haired woman. "But that doesn't mean I won't punish them for what they did"

"What about the one who's unconscious?" - asked matriarch Uchiha.

"Let's say she was lucky and saved herself" - snorted Kushina.

"Then... the punishment will only be to have them as your servants?" - asked Mikoto.

"No... I also applied a seal that prevents them from reaching o.r.g.a.s.m" - replied Kushina while giving her friend a glance - "The seal is directly connected to the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e receptors and will be active until I decide... a good punishment for women who steal husbands... don't you think?"

"As a s.e.x.u.a.lly active woman, I fear you, Kushina" - sighed Mikoto as she shook her head.

Was she furious?

Yes, but not to the point of taking away a part of a woman's life.

"I don't plan on keeping the seal for long," replied Kushina. "I'll also explain the situation to them when the day is over so that they understand what's going on.

"Anything else I need to know about your punishment?" - Mikoto asked.

"Nope~" - the redhead smiled - "Where would the surprise be if I revealed everything to you?"

Mikoto shook her head again but her expression changed when she noticed her friend's expression - "What's wrong?"

"I think someone managed to find Kuro-chan~" - smiled the redhead - "Because one of the seals was activated"

* * * * *

"Shit!" - roared Kurama as he ran at full speed.

"You can't escape from me, Foxy-kun~!" - exclaimed Anko as she licked her lips. She had come closest to catching her prey the most times but to her annoyance, he always escaped one way or another.

"Don't even think I'll be caught by you!" - Kurama exclaimed as he felt his body freeze for a few milliseconds before he saw his chakra stagnate - "Huh?"

"I present to you the seal of Kushina-san," Anko said as her eyes glowed. She was taking advantage of the moment to get closer to the redhead because she only had three seconds.

"!" - Kurama gritted his teeth furiously as he ran again. He quickly focused his entire chakra and made it explode so he could break the seal, though the consequences were obvious.

"Bad idea, Foxy-kun" - said Anko when seeing that the seal had been broken - "Now everyone will know where you are"

"It's better than being captured by you," said Kurama coldly.

"Ow~ you're hurting me~" - said Anko while crying false tears, only to notice that the redhead had disappeared - "Tch, I was hoping to buy more time"

"I'm sorry, Mistress," said Iris as she wrapped herself around her arm. "After he released his chakra, he disappeared from the area and I can't detect his chakra anymore..."

"I guess now that he can't control his chakra well because of all the events that have happened, the ones that are more likely to capture him are Hinata and Hanabi" - said Anko while shaking her head - "Anyway, I think that's more than enough"

"Shall we withdraw?" - asked Iris.

" Exactly, I'm a little hungry after chasing Foxy-kun all over Konoha for so long, so I think I deserve a good plate of Dangos" - said Anko as she prepared to leave, only to stop when she noticed how the girls were arriving - "Hello!"

"Anko... I guess you didn't make it," said Kurenai as she frowned.

"No... but I think I gave the Hyuga sisters a big head start" - answered the snake charmer - "And seeing that they're not here, it means they're heading in the direction of Foxy-kun"

"I do not see Tsume-san either," Ino said as she frowned. She wanted to think that Kiba's mother was not in a relationship with Kurama but seeing her expression when she was at the meeting, she could not deny that the probability of that being true was extremely high.

"She is the second most likely to find Kurama-kun," Kurenai replied, "We'd better get back, I'm sure we won't have a chance to catch him"

"Would you like to join me?" - Anko asked as she shrugged. "I was about to go and get some dangos"

Kurenai and Ino shrugged as they followed the woman into Dangos' store.

* * * [17:30] * * *

"Shit! Shit shit shit shit!" - exclaimed Kurama as he ran through the Forest of Death. He had been escaping from Hinata, Hanabi, and Tsume for over twenty minutes and had to admit that they were like a shark stalking its prey.

The vast majority of his Kage Bunshin had disappeared because they had been discovered and his concentration was so low that he could not mold his chakra well enough to prevent the Byakugan of the Hyuga sisters from finding him.

"What makes it worse, the three of them started to join forces!" - shouted the boy in his thoughts as he shook his head - "I'd better keep moving!"

* * * * *

" He' s sneaky," Tsume murmured coolly as he sniffed around. "And for some reason, I can't detect his scent... which makes my sense of smell useless"

"I'm sorry I can't help you capture your prey," said Kuromaru, the big black dog with the eye patch.

"It's not your fault, old friend," sighed the Inuzuka.

"Tsume-san... Kurama-kun is about 500 meters ahead," Hinata said as sweat ran down her forehead.

"Onee-chan... I don't think I can resist anymore..." - said Hanabi wearily. She, like her sister, had been wearing her Byakugan all through the house and was already starting to take her toll.

"Girls... deactivate your Dojutsu," said Tsume with concern. "If you continue to force yourself, you will only end up hurting yourself.

"Hanabi can rest... I'm not going to stop" - said Hinata seriously as she breathed heavily.

"Onee-chan..." - Hanabi was impressed and proud of her sister's willpower, but that did not take away the concern she felt at seeing her condition.

" He stopped..." - Hinata said as she squinted - " He seems to be resting... no... he's calming down!"

"This is bad... if we don't find him now and let him recover, then it will be extremely difficult to find him with you two exhausted" - said Tsume as she asked Hinata for a more precise location to go find him, only to run away at full speed when she received the information she needed.

* * * [17:55] * * *

". . ." - Tsume frowned because she could find no trace of the redhead anywhere.

Hinata lay stretched out on the floor as she perspired uncontrollably from the overuse of her Byakugan while Hanabi stood beside her looking at her with concern.

"The Seal says it's close but we can' t see him anywhere," Tsume said as she frowned. "This would be easier if the Seal had a close-up pointer..."

"I'm sorry..." - said Hinata wearily.

"You don't have to apologize, this is not your fault, but the stupid Kurama's," Tsume said irritably. She was not upset with Kurama for having s.e.x with other females, after all, a good male attracted females, what upset her, was the fact that Kurama favored stray dogs over his pack.

"So close yet so far away..." - said Hanabi while shaking her head - "Although I still can't understand why you are all upset with Kurama-san"

"When you grow up you will understand, Hanabi," Tsume said seriously as she watched the girl puff up her cheeks in annoyance.

"I am big!" - exclaimed Hanabi in annoyance.

"Sure you are, shrimp" - said Tsume as she turned her eyes, only to see her watch and notice that it was already 18:01 - "Ok, you win Kurama, the game is over"

But to his irritation, Kurama was nowhere to be seen.

"What's that?" - Hanabi asked as she pointed in one direction.

Tsume looked in that direction and cursed herself for not noticing how in the middle of the forest, there was a cardboard box that looked almost new.

"This never fails... Now you can call me Solid Fox!" - a voice came from inside - "Although I am still surprised that for some strange reason, this box prevents them from not only detecting me but is also immune to X-ray vision"

Tsume slowly approached and lifted the box, showing a small cat wearing military-style clothing next to a bandana - ". . ."

". . ." - Tsume gave it an almost neutral look.

"H-Hello?" - Kurama said with a nervous smile.

Tsume only cracked her knuckles as a small smile appeared on her face - "Are you coming right away or do I have to 'convince' you? And do not try to tell me that I cannot defeat you, in the condition that you are in, even Kiba can do it"

Kurama sighed ruefully but surrendered, after all, he had to accept his punishment like a man.