227. Naruko’s determination

227. Naruko’s determination

“Tomoka?~” A sleepy Nozomi asked while rubbing her eyes. Last night had been a lot of fun and all the stress she had accumulated through the year was now gone, replaced by a satisfying soreness in her muscles.

“Did I wake you up? Sorry. I was just checking up on what has changed.” Not being able to resist the call for intimacy, Tomoka placed a soft kiss on Nozomi’s lips. The kiss didn’t remain soft though as Nozomi went on the offensive turning the chaste kiss into an impromptu make out session.

“I missed this.” To Tomoka’s other side Hinata mumbled as she stretched, having been woken up by the other two’s aggressive kissing. She waited a bit longer before pulling Tomoka away from Nozomi so she could get her own good morning kiss.

A while later the trio cuddled on the bed as they watched the holo screen Tomoka had been using to watch Kagami’s and Itachi’s fight. Afterall, there was a bit more to see.

“Is it true that Itachi has come back?... And that he is looking for Naruko.” Seeing how the random jounin came barging into Kagami’s room while saying that made everyone cringe. Not only the ones on the screen but also the trio watching.

“He’s an idiot.” Hinata shook her head while agreeing with Kurenai’s comment. The other two were nodding along. It was laughable how such information leaked to the wrong person. Afterall, Satsuki was in the same room.

Before anybody could do anything about it Satsuki disappeared from the room running with all her might in search of her girlfriend and her brother. Afterall, her thirst for vengeance was still there. Fueled even further by the love she felt for Naruko.

~Flash back no jutsu~

Satsuki ran at her maximum speed towards the frontier town near Konoha. Afterall, she had known that Naruko would be leaving with Jiraya in search of Tsunade as well as to train. She only hoped to get there in time. She didn’t know what Itachi wanted with Naruko but it could be nothing good. She had already lost everyone she cared about to that man. She wouldn’t let her take Naruko away from her as well.

Soon enough she reached the town but there was a problem, she had no idea where Naruko and Jiraiya were staying. Naruko for her part was feeling annoyed towards Jiraiya as she meditated in her room. The old pervert had opted to run away with some random hussy instead of training her.

As time went by Naruko felt more and more bored as she meditated to try and improve her chakra control. At some point she decided to start making shadow clones and have them meditate as well. It was by the time she had made around twenty of said clones that someone knocked on her door.

Hearing the door, the closest one to the door went to see who it was. What it saw from beyond the door made her freeze instantly. A pair of red eyes, with three black tomoe, just like those of her girlfriend. There was only one possible answer to the sigh. The man who held those eyes could be none other than Itachi Uchiha.

The clone instantly dispelled itself, sharing the information with the rest in the room. A few quick thoughts flew through Naruko’s mind. First and foremost, she needed to avoid direct eye contact. She had sparred with Satsuki enough times to know how dangerous those eyes could be. Second, she needed to flee and find Jiraiya, there was no chance in hell she could fight Itachi and win.

It was just a moment but as soon as the first clone dispelled itself all others quickly got to work. Instantly a rush of clones came towards Itachi with one sole intention. To slow him for long enough so the real one could flee. Out of the room came a flood of Naruko's, a few instantly popping into smoke as Itachi punched or kicked them. Out of the window another group fled.

Itachi had to admit that he was impressed. Naruko had reacted in the best way possible. He didn’t know why the girl, and wasn’t that a surprise as well, had so many clones ready. Even so, he wouldn’t let his target flee. With a quick flicker of his wrist a barrage of shuriken flew out the window hitting each Naruko straight in the back.

Naruko couldn’t help but cringe seeing her plan fail. She had wanted to distract them using the clones that fled out the window. Unfortunately Itachi had dispelled them all before they could get far enough. At least this bought her enough time to run through the hallway, away from him and the shark man besides him.

“Good job Naruko!” With Naurko’s help Jiraiya managed to finish his jutsu which quickly covered the entire corridor and beyond in the summoned stomach of the great mountain toad. Which gave the walls a fleshy rosy color with pulsing flesh.

~Flash back pause~

“I have seen enough hentai to know where this is going.” Hearing Tomok’s comment both Nozomi and Hinata giggled since they knew what she was talking about.

“Here, I can even name the tags: Tentacles, gender bend, rape, incest-” By this point the other two’s cheeks had turned red. In her embarrassment Hinata smacked the back of Tomoka’s head to make her shut up.

“Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help myself. Anyway, let's continue watching.”

~flash back continue~

“You are now trapped. Say your last prayers.” As Jiraiya said, the walls began moving trying to trap Itachi and Kisame.

“Kisame, let's retreat.” With that Itachi ran away with Kisami following close behind as they dodged and cut the fleshy tentacles that tried to capture them. Past the bend Jiraya and Naruko lost sight of the duo before hearing an explosion.

The only downside of this jutsu was that Jiraiya couldn’t control the place while on the move. Now that he heard the explosion he also felt like the stomach had been damaged. Not only that but it seemed that the duo somehow escaped as well.

Running to the location of the explosion, Jiraiya and Naruko were met with the sight of a broken wall with black fire burning some of the flesh. This made Jiraiya’s eyes widen. He knew how tough the toad’s stomach is. Not only that but it's even more resistant to fire than normal.

Not wasting any time Jiraiya opted for sealing the black fire for study later. With that done, he turned back to where Satsuki laid as he undid his jutsu. Naruko was there even before him, holding Satsuki with care. The chakra cloak that had covered her before was now gone.

“Lets go Naruko, we should take her to the hospital.” With a small depressed nod Naruko stood up while carrying Satsuki in a princess's carry with all the care in the world.

“I know I’m not strong enough yet.” Jiraiya turned slightly to see the grim determination in Naruko’s eyes. The girl’s blue eyes were flashing red as she contained the burning anger she felt. She blamed herself for what happened to Satsuki.

“I will grow stronger.” Jiraiya decided to remain silent. He just nodded to acknowledge the girl’s determination. After all, Naruko had been forced to mature faster. Ever since the attack on the village by Orochimaru and the betrayal of some of her friends she hadn’t been the same.

It didn’t take long for them to reach Konoha’s hospital where Satsuki was taken away to be cared for. It was a while later when the duo had been informed about the girl’s current state. Physically she was fine, just some bruises on her abdominal area. The problem however, was with her mind.

“Her mind is unstable right now. It’s better to let her rest for as long as she needs.” At that Naruko just nodded afterall, what else could she do? She felt frustrated, she wanted to scream and lash out but knew it wouldn’t help. Her frustration was so great she didn’t realize her hand had tightened into a fist to the point where her nails drew blood. She would become stronger, strong enough to never feel like this ever again.

~Flash back end~