How to seduce a shinobi and not to kill him in the

Chapter 1

Part 2 of 22


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author Notes at the end of chapter


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Konohagakure , Fire Country

Every autumn , for as long as Naruto of Jinchuriki Clan could remember , the Lord of Konahagure hosted a grand shinobi tournament and faire . First his father’s father had hosted the event , then his own father. The task now fell to the current Hokage , his brother Kakashi .It had been taking place for so long , that it was an expected celebration.

The only diffrence this year was in the number of attendees. A devastating famine swept Fire Country , bringing more and more people to Wave Country , Lightening Country and other far-flung locations .

An imposing assembly of performers came to entertain the masses gathered while lining their purses with coin. Shinobi and ronins , tired of earnest battle and seeking to fill their empty coffers with gold or the spoils of those less fortunate at combat , came to test their prowess on the competition field. Merchants, desperate to profit from the throng and lighten their load of goods before winter set in , flocked to the keep.

It was a festival of merriment and necessity attended by many – evident by the multitude of marked with village’s signs tents dotting the open area between the forest and the keep. Brilliant multihued villagers fluttered in the warm autumn breeze.

Surrounded by more people that he could count , Naruto could not dispel the restlessness coiling tight in his belly. It rested there all day , growing stronger with the setting sun .

Neither the clang of sword/kunai meeting sword/kunai , nor the excited shouts and the laughter of spectators in the stands broke the unsettling gloom cloaking him like a dark , suffocating shroud.

An unhurried stroll amongst the vendors produced nothing to lighten his mood. No superb quality kunai’s , no shuriken’s and no frogy item caught his eye. It was truly a sad day when he could find nothing new to purchase that would lift his spirits.

Naruto sighed before moving away from the crowd attending this day’s events. The annual festivities used to send a thrill through his body. He’d looked forward to the excitment for months in advance . Over the last two years, the thrill had steadily begun to pall.

“ Surely you are not leaving so soon ?”

An arm drapped across his shoulders slowed his departure. He knew by his simple act of of lightly carresing Naruto’s shoulder , which of his three brothers sought to prevent his leaving.

His eldest brother Kakashi would not have taken the time to approach him. With so many armed shinobi about, he was far too busy keeping them in check .

Neji , the youngest brother would never think to be so familliar with him. He’d not lived at Konoha while Naruto was growing from young child to a young carrier (1) . Their relationship was more formal than the one Naruto shared with his middle brother Asuma.

Naruto lowered his shoulder and sidestepped Asuma’s touch.

“ Yes. I am. The day has been long. My head aches and the noise worsens the pain. Perhaps a few quiet moments in my room will help lessen the throbbing .”

Asuma grasped his wrist and tugged him back back to his side , bringing Naruto’s escape to a halt.

“ It is heartening to discover you have not lost the ability to fabricate tales with a straight face .”

Naruto smilled up at him . “ I learned from the best , did I not? “

His eyes widened briefly before his lips turned up into a crooked , anwsering smile . “ I suppose you did.” He released Naruto’s wrist and ran a hand through his sweat-dampened hair. “ But maybe it is time to refrain from following in your brothers footsteps. After all , you are a little carrier.”

“Little carrier? “ Oddly enough, Naruto’s temper sprang to life at Asuma’s innocent statement . His blood ran hot and his heart quickened its pace in his chest. He had not been little for many years. It was doubtful if anyone outside of his family would mistake the ( God forbid) roundness of his hips , or his height .

Asuma ranked him from head to toe with a slow, piercing stare. The sort of studied perusal a man used when uncertain of what he saw before him. A frown creased his forehead. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, before shaking his head. “ No. You are not alittle carrier anymore, are you? “He sounded suprised. “ When did this happen? “

His sudden realization of the obvious banished his ire. “ Oh, I am fairly certain it occured just last week. “ Naruto could no more refrain from teasing Asuma than he could cease breathing.

Asuma ignored Naruto’s banter and glanced briefly toward the lists, obviously eager to return to the last of the day’s action provided in the competition ring . With a resigned sigh, he brought his attention back to Naruto. “ Why is it that you are unwed?”

Unrestrained laughter burst from the blondes lips and worked its way through his whole body. He wiped the tears from his eyes, shook his head , then gesturing toward the men waiting their turn in the competition , he asked “ And who among those gathered would Lord Hokage find suitable? Which man would be worthy of my hand in marriage? “

“ What are you saying?”

“Simple , my dear brother , of late I have encouraged more than one eager men to seek Kakashi’s approval , to no avail.”

“Were his reasons not sound?”

“ To him, perhaps. But to me they seemed minor.” Naruto recited them. “ too old, or not old enough. Not wealthy enough, or strong enough. Too arrogant, or not arrogant enough. One was even deemed not intelligent enough to become related by marriage to the great Jinchuriki family.”

Asuma stared at him.” Why did you never complain until now?”

“ I never felt that anything was missing in my life until now.”

“ What do you wish me to do?”

Naruto shrugged.” Perhaps you could talk to our brother, the Hokage, and convince him that as alien as it’s sound from me my heart, too, is deserving of love.”

“It may not help, but I promise to try.”

Certain Asuma would indeed talk to Kakashi , Naruto resumed his escape of the crowd. The short jaunt to the keep was uneventful in an annoying sort of way. He would give anything if some brutish lout would think enough of him to take advantage of the fact he walked alone.

No servant accompanied him. When he’d left the keep earlier , they’d been too busy attending to the numerous honored guests. A blessing as far as Naruto was concerned .It was rather enjoyable to have the freedom of movement without his every step being watched.

Although, if Kakashi or his carrier wife Iruka discovered him outside of the keep without a servant or shinobi guard in attendance , Naruto’s ears would burn for days.

Both of them acted as if he was some great prize who needed to be protected at all costs. It might make sense to him if he was of royal blood, but he wasn’t. The only thing of value , besides the land from his mother’s family , was his virginity and the ability to produce strong offsprings. And at the moment he’d give that useless treasure away to anyone bold enough to ask for the honor.

Naruto’s face heated at his wicked thought. His family would be horrifird, worse, they’d be ashamed to know what vileness ran rampant in his mind of late.

Was it normal to have these unexplained urges, these frustrating feelings of need that kept him awake at night and surly most of the day?

Or, was this unquenchable yearing the Lord’s retribution for being born with both sex reproduction parts and having a two-fold lust?

No. Surerly , he could not be held responsible for his body’s circumstances.

While his sire , the infamous Kyuubi, might reside in the devil’s realm for an eternity, at least he and his brothers still had a chance for salvation.

That is, if he could find a way to rid himself of the uneasyness threating to rule him.

Is that why most girls or carriers were married at a young age? So that by the time they started having this odd, irritating bodily awarness, they’d already be safely ensconced in their husband’s bed?

Now his head truly did pound. All of this thinking, wondering and longing for something he’d yet to experience would soon make his senses take leave. As he drew closer to the keep , he mingled with a group of people . If anyone from his family saw him entering , he could then say he’d not been out alone.

Before heading to his room for an early night , Naruto detoured toward the family’s private sitting area. Maybe a brief visit with his nephews would take his worries off things he could not change.

“ Who do you think Naruto should be given to? “ Iruka’s voice drifted out of the chamber.

Naruto came to a rocking halt just outside the archway . He ducked out of sight and pressed tightly againt the wall, listening to his sisters-and-brother-by-marriage discuss his future.

“ I thought Lord Danzou’s son looked promising “ Kurenai , Asuma’s wife offered.

Naruto bit the inside of his mouth to keep from snorting aloud. Danzou’s son? Only over his dead body would they convince him to wed that pompous ass.

“ Danzou?” Kakashi’s spouse laughed before thankfully dousing any continued discussion of that suggestion.” Lord Danzou’s son has not enough money, strength or wit to protect his own pretty face let alone Naruto’s.”

“ It is well past time for him to marry . Soon, he will be too old for any to consider, even if he is a carrier. Naruto has seventeen years on him and is not getting any younger. He must wed with haste.”

Oh, bless you for that observation.

Naruto wanting nothing more than to wrap his hands around Tenten’s neck and squeeze tightly.How Neji could have married this woman was completly beyond his comprahension.

“ Kakashi is well aware of Naruto’s age.” Naruto cringed at Iruka’s sharp tone. When ‘ the Lady ‘ of the keep spoke in that manner , most people gave him a wide berth.” He is doing his best to find someone suitable.”

“Yes ,well, Kakashi needs to quicken his search before some knave recognizes the unquenched lust sparkling from those eyes of his.” Tenten’s observation brought the heat of embarrasment to Naruto’s cheeks.

“Ah, you’ve noticed that, too? Then perhaps to hasten the matter along , maybe the three of us should offer to assist him.” Kurenai’s calming tone eased some of the tension from Naruto’s neck and shoulders. “ After all, we are more able to know what would make another woman or carrier content.”

Content?

Naruto shook his head as the tension returned. He wished not to be content. Not wanting to be seen, or heared , he backed silently away from the room.Not one of them would settle for being content , why did they assume he would?

He was no diffrent, he wanted the same things they had. There was little privacy in a keep, even one as large as theirs. Naruto knew what these women and man shared with their husbands . He ‘d heared the throaty laughter of the chase , the breathless sighs of pleasure and the lingering moans of fullfillment.

He needed that , too. He craved desire , a fierce allconsuming passion that would drive him mad , while at the same time leave him completly fulfilled.

But never content.

Dear Lord or anyone up there , please , never let him in so boring a manner as content. He’d sooner die.

Naruto physically shook the thought from his mind and body with a heartfelt shrug before heading below stairs. But the overheared conversation had left him more restless than before. A restlessness now laced with urgency.Perhaps, instead of seeking his bed he could find some type of entertaiment in the great hall.

He paused at the bottom of the narrow stairs, sweeping his attention across the hall.In preparation for the festival the walls had been recently whitewashed. Iruka and Tenten had painted wildflowers and herbs on them. When Asuma and his wife had arrived, Kurenai had added trailing vines to the colorfull foliage.

To the right side of the hall, shallow alcoves had been cut into stone walls. These tiny , cavelike rooms were used for private conversations...or stolen moments alone. The one alcove at the farthest end was curtained and used only by his brothers. Two guards stood just outside that alcove, letting him and everyone else know that two of his brothers were inside the private room and wished not to be disturbed.

Naruto drew his attention back to the overcrowded hall. Very few of the men still gathered had not succumbed to the heady intoxication of Konoha’s wine. Those who still possessed their wits were either very old , or very young. Neither group attracted his interest.

He headed toward the large double doors leading out of the keep. If he couldn’t count on his family to find him a man worth having , perhaps it was time to count on himself.With the number of shinobi gathered for the competition , there had to be at least one that would quicken his pulse and make his knees week with longing.

After dismissing the guards at the door with a nod , he stepped outside the keep. Thankfully, none of his brothers’ captains were present. They never would have let him pass so easily.

The wind lifted his golden blond hair and sent a chill down his spine. A slight nip in the evening’s breeze bore promise of the coming winter. Naruto pulled the hood of his woolen mantle over his head.

The sound of people enjoying themselves drifted on the wind. Hoots of laughter , voices raised in song ang good-natured shouts of dare sailed over the keep’s walls.

Naruto glanced briefly over his shoulder. If none of the family saw him leave , they couldn’t stop him. He would pay dearly when they discovered him missing ,but right now, he needed this freedom. Never in all his life had he been pernitted outside the walls at night without one of his brothers in attendance. But since their marriages, they’d seldom seen fit to escort him into the village to attend any of the celebrations.He’d spent many nights sitting beneath the narrow slit of a window in his room listening to others merriment and growing more frustrated with each passing day.He was tired of being obedient, sick unto death of being the good Jinchuriki’s carrier. If he was well beyond his prime age as a carrier for marriage , then surerly he was of an age to take care of himself .

With a quick check of the small sheath hanging from his belted waist , he made certain his kunai was at hand before passing through a postern gate at the rear of the keep.

He soon caught up with a group of tradesmen and their familes who were headed toward the faire grouns set up off to the side of the clearing. If there was truly safety in numbers, then he’d been more than happy to follow right behind them on the short walk.

The moon shone brightly in the cloudless, starstudded sky. A fine night for a festival.Perhaps a night so fine he might forget the nagging unease clawing at his belly.

The succulent aroma of ramen set his mouth to water. Naruto followed his nose . With winter fast approaching it was his duty to pad his flesh with a little extra fat for warmth.He chuckled at his reasoning- extra padding was something he didn’t need , but he was out here this night to have fun. And if having fun couldn’t include a man , then food would have to suffice. Close enough to see the cooks, Naruto stopped. To his dismay , his nose had been right – Ichiriaku was in charge. He would recognize Naruto instantly.

Naruto quickly assessed the others waiting their turn to purchase a share of the food, then stepped up to an unfamiliar child. The boy nearly drooled at the smells wafting across his nose. From the looks of his dirty and tattered clothing , Naruto doubted if he had enough money to buy anything to eat. Then again, he could simply be a typical youn boy – tattered and dirty clothing would not be out of the ordinary for him.

No matter. He was still a boy and from what Nauto remembered from his own childhood was that they had bottomless stomachs always begging to be filled. Naruto pulled some money out of his pouch , then touchrd boy’s shoulder. “ Boy, would you be kind enough to do me a great favor? I will pay you well.”

His eyes lit when he glanced at the coins in Naruto’s hand.He held out enough to purchase for him and at least ten others. “ Oh, yes sir”

After dropping the money into his cupped hands , he nodded towards the cooks.” All I desire is a portion of that delicoius ramen. The rest is yours” Naruto resisted the urge to put a finger under boy’s chin and close his open mouth. “ I will wait for you here.”

Without a word, he scampered away to do Naruto’s bidding. Naruto’s stomach growled in anticipation. He’d skipped the noon meal because he hadn’t been hungry. When the evening meal was served , he’d been too busy feeling sorry for himself to join the others.So, this guilty pleasure was as much a necessity as a desire.

The boy rushed to him with his purchases hugged tightly in his arms . Halfway to Naruto , he stopped. His eyes grew large and he opened his mouth. Naruto saw his lips move , but with all the other noise , couldn’t hear his voice.

Naruto took a step toward him. At the same instant he heared “There he is!”

Before he could react a hand clamped over his mouth , choking off his scream . Another laced around his neck , jerking him backward into the shadows.


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Uchiha Sasuke watched in stunned silence as four strangers plucked Naruto , the only carrier in this generation of Jinchuriki clan, nearly from his own grasp.

For two days he and his men had prowled the festival waiting for the opportutnity to snatch Kakashi’s carrier little brother.And now someone had beaten him to his prey.

If not for the unwanted attention it would draw. Sasuke would have shouted in rage. The same threat of unwanted attention kept him from attacking the men who unwittingly though to best him at his own game.

“ My lord? “ Kabuto’s tone echoed the same stunned surprise. “ Shall I order the men to overtake the rouges?”

Rouges?Sasuke nearly laughed at his captain’s description. If the poorly dresse louts were rogues , what was he? Had he not come to Konoha with the same thing in mind?

Perhaps not exacly the same thing. His men were to kidnap the carrier , blindfold him and cart him toward Hebigakure. There he , Uchiha Sasuke , would bravely rescue the carrier , see to his comfort and safety , then return him unharmed to his brother’s care. Thus earning himself the undying gratitude of Kakashi of Jinchuriki.

Kakashi’s gratitude was but the first step toward the revenge he sought. Revenge and the whereabouts of his still missing men.

Unfortunately, he was in enemy territory. Otherwise, he’d not have thought twice about rescuing the younger Jinchuriki . If he did so now, there would be too many questions he couldn’t anwser. He could think of no good explanation for being in Konoha in the first place.

Granted, the festival drew many to Konoha, but it was highly doubtfull if any of thjose in attendance were loyal supporters of Orochimaru.

“ No. Do nothing to give away our presence.” Sasuke shook his head. “ Follow them, closely.Intercede on the carrier’s behalf only if circumstances seem dire. All may yet fall into place as planned. “

End Chapter 1

AN: Almost 6 hours of typing...My eyes...Well I hope you will like this chapter... The disclaimer from part 1 applies here also...This time I hope everyone will be satisfied with the chapters length. Like before waiting for your reviews and till chapter 2!

Carrier- In this story I borrowed the idea and social position of a carrier from the fic “ Alliance of Fire and Wind” . Ther are also no kunochi. Basically ladies and carriers only duty was to take care of homes and produce babies.