Kouingan - The Seduction Eye

Chapter One: Awaken the Eye of Seduction

Naruto shivered. It was deathly cold. The rough concrete walls had numbed his palms as he tried to feel his way down the pitch black corridor. His limbs felt heavy, as if weighed down by frost. His own breath was coming out in wispy white puffs, obscuring what little vision he had in the dim light. It was darker than the inside of the monument of the Sandaime’s nose.

He stumbled a few times until the wall he had been feeling for guidance suddenly gave away into nothingness.

A door?

Only solid darkness lay beyond the door. Despite his eyes having gotten used to the pitch black darkness he could no more discern what lay in the darkness than discern what lay in Kakashi-sensei's book.

He gulped. His knees were shaking rather violently. He tried to reassure himself that it was just the cold. But no matter how he tried to deny it, deep down he knew it well...he was scared out of his wits. Things had gone out of control...and now he didn’t know what to do...or the way back...

He slapped himself mentally. No! This isn't his Ninja Way!

Sakura-chan's in danger...that bastard Sasuke is dying…Kakashi-sensei and the geezer…they NEEDED HIM! He had no time to hang around in this hell-hole. He had to get back and help the others.

....what is this hell-hole anyway?

"Hell-hole? How rude! This is my crib!" Just as he steeled himself and took one step through the door, a deep, booming voice echoed through the darkness, shaking Naruto to the core. "Who dares wake me from my slumber~kayaa?!"

Naruto froze. The voice sent blocks of ice coursing down his spine.

"Oh....it's only you, bozu~jyaa..." The voice suddenly subsided into a light girly voice. "What do you want~kayaa?" The voice asked, in a rather disinterested, annoyed tone, accompanied with a sigh.

...a sigh?

Anger welled up.

"You just sighed, didn't you?!" The orange-clad Nin shouted out into the darkness, challenging the voice.

"Oh....and give me one good reason why I shouldn't. You're just a loud little bozu whose words carry little weight~jyaa."

"....What?!" The ramen-lover shouted indignantly.

"Care to prove me wrong~kayaa?"

"....That's why I'm here!" Naruto shouted defiantly, clenching his fists as he took another step forwards into the darkness. "I...I'm weak. I don't have the strength to protect Sakura-chan and Sasuke! But that's why....that's why...you're going to give it to me, you stinkin' Fox!" He roared. He could barely make out a set of gigantic iron bars that extended up beyond his range of vision....and he couldn't help but wonder if they were strong enough to hold back the Kyuubi should it decide it wouldn't stomach the insult and try to stomach him instead.

"..." There was a silence as the echoes of Naruto's shout died away in the darkness. "...stinkin' fox, you say~kayaa....?" The voice growled.

"...yes! That's right!" Naruto shouted once more with frantic rashness. "All you do is sit in here, in the dark, stinkin' the place up! You've lived inside me for all my life, taking up space! Well, guess what, I'm going to fight, with or without your help! And if I don't survive this fight, we go down together!"

"...." There was a sudden chuckle...and to Naruto's surprised, it was followed by cheerful, hearty laughter. "The snotty little bozu's grown some, I see~kayaaa. Enough to make empty threats, I see~jyaa. How…cute-jyaaa

"I was thinking of one day devouring you whole, bozu....but I respect the Yondaime~jyaaa." She paused for a few moments. Naruto could have sworn he heard some rustling and fidgeting. "...so I'll give you the power you need~jyaa."

"Wh-What sort of power?"

"What sort~kayaa? Well, I am a kitsune after all, bozu~jyaaa..." The voice giggled playfully.

"However..." The voice added, a sudden silkiness inherent in it.

Naruto was dreading this. He knew nothing came for free.

"I want something in return~jyaa...." The voice added with a rather malicious, hungry edge.

"...wh-what?" Naruto stammered. "If it's my soul, I...."

"Soul~kayaa?" The voice suddenly giggled. "Silly boy, what would I need your soul for~kayaa?" She suddenly laughed out loud, a bright, cheerful laugh.

Naruto couldn't help but breath a breath of relief…

"I doubt it'd taste any good~jyaa." The voice added, brightly.

…before his face blanched.

"Just kidding, ~kayaaa? No, no, it's nothing of that sort. It's...well...." The voice meandered off into a rather awkward silence for some time before... "....that's ok, I'll lend you some power for today. I won't hold you to the debt, but I'd be happy if you'd listen to a request~jyaa."

"A request?" Naruto asked, cocking his head to one side. "Well, sure, if it's nothing big. What...?"

"No, no, not now." The voice replied, seeming somewhat amused. "You'd better run along now. Your friends are waiting~jaro."

"...the power...?" Naruto asked.

"Oh? Silly of me to forget, ~jaro? Prepare yourself, bozu...." The voice said, with a sudden dark tone. A dark mist suddenly surged forwards from between the iron bars and before Naruto could move it curled around his ankles and wrapped itself around his legs before engulfing him whole. The last coherent thought that went through his head was 'Oh crap...what in Ichiraku's name did I get myse....'

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'Wh...what? This chakra is...' The masked nin gasped inwardly as the shock of the fiery chakra's discharge emanating from the orange-clad Nin. The bridge's concrete cracked and burst around the boy as he slowly rose up to his feet.

And then Haku saw it....the shimmering, wispy form the chakra had assumed as it rose up above the boy. It bared its ferocious white fangs at masked nin, its cruel lips curling into a malicious snarl. Its blazing red eyes....winking?

....it winked?!

Haku couldn't help but blink.

'Th-That's impossible. For the chakra to change like this...and such an evil chakra too...'

The hyoton user watched in shock as the cuts from the senbon slowly sealed themselves back up, giving out thick puffs of steaming chakra. 'The cuts on his hands....they're healing. What is this boy...?'

And then, as if the chakra itself whispered, Haku heard the slightest hint of a voice reply, with what sounded like glee, 'You're about to find out~jaro...'

The orange-clad Nin slowly turned his head to look over his shoulder at Haku...

...and their eyes met...

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The recent turn of events hadn't gone unnoticed by the other two combatants on the bridge. Indeed, such a burst of chakra wasn't something that could easily be missed, even by someone without the slightest bit of ninja awareness. It had even disturbed the mist that hung heavily over the bridge as a result of Zabuza's jutsu.

"Is that Zabuza?!" Kakashi looked around wildly as he tried to pinpoint the source of the chakra.

And then it dawned on him. The terrible thought alone shook him to the core. "No...this terrible chakra...it can't be..." He muttered.

"...this chakra...Kakashi's?" Zabuza thought to himself. "...no, it's too strong to be his." He thought to himself. "And this sensation...it..." He shivered as a tingle fluttered its way up his spine. He frowned as a strange sensation stirred in his nether regions.

And all of a sudden, his underpants felt a little....tight...

His eyes widened in shock as he realized what the sensation was. This sort of technique....he wouldn't be surprised if it came from Kakashi...

"KAKASHI! WHAT SORT OF SICK JUTSU ARE YOU TRYING TO PULL?!" Kakashi heard Zabuza scream hoarsely within the mist.

"Zabuza?! Can you hear me?!" The copy-nin shouted into the mist as he unfurled a summoning scroll while trying his best to ignore how painfully tight his underpants were. "Neither of us has time to waste! This might not suit your style, but let's end the fun and finish this now!"

"Stay away from me, you sick $@#$!" Zabuza screamed back.

"...." Kakashi's eyebrows twitched.

"Haku!" Zabuza roared. "HAKU!" The black clad nuke-nin turned to the source of the malicious feeling energy, his eyes widening in shock as his Kirigakure was…evaporated…around the dome of mirrors

".....Haku....?"

The ferocity of the chakra had blown away most of the mist, allowing him a clear view of Haku's battle.

However, it wasn't much of a battle as it was, for a lack of a better word, a staring match.

Haku was shaking violently from head to toe as the chakra slowly…cocooned around the young kekkei genkai wielder.

"...." the loud, poor excuse for a ninja in orange was staring unblinkingly at Haku. His eyes were…glowing, almost, a strange spiral-like pattern within their purplish depths.

"...some sort of genjutsu...?" Zabuza mused. But then he noticed something peculiar...

...Haku's eyes were blankly staring into space. His ’tool’ even had a thin line of drool coming down one, the white hunter nin mask lying in pieces by her side.

....and something....wet was slowly oozing down the inside of her legs.

"...Haku?!" Zabuza gasped.

Haku shook her head forcefully as she tried to snap out of whatever reverie she had been in. The dark haired girl whipped out another set of needles and prepared to leap forwards into the circle of mirrors....

...Only to fall over on her face, her limbs rendered numb and weak. The mirrors, as if sharing Haku's sudden fragility, shattered into hundreds of shards and fell all around the orange-clad Nin.

Haku's mask, already shattered from the force of the demonic chakra, crunched loudly under her opponents feet. With determined steps, Naruto strode towards the collapsed girl.

It took all of Haku remaining willpower, summoning what little strength she had left in her limbs, to try and push herself back up. She raised her sweat soaked face to face her opponent...only to meet Naruto's intense eyes. Her body tensed up once more as the eyes - no, the doujutsu, she realized at last - bore into her own eyes...and she fell weakly into the mirror shards around her once more, her body and mind awash in pure sensation.

She expected it to come...the finishing blow. But...it never came. For a few tense moments, all was silent, before she slowly looked up and found Naruto glaring down at her from above.

"Y-You...that...doujutsu..." Haku muttered weakly, feeling the effects rush through her trembling body once again. "Why-Why...why don't you kill me...?"

"....I can't hurt girls...." The orange-clad ninja muttered.

"H-How...." Haku's eyes widened.

"I can see...." Naruto said pointedly. His eyes glistened with meditated purpose.

A slight blush bloomed on Haku's cheeks. She realized it wasn't the time to even speculate about what the orange-clad boy just said. But she couldn’t help but wonder...

Like that other boy earlier, something had awakened in this boy's eyes, a dangerous and amazing power. This one however....it had powers on a whole different scale. She knew of doujutsus and ocular jutsus, and of the variety scattered across the Ninja world. But never has she heard of this one. She could only wonder as she slipped into the blessed darkness about the strange blonde’s eyes…

....a doujutsu that toyed with her most primal instincts...

A few moments later, Naruto collapsed as well, wondering about the strange ‘chirping’ sound he had just heard.

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When Naruto came too, he found his vision blocked by something, and he thrashed about in a mild panic!

“MY EYES!” he shouted, “I’M BLIND!”

“…you’re blind ‘folded’, Naruto-kun,” a familiar voice responded, a firm hand clamping onto the blond boy’s shoulder and holding him down.

“Wha…Kakashi-sensei?” he asked, “Why? What’s going…”

“Easy there, kiddo,” he said, “I only blindfolded you for your protection, and for the rest of us. Those new eyes of yours are pretty…unique.”

“Huh?”

The silver haired jounin sighed. “Listen, Naruto,” he said, “The fight yesterday…you did two things I never anticipated, though at least one of them I should have. The results of both could prove to be either very good for you…or horrifically bad.”

Naruto gulped. “The…the Kyuubi…” he muttered.

Kakashi nodded, before chuckling as he realized that his student couldn’t ‘see’ his response at the moment. “Yeah, that’s one thing,” he responded. “I have to know something, Naruto…did you willingly use its power, or was it instinctual?”

Naruto ducked his head. “…I asked her for help,” he replied.

“…her?” the masked ninja asked in shock.

“The Kyuubi’s a girl, sensei,” he replied, “She talks funny too…ends words with things like ‘kayaaa’ and ‘jaro’, y’know?”

“…”

“I guess you don’t,” the blond boy sighed. “Sasuke and I were getting thrashed, and I needed to do SOMETHING…SASUKE!”

“EASY!” Kakashi shouted, clamping his hand on the boy’s shoulder again, “Sasuke is fine, Naruto. Your opponent only knocked him out - the needles were meant to incapacitate, not kill.”

Naruto sighed in relief. “Thank Kami-sama,” he muttered, “If the bastard had died, Sakura-chan’d be sad…”

Kakashi smiled beneath his mask. *Proof that he’s still got his humanity, at least,* he thought. “So…’she’ provided you with chakra?”

“And something else, I think,” Naruto replied, “She seemed to…know something…”

“Ah, and here we come to a gray area,” Kakashi said, “Naruto…what do you know about ‘kekkei genkai’ - in specific, doujutsu?”

Naruto sat there for a few moments, causing Kakashi to slump.

“You don’t know a damn thing, do you?”

“…I kinda…skipped…that lecture,” Naruto replied, “I was putting itching powder on the ANBU’s toilet paper supplies that day…”

“I’ll refrain from telling my former subordinates about that,” Kakashi muttered, “Okay, let me explain this as simply as I can.

“Doujutsu are special types of jutsu that can only be performed by channeling chakra to the eyes. Most people can’t use them, and those that can usually only are able because their eyes are ‘unique’. My Sharingan is one example, as is the Byakugan of the Hyuuga clan. These types are ‘kekkei genkai’, traits that are handed down by blood.”

“Wait…I remember something about the Uchiha clan having something like that…” Naruto began.

“Yes, but please don’t interrupt!” Kakashi replied, “The Uchiha clan are the ‘true’ wielders of the Sharingan…mine was a ‘gift’ from a…friend.”

Naruto frowned as he sensed his sensei look away for a few moments. The normally lackadaisical man seemed…sad.

“Anyway,” Kakashi continued, “Doujutsu can have any number of effects, depending on the type, and the training a person receives. With each one that I’ve encountered, the abilities have varied - some, like the Sharingan, can copy jutsu, while others can cast justu.”

“And what do mine do?” Naruto asked.

“That…is what I want to talk to you about, Naruto-kun,” the jounin said, “When you used your eyes on that Haku girl, what did you see?”

Naruto felt his cheeks heating up. “Ummm…well…its kinda…I mean…”

“Just spit it out,” Kakashi said, “Its easier that way.”

“I could see…parts of her, sensei,” Naruto said, “I…I could see her…y’know…”

“Parts of her anatomy,” Kakashi interrupted, “Intimate parts at that.”

“Huh?”

“You could see her tits, her pussy, and other parts of her, right?” the silver haired cyclops replied. “We’ll get to that in a minute…when you looked into her eyes, what could you see then?”

Naruto was certain his face was redder than that strange girl Hinata’s when ever she got sick (which was fairly often, as he recalled - mostly when she looked at him too). “Uhhh…well…when I looked in her eyes, its like I could…well I could see some kind of energy,” he replied. “Not chakra, but something. The more I looked at it, the stronger it seemed to get.”

Kakashi ‘hmmmm’ed. “Sounds like you were subconsciously casting a type of genjutsu,” he said, “With very…interesting…effects. What else happened?”

“Well,” Naruto said, “After a few moments, that strange energy just…’flashed’…and went back to how it was when I first spotted it. I don’t know why.”

Kakashi nodded. “Naruto-kun, I want you to try something,” he said, “Focus your thoughts, and see if you can sense your chakra. See if its still being drawn to your eyes…and if it is, try and block it.”

“Okay…” Naruto shrugged, allowing his mind to blank as he focused on his assigned task.

Kakashi quickly performed a few hand seals, activating a simple diagnostic jutsu to monitor his most troublesome student’s chakra flow. He was relieved as he sensed no ‘abnormalities’ relating to the Kyuubi’s presence, and was mildly surprised when he felt Naruto successfully divert the chakra away from his eyes.

“I think…I did it, sensei,” Naruto said. His hands hesitantly reached towards his blindfold.

“Go ahead, Naruto,” Kakashi said, “No one else is in the room but me.”

Naruto pulled the blindfold off, blinking rapidly to adjust to the light now flooding his vision. He turned to regard his sensei, who breathed a sigh of relief now that the blond’s eyes were once again their normal crystalline blue.

“Good job,” Kakashi said, “When we get back to Konoha, I’ll have you spend some time with the Hyuuga. If your eyes were more like the Sharingan, I’d train you alongside Sasuke, but given the ‘sight’ aspect, your new doujutsu seems more geared towards…well, given what you saw I’d have to say seduction.”

“Seduction?” Naruto asked.

Kakashi sighed. “I’ll have to introduce you to my old subordinate Yuugao,” he said, “This…Kouingan…of yours, is going to take some special handling. In the meantime, I want you to practice your chakra control a lot more. I’ll come up with a regiment of exercises for you to follow.”

“Yes, sensei,” Naruto replied.

Kakashi was surprised. “No argument?” he asked.

“Why argue? You’re getting me training, and that takes me one more step closer to becoming Hokage!” Naruto replied, grinning up at his sensei. “I may like to goof off a lot, but I never turn down training. I work hard, ‘tebayo!”

Kakashi nodded, his ‘eye-smile’ in place. “Yeah…you do at that,” he agreed.

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Tsunami frowned up at the jounin as he decended the stairs. “Kakashi-san…” she started.

“I know you’re not happy about the situation,” the silver haired man replied, “But Konoha protocol has to be followed in this case. I breached the regulations by even agreeing to come once your father’s deception was revealed.”

“I understand that you must take her prisoner,” Tsunami replied, “But really…why…”

“The hypnosis jutsu I placed on her should be enough to prevent any danger to you or your family,” he replied, “But there’s still the off-chance she could wake. Given her kekkei genkai, the restraints could mean the difference between life and death.”

“But to strip her…”

Kakashi sighed. “Ninja often carry weapons or suicide pills on or even inside their bodies,” he explained. “If I hadn’t searched her thoroughly, I might have allowed her to sneak a weapon in. All it would take is for her to take a hostage, and lives could have been lost.”

Tsunami sighed. “I just…when you take her, you’ll allow her to dress, right?” she said. “Gato loved to humiliate the women of this town by parading one naked through the streets at least once a month. I was almost a victim on more than one occasion.”

“Actually, we won’t be the one’s taking her,” he replied, “A small squad of ANBU will be here shortly, and they’ll take charge of her. No one will see them leave.”

Tsunami nodded, holding up a tray of soup and bread. “I still don’t like it,” she replied, walking up the stairs. “I assume Naruto-kun is awake now. He must be hungry.” She vanished from his view.

Kakashi sighed, walking out the front door, and around the back towards the cellar doors. Sakura stood there, arms crossed as she looked out into the woods.

“Is Naruto up now?” she asked, looking up at the taller man.

“Yes,” Kakashi replied, “It seems I was right about what happened too…the kid has a doujutsu.”

Sakura’s green eyes widened in surprise. “But, doesn’t that mean he has a clan out there, like Sasuke-kun?” she asked. “Doujutsu are extremely rare, even in Konoha.”

Kakashi shook his head. “As far as I know, he’s the last Uzumaki,” he said, “The clan wasn’t originally from Konoha - they were from Uzu no Kuni, and that country was destroyed during the Third Ninja War, when the Kyuubi went on a rampage. Even then, I never heard of any of them with a doujutsu either.”

Sakura frowned. “What do his eyes do, sensei?” she asked.

Kakashi shook his head. “I’m not entirely sure yet,” he replied, “We’ll find out eventually…I’m going to have him work with the Hyuuga clan for a while when we get back.”

Sakura giggled. “Well, that’ll brighten Hinata-san’s day,” she replied, “The poor girl has a mega-crush on the idiot.”

Kakashi chuckled. “Oh, really?” he asked, “Maybe I should take some notes…”

The pair shared the joke for a few moments, before Kakashi turned to the woods. “Where’s Sasuke?” he asked.

“He said he was going to practice tree walking again,” she replied, “He said he was shocked at just how much chakra Naruto has, and he wants to level the playing field.” The pink haired kunoichi turned to her sensei. “How much does he have, anyway? I know the Kage Bunshin no jutsu takes a lot of chakra…”

“Well, that’s hard to say,” Kakashi replied, “As of right now, I’d say he has about two thirds the amount I have. As he grows? Who knows…”

Sakura nodded, her eyes wide. “So much, and he’s just a genin,” she muttered.

Kakashi sighed. “I’ll be counting on you to help him, Sakura-chan,” he said, “Of you three genin, your control is the best - truthfully, given your age its comparable to my own. Sasuke is alright at it, and he’ll get better. Naruto on the other hand…well, he’s going to need the help of his squad mates.”

Sakura nodded. “I’ll try my best, sensei,” she replied. She frowned suddenly, “But if he keeps up with the darn date demands…”

Kakashi chuckled. He moved to the cellar doors, peeling off a seal tag he had placed earlier that day. “I need to check on our prisoner,” he said, “You can go inside. I’m sure Naruto would like to see that you’re alright.”

“Okay,” she replied, walking off.

*I just hope Naruto doesn’t decide to ‘experiment’ with his new doujutsu…I don’t think Sakura would appreciate it too much,* he thought, opening the doors and decending the ladder into the darkened storage room. A quick katon justu ignited a lamp hanging overhead, allowing him to view its occupant.

The girl was unconscious, her arms bound behind her in a classic ‘taka-te kote’ box arm tie, her wrists bent back far enough to have them meet at their opposite elbows. The course hemp rope he had used was looped above and below her modest sized breasts, leaving them hanging down.

A second rope was secured to the back of her ‘harness, lashed over one of the support beams overhead, leaving her bent over at the waist. A broom handle was lashed to each of her ankles, leaving her legs spread, with only her hunched over form preventing him from seeing her sparsely haired vagina. A black cloth covered the girl’s eyes, her hair having been tied off and left hanging over her right shoulder.

All in all, it looked like a scene from one of the…racier…passages of ‘Icha Icha Lash’ - the one work of Jiraiya’s that was banned even in Fire Country for its sheer explicitness (though the rumors that it had been inspired by the Fire Lord’s daughter Kikyo were the more likely to have caused that).

Kakashi shook his head. He moved over to a small table that he‘d set nearby, grabbing the small bottle of water that he’d left on it. He moved over the naked girl, lifting her head up and opening her mouth. He slowly poored a small amount of the liquid into it, before reaching down to her throat. He massaged the slim, white column, forcing the water down the girl’s throat and into her stomach.

“Finding out about your master’s death will shake you pretty badly, kid,” he muttered, setting the jug back down on its table. “I just hope you prove to be somewhat valuable beyond your kekkei genkai when they take you to the I.T. division. I have a feeling Naruto would be saddened if you’re just ‘harvested’ and then disposed of.”

He walked back towards the ladder, blowing out the lamp as he went, before climbing back up.

A pair of ANBU stood at the entrance, surprising him. “You’re early,” the silver haired man spoke, surprised to see Neko and Taka standing there. “I wasn’t expecting you till noon tomorrow at the earliest.”

“We were on a mission to Kawa no Kuni, and finished early,” Neko replied, pulling off her mask to reveal the purple tressed head of Uzuki Yuugao. Taka did the same, revealing the sickly pace of her fiance, Gekkou Hayate.

“*Cough cough* Hokage-sama had us divert here to pick up the package,” he replied, “He said you mentioned that she has a kekkei genkai?”

“Yep,” Kakashi replied, “Elemental chakra manipulation; Fuuton and Suiton into Hyoton, and capable of doing it with single hand seals. One hand and she can make enough ice senbon to turn a person into a pincushion.”

Yuugao whistled. “Her status?” she asked.

“Standard ANBU protocol,” Kakashi replied, “Stripped, all weapons removed, eyes blindfolded, and under a hypnosis jutsu cast via sharingan. Avoid casting high chakra jutsu and she should stay under till you get her to Ibiki.”

“And Momochi Zabuza?” Hayate asked.

“His head is in a storage scroll,” Kakashi replied, “I burned the body, and sealed the sword too. We can ransom it back to Kiri at a later date.”

Yuugao nodded. “Okay,” she said, “Your genin?”

“All are in fine form,” Kakashi replied, “Naruto was the one who actually subdued the girl…and awakened a new doujutsu doing it.”

Both ANBU gasped at that. “But…how…” Yuugao asked.

“The Kyuubi?” Hayate ventured.

“Partially, but not entirely,” Kakashi said, “I’ll outline more when we return to Konoha at the end of the week. I’m going to have Naruto work with the Hyuuga on it - from what he and I can tell, it has similar powers.”

Yuugao chuckled. “I remember watching the kid when he was just knee high to a grasshopper,” she muttered, “Even then, he loved to surprise people…seems he’ll never outgrow that.”

Kakashi nodded. “Agreed,” he replied. He turned, looking down in the cellar. “Do me a favor - tell Ibiki to go easy on her, at least until I can talk to him. I think I might have an idea he’ll like.”

The pair nodded, before descending into the cellar.

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The bridge was finished a few days later, and Team Seven bid a slightly tearful farewell to the village.

Tsunami and Inari presented each of the genin with a gift before they left. Sasuke nodded politely at the small container of smoked salmon. He ignored the snorts coming from Naruto.

“I like salmon, dobe,” he said, “Besides, I don‘t like elaborate gifts anyway. Give me something useful, or good to eat and I’m fine.” He bowed to the people. “My mother loved the salmon from your country too.”

Naruto had the good grace to look sheepish.

Sakura squealed at the bolt of burgundy cloth that several of the village ladies presented her. “We figure a pretty girl like yourself could use it more than we can at this time,” Tsunami explained. “Besides, if you show it off in your home, it might attract some business for our weavers.”

“I love it, Tsunami-san!” the pink haired girl replied, holding the bolt against her chest. “Ino is going to be so jealous, and I know a lot of girl’s back home who’d love this cloth!” she ran her hands along the fabric. “It’s like silk, but stronger!”

“Enjoy it girlie!” an elderly lady called out, “And don’t forget to say who you got it from!”

Naruto looked at the cloth, before looking up at Sakura. “I think it’ll look great on you, Sakura-chan!” he said, grinning. “It’ll really bring out your eyes!” The girl blushed.

“Thank you, Naruto,” she whispered, ducking her head. *Kami, I’m acting like Hinata!* she thought.

Tazuna was the one to step forward with Naruto’s gift. “Thanks to you, my super cute grandson believes in hero’s again,” the bridge builder said, “A hero deserves a good weapon. Kakashi-san said you’re too short for a katana…”

“SENSEI!” Naruto shouted, turning to glare at the silver haired man.

“Hmmm, you say something, Naruto-kun?” he replied, looking up from his book.

“Anyway!” Tazuna spoke up, before Naruto could launch into what would surely have been a long tirade against his mentor. “We figured that since you like getting into the thick of things, that this would be a good weapon for you.” He pulled the cloth away, revealing a grey gauntlet with several ’spikes’ along the knuckles. “It was an heirloom of our Daimyo, but he said a ninja would get far more use out of it than a museum.”

Kakashi looked at the metallic glove. “Hmmm,” he said, “Seems like it can channel chakra. This could be pretty useful, Naruto-kun.”

The blond gulped, picking up the weapon with reverence. “Thank you,” he whispered, looking up at Tazuna’s face. “This…its really too much…”

“For a hero, its just right!” Inari shouted, running forward to give Naruto a hug. “Come back and visit, Naruto-niichan! I’m gonna get stronger too!”

Naruto smiled, returning the hug. The pair ignored the loud ’Awwwwwwwww!’ that many of the women present let out, before returning to his sensei.

“Let’s go,” Kakashi said, “We’ll travel along the trees on the way back - that should cut our journey in half.”

“Yes sensei!” the trio replied, leaping off after him.

Tazuna nodded. “I think this bridge needs a good name,” he said, “For luck, and to inspire courage.”

Tsunami smiled. “I agree, father,” she replied.

“How about we name it after Naruto?” Inari spoke up, a loud murmuring of agreement coming from the crowd.

“Then…the Great Naruto bridge it is!” Tazuna declared, a loud cheer rising up from the village.

The sun shined down upon the waves, as if giving its own agreement to the name.

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Naruto leapt next to his sensei, allowing Sakura and Sasuke to take up the rear. “Ummm, Kakashi-sensei,” he spoke up.

“Yes?” the silver haired man replied.

“You said that we captured that Haku girl,” the blond said, “What did you do with her?”

Kakashi sighed. He’d been expecting this. “Well, I had to follow standard ANBU protocol with her,” he explained. “The long and short of it is that she’s in Konoha right now.”

“Really?” Naruto asked, surprised. “Then, will I get a chance to see her? I kinda feel like I owe her an apology.”

“It’s not that simple, Naruto-kun,” Kakashi replied. “When we make camp, I’ll explain a few things too you - things that are really going to test your faith in being a shinobi.”

Naruto frowned. “What do you mean, sensei?” he asked.

“Just wait till we make camp,” Kakashi said, “I want to get at least another three hours of travel in. We do that, and we should make it to Konoha by noon tomorrow.”

Naruto frowned, but nodded, allowing himself to fall back in line with Sakura and Sasuke.

Sakura looked over at the blond. “Are you okay, Naruto?” she asked.

“You seem too quiet,” Sasuke spoke up, surprising the other two, “I don’t mind the quiet, but around you its…unnatural.”

“I’m just worried about Haku,” Naruto replied, “It’s kinda my fault she lost her teacher. Kakashi-sensei said she’s in Konoha now…she’s probably pretty lonely.”

Sakura frowned. “Naruto…she’s a prisoner, and an enemy combatant,” she said, “She’s probably in a holding cell right now, pending charges.”

Naruto nodded. “I know that,” he replied, “I’m just worried, that’s all.”

Sasuke shook his head. “She’s probably under the care of the ANBU right now, dobe,” he replied, “She’ll be looked after. Worry about getting that new doujutsu of your’s trained up - I want to see how it stacks up against my sharingan.”

“What did sensei call it anyway?” Sakura asked. Naruto looked at her, opening his mouth to speak.

“We can discuss that when we make camp,” their sensei called back, “I’d rather we all sat down and talked about it in a calm setting, rather than while we’re leaping from tree to tree.”

The three genin nodded, following after their teacher.

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Yuugao stood next to Ibiki, watching as he washed his hands, blood tinting the water in the basin pink.

“I don’t think I’ll get anything from her,” the scarred jounin muttered, “Once we told her Zabuza was dead, she just seemed to fold up. Nezumi wanted to put her under a Naraku keiken genjutsu, but I doubt even that would work.”

The purple tressed woman frowned. “What about sleep deprivation combined with truth serum?” she asked. “This girl trained under one of Kiri’s most notorious criminals - only Hoshigaki Kisame ranks higher in the bingo book than Zabuza did.”

Ibiki shook his head. “Thought of that,” he replied, “Problem is that truth serums won’t be all that effective. According to Tori, the girl’s hyoton kekkei genkai has a secondary ‘healing’ effect. Any forgein substance that her body deems harmful gets super cooled inside her bloodstream, then excreted via nearest open pore.”

“Handy trait, that,” she muttered.

“Agreed,” Ibiki replied, “I can keep trying, but when they lose the will to live, nothing really works. In this case, her loyalty was to her master, and now that he’s dead, she feels that she has nothing to live for. Rather than dishonor his memory by trying to live, she’ll die and take his secrets to the grave. Even if it means that her death will be by torture.”

Yuugao sighed. “Are you sure you can’t break her?”

Ibiki shook his head. “It’s not that I can’t break her,” he said, looking over to the far side of the room.

Haku hung there, strapped to a convoluted metal frame. Her body still bereft of clothing, a set of angry red welts - some with blood still dripping slowly from them - now decorating her stomach and legs. Her head hung down, her hair covering her breasts, even as she heaved for breath.

The scarred man shook his head again. “…its that she’s already broken.”

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Kakashi looked at his three genin, as the group sat around a camp fire. His book was tucked away in his pocket, and his face (or what was visible of it anyway) was serious.

“Okay,” he said, “I said we’d talk, so lets talk.” The three genin nodded.

“First, I want to say that I am very proud of how all three of you performed on this mission,” he said, “This was WAY above what you should have been capable of, so take some pride in how you acted.”

The three smiled at that.

“Now, that said, I want to warn you against getting cocky,” the jounin continued, “There will be even more dangerous missions in the future, and sometimes things won’t go anywhere near as well as they did here.”

“We’ll just have to work harder to make sure that we don’t mess up!” Naruto replied, drawing nods from his other two teammates.

“Naruto’s right…and I can’t believe I actually said that,” Sakura muttered, “We’ll work hard, Kakashi-sensei.” Sasuke merely grunted his agreement.

Kakashi nodded. “Good,” he said, “I expect you too. Given how the dynamics of things are changing, I’m going to be pushing all three of you to master some new skills. Because of Sasuke’s sharingan, I will be working with him fairly extensively.” He turned to look at Naruto and Sakura. “I will not be abandoning you two though. Sakura-chan, I’m going to have you work with a friend of mine named Anko - she’ll be focusing on your taijutsu, and some genjutsu. Ideally, I’d have you work with Kurenai on genjutsu, but she has her own team to train.

“Naruto - I already told you, you’ll be working with the Hyuuga clan to train your doujutsu. I also want you to work extensively on your chakra control. You have massive reserves, and they can be a powerful weapon, but only if you can control them right.”

Naruto nodded. “What about this gauntlet Tazuna-jiji gave me?” he asked, holding up the weapon.

“We’ll talk to Hokage-sama about it,” Kakashi replied, “Since it seems to have the ability to channel chakra, it could be useful for something that normally would wait until you reached chuunin. For now, just leave it be.”

Sakura spoke up. “Sensei, you said you’d tell us about Naruto’s doujutsu,” she said, “What does it do? What’s it called?”

This was what Kakashi had been hoping to avoid.

“Well,” the silver haired jounin said, “This is tricky. To understand Naruto’s doujutsu, you’ll need to understand that not all ninja missions are combat oriented.”

“Huh?” Sakura replied.

“Sakura-chan, what did Suzume-san teach you about ‘infiltration’ during the academy?” Kakashi asked. “In specific, about what kunoichi are sometimes required to do?”

Sakura flushed red as she caught on. “What do Naruto’s eyes have to do with that!?!” she screeched, causing Sasuke to look at the blond with a raised eyebrow.

“Naruto?” Kakashi said, motioning to the orange clad genin.

The blond gulped, before turning to Sakura. “Ummm, well,” he said, “When I…awakened…my eyes, I was looking at Haku. I recognized her as a person I’d met in the forest near Tazuna’s home when I was training. She’d told me she was a boy, but when I looked at her this time, I could see that she was a girl.” The blond flushed, causing Sakura to frown. “I could tell because…I could see…well, I could see her…y’know…”

“You saw her privates,” Sakura growled, reaching back to deck him.

“Easy!” Kakashi spoke up, appearing behind the girl and grabbing her wrist. “Naruto didn’t mean to do it intentionally, and regardless, his eyes did help to turn the tide. Hear him out first.”

Sakura growled, but nodded, looking back at the blond.

“Anyway,” Naruto continued, easing back from the irate girl, “As I looked in her eyes, I could…see…some kind of energy. The longer I looked, the more intense it got, until finally…it just flashed.”

Sakura felt her cheeks heat up. “You mean she…”

Sasuke grunted, a slightly pink tinge on his own cheeks. “So, you made her…”

“Made her what?” Naruto asked, causing his three teammates to collapse.

“YOU MEAN YOU DON’T KNOW!?!” Sakura screeched, while Kakashi shook his head.

“The birds and the bees talk,” he muttered, “I have to give the kid the birds and the bees talk. Kami-sama, do you hate me?”

Sasuke simply shook his head. “Idiot,” he muttered.

Kakashi shook his head as well. “Okay, we can go over that lesson in the morning, Naruto,” he said, “Now, you asked about that Haku girl earlier. Right now she’s in the ANBU holding division. I’ll try and make arrangements for you to see her, but I make no promises.”

Naruto nodded. “Thank you.”

“Don’t thank me, kid,” Kakashi muttered. “Especially when you find out how her time will have been spent.”

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Naruto walked along the village streets, a seemingly permanent pink tinge on his whisker marked cheeks as he passed by numerous girls.

*Kami-sama, I don’t even like perverts, and my eyes are every pervs dream!* he wondered.

Sarutobi had been adamant that he not use his ‘kouingan’ inside the village unless it was some kind of emergency or mission. The old man had actually seemed pleased not just with Naruto’s new ability, but with his maturity in regards to not abusing the power.

They’d returned to little fanfare, but large paychecks. Naruto had quickly gone to the bank with his, the kindly old lady who managed his account actually squealing at the fact that he and his team had received commendations for their efforts.

Sakura had gone home, saying that she’d meet with Naruto the next day to help him start his new chakra control exercises. She’d also warned him to NEVER use his doujutsu on her, ever.

*She’s scary when she’s serious,* he thought.

“Most women are, bozu-kyaa,”" A voice suddenly echoed inside Naruto's head.

Naruto stumbled, before pressing his hands against his head. *YOU!* he shouted. *What are you doing in my head, you stinking fox!?!*

"Awww...is that how to speak to someone who lent you a hand and saved your life~kayaa?" The voice asked, seemingly sad. "Kitsu-chan's sad now..." The voice moaned dolefully, feigning unconvincing sniffles.

*...Kitsu-chan?* he wondered, ignoring her attempt at guilt-tripping him, *Your name is Kitsu-chan?*

"No. But I will allow you to call me that~jyaa." The voice said, suddenly turning bright again.

"...." Naruto frowned. The fox was still a closed box to him, and he ccould already see that she had nothing but trouble in store for him. Better if he remained quiet and not bring up that request....

"Oh yes, the request, thanks for reminding me~jyaa!" Kitsu-chan suddenly said.

*AGH! Don't read my mind like that, stinkin' fox!* Naruto screamed inwards.

"I can't help it~jyaa,” she replied, “I live in here! Besides, its not my fault your brain's so hollow~jyaaa. Everything just echoes so loudly in here. I can't ignore it~jaro." Kitsu-chan said in a offhand voice.

"Hollow...." A vein popped on Naruto's head. "Get out! out! OUT!" Naruto shrieked as he began to bang his head into a nearby wall. "GET OUT! OUT!"

The few pedestrians in the street all did their best to ignore the boy and hurry on with their journey. A few mothers who passed immediately shielded their child's view from Naruto while picking up their pace to borderline sprinting.

"...." Kitsu-chan sighed. "Stop that, you're just killing off what little brain matter there is in here~jaro. It's becoming even more hollow~jyaa."

*....ugh...how can you...speak in my head like that...?* Naruto thought, curious as to this sudden change. *You never did that before…*

"Well, I offered my powers, and you received it~jyaa." Kitsu-chan said. "But it seems you've assimilated some of it in the process....along with me~jaro. So now I exist outside the seal...and inside you~jyaa." She said cheerfully.

"...." Naruto's eyebrows twitched. "Don't sound so cheerful about it, you stinkin' fox!" Naruto screamed as he hammered his head into the wall once more, widening the crack in the abused concrete.

“Fufufufufufufufu,” the demon chuckled, “You’re too funny, bozu.” The blond boy just shook his head, continuing on his journey.

*...ok, what is your request...?* he sighed a few minutes later, slumping against a tree in exhaustion and defeat.

"...I..." Kitsu-chan began. "....I want you to chat with me more~jyaa."

"....what?" Naruto asked, half disbelieving his ringing ears.

"...It's...It's lonely in here." Kitsu-chan murmured. "Y-You don't have to talk all the time~jyaa. I just want some company from time to time, that's all~jyaa."

"...." Loneliness was something Naruto understood well...better than anyone. It was perhaps the most painful feeling, living on and being lonely amongst so many strangers. And for the Kyuubi no Kitsune...it must be an extremely lonely existence. Were there others of her kind? Did she have family? Being all alone in that dark room all these years, with no one to talk to....

"Ok." Naruto said, nodding. "I'll chat with you all you want. Just...don't drive me crazy, ok?"

"Fumu!" The fox suddenly cried happily. "Thanks, bozu~jyaa."

*It's nothing,* he replied, *I know how loneliness feels too.* The pair were silent for a few moments, enjoying the idea of finally having someone to talk too.

*Hey, Kitsu-chan…tell me something,* he thought.

“Sure, Naruto-bozu,“ she giggled, “What’s on your mind~kyaaa?*

*Back on the bridge, you did something to my eyes,* he thought, *Now I can do…things…and I want to know if its just because of you, Well?*

"...first of all...that girl on your team~jaro…is she the 'one' ~kayaa?" Kitsu-chan asked gleefully.

*Oh, you mean Sakura-chan?* he thought, blushing slightly. *I’d…well, I’d like her to be, that’s for sure. For now though? She’s just my friend.*

"...aah..." Kitsu-chan smirked to herself as she added a little something to her mental list. “About your eyes? Well, there was a latent ability already there~jaro. I just…gave it a nudge~kyaaa.”

*Okay,* he said, *And what it did to Haku? Was that its…purpose?*

“Well, that wasn’t it’s orginal intent~kyaaa,” she replied, “It was like that Byakugan your sensei mentioned, bozu - just not as strong. I…tweaked…it a bit~kyaaa.”

*A bit?* he replied, sarcastically.

“You can’t say you don’t like it~jaro,” she replied.

Naruto sighed. “Things are going to get really interesting,” he muttered. His eyes widened suddenly. “Oh damn! I forgot to ask jiji about Haku-chan!”

"She's a prisoner of war~jaro." Kitsu-chan spoke up, surprising him. "She'll just be tortured until she talks. And then they'll dispose of her~jyaa."

"What?!"

"Fumu? Why the surprise~kayaa?"

"But...but...Jiji would never..."

"The Hokage is the leader of a Ninja village~kyaaa,” the fox replied, “One of great prominence in the ninja world~jaro. He knows better than anyone that a ninja's path is one of darkness, cruelty, and bloodshed~jyaa."

"But it's wrong! It's...!" Naruto began.

"Wrong~kayaa?" Kitsu-chan suddenly began laughing. "Fumu...And who are you to judge? You, a snotty little naiveté' who can barely crawl out of his crib~jaro? Did you think being a ninja is all fun and games~kayaa? Think again, bozu~jyaa."

"But, the path of a ninja...."

"When all that lies between you and the destruction of your village and the deaths of your loved ones is the information held by a prisoner~jyaa...." Kitsu-chan said, in a sudden dark tone. "....what would you do, bozu~kayaa?"

"....what would I do...." Naruto gently hung his head in defeat. He vaguely knew that he would have to hurt and kill people while being a ninja....but to torture a helpless unarmed captive....

Haku understood it well, the feeling of being alone and unwanted. She knew how sad and lonely such an existence is. And how it felt to finally have someone acknowledge her existence. She wished nothing more than to fulfill the dreams of the person who acknowledged her.

No, she didn't deserve to suffer.

"I see...you want to help her~jaro." Kitsu-chan said.

*Is there any way I can help her?* Naruto asked.

"Not really~jyaaa. Once she talks she'll be killed." Kitsu-chan said.

"...but...."

"Fumu. There is....one way...~jaro..." Kitsu-chan suddenly said, suppressing a giggle.

Naruto held back his reproach for her giggling and asked, "What?"

"There is…a law that Senju Hashirama made when he became the Shodai~kyaa,” she explained, “It deals with captured enemy ninja…the enslavement clause~jaro." Kitsu-chan said, in a hinting tone.

".....wh-what?"

"It's simple~jaro. If she becomes the slave of someone, she can live on~jyaa. Otherwise, she dies~jyaa,” Kitsu explained. “Hashirama created it as a way to bypass executing prisoner’s with kekkei genkai or other special skills~jaro.”

*The Shodai created this!?!* Naruto was still in shock.

“The catch is, bozu, that she must offer to become a slave of her own free will~jyaa,” the fox went on. “Otherwise it's the execution block for her~jaro."

"....how come you're so knowledgeable about how Konoha works, Kitsu-chan...?" Naruto asked, curious.

"I've been around for a while~jyaa..." Kitsu-chan said offhandedly. "I new Senju Hashirama and his brother VERY well. They were among a select few humans I actually respected. Anyway...what about this Haku~kayaa? Are you going to do anything~kayaa?"

"Well, I can't do anything, right?" Naruto sighed. "She needs to accept a slave master to live."

"...." Kitsu-chan sighed deeply. 'Kami-yoooo...Minato-sama, your son is as thickheaded as you were~jyaa!' She groaned to herself. ‘Looks like he needs more than just hints to get my plan rolling~jyaa…’

"Listen, bozu~jyaa. You can do it~jaro." Kitsu-chan said.

"...do what?"

"...make that girl YOUR slave."

"...."

"................"

"................................."

"....WHAT!?!"

"You can make her your slave~jaro," she replied, “Show her that you’ll care for her~kyaaa, and she’ll be yours. Either that, or let her die~jyaaa.”

Naruto gulped. "O-okay,” he muttered, “I'll give it a try. But…how I can convince her? She‘ll know I‘m somewhat responsible for her sensei‘s death..."

"That's fine~jyaa. You were very....persuasive on the bridge~jyaa. I know you can do it again~jaro."

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Sarutobi STARED.

“You want to WHAT!?!” the elderly kage asked, looking at the blond boy he’d come to regard as a grandson.

“I want to try and save her,” Naruto replied, “Kitsu-chan told me that if I can convince her to be my slave, I can save her life. I need to try!”

Sarutobi sighed, rubbing his wrinkled forehead. “Naruto…” he muttered. “Kakashi told me that he gave you the ‘Talk’…”

“Most. Horrible. Experience. Ever,” the blond muttered.

“Yes, all young people say that,” he replied, “But still, it has some bearing on this.” He motioned for the blond to take a seat. The blond did, and Sarutobi sighed.

“The Enslavement clause was created for several purposes,” he explained, “The first was because the Shodai hated to execute people just for trying to do their duty. The second was to humilate the nations the ‘slave’ came from - it showed that the villages that attempted things meriting its use were weak.”

Naruto nodded. “I get that,” he said, “Show that we’re stronger and get more missions because of it.”

Sarutobi nodded. “A little off, but not too much,” he agreed, “But the third reason is the most…controversial.”

“Third reason?” Naruto asked.

“Often times, captured nins who became slaves were used to help ‘build up’ clans,” Sarutobi explained. “Captured kunoichi who become slaves are required to bear children to bolster the clan.”

“Wha…” Naruto mumbled, eyes wide in shock.

“If you take her as your slave, Haku will be required to give you a child,” Sarutobi said, “Meaning you will have to have sex with her.”

Naruto gulped. “But…but I’m just a kid!” he said, “I’m only thirteen! I’m not ready to be a father!”

Sarutobi nodded. “Which is why I’m hesitant to allow you to do this,” the elderly man replied, “Technically, I can’t force you NOT to try - the protocols allow you the opportunity to do so. But understand something Naruto - once you put on that hitai-ate, you became an adult in the eyes of the law. You are subject to those same laws.”

Naruto frowned. “If I don’t do this though, she’ll die!” he replied, “She’s part of the reason I’m becoming a better ninja, and she’s a good person! I know she is!” The blond stood, placing his hands on Sarutobi’s desk. “I need to save her, jiji! I can’t just let this lie!”

Sarutobi frowned, bowing his head. “Are you sure you understand this?” he asked, “Haku will have no rights in the village. You’ll be responsible for any acts she commits that may cause offense, and she’ll have to give you an heir. I can probably stall that requirement for a year, at best, but it WILL have to happen.”

Naruto nodded. “I have to do this,” he replied.

The white garbed man sighed, before activating his intercom. “Send me Morino Ibiki and Uzuki Yuugao,” he said.

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"It’’s been no good, Naruto-kun," Washi sighed, his expression quite apparent despite being hidden behind his ANBU mask. "She won't speak. Ibiki-taicho doesn’t think anything will get through - she’s given up hope."

"The poor girl..." Yuugao sighed, her neko mask hanging from her belt. "She's lost her will to live. And even then she just won't speak."

"Can I speak to her?"

"There is a rule that says that with the Chief's permission you, as the one who captured her, may personally interrogate her if you so wish," Washi replied. "He did say anyone can go and try...but....I don't think you're ready to see things like..."

"I think we should give the boy a chance, Washi." Neko suddenly said. "He did take her down in the first place, and according to Kakashi-sempai’s report, no physical force was used. Whatever he did then, he might be able to do again now. It might just work."

"...But...." Washi sighed. "Oh, very well. Go ahead." He didn't want to risk an argument with Yuugao - no one ever won against her.

"Uuuhh....do you mind if I, ummm....have a little privacy while I talk to her?" Naruto asked.

"Sure, take as much time as you need, Naruto-kun." Washi replied, nudging Yuugao in the ribs knowingly. Even the great Ibiki-san had failed. How can such a young boy...?

Yuugao didn't reply in kind. She seemed somewhat convinced that the boy had a chance. She didn't understand why...but there was something about the boy. She felt a slightly imposing sensation radiating off him.

The trio walked down the darkened hallway, passing by several different marked cells. Naruto stumbled slightly when he saw the name ‘Mizuki’ on one door, before grinning. *Its not nice, but he deserves it,* he thought.

“I agree~kyaaa,” Kitsu muttered from inside his mind.

"Well, here we are." Eagle said as they reached a metal door marked with a single number '1'. "We'll be down the hall in the office there." He pointed out the room. "If you need anything just give us a call."

Naruto nodded, took a deep breath, and opened the door.

He couldn't help but gasp upon seeing Haku's naked form, hanging shackled to a vertical metal frame. Her ankles were similarly shackled apart to the frame. Her body was stained with sweat and what Naruto couldn't help but recognize to be blood. There were bruises, cuts, and burns in places that Naruto didn't think was even possible.

No matter what, he had to get her out of this place.

"H-Haku..."

Haku weakly raised her head as the door slammed shut behind Naruto. Naruto could tell that she was having a hard time focusing her eyes on him.

"Oh, it's you..." She whispered, smiling at him. "It's...good to see you in good health..."

"Haku...I want to get you out of here..." Naruto murmured. "All you have to do is talk and..."

"That's fine." She said, closing her eyes and letting her head droop once more. "Zabuza-san is dead. I have nothing left to live for."

"But....Haku....in the end he died for you,” he replied, shocked at how easily she was giving in to the depression. “You shouldn't throw away his sacrifice like that."

He frowned as she simply hung there, as if oblivious to the world around her. "Haku!" He shouted, frustrated by her silence. "Listen to me! I may not have known him, but Zabuza struck me as the type to never just ‘quit’! He’d want you to live like him, I’m sure!”

“…I was a tool, and nothing more,” she replied, “When a tool is broken…it must be tossed aside. With Zabuza-san gone, my life has no meaning - without meaning, there is no point to living…”

"....fine. I'll get you out of here and show you what's worth living for!" Naruto said in a determined voice, clenching his fists.

*Kitsu-chan...any chance you could do what you did at the bridge...?* Naruto thought inwardly.

"Me~kayaa? I didn't do anything at the bridge, bozu~jyaa." Kitsu-chan replied with a hint of glee. "That was all you...my chakra just sped things up~jaro." She said, stiffing a giggle.

*You said that you tweaked my eyes some!* he replied, *That’s what made her…come…before! I need you to do it again!*

“You can do it yourself, bozu!” Kitsu chuckled. “I may have…tweaked…the eyes a bit, but they’re still YOUR eyes~jaro! You can do it without my help this time!”

*I…how?* he asked, *How do I do it!?!*

"Just focus~kyaaa," Kitsu-chan replied. "It'll come to you~jyaa."

The orange Nin did as he was told and focused. His brow creased as he held his breath, trying to recreate the feeling from the bridge - the ’need’ that had brought out the doujutsu once before...but...

"I-I can't do it..." Naruto sighed in despair as his efforts turned up nothing, looking at the naked girl in sorrow. “I…I’m not strong enough…”

"Well, think about it....what are you trying to do~kayaa?" Kitsu-chan asked, simply.

"What?"

"...well, who was trying to act the hero, saying 'I want to save Haku'~kayaa?"

".....save Haku..." Naruto murmured quietly to himself as he closed his eyes. "...That's right...I want to be able to save Haku...so...." He focused once more, this time with his purpose clearly etched in his mind.

And then he found it. His eyes flew open to reveal the spiraled shape of his newfound doujutsu. He felt the chakra surge through his eyes, causing his vison to sharpen drastically.

He turned to the bound girl, noticing tendrils of energy circulating through her naked body. He saw bright concentrations, centered around her breasts and between her legs, as well as bright spots along her feet and behind her knees.

*This…this is what Kakashi-sensei was talking about,* he thought, *If I can…manipulate those bright spots…* He walked forward, reaching out to cup Haku’s chin, lifting her face to his.

Haku couldn't help but take in a sharp breath as she looked into those eyes once more. An ancient, primal feeling stirred inside her as the eyes did their magic.

It wasn't as intense as it was back at the bridge - she could tell that much at least. It was only a fraction of the power he managed to unleash back then. Still, even this much was enough to cause the young girl to shudder. Enough to cause her breath to catch and quicken and for her heart to race, and her nipples to stiffen.

It was like the eyes could see it all - like she was a completely open book to the strange blond. It felt like he could see every nerve on her abused body, from top to bottom. Where they met, what they did.

…how they made her feel…

"N-No matter what you do...." Haku began...but faltered as she felt her breath catch once more as Naruto slowly drew closer.

“I’ll show you there’s something to live for,” he muttered, reaching out to stroke the left side of her neck, softly massaging a glowing cluster of nerves. Haku’s breath hitched in her throat, a rush of pleasure surging through her body.

“W…what…are…ohhhhhh…what is…this…” she moaned out, as he moved his lips to that same spot, drawing a sigh of delight from her.

“Try using a little chakra here and there,” Kitsu urged the blond, as he slid his hands over the brunette’s shoulders. “Be gentle with it, but give it a shot~kyaa…”

Naruto grunted in agreement, before sweeping his hands up and down Haku’s sides, the girl giggling reflexively as he hit a few ticklish spots. Naruto smiled at that.

“Ticklish, Haku-chan?” he asked, turning her face so her eyes met his once again. Haku shuddered as she felt that same wanton sensation travel through her pussy once more.

“…how…” she muttered.

“My doujutsu,” Naruto replied, “The Kouingan…you helped me awaken it. And now I’ll save your life with it…” he leaned forward, so that their noses touched.

“Give yourself to me,” he whispered, “I’ll give you meaning…just like you gave me my nindo.”

Haku shuddered, before crying out as she felt a flood of energy strike the nerves along her rib-cage. “KAMI-SAMA!” she cried out, only dimly noticing that Naruto’s hand’s were glowing as he rubbed her pale skin. “OH! OH!”

Naruto turned his eyes down her body, looking at the brightly glowing areas surrounding Haku’s nipples. He slowly moved his left hand up, keeping the chakra flowing as Haku shuddered beneath its glow.

He just barely touched the underside of her right tit when she screamed again. “OOOOOHHHH!!!!!” she shouted, slumping in the restraints as he began to knead the soft, fleshy mound of her breast. “N..Nar…Naruto….” she gasped, twitching as he upped the chakra flow.

Naruto watched as some of the brightness surrounding her tit began to fade. *Kitsu-chan?* he asked, curious.

“One spot can only take so much, bozu,” the fox replied, “Give her a real thrill~kyaa.”

*How? I’ve never done this before!*

“Try using your mouth~jyaaa.”

Naruto gulped, bending forward. Haku stared at him through lidded eyes, her body still tingling from the three orgasms he’d already given her.

“…wh-what…are…” she whimpered, gasping as he pinched her right nipple, sending a burst of chakra through it and causing her entire body to clench in pleasure.

Naruto thought for a few moments, before letting the chakra surrounding his right hand to fade, and focusing it into his mouth. He looked up into Haku’s sweat-soaked face, her eyes widening in understanding and shock, before he opened his mouth to clamp down on her left nipple

“OH KAMI! AHHHHH!” the naked girl shrieked, thrashing in her bonds as hot, wet, and electric sensation surged through her throbbing nipple, traveling deep into her body, bringing her to climax once more…

…and keeping her there.

Haku howled and sobbed, her mind awash in pure pleasure as Naruto suckled at her breast. He gently nibbled at her nipple, swirling his tongue around its based before stabbing at it, surging his chakra as he did so, causing her to buck and writhe each time.

It felt like hours to her - one long, continuous orgasm, leaving her panting and groaning. Her eyes were bleary, but still clear enough to see that she was dripping down below, a small puddle forming beneath her.

Naruto stood up, surprised at how much he’d enjoyed doing that, and finding the glistening form of the sweat-soaked girl oddly…moving. “Haku-chan,” he muttered, lifting her chin up to look him in the eye once more.

“…so….so good…” she whimpered, shuddering as his doujutsu once again played with the pleasure center of her mind.

“Give yourself to me, please,” the blond muttered, “Just say yes…I want to give you a good life. A life with meaning…”

“I…can’t…” she sobbed. “Zabuza…san…”

“Would want you to live!” Naruto shouted, his eye glowing again. Haku moaned as she felt her body orgasm under his glare once more. “I can help you live! Let me do that!”

“…just…a tool,” she gasped.

Naruto growled, before looking down her body again. He spotted the brightest bundle of nerves, resting just above her dripping pussy.

“Easy there bozu~kyaaa!” Kitsu spoke up. “Do that and she might not live to say yes~jaro!”

*Well, what should I do then!?!* he growled.

“Look for the next brightest spot, dummy~kyaaa!”

Naruto nodded, looking around Haku’s body. The areas behind her knees were pretty bright, but nowhere near the level of that one spot.

Naruto circled around Haku’s frame, gasping at the lash marks that criss-crossed her back. *Oh, somebody’s gonna pay for doint that to you!* he thought, before letting his eyes travel south.

He was shocked when he saw the bright area between Haku’s smooth, muscular ass.

“Oooh, kinky-jyaaa!” Kitsu chuckled. “Snow-girl likes having her ass played with~jyaaa.”

*Isn’t that…kinda dirty?!* Naruto wondered.

“It can be~jaro,” Kitsu replied, “But if you just use your hands, it should be enough~kyaaa.” He could swear he felt the fox grin. “Give it to her good, bozu!”

Haku shuddered as she felt Naruto begin to caress her rear. “…wha…” she moaned, “…noooo….ple…please not…there…”

“Give yourself to me, Haku-chan,” Naruto muttered, sliding his left hand between her cheeks, the finger tips glowing with chakra once more.

For Haku, everything went white.

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"Holy...." Washi muttered, watching as Naruto continued to work over the girl via the cell monitor. Both his and Yuugao’s mouths were hanging wide open, even after having watched Naruto ’interrogate’ the girl for nearly three hours!

"....this....is inhumane....more so than anything we've ever tried in here...." the purple tressed woman muttered, trying her best to keep a level voice as they watched the boy put his mouth to the girl’s tits once again.

They watched the screen with something akin to abject horror as the poor girl threw her head back one last time before falling limp and hanging from her shackles like a violated puppet.

"....she fainted...." Washi murmured with a slight, raspy gasp. Yuugao could only nod - she was trembling, and she was sure that she was dripping all over the floor now, considering how soaked her panties were.

"....it was amazing enough that she lasted that long...."

"...what's he doing?"

"....he's picking up the smelling salts."

"....She woke up. Oh, they're talking."

"Hurry, raise the volume so we can hear!"

"Oh....no need, he's going back to work..." Yuugao said, cringing. "We can assume the negotiations failed.

"....Oh Kami....how much longer is he going to....oh my..." Washi shook his head. "Even Ibiki-san isn't this cruel..."

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“Damn it Haku-chan!” Naruto muttered, as the girl continued to tremble from his latest assault. He’d formed a pair of clones, having each of them latch onto a breast and give the same ‘chakra suckling’ he’d given her before.

She’d passed out three times already, and he wasn’t certain she could take much more.

“…goooood…” she moaned.

“She’s almost beyond thought now, bozu-jyaaa,” Kitsu spoke up. “You might have to giver her one last shock~kyaaa.”

*Fingers or mouth?* he thought back.

“Words first~jaro,” the fox replied, “Plenty of time for the rest later~kyaaa.”

Naruto grabbed a glass of water, lifting Haku’s tear streaked face up and allowing her to drink. “Haku-chan…please,” he whispered. “Just say it. I can do this for you all the time, and you can be useful again. I know you’re lonely…so am I! We can be there for each other!”

Haku moaned. “…want…home…” she whimpered.

“I’ll give you a home,” he replied, “We can both make one together. You can have it, if you agree to talk.”

“…safe…”

“You’ll always be safe with me, Haku-chan!” he replied, stroking her cheek with his left hand. “We’ll be safe together!”

The brunette sighed as she felt him move behind her, massaging her aching arms. She was oddly disappointed at the lack of…pleasure…but was happy at the gentleness of the act.

“…m-m…master…” she whispered.

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The two ANBU gasped as Naruto suddenly stopped working the girl over.

“No way…” Washi muttered, reaching out to up the volume on the monitor. They barely managed to catch Haku murmuring, "....y-yes...please....an-anything...I'll d-do anything..." Her voice shook.

"So you will talk?" Naruto asked.

"YES!" Haku rasped weakly.

"And will you become....m-m....my...." Naruto stammered nervously.

"Anything, anything at all, Naruto-sama." Haku blurted out. "Please, make me yours."

"He...he did it..." Washi blinked. "But...but..."

Yuugao understood it well. Once you've had that sort of pleasure - it couldn‘t rightly be called sex, just pure pleasure - you would never find it with any other man. Most girls would beg and do anything for seconds. Becoming a slave was perhaps a really small price to pay.

...nobody needs whips, hot wax, or needles when you can just screw someone into submission like that. Heck, they wouldn't have a need for the interrogation and torture department anymore.

She shivered.

Uzumaki Naruto....

Who was this boy...?

*Anko-sempai just has to know what just happened here,* she thought. *This…Kouingan…Kami-sama, what a fearsome weapon!*