Chapter 33: Life goes on (Part VI)

Mad cackling could be heard from the Senju manor in the middle of the morning. Fortunately no one was in the Senju compound at this time of the day (with the exception of the one cackling) otherwise someone would have called the Military Police who would have showed up asking questions.

Riku was celebrating, letting out his mad scientist side, the complete success of his BOTIB. He had finally added the time dilation seal that was working as he wished. Time manipulation had very little secret for him to uncover now. He also added his finished reverse-summoning seal. That part had been a bit more difficult than he thought, he had to dab into blood seals to make it work. The blood contained in the seal would serve as an anchor and destination point when the correct hand seals sequence would be used. When he realized that, he hit a snag. He found no mention of such seals in the Konoha library beyond a quick summary of what they were. It was Tsunade who shared with him her grandmother’s scrolls on fuinjutsu and Riku had to admit, Uzumaki Mito was a genius seal mistress. In fact the whole Uzumaki clan were geniuses at fuinjutsu if what he read on the scrolls were true. Apparently they succeeded in making seals that could summon the Shinigami himself. That was mind blowing to Riku. He couldn’t understand who in their right mind would do such a thing yet he was very interested in such knowledge.

Checking that everything was in order, Riku left the manor to go and tell Tsunade about it. On the way he met Hinata, Ino and Karin walking down the street. When the blonde saw him she came rushing in and jumped him, kissing him with all she was worth under Hinata’s amused look and Karin’s shock.

The two blonde’s relationship had begun a couple months ago when Ino had dragged her friends for a night out at the nightclub. Between a great deal of alcohol, Ino’s unrelanted advances and her very skimpy outfit, they had found themselves inside a bathroom booth fucking each other with everything they had. After two rounds and Ino’s dress and face completely messed with Riku’s cum, they escaped through the window and went back to the Senju manor where they continued their activities in Riku’s bedroom. When morning came, the Yamanaka heiress was snuggling happily against her catch of the previous night, resting her head on his shoulder, Riku gently caressing the small of her back.

“This was a one time thing, wasn’t it?” asked the perky blonde with a hint of sadness in her voice.

“... I wish it wasn’t but it’s better like that.”

“Why? If you…”

“Any guy would be happy with you, me included but I don’t think I would be able to make you happy.”

“What do you mean?”

“I… have severe trust issues, Ino. Part of me would always wonder when the other shoe will drop.”

“I don’t understand.”

“You’re great to be around; beautiful both inside and out, yet sometimes my mind just flashes to our days at the academy where I ‘was a clanless orphan loser who just wanted to attract attention by trying to be like Sasuke-kun.’ and I.. don’t know, I expect you to revert to that awful and mean kid. I know you won’t because you’re not like that anymore, yet doubts are eating at me and I can’t bring myself to ignore them.”

She had looked at him for a moment in silence, trying to remember her ever saying that but she couldn’t. She had said so many mean things to him during those four years that it was just a blur now. She regretted them of course and cursed her younger self for being such an idiot.

“I’m sorry. For ev-”

“Oh, I forgave you long ago. Years ago. We were just kids, and kids are mean but you became… Wonderful with a capital W. I just…  can’t seem to let that Ino go, no matter how much I dislike her or how much I want to, just so it’s only you left in my mind. It’s not fair to you if we start something serious when I’m like that.”

Ino took a big breath and shifted her body from Riku’s side to be on top of him, straddling him. Her hands resting on his chest for maintaining some balance at first, found themselves on each side of his head.

“Listen and listen well, you stupid. I like you, no it’s beyond that, I love you. And now that I have you in my grasp, I’m not letting you go that easily. Not without a fight. I’m staking my claim and making you mine, no matter what and I don’t care what I have to do for that to happen.”

“Ino…”

“If something serious is too much for you to handle then we’ll start with something not serious. It’s as simple as that, okay?”

He looked her in the eye for a moment and pondered what he wanted to do.On the one hand he had grown to really like her and avoiding her was just a defense mechanism at this point that he didn’t need anymore. On the other hand, starting something with her would put an end to the fun times he had with Tsunade and Shizune. He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard her giggled.

“It’s funny seeing you try to make a decision when you don’t have a choice to begin with.”

“Wha-”

Ino leaned forward and gave him the most loving and sensual kiss he ever had. Immediately he was hard on a rock and his toes nearly curled. When she estimated that she had the desired effect she broke the kiss.

“You. Are. Mine. and ‘us’? ‘Us’ is a thing now. So go ahead, have fun. Do whatever you want but always remember that we’re together and that you are mine. Got it?”

Riku simply nodded, lost in her beautiful pupilless light-blue eyes. He couldn’t find in himself the ability to deny her.

“Good, now let’s put that log that lodged itself between my butcheeks to good use.”

“Ino…”

“Now, or I swear to god I’m going to edge you for a week.”

Immediately he rolled them over and in one thrust poked at the entrance of her womb.

That’s how their relationship began. Ino's only change in behavior was that she was more touchy, more physical than before, as demonstrated by the french-kiss she had just given him.

“Hello, baby.” she said with a 10 thousand megawatts smile.

“Hello to you too. What was that for?”

“I felt like it. Why? Are you complaining?”

“Not all.”

Riku greeted Karin and Hinata, giving a hug to the former.

“It’s mid morning, what are you all doing walking around the village?”

“It’s Sunday, Ri-kun, we were going to enjoy our day off with a bit of shopping.”

“Oh, yeah it’s Sunday. Sorry I forgot, I was a bit too involved in finishing my project. And ‘ a bit of shopping’? With this one?” he replied pointing at Ino with his chin

“Hey! I’ll have you know I’m not a big spender! I mostly look!”

“Potayto Potahto.” was not the correct answer as he got his butt pinched. “Well, I have to visit sensei at the office, so I’ll be going. Have fun girls.”

Ino grabbed him before he could leave and whispered sensually in his ear.

“You better be free at lunch because I really want a snack and my makeup to be a total mess.”

“I’ll see what I can do.” he replied with a nod then left.

A ‘snack’ was Ino’s way of saying she wanted to suck his dick. She had discovered alongside him that she loved giving blowjobs. So much that the last time he had fuck her throat she had orgasmed so hard from the act that she squirted. Anytime she could get away with sucking his cock she would, something that Riku would never complain about. The more intimate they got, the more he really liked her. The more she became experienced too. In his opinion she was really talented and knew what she was doing. When he asked about it she answered that her mother had taught her by using bananas which made him laugh. The one dark spot of their weird relationship was the end of her friendship with Sakura. The Pinkette had already become insufferable because of Ino’s opinion on Sasuke after he defected and her new infatuation with Riku. Learning that Ino was kind of dating him had been too much for Sakura. Ino was done with this friendship and never looked back.

When he arrived at Tsunade’s office, Hisho-san signaled him he could enter and he did so. To his surprise his sensei was not alone. Jiraiya was present but also Naruto. The sun kissed blond had had a nice growth spurt and was now fully beyond 170cm tall when he used to be the shortest in the class at less than 150cm. For whatever reason, Hiruzen was present too.

“Sensei, Sandaime-sama, Jiraiya-sama, Naruto. Good to see you again. Hisho-san said that I could come in but I can return later if-”

“That won’t be necessary, Riku. We were done. Naruto, remember, Tuesday evening training ground 3.”

“I got it, Hokage-ba-” he barely dodged the paperweight she had thrown, aimed at his head and quickly got out of the office.

“What do you have for me?” Tsunade asked as Riku approached her desk. “Jiraiya stay, you’ll do your research later, you pervert.”

“Why?” answered the man, he was half way outside through the window.

“Because I’m pretty sure it’s fuinjutsu related.”

“It is.” Riku confirmed looking at the man then turned back to Tsunade. “I finished it.” he said with excitement and pulled out the BOTIB from his book of seals. She was suddenly very interested along with Hiruzen while Jiraiya was confused at what he was seeing.

“A closet? That’s it?”

Riku opened the BOTIB and the Toad Sage’s jaw hit the ground. Quickly he went around it to check if what he was seeing was true then came back to the front.

“HOLY SHIT, kid! Do you realize what you’ve done?”

“Of course. But space expansion is old news, like years old. The time dilation is new however.”

“TIME DILA-! You’re shitting me!”

“Nope. Here look.”

Riku unsealed two watches from his BoS. He showed them to Jiraiya so he could check they were advancing at the same time. Then he went inside the Botib and reached the table in the middle of the room. Activating the seal there he accelerated the time ten times, right under the eyes of the others, still outside. Once done he stopped, got out and showed them his watch which was further in time.

“Fuck me! That’s insane!”

“I think that’s perhaps the most impressive and fascinating display of fuinjutsu that I’ve seen in my entire life. I don’t think Mito-sama has ever done something like this or even thought about it.” Hiruzen confessed.

“Actually, she wasn’t that versed in space-time. She was one hell of a genius in the sealing branch, though. The ideas she had… I’m still trying to understand the far reaching application of some of them. In any case… I have one last trick to show you.”

“As impressive as controlling time?” asked Tsunade who was very proud of her apprentice.

“In a way it’s more.”

Three pairs of eyes grew as big as saucers. Riku closed the door to the Botib and in front of them bit his thumb to draw blood, made a hand seals sequence and then slammed his hand on the ground. The result? He disappeared into a puff of smoke.

“Was that-” Tsunada began but stopped when the door to the Botib opened from the inside and Riku walked out of it with a grin.

“Reverse summoning inside the Botib. A bit of blood added into the seal is needed if someone wants to be reversed summoned but otherwise it’s the perfect hidden mobile base from Anbu and point of retreat.”

Jiraiya slowly walked toward Riku, leaned forward and poked his cheek with his finger.

“Damn, he’s real.” he whispered.

“Riku, how long does it take for you to make another botib just like that?”

“Alone? A month.”

“And just the time seal?”

“Hmm…A few days? Alone still.”

Tsunade began to think then looked at Hiruzen.

“It’s too big to restrict it to Anbu but at the same time…”

“If the other villages learned of it… We’ll have to make a special floor at the Hospital. Underground. Officially it would be for a new healing method. It won’t stop leaks but it may stop infiltration to uncover how it works.”

“Or we can simply use the security measure I put in place.” said Riku nonchalantly, rapping his nails on his chest then blowing air on them.

“I’m almost afraid to ask what kind of ‘measure’ you put on that, kid.”

“Blood seals. If your blood and chakra are not registered into the seal matrix inside the Botib, you can’t go through the door. If somehow, your blood and or chakra changed once inside, the gravity seals under the imposter feet increased ten fold. It does that too if the matrix detects the presence of someone not registered out of the blue. Of course, the matrix needs to be updated regularly, it wouldn’t do if a patient once out could come back inside at his leisure. Only three people have that right and they’re all in this room.”

“Why am I included?” inquired Hiruzen, knowing that Jiraiya wasn’t one of the three.

“Because should sensei be incapacitated, people will turn to you to pick up the mantle once again for a time. It takes time to add someone into the matrix with the highest level of seal clearance and we may not have it.” Riku replied and Hiruzen nodded in understanding.

Tsunade’s gears began to turn full throttle in her head. After a minute, she walked towards the wall where portraits of all the previous Hokage were hung and activated a seal. The wall shifted, revealing a secret entrance. She went inside and quickly came back with a few scrolls in her arms.

“This… are the notes from both my uncle and Namikaze Minato about the Hiraishin.”

“Tsunade!” Jiraiya shouted. Riku wasn’t sure if it was in disbelief or outrage.

“He did something that neither of them even thought of doing. If someone can recreate that jutsu it’s him.”

“Minato’s version is…”

“A result of my uncle's notes and Uzumaki fuinjutsu knowledge. Do not conveniently forget it, Jiraiya. Minato had no right to have access to either to begin with yet we all agreed and gave him permission because of how talented he was at fuinjutsu. That’s the same situation here. That jutsu will still be restricted as the law dictates, you don’t have to worry about that but Riku will be the exception, just like Minato was.”

“Lots of words to not spill out that Naruto is his son.” Riku commented, amused by the verbal gymnastics Tsunade did to not just say ‘It’s Naruto’s inheritance and he will get it, don't worry.’

The look the three older people gave him was priceless.

“That’s obvious. You take the fourth’s picture, add whiskers and tada!”

Tsunade took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of her nose while Jiraiya simply facepalmed. Riku took the scrolls and put them in his back pouch. He didn’t know if there were storage seals in them or not and didn’t want to check by sealing them inside his BoS. he also sealed back his Botib.

“I’ll work on that once I finish the small projects I’ve been working on on the side. Should take a month at best.”

“The faster you can use that jutsu the safer Konoha will be.” the former Hokage just said.

“A week then. Those small projects are perhaps more important in a way.” Riku said, then gave a small bow and left the office.

“My student is better than yours ~” singsang Tsunade with a smirk.

“Like hell he is!”

Hiruzen sighed then let out a chuckle at the stupidity of his students who began bickering like children, despite being in their mid-fifties, about who had the best student.