Chapter 41: Preparation

Hyuga Hinata was over the moon.

She was cuddling to her boyfriend's side in his own bed. Naked. Circles were drawn on his chest by her index while she absentmindedly thought about the previous day. She had heard girls here and there talking about their first time. How it has been awful or painful or short or other negative things. It wasn’t all bad, some described their experience as something great. There were only a few however and she was glad she could be counted into that group.

Riku had been nothing but caring and gentle at first. He let her mount him so she could be in control and decide the pace at which she wanted to go. He held one of her hands in support, his finger between hers, the second was stimulating her clitoris so she could be distracted from the pain of breaking her hymen by the pleasure. With that same hand he was using a bit of medical chakra to heal her “wound”. Hinata felt an acute pain for a few seconds then nothing. What she felt afterwards was even better than Riku or Ino eating her out. She couldn’t get enough of this feeling and Riku was more than happy to give her more. As long as she wanted it and needed it. One thing was obvious though, if not for her wrong time of the month she would have been pregnant with triplets already. The amount of seed he had let out inside of her had been shocking. She didn’t care though, she loved it. Now she partially understood why Ino loved it so much. They would have so much to talk about once she and Karin were back from the mission they went on.

“Something tells me that I did a really good job, and that you wouldn’t mind shouting about it on the roof. Up for more?”

She couldn’t help herself and the beatific smile she had on her lips. Embarrassed, she turned her head to face his chest completely and tried to disappear by melting into it. She shook it negatively indicating she was done for now.

“Can’t believe I left you speechless. Ino only does that when she sleeps.” he joked and Hianta snorted, knowing perfectly well how much their blonde lover loved to talk and how loud she could be.

Riku lifted her head up then kissed her brow then her nose and then her lips. The last one transformed into a full blown kiss. She couldn’t help herself and moaned in pleasure.

“We need to get up. Your father may wonder where you spent the night and I have to prepare for something.”

For the first time in his life he saw Hinata pout and he had to say, that was quite a wonderful sight. He leaned down a suck on one of her breasts for a moment and released with a loud ‘pop’ sound.

“I’m going to leave hickeys everywhere on your body like an octopus if you don’t move and slap your ass with enough strength you won’t sit for the rest of the day.” he said and gently put his hand on her right buttcheek.

The effect was immediate. Hinata batted his hand away and ‘escaped’ out of the bed, taking with her the whole sheet to cover herself.

“Really? I memorized every inch and crannies of your body all day and all night and you’re now hiding it from me?”

Hinata still had her stupid smile and nodded but her eyes were focused on his morning wood, not on his face.

“Go on or you’d be introduced to it again.”

This time, she picked her clothes and ran out of the room with the bedsheet still covering her in a flash. Riku shook his head in amusement and used the Botib’s shower to clean himself up. He was sure that Hianta would want some time alone in the manor’s bathroom. Once done, he went to the kitchen and saw Tsunade already up and eating a breakfast that Shizune had made for her before leaving for the hospital. He gave her a gentle kiss on the lips out of the blue and began making some cinnamon rolls for Hinata.

“Good morning to you too mister ‘I’m in a good mood.’ Did Ino spend the night?” she asked with a smirk.

“No.”

“Oh, really? Usually, you’re that chirpy when you had company the previous night. Since it’s not Ino, not Shizune and certainly not me, I wonder wh-.”

She froze mid speech when she saw Hinata walk into the kitchen. The young woman’s smile still went from one ear to the other. She looked at Tsunade and bowed slightly for a greeting, before going to hug Riku with everything she was worth. She kissed him, picked up the small toast he had just finished making for her and exited the kitchen then the manor. All under the gobsmacked face of Tsunade.

“HINATA?!” she yelled. “Hiashi is going to murder you if he finds out.”

“Meh. He will try.” Riku replied, sitting down at the table with his own food.

“If he doesn’t succeed, Ino certainly will.”

“She’d probably be upset that she wasn’t there to participate.”

“Partici- You’re kidding, right?” she asked dumbfounded for confirmation.

“Nope. If she could, she’d have Hinata and you in a boobie sandwich, sensei. It’s a recurring dream of hers actually.” he answered which made her jaw drop to the table.

“Wow.”

“Yep.”

“I mean…WOW.”

“I know, sensei. I know. My girlfriend has quite the beautiful dreams.” he grinned.

“Ye- That’s not what I was implying!” she shouted with a blush on her face and quickly got back on topic. “So Ino is fine with… sharing? So is Hinata?”

“Yes. Her idea. It’s been going on for months now. Not the sex with Hinata, that is new but our relationship... They… didn’t want to fight and break their friendship over me. Pretty sure because Ino wants Hinata in her bed too.”

“Two girls huh? You-”

“Three. Karin joined the day I left for the mission.”

“Three?!”

“You’re still the one I love the most sensei.” he said with an amused but genuine smirk.

“Cheeky brat.”

“As for how it works? I don’t know. Ever since we began to all hang out together years ago we’ve been close. Adding sex to the mix didn’t really change anything. Though Karin and I… Well, she just kissed me once so far.”

“So who’s next? Yugao?”

“I’d love that but no. It wouldn’t be right. Otherwise, no one. I have everyone I need in my life. With you, the girls and Shizune Senpai.”

“How is that going to work long term, anyway? Both Hinata and Ino are heiresses of their clan. Karin might be hers too.”

“Isn’t Naruto the heir? Or is he the head of the Uzumaki clan now?”

“Naruto is neither the head nor the clan head. Karin is a pure Uzumaki and is older even if it’s only for a few months. In theory she should be the head of the clan.”

“In theory?”

“The Uzumaki clan was a clan from Uzushiogakure not Konoha. It is recognized as a clan but not considered as such in the village despite the only known survivors living in the village. In other words, there isn’t any Uzumaki clan in the village and so no heir, heiress or clan head.”

“That sounds like political bullshit to me.”

“It is. For the Uzumaki clan to be officially seen as a ‘real’ clan in the village so to speak, either Karin or Naruto must start the process to integrate the clan as a Konoha one. They would also need the support of two of the great clans or five of the smaller ones for the request to be considered. They would have to respect some conditions too. Since there are only two members of the clan…”

“Let me guess, lots of children?”

“Not lots. Two and at least a male.”

“I’m surprised there are no laws to force an almost extinct-”

“Oh, believe me it has been brought up and put on the table many times before. In the end a clan going extinct is considered clan business so if the last member of a clan doesn’t want to procreate then that’s it.”

“I see. In any case… Well… the plan for now is to marry Ino since she’s an only child and take Hinata as a concubine. Hanabi would become the heiress instead of her. As for Karin… Well the plan was made before she joined…We’ll have to think about it. It’s not even sure our relationship will last, it’s pretty recent after all.”

Tsunade nodded and gave the “kids” some credit for taking their weird relationship seriously and thinking ahead.

“By the way, what was up with Hinata? She’s usually more… talkative when greeting someone.”

“She hadn’t said a word ever since she woke up. She just… had that smile on her face.”

“Uh-huh. You fucked her speechless.”

“I fucked her speechless.” he confirmed taking a sip of his orange juice.

“...”

“...”

“When is my turn?”

He wasn’t expecting that at all and the orange juice went through the wrong pipe. The glare he gave her didn’t affect one bit the “innocent” smile on her face.

“Hiraishin? Any new development?”

“I’m close.”

“How close?”

“A prototype should be ready by the end of the week. The seal… is complex. More than what they did. It’s… multilayered with each layer working with the others. I won’t be able to inscribe it into a shuriken. A tag won’t be a problem but it’s a tag with all its weaknesses. So far it's more for defense purposes but I’ll find a way to make it work offensively. It’s the medium the problem, so the solution shouldn’t be that difficult.”

Both finished their breakfast and Riku made a kage bunshin to clean everything up. When Tsunade was about to leave, Riku hugged her for a moment.

“What was that for?”

“I don’t know. I felt like it. I’m happy and I want to spread that happiness to the people I love.”

She rolled her eyes but didn’t comment on it. She liked being among his loved ones and thus receiving his care. Not even Shizune or Hiruzen, no one did things like that for her. Jiraiya may but she wasn’t about to risk it knowing what the consequences would be.

Riku released her and she left for work. For his part he created as many shadow clones that he could and stuck them inside his Botib to work faster on the Hiraishin seal. He didn’t want to use the time seal too much or risk being way older than the rest of his friends. He knew himself well, if he started using it, he wouldn’t stop unless he destroyed it or someone else did. The latter had way more chances of it happening.

With the clean up of Danzo and his root the next day he had entered the closet to see if there was enough of everything for everyone. It wouldn’t do to go on the assault with low weapons and tools. Everything was in good quantity with the exception of Type X and S. Not much of a convenience. His regular dealings with Neji  a few years earlier acquainted him with his teammate Tenten, whose adoptive father was running a shinobi shop up the ‘nice’ part of the market district. Higurashi Genzo was a fair man and gave him fair prices. The same as any other shinobi. Riku cursed himself for discarding the thought of trying shops in that part of the district in his younger years. He would have saved a lot of money.

Regardless, after one hour of shurifuin making, Riku went to visit Yugao. She was still living in her and Hayate’s apartment and from what he saw and understood, wasn’t ready to move out for another which wouldn’t have the memories or her late fiance. He was a few feet away from her door when she came out of her flat.

“‘Morning, Yugao-chan.”

“Ri-kun! Good morning to you too.”

“Am I visiting at a bad time?”

“Not at all, I was going to give taicho an impromptu visit for tomorrow’s mission but it can wait.”

“That’s actually the main purpose of my visit. I know he’s always late for everything but I’d like to have some time to familiarize myself with the people joining us. The problem is, except for the memorial stone, I don’t really know where Kakashi dwells in general and thought you might know.”

“I do. I was going to-”

“Kakashi is waiting for you at location Alpha, Zeta, 3, Omega, 0, 8”

The deep and gruff voice which interrupted Yugao came from the ground between her and Riku. Looking down they saw a familiar pug, with a jacket and a Konoha head protector on its head.

““Hello, Pakkun.””

“Hello to the both of you.”

“I have no idea where that is but you do, right?” he asked Yugao who nodded. “In that case let’s go. Need a lift, Pakkun?”

“Why not?”

Riku picked up the pug and followed Yugao outside her apartment complex. From there, they walked aimlessly in the village’s streets or it seemed at first glance. Slowly but surely they were making their way south until they reached the Naka river. They crossed a bridge and went into the forest area not far from sight. In front of a mighty tree, Yugao made a series of handeals and an entrance appeared right under the roots. Inviting Riku in, she went inside and they walked down a long corridor which opened to a larger room. He noticed Kakashi leaning over a table looking at some sort of map. Around him were familiar faces like Gai, Asuma, Neji, Hinae, Kurenai, Anko, even Shizune and others. Some were from Anbu, some were not and some were from clans. The pineapple hairstyle of two of them clearly indicated they were Nara.

That was a lot of people in Riku’s limited opinion. He didn’t know how many people were part of Roots but if the presence of all the ninja here were any indication the answer was definitely a lot.

“Taicho.” Yugao said, signaling her presence and Riku’s.

“Yugao, Riku, you’re right on time.”

Pakkun was put on the ground and the little guy jumped on the table to sit next to his summoner. With the last two members of Team Yukari taking place around the table. Kakashi began explaining what the purpose of this secret gathering was.

“I won’t beat around the bush. A week ago Team Yukari, in a bout of luck found Orochimaru’s main base in the Land of Sound.”

“So this is a briefing on an operation to take him down?” asked Anko with both seriousness, murder and giddiness in ehr voice.

“No. Orochimaru and his right hand man, Yakushi Kabuto, have already been eliminated by Team Yukari.”

“““WHAT?!”””

“Why did nobody tell me?! Which one of you killed the fucker?!”

“I supposed I did technically. As for why the news was kept under wraps is because of the information we found in his base.” Riku explained and Kakashi spoke up for more details.

“Documents pointing to multiple counts of High Treason by elder Shimura Danzo.”

“Wait a minute! Are you telling me that your Team found a huge pile of dirt on that old War Hawk and that we’re meeting here for… For what exactly?” Inquired Asuma.

“The huge pile of dirt is the size of the Hokage monument. Helping Orochimaru infiltrate Konoha during the chunin exam five years ago. Giving him test subjects from orphanages or from clans, bloodline theft and that’s just the lone tree hiding the forest. Hokage-sama has decided his fate: Death.”

Riku’s short explanation put everyone in a foul mood, especially the ninjas from a clan. After the Kyubi’s attack on the village, it was chaotic. Many children became orphans and among them some disappeared. Others were simply never found at all, believed to have died with their family. In a clan an orphan was raised by relatives in the clan and not an orphanage, no matter how distant they are in the family tree. That children of their blood had been snatched up was like staking a kunai in the heart for clan members.

“Danzo is a cockroach that will get away from everything and anything. That cannot happen. That is why tomorrow morning at 9, Hokage-sama will have a meeting with the whole council about Orochimaru’s death and the capture of Uchiha Sasuke. It’s a trap to capture that traitor, get some answers out of him if possible and kill him on the spot afterward. The reason why I gathered you all today is because Hokage-sama also ordered the destruction of Root. Knowing the man, he probably has contingencies in place in the event of his death thus by destroying Root we hope to stop any nasty surprises he will leave us with.”

The explanation being done with. Kakashi began to present the layout of the Root main base, right under Konoha. The multiple entrances and exits then went on to do the same with small bases around the village. They were well aware they wouldn’t be able to catch all of them but they couldn’t really do anything about it. When Hinae asked how they knew so much about root, Kakashi revealed that he used to be part of it for a time before Hiruzen got him out. He wasn’t the only one however, the brown haired man standing next to him was also a former member of root, one that had been instructed personally by Danzo.

“Say what now? You were Danzo’s… student?” Riku asked.

“I was, yes.” the man replied.

“And you’re not feeding us everything you know about the guy because…?”

“Yamato, like all root agents, has a cursed seal on his tongue. Danzo put him there himself. It forbids anyone to talk about Danzo and any of his activities or Root’s.” Kakashi explained and the man, revealed to be named Yamato, stuck out his tongue to show the seal.

“Yeah he has a seal on his tongue, so?” replied a confused Riku.

“So the guy can’t talk! Shit, did you lose brain cells over the years?”

“What I meant, Thot, was… Sure he can’t talk but not any clones of his.”

His words prompted everyone to look at him in silence. Kakashi contemplated how that was possible. Noticing the looks but more importantly his teammate's pensive face, Riku explained himself.

“A clone is a chakra construct of the person that made the clone. Their own chakra. The seal is made from the chakra of someone else, ergo…”

“There is no reason the seal would be cloned too. That made sense but Naruto-”

“Has a seal that leaked its chakra into his own from what I could see from the picture I was given to study. Therefore in each clone is a small piece of its chakra.”

“... Yamato-”

The man didn’t even wait for Kakashi to finish his request and was already making a clone.

“Danzo is a piece of shit that tried to assassinate Sandaime-sama.” the clone said. Realizing he could talk, the stoic face he had until now changed from one of happiness and vindictiveness. “God that felt good.”

“If you want to stop someone from talking, you put the seal on his brain. And it must be a very advanced one, not the one I’ve seen on that tongue.”

With his ability to share information not limited anymore, Yamato was very forthcoming with it. That allowed a much more detailed and refined plan to see the light of day. Within three hours everything was ready and the people scattered. Riku was caught by one sexy and single purple haired lady before he could leave.

“Where did you think you were going?”

“Home?” he replied nonchalantly.

“Nu-huh. You think I would let you go after revealing you killed Orochimaru?” she said in a sultry voice.

“... Thot, if this is some kind of weird reward sex you have in mind, can I have a rain check on it? Ino would kill me if she learned I had fun with you without her. And that would be a one time thing.”

“Oh? Blondie wants a piece of this fine ass too? And a threesome at that? My, what a kinky little slut she turned out to be.”

“You have no idea.” Riku replied with a knowing smirk.

“Fine, we’ll have that threesome. But you better not disappoint, Shit!”

“So do you. It’s a one time thing after all, you can’t really leave a bad impression, hm?”

“Oh, you’re on!”

With that said, both left the secret complex and went to prepare for operation ‘Gardening’.