Continuation of the previous chapter due to the word limit in the post.
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It was lunchtime, and Naruto had finished his training with Kakashi and the Hokage. Even though Naruto had spent many hours in that illusion before he had completed his infiltration of the enemy castle. The blond felt the sensation of having been murdered thousands and thousands of times, along with the fact that he had to murder his enemies in cold blood and still remain firm and strong, for the sake of advancing stage by stage with one last test of his in which he had to storm the castle without a single death.
Completely sneaky like a real shinobi, thus preventing him from dying against his enemies and also from killing them without letting it affect him.
Kurenai, Anko and Yugao could see that something was wrong with her husband, but none of them understood what was going through his mind.
In their view, perhaps the Hokage was training him very hard, to the point where he aimed to remain silent so as not to show weakness. So lunch continues. With three women chatting animatedly and a Gennin having his daydreams completely revealed while unconsciously ignoring them.
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His training with the ice queens was no different. Naruto said little or interacted with his wives' antics. He only trained and concentrated on what was imposed on him, leaving each of them confused, and with similar thoughts that they may have done something that really annoyed him.
Maybe they were being too tough in their fitness training, maybe he didn't like how serious, quiet or even sadistic they were in their training.
And little by little these thoughts became a silent melancholy in their day, with each one trying to think of how to resolve something they weren't even to blame for.
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== Mount Hokage ==
At the same time, the trio of ice queens aimed to feel everything, with the Uzumaki completely focused, cool and quiet in his training.
Kakashi aimed to study what was bothering his student so much.
He knew full well that it was a shadow clone with half Uzumaki chakra, but since his clones had their own personalities, what was there was a slightly cold and calculating clone that Kakashi had never seen before.
A clone who had been dry all day and had cut off all contact with his teammates, who were gradually improving their teamwork.
Seeing his team of students split up as they each worked on yet another Rank-E mission, the Jounnin finally sighed heavily.
- "So that's it..." - The gray-haired man thought to himself. – "I should have known that Hokage-sama wouldn't take it easy, and Naruto-kun has really been guided by a lifestyle of learning to survive in the worst of worlds... not being taken care of and having a figure present like the Hokage could really give, and that didn't resemble anything in Sarutobi's life in the generation in which he was born."
- Kakashi... take care of this Uzumaki. - Sasuke squawked angrily, as he headed in the Hatake's direction. - The imbecile called me an evil emo wrist-slitter. - He continued to stare without reaction at the gray-haired masked man, who still couldn't see how Sasuke could fall for a simple childish slur.
- Yeah... and he called me self-interested. - Sakura also complained when Naruto cut her off for trying to get close to him, just when he was married.
- Ah..., what a drag! - Kakashi dictated to the growing problem right there. - You're dismissed for today, you can leave it to me to deliver the mission report, go and rest and I'll deal with Naruto.
Watching as his two students stomped off in a childish tantrum. Kakashi soon reached the angry clone of an Uzumaki.
- Naruto... Stop it! Come here. - Kakashi said in order, not believing that he would have to play the responsible father for the day.
- What is it, Kakashi? - The clone with a personality contrary to his student's reality, said without any respect.
- "Look at the audacity of this kid..." - Kakashi thought, internally sharpening his eyes.
- I was thinking that you were ready for a higher-ranking mission, together with Sasuke and Sakura... but now I'm giving up on that decision to just take those two. - Kakashi explained, already anticipating the protest.
- WHAT? Why? - Naruto, with a childish ego just like the Uchiha, became exasperated.
- You're not ready... I thought you were when you summoned some pretty fucked-up blades and came at me, but now... now I have my doubts that it was only a superficial surprise. - Kakashi's disapproving tone of voice towards his pupil made him clench his fists.
Kakashi saw that this was not the reason for his student's frustration, but rather something internal that was making him keep everything to himself, while nothing improved when his clone incorporated an Uchiha personality.
- You let your emotions get the better of you, you got out of hand when your allies only wanted your attention.
- Why would I want to pay attention to them, an Uchiha who hates me and is always asking for a stupid duel, treating me badly outside of missions, or a Haruno who doesn't understand anything about the real world and thinks everything is a fairy tale. - The clone responded highly.
- I don't care about your petty problems, Naruto... Your anger can be a weapon, if you know how to control it depending on the situation, not against allies, not when you learn to kill and think you know everything about the real world.
- You don't understand, Kakashi... The old man said that I need to know how to hide my emotions so that I don't let them affect my family. I'm doing it against those two, but they won't cooperate.
- No, Naruto! You're the one who doesn't understand, if you carry on like this... it'll be your fault, your family's fault.
- Come on... - Kakashi said, kneeling down as he stretched his hands out in front of him.
- Do you want me to hit you? - Naruto asked, annoyed.
- I want you to try. - The gray-haired man challenged.
Throwing a light first punch, Naruto aimed to hit him. However, his fist was soon deflected by Kakashi's other hand, while a slap landed on his cheek.
- There... what... - Naruto tried to protest, only to be interrupted.
- Try again. - Kakashi said, still without emotion in his voice.
And then the act was repeated, with Uzumaki being slapped across the face once more.
- You're slow. - Kakashi explained, with Naruto's face tightening even more. - Try again.
And once again the Uzumaki tried, while taking another slap, which, incredible as it seemed, hurt like hell.
- Why! - Naruto exasperated, trying another punch that was deflected.
- Weak! Again. - Kakashi said immediately, slapping his student across the face.
And that, with another punch from Uzumaki:
- Again. - Kakashi said, slapping himself even harder. - Too weak.
- Stop! - Naruto snapped angrily, hitting Kakashi's hand, which deflected the blond to the ground.
- Listen, Naruto. - Kakashi said as he stood up and took the Uzumaki by the arm. - Your anger, it can consume you, your frustration, your coldness, all your ability to hide your feelings, can make you a cold and lonely person.
- I understand this well, because I made such a mistake and nowadays it's something common in my daily life... Don't let it affect you, act like a shinobi outside the village, but inside it know not to be affected by all this, because everything that affects you will reflect against your family.
Noticing the Uzumaki's silence, Kakashi quickly released him while sighing heavily:
- Come on, let's cut down on your Lamen diet for today, since it's Friday... I'll pay and, on the way, I want you to examine every Jounnin or shinobi we meet. - Kakashi said, already walking slowly, with Naruto following him immediately.
And so they both continued walking, in pure awkward silence, with them being stopped a few times by random acquaintances of the gray-haired man.
At all times, Naruto studied the Jounnin he didn't fully know, and even then he didn't understand what result his sensei wanted to see.
So, sitting at Ichiraku and waiting for their late afternoon meals.
Kakashi quickly asked:
- So, did you understand?
- No... what was so important about these strange people? - Naruto said, and then his sensei began to explain.
- The reason many Jounnin are so strange is because that's how they deal with their lives.
- Let's start with his three wives:
- Uzumaki Kurenai: Tokubetsu Jounnin, a woman of fiber and unparalleled courage, an expert in Genjutsu..., but in the end, a shopaholic, so she always aims to study her appearance daily, not wanting to find any imperfections.
- Uzumaki Anko: Tokubetsu Jounnin, Elite kunoichi, expert in Ninjutsu and summoning techniques, unrivaled self-confidence..., but in the end, a complete sadist towards everyone. Making many misjudge her, when I'm sure you've noticed how she is in private, with friends or with those she likes.
- Uzumaki Yugao: Tokubetsu Jounnin, expert in Kenjutsu, Elite kunoichi and aspiring commander..., but in the end, addicted to training and improving in her main area with the blades. It seems that her life is focused solely on the martial mastery of blades.
- Now let's move on to the others who grew up with me:
- Might Gai: The most powerful Tokubetsu Jounnin in the Hidden Village of the Leaf, the self-confidence of a God, never letting himself be shaken by anything or anyone... but in the end, with little care for his appearance and clothing, always wearing a training leotard, because at no time does he stop exercising and if his clothing doesn't bother him, he would never allow himself to be vulnerable in battle.
- Sarutobi Asuma: Tokubetsu Jounnin and member of the elite force of the 12 Ninja Guardians, very powerful in the elemental art of wind and flames, expert in Kenjutsu, but focused on the art of manipulating chakra through kunais..., but in the end, addicted to cigarettes, to the point of consuming at least two packs a day.
- Hatake Kakashi: Even I'm on that score, I won't expose my high points, because it's very difficult for anyone to really know what your qualities are..., but in the end, one defect is a fact, I've developed an obsession with pornography. - Kakashi explained everything, while showing his book Icha Icha Paradise, under the attention of a few people around who were interested in the conversation.
- You almost always see me reading this obscure novel, unless I'm extremely serious, like I am now. - Naruto was still a little doubtful, but something inside him made him partially understand what he was referring to.
- That's how I deal with my traumas, I focus on something fixed, like those perverted books, or Asuma with his cigarettes, Gai with his training tights, Kurenai with her affection for the perfect body, Anko with her sadism that hides her traumas, Yugao with his tendency to never relax his Kenjutsu skills, where his blade is at his side at all times, with her sharpening it...
- In this way, we deal with the death of loved ones, we deal with the fact that every time we go out of those gates, we have to kill the enemy without pity and, in the end, maintain something that holds us fast, that prevents us from succumbing to those traumas and burdens that a shinobi carries on his back without complaint.
- All for the sake of the village, for the sake of the Hokage and for the sake of the people we should consider our family, protecting them tooth and nail. Regardless of how they are, how they act, it's our job and that's how we keep our humanity intact, regardless of trauma, torture, tragedy and anything else that negatively affects you in your personal life.
- Now tell me, Naruto. What will you hold on to in order to avoid succumbing to this shinobi charge? - Finally, the Hatake asked, with the clone not knowing what to answer.
- I... - Naruto tried to say, but was soon interrupted.
- You don't have to answer me, you have to answer yourself. - Kakashi explained, receiving a bowl of Lamen. - Find this and establish a link with such a thing.
And then the Uzumaki-clone finally had a nice dinner with Kakashi, during which they were joined by Gai, Genma, Aoba and even Asuma, who had swallowed his own ego and apologized for his actions against him and Kurenai.
This led the Uzumaki-clone and several Jounnin to have a good time in the bars on the village's main avenue.
Naruto could see that as much as Asuma had felt a rising urge to call him out again, he had controlled himself, because he had really come to value his friend Kurenai from the moment he lost her and being her childhood friend, he wasn't going to fuck things up when she finally found something to make her happy.
Showing how it was a mistake for two best friends to start a relationship in the first place, when one side really wasn't interested in monogamy and getting attached to someone.
This made Naruto realize that he was not a bad person, but that if he did anything funny, he would be beaten up at any moment.
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It was dinner time when Naruto emerged from his latest training session, Anko clearly quiet in her thoughts and ramblings.
She clearly thought she had crossed the line in her sadism against her husband, feeling bad that he didn't understand her and her dark side.
Little did she know that Naruto would never have a problem with that, and that his problems would be overshadowed by his overcoming the mental trauma he had suffered in just one day, but which was equivalent to a long time ago.
Feeling a huge wave of knowledge and chakra expenditure coming on, Naruto promptly stopped before going through the gate of the house he lived in.
Anko looked at him questioningly, only to feel herself being pressed against the wall. To her surprise, their lips were soon captured in a hot kiss that she certainly loved.
- What was that? - She asked, panting.
- I just want you to know that I love that sadistic, crazy side of you. Don't think that my silence and indifference today was in respect of anything you've done or failed to do, I've had some problems with the old man's training and a lot of things that have occurred to me in recent years, and... I still have to sort out my thoughts properly, but one thing is certain... - He said under her surprised gaze, who felt his hands run over every part of her body. - I love everything about you, don't ever think otherwise, or that you've upset me in any way? - He said, pulling her into the Uzumaki district. - You're my wife and today I'm going to take care of you until dawn.
Saying so under her mischievous smile, five clones were soon created by his hand seals, which promptly went to their nightly duties, thus leaving the real Uzumaki all to the most sadistic former Sannin disciple in the Hidden Leaf Village.
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Yugao was walking slowly towards the Uzumaki mansion. Today had been a really stressful day for her, both because her job was full of mediocre chauvinists who judged her for being a woman, and because her clone was with her husband, with a nagging feeling that she had done something wrong.
Little did she notice that a presence was immediately trying to mark her location, while to her surprise, she soon felt herself being pulled into someone's arms.
Immediately touching her blade to her waist with the intention of slicing the madman who had done this to her, all her reactions were dispelled by the distinctive sight of a blonde head of hair.
- Naruto? - Yugao asked as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
- Hi, my love... - He said, smiling in an animated way, very different from what his clone had studied in the blond during the afternoon.
- Hm... not that I don't like it... - Yugao began after receiving a kiss from him. - But what are you doing here? - She said doubtfully, as she would surely find him at home.
- How about a night of our own? - He asked. - Let's go to one of those noble bathhouses, relax a bit, then go out and have dinner in some restaurant, drink until the morning. - He said it all in a funny way, making her laugh.
- Wow, what's gotten into you... I thought you'd want something from me with the other two?
- Well, not that I don't want to, and it would be totally weird to have these great women as a wife and deny them such a wonderful situation. - He said almost drooling, wanting to take her to do just that. - But I want a moment of our own... to go out with you, we already live together, sleep together, shower together, all in a group with the others...
- I think I want to create my own moments with you... - Naruto said, and he seemed to have gotten his choice of words completely right, due to the blushing smile on his wife's face, who, even after all the fucking they'd been doing, was still blushing with a flirt in the middle of the street.
- All right... but then, are you going to put me down or are you going to carry me the whole way? - She asked ironically, as her husband hadn't stopped massaging her ass so far.
- But of course I'll carry her, she's my princess. - He exasperated himself playfully, as he jumped onto one of the houses and carried it up to the top under her euphoric cries, the sensation of falling every time Naruto pretended to let go.
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Being immersed in her thoughts, so that one of Konoha's most renowned Jounnin couldn't notice the presence of a Gennin.
So it came as a surprise to her when she felt something grab her from behind.
However, unlike all the other hot nights filled with pure "exercise", this time she had felt a search for coziness in this embrace and as she turned off one last burner on the stove, she promptly turned around, snuggling into her husband's embrace.
- Naruto... what do you hear? - She asked quietly.
- I'm sorry for practically ignoring you today... I really was a bit strange, in fact, I still am..., but I realized that acting like that might be affecting you and the others. - He explained.
- Come on, Naruto-kun... I'm the one who was too strict in training. You don't have to take the blame. - She said this, forcing a smile, only to have it shattered by the contact of her lips with her husband's.
- No! You didn't do anything wrong, I love your training before dawn. - He said, kissing her lips quickly.
- I love your presence. - He said, kissing her cheek.
- Your body. - I said, kissing and sucking on her neck.
- Your voice. - He unbuttoned her kimono and kissed her inside, but just when she thought he was going to come down, he went back up.
- Your serious and exciting personality during training makes me want to attack you right then and there. - He said, running his hands through her hair, while his fingers brushed the back of her neck, making her sigh.
- I really love everything about you, again I say to the first and only person who has said and felt that seriously... - Naruto said, with her looking at him shocked at the change in his demeanor in such a short time. - I love you, Kurenai... don't let a problem I've had affect you in such a way.
- You're perfect and I'm the luckiest man in the world to have you by my side. Training me, pampering me, advising me, taking me, dragging me into this world of sex every night.
- So, please, wipe that downcast look off your face... because I would never lie to you and the only reason I haven't said that I love my other fiancées or wives is because I really don't love them yet.
- You're the only one I love, and I won't deny that in the future I might feel that way about my other fiancées and wives... But you'll always be the only one with me and you'll always know that I don't lie about things like this.
Everything he said made her bite her lip in anticipation, his touches on her waist, her ass, the kisses and trails of hickeys on her neck did nothing to keep her mind sane.
- Fuck, Naruto-kun... - She said, pulling him into a kiss as she felt him squeeze her ass with both hands, pulling her onto his lap as she wrapped her legs around his waist.
- Hm... if we go on like this, there won't be a break. - He said smiling, because he loved how his wife taught him everything, but it was he who had the vigor of an Uzumaki, taking her around and learning everything.
- Fuck, I've already had dinner... Now take me into the bathroom and get me good. - She said, mischievously.
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Far from the Uzumaki mansion, three Uzumaki clones aimed to invade the room of the three Gennin in question.
Something he had been doing quite unbeknownst to their parents, but which really didn't need any fanfare, as Uzumaki just kept flirting with each of them until they could fall asleep.
He didn't want to force things with them, but that also didn't stop him from making each of them have private and memorable moments with her fiancé, making the Yamanaka, Mitsashi and Hyuuga heiresses grow even more fond of Uzumaki.
As on the occasion in question, when each of them was exhausted from training and he remained passively flirting with each of them until they fell asleep comfortably in his arms.
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== Hokage Cabinet ==
Hatake Kakashi, current leader of team seven, knocked gently on the door of the Hokage's office for another daily report from his team.
Things got a little out of hand that night, with him and his friends drinking too much with an Uzumaki clone, in order to help him with his supposed past traumas in the face of a Hatake hunting down all his clones, and the shock of reality that the Hokage brought to the Uzumaki in his assassination training.
In the end, after a complete riot between a Gennin and a Jounnin quintet. The situation finally came to an end when Asuma pulled Naruto into a "friendly" fight.
That fight ended up with a Jounnin with a bruised face and a clone abruptly destroyed.
Abandoning such disconnected thoughts with the effect of the alcohol not helping at all, after hearing a hoarse voice giving him permission to enter.
Sarutobi was scribbling some paperwork, muttering quietly to himself, apparently bored.
- Hokage-sama. - Kakashi intoned humbly with a small bow. But soon Hiruzen's eyes sharpened, and he could see that the Jounnin in front of him was forcing himself to be serious as he fought off drunkenness.
- Ah, Kakashi-kun. - Sarutobi swept the papers aside, giving the gray-haired man his full attention. - What brings you here?
- Just a report on team seven's training. - The old man nodded, gesturing for the gray-haired man to continue.
- It's been a month since the trio graduated and each of them has improved by leaps and bounds. Sasuke and Sakura are evolving together, be it with chakra control or battle strategies.
- Naruto tends to evolve like a Chunnin, but today's event made me realize that he's still a boy and really needs emotional support.
- Each of them is unable to face the reality of the walls outside, and I'm afraid I'll need at least another two months to get each of them to at least cooperate as a team.
- We can't go out with them splitting up like that and, from what I saw, Naruto was really upset about something today, but that was soon resolved with me lowering the daddy profile here.
With Hiruzen laughing at the report of a gray-haired man slightly altered by drink, but not out of reason.
Hiruzen can at least sigh in relief that the sensei of team seven has managed to take control of the situation.
- Very well, I'll give team seven two more months of Rank-E missions, continue with the training as it is, I'll instruct each of Naruto's wives to take their instructions up a notch and I'll ask you to do this with the Uchiha boy and the Haruno girl as well.
Kakashi smiled behind his mask. Despite his psychological and personal problems. Hatake felt he had done well tonight.
He still had a kind heart regardless of the catastrophes in his life.
And he would certainly have to pass this on to his students, especially the Uchiha who still seemed very upset about the tragic event of years ago, the same with Naruto, but he wasn't totally worried about him because his main help came from the three most beautiful kunoichis of the leaf.
- Well... thank you, Hokage-sama. - Kakashi announced in farewell.
- Thank you for your patience with these three children... Oh, go on. I've got paperwork to finish and I can already see you waking up tomorrow with a nasty hangover. - The old man scared the gray-haired man away.
Kakashi bowed again slightly awkwardly and silently left the office, stumbling slightly at the end.
- "Hm..." - Hiruzen sighed. - "Little does he realize that these children are doing him more good than he is doing them." - Hiruzen finished his thought with a proud smile.
Only for him to turn against his greatest enemy, paperwork.
While, at the same time, scattered around the village, Uzumaki Naruto flirted with his brides until they fell asleep, others went on dates with his wife, some hooked up in the backyards of the Uzumaki district, and even one in particular who ventured into the entire mansion one extremely hot night.
Thus making Uzumaki Naruto's love for his brides and wives the main key to keeping their bond intact, no matter what trauma or pain he went through.
Each one by their side as they protect him, and he protects them from all harm.
And with that I end the sixth chapter of the Wind Chronicles.
I hope you're enjoying the topic and how the trainings are working.
I'm grateful for the incredible support the work is receiving, you're all amazing.
-- Characters Introduced --
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Uzumaki Kurenai:
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Uzumaki Anko:
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Uzumaki Yugao:
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Hyuuga Hinata:
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Yamanaka Ino:
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Mitsashi Tenten:
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Hatake Kakashi:
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Hiruzen Sarutobi:
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-- Bingo Book --
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Hatake Kakashi: 100,000 Chakra
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Uchiha Itachi:
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Uzumaki Naruto: Chakra of 1,250,000
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Orochimaru:
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