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"I meant it as something no one should no about", he looked away from her gaze, feeling embarrassed.
This only made Jugo more curious, "hoh.., now I really want to know...", "no!", x2 both Sasuke and Karin shouted at the same time, Jugo looked away from the two, "y.. yeah, I won't pester about it then".
The two arrived at a place for some procurements, "meow.. Sasuke.., did you get us anything", "meow, uhmm hopefully he did", Sasuke reached into his robe and pulls out a bottle, "well.. I did get you some catnip".
"What the?, talking cats", both Jugo and Karin flinched back, but they were even more curious, Jugo was about to stroke one, until Sasuke stopped him, "you shouldn't do that, if want to keep your arm", Jugo stopped his movements and Karin cursed in a low tone,"disgusting things".
Both of the cats turned to face Karin for moment, "you must be here for the lady, this way".
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On Kuraiya's side.
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He was currently with Ayame at her home, "uhmm.., this isn't bad, shame you only do ramen at that place", Ayame sneered before passing him more food, "it's a ramen stall, not a all you can buffet".
Kuraiya who was eating paused, "your father..", Ayame waved her hand, "I don't want him to know", Kuraiya speechlessly continued eating, [how heartless.., he deserves to know, what if you suddenly have a bump one day and he asks.]
Ayame gave Kuraiya a good look, "I know what you're thinking, if that does happen, I'll naturally tell him", Kuraiya lifted up his eyes with a frown, his gaze was filled questions.
Ayame averted her gaze away from him, this caused him to be even more curious, "say.. what did you mean just now".
Ayame turned back to face Kuraiya and replied, "it was written all over your face", "ahh.., is that so", he went back to eating with a frown, still giving her a few glances every now and then.
After he finished eating he gave her another look and she finally had enough of it, 'bang', she slammed the table glaring at him, "why do you keep looking at me like that".
"It's.. nothing, you should be doing that event today right, you should rest early, me and a few other's will be going, so you might have your hands full", he walked over to her side standing above her, "I.. I'll do that", Ayame's face went red from smelling his scent.
Kuraiya leaned down, his face unusually close, "you've been a little naughty lately, do you want me to punish you", Ayame clenched her top tightly, her gaze landed on Kuraiya's and for a while, she didn't say anything, Kuraiya smiled at her when she didn't reply.
His hand reached out and he rubbed her belly, "I don't think you can handle me, you must already be exhausted from my attacks on you", Ayame didn't know why, but she became agitated and for a flick second, Kuraiya saw her eyes glowing red.
He raised his eyebrow and his smile widened further, [so the rumors about Ichiraku from my past life are true, he's an Uchiha.]
Ayame's pupils constricted, she stood up and ran towards the bathroom, Kuraiya followed behind a little amused at her appearance.
Some time later she came out shaking, her gaze landed on Kuraiya and she ran towards him, Kuraiya opened up his arms, the moment she fell into him, she started crying.
"Why.. why didn't father tell me about his origins", she looked up at Kuraiya and he himself scratched his cheek, "he probably did it for your own protection".
He gazed at her eyes that were still glaring red, she activated a three tomoe on her first attempt, blood was trailing down her eyes, clearly showing it's strain.
Kuraiya was naturally surprised, after all only Indra managed to do such a feat, he wiped the blood trailing down her cheek and spoke softly, "I'm sure your father will tell you about his origins one day, so for now act like this didn't happen", Ayame bit her lip, showing signs of struggling to even accept her Uchiha blood.
"Don't the Uchiha have a personality shift upon waking their eyes, will I be able to handle it", "aren't you doing it now, you don't seem any different, well except for your life energy increasing".
Ayame averted her gaze away from Kuraiya, due to his constant nudging at this moment, [can't he be more serious, I'm having a meltdown here.], her eyes quickly went back to normal, due to him being even more curious with his movements.
"Ahnnn.. no.. please not now..", Kuraiya finally picked her up and took her inside a separate room, "stop being so rough!.. I can't!..", in the room the loud shouts, quickly shifted into something more seductive and a few hours past.
Ayame glared at Kuraiya speechlessly, who was sitting behind her, he looked down at the woman in between his legs leaning on his chest, "what.. did my brainwashing not help you", Ayame snorted, "what brainwashing, it was clearly..", "clearly what?".
She got up from the bed, still glaring at him, "you should leave, if my father sees you here..", Kuraiya understood what she was gonna say and he got dressed, kissed her cheek and smiled at her before leaving, watching him walk away, made her heart ache.
Ayame clenched her fists tightly for a while, just staring at the door blankly, half an hour later, "Ayame.. I'm back, come down the event is starting soon!", Ayame quickly shook her head and replied, "coming!".
[Damnit.., that man is simply addictive, no wonder those other's are so serious about him, I can't complain though, it was my fault to begin with.], Ayame quickly got dressed and came downstairs, seeing Teuchi smiling at her, she couldn't help but give him a few strange glances.
Teuchi who was smiling raised his eyebrow, he paused for a while and he became serious, "Ayame.., did you", Ayame sighed and activated her sharingan, Teuchi stared for a moment and he sighed as well, "I knew this day would come".
Both Teuchi and Ayame were sat at a table, Teuchi was constantly sighing to himself, "yes daughter, I'm not only an Uchiha, but I'm also a Senju, I came about when the second Hokage wanted to do experiments on fusing the two bloodlines, with the two clans".
Ayame just sat still, completely dumbfounded, "then what about mother", "she's a civilian", Teuchi finally opened his eyes showing his own purple rinnegan, Ayame's breath hitched and Teuchi seeing this closed his eyes quickly.
He stood up and came to her side, "are you alright, I didn't mean to scare you", Ayame shook her head, "I'm fine, but those eyes", Teuchi sighed once more, "I don't know either, they awakened when you were born".
Ayame muttered to herself, "was your excitement that high", Teuchi heard it and he nodded seriously, "of course, I swore I'd protect you from any harm and they appeared".
Ayame averted her gaze away, "let's forget about this, I don't want others to know about..", "I understand, but if you ever have problems with your eyes let me know".
Silence filled the room again, until an alarm clock went off, "it seems the event is close, I wonder if that annoying brat will come", Ayame hearing her father's words smiled, "he will".
Teuchi for some reason felt as if he was seeing her radiate when she said that, [did he steal my baby cabbage, I refuse, it can be anyone but him!, his aura always unsettles me, how can I accept this.]
Ayame seeing her father's face going red, stood up, "we can't stay here any longer, we'll be letting down our customers".
Teuchi watching his daughter run off, felt his blood pressure rise, "damn you, when this event is over, I must have a conversation with you, I refuse to accept it, especially with how many that man has", Teuchi muttered through gritted teeth, his protective instincts were at an all time high.
(Shame, she's already been embraced and it was by her own initiative)
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Some time later.
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Kuraiya arrived with Hinata and Terumi, the others refused to go and chose to lie flat for the day, upon reaching the large venue, Kuraiya held his forehead, "so many are here".
Hinata seeing his distress for the large crowd, moved closer and held his arm, "they have free food", both Kuraiya and Hinata turned to Terumi, they swallowed hard, then turned back to the venue, "you're right, this crowd is nothing to such things", Kuraiya threw the thought about the people around him, to the side.
Terumi who spoke, gave Hinata another look, [what.., is she taking advantage of his annoyance from the large crowds, as her sneak attacks.], Terumi's eyes narrowed down on the raven haired woman, who had now sensed her gaze, Hinata turned to Terumi with a smile of confusion.
Terumi almost ripped off her thick coat, not caring if the weather was cold at the moment, [is she feigning innocence, I won't fall for it, she's worser than Tsunade in wanting to keep him for themselves.]
Terumi breathed in once and moved to Kuraiya's other side and swung her arm under his, while placing her head on his shoulder, "it's so cold, you don't mind if put my hands under your clothing do you".
Hinata's eyes went wide when she heard this and she gave Terumi a death stare, [hmph.., she has no shame at all, should I hit her with my truth seeking ball.]
Due to her impulsiveness, she inadvertently released a bit of her chakra, which caused the ground under her to crack, even her chakra became visible, it was coated in a purple hue.
(Yes, she and Tsunade are already close to breaking past their limits, hehe maybe they'll be six paths soon)
Kuraiya placed his hand on top of her head and spoke softly, "don't fight, you're scaring the kids here", Hinata stopped instantly and she looked around and indeed saw some children looking at her like they saw a monster, it caused her cheeks to flush a deep red.
Terumi breathed a sigh of relief, [that was close, to think she was such a monster, hiding behind that soft image of her's.], "if I'd known, I wouldn't be so incredulous with her", she muttered the rest as she too gazed at the people surrounding them.
Kuraiya sighed at this, [seems we've already brought ourselves everyone's eyes.], Terumi sneered at them, "what are you all looking at!, is it your first time seeing someone so strong before!, we're here for the food just like the rest of you!, so ignore us or else!", Terumi was about to release some of her own chakra, but Kuraiya stopped it in time.
Seeing Terumi's agitated appearance, he picked the two up and ran away, hiding amongst the crowd after a fast u-turn, no suspected, the people they were just scared of were right behind them now.
'Sigh', "we're going to get an earful from Tsuna later, I can just feel it", Kuraiya sat down waiting for the event to start, as he sat, he felt Hinata curling up by his side and Terumi doing the same thing.
Hinata moved her fingers and pulled down her scarf that was covering half her face, "sorry.., I almost hurt them", before Kuraiya could respond Terumi retorted, "why apologize for those rabble, they clearly deserved it".
Both Kuraiya and Hinata gazed at her speechlessly, "there's no need to be so angry about it, they were simply shocked by her momentum", Kuraiya thought his own volatile state is nothing to her own aggressiveness at the moment.
Hinata nodded, sending Terumi into a pout, after the three went silent, Hinata smiled, looked up at Kuraiya and pushed bosom onto Kuraiya's back, along with sticking her hands into his pockets.
[When did she move, so fast, she appeared behind him that quickly.], Terumi's pupils constricted, seeing Hinata's face popping out from under Kuraiya's arm, sent an intense jealousy coursing throughout her being.
[Huh?, what's she doing, why is she acting like a cat.], Terumi watched as Hinata started rubbing her face on Kuraiya's side, before fully nestling with a wide smile on her face.
Kuraiya didn't mind what she was doing, she mostly does it at every moment she gets, or finds an opportunity to sneak into his bed when he's alone to do the same thing.
[Hmm.. so comfortable.., if only she wasn't here, tch, I should find more opportunities to get him alone, should I ask lady Kaguya to send us to that tree world of hers, that place was beautiful and serene, it makes me feel like I'm in heaven.], Hinata bit her lip in frustration and the two beside her were unaware by her thoughts, now heard a representative that came onto the stage at some point.
-hello everyone!, thank you all for coming to this event, seeing all of you here brings more encouragement and entertainment to the others watching at home, I won't speak any longer as people must be hungry, so... I can only say to everyone.. let the feast.., begin!-
The announcer went over to lot draw for the participants and pulled out the first name and only six can partake.
-First competitor.. Choji Akimichi-
-Second competitor.. Naruto Uzumaki-
-Third competitor.. Hinata Sajuu-
-Forth competitor.. Kiba inazuka-
-Fifth competitor.. Rock lee-
-Sixth competitor.. Kuraiyarama Sajuu-
Terumi stomped her foot in irration for not seeing her name pop up, "damnit, was this rigged", Kuraiya hearing his name at the end felt his blood boil and intense fighting spirit started building from within him, his face was ferocious at the moment.
And Terumi seeing this, couldn't help but feel shocked, 'gulp', [when he's serious.., he looks so dashing.], Terumi felt her cheeks burning and she completely forgot about not being announced.
Not far away from them, the group that usually stays stuck training 24/7, snuck out and lay perched up on the rooftop, Goku rubbed his hands together in excitement while blowing on his hands due to the cold, "hey.., Vegeta who do you bet on, my money's on that Hinata girl", Vegeta snorted, "idiot, do you truly think someone can beat a Saiyan's stomach.., fool, my money's on Kuraiya".
Madara behind the two had his arms crossed while he frowned upon seeing such scenes, he even felt a little bitter inside, [if I had stayed instead of leaving Konoha.., would I have had such a thing myself, no.. that bastard Tobirama wouldn't let me live in that peace.], to the left of him, was a buffed up Nawaki, "I'm with teacher Goku on this one".
Madara's gaze went to Nawaki even more bitterness swelled inside him, [damnit.. in this life.. I Madara will have a child, I must do it for Izuna!, I'll make him proud, I failed my dream, it's only right I follow his now.], "I'm on Vegeta's side, Kuraiya will win", Madara did his signature grin, before turning back to the event.
-may the competitor's come on stage please and take your seats, in order of the number called out-
The announcer got off the stage and stood below it, waiting patiently.
Kuraiya nudged Hinata who was almost falling asleep, "we're being called up, let's go and Terumi, start rooting for us", he rubbed her leg before standing up.
Hinata didn't let go of Kuraiya, instead she climbed up onto his shoulders, Terumi gritted her teeth before sighing, [forget it.., why am I getting worked up over her antic's.], "I'm rooting for you", she didn't say she was rooting for Hinata due to her own pride.
Kuraiya smiled, while stroking Hinata's head as walked up to the stage, everyone upon seeing Hinata again involuntary shivered.
He tapped her to get down and reluctantly she nodded, then she slowly slid down, she made her way to the middle of the row.
Kiba who was walking on the stage froze up immediately and he muttered under his breath, "huh?, is that Hinata, why's her last name Sajuu, shouldn't it be Hyuga", he turned to see Kuraiya's imposing muscular frame that was hidden well, due his thick clothes.
Kuraiya feeling a weird gaze on him, turned to face Kiba, he understood the gaze and he nodded to him, while moving his lips, 'she's my wife'.
Kiba froze up immediately as he stood at his seat, [huh?, there's no way right, she's practically been missing for three years, not even taking any missions, there's no way she secretly married and screwed off her ninja life.]
He quickly averted away from Kuraiya's frown, he turned to see Hinata only looking at Kuraiya and he felt his heart bleeding, [agh.. it's true, wait.. could he be the one that she would always murmur to herself, when we went out on missions, bastard.. it was you that made her depressed.]
He remembered her always looking up into the sky with a frown on her face, even tears would appear on her face sometimes, that she would quickly cover up in secret.
(Kuraiya was indeed outside the village, he was traveling with Hikari, until it bored him completely)
Kiba's thoughts that were spiraling around, was quickly stopped as the announcer finally spoke.
-Take your seats, your first ramen bowls will be served in three minutes-
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Kid Trunk's quote - ahh.. forget I asked.., mom, I don't want it, it's so lame.
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