Naruto: Eroninja

Blast from the Past: Mito(Part II)

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Chapter 44: Blast from the Past Arc: Mito: Part II

Naruto was in the lead as he and Tsunade closed in on Kabuto, who appeared to be waiting for them. Naruto had an uneasy feeling which caused him to look back at Tsunade to see the anger and concern he could feel radiating from her. His own emotional state was conflicted especially as Tsunade had given him the rundown of the DNA that Kabuto had acquired as they had left the village. Knowing that among the warriors who potentially could be resurrected should Kabuto choose were men that had enjoyed relationships with two of his lovers, Naruto wasn't exactly thrilled with the idea of engaging Kabuto. He doubted that the bespectacled multi-traitor knew of his own relationships with Yuugao and Tsunade so likely wouldn't use Edo Tensei on them for those reasons. But with that said, it didn't change the fact that if they encountered Hayate or Dan, it would put Naruto in a rather uncomfortable position.

Knowing he could bring one if not both back should he encounter them was playing havoc with his sense of decency. On one hand, he would admit a selfish part of him didn't want to bring back people that could be considered competition for his lover's affections. Especially when considering that for the returned it would seem as if no time had passed since their deaths. Truthfully, Naruto had given almost no thought to the men that had been in his lovers' lives before him. It just didn't seem to be something to be concerned with since in essence they were dead while he was alive. But now, with the very real possibility that he could be squaring off against them, in more ways than one, he couldn't help but wonder how he measured up against them. He looked back at Tsunade again wondering if she was experiencing similar thoughts or feelings, but her face had moved from the anger that it had reflected before to the calm mask of a shinobi expecting a battle.

Admiring his lover's professionalism, he was about to broach the subject with her when Tsunade said, "You don't need to be concerned my love. My heart and soul belong to you. Dan was important to me, but he was my past. You are my future. I know Yuugao feels the same way."

All the tension that Naruto had been feeling dispersed from Tsunade's words. Turning back to look at her as they continued towards where he could feel Kabuto, he said, "Thank you. I never doubted that you loved me but..."

"My love," Tsunade said giving Naruto an amused smile, "shut up and stop over thinking it. I spent decades wasting my life grieving for Dan. He was important to me, but I believe that he would have wanted me to move on with my life and I have, with you."

Naruto bolstered by his lover's words felt his own face slip into a determined scowl. However, thinking of Kurenai he said, "I'll admit I was concerned to face Dan or Hayate since I know I could give them back to you, but what if it's someone like Asuma or Zabuza. I could bring important people back to..."

"Don't travel down that road Naruto," Tsunade said quickly and determinedly. "I can't imagine what it must feel like to know you could bring back people close to you or those you care about. But just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should. Have you thought about why Kiyomi would grant us the chance to live forever, but make it dependent on our not having children?"

Naruto shook his head in the negative as he answered, "Truthfully, I haven't. Like she said, it was something she intended to be a part of our retirement package. With everything that needs to happen first worrying about it seems a little bit like wishful thinking at the moment."

Tsunade nodded expecting such an answer. Yet, she had thought about it a great deal since Kiyomi's revealing how she had made it so that they didn't age as it had opened a whole slew of questions that the medic in her wanted answers to. Tsunade also suspected that a part of the reason he hadn't dedicated much thought to the matter was because her lover wasn't all that driven to have children, especially now that in order to do so he may have to lose the woman that decided to have it. She believed that it was a direct result to his having a large Harem of lovers that required his attention and affections. And while it could be said that a child would require both as well, it truly would be at a whole other level since being a good father could very well be said to be harder than a great lover. Unlike some of the Daimyo that kept concubines and often fathered children with them but left the raising to the mothers or servants, Tsunade knew that if Naruto did have a child he would need to be an active participant in his child's life.