A Shinobi's Take on this Wonderful World

Two's a Crowd, Three's a Party

Naruto...

"...ugh..."

We are one...

"Guh...!"

Together forever...

"Ngh..."

Naruto tossed and turned in his sleep, the voice of Sylvia constantly whispering things directly into his mind. Kurama wasn't helping, damn fox, so he was forced to do his best to ignore the Chimera's voice.

But the whispers were just so strong... and he was so tired. At this point, he didn't know what Sylvia even wanted.

In his half lucid state, he saw nothing but darkness. The deep, never ending abyss that threatened to swallow him whole.

There was a flash of red, and Sylvia's bright yellow eyes stared into his very soul.

Love me...

"N-no...!"

His pitiful pleas were lost in the night. No one was coming to save him, and he knew that. He felt so hot, but cold at the same time. There was so much room in his bed, and yet, he had never felt so constricted.

But in the dark came a sudden glimmer of golden light, and it only seemed to glow stronger as time passed. It felt warm, comforting even. Like a warm fuzzy coat on a winter night.

Naruto embraced the warmth with open arms, leaving Sylvia's dwindling cries for attention behind.

He didn't know what the light was or where it came from, but he felt safe in its presence. It was familiar, like he was in the company of a friend.

Just as he fell into a blissful sleep, Naruto caught a brief glimpse of the color white before all was consumed in the golden light.

Morning came, and Naruto woke up feeling refreshed. His memories of the night before were a little blurry, but one thing was for sure:

He needed to extract this evil spirit.

"But first... More sleep..."

"Mmm... Yes, I concur..."

A familiar voice agreed before the owner snuggled into his bare chest.

. . .

Naruto's eyes snapped open, and his vision went from the ceiling to a mop of blonde hair that was currently nuzzled up against his body under the blanket.

Where had his shirt gone? Or rather, who the hell was in his bed!?

"Hm...? Is something the matter?"

The woman must have sensed his disturbance and looked up to reveal blue eyes that belonged to none other than Dustiness Ford Lalatina.

Naruto felt her shuffle under the blanket to get a better look at his face. Boy, did he feel it.

Because they were both completely nude.

But before the panic could completely sink in, Naruto heard a knock on his door.

"Naruto~! Are you ready to give in to my demaaaaaaAAAAAHHHH!?"

Aqua barged into the room while spouting nonsense, only to scream mid sentence upon seeing the two blondes in bed.

"W-wait, Aqua! Shhh...! It's not what you think! Just keep it down!"

Naruto scrambled out of bed and quickly recovered his boxers that had been tossed to the side of the bed. He tried to approach the wailing girl, but for every step he took forward, she would repeat in the opposite direction.