Darkness Falls

Chapter 4

Darkness Falls

Chapter 4

Naruto – Age 14

The blonde hanyou stretched as he got up out of his bed. His body still a little sore from the previous days training. Since his kenjutsu training was coming to an end under his purple haired lover, she was determined to test him in everything with a full on spar. Yugao did not hold back in the slightest. His own body could attest to that. Sure, he could regenerate nearly any injury instantly; but his muscles still carried over the soreness.

Still, he enjoyed it and was thankful for the purple haired ANBU that took the time to mentor him in how to properly use a sword. Even more thankful when Yugao had taught him her two most prized kenjutsu techniques. The Dance of the Crescent Moon (Ryū Mikazuki no Mai) and the Hazy Moon Night (Kasumi Tsuki). As well as her Moon Dance sword style, which was something truly beautiful to behold. The style looked exactly as the name implied. An exotic dance, using ones natural flexibility and speed to parry and deflect incoming blows and then retaliate with a fluid motion.

Finishing his stretches, Naruto made his way to his bathroom for a quick shower, grabbing a clean pair of boxers and a towel before turning on the cold water. He gave up a long time ago with the hot water since it was always off anyways. No doubt due to tampering from the landlord. Sure, Naruto could report it to the Hokage, but the old man had enough on his plate what with running the village and dealing with the council, and the young hanyou didn't want to add to it with something as minor as this.

Besides, if the blonde really wanted to take a hot shower, all he had to do was go to Anko's apartment, and he would only have to give up his privacy in the shower. Not that he minded in the slightest, since these times were used to alleviate some of their frustrations, though Naruto still hadn't budged on going all the way until he graduated the academy, much to Anko's dismay. The only reason he hadn't just moved in with his mate was because of the villages stupid laws about non immediate family living with higher ranked shinobi. Claiming it would put the other students at a disadvantage.

Naruto scoffed at that. It was clearly a law that put more favor for the clans of the village then anything about actual fairness between students. The stupid law was the same reason that prevented him from moving in with his other mate, Yugao.

True to her word, the Neko ANBU sat down and spoke to Anko about the arranged marriage that Jashin had set up between her and Naruto, and emphasized that the poor blonde was unaware that such an arrangement was made. The snake mistress on the other hand, took it surprisingly well and was almost giddy at the concept of the blonde hanyou having another woman in his life, citing that he shouldn't get too cocky, because he has to share.

It was on that night after everything had settled, that Naruto marked Yugao as his second mate, and turning her into a hanyou just like him and Anko.

Turning off the shower, Naruto smiled at the memory. The only downside was that since most of the civilians already knew about his and Anko's relationship, mostly due to the boisterous snake mistress proclaiming it, he had to keep Yugao and his relationship a secret from the common populace. The blonde frowned at that, he really didn't like hiding Yugao-chan like that, even though the purple haired beauty told him it was okay.

He knew there was one way to get around that, but he needed proof. Hard, concrete proof that no one could deny, namely the council, about his heritage and clan status as a sole survivor of the Uzumaki clan. The Clan Restoration Act, or CRA for short. Originally Naruto had no intention of even looking into it. He was happy with Anko as she was a kindred spirit and knew his pain. However, upon learning that Jashin-chan had arranged the marriage between him and Yugao-chan, he knew it would come up eventually.