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Hana followed behind Fu with her mother keeping pace at her side. As they ran golden chakra began to leak from the former jinchuriki as an energy construct grew around her. That chakra then seemed to harden into a shell that resembled the exoskeleton of an insect so that by the time they approached the east wall Fu appeared from the trees nearly twelve feet tall and resembled a samurai wearing armor which looked like a rhinoceros beetle. As a result she easily destroyed the ten foot tall and four foot thick structure. Stepping into the courtyard, she battered away some of the defenders. Her forward movement was halted as blonde hair wrapped around Fu, before pulling her backwards towards the wall. The construct with Fu at its center fell backwards and began to struggle to stand especially as the hair tried to hold it in place.

Hana spotted the woman standing on a still standing section of wall so leaping began to spin like a buzzsaw in order to hit her. However the woman managed to avoid her for the most part but Hana still managed to cut through the hair holding Fu in place. She slid to a stop near the former jinchuriki who was beginning to stand again, but was blown back to her knees by a lighting strike. Hana spun to see a woman with red-hair whose bangs covered her eyes and the back ended in twin ponytails. She was dressed in a blood red skirt and jacket under which she wore a purple shirt. The dark-skinned woman blew a kiss towards her and Hana suddenly felt the air around her grow rich with static electricity. Hana leapt away just as a large ball of energy appear where she been standing and would have likely fried her had she not moved.

Hana felt another attack from behind and turned to see a large mass of blonde hair traveling towards her. Surprised that the woman's whose hair she had cut had regrown so quickly she knew she wouldn't be able to avoid it. However, Fu returning the favor and smashed her fist into where the blonde was standing sending her and that section of wall tumbling outside the compound.

"Thanks," Hana said to which Fu's entire torso tipped forward making the Inuzuka think she was nodding her head in response.

Fu turned to see that the red-head had been joined by another woman this one wearing a type of military uniform and was holding a blue whip. To Fu, her new ability, which she assumed was gained from having her seal broken, was sort of like being suspended in a warm liquid inside a suit of armor. Most physical attacks barely even phased her however as she learned when the lightning stuck her she wasn't completely impervious to pain. Still able to see despite being inside the chest of her construct she imagined it was due to the white glowing eyes inside the helmeted head. Charging the two women she felt Hana leap onto her shoulder before jumping off to attack the woman she was calling Whip due to the weapon she held.

Concentrating on the other woman, she slammed her fist where she was standing and was surprised when it felt like she hit some sort of electrical barrier. The woman then allowed her jutsu to fade as she grabbed the large arm and despite Fu's massive size managed to flip her onto her back. The woman then leapt into the air to deliver a kick towards Fu's chest, but she countered by firing a mud jutsu from the mandible like mouth of her armored head sending her opponent flying. Recognizing her larger size wouldn't help her much against such a skilled opponent, she pulled her chakra inwards until only a thin layer coated her before hardening it. The woman recovering from Fu's jutsu blew a kiss at the giant construct and as the energy ball exploded its chest Fu leapt out in a smaller version of the construct. Fu thought she caught the women's eyes widening in surprise as the armored kunoichi appeared from the ruined chest and she capitalized on it by quickly closing with the woman. Fu learned that she was a grappler as she got within striking distance only for the woman to slip out of her grasp in order to suplex her. Fu managed to break the hold, before gripping her opponent in return and leapt into the air. She again surprised the woman as wings spread from the shell like armor on her back causing her jump to turn into vertical flight. Reaching about fifteen feet, she cut the chakra feeding her beating wings so that they began to plummet back to the earth where she smashed the woman into the ground. Pulling herself from the carter they created she saw some of the women she had knocked around getting back to their feet so prepared to take them down again.

Tsume watched the other two of her squad fight the two women. She was proud of how aggressive her daughter had become as a result of her desire to save her mate. Smashing a woman's head into the guarding on top of the wall she was fighting on, she had to admit she was in a similar state of mind. She growled as she launched herself at another defender smashing her downwards into the walkway of the wall. But she leapt away as the woman was hit again by an attack meant for her. Glaring at the mass of blonde hair as it pulled back over the side of the wall she leapt down after it spinning in her family's familiar jutsu, Fang over Fang. The hair blocked her attack as it grew incredibly solid. Tsume could feel stray strands of the hair trying to wrap around her so ended her jutsu and leapt backwards before they could.

Landing on all fours she growled, "I suggest you back off unless you want a haircut."

The woman looked at her sadly replying, "I wish I could. Please don't hold back."

Tsume nodded, but did as the woman recommended as she charged forward again trying to take her out of the fight.

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Koharu couldn't believe who she faced as the woman blocked her kick by raising her leg up enough to ward off the blow. She then pulled the sword holstered there forcing the Konoha elder to retract her leg as she brought the blade around to parry Yuugao.

"What the hell are you doing here, Kagura?" The Anbu commander shouted angrily as she struggled against the missing-nin's blade.

Koharu was surprised when the woman asked sounding as arrogant as the elder remembered, "Do I know you?"

Yuugao relented for a moment due to her own surprise and received a kick to the stomach as a result. As the Anbu captain stumbled back Koharu wondered why Kagura had seemed to revert back to her old self, since Tsunade had reported that after her defeat years before at the Hokage's hands the woman had seemed remorseful of the path she had chosen. Although Tsunade never admitted it, Koharu suspected that she kept her ears open for the woman's whereabouts. Koharu had as well, but for the purpose of sending the Anbu to eliminate her. However, the tales that had reached her ears had stayed her hand since Kagura had been aiding the less fortunate. She suspect Kanji was the reason for the relapse to evil and supposed such tampering would explain why she didn't seem to recall Yuugao despite her not wearing her Anbu mask.

Yuugao charged forward only to miss with her blade strike and be sent airborne as Kagura used the hilt of her sword to catch the Anbu in the chin. She then raised her right hand and chakra strings wrapped around the woman's ankle. However before Kagura could pull her into the ground, Koharu shot a fire jutsu at them destroying the strings and allowing Yuugao to recover enough to land on her feet.

"Two against one huh," Kagura said smirking confidently. Waving them forward she said, "At least try to make this entertaining."

Both masked women charged with Koharu attacking first using taijutsu to force Kagura back. The missing-nin was kept on the defensive due in part to Yuugao remaining behind the elder darting out to strike whenever she saw an opening. Kagura proved she had deserved her rank of Anbu as despite facing the two exceptionally skilled fighters she managed to not receive any debilitating hits. Still, she was forced back more and more in the direction of where Tsunade and her squad were fighting.

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Kin pushed the young woman away breathing hard as she fought her spunky opponent who was dressed in a karate gi and blue spandex pants. Her long brown hair, which ended around her lower back in a braid, was being kept out of her eyes by a red headband. She had hit the South-East wall with Yuugao and Koharu and as they fought the woman called Kagura. She had kept some of the weaker women away. Until she ran smack into the woman she now faced.

Although the woman didn't seem to be a warrior she carried herself as someone who had practiced the martial arts her entire life. As a result, she displayed a simplistic understanding of how to wield chakra. A fact she demonstrated as she pulled off a spinning kick that caught Kin across the face. As Kin staggered away the girl charged forward and then leapt at her butt first smashing into Kin's chest and knocking her to the ground. Getting angry she waited for the young woman to charge again before stepping out of her way as she threw a running uppercut. Kin lashed out with a kick that caught the woman in the back sending her sailing into the wall near the section that Yuugao had brought down using rolls of exploding tags that she had quickly affixed.

The girl bounced back so Kin gripped the sword she had been given by Yuugao and kept sheathed behind her back and pulling it free slammed the hilt into the stunned girl's head taking her out of the fight. She side stepped a sword thrust aimed at her back allowing it to pass by her side and slammed her elbow into her attackers face. As the woman fell back Kin saw it was one of the slaves that she had already dealt with and mindless of the injuries she had sustained was attacking again. Seeing more of the women beginning to stand again she sighed before charging forward to take them out once more.

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Sakura waited tensely wishing she had Hinata's ability to look through walls so she could see how Naruto was doing. Finally Hinata said, "Its all clear, except for those that remained near the barrier team Sakura."

Sakura launched herself from near the post she had been waiting by followed by Haku and Anko. As they ran she heard Hinata curse so asked concerned, "Hinata what is it?"

She could hear the kunoichi fighting as she replied, "Nothing…just my presence has been noticed…I won't be able to guide you. Just keep descending; Naruto and Tayuya are in the lowest chamber."

Sakura didn't reply as Hinata turned her radio off to concentrate on her own troubles. Reaching the wall Sakura brought it down in a similar manner as her teacher. They arrived uncontested so quickly made their way for the central building. Although approaching it from the back where there was no entrance Sakura wasn't going to let that stop her as she smashed her fist into the building creating a large hole. She was surprised to find the room covered in mist, four women came charging out of the thick fog charging right at the pink-haired medic. Sakura easily battered them aside but she nearly ate a kunai that emerged from inside the room. Anko deflected it for her as Haku charged into the fog to fight the woman inside.

Sakura ducked back behind the building saying, "Hinata the room is covered in a deep mist. Can you guide us towards the stairs down?"

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Hinata stared down at the woman that had attacked her. She was blonde and had obviously been trained as a shinobi and dressed somewhat provocatively in a black suit that exposed her ample chest. Hinata smirked wondering how the woman hadn't popped out of her clothes as she had wielded two boomerang weapons she carried. Still despite the weapons suggesting she was a far-range fighter the woman had tried to close with her and that was what led to her down fall.

"Sorry what was that?" she asked switching her radio back on to respond to Sakura.

Sakura quickly relayed the information, so Hinata moving to a new vantage point and stared at the compound saying, "It would do you little good. Someone threw a barrier over the door way leading down. Most likely the same person who designed the main one, Kiyomi you probably have the best access to Naruto now."

Sakura refused to give up saying, "What about making our own entrance?"

Hinata smiled as she understood what Sakura was getting at and said, "Your best shot would be about dead center of the room. Haku your opponent is…"

"Thank you," the former missing-nin said politely, "but I already know where she is…just as she knows where I am. Sakura you may proceed she will not interfere."

Hinata nodded watching from afar as the two women moved around in the fog with each movement by one being countered by the other although neither was attacking just yet.

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Haku could tell the woman in the mist was skilled. She would subtly and silently move forward and the woman would shift her own position to counter. In a sense it was like a chess match in which neither opponent could see the move the other made but almost instinctively knew it had countered the one they made. The only talking between them thus far had been the woman replying to what she said to Sakura, "Please don't allow your friends to enter. I'm tasked with guarding this chamber and will kill them."

"No, you won't," she replied calmly. She wondered if Sakura didn't trust in her skills enough to protect her and Anko. However a moment later both slowly entered the room being guided by Hinata. Haku waited as the two moved slowly keeping their guard up for an attack and was aware that the two kunoichi was forcing the Kanji bound woman's hand. Finally with no choice she rushed the two silently however she was bounced back as Haku had created a wall of ice between them and the woman using the vapor in the air. She then charged the woman in turn kicking her in the chest and knocking her out of the building. Following her out through the doorway Sakura's fist had made.

The woman stood slowly revealing she wore a standard Kirigakure jounin outfit although modified, Haku assumed by Kanji, to show more skin by removing the dark shirt so that only the flak jacket covered her chest. Although beautiful with brown eyes and blonde hair that beauty was diminished by the look of hopelessness on the woman's face. She gave off a sense that Kanji was just the last in a long string of hardships that she had suffered. Haku believed she gained some knowledge as to why from a slave brand she sported on her right arm.

The woman seemed to notice where Haku's masked gaze was resting as she subconsciously coved it with her hand. "I'm sorry," Haku stated wholeheartedly aware of the hard life suffered by those captured to become slaves. A part of the reason Zabuza had always insisted she act more manly was to prevent them from being targeted by such groups. As a result of her own harsh upbringing she knew the slave marker on the kunoichi's arm belonged to a group called the Southern Wolves which were a group that operated inside of Earth Country almost exclusively.

"It doesn't matter," the woman said lowering her hand and reached for two blades strapped across the middle of her back.

The shout of "Shannero," cut through the air, as dust came blowing outside from the building and thus obscured Haku's view of the woman as Sakura made her entrance into the compound's lower levels. The Mist kunoichi took that opportunity to strike but Haku parried the attack with a kunai. The mist woman slashed at her with her other blade but Haku dodged backwards before throwing a senbon she had palmed with her other hand. The kunoichi batted it away but was forced to guard as Haku leapt forward in an effort to keep the pressure on while Sakura and Anko completed their tasks.

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Sakura landed in the hole she made and landed next to the unconscious form of a priestess dressed in black robes. "Looks like someone was waiting to greet us," she said upon dusting herself off.

"Forget her," Anko said landing besides the chunin. Speaking into her radio she asked, "Alright Hinata where is this prick's study."

"I imagine a good probable location would be a room about one floor down from your location. Naruto will be two floors below that."

"Okay," Sakura said taking off down the hall in an effort to find their lover. Anko followed behind so Sakura asked, "Are you sure you won't need me to open any doors for you?"

Anko gave her a wild grin before pulling out a role of exploding tags and flipping it in her hand said, "Nope, I brought my lock pick set with me."

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Naruto could feel his lovers' presence again so knew the racket from above was them. But at the moment that was all secondary to pounding Kanji's face in. The fury he was experiencing frightened him since unlike every other time he had ever been angry this wasn't a red-hot anger. Instead it seemed almost cold. As much as the anger was directed at Kanji a good portion of it was directed at himself as well. The reason being that as a result of hearing his own dark thoughts about why the women in his life were so devoted being repeated for just a moment had caused him to wonder what would happen if Kanji had sex with Tayuya.

Hearing Tayuya's confession had given him the strength to overload the device, but hadn't completely erased the doubts as a voice continued to repeat them in his head while calling on more and more chakra from his Bijuu. The voice seemed to be growing frustrated that it actually seemed the Bijuu locked inside of him was trying to prevent the chakra from escaping the seal.

Naruto was forced to end his beating of Kanji as his slave Taki apparently had received enough instruction to attack anyone harming her master. He moved back just enough to avoid her sword strike at his throat, but was going to return to pummeling Kanji when he was kicked back by the man.

"It's about time you stupid whore," he shouted scrambling to his feet to escape. But seeing Naruto focusing to leap at him again, shouted, "Ah…kill him already."

Taki charged at him quickly pulling her sword from behind her shoulder to strike. But Naruto caught her wrist and stabbed it into the floor into the iron ring that Tayuya's arm was chained to. He then backhanded Taki away before kicking the blade shattering it and breaking the ring holding Tayuya. Taki charged forward again but Tayuya whipped her free arm and wrapped the chain around the kunoichi's feet and pulled it taunt tripping her. The kunoichi fell flat to the ground, and tried to disentangle herself from the chain. However Naruto quickly prevented this by hitting her quickly in the jaw rendering her unconscious.

Quickly moving to Tayuya to free her, he smiled as she said, "About fucking time. What were you waiting for me to save myself?"

"Sorry," Naruto said and despite the smile she could tell he was still haunted by Kanji's words since his eyes appeared duller than normal.

Reaching up she was about to cup his face and remind him of her feelings but a sound attracted their attention to reveal Kanji hitting a brick that opened a secret passage to the surface. Before either of them could stop him, he disappeared inside and shut it behind him. Naruto looked like he wanted to pursue him as he readied a Rasengan. However a second later the compound began to rumble as if he had activated a self-destruct mechanism. "Ah fucking shit," Tayuya shouted frustratingly as she tried to free Fuku despite the collapsing ceiling, "Who the fuck sells those fucking things and why does every asshole in the world have one?"

"Just be glad they always seemed to allow plenty of time to esc…"

"You were saying, FUC...," Tayuya replied angrily as all the pillars seemed to collapse at once.

Naruto quickly grabbed her, Fuku, and Taki, before he Hiraishined, reappearing twice more inside to grab Anko and Sakura as the compound began to collapse inward.

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Kiyomi could hear the ragged breathing as it neared the end of the tunnel. Just before it reached her though, she heard a switch activate followed by the sound of the compound beginning to collapse. Kanji appeared from the darkness and paused upon spotting her saying, "If you want any chance of saving your master you better hurry slu…"

Kiyomi closed the distance faster than the man could respond and grabbing him by the throat said, "Such a basic trap wouldn't catch Naruto." Tilting her head as she looked at the struggling man as he tried to breath she said, "You may be unaware of it but I do owe you a debt of gratitude. As a result of your actions my world view has expanded and I feel closer to being what I was always meant to be. A shame it was so some worm could try to latch onto real power. I assume this was all so Naruto would join you in whatever schemes you've developed for yourself."

"F-fuck you…you bitch," Kanji managed to get out despite the iron grip around his throat.

Kiyomi's eyes grew red as she pulled his face towards hers to say, "No, fuck you worm." She then channeled her chakra into the man before tossing him behind her already forgetting about him. Kanji managed to get to his feet but only managed to take a step or two before collapsing as steam appeared to rise out of his body from his eyes and mouth. He gave one final scream as fire erupted from inside of him leaving his charred skeleton behind.

It was followed by a female scream, before the woman it belonged to shouted, "I'll kill you."

Kiyomi turned to see a priestess emerge from the woods charging wildly at her. Kiyomi swatted her away with a chakra tail before focusing back on the tunnel as a result of the compound collapsing. Feeling that Naruto was safe she called into her radio, "Kanji has been dealt with."

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Tsunade was covered in cuts as she struggled against her opponent. She knew she could easily heal them but since that would likely reveal who she was to her foe refrained from doing so. She heard Kiyomi's statement about killing Kanji, but when Hinata reported, "Their chakra is returning to normal," she relaxed slightly. Ikaruga responded by pushing Tsunade backwards causing her to trip on some rubble and fall the woman then prepared to stab her in the chest. "Oops, looks like you lose," she said smugly, "you should never drop your guard."

"You're free of his jutsu," Tsunade said noticing the other women running off into the woods.

"Oh I know, but I already told you killing you is for me."

However before she could bring the sword down the blade of one appeared through her chest with a kunai hitting her in the eye from the opposite direction which had been thrown by Tenten. Looking behind her opponent, Tsunade was shocked to see Kagura had thrown her blade like a dagger hitting the woman in the chest. Ikaruga looked down at the blade that had help killed her saying, "Kagura you…" before collapsing dead.

Having no idea as to who she saved, the Konoha missing-nin said, "I owed her that for helping that bastard to capture me. Believe me, she had that coming."

Kagura then turned to leave causing Tsunade to call her name. She paused just long enough to look back in confusion before leaping the wall and disappearing into the woods. Seeing Shizune also was covered in cuts she called into her radio, "Report."

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Tayuya watched Naruto who in turn was watching Princess Fuku. It was easy to see both were haunted by their time with Kanji. Naruto had remained quiet after rescuing her, but had remained near her while Sakura checked her out to make sure Kanji hadn't done anything while she was unconscious. There was a lot she wanted to tell the blond man but figured that could wait until after the clean-up. The compound ruins had still been burning at the time as a result of a fire jutsu Kiyomi had launched down the escape tunnel. Fuku was the only slave still in their grasp but that was only because she had remained unconscious, unlike Taki, as the others had ran into the woods upon being free of Kanji's influence.

Tsunade had wondered how they had known, till Tayuya had explained about how Kanji's chakra felt cold and slimy. She suggested that feeling the disappearance of that was probably what had alerted them to their being free of Kanji. But she had noticed that her describing his as warmth had brought Naruto no peace even as she had needed to explain why it was they didn't feel it all the time. Her explanation had been that a person only tended to miss the sun when it disappeared behind clouds. She tried to explain to him that her mind was her own, but Ino had stepped up reporting, "I've blanked her memories about any details of Naruto having a harem also. To her the memory will be Naruto was looking for the missing agent of Koyuki. He stumbled onto Kanji because a bounty hunter had been using her image while looking for Princess Fuku."

"Thanks Ino," Naruto said brightening somewhat as he stepped up to her.

However his good mood faded quickly as Ino placed a hand on his chest and unable to meet his gaze said, "Please Naruto…I just need space right now…I'm not sure what is me or this jutsu anymore so please."

Tayuya had been about to yell at the blonde since she was in a sense playing right into Kanji's taunts. However Sakura stopped her and when she was about to shout at her the pink-haired girl whispered, "Calm down, she's been feeling unsure even before this all started."

"So the fuck what…that's the worst thing she could have said to him. You weren't down there that mother fucker was filling his head with all sorts of shit like that," the red-head replied just as softly.

Sakura looked up worriedly, but said, "Don't worry, he'll bounce back you'll see."

Tayuya wasn't so sure, but the matter was put on hold as Naruto scooped the princess into his arms. He approached Tayuya asking, "You ready?"

Tayuya nodded grabbing her lover just as he disappeared from the burning compound and they reappeared in the former Land of Noodles on the spot Tayuya had buried one of his kunai. Naruto woke Princess Fuku and after making sure the false memories about him had taken hold informed her they were taking her to her husband. Fuku had brightened immediately but as they neared his palace the woman began to fret more and more.

"I-I'm scared," she finally admitted, "He should despise me."

"He doesn't," Tayuya assured the woman, "I've explained the situation to him. He knows Kanji was controlling you."

"I still don't know how he did it," Fuku said, "But I still should have been wary of him. I just… was so lonely since Chikara was always so busy."

"I think it's best if nobody learns how he controlled you. But trust me as soon as Chikara sees you everything will be fine."

Once they reached the palace, they were quickly escorted to the governor's chambers. Tayuya could tell Fuku was mindful of the whispers about her as she passed both servants and visitors to the palace. Still the woman steeled herself for whatever greeting she would receive from her husband and tried to walk proudly through the halls.

Reaching the audience chamber she looked back with a little fear but Tayuya gave her a bright smile. The woman nodded at the support and pushed open the doors. She gasped at the sight of her husband since he was so skinny now. "Chikara," she said worried for his health.

She would have rushed to him but one of the samurai present recognized Naruto shouting, "That's him milord, the bastard's apprentice." This naturally caused all the men to grab for their swords.

Naruto seemed to shrink at the description so Tayuya shouted, "Shut the fuck up." Directing her attention to the governor she said, "Your wife wouldn't even be here right now if not for him."

"Is this true," Chikara asked standing from his throne.

"In a manner of speaking," Naruto said. He could see the lead samurai about to shout about how Naruto had been present three years before so cutting the man off added, "But it's also my fault she suffered for so long. He played your men off against me and used the chaos to escape. He even met up with me later to thank me…I should have stopped him, but I didn't realize just what he had done or really was at the time. I probably would have left him be if not for this woman's looking into it for you."

Chikara eyed both Naruto and Tayuya before telling his men to put their weapons away. Gazing on his wife, he raised his arms saying, "Darling, how I've missed you."

"Chikara," the princess shouted closing the distance in a heartbeat and nearly knocked him down.

Chikara wrapped his arms around her and almost as soon as she was snuggled into their warmth she began to cry. "Shh, my little sugar plum. It's all over now. You'll never suffer like that again I swear."

Naruto and Tayuya turned to leave the two lovers to their embrace, but Chikara stopped them saying, "Bounty Hunter, what of your reward?"

Rubbing her head in embarrassment she said, "Call me a softy, but I can't take money from a man who wanted nothing but the love of his life back."

"At least tell me your name."

Tayuya quickly henged herself to look like the Sound-nin she had met that night saying, "Kin Tsuchi." She then grabbed Naruto and shunshined them outside the palace. Before Naruto could say anything she asked, "Can you take me back to my hotel room?"

Naruto nodded, and a moment later she was back in the Land of Honey. Pulling away she said, "Well that certainly was an eventful night. It was nothing what I expected it to be."

Naruto tried to crack a smile but he still appeared to be lost in thought so trying to take his mind off it pressed against him saying seductively, "Now how about I reward you for saving me?"

She looked up to kiss him, but Naruto stepped back his eyes dimming as her attempt to seduce him backfired. "No, no, no," she shouted mentally as he appeared as he had as Kanji had taunted him that the jutsu was the only reason for the women around him wanting him.

She tried to set him straight but sounding defeated mentally he said, "It's late Tayuya…I should go."

Before she could stop him, he disappeared in a red-flash. Standing alone in her hotel room she could almost her Kanji laughing at her so kicked a chair into the wall causing it to shatter and shouted, "Fuck!"

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[*The reason for that and using the example of the second Konoha harem is because most people have no idea as to what I have planned. The only reason it came up was because of the poll I had and I didn't want people voting under false pretenses. Not to mention its happening is still at least at least eight chapters away. My point was that I can't let reviews telling me why it's a bad idea influence me when I haven't even really begun to set the stage for it to happen. I tend to call those tainted reviews since they aren't based on anything story wise just on what a person's own wants for the story are. But I still love even those reviews as it motivates me with the hope that when everything works out as I hoped they might come around. So again thanks for taking the time to read and review.

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Target: Maki

Target: Komachi

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Points Eight and Nine are not related to the Prison Arc, but I listed them just to show how far ahead I'm completely planned out to. Truthfully in my head this story is already finished…it's just getting it down to paper that's the problem. But don't worry for those not wanting it to end to soon that far in the future from this point. So for the final time thanks for reading, and until next time The Lemon Sage.