28.5

The room was deathly silent as the two combatants stared each other down. After several heartbeats they charged and after passing each other the younger let out a grunt as she grabbed her stomach where she had been hit. "Winner Hinata," the Hyuuga branch member shouted upon seeing the clean hit.

The room erupted into a small murmur at the victory especially since although the elder sister had improved a great deal since her own days as a genin. Hanabi was still considered the heavy favorite in their spars. Hanabi stood up before facing her sister and bowing an action Hinata match. The sisters then bowed to their father. Hiashi stood saying, "Hanabi your concentration was lacking. Your opponent may only be Hinata but that is no excuse."

Hinata kept from flinching at her father's tone, but his remark still stung bitterly. "Yes father," the young girl replied with a stiff bow.

"Hinata, you were adequate," Hiashi said sternly before turning and leaving the room followed by Hanabi.

Hinata turned ignoring some of the looks she received fearing she may tear up since some of them were quite sympathetic at least from the Branch Family members. However, although disappoint it appeared her father still saw her as a failure she refused to let it bring her down. Due mostly to the fact that despite her father's words Hanabi had been fully focused on the fight and had still lost. She entered her room and allowed a small smile to grace her lips before stripping out of her practice clothes and showering. Her spirits continued to rise since with her victory against her sister it meant she had reached one of her goal and therefore was deserving of the reward she had set for herself.

Shutting off the water to her shower she toweled off before stepping out of it. She moved to stand in front of her mirror and wiped it clear of the mist so that she could see her reflection. She then activated her bloodline limit. Taking a deep breath she released the genjutsu that hid her chakra's color and did feel tears enter her eyes as a brilliant red showed up. Having not looked at her chakra since the night Sakura had joined the Harem having denied herself the knowledge of what color it currently was as a way to focus on getting stronger. She believed that truthfully it had changed that very same night due to what Naruto had not only promised her, but also because he had told her how much he cared for her.

Putting the genjutsu back in place her chakra turned blue again and she left the bathroom still naked but uncaring. Granted she was alone, but in the past strolling naked through her room was something she could never picture herself doing. Picking up the Kimono she held it up to admire it, but felt a frown threaten to mare her features. It was due to Naruto's pulling away from her and the others. Hinata had been hurt a great deal by his pulling back, but in the end had come to believe it was due to the doubt he had about some of his other lovers. Mainly the ones he had the least amount of interaction with, but since he tried to treat them all equally that had meant he had needed to pull back from all of them just as much.

But that Naruto had not come to her or any of them with his doubts had really left her quite perturbed at the blond. But when she had calmed down, she had realized that although he was intimate with them he hadn't ever really confided in most of them. Tsunade seemed to be one of the few exceptions to this but even she had been blindsided by his sudden pulling back.

To Hinata this had highlighted to her why her chakra despite her long time belief that she loved Naruto had not been red, and that was because she had never seen him as a complete person. She had seen him as someone who never let any obstacle prevent him from moving forward. But as a person that could suffer from the same doubts as her never. As a result she couldn't truly claim to love him as she had only been interested in the things about him that she had felt she needed. Namely his confidence and never say quit attitude, although she knew it seemed kind of silly now considering all they shared. Learning he had doubts too, did a great deal to humanize the man she had claimed to love but never imagined as being as filled with self-doubt as her.

Dressing in the fine kimono she put her hair up into a bun and left the Hyuuga compound to head towards the academy. Reaching her destination, she approached the woman that was gracious enough to meet her even though it was the weekend and her day off. Bowing to her in greeting, the Hyuuga princess said, "Thank you again for letting me use it Suzume-sensei."

Suzume the kunoichi instructor of the academy bowed in return before saying, "I was rather surprised by your request to use the tea ceremony house. You always used to say you'd never have the confidence to perform it correctly. " The woman then indicated the small building where she would grade her students as they practiced the art of serving tea in a refined manner with a nod of her head.

Hinata gave her former teacher a smile the older woman would never have imagined the Hyuuga capable of possessing as she replied, "Well… as you use to say, never say never."

Suzume studied the young woman that seemed to have blossomed, before handing her the key to the small building as she said, "Please return it to my desk in the teacher's lounge after you're finished."

Hinata nodded and watched the woman go before unlocking the building and getting everything ready. She would conduct sweeps with her Byakugan ever few minutes to make sure Suzume didn't decide to drop in on her former student. She smirked to herself as she pictured the scene that would create especially if it was during what Hinata had planned after serving the tea. She knew that the chunin teacher had been a target at some point to provide some insight into the jutsu Naruto had been given. But with the inclusion into the Harem of Shiho and her ability to decode the scroll Tayuya had procured those plans had been scrapped. Still Hinata had a hard time imagining the woman as the potential seductress that Tsunade had painted.

Hinata heard footsteps walking up the porch leading to the tea house and wasn't surprised when the door flew open. Bowing to the young man in the doorway she said, "Please have a seat, and thank you for helping me practice the tea ceremony."

"Um…sure," Naruto replied obviously a little confused.

Hinata smiled to herself, since considering what Tsume had planned for him to experience earlier probably meant actuality meeting at a tea house for tea was the last thing he expected. Naruto sat down although she imagined that if Suzume was present she would have smacked him on the head with the clipboard she had often used when grading her due to his undignified manner in doing so. She could see in his face that he was feeling guilty about his recent decision to pull away from his lovers. He began to say something to that effect when she silenced him by saying, "Please do not speak during the ceremony. It is a time for quiet reflection."

He nodded and even sat a little straighter causing her to smile as she performed the precise movements of preparing the tea. For Hinata the ceremony was a way to display the confidence she had lacked and believed she had gained from Naruto's love and acceptance of her. She also hoped that for a change she could instill some into him. Filling his cup and she placed the ladle she had used down before offering the cup to him. He cupped her hands for a moment before taking it causing the Hyuuga's face to heat up.

Naruto gulped it down so she asked, "Was it good?"

"Yes."

"And what did you think about?"

"How much of an idiot I've been these last few weeks?"

Hinata gently chided him saying, "You're not an idiot Naruto. That wasn't the point of this."

"I know… but it doesn't change that I was one."

Hinata shook her head before gently taking his hand in hers. She then said, "Naruto, please take it from someone who knows how doubts can cripple a person. It's okay. The important thing is that you overcome them and grow stronger as well as learning that you can come to us… to me with all of your concerns."

"Thank you Hinata," Naruto said taking her hand and kissing it.

Hinata smiled and then turned her attention to the tea pot asking, "Would you like some more?"

"Yes, please," he said recovering some of his usual good cheer as he looked around the small building. Hinata smiled and while his focus was elsewhere adjusted her kimono so that it exposed a good deal of cleavage. When his attention once more focused on her, she could feel his eyes travel over her body. "Um…Hinata," he said his voice filled with a combination of confusion and arousal at the appearance of her milky white cleavage.

"Hmm," she replied innocently.

"N-nothing," he quickly said figuring she knew about her nearly popping out of her clothes.

Hinata did know and this time used the precise movements of preparing the tea to silently drive her man wild. For example she'd get a little too close to the flame and then when a few beads of sweat would form would move in such a way that it would trace a line right to the valley between her breasts. As she moved slowly and as erotically as possible given the confined way she needed to for the ceremony she tried to gauge Naruto's reaction and was pleased to see him transfixed. She watched him out of the corer of her eye as his gaze followed a bead of sweat that broke free from her neck to begin its travel down her chest. When it disappeared into her cleavage she saw him lick his lips. Adding a throaty tone to her voice she said, "Your tea is ready."

Naruto took the offered cup from her and she turned to attend to the flame asking, "Would you like some more?"

Naruto downed the drink again but growing thirsty for something else set it down saying, "Don't worry I can get it myself."

Hinata let out a surprised yelp as Naruto pushed her back to gain access to her lower lips. "N-naruto…don't my clothes will get dirty."

Naruto though had managed to reach between the folds of her kimono and not finding anything beneath said, "No underwear Hinata. Something tells me you wanted to get dirty."

Hinata was about to deny it but her lover's head found its way underneath her clothes causing her to moan in pleasure. Pulling his mouth tighter against her snatch she said, "T-that's not t-true."

He smiled against her skin and adding a finger he began to stir up her insides before saying, "These lips are calling you a liar Hinata." He then began to lick her snatch as he continued to finger her, adding another when she began moving her hips looking for more stimulation.

Hinata leaned back further giving up on her meager protests and pulled her kimono away from her breasts so she could fondle them. Pinching her nipples she continued to rub her mound against Naruto's mouth. Having missed the warmth of his breath against her pussy, she felt her body growing tense so pulled a hand away from her nipple to plant it on top of his head to pull him right to where she needed his tongue. He hit her clit with it and she tensed as she planted her feet on the ground lifting her ass from the ground and came hard. Naruto rode out her moving hips as he drank her essence. When her hips returned to earth he pulled his head from beneath her clothes and climbing up her body gave her a deep soul searing kiss.

Tasting herself on his lips really fired her up and when the kiss ended she pleaded, "Naruto…I need it."

Naruto pulled back and after staring into her eyes nodded. He quickly stripped but when she moved to do the same said, "No…leave it on."

Hinata nodded so leaned back pulling her kimono away from her pussy saying, "Please fill me."

Naruto pushed his dick against her snatch and slowly pushed inside. Once he was fully buried within her both of them groaned in contentment at the feeling of being connected again. Hinata wrapped her arms around his neck and said, "Welcome back."

Naruto gave her his trademark grin as he said, "It's good to be back." He then began to move his hips causing Hinata to moan as her body began to feel the sensations Naruto's actions were creating within here. Their movements were slow and deliberate much like Hinata's actions during the tea ceremony. The two lovers peppered each other faces and necks with light kisses as they continued to edge each other to their inevitable release. Naruto pulled back enough to grip Hinata's breast and squeezed it so that it presented him her nipple. Running his tongue around it Hinata pulled him into her tit so that he sucked the nipple into his mouth. Giving it a nip with his teeth her moans raised in volume before telling him, "T-the…mmmm… the other one too."

Following her direction he switched his focus by trailing his tongue from one nipple to the other. "Y-yes…" she moaned after his tongue completed its journey.

Hinata also showed her appreciation by flexing her cunt muscles around his tool causing him to stop his actions for a moment and gasp, "D-damn Hinata you're gripping me so tightly."

"I-it's because you're making me feels so good….Naruto…mmm….more… pound me more…"

"As you wish my princess," he whispered into her ear causing her to emit a tiny squeal of joy. Naruto's pace grew more frantic as his thrusts grew more powerful. As a result it wasn't long before his lover was writhing about beneath him as they both neared their individual ends.

Feeling the telltale signs he was nearing his end he said, "H-hinata…I can't hold out much longer."

"G-go ahead cum…" she said but having a delicious idea added, "Cum in my mouth… I want to taste you as well."

Naruto groaned before pulling out and giving his cock several pumps aimed for the Hyuuga's open mouth while with his free hand he rubbed her pussy. He fired his load just as her orgasm hit causing her to buck her hips and throw off his aim causing him to splatter her tits with his first shot before readjusting and hitting her mouth with the next several bursts. He watched her close her mouth making his cum disappear down her gullet and felt his dick stiffen again from the content, "Mmmmm," that she let out as the warmth of his seed made its way to her stomach. His cock's resurrection was completed from the way she used the index finger of one hand to draw a little spiral pattern in the puddle he had left on her chest. She gave him a sultry smile as she noticed him watching her and beckoned him forward with said finger before putting in her mouth to clean it of his essence. It was an invitation Naruto was all too willing to accept and as he lunged forward couldn't believe he was only on item number two of the list he had been given. As Hinata did her part to help him recapture his mojo, he couldn't help but wonder how he could have doubted his lovers for so long and why the voice that had been pushing him to seemed to be so silent as of late.

Next Chapter: Recovering Lost Mojo Part II