Fucking shit, I feel like dying, my head hurts...

Returning to the inn with Akitsu following at his side was a more complicated endeavour than he thought it would be, exactly what he didn't take into account was that Tokyo, or Shinto Teito as it was now referred to, was a tourist trap of gargantuan proportions, drawing billions of ignorant tourists to the city that coveted the motto 'if you can't build out, build up'.

Therefore, with his need of remaining invisible he was forced to take the only route open to him.

The sewers.

Holding his nose so as not to gag too much from the horrid smell he ducked under a broken grate with the icy woman following silently, from which after he passed under the restriction he took a sharp turn left and, with his mental map of the city in mind, climbed the nearest steel ladder to the manhole that he punched out, allowing him to climb out and crouch on the side of the sewer entrance to help his new large chested and seemingly absent minded sekirei out of the disgusting manhole that teemed with bacteria of all kinds, both harmful and helpful.

Replacing the dented manhole cover, the ancient warrior reached out to Akitsu who stood just a few feet in front of him, arms relaxed at her sides as she awaited his next order or movement.

Clenching his eyes shut and flaring his nostrils to take in a deep breath he mentally compartmentalized his frustration and focused on the problem at hand, the matter of his sewer logged baggy trousers and loose fitting, unbuttoned white T Shirt that appeared to be spattered with lashings of green, foaming gunge that reeked both rot and death.

Akitsu then, when compared to Naruto appeared to be in a pristine condition, her power that flowed almost uncontrollably from her body freezing anything within an inch of her completely solid, why, she didn't know, perhaps it was because she was in the presence of this bewildering man who swept her up from a pit of despair and handed her a firm hand to grip, and a possible home to belong to, forever she was indebted to this man, and forever she would serve him.

Striding into the Izumo inn, his nose pointed into the air as he looked down its length almost arrogantly, or at least that is what it would appear to be to the average observer.

To the trained eye he could be seen wincing as tears prickled along the ridge of his eyelids, subtly so, but they were still there.

"Sewage" he grumbled irritably as Akitsu flushed minutely, the very slight decrease of life giving liquid that was swept away by her embarrassment of the situation causing her face to pale and her skin to become clammy in nervousness.

Had she already failed her new master?

"Ano, ashikabi Sama, should I do something" wanting to be of use to her new master the ice maiden offered her services, delighting in the fact that her master nodded, his features curling into a tight, forced smile as he turned to her.

"Please, there's a bath up the stairs, door to the right as you continue forward, can you run the water for me, Akitsu" his words were irritable and slightly angered but they gave Akitsu purpose, something she wouldn't fail In.

Nodding once to signal that she registered the request Akitsu swaggered up the stairs in a semi fast gait, the sound of her casual footsteps echoing through the boarding house as she opened each door to observe its insides.

Apparently after around 30 seconds she found the bathroom as he heard the slight running of water causing his ears to twitch before he shook his head steadily and continued down the hall he was facing to its end where it met the living room/kitchenette.

Seeing that there were several people in the room he slapped on a convincing smile and swaggered over to Uzume who was the closest of them, sitting on the couch with her entire focus pointed at the tv that displayed some type of children's tv show if it was what he was seeing.

She also enjoyed it apparently from the large grin and her incessant giggles that permeated the room, much to Miya's ire it seemed, if her twitching eyelid was any evidence of her current feelings toward the matter.

Shaking his head free of those thoughts he swept silently across the pine flooring, his socks absorbing any ambient sound he may of made to the kitchen with the objective of making some nice hot tea to cool his slightly frayed nerves.

Apparently noticing his approach, Miya turned and greeted him with her usual calm, serene expression.

"Why hello, Naruto san, may I ask where you've been?"

Smile widening slightly, the blondes eyes bulged into a slightly crazed expression.

"Please, dont ask, just dont"

His words were resolute and filled with an irritation that told Miya that now wasn't the time to reprimand him.

Resigning herself, Miya turned back to her cooking and ignored the stench of the blonde's clothes as he brewed himself some tea, his teabag flying overhead and landing in the bin with a wet 'plop' as he tipped 2 cubes of sugar in and twirled them with a teaspoon, the gesture seemingly calming him as his tense frame relaxed slightly, bunched muscles becoming less defined as he picked up his tea and a saucer and made his way back down the small corridor he had entered from, ascending the nearest set of stairs to his room that he unlatched and stepped into before collapsing on the desk chair tucked under the desk pushed against the wall.

"Hnnn~" he released a tight sigh from his throat as he looked up and closed his eyes, at least until the door was opened, the slow movement causing it to creak, and grate on his already tense nerves.

"Uhn, your bath is ready, Naruto sama, would you like me to join and wash your back?" the sekirei of ice questioned as Naruto looked at her, struggling to restrain from snapping at her, he really needed that bath.

"If that is your wish, Akitsu chan"

Standing up, he strode out of the room, making his way to the bathroom where he undressed to his plain white boxers, throwing the cargo pants and plain white T shirt into the farthest corner of the room where he hopefully wouldn't smell the stench.

Grabbing a towel off of the rail, he wrapped it around his waist and dropped his boxers, successfully protecting his dignity as he kicked them too over to the farthest corner.

Following suit, Akitsu stripped out of her blood stained science jacket, copying Naruto as she instead folded it before throwing it into the corner, grabbing a towel and wrapping it around her waist the same as Naruto before she slipped in the hot spring behind him. just enjoying the soaking of heat into her body before she turned her head in her masters direction, taking in his facial features, his chiselled chest, powerful abs.

Her gaze fell lower and lower down his body as she burnt the image of a god into her mind, memorising the physique forever until she reached his lap.

"Males really do have sensitive genitalia"

It was a quote from her adjuster who had failed, she was a kind woman, but a novice when it came to adjusting, she was also an avid pervert who adored the look and feel of a males body that she would constantly rant about.

"Maybe Naruto sama enjoys that too" reaching out while he was still deep in his enjoyment of the warmth of the water she clasped at the edge of his towel, pulling lightly on the fabric to expose his genitals.

"Oh my, Naruto san, I never thought you'd break my rules in such a crude manner!"

Eyes snapping open, Naruto sputtered as Miya stood above him imposingly, a heated frying pan she was using to cook with before hissing in her hand.

"Such actions must be punished"

CLANK!

Several more strikes later

Miya stared down at the prone form of the immortal Naruto Uzumaki with a look of anger, the look was abated though by the blush staining her face.

Waving her female frying pan of doom threateningly at the man whose head was buried under the broken flooring.

"Illicit actions are forbidden within Izumo inn!" she said, but the words lacked their usual strength and forcefulness.

Weakly, Naruto raised a shaky hand above his prone body, his thumb sticking up from a fist "right"

"I know hehe!"

In another area of town, a particular grey haired sekirei, wiped her nodachi of the life giving substance called blood.

The particular thing she used to complete this endeavour was the ragged, torn clothes of the man whose prone form lay slashed to ribbons in one of the many alleys of Shinto Teito.

"Hmm, what a fun chase, the boy actually thought he had a chance, hmhm" Lazily, the woman leaned against the wall, the nodachi back in its sheath in a split second.

"Oh ashikabi Sama, I can only imagine how proud you would feel of this kill, the euphoria, the rush!" wrapping her arms around herself Karasuba's dextrous fingers caressed her hips as she writhed in insane happiness.

"Oh, but I can never match up to your skill, your memories are so violent, so bloody, the thought almost brings me to orgasm!"

Lost in her own little world, Karasuba didn't notice the shadow leaping across the rooftops, well, at least until it collided with her, knocking them both to the ground, Karasuba's lithe form spread eagle under the shadow that seemed illuminated by the light of the full moon.

"Well lookie here, I've found myself a little birdie playing with a rotting corpse"

Staring upwards, Karasuba's eyebrows knitted together in irritation.

" .ME!" she grunted, loudly as she attempted to push the person off of her, though it was futile as the person stayed in place, completely still, like an immovable object.

"Now, now, that's not something you should say to your dear, dear ashikabi, Kara chan"

Gasping, the grey haired swordswoman writhed beneath the male above her "mmh, Ashikabi Sama, your memories, they're so, so" she licked her lips, drool slipping from her mouth and down her chin she leaned up, her form bucking as she tried to capture his lips with her own.

"Yes, nothing escapes my sight, hehehe!" smirking, Karasuba chuckled.

"Indeed"

Timeskip- 3 hours- time – 11:30PM

"Dark" was Miya's first thought as she was awoken, by what, she didn't know.

Glancing over at the digital alarm clock from her position tucked up against the pillows on the left side of the bed, she barely made out the time.

"11:30 PM, nnh, why am I awake at this time?" she quietly questioned herself as she laid there relaxed for several minutes.

CRASH!

At the sound of pans clattering to the floor she sat up straight, mind whirring as she leapt out of bed and drew a bathrobe across her body for a semblance of modesty as she strode out of the room to face the intruder.

"All I want is to be able to sleep without any interruptions, is that too much to ask?"

Ah, it's done, well, as done as I can do without my mind getting off track.

Until next time :P