Nindō: Dominion

Sunday morning, it was Naruto's real self who came to train Sarada. That was because he would be transferring another sliver of Matatabi's chakra into her today.

Repeating the same process as before, he transferred a small amount of Matatabi's chakra that was equivalent to Sarada's current reserve into her through the mark. It was just as overwhelming as the first time, leaving it to Naruto to keep her in a stabilized state while he finished the process.

By the time they were done, the girl's legs had given out, and Naruto had to carry her home to let her rest. On a positive note, however, her chakra had once again doubled in capacity and grown more refined. By his estimates, if they kept going at this same pace, she would need six months of regular infusions before her chakra reached heights comparable to Sasuke's, both in capacity and quality.

That was a very big deal considering that Sasuke's chakra had already been enhanced by a very large margin after being empowered by the Sage of Six Paths, not to mention that after more than a decade of possessing the Rinnegan naturally, his chakra had grown tremendously both in quality and quantity.

Looking at it from another angle, even after all that, Sarada's reserves would barely be equal to just less than five percent of Matatabi's total chakra. It would take around two to three years of regular infusions to bring Sarada's chakra reserves to be equal to that of Matatabi, at which point, the tailed-beast would be able to comfortably move house and start living in her new host, who was going to be as just as much of a tailed beast.

Ultimately, after all that training, Sarada's normal state would theoretically be equivalent to a stable version of Naruto's Baryon Mode, which allowed him to pummel Isshiki to the ground. Such strength would make Sarada a very useful asset in terms of battle ability when the time to act against the main force of the Ōtsutsuki came.

After tucking his disciple in her bed like he usually did with Himawari, Naruto left for another destination. The council sitting was going to be at noon, so he had a significant amount of free time. The next thing on his agenda was a meeting with Karin.

Having come to terms with the situation and solidifying his plans and beliefs, Naruto needed to have a conversation with her not only regarding that but also today's council meeting.

As he knocked, Karin opened the door with a smile. "Good morning, Clone-sama," she greeted with suggestive cheeriness before extending her hand, only to stop in confusion. "You didn't get me any groceries?"

"Mind if I come in, Karin?" Naruto asked with slight amusement.

"H-Hokage-sama …" She stuttered as her arm trembled. Instinctively, she couldn't help but stiffen up as she recalled the previous week's events, clenching her butt. "Yes, of course." She stepped to the side to let him in.

"You don't have to worry about anything happening today." Naruto noticed her stiff actions and dissuaded her concerns. "I'm just here to talk to you about some things."

"Oh …" She nodded. "Okay." The sheer disappointment that her words exuded made Naruto raise a brow before he showed an expression as if he'd expected her reaction.

"Anyway," he said. "Take a seat."

Once she sat down on the couch adjacent to his, she crossed her legs, causing her top to get pulled up and reveal most of her milky thighs to Naruto. He didn't say anything regarding her seduction attempt beyond giving her an appreciative look.

"I came here to tell you to get ready. You will be appearing in front of the council today. Not only will I work for your pardon, but also toward the research center where you will be working with Ino to continue your existing projects and work on some of my projects."

"I finally get to go out?" Her eyes brightened up as she sat straight up. "Really?"

"Not only that, you will now be as free as a normal shinobi of Konoha. You won't need to hide anymore." Naruto could see that in her excitement, Karin was about to jump at him. "Wait …"

His words were useless. She quickly jumped from her spot and hugged him tightly, wrapping her arms and legs around him like a koala and repeatedly thanking him.

"There, there," he patted her back, partially understanding how frustrating it must have been for her to have been confined in this place for more than a month.

"I have another thing to talk to you about. That is our relationship." Naruto held her shoulders and forced her to look at him. "I've come to terms with certain decisions and my own feelings now. I will be telling my wife about whatever has happened between us."

"What?!" She looked visibly mortified.

"Listen to me first." Naruto slowly pushed her away, and she understood, stepping down from his lap and sitting back down on the couch with her hands clenching the hem of her top, pulling it low enough to her knees. It consequently stretched it enough to reveal a large amount of her cleavage, making her feel slightly helpless. "You will still work for me in the research center, and all of our previous conditions also stand true. The only variable is the nature of our relationship. That depends on my wife's reaction and response."

"So you won't use me for your pleasure anymore?" The expression on her face resembled that of a lost puppy.

"For the time being, no," Naruto shook his head with a helpless smile.

'Though, knowing Hinata … Scratch that, she's going to feel hate my guts and lose all trust in me—despite her darker, more kinky side wanting to join in.'

Naruto kept that particular thought to himself.

"Can I at least get toys?" She asked, going on a tangent. "Ever since we returned from the ruins of Uzu, I find myself masturbating to the thought of you. If you aren't going to help me, could you at least allow me to use some of the toys that you've used in the past? Like that butt plug."

"Right," he decided to ignore her words completely. "Moving on —"

"No! Not moving on. I have been plagued with a very active libido for a very long time, Hokage-sama. You cannot just brush my requests off."

"Then go out and buy the normal kind of sex toys …" He said. "You are smart enough to find the right stores. For now, let me prepare you for your presence in the council sitting. While there shouldn't be any hiccups, I don't want people to think that you got in by fucking the Hokage."

"Nonsense. Hokage-sama clearly chose me for my merit. The month of confinement that I spent with him, occasionally melting my brain with pleasure, was just a bonus," she said with playful sarcasm.

"If you don't need me to prep you …" Naruto shrugged and was about to stand up when she grabbed his hand.

"Of course, I need help. I was just playing around," she chuckled nervously. "Please tell me what I'm supposed to do today." Her demure posture would make her look immensely innocent if not for her shirt being far too inadequate to cover her modesty.

"Okay, first off, you don't need to worry. All you need to do is show your face and tell them some things about that bloodline ability replication potion that you were working on. No need to go into the details; just tell them its purpose and source. Any other questions that they ask you direct them to either Ino or me…"

Naruto spent a little more than an hour talking to her regarding the meeting and her role in it before leaving for his next destination. The Yamanaka Flower Shop.

He had a feisty blonde woman to talk to. Not only had Ino specifically been ignoring him since he returned with Cronai, but he wasn't sure if she was aware of his knowledge about her being swapped. He needed to talk to her regarding their plans, at least to make sure that they were all on the same page.

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