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The Huntress and the Monsters

Written By Silent Soul Ken Edited by Slicerness

Chapter 1 An Oni's Lament Part 1

It had been a week since Hinata and Naruto first started their partnership. Their official partnership, as of a few days ago, and they had their first assignment together. Their mission was to drive off, and if possible, eliminate the monsters threatening the City of Baboga. Naruto walked beside Hinata, every now and then pausing and tugging at the collar with his hand then walking to catch up to her.

"This damn collar itches." He groaned for the 57th time that day.

Hinata sighed, having agonizingly counted every time he complained. "Look, we need to show the people that you are... tame, safe to be around. It's not like I'm liking this myself." This was partially a lie. Truth be told she liked the collar around his neck, it made him look adorable!

"Hey, don't think I don't see that smirk on your face!" Naruto snarled at his mate, who didn't realize she had a rather smug smirk on her face.

"No I'm not!" She said hurriedly. "B-besides, you promised Orvus that you would stick with the collar."

Naruto groaned as he remembered the meeting with Hinata's commanding officer.

-6 days ago-

Naruto growled, his fur on end, teeth bared, and his muscles tense at the various weapons pointed at his being. Hinata stood in front of him, her arm's held up protectively. Once again she was fully dressed in her complete combat suit. The varying blue colored tight suit, her hood and cloak mended, and her gauntlets and boots shining with freshly forged metal.

Had this been any other occasion Naruto would've teased and mounted her in short order. However his life was in danger and it wouldn't look good for a human to be making love with a monster in front of humans; especially if they were Hunters. Hinata was sweating nervously beneath her suit, mentally thanking the suits sponge-like fabric which could absorb fluids and use it to enhance the padding. However she was in a more pressing matter, she didn't have time to think of pointless functions, and she turned her gaze to the front.

Before her stood Orvus, a Veteran of the Old Wars and the commander of the Hunter Outpost known as the Silver Shields. A bald man with a long silver beard, dressed in thick, plated armor, and on his back were two poleaxes. He stared at Hinata with his one good hazel eye. "So let me see if I got this right. You want me to talk to HQ to approve of your partnership between this... monster and you?"

Hinata nodded wordlessly, Orvus looked at her, then at Naruto, then at her again.

"Look Hinata, I like you, like a daughter even, you came here a small but determined and fiery girl with the desire to fight. I took you in and even gave you your sword. You went up the ranks quickly and proved you weren't a wallflower. But this... this is pushing it. The only reason why that thing isn't locked up and being tortured is because you're adamant about protecting it." Orvus said with his deep, yet smooth voice.

"I won't allow Naruto to come to harm, not even from you!" Hinata said solidly. Naruto turned to her his snarl fading. The other Hunters lowered their weapons slightly but still wary for a sudden attack.

"Geez Hinata, you always seem to pick the best times to do this sort of crap." Hinata turned her head and narrowed her eyes as a young man with brown spiked hair walked forward.

"Kiba." Hinata said softly, recognizing the Hunter.

"Look, no matter how you slice it he's a monster our job is to hunt his kind. And to make things worse he's a unique one." He said, rubbing his neck, not able to maintain eye contact "You of all people know how dangerous and wild those are." Kiba pointed out at that the Hunters raised their weapons again.

Hinata sighed, her mind trying to find a way to correct this situation then it came to her. She turned to Naruto and pointed down. "Sit!" She said.

Naruto's eyes narrowed.

"Excuse me?" He snarled.

"I said... sit..." Hinata said calmly with an air of authority.

He glared at her for a moment, but caught the gleam in her eye. He growled then relaxed his stance and sat on his rump, his hands in front of his feet, looking at her.

"Yes... mistress..." He said, causing a pregnant pause, Orvus had his hand on his chin then he began to walk away from the scene.

"Hinata, come with me." Orvus ordered. Hinata followed her commanding officer out of earshot while the Hunters kept their weapons on Naruto.

"What you just did is not a partnership, but a contract." The man declared, seeing past her act with ease.

Hinata lowered her head slightly. "I know..." She mumbled

"It's association on condition, not of mutual benefits!" Orvus stressed.

"I know, dammit, I know that better than anybody but... do you really believe they'll just ok this if it was mutual? At first, I mean." Hinata said softly.

Orvus rubbed his brow, Hinata was telling a fact, a rather painful one for her at the moment. The Hunter's intended goal involving monsters was to exterminate them, not make friends of them. At the moment the only partnership they could see was one side dirtying the other's blade when they died. However a binding contract where the monster was the servant and the Hunter the master was the logical choice. Orvus stood there silent thinking on the prospect hard before he then turned to Hinata, his mind settled "Alright I'll talk to them today, but until then the beast-"

"His name is Naruto." Hinata cut in hotly.

"Naruto," Orvus said raising his hands apologetically, aware of the fire in her eyes, "Will stay in the dungeon under lock and key - we won't torture him, but he cannot be allowed to roam the premises. And you cannot stay with him for more than an hour every four hours." Orvus laid down the rules.

Hinata opened her mouth to retort, then closed it and nodded.

"Very well." She said, realizing that Orvus was giving her a massive break, trying to help her, even, in his own way.

He put a large hand on her shoulder, "Off the record, I think this will work, it's a step in the right direction." He said in confidence. "Change is inevitable, and you two just happen to be taking the first steps toward it." He weighed in, before they left his office and walked back to the Hunters and Naruto. They found the same sight they'd left, the tense Hunters still holding their weapons, though no longer aimed directly at him, while Naruto was crouched in a ready position, as relaxed as could be expected of someone effectively trapped in a room full of people one sentence away from attacking him.

"Alright," Orvus said loudly, "put Naruto in the holding cells, I do not want him disturbed. That means no torture, name-calling, teasing, or even backtalk. Is that understood!?" He shouted.

Hinata was still stunned; Orvus thought that this was going to happen anyways? It heartened her but at the same time made her wonder if there was a grand design in play.

The sound of chains brought her back to reality and she ran back to see Hunters trying to clamp locks on Naruto only for him to growl at them, hair on his back raising.

She walked quickly, an angry snarl forming on her face. "Do not struggle!" She ordered loudly.

Naruto's eyes darted to her and his lips curled back, but he eventually relaxed and allowed the braces to be clamped on his arms and legs, attached by a chain to a collar around his neck; limiting his movement. Naruto shifted his head slightly, the metal was tight and uncomfortable. Then the collar jerked and he quietly followed.

-30 Minutes Later-

Hinata walked down the steps to the dungeon, in her hands was a tray with hunks of cooked and roasted meat. Good quality, unlike the gristle and cartilage they'd originally intended to feed him. When she arrived at his cell and saw him she almost laughed. He was forced to sit upright his shoulders hunched in and his hands next to his feet tapping the floor impatiently with a clawed finger, his eyes closed. She held up the tray, letting the scent waft into the cage. She watched as his nostrils flared before his eyes opened and his mouth watered with saliva. He wanted to lean in and snatch it up but the limited space just afforded him enough room to shift his shoulders.

She giggled, shifting the tray to one hand so she could put her hand on the gate. The metal glowed blue before the entire thing slid right down into the solid stone floor like it wasn't there. Naruto put his head through the empty space where the gate had been and his mouth opened, his tongue licking the meat, possibly testing for poison, before he finally bit down on the meat and pulled his head back and up, gravity causing the meat to fall completely into his mouth. His chewing was audible, even with as human a face as he could make he was still very clearly a monster, one had to look no farther than his wicked teeth.

He swallowed and looked at Hinata, licking the grease and juices off his lips. "You owe me that blowjob you teased before, in return for this..." He muttered lowly with a heavy growl accenting his voice, in case anyone was listening, before leaning back into the cell that was too small for him.

Hinata gulped at that, she wasn't exactly too eager to swallow that massive length but realized that he needed some form of compensation; he had been incredibly accepting of what was incredibly demeaning treatment, especially for someone who had lived in the forest, almost completely free for most of their life. Not to mention even she didn't know how much longer he'd be stuck in here. She reached out to him but he dragged a claw against the ground to make a startling noise and shook his head.

"Not here." He said, against his own desire, his eyes shifting to the stairway. It didn't take long to realize what he was saying. If they showed any form of affection they would both be in hot water, not just from the hunting society but from the public and monster society as well. For now their passion would have to be kept in the dark. She blushed as she realized just how eager she'd been in spite of her reservations. It looked like she would need to keep an eye on her own libido, lest it get away from her.

They sat there, Naruto eating the meat silently while Hinata watched him, her eyes observing his body contemplatively as he ate. It didn't take long for the ground to shake, signaling her hour was up. She sighed and grabbed the near empty tray, Naruto placing the bone of the last lamb's leg on the tray. She stepped back and looked at him worriedly as he pulled his head back and was in his uncomfortable position once more. She left the room, hoping that soon he would be free again.

-2 Days Later-

Orvus stood in the training grounds with Naruto sitting upright, before him, the shackles still around his limbs. The chains held by heavily armored men with large bulging arms. Naruto was surrounded by the Hunters of the Outpost that were still present. Orvus turned his attention to Hinata, who was standing behind him then at the scroll in his hand.

He grabbed it and opened it, "To the monster Naruto and the Huntress Hinata, after careful and measured consideration we will allow the Hunter/Monster Allegiance Program to commence. You will be the representative of the Silver Shields. You are required to report to a handler that will be appointed to you in due time, when they ask for an update you are to comply with immediate and with full cooperation. We are expecting much from you and the other representatives (Naruto and Hinata exchanged a glance; other representatives?), do not disappoint us." Orvus read aloud. There was silence as he rolled the scroll up and handed it to Hinata, then he turned to Naruto and waved his hand. The men dropped the chains walked to the shackles and unlocked them.

Naruto rubbed his wrists and rotated them, getting the feeling back in them. Hinata smothered a smile just in time for Orvus to turn to her. "You owe me big for this; I had to use quite a few favors to get them to even consider this project! Do as they say, to the letter_, neither of you give any lip nor jib, understood?" Hinata nodded and was given the stern look for several more seconds before Orvus turned to a woman wearing glasses, a tight blouse and skirt. He beckoned to her and she walked forward and handed him a large box. He grabbed it and opened it, presenting it to Hinata. She looked inside to find a large collar with runes on the inside of it, on the front was a symbol in the shape of a flame - something she distantly remembered being the Hyuuga clan emblem, once upon a time._

"What is that?" She asked.

"It's a magic collar it will ensure that he follows your orders, and it's proof that he is under your command. He is supposed to wear it at all times." Hinata looked at him with an unreadable expression, "This was something they demanded I tell you personally." He added.

Hinata sighed and took the collar before she walked over to Naruto and opened her mouth, only for him to flick one of his ears, indicating he had heard. He lowered his head and she held up the collar, which glowed before splitting in two. When Naruto's neck was in the center of it the collar closed, becoming whole and sealing with no seams or welds as Naruto lifted his head. The collar was somewhat heavy, but he was sure he'd get used to it's weight easily enough, plus it was more comfortable than his last set of chains. He wondered who was sympathetic enough to place comfort runes with the others.

"Now that that's settled, you two have been given your first assignment together. This will be to ensure his loyalty. We've recently had requests from the City of Baboga, a mining city that mines various metals including, when they run across it, Mythrillian. Apparently they've been assaulted by Oni as of late, normally this wouldn't be an issue but apparently this group of Oni is organized and quite powerful. Your job, as you have no option to decline it, is to repel them and, if you can, kill them. We would send back up, but again this is to see if Naruto can really work with you. If he can then killing them shouldn't be a problem, if not... then we'll send in another team to finish the job." Orvus said grimly.

"I think we can get rid of the Oni no problem. It shouldn't take more than 3 days." Hinata guessed.

"Hinata, by killing them I mean wipe them out, ensuring that they don't recuperate. Meaning their base needs to go too." Hinata was silent at that.

"How many?" She asked.

"Numbers vary but more than 40." She was silent again, that information was worrying. Not for their health, she was sure they could handle their own in battle if they were smart about it. Oni were slightly a cut above most monsters but still were fodder mainly. However their real job wasn't dealing with the Oni, it was succeeding within a certain timeframe with as few losses or snags as possible, ideally none. To make a good impression on the higher ups they would have to be on their absolute best behavior. "I'm gonna give you 5, if you can't eliminate them the other team will." She nodded.

"5 Days is plenty," She said, 'But it'll be less.'she mentally promised. "When do we start?" She asked.

"You can start heading out now or tomorrow morning. Either way the mission has started as of this very second." Orvus said.

"Naruto!" Hinata shouted and Naruto, who had been observing the still squinting Hunters, turned to to her. "We're leaving now!" She shouted, drawing a nod.

-End Flashback-

With that the two set off. They'd been walking most the way, Hinata every now and then riding on Naruto's back to rest. Naruto's initial feelings for the collar of admiration had turned into a slight loathing as sweat had made the collar uncomfortable and itchy. He wanted to scratch his neck but the collar resisted all efforts he made to remove it. He reached up with his hand and scraped it lightly. "Can you cut it out? We're here!" Hinata said sharply, causing Naruto to look up.

They stood before the gates of the mining city, looking up at the 15 feet tall walls. There were two guards manning the gate. "Let us in. I am the Huntress Hinata of the Silver Shields, this is Naruto my... beast..." She said tentatively. Naruto remained silent, his face shifting to that of a beast. If that's how she wanted to play things he would go along with it.

The guards looked down and nodded having been informed of her arrival 2 days ahead of time. One disappeared before the gate opened. Hinata walked in Naruto following her.

Naruto walked closer to her and lowered his head. "I have a feeling it would be best if we stuck close until we get a more respectful reputation..." He said lowly.

She nodded. "That'd be for the best." She agreed.

He tilted his head to give her a warm smile. "I can think of worse fates."

She kept her smile small, but reached over to lay a hand on his neck as the two entered through the gates, Naruto keeping his head down. They immediately came to a bustling street with people walking to and fro, shouting, looking through papers, and hurrying. But this wasn't the standard bustling of a busy and prosperous town or city, no this was a city in the first stages of desperation, decline and decay.

Tempers were on hair triggers, black marketing was on a rise, corrupt and greedy officials were making use of the desperation to fatten their purses, and back stabbing was aplenty. The moment Hinata and Naruto stepped into the street all of it died down to an uncomfortable and deadly hush. Their eyes on Naruto who walked with Hinata silently, not even bothering to glance at them. Hinata paused, looking around for the client.

"Ah so this is the Huntress and her pet!" Came a nasally voice. Hinata turned to the right to see a well-dressed pudgy man with a round, smiling face, bright pink cheeks and rings studded on his fat fingers. He stepped forward, and two men behind him dressed in light chainmail armor with a iron helm and spears in hand followed, revealing themselves to be his bodyguards.

"I'm Hinata of the Silver Shields, what's happening?" She demanded.

"We can speak business later how about we go to my mansion for some... personal time mm?" Hinata's eyebrow twitched with annoyance.

"I'm sorry... sir, I can't. I would rather know the situation so I can best prepare against it." She said calmly.

The man's face lost its smile and his pink cheeks became pale. "Mmm, very well, but I prefer to speak about it in private if you wouldn't mind."

Hinata nodded, understanding that the public might not know all the details and saying it out loud might incite further panic. The five headed off for a more private speaking ground.

-Processing Building-

Hinata sat with the pudgy man, who she soon found out was the mayor, across from her while Naruto was forced to wait outside, his ears pressed low to his head and his eyes looking around suspiciously. On the table was a map that showed the surrounding area and all the mining locations, "Well Ms. Hinata, here's the situation." He pointed to the mountainous region. "The Oni have taken over our mining operations and have built a barricade blocking us from entering it." He said, pointing to the image of a building. Hinata looked and saw that it was a single entry point, but she also saw various other entry points as well these though had small 'UE' marks on them.

"Why don't you just enter from another entrance?" She said pointing to the other entrances.

The mayor sighed. "Unfortunately those entrances are far too hazardous to go through. Hundreds of years ago our ancestors used them, but back then deaths in the workplace were so common going a week with only two deaths was an achievement. To you it might not seem like much, but to us they represent an even greater risk than walking head-on into an Oni fortification." The mayor explained, "As a result they carved out an entrance that took many years to complete. In return, it was a safer and more accessible entrance. With that our prosperity leapt to new heights." Hinata mentally wondered if he meant the village or himself. "However, the Oni just came in from the east one day and killed most of the workers, leaving widows and even orphans." Hinata observed the mayor and she could see a genuine sadness, but again was it because his production rate went down or because he really cared?

'Bureaucrats are the worst to deal with...' She mentally fumed. "Alright when did they attack originally?" She asked.

"About a week ago." He said in a 'matter-of-fact' tone.

Hinata's silence was enforced by a slow exhale. "You mean this has been going on for a week and you just turned to us now?" She snarled.

"Initially when the Oni invaded there was about ten of them, but then when we fought back ten more came, and then twenty! We couldn't fight that many, not even with the mercenaries we hired!"

Hinata was silent again, this time with a more speculative air.

'This was planned... could the Oni have taken the mine for the Mythrilian?' She wondered it added up but... "What else do you mine?" She asked.

"Oh various items, gold, silver, jewels, Mythrilian and then there's-... ahem, I think that's about it."

Hinata narrowed her eyes. "It would be best if you not keep secrets from me." She warned.

"Ahem... There's nothing else, believe me." The mayor said.

Hinata wanted to press the matter, but she closed her mouth. If she was going into the mines she would find out herself. "Very well. These other entrances, are they sealed?" She asked.

"The majority of them yes, but every now and then we find a group of bandits trying to get in to disrupt our operations. Ask some of the miners about it." The Mayor suggested, "Quite a few of them are descendants of the old mining families and know the secret dig spots in the mine. They might also know the old passages." The Mayor suggested; Hinata nodded as she stood up.

"I'd like to begin my investigation at once." She said. 'If I can find these other entrances I can quite possibly use them to take out the enemy and drive them against each other.' Hinata thought, nodding to herself as she left to grab Naruto.

"Well take care Miss...?" He drifted but Hinata didn't answer as she left. "If it wasn't for the fact she was a Huntress I'd have her in a heartbeat." The mayor said. "Oh well..." He shrugged.

-City Market-

A tall young woman walked forward, she was extraordinary, almost too much to be called human. Standing at around 6 feet tall with bright pink hair, dressed in baggy clothes and with a cloth band on her head. She drew gazes with her looks, but lost them just as quickly as she was recognized. What was revealed about her skin was a slightly tanned hide that was common among the majority of the population. It wasn't unusual for women to mine in the great mine if there was a need for it. This was Sakura, to most people she was the rather tall human girl who would walk about the city quietly watching them all doing various things but never quite interacting with anything or anyone.

The pink haired woman was largely an unknown, despite everyone in the village knowing her name. She talked, but never really grew close enough to call anybody friend. She participated in town events; fairs, festivals, etc. She helped set them up, played some games, conversed with the residents and would observe the children. But when they were over and done with she would just disappear.

Hinata and Naruto stood before a group of men who had been muttering to themselves. "Excuse me," Hinata said, stepping forward. They turned to her, glaring at Naruto briefly before flicking their eyes to her. "You work in the mines?" They nodded, "Can you tell me one of the other entrances? Preferably the ones that aren't sealed?" She asked finally.

They looked at each other, then back at her. "No offense little lady but I don't think that it'd benefit you in any way, shape or form."

Hinata exhaled slowly, gently pushing down her rising temper before she grabbed her sword and quickly drew it, slicing twice before she held her sword over her back then she slotted it in. The cloth ceiling and its wooden supports fell on top of them and the men jumped in alarm. After untangling themselves they looked at her fearfully.

"W-we wouldn't know anything we haven't been around long b-but the Hito family has been here since the start." Another man said.

"And they are?" Hinata asked, unable to hide her smug smirk. They all looked at each other then the man in the middle was shoved forward.

"I-I'll lead you!" He exclaimed with a nervous gulp. He began walking to lead the way as he did the general consensus of fear and hatred for Hunters popping into his mind. Hunter's/Huntress' were human who had transcended into a higher mortal coil by alchemy, magic, or the implantation of monster flesh. They were not normal humans, they were stronger, faster, and unpredictable. As such they weren't trusted, at least not with full confidence.

All Hunters were aware of this distrust and as such were indifferent to it. Hinata included, though she was, in her heart, conflicted by it since she came from a family where allies were precious and few. But that was an entire life ago now, and she had a new life.

Naruto, who had been watching her silently, read her quick, small yet clear facial expressions. He was silent though and followed the two forward. He observed the people who parted or even ignored him as they walked down the path. He sniffed silently, inhaling the various scents. Sweat, blood, meat, vegetables, horse and...

He paused, sniffing harder, becoming loud enough to draw wary looks from those nearby.

A new scent was in the air one he had never smelt before. He looked around, pausing before he got on his hind legs, elevating himself as he searched for the source. It didn't take long to find the glaringly bright head of pink hair vanished into an alley before he could even think to approach.

His eyes narrowed and he moved to follow-"Naruto hurry up!"

He turned to Hinata a fair ways away as she called for him. He dropped to all fours before following her. He caught up easily, since she kept her pace slow. She must have noticed something about his expression, because she immediately asked, "What was wrong?"

"There was... an unusual scent in the air. Whatever it was, it didn't belong to a human." He explained.

Hinata thought on that before she quickly asked, "If we go now can you follow it?" she received a nod, she turned to her guide. "Excuse me, we'll have to cut this short, something has come up that requires our immediate attention." Hinata said.

The man paused then looked at her. Personally he was relieved. "O-oh is that so? Well... good luck miss!" He said.

She gave him a quick nod, to be polite if nothing else, before turning to Naruto and declaring, "Let's go."

Naruto nodded and lowered his body so she could hop on; she jumped onto his back and wrapped her fingers around his fur. When she was secured he stood up and his face dropped it's human appearance in favour of a beast's before he took off, heading for the scent. The people cried out as he padded across the dry ground. He followed the scent straight back to the alley where he skidded to a halt and lowered his body.

He then began to snuffle the ground while Hinata, not missing a beat, jumped off and grabbed her sword handle, dropping into a ready stance while he put his entire focus into finding and tracking the scent. Naruto walked forward, raising his head to confirm before lowering it to snuffle again. He then paused and curled his lips back into a growl, stalking into a dark alley.

Hinata reached into her coat and pulled out a small white orb.

Illuminator orbs: special orbs that when broken gave off an intense amount of light that could blind unwary foes or illuminate dark caves.

She threw it down and it shattered, causing a bright light to fill the dark alley. It revealed a surprised, tall woman with tanned skin, heavy clothes and pink hair.

Hinata lowered her stance and sheathed her sword. "It's just a local." She said, only to tense as Naruto released a low growl that built up into a sort of bark.

Sakura stood very still, watching the two silently. She could tell by the appearance of the woman that she was a Hunter... well, Huntress, and the beast beside her was a monster like herself. The Huntress put a hand on his fur and his growling subsided but his lips were still curled back revealing his teeth. Sakura was utterly disgusted by the cause and effect and the implications of it; how could one of her own work with a human? She twitched slightly as her horns began tingling beneath her loose bandanna, a sign that her spell was coming undone. She needed to run.

"No she isn't." Naruto hissed as the woman looked at him with pure hatred before her eyes flicked over to the walls. He lunged at her but she was already moving.

Before Naruto could warn his mate the woman nimbly leapt at the wall before kicking off landing in front of Hinata while Naruto crashed into the wall, she sent the Huntress a mocking smile before sprinting off.

Hinata quickly gave chase while Naruto, growling in anger, took an alternate route. He turned to the side wall and began to climb, his claws dug into the walls to create handholds for himself, which he used to scale the sides of the building and take to the roofs. He sniffed, caught the scent and took off following the scent.

Hinata chased the woman, running at speeds only the fastest human could manage, but had to pick up the pace as her target used her knowledge of the twisting alleys and side streets to gain ground. However, the growing distance between the two was a secondary concern. Far more attention grabbing was that Hinata noticed something strange was happening; the woman seemed to be growing lopsided as she ran, one leg longer than the other and her shoulders seemed to be bigger.

Struggling to keep pace, Hinata resorted to a different tactic. Her hand darted down to her arm and grabbed three daggers between her fingers before she hurled them forward. One flew over her target's head but the other two nailed her in the shoulder.

The woman grunted, stumbled, and would have kept running if she wasn't slammed into the ground as Naruto landed on her, hard, having jumped off one of the roofs to get her. His hold was very similar to the one he'd trapped Hinata in when he'd first beaten her in battle, only his claws were on either side of her neck, more motivated to permanently subdue the threat.

Hinata was surprised by the sudden way the earth trembled and dust was kicked up, but shook it off and jumped over her mate, landing and turning so she was standing above the pink haired woman's head, looking down at her.

The woman glared at them both and her clothes began to rip, muscles and skin revealed as she lost her human guise. Naruto watched as her hair lengthened and her bandanna ripped as two yellow horns were revealed.

Naruto howled in both surprise and pain as the transforming monster girl punched his arm with a free hand, her muscles bulge as her fist collided with his arm. Naruto's arm jarred but he kept his grip and with his other hand he grabbed her arm and pinned it down. He growled at her warningly while Hinata put a hand to her sword handle.

"So... you're an Oni huh?" She said.

Naruto looked the woman below him over at Hinata's claim; she had darkened skin, a greyish tan color, with large muscular arms and equally large and muscular legs. She also had two small but sharp yellow horns on either side of her forehead, previously concealed by her bandanna. Honestly he was disappointed, he had heard of Oni's rather massive builds this was the exact opposite.

"Naruto." Hinata said, making a small gesture with her chin. Naruto nodded, he was about to lean in when his ears twitched and he raised and turned his head.

"Something's happening in the town." Naruto reported as he subconsciously leaned back and up to get a better position to hear. Hinata heard it too when she focused, explosions and shouting.

Sakura saw her chance and kicked Naruto in the chest as hard as her position would allow. It wasn't much, but it was enough to make Naruto fall backward. Hinata made to grab her sword; only to have her legs swept out from beneath her as the pink haired Oni launched a sweep kick at her.

She was on her feet a blink later and sprinted off in a blur of speed. Naruto snarled and moved to follow, but Hinata intercepted him with a sudden shout of, "Stop Naruto!"

He skidded to a halt, turning to look at her, "We have her scent, we can find her later. We need to fight off the Oni!"

Sparing one last look Naruto released another growling bark before he lowered himself down. Two seconds later Hinata was securely on his back and they were off, running towards the screaming and in the opposite direction of the pink blur they could see for a few more seconds before she was out of sight.

Sakura panted as she ran then jumped over the walls of the city and was on the other side. "That was too close..." She muttered, breathing deeply as she turned back to see smoke starting to billow out of the city.

"Better head back." She deduced sourly before she began trudging off towards the secret entrance she knew of into her tribe's current home.

-Baboga Center-

Men and women ran, screaming, pushing, shoving, trampling and panicking as 10 Oni smashed buildings with their clubs, grabbed and threw men like dolls, and snatched women, placing them in large burlap sacks. All the Oni varied in color and while they were different in appearance they all had a similar large, muscular yet hanging gut build. They had large yellow horns of varying spiral formations. They laughed as the town guard tried to fight, only to be trampled underfoot by their enormous feet. "Heh look at tiny insects! Just go squish and their guts spill out!" One laughed.

The others began to laugh when a loud roar drew their attention. They turned to see a large orangish fox-like beast standing before them, growling menacingly.

"Oh look, another monster! Never seen that type before... must be unique." A blue Oni said with black greasy hair.

"Hey if you want some then go ahead and take some, there's plenty of humans to go around! Ha ha ha ha!" Laughed a yellow Oni with green dreadlocks, joined by his fellows only to stop very suddenly as a gurgling sound emerged. They turned to look at the source of the noise and saw the yellow Oni's head land on the ground and his body first drop to it's knees before bonelessly falling to the ground. In it's hand was a sack full of women who would've been crushed had the fox not jumped forward and grabbed the sack with it's teeth and landed nimbly on the ground, opening the sack and letting the woman free.

Disoriented as they were, they were filled to the gills with adrenaline, and all of them managed to make it back to the village before Naruto have even tossed the sack over his shoulder.

"Nice job Mistress." The fox complemented with a toothy grin.

Confused, the Oni finally noticed a Huntress land on the ground, the giant sword resting on her shoulder stained with dark green blood. She sent the Oni a smug look, "Nice job yourself Naruto!" She fired back.

Not famed for their intelligence, it took them about five whole seconds to get the connection, but when they did every one of the nine remaining monster flew into a rage, faces coloring and their voices bellowing with rage. They dropped their burlap bags and charged at the Huntress and the 'Naruto' monster.

Hinata had some experience fighting Oni, mainly that they could harm each other more than their opponent in a group. However, she had to be careful; these Oni's made a strategic attack on the city. They very well could have training to work together if that show of tactical thinking was any indication. She grabbed her sword with both hands and held it forward, watching them.

Naruto, however, jumped right at them. While he wasn't as big as the Oni he was still massive enough that he could knock down two of them with his body. His tail then whipped at another one, tripping it. The other Oni stopped at the sudden attack, but a large red Oni wasn't deterred and threw his club at Naruto.

He swung a back fist at it and knocked it off course with a loud crack, but he howled and held up his hand, immediately noticing it was bleeding and probably bruised skin beneath his fur. The club, despite it's appearance, was incredibly hard it felt like... he paused and glanced at Hinata's sword.

Hinata, having already mostly worked things out, saw his glance as the final confirmation. "So you've taken the Mythrilian and used it remake your clubs!" She shouted. However the Oni didn't bother responding as a purple one jumped up, it's club raised. Hinata decided to avoid direct weapon locks for now and jumped backwards to avoid the hardened club as it crushed the ground, spikes of rock shooting up.

Hinata landed on the ground and was already moving. Her decision from just a second ago was rendered pointless as she was forced to slash at a club that came from an Oni intending to take her by surprise.

The club was knocked away, leaving one severely underbalanced Oni behind who only had time to grunt in surprise before one of its legs was cut off. It cried out as it fell forward, Hinata spun forward as it landed, avoiding its body impact range. Then when it landed she finished her spin with a powerful downward slash that sliced off its head.

Meanwhile Naruto had been fighting the two Oni he had knocked down. They tried to alternate their attacks but when one attacked Naruto he would quickly attack the other with powerful bites, claw slashes and even wrapping his tail around their faces and slamming them into each other. Both were heavily wounded, blood pouring out of their wounds coating his uniquely colored fur. He held up his dark hands bloody hands and licked the blood off it was a strange taste but a welcome one.

"W-What's with this guy!?" One of the Oni blurted. It was shocking how similar they acted to run of the mill human bandits when they were scared. However his friend couldn't answer as Naruto suddenly leaped at him his jaw opened as he landed on its chest before he closed down on it's neck, the Oni screaming and trying to grab him with it's arms.

Naruto had already dealt with that though, he'd crippled it's right arm, having torn it's ligaments to strands of flesh. Its left arm was weakened from the blood loss, so it could barely even push Naruto off. Then all strength in it's body faded as Naruto pulled, ripping a good portion of it's neck out and landing on the ground, entrails in his jaws. He shuddered slightly the taste of monster blood and flesh in his mouth and tongue.

It was coming again. Naruto could feel the dark, yet powerful desire to eat the flesh of the monsters before him and the flesh in his mouth. He growled, but was able to repel the urges thanks to Hinata. He looked around for her and saw her fighting another Oni, too far away for the ones he was fighting to help, and for her to notice his snack. When that thought came to his head he bit down and began to chew the flesh, raising his head to swallow it. He then looked at the Oni, who was stepping back fearfully. "W-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU-!?"

Naruto growled his mind gone advancing on the Oni his eyes glowing red.

'Yet more flesh for the feast...' was all that resounded in his head as he leaped forward, jaws open.

Hinata stabbed her opponent in the chest, her massive blade sinking into the flesh easily when she heard the bloodcurdling scream. She would have turned had the Oni, with it's dying breath, not grabbed her and threw her hard onto the ground where she landed painfully. Then it began to fall, and Hinata grunted as she saw she was in the splash range. "Dammit!" She snarled and she rolled out of the way as fast as she could, dropping her sword to move faster.

She gasped as the body landed, bouncing her into the air. She landed painfully on the ground. Or at least for a normal human it would've been painful; to her it was a light shock. She stood up and looked at the Oni's body, which was now on top of her sword.

She moved to retrieve it, but before she could she heard a roar and turned to see a black Oni charging at her, its head lowered like a bull and she reached for her leg and pulled off 3 of her throwing daggers and she threw them. One merely scuffed its face, but the other two buried themselves to the hilt in the center of its forehead and one of it's eye sockets.

It roared in pain and stumbled, completely tripping two steps later to roll and slide on the ground. Hinata took her chance to run to the fallen body and kicked it, flipping it over. She grabbed her sword and turned she saw the Oni had skidded to a halt and was now attempting to stand up.

She held up her blade in a ready to attack, but the Oni before her started to back away, their eyes fixed on a sight that Hinata, at the moment, just couldn't see. She tightened her grip and turned to the black skinned monster, who had gotten to his feet and was trying to pull the dagger out of it's forehead, not even trying to go for the one in it's eye, apparently smart enough to realize his massive grubby fingers would only make it worse.

It eventually managed to get the dagger out, throwing it angrily at Hinata, only to bellow in rage when it missed by a mile. Muscles bulging and single eye twitching erratically, it held it's club with a steady hand.

Hinata had the advantage and everyone there knew it, but the Oni had it's pride; if it was going to die it was going to go out in battle. They stood there silent for a full second, and then they moved at the same time, charging past each other.

Hinata fell first, a large bruise forming on her belly from the impact of the club, but before she'd even landed on her knees the Oni gave a slow wheeze and toppled over, its chest covered in several slash marks deep enough to leave every one of the Oni's organs bisected at least once. She turned to the Oni who were backing away, alternating between looking at either her or Naruto in horror and fear. She turned to Naruto to see him dragging an Oni's body away into an alley.

"Run! That Huntress and her mad beast will kill us if we don't get to Basara!" A dark blue Oni squealed, causing the rest who had yet to seriously fight to run. Hinata had counted four of them running, with nothing but their clubs held in their hands as they ran, meaning that six had perished.

She wanted to go congratulate Naruto on another battle well fought, but the club impact finally hit her and she fell forward. Mythrilian was extremely hard, that coupled with the Oni's brute strength seriously damaged her. When she got steady again and her blood wasn't pounding in her ears she began hearing the muffled screams and looked to see the burlap sacks. She got up and walked over to the sacks using her sword as a crutch.

The Oni's combined attack had been more deadly than she had predicted. She would have to take great care when attacking their base. If she didn't do things right she could end up dead, even with Naruto's help. She grabbed a bag and pulled it open, the women inside fleeing as quick as their bodies could take them, and nearly trampling her when they saw the dead bodies and froze then turned to Hinata, who was panting.

She needed to catch her breath for a few seconds. She sat down, getting her breathing under control before she groaned as her muscles bulged and then settled back down, her body's now natural growth taking place due to the potions she'd taken. 'Must've been a really taxing fight if I got stronger from that alone!' Hinata thought, remembering her needing to strain her body by doing various tasks like lifting boulders and pulling carts filled with heavy metals. As long as it put strain on her muscles she would always grow day by day, from small margins to great leaps. This could be considered a moderate jump, but she could test her strength another time, for now she needed to recover a bit.

Naruto nearly purred as he ate the Oni flesh, his teeth ripping their tough skin apart to gorge on their soft innards. He was inside an alley where a pool of water was on the ground, probably an underground spring or some other natural phenomenon. He would pause every now and then to lick his lips and chops clean, his face stained with dark green blood. His body shifted slightly as he ate, he could feel power enter his body with every bite he took. His ear twitched and he stopped and raised himself, his red eyes glowing. He had made sure to move the bodies as far from the center as possible and into a place as inconspicuous as possible. He listened and when he determined that he was safe he resumed his gorging.

-15 Minutes Later-

"Naruto!" Hinata called as she walked down the street, 'Not good... not good at all. I turn my back a few minutes and Naruto is gone, if the handler comes or finds out now I'm in deep! They'll revoke my license and kill Naruto!' Hinata was worried, "Naruto come here!" She shouted.

Naruto licked his lips and went to wash off his fur when he heard it, "Naruto come here!" The voice of Hinata. He would have answered the call but he had to wash his fur first-and then it happened, the collar around his neck grew hot. He growled as he felt his body begin to move against his will.

"Dammit how hard can it be to find a 7 to 8 feet tall monster with orange fur!?" She snarled. She perked up as she heard a roar. She began walking towards the source of the sound and soon came to an alleyway where she began to investigate, but as she did she could hear the sound of growling and snarling. Making sure to listen closely, she approached more cautiously now.

Naruto growled and snarled as he half-walked, half-crawled towards some unknown location the collar around his neck glowing yellow as it continued to force him to move, all but dragging him. "Naruto!" He paused in his struggle and his body lurched forward and then he smacked his head into something, dazing him. He heard a groan, and shaking off his dizziness he looked to see Hinata on the ground grabbing her head painfully.

Hinata had hit something painfully hard, it felt like getting hit by the Mythrilian club again. She then felt a tongue lick her cheek and she knew who it was. Anger boiled in her and she blindly struck out in a slap, it satisfyingly met flesh. "Where were you, you idiot!" She snarled angrily at her mate.

Naruto shook his head. "What did I do?" He snapped, not in the best of moods after getting dragged against his will across three blocks of town.

"You fucking vanished, that's what! What if that Handler is watching us in secret, huh? You know what that means? I get kicked out and publicly shamed and you get a public execution!" Hinata shouted, she wasn't really angry, more concerned than anything, but it came out as anger.

Naruto growled then stopped and lowered his head so she could grab it as she shook the stars away. When she had regained her vision she saw him looking away.

"I was... taking care of the... those Oni bodies." Naruto said quietly, not a full on lie but not the full on truth.

Hinata felt bad now.

"I'm sorry I'm not angry, honest, I'm just worried for you... for us." She stroked his cheek affectionately then scratched his ears. He purred as his face shifted into a human's, his expression of absolute contented happiness.

It was then that he sniffed her and then himself. "We stink." He declared flatly.

Hinata sighed then sniffed herself, her nose crinkling at the smell. Indeed, she wreaked pretty bad; being covered in dried blood and walking through several miles without bathing did that to a person.

"Hmm let's ask and see if there's a waterfall or lake nearby. There should be, since this is a mining town." Hinata suggested as she looked over his fur, matted with dried blood. She was somewhat curious as to the source for a second before she realized Naruto fought with his claws and teeth, so of course he was going to get covered in more blood than she would. With that the two left to find someone who might knew where a waterfall or lake was.

-Oni Base Basara's Hall-

Basara, the leader of this Oni clan, sat on his large throne fashioned from the metals that they had extracted from the mine. He chewed on the hunk of steaming boar meat in his fat greasy hands. He had a large gut that jutted out yet had abdominal muscles visible on it, he was also massive, the tallest Oni barely reached his chin. At his feet was a maul and an axe, both made of mythrilian. He bit on the meat and tore it off, chewing noisily while the other Oni around him ate, drank, laughed, fought and cursed with each other while others were watching the human women they had captured put on a show.

The women nervously danced and wiggled their bodies, hoping to stave off death by appeasing these brutes. An unfortunate few were forced to have sex with them, but all those women never came back. Meanwhile the rest of the Oni forces mined the ores and searched for the store of Dragonian that the humans had found and kept in a secret location. If Basara had the ore he could forge an ultimate weapon that would never fail him.

It was then that the door to the hall burst open and Basara looked excited to see his raiding party return, only to scowl mightily when he only saw 4 all of them, and without their sacks. "What the hell are you moron's doing? Where's your bags? Where's the rest of your men!?" He roared, standing up.

"Chief Basara!" One said getting onto his knees quickly. "The miners hired a Huntress, but not just any Huntress, she commanded a monster... a monster that-that..."

"No excuses you spineless fools! It shouldn't matter if they hired a Huntress, you should have been able to take care of the spineless miners and brought back the loot!" Basara bellowed.

"But chief, the monster ate us alive!" Another Oni shouted.

There was a grand silence then some low mutterings.

"Monsters do not eat monsters! What you're speaking of is utter nonsense!" Basara yelled as he grabbed his maul.

"C-Chief, you gotta believe us!" The Oni said nervously, scooting back fearfully.

"I would... were it not for the fact that what you're spewing utter stupidity!" Basara was now upon the quivering excuses for Oni, and he kicked one down, his club held high.

"Chief!" Basara swung and the Maul smashed down.

The Oni on the ground panted hard, the maul's head inches from his face, the spikes having scratched him deep enough to leave scars.

"I'm giving you all one more chance you spineless cretins! Tonight you're going back with a bigger group and you will get twice the loot you missed, and if you find that Huntress you kill her! Don't hold back this time. If any more of you get killed then you're joining them!" Basara rumbled, then he turned, his mood soured as another thought occurred to him. "And where's that pink haired runt!?" He roared.

Sakura sat on a rocky outcropping looking down on the hall. When Basara had demanded to renovate the once large mining shaft into a banquet hall in his honor he had neglected to have the upper areas checked and renovated, making a nice place to sit and relax in peace.

She thought back to the monster and the Huntress. Both were powerful, but what the surviving Oni had said about him was indeed unusual. No monster would eat another monster; it just wasn't possible, or even logical. Monsters tasted terrible, to humans and monsters alike.

She knew this for a fact, the tribe itself had even tried resorting to cannibalism when times had been exceedingly tough, but trying the flesh of their fellow monsters had left those that tried feverishly sick. Some believed it would take a while to acclimate to the new diet, but they had died within days. Those that tried eating other monsters, assuming it was simply that the meat had been from a fellow Oni, had been proven wrong as well, some even dying from the first meal alone.

She sighed, deftly picking herself up and wandering off, mind still trying to work out what she'd seen.

-Nearby Waterfall-

Naruto purred and whimpered alternatingly as Hinata raked his fur with the brush as the water fell on them. They had spent several minutes trying to talk to people, only for them to turn tail and run as fast as they could away from the pair. You'd think that having their women saved and the majority of their buildings kept intact would make them want to tell the heroic couple where a lake or waterfall was, but no, people were scared and they ran. It was good thing a few orphans ran up to them and gladly showed them the way... for the price of letting them ride Naruto.

It was an amazing view, the waterfall roared, sending a mist of water into the air and it emptied into a cave that went into the mountain from the side. Plants grew on the edge and insects fluttered around them. Since it was close to night fireflies had come up and looked like fairies, lighting up every now and then giving the place an atmosphere of the purity of life.

Once inside the waterfall Hinata had said she wanted to clean Naruto up good, and even had some soap that she had rubbed into his fur. He objected, but had to endure the humiliation as the brush pulled at his fur, almost painfully at times. Then when she told him to rinse he gladly went into the pounding falls, letting the water smash into his body and wash off the soap, grime and hidden parasites under his fur. Then Hinata joined him the waterfall, the force enough that it would've pushed normal humans to their knees but her strength kept her going and the waterfall would make her even stronger. Then she pulled Naruto out of the fall and, once he shook himself like a dog, she began to brush his hair to make it nice and tidy.

Hinata giggled at a memory as she did this, mainly of when the children asked to ride on Naruto. Again Hinata witnessed a nervous and scared Naruto, she thought it was cute that her mate was so clueless around children but... it made her nervous. If Naruto was like that then how would he be when they had-. She stopped brushing, she loved him, this was true, but to think of children at this age was... it was baffling. She wasn't that old, and besides he was a monster and she a human, there was no way they could have a child. 'But what if...' came that gentle voice in her mind. 'What if I became a monster like him?' She had heard rumors of ancient curses that could turn humans into monsters but the details were vague and had long since been researched in great detail; sadly not in areas she could gain access too.

Naruto sensed something was wrong; he looked at his mate to find she was staring at the ground pensively. Ever since he had devoured the Oni he had felt a strength well up inside of him, and with it a burning desire for Hinata. He wanted to mate with her again, but it was different. He felt a need to... conquer her, to show that he was the stronger of the two, the absolute authority of an Alpha. His eyes' flashed colors and he growled then circled around her, his body moving much like the flowing water around them as he grabbed her with his large hands.

Hinata gasped at the possessive hold but relaxed when she felt his face against her cheek, nudging it.

"Naruto love..." She said gently.

Naruto purred at the word 'love', it excited him greatly. Hinata gasped as she felt his prick poke her behind. "We can't what if-!"

"I don't care." He growled carelessly, and she gasped again as he muscled his way on top of her.

"S-Stop please!" Naruto paused, his wild side falling to the gentleness of his mate, but then he felt the collar heat up and he backed away snarling. Hinata stood up, not seeing the collar glowing red against his dark orange fur yet. "N-No I-" Naruto just backed away further. "I'm sorry! I really am," She said, her voice pleading, "I love you, truly I do, I just wasn't prepared for that."

Naruto was silent, he knew she loved him but the collar was still an annoyance. "Can't you get this stupid contraption off of me?" He snarled.

She finally noticed the glow, and felt less guilty about her earlier words. She had initially thought she was giving him the wrong impression, that she didn't desire and love him as he did her, but now it seemed that his negative reactions were caused by something the collar was doing. "The only way it comes off is if I know the release command, which I don't. Orvus would, but he won't tell me, not until we build up a good reputation."

Naruto huffed, glaring down at the water for a second before looking back up at her. "Then just be careful with what you say." He said lowly, not eager to feel that burning again.

She nodded readily and didn't stop him as he lowered his head to her crotch. She could barely hear his greedy inhales over the roar of the falls as he sampled the scent of her fertile sex. Then she felt it his large rough tongue licking her sex she shuddered and gripped his head tightly, urging him on.

Naruto enjoyed her taste; it always made him excited, the desire to cut loose becoming inflamed. His tongue didn't just lick the vulva, it also penetrated, sliding inside of her folds and licking the walls, further exciting her.

It was too much, Hinata cried out as she orgasmed onto Naruto's face, her hips shaking from the force and her hands clasping his ears. She panted, leaning against his head while Naruto licked up the juices from his face. He then raised his head and looked at his mate's beautiful face. She looked at him and nodded.

Naruto pulled his head up and Hinata released him before moving over to a nearby rock of suitable size and leaning against it.

Naruto was on her in a near instant, his throbbing prick at her entrance. He pushed and it sank in with ease. "You're getting looser." Naruto purred with delight.

"S-Shut up!" She said indignantly, she was too young to hear that she was getting a loose vag! She made a mental note to get Naruto for this later that's when he began thrusting.

Naruto ignored the misunderstanding; it was physically impossible for her to be loose in the sense she was thinking, considering the size difference, he just meant her insides were becoming more used to his girth, fitting him like a glove. He started slow, but soon reached a frenzied pace. Hinata gasped and moaned, "Ohh god you're going at it harder today!" She moaned loudly, body rocking despite her firm stance against the rock.

It was true though, Naruto wasn't holding back at all, and his desire to dominate her from before was once more making itself known as he slammed his hips into her with far more force than ever. She loved it; his power, his size, and his love for her. She felt his hot breath on the back of her neck, only to shudder as she felt his teeth at her neck.

"There's one mark I've yet to place, but I won't unless you want it." He breathed, his thrusts having slowed but still going strong.

She knew what he meant; the love bite, the most definite and solid form of ownership in the animal world. She shuddered, sincerely wanting that mark, but she couldn't have it yet, not without making a good excuse.

"Another time, my love." She said gently, only to cry out as he roughly grabbed her body and slammed his hips into hers, his cock penetrating deep, stretching her wide and causing incredible pleasure in the process. She gasped as she felt his claws brush her nipples, which were erect and sensitive due to the cold air. His tongue licked her neck and his teeth brushed it ever so gently. She knew what he wanted but he knew just as much as she did that it would be too great a risk.

He went back to jack hammering her, his prick pushing into her womb, bulging outward from her skin. His muscles were tense and nearly rigid, his body locked to fuck her hard and fast. She cried out as she orgasmed then and there but Naruto wasn't done yet.

He pulled away and Hinata sat up, confused, then she saw Naruto sitting near the fall waiting for her, his tail waving in the air. She looked up at the cascading fall and sighed. She got up, her legs wobbling slightly from the thorough fucking she'd gotten already and walked to him slowly but strongly, prepared for an even greater mating.

Naruto licked his lips as the falls splashed on his back. It was a challenge, a challenge to whether or not he could withstand the ferocity of the falls while mating. She stood in front of him her legs now solid. He leaned in and kissed her. She returned the kiss hotly proving that she was worthy of him. He growled and his tail snaked forward and rubbed her clit teasingly. Hinata bit her lip resisting the urge to melt. She grabbed his head and pulled forcing him down. He growled at her strength then pushed, she pushed back the two kept their eyes on each other before Naruto turned his head, making lose her footing. She fell to the ground while Naruto pinned her, and again she felt his cock at her entrance.

"Who am I?" He growled she felt the head slide in and she bit her lip.

"You're my mate Naruto..." She said hesitantly unsure what was causing this. He growled again and thrust suddenly. Hinata felt her body drag on the ground slightly mud and sticks and rocks scraping her back but not piercing the skin.

"Who am I!? He snarled, thrusting again.

Hinata could feel it against her skin now. "You're Naruto, my Alpha!" She cried.

Again he growled in satisfaction but pushed again.

"Who am I?" He growled lowly.

"You are Naruto... my one and only Alpha... my soulmate! I belong to no one else!" Hinata purred, submitting to his power and desire. He resumed his powerful thrusting, Hinata loved it. His powerful and dominating nature was enticing as it was refreshing.

Naruto grunted his cock was throbbing hard; the act of teasing her had unintentionally made him even more sensitive. He growled and Hinata understood. "Outside!" She called. She felt his cock thrust in and slide out, he roared as he shot his cum onto her body, any nearby wildlife fleeing for fear of it's life at the passionate call. Naruto finished and slumped to the side slightly. Hinata sighed as the hot, gooey load slid off into the lake via the waterfall. She went to Naruto and rubbed his face affectionately.

Naruto purred, understanding her caution. It wouldn't be good for her to be bloated while the Oni were still attacking even though they most likely wouldn't attack so soon after a defeat. The two walked from the lake to dry off, Naruto shaking like a dog to get the water off. Hinata was far enough that she avoided the spray and giggled as his fur puffed up slightly before he switched to his fox face and began licking his fur flat; like a cat. Hinata put back on her clothes and armor. Her skin tight cloth was mainly untouched but there were a few gashes and cuts. Nothing as revealing as her other job; she blushed at the thought.

She was slightly appalled with herself for she had only been such back when she was still a young girl becoming a huntress she had no shame of her shape of clothing or what was revealed. Now though, with her love of Naruto, she couldn't bear the thought of anybody seeing her nude or even partially nude. Only Naruto was allowed to see her bare body now.

Naruto had licked enough of his fur that he was satisfied with how it looked. He walked to Hinata who had finished putting on her final piece of armor and slotted her sword onto her back. The two began to head back taking the more scenic route which happened to pass through the entrance of the mine Hinata wanted to scout it out to plan for an attack.

-Pathway leading to the mine-

The Oni were marching 20 strong now, all of them ruthless and hungry for violence, flesh and sex. If it weren't for the fact they were so large and menacing this rainbow colored array would've looked quite comical. They grumbled as they walked forward under orders to launch a 'sneak attack' the word 'Oni' and 'sneak attack' in a single sentence would make people guffaw as if they had taken hallucinatory mushrooms. Oni weren't stealthy, they were brawlers, they charged forward swinging their weapons to kill and maim. They were completely out of their element as they walked forward, making as little noise as possible.

Hinata and Naruto walked down heading toward the main entrance of the mine. It was then that Naruto froze; he turned his large ears then sniffed the air. Hinata stopped and looked at him. "What is it?"

He growled and turned his gaze to a tree and scaled it rapidly he looked down from his heightened viewpoint. "Oni." He growled, "About 20 of them heading to the village, they seem to be taking it slow though."

Hinata turned to where he was looking. She narrowed her white orbs and stared down where Naruto did; the tree line and bushes obscured her view yet... she drew her sword and held it in her right arm.

"Naruto... this time we have the advantage, don't hold back. We'll be slaughtering them all in one blow!" Hinata said.

"That's my mate." Naruto growled with delight, his eyes became red slits as the thought of fresh Oni meat filled his mind

Amongst the Oni was Sakura, hidden amidst their mass, her small body hiding in their large shadows. Sakura was brewing a plan that, if it went well, would guarantee her safety and the chance at a new life.

The plan was both simple and complex. She had no doubt the Huntress and her pet would show up to stop her fellow Oni, and while they were busy in one massive brawl Sakura intended to hide in waiting. It was heartless, but there was no love lost between herself and the rest of the tribe.

She would swoop in and incapacitate one of the duo - which one she was still deciding on - and use that as leverage to get the other to surrender. From there she would open up a dialogue and hopefully broker herself safe passage. At best she could move into the town full time and have a peaceful life, at worst... well at worst she wouldn't survive the battle and fail to beat even one of them, but she had a secret weapon for that. Slightly better but still worse case was that she would need to find a new place to live, which had a whole host of problems and complications. It was preferable to dying, she would readily admit, but she still didn't like it and would do her best to make sure it didn't happen.

"Can't believe I have to fight that cannibal monster again!" The leader of the group said.

"You still are going on about that rubbish? Like the boss said there ain't no such thing!" An Oni grumbled.

"Wait till he's eating your guts and then we'll see whose right won't we?" One of the earlier raiding party member said.

Sakura glanced to the right when she had heard a sound and saw a sudden flash of orange. She darted to the left, quickly splitting away from the group. She shouldered past the belly of a Oni who turned to her.

"Oi runt whe-!" He was cut off as a large blade impaled into his neck. He gurgled then fell forward, the Oni surrounding him jumped the leader recognized the sword.

"That's the blade of the Huntress bitch! She's here! Ready your-GUAGHHH!!!" He was cut off as a large fox like creature emerged, it's teeth sinking into it's throat then jerking it's head, ripping out it's throat. The fox creature landed on the ground in front of the Oni raiding party and glared at them then began to chew on the meat and intestines and swallowed, licking it's lips before growling hungrily.

"Oh gods it-it-!" One of them stuttered, nearly paralyzed by fear.

Hinata appeared from high above. She spun down her leg, extended her armored heel and landed hard on the stuttering Oni's skull, shattering it and sending her metal heel into it's brain before jumping away to land on the body of the first dead Oni. She pulled out her blade and turned quickly, her sword swinging through the air towards another Oni, still stunned by the sudden attack. With no attempts to dodge or block, the blade easily sliced their legs clean off at the knee.

She turned, ready to slash again but the shock had worn off. An Oni swung a large broad axe that caught her next swing and managed to deflect it. She skidded back on the ground only to look up as Naruto roared. The rust colored fox jumped in feet first, slamming a foot into an Oni's face before rapidly spinning and extending his leg to catch another Oni's face with his claws. His victim screamed and fell back, clutching it's mutilated face.

"Forget the Huntress, kill that demon!" Hinata took note of that but couldn't think on it as an Oni charged from behind, it's gauntleted hands raised.

Hinata spun her sword and reached for her leg, grabbing two throwing daggers and throwing them. The Oni batted them away with a swipe of its hand, the metal around his fist sending the little blades careening away, its other hand thrust forward in an open palm strike. Hinata held her sword with both hands and she jumped, spinning as she did. Her sword clashed with the gauntlet, only for a loud crack to follow.

Hinata smirked, only to grunt in pain as the Oni's other hand punched her into another Oni, who bounced her off it's large belly and held up it's club. She was rattled and saw the club, she held up her sword to counter only to see Naruto leap at the Oni, biting it's hand, ripping it off, and punching it in the face.

The Oni stumbled backwards, stunned by the sudden and powerful strike, dropping it's club.

Naruto grabbed it's arms and pulled. The larger monster stumbled forward then flew into the air as Naruto placed his feet on it's chest and rolled back, throwing it into two more of it's comrades.

He growled and got onto his front, snarling from is low position. He felt so powerful and alive! Their flesh, their blood, and their screams was all part of the glorious feast; a feast he was enjoying with savage euphoria. His senses were so alert that he was almost foreseeing the attacks. He could hear an Oni charging and he whipped his tail so hard it smashed into the Oni's club, knocking it out of it's hand before he turned around, his bloody teeth bared.

Sakura could only take in the carnage with horror and shock as she watched the strange monster eat her former comrades like a wolf eating wild game. She knew what she had to do and she grabbed the club that she had brought with and began to chant an incantation in a hushed tone.

Hinata jumped and kicked the Oni as it tried to bash her in, the fight was becoming chaotic as Naruto attacked more and more. She had never seen him so wild and ferocious, not even with the Saberblitz. She saw an Oni hanging back, looking at her intently, but her attention was stolen as she turned to see another charging at her. She was about to meet his charge when the Oni that had been staring at her moved suddenly. It threw something and she barely made out what she could identify as a net. Her body reacted and she spun, slicing it- or at least attempting to, her sword just scraped against it uselessly with a screech of metal before she was knocked to the ground. 'A net made of Mythrilian!?'

She was pressed against the ground hard by the netting. 'Heavy... good thing for me!' She stabbed her sword into the dirt and grabbed the net and she pushed up. The net was indeed heavy and she could see the two Oni charging at her, ready to crush her before she could escape.

Adrenaline pumping from the incoming danger, she roared, her muscles bulging as she pushed up and threw the net right back at the Oni that threw it. The Oni grabbed it but was distracted as it got in his face. He slowed down slightly to untangle himself but he was left open as a result.

Hinata took that opportunity to grab her sword. She threw it with a powerful flick of her arm. The sword whistled through the air and it stuck into it's leg, causing it to trip and hit the ground hard. Hinata turned to the other Oni and she inhaled deeply, spreading her legs slightly and getting into a stance; focusing her inner energy she looked at the Oni and she punched forward with sudden explosive force, her fist hitting the Oni's knee. The monster roared as it's leg bent backwards and it tripped, flying over Hinata and onto it's friends body.

Hinata backflipped high into the air, her knees extended outward and she came down on the Oni's head with a sickening crunch as it's head dented with a sickening and satisfying crunch. She then flipped backward and stood at the head of the other Oni and she raised her arm and performed a deadly elbow attack on it's skull, crushing it too. She walked to her sword and pulled it out, looking over at Naruto as she did, expecting to see him still fighting... only to blink and put a hand to her mouth, turning away to stop herself from vomiting.

Naruto sat in the middle of a pile of bodies his face stained as he ate the flesh of the fallen Oni, 13 dead bodies surrounding him, 9 of them already feasted on and with every feast he grew stronger and stronger and his taste for their flesh ever more frenzied. His body stained with their blood and entrails.

"N-Naruto..."

He growled as he held an Oni's heart in his jaws then he bit down, the heart popping in his mouth and he turned his blood red eyes, glaring at Hinata as she looked at him. It wasn't so much the blood that disgusted her or the entrails - she had bathed in both - it was the fact that he was eating it with such glee and pleasure that disgusted her. She wanted to say something but she closed her mouth. She would talk to him about this later, for now she would examine the Oni to make sure that they were all dead. She grunted as she felt her muscles expand, the strain from the heavy net adding to her strength.

Sakura watched in silence; everything was set, all she needed was the target. She began to move around them, circling them quietly. Of the two the easier one to subdue would be the cannibal. She watched it carefully, her legs tensing to jump.

Naruto ripped an Oni's lungs from it's cooling body, chewing on the meat then he paused- something was wrong with the air. He raised his snout to sniff when suddenly something erupted from a bush and he saw a club swing. He raised his hand to block and the club connected. He gave a loud whimpering cry of pain as electricity flooded his body he shuddered and shook violently!

Hinata turned she had never heard such a cry and it frightened her. She drew her sword and jumped over the bodies, her gaze scanning for Naruto. What she saw made her heart stop and her blood boil. Standing on Naruto, her foot poised at his throat, was the female Oni.

"You-" Hinata began ready to charge-

"Ah-ah-ah!" Sakura said and she pressed down on Naruto's throat.

He gurgled weakly and Hinata stopped. "Drop your weapons and tools and I mean all of them or your pet get's it." Naruto tried to move but Sakura pressed down and he gurgled again; if she crushed his throat he would suffocate. The fact that her club was tapping against his skull helped as well, as it sent painful electric jolts into his body in addition to reminding him that she had a weapon capable of collapsing his skull.

Hinata grabbed her sword and threw it onto a corpse where it stuck point first into it's flesh. She then began to remove all of her tools from her body, her throwing daggers, her illuminator orbs and her flintstones.

But Sakura wasn't convinced, "Strip!" She demanded.

Hinata glared at her with venom and hatred but was humbled by the loud thunk of mythrilian tapping Naruto's skull. "His head sounds empty... might if I crack it open to see?" Hinata blushed then she pulled off her fishnet then her underbody suit. Sakura flushed with anger as she saw the massive wrappings around Hinata's chest.

'Big breasted bitch!' she mentally spat, but she kept a cool exterior. "Now then, here's what's gonna happen. You two are gonna let me walk away from all this and won't hunt me down for a week. In return I take you to the Oni base through a secret entrance. During this time you cannot harm me nor shall I come with in the ensuing assault. Should either happen and I won't hesitate to collapse the passage and bury you two alive."

Hinata looked at Naruto, who gazed at her with defiant eyes. He didn't want her to take the deal... had he been any other monster she would've refused the Oni. But this was Naruto, her one love... her Alpha male. She clenched her fists and bit her lip, cutting it and hiding it in her mouth. "Deal," She breathed.

"And what say you... cannibal..." Sakura snarled, she let her foot up to allow Naruto to speak.

"No deal!" He growled, gagging loudly as she stomped on his throat.

"Naruto!" Hinata gasped unable to contain herself. Sakura raised an eyebrow while Naruto closed his eyes in anger.

"OH ho... this beast has a name does he? And from how you reacted... I'd say you two are more than just partners?" Sakura teased, "So then you, Huntress, swear to me here and now that you two will not hunt me if you do well things won't go well for you two when I leave here."

Hinata cursed herself for her carelessness but it was already out on the table, she nodded. "You have our word." Naruto didn't open his eyes he laid there, the fight and rage leaving him.

Sakura, sensing this, raised her foot slightly, "Good. Now then, let me introduce myself, names Sakura, I know the beast so what's your name... cow tits?" Hinata again gave her a glare of venom that, if made reality, would kill her in nano-seconds.

"Hinata."

"Hinata huh? Well let's go then, we got a ways to go." Sakura said. With that Sakura turned and began walking away from the main entrance. Hinata gathered her gear and walked to Naruto who was still lying on his side. She knelt next to him and kissed his cheek, tears flooding down into his face and fur.

"I'm sorry." She said quietly. He responded by licking her tears and nuzzling her gently.

"It's fine," He said, "I would've done the same." And it was true; he wouldn't sacrifice his one and only love. She smiled as Naruto stood and he lowered himself so she could hop on his back to rest for a bit. Naruto was still full of energy but would conserve it for now. He turned to Sakura who was looking at them coldly. He returned the glare before he began to follow, Sakura continued to lead.

About 7 minutes passed in silence and they had entered very rocky and unstable terrain, yet Sakura maneuvered through it with ease. Naruto had been silent thinking of loopholes of the deal Hinata had made, but so far was finding none. He looked at the Oni and growled as he nearly stumbled. He regained his footing and continued. It was then that Hinata decided to ask the question that had been on their minds. "Why are you helping us destroy your clan?" She asked. Sakura kept walking, ever tireless.

"As I look to the other Oni every day, it's the same thing with them; pillage, maim, pape, slaughter, eat, sleep, and repeat. I honestly feel no joy in these daily tasks. When I was young, and taken for my first pillaging, I hated it. However, one good thing that came out of it was that I got to see humans for the first time. Before the raid started, I mean, for the briefest of moments I saw something new and amazing." She stopped and looked at the sky and began to motion with her hands.

"Humans, they fascinated me! I was curious about them. It got to the point where all I could think of was how you humans live and whatnot. Back then I had to watch from a distance, it especially helped when I managed to get a telescope from a slain merchant, but it wasn't until I managed to steal a scroll from the chieftain's horde pile that I learned a spell to blend it. After a bit of practice and time, I had actually managed to learn magic! It wasn't much, just a disguise I take to mingle with humans and... I'll be honest, I have had more fun hanging out with humans than I ever did living my whole life with those meatheads..." She then turned to them smiling her eyes shining.

"I would prefer to live with humans than with Oni any day. That's what I want." She said then she realized what she had said. It was hard for her to stop once she talked about something she was passionate about. She turned giving a 'humph' of pride, "Let's go the entrance is up ahead."

She continued the climb, and eventually they came to an opening just large enough for Naruto to crawl through; Hinata and Sakura though could walk through fine. "Here's the entrance... well good luck!" She said and turned to walk away but Naruto's tail came down in front of her. She glared at him and held up her club it sparked slightly with lightning.

"Reneging the deal already?" She said coolly. Naruto gave her a fanged smirk and he rumbled then did the most bizarre and hilarious thing Hinata had ever seen; he spoke in Sakura's voice.

"'Now then here's what's gonna happen you two are gonna let me walk away from all this and won't hunt me down for a week. In return I take you to the Oni base through a secret entrance'" He coughed and cleared his throat before returning to his own voice, a smirk still going strong on his face. "You said 'through' we're at the entrance not through the passage." He growled.

Sakura's skin paled to a shade that was chalk white. "F-Fine then! Through we go!" She said, her eyes never leaving his face she shuffled to the entrance and entered.

"When did you learn that?" Hinata asked walking up to him.

"I had that trick down ages ago, just never saw a good chance to use it. Why, should I tell you what you sound like?" He said, winking mischievously.

Hinata blushed. "Don't you dare!" She snapped, yet secretly she was intensely curious. Shelving aside her curiosity she walked into the passage, Naruto entered as well; crouching down and shuffling inside after her.