Naruto: The Prince of Lust

Kurenai felt judged and sidelined, but disregarding her knee-jerk emotions, she listened to the blunt words for what they were and respond, "I'm not trying to be argumentative about this, but, I felt like Asuma and I had more than love. We were friends first and have a working relationship." Thinking about his life as the Hokage's son and the string of loveless relationships he's had, Kurenai admits, "I knew we were different, but I'm telling you, I felt we understood enough to make our love work."

"You're not alone. We all did," Anko remarks, shuffling closer to her upset friend. "If you forgave him for the bitch princess, I'd even say you'd more than likely be together by now, maybe pop out a kid in a couple of years… or maybe not."

"I remember how certain I was that my heart belonged to him," Kurenai sadly recalls, falling further into her clear memory banks. "Even now, I- my heart still wants him more than anyone."

"I know, Babe," Anko sympathizes, taking ahold of her friend around the shoulder for a firm supportive hug. "You've been distracting yourself with your team and with Naruto, but I think it's been long enough. It's time to put on your big-girl panties and come to terms you can live with. I mean, when stuff doesn't work out, most of us want there to be meaning behind it, but whether there is or isn't, you gotta figure if this is just a holding pattern, or, is this the new you."

"Being precedes essence," Kurenai softly recites into Anko's strong nape.

"Come again," Anko curiously asks.

"It's a concept of existentialism," Kurnai lazily answers, enjoying the comforting embrace of her friend. "It boils down to having a choice even when we're under the illusion that we don't."

"Kami, you're such a nerd," Anko happily huffs, easily adding with a pinch of her shirt-covered nipple, "a super hot nerd."

Pushing away, Kurenai laughs. "Ever since my father, I've always been independent, and with Asuma, I truly felt in my heart I could finally devote myself to another man again… but now… after everything Asuma and I have been through… and Naruto… it's like choosing between experience and pragmatism or love and hope."

"Sounds shitty," a nodding Anko agrees before asking, "how many times have you guys broken up?"

"Ugh, three times," Kurenai shamefully admits. "The first one was when he didn't know how serious I felt about him. He thought we were just having fun."

"It's hard to give up the bachelors' life," Anko mumbles her commentary.

"Second time was after our fight about him giving up being a field ninja," Kurenai stresses aloud.

"Oh, yeah," Anko recalls with a hum. "You wanted him to be the Head of the Sarutobi Clan?"

"Sandaime-sama wanted it as well," Kurenai argues, making it clear she wasn't forcing Asuma into it. "And it would've been safer."

"That's true," Anko chimes, taking a sip of her cool tea. "The third one was… oh, yeah, he wanted you to stay home; cook, clean, and pump out baby after baby."

"We both wanted different things," Kurenai slowly supposes. "To do, and be, more for the village."

"Does Naruto care what you do?"

"He just wants me to be safe and happy," Kurenai affirms. "…he said he'd always protect me," she shyly adds with a repressed grin and slightly blushing cheeks.

"Look at you all giddy and girly," Anko teases, poking at her friend. "Kami, that's so disgustingly cute. Making me wish I fucked him first."

Wide-eyed, Kurenai yells, "Anko!"

Raising her hands into an X, Anko calls out, "alright, no B.S, no judgment, no one but you and Naruto. Just brutal, ugly, uncomfortable truth…" Kurenai's anxiety amped up in the short pause before Anko asks, "can you love- can you be happy with Naruto?"

For a solid two minutes, Kurenai sat in silence, staring at nothing, deep in thought, and blank in expression until her cheeks blush red and plops her face in her hands, as if defeated. Anko was nice enough to withhold her laughter and just smiled broadly.

NARUTO

With his eyes closed, the sound of a falling stream of water splashing into a tranquil pond felt no different than the flow of natural energy fusing with Naruto's expanse of chakra. Naruto felt at peace molding with nature like the purity of serenity. Everything feels in line with how Naru-nii had described the feeling and he was ready for the substantial increase in his strength when a horribly rigid club whacks Naruto hard against his skull.

"Oww," Naruto yells as Pa huffs, "alright," dripping with sweat. "Break time."

Wincing while he rubs his head, Naruto complains, "but I can keep going," as Pa smacks the five clones Naruto has meditating near the oil into puffs of white smoke.

"Well I most certainly can't, ma boy," Pa responds, wiping his brow of sweat. "We've been at it all morning and you're doing phenomenally well. I assume your future self gave you some insights as to how it's supposed to feel."

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