Nindō: Dominion

"Hinata?" Naruto asked as he noticed the shadowy silhouette appear on the screen. "Did you forget something here?"

"What are you talking about?" Instead of his wife, as he had expected, it was Hanabi's voice that greeted him. "I'm just here to join my Onee-chan for a comfortable dip in hot water." With her words, Naruto heard the sound of the shower running as Hanabi quickly disrobed and cleaned herself off.

"Your sister isn't here, Hanabi," Naruto said. "You didn't see her on her way out?"

"Wait, really?" Hanabi asked with a weird tone. "She just left?"

"Yeah," he nodded with a tired tone as he leaned his head back on a floating headrest that he had created for himself. "So, if you could wait outside, I'll leave in a bit, and you can have this place to yourself."

"Nonsense. You clearly just had a fight with her, and as the little sister, it is my duty to help you two reconcile as soon as possible so the trip isn't ruined."

"I am not sitting naked in a hot tub with just you, Hanabi," Naruto pointed out with a sigh, not bothering to look at the screen where Hanabi's silhouette was perfectly visible.

"It becomes weird when you think of it like that," she said with dissatisfaction. "Just think of it as a heart-to-heart between two friends. I'm sure you will speak more freely when you're more comfortable."

"You just have to make things weird, don't you?"

"It's only weird if you think of it that way."

"I swear, did Hinata direct you to do all this or something?" Naruto said. "Is this some kind of test?"

"Nonsense, Brother-in-law," she said. "I didn't even know that Onee-chan wouldn't be here. I thought that I would share a bath with her and you would be the awkward one out. But she just left directly. Now, look away. I'm coming in."

"Cover yourself up, at least. The steam would barely do anything to cover you …"

"Just look away," she said before moving the sheet and poking her head through.

Naruto wasn't looking at her directly, but he also didn't close his eyes, which she noticed. "Look away …"

"I'm tired, and you're making me do work …" Naruto sighed as he turned his head away and closed his eyes. He heard the sound of Hanabi's footsteps on the wet stone as she dipped into the water.

"Ohh, this water is the perfect temperature," she mumbled excitedly. "You can look wherever you want now. Just don't focus too much on me. That would be inappropriate."

"I think we've long exceeded the boundary of inappropriateness, Hanabi," Naruto said as he looked at her face. She was sitting opposite him, on a lower step so that the water went up to her chest, revealing most of her neckline but hiding her assets.

"It's all about the mindset," she waved his concerns off, though if one were to look at how quickly a blush had appeared on her face, it would be clear that it wasn't all because of the hot water. "Now tell me what you fought with my Onee-chan about. I'm dying to know why she's the one who went out and you stayed to enjoy this amazing water."

Naruto sighed, leaning his head on his custom headrest, "It's complicated, Hanabi."

"You look comfortable, Brother-in-law. Can I have that headrest?" Hanabi's words were impudent enough to make Naruto look at her in annoyance. "After all, my Onee-chan is mad. You shouldn't be too comfortable here, either."

"You should give classes to people about cheeky behavior," Naruto said, forming a similar headrest for Hanabi with a new Truth-Seeker Orb. As she leaned her head on it, he slightly modified it to conform to the shape of her head. "I'm sure that you'll make a lot of money."

"Don't tease me like that, brother-in-law. You know I'm too impatient to be a teacher. I still wish you'd put me in a jōnin cell instead of making me a sensei for a genin cell."

"You should try different things in life," Naruto said. "Your students should get promoted to chūnin soon enough. You'll be free to join a jōnin cell then."

"Why don't I join the Anbu, huh? I could join your personal guard, always shadowing you."

"Even under the threat of treason, your father will kill me if I do that," Naruto said. "You will be the next head of the Hyūga clan. Joining my personal guard will make that an impossibility."

"I'm not talking long-term," she said. "Just for a few months. I'll keep an eye on you to make sure that you aren't being unfaithful to my Onee-chan."

"Normally, one doesn't directly reveal their true motives when haggling for such a position," Naruto said, suppressing the grimace that threatened to show at Hanabi's words.

"I know you would let me be your guard even under those circumstances. After all, knowing Onee-chan, she would probably be aroused by watching you do it with…" She trailed off when she saw the deadpan look that Naruto was giving her. "What's wrong? I'm just teasing you, brother-in-law." She smiled sweetly. "Thanks for the headrest. It's very comfortable. What technique are you using?"

"Truth-Seeker Balls," he said with a sigh. "Now, be quiet. I want to enjoy a moment of silence for a bit."

"Fine…" Hanabi pouted before looking to the side. "My hair is getting loose," she mumbled.

As she raised her arms to fix the bun she'd gathered her hair into, she felt her headrest squirming around her head and yelped in surprise as she felt a slight tugging on her hair. "Brother-in-law," She called out with a quiver, only to see Naruto leaning on the headrest with his eyes closed as if asleep.

Before she could activate her Byakugan to see what was going on, she realized that her hair wasn't getting loose anymore. Not only that, her headrest seemed to have melded into her hair to keep it there while making sure that she had something comfortable to lean her head on.

"Onee-chan gets to live with such luxury every day," Hanabi muttered. "Tell me, Brother-in-law. Would you mind having me as well? I'm sure Onee-chan will understand my plight and share you with me… Brother-in-law?"

Not hearing any response from Naruto, Hanabi clicked her tongue and sighed.

"You should get out for a bit. I don't want to have to drag you out of the pool later," Hanabi mumbled as she straightened up. "Well, keep your eyes closed if you aren't going to do that. I'm going to sit outside for a bit."

She stood up and stepped out of the pool before looking around and frowning. "The stools are all on the other side. Could you make me one, Brother-in-law? I want to dip back in later."

"You really don't plan to let me sit in silence, do you, Hanabi?" Naruto asked without opening his eyes as a black stool formed close to where Hanabi was standing.

"I just want you to not drown in your thoughts. Onee-chan may be mad at you, but I'm sure that isn't going to last for long." She dragged the stool closer to Naruto and sat on it while crossing one leg over the other. "I just don't want to see my brother-in-law wallow in misery. What did you even say to her that she didn't punish you in a sexual way and actually made some distance?"

"How freaky do you think my wife is?" Naruto had a weird expression on his face as he turned to look at Hanabi.

"Ahh!" She screeched and quickly covered her chest with her arms. "I told you to keep your eyes closed."

"As you said. It's not weird unless someone makes it weird," Naruto said while looking at her face. "Plus, you are practically screaming at me to ogle at your naked body. I only have so much self-restraint."

"You and Onee-chan are really made for each other," Hanabi mumbled with a prominent blush on her face. "It seems that I just put too much faith in you."

"Did you two make some kind of bet on the train?" Naruto asked, turning his head away from her and closing his eyes. "Is that what this whole situation is about?"

"I'm still not telling, Brother-in-law," she giggled. "You have to ask Onee-chan if you really want to know. Or you could tell me what it is that you two fought about. I can't imagine Onee-chan choosing to leave you alone here at this moment. It's got to be something big."

"So Hinata did call you in," Naruto said casually. "I knew it."

"Don't try to change the topic. Our conversation is private, and you aren't allowed to pry."

"Then you aren't getting anything from me either."

"You have to give me something," Hanabi cried. "You just got an eyeful of my pure and untouched body, sullying me with your gaze. You have to take responsibility."

"That doesn't work when you are the one who forcefully intruded on my quiet time," he said.

"You have to repay me for that, or else I will complain to Onee-chan." Hanabi played her most dangerous card. "You wouldn't want her to be even madder at you."

"What do you want?" Naruto sighed.

"Come out of the damn water," she said. "Your entire body's red. I'll get back inside."

"Just say you want to see me naked in return …" Naruto chuckled weakly.

"Come out," she stood up and leaned forward to grab his arm and pull him out of the water.

"I'm fine, Hanabi," he said calmly, standing up as she guided him out of the water. "I have very potent Yang Release. This kind of heat can't do anything to me."

"Just come out of the water," she said hurriedly as Naruto stepped out, and Hanabi had him sit on the stool he'd made for her. "I'll bring a towel."

"I'm fine, Hanabi …" Naruto said as Hanabi walked to the other side of the screen, uncaring of her completely naked state, and brought some towels to help him wipe his face and hair.

"You've been talking to me on autopilot since I came in, and you have the gall to say that you're all fine. I only noticed it now, but you are completely out of it, Brother-in-law. You were awake for the entire journey, weren't you? Everyone got to take a nap instead of you …"

"I'm fine …" He tried to shrug her concerns off, but Hanabi wasn't having it, pulling him upright as she wiped him clean and dragged him to the other side of the screen that was noticeably cooler.

"Sit, I'll call in Onee-sama," she had Naruto sit down on one of their provided stools before wrapping herself in a robe and leaving to call Hinata.

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