It took some time for the Raikage to give a reasonable explanation to his village about everything that happened in such a small span of time. About the foreigners, about the conmotion, about why there was a beautiful woman who had a lot of tails coming out of her back...
It didn't matter if his excuses were reasonable. As the Raikage, the leader of the village, his words were final.
The jonin of Kumogakure dispersed the crowds while keeping a keen eye on Yasaka. From the onlookers' point of view, she hadn't even moved... everyone around her felt dizzy, and without warning, both individuals fell to their knees with little struggle.
We sat comfortably, and Haku, who ingested both their souls, began to talk.
"First of all, the identity of these two is Hidan from 'Yugakure' and Kakuzu from 'Takigakure'. Are you acquainted with these names?" She sat cross-legged, not too much interest but still willing to be polite as per my request.
With the revelation, there was a mixture of reactions. Much to Ray and Yasaka's surprise.
Yasaka felt as if the gazes they were looking at her with now were filled with fear.
"I don't know much about this Hidan. But Kakuzu is a very dangerous bounty hunter we have been hunting for years… a lot of years. He's massacred hundreds of our jonin and even executed nobles from the land of lightning. Regardless of village, missions to hunt him are never less than S Rank. The price of his head is in the dozens of millions of ryō," Mabui explained, beginning the whispers.
"You're telling me Kakuzu was taken down like that!?"
"She must have used some high-level jutsu difficult to perceive; they just fell on their knees".
I heard them and sighed. It wasn't that simple, actually. Yasaka placed both of them into an illusion, then harvested their souls while they were still in it. It was something she was able to do after she evolved thanks to me. The previous nine tails Yasaka would never be able to accomplish such a feat.
Her illusions have started getting more and more ridiculous and she's slowly compelling me to start working on my illusion domain as well.
Yasaka shrugged her shoulders, "He was certainly strong for your standards. That man had more than one heart, and his body had an odd constitution... if I hadn't placed him into an illusion, we would have had a lengthy and devastating battle".
Haku then added, "His soul was also the oldest of the two. Way older than any of you here in this room. He was older than a hundred years~".
She said so, licking her lips. I guess older souls are tastier for her as a yōkai.
"Nevertheless, the one of true interest is this Hidan. That boy has the blessing of a pagan spirit," Yasaka mumbled while Albedo brought some tea to the table, making Mabui pout a little, since her job was seamlessly taken over by my succubus.
"What… a pagan spirit? I don't understand it," The Raikage huffed.
"There is a spirit in this world that has blessed that child. He couldn't be killed by normal means. I don't know if all members of Akatsuki share those same characteristics, but these two were certainly not the kind a people you lot would have an easy time with~".
Yasaka's tails wiggled, eager to be praised. Not by them, though.
"Yasaka, that spirit..." I mumbled to her, but Haku answered the question instead, according to Hidan's knowledge.
"This spirit inhabits Limbo, Ray-sama. It will be difficult to pinpoint its location, but Hidan knew this spirit as 'Jashin' and he belonged to a cult that worshipped it".
"We will deal with that spirit later. A spirit that can concede immortality is not a small thing," I commanded, and my three pets nodded.
Grant immortality? In the two worlds that I have been to, only I am able to do such a thing. I'm quite interested in this spirit now, actually.
"What was their objective in Kumogakure?" The Raikage asked while we mumbled to one another.
"Two objectives…" Haku raised two fingers.
"To capture the Hachibi and fetch it back for some sort of ritual", She lowered a finger, "They knew the Hachibi was strong and well-kept. If it failed, to research the whereabouts of the Nibi and capture it instead, that's what their objectives were"
!!!
"Those bastards!", The Raikage looked at his brother and smashed the table, "It is relieving that Yugito is out on a mission, they could have gotten to her and we wouldn't be able to do anything".
"Yugito?" I asked.
"While B-sama is the Jinchuriki of the Hachibi. Another Jonin of Kumogakure, Yugito Nii, is the Jinchuriki of the Nibi... although this is not widely known. Only B-sama's identity is disclosed and public, it is something we couldn't help since for decades all villages know the Hachibi is in Kumogakure" Mabui explained while taking some notes that I didn't understand. She was making sure to engrave everything that Haku said.
"Where are they!? Where is Akatsuki!?" The Raikage asked with his voice raised, something that Haku wasn't quite keen on. The dark aura seeped out and the Raikage realised his mistake.
I put my hand on Haku's tigh and shook my head, "Dear, be a bit understanding".
!!!
Haku blushed when I called her dear, as I expected, and she settled down with a big smile. Yasaka giggled, and Albedo pouted, jealous.
"I will forgive your dog life this time, Raikage".
The room went cold with the jonin all staring at her in shock. Who dared talk to their village leader like this? Well... my pets dare, and understandably so. The Raikage didn't say a word. I think by now he knows my pets are more reactive than me and he better not mess around with them.
"… I don't know about their whereabouts; that information was not in their memories".
"Huh?"
"This organisation is way more professional than you think. First, they don't have a base of operations. They divide into groups of two and don't know each other's identities. They all connect to each other through a jutsu sealed in their rings. There are certain locations within the villages that they use to communicate. There is one at the outskirts of Kumogakure. But other than that, we don't have much information about the other members. We only know the leader makes himself known as 'pain', that's all".
"…" The Raikage's eyes twitched, "It can't be helped then... anything else that we need to know?".
"There have been other members of Akatsuki who used to partner with Kakuzu, but that man killed them all for different reasons. As for Hidan, he was a relatively new member, so aside from Kakuzu, he hasn't had other partners that I can bring up to the table, sadly. I can give you information about their activities in Kumogakure, their information networks in and out of the village, but not much more... one thing I can tell you for certain..."
"..."
"There are different groups of Akatsuki deployed to other villages with the task of capturing those Bijū" Haku looked at me, "There was one sent to Konoha to capture the Kyūbi".
"I see–".
"There was another sent to Sunagakure to capture the Ichibi. They are coordinated, they are strong and they are dangerous... they should be dealt with the earliest possible, master... or they may become a threat to Tsunade".
Haku's words brought silence to the room. She then stood up and placed her finger on Mabui's forehead.
"You are a mortal; your mind would be unable to process all the information. I have condensed what's most relevant, such as the location of their hideout and some merchants and informants they contacted along the way. Have a meeting with your Raikage and decide what Kumogakure's response is going to be".
Mabui held her head dizzy and sat back down. As for me, I looked at the Raikage.
"A. The Hachibi and the Nibi, tell me more about them..."
It was about time we understood more about these Bijū and their location. I don't know what it is, but they seem to be something that many powerhouses in this world are after.
"..." He rubbed his forehead.
"Brother, let's tell him everything. I trust Osiris" B said to him, discarding his rap for a moment to denote seriousness.
I thanked B for his insight but still stood up to lead my pets out of the room, "I think you have a lot to digest, we can meet and discuss tomorrow. But just to let you know, I am changing my plans, either you depart tomorrow towards Konoha, or we will go on our own".
Having said so, I left the meeting with my girls.
I have no intention to stay in this world for longer than necessary, but that doesn't mean I am going to ignore a threat that could be in Tsunade's way.
She's my woman, and I will help her in any way I can.
As I departed, I didn't fail to see Mabui's piercing glare on my back.
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I relaxed and sat against the water springs of a famous spot in the village. It was dead in the night, there was no one around, and we had placed barriers. This was going to be our lodging for the night.
Hot water splashed on my back, I looked back to see Albedo wearing a bikini hotter than the spring, she was getting ready to wash my back.
I exhaled a hot breath and didn't let the excitement rush into my head, the night was young. Albedo noticed this and blew a breeze on my neck as she caressed my wet back.
"We will have a lot of fun tonight, Ray-sama~".
We shared a brief kiss and I allowed her to spoil me as she always does. Perhaps from my pets, Albedo is the one that's the most submissive. Quite ironic considering how our relationship began.
"Ray-sama, I believe we are getting more involved than necessary" Albedo said her input, "You promised you would be over in less than a week. The way this looks, it may last longer–"
"We will go to Konoha to meet Tsunade, hopefully by then Azrael will be back. Once she checks up on all of you, we will be done and we can leave, Albedo" I said to her what my plans were.
"You want to get involved, Ray-sama" Her caresses stopped, "If you so wish I can make sure there won't be any threats. It won't take me long".
I sighed, 'Yeah, you will kill everyone so that there are no threats, right?'.
"I don't want to, actually. Tsunade is strong enough to deal with this on her own. Those two couldn't even fight Yasaka; there is no need for us to involve ourselves. If we can hunt some of them and give her the information, she will appreciate that. But I do not plan to overstay, Albedo. I'm a teacher now, I'm enjoying that".
The succubus smiled, "As you say, Ray-sama".
Yasaka came in, yawning in her bikini, followed by Haku.
Once again blood rushed into my head when I saw them. Those two came more than a little prepared. The watefalls could stop falling, the clouds could stop moving, the world could come to a standstill... but our breeding sessions couldn't stop.
"Should we enjoy ourselves for a bit before setting off?~" Yasaka sat on my right while Haku took the left. Yasaka was instantly flirty while Haku adopted her eight feet tall form and got comfortable.
The difference.
"Just remember this is not our house, don't go overboard tonight, girls", I said. But I didn't even look at her eyes. I wondered why she had to wear a bikini that was clearly smaller than her frame. I extended my claws and grasped her butt just to test the grounds.
"Uhm?~"
"What if someone comes? You're trying to show more and more flesh these days".
"And you Haku…" I looked at Haku, whose swimsuit was even more lewd. Obviously very deliberate. But I didn't have the urge to scold her. Hasshaku-sama is hasshaku-sama after all.
"Master is getting more and more possessive by the day, I like it".
Yasaka sat down, stole my lips, and stuck her tongue in enough for us to enjoy.
"No one will come, master, don't worry. This vixen is yours and yours alone, besides~" She got on top of me with that infatuated and addicted gaze of hers, pressed her body against me, annoying Albedo in the process.
"You get so easily jealous and yet you were staring at Mabui-san's breasts the whole time~".
Her words put me on the spot, I felt the other two sets of eyes glare at me, waiting for my excuse.
"Lies!" I shouted at her obvious slander.
"Come on, Ray-sama, you don't need to lie~" Yasaka giggled and got on top of me further, just at that point, I felt my head start to get muddled as her appearance changed in front of me little by little.
Yasaka's body changed its tone to a more darker one, her countenance changed, she got a bit shorter until I had Mabui in front of me instead of Yasaka.
I took a huge gulp, she's never done this.
"Fufufu~ Albedo-chan, let's compare, you and I have roughly the same size~".
She cupped her own breasts together towards me and whinked, I bit my lips and tried to pounce but Albedo, who didn't entertain Yasaka, kept me in place and kept washing my back.
"Ray-sama, control yourself and don't fall for this vixen's delusions".
"Ignore her, master~ come, let's play".
Yasaka, no, Mabui... pressed her breasts against me, those dark breasts with pink nipples eager for me to suck them. Just when I thought tentation was not enough, we heard some splash.
"..." (Yasaka)
"..." (Albedo)
"Hehe~" (Haku)
Yasaka turned around and I was able to see... Mabui standing there with a baffled expression, her body all naked holding only a towel towards her body, confused just as we were. If not for the spatial trace... I wouldn't be able to know what happened.
"Oh my, looks like some cat got lost and found its way here~" Haku giggled, but she wasn't fooling anyone.
"Hasshaku-sama!" Yasaka flared up.
Oh boy, it will be a long night.