To tell him the truth.

It was only a few hours after midnight when I fell asleep, so as my body automatically woke up four hours later, it was just before dawn. Kouta was still sleeping behind me in the sleeping bag, and his dick had fallen out of me as it deflated.

I looked around and saw a naked Hinata sitting on the nearby fallen tree, looking up to the sky with her eyes closed and deep in thought. Not wanting to wake Kouta, I gently slipped out of the sleeping bag and walked naked to the log to sit beside my wife.

Our chakra-heated bodies touched as she leaned her head into my shoulder.

"You could have slept longer." She said softly as she looked out at the brightening Eastern sky.

"I never sleep much and didn't want to rest happily while you were thinking through this alone. Even if I can't help you, I want to be here to show my support."

Ninjas don't need much sleep and can go days without it. But we are also taught to sleep when we can. The truth was, I felt guilty and useless.

I held one arm around her and looked into the dawning sky with my wife.

We were silent as the sun crested over the horizon. After a few minutes of just listening to each other breathing, Hinata finally spoke.

"I'm gonna tell him. But I won't tell him the whole truth."

"What do you mean?"

"I'll tell him I'll over my eggs as bargaining chips, and that the Cloud can use them to make babies with Byakugan. If he realises what that implies, I elaborate more, but I won't insinuate that they are my kids or related to me unless he asks directly."

"So you hope that his lack of medical knowledge and using impersonal language will keep him from realising you are..." I stopped speaking.

"Abandoning my children to the Cloud..."

"Hey, it's more like adoption. They will still have mothers, and Kouta will be the father." I tried to reassure her with a squeeze.

"We don't know that. They might be raised as weapons or medical experiments."

She was right, but I didn't want to dwell on that possibility.

"And if he does realise that they are biologically your children, and with another man as the father?" I asked gently.

She took a moment.

"I'll tell him that it's for the mission and to make him stronger and keep our clan and family safe."

I sighed.

"I don't know Hinata. I feel like if we do this..." I used we as I would be the one transferring the eggs. "We should tell him the whole truth. It's better to do it now rather than have him realise later that it's already done. If he says he doesn't like this plan, we have Kouta now, so maybe he'd be enough."

She shook her head.

"We both know it's me they want. Or my kids. Kouta is a half blood from a branch family member. He sweetens the deal, but it isn't enough to get state secrets from them on his own."

It was my turn to sigh.

"Okay, I'm not saying we need his permission, and I agree this is our best shot at completing the mission, but I still feel like we should tell him everything and ensure he understands. Either we tell him the whole truth or none of it. I'd rather keep it a secret than manipulate him. He's my husband, too, Hinata."

It was back to silence again for a few seconds till she responded.

"...Okay... We'll tell him everything... Thanks for keeping me honest. I'm so scared he'll hate me that I almost tried to manipulate him... I'm n-not sure if I like who I'm t-turning into a-anymore..." My wife said with a quiver as her stutter returned.

"Shush... We help each other, and we keep each other straight. Plus, you aren't turning into anyone. You are you, just bolder and more confident. Naruto and I will always be there to make sure you stay true to who you want to be, and you'll be there to do the same for us." I kissed her forehead like Naruto did to me back in the Sand Village when I felt ****.

She blushed at the kiss and nuzzled into me.

"I love you, Sakura..."

"I love you, too."

We held each other as the sun finished rising. It was sweet and wholesome. At first, our hands started exploring each other, and I hungrily claimed her mouth. We slide off the log and onto the snow. Our heated bodies quickly started to melt the snow as we rolled around, our large tits pressed nipple to nipple as we hugged each other tightly and groped each other's big asses.

Soon we were in a puddle of warm water as we made out, but just as our fingers slipped into each other's pussies Kouta woke up.

"Oh, Sakura! Hinata!" He shouted in alarm as he couldn't see us because the log blocked us from his view. I pulled off Hinata and sat up so my tits and head were above the log.

"Give us two minutes, sweetie," I told him with some bite.

"Ten!" Giggled Hinata as she looked up at me with 'fuck me eyes.'

I turned my head to look at Kouta. "Ten minutes." I quickly dived back down, causing the warm water to splash up and land back on us.

...

Twenty minutes later, Hinata and I came for the final time with me riding her summoned cock in my pussy. Gasping, I collapsed into her lovely breasts as she stroked my head. Kouta awkwardly peered over the log to look down at us. He was already fully dressed in his First ninja gear.

"Er, are you two done.... because I can see your team is almost here with my Byakugan."

I reluctantly pulled myself from her tits and climbed off her cock. She de-summoned it, and we both stood. We quickly summoned our winter lingerie outfits. Waist length fur coats, bras, thongs, thigh-high stockings and stiletto heels. Mine back and hers white.

Kouta looked like he wanted to talk about last night when Naruto, Kiba and Akamaru showed up. Before we could discuss Kouta or anything about why we left the village without the rest of the team, Naruto ran up to Hinata and me and hugged us both.

"W-what's wrong?" I asked with surprise.

"You two didn't come to our room last night, and Shino wouldn't say what was up till we were outside the village."

He said with a bit of anger before releasing us and stepping back.

"Sorry..." I apologised as I looked down, and Hinata rubbed his arm before saying.

"We couldn't say anything in case the Frost overheard us and interfered."

Shino, Kiba and Akamaru were keeping a close eye on Kouta.

"Sakura, you told me you were bringing someone with us to help with our mission. I know you couldn't explain back at the Frost village, but I demanded to know the full story now."

"Okay... Hinata?" I double-checked with my wife that no one else was around. She nodded, saying that it was clear and deactivated her Byakugan. I began explaining.

...

I told the team that Kouta had the Byakugan and that I wanted to use him to negotiate with the Cloud. I had off-the-books permission from the Shimokage because we threatened to out him to the Hyuga clan if he didn't let us take him. I didn't reiterate our main mission objectives because Kouta didn't need to know them. I left out the part about Hinata and her eggs, as that was private, and we didn't need Kiba or Shino letting it slip, even accidentally, to the Hyuga. Hinata was part of our clan now and free to do as she wished, but we didn't need any more bad blood with the Hyuga.

Technically, it was a Uzumaki clan issue and not officially part of our main mission, so there was no need to tell Lady Tsunade when we returned. Still, I planned to do so anyway to ensure the Hokage would know that the Hidden Cloud Village would get significantly stronger in about two decades.

I'm sure she would back our decision if Naruto succeeded in getting control over the Nine Tails, but it would still strengthen a potential enemy village. She needed to know as a matter of national security.

When the explanation was finished, an embarrassed Kouta smiled awkwardly and tried to introduce himself properly.

"Hi, I'm Kouta, er, no last name. I was technically a Hidden Frost Jonin. I guess now I'm officially a rogue ninja, but I was never truly jonin level. More like average chunin. I was promoted from Genin straight to Jonin so I could skip the Chunin exam."

That made sense. Each year, a different village hosted the chunin exams for the ninja world, which could have led to Koata's Byakugan being discovered. Jonin promotions, however, are completely international and entirely up to the customs and policies of the individual village.

The most common method involves the ruling kage reviewing missions' records, reports and other jonin recommendations and promoting on merit. Still, this method can be very political, such as promoting individuals who share the ruling kage's beliefs or currying favour with powerful clans.

"I know I'm not one of your team and won't be travelling with you for long, but I don't want any hostility. I promise not to try to run away or mess up your mission with the Cloud, whatever it is."

He really was naive if he thought promising us he wouldn't try to run would do any good. Still, my good-hearted husband and clan leader accepted it wholeheartedly with a grin and a fist bump, which Kouta enthusiastically returned.

"Awesome! Glad you will be helping us."

Maybe Naruto could empathise with another orphan and warden of the village who was seen as a military asset more than a person.

"Okay, well, I think it's time we head out. We'll use our regular formation. Kouta, you stay next to Hinata and assist her scouting with your Byakugan." Ordered Shino, but the unspoken order was for Hinata to keep an eye on our new companion, as he was not a teammate and couldn't be trusted not to run at the first sign of danger. We would leave him with the Cloud in the end, so I hoped Naruto didn't get too attached.

And with a new 'not-quite-teammate', we set off towards the Land of Frost/Lightning border.