Succulent Stew In The Afternoon

Hana was enjoying her weekend to the fullest. The thought of a good soak bottled in the back of her mind after she made Daisuke wash up after their first encounter. Hana had a lax outlook on cleanliness reusing clothes until they either got smelly or too dirty to wear and bathing every other day as a norm, occasionally going a day or two longer without a shower. And even then, they were quick showers. A simple once-over with body wash and shampoo was plenty for her with conditioner used on days she could be bothered with it. Her excuse? I'm just going to get dirty again the next day!

She was lazy at heart, but didn't allow that to let her become too repulsive. She was fortunate with her genetics to have hair as great as hers which naturally did not demand too much of an upkeep. She wore her usual get-up, being a pair of black sandals and long black stockings which stretched just above her knees. She wore a black miniskirt with a white sports bra up top, both being fastened with a set of suspenders made of nylon. Around her skirt was her utility belt hosting a blue holster on the right and a beige pouch around her rear, both filled with a variety of tools for combat and utility. Her hands were covered with fingerless long gloves in matching color to the rest of her outfit.

Like most Kaguya her skin was deathly pale, as plenty of it was seen with her lightweight outfit alone. This was coupled with long white hair which was relatively thick compared to the long, silky strands a lot of the more feminine clan females had, which required day-to-day dedication to maintain. Hers was a bit untamed and high in both length and volume extending as far as her lower back. Her eyes were the only true difference in her appearance compared to the rest of her clan having an alluring golden hue to them.

Her outfit was new, from the undies to her top. She tried to keep movement at a minimum to avoid breaking a sweat from her trip to her apartment to the local hot springs in the village. It would be pointless to tarnish such clean clothes with her already dirty body. A general positive aura radiated from her body. She had a bit of pep in her step and a steady, welcoming visage. Her boots clacked along the whitewashed brick roads which ran throughout Kirigakure's central business district. The city was clean. Almost as clean as Hana was going to be. Eventually she led herself in a well-reviewed hot spring. Hana knew which businesses were the best being fond of service and having the money to spare for it. A quick greeting and transaction at the front desk and she was off on her way inside the changing and shower room.

She'd strip down to her birthday suit with no dignity being undressed in a matter of seconds. Hana took a paltry whiff of her sports bra confirming her body odor didn't stick to her clothes elevating her mood even more. Once she haphazardly tossed her clothes in her basket she'd head to the shower room. It was common sense to shower before jumping into the hot springs. The water was shared by many bodies. Cleaning oneself before soaking in the waters was the rule. Giving herself a quick hose-down and scrubbing she was out as fast as she started, a fresh towel slung over her shoulder. Now it was the moment she was waiting for. Approaching the bath door she'd slide it open revealing the women's section.

"If you look you're Big Gay."

Naturally, the door opening and her announcement caused heads to turn at Hana blasting bare bodied not having the courtesy of wrapping herself. A cocktail of nervous smiles, looks of disappointment, and disgust appeared on many of the faces. But all resumed their conversations or business as usual. Heh, guess that's all of you hoes. Tossing her towel on an unoccupied chair she'd step in the waters and sink in down to her neck in satisfaction. The hot water embraced her body and cleaned her simultaneously. Whenever she bathed in the springs the thought of frequenting them more often always aroused in her mind. However, the thought of pampering herself frequently was not exactly her style. Besides: I'm just going to get dirty again the next day!

Despite it being a weekend, Ann had just returned from a mission. She had been sailing all of yesterday along the coast of Kirigakure no Sato's Ota village, hunting for pirates and other bad people. Her hair and skin still held the scent of of the salty sea breeze she had been enjoying the previous day despite of bathing, and so when she decided it was finally time for a special treat Ann ended up deciding she would go to the Hot Springs.

There were several reasons for her to have decided on this location. First of all, she had never been to Kirigakure no Sato's Hot springs. Either because she was new around town of simply because it had never really peeked her interest that much, Ann had never tried them. But today she was feeling adventurous after the day of sailing, and willing to try new things. The second and perhaps most important reason she decided on this location was because her body wasn't recovering as quickly as she hoped it would. Five centuries ago she had trained for 17 years to become the greatest sword master in the world. And some would dare say she accomplished that goal. But after being frozen in ice for five hundred years her body was...less responsive. Less physically capable. Her mind knew the movements but her body could not keep up. Whenever she saw a faster Kirigakure no Sato ninja using a blade, she knew what they'd be doing but her eyes couldn't see it and her body couldn't react in time. This was the reason she had lost to Kyoji during their last spar.

More than anything, this loss of ability hurt her. The fine edged sword that had once been her body had become dull, incapable of responding and keeping up with the standards she had once set for herself. Perhaps this was the price for parrying Death's jab at her back then. Regardless, it was disappointing. But the Hot Springs...the Hot Springs had helped people heal before. They had healing properties which had helped others. Could they help Ann? Other than constant re-training of her body, this was her only other option. And besides, it felt good. Why wouldn't she try it?

She entered the building, having easily found it after asking for directions at the market, It was a large bath house, with a large entrance and perfectly cleaned interiors. These had to be cleaned at last twice a day to look how they looked, and very thoroughly so. The Yuki was admitted inside, and went into a dressing room.

The process of taking off her armor was at the very least, complex. But to her it was an important ritual. She'd start by taking off the gloves, placing them aside and freeing her hands to better undo the knots of her clothing. Her armor was old, ineffective and perhaps evev so out of fashion that it made her look like a fool sometimes. But it was everything she had left from her old home. To Ann, it held a very deep sentimental value and it was the most comfortable clothing in the world. The mixture of red and black colors contrasted perfectly and prevented her enemies from distinguishing between paint and possible blood or wounds when she moved fast enough. Ann took better care of that armor than of herself. And perhaps this was the reason why it still lasted after so many years.

The first thing she took off were the arm and shoulder pads which only required a small red string to be untied. She carefully folded them together and placed them inside the locker. Then she made an effort to remove the chest piece, pushing it above her head and removing it. From there on she carefully but swiftly took the rest of her armor and interior clothing. She took a towel and before entering the spring area took a look at herself in the mirror.

Her body was 500 years old of age, but it only seemed to have aged 17 years. She wondered whether she'd permanently look 17. Her blue eyes carefully examined her own body. She had always been proud of if, of its appearance and of its abilities. The passion with which she usually fought turned her eyes into orbs of intense blue, her curves of softness into sharp weapons and the smooth pale skin of her body into the toughest of white steel. She had always believed herself to be strong. A cut above the rest.

But lately her body had been failing her. It had become weaker, a shadow of what it once had been. And as she stood there in front of the mirror, contemplating her naked body, a question haunted her mind. Where else did her body fail her? Was it as beautiful as it had once been, or had that melted away with the ice and her abilities too? It suddenly hit her that she couldn't quite remember how she was before.

"Coming here was a bad idea..." Ann muttered as she covered herself with a long towel. She noticed that even tho she was covered, her curves were still very noticeable. Curves her armor usually hid. She was tempted to take it into the hot spring for a moment. Okay, maybe for longer than moment. But she ended up concluding that entering the Hot Springs in armor would get her more looks than entering with a towel.

She opened the door and discreetly entered. Her blue eyes spying on those who were already there. With a soft and silent pace she walked towards the end of of the hotsprings trying to find a place to relax discreetly. She discreetly approached the water while her black hair balanced behind her, reaching her lower back in a pony tail she forgot to undo, tied with a red string. But as she stepped onto the water, the difference of temperature between the hot water and her cold Yuki skin made an audible sound.

*PSHSHSSSSSSSSSSSSSssssssss....*

"Crap." She muttered as she entered the water, her pale cheeks now red.

After settling down the mood resumed back to normal. Five minutes passed and Hana was by herself along the side of the springs seated on the raised edge which surrounded the perimeter of the waters giving somewhere to rest instead of standing the entire time. She had both arms around her knees, hugged against her body with the water past her mouth and just below her nose. Her eyes were closed as her mind was occupied in deep thought. How long am I supposed to stay in here? Most of the occupants did not notice at first, but the sharp ears of the Kaguya picked up the sound of the bath door being pushed open. Although she passively picked up these slight movements naturally she generally did not respond to them. But it was the fact that the door was moved in a manner that suggested the person had no intention of drawing attention to herself made her suspicious.

Shifting her head to the doorway she spotted a young woman no older than herself. That's a kunoichi. She deducted by her appearance. Compared to the patrons in the springs it was only herself and the newcomer that had eccentric bodies. The women around her were fairly typical sporting average bodies, a select few that could shed a couple pounds, generic hair color and eye color. Despite the woman having black hair her eyes were too unique to be tossed in with the rest sporting an icy blue hue. Her body suggested an athletic figure being lean, petite, and fair muscle growth. Most of the women were slim and arguably frail. They were built to carry out their usual activities, which were limited to either schooling or comfortable, low physically demanding jobs.

She approached the water with a silent pace fixing her hair just before she touched down. Hana drifted her eyes away from her losing interest just before the woman entered the pool. Hana's eyes shot open glaring back at the woman. The water reacted violently to the woman's body with Hana unsure if the girl was either too hot or too cold until a wave of lukewarm waters began to radiate throughout the spring effectively ruining the experience. The water would naturally heat up over time due to the geothermal vents which powered the spring, but that would take at least a half hour to get back to its regular temperatures. The glare she had immediate sunk into a furrowed brow with her eyes fixed on the kunoichi. Lifting her head her mouth was freed from the water's surface. " 'Crap' is right. Nice going, Frozone. Do you think what you did was cute?" The cooler waters caused goosebumps to quake throughout her body in response to the sudden temperature change. This incident was a good enough reminder to avoid public places in the city. Since Kirigakure developed into a Metropolis it was natural for weirdos to be attracted to the scene.

Ann couldn't help but look surprised at the woman who had just directed words towards her. Clearly she was feeling some sort of animosity towards the Yuki, but she couldn't quite understand why. You see, because Ann's body was so incredibly cold, to her the water didn0't feel lukewarm at all. In fact, it felt even a bit warmer than she would have liked it to be. Could Hana perhaps be assuming Ann had pulled some sort of trick? Otherwise why would she be complaining? It was true that Ann had made a bit more of noise than she would've liked by entering the water, but that ended rather quickly and shouldn't be something worth complaining about with such enthusiasm.

"Hum...Can I help you?" she asked, genuinely wondering what she had done wrong. "The name is Ann, by the way." Where the hell did "Frozone" come from? The woman was a bit rude, and perhaps in other circumstances Ann would have answered a bit more aggressively. But while two naked women fighting at the hot springs may have been the dream scenario for people like Daisuke and other Kiri pervs, it certainly wasn't the ideal scenario for Ann. Fighting without armor made her feel...well, naked. It was a strange feeling.

The fact that an unknown woman was being rude to her and her hesitation in answering back in the same coin made the Yuki nervous. And while her body had recently recovered to a state where she could fully control her powers, her control discipline began to waver as she got a bit nervous. Involuntarily, she began to allow her chakra to spread and while it didn't make the water any cooler than it already was, it certainly caused something else to happen. Suddenly and seemingly out of thin air, small snowflakes began to drift in the air and falling all around them. Ann would lift her hand and graciously catch one with her index finger.

The sudden temperature drop encouraged everyone to get into the hot springs, where there was more than enough space for everyone. But more importantly, the temperature drop made it so that the water felt a lot warmer than it actually was, causing the same effect it had had on Ann. This, even if by accident, ensured that the only one complaining was the white haired girl.

Hana's hair rose as her facial muscles soured in a fit of frustration. Such a casual reply to the circumstances given gave Hana the impression that she did it on purpose and was keen to playing the cool, oblivious archetype. She's edgier than Sonic OCs... When she introduced herself she was at least able to identify her properly now. Ann was a Jounin of Kirigakure, much like herself. But unfortunately that's as much as she could recall. Hana wasn't keen on being social with her comrades nor did she participate in a lot of events in the village to get familiar with them. Ann Yuki. The surname was commonly associated with the Yuki clan, members known to have an affinity of combining Wind and Water to create Ice release. It all made sense now. If she knew she was capable of creating Ice then her motives were abundantly clear.

Hana was not the confrontational kind and decided to try and sweep the incident under the rug. Instead it was best to find a heat source and get as close as she could to that in attempts of making the best of the chilling events. She turned her attention away from Ann and started to float along the perimeter to find a warm spot. She was one among the crowd now...well, besides her unique appearance. But it seemed Ann wasn't the kind to forgive and forget. No, she intended on testing the waters with Hana. In the midst of her floating she felt a sharp sensation hit against her face followed by more at an exponential rate. Her eyes rose to behold cloudy white condensation above and a steady flurry of snow falling from above. With no word or change in attitude she'd dunk her head before the water and sink a few feet until she hit the very bottom. The waters weren't very deep being meant to stand in comfortably. Despite its shallow nature it was packed full of minerals making the waters opaque.

She used this to her advantage for a stealth approach. From the far side of where Ann stood she'd swim along the bottom at reduced speeds to shroud her movements and remain undetected. She relied on her passive perception to seek out Ann, which was easier than it sounded. Hana was trained in stealth. The specialized techniques taught in Kirigakure allowed one to pick up a person's presence by their heart beat alone. But for the Yuki the matter was easier than that. Despite her initial dip her body still made a very subtle sizzle as the water around her still adjusted to the temperature change. It was very subtle with tiny bubbles raising up from her body. But it was that subtly that was able to be picked up by Hana. She'd reduce her speed even more as she neared her target to not disturb the water around her. Normally it wouldn't be a problem on the surface, but being underwater she had to be extra caution.

Making her way to Ann's rear she prepared to attack. NOW! Putting both feet on the ground with her body coiled up in a sort of cannon ball she'd stand upright with power as both arms snaked their way under Ann's armpits, both of Hana's hands locking together at the back of her neck. This effectively forced her arms at her side and prevented any movement whatsoever, meaning no resistance and no hand signs. "Shark attack!" She yelled stand on both feet and lifting Ann out of the water with her with astonishing strength as not a single sign of struggle suggested. In the events she was successful she would have the Yuki locked. But this came as a greater cost as the woman's body would be pressed tightly against her front torso getting a front row seat to her icy nature. "Jesus, it's like I'm hugging an Igloo naked!"

All of its cool features aside, like providing their shinobi with beds and a job for example, Kirigakure was certainly full of weirdos.Not only did the pale woman not give her a proper answer, but she also turned her back on Ann and went about her business as if nothing had ever happened. Ann raised an eye brow. Was this woman deaf or just plain lunatic? "Looney it is..." she decided, as she slowly walked backwards and put her back against one of the walls of the pool, where she laid her head in rest.

The day had been quite tiring even if fun. Ann really didn't want to deal with more lunatics than the pirates they had been hunting down. Would it be too much to ask for just a little time for herself? A little time to relax, enjoy the hot springs, appreciate the soft fall of snowflakes an just re- "Shark attack!"

Well, yes. Apparently it was too much. As soon as she heard screaming, Ann's kunoichi reflexes kicked in and she activated the Tetsudashi Clan's Impervious Armor technique. It was a defensive mechanism that had saved her life before, and one she often used. Her skin, which was already pale, immediately changed and became the purest of whites. From the top of her head to the tip of her toes, her whole body changed to become white, and incredibly durable. Unfortunately this was only a reflex, as Ann hadn't quite managed to notice Hana's approach. In fact she had completely let down her guard, which in turn led to her being locked in and raised up above in Hana's arms. At the very least, her skin provided the best protection.

Looking even more surprised than she had previously been, Ann thus found herself raised by Hana in a sort of mix between endearing hug and immobilizing tactical maneuver. Truly, it was a strange feeling. Hana wasn't quite hurting her, but she wasn't allowing any arm freedom either. What was her intent? Ann's eyes were open wide. "Hey what are yo-Oh!" She noticed something as she struggled to get out of the Kaguya embrace.

You see, her skin had turned to metal. And her low temperature added to the incredible conductivity of metal made this steel very very cold. Now, it was also rather cold outside too. And as Hana's wet body came into contact with Ann's cold steel outside the water, the low temperatures caused the water between the two to immediately freeze.

Ann thus found herself raised up in the air, with Hana's chest effectively stuck to her stomach area, the two bodies linked together by an icy glue. "Yep. That was a baaad idea." In compassion towards the strange woman, Ann stopped struggling. She was afraid of hurting the Kaguya by ripping off her skin by accident. Even with a high body durability, that would still hurt and leave a scar which would last for a while. Alas, what could she do?

"Hrm... please put me down so we can figure this out? Everyone is staring."

The admittedly supple body of the kunoichi grappled turned rock hard as the sudden chilling sensation was just the beginning of it. In a few seconds her points of contact with the Yuki became numb. "Yikes!" She yelped as she instinctively tried to undo the bind, but it turned out they were bound by fate. It wasn't hard for her to figure out what had happened. It was common in pop culture to make humor of someone sticking their tongue on an icy pole and it getting stuck. This was due to metal being a great conductor to heat and cold. This was the same principle, however instead of a childhood prank, this circumstance was much more embarrassing and almost sexual in nature. Hana initially planned to slam Ann into the water as a form of roughhousing and scold her about her Ninjutsu usage. But even if she wished to carry out her plan she had no way of doing so unless by force, which risked giving her nipples some nasty frost burn. Everybody's eyes turned to them, a lot looking away in disgust while other laughing at the awkward pose they were inevitably locked in. I knew some of you were lesbos...

Every second that passed further drove in how gross the bind was naked. Ann's buttock was frozen against her lower abdomen and Hana's bosom mashed against her upper back in the same situation. It was nothing good. Nothing good came out of this. Was Ann a relentless prank master? Did she prepare for this? I'll have to admit...she is sharper than she looks. The Yuki requested to be let down as if Hana didn't already want that. "Very funny. You know why I can't do that. Come on, let's hit the showers." Hana said confidently, not foreseeing what implications that could imply but instead sticking to her plan. It was the only source of hot water they had. Defrosting in the "hot" springs would take the average time for a slab of ice to defrost in water, which was at least fifteen minutes.

"Let's go, Snowcone." Hana turned around confidently and stepped out of the water with Ann stick to her front side. She'd waddle with Ann on her hip to the sliding door before fruitlessly attempting to slide it open. Of course with her arms being stuck that wasn't an option. "Open it." Hana demanded to the girl. Surely her legs were free enough to got ahold of it.

Hana's strength was nothing short of impressive. Lifting Ann wasn't all that difficult considering her size, but lifting Ann while she was covered in metal armor was certainly impressive. Unfortunately for the Kaguya, Ann was too annoyed at this point for compliments. Not only did the Kaguya insist on calling her weird names after she had made it clear her name was Ann but she was also refusing to listen and even had the nerve to carry her out of the water.

Ann barely knew anyone in Kirigakure, and her only friend so far was Arisu. This meant she was obviously worried about her reputation and what people would think of her after this. More importantly, she was worried about her ability to make connections and possibly even friends in the near future. These were the main reasons why Ann had acted cordially and avoided conflict up until this point. But now, Hana was pushing it.

As the two stepped out of the water, ann finally made the decision to stop playing nicely. Ann's reputation would be ruined at this point, but she would bring down Hana with her! It didn't take long for the Yuki to realize what Hana wanted her to do. But she wouldn't. She really wouldn't. There was no way Ann would move her legs and risk raising her shame level any higher. Well, at least not hers alone.

Suddenly, Ann would turn her upper body to the left so that she could reach Hana. She would place her left arm on Hana's shoulders so that her elbow was right behind the Kaguya's neck. Of course they were still glued to each other by force of ice, but Ann had at least this much freedom of movement. Ann's face was now turned towards Hana and their eyes would meet. Ann's eyes would be  on a level above Hana's tho, considering the Kaguya was holding up the girl. Ann's glare had changed as her face approached Hana's. Before, it held the look of a shy girl who wanted to pass by discreetly. Now it held the passion and look of a master kunoichi, confident in her ability of deception and subterfuge. When only a few inches separated the two faces and Ann's armored chest was closer to Hana's head, she would speak.

"No." The word came loud and clear enough so that everyone could hear it, similarly to the words that followed it. "You're eye candy for sure, but... Ann would use her right hand to touch Hana's cheek and play with her hair, confident that Hana couldn't do anything to prevent it without hurting herself in the process. "I've already told you that you can't just carry me off naked somewhere without at least buying me dinner first. And a nice dinner too. I'm not an easy prize my dear, you need to put in some effort. This armor doesn't come off for rough hands and small talk y'know?"

Ann smirked. She knew exactly what she had done. And while she was unaware of Hana's "If you look you're big gay" entrance and thoughts on lesbianism, she was confident this would put a dent on the Kaguya's attitude and make her feel at least a fraction of the embarrassment Ann felt after all of Hana's actions.

Hana was taken back by the girl's odd gesture. She was uncomfortable enough as is being stuck together with another naked woman. Every second that passed made the situation more and more disgusting. But now she was making eye contact with the juggernaut, who made an effort to get rather comfortable with the Kaguya. Her skin was still glistening which gave Hana the assumption she was still using her iron flesh technique. It was because of that she restrained herself from biting down on her teat. Her secondary option of revenge was something she deemed "too far" and could warrant serious consequences. As much as Hana fantasied protruding a stout bone from her pelvis to bone the girl's arse as an ultimate, no homo prank, she feared the reality of the action which easily warranted a felony for sexual assault.

There were still plenty of options she had as backup to deal with the nuisance. "Uh huh. Is that your reason? Or are you really just too scared to show the rest of the bath house the dense secret around your groin? I was worried myself I'd rub my skin raw if I picked you up too carelessly." Hana took three lumbering paces back away from the door. She still had plenty of endurance left, but the girl's weight made walking a bit unwieldy. "Alright, let's do this! LEEEEEEROOOOYYYYY JEEENKINNNSSS!!!" She hollered at the top of her lungs ensuring a snug grapple around the girl. Taking three great steps she charged forward with enough pep to cause an impressive amount of damage. Ann was essentially the steel boss of a battering ram, with Hana being the strength of fifty men moving at inhumane speeds. With enough success the sliding paper door would be punched through leaving a cutout of their conjoined figure. The momentum would carry them to the shower room door, which was a simple enough door made of teak fitted with a brass handle.

With no brakes on the crazy train they'd obliterate the door throwing splinters of door and the doorknob into the shower room as the both of them were presented. A single female patron was startled by the entrance and quickly fled the shower room and to the changing room where she quickly aborted her stay at the bath house. The air was moist and hot as the showers channeled hot water, undisturbed by Ann's shenanigans. "Finally!" Approaching the shower head still left on by the fleeing woman she'd douse the both of them with the hot water. If all went to plan the ice would melt away in an instant letting Ann fall straight down onto the floor and Hana being liberated from the woman's sick games.

Hana was almost as stubborn as Ann and refused to admit defeat even though Ann had her clearly outmaneuvered in pranking. Was Hana simply stubborn and refused to concede simply due to pride or did she just not have the right notion of the situation? Ann couldn't quite tell, but she was quite confident in her victory. At least until Hana replied to her. While the Kaguya's speech didn't do much to embarass her (it really couldn't get much worse at that point), it made it clear to Ann that this battle wasn't as over as she thought.

"Who the fuck is Leroy Jenkins?!" was her thought. But she didn't really have time for thinking as Hana yelled out the strange name and began taking steps to blast through the door. Ann didn't need precogs to figure out what this crazy white woman was about to do. Now the question was what would Ann do about it? Well what else would she do other than take advantage of her surroundings?

Hana would take three big steps towards the door. Luckily, the ground was pretty wet between their position and the door since there were showers inside and a hotspring outside. Because of the temperature drop, the water hadn't quite been evaporating as usual and the ground was even wetter than it normally. Taking advantage of this fact- Actually ann just sorta freaked out which caused the temperature around them to drop even more and the water beneath Hana's first step to instantly freeze. This meant that the Kaguya would suddenly find herself slipping on ice while carrying an uneven weight which moved around quite a bit aiding to her lack of balance. If she didn't fall on the first, she would fall on the second or third steps, but she would certainly fall before reaching the door and the funny thing was that she wouldn't even realize the floor would be slippery before she actually slipped because Ann's body prevented her from seeing the ground she was stepping on.

After her battle cry she charged towards the doorway. Though, before she did she noticed a sudden temperature drop which naturally caused her skin to be riddled with goosebumps. The once soft, pink nipples that were pressed firmly against Ann's upper back became hard enough to cut glass. Hana figured she was up to some kind of shenanigans which encouraged her to execute her plan quickly before she made it snow again or some silly thing. Full of confidence she took her first step as her joints suddenly locked up once the soles of her feet hit a fine sheet of ice. It forced her to stagger and begin to capsize before her mind managed to work quick enough to negotiate the problem. Chakra flow would be too tedious and may not work entirely as expect. Maybe if she had enough strength to properly control the iron doll attached to her torso it would work, but inevitably if she tried the at her current physical capabilities she would fail.

Her reaction was more natural than anything and didn't require much thought. Cleats! The skin of her feet ripped open as Hana suddenly gained an inch in height becoming six feet in an instant, no longer being a womanlet. Several needle-like bone spikes emerged from her feet. The Kaguya bone easily pierced the ice embedding her into the ice providing maximum stability. She regained control and continued her charge. "GET IN THE SHOWER!" She yelled before busting down the door and making her way into the shower room where she would assume her initial plan. Although Ann could freeze still water, the showers supplied a constant supply from the boiler room and ran fast enough to defrost the two.

Hana would have run out of tolerance with the Yuki by that point. It was almost as if she enjoyed being stuck together giving Hana firm beliefs of the girl's sexuality. Hana ensured to turn the water to the highest setting for heat. Naturally she enjoyed hot things and the intense heat was too weak to cause any severe discomfort. She had hoped Ann on the other hand would melt entirely. If all went according to plan, and Ann was done messing around, the Yuki would plop onto the wet tiles before Hana's feet. Now it was time for punishment.

Hana wasn't a fan of being extra. And attacking Ann outright would probably yield an equally serious response. Her eyes scanned the bath quickly for tools of punishment. There was only a towel and a bar of soap left by the fleeing patron. "Now I have to clean up again. I don't think you used the shower before jumping into the spring which, by the way, is gross." She'd look at Ann dead in her eyes. "Pick up the soap." She said while kneeling over to pick up the towel, which has conveniently been drenched in water. Hana would sling it over her shoulder and wait for Ann to loyally carry out her bidding.

Ann had been half expecting Hana to slip and fall which would lead to Ann falling on top of her with a hardened steel skin. In Ann's naivety she was actually worried for the safety of her fellow Jonin, but a few seconds later it seemed obvious that Hana did not deserve such kindness. She used some sort of weird jutsu to make sure her feet didn't slip on the ice and went on with her plan of bursting through the door. In a way, Ann was also glad that they were going to be rid of each other. Being glued to Hana was becoming rather tiresome. She had initially prolongued the event in an attempt to bring more shame to Hana's name, but now that they were alone in the shower there seemed to be no point in being stuck to each other any longer.

The hot water touched Ann's steel skin and once again the hissing sound spread across the shower room as the difference in temperature generated immediate condensation from the water frozen over the white steel layer. "I hate hot showers." she grumbled and stood under the water only long enough for them to unfreeze, immediately moving away from Hana as soon as both her feet could touch the ground. "You should clean up often anyway if you make a hobby out of groping strangers at the hotsprings. And what the fuck is wrong with your feet?" Ann only now noticed the bones seemingly emerging from Hana's feet. At first, in that initial instant during which Ann didn't remember how undeserving of care and atention Hana was, she was worried. Did Hana somehow twist her feet in such a bad manner that it broke and her bones were showing? But that didn't seem to be it, no. Those bones were of an unnatural shape.

Hana then rudely asked the Yuki to pick up the soap. Ann raised an eye brow. Hana was picking up a towel and now she wanted her to pick up the soap? What was this crazy woman planning? Whatever it was, Ann was not planning on making life easier for her. "Yeah sweetie, that ain't happening. Pick up your own damn soap." Meanwhile her eyes spotted the towel on Hana's hand.

It's important to note that Ann, despite it having happened five centuries ago, grew up within a samurai clan in the mountains. She trained, learned and lived with them- boys and girls, while the elders sought out the most talented ones for war. This means that the whole "wet wrapped towel" wasn't entirely new to her, not would it be the first time she was dealing with one of these. Noticing the wet towel over Hana's shoulder, Amm once again made the temperature in the room drop. But this time she actively intended to make it happen, which made the effect a little bit stronger. The temperature immediately dropped quite a few degrees, and the water on the floor froze except for that which was directly under the shower water. In time, the whole thing would unfreeze as long as the water was on....but as knelt to pick up the towel the Yuki had turned off the tap.

And now for the masterful part of the plan: The towel was wet. And the towel was over Hana's shoulder which was also wet. The water on both surfaces immediately froze and Hana would soon find herself with a frozen towel stuck to her body.

The water was a relief as it seems she finally found a normal way out of the predicament. She was unsure if she return to the hot spring after the past incidents...

Of course she could. She's Hana after all. "I'm sure you hate any shower." She said as a last remark before being liberated. She felt a couple hundred pounds lighter as Ann stammered on the floor. Damn she's dense. Ann made a quick remark about her bone which reminded Hana to dispel the technique. It was bad enough she had to use her clan ability to negotiate the girl's environmental tricks. But leaving a bit of blood in her wake was unsanitary. The bone went back into her feet and into her skeletal system as the wound sealed up as if nothing happened. But she was less focused on entertaining Ann further and more into dishing out an overdue punishment. Her actions continued as usual, but to her surprise the girl refused. As a coup de grace to her patience she felt a numbing chill radiate from the girl as it began to fill the room. Normally she would be inflicted with frostbite, but such a low leveled stunt had little effect on her body.

The moisture began to freeze and the Kaguya was a bit too late on the reaction to remove the towel from her body. Hana would proceed to whip the girl's bottom if she was physically capable. An attempt to swing only led to a tug as the towel, now frozen against her skin, could not budge. Hana could easily remove the towel by hand, but that would risk tearing the towel leaving spots of fabric and ice on her body making it more tedious than before. But rationality was out the window. No, Hana was long done with that. Her head hair bristled up in pure anger. Curved spears of bone ripped open the skin on her shoulder where the towel once was. It was skewered by the bone with her flesh that was once frozen now removed. "I've had about enough of you. She said under her breath as she licked her lips at Ann. "I'm going to spank your bottom medium-rare." She said threateningly while reaching to the back of her neck. A gesture to symbolize one scratching their neck would soon reveal a long spinal cord being ripped directly from her own body.

She wielded this weapon in her right hand as it laid inanimate on the shower room tiles. To no surprise the icy floors returned with the shift in temperature. But Hana already knew the solution. She produced cleats of bone at her feet allowing her to tread the ground no problem. Unfortunately it would not be the same for Ann. Moving at full speed Hana guarded the door leading out of the shower room and into the locker rooms. The only additional exit was the Fire Exit at the far end. And that led directly outside where the public could see. And this also meant the alarm would sound. Raising up right arm up like a plantation owner she'd bring the whip down on Ann's exposed buns in attempts to strike them in all their glory. Small spines worked as studs to increase the pain of the whip. This would be one of a couple dozen of strikes. Hana was actually entirely motivated to turn her butt medium rare in color. Her pasty white buns would soon be discolored to a beet red at the end of her punishment. Only then would Hana be satisfied.

"Ew, now that is really gross." were the only words uttered by Ann as Hana reached out for the back of her neck and began pulling out her own spine. By instinct alone the Yuki activated yet another Tetsudashi steel technique which created a small armor to protect her most sensible parts. A steel skirt in the shape of samurai armour was formed, and an small piece of armor also in the style of samurai erupted from her already hard skin in order to protect her chest. Despite the commet on the Kaguya's technique, Ann was a tiny little bit worried. Not that the bone would ever be strong enough to harm her, but she worried that if they started a large conflict here that could have severe consequences in a near future. And while Ann was still holding on to quite a bit of ryo, she did not wish to go through the bureocracy of repaying caused damages or have to explain to the Mizukage why two naked girls had completely destroyed the hotsprings.

So she merely watched as Hana brought down the whip for the first time. The sound of steel against bone was slightly disturbing, mostly because one could easily hear the sound of bone breaking. That isn't to say that the steel skirt wasn't damaged since it did chip of a little of the steel, but Ann had two layers of incredibly durable steel which completely protected her bottom from the whip and its threatening spikes. The blunt force of the impact caused her to step aside a little but that was mostly it. Perhaps another ninja would have slipped on the ice and lost their balance, but Ann was a Yuki raised in the snowy hills of the Land of Iron, she had been fighting on ice from the day she was able to throw her very first punch. The lack of offensive potential on the attack did, however, surprise Ann. Before Hana brought down the whip on her for the second time, Ann's skirt healed and she commented on the attack.

"Wait, that's it? All that drama and this is the best you can do? I'm disappointed." Despite being worried about escalating the conflict, Ann pressed on with the provocations. Her temper was getting the best of her. The whip came down time and time again, and all she did was yawn and step aside a few times from the impact. Every time the steel would restore itself between hits, while the bone was getting worn down.

The Yuki pretended to yawn. "Are you done yet? When is it gonna be my turn?

After countless lashes in anger there was a window of clarity.

What was she doing exactly?

She stood naked in a shower room with another naked woman, repeatedly smiting her bottom with her spine up to no effect. Hana finally caught on to what was happening. The sound of her bone striking the woman was the reminiscent of hard metal. She was capable of somehow changing her regular flesh into a neigh indestructible steel composition. That explained why her body felt like she was hugging a freezer when she initially grappled her. Lighthearted punishment wasn't going to have any effect on her. No, Hana would need to actually fight her serious to have any sort of effect on the girl. And that simply wasn't an option. There were a few other key weak points that she could explains, namely the mouth, eyes, or even the anus as they were direct access points to the parts of her body unprotected by the armor. But the former points would be impossible to strike without aggravating her. As for her anus Hana firmly believed Ann would actually enjoy it rather than find it discomforting. She was out of option without being labeled as a felony.

Her arms fell to her sides in defeat as she sighed in disappointment. Her blood was flowing and there was no returning to the bath house. She didn't doubt they would be kicked out soon enough regardless. The spine began to dissolve Thanos-style as most of the organic compound was returned to her body. She stood in silence as the shower still ran in the background gradually defrosting the sheet of ice encompassing the room. She couldn't exactly walk away. That would be too autistic and make her out to be a total loser. And she was definitely not either of those. Trying to 'bury the hatchet' in an obvious manner would make her seem submissive. She was totally not that either. Finally, a plan. "Oh yeah, that reminds me! The Burger Monarch has a two for one special! I'm going to go there right now. And buy two cold milkshakes too. I'm going to head there now and give the other to the next person I see. Toodles!" She said coyly while dashing to the changing room. Maybe she'd take the bait. If not, Hana actually had no problem indulging by herself. But perhaps if Ann did follow there would be the opportunity to start anew on the right footing.

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Ann couldn't help but laugh out loud when Hana finally realized she couldn't touch or harm her at all. Hana was not the first person Ann had seen having this reaction. Many other swordsmen and even ninjas had tried before to the same effect, but for some eason delivering this psychological blow to Hana specifically made her feel an enormous satisfaction. The first round of their shenanigan adventures was clearly hers as the Kaguya sighed and dropped her arms in defeat.

But off course she was too proud to actually admit defeat and simply walk away. Hana was the kind of girl who needed to always have the last word. But Ann didn't mind that since deep down they both knew the Kaguya had been outplayed. it would be interested to see how their relationship developed from then on. Perhaps they would become good rivals, perhaps they would become good friends. Maybe even both! But of one thing Ann was sure: she wouldn't be returning to the baths with Hana anytime soon.

The burguer house on the other hand...That she could agree to. After this much exercise and chakra spending, Ann was hungry. Her chakra reserves weren't as high as they had once been and that meant she got tired easily even if she was good at hiding it. "I didn't know you were the type of girl who'd buy drinks to the first person you see. I shall save you from that reputation and tag along. I'll meet you there."

After that, she went through the regular ritual of putting on her clothes and left the bath house.
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