Something More

Author's Note: I got a request for a female Sasuke x Suigetsu pairing story and decided to give it a shot. In this story, Sasuke was born female and her name is Suki. Some of this story will follow cannon, but eventually it is going to diverge radically. I'm also going back through this story and adding scene breaks. So if you see some chapters without them, you know why. If any of that bothers you, you might want to turn back now. For those of you still here, I hope you enjoy this story and reviews are always appreciated.

Disclaimer: I own nothing and make no profit off of any of my fanfics.

Chapter 1

Orochimaru was dead. That meant that there was no reason for Suki Uchiha to stay in the Sound Village. Now was the time to seek out Itachi and finally avenge her Clan.

In order to do this, Suki knew that assembling the right team was essential. Thankfully, she already knew who she wanted to recruit for this mission. Three exceptionally talented, though at least mildly insane ninjas would make up her team. She was going to start with Suigetsu.

"I wonder what he did to deserve this." She mutters to herself as she swings her sword into the glass tank that was criminal ninja's prison.

It was filled with water. That was only to be expected. She had chosen Suigetsu not only for his skill with blades and sadistic personality, but also for his genetic gifts. His Clan was famous for their water techniques. That would serve her well on her quest for revenge.

While Suki was pondering this, the water flowed out of the holding tube and Suigetsu emerged. He was behind her in a flash. The violet eyed ninja actually then proceeded to his hand by her ear in gesture designed to look similar to a gun.

"You're coming with me. You're going to help me kill Itachi Uchiha." Suki instructs him.

She didn't even flinch. The raven haired woman knew that Suigetsu was capable of using Water Bullets. That was why he was behind her. That and clearly he was trying to intimidate her.

Suki had lived in the Sound Village long enough to know his type. If he sensed any fear, Suigetsu was going to go for the kill. She wouldn't give him the satisfaction.

"What makes you think that I'm going to help you, Princess?" He demands, not lowering his hand.

The youngest Uchiha sighs and fights back her irritation at the nickname. He was hardly the first to call her that, but the way he said it was really annoying. It was so sarcastic and annoying, that she almost gave into the impulse to smack him in the face. Maybe that would teach him some manners!

"I killed Orochimaru and I freed you from that tank." She points out, deciding to ignore her irritation for the time being.

"That's true, but we know that you didn't do that for me. Don't get me wrong, Princess. We all did. You were just lucky enough to be close enough to him to take the shot." The white haired, naked male retorts.

"That's all true. It still doesn't change the fact that without me, you'd still be stuck in that tank. That and I have something you want." The Uchiha replies slyly.

Suki was aware that Suigetsu wasn't wearing any clothes. She was very aware of that fact, but she wasn't going to let the Murder Prodigy know that. It was something that was far too easily exploitable.

She had never actually seen a naked man before. The former Leaf Ninja had seen ninjas train shirtless, but never more than that. While Suki was curious, she knew better than to actually look. That would give the smug bastard entirely too much satisfaction.

"I'm listening, Princess. What do you have that you think I want?" He asks, pointing his "gun" closer to her.

"You want the Seven Swords. Itachi is a member of the Akatsuki. That organization always assigns its members to work in pairs of two. My brother's partner is a man named Kisame. Kisame is the current owner of Samehada." The Uchiha woman informs him.

That was enough to cause Suigetsu to lower his weapon. Suki smirks when she felt his hand leave her ear. He wasn't stupid enough to blow her brains out now. He wanted Samehada too much to do that.

"Well you've got my attention. I want that sword and you want to kill your brother. For the moment, our goals overlap. Don't get any funny ideas though. This doesn't mean that you're in charge. The second that I get Kisame's sword, I'm gone. I ain't gonna risk my neck for yours, once I have it." Suigetsu warns her.

"That's fine. I wasn't going to ask for much more than that. Well other than the fact that you should really put some pants on." Suki says as she tosses some clothes at him.

"What's the matter, Princess? See something you like?" He teases her as he quickly dresses.

"I didn't see anything. You got out of the tube before I did and don't flatter yourself. I have better things to do than to stare at you." The young woman snaps at him.

Suigetsu smirks. Suki could deny it as much as she wanted, but he knew the truth. The Uchiha Princess was flustered. Very flustered.

"Whatever you say. Let's get going. I want to get my hands on that sword as soon as possible." He says

"Alright. Along the way, we are going to add two more people to our team though." Suki informs him.

The violet eyed ninja blinks. He wasn't entirely sure that he liked the sounds of that. He was far from a team player and he really doubted Suki was either.

"Who?" He demands.

"Karin and Jugo. They are staying at some prison. Karin is the warden. Jugo is an inmate." She explains.

Suigetsu twitches. Jugo was alright when he wasn't in the middle of one of his rages, but Karin?! Was Suki trying to get him killed?!

"Jugo blacks out and goes into violent rages. He's known as Jugo of the Scales. Anything can tip the scale and set him off. As for Karin, she's a crazy bitch. Are you sure that you really want them to tag along?" Suigetsu asks.

Suki knew that she was smirking, but she couldn't help it. Karin wasn't even a combat ninja, but she clearly scared the Prodigy in the Art of Murder. That was most amusing. That and he seemed slightly wary of Jugo.

"I don't care if she's a bitch. What I care about is results. She has powerful healing and sensory abilities. Both of those things are very useful. If you can't handle the fact that they are going to be on our team, then I guess you're out of luck. Good luck getting that sword without my help." She taunts him.

Suigetsu grumbles. She didn't play fair. That was hitting below the belt and the Uchiha had to know it. He'd do almost anything to get his hands on the Samehada.

"Alright. I guess I can put up with her for a little while." He says.

"Good. Let's get going." Suki replies as they head off.

Suigetsu flits off after Suki. There was something almost hypnotic about doing so. The Uchiha Princess might be a sassy bitch, but she was also very graceful.

Her movements were fluid. It reminded Suigets of water. Considering which village and Clan he hailed from, that was certainly something that he found appealing. It might be fun to mess with her.

"How far away is the prison?" He asks her.

"If we're lucky, we can be there by nightfall." Suki replies.

The sword lover blinks at that answer. Damn it. He was going to need water before then. If he got dehydrated, bad things happened.

"We'll have to stop somewhere for water before then." He points out.

Suki sighs and skids to a halt. She had thoroughly researched the ninjas that she wanted to recruit. That included strengths and weaknesses.

"We have water. Here." She says as she hands him a canteen.

"Thanks." Suigetsu replies and he takes the canteen, drinking deeply.

Suki nods. Now that she could actually see his face, she was reluctantly admitted that he did have ethereal eyes. She had never seen violet eyes before. They were beautiful and rather expressive.

At the moment, he looked like a puppy that had found a steak. It was cute in a bizarre way. She mentally slaps herself for applying that adjective to him though. He was a dangerous, criminal ninja. Cute was the last word that she should ever associate with him.

"You're welcome. If we are going to take out Kisame and Itachi, I need you all to be in fighting condition. For you, that means proper dehydration. For Karin and Jugo, it means something different." She reasons.

"Of course. You'll make a good little housewife someday. I mean you're playing the part of a hostess and all. Got everyone's lunches packed and everything." Suigetsu says with a smirk.

Suki felt herself twitch. So much for cute. Now she wanted to hit him, but she wasn't going to. That's likely what he wanted.

"You're that bored already, huh? Or are you just a Masochist?" Suki raises an eyebrow.

"Hmm. I didn't now that the Leaf Village taught it's ninjas about stuff like that. Where did our innocent Uchiha Princess learn about Masochism?" Suigetsu inquires outrageously.

"You know that's NOT how I meant it! Oh and for your information, I've spent the past three years in the Sound. Trust me, I've learned far more about such topics than I ever cared to! Nevermind. Let's go." She snaps at him, feeling her face burn slightly with embarrassment.

"Guess you're more of a dominatrix than anything else. Man, you're bossy!" Suigetsu taunts her.

He knew that was probably pushing her too far. Suigetsu couldn't help it though. It was fun to get under her skin.

"You damn deviant!" She growls at him as she raises her fist to go and strike him.

Of course, pissing off the Uchiha was a dangerous adrenaline rush. She wasn't just bark. Suki also had a lot of bite to her.

That's why he was prepared for her attack. Suki went to hit him and he liquefied himself. Suki's hand only hit water instead of his face, much to the Princess's displeasure.

"That's cheating." She mutters in disgust.

"It is not. Did you really think that I was going to let you seriously hit me? I'm not that stupid. Maybe the boys in the Leaf were, but I'm not." He states.

"Whatever. Let's get going." She says as darts off towards the prison and Suigetsu follows her.

They arrived a few hours later. Suki had been right about the timing, Suigetsu muses to himself. The Moon was just ascending when they stepped inside the prison.

"This place gives me the creeps." He whispers.

It was ancient. There were probably hundreds of cells. Inside about half of them were ninjas who had seen better days. Some were clearly insane and muttering to themselves, others were staring blankly into space. The worst ones though were trying to escape in a fight of rage or desperation.

The scent of blood, sweat, and decay hung heavily in the air. Suigetsu had no idea how Karin could tolerate this place. She seemed like a pretty finicky type of woman. He would have thought that the red head would have already been driven insane by the sheer unhygienic and depressing nature of the prison.

"I can't exactly disagree with you there. Wait here. Considering what you told me about her, I doubt Karin will be happy to see you. It might be better, if I talk to her first." Suki reasons.

"Whatever. If you want to talk to the crazy person alone, that's no skin off of my nose. I'll just wait for you here." He tells her as he sips some more water out of his canteen.

"Thanks." Suki says and she continues searching the prison for Karin.

She knew that it would be easy to identify her. The ninja in question would be the only one outside of a cell. Well besides herself and Suigetsu.

"Suki Uchiha? What are you doing here?" She hears a feminine voice call out to her.

Suki mentally sighs in relief. It was getting rather annoying, having to search through the entire prison to find her. They were wasting a lot of time.

"I'm here because I need your help." She says as she approaches the other woman.

Could those shorts get any shorter, Suki wonders to herself. Like any good ninja, Suki couldn't help but take in her surroundings. In this case, that meant Karin and her ridiculously short shorts.

"What do you need my help with? Is Lord Orochimaru okay?" She asks.

"No. He's dead. I killed him. He tried to take my body and I wasn't going to allow that to happen. I still have two goals to accomplish. I can't do that, if I'm dead." The youngest Uchiha informs her.

Karin gasps. She couldn't believe it. Orochimaruu was dead. His quest for immortality had ironically, been the end of him. She wasn't entirely certain how to feel about that.

After all, the Sannin had offered her a home. Well the closest thing to a home that she had ever had. She couldn't say that she was happy as a Sound Ninja or as a Prison Warden, but it was certainly better than the life she had been living previously. At least here, she wasn't a human chew toy.

"If he's dead, what are you doing here? What do you want?" She asks.

Karin couldn't lie. She was terrified. If Suki had truly killed Orochimaru, that made her a powerful ninja. Her chakra certainly felt powerful. Those two facts didn't necessarily bode well for her.

"I want you to join my team. I'm going to kill Itachi Uchiha. Your medical and sensory skills will prove useful. If you help me, I'll help you. When I go back to the Leaf, you can live in the Uchiha District and no one will ever bite you without your permission again. I looked into your background. I know what of horrors you've seen." The raven haired woman answers honestly.

Karin blinks. Suki was offering her a home, if she helped the other ninja kill her brother. Well it was certainly tempting.

"What if I refuse your offer? What will you do to me?" The red head asks in a voice barely above a whisper.

"Nothing. You can stay here and rot if you like. Orochimaru is dead. No one else is going to notice or care about what happens to you. It doesn't have to be that way though." She says.

Karin bites her lower lip as she considers Suki's words. She was right. If Orochimaru was dead, no one was really going to come looking for her. She'd just end up rotting in prison. She might not be in an actual cell, but she'd still be a prisoner.

"I'll go with you." She says.

"Good. Now where is Jugo? Like I said, I'm putting together a team. You, Jugo, and Suigetsu are on it." Suki explains.

The red head could only gape at her. She couldn't possibly be serious. Most of the time, Jugo was a very gentle and loving person. Unfortunately, he could fly into a homicidal rage without any warning. As for Suigetsu, well Suki clearly either didn't know much about him or must have lost her mind.

"Jugo can't control himself. He sometimes blacks out and flies into these rampages. He's very dangerous. Suigetsu is even worse in a way though. He kills for fun." The other criminal ninja informs her.

"Oh I'm aware of that. That's part of the reason why I want them on my team to begin with. I'm not looking for friends or saints. I'm looking for people who can help me achieve my goal. Itachi Uchiha's death is all that I want." Suki states bluntly.

Karin nods. She could understand that. The man had killed their family. It only natural that she would want revenge, but still. Suigetsu?

"Jugo is trustworthy, when he's in his right mind. I still don't think it's a good idea to drag Suigetsu along with us though." She says.

"I don't care if you think it's a good idea or not. You can come with us or stay here. Either way, take me to Jugo." Suki orders her.

"Alright, but sleep with one eye open. Don't trust that creep. His chakra is really weird and has a foul odor!" She states as she leads Suki to Jugo's cell.

When they got there, Suki notes that Suigetsu was already there. He was talking with Jugo. Jugo was still in side the cell, but he seemed to be in control of himself for the moment. That was a very good sign.

"I assume that Suigetsu explained to you why we are here?" Suki asks the orange haired ninja.

"He told me. I'm flattered, but this isn't a good idea. I'm not safe. That's why I'm here. I can fly into a rage at any moment." He says.

That's when Suki activates her Sharingan. It was sweet that Jugo was worried about their safety. Really it was, but she didn't have time for sweet.

"That's exactly why I want you on our team. You're strong. You can help us kill my brother. Don't worry about your rages. If you lose control, I can keep you in line." She says and Jugo's eyes widen as he stares into her Sharingan.

This was the woman that Kimimaro had been sent to retrieve. The Sharingan. That was why Orochimaru wanted her so badly. The killer intent that radiated from those eyes was almost paralyzing. He could see why the Sanin had wanted her to be his vessel so badly.

Kimimaro had given his life to ensure that she was brought to the Sound Village. In a way, Suki was the living manifestation of his will. He would help her to honor his fallen friend's memory.

"I'll go with you." He vows and Suigetsu blinks.

That was easy. Actually, that was a little too easy. It was almost suspiciously so really.

Suigetsu watches Jugo warily for signs that he was about to lose it. No one ever really knew what would transform the gentle giant into a monster that belonged only in one's nightmares. He was dangerous.

The sword lover knew one thing, he wasn't going to allow Jugo to hurt Suki. That thought did disturb him for a moment, but he console himself with the fact that he had a practical reason for wanting the youngest Uchiha to live. She was the key to him finding the Samehada.

"Good. Karin, let him out." Suki says as she deactivates her Sharingan.

"Are you sure about this?" Karin says as she takes out the key.

"I'm positive. Just do it. I can handle it, if he loses it." The raven haired woman assures her.

Karin sighs and reluctantly places the key in the door. It didn't take her long to open it and for Jugo to walk out. For a few minutes, it seemed like everything was going to be fine.

Of course, it didn't last. Karin wasn't sure what set Jugo off,, but suddenly his entire demeanor changed and he came rushing at Suki with an ax that he had made out of his chakra. She could only watch in horror.

"DIE!" He cackles madly at Suki as he charges at her.

Before Suki could react, Suigetsu did it for her. His sword was raised quickly and blocked Jugo's ax. Suki blinks.

She hadn't expected him to defend her. Then again, he had to. Suigetsu wanted the Samehada and she was the fastest way towards him achieving his goal. For the moment, they needed each other.

"Stop it!" She says simply as she summons two large snakes and has them wrap themselves around her teammates.

The Uchiha didn't waste any time in approaching the now restrained Jugo. This was going to be more annoying than she originally thought. She would have to watch him closely. Seemingly that episode had been triggered by nothing and that was cause for concern.

"Jugo, you are not going to do that again." She warns him.

Suki activates her Sharingan. Jugo seemed to take that seriously. That might be enough to settle him. At least, that was her hope.

As far as she could tell, he was actually a good person. The man had just been dealt a bad hand by genetics. His Clan had great power, but it came at a terrible price. Their sanity.

Fortunately, that seemed to do the trick. Jugo calmed down immediately and Suki released them both from serpents' hold.

"That's better." She says and Jugo nods, as if he was in some kind of daze.

"What'd you tie me up for?! I was protecting you!" Suigetsu demands in outrage.

Suki sighs. How was she going to explain that to the potentially psychotic ninja? She had to tie them both up. It was the only way to ensure that they would both be safe.

"I tied you both up for safety reasons. I didn't want you to come at him, while I was calming him down. I also didn't want him to hurt you. Thank you. I appreciate your stepping in, but I could have handled it." She assures him.

The last thing that she wanted was for him to believe that she was like Sakura. She wasn't the type of ninja that needed her male teammates to save her. No. Suki Uchiha could stand on her own two feet. Thank you, very much.

"I guess that makes sense. Don't do it again though. Snakes kinda freak me out. I've spent way too much time with Orochimaru." Suigetsu grumbles.

"Noted. It looks like we have everyone now. Let's go." Suki says.

"Where are we going? Do we even know where Itachi is?" Karin asks.

The last female Uchiha shakes her head. She didn't know, but she knew that eventually they would find out. Itachi had a blue skinned partner. Kisame stuck out like a sore thumb. It really shouldn't be that hard to pin down their location.

"I'm open to suggestions. For now, I thought that we would find the nearest village and begin questioning civilians. They might have seen something. Kisame has a rather distinctive look." She says.

Suigetsu snorts in amusement. Suki was putting it rather tactfully, but that only made sense. She was an Uchiha Princess. She had probably been brought up all prim and proper. He was surprised that she hadn't fainted when she saw him naked really.

Leaf Villagers were notoriously bashful about that sort of thing. Mist Ninjas had never been bothered by the sight of the human body. Leaf Villagers though, well they got embarrassed easily. Though it was interesting to note, that that didn't appear to be the case with a certain Uchiha woman.

"You mean he looks like his mother hooked up with a shark!" Suigetsu supplies "helpfully."

"I guess you could say that. I don't really care what he looks like though. It's Itachi that I'm interested in." Suki replies.

"That's fine. I'm gonna make me some shark fin soup, when I get done with him. That sword is all mine." He says.

Suki shakes her head in amusement. Well Suigetsu was certainly a goal-driven individual. No one could deny that.

"Whatever. Let's get going. I'm not going to waste anymore time at this damn prison." The raven haired woman says as she heads off.

The other members of her team soon follow her. Karin was hopeful that she was going to start a new life in the Leaf Village. Jugo was worried that he would go into a violent rage again and cautiously optimistic that somehow Suki might be able to control his rages. Finally, there was Suigetsu who only had two thoughts on his mind.

The first that he was going to get Kisame's sword. That one didn't surprise him. What did surprise him though was how worried he had been about Suki when Jugo came at her. As much as he wanted to pretend that it was just about the sword, he knew that it was something more than that. He just didn't know what yet.