For my Master's Love
Ch. 2
Speaking: normal
Thoughts, flashbacks, com-link, and notes: italicized
Jutsus, summons, demons: bold
Summons's and demon's thoughts: bold italicized
(): author speaking
…: Time change
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Summary: This is an alternate yaoi spin-off of my story "A Brother's Return." The story takes place after Tsunade's return. In this story; Naruto is an Anbu, Cairo is the Yamikage, and Konohamaru needs Cairo's help to win Naruto's heart before Sasuke can try to steal him away.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Sadly, that right belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
If there was one thing that Sasuke was attracted to, it was power and those who had it. Therefore, it came as no surprise to him that he found himself attracted to Naruto Uzumaki.
As much as he hated to admit it, his former teammate was indeed strong. In his book, only those with power could be considered beautiful, and that made Naruto one of the most beautiful people he had ever met.
Ever since the Chūnin Exams had been held, Sasuke had done as much research on the blond as possible. Apparently, Naruto really was the son of the Yondaime Hokage and the strongest Anbu to ever hail from the village.
Further research proved that his mother had indeed been the daughter of the Kage of Uzushiogakure before it was destroyed. He had also been witness to Naruto receiving an Anbu mask.
On that day, he decided that Naruto Uzumaki, and every drop of power that came with him, would be his for the taking. However, it seemed that making Naruto his would prove to be harder than he originally thought.
When he made his first attempt to ask Naruto out, the blonde had outright refused him. His reason being was that he had no interest in the Uchiha.
Still, Sasuke was not one to be swayed so easily. He did everything he could think of short of blackmail to try and get Naruto to go out with him, but the blonde still refused him.
However, that did nothing to stop him from trying. On his latest attempt, he decided that he would follow the blonde around and try to get him alone.
With those thoughts in mind, he quickly headed out the door of his home to try and obtain what he believed to be his.
Later at Ichiraku…
Naruto slowly made his way through his third bowl of ramen when Sasuke entered the stand. "I thought I'd find you here, Naruto. Have you given my offer any thought?"
Naruto drank down the remaining broth in his bowl and said, "I'm not going to date you, Sasuke-teme. I thought I made it clear that I plain out don't like you."
Sasuke just sat down next to him and said, "Look, I know we've had our problems in the past, but you can't deny that there is something between us. What about the kiss we shared during our academy days?"
Naruto turned to him and said, "You know as well as I do that what happened back then was an accident. There is nothing you can do or say that will instantly overturn so many years of animosity. Just face the reality that I want nothing to do with you and never will."
Sasuke frowned at this turn of events. He was about to say something else when Hinata walked into the stand. She smiled at Naruto and said, "Naruto-kun, Kiba-kun sent me to find you. He says it's urgent that you help him."
Naruto just nodded and said, "Thank you, Hinata-chan. By the way, how are things going between you two?"
The Hyūga blushed and said, "Everything has been going well. I don't think I've properly thanked you for what you did."
As Naruto left the stand, Hinata smirked at Sasuke. "I know what you're up to, Sasuke-san. You should know that you won't win."
Sasuke perked up an eyebrow. "What exactly do you think I'm doing?"
Hinata turned to him and said, "You think that by dating Naruto, you'll somehow gain the secrets to his power. Your goals are selfish and greedy and I bet you don't even care about him."
Sasuke glared at her and said, "Why does it matter to you that I'm trying to date him? Last time I checked, he turned you down."
Hinata groaned at his stupidity. "I knew before anyone else that he was gay. And he never turned me down because I never tried to date him. Also, I just so happen to be perfectly happy with Kiba-kun."
Sasuke scoffed and said, "Look, I don't know who you think you are, but you need to stay out of my way. Naruto will be mine and there is nothing that anyone can to stop me."
Hinata smirked as she said, "Your arrogance will be your downfall. And by the by, it's not just me that you should be worried about."
Once she was gone, Sasuke scowled and left the bar. Teuchi grinned and said, "If only he wasn't such a prick. Oh well, maybe he'll realize that Naruto just doesn't like him."
Kagegakure…
Konohamaru sat in the lotus position in Cairo's office as he contemplated on everything that had transpired. In what had been four years in Cairo's village (four months in his own village), Cairo had trained him round the clock.
If Cairo could rank him, Konohamaru would be on the level of one of Cairo's lower chunnin. Speaking of the young Kage, Cairo was currently in the middle of writing a message to Sarutobi to inform him that his grandson would be returning ahead of schedule.
As soon as he was finished, he sealed the scroll and flashed it away in a burst of fire. Cairo then looked at Konohamaru and said, "I've aged you, taught you how to fight, taught you strategic skills, and taught you skills in seduction. Don't tell anyone about that last part. Within a few days, I will be sending you home."
Kono bowed his head and replied, "I can't thank you enough for this, Cairo-dono."
The Yamikage just waved him off. "As long as my brother is happy, you can consider us to be even. Now run along and enjoy your last few days here."
Konoha…
Naruto had arrived at the Inuzuka compound to see Kiba and Akamaru talking with Kiba's sister, Hana. Naruto walked up to the group and said, "I'm sorry to cut in, but Hinata-chan said that Kiba wanted to see me."
Kiba just smirked and said, "Oh, I really didn't need to see you. We were just tryin' to get you away from Sasuke."
Naruto smirked and said, "Thanks for that. I was afraid that he was gonna try and push for another marriage contract or something."
Hana's eyes bugged out in surprise. She quickly looked at her wrist and said, "Look at the time. I'm late for a thing that's not here."
Before the boys could question her strange behavior, she vanished via shunshin. Naruto playfully sighed and said, "Kiba, your sister's cracked in the head."
The male Inuzuka snorted and said, "You should try living with her."
As the two were laughing away, Sasuke had managed to see them while coming up the road. He quickly walked up and said, "Get lost flea-bag. I need to talk to my future husband."
Both boys were so shocked that they fell over. Naruto stood up first and said, "Teme, if I won't so much as date you, what in that deluded mind of yours would make you believe that I would ever marry you?"
Sasuke smirked as he pulled a scroll from his pocket. Naruto looked on as the scroll said, "By order of the Civilian council and the Konoha Elders, Naruto Uzumaki is hereby ordered to marry one Sasuke Uchiha in order to help strengthen and revive the Uchiha clan."
Sasuke looked on in smug satisfaction as he waited for an answer. Still, considering that this exact event happened once before, he shouldn't have been surprised when…
Naruto read over the scroll for a second time before slapping an exploding tag on it and tossing it into the air. As soon as it exploded, Naruto calmly said, "That's what I think of your little marriage contract. And the next time you try something like that, I'll wrap an exploding tag around your dick. Now, if you have any intellect in that fat head of yours, you'll walk away while you can still have kids."
Sasuke just growled as he stormed off. Kiba laughed and said, "That guy's just never gonna give up, is he?"
Naruto looked back before loudly saying, "It's such a shame that he hasn't actually tried to ask my parents for permission to marry me. Knowing them, they'd jump at the prospect of me getting hitched."
Right when Naruto finished talking, both teens heard the sound of rustling leaves. Kiba smirked and whispered, "You are so evil."
Naruto gave a mock bow. "Why thank you, my good friend. That should fix his wagon."
Next day: Uzumaki mansion…
The Uzumaki family, sans Cairo, was enjoying a peaceful breakfast when Minato felt a breach in the protective barrier that surrounded the mansion. He quietly stood up and said, "I'll be right back. There's someone at the gates."
As soon as Minato flashed away, Naruto held up four fingers. When the last one went down, Minato reappeared with a tied up Sasuke hanging from his shoulder.
He dropped the Uchiha on the floor and said, "Give me one good reason as to why you were snooping around my house."
Sasuke squirmed in his bindings. "I only came here to ask for your permission to marry Naruto."
Naruto put down his fork and said, "Sasuke-teme, get the hell out of my house before I toss you out on your ass. I'm not in the mood to listen to this crap."
Kushina held up her hand. "Hold on for a moment, Naru-chan. Let's hear him out…and then toss him out on his ass."
Minato cut the rope and said, "We're listening, Sasuke-san. Why should we allow you to marry our son?"
Sasuke smirked and said, "I've known Naruto for a while. The two of us were on the same team. We've gone on missions together. There's also the fact that we shared a kiss in the academy."
Kushina smirked in her devious way. "That doesn't tell us anything."
Sasuke cleared his throat and continued, "For the past few months, I've noticed that there is something between the two of us. That feeling has only gotten stronger with time. Plus, we're both heirs of very powerful clans. Just imagine what our children would be like."
Kushina stood up and said, "You've made a very interesting case. 'And by interesting…I mean stupid as hell.' I'll make you a deal. If you can defeat me in combat, you can have my son's hand in marriage." 'As if you could ever beat me in a fight, you whiny little pissant.'
Sasuke nodded and said, "I accept these terms. Naruto, I'm looking forward to the wedding…and the honeymoon."
Minato grinned and said, "I'll take you to the gates, Sasuke-san."
As soon as they were gone, Naruto and Kushina broke down in laughter. Kushina clutched her sides. "I-I can't believe that l-little bastard actually fell for that."
Naruto tried to breathe and replied, "H-he honestly th-thinks that he's gonna w-win in a fight against you of all people!"
The composure that the duo tried to build was instantly lost as they fell over again. Their mirth however was stopped when Minato flashed in with a serious look on his face.
That stern look lasted for a good two seconds before the Yondaime fell beside his wife in laughter. Naruto and Kushina broke down again shortly after.
Finally, Kushina stood up and said, "I'd better go and get ready for tomorrow. That brat's not gonna come around here for a while when I'm done with him."
Kagegakure…
Konohamaru sat outside the Yamikage's office on what was his last day in the Shadow Village. Cairo opened his door and said, "Come in, Kono. We need to talk before I send you home."
When the young Sarutobi entered the room, his appearance took Cairo by surprise. The boy was now wearing a pair of black shorts, black sandals, and a dark grey shirt.
Wrapped around his neck was the red scarf that Naruto had gotten him for his birthday and on his forehead rested Naruto's old goggles from his academy days. When Cairo asked why he still wore them, Kono simply said, "Naruto-sama gave them to me when I entered the academy. I'll never let them go."
At the moment, Cairo turned to his temporary student and said, "You have done well in these past four months. Tomorrow, you will report to Sarutobi-jiji before you do anything else. After you've done that, you have to find Naruto as fast as possible and let nothing stand in your way."
Kono smiled and gave Cairo a salute. "You don't have to worry. I'm going to make sure that my efforts won't go to waste. In finding my happy ending, I will make sure that Naruto-sama gets his as well."
Cairo smiled and ruffled the boy's hair. "Go back to the hotel and get some rest. I'll send someone for you when it's time for you to go."
As soon as Kono was gone, Cheshire appeared and handed him a scroll. When he opened the scroll and read the message, he sighed and said, "Cheshire, tell Raven that she's filling in for me tomorrow. I'm going to Konoha and I want you and Artemis to accompany me. Also, make sure to call up Ryu, Shaolin, Guren, and Talia."
Cheshire nodded as she backed into a shadow and vanished. Cairo just shook his head in amusement. That was one Anbu who loved theatricality.
He also smiled in knowing that it was something that she excelled in. Her mastery of theatrics was what initially made her a prime candidate to join the Yoru squad and her skills are what led Cairo to crown her as its captain.
Looking out the window, Cairo saw that the sun was setting. He slowly removed his ceremonial Kage robes and hat before stepping out onto the balcony.
Everyone who was within range of the tower stopped to see what their leader had planned. The young Kage pulled out a flute and said, "This song goes out to anyone and everyone who's fighting for their chance at love. May you all find a happily ever after."
With no more words to speak, Cairo began to play an enchanting melody. Somewhere in the audience, someone pulled out a lyre and began to harmonize with the flute playing.
Everyone in the crowd parted to show Jade Nguyen slowly strumming away at her stringed instrument. When the impromptu song ended, the night sky of Kagegakure was filled with the sound of cheers and applause.
From his hotel room, Konohamaru had an excellent vantage point to hear the music. The enchanting and beautiful tones eased his mind as he fell into slumber. That night, all of his dreams were of him and Naruto.
Dream sequence (lime ahead)…
Konohamaru woke to find himself on a blanket in a grassy field. He slowly turned on his side to see a pair of bright blue eyes staring at him.
Naruto kissed his forehead and said, "It's about time you woke up. I've been waiting for so long."
Kono just smiled and said, "I'm sorry for making you wait, master."
Naruto smirked as he sat up. "Master!? What happened to us being rivals?"
Kono laid his head in Naruto's lap and blushed. "I don't care about that, anymore. I don't want to be your rival, Naruto-sama."
Naruto stroked Kono's hair and hummed to a tune that he remembered hearing Cairo play on his flute. "If you don't want me as your rival; what do you want from me?"
Kono nuzzled Naruto's crotch and said, "I want you to be my master, Naruto-sama. I just want to serve you and make you happy."
Suddenly, Kono felt something wet his cheek. He slowly looked up to see Naruto crying. "Kono, you're probably the first person to tell me something like that. You don't have to serve me to make me happy."
Kono wiped Naruto's tears away and said, "I want to serve Naruto-sama because it makes me feel complete. The thought of being able to faithfully serve Naruto-sama makes me so happy."
Naruto cupped his cheeks and pulled him in for a light kiss. "If it makes you happy, I'll gladly be your master."
Kono smiled as he jumped into Naruto's lap. Naruto blushed as Kono accidentally brushed up against his rapidly hardening length.
Kono felt it poking against his stomach and said, "Naruto-sama is really hard. Does my master want to claim his prize?"
Naruto nodded and said, "I want you so bad, Kono-chan."
Kono gently palmed Naruto's erection and said, "Now that Naruto-sama is my new master, it's my duty as a faithful uke to my seme happy."
Naruto moaned as Kono took the blonde's hand and placed it in his shorts. Naruto lightly squeezed Kono's erection as the brunette said, "Naruto-sama, this is how I feel whenever I think about you."
The brunette swiftly slid his shorts off and said, "My body now belongs to Naruto-sama. I want my master to do as he pleases."
Naruto licked his lips as he removed Kono's shirt. He was about to move the scarf, but Kono said, "I wanna keep it on. It's my most treasured possession."
Naruto nodded as he ran his hands down Kono's new body. Kono responded by tugging at Naruto's clothes. Naruto teased his lover by making a dance out of his clothing removal.
Kono felt a strong wave of lust wash over him as his eyes landed on the prize that was calling out to him. He slowly crawled over to Naruto and said, "I always knew my master would be big. Every part of Naruto-sama's body is magnificent."
Without any warnings, Kono swallowed all nine inches of Naruto's length. The Uzumaki moaned in pleasure as Kono swallowed him down to the hilt.
Wanting to pleasure his master even more, Kono slowly started bobbing his head up and down over the blonde's cock. Suddenly, Naruto pulled out of his mouth and said, "Come and put that tongue to better use."
While Naruto was currently clashing teeth and tongues with Konohamaru, Kono was positioning himself over Naruto's erection.…
Dream end: Next morning…
The sound of knocking on the door woke Kono from his dream. Slowly getting out of bed, he blushed as he saw the telltale signs of a wet dream staining his boxers.
He just shrugged it off and put on a robe. When he opened the door, Cheshire said, "Get dressed and report to the tower in an hour. It's almost time to depart."
Kono nodded as the Anbu vanished in a puff of smoke. He then closed the door to the hotel room and made his way to the shower.
As he stepped into the water, his lingering thought was, "I wonder what Naruto-sama is doing?"
Konoha: Exam stadium…
(Warning: extremely one-sided fight approaching.)
Kushina was polishing her blade as she waited for Tsunade to start the challenge match. After much convincing from Naruto, she promised that she wouldn't leave the Uchiha with any permanent damage.
Still, that didn't mean that she couldn't humiliate him. Tsunade looked at the two competitors while thinking, "Please don't kill him, Kushina. I really don't need that much paperwork looming over my head."
She then cleared her throat and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to witness the challenge match between Sasuke Uchiha and Kushina Uzumaki. Should Sasuke win this fight, he will be granted the right to take Naruto Uzumaki's hand in marriage."
Sasuke turned to the audience and winked at Naruto. The young Anbu quickly ran to the betting booth and loudly said, "Give me $50,000 on Kushina to win this fight!"
Back in the ring, Tsunade smirked while thinking, "This should be a very one-sided match."
She then raised a hand and said, "The rules are simple. There is to be no killing your opponent and the match is over when a combatant surrenders, is rendered unconscious, or I decide that the match is finished."
After both combatants nodded, Tsunade brought her hand down. "Let the match begin."
Sasuke wasted no time in shouting, "Katon: Karyūdan no jutsu!"
Kushina watched in boredom as the three large flame dragons approached her. Everyone attending the match watched as Sasuke's jutsu seemed to collide with her head-on.
However, there was only a scorch mark left when the fires died down. From behind Sasuke, a bored voice asked, "Was that supposed to be aimed at me? I honestly hope not or else you might need eye surgery."
The Uchiha turned around just in time to see a fist collide with his face. Kushina used enough force in her punch to send him flying to the other side of the arena.
Tsunade actually winced as Sasuke crashed into the wall. After making sure that he wasn't dead, Tsunade proudly said, "Sasuke Uchiha has been rendered unconscious and cannot continue. Kushina Uzumaki wins the match."
Naruto just sighed in relief from his spot in the stands. Not only had his okaa-chan won the fight, he also made a decent rake-in by betting on her to win.
Apparently, the entire civilian council showed up and bet on Sasuke to win. Those poor bastards would be going home with lighter pockets. That, in Naruto's opinion, was their faults for being stupid enough to bet against a professional assassin in favor of a genin.
As Tsunade was congratulating Kushina on her victory, Danzo appeared and said, "Don't be so quick to celebrate, Tsunade-hime. Sasuke-sama will still have the Uzumaki's hand in marriage."
Kushina growled and said, "I dare you to repeat that, you old fart!"
The old war-hawk just waved her off. "The council and I decided that if the Hokage would not make the proper choice, we would take matters into our own hands."
Suddenly, Naruto appeared with his uniform and mask on. "Danzo, you are invading Tsunade-sama's personal space. I must ask you to take a step back before I am forced to take action."
Reluctantly, Danzo stepped back to allow Tsunade some breathing space. He then turned to Naruto and said, "I admire your dedication to the Hokage and the village. That is why I am sure that you will uphold that sense of responsibility when you read this letter."
Naruto swiped the scroll from him and read, "By order of the daimyo of Hi no Kuni, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze is hereby betrothed to one Sasuke Uchiha."
Danzo smirked as Kushina said, "You've got a lot of nerve pulling a stunt like this. You had better learn how to sleep with that one eye of yours open."
Danzo just gave a smug grin. "I'm sorry but there is nothing that I can do about the situation."
He then started to walk off until Naruto said, "However, if Naruto Uzumaki becomes betrothed within twenty-four hours, this document becomes null and void."
Danzo growled and said, "You might've found a loophole in the contract, but there is no possible way that you will find a fiancé in less than a day."
Kushina grabbed him and asked, "How did you manage to pull this off? You know good and well that not even the daimyo can interfere with clan matters."
Danzo simply nodded. "That may be true. However, I reminded the daimyo that Naruto-san is technically an orphan. While I couldn't falsify that he is a clan heir, you and Minato-san are currently listed as deceased. Sasuke Uchiha will marry the Uzumaki as planned."
No one noticed that they had drawn a crowd. Among that crowd were Hiruzen and Minato. Hiruzen walked forward with his all-seeing crystal ball in hand before saying, "Danzo, I am pleased to inform you that your little scheme will not succeed. Naruto Uzumaki is not registered as an orphan."
Danzo turned to his former friend and said, "You forget that Koharu handles the adoptions in the village and never once informed me of the Uzumaki being adopted. As far as I am concerned, Naruto is still an orphan and will marry Sasuke."
Suddenly, an eerily familiar and aggravated voice said, "Yeah, you'd be wrong on both accounts."
Everyone turned to see Cairo and his chosen group of shinobi exiting a black portal. Upon closer observation, the Yamikage was currently between furious and bloodthirsty.
Cairo walked forward and asked, "What convoluted plan did you bastards come up with, this time!?"
Naruto just handed him the scroll and allowed him to read it over. After reading it for a second time, Cairo said, "There are three loopholes in this contract. First, Naruto must accept another's hand in marriage to nullify the contract."
Minato quickly asked, "What're the other two loopholes?"
The young Kage gave a dark grin. "The second one is as follows. Should the current head of a clan decide that a marriage contract is unreasonable, he or she has the right to nullify that contract."
Kushina seemed to be catching on to what Cairo was saying. "You haven't mentioned the third loophole."
The Yamikage smirked again. "If the legal guardian of one of the aforementioned parties refuses the contract, it becomes null and void."
Danzo calmly said, "That may all be true. However, the Uzumaki does not fall within the lines of any of those contract breeches. He will have to marry the Uchiha."
Cairo turned to Sarutobi. "I think that now is a good time to tell them."
Sarutobi nodded and said, "Just before the Chūnin Exams began, Cairo filed for legal guardianship over Naruto. Therefore, Naruto is not an orphan. He was adopted by his brother."
Cairo then smirked and said, "Also, there's a law that resided within both the Uzumaki and Namikaze clans. This law states that if the head of the clan becomes permanently incapacitated or passes away; the eldest heir automatically becomes head of the clan. Both of our parents were clan heads and I am their eldest son."
Danzo had been forced to hold back a growl. "That is a moot point. You are not a Konoha shinobi and have no right to bear claim to those titles."
Cairo let out a barking laugh. "In case you haven't noticed, neither of those clans started in Konoha. The Uzumaki clan started in Uzushio and the Namikaze clan originated in Kumogakure. I've spoken to the Raikage and he has no qualms with my taking the title of Namikaze clan head. After all, what Kage is foolish enough to try and take on a village that can't be found?"
Tsunade then smirked and said, "And I have no objections with you taking the Uzumaki title as well."
Danzo actually sneered and said, "That still doesn't change the fact that he is not a Konoha shinobi and has no ruling here."
Cairo just smacked his forehead. "Weren't you listening, dumbass? As his legal guardian, I can nullify the contract."
Danzo smugly retaliated, "Even if you were to try and petition the daimyo with this evidence, you would not make it there and back within the time limit. Also, as there is not a single person in this village willing to take Naruto's hand in marriage, he will be forced to marry Uchiha-sama."
Cairo laughed and said, "You just don't get it. There is someone here who intends to give their hand to Naruto."
Danzo pretended to look around and said, "I see no one with that intent…"
"He was talking about me, you delusional windbag!"
Cairo's guard moved aside to allow the owner of that voice to step forward. Everyone watched in awe and shock as a spiky haired brunette declared, "Konohamaru Sarutobi has returned to Konoha."
