Hurray! I can finally get down more plot drama for this fic! Thank Jesus…And Santa…And whoever else finally decided to give me time to write, and write like ze wind! Regular PV, ENJOY!-
Danzo forced his way through the lines of soldiers and commanders that he had at his disposal; they had all failed him, none of them had been able to find Naruto's trail or get him back. His bride was gone and so was his most valuable tool; he would have to resort to desperate measures. He pushed his high commander out the way as he headed down to the dungeon; he had been advising him all morning about how to get Naruto back but the problem with that was now the demon's had an advantage over him and could move whenever they wanted; not to mention the fact that with Naruto he could predict his own soldiers movements, since he knew such a valuable child wouldn't be killed by them.
He went down the stairs to the dungeon seeing the door Sasuke used to sneak into the palace. How the demon knew about that entrance was beyond him. It may have just been dumb luck that he found it or maybe he had a guide…Danzo's time, at this moment, could not be spent sniffing out whatever rat decided to betray him, he had bigger problems to deal with such as find his bride and the demons who had taken him. He only had one resource to be able to do so and he didn't even know if that resource would even agree to do so. They weren't exactly on the best terms at the moment even though for the past thirteen years he had been keeping them alive and well enough.
Danzo stepped around the dungeon looking for the loose cobblestone that lead to the chamber under the palace where he kept his last resort. He didn't want them escaping just in case he ever needed them; oh how right he was in that thought. He had contemplated their execution multiple times but now he knew that as long as Naruto lived he would have to keep them alive as well.
He jumped into the chamber where more than a few people cowered back from the powerful king. He had human and demons alike down in this place; but all of the demons were subdued with chains of blessed metal or kept under the surveillance of a well trained priest. The humans, if they hadn't died by now, were just watched and kept in place by their shackles. But that didn't necessarily mean they didn't get to walk around and exercise their muscles. Some of them would be no use if they couldn't move.
Danzo walked up to the cage in the very back of the room and tapped loudly on the wall next to it, making a man covered in dark, black runes and robes comes from the shadows so Danzo could be let into the cage. Both of the people inside the cell didn't seem to notice the added presence mostly due to the magic being pumped slowly into the cage keeping them subdued. Though they were both humans their strength should not be underestimated, he had them kept under such precautions for a reason. The priest, who was standing outside of the cage, breathed in slightly pulling the miasma surrounding them and swallowing it with a small cough. The two people in the cage were coughing slightly, blinking rapidly as the world around them came into focus.
The woman had blindingly bright red hair that even in the darkness one could see it perfectly. Her cloudy blue eyes were starting to become more and more in focus as she coughed up the purple miasma from her system. The man sitting up against the wall next to her closed his shocking blue eyes and opened them again, spitting up a red substance that he seemed to be choking on. The problem with prolonged exposure to miasma was lung damage. Danzo knew he had to think of something else to keep them subdued with but until then the miasma would have to be it. The blond man coughed a little bit as he slouched forward, holding a hand over his mouth. He leaned back as Danzo stepped in and both of them seemed to finally notice that he was there.
They both tensed up looking up at the King who was standing right in front of them. From the look on his face they could both tell that he was not happy for whatever reason. The woman was about to open her mouth to say something but the cracked, dehydration from her throat only brought a small whine and a little cough. Danzo reached over to her grabbing that bright hair with his hand, fisting it inside and pulling the woman to her feet. The man got up in that moment only to be pulled back down with the chain clasped around his neck. He reached up futilely and Danzo only laughed at his efforts as he pulled the woman out of the cell by the hair.
"Kushina, always a pleasure to see you." Danzo said as he dragged her into a separate room in the dungeon. She looked around the room with fear building up behind her eyes as she saw the chains and weapons hanging off the walls; guards glared back at her as she passed by them, still caught in Danzo's grip. He sat her down in a chair by a table where chains were wrapped around it. This was a room where people were tortured, she already knew. Danzo thrusted a glass of water into her hand and she drank it quickly setting it to the side as he looked over at him. "Ha, as to think I would have to rely on your gifts after all of this time."
"Yes, why now? I thought with what you've already taken from me you'd be sitting in your throne very comfortably." She replied off-handedly, glaring a little. Danzo grabbed her face and lifted her out of the chair.
"Do not forget your manners here little girl…I may need you but I am not above killing you."
"THEN DO IT! YOU DON'T NEED ME ANYMORE AND THERE IS NO MORE POINT IN KEEPING ME AND MINATO HERE!" She screeched at him. There was a moment of silence between them as Danzo let go of her; she fell to her knees and sobbed into her hands. "You've taken everything away from us, why not just take our lives as well? I bet…Naruto doesn't even remember who we are any more."
"Kushina, calm yourself. There is nothing more unappealing than a screeching, upset woman." Danzo said as he stared at her. "The reason why I've decided to use you is because of Naruto. He's been kidnapped." Kushina paused as she looked up at the King; strangely enough he had a face that showed his sincerity, he was actually speaking the truth and was concerned about Naruto. "The Rebel Alliance has taken him away."
"Good. The Rebels will take great care of him, unlike you. Perhaps now they'll have enough power to finally bring you to your rotten knees." Kushina spat out, her heated expression not hiding any of the malice she felt for the man standing in front of her. Danzo ground his teeth a little but said nothing to her; he plainly slapped her across the face and in her weakened condition knocked her back into the wall. She rolled onto her side and slowly got onto her knees using the wall to give her some leverage as her legs shook underneath her.
"Apparently you have no sense left in that head of yours woman." He said as he walked up to her. She flinched at his presence and tried to shove him away, noting how atrophied her muscles really were. "They will kill Naruto." Kushina stopped with pure shock showing in her features. "They've been trying to assassinate him since he was a boy of only five and now they finally have him in his clutches. Do you really think they'd let him live after they've taken down my empire? They think he's the last of the Uzumakis and they will destroy him because of that. I want him to live, don't you? It is not his fault he has such a wonderful gift and he should not be punished for it. If you help me Kushina, I promise that I will never harm him. He will always be safe with me…What do you say?"
"What do you need for me to do?" Danzo held back the smirk that wanted very much to form on his lips.
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Sasuke was walking next to the demon horse who insisted on hissing or attempting to buck Naruto off. So far it's attempts hadn't been successful but Sasuke could see the mounting aggravation in the blond's eyes; it was obvious he wanted off the horse's back. The demon growled at the horse and it just nuzzled him affectionately before hissing again at the blond. He had never seen such a temperamental demon.
"A small town is coming up." Kyuubi announced looking back at the two of them. "I don't suppose you'd like to stop off to get a better set of clothes?" Naruto looked down at his current attire. He was still wearing what he had been planning to marry Danzo in; he really didn't want to have to wear it much longer. It reminded him of how close he actually came to marrying that man.
"Yes it would be very much appreciated…" Naruto said as he grabbed the white gold wire crown from his forehead and pulled it off. He tossed it to Kyuubi. "Do with that what you will. It would be better if I wasn't wearing it all the time; it may bring up unexpected complications." Kyuubi nodded his head and shoved it under his large overcoat into one of the many pockets Sasuke suspected to be inside.
"Too bad really." Sasuke said with a slight smirk as he hopped up on the demon's horse's back. He leaned in closely, his lips only mere centimeters from the blond's ears. "It really brought out the color of your eyes." Naruto shoved Sasuke away from him knocking the demon off the horse which made it buck up, making the blond slid off and onto the Uchiha.
Kyuubi glanced back and shook his head. "Kids these days." His horse whinnied in agreement as they continued forward.
After that debacle the three of them managed to get into town quickly, hiding their horses under sand color blankets so no one would steal them or figure out the identities of their riders. It would be bad if Danzo's men figured out where they were right away. Kyuubi gave Naruto a smaller cloak that was under his jacket so he could cover the marriage robes. They broke off into two groups from there, Kyuubi heading off in some kind of random direction leaving Sasuke with Naruto to find the blond some clothes; not that the demon minded at all.
He kept a close watch on the blond even going as far as to wrap his arm around his waist, pulling the squirmy creature tightly to his side. They spotted a shop at the back corner of the town, buzzing with the sounds of people and as soon as the woman saw Naruto, she grabbed him and pulled him into the back room with a large smile. The blond was reluctant to go at first, struggling under the woman's amazingly strong grip but eventually gave in.
Sasuke sat in a small recreation area garnering the attention of many a prostitute and regular woman; it was annoying to him. The women would hound him with questions and he would have to glare or snap at them harshly before they'd get the message. But the whores were much worse because they seemed to know of his demonic presence since they released alluring scents to try and seduce him. He wished very much that woman would hurry up with Naruto and as soon as he thought that Naruto was shooed out of the back room in a new array of clothes.
The shirt was made of a breathable cotton material, dipping in a v-like shape down the top of his chest to show just the right amount of skin in the most tasteful manner. The trousers he had been adorned with were a light brown so they wouldn't attract too much heat or keep too much away. If he had a cloak with a hood, it would be perfect attire for traveling across the desert as they were now. Sasuke told the woman his request and she smiled, bring a deep, dark blue cloak from the back. It fit the blond like a glove. Sasuke was a pleased and paid the woman a little extra for her services.
"You look beautiful." Sasuke muttered to the blond, once again wrapping his arm around his waist. The blond had a slight amount of heat in his cheeks but he didn't pull away or try to squirm out of Sasuke's grip this time. "Why is it that you're far more agreeable now?" Sasuke asked as he glanced down at the blond who remained silent, with almost a guilty look on his face. "You seemed completely adamant to stay with that man even saying that you'd rather be married to him but now…" Naruto glanced up at Sasuke and the demon pulled him into a side alley where barely any people passed by the entrance and stared down at him. The Uchiha's lusty eyes were tinted red and Naruto whined as he felt the press of Sasuke's body against his. "You were trying to protect me, I realize that now. You do not have to do that my little blond because Danzo cannot defeat me." He seized Naruto's lips and the pressure of the demon's against his own made the blond's head swim in such a delightful way that he actually whimpered. The picture of Danzo killing Sasuke popped up in Naruto head and the instant passion of the kiss wore off. The blond pushed Sasuke away and he started to wipe his lips furiously.
"No. Danzo can defeat you, that's the problem. If you would have left me there you would have lived and we wouldn't have half of his military force storming the desert looking for me." Naruto exited the alley with a slightly peeved Uchiha following behind him. He grabbed the blond by the shoulders and spun him around.
"Why do I have the feeling you're not being fully truthful with me? Have you seen something Sorcerer? Should I fear for my life yet?" Sasuke muttered pushing Naruto against a wall. The blond glared back at the demon who was right in his face.
"You should have started fearing for your life the moment you realized you were a demon." Naruto said in a slightly pitchy voice. Sasuke noticed then the tears that seemed to be blurring his eyes but said nothing about them; Naruto was hiding something from him and it must have been something very important…Like his death. Sasuke shook that thought from his head. There was no way a human like that would be able to kill a demon of his caliber, especially at his age.
"Don't worry your pretty little head about me, Naruto. I will manage to keep myself alive; so do not resist your urge to voice your true feelings, especially the ones that have to do with me." Sasuke smirked and the blond huffed, shoving the Uchiha away from him and heading out into the crowd, making Sasuke run to catch up with him. "For a smaller human, you're kind of strong."
"Then maybe you should brush up on the history of the clan of the person you wish to capture. Uzumakis are known best for their ability to see into the future but we also have great strength and stamina." Naruto said as he was smoothly brought to walk right next to Sasuke; the Uchiha's grip on him was iron-like, not easily removed in any way.
"Oh? Perhaps I'll keep that snip of information for later."
"Are all demons like you?"
"Me?"
"You know; perverted, rude, kind of an asshole, a little bi-polar, and all of those fun qualities."
"Sasuke seems more like an arrogant bastard than an asshole…But of course now I'm just splitting hairs." Kyuubi said and the both of them turned around to see the red head smirking at the two of them. "Come along Lovebirds, we need to put a little more distance between us and palace and nothing grabs young people's attention like insults."
Sasuke mumbled something under his breath about Kyuubi being the bastard; Naruto giggled a little, delicately putting his hand over his mouth as he followed both Sasuke and Kyuubi out of the town. -
"All considering Kyuubi, we haven't exactly traveled all that far." Sasuke muttered as he looked at the red head, who he was beginning to have doubts about his sanity level. He had told them they needed to put more distance between them and the palace but only ended up traveling for another hour until it started getting dark. He made Sasuke set up camp, by himself, wasting even more time; it didn't see as though they had gotten very far at all.
Kyuubi looked up at the Uchiha who was standing above him and nodded a little as he considered what Sasuke had just said to him. "And…What is your point exactly?"
Sasuke could have pounced on this human and physically showed him the point he was trying to make but decided that if Naruto saw it, he would become fearful of the demon and that was the opposite of what he wanted to happen. Naruto, though he may not admit it himself, felt this connection between them; it was powerful. Sasuke knew he needed to protect the bond no matter what.
"How long is it until we reach the rebel camp? Suna can't be this far away, especially since you managed to get from there to the palace in only a day's time." Naruto muttered as Kyuubi threw another log onto the fire Sasuke had started. In the desert it was hot during the day and cold during the night; Sasuke saw Naruto sitting close to the fire and he sat down next to the blond wrapping his arm around Naruto's shoulder to keep him warmer.
"If you knew that the rebel camp is in Suna, why doesn't Danzo?" Sasuke asked the blond. He looked the other way with a smirk and that looked spelled it all out for Sasuke; Naruto had been lying to protect the demons. "Well Naruto, it took me a day because I didn't stop during the night and Kyuubi seems to be taking us the back way…Which means it may be a three day journey with no stops but with stops it'll probably be five, maybe six day."
"Six days? Why the hell are we not getting a move on? I swear I can still see the palace from here." Naruto muttered. Sasuke noticed the anxiousness in his voice and he wondered what exactly the blond was so afraid of. Had he had some kind of vision before they left? Shouldn't he be trying to bestow his wisdom on them? Sasuke tightened his grip a little bit pulling the blond a tiny bit closer to his body.
Naruto felt the heat rushing to his face. Sure this wasn't exactly the most intimate the two of them had ever been but being so close to this demon made him feel nervous and just a tiny bit lustful. The thoughts he had of Sasuke were down right sinful but he blamed it on the visions he had of Sasuke and him; they weren't exactly tame. Both of them turned towards Kyuubi, who they saw was sleeping, snoring so loudly that they weren't sure how they hadn't noticed it before.
Sasuke leaned into the smaller body, the desire of his form was becoming too great to contain. He hadn't been fully satisfied with the chaste kiss he had received from the blond earlier and he very much wished to continue where the two of them had left off.
He kissed Naruto on the forehead, making more heat rush to the blond's cheeks as he leaned up and allowed Sasuke to kiss more than just that area. The press of the Uchiha's lips against his own made his head swim to the point where he leaned in just to get a firmer feel for Sasuke's mouth. His hands were pulling at the thin layer of cloth that was separating Sasuke from his goal; his shirt and pants were already getting in his way and they hadn't even gone past kissing yet.
Naruto moaned slightly when Sasuke's hand started to rub ever so gently against his thighs building up a hot, needy feeling inside him. The blond was feeling the burn of desire slowly start to rise in his pants as Sasuke's lips and hands tortured him with delicious friction. The demon's tongue flicked torturously slow over the blond's bottom lip and Naruto hesitantly allowed him to enter into the hot, moist cavern. Sasuke laid the blond down against the sand using Naruto's cloak as a barrier so their bodies wouldn't become too muddled with the grainy material.
Naruto's hands shot up to touch Sasuke's lithe yet muscled form, admiring the muscles of his chest through the material of his shirt; the desire to touch Sasuke and have that skin to skin contact was becoming overwhelming in the blond's mind. He didn't understand why his mind was so easily corrupted by this demon's touch, why he was so willing to be taken by him. It just seemed right. His hands slid upward and rested on Sasuke's shoulders which his hands fisted in when Sasuke's hand got a bit more adventurous. The neckline of Sasuke's shirt fell slightly and Naruto came into contact with that creamy, tantalizing skin.
The blond felt a sinking in the pit of his stomach as a sense of unease filled him. It was happening again; he was having another vision.
The sand around him was whipping and it was harsh, scratching him across the face as he attempted to stand solidly in the midst of the storm. Someone was tugging on him, pulling him back into a small cave by the side of a steep mountain. He glanced back through squinted eyes and he saw the flash of red hair which meant it was Kyuubi. Fear started to pool in his stomach as the other man pulled him into the cave and covered him with a cloak so he would not suffer anymore damage to his lungs; the sand's coarse texture made it perfect for filling suffocation.
His mind blurred as the focus of his vision shifted; it was on Sasuke now. He was flooded with relief to see that the demon was uninjured. He was running through the storm with his hood covering his face, a thin strip of see-through cloth, more than likely something spun from a spider demon silk, blocking the sand from hitting him and hindering his vision.
Screeching was coming from the sky in the distance and Sasuke didn't seem to notice or care about it. The storm was loud from the gusts of winds and it was more than likely a priority to lead Danzo's men away from where he and Kyuubi were hiding. The Uchiha stopped suddenly and Naruto could feel the cockiness of his smirk as he freed his wings and took flight. Danzo's men were clumsy and blinded by the sand so much so that they didn't notice the cliff in front of them. They all fell, practically in a line, off into the abyss below.
Sasuke smirked as he rose up above the storm, shaking himself of the sand and finally being able to breathe without a mask. He freed his face from the hood and hawk that had been screeching in the distance was now perched on the shoulder of a man who was aiming an arrow right at the demon. Sasuke took in a deep breath and let loose a stream of demonic black fire, smirking as the arrow being shot was engulfed with the archer in the flames. A piercing white light blew through the fire and before Sasuke could move properly he was cut across the shoulder with the tip of the arrow.
The demon let out a scream of pain as he fell from the sky and onto the ground, rolling and seizing his injury in sheer and utter agony. The arrow had been blessed, that was the only way it could have gotten through demon fire, Naruto knew. And there had to have been something on it, a poison of some kind that specifically effected demons.
The blond snapped back into reality, noting that Sasuke had stopped kissing him to look at Naruto's face. He was shaking in the demon's arms and his grip on Sasuke's shirt was almost to the point of ripping.
"What did you see?" Kyuubi said as he suddenly woke up. It was like he hadn't been sleeping at all. He worked his way over to the two of them and pushed Sasuke out of the way so he could look Naruto in the eye.
The blond was still shaking but managed to sit himself up taking a few deep breathes to calm his mind. That must have been the way Danzo got the mark on Sasuke's shoulder and managed to hinder his ability to fight. He figured then that it must not have been poison but some kind of curse; Danzo had some powerful magicians under his power but he didn't think one would be strong enough to actually cast a curse that disrupted a demon's ability to fight to that degree.
"It doesn't matter what I see…You will not be able to change or avoid it. Once something is set in the future it cannot be evaded. It becomes a part of someone's destiny…"
"Tell us, we may be able to postpone it for a longer amount of time." Sasuke said as he got in Naruto's face. The blond's eyes narrowed as he stood up completely, glaring down at Sasuke.
"Why is everyone so obsessed with what I have to tell them? Shouldn't life be full of mysteries for a reason? If anything the future changes to suit a situation because I foretell it!" Naruto turned away from the two of them, his entire frame shaking with anger. "People call what I have a gift, but I don't think of it that way. It's a curse on me and my clan; it gives me no hope for my future; one day I will see my own death and will not be able to do anything to stop it. What kind of life will I live then?"
"Forgive me then, I did not mean to imply that you had to share anything with me…" Sasuke said as he stood up as well putting a hand on the blond's shoulder. Naruto felt a strange pain in his chest and turned back around to look Sasuke in the eye. There was something there, something he seemed to hint at concern. Naruto sighed quietly and looked at the Uchiha.
"You're going to be cursed by Danzo." Naruto began closing his eyes so he could pick up every single detail. " Danzo's forces, at some point, will catch up to us. There will be a sandstorm and you'll manage to lead Danzo's forces away from Kyuubi and I; you'll also kill all but one who will receive a cursed arrow from a hawk flying towards the storm. The magic on the arrow will be so powerful that not even your demonic fire will be able to burn it. It will hit you squarely on the shoulder, causing a curse to pump through your body and hinder you…The pain looked severe…"
"That's…Impossible. Human magic should not be able to hinder demons in that way." Sasuke muttered as he tried to understand what the blond told him. He knew human magic could hurt him but it shouldn't have been able to actually curse him…
"Yes, human magic isn't able to curse demons…" Kyuubi began as he tilted his gaze towards Sasuke. "But, demon magic is whole other entity completely. It's far darker and more powerful than human magic and that means a demon would be completely able to curse you." The red head crossed his arms over his chest and sighed a little. "Danzo has a demon magician; I've seen the work he's conducted and he is very powerful. If anything we should start moving now and try to prolong the encounter with Danzo's men as long as possible."
Naruto and Sasuke were silent as the man finished; they were both digesting the words and thinking about what could be done but nothing came to mind. The red head looked up to the sky as a gust a gently wind blew past them kicking up small twists of sand as it passed. He sighed a little and turned back towards the two of them. "There will be a storm tomorrow." Naruto bit his lip, fear was starting to consume him. Sasuke was well on his way to that last show down with Danzo.
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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T SEE THEM!" Danzo yelled angrily throwing Kushina to the floor. She huddled her body up and a guard had to hold Danzo back from causing her anymore bodily harm.
"What do you think I mean? I can only see the future not the present. And even the snips of future I saw will not be of any service to you! The only thing I gathered was they're traveling in the desert and will reach the demon's camp in the evening in the middle of next week." She steadied herself by sitting up, placing her back against the wall as Danzo calmed himself.
"The desert you say…" He turned towards one of his high commanders. "They're heading to Suna; get all the troops you can to head that way and take the long way around because if it is taking them that long to get there, they're taking that way." Danzo paused for a moment before he got right in the face of his commanding officer. "I want to see both Kyuubi and Sasuke one last time before both of their heads are displayed on pikes outside my palace. And you better bring Naruto back unharmed or you head will join that traitor and the demon's, do you understand?"
"Yes my King…Completely." Danzo nodded as the man left and he looked back at Kushina one last time before exiting the room. He knew that the priest in charge of her would put her back in the cell now that he was done. He needed a way to get back at Sasuke just because he was demon, and a powerful one at that, he knew that he needed to consult the one person who would have the most effective impact on him and hinder his abilities the most.
Danzo needed to speak with the his demon magician.
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And that's where I'm ending it. Next chapter we will be introduced to this demon magician and it will be...awesome? No not really, you'll be like, of course it's him...
Sasuke: This chapter is shorter than your others.
Me: I'm aware. I don't have time to write 6000 plus words! Stupid school.
Sasuke: Maybe you should burn it down to the ground...
Me: Eh, I kinda have to graduate to go to college...
Sasuke: Damn your dreams, be a fanfiction writer all day and all night.
Me: We'll see how well that pays the bill Sasuke, this was Hitoko-sama.
