Story: Possession
Pairings: ItaNaru
Warnings: This will have yaoi in it! So if you don't like boyxboy then you're missing out. This is also a dark story with a dark and powerful Naruto. There will also be OOC, Slave, and light BDSM. If any of this offends you then please leave and don't say I didn't warn you.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. So I beg of you Kishimoto-sensei draw some yaoi!!
A/N:
Ruki: I'm glad I got this chapter out. I thought I wouldn't be able to but I did it! I have over 75 story alerts! Now if only all of you reviewed! (wishful thinking I know but I can wish!)
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SuddenDeathSqueal: I guess you could say it's one-sided SasuNaru but I personally don't consider it that. It's more like Sasuke is a possessive best friend that got duped by his smexy brother. Oh and these are long chapters for me. You should see the chapter length on Loyalties. If you really want an epic ItaNaru than go read Pain au Chocoalt's Deep Red. You won't be disappointed.
HmmYaoi: He's back with his uke now so be happy, though you might hate me at the end of the chapter. (hides from hy)
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Chapter Four
Bakuro (1)
Count down to the end
Gotta make it come faster, faster
Right around the bend
Is a coming disaster
Count down to the end
And we're headed there faster
Come on down my friend
It's time to meet your master
Meet Your Master, by Nine Inch Nails
The next few years of my life were a repetitive blur. I would wake up, make my mask go to the academy, train secretly, then go home to sleep and repeat the cycle. I had eventually realized that I had forgotten about my master but I couldn't remember anything about him. I had asked Kyu-san about my master and why my memories of him were so vague. Kyu-san would only tell me that my master had gone away for awhile and that eventually he would return for me. Until then I was to train in secret and maintain my mask.
My mask had finally achieved Genin rank and I had been assigned to team seven along with Sasuke and a pink-haired banshee named Sakura. Our assigned Jonin sensei had not seen through my mask and I felt proud at that. I had heard that Hatake Kakashi was one of the smartest ninja in the village but even he couldn't tell that I was as powerful as an ANBU.
During the Chunin exam I had to tap into Kyu-san's chakra but luckily it hadn't destroyed my mask. I also met someone else who had a demon sealed inside him. I had wanted to speak to him without my mask on, but Kyu-san had reminded me of the rules my master had set about my mask.
My mask had been injured in the battle with the other demon boy. I had recovered enough in time to attend Oji-san's funeral. Sandaime-sama had been one of the few people in the village not to show hate toward me. In fact he had made sure that I had everything I needed to survive and had ANBU patrol around my apartment on my birthday so no one would hurt me. I was actually sad underneath my mask when he died.
A few days later I was walking around the village when I came across Sasuke on his way to one of Konoha's many training areas. I decided to walk with him and we started to talk.
"Hey dobe?"
"What?"
"Why do you wear that collar?"
"Didn't I already answer that question about five years ago?" I gave him an idiotic grin.
"Yeah but you were lying. I want to know the truth."
"The truth?" I gave a confused look.
"Yes. I've done some research and I found out that collars such as yours are intended for masters to use to claim their slaves or possessions."
It seemed his curiosity had only grown over the years.
"Yes, I have a master, but I can't…remember him. I know he was a good master and that he'll come back for me, but I don't even know what he looks like."
"I see."
We didn't talk the rest of the way and I didn't stay to train with him. I wandered the village until the toad sannin found me and convinced my mask to go on a trip with him. We left the village about an hour later and stopped at and outlying village and checked into an inn though it was still early in the afternoon.
Ero-sennin had left me alone in the room while he went chasing after a hot girl. I swear that man is a walking libido. I made a bunch of shadow clones and pretended to practice chakra control since I didn't want Ero-sennin to come back and find me doing my real training. While my clones were practicing I took the raven figurine out of my pocket. I always took it with me when I left the village. I knew innately that it reminded me of my master but I didn't know why.
I stared at the figurine until there was a knock on the door. I dispelled the shadow clones as I went to open the door. I figured it was Ero-sennin retuning form being dumped. I opened the door not to find Ero-sennin but a pair of crimson eyes framed by raven hair. Those eyes! I knew those eyes!
"Hello Naruto-kun."
That voice! I knew that voice too! All of a sudden things started clicking in my mind. My memories started to come back to me, memories of my master. As I kept staring into those crimson eyes I realized that this man was my master.
"...Itachi-sa-"
"So this is the Kyuubi vessel?"
I finally noticed the man that accompanied my master. From what I could see he had blue skin and hair, and his face made me think he was part shark. Fishy man, as I so dubbed him, was staring at me with a predatorial glint to his eyes and the aura coming from his sword made me nervous.
"Naruto-kun, we would like you to come with us," Itachi-sama locked his eyes with mine. "Step out of the room."
My instincts to obey took over and I stepped out of the room immediately. I watched him looking for a sign on what to do or how to act with Fishy man there. He did nothing for a minute until he spoke.
"It's been awhile...Sasuke."
It was only then that I noticed Sasuke standing at the other end of the hall. Why was Sasuke here? Wasn't he supposed to be training back in Konoha?
"Uchiha Itachi," he snarled at Nushi. "I will kill you."
Now I was confused. Why would Sasuke want to kill Nushi? It didn't make sense to me.
"Now who is this Itachi?" Fishy man asked.
"...My little brother."
My eyes widened in shock. Sasuke was Itachi-sama's younger brother. That explained the connection I had wondered about since I had met Sasuke. But it didn't explain at all why Sasuke wanted to kill Itachi-sama.
" I had heard that you killed the entire Uchiha clan. Looks like you left one alive, kekeke."
'He killed his own clan?'
'He was ordered to by the Hokage. That is why he had to leave, kit.'
'You knew, Kyu-san?'
'I never said I didn't.'
Suddenly Sasuke was coming at Nushi with a fully charged chidori, ripping my mind out of its conversation with Kyu-san. My mask's best friend was attacking my master. Half of my instincts told me to protect my master and the other half told me that my first priority was to not break my mask. I took a few steps forward.
BOOM!
The dust cleared and to my relief Nushi had blocked the chidori. My relief was short-lived though. Fishy man took the steps I took as an attempt to attack or run away, and swung his giant sword at me. I watched as it came down on me. I couldn't dodge it at this range and speed. I closed my eyes preparing for the blow.
It never came.
I opened my eyes to find one of Ero-sennin's toad summons holding Fishy man's sword, effectively stopping it from cleaving me in two. For once I was grateful for that old pervert.
I didn't have a chance to react to Ero-sennin because Sasuke and Itachi-sama were fighting again. Well, in truth, Itachi-sama was beating the crap out of Sasuke. Yet, he pulled his punches. He didn't want to hurt Sasuke but he was keeping his façade up. Only I could tell that he was being gentle.
The fighting ceased when Sasuke fell unconscious after Itachi-sama used a genjutsu on him. Then the walls, floor, and ceiling started turning pink and fleshy. I turned to find that Ero-sennin had used a summoning technique. I watched as globs of pink flesh started to go after and attack Fishy man and Itachi-sama. I watched as they both ran down a connecting corridor.
"Stay still Naruto!"
Screw being grateful toward the pervert! My master had finally come back for me and the old man was attacking him! Then I heard a boom. Ero-sennin rushed to look down the hall and I ran after him. I turned the corner and was relieved to find that Itachi-sama had escaped. I only regretted that I wasn't escaping with him.
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I didn't know who to kill first, Kisame or Jiraiya. I had told Kisame not to even think about harming Naruto but there he was swinging that damn sword of his. Naruto had been confused at the time too, trying to decide whether or not to keep his mask up, and hadn't dodged the incoming blow.
Then Jiraiya had shown up to stop Kisame's sword which I was thankful for. But Murphy's Law had reared its ugly head and the sannin had started attacking both Kisame and me while I was distracted with my outoto. In the end we had had to leave without Naruto.
It had been a simple plan to retrieve Naruto. While Jiraiya was being distracted by a pretty woman, we would go and get Naruto. So simple and therefore doomed to fail miserably.
The one good thing that had come out of this utter failure was that Naruto remembered me. I had seen the recognition in his eyes when he opened the door. It seemed that Kyuubi had deemed that now was the time to give Naruto back his memories and I had to agree that the demon had perfect timing.
Then my little brother had shown up and pitifully tried to harm me. I didn't blame my outoto for his anger toward me but somewhere inside my chained heart I felt sad that my outoto would spend the rest of his life hating me.
"So how're we going to get the Kyuubi brat now?"
Kisame really didn't know when not to talk to me. I seriously had to stop myself from seriously injuring the shark-like man.
"We do not have to do anything. He will come to us of his own accord."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because he can't stay away from his master."
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The last few weeks with Jiraiya had been torture. I had wanted to leave him and chase after Itachi-sama. Of course that would've broken my mask and Kyu-san had had to remind me of Itachi-sama's orders. Unfortunately my mask had slipped occasionally because of my unwillingness to keep it up and I had learned the Rasengan faster than I should have. Luckily Ero-sennin had thought much of it.
I was relieved when we finally returned to the village with Tsunade-sama. I used my mask's hyperness to my advantage and hurriedly had her look at Sasuke and Lee. After making sure she had healed Sasuke and started her examination of Lee, I headed straight home.
As I entered the apartment I immediately sensed that Nushi had been here. I would have been the only one to notice too, as I was ultrasensitive to his presence. I started to search the entire apartment, looking for anything he might have left for me.
I found a small note on my nightstand in the bedroom. My heart skipped a beat when I recognized the handwriting to be Nushi's. I hoped with all my heart that this note would tell me that I would be able to be with Itachi-sama again. I read the note.
Stand on the head of the one Kyuubi hates the most when the sun rises up.
'Stand on the head of the one Kyuubi hates the most? What does that mean?'
'How about asking me who I hate the most? That would be a good start.' Kyu-san was a master when it came to sarcasm.
'Fine, Kyu-san, who do you hate the most?'
'Uchiha Madara.' He growled the name.
'Madara...Madara...Wait! There's a large statue of him at a place called the Valley of the End. Nushi must mean that I'm to meet him there when the sun rises up!"
'Well if we-re going to make it there at sun rise we're going to have to leave as soon as night falls so start packing.'
'Yes Kyu-san.'
I couldn't believe it. I would finally be able to be with Itachi-sama again. I would finally be with the warm darkness my heart craved so badly for.
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"A full moon tonight..." I stated to no one in particular. There wasn't anyone to say it to. Ever since the attack on Konoha there had been a mandatory curfew for the majority of the village's citizens. I myself was on my way home from the hospital having just been discharged by that Tsunade woman. Sure I was thankful she had healed me but she could've signed the discharge papers before she left to go get stoned drunk.
I stopped suddenly when I saw a flash of yellow hair running over the rooftops of the village. I recognized that mop of hair. "Naruto..."
I gave chase after him without a second thought.
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As I neared the Valley of the End I could see the horizon to the east start to glow as the dawn steadily approached. To the west there were a bunch of rainclouds looming toward me that promised a thorough drenching if I wasn't out the area soon. The trees began to thin and I heard the thunder of cascading water as it fell over the top of a high waterfall.
I stepped out of the forest to one of the most magnificent sights I had ever seen. In front of me a wide river flowed toward the highest waterfall in the Land of Fire. Two giant statues stood at the sides of the waterfall. The closest one was of Shodai Hokage and the other –
'Madara.' It was accompanied by the fiercest and most menacing growl I had ever heard come from Kyu-san.
I rushed toward the statue knowing my goal was so near. I hurriedly scaled Shodai's statue before I jumped the gap between the statues with an enormous leap. As my feet touched the top of Madara's stone head, dawn broke over the horizon.
I'll never know what that sunrise looked like for all my eyes could see was the dark figure that eclipsed it. A figure with eyes as crimson as blood.
"Nushi..."
I stepped closer to him. I had to touch him, to feel him, to be engulfed in his warm darkness, if only to prove that he was actually here, that he was as real and tangible as the stone beneath my feet. I couldn't control myself from wrapping my arms around his waist and burying my face into his chest. To my pleasant surprise I felt one of his arms wrap around me to hold me closer while his other hand stoked my hair. I was so lost in this blissful moment that I almost didn't notice my name being yelled over the roar of the waterfall.
"Naruto! Get away from him!"
I turned in Nushi's grasp to find Sasuke standing atop the other statue. There was so much emotion displayed on his face – anger, betrayal, sorrow, disbelief, hurt, and the last lingering of hope. He hoped that what he was seeing wasn't real. I knew I would have to crush that hope.
"No." I stated calmly.
"Are you crazy?! Get away from him Naruto!"
"No. I will not." I felt Nushi's arm loosen from my waist but he still remained behind me, ever silent. He knew that this was my confrontation to deal with.
"Dammit! He's probably got you under one of his genjutsus! You have to snap out of it Naruto!"
I saw his eyes turn the same shade of red as Nushi's eyes as his anger rose. I could also see in those eyes a seed of insanity, sown long ago, start to sprout.
"There is nothing for me to snap out of Sasuke. Now go back to Konoha where you belong."
I turned away from Sasuke signifying to Nushi that I was done. He turned around as well and started to lead the way to a place I did not know. Then I heard it – the sound of a thousand birds chirping. I turned to see Sasuke bearing down on Itachi-sama's exposed back with a chidori.
"I WON'T LET YOU HAVE NARUTO!"
I moved without thinking. I didn't have to. Itachi-sama was in danger and I would protect him!
The chirping stopped.
"Naru..." I heard Itachi-sama's voice behind me.
"Naruto...why?" Sasuke's face showed nothing but shock and disbelief. I guess that was to be expected when he had his arm stuck through the chest of the person he considered to be his best friend.
I could feel his arm inside me but I was surprisingly numb to pain. I put one of my hands on the elbow of the arm that was in me.
"Itachi-sama is my master. He is the one who placed this collar on me long before I met you. I will not let anyone harm him, NOT EVEN YOU!"
I pulled his arm out of my chest then decked him in the face. I watched him fall as my vision started to blacken, and then I felt myself start to fall as well. The last thing I remembered was a familiar pair of arms catch me.
'Déjà vu.'
The darkness consumed me.
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I held Naruto's limp body in my arms. He was still breathing but it was ragged and his pulse was weakening. This couldn't be happening! Naruto couldn't be dying! Not when I had been so close to having him with me again.
"Kyuubi..." I whispered in Naruto's ear. "Please...keep him alive. Don't let him die."
There was no change for a few extremely long seconds and then I saw Kyuubi's distinctive red chakra flicker in Naruto's wound. I knew that all Kyuubi could do was keep him stable with this extensive of a wound. I would have to take him to someone that could heal him soon. Otherwise...I didn't want to think about it.
I heard a groan as Sasuke sat up rubbing his jaw where Naruto had hit him. Then he laid his eyes on Naruto and me, and his face contorted into an odd combination of anger and concern. It angered me. He didn't deserve to be concerned about Naruto when he was the one who caused the blonde's current state.
"Wipe that look off your face. It's your fault he has a gaping hole in his chest. If he dies it will be because of you." I glared at him as hard as I possibly could. "Now go back to Konoha where you belong!"
I turned to leave.
"And forget the Naruto you knew because you killed him."
I left rushing in the direction of Amegakure. I could only pray that Kakuzu and Konan were there so they could heal his wounds.
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(1) Bokuro: revelation (act of revealing)
Ruki: No Naruto will not die! I still have 7 chapters left for this story (including the epilogue). Now go read the important author's note after you leave a review!