Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, lay off the imaginary sack I have damn-it!
Forgotten: Encounters
"Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have."
~David Bowie
"When there's a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces." ~King Abdullah II
"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit." ~Albert Schweitzer
"Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood; all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other." ~Albert Pike
Sasuke almost let loose a curse when he arrived at the Memorial Stone; Kakashi was there. Of course he would be. Sasuke was close to slamming his head into a tree, why didn't he think of it? It was the 10th so of course Kakashi would come to commemorate the time that his sensei and his wife were killed. Not to mention it was Naruto's birthday, who was dead as well.
So instead of going to the Memorial Stone, he stood by the trees and would patiently wait for Kakashi to leave. It wouldn't take that long right?
"Hello Ino my dear," Ino shivered as she felt a pair of hands wrap around her waist and someone whisper in her ear.
"Mm there's only one person who has a voice that nice," she muttered and shifted so that she looked the other woman in the eyes. "Hello Jenova."
She wrapped her arms around the other woman's shoulders and they leaned into each other, foreheads touching. They smirked simultaneously when they heard about six different people drop onto the floor, probably male no doubt though from the corner of her eye Ino could see one woman was blushing crimson at their display. Time to up the antics. Ino pouted playfully before digging her hands into the others blonde hair and brushing her lips just barely against the others.
"What no hello kiss? And here I thought we were close."
"Oh honey we're beyond close, we're practically melding together." Jenova then kissed her fully on the lips, it was friendly not full of passion but it did the job. When next they turned to look at the store and out the flower shop window men and women alike were down with blood dripping from their noses.
"You know this would have been better if you had been in your true form?" Ino giggled out as one woman slapped her husband.
"Bah! I don't like my real self, I look horrible." Jenova muttered though she did miss her short hair.
"No you don't, you and your sister make quite the exotic pair."
"You guys really need to stop killing half the population." At the voice they turned to the side and found Sakura staring at them with an unreadable expression. She was in a crimson kimono that was littered with sakura flowers and little green apples on them. Ino felt a pang of guilt go though her before she shoved it down, it's not like they were together and she was cheating on her. After all, Sakura had never responded to her about where exactly they were going, but god did she wish it was with Sakura she shared kisses with instead of Jenova's friendly ones.
Unbeknownst the Ino, Sakura was also shoving down the feelings of jealousy, annoyance, and anger as she looked at Jenova's smirking figure. She even had the audacity to lick her lips! Then Jenova was in front of her face, cupping her chin.
"Oh dear me, it seems I forgot to greet my one and only blossom. Forgive me my dear, let me rectify that," Before Sakura cold shove her off Jenova kissed her as well but this one was certainly more… flamboyant than Ino's. She went all out, mouth and tongue; Sakura had been to shocked to reacted so it took her a while to understand what the hell was exactly going on and by the time she did Jenova had finished and was laughing deeply as she ran away from them.
"I shall go greet the Kazekage and set up my stall, he is approaching the village gates. Goodbye my lovelies."
Sakura just stood there stunned until a hand landed on her shoulder and shook her slightly. Jumping a little she looked up into shining green eyes.
"You okay? I know Jenova doesn't usually do that to you, especially in public," Ino asked her.
She had to stop herself from letting the satisfaction of Ino worrying over her show. Shrugging the hand off she tried to shove down her any lingering emotions of jealousy and anger when she saw the two kissing. She never could be as flamboyant as Jenova, maybe it's the reason she never took up Ino on her offer in making their friendship into something more.
"You know Sakura-chan; Ino loves you very deeply. If you don't take her up on that offer, I will and I will make it even better."
Shaking her head to rid herself of Jenova's words from a year ago she slipped a hand into Ino's arm as they exited the shop and began walking to the gates to watch the Kage's arrival. When they got there, looking around, Sakura didn't spot Naruto or Hinata, which was strange. Hinata was the Kazekage's fiance and Naruto was his best friend, not to mention the arrival of the Kages officially marked the beginning of the festival because right behind them were the caravans that would set up at the center of town in front of the Hokage tower. That's when an explosion rocked the whole village and even sent some ninja tumbling to the ground as well as civilians. Screaming villagers immediately followed that began to trample over each other in attempts to run away. The ninja were looking around for the explosion, the foreign ninja were standing in front of their Kage, and Sakura spotted the smoke coming from the cemetery and took off towards it, Ino right by her side.
Sasuke was close to screaming at the silver-haired jōnin to move his ass so he could mourn damn-it! It had been an hour already and the jōnin had not even moved a muscle since he got there, he just stared at the stone the entire time. Just as he was about to consider using a pearl to get him to move the jōnin spoke aloud.
"I know you're there, you can come out. I won't disturb you." Sasuke froze at the words and then mentally slapped himself. He forgot to cloak his chakra! This is why he hated emotions; they made you forget things especially when out of control like his where when he realized Naruto's grave had been moved. He needed to control his damn emotions. At least whatever potion he took changed the way his chakra felt. Usually he felt like it was thrumming with the electricity that was his main element, now it just felt like a slow warmth.
'No use in hiding,' he thought and slowly stepped out from behind the trees and approached the stone where Kakashi was. Kakashi hadn't even turned and was still staring at the stone.
Sasuke stopped just behind him, unable to see the stone due to his shorter stature. He straightened his back and released a sigh before stepping around Kakashi to his side. He was tense, who wouldn't be if they were in disguise and their ex-teacher was right beside them, whom they had tried to kill numerous times. They stayed silent as Kakashi only stared at the stone and Sasuke began reading the names from the very top of the stone, he didn't want to read Naruto's, not yet.
His eyes flicked over the Shodaime, the Nidaime, countless of other names etched into the stone, until his eyes finally settled on a pair he had never noticed (well he had actually never really given proper attention to the stone) the Yondaime and his wife Kushina Uzumaki. He felt his breath hitch as suddenly he was pulled into a hazy memory and was looking up into intense blue eyes, red hair, and soft smile.
"What's his name?"
"Sasuke."
"Are you okay?" His head snapped to the side to look at Kakashi. He had to stop the surprise from showing when he saw that he no longer kept one eye covered. Sasuke nodded in response and turned back to the stone.
Who was it that he saw? Could it have been Naruto's mother? He wasn't sure, he had never met her and if he did he would have been too young to remember, yet... the woman had the same bone structure and bright smile that the dobe always had. Shaking his head to rid himself of those thoughts, he skimmed the rest of the names and nearly choked on air when he saw Itachi's name etched onto the rock. He looked for anymore but no other Uchiha were on there, only Itachi. Sasuke didn't know whether to feel angry, proud, disgusted, or apathetic. Goddamn-it why did he come to Konoha again? He could never get a hold of his emotions correctly every time he came to this place. He passed Itachi's name and went over the others from the recent war however, when he got to the bottom, there were no more names.
His eyes widened and he looked over the rock to see if he may have skipped it, but his Sharingan was active, he wouldn't have missed it. He felt anger claw up his insides, felt his chakra swell, it burned.
Why wasn't Naruto's name on the stone?
Kakashi's eyes focused on the girl next to him as her chakra built up in waves. Who was she and what had incised her so much from looking at the Stone? At first he had thought she was Kurama-sama but she didn't have the whiskers so he thought maybe it was someone's daughter whose father or other loved one had died in the war. However, the chakra was that of a ninja and he had never seen her in Konoha. Of course he didn't know every ninja in Konoha but he did know the powerful ones and this girl's chakra was impressive, to say the least. That's when he noticed something, his eyes weren't really focusing on her, they made him think he was but he was actually looking over her shoulder, her features were blurry.
'What the hell? Is this genjutsu?' He let flush of chakra run through his whole system yet nothing happened. Slipping a hand into his pouch he slashed a finger with a kunai tip, nothing.
'Great,' he thought then turned to face the girl and activated his Sharingan. "Who are you?"
When Kakashi faced him with two Sharingan Sasuke anger came to a standstill. For a moment he didn't even register anything but then as the swirling tomoe changed to the Mangekyou an anger filled screech escaped him and the genjutsu he had around himself dropped and his own Sharingan showed.
"Traitors!" he yelled in his way to high voice.
"Sasuke!" Kakashi started as he realized it was his eyes he was looking into. Then they narrowed in hostility as he sent kunai to block the ones Sasuke had thrown at his eyes. "What are you doing here?"
"Traitors, all of you! Maybe I should burn this place to the ground!" Sasuke yelled and without though activated his Susanoo. It exploded around him, only the upper torso though. No doubt the other ninja had already sensed him and were on their way but he didn't care; all he had in mind now was to rip out Kakashi's eyes, raze Konoha to the ground, and find Naruto's grave.
Kakashi cursed under his breath when he realized that Sasuke was going to go all out.
'Shit, what could it-oh! Ooooooh… well crap,' he thought as he realized Sasuke never knew he now had two Sharingan. The fact that he was here at the Memorial Stone also meant that he had already been to the cemetery. The cemetery that had Naruto's 'grave' that wasn't there now, so he came here only to find out Naruto's name was not on the stone.
"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu! (Fire Release: Dragon Fire Jutsu!)" A giant fireball exploded from Kakashi as he blew it towards the sky. A deranged scream from Sasuke, wait…
'Is that magic, why does he have magic?' He thought as he watched the glamourie, as he heard Jenova tell him it was, faded from Sasuke leaving him in his original form instead of the blonde he had been.
'So that's how he got into Konoha,' he mused before jumping in shock from the giant spear of earth that exploded from underneath him. 'Seems he's picked up a few things.'
He growled slightly and this time studied the outpouring of chakra coming from Sasuke. He had never really thought of doing this before because one; he didn't know how much chakra to use, two; didn't even know how to begin, and three; he didn't want to become like the rest of the Uchiha. However, Fate, the bitch, seemed determined to revive in him a once dead clan so he studied Sasuke intently as they glared at each other and waited for the other to make the first move.
'Got it,' taking a breath he watched as Sasuke tensed and his bloodstained eyes seemed to brighten with glee at the prospect of a fight.
"Susanoo," Kakashi didn't have time to relish the look of utter surprise on Sasuke's face. He was too busy trying not to pass out from the sudden efflux of chakra leaving his body to form a skeletal figure around him. Well shit, it worked. He stood at the center of an imposing robed skeleton with a double-edged sword in one hand and a whip wrapped tightly around the other hand.
"You- you will die." With those words Sasuke sent a wave of lightning to the crossbow of his own Susanoo and let it fly. As he predicted Kakashi was unaccustomed to the Susanoo and had trouble moving it, the shot would be true. Only it wasn't, he hadn't noticed the whip wrapped around the fingers of the Susanoo so when Kakashi unfurled it, it took him by surprise and with a 'snap' it collided with the arrow aimed towards him. The whip must have been made of metal and must have had something in it because at the moment of impact it exploded and sent both Sharingan users to the floor. The explosion rocked the very earth beneath them, no doubt now sending warning signals to all of Konoha now.
Naruto was with Hinata whom had just finished tying his obi when the explosion shook the Hyuga household. Both of their heads snapped to the direction it came from before they took of towards it: The Memorial Stone. They passed Sacha who had a panicked look on her face as her breath hitched in panic.
"Stay here. The Hyuga will protect you." Hinata breathed into her ear and she nodded quickly as she settled on the floor; who could blame her? She may have had magic but she was just a civilian after all. As they took to the rooftops Hinata had no problem running in her kimono though she would get really… irritated… if it got dirty. Naruto on the other, he tripped on the wooden geta he had on and had to be held by Hinata so he wouldn't land on the floor and ruin the kimono the Hyuga owned. It was quite expensive and taking dirt out of kimono was a chore.
"Really Naruto-kun, if you cannot run in formal wear you have been out of practice."
"Hey! I do a lot of training and it's not my fault! These damn shoes, how the hell had Ero-sennin been able to walk in them!? They don't bend to movement." Naruto grumbled as he kicked the shoes off and sealed them as he ran barefoot. Hinata sighed in exasperation but at least he hadn't thrown them away. Those were unique; they could channel chakra unlike most geta.
"I believe that is why he was an élite, Naruto-kun. Now we must-" Hinata froze as an idea popped into her head. She almost cursed but that would be degrading. The explosion had come from the Memorial Stone, of that there was no doubt now since all the ninja were heading there. No one was there besides Kakashi, she was sure of it but…what if- what if- and that's when she saw the black fire at the tops of some trees.
'No.'
"Hey Hinata are you okay? Hey- whoa what the hell is… wait- WAIT! That's Amaterasu! I know it is!" She saw Naruto pale in color but at the same time his eyes light up and before she could stop him his fingers crossed into his favorite seal and multiple shadow clones popped into existence and take off along with the original.
"Naruto! NO NARUTO COME BACK!" She had never lost her composure like that since the war but, as she watched him get smaller even as she pumped even more chakra into her legs to catch up, she felt fear claw at her heart like never before and for the first time in years she felt like fainting.
"N-Naruto! C-come b-back! NARUTO!"
Naruto didn't hear Hinata's desperate cries as his eyes remained riveted on the raging black fire that was coming from his second 'favorite' place in the world; The Memorial Stone. In the back of his head he could hear a voice telling him this was a bad idea, that whatever was there was going to crush him. As usual though he ignored it and instead kept racing towards there. It never occurred to him strange that Kyuubi wasn't saying anything. He passed Sakura and Ino without stopping even as they called his name out. He passed Shikamaru with Chouji, Sai, and Yamato whom tried to stop him by using his Mokuton but he sent a clone to bomb the tendrils of wood. He then passed Team Gai, Shino and Kiba with Akamaru, more ninjas, they all passed him in a blur each calling his name but him ignoring them. Suddenly, he felt the surge of Sage Chakra filling him as one of his clones dispelled. He felt the familiar invigorating rush of Nature Chakra fill his system and he grinned in anticipation. Whoever was there, they were gonna be facing the fight of their life because he was Uzumaki Naruto the self-proclaimed Orange Hokage of Konohagakure! They'd have to kill him first to harm the village!
Jenova started at the explosion that was felt all over the village. She was setting up where her part of the festival would to take place, well more like supervising as her magic did its work, when the blast toppled over some people. She looked to where she could see visible smoke that was quickly followed by black fire.
'I wonder…' her thoughts began to drift to the man she had picked up, if he was the cause of this he would be her next human sacrifice. She wasn't joking, she may not have done it in a while but she sure as hell could pick up the practice once again. That's when she felt the all to familiar tug at her mind and she was swallowed up by darkness. NO one noticed her disappear.
"Asmodeus! What do want?" She hissed as she spotted the red-fire slit eyes. She was back in her original form as she felt no hair pass her shoulders and her skin was back to it's tanned color. The eyes narrowed on her before she collapsed as swords dug into her hands and feet, pinning her in place.
"Careful human, remember who it is you address!" The demon hissed.
"A deadbeat demon who was so in need of mental stability and life force that he made a deal with a human to get it for a great price!" She snarled at him before cackling as she felt the insanity, she usually could keep it at bay, settle in. She didn't even wince as the swords turned red with heat and burned her flesh. She had suffered much worse.
"Quiet human or else I'll kill you!"
"Ah, ah, ah! That's goes against you contract, I can only die of natural causes, if anything else then you become my sister's and her descendants' bitch for eternity."
"Oh really," he suddenly appeared right before her and breathed down her neck. His breath burned the very skin of her flesh and even went so far to the muscle before it chuckled and drew back slightly. Oh how it had waited for this day! "What if I possess your little sister, and she kills you?"
Jenova tried not to react to his words but she heard his chuckle and unable to help herself she laughed as well.
"Oh Asmodeus, you really are desperate! She is immune to demon possession. I made sure of it, but keep trying it's almost cute!" She dissolved into more laughter even as the swords were torn out of her body.
"Oh really? What a pity, she is quite the catch for a human, might even outdo Sara. However," this time the demon grabbed her chin, it's nails dug into her skin and broke flesh, releasing blood before the nails grew in size and stabbed her through her mouth. If he didn't stop she might choke on her own blood even as it oozed out her mouth. "Killing you is starting to sound better and better I just might risk it. After all, the contract doesn't say anything about possessing someone else after I'm tied to her and then killing her. You know that might work."
He ripped his hands free from her chin and grinned sadistically at her wide eyes as she coughed up blood. Time for the clincher, really it had taken him almost ten years to get something useful out of the contract but now he would use her just as she was meant to be used. To free him from his prison and deliver him the Uzumaki who would restore him to his former glory. He would become ruler of this world as well as the human world!
"Of course I could also just make you accept a sickness that will have you die of natural causes, that is of course after you do everything I say, in exchange I won't kill you and pass on the insanity to your sister."
Jenova's eyes were wide with fear as her heart clenched and her distorted mind dredged up the contract she had made with the demon, and realized he could do it. NO, no she didn't want to subjugate her sister to the constant screams and hallucinations she suffered from daily because of her mind.
She huddled into herself and bit her lip so hard she tore a piece of it off. Spitting it out as she tried to breathe past all the blood, she cried for the first time in five years as nothing came to mind to diffuse this situation. Bowing her head and lowering it so her forehead touched the ground, she conceded bitter defeat.
"What will you have of me… master," she whispered as tears poured down her face and made her wounds burn. None of it compared though to the pain in her heart that made it feel like her insides were being torn up, she knew she had been through it.
The demon cackled as he petted her head like a dog before yanking her short black hair back so she faced him. "First I see through your eyes. Then, then I will kill the Uzumaki you hold so dear, but don't worry I'll leave your sister alone. Demon's Honor."
"Your kind has none," she seethed before her head was slammed onto the floor.
"Oh but my dear, I do! Don't worry; she won't be harmed physically or mentally. Now open wide."
As the people of Konoha screamed at the sight of two towering monstrous skeletal being, they didn't realize the sudden appearance of the a dark-haired girl who had just enough time to fumble for a healing potion before she passed out onto the stone floor, a ring of sulfur surrounding her as the demon settled into her body and mind.
Sasuke was determined to utterly obliterate Kakashi from the face of the Earth. Amaterasu was already making good on his promise to burn Konoha to the ground. He grinned sadistically as he watched the black fire consumed the nearby trees as well as setting others on fire as his eyes bled blood. He felt giddy with so many raging emotions that he never could control because he had always ignored them. He caught the whip that was about to strike him and sent lightning chakra down it to shock Kakashi and much to his satisfaction it did since the other ninja was too slow to drop the whip in time. Sasuke frowned slightly before shaking his head to clear his thoughts as his conscious reared up and said Naruto would be disappointed in him, better he end this and get to burning and killing the scum that filled this entire village. After all they had scorned his memory and sacrifice by not remembering that he was a hero to them.
"Kakashi-sensei! I'm here don't worry!" Sasuke froze, eyes wide as the familiar voice rang in his ears, it seemed to echo until all he could hear was that voice, that voice he hadn't heard in 6 years because it was supposed to be dead. His breath hitched and he couldn't bring himself to move, was this genjutsu? Had Kakashi sent him into a genjutsu and the moment he turned he would see a blood cover Naruto smiling at him?
His eyes scanned the entire field, spotting nothing he turned it towards himself and looked to see if he was in a genjutsu; the Mangekyou could see all, didn't mean he could break it but he could see it. When it registered nothing he felt his heart clench, he needed to turn around, he need to turn around, he needed to turn around and see if Konoha had indeed kept him from him.
"Hey you bastard! Why don't you turn around and face me!" Sasuke felt his body turn as the voice proclaimed himself, "I'm Uzumaki," he felt his eyes widened as he caught sight of beautiful blonde hair and a small body in an orange kimono then his eyes trailed up to the face, tanned skin, full lips, three whisker marks in each cheek, and finally they settled on the eyes which had reddish-orange pigment behind the eyelids and golden irises with black rectangular pupils.
"Naruto." They both said aloud.
Naruto blinked when the stranger said his name, who the hell was he? He didn't recall ever seeing this man in his life as a matter of fact he couldn't even see him clearly behind the stupid skeletal jutsu, Susanoo. The skeletal figure looked familiar but he couldn't quite place where so he ignored it and faced the weird-haired intruder.
"So you know my name, cool then you know who you're facing asshole! I'm the Orange Hokage of Konoha and you're gonna have to face me before thinking of destroying my home! Now tell me your name teme so I can remember it to give to the doctors because they won't be able to recognize your face by the time I'm through with you!"
What?
"What?" Sasuke's whole world came crashing down as an awful realization dawned on him. Naruto didn't seem to remember him. What had Konoha done? What had they done this time! WHY WERE THEY TAKING EVERYTHING HE EVER CARED ABOUT?
"Naruto," he stepped towards the blond who narrowed his eyes on him in suspicion and circled him. No, no, no, no, this wasn't how it was supposed to be! Naruto had to remember him he had to! "Naruto."
"Yeah you know my name now what's yours duck-butt!" Naruto was getting real tired of the other ninja's shit. He was close to just taking him on but… something stopped him. What was it? Could it- could it be that he wanted to see the other ninja's eyes? After all the shadow-, the shadow! The shadow had this same Susanoo, that's why it was so familiar! This was the person from his dreams! The shadow that always haunted him! The shadow… the shadow that had killed him, the shadow he had said he loved. "You…"
Sasuke's heart picked up as he saw realization dawn on the blond's beautiful face, he had been drowning in it the entire time, had been distracted by how young it was, how perfect and well sculpted it was. It was better than his memory could ever have provided, but he wanted to see his true eyes! The cyan blue eyes that put lightning, sea and sky to shame! The eyes that had haunted his dreams and desires, those beautiful eyes.
"Do you remember me?" He breathed as he reached out, only to see Naruto back way from him, still wary. He still had his Susanoo on. Hesitating slightly that this still might be a genjutsu he let the Susanoo fade away and dropped to the ground.
"I-I might… l-let me look at your eyes." Naruto replied, cursing himself when he stuttered. His body was shaking with anticipation as the older ninja's lifted his bowed head and looked him in the eye.
And the world around him fell apart.
"Naruto!"
Sasuke's yell was not the only one as he saw Naruto's eyes roll to the back of his head and his body collapse. However, before he could get to the blonde a blur of pink hair punched the ground and a crater formed forcing him to jump back. That was immediately followed by a blur of green that kicked him in the gut then his chin in a split-kick, after that a blur of blue chakra hit him, blocking some of his tenketsu before he managed to slip away. He then had to do a quick Katon jutsu that melted away the weapons thrown at him but it didn't stop there. As more and more Konoha ninja came the farther and farther he was sent back from Naruto who he could see was writhing in pain and his back arch upwards. NO! He needed to be there with him, to comfort him, to hold him in his arms and confirm that he was real flesh and blood! That he wouldn't disappear.
"Sasuke!" His names was screamed by two people; one a blur of indigo hair that immediately set upon him and began to attack, the other was the blonde whose scream stilled everyone in place. Even the raging kunoichi in front of him who had a Juken strike aimed right at his heart, but dissipated at the blond's cry. That's when an explosion of feral red chakra came from the blonde as a figure began to form from it. He, however, never took his eyes off the blond and the indigo haired ninja in front of him whose eyes burned with the cold intensity aimed at him.
"You!" The figure screeched as it pointed one clawed finger at him and an androgynous redhead with nine long braids appeared. "You just had to come back! I tried so hard for him to forget you! For him to abandon the memory of you but like a cockroach you come crawling back into his mind! Even when he can't remember your name and face! Why!? Why do you torture him so!"
Sasuke remained frozen at what he could only conclude was the Kyuubi in humanoid from. It suddenly appeared before him and raised him with one hand and a claw as if to slit his throat. He saw the glee in Hinata's face as she saw the claw descend but then the utter shock when it stopped right before taking his throat. He knew the beast would not kill him, he saw the fear hidden behind the rage in its eyes, plus he could control it anytime he wanted too.
"I don't know what burns more: the fact that he loves you even when he can't remember you or that he lays now on the floor in pain as memories of you fill his mind, and he knows peace once again." It then dropped him to the ground before picking him up and dragging him towards the blond who was still whimpering in pain. Sasuke's heart clenched at the sight and he immediately dropped to his knees by the blond. However, a pale hand blocked his path. Looking up he stared into the honey-brown hues of the Hokage who looked at him with so much hate and utter loathing. He didn't flinch instead he flicked his eyes to where Kakashi was at, Tsunade turned to where he looked and cursed profusely.
"Sakura go attend to your teacher," she commanded. When Sakura didn't move from her position by Naruto, Tsunade's anger filled gaze fell upon her, "NOW!"
The pinkette shuffled before shooting him a dirty look and getting up to rush to Kakashi's aid.
"What do you need this scum for Kurama-sama," Tsunade hissed as her fingers twitched in need to punch the dark-haired shinobi in front of her. He shouldn't be looking at Naruto with such worry, with such care! That was her job! She and everyone else in the village cared and loved for Naruto while he was the one who had killed him!
Sasuke ignored Tsunade and instead lifted a hand slowly to the blond who was writhing in place and whimpering in pain. He caused this, why did he bring the blond such pain? He paused just before his hands touched the whiskered cheeks of the blond, he felt the heat of living flesh brush his fingertips tantalizingly, and without further thought he cupped the cheek of his Naruto. His. His breath hitched when the body before him didn't melt away, erode, or disappear. Immediately followed by his touch the blond relaxed and sighed as he stopped writhing. He then moved to the Sasuke and cuddled next to him, hugging him tightly.
"Sasuke." He whispered softly before his breath evened out and he seemed to fall into deep painless asleep.
"I'm here idiot," Sasuke whispered before burrowing his face into blonde locks, "I'm here." No one saw the tears running down his face as he breathed in Naruto's unique scent. Like summer days, green grass, and salt. They did however notice his shaking shoulders as he hugged the blonde. Some of the ninja looked nervously at each other and that turned to shock as they heard the deep hiccupping breaths that followed soon after as the traitor hugged Naruto tightly to him. Sasuke Uchiha was crying, crying for their sunshine.
Tsunade looked at him in shock, then she felt a hand fall on either side of her shoulder. Looking up she saw the rest of the Kage had decided to join them. They all had either blank or shocked looks on them as they looked at the duo in the grass.
"Konoha always does know how to surprise us," Onoki grumbled as he looked at them.
"Take them to the hospital, Naruto still needs care since his body is still in shock. Don't separate them or else Naruto will suffer a relapse and he could worsen. He should be fine by tonight." Kurama muttered before switching forms again, this time to the infamous form of Naruto's Sexy No Jutsu. She was fully clothed though, unlike the original, and presentable the only difference were the eyes, which were red with slit pupils.
"I would reconsider the ordinance about the Uchiha now. He is remembering everything and he will be quite annoyed when he figures out what happened. He'll also most likely want this Uchiha with him."
Kurama sighed before turning and walking from the sight. She was angry yes but she was also relieved and happy for her container. He had finally been reunited with the only person he would take as a mate. She had really wished he would move on, maybe date another person his age (technically 22 but she considered him 18) preferably a woman to repopulate his own dying clan. Now instead she needed to find the witch and have her concoct a potion that would help her vessel with a certain… lack of anatomy. She could do it but the process would be long and extremely painful. No this called for magic. She heard the ninjas began to move and escort the two back to the hospital and the others beginning to spread the word that the Uchiha might be coming back. Sighing Kurama lifted her nose and sniffed the air to track the head witch, and immediately stiffened at the smell that invaded her nose. Sulfur, there was sulfur in the air mixed along with the scent of the witch.
"Asmodeus," she growled and began to track the demon. Looks like things were going to get worse.
AN: Well!? This is the only time I will beg for reviews! Please tell me what you think please! ASDFGHJKL:" this was so much fun to write! Hehehehe and I bet you all thought I had included Asmodeus in the previous chapter for nothing ;) never doubt me children! For I am amazing muahahahahahahah :chokes from evil laughter:
SO any typos and all that jive please leave 'em in a review or PM, it will make my life easier thank you! :le cough: I had originally wanted this to be longer you know but... I think it came out better this way :3
So I wanted to address something to my lovely followers/readers/stalkers/reviewers, I like yaoi a lot, else I wouldn't be writing this. However, there is something that has been pissing me off for quite a while now and that is the cherry-picking of the LGBT community. People, you can't like only gays and then turn around and say lesbians are disgusting, and vice versa. Personally I consider myself a bisexual; guys and girls are all good to me. Crossdressing guys I don't mind either, especially if they can pull it off. Same goes for crossdressing girls. Point is, don't cherry-pick what you like from something. You gotta take it all as a whole! That's what I'm trying to do with my fic. I'm trying to create a true heartfelt relationship between two male characters and, if you haven't caught the signals, between two women as well. I put a pansexual in there as well, Jenova, and am planning to include all factors of the LGBT community as much as I can without it ruining the plotline or creating holes.
So yeah just had to get that off my chest, ja ne!
Update: fixed all the typos I could as well as cleared some things up that looked confusing like Jenova, she was possessed at the end. If you still see any mistakes please tell me!
