The Kunoichi Bride
Chapter 10
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At long last, I have finished this fanfic! Thank you to all that read this story. I'm glad that so many of you enjoyed it!
"Marriage," a priest said with a pronounced speech impediment began, "Marriage is what brings us together today."
Suddenly, an explosion occurred just outside of the building.
"Naruto is here," Hinata told Orochimaru, smirking at him despite the chakra blocking restraints on her wrists, hidden in her sleeves.
"That's impossible," he responded with a smirk of his own, "He's dead. I killed him myself."
"Then, why are you so scared?" she mocked.
Meanwhile, the priest was continuing, while Orochimaru summoned Itachi to him.
"We seem to be having a mild pest infestation," he told the Uchiha, "Go deal with it."
"Yes, sir," Itachi responded.
Turning to the priest, Orochimaru said, "Just say man and wife!"
"Man and wife!" the priest said, following orders.
Sarutobi then proceeded to lead his successor's bride to her chambers. She paused for a moment, causing the old Hokage to turn and ask, "Dear child, what is the problem?"
"I do not wish to be married to Orochimaru, so I plan to kill myself, rather than be his wife."
The Professor's face took on an appearance of concern until he decided that the girl must be joking in order to get over her wedding jitters, as marriage could not be that bad.
"Well," Kakashi said, pulling out the copy of Icha Icha that he always, "I haven't been here in a while."
"Do you have to take that out?" Sakura asked, straightening her gloves to get ready for combat, while Sakura-Chan sat on her shoulder.
"Those books are most unyouthful," Lee stated.
"Well, we might die soon, so, why not?" Kakashi responded.
"Can we just get to killing?" Sasuke stated, not wanting to hear this debate.
"I for one agree with the samurai," Naruto said, whiskers twitching, "As a matter of fact, I'd recommend starting the killing right now"
Suddenly, Itachi and several guards arrived, wielding a variety of weapons to fight the group.
Sakura was the first to move, walking up to the guards calmly, smiling innocently, while they smirked to themselves at how ridiculous she looked.
At least, they did until she punched one of the guards so hard he crashed through the wall of the tower, probably completely shattered. She was quickly followed by Lee who began pummeling any who got close to him. Kakashi began to use Chidori without any real care, blasting at anyone who could be a threat.
Sasuke was sticking close to Naruto until he saw Itachi and drew his sword, charging at him, Sharingan activated. Itachi's Sharingan was also activated, his sword also drawn, but, much to Sasuke's surprise, he threw down his sword and ran away, causing Sasuke to chase him.
Sakura was suddenly cornered, several kunai pointed at her. Her expression went blank, until she suddenly got a devilish smirk on her face.
"Well, Sakura," she said in an eerily sweet voice, "I think it's time I came out to play with your friends. It's my turn."
She proceeded to attack all of the guards in a beautiful display of death and general lack of concern of the well-being of anyone in her path. Once all of them were dead, she got the blank expression again and she returned to her normal expression, turning to the doll on her shoulder and saying, "I could have handled it! Yes, I know, but I wanted to be the one to kill them. I know you wanted to kill something for the past few weeks. Fine. The cute one's trying to get through the door around the corner? Well, I'll go deal with that. Kakashi, Lee! Keep an eye on Naruto! I'm off to help our side's Uchiha!"
Neither gave any indication that they heard her, but she left all the same. When she got to Sasuke, she saw that he was hitting the door with fire jutsu after fire jutsu with no effect. She grabs him and moves him behind her as she pounds on the door with as much force as she can. With one hit, the door is no longer an obstacle, so she and he continue on, him leading, as it was his vendetta, not hers.
Kakashi finished off the last of the guards while Lee went back to where they had left Naruto in order to collect him.
"Where is he?" Kakashi asked Lee, as the giant looked at the spot that was currently lacking a demon container.
"I don't know," the giant admitted.
Hinata sat in her chamber, ready to plunge the kunai into her chest when suddenly a familiar voice said, "There is very little perfection in this world. It'd be a shame to mar one of the few examples of it and end it entirely."
Turning, she saw Naruto on her bed, curled up like a fox, a sword near his hand.
"Naruto-kun!" she shouted, running beside him onto the bed. When she made it to her beloved, she began to passionately kiss him repeatedly, while he purred.
"Naruto-kun, I was forced to marry Orochimaru," she wept, "I'm so sorry!"
"Did you say 'I do?'" he asked gently.
"No, but…" she began, only to be cut off by Naruto.
"If you didn't say it, then you're not married. Isn't that right, Orochimaru?"
"A grave mistake that will be corrected," the Snake Sannin said.
Sasuke ran at Itachi, Sakura nearby, when Itachi withdrew a shuriken and hit Sasuke in the stomach, causing him to slump over in pain.
"To think, brother," Itachi said, "You spent your entire life chasing me, and now, it was all worth nothing."
"You are no brother of mine," Sasuke responded harshly.
As he said this, Itachi began to lunge for his brother with his sword, until he was suddenly punched clear across the room by an angry Sakura, who then shouted, "You're not going to kill my future husband!"
Sasuke, while glad for the assistance when he needed it the most, raised his eyebrows in surprise. 'Future husband?' This girl was very forward, wasn't she?
While Itachi began to pry himself from the Itachi-shaped dent in the wall, Sakura went up to Sasuke and pulled out the shuriken.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked, putting pressure on his now exposed wound.
"Would you rather it healed at a natural pace?" Sakura said, her hands showing green chakra as she moved her hands closer to the wound, "Trust me, I'm a medic."
He moved his hands, letting her fix the wound. Once it was healed, thanked her and ran at Itachi, who had just extricated himself from the wall.
"Hello," he said, "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. You killed my family, prepare to die."
Itachi backed off, trying to use Tsukuyomi on Sasuke, hoping to break his mind. Unfortunately for him, the kunoichi that was accompanying Sasuke threw the shuriken he had thrown at Sasuke at him, causing a gash in his forehead which caused blood to fill his vision as it poured over his eyes.
Sasuke took this opportunity to continue to press his brother back, focusing on using the sword, the symbol of his vendetta against Itachi.
"Hello! My name is Sasuke Uchiha! You killed my family! Prepare to die!"
"Stop saying that!" Itachi shouted, getting afraid.
"HELLO! MY NAME IS SASUKE UCHIHA! YOU KILLED MY FAMILY! PREPARE TO DIE!" Sasuke continued, backing Itachi up.
"HELLO! MY NAME IS SASUKE UCHIHA! YOU KILLED MY FAMILY! PREPARE TO DIE! HELLO! MY NAME IS SASUKE UCHIHA! YOU KILLED MY FAMILY! PREPARE TO DIE!" he kept repeating, until he backed Itachi into a corner.
"Please!" Itachi begged, pleading for his life.
"Offer me money!" Sasuke said, cutting Itachi's cheek left, surprising Sakura, who held her tongue to see where this was going.
"Yes!" Itachi agreed.
"Offer me the position of clan head!" he continued, cutting his other cheek.
"Of course!" Itachi conceded quickly.
"Offer me anything I ask for!" Sasuke added.
"Anything." Itachi answered desperately.
"I want my family back, you teme," Sasuke answered calmly, jabbing his sword into Itachi's heart.
"Well, that went well," Sakura said, "So, Sasuke-kun, are you ready to go help me help my brother?"
"Sure, lead the way," he responded, his heart feeling lighter not that his clan was avenged. Sakura took his hand and began to lead him to where Sakura-Chan said Naruto would be.
"I clearly should make sure to kill you properly, this time," Orochimaru said.
"I don't believe that you will be able to, you disgusting snake," Naruto said, a snarl creeping into his voice.
"I don't believe that anyone other than my useless teammates has ever spoken to me like that," Orochimaru said, sounding mildly impressed.
"You'll be getting that a lot more often, you useless slime," Naruto said, "You will not be able to move without pain if you try to cross blades with me."
"I think you're no threat to me," Orochimaru said smugly, "But, still, let's fight if you're so eager boy. To the death."
"No, to the pain," Naruto responded.
"I'm not familiar with that one, actually," Orochimaru responded.
"To the pain means that first I cut off your arms. Then goes your left eye, and then your right. Then, goes your tongue."
"And then my ears," Orochimaru interrupted, "I killed you to quickly, last time…"
"No, your ears you keep, and I'll tell you why," Naruto responded, "So that every shriek of every child, every scream of every woman, every cry of 'My god! What is that thing!' will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. I leave you broken and helpless for the rest of your life."
"You're bluffing," Orochimaru stated with a hint of fear.
"Perhaps," Naruto said calmly, "I'm only lying here because I can't stand properly at the moment. Then again, perhaps I can."
As he said this, he stood, holding the sword and raising it to point at Orochimaru, saying, "Drop your sword."
Orochimaru obliged immediately.
"Now sit down," Naruto added, pointing at the chair next to the Sannin. Once more, the Snake summoner did as he was told.
"Tie him up," Naruto told Hinata. She immediately did that, tying it as tight as she could. She then removed the restraints on her wrists and placed them on Orochimaru's.
"Hi, Naruto!" Sakura shouted, pulling Sasuke into the room, "Wow, you were right, she is pretty."
"Where are the others?" Naruto asked.
"We thought they were with you," Sasuke said.
"Well, since you're here," Naruto said, dropping to the ground.
"He was bluffing! I knew he was bluffing!" Orochimaru said.
"Do you want me to dispatch him for you?" Sakura asked, "I'll make it messy!"
"Not yet," Naruto said, as Sasuke lifted him up. He then turned to Orochimaru and asked, "What have you been doing with the Konoha nin who are found dead? If you tell the truth, we won't kill you."
"I've been experimenting on them, killing those who fail," he responded, trying to prolong his life as long as he could.
"Sorry, Sakura," Naruto said, turning to his teammate, "I think that leaving him to the mercy of the Hokage is punishment enough."
As he said this, the Hokage entered the room looking at Orochimaru with disapproval.
"I am very disappointed in you, Orochimaru," he said, signaling for ANBU to take the Snake user. Then, turning to the quartet, he said, "as for you three…"
Before he could continue, Lee's booming voice was heard as he shouted, "Yosh, Kakashi and I have most youthful steeds for us to escape on!"
Without a word, the group leapt out the window with minimal difficulty on Naruto's part, landing on the horses. They then proceeded to ride as quickly as they could, trying to get to the village gates as quickly as they could. If they made it to the gate, they could escape.
"You know," Sasuke said on his own horse next to Sakura, "Now that I have avenged my clan, I don't know what to do next."
"Have you ever thought about becoming a Bandit?" Naruto asked as they entered the Forest, "I think you would make a very good Dread Bandit Kyuubi."
"Or," Sakura said coyly, "you could always revive your clan."
Naruto and Hinata meanwhile had ridden a bit ahead, and they drew closer to one another kissing each other gently.
Since the invention of the kiss, there have only been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.
Then the group saw a large group of shinobi, led by the Hokage himself blocking the way to freedom. The entire group got into a fighting stance when the old man spoke.
"You six have all aided in getting rid of rather dangerous elements in Konoha, elements that would have destroyed the Will of Fire, itself. As such, we are extending our sincerest thanks and offer you amnesty, as well as an offer to join our ranks as shinobi of Konoha."
"Well, I have nowhere to go, other than my family's estates here," Sasuke said. Turning to Sakura, he said, "Do you wish to join me?"
"That sounds like a good offer," Sakura said, looking at her ragdoll, "It would definitely beat going back to Oto. Sakura-Chan agrees, too. I could perhaps even learn more medical jutsu under the Sannin Tsunade."
"Well, now that the snake is gone, I suppose there is no reason for me to continue a life of aimless wandering," Kakashi said, once more pulling out his book and walking away, "I'm going to take back my old apartment, if you need me."
"You had a man here," Lee said, "he was most youthful and was very skilled at taijutsu, which is also my own specialty. I will go seek him out and challenge him for the honor of being his apprentice. And if I can't do that, I will do 200 pushups. And if I can't do that…"
Whatever he was saying was already fading as he began a mad dash to find the jounin in order to learn from him. Everyone there shook their heads, the ANBU and the Hokage noticing how similar the boy was to the man he wanted to train him.
"And you?" Sarutobi asked Naruto, looking at him carefully.
"I am a shinobi of the Leaf," Naruto said, pulling his hitai-ate out of a pocket in his cloak, "I will always be one."
As he said this, he placed it on his forehead. He was home.