NARUTO IS OWNED BY MASASHI KISHIMOTO! I JUST ENJOY MESSING AROUND WITH THEM!
THIS COULD BE AN ITA/SAKU OR A SAKU/SHISUI OR EVEN AN ITA/SAKU/SHISUI FIC! NOT SURE YET! VOTES ARE APPRECIATED!
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CHAPTER NINE: TRICKED BY A TRAITOR?
CHARACTERS: OROCHIMARU
RATED FOR VIOLENCE AND POSSIBLE FUTURE LEMONS! DON'T LIKE, DON'T READ! R&R
"Fuck you!" Naruto bellowed. "Ah now Naruto-kun that language isn't really necessary is it?" Kabuto chided. "She's not going anywhere with you." Sasuke backed the blond up resolutely. His arms were still clamped around Sakura's stomach while his twin brother's were wrapped around her chest. "I don't think that's your call Sasuke-kun. That is entirely up to Sakura-chan who's really a bleeding heart when it comes to children. Aren't you Sakura-chan?" Kabuto sneered. Sakura spat at his feet and remained silent. "We know that Sakura has a soft spot for kids! We've known her for a long damned time you silver haired bastard! It's you who doesn't know Sakura-chan at all!" Naruto yelled angrily. Anbu Team 7 watched silently and wondered what the pinkette would choose. To agree would be treason but to refuse would eat her alive with guilt for the rest of her life. "We're with you no matter what Sakura." Kakashi said solemnly.
"Come along. I agreed to bring you into the lab didn't I? You can decide when you see Orochimaru-sama for yourself again." Kabuto said briskly. Numbly, Sakura followed Kabuto silently into the lab, dragging Sasuke and Sai along behind her. They let her go so they wouldn't be dragged anymore and everyone followed silently. "If you agree, we'll have to report to Tsunade-sama that you have betrayed the village." Shisui said quietly. Sakura nodded. "I know. But Tsunade-shishou would understand. I haven't agreed to anything yet so keep those stupid words to yourself." She replied shortly. Itachi silently watched his teammates and his brothers struggle with the decision Sakura had yet to make. Even he could admit if only to himself that should she agree, he would be most displeased. She was fun to mess with. Much more fun than his whiny little brothers.
"Welcome home Sakura-chan. I look forward to seeing what you have learned since I let you go." Orochimaru said from his seat. Sakura didn't bow to him or show him any type of regard. "Don't be so quick to welcome me back into the fold just yet Orochimaru. I haven't agreed to a damned thing." Sakura snapped as she snatched her mask back from Kabuto and tucked in into her hip pouch. "Oh but you will. Especially when I offer you what you have always wanted." Orochimaru chuckled. "And what might that be?" Sakura asked icily. "Your mother. Alive and well. Not some kunoichi substitute." Orochimaru replied. "My mother's dead. Kabuto told me so himself. As far as I know, this moron has never lied to me." Sakura snapped. "And if that were the case? If he were telling the truth? Are you satisfied with that Sound kunoichi as your mother?" Orochimaru laughed. "She's done right by me all my life so she's perfectly sufficient as my mother." Sakura replied noncommittally. Orochimaru clucked his tongue lightly. "Do you know why Kabuto was waiting for you at the gates?" He asked. "You knew I was coming. How could you not when you know my chakra signature better than anyone else? After all you gave it to me so you should know it right?" Sakura replied uncaringly. "That's right dearest. We know your chakra signature very well but that's not it. I knew you would return for the simple fact that you can't let others suffer for you." Orochimaru chuckled. Sakura stiffened. "Excuse me?" She bit off. "All these needless slaughters and capturing the adults of the villages was merely so that you would come back to stop us from hurting anyone innocent. I hired those missing-ninja to kill those kids and bring their parents here because I knew you'd take the mission to hunt them down without hesitation. I also knew that you'd do whatever you deemed necessary to stop the ones responsible for the devastation you've seen. I knew you'd eventually come here as this is the closest lab to Waterfall. So I waited here for you. It was only a matter of time before we would come face to face again. I have been anxiously awaiting our reunion you know. After all you were my most successful experiment." Orochimaru explained.
Sakura turned to stone. She didn't move, breathe, or speak for a few moments. "All of this was just some sick ruse to get me back here to a place I hate and fear? For what purpose? To continue the experiments? To twist me even more? What end are you searching for?" She finally demanded. Orochimaru shook his head. "I will admit that my experiments aren't finished yet. But you are mistaken if you think I was using you to look for immortality. You are to be the first human made demon. I have studied the tailed beasts for a long time Sakura-chan and I wanted to see if I could create a human being with all the power of a tailed beast without the form of a tailed beast. My experiments were edging toward success because you already disregard life much like a tailed beast does. I only stopped as early as I did because Akatsuki was getting dangerously close. I couldn't let them discover you my dear or they would have taken you and twisted you for their own purpose." Orochimaru explained. "You want to make me into a monster? Just like you? With no regard to human life at all. You would turn me into a mindless beast that only kills for sport. Destroy who I am." Sakura growled. "Not at all! I barely tweaked your personality because to mess with it too much would result in the experiment failing. Your emotional centers weren't messed with much either because it would end in failure. We had to find a medium so hence the people before you. Sakura-chan you are the finished product. You're not complete yet of course which is why we want you to return. Imagine how easily you could protect Konoha from people like the Akatsuki. Like me when you're finished? You could even go toe to toe with the Kyuubi himself." Orochimaru protested.
"Forget it! She's not going anywhere but home with us where she belongs!" Naruto bellowed. "And what happens when she becomes unstable and turns on you? Her genes aren't stabilized yet. We weren't able to finish the last experiment. It was stopped midway. Would you unleash someone like Sakura-chan on the innocent villagers of Konoha?" Orochimaru asked lightly. Naruto shook his head. "She wouldn't! Sakura-chan is better than that! She's not some mindless monster that kills without a care!" He retorted. "Isn't she? Those bandits in the desert. She could have just knocked them out or scared them away. Instead she slaughtered them like sheep. She even enjoyed it. Ask her how it felt if you don't believe me. She's not finished yet. Sakura knows I'm right and I know what she'll choose when I ask. Konoha won't say a word against it since it was Konoha that sanctioned this little experiment in the first place." Orochimaru said. "What?!" Naruto screamed. "Tell them what you learned Sakura-chan." Orochimaru smirked. "My father was on the council before he was disgraced. Orochimaru and Konoha made a deal when the Third was still alive. Before Minato-sama took Hokageship from Sarutobi-sama. Konoha was afraid that the leader of the Uchiha Clan Madara would try to set the Kyuubi on the village again. It was correct to fear such a thing so in exchange for Orochimaru to leave the village without being prosecuted for his illegal experiments to attain immortality, he had to agree that he would create an ultimate defense for the village. Naruto couldn't be considered as a candidate because Minato-sama was going to seal the Kyuubi in him. The Uchiha couldn't participate because they were the reason this was taking place anyway. None of the other clans would do either because of their kekkei genkai. A shinobi child wouldn't suffice either because most of the shinobi children were from the clans. A civilian child would have to work. Only a civilian child with the ability to become a shinobi would do the best. So my father agreed that should he ever need to, he would sacrifice his child for the good of the village." Sakura deadpanned. "So it wasn't to pay off a debt?" Kakashi asked. "He did owe Orochimaru a debt. He owed his entire life to Orochimaru. Without the Snake Sannin he would never have become as important to the village as he was. On the flip side, his fall from grace wouldn't have been so high but he chose that path. I was given no choice." Sakura replied. "So what will you do?" Itachi asked. "I don't want to be like the girl in the desert. That's not who I am. If turning myself over to Orochimaru and submitting to the experiments will protect Konoha and the people I love then I'll do it without hesitation." Sakura replied steadily.
"You can't Sakura-chan! What about all of us in the village?!" Naruto cried. "What about you? As it stands now I might only bring you harm! I could turn on you at any moment and I wouldn't feel a single shred of remorse about it! It would be just like in the desert! Don't you understand how much I don't want to do this but I have no choice! If I don't, eventually I'll have to be put down because I'll be too damned dangerous!" Sakura retorted angrily. "We'll help you! I'm sure there's something Baa-chan can do for you! Please don't let this snake touch you anymore!" Naruto pleaded. "I'm sorry. I can't take the chance that I'll do something that I'll regret. I thought the tattoo would help curb my more sadistic tendencies but the desert proved that wasn't right. I don't want to do this anymore than you want me to do it but if this is what it takes to keep you all safe from myself then I'll do it willingly this time. I have a choice and I need you to trust me to make the right one. Please." Sakura begged.
"Ok Sakura. We'll trust you. How long will you be gone?" Kakashi finally stepped in. "I don't know. But I promise that I'll come back when I feel that I'm safe enough. I am and always will be loyal to Konoha and her people. I need you to tell Tsunade-shishou why I'm doing this and fight for me if anyone tries to label me a traitor." Sakura replied. "We will. Just be careful and come back ok?" Kakashi said. Sakura nodded. "I might be a liar by profession but I never break a promise. No matter what. Only death will keep me away." She replied fiercely.
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