Chapter 10: Blutsauger
Quotation Legend
"Normal text" - Normal Speech
'Text' - Thoughts
'Italics' - Telepathy
"Bold Italics" - Vocum Aetherea (Ethereal Voice - Combination of Telepathy and Normal Speech)/Demonised Voice
Densuke's eyes were wide, a torrent of pain swimming through them.
"D-Den-chan" Naruto strained out as he looked at his lover.
Densuke stood as he was for several seconds before a pained, shuddered gasp escaped his lips and he fell to his knees.
"Den-chan!" Naruto cried out as he rushed to Densuke's side and cradled his head then began pulling the ice senbon out of the vampire's body, "Den-chan! Den-chan speak to me!"
Densuke remained silent as Naruto lowered him to the ground.
Meanwhile, on the outside of the dome of mirrors, Sasuke smirked at what he was hearing while he fought against the two remaining clones.
"Come on Den-chan, say something!" Naruto cried out as tears formed in his eyes.
There was no response as Densuke's eyes remained closed.
"Is this the first time you have witnessed death?" Haku asked as he stepped out of a mirror.
"SHUT UP!" Naruto yelled as he rounded on the masked nin, "HE'S NOT DEAD!"
A sob escaped Naruto's lips as he turned and looked at Densuke's face, "Come on Den-chan, wake up. You're not dead, you can't be. You said you couldn't die"
"Everyone dies" Haku said, "It is an inevitability we must all face, even more so considering our line of work. All we can do is get over it and move on; even if they are our most precious people on Earth. Though I never expected your own comrade to switch places with him"
"...-ow ...-ld ...-u" Naruto muttered.
"Hm?" Haku grunted.
"HOW COULD YOU!?" Naruto roared, his eyes now a slitted red as rage flooded his voice, "HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO HIM!? ANSWER ME! HAKU!"
Haku was stunned at Naruto realising who he was; but due to the mask, no one was able to see it; and was about to respond when red chakra surrounded Naruto and a massive amount of Killing Intent filled the air.
Haku was gripped with fear as he looked into Naruto's slitted, red eyes and the furious, feral expression on his face.
"Oh no" Kakashi said as the malice washed over him.
"Wh-what is this feeling?" Zabuza stammered as primal fear roused within him.
"I have to end this quick" Kakashi muttered and started running through a series of hand seals, but stopped cold as the bridge began to shake and a second feeling of rage and malice washed over the bridge, far more intense than the first.
Naruto was stunned at the sight of a purplish-black aura surrounding the raven-haired vampire's body, so much so that he was able to regain his senses causing him to calm, his eyes return to normal and the red chakra to fade.
"Den-chan?" Naruto muttered as he watched Densuke's body rise off the ground and right itself, still suspended in midair.
"D-Den-chan?" Naruto called out as the aura intensified, the ice needles vaporised, the wounds instantly healed and arcs of black lightning danced across his body.
"Wh-What's going on?" Haku asked with fear in his voice before Densuke's eyes flew open and a high-pitched screech filled the air causing the dome of ice mirrors to explode like shattered glass.
Haku cried out as he was flung from the area and impacted with the railing of the bridge then grunted when shards of ice cut into his arms and legs since he was using them to shield his face and torso.
"Den-chan!?" Naruto called out, his voice filled with worry at the behaviour of his lover.
Naruto's voice fell on deaf ears as Densuke suddenly appeared in front of Sasuke, grabbed him by the neck and lifted him off is feet.
"SASUKE-KUN!" Sakura shrieked.
"DEN-CHAN!" Naruto cried out.
"Wh-what are you... doing?" Sasuke rasped out as his Sharingan burned the look of sheer, feral rage on Densuke's face into his mind then gave a strangled cry and started clawing at Densuke's hand when the hold on his neck tightened and a painful screech filled his head causing blood to start seeping out of his eyes, ears, nose and mouth.
"DEN-CHAN!" Naruto cried out in an attempt to stop his boyfriend from essentially committing murder.
Sasuke's struggling started to lessen as the lack of oxygen started taking its toll on the teen's brain and his eyes started rolling back.
"DEN-CHAN STOP! YOU'RE KILLING HIM!" Naruto cried out.
Densuke's eyes suddenly regained their focus and returned to their normal shade of blue as the aura around him faded before he released Sasuke and let him fall to the ground in a heap.
"Are you alright?" Naruto asked when he reached Densuke's side.
"Yeah" Densuke muttered, "I'm ok"
Naruto sighed in relief.
"Though I can say so much about this one" Densuke said angrily as he glared at Sasuke, who was slowly getting up, then kicked him in the jaw, knocking him out, "Filthy traitor"
"Are… are you sure you're alright?" Naruto asked as they made their way towards Haku.
"Yeah, I'm ok" Densuke said as he wrapped an arm around Naruto's shoulder, pulled him close and kissed the side of the blonde's head.
Naruto sighed in relief and snuggled into Densuke's warmth then pulled away when they reached Haku.
"Now what to do with you?" Densuke asked.
"I have been defeated" Haku said, "Please kill me"
"What!?" Naruto exclaimed in horror while Densuke raised an eyebrow.
"I am but a tool for Zabuza-sama, a weapon he may use as he sees fit" Haku said, "Since you have defeated me, I am now a broken weapon and Zabuza-sama has no need for a broken weapon"
"A weapon you say" Densuke said.
"Yes" Haku replied, "A weapon that I was forged into when Zabuza-sama found me"
"He found you?" Naruto asked.
"Yes and in doing so, he saved my life by giving it purpose" Haku said and began recounting his past and the struggles his life had endured.
"I understand how you feel" Naruto said with sadness.
"H-How?" Haku asked in shock, "How could you possibly understand?"
"Because I lived a life very much like yours" Naruto said, "The anger and hatred others show you. The intense looks that pierce your heart. The constant and never ending fear of being hunted like an animal"
Haku was stunned into silence at what he was hearing.
"I'm pretty sure that if our roles had been switched, I would be exactly like you" Naruto said, "But suicide by ninja is not the way to go"
"What other choice do I have?" Haku asked, "I am a weapon, a broken weapon. Zabuza-sama, my most precious person, has no need for a broken weapon"
"Regardless of how broken it is, a weapon can always be fixed" Densuke said, catching Haku's attention as he held out his hand, "If you truly believe you are a broken weapon without a purpose, then let me fix you. Become my vassal and let me give you a new purpose"
Haku was speechless for a while before he slowly reached for Densuke's hand, but the sound of birds chirping caught the trio's attention and when they turned towards the source they saw Kakashi rushing towards an incapacitated Zabuza with what appeared to be lightning crackling in his hand.
"As appealing and tempting as your offer might be, it appears that I can still be of one more use to Zabuza-sama and I intend to fulfil it" Haku said before he fell back into an ice mirror.
"HAKU!" Naruto called out while Densuke sighed and disappeared.
Kakashi's eyes widened in horror when Haku suddenly appeared between him and Zabuza, knowing that he was unable to stop his strike, before they widened even further when Haku was shoved aside and Densuke appeared in his place, a cheeky smirk on his face.
"No" Kakashi muttered as he felt his attack make contact and run right through Densuke's abdomen, spraying Zabuza with blood.
"Wh-... What?" Densuke said, his eyes wide in shock, when he looked down and saw Kakashi's arms lodged in his stomach then gasped when it was wrenched free before he collapsed onto the ground.
"NOOOOOOOO!" Naruto's voice rang out over the bridge.
"DEN-CHAN! DEN-CHAN!" Naruto yelled when he skidded to Densuke's side and was able to get a good look at the damage, "Noononononononono. No. No! NO!"
Kakashi slowly stepped back, his entire body shaking as he looked at the blood covering his arm, "Wh-what have I done?"
"Well" Densuke rasped as he coughed up some blood, "That certainly was not what I was expecting"
"D-Den-chan. Den-chan!" Naruto cried as tears streamed down his face.
"Hey Naruto" Densuke said and tried to smile, but ended up coughing up several mouthfuls of blood.
"Noononononononono" Naruto gasped out, "You can't be dying. Please tell me you're not dying. *Inhale* Please don't die, Den-chan, please! Please do leave me alone! I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE AGAIN!"
Densuke rolled his eyes as he coughed up a bit more blood then reached up and tugged on Naruto's cheek, hard.
"Owowowowowowowowow! Ow! OW!" Naruto cried out.
"I'm not dying you *cough* blond haired twit" Densuke said.
"But why would you do something like this?" Naruto asked.
"I *cough* honestly believed I wouldn't get hurt" Densuke rasped before his body suddenly shuddered, "Uh oh"
"What? What's wrong?" Naruto asked in a panicked voice.
"I... I need to heal myself quickly and now" Densuke said, "Otherwise…"
"Otherwise what?" Naruto asked.
"Otherwise I go into a deep hibernation-like sleep for several decades in order to heal" Densuke said.
"What!? No!" Naruto said as he started to panic before Densuke gripped his sleeve.
"Look, as soon as I get what I need to kick start my rapid healing, *cough cough* I will be fine and I won't end up leaving you alone for 30 or *cough* 40 years" Densuke said.
"Ok" Naruto said, starting to calm, "What do you need? What ever it is, I will get it for you"
"Blood, I need blo-" Densuke started then started sniffing the air before taking several deep breaths and smirking while his eyes started glowing red and his fangs elongated.
"D-Den-chan?" Naruto said.
"Ask and you shall receive" Densuke said, "It appears the solution has come to us"
"Naruto!" Kakashi said, "Make your peace with your dead boyfriend later, we got company so get your head in the game"
"My, my, my, this certainly is pathetic" A voice said before a short, stubby, rotund man stepped out of the mist.
"Gato" Zabuza sneered in disgust.
"Zabuza, I see you failed your mission" Gato said, "No matter, lucky for you I always think ahead"
Suddenly the mist cleared to reveal a large group of mercenaries standing behind Gato, each brandishing a weapon.
"I don't need your filthy mongrels to fuck up my work. Just give me a minute and I finish what your paying me to do" Zabuza said as he turned around.
"Paying you? Paying you!?" Gato said then started laughing, "I had no intention of paying you in the first place"
Zabuza immediately spun back around and glared hatefully at Gato, "We had a deal!"
"Yes well, why bother paying when I could easily have you complete the job and kill you afterwards? So much more economical don't you think?" Gato asked, a smug look on his face.
Zabuza's face twisted in absolute fury before he suddenly calmed and stood up straight, "Kakashi"
"Hm?" the silver haired cyclops grunted.
"Your mission was to protect the bridge builder, correct?" Zabuza asked.
"Yes" Kakashi replied.
"And if I were to suddenly decide to step aside or something of that nature?" Zabuza asked.
"I would deem you and your associate as noncombatants and would no longer see you as a threat, but only for the duration of the mission, afterwards-" Kakashi said but was cut off.
"That's fine by me" Zabuza said then looked Haku, who was still on the ground, "HAKU!"
"H-Hai!" Haku said.
"Get up and get ready"
"Hai" Haku replied and stood up.
"And don't you ever call yourself a simple tool, you are much, much more than that… much, much more to me" Zabuza said with a bit of a blush.
"H-hai!" Haku said with rising elation.
"Also… never expect me to say such soppy shit ever again" Zabuza.
"Hai, Zabuza-sama" Haku said, his voice softening with happiness.
"Good" Zabuza muttered then turned back to Gato, "GATO! YOUR FAT, LARD-INJECTED ASS IS MINE!"
"KILL THEM ALL!" Gato yelled.
"Down boys!" a voice said causing everyone to stop dead.
"H-How?" Kakashi stammered in shock at the sight of Densuke standing in front of them, his back towards the two Jounin, a large, gaping and profusely bleeding hole going right through his abdomen.
"Kakashi… what kind of fucked up kids do you have in your village!?" Zabuza asked in horrified disgust.
"I… I can see right through him!" Haku muttered in horror.
Densuke smirked as he looked over his shoulder, revealing his glowing red eyes, black sclera and fangs, "Why don't you three sit this one out, I got this"
"Densuke?" Kakashi said softly.
"All in due time, Sensei, but for now I really insist you rest" Densuke said then turned back towards the large group of mercenaries and gave them a feral grin, "These mongrels are mine!"
Everyone tensed when Densuke clapped his palms together in front of him and purple energy started swirling around him.
"Itadakimasu!" Densuke said, a maliciously phychotic glint in his eyes, before he suddenly disappeared from sight.
Everyone looked around in confused silence for a while before a sickening crunch followed by a scream of pain alerted them all.
When the group of mercenaries parted, they saw Densuke wrapped around one of the men, his face buried in his neck, his body flexing and blood gushing from his wound.
The man gave a gurgled cry as Densuke pulled off the man, ripping his neck open in the process, before falling to the ground dead.
Densuke chuckled as he stood, revealing the blood staining his mouth and lips.
"That was nowhere near satisfying" Densuke said as he grinned, revealing his blood stained teeth and fangs causing the mercenaries to back up slightly.
Kakashi, Zabuza, Haku and Naruto watched in horror as Densuke single-handedly tore into the mercenaries, draining each one of blood before violently killing them.
After half an hour, the terror and pain filled screams of the mercenaries finally died down leaving a portion of the bridge littered with dismembered, mangled bodies and drenched in blood.
"Mmmm~ Much better" Densuke cooed in delight, drenched head to toe in blood, as he patted his, now fully healed, stomach then turned around and started walking back towards the group before reaching down and grabbing one of the bodies by the back of its collar causing it to yelp in terror and start squirming.
"Stop squirming or I'll rip your tongue out through your eye sockets" Densuke said causing Gato to still instantly.
"P-Please don't hurt me! I give you anything! Women! Power! Prestige! Money!" Gato cried out.
"First off, I'm gay and I already have someone. Second off, I am far more powerful, both physically and politically than you could possibly imagine. Third off, prestige is meaningless and useless to me and finally, your entire fortune is but a grain of sand in a desert compared to mine" Densuke said, "So all in all, nothing you have to offer could possibly prevent you from owning up to your crimes. Justice will be done"
Gato whimpered in fear as Densuke continued to drag him by the back of his collar.
"Zabuza" Densuke said as he approached the ninja.
Zabuza twitched when he heard his name and resisted the urge to take a step back when Densuke stopped in front of him.
"What?" Zabuza asked curtly.
"Hm, hm" Densuke chuckled, "I hope you and Haku realise the situation the two of you are in"
"Hm?" Zabuza grunted with a questioning frown.
"I just save your's and Haku's lives, ergo they belong to me now" Densuke said calmly.
"WHAT!?" Zabuza said, "There is no way I will ever submit to a brat like you!"
"So you would go back on the oath you made when you joined the Swordsmen?" Densuke asked with a raised eyebrow.
Zabuza bristled, "How do you know about the Oath?"
"Prior to joining Konoha three years ago, I travelled to many, many places and saw many things I spent a few months in a Kiri Rebel camp where I met a young boy" Densuke said, "I don't know if you know him, short, tufty blue hair, dark eyes, wears glasses, a bit shy with a cute smile?"
"How am I supposed to know?" Zabuza snorted.
"Anyway, he told me he aspired to join the Swordsmen and told me about the Oath" Densuke said, "So... will you disgrace yourself like I've heard the other Swordsmen have and turn your back on the Oath you swore to uphold above all else or will you swallow your damn pride and do what the Oath demands of you in the event of defeat?"
Zabuza's snarl was hidden behind the bandages on his face as he remained silent for a moment, "Fine... I will follow you" Zabuza said with a growl as he went down on one knee and bowed, "Master"
"Excellent" Densuke said happily, "Now then, while we will work out the finer details later, allow me to notify you of two rules. Rule one: Never call me Master, I get enough of that in my home city and I do not need the repercussions of being referred to by such a title back in Konoha, my name is Sentou Densuke. Rule two: Never bow before me lest you be judged, so stand up, you're not doing me any favours"
"Fine" Zabuza said as he stood.
"Hai, Densuke-sama" Haku said.
"Wonderful!" Densuke said cheerfully as he hefted Gato up by his collar and dropped him in between himself and Zabuza, "To commemorate you and Haku becoming my vassals, I present you with a gift. Do with him what you will, but on one condition"
"What?" Zabuza asked.
"Make it painful" Densuke said with a sadistic smirk as his eyes glowed blue for a moment.
"Can do" Zabuza said, returning the smirk before looking at Gato with a predatory gaze.
Gato whimpered in terror as Densuke turned around and started walking towards Naruto.
"Stop" Kakashi said with an edge in his voice as he stood between Densuke and Naruto, a kunai in his grasp, causing Densuke to stop and raise an eyebrow.
"Sensei, what are you doing?" Densuke asked as he took a step forward.
"I said stop!" Kakashi said, "I will not let you hurt Naruto or anyone else"
"I'm not going to hurt Naruto or anyone else for that matter" Densuke said.
"How can I trust you?" Kakashi asked.
"Because I am physically and mentally unable to harm Naruto in any way and as for anyone else, well I wouldn't make a very good ninja if I went around eating my comrades, now would I?" Densuke said in an exasperated tone.
"I don't believe you" Kakashi spat.
"Alright fine!" Densuke said as he threw his hands up in the air, "You want proof and an explanation, then you, Zabuza, Haku and Naruto can meet me in one of the clearings in the forest behind Tazuna-san's house, the pathway will be marked"
With that Densuke turned and started making his way off the bridge.
"Den-chan! Where are you going?" Naruto asked with concern.
"Kakashi-sensei clearly doesn't want me anywhere near you guys so I will stay away" Densuke said as he waved his hand towards Tazuna, who suddenly collapsed, "Hopefully by the end of the evening, I will be able to prove my trustworthiness"
Naruto stared at Densuke's back, dumbfounded, for several seconds before his face twisted in anger and he kicked Kakashi in his calf.
"OW! Naruto, why did you kick me!?" Kakashi yelped.
"WHY THE HELL DID YOU MAKE DEN-CHAN GO AWAY!? HUH!?" Naruto roared.
"Naruto, do you have any idea of what he is?" Kakashi asked.
"I know exactly what Den-chan is" Naruto said as he seethed, "And I know that he would never ever lay a finger on me with the intent to harm"
Kakashi stared with wide, dumbfounded eyes as he watched Naruto storm off towards Zabuza and Haku.
Later that night Densuke was sitting on a large tree stump in the centre of a large clearing when rustling was heard.
"So you have come" Densuke said and moments later, Kakashi, Naruto, Haku and Zabuza entered the clearing.
"Yes" Kakashi said.
"Den-chan" Naruto said happily and took a step towards the raven-haired vampire but was stopped by Kakashi placed a hand in front of him.
"Kakashi-sensei" Naruto said with an edge to his voice.
"It's alright Naruto" Densuke said calmly as he raised his hand.
Naruto huffed as he folded his arms then took a step back.
"Now then" Densuke said, "I believe you have questions?"
"Yes" Kakashi said as he fully entered the clearing followed by the other three, "Who and what are you?"
"My name is Sentou Densuke and I am a vampire" Densuke said as his fangs elongated and his eyes started to glow.
Author's Notes
MUAHAHAHAHAHA! BET YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING THAT WERE YOU! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! BTW How was the angst in the beginning? I've always had trouble trying to convey negative emotions like sadness and grief because the moment I begin, I immediately start trying to lighten the mood then have to drag myself back down into that funk in order to write what I want, but oddly enough , when I read the angsty parts again I did get a little misty eyed, is that a good thing?
WHOOOO! MY FINALS ARE OVER! Now I can properly devote my time to writing my fanfics!
I'd also like to give a very, very, very gracious shout out to Zept who has been my most loyal reviewer and had reviewed every BtP chapter. As a thank you, Zept, if there is anything you want to see in this fic, from the Prelimenary Matches in the chunin exams onwards, name it and it will be done, within reason of course.
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