Okay, so it has been too long, and I am sorry for that. Life is crazy for me right now, but I am trying to get back on track. Still love all you guys still reading this!
Naruto memorised the route they were taking to get to a more open area, if it were not for his training he knew that he would have no chance in remembering, and the fact that he was still meant to be under the effects of whatever this drug was meant to be. He closed his eyes for a moment as they walked and he could hear the kyuubi growling inside him, it was not a happy camper, but Naruto knew that it was the reason he had come round so quickly, he sent a thought to it, telling it to calm the fuck down, but that didn't seem to rest the situation one bit. A noise disturbed his thoughts though as they continued walking, at first Naruto couldn't quite figure it out, but as they got further down the path, he soon realised what he was hearing were taunts and cheers. There were people or more to the points there was a crowd out there baying for blood.
The doors opened and he found himself blinded by the sudden lights, shoved forward then he almost tripped as he struggled to get his vision back, contrary to the dank cave system, out here seemed modern and almost luxurious, wood panelling everywhere, there was a smell of drink and expensive perfume, and money, it was an odd thing, but money had a smell all of its own, and it was riff here. The guard shoved him forward and he grunted as he trudged towards a large caged ring. There was another boy being pushed two aisle down from him, he had come out of a different door, and so it stood to reason that the prison network that he had come out from, was not the only one in this place.
Woman grabbed at him, and he heard a few ask how much he cost, his stomach dropped as he heard it, he felt as if he were a cow put on show for the highest bidder, but one of the men guiding him to the ring said he was broken merch and not for sale. Probably too violent for that kind of work he figured, not that he intended to do it, but this was insane! They shoved him into the cage, and the other boy was thrown in from the opposite side, Naruto stood there watching him for a moment before a voice rang out over the crowd. 'Ladies and Gentlemen, We have a treat for you today. A Crusos match!' Cheers rang out and Naruto furrowed his brow a bit, the crowd clearly knew what the word meant, but here they were cheering because one of them would die. He brought his eyes back to the other boy in the ring. He looked strong, well, strong enough for a commoner, but no match for him. But Naruto had to act weak, he knew he had to keep his cover 'But there is more' the voice continued 'For you see, this is no ordinary match. I am sure you all know ripper by now, he has won five crusos already. This is his last, should he win, he will not have to fight again. But we couldn't make it so easy for him could we?' The crowd responded with 'no' or 'bring in another fighter too' but the commenter just pressed on 'Now now, what we have is better. This boy managed to take down one of our special guards, he put a dent in our transport truck, he was sedated four times in the last sixteen hours, and yet here he stands. I submit to you, for your entertainment. Ripper versus The monster boy!'
Naruto didn't even remember putting a dent in the truck, let alone fighting a special guard, but if he said it, then it must be true? He looked at this ripper fellow and noted how nervous he had grown, everything about the kid screamed fear, but as soon as a bell rang it seemed to leave him, Ripper lunged forward and punched out at him, Naruto, out of habit dodged it with ease, but then thought better of it. He threw a few light blows himself, and let more than enough land on him. But he was in a difficult situation here. He had no intention of killing this boy, but likewise he did not want to die himself. Yet Ripper seemed intent on ending his life, there was no hesitation in him, just pure rage, all directed into his fists as he pounded down on Naruto once again. Naruto let himself fall to the mat, It smelled of stale blood and death. He knew he would need to do something. Maybe hit him in a pressure point? Fake the death… but no, they would discover it and that would ruin their cover.
He rolled to the side and frowned. Maybe knock the kid out, make it bloody enough that he would seem dead, but hold back enough so he could recover? That seemed the better option. He dodged again and got to his feet as he began to think of his strategy for it, but that was when he heard people calling out in a different area, wanting to buy someone. Naruto turned to get a better look, and he almost missed the line of chained boys off to the side, it only took a moment after that for him to see Sai. But Sol had told him that only one needed to work. Why was Sai here? Naruto heard a clattering of metal behind him, and a sharp stabbing pain in his side told him that there were weapons in the ring now. But he was too concerned with his friend to take full notice. He rounded on Ripper, the kid had a machete in his hands and took another swing at him, but Naruto was angry now. He caught the hand with the knife and snapped it at it's wrist. Ripper screamed out in pain and the crowd cheered for the first time since the match started. This alone was enough to enrage him, but mixed with the thought of Sai being out there on show pushed him over the edge.
He flung Ripper to the chain fence separating them from the crowd, and he followed after gripping the boy by his neck. The crowd cheered louder and Naruto looked at them as he felt Ripper loosing consciousness under his grasp. The crowd then began to chant 'kill him' 'finish him off' But once they got a clear look at him they fell silent. Red eyes glared at the crowd, and the voice that spoke was half growl. "Maybe I will kill you instead." Naruto threw Ripper to the side and pressed against the grating. The crowd screamed, but a well-dressed man off at the side spoke 'Behave yourself, kill ripper and you get a free pass for the week. Keep this up and you get a beating' Naruto jumped forward at this man with enough force to buckle the cage. "Let Sai go" He could hear screams now, and the man in front of him was sweating clearly, Naruto could see Sai in the back, but Sai didn't seem to be aware of him. 'I d-don't know what you're talking about' the man managed to stutter out, but this only made Naruto more angry. But then a strange feeling overtook him. Even in this stage of transformation he should have had enough immunity to prevent from being knocked out. But the ring began to spin, and the last thing he remembered was a man with a star tattoo on his cheek smiling at him as he fell to the floor.
He could hear someone talking, but he could not make out the words clearly … 'control… no good' his head was hurting him, but more than that, he was uncomfortable. He tried to move into a better position, only to find himself tied down. "Oh and he is awake I see…" Naruto forced one eye open to look at the person behind the voice. The man had long white blond hair, cold grey eyes and a blue star on his face. He had something in his lap and it took a moment for his to realise the something was in fact a someone. He lunged forward only to find himself stopped by a chain around his neck, it was re-enforced with chakra, and Naruto's eyes widened slightly. Had they figured it out? "Careful now… Naruto was it?" the blond felt himself grow pale, and he sat back as he tried to figure out a solution, he had promised Granny he would not fail this mission. But if he reacted now, there would be no way he would save all the kids trapped here. Sai moaned slightly and the man stroked his hair "You have a lovely friend here Naruto. After your performance in the hall, we had to question him. Poor boy, to be stuck with a monster like you. And yet he seems to care about you. The poor little orphan with a demon infecting him. Quite the story. And yet here you are straining the chains on my walls. It is a good thing I employ Ninja, otherwise I doubt we could have this conversation"
Naruto furrowed his brow a bit, why was he talking like this? He said he spoke to Sai, so why then was Sai asleep again? But if he spoke to Sai, then it meant that he was told the cover story. "I can't help what I am. I don't wanna hurt people. But if you do anything to him! Or… or make him do anything, I will hurt you all!" The tattooed man was in front of him in an instant, and it took Naruto a moment to remember to flinch back away, but the shock was enough, shadow stepping was a Ninja skill, this man was trained, there was no doubt, he would have to be careful. "oh but Naruto, hurt us… any of us, and; Sai was it? Well, your little friend will not live to see you after it is done. Such a shame really, a boy like him to be burdened with a creature like you. But this works for us. Clearly we cannot use you as a fighter, after today's little display we would never be able to make money in the betting pools, so I am afraid your friend will have to work instead." The man said it so smoothly that Naruto could hardly believe he was saying such horrid things in such a calm voice, but at the mention of Sai working Naruto lurched forward again, but this time in desperation. "No! no! Please! You can't do that to him! Please! He has been through enough!" The knots on his hands were better this time, but still he knew he would be able to get free of them with ease if he needed too, but the man did something he didn't expect "Oh… will you take his place?" A warm hand ran down his chest, and it was only in that moment that he realised he had no top on him, he backed away from the touch, but the man just smiled at him. "one of you has to work… Your friend here already offered, said he didn't mind doing it so long as you were kept safe. Do you not feel the same?"
Naruto looked at Sai and he felt the sudden need to throw up. Sai was willing to be sold, just to keep him safe, but hadn't Naruto promised him that he would never need to do that again? But did that mean… this was a mission after all, and sometimes you did things on missions that you didn't want too. He let his eyes drop and he nodded "I'll behave. Just don't make him do that… he already works so hard to look after me… He can paint, he is good at that… Maybe he can do that instead for your people… They seemed like they had money, those people like painting right?" Naruto looked up to see the man smiling again, and tilting his head slightly.
"They do, but they prefer something more of a show… but I might have a use for you Demon. And if you behave. We might be able to work something else out. You will fight, three on one, each week. It will be a private event I think, have you punishing those that don't behave… you will make it painful, but I won't make you kill them. In return, I won't sell your boy to others. At least not for sex. At least for now."
Luxy: Thanks for the support, and trust me, it might take me a while, but I rarely give up on my stories. I have in fact at least four other stories planned over a few different fandoms, but I will not start them till I see the ones on here finished. I am glad you like the story, and thank you so much for the compliment, I hope I don't disappoint you in the future
HeWhoCrys: Hahahaha! all in good time, I will reveal him in the end... maybe
Goodmorningflower: I must be the bane of your existence. I am so sorry
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ame no itteki: Yes, though I am slow to update recently
LightWithoutDarkness: Thank you for that, I a glad you are enjoying it, I tend to avoid smut for the sake of smut in my full stories (though I do write lemons now and then) if something happens, I like it to be more natural... Though this story is going to be taking a dark turn, but I think after the previous chapter, that much was clear.