Primal
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. I hope that you all enjoy this chapter.
Naruto talking to Kyuubi in bold.
Kyuubi talking to Naruto in bold italics.
Chapter Notation: I've taken some liberties with ROOT and Sai for the sake of the story. Oh and the plot is going to diverge more radically from cannon from here on out. I hope that everyone enjoys the twists and turns that are coming up.
Chapter 13
Two weeks later, Suki was no longer wearing bandages around her eyes. She was still getting used to seeing something besides darkness and shadows. To say the least, she was more than a little disoriented.
That was alright though. She was one step closer to killing Itachi. That and she had Naruto. Her lovable blonde seemed to take his role as her "doctor" very seriously.
"Does it still hurt?" Naruto asks.
"Yeah. I'll get over it though. The hardest part is over." Suki assures him as she straightens out her clothes.
That's when she noticed something. Her outfit was surprisingly silky. She looks down in confusion and blinks. Not only was it silky, it was PINK!
Naruto had taken to picking out whatever she would wear while she couldn't see. Apparently, her mischievous Mate had a death wish. He picked out a pink silk kimono for her to wear on the day he knew her bandaging were getting taken off.
"Good." Naruto says, positively beaming that she was feeling better.
"Your Mate just noticed what you selected for her to wear this morning." Kurama warns him.
"Oh right. Thanks. I should back up then. It was funny though." Naruto says as he defends himself and begins backing away from the beautiful ninja slowly.
Suki groans and smacks her forehead. Naruto hadn't dressed her, but she had been stupid enough to allow him to choose her clothes. In hindsight, she had probably been asking for something like this to happen.
Naruto did love pranks. He also loved getting under her skin. Why wouldn't he take an opportunity to do both activities simultaneously?
"What the Hell have you been making me wear all this time?!" She demands.
"Mostly kimonos. A few dresses. It was funny. I mean I've never really seen you out of your training outfits. Besides, it looks pretty on you." He argues.
She shakes her head in amusement and exasperation. Suki didn't know what she was going to do with him. If her eyes weren't throbbing, she probably would have whacked him around a few times.
"Naruto, it's beautiful. It really is, but pink is not my color. I guess I should count my blessings that you didn't make me wear orange or rainbow colored clothes. That or God forbid poka dots!" The raven haired woman huffs and crosses her arms.
"Orange was on Tuesday. Rainbow was Wednesday. Poka dots were yesterday." Naruto says brightly.
On second thought, maybe she could manage a few good whacks. He thought he was sneaky. Well she'd show him who was the boss around here!
It was important to make him understand that she loved him. She loved Naruto with all her heart, but she wore the sandals in this relationship. He was not going to get away with stunts like this and not regret it.
"Did you seriously take advantage of my temporary "blindness" and have me prance about in those ridiculous outfits?" Suki growls at him.
"Maybe, I did. Maybe, I didn't. I guess you'll never know!" Naruto laughs.
Oh that was it! She lunges at him and pins him to the bed. It was time to discipline her fox. Maybe a Lion's Barrage or two would get the message across?
"You are such a loser! I can't believe you actually did that." She grumbles.
"Oh come on. You can't be mad at me. You're still on probation for that transplant. Just so you know." He informs her.
Suki sighs. He had a point there. She smiles and caresses her cheek. The last Uchiha wasn't stupid. Suki knew that she was damn lucky to have Naruto.
She highly doubted anyone else would have forgiven her for everything. Naruto was loyal to the point of absolute stupidity. It was both his most endearing trust and his most frustrating one. Some people just didn't deserve it.
"I guess that's true. I just haven't been feeling that well lately. Let me make it up to you." She purrs at him.
She hoped it was a seductive purr. Suki might be a powerful ninja, but she was still new to all of this. She just didn't have much practice seducing people.
"Ho-w?" Naruto asks, suddenly gulping.
"Is it weird that I found that purring thing she just did hot?" The blonde asks.
"No. I believe that is why she did it. In any case, she might have finally gone into heat." Kurama says as he retreats further back into Naruto's mind.
Naruto blinks. Suki must have meant business. Kurama was actually giving them privacy voluntarily. That could mean only one thing. Maybe, they were going to do something more than kissing.
Meanwhile Itachi's operation was over. Against his doctor's orders, he and Kisame depart from the hospital. Itachi was as stabilized as he was willing to allow himself to be.
"You're crazy. You know that, right? Maybe, you are just hoping to make it easier for her to kill you by rushing off to her when you're half dead." Kisame muses.
The other Akatsuki member raises an eyebrow. His partner knew everything. He knew everything about the Uchiha Massacre and why he wanted to give Suki some small level of closure through his death.
Truthfully, he was at a loss for why Kisame continued to bring up the issue. He supposed in some strange way, the other man probably did care about him. Kisame might think of himself as more of a shark than a human, but his mind was human. Humans were capable of friendship.
"That's one interpretation. Besides, she's already killed Orochimaru. That means she will begin looking for me, once more in earnest. I'd rather not have her find me in a hospital bed." The smoky eyed man replies.
Kisame shakes his head. Sometimes he really didn't understand Itachi. The man had been forced to kill his entire family and was worried about hospital causalities? It didn't make any sense in his mind.
"You're very strange. You know that, right?" He asks.
"Considering that you believe yourself to be more similar to a shark than a man, I would say that what one considers strange is all relative." He says as they begin their long trek to the Leaf.
He couldn't believe that his sister had been foolish enough to get Mated. Itachi wondered if Suki even knew what she had agreed to. Did Naruto? It seemed unlikely.
In either case, they were far too young to be tied together someone else in such an intimate fashion. Itachi didn't think that he could have ever consented to a Mating. It was the most intimate union imaginable. Demons often times, actually died when their Mate did.
"I guess that's a fair point." Kisame says with a chuckle as they continue on their way.
"We will have two options. We can try to sneak into the Leaf Village once more and take them to another location or we can draw them out." Itachi reasons.
"Last time didn't go so well. Maybe a more subtle approach would work better. We can find a place to go and send a messenger crow. That ought to get her attention. Boy Wonder will likely come along as well. I'm sure he wants to kill you, almost as much as she does." Kisame states cheerfully.
Itachi couldn't necessarily disagree with that. He still wasn't entirely happy about his sister's Mating. He knew little about the Jinchuuriki and that didn't sit well with Itachi.
After everything that she had been through, he wanted her to be happy. The odds that her first boyfriend was "The One" were low. Extremely low and a Mating couldn't be undone.
"Oh will you stop your moping? We'll be there soon." Kisame says.
"I'm not moping." Itachi protests in annoyance as he quickly summons a crow and attaches a scroll to its leg.
Kisame might be right about the crow. Last time, sneaking into the Leaf hadn't worked very well. Drawing Suki and Naruto out was simply there best option.
"Yes, you are." Kisame insists and Itachi struggles not to roll his eyes.
"Believe what you will, but I am not moping." Itachi retorts as he watches the crow take the sky.
There was something rather thrilling about seeing a bird fly. In Itachi's mind, there was a certain freedom to it that was hard to fully articulate. He certainly envied them though. He wished that it was that easy to get away from all your troubles.
Back in the Leaf Village, ROOT was panicking. Word of Danzo's death hadn't spread yet. They knew that this was because of the Hokage's orders. She was trying to keep it quiet.
"She won't be able to keep this a secret for long." Sai observes.
"No. She will not. Danzo was a critical part of this village. It's a disgrace that the Lady Hokage is hiding his death. We don't even know who killed him, but it was not a natural death. He was missing an arm." Another says.
The second ROOT member's name was Jinra. He had orange hair that framed his face in a subtle mane and violet eyes. The man had always been on the smaller side, but he was wicked fast. Almost as fast as Minato had been.
"She must be keeping his death a secret to prevent a panic. That's the only logical explanation. We still have to figure out who did it though." Sai continues and Jinra nods in agreement.
They couldn't allow all of Danzo's work to be for nothing. There were two layers to any ninja village. The Tree Layer and the ROOTS or Shadow Lawyer.
The first was the one that everyone saw. These were the rank and file ninjas and civilians. Their daily dealings for the most part were ethical and or at least legal. There business was conducted out in the open. They were the respectable side to any ninja village.
"I assume that must be it. We won't be able to get near his body though. Not with that seal. By now, all the traces of chakra are gone. Sadly, the ANBU got there before we did. The area was already tempered with before we could investigate fully." Jinra laments.
The second was the Shadow Layer or the ROOTS. Their jobs was to do all the unpleasant dirty work that was necessary to keep the village safe, even most ninjas never saw the roots. It was the dark side of ninja life.
Sai knew that his new teammates Sakura and Naruto would be horrified by the times that he had done. It didn't even phase him. Most of his emotions had been beaten out of him long ago. It was better that way.
"Should we inform the Lady Hokage that we are aware of Danzo's death?" Jinra asks.
"No. I think that we should keep that to ourselves for now. The Third Hokage disbanded our organization. I'm not entirely certain that Lady Tsunade is anymore pleasantly disposed towards us than he was." Sai says with a sigh.
Without Danzo, he had no real goal. He supposed that he would try to water the ROOTS and keep them going. It was for everyone's safety really.
The young artist was relieved when Jinra voiced no objection to his suggestion. ROOT was without an official leader at this point. Jinra was certainly a contender for that spot and Sai was young. Young enough that it would have been very difficult for him to be taken seriously as the leader.
"I'm inclined to agree." Jinra says and with that, the two men head off.
It wouldn't be smart to be seen too much with each other. They weren't known in the village as being friends. If they were going to keep this village safe, secrecy was really their best weapon.
Meanwhile Suki smiles and brushes her lips against Naruto. Sometimes he could be almost as bad as Jirayia and Kakashi. Most of the time though, he was just as innocent as her. More innocent really.
"We never really did have a proper Honeymoon. I'm sorry about that. It's still likely not a good idea to have a real one until everything is settled." She whispers.
Naruto sighs. Damn it. Here he thought they were actually going to do something more than kissing. That was okay though. He liked kissing. He really, really liked kissing.
"Yeah. I get it. That's just one of many reasons why I'm going to kill your brother. That bastard is preventing us from having our Honeymoon. How evil is that?" Naruto asks with a laugh.
"Mmm it's pretty evil." Suki concedes as she places a trail of kisses along his cheek, over his jaw, and across his throat.
Naruto feels himself shiver. That felt amazing. No wonder Pervy Sage and Kakashi Sensei were always reading or writing those stupid books. They probably wanted to feel this way too.
"Yeah. Very evil." He says as he leans up slightly and captures her lips with his own, sliding one of his hands up and down the length of her back in a sensual caress.
Suki moans quietly in the kiss and sighs softly in pleasure. She could get used to this. For a moment, nothing else mattered but him and her.
He wasn't really sure what it was about the moan that excited him so much, but Naruto quickly reversed their positions. He was soon on top of Suki and kissing her, even more heatedly.
"I really hate breathing." Naruto says, a few minutes later.
The blonde had to break the kiss for air. It was a tough call though. Oxygen or the feeling of Suki's lips against his own. Which was more important? One was ecstasy and the other he needed to actually live.
"Mmm you know there's a trick for that. Breathe through your nose when you kiss me. Other than that, I'd say that your kissing abilities have improved tremendously since our Academy Days." Suki says with a teasing smile and she lightly bites down on his Mating Mark.
Now it was Naruto's turn to moan. He suddenly understood why Suki liked her Mating Mark touched so much. That was…indescribably good.
"G-lad you think so." He pants out.
"Mmm I know so. Though I guess it's not really fair to compare. Those times were accidents and this was on purpose. Just relax. I want to try something." The raven haired woman says as she slides her hands further south.
She was still underneath him. Naruto really liked it that way. Well he liked her on top too, but there was just something really exciting about the feeling of her underneath him.
Suki rarely let anyone get close to her. He knew that he was definitely the only one that she let get this close. She was soft and warm, when she wasn't fighting. That and curvy. Somehow their bodies lined up like two pieces of a puzzle. They just fit together perfectly. He liked that.
"Try what?" He asks.
"You'll see. It wouldn't be smart to have a real Honeymoon, but that doesn't mean that we can't be together in other ways." She says cryptically.
Warning Lime
Naruto really didn't know where she was going with this. That's when he felt her hand on the waistband of his pants. Upon further reflection, now he had a fairly good idea where she was going with this and that knowledge made his face burn bright red.
"You're blushing. That's cute, Naruto." She observes in amusement as she proceeds to slide his pants off.
Suki might have been blustering on the outside, but on the inside she was blushing even more than Naruto. She'd never actually gone this far before. The youngest Uchiha had gotten more eyefuls than she had ever cared to in the Sound, but that didn't mean she really knew what she was doing.
"Well yeah! You just took my pants off!" He says.
Suki rolls her eyes playfully and kisses him as she slides his boxers off. He was going to be difficult. She supposed that he wouldn't be Naruto, if he made things easy though.
She glances down and blinks. Suki knew enough about human physiology to realize that Naruto was rather large by anyone's standards. The raven haired woman smirks as she realizes maybe that was why he was so cocky.
"Considering you want to see me mostly naked, I think fair is fair." She taunts him, after breaking the kiss.
Naruto couldn't really argue with that logic. Not that he really wanted to. When he felt her actually touch him THERE, his mind just shut down. Completely.
The only thing that he could think about was how good that felt. Her hands were slightly rough from wielding lightning so often. That didn't bother him though. The contrast between the gentle touch and rough skin felt wonderful.
"I've never actually done this before. So you'll have to tell me, if I'm doing it right or not." She says shyly as she continues to stroke him.
He was definitely fully aroused. That made Suki feel less shy. She must have been doing something right and the fact that Naruto was bucking into her hand was also reassuring.
"Y-eah you're definitely doing it right." Naruto moans appreciatively and reaches down slightly to tug hiked up her kimono.
He pushes the silky pink fabric over her knees and eventually finds what he was looking for. Suki was wearing a pair of what Pervy Sage called girl's boxers. Red lace. They hugged her fair skin possessively and made for quite the stunning contrast.
"Good." Suki says as she continues stroking, trying not to blush when she felt where his hands were going.
"I want to try something too." He practically growls with approval.
Before Suki could respond to that, Naruto had already slid off her lingerie and was curiously rubbing her. Suki bites her lower lip, but it was useless. She moans anyway.
It felt too good not to. She could feel her lower half hum with desire and she could feel Naruto's lust through their bond and in her hand. It was a potent combination.
"That feels good." Suki whispers as she arches against him and kisses him again, continuing her own erotic teasing.
Naruto smiles into the kiss. He could feel through their Bond that she wasn't lying. It was hard to distinguish his own feelings from hers at the moment. They both felt like they were on fire, but in a wonderfully wicked way.
Curiously, he traces the silky skin of Suki's most intimate place with his hand. He smiles when he feels her shiver and moan in response. She was already soaked with desire. He knew enough to realize that the fact she was wet was a good thing.
"Tell me to stop, if I go too far." He says, after ending the kiss.
"I will." She promises and nips at his Mating Mark playfully.
With that, Naruto just lost it. She had to know that that action drove him crazy. He slides a single finger inside her and his other hand teases her clit.
Suki arches against him even more desperately and Naruto smirks. He'd found another of Suki's spots. He couldn't help but marvel at how hot, tight, and wet she was inside.
"It's going to be really hard not to have a real Honeymoon." He informs her as he slides his finger in and out of her.
Naruto reveled in every moan, every sigh, and even every whimper. Yes, Suki apparently was capable of whimpering and for some reason, Naruto arousal burned even hotter when she did. That might have had something to do with the fact that she was still touching him though.
"We'll have one eventually. I promise." She murmurs.
Suki honestly didn't have any idea how her Mate was actually going to fit inside her at some point. His fingers were one thing, but his actual kunai was something else. The way that his touch made her feel though, made her eager to find out.
She knew enough to realize that Naruto's breathes were coming faster now. He was thrusting into her hand faster and faster. Her blonde was just as close as she was.
With that thought in mind, she bite down on his neck and strokes him as fast as she could. She moans in euphoria when he returns the gesture and brushes against some spot inside her that made her see stars. That brought them both spiraling over the edge.
"Wo-w." Naruto murmurs almost reverently as he slides his fingers out of her and Suki could only nod dumbly in response.
End Lime
She didn't know her body could feel that good. That was just foreplay though. Suki wasn't sure that she could actually survive being with him. The feelings were just so intense. So overwhelming, but so addictive.
"Yeah." She says as she snuggles into her almost lover.
"Suki?" Naruto asks as he runs his fingers through her hair.
"Mhm?" The youngest Uchiha replies in a daze, still enjoying the effects of the afterglow.
Naruto knew that it was wrong, but he figured he might as well tell her anyway. After all, she could probably guess what he was feeling from his emotions anyway. There was no point in hiding anything from her.
"I'm glad that you said you'd never done that before. If someone else had touched you that way or you had touched them, I'd want to kill them." He admits.
That actually shocked Suki. Orochimaru was one thing. That creep had it coming, but she never would have expected that Naruto would be capable of such jealousy.
"I know that it's wrong, but I probably would have the same reaction. It doesn't matter though. We're Mates now." She assures him.
Naruto nods and kisses her forehead. Suki just smiles in response and cuddles further into him. This was nice.
Her happiness was briefly interrupted by one thought though. Itachi had killed Danzo. Danzo knew something and now the elderly ninja was gone. They would have to figure out what he knew eventually.
"Something wrong? You're frowning now?" Naruto observes in concern.
"The dead don't tell any secrets. Danzo is dead. We might never find out what he knew that was worth being killed over." She whispers.
Now it was Naruto's turn to frown. Suki was right. It was going to be hard to figure out what Danzo knew, now that he was dead.
"Don't worry about it. We'll figure it out." He tells her.
"I know. It won't do any good worrying about it, until I get used to my new Sharingan." She says with a sigh.
"You'll get used to it. You managed to survive three years in the Sound Village. You can do anything." Naruto assures her.
"I suppose that's true. There's also the fact that I have you. If you can forgive me for everything, you're truly capable of anything." Suki says with a smile.