Chapter 11: Punishment Part C
(Sasuke)
"Sasuke!" Madara called a few minutes later. "Come. Here." Sasuke turned, glaring, and walked up to Madara.
"What?" He snapped. Madara's eyes flashed but he calmly replied.
"What did you do that was wrong?"
"Get captured by the Akatsuki." Sasuke glared at Itachi. Madara grabbed Sasuke's chin and forced him to look at Madara.
"Wrong Sasuke. I'll give you one more chance. What did you do wrong today?" Sasuke sneered at Madara. He was tired of people telling him what to do.
"Tch." He tried to get out of Madara's grip but Madara only tightened his grip until Sasuke winced in pain. Then he lightened up a bit. Not too loose and not too tight.
"I suppose I have to teach you respect and obedience." He looked at Shushi and Itachi. They were watching what was taking place between Madara; their sensei, Uncle and Father, and leader of their clan; and Sasuke, friend and brother. "Itachi! Shushi! Leave the room and lock the door as you go. When we're done, I'll come get you." Shushi frowned, worried. Itachi stood there, worried for Sasuke.
"But Dad I-"
"What did I just say?" Madara rose a brow at his students. Shushi moaned but nodded, leaving the room.
"Sorry Sasuke, I tried." He whispered to Sasuke and left the room.
"Itachi?" Madara questioned.
"I'm not leaving."
"Itachi!" Shushi called. "Don't get in trouble! Just come on." Itachi looked at Shushi.
"Sasuke is my responsibility."
"More than he is mine?" asked Madara.
"Tch. Stop talking as if I'm not in the room. I can hear you, you know. I get enough of that as it is." Sasuke glared at Madara and Itachi. Madara gave Itachi a look and Itachi glared at him, but he did leave. Madara gave his bottom a smack as he passed by.
"Next time, do as I tell you without the attitude." Madara knew how stubborn Uchihas could be. After all, Sasuke reminded Madara of what Madara was like when he was Sauske's age. Itachi nodded, sighing as he left with Shushi. They locked the door as they went. Madara turned his full attention on the youngest Uchiha.
"Sasuke, I am very disappointed in you. I'm sure your father would be just as disappointed in you as I am. First, you and Itachi fight every time Itachi goes to the Leaf Village. Second, you tried to use Chidori on Naruto, knowing full well it could have killed him. Naruto and you were both in the wrong and I will be sure to talk to Minato about that. Third, when you get caught by Kakashi you decided to go to Orochimaru, of all the people you could go to! Why Orochimaru? Orochimaru has no interest in you but to use you as a Plan B. He is using you and you are letting him. I won't have any more of it. Do you hear me Sasuke?! Uchiha's are proud and don't need help from people like Orochimaru. Fourth, you do every mission he gives you. At least when what he tells you to do will strengthen your 'power'. There are better ways to get the power you are seeking Sasuke, but like you know, great power comes with great responsibility. I have power and I have to keep the Uchiha's going and in line. Like their plan to attack the Leaf Village was wrong. Fugaku knew this but he was still going to go through with it. Fifth, is that you fight with Naruto constantly. I don't know why you do this. It will stop now. Just because he is descended from the Senju clan does not mean you can hold a grudge against him' More to himself he said 'though I doubt that is the reason. Fighting Naruto will come to an end NOW Sasuke. Do you understand me?" He asked, tightening his hold on Sasuke's chin. Sasuke just glared at him.
"Let me go." Sasuke snapped. Madara smiled, not a kindly smile at that.
"Certainly Sasuke-tan." He let go, but quickly untied the belt at Sasuke's waist and dropped Sasuke's pants to the floor and laid him across his lap as Madara sat on a chair, he proceeded to lower Sasuke's boxers. "You asked for this Sasuke. I tried to be kind, I tried to let you understand your mistake, but you don't know when to quit. You don't have respect Sasuke. I greatly disapprove of that. For your breaking of the rules and your disrespect I see fit to give you a spanking." Madara stated, pulling his own belt out of the loops. Madara had a second belt on, this belt was worn to give out discipline to those Madara was in charge of and to whom he saw fit in needing discipline. He doubled the belt and tapped it to Sasuke's bottom.
Sasuke was fuming. How dare Madara do this to him! If Sasuke were one to do so, he'd be grumbling to himself. However all he did was try to stand up or get off Madara's lap. "I decline. You will not treat me this way Madara. I don't care who you are. You don't have the right to scold me on anything I do. You have never intervened before, why should you intervene now?" Madara wrapped an arm around Sasuke's waist, keeping Sasuke in place, he brought the belt down in one loud WHAP! Sasuke's eyes widened at the sudden pain.
"You don't get to decline this Sasuke. I'm very disappointed in you! You've had this coming for a long time! Why I've not 'intervened' before was because I was hoping you'd find the option you were making was wrong, but of course you would need guidance to that choice." Sasuke struggled on Madara's lap, trying to evade that damned belt. It hurt! "I'm going to keep this up until you decide to obey." Sasuke gritted his teeth. Stupid bastard!
"MAKE ME! You couldn't possibly take me to a point of submission, Orochimaru couldn't do it, why should you be able to?" Sasuke was tipped forward and he had a thought that might have been the wrong thing to say to Madara…
"Sasuke! You are wearing my patience thin!" He put more force into the swings, not enough to hurt Sasuke but enough to try and get the point across. He was aiming at Sasuke's sit spots and thighs for this insolence.
"OW! Stop that! It will- OWCH! - get you no where Maahhh! Madarahhh!" Sasuke struggled harder, kicking and shoving. It hurt! Damn Madara!
"Such insolence Sasuke. Would you by chance want the paddle instead of the belt?" Sasuke couldn't help the whine that escaped him. He remembered getting the paddle from his father when he was young.
"No!" Sasuke froze. Damn him! Now Madara 'knew' he was getting somewhere. Though Sasuke could feel the tears that were trying to well up in his eyes. He pushed them away, giving his escape attempt more effort. He'd tire out soon and that wouldn't be good.
"If you continue to struggle, I will have no choice but to make you." He put in extra strength to emphasis his point. Sasuke immediately stopped struggling, frowning as he bit his lip to keep from crying out. Sasuke's glare faltered at the pain, turning more into a frown. "Good boy Sasuke. Maybe you can obey an order." Sasuke's gaze lowered to the floor, feeling humiliated. Even as Madara rubbed his back a few times to commend him.
"Shut up." Sasuke mumbled, going limp in Madara's lap. There was no point in struggling. Madara gave him a harder smack on his lower thighs for that, though he was happy Sasuke was submitting to his punishment.
"Sasuke, why am I spanking you right now?" Sasuke tried to think. There was a point to this? What was it…?
"Not to fight Naruto?"
"No, that's not the reason, but it's going to be when we're done with this lesson. Try again."
"Respect." That had to be it. That's what he'd been going on and on about a minute ago.
"Good boy." His hair was ruffled as Madara continued the punishment. "Why should you respect me?"
"Pfft. Because you're Madara?"
"Wrong. Because I'm leader of your clan and I'm your Uncle."
"Yeah. That."
"What's 'that' Sasuke? I need to hear it from you." Sasuke groaned, wiggling a bit. Madara tightened his grip, giving him a smack for that. Sasuke yelped and he blushed from hearing himself do that.
'I'm Sasuke Uchiha! I shouldn't be giving him the satisfaction of hearing me in pain!' However the pain in his backside said otherwise. He yelped again at the next hit that landed on his under curve, renewing his struggles.
"Sasuke! Tell me why you should respect me."
"IPE! Fine! I'll tell you! Because you're leader of the Uchiha clan!" Saying that aloud made Sasuke realize what he said was true. His dad, as a child, had told him that Sasuke should be proud because his Uncle was the leader of their clan. That Madara was the strongest Ninja there was and hardly any ninja could stand up to him without being destroyed the second Madara turned his gaze on them. Sasuke, at the time, thought that what Fugaku was saying was amazing. Now Sasuke was wondering if he had been in denial when he refused to understand just who Madara was. He knew Madara was an Uchiha. He knew… remembered… he was Sasuke's Uncle. However the thought that someone actually had authority over Sasuke made Sasuke angry. He liked doing what he wanted when he wanted. Of course he couldn't really do it with Orochimaru but when he was alone… WHAP!
"What else Sasuke?" He'd been whapping Sasuke while Sasuke was still in thought.
"Because… you're… my… Uncle." Sasuke winced as he admitted it aloud. Madara stopped spanking Sasuke with the belt. Instead he dropped the belt on the floor. He rubbed Sasuke's back instead.
"Good boy Sasuke. Will you disrespect me anymore?"
"No." Sasuke replied.
"Very well then, we may start with your other lesson." Madara started up again, but this time his hand was making contact with Sasuke's bottom instead of his thighs and sit spots. Sasuke's breathing began to irregulate. He'd thought that was all he was going to get. He had cringed when Madara said 'start with your other lesson'. He winced at the smacks that landed. If this kept up, he'd actually begin to cry!
"I'm sorry!" Sasuke thought that would surely work. "I'm sorry for disrespecting you, I'm sorry for fighting Naruto."
"Sasuke, why are you sorry for fighting Naruto?" Sasuke groaned but answered anyway.
"Because it's against the rules?"
"Are you asking me or telling me, little Uchiha?" Sasuke whined at that, wriggling. Madara didn't punish him for it this time, he was accepting the lessons Madara was trying to give him.
"Telling!"
"Are you lying? It sounded more like a question to my ears."
"I'm sorry for fighting Naruto because it's against the rules."
"Correct. Why are there rules Sasuke?" Sasuke felt tears well up in his eyes, despite his efforts to keep them away.
"To keep safe."
"To keep who safe?"
"Me? Everyone?"
"Yes, the rules are in place to keep everyone safe." SMACK! "Let me hear it from you Sasuke." Sasuke yelped. Madara was determined Sasuke learn his lesson.
"The rules… are in place… to keep everyone safe."
"Good Uchiha. Are you going to obey the rules Sasuke?" Sasuke felt the tears begin to fall. Madara felt them land on him and slide off onto the floor. Sasuke was learning.
"Yesss."
"How often?" Madara was a very thorough person, which Sasuke didn't like but he had no choice but to get over it… for now.
"Alwayssss."
"I know you won't be able to keep to that, but I do appreciate the effort. Just a few more Sasuke-kun." Sasuke only laid there and sobbed as he took the few more smacks. Madara, when done, picked Sasuke up and sat him in his lap. He rubbed his back as Sasuke continued to cry. "Now that I'm here, you don't have to do everything on your own Sasuke. You're still a bit young to have to make every decision on your own. I'm here to keep you safe and to make sure you get the love and attention you need. Do you understand that Sasuke? Do you understand why I would want to do that Sasuke?" Sasuke nodded, unable to speak as he continued to sob out his pain. Though at the mention of love and attention, Sasuke snuggled into Madara, if only just for a moment. Madara smiled, hugging his little Uchiha closer to him. Shushi and Itachi were 21 years old, they could make some decisions on their own. They've been taught common sense but Sasuke, to some unknown reason by Madara, had been left alone when he was only six or seven years old. He'd make sure to ask Itachi and Shushi what happened. "I love you Sasuke. Do you understand why I did that?"
"Mm hm." He nodded. After a moment, he decided to speak. "I love you too… Uncle Madara." Sasuke wasn't happy about what happened, in fact he was kind of furious, but he'd accept the comfort offered for now. He had to get back to Orochimaru.
"Good boy Sasuke." Madara waited until Sasuke's cries came to an end. "Why don't we go retrieve your brother and Shushi?" Itachi and Shushi were waiting in the living room, where the rules had been stated, not that Shushi knew that. He just followed Itachi.
"Okay. Uncle Madara?"
"Yes Sasuke?"
"I'm sorry I made you think that you had to… spank me… to teach me the lesson you wanted to teach me."
"No problem at all Sasuke. Did you know that I've spanked Shushi and Itachi before? Once at the same time?" Sasuke shook his head, no he didn't know that. Itachi? Getting THAT from Madara? If Sasuke hadn't just gotten spanked by Madara, he'd laugh at that.
"No."
"Sasuke? I think you should go stand in the corner and think on today's lessons. Just to make sure they stick." Sasuke looked at Madara, about to disagree, but changed his mind. Better to obey. Sasuke went and stood in the corner.
(Later at Night Time)
"Itachi? How did the other Uchiha leave Sasuke alone? It seems like the whole clan left him. Surely they wouldn't have just left a seven year old boy on his own?" Itachi looked at Madara, backing away. Madara watched his student, confused. "Itachi?"
"I… kind of… killed them all…? Uncle Madara, I'm sorry."
"ITACHI! COME HERE!" Itachi ran off to Kisame, not looking back, he knew he'd find a pissed Uncle Madara Sensei. Which, put together, is NEVER good.
(Even Later)
I can't stay here.
I need out.
I need to get back to Orochimaru.
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