Darthemius: FUCKING SHIT!
Naruto (Sticking his head out of the bathroom): What?! What?!
Darthemius: Fucking Fanfiction! Did you hear about their new brightest idea?!
Naruto: No, what is it?
Darthemius: Well, they have placed author's avatar next to the story's summary! Now I have no choice but to see two guys kissing each other every two pictures!
Naruto: Fucking gays…
Darthemius: Oh, by the way. About a half of these pictures are you kissing Sasuke. I didn't know they made so much… I mean I know we were low on money once and you starred in a few yaoi doujins because of that, but…
Naruto: Now I did not! That was… (Looking around in wonder) That was… another Naruto. (Disappearing inside the bathroom again.
Darthemius (Smiling evilly): Sure, sure… Now… Naruto lives his life loyal to Konoha but what happens when he and his close friends are betrayed? Holy shit! I guess they all take off their underwear and start dancing Bacchikoi! Damn, how do they even come up with this crap?!
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.
Darthemius: Shit, who can this be? (Opening the door) Who the hell… Kitana?
Kitana: Hi, Darth.
Darthemius: Hi, hi. Oh, and who is it with you?
Kitana (Blushing): That's my…
Sindel: My name is Sindel. I am her mother.
Darthemius (Raising an eyebrow): Your mother? Wait… You're not here to tell me that one of us knocked you up, right?
Kitana: No, I…
Sindel: No, I asked her to come. (Entering the apartment)
Darthemius (Sarcastically): Sure, make yourself at home.
Kitana: Sorry, Darth.
Darthemius (Waving his hand): Nah, it's nothing. So, what do I owe…
Sindel: Sindel. And I am here because we have a problem. (Sitting down on a couch)
Darthemius: Who? Me and you?
Sindel: Yes, you and me. As I said, I'm Kitana's mother. Then you can possibly realize the identity of my husband.
Darthemius (Thinking for several seconds): Shao Kahn?
Sindel: Indeed! Now let me tell you this, Shao Kahn was an absolute beast in bed! He didn't stop until I screamed for mercy.
Darthemius (Thinking): I wouldn't stop even if you did…
Sindel: But recently, the only thing he did at night is mumble something like 'Bears are better than Tarkatans' in his sleep. And when I asked about conquering the Earthrealm, he screamed "No way in hell! Darthemius is there!" Of course he never explained who that Darthemius even is, but short time later I accidentally managed to overhear my dearest daughter saying something like "Darthemius's thing is longer than a fire hose…" What the hell is a fire hose by the way?
Darthemius: Umm… Well, it's a…
Sindel: No matter! Better tell me what you're going to do about it, boy?
Darthemius: Well… I can't take back what I did to your husband, but I think I have a solution for your… frustration problem.
Naruto (Appearing from the bathroom, dressed in… nothing): Oh, we have guests I see!
Sindel (Eyes widening as they went down his body): What is… that!
Darthemius (Jumping slightly at the sudden idea): Oh… Oh! That, my dear lady… (Pushing Sindel at Naruto) That is the solution of all your problems.
Naruto: What?
Darthemius: It's a client. Make her… happy! Yeah!
Naruto: Oh, sure. Right this way, ma'am!
Sindel: Uh… Is this thing real?
Naruto: Of course! Only natural Ramen and cola!
Darthemius: Psst! How old is she again?
Kitana (Whispering): Forty three thousand years old.
Darthemius (Face twisting): Something in my pants is on the verge of death right now…
Kitana (Shoving her hand into Darthemius's pants): We can't have this, can we?
Darthemius: Babe, you can have that anytime! (Turning to camera) And while I have fun you read the damn chapter! Now get the hell out of here!
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Chapter twenty five: One more time.
"Shin-ne!" –talks.
'Nah.' – thoughts.
"You will." – demonic/jutsu.
...
Hoshigakure no sato's territory has never been so quiet…
"YEAAAAOW!"
Or has it…?
"Shit…" Naruto cursed, waking up with a start and feeling a sharp pain in his chest. Carefully he touched it with his hand, only to feel wet bandages under his fingers. 'What the fuck?! Why is the wound still fresh? Fuck that! Why is it still present at all?!'
"You shouldn't move." A very familiar voice echoed through the night. "Your wound might open again."
The blond slowly turned his head to the right. "Tsubaki…" He closed his eyes and smirked. "I'm surprised. I thought we'll be in Konoha by now."
The girl held a pause, silently looking at the campfire. "There is no point." She finally spoke. "You will just run away again."
"True…" Naruto said and flinched as he felt another wave of pain in his chest. "Can I ask what you've done to me?"
"You can ask…"
"But you won't answer." Jin exclaimed as his smile widened.
"I would if I could." Tsubaki replied. "Kyuubi did something to your healing factor, I don't know what exactly."
"I see…" He paused. "So? What now?"
"Now… Now you're going to tell me…" Tsubaki finally looked at him for the first time since he woke up. "Everything."
"Hmhmhm…" The blond chuckled. "I don't think I will."
Tsubaki's eyes narrowed. "I'm not giving you a choice here."
"Is that so? I wonder how you're going to make me tell you anything."
Tsubaki didn't reply to this. Instead she got up, walked closer and kneeled in front of him.
"Why are you fighting me, Jin?" She asked quietly, almost whispering. "Why? I could've helped you…"
"And how exactly could you help?!" Naruto asked in amusement, interrupting her.
"You could've taken me with you! I…"
"No." The blond shook his head slowly. "You are not fit for the task."
"But why…?"
"You are too kind." He said, interrupting her again.
Tsubaki closed her eyes, taking another pause. "What is your goal?"
"You're not…"
"Tell me." This time she interrupted him. "Please, Jin. I can't stay in the dark any longer."
Naruto looked her in the eyes… and immediately regretted it. "Sigh… Damn you and your eyes." He muttered. "Tell me, Tsubaki. Is there someone you hate enough to kill him?"
"…No."
"Exactly. But there is such a person for me." Jin stated. "Ten years ago my world was taken away from me…"
"Yes, I've heard the truth about the Uchiha massacre." Tsubaki responded.
Naruto glanced at her eyes again, but looked away just as quickly. "I hated the person who did it… Who I thought did it."
"Itachi…"
"Yes. I hated him enough to kill him alright. And so I submitted myself to vengeance." Jin said. "I did things many would frown upon. I betrayed everyone I've ever worked for… And I felt nothing of it. I never cared who, how, or even how many have to die in order for me to reach my goal. And if I had to die killing him, then so be it. And then I killed him… You can't even imagine what I felt that moment."
"Yes, I do…" Tsubaki responded.
"Heh, no." Naruto snorted. "You really don't. Those who say that vengeance only leaves emptiness inside are fucking liars. I've never felt better! I felt complete! However, several moments later I learn that it's not over yet, not by a long shot. There is another piece of trash that needs to go. My vengeance has found another vessel… thus I have found another purpose." Then his face darkened. "But then I've learned another thing…"
Seeing the look in Jin's eyes Tsubaki decided to not say anything right now. She couldn't understand his feelings, but at least she could understand the importance.
"I have learned the reason behind the massacre." Naruto finally finished.
"What reason?" The girl barely whispered.
"That is unimportant." Jin stated, closing his eyes. "But that day I learned something else… I learned how far my hatred can go. Killing that person won't be enough to satisfy me, oh no." He said through gritted teeth. "I want to destroy his purpose. I WILL destroy it! Nothing will stand in my… Cough! Shit…"
"You shouldn't strain yourself." Tsubaki said, taking a flask from her pouch. "Here, drink this. It will help ease the pain."
Naruto did so without hesitation. "Thanks… My turn for questions. Why are you helping me?"
The girl smiled sadly. "I thought that is obvious."
"It sure as hell isn't for me." Jin replied. "I have betrayed you, left you, killed your friends… well tried anyway. And what about Hoshigakure? You said you can't forgive that."
"Yet I always find myself doing just that…" She whispered.
"You still haven't answered the question why." He reminded. "For if I remember correctly, last two times we've met you tried to kill me."
"Doesn't mean I have lied about what I said to you on that boat three years ago."
Naruto's eyes widened at this. He knew exactly what boat she was talking about… and he also remembered exactly what she said. However…
"You should stop." The blond said, trying to keep his face impassive. "We're siblings, you know it can't happen."
"Oh? And I thought you didn't care about things like that." The girl replied with a smirk.
"Heh, true… But you should." He exclaimed. "I don't care about many things, and that's why I'm sentenced to death in all five great shinobi countries. Not the greatest example, don't you think?"
"Yet you saved my life when I tried to kill you…"
Naruto raised an eyebrow at this. "How do you know? I thought you were unconscious."
"I was." The girl nodded. "It was simply a guess. One moment my head hits the rock, and next one I'm lying peacefully next to you… while you're bleeding to death. It's obvious that you saved me… again."
Jin said nothing.
"You risked your own life to save mine even despite all your hatred."
Still nothing.
"You're not as bad as you're trying to portrait yourself."
And still nothing.
"You do have feelings for me after all…"
"No I don't." Naruto finally interrupted, turning away from her. "I never want to see you again."
Tsubaki smiled. "You're a poor liar, Jin."
Naruto smiled back. "Damn, you're the first person to actually say that to me."
"Jin?"
"Yeah?"
"I… I still love you, Jin…"
Naruto snorted. "Yeah, I know…" He looked in her eyes again… and finally lost it. "Oh, fuck it all!" The blond rose up, ignoring his pain, and caught Tsubaki's lips with his own.
The girl leaned back at first, not expecting him to do that… Or better yet, expecting him to strike at her all of a sudden. But when she realized it was a kiss instead of punch, she started to lean in. Hesitantly at first, and then…
…And then Naruto leaned back, breaking the kiss.
"Damn that's wrong…" He muttered, gasping for breath.
"Yeah…"
"But sure as hell felt good…"
"Yeah…"
"But we really shouldn't do this again…" Naruto whispered, leaning closer again.
"Definitely…" Tsubaki replied, doing the same.
"Damn you for being so perfect." The blond grunted, capturing Tsubaki's lips once again, tackling her to the ground this time.
"Ah!" Tsubaki moaned in surprise and… pleasure.
"Oh, how I missed your taste." He muttered, now assaulting her neck with his lips and tongue. Something in the back of Jin's head told him that he was making a terrible mistake. That he should just knock Tsubaki out gently and leave. But after he noticed the look on her face, showing only longing and desire, he pushed that something somewhere deep below his back… yeah, there.
"Jin…" Tsubaki whispered, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Please don't leave me tonight."
'Grrr! I'm gonna hate myself in the morning!' He thought, finally losing it completely. "Fuck!"
"Kyah!" The red head yelped when Naruto ripped her top in two, exposing her breasts to the world.
'Holy shit!' Naruto's eyes widened. 'Damn her for being my sister! Still, I guess one more time together won't hurt.' He concluded, pleasuring already mentioned breasts with his hands. "Are you sure this is what you want?"
"I have never wanted anything so badly in my entire life." The girl stated. "In fact…" She turned them around, so she was on top. "I can't hold myself any longer."
"Yeow!" Naruto yelped, smiling slyly. "Just don't tear me in two, alright? I'm still hurt, remember?"
"Shut up!" Tsubaki exclaimed, kissing him passionately once again.
"Wow…" Jin muttered, looking in slight shock at what Tsubaki did with his pants… if it can be called pants any longer. 'Come to think of it… If she wasn't doing this for the entire time we spent apart. Three years…' His eyes widened. 'Oh shit!'
"I'll make you regret every second you spent without me." Tsubaki stated somewhat angrily and… "AAAAH!"
"Guh!" Naruto couldn't help but clench his jaw tightly at the sudden sensation. 'Damn, her tightness hasn't changed.' He concluded, arching his head back in pleasure.
Tsubaki's head and back arched as well as she lowered herself on top of him, allowing Jin to enter her one more time. If she had some hints of hesitation before, they were all obliterated that moment. "Ah!" The girl looked down at him longingly, moving back and forth slowly. "I've missed you, Jin."
Naruto smiled sadly, fondling girl's breasts with his hands. "Fuck, I probably shouldn't say it, but I missed you too."
Suddenly Tsubaki caught both his hands with hers and intertwined their fingers together. "Please don't let go of me, Jin."
"I won't." He stated, closing his eyes slowly. 'You're a fucking asshole, Uzumaki…'
Words weren't necessary after that. Naruto simply laid down on the ground with closed eyes, feeling Tsubaki with every inch of his being as she rode him faster and faster. He had to admit the feeling was out of this world. It definitely couldn't compare to all their previous times, and hell, he even started questioning if Tsubaki was better than Mei. They were certainly on pair… Yet Mei had tons of experience. Tsubaki was just being… herself.
Naruto opened his eyes again… and regretted it for the third time. Tsubaki's eyes immediately caught his once again. They just kept staring at each other without blinking, and Naruto felt tension building up like it never did before.
"Huff… Huff… I'm gonna cum soon, Tsubaki…"
"Yeah… Huff… I am as well…" The girl replied, as they stared in each other's eyes still.
"And I really need to pull out…" Naruto said, panting heavily.
"I know…" Tsubaki muttered, not stopping a single bit.
"Damn girl!" Naruto cursed, it was already too late to pull out, so he pulled her closer instead and… "OH SHIT!"
…And let himself go.
Tsubaki's back arched again. The feeling of being filled up after all this time was incredible. It felt good, too good… way too good. She couldn't even scream despite her wide opened mouth.
Still, slowly but surely the euphoria ended, allowing Tsubaki to finally release the breath she was holding and fall down on top of him, panting heavily.
"Huff… Huff… That…" Naruto began, trying to catch his breath.
And Tsubaki expected him to say anything right now…
"That… was a mistake."
…Anything but that.
"It sure didn't feel like one." The girl whispered in his neck.
"Yet it was…" He closed his eyes. "Damn girl, why couldn't you just do what I needed you to?"
"I just did."
Naruto took a deep breath. "Tell me something, Tsubaki."
"Hmm?"
"What will it take for you to actually kill me?"
At this Tsubaki finally opened her eyes and raised her head from Naruto's neck to look him in the eyes again.
"What?"
"What will it take for you to actually kill me?" Jin repeated his question.
"I…" She was obviously at a loss. "I don't… Why are you asking something like this?"
"Because I wanted to die by your hand." He stated bluntly.
Tsubaki's heart skipped a beat. "You… No! I will never do that!"
"Hmhmhm…" Naruto chuckled. "Even if I kill your family, friends and everyone in Konoha?"
"No." Tsubaki said seriously as her eyebrows furrowed. "Not even then…"
"Hahahahaha! Just as I expected."
"Wait, you said you wanted."
"Yep." He smiled at her. "I relinquished the thought already. And you just proved all my expectations."
Tsubaki just stared at him in silence. She clearly didn't know what to say… What could she say?! Several minutes later she finally swallowed the lump in her throat and decided to break silence once again.
"Why?"
"Huh? Excuse me?" Naruto asked back, turning to her.
"Why did you want me to kill you?"
"I…" Naruto paused, not totally sure where to start. "You know, I did hate you at first."
"When you learned about Kyuubi and our parents."
"Exactly." He admitted. "But, compared to my hatred for Itachi, that was like a grain of sand, compared to a mountain. I never actually thought of you in anger after I left Konoha ten years ago. Then I also realized another thing, what choice could you possibly have? So I can't really blame you for anything that happened to me. And when we met again…" The blond stopped to chuckle for some seconds. "When I saw you again, I realized another thing. What right a scum like me has to hate a girl like you?"
"Stop it. You're not scum." Tsubaki interrupted.
"I was assisting Orochimaru with his experiments..."
"That does not make you a scum…"
"…Experiments on humans…"
Tsubaki's eyebrows rose. "But that still…"
"…Humans I have kidnapped…"
"But…!"
"…Kidnapped from their parents…"
Tsubaki opened her mouth again, but no words came out.
"Well?"
The girl thought for a moment. "Fine, I give up. You can be scum."
A snort came from Jin's throat, which quickly turned into a full blown laughter. He did not actually understand why he was laughing, but he just couldn't help it.
And Tsubaki couldn't help but join him. It was actually a surrealistic picture. Two people lying on the ground, laughing happily without a care in the world… At the front. And in the back was the village of Hoshigakure no sato… that more resembled a burning slaughter house.
A typical picture from your average children's book…
"You know…" Tsubaki said, as she tried to recover from laughing so hard. "You never answered my question." She looked in his eyes again. "Why did you want me to kill you?"
Naruto stopped laughing as well and took another deep breath. "Because I wronged you…"
"You wronged many people."
"Yeah, but you didn't deserve it in the slightest." He stated.
"You're saying everyone deserved?" The girl asked in amusement.
"No, but I never cared…" Naruto stopped quickly, mentally slapping himself for his inability to keep his mouth shut.
"You…" Tsubaki said with wide eyes. "You never cared about them like you did for me?"
Naruto smirked, looking away from her. "Something like that."
"I see…" Tsubaki smiled. "So… What are you going to do now that your perfect plan of me killing you has failed?" She asked, snuggling her face into Naruto's shoulder.
"Heh, that was just the way I wanted to go." Jin stated, rubbing Tsubaki's back gently. "Most likely I won't have a choice in the matter."
Tsubaki hesitated. "And if you do…?"
Naruto shrugged. "I guess I'll have to do this myself."
"You will not." Tsubaki responded, not opening her eyes. "I won't let you."
"Really?" The blond asked in amusement. "And how are you going to achieve this?"
"By giving you a reason to live." She said in a 'matter of fact' kind of way. "I will never give up on you, Jin."
Naruto closed his eyes as his smile widened. 'Damn… I guess I'll have to use plan B after all. But before that…' He opened his eyes again to look at the clear night sky. "You know… Remember what I said back to you on that same boat?"
"Yeah, you lied about loving me back."
"I didn't…"
Tsubaki's eyes shot wide open. "You… You what?"
"I did not lie." He stated, still not looking at her.
Tsubaki bit her lower lip hardly and Naruto finally allowed himself to take a glance. 'She looks really torn about something, but what can it possible be?'
"I…" The girl hesitated. "Jin, I have to tell you something… You… You need to know." She swallowed again. "We… We are not…" But before she could say another word, her eyes suddenly rolled into the back of her head, which fell limply on Naruto's chest next second.
"Aww, damn…" He made a pouting face, taking out a small dart from the back of Tsubaki's neck. "Couldn't you work a little later? Now I will wonder what she was about to say."
After making sure that Tsubaki was down and out, Naruto slowly and gently pushed her head off his chest… and noticed still present bandages.
"Hmm… Not working." He muttered, examining his wound. "I guess I'll have to see an expert." With that he stood up and looked down at Tsubaki's peacefully sleeping form. "Time to return home, dear."
Same time. Orochimaru's hideout…
"Cough… Cough…" Orochimaru, the snake sannin was not having a good day. Who would, lying in their bed coughing blood?
"You don't have much time, Orochimaru-sama." Karin said, sitting at his bedside. "You'll have to do the ritual today."
"I know that." Orochimaru hissed and coughed some more blood. But then, despite obvious pain the sannin was in, a cruel smirk has found its way on his face. "Today is the day. Today I will finally have Sasuke-kun's body!"
"Of course, Orochimaru-sama. But first you must drink your medicine; it will sustain you for a little while longer." Karin stated and nearly shoved a bottle right into Orochimaru's throat.
"Ouch, careful." The sannin exclaimed, drinking from the bottle. "Damn, this is not helping anymore." He threw the bottle against the wall. "Find Sasuke-kun and bring him here."
"Oh don't worry; there is no need for that." Karin stated, placing her hand right on Orochimaru's forehead.
Sannin's eyes narrowed in suspicion. "What are you…?" But the answer came before he could even finish his question.
"Chidori Eiso!"
STAB.
"Gah!" Orochimaru gasped in surprise and pain when a spear made out of lightning suddenly pierced through a wall and got him right in his chest. "Y-You…!"
BLAST.
The wall exploded, revealing one Uchiha Sasuke. He too has changed in these past three years. The biggest change was of course his face… or the look on it at least. If three years ago Sasuke was nothing but a perfect example of brooding machine, now his face actually showed emotions. In fact, right now he had a very victorious and very amused smirk on said face.
"As you can still probably see, there is no need to call me." Sasuke said, twisting his lightning emitting hand a little. "I'm already here."
"Cough…" Orochimaru spat blood again, though this time it was hardly because of his illness. "So… So you think you can kill me with such a cheap tactics?! Cough…"
Sasuke looked lost in thought for a moment. "Umm… Yep, that's what I thought." He said, smiling beamingly at his master.
"Well think again!" Orochimaru spat in anger. "I'm not one of the legendary three for nothing!" With that he opened his mouth and… nothing. "Wha…?!"
"You should really close it, you know. A bird might fly in." Sasuke said smugly, watching how Orochimaru was overwhelmed by yet another coughing fit. "Besides, your little jutsu won't work anyway. I took care of that already."
The sannin just looked at his apprentice in shock.
"Oh, come on! Why's the look?" Sasuke mocked. "You're telling me you're actually surprised?! Shit, I thought you're smarter than that. I mean who in their right mind would surrender their body to a piece of trash like you? But if you're really wondering how I accomplished this…" He outstretched his right hand and wrapped it right around Karin's shoulders, still smiling victoriously. "You can thank dear Karin and her wonderful potions for that!"
"Cough… You… You have betrayed me." Orochimaru hissed in anger.
"Pfffffft! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Sasuke laughed hard. "Of course she did." Turning Karin around and kissing her lightly. "After all, between me and you? I think the choice is obvious."
"So… cough… You've been weakening my body for weeks." The sannin spat at them. "And now you're going to kill me with a cheap shot when I am at my weakest? My, what a noble thing to do."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow in amusement. "That is all you came up with as a comeback? Man, it's pathetic." He said, removing his arm from Karin and walking closer to his dying master. "What, you thought I'm gonna strike when you're at your strongest?" He shrugged. "Well, I thought about it actually. To use you as a challenge to test myself."
Orochimaru glared at this and Sasuke felt somewhat satisfied for getting such a reaction from always cool and collected sannin.
"Yep, a test… But then I realized two things. First, I don't really consider you a challenge." He stated, making Orochimaru scowl even more. "And second…" His smile has finally disappeared. "Even if I consider you a weak fool; and even though you taught me many things I know… but you haven't taught me anything you know. And though I hate to admit it, you're still a legend. So why should I risk fighting you when I simply need you out of my way?"
"Cough… Then why kill me?" The sannin asked. "I can still be useful…"
Sasuke snorted. "Don't be ridiculous. We both know very well that you don't let grudges go. But if you really want to know why I'm going to kill you…" He paused. "I was humbled many times in my life. By Momochi Zabuza's apprentice, by Kakashi, by the Sound Four and even by that bitch Hinata. But that time… That time I actually learned humility. It was by him."
Orochimaru's eyes widened. He knew exactly who Sasuke was referring to… And every time he did, it meant things were getting serious.
"Do you know what he said?" He leaned closer to whisper in Orochimaru's ear. "He said that I was nothing but bait. You get it?! Not even a stepping stone, bait!" He spat angrily. "And then my brother fought him… And I saw it all… And my brother was a true epitome of a shinobi. The peak of Uchiha's evolution… And he… lost." Sasuke stated, standing back up. "Then I have finally understood. As great as the Uchiha name is, it's not enough to kill him."
Meanwhile, Orochimaru was beginning to panic. There was a fist sized hole in his chest, but that in itself wouldn't have killed him. However he was starting to panic because he was starting to get the idea of where Sasuke was going with everything he says.
"So I thought long and hard on what I must do in order to actually defeat him." Sasuke's lips slowly curled up at their corners. "And then I realized it. To beat him I must become like him! And this…" He pointed around the room. "This is exactly what he would've done in my place. So…" The teen went for his sword.
"No!" Orochimaru screamed desperately. "He didn't kill me when he betrayed me, remember?!"
Immediately Sasuke stopped drawing his sword, made a pouting face and turned to Karin. "Damn, he's right!"
The girl shrugged. "Seems that way."
"So, what should we do?" The Uchiha asked, still faking a pout.
"I don't know… nothing perhaps?"
"Yeah…" Sasuke sheathed his sword with a click. "I guess you're right."
Orochimaru's eyes widened once again. He had to give these kids their credits; he was never surprised so many times in a row.
"So… You're just going to let me live?" He asked carefully. "Just like that?"
"Umm… let me think…" Sasuke looked thoughtful for a second. "Uhh… No, I don't think so." He smiled beamingly once again.
"But… But you just said…"
"Oh, I simply agreed that we shouldn't do anything." Sasuke said, embracing Karin from behind and placing his head on her shoulder. "Right, Karin?"
"Indeed." The girl replied, grinning evilly. "After all, we would not want to interrupt the experiment."
Something in Orochimaru's stomach made a huge twist. "T-The experiment…?"
"Oh, it was my idea actually!" Sasuke exclaimed, winking at his master. "After all, you've experimented on so many people, it would be fitting that you serve as a test subject at least once."
"So…" Karin continued for him. "Sasuke-kun asked me to show some creativity and create some really unique poison. So I came with the idea of the molecular scission. I have to tell you, it was a really hard thing to create and… remember the bottle you drank just five minutes ago?"
"You mean…!"
"Yep, it's already inside you!" Sasuke stated joyously. "In fact, you can already look down and see the results!"
Orochimaru did so slowly and almost gasped in shock. The hole in his chest was not closing. On the contrary, it was getting bigger by the second.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!" Orochimary yelled in pain and horror, looking how his body was beginning to crumble piece by piece.
"Hmhmhmhahahahaha!" Sasuke turned Karin around once more and pulled her closer. "We have just killed you, pal. Enjoy!" And with that he kissed the girl again, deeply and thoroughly this time. Ignoring sannin's cries of pain they just continued kissing until his body became nothing more but a… well, actually nothing but clothes remained.
"Mmm…" Sasuke moaned in satisfaction, breaking the kiss. "That felt nice!" He said, turning to Orochimaru. "And don't worry, master! You will live forever in our hearts! Isn't that what you always wanted?! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA! Damn, that was fun!"
"So, is this over?" Karin asked.
"This? Yes." Sasuke stated, losing his grin. "But the real game is just about to begin. Let's get those two morons."
"Hai."
Konohagakure no sato. Namikaze estate…
"Odd…" Naruto exclaimed, appearing right in the middle of Yondaime Hokage's house with unconscious Tsubaki in his arms. 'I suspected him to at least place additional protection on his house. Has it never occurred to him that I can simply use his own Hiraishin seals to teleport here?' He then rolled his eyes and proceeded to walk straight into Tsubaki's room. 'Bah, who cares?! It just makes my job that much easier.'
The mansion was large and made in gothic style instead of Japanese. Naruto had no idea why and quite frankly it was the last thing on his mind. Still, despite mansion's size, the blond managed to find Tsubaki's room rather quickly.
It has her name on it.
"Okay, here we go…" Jin muttered, opening the door with his leg. "Nice room." He admitted, laying the girl on her bed gently. "Now be a good girl and stay… Oh." Something caught his eye… something that made him shut up.
It was a picture that was standing on Tsubaki's bedside table… A picture of the two of them hugging each other. In fact it was the only picture they have taken together right after their success at Snow country. Naruto had his usual smirk on, while Tsubaki was smiling beamingly at the camera. She looked so… happy.
"Snow country, huh…" Naruto whispered, taking the picture frame in his hand. "A shame…" He said, putting the frame back on the table. "I would like to see you smiling at me like that once more… just once. Sad…" The blond smiled sadly and leaned closer to kiss her forehead. "Farewell, Tsubaki. And I know you can't hear me, but…"
Naruto's head snapped up sharply when he suddenly heard soft footsteps outside the door. 'Crap!' He thought and did the first thing that came to his mind… which was teleporting in another room. Fortunately Yondaime had his seals in each and every one of them.
"Tsubaki?" He heard another female voice, now coming from Tsubaki's room. And though he didn't hear it often, Jin recognized it immediately… and it brought a scowl on his face.
'Kushina.' Naruto thought hatefully.
"Tsubaki, you're back?" The woman asked, sitting beside her sleeping daughter. "I haven't seen you enter, did you use Hiraishin?"
No answer.
"Tsubaki?" Kushina's voice was beginning to show signs of worrying. "Tsubaki, are you alright?" The woman asked, shaking her daughter lightly.
'Gh…' Naruto clutched his head in pain. 'Fucking bitch… Still, what a perfect opportunity.' He raised his right hand. 'Just one Hishouken in the back and…'
"Yes, kill her! Kill them both!"
"Uh!" Naruto grunted as another sharp pain tore through his head.
"M-Mother…?" Tsubaki asked, waking up at last.
"Oh, thank god!" Kushina exclaimed happily, hugging her daughter.
"Am I… home?" Tsubaki asked, looking around carefully.
"Of course, dear. Or don't you recognize your own room?" Her mother responded, smiling at her kindly.
"I… I see… Have you perhaps seen…?"
"Seen what?" Kushina asked.
Tsubaki held a pause. "…No, it's nothing. I'm just glad to be home. If you see father, tell him that I will give my report first thing in the morning."
"Of course, darling." Kushina stood up and went for the exit. "Sweet dreams."
"Y-Yeah…"
"Kill them! Kill them both! NOW!"
'Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!' Naruto shouted in his head as he hid behind a wall, taking several deep breaths. 'She means nothing… nothing. I must focus on my mission…' He concluded teleporting away.
Konohagakure no sato. Hospital…
"Here are the reports, Tsnade-sama."
"Oh fucking hell…"
"You said something, Tsunade-sama?"
The legendary medic sighed and rolled her eyes. "No, Shizune. Give me the reports and get the hell out of here."
Shizune's eyes narrowed. "You are going to drink again, are you?"
"I said get out!" Tsunade barked, taking a huge pile of papers from her apprentice's hands. "Take a day off, get a life, get a boyfriend, do some prostitution… Fuck, do something other than pestering me with my duties. I know them without you."
The younger girl looked heartbroken. "B-But… I thought…"
"Well stop doing that, you're terrible at it." Tsunade interrupted harshly. "Now be gone!"
"Tsunade-sama…"
"OUT!"
That did the trick alright.
"Damn that girl." Tsunade sighed in frustration. "Perhaps Jin was right about blasting her head off. I swear, if she wasn't Dan's niece…"
The woman took a short glance at the stock of paperwork that still remained to be done and frowned.
"Still, she was right about one thing…" Tsunade stated, opening her desk and pulling out a bottle of sake. "Fuck that paperwork! And if Minato doesn't like how I'm doing my job, then he can go fuck himself and fire me!"
With that she drank some alcohol and smiled. "Damn, this thing always makes my day be…" Tsunade stopped in mid-sentence feeling how something cold and sharp was suddenly pressed into the back of her neck. It could be anything, but it took the legendary medic less than a second to conclude that it was a sword.
"I have come for your life, Senju Tsunade." A deep male voice stated gravely.
However instead of panicking Tsunade only looked thoughtful for some seconds.
"Say… Didn't we play 'assassin and the victim' last time?" She asked all of a sudden.
"Oppa…" Not-so-deep-already male voice responded. "Hehehe… Well, you can't blame me for not remembering."
"Sure I can." Tsunade stated, getting out of her seat in a blink of an eye and slamming the sudden intruder into a wall with her… breasts? "Nice time you chose to show up, Jin." She grinned evilly. "I really, really need to relieve myself of some stress right now."
"Mmm… I live only to serve you, my lady." Naruto said, grinning back. "But as much as I want to simply tear this top off of you and have my way with your huge melons, we must talk business first."
Tsunade made a pouting face. "Aww… Can't it wait? At least till the morning?"
"No, it really can't."
The woman huffed. "Fine, fine…" She replied, removing her breasts from his face and sitting back at her desk. "So?"
"Okay, first things first." Naruto stated, walking around the desk and removing his robe. "You need to explain this to me."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, looking at Jin's bandaged chest. "Now that is a sight I never expected to see." With that she stood up, walked closer and placed one hand right in the middle of his chest. "A wound?"
"Exactly." Naruto confirmed with a nod.
"A sword stab…" Tsunade continued, now proceeding with some diagnostic ninjutsu Naruto didn't know. "Right down to the hilt. Damn, who in the world could do this to you of all people?!"
"It was me in fact."
Woman's eyes widened. "W-What?! Why would you stab yourself?"
Naruto waved his hand. "A long story I don't wish to explain. It's also an irrelevant one. What I do wish to know is why the hell is it not healing?"
"Hmm…" Tsunade rubbed her chin in thought. "Okay, lie down on the couch."
"Eh? I thought I asked to wait…"
"For diagnostic, you moron!" The medic snapped, rolling her eyes.
"Oh… Okay." Naruto said, doing as he was told.
"So, while I'm trying to find out what's wrong with you, how about you tell me how did it all happen?"
Jin sighed. "I said I'm not…"
"Naruto."
"Don't call me that!" He almost shouted. "Oh fine! In short words my dear sister is to blame for all of this."
"What? You stabbed yourself because of her?"
"Actually yes." His face darkened. "But when I did, I felt… pain."
"Isn't it natural?" Tsunade asked in amusement.
"Not for me, no." Jin said, shaking his head. "For me to be stabbed by a sword is the same as for you to be stabbed by a hairpin. Only my wound should heal twenty times as faster. Yet this time the pain was almost unbearable. Hell, it took all of my willpower to remain in consciousness. And when I woke up… the wound was still there. It never happened since… you know."
"Yeah, I know." Tsunade said, cancelling her jutsu. "Well, the diagnostics is done."
"So? Why is my wound not healing?" Jin asked.
"It does in fact…" The woman replied. "It heals like any other wound does."
"But my healing factor…"
"Is disabled." Tsunade interrupted, dropping the bomb. "I don't know what happened between you and Tsubaki, but your healing factor is not working. You are regenerating like any normal human does, and your sense of pain is not reduced in the slightest." She paused. "You are not invincible anymore, Jin."
Naruto said nothing.
"Perhaps it can still be fixed." Tsunade began, looking at him in wonder. "How did you get it in the first place?"
"It wasn't me." Naruto responded, shaking his head. "Kyuubi has adjusted my body for casual damage I have received as a child. I don't know how to make it work again."
"But…"
"No, you were right." He finally looked her in the eyes. "I'm not so invincible anymore… Still, that doesn't mean I'm going to discard any of my plans because of that. But perhaps that means I'll have to visit you more occasionally."
Tsunade grinned at him. "That doesn't sound so bad."
"Sure it doesn't." Naruto grinned back. "But there is another thing I wanted to talk to you about. I'm switching to plan B."
Woman's eyebrows rose. "Wait, so you won't try to…?"
"Yes, I won't." Jin interrupted. "But since my dear sister is not a part of my plan anymore, I need her out of my way. And this is where you come in."
"Me?"
"Indeed." He nodded. "I need you to make Tsubaki stay in the village and out of my affairs."
"Hmm… But what can I do?" Tsunade asked.
"You're the head medic of the village, damn it! Find some reason, any reason that's good enough."
The woman took a deep breath. "Alright, fine. I'll try to do something. So? Anything else?"
"Not really." Naruto stated. "Now heal my sorry ass so we can get down to real business."
Tsunade smirked. "I was already starting to worry that you won't say this."
...
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