Chapter 25

Naruto awoke to see Sasuke hovering above him, there was a cold look to his eye but the blond didn't say anything about it as he wrapped his arms around the Uchiha's neck, pulling him down into his body. Sasuke's hands were upon him in a moment but there was something not quite right about his touches. They were gentle, not commanding at all in any sense. Usually Sasuke would be all over him with rough and naughty touches that would make any sane person blush and push the demon away.

But this was far different from what he had come to expect from Sasuke. The was no hint of real dominance in his touches at all and it was starting to piss Naruto off more and more as the moments continued to tick on and on. By now Sasuke would have had all of their clothes off and he would be trying to violate him with more than just his fingers. He was actually considered pushing the demon off of him and just say 'to Hell with it' and keeping it in his pants for another night.

Though, the last time he tried that with Sasuke, he got so mad that he practically sexed him up for three days straight, not caring at all that Kyuubi was left with Takahiro, who hadn't even been old enough to talk yet. The blond sunk a little, now was probably not the time to remember Taka, he would start balling again and Sasuke would have to put his arousal aside to comfort him the way normal people did, without their penis. Which would spell bad news later when all of his pent up frustrations came out as a sex marathon. Naruto decided that for now it was best to suck up his pain, he could always cry in the bathroom secretly when Sasuke was sleeping.

Naruto felt Sasuke's lips at his neck, kissing softly and barely brushing his skin, something he had never really liked. What was up with Sasuke today? It was almost like he was punishing Naruto or something and it was really starting to press all of Naruto's buttons, and not in the good way.

The blond could understand if Sasuke was upset and wasn't exactly into it, but from the hardness being pressed into his thigh, that wasn't the case. He shoved Sasuke onto his back and crawled on top of him, pulling off his shirt and tossing it to the side. Sasuke's hands started to trace up his body with touches so soft that it almost made the blond's skin crawl. Since when had Sasuke forgotten all the tricks to turn him on?

Naruto froze for a moment and then he looked into Sasuke's eyes. The uncommon coldness wasn't uncommon, Naruto's heart started to race a little as Sasuke's hands rest on the small of his back; his facial expression changed, an almost evil smirk coming to his features.

" What's wrong Naruto? You look as though you've seen a ghost…"
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" How did you find me?" Deidara asked as Itachi sat down next to him. The older Uchiha looked over at the little blond who was now climbing into his lap. He stroked the blond hair, his heart aching from the sheer amount that he had missed his mate, it was actually tearing him up on the inside. He held the boy close to him, his heart thundering in his chest from the longing he felt. He may have loved Takahiro dearly but being cramped up in that child and unable to hold his mate had been killing him.

" Silly child, you seem to still forget…I always know where you are. I am your mate, after all. We were destined to be together, were we not? And as such, I have an eternal bond to you because our souls are connected in one of the purest forms, love." Deidara's small body trembled as he clutched onto Itachi's shirt.

" You still have that way with words. And they still effect me like they used too, it's almost pathetic how much you can get me to swoon just because of a few good and beautiful lines of prose." Deidara muttered pursing his lips a little but Itachi just laughed, shaking his head a little as he set the child down on the ground next to him. " What's so amusing?" His cheeks gained a pink tint making him look so adorable that Itachi had to shake his head of all the thoughts running into and out of his mind.

" Though you are my mate, your new body belongs with mine. This is almost like cheating on me in a weird way." Itachi said and Deidara rolled his eyes at Itachi who was smirking down at him. It was almost hard to stay mad at the demon when he had such an alluring look on his face. " But as you can assume, I didn't come here for a lovely reunion. There's much I need to tell you and I'm also going to help you wake up from this place."

" But what if I don't want to leave? I'm happy here, surrounded by all my memories of you and all the love you gave me. Takahiro doesn't know who I am and it's killing me on the inside, I've never felt such pain in my entire life. And in here, I can be safe from that…"

" Dei, don't be like this. Taka needs you, and you're one of the only people who can help him. Kabuto has pulled a fast one on us, he's taken over Sasuke's body and practically cursed Taka and myself to wonder outside the gates Hell and Heaven for all eternity. And the Gate Keeper won't listen to Sasuke or myself so we need as much help as we can get…So for me Deidara, no…Sasori sounds more natural…Please wake up. Come and find me…"

Deidara felt like a light had been switched on as he opened his eyes, taking a sharp in take of breath. He looked around, feeling almost sick to his stomach at the suddenness at which he arrived back to reality. His entire body felt stiff and it hurt to even blink but he knew that he had a mission and now that he was awake he would help Itachi, he would save Taka, and he would return Sasuke to his body.

The only problem was, he couldn't stand up. There was also no one in the room with him, there was just the steady sounds of the heart monitor and the drip of the blood and IV in his arm. Not to mention there was no telling when someone would come in to check on him. He sighed loudly. He just had to think…What would Itachi do?
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Kyuubi stared at the apparition of Arashi, eyes wide before he shook his head and glared at her as he felt that things weren't pleasant. "We've been fooled again, haven't we?"

"I'm afraid so... Sasuke is here with me, but the Gate Keeper is going to kill him. Kabuto tricked him into switching bodies, but instead of switching Itachi and Takahiro's soul, he killed all three and took over Sasuke's body!"

"What! Then-" Kyuubi cursed and spun around, looking around the rubble, but nothing was left not even a body. "Shit! I need to find Konan! Arashi-"

"You need to save-Na-!" Arashi's ghost vanished.

Kyuubi growled, he needed to get back to the mansion!
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Naruto stared at Sasuke. No, not Sasuke. But before the blond could get away from him, Sasuke shot up and slammed Nauto down, forcing a kiss on the blond while Naruto whined and struggled. He screamed when he managed to shove Sasuke's face away.

"You are not my Sasuke! Who the hell are you!"

"I'm sorry? Not your Sasuke? Naruto... My love, how could you say that? Is Takahiro's dea-" He stopped talking when he was slapped.

"Takahiro! Takahiro! You are not my mate! Sasuke only ever called Taka by his name when he was in trouble or when we had a formal function! Who are you!"

"... So you figure it out? I guess... I'll just have to... force you to stay with me..." He snarled, eyes turning a sickly yellow as a snake like tongue slithered out. "Too bad I locked the door... no one can help you know..."

"SASUKE!" Naruto screamed but Kabuto slapped his hand over Naruto's mouth, effectively cutting off any sounds that were trying to escape from those soft lips. Kabuto mentally cursed, apparently he hadn't known Sasuke as well as he prided himself to think. Naruto had been able to see through his rouse in less than a day.

" Sasuke can't help you now. His soul is trapped, I made sure of it." Kabuto snickered and the blond thrashed underneath the snake. There was no doubt in his mind anymore about the identity of the man on top of him, it was Kabuto. He didn't know how but all he knew was that he had managed to take over Sasuke's body. " But this is his body, everything about it is still his. But you just have a better person inside, don't you agree?"

Naruto bit Kabuto's hand, making the snake reel back in back, his hand coming off the blond's mouth completely. Naruto tried to kick him in the stomach but Kabuto glared down at him and Naruto felt a sudden sense of guilt. That face had once belong to the man Naruto fell in love with, it was still the same. And even those eyes, although they were far colder now, were Sasuke's eyes.

Kabuto managed to pin him down again, noting the tears springing up in the corners of Naruto's eyes. He had figured this day would come but he was surprised when he was met with tears instead of rage. The connection between Naruto and Sasuke was great, and something that could be exploited.

" Naruto, my love, don't cry. I still look like him don't I? I have his face and if you give me some time, I'll learn everything about Sasuke so you can be happy with him once more. Just allow me to have you and I will make everything as it was, you'll continue to be happy with this very gorgeous face of mine, won't you?"

" As it once was? Are you kidding me!" Naruto yelled, pushing Kabuto down on the bed. The anger and hurt had returned to Naruto and the snake wasn't happy about it. He thought he was going to make a breakthrough with that but it only seemed to aggravate the blond more. " Do you think me a fool, Kabuto? Just because you look like him doesn't mean you are him! You could never learn everything about Sasuke, not all of his gestures, nor the love he felt for anyone! You killed our child and then took his body to what? Supposedly make me happy? HOW CAN THAT MAKE ANYONE HAPPY? You're a disgusting impostor who has no regard for anyone but yourself and that Kabuto, is why you'll be all alone until the day you die."
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Kyuubi didn't know what to do. If he returned to the mansion to stop Kabuto then he may or may not have enough time to find Konan and tell her to fix everything. He gritted his teeth as he stopped in the forest. There was only one thing that could settle this matter.

He was going to need a little help.

The fox pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and bit his thumb. He smeared a messaged in his blood knowing that this was a small sacrifice for it to be delivered. Once he was finished writing he placed the paper in between his fingers, focusing his energy into it. The ends of it caught fire and he let it go into the wind.

Aki and Hitomi would receive the message to go and find Konan. But he wondered if he could get to Naruto in time. And if he didn't...Well...There was going to be snake on the barbeque, and he didn't care if it was Sasuke's body, he believed the Uchiha would do the same, given the circumstances.
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Ugh and that's where it has ended.
Naruto: What's wrong with Hitoko-sama? She seems kinda...Dead from the neck up.
Sasuke: She's been kicking it into overdrive with all the work she's been doing.
Rye: Pfft. She'll be fine. She's just a wussy. -watches me collapse- She really shouldn't have done that while I was around -evil smirk-
Sasuke: What is that supposed to mean? -whispers to Naruto-
Naruto: -whispers back- Do we want to know?
Rye: This was your master...and Hitoko-sama...Who is mine.
Naruto: I think I just learned something I didn't want to know...