Six Arms To Hold You
Darkkinkachu: Ok I'm starting to really dislike Orochimaru. He was a cute kid and all but the transvestite thing has got to go. And seriously…killing off subordinates that love/respect/look up to you like unwanted kittens? Dude, grow a soul or something…Kin and Zaku were all dead and icky and…dead…I like The Second. I think he's…cute? Handsome? Those don't sound right but its some kind of attraction…so long as you're looking at me like I'm a freak, I like NaruTema and think Zetsu is pretty hot for a guy with foliage sprouting out his shoulders. XD and just so you know, this chapter DID NOT want to be written AT ALL! X(
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Chapter Nine
Broken Hearts And Broken Bones
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When an explosion rocked the Sound base, several things happened at once. The small group in the rec room all cursed and jumped into action, Kabuto almost had a heart attack when he dropped a very important vile, Sasuke looked up from his brooding and Orochimaru hissed with displeasure.
"You're in luck, Sakura-chan," the snake man snarled, grabbing one of her wrists and yanking her out on the balcony, "I didn't even get to start and you're saviors are already here."
Green eyes widened to the size of dinner plates when she saw what was going on. There was a huge hole smouldering in the high, stone wall that surrounded the base and several ninjas had streaked in. A glint of gold caught her eye and she gasped, "Naruto…"
"Shall I kill them right in front of you?" Orochimaru purred in her ear, "Yes…this might not be such a bad thing after all…"
But it didn't matter. Sakura couldn't make herself care that the scary snake man had wrapped his arms around her and was chuckling darkly. All that mattered was…them…her friends. They had come for her. She watched as a white clad figure darted though the knot of rookies, barely touching them. When the little group fell in an unceremonious clump, her eyes began to water.
Neji…
Not fall away, another little bunch of Genin were being held captive by their shadows.
Shikamaru…
Hot tears were streaming down her face by now. They had come for her…all her friends had come for her. A green blur was running around the field, wamping ninjas left and right.
Lee-san…
Something warm and wet on her face brought Sakura out of her musings. Orochimaru had been licking the tears away. Something snapped in the normally calm girl, "SICK OLD PERVERT! LET ME GO! LET ME GO NOW!!" He only laughed and held her tighter, but this time she wasn't going to just take it, "GET OFF! AND KEEP THAT FREAKY TONGUE TO YOURSELF!" she screamed, struggling.
"Don't make me do something you'll regret, Sakura-chan…" he smirked, dragging his teeth across her neck for emphasis.
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"That should be all the lower leveled ones." Shikamaru stated, nudging a body with his foot, "Now if we hurry they should be disoriented enough to not notice us inside."
"Then what are we standing around talking for?" Naruto snapped, "Lets go!"
"YOSH!" Lee agreed, "Who knows what un-youthful things they may be doing to Sakura-san!"
"What a weird thing to say…"
The four rounded on the new voice only to find a small group of people, "Too late…" Shikamaru grumbled, "They've already sent out the Chunnin and above…gah how troublesome…" He frowned slightly and looked at his compainions, "Guys? Whats wrong?"
"I killed him…" Neji growled in a damgerous voice, "The freak with six arms…I killed him…"
"And we killed that pale guy with the bones!" Naruto yelped.
"Maybe they're zombies!" Lee said in horror.
"Cant you people just give up already?" Zaku said with anooyace, "We would glady give you back Sasuke-teme but he wont leave, so just get lost!"
"We are not here for the traitor." Neji calmly held out an arm to stop Naruto, "We want Sakura. Hand her over and we'll leave."
Kidomaru took a step forward, cracking most of his knuckles, "No. Sakura-chan is staying here. Now leave before I hurt you, girly-man."
"HEY! You don't get to called her that!" Naruto screamed, launching himself forward. Zaku used his air vents to blow the angry Kyuubi container into a waiting Dosu and the battle began.
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Orochimaru chuckled and placed his chin on op of Sakuras head, "Aw look…they're fighting over you."
"You're a monster…"
"Monsters have feelings too, Sakura." He rumbled, pulling her tighter against his chest, "I wonder who you want to win…surly you miss your 'friends' but what will happen when you leave these people who have become so attached to you?"
Sakura bit her bottom lip, looking down at the battle raging below. It was true, she wanted desperately to go home. To see her friends and family and Konoha…but…she had promised to show Kin how to care for split ends. Dosu wanted to learn to cook. Sakon and Tayuya wanted to know what normal people did when they were going out. And then there was always…him…
She had promised she wouldn't hurt him like every one else had. And here she was, wanting to run home and hide…the tears were back. He loved her and she loved him. She hadn't really thought of the consequences. All that had mattered was that they seemed to complete each other.
Now her two worlds were clashing and trying to kill each other. Naruto was pulsing with red charka, fighting Kin, Dosu and Zaku at the same time. Shikamru had caught Sakon, Ukno and Jirobo with is shadow but was tiring fast and still had to fend off and angry Tayuya. Lee and Kimimaro were locked in an epic battle. And then there was Neji and Kidomaru…
At some point the spider nin had activated his cursed seal and Neji was having a bit of trouble keeping up with the multi armed monster. Sakura wondered what Neji had said to get Kido-kun so pissed…or maybe it was just the thought of loosing her that had drove him over the edge.
Sakura tugged away from the snake sannin slightly, looking down at the fighting pair. She had an insane urge to yell 'cant we all just get along?' she pulled a little harder, trying to free herself from the pale mans grasp, "Orochimaru please…please let me go down there…please…" she was shocked when he actually obliged.
Sakura jumped off the railing, not noticing the smirk on Orochimarus face.
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Really…need…charka…Inner Sakura grumbled. Well its good to see you back Sakura snapped in her mind. Yes, Charka would be nice. She would be able to pump it into her feet and run faster. Neji and Kidomaru were still a good forty feet away. She frowned and tried to pick up the pace a little. Neji had landed a few hits and Kidomaru was reeling, trying to even out his disordered charka.
"STOP!" Her voice rang out but the two didn't even look up. Shikamaru, how ever, did.
"Sakura?" he blinked at her and accidentally dropped his shadow hold. The four Sound nins took the chance and leapt.
"NO!" it was rather like yelling at a bad dog. Their reaction was even some what similar. Sakon, Ukon, Jirobo, and Tayuya all stopped and looked at her, confused, "Just stop it, ok? Now stay here and behave!" with that she turned and started running again.
Shikamaru scratched the back of his head, "um…truce?"
"Yeah, sure, whatever…" Sakon grumble, already heading for his girlfriend.
Ukon and Jirobo just shrugged. Shikamaru decided Sound Ninjas were very odd.
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Sakura realized what Neji was doing just a second to late. It all seemed to happen in slow motion. Neji brought his hand back with a fluid movement while Kidomaru charged forward. The hand came forward, brimming with blue charka and gently found its way to the center of the spidr monsters chest. Three, blood-red eyes widened before the creature went flying back, crashing through a few trees and only stopping when her hit the wall.
"KIDOMARU!" Neji looked back at her, confused and maybe even a little upset.
"Sakura-san? What-"
"You've killed him!" she screamed, running up to the crumpled body, "Neji, you've killed him!" she kneeled and gently pulled the rapidly changing body into her lap. Kidomaru stared up at her blankly as his seal faded.
Naruto and the Sound Three had stopped and were rushing forward, "Sarkua-chan! What are you doing?" Naruto yelled.
Kidomaru took a deep shuddering breath. When he exhaled, it gurgled in his throat and some blood began to slip past his lips, "Sa…kura?"
"Please don't die…please…" She whispered, holding him closer. Lee, Naruto and Neji all looked at each other, clearly lost. Dosu came forward a few steps but Naruto stopped him.
"Let me go." Dosu growled, "I have to help them, stupid."
"Sakura-san…whats going on?" Lee asked softly, giving her a hurt look.
"I…I love him…" Sakura whispered as the six armed male went into a violent coughing fit, spraying her front with blood. Dosu managed to slip forward and quickly took of Sakuras charka blocking band.
Naruto was shuffling his feet and rubbing the back of his head. This was all very confusing…Neji turned to the closest sound nin, who happened to be Dosu.
"What is going on?" He demanded, sweeping his arm out at the pair on the ground.
Dosu frowned slightly and cocked his head to the side, "Sakura is our friend. She helped us and showed us a better world. You can't have her."
Both Naruto and Lee stiffened at that remark, but Neji held up a hand, "She doesn't belong here. Her home is Konoha. Are you going to keep her from her home?"
Dosu shifted uncomfortably, "No…if she wants to leave…" his shoulders slumped further and he didn't finish.
The pale eyed prodigy turned back to the girl with pink hair and the boy with six arms, "Sakura…we cant make you leave. Its up to you."
Wet green eyes came up to meet his, "What did you do?"
"What? You know what I did, it was a simple Jukien(ha ha not spelled right…) I used it on Hinata in-"
"You don't understand…" The circle of people closed in, trying to catch her soft words, "Kidomarus heart has to work much harder than a normal persons…it has to pump blood to all is arms…"
Neji's frown deepened. He hadn't meant to kill the freak but he had added a little extra force, just to be safe. How was he supposed to know about freaky spider man anatomy?
"I can't heal him…" Sakura said softly, looking up at her friends, "He's dieing…" (AN: I was going to kill Kidomaru cause…well I just was! But then I realized this wouldn't be a KidoSaku with out the Kido part and NG-chan might hurt me…or worse, take away my KankSaku! –clings desperately to 'Puppeteers Cheery Blossom Of The Sand'- NOOOO! NOT MY KANKSAKU!! I also remember this is supposed to be a comedy :P)
Dosu fell to his knees, a kind of unbelieving glazed look in his eyes. Tayuya swore softly and buried her face in Sakons neck. Ukon and Jirobo looked on solemnly while Zaku started blowing up trees.
"Hey!" Every one started a little and looked a Naruto, "I bet the old hag could heal him!"
"We can't just bring an enemy ninja in for the Hokage to heal!" Shikamaru said, bopping the loud blond on the head.
"Please Shika-kun?" Sakura pleaded, knowing he couldn't resist 'those' eyes. The genius squirmed and frowned.
"Its just not done…and we cant let them in Konoha, they may be spies…"
"Oh please, we already have plenty of spy's in-OW!" Dosu had started but stopped when Kin stomped on his foot.
"Not helping!"
"And we can't just leave Orochimaru." Kimimaro said evenly, through he had a small from on his face.
"Yeah…he may be a monster that's been using us but he still took us in and helped us…" Zaku mumbled, looking at the ground.
Lee and Naruto looked at each other, eyes brows raised, "er…ok…"
"What if we only take Kidomaru?" Sakura asked hopefully. Every one looked to Neji.
"Fate is against me…" the dark haired male grumbled, "Fine. Let's go. But only him, none of the others."
"I'll send you guys a postcard…" Sakura tried to laugh but it came out more of a sob, "I promise…I wont forget you…"
The sullen Sound nins waved goodbye to their rosette friend as she jumped away with the others. Kin and Ukon were bawling while Zaku gave them a funny look. Sakon and Tayuya dealt with their grief in their own way. Jirobo and Kimimaro wandered back inside, talking in low voices.
Dosu sighed, a wry grin on his lips. The fiesty pink Kunoichi had changed them so much. She had helped in ways she didn't even know about. He was really going to miss her…but, and his grin widened at this point, at least she had left him something to remember her by. Chuckling darkly, Dosu was gone in a fluffy flash. Sakura had left all her clothes behind…
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Orochimaru knew he was there, standing in the door way. He even knew what it was he was dying to ask.
"Why did I let them go?" Kabuto didn't say any thing, only shifted slightly, reaching up to fix glasses that weren't askew, "Is that what you wanted to ask me?"
Golden eye focused on the courtyard below. He hadn't sent out half the ninjas he could have…maybe it was a good thing since every one he had sent out was dead. The snake like man intertwined long, pale fingers behind his back, "Perhaps I want them to feel safe. To think I've simply given up." He sneered, flicking his long tongue over his fangs and watching as Kabuto flinched ever so slightly.
"Maybe I want to wait until they are all settled and comfortable and think that I have forgotten…then I can go in and steal what is most precious to them all over again." Orochimaru glanced over his should, grinning madly, "After all, time is nothing to me…now go." The bespectacled male nodded and left rather quickly.
Once his was gone, the smirk fell from the pale mans lips. He turned back to the darkening sky and watched to stars twinkle into life, "or perhaps…" he whispered softly to the night, "I'm not quiet the monster I thought I was…"
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Its not every day your ninja-napped apprentice comes bursting into your office, holding a near dead Sound freak and pleading you to help him. This situation defiantly wasn't in the Bingo Book…what's a Hokage to do? Drink, of course. Duh...but after the drinking comes the problem. To heal the enemy that you daughter-like trainee seems to love or not to heal the enemy that your daughter-like trainee seems to love? That is the very long question…bah who has time to think! Healing!
It took two whole weeks to heal Kidomaru. Apparently he had been living with a weak heart for some time now and just never told anyone. Stupid macho male…Sakura thought, sitting next to his hospital bed. She gently stroked one of his hands with her thumb, watching his peaceful, sleeping face.
Tsunade had agreed to let him stay until he was fully recovered but after that…things didn't look good. The decision was split down the middle. Some council members didn't seem to mind, saying that Sound had been fairly quiet for the past few months and, if kept under close watch, the boy could do no harm. The other half was completely against it.
Sakura looked around the blank, white hospital room. Empty. Avoiding the various wires and breathing pumps, she slipped into the clean sheets next to Kidomaru, "We'll make it through this, ok?" she whispered, wrapping his arms around her, "I promised I would stay with you…and I am, see?"
Three of his hands twitched and his eyes began rolling around beneath his eyelids. Sakura smiled softly, "Ah so you can hear me…just don't feel like talking?" He made a small grunting sound and struggled to sit up, "Just stay down. Why didn't you tell me you were sick?"
"Didn't…want to…worry you…" he mumbled around the oxygen mask, grinning weakly.
"Oh good job, cause I'm so not worried right now." Sakura shot back, flicking his forehead.
"Hey!" the spider nin rasped, "Don't pick on sick people."
"Psht…sick in the head maybe."
Kidomaru smirked and pulled her closer, "We're a great couple, ne?"
The pink haired girl laughed, placing her head on his chest, "The best ever…"
"Even better than Sakon and Tayuya?"
"Much better."
"I don't know…" he reached up with one hand to stroke her cotton candy tresses, "we don't make out all the time like they do…we better start doing that to."
"You're as bad as Dosu…" she smiled, closing her emerald eyes.
Kidomaru sighed and shifted into a more comfortable position, "Am not…" he said tiredly.
"Are too…" Sakura yawned.
They both fell asleep before Kidomaru could retort.
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"Ick…I cant belive she actually likes that guy…"
"I guess even freaks needs love."
"It would be troublesome if they woke up. Lets go."
Sakura blinked slowly, wondering who was in her room and talking. The beeping of a monitor reminded her that this wasn't her room. The warm body next to her reminded her where she was. Which would mean…uh oh…
Rolling over slightly, Sakura found herself looking up into the faces of Naruto, Shikamaru, and Ino, "Uh…he he…hi guys…"
"Sakura-chan, what are you doing in bed with him?" Naruto shouted causing several passing nurses to peek in curiously.
"Naruto baka! Keep it down!" Ino yelled, bonking the blond boy on the head, "But really Sakura…what are you doing in bed with him?"
"He uh…looked…cold?" Suddenly there was a small growl and Sakura felt herself being pulled back, "ouch! Kidomaru! Its ok these are my friends!"
"Yeah! I'm her best friend, freak! Believe it!" Naruto said, jabbing a thumb into his chest. Ino rolled her eyes and Shikamaru mumble that very possibly could have been 'how troublesome.'
"Naruto please don't antagonize him." Sakura sighed, trying to pry her protective boyfriend's arms off of her, "And really Kido-kun…you can let go now."
"You haven't kissed me good morning yet." Kidomaru said, smirking smugly at the three Konoha ninjas, "I can't let you go with out my kiss, Sakura-chan."
This time Shikamaru rolled his eyes. Ino brought a hand up to try and hide her giggles and Naruto made a funny, indignant sound, like a rabbit being stepped on. Blushing slightly, Sakura gave him a quick peck on the cheek and hopped out of bed.
"You're a terrible kisser…" the multi armed boy groused sulkily.
"And you're an inconsiderate jerk." Sakura said back, grinning.
Ino looked at her with eyebrows raised, "You two are a lovely couple, you know that?"
"I think they're an awful couple." Naruto grumbled.
"How troublesome…" Shikamaru said, looking up at the ceiling.
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Tsunade looked out her window, smiling widly. Down in the streets below walked a strang boy with too many arms and a girl with pink hair. She was glad the consil had finaly changed its mind about the Sound nin. He was really a very interesting guy. Rather moody and protective of his girl, but a nice guy. After learning his heart condition kept him at about Genin level, the concel had decided he couldn't do much harm and let him stay.
It was good to see her little adopted girl so happy. But something was troubling the busty Hokage. Walking over to her desk, she pulled out a piece of paper and sat down, bringing a pen onto the blank parchment.
"Poor Gaara-sama…he'll be so disappointed..."
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(I actually had several alternate ending for this, including 'the lazy ending' 'teh smex ending' and 'the Gaara ending'. I was even thinking of doing a little thingy on what happens after this eneds. But I didn't want to display my stupidity any more than I already have. So this is the end you get :P)
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Darkkinkachu: YOSH! It's finally done! –tears of joy- it feels good to finish something. Man I hate endings…they never work for me. I just have beginnings and middles. DX and look how long this was! Ten pages in word is a lot for me. Now I am off to do those requests! Bleh…they aren't working either. I'm loosing my touch. Please Review! Reviews keep me writing!
P.S. I want some of those fun story challenges…with Sakura since she's the only girl I seem capable of writing. Any one got any/know where I can get some?