Daze
Chapter three: Strange companions
A/N: Ice here, Chapter three will have more of a focus on developing Naruto and Tayuya's relationship but things will pick up at the end. Hope you enjoy it.
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Naruto awoke to another day of monotonous hell.
It had been six days since they had recaptured him and aside from the occasional spat with Tayuya he had nothing to do.
Part of him wanted to just end it but another part hoped that someone would rescue him.
Bored, he bounced a rock off the wall.
Throw, catch. Repeat, The activity had become boring long ago but the annoyed huffs, sighs, and glares from Tayuya were worth it.
He had to admit for an enemy ninja she was quite the cute one when she was pissed.
"Can you stop you dumb bastard!"
It was always funny seeing her get worked up like this, her face would always turn red, making her look like a tomato.
He shrugged.
"Sure… as soon as you let me go, tomato-chan."
He smirked, pissing her off even more.
She looked away coldly.
"I'm good, I'd rather not face Orochipedo-sama's wrath…"
He sighed lightly.
"Ugh..."
He huffed, Leaning against the cold, stone wall.
Meanwhile, in Konoha...
Kakashi picked up the dog feces, placing it into the plastic bag he was carrying.
Tsunade had spared him the evisceration he was expecting… honestly though, this might be worse.
Sasuke walked on the water poking the metal cans with the poker tossing them into the cloth bag, Sakura pulled the weeds and tossed them into the black trash bag.
Sakura turned to face her sensei, annoyance clear on her face.
"Kakashi sensei isn't three weeks of D rank missions excessive punishment."
Kakashi chuckled.
"Count your lucky stars you still have a head."
She sighed and continued picking the weeds.
Three days later, Orochimaru's hideout...
Naruto smacked his head off the wall repeatedly, the blood and pain was a nice break from the boredom.
He annoyed Tayuya constantly ignoring her barrage of death threats, at this point he welcomed it.
He stood up ignoring the pain in his legs; he didn't exactly have room to roam so he rarely, if ever, stood it was causing his muscles to atrophy.
Tayuya turned her interest piqued.
"Shithead, what are you doing?"
He glared at her, answering sarcastically.
"I'm blowing your mother, what do you think I'm doing... I'm fucking bored!"
He reared back channeling chakra into his arms and smacked the bars with all of his might.
"Nice try but that's chakra reinforced steel, you'll need a lot more than that to break through them."
He smirked.
"Good to know… Hey can you take me to the bathroom?"
She sighed annoyed.
"Again?"
He smirked.
"Unless you want me to whip it out here and now?"
She chuckled.
"You're a funny guy but don't push your luck."
She opened the cell.
"Let's go!"
Konoha...
Tsunade and Jiraiya were observing the seal with extreme prejudice, an array of fuinjutsu users formed a circle around them, a massive sealing matrix covering the room.
"Well Jiraiya will it work?"
He shushed her, earning a glare.
"Y-Yeah I think it will, but it's a one time use, we must be ready."
She nodded, smiling.
'Thank Kami.'
Jiraiya smirked.
"Let's find our Naruto."
Orochimaru's Hideout, days later...
"Tayuya?"
He looked around.
"Tayuya?"
He sat up.
"Hello?"
He reached for a rock and tossed it at her, breaking her focus.
"Oh... dickless. Sorry forgot you were there."
Naruto growled.
"You're the only company I have in this shithole you could at least show compassion!"
She shrugged.
"Why you're not my boyfriend?"
Naruto smirked.
"Oh, so you like boys... and here I thought you batted for the other team."
She gave him a victorious smirk, and he knew he was in trouble.
"Oh, really, because from what Orochimaru-sama has told me you and Sasugay are both really, and I mean REALLY, close."
Naruto sputtered disgustedly.
"Ew... like I would ever... with Sasuke disgusting!"
She chuckled.
"I'm just yanking your chain. I know you like girls, I've heard you in your sleep, oh Sakura-chan… Sakura."
He blushed neon red looking away.
"Whatever just read your dumb book."
"I will, thank you."
He briefly pondered to himself why he hadn't just gone to Kyuubi and busted out.
Maybe some sick part of him enjoyed it; it was the first time he'd ever met someone he could be real with.
"Oi, Tayuya-chan tell me about yourself?"
She blushed at the use of the '-chan' suffix, before regaining her self, looking annoyed.
"Well Naruto-kun if you really must know, I was born in the grass village I lived with my baa-chan until someone killed her during an enemy attack,"
She maintained a cold and indifferent exterior, but he could see this story was affecting her internally.
"-I ran away not wanting to die or be raped like the other women in my village so I wandered the wilderness for weeks starving till Orochipedo-sama found me."
She looked at him with a sad, angry look. It was vulnerable and bare.
"Happy?"
He nodded.
"Yes, you were honest and real, thank you."
She smirked aloofly.
"Don't get used to it Dickless-Kun"
He yawned and lay back, falling asleep.
Konoha, Hokage office...
Tsunade stood firm, clenching her fists in righteous fury.
She looked out the window at the setting sun in the distance; Behind her was a hand-picked team of specialized, Chunin, Jonin, and ANBU, created for retrieving Naruto whatever the cost.
Leading them was a member of the legendary Sanin Jiraiya himself.
If this didn't work, nothing would, it was all or nothing and for once she liked her odds.
"Jiraiya."
He smirked.
"Yes, hime?"
"Go."
The Hideout, same day...
Naruto had nothing better to do, and the brash girl captivated him.
Or rather the gentle interior she pretended wasn't there.
He had been slowly chipping away at her with questions and conversation.
He had learned little, but he cherished every piece.
Her full name is Tayuya Satou.
Place of origin: Kusagakure.
Cup size?
He blushed.
'Damn it Ero-sennin you're rubbing off on me!'
He turned to the girl before him as she snored lightly.
The moonlight reflecting off of her pale skin gave her complexion an almost magical glow.
He reached through the bars and gently caressed her face.
He smirked.
'It would've been real easy to strangle her and maybe get out of here if I wanted.'
He tossed a rock at her waking her up amid a sea of profanities.
"You shouldn't drop your guard -you know."
He chuckled grunting in pain as she punched him in the stomach.
She mimed back sarcastically.
"You shouldn't drop your guard either, Dickless-Kun."
He raised his hands defensively.
"My bad."
She glared.
"Whatever, thanks for waking me up; I have to go."
She turned around and left.
"You forgot your book!"
She yelled back amid laughter.
"Read it, you need the brain cells!"
He blushed in embarrassment.
"I'm not stupid!"
She smirked.
"No, but you sure are dickless!"
He sighed and lay back.
Watching the stars in the sky until he fell asleep once again.
Kusa, two days later...
Jiraiya raised his hand, motioning the squad to stop.
Kakashi turned to him.
"What is it Jiraiya-Sama?"
Jiraiya pointed to a faint reflection of light in the distance.
"Trick wire."
He motioned to two of the ANBU and they each ran to one side in unison one of them cut the wire the other opening a scroll.
As the explosion went off the scroll, nullified the sound and sucked it in.
"Be ready for more we're getting close."
Back at the Hideout...
Naruto had gotten tired of this. It had been three days since he had seen Tayuya and he had no reason to remain imprisoned there.
With that in mind, he went into his mindscape.
"Ah kit back so soon."
Naruto growled.
"It's been over two weeks you stupid fox!"
The Kyuubi smirked.
"What's got your fur in a knot relationship troubles?"
Naruto made a rude gesture with his arms.
"Just give me power already I'll tear the damn seal."
The fox chuckled.
"As you wish, Naruto-Sama."
The fox exuded chakra, It took the form of a wave of orange water which grabbed Naruto and lifted him into the air.
"Now tear the seal.. right off.. free me from my prison... and I will free you from yours."
Naruto smirked.
"Sorry fox I relate to your struggle but I'm not stupid."
Naruto tore a tiny corner piece off of the seal and felt a sudden surge of chakra.
"That should be enough."
The fox roared in anger.
"Let me out ningen I will rend the flesh from your bones!"
Naruto waved.
"Sayanora!"
He left his mindscape and felt a sudden burst of energy, his legs magically healing.
He stood up and broke the bindings off his ankles and wrists.
"And now to break out of here."
Outside the hideout, Kusa...
Jiraiya and co. were preparing to storm the hideout when they felt a sudden surge of sinister chakra.
"The Kyuubi?"
Jiraiya shook his head.
"No, I'd know that chakra anywhere it's different but there are definitely bits of Orochimaru in it."
They heard a moan of pain and turned back to see Anko grabbing her neck.
"It's curse mark chakra I know it is."
Jiraiya nodded turning to the squad.
"Tread carefully."
Hideout Interior...
Naruto reared back and punched the bars only for someone to grab his wrist.
He turned and came face to face with Orochimaru.
"Well, well Naruto-Kun.. leaving so soon.. and without a goodbye?"
Naruto growled and slashed at the man with a Kyuubi cloaked hand.
Orochimaru quickly let go of the hand he was holding as the kyuubi's chakra was slowly poisoning him.
The man flipped backwards, dodging Naruto's attempts to strike him effortlessly.
With his experience he cracked an unamused smile at the Genin's attack.
"You're 100 years too young to beat me, Naruto-kun…"
Orochimaru spoke with a smirk while dodging another barrage of blows from Naruto's clones.
Having had enough of this he let out a massive wave of chakra, causing all of Naruto's clones to dispel.
Sending the main one backwards into the wall.
Naruto couldn't move anymore.
He felt paralyzed by the sheere intent radiating off of the man, other than the Kyuubi he had never felt such powerful, vile chakra before.
Orochimaru quickly had one of his poisonous snakes bite Naruto in the neck, effectively knocking him out.
He knew he had to get out of here soon, he could sense shinobi nearby.
Most likely Leaf Ninja since he could sense Anko, his former apprentice.
He activated Anko's curse seal to slow the Leaf Nin down.
Grabbing Naruto both disappeared into the ground.
He had already notified the Sound Four to head towards another base of his, in the land of earth far from Konohagakure no Sato.
He was sure nobody would find him there. It was time for his plans to take effect.
Little did he know though…
Akatsuki Base, Unknown Location...
"Is everyone here?"
A man with a green scarf and orange spiral mask sat atop a statue, his crimson eye glowing.. Nine holograms appeared atop the fingers of the statue.
A blue-haired woman answered mundanely. "Here."
A man with long black hair and red eyes answered calmly. "Here."
A blonde man answered, with a bored sigh. "Here hn."
A blue fish like man answered in his gravelly voice. "Here."
Two voices answered in unison. "Here / Here."
A silver-haired man with a scythe answered annoyed. "Here, these meetings are always so annoying."
A red-haired man answered in a soft voice. "I'm here, can we get a move on."
"I agree with Sasori, time is money." A man with a low deep voice answered.
"Pain you know what to do."
A hologram of a man with concentric ring-like eyes nodded.
"Very well, Madara we will finish Orochimaru once and for all."
The hologram of Pain turned to the other figures.
"Now that we've all arrived in Kusa, Konan and I will stay back and survey the area for any stragglers."
He cracked his neck cooly.
"The rest of you assault the base, make sure the snake does not escape but do not kill the jinchuriki... we need him alive."
There was a series of Hai's as the holograms poofed away leaving only the masked man in the cave.
His red eye glowed with satisfaction.
He pulled off his mask, his voice raising in pitch.
"All according to plan."
Hideout Exterior...
Jiraiya ran over checking on Anko as she collapsed in pain screaming as her curse mark spread.
"Anko are you okay?!" He made a hand seal and put a hand on her neck. The chakra receded, and she fell unconscious.
"Bear take her." The masked man picked her up.
"Hai Jiraiya-Sama."
Jiraiya turned to Kakashi and Tenzo. "Let's do this."
He kicked the door open, and they rushed inside.
X END X
2/2/21: Chapter three revised.