When Naruto awakes he's strapped to a table that is slanted upwards. He looks out in the room and finds he's alone. He tries to pull against the restraints but finds they are true in their hold.
Naruto groans and rolls his head back in frustration before looking around the room to try to find a way out. He sees around the room are different books and scrolls, various viles full of a rainbow of liquids, and jars full of unknown items. Something about the space makes the blonde shiver with uncomfort.
As Naruto is taking in his surroundings he picks up the sound of men talking, just far enough away to be heard but too far to be seen.
"You weren't supposed to hurt him." Sasuke. What is he doing here?
"Awe, worried about your bride?" Who is that?
"Husband."
"Whatever, it was two puncture wounds, nothing that will kill her."
"I will pull out, be careful with him."
"Why, her body will be useless soon enough anyway?" What?
"What are you going to do with him?" Sasuke is agreeing to this?
"I don't know, maybe use the body as a breeding tool. I haven't decided." Naruto flinched and tried to curl into himself feeling a wave of disgust wash over him.
"Just be respectful… I… I…"
"You love her. I know. One quick fuck and you're head over heels. Like every dumb man." What? Sasuke loves him? Is it because of the sex like he says or…?
"It's not like that. He deserves better. Even when I think my life can't get worse, his has. He's faced so much, it's… It's the least I can do to give him my body."
Naruto's lung freeze in shock as he listens to what his husband is planning.
"I...I can't make him happy. He's miserable married to me, even if marrying him has been the best thing I've ever done. I can make him happy by giving him my body...so he can live as he's meant to be. He's a better man than me, anyway."
There's a pause once Sasuke finishes explaining his motives to the mysterious other and Naruto feels tears leaking out of his eyes.
He wants to shout, to tell Sasuke that he's not miserable and that the raven does make him happy-but he's still drowsy from the snake bite.
The other voice hums then, clearly unmoved by Sasuke's declaration of love.
"Sure, sure. Well, her body is mine after. That's all I care about. Now then, are you prepared to die, Sasuke?"
Ice wraps around Naruto's heart.
Nonononono, Sasuke can't die. This has to be some sick joke-
"Yes," comes Sasuke's resigned voice.
Naruto finds himself crying, he doesn't want Sasuke to die. He doesn't want whatever is about to happen. He just wants to go and talk to Sasuke and they can figure this out. They can figure each other out.
But as Naruto is panicking again the footsteps approach and Naruto finds himself not alone.
When the blonde looks up blue meets black and so many emotions are shown in each other their eyes. Sasuke is a swirling whirlwind of turmoil and sadness, and Naruto is filled with guilt and panic.
"Sasuke, please, please, you don't have to- We can go- We can talk this out- Please." Naruto begs and again pulls on his restraints uselessly.
Sasuke looks away ashamed and somehow this hurts Naruto than any words could. "Naruto, this is what's best for you. I just-"
"I love you too, so please. Don't - I don't want this."
Sasuke looks up shocked at this and Naruto can see the tears that were building in the young Uchiha's eyes. "You…?" Sasuke says softly but before he can continue the other man steps between them.
"How sweet. But, the deal has already been made." the pale man says and smirks at the blonde prince. "I want your body and the seal that is on it."
"How do you…?" Naruto begins and tries to curl in unsuccessfully when the pale man's hand reaches forward and lightly caresses the shirt on the prince.
"My summon was watching you before he bit you and saw the Kyuubi seal. I want that, and this deal now that we have made it will NOT be backed out of, right my dear Sasuke?"
When they both look to the raven he is looking to the floor, his hair hiding his face. But both of them see it - he nods.
Naruto can scream how frustrated he is. "No! I don't want this! Sasuke, please!" Naruto says and pulls against the bindings again.
"Naruto." Sasuke says softly and they all go silent, his voice is broken, he looks up and has tears streaming down his face. "Orochimaru. I won't back out. I want Naruto to have a better life. But… Let me say… Let me say goodbye." Sasuke says and Naruto feels himself starting to cry again. He doesn't want this.
He would deal with a thousand more Itachi's before he would want Sasuke to die for him. "Sasuke…" Naruto chokes out, feeling the need to hold his husband take over him.
"Fine, but I will be just outside the room." Orchimaru says and scoffs as he walks away, into the hallway they appeared from.
The brunette walks up to the blonde and they look into each other's eyes and Naruto sees so much, all the anger, frustration, sorrow, guilt, and fight?
Before the blonde can think too much on it though the elder prince is pressing a soft kiss to the others lips.
Naruto closes his eyes and tries to convey all his emotions through the kiss, then he feels a click.