In the last chapter, Naruto told Kakashi about Orochimaru. Also, Naruto celebrated his 18th birthday.

I do not own Naruto, nor do I make any money off of this.

"talking"

'thinking'

Chapter 19:

Kabuto moved through the halls, avoiding the students. He honestly didn't understand why Orochimaru was going so far for one kid. Yes, Naruto was beautiful and the last few years treated him right, but he wasn't needed. Kabuto hated to admit that he was jealous. He had been with Orochimaru even before Naruto was born. He'd gone to Sound to stay with Orochimaru instead of running. He knew the Orochimaru liked younger men, but even he had a limit to how young they could be. Orochimaru always waited until they were at least sixteen. And even then, he'd make sure that they were a little willing, even if blackmail was involved. There were only two that didn't fit this, Dani and Naruto. With Dani, Orochimaru didn't touch him, he only watched. He did make Kabuto do it though. He didn't like it, but since Orochimaru wanted him to, he did it. After they were done with Dani, Orochimaru showed Kabuto how much he had enjoyed watching.

Kabuto's thoughts were broken when his body collided with another's. "Sorry," the redhead said. Kabuto looked after the boy as he walked down the hall. He looked familiar, but Kabuto just couldn't place him. Deciding to ignore that feeling, Kabuto stepped up to the classroom he knew Orochimaru was in. He glanced inside and saw their target. He was sitting next to a boy with brown hair. Kabuto knew him as Shukaku, one of Naruto's best friends and someone that Naruto lived with. The seat on the other side of Naruto was empty. "Excuse me," a voice said. Kabuto turned to see the same redhead from before. That's when it hit him. This was Gaara. Kabuto moved to the side to let Gaara into the classroom. It allowed Kabuto to hear Orochimaru's voice. The man was getting ready to introduce him. Kabuto fixed his tie before stepping into the room.

"...Kabuto," Orochimaru said, motioning to him. He had a smile on his face. Kabuto bowed, his eyes going right to Naruto. Blue eyes were wide as they stared at Kabuto. Kabuto couldn't help but smirk. It was clear that Naruto was scared.

"Hello," Kabuto said, bowing slightly, his eyes still on Naruto. "My name is Kabuto Yakushi." He pushed his glasses backwards with a finger. "As I'm sure Orochimaru-sensei said, I'm his assistant. If there is anything you need help on, feel free to ask me. I'm open for tutoring as well." He smiled.

"Now then," Orochimaru said. "I hope you've read the last three chapters in…" the fire alarm suddenly went off. Orochimaru frowned. "Alright class, single file now. Kabuto, please lead them outside. I'll make sure everyone follows." Kabuto nodded, walking to the door. Everyone lined up behind Kabuto, Shukaku and Gaara making sure that Naruto stood between them. Naruto was still shaking from Kabuto's arrival. Once all of the students were out of the classroom, Orochimaru let the door close behind himself. He wondered why he hadn't been informed of a drill. He found his class under a tree across from the school building.

"It seems a small fire started in the chem lab," a teacher said. "Honestly, this is the third one this year."

Orochimaru rolled his eyes at that. Of course it had to be that stupid chem teacher that caused his plans to be ruined. Deidara seemed to be too stupid for such a job. It surprised everyone that he was even hired in the first place. Still, after what happened to the last chem teacher, it wasn't surprising that no one wanted the job. Orochimaru shook his head as he walked over to his class. He counted the students, making sure none of them had managed to slip away.

"Ow!" a voice Orochimaru hated said. "I said I was sorry!"

"You need to be more careful!" a female teacher yelled. Sometimes, Orochimaru believed that Anko was even more crazy than Deidara. "What if someone got hurt?"

"She's right you know," a male teacher said. Ibiki was a strange one. He was very secretive, but he managed to get others to spill their guts to him. It made him a good counselor. Orochimaru found him familiar, but he couldn't understand why. He'd never seen Ibiki before. He'd shown Ibiki's picture to Kabuto, but Kabuto had no idea who he was.

"I just did what the book said to do!" Deidara yelled. "Honestly, I didn't realize it would start a fire. Besides, safety is very important." He put his hands on his hips, a pout on his face. "We just need better funding for the lab."

"Sure," Anko said.

"Excuse me!" the principle said, gaining everyone's attention. "I've gotten news that the danger has passed. It is safe to return to your classrooms." He looked at his watch. "You have about ten minutes left of you class, so please quickly and carefully make your way back inside." Everyone started heading back inside. On the way to his classroom, Orochimaru kept going through various plans to get Naruto to stay behind.

He stood before his students, waiting until they sat down. He glanced at the clock and frowned. There was only five minutes left. "Since we ran out of time and were unable to take today's quiz, you'll have to take it tomorrow. Anyone that gets a D or below will have to stay after class." He heard a few groans. "You're lucky that you're getting an extra day. Don't waste it!" The bell rang. "And Uzumaki-san, we need to discuss something about your last quiz, so stay behind."

Naruto's eyes widened. Shukaku leaned into him. "Don't worry," he whispered. "Gaara and I will be outside. And don't forget who else is watching." Naruto nodded at this, a smile appearing on his face. He watched his friends leave the room, knowing that all he had to do was to call out to them if it came to that.

"Now then," Orochimaru said. He walked over to Naruto's desk and placed his quiz on the table. "Can you explain to me why your answers are similar to your friends'?" He placed Shukaku and Gaara's quizzes on the table. Naruto glanced at them. He had to admit that some of his answered almost matched theirs.

"We discussed the chapters assigned together," Naruto said. "Kind of like reviewing them."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. "And how do I know you aren't cheated off of them?"

"I'd never do that!" Naruto yelled. Orochimaru smirked. Seeing the fire in Naruto's eyes turned him on. He then watched as the flames disappeared once their eyes met. It was something Orochimaru was glad he had power over.

"I'm not sure I believe that," Orochimaru said. "Maybe I'll have you take tomorrow's quiz now, just to make sure you can't cheat."

Naruto gulped. "I-if that's what y-you want Orochimaru-sensei." Orochimaru smirked. He walked back to his desk and pulled out the quiz. He placed it on Naruto's desk.

"Once you are down, I'll correct it," Orochimaru said. "And if you get lower than a C, you'll have to re-read the chapters, and take it again."

"T-that's…" Naruto began.

"Understood?" Orochimaru asked. Naruto hesitated before nodding. He grabbed his pen and began to answer the first question. "You know, I'm surprised you managed to get into this school. The perks of being taken in by Sasuke Uchiha." Naruto twitched, but he continued to focus on the paper in front of him. "It must be nice. To get anything you could ever want from such a powerful man. I do have to wonder what he gets in turn." Naruto bit his lip as his hands began to shake. Orochimaru's grin widened. He began to walk around Naruto. "I bet he's good in bed." Orochimaru put his hands on the table, the back of Naruto's chair keeping him from touching the blond. "Tell me. Does it feel good?" Naruto shivered. His pen fell from his fingers. He was unable to continue writing. Orochimaru pulled back. "Done already? Let's see." He pulled the paper off of the desk. "You didn't answer the last three questions. I'm afraid you'll have to stay here a bit longer."

"Why?" Naruto whispered.

"What?" Orochimaru asked.

"Why are you doing this?" Naruto looked up at Orochimaru, tears in his eyes. "What have I ever done to you?"

Orochimaru slammed his hands on the table. "What did you do? What do you think? Not only did you run away from me, but you let someone else into your heart." He stepped back. "I believe it is time I showed you just who you belong to." Before Naruto could let out a scream, Orochimaru pushed Naruto to the floor, a hand covering his mouth. Kabuto must have known what Orochimaru was going to do as he pulled Naruto's arms above his head and pinned them to the floor. Orochimaru sat on Naruto's stomach, hand still covering Naruto's mouth. The other hand grabbed a handkerchief. Naruto barely managed a gasp as Orochimaru removed his hand and shoved the handkerchief into his mouth. Naruto tried to spit it out, but it wouldn't budge. Since his legs were still free, he tried to use them to get Orochimaru off of him. The man slid backwards, stopping their movements. "You can struggle as much as you want, but no one will help you." At those words, Naruto's eyes went to the classroom's door. "If you think you're little friends can help you, they can't. They are a bit tied up at the moment." Naruto's eyes widened. "But don't worry. As long as you cooperate, nothing will happen to them." Naruto's body began slack as he stopped fighting. "Good." Orochimaru moved a hand to Naruto's stomach. He moved it down to the hem of his shirt, before slipping it underneath. He moved his hand up Naruto's chest. Naruto closed his eyes. The hand slid to his throat, a finger pressing into his skin. "Open your eyes. I want you to see what I'm doing to you." The fingers were a threat and Naruto forced himself to look at Orochimaru. Pleased at seeing Naruto's eyes again, he lowered the hand back down to a nipple. He teased the one closest to Naruto's heart. It managed to get a small noise out of the blond.

"Orochimaru-san," Kabuto said. Orochimaru looked at his toy, for that is what he saw Kabuto as, and understood what he wanted to say. With a nod, Orochimaru's other hand went to Naruto's pants, unzipping them. He shoved a hand down them, under the boxers, taking his prize in his grip. Naruto let out a pained moan. Orochimaru smirked, before squeezing the heated flesh. It was limp, but he knew that teasing it would eventually cause it to harden. He let go of the nipple and moved the hand to his own pants. He was going to pick up the pace, his desire to have the blond reaching its limit.

Kabuto saw this and pulled both of Naruto's hand together so that he could hold them in one hand. He undid his tie and wrapped it around Naruto's wrists before tying it to the desk behind him. Orochimaru pulled down his own pants before pulling down Naruto's, followed by his boxers. Naruto let the tears fall from his eyes at knowing what would happen next. Kabuto leaned over Naruto, grabbing his legs and pulled them back. Naruto cried out in pain at the new position. Orochimaru licked his lips at the sight of Naruto's hole. He reached out to touch it just as something swished by his head and thudded into the floor near his other hand.

"Sorry I was late," a voice said. Three pairs of eyes turned to see Sasori sitting on top of the bookcase in front of the window. He twirled another knife in his fingers. "There was something else I had to do first." At this, Deidara walked in with Gaara and Shukaku.

"You!" Orochimaru yelled. "How?"

Deidara grinned. "I used chemicals, hn!"

"He walked in with a glass full of a blue liquid, called it a liquid bomb, and threatened to blow our captives up," Shukaku said.

Kabuto raised an eyebrow at this. "Your captives?"

Gaara pointed to Sasori. "He tossed a knife into the room. We freed ourselves before beating those men up."

Deidara pouted. "It's not fair." He crossed his arms. "Sasori ruined my fun."

"-Cause blowing up the place was a good plan," Sasori said. Before Deidara could yell at Sasori, Shukaku and Gaara stepped forward.

"Now, I believe you have a friend of ours that you will be letting go," Shukaku said. Gaara cracked his knuckles.

"And what makes you think you've won?" Orochimaru asked.

Sasori sighed before jumping down. "Simple." He lifted a finger and grabbed something no one else could see. He flicked it, allowing everyone to see a string hanging from the window to the knife still embedded in the floor. "That's only one of them. I could pull some of the ones in front of you to choke you until I decide you look better without a head or I can simply cut of that offending appendage of yours."

Orochimaru gulped before quickly pulling up his pants. Kabuto also stepped away from Naruto. This allowed Shukaku to cover Naruto up before taking the knife Sasori had given him to cut Naruto free. He pulled the blond into his arms before moving behind Gaara. He helped the still crying boy into his clothes.

"Now then, what to do," Sasori said.

"Decapitation sounds nice," Gaara mumbled.

"As nice as that sounds," Shukaku said. "I think we should get Naruto home." Gaara glanced at his friends. He nodded. The three of them left the classroom, leaving Orochimaru and Kabuto in Sasori and Deidara's hands.

The driver looked surprised at the sight of Naruto clinging to Shukaku. He opened the door, letting the two of them inside before turning to Gaara. "I'll walk home," Gaara said. "Just get them home quickly." Without another word, Gaara started walking down the street. The driver quickly got into the car and drove off.

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To say Kurama was mad would be an understatement. If it wasn't for Sasuke, she'd have gone after Orochimaru and Kabuto. He managed to hold her back by telling her that Sasori and Deidara would handle them until the turn them over to the rest of Akatsuki. Tsunade managed to get Kurama to sit down. She made sure to have tea ready for everyone. Shukaku and Naruto sat down across from Kurama and Sasuke. Kohaku and Matatabi were upstairs in the playroom. Everyone stayed silent, drinking their tea. Naruto was still shaking. Finally, Sasuke stood up and walked towards Naruto. Without a single word, Sasuke pulled Naruto into his arms. Naruto struggled as his fear of being touched increased, but Sasuke didn't let him go. Instead, he held him tighter.

"Naruto," Sasuke said. This caused Naruto to calm slightly. "Naruto, I'm here for you." Tears poured out of Naruto's eyes as he finally wrapped his arms around Sasuke. Naruto let himself cry as Sasuke continue to whisper into his ears. Shukaku and Kurama looked at each other before smiling. They knew that Naruto was going to be alright.