Orochimaru and Sakura - My Hollow Soul
written by smile-ookii

Yay, chapter seven! And I'm sorry about my chapter names; most have nothing to do with the chapter! Lol. Well, in our last one, Orochimaru mended Naruto's body inside, but it turned out that it didn't work very well, meaning only that something was already wrong with him. Naruto confessed to Orochimaru that he craved Sasuke, thinking that he was speaking in confidence to Kohi. Orochimaru tells Sakura that Sasuke is obviously in love with his friend, and Sasuke constantly proves this with his over-protectiveness of Naruto while unconscious. In a heated arguement, Orochimaru prods Naruto about his illness, asking him about cancer, prostitutes, and finally, a man. This last seems to unnerve Naruto, for he makes shadow clones and escapes into the forest. So a man caused Naruto's illness...what does he have, anyways? And when will Sasuke and Naruto reveal themselves to each other? Soon, I hope...

Chapter Seven - Engulf the Past

Naruto rubbed at his eyes slowly, his hands stiff and painful. "Oh, man...where am I?" Naruto sat up, stretching slowly, and a bit of memory came back to him.

"Is it gan? Did you have a bad encounter with a baita? Or maybe with a bidanshi...?"

"FUZAKERUNA!"

"Damn it!" Naruto was still in pain, but he stood up, preparing to jump high enough to see where he had run to. He had bent down low when he heard a voice. He paused, and in the time afterwards, he forever regretted it.

"Hey...who's there?"

- - - -

"Orochimaru---"

"Sasuke, come on, it wasn't his fault---"

"Get out of the way, Sakura---"

In the hours that Naruto had escaped from them, Sasuke had harassed Orochimaru, determined that Naruto's disappearance had something to do with him. "Tell me where he is, tell me where he is--"

"Sasuke!" Orochimaru rose away from the tree he had been leaning on. Angrily, he walked to Sasuke until they were nearly chest-to-chest. "Listen to me. I know you love him." Sasuke paled, and began to retort. "Please, it's obvious. Just like it should be obvious that I love Sakura." Startled, Sasuke took several steps back, and turned in Sakura's direction.

"Sakura, he's joking, right? He's the fucking enemy for shit's sake!"

"And? He hasn't been the enemy so far, Sasuke! And as you can see, I haven't said anything about your special tastes, either! So shove it!"

There was a full minute of silence, filled with heavy breathing. Through gritted teeth, Sasuke spoke. "We are going to find Naruto. If he's in any danger, we'll help him. And then, both of you had better get the hell out of our way. Because we're going to let you run as long as it takes Naruto to heal. That's right," he said maliciously to Sakura's shocked face, "I'm going to hunt you. And I'm going to make Naruto help me. My special tastes, is that what you said, Sakura? I'll speak those same words to you at your unmarked grave."

Orochimaru appeared at Sakura's side as she staggered, holding her up. "You...bastard," she screamed at him through tears. "I told you...not to mention that to me, ever! And you...promised, you promised me!"

"I promised you I'd never say that, no matter how angry, miserable, or near death I was. Yes, I remember, Sakura. I remember you said that's how your mother died, after getting beaten, raped, and chopped into pieces. I'm sorry, I meant after she was mauled into pieces by men who each wanted to take a part of her home. My mistake." Sasuke opened his mouth to say more, but was silent as he gazed at Sakura's pale face.

She was trembling, and her eyes were blank as she muttered to herself. "Oh, mother, he doesn't mean it like that! Father loves...you...ow!" She bit her lips, and blood welled up. "Mother, whenever we're practicing, I feel like you're really trying to hurt me. Calm down, I was joking! Mother? Mother?" Sakura began to toss her head back and forth, and Orochimaru was nearly knocked off balance. He wrapped his arms tightly around her, and jumped to a nearby branch. Her eyes cleared, but she looked around, confused, until she caught sight of her hands.

"GET IF OFF ME, GET IT OFF, I DIDN'T KILL HER, FATHER, SHE WAS JUST LAYING THERE!" Orochimaru was seriously worried for Sakura now, and shoved her into the trunk of the tree.

"Wake up, Sakura," he yelled in his raspy voice. "Forget your mother! Forget your father! Forget your past! But don't," he whispered, leaning in, "forget me." He locked lips with her, and she pushed her arms into him, trying to fight him off, until she finally relaxed and brought him closer.

Sasuke stood silently as they kissed passionately, his mind flying to Naruto. "Naruto-kun...I love you." In the stillness of the forest, a scream burst out, resounding in every Konoha leaf, making them quiver.

"...Naruto!" The three nin leaped quickly towards the sound, Sasuke nearly floating in his desperateness to reach him. "Naruto-kun...be well, be well!"

- - - -

"Helloo?" Naruto stood rigidly, expecting Sasuke or Sakura to topple him to the ground. He loosened up a little when he saw three large shapes, all men, waving to him. "Hey!" Naruto grinned and waved back, walking towards the three men. "What are you guys doing in the middle of the forest? You scared the shit outta me!" The men laughed, and one petted Naruto's hair.

"We were just about to ask you that, stranger. You by yourself?" Naruto nodded, then eyed the men's backpacks. They followed his gaze and laughed again. "Hungry?" Naruto nodded again, then held out his hands, a large smile on his face.

"Thanks!" The men introduced themselves as Naruto wolfed down his food.

"Watashi wa Haiidori," one said shyly.
"Watashi wa Bahshiro," said another.
"And I'm Eiji."

"...Na...ruto," he managed through large bites of food.

Haiidori cocked his head sideways. "What a cute name," he said, and Naruto choked on his food, blushing.

"Uhm...all of you look like bishounen, and Haiidori is very...feminine...so..."

"Yes, we, uh...prefer our sex," said Eiji, flipping back his lengthy black hair. Slanted hazel eyes enhanced with kohl gazed into Naruto's. "And you must, too. Blushing like a youth." Naruto, in a rush to finish, choked again, reddening.

"I...uhm, I did have a...mate," he finished very quietly. Glancing stealthily at one another, the three men encircled Naruto, cooing in saddened tones.

"Oh, dear Naruto, whatever happened?"
"Yes, where is he now?"
"What was his name?"

Naruto grew grim as the men hovered around him. "I had to kill him," he said, and they hesitated, then resumed their coddling.

"Why?"

"He was diseased...something infested him, and he forgot all he was, all he had." Naruto burst into tears, and Bahshiro tugged off his jacket. "Wha...what are you doing, Bahshiro?"

"You need to relax, Naruto..."

"Not like this...stop!" Naruto shoved them away as Eiji and Haiidori both removed a kutsu. Naruto tried to jump, but he was too weak, and slumped to the ground, with laboured pants.

"Good work, Eiji, Bahshiro, Haiidori. I'll take it from here." A large man stepped out from behind a tree, a menacing smirk on his face. "Good work on finding such a good catch! My work's already been cut out for me, then." As he began walking towards Naruto, a gleam in his eyes, Naruto gasped, and attempted to crawl away, his elbows pushing up dirt as he heavily pushed them down. The four men laughed, though Haiidori's laughter was a bit weak. The large man waited for Naruto to pull a few more inches away, then roughly grabbed his ankles, dragging him back.

"No! No! Stop, please.." Naruto panted, exhausted, and weakly fought off the man as he was stripped naked. He cried out as the man harshly shoved wet fingers inside of him, twisting them around until Naruto reluctantly began to respond.

"That's better..and just so you know, I'm not known for being gentle, so feel free to scream." Naruto closed his eyes as the man flipped him over. He hovered over him for long, dragged out seconds, then plunged deeply into Naruto. Naruto screamed, an unearthly wailing that made the leaves shiver and curl into themselves. The man continued to thrust and twist, roughly tearing Naruto's frail body apart. Blood trickled from him, and sadly dripped to the ground. Haiidori began to cry silently, and Eiji took him into his arms.

"I hate doing this, Eiji. And this boy was just so sweet..." Eiji opened his mouth to speak, but closed it as Bahshiro began to.

"We do what we must, Haiidori. It is our duty, as members of the clan that lost the war. We are forever...manwhores," he spat, "and all our men are either enjoying this role, or weeping as you do, Haiidori. Why we lost to the most perverse clan, no one knows. But this is our fate; may death come quickly to us all." Bahshiro nodded as Haiidori began to cry even harder, smearing his reddened lips on the other's shirt.

"Eiji...don't die without me!" The other man started, and grimly smiled. He held Haiidori close, and whispered softly into his ear.

"I wish...we were somewhere else, someone else. We'd have a little cottage by a lake; remember what I told you?"

Haiidori was silent, then timidly replied. "We'd adopt two children, a boy and a girl...and we'd name them..."

"Junko and Daisu," said Eiji. Haiidori shyly looked up, and flushed at Eiji's gaze. "Besides, you're my koibito, and don't forget."

- - - -

Sasuke's feet flew. He was so concentrated that Sakura had to throw a rock at his head to capture his attention. "Sasuke! Slow down!" He stopped, his chest hurriedly rising and falling.

"You didn't...stop me..for that, did you?"

"No. Listen carefully...you hear that?" Sasuke did. It was voices, and they were pretty damn near. Almost underneath them... "If you had kept blasting off like that, they would have been alerted. Clear your head!" Sasuke glared at her, but his shoulders sagged.

"For once, you have a point." He silently climbed down the tree, and after glancing about, motioned for Orochimaru and Sakura to follow. Moving closer, the voices became clearer. Sasuke strained to hear, and caught a few of the last words.

"...my koibito, and don't forget." How I've longed to say those words to Naru-kun, Sasuke thought. He was about to advance and speak aloud when a hand pulled him back, covering his mouth. In anger, Sasuke twisted his head around to see a sickly looking Orochimaru.

"Sasuke, no. Look...over there." Confused, Sasuke pointed his eyes in the direction Orochimaru indicated. Sasuke stood rigid for so long that Orochimaru pulled his hands away, but not before he felt the dampness on them. With wide, disbelieving eyes, Sasuke watched as the love of his life was brutally raped, a large pool of blood having formed under him. He watched as a large man finished, shuddering, with a satisfied look on his upturned face. His vision began to turn red as the man pulled out of Naruto, tossing him to the ground.

"Naruto. NARUTO!!"

- - - -

The big man tossed Naruto to the ground, wiping himself on the boy's shirt. "Thanks," he said, and turned to the silent Eiji, Bahshiro, and Haiidori. "If he had anything of value, get it, and continue on to town." They were still as the man stretched, and looked over his shoulder at the convulsing Naruto. "The best I've ever had, kiddo," he said. He began walking away when he heard a shout.

"NARUTO!" The man turned as the sound of chirping birds filled the air. The screeching was so intense that all the men feel to the ground, holding their ears. "CHIDORI!" The chirping intensified as Sasuke rushed from the shadows, gripping his wrist so fiercely that he gave himself a slight indian burn. The large man looked up, frightened, and ran towards the other three. Unwaveringly, he picked up Bahshiro and heavily threw him into the path of Sasuke.

Sasuke swerved to avoid the man, but nevertheless, as Bahshiro's body fell to the ground, bones in his legs, arms, and back broke, and his scream of pain scared away the actual birds. He died slowly, his face forever in a pose of pain. The big man froze, waiting until Sasuke was nearly upon him, then turned tail and ran. "Heh. Not so fast..." Sasuke blew by the quaking Haiidori and Eiji and easily caught up to the man. Leaping, he hit the man full-on, and the entire forest reverberated with the punch. The wind blew softly as Sasuke walked back to the survivors. As he stood face to face with Eiji, his vision cleared, and he tried to think more plainly.

"What did he do to Naruto," he said flatly. Eiji paled at his tone, but kept a whimpering Haiidori enveloped.

"You..must have saw..."

"I didn't ask you if I saw. I said, what did he do to my Naruto." Eiji gestured with a trembling hand at the still convulsing Naruto.

"He...he came out from the trees, and he...Naruto-kun was so tired, he...couldn't fight back." Eiji grew silent as the Uchiha took on a murderous look. "Then he..stripped him down, and this." Sasuke stared into the man's eyes for a full five minutes. The very air seemed to fill with ice crystals, as Eiji could hardly breathe.

"You stood here as that monster touched my Naruto? You did nothing to help?" Eiji slowly shook his head. Haiidori, fearful for his lover turned his head just enough to see Sasuke's eyes.

"Please...don't hurt mines!" Sasuke stood immobile as Haiidori began to cry again. "Not mines...leave Eiji alone, please...!" Sasuke's eyes were hooded as he raised a bloody hand to eye level.

"You see this blood? Right now, only your master's on my hand. Soon, your beloved's will be as well. If you had made but one move, and were silenced, it would be quite different. But for you to just...stand here!" Sasuke dragged Haiidori away from Eiji, the small man screaming, clutching at Eiji's robes.

"No, no, pleeease," he moaned, tossing his head. "Don't die without me, Eiji, don't die without me! NO, NO!" Haiidori wrestled himself from Sasuke's grip, holding on to Eiji for dear life. "Kill us together! I won't leave this world without Eiji!" Growling, Sasuke gripped his wrist, readying the second Chidori attack.

"As you wish."

- - - -

"Hey, Naruto. It's us, it's us!" Naruto was unresponsive to Sakura's calls. His body had begun to withdraw into itself, shuddering every few minutes. His eyes were clenched shut, even as a single drop of blood fell on his cheek. Sakura looked up, and she grimaced as Sasuke's attack sent blood running down the tree. His fist stayed buried in the tree as two bodies fell to the earth, Haiidori's clutching Eiji's as it had in life. Slowly, Sasuke walked over to Naruto, and cradled the husk of Naruto. A light rain began to fall as Sasuke turned his face to the sky, tears and rain etched a path through the grime on his face.

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Sorry this chapter took sooo long to do. Newspaper is my mortal enemy. / I also want to thank everyone for their reviews! Arigatou!
Props to for some info on how the Chidori works.

baita - prostitute
bidanshi - good looking man
watashi wa - "my name is.."
bishounen - pretty boy/beautiful boy
koibito - boyfriend (or girlfriend)
Chidori - chirping of 1000 birds