Sorry so much for the long wait, but I'm revising for exams at the moment. Chemistry and Biology are fine, but its ICT that's the worry :S

Well, here is the chapter at last, I hope you like and sorry again for the wait.

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Tojikomeru chapter four.

Sasuke frowned as he rubbed his arm. He had been on his way to Konoha when he had felt several chakra signatures nearby. There were familiar, definitely familiar. He made his way towards them, hiding in the trees. He raised an eyebrow when he saw them. Konoha 11, what were they doing here? And Kakashi and Jiraiya?

He listened intently to their conversation and smirked when he heard Naruto's name mentioned. So, they were looking for the dobe? Well, he might be able to make a deal with them. He couldn't save the blonde on his own. He watched them for a few more minutes and then decided to make an appearance.

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The search team gathered at the meeting place, hopeful that at least one of the teams had come up with something. They hadn't. Naruto seemed even further away then Sasuke. Kakashi eyed the group with tired eyes.

"What are we going to do? We can only spend so much time searching, and that time is almost up."

Jiraiya gave a tired sigh.

"Well, when we run out of time, I'll continue searching for the boy."

There was silence and then Sakura whispered,

"So, we're going to-"

"-give up?" Finished a new, yet hauntingly familiar voice from the trees above them. They all whirled to glare at the sharingan eyes of Uchiha Sasuke. He was lounging lazily on a branch, one leg over the side with his sword on his lap. He was staring down at them calmly as if they had only seen each other the day before. They narrowed their eyes at the raven haired teen.

"What are you doing here, Uchiha? Are you going to laugh at us?" Kiba snarled at the raven haired teen. Sasuke blinked at them and then frowned. He stood up and turned his back to them,

"Fine, if you want to be that way, I won't show you where Naruto is…"

"Of course you know! You're Orochimaru's little pet!" Kiba shouted, causing the other male to disappear and reappear, holding onto the brown haired male's throat tightly. His sharingan swirled at a furious speed and he growled,

"I am not his pet! I will never go that low."

He then let the choking Kiba go and turned his glare at the others.

"I want to speak with Jiraiya and Kakashi…alone."

They glared at him suspiciously, not wanting the leave the sannin and Jounin in the Uchiha's presence.

"Go, don't worry about us." Jiraiya said, waving the others away. They glared at Sasuke, but obeyed the order of the sannin. When they were alone, the two men in front of Sasuke turned to him questionably.

"What do you want to talk about?" Kakashi asked warily of the raven haired teen.

Sasuke frowned slightly and said,

"No matter how much I hate the dobe, he doesn't deserve what that fucker has done."

"What did he do?" Jiraiya asked, worry colouring his voice.

"I was on a mission at the time that Naruto was 'bought', so I didn't know about it until I came back. By that time, it was too late."

"How so?"

"From what I can tell, Orochimaru raped Naruto and then gave him a curse seal."

Jiraiya's expression darkened while Kakashi looked ready to throw up.

"And it's a special curse seal as well." Sasuke ground out, thinking back to the way that the snake looked so smug when he told Sasuke. That thought made him feel sick.

"What does it do?" Kakashi asked, his voice shaking slightly.

"It makes Naruto obey Orochimaru completely."

Jiraiya scowled, rubbing his chin.

"That would make it harder to get him back, wouldn't it?"

"Obviously, buts that's not all." Sasuke said, fingering the blade of his sword.

"Oh?" Kakashi asked, his eyebrow rising.

"He merged Naruto with Kyuubi…"

Jiraiya chocked and stared at Sasuke in shock. Kakashi looked shell shocked.

"And Kyuubi is also female, so Naruto has taken on a more…feminine appearance." Sasuke continued, staring out into the forest.

"Shit…" Jiraiya said softly, "Is there more?"

"Yes actually. It seems that when Naruto and Kyuubi were merged, the demon gave Naruto the ability to bear children…"

They stared at him as if he had grown an extra head.

"W-what?" Kakashi asked, his eye widening.

"I said, he can have children."

"How did you find this out?" Jiraiya asked.

"Simple. Naruto is pregnant…with Orochimaru's child."

Suddenly, Jiraiya burst out laughing, ignoring Sasuke who stared at him as well as Kakashi who was frozen in shock.

"What's so funny?" Sasuke demanded of the sannin. Jiraiya stopped laughing and said,

"You're joking…right?"

"Why would I joke about something like this?" He asked. Realisation dawned on Jiraiya's face and he promptly fainted.

Sasuke looked down at the white haired man and sighed. He was supposed to be a great sannin and he was now lying unconscious on the ground just after finding out that his student was pregnant. Sasuke didn't faint when he found out… but he had to admit that he was close to doing so. Kakashi wasn't any better then the toad sannin. He stood there, shock rooting him to the spot, his face pale and sick looking. Sasuke scowled and snapped,

"Will you stop that!-?"

Kakashi shook his head, coming to his senses, and stared at Sasuke, his visible eye narrowing.

"Why are you telling us this?"

Sasuke shrugged and replied,

"Orochimaru has served his purpose. I have no need for him now. All I want to do is kill Itachi."

"I see…"

Just then, Jiraiya groaned and sat up, glaring at the Uchiha.

"What is the meaning of this? What are you hoping to gain out of this?"

"Naruto has the powers of the Kyuubi. I want his help in killing Itachi. Also, I want to be let back into Konoha with no problems. If you don't agree, I won't show you where Naruto is, understand?"

They stared at him, lost. Then Jiraiya, now standing, gave a growl and grabbed the teen by the collar,

"Fine! But you do anything remotely suspicious; I will not hesitate to kill you. Got it?"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes, reaching up and releasing himself from the sannin's grasp, nodding.

"Good. Now, lead us."

"This way…"

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Naruto frowned gently. He could hear his master and Kabuto talking in the sannin's study, and he had a feeling that he wasn't supposed to overhear, but curiosity got the better of him.

"You haven't found any trace?" The silky voice of the snake sannin asked in a deathly whisper, making Naruto shiver at the dangerous sound.

"No, Orochimaru-sama. It seems as though Sasuke-kun has left you."

Naruto's frown deepened. Sasuke-sama was gone? Why?

"We should move base. I'm not going to chance him leading Jiraiya here."

"But what about Naruto-kun? Someone who is pregnant shouldn't make a journey like that!"

"… just move it…"

Naruto heard Kabuto mumble something and move out of the room. The blonde's hand went to his slightly swollen abdomen. Didn't master want the child? Something inside him growled and a harsh, raspy voice whispered in his mind,

You think he cares?

He's my master. I should always obey him! Naruto mentally argued. The raspy voice gave a dry chuckle,

You really are pathetic. I preferred you when you were a knucklehead ninja

What do you mean by that? Naruto queried the voice in his head. He heard a snort, but no reply. Suddenly, it hissed and growled,

The freak is coming.

Naruto blinked when his master appeared in front of him. He looked up into the man's golden eyes,

"What are you doing here?" Orochimaru snapped, evidently not in the best of moods. Naruto swallowed and replied,

"I was on my way to attend to you…"

"Go to our room and get ready, we're leaving."

Naruto nodded and darted off; ignoring the deep growling that came from the deep recesses of his mind.

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Sasuke scanned the surroundings. Something wasn't right. It seemed too… empty. He looked over his shoulder at the others,

"Wait here a second…"

He then disappeared before anyone could form any kind of objection could be formed from the group. He stealthily made his way into the base, avoiding the occupants that were still in the base. He snuck into the vile man's study and looked about. He went to the drawers where he knew that the man kept his documents, only to discover that they were gone. He narrowed his eyes. They had moved on. He swore softly before getting up and moving towards the door, where he paused. Someone was walking towards him; he waited until the figure was directly outside the door before opening it up and grabbing the surprised sentry. The man would have yelled if not for the firm hand that covered his mouth. Sasuke closed the door with his foot and looked at the man with Sharingan eyes.

The man's eyes widened when he saw who it was. He yelled and struggled, but stopped instantly when Sasuke held a kunai to his throat.

"Where are they?" The Uchiha asked in a low, calm voice.

"W-who?" The man asked as if trying to buy some time. Sasuke pressed the kunai closer to the man's neck, receiving a small yelp,

"Where are Orochimaru, Kabuto and Naruto?" He growled, glaring at the man, who was shaking from fear,

"T-they went to the b-base deep in the Sound country. T-the furthest one, the one you were at a few months ago."

"Thank you." Sasuke said before quickly ripping the man's throat open with the kunai, watching as he gurgled, falling to the floor, thrashing slightly before laying still.

"Worthless." Sasuke whispered. He turned and walked out of the room, returning to the others. When he arrived, Jiraiya turned to glare at him,

"Where were you gaki?"

"They're gone."

"What?" Sakura asked, blinking at him. The other teenage members of the team stared at him, distrusting. They still did not think that he was doing this for Naruto's sake. He didn't care about their opinions.

"Orochimaru and Kabuto have taken Naruto to a base deep into the Sound country. I know where this base was."

"I don't trust you!" Kiba snapped at the raven haired teen. Sasuke turned to glare at the brunette, who glared right back.

"Don't you want to save Naruto? At the moment, I am the only lead you have, so you have no choice."

"Sasuke, Kiba. Calm down." Jiraiya cut in. He glared at Kiba before turning to the Uchiha.

"Will you take us there?"

Sasuke didn't reply, but he turned and walked a distance off when he paused, looking over his shoulder,

"Well?" He asked. The others, evidently getting his point, moved after him.

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Naruto sighed as he looked out of the window of the room that he shared with his master. For some reason, he had the urge to get out of here, to be free. But he had a master whom if he disobeyed, he would punish him severely.

Why don't you just follow your instincts?

Naruto sighed as he leaned his chin on his arm, watching as the snow fell heavily outside, covering the ground in a white blanket. The door suddenly opened and Orochimaru gracefully entered, approaching the young blonde, who stood up and bowed deeply.

Orochimaru waved that aside with a deep scowl. He clearly wasn't happy about something. The pale man placed his fingers under Naruto's chin, forcing the blonde's reddish-blue eyes to look into golden ones.

"What are you thinking, Naruto-kun?"

Naruto blinked in surprise at the sudden question.

"Nothing master… I only think what you do."

Kill him, kill him. Rip him to shreds and feast upon his bloody remains. He is not a good mate. Kill this useless one and fine another…

Naruto shivered at the bloodthirsty voice in his mind, and luckily, the snake sannin did not see this.

Do as I say…

Naruto ignored the voice as his master led him to the bed.

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Later, Naruto was sat in the bed, wide awake. He was sat up on the side with his chin in his palm, thinking. For some reason he couldn't sleep. He was extremely restless.

You need a proper mate… one who will provide for you…

But I already have one…

You call that thing a mate? Ha! That's a good one. He sees you as his fuck toy, nothing more. He cares nothing for his offspring. Kill him.

NO!

There was a deep chuckling from inside his mind and he shivered,

You will, trust me. If not, I could temporally take over your body and do the task myself.

Naruto remained silent as he gazed out of the window. A mate…

He tried to think of others that would make suitable mates, but only one came to mind; Sasuke. He was strong and seemed to, in his own way, be very protective of the blonde.

That's more like it… kill the snake and leave…

But Sasuke-sama ran away. I don't know where he is…

Wait. Maybe he will come to you. But when he does, kill the thing…understand?

Naruto bit his lip. Another part of his mind was screaming that he should obey his master and to ignore the other voice.

The blonde clutched at his head, feeling a sudden sharp pain race through his head. Both voices hissed at this.

If that snake was your mate, he would feel your pain. You must find a better mate! You need it!

Ahh…make it stop…

I can't. Not until your mate is found. It will get worse if you do not find him…

Naruto whimpered slightly as pain shot through his chest, making it ache horribly. He gasped as it suddenly got worse, making him curl up in a tight ball on the bed, clutching tightly at his head. Then, suddenly it stopped. He gasped in relief at the disappearance of the scorching pain. He wiped the sweat from his brow, taking deep breaths to try and calm himself. He looked back at his sleeping master and frowned slightly. He shook his head and decided to at least get some sleep.

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Sasuke suddenly stopped in his tracks. Something was wrong, terribly wrong.

"Sasuke?" He heard Kakashi ask behind him. Suddenly, Sasuke felt a sharp pain race through his head making him cry out in surprise, clutching his head. His knees gave way and he collapsed to the floor, trembling as pain shot through his chest as well. He felt hands on his back and shoulders and only aware of voices saying things. He groaned out at the pain, curling in a foetal position, trying to keep his mind off the burning pain.

"Sasuke!" He heard Sakura cry just before he lost consciousness.

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Sasuke slowly regained consciousness, only vaguely aware of the happenings around him. All he was aware of was an aching in his chest. It made breathing hard for him. His head was pounding and he groaned slightly.

"Sasuke?" He heard a soft voice say beside him. He slowly opened his eyes, wincing as the light caused a pain in his head, making the headache worse. He blinked a few times, clearing his vision. Sakura swam into view with Kakashi hovering over her shoulder.

"Ah, finally awake are you?" He asked, grinning down at him. Sasuke said nothing as he slowly sat up, trying to ignore the aching pain in his chest and looked about. They had set up a camp and most of the others were asleep. With the exception on Jiraiya and Neji, who were acting as guards.

"What happened?" Sakura asked gently. Sasuke frowned at this,

"I don't know. I felt pain in my head and chest and I passed out…it's still there." He said softly, rubbing his chest gently as if afraid to push too hard. Sakura blinked and said,

"I checked you over, but I found nothing wrong. You've been asleep for about 9 hours."

Sasuke took no head of this and slowly stood up,

"I'm thirsty, bring me some water." He ordered and Sakura rushed off to obey. Kakashi looked at him through his visible eye,

"Jiraiya and I checked your curse seal as well. There was nothing wrong with that either."

Sasuke shrugged, though the cause of the pain confused him. Sakura came back and he gulped down the water, waving them off. When they did, he sat down against the tree that way nearby. He rubbed his temples, feeling the pain gradually ebb away.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

Your mate needs you… A deep growling voice whispered at the back of his mind. He jumped and looked about trying to see if anyone heard it. They were all going on with their tasks as if nothing had happened. What the hell was that?

Your 'wild side', so to speak. It is dormant in most people, but you're special…you already knew that, didn't you?

Who are you!-?

I have no name… I am you, well, part of you anyways…

Shut up. What were you talking about a mate?

Mate? Hmm, what shall I tell you? Okay, you have a mate that you need to find, soon. If not, you will both suffer horribly and that could lead to you killing yourself. You don't want that now do you?

I can't go looking now, I have to save Naruto?

Ahh… you feel so protective and possessive over him, don't you?

W-what!-?

Nothing…

Sasuke scowled deeply, but decided to not to answer. He had heard that hearing voice was a sign that you were going mad. He didn't want that.

"Can we move on now?" Jiraiya asked from beside him. He looked up at Jiraiya and then swept his eyes over the rest of the camp; frowning in surprise when the camp was packed and the other were ready to go.

"You spaced out for an hour…" Jiraiya said, amusement clearly heard in his voice.

Sasuke stood up and roughly brushed past the sannin, heading the way they had the previous day.

"Whatever. Come on." He said as he walked off, not paying attention to the fact of whether the others were following him or not.

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Naruto snapped his eyes open when he felt someone roughly shaking him. He looked up at Kabuto and then back to the bed only to see that Orochimaru wasn't there. He looked back at the medic nin who ordered,

"Get dressed and go to Orochimaru-sama. You've overslept and he's in a bad mood today."

Naruto was quiet as the man walked out of the room. He then stood up and entered the bathroom, washing himself up before going back to get dressed.

You know, there was no need for the bloody mood warning. That fucker has been in a bad mood ever since Sasuke left.

Yeah…

When Naruto was done, he walked down the cold halls, hugging himself in an attempt to keep himself warm. When he got there, he slowly opened the door and entered the sannin's study. The said man was sitting at the desk reading a scroll of some kind. He looked up when the small blonde entered and hissed,

"About time you got here."

Naruto bowed deeply mumbling,

"Sorry master, but I was unwell."

"Again?"

"Hai. I had a headache and chest pains. But it is going away now."

Orochimaru was silent for a little while before hissing,

"Get up."

Naruto did as he was told quickly, moving over to the man, who was watching him intently with his golden eyes. When Naruto was close enough, the sannin grabbed the boy and pinned him to the desk, glaring at the small blonde.

"What has been on your thoughts lately? Your not acting as you should…" His voice was low and soft, but you could hear the threat dripping off those simple words. Naruto trembled and replied,

"N-nothing master. I-I think only what y-you think I should."

The man glared at the blonde suspiciously, but didn't release his grip on the shaking blonde. Naruto didn't want his master finding out about the little voice in his head, nor the fact that he wanted to find his real mate. His master wouldn't be happy if he did that.

The pale ran grabbed Naruto's collar and forced his head up, kissing him roughly. Naruto stayed still as his master explored his mouth with his long tongue. For some unknown reason, Naruto felt sick at the feel of the other's tongue.

Kill him…

Naruto whimpered as the snake sannin pulled away to look at him again,

"You are mine, you understand?" He asked viciously, tightening his grip on his collar and arm.

Naruto could do nothing but nod as Orochimaru kissed him again.

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There you go! (eventually) Hoped you liked! A review is appreciated. JA!