There will be two to three parts/arcs of this story. The first one is Naruto's time as a slave and his time with Sasuke. It will take at least eight chapters.
I do not own Naruto nor do I make any money off of this.
"talking"
'thinking'
Chapter 3:
Sasuke paced around the throne room. He was waiting for his father's return. "He's late."
"Calm yourself, Sasuke," Itachi said. "He will be here soon."
"But it's my birthday!" Sasuke said. "It's suppose to be my Coming of Age Ceremony. I'm sixteen today!"
"He knows," Itachi said. "Kakashi sent a letter. They will be here soon."
Sasuke sighed. "I wish could have been here."
Itachi looked at Sasuke sadly. Mikoto had died when Sasuke was seven. She had gone to see her best friend, but was killed while watching over a child. The child had gone missing that same night. No one knew where the child disappeared to or who took her. The only thing that was known was that it was a girl around Sasuke's age that got kidnapped. "She'd be here if she could."
The doors soon opened and Fugaku followed by Kakashi walked in. "Welcome back, Father," Sasuke and Itachi said in unison.
Fugaku nodded a hello. "I got you something while I was out. It will be in your room after the Ceremony." Sasuke nodded. "You should be getting ready for it. Go with Kakashi."
"Kakashi?" Sasuke asked. "Usually Iruka's the one I go with for special events."
"Iruka has other matters to deal with," Fugaku said. Sasuke said nothing but followed Kakashi.
"Are you still gonna have him marry an aristocrat?" Itachi asked.
"As my hire, he has to get married soon," Fugaku said. He had named Sasuke as his hire when Itachi refused to become king.
"He still has two years before the deadline," Itachi said. "Give him some time."
"I will," Fugaku said. "The one he marries will be the queen. She needs to be good for the kingdom as well as Sasuke."
"I agree," Itachi said. "So what did you get him?"
Fugaku smirked. "A fox."
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Naruto was handed off to a man with brown hair and a scar across his nose. The man introduced himself as Iruka, a scholar and teacher for the Uchiha family. Iruka brought Naruto to the bathing chambers and began to clean him up. Naruto's old clothes were thrown away. Iruka gasped when he saw that Naruto was actually a boy.
Naruto knew that look. "It's ok. Most believe that I'm a girl. I too thought I was until I was seven."
"I'm sorry," Iruka said. "You must have had a bad past." He saw a few cuts and bruises on Naruto's body that were almost fully healed. "Can I ask you something?" Naruto nodded. "Where did you get those marks on your face?"
"They were a punishment," Naruto said. "For when I disobeyed Mizuki."
"Mizuki?" Iruka asked.
"A previous master," Naruto said. "But don't worry. I'm fully trained now."
Iruka's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that such a young boy could be use to such a thing. He wondered how the boy could let Iruka touch him without flinching. "I can't say that King Fugaku didn't buy you for those reasons, but I know Lord Sasuke won't treat you poorly."
Naruto smiled. "Like I said, I'm use to it. I doubt there is something he could do to me that hasn't been done before." Iruka ushered Naruto into the changing room. Naruto cast a brief glance at Kakashi talking to a boy, but Naruto said nothing.
A woman came into the room and handed Iruka some clothes. He frowned when he noticed that they were made for a concubine, a girl. But one look at Naruto made him give in. He finished cleaning Naruto up then helped him get dressed. A nurse came in and checked him over, making sure Naruto was healthy. She only stated that he needed to eat more. Iruka gave Naruto some food. Then the two moved to a different room. This room was big and had a bed in the center. The beg was big enough for three to four people to sleep on it comfortably.
"This is Lord Sasuke's room," Iruka said. "You are to stay here until he comes. If there is anything you need, you can send for a maid by pressing this button." He showed Naruto the dark blue button. "If it is an emergency, press the red one." He put the curtains back to where they were. "Feel free to read this while you wait." He held out a book for Naruto to read. The blond took it. It was Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan. Naruto nodded. Iruka smiled as he closed the door behind him.
Naruto sighed. He then headed for the bed and laid down on in. It was very fluffy. Naruto smiled. If he was gonna be allowed to sleep on such a thing, then his life was looking up. Naruto opened the book and began to read it. It was actually a good story. He was about half-way through the book when he heard the door open.
If you didn't catch on, Mikoto was the maid that watched over Naruto the night he was kidnapped.
