I own nothing! I don't own Naruto or any of its characters! Just the OC's that come with Sarah's previous lifestyle, and even then, they're based off of the people they are in the story.
Orochi PoV
I was able to breathe a sigh of relief as Tsunade had immediately dashed after me into a separate room to heal me. Sakura had restrained Sarah, who was screaming profanity and vulgar language that I didn't even know she knew, and the others were trying to wrap their brains around what had just happened. One of the kunoichi of Konoha, a young Hyuga that resembled one I'd just left behind – sisters, no doubt – had come in and approached me warily with medicine.
"Ah, thank you," Tsunade said taking it from her before wetting a cloth to wipe my areas clean after she'd finished stitching them closed. That would most definitely leave a mark, but I wasn't about to care since I deserved it for cheating on her.
"Tsunade," I grunted as she began wrapping bandages around my waist. "This isn't necessary."
"It is if you don't want them seeing your injury," she retorted. I sighed, and then donned the spare pair of black pants that I'd brought while she sent the Hyuga of to sew the original pair and the tunic. I still kept my rope on me, though. But it just didn't feel right with the tunic part gone, so I kept in the nook of my arm.
"Nice work, Sarah-chan," I heard Anko laugh. "Way to turn him into patchwork!"
"I'll turn you into patchwork if you don't watch your mouth, Anko," I growled as I walked back in. "And don't think I won't do it just because you're my pupil."
"Yeegh," she moaned out while shuddering. I looked over to find Sarah's eyes blank and hollow, like reflecting orbs that had lost all shine that they'd once had.
"Sarah," I said gently as I stood beside her bed, then sat down on the adjacent chair, Anko scurrying away clutching her curse mark. "I know I'll never be able to fully get your forgiveness, but it doesn't matter whether or not you forgive me for what I've done to you. All I ask is that you give me a chance to atone for how I've wronged you."
"Why?" she murmured, and the other kunoichi gasped in shock. Her voice was flat, dead, harsh and unfeeling, like she'd died on the inside. After everything she'd been through, I wasn't surprised that she almost had.
"Because – because –" I swallowed, unable to bring myself to say it. If it were just the two of us, I might have been able to, but in front of Konoha ninja that would blab – no. I looked to Tsunade for help.
"Alright, gang, everyone out," she said. "Kurenai, you too for a little bit, please."
As they all filed out, Tsunade shut the door behind them. I sighed, nodding a thank you before turning back to my overprotective and hyperactive, now catatonic wife.
"Sarah, l love you, and I've never loved anyone as much as I have loved you since my parents were alive, except our children, who come in second only to you," I told her, and she blinked.
"Blood," she said, her eyes wide and unstaring. "Blood."
"I know, pet – you'd lost a lot of blood that day, and I'm sorry I angered you so quickly after you'd woken up," I said gently, and she began rocking back and forth.
"Life. Blood. Life. Life. Life. Blood. Semen. Blood. Urine. Semen. Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood," she ranted, her eyes wide.
"I'm afraid I don't understand," Tsunade said gently, putting a hand on Sarah's back. Sarah surged forward, landing her hips atop mine, straddling me unwillingly.
"I think I do," I gasped, realizing what she meant. "Akuma. Miscarriage. Tenshi, Kiseki, and Kurama. Attempted rape when he slashed her legs. That's when she pissed herself as she saw his semen. He slashed her, and she saw blood. I slashed him, and she saw more blood. She lost more blood in the hospital, and I gave her some of my blood to compensate."
"Ah," Tsunade said simply. "Sarah, do you want to go back to Otogakure with Orochimaru?"
"Sex. Baby. Sex. Miscarriage. Sex. Twins. Sex. Abandonment. Hunting. Adultery," she ranted, eyes still wide and staring.
"I'll take that as a no," she said rubbing the back of her head. "Still, we won't have much of a choice. Do you want to take her now, or wait a few days?"
"Wait – keep Anko with her. It might help," I told her before getting up. She'd remembered me at least, it was a start.
"Orochimaru," she said as I reached the doorway. "Male. Birthday: October 27. Age 54. Location Unknown. Children: four – two male, two female. Mother's Location: unknown. Children's location: Otogakure. Sound Five acting as nannies."
I sighed as she went on to rattle off random information about Jiraiya and Tsunade. I left the room, satisfied with the fact that she at least remembered who we were in title.
Sarah PoV
I heard Anko-Sensei commenting on how I'd turned Orochimaru into patchwork, and Orochimaru retorting that he would turn her into it if she didn't watch her mouth. Ever since I'd gotten back into the ninja world, I'd been having a giant out-of-body experience, one that I could only view from the side of my mind and comment on vaguely. Orochimaru's voice stood out like nails on a chalkboard apart from all the others. The doctors had said that it was all a nightmare – but why was this happening now when I was wide awake? The only thing I could think of was that the doctors were lying, and that it had been real.
"Sarah," he said gently as he stood beside my bed, then sat down on the adjacent chair, Anko scurrying away clutching her curse mark. "I know I'll never be able to fully get your forgiveness, but it doesn't matter whether or not you forgive me for what I've done to you. All I ask is that you give me a chance to atone for how I've wronged you."
"Why?" I murmured, wanting to know why he'd abandoned me in that world to die. I'd screamed apology after apology out to him, but he never came. I wanted to ask why he never came and why he came back without me. I wanted to know why I couldn't come back, why I'd been forced to be alone for so long there.
"Because – because –" he swallowed, then looked to Tsunade for something.
"Alright, gang, everyone out," she said. "Kurenai, you too for a little bit, please."
As they all filed out, Tsunade shut the door behind them. He sighed, nodding a thank you before turning back to me. I wanted to scream and cry in sorrow at his lack of a reason for leaving me. He hated me, and I'd tried to kill him. I was useless, a monster experiment gone wrong, and he wanted to torture and break me more. That's what he did to all his toys whenever he was done with them, it was what he loved to do.
"Sarah, l love you, and I've never loved anyone as much as I have loved you since my parents were alive, except our children, who come in second only to you," he told me, and I blinked, remembering things unwanted.
"Blood," I said, eyes wide and blinking, reliving the terrors I'd been through with him. "Blood."
He growled something else, and I began rocking back and forth my life with him after our marriage and before our fight flashing before my eyes.
"Life. Blood. Life. Life. Life. Blood. Semen. Blood. Urine. Semen. Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood," I heard someone say tonelessly and mechanically. Tsunade said something, and then put a hand on my back.
I shot forward, afraid of what had happened the last time someone put a hand on my back like that, and landed on Orochimaru. Longingly, I began straddling his hips, wanting him to take me passionately like he'd done in the Chunin exams.
Orochimaru gasped, and began ranting to Tsunade about something as I began to rock back and forth on Orochimaru's firm hips. Just as cool, firm, and gentle as I remembered. Tsunade asked me a question, and I caught the word Orochimaru, which made a dam inside me break.
"Sex. Baby. Sex. Miscarriage. Sex. Twins. Sex. Abandonment. Hunting. Adultery," the voice ranted, and I realized vaguely that it was me who was talking tonelessly and mechanically. It was horrifying, but it was what I needed right now. I was confused enough to do anything any one of the Sannin told me to do, no matter what it was. Well, except spill village secrets – I still knew that that would be confidential.
Orochimaru said something more, but I wasn't done. I wanted him to know that I still remembered him, still recognized him. I struggled, then spoke as he got to the doorway.
"Orochimaru," I said and he froze. "Male. Birthday: October 27. Age 54. Location Unknown. Children: four – two male, two female. Mother's Location: unknown. Children's location: Otogakure. Sound Five are nannies." I wanted to tell him that I still knew him, that I knew who I was, but something inside me was telling me not to and that he would kill me for my treachery. Something else was telling me he was only in it for the sex and the children – a reminder of why just about every female single in Otogakure hated me.
I began ranting about Tsunade and Jiraiya, trying to see if the voice would control theirs too. It hadn't, but when I turned to retry his own ninja stats, he was gone. Anko walked in, and I was rocking back and forth repeating the same thing over and over to myself so I couldn't repeat my mistake.
"Orochimaru. Male. Birthday October 27. Age 54. Location: Visiting Konohagakure diplomatically, lives in Otogakure. Children: Four – two male, two female. Children's location: Sound Five babysitting in Otogakure. Parents: Deceased since age five. Wife's Location: Me. Wife's Location: Me."
Kabuto PoV
I walked into Konohagakure to check up on Orochimaru-sama since it had been the few days he'd said to give him for a time limit. I sat down in a tea joint and began sipping what I ordered. Ichiraku's was right across the street, and a familiar chakra signature – or three – were nearby. I watched Naruto-kun and Sakura go into Ichiraku's Noodle Bar.
"Hey, Sakura-chan, any change on Sarah-chan?" he asked.
"No, she's still rattling off nonsense about Orochimaru that the ANBU already knew and most Genin know as well," she said sadly. "Lady Tsunade says that Sarah's catatonic from shock and emotional stress. She won't even let Orochimaru in, and he's family."
"Ah hah," I smiled. "Thanks for the information, Sakura-san. Now, what do you have to offer me, Naruto-kun?"
"So, she's really Orochimaru's wife? And he's really in love with her? I mean, what if she never gets over this?" Naruto panicked.
"I don't know. We'll have to ask her husband when we – never mind," she said as she looked into the ramen joint.
"Orochimaru? You like Ichiraku's?" Naruto asked, shocked.
"Naruto-kun, when I was your age, ramen was as much a part of my diet as it is for you," he retorted before turning back to a bowl. No wonder he always obliged Sarah a bowl once every few days when she craved it – it was his version of Tsunade's Sake. I wondered why he never gave in before then.
"Wow, so you know each other?" Naruto asked the owner, who laughed.
"Vaguely, yes," he replied. "He was a good customer when my father was training me. My father grew up serving him ramen, and his father perfected a few recipes with Orochimaru-sama's help."
I sighed, finishing off my tea and heading out. If Orochimaru-sama were still eating ramen, I'd have to go find Sarah-sama to talk some sense into her. I felt a snake around my ankles, and tripped as it coiled upwards.
"Kabuto, can you not go one week without waiting for an order?" Orochimaru growled angrily, and I had no choice but to join him in the ramen stand.
"Sorry, my lord," I said as I walked in. "The Sound Five are getting rebellious and won't listen to me or anyone else. Among other things."
"Akuma?" he asked, and I nodded, knowing he'd be asking about Akuma if he were worried about all of his and Sarah-sama's children. "Sarah's fine physically. It's mentally I'm worried about."
"S-sir?" I asked, startled. "She's alive?"
"Yes, you twit, that's what I just said. Pay attention for once, and you'll get more information out of what you're hearing. Or do I need to repeat myself again?" he sneered.
"Ah, no, my lord. It's just – my source-!"
"Obviously couldn't have been more wrong," he snapped. "And just who the hell is your source anyways? The Three Stooges?"
"Um-No, sir," I said. "It was one of our spies, sir."
"I'll be sure to hunt down which one," he growled before going back to his ramen. Naruto began laughing, and Orochimaru looked at him to explain.
"Heehee – hey, just for fun – why don't we eat this in front of Choji since he's on a diet?" Naruto asked, and Orochimaru-sama grinned maniacally. "What?"
"For kicks and fun, why not take a bowl to Sarah-chan?" he asked. Sakura shook her head in disgust while the two polar opposites headed out to do cruel things to who but they knew. Orochimaru-sama would agree to anything that caused pain to anyone except Sarah and his children. They would have to be eliminated before I started World War Three.
"I never thought I'd see those two get along," I said before sitting down.
"You said it," Sakura wholeheartedly agreed before sighing. I walked out of the stand, and headed towards the hospital. If she was there, I would find her easily. They'd stick her with an otonin or a kunoichi she trusted.
Asuma walked out of the hospital with Ino on his heels. Perfect timing.
"Hey, which room is Sarah-sama in?" I asked, and Ino's eyes widened.
"Same room as Kurenai," Asuma replied, and I nodded.
"Thanks, Asuma-san," I said courteously before racing in to the reception desk. I overheard a genin asking for Kurenai Yuhi, saying his mother was there with her, and heard a room number.
"Hey, mister, who are you visiting?" he asked, and I looked at him.
"My master's wife," I replied. "She's in the same room as Yuhi Kurenai-san."
"That's where I'm going! Come on," he said leading me there.
As soon as I got there, I had to look twice at the girl in Mitarashi, Anko's arms. Sarah-sama was almost unrecognizable and looked like a zombie. She reminded me eerily of Orochimaru-sama after he'd gotten back and before he'd forgotten her. the only difference was that it looked like someone had told her it was a dream and she was just now realizing that it was all real again. She'd have been better off in her world, now I'd have no choice but to kill her or make her my own.
Sarah PoV
I watched as a familiar face came in. Yes! I could show Orochimaru that I remembered him by showing Kabuto! After swallowing a few times, I began my chant once more.
"Orochimaru. Male. Birthday October 27. Age 54. Location: Visiting Konohagakure diplomatically, lives in Otogakure. Children: Four – two male, two female. Children's location: Sound Five babysitting in Otogakure. Parents: Deceased since age five. Wife's Location: Me. Wife's Location: Me," I repeated, and Kabuto's eyes widened. "Orochimaru. Raven hair. Golden snake eyes. Sickly pale skin callused and firm from toned muscles. Jutsu ability: hundreds. Forbidden Jutsu: dozens. Medical Ninjutsu: One, self-healing. Genjutsu: Leven ten out of ten. Speed: unrivaled. Strength: average male. Temper: short."
"Sarah-sama," I heard him say, but I wasn't done.
"Yakushi Kabuto. Male. Birthday: unknown. Age twenty-four. Location: Visiting Konoha, lives in Otogakure. Children: None. Parents: Adoptive father, Konoha medical corps. Marital Status: Unknown," I chanted. "Yakushi Kabuto. Silver hair, onyx eyes and glasses for near-sightedness. Attacked by Otonin during seventh Chunin exams. Jutsu ability: medical specialist. Forbidden Jutsu: Unknown. Medical Ninjutsu: specialty, dozens. Genjutsu: Unknown. Speed: Jonin rank, par with Kakashi. Strength: Same as speed. Temper: mild, patient."
"She remembered," I heard him gasp before racing out. The sooner he reported it to Orochimaru the better.
I had just gotten to sleep when I heard someone running down the hall. I snapped awake, and saw Kabuto catching his breath in the doorway, Orochimaru behind him. This was my chance. Now or never.
"Orochimaru. Male. Birthday October 27. Age 54. Location: Visiting Konohagakure diplomatically, lives in Otogakure. Children: Four – two male, two female. Children's location: Sound Five babysitting in Otogakure. Parents: Deceased since age five. Wife's Location: Me. Wife's Location: Me," I repeated, and Orochimaru's eyes widened. "Orochimaru. Raven hair. Golden snake eyes. Sickly pale skin callused and firm from toned muscles. Jutsu ability: hundreds. Forbidden Jutsu: dozens. Medical Ninjutsu: One, self-healing. Genjutsu: Leven ten out of ten. Speed: unrivaled. Strength: average male. Temper: short."
"You little," Orochimaru growled, but Kabuto put a hand up.
"Wait, my lord. She isn't done," he reported, and I began the second piece.
"Denina Sarah. Female. Birthday: August Twelfth. Location: Konoha Hospital, crazy person ward. Children: Orochimaru's children. Husband: Orochimaru. Chocolate brown eyes, equal hair, Five foot even, C sized bra, easily distracted. Jutsu ability: Snake and Fire, trickery; Forbidden Jutsu: None; Medical Ninjutsu: none. Genjutsu: scares a Jonin into peeing," I explained, getting cloudier. "Denina Sarah, me."
"Holy cow," Kurenai muttered, staring at me.
"Yakushi Kabuto. Male. Birthday: unknown. Age twenty-four. Location: Visiting Konoha, lives in Otogakure. Children: None. Parents: Adoptive father, Konoha medical corps. Marital Status: Unknown," I chanted once more. "Yakushi Kabuto. Silver hair, onyx eyes and glasses for near-sightedness. Attacked by Otonin during seventh Chunin exams. Jutsu ability: medical specialist. Forbidden Jutsu: Unknown. Medical Ninjutsu: specialty, dozens. Genjutsu: Unknown. Speed: Jonin rank, par with Kakashi. Strength: Same as speed. Temper: mild, patient."
"She lives," Orochimaru smirked, as I looked up to him.
"Orochimaru," I said, recognizing him but not believing. "Otokage. Sannin. Sensei. Husband."
"I'm keeping it," he smirked before walking out. Much to Kabuto and Kurenai's surprise, I followed, muttering nonsense still.
"Orochimaru-sama, perhaps we should wait for her to get a little more mentally stable," Kabuto said warily.
"Me stable. Four-eyes loco," I said, calling him crazy. "Brains. I got the lion share. Brute strength. I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool. One in every village, sire. Two in ours, actually. They always manage to ruin special occasions."
"What are you going to do with her?" Kabuto asked, furrowing his brow.
"He'd make a very handsome throw rug," I told Orochimaru. He raised his eyebrows and chuckled. "And just think – whenever he gets dirty we can take him out and beat him!"
Orochimaru laughed loudly. "We're definitely keeping it, Kabuto," he laughed. "Go make yourself useful and tell Tsunade that we're getting Sarah and taking her home."
"Home. Orochimaru. Akuma. Tenshi. Kiseki. Kurama. Sound Five. Kabuto. Guren. Sasuke," I said in recognition. "Otogakure home. Sunagakure pouncing grounds. Kirigakure hunting grounds. Konohagakure training grounds. Kumogakure pissing grounds. Iwagakure dirt making grounds."
"Sarah, come," Orochimaru ordered, and I followed out of the hospital. I followed him to Tsunade's office, all twelve of the Konoha rookies gathered. I stopped in the midst of them, remembering their faces.
"Team Asuma. Choji. Ino. Shikamaru. Team Kurenai. Hinata. Kiba and Akamaru. Shino. Team Guy. TenTen. Rock Lee. Neji. Team Kakashi. Naruto. Sasuke. Sakura. Sai. Yamato," I rattled, looking at them as I said their name. "Team Fourth Hokage. Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze, father of Naruto. Hatake Kakashi. Rin. Uchiha Obito."
"Sarah," Orochimaru said, and I looked at him.
"Team Sarutobi. Sarutobi Hiruzen, the third Hokage. The three Sannin. Tsunade, medic. Orochimaru, jutsu specialist. Jiraiya, perverted porn-novelist. Team Orochimaru, Konoha. Orochimaru-Sensei. Mitarashi Anko, miscellaneous. Team Orochimaru, Oto. Yakushi Kabuto, medic. Denina Sarah, ninjutsu and Taijutsu. Uchiha Sasuke, brat."
"Sarah, Tsunade," Orochimaru reminded. I looked up to him, stared for a bit, before starting back up to go to him. "Sarah, mouth."
"Yours is perfect," I said, and he glared at me. "Tongue warm and tasty."
"Sarah, need I remind you of our current location?" he asked, and I looked him over. I grinned, and hugged him tightly around his midriff.
"You're tall," I said randomly, referring to his second height. "Skin soft. Hair silky. Eyes pretty."
"Don't inflate his head more," Sasuke growled, and I turned to him.
"You're dumb. Skin rough. Eyes useless. Heartless bastard. Brother murderer. Weasel innocent," I rattled, and Orochimaru frowned. I wasn't supposed to tell Sasuke that, but it had been said now.
"What? What are you talking about?" Sasuke growled, knowing what I'd meant alongside Naruto and Sakura. "Answer me!"
"Hands off, Sasuke-kun," Orochimaru growled as Sasuke grabbed the front of my hospital clothes.
"Ask Konoha elders. They know," I grinned. "Tell them I told you. Tell them I kill them if they no tell. Tell them you no kill Itachi and kill Danzo. Tell them Itachi alive, and you want to rebuild clan. Tell them with Sakura."
"What?" she screeched, blushing furiously, and Sasuke looked at her knowingly. "What's she saying?"
"A score that I've been meaning to handle has been made null and void," he growled, going on ahead to talk to the elders. "I thought she would be a pain in the butt when you introduced her as your wife, Orochimaru. But, I think I might actually like her ability to spout off stuff that almost no one else knows."
"Uchiha-san, no," I said quickly. "They kill me if you go now. Wait two months. Wait till safe in Otogakure. Wait till able to fight again."
"Sarah," Tsunade said shocked as she got down there. "Orochimaru, what were you thinking?"
"She followed me," he smirked proudly. "She's very smart, Tsunade. She was saying something about Sasuke-kun's brother being innocent. Care to elaborate?"
"I don't know," she said shocked. "I honestly have no idea what she's talking about."
"Tsunade. Medic Sannin. Fifth Hokage. Female. Haruno Sakura's mentor. Rid me of Shunt three years ago. Took me in alongside Jiraiya-sama. Introduced me to Maru," I rattled, staring at her. "Mitotic regeneration used during showdown with Naruto, Shizune, and Kabuto. Kusanagi wound to chest, side, and through ribcage."
"So, she's finally waking up," she said gently.
"What do you mean, Lady Hokage? What's wrong with her?" TenTen asked.
"Sarah's been catatonic for a while and just now came out of it," Tsunade explained, watching me climb on Orochimaru's back.
"Entei! Entei!" I laughed, and Orochimaru's brow furrowed in confusion. "Entei!"
"Later, Sarah," he scolded, confused as to what in the world I was talking about. The twelve followed us back to the gate, and a little ways off Shikamaru, Kiba and Akamaru, Choji, TenTen, Neji, and Lee raced up behind us.
"We want to come with you," TenTen said quickly. "We want to make sure she gets there safely."
"it's not that we don't trust you, it's just that we're worried about what would happen if you guys got ambushed and you had no way to defend yourself, like if the Akatsuki showed up," Kiba said quickly.
"You won't get paid for this," he warned, and they nodded.
"Lady Hokage assigned us various missions. We told her we'd like to help you escort Sarah-chan back to the Sound safely," Lee said energetically.
"Very well. Star formation," Orochimaru ordered. "Hyuga-kun, in the back. Inuzuka-kun, in the front. Lee-kun, right front. TenTen, behind him. Choji-kun, left front. Shikamaru-kun, behind Choji-kun."
"YOSH!" Lee said before they all took their positions. They ran, and I fell asleep against Orochimaru's back as Kabuto caught up to us and joined us.