Alright, I said this in the reviews but it should be said here too. Towards the end of the last chapter Minato says "your mother" but it was actually supposed to say "our master". Spell check is a dirty whore.
WARNING: LEMON LFAVORED LIME. SOME MALEXMALE MUTUAL MASTURBATION IN THIS CHAPTER.
Please note that in this story, the swords Zoro uses will be different from how it is in the actual manga as Eiichiro Oda has created them.
Kitetsu III is what is known as a Sakabatou, those familiar with Rurouni Kenshin know precisely what this is, for those who are not, it is a sword in which the curved part of the katana is flat and dull while the back of the katana is sharp. It is a sword meant for protecting, not killing.
Wado Ichimonji is going to be depicted as a Uchigatana, a katana between 1 and 2 ft, that was commonly used for close combat fighting, and the Iaijutsu style (Again, if you know Rurouni Kenshin, you will know this style as Battoujutsu as the two are very similar but I will do an in-story explanation later on). It was smaller and lightweight, making it easier to be used on the battlefield when one was on foot.
Shisui is an Odachi (pretty much means big or great sword) and is meant as more of a cavalry sword (lol charge!). Their length (between 4-5 ft) makes them very hard to create and sharpen but they were good for cutting down infantry men while riding a horse.
So that's the sword breakdown. Hopefully now, as you read, you will have an understanding of what each one is as they are mentioned. I will also explain each one as it is brought up in the story.
Last Chapter: The prophecy that was left by Jiraiya, protecting lord of the forest, seems to be finally coming true. After having their wounds healed, Luffy and Zoro sleep peacefully in a strange place.
Chapter 2
The Desperate Ones
Zoro opened his eyes slowly, feeling a wet cloth being placed gently against his brow. As the cloth moved farther down, he closed his eyes again, determined to just enjoy the sensation. Whoever was wiping him down had a very tender touch and a nice earthy smell. The cloth wiped his face a few times before being rinsed then touching his bare chest slowly. From the smells and sounds around him, he figured he was still in the forest, maybe in a cottage or a cave. Underneath his naked body was soft fur and feathers. He hummed a bit despite himself. He hadn't felt this nice since he was in his hometown.
"I'm sorry, did I wake you?" A surprisingly male voice questioned. He opened his eyes and slowly peered at the young boy, perhaps not so much a boy but more of a young adult, not a child but not as old as himself nor Luffy. He was blonde with marks on his face that resembled wiskers and large oceanic blue eyes. Zoro grunted a bit as he tried to get up and realized miraculously that he had no injuries.
"I'm not sure... how long have I been asleep? Where's Luffy?" He questioned, a bit worriedly. The injuries he had had before were mere scars now.
"Erm, maybe for about two days. If you mean your companion, he woke up just a bit ago and has been escorted to a hot spring," His ears atop his head twitched. Zoro's eyes became rooted to that spot. Last he checked, humans didn't have animal ears. Only the often fabled but rarely seen Youkai of the forest did.
"Where... am I?" Was his next inquiry. The blonde with the bright orange fox ears smiled widely.
"Konohagakure, the village hidden in the leaves," He explained. A hidden village in the forest, meaning it was most definitely a youkai village... but the youkai hated the humans... right? "Um... thank you... for saving me before... that was really brave you know? So when we brought you here, I healed your injuries. Do you feel better?"
"Oh... you healed me... well... thanks... I'm a bit sore here and there but I suppose compared to what it was, it's much better. So thank you," He tilted his head a bit at the boy. "... mister... youkai?" He had no idea how you address this kid. Did they have names? Or did they call each other by animal breed?
"Ehehehe, sorry, my name's Naruto!" He held up a fist in excitement, "And I'm gonna be the next Kyuubi, 'tebayo!"
"You've lost me already. Don't bother explaining, I'll just get more confused." Zoro admitted with a deep chuckle. "I'm Roronoa Zoro, a rounin."
"Neee, now you've lost me. What's a rounin?" The blonde laid on his stomach beside Zoro and stared up at him, his tail swaying lazily to and fro. Zoro fought the urge to pet it.
"A rounin is a samurai who doesn't have a lord or master. It's basically a mercenary samurai who is hireable for quick assinations and battles," Zoro explained. The boy, Naruto, nodded vigorously as if he understood but smiled in a way that said he didn't. Zoro sighed, "Don't worry. Something tells me you wouldn't understand it as much as I wouldn't understand your kyuubi thing."
"Hahaha, you are so right! Hey, your swords are over here. Why are all three different sizes?" Naruto got up to grab the weapons and bring them to the man. He inspected each one, clicking his tongue at the blood stains on his precious Wado. He would have to clean and polish it properly later.
"Because I am a samurai, I must be prepared for all types of battles. There is a sword for each kind, see? I'm not going to bother explaining it, a novice definitely wouldn't understand."
(AN: tell me about it. My head's still swimming.)
"Aww, well what about this one? Why's it backwards?" Naruto lifted the Kitetsu III and Zoro was quick to take it from him.
"It's a cursed sword. So far, anyone who wields it aside from me has met with a horrible death. Don't touch it so carelessly. I'm not saying this to be mean, I just don't want you to get hurt," He explained. Naruto frowned a bit but waited for more explanation on the sword. "Ah right, you asked about the blade. It's called a sakabatou, a reverse blade that's meant for protecting others."
"Ooooh, so... you like to protect people?" Naruto asked, hearing his father's footsteps just outside the cave.
"People? Not just people. All things. All life needs to be protected. That is... my bushido." Zoro commented.
"Your bushido?"
"My samurai way, my reason for existence." Zoro grinned at him. He caught the curious glance of the fox and laughed. "The strong must protect those who are weaker than themselves. True strength comes from the drive to protect something. That is why I exist, and that is why I carry these swords. Back in the forest, when those soldiers where going to shoot the fox, that was you right? You bore witness to my sword being drawn. You were there to see how I protect."
"I was... scared at first... because you killed them without hesitating but... if you had hesitated, I wouldn't be here. I think you knew that. Why didn't you get them before they hurt you?" Naruto asked.
"Because to attack them while they are focused on me is an act of pure violence and that is not what my strength exists for."
"The words of a true warrior," A tall blonde man with white as snow fox ears came into the cave and stood at Naruto's side. "I am Minato, protector of Konoha and father of Naruto. For what you have done, you will always have my gratitude. I have spoken with the elder trees and they have agreed to let you stay in our forest for the time being, so please let us repay your kindness."
"Your son healed my injuries, that is more than enough repayment, besides, I don't do what I do for that sort of thing anyway. So long as I can work I can get food and lodgings. I saved his life he saved mine, we are square." Zoro stood and looked about. "Erm, where are my clothes?"
"They're with the women being repaired. Please, wear this and at least stay for the festival of night in four nights time?" Minato offered him a nice black yukata and he sighed a bit.
"I suppose I can't refuse at this point." He got dressed in the offered clothing. Zoro didn't much care for the feel of traditional yukata. He preferred trousers but he couldn't just be mean. Obviously, to these people, what he did was amazing.
"Thank you. We are very pleased to have you at our village. It is an honor to have such a hero grace us with his presence."
"I'm no hero. I don't intend to stay long. Could you tell me where I can find this hot spring that my companion is at?" Zoro looked about the cave, it certainly didn't feel like a fox den, more like that of a wild cat.
"Naruto can take you," Minato said, nudging his son.
"Yeah! Follow me, sword-friend!" Naruto said excitedly, getting a somewhat disdainful glance from his father. "Eh.. I mean... Zoro-sama..."
"Zoro is fine. You don't need to call me anything more than that. I honestly don't care for honorifics like that," The man said with a noncommittal shrug.
Naruto nodded and lead the way to the nearby hotsprings. Luffy was already there, resting peacefully in the water. Sitting by a rock where the small warriors clothes were was a young teen with midnight hair, large cat ears perched atop his head, and a tail flicking lazily behind him.
"Yosh, Zoro!" Luffy waved energetically. "It's about time you woke up you sleepy head!"
"Shut up, I needed to rest you dumbass." Zoro snapped angrily at the boy.
"Shishishishi, I know that. Come on in, this feels great!" Luffy motioned for the other to enter the water and with a shrug, Zoro shed his yukata and slid into the water. "So what do you think of this place?"
"It's nice. The youkai are nice... but I don't think we should stick around too long. There's something in the air here, a sort of tension." Zoro murmured thoughtfully.
"Neeee~ I think you're just being too cautious!" Luffy laughed. He moved a little closer to his friend in a mock attempt to wash his chest and looked up at Zoro's eyes. "These people seem to think we're som prophesized heros here to save them from war and annhilation." He whispered, worried that the little youkai ears might still pick up his words anyway.
"Figures." Zoro mumbled letting his comrade wash him. "We should leave as quickly as possible."
"Yeah, I don't want to get caught in someone else's war and troubles again." Luffy said shortly before turning around. "Yosh, wash my back!"
"Okay," Zoro did as his companion bid and chuckled as the smaller male squirmed. "So who's your friend over there?" Zoro's eyes landed on the cat who was tersly watching them.
"Sasuke. He's a kitty! and he told me he's the Niibi." Luffy waved to the cat who looked away with a huff but Zoro didn't miss the pink strip that stretched across the boy's face.
"He seems attracted to you." Zoro clicked his tongue in barely concealed laughter andLuffy nodded with an excited grin.
"I'm not exactly immune to his charms either," Luffy said slowly, his gaze becoming a bit more calculating. Thelook he gets when battle is on the horizon and Zoro can't tell if he's excited or pissed because it looks almost the same.
"You? The man who stood guard while the empress Boa Hancock, the woman known for having the biggest tits, bathed and felt absolutely nothing? You're attracted to him?" Zoro snorted in disbelief.
"Hancock was pretty but nothing special. Sasuke is... Sasuke's sexy. He's got these eyes that are just too intense." Luffy whispered, his tone almost husky. Zoro grinned.
"You gonn try to get in a quick one before we go?" The samurai asked.
"I can't. They don't fuck, they mate. But fuck if he wouln't be worth it, Zoro." Hesaid softly.
"Alright, that's enough assanova. Don't forget hat we just talked about." Zoro reminded him quietly.
"I know, I won't forget Zoro." Luffy promised. He relaxed against a rock again when the swordsman was done washing him. "And I'm not the only one who seem to have a little crush." Luffy's head jerked to the side and Zoro looked to see Naruto watching him intently. The boy was so fucking obvious it hurt.
"Hn... well if they can't fuck, I shouldn't be getting interested. The sooner we leave, the better." Zoro said softly.
"I hear ya there." Luffy closed his eyes and sighed agaist the rock.
"Hey moron, you'll get sick if you stay in there too longand I'm not fishing you out." The one called Sasuke hissed. Luffy grinned wider and got out of the water, not bothering to have an ounce of shame at his naked body. He shot a pervy grin over his shoulder at his companion before bothering to get dressed.
"Yosh, I'm out Sasuke, no need to get ur fur all bunched up." Luffy laughed and walked back towards the village with the cat boy shouting at him.
Zoro looked lazily at the fox staying by the water's edge and watching him.
"You gonna join me?" He asked. Naruto was quick in shedding his clothes and diving into the water. The blonde ead came up next to him and Naruto laughed loudly. Zoro looked over at him. "You're easily excited, aren't you?"
"'Ttebayo!" Naruto exclaimed. Zoro stared at him. "Eh.. you're reall close with your friend, aren't you?"
"I am. There's no one I'd rathr have fighting with me at my side than him. He's reliable, determined, and just as strong as I am. He's my sworn brother." Zoro said with a serene smile. "So we share a kind of skinship that most people mistake. There's nothing romantic between us, we're ust comfortable around each other."
"That's cool! I don't have anyone like that. Me an Sasuke are close but not that close." He said contemplatively. "I'd like that though..." His whispered comment did not go unheard by the samurai's trained ears. Zoro sighed softly in defeat.
"Come here," He ordered. He recieved a curious glance but his command was obeyed. Zoro grabbed the smaller male under his arms and pulled him into his lap, face to face. He washed the blonde's chest with a meticulous sort of focus and there was no sexuality in the act. To Zoro, it was just a friendly intimacy. The boy stared at him for a long moment. Zoro tried to ignore the gaze. It was going to make im hard He was just trying to give the boy something niceto think about, someone willing to be thatclose to him. But this youkai, probaly a mere child, was seducing him without trying.
"Zoro..." Naruto mumbled quietly. Zoro looked up at him as he washed hishand over the child's chest again, a calloused hand brushing over a dusky nipple. Naruto's breath hitched and his muscles tensed. Zoro could practically hear the snap of his own control.
He leaned foreward and pressed his lips to the fox boy's, savoring the berry taste of the child's sun-kissed skin. The blue eyes widened in disbelief but he didn't pull away. When Zoro released his lips, the man just pressed their forheads together and closed his eyes. He was just warning Luffy but here he was indulging in desires. The blue eyes never left his face.
"Is this... part of your skinship?" The gravelly voice of the child - no, he was more of a teenager. No child could be this seductive - whispered. Zoro groaned a bit.
"No, this is something else entirely. Do you hate it?" Zoro asked.
"No... I don't..." Naruto responded. His own hand nervously explored the soldier's chest. "Can we... do more?" He asked, pulling back to look at what was under his fingertips.
"You need to move a bit closer for that," Zoro said roughly. The youkai shifted forward in his lap and his thigh rubbed against Zoro's budding erection.
"Fuck..." Zoro hissed in pleasure. The body on him shuddered and peach cheeks tinted red. "Put your hands on my shoulders." The boy readily complied. Zoro reached between them and took both their erections in his hand. The water made for a wonderful lubricant.
"Hah..." Naruto's voice caught in histhroat with a soft keening noise. Zoro bit his lip and his own body shuddered at the sexy sound that assaulted his ears. "Zoro.."
"does it feel good?" Zoro mumbled as he started pumping the organs in his hand with a firm grip.
"Y-Yeah... feels really good, 'Ttebayo.." Naruto stuttered just a bit. His head rolled back and his nails dug into the sinewy shoulders they were resting on.
"Me too.." Zoro continued his pace, keeping his movements calm and practiced. When it was obvious that just playing with them like that wasn't going to be enough, Zoro started kissing and gently licking at the boy's neck. Naruto's hips surged foreward, creating extra friction. They were close to the edge. Zoro slipped his free hand behind the boy and slipped a finger deep inside him.
"Gah... haaan..." Naruto whimpered a bit and lifted his head enough to crack his eyes in an attempt to gaze at the samurai. "S-Stings..."
"It'll get better." Zoro promised and he crooked his finger within the boy, gently massaging his inner walls. After a moment of searchinghe pressed flushly against Naruto's most sensitive internal erogenous zone. Naruto gave a cry and his body jerked. A few more presses and touches and Naruto came with a broken cry of his new friend's name. He slumped forward and bit down on the golden neck of the man. His bite was harsh and the pain mixed with pleasure, driving the samurai over the edge.
"That was..." Naruto sighed. Zoro nuzzled his neck and his heart clenched. Would the older man mark him and claim him as a mate?
A gentle kiss to his sensitive skin crushed his hopes but it still felt nice. Zoro gave him someting good. Zoro wasn't used to their customs. It was probably normal for him to do this sort of thing egularly with many other people. Why did that thought hurt him so? He wasn't sure but it sure made him feel tired. He was already losing consciousness...
TBC
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I know it took a while but I had fun wrking on it. I'm also working hard at getting my other crap updated for you. If there's a narutoxone piece couple you want to see in here let me know in a message or the reviews. I know I said no shikamaruxchopper but th more i think about i the more open to it im becomig. URGH lol.