Darkwings13: Quick note, the sex scene/lemon in is my other story, Wind and windmill. Like I said last chapter, I wanted it in a different fic. :D
Tsunade slowly opened her eyes to find herself sleeping in Orochimaru's arms, her forehead pressed up against his bare chest while his soft breaths gently caressed her hair. Her heart sped up slightly as she remembered what they had done the night before and she could feel her cheeks be dusted with pink. They had spent an intimate night together. She was now a woman, his woman. She could feel her smile widen at the declaration and she arched her back, pressing the rest of her body against his to feel that delicious sliding of skin. His hand reflexively tightened around her waist and she made a small sound of contentment, looking up at him.
The lighting was dim as they had let down their red and purple canopy while making love and she blinked a few times to let her eyes adjust to the beautiful sleeping man. She was surprised to see him opening his golden serpent eyes before she could fully savor the view and she wondered if he really was that light of a sleeper.
"Good morning, hime," he murmured, his voice still mused with sleep. "You're up early."
Tsunade gave him a Cheshire-like grin and moved her hand down to gently trace circles on his back, the cardinal red blanket moving with her movement. "You're a lucky ass, Orochi. I woke up early in consideration of giving you a wake-up call. A very stimulating wake-up call."
His eyes glinted with delight when she squeezed his butt and he braced himself up on a forearm, his long midnight black hair falling to one side. "I wasn't sure if I wanted to wake up from what seemed like the most wonderful dream last night, but hearing those words and seeing you like this, I am reconsidering." He bent his head to give her a long deliberate kiss, his tongue sweeping deep into her mouth, making her moan deep in satisfaction. "I have something to tell you," he said as they parted. "I'm not going after that cursed technique. Once we return home to Konoha, I'll send a well prepared group to find it so that Kiri won't get their hands on it."
Her mouth parted open and she stared wide-eye at him. "You... are you sure?" she asked tentatively.
He nodded curtly. "I can study it later. There is no need to worry you and ruin our time together here."
"You're lying." She sat up, pulling the blanket with her to cover her chest. "You know that it's dangerous in those woods. The people you send might not be able to recover it. You'd prefer to go yourself to ensure success."
"I would prefer that," he replied briefly. She grew downcast until he added, "If I didn't have a partner."
"Orochimaru?"
He said solemnly, "I am responsible for your happiness since we are in a relationship together. If we are married, I have to put you and the family first, the same way my parents chose to leave their clans and come to Konoha for the sake of my future. I cannot be selfish." Raising his hand, he brushed back her hair and leaned in close. "After last night, I most certainly cannot fail you now."
This was a huge and dramatic change for him, and she was deeply touched that he would do this for her. Blinking away the wetness that was forming in her eyes, she just whimpered and shook her head before kissing him. One hand pressed down on her head and the other wrapped tightly around her waist, holding her close as their mouths moved roughly against each other. "Take me again," she ordered, pulling him over her once more, letting his hair fall over her face as he breathed down on her cheek, his hand moving down to tease her inner thigh.
"Fall into sweet blissful temptation again hime," he whispered, making her arch her back in pleasure.
Orochimaru leaned back against the red sofa, sipping his cup of tea and staring down at the blank scrolls and drawn ink waiting for him on the glass coffee table. Perhaps it was because he was new to this love making business, but he felt unnaturally tired. Then again, they had made love three times, and Tsunade was definitely giving him a good run for his money in satisfying her. That Senju and Uzumaki vitality never ceased to amaze him. While he had to drink his tea that was triple caffeinated to remain awake, she was looking as radiant as ever. Possibly even glowing with content and happiness. Perhaps he needed to up his workout routine some more now.
Tsunade sat across from him, towelling off her hair after they had cleaned up together. "What did you tell Asuita? That his wife was probably cursed?"
He gave a brief nod, his eyes blank, an indication that he was thinking deeply about something. Finally, he put his down his tea and crossed his leg over the other. "We're going to be here for awhile, hime."
"Is it that hard to remove it?" asked Tsunade.
Orochimaru smirked. "There's a reason why curses are feared. Curses are usually only lifted by the caster. Most other times, there is no way around it. You can stop it but only temporarily, and even then the seal has to be continuously renewed."
She pouted. "Why aren't curses used more often?"
"Because the Shinobi world deemed it unethical," he said scathingly. "The techniques we know are used for raw combat, not put someone through agonizing pain. Secondly, curses came from demons."
Tsunade's eyes widened. "Demons?"
His serpent eyes flashed. "The same way Jiraiya's frogs taught him sage mode, demons bestowed the knowledge of curses. I too can curse others through seals thanks to the knowledge left behind by my mother." He straightened up and pointed at the papers. "We have two options before us. Figure out how to seal the curse, or we can transfer it."
"Transfer it?" Tsunade gaped at him. "Transfer her curse?"
"A curse can be moved onto another person who's willing. That is a common loophole for curses."
"We can't have someone else lose their legs," Tsunade protested. "That is cruel!"
He held out his hands in a nonchalant gesture. "Asuita is a rich man. There are plenty of poor people out there who would love to trade their legs for a lifetime of being well fed and taken care for." When she still seemed unsatisfied, he added, "We're not forcing anyone, we're making an offer. Do you really have a right to refuse someone who wants to take it?"
"Why not try to seal the curse?"
"Sealing is harder. It has to be constantly renewed and to know how to seal it, one has to know how the curse was cast in the first place." Orochimaru looked over at the window, where the view of the distant woods can be seen. "And we're not going to go near there." He stood up and gestured for her to follow him. "I will inform Asuita to start looking for a candidate and let him discuss it over with his wife. They are kind and will probably be hesitant about it. In the meanwhile, let's go visit the village."
She hooked arms with him and asked, "Visit the village for what?"
"I need to buy some ingredients and then teach the cooks here how to cook. That, and you didn't really get the chance to sightsee."
She beamed at the thought of the abrupt decision to go from looking for a cursed technique to a date before her eyes went wide. "You're being a cooking teacher?"
"I'd prefer to not barf up my food and having to cook all of our meals would be a huge pain," he grunted. He rolled his eyes. "Those old ladies aren't supposed to be here cooking. They're ancient. They're supposed to be happily retired and rocking away the rest of their days around drooling grandkids."
"What?"
Orochimaru shrugged. "I don't know the whole story. They somehow ended up here apparently from misdirection. They were asked to come here to visit family who decided to move here but when they got here, there was no one. With all of their traveling fees used up, they couldn't get back, especially without risking their already frail health."
"That's terrible! Did they get conned?" asked Tsunade.
"Who knows," he said with a sigh. "Strange enough, they seem to like the place so they'd like to stay. Don't know why, this place is so cold, it makes my bones ache."
"Tell me when you're cold, I'll fix that," she purred, intentionally posing and thrusting her chest out with confidence. "As the medic, I can't let you get sick after all."
He smirked. "My body is in your hands then, Tsunade-hime."
Afternoon...
As usual, the village was bustling with people hurrying to and fro. A few late hunters were just making off on their sleds driven by trained dogs as they arrived and despite the cold, the air was relatively warm with people mingling around. Shops were opened to sell hand made crafts, with warm clothes being a common product. There were open noodle stands offering hot soup and noodles, stands that had grilled game meat and fishes, and some that displayed weapons typically aimed at hunting.
As they walked around, everyone kept on greeting them, being very friendly and welcoming to them just like the other day before. A cheerful looking tavern with a bard inside beckoned towards them and when Tsunade gave him puppy eyes, he sighed and relented.
A blast of warm air greeted them as they pushed open the door. The tavern was large and paneled with thick wood and the windows above let in plenty of light. Since it was only midday, it wasn't very busy yet. The bar maid gave them a curt smile before gesturing for them to take any seat. They picked one close to the roaring fireplace that held an impressive and very massive buck's head mantlepiece. Leaning back in his chair, Orochimaru picked up a menu and began browsing through it. Without looking at his girlfriend, he said, "No drinking."
"Excuse me?" she said with a pout.
"I haven't forgotten what happened during our eighteenth joint birthday."
Flashback...
"I am the king of the world!" Jiraiya held up his cup of sake and toasted the shining moon. "My harem is calling to me! Can you hear that?!"
The three of them had somehow ended up on the Hokage monument in their drunken state and Orochimaru tipsily raised up his own cup. "All I heard was the sound of screaming girls when you dropped your pants in the middle of the bar-" He hiccoughed and swayed on his feet, his eyes glazed over with alcohol.
Tsunade was sitting on the stone head of her grandfather's and she downed another cup, her cheeks flushing bright red. "Thanks to your perversion we had to run all the way here to drink." She giggled and laughed as she looked up her tall teammate. "It would suck ass if you got arrested for public nudity on your birthday, huh?"
"My-" Jiraiya burped and nearly fell over as he turned around to look at her. "Naked physique is a glorious sight to behold. I should be modeled after! Hey Oro! Use some rock technique to carve me into the mountain! I'll be the greatest work of art ever!"
The mental image of his naked comrade pushed him further towards throwing up. As he struggled to not desecrate the monument of his teacher's head, he rasped, "I'd sooner gouge my own eyes out, chosen of the frogs."
"Lightweighttttt," Jiraiya sang as he took the bottle from Tsunade and took a deep gulp. "Looks like we've found something you suck at. I and Tsunade can out drink you ha!"
"You aren't going to beat me-" Before he could finish his sentence, he felt his stomach churn and he promptly threw up all over the rock head of their teacher, retching out bile and then dry heaving. To be frank, he had never felt so horrible in his life. His entire windpipe was on fire and his stomach felt like it was distended. Why did he ever express even a hint of interest in getting a taste of alcohol for the first time? Alcohol was just going to take years off his life and rot his liver. He wanted his tea. Hot, comforting, soul soothing green tea.
"Orochi," Tsunade giggled. "I know your weakness now. I can get you drunk and then we can-"
Orochimaru flushed bright red at her dirty talk on how she was going to ravish him while Jiraiya began fanning himself and wiped away a nosebleed. "That's hot. Can I put it into my draft for my Ich Icha book?"
"Noooooooooooo," Tsunade pouted. "That's private. Now shut up and pass me the sake!"
"Fight me for it," Jiraiya taunted. "You drunk ten times more than I did and one hundred times more than what snake-eyes drunk."
"Fine! Let's fight!"
Orochimaru wobbled and put a hand to his head. "Great... they're angry drunks." His cheeks bulged out and he quickly threw up all over again.
Down below, the village gasped and pointed as the stone head of Lord Tobirama breathed fire from his nostrils. In the next second, water came out of Lord Hashirama's nose to put it out. If one looked closely, they'd be able to see someone with long black hair toppling off the head of Lord Third. That's what Sarutobi saw when he looked out from the roof of the Hokage's building. He sighed loudly, hoping that his favorite would land on his feet and not crack his head open when he fell.
Orochimaru inwardly shivered at the memory before repeating, "Absolutely no alcohol."
"I'm not a lightweight like you," Tsunade said as she stuck her tongue out at him. "One or two cups and I'll be fine. What happened on our joint birthday was from my overindulging." She was slightly amused when he struck his lips out at being called a lightweight. "A bet. I'll drink and not embarrass myself, and you lose. If I do get drunk, I lose."
"Oh?" He tilted his head in interest. "And what happens to the loser?"
She gave him a cat-like grin and purred, "That depends on how... imaginative the winner is." At that, she demurely pulled down her creamy green scarf to show the deep love bite he had given her last night. She had healed most of the marks around her neck but she decided to keep that one, knowing that it would probably please him. Her intuition was proven right when she saw his eyes dilate in desire, the lovely cyan yellow slightly glowing.
"Very well," he said, baring his sharp teeth in an amused grin. "Drink as much as you want, Tsunade-hime. If you cannot maintain self-control here, I'll teach you later with very intimate instructions."
Tsunade laughed and raised her hand up. "Waiter!"
Once their orders arrived, Orochimaru heartily picked up his chopsticks. They had both skipped breakfast as they were busy with each other. The hard workout he had put himself through during the night had also greatly depleted his energy and it also confirmed to him that Tsunade, with her Senju and Uzumaki blood, was a very long lasting lover with a very big sexual appetite. He was glad to have been able to satisfy her and meet his own expectations that he had set upon himself, and was eager to make love to her many more times now that he had more confidence when it came to sex. Of course, to do so, required that he be at the peak of his health.
"Itadkimasu," he said at the same time as Tsunade before he reached out to take off the lid of their boiling hot pot that was sitting on the gas powered cooker. They had ordered Mizutaki, a chicken styled hot pot that was fantastic for keeping warm during winter. Enoki and shitake mushrooms, blocks of white tofu, cauliflower, konegi leek, cabbage, carrots, and lastly, big pieces of chicken meat and delicious tendons on bones boiled away in a strong chicken stock broth. All of this was to be dipped in Ponzu Shoyu, a dipping sauce with a very distinct tangy taste that came from yuzu citrus juice mixed with soy sauce and sugar.
Orochimaru plopped in a spoonful of pepper satay oil and sauce and inhaled the fragrant scent as their hot pot boiled happily away. Team Hiruzen had never been afraid of spicy food and especially with the weather as cold as this, spicy food was a benefit.
Beside him, Tsunade plopped some shrimp tempura into her mouth after dipping it into the tempura sauce. She beamed as she crunched away on the crispy outside, savoring the warm taste. The sake she had ordered also warmed up her body and she smacked her lips, delighted to be drinking again. After the incident at their birthday, they were banned from sake for a whole year as punishment so she had craved it immensely. Beside her, Orochimaru poured the broth into his bowl of noodles and began plucking the cooked vegetables and chicken out of the pot to dip and eat. Smiling slyly, she said quietly, "I know you don't care very much for sake, but how about just a tiny bit?"
"No thank you," he declined, swallowing a mouthful of noodles, chicken and broth.
"Ok then," she said as she licked at her lips. "You could have been served just one mouthful of sweet sake. Your loss, Orochi."
He finally caught on to what she was implying and his lips curved. "Depends... how well served is this one mouthful?" She took a sip of sake before leaning over to kiss him full on the lips, letting him drink it from her mouth. It felt fantastic as his hand snaked up behind her back and his tongue swept cleanly through her mouth, drinking every last drop from her. When they parted, he chuckled and breathed, "Naughty princess, you're making me addicted."
"Addicted to what?" she asked coyly.
"I'm sure you know," he said smoothy as he moved back to his seat and continued eating. They were both still glowing with the aftermath of their first time. He supposed this would be akin to what people call the honeymoon stage with those who first begin dating, or those who just got married. He never quite understood why but now he did. On the inside, he was utterly giddy. The physical intimacy of connecting with someone so closely, of having everything from them, was definitely addicting. Just thinking about how she had given herself to him made his body heat up and his heart grows soft. Precious, strong, beautiful, and dangerous Tsunade... his. Orochimaru smiled as he chewed on his food.
"Yummy," Tsunade gushed as she dipped some chicken into the sauce, with Orochimaru occasionally putting some vegetables into her bowl to remind her to not just eat the meat.
After the fifth carrot, she pouted. "I will stick this up your as... nose if you give me another one."
He chuckled, ignored her threat and just placed another one in her bowl. "I counted. Every five pieces of chicken, a vegetable. You don't want to get cramps during your period now do you? I'd rather get a carrot up my nose than deal with that."
"Bleh." As she ate, she silently thought back to the nature of curses. It was an obscure kind of art. Jujutsu is what they're called. All she knew was that they were different from juinjutsu in the fact that they didn't require a seal upon the victim to curse them. If Yanona had no seal on her, was it really possible to transfer the curse? She mentioned her thoughts to Orochimaru and watched as he calmly finished chewing before answering.
"There is one thing I will say," he said, leaning back and elegantly crossing one leg over the other. "When you curse someone, you usually call upon great spiritual power. Chakra consists of both physical and spiritual energies but curses will use anywhere from seventy to ninety percent of the spiritual aspect. Physical chakra is increased through exercise and strenuous training. Spiritual comes from meditation, wisdom and deep insight. Practising curses requires great spiritual talent. You will see, hear and know things that can't be seen by most others." He paused to let her absorb the knowledge. "Enlightenment and meditation is what helps in barrier techniques and blessings. Pain, blood, and death helps unleash a curse."
"The more the wielder suffers, the stronger the curse?" Tsunade asked.
He nodded, pleased with her quick intuition. Sipping his tea, he said,"No matter how hard you hide or try to protect yourself, it's inescapable. Jujutsu are beautiful and terrifying in their passionate drive, don't you think?"
"You also mentioned that curses came from demons, right?"
He opened his hands curtly. "The same way the distant moon pulls at the ocean's tides, demons are the same. That cult that practices Jashinism? I'm quite certain that their god Jashin, is a demon and he taught them that cursed blood technique and rumours has it, the highest ranking members are immortal through his blessing. When they use that technique I mention, they invoke his powers, his presence."
"What do demons want exactly?" she asked, greatly intrigued by the dark subject.
"They are not like us, they aren't human. I cannot say what they want," he replied simply. "But my mother's clan befriended them and believed that they yearn for something very deep that only us humans have. They admire human emotions, its chaos and passion, and so they remain close. They listen and sometimes... are sympathetic to our plight. They gave us curses, shunning the laws and rules of earth and heaven, believing that we do not deserve to keep our pain only to ourselves."
"But for what reason would whoever out there... curse Yanona?" Tsunade said angrily. "She's innocent and kind."
Orochimaru shrugged, not caring to know. "What's done is done, all we need to concern ourselves about is helping her heal. It will draw out our time here, we'll ask for that talisman as a reward and then leave for home."
Tsunade leaned forward. "We are not leaving." He looked over at her and she winked. "Not at least until you've ingrained into my memories of such passionate hot sex that I can dream about every night when you're gone from me once more."
Smirking, he fed her a piece of chicken with his chopsticks. "Trust me, Tsunade-hime. By the time I'm done with you, no man alive will be able to outperform me.
"Oh silly, you're going to be my first and my last," she chirped, chewing on the tasty chicken.
He smiled in content at the words, his eyes glinting with unspoken happiness. "Let's do something fun before I grocery ship and go to my cooking class."
"Where are we going?" Tsunade laughed as they went out riding once more, the horse's hooves tearing up handfuls of sparkling white snow.
He grinned as he whipped their horse to go faster, the wind pulling at their dancing hair and thick coats. "You have always desired freedom and a life of carefree wonders. I can't always take you to places and travel with you, especially when I become Hokage. But while I still have time, I'm going to give you the best of the world." Orochimaru smiled and moved her hands to take control of the reins. "There is a type of flowers that grows in this place, and it only blooms for a day or less before it withers and dies. It takes three whole years to bloom. What we get is one of the most beautiful flower in the world, and its scent is supposed to be hypnotizingly lovely."
She stared up at him, slightly confused. "Three years to bloom and it only lasts less than one day?" Orochimaru had never cared for anything that didn't last long, no matter how beautiful it was. In fact, he considered it quite horrible. She and Jiraiya had made him watch the fireworks with them once when they were kids and after the lights died away, Orochimaru just looked sad and said he didn't understand why people liked them so much when they only served to make the skies so much darker after they were gone from their brief moments up there. He didn't understand the fact that it was because it was rare that made it worth the wait. She felt her heart beat faster when he squeezed her hand and rode one handed.
"Before, I would have think this meaningless. After a short time of pleasure and happiness, what happens to the time afterward? Three whole years of nothing... and only memories of what you once had that was so lovely." He closed his eyes briefly. "Tsunade, you are young and vibrant with life. To try and be with me someone like me, who made things so difficult, required you to give up alot, to wait for so long. Even now, we don't get to spend enough time together. But I want you to know that I still value it no matter how short it may be. Showing you the blooming of these flowers... is the same as you telling me that you looked for a way to look eternally young for my sake."
She pressed herself closely to him and swallowed hard. From being reluctant to forming relationships due to the fear that it would hurt when you'd lose them, to now going out of his way for some flower that only blooms for a short for her sake... He truly was more committed than ever to her, and they both knew that the more you cared, the more you risked. "I love you," she said thickly, hugging him tightly. She could always wait because the time she had with him was special and dear to her heart. He understood why, but he had never quite understood how until now.
"Remember how to ride?" he asked with a smile.
She straightened up to see over him and she tightened her hold on the reins, nodding uncertainly.
Taking out his flute, he began to play. The shrill clear notes of his music spread out through the vast snow fields and she could see a few deer and even rabbits looking over at them. His slender fingers moved expertly over the instrument and she could feel her entire body relax to the music. The skies now appeared to be a most beautiful blue aquamarine, the snow sparkled and glittered with golden dusting of sunlight and the trees appeared hardy and strong in the winter landscape. She gasped out loud when the snow around them rumbled and a magnificent bird of white and blue flew upwards, trailing down sparkles and dazzling dust. The whole thing looked like it was literally made out of pure light. And then... singing... his mother's singing... she sang all around them in a language she didn't understand the words to, but she understood the emotions in it. It wrapped around her like the warmest of blankets, touched the deepest part of her soul and pulled at her very heart. It was pure love.
From all around, she suddenly heard an entire chorus of singers as they streaked through the snowy fields, the bird of light flying above them like some kind of guardian spirit. The wind updrafted an entire blanket of snow over them and she gushed as her vision was filled with sparkling soft snow that was raining down all around her. A quick nudge against her returned her to the riding and their horse leap over a clear singing brook before crossing over onto the other side, maintaining its quick pace.
He played even faster for her, his song reaching a crescendo. The singing from his auditory genjutsu matched in tone with his music and steadily grew louder as well and she could feel her eyes wetting with tears at how beautifully he played. All of a sudden, he slowed down and she gasped as the skies grew dark and was streaked with brilliant stars. Auroras of blue and green light danced across the heavens and their bird flew upwards to finally explode in a brilliant shower of sparks and light. Their horse slowed down to a trot as he nudged her and dug his feet into its side so that they can appreciate the calmer but still dazzling sights. Slowly, he dropped the flute from his lips but the song and singing went on as he continued his auditory genjutsu.
"I really didn't have much when we were growing up," he said as leaned back against her, letting her continue to pull at the reins. "Besides my techniques and intellect, nothing. No family, no clan, no money, and not much of a heart to be honest. I was selfish, every decision I made was made with only my self-interest. I care about you and the team but even so, I always put myself first. Why did you fall for me?"
She smiled. "Because you tried the hardest... and you loved the hardest. I will never forget the way you push yourself to the brink to study and grow stronger or the care you show in bringing your parents flowers and dutifully cleaning their gravestones no matter how busy you are."
"Tsunade," he whispered, turning his head back to kiss her on the forehead. "I wish I can keep you happy forever. But I know I can't. Our careers and future are muddied with blood."
"We can quit," she said solemnly, meeting his gaze. "We can leave and travel the world, free as the wind. As long as you're with me, I'm home and happy." She pressed herself against his back.
He shook his head. "If we leave, it'll be a waste of our talents and we'll no longer have the village's protection. We're nowhere safer than where we are." He squeezed her hand. "Running away is never a solution, Tsunade." Suddenly, he froze as he detected a different tune that was quietly mingling with his own. Before he could sort his thoughts, darkness clouded his vision. His flute slipped from his hand and he crumbled sideways.
The music came to a stop and she nearly reeled when her vision was slammed with bright daylight, almost stopping her from catching Orochimaru as he lost consciousness. Cradling him in her arms, she shook him vigorously. "Orochimaru! What's wrong?" But soon, her vision grew blurry as another song played. The jingling of bells, thumps across solid stretched leather... a tambourine? It sounded almost hypnotic. She felt incredibly tired and sleepy all of a sudden. Her eyes fluttered as she fell off the horse with him, landing with a thump in the cold snow. Two pairs of black boots appeared near her head as she strained to see what was happening and she fought for words, even as her vision grew dimmer.
"Such pretty toys, can I have them? They're both so beautiful... People are most beautiful, right before they die. Just imagine how incredible they'd look!"
"We're taking them alive. He is one of us."
That was the last thing she heard as she blacked out, her hand unconsciously tightening over her necklace.
Darkwings13: Whew, sorry for late update! Got busy with stuff. This chapter was oddly kinda hard for me to write, sorry for it being kinda short! Hint though, next chapter, Mother of all Darkness. I'm also bringing Jiraiya here with a friend :D Updates should be back to normal now!
（σ｀・∀・´）σ The thought of the Orochi and Tsu's babies makes me squeal too, Berserkeroo. Actually, Mitsuki is a beautiful boy. It's funny cuz when he stuck his tongue out in the Boruto: Road to B manga, it kinda reminded me of Tsunade sticking her tongue out when Jiraiya got tied to the log. Hopefully it'll show him and Tsu more in the future, especially since Mitsuki is the medic ninja. xD I can totally see Jiraiya saying that.
ヾ(｀・ω・´)ノAddressing your review from the other fic, lumichan! I'm so glad you think so highly of the lemon. XD I tried my best to make it sexy huehuehuehue. Shy Orochi was cute yea, I kinda miss him too. But suave and sexy Orochi is hard to resist XD Oh yea I always thought that for his time, he'd be especially interested in figuring out how it works and be focused on the details. He's so methodical sometimes lol. But he's definitely turned on from Tsunade infecting him with her passion and goes out of his own comfort zone and tries to have fun while still being rational, you're right ;D Smexy hair sliding over skin is probably amazing for those two XD so I wrote that hahah.
(*＾∀ﾟ)ъ Definitely, xxhebi-himexx. I think power and love is actually a very big part in Oro's life. From his parents to his team and then to his sons, he cares deeply. But we also see him being very power hungry so he'd be definitely torn in a romantic relationship. Thank you! It was really fun to emphasize their fascinating personality in the lemon. Especially with the playfulness and Oro always seemed to enjoy teasing people for his amusement. I didn't think I have the talent to write smut but your words gave me more confidence friend. Deep down, I'm sure that everyone is slightly perverted bwahahhha. We are all human and have needs after all. Some people like Orochi just takes awhile to realize it ;D
(*≧∀≦*) He's really emotionally maturing, you're right, BlackLady777. I think something that holds very true, is absolute power corrupts absolutely. From being near rock bottom of the village to now having this kind of rank, Orochimaru would do anything to hold on to what he has and he's always been ambitious, so he's never content with just being where he is. It's nice that he's so motivated and works so hard, but the flip side is the danger of falling to the lust for power. Only thing that holds him back is that presently, he's loved by his team and everything is going well. But then the second war happens :( And yea, weak people are the ones he knows dies first and he inwardly refuses to form any bonds with them because he doesn't want to suffer losses. While Jiraiya and Tsunade are more compassionate and want to help them survive instead of giving up on them. Have to say Katsuyu is my favorite summon of the Sannin. She's so cute. Oh yea I totally noticed that too Blacklady! He's only amused when she's showing her raging temper, it's like he's being nostalgic xD I thought giving a brief POV from Oro before he stumbled upon Tsu in the bathtub would be good in sort of showing the readers where he's standing. He wants power as always, but he still really cares. Hahaha, he's always down for experimenting so I imagined their love making as always being exciting. After all, he's so brilliant he'd never be with anyone who isn't as smart or if they're boring. Tsu is so outgoing, so it helps in the bedroom department. And they're both so flirty and playful yea! I feel all three Sannin have a thing for having fun, with Oro being somewhat calmer but more teasing than his crazier teammates. I still look forward to writing Mitsuki's interaction with Tsu and Orochi. Hehe, maybe that's why the cute boy isn't very sensitive to females. Tsu is incredibly blunt. Oh yea, I love this couple for the power and fire in it. Both have such dominant personalities and they're so smart and witty. Fluff is nice but alittle boring to me XD
(=￣▽￣=) Hehe, can you guess who's hiding in the woods now ileangie23? Oh yea I totally wish we learned more about Hidan and his cult. Was very cool. Villans got meh when Pain died. Except for Madara, he was badass lol. I think Tsu likely asked Oro for help as the guy spent nearly 20 years studying her grandfather's cells and Oro did say he knows Hashi's cells and info like the back of his hand. She wouldn't go into his tomb and is more likely to ask for Oro's research and study the fallen white Zetsu. Especially with Oro now having the body of one, it would help immensely. I always think Oro seemed very amused with Tsunade's short temper, while everyone is just scared of it ahaha. Kind of like Sakura having inner Sakura and when she's angry everyone is wary. Except for Sasuke lmao. I totallyyyyyyyy have to include more tongue in future lemons. It's a strong point for him LOL. And I saw the episode. So cute that Jiraiya dragged Oro to go peeking. And the part where he asked Oro to help him ambush Tsunade to pretend to save her. Oro totally doesn't get why Jiraiya has tried to years straight to win her lol. He's still in his romantically oblivious stage aha. Sorry for the nosebleed from the lemon! I tried my best to make it deliciously smutty ;D As a scientist and researcher, I imagined that Oro would have studied her body's reactions very carefully and sort of catalog it in his head cuz he's so analytical, and especially since he didn't want to look stupid for their first time together hehehe. I agree totally with what you say. Oro is a dominant person but he's creative and hates boredom. To have someone rival and compete against him in the bathroom, would totally turn him on. Jiraiya hahahha might ask for details for his Icha Icha book omg!
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(＾▽＾) Greetings Loving! First, thank you very much for the compliment! I am unworthyyyyyyyy xD Anyways, Oro and Jiraiya are definitely the easiest to write for me (arrogance and humor are my cup of teas) while I struggle abit more with Tsu. Which part of Tsunade's canon personality do you detect a lack of my friend? I'm super open to suggestions.
If I had a thing for women, I'd be smitten with Tsu too bwahhahaha. Danny boy will definitely be significant and as I've stated since the beginning, this is pretty much a big analysis on Oro's life so everything will be canon or as canon as possible (timeline in Naruto is sorta messed up so it's hard lol). And yes I've read that fic before. I ship Jiraiya with Tsu before I'd ship her with Dan. Even in that fic, Dan doesn't understand Tsunade at all. Saying he'd die for her is something that would hurt her immensely. She had lost Hashirama, Tobirama, and then her dear brother. She's hurt from always losing people she loves. Oro lost his parents and understands her pain perfectly and would never die for her in that way (he only risked his neck against Katsuyu to save Tsu and it was touching in that sense because if Katsuyu melted him, Tsu would have likely died without his help so they'd die together). You'd think after Dan lost his sister, he'd try to not put his lover through the same pain again. But the FUNNY thing is the way he was dying (horribly guilt tripping Tsu and very unromantic by the way), seemed more like a complete accident or result of his lack of his skills, not that he jumped to save Tsunade or anything. He kept saying, "I don't wanna dieeeeeeeeeee. Muh dreams. Save me Tsunade." Compared to Jiraiya (who even kept Tsunade away from the danger) it was terrible. Terrible boyfriend.
To me Dan isn't weak but he isn't strong either. To me he's like a nice B student while the Sannin are A+ students. He graduated at 10, the Sannin did at 6. His stats are lower than them and Dan's mission count are pathetic in comparison to the Sannin and even Kakashi. Dan has also never earned a nickname in war like the Sannin, Konoha's White Fang, The Copy Cat Ninja, Konoha's Golden Flash, etc, meaning he was never a big factor in the Shinobi war. Also, Kabuto probably believed using Dan as a silver piece has an advantage of making Tsunade falter, and if he played his cards right, make even make her stop her ninjas from attacking. Another reason I can think of is that he does possess an incredibly powerful technique that only has one way to be stopped and that requires prep time.
Overall, Dan is good and capable Shinobi but not good enough for someone like Orochimaru (said to be able to take over an entire country by himself) for example, to ever be impressed by him. Just like how Asuma and Kurenai were easily taken down by Itachi and Kisame. Dan is even weaker than Asuma since Asuma was one of the 12 Guardians. Dan has a good heart though, that I won't deny. Woah this turned super long xD Sorry about the wall my friend! Anyways, I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the fiction. It's like a cook being happy their customers are satisfied with the food. Warms muh heart :') I'll keep doing my best!
v(≧∇≦v)三(v≧∇≦)v Greetings new reader, tristk88. I don't know if you'll even see this but thanks for reading and for your compliment. Ahhh, baby Maru and Tsu, I loved writing them as kids. They were so cute. Glad you like it!