I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

AN: So...Sasuke. He isn't really that cruel. If things escalated he would've stopped it, but he wanted to use it to his advantage while he could. He would never let a little girl be raped. Kk? :D

Chapter 5:

The castle was coming into view as the sun was finishing setting. Casting purple, red, violet and orange rays over the impressive sights. Towers many feet tall stood almost proudly, some even taller than the hokage tower. A maze of houses were surrounded by stone walls with vines creeping up the sides. 4 iron gates were the entrances and exits of the compound. They were the same size height as the walls, and had designs of lilies and fans on them. Through the gate one could see the castle itself. It was approximately half a mile long and wide. An entire mansion made of stone for the royal family. From what I learned it had to floors and a basement. Windows were scattered in a seemingly random layout throughout the castle.

Behind the castle was a large field surrounded by fences. Inside were the stables for the horses. The Uchiha's prided themselves on the breeding and taming of horses, among other things. There were many different breeds and ages, however there was one breed that was obedient only to the Uchiha's. The Kinrose breed. They were tall, pitch black horses with a lineage of demons. They were faster, smarter and stronger than any other horse breed. Many people tried to tame them but only those with the sharingan could.

I was being led to the castle on one of the main streets from the northern gate. And even though I couldn't see the Kinrose, I could hear them. Let me tell you, they were PISSED! Being forcibly tamed by cheap methods. That being the sharingan used on the demon part, would set anyone off. Anyways. People were pointing at me and whispering as we walked by. No doubt that is was about why I was here. There wasn't much I could do so I opted to glare at duck-ass, who in turn ignored me. Children who strayed to close to my entourage were pulled back by their concerned families. Whoever had that many ninjas guarding them had to be dangerous. At that comment I smirked. If only they knew how true that was. Unfortunately one dumbass decided to be brave.

"Ha! What'd you do? Probably got caught stealing from the prince. The idiot."

What! Oh no you didn't. Deciding to get him back I released a small amount of my killer intent (KI) and all the civilians near me collapsed in fear. The arrogant fool with them. I looked him in the eyes and smiled innocently while making my KI form and roaring fox behind me. Needless to say he needed a new pair of pants. My guards stiffened and edged closer to me while shaking. The only ones seemingly unaffected were me, Kakashi and the duck-ass. Kakashi had started to walk closer to me as well. I caught him staring at me over his book and grinned up at him. He looked back down at his book, and I recognized it. It was Icha Icha Paradise. Now that made me smile. The author of that book may be a pervert but he's a good guy. I met him a few times and trained with him. Apparently he had trained my father, so training me would be like a last favor to him. While we would train I would help him write his books...by transforming into a naked girl. I still wonder how he didn't die of blood loss.

"I see you like Icha Icha."

Kakashi glanced at me. "You know it?"

"It and the author. The greatest super pervert to walk the earth, or so he calls himself."

Kakashi's eye widened and he nearly dropped his book. "You know Jiraiya-sama! How? What's his new book about? Where is he now? And-"

"Whoa! Ok. Just calm down. I know him because he trained me and I helped him write his books. The next one is about..." I leaned over and whispered in his ear. "Yaoi. Maybe you could get some ideas from it to use on Iruka?" Leaning back I was satisfied with my work. As I saw a perverted gleam in his eye. "It will be out in stores tomorrow, and I know it will be detailed."

Once I finished saying that Sasuke told us to shut up because we had arrived at the door to his family mansion/castle. And then the door opened.

_Sasuke POV:_

I was hearing the whispers that we being spread throughout the compound, but I didn't really care. Let them think what they wanted to think. It didn't concern me. That is until I felt a wave of KI and power wash over me. Scanning for it's source I found it to be my prisoner. I was honestly surprised, but I didn't show it. Instead I discreetly signed for the ANBU to edge closer to him. He was wearing an innocent smile on his face but anyone with training could see right through it and into his true meaning. Shut the hell up. I almost shivered. Almost. Uchiha's do not show fear. Ever. Anyways, my prisoner didn't seem to be affected by the sudden stiffness in the guards. In fact, he seemed to like it. But then he goes and starts talking to Kakashi. Oh great. What are they talking about now? About Icha-Icha! Don't tell me the adorable blond was a pervert! I mentally sighed but kept walking. We still needed to get to the mansion. I was very relieved when we did arrive and politely, in my opinion, told the others to be quiet. Knocking, I stepped back and waited.

Not two minutes later the door opened. I calmly strode inside and told the others to wait in the living room. Walking upstairs to find my father or mother, I was assaulted by all the pleasantries of the maids of the castle. Things like, "Hello Prince Sasuke-sama!" or "Welcome home master!" And all of them were blushing. As usual I ignored all of them and focused solely on my task. Strutting down the hallway to my parents door. I knocked twice and heard a quick "Enter." Opening the door and walking inside I came to face my father who had looked up from his book to see me. After glancing over my he turned back to his book and spoke casually.

"What is it Sasuke?"

I bowed slightly in respect. "Father. I have brought the suspect for thievery in the village. He is downstairs being contained by an ANBU guard."

A thud from the closing of a book echoed around the room as Fugaku stood up from his chair. "Very well. I shall go meet this person. Call Ibiki for interrogation."

"Yes father." I bowed again and left. I sent one of our messenger hawks to Ibiki and waited for a response. A few moments later I received one saying he would be here in 5 minutes. I left to back downstairs to where my father was becoming acquainted to our guest.

_Naruto POV:_

The inside of the castle was very beautiful if not lonely. Everything was black and white or blue, but there were no other colors. There was no dust or dirt. Everything seemed to sparkle. The vases, floors, furniture even. Prince stick-up-his-ass had left a little while ago for something so I was stuck with the ANBU. So far they weren't that bad but they were kind of annoying. The second I moved/shifted they stiffened and moved as well. Geez. Cant they just relax? I'm not going to rip their throats out. The only one not so stiff was Kakashi and he was leisurely reading his porn book. The only sound was that of a page flipping in the empty room. Then I heard footsteps coming our way. I expected it to be Sasuke but, to my surprise, it wasn't. It was some kind of older version of him that looked stern and formal.

The man was wearing a navy blue jacket with the Uchiha fan on its cuffs, over a plain black shirt and black pants. He had a few stress lines on his face and a square jaw. His eyes held knowledge and power, but underneath I could see a form of tenderness. Most likely reserved for his family. When he entered the room everyone bowed formally. That is, everyone except me. So that meant that this was probably the king. I am in deep shit now. Understatement of the century. He strode right towards me and stopped in front. He looked down at me with calculating eyes for a moment, which I gladly stared defiantly at, before he sat down on a chair to the side.

"I see you are the thief I have heard about. Hello. My name is Fugaku Uchiha."

"Thief?"

"Yes. Sit down." I did, and sat opposite of him to look at his face. "No one has the money to pay in gold for small things and not ask for anything in return."

"You do!"

"Ah~ But I am king. And I don't recklessly do such a thing. It could upset the balance of the economy."

"Oh."

"Now I must ask." He stared at me straight in the eye. I couldn't help but gulp. "Where did you get that gold?"

I crossed my arms. "I'm not telling!" Right as I yelled that duck-ass walked in. He glared at me before bowing to his father.

"Then you must have stolen it." The king sighed before turning to his son. Giving me no chance to refute his claim. "Have you called for Ibiki?"

"Yes father. He should be arriving in a few minutes."

"Good." He turned back to me. "I'm sorry it has come to this, but I must know if someone has been stealing from us."

"Stealing? I haven't stolen anything! Look at the gold. It isn't from current times. Its from the past. I found it!" I pouted on the couch and crossed my legs Indian style.

Fugaku blinked at me before turning to one of the ANBU. "Is this true?"

The ninja looked nervous before speaking. "King-sama we haven't had a chance to properly examine the gold yet. We brought him to you first."

"I see. Well please do that now then."

The ANBU bowed again and reached over for my coin purse. It jingled as he grabbed it and took out a piece. I continuously glared at him as he did so. After examining it for a few seconds he was shocked. On the back was an engraved bird with front containing a small poem. This piece of gold was from 153 years ago. So I 'obviously' couldn't have stolen it. The ANBU stuttered for a moment before speaking clearly.

"King-sama. He is telling the truth. This gold is from at least 150 years ago. The design of the bird is a sure sign of that."

Fugaku showed minimal surprise, widening of his eyes, for a moment before turning to me. "Where did you find that gold?"

"I'm not gonna tell you. You'll just take it all for yourself!"

"I can assure you that I wont. I merely want it to be given to the curators."

"Uh-huh. Then what? They keep it. So I wont have any money anymore! Besides its finders keepers. You have no right to it."

Sasuke glared at me. "We are the royal family. Of course it is ours."

I glared back at him. You could see the lightning between us. "Shut up duck-ass. It's mine."

"You little-"

"What do you mean 'no money'? Don't your parents support you?" Fugaku cut in.

I transferred my glare to him. It was fiery but cold as ice. "Not since you killed them."

The king looked shocked but then his eyes softened and his posture became relaxed. "I'm sorry. You must be an orphan from the Kyubbi hunt."

I looked to the side. "..."

Just then Ibiki arrived. He was a tall, muscular man with multiple scars all over his face. A bandana covered his head but it didn't hide the scars on his face very well. He walked in like he owned the place and stopped right in front of me. He bent down and stared at me. I blinked and leaned back a little bit.

"So this is the kid that helped Cora and Renji." He stood back up straight and jabbed a thumb on his chest. "Name's Ibiki."

"Hello Ibiki-san."

"Hello King Fugaku-sama." He didn't bow to the man. I liked him already.

Fugaku smirked slightly. "I don't need your assistance anymore. I apologize for the interruption. Why don't you go spend some quality time with Anko-san?"

Ibiki smirked back. "I will. Anko still needs to learn how to play with kunais properly. But first I wanted to meet with the hero kid. Now that I have I'm leaving. Later." Then he left. Ummm...what happened now?

Fugaaku clapped his hands brining my attention back to him. "Well then. Since you dont have parents, and its kind of my fault, how about you stay here?"

"Eh?"

Fugaku nodded. "Yes. You could stay in Sasuke's room. He needs a friend."

"Ehh?"

"I'm sure you two will be great friends."

Sasuke and me. "EHHHH!"

"It's decided then. Sasuke show him around ok? Good. Kakashi please come with me."

With that everyone left. The ANBU back to their posts, Kakashi and Fugaku to the king's room, and me plus duck-ass alone. I didn't even get a chance to deny the request, even though it was more like an order. We both slowly turned to look at each other. He glared and I stuck my tongue out at him.

_Sasuke POV:_

Don't stick that tongue out at me! Makes me want to devour it...No! Bad thoughts. Go away! What's wrong with me? I mean, he's got a nice body, sure. Slim, well built, petite, bronze skin, golden hair that sparkles in the sunlight, and ocean blue eyes that you cant help but get lost in...Oh My God! I am not gay! Well I dont think so anyway...

AN: Sorry it took so long to update. This chapter is a filler, but the next one will have pranks and stuff. XD