Chapter 6

Caring, bathing and urges

It was awkward. No, ridiculous. It was ridiculous the fact that he, Sasuke Uchiha, was again in the protective arms of the dobe blond demon, that named himself Kyuubi. It was ridiculous the way the demon kept snuggling and stroking his dark locks. It was ridiculous how the grin in the blonde's face was ridiculously big. It was ridiculous the intensity of those blue eyes that kept staring into his. It was ridiculous the fact that he enjoyed and found it soothing.

Yes, definitely ridiculous. The entire situation he was in was ridiculous. Because if the word ridiculous didn't make sense, than there was only one other word that could describe it: scary.

It was scary how much he liked it.

"Coming down to earth already, my beloved tenshi?", Naruto teased.

"Only because you stole my robe."

"If you can make a witty remark like that, it means you're alright. Tsunade gave you a potion so your spiritual energy would grow. You almost scared me to death, a human would have died, at least one like you. Don't you know that your life line and spiritual energy are connected? If you die you die but if your spiritual energy ceases to exist you're a goner too."

"I'm well aware of that."

"And still you managed to make a clone of yourself. You're a fire nature user right?"

"Yes, how did you know?", the Uchiha heir asked arching a brow.

"By your taste, of course. I learned that trick from a perverted demon that wanted to kill me. Your taste is spicy and yet sweet and after a while it lingers around the throat, and when it starts to fade it's when the taste is stronger. It's awfully addictive. But you also are a lightning user. You become one around three years ago, so it's harder to trace it. I only noticed because I felt a soft shock."

"That is impressive… for a perverted trick.", the raven haired boy muttered.

"Hey! They might be perverted but they come in handy from time to time. "

"Go figure. What happened to the demons that were about to eat?"

"Pretty much sorry for ever being born.", the blonde said darkly. " I sealed them. But now, you owe me Uchiha. So you have to obey me. My first order his…"

The blonde demon looked at him with a wide grin that would put Cheshire's to the side, while sitting. This time Sasuke didn't waste time, viciously glaring the blonde hoping he would drop dead or at least make him consider what he was about to say.

"Eat."

Naruto put in front of him a big bowl of porridge. The black-eyed boy stared at it, trying to find the strength to sit. He accepted the bowl from the demons' hands.

"I thought you wanted me dead.", the Uchiha heir said before taking a bite.

There was a pause. The silence only stopped when Sasuke looked to the remorseful eyes of the fox demon.

"No. I wanted your uncle dead. I'm sorry."

"My uncle is already dead, if you want revenge I'm the perfect substitute. Actually I'm the only one.", the Uchiha heir stated coldly.

Both gazed into each other's eyes. The human could sense the pain and sadness clearly in the Kyuubi's face. I guess demons do have emotions. There was again a moment of silence.

"Your clan…", Naruto's voice sounded pained.

"I'm the only one left, although I came to know that my older brother is out there somewhere. However if you do want revenge, you should forget that last one."

The fox demon smiled.

"I don't want revenge. I guess I was shocked to know you were an… Uchiha", the demon tried his best to hide the spite in his voice.

"Don't take me wrong, demon. I do not intend for you to feel merciful. I wanted to kill you and I still want to.", the onyx eyed teen stated stoically.

"Really?", Naruto was astonished and purely shock.

"As soon as I get my strengths back I want I match with you."

"You're kidding right? You're just a human! And I know I do look stupid but I'm not facing an Uchiha again. I learn with my mistakes."

"You are fighting me.", the Uchiha heir glared at him, saying every word slow and perfectly clear. "And to show you my gratitude for you saving my life, I won't use illusions on you."

Sasuke smirked. The faces the demon was showing were priceless. The fact was that he was grateful and he wouldn't really kill the fox demon. He was curious about how powerful the Kyuubi was. And to do that, the demon couldn't hesitate in killing him. It was also a matter of pride. He needed to demonstrate to the blonde his power, before the dobe would think he was a helpless weak human, which he was not.

However first things first. He had to eat, rest to gain strength and the most urgent matter: take a bath.

All the running and mud from being in the floor plus the two days he didn't shower were making him uncomfortable. He couldn't stand his smell and he couldn't even phantom how it was possible for the demon to ignore it having such an accurate sense of smell.

The human ate all the food quickly, standing before Naruto finished his rambling about how stupid the Uchiha's statement had been. The raven was already opening the shoji screen door, when Kyuubi realized it.

"Where are you going?"

"Bathe."

"Oh. I'll ask Tsunade to guide you then. I take that I'll have to lend you cloths?"

"That goes without saying, dobe."

"Teme."

Sasuke never had the time to see how big the Kyuubi's castle was. Only when he walked slowly behind the female demon Tsunade he was able to actually see it. According to his observations, the room he had been was in a third floor, had there was still stairs upstairs. The lower floor was where the kitchens and the baths were. He shouldn't have been surprised to know that there was more than one bath.

What amazed him although was the spacious and luxurious garden, which the morning rays lightened. There were cherry trees, peach trees, bamboo, maple trees which leaves were turning gold and red, and bushes full of camellias, and roses. In a corner was a magnificent zen garden, with black and white rocks with the size of a man. The sands were beautifully shaped in circles and wide waves. There was also a lake full of white and pink water lilies, and also smooth surface rocks that draw a path across it. It's was probably filled with colored koi fishes.

Sasuke had never seen something so beautiful and harmonious.

Tsunade then pointed to the last door in the corridor, leaving him to himself. The raven haired teen couldn't be grateful enough. He opened the shoji screen door wiftly. The baths were indeed superb. All of the baths were made with hinoki wood, and were filled directly by hot springs. He could smell a flowery scent in air, jasmine.

However all the luxury wasn't appealing, he was more tempted in trying the outdoor baths. He really shouldn't risk it. Naruto was a pervert after all. On second thought, if he wanted to look, he could look. He had nothing to hide, and it would be a good tease.

He can watch, but not touch.

The raven haired boy was fairly pleased with his choice. The outdoor baths were definitely more luxurious, like he had supposed them to be. The hot springs were natural, decorated with white stones, and bamboo was surrounding the area thickly hiding it from outside looks. The steam danced in circles in the morning breeze, carrying some golden maple leaves which would fall in the hot water. What surprised him was that across the bath was a path of smooth rocks just like there was in the lake, dividing it in two. Besides the bamboo fence, a beautiful willow tree, near another separated pond of water, with water lilies, dipping its leaves in the water, which he guessed, it was cold. It was a relaxing view.

In a graceful movement he took out the garment he was wearing, and entered in the spring. The water level easily reached his waist. It didn't took him long to sit with his back against a black rock. He looked to the morning sky, the water lingering around his neck. A few clouds tainted with hues of pink floated really slowly in the sky.

The color reminded him instantly of Sakura. He wondered if the girl was alright. He knew she was alright physically; Lee would never let anyone hurt her while he was alive. But she would be probably worried about him. And what would she be thinking? What would the village be thinking about him disappearing?

That thought troubled him.

He had left to many physical evidences. With someone were to go to the sanctuary, they would find Danzo's body and a deadly pond of blood, his blood. There had probably been a trail when he dragged himself away. The medical team would probably find that Danzo had died from a heart attack. If they knew it had been due to electric shock he wouldn't know. And the trackers would find it suspicious that the trail of blood disappeared. That was the reason why he didn't want to go to the village before his recovering. If he was there, he could take a full hand of case scenarios and all of them would end with him being accused of treason. After all, Danzo had said himself that he tried to have him killed earlier. The reason the elders didn't order his killing was because he was a valuable and useful tool, but now they could consider him too dangerous.

Danzo had probably managed to sign Sasuke's death, beyond his death grave. If it wasn't him, it was the Kyuubi, however this last was the principal cause for the village's supremacy. The elders wouldn't order his death. Either way, things didn't look good to him.

Sasuke put his head under water, after sighing his thoughts away. He was scrubbing his head when he felt a presence. Turning his head to the willow tree, he immediately recognized the blue colbat eyes.

The human didn't mutter a word, only letting his half lidded gaze make contact with Naruto. The demon walked gracefully and quickly directing itself to the spring.

"Mind if I join you?", the blonde asked grinning.

"As a matter of fact, yes I do mind.", the raven replied turning his head away.

"Too bad."

Sasuke heard Naruto's clothes slipping down loosely around his body and falling to the floor. He kept his face stoic, not letting any emotion slip pass his perfect mask. There was a slash of water, and the level rose a bit in form of waves, forcing the raven to glare to the dobe. This last was laughing while swimming to the said of the human.

"What me to scrub your back?"

The onyx eyed teen wanted immediately to say no, however that was before his gaze locked in the demons' body. He hadn't noticed the perfect tanned skin before, or the perfect build muscles. He knew many demons were too beautiful when it came to the human form. They would exaggerate their looks to appear desirable and harmless, that was the easiest way to catch unaware humans. The allure was enough for humans to drop their defenses, and suddenly the Uchiha heir felt very vulnerable.

"Yes. But only while you're on your true form."

That way you won't be able to keep me under the allure.

"Fine, but I don't promise much. I won't have opposable thumbs after all."

Naruto changed before his eyes, into an astonishing big golden fox with nine tails, with a piece of cloth in its mouth. Its big blue eyes watched him carefully. Sasuke was surprised to see how beautiful and unforgivably cute the demon fox was. He had to restrain himself from reaching out his hands and pet its soft looking fur. The raven turned his back, allowing the vulpine to start scrubbing his back.

It had been a bad idea.

Naruto's fur was indeed soft… and tickly. The demon had trouble being on two paws and had to put its fore limbs on his shoulders, which cause him to softly brush its long fur on Sasuke's back. The human was growing uncomfortable with the feeling.

"Naruto stop it.", the human hissed.

Bad move.

"Humm? Why? Are you ticklish?"

I'm screwed.

Sasuke knew a wide splitting face grin was showing on the fox furry features.

"So the Uchiha is ticklish?"

The human couldn't stop the shuddering that the fox's fur caused. Suddenly he felt even more vulnerable.

"I guess you are, then.", the demon said seductively.

Sasuke eyes widen when Naruto lunched at him, rubbing its furry body against him. The human felt his back hitting the rock, while the fox amused, tickle him with its fur. He suppressed the laughter that threatened to escape his lips but when the demon's human body pressed against his, he gasped in surprise.

"Sorry but I need my fingers for this."

"Don't you da…"

The raven haired teen suppressed the blush, and the urge to laugh when he felt the blue eyed demon's fingers ran against his neck. By conditional response, the raven put his shin down, while struggling to get free. It was useless. Naruto was now stronger and being sensitive wasn't working on his favor. He burst in laughter, and begging. A part of him felt humiliated. The other felt happy. The last person to tickle him had been his brother a long time ago. The difference however were that he hadn't been naked in the bath, and he trusted his brother completely to not go overboard and the fact of being an innocent child didn't make him blush in shame.

It took two minutes of begging, and quivering under Naruto, for this one to realize that he was out of breath. The second the demon loosen its grip, the human swam away from it, blushing and feeling humiliated.

"I am going to k-kill you!", Sasuke stuttered building anger in his fist.

"You'll have to wait until you're better. Until then…", the demon was quick to go to his side and whisper hoarsely into his ear." I'll make you quiver and beg for me to stop."

Before Sasuke could protest and strangle the blonde, this last one stepped out of the bath, saying that his clothes were inside. He then left.

The human was fuming, when he also stepped out of the water.

If he hadn't felt the nerve to kill the blonde earlier, now he absolutely wanted to murder him!

Entering the indoors bath, he instantly found his clothes. His body froze in anger, when he saw the red clothing. He moved forward to confirm his suspicions. He lifted the red clothing, which revealed to be a beautiful red kimono, with a beautiful bird drawn in golden occupying the left side of it. He examined the round sleeves, the slash that went from the hips in left side, the elegant cut of the long tail, and finally the silk black sash. It was definitely a woman's kimono.

I'm really going to kill him.

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