Author's Note

3000 views and counting! Thanks everyone for giving me a reason to keep on writing. Makes me glad to see so many people enjoying themselves.

As for the poll, things are pretty much the same, so I'm going to be closing it a bit after this chapter goes up as a last chance for votes. By the next chapter, you'll know the final result.

Also, I've been looking through various Naruto episodes, just to make sure I'm getting certain details and information correct. However, I became very confused when I realized they have 1990s technology. It just seems so weird! Running around with swords and shuriken, shooting fireballs, and then using a computer to monitor vitals. They got TV and cameras too! And satellites! Just feels weird.

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Warning! This story will contain language, sexual situations, and possibly fetishes that some people may feel uncomfortable with. If you are easily offended or disturbed, don't complain, you've been warned.

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Chapter 11: A Sound of Fear

Orochimaru had not had things go his way. It started when he was told that the genin who were in the Chunin Exams had gone missing. Dosu's team as a loss, he could handle, but Kabuto's team as well? That's the first sign that things had gone wrong. From there, his connection with the Suna team was gone as well, leaving him in the dark, only knowing that the siblings were all in the finals. He figured his old teacher a fool for not canceling the exam as he hoped, but it seems he was the fool.

By the time the day for the invasion came, he was finally approached by Baki, being told that things were going as planned, not even questioning what had happened over the past month. The moment he noticed something was amiss was when the tournament finally started. He expected the genin to go all out against each other and the siblings, but instead watched as they barely exerted a sweat, the first three fights ending with someone surrendering.

"Why aren't they even trying? Don't they care about showing their skills off to show they are worthy to be chunin?" He asked Sarutobi, while being disguised as the kazekage. The real Kage smiled.

"I think it's smart. They're holding back to be able to handle their future opponents while also trying to beat the other with as minimal effort as possible." To keep up the disguise, Orochimaru had to agree, as it would have been the smart choice in a tournament like this. This should have been his final warning something was wrong.

When the last match between Gaara and Sasuke came around, he executed the invasion as planned, a genjutsu going over the stadium as he set up a smoke bomb, grabbing Sarutobi and taking him to a nearby rooftop where his Sound Four sealed them in with their Four Violet Flames Formation. It was at this time, he knew he fucked up.

In the stadium, the genjutsu had been quickly dispelled by everyone. It was quickly revealed that there were no civilians in the audience, most of them being henged shadow clones. Then, the Sound forces realized that those who began attacking them weren't just Konoha forces, but Suna as well. What's more, Gaara, their secret weapon, was attacking them, too! But, the worst part of it all for Orochimaru…

"You know, I didn't expect this to work, honestly. But now, there's nowhere to run, Orochimaru!" Jiraiya said to his former teammate, standing beside Hiruzen, with Anko on the Hokage's other side. Orochimaru groaned internally before going straight to resurrecting the First and Second Hokages, not having the time for any pleasantries.

On the plus side, things were going great for Konoha! Orochimaru's forces were heavily relying on Suna's help in numbers. Without them, they were outnumbered, three to one. As for the summoned snake that was supposed to rampage through Konoha, it was quickly put down thanks to Naruto who had signed the toad contract during his training, summoning Gamabunta in Jiraiya's stead.

Out of everyone, however, the person with the easiest time was Yoichi, who was literally able to stay seating and twiddle his thumbs, watching things go on around him. To each side of him, he had Ino, Hinata, Sakura, and Temari, who had made her way up after surrendering to Shikamaru earlier. Sakura and Hinata were with them under the premise of wanting to sit with Ino, who wouldn't leaving Yoichi's side. Kin stayed back at home, not wanting to be recognized and attacked for betraying Oto.

While Yoichi could have handled things himself, the girls did fine on their own, especially with so few enemies who came by after seeing the girls. While it was in a tight space, none of the girls had much problem fighting. Hinata easily incapacitated those that came towards her, Temari swung her folded-up fan to knock attackers away, Ino used her family's technique to take control of one of the enemy and fight amongst themselves, and Sakura… well… she punched guys. Across the stadium.

"How do you do that?" Yoichi had to ask at one point, looking at her incredulously. The pinkette just shrugged before punching another guy the same way.

"My fist plus chakra plus their face." She responded. Yoichi couldn't really question that logic. Perhaps the most amusing thing about all of this was that on the opposite side of the stadium, he could see Kakashi and Guy fighting alongside each other. When one of the attackers Sakura had hit flew to Guy, Guy kicked him so hard he was sent flying back.

Not even paying attention, Sakura punched him back, sending him to Guy once again where the cycle continued. They essentially began playing a game of catch with the poor guy, his body flying across the stadium faster and faster with each hit. Eventually the force became too much, and when Guy hit him one too many time, he exploded.

"Did… did that just…?" Yoichi started but couldn't find a way to finish his sentence. He was just glad it wasn't over here. Then Sakura would have to deal with the guilt of making a man explode with her fist, and also have to clean her clothes of blood. Well, more blood.

The invasion hardly lasted an hour before the Sound shinobi were ordered to retreat, the purple barrier dissipating with Orochimaru and his bodyguards running away, several squadrons of Anbu giving chase.

"Nice job, girls!" Yoichi said to the girls who had protected him. Being genin who were just defending, after the invasion, they simply just went to Yoichi's place, Hinata and Sakura coming along because Ino had some spare clothes for them, the four of them washing up and redressing, Kin joining them.

"No thanks to you!" Ino said, poking his cheek. He just shrugged, wrapping his arms around whoever was next to him at the time, which happened to be Ino and Sakura.

"What can I say? You girls were having too much fun." Ino leaned against him, Sakura blushing before doing so as well, though just barely.

"Yoichi-sama, what about your promise?" Kin asked, Yoichi blinking before realizing.

"Oh, right! That girl! Well, I did put out a request to the Hokage and he said he'd pass it along. They captured a few people, but I'll have to go to the Interrogation Headquarters to see if she's among them. They won't let me go in today though. We just got attacked after all, so people are on high alert." Kin nodded before looking down, making him sigh and stand up, much to Ino and Sakura's displeasure.

"Don't worry. Even if she's not there, I'll find her for you. I promised, right?" He asked, cupping her cheek. She looked at him and nodded, before he leaned in, kissing her gently on the lips. "Then I'll do whatever it takes." She smiled, hugging him briefly. As he turned around, he noticed the other girls in a line, Ino and Temari looking at him expectantly, Hinata and Sakura looking around at anything but him. Shrugging to himself, he knew that they all earned one too.

First up was Ino. As many times as they've kissed, the most recent always feels like the first. Next, Temari, who was a lot more forceful, but weirdly sweetly at the same time. For Sakura and Hinata, he didn't know whether to kiss their cheek, or to kiss them on the lips like the others. For Hinata, he kissed her cheek, the girl blushing bright red, but smiling happily. He figured she still needed some time before she was ready to admit her feelings.

Sakura was the one who took him most by surprise. He intended to kiss her cheek as well, but just before he did, Sakura wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him in for a full on lip-lock. While it was a surprised, he wasn't going to complain, quickly returning it and wrapping his arms around her waist.

He may have held it a bit longer than the other girls, but there was something about Sakura's kiss that made him feel like he needed to hold it a bit longer. After a short while, they finally broke apart, Sakura breathing a bit heavy as Yoichi smiled at her.

"You know, you taste like cherries." He said, making the girl blush. But someone wasn't done.

"Ooh, I wanna taste!" Ino said, wrapping her arms around her friend's waist and pulling her close, kissing her before Sakura had a chance to do or say anything. At first, her eyes widened, unsure of how to respond or think, but after a few seconds, her eyes slowly closed, wrapping her arms around Ino's neck. The kiss quickly escalated, the two beginning to tangle their tongues together, and Ino slipped her hands under Sakura's clothes for a moment before they broke the kiss.

"We'll be back in a bit!" Ino exclaimed, looking to the others before dragging te pinkette off, still looking dazed, disappearing into one of the unused rooms. Yoichi blinked before shrugging.

"So, any of you other girls want to run off as well?" He looked around, watching as Kin and Temari locked eyes, nodding before they both ran off to another room. Yoichi sighed, looking to Hinata. "What about you?" She shook her head quickly, still bright red, especially after seeing two girls who had become her closest friends act like that.

"Alright, we can just talk if you'd like." He said, taking a seat on his couch, Hinata hesitating before sitting next to him. Smiling, he gently wrapped an arm around her, feeling her tense up, before eventually relaxing and leaning back some.

For the next hour, he and Hinata would talk about nothing in particular, going from how their training has been to any good food places they'd been to recently. Yoichi did his best not to bring up his talk with Hiashi, Hinata seemed to have a good time, just talking with him. Eventually she saw the time and excused herself before leaving, Yoichi giving her one last kiss one the cheek before she did.

Soon he was left alone. He couldn't even hear what the others were doing, having put silencing seals in every room, already regretting his decision. He was just about to go to his study before he heard a door open and close, followed by another door opening, a pause, then closing again, Ino walking out wearing one of his t-shirts. He's had to go out and buy several more shirts purely because the girls kept taking them.

"Oh, Hinata leave?" She asked, taking a seat in his lap. It was quickly apparent she had nothing else on underneath.

"Yeah, just missed her, actually. How's Sakura?" Ino leaned against him, Yoichi wrapping his arms around her waist.

"She's a bit tied up at the moment."

"Oh? Doing what?" Ino gave him a blank look.

"She's tied up."

"Ohhhhh." He said, now feeling stupid. Wait, she was what? "What exactly happened?" Ino smirked.

"A bit of this, a bit of that. I might have blew her mind harder than Temari blows you in the morning." Yoichi tilts his head.

"What brought this along anyways? Thought you two were just friends." Ino nodded, poking his cheek.

"Yeah, but then you came along, did all sorts of naughty, amazing things to me, and now I just wanted to share that with my friend who I've been having thoughts of since Temari ate me out the first time." Implying there was more than one time.

"I guess that's fair. Do I get a turn with her at all?" Ino rolled her eyes.

"Someone sounds impatient. But I don't think tonight's good. I think I wore her out too quickly, that's why I'm letting her rest." Yoichi raised an eyebrow.

"By keeping her tied up?" Ino nodded as if it was natural. "Alright, alright. Just didn't expect her to be into things like that already." Ino giggled.

"Oh, trust me, I was surprised, too. If you're the Alpha here, and I would be considered a Beta, Sakura would pretty much be an Omega. It was so cute when I touched her in just the right places, she practically melted and became so obedient~!" She said, gushing a bit. Yoichi smirked, sliding his hands down and groping her rear.

"You mean like what I do to you?" He asked, leaning forward into her ear. Ino could only nod an arch her back some.

"No… fair…" She tried to whine, but his touch always felt so good. To her displeasure, he stopped, making her pout. "Meanie…" She said, just as Temari and Kin came out, both wearing a couple more of Yoichi's shirts. He swore they hid them around the house when he wasn't looking.

"Hey, we're going to start on dinner. Is Sakura still here?" Temari asked, Ino jumping up from his lap.

"Yeah, let me go check on her." She says, Temari and Kin looking to Yoichi questioningly, wondering why she would need to check on her. He just shrugged, sitting back. He would offer to help cook, but the girls were a bit adamant about doing some things for him. While he felt bad at first, he was slowly getting used to it.

A few minutes later, Ino and Sakura came out, the latter's face practically the same color as her hair, thanking Yoichi for having her over before promptly leaving, causing him to laugh a bit. Ino took a spot back in his lap, the two talking until dinner was ready. After eating, the four of them would head off to bed, the day's events having worn the girls out.

The next morning, Yoichi was woken up by Kin. However, it wasn't in the usual way the girls did. This time, she just gently shook him awake when breakfast was almost done. He still had yet to figure out how they all woke up before he did without him knowing.

"Yoichi-sama, time to wake up." She said, him waking up as she did so, stretching some and yawning.

"Ah, g' morning, Kin." He said, holding one arm out to her. She smiles softly, getting in bed next to him, settling against him.

"Sorry I didn't wake you up like we've been doing. I've just… been worried about my friend. Even yesterday, when I was with Temari, I tried but… I couldn't get into it." She definitely seemed anxious. He wrapped his other arm around her, pulling her close.

"Kin, I may not know how you're feeling, but I can tell it's bothering you, even without any explanation. You really care for her, that's apparent to me. But you don't need to worry, I'll make sure you see her again, and you'll see her safe and sound." Kin nodded, burying her face against his chest. The two of them stayed that way until Ino and Temari came in, the four of them eating together, but only going as far as some light teasing.

When they were done, they all got ready for the day, Ino and Temari heading off to help at the Yamanaka's flower shop. Yoichi planned to go straight to where they might be keeping Kin's friend, offering for her to come along, but Kin declined, saying that if she wasn't there, she would just feel too bad. Heading to the Interrogation Headquarters, he ran into none other than the head interrogator himself.

"Ibiki." He said simply, getting the older man's attention.

"Ah, Yoichi. Is it time we had that talk?" He asked, Yoichi shaking his head.

"Not today, I'm afraid. I'm here to see if you captured a girl who was a part of Orochimaru's bodyguard." Ibiki raised his head, remembering what the Hokage told him.

"Ah, right. You're in luck. She tried to use a suicide tactic to help him escape. While it didn't work, he still got away, but we got her. Unfortunately, she not saying anything, not even her name. Follow me." Yoichi felt relieved, not wanting to disappoint Kin. Ibiki led him through the various containment cells, stopping at a solitary confinement door.

"We've had to keep her in here. While she doesn't seem to be that strong, she has a mark that gives her a boost in power. These rooms suppress chakra usage to anyone inside, so you won't be able to use anything on her. No tricks for this one, kid." He said, meaning his Seduction Fist. Of course he knew, his father had to at least explain what it did to him. Yoichi nodded before the door was opened for him.

"When you're ready to leave, knock on the door or yell. I'll have someone come by in a bit to keep watch." It was a safety precaution, of course. Entering the room, Yoichi could just feel himself become weaker as the door closed behind him.

She was curled up in the far corner, her hands and feet weren't bound since she couldn't do much in this room. Her clothes were torn and her long red hair was messy. She was captured just yesterday, wasn't she? Walking over to her, she didn't even seem to notice. She didn't even look up when the door opened and closed. Was she asleep?

"Hey." He said simply, squatting down beside her. She didn't move or even twitch to acknowledge his presence. Then he said the magic words. "I know where Kin is." Next thing he knew, the girl had pinned him against the wall by his shoulder, glaring into his eyes.

"Where. Is. She?" She asked. Her voice was hoarse and her almond-colored eyes were bloodshot, as if she had been crying.

"Don't worry, she's safe. I'm a friend of hers. She wants me to help you." That didn't win him any points.

"Where. Is. She?" She asked once again. He sighed, this was definitely going to be harder than he thought.

"Like I said, she's safe. I've been taking care of her." She let go before sittng back down.

"Thank fucking god…" She muttered to herself. He tried to sit down next to her to comfort her, but placing a hand on her caused her to smack it out of the way. "Don't put your shitty hands on me!" She yelled. He nodded, backing away.

"She would have come with me, but she's been worried sick about you. She wanted me to make sure you were here, and that you were safe." She was quiet for a few moments.

"The fuck you want with me?" She asked, venom dripping in her voice.

"Like I said, I'm here to help. Kin asked me to-" He was cut off.

"The fuck you want with me!? From her!? Why help!? We don't have anything!" She yelled, her eyes tearing up. "That fucker made sure of it! We're just shitty tools to him! Because of him, I thought I lost my best friend! Because of him, I was fucking sent to die! I didn't want to stop, he made me! He made me do all of it! He's in my fucking head!" She yelled, curling up again, breaking down to cry, one hand clutching her neck, the other her head.

He kneeled down beside her, carefully wrapping an arm around her. She didn't fight him this time.

"Why? Why would you want to help? We're no one. I'm no one." She said, it barely coming out as a whisper.

"Because, you didn't deserve it. Kin told me everything. You were both taken in when you had nothing, and so you found a purpose following him. I want to fix that for you. I want you to be given another chance, and so does Kin. I made a promise to her, and I want to make a promise to you too. I'll do whatever I can to help. I will do whatever it takes, just to see you smile." She looked up him, tears streaming down her face. She wanted to call him a liar, but the look of concern on his face was too genuine.

"Please… help me…" She squeaked out, bursting into tears once again. This time, he wrapped his arms around her, the girl clinging to him tightly, not wanting him to leave. She didn't know him, but right now, she needed anybody. He was that person for now, holding her tightly, stroking her hair gently, waiting for her to calm down. After a while, she finally was able to speak.

"I'm Yoichi, by the way. Kin never told me your name." She sniffled some, leaning against him, worn out and tired. He didn't seem like he was going to hurt her, so she was going to put what little trust she had in him for now.

"Tayuya." She responded. He nodded.

"Alright, it may not be the best of situations, but it's nice to meet you Tayuya." He said, the two going silent for a few moments. "What can I do to help?" He asked finally. For a moment, she seemed to think before pulling her collar to one side, showing off a weird tattoo-looking thing.

"That snake bastard puts this on those he deems the strongest or who will be his next body. We can use it to get stronger but… he puts part of him in you. I haven't heard it since I was put in here, but before I always heard his voice telling me what to do." He looked it over, not recognizing it. But, it did remind him of something else.

"Did he happen to give something like this to a Sasuke Uchiha?" He asked, Tayuya nodding her head.

"Yeah, he's planning on making him one of his next bodies for his Sharingan." Yoichi was afraid she say that.

"Alright… I can't get rid of it, but I know of a way to suppress it. I'll see if I can bring you back to my place so I can study it and find a way to remove it. That way, you'll be able to see Kin too." Hearing that last part made her lighten up.

"Alright… but you better not betray me, shithead." She said, widening her eyes in surprise as he kissed her. "The fuck was that for!?" She yelled as he stood up.

"That's my guarantee you'll be safe." He replied before knocking on the door to be let out. Immediately he went to find Ibiki.

"I got her to talk. Her name is Tayuya, and she has this mark that Orochimaru's been using to pretty much control her. I can suppress it, but I want to request bringing her back home and putting her under house arrest so I can study it and find a way to get rid of it. Not only that, Sasuke's got a seal on him too that's marking him as one of Orochimaru's next bodies. I think he should be kept under surveillance." He said, the head interrogator looking at him a bit surprised.

"Well, I'll be. You got all that without your family's technique? How'd you do that?" Yoichi shrugged.

"I guess I just know how girls think."

Author's Note

So! I tried to do a thing where I tried to have it humorous at the beginning, with some seriousness at the end. No smut this chapter, but I hope the last one made up enough. I haven't even posted the last one yet at the time of writing this though. Literally wrote two and a half papers straight through.

I am considering just making it a running gag with Sakura that she's apparently a superfreak, but it never gets shown. Maybe? Maybe not? Who knows. I'll decide later.

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