Author's Note

I want to preface this chapter by saying I'm not bored of flashback chapters as a whole, I was just getting bored of the last one. Why? Because I had been planning out this chapter at the same time. Chapter 42 was a bit silly, but here's where things get more serious. This chapter will give information that may be considered the big plot twist, but I've still got something planned in the future.

I hope you guys are prepared for this, because this time, some answers are given, but more importantly, the secret of the Sakata is revealed. Thing might take a turn you weren't expecting, but I can guarantee you all that a lot of these revelations were predetermined, and some of them were subtly hinted at. I'm probably hyping this up too much, but I just want to stress how much this chapter shapes the future of this story.

Kurogano Yokaze: Oh, don't worry. The whole point of the flashback was to call attention to him learning a truth, which will be answered in this chapter. I tried to make sure all the flashback chapters had something relating to the next or previous chapters, though I don't remember entirely if they all do at this point. It's been, what, three weeks? I still have to look back on previous chapters just to make sure I get the dates right, heheh.

TheLastNanaya: Well, the Wave workers weren't really the joke of that part. I know they helped with the reconstruction, but that's a village over a long time compared to a building or two in a small time frame. Orochmaru part, can understand, it was more of a 'shock' humor thing. As for the Itachi part, that was the main punchline of the chapter for sure. Like, that was what it was all leading up to, so glad that worked out.

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.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Chapter 44: A Terrible Truth

"Alright, the fuck did you do, shithead?" Tayuya asked Yoichi as she was led to the detainment room Yoichi was in. His clothes were burnt and torn, his pants like shorts at this point, his jacket missing, and most of his shirt missing, exposing a good amount of his chest. He was sat at a fairly large table, two chairs on one side, three on the other. He was on the two-chair side, one hand shackled to the nearest leg of the table.

"Pissed off Itachi to help get him some exercise. Worst idea of my life. I'm just glad he was more out to humiliate than hurt me, but my yelling got the attention of the ANBU, as well as a majority of the village. Now, I'm arrested for the disturbing the peace. Why is it just you here?" He asked, Tayuya letting out a sigh as he explained. She took a seat and crossed her arms before shrugging.

"They wanted me to come down. They didn't say it involved you until I arrived." As she finished, the door opened again, three familiar faces walking in. Ibiko Morino, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Anko Mitarashi.

"Ibiki! Anko! Good to see you two again! Sorry I didn't stop by, I've been preoccupied lately. You, uh, wanna have that talk?" Yoichi asked, trying to lighten the mood. The older three weren't amused. Sitting down in front of them, Ibiki seated between the other two. Tayuya gave a small nod to Anko, having done missions with her over the past two years, mainly to keep an eye on her and make sure she wasn't using her cursed seal. They weren't friends per-se, but they had bonded over their mutual hatred of their former mentor and 'savior'… and the occasional story about Yoichi.

"It's about two years too late for that talk, I'm afraid. To get straight to the point, you're both under suspicion of treason against the Hidden Leaf. We have several reports of a male who fits Yoichi's description along with a red haired female speaking with Orochimaru on top of the Hokage Monument last night. Tayuya, you're here because you're the only female in Konoha with red hair that also has had ties with Orochimaru in the past. Would you care to rebuke these claims?" Tayuya was a bit stunned, before her expression quickly turned to one of rage.

"You think I'd even fucking talk to that son of a bitch!? He used me and threw me away like a piece of shit! I was called one of his elites, but he had no fucking problem sending me to die! I wouldn't say a damn thing to him if I saw him! If I did, all I would want to do is make fucking sure that he would never speak again!" She exclaimed, standing up as she yelled, the older three not even flinching at her reaction. It wasn't until Yoichi gently place a hand on her shoulder and sat her down that she realized they were looking at him, his head hung down.

"Tayuya had nothing to do with last night. The girl with red hair was one of his subordinates by the name of Karin. I had planned on getting to know her, not knowing she was his subordinate, and she agreed only because she thought I had information they were gathering. Orochimaru came by to see how 'credible' I might be, and from there I talked with them both." Tayuya was speechless. Was… Yoichi a traitor?

"Why didn't you run or call for help? You are aware he has a 'flee on sight' warning." Inoichi asked, making the boy nod.

"I did know that, but… I could abandon Karin. She was terrified of him, and he was going to kill her if I ran. So, in order to save her and myself, I offered to just talk with Orochimaru. Surprisingly, he accepted." Anko narrowed her eyes.

"And what did you talk to him about? And tell us everything, we know you well enough to tell if you're lying or if you're hiding something." So that's why the three of them were all there. He sighed.

"I asked him about why he had attacked Konoha and the real reason why he left. Of course, the reason was still the same, but he attacked because he believes the village to be corrupt, and that no good can come from it. I asked him to explain why he thought that, and he did give a few good points… but then I asked him to look back and think of the good memories he's had and what good there really was, even sharing some of my experiences. In the end, I think I got to him, because he said he wanted to talk with me again before just… leaving." The others looked at him in silence for a moment.

"What happened with that girl?" Tayuya asked, Yoichi smiling softly.

"Well, she didn't want to go back, so I found her a place here to stay for a bit. I would tell you, but I don't want him to smell her out and get rid of her." He told him, Inoichi understanding what he meant almost immediately and beginning to laugh.

"I don't know how you do it… But I can tell that's the whole truth. You know, maybe this 'talking things out' actually works." The Yamanaka head stated, Ibiki shaking his head.

"You know very well he's the only one who could pull it off… Tayuya, I apologize for bringing you down here. Anko, please escort her back home." The purple-haired kunoichi wasn't happy that Orochimaru had been there and gotten away, but there wasn't much she could do now.

"What about shithead?" Tayuya asked as she began to stand up, the older men glancing to each other for a moment.

"There's something we need to discuss with him alone." Ibiki stated as Inoichi nodded. However, that just made the younger girl sit back down.

"Then I'm staying. It's my job to stay beside him after all." She said, crossing her arms. Yoichi gave them an apologetic look, knowing her mind was set. Ibiki let out a sigh as he spoke again, Anko sitting back down as well.

"Yoichi, I am aware that you were taken back to your family home near Kiri for the past two years. While there, I'm sure you've learned much about your clan… and your parents. I was going to wait until you were ready until discussing the truth with you, but I fear it's too late now. We all know the truth, as well as any secrets about your clan, since your father confided with us over the years, so I want to hear everything you've been told." Yoichi blinked before glancing at Tayuya, who he was now wishing had left. But, he trusted her enough.

"My grandfather told me the real reason he ran away. I didn't want to believe it, but this…" He made a hand seal, making the seals around his body appear. "This is just too hard not to believe." He said, placing a hand lightly on the one over his heart. The others looked at him in a cross between awe and worry, seeing marks and symbols that all lead to it, the condition of his clothes making it obvious that they were all over his body.

"Tayuya, I'm sorry. I never wanted this to be brought up around you or any of the others… but I'm not fully human. In my clan, each head has a demon sealed within them. I thought they weren't real, but they are. We are given these demons to feed them the negative emotions we take from others, and in return they grant us power. However, that power transforms us, twisting us into a human-demon hybrid. I didn't have to leave because I was filled with emotions, I had to leave because I was… 'evolving' as my grandfather put it.

"Part of me has become what most people know as an incubus. Like most myths and legends, though, the truth of what I can do is warped. The sex part comes from my ancestors and their use of our technique. As an incubus, though, the only thing I gain is a natural charm that affects everyone. That's how I was able to convince Orochimaru to talk with me. Simply being near me makes all of those around me trust me or become infatuated with me.

"That's why I don't want to take advantage of you or the other girls, and why I will let you all go if you choose, because none of you actually love me. I've just gone along with it for the past couple weeks because I wasn't sure what to do. All I can ask is for you to forgive me, because this wasn't something I knew until I was taken to my clan's home. My grandfather explained that my father was a coward, and hated having this demon inside him. So, he left home and came here, where he hired a prostitute to get pregnant, all so that he could have a child that he would seal the demon into, sacrificing my mother's life to do so." He finished, looking down and trembling with rage as well as fear. Tayuya tried to place a hand on his, but he pulled away, turning his head to keep her out of his sight, unable to look at her.

"Inoichi?" Ibiki questioned, looking to the man beside him who sighed.

"Looks like we were right… Yoichi, how old are you?" Yoichi looked up, blinking a few tears that had been threatening to fall away.

"I'm fifteen as of two months ago." The other shook his head.

"Actually, you're sixteen. You were never born here, either. Your father brought you here when you were one year old. I would know, because Haru requested I wipe an entire year from your memory so you wouldn't notice and believe you were a year younger than you actually were." The boy's eyes widened. Was that true? But why would his father do that? Inoichi seemed to know just what he was thinking.

"He did that because he wanted you to grow up normal, and to save you and the land. He wanted to keep you hidden from your clan, but in the end, he failed. They didn't get you when they came to kill him, because we believe it was a plan on your grandfather's part to feed the demon inside you more negative emotions. Those seals you were given as a child were to suppress as much of the demon's influence, but there was only so much he could do until he was taken away."

"Your mother wasn't some stinking hooker. And the demon inside you isn't what's made you part demon. It's the fact that your mother was a demon that makes you one. Your father freed the demon sealed in himself, which in itself is against your clan's rules, and the two of them fell in love. So, then she got pregnant, and had you." She said. Yoichi said nothing despite how many questions he had, Tayuya asking one for him.

"But… why unseal the demon inside himself? What was his father trying to save him from?" Those were just two of the most prevalent questions that Ibiki answered for them.

"To answer that, I will have to explain to you the origins of the Sakata clan. You see, centuries ago there was a demon who came to take over the humans. In trying to do so, he sired fourteen demonic offspring, followed by a son who was half human, half demon. The demon, known as Sakata, was eventually slain, angering his youngest, who had grown to detest humans despite his heritage. So, in order to get revenge, he plotted to revive him, forming a clan under his name with that purpose.

"He decided that because fourteen demons and a son came from him, then that's what must be required to bring him back. However, the power of them combined as they were not enough. He decided to seal all the demons, his siblings, away, each clan head afterwards having one sealed inside them to feed them emotions to strengthen them in return for their power. When a clan head would pass away, they would extract the demon and reseal it somewhere to wait for Sakata's rebirth.

"Your mother was the thirteenth demon, and inside you, is the last one. It was all planned by your grandfather to deceive him into unsealing the one inside him, even falling in love and having a child. He believes that the son must be half human, and half demon in order for it to work. He sealed your mother with the rest and intended on getting rid of your father to raise you the way your grandfather desired to after Haru's refusal to let Sakata to be revived, who was furious at his own father's actions and desire to have the demon revived." Yoichi sat in silence for a moment, the others watching him. Inoichi was the one to break the silence.

"Your grandfather does not are for you, he only cares to fulfill the clan's goal. We think he's planned everything out, from having your father killed to making you despise your father, all so that the demon inside you could be strengthened enough to ensure the demon Sakata's revival. Besides his own demon, the only parts left are you and the demon inside you. We also believe he didn't try to revive him when he had the chance because of how much stronger he needs the demon in you to become."

"Yoichi…" Tayuya said, wanting to comfort him as he placed his arms on the table and buried his face in his hands. He didn't even hear her. What was the truth? His grandfather had been so kind to him, but this wasn't something that a person would joke or lie about either.

"We may not know what this is like for you, but we're here to help. We always have been. Your father was a good man, and he just wanted you to live a normal life when no one could figure a way to undo the seal. We've tried to keep it a secret to respect his wishes as long as we could, but since you have visited your grandfather, we were getting worried that he succeeded. The grandfather you've seen is not what he's really like. Should Sakata be freed, there's no telling what might happen. We had to tell you, because you have to stay away from him. Not just for your sake, but for the world." Yoichi didn't respond, he just heard the words, but his thoughts were too loud in his head that he couldn't focus on who said them.

"I… would like to leave. I need some time alone to think." He eventually got out, his voice low and cracking. Ibiki sighed before nodding, letting him free. He stood up and shuffled over to the door, Tayuya getting up to follow, but Anko's hand on her shoulder telling her to stay. He placed his hand on the doorknob, turning it, but looking to Tayuya before leaving.

"I might be gone for a while. I don't know where I'll go either. Tell the others… tell them everything. They deserve to know the truth. If any of them want to leave, including you, then they're free to go like always." He said before heading out, the tone of his voice breaking the girl's heart some, but she understood.

The bigger question was, would the others understand as well?

Yoichi was now more lost than he had ever been. He ran off to nowhere in particular, not even noticing his surroundings, before eventually noticing he had ended up in what seemed to be the sewers. With still no direction, he wandered through the tunnels, turning down more tunnel at random, never seeming to walk the same place twice.

After what seemed to be hours, he came across a dead end that snuck up on him from the darkness. Turning around, the tunnel wasn't the same. Instead, there was just a wall with a door, despite having just gone through a long tunnel. Looking around him, he found himself trapped, the tunnel gone, and the door the only way onwards.

With no other option, he opened the door, entering to find himself… back home. Not the home he shared with the girls, or the home his clan had originated from, but the home he grew up in. Everything was exactly as it was before he had left two years ago. Despite it looking fairly untouched, it was all clean, like it was perfect. He slowly wandered around, trying to find some difference, but there was nothing out of place. That is, until he heard the crying.

It came out of nowhere, softly at first, but eventually got louder. It made him feel afraid, wanting to leave, but the front door was nowhere to be see, same for the back door, and all windows were covered and not even budging. Against his better judgement, he decided to check it out. The location of the crying was coming from the room he had called his own years ago.

Slowly opening the door, the sound got noticeably louder, the room shrouded by darkness. He tried to turn on the light, but the switch wouldn't work much to his displeasure. Opening the door all the way, he eventually found the source. Curled up in a ball in one corner was a girl, shackles around her wrists and ankles, her hair disheveled, but the lack of light made it hard to see what color it was.

"Are you okay…?" He asked quietly as he moved towards her. At the sound of his voice, her body jerked, startled to hear him. Despite the lack of light, he could see her face was streaked with tears. Not only that, but her eyes almost seemed to glow. Her red, litted eyes, pink where white should be from crying.

"Please, don't hurt me… No more… No more…" Her voice was weak and quiet, as if she had been suspected to torture every day for years. Suddenly, her eyes widened, shifting to something behind him, making her yell and begin to cry again, her body pressing harder against the wall as if to hope to move through it. Yoichi turned around, noticing a figure standing in the door way.

"You're not supposed to be here." A girl's voice said, calm and almost childish in tone.

"Who are you? Why is this girl crying?" He asked, his courage rising just from wanting to make sure the girl who was crying would be okay. It was just his nature after all. The figure wouldn't answer. Instead, it would begin to giggle, then laugh, then cackle maniacally.

Still without a word, the figure would slam the door shut, plunging the room into darkness, the laughter continuing as the crying escalated, Yoichi more terrified than he had been in his entire life.

Author's Note

Oh yes, lovely little cliffhanger. But don't worry, I'm not going to make you wait until chapter 46, because chapter 45 will continue this! Just need to wait for me to upload again. I will apologize for this being so long in the making, but I've had to make sure this was absolutely as perfect as I could make it. And in doing so, I've had to break it into two parts, so that's why the next chapter picks right back up.

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