Author's Note

Welp, been a whole week since I last uploaded. Why? I fucked up. Bought a bunch of games and didn't put them own for a while, and the previous plan I had for this chapter was just… boring. So, instead of the planned flashback, we're getting right back to present day. I will go ahead and say, I know what's going to happen is too early. But I'm pushing it back just because this is the best place for them to happen in terms of the story's timing.

Guest: Glad you enjoyed it!

TheLastNanaya: Question is, which one is it? As for the other demons, his mother is not Lilith, but she was the one sealed inside his father. There is a chance Yoichi might meet her. As for Sakura getting laid, well, it was bound to happen, right?

Kurogano Kokaze: I tried to make things a bit obvious since I hadn't meant for those parts to be secret. As for the small time window for who you think it might be, well, I can't really say who you think it might, but I'll let you know it's not something that was recent.

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 46: False Accusations

The next morning, Yoichi woke up with a start as he heard an explosion that shook the foundation of the hospital. Sitting up quickly, he immediately started looking for his clothes, not noticing that Sakura was missing, only to be hit in the head with some sort of fabric, hearing a mixture of giggling and snickering.

Grabbing the fabric, his eyes immediately adjusted, noticing that he was holding a new set of clothes. Looking to the side, he saw he was being watched by a few girls. Laughing at his reaction to being woken up in such a way were Sakura and Ino, while Tayuya and Konan stood beside them, trying to hide their own laughter.

"Get dressed shithead, you've got shit to do." The redhead said, catching him off-guard. Wasn't he missing for a few days? This wasn't the reaction he expected. The look on his face practically told them what he was thinking, Tayuya rolling her eyes. "What, you expected us to being jumping on you and crying? We at least looked for you, but when we didn't find you, we figured you'd be back soon. Can't really blame you after having a fucking bomb dropped in your face like that. Besides, we've handled two years without you, two days is fucking nothing." She told him, Yoichi blinking before shrugging and beginning to get dressed under the sheets, much to their annoyance but they wouldn't vocally complain.

"Speaking of bombs…" He started, motioning his head to the outside. Since they weren't panicking, he figured that it wasn't an attack. Konan would speak up.

"That was the start of construction. Nagato and the Akatsuki arrived early yesterday. Took most of the day explaining why they were there, why you weren't here to them, and then make sure they were under proper surveillance. That explosion was Deidara clearing out the land. Hopefully the blast was contained enough that the rest of the day isn't spent leveling out the land." The monotone yet casual way she said it was enough to make Yoichi take a moment to process things before speaking.

"So, you're telling me Akatsuki's here already?" He asked, a bit incredulously. Ino sighed.

"Yeah, it was a surprise to us, too. No warning, just out of the blue, six extremely power and dangerous shinobi as well as six walking corpses with orange hair were at the gate. You're lucky you weren't here for that." Konan nodded.

"Nagato didn't even contact me until he was at the gate where they were surrounded by ANBU. Ever since he got that god tree water, I haven't been able to understand half the things he does anymore…" She said with a sigh. Yoichi nodded slowly, throwing the sheets off of him and turning to sit on the ege of the bed, now clothed.

"So, I'm back now after all that. What's on the agenda?" He asks as he stands up, completely fine as if he hadn't been on death's door the day before.

"We're heading back to plan out the renovations on the house." Ino stated, making Yoichi blink.

"Wait, renovations? But, the house is fine! No study, but it's barely been, what two months since it was finished?" Ino shrugged.

"Hey, that's all we could afford. We managed to get Konan to persuade Nagato to work on the house to fix it up with the stuff we wanted but couldn't put in. Besides, we've got more land now to use. You'll get your study, and we'll get to upgrade the bathhouse into our own hot springs!" Wait, hot springs? But don't they need to have a natural water source or something like that? A study though… That was the only thing Yoichi really was missing. He didn't say it outloud, but he had insinuated it every now and then…

"Not to mention that we'll need more shitty room anyways. We were expecting Sakura, but that Inuzuka bitch too? We need to throw in more goddamn room for those dogs of hers. Plus Naruko's cousin needs a place to stay." Tayuya stated, that last part being the most confusing statement so far to him.

"Wait, Naruko's cousin? The fuck did I miss?" He asked, utterly bewildered. The girls in front of him didn't seem to mind, Ino being the one to explain things to him.

"Well, when you went missing we of course went to the Inuzukas to help track you down. Hana was more than willing to help, but we weren't expecting that Karin girl to be there. She even used her own technique to look for you, and she told us it was because she got it from her mother who was an Uzumaki. That part you should have been there for, seeing Naruko so emotional that she found a member of her family." As if that wasn't enough, Konan followed up before he could speak.

"Nagato is also an Uzumaki, by the way. I believe the three of them are getting to know each other right now." Yoichi felt his brain hurt. First was all the information about his father and his clan the other day, now this?

"Okay, great. Wonderful. Anything else I should know about?" He asked, annoyed. Probably should have kept his mouth shut as jut after he asked that, the door to his room opened up, Tsunade and Jiraiya walking in, followed by two ANBU.

"Yoichi Sakata, you're under arrest for the attempted assassination of several important figures of various figures." Jiraiya stated, all eyes on the boy.

"Seriously, the fuck did I miss in just two days!?" He exclaims before being restrained.

After a long explanation, as well as three days of traveling, a very annoyed Yoichi found himself being escorted into Hozuki Castle, also known as the Blood Prison. He wasn't really under arrest, he was just playing the part as he was told someone had been trying to frame him for assassination attempts throughout the nations. It was decided that he would be arrested to find out why, much to his dismay.

"Why do I even need to do this again?" He muttered to the guard beside him who jabbed him in the ribs.

"Quiet, shithead." A henged Tayuya hissed, casting a quick jutsu to prevent any hidden guards from hearing them. "There's rumors of something being kept in here that can grant any damn wish. You're the only fucking shot we've got to investigate this, and you being framed might have something to do with it. You've got ten days to learn as much as you can and get out. A small group of us will be waiting for you a few miles away. If we don't hear anything from you in those days, we'll make up some shitty story about how there's been a mistake and to let you go."

"Ten days? You'll see me by midnight." He told her, making her roll her eyes and smirk.

"I wouldn't be so fucking sure." She said cryptically, Yoichi just shrugging in response as she canceled the jutsu, just as they arrived at the prisoner drop off point.

"We'll take him from here." A man said, Yoichi just assuming him to be the warden. His small escort group nodded and left, Tayuya giving him one last glance and silently wishing him luck before following close behind the others to the camp they were to set up. He was led inside the castle to a body-search room where he was unrestrained, surrounded by fifteen guards.

"Strip." The man he assumed was the warden ordered as Yoichi rubbed his wrists, a bit chafed from the bindings, glancing around to size up the others.

"I know it's Friday, but shouldn't we wait until nighttime before having fun?" He replied, only to get a fist to his stomach that made him double over.

"You think you're some sort of comedian?" One of the guards asked sternly, Yoichi craning his head up to reply, but the warden interrupted before he had a chance.

"Let me handle him." He said, stepping closer, the guard backing away. Yoichi slowly stood up straight, looking the warden in the eyes.

"Not going to lie, I deserved that. Definitely not the first impression I was going for. I'm Yoichi Sakata, though you probably knew that, since I take it you're the warden." The older man gave a small nod.

"I have indeed heard of you. I am Mui, the warden here as you guessed. And you…" He trailed off, placing one hand on the boy's chest. The next thing Yoichi knew was burning pain over his torso, falling to his knees and holding himself up on the ground as he tried to endure it. "You are a criminal deemed by your own village. You will remain here as a prisoner until your death, or the very unlikely chance your village wishes you to be freed. The seal I have given you is proof of that. Should you try to go too far, you will be killed by it. You cannot mold your chakra or use any techniques, and should you try to force too much chakra out, you will be killed. If you value your life, I suggest you stay out of trouble and find some enjoyment in your stay at your new home." He told him before stepping back, Yoichi feeling the pain dying down slowly.

Afterwards, he was stripped down and searched thoroughly. Thankfully they couldn't make his seals on his body appear, but he wasn't going to be able to use them without chakra anyways. After that, he was roughly escorted to his cell to get used to his new living conditions.

"Fire… Of course it's a fire seal… Any other element I could probably deal with easily, but fire? Looks like I won't be out by midnight after all." He muttered to himself.

"If you want the seal removed, you must defeat Mui." A voice said, Yoichi slumping back.

"Oh, great, and I'm going crazy already. Worst. Mission. Ever." He groaned before closing his eyes.

Sometime later he was woken up, allowed to leave his cell for exercise and food, taking the time to get an idea of the castle's layout as well as the other inmates. The results were much worse than he expected.

"So, everyone's not only older than me, but more physically built. The easiest way to escape is jumping off into the whirlpool-filled water that is surrounding this island in a land-locked country, and the second easiest way is to pretty much walk out the front door considering how heavily guarded this place is." He muttered to himself as he walked around, passing the other prisoners who were eyeing him, being new and all.

The worst part about this though? How much of a sausage-fest it was. Sure, it was prison, so having any females at all wasn't expected, but he had been around women for so long, it was a strange feeling when there was none around. Yoichi, however, had the dumbest luck, as he ran into someone while he made his way around the corner on the way back to his cell, the two of them falling to the ground.

"My bad, wasn't paying attention." He said, quickly getting up and offering his hand to the other. Looking up at him, they took his hand before freezing, multi-ringed eyes locking with Yoichi's constantly color changing ones. They stayed that way for several seconds before the other quickly let go, getting up on their own and hurrying off without a word, Yoichi watching them leave.

"A girl pretending to be a guy in here of all places? Things got a bit more interesting." He was tempted to head after her, but moments later a guard found him, ordering him back to his cell, which Yoichi reluctantly complied with.

The next day had him spending time learning the various patrol patterns of the guards while not trying to arouse any kind of suspicion. Along with that, he'd keep an eye out for the person he had run into the previous day. Black pants, green vest, white hair with a green bandana… just like the person that he didn't notice sneak up behind him until he felt something sharp digging into his back, dragging him off as his mouth was covered to a more secluded area.

"You know, that wasn't necessary. You could have just asked for me." He said when he was let go after being brought to a seemingly abandoned part away from any prying eyes. Of course his 'kidnapper' wasn't one to play around, Yoichi finding a make-shift knife at his throat.

"Who are you and what are you here for? It's obvious that you've never killed someone before, let alone tried." It wasn't very noticeable to others, but Yoichi could tell they were trying to lower their voice and sound more masculine.

"Well, I'm Yoichi Sakata, nice to meet you. As far as why I'm here, currently I'm trying to figure out who you are, why you dragged me back here, and why you're pretending to be a guy." She narrowed her eyes at him as he had easily found out her secret. "Hey, not my fault I have an ability that only works on girls."

"What kind of ability? And where are you from?" She questioned, Yoichi sighing.

"Nothing too special. Right now at least, with my chakra sealed. I can just read emotions no matter how well you try to hide them. I'm from Konoha." Somewhat satisfied with his response, she backed off, putting the knife away.

"Then you should know why you're here." He gave her a weird look.

"No, because I read emotions, not minds. Also, you didn't know who I was or where I came from, so I'm still trying to figure out the questions I had." She crossed her arms and sighed.

"I meant here at the prison. You're after the box that can grant any wish here, right? My group has been trying to get word out about it and how the warden is attempting to use it." Yoichi blinked before nodding.

"Ohhh, right. Yeah, I'm supposed to learn about it, but forget whatever it is, I'd rather try and find a way out first. If you know about it, then I can help you escape and meet up at the campsite my backup is waiting at." He said, figuring that things weren't going to be so hard after all. That was, until she responded.

"I can't. My mission is to destroy the Box of Ultimate Bliss. I will not leave until it's complete." Yoichi froze, his blood turning to ice hearing that.

"Wait… Box of… Ultimate Bliss? Is that the box that can grant any wish?" It was her turn to be a bit surprised, not expecting this reaction from him, nodding all the same. "Oh. Oh shit. This is real, real bad. Now I know why they wanted me here. They must be still preparing it if they haven't revealed it yet." He said, beginning to frantically pace back and forth, much to her confusion.

"So you know about it?" She asked, Yoichi stopping in place and looking to her.

"Know about it? My clan was the one who brought it into existence. I didn't know it was out in the world though, I thought it was lost… Shit, my grandfather really was hiding things from me! Unless he didn't know… no, of course he had to know." Half way through he began to mutter to himself before turning back to her. "Look, you won't complete your mission. It's almost impossible to destroy, because its weakness is inside the box. And that box cannot be opened, no matter what." She narrowed her eyes at that.

"I can't abandon my mission. Mui opened it once already, and used his son, my best friend to do it, and the box took him! I don't think my friend will come back, but I have to make sure it's destroyed to make sure it's never used again!" She said angrily, Yoichi responding by pinching the bridge of his nose and sighing.

"So, it's already got a host… Dammit!"

"You obviously know a lot more than you thought. Why don't you tell me what you know so you can leave the rest to me?" Yoichi shook his head.

"I know nothing about you. For all I know, this is still part of a set up or something to learn it's secrets. As for escaping, I would, but this damn seal…" He trailed off as his eyes widened. He quickly formed a handsign to spell genjutsu, followed by quickly taking off his shirt. No seal. "That son of bitch played me. If he told me the effects of the seal, he knew I wouldn't risk using anything. But he can't have me killed, but I don't understand how he knew to get me… Alright, if you really want to get rid of that box, I do know a way, but it's incredibly dangerous. If worse comes to worse, I can close it up and find a way to make sure others can't get it. But first, you need to tell me who you are and what you know."

"There's not much else I know besides what I told you. As for who I am, I'm Ryuzetsu of the Grass Fruit faction in Kusagakure." Yoichi blinked.

"Whoa, hold on, Ryuzetsu? You wouldn't know anything about a half man, half plant, half black, half white… thing, would you?" The look on her face told him she didn't. "Alright, never mind. That's still not enough for me to trust you. Usually I would, but the stakes are too high with this." She narrowed her eyes.

"What would you need me to do?" She asked, Yoichi thinking for a moment before grabbing her and pulling her close to him, pressing his lips to hers. She was completely caught off guard, but for some reason she didn't dislike it, feeling her eyes beginning to close and press into the kiss before he broke the kiss.

"Alright, I trust you now." He said, a lot more calm and collected. Ryuzetsu looked at him bewilderedly.

"Wait, why? Because you kissed me?" She asked, getting a nod in response.

"It's complicated, has to do with my ability. Now, take off your vest. I'll explain things to you as I look over that seal and see if I can remove it." She hesitated before doing as he said, sitting down as he looked over the seal and began to speak.

"Now, my clan has gotten around the nations for several hundred years, doing favors for villages and receiving wives in return, willingly at least. The first clan head had given the box to Kusa in exchange for one of their leader's daughters. However, it doesn't grant wishes. It's a weapon. The box itself is nothing more than a shell for what is inside. Once opened, a puppet of the box known as Satori will emerge to possess a host and throw people inside the box. Since it's been opened and you said your friend was taken by it, I'm fairly sure he's Satori's host." Ryuzetsu nodded as he stopped to take a moment and concentrate a bit harder on something.

"What happens to the people inside the box?" She asked, Yoichi sighing and moving back.

"That's the… tricky part, and why it's almost impossible to destroy it. The box is nothing but an impenetrable shell, and Satori is the only thing that emerges, but needs a host and cannot be killed. Not only that, but anyone thrown into the box will re-emerge… possessed, no longer fighting the current owner of the box, but fighting under them as an ally. Overall, it seems to be the perfect weapon for sure, but nothing is perfect. I believe there is a third component involved that is the true weakness, and is used with the box itself and Satori to be seemingly invincible. That, or the box itself has that kind of power. There's no records of what is really inside, so while it's a bit of a longshot, and incredibly risky, but it's the only thing I can think of to destroy it." He said, continuing his examination before making a hand sign.

Ryuzetsu felt a rush of cold run through her, watching the seal fade away. She was a bit stunned, from both what he told her as well as how he was able to find a way to remove such a powerful in such a short time. Handing her vest back to her, she put it back on before standing up.

"Why are you needed?" She asked, Yoichi crossing his arms and placing his back against a nearby wall.

"There's two ways to open it. Either you pump a shit ton of chakra into it, or a bit of chakra from the main line of my clan. I still don't know how Mui found out about the other way, or who I am, but that's not important right now. I can't just escape, since they know who I am. It might even spark a war. I'll have to try and convince them that the box should never be opened." He said, Ryuzetsu nodding and looking down, feeling her mission is a complete failure at this point. What surprised her was how she found his arms wrapped around her in a comforting embrace.

"What… what are you doing?" She asked him.

"I told you, I can read emotions, and I've felt a lot of different ones coming from you, and even more after I've told you all of that. I'm sorry to say, but your friend is gone. If the box were to open, you might see and hear him, but he won't be the same. He will have to be killed to protect the rest of the nations. I know it is a bit hard to hear that, but should I have to open the box and he comes out, I want to make sure you know that isn't the real him." She felt herself begin to tear up, her hands slowly going up to hold onto him, closing her eyes to hold back from crying. She knew Muku was dead, but he had promised her he'd come back.

He held her for a short while, mainly trying to keep her at ease as he took in the worst of her negative emotions, eventually breaking the hug, Ryuzetsu feeling a bit better already.

"You need to leave and find my group. They should be a few miles south of the castle." She widened her eyes as he said that, shaking her head.

"No, I… I won't leave you here alone. I can fight now since you removed the seal, and I have to at least try and finish my mission myself." Yoichi sighed as he saw that determined look in her eyes that told him she wasn't going to budge.

"Alright…" He said, making a handsign and creating a shadow clone who immediately sank into the ground to head off to the camp. "All that's left is to wait for Mui or one of his cronies to come after me." He said, just as the call for heading back to their cells went out. He blinked, not really thinking that they had been talking that long, but sure enough the sun was setting. As if to make matters worse, both their stomachs growled, the two of them having missed their last meal.

"You know how to make a shadow clone, right?" She stared at him blankly before making one with relative ease. He smirked and made his own. "I'm a bit tired of those cells already, plus I hate being lonely. Care to keep me company tonight in return for dinner?" He asked, offering his arm to her. She blinked and thought a moment before smiling slightly and nodding, accepting the arm. "Great! Now, make sure to take a deep breath and close your eyes and mouth until we stop moving."

"Wait, what for?" She asked, Yoichi motioning to the spot on the ground left when the clone had disappeared. She quickly understood and did as he asked, the two of them sinking into the ground as their clones went off to their cells, none of the guards any the wiser of what happened.

Author's Note

You won't believe how many times I rewatched Blood Prison and double checked the wikis to make sure I got things as close as possible. I meant for this to be one chapter only, but then I had an idea of how to actually integrate this with the main story, so I'm going with that. Ah, good to be writing again for sure!

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