My Everything
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. Sorry, that this one is late. I have a lot of new story ideas going on right now and keep getting sidetracked. Anyway, I hope that you all enjoy this chapter because Sasuke is going to embrace his creative/sadistic side.
Chapter Notation: Blood Moon is a phrase that I have used in other stories, but I've changed the concept completely here. This is not cannon.
Kyuubi talking to Naruko in bold.
Naruko talking to Kyuubi in bold italics.
Chapter 19
Sasuke might not have been on the best terms with Gaara, but he had to admire the man's efficiency. Somehow the red head had commenced Operation Zodiac in record time. It was impressive really.
"Thank you." He says.
"Are you going to tell me what this is about?" Gaara asks as he watches Sasuke and a pregnant Naruko warily.
"We have proof that the Daimyos tried to have Naruko and the twins killed. We have it on tape. Therefore, I'm invoking the Blood Moon." Sasuke says simply.
Gaara's eyes widen in horror. He had suspected that might be the case for a long time. Unfortunately, he had been proven right and the Uchiha had a damn good reason to embrace his dark side again. He could only hope that he wouldn't lose himself to it, if only for Naruko's sake.
The Blood Moon meant on the night of the Full Moon, an aggrieved party could challenge the person who had wronged them to combat or a test of valor. It was called a Blood Moon because someone almost always died in a bloody fashion.
"Naruko, are you okay with this?" The Kazekage whispers.
"Yeah. I'm okay with it. I can't let these bastards get off scott free. They tried to kill me and my family. There are some things are unforgivable. I'm hoping that Sasuke doesn't get too carried away though. He does that. A lot." Naruko says as she sheepishly rubs the back of her head.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow at his wife's comment. While that was true, this time he had a very good reason to want revenge. The Daimyos had tried to take away the woman he loved and murder his unborn children. He wasn't going to let that stand. Surely, even Naruko could understand that.
"Oh believe me, I have plans. I'm going to make sure that no one ever threatens our family again. A thousand years from now, people will still be talking about this. That much I can promise you, Naruko." Sasuke says as he heads off towards the conference room.
The conference room had cameras in it. Lots of cameras. This allowed the Daimyos to communicate with the ninja population easily. If they had known what Sasuke was going to use those cameras for though, the last Uchiha was sure that they never would have put them up and would have already been running for his life.
He feels himself smirk at that knowledge. Today was going to be their last day among the realm of the living. Never again, would they be allowed to threaten his family. They were never going to see another Sunrise.
"Sasuke, um I don't like it when you talk that way. That sounds pretty bad!" Naruko exclaims as she follows her husband into the conference room.
"Because it is." Sasuke says and he smirks when he saw that the Daimyos looked utterly terrified by his presence.
Immediately, they try to escape from the room. Sasuke couldn't fault them for that much. Their survival instincts were strong, but they weren't getting out of this. He grabs one by the collar and hurls him into the nearest wall.
"That's not polite to just run off on your guests like that. Are the Daimyos of the Five Great Nations really such poor hosts? Pity. Well thank you all for coming. Naruko and I have a special movie prepared for everyone. We know all about everything you tried to do." Sasuke hisses.
All the color drains from the faces of the Daimyos. Naruko knew why. Sasuke was doing that thing with his voice again. That slow, seething thing. Hatred practically dripped from the words as if it was an actual living, breathing thing and not just an emotion.
Outside of the conference room, the leaders of the ninja world and many rank and file ninjas gasp at what they saw on the screen. In real time, Sasuke Uchiha was threatening the Daimyos and Naruko Uzumaki wasn't doing anything about it.
"Why isn't she stopping him?!" Someone demands.
"Patience! They have a good reason for this. Naruko wouldn't allow Sasuke to kill in cold blood, but she would allow him to kill to protect their children." Gaara thunders at the crowd.
The Kazekage had gotten quite skilled at projecting his voice through large crowds over the years. It was a skill that he was now very grateful for. Certainly, such an ability made things much easier in uncomfortable situations like these.
The crowd immediately goes silent. No one really wanted to challenge the Kazekage. After all, he was a powerful ninja and had played a key role in their victory during the war. A certain amount of deference was only to be expected.
"Thank you." He mutters as he turns his attention back to the screen.
"Right. So as Sasuke was saying, we know everything. We want to show the rest of the world what really happened. This is why they deserve to die. They tried to kill me while I was pregnant. I don't think that you can get much lower than that really." Naruko says as she glares at the Daimyos and plays the tape for the rest of the ninjas to watch.
All of it was laid out in perfect detail. The five Daimyos were plotting to kill Naruko. They even listed how they planned to do it and why. No one could dispute the evidence.
For a moment, the crowd goes absolutely silent. Everyone was stunned and sickened by what they saw. Not only had the Daimyos conspired to kill a pregnant woman, they had plotted against the savior of the ninja world. Certain things were unforgivable.
"THEY TRIED TO KILL HER!" Someone screams.
"AND HER CHILDREN! THAT'S DISGUSTING!" A second ninja shouts.
It didn't take long for roars of outrage to be hundred. The sheer volume of the ninjas' collective fury was almost deafening. At times, the very ground beneath their feet seemed to shake with rage.
"Now everyone knows what you did. I think that you all know that this isn't going to end well for you." Sasuke hisses at the Daimyos.
"The looks on their face is absolutely priceless. I will give your Mate this much, he certainly knows how to put on a grand performance." Kurama says smugly.
"Kurama! That's not the point! The point is that these freaks tried to kill us and our babies!" Naruko snaps at him.
The Daimyos were unaware of the blonde's conversation with a certain fox demon. All they knew is that they were doomed. Surely, there had to be a way out of this. Maybe if they promised to hand over their titles to the two ninjas standing before them, that would pacify them.
"Wait! This isn't necessary! I believe that I have a potential solution that will satisfy everyone involved!" The Water Daimyo begs.
"The only thing that will satisfy me and that mob out there is your death and the death of all your fellow Daimyos. Go on though. Amuse me. What do you possibly think that you can say in your defense that will make it worth sparing your miserable lives?!" Sasuke demadns.
"We can abdicate. You, Naruko, and three others of your choosing will take over our positions. You'll never hear from any of us again. You have our word of honor on that!" The Fire Daimyo replies.
"Their word of honor?! He has to be joking! They tried to kill me while I was pregnant!" Naruko seethes.
"They have no honor. The world will be much better once they are no longer in it." Kurama agrees.
Before Kurama could reply further, Naruko was on the Fire Daimyo in a rage. She throws a punch right at his jaw, sending him flying back several feet into the wall. A large indent formed and she heard something CRACK. She smirks in satisfaction at the sickening sound.
"I do believe you broke his jaw. Good job." Kurama praises her.
"I think that was my wife's way of saying that neither of us trust you to keep your word. You have no honor. So why would we ever expect you to keep your promises? You tried to kill a pregnant woman. I think that speaks volumes about your character." Sasuke snarls.
"Is it wrong that I found the snarling kinda hot?" Naruko asks.
"No. He's just being a good Mate and protecting his pregnant vixen. This is what is expected of him really. I would be disappointed, if he didn't snarl." The Nine Tails reasons.
Sasuke couldn't lie. He was taking a lot of pleasure in their looks of pure terror. He wasn't done though. Oh he had thought long and hard about how he was going to punish them and finally come up with the perfect punishment.
"We aren't without mercy though." Sasuke says as he tosses them each a sword.
"What are these for?" The Lightning Daimyo asks in confusion.
Surely, he didn't actually expect them to fight against the two strongest ninjas in the world. It didn't matter if they were armed, that was a fight that they weren't going to win. It made no sense.
"You have a few choices. One, you can use that sword on yourself and die with some dignity. You could also choose to brave the crowd. If you get to the big rock, I will let it be known you are to be spared. Of course, chances are you won't make it that far and the crowd will tear you to pieces. Next, you could fight us for your life. I do encourage that one. It'll be fun ripping you limb from limb. Finally, if you kill any of your fellow Daimyos, we might grant you mercy. The choice is up to you." Sasuke says with a smirk.
The Daimyos stare at him in horror. He couldn't possibly be serious. They could kill themselves quickly, risk being torn apart by the crowd, rush to their deaths by fighting the power couple, or try to kill each other for a chance at mercy. None of those options sounded appealing.
"Your Mate is quite sadistic. I highly approve of this. Now, let's see how fast they turn on each other." The Nine Tails says gleefully.
"I figured that he'd kill them. I thought maybe he'd torture them. I wasn't expecting this." Naruko replies in a stunned voice.
"Psychological torture is often worse than physical torture. They truly don't know if their "friends" will try to kill themselves, them, fight for their lives in the crowd, or rush at you two. It doesn't matter what they choose. They are all going to die anyway, but Sasuke has given them the illusion of hope. That is the ultimate cruelty really." Kurama muses.
Naruko nods in agreement. Sasuke was a little scary sometimes. She knew that her bastard loved her and their twins completely. It was everyone else that should look out, but that didn't stop it from being scary.
The crowd of ninjas watches and awe and horror. Some of them looked impressed by Sasuke's plans. Others looked ready to tear part any Daimyo (or Daimyos) who was/were foolish enough to brave the crowd. There were also plenty who were still stunned that the Daimyos would really try to kill Naruko.
Reactions were widely varied, but every ninja in the audience had one thing in common. They were waiting with baited breath to see what the Daimyos would end up choosing. Not one person dared to make a sound as if they were afraid that somehow Sasuke's fury would be turned on them.
"I think that I will die with dignity." The Earth Daimyo says as he stabs himself swiftly in the heart.
Blood poured from the wound. Fast and furious. The white tiles of the floro quickly became crimson red with the life blood of one of the five Daimyo's Sasuke couldn't help but smirk at the sight.
"I didn't think any of them would actually commit suicide." Naruko whispers to Kurama in horror.
"He was clearly the smart one of the group. If they were wise, they would all follow his example. I doubt that will be the case though." The Nine Tails comments casually.
Sasuke watches the other Daimyos. He couldn't help but wonder if there was another smart one amongst them. Hmm. Fortunately, that didn't seem to be the case because the Water Daimyo was now racing towards the door with the sword in hand.
"You'll never make it!" The Wind Daimyo calls out.
"I have to try! It's better than killing myself, one of you, or dying at that monster's hands!" The other man yells as he runs outside.
The crowd went absolutely wild. Immediately, dozens of ninjas lunge at the other man. Jutsus, weapons, and fists went flying. The Water Daimyo never had a chance.
The furious ninjas were literally going to rip him apart limb from limb. Someone had already sliced off one of his arms and the man was likely going to bleed to death, if nothing else.
"STOP! WE ARE NOT THE MONSTERS THAT HE IS! SAND COFFIN!" Gaara's voice rings out as the sand envelops the Daimyo.
"No! Please! Don't kill me!" He screams.
"If you didn't want to die, you never should have attacked my friend. Naruko saved all of us and how do you repay her? You repay her by trying to kill her. For that, I'm sending you where you belong. To Hell." Gaara says as he clenches his fist and the sand squishes the unfortunate man to death.
Loud cheers erupt from the massive throng of people. All of them were excited to see the Daimyo punished. His blood went flying everywhere. No one minded getting wet. In fact, Gaara was somewhat disturbed by the fact that the crowd seemed to be reveling in it.
"Well I'm not going to die!" The Fire Daimyo proclaims loudly as he slams his sword into the lung of the Wind Daimyo.
The Wind Daimyo looks at his "friend" with shocked eyes as he begins to choke on his own blood. The Fire Daimyo twists the sword in deeper. He wanted to live. It was nothing personal! He just wasn't going to die here today!
"I don't know why you look so surprised. Anyone who would order the assassination of a pregnant woman clearly has no morals. Were you really that shocked that he would betray you? Did you think your title would honestly save you?" Sasuke asks with a cold smile as the Wind Daimyo fell to the floor lifelessly.
"There's so much blood." Naruko observes in alarm.
"I know! It's wonderful! You're Mate is magnificent in his fury! I think he may even be more sadistic than Madara!" Kurama says gleefully.
Naruko was more than a little disturbed that the Nine Tails was so happy about all this gore. She was now friend with Kurama, but that didn't change the fact that he was as demon. Apparently, demons were just bloodthirsty creatures. That would never change. It was his nature. She'd ponder the matter more later.
"So it has come down to the two of us, eh?" The Lightning Daimyo snarls as he charges at Fire Daimyo and slams his sword straight into the back of his skull.
Sasuke knew a fatal wound when he saw it and that was a fatal wound. The sword had completely pierced through the Fire Daimyo's skull. It had likely went straight through his brain. It was an instant death.
"Well done. You killed your comrade. How does that make you feel?" Sasuke asks the Lightning Daimyo.
At the moment, he was the sole survivor. Sasuke wanted to make him believe that he had a chance. That there was a chance the Lightning Daimyo would somehow walk out of this alive. He wasn't going to, but the raven haired ninja wanted to toy with him more before granting him the mercy of death.
"I took no pleasure in it. You offered me the chance to live, if I killed the others. I killed one. I'm the only one left. I'm no threat to you, your wife, or your family. I'll spend the rest of my life in exile. I won't have any power. You can have my title, my money, and my lands. Just spare me." He pleads.
Sasuke smirks as he circles him in a way that reminded Naruko of a shark. She knew at that moment that no matter what her lover might say next, the Lightning Daimyo was going to die. Sasuke was just playing with him.
"I don't know, Naruko. What do you think? Should we allow the man who plotted to have you and our twins murdered go? Should we allow him to live? He is offering us quite the deal to spare his miserable life. We would be getting the better end of the deal. Don't you think?" He inquires slyly.
"Bastard, don't toy with him like that. Just kill him. That scum doesn't deserve to live, but you don't have to torture him like this." Naruko snaps at him.
"Hmm. Well you heard my wife. Sorry." Sasuke says.
The Lightning Daimyo's eyes go wide with fright! No! It couldn't be! They had a deal! He had killed the Fire Daimyo! They should spare him!
"But you said that if we killed each other, we could live! I spared him!" He cries out desperately.
"I said that I might spare you. I didn't say that I definitely would. You really should learn how to read the fine print." Sasuke informs him.
The Daimyo breaks down sobbing. He could make a break for it. He could run towards the door, but it was no use. There was no way that he could outrun Sasuke Uchiha.
"Oh stop crying. You could have at least died with some dignity. You tried to take my family away from me. If Naruko had died, it would have been as though someone had ripped my heart out. Hmm. That does seem like a fitting punishment." Sasuke muses.
"Wait. What are you going to do?!" He screams in terror.
"I'm going to rip your heart out, as you would have ripped mine out without a second thought." Sasuke informs him.
At that moment, Sasuke charges up a Chidori. Naruko stares transfixed at the scene. It was as if everything was happening in slow motion. Her loving husband was about to tear another man's heart out.
Sasuke was going to tear the Daimyo's heart out, right in front of her. The scariest thing about that was that part of her was giddy at that prospect. He deserved it. He had tried to kill her and their children. He didn't deserve to live!
"That's right. He doesn't. Let your Mate have some fun. He's only doing what he's supposed to. What use is having a Mate, if they won't protect you and your children?" Kurama asks.
"We really shouldn't encourage him though. I don't want to lose Sasuke to the Darkness again." Naruko whispers.
"I wouldn't worry about that. The second that he holds your children in his arms, all will be well again. For now, just enjoy the show." Kurama tells her.
Sasuke charges at the Lightning Daimyo with his Chidori blazing. His fist instantly sinks into the other man's chest and he slowly pulls out his heart. Naruko knew that he could do this faster, but he was dragging it out.
"He's playing for the crowd. He wants to make his point clear. If anyone chooses to attack you or your family again, they will suffer the same fate. It's quite clever really." The Nine Tails continues.
Naruko could see what Kurama meant. Sasuke really was putting on a spectacularly gruesome show. Perhaps it was to be expected though. Sasuke had already lost one family and he would do anything to protect his second.
The Daimyos were fools not to realize that. Her bastard was a very protective father and lover. He wouldn't let anyone hurt them. Anyone who did was going to suffer. A lot.
"AHHHHH! MAKE IT STOP! MAKE IT STOP!" The Lightning Daimyo cries out in agony.
"Oh I'll make it stop. I just want you to get a nice preview of Hell. That's where you are going." Sasuke tells him coldly as he finishes pulling the man's heart out and carelessly tosses it to the ground.
It was if the man's heart was of no consequence to him. He treated it like it was trash. With that, the Lightning Daimyo falls lifelessly to the ground. All the Daimyos were now dead.
All the ninjas stare in shock at the screen. Sasuke had just ripped the man's heart out. The Daimyos were no more. For a moment, there was complete silence. That was until Shikamaru starts clapping slowly.
That was all that it took. Soon enough, everyone else joins in. The applause was thunderous. Sasuke's methods might be brutal, but no one could argue with his motivation.
"Is it really over?" Temari whispers to her brother.
"I think that it's really over. The Daimyos are dead. I doubt anyone else would be stupid enough to threaten Naruko or their children again. Not after watching Sasuke's little display." Gaara whispers back.
Sasuke sighs as he performs a Water Jutsu and washes his hand. There was no way that he was going to touch Naruko while that scum's blood was on him. He was a gentleman, after all.
"It's over now, Naruko. They can't hurt you or our family anymore." Sasuke says with a smile as he walks over to her and embraces her.
"You're a little scary sometimes, bastard. How can you hold me so tenderly, after ripping a man's heart out?" She whispers as she leans into his embrace.
"Because I love you and I hated him. It's really that simple. No one is ever going to threaten our family again." Sasuke promises her.
Naruko shakes her head and leans into the comfort of her husband's embrace. Now that the Daimyos were gone, maybe things could go back to normal. She smiles when she feels the twins kick in "agreement."
"Let's go home." Naruko whispers.
"Alright. Come on. We should probably walk through the crowd. It'll settle them down faster." Sasuke suggests as he scoops Naruko up Bridal Style.
Naruko giggles. She couldn't believe that her bastard was going to carry her this way in front of everyone. She didn't care what he said, he DID love to cuddle.
"Well I guess that I'm going to be traveling in style." She muses and Sasuke nods as he flits off with her.
They made their way through the massive throng of people. The crowd parted easily. Everyone instinctively made way for the young lovers. After all, it would have been suicidal not to and it was a gesture of respect towards the savior of the ninja world.
"Wow. I think I'm a little worried about how much they loved your little display of barbarianism." Naruko whispers to Sasuke.
"Since when do you know what the word barbarianism means?" Sasuke teases her gently.
"You're such a bastard!" She grumbles as she swat him lightly for that comment.
"Yes, I'm a bastard. That doesn't matter though because I'm your bastard and I love you. Lets go home." He says and with that, the two lovers began the long journey back to the Leaf Village under the light of the Full Moon.