Disclaimers: Naruto isn't mine. This is purely a fanfic using someone else's characters.
Warnings: This story includes strong language, violence, sexual assault, angst, & delicious yaoi lemon.
Author Note: Heads-up, people. I've been pretty fucking cruel throughout this story, and I'm not done. You've been warned ;)
Like Night and Day
Chapter 23
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Naruto's mind was spinning. He wanted to understand what the hell was going on with Sasuke, but he just couldn't make sense of it. Why is he suddenly like this? And why am I more pissed off by him now than I was when he..
He shook his head.
Something is going on. Something I need to figure out.
Before things get any more out of hand.
Naruto could only think of one person who would be able to find answers for him, and while they weren't exactly on the best of terms since he refused to answer her questions, he knew that Tsunade would do what she could to help. Naruto nodded to himself, channeled more chakra to his legs, and altered course. He had nearly made it to the Hokage's office when a crowd of villagers suddenly approached him. He went to leap over them and travel by rooftop when one grabbed his ankle and yanked him back down. Naruto quickly flipped back and skidded to a stop. He looked up and watched a sea of angry faces close in.
Shit.
"I'm kind of in a hurry" he tried, anxiety rolling in the pit of his stomach.
One man stepped forward, eyes burning with rage and something else. Something that made Naruto take a step back. "You shouldn't be here, demon." He took another step closer, and Naruto took another uneasy step back. "In fact, you'll come to regret it."
"What.. what are you talking about?" Naruto breathed. "Why wouldn't I be here?"
Another villager stepped in, the same anger and excitement flashing in his eyes. "He promised us. Those drugs were supposed to bring out that demon of yours. That fucking bastard promised us."
Blue eyes widened. "Drugs? Did you-" he clenched his fists, "did you fucking drug me?"
Another villager closed in. "That's right, monster. Your precious ramen has had a little something extra in it lately." He grinned. "That Nine Tails of yours shouldn't have been able to resist it, and now we'll have to resort to more.. drastic measures."
Naruto could feel his heart violently slamming in his chest, his head swimming. Did they really drug me?! How would they even do that? What were they giving me?
What the hell were they trying to do?!
"I don't understand.. how long have you been doing this? What are you after?!"
"We've told you before, you monster! We want you gone!"
"But you never get the fucking hint" another cut in.
"And our goddamn Hokage won't listen. Not to us. Not to the elders."
"So, we needed something to happen that she couldn't ignore."
The group was closing in quick. Naruto spun around looking for an opening, but he had yet to find one. He could try to leap past them again, but he was worried that it would give them another chance to get their hands on him. Though, at this rate that might happen either way. Besides, he still needed answers, and these villagers seemed to have them. A thought suddenly occurred to him. Does this have something to do with why Sasuke has been acting so different with me lately?
"These drugs.. you're saying they were supposed to get Kyuubi to take over. You wanted me to do something awful, so I'd be exiled. Is that it?"
"You're damn right it is! This village needs to be rid of you once and for all! But that snake bastard lied to us! His fucking drugs didn't work at all!"
Snake bastard? You don't mean..
Naruto stared at them in horror. "You're working with Orochimaru..?" He took a shaky step back- directly into the arms of one of the villagers. He tried to jerk out of his grasp, but the man wrapped an arm around his waist and pulled him in.
"What are you doing?!" he screamed. "Let me go!"
"That fucking demon of yours should be going on a rampage by now" the man growled. "Why isn't it working?!"
Naruto struggled to break free, and the man drew him in closer. He pressed his body against him, and Naruto could feel heat radiating from the man's core. He swallowed back his disgust. Is he getting excited? What is this? What the hell is going on?
"I don't want to hurt you" Naruto said hurriedly, anxious to get away, "but I will if I have to."
The man brought his lips close to his ear. Naruto shivered as his breath slipped across his cheek and down his neck. The man smirked. "You should have thought about that earlier."
Naruto brought his hands together fast, but the man grabbed his wrist before he could perform a jutsu. He yanked it behind his back and up at a sharp angle. Naruto cried out, and he forced it up higher, smiling as the blonde's screams became more frantic. Another villager raced up, a thick piece of rope in his hands. Naruto's eyes widened with fear as he stepped closer. "No.. NO! Wait- please!" The man ignored him and wrapped the rope around his wrist. Naruto could feel his chakra draining almost instantly, and he immediately knew what it was.
Chakra-binding rope.
Where the hell did these villagers get something like this?
The man behind him jerked his pelvis forward, letting the blonde feel his hardening length. "How about we find somewhere a little more.. private, hm?"
Bile crawled up his throat and he quickly forced it back down. "Don't!" Naruto shrieked. "Why would you even want to- you hate me! You all hate me! You want me gone? Fine. I'll leave!"
"Yes, you will." The man rolled his hips against Naruto, moving his want against his ass. "When I'm done with you."
"Come on" one of the villagers cut in, "let's get him inside."
The crowd led the way and the two men restraining him followed their lead. Naruto screamed and did his best to lash out, but his arm was still pulled behind his back, and the rope was cutting off his chakra. He couldn't break free.
Just like before.
Just like all of the times before.
But he had a feeling he wouldn't be saved this time. His shadow clones were gone now- meaning he didn't have a way to let Sasuke know what was happening. Is he looking for me, he wondered. Or is he still at home, regretting his actions, trying to figure out what to do next?
He hoped for the former, but he was betting on the latter.
Naruto dug his feet into the ground as they dragged him across the street, shouting for someone to stop them, pleading for them to let him go, but it all fell on deaf ears. With every step the man behind him grew more impatient, more excited. Naruto knew what he intended on doing to him, and based off of the hungry looks he was getting from the others, he had a feeling he wasn't the only one in the group who wanted to. Maybe it's an effect from the drugs they gave me, he thought. It has to be, right? There's no way that everyone suddenly wants to.. do THAT to me. It just doesn't make sense.
They forced him through a door and into a large warehouse. The air was thick with dust and the overwhelming smell of mildew. Several busted windows let in a sharp glare of light in the otherwise dim building, illuminating the grimy floor, several metal foldout chairs, and a dirty mattress tucked in the corner. The sight of it sent a tremor of fear to rush through the blonde, and he fought frantically to break free. "Wait- wait!! Please! Don't" his voice cracked, "ple-please don't!"
"I don't think I could stop even if I wanted to" the man murmured, his voice husky with want. The sound of it made Naruto's knees shake.
"You don't really want this" he choked, "it's the drugs. They're doing something to you. This- this isn't what you want!"
The man gave a humorless laugh. "This is exactly what I want." He threw him down onto the mattress on his stomach and dropped down to his knees behind him. Naruto tried to push himself up, but a hand grabbed him by the hair and forced him back down.
"Nnn!" Naruto groaned. The man behind him moaned and terror pulsed through him. His arms were forced behind his back and tied together with the rope. Naruto jerked his head to the side and stared up at all of the villagers standing nearby. "Please" he cried, "please help me.."
Hollow and hungry eyes stared back, but neither were willing to step forward. All seemed intent on watching him get brutalized.
Fear shifted into anger. "And you call me the fucking monster!!" he screamed. "I have never done anything to you! Are you really ok letting this happen!?"
They didn't even flinch. Most just kept staring blankly at him, though a sinister grin stretched one face- which was far worse.
"I'm next" he purred.
Naruto turned his face away in disgust. "Why.. why is everyone like this.."
But they didn't have a reason. All they felt was anger and desire, and they fully intended on channeling both as they violated the jinchuriki.
Naruto could feel hands drop from his bound wrists to the waistband of his pants. He tried to kick back, but the man forced his legs apart and slipped between them. "The more you fight me on this, the rougher I'm going to be" he breathed.
Naruto whimpered, and the villager could feel himself getting harder. "Fuck.." he dropped down on top of him and thrust his cock against the blonde, "Make more of those sounds."
Rough calloused hands grabbed his hips, lifting them closer. Naruto tried to squirm away but froze when another deep moan slipped from the man's lips.
His pants and boxers were shoved down his thigh, and then the man's weight was suddenly lifted off of him. Naruto buried his head, swallowing his shame. He could feel everyone's eyes on his exposed body, and he felt equally disgusted and embarrassed. He could hear the man fumbling with his belt and his body started shaking uncontrollably.
Please. Someone help me.
PLEASE!!
An explosion of glass echoed through the warehouse followed by several heavy thumps. Naruto jerked his head up and saw a dark blur shoot through the crowd, incapacitating villagers left and right. Relief shot through him until he felt the man above him lower his body once more. Naruto screamed as he positioned himself behind him, and that blur shot towards them. The man was suddenly ripped away from him and thrown across the warehouse. He crashed against the wall and dropped to the floor, unconscious.
A different pair of hands dropped down to his thighs and Naruto flinched violently. "Don't touch me!"
"It's ok, Naruto. I'm here to help you."
"..Sai?"
Naruto could feel him yank his clothes back up before cutting through his ropes. He pulled the blonde to his feet and steadied him, a gentle hand on his arm. Naruto looked up at the pale teen with the utmost gratitude. "Fuck.. am I glad to see you" he breathed.
Sai nodded. "Looked like you could use some help."
Naruto bit his lip, suddenly feeling embarrassed. "I.. can't believe you saw me like that. You must think-"
"You have nothing to be embarrassed about, Naruto. This was not your fault."
"Yeah" he sighed, "but it seems to be happening a lot lately." He looked around at the villagers strewn across the floor. "Let's find somewhere else to talk" he said.
Sai nodded again, and without a word scooped up the blonde in his arms and leapt from the building. Naruto gasped. "Sai! What are you doing?!"
He eyed the blonde in his arms, then gave a small smile.
"Helping."
"I don't need this kind of help" Naruto mumbled.
"Maybe not. But I don't mind giving it." Sai raced across rooftops, moving through the village.
"Sai.. where are you taking me?"
"Out of the village. We need a safe place to talk. I don't think Konohagakure is very safe at the moment."
Naruto looked away. "Yeah.. I don't think so either."
Sai moved into the dense forest on the outskirts of Konoha and dropped down to the ground, where he finally released Naruto. The blonde got to his feet and dragged his fingers through his hair as he tried to regain his composure. "I hate that you always see me like this, Sai."
"Like I said, Naruto. You have nothing to be embarrassed of. I am happy to help a.. friend."
Naruto gave a soft smile. "Yeah."
The two walked side by side through the forest, no true destination in mind other than getting as far from the villagers as possible. Naruto glanced over at the brunette, studying him as he organized his thoughts.
"Was there something you wanted to say, Naruto?" Sai asked, facing forward but sensing the blonde's attention.
"Uh.. yeah. I- how did you know where I was?" he wondered aloud. "Why did you come to the Hidden Leaf?"
"I was invited" Sai said smoothly. "Don't you remember?"
Naruto bit his lip. "Is that really why?"
Sai paused, considering the blonde. "No, Naruto" he finally said, "it's not".
"So then.."
"I found out some things about Orochimaru that I thought you should know."
Naruto had a feeling he knew where this was going. "You found out that he was having the villagers slip drugs into my food."
Dark eyes widened. "How did you know that?"
"They told me." He glanced up. "They were trying to get the Nine Tails to take over, but it didn't work. Orochimaru lied to them."
"He did lie to them" Sai replied, "but it isn't that the drugs didn't work. They just had a different effect from what they were expecting."
Naruto stopped and grabbed Sai's arming, forcing him to stop with him. "What do you mean? What effect?"
"Naruto.. those drugs forced the Nine Tails to release its natural pheromones. As you have probably noticed, they are rather.. potent."
Cerulean eyes widened. "Is that why the villagers, and Orochimaru, and.. Sasuke have been so-"
Sai nodded.
Naruto eyed him suspiciously. "But you haven't been like that with me" he said carefully. "Why is that?"
Sai considered this for a moment before responding. "I believe it is for the same reason that I do not have a name. I am not as.. human as you are, Naruto. Much of that was taken from me during my training. I learned to live without emotion, without identity, and without.. desire. The Nine Tails' pheromones may be powerful to others, but they don't have an effect on me."
So.. Sasuke didn't have control of himself.
Does that mean, without the pheromones, he wouldn't feel the same way about me?
He wasn't sure, but he wanted to find out.
"Is there a way to stop it?"
"Yes, but I don't have the ability to do so myself."
"Then who does..?"
Dark hollow eyes locked onto his own.
"The same person who started all of this in the first place."
Shit.
"Orochimaru."
Author Note:
"Goddamn that's a lot of angst, Cinnamon."
Horse smirk*
"There can't be more.."
Horse smirk widens*
"...Fuck."
