Kitsune no Yomeiri

A/N: i'm sorry for the late update, but friends coming home after finals, christmas concerts, shopping, and just plain ol' RL got in the way. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I GOT MY HOT LITTLE HANDS ON FRUITS BASKET VOLUME 15!!!! OMFG!!!!!

anyway, i hope everyone enjoys chapter 10. the smut, unfortunately had to be put off until chapter 11, but i did throw in a little fan service for y'all. now go read!

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Chapter 10: Freedom
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“How do you know Tsukiyomi?” asked a very nervous and tense Kakashi.

Naruto turned from watching a group of ANBU carry a whimpering, yet unconscious Orochimaru to their headquarters. His eyes had returned to their illusionary gray after Orochimaru had started screaming, and now those gray eyes bore into Kakashi.

“I do not know Tsukiyomi. I know an ancient technique that sends a person into the very darkest part of their soul to spend eternity in pain and anguish until released by the spell caster. But I have been informed that the wielders of the Sharingan can strengthen it to the point where this ancient technique, which they call Tsukiyomi, can be used. Is it true?”

“Yes, but Itachi can only make it last for three seconds, and it tires him greatly,” replied Kakashi. “Why are you able to make it last indefinitely?”

“As I’ve told Uchiha-san, the spell of a mere mortal is no match against the raw power of a demon, especially one that lives and breathes magic.”

Naruto smiled a mischievous smile at Kakashi and watched as Tsunade walked up with Jiraiya right behind her. They were both eyeing him with a mixture of suspicion and awe. Naruto guessed no one had ever thought it would be that easy to bring the sannin down. Of course, Naruto had had a giant fox guardian and the element of surprise, but he wasn’t about to strip them of their impressions of his power; they were true, but he just hadn’t had the need to actually fight the snake.

“Why is Orochimaru still alive?”

“Well, by all means, kill him. Then you’ll lose both Anko and Sasuke in a small amount of time. This way, I can rid them of their burden, and then you can kill him. And kill him you must, for he has gone mad with power, and he will never repent or stay quietly arrested.”

“You can get rid of a curse mark that no one else can?”

Jiraiya cast a disbelieving look at him, and Naruto fought the urge to snarl at his stupidity.

‘Did I not just say that I could do things no mere mortal can do?’

Naruto was about to reply when Sasuke spoke up behind him. “He can do it. And I think it should be soon. Even though Orochimaru is under the lord’s spell, he is still emitting enough chakra to cause me some discomfort, and Anko as well.”

“Right. Kakashi, fetch Anko. She should be in the hospital, somewhere. Since Uchiha is here, I’d check the floor in his room.”

“Hai, Hokage-sama.” Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke, and Naruto turned to regard Sasuke.

“You trust me to get rid of this mark, Sasuke?”

“I do, Kazahaya-sama.”

“That’s wonderful, Sasuke-kun!” A pink blur flew by Naruto, latching itself onto Sasuke’s arm, making the Uchiha wince slightly as the extra weight on his right arm put more pressure on his throbbing curse mark.

‘Gods, I’d forgotten all about her.’

Naruto looked on impassively as Sasuke’s peers gathered around him to congratulate him on finally being rid of the seal. It seemed that the only people who actually still liked the Uchiha were the ones he’d grown up with, though looks could be deceiving. Naruto laughed bitterly at himself. He knew a thing or two about deception, didn’t he?

“To celebrate, let’s get married tomorrow, Sasuke!”

‘Is it me, or does time like to come to a startling halt in Konoha?’

Naruto suppressed the growl that wanted to escape from his throat. He listened as rounds of ‘that’s a great idea’ passed through the assembled ninja. Jiraiya came to stand next to him, though he didn’t really give it any thought. The man had said that his last shot would be the bachelor party.

“I think a wedding is just what the town needs after so much destruction, Sakura.”

Naruto turned a glare to Tsunade, who looked at him in confusion, wondering what is was she could have possibly said. He turned his eyes to Sasuke to find the pale man staring at him, giving only half an ear to Sakura’s chattering about the wedding. Then some jounin who looked an awful lot like the Lee boy Naruto had come in contact with some days ago came up and slapped Sasuke on the back, who jumped and glared at the man.

“Ah, young love is about to embark on a most joyous quest, but you can’t set sail without the proper bon voyage! Tonight, the men shall gather for Uchiha’s farewell from the exciting world of availability!”

‘The bachelor party…’

As a few ninja talked amongst themselves about the party, Naruto turned at the return of Kakashi. In his arms was a barely conscious Anko, sweat dripping from her body and her teeth clenched in pain.

“Take us to where Orochimaru is.”

Kakashi looked to Tsunade, who nodded her assent, and moved his head in the direction Naruto was to follow. He nodded and walked over to the chattering ninja, grasping Sasuke by the wrist and tugging him free of Sakura.

“He must come with me now, unless you want a husband that’s cursed to suffer pain and sorrow in this life and all those to follow.”

He watched as Sakura hastily dropped the hand she had grabbed when Naruto had tugged Sasuke away, a look of annoyance and worry in her eye.

‘Sasuke could very well die before I overcome all the poison, and she’s worried about what I told her in the hospital. That’s even more proof that Sasuke doesn’t belong here.’

With Sasuke in tow, Naruto took off in the direction Kakashi had gone, following the jounin’s chakra signature to the secret headquarters of ANBU. It would more than likely be moved to a new location after his visit, but Naruto really couldn’t be bothered to care.

It took a fair amount of time to finally get there, and Kakashi and a cadre of ANBU were waiting for them. After a few introductions and explanations were exchanged, Naruto was led deep into the facility to a room far underground. The room was quite large, but halfway into it brought him to a wall of metal, a long glass window set within it. Naruto peered through the glass to see Orochimaru lying on the floor, his eyes still glazed from the spell. Naruto nodded his head and turned to those gathered.

“For each of the affected parties, I will release Orochimaru from the spell and compel him to use his chakra in some manner, though, do not worry, I will deflect any that may allow him to escape. Once he uses his chakra and the seals are activated, I will use my own chakra to purge the individuals of this poison. They will go one at a time, and we will be left alone in the room. Any questions?”

“Who goes first?” asked a masked man.

“The one who can bear the pain no longer shall be left in this room with me. The others will leave.”

Naruto held out his hands for Anko, and Kakashi strode forward and handed her over. Then, with wary glances tossed his way, everyone filed out of the room, and the metal door was thrown closed and locked. Naruto knelt down on the floor, pleased that he could still see through the glass panel, and brought his mouth to Anko’s ear.

“The pain will be great, as he will use a large amount of chakra once he’s out of the spell. His confusion will cause him to think he is under attack, as will his own pain. You can hold my hand, but please bear with it. I will tell you how this will work. Once the curse mark is activated, I will bury my claws into your flesh and pump my own chakra into your body, purifying the blood. But my chakra will feel like fire racing through your veins. Do everything within your power to stave off fear and hopelessness. I will save you.”

The woman nodded weakly, and Naruto brought his head up to gaze upon the prone form of the monster sannin. He leaned over once more, eyes still on Orochimaru, to whisper in Anko’s ear, “Thank you for freeing my Sasuke,” before tilting his head to the side and snapping a tendril of chakra that bound the spell to him.

Orochimaru convulsed on the floor, body arching up in pain as purple chakra began to seep from his twisted body. The woman in Naruto’s arms screamed in agony as he watched the curse mark flare and begin to swallow her body. Raising his right hand from her waist, Naruto flexed his claws and quickly dug them into her shoulder, blood spraying onto his face. Inside her flesh, he elongated his nails and began to channel chakra into her body through his hand.

She writhed in pain, and even though Orochimaru began to get control of himself, the curse mark still consumed the woman’s body. Her back arched as Naruto’s chakra lanced through her veins, purifying the evil chakra that flowed in them. Her screams began to weaken as they stripped her of her voice, and tears gushed down her face. But in her eyes, Naruto saw the fire of survival, and he knew she was trying her best to not give in to the pain.

Naruto felt the final severing of ties between Anko and Orochimaru and quickly retracted his claws from her shoulder. She sagged against his chest, whimpers escaping her throat, and he held her to him gently.

“Such a good girl. You did excellent. Now the only pain you will feel is that which you voluntarily take upon yourself.”

‘I don’t think the pain she receives from missions counts as voluntary.’

‘On the contrary, she knows the consequences of being of ninja. She goes on every mission knowing full well that she may be injured or killed. If that’s not voluntary pain, I don’t know what is.’

Naruto cut off any remark his father would have made after a glance at Orochimaru. The sannin was coming to his senses, and Naruto couldn’t afford to waste any more time. He had to save Sasuke.

With an unconscious woman in his arms, he kicked on the metal door that led out and hollered for anyone outside to open it. Locks were thrown back, and the heavy door groaned as it was hastily pushed open.

“Stem the bleeding and get her to the hospital. Uchiha, get your ass in here.” Naruto looked upon an ashen Sasuke, right hand gripped tightly over his shoulder. The pain coupled with the screaming probably hadn’t been pleasant, but at least Sasuke only had to go through with it one more time. The Uchiha limped quickly into the room, and the metal door swung closed immediately.

“How is this going to work?”

Naruto turned and knelt down facing the glass panel. Orochimaru was trying unsuccessfully to stand. He beckoned the Uchiha over and motioned for the pale man to straddle his lap when he was close enough to see the movement. Sasuke cautiously did so, and then black eyes were staring into dull gray ones.

“I will attack Orochimaru, causing him to use chakra to defend himself. Once the curse mark activates, I will send my own chakra into your body at that origin and purify the poison in your blood. My chakra will be like fire through your veins, but you must never, under any circumstances, give in to the pain. Now, remove your hand from the seal.”

As Sasuke did so, Naruto created several small chakra foxes within Orochimaru’s confines and watched as the sannin prepared to attack. That ghastly purple chakra gathered again, and Sasuke threw his head back at the pain. The same black marks that had consumed Anko began to spread over Sasuke, and Naruto leaned forward and sank his fangs into the Uchiha’s shoulder. Arms went about his neck, and Sasuke gasped in shock.

Naruto forced his chakra into Sasuke’s bloodstream through his fangs, his hands finding purchase on the pale man’s back. His eyes glanced up to the glass to see his foxes lunging at Orochimaru, one latching its jaws into the sannin’s arm. The sight had Naruto biting down harder on Sasuke, making the Uchiha buck against his body, and Naruto was surprised to find the other aroused.

Knowing that his beloved was turned on by everything that was going on, something inside Naruto clamored to claim the man in his arms. Sharp-clawed hands traveled down a slim back to the waistband of the Uchiha’s pants, and the fingers played with it until they slipped underneath. Naruto smiled to himself to find that Sasuke hadn’t been able to wear underwear with his paint-on pants, and his hands slipped further down into them to grab two very firm globes of Sasuke’s ass. Unable to restrain himself, Naruto hauled Sasuke against his body, and the Uchiha let out a moan of intense pleasure.

Naruto finally felt the curse break, and he removed his fangs from Sasuke’s shoulder only to lave his tongue over the bite mark, smearing Sasuke’s blood over pale skin. He kissed that blood-smeared skin and felt hands tighten in his hair. Naruto glanced up into heated and lustful black eyes, and he growled in satisfaction. His and Sasuke’s lips crashed together, rough and violent, both vying for dominance in the heated exchange. Sasuke’s tongue licked at Naruto’s mouth, lapping up his own blood, and Naruto felt a heady excitement burn through his body.

He thrust his own tongue into the Uchiha’s mouth, dying to taste the man he loved, something he figured Sasuke had never let Sakura do. That thought set his heart to racing, knowing he was probably the only one the prickly and cold Uchiha had ever let close in this fashion.

Of course, Naruto wasn’t so naïve as to think Sasuke a virgin, but there was a fire between them, a passion, that he was sure never graced the bed of Uchiha and some anonymous lover. And though Naruto had never had sex with anyone himself, his animal instinct to mate more than made up for his inexperience.

As the two continued to rock against each other, Naruto happened to glance at the glass panel one last time to see Orochimaru about to shatter it. Naruto abruptly ceased his actions with Sasuke, earning a disappointed moan from the other man, but his instinct to protect the one he loved far outweighed his instinct to rut, and he shoved Sasuke to the side as a sword thrust through the glass and into his chest.

“No!” he heard Sasuke scream in the background, but sounds began to fade as his chakra gathered around him in a swirling rush. Orochimaru was saying something about never underestimating him, but Naruto merely placed a clawed hand on the sword and wrenched it from his chest. Blood fell from the gaping hole, but it soon began to heal over. Naruto stared down at the ruined kimono, knowing just from glancing at the front that the fan adorning the back was no more. In his head, it felt like the one thing that linked him and Sasuke together was now gone.

He looked up at the fearful sannin, eyes red and slit, and he snarled at the detestable human, “I’m going to eat you alive.”

And he pounced on Orochimaru, the snake-bastard’s screams once again rending the air.


TBC


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was that enough naru/sasu action for now? cause next chapter, come hell or twenty pages, i'm writing that damn elusive lemon.

anyway, tell me what y'all think, and i am sorry for the evil cliffie.

thank you for reading!