The Prophecy Of Nine

Okay, so sorry this is late. I had a hard time getting this chapter out. It is a filler chapter, but there are only about two chapters left. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Hope you all enjoy.

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Chapter Twelve

Itachi would have chuckled if he wasn’t so emotionless. It had been too easy to lure his younger brother and the others from the house. It was by chance that he had come across the humans, Orochimaru and Kabuto. The two men had been bragging for quite some time about their exploits. The children they had managed to foster and what they had done to them. When Itachi had heard the name Naruto crop up, he began asking questions.

The snake looking man had been rather drunk as he told him about all the things he had subjected Naruto too…

“The demon deserved everything we did to him.” He had said. A mean look in his snake-like eyes.

Itachi shook the memory away. That was when the leader had come up with the plan. Use Kabuto, as he was psychic to get into Naruto’s head. The plan was to lure him out of the house, and Itachi knew Sasuke and his friends would follow. A rare smirk flittered across his emotionless face as he recalled how easy it had been.

Kisame had watched from afar, and told him that Orochimaru and Kabuto had been killed, which was just fine. No lose ends needed to be cleaned up. All he had to do was hope his leader could decipher the prophecy.

He looked at the piece of parchment. His eyes flicked over the words, well symbols which he could not understand. He had never been able to read the ancient demonic language. He remembered it from when he was a little younger. It had always been in the glass case in the study. He had helped his brother and his friends build that house, before he had succumbed to the power, and turned vampire. He had no regrets about turning vampire. The power he felt as he drained his victim was the best feeling in the world. He hadn’t felt any regret and the hatred he now felt for his brother also didn’t bother him.

With Kisame by his side, they made they made their way into the secret hideout and towards the meeting room, where their leader sat at the table, with the six other members of their group. Itachi sat on the right side of the leader and gave the man the parchment.

The leader smirked as he was handed the prophecy, the piece of parchment that had been the trouble of all that was happening. He finally had it in his hands and he was going to know what all the fuss was about. Then he was going to get the nine demons and he was going to rule the world. If it was in his nature, he would now be cackling insanely. Instead, he lowered his eyes to the words, but frowned. The words were not words, they were symbols, like some code. He looked up at Itachi, the dark haired vampire shook his head, an indication that he did not know what it said.

The leader sighed. It was going to take a while to try and figure this out. He stood, first he was go out and feed, he had to quench his thirst.

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Two months later, the leader was in his office, throwing his belongings against the wall. It had been a long eight weeks, trying to decipher the prophecy. The others had tried also, but it was not good. Books and scrolls were spread out over every surface available, all in various states, as when once didn’t give them the information they needed, they were ripped or burnt in a fit of rage. The symbols were what they were, just symbols to them.

“Find me a demon to decipher the scroll.” He roared.

The other members, who were in the hallway jumped. They looked at each other, wondering where the hell they were to find a demon. They only knew the nine, and they were a part of the Kokonotsu no akuma, and they had been trying capture them for a long time now. And even if they were lucky to capture one, it was unlikely that they would tell them what the prophecy said. So instead, they just left their leader to his hissy fit, and hoped he would calm down soon. When their leader was in a mad mood, it affected them all, as they were the ones to have to put up with his beatings.

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Naruto pouted as he waddled like a penguin. He thought he looked stupid, but he was unable to walk properly with his huge stomach. When he heard snickering, he turned to find Sasuke leaning against he counter in the kitchen. His eyes flashed red, which cut short Sasuke’s snickering. Naruto huffed and crossed his arms, and slowly lowered himself onto a chair.

“Teme, get me my ice-cream.” He ordered.

Sasuke hurried over to the freezer and pulled out a carton of ice-cream and grabbed a spoon. Setting both items in front of his mate, he suppressed a sigh. He couldn’t wait until his child was born. He didn’t know how much longer he could take Naruto being moody.

“So, killed the Akatsuki yet?” Naruto asked, a big smirk plastered on face.

Sasuke glared at the blonde. “Hn.” He said, not wanting to get into this conversation again. For the passed two months, he and his companions had been out, scouring the place for the Akatsuki. They only had a month, they had to kill the group of vampires before then, or they would have to allow their mates to do it instead. It was something he felt pissed about. Deep inside, he knew it was Naruto’s and the others destiny, but it didn’t mean he had to like it. “I’m going out.” He bent down and placed a kiss on the blondes head, clenching his fists as Naruto chuckled.

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Later that night, Sasuke and his companions were flying in the air. They had been searching for hours for Akatsuki, but they hadn’t had any luck yet. But as they were all stubborn, they weren’t going to give up. They would not allow their mates to go after Akatsuki on their own.

Sasuke glared as he flew through the air. He had tried all the places he knew his brother used to hang out before he had turned vampire. He knew deep down this was all to do with the prophecy. It said only Kokonotsu no akuma could kill them, and he was not happy about it.

Still, they would stay out until the last minute, never willing to admit defeat.

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Meanwhile, Naruto and his friends were in the back garden and instead of passed out on the ground, they were just kneeling. No longer did they feel dizzy, just a little winded. They were nearly ready, they just needed a bit more practice and they would be able to do it. They would finally be ready.

The last two months had been tense. They could always feel their mate’s displeasure. Naruto had a sinking feeling that Sasuke was going to go back on his word. And that was why they had come up with a back-up plan.

Naruto just about managed to heave himself off the ground. His belly felt huge and he felt like he was going to pop. He held a hand over his mouth to stop himself from snickering. Kiba couldn’t seem to get up and his friend glared at him. Naruto, along with Iruka heaved Kiba up and together they all walked back into the house.

Naruto looked at the clock and saw it was only two hours until the sun would rise. He looked to the front door. Sasuke was not back and his mate had hardly spent any time with him. His eyes bled red and he growled. He sent his displeasure to his mate and snickered as he felt Sasuke flinch. He went up the stairs and lay down. He ached everywhere.

He smirked as he felt Sasuke climbing the stairs, then his mate was standing in the doorway, looking at him cautiously. “You okay?” Sasuke asked.

“Yes, but you’re never here.” His felt really emotional and to his horror, he felt tears trickling down his face. “You don’t love me anymore, do you? I bet you’re seeing someone else.” He accused his mate.

Sasuke’s mouth dropped open and he shook his head. He had had to put up with this ever since Naruto found out he was pregnant. “Naruto, I’m not seeing anyone else. You know I love you.” He walked over to the bed and sat down beside his mate. “You also know why I go out every night.”

“I don’t care. If your not here tomorrow night, I wont be here when you get back.” He snapped, getting off the bed and heading to the bathroom. He didn’t need to go into the room, but he wanted to go somewhere where he could lock himself in. “You have to choose. If you go out again, I’m leaving.” He slammed the door shut and locked himself in.

Sasuke was left sat on the bed, his eyes wide and his mouth open. His eyes flashed in anger, but he took a deep breath. He couldn’t afford to get angry. He didn’t want to anger Naruto even more. But… he shook his head, and stood. Knocking quietly on the bathroom door, he jumped when Naruto told him to get lost.

He went downstairs to find his companions, all in the same state. Kakashi looked up and raised an eyebrow. “You too?”

Sasuke just nodded. “So, what are we going to do now?”

Neji glared at the wall. “Well, if we continue our search, we lose our mates. If we don’t, we have to accept that our mates will be the ones to kill Akatsuki. Either way, we’re screwed.”

Sasuke and the others were shocked as they looked at the long haired man, they had never heard him swear before, but Sasuke agreed wholeheartedly with him. He sighed and walked back to the stairs, at the bottom, he looked over his shoulder. “Well, we will just have to watch our mates carefully, and when the time comes, we can just follow them and hopefully, we will get our chance then, unless, anyone has any better ideas?”

Everyone shook there heads and Sasuke returned to the bedroom. Knocking on the door, he waited until Naruto opened it. “You win.” He said, pulling the blonde into his arms, and missing the smirk on Naruto’s face.

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Every night after that, they all made sure they returned home after they had fed. They watched their mates like hawks. Sasuke kept such a close on his mate, that Naruto was getting rather annoyed with him. And with his mate’s violent mood swings, it just made everything worse.

Sasuke could tell Naruto’s friends were all feeling the same. Sasuke would seen them huddled together, trying to talk quietly to each other.

As the month passed quickly, Naruto was irritable more often than not, and Sasuke was the one who had to put up with it.

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Naruto locked himself in the bathroom, the only place he could be on his own, without Sasuke looking over his shoulder all the time. He looked at the calendar open before him. If he had all the date worked out correctly, he and the others were due to give birth in two days. Closing the calendar, he his it in one of the cabinets, knowing Sasuke wouldn’t find it as the man never used the bathroom.

He left the bathroom and found Sasuke sat on the bed, eyes narrowed at him. Naruto just sighed and left the bedroom, knowing Sasuke was following him. When he reached the kitchen, he pulled out a tub of ice cream and caught Gaara’s eye. Naruto nodded, telling his friend it was time.

Gaara nodded back and left the kitchen, with Neji close behind him. Naruto closed his eyes, trying to calm his racing heart. He opened his eyes when he felt Sasuke standing before him. He placed the tub of ice cream on the counter and slipped his arms around his mate’s neck, praying that this wouldn’t be the last time he would be held by Sasuke.

Sasuke himself could tell something was wrong. Something was about to happen and his didn’t like it. His arms tighten around Naruto and held him as close as he could. When Naruto heard a whistle, he untangled himself from his mate. “I have to go to the bathroom.” He said.

Sasuke frowned. “You’ve just been.”

“But I’m pregnant Sasuke.” He snapped, and made his way up to the bathroom, with Sasuke following closely behind him. When he locked the door, he smiled at Gaara who was leaning against the wall.

“Ready?” He asked.

Naruto nodded. “Yes.” He brought his hands together and made a hand-sign. A clone of himself appeared before him. With another sign, a seal appeared on his clone’s stomach and waited for instructions. “Okay, you know what to do.”

The clone nodded and left the bathroom. Naruto and Gaara heard it going down the stairs, and sensed Sasuke right behind it.

Gaara narrowed his eyes. “I wish you would let me go instead.” He growled.

Naruto shook his head. “Don’t start. Wait for my signal.” He hugged his friend and shape-shifted into a bird and flew out the open window.

Gaara watched him go, and prayed he would be alright. He left the bathroom and went back to his bedroom. Lying down on his bed, he closed his eyes. Now all they had to do was wait.

He hated waiting.

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Well, there ya go. Hope it was alright? Next chapter up as soon as I’ve written it, thanks for reading and please review to let me know what you thought.

Anyway, hope you all have an awesome Christmas. Take care.