Binding Loose Ends

Extra warnings for this chapter: Nonconsensual yaoi
Oh, and this chapter should clarify somewhat who was doing what in the prologue, with further explanation in the next chapter.
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Naruto opened his eyes, blinking in confusion. Emotions flickered across his face as he looked up at his captor: bewilderment, saddness, rage. “You…” he snarled, beginning to struggle.

“Don’t bother. Even if you could get out of the ropes the seal is already partially active…”

“Wearing that face…in my presence,” Naruto growled in reply, face contorted in fury.

“It’s me, loser,” Sasuke interrupted coolly.

Naruto paused. “Me who?”

“I’m Sasuke.”

Naruto snorted, but his eyes betrayed a little uncertainty. “Yeah, right. Prove it.”

Sasuke snorted in return,“How?”

“Tell me something only Sasuke would know.”

Sasuke raised an eyebrow skeptically. “That’s dumb. I can tell you that I saved your ass after you stupidly got caught in that ice mirror jutsu back in wave country, and that I told you then I didn’t know why, but what does that prove? I could have told Orochimaru. Believe me or don’t.”

“Hmmph. Well, you’re acting like a jerk just like Sasuke.”

“Hnn”

Naruto stared at him for a moment, searching his eyes. “Is it really you, Sasuke?” A smile, uncharactaristically tentative, came to Naruto’s face. “How?”

Sasuke shrugged. “…Orochimaru wasn’t strong enough.” Naruto didn’t need to know how unexpected that was.

“That’s it!?!”

Sasuke shrugged again. He now knew more about Orochimaru’s weaknesses than he cared to. Orochimaru’s possessive and twisted nature hadn’t really been a surprise, but there had been things he hadn’t known. He hadn’t known how bitterly lonely Orochimaru had been in Konoka, for one. Orochimaru had hardly been blind to the fear his appearance and talents had inspired in the other villagers: his teammates were the only ones with whom he’d ever really connected at all, which was why he had taken their “betrayal” over the matter of his arms so hard. The rage he’d felt over that was part of the reason a plan that had the potential to turn his old comrades’ apprentices against them had filled him with such glee. Sasuke could have predicted that, but he had been surprised to find that a small, mostly hidden part of Orochimaru had hungered desperately for an excuse not to kill Naruto and Sakura, to hold on to them as a memento of his old friends. Sasuke snorted. “Sometimes people are weaker than they look.” Naruto would have probably felt just a little bit of pity for the old fool, but he wasn’t Naruto, and all he felt was grim satisfaction in the fact that the very things that had been meant to keep him quiet in his own body were being used against Orochimaru now.

“That’s…that’s great!” Naruto’s smile widened to its normal epic proportions.

There was no reason to mislead him. “Naruto, don’t jump to-“

“Everyone is going to be so happy to see you, especially Sakura-chan! And now we can finish defeating Akatsuki together!”

“Listen-“

“I’m disappointed I didn’t get to save you myself, of course,” Naruto chattered on blithely. “You’re probably going to get even more stuck up after this, eh bastard? But I’m still the one that gets to bring you home!”

“We’re not going-“

“Hey, hey why am I tied up anyway? Is this revenge for that one time before we met Kakashi?”

“It’s so you wouldn’t do something stupid before I had a chance to explain how the seal works.”

“The seal Orichimaru put on you?” Naruto asked, clearly puzzled.

He smirked. “No, the seal I put on you.”

“But…you mean…I thought that was… why would you put a seal on me?” Naruto sputtered.

“You really cling to that childish world view, don’t you Naruto? This isn’t some kid’s story with a happy ending. You may be dealing with me instead of Orochimaru, but you’re still a prisoner of Sound.”

“Sasuke, snap out of it! Are you still brainwashed or something? Why the hell would you stay here if Orochimaru is gone anyway? I mean, if you’re already strong enough to defeat him-”

“It’s not about getting stronger anymore. It’s about not letting Konoha make me weak again,” Sasuke replied coldly.

“Konoha didn’t make you weak!”

“You still don’t want to see it. All that crap about protecting bonds… that just stops you from doing what it takes to accomplish your goals. Those bonds are a liability. You should have listened when I tried to tell you before, little idiot, because I’m sick of giving you warnings and this time those bonds are going to be what breaks you.”

“You’re wrong! It’s bonds that make us strong, that give us something worth fighting for.”

“I’m wrong, huh? Tell me Naruto, how did your first taste of being Hokage feel?”

“…what are you talking about?”

“I hear Konoha drove back Akatsuki, for now, right? How did it feel, knowing people were fighting and dying because of you?”

Naruto jerked as if he’d been slapped, Asuma’s face coming to his mind. “That…that’s not true. They died protecting their home and their friends, and stopping evil men from-“

“-from getting their hands on a weapon like you?”

“You’re twisting everything! You’re acting like-“

“You have to admit that those Leaf-nin wouldn’t have died when they did if you weren’t in Konoha,” Sasuke continued remorselessly, “and that more will die if you go back. Whereas, if word reaches Akatsuki that you were caught in Sound…”

“No! I would NEVER abandon my friends and my village just because I’m scared for them! Being a ninja means trusting your companions: they trust me not to abandon our village, and I trust them to stand strong against a threat without me making deals with…with…and if you’re still talking like this, than I’m really going to have to KICK some sense into you, and then WE are going home!”

Sasuke glared back. “Hn. I didn’t think you’d cooperate. Fine.” Sasuke smirked, and and picked up a kunai sitting on the table. “It’s more fun if you don’t anyway.”

Naruto glared at the kunai, “are you planning on threatening to kill me every time you see me from now on?”

Sasuke straddled Naruto, running the flat of the blade gently across Naruto’s cheek and chin. “Actually, killing you would no longer be useful. Instead, you’ll obey my whims and be bait for Itachi.”

Naruto reddened, “I won’t give up on you. You think I won’t fight you?”

“Not only does this seal force the victim to obey the one who sealed him, the more you struggle the more tightly it binds you. So go ahead and fight, Naruto. It’ll only make you more a slave.” With that, he cut the seal on the ropes binding Naruto, who instantly attempted to scramble out from under him. “Don’t move,” he commanded.

Sasuke put the kunai on the bedside table and merely watched, a cool half smile tugging at his lips, as Naruto attempted to make himself move. Sweat beaded on his forehead and there was a strange tingling that started in his neck and crawled across his body, but his muscles ignored his commands. Move, move! Gritting his teeth, he managed to get one hand up and weakly shove at Sasuke’s chest. “Ha, see, I CAN move. Guess your seal isn’t that great after all!”

Sasuke snorted, unimpressed, as he watched the seal begin to slowly spread across Naruto’s face. He grabbed Naruto’s wrist and placed it above his head.

“Hey, hey that’s cheating!’ Naruto cried indignantly. Sasuke ignored him, trailing his fingers down Naruto’s arm and along his neck. He began to slowly unzipper Naruto’s jacket. Naruto blushed. “Say, Sa-Sasuke, what are you doing?”

“Completing the seal.” Sasuke bent down and pressed his lips to Naruto’s. Naruto’s lips parted in surprise, and Sasuke used the opportunity to explore Naruto’s mouth with his tongue.

For a moment Naruto gave into the wave of passion that surged over him as he kissed back hungrily, tongue mounting its own exploration. He froze. What the hell was he doing?!? Sasuke broke the kiss. “What-what the hell? Cut it out,” Naruto managed to get out. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be! Sure, Sasuke even now was one of the most important people in his life, but except for the occasional embarassing dream Naruto was sure he was kissing the wrong teammate.

“Why? You seemed to be enjoying yourself. Are you still a virgin or something?”

“What? Don’t be ridiculous, I can’t keep the women away,” he huffed. He’d cuddled with one or two “lady friends” of Jiraya, who giggled every time he blushed. He’d even shared a kiss with his beloved Sakura-chan in the heat of the battle after they’d driven back Akatsuki. That counted, he reasoned.

Sasuke raised a skeptical eyebrow.

“And you don’t look THAT much like a girl, so knock if off. I mean it.”


Sasuke glared at him. “What makes you think you have a choice? The completion of this jutsu doesn’t require your consent, just your desire.” Sasuke smirked, hand trailing down Naruto’s shirt. “I don’t think that will be a problem, will it?” he whispered in Naruto’s ear.

“What do you mean, not a problem? What kind of pervert makes a seal that involves molesting people?!?” He bit off a moan as Sasuke began kissing his neck, occassionally nipping gently. Naruto swallowed. “Stop,” he said, surprised at how helpless his voice sounded.

“Stop” Sasuke mimicked mockingly, ghosting his lips over the seal. Naruto gasped. “Your denials aren’t very convincing, are they? It’s almost like you’re looking forward to becoming my toy.”

“That’s bullshit!” Naruto yelled, insulted, “I want to be your friend again, not- not your-whatever!”

“We’ll see. Don’t lie,” Sasuke ordered. “If you don’t enjoy what I’m doing, say ‘I don’t like this’, and I’ll stop. You can move, but don’t leave the bed, and don’t fight me.”

Naruto opened his mouth, but no words came out. Sasuke smirked, hand creeping up under Naruto’s shirt. “Well?”

“I-I like girls, you bastard!”

“So?”

Naruto squirmed, frustration, embarrassment and confusion mixing with his growing arousal. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get his body to obey him and shove Sasuke off. Why couldn’t he say it? “Idiot, I already told you I wanted you to get off me.”

“Say the magic words then, and stop wriggling like a lost puppy greeting it’s master,” Sasuke replied cooly, watching the mixture of distress and pleasure on Naruto’s face with evident enjoyment. He tweaked a nipple, and chuckled when Naruto failed to suppress a whimper.

Naruto shook his head from side to side, humiliated at his body’s betrayal. Was this really the boy he’d looked up to? Or…. Sudden suspicion dawned. Come to think of it, he’d been talking an awful lot for Sasuke.

“Well, I certainly wouldn’t like this if it were really someone other than Sasuke doing this.”

Sasuke smirked. “Good.”

“I mean,” Naruto continued desperately as Sasuke continued to caress his chest, “if- hnng- if someone like Orochimaru was just using Sasuke’s body, I definitely wouldn’t like-“

“Nice try, loser, but it’s really me,” Sasuke snapped, irrationally irritated at this display of doubt as to his identity. KABUTO had recognized him, for gods sake. He upped the ante, grinding against the growing bulge in Naruto’s pants.

Naruto gasped, then shook his head trying to clear it. It hurt more than it should have to know that this was really Sasuke, touching him like this against his will. The things Sasuke had done to try and break their bond had hit him hard. Hell, they’d seriously almost killed him, but there had been a certain cleanness to them. That bond being twisted in this matter, however, was somehow even more of a violation. “You don’t have to do this,” he said angrily.

Sasuke stopped for a moment, looking him in the eye. “Are you prepared to promise you won’t try to run away and you’ll obey any commands I give you?”

“Hell no!”

“Then don’t tell me what I have to do.”

“Sasuke, if you care about me at all-“

“You know what, Naruto? You talk too much. Don’t talk again until I’m done with you unless it’s to say the magic words.” Sasuke forced himself to continue to meet Naruto’s eyes, grimly squashing the sharp stab of guilt that always arose when he saw that look of utter betrayal on Naruto’s face. “Don’t look at me like that,” he muttered. “You brought this on yourself. I told you two not to chase after me, but you and Sakura just… wouldn’t let the past die.” It was bad enough, admitting to himself in the small hours of the night that the insipid imitation him had a point, that he did, not need of course, but want Naruto and Sakura back. That Orochimaru had realized it, had not only seen the remaining weakness but an opportunity to use it, was embarrassing. Well, that was the difference between them in the end, though. Orochimaru hadn’t admitted to himself that he missed Jiraiya and Tsunade, that’s why it was so easy to use them, or even people that reminded him of them, against him. Whereas Sasuke knew now that he still felt something for Naruto and Sasuke, so he knew better than to leave his two potential weaknesses running around. There were bonds, fine, but bonds could pull both ways. Now that he had them here, he would eliminate the weakness by possessing them so thoroughly that his desire for their presence was completely sated. If that didn’t work…he would either destroy them, or bind them so tightly to him that it was impossible for them to turn on him.

Sasuke attacked Naruto’s throat, kissing and sucking greedily. He felt Naruto’s throat catch as he stifled another moan. He pushed Naruto’s shirt up, hands roaming as his mouth returned to the seal on Naruto’s neck. Naruto arched involuntarily. Sasuke shoved Naruto back into the bed growling, mouth moving to Naruto’s uncovered nipples. He took one into his mouth, licking and biting gently, hands following the swirls of marks appearing on Naruto’s tanned skin as the slimmer boy fought against the seal. Naruto’s hand came up to shove at him weakly, hand balled into a fist, body trembling from a combination of pleasure and frustration. Sasuke wanted more, wanted the aggression he could practically smell in Naruto, wanted Naruto to wrestle and bite and finally give in. He knew better than to risk allowing Naruto more freedom for now. Naruto was good at surprising people and the timing of an infusion of his DNA paired with physical pleasure was critical for final attunement of the seal. It was difficult to resist though, particularly with the voice in his subconscious whispering that while this was good the fight was better, made everything so much sweeter…

Gasping, Sasuke sat up so that he could pull off Naruto’s jacket and shirt completely.
Naruto turned his face away. Sasuke grabbed his chin and forced Naruto to look at him. He noticed the tears running down Naruto’s face and looked way, gritting his teeth. Dammit, why couldn’t the idiot either give in or just stay furious? Sasuke shook his head determinedly, shrugging out of his own shirt. “You…shouldn’t love people so much, Naruto. They only hurt you in the end. I would have thought even you would have learned that after our last two encounters.” He bent down to whisper in Naruto’s ear. “The only difference is that this time it’ll feel nice too.”

Naruto arched again as Sasuke’s mouth claimed the other nipple. It was getting harder to fight, harder to ignore the sensations Sasuke was producing with his suprisingly skillful hands. God, why wasn’t he stronger than this? Of course, the bastard had always been good at everything he tried, Naruto thought vaguely as he felt a hand reach lower, caressing his inner thigh through his pant leg.

Sasuke kissed Naruto deeply again, hands straying to the hem of Naruto’s pants. He sat up and began to pull Naruto’s pants and boxers down. Naruto yelped and scooted back on the bed, pulling his knees up to hide is rather impressive member. Sasuke opened the bedside table and pulled two items out, stuffing them in his own pocket. He neatly pinned Naruto again, smirking as he spread Naruto’s legs with his knee. Naruto stared at him, his breathing shallow and the fear in his eyes showing. “Are you alright, scaredycat?” he breathed, licking Naruto’s ear. Naruto glared at him furiously, and Sasuke kissed him again. Good; angry was better than scared.

He pushed his own clothed groin against Naruto’s erection. Sasuke latched onto Naruto’s neck with his mouth, and Naruto threw his head back as Sasuke’s hand brushed teasingly against Naruto’s rigid phallus. He kissed lower, stroking Naruto’s length gently with his hand, grinning when Naruto moaned and unconsciously wrapped his arms around Sasuke. Sasuke moaned, forcing himself to be patient.

He continued kissing down Naruto chest and stomach. He looked up at Naruto, dark eyes expressionless as he licked the head of Naruto’s penis. Naruto moaned again and tangled his hands in Sasuke’s hair. Sasuke alternated between licking the head and the back of the shaft, one hand moving to gently massage the base of the penis below Naruto’s testicles. Sasuke took the head in his mouth, moving his hand to massage lower. With his other hand he reached into his pocket and opened the small tube of lube. He squeezed a dollop onto Naruto’s puckered entrance, and pushed one finger in. “Aaaaaaah! Idon’tlikethisIdon’tlikethisIdon’tlikethis…”

“Are you sure? It’ll feel good in a minute.”

“-Idon’tlikethisIdon’t-“

“Alright, alright, shh, I stopped see?” He moved upward to silence Naruto with a kiss, stroking his sides soothingly. Once Naruto stopped babbling he quickly moved to pick up where he’d left things, regretfully minus the anal stimulation. Another time, once his hold over Naruto was more secure, he consoled himself. Naruto’s blue eyes soon became heavy lidded with pleasure as Sasuke bobbed up and down on his cock. Sasuke considered demanding Naruto return the favor, but decided to wait till the last few moments as he was still too likely to freak out again. Pfft, virgins. Instead he pulled out his own member and stroked himself, watching as Naruto writhed, which admittedly was pretty erotic by itself.

As Naruto’s member began to weep precum and he felt his own climax nearing he abruptly withdrew his mouth, causing Naruto to whimper. “Open up,” he ordered, kneeling above Naruto. Still reeling, Naruto didn’t protest as Sasuke shoved the head of his own penis into Naruto’s mouth. Sasuke stretched his neck, curving snakelike up and around to latch his lips once again around Naruto’s phallus. Naruto groaned, body stiffening and arms pulling Sasuke closer as he orgasmed, and that was enough to send Sasuke shuddering over the edge as well. Sasuke collapsed next to Naruto, stroking his sides languidly.

Naruto stared off into space, emotions a jumbled mess. He was ashamed that he’d given in at the end, but even now he had difficulty trying to pull away. He’d missed Sasuke for so long. How the hell am I going to save us from you, you stupid, stupid bastard, Naruto thought sadly as he remembered what Sasuke had said. Naruto shot bolt upright. You and Sakura, Sasuke had said….

Sasuke gave him an irritated look. “Now what?”

“Sasuke,” Naruto said, his voice shaking, “what happened to Sakura-chan after you bit me?”

Sasuke said nothing in reply. Crap. He’d hoped to hold off on this revelation until tomorrow morining.

“Sasuke, did she go back to Konoha? Where is she?”

“…you’ll see her in the morning, Naruto.”

“You complete bastard! You can’t DO this to her!”

“Don’t be melodramatic.”

“You know how much she loves you.”

“Yes, I don’t expect her to put up much of a fight on this.”

“But-it’s not necessary, there’s no reason…”

“I already told you, you don’t decide what’s necessary,” Sasuke replied coldly.

“God DAMMIT, Sasuke! If you hurt her, if you fuck with her head like this…there’s a limit to what I can forgive, even from you.”

“What’s given you the impression I need or want your forgiveness?”

Naruto snarled and threw a punch at him, fist stopping inches from Sasuke’s face as the fully powered seal took over. He shuddered, the same sensations of helplessness and pleasure he’d just experienced sapping his strength.

Sasuke looked at him impassively. “Now you see the real power of this seal. I wouldn’t fight it too hard,” he said as he got up. He concentrated, closing his eyes as he prodded the sleepy presence in his subconscious for knowledge of the exact contents of the bedroom. Temporarily sated and content, the alien mind surrendered the knowledge without protest. Small box under the bed. Sasuke smiled grimly. It figured the old man would have ultra fast acting sleeping pills handy for the occasional recalcitrant bedmate.

“Sasuke, not Sakura-chan,” Naruto whispered brokenly, “not Sakura-chan, please…”

Sasuke bent to retrive the box, not bothering to reply. He would make no promise he couldn’t keep. He pulled out a pill.

“Swallow this.”

“No.”

“Yes,” he commanded. “It’ll help you sleep.”

Reluctantly Naruto swallowed the pill, tears coming to his eyes again. “Please-“ he would never beg for himself, but Sakura-chan…

“Don’t worry about things you can’t change.” Sasuke sighed, watching as Naruto struggled to keep his eyes open. He waited until Naruto’s breathing slowed, then covered him with a blanket. He sighed, running his hand through his hair. This seemed to be working in terms of keeping Orochimaru quiet, but he himself was exhausted. Naruto would adjust, he assured himself. He headed towards the door to deal with Sakura. He should still have some time before she woke up. He looked back over his shoulder once. “You shouldn’t have followed me,” he said sadly.