The Crimson Angel

Well, here is chapter 6. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far. Hope you like.

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Chapter Six

Sasuke and Naruto sat on the couch a couple of hours later. Sakura had been sent away. Naruto had issued a command to her that she would be unable to betray. Now they were facing each other and Naruto was about to show Sasuke what happened to him after their fight at the valley of the end.

Naruto took deep breaths, but he couldn’t bring himself to start. He would be baring himself, allowing Sasuke to what had happened to him, what he let happen to him. He bit his lip, fully aware of Sasuke watching him. Okay, he could this.

He finally took Sasuke’s hand and placed it on his temple. He closed his eyes, and began replaying his memory. Sasuke too closed his eyes, and watched. He watched as Naruto knelt on the water, looking at his retreating back. It made him feel really guilty. He saw the wound on the boy’s chest, where he had thrust his hand through Naruto’s chest.

He growled as he saw his brother walk up to Naruto, and he was stunned to see Naruto leave with them without fighting, he would have hit Naruto if he wasn’t watching the boy’s memories. As he watched, he had to fight the urge not to pull his hand away, especially while he was watching as Naruto was raped. He let his tears fall.

He felt sick as he watched four members of Akatsuki brutally rape and beat Naruto. And his dobe did nothing, he didn’t emit a sound. He just lay there and let it happen. How anyone could just lay there and not be screaming in pain was a mystery to him. The tears came faster, and they dripped down his pale face.

He continued watching as was amazed at how Naruto was able to summon the death angel. He then watched as Naruto killed the members of Akatsuki like they were nothing, he felt pleasure at seeing them be slaughtered, especially after what Naruto had to endure at their hands.

All of a sudden the images stopped and they both opened their eyes. Naruto was too ashamed to meet Sasuke’s eyes, he looked away. “Naruto, don’t look away from me. You have nothing to feel ashamed about.” He raised his eyes and he found himself being pulled into a hug.

He wrapped his arms around Sasuke’s neck and for the first time since it happened, he allowed himself to cry properly. Sasuke just held him, soothing his dobe and running his fingers through his red hair.

Sasuke knew it would take them a while to sort through all the feelings and issues they had. He didn’t expect Naruto to just forgive him, he knew he would have to work to get his dobe’s trust back, and now that he had him here with him, he wasn’t going to let the boy go.

“Can I sleep in your bed tonight?” He asked quietly.

Naruto just nodded. He too didn’t want to be alone. He wanted to be held. They made their way upstairs and got into Naruto’s bed. They snuggled together, and fell asleep.

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Orochimaru hissed in annoyance. His men had not been able to find Sasuke, and he was getting really annoyed. The boy was a disobedient brat and he was going to pay for leaving. He had tried activating the cursed seal, but he couldn’t sense it. He was the only one who could remove it, so this was also adding to bad temper.

He knew that red winged boy had something to do with this and he was going to make the little shit pay when he got his hands on him. He sat down and tried to calm down. He had another three years until he needed a new host for his body. He was certain they would be able to find Sasuke by then.

He thought back to what his spy had told him before he had been caught. The red haired boy and killed the Akatsuki leader without blinking. Was he confident that he could beat this boy? He looked over at Kabuto, who was still knelt before him, awaiting orders.

“Find all the information about angels of death as you can.”

Kabuto bowed and left the room, glad to be out of there. He was always afraid when his mater was in a bad mood.

Orochimaru looked over his plans, he had many of the villages on his side and they were planning a war, they were going to attack Konoha in a year’s time. He wanted to destroy that pitiful village, along with every worthless ninja it offered. He laughed, as he thought about killing the hokage. He had killed the third, now he would kill the fifth too.

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Sakura was crying as she walked back into Konoha village. She had wanted to turn back, she wanted to get her Sasuke-kun away from that freak. But every time she tried to turn back, she found she couldn’t. She had no control over her body.

When she walked in the gate, the guard caught her and told her he had to escort her to the Hokage. She wasn’t really paying attention. She was thinking of how to save Sasuke, that red head had to have done something to make Sasuke not like her.

When she was stood in front of the Hokage, she perked up slightly. Maybe the hokage could get her Sasuke away from that boy.

“Haruno-san, why did you leave the village?”

“I went to save my Sasuke-kun, but he has been poisoned against me by that boy with the red wings.”

Tsunade blinked. She knew Sakura was close to losing control. Her eyes widened. “Are you trying to tell me Sasuke is with the boy with the wings?”

“Yes, they are staying in a deserted village, just the two of them. The boy said not to send anyone to retrieve Sasuke, or we would be punished. He was talking about Sasuke’s destiny, but I wasn’t really paying attention. I was trying to make Sasuke see that he was being brainwashed.”

“That’s enough Sakura. Go home, I will want to speak with you again soon.”

“But Hokage-sama, are you going to rescue Sasuke?”

Tsunade sighed. “I’ll see what I can do.” She answered, anything to shut up the unstable girl. She shooed her away.

Sakura beamed and left the office. Tsunade pinched the bridge of her nose. At least Sasuke was away from Orochimaru. But why was he with the winged boy? She wanted to go to that village and talk to him. At the moment, she was trying to gain alliances from villages. Orochimaru was planning to attack within a year and he had many of the villages on his side. If only they could gain the boys alliance, they would stand a chance.

But would she risk the wrath of this mysterious boy if she sent ninja’s to seek him out. And Sasuke, it was her duty as Hokage to retrieve him. Summoning her guard, she ordered him to assemble the council for a meeting.

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Twenty minutes later, she was in the council chambers with the council members. She told them of the situation and that Sasuke had left Orochimaru and was with the winged boy. The council were pleased that Sasuke was away from Orochimaru, some of them were thinking that Sasuke would be able to persuade the boy to pledge his allegiance to the village.

“I think we should send a team to try and get that boy on our side. Maybe we can get Uchiha-san to help with the persuading. I do not believe the boy will kill us for disobeying him. Even so, it will be worth the risk. We have war to prepare for and we need all the help we can get. Have you spoken with the Kazekage of Suna?” Hiashi asked.

Tsunade bowed her head. “He is uncertain on whether he will be on our side. He is still angry with how we treated Naruto. If we lose his alliance, we will have no chance.”

“Then it’s settled. Send out a team first thing. Tell them not to come back without the boy’s allegiance.”

The meeting was over, and the Hokage went back to her office. She summoned Kakashi to her office. The silver haired man was for once on time.

“Assemble a team and have Sakura accompany you. She will lead you to a deserted village where the red winged boy is staying. Uchiha Sasuke is also there with him. We want the boy’s allegiance in the up-coming war. The council have said for you not to return until you have the boy’s promise of help, dismissed.”

Kakashi left, mentally sighing. When were they going to realise it was pointless. The boy said himself the village did not deserve his allegiance. He bumped into Iruka and he decided to ask the man if he wanted to accompany him on this pointless mission.

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Naruto woke up, still snuggled against Sasuke. He looked at him, and watched as the pale face looked so peaceful when asleep. Sasuke who was already awake, knew Naruto was watching him. He opened his eyes and met red eyes. He missed the blonde hair and blue eyes. They just lay there, staring into each others eyes.

Sasuke wanted so much to move forward and kiss those soft lips. Naruto snapped out of the staring and got out of the bed. He turned to leave the room. “After breakfast, I’ll give you more jutsus.” He left to go shower.

Sasuke lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. He sighed. He knew he had a long way to go, before Naruto would trust him again. Hell, he wouldn’t blame Naruto if he never trusted him again, he had after all tried to kill him. But he was willing to endure anything to gain it back. When he heard Naruto leave the bathroom, he got out of bed to have a shower.

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After breakfast, they were once again sat on the ground. Sasuke was once again excited, he wondered what jutsus he would gain the knowledge of now. Naruto once again placed his hands on Sasuke’s head. When Sasuke closed his eyes more jutsus popped into his mind.

Chakra Kyûin Jutsu.

The image of a man using the jutsu allows him to absorb the physical and spiritual energy of an opponent.

Doton: Iwayado Kuzushi

Rocks are dislodged from above the opponent.

Doton: Retsudotenshô

The jutsu allows the ninja to control nearby rocks to surround and attack the enemy with them.

Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu

Creating clones made from water.

Suiton: Bakusui Shôha

The jutsu allows the user to spit out a massive amount of water.

Sasuke opened his eyes to find Naruto still staring at him. He smiled, and Naruto nodded back. He watched him stand up and leave. Sasuke bowed his head for a second, then stood up and began to practice.

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Kakashi and his team which consisted of Iruka, Hinata, Neji, Sakura was only there to show them the way to the deserted village. The silvered haired jounin kept a close eye on Iruka, he knew the man knew something. Iruka caught Kakashi staring at him and blushed.

They had left Konoha at 6 in the morning, and were making good time. It was nearly 8pm and they were nearly there. Sakura beamed as she looked at the village, she was going to get to see her Sasuke-kun again. She was going to save him and take him back home.

The team stopped as they saw the red haired boy and Sasuke sparing. The spar was a little familiar, watching the two move, it was like watching Sasuke when he used to spar with Naruto. Sasuke suddenly flashed through a set of seals: “Suiton: Bakusui Shôha.”

Inhaling, Sasuke blew out a massive amount of water, the red head didn’t manage to dodge it on time and was swept back, hitting a tree. The whole group were shocked when they heard Sasuke laugh. Sasuke and laughing was not a common occurrence. Sakura felt jealous that her Sasuke-kun was laughing, she had never heard him laugh before. It just made her all that more determined to return Sasuke where he belonged, in Konoha, with her.

Suddenly Sasuke and the red head looked at them. Kakashi stood still as Sasuke glared at them, the red head showing his displeasure with the amount of power he was emanating.

“What is your purpose here?” He ordered.

Before Kakashi could speak, Sakura was running towards Sasuke. “Sasuke-kun.” She called as she leaped on him. Sasuke staggered back from her weight. He pulled her off of and pushed her away, she staggered and fell to the ground.

Sakura glared at the red head. “What have you done to him? You’ve brainwashed him. You’ve made him hate me.”

Sasuke rolled his eyes. “Listen freak, he hasn’t done anything to me. I hate you because you’re an unfeeling bitch. I will never return your feelings, move on.”

Sakura started to sob loudly. With a wave of his hand, Naruto silenced her. She stood like a puppet awaiting orders. “Shut up. Go back to your team and do not speak unless asked a question.” She obeyed without blinking.

Kakashi finally stepped forward. “The Hokage has ordered us not to return to the village until we have your allegiance. Orochimaru has been planning a war, he plans to attack within a year. He has alliances from most villages. We need help, and the council feel that if we had your help, we would stand a chance of winning.”

Naruto closed his eyes. What as he supposed to do? Help the village that despised him, or let them suffer. He locked eyes with Iruka. The man looked apologetic and Naruto knew this was nothing to do with him, and was only here to see him.

“I will think about it.” He finally said. He waved his hand over the house next to him. What was a derelict now looked brand new. “You can stay here.” He began walking away.

Sasuke gave his old sensei one last look, before following.

Kakashi and his team looked at the house, before entering it. At least they didn’t have to sleep outside. Iruka was hoping to slip away to see Naruto later.

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Chakra Kyûin Jutsu - Chakra Absorption Technique

Doton: Iwayado Kuzushi - Earth Release: Rock Lodging Destruction

Doton: Retsudotenshô - Earth Release: Split Earth Turn Around Palm

Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu - Water Clone Technique

Suiton: Bakusui Shôha - Water Release: Exploding Water Shockwave

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