From the Light Comes Darkness

Memories Remembered

Disclaimer: See chapter one

Orochimaru and Kurama smirked at the two Jounins, who were lying on the ground. Neither of them had taken to being watched kindly, and the two Jounins got the brunt of their frustration. They had learned that the others had all met up not that long after the rest of the group left, and that they had all returned to get them.

“Gai sensei, please stop trying to speak” Lee said as he tried to wire Gai's jaw, however the Jounin was having none of it. "Please, Gai-sensei, you'll regret not doing so later!"

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura looked at their downed sensei. "Iruka-sensei, do you think that he's... dead?" Sakura asked, staring at the unmoving form. "Do you think that the last punch did it?" Iruka walked up to a long stick and picked it up. He then poked Kakashi, who sat up with a yelp.

"No, Sakura, I believe that he is very much alive." Iruka said before grabbing Kakashi's collar and lifting him off of the ground. "You perverted ninja, how could you just stand there and watch them!" Kakashi hadn't expected Iruka to shout at him, and he winced every time the younger man opened his mouth.

"You ready to go?" Orochimaru asked. "If you need more time then we can tell them to go on ahead." Kurama only smiled as Orochimaru's arms tightened around the young man nestled on his lap. "We can stay here for days if you would rather."

"No, we started out together, we need to finish together." Kurama said before he kissed Orochimaru. "You just want me in bed again." Orochimaru chuckled at the kitsune's blunt words. "I know you too well Orochimaru-sama." Hiei and Yusuke almost choked when they heard Kurama's flirtatious tone. Orochimaru licked Kurama's cheek.

"As though you mind." Orochimaru said in reply. "However, if you wish that we carry on today, then we can. Let me know if your ass gets sore." He lowered his head to Kurama's ear and whispered something that Yusuke and Hiei couldn't catch, but it made Kurama's face turn as red as his hair, the hand rubbing his ass having almost as much effect as the words. Orochimaru's eyes watching the effects as they occurred.

"Oi, snakes for brains, when are we going?" Sai shouted. "We have a long distance to travel today and the longer we remain here, nursing your lover's ass, the longer we have to travel." Sai was anxious for the mission to continue so that they could return to Konoha as soon as they could. 'Am I the only one that remembers the mission?' He thought. 'Snakes for brains is supposed to be our leader, yet he isn't doing much in the way of leading. Sannin or not, he has a funny way of working.'


Eventually the group started to leave the area, allowing Orochimaru to take the lead once more. The group travelled further until Orochimaru stopped in his tracks, giving a slight yelp. Kurama's arm snaked around Orochimaru's waist. "What seems to be the matter, Orochimaru-sama?" He asked quietly. "See something that scared you, or maybe it actually excited you." A slight blush coloured the pale cheeks.

"What's the matter with him?" Yusuke asked when Kurama left Orochimaru's side.

"Oh, nothing that he can't handle." Kurama said with a smile. "He is just fascinated with vine-like flora at the moment." His eyes closed as he smiled. Hiei raised an eyebrow and said no more. Yusuke on the other hand couldn't take the hint.

"C'mon, fox, spill it." Yusuke said. “You know you want to.” Hiei quickly moved away from the vicinity of the kitsune. He couldn’t believe that Yusuke had asked for details. The fox had been subtle enough, why couldn’t the half-breed learn that asking Kurama for details, meant sickening descriptions? It didn’t take long for the dark haired half demon to make his escape, back to the, relative, safety of his half-Koorime.

“Why won’t you learn? Kurama never changes. It’s best to make do with the subtle hints.” Hiei said.

“But I was curious!” Yusuke exclaimed. “I never expected him to go into such detail!” Hiei snickered at the other’s comments. “I honestly thought that he would behave!”

“You’re the one that didn’t behave.” Hiei said. “Kurama and Orochimaru’s private lives are their own. The don’t need anyone interfering in it.” The Koorime looked at Yusuke from the corner of his eye. “On the other hand, you have your own private life to worry about.” Before Yusuke could ask, Hiei disappeared in a black blur. Damn that speedy apparition!


“We’re almost there.” Fukuro said as the group followed him instead of Orochimaru. “I remember this outcropping…” Suddenly the eldest Uchiha froze, a shiver running down his back. He could see things as clearly as he could on that fateful day. The ‘sight’ made him scream. It was Sai that approached Fukuro and touched his shoulder in an awkward sign of comfort. What the ANBU didn’t expect was for the Uchiha to throw himself into his arms.

“You remember something?” Iruka asked. “Please tell us.” Sharingan eyes met brown, before moving around the rest of the group.

“Leave me alone!” He screamed, until Itachi revealed his own Sharingan eyes. “Uchiha? Who are you?”

“Bring yourself back to the present.” Itachi snapped. “I’m your younger brother, Itachi, and the moody one beside the blond is your baby brother, Sasuke.” The middle Uchiha wanted to slap his older brother silly. “You’re a grown man, act it.” It was then that Itachi did slap his brother. The slap brought Fukuro out of his memories. “Now Umino Iruka asked you a question. What do you remember?” The eldest Uchiha hid behind Sai. “Tell me!”

Fukuro whispered something into Sai’s ear. “You’re scaring him, Itachi.” Sai said. “He doesn’t want to speak with anybody but…” Fukuro whispered something else into Sai’s ear “… Orochimaru about the directions.” The Uchiha blushed when he looked over at the Sannin. The look made Kurama jealous, and he wrapped an arm around the Sannin’s waist protectively. The look that he gave the Uchiha said ‘touch him and you’ll suffer a fate worse than death’. Sai looked over his shoulder at the Uchiha. “Orochimaru-sensei and Shuichi-kun are together.” Sai explained. “They are both protective over each other. Shuichi defected from Konoha to follow Snakes For Brains. They were dragged back to Konoha a few years ago. They have been together as partners ever since.” Fukuro gave a sad sigh. “Hey, don’t give up on love. Your perfect person could be just around the corner.” Sai gave a crooked smile. “Let happy demons be.”

“I… I guess you’re right.” Fukuro said. “What about you? Are you with anyone?”

“I haven’t found anyone worth my time.” Sai said. “I’m still waiting for my special person to appear.” He paused for a moment. “Maybe we could search for our special people together?” The Uchiha blushed and nodded. “Good!”


“See, you don’t have anything to worry about.” Orochimaru said as the kitsune relaxed. “He has another to shower with affection now.” He felt teeth scrape against his skin, before they stopped over the pulse point. For a moment he doubted what his fox would do until he felt he felt the fox beginning to suck on the skin making the Sannin moan in encouragement.

“Don’t keep making me repeat this.” Kurama said. “You make me so jealous.”

“Over him? I should be the one that’s jealous. He had you before I did, and that angered me.”

“But… but that’s totally different!” Kurama said, blushing. “He abused my body! You are playing with his mind, making him…” Orochimaru covered Kurama’s lips with his fingers.

“Maybe I should make it clear just who belongs to me.” Orochimaru said, licking the Kitsune’s neck. “I should place my own mark right here,” He kissed his chosen spot. “What do you say, Kurama? Want me to do it?” He whispered before kissing the spot again, making Kurama moan. He took that as a sign to continue and did so. When he pulled back, Kurama’s neck supported his own ‘love bite’, however his one had two parallel marks running in the skin, the mark of snake-like fangs.

“Orochimaru-sama.” Kurama moaned as his hand moved to his neck, covering the mark. Orochimaru pulled the hand away before licking the twin wounds.

“I couldn’t help myself. That was as deep as I dared to go, at least for now.” The voice was more like a hiss than human speech. “You belong to us both, not just to my human half. However I am much more interested in that fox that you have inside than you.” Orochimaru’s eyes met Kurama’s, but instead of gold, they were blood red. “In the end you both will belong to us.”

“Mamushi, that is enough.” Naruto said. “Do you really want to scare him?” The voice was deeper than Naruto’s, even though it was said from the same body. ‘Orochimaru’s’ head turned quickly at the sound of the voice.

“Seiryoku, please keep your muzzle out. I do not interfere in your affairs, no matter if I find it… distasteful.” The two pairs of crimson eyes met. “Or are you just jealous that a member of your brethren curls up against me at night? Maybe it goes deeper than that?” A grin spread over the snake’s face. “Maybe you wanted my lover and your advances were spurned.” The snake released Kurama and ducked under the kitsune’s attack. “Are you so desperate to turn to one of your own descendants?”

The other ninjas just stared at the two demons as they fought. Although they all knew that Naruto and Orochimaru played host to the two most powerful of the tailed beasts, they had never thought that they would ever play witness to a fight between the pair. “They certainly haven’t changed.” Gaara said.

“What do you know about them?” Kurama asked as he got to safety. “About Seiryoku and Mamushi I mean.”

“Only what the Shukaku, Sunahara, knows.” Gaara said. “Out of all the tailed beasts that two are both the closest and most powerful. When together as allies, their influence is great. However that is rare. Their beliefs differ greatly; Seiryoku believes in strength while Mamushi believes in intelligence. Those differences draw them together when needed, but also splits them apart.” Gaara sighed. “I guess they’re like siblings. They can’t live with each other, and yet they can’t live without the other either.”

Eventually the pair stopped fighting and grinned at each other. “It’s nice to see that you’re still so hot tempered, my friend.” Mamushi said. “The world would be such a boring place otherwise.” He laughed when he saw the glare that was sent in his direction. “Now, now, there’s no need for such a heated glare. Maybe you’re jealous of my lover because he’s stopping you from making use of my ass.”

“Believe me, Mamushi, I doubt that people are interested in the sexual activity of your ass. I’m only surprised that you haven’t been tied to the bed, after all you always were known for your promiscuous nature.” The kitsune said. “Anyway it’s you that has the kitsune fascination.” A smirk crossed Seiryoku’s face. “Maybe you have a case of the green eyed monster, not me.” He turned his back and wriggled his ass. “Come and get it.” A moment later and he gave a yelp when a foot connected with his rear.

“Keep your ass out of my boyfriend’s face.” Kurama snarled. “You have Uchiha Sasuke at your beck and call, you try to steal my lover away and it won’t be my foot lodging itself there, it’ll be something much more painful, understand?” Before the Kyuubi could answer, Kurama’s attention was focused on Mamushi. “As for you, if you’re going to flirt, make sure that your current partner isn’t around when you do so. Especially when he has the power to refuse certain… luxuries.” The snake only smirked.

“There’s two points I’d like to make. Firstly, that’d be torturing Orochimaru, not me. Secondly, I doubt that you could keep your hands off of him if the other day is anything to go by. Although if I had an incentive, I’m sure that I could keep my eyes focused entirely on your delightful body.” The reaction was instantaneous, the blush stretching from Kurama’s hairline to his neck. “Oh, my, it looks like somebody is sensitive. Should I have mentioned that your ass looks so nice in black, but there is one other way that looks much sexier.” The Orochi draped his arms around Kurama’s neck. “The way that your ass looks sexier is when your naked below me, getting fucked senseless.” When Orochimaru pulled back, he couldn’t help but laugh at Kurama’s predicament.

“What are you laughing at?” Kurama snapped, burying his face against Orochimaru’s clothing. Orochimaru raised Kurama’s head until they were looking into each other’s eyes, only then did Kurama realise that the eyes were golden, not red. “Sorry, Orochimaru-sama.” Kurama laid his head on Orochimaru’s shoulder.

“I can see that Mamushi has been causing a few problems.” Orochimaru said as he laid his head against Kurama’s. “I can’t apologise enough if he has upset you. He always has taken great pleasure in annoying others for his own amusement, although you surprised him. He didn’t expect you to place a sex ban on him, he wanted to commend you on that.” Orochimaru smiled “As long as he doesn’t think that I’m go9ing to share you, then we’ll all be a happy family.”

“He seemed more interested in Youko anyway.” Kurama said, his warm breath ghosting over the skin on Orochimaru’s neck. “We’re both in the same predicament that way. We both have our demon resting inside us and have to share a body with them, however Youko has taken a bit of interest in Mamushi, however I don’t know if that’s a good sign or a bad one for him.”

“You do remember that we’re all here listening to you pair?” Yusuke asked. “I thought that we were supposed to be after this group of bad guys. Not to mention that my innocent ears can’t take more of this!”

Those that knew the half-breed well enough couldn’t help but laugh. “Hiei, I thought you got rid of that ‘innocence’ that Yusuke is talking about.” Kurama said, teasing his former teammates.

“Heh, I thought I did too.” Hiei said, eyeing the Toushin up. “Looks like I’ll have to get rid of it all over again now.” Hiei smirked. “The first time he said that humans don’t take it up the ass the first time they fuck a guy.” The crimson eyes closed as the apparition chuckled. “I just half fucked him up the ass instead.”

While the others made fun of Yusuke, Orochimaru turned his attention to Fukuro. “You said that you remembered something.” He said, Fukuro nodded and pointed to the outcropping he had seen before.

“I remember seeing that as they forced me to follow them.” Fukuro said. “There’s a forest just out of our sight. Just as we approach the forest there is a small track. We followed the track and it led us to the headquarters at that time. I was imprisoned there for a long time; I can’t remember the number of days that I spent imprisoned there.” Fukuro sighed in frustration. “I can’t remember anything else and it’s driving me mad!”

Orochimaru nodded. “I’m glad that things is coming back, and I’m sure that the rest will come back in due course. For now, let’s follow your memory and see what we can find and the place where you were imprisoned.” Orochimaru turned his attention to the others. “Okay, I know where to go now, so let’s get moving!” He shouted.


From the shadows a woman with two gold eyes, watched the group leave. ‘Seiryoku, Mamushi, you have gotten complacent in your old age.’ The woman thought. ‘I would challenge you now, but I have better things to do with my time, better things like warning my charges about you.’ With that she melted into the shadows once more.

AN:

Currently named bijuu:

Seiryoku – Kyuubi no Kitsune
Mamushi – Hatchibi no Orochi
Sunahara – Ichibi no Shukaku