Blood (Sasu x Naru x Ita, others)

9: 目的を機能した死。/ Mokuteki kinou shi /A death which served a purpose.

“Actually I gained the Mangekyou Sharingan after I killed Shisui. Mother, father and the rest of the clan had to die because someone ordered me to… dispose of them. They were just in my way anyway.” Itachi told his kid brother with a vicious smirk on his face.

“… You were ordered to kill them? By who?” Sasuke demanded to know.

“I was ordered to kill everyone Sasuke and the order came from none other than our grandfather and co-founder of Konoha-gakure… Uchiha Madara.”

“…Uchiha Madara?” Sasuke asked. “Hn, I´ll just have to track him down and kill him after I´m done with you to fulfill my revenge then.”

“Do you really think that you´ll have a chance against me… if you do, you’re a bigger fool than I would ever have thought possible otouto,” Itachi hissed. ´Yes get angry at me… that´s the spirit. Forget that we used to be brothers and hate me… and then… kill me… release me. `

“Oh really, ´Kāton: Gouryuuka no Jutsu!” Sasuke blew a simple fireball from his mouth towards Itachi. It hit his older sibling in the back since the cave restrained his movements and he was slightly worn out from the battle with Jiraiya and the rest of team three.

Itachi had caught Neji and the others in a genjutsu, all of them at once and tortured them with the ´Tsukuyomi` Only Jiraiya had been able to fight him afterwards. Their battle had been over rather quickly since the perverted writer was too tormented by the genjutsu to fight with his full strength, but it had still forced Itachi to use the Mangekyou Sharingan twice.

The older Uchiha growled and activated his bloodline in an attempt to catch Sasuke in the ´Tsukuyomi` to torture his kid brother with images of not only his own but also Naruto´s painful death by Itachi´s hands.

“Tsukihanasu no Jutsu!” Sasuke said with a smirk and repelled the jutsu back towards his Aniki while activating his own advanced Mangekyou Sharingan. He caught Itachi of guard and trapped the older nin in an illusion where Itachi was the one who was being tortured, not by Sasuke but by the ghosts of their dead relatives.

It was emotionally tough for Sasuke to see the ghosts of his clan which his Mangekyou Sharingan´s ´Shisha no Koe` (死者 の 声 / Voices of the Dead) was able to call forth, but he knew that this was the best way for him to get his revenge.

He watched in awe as his father, mother and Itachi´s best friend Shisui attacked the older sibling over and over along with the rest of the clan while they told him how wrong his decision to follow Madara had been, and just who disappointed they were that he had turned his back on the clan when he tortured and killed them as if they had meant nothing to him at all.

Itachi screamed in rage, remorse and fear while he desperately tried to flee the ghosts of the dead clan members… but there was no escape since this was just an illusion inside his own mind.

The dead attacked him by flying through his body over and over, draining his chakra and copying his Jutsu; one by one, only to offer the deadly skills to Sasuke as a token of their appreciation.

“It hurts… doesn´t it aniki?” Sasuke asked harshly while he stepped closer to his kneeling brother who tried to block out the angry, vengeful and disappointed voices of the dead by pressing his palms against his ears.

“You killed them… to measure your strength and because someone asked you to kill our family and clan. And for what Itachi? Why did Madara order you to do this… and why was I the only one left alive?”

“Why… Why should I answer those questions… my foolish little… brother? Madara is stronger than you… stronger than me. Who cares what reasons he had to get rid of the clan… They are dead… and I don´t regret killing them,” Itachi growled back at Sasuke.

“Hn. Suit yourself. I guess I´ll just have to ask Madara for his reasons then… right before I kill him,” Sasuke said coldly.

“He will kill you… and your petty little team will die too… every last one of them… but what amuses me most is the fact that your little Jinchuuriki will be dead before dawn,” Itachi laughed.

“… Naruto… I will save him very soon… Now… let´s see how many hours of torture you can take before your mind breaks,” Sasuke growled and drew his Kusanagi to show his brother the meaning of real pain.

~ # ~

Juugo watched in horror while Itachi and Sasuke seemed to have a staring contest rather than a fight. It chilled the huge man to the bone when Itachi began to scream in sheer agony even if none of them had made a move.

“They fight… each other in a world… inside their minds…” Naruto panted heavily which made Juugo look down on the sweat covered blonde who was leaning heavily against him.

“Naruto-kun… are you alright?”

“… N-No… Juugo… I…” The blonde collapsed onto the floor. The big man instantly dropped to his knees to take care of the whisker marked nin who was paler than Orochimaru used to be when he had still been alive.

Naruto was trembling all over and his hands clawing his violently heaving chest.

“Sasuke!” Juugo called out in desperation. Sasuke had to turn Naruto into a vampire soon as it seemed that the blonde was already drifting away into eternal darkness. “Hold on just a little bit longer Naruto-kun. Sasuke-sama will save you…”

“J-Juugo…I-I… S-Sas´ke… I´m… s-sorry… but i-it hurts… hurts so… so much…” the blonde man whimpered before blue eyes closed tightly. The merging with the Kyuubi was now completed and it only made the pain worse.

A pain streaked cry scattered the silence and was powerful enough to enter the world of torturous illusions.

~ # ~

Sasuke´s concentration was instantly broken when he heard the heartbreaking cry from his most precious person.

“Dobe!” He yelled and he released Itachi from the genjutsu. He fell to his knees since the Mangekyou Sharingan and the ´Shisha no Koe` had drained his chakra. Sasuke needed a few seconds to regain his strength before he could be able to aid Naruto.

Itachi´s mind was blurred and he was in more pain than he could ever remember experiencing before but he was still strong enough to see and understand that the Jinchuuriki had collapsed and his guard was preoccupied with the nearly unconscious jinchuuriki.

´That boy is Sasuke´s greatest weakness and strength … Naruto is near dead anyway and it´ll make Sasuke so pissed that he has no option left but to kill me, ` Itachi thought while he collected nearly the last of his remaining chakra to kill Naruto and his protector as quickly as possible.

“Kāton: Dai Endan!” A great fireball was formed in Itachi´s palm. He threw it towards his prey with whatever strength he had left and watched it hit its mark.

~ # ~

Naruto barely noticed anything around him anymore since he was in to much pain and just to tired to sense anything. He desperately called out to Kyuubi but got no response from the ancient demon.

´This is it… I´m going to die… and I´m all alone. Maybe I should… have stayed with everyone back at Konoha… but… but I had to see Sasuke again…if just one last time. He has finally gained… enough strength to face… his brother… and I won´t even be able to congratulate him once he has won…` Naruto thought sadly.

He felt incredible warm all of a sudden… like he was lying next to a blazing fire. ´I need… I need to stay awake… I need to hang on… just a little bit longer… S-Sasuke… Sasuke I need you… I don´t want to die… p-please save me…`

~ # ~

Sasuke was back on his feet just in time to see a giant fireball engulf Juugo who had stepped protectively in front of Naruto. The blonde was lying nearly motionless on the cold floor, only a few whimpers indicated that he was still alive.

The younger Uchiha was unable to move as the cruelty of Itachi´s attack shocked him. How could anyone… S-rank shinobi or not... use a jutsu like that against someone as kindhearted as Juugo and Naruto.

´Fuck Naruto! ` Finally his body began to move forward… not to aid Juugo or Naruto but to get Itachi before he could attack again.

It might have seemed cruel to leave Juugo to his faith but Sasuke knew that the big man was already beyond saving because he had breathed the scorching flames into his lunges and damaged them beyond repair… it wasn´t a painless death but thankfully it was quick.

The hair was gone, the skin already blistered and black, all the nerves burned away and the eyes had melted down his cheeks, leaving a trail of a yellow-white substance in its path.

Juugo was technically already dead… his mind just hadn´t realized it yet and nothing, not even Sasuke´s cursed blood could save him now.

´I will never forget your gracious sacrifice to be able to save my Dobe… I will make sure that you will be avenged and that you will get a prober burial, ` Sasuke promised silently while he launched forward like the unholy creature of the night he had become.

He grabbed Itachi by his shoulders and buried his fangs deeply into his aniki´s jugular, much deeper than initially intended.

“W-What the hell are you doing?” Itachi cried out in a mix of surprise and fear when he felt his younger brother lips and teeth on his skin, his hungry mouth pressed against the older nin´s neck.

The sharp fangs enraptured the main pulsating vein and the warm metallic blood filled Sasuke´s mouth with it´s intoxicating taste… it was not as tasty as Naruto´s but it was still better than most.

Sasuke didn´t bother to stop drinking long enough to answer his murderous brother. Instead he tightened his grip on Itachi´s shoulders till he heard the bones inside the strong arms break and his aniki scream in pain, surprise and then sheer horror.

He did however look towards Juugo and Naruto who were both lying on the ground; one was burned to charcoal and very dead while the blonde looked as if he would soon enter the eternal darkness of death.

Blood was pouring from the blonde´s mouth, ears, eyes and nose as his organs had finally given up on him and ruptured.

´Damn he´s dying, ` Sasuke realized. ´I have to turn him now or I´ll lose him forever. `

Sasuke acted swiftly. He roughly dropped the already unconscious Itachi on to the stony floor and rushed forward to the weakly whimpering Naruto.

He wrapped his arms gently around the whiskered nin and lifted him so he was resting against the Uchiha´s strong chest.

“T-This… is too… soon.” Naruto coughed. “I-I´m not… ready… to die yet…”

The blood was running slowly from his blue eyes, down across his whisker marked cheeks and was mixed with bitter tears of regret that his life had to end way too soon.

It tore the Uchiha´s heart to shreds to see his precious Dobe in this seemingly hopeless situation.

“It won´t have to end here Dobe. Please forgive me… but I won´t… No I can´t allow you to die…” Sasuke whispered softly before he sunk his fangs into the blonde´s neck with the intension to suck him almost dry before offering Naruto his own blood in return.

“O-Ok Sas´ke… I-I… accept…” Naruto whimpered weakly. He tilted his head to give Sasuke better access to his neck while using his last strength to wrap his arms around the Uchiha and whisper three magical words into raven black locks.

“I trust you…”

Sasuke´s mind went blank. This was more than he could ever have hoped for… Naruto trusted him… and loved him. From now they would be together for all eternity… till the end of time… or at least so the Uchiha hoped.

He nearly drained the blonde till the last drop of blood before he pulled away and bit his own wrist.

Sasuke offered his blood to Naruto who opened his mouth willingly and accepted Sasuke´s gift.

Naruto was already familiar with the taste of blood since injuries were a part of being a shinobi… but the taste of Sasuke´s blood was different and the blonde found himself thinking that it actually didn´t taste all that bad at all.

It was however strange yet comfortable to feel Sasuke´s firm wrist against his nearly numb lips while the crimson liquid poured down his throat.

A jolt of pleasure and something indescribable filled his body with a tingling sensation… a nice and warm feeling spread into his every vein and cell every time he swallowed.

His lips curled into a weak smile when he heard a familiar voice inside his mind.

#Kit? #

´Kyuu… you’re still here? ` He asked the groaning beast.

#Of course kit, # she purred. # I´m never going to leave you behind I´m your neechan after all… I see you´ve accepted the Uchiha´s offer? #

´Yeah… I don´t wanna die and Sasuke… he loves me Kyuu. `

#I know kit and I must say I like the taste of your bastard´s blood just as much as you do… I think this will turn out very well for us. #

´So do I.` Naruto closed his eyes and allowed himself to enjoy the warm and fuzzy feeling that came along when Sasuke withdrew his wrist from Naruto´s mouth, only to repeat the process when he sunk his fangs into Naruto´s neck.

~ # ~

Sasuke lifted Naruto´s relaxed body from the cold floor and carried him into his room and laid his blonde friend on the bed. He was tucking Naruto in while wondering if it had been enough with three complete blood transfusions to turn Naruto into a vampire when he heard someone enter the cave.

Sasuke kissed his Dobe gently on the forehead before he left the room. He soon met a confused Karin and Suigetsu who were staring at the blood splattered living room.

“… Oh god… is t-that… Juugo?” the redheaded girl stuttered while pointing at the blackened corpse.

“Yes,” Sasuke told them softly while he walked over to Itachi. “He sacrificed himself to save Naruto when this piece of shit attacked them.”

The raven haired vampire dragged his unconscious brother into the room that had belonged to Juugo and began to tie the older nin to the wall. He blindfolded and gagged Itachi after he had made sure that Itachi was restrained and unable to use his chakra.

“Karin! I want you to heal this… man but only so much that he won´t die before tomorrow night.”

“Y-Yes as you wish,” She told him. “B-by the way. I met Naruto-kun’s teammates… I told them that I would be back to make sure that they were alright. What do you want me to tell them?”

“Tell them that Naruto will be fine,” Sasuke told her after he picked up Juugo´s body and carried him outside.

“Did you finish Kisame off?” He asked the blue haired nin.

“I did. I brought his head as requested Sasuke,” the Kiri-nin said while pointing towards a bag next to his new sword.

“Good. Then Karin can tell the leaf that we will stop by to cash in the bounty for Kisame and Itachi in a few days,” the Uchiha stated calmly.

“… Sasuke? Why is Itachi still alive?” Suigetsu asked after Karin left.

The blue haired nin helped his captain to bury their dead teammate. Suigetsu used a Suiton no Jutsu to polish, shape and engrave a beautiful stone to put on the grave while the sun was about to rise in the horizon.

“It´s simple really. He hasn´t outlived his purpose yet. He wanted to kill my Dobe so I think it’s only fair that Naruto feeds on Itachi in return once he wakes up. By the way, I suggest that you and Karin leave before night fall and don´t return for a few days. I was… quite unfriendly when I turned. Look upon it as a paid vacation and my way to thank you for your help… I´ll call upon you once I need you.”

“Alright. I guess it’s better this way and it will keep the leaf away from here since they will surely try to follow Karin here. I´ll leave you alone then… see you soon,” Suigetsu said before he swallowed hard.

He was perfectly happy with Sasuke´s decision to let Blondie feast on Itachi while he and Karin were far away in a hotel room somewhere safe.

He grabbed a few of his and Karin’s things as well as his new sword after Sasuke tossed him a pouch filled with enough money to keep the couple happy for a few weeks.

Sasuke watched while Suigetsu waved at him before he left. The cave was suddenly very quiet since all who were left were Naruto, Itachi and himself.

He allowed a satisfied smile to grace his lips since everything was going like planned… well more or less. Sasuke let out a yawn and left the living room after sealing the entrance so that no one could enter or escape the hideout during the approaching day.

“Naruto… you’re finally saved… and all mine,” he whispered after he slid beneath the sheets which covered his beloved Dobe. “When the sun sets you will be born anew and then Itachi will die.”

TBC