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Crimson and Clovers	By : TheSirens Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 998 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
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Pheme: Hi everyone thanks for reading our first fanfic! May the fanfics gods bless you with smut!
Lxie- Ignoring the baka, the stories pairing, if you haven�t guessed is Sasu/Naru. Other pairings will be Kaka/Iru, Shika/Tem, Kiba/Shino, Neji/Hina, and there will be other we just need to get them to agree and not hurt Pheme. And for the sake of everyone�s sanity, and Pheme�s rants, all the genins that were around when Sasuke left were close to if not 15.
Pheme- Hey how come I would be the one to get hurt huh!?
Lxie- Cuz you�re the one asking, and you�re dispensable. Anyway on with the story!
�Blah� � Talking
�Blah�- Thinking
�Blah�- Kyuubi talking
♪Sairen♪- scene change
♫ Flashback♫- the end or beginning of a flashback
Definitions-
Aniki- elder brother
Gomen na sai- sorry
Jinchuuriki- demon container
Baka- idiot
Okaa-san- mother
Kyuubi- the nine tailed beast, The King
Nekomata- the two tailed beast, Death
Houkou- the five tailed beast, God of Illusions
Kitsune-fox
Inu- dog
Neko-cat
Uta-song (also original character!)
Ren- Water lily/connect (another original character, and while Ren does mean water lily, it also symbolizes the joined of a plant and water, so in this story Ren means connect.)
Hitai-ate- forehead protector
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Chapter I- Something Gained From Something Lost
The growls could be heard for miles around. The wails of anger�of hatred�condensed the air making it dense with energy.
�Kyuubi!�
The red eyes belonging to �The King� turned. Nine tails twitched excitingly, as if anticipating another battle.
Behind the legendary kitsune, shaking in its stance, a snowy white inu stood. The gash on the demons side ran a deep scarlet red, ruining the milky white coat.
�Just because Nekomata betrayed me and retreated to the arms of her master, doesn�t mean I will. I want to continue this fight aniki!�
�You�re hurt. You�re pathetic attempts are a disgrace. Leave my sight, go lick your wounds.�
Leaping, the inu bared its fangs, ready to sink them into the kitsune�s neck. Moving to the side Kyuubi evaded the attack with grace. Narrowing its black eyes, the inu brought all five of its tails high into the air, simultaneously dropping them, slapping the earth. As the five tail connected, the earth trembled, cracking and splitting all in attempt to knock the kitsune of balance.
�Fight me you coward!�
The kitsune gazed lazily at his younger brother. Turning away once more, the sound of a body hitting the ground made the kitsune give a sigh of pity and relief.
�Houkou you�re going to kill yourself if you continue trying to fight with me in the condition you�re in. I find it more fun to fight you when you�re alive then when you�re half dead.� With his opinion voiced, the kitsune walked away. Obsidian eyes following the ginger coat till it disappeared from view. Shifting to its feet the demon struggled to stand.
�Hn. How stupid was I�to team up with a neko.� Limping, the inu made its way to the tree in which it resided.
�Next time I�ll fight Kyuubi by myself. The only one that will defeat him is me� I won�t let anyone else.�
And with that promise made, the inu fell into a deep sleep inside the tree it called home.
♪Sairen♪
The air was sizzling with chakra. The world grew quite, watching and waiting for the moment when the two forces would collide. And in that moment, a new fate would be made for the world.
In the Valley of the End, Naruto and Sasuke stood on opposite edges of the river. The pair resembled the sun trying to fight the moon, as if not wanting to set just yet. Flapping the wings that resemble hands, Sasuke�s body was lifted from the ground. The dark eyes glaring at his comrade, his best friend, whose face was no longer supporting a smile. The smile filled with so much happiness, so much light that its radiance could be seen even in the darkest places. Ignoring the feelings of sadness brought by the non-existing smile, the last Uchiha lowered his left arm summoning his chakra to the hand. The dark eyes never lost contact with the once cerulean eyes that had turned a deadly crimson. The sound of a thousand bird chirping was the only hint to Sasuke that his attack was ready.
Naruto could only watch as his best friend prepared to attack. Casting his eyes down, the water rippled as the blonde took a step forward. The red kitsune chakra wrapped around his body, ready to protect, ready to attack. Extending his hand, Naruto summoned the Rasengan, for the first time without his clones. The mixture of wind and chakra swirled in his hand, a mini tornado tainted red. The wind swirled rapidly, anxious to be set free. One step followed another, increasing in pace, till as if on a cue the two teens launched for each other, their weapons aching to connect with flesh.
�SA-SU-KE!�
�NA-RU-TO!�
The screams overpowered the roar of the waterfall. Seconds brought the boys closer, when finally the jutsu, created to kill, connected. The powers so strong, a sphere formed just to let the powers duel�all in a vain attemtp to see which one was stronger. Chidori chirped happily as it connected with Naruto�s stomach. Lurching forward from the attack, Naruto attack Sasuke�s hitai-ate with his claws, creating a crack through the middle of the symbol of Konoha. The dark sphere created expanded as the forces within continued their fight to prove which one is superior.
The clouds above gathered and darkened, preparing to weep for the pair. A speck of light appeared in the middle of darkness that had morphed into a dome, and slowly it spread before engulfing the darkness into its light.
The red slanted eyes of a kitsune met the Sharingan surrounded by onyx. Trapped in the chaos brought by their own attacks, Naruto whispered one word, �Don�t�.
Striving to stay conscious, Naruto could only stare at his changed friend, wishing he had stretched his hand out during the time when they were young. Wishing, he had given Sasuke a smile, just as Iruka had done, and maybe get a smile from the stoic boy in return. Fingers wrapped by other fingers, maybe they could have been friends a long time ago, but the moment passed and fate brought them here instead.
The sphere twists and churns before bursting into hot air, separating the once friends. Tears leak down the blonde�s face as he falls backwards, hitting the stone ground.
�Please Sasuke, please don�t go.� With his last thought; Naruto succumbs to the darkness that had been threatening to over take him.
Sunshine struggled to break the clouds and Sasuke towered over the unconscious boy, the only one he saw deserving of the title of the Uchiha�s friend. The small pieces of light wane, slowly giving up on passing the clouds and reaching the pair. The grip Sasuke has on the kunai tightens. The feeling of material slipping from his forehead, the clattering of his hitai-ate; Sasuke can only watch.
�Naruto.� The word is a brief mumble, as if they Uchiha had something to say to the jinchuuriki, who is dead to the world. Opening his mouth to speak again, the sound of drops falling from the heavens and hitting the dirty world stops him. The sky cries for the broken friendship.
Turning, the last Uchiha walks away from the only person who could have given him the same power as his brother. If Sasuke had performed the same actions his brother did all those years ago, that wouldn�t be real power, just following in the footsteps of his superior brother. He wouldn�t become like his brother, for Sasuke was everything but his brother. There were other ways to obtain power, and once he got that power, then he would defeat his brother.
Giving one more glance at the blond, Sasuke leapt into the air, leaving everything behind. Turning his back on Naruto forever.
♪Sairen♪
�Kit, you have to wake up�
Hearing the voice of the kitsune that lived within him, cerulean eyes groggily opened; sleep still bordering his mind, ready to invade. Looking up at the white ceiling that wasn�t his own, it looked back at him with its starched blandness.
�I�m at the hospital, aren�t I?�
�Hai, you�ve been sleeping for a long time kit. How do you feel?' The kitsune�s voice that had once spread fear throughout Naruto�s body instead was relaxing. Lifting a hand, the dull blue eyes, no longer holding the spark of life, gazed at the gauze that was wrapped around his hand.
Naruto could only stare at the hand, the hand that had fought against Sasuke. Clenching both fists, the coolness of a hitai-ate touched his skin. Sitting up, Naruto winced as pain spread through his body. Ignoring it, cerulean eyes cast down searching for metal and cloth. A small gasp escaped dry lips, when his eyes connected with metal. The hitai-ate sat on his lap, one fatal scratch ruining the symbol of a Konoha shinobi. A shinobi that should have fought to protect his home, his friends, and family.
�He�s gone.�
The kitsune demon stayed silent, wary of the emotional state his container was in. Unsure of how his host would react, and the change of fate that would be the result.
Anger coursed through every cell of Naruto�s being. Grabbing the hitai-ate, the blonde did the only thing he could think of; he flung Sasuke hitai-ate across the room, screaming at the non-present Uchiha.
�BAKA!�
The hitai-ate slapped the wall before cascading down to the ground. By the time the hitai-ate had met the ground, Naruto�s mind had been made up.
�I�m going to become stronger. I�m going to become stronger and then I�m going to track your ass down Sasuke.�
Glaring at Sasuke�s hitai-ate that sat crumpled like a ragged doll, the spark that had been lost returned to Naruto�s eyes. Turning his eyes away from the hitai-ate, Naruto stared at the descending sun, the clouds turning purple and orange from the rays.
�I�ll keep my promise to Sakura and I�m going to make a promise to myself too, Sasuke. I�m going to bring you back, even if I have to go against everyone and everything, I�m bringing you back Sasuke, if it�s the last thing I do.� A wide smile spreads across Naruto�s cheeks, his whiskers bending, giving the blonde more of the appearance of the kitsune that was hated.
�'Cuz that�s my way of the shinobi.� Hearing the words vocalized, Naruto continued watching the setting sun, never casting another glance at the hitai-ate that had been Sasuke�s.
And with those words the kitsune inside of the blonde, gave a sigh of relief. Even though he didn�t care, the demon was grateful that his host hadn�t sunk into a depression. With purrs that would surely put his host to sleep, the kitsune demon let his mind slip into the darkness and slept.
♪Sairen♪
The sun and moon fell and rose on the canvas of the sky. Changing the heaven's colors to a startling peach hue and slowly shifting to a graceful cerulean, the days would linger about like a foul taste in the mouth. No matter how much you drank water and swished it about in your mouth, it still remained. It haunted the taste buds and refused to leave. Time seemed to slow down and it would not heed to the young Uchiha who was anxious and alert. Desperately wishing time would speed up so he could become stronger. To prove to his blood-thirsty brother that he could beat him. He could and he would.
Fingering his hair, Sasuke found himself being led into one of the many hidden facilities stretched out in the Sound territory. Each one held hundreds of experiments, all at different stages of completion. Those deemed as failures by Orochimaru immediately were slaughtered and burned.
Learning this information from Orochimaru�s lap dog, Kabuto, it took everything in him not to shudder, or comment on the glee that burned in the medic-nin�s eyes. As much as Sasuke craved power, he couldn�t help but feel that there were two reasons to these experiments: to play god and to watch the subjects slowly becoming nothing more than shells.
The ebony-haired ninja had a hunch that Orochimaru got a natural high on killing others. He killed for the sheer pleasure of killing. The way the legendary Sannin licked the blood in hunger. It was like his fuel�the thing that kept him going.
Orochimaru seemed to feed off of life�s nectar.
But that didn�t matter to Sasuke. As long as he obtain the power he was promised, he could care less what his so called sensei did. It was easy to overlook the terrifying experiments, if Sasuke focused on the power and the death it would bring to his brother.
The slapping sound of footsteps against cool stone floors jerked Sasuke out of his musing. He blinked silently, his dark pools staring at the back of Kabuto. Kabuto's hair lightly swayed to and fro in its ponytail. Sasuke found himself watching the swaying hair and was once more taken out of his daze by the sound of a heavy door sliding open. After a year of spending time with the Snake Sannin, Sasuke was finally going to step into a different world. A world built by a man who craved power and the suffering of others.
Kabuto�s clear and crisp voice broke the silence, �What you are going to see are the experiments that are in-progress. There are some who are new that are lingering in other cells. Sometimes, if the need arises at the moment, we will stick a non-tested patient with a tested patient and see how they both react to each other. It is always wise to see how the experiment will react if near a human. How they react will give us a clear view of how the treatment is affecting the patient.� Orochimaru gave a hum in agreement as he began to walk forward. Kabuto following his leader, as Sasuke trailing after wondering when, during his musings, had the Snake Sannin arrived. Looking ahead, the walls were filled with cages.
�What happens if the experiment doesn�t do anything to the non-treated patient?� Sasuke voiced out his curiosity with a bored tone. Passing cages Sasuke stuck his hand inside the pockets his pants provided, in fear of what would happen if was touched by the experiments.
The only shirt he had that bore the symbol of the Uchiha clan had been torn at the Valley of the End, but the young Uchiha held on to the cloth. His refusal to burn the last remembrance of his past lay in the desire to feel the fan against his back again. Even though he would never say it, Sasuke just wasn�t ready to give up what was in his blood. He wasn�t willing yet to give up the symbol of the Uchiha clan. He wasn�t willing to give himself up fully�not yet. But to please his teacher, to gain power, Sasuke had given in to wearing an attire similar to what the Sannin wore. Black pants that allowed easy movement, a loose haori tied by thick purple rope, all to prepare for the time when the Sannin would take his body.
Sasuke watched as Kabuto tilted his head slightly to the side in amusement, slowing down his pace to walk beside the boy. In a year, the medic-nin had gotten use to the Uchiha�s glares that had once frightened him, and now the silver-haired nin found pleasure in teasing the boy to see at what point the youth would break.
The last Uchiha was slowly growing aggravated that no one seemed to be answering his question. Did he say something stupid? Giving a snort in annoyance, as if to tell the older men that they might as well spill it and if not, he didn�t care. Even in the year that had consisted of Sasuke being Orochimaru�s student, his power was still hardly a match for either one of them. And the knowledge didn�t change the fact that he was not going to act like the perfect pupil, smiling and nodding.
No.
He wanted answers and he didn�t have all the time in the world to wait.
A hissing sound came from his right and Sasuke turned to look at a scraggly golden-haired man, or what was left of a man. His head was cocked to the side and his body only consisting of a human torso, left arm, and face. The remaining parts, his legs, right arm and eyes, were far from human. These parts appeared to be of bird of some sort for its legs were of a bony chicken with clipped talons. The right arm was all bone and looking mutilated with its jagged parts covered in dried blood.
�This experiment is one about flight. We tested this man with the genes of the white-tailed hawk that is a local bird around these parts. He seemed to be doing great and his right arm took on the structure of a wing. However, when feathers began to grow in he would pluck them off and scream out vile words. So, it was decided to cut off its bones to prevent any more feather growth for the moment. This one also has a tendency of being a pack rat. He keeps anything that comes his way and still keeps the feathers he plucked out. When we tried to clean it up, he broke one of the orderly�s arms,� Kabuto explained as Sasuke watched the bony male scurry about in his cell.
Before Kabuto could growl at Sasuke to hurry up, for Orochimaru had ignored the experiments in these cages and was already ahead, another hiss filled the air.
Sasuke stared in silence as the blonde male turned to them with feathers cupped in his hands. Some would slip away form his hands and flutter toward the ground like dying butterflies.
�Aren�t they pretty?� The creature whispered out loudly as glazed eyes were turned up to the sky. �Aren�t they pretty? I made them�I took care of them. They�re mine,� the male laughed gently as he bent his head down to kiss the small pile of feathers. A feather stuck to the side of his mouth when he drew back, like it wanted to return to the body that had made it. A frantic look was drawn on the man�s face as no response was heard. Dropping the feathers, his body jolted forward and pressed against the bars. The voice that had been quite, released a shrill scream, the creatures glazed eyes were now as wide as saucers.
�Aren�t they? Aren�t they preeeeeeetty?! Pretty! Tell me they�re pretty!�
Kabuto sighed softly, grabbing Sasuke by the wrist and tugging the petrified Uchiha away from the man�s cell and down the corridor. After a few moments, Sasuke realized where he was and what was going on. Tugging his wrist out of Kabuto�s grip, he narrowed his eyes in displeasure. The hallway the trio walked through was filled to brim with occupied cells. Sasuke was taunted and harassed by the other experiments, the promises of sexual satisfaction made clear by words and by gestures. Sasuke made it his duty to burn those words into ashes, even before they reached his ears. He�d rather not remember them.
Then it came.
Nearing Orochimaru�s sauntering figure, a soft sound of someone singing could be heard. There were no words; the song was more like one a bird would sing. Each note was clear as a bell and smooth as silk caressing soft flesh. The notes would raise an octave and slowly go down in a beautiful scale. Then the song would once more go up but skip half-steps and hit a sharp note with deadly accuracy.
Kabuto and Orochimaru seemed unaffected by the beauty of the song and walked toward the source with blank faces. Sasuke however tried to hide the look of curiosity as he tried to imagine what the source of this song looked like. If this was just another experiment, the body of the singer would be mutated, but his gut told him something different. His gut told him that such an angelic voice could only be from an angel.
Turning a corner, the trio moved slowly to the end of the hallway that only held one cell. The singing echoed about and ricochet off of the wall like a bullet. Sasuke found himself willingly pushing himself forward, walking closer to Orochimaru. Finally reaching the end of the hallway, ebony eyes turned to look inside the cell and found a slender figure sitting in the corner. A small child was curled up beside it, its eyes closed in a blissful sleep. The singing stopped and the slender figure raised its head to reveal the beautiful heart-shaped face of a woman. Snow-white hair cascaded down her shoulders at her movement and her youthful face didn�t look a day over twenty-seven.
�This is Experiment 4104, she calls her self Uta,� Orochimaru mused, cutting off Kabuto who was going to introduce her to Sasuke. The Avenger watched as Uta rose to her feet; the movement causing the sound of metal scrapping against dirt to be heard. Though Sasuke couldn�t see what caused this sound, due to the poor lighting, the only explanation would be shackles.
�Uta, today�we will be taking a little something from you. Don�t fret�we all must make sacrifices for a greater cause,� Orochimaru purred pleasantly. Uta�s eyes opened, revealing the golden specks on her emerald eyes, but the light that should have shone was dulled. The Uchiha watched the women hold herself up with dignity and without any fear. She looked like royalty wearing rags with splays of dirt on her knees, elbows and left cheek. Despite it all her posture and beauty held an unattainable sense of power. Sasuke felt suddenly to petite for words.
�How dare you! Don�t you dare think about taking away my daughter!� She spoke sternly her voice cutting through the air like a dagger. Orochimaru seemed unfazed and motioned for Kabuto to open the cell. The silver-haired nin gave a grunt in response and took the ring of keys off of his belt. Fingering through the keys he found the right one and unlocked cell. The door gave a screeching sound as it swung open. The three of them stepping back to make room for the cell�s door.
Kabuto slowly made his way inside, approaching the young girl who was now awake and cowering in fear. She appeared to be no older than five and her hair a few degrees darker than the hue that graced her mothers head. Her eyes were the color of icebergs floating in the freezing sea covered with snow. If Uta was the personification of a winter land, then the girl would be the moon giving light to the earth below.
The child wasn't shackled, making it easier for Kabuto to pluck the kid by the collar and carry her out of the cell. At this Uta became crazed with anger, launching herself at the silver-haired nin, her hands like claws that wanted to tear his skin. A feat she would have succeeded if invisible strings hadn�t stopped her. Turning her head to the source, Uta saw the Snake Sannin with a twisted grin on his face and the chakra strings that had attached to her body coming from his fingertips.
�Stop it! You have me already! Why do you want her?� She cried out as malice laced her words; pain and worry were etched on her face. Seeing her daughter�s frightened face, the cries to return to her mothers embrace was breaking Uta�s fragile heart. The silver-haired woman didn�t want her daughter to suffer�she didn�t want her to go through a fate that had not been designed for her.
�Please! I beg of you! Let her go!�
The cell�s door closed shut and the sound of it locking filled the air. The chakra strings vanished and her body buckled to the ground. Uta crawled forward, wrapping her scrawny hands around the bars, her body trembling as tears fell from her eyes. The mother opened her mouth again to scream at the silver-haired nin who was roughly handling her daughter. Orochimaru clicked his tongue in annoyance and playfully wagged a finger cutting her off before Uta even started.
�I�m not going to use her�I�m going to kill this little failure. Sasuke-kun, to answer to your question from before when a non-tested subject mingles with a tested subject and nothing happens�we get rid of them both. Only this time our lovely Uta will get the pleasant end of the stick.� Orochimaru fondly ruffled the child�s moon-colored hair and chuckled when the child squeaked in fear and drew back.
Ignoring the cries from the mother, Kabuto and Orochimaru turn to leave.
�Uta�your name means �song�, doesn�t it? Tell me�do nightingales still sing when they are dead? I guess we�ll find out when we come back for you,� Orochimaru hummed out, giving the women one last glance before walking down the hallway with Kabuto at his side. Sasuke trailed behind bearing an expressionless mask. It was better to be void of emotion and stay out of this ordeal.
The mother continued to cry out and she turned her emerald eyes onto the ebony-haired youth.
�You! Please! Watch over my daughter! Please, take care of Ren!� She called out franticly. Sasuke just turned his head and gave a silent look to Uta. He watched how her hair framed her face and a look of desperation was carved on her lips and eyes. For a brief moment the image of Naruto replaced the woman's. His sun kissed hair, his blue eyes always filled with determination. Naruto who would give his life to protect some else�s; him and Uta were the same. Blinking, Sasuke looked at the women again, and only saw her. Looking at the floor Sasuke turned away from the mother, as if he hadn�t heard a thing. The shrill scream of agony was the last sound that came from Uta, the pitch so high and filled with pain; Sasuke winced.
Sasuke caught up to the others rather quickly and he found the girl�s hand was now caged in Kabuto�s larger one. The medic-nin led the timid girl along the darkened hallway and would occasionally snarl when she faltered. The girl made no remark to the medic-nin, her eyes instead moved caged by cage, giving a soft smile to each experiment.
Reaching the cage the held the golden-haired man, Sasuke watched in silent awe as the male stuck his arm out through the bars and held out a single feather. The child, Ren, tugged on Kabuto�s hold and leaned a bit to her left, her small hands barely reaching the feather.
�Isn�t it preeeeeeety?�
Ren turned her large eyes to the golden-haired male as she was tugged onward. Grabbing the feather, she uttered out a soft �yes� and Sasuke watched the wingless male give a nod and small smile. �Yes�they are pretty,� the man murmured back to the child, retreating to the small cot in the corner of its cell. Sasuke felt a strange shiver run through his body as he walked behind him. This small girl seemed to connect with the man and with all the others, for no noises where coming from the other cells.
Connect� Isn�t that what her name meant? What gave this child the ability to do so?
What made her so special?
♪Sairen♪
It had been a week since Sasuke saw the girl named Ren. Orochimaru and Kabuto had taken her the moment they had left the facility. Sasuke was sent to train with the men Orochimaru had captured for his latest experiments. When it came to fighting the to-be-candidates, the Snake Sannin only had one rule�to kill the weakest.
In the passing year, Sasuke had become stronger. In the beginning, when the Sannin would order him to fight, Sasuke would go easy on them, and his punishment would be to watch Kabuto and sometimes Orochimaru torture the men to death. Time had helped him learn, and now during the times that his sensei ordered him to fight, Sasuke would go all out, killing as many as he could. Their dieing breathes always held curses, not that Sasuke ever wanted to hear their thanks.
�Sasuke.� The sound of his name brought the last Uchiha out of his thoughts. Looking to were the sound originated from, Kabuto stood. Ignoring the medic-nin, Sasuke took a deliberately slow step forward, arching his back in a turtles pace, moving one arm then his other. His muscles strained under the pressure, his breathe laboring after moving from one stance to next in the last two hours.
Minutes passed, Sasuke continuing his exercises as Kabuto stood there watching. �Sasuke, Orochimaru-sama wishes to see you.� The words that seemed like a request, held an order. Grunting his response, Sasuke finished his last stance. Moving towards Kabuto, he bent down to pick up his top that had been shed off before starting his regular morning katas.
�What does he want?�
�Just follow me.� With those words Kabuto turned away from the Avenger, making his way to the section that only Orochimaru was allowed to live in. Sasuke should have been use to this. Use to the fact that his question were never answered, that he was only ignored till he was of some use to the Sannin, to his sensei.
Sasuke followed Kabuto patiently; the older boy knew his way around each of the several facilities that were scattered around Sound. The sound of screams reached the Uchiha's ears even before the smell of burning flesh came. Looking forward, the dark eyes of the Uchiha met the wooden door that confined the screams. A snake was carved beautifully into the wood, each scale, each twist of its body, if it weren�t for what the snake represented, Sasuke might have grown to appreciate such a design.
The wooden doors opened with a push, the light from inside bathed the medic and the Avenger, casting large shadows behind them. Stepping forward, used to the way Orochimaru set his rooms up, Sasuke looked at nothing.
�Ah� so my little Sasuke-kun has decided to join us.� Turning his head, Sasuke met Orochimaru�s glassy eyes. Sasuke had seen so much in his life, but the sight before him almost made him want to find a bush and toss everything he had ever eaten. These feelings were the same ones he had felt when he came upon his whole clan slaughtered.
At Orochimaru�s feet lay Uta, blood dripping from every wound, some deeper than others. Her body littered with burns and Orochimaru�s poison running through her veins. Lifting her head, the long moon-like hair tainted by blood was pushed away from her face and the women came into contact with Sasuke�s eyes, almost forcing the young Uchiha to gasp in sorrow. The angel�s once emerald eyes, had completely lost all hue and brilliance, nothing was left and Sasuke would bet the same could be said of her soul.
�Okaa-san.� The small whisper of �mother� drew Sasuke�s attention to Ren. The girl stood there, not moving, simply watching her mother be taken by death.
�Now, now Ren-chan you should apologize for what you have done to your mother. After all if you had just died, she wouldn�t have had to take your place. You�re going to make me lose my favorite toy.� The fake sadness held in the Sannin�s voice made Sasuke want to shudder in repulse. The icebergs for eyes moved from the crumpled form of her mother to the graceful stature of the man. For a moment the eyes changed to the darkest shade of onyx, before returning to their brilliant blue.
The child opened her mouth, but was stopped by the sound of a rasping voice. �Don�t�apologize to me�I�I never regretted giving birth to you. I-I love you Ren. You�re my daughter first and any�anything else second.� Uta struggled to stretch her arms out to her daughter, a kind smile set on her face, even though her body was convulsing in pure agony. Biting her lip, the young child walked forward, dropping to her knees and accepting her mothers embrace. Uta held her child tightly, glancing only once to meet Sasuke�s eyes again. The silent pleas were sent his way, before closing her eyes and sinking into the warmth Ren created.
�N-No matter what's in you�you have never been�a �demon in my eyes. I love you�and I always wi�� The heaviness that became her mother�s weight was something that Ren could not support, but as a final effort Uta moved to the side, dropping to the ground as graceful as ever.
�Okaa-san?� The child's eyes widened in realization, �OKAA-SAN!� Shaking Uta's shoulder, Ren desperately tried to awaken her mother. The loud laughter behind the girl hardly covering the screams.
�My how pitiful. Seems like my nightingale has died�and all she left was a demon.� Grounding her teeth Ren turned, her hands moving away from the coldness that was entering the body that was belonged to her mother. Her tiny hands turned to fists and the ice eyes turned once more black, this time however staying the shade.
�You. You did this to her.� The voice of the child was lowering to one of an adult. A voice filled with hatred.
�You. Are. Dead.� Lurching forward, Ren�s nails sharpened, her canines extending beyond normal, and the chakra that was released was as frightening as the time at the Valley of the End.
Kabuto was in front of the girl, before she stood a chance of touching Orochimaru. With a chakra infused hand, Kabuto sent the girl sailing across the room, hitting the wall with a sickening crunch.
�Orochimaru-sama are you alright?� Kabuto asked as his eyes remained on Ren.
�Of course I am.� The snappish remark made Kabuto take a step back, unsure of how his master was going to act. �Kabuto you clearly had told me that this girl was a failure, just like all the rest. So can you explain what just happened? How she was able to use chakra that you said she didn�t posses?�
�Gomen na sai Orochimaru-sama, I seemed to have overlooked something.� Moving away from the snakes� way Kabuto approached the form of the girl. His jaw was clenched in silent anger. How could he have made a mistake? That's impossible. Watching her, he saw her teeth had sunken back to their original size, as well as her nails. The only change in her appearance was the shape of her eyes, now more circular than oval, resembled a dog more then a human.
A fading glow from the girl's lower back caught Kabuto�s eye. Lifting the rag covering the girl, the silver-haired nin�s eyes widened in surprise. On stem of the back, above the tail bone, a fading seal mark graced the porcelain skin. The design rough and jagged, yet, similar to the same seal on the abdomen of Naruto Uzumaki. Once the seal had faded, another took its place, and this one was one that Kabuto recognized.
�Orochimaru-sama, it seems as if Uta placed a chakra blocking seal on the girl. Since Uta�s death, the seal should wear off, but not for at least another few months or so. A lot of chakra was placed into the seal; Uta probably gave the child some chakra each day.�
Orochimaru�s slanted eyes turned from the girl and Kabuto to the form of Uta. Kicking the body, the snake screamed as if Uta was still alive. �How dare you! You�re just like that old man! Always messing with my plans! Damn you!�
The Snake Sannin continued with his rant, every now and then kicking Uta�s corpse or tossing stuff across the room.
Ignoring his sensei�s moment of lunacy, Sasuke made his way to Kabuto, who seemed to be trying to heal the girl, but wasting time for within seconds the girl had healed herself. �Like Naruto�, the instant that Sasuke had thought of his friend, he wished he hadn�t. The ache that he had learned to dull becoming painful again. Forcing his mind away from thoughts of Naruto, Sasuke took in the girl�s appearance, remembering the pleas of the mother to protect her and the look that Uta had sent him moments before dieing.
�Kabuto what�s going to happen to the girl?�
Ignoring the curiosity that could be sensed in the younger boy�s voice, Kabuto answered, �Seeing as she isn�t a failed experiment, Orochimaru-sama will probably want to keep her around. But she would be a danger around him and me. This child will end up more powerful than you can imagine and I don�t think Orochimaru-sama will trust her with anyone else but�you.�
Sasuke�s eyes widen a fraction at the answer.
�Congratulations Sasuke, looks like you�ve become a father.�
Kabuto�s sneering voice never reached Sasuke�s ears. After all the times he had pushed away others, pushed away loved, betrayed and destroyed any hope of ever having any sort of a family, the gods had given him another chance. One that the last of the Uchiha�s wished he would never ruin.
But the feelings were so raw that Sasuke could hardly understand them.
So instead Sasuke gave out an intelligible response, �What!?�
TBC...
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Lxie- So there you have the first chapter of our amazing story. I wonder how Sasuke will take to being a father. Mwahaha. Soooo, the next update should be sometime next week, and we get to see Naruto all grown up and lovely, and a special appearance is made in that chapter too! Try to guess who, they were mentioned in this chapter. Anyway I hope you enjoyed the story and keep an eye out for our next post. And don't forget to review cause they make us feel very much loved.
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