The Art of Patience

Chapter 14 Part Two!

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Sasuke felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up to their full length as his tail fell out. The voice was soft and almost icy cold to the ears. The raven haired shorty turned his head toward the voice without looking up. The speaker had almost pasty white skin and no visible muscle while standing.

Naruto stiffened as the voice entered his mind and immediately felt the need to get his subs the hell out of there. He looked up at the taller man and gave an almost sarcastic smile. "After what I did to you, I'm surprised that you would even consider approaching me, let alone my subs." he said as he pulled the leashes closer to him, glancing down briefly at Sasuke's tail that had fallen out.

Itachi felt, just like Sasuke, the overwhelming need to protect his Master. This guy seemed like trouble; he didn't realize who he was just yet, but he just had a bad feeling.

The white skinned Dom looked at the people before him up and down before speaking, he so enjoyed the taste of fear and apprehension from good little subs, it was like nectar from only the sweetest flowers known to man. Yellow eyes with cat-like pupils twinkled as they roamed over Sasuke's meager outfit minus the tail. It would have been a pleasure to pick up the strapless dildo and toy with it just to make his old sub crazy, but rules were rules. Naruto had to make the first move, then the real fun would begin when his chosen subs got loose. Black hair hung limply down to the older Dom’s shoulders and almost blended with his black pinstripe suit. "You always did have good taste in clothes. Tell me, do they still burn?"

Naruto glared even harder at his former Dom and unknowingly loosened his grip a bit on his subs leashes. He knew that the man was referring to his scars that had been with him for quite some time. How dare that monster even mention them now! "Sorry, I've forgotten all about them. I've moved on from that night."

Itachi jumped a bit as he felt a small touch on his bare shoulder and looked up to see his uncle, leash in hand, with a triumphant smile on his face. Itachi didn't realize at first until he felt a tug on his collar. Then it dawned on him that his uncle had managed to get a hold of him. He looked back at his Master and tried to grab the blonde's arm, but somehow, he had already gotten too far away. Damn it! He was so focused on his Master’s former Dom that he wasn't even protecting himself!

The eldest Uchiha swiftly pivoted so that he was behind Itachi's corseted form and put one hand gently over those soft lips with the leash firmly in one hand. This had been too easy. That blond poser should have put bells on both collars, not just Sasuke's. His nostrils flared as the older man took in his nephews scent and smiled. There would be games with this one tonight if he played his cards right. But for now, a game of hide and seek would suffice. "Stay quiet and don’t resist in any way my gorgeous, or I may have to give you to a few friends to be shown manners. That Naruto is far to forgiving when it comes to his playthings." With that Madara pressed himself against Itachi's lacey backside and stuck out his tongue and gently licked the outside of Itachi’s ear.

Itachi stiffened as he felt his Uncles mouth at his ear. How the hell did this happen? He hadn't even realized... He tried to look back toward his Master but was given a harsh tug on the leash and forced to move forward. He needed to figure out how to get out of this, quick before Naruto did something drastic.

Naruto was still busy glaring at his former Master, trying not to kill the guy right then and there. How dare he talk to him! And not to mention make a pass at his subs! He pulled the leashes closer to him out of habit; wait a minute...one leash? Panic took over as the blond Dom looked toward Sasuke and realized that Itachi wasn't with him. He forcibly shoved the old man out of his way to get a better look of the room.

The long haired Dom smiled cruelly and scanned the crowd for the other players in the little party game, all the pieces were moving according to the rules and the pawns of the games were being moved into position. Soon he would get to fulfill some of his deepest desires in this room. He casually resettled his suit and looked around without moving his head to see where Madara had gone with that piece of flesh before inciting Naruto into a greater frenzy. "You won't find your lost trophy-boy like that, my dearest friend. However if you like I can offer you a little help, not without a price of course."
Naruto ignored the man for the time being. He couldn't see Itachi anywhere. He turned to Sasuke, yanking the leash hard toward him. "Where's your brother?" he demanded. When he didn't receive an answer right away from the confused sub, he yanked once more. "Answer me God damn it!"

Sasuke shook slightly, he could just feel his Master's rage against his skin like a sun burn ready to happen. It made him want to protect himself somehow, to put some distance between the blond and himself but that was impossible with the short leash. The only other thing to do would be to somehow appeal to Naruto's good nature and beg forgiveness. "He was here just a minute ago… I'm sorry Master. I should be punished for being careless." He felt horrible. He had been too busy being a damn wimp because of the horrible aura the creepy Dom gave off that he didn’t even notice his brother being taken.

Sasuke bowed his head and gently nuzzled his Master’s leash wielding hand as close to affection as he dared to with his beloved Master fit to explode at any moment. The knuckles of that soft and deceptively strong hand were white and stood out sharply against the normally tanned skin. It was a good thing the tail hadn’t been replaced or it would have fallen out again right then and there. Sasuke’s own hands were clenched in response to Naruto's fierce aura and worried the new tail like one of those pricey slabs of rock sold to reduce stress. "Please forgive me for upsetting you."

Naruto's eyes immediately softened a bit at the look on his youngest sub's face. What was he doing? Sasuke didn't do anything. He had just taken out his anger on the first person that was in sight. He brought Sasuke close and wrapped his arms around the trembling man, running his fingers through the dark hair. "You don't need to apologize Kitty, it's my fault. I shouldn't have treated you like that. But we need to find Itachi, I can't believe I lost him." The blond looked so lost and devastated.

Naruto turned sharply, the old man’s words finally penetrating his panicked mind. "I have no doubt that there's a price. You don't need to worry about it. Although I'm sure you had something to do with this." With that, he gently pulled on Sasuke's leash for him to follow as he made his way through the crowed to look for his Princess.

Pale lips almost creaked as they took on the shape of an almost sincere smile as he watched that smooth silk wrapped back retreat with that cat themed sup tagging along obediently while putting the tail back in place. One thing Naruto had learned from him was how to properly torture a sub with tests of endurance. Naruto had won this round at the simple price of one of his subs. That tight lacy outfit would be a joy to remove from that pale skin!

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Madara kept a good grip on Itachi’s leash and ran the other hand along the sexy mans backside all the way to the ornate throne set against a wall. It was really a sin that that blond ass wipe got both of his nephews all to himself, and wouldn’t even loan them to anyone! It frankly amazed him that Naruto had agreed to come even with the enticing offer to see his first sub ever. Speaking of which...

Madara smiled darkly past Itachi's ear and up at the throne where another dark haired person was kneeling respectively with their eyes on the floor and not looking at anyone even if they passed in front of him. Noting that Sai was in his proper place, he turned his attention back to Itachi.
"You are going to love what comes next dearest. These clothes must be making you all hot and sweaty, and I just know you're dying to take them off."


Itachi cringed as his uncle's hands caressed his body. The touch felt so wrong and disgusting that he felt a bit sick to his stomach. It wasn’t the fact that it was his uncle that disgusted him, considering the fact that he had sex with his brother on an almost daily basis. It was just the fact that the man was a disgusting pervert and always had been, even when Itachi was very young. He noticed that Madara was leading him to the high 'throne' that he had seen him in when they had arrived and vaguely wondered what was coming next. He didn't even bother to say anything, knowing full well that his uncle probably wouldn't even give a damn.

Sai could faintly see the heavy boots of his Master approaching, and the very nice high heels that probably belonged to Itachi. Sai knew all about Madara's plan; the older man having told him about it, and his part in the little game earlier that evening. He sighed, hating the fact that he would have to double cross his former Master and was dreading the night ahead.

Seeing the men finally reach the throne; he didn't look up or do anything until he was addressed.

Madara pushed Itachi to the ground and reached for one of the decorative looking chains on his throne which was really just a cheaply painted fetish chain that ended in manacles that would fit just a tad on the tight side for Itachi. The cold metal locked with a reassuring snap around the cross-dressing sub’s wrists. Satisfied that Itachi would not get away while Madara gave the naked Sai his orders. He turned just enough to see his sub and addressed him distractedly. "Alright Whore, you know what you have to do."

Sai nodded once before rising from his kneeled position and headed over to his former Dom. Approaching the blond, he felt his stomach do a little flip at seeing him again. He really hated the fact that this was how he had to show himself again to his much missed Master. He kneeled at the blonde's side and leaned down, making sure not to touch, but gaining the blonde's attention anyway. "It's nice to see you again, Sir."

Naruto nearly jumped out of his pants when he heard Sai’s voice coming from the ground, interrupting his search. Blue eyes quit searching the crowd for Itachi and latched onto Sai's slender form at his feet, just like it had been before Naruto had given him up. Naruto just stared dumbfounded at his first sub, taking in every inch of sleek smooth skin while his tongue gabbed and crawled on the floor while a little voice in the back of his head screamed all sorts of things about Itachi being lost.

Sasuke looked down as well, hearing the small voice that addressed his Master. For some reason, he didn't like this guy. Maybe it was a bit of jealousy, knowing that he had been Naruto's first sub. There was also something weird about this whole thing. He had no doubt that Madara was using him in his little game of cat and mouse. He glared at the other, effectively gaining his attention.

Sai gave his trademark grin that Naruto knew so well, and threw it toward Sasuke. He then looked back down at his former Master's feet. He had made up his mind. Screw the consequences, he couldn’t do this to his former Master who had been one hundred times more kind than Madara ever will be toward him. "I know I'm probably going to get a beating for this from my Master, but I want to help you get Itachi back. I know all about his plan and if you look over toward where my Master is sitting, he has Itachi chained up there." the dark haired sub said quietly. He at least owed the blond for being so kind to him when he was with the man.

"Wait what?" Naruto tore his eyes away from Sai and stood on his toes to see over a couple of people’s heads toward the throne. Just like Sai had said, Itachi was there obviously chained with his uncle standing over him with his hands in that long black hair, whispering something into that ear and running his fingers on the straps of the corset. Damn that man!

Naruto unconsciously tightened his grip on Sasuke's leash and ground his teeth as an old, familiar anger welled up inside him. A black feeling settled on the blonde’s shoulders and whispered into a most willing ear that this whole thing had been a setup form the beginning and that the only way out was to kill. "What is that old fagtard thinking he’s doing? That's my sub he's got his slimy hands on!" Naruto quickly pat the top of Sai’s head and pulled Sasuke to his feet for a mad dash to Madara’s throne and his beloved Itachi.

Sasuke quickly rose to his feet, not wanting to get strangled again. Twice in one night was enough for him. He panicked though at the look of pure rage on his Master's face. He figured damage control may be in order. He stood in front of his Master and held on to the blonde's shoulders. He spoke in his "serious business voice" hoping it would make the blond pay attention to him. "Naruto, there's no need to act so irrationally..." he was cut off by a harsh slap to the face from the blond. He stepped back, face in shock as he watched his Master drop his leach and launch himself at the throne and Madara.

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Madara felt his loins swell as he finally unzipped the skirt from his new plaything’s waist and took it off, revealing Itachi's family jewels. The old pervert licked his lips as he took in Itachi's generous balls and cock sheathed in silken panties with lace. Those would be a joy to have in his trophy box later, just as soon as he made a conquest of his nephew. He then hooked a finger on Itachi’s barely there panties and started to pull them down off those girly hips, even as the blond launched himself at the eldest Uchiha male in the room. The noise in the room masked the sounds of any approaching Dom bent on vengeance from having their subs stolen, and there was just enough excited chatter to keep the protests of people being shoved aside to mask any kind of forewarning Madara might have had until just before tanned fingers closed a circle around his throat.

Itachi jumped as he felt the hands of his uncle forcibly being ripped away from his body. He looked up and saw his Master with rage filled eyes as he strangled the life out of Madara. He dimly noted his brother run up to him and try to figure out how to get him out of the shackles he was in. "We need to stop him somehow, I think he..." Itachi didn't have time to finish as another body lunged itself at the two fighting individuals, trying to separate the two.

Having come in just as Naruto flung himself at Madara, Kiba cursed under his breath as he rushed to prevent his best friend from committing murder. He had no intention of someone dying at a party that he attended damn it! No matter how much of an ass the guy was. He jumped into the fight, effectively holding Naruto back from Madara and prying the hands from around the older man's throat. He looked at Sasuke and directed him to hold Naruto down.

Sasuke looked at Kiba like he had grown a second head, how was he supposed to hold down an enraged blond who would probably kick his ass in less than a second? Nevertheless, he did what he was told and did his best to hold Naruto down while Kiba released Naruto's death grip.

Naruto struggled madly against Sasuke. “Get the fuck off me! I’m going to throttle the shit out of him for DARING to strip my Princess in front of a crowd! That sexy ass belongs to me and no one but me and me alone!” The blond snarled his thoughts to the whole room without knowing and clawed the arms and legs of whoever was keeping him from choking that bastard to death.

Sasuke held on as tightly to Naruto as he could with his Master’s nails practically tearing his arms to ribbons. Thankfully his normally good natured Master hadn't noticed that his legs were also restrained. But it wouldn’t be long before Naruto stopped playing nice if things kept up.

Kiba made sure that Naruto was fully restrained before he took a look at the host of the party, who was at the present time, passed out. Figuring it was safe; he grabbed the keys from the man's pocket and attempted to find the right one to unlock Itachi. He didn't say anything during his task, trying to get it done as quickly as possible so that they could get the hell out of there.

Itachi hung his head in shame. He couldn't believe he let this happen to him so easily. He was sure that his Master would never let him out of his sight again, never mind letting him go anywhere by himself; at least for awhile.

Kiba finally found the right key and let Itachi loose. He helped Itachi stand up and led him over to Naruto. "Maybe you can help him calm down." was all he said.

Itachi nodded and made his way over to his blond Master and pried his hands from Sasuke's arms. He proceeded to sit on Naruto's torso and held his arms down while Sasuke held his legs. He gently leaned down whispering comforting words into the blonde's ear, knowing that that would calm him down much more efficiently than yelling at the man.

Naruto growled at whoever had sat on him until the faintly familiar scent of someone he loved finally worked its way into his brain; a strong smell of vanilla, a hint of sweat, and something vaguely spicy. The furious blonde’s struggles slowed as a vague outline of what the smells belonged to formed in the back of his head making the mindless rage retreat before it.

Sasuke didn’t have time to feel pain as Naruto's pitched struggles finally slowed down into something manageable. Somewhere along the attack on Madara and the insuring struggle, the crowd had started thinning out which was a relief in itself, less eyes to worry about.

Sai made his way through the crowed that was starting to make a hasty exit, not wanting to get involved in the fight. He stepped up to his Master, and attempted to drag the unconscious man out of the immediate vicinity with the help of some of his fellow subs. He gave Naruto one last longing glance before making his way up the ornate stairs.

Kiba let Sai do as he wished, knowing that the sub had no mal intent. He focused his attention back to Itachi and Naruto, signaling to Sasuke that he could get off of the blond.

Itachi noticed the room got a bit quieter and figured that a lot of people were probably leaving. He didn't really focus on that though as he continued to talk to his Master, trying to get him to calm down.

Naruto closed his eyes and counted backwards from twenty to calm down with the help of Itachi's constant talking and reassurances. He was vaguely aware of the others in the room and the dull ache of having almost lost something important. He opened his eyes and looked up into his sub’s concerned face and was struck by how messy Itachi had gotten since he'd been abducted, that and the Tiara had gone missing. Sadness and love warred inside him making the prone man say three words he most likely wouldn’t have said in such a public setting "I love you."

Itachi let his head drop to his Master's shoulder with relief evident in his body language. He then realized how they might look to others and sat up carefully, a bit sore from being in such an awkward position while he was chained up. "I love you too, Master. You're okay now...right?"

Naruto swallowed a lump in his throat and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for snapping me out of that.” Naruto flexed his knees slowly at first to make sure that nothing had been sprained or broken. Itachi's gentle weight on his stomach kept the blond from just getting up right away.

Sasuke was caught between being jealous at his Master saying that he loved Itachi, and worrying about what had happened to his brother while they were separated. It didn’t take Madara long at all to scar people for life. Sasuke edged just a little bit closer to his Master now that he was back to being himself. Already the cat themed sub could feel a bruise developing on his face where he'd been struck, and his arms almost burned with the multiple scratches he'd gotten from holding his Master back.

Naruto looked at his youngest sub with apologetic eyes as he beckoned the boy closer. He felt so terrible for hurting him and he knew he was going to have a lot to make up for. “God damn it. I really need to do something about this, I already hurt Itachi and now you.”

Sasuke didn’t say anything as he let his Master hold him and stroke his hair. Everything boiled up to that point and he let slip just a couple tears from his obsidian eyes.

Kiba noticed the slightly frightened look on Sasuke’s face and decided it would probably be best if they left. He placed a gentle hand on Naruto's shoulder to get his attention. "We should probably go, the crowed is half gone and the remaining people are starting to get a bit panicked."

Itachi helped his brother and Master get up off the floor while he retrieved his skirt and put it back on, not wanting to be exposed any more than he needed to be.

Naruto got up slowly and looked around for Madara, who was nowhere to be seen. Slimy bastard got away, damn it. The blue eyed man shook his head to clear away the last fringes of anger and gently took his subs’ leashes in hand. With the room mostly clear of people leaving would be easy. Just a bunch of servants in suits cleaning up after the party and a few subs wandering around until they got instructions on what to do. He really had a talent for messing things up. "Yeah, come on Kitty, Princess. You’re going to be coming home with me tonight. I don’t want anyone having a chance to take you from me again."

Naruto's former Master had a stack of plates in his long fingered hands as the little group of four stepped off the stage and headed toward the exit doors with seething hatred. Madara's plan had failed miserably all because Naruto had decided to fight back, just as he thought the blond would. But how had that boy gotten past Sai, wasn't that sub Blondie’s Achilles heel? Something wasn’t right and it was about time it got fixed.

Naruto glared as his old Master blocked their exit. The slimy old man just smirked at the four and Naruto couldn't help but feel a bit of that anger coming back. It was only the fact that Kiba had stepped in front of him that he was able to keep himself in check.

Kiba used himself as a shield as he stood in front of his best friend and room-mate. He knew all about this man and what he had done to Naruto and he figured it was time for a bit of payback. "I suggest you move or you might not be walking out of here tonight."

Sasuke slid behind Naruto as best as he could with a short leash to be out of that creepy man’s sight. Everything about that pale bastard made him want to crawl away on his belly and hide until he was gone.

The pale man smiled, revealing nearly all his teeth and pulled a long silver instrument from the sleeve of his jacket. Most of its length was the handle except for the last inch or so which was the sharpest blade known to mankind, a scalpel. "You have no authority over me, boy, and I will have what was promised me tonight even if I have to send most of you to a hospital."

Kiba had had enough. He was not about to let this slime of a man hurt anyone tonight. He pulled back his fist and delivered a hard right hook to the old man's left eye.

Naruto had froze when he saw the scalpel in the cruel man's hand. He wasn't about to let him hurt anyone especially his subs, but he couldn't seem to move. Luckily Kiba was there to take care of the situation. The blond moved toward his subs to make sure no one got to them again.

The old man’s face froze in shock as he staggered away from the blow. The tool of Naruto's torment fell from his fingers as the world lost its colors and started fading to grays and blacks and somewhere in the back of his mind a name got linked to the young man’s face.

Sasuke put himself as close to his brother and Master as he could for their reassuring presence when the sound of metal hitting the floor followed by the thump of a body reached his ears. The cat themed sub wadded up his frayed courage and looked over Naruto's shoulder to see who had fallen.

Kiba stood with a satisfied smirk on his face as he looked down at the fast fading man that he just punched. "Sorry to ruin your fun, Dr. Orochimaru. Guess you won't be in for work tomorrow." he said cockily to the well renowned plastic surgeon. He turned to Naruto and gave a lopsided grin to his room-mate. "Now's probably a good time to leave, dumbass before you start any more trouble." The statement itself was pretty insulting but the way the man said it gave light to how strong of a friendship they had.

Naruto laughed nervously, still a bit high on adrenaline. "Me, cause trouble? No you got the wrong guy. You must be thinking of some other person with two hot subs and blond hair."

Naruto smiled back at his friend and looked over his shoulder to make sure that both subs were still there, and they were. This whole thing had been a disaster even though Sai had been a little helpful. "Yeah let’s get out of here before someone calls the police."

Sasuke stayed close to his Master as they made their way quickly out the door and to the car. He had never had such an eventful night when it came to his Master. Well, they usually never went anywhere, and now he knew why. Trouble just seemed to follow the blond wherever he went. Not that his uncle helped any.

No one noticed that on their way out, Itachi had bent down and discretely picked up the sharp scalpel that had been his Master's torment for years and hid it until he could talk to his Master later.

TBC

A lot of crap went down yo! Sorry. LOL Kiba’s a little shit aint he??? So cute! Oh and just so everyone knows, the duration of the party in the chapter is about two hours. But anyway, you got your party!!! Hope it was worth the wait! Please review!!!