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Desert Flowers Still Have Thorns Completed	By : Royality Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 1296 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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"Sasuke! Sasuke!" Holding the limp body of his lover, Naruto cried out over and over as a hand reached down. It was trying to stop the blood that was spilling from Sasuke's gaping abdomen wound. The skin was pale and cold, with veins throbbing across the face, as the poison slowly took hold of Sasuke's life. He wasn't dead, not yet anyway, and it was long enough for him to linger on his many regrets. Opening the dark eyes slowly, he looked to his left. There was Sakura's body, still laid out in a puddle of her own blood. The sword slash that made her bleed, also spilled her innards. Hovering over her were beaten and bruised Akane and Kankuro. Akane had his fingers on her neck, checking a pulse. It was oddly reassuring to Sasuke as the red head looked to Kankuro, and only shook his head.
"Sasuke!" Hearing his name called again, Sasuke turned to look at Naruto. The pain on his face wasn't as bad as he thought it was. Smiling, he reached up, stroking the stripped cheek.
"I'm sorry...I had too. I couldn't let you..." The confession stopped as the burning sensation from the poisoned wound was too much for Sasuke to bear. Body tensing, he cried out in pain while holding onto his husband's hand.
"Sasuke!"
Closing his eyes again, Sasuke's consciousness slipped. How did this happen...oh...right.
He was in his home. "Naruto will never agree to attack Kabuto, Neji. He won't let me go with you to do it either."
"Well, what do you suggest we do?! We can't just wait around for Kabuto to come after your children!" Standing from his seat, Neji argued some very valid points. Sai nodded from his own chair, eyeing Sasuke. It was then where Sasuke came up with an idea.
"You're right. They need to be safe."
"That's what I've been saying!"
"Which is why you're going to kidnap them instead."
"...What?" Sitting back down, Neji looked confused. "What are you saying?"
Smirking, Sasuke leaned over the table, his voice hushed. "Naruto will never attack Kabuto unless the twins are already in danger. I'm not going to take that chance. He is going to risk their lives and his own, all for the sake of saving Sakura. And if he has to kill her....he'll never forgive himself. But if the kids are taken....and everyone will blame Kabuto, meanwhile, you'll have them and we'll attack his base."
Oh, suddenly Sai actually started to like Sasuke. "That...will work."
"What?! We don't know if Naruto will even believe..."
"He'll believe. I'll make him believe." Pulling away, Sasuke stood up as he heard the front door open. Naruto had finally come home, groceries in hand. Though the blond was a little worried with seeing Neji and Sai there. With the discussion that followed, the ANBU saw what Naruto was willing to risk to save Sakura. It was in the middle of the night when the pair crept upon the unsuspecting camp site, and hurried the twins away to a safe location. It looked as if they had just vanished.
It was Gaara to first notice Sasuke's odd behavior. While he wasn't quite sure of the plan Sasuke had conjured up, he did know one thing for certain. Sasuke wanted to kill Sakura, and that wasn't something Gaara was going to risk not happening. This was the woman who manipulated all of them, and then tried to take away from this world the only thing he...wanted. He couldn't imagine a life without Shiro, or how his life would have been if she succeeded that night. That rage had boiled, and it was enough of a lure for his sleeping inner demon to rise to the surface. Not even Shiro knew that the one-tailed beast was under Gaara's complete control.
If they were going to attack Kabuto's base, there needed to be a plan. Kankuro and Akane would use their wide range of techniques to be a distraction in the front. Gaara would use his sand techniques to travel through the ground to the heart of the base, carrying Shiro, Naruto, and Sasuke with him. He and Shiro would then confront Kabuto, as Naruto and Sasuke would look for the twins and neutralize Sakura, if possible. It was a simple plan, which began immediately after Akane summoned his Vanguard to lead an assault on the ruins. As warned by Shiro, there were several traps, including the resurrection of long since dead ninja.
With enough of a distraction, Kankuro and Akane ran ahead, fighting for their lives through skeletons, explosions, and winding tunnels. Throughout the caves, Kankuro's voice could be heard. "WHY ARE THERE FUCKIN' ZOMBIES!?"
As Gaara's sand bubble emerged, it dispersed, leaving the four on stone ground. It was dark, but Shiro seemed to know the exactly where to go. In fact, he seemed to have changed drastically. While normally, Shiro seemed timid, polite, and even nervous at times, those green eyes were focused and could easily see in the pitch black. Even Sasuke's Sharingan had some issues with the lighting. "Focus Kyuubi's eyes as if they are your own. You'll be able to see better." Naruto seemed to have already adjusted. His eyes were no longer their usual blue, but the glowing yellow slits of the demon fox. Sighing, Sasuke gave it a try. Huh, so it worked. Behind the red swirls where now cat-like eyes, glowing slightly in red and black.
Gaara didn't dare tap into his demon yet, wanting to save it for the moment he crushed that bitch's heart. If Sasuke couldn't follow through with killing Sakura, he would. Gladly. Though, looking to Sasuke, he started to wonder if the other man had any doubts at all. Turning another corner, they came across the room with the large, glass containers that were mounted on the wall. They were all open to be seen, glowing brightly as the husks inside of some of them floated in their watery graves. In the middle of the room was a chair, with a seated figure.
"There you are, I was wondering when you would show up. Welcome home."
Shiro froze, his body tensing up like a angry and scared beast. "Kabuto."
Standing, Kabuto turned around. His long white hair cascading down his shoulders and back, a black hooded robe covering his body. The green slit eyes were also identical to Shiro's, though the scales on Kabuto's pale face were dry and deeply imbedded. "It's Shiro now, right? What a fitting name for a stray pet. Well, since you've returned home now, you can get back where you were. I kept your home warm for you. I know how easily you get cold."
Moving to the side, Kabuto offered the stone throne to Shiro. There...was some confusion. Shiro's defenses dropped for only a moment as he turned to look at Gaara. Gaara, startled as well, simply looked back, but it didn't take long for his anger to overwhelm him. A sand claw went out, grabbing Kabuto by the neck. It squeezed, pushing Kabuto into a far wall. "What are you talking about!? He's not home! His home is with me!" It squeezed more, as Kabuto started to laugh.
"You have no idea, do you? You remember, don't you, Shura. You started all of this."
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