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Disguised Curses	By : Raholea Category: Naruto AU/AR > General Views: 2438 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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This chapter is long, roughly 4000 words. It also has some elements of blood, dominance, and more Kyuubi-ness. Naruto's demonic part of himself makes quite a bit of an appearance. No likey, go away. though if you've hung around this long, then please, keep reading. On that note, I'd like to give a shout-out to AINI, who betas my chapters (including this one) when I'm not entirely confident of the contents. Multiple thanks to all my reviewers- Leeanna and dina, who help me stay sane with this psycho story, Sneakyfox, Djargo, Cynaga, and 'unneeded' for bothering to review. it's your input and enthusiasm that got this chapter wqritten in 2 weeks.

Cynaga: btw, it's Sasuke and Hinata, i have someone else in mind for Neji. Hold on for a few more chapters.... Now, on to the story....

Chapter 27

“Try it again. You need to stop thinking of it as Kyuubi, and start remembering it as a bit of yourself. The instincts are becoming a part of you. You need to learn to turn it on and off at will. If you can shut down Kyuubi, you can shut down yourself. But be selective on what you shut down. If you close off your humanity, your inner demon will take over. Close off your demon completely and not allow it release, and it will force its way up. Both of those circumstances will create utter devastation.”

Naruto could only glare at Kimi while she went off on the same spiel as she'd done repeatedly the last hour. He understood what she was saying, but putting the theory into reality was... complex. He didn't really recognize much as his 'demon' self, except the predatory instincts and the like. But with his senses sharpening and more unseen changes lurking under the illusion Kyuubi helped him mold, he had to learn control. Sasuke had warned him in brief, certain terms what had happened at Tsunade's office and what she had implied about a file standing by for the Konoha jinchuuriki. Two weeks later he was finding his nerves fraying again and he was bound to ensure his freedom, even if it meant dealing with Kimi trying to train him how to... behave. She recited control, in every detail and every urge, and he found that level of attention draining and tedious. But he had an iron will. So, he closed his eyes, and groped around in his mind for that lingering rush of predator, to hunt, tear, bleed, destroy. It was the easiest levels of his instincts to find, unlike his odd rush whenever he saw Hinata now. He still wasn't sure if that was himself, human or demon, or Kyuubi. Or if it was a bit of all three.

The instincts surged to the surface quickly, and Naruto doubled over as his senses flooded. His eyelids fluttered as he processed the influx, the warm welcoming scent of Kimi's hawk, the sharper, dark odor he knew as Sasuke. The crisp air that moved between the trees and carried the promise of winter to come. He flexed his fingers, nails scratching across his palm. He yawned, inhaling and tasting the air, seeking something unknown but needed. The point of a kunai being pressed to the palm of his hand, the promise of pain and blood and so much more- Naruto broke it with a jolt. He panted, still feeling everything clinging to him, but it wasn't clouding him anymore. He met burning red eyes.

“I can see past the illusion.” A hand came up and brushed along the top of Naruto's head. “It's not clear, but I can see them.” Naruto shuddered as fingers brushed along the edges of his ears, which had shifted over the last week. His jaw had been changing, minutely, but his ears had moved up about two inches along his skull, sleek and long and faintly furred. They drove him nuts, because the slightest breeze moved his hair against the sensitive tips, and the acuity of his hearing had been gradually increasing. But these changes had been well hidden under the demon's glamor, the jutsu Kyuubi himself had taught. The ticklish sensation of Sasuke's fingers tracing the fine edges of his ear drove shudders through Naruto, and the rush in his blood was back, fighting for control. “Stop!”

The command was as much toward himself as to Sasuke, and Naruto hurled himself backwards, hands covering his ears as his inner demon screamed for release. Blood rushing in his head and Kyuubi's cackle filled him, so he couldn't hear words as he watched Kimi turn on Sasuke for a minute before approaching him. He growled, wanting to warn her away but failing to focus enough for proper words as he choked back what he could fully recognize as his own demonic self. Worry flashed through her face but her scent never changed, and the lack of fear puzzled the demon. She should fear him, fear them, but only cool confidence and caution presented in the hawk's face. Naruto seized the moment and with a draining choke of effort and many mentally visualized seals, sent the demon urges and thinking to the back of his brain. He fell to his knees, his breath harsh and gasping, shaking as he tried to orient himself.

“Care to tell me what just happened?” Yay, he could hear again. Cue the dry mental sarcasm. Naruto scowled at himself for sounding a bit like Sasuke and hauled his rear off the ground. “I regained control. What else?”

Kimi shook her head at him. “You shouldn't have lost control in the first place. Find your lines, without crossing them every time. Learn the lesson before it kills you.”

Naruto mumbled something that made Sasuke smirk. “I am not in fault for this one.” The smirk melted off. “You should have told me, Naruto. Does the Hokage know?”

“About the illusion? Yeah. Ears, not yet. She's got me an appointment with her tomorrow.” He frowned at the ground, irritated for no apparent reason. He didn't like how Sasuke was grilling him for this. He missed how red eyes narrowed but not the tone as the next words came biting at his nerves, accusing him.

“You weren't going to tell me, were you? How can I keep you safe and out of trouble when you won't be honest with u-” Sasuke was on the ground with Naruto perched over him, the fuzzy ears laid back against blond hair, teeth gritting inches from his nose. Naruto in that moment was the embodiment of everything feral and untamed, wrapped up in a body way too human on the outside for what the creature inside desired. Talons were digging along his wrists, held to either side of his head, but he wasn't getting hurt. Sasuke processed it in a flash, knowing that Naruto could have harmed him. His Sharingan had caught movement, but he hadn't been able to react against the demonic speed. Sasuke carefully relaxed, not yet wanting to incite the blonde's uncontrolled responses. There would always be time to test his limits, provided he survive each encounter.

“You don't want to do this, Naruto. Relax and come back to reality.” He stared up into eyes that were changing as he watched, the pupil slit and narrowing even as the red spread out and covered the blue. It was odd, watching this change, mostly because he'd never been in this exact position to do so. A quiet voice in the depths of his mind whispered something about just how easy it would be for Naruto to rip his throat out, either with his claws or the mock fangs he can see now that his lips are bared in a snarl. He'd been aware of the way Naruto's teeth changed when Kyuubi took over, hell, he'd been bitten a time or two with said teeth. But usually he didn't have to see those teeth above him like this, having always been confident that he would escape. But he was uncertain what the trigger was this time, and anything he did could potentially make things worse. Like, dead worse. Or mauled.

Fingers flexed around his wrists before a quiet voice laced heavily with aggression slowly answered. “Reality? How is there reality when there is denial? You are mine, Uchiha, and so is my beautiful Hinata. But yet, I hold myself back. Why? Why can't I stay like this and take what I want, how I want, when and where I want. Is this not reality? This freedom is far more real.” Naruto leaned in close, nuzzling along Sasuke's throat, relishing the still fear that filled the body and poured in acrid scent waves. “I keep telling myself no, but I don't understand why. This feels good, so good. The hunger and power, it's so appealing...” Sasuke shuddered under the heat washing over his skin, unable to help the reactions. He could see what this was, where Naruto was. He'd been in the same place during Valley of the End and the battle. But this would end far differently than then.

“Bind and seal: Containment!”

Naruto arched backwards, a deep scream pouring from between his teeth as his body shuddered, and Sasuke could see a chakra- laced hand gripping Naruto's ankle. Kimi was holding on for life as whatever jutsu she'd cast drew Naruto up and away, his body fighting the jutsu.

“What are you doing to him??” Sasuke had slid out from underneath the writhing body, getting out of striking range without trying to disturb Kimi. He couldn't be certain stopping her would mean Naruto acting normal. It would probably have the reverse effect- leaving Naruto so riled that it would be trying to stop a rampage.

“Giving him back his mind.” She let go finally, as Naruto's body stopping fighting, and he crumpled into a heap on the ground. “I sent a message to a clan researcher on ways to subdue the animal within without affecting anything else. It won't last long, and I'm not sure how well it will work later on, but this is the best I could get on short notice.” She gestured toward Naruto's limp form. “He'll be as he was, but hopefully his human mind will be in charge. And before you ask, I didn't share your secrets. I asked for both his and Neji's sake, but I was careful what I said and asked. I only got the information two days ago.”

“How can you not learn something like that, growing up in the way you did?”

“Because my clan embraced its animal and lived like the beasts, not humans. Those of us that had no control were either ignored, cast out to live like the feral animal, or killed. We had no use for such things as temporary containment. I had to turn to others for that information. It hasn't been easy scouting out those like me that live human lives.” She stopped when Naruto twitched, then rolled, groaning. Sasuke stepped over to place a hand on Naruto's shoulder, giving the blonde a chance to focus up at him.

“You're grey around the edges, teme.”

“You went all fox on us. Kimi snapped you back toward normal. Ish.”

Naruto frowned before summoning a clone. Sasuke stepped away as Naruto stood and studied his copy intently. “That.. is weird,” he commented, as the clone dissolved into smoke. He leveled a hard glare at Kimi. “I'm thankful, but I really don't like you right now. It's like I want to tear you apart, and I know why, but for once it feels like I don't have to worry about acting on it. I could, but... it's not forcing me.” He finished, still puzzled, but that was about the best he could explain it.

“For the moment you are in control. Rather good control, it seems, but that was all I gave you. I did not suppress your demon. I only gave you back your human mind. You will feel and know what the other part of you wants, needs, craves, but for the moment you have control. I will not do this again for you, Naruto. You know what it feels like. Achieve this state on your own.”

She turned to leave, halted by Naruto's outcry. “Where are you going? I thought you were helping me!” She sighed and fixed him with hard hawk eyes. “You and Sasuke need to talk. You and your demon need to figure things out, because the things you said while under its influence need to be addressed. But I am not involved in this one.” With that she left, leaving a stunned Naruto kneeling on the cold ground with Sasuke standing nearby.

Slowly Naruto's shocked expression morphed to thoughtfulness, then devolved into an utterly blank mask. It was a familiar enough expression, and Sasuke brushed a hand across Naruto's cheek before committing himself to the mental dive. He 'landed' in the very familiar sewer, and following the faint trickle of liquid chakra toward Kyuubi's seal, he found a rather unique sight. Naruto was arguing with himself to the deliciously cruel amusement of the demon fox. But the one Naruto was so much different than even the 'new' Naruto- the changes were far more drastic, animalistic and untamed. Demon Naruto. It turned to look at him, the cold calculating hunger eerie and yet familiar. “Mine.”

“I belong to no one.” He might lose this argument but he wasn't going to give up.

“You are mine. My mate.”

“I thought Hinata was my mate?!?”

“She is yours. He is mine.”

“I… I don't do guys. I prefer the women in my life.”

“They will be too weak for what we need. He is mine.”

“I do not belong to you.”

Glimmering eyes flowed over his body. “Not yet. But you will.”

There was cold finality in that harsh voice, and Sasuke shivered. He'd been told by Kyuubi months ago the he would be one of Naruto's interests, and the fox had plainly told him why. Naruto would need someone to help him with this darker urges, and better he only hurt one person he cared enough for to patch back together then hurt several he didn't care about at all. Add the natural rivalry the boys had fostered for years, and it was the perfect combination. And everyone knew just how much damage the Uchiha could take and still survive. Naruto understood that Sasuke was his, but he didn't want to accept it, hence part of his denial issues. Sasuke looked at the far more human version that he knew. “Are you resisting because I'm male, or the concern of who will be getting fucked?” He studied Naruto's face, trying to judge reactions. It was difficult when Naruto was entertaining too many worries. “Or are you more concerned about Hinata's reaction to having me on the side?” That got a distinct reaction of a flinch. “Naruto. She already knows and understands. Maybe not fully, but Kyuubi already spilled to her what she will be to you, and I had to explain his commentary that went with it. She has assured me that she is secure in what will be of us, the three of us. It may not be perfect, but it can work.”

“Assurances, about relationships, from you? You've never given a damn about anyone but yourself.” His tone wasn't angry, it was bitter. “You came back, but I can't help but wonder when you'll just turn around and leave again. Only this time I know you wouldn't be able to come back. Either they'll exile you, or you will be executed.”

Sasuke closed the feet between them, pausing when a clawed hand came up against his chest. “I swore I'd stay here and protect you. Help you any way I can.” He wrapped his own hands around the tan one in front of him. “What do I do to prove this to you?”

“Swear a demon's oath.” Three sets of eyes turned on the huge fox demon. “You are of tainted blood, Uchiha. You should blood- bond to both of them. It would solve several things.”

“Explain.” Sasuke didn't trust Kyuubi much more than he could juggle the entirety of Team Seven. Which he probably could do, but not easily, and not without serious risk.

“It's a demon thing. Naruto can and eventually will mark you as his, but this would be more than merely him marking you as a mate. This is binding yourself to him, giving him assurance you will never leave him, never betray him. To intentionally do so would pull you apart, starting with your control, then his, stripping you of all resistance, and then turning him against you. Betrayal means death amongst demons.”

“I fuck up and he kills me, no questions, no take-backs?” It wasn't right. He should at least have a chance to defend himself and apologize if he hadn't meant it.

“Intentional betrayal.” Naruto murmured. “It's no worse than what I’ve already promised.” He peered back up at Kyuubi. “Would it have any impact on my control?”

A dark chuckle answered. “Of course it will affect your precious control, but not always how you want it. Don't ever think that you will escape a change when doing something like this. After all, changes are never just one direction.”

“If I blood bonded to only one? What happens?”

The fox set crimson slits on him and Sasuke felt the surge of chakra into him. He felt and heard the fox through misted impressions. “Bonding to one without the other would result in an agent of chaos as pure as I, with none of the lifetime experience. There is a time for everything, including chaos and war, but the creature my kit would become if unbalanced would be destruction incarnate. This is why the merge is so slow, because if I gave him everything in one rush he would put every plan and hope of mortals and demons alike into one fiery rush of nothing. Either he would purge the world of everything or they would destroy him completely, and my plan will fail. I must not be reborn until after Akatsuki is completely gone. I'd rather be a pawn of my own foolishness than a pawn of mortals, worse than I already am. Do not enter into this lightly, Uchiha. Be the smart one of your clan for once.” Sasuke grimaced under the jibe at his family but didn't explode in anger as he would have once done. Instead he shrugged off the wash off chakra, watching as Kyuubi retreated into the unseen depths of its cage. He approached the double Naruto, taking a hand in each of his.

“I wouldn't ever make this offer for anyone else. But if this is what I have to do to prove to the only person I can ever devote myself to, that I am being completely sincere, then I will. My life is in your hands, Naruto.” They moved, then, closing around him, the human behind him, the demon in front. He stared into deep fuchsia eyes as a very calm voice whispered into his ear, all four hands cradling him between their bodies. He nodded, panting, silently agreeing to the decrees being laid out. He would remain loyal, not to the village, but to Naruto. Wherever the blonde deigned to move, so would Sasuke, and he would protect not just the blonde but anyone he deemed worthy as clan, family. He would hold vital secrets as needed, even under torture, and never, ever, would he dare harm his Alpha. But he would be entrusted that he could lead his alpha in matters where the blonde could not see or be rational. If his Alpha was about to make a choice that would destroy their safety, their life, their family, then Sasuke would be demanded to ensure the protection of all of this family.

“Do you swear to follow all things we have asked, while understanding what we have stated?” Sasuke nodded, gasping out a ragged 'yes'. He wasn’t really sure why he was doing this with such confidence, but there was no room for doubt, no room for error. He’d made his decisions, and promises, and that was it. He never did anything by half.

The bodies crowded him, pinning him between the two with startling ease, his shirt getting sliced off before he realized that the claws were destroying it. Then those claws were scratching along his skin, scoring it, drawing dots of blood along his chest and back. It wasn't bad, only as much as a minor wrestle with a thorny brush. A couple harsher scratches, then chakra rose in a suppressing wave around him. A pair of tongues flicked across his chest and back, but as the blood was cleaned away and wounds healed, the chakra invaded, drowning him and filling him. Sasuke gasped past the deluge, not daring to struggle, wanting desperately to keep afloat in the onslaught.

Naruto moved away, Sasuke standing free but being held upright by the tug and pull of chakra pouring from both Naruto. It faded, drawing back, and Sasuke wavered, slowly collapsing to the floor of the mental sewer pipe. Outside, his body crumpled to the ground, red flickering flames of chakra leaving delicate patterns across his skin before withdrawing completely back to Naruto who also slid in a heap to the ground.

When Kimi came back to the site with Hinata, Sakura, and Kakashi in tow, they were still unconscious. The two boys were carried back to the Uchiha compound and securely watched for when they finally returned to consciousness and could explain the ropes of tiny red flames that tattooed around Sasuke's ankles and wrists, or the fact there was a new crimson seal containing the black curse seal mark. Kimi took first watch, wondering what had happened after she'd left that morning.

*****

Naruto woke to a dull pounding in his head, followed by a very familiar gaze as Kakashi peered at him from a chair in the corner. Sasuke was on the couch on the other side of the living room. “He's been out for I'm not sure how long. You have your scheduled appointment with Tsunade in about five hours. I suggest you take him with you.” He didn't flinch under the glare the young man sent him. “What happened?”

“I bound him as my beta.” Naruto could see, now, the red markings on Sasuke, exuding a faint glow in the predawn light. “I don't know if I could properly explain it, but he's mine, like family. Better than a servant, less than a mate.” 'for now', he didn't add. “He is devoted, now. Betrayal will cause his death.”

The one visible eyebrow arched, before its eye narrowed. “I doubt Tsunade will particularly approve.”

“His fidelity is mine,” Naruto growled. “Tsunade- sama knows where my allegiances lie. And should something happen, I will take responsibility.” Kakashi shook his head. It was nearly futile arguing with Naruto when he was in this state. He watched as Naruto turned to face the door, head spinning fast enough there was a cracking sound from vertebrae. “Hina- chan,” he breathed, seconds before Hinata appeared in the doorway.

Hinata paused in the doorway, stunned by the heat in the multicolored eyes. “Kakashi- san. I must head home.” She barely looked his way, held still in Naruto's gaze. He rose and stalked toward her slowly, but before he could get halfway there strong arms wrapped around his chest. “Wait, Naruto. You cannot claim her yet.” A growl was his only answer, the low vibration embedding into Sasuke's chest as he held Naruto back. “You will thank me later when I explain why,” he whispered, and with his head signaled Hinata to leave. She needed to go while Naruto was still manageable.

Naruto turned on Sasuke as Hinata left and her scent lingered. “Why make me wait? Again?”

“Because if you're finally ready to court her with intentions of more, you will have to talk to her father. I highly doubt Hiashi Hyuga will ignore you overstepping the political niceties involved in chasing his daughter.”

Something a little more human filled Naruto's expression at that point, and a fine whimper escaped. He was going to have to go talk to Hiashi Hyuga about dating- or more- with his daughter. It was a terrifying position.

“Only if you teach me how to not make a complete fool out of myself. I wasn't raised in a clan, after all.”

Sasuke grinned, a wide wolfish look that would have shocked Naruto if he hadn't been spending so much time around him. “I will teach you everything you need to know to make such an impression that Hyuga- sama won't dare deny you. At least not on your manners. But you have to cooperate, no matter how silly or annoying.” It was enough to make him pause but the needy ranting in his head didn't let him hesitate long. Naruto nodded. “Deal.”

____ end chapter ____

Note : Chapter 28 is actually already done, and more of the usual chapter length. I'll post in a few days after I look it over. working on 29... See what happens what i get good reviews?? I WRITE!!!
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