In claws of evil

Chapter 3: Too late?

Seeing the grinning Orochimaru and his little lapdog disappear up the stairs, the raven haired man slowly stepped unnoticed out of the shadows. He carefully made sure that he was all alone and that no one would be near to interfere with his plan to search for the two missing Konoha shinobi.

Sasuke had just arrived as his “master” was leaving the dungeon and seeing the horrifying smile on Orochimaru´s face the Uchiha knew from experience that it wasn’t a good sign which made him expect the worst.

He searched the dungeon in absolute silence, hiding in the shadows, hoping not to find any of his former friends.

He stopped in front of a dark reinforced cell; it reeked with the smell of Orochimaru but also something else… blood and…. a… all to familiar scent… found its way to his noise making the Uchiha heirs heart skip a beat.

“No… Please no… not you” he hesitated to enter, afraid of facing what he knew he would find.

The cell was pitch black and it took a moment for his eyes to adjust to the darkness, soon he would be able to face his worst nightmares.

He bit his lower lip to prevent himself from screaming out loud in horror as he saw the abused body hanging naked and mutilated from the ceiling in front of him.

“Oh my god…no” he whispered as he slowly walked in front of his former teammate. He felt like everything was proceeding in slow motion, his heart breaking apart and caused tears to wet his pale cheeks. He screamed his name in his mind so load he thought his head would blow up from the inside.

“Not you… Please… why you?” He whispered as he starred at the lifeless body, his whole body began to tremble and cold sweet poured from all his cells at once.

With shaking fingers he searched the tanned neck for a pulse, begging he would find it, that his friend was still alive. “Please... Don’t leave me alone… in this world… don’t leave me… Naruto!” He begged silently feeling the panic gaining control over his scarred mind.

“You are supposed to be my place of serenity… you are the one who forgives my flaws with a dashing smile… Dobe… you are… the light… in my… never ending… darkness… my hopes… and dreams.” Sasuke realized that all his talk about revenge and his eternal whish for more power was of no importance if he was alone in the darkness.

He suddenly hated him self for being a selfish bastard, he wanted the blonde in front of him to give him a grin hell he would even be happy to let the Dobe call him a bastard, Teme or anything else…all of the sudden all he really wanted this special boy to be well and happy again.

“Please… Be alive… for me”

He finally succeeded in finding a weak but steady pulse. Letting out a breath of air relieved that he was not too late to save his friend… or was he?

Picking the lock on the chuffs and carefully disarming the booby traps before opening them. The almost lifeless body fell into the slightly older mans embrace, who carefully lay him on the stone floor.

Sasuke took of his black cloak and used it to wrap the blondes cold body in it as all of his clothe had been torn into pieces by Orochimaru, protecting his mangled and blood splattered body from the hard and icy floor while examining his condition with his bloodline; the sharingan.

The Uchiha heir fell to his knees in shock; the blonde’s two chakras was in turmoil, the blue and the red looked as if both of them tried to gain control over the unconscious mind of Sasuke´s former teammate and rival.

“Naruto…wake up” he panicky tried to wake the blonde up by shaking his smaller frame, careful not to use to much power and cause him too much pain

“Naruto it’s me Sasuke I’ve come for you... please… please wake up”

~ # ~

“Wake up” the blonde head a voice calling for him in the distance.

“Leave me alone” he muttered “Leave me here… alone…” he whispered slowly.

Leaning against the Kyuubi´s cage he just wanted to give up. The pain and shame was too much for him to bear… he was alone even the Kyuubi had left him to be abused by the disgusting sound leader.

“You realize that you never will be alone kid...? As long as I´m here at least” the Kyuubi growled.

“Why didn’t you help me out…? I thought we had an agreement… You can stay… if I get to use you chakra when I´m in danger?”

“Sorry but it was a lesson you had to learn Brat” the Kyuubi explained. “You need to learn that the evil that exist in this world has many forms and faces.”

The Kyuubi´s blew out a warm breath against the blondes back which made the young man on the soaked floor shudder.

“ You already know of the pain you can receive from a raging battle but this is a part of the darkness as well…besides I would never allow anyone to kill you kid… you are precious to me after all”

“Yeah right you should have let him finish me off as he tried to choke me…how can I go on living after this? How could I be able to survive another encounter like this? I can’t I’ll never be able to look…into Sas....any ones …eyes” The blonde signed.

“I will definitely never be able to look at myself in the mirror anymore.”


“Oh quit the whining… what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger Brat!” The Kyuubi growled blowing more hot air on the blondes back.

“Oh and you have a visitor, someone is calling out for you…it’s really annoying.” The Kyuubi knew who the persistent person calling his containers name was, but decided not to mention that to the shaken boy just yet.

“I know… I can hear a voice calling… but I don’t feel like seeing anyone in my… current state…can’t I stay here with you… for awhile?”

“Sure… despite of what you may think of me…I…um... well… I guess I have grown to… like you a little bit over the years Brat” the Kyuubi was surprised at the blondes request and he decided to let the kid stay… besides… he was happy to have some company… even scary monsters can feel alone sometimes.

“Thank you” The blonde whispered making the Kyuubi smile, thinking how naive this kid still was and who easy it would be to take the control over his body or persuading him to break the seal.


~ # ~

Sasuke realized that the blonde wasn’t going to wake up for awhile so he decided to go and search for the other captured Konoha shinobi.

He rested on his knees looking at the blondes brushed skin. Hesitating before letting his hands rest on the blonde’s muscled chest; feeling the slow rhythm of his heartbeat.

“I will kill Orochimaru for what he did to you…this I swear to you. I’ll make him scream…begging for forgiveness for what he did to you, before the end”

Feeling the heat of the anger and hatred towards the snake leader and his assistant fill his body, he starred at the cell in disgust picturing what had happed here.

“If only I….I would have stopped him…” Sasuke gritted his teeth “I don’t care about the pain he put me through….but that he would do this to you….off all people….to someone I really care for….I’ll never forgive or forget. I am the only one who was supposed to f*** you…and never…NEVER like this”

He turned his focus back on the unmoving body in front of him, letting his hands run trough the soft blonde locks. Leaning towards him Sasuke caressed the whiskered cheeks. “I love you… I always have… you belong to me… and nobody else.” He whispered in to a soft kiss on the blonde’s cold lips.

This man was precious to him… and they had made a big mistake too hurt someone that was his.

Since that day… just before he, Sakura and the blonde had become a team… after that accidentally kiss in the classroom…something had changed the way he had felt for that loud blue eyed boy.

He had felt a strange warm feeling growing inside of him every time he had looked at the blonde. A feeling so addictive, so strong and craving. It filled him with longing.
It affected his actions during the day and filled his sleep with wet dreams of passion, desire and lust.

He had completely lost all interest for girls; not that there were any of the girls in Konoha who had been worthy of his affection anyways… but he had whished to revive his clan. Sasuke had craved the blonde with his whole body…feeling dizzy when he looked into the boys deep blue eyes that radiated with a warm and accepting smile… He had to make this blonde his… he had to.

Things changed after he had received the cursed mark from Orochimaru at the Chunin exams he knew he had to face reality. He loved the blonde… he loved him so much.

He felt the darkness of jealousy when someone came too close to Naruto, craving and longing more for him every day that went past. Sasuke had never had much patience and was used to have things done his way, not caring if he would hurt someone in the process.

As Sasuke had became more and more aware of his obsession he knew he that had to leave if he wouldn’t want to hurt the Dobe by forcing himself on him. He was afraid that he might end up raping him and then ended up loosing the gorgeous blonde forever.

So he decided to leave, to find Orochimaru and learn all he could learn from him in order to deal with his traitorous brother. He knew he had to learn to restrain himself, to control his longing for his friend and rival in order to be able to return to the hidden leaf city and to his object of desire and now he had learned all there was to learn; he was strong in body and mind and ready to make the golden haired angel his.

~ # ~

“I wonder who the other shinobi could be?” he said to himself, pressing his lips against the blonde’s forehead feeling the young man’s skin against his; he’s to cold, Sasuke thought sadly.

He decided to bring the blonde along rather than leaving him behind just in the case that he would miraculously wake up. Sasuke didn’t want the Dobe to wake up alone and wounded in a scary place like this.

He wanted to find the second shinobi, get them out of this place to safety. Then he would return to kill Orochimaru and Kabuto very slowly and painfully for what they had dared to do to the blonde; to HIS blonde. Sasuke felt pain on the behalf of the tanned male in his arms as he pressed him against his bleeding heart.
~ # ~

He finally found the last mission Konoha shinobi which turned out the be Sai, who had been badly beaten and signs of torture could be spotted as needle marks on his arms and neck.

The ink shinobi was being held in a small cell in the other end of the dungeon. He had been hit several times but other than that the unconscious shinobi seemed to be ok and he was still fully dressed.

Why wasn’t he raped instead of Naruto, the Uchiha found himself thinking…but he knew the answer…Sai didn’t mean a thing to him… the blonde did… and Orochimaru knew that… and it made Sasuke very angry.

“Hey wake up” The dark haired man slapped the leaf shinobi´s cheeks hard. He had never had much love for this man, not that he knew him that well, but he knew that Sai was far to interested in the blonde for his own good.

“Aw” Sai jelled in surprise “I have already told you… I´m not going to answer any...”

“Hey snap out of it” Sasuke growled as he slapped the shinobi across the face again, hiding a satisfying smile.

“Ah you… traitor… I’ll kill you” the chained man rushed as far forward his chains would allow him.

“You would do wise to be a bit nicer to you savior ink tiger” Sasuke hissed as he turned his back on Sai to place the unconscious man on his shoulder gently on the floor to be able to free the chained man.

“ Where is Naruto san?” the shinobi asked in a mix of anger and concern for his blonde friend.

“Right here with me, where he belongs” The Uchiha wavered in his decision to save the ink shinobi; maybe he should just leave him behind…nah Naruto would probably never forgive him if he did.

“He doesn’t belong to you traitor…and why isn’t Naruto kun moving?” Sai snarled and he rose to his feet as soon as the chains were discarded.

“Oh he does belong with me, he always has…he just didn’t know it” his voice sounded harder as he had intended.” He is hurt….Orochimaru…he….” Sasuke couldn’t bring himself to tell what had happened…not wanting to put the foul words in his mouth.

“Is this what you wanted…are you happy now Uchiha?” Sai jelled. He really hated the guts of the Uchiha bastard because he was the one who had hurt the young blonde who Sai loved so deeply over and over again. “I will not allow you to hurt him again”

“Che…you and what army?” the raven haired felt impatience and anger beg him to knock out the artistic shinobi…but instead he gritted his teeth and restrained him self.

“You really are an asshole…we only came here to get you….and now look at Naruto Kun. He doesn’t deserve this” Sai dropped to his aching knees, starring at the young blonde male.

Sasuke was hurt be the hard words of the ink shinobi, but he knew that he was right; Naruto had come here to find him…to bring him home… yes home.

The blonde had been tortured and raped and was now unconscious; would he ever wake up again?

The raven haired man let himself fall to his knees in front of the blonde, taking him into his arms…pressing the unconscious body close to his heart.
“I love him…I always have” He confessed with a soft whisper “I left and came here to become stronger but also to protect him from myself, form my obsession with him…”

Sai starred at the former Konoha shinobi in disbelief and jalousie “You love him?”

“I do…is there something wrong with that?” His tone instantly turned from a soft whisper to a angry snarl.

“Eh no…I guess…but still wisent it just a little crazy to join up with Konoha´s greatest enemy instead of telling Naruto what you felt for him?” Sai realized too late what he had said. Why am I helping that idiot to get what I want, he thought to him self angrily.

Sasuke got back on his feet. “Well I had my reasons back then…but now I´m ready to end this charade and claim my price”

~ # ~

“So what now brat?” the Kyuubi growled as he starred evilly at the blondes back. “You can’t hide here forever!.....why don’t you let me out…then I will make all your pain and fears go away?”

“I don’t wanna leave…why would I….”The blonde snorted “They all hate me anyway…I can’t even count on you anymore” the demon container starred at the wet floor in a depressive manner.

“Your body would eventually die if you don’t do something….so if you don’t want to go let me” the Kyuubi smoothly whispered…hoping to persuade the young male.

“Oh I don’t care…I´m already feeling dead on the inside…why shouldn’t I die on the outside too?”

“Don’t say crap like that brat” the Kyuubi snarled impatient “Just break the seal and I will make it all go away”

“Ha ha ha….so you want out?” the blonde turned his head to stare at the monster in the cage, his laugh creepy and cold which made the Kyuubi stare at the scary blue eyes. It had never seen the brat like this before…he looked….different…..dangerous and the Kitsune didn’t like it.

“So you didn’t help me….because you wanted me to break….to be so hurt….so bad…so I would… release you….letting you take control over my body…killing my spirit?” the young male raised to his feet, grapping the gate firmly with his hands and leaned forward, resting his forehead on the cold iron bars.

“You must be kidding me….do you really think that I would ever let you in control again?” the blonde definitely looked different and it scared the Kyuubi…this being in front of it reminded the Kitsune of someone from the past…

Someone who hadn’t feared it…and who had succeeded in defeating it so many years ago..

” NO not you” the Kyuubi growled, attacking the fence head-on, pushing the blonde male backwards making him gasp loudly in surprise.

“You wanted me to become an empty shell…didn’t you? Some… one…easy to control? ” The blonde got back on his feet brushing his wet clothe of with his hands

“You aren’t as strong as you believe….you are weak….so weak” the male was furious and kicked towards the spot behind the gate where the Kitsune ad attacked. The seal untouched as the blonde knew it would be.

“You are weaker than me and you are afraid of me…Baka I can smell your fear” the blonde stated starring at the Kyuubi with confidence shining from his strong blue eyes.

I’ll show him who’s in charge here….I’ll never give in to him….NEVER.

”I´m strong and I’ll never give up no matter how much everyone hates me…I´m not giving up…you hear… you weakling” he jelled at the starring beast.

The Kyuubi was terrified…he couldn’t detect any weakness in the male on the other side of the gate anymore….he only saw a familiar face… …..a greatest shinobi and a former Hokage… the blondes father …a man; so strong that only he had succeeded where everyone else had failed….defeating the nine tailed fox..

“No that’s not true…I´m the strongest one…I never loose” the Kitsune backed away from the blonde.

“You are weak…and therefore you wanted to control me through my fears and pain…..am I not right?” the blonde was intimidating and the Kyuubi backed further away feeling its body began to tremble in horror.

“You’ll never defeat me…never” but the battle had already been lost, and the Kyuubi knew it…it could feel its spirit crumble as the blonde unknowingly clamed the demons power as his own. The blonde had grown up he had suddenly become a man and a very strong one too. All of the childish innocence had been destroyed not only by the abuse from the snake master but also by the final betrayal of the Kitsune.

“I don’t need you anymore….I don’t need your power or your hate….you hear? Its over!” The blonde stated in anger and so the end of the Kyuubi had finally come.

Absorbing It´s chakra into his system…the blonde was devouring all of the Kyuubi till there was nothing left except It´s last gasping words “You’ll be a great Hokage Brat”

And then there was only silence……


The blonde stood without moving for a couple of minutes, trying to figure out what had just happened.

“Hey Kitsune?” He called even though he knew that it was gone…he just wanted to make sure.

He scratched the back of his head “This sure is a strange feeling” he muttered to himself and felt a bit lonely….the Kyuubi had been a part of his life for ever; it had always growled at him or spit out some kind of insult…now it was gone…gone…

“Then I´m all alone in the world then….” He signed as he sat on the wet floor. “Wonder what will happen to this room now?” he raised to his feet as soon as he had said the words…thinking it would probably be a good idea to get out of here as fast as he could….

“Arrrgh” he screamed in pain as he left the room to wake up and face the world. The shredding pain spread out through his body too fast causing the blonde to go almost insane.

“Aaaaarghhh what is happening to me...” the blonde dropped to the floor, his body twisting in pain.