Akuma: This is my first Naruto fanfiction. I hope you like it. Just so you know the universe is kind of Gundam Wing meets Star Trek meets Ghost in the Shell, it's set in the far future and yes they're in space. This is the first fanfiction that I haven't had my Ai-chan co-writing so I hope it's good.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and gain not monetary profit from this story.

Warnings: Drug Abuse, Rape, Violence, Torture, Yaoi (Don't like don't read), Strong Language etc.

He knew even if only unconsciously. He was going to die here. He often hoped Kabuto would get drunk and administer more than he should. He'd prefer to die with from this beautiful drug that put the wonderful fire in his blood than what one these men could do to him. Sometimes when he was really there, he fantasized that someone from the Village would save him, or even better his brother, or best of all the Kyuubi Jurinkichi.

Coming down from those trips were almost worse than the things these men did to him. He should say the things Orouchimaru allowed them to do to him. They could only do things with his permission he'd learned that right away. A man had bruised his face the first day he'd gotten here and Orouchimaru had shot him and had his body tossed out the air lock. It had been that simple to him. Another time a man had once stabbed him; Kabuto had killed him and healed the wound. He had grumbled that they weren't near the inner ring and that he couldn't run the ship if Orouchimaru killed all the crew because he made the men get too rough with me. That's when he put the boy on sphaX.

At first it knocked him out. He would wake up later to feel the pain of whatever had been done. Over time his body became tolerant to the drug and Kabuto increased the dosage just enough to make him docile. Orouchimaru hated it and always made sure he was lucid for visits. Kabuto was sure to dose him when Orouchimaru allowed the men to take their turns. Back then the men were allotted twelve hours a week; now they have one. And though he spent less time being tortured and fucked, he willingly begged Kabuto to keep the fire burning in his veins every hour. SphaX is the only thing that drove him to live until tomorrow.

"Please." He whimpered as he felt himself crashing down, fast and hard. He could feel the leather restraints digging into into his pale flesh. He could feel the pain of Orouchimaru pounded into his torn hole.

"Begging?" Orouchimaru chuckled pulling from him, "Your blood looks so good on my cock."

"Please." He panicked as the fire was turning into ice quickly, "Please."

He smirked, "Kabuto does he deserve some?"

Kabuto looked amused, "Has he been satisfying lately?"

"He's always been good for me. You've always prepared him just the way I like. He's gotten prettier since I first got him too. I wouldn't make you waste product on him if he was useless I'd just give him to the crew or toss him out the air lock" He answered casually.

Kabuto smiled, "We could test the new stuff?" He sounded hopeful.

Orouchimaru shrugged and began moving again, "As long as it won't kill him."

Then Kabuto was there next to the man between his thighs. He lifted his leg and smiled. The boy saw the cartridge being loaded into the spray only it wasn't the normal iridescent blue it was a light glowing purple. He felt the gun pressed against his thigh and prayed Kabuto wouldn't change his mind.
"He looks really good." Kabuto suddenly commented stroking the gun against him.

Orouchimaru grinned before leaning over to lick Kabuto's neck. He bit down before moving to his ear. "Take off your clothes."

The gun moved away. He whimpered. Kabuto quickly shed his clothes and returned to Orouchimaru. Orouchimaru moved from between his legs and he was surprised that he could feel it happening. Whatever device he'd put inside remained as he ushered Kabuto between his legs and pushed him down so that he was on his hands and knees above the tortured boy.

Kabuto grinned above him, "Do you want it?" He held up the gun with its glowing cartridge, "It's new. I made it just for you."

He nodded, crying because his blood felt cold and he could feel things and hear things too clearly. "Please."

His hand slid the gun down to a pale inner thigh; the boy shivered. He was so close, so close. He felt Kabuto sink inside him and then the trigger was pulled. Immediately it crashed down on him. The burning came back and felt so good. He moaned his head nodded to one side.

Then everything was shaking so deliciously and Kabuto was moving inside him with the device but it felt marvelous. He couldn't feel any pain even as he watched Orouchimaru wipe a blood covered hand across his cheek. Then there was more shaking and the alarm went off. Orouchimaru stood and cursed. Kabuto moved from him and hurried into his clothes. Orouchimaru had slipped on his robe and was speaking into the com.

"An attack!" It was a shout.

Then it was shaking again, no only he was shaking. They left the room. He laid there blissful to the sensations enveloping his body. His vision blurred and he could feel sweat paving hot trails over his body. The fire in his veins turned into magma and the world faded into a heavenly black.

Honestly he didn't expect to wake up again but he did wake up in a white, bright room lying in the open shell of an incubator. He was mostly nude and very cold and everything felt weird. Then there was a light in his eyes.

"Can you hear me?" there was a blonde woman examining him, "Do you remember your name?"

He couldn't answer. He was confused and he didn't understand what had been real or what had been a trip.

"Here are the clothes you requested Hokage." Another woman said but she wasn't in my line of sight.

"Fed them in. I can't believe we didn't have anything in the machine than thermal bandages." The blonde said checking her note. "Well I shouldn't be surprised it's not like we've had to use this often."

She looked at him, "We normally don't have anyone as damaged as you were. Do you remember what happpened to you? Do you remember how you got hurt?"

The shell was closing and he wanted to scramble out of there but it moved faster than he could react. He did his best to lie still as it put clothes on him.

"Women's clothes?"

"It was all we had small enough to fit him Hokage-sama. We've circulated his picture though many members of the Junrinkichi team say they know who he is."

"Who?" She turned to the other woman.

"Captain Hatake, Dr. Haruno, and pilot Uzumaki have filed the most."

The blonde woman chuckled and the shell opened after clothing me. "Interesting group, they were once a team at the academy weren't they Shizune?" She asked.

The other woman answered, "Yes, their teammate was kidnapped, the Uchiha boy."

She looked down at him closely, "Do you think you can walk? If you can we can take you out of the incubator and straight to a bed or if you don't think you can we can put you in a tank."

He slowly sat up. He could try walking even though he hadn't done so in ions it felt like. He nodded slowly. She gave him a smile and helped him to his feet. The other woman was younger with dark hair. He'd made three steps before his knees buckled and nearly collapsed. The woman simply hoisted him up as though he weighed nothing.

"Well the effort is worth a bed."

"Hokage-sama, I'll get a nurse." Her assistant rushed.

"You think I don't know this boy," She said carrying him out of the room. "I delivered this boy. I'd never forget those eyes. This is Mikoto's boy."

He knew that he had to be tripping, hard and horrible. This couldn't be real, no matter how vivid it seemed.

"Should I confirm him? I can contact sec def and Lady Mikoto. They could be here within twenty four hours." She said brushing her dark hair behind her ear and bringing out her note and she walked quickly beside them.

"Yes, then send word to Team Kyuubi. They were all friends with Uchiha Sasuke, and I'm sure after rescuing him, our gaki can't wait to see him."

The room we entered was less bright than the hall and the incubator room. There was a large bed that wasn't a custom for spacing unless on one of the Village mother-ships. The sheets were a deep green and when he was placed on them they felt soft almost too soft. His eyes suddenly felt heavy at the soft warm feeling. It was familiar to him, though he had slept in a bed or slept peacefully for that matter in years. He felt himself drifting off.

When he next woke, it was a slow wakening. He could hear people talking. He could feel someone holding his hand, their thumb gently stroking his skin.

"Were you able to get all of it out of his system Hokage-sama?" It was a soft voice, a beautiful woman's voice.

"Yes, but he will show signs of addiction. They had to be dosing him daily for the past three years, for it to have made that much damage on his body. The incubation corrected most of the problems caused by the drug. His heart is completely healthy again. We've had him on supergens to correct the nerve damage as well as the damage done to his eyes. His eyes sight should be back to one hundred percent. He will be sensitive most of his skin is only a two days old." It was the woman he'd first woken up to.

"And when will he be able to walk again?" The voice was deep and rich.

"Itachi."

The hand hold his squeezed gently, "Sasuke, are you awake?"

He opened his eyes to see his mother, beside her was his older brother, behind him the blonde woman, Hokage. He shook my head, whatever Kabuto given him was very strong. He was still in a trip.

"Sasuke, how are you feeling?" the Itachi asked.

He ignored him and removed his hand from the mother's grasp. He sat up slowly and eased himself out of the opposite side of the bed. He fell to his knees, legs still too weak to support him. He grabbed his wrist tightly and closed his eyes; this usually helped get out of a bad trip. Orouchimaru or Kabuto always stopped him from self inflicting pain. He tightened the grip even further.

"Sasuke," it was the mother. "Please darling."

Any minute Orouchimaru or Kabuto would be slapping him across the face. He squeezed harder.

Her hands came to him, "Please you're bruising yourself."

He opened his eyes, "Orouchimaru-sama, I'm sorry please."

Still there was nothing. Begging usually worked, it was a turn on for his tormentor and therefore made him even rougher than normal usually enough to break him from his trip.

She stroked his cheek, with a caress too soft, too gentle, "Hush, its okay. He's not here, this is real."

"I'm sorry; I didn't mean it. I'll be good." He repeated. "Orouchimaru-sama I promise, please."

"He's dead Sasuke."

It was the harshness of his voice that made Sasuke falter. They'd always been so nice to him in his trips; that's what made it so unbearable, and unrealistic. This Itachi was very Itachi-like.

"Itachi-nii?" Could it really be true? He didn't think it was possible. Perhaps he was dead. "I'm dead?"

Strong arms pulled him up and placed him back on the bed. "You need rest, come visit me when you're in your right mind."

He grabbed the man before him. His vision was turning red, " 'Tachi-nii?"

He was met with equally red eyes, it was his brother. "Foolish little brother," he said but there was a soft smile on his face. "When will you learn?"

"Itachi-nii." He felt his vision become cloudy, and he started to tremble before he fell forward into the chest of the man before him. He felt strong arms embrace him and sobs tormented his body.

Sasuke didn't know how long he stayed like that sobbing into his brothers arms. He didn't remember weeping himself to sleep. He woke again to a hand holding his. It was the same soft hand he'd woken to before. Only this time he knew this wasn't a trip. I opened his eyes to see his mother beside him. She seemed to sense his awakening and smiled as she looked down at him.

She stroked hair from his forehead and kissed it. "Good morning darling."

"I thought I was…"

She stopped him with a finger to his lips, "Hush, you must be hungry. I'll get something for you. They've been pumping you with vitamins and supplements." Then there was a kiss to his cheek and another and another until he found himself in a tight embrace. "I didn't think I'd ever see you again. I was so frightened, and sad. I missed you awfully."

"Mama." He whispered content to stay in her arms forever.

She slowly pulled away, "What would you like Sasuke? I'm sure they can make anything to you want on this enormous ship."

"What ship is this?" He asked.

She smiled, "This is Hokage's Tower."

"They came for me?"

She nodded, "They didn't tell me all the details but when they'd confirmed the location of his ship. They staged an attack and forced the crew to abandon ship. They're escape pods were all captured or destroyed. They sent a team aboard the ship and found you." She brushed hair from his eyes and smiled again, "Now what would you like to eat?"

"A tomato?"

"Hinata dear," she called toward the door.

A young woman entered and bowed, "Yes Lady Mikoto."

"Would you ask the kitchen staff if they have fresh tomatoes, and umeboshi. Also ask for a small plate of onigiri and tea."

"Yes Lady Mikoto." She bowed again before leaving.

She seemed familiar.

"Do you remember her? You went to the academy together."

He nodded, "A little."

She stroked his cheek again as to remind herself that he was actually there. He did nothing but relish in the touch.

Then the thought came to him, he'd seen his mother and his brother but what of his father? "Where's father?"

Her touch paused and then moved away, "He's in prison."

His eyes widened, "Prison? Why?"

Her eyes narrowed, "I'll have Itachi explain it to you. I don't like talking about him."

He nodded, took her hand in his, and changed the topic, "What does Itachi do now?"

"He's the Secretary of Defense; he also works with Captain Hatake and the Jurinkichi." She smiled, "He worked very hard to get the job so that he would be able to look for you."

"Hatake Kakashi? I thought he was a teacher at the academy."

"He took on the captain job to look for you."

He bit his lip, and shivered. Her face quickly painted concern, "Are you cold? I'll have the T.C. moved up."

He shook his head pulling the blanket in his lap higher. "I'm fine, I just felt a chill."

He spent the next of his waking moments listening to his mother. She talked and held his hand. She often paused to just look at him and brush his hair behind his ears or kiss his cheek. He nodded and ate his meal peacefully. He had forgotten that food was wonderful. Kabuto and Orouchimaru had simply kept him on enough supplements and vitamins that he stayed alive and looked the way they liked him to. Just as he was about to finish his last baby tomato, Itachi entered.

"Itachi-nii."

He took a seat beside their mother, greeting her with a kiss to her cheek, "Otouto, Mother, team Kyuubi would like to visit with you. Do they have your permission?"

Sasuke was clearly confused. "Team Kyuubi helped to rescue me?"

"Team Kyuubi rescued you."

"They are a Jurinkichi team?" He asked.

Itachi smiled taking his hand, "Yes, they are your old team from the academy."

He looked into his lap. "They saw me?" He slowly took his hand from his brother's grasp, "When I was on Orouchimaru-sama's ship?"

Itachi's smile vanished, "They recovered you from S.S. Manda."

He bit his lip, "Did you see me Itachi-nii?"

"You had been removed from the incubator when mother and I arrived."

He shook his head, trying to think of the right words to say when his door opened.

"Hell no, I don't care! I haven't seen Sasuke in ages I ain't waiting!" A familiar voice shouted.

There were other softer voices Sasuke couldn't make out.

"Fuck Sec. Def., I don't care if he's Sasuke's brother he's being an asshole!" There was a break, "Yeah well Mama Mikoto is always very nice to me, to everyone; so it's his asshole brother's fault. He's the one being a selfish bastard. He's just jealous that I got to rescue Sasuke and he didn't."

Then a tall, lightly tanned blonde man entered the room regardless of the arms trying to pull him out, "Leave me be, I'm already in here."

He looked directly at Sasuke with startling blue eyes, "Sasuke!" His eyes lit up seeing him on the bed, and he rushed forward, "How are you feeling? You feel better right?"

"You were told to wait outside."

"Hi Mama Mikoto, how have you been?" He said completely ignoring Itachi.

Mikoto smiled, "I am much better now. I haven't properly thanked you-"

He grinned interrupting her, "Sasuke's more important than that. I know you've probably been too busy taking care of him to do much of anything."

Sasuke simply stared at the young man before him. Noticing his gaze, he returned his stunning blue eyes to the boy on the bed.

"Hey you have a tomato left. Say ah."

Sasuke opened his mouth but immediately he grabbed the man before him and pulled his lips to his own. The blonde was frozen above him as he kissed him, and he briefly heard a choked gasp from both his mother and brother.

He moved away only briefly to begin unzipping his pilot suit, "I knew it was a trip. I knew it." He kissed him again. "How much did he give me?"

The man atop him tried to pull away, "Sasuke what are you doing?"

"I'll be good I promise please just wake me up." He begged fumbling with the zipper, "I promise just don't give me so much anymore. I can't, I can't handle the new stuff I'm sorry. Maybe we can try again when you wake me up."

He could feel tears running down his cheeks, "Orouchimaru-sama please." He broke down against the other man, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Don't leave me like this, please."

"Sasuke?"

He continued to beg, gripping his suit tight. His pleads in broken whispers.

Then the blond was holding him, "It's okay. It's okay."

He felt a cool forehead touch his own and closed his eyes tight. "Look at me. Look at me Sasuke."

He did as he was told, looking into the deep blue eyes before him.

"Who am I?"

He brought his shaking hands up to almost touch the face so close to his own. "Naruto."

"That's right," He smiled, "Remember after our first serious mission, what we promised each other?" He nodded mesmerized by the man before him, "We said that if one of us lost our way the other had to beat some sense into them. I've lost my way a lot since then so if you want you can beat some sense into me."

There were more tears staining his cheeks but he smiled, "You're an idiot."

"I missed you teme."

He wrapped his arms around the blond, burying himself into his strong neck, "I missed you Naruto."

Naruto looked to the boy now sleeping in his arms. He gently placed him onto the bed.

"Baa-chan said he'd snapped out of that." He murmured sadly.

Itachi shook his head, "She also said that the serum found in his blood was a modified version. The symptoms seem to be similar to the original however his continued delusions could be the new serum, the effects of the abuse of the old serum, or simply trauma."

Lady Mikoto looked sadly to her eldest son, "Is there nothing we can do?"

Itachi took his mother's hand and sighed, "For now we can only wait mother."

The door buzzed, "Mr. Secretary?"

Itachi kissed his mother's hand, "I have a few other matters I must attend to I will return." She smiled and nodded, "Come Uzumaki."

"But Sasuke—"

"Uzumaki."

He pouted, "Fine, bye Mama Mikoto, I'll see you and Sasuke later."

Sasuke woke to darkness. He felt cold and he was shivering even though he was under a considerable amount of sheets and blankets. He wiped sweat from his forehead and felt his stomach flip as he sat up. He knew what he needed and he had to find it. Getting to his feet was easier than he expected. He realized that the nutrients and supplements this crew had put in him were far different from the supplements Kabuto had given him so he didn't die. He found that the gravity was also much lower too. He exited his room quietly and quickly decided that he should head down the corridor to the right. He remembered how the woman had gotten him to the room from the room holding the incubator. The room with the incubator would be close to the medical bay. The medical bay would have unloaded sprays and empty cartridges. From there he'd just have to make his way to cargo where the belongings from the S.S. Manda were most likely held.

Getting to the infirmary was easy. There was no one there and He was able to collect a spray and catridge easily. However making his way to where He hoped the cargo would be turned out to be trouble. Someone from Orouchimaru-sama's crew was escaping. He was caught in the cargo after finally finding it, and the person attacked him believing him to be the escapee.

Sasuke was generally surprised how easy it was for him to take the man down. Even more surprised when two other men showed up and that he had rendered them both unconscious in seconds. He still hadn't grasped his strength until a string of twenty or so men came. He realized that he was lucky because they couldn't shoot in this area without risking opening an air lock, hatch, or even detonating an explosive. All the men were armed with phasers, briefly as he was kicking one man in the face it occurred to him that he could simply state his name and the men would realize he wasn't the enemy. Still it was simply more satisfying to see how much he could do. While he was rendering the last man unconscious the bay door opened to reveal another group of people.

"Sasuke, what are you doing?" Naruto seemed shocked.

Sasuke immediately dropped the man. "They attacked me."

"One of Orouchimaru's men escaped. They probably thought you were him." He said stepping over the unconscious men, "You fought all of these guys?"

"Their skill levels are low." Sasuke remarked looking over the men on the ground, "They are weak. Your superiors should know better than to send such weak men after a member of Orouchimaru-sama's crew."

Naruto had made his way to stand before him, "I didn't think you'd be in the condition to be up and fighting yet. What were you doing in cargo anyway?"

"I was lost." He lied. "Then those men came."

Naruto simply wrapped an arm about his waist and nodded the other members of his team were tending to the wounded men. Then yet another man appeared.

"What happened here?"

The man's voice was familiar but in the dim light Sasuke couldn't make out his face completely.

"Kakashi-sensei, we just—"

"Why is Sasuke here?" He asked. Sasuke remembered him being much taller, and more imposing. He also no longer wore a mask which seemed oddest of all.

"He said he got lost." Naruto answered for him.

Kakashi stepped away from the door, "Or he was looking for something, that would explain the missing supplies from the infirmary."

Naruto held him closer, tighter. "He got lost." Naruto strained, "I'm going to take him back to his room."

Kakashi only nodded, "Alright we'll have this area cleaned up. I'll be sure to inform the Hokage and Sec Def about this incident."

"What of the escapee?" Naruto asked.

"It was a droid, of the likes we haven't seen before. That leaves one unaccounted for. One of them got away." Kakashi answered.

"Kabuto." Sasuke murmured so lowly no one would hear him, feeling his legs giving out on him.

Naruto easily lifted him into his arms, "Thank you. We'll be leaving now. I'll come back to help finish sorting this out."

The walk back was calm but frighteningly quiet. Sasuke knew that Naruto wouldn't mention why he was really in the cargo bay, but at the same time he knew that Naruto had known from the moment he'd spotted him there.

He laid him on the bed and covered him warmly. "Good night Sasuke."

With that he left, Sasuke observed as the green light on his door turned red.

He turned his face to his pillow and screamed before breaking into sobs. He shivered and pulled blankets closer to his frame. He was free and still a captive.

The next day he was visited by his older brother. He was still very tired, and he felt weak, sick, and cold.

"Otouto." Itachi greeted.

He said nothing only clutching his blankets and keeping his back to him.

"I heard what happened last night. There will be guards outside your door. Mother will not be paying you visits until you have fully recovered." He started, "I realize that this is not your fault. You didn't choose to have this addiction. You also don't have a choice in losing it. Once your body has completely recovered you will be allowed to train in the gym. You will also be allowed a note, to access any information you have missed over the years. Do you have any questions?"

He tried to visibly shake, tried to keep his voice from sounding desperate, "I want Naruto."

"You are not allowed any visits from him."

He felt warm tears slide from his eyes, "Will you visit me?"

"I'm visiting you now."

He couldn't help but smile it was an answer so like his brother, "Will you visit me after this?"

He felt the bed fall under more weight and felt a hand comb through his hair. "The Hokage told me that your addiction is not gone, still I had just thought we'd fall into our old life."

He turned to face his brother; he saw a glint of surprise in Itachi's eyes, "Where is father?"

"He's dead now."

Sasuke couldn't hide his reaction, "How?"

"After you were kidnapped, we panicked, doing anything to recover you." He started, "You had been gone for nearly a year when Father figured out how it had happened." Itachi paused, stroking Sasuke's bangs from his eyes, "He was working with outlaws and rebels to start a war so that he could have a chance to seize more power. It wasn't just him, every Uchiha but mother, you, and I had been in on it. What father didn't know was that many members of the family decided to work with Orouchimaru. However Orouchimaru wanted payment for the alliance. They offered him anything he wanted; he decided he wanted you and they made it possible for him to get you. Once father had found this out, he turned himself in along with all the evidence needed to incriminate everyone who'd been a part of the deal between the Uchiha and Orouchimaru." He paused again, "Only minutes before the siege on the Uchiha compound would begin there was a leak. Many Uchiha committed suicide, others tried to escape. Father was put on trial, he faced execution yesterday morning. Mother never forgave him. The only Uchiha left alive are you, Mother, and I."

"And Madara." He added somberly.

Itachi's eyes widened, "What?"

"Madara, he's alive too."

"That's just legend."

He shook his head, "No, I saw him. When several members Akatsuki left him to support Village, he came to Orouchimaru-sama. He wanted to make a trade."

"A trade?"

"He gave Orouchimaru-sama some technology to work with for him."

"What did Orouchimaru give him?"

"Twelve hours."

"Sasuke—"

"He didn't touch me, only talked." He added quickly seeing the fury in his elder brother's eyes. "He was going to fuck me but then he said there was something different about my sharingan. So instead, he just talked and looked me over. I swear it."

"And you're sure?" Itachi asked.

He nodded. "You're going to tell your superiors?"

Itachi nodded, "I must." He changed the subject, "I will visit you tomorrow. Have you eaten?"

Sasuke shook his head, "My stomach is…It made me sick."

Itachi stroked his cheek; a ghost of a sigh escaped his lips. "Uzumaki will probably break in within the next few days."

Sasuke only nodded moving closer to his brother, laying his head in his available lap. "Stay with me until I fall asleep?"

He didn't answer, not that Sasuke needed him to, the way he ran his fingers tthrough his hair and whispered, "little brother" said enough.

When Sasuke woke, found his older brother was still there. He was sitting in the chair beside his bed, working diligently on a note with triple transparencies, he also had a viewer over this eyes.

"It'd be easier if you went cyber." He mumbled.

Itachi looked up making hazy eye contact through the streams of data flowing down his viewer. "That would damage my Sharingan."

"Was the bug in my brain disposed of?"

"Any dangerous foreign substances found within your body were immediately disposed of." Itachi answered.

"Can I see a note?" He asked slowly sitting up.

Itachi handed him one from his bag. He was surprised how light the pen felt. He activated the note opening only one transparency. He then began to establish a link. He was again startled at how easy this all felt. Within seconds he had a link, activating his sharingan, the project came from his eyes. Data streamed through his mind impossibly fast. Several transparencies opened around him to keep up with his cyber relay. He saw that Itachi was trying to follow him. He was much slower than Sasuke thought he would be or perhaps with his relay he was simply that much faster.

In the short span of only five minutes, Sasuke had acquired half of the knowledge he'd missed over the past two years he'd hadn't used a note. The only reason he hadn't don't further was that Itachi severed his link.

"When did they do that to you?" Itachi asked as Sasuke's eyes stopped projecting.

He shrugged, "Soon after I arrived. I don't know exactly how long. Orouchimaru-sama did experiments first. He wanted me to be his heir because my sharingan is unique and he really wanted one. But then he decided that he likes fucking me more."

Sasuke was mildly surprised to see his brother's hands fist. His note and viewer had been put away. "He's dead now." There was a short silence between them before Itachi took his hand, "I need you to do something very important." He nodded, "It won't be easy, but as you know, someone escaped. I need you to tell us everything that happened while you were held captive."

He took a slow breath. "Tell who?"

"The kage, village council, captain Hatake, Lord Jiraiya, mother, and myself would be the only ones."

He shook his head, "'Tachi-nii..."

"They would sit behind a one-side plexi, so that you wouldn't see them. I will have Naruto escort you in and have him on standby for when you need to take a break. I can sit with you and ask all of the questions if you like." The older Uchiha expanded.

Sasuke looked to his brother and squeezed his hand tight. "You promise they won't take me away from you, and mother and Naruto after they hear it?"

Itachi pulled his younger brother into a warm embrace, "I wouldn't let them think it. Mother would kill them if they dared to even go close to that train of thought. Naruto would kidnap you if they even mentioned it." He kissed his brother's forehead, "How about we have a proper meal together. I want you to get back to solid nutrients; how about a tomato salad, for you, and green tea, for us both."

He simply nodded against his older brother. It was a few simple strokes on his note and Itachi refused to let him go for even the tiniest moment. It wasn't until the com was buzzed and a familiar man brought him their food that he released him.

Sasuke was sure he'd known this man before.

"I didn't expect you to bring it yourself." Itachi commented placing a tray with a plate of a beautiful tomato salad in his lap and activating hover for the tea tray.

"I wasn't very busy and I was close to the kitchen, Mr. Secretary." Even his voice sounded familiar, Sasuke could tell right away that the man was wearing lenses.

Itachi nodded as he poured tea, "Do you remember each other? You went to the academy together correct?"

The man nodded, "Yes, Mr. Secretary," He then turned to Sasuke and bowed, "Prince Uchiha it is nice to see you recovering nicely."

Sasuke was more confused, he briefly wondered if it showed. He beckoned the man forward. He hesitated turning to Itachi for approval first. Itachi simply nodded and the man stepped forward.

"What's your name?" He asked staring at the man before him.

"Neji."

"Hyuuga, but you're wearing lenses." He remarked, "You're Hinata's cousin. Tell her to stay away from my Naruto."

"Sasuke!" Itachi was genuinely shocked.

"He's mine and I don't want her fawning over him the way she did when she was in the academy." Sasuke continued taking a small bite of his salad.

The Hyuuga blush fiercely but nodded. Itachi looked at him mouth gapping. "Sasuke, what is—disregard that Neji-kun."

"You tell her or I will." He continued, "I don't like people touching my things, I've been gone for some time but some things never change. And I do not want that girl touching my Naruto."

"Sasuke must you?" Itachi scolded, "You can't be so demanding."

He took another bite, his stomach felt more settled, "Neji called me a prince."

"Yes, and I call you a spoiled brat." Itachi poked his forehead and for a moment things felt amazingly simple.

Sasuke smiled but ignored the comment, "Why did Neji call me a prince?"

"He's right here you can ask him."

So the younger boy turned to Neji quickly. The Hyuuga went rigid as he became the object of the endless black eyes stare.

"Why?"

Neji did his best to hide his discomfort, his curiosity, "After you were kidnapped, and the Uchiha trials had run their course. Many planets began to declare you as the lost prince of the village. Then you became the official prince of several planets in a people movement. There are planets where people prayed at shrines dedicated to nothing but your rescue. On my home planet, you are an official prince, and as it's inevitable that will become the official prince of more planets once your rescue is made public. It seemed appropriate. Though I suppose Lord Uchiha would be the most appropriate as when I address you on a Village craft."

Sasuke was a bit confused but he was sure to contain himself. "That's strange." He looked at the Hyuuga more closely. He was taller now but his hair was shorter. He looked bigger, less feminine but mostly the same. "You work with Tachi-nii?"

Neji nodded, "Yes I'm his aide."

"Your cousin, does she work with my mother?"

Neji blushed, "Yes she's being trained by Lady Mikoto to take the title of Lady over the Hyuuga clan."

"Why don't you call her Lady Uchiha?" He asked.

"Mother refuses that name." Itachi answered for him.

Sasuke looked down at his food before taking another bite. He pushed the plate away feeling himself shake. "I want Naruto."

"Sasuke I already told you—"

"I want Naruto more than I want Sphax." He supplied.

It was quiet. Itachi turned to Neji, "Have a med-chair brought and contact Captain Hatake that we will be paying a visit to his team shortly."

Neji quickly opened a note and sent the message. Only a few moments later Sasuke was moved to a med-chair. Neji guided the chair as it hovered through the corridors Itachi held his hand and walked just beside him. When they reached the door, he could hear Naruto's voice. It opened after scanning Itachi's hand and welcomed them.

They entered a gym/hanger. Sasuke could see three mobile suits none of them jurinkichi, and three simulators too. Naruto rushed to him.

"Sasuke, how are you feeling?" He asked smiling down at him like the sun.

He held open his arms, not confident that he would be able to stand. The blonde before him pulled him up into his arms. He realized how tall Naruto had gotten when his feet didn't touch the ground. He blinked at the grinning man before him, noticing all the changes.

"Dobe you're taller than me."

He chuckled holding the Uchiha close, "I had to get big and strong to go rescue you."

"Is your mobile suit here?" Sasuke asked circling his arms about Naruto's neck.

He shook his head, "No, I pilot Kyuubi."

Sasuke nodded, "Show me."

Naruto pouted. "I can't your brother put me on probation."

He gave his brother a fleeting glance, "What did you do?"

"Why are you already taking his side?" The blond whined, "I didn't even do nothing. He's always being mean to me."

He looked to his brother again frowning, "He wouldn't be mean unnecessarily."

"Yeah huh, he's mad cause I barged into the room to see you the other day." Naruto began, "And he's extra mad cause you kissed me."

Sasuke's frown deepened, "But I wanted to see you and I was having a trip." He looked back to the blue eyes of his friend, "And you're my Naruto I can kiss you whenever I like."

"Woah, woah, woah, when did that happen?"

"Since forever."

"Since forever?"

The brunet only nodded.

"Does that mean that you're mine too? Or is this one-sided?" Naruto chuckled.

Sasuke looked at him firmly, "I can't belong to you."

"Why not?"

"Because I am Orouchimaru-sama's."

His blue eyes narrowed dangerously and his carefree smile was gone, "No you're not. He stole you. You never belonged to him and he's dead now anyway."

Sasuke shook his head, "Kabuto is alive so Orouchimaru-sama is alive."

Naruto blinked, "You mean like cloning?"

"Orouchimaru-sama has many bodies; all he needs is Kabuto to make the transfer for him. Just like that he has a new body. So if Kabuto is alive he will get a new body to replace Orouchimaru-sama's old one."

Naruto growled, "Even if that happens, you're not going back to him. You're going to stay with us because you're mine."

"Yours?"

He grinned, "Yup."

"But Orouchimaru-sama—"

"You are mine."

He nodded, "Okay." He leaned into the man's embrace mumbling into his neck, "I did not like being stolen by Orouchimaru-sama."

"It won't ever happen again."

He sighed, "I was going to dose up last night." He felt somewhere deep in the pit of his stomach that he had to say those words to Naruto even though he didn't want to, even though he didn't like to admit it.

Naruto nodded, "I know."

"I'm sorry." He felt wet trails fall down his cheeks, "I'm going to get better soon. Then I can visit every day."

He felt a kiss pressed to his temple, "That's good. I can't wait."

Akuma: Let me know what you think. Hope you liked it.