A/N: Been a long time since I went down the path of Naruto x Yanderes, but I felt like revisiting one of my old ideas. Hope you enjoy the chapter. And yeah, I know I have a problem with updates. You don't need to keep reminding me about it.
Please note that not every member of the harem will necessarily be a Yandere.
Big thanks to Kenchi Narukami for his assistance. And thanks to both Kenchi Narukami and XXX777 for their contributions.
Chapter one: Pilot.
"This sucks." Muttered the form of Naruto Uzumaki as he yawned a bit, still rubbing some morning sleepiness from his eyes as he made the daily march to the Konoha Academy. For the past two and a half years he had made this march, knowing it would be yet another painful cycle of having to sit in class, listen to Iruka's same worn out lectures, be forced to listen to the constant oohs, ahhs, and squeals of Sasuke's fan club, and most likely get beaten to a pulp by Sasuke in yet another class spar.
"Fuck my life." The blonde grumbled a bit since his birthday would soon be on the horizon, that was most often when the glares and whispers behind his back were most intense, not to mention it was also when both Mizuki and Iruka would seek even the most minor of excuses to punish him for. He'd have to keep an eye out and make sure he was on his best behavior. The boy knew he was the container for the infamous Kyuubi no kitsune. He was born on the night of its attack, and the aforementioned glares and whispers that involved names like 'demon brat' certainly gave it all away.
It didn't take a genius to find the link and connect the dots. He knew that Iruka lost his parents who were both ninjas on the night of the attack, hence the Chunin's grudge against him. Still, the boy didn't feel like he deserved any of this unfair treatment. He never asked to be the Kyuubi container, he didn't volunteer himself to be the scapegoat for everyone's ire. It was all forced on him, and he suffered for it.
Although he had to admit, not everyone treated him badly. His best friend Anko always took good care of him, sometimes she'd let him crash at her place if he needed to since her BFF Kurenai had left to start staying with Asuma. The Genjutsu mistress herself was nice to him and always warned him against eating too many snacks and sweets and to take good care of his teeth, almost like a worrying mother.
He also remembered that Anbu lady, Neko, who would sometimes follow him around when it was his birthday in case some shady or intoxicated characters attempted to harm him, though fortunately her presence was all that was needed to scare off any potential attackers. However… all these ladies had one thing in common… they were all ninjas with their own jobs and missions thus they couldn't afford to be in his life 24/7 he understood that.
He sighed since he didn't have that many friends in class, the number of which he could probably count on a single hand. The one he found most odd amongst his class was Hinata Hyuuga who was sporting a not-so-secret crush on him. He was utterly perplexed why a clan heiress from the Hyuuga's would be so interested in him since he was fully aware that she'd follow him around and stalk him, at first he found it kind of cute… but then it got creepy since he noticed she'd follow him everywhere to his usual training spots, to his apartment, and even to the Academy bathroom. He could always feel her presence nearby and no matter how hard he tried, he could never seem to shake her off.
He tried confronting her on the subject several times, both in and out of class… but it was like she was avoiding confrontation with him since he could never pin her in place and tell her to stop. She just kept on vanishing or giving him the slip before he had a chance to give her a piece of his mind… maybe she was a better kunoichi than most gave her credit for.
His musing was interrupted when he heard a girlish giggle and he felt someone's gaze settling on his form. Though this time… he didn't feel like it was Hinata's usual gaze staring into his back, but someone else's. Somebody new. He slowly turned around and saw someone with pink hair staring at him from the bushes on the Academy grounds. She smiled and made a 'shh' gesture with a single finger. When he blinked his eyes, she had vanished out of sight. Almost as though she had never even been there.
He shuddered a bit, wondering if maybe he had seen a ghost or something of the like and decided it was time to press on into the Academy building so that he could get to his class. Hopefully his usual seat next to Sakura hadn't been taken. Come to think of it, why was he so interested in Sakura? Was it because that unlike Hinata she didn't stalk him, or was it because of her interest in Sasuke that he wanted her attention instead? Either way, he needed to sort out his priorities when it came to girls he liked. He would certainly die a virgin if this kept up. The last thing he wanted, much less needed was losing his first kiss to saaaaaay, Sasuke.
Okay… he regretted thinking that last part. A sense of disgust and self-revulsion filling him as he felt some bile build in his throat. Swallowing down his disgust he pushed open the door to his classroom and found a crowd gathered around his desk for some reason or other, all chatting amongst themselves about something. The head of Kiba Inuzuka poked out from somewhere in the crowd as he waved the blonde over "Hey Naruto! Somebody left you a goody basket or something."
"Tch, as if anyone would leave something like that for the dobe." grunted the infamous, brooding emo that was Sasuke Uchiha. Some of the other classmates chuckling with how wrong he was for once, the gathered crowd stepped back from Naruto's usual spot where there was indeed a basket of goods waiting for him adorned with cards covered in kiss marks and numerous bentos as well. Growing curious the blonde stepped forward and gently opened one of the cards to peek inside… and blushed when a very clear message was written in crimson ink that read 'I love you. Please marry me. PS: I want at least seventy-two children.'" With that, something fell from inside the envelope.
"What's this?" asked Kiba as Naruto picked up what looked like a piece of wadded up cloth, that fell open to reveal a pair of Transparent, icy blue panties. The sight making a number of male students gain nosebleeds while the females of the class openly gaped in shock.
"This is… new." said Naruto in shock, a small sliver of blood leaking from his nose. "Huh, they're damp too. Wonder why?" He asked at the end cluelessly, not knowing the meaning of such a thing.
Kiba Guffawed loudly and slapped Naruto on the back and said, "You lucky bastard. You got a bitch wanting to bear your pups!". He then leaned over and whispered why they were damp which caused Naruto's face to turn beet red and before he could say anything, the classroom door opened revealing the form of Iruka Umino who was escorting in some new girl who would likely be a new addition to their class. Naruto crammed the panties in his pocket to hide them away, to avoid getting in any kind of trouble. On closer inspection of the new girl, he instantly recognized her as the one who was watching him outside.
"All right, everybody take your seats, we have a new student joining us today." Iruka announced and then gestured to the new pinkette who gave a polite bow to the class before introducing herself "My name is Yuno Gasai. I'm so happy to be here! Please take good care of me." She spoke with a cute smile, almost immediately captivating a number of the male students.
With a nod, Iruka instructed her to find an empty seat to set herself up with but she didn't seem to be paying much attention to him. Her pink eyes were locked on Naruto's form as she sensually licked her lips which didn't go unnoticed by the Jinchuuriki. Yuno Gasai… he felt like he had heard that name from somewhere, it certainly was familiar enough to him… but he couldn't remember why.
The new pinkette started to walk towards an empty seat in the back row by passing by the blonde, giving him a small wink before continuing on. The flirty gesture made him blush a bit as he rubbed the back of his head. That Yuno girl seemed nice enough… but he couldn't shake the feeling that there was something… off. He sighed since he didn't have long to think about it since Iruka started another one of his boring lectures. Come to think of it… Mizuki had yet to join the class. Was he sick or something today?
He looked off to the side to unsurprisingly find Sas-UKE staring out the window and brooding. Probably thinking about killing his brother or something of the like. The blonde then noticed that Sakura… didn't seem much like herself today. She was paler than usual and there were dark circles under her eyes. She didn't seem to be paying any attention to the lecture either, which was strange for her. Sakura was almost constantly fidgeting and shaking her leg as though she were nervous about something.
"Hey Sakura, are you…" He tried to ask her if she was okay, but didn't have time to even finish his sentence when Sakura grabbed him by the throat and slammed him down onto the desk "SHUT UP AND STOP ASKING ME FOR DATES! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU I AM NOT INTERESTED?!" She screeched out, her face a dark crimson from pure rage.
The entire class looked in their direction, while it wasn't uncommon that Sakura would hit Naruto because of his antics, this seemed unusually over to top for her. "I… I was just asking if you were okay." The whiskered teen spoke dumbly, his statement making the Haruno girl blink her eyes several times then looked around the class, noticing the odd looks she was getting due to her outburst.
"You… I… I didn't… I need to go." Sakura mumbled as she ran out of the classroom, some tears flowing down her eyes as she tried to escape from everyone's stares. "Right um… can somebody go and check on Sakura and bring her back to class?" Iruka asked as he scratched the side of his cheek.
"I'll get her." Yuno immediately volunteered as she exited the classroom to track down her fellow pinkette. All the while she had a knowing smile on her face, because she knew something about the Haruno that nobody else did.
Minutes later. Girl's bathroom.
"Come on. Come on. They always worked. They always made her go away. Why won't you work now?!" Sakura muttered to herself as she fished out a prescription bottle from her pocket and swallowed down a few pills. She stared at herself in the mirror as she tried to use some paper towels to wipe off the sweat from her face and forehead. "It's all okay. Everything is going to be just fine. Maybe I forgot to take my medicine earlier. Yeah, that's it. I just forgot."
"Ohhhhhh Sakura Whore-uno. Everything won't be fine. I'm still here Dum-dum." Spoke a familiar voice that caused the jade eyed girl to stiffen up, because in the mirror was not her reflection… but a black and white version of herself with the Kanji for 'Inner' on its forehead. It was the 'Inner Sakura'.
"You and I both know those pills were just a temporary fix. Sure, they kept me down, but they didn't stamp me out. You know you missed me." Inner spoke and then mimed a kiss to her 'Outer' counterpart. The Outer Sakura paled further, her only response was to cram down more pills hoping that she could make this phantom of the mind go away.
"Go ahead. Pop down as many pills as you want. I'm not going anywhere. That aside, I'm curious about something. You do know that Sasuke might be gay or something right?" The Inner Sakura asked with a cheeky grin as she cleaned out an ear with her pinky finger.
"Shaddap! Sasuke-kun's not gay! He just has a hard time conveying how he feels!" The pinkette tried to deny as she continued popping down pills one after the other, uncaring for any ill side effects. She just wanted that annoying voice of her inner self to go away.
"Feels about what? About you? About anybody? Come on! Get a clue you Bimbo bitch! He's got an entire horde of Fangirls throwing themselves at his feet, a number of them cuter than you, and he doesn't even give a simple 'hello'. All he cares about is cutting his wrists and killing his big bro. Hardly husband material. How can anyone love a shallow little gold digger like you? You don't even have any tits or ass to entice a male. The only type of person that might be interested in you is a sick pervy pedophile. Like that guy that we…" The Inner Sakura ranted on, only to be cut off by her Outer Self that slammed her fist into the mirror causing it to shatter and crack around her fist, blood pooling from her knuckles.
"I SAID SHUT UP!" Sakura screeched out, finally silencing her Inner self for the moment. She panted as she glanced at her prescription bottle and paled when she found that it was empty, having consumed all of her medicine to try and drown out her Inner Self. "Trouble in paradise, Sakura-chan?" spoke yet another Familiar voice, one that Sakura dreaded perhaps even more than her Inner Self.
"Yuno? Just… go away. This isn't your problem." Sakura spoke dismissively, trying to get her fellow pinkette to leave her alone. She was the absolute last person she wanted to be around with at this moment.
"Oi, oi. Is that any way to talk with a friend Sakura-chan?" Yuno spoke with a sickeningly sweet smile as she almost skipped over to the Haruno. "I was so happy to know that I would not only be sharing the same class as my beloved Naruto-kun, but also my bestest buddy Sakura-chan. And now you're acting so cold to me. How rude of you." Yuno lightly scolded her and puffed out her cheeks a bit.
"Eh, that's okay though. You're just having a bad day. Anyway, I wanted to ask you for a favor." Yuno spoke as she licked her lips a bit, gently dragging her knuckles across Sakura's cheek, causing the poor girl to stiffen up in terror.
"Wha… what do you want? Money? I can pay you. Just… just don't tell anyone about…" The Haruno tried to plead, but was silenced when her fellow pinkette put a single finger to her lips and made quiet shushing noises.
"No, no, no. I don't want any of your family's dirty money. I just want one thing from you… Naruto-kun. He really likes you, and I want him to like me the same way. If you can… encourage him to love me, then your little secret is safe with me. Wouldn't want anyone knowing about any skeletons in your closet, right?" Yuno spoke with a sickeningly sweet grin, though there was an obvious threatening undertone to it, which prompted Sakura to reluctantly nod in agreement.
"Fine. You want the baka. You can have him. Just leave me alone!" Sakura demanded, only to freeze up when the pink eyed girl stared at her blankly. "Naruto-kun… is not a baka." Yuno spoke in a chilling tone, making the Haruno realized she had just stepped on a landmine.
"Umm. Right. My bad, I didn't mean it. I've just been… having a hard time today." She tried to apologize which seemed to placate Yuno who gave a happy smile and replied "Of course you didn't. You're under a lot of stress. Come on, let's get you to the infirmary and get your hand patched up. Mkay?"
With that said, the two headed to the nurse's office. All the while Sakura could only bitterly think that if she had a 'friend' Like Yuno, she certainly didn't need any enemies.
Later.
"Those two have been gone for a while." Naruto muttered in a slightly worried tone since the new girl hadn't come back with Sakura yet. Hopefully the two pinkettes were getting along, because the Haruno was known to have an infamously short temper. His worries were put at ease when he saw the girls approaching the ring used for class spars. It seemed like they had paid a visit to the nurse's office since Sakura's hand was now bandaged up.
It seemed like Yuno was explaining the reason for their absence to Iruka while the Haruno approached the whiskered blonde. "Hey Sakura. You okay?" He asked while putting on his most charming smile.
"I'm… getting there. I wanted to say that I was sorry… about earlier. I didn't mean to… explode on you. I've just been having an awful day." She sincerely apologized which shocked the boy since he couldn't remember a time when she had ever apologized for hitting him. Students that were within earshot of her apology were equally surprised, some of them wondering if this was some kind of ominous omen. Guess there's always a first time for everything.
"Aww. Look at him! So concerned about you. And just look at those adorable whisker marks. I just wanna chew them off his face!" Spoke the Inner Sakura as she was leaning against the boy's frame… not that he could feel or sense her presence since she was a figment of Sakura's mind.
"I uhh… thanks. For apologizing. It means a lot to hear you say that." He spoke with a warm smile since he was hoping that maybe she had matured a little. Speaking of which… maybe she was finally hitting puberty? Could that be the reason for her outburst? He guessed that she might have been a late bloomer or something.
"Screw the duckbutt Uke! Let's head over to Naruto-kun's apartment and have some fun with him. He'd wait on us hand and foot, like an adorable little puppy." The Inner Sakura spoke as she made a… lewd gesture using her hips by thrusting them back and forth. Making the Outer Sakura sneer in disgust at her counterpart's behavior.
"Uhh… right. Sure. No problem. I uhh… wanted to formally introduce you to Yuno. She's… an old friend of mine and she has a huge crush on you." Sakura responded while looking over her shoulder in Yuno's direction, trying to ignore any more lewd gestures and comments from her Inner Self. She would need to ask her psychiatrist for much stronger pills now.
"Really? You know Yuno-san? And… she does?" The blonde asked in a dumbfounded manner since he couldn't understand why Yuno would be so into him… unless he had met her somewhere before and couldn't remember.
"Did somebody mention my name?" Asked Yuno with a sly smile as she sidled up to the blonde and put his arm into her bust and started to grind her body against his, shocking him at how… open she was with her affection.
"Uhh, yeah Yuno-san. We were just talking about you." Naruto mumbled as he tried to gently pry himself free from the clingy girl… only for her grip to tighten around him almost painfully. Guess he might as well enjoy the feeling of his arm between her breasts.
"I hope you two were saying good things about me. Hey Naruto-kun, after class about we go hang out with some… friends of mine? They would all love to meet you." She asked him using a tone that made it obvious that he couldn't say 'no'. If he did, then there was a good chance there would be consequences. That aside, this may be a good chance for him to get to know his new classmate better and figure out why she was so familiar to him.
"Ne, Naruto-kun. You are making a weird face… have you… forgotten about me?" Yuno asked him, a dark aura surrounding her as she stared at him in the eyes, making him gulp slightly in fear.
"I don't… well… I feel like I should know you from somewhere. I know it, but I can't figure out why." He explained honestly, not even bothering to deny it since lying would be an even worse option.
After a few moments of continuing to stare at him, she gave a sad smile as she replied "Mah. I guess that's to be expected. It was a pretty long time ago. By the way, what's your favorite kind of woman? You like younger or older women? What kind of cup size do you like? Big or small? And what's your fetish?" She asked him in a rapid fire manner, the sensual nature of her questions making him blush. The only response he could make was an impression of a fish out of water, his mouth opening and closing since he couldn't form a coherent sentence.
"Yuno Gasai? You're up!" Iruka called out making the pink eyed girl smile a bit and then released the Jinchuuriki's arm as she spoke to him "Don't go anywhere Naruto-kun. We aren't finished yet."
Once she had finally left to enter the ring, the whiskered teen looked over towards Sakura and commented "She's… quite a character. How do you know her anyways?" His question at the end earned a tired sigh from the Fangirl who seemed as though she were mentally and emotionally drained… then she seemingly perked up and gave a happy smile.
"Me and Yuno go a ways back. We first knew each other from our dads, her dad works for mine at a bank. And one day, Yuno helped me when I was in trouble, so we've been friends ever since." She explained with a broad grin that seemed suspiciously fake, there was definitely something going wrong with her right now. But he had no idea what… maybe it really was puberty getting to her.
In the background, Yuno was bouncing on the balls of her feet, eagerly awaiting her opponent to join her in the ring. She was eager to beat them up to impress her Naruto-kun with her fighting skills. After a few moments, Sasuke Uchiha entered into the ring with a look of disgust on his face.
"Hn. I don't see why I've been paired with a girl of all things." He muttered as he glared at the new addition to the class. The pink eyed girl tilted her head to the side a bit since she didn't understand why the Uchiha said such a thing, but that didn't really matter. It didn't matter who it was, she would win against him.
Iruka called for the match to begin with a 'Hajime' prompting Yuno to take a defensive stance in case the Uchiha charged her, but that was not the case. It seemed like he was waiting for her to make the first move. "I am curious about something though. Why such an interest in the Dobe?" The Uchiha asked with a raised eyebrow.
His question however caused a certain Jinchuuriki to yell out from the background "You don't show any interest in girls that toss themselves at you, and now you're taking an interest in a girl because she likes me? Do you or do you not like girls Teme? Make up your fucking mind!"
"Eh? Dobe?" Yuno asked, her eyes seemingly becoming a bit unfocused as her posture stiffened up.
"That's right. The Dobe. Naruto. He's nothing but a clanless orphan, a sick joke. He talks about being Hokage, but he has neither the skills or smarts to be a Hokage. He's nothing more than trash, though he makes a convenient punching bag on occasion." Sasuke spoke to get under the girls' skin to try and change her views of the Dobe.
Yuno was silent for a few moments until a thin smile formed on her lips as she replied back with a sinister tone "I don't like you. If you judge people based on their clan and status… then you are less than trash. You're Sasuke right? Your whole clan was wiped out in a single night, by one person. You're not one to talk about being a Clanless Orphan."
At her words, a thick tic-mark formed on Sasuke's forehead and he charged at the pinkette, sending his fist towards her face, Yuno easily leaned to the side and avoided the blow, then in one smooth motion she grabbed his outstretched arm and flipped him over her shoulder and onto the ground. She held tightly to his arm and mounted, planting a foot on his face to keep him pinned to the ground. "I won't forgive anyone that talks badly about my Naruto-kun." She muttered in a cold voice, devoid of any emotion. And then with one sharp tug, a sickening snap could be heard, signaling that she had broken the Uchiha's arm.
No one could believe what they had seen, the new girl had taken down the Rookie of the Year in one move as though he were a greenhorn. The Uchiha was screaming in pain while everybody looked on. Iruka was amongst the first to break out of his stupor and called that the match was Yuno's victory before carrying the Uchiha off to be taken to the infirmary.
"How was that Naruto-kun? Were you watching? I punished him just for you." Yuno spoke with a cheerful expression, almost desperately hoping that her crush would praise her for her efforts. The blonde in question could only blink dumbly, he could never land a solid blow on the Uchiha since they first became classmates, but then Yuno broke his arm without even trying. Kami… that really shows just how much he sucked at fighting and being a Ninja.
"Neh… Naruto-kun? Why do you look upset? Did I do something bad?" Yuno asked in a worried tone, fearing that she may have disappointed her Naruto-kun. Maybe she should have also broken one of the Uchiha's legs or stomped on his genitals for extra measure? In the background, Sakura seemed like she wanted to shout something at her fellow pinkette, but she swallowed back her words knowing that Yuno could cause trouble for her.
"Nah. It's not that. I was just thinking about how much I sucked. I have never been able to win against Sasuke, ever. And you beat him without really trying." He lamented with a dry laugh, scratching his cheek with a single finger.
"That's okay. You were never a good fighter. We will always be around to protect you." Yuno spoke with a soft smile and then gave him a wink.
"We?" The blonde asked with a raised eyebrow. Was she referring to those 'friends' of hers? Yuno kept on talking as if she had known him for some time… but he couldn't figure out where or how they had met before. Every time he tried to remember… he couldn't find the memory in his mind. Just what was going on here?
Meanwhile.
In the confines of her room, a young girl with dark blue hair was drawing circles into the floor with her finger, a somber expression on her face as she thought back to happier times when her parents were still alive. And then how it was all snatched away after they both died. Now she spent her days here in isolation and despair. Used as a sex slave against her will. Her name is Tsubaki Kasugano, a figurehead for a religious cult… gone horribly corrupt.
The door to her cell opened, which meant another initiate had come to wash themselves of their sins… by using her as the sponge. By violating and polluting her body with the sins of the flesh. She lifted her head up to see who it was that would have their way with her… it seemed to be a woman this time. Men were the most common, but sometimes a woman would drop by. It didn't matter. She knew what was going to happen next… but for some reason her latest visitor hadn't removed their clothes yet.
On closer inspection, this woman seemed to have light blue hair and a buxom figure. Her clothes reminded Tsubaki of a military officer, which was further evidenced by a rapier the woman had at her hip. The stranger smirked and adjusted her cap as she spoke "Afternoon to you, Priestess-san. I am called General Esdeath. Nice to meet you."
This woman was different from all the rest, no one bothered with names or introductions. They just used her for whatever perverse desires that came to their mind, then left her on the floor like a discarded and broken toy. After a few moments of silence, the priestess answered back "My name is Tsubaki Kasugano. What do you want? Why are you here?"
The General smiled warmly and replied back "Straight to business then. That's fine. I'm kind of on the clock anyway, don't have much time to waste. Me and some friends of mine are in the middle of a hostile takeover of your temple. Even as we speak, your cult followers are being rounded up and are awaiting what will be a gruesome, horrible demise where their bodies will soon be disposed of by various means."
Tsubaki had to blink several times in disbelief, unsure if she had heard correctly or this was all a feverish dream caused by all the drugs pumped into her. A part of her wondered if this was some kind of trick… but even with her poor vision, she could tell this stranger had an honest look about her "We met that old guy, Funatsu too. He told us you were locked in here. The other cultists filled in the blanks about your story. You poor thing. Me and my friends have all suffered somehow or other. So, you're now free to go. Your temple belongs to us now. You can go on your way and try your luck in the real world, or you can hang with us. Makes no difference to me." The General spoke in a casual tone, gesturing towards the doorway where sunlight peeked through.
For the first time in a long time, Tsubaki now had the ability to choose for herself instead of having choices made for her. She could do whatever she wanted now. For a long time now, she had thought the world outside was a rotten and disgusting place… but there was still hope. There were still good people out there. "Thank you. But… this temple is my home. I have nowhere else to go. I have countless bad memories here… but my parents built this place. I want to stay and care for it in their place." Tsubaki replied with a warm smile, her response prompting the General to extend a hand out to her.
"Have it your way kiddo. That's fine with us." The general replied with a cheeky grin which widened further when the young priestess accepted her hand and helped lift her off the floor. With that, Esdeath motioned for Tsubaki to follow her outside with her fellow bluenette silently agreeing. When they exited her prison, Tsubaki was overjoyed to feel sunlight washing over her flesh while the wind gently blew past her body.
Her pale purple eyes staring up into the blue sky with her arms outstretched as though she were waiting to give the world itself a hug and embrace it. Her joyful moment was broken when she heard the sound of a whip cracking and a shout from a woman that sounded like "Keep moving shitbirds! Keep the line going!"
When the priestess looked over to the side, she saw the numerous members of the cult being forced to march into the lower basements of the temple, their hands and ankles bound with cuffs and chains made of ice, linking them all together and rattling as they slowly marched to their demise. "Please! Don't do this! We're innocent!" A female cult member pleaded, causing some of their captors to start laughing.
"Innocent? Seriously? All you pissants have been using your priestess as a fuck toy, and you wanna say you're innocent?" Asked a woman with purple hair and a tribal tattoo on her shoulder, who drew one of her pistols and slammed the butt into the protesting cultist. Knocking out some teeth and sending her to the ground "Let's get this fucking straight. You're not gonna be hauled off to jail. You're not getting a fucking trial. We're gonna fucking murder every last fucking one of you. No exceptions. Say a fucking prayer to whatever deity you worship, cuz we don't give mercy to raping asshole."
With that said, the woman pointed the barrel of her pistol down at the female cult pistol and fired two rounds into her head, executing her on the spot for all the other cultists to see. Setting an example for what awaited them. "Anyone else got anything to say? No? Good. Then you can drag this rotten meat the rest of the way with you." The purplette shouted and spat on the corpse. Laughing as the other cultists dragged the body away with each step.
Tsubaki watched on, feeling no remorse for the fate that awaited the cultists. For so long they had used her for pleasure, using and poisoning the cult her parents created. Her parents formed this cult to help the unfortunate… then it was twisted into some ugly, vile and wrong. These people were getting exactly as the deserved. "Oi. Has Funatsu been killed yet?" Tsubaki asked with a dark expression, her hair shadowing her face a bit.
"Not yet. He's tied up in the basement right now, watching as we purge the filth from this place." The general responded with sadistic glee as she adjusted her cap.
"Good… I want to pay him back. For all the pain and suffering that I went through. Save him for last." Tsubaki requested, her hands balling into fists with a white knuckle grip since she could get revenge against the man responsible for all of her suffering.
"Well, we are taking over your place. So I guess that makes you our host. Besides, I suppose you deserve your pound of flesh for cooperating so readily, not to mention for everything you've gone through up till now." The General spoke as she gestured for the girl to follow her once more down into the temple's lower levels. They marched past the long line of chained cultists, some of them begging the young priestess for forgiveness or to spare the lives, but she coldly ignored them all.
They passed by a girl with orange hair wearing a gas mask that had a strange dog-like creature with her, the latter of which had a malevolent aura to it as it stared hungrily at the long walking meat-sacks. The girl in question saluting the General prompting Esdeath to return the gesture. "The inmates are being processed as you instructed General. Coro-kun is prepared to lend his assistance in the body disposal." The orange haired girl reported, gesturing to her canine companion which also gave a salute.
The orange haired girl then gave two sets of gas masks and spoke "Please wear these for your safety. There's a lot of chemical fumes downstairs." Both bluenettes nodded as they put on their respective masks and continued on their way downstairs. Once they reached the basement, Tsubaki's eyes widened at the gruesome scene. Several groups of women were executing the cult methods by various means while a woman in a nun getup pointed which way the cultists would be going with a strange pink haired female that seemed to have horns atop her head standing next to her. Those who refused or try to flee were dragged away by an unseen force to their fates.
Some cultists were being hanged using piano wire, others had their throats slit up, and others were tossed into some kind of chemical bath where their bodies were… melted into a stew of some kind. And off to the side of all this death was Funatsu himself, watching in horror as the cultists he had long ruled over were being murdered before his eyes.
Tsubaki smiled beneath her gas mask as she approached him. "Ohayo Funatsu-san. How does it feel to lose everything? To be powerless?" She asked him as she clasped her hands behind her back. Staring down at him as if he were a roach, just waiting to be crushed underfoot. He tried to respond to her words, but all that came out were coughing noises due to the chemical fumes in the air.
"Hmph. Having a hard time breathing? That's okay. I don't want to hear you explain yourself. You'll just whine, beg and make pitiful excuses." Tsubaki muttered and then saw a number of tools that were set off to the side, almost as if they were just waiting to be used on the old man. The priestess smirked as she picked up a hammer and gave a few small practice swings.
"This won't bring back my family… but at least you'll never use me or anyone else again." She admitted with a sense of satisfaction, and then she brought the hammer down on his foot. The sounds of bones breaking and Funatsu's screams were heard which made some nearby cultists cringe as they had no choice but to wait on their impending doom. "Don't pass out or anything on me old man. I'm far from finished with you. General? Do you think you can keep this wretched bit of walking pestilence alive for a while longer? I don't want him expiring too soon."
"Don't worry. He won't be dying anytime soon. I'll personally make sure of that. Have your fun sweetheart." The General responded with a sadistic tone to her voice. With a happy giggle, Tsubaki began to use the hammer to start shattering the old man's bones. Starting with his hands and feet.
A few hours later. Konoha Academy.
The remainder of the School day passed by without a hitch, although a number of the Fangirls kept giving Yuno nasty looks since she had hurt their beloved Sasuke-kun… but none of them dared say anything to her for fear of something similar happening to them. And with the final bell of the day ringing loud and clear, it was now time for everybody to leave and enjoy the rest of their day.
"Naruto-kuuuuun. Let's go see my friends! You promised!" Yuno spoke as she continued clinging to his arm so tightly that she was cutting off some of the blood circulation in his limb. At the moment, the blonde wanted to return home and think about the day's events, but Yuno wasn't giving him the option to refuse her, and on a side note, maybe her friends could Shed some light on how Yuno knows him so well.
He tensed up when he felt another presence behind him, when he looked over his shoulder he saw Hinata Hyuuga staring at him. A thin smile graced her lips as she waved at him. No… she was actually waving at both him and Yuno, as evidenced by the latter waving back towards the heiress. "Yuno… are you and Hinata friends or something?" He asked, hoping to get some clue out of his newest classmate.
"Let's just say… we came to an understanding a few weeks ago." She replied back with a sly smile which only puzzled the blonde, though he chose not to ask further since he doubted Yuno would give him a straight answer. For the next few minutes he had to endure Yuno gleefully dragging him along to some unknown destination, all the while Yuno would ask him rather personal questions, many of which were of a sexual nature, leaving him blushing and a bit too embarrassed to form a proper question. His friend Kurenai had given him 'the talk' with the Help of Anko some time ago… which was perhaps the most awkward moment of his life. He still couldn't get the image of one of his best friends giving a full on striptease while the other explained how sex worked.
He was broken from his musing when Yuno announced "We're here!" She then gestured towards a large temple that Naruto knew had a pretty foul reputation. Rumors almost constantly circulated that the place was some kind of sex cult that had ties to the Yakuza, and that the head priestess never came outside. Was Yuno a member of this cult?
"Umm. Yuno? Are you sure about this place? It doesn't have what you might call a… glowing reputation." Naruto responded as he tried to pull away from the pinkette, but her grip around his wrist tightened as though he were in a vice, keeping him from escaping.
"It's okay Naruto-kun. My new friends just cleared the place out, it's our new hangout!" She responded and knocked on the front gate, the whiskered teen quirking up an eyebrow wondering what she meant by when she mentioned clearing it out. Within seconds, a girl with long flowing purple hair opened the gate. She looked like she was wearing a school uniform while holding a wooden katana.
The blonde immediately recognized her as an international Kendo champion from the land of Iron, the home of the Samurai. Saeko Busujima was her name, her pictures were posted on newspapers, magazines and occasionally on the news, she was practically a celebrity and wunderkind with a blade, and to be honest… he was kind of a fan. "Yuno, good to have you back. We are almost…" The Kendo champ spoke to the pinkette but then paused when she took note of the blonde's presence.
"Umm. Hello. You're Saeko-san, right? Can I please have your autograph?" He nervously asked while rubbing the back of his head. He was sure he had something to write with in his ninja tool pouch on his hip.
The purplette eyed him up and down for a few moments before responding "One moment please. I need to have a word with Yuno-san. Don't go anywhere." With that said, Saeko grabbed Yuno by the arm and dragged her inside, slamming the gates shut behind them, leaving him standing awkwardly in the street as he wondered what that was about. Sure this might be a good opportunity for him to escape from Yuno's clinginess for a bit but… he still had too many questions… not to mention he didn't want to miss a chance to get Saeko's autograph.
He took notice that the gate was still open slightly, which gave him the chance to peek through and see exactly what was happening behind the temple walls. He didn't really like to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, but his curiosity was too great. As he peeked through and listened carefully, it seemed like Saeko was in the middle of scolding Yuno for some reason.
"... we aren't ready for him! You were supposed to give a warning when you were going to bring him. The Priestess still doesn't know about what happened to us, to Naruto-kun ten years ago! We haven't told her yet." Saeko spoke harshly to the pink eyed girl.
"I don't care about that! Something's wrong! Naruto-kun doesn't remember me. I don't think he remembers any of us! I think it might have to do with…" Yuno tried to explain but was shushed to silence by the Samurai girl, who was glancing over at the gate. From behind the doors, the blonde gulped and stepped back since it was likely that he'd been caught.
As he took a few steps back from the gate, he heard Saeko say to Yuno "Too late now. Go let the others know." After that, the blonde heard the sounds of feet running away while Saeko shoved the doors open and glared daggers at the Jinchuuriki.
"It's not polite to spy on people." She spoke in a chilly voice, which sent some shivers down his spine.
"Well… I am a ninja in training… spying is kind of what we do. Besides… Yuno-san had been kind of… dodgy. She won't really give me a straight answer about anything and I just wanted to know what was going on." He replied honestly, while also trying to add a bit of humor. Though a large part of him was still terrified about the Kendo champ beating him to death with her wooden katana.
"A fair point I suppose. Yuno is a smart girl, but she often thinks with her heart whenever you're involved. Though… perhaps I shouldn't judge her for it given my own feelings." Saeko muttered at the end, before he could ask her what she meant, the purple haired Samurai reached into her bust and pulled out a sharpie pen, she popped off the cap and then started to write her name on the wooden blade section of her katana and handed it over to him.
"A present for you, Naruto-kun." She spoke with a gentle smile and ushered him inside, locking the gate behind them with an audible click. The boy was utterly thrilled to receive such a souvenir from the Kendo champ, but he had to shake off the excitement. There was obviously something going on here. What did happen ten years ago? He didn't remember anything, and he was certain he would remember knowing a champion like Saeko in his younger years. And what was Yuno going to say before Saeko cut her off?
"I understand you have Questions Naruto-kun. But there will be a proper time for that later. The others are still making preparations, would you like to explore the grounds with me? We only just moved in." Saeko offered as she gestured to the grounds, which seemed to be rather well taken care of.
"Sure. I guess. Seems like a nice place. I heard there was a cult or something here. What happened to them?" he asked since this place seemed far too large for a small handful of people to claim as a 'hangout'. So where was everybody else?
"The cult was dissolved and purged out of here. Only the priestess remains since this was all built by her parents. I think they died a few years ago, from what I understand." She explained truthfully, although she omitted out the part where the cultists had been killed. Fortunately, the grounds were surrounded by a large number of Privacy seals that prevented anyone from knowing what was happening within these walls. A good thing too since Revy had an itchy trigger finger.
Naruto hummed to himself in thought as he approached the nearby pond where large koi fish lazily swam about. He then heard somebody singing prompting him to look in the direction of the sound and saw a purple haired woman wearing glasses, using a hose to douse the ground with water. Oddly… she seemed to have a giant pair of scissors on her back that looked like they could be used to cut a man in two.
He approached her with Saeko following behind him and then greeted the new person with a friendly voice "Hi there ma'am. I'm Naruto. You another of Yuno's friends?" Once he finished speaking, the woman quickly turned on her heel, the hose still in hand which accidentally sprayed him with water, causing him to sputter a bit.
"Oh gosh I'm so sorry Naruto-kun." The woman shouted as she turned the hose nozzle off to stop the flow of water. The blonde's eye twitched a bit, but he kept his temper in check since it was an accident and he did kind of surprise her when he came up from behind. "Wait… NARUTO-KUN?! I'm so happy to see you again!" she squealed in delight and then embraced him in a warm hug. Her large breasts pressing against his face.
"Again? Do I know you?" He asked as he pulled away, and nearly fell over when she released him from her grip. A look of shock on her face as she adjusted her glasses.
"What kind of question is that?! Of course you know me! It's me! Big Sis Sheele!" She shouted and stamped her foot while puffing her cheeks. Saeko then walked up to her and whispered something in her ear, making the boy wonder what the Kendo master was saying. A look of realization crossing the now identified Sheele's face as she nodded in understanding, a saddened look on her face.
"Right. I'm sorry for getting you all wet. Please forgive me." Sheele muttered and politely bowed to the boy as an apology. The Jinchuuriki didn't really care about getting soaked, it seemed everyone around here knew about him… but he didn't know a single person here. WHY?!
"I'll find something for you to change into. Stay here. And Sheele? Don't stop hosing the ground." Saeko spoke before departing to find the boy some dry clothes as Sheele resumed soaking the ground with water.
After being left with the spectacled girl, the whiskered teen asked "So uhh, Sheele… what did Saeko-san say to you a bit ago? And why are you hosing the ground? You starting a garden or something" He asked out of curiosity, but at the same time, being left out of the loop was really getting on his nerves at this point.
"I'm sorry Naruto-kun… but I don't want to say anything. I might say something I'm not supposed to. You just have to trust us." She replied while adjusting her glasses, staring down at the water as it flowed away… along with any pools of blood that may be hiding in the grass.
"Trust you? I don't even know who you people are and you asking me to trust you?" The blonde complained while crossing his arms, his patience starting to wear out. If he didn't get some answers soon, he was going to explode.
"Please be patient for just a bit longer. And please don't be angry with me, I don't like it when I upset you." She pleaded with him, her sincere and innocent words making the boy feel like he had been stabbed through the heart since this poor woman seemed almost ready to cry.
"Nah. I could never be angry with you Sheele. I'll still love you, airheadedness and all." He replied with a warm smile… then he realized something… why did he say that?
"Naruto-kun? That's what you would…" Sheele muttered in disbelief, her face beaming as a large and happy smile spread on her face. Unknown to her, she had kept the hose going in a singular direction causing the water to flow beneath one of the temple buildings, as the water continued to flow, it began to carry a hand ball with it as it travelled unseen to a new destination.
"Sheele… How do you know me? How does Yuno and Saeko know me? What happened ten years ago?" He demanded, he had to know why. He tried once more to search his memory for how he could have possibly known them… but it's like that knowledge was lost in a never ending fog. And he couldn't find the answer no matter how hard he tried.
Before Sheele could answer him, Saeko clapped a hand on his shoulder with some clean clothes in the form of a simple white robe. "There will be time for those questions in just a moment. Come on. You should change before you catch your death of cold." The Samurai spoke, but the blonde slapped her hand away angrily.
"Quit stonewalling me! What is going on here?! Tell me right now or I'm going home! And tell Yuno to stay the hell away from me!" Naruto snapped with a low growl, finally having reached his boiling point.
"Hora, hora. Still got a nasty temper when things don't go your way. I guess we spoiled you too much." spoke a new voice, belonging to a silver haired woman wearing an eyepatch, one of her arms seemingly being some kind of mechanical replacement. A buxom blonde standing at her side with kitty ears atop her head and Yuno standing on her opposite side.
"Come on Naruto-kun. We have a lot to talk about. No more secrets. We'll tell you the whole story… about what happened to our family ten years ago." Yuno spoke as tears flowed down her cheeks, from her expression these weren't tears of sadness… but of joy.
"Our family?" Naruto muttered in shock… were these people..?
"Ah. We're your family Naruto-kun. For ten years we have all been apart… now we shall be the family you dreamed of, so long ago." The silver haired woman spoke as she smiled warmly, taking a drag from a cigar as she placed a warm hand atop his head and spoke to him in an almost sister-like tone "Welcome to our family reunion."
End chapter one.
Next time: Family reunion?!
A/N: Yes! The evil cliffhanger strikes again! Sorry to end this here, but I felt this was a good stopping point. And yes, I know. You all want me to update your favorite fics and all that. I'm so sorry for the wait. I thank you for your patience, and your time. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. And remember, reviews and feedback are always welcome.