Disclaimer: I do now own Naruto!
Pairings: NaruSaku! HinKiba! SasuOC!
Warnings: Some OOC! OC! Some spoilers, but not much!
There is no Yaoi! Or Yuri! Alright, so I'm sorry if you thought there was. The closest to SasuNaru in this is friendship, it's a pretty deep friendship, but that's it.
Also this isn't going to be a very long story! It was just in my head, and well I had to write it down, because it wouldn't go the away. It's rated T for language!
I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 1:
A pain shot through his chest, and his eyes slowly moved down. Huh, a sword. He thought as he saw the end of a sword embedded into the middle of his chest. So he saw through my genjutsu did he? He thought again as a small smirk fell on his lips, with a tingle of blood in his mouth. The man on the chair had a black cloak with red clouds on it, symbolizing the Akatsuki organization. He had black hair that was pulled back into a low pony tail, his eyes red, with three dots in them.
"I said this is the END! You murderous fucking traitorous bastard!" He heard his brother sneer from behind him. His eyes glanced back and wondered when he had gotten behind the chair he was sitting in. And then how his little brother was able to smash his sword through the stone chair in the first place. His brother had grown, wearing a black cloak that covered his attire up, but the man could see more black underneath. His hair was still spiked in the back and he had a white bandage around his head. His black bangs falling in front of his face. His eyes too were red with three dots in them, also known as the Sharingan.
"But before I kill you, I have one last question." His brother said.
"SIR!" He heard the girl from the shadows yell. His red Sharingan eyes quickly snapped to her, wide bright blue ones. She had come out of her hiding spot and now stood in the doorway of the stone room.
"Stay back Riku, don't interfere with this." He chocked out, Riku looked ready to argue with him but nodded anyways and leaned against the wall, watching what took place. He could feel his brother's eyes shift back to him from behind the rock chair.
"Who's she?" He asked in a bored tone.
"Is that you're last question?" The older one asked he could feel his life slipping away. The blade moved, and his eyes widened slightly as a new pain shot through his chest, covering the older.
"No." He replied with a small smirk. The older one smiled slightly.
"Then you'll find out." He said.
"Itachi, why did you leave me alive?" The younger one asked. Itachi leaned his head against the cold stone of his chair as he thought. He closed his eyes as his mind started to enter the black void, and he smiled.
"So you could kill me, Sasuke." Itachi said. Sasuke smirked.
"Then I've done my job." The younger one said and pulled the katana out of Itachi's chest. Itachi's eyes widened as blood began to flow more freely. Sasuke stood and walked around the chair. His eyes moving to Riku, she didn't look tough if he had to fight her to get out. But she looked very familiar, or she looks like someone. Her dark red hair was cut short; it barely hung above her shoulders. She was short, and looked around his age.
His bright blue eyes were locked onto his older brother, and Sasuke wondered what their relationship was. He could faintly see a small smile forming, but he could see fear in her eyes as well. It was as if those eyes could look into his soul, like someone he knew. She was dressed in a black pair of Khaki's with a sleeveless orange shirt, a long sleeve fish net shirt underneath. The orange shirt had words like, strength, love, courage, and truth all over it.
But nothing on her was Akatsuki. She held no cloak with her, or anything that would show she worked for Akatsuki. So that meant she wasn't in it, or maybe she just didn't want to wear the outfit. Her eyes looked to his for a brief second and he felt his heart set with the emotions that crossed her face, they then looked quickly back to Itachi who had moved. Wait moved! Sasuke's head shot to his brother, who was having a problem moving his hand, he wasn't looking at him but the girl. With his right hand he beckoned her over.
Her eyes were wide with slight fear, but everything else was gone as her body moved quickly a crossed the floor. Her eyes only set on Itachi and no one else. She lowered herself in front of him, like a daughter on her father's death bed. Her eyes were sad, and Sasuke grew angry that someone 'felt' for a murder like him. Itachi told her to lean in so he could talk to her, she did as she was told, no questions asked. Sasuke stood frozen a few feet away, but was unable to hear Itachi talking, what ever it was got a reaction out of the girl.
"WHAT!" She jumped up, her eyes wide with horror. For a second her eyes flicked to Sasuke before going back to Itachi. "You're kidding right, Sir?" She asked, no pleaded to the man before her. Itachi just shook his head, she looked almost defeated, but he beckoned her to lean in again and whispered some else into her ear. She nodded, her fists tightened together so hard they were paling.
She stood and walked back to the door where she leaned against the wall. Her eyes closed, but Sasuke saw tears and that made him angry again. Her fists where still tightened together, but she made no sound, made no effort to talk. Itachi looked to Sasuke before closing his eyes.
"Thank you Sasuke." Itachi said, and the boy's head snapped to his brother's closed eyes. The short breaths slowly left, and his body stilled, and Sasuke knew, his brother had finally died. He bowed his head, and felt tears coming to his eyes, why, he didn't know. This was the man who had killed his clan, who had left him alone all those years, who had ruined his life. The girl moved forward and Sasuke looked at her, she was flushed and clearly angry about something.
"We should leave. Someone is coming, Master." Riku addressed him for the first time since he had seen her there. But what she said made his eyes go wide.
"What did you just call me?" Sasuke asked, Riku sighed slightly.
"Master, you are my Master now." Riku spoke, barely above a whisper, but Sasuke heard her just fine. His eyes widened even more if that was possible, he looked to Itachi who had a smile on his face, but he was dead. So Sasuke couldn't question him, but the younger boy wondered just what was going through the man's mind when he finally died. But that wonder was short lived when she talked next. Her stance change, as she looked towards the door.
"Master, we really should get out of here." Riku spoke again, that name he was sure he was going to hate. He nodded slightly, but walked over to his brother, he took off the forehead protector that he wore, and the Uchiha symbol necklace. He slipped both item's away before walking towards a waiting Riku. He briefly thought about just killing her to get ride of the problem, but she didn't do anything to her, and if he was right, she wasn't with Itachi by choice.
"Try and keep up." Sasuke said and took off, and to his surprise she was right beside him, and not looking like she was having a problem with it. They quickly made it out of the building where a fight was being held. It was between Kisame, Itachi's Akatsuki partner, and one of his comrades Suigetsu. They were slashing at each other with their swords, and Sasuke wasn't surprised. Suigetsu had a fascination with swords, and Kisame's was a good ticket to getting one festinating sword. The other two stood back, and watched the fight take place. Sasuke wondered where he'd go from here, would he go back with his comrades to sound, or go back to Konoha?
But would his friends take him back? After he had left, and almost killed one of them, his best friend. Naruto Sasuke thought, and then it hit him. Sasuke looked back to Riku who was staring at him, almost waiting for orders. She looked so much like Naruto, the eyes, the face structure. The only thing different was the dark red hair, but the face was exact, well minus the three whisker marks too. But if she had them, she could pass as a red headed Naruto. Could they be related? Sasuke wondered.
"Master? Are you okay?" Riku asked with her head titled to the side in confusion. Sasuke's eyes widened slightly before he nodded and chuckled. Defiantly related. The Uchiha thought. But then, does Naruto know? Was the next thought in his mind. It wasn't long before the fighting stopped and everyone looked to Sasuke who had made a noise now and gained attention. Sasuke looked between them, his three comrades didn't look surprised, but Kisame sure did, he looked to Sasuke, then to Riku with wide eyes. It wasn't soon after that Kisame vanished and Suigetsu looked pissed.
"Sasuke, who's the girl?" Karin immediately asked. Sasuke looked to Karin with a raised eyebrow, then it clicked and he looked to Riku who was still staring at him, waiting. She made no indication that Karin had talked about her at all, or the fact that Kisame had shot her a questioning look. It made him smirk slightly.
"This is Riku, Riku Karin." Sasuke said, looking from Riku to Karin. It was then that Riku's eyes shifted to Karin and swept over her, analyzing everything about the black haired girl. She had short black hair, with black rimmed glasses. Her outfit was a black cloak like all of them were wearing including Sasuke, and a pair of really short shorts, with a pair of black thin high socks and black sandals. She had on a yellowish jacket that was buttoned just over her breasts, the ends of the jacket showing off her stomach. In Riku's opinion she wasn't very pretty, she seemed like an over the top flirt, and already Riku could tell she had the hots for her Master.
"Juugo." Sasuke said, his eyes going to the next one. Riku's eyes left Karin and moved to the next person Sasuke had pointed out to her. He stood taller than everyone, with dust blonde hair that was on the wild side. His eyes were a gray and blank almost, but Riku could tell inside he was a softy, to some level anyway. He was huge to say; well built, and he had on a cloak and only a pair of black pants.
"And last Suigetsu." Sasuke said, again Riku's eyes left Juugo and moved to the next. She looked into his gray eyes first and could tell he wasn't one to mess with. He was smirking at her, and checking her out as she looked him over. He wasn't as built as the last guy, but she could tell he was strong. He had short dull purplish hair, which was flat on his head, and came down, in the middle of his eyes. He had on a black muscle shirt with tan pants, and of course the black cloak. Tied to his back, which he had just replaced, was a large sword, that Riku wondered how fast he could move it. It was larger than he was! Riku's eyes then moved over all them of them once again.
"It's nice to meet you." Riku said slightly above a whisper. She then looked back to Sasuke, who was looking at her. Their eyes met for a second before Sasuke looked back to his comrades.
"Okay, first question is, did you kill Itachi? And second, why is she with you?" Karin asked, sneered at Riku, who paid little attention to her. Riku's blue eyes barely even flicked to her. Sasuke snorted slightly at her and started to walk back towards the forest, Riku quickly followed her master.
"Yes I killed him. And Riku… she's just with me, I don't want to get into it. I don't fully understand it either. Thank you guys for traveling with me up till now, but I have no more need for you. Like I said, I only formed this team to make sure I get done what I needed. It's done." Sasuke said coldly at the end. Riku looked back to a saddened Juugo, and a glaring Karin, and Suigetsu. But it was short lived because she looked back to Sasuke who had stopped, which caused her to stop.
"Juugo, you should get some medical help in one of the ninja village. I'm sure someone can help you. Karin, well I'm not too sure. Suigetsu, take my place in Sound. I'm not going back." Sasuke said. Suigetsu gapped slightly at him before grinning and taking off. Karin was wide eyed at Sasuke.
"What you're putting Suigetsu in charge of Sound!" She yelled at him. Sasuke turned and Riku side stepped so he could look at Karin. Sasuke smirked.
"If you don't like it Karin, go after him and take Sound over you're self." Sasuke said. Karin gapped, before blushing slightly and taking off after Suigetsu. Juugo was still looking at Sasuke, before nodding and walking in the opposite direction. Sasuke looked to Riku, who was staring at him.
"Shall we?" Sasuke asked and Riku nodded hesitantly. Sasuke smirked and started off, Riku again beside him, jumping from tree to tree.
"First we find the dobe." Sasuke said. Riku glanced in his direction before pushing off a tree and landing on the next branch.
"Dobe?" Riku asked.
"Naruto." Sasuke said. Riku nodded, still not understanding who she was talking about. Sir had never mentioned a Naruto, nor had any others before him. So she had no clue who he was, and why they were looking for him. She also found that Sasuke took her being his slave, pretty well. Riku sighed under her breath, as she kicked off again, jumping beside her knew master.
It had been an hour and Sasuke was growing irritated. He was sure that Naruto was following them, but the blonde and his team was no where to be found. Sasuke sighed, it was getting dark, and they needed to rest. He needed to rest; he had used a lot of energy over the past few days. Riku looked like she could go on for another few hours, but she hadn't really done anything other than run.
"Let's stop for the night. It's getting dark." Sasuke spoke and jumped into a small clearing. There was dead tree that was propped up so that they could sleep under, and a patch of grass seemed comfortable enough. Riku nodded and landed beside him, she looked around them for a second, before looking to Sasuke who had sat down already. He propped himself up against the tree that the dead tree was being held up by.
"Do you wish for me to start a fire? Or catch food first?" Riku asked. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her; Riku sighed and sat down in front of him.
"Sir always had me make the fires and catch food. I guess I'm just use to it by now. What do you want me to do Master?" Riku asked again, her eyes never leaving Sasuke. Sasuke frowned at the 'master' he really didn't like it.
"Listen, I'm not sure what my bastard of a brother said to you but I'm not you're Master." Sasuke said with a sigh. Riku frowned at him.
"But you are, sir said 'I know bind you to my younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke. He may do with you as he wishes.'" Riku said, almost mocking Itachi's voice perfectly. Sasuke cringed slightly and narrowed his eyes at the ground.
"What exactly are you?" Sasuke asked Riku chuckled slightly which earned her a glare. Riku flinched at the glare and stopped chuckling, her emotions on her face vanished.
"I'm a slave, Master." Riku said. Sasuke looked to Riku and wondered slightly why she flinched, but then again if she was a slave, she must have been beaten a few times at least. Wait did she say slave? Sasuke asked inside his mind.
"Slave?" Sasuke asked. Riku nodded.
"What did you think I was?" Riku asked, titling her head slightly as she waited for an answer she wasn't sure was going to come or not. Sasuke looked at her for a second.
"I'm not sure, but I wasn't expecting it to be a slave. I thought he had hired you or something, hell anything, other than a slave. I didn't think slaves were around anymore." Sasuke said, Riku nodded sadly.
"Slavery is illegal, but it doesn't stop people from doing it. Black market, underground, there are number of names for it. But they sell things from stolen goods to slaves." Riku said.
"And my brother bought you?" Sasuke asked. Riku bite her lip for a second.
"Yes and no." Riku said; Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her.
"You see, my old master, before Sir, was an old rich guy. I think the guy was in his fifties, or something like that, I'm not too sure. It was two years ago, but I remember Sir and fish boy came by one night, it was raining. He offered them a place to stay; I waited on them all night. The next day, my Master was dead, and his will had given me to Sir." Riku explained.
"So my brother killed you're master, but before that he forced the man to give you over to him. But for what reason?" Sasuke asked. Riku looked to Sasuke with fascination.
"You think Sir killed him?" Riku asked. Sasuke looked to Riku like she was crazy.
"You don't?" He asked, Riku shrugged.
"I never thought about it. I was happy to be with sir." Riku said simply, Sasuke stood outraged.
"How could you be happy with a murder?!" Sasuke yelled at her. Riku moved back and closed her eyes waiting for impact, which never came. She peeked up at a still angry but confused boy who stood in front of her. Riku then looked up at him fully before answering in a soft voice.
"I was never cooped up in a small room, or in a large house. Sir never… he never touched me in the ways the others before him have. And he's only ever punished me once in the two years I was with him. He's one of the best Masters I had ever had." Riku said, Sasuke's eyes widened and he fell to the ground. He looked to Riku with sad eyes.
"I'm sorry." He admitted, Riku's eyes widened and he looked at her with confusion.
"You don't have to be sorry Master. It's not you're fault, it's mine. I never should have made you angry. I'm not sure what happened to make you hate Sir, he never talked about you to me. I'm not saying I trusted Sir, but I can't say I hated him either. He had let me have more freedom then anyone. I got to travel, and he taught me how to take care of myself, that's all." Riku said. Sasuke nodded slightly and he rested his head on the back of the tree. Riku stood.
"Why don't I get some food for you Master? I'm good at hunting, and cooking." Riku said. Sasuke sighed before nodding again. Riku nodded and ran off in the direction they were going. Sasuke wondered why she didn't just leave Itachi, run away. Why would she want to stay a slave? But Itachi had punished her once; maybe she had tried it once? Running away and he hurt her. Sasuke's fists tightened, and this time he let the tears fall. Why would Itachi want a slave? Then the other question was why did Itachi give her to him as his dieing wish? Itachi…
Itachi is dead; I have avenged the clan's death. But what are my goals now? Will Konoha take me back; will my old friends take me back? Or should I have taken over Sound instead? Will the Hokage put me in jail for what I did? Betraying the village for an enemy? Now it seems so stupid, going to Orochimaru, leaving everything behind. I know I did what he had to do, but was it the right thing to do? And what is this empty feeling in my chest? The pain can be found there? And why am I sobbing now?
There is no reason for me to cry? I have fulfilled one of my major goals! I have killed my brother! My only living relative I had left, I had finished off the Uchiha clan. I am now the soul survivor of the Uchiha clan. Is that the reason to my crying? Was it because I fell so very alone now the reason for the tears in my eyes? Why do I feel like I'm seven again? I'm stronger than this! I did something good! I avenged my clan!
Sasuke's eyes snapped open, and his hand came up and grabbed the tan one that had wiped his tears away. He was now staring into wide sky blue eyes, red hair falling forward slightly, because she was bent over.
"Riku." Sasuke stated and let her go. Riku stepped away and looked slightly sad.
"Why are you crying?" Riku asked and she crouched in front of him. Sasuke closed his eyes and reopened them before wiping away the last of his tears.
"I don't know." Sasuke replied truthfully. Riku's look got sadder, but her eyes seemed to understand him, understand everything about him, and it scared him.
"Okay, well I found some people." Riku said. Sasuke then took time to look around and didn't see any food so it seemed that Riku came straight back to tell him. Sasuke nodded and stood.
"What'd they look like?" Sasuke asked as the red head stood.
"Umm… they all had that head band thing you took off sir. And there was a huge white dog with them. I think the dog noticed me." Riku said. Sasuke smiled at her and patter her on the head.
"That's fine, let's go. Show me that way." Sasuke said. Riku grinned up at him, and once again reminded the Uchiha of Naruto. They then took off through the trees again; it wasn't very long before they each saw a faint glow of a fire up ahead. But it was long enough for Sasuke to wonder just how long he had been sitting there crying. Riku beside him stopped short, and Sasuke quickly did, a smirk on his face.
"What are you smirking for bastard." A voice said. A voice that Sasuke was familiar very with. Riku looked to Sasuke, a blonde boy stood behind him, a Kunai at her Master's neck. The boy was just slightly taller than Sasuke, a few inches maybe. He had on a pair of orange Khaki's on, with a weapons pouch on both his hip and leg. He wore a jacket, the bottom half of the jacket was orange, and the top was black, on his shoulder were swirl patches in white. He had short blonde hair that spiked up places you'd think gravity would pull down. He had a black head band on that tied in the back.
"Naruto." Sasuke said, the smirk not leaving. But deep down, he knew it wouldn't go back to normal. It would never be the same since he left, but maybe he could get the dobe to at least forgive him a little. His onyx eyes shifted to Riku who had Sai behind her, his katana at her neck. Sasuke knew Sai would kill her without hesitation. Sasuke looked back to Naruto who was glaring at him, but he saw a flicker of hope in his eyes.
"Let her go, I'm coming back. I killed Itachi." Sasuke stated. Riku looked to Sasuke, then to Sai who looked slightly wide eyed. The man who had her looked slightly like Sir and her new master himself. This Sai had short cropped hair, and emotionless dark eyes. But they weren't onyx like her Master's, no they were a dark brown. He had a cropped black jacket, showing off his abs. He had on a pair of black pants that held some scrolls, and paintbrushes.
"What makes you think we want you back?" Naruto asked, but everything in the blonde's voice told Sasuke other wise. Sasuke closed his eyes and he looked up, feeling the Kunai on his skin slid some.
"Then kill me, because I have no where else to go." Sasuke said. Riku snapped her head to Sasuke; she couldn't believe he had said that. She growled slightly, but Sai pushed the katana to her neck some more.
"You don't think I'll do it Sasuke? You tried to kill me, twice, and once you almost succeeded in doing so." Naruto said. Riku was confused by now, but one thing was for she couldn't let her Master die. She shifted her weight some, feeling Sai tense behind her. Naruto was watching Sasuke's face clearly, and he saw the guilt, he saw the pain in it. Sasuke bent his head down, and looked forward; he could see the other's looking at him from the line of the clearing they were at, Kiba, Hinata, Sakura, Shino, and Yamato.
He felt Naruto tense and Sasuke looked back and his eyes widened. Riku had Sai's katana to Naruto's neck. The blonde was wide eyed as well; he was looking right into Sasuke's eyes. Riku pressed the katana on Naruto's tan skin when the blonde went to move, neither had looked at each other yet.
"Drop the weapon." Riku said in Naruto's ear. Her voice was cold, and Sasuke wondered how she could make her voice so emotionless. But then again, she was a slave, and he had no clue what she'd been through.
"Riku, stop." Sasuke said. Riku looked to Sasuke with wide eyes, but didn't release the weapon. Sasuke frowned, she bit her lip some.
"I can't." Sasuke's eyes widened, had Itachi ordered her to kill Naruto? She'd do it too. "He's going to kill you. Sir told me to protect you with my life. Even if that means to disobey you Master." Riku said. Naruto's eyes were still wide, but if they could get any bigger Sasuke was sure they would have.
"Riku step away from him. Naruto isn't going to kill me, I promise." Sasuke said. The question on why Itachi had told her to protect him was put away in the back of him mind at the moment. Riku looked hesitant but she moved away, the katana at her side. Naruto released his weapon from Sasuke's neck as well. The blonde finally turned away and the two locked eyes. The moment they did their eyes got bigger and they each stepped backwards.
"S-Sasuke who is that?" Naruto asked. Sasuke smirked.
"So you see it too?" Sasuke asked the blonde could merely nod at him. Riku kept her mouth shout, but she was just as surprised as the boy in front of her. He looked almost like her, except, hair shorter and different color and he had three marks on each check. Other than that and height they could pass as twins.
"Weird." There came a voice from behind them. Naruto and Sasuke looked back to see Sakura walking up beside them, the other's following behind just meters away, all looking at Riku. Sasuke chuckled slightly, then looked to Sai and was wide eyed. He was just now sitting up, and was rubbing at the back of his neck. Just what does she know? Sasuke wondered then looked to Riku who was still staring at Naruto.
"I-I don't understand." Riku said, her voice cracking. Naruto turned back to her; she looked really surprised, just as he felt. But he wasn't going to say it out loud, ninja must not show emotion. He was taught that, and had finally started to follow it. He looked to Sasuke and wondered if he was really telling the truth about coming back.
"Are you really coming back?" Naruto asked. Sasuke looked to Naruto with sad eyes.
"If they let me, if you let me." Sasuke said. Naruto looked about ready to cry, and Sakura seemed to tear up too. Sai finally stood on shaky leg.
"What did you do to me?" Sai asked. That seemed to snap Riku out of her mind and she turned to him with a blush.
"Oh god I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you!" She yelled and ran over to him. She slid the katana back into the sheath and steadied him out. She then reach up and started to massage the back of his neck. He was wide eyed but Sasuke could see he was getting some pleasure out of the massage.
"I hit a puncture in the back of your neck, and you black out for a second. But it'll be a little tense for a few; it should feel fine in a few hours." Riku said sheepishly as she pulled away from him.
"But how did you? I had the katana at your neck." Sai said. Riku grinned.
"That wasn't really me. It was a genjutsu, the moment you stood behind me, you were pulled into it." Riku said and turned to Sasuke who knew that she had used. It was one of Itachi's moves.
"So Itachi taught you more than hunting and cooking skills huh?" Sasuke said with a raised eyebrow. Riku grinned and rubbed the back of her neck, the exact thought through everyone's mind was, that it was so Naruto like.
"Yeah, he had me do other things than hunting and cooking. He taught me a lot over the two years, fish boy didn't like it, but Sir didn't listen to him." Riku explained. Sasuke sighed before nodding.
"Riku here is a slave, and Itachi as his dieing wish… what did you call it Riku?" Sasuke asked looking at her for help.
"He bound me to Uchiha Sasuke, told me that he was my new Master." Riku replied. Everyone became wide eyed, except Sasuke.
"Right, why don't we all go sit by the fire and talk about this, it's getting pretty cold." Yamato pitched. Everyone else nodded, and headed over. Naruto and Sasuke stayed where they were, and because Sasuke stayed Riku did too.
"Riku, do you think I could have a moment with your master. I promise not to kill him." Naruto said, looking at Riku with a shy smile. He was still pretty freaked out that she looked similar to him. Riku frowned and looked to Sasuke who nodded so she shrugged and walked towards the fire.
When she got there, she felt very shy. She had no clue what to do, it was a first for her, so she settled next to the first tree she saw. This happened to hold a guy with short brown hair, and two red fang marks on his cheeks. He had all brown on, brown Khaki's with brown sandals, and a brown jacket. The large white dog lay beside him; the dog looked up and sniffed at Riku before laying its head back on the guys lap. Riku sat down a few inches beside him; it was also the farthest away from anyone else.
"So… Riku is it?" The guy said, extending an arm to her. Riku looked at it for a second before nodding and shaking his hand. "I'm Inuzuka Kiba, and this is Akamaru." Kiba said pointing to the white dog now known as Akamaru.
"It's nice to meet you. I think Akamaru noticed me earlier though." Riku said, Kiba grinned at her.
"So that was you huh? Yeah, that's why we put Naruto and Sai out to keep watch. We're pretty tired already, ran into a bit of trouble." Kiba said, Riku looked around. It was true everyone looked pretty tired out.
"I'm sorry, we were looking for someone, and I went for food. When I saw you guys, I went and told Master. I think you guys are the one's he was looking for, but I'm not too sure. He said we were looking for some guy named dobe?" Riku said, Kiba laughed.
"It's okay Riku, and yes we're who you were looking for. Dobe would be Naruto, the blonde who is talking to the Uchiha now." Kiba informed her. Riku looked down to the ground and nodded.
"Naruto…" She tested the name on her tongue. Kiba watched her, she was like a Naruto girl version, but she didn't really act like the blonde ninja. She was pretty shy, but not nearly as shy as Hinata.
"He looked like me." Riku stated more to herself then Kiba, who laughed again.
"Yeah, just die you're hair blonde and you'd be twins." Kiba said, Riku frowned.
"But why does he look like me?" Riku asked, Kiba shrugged.
"Don't know, maybe you're related to him or something." Kiba said. Riku looked at him with confusion.
"Related to him? You mean, like a family?" Riku asked in the confusion. Kiba frowned at her but nodded.
"Yeah, a family, do you not know what that is?" Kiba asked. Riku blushed and looked away, but shook her head anyways. She expected him to laugh at her, but when she heard nothing of the sort she peeked back, he looked sad, really sad. Riku frowned.
"Why are you sad?" Riku asked.
"Because, you don't even know what a family is." Kiba asked. Riku blushed again.
"I never had one. The only thing I remember is serving my Masters." Riku said.
"How many Masters have you had?" Kiba asked. Riku frowned and looked like she was thinking. It took a few minutes, and a few fingers before Riku talked again.
"About twelve from what I remember. But I can't remember anything before I was six, it's blurry, and I just remember one face. I think she may have been my mother, but I'm not sure." Riku said. Kiba looked sad again, and Riku didn't like it, she didn't like people feeling sorry or sad for her.
"Don't be sad! It's because of Sir, that I got out of that slave place! If he hadn't taken me, I'd gone back and been sold again. He even branded me, so that unless he passed me over to anyone like Master, that I'd be free. So if Master dies's I'll be free." Riku said. Kiba looked fascinated.
"How do you get free if he doesn't die?" Kiba asked. Riku frowned slightly before shrugging.
"I'm not sure. I've never been told. Slaves don't get told things like that; we only do as we are told. If not we get punished." Riku said with some sadness.
"That's just horrible. How can someone buy and sale slaves." Said a pinked hair girl, who was now in front of Riku with a bowl of soup. She had short pink hair with a forehead protector on like a head band and light green eyes. Her outfit consisted of a dark pink sleeveless shirt, and the same color elbow pads. A lighter pink colored skirt, with black leggings underneath, with dark pink sandals. Riku took the bowl and thanked her, she disappeared and appeared again with two other bowls, one was handed to Kiba, and then she sat down in front of Riku.
"I'm Haruno Sakura." The pink one known as Sakura said. Riku smiled slightly at her.
"Riku." She replied. Sakura smiled back, and Kiba started in on his food, the other two following his example.
"How could you keep a slave?" Naruto asked him. The blonde was currently leaning against a tree, Sasuke leaning against another. It was their first real conversation since Sasuke left to Orochimaru, nearly three years ago.
"It's not like I have a choice you know. I didn't go buy her! I didn't even know there was slavery anymore, let alone expect to own one." Sasuke admitted. Naruto scuffed slightly.
"Itachi, he bought her then?" Naruto asked. Sasuke shook his head.
"Killed her last master, but before he did that, the bastard made him sign her over to him. He then as you heard bound her to me. I couldn't just kill her; I don't go around killing people, no matter how long I was with that snake." Sasuke said.
"Oh, really, cause I thought other wise. I mean you nearly killed me, twice, kill Orochimaru, killed Deidara, killed Itachi, am I missing anyone?" Naruto sneered at him. Sasuke winced at that, and he lost eye contact with the blonde.
"You're right. I don't deserve you're forgiveness. Hell I don't think I forgive myself. I regret doing it, but I can't take it back, I know. I was so hyped up on revenge for Itachi, and I know deep inside it didn't help. I'm still alone." Sasuke said. Naruto's eyes softened.
"Orochimaru's seal didn't help any either." Naruto pitched, Sasuke nodded in agreement. He hated the form, the evil feeling he gets every time he's in the form. But he used it to be stronger, to gain the strength he needed to kill Itachi. Sasuke looked to Naruto who looked like he was fighting with something inside.
"What do you think the Hokage will do with me?" Sasuke asked. Naruto chuckled slightly before shrugging.
"Don't know, you're coming back willingly so probation. You'll probably have to go through lessons on therapy or something like that. I don't think the old hag will put you in prison or anything like that. You did kill Orochimaru and Itachi, well kind of killed Orochimaru." Naruto said, frowning when he remembered something. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at Naruto.
"What do you mean kind of killed Orochimaru? I pretty sure the snake was dead when I left." Sasuke asked. Naruto looked to Sasuke, thinking he already knew which proved he hadn't.
"Kabuto, he injected Orochimaru inside of him. Hinata said Orochimaru had taken up eighty nine percent of his body already, and that was a few days ago." Naruto said. Sasuke slammed his fist on the tree behind him.
"Damn it Kabuto. He's such an idiot." Sasuke said, and rested his head on the tree. He was too tired to be thinking about Kabuto at the moment. That guy was just plain annoying. Naruto nodded slightly, agreeing with Sasuke in his statement.
"Do you really regret trying to break our bonds?" Naruto asked, it was barely above a whisper but Sasuke had heard it. Sasuke stepped forward towards Naruto, his eyes opened and looking at the blonde.
"Yes, I'm sorry Naruto. For everything, for trying to break those bonds. I didn't mean it, at the time maybe. But I didn't mean it, and I didn't save you're life on a whim, nor would I have taken you're life on a whim. I couldn't kill you; I can't, and will not." Sasuke said, standing straight in front of Naruto. The blonde's eyes widened slightly, and tears came into them. Sasuke took his hand and wiped them away.
"I'm sorry." Sasuke whispered. Naruto chocked back a cry, and buried his face into Sasuke's chest, tears not stopping. Sasuke feeling very uncomfortable wrapped his arms around Naruto and let him cry, his own tears coming.
"It's okay Sasuke." Naruto said it was muffled due to the fact he was still buried in Sasuke's chest, even though he was taller. Sasuke let a tear fall as he tightened his grip on him.
"Thank you." Sasuke said, Naruto nodded then pulled away laughing and wiping at his tears. Sasuke's tear's already gone, his pride wouldn't let Naruto see them, but he did chuckle lightly, and give Naruto a smile.
"Come on, we should get back to the camp. Hinata was making food, and Sakura will come back to find us if were not back soon." Naruto said Sasuke stopped Naruto quickly by taking his wrist and pulling him back.
"Wait, I need to talk to you about something." Sasuke said. Naruto nodded slightly and leaned against the tree again. Sasuke didn't.
"I think Riku may be related to you." Sasuke admitted, Naruto looked like he was thinking but then he shook his head.
"That's not possible, I would have known if I had family. Someone would have told me so." Naruto said, Sasuke sighed. He didn't want to have to tell Naruto this.
"Just like they told you that you're father's the fourth?" Sasuke asked, Naruto became wide eyed and he looked to Sasuke.
"What do you mean the fourth is my father? That's not possible." Naruto asked. Sasuke sighed; he wondered how the blonde couldn't know. It was obvious, they looked so much alike.
"Naruto, you two, the fourth and you; look so much a like. And Orochimaru filled me in on it, said that the fourth used his own son to seal Kyuubi in. And then speak of Kyuubi, they never told you about that either. I'm not ratting on Konoha, no I just think that they like to keep things from you." Sasuke said, but then added. "Besides Konoha could not even know about Riku."
Naruto sat there thinking for a while. Sasuke had a point. The advisors kept a lot from him, Kyuubi, and now his own father. How could he have not known that? How could they have kept that from him? Or did they not even know? that could have been it too. But then was Riku really related to him? And how?
"Sakura, we'll have her do some blood tests when we get back." Naruto finally said. Sasuke smiled slightly, he hoped she was related to him. Then the dobe would at least have someone who he could love, and who would probably love him back. Now he just had to free the girl.
"Alright, now let's go." Sasuke said, Naruto nodded and they walked back towards camp.
I know! I have tons of stories out now! Like five now right? Oh well, I had to write this down. It wouldn't leave me the hell alone! It kept running into my head. Don't worry, I really won't update this one till I have updated the other's at least once, and Trouble Going is finished! That is if any of my fans from those are actually reading this.
It's not a SasuNaru fic like my other's those who don't like the pair, well sorry. This is a NaruSaku, and SasuOc, fic. I know NaruHina, but I'm a fan of KibaHinata, then NaruHina! So I might write a NaruHina one-shot, I just need an idea for that. Well I hope you enjoyed this one! Tell me what you think in the review! Don't forget to review now hehe!
-Kat