Chained to Darkness

Hey guys, The Yamato here. Just wanting to make a story and all. I hope you'll enjoy it, and review and give me your opinion and all. Ok, well enjoy! OCxTayuya, main pairing. Other pairings to come. Slight AUish, some OOCness. Rated M for language, dark themes, violence, gore, and lemony goodness.

He ran, as fast as he could. Three Leaf Hunter-nin chasing him, like the last group had. They just kept coming, no matter how many times he was able to evade them or if he somehow by the grace of destiny managed to kill them. He was a danger to Konoha according to them, and Aya was techniqually not "his". He just wanted to be left alone, but it seemed that would never happen.

"There catching up, I think this time they might..." he said to himself. He was tired, hungry, and almost out of chakra. Soon, he'd most likely collapse.

Somewhere near

Orochimaru was deep in thought as he and the Sound Four walked through the forest. He was contemplating whether to officially bring Otogakure into the political scene, or wait a few more years. The Sound Village was still small, and only had a handful of shinobi. Though he had the Sound Four, Kimimaro, and Kabuto available to defend the Village if necessary, he knew soon he would need more than that. Maybe I should look at those Fuma ninja, he thought amusingly.

He was about to suggest they all take a break to rest up and eat, when a young boy jumped down from the trees. He looked to be about 9-10 years old, had green, shouldar-length hair, and was visibly exhausted. His attire was quite odd, at least in Orochimaru's opinion. He wore a blue coat that went all the way to the ground, and was about two sizes larger than the boy's regular size, and strapped to his waist was an O-Katana.

The Sound Four moved in front of Orochimaru, protecting him from this stranger, a possible danger despite their lord's power. "Don't worry Orochimaru-sama, we'll deal with this kid." Sakon said with a smirk.

"Kukuku...it's alright Sakon. No need for that, I think our friend here might be a little hungry and needs some rest don't you think?" Orochimaru chuckled as he approached the boy.

"Stay back! I'm warning you, I've killed people before. I don't want to hurt you but I'm tired of running." He yelled, pulling Aya from her sheath. However, before he had a chance to slice at the pale skinned man or his four bodyguards, the three Hunter-nin who were chasing him appeared.

"We've found you traitor, and...well well look at this. You've allied yourself with that snake Orochimaru, so now it's time for you both to die." The lead ninja said calmly.

He couldn't take it anymore. He'd been running from these guys for days, and even if they hadn't caught up to him, this Orochimaru guy would most likely finish him off. The last straw was broken, "JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! DARK DEATH SLICE JUTSU!" he screamed, slicing the air in the direction of the Hunter-nin. Though he wasn't slicing them physically, Orochimaru could sense the boy putting chakra into his sword. It was a style used by only one clan, and that thought brought a grin to his face. After he sliced six times, he quickly sheathed Aya, and upon doing so the three Hunter-nin practically exploded in a shower of blood. His strikes, fueled with chakra, had made the slices as if he were there himself. That was the power of the Dark Death Slice Jutsu.

The Sound Four all gasped in awe, they'd never seen a jutsu like this before. When they looked back at the boy, his eyes were a bright blue with two kanji on them. "Is that a kekkei genkei?" Kidomaru whispered to Tayuya.

"Maybe, I can't tell for sure, but Orochimaru-sama might." she responded. This kid's nothing special, I bet I could kick his ass anyday, she thought with a smirk.

"Excellent work young one. And your eyes...I haven't seen the Kenseigan (Sword Saint Eye) in many years. That, along with your sword...you must be from the Satsuma clan correct?" Orochimaru asked with his ever growing grin.

"Not anymore. My clan name was taken from me." He retorted, causing Orochimaru to raise an eyebrow, "But that's none of your business Hebi, just leave...me..a-alone..." he added as he collapsed. Aya falling to his side with a soft clank.

Orochimaru checked for a pulse in the boy, which he found thankfully. Seeing this child's skill with his clan's sword...he got an idea that made him smile sadistically. Turning to the Sound Four, "We'll set up camp for now. Kidomaru, come attend to this boy's injuries and get him under a blanket." he commanded.

"Yes Orochimaru-sama." the six-armed ninja obeyed. He cleaned the cuts on the boys body with the peroxide, then applied several bandages to keep them sterile. After he finished the first aid, Kidomaru placed a warm blanket he'd grabbed from his pack over the boy.

"What's special about this kid Orochimaru-sama?" Jirobo asked, his curiosity barely contained.

Though this didn't stop his appetite.

The Snake Sannin chuckled evily at his elite shinobi, "Kukuku...well you see, as you all saw, the boy is able to make strikes with his sword and he doesn't have to make actual contact. It's a Satsuma clan jutsu, and it's made even stronger with his Kenseigan. His power, if we can convince him to join us, would be a great ally in the time to come. Especially with both the Time and Space abilities." he explained, taking a bite out of his bread.

Sakon's face contorted to a scowl, but only a small one, "Time and Space? And what if he doesn't join us?" he asked with anticipation.

Orochimaru lightly chuckled at Sakon's apparent eagerness, "The Kenseigan is a special Doujutsu that when matured allows the user the abilities of Time, Space, and Life. There's a level beyond that, but unfortunatly I haven't done any research on it. The Time power allows a shinobi to see an outline of their enemies, and that outline moves about a second before the person does...you can geuss it makes them very good Taijutsu users...kukuku." he explained, letting the Sound Four take in the information before going on. Of course it also allows them to see the past and future of others...but they don't need to know that, he thought evily.

"The Space power allows them to use jutsu like Dark Death Slice, and others similar to it. With that the Satsuma Style jutsus were developed and they worked exceptionally well in the last Ninja War. I know there are a few more abilities with the Space kanji, but I don't know what they are. And as for the Life power, which our friend here hasn't gained yet, it's properties are a bit unknown to me also...though I believe they may have something to do with Medical jutsu." the Sannin finished, taking a drink from his tea.

"And if he doesn't join?" Tayuya asked with a smirk, for she knew the answer already.

Orochimaru couldn't contain his pedophilic, light chuckle at the question, "Oh Tayuya, then we kill him here and now. After all, either you're with me...or you're my enemy...kukuku." he replied, taking another drink of his tea.

Ukon emerged from his brother with a smirk on his face that would make Tayuya envy him, "Well, if we kill the kid I'm taking this sword. Not very often you see anyone, including ninja, use O-Katana anymore." he said unsheathing the blade.

That wasn't the smartest thing he could've done. While they were distracted by Ukon, the boy had slowly come out of his sleep. And upon seeing Ukon fondling Aya, quickly did a few hand signs. "Repel!" he yelled, making the Sound ninja aware he was conscious. Just as Ukon was about to say something, the sword in his hand felt as if it were hotter than the sun.

"OW! What the HELL!?" he cried out, holding his hands as Aya fell to the ground.

The boy extended his hand and softly whispered, "Aya, come to me." and with that the sword momentarily hovered off the ground before flying into the boy's hand. He stood up and unsheathed her with a quick swish. He eyed the motley group before him, taking in their features. From the pale skinned man, to the six-armed kid, he didn't care who they were, "Who wants to die first?" he asked, daring them to step in his direction.

"Kukuku...now now, there's no need for violence. We won't hurt you boy, as you can see we gave you much needed medical attention and were hoping you'd like to eat something." Orochimaru softly explained, putting up his "caring" face.

"Thanks for the help, but I don't need your food. I need to get on the move." he said, though his growling stomach betrayed him.

"Ha, what a liar. You stupid idiot." Tayuya said laughing at the boy's obvious hunger.

Orochimaru gave her a look that clearly said "be quiet", which she immediately did, "Listen, I know you're hungry. And going out by yourself could be dangerous, after all Konoha is never satisfied until the target they want dead is dead. So sit, and eat. And what is your name by the way?"

"Ermac...Satsuma. Fine...I'll eat. But don't expect me to kiss your ass or nothing." he said with a sigh of defeat.

"Show Orochimaru-sama some respect Satsuma!" Kidomaru harshly scolded.

"One: Don't call me Satsuma. Two: I'm not gonna show anyone respect till they give me respect. Three: You're six arms are cool." Ermac said sternly. Kidomaru was a little shocked at the last one, everytime people found out about his six arms, they always called him a freak or monster. But this kid, who he'd just yelled at, said they were cool...like it was nothing to him. It made him feel...good inside. Maybe...he could be my friend?

"Ermac, why were those Hunter-nin chasing you?" Orochimaru asked softly.

Ermac looked down at the ground, his mood change only noticed by Orochimaru, "Two years ago...I killed...my mother. They exiled me from the clan and my father said I was to never be a part of the clan again. Then about a week later...something happened that made me decide to forsake that biased hellhole." he explained in a low voice, visibly upset just a tad.

"How did you acquire your coat and that sword?" Orochimaru asked stoicly, tilting his head to the side.

"The night I left the village I broke into my clan's compound and stole them. The coat belonged to one of the founding clan members, I stole it because I like the color and it looks cool. The sword is given to the heir of the clan, but when my father exiled me he said I no longer had the right to receive the sword. I got mad...and long story short, I took what was rightfully mine." he finished.

Tayuya was not shocked, but felt somewhat sympathetic for Ermac. She had a past as bad if not worse, and she could relate. "So, they're trying to kill you to keep secrets safe...fucking bastards." she said with anger lacing her words.

Ermac felt something inside him he hadn't felt in a long time, joy. Someone had heard his story, and not been disgusted with him. They seemed to accept him, and he felt good about that. "Well, my dream is to go back one day and kill the entire clan for what they did to me. What I went through...they didn't even care." he said tightening his grip on Aya. Tears threatening to invade his eyes.

Good, he's got hate in his heart. Just need to cast the hook, Orochimaru thought with a grin. "Ermac, how would you like to join Otogakure? There you would be able to gain strength, and you would be accepted by everyone. Not only that, you would be safe." he asked, hoping to pull him into his evil hands and turn him into an obedient soldier.

Ermac thought for a minute on what Orochimaru offered. Stupid bastard, I know all about you. You're just a power hungry evil man. But...I'll play along with you, once I'm done with my dream I'll take you out as well. Being the leader of Otogakure doesn't sound to bad. He thought with a maturity rarely seen in someone his age. "I accept, Orochimaru-sama."

Ermac: So, whose ass do I get to kick first?

Tayuya: That would be me, and I'm gonna kick your ass!

Ermac: Your cute when you're angry.

Sakon: Ha!

Tayuya: S-shut up!

Naruto: Next time-The Blade Known As Aya!

Kidomaru: Hey, don't miss it!