Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Fox and The Phoenix ❯ Ramen ( Chapter 3 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

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The Fox and The Phoenix
(Sono Kitsune Oyobi Sono Fenikusu)
Key

S.S = Sick Shit (is more than likely NC-17 and etc.)
*thinking*
"talking"
*thoughts progressing into speech"
'substitute for italics' (Kyuubi or Soriyu (Phoenix's Name) at times)

::scene change:: (more for my reference than anything else)
~POV~
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Summary: Naruto's 6 years old, his caretaker, Iruka, was killed by bandits, and he was left orphaned. Well, until a mysterious wanderer appeared...

Chapter Three: Ramen

::Ramen Shop::

~Naruto~
I love miso ramen, it's so good. Mmm, Ramen...I wonder if there's a magical ramen place that can be reached by a jutsu, or maybe the perfect bowl of ramen! I'm gonna do that when I get older. Mmm...Ramen is soooo yummy.


~Sanziya~


Man, he could eat fast. Was it even healthy to eat that fast? Good lord, what if he chokes?


I look over to him, he has a gigantic smile on his face.


"Well, at least you're happy." I think, turning to the proprietors, coming face to face with the old man I saw in the audience, and the little girl carefully holding a bowl of pork ramen up to me. I take it, thanking her politely, and giving the old man some coins to pay for our dinner.


"Excuse me miss, but my grandaughter and I really enjoyed your speech. We completely agree with you, noone in this village should be discriminated against, even if they harbor a tailed-beast inside of them." he replies, bowing. "Here, there is no need to pay us, we have been paid very well by your words."


He pushes the coins back over to me, but I push them back across the counter.


"Please, take them, even if my words have paid you, they won't help pay the fees for this lovely shop." I tell him respectfully, bowing my head slightly. "Also Honorable Grandfather, my name is Sanziya, and I believe you already know Naruto."


I gesture to the small boy seated beside me, smiling as I see that he has fallen asleep at the counter.


"Yes, it's a pleasure to meet you Sanziya-san, my name is Ichiraku and this little one's name is Ashui." he tells me, patting his grandaughter's head. She smiles up at me, showing a few teeth missing in front, I smile back warmly and reach over to pat her head as well.


"You both as well, I'm sorry but I must make my departure, it is late, and I believe we all know what the owls cry." I reply jokingly, it was nice to know that if things got rough I would always have someone to talk with I suppose, taking care of Naruto was most likely to be a difficult task, and he would need a playmate. "Goodnight, Ichiraku-san and Ashui-chan."


I stand, bowing, and picking Naruto up as I exit.



::In the streets of Konoha::



~Author~



Well, there they were, walking down the street when two thugs come out of an alley behind them.


*So, they wish to play?*


'Ahh, a good fight for me Sanziya? Will you let me?'


*I've got this, shut up.*


'I hate being cooped in here with nothing to do!'


*So? How is that my problem?*


'...I hate you.'


*Glad for it.*


Another thug appears in front of Sanziya, grabbing her shirt collar to slam her and Naruto into a nearby wall.


*-sigh- Are all Konoha villagers asking for death?*


'Probably.'


"Listen demon-bitch, you think people in this village are afraid of you and this boy 'cause you two got those demons inside of you, ain't nobody afraid of you. Got that?" the thug tells her, trailing a hand down her thigh. Sanziya's eyes flash a dangerous green, she hugs Naruto close to her chest as her leg flashes out, and she kicks the guy, hard, as if his groin were a football. He crumples over effectively, paralyzed with pain.


"Don't touch me again, scum."


The other two thugs come up to her, cracking their knuckles.


"Oh, so you think you have some power huh demon? We're gonna teach you and that boy of yours some manners." they both say, closing in around her.


Sanziya sighs, frowning.


"You idiots, I don't have time for this. Now move or be moved!" she hisses at them, letting a bit of Soriyu's aura surround her body.


The nearest guy throws a shuriken at the child in her arms, the Phoenix's aura hardens to form a protective shield, but from the side another ninja appears and steals the sleeping boy from her arms.


"No, give me back my son this moment." she says calmly, but inside she is frantic.


*I must get Naruto back, any way possible, I must!"


The ninja with Naruto has poofed out with a chuckle, knowing she can't follow just yet, which is just part of the plan. Sanziya knows she won't get anywhere with these guys in the way, but she can't kill them without facing a penalty.


'Let me handle this Sanziya, I promise I won't kill them.'


She watches as the thug she kicked earlier gets to his feet, mumbling 'Goddamm that bitch kicks hard.'


*Alright, hurry, I must get Naruto back.*


'Your caring will be the death of you, keep that in mind.'


*...*


The thugs withdraw 'heavy' kunai, holding them like switchblades, and going in for the kill as Soriyu's aura encloses Sanziya's own. Green eyes glare at them, piercing the darkness of the alley as sharp nails quicker than a cat's claws strike thier necks. The thugs crumple to the ground, a bit of blood seeping from thier necks.


*You said you weren't going to kill them.*


'And I am true to my word, they are still breathing. Now be silent while I locate your chick.'


Sanziya frowns slightly, but obeys.


*I hope he is alright.*


'...There are no promises, just get there now. They are in the forest behind your home.'


Sanziya nods mentally, taking off to her house.


::Forest::


"Sa-ch-!" Naruto's cry is cut off as his kidnapper slaps him.


"I told you, shut the fuck up!" he hisses at him, tears welling up in the boy's eyes as the red mark on his face starts to darken to a deep violet. He sniffles a few times, but tries again.


"Where is Sa-?" he's cut off once more, the ninja stabs a shuriken star into his arm and kicks him hard in the ribs. He coughs up blood, being kicked a little too hard, and tries to dig out the star.


~S.S Ahead (Skip if need be.)~


"I see I'm gonna have to teach you a lesson in obeying your elders demon." the ninja replies, grinning sinfully. "This should be fun." He grabs Naruto's shirt collar, pulling him up close and ripping off his pants as well as underwear. Naruto, knowing nothing of sex, rape and whatnot, wonders what the man is doing, but seeing as he has already been hurt; struggles anyway.


"Let me down! Let me down! I want Sa-chan, where is she?! I want Sa-chan now!" he says loudly, screaming outright being impossible because of his cracked ribs.


"I said...shut UP!" the ninja hisses again, slamming Naruto into one of the nearby trees, he hits his head hard enough to where he almost passes out. When everything comes back into focus he is on the ground, ninja kneeling over his now fully naked form with a kunai hovering over his stomach.


"What are you doing?" Naruto asks hoarsely, trying to raise his head.


The ninja doesn't reply, pressing the kunai against the boy's stomach and starting to carve a kanji into his abdomen. Naruto's renewed screams fill the air, his abused lungs taking in as much air as possible to let it back out in a torrent of heart-wrenching screams and sobs while the ninja carves the kanji for 'Demon' onto his stomach. The pain doesn't stop when he's finished either, but Naruto doesn't feel the rest, he passes out as the ninja undoes his pants and pushes into his broken little body.


~S.S Done (For this chappie.)~


~Sanziya~


::Getting to the forest::


I could hear him screaming for me, anyone to save him, but I could only move so fast. I could only hope that he wouldn't be so badly injured. My prayers weren't answered, when I got there that sorry excuse bastard of a ninja was zipping up his pants, and reaching for a kunai. HOW. DARE. HE. I literally saw red, didn't know I had done it until it was over, and he was split in two. I didn't care that I had his blood on my hands, he deserved it, worse. I look over to Naruto, he isn't in good shape, from my sight I can see many bruises, blood, other bodily fluids. I don't even remember picking him up, I just remember being in that hospital, tears streaming down my cheeks.


*Why was I crying, I was supposed to strong, no emotions.*


The nurse gasps, calling a stretcher immediately to take him into intensive care.


*My son...*


She led me towards a vacant room and bade me sit on the bed, a doctor coming in minutes later to examine and question me.


*Nothing's wrong with me, it's Naruto, save him!*


"How did this happen?" he asks me lightly.


I recount everything, leaving out the pieces about why they 'really' attacked us and the last part about the killing.


"I see, well, we have other doctors examining your son right now-"


"He isn't my son, I'm just his caretaker." I reply, cutting him off.


"Yes, well, Miss Sanziya, we are examining him now, and unfortunately we can't give you an accurate diagnosis...Now, unless you want to stay here, I suggest you go home and rest, we'll look after him."


I nod, I'd go home and come back tommorrow morning...after I told the Hokage what happened. He probably has ANBU stationed everywhere, so it's hurtful to know 'why' they didn't come to our aid.


~Author~


Sanziya makes her way to her home, stripping down and getting into the shower.


Her face goes stoic as she muses over killing that ninja while scrubbing the sweat, blood, grime and tears from her body.


'Quit worrying, explain the situation and it will not be an issue.' Soriyu says, trying to snap her out of it. 'You had to protect your chick, it's what parents must do.'


*I know Sarutobi-sama won't mind...much, he'll understand my reasoning, but when this gets out to the villagers...*


'When it gets out to the villagers you'll handle it like you always have.'


Sanziya turns the water off, leans her head against the shower wall for a second and sighs.


*Yes Soriyu, I suppose you're right.*


She gets out, dries off with a very fluffy towel, putting on an oversized green tee and orange shorts. Sighing, she slips off the many bracelets she wears, revealing the many scars that crisscross her wrists, and she runs her fingertips across them as she sits down on the bed.


'You humans, always thinking you can take death into your own hands.'


A misty figure appears in front of her, but we can soon make it out as a young man with red & gold hair, slanted green eyes, and slightly tanned skin.


"Not to mention that you all are so fragile, you die so easily, at the slightest little things." the man says, tapping her in the center of her forehead. Sanziya brushes his hand away, sighing again.


"No we don't, not if we are strong and can avoid death, but some, like myself, sometimes seek it."


Soriyu frowns, sitting down beside her and grabbing her right arm. He examines it, Sanziya shivers under the scrutiny of his emerald gaze, he soon lets her go; his face stoic while he stands and turns to face her.


"I never want to see another self-inflicted scar marring your skin, is that clear?" he asks, catching her by the chin and forcing her to look up at him.


She jerks away, turning her head to the side.


"What'll you do if I don't, asshole?"


He doesn't reply, instead choosing to wrap slender arms lightly around her torso in a loose hug and breathing into her ear.


"Trust me, you won't, I know you won't. Besides, you have your chick to take care of."


Then, with that said, he fades away, back into the darkness of the seal.


"Damn you Soriyu." she curses under her breath, turning off the bedside lamp and climbing underneath the coverlet.


::Next morning, Hokage tower::


"While what you did was wrong, we do understand your reasoning." one elderly male council member states solemnly.


"But this cannot go unpunished!" another one, an old woman, butts in.


The old man nods, Sanziya looks down forlornly.


"Yes, and taking into account thier hideous actions, the remaining men who attacked you have two choices: Exile or Death."


Sanziya looks up, surprised, but from behind the councilman she see Sarutobi winking at her surreptitiously. The council members grin slightly, they may not like the fact that two Jinchurikki reside in their village, but they are still people. People that seem to be able to supress the demons housed inside their souls.


"Which will it be dear?" the councilwoman asks, patting her on the shoulder to get her attention.


Sanziya sighs deeply before liftingher head and replying.


"Kill them."


"It shall be handled accordingly." the councilman states. "Meeting adjourned."

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Anaki: So that's the third chappie up now. I wonder if anyone likes it, they aren't reviewing much...

RC#16: That's cause it's sick, ugh.

Anaki: ....

RC#16: And they hate your crappy writing style.

Anaki: -flames of anger surrounding-

RC#16: Oh crap...-runs for hills- Review!

Anaki: GET BACK HERE! -chases with flaming chainsaw-