The Missing Prince

chapter 17☑️

Naruto Pov:

"Now the party's started y'know." The kid grins.

"What do you mean child?" Sasuke asks frustrated.

"Just wait and see y'know." Hiro smirks knowingly. 

We don't have to wait long as a second later the head of the creature blows up.

"Your welcome." He nods and faints. I catch his beaten body before it can hit the ground. He's been through a lot today. 

"What a way to enter a kingdom." The older of Orochimarus' kids say.

That's one way to put it.

Orochimaru himself is inspecting the body of whatever the hell that creature is.

It would just wade through anything we fired at it. Anything minus Hiro's attacks. I don't have too long to ponder the connection as Orochimaru gestures for us to join him.

It's a sight I'd rather not witness but today never goes how I want so I just accept it.

I'm careful not to look at the neck where the head was once attached. In doing so I take a deep breath and immediately regret it.

The blood of the creature smells at least like a third day rotting corpse mixed with rotting eggs. I hold back the urge to vomit. If I threw up on this kid I'm sure he'd make a special exception to wake up and murder me.

"Do you know what this creature is?" Sasuke doesn't look at all affected by the stench. I would stick my tongue out but I'm too paranoid that I'll be able to taste the air and nobody wants to taste this thing.

"To my belief it been genetically modified for a special purpose." The snake mage inspects the chest of the thing.

"He points to a symbol by the chest that is partially obscured by its own blood. Orochimaru flicks it away with a leaf that crumbles the minute Orochimaru drops it.

The symbol of a waning moon with an arrow through it. A collective growl runs through my gang as we stare at it.

"What does that mark mean?" Sarada asks.

"Nothing. Don't concern yourself over it." Sasuke snaps.

Sarada steps back hurt written over her face. Sasuke sighs in irritation.

"I don't mean it like that. Okay? It's just it's better not to know anything about it." Sasuke says.

"What do you think it was made to do?" Sai asks.

"Hmm." Orochimaru hums. He pulls out a knife and cuts open the stomach.

I have to hold back my urge to throw up. I'm the king. I can't appear weak. The children don't hold back their gag reflex and rush to the different bushes to empty their stomachs. I sympathise.

Orochimaru opens the stomach wide enough so we can see the inside. It's filled with assorted wires and pouches. Everything is coated in the black sludge that resembles blood. 

Before anyone can stop him, Orochimaru sticks his hand inside and pulls out a small box. The box has the same logo.

He opens it up and pulls out a small scroll. He stands up and walks off to the side. We follow.

"What does it say?" Temari asks.

Orochimarus' brow furrows. "I can't read this." He says turning the paper this way and that. "This is no language I've ever seen before." He hands it over to Sasuke. The thing is though, if Orochimaru can't make sense of the language then we've got no chance.