Loyalty (Sasuke Uchiha)

IX: Trap

Kabuto

So this is what Lord Kotaku is really up to.

I must say. It is amusing to see the princess being controlled against her own will.

But watching her any longer would get me in trouble.

I had to get to Lord Orochimaru out of here before the young Prince could get to him. Although it would be near impossible to get Orochimaru out of here right away, since he refused to leave anywhere without his daughter.

He still wouldn't tell me why he treasured her so much. I understand that she was one of the two who survived through his experiments. But surely there must be more to it than just that.

And just when I had thought I had seen the extent of Miyako's massive powers, she suddenly popped up with more.

Not only that, but there was something else that was locked away inside of her. Orochimaru only ever mentioned it twice to me, but I was curious as to what was residing within her.

But she was like a steel wall. There was no getting close to her.

I shut my eyes, deciding its time to find Lord Orochimaru.

-

Sasuke Uchiha

"Lord Orochimaru."

I glanced at Kabuto as he emerged from the trees, a worried glint in his eyes.

"Eh? Kabuto, why so tense?" Orochimaru teased.

"It seems as if the young Lord isn't who we think he is." Four eyes said as he knelt before Orochimaru.

"This couldn't have waited until we finished my training?" I said in annoyance. 

"Hmm? What about the young Lord?" Orochimaru asked him, giving me an amused look before focusing his attention on four eyes.

"It seems that this entire thing is a trap."

I narrowed my eyes at him, turning on my heel as I started to walk off.

"Sasuke." Kabuto called out.

I stopped in my tracks, waiting for him to speak on.

"Miyako has been captured by the young Lord Kotaku."

I let out an alarmed gasp, eyes widened in shock.

"Miyako's... been captured?" Orochimaru repeated, his tone filled with worry.

That hard headed, annoying little brat got herself captured?

Tch. I knew that stubborn personality of hers would get her into trouble soon.

But still. If that princess has been captured, then Orochimaru is in trouble.

"She was on a date with Lord Kotaku, as you advised her to do so, when he injected her with what looked like poison."

My teeth clenched together in annoyance.

"And now she is under his control, Lord Orochimaru."

I didn't waste a single second.

Just as I was about to take off, I felt a hand clasp my shoulder.

"Careful. You've only seen little of Miyako's power. Don't go easy on her. But if you push her too hard, then you'll be awakening something you don't want to be awakening." Orochimaru warned me.

Tch. I can handle that brat.

"I will join you shortly. Until then.. Kabuto, I'll need you to accompany me for this." Orochimaru then released his hand over my shoulder as I took off.

I didn't care about saving Miyako. I just yearned to fight her, and this time for sure, I would win.

-

Miyako

"I'll kill you when I get out of this." I spat.

"Now, now, princess. You can talk all you want, but you'll never get to me." Kotaku placed his disgusting hand on my face, leaning in closer.

"Your strength is as great as your beauty. It will most definitely be easy to kill Orochimaru." He said before pressing his face against my cheek, breathing in my scent.

"What the hell do you want with the likes of him?!" I growled as I tried so hard to punch him away, but my body was not complying with my demands.

"You see, after you kill him for me along with your two other friends, I will take his power for my own. As for you, I was going to kill you and take you for myself, but I change my mind. I'll use you as a puppet and for my own pleasure." A sinister grin formed on his lips.

I narrowed my eyes at him.

"If I were you, I'd forget about this psychotic plan of yours. I am truly touched by your compliment. But Orochimaru is a waste of your time. I promise you."

"Hmph. Typical thing to say as his daughter."

I rolled my eyes. "He is not my Father."

"What??"

"Orochimaru was the one who placed power after power within me when I was one of his test subjects for his experiment to create some forbidden jutsu. I was a failure, obviously, but he never figured that I would survive after putting my body through so much stress. So, impressed by his new creation and the need to keep my powers for his own, he took me under his wing and raised me, wiping my memories of my previous family.

Orochimaru is a demon in disguise. In fact, I am not quite fond of him. I don't care what happens to his pointless life.

But you cannot kill him using me. After all, since he is the one who placed all those powers inside of me, he knows what I am capable of."

"Then I guess I'll have to hurt you to force his surrender. Bummer, really, I don't like the idea of hurting such a beautiful face."

I gasped when I felt a sharp blade pierce through my stomach.

"Sorry to make this harder for you." He whispered in my ear before removing the sword.

I fell to my knees, clutching at my bleeding wound.

Damn it all.

"Heal yourself."

My chakra formed around my hand as I felt it heal my gaping wound.

"Stop."

And so I did, removing my hand from my stomach.

I was still bleeding, but not as heavily as I was seconds before.

"Aww. You're kimono is torn. Looks like we'll have to get you inside and change your clothes. Kitaya!"

In an instant his servant appeared next to him, dressed in dark blue armor as I glared daggers at her. She met my expression with an amused smirk.

"Get Miyako into a new set of clothing. Make sure its more... revealing, this time around."

I snapped my head towards him, giving him a scowl of disgust as he stared at me with wide, disgusting eyes.

"Now!"

"Yes, my Lord!"