Kiss of Dominance

"What is your bidding, my Lord?" she asked, her head bowed. Yes, she had forsaken her village and walked the path of the traitor. She waited for his words. What...would he command her to do? She already knew that she would complete it without failure. For her life, and the life of her family, she would have to step into the River of Darkness.

"Please, call me...Naruto," Naruto said, satisfaction breaking across his face. Then, without words, he grabbed her face and kissed her. Akari widened her eyes, but...in that dark hallway, the bodies and corpses of her fallen friends, comrades, and allies, their blood still fresh on the carpeted floors, she kissed him back with fervor. No, there was no romance behind this kiss. It was simply...an expression of pure domination of her mind, body, and spirit. They say the person who tries to save their life will be the one destined to lose it, but...something told Akari...her newest Master just rewrote the rule book.

Meanwhile, the current head of Kusagakure's Grass Fruit Group was currently stationed within the hidden chambers stationed inside the mansion with various elders, chunin, and jonin shinobi. Each shinobi was stationed at a strategic point in case of a counter attack.

"Satomaru-sama, we have to contact the remaining Kusagakure forces. We can do it from within here," an elder said, his voice stern yet raspy.

Another elder was not so keen on the idea. "Do not be stupid! Did you not take notice of those abilities?! A kekkai genkai...utilizing blood. I have never seen a more chilling scene. We have either two choices currently available to us! We must either subjugate the boy or kill him. He will become a terrifying force in the future. If he were to discover the Box of Eternal Bliss, I shudder at the consequences!"

"This is a prepubescent child we are discussing here! He should not even be on par with the jonin and chunin in place around this room! What I am worried about are the two kunoichi who have been guarding him! It's obvious they are very skilled,"

"They are still three people! Once they come we will be…,"

"Satomaru-sama!"

The elders ceased their bickering enough to see a female chunin running towards them. She must have been familiar because the guards had quickly let her in. She quickly established herself. "Chunin Akari returning from the halls. I'm glad you're safe,"

"Akari, how did you escape? I had thought the enter east wing decimated!" The Grass Fruit leader asked. The distraught look on the chunin's face caused many worry, but she quickly gave them her story.

"Curse that damn boy and his two bitches! I...I hid my body among the bloodied corpses of my...teammates. He must have thought me dead as well and left me there. A good thing is that he doesn't know the mansion very well. I managed to slip past him through the hallway corridors, but we have to hurry! I presume it won't take him long to get here. Apparently...he can sense the heartbeats of living people! He will know where we are soon enough!" Akari said.

There was no better emotion than distress running through the elders. "Perhaps it would be best if we split up. We have confined ourselves to this room, but if what Chunin Akari says is true then there will not be a point in hiding. Better yet, we could half a few shinobi henge and lead them away. It would give us time to inform the rest of the village of the attack."

"We can't inform the rest of the village! If this happens then there will be an investigation into the Fruit Group's activities. They will know that we've found the box! We're so close to using it!" another said.

"There won't be a box if we're all dead!" another said, anger seeping through her voice. Satomaru quickly found his retainers descending into madness. All of this...just because of a little boy.

"Enough! You're all embarrassing the name of Kusagakure! A formidable kekkai genkai or not, he is not unbeatable! However...I will stay here and converse with the boy. Hopefully, we can come to an understanding. The rest of you will escape via the tunnels below the compound," he said.

Many of the elders tried to bargain with him on this matter, but the leader of the Grass Fruit Group was not swayed in the slightest. "Chunin Akari, tell me everything you know of this boy and his abilities. I did not get to see much before I was ushered away. What I saw was chilling, but any experience you can provide in this matter is appreciated," He replied.

The black, short-haired woman swiftly bowed. "Understood, Satomaru-sama!" she said.

Seeing that this was done, he dismissed the elders. The elders bid him with fair tidings before they exited the main room they had all been staying in. This action left only the leader and his chunin subordinate. Akari took note of the room. Like a diligent kunoichi, she made sure that nothing was out of place.

"Satomaru-sama, I don't mean to question you, but...how do you know that the boy will be willing to talk? For all we know, he could kill us all!" Akari said. The man in question took a deep sigh. Suddenly, Akari could feel massive chakra flourishing through the leader's body.

"If he cannot be contained, then I will destroy him...with my own life if need be. I must have total silence to prepare. Make sure to not disturb me. I need time," he said. He then slammed his palms together. Akari slowly stood to her feet and walked around the room. She slowly stood behind the leader of the Grass Fruit Group. Even now, she could feel his chakra rising in his body. Once upon a time, he had been a rather formidable shinobi. Given time, he possibly still could be that formidable.

"Sorry, Satomaru-sama, but...you're out of time," Akari said softly. Without another word, she withdrew her kunai and stabbed it into her former leader's throat. The leader of the Grass Fruit Group widened his eyes. He could feel his throat choking on its own blood. His hands gripped the funnel connecting his mouth to his stomach in a futile attempt at keeping the red essence of his life from spilling onto the mats that had adorned the room. His bloodshot eyes turned back in sheer shock of the betrayal that had just happened to him. He stared into Akari's cold eyes, an aura of sheer ruthlessness overpowered her.

"A...Ak..Aka...ri, y-y-...guak...y...poak...ou!" He gurgled out over his own blood. He fell to his knees. He could feel the cold sting of death taking him away.

"Do not fear, Satomaru-sama, Kusagakure will be great...without you," Akari said. Satomaru's eyes rolled into the back of his head, and the elder fell down...dead.

Seeing that her business was concluded, Akari walked out of the hidden room and into the hidden hallway. She heard not a sound from the corridor which was no doubt filled with shinobi just waiting to assault her new master. It would not go well for them. She had seen it. Akari opened the door into the main corridor and...she now understood why it was so quiet.

Over all the corners of the room, there was a body everywhere. Some were sewn to the ceiling. Others had been crushed into mangled pieces too dismembered to identify. Some had exploded parts sliding down the side of the walls. Yet, what mystified her the most was her new young master sitting in the center of the room, laughing as all the blood...in some sort of strange cultism ritual converged into his being. Akari looked down and she noticed the sleeve of...one of the elders who had been dismissed on the ground.

"So...they did not escape either. He sure is...thorough," Akari thought to herself. She couldn't help thinking that she had just signed a deal with the Shinigami, but...it was better than...whatever happened to anyone else. Akari knew the count of people here, jonin and chunin included, had to be around thirty to thirty-five men and women. She didn't know what he was doing, but it was obvious he was making himself stronger.

Akari was quick to notice that the two kunoichi who had been with him were no longer there. It must have been obvious that he didn't need them anymore. The chunin walked to the center of the room which brought Naruto's attention to her. "You now control the Grass Fruit Group, Naruto-sama," she said.

"Good. Now then, Akari-chan, tell me all you know about a certain...box,"

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