Content Warning: Slight Nudity
Underneath a large canopy of leaves provided by an impossibly large tree, a red haired girl sat. As the sun rose in the early morning, it was not kind to her. She was already sweating from the morning summer heat despite being within the shade.
Brushing aside some sweaty, matted red locks of hair covering her face, she waited. The long isolated stretches of time within the forest were boring for Karin. At first the days were like a nice, quiet reprieve from the hell that was her time at the land of grass. She felt safe, for the first time since she last left her mother's embrace.
With the safety however, came boredom. Certainly it was better than constantly fearing for her life, but it was still a prison. Karin would not leave, could not leave. She feared if she left the range of her master's Jutsu, she'd be torn apart by some wild animal within the forest of death. Or worse, she might be discovered by people from her village and forced to go back. Karin never wanted to go back.
As she sat there in boredom, staring off into space, she daydreamed of the highlight of her day. Master would be coming by soon.
"Karin."
She could even hear his voice in her head, saying her name with seemingly cold detachment. Oh how she longed for his presence to break the stale boredom of the forest!
"Karin. Snap out of it."
A muscled man stood in front of her, radiating that lovely purple aura mixed with gold. He lifted up her chin, causing her to stare into his deep brown eyes. Karin blushed.
He held up a bucket full of water for her to see.
"Y-yes master! Of course!"
She fumbled clumsily with the folds of her green yukata, untying them before letting them slip past her shoulders. Her chest heaved deeper with each breath. Her small pert breasts were revealed, a canopy of pale mounds marred by faint circular scars. She slid her fishnet bra up as well, exposing herself nude as the day she was born.
Now completely exposed, she knelt before him on the sheet he so kindly provided, her body glistening slightly with sweat. Karin kept her head lowered respectfully, but she couldn't help stealing glances upward through her lashes. Her thighs pressed together reflexively, the soft small bush of red hair beneath her navel barely visible.
"H-here I am, master... Ready for my bath."
Saul set the bucket down in front of her.
"The rag's in the bucket. Go ahead and wash."
This was their daily routine. Karin was made to clean herself in front of her master every single morning as he watched. At first she had been ashamed to show him her body; she feared the scorn, disgust and then anger she had grown used to. But her master was different. Karin wondered if he actually appreciated what he saw...
She began washing herself slowly, starting with her arms. She traced a smooth path across her newly healed one, then moved to the other, scarred limb. Karin hoped he'd heal it as well one day, but she hadn't dared to ask. Only bad women asked questions. Bad women got punished.
Her fingers then traveled to her chests, washing gently over her breasts. She glanced over at his impassive face. Washing herself directly like this, she felt nothing. But if they were her master's instead... Her hands moved lower now, across the flat of her beautifully bare and slim stomach. Then her hands moved between her legs.
Karin closed her eyes now, his presence helping her imagine him touching her instead. The motion created a pleasurable friction as she cleaned herself there thoroughly. Her breath shallower as she rubbed, circling her dampening lower lips. The pain from the rag that mixed within only made it more pleasurable. Her hips twitched involuntarily. No, she couldn't get too carried away...
"I-I'm clean now, master."
"Mmmn. You can dress back up now."
"Y-yes!"
Karin put her green yukata back around her body, tying it quickly with trembling fingers. Her cheeks burned crimson, still flushed. What in the world was she thinking? Her master had never touched her like that. The most intimate they were was when she offered her healed arm, soft and unmarred with pristine white skin, just for him to bite. And then the soothing touch of his healing afterwards, showing what Karin liked to think of as his affection... The thought made her feel warm all over.
"K-Konoha?"
Karin's eyes widened behind the frame of her cracked glasses. Konoha! The hidden leaf village! Could she finally come back with him!?
"Yes! Yes, please!"
She exclaimed, her voice suddenly high pitched with excitement. Yet then she took a deep breath to control herself. She should not be so loud or forward.
"I mean... If it pleases you, master."
Saul handed her a snack to eat as they walked.
"Follow me then. I'll just need you to put on a little act..." He explained as he walked,
In another part of the Forest of Death, a pink haired woman jumped through the trees. Today was the last week of training they had before the Chunin exams. Before she'd see her Sasuke-kun again. The black haired Uchiha had mysteriously vanished during the month-long break; she could not find him. Yet week after week, Sakura continued to receive guidance from Saul regarding Sasuke.
His first class was one regarding Sasuke's personality. Why he was so adamant on refusal of her one-sided affections, valuable insights to who he was as a person, and teaching her to first respect his boundaries before anything else. Sakura just wanted Sasuke to understand how she truly felt about him - but she reluctantly admitted constantly disregarding his feelings and continuing to bother him all the time was not the way into his heart.
Saul made her realize she hadn't even gotten past the first step with Sasuke. Since he didn't even like her in the first place, her love wasn't doing anything to help. Rather her constant one sided acts of public affection were in fact having the opposite effect! She was just pushing the man away. Sakura had to respect what he wanted first.
Her second class was a more risqué one. According to Saul, Sakura didn't even know the first thing about being a woman. Her current pursuit of Sasuke was both naive and unproductive. She cared so much about dolling up her appearance to look beautiful for him, but...
*rustle*
Sakura stopped jumping and instantly lined herself against a nearby tree. Her emerald green eyes darted through the forest. A few black shadows flashed out through the air, aimed directly at her!
She flipped off the tree and threw a Kunai directly at the bush where she guessed the previous projectiles had come from. Nothing... Still, that bastard was near. Sakura could smell the damn smoke of his pipe.
*Crack*
A gigantic snake had appeared behind her, coiled up around a tree and slowly approaching her with its maw wide open. The disgusting thing reminded her of almost a month prior, when Orochimaru had bitten into her soon to become beloved.
Before she might have froze. But now...
"Get this thing away, you bastard!"
Author's Note: Another ch coming later today. Sorry about missing the ch from yesterday i was busy.