Where the Will of Fire Goes On
Summary: Naruto and Sasuke are kidnapped after a mission goes wrong. When returned a day later, strange things start happening to Sasuke, and when he tells the blonde not to tell, it's up to Naruto to help him. NaruSasu
Rated T
Just a little story I came up with on my free time. Hope you enjoy it! Not sure how soon updates will be or anything… but they shouldn't be longer than three months. In fact, they should be once every week or two, but we'll see.
Chapter 1: Threats of Harm
"Naruto! Sasuke! Run!" Kakashi yelled, grabbing Sakura as he jumped away from the acid steam that the enemy Rain Ninja had blown at them. The ambush was completely unexpected to the team, and even though they had dodged all of the attacks so far, there was a strange odor in the air that was somehow slowing their reaction times. Sasuke escaped their path just in time, but Naruto was a second too late.
He cried out in pain as the steam seemingly melted his skin. He fell to the ground, just as ropes tightened around his body, pinning his arms to his sides.
"Let me go!" He cried as they released the jutsu. Kakashi growled and motioned for Sakura to stand back, and when she did, a Lightning Blade sizzled to life in the palm of his hand. He charged at one of the ninja, striking it through her stomach. The body suddenly turned to mud.
A clone? He gasped, quickly jumping back. He watched as Sasuke punched someone's face, only to have it turn into a log. Sasuke stood there and growled, not realizing there was an explosive tag attached to it. A second later, it blew up, sending Sasuke flying backwards. He flew through the air until his back slammed against a tree. Seconds later, chakra ropes were thrown at him, and before he knew it, his body was pinned painfully against the trunk of the tree.
He gritted his teeth as the ropes immediately began sucking out his chakra slowly and painfully. Kakashi ran towards him, about to cut the ropes with a kunai, when four Jonin level ninja stepped in front of him, blocking his way. Another one walked from behind the tree and put a kunai to Sasuke's throat.
"One move and the boy's dead." He threatened. Kakashi deepened his stance and thought about what his options. The person removed the kunai from Sasuke's throat and suddenly punched him in the chest. Sasuke coughed and blood splattered everywhere. He panted heavily as he wheezed painfully.
There suddenly was a kunai thrown at the tree, just above Sasuke's head.
"You're not hurting him anymore!" Naruto yelled angrily. The man growled.
"Why you..! I'll kill your teammate in an instant!" He yelled, as he threw a kunai at Naruto and took out another to stab Sasuke.
He gasped when his kunai stabbed wood instead of flesh. He looked back up and realized the Naruto was gone.
"Shadow Clone!" Naruto laughed. He was on the ground, one hand supporting Sasuke's chest and the other on his back to help support him while he recovered.
"You little brat!" The man yelled.
"Don't mess with us Leaf ninja!" he laughed.
Suddenly, just as he and Sasuke stood, ropes came out from behind them and pinned them back-to-back. The ropes began glowing blue as they began rapidly sucking out their chakra. Suddenly, sparks flew from them as electricity poured out, shocking the both of them. Sasuke and Naruto both cried out in agony.
"Sasuke! Naruto!" Kakashi yelled. He growled and grabbed Sakura, quickly fleeing into the trees.
"Wait, what are you doing? They're still back there!" Sakura cried. Kakashi sighed angrily, knowing her screaming would give away their location. He put his finger to her forehead and sent a wave of chakra to knock her out quickly. He peeked out from the leaves. He would wait until the right time and then ambush them back.
Sasuke and Naruto dropped to the ground. Naruto was panting weakly, and he could feel Sasuke's trembling on his back. Or was it his own body trembling? He was in too much pain to tell. He suddenly remembered that Sasuke's weakness was lightning. Almost every time he was struck with a lightning attack, he was unconscious or hurt badly fairly quickly. Naruto quickly whipped his head around, trying to see his teammate through the blur of his vision.
"Sasuke..?" He whispered quietly. He couldn't see, but he could feel Sasuke leaning against him heavily, the back of his head rested against Naruto's. He didn't answer the blonde, and he knew it was because he was in too much pain to do so.
He could hear laughing from the enemy ninja. "Looks like your own teacher abandoned you. How sad." One woman chuckled. "Just makes it easier for us to take you guys."
Sasuke coughed weakly, trying to regain his body functions back. He knew his whole body was shaking from the impact. He tried to move, but it was futile. Not only was he immobile and in pain, but he could feel the ropes sucking his chakra away again. He closed his eyes, hoping it would all disappear soon.
"Now what do we do with you guys? See if your sensei comes back to try to rescue you guys so we can take him too?" A man asked the two Genin.
Kakashi was just about to go and help them, but that last sentence made him freeze. With that many people, he couldn't possibly rescue them. His best option was to turn around and quickly retrieve help.
I can't just abandon them! What if they die? He thought, gritting his teeth. He watched his students as they slowly came out of their dazed states.
A few minutes passed of the Jonin waiting. One bent down to Sasuke's eye level.
"So boy, what kinds of secrets about your village to you have?" She asked with a grin.
"Get lost!" Sasuke yelled furiously.
That remark earned him a chakra-filled kick across the face that made both him and Naruto fall over on their sides.
"What the heck! Leave us alone!" Naruto screamed loudly.
"Listen blondy, don't you dare talk to me like that unless you want to end up like your friend here." She snarled.
"Don't touch him…" Sasuke whispered quietly, still in pain from the kick. The lady picked him up by the hair and untied the ropes from his body, retying Naruto back up.
"You sure are disobedient, you brat. You may not like following orders, but as long as your with us, you will." She threatened.
"Make me." He hissed.
The ninja threw him to the ground, and used her acid steam jutsu at the highest level. Sasuke screamed in agony as he had never felt anything more painful in his life. When she finished the jutsu, Sasuke was lying on his stomach, his whole body covered in 1st degree burns. His entire body was practically screaming for anything to take away the pain.
"How do you feel now brat? Ready to obey?" To Naruto's surprised, Sasuke weakly nodded to her.
"Good." She smiled, throwing him carelessly towards the blonde.
"S-Sasuke…" Naruto whispered shakily, unsure of what to do. Ninjas were suddenly swarming them as they retied Sasuke back to back with Naruto again. With the back of their arms pinned against each other, Naruto felt just how hot Sasuke's skin was. It was almost as if he was a stovetop. Too weak to keep himself up, Sasuke just fell limply against Naruto's back, his head resting on Naruto's shoulder.
"N-Naruto… please… j-just do… as they say…" he whispered hoarsely. Naruto's eyes widened a little.
Sasuke… he thought sadly.
Up in the trees, Kakashi felt a pang of guilt. He wanted so desperately to help his students, and it made him heart hurt knowing he couldn't do anything.
"Kakashi Hatake! You have ten seconds to come out!" One person yelled. Kakashi narrowed his eyes and watched him countdown from ten.
"He's not coming. Let's get these two to the base." One man said. He took out a bottle and put the liquid onto a cloth, watching as another mimicked him. They both walked over by Naruto and Sasuke and put the cloths over their mouths and noses. Naruto immediately tried to begin fighting it, knowing exactly what it was, and even though Sasuke knew too, he breathed in deeply, desperate to escape the pain any way he could. He could feel his body shutting down, and he felt his eyelids droop.
Seconds later, Naruto felt Sasuke go limp against him, and he knew Sasuke had fallen asleep. He stayed there and continued to struggle until someone came by with a kunai and slit his earlobe. Not enough to cause much damage, but enough to make him gasp, instantly breathing in the chloroform and sending him into a dreamless sleep.
Well there you go! Chapter 1! Now that the fighting scene (that I sucked at writing) is over, next chapter will be just Naruto, Sasuke, and their kidnappers! Hope you enjoyed! Please review!
~SasukeUchihasGuardian