Naruto groaned; he had just been hit by a huge gust of wind. Rolling onto his belly, he looked around, hoping to find any sign of his teammates, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha, but found nothing. Rising to his feet, he noticed something sticking out of the brush. Curious, he stumbled towards the object, dizzy as a spun top. When he got close enough, he pulled the bush aside and gasped in horror. There was a freshly eaten carcass of a giant snake.
Stumbling back, he began to worry that whatever killed and ate the snake was still around. But what he didn't realize was that the snake's killer was silently watching him from the trees. It grabbed a branch with its mouth and shook it up and down. Naruto heard this rustle of leaves and looked up to see the snake killer lunging at him. He quickly pulled out a kunai and threw towards the creature. It hit the front leg of the beast and it cried out in pain. Naruto dodged the falling monster just as it hit the ground. He stared in disbelief as the creature rose to its feet. It was a fine specimen of nature; jet black scales, a pair of wings and green eyes.
The creature snarled and lunged at Naruto again, this time catching him off guard and pinning him to the ground. The two stared into each other's eyes for a brief moment, one in anger and one in fear. Then, the beast lightly stepped off his prey and grabbed Naruto's left leg with its mouth, breaking the bones inside. Naruto cried out in pain and the monster cackled in delight as he let go. His head went for Naruto's bright blonde hair, his jaws opening up and his teeth retracting into his gums.
Naruto feared for his life, as the monster's jaws engulfed him in darkness. The only thing he could see was the beast's throat waiting to pull him in. He started to struggle, but that only made it grumble. It pulled in Naruto's torso with his front feet, causing his head to press against the entrance to the esophagus. The creature lifted his head and began to swallow Naruto whole. He cried out in protest, but his struggles only helped the beast.
There was no escape; Naruto was far too deep inside the esophagus to try to make an escape. If someone stumbled upon this, they would see his legs dangling outside the monster's mouth, his right leg kicking furiously. The creature gulped and his legs entered the mouth, Naruto's muffled cries coming upon deaf ears. Gulping again, the creature made sure his prey would never escape. Naruto slid deeper into the beast's throat with every contraction, his heart racing and his breathing rapidly intensifying. Soon, he found himself sliding headfirst into the creature's crop. Sighing in relief, he thought that he was safe. But he was wrong. His predator had other ideas.
The beast wiggled his body, causing his prey to slide out of the crop and into his stomach. Naruto cried out as he pushed his arms out to the sides in an attempt to stop himself from entering. But his arms gave way and he slid in. A face full of acid greeted him upon his arrival, as his slipped into the beast's stomach. He lifted his head up and gasped for air, as his prison reeked of digesting meat. He immediately felt the burning sensation of the acid and screamed in pain as the burning got worse around his exposed skin. The creature, after a good lick of his lips, spread his wings and leaped into the air, never to be seen or heard of again.
After a few hours of flight, Naruto was covered in acid burns, his clothes ripped to shreds from the powerful acid. He began to think about his friends back home: Iruka, the Third Hokage, his grandson Konohamaru, his sensei and his fellow teammates. Tears welled up in his eyes and streamed down his burnt face, as he slowly faded away for what seemed like the last time.