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Rated M: For later chapters and swear words :o
You will also note that at times their will be some.. ooc parts and thats because it's hard to do oc yoai xD
Chapter One - Kurama?
Naruto P.O.V
Fighting Konohamaru... I knew this day would come, so soon however I didn't know. Now we would see who was the strongest among us, who surpassed who. I couldn't wait! Our match was first and let me tell you, he was good. Better then I expected and my expectations for him were high. While we were battling, he tried to get one punch in me and of course I was making it difficult for him.
Our rasengans clashed making for a big explosion and a cloud of dust to swarm around us. In my stance ready and waiting for a sneak attack I knew he would plan until... Something in my body shook me to the core. I gasped and froze for a split second before my world started to shake and tremble beneath me. Panting, no gasping for air feeling a huge hole in the pit of my stomach The smoke cleared and I saw Konohamaru on the other side of me, rasengan in hand and waiting. Clutching my gut I winced out in pain, slightly falling to the ground. One knee on the dirt arena I stared at him one eye closed feeling the pain and wanting to gag and throw up where I kneeled. Unaware of my distress he ran toward me, and I knew for a fact I wouldn't be able to dodge this attack so I closed my eye and waited.
It never came, and to that I was slightly glad but also aware that my match would be over. Opening my eyes I saw him, my best friend, Gaara standing over me. His sand had caught Konohamaru's arm to prevent the attack on himself. "H-Huh?!" Konohamaru gasped as well as all those in the crowd. "G-Gaara..." I chocked out clutching my gut once again now with both hands. "Naruto, what's wrong?" He asked kneeling down to try and get eye level with me. Thud thud thud, a few thuds later his sister, Temari boomed in protest. "Gaara! Why'd you stop the match? You know they will complain!" She growled slightly. "Temari, something's wrong." He stated helping me lay down as I wince and scream out. "AHH!" Then it happened, something I thought I'd never do. I started to convulse, my body shook, eyes rolling back in my head and my mouth started to foam. My conscience left me right when I in took that sharp breath of pain.
Gaara P.O.V.
I knew something was wrong, in the pit of my stomach I watched the fight drag on until that moment when their rasengans collided. Only for my eyes I cleared the amount of smoke and dirt that surrounded them watching Naruto. He was acting strange... The young genin he faced didn't land a hit and already he was panting and looked in pain. I got up and walked to my sister, standing next to her watching intently. "What's wrong Gaara?" She asked to late. I was already moving by the time the genin was halfway to Naruto, I needed to act fast or he wouldn't be able to dodge that attack.
Jumping from the sides and using my sand to teleport me faster to the two I stopped the boy grasping his arm with my sand getting a surprised look. "H-Huh?!" He gasped, not worrying about him I turned to the one I needed to know was safe. "G-Gaara..." I barely heard him, he was in some deep pain and I needed to know why. "Naruto, what's wrong?" I asked kneeling down looking him in the eyes then gliding my eyes over his body to see if their was something physical wrong. Of course my sister and the other proctors stepped in, I knew Temari would chew my ear out even though I was the Kazekage and ruled over her. "Gaara! Why'd you stop the match? You know they will complain!" I hinted a growl that escaped her lips and I would punish her for that later by having her take Kankuro's place as my body guard, he always claimed it was one boring job. "Something's wrong." Simply stating as I helped Naruto lye down hoping it wasn't something serious. All my worries were intensified as he did something I didn't know he would be capable of doing since he had Kurama. He started to have a seizure, right in front of everyone. His body shook, then started to thrash on the floor, eyes rolled back and foam gradually spilling over his lips. "Sakura!" I yelled, something I rarely did. "Hai!" She yelled and ran to me, she was one of the med nin's and of course needed to follow in case of a serious injury.
"N-Naruto!" She gasped and almost pushed me back, "He needs room! Pull your sand round him to protect his head and body, try to not keep his movements restricted!" She shouted her commands and I obliged surrounding him with my sand slightly raising him up protecting his body as it thrashed. It was hard to look at, the bubbly happy go lucky blonde now convulsing against my sand. "Shit!" She gasped and rummaged through her bag grabbing a sort of rubber contraption. At this I had to tilt my head and raise a non existing bro as she slipped it in his mouth.
Boo's and worried sounds echoed throughout the outside arena we were occupying. "N-Naruto?!" The young genin practicably screamed trying to get close. Holding out my hand to stop him. "Stay back." And with those two words he stared at Naruto, stricken with fear and worry with a hint of water about to overflow from his eyes.
After what seemed like years of my friend thrashing he finally fell silent, body still and unmoving stuck in what seemed like an uncomfortable position of an unnaturally arched back, arms straight over his head and legs bent. He looked like the letter n, it hurt just to look at him. "We need to get him out of here now!" Sakura commanded as he started to slowly fall against my sand in a laying position. I nodded and lifted him up following the med nin out to the hospital that was attached to the arena. "Place him here." She said gathering tools and buckets having the other med nins fill it with hot water. Lifting him up and onto the metal bed that was provided, letting my sand slowly pour out from under him and back into the shape of my gourd.
"Thank you Kazekage-sama." She spoke in a rushed tone as I jumped back and out of the way for them to work properly. His eyes were still rolled back in his head and when I looked at him they were still white. I had to wince looking at the sight of him, it pained me to see him in such a state. Being Kazekage and the one that controls this chunnin exams I needed to get back to the people waiting for me. However that was part of the excuse I needed to convince myself to leave. I didn't want to taint the image of him any further in my mind. Tears were threatening to fall as my eyes burned and I knew they were turning red. Shaking it off I left back to my sister.
"Gaara, what happened?!" She rushed breathing frantically as the ninja were trying to keep all at bay. Most if not all were worried about the kitsune that just had an episode. "The medics are working on him right now. I'm going to stay with him. I'm sorry Temari I can't leave his side." I spoke and knew my words were right. I couldn't leave him alone, if he woke and freaked out I knew I could help restrain him or help protect him from himself. "Right, I'll get the next match going... We'll have to talk about Naruto to the Hokage later..." She looked at me with pain clear in her eyes. I mirrored her emotions narrowing my eyes in the process, I turned and ran off back to the room where my little ball of sunshine lay in a ball of pain.
Naruto P.O.V.
It was dark where I was at... I didn't know what was going on and I was frightened to the core of my being. Did I die? Looking to my right, then my left, nothing but emptiness and darkness. I shivered and hugged myself, it was very cold here. So I started to walk, in what ever direction happened to be in front of me. Suddenly, there was a bright light and I was drawn to it like a moth to a flame. Jiraiya! I see Jiraiya! Smiling wide at my former teacher, and my God father I ran to him. He was laughing with his hand behind his head. I missed him so much! I couldn't wait to tell him all about my adventures and discoveries until it hit me. Like a ton of bricks were just pounded on my chest with the force of granny Tsunade's worst of days... When she's PMSing. Eyes rolling back in my head in taking a shocked breath the darkness faded.
Now I saw dirt. Or what seemed like dirt because it was a light brown color... Like sand in some ways. "Naruto!" I faintly heard my name, a loud ringing sound pierced my ears like an arrow to the heart. I winced in pain and screamed out once again at the pain in my stomach I wanted to know what was causing such pain until it slowly faded like a little heartbeat saying it's goodbyes. Panting, my breath hitching at certain times as the pain slowly subsides in waves. "Naruto are you alright?" A female's muffled voice was heard to my right. So in turn I looked over and saw the beautiful mop of pink hair I knew anywhere. "S-Sakura..." I though I spoke, but knew I had only mouthed the words.
She looked frantic with tears streaming down her cheeks like Gai-sensei and Lee when they were to emotional. I wanted to know what was wrong, I didn't like it when she was sad and in pain. Then she shocked me like she did back when I defeated Pein, she wrapped her arms awkwardly around my neck and lightly feathered little kisses on my forehead and cheek. "Oh thank goodness! You're here!" She rubbed her eyes of the tears. Then I heard water dripping, being wringed out and a cool sensation on my forehead, I hadn't realized my head was pounding so harshly. Looking to the source I saw Gaara. I smiled at the red head and he in turn smiled back, a little lift of the corner of his mouth. He also looked like he was about to cry and I wondered what had happened.
Gaara P.O.V.
No... No that... That couldn't have happened in that small amount of time I talked to my sister! When I ran back to the room they were stationed, Sakura was pounding on his chest with such force I thought for sure he would have many broken ribs. Rushing to stand by his head I looked down, he was still. Very still and paling, my eyes widened at this and something deep in me cracked. He was dead. No longer breathing, with a small smile on his features. Shaking my head as Sakura pinched his nose slightly tilting his head back and breathing air into him the to batter on his chest once again hoping that his lungs would start working once again. Everything in my being came to a dramatic halt ringing was heard making my head hurt badly. Sakura stopped again to breath air into him when I stepped forward and beat her to it, slightly shocking the pink haired girl. Pinching his nose and tilting it back slightly as she had done I placed my lips to his and blew air watching as his chest rose slightly, and once again Sakura administered the 15 compression.
The other medical nins in the room were busy trying to locate the problems as well as heal the ones who fought before him. My heart beat started to accelerate and tears filled my eyes, breathing another large amount of breath in my blonde friend when Sakura was done with her compression's Tears streaming down from hers, breathing one more time she almost gave up until she pounded his chest harshly and screaming out a blood stirring scream that resulted in the one thing we wanted. He gasped! A sharp intake of breathe and his eyes snapped open, although they were glazed over and registering what had just happened. A lone tear fell from my eye looking at him breathing, his chest rising and falling in a painful way, but breathing none the less.
He scared me half to death. Breathing a sigh of relief, I grabbed the towel from his forehead and soaked it in the bucket of cold water, sweat lining his brows and forehead. Watching as Sakura hugged him and placed little kisses on his cheek and forehead. Wringing out the towel and getting the attention of the blonde he smiled at me. In turn I smiled back placing the towel on his forehead.
Tears were threatening to escape my eyes once again, we had almost lost him... If we were just seconds late he wouldn't be able to share that sun shinning smile with anyone else. "How do you feel...?" I whispered as Sakura left to get bandages. "Like shit." He chuckled softly then winced at the sudden movement of his chest. "Don't move... Sakura might have broken a few ribs trying to bring you back from the dead." I knew I choked on the last word, I've felt death before and I know what a scary thing it can be. "Ah." He breathed and I looked into his eyes that were staring up at the ceiling. "So that's what death was like... I wonder if..." He then stopped and bit his bottom lip. "If it was anything like mine.? "I finished for him, telling him it was alright to say it, it was now in that past and I was alive and well now.
Looking at me with those deep azure eyes was like looking and jumping into an ocean of pain and sadness. Sakura came back with the bandages healing him some with her chakra then wrapping the bandages all around his body. It looked like he had breasts when she was done, she needent use the whole thing, I only stared at her. I looked back at Naruto and decided I would fix it later for him. "Stay here." She commanded of him and he just smiled sheepishly. "Where else would I go Sakura-chan." As if he saw a ghost his eyes widened and he shot up just as Sakura left the room. "That match!" He yelled startling me a little, however I didn't show it on my features. I watched him wince in pain and fall back against the now padded bed. Looking at him, Idiot. I sighed and walked over next to him sitting on the chair that sat next to the bed. "I intervened .. I'm sorry Naruto but you weren't acting right and I was worried. I stepped in and stopped the match." Looking slightly down, I couldn't look into those eyes, I didn't want to see the hate in them.
"Oh." Was all he said and it made me look up. He was smiling softly at me and that shocked me to the core. "Thanks Gaara, I'd probably be in a worse state if it had continued." Chuckling slightly agains he winced. "What happened...?" I asked looking at his body then back up to him.
Naruto P.O.V.
"What happened." He asked me and all I could do was look up at the ceiling trying to remember myself. "I'm not sure... One minute I'm fine, fighting with Konohamaru when we hit with our rasengans. Something in me stirred and it felt like... It tried to leave me. I was in so much pain and agony like someone punch out a huge chunck of me. I still feel like... Something's wrong, I still feel... Like I lost a part of myself." I looked to him then, tears filling my eyes, and he stared back at me processing the information and probably trying to find a conlusion I know he won't find easily.
"Let me fix your bandages Naruto." He then said. I smiled a little, "Eheh... yeah ok." He helped me up unwrapping the unnecessary amount of bandages from around my chest. Once all the bandages was gone he looked at my stomach furrowing his non existent brows. "What?" I asked and looked down to gasp slightly at what I saw. "What...?" I breathed, my tattoo. Normally it would black like the blackest of nights and now it was a light grey like it had faded away. "It's never done that before." I breathed again as Gaara started to wrap the bandages around my chest. Then it hit me, "Kurama." I gasped and Gaara stilled his work. "What about him?" He asked and started up again, tying the bandages and guiding me down. "Hang on." I gasped and closed my eyes going to the place where we shared. "Kurama?!" I spoke frantically looking around. He was no where to be found. "Kurama?!" I screamed, it echoed throughout the walls and it felt like my heart sunk. He was gone, but how was that possible... He couldn't have escaped!
"Naruto?" Gaara tapped my forehead softly bringing me back, staring straight ahead my eyes wide with fear and pain. "He's gone..." I whispered and looked to the red head, I needed someone anyone. I needed to find him and fast. "Who's gone?" He asked a little worried, I'm sure he had a creature in mind. "Kurama's gone!" I gasped as tears ran down my cheeks. "What? How?" He asked rushed, clearly as confused as I was. Shaking my head I closed my eyes and cried. This has never happened before, then I realized when he left me I died. It was all happening so fast, even though he was gone I did feel his precense, at least a little bit of it still in me.
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