Everlasting Night

For every angel, there are ten demons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chapter One Give me a mission! (Not)

Naruto hated normal. He hated a routine life that he constantly lived. He wanted something different to happen, not for it all to be the same. Too bad for him. Sasuke, however, was perfectly fine with this, oh yeah, except for the torturing part.

So when Naruto and Sasuke were called to the Master's throne during history of mutants class, needless to say, they were pretty shocked.

They were even more shocked, however, to find Sakura there. Her conference with master had ended hours ago. Why was she still here?

Sakura looked up at them glumly.

"Hi boys." she said in a bored voice. Master snarled at her.

"Sakura, the greeting." he roared. The girl sighed, and looked at them in what Naruto took as a sad expression. Hard to tell, all of her expressions looked the same.

"Greetings, servants of Master. You have been summoned for a mission of grave peril, from which you may not return." She said calmly in the horrible echoing tone. She quickly mouthed sorry to them. Master glared at them.

"Boys your mission is to go undercover. You will be at the nearby town of Konoha. Attending the school there. Looking for the Hyugga heiress." he paused, looking at them, wondering if they were up to it. Naruto was offended. They were his strongest fighters here!

He continued. "Lord Orochimaru." The man, old and frightening and pale, walked, or well, slithered up to them.

"Yes massssster?" he hissed. Sakura shivered. She hated that voice.

Master acted if he hadn't noticed. "You will lead these boys to Konoha. Once you get there," He now adressed the boys. "Befriend her, then kidnap her and bring her to me. She is a danger in my goal. Sakura will come too." They all stared at him in shock.

"Master," Sakura said in a small voice. "How can I go. I don't look like humans do." She sent an anguished glance at her friends. Master laughed, but with his low voice it sounded like a growl.

"Sakura, you will blend in just fine, just make sure you and the Uchiha don't go around trying to scare people. This is why." He handed her a small necklace. She took it and examined it. It was a black jain, and a black gem was on it. Inside the gem, was... Sakura froze in horror. A human eye... Master seemed to notice her terrified expression and laughed a short, cruel, laugh.

"When you put it on, darling, you will appear as humans do. Be careful though, you will still be transparent and ice cold. Now GO!!!" He roared the last part, and it echoed off the walls, making the room tremble. Orochimaru led them into the hall.

"Go pack. Meet me here in sssssssssixteen minutessss" he hissed. Sasuke and Naruto headed off down the corridor. He turned to Sakura. "What no clothesssss?" Sakura shot him an amused glance. "I can't wear them, remember?"

When they were already, they headed out the door. Naruto and Sasuke stared wide eyed at the nature around them. They had never been outside the prison in their lives. Orochimaru and Sakura, however appeared to have seen it before. Sakura cast a teasing smile at them.

"What, did you forget the last time you were out Sasuke?" she asked, smirking. Sasuke glared at her. He didn't want to remember what he couldn't have. The last time, he was captured by is brother and taken away from the love of his life. Mary... Her voice still haunted him. Sakura cast him a smile, but he could tell she was hiding something beneath it. Pain? Pain because he was in pain? Or was she remembering a different part of their past? It seemed so long ago, and she had gotten so goodconcealing her emotions, partly because she didn't have horomones bugging her anymore, that he couldn't be sure.

They stopped to make camp around midnight, and Naruto was staring at the nature, stunned.

"oh, I wish I could shift." he muttered to himself. Sakura rolled her eyes to Sasuke, who bit back a smile. It was funny how Naruto still acted childish at the age of sixteen. His thoughts hardened, as he thought of the mission ahead of them. They had to kill someone. The thoughts made him uncomfortable, once again turning him to his past. Back when he used to kill people for fun, it had been so easy then. But then Sakura had come along and told him about how it felt to be the victim. He didn't want to kill anyone, He also didn't want Naruto to ruin his clean record. But it's not like Sakura could do it. Of course, there was always the chance that Master himself would kill the girl, but that would just make it more painful for the girl. Every option seemed even more worse then the one before.

Sakura looked down at him, the moonlight making her appear more transparent than usual. "Go to sleep, Uchiha." she whispered. Sasuke could feel himself slowly being dragged under...

Orochimaru got them up early that morning, the sun was just rizing on the horizon. Naruto yawned loudly and stretched as they all packed camp. According to snake guy, they would be there in about an hour. He would give them their appartment number (Were living together? Sasuke had asked, disgusted.) They were free to explore and gather information about the Hyugga's, and then in two weeks they would start schoo.

"Oh someone kill me." Sakura moaned.

"Tasteful joke, Sakura," Sasuke sneered. Naruto laughed, and Orochimaru sighed in annoyance. Suddenly, he stopped, and Naruto ran right in to him.

"Were hereeeeeeeeeeee." Oh. Crap.