Okay, so this is the second chapter. It was fun writing this, so enjoy^^

Disclaimer: Naruto is owned by Kishimoto.

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Inside Konoha Hospital…

Inside the walls of the hospital, everything was quiet. There were people mourning for their sick ones, or there making fun of their friends for their stupidity. All seemed well, except in one room. In this room, held two teenage shinobi, who had just fought each other to the death, but neither succeeded.

Naruto and Sasuke's hospital beds were on opposite sides of the room, but they were facing one another. Neither seemed to be conscious at all, but it had been like that for the past two and half days. Shikamaru, Chouji, Neji, Kiba and Akamaru, and even Rock Lee were already out of the hospital. Chouji and Neji were the most serious, but were cleared after the first fifteen hours. Shikamaru had suffered from a mere broken finger. Kiba had taken a nasty gash in the stomach, and Akamaru was a little worse for wear, but they would both make a full recovery.

A nurse walked in, and went over to Sasuke's bed. She checked his heart monitor and it showed he was fine. She then checked his pulse, and the rest of his vitals. After finishing the brief examination, she formed a couple handsigns, and green chakra covered her hands. She swiped it up and down the Uchiha's body, and nodded to herself. She wrote a couple things down on a clipboard she had brought with her. After scribbling something, she then walked over to Naruto. She repeated the same process, only she had to sweep up and down his body multiple times. She seemed to be a little flustered after this, and hurriedly scratched some more notes down. She picked up her things, and took one more look at the two. Sasuke seemed to be covered in scratches in bruises, but seemed to be healing quicker than a normal person, and he continued to shake a little. Looking over at Naruto, there were no signs of any fight at all, his body was completely unmarred, but he too suffered from chakra exhaustion and a nasty fever. The nurse walked out of the room as silently as she had entered, and went to report her exams to Tsunade.

After walking down the hall, and asking the secretary's where the Hokage was, and searching some more, the nurse finally found Tsunade.

"Tsunade-sama. I was the nurse who was to check up on Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto today." She stated, while giving a small bow.

"Yes? What are the results? Are they awake yet? Anything new?" The slug sannin bombarded the nurse with questions.

"Uhm, ano. No they are not awake yet, Tsunade-sama. They're both still asleep. As for anything new, a little. Sasuke's cuts and bruises seem to already be going away, and Naruto's chakra won't replenish, and his fever won't go down." The shy nurse replied, a little afraid of Tsunade.

Tsunade's posture seemed to slip. Her eyes showed sadness for Naruto, and disdain for Sasuke. Naruto was reminded her of so many things, and she looked to him as though he were family. She was sure Naruto treated Sasuke the same way, and for the Uchiha to put Naruto through this made her extremely mad. Especially for Sasuke to go to Orochimaru of ALL people. She had all she could do just to not 'accidently' harm Sasuke, rather than heal him. Alas, she couldn't, her love for helping people overcame her urges. She merely looked at the nurse.

"I see. You're dismissed. Let me know if anything else happens, even if I'm at home." She said, clearly depressed.

The nurse nodded and turned around. She headed back to her station, to file the newest updates on the two.

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With Sakura…

Sakura was currently at the training ground all of team 7 usually meets. She sat on the bridge all alone. She had her knees tucked up to her body, her chin resting on them. Her emerald eyes glistened with the tears that were falling.

'Why? Why would Sasuke-kun do this? I thought we were getting somewhere, like a real team.' The pinkette thought to herself, saddened. She continued to think sad thoughts, which eventually drifted in to remembrance of all the times they shared as a team. As she looked around the field, she could 'see' the memories, of their training.

Kakashi watched as his female student cried to herself. He sighed, and knew he couldn't let her continue this. He had watched her for the past few days, to see how she would react to Naruto and Sasuke. She had been like this for two days, right after she saw her teammates.

Flashback…

Sakura looked at the door in front of her. '234B'. She continued to stare at it, mentally preparing herself to see her friends and teammates. She exhaled a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding. Grabbing the doorknob, and turning it slowly, Sakura entered the room. She gasped at the sight in front of her. She was greeted by the sights of the severely injured Sasuke and Naruto.

Naruto was on a bed that was reclined. His face had bandages over it, covering up little and moderate scratches. He had no shirt on, but his ribs were wrapped tightly, no doubt to keep them from puncturing his vitals. His right arm was also in a sling; his wrist could not be seen through the cast that shielded it. His typically uncontrollable blonde hair, was matted down with sweat, which clearly was testament to his fever, his skin was red from the same thing. His breathing seemed to be erratic, as though it were an effort just to breathe. The thing that shocked her the most though, was the huge scar that marred his chest, exactly where his heart was located.

Sasuke's bed was lain flat down, with his neck in a brace. His chest was completely ridden with cuts, and a large amount of bruises. There seemed to be a small laceration wound on his side. His already pale skin seemed sickly now. His breathing was few and far between, as though his body was actually forgetting to keep itself alive. His left arm from the wrist down was completely burned, revealing his muscle.

Seeing the sights of two of the three closest people like this, made Sakura want to throw up. Her hand instantly went to her mouth, and her green eyes widened. Her friends, no her family, were all beat up. She couldn't believe that the two in front of her were capable of such destruction, especially towards one another. She couldn't bear to see anymore of this, and she ran out of the room. Tears had already begun to well up in her eyes. She immediately ran for the training grounds.

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Kakashi jumped out of the tree he resided in, and landed silently. He then walked over to his student, and sat down across from her. He waited a couple seconds, and heard the sobs die down a little bit. Sakura merely looked at her sensei, with eyes that seemed dead.

"Sakura." Kakashi said, his voice flat and still had it's lazy sound.

Sakura didn't answer the grey haired man. She simply made eye contact with the Cyclops, her way of replying.

"You can't stay like this. It's not healthy. Your families worried about you, I'm worried about you. You're still my student. I can guarantee Naruto wouldn't want to see you give up, and Sasuke won't acknowledge you if you don't get stronger." Kakashi said. He didn't want to pull a guilt trip, but he had to shake Sakura out of her depression before it got worse.

Sakura STILL did not respond to Kakashi's attempts to cheer her up. The emerald orbs were cloudy and glazed over, from all the crying. She seemed like she was dead. Kakashi was beginning to get frusterated and figured if she wasn't going to listen to him nicely, he was going to make her listen.

"Fine, if you won't listen to me as a friend, you'll listen to me as authority. Sakura, as your sensei, I want you to meet me here tomorrow morning at eight o'clock sharp. Just because Naruto and Sasuke are injured doesn't mean you can slack off with your training. Goodbye." He said, before popping into a puff of smoke.

Sakura's mind began to reel. Even though she didn't acknowledge Kakashi's words, she heard them loud and clear. She thought back to Naruto and Sasuke, and realized the one-eyed jonin was right. Those two wouldn't approve of her attitude. She began to rethink everything, and how to change herself.

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At the Memorial Stone…

Kakashi had just arrived in front of the memorial. He walked slowly up to it, and put his hands in his pockets. He read through the list of names, giving a prayer to each fallen individual. He eventually was brought to the name 'Uchiha Obito'. He sighed, and began to reminisce about his days as a genin, under the tutelage of Minato Namikaze, the one who became the Yondaime Hokage.

"Obito. I failed both yours and sensei's teachings. 'Those who break the rules are shit…but those who abandon their friends, they are lower than shit.' You and Minato-sensei always tried to get me to see things that way. I thought I understood, but obviously I don't. I abandoned Naruto and Sakura for Sasuke. I need to start anew, and fix my mistakes, before it's too late." He said, to the statue. He could swear he heard Obito's voice commending him on finally figuring it out. Kakashi chuckled and raised his hitai-ate, revealing his Sharingan eye. He looked at Obito's name with it and mouthed a silent 'thank you'. He then replaced his headband, and poofed away to gods knows where.

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With Shikamaru…

Shikamaru Nara was currently in his clan's compound. He sat across from his dad, sitting on their porch. In between them was a shogi board. Shikaku, Shikamaru's father, moved one of his pieces and stared at his son. The young shadow-user quickly looked around the board, before capturing his father's piece. This continued for a couple minutes, until Shikaku began to gain the Advantage.

"So, son." The older Nara said to the younger.

"Yea dad?" Shikamaru replied to his father. His words were drawled out in a lazy manner.

"Have you checked up on Uzumaki and Uchiha yet?" He questioned the newly promoted chunin.

"I went and saw them earlier today." Shikamaru admitted.

"How were they?"

"They were…alive I guess. Both of them are still out cold, and they said they don't know when they'll get better. Most of their wounds now are superficial but they are still gone." He replied, he seemed kind of sad.

"You know Shika; you did good for your first time. Things might not always go your way on a mission, but not only did you complete the objective, more importantly you made sure everybody came back alive. You knew exactly who had the best shot of wining, and you were right. I'm proud of you boy." Shikaku said in a gruff voice.

Shikamaru smiled at his father, and moved his last piece, and chuckled. "Checkmate, father."

"Damn you."

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With Kiba…

Kiba was sitting in a chair next to his sister, Hana, who was currently looking over Akamaru. As soon as they had returned from the mission, she had immediately taken Akamaru while Tsunade looked over her little brother. It turned out the little white dog had a fractured rib and had broken his left front paw.

"You know, Kiba. You're lucky. A lot of things could've gone wrong out there" The older sibling said.

"Yeah yeah yeah I know Hana-neechan. You don't nee-"Kiba began speaking but was quickly interrupted.

"I wasn't lecturing you Kiba; I was just stating a fact. I'm glad you two are okay. As for this little one, "She said, holding up Akamaru towards Kiba, "He'll be fine by tomorrow. He'll be a little sore for the next couple days, so take it easy."

"We'll try Hana. Thanks neechan."

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In the Hyuuga Compound…

Neji was lying in bed, his torso completely wrapped up in bandages. He had been resting for the past two days, ever since the surgery. He was informed that he had nearly died, and that they needed to perform a special medical ninjutsu to keep him alive. He thanked kami for his luck, and decided to not overwork himself. He looked at his door as he heard a knock.

"You may come in." Neji said to whomever was knocking on his room's door.

Hinata, the heiress to the Hyuuga clan, walked in. She strode over to Neji and pulled up a chair, and sat by his bed.

"How are you doing, Neji-niisan?" The timid girl asked her cousin.

"I'm doing a little better, thank you for asking Hinata-sama.'' The young prodigy replied to Hinata.

"No problem. Neji-niisan, what happened back there? I saw you being transported to the hospital, you were in horrible shape."

"Hinata-sama. It was…unnerving. There was this opponent, and he was a tactician. He actually discovered my…our weakness. He found the blind spot."

Hinata gasped at that. It wasn't outside information about the blind spot that all Hyuuga possessed. The only people who knew were the citizen's of Konoha. Neji proceeded to explain to Hinata the details of the mission, and what occurred. The pale-eyed heiress sat there, absorbing everything she heard.

"If that is true Neji-Niisan that means more people might know our weakness. This means we need to strengthen ourselves. As much as the council might hate it, we need to begin to diversify the clan, so we don't rely to heavily on the Jyuuken. "

"I agree Hinata-sama. This will be looked down upon by the elder's, especially from the heiress, but we are the next generation and we need to assure the life of our clans.''

The two cousins continued to talk and discuss plans that they had. Every now and then, a Hyuuga member would drop by and check on Neji's condition.

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Back in the hospital…

Naruto Uzumaki's heart monitor had stayed the same for the past two and a half days. It had been a slightly weak heartbeat, but enough that he was still alive. Slowly the beeping began to increase. It was usually a sign of the person about to wake up, but the blonde was still very much asleep, physically. The only other explanation would be that he was dreaming.

Naruto was not dreaming. In fact, some might call it a nightmare.

Naruto's Mindscape…

Naruto began walking down the familiar pathways of the sewer. He followed the slight glow of red that was across some of the pipes. He knew he was going to meet with the Kyuubi no Kitsune, the nine-tailed fox. He didn't bother rushing, for this was a meeting he did not being late for. He stuffed his hands in his pocket, and walked through the water, which came up to his shins. He sighed, but didn't slow down. He took the bends and swerves, until he was face to face with the giant gate. It stretched to immeasurable proportions, and on the door was a small piece of paper with the kanji for 'seal' on it.

"Oi what do you want, Kyuubi." Naruto said out loud, hoping to get the great demon's attention.

From the seemingly endless darkness of the prison, a face soon appeared, which then gained a body, which was that of an impossibly large fox, with bloody red eyes, and a malevolent grin on it's face.

"So you decided to come visit me, eh boy?" The strongest of all the Bijuu said, his voice booming and intimidating.

"It's not like I had much of a choice, I know you brought me here." The young blonde retorted, trying to keep his cool.

"Yes, indeed I did. You have gone off far too long without proper punishment."

"What the hell am I being punished for!" Naruto yelled loudly.

"SILENCE BOY! I DON'T RECALL ASKING FOR YOUR SPEECH!" The demon yelled, releasing an insane amount of killer intent, which instantly began to make Naruto shake horribly.

Naruto attempted to back away, which he succeeded in, but only made it a couple steps.

"Don't you dare try and escape from me this time, brat. You have kept me imprisoned for too long, and now I'll finally get my revenge." Kyuubi said, in a sadistic manner.

"H-huh? What do- AHHH!" Naruto began to say, before yelling. Chains appeared from nowhere, and clamped down onto his wrists and ankles, holding him still. He attempted to break free, only for him to scream out in agony.

"I told you, you aren't getting away this time. I may not be able to directly torture you, but I just recently met a friend, who I think would be willing to help me."

Before Naruto could ask, a mysterious figure appeared in the shadows of the cage. It looked vaguely humanoid, but the aura it was releasing was anything but. It began to walk up to the gate, and Naruto felt confident it couldn't reach him. He was completely horrified when it walked through the bars, and walked up to him. It stood a little taller than himself, and was cloaked in a heavy black robe, with the hood up. It slowly reached towards the hood, revealing ashen grey skin, with black nails. It gripped the sides of the hood, and slowly brought the hood down.

Naruto couldn't help but gasp in surprise…

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In the Hokage's Office…

Tsunade sat at her desk, with a stack of papers right next to her. She signed one more, and pressed the official Hokage Seal on it, making it legal. She set the piece of paper in the finished column, which consisted of very little papers. She then grunted in frustration, and opened up a drawer in her desk. She pulled out a bottle of Sake, and two little dishes.

''Jiraiya, I know you're here, would you like to join me?" The Slug Sannin said, while pouring the liquor into the small cups.

As announced, Jiraiya came in through the window, and sat down across from his old teammate. He smiled and said, "Tsunade-hime, you're looking as beautiful as ever."

The Godaime Hokage chuckled and slid the small saucer over to her long time friend.

"And you're just as perverted as ever, eh Jiraiya?"

"Innocent until proven guilty, Hime."

They both chuckled at the little banter, and raised their glasses. They then downed their drinks at once, savoring the flavor. They made eye contact, which seemed to speak a whole conversation.

"What's wrong Tsunade?" Jiraiya asked, his usual perversion set aside.

"I'm not sure," The old blonde began, "I'm worried about Naruto. I feel like something bad is going to happen."

"The kid will be fine. He may be a brat, but he's strong." The hermit responded.

As Jiraiya finished his attempt at cheering up Tsunade, his dish cracked. The two sannin loyal to Konoha looked at it with eyes full of disbelief. They both saw this as an omen. A bad one.

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In the Hospital…

Sasuke's battered and bruised body twitched a little bit. The hand that was burned to the muscle tightened into a fist, and caused the Uchiha's unconscious body to grimace in pain. That pain seemed to do the trick, and Sasuke's body shot right up. He attempted to turn, but couldn't because of the brace. He removed it with trouble, due to his hand. Just as he finished removing it, the nurse that was stationed to their room walked in.

"Oh my god! You're awake!" She squealed out in surprise.

"Tell me, how long have I been out." Sasuke asked, his onyx black eyes staring at the nurse's light brown ones.

"B-both you and Naruto have been unconscious for the past two and a half days." She replied shyly, still slightly shock that one of the two people who showed absolutely no signs of coming to anytime soon was suddenly up.

Sasuke was slightly pissed at the new information. He could not believe he was out for two days time. He mentally cursed himself and attempted to get out of his bed. The nurse rushed over and told him he couldn't.

"Excuse me, I said I'm leaving." Sasuke said.

"Y-you can't. You aren't completely we-" She was interrupted when Sasuke's eyes morphed from black to red, and three black tomoe began spinning around his pupil. The nurse was allured by the sight, and Sasuke smirked as he successfully hypnotized the nurse.

Apparently, the ANBU commissioned to circle the hospital did not take to well to the small amount of killer intent, and focus of chakra in a certain direction. Two of them left the group of five, and headed towards the room.

Sasuke went to push the friendly nurse out of the way, only to have his wrist gripped tightly, bending under the pressure. He looked over at his assailant, and saw an ANBU with a hawk mask.

"Uchiha Sasuke, I'd advise you to deactivate your Sharingan now, and cease your threatening intentions. If you do not comply, I'll make you stop."

"You wish you could stop me. I'm an Uchi-" Sasuke began saying. Next thing he knew he was on his knees. The ANBU looked at him, still holding his wrist, only now it was completely snapped the other way.

"I told you. I would make you comply. Now, it's time for a little meeting with Godaime-sama."

With that said, the hawk masked ANBU took Sasuke from the hospital, not in the most comfortable manner, and proceeded to head towards the Hokage's office. Sasuke tried once more to escape the ANBU, but was brought back into line. They made their way into the office. Tsunade asked them to come in. From there, they had a pressing meeting, to which Sasuke refused to answer anything. Seeing no other choice, Tsunade told the ANBU to bring him to the interrogation department. The ANBU grinned at this, but no one could see through his white porcelain mask.

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A/N- Okay well this is chapter two, I hope you guys enjoyed. I know it seems a little to much talk in the story so far, but this is all setting up. I have a lot of plans for this story that I'd like to do justice. There are hints all along this chapter, things I'd like to change. Now I'm going to have you guys choose something. Next chapter will have Sasuke's interrogation. Should I have Anko do it, and demolish his body, or have Ibiki tackle his mind, and possibly cause him to go insane. Also, should it be a graphic interrogation, which would earn my 'M' rating? Vote through your replies. Please and thankyou.

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