Kay, this chapter has a LOT of gore in it so if you don't like gore, I suggest not reading this chapter. I'll post 2 and 3 on the same day so you can skip over it...
Btw- I graduated and hopefully I'll have more time to write (Finals got in my way before)
Chapter 2- The Last
Naruto ran hurriedly through the busy streets of Konohagakure. Trying to avoid bumping into villagers while wearing his anbu mask was certainly difficult. He arrived at the gate of the village to find Sakura waiting for him.
"You're just barely on time…" Sakura sighed.
"Sorry I got caught up in training." Naruto said as he secured his mask.
"How typical."
"You know I can practically hear you smiling from behind that mask of yours, Sakura-chan."
"Hmph. Let's get going." Sakura grunted.
"Right!" Naruto nodded.
With that they were off into the shadowed path leading to Otogakure. The sun set over a lake in the distance. Birds chirped and small creatures went to bed with the sun.
"We're not too far from Otogakure… What's our plan?" Naruto asked as he checked his equipment.
"I'll go after Kabuto and you'll go look for any followers." Sakura said as she tightened her gloves.
"What?!?"
"You'll get too carried away if you fight him. I'm a medical ninja and he is too so I should be able to anticipate his attacks. Besides, I have some unfinished business to deal with."
"Is it Sasuke?"
"Yes…" Sakura's voice saddened and soon after so stopped talking.
The remainder on the trip was silent. Neither Naruto nor Sakura said a word on their way there. The silence was finally broken as they reached the outskirts of the village.
"I'll try to locate Kabuto in a medical facility. Most likely he'll be there. I'll release a flare when I've found him alright? Until then, you look for followers and try to gather information." Sakura said as she prepared to take off.
"Good luck"
Sakura nodded. She was off and running in a matter of seconds. Naruto found himself a tree to use a camouflage. He decided to wait a bit before finding and suspects.
'Wouldn't everyone in this village be a suspect? I may as well wait here until Sakura finds Kabuto…' Naruto thought as he leaned back on a branch of the tree.
A number of hours passed. There was still no sign of any flare being deployed. Still no sign from Sakura.
'What the hell is taking her so long…? I'm going in there.' Naruto thought as he readied a kunai.
Naruto tucked the kunai into the inside of his sleeve of his jacket and he leapt off from the tree. Running on the roofs of the civilians homes, he looked for any sign of struggle. Anything that would give a hint as to where Sakura could've been. Nothing. He landed in front of the medical facility. If anything, Sakura had to be in there. Naruto forced the doors open. The building was dark and cold. There was no sign of anyone there nor any light to be found. Naruto pressed himself against the wall of the building and scaled the wall until he felt an opening of a door. He felt a cool breeze as he entered the room.
"Sakura?!? Sakura?!?" Naruto called out into the darkness.
He attempted to look around the room but all her could see was darkness. He was terribly alone in the confines of the shadows. He slid his hands around the cold wall, looking for a light switch. With each step he took he produced the most disgusting stomach churning sound as each of his feet connected with the floor.
'What the hell is that noise coming from?' He wondered as his heartbeat increased its speed with each step.
His hand leaned against the unseen switch and bright, blinding florescent lights filled the room. He had wished the lights had stayed off. There he was in a medical laboratory, long thin needles, sharp knives, scalps and scissors and other various medical equipment, reflecting the light from their high shelves were horrifying. Each of their sharp edges were dyed a copper red.
Blood.
He took a step back creating a loud squelch like noise. He looked down to find the floor covered in blood, and other bodily fluids. He felt sick to his stomach. Looking back up, he saw glass jars filled with the remains of human innards. Naruto turned his head towards a corner of the room
"N… No…" He stammered as his eyes widened at the terrifying sight.
Sakura lay lifeless in the corner, drenched in her own blood. The ends of her pink hair were now red from blood. Her green eyes were open, expressionless. Bloody gashes on her chest exposed her ribcage, a punctured lung and an empty spot where her heart should've been. Naruto wanted to look away, but his eyes were fixated in that spot. The ninja was long gone by now. Naruto forced himself to pick Sakura up. He had to bring her back to the village. It was only right. In his mind, the mission no longer mattered. He only cared about saving her. Tears rolled down his eyes as he took each step with her in him arms.
"I'm sorry… I'm sorry I didn't get here in time… I'm sorry…" Naruto choked between tears with each few steps he took.
Naruto hung his head as he clutched Sakura in his arms. His thoughts were only about the times he had spent with her. His grip tightened with each fleeting thought. He felt the same loneliness he had felt before he had anyone. He was at the Otogakure gate when he felt a sharp pain in his back. Someone had thrown a number of daggers at his back, sending him to the ground.
"Shit…" Naruto mumbled between the pain.
"Painful isn't it?" A voice said from behind.
Naruto shifted his body and saw him. Kabuto…
"I must admit, she put up quite a fight. However she had one fatal weakness. Her affection towards you. I said a few meaningless bluffs and she started bawling. Pretty pathetic for a member of anbu if I do say so myself." Kabuto smirked.
"You Bastard! I'll kill you!" Naruto clenched his teeth.
He placed Sakura gently on the ground beside him and forced himself up. He slipped the kunai from his sleeve to his hand.
"Don't bother. I hit three vital points with those daggers. I'm impressed you can still move. Killing you will definitely be interesting," Kabuto grinned as he threw a senbon at Naruto's neck.
It left a long trail of blood leading down into his shirt. Naruto flinched in pain and attempted to throw his kunai at him. Kabuto deflected it with a dagger and sent both the kunai and dagger aiming at Naruto. The kunai brushed against Naruto's forehead and the dagger punctured his stomach. Naruto felt the Kyuubi's chakra growing ever stronger inside of him.
"A monster like you shouldn't be dying so easily. You're not like that girl over there. Come on! Entertain me, Kyuubi!!" Kabuto shouted.
Naruto's eyes grew wide. Kyuubi's chakra was released, pushing Kabuto backwards into a tree. The immense chakra ripped Naruto's outer anbu attire, exposing his wounds further.
"So you've finally appeared…" Kabuto smiled.
Naruto kneeled down on the ground in a fox like stance. In an instant, he lunged towards Kabuto, tearing at his torso. He had ripped Kabuto's stomach in such a way that it allowed each layer of skin and muscle to be peeled away from his body. Naruto stopped for a moment to stare at the pathetic lifeless body that was once Kabuto. Naruto grinned manically and cracked his knuckles.
'Stop… I have to stop this… The Kyuubi… I have to regain control' Naruto thought as he clutched his head in anguishing pain. He stood there for a few moments, fighting against the urge to continue killing. He finally regained control of his body. His arms fell to his side and he looked over to Sakura. She was still where he had left her, her blood staining the ground below. Naruto held her in his arms once more and continued back to the village.
