Chapter Three

The Examination

Things turned into a mad house as the months passed. Wars broke out, missions were issued, and hardly anyone was at the base at the same time. Except for me, I was forgotten about. Even Sasori didn't stop by to give me meals anymore. Four or five days now I've gone without food, I was lucky that it was raining and that the ceiling leaked otherwise I wouldn't get any water.

Currently I was standing with my tongue out trying to catch drops of water "COME ON YOU STUPID!!!" I yelled at the chains. If they weren't there I could get the water . . . of course, if they weren't there I wouldn't be in the cell anyway. "Calm down Naruto," I tell myself "Getting angry is only going to waste even more energy." Energy, something I didn't have a lot of right now. Probably because I was getting over whatever it was that made me throw up every damn day and the lack of food.

Sasori passes by the cell just as I start up again trying to the water. "Sit the fuck down" he yells to me as I heard the sound of the well tap being turned. Yes! I was going to get something real to drink!

I notice a strange look in his eye as he comes closer with the water. "So, I want to know some things. Answer me and you'll get your water."

I try to grab it from him "FINE! . . . just give me half?"

"No can do I'm afraid." He held it just out of my reach "First thing I want to know is who has been feeding you when I'm not around?" This question made no sense to me. Couldn't he see that I was literally skin and bones?

"No one's been feeding me. I've been alone down here for days while you have been away on missions." That should be a good enough answer for even sasori. What was wrong with him? Why wasn't he giving me the water like he promised? "I answered your stupid question now why don't you give me the water!?"

He handed me the dirty glass and, as I was drinking, lifted the front of my shirt "So, no one's been feeding you huh?" I flinch slightly when he flicks my stomach "you're gaining weight."

I growl and tug my shirt back down "I don't know how ok!" the truth was, I noticed I was getting heavier too. "It's nothing, and no one's feeding me." I cross my arms in a pout, my cheeks puffed out "it wouldn't kill you; you know to make some effort to get me something to eat."

"It wouldn't kill you to shut up either." Sasori retaliated. I close my eyes when he pulls out the needle. I knew what was coming and I didn't try to fight it. My mind just slowly slips into darkness as the drug takes effect.

There was no pain this time when I wake up. At least, none where I thought I should feel pain. I keep my eyes closed tight; the light would only make my throbbing headache worse.

"What are we going to do about this mess!?" I hear sasori say. His voice holds more panic than usual.

"How the fuck should I know? I know damn well that it's not mine…I think" That was Hidan, what was he screaming about now?

"Well why don't we do a blood test and find out for sure hm?" Deidara's odd habit made it oh too clear who was talking. But a blood test for what, I wonder.

"Calm down Deidara, Hidan, Sasori." My heart skips a beat. That was Sir Leader talking. It must be something important if he came all this way. "We can't have a blood test. It would draw too much attention to our current . . . predicament. We have no choice men; he's going to keep it. Whoever it belongs to will have a hand in raising it, teaching it the way of Akatsuki."

My stomach did a sort of odd summersault, what were they talking about? 'Keep it' they said 'raise it' . . . but what? The Kyuubi? Well that wasn't too hard to do considering that I had done it for the past seventeen years or so.

"Even so," Leader interrupted the chatter once more "This child no doubt belongs to one of us here. Once he or she is born and is old enough we will determine the father on disguising characteristics.

Child?! Oh no, they kidnapped someone else, a pregnant someone else!! I couldn't just leave her here! My eyes shot up and I screamed "that's enough! You let her go right now! I don't know what you sickos are planning but to get someone pregnant just . . . just to use them in some" I shook my head, I couldn't continue.

No one seemed to notice my outburst. They just kept talking amongst themselves. Hidan swearing, sasori running his hand through his hair, deidara's odd speech habit and leader's piercing glare. Nothing made sense anymore. "Why do you need me here if you're talking about this woman? Shouldn't she be the one-"

Leader's glare turned onto me "there is no woman." Hidan snickered something about konan "if you do not understand the own going ons of your body," he sighed deeply "this is unusual even for me. Hidan, do you care to do the honors?"

I turn my attention to the silver haired man to his right. Almost at once he starts laughing and points at me "DUDE!! You got fuckin' knocked up!!"

My first response to this was to smirk. Then my face fell as his words took deeper root in my mind. Finally horror and panic took over. "n-no…no that can't be right, I'm a GUY! I can't be…" I couldn't be what he said. I was a boy and boys do NOT get pregnant.

"But you are nauto-kun." Deidara said. Stepping forward he lifted up my shirt. "Do you need more proof than that? If so just wait a month. You shall be able to feel it kicking by then." I looked down at the small bump. There was no mistaking it.

"No, I don't need proof." I hung my head in defeat. I wanted to know who had done this to me yet at the same time I didn't. "Where's Itachi? I need to speak with Itachi."

Unfortunately I didn't get to see Itachi. The moment I spoke his name aloud I was showered with rocks, dust, and other debris from above. Coughing, I got the second greatest shock of my life. "YOU!!!?"