Author's Note: This chapter will show you all how disturbed I am. :-[ Uh, anyway... This is going to be Jalen's "past." This chapter will shape his personality for a bit of the story, until he gets comfortable in the Naruto world. And THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED AND FAVORITED AND FOLLOWED THIS STORY! I was kinda worried that this story wouldn't be... Good. Or something like that. Thank you everyone!

Summary: Imagine your favorite anime. You love it, right? Would you love to live there forever, though? Jalen, a 12 year old boy, doesn't. But is the Naruto world as unreal as he thought? Or is the "real world" as real as he thought? Will he survive? Will he ultimately mess up the storyline? Only time, and a substantial amount of sulking, will tell.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did, it wouldn't be a kid's show. :|

Grey Eyes

Chapter 4

"Don't be scared," a boy with light blue hair said, tying a younger boy to the table. "I'm just going to insert a fluid inside you."

They were in what looked like a hospital room, but the air wasn't as comforting. The walls and ceiling and floor were all colored grey. A dirty yellow light was the only thing keeping the younger boy from losing his mind. He was still thrashing and crying uncontrollably, but he wasn't going crazy.

The blue haired boy commended the younger one on surviving for so long, but he also warned that this procedure had a 50% chance of him dying. That's what made him cry and thrash and scream that he untie him.

He didn't. He just hummed as he stuck a needle straight in the boy's eyes, sneering at the pathetic state he was in. All the boy had to do was jerk his head up and he'd die. All the other boy had to do was shove harder into the eye socket and he'd die. It would be painfully simple.

"Why..?" the younger boy sobbed out. "Why are you..?"

"It's for the better, trust me," the blue haired boy replied. "Now don't scream this time, or it'll get real painful real fast," he threatened, hovering over the boy's eye with the needle. The boy just nodded, tears flowing out his eyes like a river.

He shoved it in there, grinning maniacally at the boy's expression. His expression of pure terror! Angst! He loved it!

He took the needle out. Both of the boy's eyes were shut closed, but the clear liquid still ran out. The boy sobbed and sobbed, and it didn't take long for the blood to start running out.

Maybe I stuck too hard, the sadistic boy thought with a frown. It's a shame, but he'll live...

"Stop crying," he ordered. The boy didn't stop, or more like he couldn't stop. "I told you to stop. I'll have to make you, won't I?"

"Please..."

"One more time... Stop crying!"

"I... I can't..."

"Oh, well then," he laughed. He turned around and grabbed a kunai, eyeing the weapon, testing how sharp it was. He turned back around and smiled. "Why don't we have a little fun before I leave?"

The boy didn't respond. He just cried more as he realized what was going to happen. He didn't know if he was blind or not, but he knew he couldn't open his eyes. He just waited in agonizing silence before the kunai pierced his skin.

"Holy shit," Inoichi mumbled. He was currently reading the boy that infiltrated their village's mind. And he didn't like what he was seeing.

After what happened to Izumo, the Hokage was certain that something was up with this boy, but he was also very much more confused. Why would he use a move that could have made him die from chakra loss? Izumo is still recuperating from that move, seeming to be in a coma-like daze...

"What's wrong?" The Hokage asked, seeing the pained expression on both Inoichi and Jalen's face. "Is it bad? Which village did he come from?"

"I can't do this anymore," the blond man sighed, taking his hand away from the boy's head. "We're the wrong ones here, Lord Hokage. He's not here to capture the Jinchuriki or kill him, he's... You know."

The Hokage was confused; he didn't know. He also didn't know what was so gruesome that could make Inoichi want to stop... The only ones that could do that to him were...

"What happened?"

"I don't have all the details, but he's a test subject for Orochimaru, or he was a test subject for Orochimaru," Inoichi explained, his voice shaky. "From what I've seen so far, it's a miracle he survived..."

"Oh, my," the Hokage sat down, his head in his hands. "Why didn't I think of that?" he looked up at Inoichi, then at the innocent boy that was knocked out. "How did he get in the village? How did he escape?"

Inoichi sighed. He did not want to go back in this kid's mind. It was pretty... Terrifying. "I didn't get that far, sir. But, before I go back in his mind, let me tell you something that might be important."

The Hokage nodded, still looking at the boy with saddened eyes.

"You know, all of the memories that I've seen of him being tortured by Orochimaru, he didn't have any of those memories," Inoichi started. "It must have been too much for him to handle. I suppose that he blocked them out somehow, or they blocked out by themselves to avoid him getting in a stress coma. This means that when he wakes up, he's going to get all his memories back."

The Hokage nodded. "We'll have to probably get a psychiatrist to check on him, see if he's insane," he said. "Anyway, how did he escape? And how did he get in the village unnoticed?"

Inoichi sighed again, placing his hand on the boy's head. He felt his spirit leave his body and go inside the boy's head. He had to close his eyes for a moment to get himself ready, before opening them and finding himself watching a scene. Hopefully this was the scene that he was looking for; he didn't feel like searching around.

The same boy, now identified as Jalen, was patiently waiting for his chance. He was going to escape soon, he just needed a chance. And it had to be a good chance, or he would die. Orochimaru didn't tolerate people trying to escape. He saw many examples.

But, it was possible this time. Orochimaru often moved from base to base, and Kabuto and Jalen usually followed. Kabuto followed because he was basically Orochimaru's right hand man, and Jalen followed because they called him the perfect test subject.

This time, Orochimaru was moving to a base close by Konoha. Jalen winced at the word. They've somehow made it so that whenever someone said "Konoha" or "Hidden Leaf Village" he would automatically use a life threatening Jutsu that puts the enemy into some sort of paralysis. It also allows the user to command something that the enemy is forced to do. It's like a very useful Genjutsu. It would be very useful, if Jalen didn't almost die using it each time.

Jalen would try and escape before they leave, because he knew Orochimaru got a lot of rest before moving. However, something unexpected was going to happen...

Inoichi yawned at what was happening. All the boy was doing was sitting down in some jail cell. Maybe this was the wrong one...

Suddenly, someone opened the door to the cell, revealing the same blue haired boy that Inoichi saw earlier. He must really be sadistic, he thought.

Jalen tensed at the arrival of his friend. Kabuto saw it, and he would usually sneer, but today was important.

Jalen knew he was being fed more often for something, but he didn't expect Kabuto to say, "Okay, scum. Before we leave tomorrow, Orochimaru's holding a festival of sorts. You'll be fighting. If you don't die, Orochimaru will give you immense power and you'll be apart of the Sound 4. I'll be back in five minutes, so get ready." Almost as soon as he came in he was gone, but not before mumbling, "And don't die."

Jalen was surprised by the warning and by the mumble. He wanted to think Kabuto really cared for him, but he knew that he just didn't want to lose his best test subject. It was still a little reassuring, but everyone knows ignorance is bliss. He would have felt a whole lot better if he didn't know. Therefore, those five minutes were absolutely torturous.

Inoichi didn't feel like watching five minutes of nothing, so he skipped about 10 minutes ahead. He was now at a scene where Orochimaru was sitting in what looked like a sort of throne. Below him were about 100 test subjects, all fighting and killing each other. Kabuto stood by Orochimaru, both of them watching the absolute destruction with a hint of amusement.

Jalen was right in the middle of the destruction, killing as many people as he could. He was only ten after all,

The older men were way taller than Jalen, so they hardly noticed he was there. It was when he stuck the kunai in their groin they realized the blue haired menace. Inoichi winced at the sight, but kept watching as he took them out in many different, cheap ways. But, there was no such thing as cheap in the ninja world. You won at any cost; kill or be killed. Jalen knew this well, so it didn't take long for him to adapt to killing person after person.

He refrained from using his eye ability, since just one use would exhaust him and he would be a sitting duck. He just slashed and killed like it was nothing, but to the trained eye, one could see the hint of sadness in his face. The cringe of seeing the mens' loud faces as they died in front of him.

He avoided the weird looking people, such as the red haired girl with the flute and the boy with two more sets of hands on his back. Blood was everywhere, and there wasn't a moment of silence.

Suddenly, Jalen slid by man after man, heading to the side of the room. Sure, that should have been the smart thing to do, because ninja didn't need other ninja behind them, but Jalen didn't want to kill anymore. He had tears in his eyes as he stepped on a man's decapitated head.

He was heading to the exit, but there was a heavily armored guard with a weapon standing in front of the door. Jalen thought about the chance of escape, it wasn't good. He could use his eye ability to get through the guard, but then he'd have no chance of getting any further, and he'd be executed.

Suddenly, a man was pushed at the guard, who killed the man on impact, sticking his spear through the man's chest. That made a few men mad, so they attacked the guard. The guard was fighting for his life now, so he was unconsciously moving away from the door. Jalen gulped and weighed his options.

Stay here and be a prisoner for Orochimaru forever, or try and at least touch freedom? He chose the latter. He ran pass the guard so fast it looked like a trick of the eye, but Kabuto and Orochimaru saw. Orochimaru chuckled, before ordering Kabuto to stop and execute him.

Jalen ran as fast as his legs would allow, but he made sure to not use any chakra, just in case there was some other guard. He sprinted through the halls and turned corners, using his unique ability to automatically sense chakra to his advantage. He could see which halls had guards on them and which didn't. Most of the guards were slacking off; the thought of someone trying to escape being preposterous to them.

Jalen saw the exit, or rather, he sensed the outside world. There was chakra in the air, oh, sweet chakra. He turned another corner and jumped on the lone guard, quickly but efficiently breaking his neck. The guard didn't make a sound as he embraced death gracefully. He didn't have a good night's sleep last night.

Jalen almost jumped for joy when he made it outside, breathing in the sweet chakra filled air. His dirty feet tingling as they touched the grass. He didn't jump because he sensed someone ahead of him... The sadistic, creepy chakra that promised pain. The one boy who hurt him on a daily basis... The one who gave him the giant scar on his cheek! Kabuto! It's always Kabuto!

Jalen was more than exasperated... There wasn't a word that could describe the fury he felt when he saw Kabuto smirking at him! There was always the usual fear, but he was so used to that feeling that he dismissed the whole world as scary. He wanted to cry in rage!

"Where are you going?" Kabuto asked in that condescending tone he always held. "You can't possibly be trying to escape, little cute test subject."

"Please, Kabuto," Jalen begged. His voice was painfully hoarse, the only time he ever used it was to cry. "Just let me go... I just want to go to Konoha," he continued, somehow wishing his eyes would activate and he could beat Kabuto. Luck was not on his side, it seemed, because it wouldn't activate if he said it himself. Someone else had to say it... They had to say the word that would cause their death.

Kabuto sneered, seeing the troubled expression on the younger boy's face. He wasn't stupid enough to say it, so this battle would be over before he knew it. Although, he did want to play around a bit. He hardly got the exercise he needed with Orochimaru, so he sometimes needed to go to Konoha himself. He was on training leave, so they never suspected he would be helping in it's destruction.

"Are you that dumb? You make me want to vomit sometimes, you know?" Kabuto said. "That village wouldn't want a rat like you." Jalen winced at the harshness in Kabuto's tone, but he stood his ground, a weak glare planted on his face.

"...You're going to kill me now, right?" Jalen asked. He wasn't entirely asking, though, he was really just making sure. That meant he had nothing to lose, so he could fight Kabuto with all he had.

Kabuto didn't answer. He just charged at Jalen, his hand glowing with chakra. Deadly chakra, Jalen thought, arming himself with a kunai in each hand. Kabuto acted as if the kunai wasn't there and slashed at Jalen, his chakra having changed to have a sharp edge at the end.

There was one thing about chakra to Jalen; it hurt. For some reason, he was highly sensitive to the energy. He could feel the chakra all through the air, and if he noticed it for too long it would start to "choke" him. Every time he used a Jutsu he could feel the chakra tickling through his body. It becomes irritating after a while, if he spent too much time noticing it. And the last thing, the thing that Kabuto fully knew, was that if some other chakra force mixed in with his... If some other chakra passed through his body and hit, per se, his own chakra... It feels excruciatingly terrible.

And that's exactly what Kabuto was trying to do.

Jalen jumped back at the last moment, throwing each kunai straight at Kabuto's neck. Kabuto easily side stepped and rushed Jalen again, slashing at his chest. Jalen couldn't dodge this one and brought another kunai up to block. The kunai was cut cleanly in half, and a long cut was situated on his chest.

That's all it was, though; a cut. The kunai saved him from a gash in his chest, but it wouldn't work again. Jalen had to do something else.

I can't let him touch me, Jalen thought as he jumped back again. What will I do? He brought his head back to avoid decapitation and jumped to the side to avoid a broken rib. Kabuto sneered as he lashed out at Jalen, aiming for his primary parts. He wanted to have fun, but he couldn't mess up. He would make sure the boy was unable to run, and then he'd play a little.

If he'd just stop moving, Kabuto thought bitterly, bringing his hand up. Jalen followed the hand with his eyes and rolled to the side as Kabuto furiously brought it down. Jalen rolled back on his knees and swiftly started a set of seals, a drop of sweat falling from his face as Kabuto glared at him.

Ram, boar, ox, dog, snake! Jalen finished the seals and nervously smirked as he quickly looked around his surroundings. They were fighting right in front of the "hidden" base, but they were also in a forest. Perfect.

"Substitution Jutsu," Jalen mumbled as Kabuto was about to kick him in the face. He felt the tip of his shoe on his nose, but that was all until he couldn't breath. He felt like he was shrinking, like he was being squeezed to death. Then darkness.

All of this happened in less than a second. Kabuto's foot collided with a log and Jalen was a few feet away from him. Kabuto's eyes widened as he swiftly turned around and saw Jalen running for his life.

"How pathetic," he mumbled. Kabuto was easily faster than Jalen, so in the blink of an eye he was right in front of the boy. Kabuto brought his foot up and kicked him straight in the face, knocking him back a few feet towards the base.

"Do you really think I'm going to let you leave here alive?" Kabuto asked. He then started to laugh, bringing his head back as he clutched his stomach. Jalen groaned as he got up from the ground, spitting out some blood. He thought of running while he was laughing, but that's probably what Kabuto wanted. He needed to play his cards safe... But what could he do? Sure, he could do a few Jutsu, but then he'll be wasting chakra. And even if he's very sensitive to it, that doesn't mean he has a lot of it.

Inoichi got bored quickly, so he fast forwarded. Ninja battles aren't supposed to last long, and it's painfully obvious Kabuto is just playing with Jalen. He knew Jalen got away somehow, since he's here... But he still needs to see how.

So he went ahead through the memories and was now at a scene with Jalen panting on the ground, cuts and bruises all over him. Kabuto was standing over him, a smug smirk on his face and glasses shining in the light.

Damn... It... Jalen thought while looking at Kabuto's feet. He knew the latter was smirking, what's the point of seeing it? He was going to die here anyway...

"Are you tired?" Kabuto teased, giving a sharp kick to Jalen's ribs. Jalen yelped in pain, but didn't scream. He wouldn't give him the satisfaction... He would die with at least a bit of honor. But, when you think about it, what is honor? And how do you get killed with it? You don't die with honor... No matter what those villages say. You live... And then you may get honor. But dying in battle for your village? That's really the dumbest thing ever...

"You really piss me off!" Kabuto suddenly screamed, kicking Jalen in the face. "Scum!" Another kick. "Changeling!" Another. "Troglodyte!" Another. "Stupid piece of shit!"

That's what happened for about 5 minutes. Kabuto yelling and kicking and Jalen taking the pain with tears in his eyes. Suddenly, a few guards came out the base, each equipped with a spear and each with a face that showed they were worried.

"Lord Kabuto! Are you alright?!" One of them asked. Kabuto looked up and glared at them before kicking the boy on the ground aside and walking towards them.

"How did this prisoner get past you guards?" He asked. He thought about killing each of them, but thought against it. "Never mind that... Get rid of him. And by that I mean kill him."

Jalen's heart rose. He didn't know if he could kill all of them, but it was a whole lot better than being killed by Kabuto! He still kept his position on the ground, just in case Kabuto turns around and sees that he's not entirely down yet.

"Yes!" They all said simultaneously. Kabuto gave one last quick glance at Jalen before turning around and walking back in the base. They were all still saluting even after he left, but the one in the middle stopped first, turning back to sneer at Jalen.

"Well, what do we have here?" He started, walking up towards the boy. He was obviously bored, otherwise he would have attacked immediately. Jalen grew tense fast, looking up at them with pleading eyes.

"P-Please spare me," Jalen begged, thinking of a plan in his mind already. There was only one thing that came to mind, but he was wary about doing it. "I just want to go... To go..."

He paused. What was waiting for him in Konoha? It's not like he's important or anything... Is it really all that safe anyway? There's no real reason for him to go there! But... Something's there for him... He could practically taste it.

"I want to go to Konoha," he finally said, saying the last word with a type of hinting tone. He wanted them to say Konoha... He prayed they would say Konoha. If they did... He could kill them all, or make them kill themselves, but he wasn't that advanced in that yet. Then he could escape to the largest chakra signals; the place with the most chakra present. The Hidden Village.

"Konoha? Th-" That was all it took. It's amazing how three syllables could lead to a person's death. It was slightly amusing, and also slightly dark. It wasn't in his control, though... Kill or be killed.

The four guards couldn't talk, move, or even blink. They could thankfully breath, but that was useless in front of a ninja. Or as close to a ninja as possible in Orochimaru's care. They could only stare at the now blazing red eyes that seemed to pierce through their chests.

Jalen's chakra went away faster than their chances of living. He was using pure muscle and strength to stand up, but it was excruciatingly painful. He would survive, though... He would make it out of this alive!

"...Stab yourselves in the neck," he mumbled loud enough for them to hear. They didn't do anything at first... They just stared back at him with terror present in their frozen eyes.

Suddenly, the one in the front turned his spear towards himself almost mechanically and stabbed straight through his Adams apple.

Inoichi winced at the grotesque scene, but it wasn't over. Crimson liquid poured out of his throat and mouth like a Water Jutsu was being used. He fell over, his face pale and his eyes glossy. That seemed to finally activate the Jutsu and they all started to stab themselves in the throat. Blood was everywhere. The flies were imminent to arrive. And before anyone noticed what happened, Jalen was gone!

ミ 彡 After That! ミ 彡

"Well, Inoichi? Spit it out. What happened?" The Hokage asked when Inoichi placed his hand off of the boy's head.

He gave the older man a solemn look. "Sir... After all that's happened... He simply limped through the front gates during a time where there were a lot of visitors. And he's been living alone on the streets for about two years..."

The Hokage was astonished at the other man's attitude! Was it really that bad? "Give me exact details on what happened, Inoichi," he ordered after a while.

He shook his head. "With all the information I've gathered here... I could write you a book."

ミ 彡 To Be Continued! ミ 彡

Author's Note: Gawd... I am not impressed with my fighting scenes... But what can ya do? ╮(╯_╰)╭ You guys probably noticed but I got really lazy at the end of this chapter because I just could NOT get it exactly how I WANTED! But, who cares? I hope you guys enjoy it anyway. I just... Slaved over this chapter...

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