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A.N. Thanks for all your reviews. So far Yamato is winning! He is a cutie isn't he? I've posted tonight because tomorrow I will be gone all day. Please do not expect two chapters a day from me. I may slow down updates actually, I find myself overloaded. At least twice a week though!

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Ch 10: Escape

It had been a painful night for both Yamato and Naruto. A cruel series of tests were inflicted on both of them. Orochimaru had a thrill for the Senju bloodline experiment after a possible success on Danzo. If only he could get his young test subjects to survive the final transfusion..

Yamato and Naruto had both been injected with the DNA, and while Naruto burnt it out of her system with only a few hours of cold sweat, a nearly unresponsive Yamato groaned as he curled up painfully on their futon.

'What can I do ..?' Naruto mentally pleaded. The response she got was unexpected.

'Escape little kit, and try to save your friend.'

Escaping was a thought that both of them had had, but they were only four years old! Smart four year olds, but, but four year olds nonetheless. And Hebi-sama was like a zillion years older and a zillion times stronger!

Panic filled her mind. But Kurama could easily sense her rising fear and addressed it.

'If you cannot outpower him, you'll have to outsmart him,' he told her simply.

'But what do I know that he doesn't..?' her mind drifted to the seals she had been practicing with her crayons.. the companion seal, often used for transporting ninja animals and livestock was one that she had been curious about. It was very similar to a storage seal, but you could put the animals in status for travel or if they were badly injured, freeze their time till they got to a medic.

If she just altered it a little... it could hold Yamato for several days before releasing him. And now, during the day while Orochimaru was absent was the perfect time to do it. She prepared the the seal quickly, while Dokujaki was off hunting for the week. A construction paper scroll with a blood seal over it was placed next to Yamato.

It was difficult lifting her friend, and as he whimpered in insensible pain, she apologized to him in her head. 'Forgive me Otouto.. but I'll save you, I promise.'

Orochimaru didn't hide the fact that Yamato was dying, taking cruel pleasure in Naruto's shouts of denial earlier. If it was just her, she would have been too frightened to even try to escape... but her otouto NEEDED her and for Kami's sake she'd never let him down!

Naruto lay Yamato down carefully onto the small construction paper. For this it didn't need to be big... She looked around anxiously, confirming that the room was still empty. With a surge of chakra Yamato disappeared. She roll the scroll up and tied it to her leg with a ribbon.

Putting on her most durable clothes, a pair of red overalls, and orange shirt , and her sneakers, she examined herself with a frown. 'Too visible.' She only had mostly orange stuff, one of the few kind things Orochimaru had done for her.

Eying the room her glance fell upon the futon. The thin black comforter! She folded the comforter in half, tying it around her neck like a cape. Naruto tucked her hair into her impromptu cape, wincing as it pulled at the delicate strands.

She was ready! She filled her pockets with markers. They weren't perfect, but for a quick simple seals they would be perfect. Reluctantly she put her sketchpad down. It was too big.. she would have to apply it to other surfaces and hope it doesn't ruin her markers.

And now for the escape..!

She drew three things in rapid succession. An alert seal on the door frame and vent to report if Orochimaru/Doki-niisan had returned. As much as she loved Dokujaki, she knew he was loyal to Hebi-sama first. (or so she thought)

The little redhead finished with a less forceful variant of the explosive tag between the doors bolt and its knob. She infused it with chakra amd stepped back quickly, covering the fuzzy ears laying flat against her head. Turned away, she watched in her peripheral vision as a small flash followed by billowing smoke was released. The bitter smell of sulfur and burning plastic met her nose.

Releasing her ears and covering her nose, she examined the door. A gaping wound of a hole lay where the locking mechanisms had sat. Fearfully she pressed the door, which opened easily, and she crept out into the dimly lit stone hallway.

The haphazard office was a bit of a curious sight, holding none of the goriness of the lab. A glance at the billboard on the wall showed a new project. For a moment she examined the seal displayed. Her eyes widened in shock. This seal was absolutely vile! She could see why it was called a curse seal. It was an abhorrent use of fuinjutsu.

But she knew she couldn't linger. Slipping out of the office she tried not to glance at the various "patients" strapped to the tables. But she couldn't avoid it completely. They were all teenagers, and mouths open in silent screams as they writhed on the tables against the straps.

She knew it was impossible save them and still save Yamato, as tempting and heartbreaking as it was. There just was not enough time.

It was obvious that Orochimaru never expected anyone to be strong enough or that small, to try to escape. The small air vent was completely unprotected. With a frustrating amount of chakra Naruto climbed up the wall, to a rusty air vent. She shakily pried the cover off, cringing as it crashed noisily to the ground.

As the echoing sound died down, Naruto warily climbed into the vent. It had just barely enough room for her, but the comforter tore as it caught on a rough edge. She left a scrap of fabric behind, unnoticed, as she clamored through the vent.

It edged upwards, and Naruto used chakra on her hands and knees to climb shakily slowly up the vent. She was getting tired now...

'You are too young to take much, kit,' Kurama told Naruto. 'But I can feed you a little chakra.'

A slight burning sensation came with the renewal of energy, and as Naruto reached the top of the vent, finding it unmovable, she used a chakra infused punch to drive the lid off.

Naruto climbed out of the vent, amazed by the massive trees around her. She was dusty, covered in scratches, and her fist was quickly starting to bruise, but she was OUT!

The feeling of victory passed quickly as a animals roar echoed out in the distance. She didn't know where she was, but she knew it was dangerous. Naruto made tracks quickly as she fled away from the vent. She didn't know where she was going, or how she'd get there, but she had to get AWAY.

'Remember what Yugito told you,' Kurama started. 'In the future Orochimaru will be a S-rank missing nin.. of Konoha. Trees like this are only found in Hi no Kuni, so Konohagakura may well be close.'

The little girl only nodded in acknowledgement. Her mind and body were fully committed to escaping. Part of her registered the details as she passed them. Massive claw marks on trees taller than she could the top of, paw prints bigger than her head. She didn't even pause as she past a snake skin she felt was at least a mile long.

She dodged a slime trail from Kami knows what as she ran through the rough undergrowth, the stinging of minor scrapes of thorns glancing across her exposed arms, the cloak pushed back by the wind created by her flight.

Only vaguely aware of of the noise she was making she fled away from the horrors she left behind. But she was completely unaware of the hungry beast that followed her..

Naruto felt the tingling of Dokujaki setting off the alert seal. Panic flooded her and she was near blind in fear. Her sight missed the root below her, but her foot didn't. As she descended, tripped, a maw snapped where her neck had been.

She hit the ground and turned, facing a drooling, hungry, and viciously angry white tiger, bigger than anything she had ever seen. Naruto shrunk back in fear as the beast crouched to pounce.

A.N. Dun dun dunnn...!

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