Chapter Ten - Found

"Auuugh!"

Naruto screamed as he was once again thrown into a tree trunk by a large spider. Struggling up he coughed lightly, wincing as he felt his bones snap against eachother.(For those who don't know what that is, it's basically like what you people call "Cracking your knuckles," when you crack your knuckles your bones snap against each other wearing away the cartilage.)Growling he grabbed his blood stained kunai tossing it right between the spider's multiple eyes. Panting he watched as the spider dropped to the ground limply, this spider was the fifth one he had killed. Tattered clothes hung on his bruised and scratched body, his jacket, or at least what was left of it, was tied around his waist. Long scratches on his black shirt exposed his burning muscles to the cooling air of the forest. Streams of blood soaked into Naruto's orange pants and jacket, slowing Naruto down greatly.

Ignoring his aching body he ran past the spider but not before grabbing the kunai embedded in the spider's head. Jumping into the air he flew way past the tree tops to glance at his surroudings. Whirling around, Naruto's eyes widened as he spotted a faint smoke rising from a small open space in the middle of the forest.

'Smoke...which means...FOOOD!No!No!Must concentrate...Kotori...save...must...but...so...HUNGRY!AUUGGHH'Naruto was torn apart from thet two greatest things that was introduced into his life. Almost loosing his footing Naruto stumbled a top the branches running towards the area from where the smoke rose.

'Maybe it's someone that can help!' Naruto thought as he stopped hopping, a few trees away from the site. Panting he peaked from behind the trunk to glance at the site. Seeing an abandoned blank and supplies he jumped closer to have a look only to have a net fall over him pinning him to the ground.

"No! It buuurrrnnnnsss!" Naruto screamed out spasming in panic as he struggled tiredly, 'No...Kotori! I need he-' his thought was interupted as a familiar voice cried out his name. Ceasing his struggles he stared wide eyed at his sensei and friends with a slightly lifted heart.

"Kakashi-sensei, Sakura-chan, Sasuke!" Naruto cried out relieved.

Quickly removing the net Kakashi stepped aside as Sasuke pulled Naruto to his legs with the front of his(Naruto's) shirt.

"Where's Kotori," Sasuke demanded immediatly with a small glare.

"Sasuke! Let him go," Kakashi barked out,"Are you ok Naruto?"

"Y-yeah, but h-he has Kotori! We have to findmneh..." Naruto murmered just before he fell limp to the ground unconscious.

"Naruto!" Sakura gasped out as she kneeled beside him, immediatly tending to his wounds.

Glaring at the forest Sasuke's fingers twitched, 'We're so close...' he thought angrily(?).