Naruto groaned softly, he never knew that his body could feel so much pain before though… wait, he felt pain sort of like this in his dreams but… did that mean that he was dreaming? He didn't know though all he did know was that he was in a great amount of pain to the point that he didn't want to move. Knowing that if he moved, his body would fight against him and demand that he rest… 'What's wrong with me…? Why can't I remember last night…?' thought Naruto, he tried to remember…

Breathing deeply, the young man opened his eyes and blinked slowly. His vision was blurred and it hurt to look. Wincing, Naruto looked around and found himself in an alley. What's going on? Why was he in the alley way? Wait… "I… I went out grocery shopping… I remember but…" Carefully, he rubbed his forehead as he tried to remember what had happened after that. Frowning, he knew that he had tried to take a short cut so he could go home sooner and head to sleep but after that… he didn't remember… No, he remembered pain but that was it. "Was I… attacked?"

Looking around once again, Naruto saw some bags on the ground, all of which were fill with the food that he bought. Odd… why were his items still here and why hasn't anyone tried to move him? Shaking his head, the young man breathed deeply as he tried to get up, only to scream out in pain and fall back down. His muscles denied him movement, he couldn't move.

"Why can't I move?!" growled out Naruto as he tried to get himself up… tried to get himself to move and get out of this place though it seemed that no matter what he just couldn't get going. Just couldn't get himself up on his feet to get moving. Was this another way for fate or kami to torment him with? For him to never be able to move again? Lying down on his stomach, Naruto closed his eyes as he tried to remember what had happened to him… He could faintly recall what he was doing before entering this alley…

It was dark, he had gotten items for him to use for a nice dinner or lunch for himself and Hinata… He wanted to make sure that it was romantic for her, something for her to always remember and yet after entering this alley, he couldn't remember but a weird pain that he's only felt before in his dreams. But even then, he couldn't remember what it was…

Breathing deeply, Naruto thought that it was best… that he went back to sleep. His body was still in so much pain that he didn't think anyone would have noticed that he was gone in the first place. Hell, maybe it was better this way… Snapping his eyes open, Naruto tried again to push himself up, to get to Hinata or anyone. Anyone that can help him though he didn't know if he had the strength to get up and out of this place. "Got… to… get… up!" growled Naruto as he pressed his palms on the ground and tug the walls of his feet into the ground- "Wait… why are my toes… touching the ground?" He whispered before turning his head and gazed at his feet. "What happened to my shoes?

Frowning a little, Naruto shook his head, trying to forget about that. Right now, he had to focus getting onto his feet and get out of this place. There was no idea how long he had been out for, nor any idea of what time it was. Breathing deeply, letting out a sharp gasp of pain, Naruto tried to get up, he tried to ignore all of the pain that he was going through, and he had to get out of here while he had the will to do so.

Looking up through his tired blue eyes, Naruto noticed the sunlight that was trying to shine into the alley. Must be morning for the sun to look that bright… Or maybe, it was the afternoon… he couldn't really be sure. Shaking his head, the young man took a deep breath as he tried to get himself to calm down though, it seemed once again, his body did not like the idea of moving as of yet. Soon, a muscle spasm hit him hard, causing the blonde haired shinobi to cry out in pain before he fell back down, breathing deeply as he tried to get the pain to stop coursing through his every cell.

Tightly shutting his eyes, Naruto let out a choked out gasp as he tried to get his body to listen to him. Why couldn't this be easier for him in the first place? Why did this have to happen to him? First he was attacked by that beast, then he goes through those weird changes and now he can't even remember what happened last night! It all just seemed to be one big blur in his memory that he can't recall.

Shaking his head, the young man lied down on the ground, trying to think… trying to recall everything that happened but that, of course only caused him more pain just trying to remember. It felt like his head was going to split in two just at the thought of it.

"Make the pain stop…" muttered Naruto as he closed his eyes.

"Hey someone there?" called a voice, one that Naruto knew but couldn't recall. Well, not at the moment anyway. "Oh god! Naruto, what happened?!" shouted the voice, causing Naruto to wince. It seemed that his hearing was still well in tuned with his surroundings but not as powerful as it once was. Odd…

Suddenly, Naruto felt someone lifting him up onto his feet, causing him to cry out in pain. His body shaking and spasming as it tried to stop the pain from coursing any further. "Shit man, you're in terrible shape… what happened?" The young man lifted his head and turned to stare at the person who had found him and had been surprised to see that it was Kiba. Blinking slowly, Naruto tried to talk but then his body spasmed once again, causing him to scream, his legs buckling under his own weight. "Damn it, I'll need help to carry you… you're heavy…" Kiba turned his head and let out a soft whisper and coming toward them was, of course Akamaru. "I need you to carry Naruto for me."

Naruto didn't know what was going on around him; all he knew was that someone found him… Kiba strangely enough of all people to be the one that found him… Though at the moment he didn't care how he had been found so long as he got out of there. "Hey, Naruto are these bags yours to?"

"Y… Yeah…" he whispered softly.

"Okay, now answer me this… what happened to your pants and where is your shirt?"

"Huh?"

Okay, that had been new… Blinking, Naruto was a little confused when he felt fur touching his chest as he was placed to lay down on Akamaru's back. Looking down at himself as best as he could, he noticed that his shirt was indeed gone. Why hadn't he felt that while on the ground? Then of course he also felt fur touching his knees. What's going on? He wore long pants and a freaking shirt before he left, he knew that much! "I don't know…" whispered Naruto before he closed his eyes. His body was so tired, just wanting to sleep the rest of the pain away.

Shaking his head, Naruto whispered, has still yet to fall fully asleep "how did you find me?" He didn't know how anyone could have found him; in fact he just wasn't sure how it had been possible in the first place.

"I told him." Blinking softly, Naruto opened his eyes as he heard the new voice. He knew that it hadn't been Kiba hat had just spoken to him. No, someone else was here with him though he didn't know who it could have been. Damn it, what was with today?!

"Who told who?" whispered Naruto before looking up at Kiba and saw the brown haired teen just staring at him in confusion. No wait, Kiba was looking at the blonde haired shinobi like he was crazy. "What?" Asked Naruto, trying to stay awake a little while longer. He just wanted to know what was going on right now, though he didn't know what it was that was making the dog shinobi stare at him like he had lost his very mind.

"I never said anything Naruto. I didn't even answer your question yet. Anyway, Akamaru showed me where you were. He heard you and he pointed where you were so I came in here." Kiba said, his face marked with a frown and concern for his friend. Wait… it was Akamaru that knew he was here? Then… did that mean that he could… understand Akamaru now?! Oh shit!

"Don't worry Naruto; we'll get you to the hospital to get you checked out. Maybe Tsunade can shine some light on why you're in so much pain and… maybe you can explain to us why you were out here and for how long." Kiba said with a grin on his face. He knew that he was trying to cheer him up a little that he would get to see a doctor or in his case, Tsunade but it was what he would end up having to explain after that he was not looking forward to. How was he to explain that he didn't really remember anything after getting groceries?

Jeez, this was going to be one hell of a day though he knew that he couldn't just tell them that he didn't know what had happened to him but sadly, that was the only thing he had on him. Closing his eyes, he asked "what time is it anyway…?"

"It's the afternoon… Hinata didn't see you at your apartment so she thought you just took off somewhere. Never thought I'd find you in an alley in so much pain though…" Kiba explained, his voice still calm as he walked with Akamaru toward the hospital with Naruto resting on the white dog's back. So, Hinata had noticed that he was gone… but, he had a feeling that there was more to this than what meets the eye… He wasn't sure why, but he felt like Hinata wouldn't have wanted to see him for some reason, that she would run away in fear if she knew the truth… whatever that truth was.

"I wish you had been with her last night though Naruto. She was almost raped last night when she went out with everyone."

"Huh?" Naruto opened his eyes and gazed up at Kiba. Ignoring all the looks he was getting from riding Akamaru's back. As he gazed at his friend, Naruto wondered what had happened to Hinata. Breathing deeply, he pushed himself to sit up on the dogs back as he asked "what happened? Is she okay?!"

"Yeah she's fine. Said she was saved by some kind of beast or something. It raised its claws to her but took off when Sakura yelled for her. Never saw it again after last night though. She went to see you after that last night but you weren't home yet so she came back this morning and saw that you were gone again but thought nothing of it…" Kiba answered.

Wait, she's known he was gone last night? "Why didn't she come looking for me?" asked Naruto.

"She had some meetings to tend to and thought you'd be back home by the time she was done. If not, she was going to make a search."

"And you know this because?"

"I was with her this morning to see you."

"Oh."

Well, that was starting to make some sense to him though; Naruto just had this nagging feeling in the back of his head that he was missing something. That he should know more about the attack that had happened to Hinata… like he had witnessed it firsthand… like he had been there and just chose to forget. He just didn't know why that was… Yawning softly, Naruto lied back down on Akamaru and went to sleep… maybe he would remember soon enough…

"Hm… it doesn't seem he has any injuries or blunt force trauma to the head. It just seems like your body was over worked it seems. That's why you're in so much pain Naruto." Said Tsuande as she went over his chart. It had been like that since he got here… and after he woke up. They have been doing test after test after test, and it was starting to get annoying. Though it was nice to know that he didn't have any problems right now… Sighing softly, Naruto reached up carefully and rubbed his shoulder, it hurt worse than the rest of him though there was nothing that he could do about that sadly.

"I want you to relax a little more for a few days. So take these." Tsunade said, handing Naruto what looked like a pill bottle. Must be pain killers for his sore muscles. God, he hated taking these things, it always made him seem like some kind of idiot… more so than usual. "You'll be staying overnight Naruto… I also had Kiba take those bags of yours to your home."

"Oh yeah… I forgot about them after I passed out on Akamaru's back." He said with a frown. Damn it, everything just seemed out of place to him and he didn't know why that was damn it! Shaking his head, Naruto leaned back on the bed, just wanting to relax a little more. Maybe have a bath or something so he could soak and hopefully, the hot water would ease his sore muscles of all the pain that it was going through right now.

"Ah yes, Naruto… did you see anything last night at all? Maybe that beast that attacked you was the same one that attacked Hinata."

"It wasn't…" whispered Naruto, not really thinking of his words.

"What makes you say that?"

"Say what?"

"You just said the beast that attacked Hinata, wasn't the same one that attacked you." Tsunade calmly said, her one eyebrow raised as she gazed at Naruto. Thinking that he was hiding something from her. To be honest, he didn't know why he had said that, or had even been aware of it for that matter. Just what was wrong with him? Was he really there at the attack and just chose to forget and most of all, why didn't he help Hinata if he had been there!?

Inhaling deeply, Naruto closed his eyes as he tried to think on what had happened last night. Though it just seemed that no matter what he did, it just wouldn't come to him. "I don't really remember baa-chan. It all just seems like a blur to me. Last thing I remember was… going through the alley to get home after shopping and then pain… after that, it's a total blank to me." Naruto turned away from the hokage as he let out a soft sigh. It all just didn't make any kind of sense to him, though he knew that he would have to be careful from now on, whatever caused his pain, and he knew that he would have to be careful with it from now on so it didn't happen again.

Well, that was also assuming that he knew what had caused it though it didn't come to him at the moment.

"Hm… you must have gone through some kind of trauma after all last night. Memories are normally suppressed when the mind goes through something terrible. Whatever happened to you must have caused that memory loss." Made sense… though now that only made him even more curious as to why he didn't remember though, he hoped that he would remember soon because it was driving him insane! Inhaling softly, Naruto turned to the blonde haired woman as he asked her if there was a spring or something here in the hospital for him to soak in… He could really use a bath, not just for his tired muscles for his nerves.

Tsunade nodded and helped Naruto to the bathing area. Or at least brought him to the door since it seemed that his body had relaxed enough for him to handle walking… not very far mind you though far enough. Once Naruto was alone, he knew that he could relax a little as he tried to remember what had happened. Frowning a little, the young man stripped himself out of the hospital gown that he had been forced to wear and sank in the hot water of the hot spring that they had added in the hospital for those who wouldn't get their bodies to relax from pain killers.

"This is what I needed…" whispered Naruto as he leaned back in the water before letting out a soft sigh. Sinking in the water where only his head remained untouched by the hot water, the young man closed his eyes as he tried to think on what had happened.

As he relaxed, Naruto tried to force the memory out of his brain. Wanting to know what had happened to him, what had caused him to forget and most of all, why he's been feeling so guilty all day. Okay, maybe not all day but since he had heard about Hinata's attack. Why hadn't he done something to protect her if he was there? Why didn't he do anything at all?!

Focusing with all his might, Naruto could see faint images in his mind. He could see Hinata staring with wide fear filled eyes. What was she staring at that would have her so scared anyway? Shaking his head, he lifted his hand and pressed his fingers slightly into his temple as he tried to bring the memory out a little more. Biting his lower lip, the young man tried to bring it more to the surface, using all of his will power to do so.

"What are you scared of Hinata…" whispered Naruto.

Her hand was held out toward him in the next piece of memory… did she attack him? Why? What did he do to have her attack him? "Leave! Now!" said Hinata in his memory, her eyes looking serious. Though what appeared in his memory next was what shocked him. For in his memory, he had growled at Hinata, and he could faintly see… grey? No, that was a clawed hand… had… had that been his? Eyes snapping open, Naruto's skin went pale as he whispered these words…

"I almost attacked Hinata… I… I turned into a monster… oh god."