Naruto turned to the opening door and prepared his hidden weapon. Today was not the day he was going to get caught. The door opened and Naruto made a swift transition from point A to point B. The blade plunged into smooth flesh. A smirk appeared on Narutos face as he thought. 'Poor sucker didn't even see it coming.' Naruto felt a hand grab his elbow tightly as the body slipped to the floor. Before falling flat, the body turned over, revealing a panting Sasuke. Narutos eyes widened as he locked gazes with the bleeding Uchiha. Narutos mind went completely blank as Sasuke looked up at him with a mixture of confusion and betrayal. Naruto went rigid. 'Why didn't I sense his chakra earlier!?' His heart panicked as Sasuke began to breath irregularly.

Reality smacked Naruto in his face, causing him to finally react. He stripped himself of his jacket and wrapped it tightly on Sasukes wound. The tight material would keep him from bleeding out. Naruto avoided meeting Sasukes eyes as he would know what lay there. He carefully picked up Sasuke, who groaned regardless of Narutos gentle touch.

It took longer for Naruto to exit the building with Sasukes weight but he made it out undetected. "Naruto..." A weary Sasuke spoke but Naruto ignored him as his insides cringed from hearing Sasukes voice.

'It would take approximately five minutes to reach the hospital... Thats too long.' Naruto rationalized his next actions. 'They would also want an explanation for his injuries.' He thought critically until EUREKA! Naruto knew a place that was faster to reach with a medic ninja. Naruto charged his feet with chakra and leaped a hundred feet into the air. 'Hold on Sasuke. Just a little longer.'

Sakura sat on her chair, staring into the mirror and combing her hair. She was dressed with a silk robe, hiding lingerie. The thought of her skimpy clothes exhilarated her. She was expecting a visitor. A tall, dark haired, awkward visitor. She smiled to herself at the thought of him. It wouldn't be long before he came.

BANG!

Sakura rose from her seat, knowing that her visitor would never enter this way. She rushed into her living room to see the front door wide open, swinging in the wind. Movement in the corner of her eye led her to the kitchen.

"What the fuck are you doing?!" She shouted at Naruto who was laying a half-awake Sasuke on her table. Her attention shifted from Naruto to Sasuke. "What happened to him?" She said as she went to his side. A cold sweat ran down her temple as she realized how much blood he lost. Sakura immediately went to action and placed her chakra surrounded hands over Sasukes wound. Her worried face turned to Naruto. "Naruto, what happened?" She observed the boy as his mouth frantically moved but she understood nothing. "What? Say that again Naruto." Naruto tried to speak to her slowly, exaggerating the movement of his lips. "Huh?"

'SHUT UP!' Sakura jumped as Naruto slammed the table with his open palms and attempted to shout at her. She finally understood what he said. 'HEAL HIM.' Naruto glared at the stunned Sakura and without a word she focused on Sasuke, still shaking from Narutos reaction.

As she worked she noticed the gaping wound wasn't closing quick enough.

"Naruto?" She called in a worried tone. Naruto raised his eyebrows as if to ask her what she needed. "There isn't enough blood for his wound to close and it is too big." Tears began to streak her face. "I'm afraid that..." She stopped as she saw a phone held in front of her face.

'Tell me what I have to. Do you need blood?' Sakura nodded to Naruto.

"But Naruto! You aren't his blood type. He is type A. You're type B. There's no way we could find someone to donate blood at this time."

Naruto held out his phone to her again. 'Dont worry about it. We don't need to get someone to donate.' Sakura looked up at Naruto with bewildered eyes. 'Just keep healing him Sakura. I'll be back.' Sakura stared with those same big eyes as Naruto left in a flash.

Naruto recalled one of the men he worked with in the Anbu having type A blood. It was in his file. Naruto also knew that he would be at home at the moment. Maybe with his wife and kid. Naruto wouldn't want to wake them up. That would be rude. Naruto approached the house and slipped in through the second floor window into the bathroom. A layout of the mans house was in Narutos memory. From the bathroom, Naruto went one door down into the mans bedroom. He placed his hand on the handle and slowly twisted it. Naruto entered stealthily and found both man and wife sleeping soundly. He walked around the bed to the mans side and made no hesitation. Naruto stuck the mans pressure point in his neck, causing the man to spazse but undoubtedly fall unconscious. He pulled the man from his slumbering wife and left through the window. It didn't matter what it would take. 'I had to make a sacrifice.' Naruto chanted this over and over like a mantra. He reached back to a frowning Sakura, removing an organ. Naruto laid the man next to Sasuke.

"Where did you get him?" Sakura stared at Naruto in shock.

'Doesnt matter. He is Sasukes blood type. Use him. Save Sasuke.' Naruto gave Sakura a solid look as her eyes began to water again. 'Im going to finish something up. Don't let me down Sakura.' Naruto left with the breeze before he could hear Sakura say something.

"...You've really changed...Naruto."

Naruto entered the dark room and stared at the dark liquid that pooled below his feet. He pulled out a bottle from his sash and poured it over the dark liquid. It bubbled and fizzled as it decomposed with the dark liquid. It was a formula that Naruto had stolen on a mission. He knew it was strictly forbidden to bring back anything from a mission but the valuable solution proved useful considering that it disintegrated DNA from any scene. 'No one will know of Sasukes arrival here.' Naruto pulled a rag from his pocket and swept away the no longer fizzing liquid. There would be no evidence that Danzo could use against him. None at all.

Itachi moved towards the cave. The dark night hid his bloodied cloak. The stench perpetrated his surroundings and flipped his stomach like cartwheels. His thoughts drifted from the smell of blood to Naruto. He trusted that Naruto would've made it in and out in time. There was no doubt in that. However, it felt as if an insect roamed Itachis mind, clicking against his skull, warning him of a calamity. It irked him.

Fade in... Fade out... Pink blob... A pain... where is it?... It's everywhere...I can't feel anything but pain... Naruto... Where are you?... darkness...so dark...Fade in... Fade out...Who are you?... Such dark wings... Red lips... Closer... Closer... You're going to give me peace?... Everlasting... Just let you kiss me?... Such dark wings... Such a dark angel... No... Not now... I can't leave now... There is too much left...to finish ... Leave me... LET ME BE... Such Dark wings... Such dark shadows... Pink blobs move... Fade in...out...in...out.