Sharp pain was the first thing he felt, like a kunai in the back of his skull. Was probably what was used to knock him out. Sasuke slowly opened his eyes blinking, vision full of the night sky peaking out though a hole in the fabric ceiling; a tent? His hands were tied behind his back and painfully numb from laying on them. He rolled a bit till he could sit up. Dizzy; his eyes settled on his feet. Those were bound too 'Tch great...' He went to reach for his own chakra to possibly expel enough to break his bonds...but nothing, nothing productive and nothing but stinging pain on his chest.
"Chakra...Supp..ressant" Whipping around to his side he noticed he wasn't alone. Shikamaru's broken drawl was probably from a concussion; half his face was drenched in blood. The eye on that side was swollen shut. Sasuke looked at him confused a second till it clicked. He was still disoriented but looking down there was a paper seal stuck to his chest.
Turning back to the battered Nara; he too had a seal pinned to his chest. Beside him still out was Ino; she looked well enough. Shikamaru shared a look with the Uchiha, motioning with his eyes to Sasuke's other side. Following the movement he saw Naruto slumped over as well, his back to him, arms bond behind him as well and most likely sealed too.
"Ino..." A slurred whisper pulled his attention back. The girl was starting to stir. She was was closer to the tents exit, through the folds distant movement could be heard and a shadow would pass once in a while. The Kunoichi eventually gained her bearings, and now upright, you could see dark bruising at her throat...Sasuke remembered none to fondly she had been choked into unconsciousness most likely.
"...shhik..." The normally chatty girl's voice strained on the word she tried to speak. She whimpered and cast fearful glance between the two boys.
"s'okay...don't speak..." Shikamaru was slightly swaying and Ino looked even more scared. He forced a small smile.
"When you...see someone...go...find help" Though a man of few words, Shikamaru was usually much more articulate, but he was struggling to get his point across in drawn out whispers. Ino looked confused at the bloody boy, then questioningly at Sasuke as well.
Sasuke caught on to the idea though. Looking at the girl he saw, she didn't have any seals on her person. He was unsure as to why but with that, she could weave jutsu. Specifically one that wouldn't cause much ruckus.
"Try to possess someone that goes by. Then find Kakashi and Asuma." She'd appear to be here but can slip into another shinobi and hopefully gather their sensei' and remaining teammates. Understanding she still seemed uncertain; like she wanted to ask a question. She mouthed something. Shikamaru, though one eyed and dazed caught 'my body'.
"We'll protect...go fast" He leveled her a determined look and Sasuke nodded as well. With a gulp she turned to the open flap of the tent. When a shadow passed she clamped her eyes shut and then slumped over with a thump. The body outside the tent stilled. A male face came into view through the gap, concerned. Shikamaru mouthed 'go' and she hesitated a moment, then as calm as possible left.
Not a second later, two men entered the tent. Rouge nin, Sasuke recognized the first one as the man who'd grappled with him in the woods, with strange glowing hands. The other shinobi was more lithe, light red hair. The front man was slightly taller and wider (but by no means bulky or obese) with black hair and a scar running through his smirk.
"Ah, guests are awake, thought I head you guys moving about." Scar loomed over the bound genin. Red knelt down near Ino and Shikamaru glared something fierce, as much as he could with one eye.
"Relax there tiger, just checking why the blonds haven't joined the party." He placed a two fingers to the girls carotid and frowned at the marks there.
"I don't get why you have be so excessive and then equally lax. Why don't these two have seals?" Red stood quirking a brow at his dark haired partner. Scarface just smiled. Red nodded in understanding but rolled his eyes and strut out the tent, like it was all just a hassle.
" Alright who's first?" The man asked with a clap of his hands as he turned back to the leaf nin. Those conscious looked confused at the man and stole a quick glance at one another as if to find the answer between themselves. Scar bent down in front of them on his haunches, studying Shikamaru a moment and then turned to Sasuke.
"Well he looks about as coherent as could be, so I'll ask you... Which blond?" Sasuke's eyes widened and then narrowed. Scar chuckled in his face when he held steady with no answer for a minute.
"I knew you'd be no fun to get anything from. Smart as whip you two must be and it'll be boring. Guess I'll choose." His eyes fell on Ino a moment, causing Shikamaru to stiffen. He smiled wider but turned towards Naruto.
"Everyone's so silently chivalrous, I guess shorty here will do. Plus boys tend to last longer." He reached over to the fox boys boneless heap.
"Don't touch him." The uchiha growled. Scar scrutinized him apathetically and then stole his grin back again.
"No worries just gonna wake our boy here up. No one's a conversationalist in their sleep." He grabbed the back of Naruto's jumper and lifted him in the air with one hand. Both leaf nin saw he too had no suppressant seal.
"Man what do they feed you leaf nin; twigs and berries? I've heaved sacks of rice that weigh more than him." He shook the boy a bit with a frown getting no response. Shikamaru and Sasuke were glaring daggers, but helpless at this point.
"He's so small, how young they have you going out to play ninja anyways? 9 -10?" He received no response and sighed.
"No matter, welp lets get blondy talking if you lot are going to be so stuck up." With that he lifted the small boy over his shoulder. He moved a bit to one side of the tent where a water basin, like a small tub sat. Throwing a cheeky grin at the other boys he pushed Naruto into the water and held him under.
"Shtap!" - "Let him go!" Sasuke's voice was louder than Shikamaru's slurs but they both called out in unison. They saw struggling in the water signaling that Naruto had come to. Scar stared down at the boy in his grip under the water; with a twisted smile he stayed a moment longer and then pulled the boy up. The blond gasped for air and had his eyes clamped shut. Blank faced the rogue nin tossed the boy like a doll. He yelped and winced having broke the fall with arms bound behind him. He rolled on to his side and shivered from cold and pain.
"Time to play my favorite game boys." Naruto narrowed seething blue eyes at the man who just man handled him. Scar stooped down and held fist under Naruto's jaw so he could hold his gaze.
"First up will be baby blue." Naruto roughly pulled his face away, with a growl and teeth bared. They were chattering all the same because his impromptu bath was ice cold. In a furry, feet bound together or not Naruto launched himself at the man like a spring, pushing chakra from his feet.
"Ohhh we got a live one here!" Scar side stepped and caught the boy round the middle, swinging him around to face his comrades.
"Let go bastard!" Naruto roared twisting about in the man's grasp. He again tried kicking out; chakra surging in his limbs. The rouge nin's hands glowed in retaliation.
"Ah, none of that." He leaned over the squirming boys shoulder nodding towards Sasuke and shikamaru.
"If ya haven't noticed baby blue, you aren't sporting your friends fashion statement. Those are chakra suppressant seals. If you ask the broody one, he'll tell you, he knows first hand that I don't really need a piece of paper most the time because of my kekkei genkai." He lifted a single hand to the boys face as proof, shroud in pale yellow light.
"So lets not get all chakra happy here. And quit vibrating so much. You cold baby blue?" The man teased, clearly amused by every and anything the boy did.
"Cause you nearly drowned me in ice water!" Naruto snarled. Sasuke and Shikamaru were sidelined and anxious as they watched. The scared shinobi grinned madly with the tiny boy still in his grasp.
"Hmm I suppose you're right. These clothes are drenched, lets fix it!" Tearing sounds made Naruto still and eyes go wide a moment. Then he was thrashing again in vain. A kunai at hand made quick work of his jacket and bare topped to the world, Naruto cringed. His eyes locked onto his teammates, who sported the same face. Never had Naruto seen such a look of horror on either boy before.
Sasuke had seen the blond shirtless before. This was scary different. Ribs and collar bones, too pale skin, too thin arms. He really looked like he was 9 or 10. He looked fragile and something in the normally stoic boy stirred, moved to get Naruto out of this situation and safe because something was horribly wrong outside of there capture. On top of the fact that he did not look like he'd be much in defending himself, and that was honestly scary. For a second spars past, flashed in his mind and he wondered if in any instance he could have broken the boy, because he looked so delicate. He looked like the beast holding him would crush him to dust, if he held too hard.
"I was kidding about the twigs and berries but geez. There's nothing to you baby blue." Shikamaru's muddled thoughts let through a single light bulb of the circumstance. 'This explains a lot.' Naruto was equally horrified and ashamed; worse exposed and vulnerable. With new frevor he clawed at his chakra reserves and made a good attempt at getting free, but scar-san reined him in.
"Whoa someone has a lot more chakra when they're awake! Gonna have to fix that too." He pushed the boy down and straddled his legs. Naruto's arms were pinned and bound useless beneath him. The rouge nin snatched a slip of paper from his pocket and slapped a seal down onto Naruto's chest. Scar-san had spotted the kyubbi seal for a moment; not sure of what it was, but it didn't matter because all chakra was blocked by the paper version of the suppressant. The man made an odd pouty face.
"Well that spoils it. It's more fun when you can use some chakra, oh well. I think I messed around enough." His slashed smile returned.
"On with the real game!" Scar-san eye browns rose in a face of glee as the fox boy struggled under him.
"Just get off jerk!" This was probably the most of the old Naruto his friend's had heard in months, but they could still tell; though his words were harsh it was partly in fear. Naruto was actually fighting unbelieveable terror. 'too close, too exposed, don't touch, don't touch!' he'd rather be hit than held at this point. Scar seemed unfazed by his efforts, in any negative way at least. He still smiled like the cat that stole he canary.
"Soooo this is how it'll be baby blue. You are going to give me what I want. If i'm satisfied, I'll not go extracting as such from your little friends. Seems fair, no?" The blond boy was definitely the canary in this situation but this man was a ...snake. Just as hungry to devour. Naruto realized exactly how when he felt it. The man pressing himself, stiffness near his leg...and the boy paled in horror. Scar was estatic.
"So you do understand!"
"Don't tell the bastard anything!" Sasuke's furry flashed in his eyes, and had he access to his chakra they'd be spining red. The Uchiha knew that if Naruto spilled any information this nin was seeking, they'd all be exspendable. Ino was in all hopes on the way with backup. They only need to hold out.
Maybe Shikamaru would have caught that this was not about information and village secrets; had his head not been a fauset of blood. Maybe...but in reality both he and Sasuke were painfully innocent. Naruto had a locked fearful gaze on the enemy and the man turned to them with a smile. He reached to hold the boy by throat and than leaned in to whisper to Naruto alone.
"So sweet, he doesn't really get it like you do. Such a cherry...should I change that?"
"No!" Naruto's voice startled the bound boys. They shifted in concern that he was being harmed. Scar laughed in the back of his throat.
"No? Well you're no cherry, you understand." He leaned up a bit to look naruto in the eye.
"So will I move on to your friends or will you...cooperate?" He smiled around the word. Naruto noded painfully. He never wanted...to ever have to deal with again...But there was no way in hell he'd let his comerades go through that in his stead. He wouldn't wish it on anyone, but it was taking him a lot to be strong, he was breaking.
"Naruto! You idiot, listen to me! Don't-"
"Shut up!...Sasuke...Shut up..." Naruto turned finally to them, tears free falling; taking Sasuke by suprise. He still didn't understand but nawing fear was rising in his gut. Scar leaned back down near Naruto's neck and loud enough for them all to hear.
"Naru...chan is being a good boy." He drew his tonuge over the exposed skin and grinned as he nipped at the boys jaw; all while holding a leery gaze to the other leaf shinobi. He basked in their reaction. Eyes widen in shock, realization and pure horror. His prey was trembeling and whimpering in fear too. Naruto though terrified needed to be strong, his friends, he can't let them be hurt...he couldn't.
Scar pressed down on the boy's mouth, tongue pushing in and as his hand slide down the boy's side; there was a chorus of "No, get off him, stop!". He delighted in their audience's snap from shock but continued. When his hand grasped at the boys wait band, sharp pain stung his lip and blood filled his mouth. Scar reeled back with a curse and punched the boy across his face.
"You little shit!" Naruto had panicked. He didn't want them to see. Not here! Scar gave an unamused toothy smirk, blood stains on his teeth.
"Oh you want to keep their innocence? Fine for now, more fun for me!" He snagged a wad of blond hair and lifted the boy hissing in pain. He dragged him past his cursing comrades and tossed him into another part of the tent that was blocked off. It by no means filtered out their voices.
"You aren't being very nice Naru-chan!" Naruto was trying to crawl away. On other side of the tent his friends could hear their movments and voices. Shaken by the painful whimpers of the blond as he tried to escape his fate. Scar had grown frustrated and jumped on top of the boy wieghing his forearm into the back of the kids neck, so that his cheek ground into the floor, eyes painfully squeezed shut.
"You've really pissed me off. So after I fuck you raw, I'm going to make you watch as I screw all your little friends." Naruto stopped squirming and simply shivered, eyes still shut. Scar lifted an eyebrow then whispered to the boy.
"Hmm, maybe if you're good I'll be nice. Be receptive and I'll go easy on them. Now let me see those baby bl-" Naruto had opened his eyes and fixed them on the man. Burning, glowing red; slit and seething. Sharpen canines bared in a snarl. A hiss from below drew scar's eye to see the paper seal disolve into embers on the boy's chest. The man recoiled, part from fear and partly pushed by immense pressure; from chakra alone. Dark killing intent weighing down the air. A blast of stinging air rushed from the boy as well, knocking the man to the floor.
The blast rocked the whole tent, pushing over the bound leaf nin just out of sight. Sasuke was flattened onto his back and had to fight to right himself again because chakra fueled waves kept pulsing. It kept pushing them back and the pressure was building in the air. Shikamaru toppled over onto Ino with a grunt; eyes clamps shut in pain. They snapped open from a whimper under him. Ino's eyes were wide open in confusion and the boy's blood had stained her cheek.
Just behind the curtain fluttering in the hot wind, Naruto's chakra was whipping up, the shaking boy rose to his feet. As demonic red bubbling chakra crawled over his skin, searing his bonds to ash; Scar looked on in alarm. The frail child had morphed into a burning demon of vengeance. Hell fire eyes locked on to the man and his malevolent sneer broke into an inhuman roar.
"BURN FILTHY HUMAN!" The demonic cry was the only warning for the unaware genin. They braced themselves as a final blast of burning hot chakra exploded out in all directions, tearing up into the sky like a beacon of doom. The teens were sent flying. Shikamaru had tried his best to shield his teammate and took the brunt of the force, back slightly singed. They had landed out of where the tent once stood, and he was conscious long enough to see Ino was overall mostly unharmed, if not completely freaking out. Sasuke had flown head over heels; his right side scalded by the heat.
A final roar filled the air dying off into a human cry. Naruto collapsed to his knees and folded in on himself. He was spent and trembling amungst the ruins of their prison, nearly the site of a new nightmare.