Sakura stared at Lady Tsunade in deep shock. "Tsunade-sama!"

Shikamaru nodded at the Hokage and turned to face the pink-haired girl. "She's right. There's no other way we'll be able to find him."

"B-but what if we actually do find where he is? What then? Are we just going to leave him there!?"

Tsunade shook her head. "Of course not. But this is the only way. Like I said, you are to report back to me immediately if you spot anything suspicious or if you happen, by chance, to find Naruto."

The Kunoichi nodded solemnly.

"It will better our chances of finding him. The greater amount of people searching, the greater amount of territory searched." Shikamaru stopped speaking to scratch the back of his head. "The only thing is that we would have to be extremely careful. If we were caught it would most likely be over for our searching and for Naruto as well. It's the remainder of Akatsuki we're talking about. They can move their location as soon as they know they've been spotted. It's a drab but that's the only way it can work."

Sakura took a moment to think before finally nodding. "Yeah, you're right."

Tsunade turned to the rest of the Shinobi she had summoned and entwined her fingers. "You understand the mission, right?"

They nodded while Kiba shook his head vigorously, confusion on his face, Akamaru whimpered behind him. "Do you think you can repeat the plan again?"

The Shinobi sighed.

The fifth Hokage stood from her seat and strutted over to a map that hung against her wall. She pointed her finger at an area at the back area of Konoha. "This piece of land will be split by Lee, Neji, Tenten, and Guy." She pocked at an area in the nearest forest. "I want Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji to split up there." Another area was pointed at. "Sakura, Kakashi, and Sai will split here. Hinata, Shino, and Kiba, you will split over here." The last space was the territory at the hidden Sound's border. "I'll leave each team to figure out who to send where. You will each be searching individually."

"Hai!"

Kiba hesitated before answering. "H-hai..."

The room was getting colder and he couldn't bear it any longer. Is it the room or maybe it's just me?

The clanking of metal against metal caused Naruto to flinch at every pling. His blood had begun to run cold and his heart was beating rapidly in utter fear. He tried, once again, to move his arms and legs but they were tightly fastened with leather straps keeping him immobile to the cold table.

Footsteps were slowly approaching him. "Let me go, Damn it!"

A chuckle. "Don't worry, it won't hurt as much as I wanted it to. Right, Madara?"

Madara stood on the opposite side of the table near Naruto's abdomen. "You're lucky I was here or all your limbs would have been chopped off by now." He looked down at Naruto's angered face.

"What a shame." Kabuto lifted something from the pile of tools he had lay out and handed it to the masked man.

The blond didn't have time to see what it was but he felt a chill run up his spine and sweat was raining down on him now. "Let me go!" He called out once again, hoping to receive a reaction. There was none.

Madara chuckled. "Naruto, those words are as useless as ever." He lifted the tool in his hand and allowed it to glint in the luminescence of the white light. A scalpel!

Naruto was now beginning to panic. He struggled in his bonds until he began to feel his wrists and ankles bleeding. "Let me go! Don't touch me!"

Kabuto stood near his head and chuckled uncontrollably.

"Damn you, you bastard!" He shrieked in pain as he felt something sharp slice at his stomach. He looked down to find that Madara had taken the tool and cut at his stomach. The old wound Kabuto had caused was beginning to re-open.

The masked man lifted the knife from inside the boy's skin and placed it at the edge of the table. "Now, let's see." He quickly created a hand seal and placed his hands over Naruto's stomach.

A surge of electricity seemed to be running throughout his entire body, starting from his abdomen to his fingertips and toes. He yelled out in pain as he felt his chakra being ripped out of him and into Madara's hand. I'm losing it so fast! He was immediately drained of his chakra, now having to rely on Kurama's remaining chakra.

"That's it."

Naruto felt fingers tracing a pattern on his stomach. The Tri-gram seal was now visible.

Madara reached for the knife once again and continued to cut along the lines of the seal.

"Gaaahhhh!" The pain was too unbearable! The man was slowly cutting into him while trying to remove as much of Kyuub's chakra as possible. I can't go on like this! A feeling, almost like he had been ripped in half fell over him and he shrieked at the height of his lungs.

"Akamaru, are you sure this is the right way? I'm pretty damn sure Hinata said it was that way."

The white dog growled and continued forward.

"Wakatta, wakatta." (ok, ok).

Kiba frowned when they headed near the sound village border without even the slightest trace of Naruto. They were supposed to return within 5 days and it had already taken him a day and a half to make it this far. Kiba stared ahead and realized that Akamaru had suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"What is it?"

The dog didn't answer and continued to stare at the distance. After a moment, he whimpered and barked at Kiba.

The Inuzuka thought for a moment and shook his head. "I didn't hear anything." He stretched his ears and waited in complete silence. And after a moment he heard a low humming sound. Screaming?!

"That's Naruto! I'm positive! We have to go help-"

Akamaru barked at him.

Kiba closed his eyes and thought. "Damn it! And we just so happen to be the farthest ones from leaf village. Alright, come on!"

I know that was Naruto! I just hope we're not too late by the time we get back up!

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