Naruto wondered around the prison with Kakashi and Hinata. Hinata clung to Naruto, she was a little nervous about the prison since they had encountered a beast that had really been a human man that had been turned because of The Rune. It made Naruto curious as to what purpose turning humans into beasts would have. What could it do for anyone for that matter and most of all, how was his energy, or The Crimson Energy, enough to turn the beast back into a man?

Breathing deeply, the young man looked over at Kakashi as he asked "so, what's Rosencaster's deal?" It did have him curious as to why Rosencaster allowed these experiments to happen in the prison. Though it was puzzling… did he really know about the experiments or had that guy just thought that he saw Rosencaster when he was being experimented on? It was hard to say though if he did know and allowed it, he was going to kick his ass.

Kakashi ran a hand through his silvery locks as if he was trying to remember Rosencaster. Like he knew him in some way though how that was possible, Naruto didn't know nor could he ask. At least, not at the moment. Maybe after they get back to the ship Naruto can get some answers…

"Rosencaster was a top soldier when he was younger… he fell in love with a beautiful woman named Celia. He would wonder how such a woman like her had fallen in love with someone like him." Kakashi said with a sad sigh. It seemed like Kakashi knew more about Rosencaster than he let on. "From what I heard, Celia and Rosencaster were a couple like no other. Almost like in fairy tales, they were true soul mates but… Celia had contracted some kind of deadly illness and died leaving Rosencaster in remorse…"

Okay, Naruto did feel a little bad about that but that still didn't give Rosencaster the right to harm people like this. To turn them into beasts for… whatever reason. Shaking his head, the young man looked over at Hinata, wondering if he would feel the same way.

Would he have felt the same way if he had lost Hinata like that?

Now that he thought of it, Naruto knew that he wouldn't have been able to handle it if he had lost her. Hinata meant the world to him and he didn't think that he could handle it if he had lost her… no, he knew that he couldn't handle it. Breathing deeply, Naruto reached up and wrapped his arm around Hinata's shoulders and rubbed her arm hoping to bring her some kind of comfort to her stress filled body. Wait, was she stressed or scared? No wait that's a stupid question, she's scared out of her mind…

Breathing deeply, the young man knew that this was going to be difficult… They were in a creepy prison and there was nothing that they could do about that until they could get the hell out of here. Turning his gaze to stare at Hinata, he gave her a soft smile before looking up and blinked when he saw a large door. Sniffing the air, the young man couldn't help but frown slightly. There was a strange scent coming from there… it stank like hell but there was something weird about this place. It almost smelled like Suna. Or at least the natural scent that he would smell when he was home…

"Something smells over there…" whispered Naruto.

"Like what?" asked Kakashi.

Naruto narrowed his eyes for a moment before he moved away from Hinata and started to make his way toward the large steel doors. From the looks of it, it was an automatic door that required some kind of key card. Though they didn't have one so Naruto would have to do the next best thing… he would have to force it open with his own hands. Smirking at the doors, Naruto turned around and stared at Hinata and Kakashi for a brief moment before giving them a smile. "Don't worry; I can get this thing open no problem." Naruto said with a big grin on his face.

Hinata though, didn't seem like she was happy with the idea of Naruto using any of his skills or powers. He wasn't sure why that was but at the moment, he had no other option here. Kakashi didn't have bombs like Sai did and not to mention, they couldn't risk blowing anything up or else they would alarm the guards of their escape from this place.

Inhaling deeply, Naruto walked over to the door as he tried to think of how he would dig his fingers into the steel door and try to open it. Tilting his head a bit, Naruto frowned before he squinted his eyes and noticed the small crack between the two doors. It was perfect, he would just have to dig his hands into that crack and he would be able to open the damn door at long last!

Taking a deep breath, the young man looked up at the door one last time before he dug his fingers into the crack and started to pull. Digging the toes of his boots into the floor and gritting his teeth. Even with his strength, it was hard for him to open anything. Though it was easier for him than it would be for a normal human wouldn't it? After all, a normal human wouldn't be able to even get this door to open an inch, no, not even a millimetre let alone at all. So this just made it easier for him since he did, after all possess super human strength which, he'll admit it still freaky to have but at least it made things easier for him.

Breathing in deeply, Naruto knew that it would freak Hinata and Kakashi out but at least it was better than them staying in this place forever or worse, being used for those experiments that Rosencaster was performing… or whoever it really was. Narrowing his eyes, the young man started to pull at the doors.

"Naruto are you even sure that you can do this?" asked Kakashi with confusion.

Gritting his teeth, Naruto forced out "don't talk to me, I have to focus." He tightly shut his eyes as he tried to force this door open. Naruto knew that this was going to be a hard door to open but at the moment he didn't really care. Breathing deeply, the young man felt the door shudder a bit, shaking from his forceful entry. Grinding his teeth once again, Naruto felt the door move a little more, damn it, it felt like he was trying to move something a million times his size and weight… thank god this was roughly half. Maybe a little more than half…

Opening his eyes, Naruto felt the surge of his energy flowing through his body. He felt his strength increasing, knowing full well that the job at hand was going to become so much easier for him in a matter of seconds.

"Be careful Naruto."

'Thought I said that I needed silence…'

"That may be true, but I'm in your head, kind of like your thoughts. So in a sense, I'm not REALLY speaking to you."

'… Shut up…'

Naruto couldn't really believe that he was talking to someone in his thoughts, okay, arguing but at the moment he didn't really give a shit. Looking up, he saw that the doors were starting to open, but they still held so much force to stay closed. It would be hard for him to move and keep this door open. He just couldn't win could he? Nope, not at all…

Tightly shutting his eyes once again, the young man forced more power into his arms, bending his knees, digging his shoes into the floor more as he forced the doors open a little more. "Guys, as soon as this door is open enough for you guys to get through, go. Just leave me behind, I can't move or the doors will crush me if I try to get out."

He could faintly hear Hinata's gasp, he couldn't really blame her for that. After all, it was a shocking thing to hear. Sure, Naruto was powerful but even his powers couldn't control electronic doors. The blonde and red haired man knew that this may be the end of him at the moment but so long as he could save Hinata and Kakashi, it would have been worth it. Hell, maybe he would even get the answers of what happened to his parents in the afterlife.

Taking a step, Naruto walked in between the doors as he forced his arms out, his gloved palms holding onto the doors as he tried to keep the doors open. "Get through now!" shouted Naruto as he gritted his teeth. This was taking a lot of his energy and strength, though the end result would have been worth it to make sure that his friends got through okay. Looking over his shoulder, Naruto growled more as he barked out his orders again. To tell them to get the fuck through right now before he lost his strength and became crushed, letting them be trapped there for all time once again.

Opening his eyes, Naruto saw that Kakashi and Hinata were starting to run toward him. At least they were starting to get with the program so they would be able to get away from this place with their lives. He gave Hinata a small look before giving her a soft and gentle smile. It was nice to see that she would finally be safe… maybe she would find some happiness… and, he also hoped that she and the crew would find whatever it was that they were looking for.

Closing his eyes once again, the young man breathed deeply as he started to go through his thoughts. It would be sad that he wouldn't be able to go back home to Suna, to see Gaara and the old pervert Jiraiya. To be able to become a great singer and a hunter… to find true love and have a happy life with someone that he held so dear to his heart. Soon, images of how his life would have been like with Hinata entered his thoughts. It made him wonder… would it have been possible for him to have such a life like that?

To marry Hinata, to love her… for them to have children and live a nice normal life together? The young man couldn't really be sure and now he knew that he would never find out for it would be too late. He had no way to save himself, not at this moment anyway. Letting out a soft sigh, Naruto opened his eyes as he saw that Kakashi and Hinata were no longer there, they must have gotten through okay, and for that he was thankful. Though he didn't know if they had left him… 'They must have, why would they have stayed anyway?' thought the young man with a soft yet sad smile.

Time to go back to reflect on his life.

Smiling a little more to himself, Naruto started to think back on his life back on Suna. Sure, not one really accepted him when he was growing up because of his weird sensing abilities and the weird things that he would say as a kid. Like when he said he saw a weird light surrounding them, people would think he was a crazy and needed to be hospitalized or something. Though Jiraiya knew that he was normal, that he was still sane… he knew that he had been sane, no matter what others had said.

Yet, it still did not make life better for him, or get people to like him better. Letting out a soft sigh, the young man was just about to think about the other things that had gone on in his- "NOW HINATA!" shouted Kakashi, which had snapped Naruto out of his thoughts when he felt someone grab a hold of both of his arms and pulled him hard. Yelping, the young man was thrown away from the doors and just before the doors slammed on his fingers, Naruto had fallen on his back and blinked in shock.

"What the hell!? I told you guys to leave me behind!" shouted Naruto.

"If we did that, then the captain would be pissed at us for leaving you to die. So, Hinata and I grabbed you and pulled you with all our strength to get you out just in time." Explained Kakashi with a chuckle. Well, at least Kakashi can be serious, even if he was laughing with his explanation. Still didn't like it though but still better than Sai, that's for sure.

Breathing deeply, the young man pushed himself up onto his feet and looked around. The smell of rotting garbage hit his nose and it caused him to gag. "You okay Naruto?" asked Hinata with a frown. Covering his nose, the blonde and red haired man started to walk ahead, trying to figure out where the scent was coming from. It made him wonder if there was really trash in here, or if it was something else… No, if that was the case, he would know if it was human flesh rotting since it would still have the scent of death.

"Something's back here…" whispered the young man as he made his way through a doorway, and gasped at what he saw. There was no way that this thing could be here, it had turned to dust! He knew it did… "Kakashi, get in here…" called Naruto hoping that they would get in here as quickly as possible. When both Kakashi and Hinata got into the room, the young man faintly heard Kakashi's gasp of surprise. "I know for a fact, that the Salamander shouldn't be here…"

That's right, the Salamander was right there in the trash room. How though, he wasn't really sure, for Naruto was sure that the beast had turned into dust… but if it was here, what did that mean though? "Had it been created here?" asked Naruto.

"Not sure Naruto, not really sure. Though I think it has something to do with Daytron… They are the ones that own the prison… there has to be more to this than meets the eye." Suggested Kakashi with a cross of his arms. If that was the case, then how would it have gotten here anyway? Wouldn't they need some kind of transport device or something- wait… that was it wasn't it!? Turning to stare at Kakashi, the young man asked what had been on his mind, what if Daytron owned some kind of transporter or something along those lines. Kakashi tapped his chin for a moment, as if trying to think that idea through. It wasn't such a bad idea… "That is a good possibility…"

Shaking his head, the young man pushed himself to walk up the side ramp that went up toward another door. It was going to be a long day that's for sure. Hell, it's already has been a long day… he just wanted this day to end and head back to the ship but beforehand, get the visa renewed.

Yet, he knew that it was going to be hard to explain this, but it would be worth it in the end so long as they could get out of this place. Breathing deeply, the young man tried to get himself to calm down and relax. Naruto could feel the negative emotions coming off of Rosencaster, he was nearby. Damn it, of all the things he had to sense right now it had to be now and when they were possibly close to escaping this place? Shaking his head the young man took a deep breath as he tried to keep his nerves calm, at the moment, Naruto didn't know what was going to happen, all he knew was that whatever had him so upset, well… okay maybe it was his wife's death from what Kakashi had said, but could it have him this mad or what?

He didn't know, and he had a feeling that he would never find out what it was that had driven Rosencaster to do this sort of thing…

Looking up, he walked through another door frame and walked into a room that made him sick to his stomach. There were pods all of them full of people with what appeared to be some kind of mutation. It made him want to gag or puke up his organs. "What the hell?" whispered Naruto with disgust. Oh how he wanted to get the hell out of here… Yet, the young man knew that right now, he had to stop this, he had to save these people and anyone else from these experiments. It made Naruto call forth his Crimson Energy once more and reached out for the pods, only to feel someone grabbing him from behind.

"Ah!" shouted Naruto as he turned and saw the man in question. "Rosencaster! What are you doing with these people!?" shouted Naruto.

The man glared at Naruto with his red eyes as he started to wrap his fingers around the blonde's throat. Naruto gaged and choked, trying to break free of his grasp. Damn it, he had used far too much energy curing that man when he was a beast. Why couldn't this be any easier! "Naruto!" shouted Kakashi as he pulled out his flame thrower and started to strike at Rosencaster. Though, it seemed that his flame thrower wasn't enough. The man must be wearing a special suit that protected him from elemental weapons and attacks.

Hinata rushed forward and jammed her dagger into his side, hoping, praying that it would cause Rosencaster to release her friend. But really, it only irritated the tall man for he turned to Hinata and back handed her across the face, hard. Hinata flew in the air and smacked into the wall passing out… Blood started to stain her skin as it trickled down the back of her head.

Seeing this, Naruto felt rage bubbling below the surface. "Naruto stop! You mustn't fight with rage!" shouted Kyuubi as he tried to get Naruto to relax. Yet it didn't seem like it was going to work that way for him, not tonight.

Rosencaster hurt Hinata… he had hurt Hinata! Eyes glowing red, Naruto growled darkly. Instead of the usual bright crimson, his eyes seemed darker, more sinister in fact. His skin seemed to have turned into a light grey. Something that you wouldn't notice from a distance, but up close, you could easily see it… But what really stood out about this transformation, was his arms. His arms turned black as the night with sharp claws that almost, key word almost resembled talons.

Punching Rosencaster, Naruto felt the man's grip loosen as he went flying. "You're screwed… no, no worse than screwed Rosencaster… You're fucked for messing with her!" shouted Naruto in a crazed tone of voice, his voice sounding deeper, darker… and downright insane. In fact, it almost seemed like this was a different man. But if that was the case, what had happened to the real Naruto?