At Mount Myokoku Naruto stood before Gamamaru, the Great Toad Sage in pure shock. He couldn't believe what he was just told, guilt never brimmed so brightly in his blue eyes. His whole body shook with shock, that his knees gave out falling on them paying no mind to the pain from the hard ground. Closing his eyes tightly, the other toads sat around watching him burying himself in self loathing. Though they wished not tell him, it only seem right. Even if it pained themselves and him, the truth had to be told one way or another. Naruto lifts his head looking at everyone, their eyes told them it was not a lie. Adding more to the creeping guilt.

"...May..."

Kakashi sat in a chair the corner of the room reading his favorite book. Everything was quiet and still, he liked this down time. Causally he flips to the next page, stopping to look up at you laying in the bed, still out. After you surprisingly fainted with everyone upon seeing what the Mizakage showed everyone, that creature he was sure no one had ever seen before. He wasn't stupid and saw it written upon your petrified face, that clearly you knew it or had some sort of connection to it. Never had seen fear grip someone like it did you, it was so strong you passed out. Luckily he caught you before you hit the ground, the others became alarmed and worried about you. Kakashi had to come up with some sort of lie, saying you mostly tired from the journey. That was partially true, on the way to the village he noticed even if the others had not, you where over excessively thinking or something was making you edgy. You sleep less than the others, trailed behind Sakura and Ino. Didn't talk much and your smiles seem fake, just like before back in the village when he bumped into you. He saw through everything with you, just like now.

Figuring out whatever you knew, that you would not inform the others or anyone. Keeping it yourself, which was in some sense admirable, but not when it was starting to take its toll upon the person. Then it became a issue, a negative issue. He had to commend you for perseverance, it was quite strong, yet at the same time it seem like you where trying to prove yourself to something or someone. What it was he wasn't sure, but would figure it out soon.

Hearing the soft moans escape through your lips, the jonin looks to you. Watching as you slowly opened your eyes, it stayed silent to observe you and to not startle you in any way. Slowly your eyes open, halfway blinking them slowly looking around the room until your vision became focused. Placing a hand on the mattress and push yourself up slowly, trying to regain your senses and recall what happened. When the eyes of the Kraang flashed in your eyes, snapping them wide open in terror making you gasp sharply. Quickly you cover your mouth as if going to gag. Heated fear plastered itself on your face, you went a shade lighter from the fear that made your blood freeze. More imagines flashed in your mind, scenes of you being build and made by those horrible sadistic creatures, the many lost failures that did not make it passed the final stage...All those countless bodies turned into the bodies your eyes where force to see. Turning into nothing but a horrid pile of bodies, growing higher and higher. Those poor souls, your imagination soon took over seeing what possible experiments in which you where sure the Kraang subjected them to.

The horrors your imagination played, gripped like a steel clamp, that it begin to suffocate you. It's presence loomed over you, reaching that you felt its cold touch. That froze every part of you, before you lashed out smacking the hand away hysterically only for your wrist to be caught by a firm hold. That snapped you back to your senses. Slowly you slide your eyes towards your hand, seeing a fingerless gloved hand holding your wrist. Your eyes trail the hand all the way to its owner, shocked to find Kakashi.

The man gives you a uncertain look, masking it with a happy one. He chuckles lightly and slowly releases your wrist.

"Sorry about that."he apologizes.

Taking your wrist back rubbing it while cast your eyes away from him.

"I-it's alright."you mumble barely above a whisper."F-Forgive me, I didn't mean to..."

Pressing your lips together stopping your sentence, Kakashi kept his eye upon you studying you. You kept your eyes fixed away from him, either in shame or from the fear that still lingered in your eyes, he wasn't sure. They both seem mixed upon your face. That it made you look sick, again you cover your mouth as if about to gag. He knew that look, that pure terrified look that gripped you into state of submission. The haunting of its presence loomed in you, that made you shutter.

Remaining quiet, he was able to hear your soft whimpering and distinct mumbling. Words he could barely make out, words coated in despair, guilt and sorrow, watching and listening to your whimpers he couldn't help but have his heart go out to you. He watched you stop yourself from wiping your eyes, which he noticed no tears had been produced. It puzzled him, from the way you looked and felt someone in your emotional position would at least shed a couple of tears. But none was produced from you, none at all.

"I'll...I'll make it right."

He hears you mumble those last self pity words, he looks back to you seeing a forced smile began to etch itself on your lips. The smile was difficult and tiresome, the exhausted look it had forming, even while your eyes remained deep in sorrow. Within them he saw the fading hope weary in your bright eyes that now took a dim look. Raising your head back to its proper level, even that was struggle. He was right, whatever you where holding inside was starting to take its toll, even if you tired to fight it back from over coming you. It was gaining more power, eating you from the inside. It was just a matter of time before you would become consumed by this building and overflowing sin. From which you have cast yourself into.

With your smile now fully formed and forced upon your lips, you turn back to Kakashi and throw your covers off. Swinging your legs over the side of the bed, ready to go. The sorrow in your eyes quickly became mask with tenacity. You turn to the man, with a lying face to conceal your true emotions

"I should go find Sakura and Ino."you tell him walking out of the room."I have to make Miss Tsunade proud and Mr. Gaara."

He wanted to stop you, but something held him back against his own judgement. Thinking back to the last words he heard you say, to yourself. Looking back at the empty bed longingly for a couple of seconds before turning to the door which he allowed you to walk out. He closes his book and tucks it away, then proceeds to walk out the room.

Racing out of the quarters that was given to you and the group to stay in during the mission in Kirigakure. Once outside getting ready to fly off only to run right into Chojuro. Knocking the both of you down, the young timid man rubs his head.

"Oww, sorry."he meekly apologizes, when he realized who it was."OH! You're up!"

This surprised him, he couldn't believe it just not a couple of hours ago he saw you faint and was sure you would be out from at least a day from what Kakashi told him and everyone else on you being tired. But what he was seeing, was the complete opposite. Here where in front of him fully awake and with energy, realizing or assuming he had knocked you over. He quickly gets to his feet, bowing to you apologizing once again holding out a hand to help you up.

A bit dazed for a second from the ramming into the young man, you regain your senses and quickly pick yourself up noticing Chojuro's hand out for you. You take it and he helps you up.

He quickly bows and apologizes to you for the third time.

You apologize back to him."I am the one to apologizes, I did not see where I was going."

"Yeah, still..."he looks at you terribly sorry."Anyway, I'm surprised you're up. From what everyone was told, we thought you would be out for some time."

"Oh. Well, I am well now. Thank you."you smile at him. When give him a questionable look."Though, why are you here?"

"Oh, the Mizukage just wanted me to come and check up on how you have been doing."he tells you."But it seems you're doing fine."

You nod head assuring him, that you where. Wanting to get back to the reason you where sent here in the first place."Mr. Chojuro, do you know where Sakura and Ino are?"

"Oh, yeah I do."he turns just a bit pointing down the way he came."The same area where Ao took everyone. It just a bit that way, the Mizukage wanted it that creature whatever it is, to be kept in the sealed room. You're friends are conducting some things. I can take you to them."

You clap your hands together in delight, despite the shaking fear throughout your whole body."Yes, please I would greatly appreciate it."

He looks at you hestiatly, clearly not wanting to go back. But he nods his head, it was his duty that the Mizukage tasked him with. To be an assist to you and your team. He gestures for you to follow him.

"Let's go."

He starts to walk off and you follow right behind him. Just a few seconds after, Kakashi comes out spotting you walking off with Chojuro.

"Well then, guess I better do my mission."he tells himself before teleporting away.

With Chojuro leading, it didn't take long for the both of you to reach the area. The guards see the two of you, who where just like Chojuro was surprised to see you, but still let enter the prison. The large metal doors shut tightly behind you and Chojuro, which startled him. He was a jumpy or nervous person who seem to lack confidence or uncertainty, even so he seem kind and genuine.

"Down here."

He points telling you watch your step as you both descend down the spiral stairway, into the darkness. That paralyzed you for a second, pushing down your own fear from each step. Forcing your legs and feet to move, feeling them starting to weigh down with each step. Wanting to stop and turn back to the light, but you would not. This was darkness you brought here and you had to deal with it. You had not choice, the others did not need to suffer for the damage you had caused in this world. Ignoring your screaming pleas in your mind, the rushing fear that pumped through your veins and in your eyes. It didn't matter, this fear didn't matter at all.

Not paying attention, you miss the last step and tumble forward hitting Chojuro in the back. He turns to you.

"Are you ok?"he asks. You nod your head quickly and apologize to him pushing yourself off him."Be careful."

Nodding once again, you look pass him straight ahead at the light that emitted from up ahead. As much as you tired to push the fear back, it was starting to take its hold on you. The Kraang's eyes flashed in your mind, paralyzing you. Your heart pounded upon your chest like a drum, cold blood shoot through you. Raising your hand, sliding your eyes over to it. Seeing it shaking with fear, scaring you more. Your breathing became heavy and rapid, like before. Chojuro who had been talking to you, realized there was no response from you.

He turns around to you and jumps just a bit. Startled by your fear stricken face, looking deeper he realized you in a sense lost concussions. Waving a hand in front of your eyes, he received no response from you, so he snaps and still nothing. Even with calling your name, there was nothing. Except the words your lips moved to, without a sound. He wasn't good at lip reading, so he didn't know what it was you where saying, but from the guilt that creep its way in your eyes, he could guess.

"May."he reaches out to touch you, a bad decision he realized seconds to late.

You didn't mean to, it just happened. You snapped, Chojuro was by you, and next thing he was a couple feet away on the ground with his sword out next to him. Ao and Sakura by the young man, with Baki and Ino racing over to you, you felt another firm hold of your wrist, snapping you out of it. Coming back, you look surprised to find your hand out pointing in the direction of Chojuro, who laid upon the ground slightly injured with Sakura healing.

Realizing what just happened, you gasp in horror and shock. Trying to figure out the wards to say, but your mouth remained dried and empty. Looking to the young man with regret. Shutting your eyes tightly, apologizing over and over. Dropping your head to the side, for a tender touch to direct your head in a different direction. They pull you into a comforting embrace, gently stroking your hair soothingly, you didn't know who's voice it was but whoever it belonged to, calmed you down. With your free hand, you grip them tightly. They felt your whole body trembling. You hear them gently coaxing you to calm down. Their kind green eyes watch your golden ones slowly close.

Baki and Ino reach you, and look up at Mei. She kept smiling down at you softly, still stroking your hair.

"There."

She said, before looking up at everyone. Noticing things where alright, she scoops you up in her arms carefully."Mizukage, I can-"Baki starts off, only for Mei to look at him with no ill intentions.

She just kept her cheerful smile on."It's alright." Was all she said, before turning around and walking up back up the stairs.