Insanity rise: Hiya again! Here is chapter four! I've had this ready since yesterday but I just now bothered to post it! The end might seem a bit sloppy but I was very preoccupied when I wrote it! Anyway, some people may not like this idea but please give it a chance! I hope you like it! Please tell me what you think! Thanks!

Chapter 4

No Turning Back…

"This isn't going to work," Kabuto shook his head as he walked down the hallway, knowing there was absolutely no way his master would just let the remaining members of the sound five walk out on him. They worked and lived for Orochimaru, there was just no way…Still, he had to try, or else there was no telling what might happen. Sakon would probably kill him if he just came back and said he hadn't had the courage to speak with Orochimaru, then he and Tayuya would probably run away and Orochimaru would probably slaughter them and say they were traitors. He couldn't let that happen, he just couldn't.

"It's now or never," Kabuto, sighed, standing outside Orochimaru's door. Gulping down a lump in his throat, he gave the door a quick knock, almost wishing no one would answer. At first, there was no reply, causing Kabuto to knock again, this time louder.

"Orochimaru-sama," he asked his voice shaky and filled with fear.

"Kabuto," a dark voice chuckled from inside, "what do you want?"

"I need to speak with you about something," Kabuto gulped again, his hand shaking as he gave the door another knock. The door opened to reveal Orochimaru, a dark smirk on his face. Kabuto wondered how long he would keep that look when he heard what he was about to be asked.

"Yes Kabuto come in," Orochimaru grinned, speaking in his usual sadistic tone. Kabuto cringed and looked away, stepping into the dark room. The room was completely dark besides a small candle that was lit on a desk nearby. Orochimaru closed the door and stepped over to his desk, sitting down and inspecting a stack of papers with strange symbols scrawled out on them.

"So Kabuto," he said coldly, not even bothering to look up from his work as he drew a few marks into the mess of mystic symbols, "what brings you here."

"Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto said shakily, doing his best to gather his courage, "I…"

"This doesn't have something to do with Kimimaru does it," Orochimaru growled, as though he seriously didn't desire to talk as regards of it, "I'm sure it was just his usual disease…"

"Of course," Kabuto chuckled nervously, feeling perspiration drip down his face as he plastered a fake smile on his face.

"Don't think I don't know why you came here," Orochimaru's cold voice sent shivers up Kabuto's spine, "get that revolting look of your face."

"Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto squeaked, his expression changing to one of pure fear, "It's Sakon and Tayuya, they want to…leave."

"Who do you think I am boy," Orochimaru slammed his fist down on his desk, papers flying everywhere as he stood up, so fast that his chair fell over, "do you really think I'd allow my own pawns to just run out on me just because they asked!"

"No sir you don't understand," Kabuto shielded his face with his arms, fear engulfing him as he looked away, not wanting to look into those dark eyes.

"I'M NOT STUPID KABUTO," Orochimaru screamed, his eyes blazing with hatred as Kabuto sank to his knees, trembling.

"They just don't want to die sir," Kabuto pleaded, "please be reasonable-"

"REASONABLE," Orochimaru hissed, snatching Kabuto's shirt collar and pulling him to his feet until they were face-to-face, "WHEN HAVE I EVER BEEN REASONABLE? YOU ARE NOT THE SAME AS I! I AM ABOVE YOU, THAT IS WHY YOU DO AS I SAY WITHOUT QUESTION!"

"But Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto choked, unable to tear his gaze from that of those burning, snake-like eyes, "they'll die-"

"THEY WILL NOT, EVEN IF THEY DID IT WOULD ONLY PROVE HOW WEAK THEY ARE," Orochimaru screamed, his eyes growing narrower until they were nothing by tiny slits, his fist shaking as he clutched his apprentice in a death grasp, "THEY IS NO DISEASE, THERE IS ONLY AN IDIOT TRYING TO PROVE SOMETHING THAT IS NOTHING BUT A MISERABLE LIE!"

"Orochimaru sir please," Kabuto whimpered, trying not to sound afraid but failing miserably, "They want to go and see Tsunade."

That did it. Something inside Orochimaru just snapped, a hatred from deep inside resurfacing in a form of pure wrath. First they wanted to run out on him, now they wanted to turn to his enemy for help? Did they really think he would just let them go? Did they really expect to even make it all the way into Konoha? He wouldn't stand here and listen to this traitorous talk. His eyes took a malicious look as a plan formed in his mind, a dark smirk creeping over his pale face.

"FINE," He smirked evilly, scaring Kabuto to an impossible extent, "you want to leave do you, then by all means do, but if you do leave, know this. The second you step out of this village you will NEVER be allowed to return, you will be considered a traitor, a rogue who I'll kill myself if their miserable face is ever shown on my streets again!"

"Orochimaru-sama…," Kabuto coughed, his vision suddenly blurring as he choked for air.

"But before you leave," Orochimaru chuckled, coming closer to Kabuto with his golden eyes glowing like those of an animal, "I'll give you something to remember me by!"

"I wonder if Kabuto was able to convince him," Tayuya sighed, lying on her bed and staring up at the ceiling.

"Orochimaru probably killed him," Sakon grimaced, leaning against the wall with a dark scowl on his face, "after all I doubt Kabuto put much enthusiasm into it anyway."

"You're getting on my nerves," Tayuya growled, annoyed with how skeptical her comrade was being. Sakon only shrugged, looking away.

"Still," Tayuya pointed out, "he's been gone for quite a while and-"

All of a sudden, the door burst open and a figure stumbled through the doorway, collapsing against the wall. Tayuya jumped up, her eyes filled with alarm. Sakon looked up quickly, wondering who would just barge in.

""KABUTO!" Tayuya exclaimed, at first sounding happy, but her smiled died away as she noticed the man's terrible condition. Kabuto gasped for breath, leaning against the wall as though he'd been robbed off every drop of strength in his perspiration-soaked body. His long silver hair fell over his shoulder and a slight bit of crimson trickled down his neck. He gave Tayuya an exhausted look, mumbling something that she couldn't understand before sinking to his knees, his head propped against the wall. Tayuya tentatively stepped over to him, giving him a comical look.

"Kabuto," she asked, holding out a hand but drawing back as he began to choke, "what's wrong?"

"Orochimaru…," Kabuto wheezed, "we have to…leave now."

"What," Sakon looked concerned now, Kabuto's words alarming him slightly.

"Are you-?"

"I'm alright," Kabuto took more controlled breaths now, sitting up in a more natural way and glancing up at Tayuya, "I spoke with Orochimaru-sama, and as I thought, he didn't like the idea at all."

"What exactly did he say," Sakon asked, standing rigid and walking over to Tayuya and Kabuto.

"He said if we left, we'd never be able to come back," Kabuto shook his head, wincing with a sharp pain.

"That sounds encouraging," Sakon grumbled sarcastically. Tayuya shot him an angry glance.

"But what choice do we have," Tayuya glared at him with burning eyes, "now that he knows we want to leave he might…"

"He might just kill us and save himself the trouble of tracking us down," Sakon shook his head, "we've got to get out of here as soon as possible."

"Right," Tayuya nodded, "I'll go and get Kidomaru then and-"

"I'm going with you," Kabuto said weakly.

"Kabuto," Sakon gave him a concerned glance, wondering why he would take such a risk when he had no reason to, "we thank you for at least asking Orochimaru but you have no reason to-"

"Yes I do," Kabuto wheezed, placing a hand on the back of his neck, "Orochimaru…he…"

"You've got a cursed seal mark," Tayuya gasped, pointing at Kabuto as though it was something she'd never seen before, "What happened?"

"Orochimaru said that if I wanted to go asking questions for other people," Kabuto sighed, "then I should at least have a reason to join them in their fate."

"Funny," Sakon chuckled softly, "I thought you were his most favored spy."

"If you're just going to insult me then why don't you kill me now," Kabuto growled, receiving a rude look from Sakon.

"Fine then," Tayuya shrugged, "go ahead and come with us, if you've got the same problem and Orochimaru hates you now then you shouldn't have to suffer here."

"Thanks," Kabuto managed a slight smile before wincing again.

"Go and get Kidomaru then," Sakon growled impatiently, "we'll have to sneak out of here before nightfall if we expect to make any progress today."

"Of course," Tayuya nodded, "will we be taking anything with us?"

"No," Sakon scowled, "possessions will only weigh us down, and every minute we waste brings us closer to death."

"You're right," Kabuto stood up, still clutching his neck from the steady waves of pain, "I'll meet you guys there as quickly as possible."

"What about Kimimaru," Tayuya sighed.

"I'll get him," Kabuto volunteered, knowing they couldn't just leave them him to die, "I'll just need to take a few of his immunizations with me."

"Take only what's needed," Sakon instructed, knowing Kimimaru would die just as easily without his the medicines that kept him alive.

"I know," Kabuto, sighed, "We'd best hurry if we expect to get out of here before Orochimaru notices."

"Yeah," Tayuya stepped towards the door, staring down at the ground, "I guess this is good bye to this place forever then."

"Yep," Sakon sighed, "From this point on, our lives as the sound five are over."

"Only if we can get out of here before Orochimaru stops us," Kabuto pointed out.

"Like I'll really let that mad man stand in our way," Sakon spat, "I'd rather die now than wait out my fate through the pain you wrote about in that medical report."

"You may live it yet," Kabuto looked down at the floor, "you forget that Tsunade may not help us, and if that's the case, then we really are doomed…"