A/N: Ok this chapter took a ton of planning, I practically spent all day, and night thinking of how I could pull everyone back together and twist the story even more. I knew there was a reason I put Itachi into the ANBU reports, Heh.

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto, I only own story line.

dut :Muwhahaa, but if I don't end in a cliffy then you won't come back for more, ne.

NIGHTMAREWISHER: get me...GET ME WHAT :jumps up and down: What kind of present?

blue-genjutsu: Yay you figured it out, ne!

Sasuke2006: added Kiba in just for you :P but no Orochimaru won't really do anything bad to anyone anymore. :aww:

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((Last Time))

"Sasuke!" Naruto ran in the cell just as Shikamaru had turned and seen what Naruto had done he said.

"Naruto! It's a..."

Sasuke is That You?

Chapter-12

Naruto ran into the room just as the door slammed shut behind him.

"Aww.. look Sasuke-kun." Orochimaru walked over to him and placed his arm around Sasuke's shoulders. "You're little lover is here to save you." Sasuke turned his head away from Orochimaru and spoke.

"He doesn't love me. He never will." Naruto felt pain as Sasuke spoke coldly and distant. Orochimaru smirked then stood back away from Sasuke his full attention on Naruto. He smirked then stood in the common taijustsu pose.

------Forest----

Kiba was breathing heavily from the bruises and cuts across, him Akamaru wasn't in any better of condition. Kabuto stood on a branch slightly higher than the ones Kiba and Akamaru where standing on. His emotionless face soon began to support a evil smirk as he crossed his arms and relaxed.

"It seems I have stalled long enough, our true prize has been caught."

"What do you mean? Who where you after, you already have Sasuke-kun!"

"Ah, but that was only half the puzzle, mutt." He shrugged then spoke. "Naruto's chakara is very important to Orochimaru's plans." He performed a number of hand signs then disappeared in a flash. Kiba looked around but he couldn't find any trace of Kabuto anywhere. He slumped onto the branch and began to clean his wounds. He knew he should hurry by the sound of things this just got a whole lot worse.

----Sasuke's Cell---

Sasuke focused all he could to hear what little he could which was very little if any. He struggled against the chains, but they wouldn't give way. Damn it if only I could see then I might be able to find a way out. He closed his eyes and tried to think of his surroundings. From what he could remember there was a loose rock about 5 centimeters right, 2 centimeters down, close to the floor. He moved his hand feeling every crevasse in the wall. 3...4...5 ok now down 1... 2… ok so this should be the one. He began to pull at the rock until it gave way and fell onto the stone floor. His hands fumbled in the darkness as he searched for the rock until his hands felt the rock under his palms. He grabbed it and began to file the chains. I've got to get to Naruto before something bad happens to him. Sasuke thought filing faster at the chains.

---Outside Naruto's Cell---

As soon as the door had slammed shut the genjitsu was released. Shikamaru soon found out that they hadn't gone towards the prisoner cells but towards Orochimaru's chambers. He ran to the door it was locked. Shikamaru tried picking at the lock, but it was held with some sort of chakara. He sighed, "This is so troublesome."

"I think everything is troublesome to you."

"Arf!" Shikamaru turned around, towards the sound.

"Welcome back to the group, Kiba. It seems Naruto had gone and done something very troublesome. Think we can get him out?" Kiba shrugged.

"I think we can, his sent keeps getting stronger and stronger. Bleh, it's intoxicating. I should be able to find a back door into the room, but first our mission. Find Sasuke-kun." Shikamaru nodded then allowed Kiba and Akamaru to take the lead. They ran back down the labyrinth of halls until they came to the real prisoner cells. Kiba sniffed around he walked up to a cell then scratched his head. "This may sound strange but... for some reason I smell Neji's sent coming from this cell." He picked at the lock until the door opened, he stepped inside kunai tight in his hands. Akamaru at his feet, he sniffed then ran towards a lump in the corner, Kiba followed. His eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness, Neji had been severely beaten.

"This must of been done a while back, his wounds are already getting infected." Kiba helped Neji up onto his feet. "What happened?"

"When I went out for my mission, someone attacked me, and when I awoke I was in this sorry condition." He began to explain, what few details he knew about Orochimaru's plans.

----Sasuke's Cell----

Sasuke felt the chains finally giveaway when he pulled against them. For now he was free, he had to get to Naruto that was the only thing racing through his mind.

----Orochimaru's Chambers----

Naruto flew back and hit the wall blood spilling from his mouth; his vision began to flow in and out. He looked over at Sasuke tears streaming down his cheeks. "I guess I couldn't save you after all." The Sasuke that was chained to the wall began to laugh, Naruto raised a brow at why Sasuke was laughing for, if it'd been some kind of joke he didn't get it.

"Stupid fool." Sasuke spoke coldly, his eyes showed no sign of life just an empty gaze. He closed his eyes then disappeared in a poof of smoke. Naruto's eyes widened when he realized he'd been duped.

"TEME! WHERE IS HE WHERE THE HELL IS MY SASUKE-KUN! Naruto yelled not knowing where he was getting the energy from, but still it wasn't enough for him to make a good comeback fight. He gritted his teeth as he tried hard to keep Orochimaru in focus, he say him perform a few hand signs then unleashed his attack. Naruto winced ready for pain, but nothing he opened his eyes to see what had happened. When he focused his eyes grew three times normal size. A red and black coat cold heartless stare, red eyes. ITACHI!

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A/N: OMG Itachi-san just saved Naruto's ass! Hope I didn't jump around to much, and thus the plot thickens even more! Muwhahaha! Will Sasuke ever find Naruto? Why is Itachi protecting Naruto, too? So many questions to be answered, will they all be answered next chapter? Read review and find out!