-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter Three: Is Winning Still Losing? Part 1

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"Where am I?" Naruto's voice echoed. Naruto had woken up in a dark, large room that had nothing in it, except for four burning torches; he looked around to see that the walls were a dark lime-greenish color.

Naruto stood up slowly, and began to turn around, as he continued to investigate the strange room. After turning one hundred and eighty degrees; he saw large bars, with a tag that read 'seal'. "Have I been here before?"

There was only darkness to be seen in the prison, until two large red eyes flashed open. There was then a thunderous voice, "You..., you're a careless fool." Though the voice was calm, it still sounded like shouting.

"What...?" Naruto was puzzled for a few seconds as to who it was that was disrespecting him. "Now I remember, this is that damn fox demon, Kyuubi." He thought.

Flashback

"Ahh...!" Naruto screamed as he fell into a chasm. He tried focusing chakra into his hand as he attempted to garb a hold of one of the many spike like rocks jutting out of the wall. He hung on for a while before slipping off and falling again.

Naruto's screams continued, "Matte, what did ero-sennin say?"

"Naruto, you have to learn how to tap into the chakra of the Kyuubi." Jiraiya said in Naruto's flashback.

"How do I do that?" Naruto pondered.

"Okay I have to try and tap into the Kyuubi's chakra." Naruto focused on trying to release the chakra that lay dormant in him.

Time stopped and Naruto appeared the same dark, lime-greenish room. He turned to see the two large red eyes with pitch black pupils, starring at him. The eyes belonged to whom other than the fox demon, Kyuubi.

End of Flashback

"Yeah, this is where the Kyuubi is sealed in me." Naruto thought.

"Baka…! How could you let this happen?" Kyuubi's voice became a little tense.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.

"You let yourself die. I would love to watch you and your team, die." His voice became louder. "I want to kill you and you're whole village!" The Kyuubi grumbled loudly as his claws slashed the bars.

"..." Naruto stayed quiet.

"Baka…! Do you want to die?" Kyuubi questioned, he only received a nod, signaling a 'No'.

This time the two were quiet, as the Kyuubi stared at Naruto. A large maniacal smile, hatched on Kyuubi's face. "Do you wish to protect everyone you hold dear?"

Naruto then got his confidence back after hearing that question, and he got serious. "Yeah…! I will protect them!"

Kyuubi began to laugh loudly, "You...," he cut himself of by laughing again. "You wish to protect these people. Let me guess you also want to protect the people, who hated and scorned you in the village?"

"...They may have scorned me but there are people in the village that actually cared... they didn't scorn me and the village is my home and I will protect it and the people in it, even if it costs me my life!" Naruto announced.

This made Kyuubi stop laughing but he continued to smile maniacally. "You wish to protect them; you wish to fight for them; and even die for them!" Kyuubi began to laugh like a maniac, as his red chakra began to follow through the bars. "So you wish to protect them!" He laughed again, "So you wish to protect what you love!" He laughed again. "Well I can't allow that..., it may cost me my life. So, I'll take what you love...," he paused to watch as his chakra swirl around Naruto, "...away from you!" He finished as he began to laugh again.

Naruto remembered what was happening, but something was different about the chakra. The red chakra had some black chakra swirling around in it. "What's this? It's different."

Real World

"Naruto-kun... really...?" Hinata thought but couldn't bring herself to finish the question.

"Oh… Naruto, why didn't you listen to me?" Kurenai questioned to herself.

Lee simply looked at the ground "Naruto...," he whispered after seeing Naruto stabbed. When Tenten finally woke up, she noticed that her head was on someone's shoulder, she looked up to see that she was right next to her team-mate, Lee. She then felt cold and looked down to see that they were tied to a tree by crystal ice. "Umm... Lee what's going on?" she questioned trying to get answers for her confusion.

"Tenten-chan, you're awake!" Lee responded with a sad face. "Well that guy used a jutsu to bind everyone to a tree except, Naruto."

"Well..., why just Naruto?"

'...,' there was no response.

"Why don't you answer me and why do you look sad?"

'...,' still no answer.

She looked out at the battlefield to see one person standing up and another lying down on the ground. The one the ground, she noticed was Naruto and the other was, Yamcha. "Oh no... Lee, really?" she was answered with a small nod.

"Well kid, you weren't the best kill but you were a favourite." Yamcha commented as he stared at the bleeding corpse of Naruto.

He then turned to face the Hyuuga and began to walk towards her.

Finally, Kakashi woke up, slowly he investigated the environment. There were many tall trees covered in snow and a few beat up ones along with two trees that looked like they were snap like a twig. It was about midday but was dark, due to the fact that it was snowing; on the ground was a lot of snow with blood smeared here and there. He continued to investigate to see everyone bound to a tree and Yamcha was walking towards Hinata. He tried to get up and attack but he was restrained by something, he looked down to see the bondage holding him.

"What is this?" He thought as he struggled to get free but only to fail. He scanned the ground and saw Naruto lying on the ground. His eyes widened, "No..." he whispered aloud.

Kakashi attempted to use his chidori only to have the chakra drained from his hand quickly. "So this jutsu not only binds but it drains chakra from the person caught in it." Kakashi noticed. He looked up again to see Yamcha now standing in front of Hinata, with his hand holding her face.

"Now where were we?" Yamcha chuckled.

'...,' Hinata didn't respond. "Naruto-kun... please, save me from this."

The man used the same hand and placed it on her left thigh and began rubbing, "Are you ready?" He questioned as he continued to chuckle.

This caused Hinata to close her eyes and jerk as she attempted to kick him with her right leg, in the jewels but it failed when he let go of his sword and caught her leg with his other hand, her eyes remained close. "Spicy and shy... I like that." He commented; he began to trail up her thigh.

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Author's Thoughts

Is this it for Naruto? Will Hinata be taken advantage of? Find out in the next chapter. It should be up either later today or tomorrow.