Painful Heart
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did , I would totally change some things, but sadly I do not. This is my own idea.
'Bold' - Kyuubi's voice
'Bold Italic' - Kyuubi's thoughts
'Bold Underline' - Jutsu's
'Italic' - Inner thoughts/Flashbacks
Naruto: Painful Heart
Chapter 4: Tortured Heart
Wed, Oct.12
Somewhere in the edge of Konoha's forest,
In a shack at the edge of the forest, Naruto was finally beginning to sleep after 48 hours of torture. Just as he closes his eyes, he is splashed with a bucket of Ice water. Naruto opens his only non swollen eye as he shivers from the water. Naruto lays there with only his ripped pants. His shirt is halfway ripped revealing all his scars. The men in the shack laugh at his pain as one begins to punch him.
"We should have killed you a long time ago!"
"I can't believe the Yondaime Hokage gave up his life for you."
"You're going to pay for all of your sins, demon."
Five men begin to take turns to beat Naruto severely. Finally after a few minutes of punches, a man lands a kick in his gut. Naruto begins to cough up blood as the men just laugh at him.
In Konoha,
Since Tuesday morning, Hinata has not slept. She has her Byuakugan constantly activated. As she continues to search the end of the village, she is stopped by Kiba and Shino.
"Hinata, you've got to stop. You need some sleep and rest your eyes." The dog user said.
"Yes Hinata. How are you going to help if you get sick just by not sleeping." The young bug user says.
As she ignores her teammates she soon feels a pressure on her neck as she begins to lose consciousness. As her body goes limp she is caught by her father Hiashi Hyuga. He carries his daughter's sleeping body to the Hyuga compound to rest.
Hokage Tower,
"Tsunade-hime, please let me take Iruka and Anko outside the village to search for him. I have a feeling that he is being kept between the border of Suna and Konoha." The white haired Sannin says as he stands with Iruka and Anko.
"I will allow it but I have a mission for you to leave at Suna for the Kazekage." The Hokage says.
She hands her former teammate an envelope. Tsunade explains that she is to give her seal of approval, along with the other kages, to approve of Gaara as the new Kazekage. As Jiraiya pockets the letter he asks, "Should the Kazekage be informed of Naruto's disappearance?" Tsunade nods as the group leaves immediately for their mission.
Konoha's Entrance Gate,
After giving his team 2 hours to prepare, Jiraiya waits at the gates for his team to headout. Soon Iruka and Anko finally appear, ready to leave. As the group prepare to leave they are stopped by Hinata.
"Please let me join your team. I'm a sensory type, I can help you all find him." Hinata pleads but is stopped by her cousin, Neji.
"I'm sorry but I don't think you could keep up with us for long." Jiraiya responds but is soon stopped once more by Neji.
"Then let me go. I'm more skilled with the Byuakugan and I'm a Chunin. I'm more than qualified to help you." Neji said with confidence. Jiraiya thinks as he looks towards Iruka and Anko. They both nod for approval. Jiraiya nods as he motions for Neji to follow.
"Don't worry Hinata-sama, I will bring back Naruto to you. Trust me." Neji gives his cousin a smile as he departs with the search team. Hinata begins to cry as she returns to her home.
12 hours later,
It has been 12 hours since Jiraiya departed with his team. So far they are 10 miles away from the edge of the Fire nation, approaching the Wind Nation border. Jiraiya decides to stop for the night and set up their camp.
"Jiraiya-sama, may we talk privately later." Neji asked with a whisper. All Jiraiya does is nod as he finishes setting his tent up.
"So what can I do for you Neji?" Ask Jiraiya
"I know that you're close to Naruto-san so I wanted to see if you would tell me more about him. Since I lost to him in the Chunin exams, I have grown to see him as a friend and I want to get to know him." The young Hyuga says as he sits by the fire. "I would be honored to talk about my Godson with you." Neji gives him a confused look but soon speaks.
"I also feel guilty about something. I was made Chunin after the exams but I lost to him. Naruto should be made Chunin, not me." Neji says
"The council has refused to promote Naruto. Tsunade-hime has tried many times but they refuse. They see him as the demon Kyuubi but not as Naruto." Jiraiya informs Neji.
Neji is disgusted by the council's decision. Jiraiya smiles and continues to talk about Naruto to him. As the night goes on, Jiraiya continues to talk with Neji. Soon the sun begins to rise and the team heads out as soon as the light hits their face.
Now in the Wind Nation, the group can see the gates of Suna in the view. As the group approaches the gates, Jiraiya takes a scroll out of his picks and hands it to the guards at the gate.
"We are here to speak to the Kazekage-dono. We have a message from the Hokage." The guards nod as they lead them to the Kazekage tower to meet with Gaara.
As the group appear in front of the Kazekage, Jiraiya is nervous about the news he is about to deliver.
"What is it that I can do for Konoha?" The new Kazekage says.
"We are here to deliver Tsunade's approval for your position." Jiraiya gives Gaara the scroll from Tsunade.
"We also have another urgent message that the Hokage-dono wants us to deliver." As he says those words Gaara gives him a nod to continue.
"We regret to inform you that Uzumaki Naruto is missing. He has been kidnapped and is being held as a prisoner by villagers somewhere. It's been 4 days since anyone has seen him." As those words leave his mouth, Gaara eyes go wide as he whispers.
"Take me with you. I will help find my friend." The red head says, leaving the group shocked.
Author's Note: I am currently working on the following chapters. I think this story doesn't reach more than 11 chapters. Please leave a review and let me know how you like it.
