HellCat180 : Before we start, I am rating this Chapter T for the gore content. Just be aware of that as you continue. We'll get back to the lighthearted stuff ASAP. Enjoy! New Chapter within the next week!

Sasuke was trying to find a way out of this. Him and Sakura were completely overwhelmed. They had to get Naruto back, but there was no way they would make it out of here alive. Pein nodded at him and Sakura and the Akatsuki sprang into action. Kakuzu and Sasori both used their abilities to hold the two Shinobi still, while Hidan and Deidara came to land some physical attacks. Hidan sliced open Sasuke's cheek and smirked. The shinobi could feel warm blood running down his face. The scarlet liquid slowly dripped onto the floor.

Hidan laughed maniacally, "Now . . . now it's time for you to face the ultimate judgment!"

He licked the blood from his scythe and stabbed himself in his arm. His blood leaked onto the ground.

He began to draw the cursed symbol, "Can't you taste it? Death? It feels so close doesn't it? Yeah, I bet it does. But I want to kill you slowly. It's no fun just finishing it off quickly!"

Sasuke cursed under his breath, how could he have been caught so easily? He looked over to see if Sakura was faring any better. She wasn't, in fact she might have been doing worse. Deidara had decided against ending it quickly with explosives and instead decided to use a kunai. He had plunged the knife deep into her stomach. Deidara pulled it out slowly only to drive it back in, this time in her leg. She was covered in blood yet trying her best to fight back. It was futile. Both she and Sasuke knew it. While he was watching Sakura being tortured he forgot that he was in trouble himself, only to be reminded by a sudden immense pain in his stomach. Blood ran steadily from the place where he had been injured. It was taking everything he had in him not to scream.

Hidan smiled, "Doesn't it feel great?! The pain! As soon as you can get past the initial intensity it feels wonderful!"

Sasuke groaned softly, almost inaudibly. It had been quite a while since he had felt this way. The injury hurt so bad that it felt cold. He glanced at the Akatsuki members who were watching and waiting for the ninjas to be killed. As his gaze swept across the group he made momentary eye contact with Itachi, plunging him into the horror of the Mangekyou. Itachi stood before him. Sasuke was tied to a wooden post.

"Foolish little brother. You once again picked a fight you couldn't win."

"Itachi, please . . . please help me! It hurts . . . so bad. It's so unbearable! If you ever cared about me, please help! I'm begging you Itachi, I need your help . . . please."

"Unlike you Sasuke I have abandoned useless emotions. You could beg and grovel at my feet for as long as you possibly could . . ." He raised Sasuke's chin so he could look his brother in the eyes, " . . . and I'd feel nothing."

Itachi took a kunai out of his pocket. He ran it softly over Sasuke's throat, drawing a thin line of blood from the sensitive skin. Itachi quickly flipped the kunai around in his grasp and plunged it into Sasuke's eye receiving a blood curdling scream. He repeated this action to the second eye. Itachi then walked around Sasuke and shoved the kunai into his back. Sasuke cried out in pain. Itachi carved the Uchiha Clan symbol into Sasuke's flesh. Quick as a snake, Itachi ripped it from Sasuke's back and stabbed it into the younger Uchiha's neck. Blood sprayed from the wound and splashed against Itachi's face. Sasuke screamed and the Mangekyo was released. He was pulled back into reality and met with another bout of pain from a deep stab wound in his shoulder. Sasuke's breaths came quickly and he felt light headed. Hidan was sighing in pleasure, a sound that made Sasuke want to kill something. Everything was now a blur. He could hear Naruto pleading for them to let his friends go and he heard some surprised remarks come from the Akatsuki. Every once in a while he would feel more pain flood his body, but he couldn't pinpoint where the feeling was coming from. He could hear yells of annoyance and anger but he shrugged it off as the Akatsuki arguing amongst themselves. Suddenly a soothing hand was placed on his shoulder. He couldn't move so he didn't even try to figure out who it was. He fell to the ground. In his current state he failed to realize that he had been released from Kakuzu's hold. He could hear Sakura groaning in pain but he was completely unaware of what was happening around him. He felt a pair of arms wrap around him and slowly lift him to his feet. Sasuke whimpered softly.

"W-who i-is -" Sasuke's breath gave out and his lungs burned from the effort of speaking.

"Shh, please don't talk . . . teme."

Sasuke recognized the voice.

Naruto.

The Uchiha's eyes felt heavy as he struggled to remain conscious. If he passed out now . . . there was a good chance he would never wake up. He felt his feet being dragged along the ground and pretty soon his body was laid against something hard.

"Rest teme, I'll go handle the rest."

Sasuke let out a sigh and closed his eyes.

HellCat180 : . . .

Naruto : . . .

Naruto : Did you kill Sasuke?

HellCat180 : uhhh no?

Naruto : Why isn't he here?

HellCat180 : . . .

Kakashi : *Still has no idea whats going on*

HellCat180 : Kakashi I -

Naruto : Oh no . . . Kakashi's not getting you out of this one.

HellCat180 : Help?!