It's hard to focus. Can't stop, keep moving. I have to do... something. I can't think clearly. This is heavy, but I can't leave it. Don't drop it. It deserves to be dropped. I won't, but I'm so tired. Don't stop moving. Is it over? Did I really do it? Probably not. When did I fall? There's a lot of blood, but it doesn't hurt anymore. I can't move. So tired. Am I dying? I didn't drop it. I have to.. I don't think I care enough to remember. I can't stay awake anymore.

"It's been two weeks, when is he going to wake up?"

"Rikei, are you going to ask that every single day? The kid had a hole in his stomach, he's gonna need time to recover even though he heals inhumanly fast." These unfamiliar voices are the first thing I hear.

"Nyeech, he's moving, I think he's waking up!" There's a sigh before someone says,

"Go get Kryn."

"On it Eeche. Ouch you didn't have to hit me!"

"And you didn't have to call me that. Now go."

"Pretty sure Kryn is the only one who can order me around."

"...Do you want me to hit you again?"

"I'm going... Eeche."

"That moron." It's a struggle to open my eyes, but when I finally manage, I see that I'm in a tent. Something moves beside me and I prepare to defend myself.

"Aaaagh." I cry out. It feels like my insides are on fire.

"Calm down, It's.." , two more people enter the tent and I force myself to move the furthest away that I can. I can tell from their attire and visable weaponry that these men are ninja. I don't see anything on them to identify who they are or where they're from. They're all tall, but the shortest of the three says,

"I knew Eeche's ugly mug would scare the kid."

"I swear Rikei, one more time and I'm stabbing you." I interupt them before they can continue with their nonsense.

"Who are you, and where are am I?" The ninja referred to as Eeche, brown hair and brown eyes, has a sword similar in size to Zabuza's on his back. The other one, Rikei, black hair and blue eyes, is equiped with two samuri styled blades. The last one is taller and slightly bigger than the other two. He's wearing a mask and appears to be weaponless. Doesn't mean he is. It's the masked ninja that responds to me.

"Whether you live and get your answers depends on how you answer our questions." If only I wasn't so badly injured. And thirteen. I would make him see why he shouldn't talk to me this way. Rikei takes a step towards me and smiles.

"Relax kid, we're just eye for some eyes kind of guys. We saved your life, so just answer our questions honestly, and we'll be straight. But first, sit down, don't want you bleeding out from torn stitches." I ignore him and ask,

"What do you want to know?", to the masked nin. He just looks at me for a moment before asking, "Where are you from?" There's no reason to lie for this question.

"The Hidden Leaf Village." He nods while Eeche asks,

"What's a small brat like you doing so far away from home?" I glance his way.

"None of your business."

"You wanna repeat that brat?" Rikei Laughs and grabs Eeche's shoulder.

"Come on man, give the kid a break. He's hurt and probably scared while being in the presence of the three most powerful ninjas in the world." Eeche scoffs and shruggs off the hand.

"Don't let his appearance fool you. He's probably not even human." What the hell is he talking about?

"Nyeech, Rikei, enough." The masked nin walks foward and I feel his killing intent wash over me.

"If it were up to me, you'd already be dead. I saw no benefit in saving your life. The only reason we helped you is because you favor Rikei's younger brother. He didn't want you to die. I would have let you died and claimed a bounty reward without a second thought. However, I did find something you were carrying interesting. If you want to continue living, I suggest you explain why you have it." He grabs my arm and tugs me outside of the tent, the other two right behind us, then lets me go. He opens up a duffle bag and removes a scroll. Once he summons what he wants from it, he holds it up and says,

"Well?" He wants me to explain why I had Orochimaru's severed head.

Surprise! ... Next chapter will be called Answered and will clear some things up.

unifrog1331: It is with great shame that I must admit that I have never finished watching Naruto Shippuden lol. So yeah, I had no idea that Sasuke had Hawks. He will end up having a summons but it won't be a snake or a hawk.

Ita1412: Sasuke will think about Fate's words eventually. Probably a long time from now. And thank you!