In this chapter, we learn a bit about Naruto's past.

WARNINGS: OC Death, mention of non-con, mention of murder, OC suicide

I do not own Naruto, nor do I make any money off of this.

"talking"
'thinking'

Chapter 11:

Naruto bolted up quickly, sweeting. He had another nightmare. He didn't know why they had started, but it was of the same thing, his past. The first time that he had awoke from one, Kurama, Sai, and Sasuke had run into the room. His scream had even awoken Kohaku. The second time was similar to the first, just without Sai. Sai had once more disappeared to do another job. This time however, only Sasuke walked into the room. He sat down on the bed.

"This has to stop Naruto," Sasuke said. "You keep waking Kohaku up."

"I know," Naruto said. "I'm sorry."

"Will you tell me about them?" Sasuke asked. "About your nightmares?"

Naruto shook his head. "I'm not ready."

"Alright," Sasuke said. "But if it happens again, I'll take you to someone so you can talk to them."

"Ok," Naruto agreed.

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The driver pulled up to a building, parking the car. Naruto peaked out the window, trying to read the name plate, but it was too dark to see. He had three more nightmares before Sasuke decided to drag Naruto here. The raven was already out of the car, waiting on the second step for the blond. Naruto slowly got out of the car before walking up to Sasuke. The man urged Naruto to open the door, and he did. The driver drove off, leaving the two men behind. Naruto stepped into the building first, Sasuke not a minute behind. The had to open two doors before walking down what seemed to be a never-ending hallway, when it was only about sixty feet long. Only three offices were on each side. The stopped before the last door on the left. Naruto was able to read the name Kakashi before Sasuke push him forward.

The office was a pale blue. Chairs lined the wall to the right. Some books sat atop a side table. A large window covered most of the wall on the left. The window however did not lead to the outside. Behind it was a room that was similar to Sasuke's office, only filled with more color. A woman with dark brown hair sat in a chair, chewing on gum. In her hands was a magazine about weapons. She flipped the page, popping a gum bubble, before looking up at Sasuke and Naruto. "Mr. Uchiha," the woman said.

"Hn," Sasuke said.

The woman rolled her eyes. "Kakashi should be done soon." Sasuke nodded. She looked over at Naruto. "First time?"

"Eh?" Naruto asked.

"Seeing a therapist," the woman added. Naruto nodded. "It's a good thing you're seeing Kakashi then. He knows how to help. He's not one of those people there to just listen. Though, he can be a bit lazy."

"There's no need to tell him that," a voice said. Naruto turned to see a man standing in the now opened door of the room nearly hidden by the wallpaper. He wore a medical mask over his mouth and an eyepatch over his left eye. A shorter man was behind him. He bowed to Sasuke and Naruto as he walked by them and to the woman.

"I only speak the truth," she said. She turned to the shorter man. "Same time next week Yuto?" The man nodded. "See you then." The man bowed to the woman before walking out of the room. "One day I'll get him to actually talk to me."

"Yuto doesn't like to talk," Kakashi said. "You know that Tenten."

"Still," Tenten said. "He talks to you."

"So," Kakashi turned to Sasuke and Naruto. "On time as always, Sasuke."

"Hn," Sasuke grunted.

"Naruto right?" Kakashi said more than asked. "Come right this way." He held the door open more for Naruto to walk by. With one last glance at Sasuke, Naruto stepped into Kakashi's office.

The office was bigger than the waiting room. There was a couch in the center of the room with a reclining chair across from it. On the walls were pictures of places that someone had gone to, but there was no pictures of Kakashi or any other person. The walls were a lime green, but it wasn't very bright.

Kakashi led Naruto to the reclining chair. He wondered why he got the chair when he saw Kakashi lay down on the couch. "Get as comfortable as you can," Kakashi said. He had one leg hanging off the couch and he pulled out an orange book that Naruto could tell wasn't a normal novel. "Sasuke said you were having nightmares. Why don't you start there."

"Did Sasuke tell you about my past?" Naruto asked.

"Not really," Kakashi said. "He wants you to tell me."

Naruto nodded. "Have you heard of Sound and their... system? Of what they do to people who weren't needed?" Kakashi nodded. "I don't remember much from before I was four, but I do know that I wasn't always there. I have memories of someone telling me they loved me. My guess is that it was my mother. If she loved me, then the only reason I could come up with why I was brought there, was that she died. No one took me in. Instead, I was put into that place. It had to have been after I turned four since I have a faint memory of a piece of cake with the number four on it." He paused. "It was chocolate flavored."

"Is that the last memory you have before arriving at Sound's Penitentiary?" Kakashi asked.

"Yes," Naruto said. "The only other memory is one of darkness. I can't see anything, but I can hear it. The sound of rain, thunder, and lightning. I think I was there, the night mom died. But it was so bad that I can't remember it."

"Is this memory causing the nightmares?" Kakashi asked.

Naruto shook his head. "No. It is... my time there." Kakashi sat up, putting the book down, moving slightly so his body was completely on the couch. Naruto took that as Kakashi's way to tell him to continue. "The men had it easy. Screams came from the women's side almost every night. But they were times that it came from the men's side. I wasn't always alone. There had been one other boy with me. He was three, may be four, years older than me. He was very good looking, and kind. I remember him standing up for me when a man tried to take away my food. You see, once a month we'd be allowed out of our cells and into a much bigger room. Some men would meet up with a few women. I know that people have... needs. And this was the time to take care of them, with people of the opposite sex.

The "Boss" as the guards called him would have a big gathering to celebrate his birthday. I don't know why, but he let each of us have a piece of cake. Just like mine, it was chocolate. He must have loved chocolate cake. Anyway, during his birthday, a group of men came towards me, trying to take my piece away from me. That's when my cellmate, Dani (dun-knee) ran between us, arms out telling them to back off and that they already had their own pieces. A fight broke out, the leader of the group grabbing Dani's collar. Words were exchanged, ones I could hear, before the man released Dani. Dani then walked off with the group. He didn't return to our cell." He looked up into Kakashi's eye. "I'm not stupid. I know what happened. Dani's cries echoed through the penitentiary. It didn't stop; for hours he went on screaming. A weird noise came minutes after he finally stopped. I was curious since it cause a commotion from the guards. From the holes between the guards, I could make out Dani's form. Not wanting to clean up the 'mess' a guard unlocked my cell and dragged me out." Naruto shivered. "Dani's body was covered in bruises, some that were still forming. Blood caked the lower part of his gown. I knew what had happened and called the men out for it, but the guards didn't care. I was so angry that I tried to attack them. I was thrown back in my cell while those men took care of Dani." Naruto clenched his fists. "His body was burned, just like all the others that died there."

"Are your dreams about Dani?" Kakashi asked.

Naruto nodded. "Except sometimes I'm in his place. A month after the incident, those same men stopped me, right before I could enter my cell. The leader demanded that I come with him. I refused, making him mad enough to threaten me. He said that if I didn't go with him, the same thing that happened with Dani would happen to me. I went with them." Kakashi didn't say anything. There was one question on his mind, yet he didn't want to hear the answer. He was afraid to. "I've always thought I was lucky." Kakashi raised an eyebrow at that. "A guard that had just started working there saw us. He was far too kind to be someone that worked there. He quit a few days later. Before though, he got me away from that group of men. He also put up a fight with the 'Boss' with how we were treated. The 'Boss' simply told the guard to deal with it on his own. The guard killed them, all six of them. He came into my cell after he did it, still carrying the knife. Dropping to his knees, he threw his arm around me and apologized. I didn't understand what he meant. Not until I overheard the other guards. Apparently, after quitting, he hung himself." Kakashi's eyes widened. "It was my fault. If he hadn't tried to save me, he'd still be alive."

Kakashi didn't know what to say. He's dealt with people who've been raped, beaten, and even some that bloodied their own hands. But Naruto went through all of that and more. Sure he wasn't raped, but a friend of his was, and all over a piece of cake. To witness so much at such young age, it was no wonder that Naruto had nightmares. But that in itself brought about a question. Why was Naruto having these nightmares now? "Did something happen to bring about these nightmares?" Naruto looked confused. "Something must have triggered them. Did anything happen, even if it was something small, that was similar to your past?"

Naruto froze. Then he shrugged, trying to act normal. But Kakashi saw through it. Something must have happened that Naruto didn't want to talk about. This reminded Kakashi of Yuto. Yuto's past was a bit of a mystery even after a few months of working with him. He really liked to talk about his past, but Kakashi had managed to get a lot out of him. Just like Naruto, Yuto lost someone important to him, right in front of him. However, unlike the blond, Yuto never stepped foot into Sound. Kakashi wondered if having a joint session of the two would help them.

"I understand," Kakashi said. Naruto looked up at that. "You are not ready to talk about it. Just know that anything we talk about will never leave this room."

"I saw it," Naruto blurted out, face red. "Sai was... together with someone."

"So you saw Sai having sex with another man." Naruto blushed, nodding. "And it brought back memories of Dani." Again, Naruto nodded. "I see. Do you believe what happened between Sai and his partner was not consensual?"

"It's not that. I know that Sai wouldn't do something like that. It's just that..." He looked away.

"I think I understand," Kakashi said. He glanced at something behind Naruto. Naruto turned to see a clock. He didn't know how, but an hour had gone by. "For now, I think it would be best if you came here at least twice a week." Naruto nodded. "Sasuke should be outside waiting for you. Shall I escort you?"

Naruto laughed. "No, thank you."

"You're welcome," Kakashi said. He paused before adding, "Tenten will set up your next appointment."

Naruto left the room, feeling better. Telling Kakashi about his past was one of the steps he needed to take to move on. His eyes found Sasuke, who was reading a book. One day, he'd have to tell him too. Sasuke looked up, his eyes meeting Naruto's. Closing the book, Sasuke stood up. "How did it go?"

"Good," Naruto said. "He said to see him twice a week." He looked down. "But I don't have to. I mean, you're already doing a lot for me and..."

"It's fine," Sasuke said. "Tenten, are Mondays at six free?."

"Yes," Tenten said. "Should I also put you in for Fridays, the same time?"

"Hn," Sasuke said.

Tenten typed something on her computer. " 're all set. I'll see you then."

Sasuke only nodded before heading for the door and pulling out his cell phone. "Bye Tenten!" Naruto said. "See you Monday!"

Tenten smiled. "See you then."

Naruto quickly followed after Sasuke. They didn't have to wait long before the car pulled in to bring them home. Naruto glanced a few times at Sasuke, before looking out the window.

"Whatever you want to say, just say it," Sasuke said.

"I just..." Naruto began. "How do you know Kakashi?"

"I saw him for awhile," Sasuke said. "After my parents... and after Itachi." Naruto wanted to ask Sasuke about his parents, but he remained silent. The rest of the ride home, only the sound of the radio broke the silence.

So, I don't know which of the 3 OCs I feel bad for the most. Dani, the guard, or the driver. Right now, I'd say the driver. Who do you feel bad for? Let me know what you think.

As for Yuto, he'll appear again later, may be.