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Chapter Sixteen

Ami crouched behind a boulder, in between Naruto and Sai in the hopes they wouldn't start a fight with each other, and waited patiently as Sasori's supposed spy crossed the bridge. She'd tied her black hair into a messy bun at the top of her head so it would keep from blowing in her face while she was fighting. Her Sharingan was fully activated, though it wasn't as accurate as it normally was. It was still rather exhausted from the last time she used it, but she didn't say anything. She had to pull through their next possible fight.
"He's coming." Naruto whispered.
"Don't charge ahead, okay?" She said, glaring at him.
The soft sound of bells chiming in the wind was soon heard and they turned to see the hunched, cloaked figure of Sasori approaching. Ami rested both hands on each dagger. She was ready for action at any moment. Once their fake Sasori was close enough, he gave out the signal. It took a short while to process, but Naruto had charged ahead, without bothering to work as a team. Ami groaned loudly and stood to run after him. Sai stared blankly ahead, and rested his body against the boulder. If Naruto wanted to do things on his own, Sai was obviously willing to allow it.
"Aren't you coming?" She irritably asked him.
"I don't think he needs our help." Sai replied, emotionlessly. She rolled her eyes at him and grabbed him by the arm.
"We're going." She said, hoping to make him shudder at the sight of her blood red eyes. If he did, it wasn't noticeable.

By the time Ami and Sai had gotten close enough, Naruto was forming a Rasengan, and one of his clones looked like Sai. Ami tried to think of the best possible way she could later explain to Naruto why this was such a failed idea, but she couldn't think of anything. She knew he had a tendency of doing stupid things every now and then, but if this were a real fight, he would've been in serious trouble.
"Damn it, Naruto." Ami groaned. She saw the exact moment Yamato used a substitution. He'd left it quite close, but perhaps that was the main idea.
"Would you mind if I taught him a little lesson before we go after the real Yamato?" Sai asked, slightly wary.
"Be my guest." She smirked. She silently watched as Sai drew a snake on a blank scroll and made it come to life. The black ink snake slithered its way across the ground and graciously wrapped itself around Naruto and the fake Yamato. Ami felt slightly bad for doing this to him, but he did run off ahead, and with Naruto, there was usually no use talking. "Let's go."

They didn't have to look far to find Yamato, he hadn't exactly made such a huge effort in hiding, at least not in Ami's opinion. He didn't even bother to try to mask his chakra in the slightest. Either he was being extremely lazy, or he completely underestimated Team Kakashi. Sai had, quite graciously, appeared behind him, with a kunai in hand, hoping their Captain would just give in and save them the trouble. When Yamato tried to make a run for it, his chest came in contact with a very sharp point. Had he moved a little faster, he would've stabbed himself.
"Not bad, I didn't sense either of you, but you can let me go now." He smiled.
"You underestimate us, don't you?" Ami asked.
"I never said that." He shrugged.
"You didn't hide." Sai noted.
"Are you sure?" He smiled. As soon as his words faded into the air, the Yamato before them turned to wood and any trace of him was completely erased. Ami glanced toward Sai for a short moment. Had he known this Yamato was a fake and went along with the idea?
"Great, now he's nowhere to be found." Ami frowned.
"Don't be so sure." Sai said, dashing north toward the forest. Ami followed closely behind, but was getting frustrated for not sensing anything.

Yamato allowed his guard to drop for just a second, but it had been the second Sai had needed to figure out where he was. Sai drew another snake, once he was close enough, and it slithered its way around Yamato's wrists. His chest once again came in contact with silver daggers.
"He's the real one." Sai said.
"Perhaps I should check..." She said, sending a small spark of lightning down the dagger and to his chest. He winced slightly, clutching his eyes shut. Ami smirked. "Yep, he's the real one."
"That was completely unnecessary." Yamato said, glaring. Normally, his terrifying glares would have anyone exactly where he wanted them, but it was proving to be different when it came to Ami.
"Well, we had to make sure." She shrugged.

Sai eventually released Yamato and began to gather up his things. Sakura had successfully freed Naruto from his binds, but he was furious by that point. Ami knew he would be, but it had only been a simulation. She wouldn't actually leave him behind for the real thing. She just didn't like it when he ran ahead, as if he could solve everything on his own. No one could solve everything on their own. Not even him. Not even Sasuke.
"You bastard! Do you even know what teamwork means?" Naruto yelled. Sai slightly raised an eyebrow and pulled out a small scroll from his back pocket. He began writing something down, which Ami couldn't see. This only made Naruto even more frustrated than he already was. "Are you even listening to me?"
"I am... And this is how you write the word 'teamwork'. I know what it is." Sai said, showing him the small scroll. Naruto groaned loudly.
"Why the heck did you leave me behind?" He insisted.
"Boys." Yamato warned. Though no one heard him, and whoever did, didn't really acknowledge it.
"I can't be blamed for your mistakes. You were dumb enough to use a clone of myself to help you with your jutsu, making my job harder. Besides, we figured we'd teach you a lesson." Sai replied, emotionless as ever.
"We?" He asked, his eyebrows furrowing together. Sai nodded.
"I'm sorry, Naruto, but Sai's right. You didn't even notice when Captain Yamato used a substitution and ran into the forest. You know I wouldn't really leave you if this were real." Ami said, mostly avoiding eye contact.
"Sorry, but not all of us have eyes like yours." Naruto said, rolling his eyes.
"You don't exactly need a Sharingan to notice it, Naruto." Ami sighed.
"Oh... Well that's just great, isn't it?" Naruto said, sarcastically. "I'd expect that from him, Ami, but not from you."
"Well if maybe you had actually gone through with our initial plan, I would've helped you." She said, frustrated.
"Well maybe I didn't need it. I'm perfectly capable of handling things on my own." He said, crossing his arms across his chest.
"If that were true, you would've noticed he used a substitution!" Ami wasn't one to yell, unless Sasuke was involved, but it was normal to yell at siblings. Ami didn't like getting angry at Naruto.
"We should end this here." Yamato sighed. He'd allowed it to go on, long enough for him to gather up his things, but they still had a mission, and for this to go well, he needed everyone on the same page.
"We can't end it here, Captain, because Naruto still doesn't get it. You talk about teamwork, but you don't work well in a team. You can't do everything on your own, Naruto!" Ami said, irritably.
"Come on you two, Captain Yamato's right. We need to get to Tenchi bridge." Sakura said.
"Fine. Sai can head back to Konoha, though. We don't need him here." Naruto spat.
"Seriously, that's enough." Yamato said, raising a hand up and walking toward them.
"I'm a part of this team now, whether you like it or not." Sai said. Ami was certain she managed to get a hint of emotion in his voice.
"We're all Team Kakashi here, okay? Can we go now?" Sakura sighed.
"Fine." Naruto huffed, turning his head sideways.
"Fine." Ami said, rolling her eyes.
"Good. Let's go." Yamato said, hoping the argument had ended.
"I'd rather work with Sakura from now on, though. At least we're official members and I'm used to working with her." Naruto said. Yamato internally groaned as soon as he spoke. It had been too good to be true. Kakashi definitely had it bad.
"I am an official member of this team, Naruto." Ami said, her voice loud enough for him to hear her very clearly. She didn't care that Yamato was losing his patience. She didn't care if she got into a physical fight.
"You're replacing the official member. Sasuke's the official member, and you know it. You probably wouldn't even be here if he were still here." He corrected, carelessly. Ami opened her mouth to reply, but closed it immediately. Instead of retaliating, she rushed past him, shoving him slightly in the arm, and headed back to where they had set camp. Yamato sighed, deeply, and also began walking back. Now it had ended, but there was no way of knowing how things would go from here.

x.x

If Ami could have anything in the world, she would want her mother. She desperately wanted to run home and throw herself into her mother's arms. She wanted to scream and shout about how boys are stupid, careless and unfair. She wanted to complain about Naruto and how mean he'd been. He wasn't like that normally. She couldn't have that, however. Instead, she had to sit and watch while Yamato perfected his Sasori disguise and warned everybody how he needed absolute teamwork for this to work smoothly. Ami had a gut feeling that something was bound to go wrong, no matter how well they worked. It didn't seem right. Sasori was the enemy, so why would he reveal such information to Sakura? It didn't make sense to her.
"Ami... Are you listening?" Yamato asked.
"Yes." She murmured.
"So you understand what you need to do?" He wondered.
"Yeah... Sure." She nodded. She had no idea what he was talking about.

Sai proved to be quite a useful addition when Ami's Sharingan refused to activate. She still hadn't mentioned how exhausted it was, but perhaps if it kept quiet for a while, she'd be able to use it later. She had to think fast, however, in case she had to fight without the use of her eyes. She could do it, but it would be much harder. She probably wouldn't be able to use anything lightning related, because she would need speed. Speed without proper vision is almost like a death trap.
"He's here." Sai whispered. Yes, it was a very good thing that his sensory skills were pretty decent.
The cloaked spy made his way to the centre of the bridge, just as Yamato began his way. Ami was getting more and more curious to know who the spy was. Perhaps she'd know him. Perhaps he'd know how she could find her brother. Perhaps she could violently persuade him into telling her so. The spy grabbed hold of his hood, once he realised Yamato was close enough, and pulled it aside. She instantly heard Sakura gasp, but she had no idea why. She couldn't make him out.
"No way." Naruto whispered.
Ami tried to place his face, but it was hard to do so from a distance. She would have to get closer, but Yamato still hadn't given them the signal. She needed that signal.
"It's Kabuto!" Sakura breathed out.

Yamato appeared to be in deep conversation with Kabuto. They'd been hidden in the same spot for over fifteen minutes already. They knew Yamato was stalling, but the longer he took, the harder it would be for him to keep up the act. Ami anxiously leant forward when she saw Yamato pull out his kunai. He was ready to strike and that meant it was time for action. She was getting ready to dash forward when she saw it. The pale skin, the dark and long hair... Despite the distance, she was certain she could see the snake-like eyes. It was him. It was the one from her dream. It was the one that had Sasuke. He was Orochimaru.
"What do we do now?" Naruto asked.
"Until he doesn't give us the signal, there's nothing we can do." Sakura said.
"We can't sit here and wait for him to make up his mind. He's taking too long." Ami said, angrily. She wanted to rip that horrid smirk off that man's face.
It wasn't long before action broke out on the bridge. Kabuto attacked Yamato, who was sent flying. Orochimaru sent a few snakes his way soon after, but he luckily managed to use a substitution. Ami was just about ready to prance toward them, with firing rage, but she would wait. Just this once, she'd actually try to follow through the plan. This wasn't any ordinary enemy. He was responsible for the Third Hokage's death. This man was a whole new level for them. She'd have to play it safe.

Just as she was about to crouch back down, Yamato gave them the signal. She took a deep breath and glanced toward her teammates. Within a second, Ami, Naruto, Sakura and Sai found themselves face to face with Orochimaru and Kabuto. Ami's Sharingan still refused to activate, but she was feeling a lot less exhausted. She was certain she could buy some time.
"Well, look who it is." Kabuto grinned, evilly.
"Even the Kyuubi child tagged along." Orochimaru hissed. He seemed to care only about Naruto being present. The others were just mere distractions. Ami wasn't about to let him get his hands on Naruto. It didn't matter than she was still angry with him, Orochimaru wasn't going to get him. He chuckled and grinned maliciously at all of them. "Let's see who's stronger. You or Sasuke."
Ami tensed at the shrill sound of the man's voice. Everything about him screamed evil and yet, her brother went willingly to him. Naruto also didn't seem to keen on what was happening. Ami could feel his chakra increasing rapidly. It was responding to his anger and soon enough, the demon's cloak would appear and cover his body.

No sooner than she'd thought it, it appeared. A dark, orange coloured cloak, with a chakra so strong that it could be sensed miles away even by the less skilled shinobi, appeared. Ami could also feel her eyes start to sting. The pain would increase along with Naruto's chakra. She would later have to discover a way to control this strange connection between them.
"Give Sasuke back!" Naruto growled.
"He came to us on his own accord, there's really nothing you lot can do about it." Kabuto smirked.
"Shut it, four-eyes!" Sakura shouted, furiously.
"If you want him back, you're going to have to force him away from me... That is, if you can handle the fight." Orochimaru chuckled.

"Don't listen to him, Naruto! He's just messing with your head!" Ami said.
Her words, however, were completely useless. Without thinking twice, that is if Naruto was thinking at all, he dashed toward the terrifying man. Ami didn't acknowledge much after that. She felt herself, along with Sakura and Sai, being pulled back by what seemed to be a wooden branch. She saw lots of smoke; she could hear loud noises, including Naruto's loud growls. He'd managed to hit Orochimaru and the man ended up on the other side of the bridge. For a moment, Ami wondered if that was all it took, but she soon realised that Orochimaru was indeed as strong as people claimed him to be. He slowly returned to the bridge and continued hissing words at Naruto. Ami's eyes continued to sting and she tried not to voice her pain. Letting the enemy know she wasn't at her best game wouldn't be the greatest of ideas. A third tail started to form on Naruto, making Ami wonder when the second one had appeared. The chakra was getting stronger and Naruto was transforming faster. If she were to do anything about it, it would have to be now.

Ami allowed her Sharingan to activate. The pain subsided as soon as her dark orbs spiralled into blood red. She carefully observed Naruto's state and started to think on how she could do this. Before she could fully concentrate, however, Kabuto dashed toward Naruto. A large amount of chakra surrounded one of his hands and he aimed directly at Naruto's head. Luckily for Naruto, his senses were at his upmost best now that the Kyuubi was threatening to take control. Ami wasn't sure what Naruto had done, but there was a loud explosion and Kabuto flew past her, narrowly missing her arm. In a slight moment of panic, she started to run toward her out of control friend. Yamato, realising the sudden movement, seized her before she went further onto the collapsing bridge.
"I need to help him!" She cried, still not realising they would fall at any moment.
"Naruto isn't thinking straight, Ami. If you get any closer he'll hurt you." Yamato said, struggling to keep the young girl at bay.
Orochimaru suddenly disappeared into the forest and Naruto followed after him. Ami desperately called out to him, but it was useless. She'd read countless times that shinobi weren't supposed to express their emotions, especially during missions. She'd read all the tips and knew all the rules. It had never occurred to her why Kakashi wore a mask, until that very moment. Her Sharingan had faded back into her normal onyx eyes, but they were bloodshot. The tears streamed down her face, endlessly. If she hadn't fought with Naruto earlier, he would've been less angry to begin with and they probably would've been able to handle things differently. This was all her fault and she was the only one who could fix it.
"Sakura!" Yamato called out. No response. "Sakura, where are you?"
"I think she's unconscious." Sai said, pulling out his scroll.
Ami stopped crying for a slight moment. How could she have forgotten about Sakura? Did Kabuto knock her over when he flew past? What kind of friend... Or teammate was she?

"Sai! Get Sakura!"
Ami only noticed the bridge was collapsing when Yamato roughly shoved her toward safe and solid ground. She tried to focus on her surroundings, but it was useless. She had to get her head in the game – they were on a mission for goodness sake! She couldn't afford to lose concentration now that Naruto, Sakura and possibly everyone was in danger. Ami watched as Sai drew a giant creature on his scroll. He glanced back at her for a brief moment, but didn't say anything. At least he was proving himself worthy. He was going to save Sakura. Ami couldn't move and she mentally scolded herself for it. Yamato was struggling to keep the bridge up, with his wood-style ninjutsu.
"I can't hold it up much longer!" Yamato said, rather desperately.
Ami heard more loud noises coming from where Naruto was fighting. She'd have to find a way toward him. Yamato and Sai could save Sakura. Naruto needed her now more than ever. She was momentarily pulled back to reality when Sai took off. The remains of the bridge were gradually tearing apart and Sakura was just about heading to her death. Sai flew right past her as she fell but didn't save her. Panicking slightly, Yamato acted quickly and just barely caught Sakura. The wood wrapped around her unconscious body and pulled her up. Sai headed toward the forest, without further acknowledging anyone. Yamato refused to call out to him, deciding Sakura's health was currently more important.
"Sakura! Wake up! You better wake up otherwise I swear – I'll throw you in the water!" Ami screamed.
Yamato didn't dream of telling the young Uchiha to calm down. It was likely it would only get her even more agitated. The entire situation was going downhill, but he had to remain level headed. He was certain Sakura would calm Ami down once she was awake. If only she'd wake up faster...
"Sakura?" Yamato said, shaking her slightly. He relaxed a little when Sakura let out a small groan.
"Is she okay?" Ami called out. Sakura slowly sat up and rubbed the back of her head.
"She will be." Yamato answered. He carried her back toward solid ground, hoping the bridge would stay up while he was still on it. He gently placed Sakura on the ground and rested her head on Ami's hoodie. Sakura groaned again and clutched her head.
"What happened? Where's Naruto... And Sai?" Sakura asked, looking around and taking in the destroyed scenario.
"Naruto's fighting with Orochimaru and he's losing control. I need to get to him, but I won't be able to do anything if they're in the middle of a fight." Yamato sighed.
"Then let me go." Ami said.
"No... It's too dangerous and-"
"But Ami can do this... This thing... With her eyes..." Sakura said, though she too sounded quite worried.
"We'll wait here for now. I'll make sure to keep an eye on their fight." Yamato said. Surprisingly enough, Ami agreed without further discussion.

x.x

Naruto was only seen once again after two hours of constant fighting. As the battle went on, Yamato's clone gave them updates, which Ami originally thought would calm her. It didn't. They always knew whenever there had been a strong impact between Naruto and Orochimaru, due to the strong wind that would blow in their direction. Ami wanted, desperately, for him to come back safe and sound. She wanted to apologize for taking Sai's side. She wanted to tell him that he was right – Sai wasn't part of the team, he didn't know what teamwork meant, he was in fact a traitor. Their previous argument played back in her mind and it made her want to cry. Sometimes she wished she could be more like Sasuke. Sasuke was exceptionally good and hiding whatever he was feeling. Emotion never got in the way of a mission. Why couldn't she be the same? She closed her eyes and buried her head in her hands. There had to be an easier way out of this.

There was another loud explosion-like sound and a strong gust of wind. It made her wonder what sort of fight was going on. Even with Yamato's descriptions, she couldn't imagine it. She screamed when she saw him being thrown, not too far from where she rested, with a sword attached to his abdomen. There were four tails now, and his entire body looked like a small fox. Naruto was no longer there. She wasn't sure whether or not she'd be able to help him this time. However, she wouldn't give up. It wasn't in her nature.
"I need to help him!" She cried.
"No! Don't move." Yamato ordered.
Ami calmed slightly when she realised the sword hadn't pierced him. Orochimaru was struggling to keep the fight to his advantage, and that was, in some ways, a good sign.
"This isn't a battle between shinobi anymore. It's an epic battle between two monsters." Kabuto smirked.
"Shut up, you sick son of a bitch!" Ami screamed.
"Ami... Calm down." Yamato said. Naruto growled loudly as Orochimaru retrieved the sword, making everyone turn their attention to him.
"What a pitiful child. He'd do all this, just to save Sasuke." Kabuto said.
"I swear... You say one more thing and I'll kill you." Ami spat, angrily.
"Am I lying? Look at him... The boy's gone, only the monster lives on. There's no way you can save him now." Kabuto smirked.
"Ami, ignore him." Yamato said, quite worriedly.
"He's gone forever... No one can save him. Especially you. You are quite worthless, after all."

Kabuto knew exactly what he was doing when he started talking. He knew there was no risk of him getting punched in the face, or worse. He knew all too well that the young Uchiha would play his game and attempt to help Naruto. All that mattered to him now, was whether or not she'd be able to do it. Yamato tried to grab hold of her as she dashed off, but he was obliged to retreat when a small – yet powerful – spark of lightning came his way. There was no way of knowing whether or not that attack was on purpose, because Ami hadn't looked back. She couldn't think straight by that point. She could only think of Naruto and how she wasn't going to let the demon take control.
"Naruto!"
Yamato tried to think of the best solution to their current nightmare. He remembered what Jiraiya, Kakashi and Tsunade had told him, he knew what he had to do, but the practical situation was different to the theory. If Kakashi knew that one of his students was running toward Naruto in his demon form, he'd have Yamato's head on a silver platter.
"She can do it." Sakura said, confidently. "She's done this before."

Ami stopped running once she was close enough to be attacked by one of Naruto's tails. She didn't want to scare him and make him think that she was the enemy. She wanted to calm him. She was going to succeed. Kabuto wasn't right about her. She wasn't worthless.
"Naruto... It's me. It's just me and no one else. Please come back." She said, in a soft and desperate voice.
The miniature fox slowly turned his attention to the new scent. He growled and approached her, deadly but carefully. She took a deep breath and tried to control her emotions. She couldn't show him any fear, otherwise he'd take advantage. Her eyes spiralled into a Mangekyou Sharingan much faster than it normally would. She barely felt it changing, but she knew it was there. There was always this different sensation about herself every time the Mangekyou came into use. It did feel much stronger than the last time she used it and she wondered if her body was finally accepting the change.
"I know you're in there, Naruto."

There was a sudden moment in which she felt as though she was being pulled into a different dimension. Everything suddenly went black, but she could still feel everyone's presence around her. She closed her eyes, briefly, and tried to focus. When she opened them, however, she found herself face to face with a giant cage. She felt smaller than usual standing next to it. There was a loud grunt and she felt her legs moving forward. Normal people would run away from strange grunting noises, but she moved closer. Her eyes winded when she caught a glimpse of a single, large, red eye.
"Y-you're..."
She didn't know where she was or what she was doing, but lying before her was the Kyuubi.
"Uchiha!" It growled, loudly.
She wasn't sure why she was there, but she decided it was the opportune moment to find Naruto. She backed away from the cage as fast as she could and, without realising, tripped over something that was lying on the ground. Only then did she notice there was water everywhere. The said object on the ground, which nearly made her fall, was none other than Naruto himself. She quickly kneeled down beside him and cradled his head. His eyes were open, but they weren't looking at her, they were looking past her. Once they were a glistening blue, now they were completely lifeless.
"Naruto... Wake up, please!" She said, desperately.
"He won't wake... Not until I ask him to release me." The Kyuubi spoke up.
"Shut up! Don't you dare interfere!" Ami screamed. "Naruto... Please... Give me some sort of indication that you're still here."
"Weren't you two mad at each other? Let him let me out so I can finish off that bastard Orochimaru-"
"I thought I told you to shut up!"

Ami gently placed Naruto back on the ground and courageously walked toward the cage. She noticed the Kyuubi avoided her eyes at all times. Could she possibly control the demon? She stared at the giant creature before her. Why did it have to be inside Naruto?
"You're going to leave him alone, do you understand me? I bet I could destroy you if I put my heart and soul into it, and I'm certain you wouldn't like it." She said, hoping it would at least scare the demon. It didn't. The demon simply chuckled and rested its giant head on its giant paws.
"You're mistaking your power of the mind with something fatal."
"My eyes are connected to you and not Naruto... Right?" She asked, rather curiously. It felt strange to be talking to that demonic creature, but she didn't know how to get out. It chuckled again, but didn't answer. Ami felt a sudden pain in her stomach. It was a strange, burning sensation. The giant creature continued to chuckle, almost as though it was the one causing her pain.

Ami was struck back into the real world when she felt her body hit the ground. She could hear Sakura screaming something in the background. There was something hovering above her and something connected to her stomach. The pain was slowly increasing...
"It lasted longer than I expected it to." Kabuto smirked.
Yamato quickly dashed toward Naruto and Ami and managed to pull him off her. He shouldn't have allowed this to get so far. A part of him truly thought Ami would pull this off, but she got hurt. They stared at each other for a few good minutes and all he saw next was one of Naruto's tails connecting to her abdomen. The painful scream that followed had drained all colour from his face. Yamato seized Naruto a proceeded to seal the demon away. Naruto broke away from him, however, and made a run for Orochimaru.

"Don't you dare move!" Sakura said, threateningly, as Kabuto started to walk toward Ami.
"Relax, I'm not going to hurt her while Naruto is on a rampage." Kabuto smirked. "She won't last much longer if she doesn't get properly treated."
Kabuto was right and Yamato knew it, but for that they had Sakura. He carefully positioned the coughing child on the ground and applied pressure to her deep wound. There was blood everywhere and he was certain Kakashi would kill him as soon as he got back to Konoha. Both Kabuto and Sakura approached and concentrated their chakra in their hands.
"If you do anything to hurt her-"
"I'd rather have her alive, actually." Kabuto said, maliciously. Yamato glared at him, but allowed him to help Sakura heal her.
"What about Naruto?" Sakura asked.
At that exact moment, Naruto came rushing back to where they all were. Orochimaru called out to Kabuto and Yamato knew he was retreating.
"Well... I guess she's in your hands now." Kabuto shrugged. "It would be a shame if you lose her, though."
"I can handle it." Sakura said, through gritted teeth.
Yamato disabled his clone and focused his energy on sealing the Kyuubi before things got even more out of hand. Luckily enough for him, Naruto seemed quite pleased that Orochimaru was leaving and was still. He struggled slightly when he felt something strong wrapping around him, but Yamato managed to keep him at bay.

x.x

Naruto awoke over two hours later, covered in bandages and with a very bad headache. He sat up so quickly that it felt as though everything was spinning.
"You still need to rest." Yamato said, firmly.
"What... What happened?" He asked, weakly.
"What do you remember?" Yamato asked.
"Not much." Naruto muttered. He tried to focus his thoughts, but everything was blurry. There was a moment where he was certain he remembered hearing Ami's voice. She sounded desperate, almost as though she was crying. She was telling him to wake up. Then he remembered a scream... It sounded painful. He shuddered slightly. "Where's Ami?"
"She's still resting." Yamato sighed.
"Is she okay?"
"I... I'm not sure yet." Yamato stood and started rummaging through his things. He found a water bottle and handed it to Naruto. "Naruto, she tried to help you out of your situation... But you wounded her quite badly."

I decided it would be best if Naruto attacked Ami instead of Sakura - as bad as that sounds - because well... I don't really know :o KKK

But I hope you liked it either way! I shall try to write the next one faster - PROMISE! xoxo