Author's note: I hope you'll enjoy this next chapter.sorry for grammar and spelling errors.

Enjoy. ja-ne!

Lost in Soul

Wake up stupid child. Naruto slowly opened his eyes to the darkness. He was with Kyuubi once more, but why? "Why am I here?"Naruto asked. Kyuubi laughed at the boy and replied. Have you forgotten boy? You ran and then ended up lost in that forest. Your lying in the snow almost dead yet you sill don't know why you are here.

It hit him like a thousand blows to the head. The Yuki-ona he saw her, but if he was there then what was wrong? Why was he here with Kyuubi? Naruto clenched his hands into fists. "Am I dead?" He asked.

No, thanks to me you are not, but I would advise you to wake the hell up! Naruto could feel the area he stood in heat up, Kyuubi was mad. The boy closed his eyes and concentrated. It was getting colder as he concentrated more. He was covered in a cold white blanket of snow laying, just as Kyuubi had said, in the middle of a forest. He coughed a few times then tried to get up. His body was numb and most likely frostbitten. It felt like icy daggers stabbing him as he gradually came to his feet.

He shivered as he tried to keep warm while he walked to where ever his feet lead him.

It had been two days since they had last seen Naruto making everyone on edge. Tsunadae looked at the three and frowned, she would not admit now, but she was worried about the young boy. "You may leave but I will be sending ANBU if you do not come back within three days. I wish you all good luck. Bring him back ,for everyone's sake"

Kakashi and Sakura nodded and the three left the small warm office. The wind blew harshly as they walked out of the building revealing their village drowned in snow. Hardly anyone was outside for the snow had not stop for days and only few could stay in the freezing temperatures for very long. The roofs of buildings looked like small mountains as tyeh snow continued to pile down on it. Sasuke tightened the warm scarf up closer to his neck then walked into the street, Sakura and Kakashi quietly following behind.

"Sasuke, Sakura do you have your com units?"Their sensei asked. "Hai"sakura replied , the raven haired Uchiha only nodded. "Once we get to the forest We'll need to split up. I'll go one way and you two will go the other. Do not split up, stay together. And if you find anything call" The white haired Jounin stated. "Check in when possible"

"Kakashi sensei, what will happen if we do not find him"Sakura asked, her aquamarine eyes dulled slightly. "We will find him, what ever it takes we will bring him back" Kakashi smiled underneath his mask as he replied to the young girl.

The forest was only feet away when Kakashi stated. "We'll meet back here at sunset, no later than that"

"Hai"Both genin replied.The three split up Kakashi going towards the way he found the shredded cloth and Sasuke and Sakura going the opposite way.

The boy looked up at the snow as it fell to the ground around him. He was so cold and wet from the snow that had melted from the heat of his body. He'd been wandering aimlessly for hours falling into the deep snow several times. He knew very well that he was already in the first stages of hypothermia but he kept walking in hope of finding some place warm or even the village.

He had not the slightest idea that someone had been watching him ever since he lost conscious the day before. There was something that they understood about the boy. But what it was they did not know. It was easy to keep quiet in the snow so boy never noticed that he was being followed. They quickly ran ahead of the young boy and stood before him.

The boy's eyes widened when he saw the pale ghost like woman standing before him. But before he could run he met her eyes with his. They looked almost yellow but yet they were a cold, grey blue at the same time. He couldn't understand why could he not run so he kept starring into her eyes. "Do not run child" she whispered almost hypnotically. Fear showed in the boy's eyes as he continued to watch her.

What is wrong with you brat. Run! Kyuubi yelled in his mind but it was useless, he was caught under her spell. She walked closer to Naruto until she was in front of him looking down at his face. He was looking up at her and shaking. Was it the cold he was shaking from or was it the fear of death? She placed an icey cold hand on the boy's face and his eyes widened further. "Look deep into my eyes child. What do you see?" she asked softly.

The snow slowed it fall to the ground as Naruto looked into the Yuki-ona's eyes. he could see himself sitting on the swing watching the other children play. "Wh-who are you?" he asked softly, his voice horse from the cold weather. She smiled then replied "Someone you've wanted for a very long time, Naruto."

"Wh-what are"He was about to finish when she interrupted "Hush child, that's enough, you need to rest. Just rest" She whispered. Naruto looked into the womans eyes once more until his eyes slowly closed. The woman held him closed and whisphered once more. "Sleep just sleep. And forget, forget everything."

"Forget"He mumbled as the woman smiled as she still held him close to her. "Shhh, that's right just forget. Your safe now. Your safe with me Naruto."

The snow began to fall once more as the two disappeared.

"Naruto."Sakura mumbled. Sasuke felt it also, it was as if something had been erased from their lives.Sasuke's eyes narrowed a bit as he looked ahead into the white forest of snow. "Sasuke? Did you feel it also?" the kunouichi asked. Sasuke looked at his teammate and replied "Yea, I felt it."

'What is this feeling, damn it' Sasuke thought.

Tsunadae looked out of her window and out at the Konnoha. "Naruto, where are you?"She whisphered.

i'm truely sorry for the chapter being short but i hoped you liked it.

Ja-ne