As Kabuto wished, the hokage had him transferred away from the prison as soon as possible. Even though Tsunade was reluctant, she did need the information Kabuto had on Naruto. "Alright. You got your transfer, now tell me how I stop the symptoms Naruto has." She said.
"If you remember correctly I said I might tell you." Kabuto said, smirking at the hokage. She clenched her fists, wishing she could punch him. That would make him angry however, and she couldn't afford that. Not when Naruto was suffering. "At least tell me what his next symptom may be. You seem to have a pretty good idea." She said through gritted teeth. He paused, wondering if he should divulge the information or not. Then he remembered how powerful he had made the contents of the injection and decided on effect was nothing. "I believe he should be suffering from uncontrollable anger as we speak." He said. Her eyes widened considerably.
"You mean…now?" he nodded. She then thought about Sasuke. The raven wasn't exactly the best person to deal with an angry person and he knew, if Naruto started and argument, the raven wouldn't let it go. "Damnit. They're probably killing each other right now!" she said angrily, wishing the medic nin had told her sooner. "How do I stop him?" she asked.
"The effect will automatically reverse when his anger reaches a peak and he subconsciously realises what he is doing. Your probably too late." He said. She threw him a dirty look. Tsunade hoped to god that Sasuke could handle Naruto's anger without getting involved and fighting with the blonde. The hokage winced; the raven was known for his short temper and they were probably physically fighting by now. She stood up quickly. "I'll be back, and then I want to know exactly how to stop what's affecting Naruto."
"If you're going to find Naruto, be prepared for the worst." He said with a smile. This made the hokage turn around. "The worst?"
"The anger might not reverse for good. In fact, it may come back worse than before. That's means he could have lethal mood swings." Tsunade sighed dramatically.
"Great. How do I control Naruto then?" he laughed at what the hokage asked.
"I only devised one plan. Simple, but effective. However… I suppose you would think it was…right." The hokage was about to ask what, but before she could Kabuto cut in again. "Shouldn't you be going?" she hesitated slightly before glaring at Kabuto; he was right, she didn't have time for this. She told him that she would come back after and talk to him about the information she needed then, before leaving quickly.
When the hokage arrived at the Uchiha mansion, she was surprised to find it was completely quiet. She knocked on the door, but got no answer. Getting slightly impatient, she knocked again knowing that no answer could either be good or really bad. Deciding it could be bad, she used a teleportation jutsu to get inside the house. Looking around she assumed Sasuke was in one of the bedrooms. "Naruto, if that's you, get out before I throw you out." She located the room Sasuke's voice came from and tried the door, finding it was locked. "Its not Naruto. Open the door Sasuke."
"Leave me alone." He said quietly. She thought for a moment, wondering what she could say that wouldn't make the situation worse. "Is…is everything okay?" she got no answer. Sasuke seemed to be fine, but she didn't know about Naruto. According to Kabuto, if he had taken a turn for the worst, could be on a rampage right now and finding him would be easier if Sasuke could tell her where the blonde could be. "Where is Naruto?" she got nothing from the raven until a loud smash broke the deadly silence. The hokage jumped back from the door slightly, startled by the sudden sound. "Sasuke?" inside the room, Sasuke had just put his fist through a mirror that was hanging on the wall.
He pulled a few glass shards roughly from his hand and sat against the wall, dropping down with a small thud. The raven looked up as his door was forced open. Tsunade gasped as she saw Sasuke's hand; its was covered in blood which was now dripping on the floor. She walked over to him and held her hands over his own, healing him with her chakra. Sasuke pulled away. "I don't know where he is okay!?" he snarled. She looked at him sadly; his eyes were red, obviously from crying and tearstains marked his face. She took his hand firmly again, this time determined to heal him. "What did he do?" she asked carefully. Sasuke looked away.
"He…he said something…" he muttered. The hokage raised an eyebrow; it must have been a pretty horrible something to make Sasuke like this when he was usually so calm. "You know it wasn't his fault Sasuke." The raven looked up at her.
"Not his fault? How the f-" he remembered he was talking to the hokage and he stopped himself quickly. "Its another effect of the injection Kabuto gave him. He can't control it. You need to tell me what happened Sasuke." He shrugged.
"We were arguing about something...Then he punched me for no reason! Well, I did call him dobe but I always do that and he never punches me for it! He just went crazy, and then…he…never mind. Afterwards he knew what he did and he apologized, but I threw him out. I wouldn't have been so angry if I knew…" she put a hand on his shoulder.
"I don't think even Naruto knew it was happening to him, otherwise he may have tried to warn you about it." the hokage released Sasuke's now fully healed hand. "I have been talking with kabuto and have managed to pry a few things from him. When I return he's most likely going to tell me how we can control Naruto." Sasuke frowned. "Control Naruto? What do you mean?" she sighed, remembering she hadn't explained to Sasuke. "He believes the anger might not completely reverse, only delay for a while until it will come back worse than before." She said.
"Then there is a way to control it?" the hokage nodded.
"Once I can get Kabuto to tell me that is." She added. The hokage told Sasuke to find Naruto and make sure he was safe. "Explain to him everything I have just told you and do your best to keep him calm. "Bring him to my office after that. By then I should have the information from Kabuto on how to help Naruto until Kabuto decides to reveal how to permanently cure him from these crazy effects." Sasuke nodded and climbed to his feet. He should have known his dobe wouldn't have said something like that without a good reason.
When he reached Naruto, the blonde was curled up on the bed asleep. Sasuke stared at him sadly. He had obviously exhausted himself from crying. Sasuke opened the window he was looking through and slipped inside, lying on the bed next to Naruto. The blonde woke up and was confused to find someone's arms wrapped around him. He struggled slightly, but stopped when Sasuke whispered in his ear. "S-Sasuke!" he quickly turned around to face the raven. "Why are you here?"
"Because I know you didn't mean to say what you did." Naruto looked away from him guiltily. "I can't believe I said something like that…I'm so sorry." Sasuke smiled at Naruto, trying to make the blonde feel better. "I love you Naruto." he said.
"I love you too." Naruto still looked guilty so Sasuke explained how it was just another symptom of the injection from Kabuto. Naruto said that Kyuubi had been trying to warn him about something, but he had ignored it. Sasuke told Naruto they needed to go and see the hokage about how to control the other effect of his anger if it comes back. The blonde nodded, just glad Sasuke was with him again.
Getting the information on how to heal Naruto completely wasn't going to be coming from Kabuto any time soon, so the hokage just settled for finding out how to control Naruto's anger. The medic nin smiled widely. "Kakashi confiscated a variety of objects from me when he brought me here." Her eyes narrowed; what would he want with anything he was carrying then? "Bring me the objects." He ordered. Tsunade snorted. "Like I'm going to hand weapons over for you." He thought for a moment.
"Very well. Then I'm sure I won't mind giving you one thing." She sighed and gave him a face that clearly said 'continue'.
Kabuto paused a moment before speaking again. "It's a black box. Shaped like a rectangle. That's all you need to control Naruto." she nodded and called in the anbu.
"Yes, hokage-sama?" one of them asked politely. She turned to face them.
"The objects Kakashi confiscated from Kabuto. Where are they?" she asked.
"Kakashi told us to keep them locked away in your desk drawer, he didn't tell you?" she shrugged. Remembering, Kakashi had told her but she was very drunk at the time and decided the anbu didn't need to know that. "Yes…he might have mentioned it." she muttered. "It better be something good." She hissed at Kabuto, before leaving.
By the time she reached her office, Sasuke and Naruto were already waiting for her. "Well?" Sasuke asked, rather rudely. She pulled out a key and unlocked one of her drawers and pulled out a plastic bag filled with various items. One of them, like Kabuto had said, was a small back box. She took it out the bag and locked everything else back in the drawer. "What's that?" Naruto asked suspiciously, as Tsunade pulled the lid off the box. Before Sasuke or Naruto could see what it was, she slammed the lid back on, snarling slightly. "That bastard!" she hissed.
"Can you help Naruto then?" Sasuke asked. She sighed.
"Apparently not…" she muttered. Naruto was still wondering what was in the box, so her asked her. "Kabuto said he had a way to control you if the anger came back. I, however, thought it was something a little less inhumane." Naruto thought for a moment. Whatever was in the box was a way to control his anger, if it came back worse. The blonde decided it could be his only way to stop himself from hurting Sasuke, or anyone else he cared about. "What is it?" he asked quietly. She hesitated as she pulled the small object from the box. It was black, like the box it had been in, with silver studs lined across it. To Naruto, it just looked like a dog collar. Sasuke realised what it was before the blonde and understood why the hokage wouldn't even suggest using it. He sighed as, looking at the puzzled look on Naruto face, his boyfriend still hadn't got it. "It's a shock collar dobe." He explained.
The hokage was livid.
"I can't believe Kabuto would expect me to use something like this on you. Then again, what did I expect from a cold-hearted bastard like him…" she trailed off when she noticed Naruto pull the collar from her hands. "Would it work? I mean, if I tried to hurt Sasuke would it stop me?" he asked. The hokage shrugged.
"I have no idea how powerful the shock would be and what Kabuto intended it for in the first place." She looked in the box and pulled out a piece of paper and a small remote. The picked up the paper and read what was written on it. "Collar delivers a powerful electric shock to the wearer when activated by the remote control…" she scanned down the page, skipping the unimportant parts. "Attach with a small sealing jutsu." She stuffed everything back in the box and tried to take the collar from Naruto and was surprised when the blonde pulled back. "What?" Naruto was staring at it thoughtfully. "I want to use it." he said quietly.
"Not a chance in hell!" Sasuke snarled, snatching it from the blonde. Naruto looked at Sasuke angrily. "What if I hurt you? You heard what she said. The anger, if it comes back, will be uncontrollable. I would never forgive myself Sasuke." He took the collar gently. "At least this way we can be sure." He loosely put the collar on, and asked the hokage to seal it for him. Hesitating, she finally gave in. Naruto felt the cold leather tighten around his throat and he thanked her, taking the remote from the desk and handing it to Sasuke. "You have to promise me that if the anger comes back, you will press that button." Sasuke refused immediately.
"I will not be the person to do that dobe. I won't hurt you." He said determinedly.
"Please?" he begged. Sasuke shook his head again, trying to give the remote for the collar back to Naruto. "Stop being so stubborn teme! Just do it…for me." Sasuke sighed and put the remote in his pocket. Even though he made out he would, Sasuke promised to himself that he would never use it on Naruto.
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