Heartless

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Once again, I (sadly) don't own Naruto… T.T

OOH! I wonder if this'll end up better than Blossom of Konoha… Oops, sorry! READ ON, READAHS! READ ON!! Btw, are any of you interested in Bleach? IchiRuki in particular? No? Dang…

Warning: SNAKES!!!

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Deep in Konoha, in an overgrown forest, lies a large building, dark, tall and gloomy. It has been forgotten over the years and nobody has been there for a long time. That's mostly because the ground around there is littered with bones, animal and human alike, covered in strange, blue-purple marks. Huge vines and bushes as well as thorns block it, but fortunately Kabuto knew a way through all of it. He dove into a stream and motioned for the other two to follow. I didn't know whether this was a trap or not, but I figured even if it killed us, Kabuto would die as well, and surely Orochimaru would not want to lose him. I didn't know it was nearly the other way around. Sasuke fastened his headband and leapt after Kabuto. Hesitantly, I followed as well. The water was cold and icy. Kabuto turned around, and motioned for us to enter an underwater cave.

' Is this guy delirious?' I thought furiously. 'We're all going to lose breath down here!' Sasuke must have been thinking the same thing, judging by the glare he gave Kabuto. The man turned around, rolling his eyes. Bubbles were rolling out of his mouth! I gasped, and expected myself to choke to death, but found I was breathing. I let out a sigh, and then wondered if I could talk underwater here as well.

" It's okay. Those who do not bring swimming equipment can breathe, and those who do cannot." Kabuto said dryly.

" That's ironic." I rolled my eyes.

" Where are you taking us?" Sasuke demanded.

" The temple, stupid." Kabuto grinned. " This is a secret passage. (DUH) It's not far. We should be there quite soon."

" Define soon." Sasuke growled. Kabuto ignored him and continued to swim. I started, and followed him as well. Sasuke narrowed his eyes.

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My pink hair floated in front of me as I too followed Kabuto. I saw an opening not that far ahead. That must be where the temple is. My eyes narrowed as I thought about the spiritual energy I had lost. How in heaven's name would I get it back? Another thought crossed my mind. Did the temple stretch to hell as well? That would be amusing, I found myself thinking, if just a building could reach the heights of heaven, earth and hell. We all burst through the opening, into the fresh air. What we saw next was close to horrifying.

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" Eep!" I shrieked. I leapt up and tried to fly to avoid all the writhing creatures. Kabuto grinned.

" It's the Snake Temple, miss. What did you expect?" His eyes twinkled in amusement. Sasuke thought this was hardly amusing.

" These snakes are huge." He said calmly, yet stayed his distance. " And colorful as well. Aren't they poisonous?"

" Of course they are! Last person that got bitten died in a new record of 2.81 seconds. I guess the more blood these snakes get, the more venomous their poison becomes." Kabuto smiled. " They won't bite me, but I'm not so sure about you two." I let out another squeal and gulped, edging towards Sasuke. He muttered something about Love goddesses not being used to snakes. Well, wudduya know? He's right.

" Then we'll kill all of them." Sasuke scowled.

" Oh, heaven's, no! That won't do! If you kill them, the king snake will be woken up, and even Orochimaru-sama doesn't want that!" Kabuto said with a hint of sarcasm.

" I thought Orochimaru was the king snake." I said nervously.

" No. He's more like… a prince, or a duke." Kabuto grinned. " That's all I'm going to say." He started to walk forwards. For the first time since we got there, I forgot the snakes and looked up. A huge, crumbling, stone temple rose ahead of us. And by huge, I mean HUGE!! I tried to look at the top, but it was too high, and I saw none. My eyes wandered down, and… saw the temple was floating! There wasn't any earth around the temple, just blank, misty, nothingness, and it stretched down south as well.

" Surprised?" Kabuto's odd voice shook me out of my thoughts. Sasuke kept staring down at the mist as if he would see his brother there. He looked tense and ready to attack at any minute.

" How are we going to get there?" My voice was shaking. I guess I really am scared of snakes. Kabuto took a step forward onto the blank nothingness. I winced, expecting him to fall, but he stayed on the air as if it were solid ground. Sasuke blinked, amazed. (Wow, I didn't know THAT was possible.) We followed hesitantly. The closer I got to the temple, the smaller I felt. I was used to looking DOWN at things as a goddess, so looking up at something just made me feel even weaker as a mortal. Sasuke rolled his eyes at my fear and walked on ahead.

" Stuck up Uchiha." I muttered under my breath.

We entered the musty, dark temple. It was so cold, and I felt my skin prickle. We walked past many corridors, some which were only dimly lighted by a torch.

Eventually, we arrived a large door, and saw that many weird marks were on it. Some looked familiar, in fact.

" What does that mean?" I asked, pointing at them. Kabuto grinned slyly.

" It means, 'Do not bother King of Snakes or he shall swallow you whole. Play with his temple and you will be poisoned with venom that lasts for many years, slowly eating its way out of you.'" I could have sworn Sasuke flinched when Kabuto said the last sentence.

" And do not kill any snakes, or the King of Snakes will summon the red-eyed mortal."

" How come you can read it?" He demanded. I wondered the same thing.

" That," Kabuto rolled his eyes. " Is an easier one. I cannot read snake, but God of the Snakes can. Quite amusing, really."

" What I find amusing is the fact that this 'King Snake' is stronger than Orochimaru." I frowned. Kabuto narrowed his eyes and put his hand on the door. It lit up with chakra, starting with his body, stretching from his body to the whole entire door, and it awkwardly jerked open.

" It's dark." Sasuke remarked dryly.

" Get used to it." Kabuto shot back with the same tone. Suddenly, a sword shot out of the darkness, and went straight through my arm. I staggered to the ground.

A single drop of blood fell.

" Hello, Sakura. Remember me?"

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