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Chapter VI: Torture

Naruto brought the kunai above his head, all his muscles become involuntary. The helpless Sasuke's eyes were wide and filled with terror as Orochimaru forced Naruto's hand to grip the kunai forcefully. He brought the kunai down into Sasuke's neck...

...and split his neck open.

There came no blood, but...

Is that smoke? Naruto thought. Yes! It is!

The whole of Sasuke's body exploded into smoke. Naruto knew that such a person couldn't go down so easily. He looked back at Orochimaru, who's smirk had grown yet bigger than before. He knew it wasn't really Sasuke. He knew it was a clone. And most of all, he knew that more than fighting his best friend or watching him refuse to come home, the pain of killing his best friend would be too much for Naruto to bear. Or at least, frighten him so much that he was unable to move for a few moments; which he did, leaving the perfect opening for Orochimaru to swiftly jump in and swipe the handle of a kunai across Naruto and the real Sasuke's, who had been hiding, necks. Naruto was knocked unconscious, but Sasuke lashed back out at Orochimaru. Seeing himself as being betrayed, Orochimaru knocked Sasuke out and picked the two up.

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"Sasuke!" A voice said his blue eyes dull, as seen in the dimness of the small, buzzing light that hung over the cemented walls of the cold, damp room. "Sasuke, are you awake?"

"Why don't you shut up already," an annoyed yet cold voice said, punching Naruto, who was chained against a wall, in the stomach so hard that Naruto's chained wrists and ankles flew forward like reflexes, but we restrained by the chains. Naruto threw up.

Sasuke, who had been lying on the floor, saw what was happening and stood up. He ran at Naruto's assailant, but was shocked to see the Uchiha's face. No matter, since the 'trance' had almost worn off, it didn't matter who it was he had to face - he had to protect his friend. The fight didn't last long, however, for when Sasuke tried a jutsu Madara grabbed him and slammed him into the wall, chaining him up next to Naruto. Naruto's feet dangled lightly over his blood-filled vomit. Madara left.

"Are you alright... Sasuke?" Naruto asked, pausing to catch his breath.

Sasuke looked at the wall. There were objects such as a wooden club and a whip hanging up. He paused before he said, "Orochimaru's gone."

No answer came from Naruto.

"This battleground didn't suit him. He's looking for the perfect place, where he can fight you."

Naruto looked over quietly at Sasuke.

"I mean, us," Sasuke added.

"Arigato."

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Naruto and Sasuke talked. They talked about old times and memories past, all in the act of trying to take their minds off the hidden dangers that lurked behind the unreachable door. Sasuke also told Naruto about how he knew about a secret of the Uchiha clan - one that noe one else knew. Unforntunately, that's what Madara was after. They both fell silent as Madara entered the room once more. He walked up to Sasuke, grabbing the club as he went.

"Are you going to tell me what you know," he asked.

Sasuke very well knew what he was talking about, and he didn't answer. He prepared for the worst.

The worst never came.

As soon as the club was brought down onto Sasuke's head, he heard Naruto's barely audible yells and taunts.

"Hey!" Naruto yelled, trying desperately to get Madara to come at him instead, "You stupid Uchiha. Your clan sickens me. They're nothing but a bunch of losers, you all should be dead!"

No Naruto, Sasuke thought, Stop!

"You can't hurt me," he shouted. "You're too weak, all you can do is rely on the Kyuubi's power!"

To Sasuke's shock, Madara dropped the club and went back to the wall of torture devices. Naruto continued his shouts in fear of Madara going back to Sasuke, but he didn't. He walked to Naruto with a whip in his hand, tore Naruto's jacket and shirt off, and drew the whip back.

"YOU CAN'T HURT ME!" Naruto's angry cry rang through the room once more.

CRACK!

The whip made a deafening cracking noise as Madara brought it across Naruto's bare chest. Naruto yelled in pain.

"You're weak!" Naruto yelled.

CRACK!

The whip came down on him again.

The next ten minutes were hell. Sasuke watched Naruto's body become covered in deep, bloody marks from the whip, and listened to the sickening noise of Naruto's yells of pain and his flesh being pierced. Sasuke couldn't do anything. After Naruto was dizzy, Madara let the whip fall to the floor. He grabbed Naruto's neck and choked him, not by blocking his air flow, but by preventing him from coughing up blood, so he choked on the blood. After a while a little bit of blood began to force its way through Naruto's throat and it dripped down his lip. Madara became bored and left. Naruto began to make a wheezing sound, and Sasuke knew that blood clots had already formed and Naruto might choke and die.

With all his might, Sasuke threw his weight from side to side, pulling on the chains on his wrists. After a few moments his hard work paid off and the chains were loosened. He slipped on hand through one and used it to melt the other three chains. He quickly ran over to Naruto, but instead of getting him down, he punched him straight in the stomach. Naruto let out a muffled cry of pain, and even deep in Sasuke's cold heart he hated to watch his friend suffer like this. The force from the blow made the blood shoot out of his throat, and some got on Sasuke's feet. When he was able to speak again he said,

"S-Sorry, Sasuke!"

"Don't apologize, dobe," Sasuke said with a slight smile. He burned the chains around Naruto's wrists and ankles, and noticed him beginning to shiver. He picked up his shirt and his coat and handed them to Naruto. He put them on.

"Arigato," he said once more.

Naruto spotted an air vent above the chains - their way out. He tore the covering off the wall and threw it over his shoulder, which hit the floor with a loud "Ching!"

"Dammit!" Sasuke whispered. He followed Naruto quickly into the air vent. Not long after, Madara returned. He looked at the air vent.

They left, Madara thought. He climbed up onto the edge of the vent and did a few hand signs.

Then he blew a large jet of fire down the vent.

To be continued...

Woohoo, long chapter!