Chapter 3

Investigation

Damn this chapters are longer than normal. I like writing this story! Now you'll see in this chapter who kidnapped Naruto.

DISCLAIMER: ...-sniff- I want Naruto...

Sakura stretched as she wrapped her robe around her. Gently, she brushed her fingers through her wet hair, clearing it of any remaining knots and water. A yawn escaped her mouth, and she exited the bathroom. "Naruto?" she called as she looked around the apartment. "Where are you, Naruto?" When she entered the bedroom, she noticed a little white slip on the nightstand. She picked it up and read the note that Naruto had left her. A smile flashed on her face for a second, then quickly faded. "At least he left a note…" she muttered, and set the note down again.

Exhausted, she plopped down onto the bed, staring up at the ceiling. "Where did you go, Naruto?" she asked herself, as if Naruto were there in the room. But she knew perfectly well that he wasn't. Another yawn came from her mouth, and she glanced outside. The sun had finally set, and it was pitch dark outside. She averted her gaze to a pair of roses sitting on the windowsill. Sakura smiled, but only too soon to see the vase that held the flowers crack. The smiled faded, replaced by worry. "Naruto…" she muttered as she cleaned up the water that was draining out from the broken glass. When all the water was gone and wiped up, she plowed into the bed, and rested her head on the pillow. Slowly, she drifted off into slumber.

Sakura's eyes fluttered as the sunlight invaded her dream, waking her up. When she fully opened her eyes, she expected to see Naruto there next to her, but all that were there was the blankets and part of the mattress. Slowly, she got out of the bed. Maybe Naruto was in the living room. She walked out there, but alas, no sign of the blonde. Sakura looked around for a note or something, but no sign of anything of the sort. "He said he'd be back by now," she muttered, and her hand swept the couch lightly. "Where is he?"

Someone knocked at the door loudly, making Sakura jump. She walked over to the door and slowly opened it to see Shizune standing there with a worried expression. "Sakura-san," she said urgently. "Naruto-sama's been kidnapped!"

Sakura bolted out of the doorway, pushing Shizune down onto the ground. Naruto…you are so clumsy… she said in her head as she ran down the hall. Taking a sharp turn at a corner, she ran down the streets of Konoha to the Hokage's Office. Konohamaru saw her running speedily and started running after her. "Oi! Sakura-neechan!" he shouted, stopping Sakura. "Where are you going? I haven't seen Naruto-niichan lately. Where is he?"

Sakura was about to tell him what she knew, but it wouldn't turn out for the better, she knew that. But still, it would be wrong to keep it from Konohamaru. Either way, something bad will come of it. "Naruto's probably just doing some errands." She said, making up an excuse. Konohamaru raised an eyebrow at her, then shrugged, and walked away. Sakura let out a relieved sigh, and went back to running to the Hokage's office.

The doors blasted open as Sakura pushed on them, breaking one of the hinges. Ignoring the damaged door, she rushed to what was now Naruto's office, and noticed that the door was unlocked, unlike normally. Naruto always locked any door before he left it, and made sure of it too. Sakura noticed that part of the door was cracked, open. Slowly she peered inside, examining the room. The chair was recently sat in, and there was an object on the table. Silently, Sakura crept into the room and walked over to the desk. Naruto's headband was lying next to the edge, slightly hanging over. She picked it up, and put it around her wrist. The drawer was slightly open, not shut tightly, a scroll's paper sticking out. Sakura pulled the drawer out and noticed that three scrolls were missing. Carefully, she put the scroll that was out of place back in the drawer correctly, and shut the open storage.

After doing a thorough scan of the office, she exited the room, locking the door as she left. Her footsteps echoed as she walked down the empty hallway, heading toward the messenger's room. When she arrived at where it was located, that door was wide open, and signs of struggle were obvious. Naruto's cloak lay on the floor, looking as if it had fallen off to land in a pile such as that. Sakura peered into the room, and noticed the three new scrolls in the slots. "So he was here last night…" she muttered to herself, and was about to step into the room until she felt something under her foot. A little scared, she looked down at the ground at saw a small piece of rope lying on the ground. Sakura looked above her and noticed that there was a decent sized hook, enough to lay a capture trap. Next to the hook, and thin piece of steel sting shine barely, almost like a spider's web. Her eyes traced the wire, leading into the air vents.

Very cautiously, Sakura moved over to the air vents and opened one of them. The wire still hung inside, turning every corner. Luckily, the passage was large enough for her to fit through, so she easily tracked the wire to its source. The steel wire went all the way to the end of the vents, and still seemed to continue. Sakura busted the other vent frame out, and jumped out, keeping her eyes locked on to the barely visible clue.

The wire kind of twisted and turned, as if it were made to fool the follower if anyone were to find it. Abruptly, the wire shot up into the sky, making Sakura jump up now to follow it. When she was on top of a water tower, she noticed that it continued for miles. "I should of known it wouldn't be easy." She muttered, and started running as fast as she could along the steel wire, keeping a close eye on it. I'll find you, Naruto.

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The ground should beneath Naruto as he came to consciousness, and it took him about thirty seconds to remember where he was. Still, he was in the bag, moving at a speedy pace. Where are they taking me? He asked himself, dare not speaking aloud. More importantly, who are they? One of their voices entered his ear, and Naruto began listening carefully.

"Oi, Haitou-sama, what will shishou-sama do with Naruto-san?" one of them asked, sounding no older than twelve.

"I think shishou-sama plans on destroying the Konoha village. He already got the Sound and Mist." Haitou answered, sounding about Naruto's age. "Shishou-sama knows that Konoha is strong, and that he can't take them out on his own. Why do you ask, Suriteki-kun?"

"No reason in particular." Suriteki answered.

Naruto sighed silently. I've got to get out of here. Suddenly, he felt the bag stop moving, and his two kidnappers began talking again. "Did you hear that?" Haitou asked.

"Hai. That loud bang?" Suriteki said.

"It sounded like…Shishou-sama!"

The bag started moving again at an even more rapid pace, making Naruto a little motion sick. More voices entered his ears, all of cheers, surprised, and not really caring tones. Suddenly he felt the ground under him disappear, and it felt as if he was thrown in the air, which indeed his was. At impact, the bag peeked open a little, and Naruto crept out to come face to face with a large man with pure black hair. His eyes were a piercing yellow, much like Orochimaru's. "If it isn't the new Hokage." He chuckled in a low, cold voice. "Been a while, huh, Naruto-kun?"

Naruto glared at who seemed to be the one behind the attack on him. "Who the hell are you?" he demanded, harshness in his tone.

The man laughed. "I didn't expect you to remember me," he said, and snapped his fingers. Four men came near Naruto and held him still. "You will soon though."

Naruto squirmed, and saw the man create hand signs, but no words were spoken. The body turned into a liquid, and squirmed over to Naruto. It began climbing up his leg, swirling around his torso, and creeping into him from the mouth, nose, and ears. The Rokudaime screamed in agony as the liquid body flowed through his system, and he could feel himself losing consciousness. Suddenly, the Kyuubi's voice rang in his head.

Don't you dare take over my container!

The Voice of the other man sounded just as echoed as Kyuubi's.

I'm going to! Then shut you up for good after I destroy Konohagakure!

If you lay one hand on that village without my permission…

Then what? I'm taking over Naruto-kun. You'll kill yourself.

Damn you.

Naruto growled deeply, and his body clawed at the mysterious man inside of him. "What the hell?" the man screamed as he felt himself being sucked out. "This…what…is he?"

A scream of anger came from Naruto as he shot the man out from him, making him to bang into the wall with a loud thud. "You will never take me over." He growled. "Got it? Now who are you?"

The man stood up and wiped from a wound on his head. "Think back to your childhood," he said, laughing still. Naruto raised an eyebrow, but thought back to when he was little. Black hair, yellow eyes, black hair, yellow eyes.

A dark memory entered his mind, making Naruto gape at the man. "Y-you're…"

"That's right." The man smirked. "I used to be your old caretaker, Kuroki." When Naruto was little, Kuroki agreed to take care of him in order to kill him. He had failed, for Naruto escaped from him, and was never seen again. Kuroki fled the village, and planned to destroy. Also, he was a close friend of Orochimaru, and ruled some snakes. In the end, he, too, betrayed the Sannin and fled, living as a rouge. "I'm back to take care of you again, Naruto-kun. This time, there's no escaping."

Naruto now has a chance to be taken over...god I'm evil...damn morbid thoughts. Please review!

Yamahato Yokimoko-san