A/N- The second chapter of my first story which was my second story at LiveJournal…I'm really getting into this now…hope you like it^^


Neji, Kiba, Shino, and Shikamaru sat in the library. Something didn't seem right, they weren't communicating by thought, they just stared at each other blankly. They weren't mad at each other from earlier, it was just, at this point, they didn't want to hear each other. And their suspicions, which of some weren't very pleasant...

Footsteps. Everyone looked at the door. "So, how's Naruto doing?" Neji asked right before Sasuke walked in.

Sasuke sat in a chair next to Shikamaru, "Right now, he's just sleeping. His wounds weren't that bad, so he'll make a good recovery in about twenty minutes." he replied, making himself comfortable. Naruto was still covered in the blood from the wounds. At least his mind wasn't going on a rampaged like it was earlier, it was clear and easier to read. He was just dreaming.

They all looked at him, "What?" He looked up.

"So you think could tell us a little about Naruto?" Kiba said carefully.

"And just what makes you think I know anything about him?" Sasuke cocked his eyebrow.

"You know something about everyone, and on top of that, you've been here the longest." Neji said a little livid. Dang. Sasuke was just a little to over the top for himself right now. Not that he let anyone hear that, but the Uchiha needed to relax every once and in while.

Sasuke sighed, then he rested his arms on his legs not ready to spill everything he knew about the boy, so choose his explanation wisely, "Naruto, he wasn't reborn into the Dark World." All of their jaws dropped, "That's actually where he was born. He was used as an experiment, and the World Council sent him into this world, or as they called it, 'The World of Light'" he explained.

No one realized Naruto was now up in the next room listening.

"From the time he was six, he knew he was different, and the people of this world knew it too. They treated him for what they thought him to be, a monster. He was beat up and locked up for long periods of time. He lived here until a few years ago, it was before Shino, Kiba, Chouji, and Lee got here."

Naruto sighed, and then only Sasuke knew he was listening. He went on anyways, "The year he turned sixteen, he was returned to the Dark World. The Council asked him many questions about what he saw-"

"How do you know all of this anyways?" Shino asked, "You couldn't have known anything unless you were apart of the Council."

"My brother Uchiha Itachi is a member." Sasuke said, "And it you'll excuse me for a moment…" he got up.

"Where are you going?" Shikamaru asked.

"Naruto's listening," Neji said.

"Yes that's right. Now, if you'll excuse me." Sasuke said in a low growl.

Naruto sat on his bed watching his knife wounds heal little by little, "They treated me for what I was thought to be…and yet, I protect them…how ironic." he said to the coming in Sasuke.

"So you were born strait from the Dark World, that doesn't make you a bad person." Sasuke pointing his finger at the wall to make a thought and sound barrier. He grabbed Naruto's hand,

"You're Uzumaki Naruto and you're no different from the rest of us that were born in this world, barley lived, were murdered, then reborn into the Dark world."

"But Sasuke, when you say it like that-" Sasuke put his lips to Naruto's mouth making Naruto for get whatever he was going to say...

"You're no different." he whispered. He sighed, "You should consider yourself lucky, at least you weren't murdered. And look at it this way, you're the youngest of us staying at sixteen"

"But you got to live in this world, you were born here. You're normal, and I'm just- just weird.." Naruto breathed deep and looked down.

"What do you suppose Sasuke's telling him?" Kiba asked.

"It's impossible to tell, Sasuke put up a blocker barrier, we won't be able to hear their thoughts, what they're saying, or see what they're doing." Neji sighed irritated at Sasuke's precautions.

"Ok, so if you could guess, what do you think he's telling him?" Shikamaru asked.

"He's no different than the rest of us." Shino said getting a book and sitting back down, "But then again he is a little different."

"How so?" Shikamaru asked curiously, "It couldn't be that big a deal that he was born strait into the Dark World."

"We probably shouldn't talk about it, after all I'm sure Sasuke and Naruto can still hear us." Neji said.

"Whoops," Shikamaru covered his mouth.

"See Sasuke, even they think I'm different, it's not…fair." Naruto looked at Sasuke's cold eyes staring at the wall connected to the library.

He got up infuriated, "Wait Sasuke!" Naruto exclaimed. Sasuke stopped abruptly, looking back at Naruto, "Don't be mad at them, it's not their fault, they can't help it…" Sasuke looked at Naruto's rare sad and depressed face with deep sympathy.

"Naruto, you shouldn't look so sad, it doesn't fit you well." Sasuke sat back down next to him, grabbing his hand.

Naruto leaned his head on Sasuke's warm chest, "You're too nice to me…" he trailed off and then Sasuke realized he'd nodded off. He patted Naruto's soft, spiky, blonde hair. You're no different than the rest of us Naruto, see it that way. We're one and the same. Believe me, please…Sasuke laid Naruto back down on the bed. He looked at his arms that had dried streams of blood, We'll…clean you up tomorrow. Sasuke took down the barrier, then left the sleeping Naruto alone.

Instead of going back to the library, where everyone was waiting for him, he went to Naruto's room.

It caught him off guard how brightly colored the room was. The walls were orange and the carpet was so white, it glistened from the sunset. There was something about it that seemed so unique, yet he didn't know what it was.

Sasuke sat on Naruto's bed. It was so soft and even if no one was tired, if they laid here, they'd fall asleep like that.

He looked down at his hands, on his right palm was the character "love" on his left was the character "hate". You love, you hate, it's all the same no matter your fate. It was part of a poem he heard long ago, even before he met the others, it was a wonder he remembered it.

There was another part of it that had to do with the characters "black" and "white", like the ones on

Naruto's palms, Ying is white, Yang is black, this child was born to always fight back. Yes that was another line of it…

He laid They were going to have to prepare themselves for whatever the Kyuubi whipped out next.

And when it came, it could be much worse. It was still in question what the Kyuubi was after, it was known that it wanted to get out, but it could only display a fourth of it's true power. They had to find whatever it was looking for before it got out and acquired it.

But…they still didn't know what it was. It could be anything, an animal, place, even a toy. A plant,

a country maybe, but what could it do with a country?Did you think of a person? Neji thought.

Sasuke sat up, he never thought of that, a person. Ok so if it would be a person who would it be? that was the main problem with using a person, you didn't know who it would be…Well you heard the stories of how powerful it was when it was in a body, right? Do you happened to remember who that body was?

Naruto.Naruto? That's right it was Naruto. The era of complete chaos, destruction and…death. Naruto's the body the Kyuubi seeks? That's right, Naruto. He is danger and chaos, he is destruction and death.

Sasuke left Naruto's room.

"He's coming back," Neji looked at the door to the library. And sure enough, Sasuke came through the door. "There is the possibility." he answered Sasuke's silent question.

"But Naruto? Don't you think it's try to get someone more powerful, like Kakashi or Tsunade?" Kiba interjected.

"But that's just it Kiba, Naruto is the most powerful." Shikamaru explained, "He's just a little…stupid that's all."

"Do you think Tsunade already knows all of this?" Neji looked at Sasuke.

"I'm sure she's listening. She probably already knew it before we figured it out, she just wanted us to figure it out ourselves." Sasuke clarified.

"Naruto knows nothing, right?" Shino cut in ruefully, "He's not supposed to."

"Yes, he doesn't know anything, and for the time being, that's how it should be."

"But we're going to have to tell him soon, the next time the Kyuubi's supposed to act is a few days from now. We don't have much time."

"Yes, but now we have to protect him. If Shino's prediction is true the he can't come with us."

"So we should keep him locked up here?" Shikamaru said incredulously.

"No way is he going to agree to that. He's a haywire twenty-four seven." Kiba snickered.

"You have a point there…Sasuke what do you intend to do?" Neji asked.


"So I see they finally picked up on it." Tsunade told Shizune, her assistant.

"It seems so my lady." Shizune said, "And what do you have in mind to keep Naruto in the house?"

"Well there's a number of things I could do, I could strap him to his bed, lock him up, tie him up." Tsunade went on.

"I meant something reasonable."

"Those are reasonable Shizune."

"My lady, locking him up? Really you could get in trouble with the CPS." she said seriously.

"Mortals are nothing, what could they do? Execute me? Really." Tsunade said amused.

"Don't forget the World council."

"Ah yes, I did forget them. What would they want me to do with that poor boy, strangle him?"

"No, they sent him to live with you because they knew that you could take care of him and control him."

"Well that's not the real problem right now, the real one is what we're going to do about the Kyuubi when it gets out. We know it wants Naruto's body that way it can return to its former power. If that does happen, then there might not be anything we can do about it." Tsunade turned her chair to face the window, "We're going to have to tell him."

Shizune flinched, "My lady, are you sure that's the wise thing to do? You know how Naruto is, once he's heard that thing's looking for him, he'll go over there himself and try to fight it!"

"Calm down Shizune, it's either that or we send the others to their death."

"You don't have to say it so harshly."

"But it's the truth."

Shizune sighed, "Very well, when were you planning to tell him?"

"I'm not sure, I haven't decided that yet." Tsunade sighed, "We'll just have to think of the right

time."


"Really?" Shikamaru asked.

Sasuke nodded.

"And you think that'll work." It wasn't a question.

He nodded again, "All we need now is the place and who's going."

"I'm not so sure about this." Shino said.

"Why? It sounds good to me." Kiba said.

"Well think about it, all of us are tied to this place, even if we do take Naruto out of the country, he'll just come back." he explained.

"But what other choice do we have? The only other option is to…" Neji trailed off.

"You're lucky I'm in a good mood right now, otherwise I would've just ripped your head off." Sasuke said grimly.

"Wait- what's this?" Shikamaru said.

"What's what?" Kiba asked.

"Look, the main door." All of them focused on the main door.

They saw Tsunade opening it and there stood some people in black robes. Members of the Dark World Council.

"What are they doing here?" Shino said.

"I don't know…just watch." said Sasuke.

It looked like they were introducing someone. A boy, eighteen, black hair that lay flat on his head. His skin was particularly pale, and he had this odd fake smile on. Tsunade shook his hand then called in Shizune.

"Who's that?" Kiba asked, "I've never seen him before."

"Neither have I, Sasuke?" Neji said.

Sasuke shook his head, "No, I don't believe I've ever met him."

"What do you think he's doing here? Is he joining the institution?"

"Bad timing, were in the middle of a crisis right now." Shikamaru said.

"Don't exaggerate Shikamaru." Shino said.

The library door opened, "You guys?" Lee walked in.

"You too huh?" Neji said.

"I think everyone in the house knows. Do you know who he is?"

All of them shook their heads, "Hmm, then I wonder… Should someone get Naruto-kun?"

"If there's a new person, Naruto'd want to be the first one to know. Maybe we should go wake him up." Kiba said.

They looked at Sasuke for the ok. He sighed then nodded, "Fine, Shikamaru go wake him up."

Shikamaru got up, nodded then left the room. "I think everyone should be here to greet our guest." he said as if they were the Yakuza ready to kill. "Kiba go get Chouji, Shino go get Gaara, Lee you go get Kankuro."

"Aren't we all high and mighty Sasuke." Neji said sarcastically.

"Don't push it Neji." Sasuke said irritated.

"Hmph."

In about five minutes, every student in the institution was in the library.

"Is this really necessary?" Gaara asked annoyed that he had to leave his "sanctuary of peace".

"Well it seems that we're going to have a new student join us here, so I thought it would be proper for all of us to be here." Sasuke said as if he were a teacher.

"Do we know what his name is?" Naruto sat in a chair next to Sasuke.

"Not yet," Neji said, "but we're about to. Here they come. Five, four, three, two-" and right on one the door to the library opened yet again.

"Yes, I expected all of you to be here." Tsunade said, "I'd like to introduce a new student, Sai." and in walked the boy with the pale skin, black flat hair, and the fake smile.

"Hello everyone, I'm Sai."


So I know there's some major OOCness in here...I'm sorry for that.
I've always kinda wanted to make Sasuke a huge sap...
It's funny.