I froze as I stared at the man in front of me. His orange mask with tufts of brown hair reeked of someone sinister. You could practically feel the no-good he was up to. "Hello, Uzumaki Naruto," he greeted.
I pulled out my kunai, not really sure what I was going to do. I-If he makes a move I'll stab him then run for it…I swallowed hard. He's way out of my league… "Hi," I muttered back.
"No need to be hostile. I just wanted to chat," he sneered, holding his hands up in a gesture meaning 'I surrender'.
I started to put my weapon away.
"No! Don't Kit! He'll kill you-"
Kyuubi never finished his mental warning before the man rushed at me, his hands clamping over my mouth, restricting my breathing. I struggled to get free but his grip only became firmer.
"Dammit! Release me!"
Release what? What are you talking about? I shot back manically.
"Release the damn seal!"
But it was too late…for seconds later I was taken into a small world of darkness.
Hanako walked amongst the forest, stopping as a bird landed in her hand. At least they all accept me here… she thought numbly to herself. As the bird flew away, she began to rub her arm, covered in goose bumps. It's getting late, she thought, looking up towards the darkening sky. I should probably start a fire right outside of town. She used an earth jutsu and crept past the guards at the door, landing herself outside the village. She threw 3 kunai, chopping off at least 20 small branches.
"Kit! Kit!" I heard through the fog that was covering my mind. It was like I was on the other side of a glass pane, desperately trying to hear a conversation on the other side.
I'm here Kyuubi… I tried to say. I tried again. I shouted it. But no one heard me. I was alone, in this darkness. I curled up and felt tears spring to my eyes. I blinked them back. This is no time for tears. I have to find a way out of here…
The brat didn't even know what hit him, Madara thought smugly to himself. Once I get the Nine-tails out of a vessel like this, I'll be powerful enough to challenge the other Bijuus. Then, I can take over the world! He bit back and evil laugh while still holding the small boy in his arms. I guess your plan didn't work so well, did it? Minato.
My eyes flew open as I took in the scene around me. I was tied up, in what looked to be an abandoned cavern. Bats swooped down over my head and I almost screamed, but stifled my call for help. Kyuubi said to stay quiet. They do say the older are wiser so…I stayed put and tried to communicate.
"Good job."
I smiled to myself. At least I grow more everyday…What am I supposed to do now?
There was a moment of silence before the answer came. "Try to untie yourself."
I looked behind me and saw the ropes around my ankles and wrists. Good grief…those don't look easy to break…
"They're probably made out of chakra."
I groaned. You're kidding. So I actually needed to learn that crap.
"Like I said, I'm working in your best interest."
I sighed and again looked around myself, something shiny catching my eye. My kunais were gone so whatever that object was, was my best hope. I got on all fours, if you could call it that, it was more like two stubs, and tried to crawl to the object. As I came closer, I confirmed it was metal. It might cut…
"I don't think so."
Crush all hope, don't you?
"It's not that. The ninja that tied you up is Madara Uchiha."
Uchiha? You mean like Sasuke?
"Yeah. He was the founder of the Uchiha clan… and the reason I'm stuck inside you."
My eyes widened in surprise. No way…I started before I heard footsteps behind me. My head whipped around. "You…" I growled, taking the best defensive stance I could.
He laughed. He laughed at me. I gritted my teeth.
"You're coming with me," he commanded, grabbing my wrists. I bit his finger, which didn't land me anywhere good; but it did give me a one-way ticket back to nowhere land.
Hanako traveled deeper into the forest, all the animals coming towards her. What's going on? She wondered to herself as she went to investigate.
As the second wave of squirrels came towards her, she noticed a cave and a small yelp from inside. Then silence. The birds flew away from the surrounding trees. She took a step back, hiding in a nearby bush as she saw an orange-masked man come out, holding Naruto in one arm. She immediately noticed he was a ninja, having almost inhuman chakra levels. She hid her own. Why does he have Naruto? She wondered and began to follow their trail.
A/N: okay, less of a cliffie this time but i hope to wrap this up in the next few chapters. REVIEW: u get 10 bucks ^^
I feel generous, ~SleepyFox
footnote: dont expect another chapter until August. really long vacation w/ family. ^^
