"Oi, Naruto" Sasuke yelled catching up to Naruto.

Sasuke looked around himself as he zoomed by tree after tree. Something didn't feel right, and he knew that they started being followed about five miles away from the village. Now they were at least a hundred or more. He wondered why and did Naruto pick up on the threat as well.

Naruto stopped in his tracks as he turned to watch Sasuke come towards him. He was still mad at him but he couldn't stay mad, it just wasn't in him.

Naruto let his mind wonder...why did every girl inside and out of konoha love Sasuke Uchiha so much? Yeah he was good looking and talented but he was also a major jerk. He just didn't get it, or he did and he just didn't want to examine it to closely he thought on a sigh. Maybe later...much later.

Naruto knew what Sasuke wanted to tell him, he figured that if he knew that they were being followed so would he, Sasuke wasn't stupid...not by a long shot.

"Naruto do you sense them?" Sasuke said getting straight to the point.

"Yeah about 10...12 people, tops." Naruto told him. "Do you know why we're being followed?"

"Thats what I was going to ask you but it could be anyone seeking the Kyuubi." Sasuke stated.

" Yeah thats true enough" Naruto said sighing as he looked behind them and only saw trees, he could feel them approaching.

Naruto was just thinking that he should go into sage mode when a kunai went flying over his head. He managed to move a little to the side as another went for his neck only grazing it. Naruto turned to see Sasuke fighting a ninja using taijutsu, he couldn't watch Sasuke's fight much longer because a couple of ninjas were coming for him.

"Give it up kyuubi brat we have you surrounded." One spat out, making the others laugh.

"You're both a long way from konoha and any other villages for that matter...no one will hear you scream." And with that they attacked full on giving it their all.

"Kage bunshin." Naruto yelled rushing at his enemies as he did the forbidden technique.

As the fight went on the two teenage jounin did their specialty moves Naruto with the rasenshuriken, he had finally managed to get into sage mode even though now he was on his last leg. He could only bust of one more move. While on the other side, Sasuke was doing his chidori nagashi. Sasuke was just cutting through his enemies like water, nothing standing in his way.

As they finished the last two guys, not hurting them too bad or knocking them out because they wanted to question them a bit about the attack. But they never got the chance, as more ninjas started coming out of the trees.

Sasuke and Naruto had let their guards down, not thinking that anymore was going to show up. A rookie move on their parts, they knew but they didn't know how crave it was until Sasuke heard Naruto yell.

"Sasuke...you're bleeding." Naruto said in a shaky voice walking towards him.

"You are too...dobe."

"But not as bad as you, I only have minor injuries." Naruto said on a sob, he knew he was lying about his injuries but man, he couldn't believe his eyes there was a kunai sticking out the side of Sasuke's neck and he had at least half a dozen sticking out his back. It wasn't as bad as when they fought Haku and Zabuza but you have to take in account all the fighting and injuries they just took. God Naruto thought please don't die on me...not like this.

"Stop overreacting, Naru...", Sasuke said getting to his feet.

Sasuke stumbled and Naruto was just right there catching him. Sasuke tried to push away but started to cough up blood.

"God..." Someone said.

Naruto looked around and saw the ninja assassins start to back away as if they were looking at a ghost, well maybe Sasuke if he didn't didn't get help quick. But what was the matter with them Naruto thought as he hefted Sasuke up on his shoulders and ran while they argued over who threw which kunai.

Someone started to yell the same word over and over "naze?" Naruto thought the same why did this have to happen.

Naruto made his way through tree after tree not thinking which way he was headed. He was panicking and that was never good, he tried to calm his breathing but then he heard Sasuke groan in agony and his pulse shot right back up again.

"Sasuke...can you hear me?" Asked Naruto.

"Mmm I...can...hear" Is all that Sasuke said. Naruto panicking more thinking that they need a medical ninja right now but where exactly were they? He had no clue and what's worse is that those guys might still be after them. Not good at all.

"Shiiiiiit" Naruto hissed when Sasuke got heavier in his arms, he passed out, not good. What am I going to do? Think Naruto, think. First find a place to hide...thats good Naruto, why thanks you, Naruto...there's no time for that right now he scolded himself. Think of some more useful things. Okay...lets see in my ninja poach I have some medical salve and bandages. That should at least help, making sure that Sasuke doesn't get an infection. Oh yeah! I have some pain medicine that Tsunade baachan gave me. Thank god for her.

"Yosh...Sasuke everything will be alright." Naruto said more to reassure himself than the unconscious Sasuke. "They'll find us in no time."