A/N: Hi XD

Well as you all know.....This is probabaly the last chapter :) Thank god lol But anyway, I hope you all enjoy it...

Disclaimer: I don't own any Naruto characters! And If I did I would probably be hated for everything I put them through lol XP

Chapter 16

(Irukas POV)

It was raining again. I was sitting on the curb outside the building. Then it hit me, It wasn't really safe for me to be just casually sitting outside a fucking murderers base. I bit my lip, standing swiftly and making my way through the rain and across the deserted car park. I could see our car parked amongst a few others. While running through the now lashing rain I could see some people huddling in a shop doorway, away from the rain.

A woman wearing a knee length dress and a red coat was rushing through the streets in her stilletos and her two kids were following, laughing and splashing while she scolded them. It was then that I spotted the woman standing next to her car, struggling with the door.

As I neared I coud hear her cursing to herself. I bit my lip and it was then I knew I couldn't just leave her out in the rain, trying to get into her car. I sighed, slowing down and finally stopping next to her.

"Hey, uh sorry for interupting...But do you need any help?", I asked laughing slightly. The woman had turned to me and blinked. Then she grinned.

"Please", she said laughing. "I dropped my car kes down there". She motioned towards the gutter and I frowned.

"So im guessing you're stuck in the rain then...", I muttered. The woman shrugged and then nodded. I sighed again.

"Well to save you from standing out here while the storm passes, do you want to come and sit in my car just until the time passes?". I saw her eyes narrow suspiciously.

"And who says that you arent just some creep trying to get me into your car?", she muttered. I 'hmph'ed.

"And who says that this really is your car? Who says you aren't just trying to trick an innocent man such as myself into helping you so you can get away with a stolen car?", I asked equally suspicious. She blinked and then laughed.

"Touche", she laughed again. I sweatdropped and began walking away. Then she called out after me. I turned to her.

"Mhm?", I asked. I shook my hair but frowned when It just kept raining. The woman smiled.

"Is your offer still open?", she asked. I smiled slightly.

"You sure you wanna risk it?", I asked teasingly. She smirked.

"I'll have to risk it", she laughed. And so we made the way to my car. The woman settled in and shivered when she sat up against the leather seats. "God It's so miserable out". I nodded in agreement and I couldn't shake the sudden feeling that something bad had happened in the base. I closed my eyes and sat back against the chair. I could feel the lump in my throat building when I thought of Kakashi and of Naruto and Sasuke...Why was it so hard for people who were in love? I sighed and unconciously wiped my eyes. I jumped when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"You alright?", she asked. I frowned and turned back to stare out the window again. I then shook my head.

"I am.....But I don't think the three people that I've grown to love are...", I whispered and before I knew it, the tears had began to fall from my eyes. I turned further away from the woman in an effort to hide my blush. She only ended up pulling me around to face her.

"Come on hun, what's wrong?", she whispered. I new I shouldn't have. I knew I should have kept my mouth shut. I wasn't aloud to just spread stuff like this around. But....

"I.....It's Kakashi...and Naruto and Sasuke...they-".

"OH MY GOD!", the woman exclaimed making me jump. I turned and saw her cover her mouth in shock. "Sasuke?! And Naruto Uzumaki?!".

I gaped at her, letting my mouth hang open. "Y-Yeah...how do you...?". She had taken her mobile out so quickly that I hadn't even time to register her pushing the buttons. "Hello?!". There was a pause. "Yes.....Yeah It's Hikari...uh huh...I know sorry but...Yeah It's Sasuke and Naruto they...yeah trouble....Iruka! Where are they?". I blinked.

"Uh...They're in the old Martial arts studio up the road from h-".

"The Martial arts studio! The one he use to teach.....yeah, okay but hurry....uh huh....okay thanks, bye". And then she was staring at me. "What's happened?!".

"W-who are you?", I whispered. She smirked slightly.

"I once helped Sasuke. Im a nurse", she said and I looked at my lap. My clothes were drying because of the air conditioning in the car, I frowned when it began to itch. "Who're you?". My fists clenched.

"Im Naruto's dad", I whispered. I felt fresh tears gather in my eyes. "I can't believe I just let him go in...I ....Oh my god..". And so I wept. "And K-Kakashi...". The woman reached out towards me and I let her hand rest on my arm.

"Come on....They'll be okay....", and even though she didnt say it, we could both hear the 'I hope' at the end of the sentence. There was silence, except for the occasional snifflle and sob from me. Time was going by slowly now and I couldnt help but wonder what Kakashi and Naruto were doing in there, and If Kyuubi would keep them safe. Something told me that more people than just Orochimaru would die today....More of the innocent. Then Hikari's phone rang.

"Hello.....?..Oh yeah, of course......No we're parked a little bit away....Yeah....Iruka", she turned to me. "What time id they go into the base?".

"Um....", I looked at my watch. "Just over an hour ago".

"Okay.....Yeah, just over n hour ago-...yeah okay then...Should we ring back up...? Okay....Bye". She shut her phone an then placed it back into her pocket. "Okay so Itachi is coming. He says to ring back up a little after they raid the base...". I nodded looking out into the rain storm. There were no more people outsie anymore....There were only the occasional car, driving past an splashing through the streets. Hikari by the looks of it was figeting nerously and staring at her pocket, waiting for the call from Itachi.

"What were the chances that we'd meet today..", she suddenly whispered. I nodded in agreement. There was a pause. "Why are you here anyway?". I sighed.

"This guy Sai sort of kidnapped Sasuke from the hospital...He had fainted and banged his head resulting in alot of blood...He had taken him here and well.....Thats all we know. He could be dead for all we know, and know Kakashi and Naruto have went in and god knows whats happening to them". There was a silence once again. Only the sound of rain hitting the dashboard was all I could hear. So we waited for the call....

(Kakashi's POV)

It was about two minutes of running until we finally came into contact with Orochimarus' men. At first they were surprised seeing as Sai was with us, but then they realised what was happening. We didn't even have time to say anything before they attacke us. There was four of them. The first two had cornered Kyuubi who had smirked and gladly taken the two on, then there was one for me and one for Sai.

The guy came at me angrily, fast and ready fr battle, while I, the unexpierianced fighter just gaped. He had swung his fist into my face and I dodged it by millimetres. I fisted my hand in his hair, hitting him square in the face. The man grunted in pain and I watched his eyes roll back into his head in pain.

I felt mysef being pulled around and my breath hitched as a knife was swung towards my face, I barely dodged it and it swiped just below my eye. I could feel the blood running from the small gash. The man growled lowly and before I could get away, he came at me, punching me in the gut. I coudn't breath in. My cheeks had puffed out and I coughed up blood. The man was smirking at me. My eyes narrowed and I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. Across the room I could see Kyuubi and two men fighting. He had ducked away from the mans fist and kicked him in the side of his face. The second man had him cornered. Just as I glanced back to my apponent he had lashed out towards me, knife in hand. I cried out as it was pushed into my shoulder. I could feel sweat forming on my brow as the pain became too much. I was breathing raggedly. I coud hear yells and my eyes darted around to Kyuubi, where the two men were lying at his feet. I sighed. The guy I was fighting was pissing me off. I went forward ignoring the searing pain in my arm and punched him. He stumbled back and before he regained his balance, I grabbed his head and smashed it into the wall next to us. He crumpled to the ground letting out one last groan of pain. I spat on him.

"Good work", Kyuubi said and glanced at my shoulder briefly. I shut my eyes tightly, clutching it. "Hurt your shoulder?". I glared at him.

"No shit sherlock", I muttered. Sai had joined us by now. I hadn't even seen him fighting, he must have been behind me. The man had spat some blood onto the ground. My eyes shut tightly and I bit my lip, willing the pain to go away, but I knew it wouldn't.

"Well at least we're through the first of them....", Sai muttered wiping his mouth. Kyuubi had mumbled something under his breath but I missed it. "Come on, there isn't time to be standing around like this...". I grunted, mostly in pain than agreement. We began to run again, just not as fast a pace as before. The whole time we were fighting and running, not letting us slow down. I was in serious pain, no, I was in agony while trying to fight these guys. They were more skilled and professional than I would ever be, yet here I was....I was fighting and we were winning by the looks of it. Sai had said we weren't far from Orochimarus' bedroom now, we were currently fighting a man and a woman. They were good, but Kyuubi was better. He seemed to be enjoying himself, not getting injured, smirking to himself as their bodies hit the ground. It was almost as if he thought of this as a game, yet here I was bleeding, alot, from the shoulder and other places. My eyes were drooping, probably from loss of blood, but I kept going. Then we saw it. The door at the end of the hallway. Guarded by one man. A white haired guy. We had went to run forward, but were stopped by Sai.

"Okay", he hissed pulling us back against the wall. "For one, we need a plan from here on out. And two, this guy is obviously more skilled than the other guys. He is guarding Orochimaru's room.....". I almost smacked myself for not thinking. Then it fully hit me......Sai was my student! Did all my students have a secret life that they told no one?.....yeah.....hard to imagine.....I glanced at Kyuubi who was just glaring into space.

"So what'll we do? We need to think fast", I muttered and a wave of dizzyness suddenly hit me. I shook it off, shutting my eyes tighty and willing myself to get over it. Sai was looking at me caustiously.

"Well we know that Kakashi can't fight....", he muttered lowly. Kyuubi nodded eyeing my arm. I sighed, wanting to tell them I could, but something told me that I should keep my mouth shut. "Alright Kyuubi.....I guess it's time we pulled out the big guns eh?". Kyuubi gaped at him.

"Y-You had guns all this time?!". I sweatropped.

"Figure of speech......".

"Oh".

"Anyway.......Orochimaru probably wont be guarded except for this guy....so we'll put our all into killing the white haired dude. Orochimaru isn't as tough as you'd expect. He isn't a one on one fighter, thats why he has all the guards. He can only kill".

"But thats what we're afraid of", I muttered. Sai shook his head.

"No, Orochimaru can only kill. As in, he usually has the upper hand while in battle. He kills them slowly, because they can't fight back". I felt my gut twist uncomfortably and nodded in understandment.

"So what'll I do?", I asked finally. Sai thought for a minute.

"You wouldn't be able to get out of here again, would you?", he asked. I was going to refuse but then Kyuubi cut him off.

"Okay then it's decided. We'll all fight this white haired bastard and then you and Sai will get out of here.. I'll begin fighting Orochimaru while you get back up.....If im dead by the time you get back, just get Sasuke out of here and kill Orochimaru". My mouth hung open then I shut it again. Sai had considered it then nodded.

"Okay...", he whispered. "Come on...". Sai had pushed me back into the shadows and had given me the look. I frowned. He would so be getting a detention if we made it through this....no, when we made it through this...I stepped back again and nodded determindly. Kyuubi had smirked, and he looked almost giddy. I really couldn't imagine Naruto like this....

I watched from the shadows as the white haired man looked up calmly and with a calculating cold look. He then brushed his long white hair from his face, showing his pale and perfect skin. He had two small circles just on his forehead. His light green eyes showed an amused yet cocky look, I glared at him.

"Sai.....I had heard you joined the 'other side'...", his soft icy voice made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. He laughed lowly. "Did you finally see 'the light'?". Sai smiled fakely.

"I guess you could say that....Kimimaro...", he muttered. Sai smiled again, closing his eyes and looking rather friendly. It made me nervous. While Kimimaro was simply staring at him. The air was tense.

"Okay enough", Kyuubi finally exclaimed. The mint green eyes drifted over to Narutos body where Kyuubi was glaring back. "I came here to fight, not glare". Kimimaro's lips twitched.

"And who's your friend?", he asked. I couldn't help it....at that moment, I thought this man was beautiful. It must have been the blood loss......cough...

"Names don't really matter in these circumstances, do they?", Kyuubi spat. "Why bother learning names when one of us is gonna die anyway". I flinched at his choice of words.

"Very true...", the man whispered looking at the ground. "But you know my name, so I want to know yours...". I heard the blonde grunt in response, shifting his position slightly. Then Kimimaro coughed. It was a rough and painful sounding cough. He brought his hand up to wipe the red speckles from his mouth. My eyes widened.

"Still not getting better, I see.....", Sai said. Kyuubi narrowed his eyes. I watched as he glanced between the two.

"Am I missing something here?", he spat. I felt my vision going blurry but I blinked it away, concentrating on their words.

"Yes Kyuubi, you are", Sai said. Kimimaro smirked.

"Kyuubi, is it?", he asked spitefully. Kyuubi glared. "I've heard stories about a cold blooded murderer called Kyuubi....simple tales of course....". The silence that followed this statement finally confirmed the facts. The statements were true. I stiffened. Kimimaro laughed slightly. "Well it's a pleasure to meet you....Kyuubi no kitsune". Kyuubi growled lowly. Suddenly Kimimaro coughed again. This time he hadn't time to cover his mouth before crimson red liquid spurted from it, dribbling down his chin. I flinched further away when he looked up at Sai.

"Im dying already", he muttered, once again I shivered. Kyuubi, I saw, was frowning.

"You realise that all the time that we're just standing around talking that this Uchiha brat is dying in there", he motioned towards the door. "I would love to just let you in and help......But I can't...I've been specifically told not to let you and your friends in". Kyuubi glared at him bearing his teeth and I couldn't help but feel that he looked alot like a fox. Kimimaro frowned for once.

"Let's fucking fight then!", he exclaimed and before we knew what was happening he ran forward. The white haired mans eyes widened and he side stepped. Kyuubi growled again and lashed out at his opponent, missing him by just an Kimimaro revealed a dagger. The dry blood around his mouth cracked as he smirked. I didn't think Kyuubi had seen it. That was until Kimimaro lashed out with it and he dodged it swiftly. His arm had swung around as if he had claws instead of hands, and had punched the green eyed man. Before he could even take a breath or step back, Kyuubi had round house kicked him in the gut. Kimimaro coughed up so much blood that it looked more like he had gotten sick. I let my hand drift upwards towards my mouth and I closed my eyes, only listening to the occasional thumps and bangs. The grunts and cracks. I heard Sai yelling at Kyuubi.

Stop! Kyuubi! He's literally dead anyway! The disease he has is killing him enough already! My knees were going weak, my head was spinning and the pain in my arm was only a dul numb throb....I opened my eyes once more, only to see a blurry image of yellow and red. Then my eyes drifted closed, I faught to keep them open...But they were heavy. My knees finally hit the ground and I groaned in pain. Then I could hear the mumbled voices, they sounded distant.....Silence.....

(Naruto's POV)

It was a strange feeling when Kyuubi git really angry. It felt as though the air was stuffy and everything got really warm. I was breathing heavily.

"K-Kyuubi!", I called into the darkness. "What's happening?!". Painic rose in me when I heard a deep growl. "K-Kyuubi....?".

And then I could see what was happening. My eyes widened and my breath hitched in my throat as I saw him...the white haired man with green eyes. Dead, yet staring at me piercingly. The hair on the back of my neck stood as I noticed the blood, caked around his mouth.

"Kyuubi....w-what happened...?", I whispered in shock.

"He was an obsticle... ",Kyuubis' voice was rougher, more breathy as he spoke. I felt tears gathering in my eyes again.

"Where's Sasuke...?", I choked out feeling the familiar ache in my chest. A dark metal door came into view and I suddenly understood what he was saying. "Oh God....".

Sasuke was behind the door, he was only steps away and I was scared. What the hell would I do without...without him? I knew that I would live...Kyuubi was strong. What I didn't know....is weather I wanted too....My eyes widened at my train of thought. Suicide.

I......would I? My eyes drifted back to the door where the rusted metal was cracked and peeling. I was sure that there was some dried blood on there too. I felt sick as we walked towards it, then turned swiftly.

"W-What?! What's wrong?", I asked alarmed. Then I saw Kakashi's body. Lying there in a heap on the ground.

"Shit!", I heard Sai curse. W-What had happened? "It's going to be difficult to move him!". My eyebrows furrowed.

"We should leave him here. If Iruka is smart enough he'd of called back up by now...They'll find him when they come this way".

"And what If Orochimaru's men come first?".

"Sai we'll have to risk this...". There was a pause.

"Okay". I frowned. They were just gonna leave him there? I brought my hand up to my head, angry frustrated tears falling from my eyes as I pulled on my hair. Why was this happening?! Why the hell were their people like Orochimaru in this world? Was it that fucked up? What am I saying? Of course it was...So many people thought I was dumb. But I had now witnessed more than half of the evils in this world. It made me sick........was that enough to consider ending it? Without Sasuke yes......I sobbed and crouched down wrapping my arms around my legs, crying into my knees. It was then that I realised that I wouldn't be able to. I needed him with me, he was a part of me now. My nails dug into each of my fore arms and I shut my eyes tightly.

"We have to hurry". Footsteps.

"Okay Kyuubi, he's literally behind this door so be prepared for what you see....Because it's not as bad as you think", pause "It's worse".

"Way to lighten the mood". Snort.

"Well it's not exactly possible to lighten this mood....".

"Agreed". Silence, then a sigh.

"To open the door, you push it". Pause and then scratching. Probably the door opening. I tense at the thought. I curl myself into a tighter ball, not wanting to listen....but I have to...Finally there is only yelling. A mixture of anger and surprise. It's a new voice. Orochimaru maybe?

My eyes narrow as I listen. I don't want to look at the scene. Scared of what may be revealed.

"Sai......You fucking betrayed me!", he growled. I almost smirked, liking to see him pissed off. "You of all my subbordinates.....HA! But didn't you think there would be consiquences for that?". My heart sank. He already new that he was betraying him....He had already planned this far.

"You are in no positon to talk shit to us", Kyuubi spat angrily. I could feel the pressure in the air again. There was a slight laugh, it made my skin crawl.

"You're Naruto then?", he muttered in question. The silence that answered his question made him giggle. I felt sick. "Then this is your little boyfriend? Oh no, let me correct that....Then this was your little boyfriend?". I shook in anger, pain and sadness. Then I leaped to my feet.

"KYUUBI!", I screamed angrily. "Kill the fucking bastard!". It was then that I saw red, seeping into the image and covering the sky. The heat was now making my head pound, the anger within me faring and the angry tears falling. Then all hell was released. The last thing heard was a sickening screech.

The siren could have been the thing that woke me...It might have been the searing hot pain that burned all oer my body. All I knew, is that I was back. I shivered, feeling my clothes sticking to me. I ignored it.

Kit.....I.... I said nothing as I heard Kyuubis' voice. Orochimaru....he's dead....But Sasuke...he.... He's dead too. I learned at an early age that there were times when emotional pain would hurt more than physical pain. This was one of these times....I didn't cry as I lay there. Speaking of which....where was I?

Naruto....it's okay to let your emotion show....You can cry....

But the truth of the matter was....that I couldn't cry. It hurt too much that I actually couldn't. When a woman walked up to me, standing next to wherever this was, she smiled down.

"Oh good, you're awake", she muttered. That's when I realised I was lying in a gurney. I stared at the sky which was dark. It was drizzling, well that explained how I was all wet. "You were only out for a little while, but we weren't sure if you'd wake up without damage". She had produced a small light now, she leaned forward pulling my eyelid up, shining it at me. I flinched back a bit but relaxed as she did the same to the others. It was quite noisy. Cars and ambulances rushing around and people calling over the noise to eachother and the sirens....I turned away from the woman, lying my head on it's side, looking at the entrance of the building where nurses and doctors were surrounding it, rolling gurneys like my own from it. Except the bodies on those gurneys were covered in white sheets. I shut my eyes tight, willing the tears to go away. I wasn't thinking straight, my thoughts were only revolving around....around....And then I cried.

I thought you weren't able to?

"Shut up...", I whispered to myself, lifting my arms and covering my eyes despite the pain.

"A-Are you alright? Was one of the men somebody you knew?", she asked, clueless of how she was effecting the situation.

"Yes", I whispered finally. It was almost as if everything had went quiet, only the rain was heard. "My lover". And then it was back. The woman was silent. I didn't really expect her to say anything....I was happy when my expectations were true. I cherished the silence now. I let my arms rest next to me again.

"Im so sorry", she finally whispered. My eyes drifted to the dark haired nurse again and I saw tears building in her eyes. I frowned.

"You have nothing to be sorry about....the man who did it is dead and you had no part in anything that happened". She shook her head.

"Yes....but..but...", she trailed off covering her mouth with her hand. "Oh my God Im sorry", she breathed finally, looking at the ground. I saw tears spill over her eye lids and she cried silently. My eyebrows furrowed, but then I felt the same familiar old tears escape my eyes and I too was crying again. Then I was being rolled into the ambulance.

It was a cramped space that smelled like disinfectant. I didn't mind it though, I was just happy that I wasn't smelling blood. I lay on my back, listening to the hum of the engin and the sirens blaring from outside. What had happened to Sai and Kakashi? And to Iruka? Where were they.....? The nurse from before wasn't there, It was a man. I frowned and stared at the roof. The lights would flicker every now and again when we'd hit a bump, it seemed to sooth my nerves.

Kit please talk to me.....Im sorry we couldn't save him....Please.....I was begging....please just shut up and let me be....Im sorry....I felt myself shake. Sasukes' calculating dark eyes had been open...he'd been watching as he was being killed. What he had gone through...He had died because he wanted to save me ......But how the fuck could this be me safe...? I bit my lip and rolled over until my back was to the man. I closed my eyes, thinking of that rare smile Sasuke would give me...the softness in his eyes while looking at me...and the delicate touch he used only for me. I sobbed quietly at the memories....Was he thinking of me when he died....of us? Of the times we had shared together, when we told the truth, coming out to our friends and most importantly when we loved eachother....

"Sir", the mans voice cut through my thoughts letting the silence finally tear. "We.....we're here". I said nothing as I heard the tires scrape the road and finally all movement stopped. Suddenly the doors were yanked open and cold air filled the smal space. "Jack, take this guy in and let him rest". I saw the new man nod and soon I was being pulled from the back of the van. Rain whipped my skin, soaking me once again. I enjoyed what little time I would have in the rain, for I would be cooked up inside for a while.

Iruka had visited me that same night and he had cried and hugged me and cried some more. At about half eleven he had finally fallen asleep. I watched him on the arm chair, snoring away and then looked to my right where Kakashi lay, unconcious but alive. He had suffered from severe blood loss. Sai was alright, just a bust lip and a few similar injuries. Out of all of us Kakashi had suffered the most.........no......Sasuke had....but it wasnt time to think about that. I had to focus on sleeping. But I wasn't dumb enough to hope. I lay in the bed. I had drifted in and out of sleep for the day and my eye lids were heavy. I frowned when I spotted something across the room, it was sitting at the door. My eyes narrowed. I heaved myself from the hospital bed, my feet hitting the cold ground and finally bringing me over the floor to where the rectangular object sat. It had a black bag covering it and by now I could see it was a painting. I raised an eyebrow in confusion, looking around. Nobody was in sight so they must have dropped it in when I was sleeping. My tanned hand reached towards the dark plastic and pulled at it. I flinched when the crumpling sound broke the silence. I continued quicker, getting it all off. When I saw what it was of, my hands dropped to my side and I couldn't breath for a few seconds.

"S-Sasuke....", I whispered, even saying the name made it hurt more. Staring back at me were two beautiful black orbs. His dark hair hung around his face, almost reaching his shoulders. Then my eyes drifted along his torso, cream white and well built...I could see small red gashes along it. Tears were gathering in my eyes as I reconised the two large black feathered wings shooting from his back. He was naked. Beauty radiated from him and I felt the lump in my throat building. Then I recognised the signiture at the bottom.

Sai... He had painted this.....I reached out slowly, lifting it with both hands. Then I turned it around, spotting exactly what I was looking for. Sai had written something on the back.

"A raven....so beautiful is he,

graceful and dark. Wings outstreched flying towards

his heaven. The sun", I read with it.

I wiped my eyes with the back of one of my hands as I understood the meaning. I felt my knees wobble and I fell to the ground. I didn't let the painting fall. As I placed It on the ground again, I curled up in a ball. I began to shake and sob as tears rolled down face. My life would never be the same. Not without Sasuke there.....not without the love he gave me...Sasuke.....Save me.......

A/N: Um.....The end....? lol

Gosh Im sorry for the utterly late and crappy ending.....Sorry for my terrible portrail of characters throughout the story......But um......If any talented little artist would like to do a.....I don't know.....fan art of the painting...feel free hint hint ;)

Lol but if you do could you give me a link? That is if the talented little artist lurved me.....cough....heh. Okay sorry bout that haha....and Oh! Sorry about the raven poem thingy. The 'sun being his heaven' bit refers to Naruto.....um being Sasukes heaven :)

Well I hoped you enjoyed reading and I would like totally apreciate if you reviewed! =P x Thanks for all the reviews up till now!