The room was cold and only one light was focused on one person, everyone was walking at a fast pace, a handful of them were surrounding him but there was enough space for me to begin working on him. Every heartbeat, every breath this boy took could be his last. My job is to keep him alive, to allow this boy to return to his normal life because if I don't succeed he can either die or stay in a coma for god knows how long. I put my gloves on incase I am needed to open his back because of unwanted complications. I extend my chakra into his back, a medic clears my forehead from sweat as I cut through the chakra blocks in his thoracic spine. Each cut I make could end his life. I hear a loud noise coming from the ventilator and the medic tells me his breathing is decreasing, after that I hear another loud noise, this time his heart rate is decreasing. Another loud noise becomes present, his nerves are compressing. If I damage his nervous system he can become paralyzed permanently.

''The nerves are getting damaged lady Sakura—'' said the medic in charge of monitoring his nervous system during the surgery.

''I know.'' I stopped my chakra flow.

''He has a couple of vertebras fractured.'' said the medic who possesses the Byakugan and was monitoring every cut I made.

''Some of his discs were damaged as well, I'm going to have to open his back.'' I said as everyone looked worried but gathered the tools for the procedure.

[x]

Naruto was pacing back and forth, worried and restless he kept cursing under his breath. Naruto kept asking any medic that left the operation room, they just kept telling him they were doing their best, but obviously that worried him more. As his best friend I really don't know what to say, I'd probably end up saying the same things the medics kept telling him over and over and that'll just frustrate anyone, but as a father, I am allowed to say this.

''Naruto'' I called him as he stopped, he didn't look at me he kept his head facing the operation room where his son was in.

''Believe in him'' I said with all honesty. He looked at me confused.

''W-what?''

''You don't think he's going to make it, you are not believing in him. Wasn't it you who made all of us believe in you? Well your son is in that position and I'm sure he wants his father to believe in him even when all odds are against him.'' I said as my son let a snore escape his throat, his head was resting against my shoulder as he slept soundly. And here I thought the effects of coffee do otherwise.

''Of course I believe in my son, it's just that—''

''Just that what? Your son needs you right now, if it was possible he'd be holding your hand, gripping it, crushing it with all his might because he knows that he will be ok as long as his father is there for him.'' I folded my arms.

''What should I do?'' he asked.

''I don't know, you are the Hokage.'' I said as I smirked. Naruto smiled and nodded as he began to run out of the room. I was confused.

''Where are you going?'' I yelled.

''There is something I must do.'' He said.

''What?'' I asked.

''Justice'' he responded as he had vanished. As soon as I turned my head I heard someone call name, this woke up my son.

''Sasuke!'' said my wife as I noticed she had brought Hinata along.

''W-where is Haruto? My son where is he?!'' Hinata asked the medic, she was agitated and was short of breath, they offered her water and a seat but she refused.

''Hinata, your son is in the operation room.''

''Where is my husband? Is he in there?'' she asked as she was heading towards the operation room.

''No, he left, he said there was something he must do.'' I said.

[x]

I was heading towards the prison ward as I noticed that guards standing watch were all killed. I rushed in and noticed all of the guards inside had been killed as well, there is no doubt that it was those two that did this. The inmates were terrified, some were trying to escape but I let my shadow clones handle them. I sent a shadow clone for back up but I kept going, this is for my son, I must show him that I did more than my best. I went into every interrogation room in search for the enemies we had fought earlier and I haven't found any. I suddenly hear a scream, someone had called out for help in agony but it was brief, he's probably dead and that's where those two are probably at. I rushed towards the door I thought the scream had come from but it was empty. Damn it! I rush to the second floor of interrogation and and the end of the hall I found a note on the door written in blood.

'Boo'

I felt something hit my head and as I tried to turn around I fell to the ground disoriented and all I could see was a blurry image of a man who had copper hair enveloping in darkness as I blacked out.

[x]

There was no sound coming from the rocks, it was so dark I couldn't see, the only way I was able to see was with his jutsu.

''Naru, use your Byakugan to see what condition Kyosuke is in.'' said Kotaishi.

''I already did sensei, he's unconscious and it looks like he sprained his left ankle.'' I said as I stepped back from the wall.

''Can't you say 'Byakugan!' like other Hyūga do? Geez.'' said Kotaishi as he sighed.

''I can treat that, but I can't lift the boulder it's too heavy'' said Zakuro.

''We need to get to the other side fast or-''

''Leave that to me sensei.'' said Naru as he was forming a sphere of chakra on his palm.

''Zakuro step away from the wall'' said sensei

''Rasengan!'' I feel the wall break instantly and I go through it in no time.

''W-woah!'' said Zakuro in amazement.

''Wow, you can already use the Rasengan huh?'' said Kotaishi as he went through the broken wall.

''Let's get him out of there guys.'' I began to move the rocks.

''Is that what attacked him?'' Kotaishi asked.

''Y-yes, I've never seen such a flawless creature… is it female?'' Zakuro poked it with a stick.

''Don't ask me, I've never seen a pink Minotaur looking like a Jessica Rabbit drag queen.'' said Kotaishi.

''You know uh, a little help here? Kyosuke might wake up and suffer of heart attack since he's such a scaredy cat.'' I said as I heard a light cough coming from the rocks.

''H-hey I heard that you idiot, ahhh!'' gasped Kyosuke as he tried to question what had happened but was in too much pain to do so.

''Listen to me Kyosuke, do not move, we are getting you out of there but any wrong move and this whole thing can come down on you and crush you. If you ask me, I don't think Zakuro can heal that so just stay put alright?'' I said as sensei he and Zakuro helped on the giant boulder showing Kyosuke's head.

''C-can you guys see him? It's still dark…'' said Zakuro worriedly.

''Yes I can, I have my byakugan activated.'' I finished talking as I noticed that there was a rock on Kyosuke's left leg, hurting his ankle.

''Sensei, we need to get that rock off of him carefully.''

''Well it would help if I could see.'' responded sensei.

''Fire Style: dragon flare jutsu!'' said Kyosuke as a ball of fire was floating in front of him as he kept his tiger hand seal.

''Seriously? Out of all the jutsus you-'' I was interrupted by Kyosuke.

''You guys need light to get me out of here and heal me so hurry it before I let go of my tiger hand seal because it requires chakra to maintain this and I can't keep it up for too long since agh... since I don't feel good…'' he groaned.

''He's in a lot of pain…'' said Zakuro as he got some medicine out of his bag.

''Heh, why did you create a jutsu like that?'' I asked as I got rocks out of his way.

''…I was watching a scary movie with my brother, one of the victim's torch was put out and died because he couldn't see… so that is why I created this jutsu in case that ever happened to me. And you know something? Be grateful because it's helping you guys see now.'' He said as sensei and I took the last rock away from him, I grabbed him by the arm.

''You can let go of that hand seal for now, I got it from here.'' I said as I noticed sensei grabbed him by his legs, he let out a yelp but bit his lip and then it was dark, I could only see their chakra flows now and I noticed that he had a low chakra flow. I laid him against me for support since there aren't any pillows lying around of course and his hair immediately stabbed at my face but I told him to tilt his head a little and he did so apologizing as well.

''I need to see in order to start working on him, can you do that fire jutsu again?'' Zakuro asked Kyosuke as he did the same hand seals as before and a small ball of fire started to burn but it disappeared.

''No, I don't have enough chakra… I don't know why, I didn't use much I-'' I interrupted Kyosuke.

''Do the hand seals again and hold the tiger seal, I'll transfer chakra.'' I watched as he did the hand seals and as I saw the tiger seal I put my arms around him and wrapped both of my hands on his tiger seal, the ball of fire was at a decent size for Zakuro to work on cuts he had around visible parts of the body.

''You know how to transfer chakra already?'' Kotaishi seemed surprised.

''Yes, but not like dad. I haven't mastered it yet but I can transfer chakra only by holding the ally's hand seal. It's weird, I know, but I'm still practicing.'' I said as I noticed Kyosuke's hands were shaking.

''You alright Kyosuke?'' I asked because I was a bit worried.

''…Just get this over with.'' He said as he flinched when Zakuro began to heal his ankle.

''It won't take long.'' Zakuro said.

''I'm hungry.'' said Kotaishi sensei as his stomach growled.

''I got some bentos I bought from a bento shop I came across while I left the store where I bought some candy from, it's in my bag over there.'' I directed him with my eyes as he reached for the bag and grabbed a bento.

''Thanks Naru, this won't pass you right away but it is a start.'' He snickered.

''All done, you can move now Kyosuke.'' said Zakuro as I felt Kyosuke yank his hands away from mine and stood up.

''It's dark again.'' Kotaishi said.

''Guys… I don't have any chakra.'' said Kyosuke as he tried to make different hand seals all ending with tiger.

''That's silly, you'd be dead by now.'' said Kotaishi.

''Did you forget how to ninja?'' said Zakuro as he laughed.

''I swear… I don't—''

''He's speaking the truth, when I transferred chakra I didn't have to mingle with his, I didn't feel his chakra and mine just directly went to his seal.'' I said a bit worried.

''It could be the cave's effect. Maybe a Kaldorei spell.'' said Kotaishi.

''But why only him? I can still use my Byakugan… Kyosuke… you are drained!''

''…Ow…'' a groan escaped someone.

''Guys I think it has something to do with that Minotaur that ran into the wall causing the rocks to fall on Kyosuke.'' Naru grabbed him and pushed him against the wall, he growled and tried to bite at him.

''Listen buddy, what the hell did you do to my friend?'' he growled again but Naru noticed something different about him and let go.

''Sorry miss, I didn't mean to—'' the Minotaur snapped at him.

''I am a male Minotaur, not a female!'' he said as he noticed his nails and growled more as he began to murmur 'I'm going to kill that piece of shit puke ball'. Then his stomach growled and Naru grinned as he looked at Kotaishi who had finished his bento.

''Listen, we can help you if you help us.'' Said Zakuro

''I bet you can, I'm hungry so very hungry.'' The Minotaur said as he licked his lips but snarled because of the lipstick taste.

''Here, have my bento.'' I grabbed the bento from my bag and handed it to him.

''R-really? Y-you want to give me your food? Why?'' asked the Minotaur as I laid a hand on his shoulder.

''Because you just became my friend.'' I gave him a smile and convinced, he began to eat his bento as he said 'thank you'.

[x]

I heard a high pitch sounding in both of my ears, my head was not clear enough and it hurt as well, it's really dark in here, I tried to move but I felt chakra chains confining me. I'm someone's hostage…

''What do you want with me?'' I asked as I tried to move but it was futile.

''Oh dear he's awake!'' a mysterious person sounded very excited as someone turned on the lights and I blinked a couple of times to help my vision adjust. The man that attacked me earlier was sitting before me. I noticed an oddly small teacup on my side of the table, it was porcelain and it had a small purple fairy imprinted on it. There were two stuffed animals on both sides of the table with their own small teacups and plates, the tablecloth was pink with patterns and a ribbon on the edges of the table… it also had penis shapes all over it for some reason. There's a porcelain teapot in the center with a plate filled with chocolate chip cookies.

''W-what the f—''

''Shut up and enjoy the silence.'' He demanded me as he drank his tea in a formal manner as his pinkie pointed at the ceiling. I noticed there was another man in the room but he was standing against the wall drinking from a flask. I stayed quiet and minutes later he put his teacup down and nibbled on a cookie, he offered me a cookie and I shook my head from side to side, then he offered the other man a cookie, the man took it and ate it in one bite as he pulled out a flask. The other man sighed and placed two cookies on the empty plates of the stuffed animals. He then poured us tea. He folded his hands and smiled.

''Hello, my name is Lord Zenith, and this bastard is Dahv. I called you for this tea party because—''

''Are you really a lord?'' I asked but he seemed angry that I had interrupted his opening. Dahv laughed as he choked a little on his drink and he grunted at me when he noticed I had watched him.

''Hello, my name is Lord Zenith. I called you for this tea party because I have important information to give you. Will you listen?'' he asked nicely as he offered me a cookie again but I refused.

''If you wanted to speak to me then why didn't you just request an audience with me in my village?'' a Calico cat had popped out from behind him and climbed onto his lap, it purred as Zenith stroked his back.

''Because I prefer to do things the fun way, now is it a yes or a no?'' he stroked his cat some more while he sipped from his cup again.

''Sure why not? But make it quick before my Anbu men arrive, they are rather quick.'' I said as I grinned.

''Ah, well they won't find you, at least not now. You are in another dimension.''

''W-what? Are you an apprentice of Obito—''

''I'm no one's apprentice, and what the fuck is Obito? Never mind, I am here to deliver a message on behalf of a friend of mine.'' He poured some tea into his cup.

''Git err over wif you *hic* dimwit!'' said Dahv who has had a little too much of whatever was in that flask.

''The man who spoke with you earlier, his name is Emmett, and I know he spoke with you, before our fight of course, he warned you about something but it came out as a riddle because that's that shit he does. It annoys some people but I don't care enough to ''solve'' it for them nor am I here to solve it for you either so don't get your hopes up sweet tea… haha get it? Anyway, I am just here to warn you when it will happen so you at least have a fighting chance but I doubt it.''

''If you are here to help me, then why the hell did you attack me earlier?''

''Oh, we didn't attack you, we attacked your friend and his sons.''

''Why?''

''It was a side mission, if you prefer to call it that way, but believe me, I had no intention of coming to you either. It was unexpected, my friend asked me to deliver this message and I accepted. He had nothing to do with my actions earlier, that was something I did for someone else. Now, I will tell you what my friend wanted you to hear, no more, no less. Here it goes.''

[x]

The Minotaur finished eating from the third bento we had given him, leaving me with only one bento left. He looked at me asking for more but I told him I needed to eat as well, he apologized and stood up.

''Well I'm glad you enjoyed that, now friend, is it wrong of me to ask of you for a favor?'' I looked at him as he stuttered a little bit.

''Y-yes, I mean n-no it's not wrong of you. You gave me food and therefore I am in your debt, at least for 3 times. Though, do not ask me the secret of this maze please I—''

''Woah woah, we are in a maze?'' Zakuro seemed frightened now.

''Yes, once you enter a maze you have to complete it, there is no turning back.'' He said as he noticed the broken wall.

''Y-you broke the wall?! That's against the rules more of them will come.'' He said.

''More of who?'' I asked.

''More Minotaurs, you need to proceed before they come. They'll be behind you and in front of you.''

''Do not be afraid Minotaur, we don't want you to get in trouble or anything like that. We just wanted to ask, why is my friend drained from all of his chakra?'' Zakuro asked.

''Afraid? Me? Hah, I'd be dead by now.'' He said.

''What do you mean?'' Kotaishi asked this time.

''Fear, is what this boy went through, he isn't drained of chakra, he is locked. Locked because this maze feeds off of fear, if he were drained by chakra he'd be dead and you all know that since you are ninja. He needs to complete this maze or else he'll be locked forever. He cannot use his chakra from now on, until he finishes the maze of course. The longer you stay the more chakra is drained, so after a long period of time you eventually die. I've been here for a while now so if I were to have feared all along I wouldn't be here.'' He said.

''Why were you running?'' Zakuro asked.

''I was trying to catch a stupid rainbow ball of puke that turned me this way.'' He said as he gestured to all of himself.

''A female Minotaur?''

''No, a drag queen of Jessica Rabbit, yes a female Minotaur.''

''So if we do not fear, we can use our chakra right?'' asked Kotaishi.

''Yes, but you can never expect to not fear. Just keep a strong will.'' He finished I grabbed my bag as he stared at it.

''For my bento… will you guide us? I promise that we will help you get back to your original form.'' I gave him my bento and waited for a response, he handed it back to me and sighed as he unwrapped his arms.

''Wait here, I will be back.'' He began to run where it appeared he had come from.

''Great Naru, he's gone for good.'' Kyosuke said.

''No, he'll be back.'' I said confidently.

''What makes you so sure?'' sensei asked.

''Givest thy food to thy beast with the body of thyself and only then shall he be tamed.'' I said remembering the lines from one of the many books I've read.

''So you just tamed him?'' asked Kyosuke again.

''That sounds bad, I prefer befriending. Call it charm of charisma if you will.'' I said as I heard the Minotaur return, he approached with a bright light.

''I will help you get through the maze but I do not and will not fight my brothers.'' He said as he began to lead the way.

''Is there any way we can weaken you, I mean them?'' Zakuro asked.

''…you cannot weaken a Minotaur you can only behead them or kill them with tartar sauce, it is our only poison.'' He said as he heard Kyosuke laugh.

''Tartar sauce?! Really?!'' he kept on laughing some more.

''Yes child, tartar sauce, I don't suppose you have some right?'' he stopped and turned around for an answer.

''Actually… I do.'' He said as the Minotaur's hair stood when he saw the tartar sauce.

''Seriously?'' Zakuro asked him.

''Hey it was on sale.'' He said.

''Whatever you do, do not pour it in my mouth nor in whatever I eat if you want to get out of here, of course.'' The Minotaur said as his fur relaxed a little from looking at the tartar sauce.

''He won't, I promise. I will protect you friend.'' I said as he looked at me.

''Your kindness… is very much appreciated, however, we do not have the need for that here as only I took mercy upon you and your friends because you silenced my hunger of two days. I cannot speak for my brothers, friend.''

''I will keep that in mind Minotaur.'' I looked at him determined to get us all out of here and help him out return the way he was.

''Call me Jautis.''

''Alright Jautis, I'm Naru, the tartar sauce guy is named Kyosuke, the pink haired boy is named Zakuro and the tall old man over there is named Kotaishi. It's a pleasure to meet you.'' I said.

''Hey!'' Said my teammates as they began to playfully attack me, Jautis pulled me up and placed me over his left shoulder.

''W-what? He gets a ride and we don't?''

''Have you given me anything to eat?'' Jautis asked as he snickered.

[x]

I wonder what's keeping Naruto so long, I'm beginning to worry a little.

''Lady Hinata!'' I heard the voice of someone unfamiliar, I cocked my head and it was an Anbu, I stood up worriedly as Hinata asked him what was going on.

''The Hokage, he's in trouble and we cannot find him.'' Said the Anbu as he sounded fatigued.

''That idiot!'' I said as the Anbu looked at me for calling the Hokage an idiot but he began to speak again.

''Last we heard was that he was in the prison ward, though we did not find him there. I dispatched a search team to look for him.''

''I'm going as well.'' Said Hinata as she stood up.

''No, stay here Hinata. I will look for him and I promise I'll bring him back.'' I said as she nodded her head approvingly and then I vanished from her sight.

[x]

I had cut into his back and I began to unblock the chakra blocks he had, things seemed to be going fine and he wasn't losing a lot of blood like I thought he would, his breathing patterns seemed normal and everything was going to be fine. I then began to fix his broken vertebras and healed his damaged discs as I saw them fill up with the the usual fluid. I healed his nearby nerves and then I began to stitch his back but all of a sudden he began to shake uncontrollably.

''Hold him! Hold him still before he hurts himself more!'' I demanded as a couple of medics began to hold him down. I finished stitching him but he was still shaking uncontrollably and all of a sudden began to hit and grab at the medics.

''I have never seen a chakra bullet cause something like this…'' as I placed my hand on his head and delivered some chakra he stopped shaking. Poor boy, he had suffered a lot and now… I finally healed his stitched back and took my gloves off. From then on the medics where able to manage the rest, I walked out of the room and noticed that Hinata, Aki and her son Shuuhei were there waiting. I did not see Naruto or Sasuke, I sighed as I approached them with the news.

''H-how's my son is he—'' Hinata worriedly began to walk towards me as she fidgeted.

''Can we see him?!'' asked Shuuhei as he looked restless.

''How is he Lady Sakura?'' asked Sasuke's wife as she placed a hand on Hinata's shoulder.

''Well I'm afraid that your son is—'' the rest was blurred in Hinata's mind, she fainted before I could finish. A couple of nearby medics began to assist her, Sasuke's wife was worried and I for one was not but I helped her.

[x]

''A-are you lying?'' Naruto demanded an immediate answer from me.

''I could be, but you don't know that. I've delivered you my message so I will return you to your world now.'' I said as I snapped my fingers and the chakra chains disappeared.

''You are coming with me!'' he said as he was about to grab me but Dahv interfered.

''Touch him, and you are dead kid.'' Dahv had grabbed his wrist before he threatened him.

''Do not call me a kid, I'm older than you.'' Naruto said as he snatched his arm away from him.

''Are you sure about that?'' I said teasingly.

''What?'' he asked.

''Dahv, take him back to his world. I'm going to pack up my tea party set, it will stay open until you pass back here.'' I opened up a dimension portal for them and it lead to a women's bathroom.

''Are you serious? We have to go through there?'' Naruto asked as he gulped.

''Third stall on the left will be the portal to your world, I don't want you to stay here so yes, you have to go through there.'' I said as I glanced at him.

''Want some vodka?'' Dahv gestured his flask at Naruto, he declined it.

''Hah, I don't blame ya, this cheap ass shit sucks donkey balls but it'll do the job y'know?'' he said as he drank some more and pulled Naruto with him through the portal.

''AHHH! GET OUT GET OUT!'' A woman who was staring at the mirror screamed at them, I chuckled in amusement.

TBC!