ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER!! You know you love it. Once again, I feel as though this chapter is lacking something…Oh well:D

Chapter 27: Laugh at Yazu plz.

"Well Hinata-chan…shall we?" Yazu said as he approached Hinata. Hinata had to get him to stop, delay him somehow. Kurenai once told her that if she found herself in a situation where she was alone, about to be hurt by a psychopath, she had to ask questions that would get him to talk, questions that he'd love to answer.

"Konnyaku…" She frantically tried to think of something. "How…how long have you been like this…?"

"How long…?" he stopped his advancement. "I believe I already told you, since I was twelve. That's when I killed and raped my mother." He smiled. "It's amazing how complex life is…it took millions of years of evolution to perfect us as a species, yet a single knife going through our skin can obliterate millions of years of hard work. It's amazing isn't it?" Hinata nodded shakily. That was a good question but she needed more. "The way the knife went through her jugular and the blood spewed out…it was amazing…"

"W-What caused you to…"

"Why am I like this?" Hinata nodded. "I don't know. You might call me insane. I love the way the blood splatters from a human neck, or the way they convulse when you get them with the right type of poison, the way their eyes look when you snap their neck…it's an amazing feeling, don't you agree?" Hinata had never killed someone so she wouldn't even be able to begin to comprehend what he was talking about. "Hmm, it seems you've never killed someone. Don't worry; we'll be together forever…I'll be sure to bring some people back for you to kill. It's very enjoyable." He looked at her, wide-eyed. "That answer your question?" Hinata shook her head. "Really?" She nodded.

"There had to be something that put you over the edge…"

"OH!" He said, snapping his fingers. "You don't want to know WHY I'm like this…you want to know HOW I became like this…" Hinata nodded. "That's a very good question, I don't rightfully know myself…" He sat down in his chair and stroked his chin. "Hmmm…"

"YES!" Hinata celebrated in her head. "Thank you Kurenai!"

"Hmm…" he sat up. "Does it really matter?" Hinata shuddered.

"Y-Yes!" She said.

"Why?" Yazu asked confused.

"Umm…" Hinata had dug herself into a hole. She had to come up with a lie, and fast. Unfortunately, Hinata wasn't very good at lying. "Well…" She had to come up with something that would make him stall more. Maybe…. "…S-s-since I'm going t-to be h-here forever…I th-think I h-have the right to know why…"

"WORK!" she yelled in her head.

"Hmm…" Yazu sat back in his chair. "I suppose you are indeed correct." He smiled, "It's good to see you've accepted your fate." He got serious. "Now…why was it…?" He sighed. "Well, when I was young, I never fit in…I was beat by my father constantly, he blamed me for my mothers death in labor."

"I thought you said…"

"Yes, this is my real mother I'm talking about. The one I killed was my stepmother." He slid down in his chair. "When I was about seven he brought home The Whip…I've got two hundred and eighty three scars from that whip. He didn't care about my progressions as a ninja, a scholar, or anything. He just saw me as what killed his true love. When he remarried, I was happy. I thought he'd hit me less." He sighed. "That wasn't the case. The beatings continued. At about ten I realized that I started to fall in love with my stepmother. She was beautiful. Long, silky black hair, pale skin…you could be her if it weren't for your eyes."

"I see…" Hinata said. She had to keep talking, keep him interested in himself. She didn't want to think of the alternative. "Then what?"

"Well, for two years of being beaten by my father and being in love with my stepmother I couldn't take it anymore. When my father went off to work, I went to the kitchen, grabbed a knife…and killed my stepmother. It was a beautiful sight…the blood spray from her neck…like a piece of under appreciated art…I cried because it was so beautiful."

"W-Why did you kill her if you loved her?"

"Why…?" He asked himself. "I suppose because I knew I could never have her." He sighed again. "She loved my father."

"Then why didn't you just kill him?"

"She'd never love me if I killed him. I thought that it'd be better if she died and was removed from the suffering of loving such a horrid man." He slouched. "And the rest is history."

"But…h-how…"

"How did I get away with it?" He said smiling. "Well I…" he stopped. He scratched his head. A look of realization passed over his face. "Ahh, I see…"

"What…?" Hinata asked.

"I see what you're up to…"

"No…!"

"You're stalling." He chuckled. "You still honestly believe that you're going to be saved? HAH! That's a laugh." His demeanor changed instantly. "Thought I'm disappointed in you…I honestly thought you had accepted your fate. Well then, I suppose I should get started."

"Save me…Naruto-kun…" She whispered.

"It's too late for that!" Yazu started towards her.

"NO!"

"Hey!" A familiar voice yelled. "Faggot-butt!" Naruto kicked in the door.

"N-Naruto-kun?!"

"Honestly, I don't like the way you're treating my girlfriend." His voice was low, almost a growl. Red chakra was starting to ooze out of him. His eyes were still blue, but had the Kyubi'd out thin slit for a pupil.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Yazu yelled in fury.

"What does it look like asstard?" He growled, "Saving the day."

"Naruto-kun…" Hinata said with a relieved sigh. "Thank goodness…"

"I said I'd protect you." He was restraining himself as best he could. The Kyubi aura was desperately looking for a way out through his anger.

"Chill out Naruto…I know it's hard but relax." The voice of a young woman said inside Naruto's head.

"I'm trying…" Naruto responded. "It's not easy though…there's three different people in my head telling me what to do. Me, You, and Him."

"I know. Just do your best." And then she added, "For her sake. Don't let her see you Kyubi'd out."

"Yeah…" Naruto took a deep breath and relaxed himself. "Thanks Izuna."

"Any time partner."

"I suggest you let her go NOW." Naruto said as he suppressed the Kyubi aura even more.

"What are you going to do?" Yazu laughed. "You've already fell for one of my traps."

"No, I totally didn't."

"Yes, you did." Yazu made a hand seal. "Watch what happens to your reality when I do this." Naruto suddenly found himself in a dark abyss.

"Genjutsu huh…?" his voice echoed throughout the infinite darkness. "Izuna, if you would."

"KAI!" The sudden burst of chakra snapped Naruto out of the Genjutsu. As he returned to reality he saw Yazu brandishing a kunai, which was doused in some liquid about two feet away.

"SHIT!" He yelled as he ducked under the poorly aimed slash. Naruto unsheathed his sword and hit Yazu's hand with the hilt, causing him to drop his kunai. The small throwing knife fell to the wooden floor and started to sizzle. "Acid?"

"Yes." Yazu said proudly. "My own special poison. It's a very deadly poison mixed with an incredibly potent acid. The acid will burn through your skin and the poison will kill you. I don't even have to cut you for you to die."

"Unfortunately, you can't get close enough to me to use that." Naruto said confidently.

"Who needs to get close?!" Yazu threw several more kunai at Naruto. He parried them with his sword.

"OW!" Izuna yelled. "THAT ACID STINGS!"

"Any real damage?" Naruto asked.

"No, but it's really unpleasant."

"Then do you think you can put up with it till I can kill this bastard?"

"Do it fast."

"I'll do my best."

"How's this?!" Yazu yelled as he stepped on a floorboard. The walls and ceiling shifted to reveal many holes. "Die." Out of the holes came kunai, a lot.

"SHIT!" Naruto yelled again. He closed his eyes, two glowing orbs appeared. He reached towards the first one

"Wow…already?"

"YES I need it NOW!"

"KAI!" they both yelled. Chakra filled the room.

"It doesn't matter how much chakra you flaunt! You'll still die from the poison!"

"I said this before…. and I'll say it again." Several kunai fell to the ground, all cut in half. "You'll never come close enough to hit me." He pointed his blade at Yazu. Yazu cringed seeing the blade had clearly gotten longer. "Mind release."

"Masamune…?" Yazu asked shakily. "Wasn't it just…?"

"Yes. This is Izuna, my partner in crime."

"So, it seems Kaoshi-kun taught you his clan's secret?"

"Yeah, that's about the size of it."

"How ironic though." Yazu laughed.

"What?"

"You see, in the Lightning country, we have a sort of legend. It says that anyone who wields that type of sword will only cause pain and misfortune to others." Yazu laughed again. "I find it amusing that you, someone who wields that blade is trying to protect someone."

"Shut it." Naruto said. "I know of the legend. But I'm not one to believe in such bull." Naruto sighed. "And for the LOVE OF GOD can you PUT SOME FUCKING PANTS ON?! YOUR TINY DICK IS MAKING ME SICK!"

"It's not the size that matters…it's how you use it."

"Says the man who has to kill and rape people to get any action."

"Ahh, touché."

"So you're not gonna put any pants on?"

"No."

"Fine. If you're gonna be like that…" Naruto readied Izuna. "Senkousen!" (I think I spelled it right!) Naruto disappeared, a streak of light bolted across the room, Naruto reappeared behind Yazu. "There…" Naruto said with a pant.

"What?" Yazu asked confused. "What did you accomplish?"

"Look down." Yazu complied. To his absolute horror what he expected to see, his thingy, was not there. In its place was a bloody stump. He fell to his knees in pain. "I'd like to see you rape anything NOW." Naruto taunted, then added, "Bitch."

"How could you…?" Yazu moaned. "How could you do that to another man?!"

"I don't even see you as a human." Naruto scoffed. "There's nothing wrong with neutering animals so they don't reproduce. That's what I did to you. There's no way anyone should have the displeasure of being your child, or that child's mother."

"You…BASTARD!!" He held his…area…to try and stop the blood. He put his hands together to form a seal.

"Don't even try, you can't get me." Naruto sighed. "Whatever Genjutsu you put on me I can break out with Izuna's help and block any attack you can think of."

"Hehe…" Yazu said glancing at Hinata. "We'll see."

"Shit!" Naruto yelled as he darted towards Hinata. Yazu finished his Genjutsu on Naruto and threw a poisoned kunai at Hinata. Naruto found himself in a pit of snakes, which started biting him. "Dammit!!" Naruto yelled. "Izuna!"

"He…he put one on me too…"

"Dammit!" Naruto looked up, he saw a kunai flying at Hinata in slow motion. "NO!"

"Does someone need my help?" a familiar voice asked.

"Shut it Kyubi!"

"I can break you out of this Genjutsu if you ask nicely." The fox laughed. "I'll even be nice enough to forgive you for ignoring me for two years."

"Don't listen Naruto!" Izuna yelled. "He wants to exploit your desperation!"

"WELL I'M FUCKING DESPERATE!!" Naruto replied angrily.

"So…how about it?" Kyubi asked. "Let me have control again…and I'll let you save your girl."

"Dammit!" Naruto yelled. He thrashed around at the snakes, trying to free himself. He looked up. The kunai had almost reached Hinata. "SHIIIIIT!!"

"RELEASE ME!" The fox yelled.

"DON'T DO IT NARUTO!" Izuna yelled back. "EVERYTHING WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED WILL MEAN NOTHING IF YOU DO!!"

"Everybody…" Naruto took a deep breath. "SHUT THE FUCK UP!! I'm ONLY in a Genjutsu! I should be able to move my body without having to break the Genjutsu!" Naruto stood up. Snakes hung from his body. "FUCK YOU YAZU!" Naruto made a throwing motion with the hand that Izuna was in towards where Yazu was kneeling. The Genjutsu broke. Naruto dashed towards Hinata, taking the kunai in his left shoulder.

"Ha…" Yazu coughed. "Looks like neither of us…get…her…" he coughed again, this time blood came up. Naruto looked at him. Izuna's hilt was sticking out of his chest.

"Gotcha…Bitch." Naruto said shakily. He cursed. He thought that the mail armor hidden by his coat would have stopped the kunai, but it pricked his skin. He could feel the poison taking effect. He had trouble moving and feeling his chakra. He realized the poison was attacking his chakra points. If he could close them…He looked at Hinata and realized there was still hope. With the last of his strength he ripped Hinata free of her bindings. "Hinata…"

"Naruto-kun!" She grabbed onto him sobbing.

"Hina-chan, I need you to close my chakra points…now…"

"What…?" Hinata asked confused.

"Do it…or I'll die…" Hinata did not like the consequences. Her chakra was no longer bound by the restraints so she activated her Byakugan. She clearly saw what was happening. His inner coils system was slowly being taken over by some unknown …funk. She took a deep breath and closed all of his uninfected chakra points. Naruto sighed, he closed his eyes and fell limp in Hinata's arms.

"Naruto-kun…?" Hinata asked shakily. No response. "NARUTO-KUN!"