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Messed Up: Chap. 2

Rated: T


Naruto had gotten dressed and went downtown for some breakfast. He was going to need something to look forward to after his visit with Shukaku. He drank some coffee with a slight pain in the side of his head.

It was a good thing that he didn't drink too much last night. He probably couldn't handle his job with a hangover. He suddenly smirked at realizing Sasuke's morning. The uptight, calm, and composed Uchiha of the Uchiha Corporation totally a pissed off prick.

Naruto could definitely see that. He actually has seen it, but not when Sasuke was working, of course. His eyes wandered to the television perched on the counter. The news was on. He listened with half an ear.

He decided he'd go to Kiba's house. If the man wasn't there, Naruto would lounge around his porch until he did come back. Naruto grinned. It has been a while since he seen the dog lover. They would most likely go somewhere, wherever Kiba wanted to go.

Sometimes it was good, but sometimes not so much. One time, they ended up in jail because of one of Kiba's, fine, Naruto's, experiments gone wrong. It had backfired. Kiba had taken Naruto to a place blindfolded once.

That was a mistake that Naruto would never do again. Naruto shivered at the memory. He slipped out his phone and texted the man.

Your place, six.

He didn't enjoy phones because technology always hated him. He put his phone away with a smile. He could make it through the terrible hour with Shukaku. The day before had only been a few minutes, but today he was going for longer.

He stood and left the building. If he stayed a second longer, he would have caught the speaker on the news.

"Man found dead this morning by authorities. Kiba Inuzuka found hanging from the ceiling in his bedroom."


Naruto glanced at his phone again. No response from his best friend. He started to pace the cement floors of the institute.

"Mr. Uzumaki-"

"No! Not yet." He glanced to his phone and finally called his friend. The phone rung a few times. It just kept ringing until it reached voicemail. "Ey, K-Kiba, we really need to talk. Alright, call me back as soon as you can."

"Inuzuka?"

"Yeah. How do you know him?" The guard Naruto was talking to frowned. He turned on the dinosaur looking TV.

The news was always on, Naruto had been informed. Naruto made a face. He was about to tell him to turn it off, so he could go in to meet Shukaku, but stopped when he heard Kiba's full name.

Naruto's eyes widened.

"Found dead by a rope, hanging off the ceiling."

"Tragic really," another voice said. "Suicide was not what anyone expected of the boy, especially his parents." Naruto's vision blurred, and he turned away.

"No." He whispered. He didn't believe it, and he couldn't. Kiba wouldn't have done that. Naruto's body shook. Somehow Kiba did though.

"We can reschedule if you want." Naruto shook his head. He was going to do the hour. He made himself promise that he would.

"No, I'm good."


He made his way into the room. Shukaku already was there, unlike last time. Naruto felt the dead eyes on him. He stopped before his seat and told the guards to leave the room again after they got rid of the metal piece that went over Shukaku's mouth.

Naruto slowly slid into his seat. He felt like his body was ten hundred pounds heavier, but he still sat up straight. "Listen, kid, we both know, you don't want to be here."

The eyes grew cold, mouth a straight tight line.

"Neither do I, so I suggest you answer the questions. The quicker you answer them, the quicker you don't have to see me."

Still the silent staring.

"Have you ever heard of the Akatsuki?"

No response. Now Naruto was getting pissed. He slammed down his hands and stood up in one motion. The pale eyes blinked up at him. Naruto had ever only been nice or stern with Shukaku. He never expressed so much emotion in his presence.

Naruto didn't care. He went over to the other's side with a glare. He hoarsely whispered. "We all know you did it, just confess, and make it easier on yourself."

The usual pale blank eyes flashed in anger. The anger in those orbs made Naruto almost fall back on his heels. Naruto grinned.

"It seems I've got your attention." He put one of his hand in front of Shukaku. It was within reach of the man. "Now, your name."

Shukaku just glared at his close hand. Naruto snapped his finger on his other hand near Shukaku's head.

"Name." He hissed.

The pale eyes clouded over to become their usual blank state.

"You did it, and you know it!" His voice suddenly broke. He whipped himself away, eyes clenched shut. He exhaled loudly quite a few times before he opened his eyes. He glanced at the time on his phone. He didn't even last ten minutes.

He clenched his hands as he headed to the door. "Tomorrow's visit is canceled." He left the man and kept walking without a glance at anyone. He needed to be alone. He couldn't deal with that man.

He needed to see for himself that his best friend was gone.