I'm sorry about how long it took me to update. I promise it wont take as long next time. I'm also sorry about how short this chapter is but I didn't want anything to be given away. I hope you enjoy it anyway.

---Torture of the soul---

Sasuke and Itachi talked for a while before he had to go. It was strange with all that had happened. Itachi was turned into this wolf mutant thing, along with all of his friends. Sasuke was close to tears at Itachi's story but held them in and kept his calm face.

Sasuke looked at the experiment beside him. It was staring at him with these owl like eyes. He turned away and closed his eyes, hoping to get some sleep, but the door to the room slammed open and there were angry voices coming in his direction, his eyes narrowed.

"So this is the specimen?" A whitecoat bent down and looked into the dog crate, or rater mutant crate.

"Yeah. Man, I've been wanting to get my hands on one of these for like, forever. They opened the crate and grabbed his collar. He fought them a little but gave up when he was out of the crate and shocked with something.

"Be good now. All we are going to do is have you do tests." The whitecoat smiled a little at him. Sasuke rolled his eyes. He was lead into a hall and through a room that looked like an office building in the city. He looked around and saw all eyes were on him. Some of the whitecoats even followed them into this big gymnasium where scientists were putting up walls and making what looked like a maze.

"So, when will the first maze be done?"

"In about one minute." The whitecoats nodded and sat him down in a chair.

"Now what you have to do is run through the maze and try to find the way out as fast as you can." Sasuke nodded and he was dragged to the entrance. "Okay, GO!" He was shoved forward and started running. He turned left, right-dead end-, left, right, the way out!

"Oh my God. That was the fastest anyone has ever done the maze." One whitecoat murmured.

"Okay, get the next maze ready." The whitecoats went to work. He was taken into a small room to wait. Soon he was running again, but this time it was harder. Right, left, left-dead end-, go back, right, left, right-another dead end-. Ugh, this is getting frustrating. He stopped but looked down. The wires were being heated up and he started running again before his feet got burnt. When he finally got to the end, they got together another one. After that, another one, and another.

When were they going to stop? Is he going to die doing these stupid mazes? Was he ever going to see Naruto and the flock again? He hoped so.

He didn't want to die in the School.

- - -

Naruto smiled at Kakashi. They were in the van getting closer to the school. They were getting anxious. The closer they got, the more they fidgeted and talked. They hated this. It was a living night mare but they had to do it. They had to get their friends back. They had to get away from here. Get as far away as they could.

"So, Naruto? Is there anything going on between you and Sasuke?" Naruto looked at Kiba confused.

"What do you mean? We're friends, that's all." They smirked. Lee and Kiba looked at each other and started laughing. Neji and Gaara chuckled.

"Right."

"I know I'm right." Naruto looked out of the window and pouted. They just laughed some more.

"Guys, quiet down. People are trying to sleep here." Genma said from the back. Raidou and him were sleeping in the back seat and Kakashi was driving.

"Okay." Naruto looked at the others who got the hint almost instantly. They still had a far way to go and they didn't want to get there any time soon.

- - -

Sasuke fell to the ground and panted. He was so tired. He just wanted to crawl into a nice warm bed and go to sleep forever.

"Get another one ready!" The same whitecoat yelled from besides him.

"NO!" They all looked up and frowned. It was none other than Orochimaru. "Can't you see that he's tired? He needs a break. Go and put him back in his cage and you can do more tests tomorrow, but I'll be here to help." With that he walked off and Sasuke was drug to his crate and fell asleep.

He dreamt of Naruto and the flock together again, happy. 'Maybe it was never meant to be..." He thought as he saw Naruto's smiling face.

---End---

Again, I'm sorry about how sort. I'll try to make the next chapter longer.

Please review! -Silver