The 'Saving' Seal.

Kakashi was tracking Naruto's scent alongside Gai, Anko, Sakura and a heavily panting Jiraya.
"Dammit, I lost it again!" Kakashi screamed aggravated. The group had lost Naruto's scent several times and it wasn't the easiest thing to find it again. The Akatsuki had covered their traces well. Kakashi had all of his eight ninja dogs summoned to participate in the search put even whit them it still wasn't easy. "We can't keep going like this; we have been searching for an entire day already. He could be…dead by now." Sakura pleaded.

There was an awkward silence. "No. He couldn't" Jiraya responded certain of his words. Al eyes were directed at him. "What do you mean Jiraya-sama?" Sakura asked confused but hopeful. Any good news about her teammate was warmly welcomed. "The Yondaime's seal is nothing you break through during one night; we have at least 10 days before they are done. They'll need to weaken Naruto as well as the seal a significant amount. That would take about 7 days… so it's about 7 days until they start the extraction. We better have reached him by then… that pain is nothing my student will have to endure if I can prevent it."

Back in Konoha.

Tsunade was lying in a hospital bed staring in to the white wall. There was no way she could possibly get any sleep under these circumstances. Naruto was gone after all. And worse, it was her fault. And she had put the burden of saving him on his teammate. As she always did. He was always the one to fix the mess she had caused. This time it was worse, she had sent out him already heavily wounded to chase after two s-rank criminals.

FLASHBACK

Sakura was staring at her teacher, she had demanded like Kakashi to be granted permission to head out straight away to take Naruto back. Tsunade had simply shook her head and told them that a entire team should be dispatched. They were going to do this the right way, they couldn't afford any chances, Naruto's life depended on it. She had sent Shizune to find Gai and Anko. Gai would be great back-up for Kakashi while fighting Itachi. Kakashi was their best available option against Itachi at the moment; he had the sharingan and would be the only one able to stand up against itachi's genjutsu. But he could not do that alone, therefore Gai was needed. Anko was strong, maybe not on Kisame's level but she could handle him whit a little help from Jiraya. Even injured that pervert man could handle Kisame alone. He was one of the great sannin after al. Though Itachi, that was another story therefore had Tsunade strictly told them that this battle set-up was not one they could afford to stray from.

Tsunade had demanded that Sakura would take no place in the fighting but was going to head over to Naruto as soon as an opportunity would allow it. Sakura was essential in this battle whit Jiraya's condition being critical and Naruto's probably also would.

When they all had received their orders they headed out. Jiraya stayed until last. "I promise you, we won't return empty handed" He said putting a hand on her shoulder squeezing it. "That's not what I'm worried about… I'm afraid whetherwhat you come home whit will still be the naruto we knew. Or if he will even be ali-" She was cut off by Jiraya. "He is strong. They won't be able to break him and he will definitely not allow himself to be killed. Have faith in him."

END FLASHBACK.

Jiraya's last word before he departed was still ringing in Tsunade's ears where she lay in the Hospital.
"I really hope you are right Jiraya…" she whispered to herself.

Itachi and Kisame stood in front of a gigantic rock hidden behind trees and bushes. Kisame shook Nartuo off his shoulder and he fell roughly to the forest floor by their feet. "hm, I heard he was though, that bastard didn't even wake up once during our trip" Kisame chuckled. "I presume you heard he was stupid as well?" Kisame looked at his partner questionably before giving a small nod. "Well, at least one of your sources was right. Naruto-kun woke up several times during our trip but forced himself asleep again. He knew that in this weakened state he would not be able to fight us. He saved his energy so we wouldn't be able to break him as easy."

Kisame blinked. "oh, really. I never thought he would wake up so soon after suffering under your genjustu for so long even whit the Kyuubi's chakra healing him."
"That's why I said that one of your sources was right, he is though..."
"That will only make thing so much more fun for us…" Kisame said smirking evilly
they made several hand signs and the boulder rose from the forest floor allowing the two Akatsuki members enter whit naruto being dragged behind them by Kisame.

A read haired shinobi was watching as two Akatsuki members walked in to their hideout whit a unconscious blond boy making drag traces behind them, he was merely meters away and was waiting for the perfect opportunity to enter the cave. The stone that was soon going to block the entrance again was slowly lowering itself down when it was one half meter from hitting the ground the shinobi took his chance and rolled under it, entering the cave whit incredible speed. He had waited for them to go as far into their hideout as possible so he could go in undetected.

Naruto was barely conscious, when he saw that the forest setting he had seen glimpses of during the past day was gone and replaced by a damp stone corridor he decided it would be wisest to stay awake. He could also make out by his blurry vision that Kisame had left their side, it was only him and Itachi. Somehow this really scared him more than when it was both men. He didn't even want to imagine what Itachi would do when they were alone. Itachi seemed to notice the blonds struggle to stay awake.

"Good morning, Naruto-kun. Finally decided to stay whit us this time I see." He said as unemotional as ever. He didn't get a response. Even though the blond ninja on his shoulder really wanted to scream back at him to go to hell he couldn't. He couldn't find the strength in him to make anymore sounds than mere pained moans. Though he didn't let them out, he wouldn't show him how weak he was. Although he probably already knew, it was he who had inflicted the pain after all.

"so… where are you taking me?"
Itachi didn't answer instead he stopped in front of a huge stone door. "We're here."
He opened the door and revealed a big room whit walls made of stone as well as the ceiling and every other part of the room. It looked much like a cave. "There…" Itachi pointed, I followed the direction it pointed and found a stone table whit metal shackles attached to it. "…is where you will spend the remaining time before your death."

Authors Notes. Well that was a short, crappy and irrelevant chapter, don't you think? Well. I'm sick again and won't be getting out much and I have sports break so I can probably have another chapter up by tomorrow. If I'm bored enough. You see, it's not just you whom think this story is getting really wordy and that it doesn't seem to have any plot behind it at all. X)

For you who haven't seen the small plot I'm trying to come to, and probably eventually will is that Naruto is going to save this Saeko guy from revenge like he couldn't do whit Sauske and so on blablabla… al that friendship crap you know (:

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