Sasuke peeked in through the window of Naruto's apartment. It was too dark to see anything. He slowly climbed in and crept towards the bed. Something cracked beneath his feet. He stopped, catching his breath, to see if he had waken Naruto. Nothing. He slowly bent down and picked the thing under his feet. It felt like a frame.. He tilted it so that it caught the moonlight. The photo of Team 7.. Why was it lying on the floor? Wait.. where is Naruto? He stared at the bed. Now that he was near, he could see that it was empty.

Hell.. did something happen here? The room did not look as if any fight had taken place. But Naruto was nowhere to be seen. Where did he go off to, in the middle of night?

"Naruto!" Sasuke called.

No answer. Was it a prank that idiot was trying to pull off? He was considering the option, when he saw something that cleared away all the doubts. He hurried to switch on the lights. Blood. There was a dark stain on the bed, on the floor, and on the frame he had picked up.

Should I go back and inform the others? Or should I just go ahead looking for him? He thought the latter option was better, since the others were already expecting them. If he got into some tight spot, they would come looking. And he was not sure if he had any time to waste. So he hurried outside, trying to find any clues as to where Naruto was taken. He found yet another bloody spot and followed that direction. Soon he was hot on the trail of Naruto, following the bloody spots.

"Naruto.. Stay alive till I get there." Sasuke muttered.

Naruto was being sucked into a dark sphere the size of a mountain. He tried to resist, but the force was just too strong. He screamed. But his voice would not come out.

That was when he was jolted awake by the terrible sense of tiredness that crept up within him. What is this feeling.. he tried to sit up, but found that he could not. Every inch of his body was screaming in pain.

"What the-" Naruto tried to concentrate chakra into his arms. Huh? He felt like he had been drained of all his chakra. What is happening? That was when he saw it, the silhouette of a man standing beside him.

"Who are you! What are you doing here?" Naruto gasped.

"Let us just say I am a shinobi who knows the true worth of a bijuu."

"What the hell do you mean? And what did you do to me?" Naruto roared, still unable to move.

"Curious.. aren't we? Heh.. know this, you don't stand a chance against me in this state. So don't even bother trying to fight. I am taking you to a place where I can extract your little burden from you. You will be freed of the kyuubi.. Isn't that what you have always wanted?"

"I won't let you do that!" Naruto shouted.

"And how do you plan to resist?" The man chuckled.

Naruto gritted his teeth and tried to move his hands with all the strength he had. Ughh.. it was too painful. Black dots swam over his eyes, threatening to make him unconscious.

What should I do? Naruto thought frantically. There was no way he could get out of this.

That was when he noticed something hard near his arm. The photo frame! Yes, he could do this.

He bit his teeth while he dug his arm deep into the sharp edge of the frame, he gulped back a scream, when it cut deep into his skin and drew out warm blood. This should do.

If any one would come looking for him in the morning, they would sure find a trail of blood. That was when he remembered.. There was no mission tomorrow. No one would miss him. By the time any one found out, it would be too late.. The whole world turned black for Naruto.

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