Coming together for him

Chapter 7

Naruto stared at the man before him. How did he get past Itachi? Supposedly Itachi was the best at what he did.

"What did you do to Itachi?" Naruto asked, fearfully.

"Nothing" Deidara replied shrugging. "He let me in."

"That's not true, Itachi isn't like that" Naruto protested as Deidara started approaching him.

"I've been with them all along." Itachi told Naruto as he entered the room. "Turns out they pay better than private security does." Naruto swallowed hard, he wasn't sure that he had ever felt so betrayed in his life.

"So what was all that crap about protecting Sasuke from his parent's killers? Or did that even happen?" Naruto asked.

"I said what I had too in order to get you to trust me." Itachi replied as he took the syringe from Deidara.

"My father will hang you out to dry when he finds out what you are really up to." Naruto said as he attempted to back away from Itachi.

"Will he really?" Itachi wondered out loud "he thinks you're being a selfish brat about his whole situation. So do you really think he would care at this point?" Naruto didn't believe he had ever been so afraid, he had the feeling that they wouldn't kill him here. They would take him someplace else, kill him and then leave his body in a place where it would be convenient for his father to find. Naruto couldn't believe that Itachi had been in on it the entire time. If Naruto escaped this situation alive, he didn't think he would ever be able to trust another stranger as long as he lived.

"This whole situation could have been avoided if only Minato would give in to our demands" Itachi said reaching out and roughly grabbing Naruto's arm and wrenching it behind his back causing Naruto to cry out. He regretted arguing with his father over something so small, and now if Naruto didn't figure a way out of his current situation he wouldn't ever see his father alive again. That scared him more than anything Deidara and Itachi could tell him.

"Back off" Naruto snapped trying to kick Itachi, who quickly and harshly slapped Naruto across the face.

"Try that again" he said coldly "and I'll slit your throat and leave you here for your father to find." Naruto swallowed hard and allowed Itachi to roughly tie his wrists behind his back. Naruto's mind however, was struggling to find a way out. He didn't want to die, but he didn't want to go with them either. There had to be a way out, one that Naruto just couldn't see.

Before Naruto had the chance to mouth off again, Naruto felt a needle prick and he felt himself losing his hold on consciousness. The last thing he heard was Itachi ordering Deidara to make sure no one was coming, before throwing Naruto's limp body over his shoulder.

Naruto regained consciousness a few hours later, to find himself locked in a small cell that barely had any room for Naruto to move around in. He groaned at the pounding in his head and wondered if they had beaten him after he'd been knocked out. As Naruto sat there in the dark he wondered how he was going to get himself out of this mess. One thing was certain Itachi Uchiha was never to be trusted. Just the thought of Itachi's betrayal sent a wave of rage through Naruto's veins. His father had trusted Itachi, blindly it seemed. Apparently he didn't bother doing a background check of some sort. One would think that whoever employed Itachi as their private security officer that they would have done a better thorough check on Itachi, on all of their employees really. How else would they find out that they had a maniac working among them.

Naruto sighed and pressed his face against the bars of the cell, he glared at the guard who was standing beside his 'cage'. the guard swiftly rammed his fist in between the bars and right into Naruto's eye, causing him to cry.

"Shut up!" The guard ordered "I don't want to listen to you." Naruto glared harder. Wishing, that he could find a way to escape, but he was afraid that since he had no idea where he was it, escape would be futile. Naruto doubted he could find his way back to his home. Naruto sat back down and stared up at the ceiling. He wondered if his father knew he was gone yet. He wondered if his father would even want him back after everything was said and done. A tear dropped from Naruto's eye as he thought about the chances of him ever seeing his father again. Fear filled Naruto's heart as he thought about what this group of people wanted with him. He knew he wouldn't likely exit this cage alive ever again. Naruto just hoped that his dad would find out that Itachi was responsible for his disappearance and subsequent murder. Naruto would never get to see his family again because of some power/money hungry idiot. Did they not care that they were ripping families apart?

"Mom," Naruto closed his eyes as he murmured to his mother. "I'm really scared right now, I don't think there is going to be a chance that I get out of here alive." another tear dropped from Naruto's eye as be paused. "I'm worried about dad and how he'll handle my death. I just hope he's not the one to find my body. Please find some way to comfort him. He won't have anyone else." though he knew his mother hadn't heard him, it still brought Naruto a small measure of comfort to talk to someone whom he loved. He wondered what his friends would think about his current situation, he almost bet they would be sorry for the way they had treated him the last time they saw him.

Naruto sighed and stood, attempting to stretch his sore muscles, he wasn't sure how long he'd been in this cell, that was clearly hidden in some kind of cave away from any human population. How far away from home was he? Naruto only wished he could know the answer.

Naruto had started to pace back and forth across his small cell, when he heard a voice that sent chills down his spine.

"You won't be bored too long." Deidara said "They will be coming for you soon." Naruto turned and glared at him. He didn't need to be reminded that he wouldn't be leaving this place alive.

"My father will hunt you down and slaughter you like the pig you are!" Naruto hissed at Itachi, who only laughed darkly.

"I don't think so, I think he will be grieving and feeling guilty for allowing his own son to slip through his hands so easily." Deidara said coldly "He won't have time to hunt me down, besides I am good at disappearing, he will never find me."

Growling, Naruto threw himself at Deidara wishing that his hands could reach through the bars to wrap around the older man's throat. He wished he could cause Deidara just a small amount of fear that Deidara was causing his father.

Deidara calmly opened the door to Naruto's cell, and approaching the furious boy, Deidara took him by the throat and slammed him hard against the wall.

"You will be very careful of your next action if you even want your dear old dad to find your body." Deidara hissed into Naruto's ear as his hand squeezed Naruto's throat, leaving Naruto unable to breathe. "Come after me again and I promise you will never be found!" That being said Deidara squeezed until he saw the light starting to leave Naruto's eyes, once the teen was unconscious he threw Naruto to the floor and gave Naruto a sharp kick to the ribs.

"Deidara, you know the rules" Itachi said from the door to Naruto's cell. "Our Master doesn't wish Naruto to be bothered until it's time to slaughter him."

"It's just so much fun torturing him." Deidara said exiting the cell and slamming the door behind him. "Besides the punk needed to be taught a lesson, he's got a smart mouth on him."

"It's his way of trying to cope with the situation." Itachi said said "It's all bluff I wouldn't worry about anything he had to say."

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