SURPRISE!!! It's been quite a while! Well lets see... the 1st story (Paranoid) Sakura had been threatened to tell Sasuke to meet Itatchi (obvious trap). She found inner strenghth and said no. Sasuke was kidnapped anyway. Itatchi, being the loving big bro tortured Sasuke so he could try out a new jutsu he had learned, but alas, Sasuke's loyal friends and teacher came to his rescue (but not before bringing down the house on top of them and sending them roaming around in a dark tunnel. P:S Sasuke asked Sakura to "wait" and keep loving him until he was able to love her back.) NOW! Part two: they got sent (Sasuke and Sakura, Naruto has been sent on a diffrent mission) on a mission to explore a maze of tunnnels filled with traps. They've almost slid to their doom, made death leaps, played inny minny miney moe with dozens of doors, almost fell to their doom, and now are trapped, HERE! Enjoy!

Oh...and I don't own Naruto :(

Shall we?

Paranoid: Part Two

(Living in the shadows)

Sasuke took a tentative step forward into the dark arena. He scanned the area puzzled. It was all earth except for a small metal door at the far end. It was a straight shot across. He sighed, this was by far probably the worst trap they'd deal with.

"Is it ok?" Sakura asked stepping into the arena.

Sasuke just kept looking around. "I doubt it." he mumbled, boldly stepping in further. Sakura started to follow but Sasuke held up a hand. "Stay there." he ordered stepping out more.

"But Sasuke!" Sakura said taking one step forward. The door they had came in slammed down behind her. She spun around. "I didn't do it!" she shouted spinning back to Sasuke. But his attention wasn't on her or the shut door. He now stood in the center with a kunai out and ready.

"Is…something wrong?"

Suddenly Sakura felt something hard slam into her from behind. "Sakura! Put your back to the wall!" He commanded.

She took a weary step back but felt a painful blow on her back again. She went flying forward. Sasuke caught her then raised his kunai blocking an attack.

"Welcome to my arena." the attacker said grinning wildly. His black, never ending eyes danced with blood lust. A shock of red hair was flying around freely. He stood a good foot taller than Sasuke. The man backed off.

"I am the one, the only, Blaze. And this is my game. I thought your little other ninja friends left in pure fear, but I see they just sent someone else to do the work." Blaze laughed.

"You…you killed those one ninja." Sakura said light headed. Sasuke helped her steady herself so she could stand on her own feet but his eyes never left Blaze.

"Guilty! They were fun. I actually broke a sweat. He wasn't lying when he said Konoha ninja are pretty--"

"Who's he?" Sasuke asked sharply.

Blaze grinned even wider. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

Blaze then rushed at them taking a kunai from out of his shirt. Sasuke pushed Sakura out of the way and blocked the attack. Blaze swung again, this time Sasuke blocked the attack then countered sending his kunai flying just over Blaze's head as he ducked. He flipped backward and squatted down like a cat, his eyes fixed on Sasuke.

"Aren't you a fire cracker." he said then he vanished.

"What the--" Sasuke's eyes swept the room looking for Blaze or a possible spot where he might have hid. There was nothing but dirt, dirt walls, dirt floors, and one metal door.

"Earth shattering jutsu, breaking point!"

Sasuke felt the floor beneath begin to rumble. He backed away but with every step the floor rumbled beneath him, he looked around noticing the floor wasn't moving any where else but where he was standing. Quickly he jumped into the air. The floor collapsed in the spot where he had just been standing, it fell into it's self then repaired.

"Good job." Blaze laughed. Sasuke flipped around and saw Blaze in the air with him. "Earth shattering jutsu, target!"

The wall in front of Sasuke let out a loud rumble and a piece came launching out of it. It came at such fast speeds Sasuke didn't have time to react. The chunk of earth slammed into Sasuke's front driving him backwards then smashing his body against the wall. Sasuke slid down to the floor.

"Sasuke! Sasuke are you ok?" Sakura shouted running to him.

"St…stay back." Sasuke yelled getting to his feet. He steadied himself and cleared his head. You can't let him beat you. Think, think!"

"Earth Shattering jutsu, target!"

Sasuke rolled out of the way just as a piece of the wall from behind him came shooting out. He's using the arena as his weapon and using the earth for his attacks….he must be a long range attacker. He probably can't do close combat.

"Earth Shattering jutsu, target!"

Sasuke flipped backward and on top of the flying piece of earth. "Sharingan!" His black eyes turned red, two specks of black appearing around his pupil. Sasuke jumped off just as he got near Blaze who was standing on a floating piece of earth in the very center. Shooting towards Blaze he balled his fist and sent it aiming at his opponent. Blaze's eyes widened as his fist made contact. Blaze went spiraling off his standing ground. Wasting no time Sasuke landed on his feet and went running at Blaze again. He aimed another punch but a block of sand rose up in front of him and blocked his attack. Instantly a picture of Garra flashed through his mind.

"No way." Sasuke said flipping back towards the center. The earth shield crumbled and Blaze appeared grinning. "You had a lucky hit, but that's as close as you'll get from now on."

Sasuke frowned and ran at him again, this time he threw four shurikin, they went flying towards him but were soon stopped, embedding themselves into a wall made of earth that had appeared out of the ground to protect the intended target. "There's just no way…" Sasuke said watching the wall crumbled again. "No one else has Garra's technique." he whispered.

Sakura watched with her back against the metal door. She had ran and tried to open it while Sasuke and Blaze were fighting but it seemed locked from the other side. She had just stood there and watched so far, figuring she was safe with her back against metal. But she felt useless. Here was Sasuke fighting for his…their lives, and she was cowering away in the safest spot watching.

Come on! You're going to let your man get beat around like this? Inner Sakura roared as Sasuke went flying across the arena again as a result of another strange earth jutsu. Sakura watched him rise to his feet again grabbing his arm. Another attack came at him, this time pieces of earth sharpened at their points. He dodged them expertly and tried to counter attack but another wall flew up to protect Blaze. Sasuke tried a different way, this time coming from the left, but a piece of earth came flying at him from behind. He dodged it just in time as it skid past his arm cutting into his flesh.

Even with his Sharingan he's not winning, the attacks are coming too fast and too randomly for him. And that damn shield…

He fought Garra before, he should be able to beat him.

But he sure had a hell of a time with Garra and they never finished. He could have lost…

Be more positive, if you're so worried about him losing how about you help.

What good would I do? How about you help?!

I am you, I can't help unless you do dumb ass.

God, I need to stop talking to myself. You're really a pain…

Sakura gasped as Sasuke screamed. She saw him bite his lip to stop from screaming again as another rock squished him between one of Blaze's shields. She tried to scream for him as the rock slammed into his stomach so violently that he coughed up blood. The rock sharpened at the point and slammed into him again, driving itself into his side. Sasuke choked out another cry of pain. Sakura could see his eyes turn glassy.

Oh my God…he's going to die…

Sasuke! I'm so sorry! breaks into tears I'm always putting you in pain!!!! But! It's for the story. U guys like it? Well then let me know sillies! R&R!