This chapter took way too long to upload! Ugh! I was thinking about making another Naruto story and I was planning it. Besides I had to go back and forth from my college and then I had recitals and concerts and trips and all this stuff crammed into two weeks!

Naruto's POV

Naruto put his arm around Hinata neck and let her trembling head rest against his shoulder. She hadn't responded to anything Naruto had said. She just kept staring at Kiba and crying silently.

"Hinata, Sakura's helping him. He'll be okay." Naruto tried to comfort her. She didn't say a word. Naruto wrapped his arms around her and tried to squeeze her out of this trance. He felt like the most helpless person in the world. He had no power. He could do nothing. Not for Kiba or Akamaru, no for Hinata, not even for Sai.

Sai. Naruto's mind repeated. Naruto turned and looked behind him where Sai was struggling to get to his feet and looking over at Naruto. He seemed more beat up then he was last time Naruto had seen him. Blood was leaking down from his mouth and there were several bruises and scrapes on his skin. Naruto was about to move when the ground behind Sai broke. Chunks of rock and sand flew everywhere and Sai stumbled falling onto his back. Out of the hole emerged a monster. A monster Naruto had never seen before. It had Kisame's blue skin but it was more shark-like. There were three lines on his neck and three sharp fins. One on his back, and two on his arms. A long tail waved in the air behind Sai and knocked him into the forest. Naruto watched as he disappeared into the darkness.

Naruto was frozen. It's Kisame? He wondered.

Kisame laughed as if he was drunk, "I'm not going back home without at least one of you jinchuuriki! Give up before I really kill the boy! I'm already done with the dog."

Kiba began to flail again, slapping Sakura's hands away from his handless arm. He got to his feet with absolute fury in his eyes. His teeth were sharper than usual and his eyes were lines.

"What did you say!?" Kiba shouted across the field.

Kisame lurched closer to Kiba, "What's wrong? Are you made because I killed your dumb mutt?"

Kiba moved at that moment. He reached into his pocket with only hand and got out three food pills. He swallowed them and immediately became faster. Naruto could barely see him as he moved toward Kisame.

"I'll kill you you bastard!" Kiba screamed as he began to twirl and spin like a dreidel. "Tsuuga!"

He charged toward Kisame with remarkable speed. Kisame put his hand up in defense and took the hit. His feet although planted in the ground slid back a few inches.

"Kiba stop! He's...he's..." Hinata suddenly screamed as she freed herself from Naruto's grasp.

Kisame with monstrous strength spread his hands apart wide. It caused Kiba to spin in the opposite direction he was going. Causing him to lose balance and control. He flipped in the air for a few seconds then crashed into the ground.

Everyone was moving now. Bee, Sakura, and Hinata were all on their feet, Naruto close behind.

Kisame bent down and grabbed Kiba's neck and lifted him into the air. He bent his arm at an angle where the tip of his fin was only a few inches from Kiba's neck.

"Let's make a deal shall we?" Kisame proposed with a grin. "I won't kill this boy if you two jinchuuriki come with me."

Naruto paused as soon as he heard it. He was at a crossroads. Kiba's dead if I don't do something. Naruto glanced toward Bee. Would he follow me?

This was all too much. He had enough to worry about already. Hinata was looking at him with wide eyes. Naruto couldn't help but wonder what was going through her head.

"LET ME GO YOU SON OF A BITCH! I'LL KILL YOU!" Kiba yelled as loud as he could.

"My patience is running thin. Come now, number eight and number nine. You wouldn't like to see what I might to do this boy." Kisame said in a low voice. His teeth looked sharper then it had been a few moments ago.

Naruto took a step. He was about to let everything go. His friends, his memories, his home. All of it would be lost. He didn't know what they'd do to him, but one was enough wasn't it? An eye for an eye...Naruto thought as he began to quicken the pace over to Kisame. Hinata moved and grabbed Naruto's hand.

"I...I...please don't..." Hinata whispered. The tears had began again. She couldn't get it out. But Naruto got the message.

"Hinata...I have to. It's the only way." Naruto responded placing a hand on her cheek wiping away her tears. He leaned in and kissed her on the lips. At first she didn't move. Probably as shocked as everyone else was. He pulled her in closer and ran his hand through her blue hair. Something he would miss the most. Her pale face had relaxed and her tense shoulders began to loosen. Soon he felt her arms around his waist. He remembered how she was so shy and weird when he had first met her. When she was just a little shadow. He thought about the young girl blushing just to give him some ointment. He remembered how valiantly she'd fought against Neji. Even if she lost Naruto learned she was more than she made it out to be. She had gotten this far because of Naruto, she'd made that clear. She'd made a last stand against Pain. Naruto had been too relieved that she had survived. He was almost certain she had died. He couldn't bear to let her go again.

But he had to.

He broke the kiss and took in a deep breath. He looked back at Sakura and Bee. The two of them stood there with a mix of curiousity, bewilderment, and sadness.

He had to go now or else he didn't think he could leave.

He turned and faced Kisame, "Let's go."

"Sorry I took you away from your girl before you could get a little crazy." Kisame laughed. Kiba was looking at Naruto with resentment. Naruto had known the wild boy long enough to know that hating Kiba was like being his best friend.

The Akatsuki let go of Kisame and hit him on the back of the head before he could do any brash movements. Kiba slumped to the ground making grunts and reaching for Naruto then lost consciousness. Kisame turned his back and began to walk in the other direction into the forest.

Then Hinata decided to strike.

Han's POV

Han felt a slap to his cheek and immediately his eyes flew open. He took in a quick breath expecting to awake to the wonderful sounds of the forest around him. All he heard was a low hum and dripping water. He looked up and saw Tumuka. She was looking down on him with disappointment.

"This is the tenth time you've lost consciousness. You've only been here for a day." Tumuka said.

Han coughed and tried to get as comfortable as he could in his chair. Tumuka let out a sigh and put her hands on her hips, "I get it, okay? You're hungry and tired. So am I. My job is to get information out of you. If I can't I'll get fired. You, my friend, have been whipped, electrocuted, cut, burnt, slapped, beaten, stabbed, and there's an even bigger list of things we can still do to you."

Han just stared at her. He barely speak. his mouth and tongue was dry and even moving was painful. His whole body felt like one big burning bruise. Tumuka had stayed right there next to him the whole night. Han just had to keep waiting...even if it took him months. He had to wait for the right moment.

"Talk! Say something!" Tumuka shouted. "At least a tear, at least a whimper! Just do something!"

Han remained quiet and stayed where he was. Tumuka made the sign of the boar and Han felt a long shock run through his body. He twitched and fell on the ground. The rocks were sharp and dug into his skin while he kept on flailing.

Han...Kokuo said. Han kept his eyes shut as the lightning stopped and he was suddenly drenched by water. He opened his eyes and winced for what was to come next.

Run the remainder of your chakra through your body, I have a plan. She added.

Han felt the blazing rod come down on his back and curled up into a ball.

"Say a fucking word you son of a bitch!" Tumuka screamed as she brought the weapon up and down with fury.

She brought it up and Han let chakra flow and reach every part of his body. He didn't know he even had some of the chakra still in him. He yelled and the moment the blazing rod came down again Tumuka cried out in pain. Han looked in amazement as her whole body shook violently and volts of electricity shot through her body. The rod was no longer on fire and in Han's grasp. He just had to get his hands untied.

With his remaining strength he forced his hands apart and broke the rope tying them together. He grabbed the rod, his feet still chained to the floor. Tumuka was kneeling now, gasping and struggling to move to the only weapon in the room.

"NO!" She shouted as she lunged for the rod, still twitching.

Han's fingers closed around the end of the rod and moved it away from Tumuka's reach. She crashed to the ground, her hair messily laid on the dirty floor. The rod was hot and sent a great deal of pain down Han's hand and arm. But he couldn't let go.

He looked up at Tumuka who was now getting up and looking at Han with murderous intent.

"I'll talk," Han said. "And this is what I have to tell you,"

Tumuka got to her feet and charged toward Han who only smiled as she came closer to him. "Go fuck yourself."

He pointed the rod up and it impaled itself in Tumuka's chest. Blood sprayed from her mouth as her fingernails barely touched Han's cheek. She was trying to speak but no words would come out. Han finally let go of the rod and let her body slump down onto the ground. Han lay there staring at her corpse. He had done this before. He had killed again.

It was for the best, Han. She would've have most certainly tried to get rid of you for good. Kokuo reassured him.

How do you know? Maybe she was like me. Bound to her own destiny, just an eternal cycle of doing one thing. Maybe all she wanted was to be free. Han said.

Han, you're here. Alive. In the present. There's nothing you can do anymore to help anyone other than Fu and Chomei. Find them and maybe...just maybe even you can be free.

Yagura's POV

Yagura sat in the little wooden boat chewing on a piece of bread as other larger ships passed him, their lanterns illuminating the outline of the ship and shining onto Yagura's pale face. Yagura took his hook staff and used it to row the boat a little faster. He had to get to the ports of the Kazimura village on Taro Island by nightfall. I'll have sometime before they find that hunter's body. I have to travel as much as I can. Yagura thought. He didn't like to think about what he had done to the hunter it was for the best, at least he'd discovered something about him.

Zetsu...Yagura mulled over the thought of the name he'd heard in his memory. It sounded familiar but there was no way he could surely know. Not with all these clouds in his head. But he knew he was making progress. Kazimura village had one of the most famous ports in the Land of Sea. They would keep track of who had ever entered that port and who had left. But Yagura had no clue how he was going to see that information. He was the Fourth Mizukage, on top of that every ninja in Kirigakure must be trying to hunt him down. He's not going to view those documents without running into problems.

Yagura dipped his hands in the water and splashed some on his face. Water was always refreshing for him. He didn't know why. Then again sometimes he felt that he knew nothing. Out of the blue, a large ship rang its bell and lights shined down onto Yagura's face.

"Excuse me, sir!" Someone shouted out of the light mist. He could see several figures. Yagura couldn't respond. He knew well enough that these people could be hunters in disguise.

"You do not have authority to be sailing on your ship in Taro waters! Please step out of your boat and come to us or else we will be forced to go to unnecessary measures for your arrest." The voice instructed.

Yagura only stared ahead at the beams of light for a few moments then began to weave signs. One of the men yelled and a hook attached itself to Yagura's small boat.

Yagura yelled quickly, "Wind Style: Wind Current!"

He blew out into the air a strong gust of wind that forced the ship to move forward at a fast pace just as one of the men landed on the boat. Yagura held onto one of the planks as the wind slapped his face and blew his hair around. he heard several yells and saw that the hook was still attached to the boat. Before he could get rid of it a hand closed around his leg.

"You're the jinchuuriki! The Mizukage!" A man said. There was a kunai in one of his hands and Yagura knew he planned to use it.

Yagura ducked as the man attempted to thrust the kunai at his face. He then brought it downwards attempting to stab him in the back. Yagura slammed into the man causing him to drop the kunai. For a while they wrestled. The man landing punches onto Yagura's cheek making blood drip down his face.

Then Yagura's head was balancing above the water and hot sweaty hands were closed around his neck.

"I can't allow you to live!" He shouted above the sounds of the wind and the water currents.

Yagura could barely breathe anymore. His hearing was fading and his "heart" seemed to be moving around in his body. His toes and fingers were rapidly growing numb and he couldn't move anything. Shit. He thought as he realized he was powerless against this guy.

All of a sudden the sounds of rough water was gone and Yagura was in the air. His metal hook staff threateningly close to him. The hands around his neck were now flailing, desperately trying to grab onto something. Yagura was too weak to even try and soften the fall. Several emotions ran through his head. Relief, wonder, joy, and most of all fright.

As his shoulder hit the hard sand he stopped feeling anything.