"Hello Kyuubi." Sasuke stood and faced Naruto with a slick little smile across his thin lips. His hand reached for his sword and gripped the hilt tightly. "We never did finish our fight, did we?"

"No, we didn't, but…" It was too late for Naruto's words to stop him. Sasuke had drawn his sword and was inching closer. Naruto grabbed a kunai and blocked the swing of the blade easily. "Looks like you've slowed down."

"Being chakraless will do that, however, I won't be remaining like this for long." Sasuke pressed harder and Naruto tried to press back but the simple fact was that Sasuke was stronger, he was gaining inches. Sakura sighed and stepped foreword smashing Sasuke's face with a punch. It wasn't the same giant impact she used to have but it did get him away for a second. "Well, that hurt."

"Sasuke you idiot, do you want us to get thrown off the train?" Sakura walked forward stepping on the blade of his sword and punched him in the face while he was still seeing stars. The pain caused him to drop his sword which Sakura quickly grabbed and handed to Naruto.

"I have ninja wire." Hinata said getting Sakura's attention. She calmly pulled out a thick bundle of it and handed it over. Sakura looked at it for a minute then inquired what it was for. "We can tie him up, that way he can't fight us."

"Nice thinking Hinata. Help me with him." Sakura said. They quickly cut it and Sakura pinned Sasuke down the ground and had Hinata tie his hands behind his back and then bind his feet. "That should slow you down."

"I'm so killing you all in your sleep." Sasuke threatened as he violently sat up. He stared at Saukra and Hinata as they inched away and Naruto as he stood silently. "I'm going to wake you up though, Sakura. I want to hear you scream."

Sasuke slowered his head and began laughing darkly in a manical mannor. In all, that scared the three Konoha ninjas more than the actual attack. Naruto's brow fell deeply and he looked defeated. "You've lost your mind, Sasuke."

"Come on Naruto, do you really think.. " Sasuke stopped as the door opened and Peggy walked in to look over their heads and see Uchiha on the floor smiling. "Hi."

"You tied him up?" Peggy asked and scratched her head.

"Peggy?" Sakura said laughing nervously turning around to her. Sakura tried to think of a lie but nothing good came up. Hinata instead turned to her and told the truth. "He tired to hurt Naruto, we figured it would be the best safety. Please don't think that we're being cruel, it's merely a safety precaution."

"That's fine, kid. I wouldn't want someone attacking me." Peggy said slowly like she was mulling it over. She shoved her hands into her overall pockets and stared at him. "Why don't we take him from temptation? Why don't you guys put him on the next car? It's full of coal."

"Aren't you supposed to be running the train?" Sasuke snapped at her quickly.

"Oh shit, I'm the conductor. Sorry but I never get company." She said apologizing. She quickly ran to the front of the train closing the doors behind her. They all waited for a minute before they said anything.

"She seems nice." Naruto commented. Hinata smiled and hummed an agreement. They smiled at each other and looked away. Sakura turned away from them and walked over to Sasuke smiling. She opened the doors first and came back for him.

"Heave ho!" She nearly sang lifting him from the floor. Sakura dragged Sasuke who was cursing her the entire way into the adjoining car. She sat him down on the floor his back against the coal. She smiled like she was dealing with a child. "You just stay put here."

"I'm shoving my sword straight down your throat." Sasuke said. He tried to break his hands apart but it wasn't working. In fact, it just made Sakura smiled more. "You stupid…"

"Be nice or I'm going to gag you, bitch." Sakura threatened as she walked out the door and closed it. She left Sasuke in the darkness surrounded by the flammable rocks. He slammed his head back and felt a large piece of coal fall on his head.

He groaned in pain and turned to the door. "… Fuck you." Sasuke turned on his side and shoved his ankles up towards his hands. He tried desperately until he hooked the wire with his finger and pulled his legs back farther putting him in pain. "Just wait until I'm free."