Hey guys! I'm proud to present a brand new chapter of my story. This is a real plot twister so make sure your read carefully. And as a warning to all the little kiddies out there this chapter is a little graphic and has some violence so if you are offended please leave a message and I will refer it to my trash bin. For the rest of you please enjoy the chapter!
Naruto awoke to a splitting pain in his head. He squinted his eyes trying to adjust to the darkness. Naruto looked around, but everything was black. He couldn't see a thing.
Naruto waved his hand in front of his face. He still couldn't see a thing. Naruto began to panic. He frantically ran forward and ran straight into a wall.
The pain in his head was excruciating, but Naruto tried to ignore it as he felt his surroundings. He rubbed his hands against cold stone in all four directions. It seemed he was in some kind of brick room.
However, he was alone. Naruto felt around for Hinata or Ino, but he found neither. Fear washed over him like a tidal wave. Where was Hinata and was she hurt?
Naruto remember the last time he had seen her when she was on the ground, tied up. He shivered as he remembered the blood pouring down her face. If she was hurt in any way he would…
Suddenly, there was a flash of light and Naruto was blinded. Pain seared though his head once again, but with was a strange relief. At least he wasn't blind.
A man stepped though a door. His booming voice echoed though Naruto's head.
"This one is awake. Prepare him for treatment."
Then the man chuckled and Naruto was hit over the head with a blunt object. Naruto's head felt like it had been cracked open and he lost conscious.
When Naruto awoke he could feel blood dripping into his eyes. He tried to raise his arms to wipe it off, but his wouldn't move. He looked down only to see that he was strapped onto a wall.
He looked around the room. There were several mirrors around the room and a large table in front of him. Suddenly, the door slammed open and two men strode in.
On of the men was carrying a large briefcase and he set it up on the table in front of Naruto. The other man was carrying a large camera. He set it up so that it was facing Naruto and then turned it on.
"Well, hello there." The man with the briefcase said. "My name is Joe. And yours is Naruto, correct?"
Naruto opened his mouth to speak, but his head was pounding so hard he couldn't form a sentence. So he just nodded.
"Good. Now you are probably wondering how I know that. Well, it's very simple. You are in my Bingo Book and you're worth quite a large sum of money."
The other man came over and grabbed Naruto by his hair and yanked his head up. "Yeah, and it says you are from Konoha. It just so happens that me and my friend are planning a "vacation" to Konoha and you are going to tell us how to get in."
Naruto glared at the man and shook his head.
The man laughed. "I thought you would resist. However, I have ways of making you talk."
The man walked over to the table and opened the briefcase. "Oh, I have many ways."
Naruto gasped at the contents of the briefcase. There were large knives, needles, scissors, and other sharp objects. Fear flooded Naruto's mind.
The man began to place each item on the table, side by side. "Look here. These are for pulling your fingernails off…one…by…one. These are for removing organs like your kidneys or maybe an eye. These are for cutting your tendons or other body parts. These are ripping out your teeth. There's a blowtorch, some nails, a whip, and a bat."
The other man laughed. "Feel like talking now?"
Naruto knew about torture. Many ninjas from the village had suffered it before. Naruto knew it was unlikely he would survive, but he would never betray his friends.
Naruto took a deep breathe and gather enough energy for two words. "Bite me."
The man's smile disappeared. "Let's see how you feel after a week of this." The man picked up and large needled and shoved it into Naruto's stomach.
Naruto screamed out in pain. He never expected it to hurt this much. The pain was excruciating. It blinded his senses and his thoughts.
"Feels good don't it?" Joe cackled. He pulled a second needled and stabbed it though Naruto hand. Then he stabbed three more though his other hand and both thighs.
Naruto was overcome with pain. He had never felt such a terrible pain before, but he didn't break. The only thing coming out of his mouth was blood and screams.
"Quite admirable. There aren't many people out there who can survive this kind of pain." Joe said. He pulled out a small box and several wires. He clipped one wire to each of the metal needles stuck into Naruto.
Joe flipped a switch and a hundred volts of electricity into Naruto. Naruto's body shook as the electricity flowed through him
"Careful, now." The other man said to Joe. "His body is almost useless to us dead. Don't push him too far."
Joe grumbled. He seemed to be enjoying causing Naruto pain. But he pulled the needles out of Naruto and set everything back into the briefcase.
"Get a good night's rest up there. I'll see you tomorrow." Joe laughed and closed the door surrounding Naruto in darkness.
Naruto felt faint. His body was still filled with pain, but his mind couldn't take it and it shut down, sending Naruto into a deep slumber.
3 days later.
"Your body is amazing, Naruto." Joe said as he cut another finger off of Naruto. Naruto was screaming in pain, but Joe just talked over him.
"No matter what body parts I cut off or what organs I take out, everything just grows back. That Nine-Tails sure is amazing."
Naruto moaned in pain. He wished he was dead. Three days of torture had left him drained of all energy or conscious thought.
"However, what would it do if I took out all your organs and put them back in different spots? Would your heart still pump if I put it in your stomach?"
Naruto was barely conscious, but the man didn't let him fall asleep. He needed to be awake in order to feel the pain. Naruto felt like he had almost died several times before, but nothing came closer than how he felt after that day.
2 days later.
Naruto was lying down in an odd looking chair. His arms were tied above him and his legs were also tied.
"This is called The Rack Torture. It's my favorite so you can expect it once a day from now on. Try not to scream and just listen to what happens when I turn this wheel."
Naruto screamed out in pain as his arms and legs started to stretch away from each other. The machine was slowly ripping him apart. Suddenly a sickening crack filled the air and Naruto realized it was his arms being dislocated.
Naruto felt sick and threw up all over himself. However the machine kept pulling. Pain spiked thought Naruto's entire body as all of his recent wounds began to rip open.
"Mmmm. Don't you just love the sound of bones breaking and flesh ripping?" Joe smiled maliciously.
1 week later.
Naruto was in bad shape. He had been repeatedly beaten, burned, impaled, frozen, electrocuted, and whipped. Most of his bones and been broken several times and many body parts had been cut out or removed. However, every night they would grow back and the process would begin again.
Naruto's mind was suffering damage as well. He could hardly even remember his name. Pain was his only feeling or thought.
Joe entered the room, but he was not alone. Somebody was being dragged behind him.
"Hello Naruto! How are you doing today? I'm not doing so well myself. You see, it's been almost two weeks and you haven't told me one thing yet. Apparently, physical pain is not enough. So I brought one of your little girlfriends."
Naruto's eyes widened in shock as he recognized the girl's face. It was Hinata. She was tied up and her mouth was covered with duct tape. There was dried blood on her face, but she seemed to be unhurt.
"Y-You leave…. h-her alone." Naruto mumbled.
"Ah! I seem to have struck a nerve!" Joe laughed and threw Hinata in front of Naruto.
Naruto's eyes met Hinata's and he could see the tears in her eyes. Naruto's clothes were covered with holes and soaked in blood. There was blood sprayed across the walls and dripping onto the ground.
Naruto mustered up his strength and managed to smile at her. "I'm Ok."
Hinata smiled back and more tears filled her eyes.
"Aww… So cute." Joe said. He walked over and struck Hinata across the face. "Oh no! I hope I didn't spoil your moment!" Joe pretended to be sad before bursting out in an evil laugh.
Naruto glared at him furiously. "Don't touch her!"
"Excuse me? Did you just tell me what to do?" Joe walked over and plunged a knife though Naruto stomach. Hinata's scream could be heard through the duct tape.
Joe walked back towards Hinata and kicked her in the stomach. As she gasped for air, he picked her up and set her in the Rack Torture machine.
"Now if you don't talk, I'm going to rip your girlfriend's arms off."
Naruto screamed in rage. Anger filled his mind. It blanketed the pain and consumed Naruto. His eyes began to turn red.
"Uh oh! Am I making you angry?" Joe laughed. "Don't bother. Those bands are made with specially made chakra ropes. No human could ever break out of those."
Joe laughed as he slowly turned the crank. Hinata muffled screams only added fuel to Naruto's anger. His hands turned into claws and a red chakra began to flow out of him.
The other man suddenly began to panic. He ran over and attempted to tighten Naruto's bonds. However, as soon as he made contact with Naruto, the red chakra flowed onto him and his skin began to burn.
The man jumped back and screamed in pain. Naruto roared loudly and burst out of his bonds.
He jumped onto the man and tore him limb from limb. He then walked menacingly towards Joe. Two red tails began to form out of the red cloak around Naruto.
Joe backed away in fear. Having seen his partner ripped into pieces was more than enough to make him realize he was outmatched. He sank to his knees and began to beg.
"Please! Have mercy!" Joe ran over and freed Hinata from the chair. "Look! She's not hurt! Neither is the other girl! Please just let me go!"
Naruto growled and pounced onto Joe. He grabbed one of Joe's arms and pulled it off. Joe screamed in agony.
"Nothing like the sound of flesh being torn apart, right?"
Joe's eyes widened in fear and he opened his mouth to scream. However, the scream never made it out of his throat as Naruto had just ripped it out.
Joe made several gurgling noises as blood seeped into his mouth. Then he laid still, the look of fear still etched into his face.
Naruto jumped off the mutilated body and roared loudly. He dug his claws into Joe's remains and tore them apart.
Hinata rushed over to Naruto and wrapped her arms around him. The chakra burned her as well, but it quickly began to disappear. Naruto's anger started to evaporate and he began to weep into Hinata's arms.
She held him close, not caring that his blood was dripping onto her lap. They sat there for several minutes before Naruto wiped his eyes and stood up.
"Come on! We need to go and get Ino!" Naruto shouted.
Hinata smiled. This is why she loved him. He was so strong and determined yet he had a sensitive side and had cried after killing someone. She got up and followed after him.
They walked past several bloody torture devices until they came to a large prison cell. Naruto twisted a small knob on the handle and the mechanical lock snapped open. They walked inside to see Ino lying on the ground. She seemed unhurt and was squirming quite furiously.
"Let me out, you dirtbag!" Ino screamed.
Naruto walked over and pulled the blindfold off her eyes and untied the ropes binding her arms.
"Naruto…? What happened? Where are those two men? Oh my god! Why are you covered in blood?" Ino asked in one breath.
"It's a long story. Can you walk?" Naruto replied, offering his shoulder as support.
"Yeah, I'm ok." Ino said, but didn't pass up the opportunity to hang on to Naruto's arm. Hinata felt a twinge of jealousy, but she shook it out of her head.
The trio steadily walked throughout the complex until they found the exit. They rushed out into the brightening sunlight and took a deep breath, inhaling as much fresh air as they could. After all they had been in a locked room for the past two weeks.
They locked around, trying to survey their surroundings. Unfortunately, it seemed they were in unfamiliar territory. There was no telling which way would take them to their village and which way would get them even more lost.
Naruto saw the hesitation on Hinata's and Ino's faces and he knew he had to console them. He turned towards them with a big smile on his face.
"Don't worry! I know this area like the back of my hand! Just follow me." Naruto said and marched off in a random direction.
Hinata and Ino shared a glance that seemed to say is he serious? Nonetheless, they followed after him. Taking a risk was better than doing nothing.
They followed after him for hours. The sun started to disappear behind the surrounding mountains and the sky turned a vibrant shade of red.
"Naruto… I can't walk any further. I have no more energy." Ino complained.
Naruto shook his head. "We need to keep going. We need to try and find shelter for the night."
Surprisingly, Hinata spoke up. "Actually, I'm really tired too. Can we rest here for the night?"
Naruto stopped walking and looked back at Hinata. He sighed deeply. "Ok. I guess it can't hurt."
He found the softest patch of dirt and laid down. He then took off his shirt and examined his wounds.
Both Hinata and Ino gasped when they saw the excessive burn marks, holes, stab wounds, and whip lashes all across his torso.
"Oh my god, Naruto. What did they do to you?" Ino asked, horrified.
Naruto shrugged as if nothing had happened. "They wanted me to give them information on Konoha and I refused."
"T-They t-t-tortured you?" Hinata whispered. She was trembling so bad she couldn't speak without stuttering.
Naruto's bravado disappeared as he remembers the terrible pain he had gone through. His voice trembled and broke as he started to speak.
"T-They would do horrible things to me. They would remove my organs and put them back in the wrong places. They would break every bone in my body and light me on fire. Sometimes they would torture me for days without stopping."
Naruto looked up and into their stunned faces. They faces were frozen in fear and tears had started to form in their eyes. Naruto realized he had said too much.
Naruto put on a false smile. "At least they didn't hurt you two."
A mixture of guilt, sorrow, anger, sympathy, and sadness overcame Ino and Hinata and they both crushed Naruto in a bone-breaking hug.
"Ugh! C-Can't….b-breathe" Naruto choked. But the two girls didn't let go.
"Naruto, I'm so sorry! It must have been terrible!" Ino yelled between tears. Hinata sat up and wiped her eyes. "I'm going to find some herbs to rub into the wounds." Hinata said.
Hinata stood up and walked into forest with Ino trailing behind her.
Ten minutes later, it hit Hinata. She had just hugged Naruto…and he was shirtless! Hinata began to feel woozy.
"H-Hey, Ino. N-Naruto… h-h was shirtless…." Hinata stammered as her face flushed red.
Ino giggled and her face turned red as well. "I know! He is sooo hot! Did you see that six-pack?"
Hinata giggled with Ino and thought back to when she had first seen him training shirtless. He certainly had been working out.
Hinata shook the image out of her mind and mentally stored it for future memory. She focused on finding the herbs to heal Naruto.
Meanwhile, Naruto had built a fire. He began to choke as the black smoke rose into the sky. He still wasn't used to being outside. After all, he had been locked in the same room for two weeks.
His eyes began to droop and he realized just how exhausted he was. He closed his eyes and let sleep find him.
When Hinata and Ino returned to the camp, they discovered Naruto fast asleep. They shared a glance and burst out in a fit of giggling. Hinata set the herbs on a nearby rock. She would put them on Naruto when he woke up.
Ino, however, boldly walked up to Naruto and lay down beside him. Hinata shrugged and joined her, sitting on the opposite side of Naruto.
"So, Hinata… Do you love him?"
Hinata suddenly began to violently cough. Her face was as red as a cherry. "W-What?"
"I said, Do you love him?" Ino asked again.
"Um… w-well… I ….uh…." Hinata looked down at her feet. "Yes." Hinata whispered quietly.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you." Ino said as she strained closer to Hinata.
Hinata suddenly burst. "Yes! I love him!" she shouted rather loudly. Naruto stirred in his sleep, but did not awake.
Ino stared at her. "Really? Since when?"
Hinata smiled. "For as long as I can remember."
"Wow..." Ino whispered as her gaze drifted towards Naruto. "I really like him, but I don't think I'm in love with him…"
Hinata sighed inwardly. "What about Shikamaru or Chouji?"
"Well… Shikamaru is too lazy for my tastes and Chouji…" Ino trailed off and her face grew hot. "NO! He is not my type. He is not skinny enough!"
Hinata frowned. "Now that's not fair. Chouji is a nice guy. And besides, I'd bet he wouldn't care about your weight. Why should you care about his?"
Ino sighed thoughtfully. "Maybe you're right…"
Meanwhile, Naruto was in a deep slumber. However, his mind could still hear everything the girls where saying.
Naruto was in a dark room. There were no walls. Not even a floor. Naruto looked around confused. "Where am I"
Suddenly, the kyubbi appeared in front of him. It let out a monstrous roar and charged towards Naruto.
Naruto ran away as fast as he could. He ran and ran until the kyubbi's image was gone. When he was sure he wasn't being chased anymore, he sat down to take a breather.
But the world around him shifted and suddenly Hinata was standing in front of him. "Naruto… I love you…"
Hinata leaned in close and Naruto lost control of his body. He began to lean closer to her, their lips only inches apart. No matter how hard he resisted, Naruto's body won't listen.
All of a sudden, there was a quick sensation of pain across his face, and the world began to fade away. Naruto woke up to find another strange man sitting in front of him. Naruto looked around and was relieved to see Ino and Hinata sitting next to him with smiles on their faces.
"What's going on?" Naruto asked sleepily.
The strange man spoke up. "I'm a traveling merchant. I saw black smoke from a nearby road so I quickly ran over here. I'm glad I did, too. Your friends tell me that you are injured."
Naruto sat up. "Nope. I'm okay now. Hey mister, can you tell us how to get to Konoha?"
The man smiled. "Sure. It's only a few miles south of here. Just follow that road over there." The man pointed to a nearby road that was discreetly hidden by a small groove of trees.
Happiness flooded over Naruto. They were only a few hours away from home. Naruto stood up and offered his hand to the stranger.
"Thanks, mister."
The man shook Naruto's hand and smiled. "It's not a problem."
"Come on! Let's go home!" Naruto called to the girls as he walked off toward the road.
Hours later, Naruto, Hinata and Ino were just outside the village gates. They all cheered loudly.
"We are finally home!" Naruto yelled loudly. Hinata and Ino smiled with him as they ran into their village.
"Woohoo! Time for some Ichiraku ramen!" Naruto shouted happily.
"Naruto… We should go talk to Tsunade first. We have been missing for weeks." Hinata said, stopping Naruto in his tracks.
"Damn. I guess you're right." Naruto sagged sadly and followed Hinata to the Hokage's office.
Naruto burst into Tsunade's room with a loud, "Hello, Grandma!"
Naruto was surprised to see Kakashi and Jiriya standing next to Tsunade. "Naruto? Is that you? Quick Kakashi, grab him!"
Naruto yelped in surprise as he was lifted up and onto Kakashi's shoulder. "Where are you taking me?" Naruto shouted angrily.
"To the hospital." Kakashi said and then he and Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke.
When Naruto opened his eyes, he was in a soft bed. He looked up and saw Kakashi standing beside him.
Kakashi closed his eyes and spoke softly. "Naruto, We all know what you have been through. The two men sent us a recording of them torturing you. They said we had to give them a huge ransom if we wanted you back. I'm really sorry, Naruto. The village is already in debt and we couldn't afford the ransom."
Naruto smiled. "It's all good. I'm alive aren't I?"
Kakashi shook his head. "That's not it. I saw some of the things they were doing to you. I haven't had a full night's sleep since. And you didn't tell them one thing. I really am proud of you."
Naruto smiled warmly. "I'm going to be Hokage after all!"
Kakashi opened his eye and for a spilt second Naruto thought he saw tears in his eye. "I'm just glad I don't have to add your name to the stone memorial."
Kakashi gave Naruto a pat on the shoulder and walked out of the room.
Tsunade, Iruka, Jiriya, and several other people came in that day to give their respects to Naruto. However, the one person that Naruto wanted to see never did. Hinata had not shown up at all.
Sakura had come in several times to check up on him. She didn't know what he had gone through. The tape had only been shown to a select few jonin and Iruka.
She came into Naruto's room with a bottle full of pills. "Here, Naruto. There are special painkillers. Take one every day for the next two weeks."
"Sakura! I feel fine!" Naruto complained. "Let me out of this stupid place."
Sakura shook her head. "No way. You will be here for at least a week." Sakura gave Naruto the pills and walked out the door.
The next day
Naruto was walking down the street on his way to buy some ramen, when he saw a familiar face.
"Hey, Hinata!" Naruto called up as he ran up to her.
"H-Hi, Naruto." Hinata said quietly.
"Can you come to the ramen stand with me? I want to talk to you about something."
Hinata timidly looked around before answering. "S-Sure."
Naruto smiled warmly. "Great."
The two walked together all the way to Ichiraku's in silence. Hinata had been looking over her shoulder the entire time.
"Hey, Hinata. What are you looking at."
Hinata blushed at having been caught, but she felt Naruto deserved an explanation. "Well… My father was really upset when I came home yesterday. He feels I was captured because I was hanging around with you and he… kinda said I'm not allowed to see you anymore…"
Naruto's jaw hit the ground. "B-But when will I see you again?"
Hinata's eyes filled with tears. " I don't know."
Hinata then turned to leave, but Naruto grabbed her arm. An image of his dream flashed before his eyes. He suddenly saw himself kissing the purple-haired girl.
Naruto shook the image out of his mind. "Just listen. Please."
Hinata sniffed loudly. "O-Ok."
Naruto took a deep breath. "When we were captured, I was so afraid. I honestly thought I was going to die. I thought constantly about killing myself just to end the pain. However, there was one thought that kept me strong. I kept thinking about it and it kept me alive. It was you, Hinata. I kept thinking to myself that if I survived this, then I would be able to see you again."
Hinata gasped. "W-What are you saying?"
Naruto lowered his eyes. "I'm not sure. But you have been on my mind a lot recently. I think I might like you. I think I really like you. And I don't want to say good-bye to you. Not ever."
EPIC CLIFFHANGER!! Mwahahahahahah!! Man! That was a great chapter! It was my longest chapter ever! Woohoo! Go me! Please leave some reviews with your thoughts and opinions.