Author's Note: Hey guys, I'm so sorry this is a week late, but I was forced into going to cadet camp. Nothing good actually came from it which I could use in this chapter which sucks, but I've gotten ideas for later chapters from it so I guess it wasn't a total waste. But still, I'm sorry. :'( So, here, is the next update. Try not to become depressed with my emo-vibes. (Rejection is hard, ne?)

Warnings: Shonen-ai references, violence and all from before chapters. Oh, and something only our beloved FMG knows about ;)

Disclaimer: Apparently you have to have an A* GCSE in English to apply a disclaimer! But honestly, I don't wanna get into to trouble. Juura99 owns Ktothepowerof2 and Juura, Kishimoto-sensei owns all Naruto characters and FMG owns Gary, isn't that lovely? A* worthy, I think :3

Chapter 4

Gunfire.

Lots of it.

Startled, Naruto crashed to the floor and instantaneously, a heavy weight settled on top of him. A panicked yell from across the room confirmed the fact that Kiba had woken up too. A laugh from outside made everyone stop and look around at the surroundings. Gary had disappeared from the room at some point, and the window was open, letting in a small winter breeze. Sasuke had jumped on top of Naruto during his sleep-hazed state and was covering the blonde whilst Kiba- his hair ruffled and shirt disheveled- sat up straight, drool hanging from his mouth.

"Whazzgoinon?" he asked, looking around and spotting the two teens on the floor. Another bang ricocheted around the room, making the blonde flinch and the brunet cower beneath the sheets. Sasuke sighed and crossed to the window to look into the back garden. In the small clearing stood Itachi, Cassie, Kaoru, Kamari, Gary, Hinata and Neji. Shikamaru was in his trademark hammock wearing earplugs. Even from the distance he was at, Sasuke could see him muttering the word 'troublesome'. Moegi, Konohamaru and Udon stood in awe as they watched the raven blast a small target apart with a small .99mm pistol. Cassie had an exited look in her eye whilst Kaoru and Kamari were smirking at the weapons they held in their hands. Kamari was holding a L98A2 Rifle whilst Kaoru felt up a Desert Eagle. After blowing the target apart, Itachi turned to the two twins.

"Do you mind not touching my gadgets?" he asked, staring disdainfully at the two boys. Hinata giggled and grabbed the L98A2 rifle. It was quickly loaded with a magazine and she cocked it, aiming for the apple that hung on the lower branch. She shot it and the others watched in awe as the sticky juices splurted all over the crowd. Sasuke turned away from the window just as Kamari, Kaoru and Gary started to ask to have a go on the weapons. During his little watching session, Naruto had gone into the en-suit bathroom to get a shower. Kiba was trying to get back to sleep, placing his headphones over his ears to try and drown out the sound of the shots from the firearms below. A knocking to their door caused Sasuke to startle slightly. Sighing, he walked over to the door and opened it to be greeted with a large tray of breakfast being carried by Chouji.

"Iruka-sensei got us to save you guys some food," he explained. Sasuke nodded in thanks and took the tray from the teen's hands. Curious as to what the time was, Sasuke glanced to the wall on which a clock was mounted. He was extremely lucky that the juice didn't spill on the floor when he saw the time. It was one in the afternoon. Kiba groaned and rolled over in the bed.

"Dude, stop thinking, it's giving me headache!" he complained. Sasuke smirked and just scoffed.

"Moron, only idiots don't like it when other people think," he replied. Kiba growled before turning his gaze to the bathroom door. A puzzled look crossed his face as he realised that Sasuke was also staring at the door to the bathroom.

"So, Uchiha, what's your opinion on Naruto?" he asked, genuinely curious. Sasuke scowled at the question. Honestly, what was it with people wondering about his Naruto's relationship? They'd only met a couple of days ago. The grinding of teeth was heard over the pouring of water.

"Why do you ask?" Sasuke asked. Kiba shrugged before turning over in his bed and snuggling into the sheets.

"It's just that you were really quick to throw yourself on top of him when you heard the gunfire." He pointed out. Sasuke partially blushed. Now that he thought about it, he had technically glomped the teen when the loud crashes had intruded on his sleep. Sasuke groaned and slammed his head- as much as one can- into the pillow.

She was sat at her desk again. Another day, another dollar. Or so she had heard; where she was, they paid in pounds, not dollars. Nope, not even Euros! The tapping of keys echoed around the empty halls of the hospital, accompanied by a sigh. Manicured hands went to rub between hazel eyes as they tiredly glanced at the figures and numbers on the screen.

"Dammit," she muttered, pressing the backspace button harshly. Footsteps then accompanied the tapping. Two sets. She smirked, knowing who it was, and spun her chair around, pasting a smile on her face.

"Well if it isn't Picasso and Van Gough!" she exclaimed sarcastically. The tall blond male and short redhead both glanced to her with a look akin to contentment on their face. She smirked towards the two males and ushered them to come over and look at the laptop screen. Perplexed, the two walked over to see what was so interesting. Sasori grinned along with Deidara as he realised what was going on.

"Nice editations there, Juura, un!" Deidara remarked. A small hit at the back of his head made him pout and look around.

"Idiot, 'editations' isn't a word," he scowled. Deidara pouted before going back to the issue at hand. The desktop showed a word document full of complicated equations and what looked like a breakdown of chemical compounds. Sasori's eyes widened at what he saw.

"Juura, you're a fucking genius!" he cried out uncharacteristically. Juura just waved her hand as if to say it was nothing. She saved it onto a small orange memory stick and dropped it into her bag by her feet. More footsteps sounded down the hall and panicking, Juura closed the window down. It was Orochimaru, and boy did he look mad! His golden eyes seemed sharper as he advanced over to the trio and his fists were tightly clenched by his sides. Once more, he breached the trio's personal bubbles to rant at them.

"The drug is gone! There is no security footage!" he snarled. The three of them just blinked, Deidara sweating slightly.

"Are you sure that the security guards haven't misplaced it, un?" he asked nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. Slowly, Orochimaru's eyes slid to the side, catching Deidara's dusty blue ones. The three silently sent up a prayer to whatever being was listening but as the world had it, it was ignored. The shorter two yelled out in shock when Orochimaru snatched Deidara's wrist up.

"However, the biometric support unit did manage to lift some finger prints. Guess whose came up Okamoto-kun!" he cooed sarcastically.

"NO!" Sasori yelled out in shock when Orochimaru pulled out a syringe from his pocket and placed it near the blonde's jugular. Deidara was visibly shaking at the contact, eyes darting around.

"Have you gone insane?" Juura yelled, standing up from her spinning office chair. Orochimaru smirked, ignoring the two extras.

"I presume you know what this is, don't you Okamoto-kun." He stated. Deidara squeezed his eyes closed and shook his head from side to side. A small chuckle emitted from the dark-haired doctor as he pulled it away and squirted some of the viscous liquid away.

"Well, if you don't know, it's time for show and tell!" he grinned sadistically once more and violently stabbed the needle into the blonde's neck. Two simultaneous yells echoed around the halls. The sadistic grin turned into a snarl as he pressed down the plunger. He ripped the needle out and turned on the spot, doctors' lab coat swishing as he walked down the abandoned halls. In an instant, Sasori and Juura were around the blond who had collapsed into the near chair. They only had a matter of minutes to save him.

Sweat rolled down the side of his face as he surveyed all the people around him. One person he was familiar with though and he knew it was safe when it came to that person. On his right, however, was one of the most prestigious in the business- if you could call it that. He scrubbed at his face with his free hand before using it to grab his Jack Daniels from in front of him. Heavy air surrounded him and he suddenly found himself wishing that he'd just stayed at work that evening. Sure it was tiring, what with his hobby on the side, but at the moment, things were going bad. A glint in the man's eye opposite him gave him the confidence he needed to make his move.

"All in, I call your bluff!" he roared to the man, grinning triumphantly. The man sighed and placed his cards on the table.

"Two aces."

"WHAT THE HELL?" he roared, slamming his 'Chief of Police' badge on the table in frustration. The man smirked, brushing a strand of silver hair from his face, revealing an eye-patch covering it.

"Bad luck Jiraiya-sama. You should know better than that," he smirked.

"Dammit Kakashi, how do you do it?" Jiraiya stressed, rubbing his hand over his face once more. The man to his right chuckled and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"At least you're not as bad as Tsunade-san. Ne Tsunade?" he asked in jest. Tsunade growled as she slammed down her three of hearts and seven of clubs.

"Watch it Uchiha-san! I can easily kick you out onto the streets!" she snarled, leaning over the table, accidentally giving Jiraiya a free show. The pervert's eyes lit up and in an instant, he whipped out his notebook and started to make notes.

"Jiraiya-sama, isn't that your police notebook?" Kakashi asked, sweat-dropping. Jiraiya shrugged and continued to write things down at the speed of a thousand angry gazelles.

"You want the new 'Icha Icha' to come out soon, don't ya?" he asked. And like that, Kakashi became engrossed with Jiraiya as he scribbled down in his black leather notebook.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?" came a loud yell as the door was slammed open. Everyone froze in their respective positions. Itachi was picking at his nail polish, Tsunade was leaning over the table, grabbing her chest as she was indicating that she was "not a model to be toyed with!" whilst Kakashi and Jiraiya were pouring their hearts and souls out into the notebook. Kakashi was the first to snap out of his daze...just to slip into a new one as he saw how Iruka had a few strands of hair loose around his face and wearing only a pair of sweatpants. A blush took over his features and he scratched his cheek with his forefinger.

"Well, Iruka-san, we were just having a friendly game of strip poker. Care to –"

"It wasn't strip poker you pervert!" Tsunade yelled before turning an apologetic face towards the shocked brunet.

"Don't worry Iruka-san. We were just finishing up here. How were Haruno's parents when you took her home?" Tsunade asked. Iruka shook his head before going to answer Tsunade, aware the whole time of the pair of silver eyes watching him.

"They were overjoyed. I advised them to go into hiding for a while just in case Orochimaru comes looking for them." He relayed to Tsunade. The busty blonde nodded before standing up and ripping open the curtains.

"Ah! The sunlight! It burns!" Kakashi moaned, writhing in his seat in mock discomfort. Iruka suppressed a giggle. Itachi just hissed and covered his eyes at the intrusion.

"Be thankful you're not fucking sparkling!" he added, squinting as he tried to see properly. Gun shots from outside sounded again. Kakashi smirked.

"They're still playing with your toys, Itachi," he relayed. Itachi snarled.

"Sons of bitches. I bet it's Naruto this time! He won't leave the A2 alone!" he stressed, walking outside into the garden.

Sure enough, Naruto was standing, pointing the weapon at a small make-shift scare-crow that somehow, if you squinted, resembled Kakashi but covered in tomato ketchup sachets. Itachi held back a chuckle and shook his head as the boy missed once again. The blond growled in frustration and it didn't help that Sasuke was right next to him, making smart comments. Kiba was talking with Hinata and Neji further off by the hammock where Shikamaru was still sleeping.

"Why do I keep missing?" Naruto stressed loudly. Itachi saw Sasuke smirk as he got closer.

"Dobe, you need to get your marksmanship principles correct." He lectured. The blank look on Naruto's face said it all. Sasuke sighed and pressed closer to the blond.

"Idiot. Firstly, your hold should be firm enough to support the weapon un-aided," he explained as Naruto held the rifle up and aimed at the target. Sasuke sighed and wrapped his arms around the figure of the blond, closing his hands over Naruto's as he readjusted the hold. A small pink blush rose to his cheeks as he stared down the range with Sasuke's mouth near his ear, telling him about the rules.

"Secondly, the weapon must point naturally at the target." He continued, moving Naruto to the right slightly so that the barrel of the pistol pointed straight towards the dummy, still with his hold around the blond. Naruto nodded absent-mindedly, closing his left eye and seeing that he was much better in line with the target.

"Thirdly, you need to control your breathing," Sasuke whispered into the blonde's ear. Naruto involuntarily shivered and glanced back up the sights.

"In and out, in and out, in and then half out. Once you get to the half out, hold it for a few seconds whilst you squeeze the trigger. Squeeze, don't snatch." He whispered. Naruto's breaths were coming out a bit shorter than usual as the taller male was pressed up against him.

"Control your breathing, dobe," Sasuke reminded. Naruto scowled at the raven before forcing himself to even out his breathing. Once he had calmed down, he set his face and focused on the target.

"When you fire your shot, wait a couple of seconds before letting go of the trigger. This is called following the shot through." Sasuke explained. Naruto nodded, blushing as Sasuke's breath ghosted over the shell of his ear. The blond steeled himself and counted out the marksmanship principles. He was controlling his breathing quite well and he had never felt as calm as he had right then. Sasuke felt Naruto squeezing the trigger and squeezed with him, ignoring the loud ban that came from the round as it discharged. After two seconds, Naruto and Sasuke both released their fingers from the trigger, watching in amusement as they saw the remains of the ketchup sachet near the crotch fly about. A large red splatter resided around that area and Sasuke frowned.

"You were a bit low, dobe. Maybe you should try rising the weapon," he suggested. He was about to go further with his lecture when he realised Naruto was laughing.

"Teme, that's where I was aiming for!" he gasped between laughs. Sasuke blanched and cringed at the thought of Naruto doing that to someone. Naruto suddenly stopped laughing and his eyes widened as he felt someone watching him. He turned around in Sasuke's arm to see Itachi smirking at him in that way that smug people do when they know something that someone else doesn't- an example being the answer to life. Sasuke caught onto his gaze and turned too, staring at his brother. It was only then that he realised that the two of them were in an intimate position, none of the making any sort of move to break it. Itachi smiled and shook his head before walking over to Kamari who was talking with Cassie in the shade of an oak tree. Naruto coughed awkwardly and the two broke apart, looking in opposite directions to one another.

"Aaawkward," Kaoru muttered as he walked past the two boys. Instantaneously, two glares were locked onto his retreating figure, making the redhead shudder as he walked towards his sibling. A chuckle made them both turn around. Gary was walking across the lawn next to Sai, both laughing at something that had been said. Inwardly, the two sighed, glad that the two boys weren't laughing at them.

"Shit!" the loud curse from inside the house attracted the attention of everyone in the garden. Worried about what was going on, Sasuke and Naruto ran into the house to see that Kakashi had smashed a hole in the wall and that his knuckles were bleeding freely.

"Kakashi-san! What's wrong?" Iruka asked, rushing over to the grey haired man. His shoulders were shaking as he attempted to burn holes into the floor with his gaze.

"It's the Harunos. More specifically, Sakura's parents'. It seems there was a tip off somewhere and that the house was raided. Only Sakura got out alive," he explained. Sharp intakes of breath were heard throughout the room and there was a small sob from Hinata as she realised what was going on. Naruto had been stunned into silence and Sasuke was worried. Something was off in Naruto's eyes, the way he clenched and unclenched his fists systematically. He snapped.

"FIND SAKURA AND BRNG HER HERE FOR SAFETY, NOW!" Everyone was silent at the blonde's outburst before Iruka jumped up and started making calls to everyone he knew. Kakashi sighed and turned to Jiraiya.

"Do you think you can handle this?" he asked the older male. Jiraiya nodded sagely before practically launching himself out of the front door and speeding away in his blue and yellow cruiser. Itachi sighed and rubbed in between his eyes. This whole thing was starting to give him a headache.

"Does anybody get the feeling that the older guys are doing something they shouldn't?" Konohamaru asked as he sat playing on his 3DS. Moegi shrugged, not really bothered and so continued to sketch in her notepad.

"As long as they're safe, I'm fine with what they do." She said omnisciently. The others silently agreed.

"Stupid damn puddles!" the teen complained as she walked down the street, the orange glow of a streetlamp illuminating her platinum blonde hair. Her fringe was cast over her left eye and she was wearing a purple tank-top, light blue skinny jeans complete with white plimsolls. A gust of wind picked up, seemingly from nowhere so she pulled her arms around her as she walked past a dark alley. Rattling caught her attention. She stopped where she was walking and backtracked a few paces. Her phone buzzed in her back pocket. Sighing, she fished it out to see it was her best friend/ rival, Sakura Haruno. The rattling persisted from the alley which piqued the girl's curiosity. Unable to take anymore torture, she entered the alleyway.

"Hello?" she yelled. No answer. 'How typical...jerks!' she ranted in her head. A tip lid rattled, causing the girl to approach with caution. Holding her breath- the stench really was something- she lifted the lid.

"Holy crap!" she yelled as a black cat screeched and ran out of its dark den before darting out of the alley. She blanched. All of that excitement for nothing? She sighed and adjusted her nametag on her 'Konoha Flourist' apron. She clicked her tongue before exiting the alley the way she had came. A drip on her cheek suddenly brought her to attention that it was starting to rain.

"Bloody hell! It's not my day today!" she stressed, hurrying into a jog as the rain started to come down harder. Eventually she found a ramen stand to take shelter under. It was called 'Ichiraku's Ramen'. As she sat shivering on a stool, a man with blue tinted skin sat at the other end, pushing the prawns around on his plate. She just sighed nostalgically, remembering the time about ten years ago when she had been so picky with her foods. Her eyes widened as the seat next to her was taken up by a person only a few years older than her. His silver hair was pulled back in a tie and his glasses gave off an air of intelligence. The girl had to admit, the fact he spoke with a British accent was the best thing. A blush found a way up her neck when he caught her staring.

"Sorry," she muttered. The teen just laughed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Nah, don't be. I get it all the time, being British and all," he spoke gently to the girl, as if she was the most precious thing in the world. The teens just sat there in silence until it was eventually broken by the newcomer.

"My name's Kabuto, what's yours?" the teen- Kabuto- asked. The girl fidgeted nervously, debating whether or not to give the guy her name before eventually deciding that she could trust him.

"It's Ino Yamanaka," she replied shyly. Kabuto smiled at her.

"Say, into, how about we step outside for a bit. I have an umbrella." He suggested. Hardly daring to believe her luck, Ino stepped out and quickly jumped under Kabuto's big umbrella. She giggled slightly when a small drop landed on the teen's nose but quickly put her hand over her mouth.

"I like your laugh Ino. I should like to hear it more often," Kabuto smiled. Ino just blushed, unaware of where they were walking to. Only when she felt two fingers being pressed to her pressure point did she realise that something was wrong. Ino Yamanaka had been tricked.

The van ride was bumpy, that much she could tell. As soon as she had woken up, she'd found herself surrounded by darkness but with a radio station blaring through playing awful songs from the 80s. She groaned in displeasure through her gag as Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' started to play. Kabuto smirked at her through the rear-view mirror.

"I know, it's terrible isn't it? Unfortunately it's the only radio station Orochimaru-sama allows," Kabuto explained. Suddenly, Ino felt her situation was entirely different from just getting abducted by a man. Now she was going to be involved with the mighty Orochimaru-sama for something bad. Panic flashed across her lavender iris' as she thought of what she was going to go through. Kabuto smirked.

"Don't worry Ino-chan, it's for science and medicine," he told her. Somehow, that just made it worse.

A large hospital appeared over the horizon and Ino swallowed as she recognised it. This place had been in the news recently for a break in- well, it was on the internet blogger news via Akumaru Jump- but the news nonetheless. The van came to a sudden halt and she hit her head on the metal side. Grumbling, she glared at Kabuto as he opened the back doors of the van. He smiled gently and extended his hand for her to grab it. She gave him a look that said 'You must be joking' before trying to motion to her bound hands. Kabuto's eyes widened.

"Oh, sorry about those," he replied before cutting her free of restraints. As soon as she was free, she pulled off the gag.

"Dear lord what is on that rag?" she asked, brushing her tongue with her hand. Kabuto smirked.

"You don't want to know. Now come along before Orochimaru-sama get's annoyed." He told her, grabbing her upper arm not harshly but with enough force that she couldn't escape. Ino sighed, seeing no choice but to comply. She didn't exactly want her brains decorating the wall when she resisted. After all, the rumours that she'd heard always had the same moral. Comply, don't ask questions. She was actually amazed at how calm she felt. She was pulled into the lobby. The receptionist was absent and Ino felt herself pale as she saw something red splattered across the computer monitor.

"What happened there?" she asked timidly. Kabuto grimaced before turning back to the front.

"A trio of fools who tried to be heroes." He replied, walking into an office and knocking three times. A hiss of permission was granted and the huge mahogany doors swung open to reveal the current leader of the world, Orochimaru. He smirked at his assistant and then to the girl he had with him.

"Good choice Kabuto, good choice. I'm sure she'll do fine," he said reassuringly. Ino smiled and tried to curtsey before him, but it came out as a half squat. She giggled nervously as Orochimaru looked at her with disdain.

"She seems too compliant, Kabuto. I like a little fight with my clients. Dispose of her." He muttered, going back to a pile of dossiers on his desk. Ino stuttered.

"W-what do you mean dispose of me? HEY!" she yelled as she was dragged out by two heavy looking men.

"I'll get you for this you cunt!" she yelled as she was dragged away. Kabuto flinched at the harsh language before turning to see Orochimaru, who strangely enough, had a smile on his face.

"Orochimaru-sama?" Kabuto asked gently. He had that look in his eye. The one that Kabuto hated with every fibre of his being. A file was thrown to him and he caught it with one hand.

"I want this one, Kabuto. Get him, and I'll promote you." Orochimaru guaranteed. Kabuto nodded and walked out of the office, pulling out the picture and file for the one Orochimaru wanted.

Uzumaki Naruto

AN: Another two days for this! D: 3000 of these 4000 words were done this evening, and to be honest, I'm shaking because of the coffee and my hands look weird :/ Well, sorry for being late guys ^^ Look on the bright side, I got to use my Cadet training from that camp to put in a SasuNaru moment :D Gotta love cliché moments :3 See you next Monday... Yes you heard me next Monday! X-Mas Holdiays! Fuck yeah! Oh, sorry about the use of the 'C' word earlier, please don't be offended! OH!

If any of you guys can list all of the songs I've used so far in this fiction, I'll write you any type of Naruto prompt you want! (nothing rated 'M' though... my 'rents would kill me!) Just to clarify, I didn't use a song is this chapter. But seriously, Artist and song. I'll give the winner their prompt :3

Next Time!

Kabuto needs to catch Naruto, but as his relationship grows with Sasuke, what's at risk? What happened to Juura, Sasori and most importantly, Deidara? Find out next time, in 'Fighting Darkness'!

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