Author Notes to follow at the end, so as not to give shit away. Thanks for all the reviews and faves/alerts!

Naruto started to laugh, "Answer your questions? Not on your life! Kill me if you want, you'll still get nothing. If I come back, it'll just be to laugh at you."

MUSTANG POV

Damnit! He just calling our bluff. It was true they could kill the homunculus again and again, doing as much damage as they needed to to get their answers. It was also true that they didn't know how many times this homunculus could revive, or how big of a philosophers stone it had. In short, it was completely possible they'd kill it in interrogation, and it would actually die without telling them anything. It truly depended on how stubborn this thing really was. Maybe we can't kill him...but we can sure hurt him. He's got to know that.

"Your really not afraid at all, are you?"

"Who'd be afraid of you? I've met worse." The blond crossed his arms over his chest, "I ain't telling you shit."

Scar rushed forward in an attempt to attack. Stupid nimbly dodged his blows, almost without effort, "What I want to know," Scar began, still pressing his attack, "Is how that giant rabbit-dog turned into you." Mustang was a little surprised when Scar's fist actually connected, sending the creature flying into a wall. Quickly he formed restraints to hold him there.

"Rabbit-dog? Seriously? OW OW OW!" The blue eyes flickered red for a moment, "I'm...I mean it's a Fox, damnit! A nine tailed fox! There, you happy now?" His last comment didn't seem to be directed to either of them, however, Roy noticed Scar smirk. He'd gotten an answer, and it sounded honest.

Just to be sure..."A fox? Seriously?" Roy pulled out the picture and looked at it, miming a frown. Truth was, after being told that, it did start to look a bit fox-ish to him. "You're joking. This is obviously some kind of rabbit-dog. Or maybe a cat, it's eyes are slitted after all." He waved the picture in the captive's face. The blond's eyes flashed red again and he thrashed against the restraints. Mustang eyed his work appreciatively. He'd managed to catch the idiot around the waist and hips, as well as the chest and upper arms. Get out of THAT without leverage, you little shit.

"You BASTARD! A CAT! It's obviously a fox!" The blond looked at the photo, "See? Look at those tails! See the head? Totally FOX like. And the color...ok, so the paws are a little too much like hands, but thumbs are important!" Anger seemed to drain out of him as he really looked at the photo, "Come to think of it, those ears are a little long. Huh, what do you know, they do kinda look like a …." He hissed in apparent pain, a killing aura radiating from him for a second before fading, "Never mind, totally like a fox. Yep. Fox. I'm telling you, it's a fox, ok?"

"Now wasn't that easy?"

"Huh?"

Scar smirked, "We just got an honest answer out of you, Stupid."

"EH?" His mouth dropped open, "But...Ah Shit!"

"Now. Which Sin are you?" Mustang continued.

The blond adamantly shook his head, "Forget it, I an't telling you anything else. That last one was different, giant foxes are nothing like rabbits."

"Maybe Pride?" Suggested Scar, eyeing his target carefully, "Pride was always telling us his abilities."

"Pride was also quick to admit he was a homunculus, though. He didn't try to hide anything. All this guy has admitted is what he turns in to. Greed and Envy did that, too."

"Excuse me? I never said that." Both looked at the blond, who's face shone with determined honestly, "I never said I was the giant fox."

Scar looked at Mustang, his arms crossed, "He's kidding, right?" Roy shook his head, "You saw his transformation, and he's still claiming it wasn't him?"

"That's why I call him Stupid."

"Hey! Would you stop calling me that?" The blond continued to struggle against the restraints. Persistent, I'll give him that."I wasn't admitting anything! Just stating the facts. For the record, you know? Don't want you to think you got attacked by a killer-bunny of doom is all."

Yeah...sure..."So what should be call you, Wrath?"

"NO! I mean...you can call me Will Power." Silence greeted this statement.

"Scar, his leg, please." The captive thrashed and cursed as the Ishballan grabbed his leg. Both men wore grim expressions as Scar deconstructed a palm-sized chunk of leg. Ignoring the homunculus's involuntary scream Roy had to admit to himself that Scar's level of control was impressive.

"Want to try that again, smart ass?" The Brigadier General inquired calmly as he watched the leg heal. The blond just glared at him. He sighed, this is going to be a long session...with a nod, he signaled Scar to try again. This time it was part of the arm.

The captive let out a string of curses as he healed, "Vic Tory."

"Again."

The beast screamed again. "I can do this...all day...if I have to..." He grinned, a trickle of blood running down his face from biting his lip, "So...Xavier Breath."

Mustang frowned, "Let's just test that theory, shall we?"

Over an hour went by as he and Scar tried to get the homunculus to tell them it's name. They'd alternated who was asking and who...well, it wasn't pleasant for either the Amestrian or the Ishballan. They got many names, Warren Peace, Rich N. Faimus, Prince Sipple and Lou Tennant being some of Roy's favorites, as sick as it was to have favorites in this twisted 'game'.

"Helen Back," the blond coughed out after a string of curses, voice horse from screaming.

Scar massaged his hand, "Pathetic. That's a woman's name."

"Crap. It's kinda hard to think when your flesh is doing whatever the hell it is your doing." He paused for a second "Or healing. Hard to think then too. How about...Ivan Itch." His head dropped.

"You used that one already." Roy rubbed his aching head.

"Sorry. Rusty...Steel..." Roy snapped his fingers, Burning the creature's foot to a crisp. "Hugh Mungus." it coughed out, Mustang flinched. He knew it was foolish, that the stupid thing was just shouting out names, but still, the name of his best friend got to him. "Don't like that one, do you?" The blond looked at him, a glint in his eye, "Al Kiline." Another snap and the creature screamed obscenities at them both, "Let me try again then, Eddie Fication."

"Enough."

"Got something against the name Ed do you? Eddy Torial? No? Ed Able?" The blond actually grinned, "How about, Ed Dition." He didn't even have time to try and move away as Scar slammed his hand into his chest, dissolving parts of his ribs. As he hung there, gasping, Roy gave the signal that would let the others know that they were coming out. He refused to think of it as acknowledged defeat. It wasn't even a tactical retreat in his mind. He was just sick of this, and it was obvious from the look on Scar's face he was as well. The use of names they knew in this sick game was the last straw.

"For now, We'll just call you Fox. After all, 'Yuri Fox.'" He called as he strode out of the room.

_POV NARUTO_

Naruto hung there, hurting. His world was nothing but pain, even with his tormentor's gone. The Kyuubi's healing always stung, but at such a level, with so much use, it hurt almost as much as the wounds it healed. He wished he could just pass out, but he actually hurt too much for that, even. But, I didn't tell them my name... He thought with pride. As his reward, he allowed himself to just hang there and hurt. It had been really hard, harder then he'd thought, to keep up the 'game' instead of giving them what they wanted. A treacherous part of him whispered that he should just tell them; they'd stop hurting him if he did. 'It's not like a name can hurt anyone...'it had whispered. Still, he persevered. His name could lead them back to his village...his friends and family. He couldn't risk it.

The worse part was the Kyuubi. It had fought him, raging to be let out, lusting to kill them. The fox didn't care about the village, Naruto knew that in his very soul. It's argument that killing those two would protect the village was flawed, he knew it. He knew there were other people, just on the other side of the wall, just as dangerous. 'I'll never make it out of this room alive if you do that!'he argued. Kyuubi just laughed and called him a fool. It swore it would survive and protect the village if Naruto would just let it out...

Of course, the fact they'd called the Kyuubi, demon lord of the forest a rabbit-dog, and worse yet, a cat really had not helped matters.

So the teen had struggled on two fronts. It was easier to do now then it had been against Pein. Ibiki and Jiraiya had taught him well to prepare him for when the Akatsuki came.

Ibiki had worked with him on restraints and how to escape almost anything when he was a child. Granted some of it really hadn't been deliberate, Ibiki had spent a lot of time trying to stop the youngster from causing trouble in the village. When he had come back from rescuing Gaara, he had once again gone to the older nin. The rescue had left him shaken. Gaara had shared something things with him that truly worried Naruto. He had shared his very real fear with the man, only to find out his master had been there before him and had requested help on his student's behalf.

Ibiki's lessons had been harsh.

Naruto could hold out for days against the fox. Longer against his captives. He just had to convince the Kyuubi that they needed to be untied in their plan to escape. He just had to buy time until he could think of a way out of this mess. A way that didn't involve letting his inner demon loose. They seemed too interested in his 'friend'. He couldn't let them have Kyuubi, his father had trusted him with the Bijuu for his village's sake...he wouldn't fail.

He couldn't afford to.

Names were taken from a site called "Fun with Names". The idea came in part from the reviewer Tachi Kagahara, though I was planning on revisiting the name issue. Probably wont be the last time, either.

I feel bad for what I've done to poor Naruto... Please keep reading...I swear things will get better for Naruto! (eventually at least...hey, I did warn you guys).

So, what we have here, is a failure to communicate. Literally. To sum up the problem, Roy and Co. are afraid Naruto is out to bring down their Nation at the least, or the world. Naruto is afraid that they're going to attack his village...or take Kyuubi from him. Now, if everyone just calmed down and stopped trying to intimidate/piss each other off, this would be straitened out in no time...

Yeah, right.

I would like to point out that Naruto has not lied to them. He's just...not told them things.

Our Blond still is clueless how he got there, by the way. For all you readers asking about his chakra, well. Let me just say he DID in fact, arrive by the "Gate of Truth"...Naruto is low on chakra because of his little trip through the gate. someone had to pay the fee, and it sure as hell wasn't the fox. (I have this mental image of the Kyuubi going, 'Fee? I'm with him!' and shoving Naruto in front of him while the poor guy flails. Of course, Mr. Truth/God is grinning like a loon at the two of them.) He still has some chakra because the seal converts the Kyuubi's. So we won't be seeing any sage mode or mass shadow clones from him.

In case you were wondering, Naruto's not gonna stay on that damn wall. And YES, the Kyuubi was who Naruto asked "There, you happy now?". Also, he didn't like the fact that Naruto criticized his ears.

I think that's everything.

So who want's to be who's gonna win this? Naruto or Roy? Who gives in first?

Love to all my readers! Seriously. Please keep reading, and Review if you want. I'll admit I haven't started the next chapter. I do have a good amount planned though...does that count?