Disclaimer: I am getting really sick of saying this. And I bet your getting really sick of hearing this. And im getting really sick with cold. Achoo! nah, just kidding. I don't feel particularly well, but its been worse. xD

Everyone who reads this story and wanted me to update, thank Infinite Freedom. He's the one who got me off of my lazy ass to write this chapter oh, and sorry for the looong update time. And if this chapter seems short, its probably because I like to write my chapters in one sitting and something interrupted me. XD (sleep most likely)

Naruto felt indescribably small at the moment. Well, smaller then he normally is. He was standing in the middle of a temple, and everyone within earshot was staring right at him. It was incredibly creepy, as you can well imagine. And Naruto could have sworn a couple of people who hadn't even heard what he said had run up and started staring at him so that they wouldn't feel left out. Damn peer pressure.

"You were attacked by Sin?" some random person asked him. Naruto simply nodded mutely, still shocked at how there seemed to be many more people in the temple now then there were before...

"Come with me. We haven't had one of you come here in a while..." A person who looked like a priest asked this, and Naruto simply nodded again while the priest gave him a pitying look. The blonde ninja immediately snapped to attention when he saw that look. He hated it almost as much as those cold, hateful eyes back home. Naruto frowned after he thought that. No, that hellhole isn't his home. He doesn't have a home anymore.

The fox-boy followed the priest into the huge temple, where he saw many different priests and monks. Strangely, they all looked almost the same, but he didn't stay on this train of thought for more than a few seconds. There were many gigantic statues in the temple, and Naruto admitted that even though he didn't have a clue who they depicted, they were beautifully crafted. The work of a master, Naruto decided with a nod as he continued to follow the man.

He was eventually led into a small room, which seemed to be filled with only the bare essentials. Unless you counted what looked to be a small treasure chest, but that was most likely filled with potions and other medicines. Naruto smirked. He expected no less from these people. At least they weren't stupid. The ninja wandered over to sit on the bed, and while it looked uncomfortable, it was actually rather soft. Silky even. He hoped that if he was to stay here that this bed would be the place.

"Stay here for the moment. And please don't touch anything. Most people attacked by Sin should be kept away from sharp objects..." The priest stopped when he took notice of the large sword on the blonde's back. How he managed to miss it until now was lost on Naruto, but he decided not to question such things. The priest glanced nervously at Naruto as he exited the room, and the blonde guessed it had something to do with the 'should be kept away from sharp objects' comment.

Naruto took this time to more closely examine the room he was in while he kicked his legs back and forth off the side of the bed. The walls were covered with what looked like large paintings at first, but afterwards was noticed to be pictures painted directly on the walls. Of course, this amused Naruto for all of two seconds before his attention was diverted elsewhere. There was a big glowing thing in the middle of the room, but its only purpose seemed to be to light the area. Why did these people have to seem so fancy? A simple light bulb would have served the same purpose as this big cylinder that vaguely reminded Naruto of something called a 'lava lamp' he once saw a peddler selling.

Before Naruto could be pleasantly distracted by anything else, the door opened and an important looking priest walked into the room. He seemed just like the others though, except his clothes looked fancier, more expensive. He even saw jewels encrusted into the fabric in a few places.

"So, you are the one attacked by Sin. We have gotten many of your kind here, but not for some time now. Tell me, where do you hail from? It can't be far, as it is unlikely a toxin-infected person could reach here." The priest asked this while taking a chair away from a wall and sitting on it, then leaning forward slightly and putting his hands in front of his face, as if in prayer.

"I do not know where I come from. I only remember washing up on Kilika beach." He knew it was an unlikely story, as amnesia wasn't the most common disease, and what he forgot and what he remembered was too convenient.

"I understand. Another one thrown off of a boat. I'll tell the monks to prepare you some food and you may rest here for the night." The priest said this with a sigh while standing up and walking toward the door. Naruto looked at him in shock, he couldn't believe his good fortune! The after thinking for a second he frowned. It was too easy. Why hadn't he been questioned at all? The ninja groaned mentally. He would have to keep a watch all night now in case of attack. The damn guy could have at least asked him some questions so he could have a good night's sleep...

"I will see you off tomorrow. Im afraid that we are quite busy at the moment, and can't afford to take care of another victim who appears to be doing fine besides some memory loss. You can stay the night, but you will have to leave tomorrow. Oh, would it be too much trouble for you to simply stay in this room? Although you seem to have no problems, many people hit with Sin's toxins go partially insane. For this reason, many people get edgy around infected people. Do you understand?" The man asked all of this while walking towards the door and shutting it, not even waiting for Naruto's answer. The blonde didn't blame him though, he believed that he didn't completely understand, so being ignored a little wasn't a big deal.

Naruto fell back on the bed, then groaned in discomfort when he forgot to take his sword off first. He discarded it on the floor, then immediately began to drift to sleep. He still hadn't completely recovered from his wound, although it was completely healed. His strength just hadn't returned to his body yet. He told himself repeatedly that he was just going to rest his eyes for a few minutes, but he didn't really believe those words himself. Within seconds, Naruto was in peaceful slumber.

Time Skip

Naruto awoke sometime around one o' clock PM the next day, feeling completely rested but kind of bad that he had wasted almost a whole day. He then looked to the small coffee table a few feet from him and saw a plate of what he assumed was his dinner from the previous day. He smiled when he saw simply a plate of two legs of chicken and two apples, along with a small glass of what seemed to be orange juice from where he was looking. The ninja lazily climbed out of bed and went over to the plate. At least these people were nice enough to feed him, Naruto thought with a smile. Who cares if he had to eat it cold, he had to do much worse when he was younger. And the chicken was the only thing cooked normally anyway. Naruto greedily tore through the chicken first, as he couldn't remember the last time he had eaten. He could only remember that he had passed out quite often lately, though it was no fault of his own. Naruto then began slowly biting into the apples, mentally cursing himself while doing so. He had been so shocked at being allowed to stay here without a fuss, that he hadn't asked any of his questions. Naruto sighed and moved to grab the second apple, then began eating that one as well. Maybe if he was lucky he could ask before he left? If not he could always ask someone in the village. He hadn't gotten any information on Sin either though. Naruto sighed again, becoming more depressed. He hadn't accomplished any part of his mission except finding lodging. He really was a terrible shinobi...

Naruto wasn't able to continue being angsty at the moment, for when he thought that he heard a scream. It was blood-curdling, the kind of scream that made your hair stand on end and your knees buckle. Naruto immediately shook his head to clear it. What had caused that?...

The ninja gulped down his orange juice (He couldn't go much longer without water) and grabbed his sword. He then strapped it to his back and ran outside.

Out of the temple wasn't much better. Everyone was running around, dazed and disoriented. Nobody knew what was going on. Naruto discerned that this probably meant the scream came from Kilika, but he couldn't see above the people, let alone the trees. The blonde ninja moved away from the crowd, and then jumped up onto the temple and climbed it to the top. When he looked in the direction of Kilika, his blood ran cold, he felt his hair stand on end and his knees almost buckled.

Heading for Kilika was a tidal wave, and following in its wake was Sin itself.

Yeeeeeeah...sorry about this I know that when I don't update for a long time I should make a long chapter, but I felt this was a nice ending spot. To make it up to you, Tidbits! Rofl. Well, jokes really. These aren't tidbits. XD

-Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

-I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

-When everything is comin' your way, your driving in the wrong lane.

-What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

-I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.

I'll try to make the next update sooner, alright? And sorry about not getting as far as you all probably thought XD well, ja ne.