Okay people. Here's the next chapter. I hope that you all enjoy it and all that jazz. I'm sorry that it's taken me ages to update but life has been rather hectic for me lately, so I haven't been jumping at my laptop for a while. I've been rather busy helping my poor Mom to clean up the entire house. I'm not sure when I'll be updating next, but I try to make it a habit to update at least once or twice a month. You see my Mom is having surgery and she won't be allowed to move around a lot afterwards, so I will be (unfortunately as it were) taking over the household until she's up and about. I apologise to all of you that have to wait for my updates, and I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for your patience everyone.

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The Boy In The Orange Jumpsuit.

Chapter Eight – An Unexpected Ally.

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Mizuki looked at the two women lying on the ground. Neither appeared to be breathing. He spat on the ground near their bodies and then got into the truck. He'd already tried to look for the two children. However he knew that soldiers roamed these woods regularly. Someone would find them eventually. If not, they would die out in the woods by themselves. Mizuki drove away, back to the camp. He felt a certain joy at the idea of the family of these people, having no idea what had happened to their loved ones.

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Naruto found a hollow tree and managed to squash himself and Sakura into its empty shell. There was plenty of brush surrounding them, enough to keep them both from view. Sakura was crying now. Her sobs made her gasp for breath.

"What happened to Auntie Kushina and Baa-Chan?" Sakura asked between sobs.

"The mean man did a bad thing to them Sakura-Chan. They're gone now." Naruto said softly. Tears falling down his own cheeks. He'd heard the sound of the gun. He recognised it. He also knew that both his mother and his grandmother had been shot. He was shaking as he hugged Sakura, trying to calm her down as well as himself. He had no choice but to try and find a way of escape now. It was too dark to find a way to escape. Naruto could only pray that he would find some form of help.

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Sasuke was sitting in his room, when he heard his Uncle and cousin leave the house with his brother. His father had left to go and check on something at 'work' that Sasuke now knew was the prison camp. He heard a knock on his door, and saw his mother come into the room. She sat down next to him on the bed, and he couldn't help but hug her and tell her everything. All about his friendship with Naruto, and how frightened he was of what would happen to his friend. Mikoto just held her son and told him that things would be alright. That was all she could do.

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Naruto heard someone scrabbling around the tree. Naruto felt fear stab him in his heart, as he gently peeked out of his hiding place. That was when he noticed the man who had saved him from a worse beating from Mizuki. He saw two others with him. He strained to listen to their conversation.

"Do you think we'll find those poor children?" The younger boy asked. Naruto had heard him called Itachi.

"I hope so. We found the two women in a bad way. We'll have to take them somewhere hidden to treat them. If we can help them." The older man said. The other male, Naruto had heard him called Obito, nodded. Naruto shifted Sakura gently. He hoped he wasn't drawing her in to a trap, but he knew that if they were trying to help his mother and grandmother, then they couldn't be all bad. He revealed himself. The three males looked at him.

"Please don't hurt us. We ran away because my Mom said to run. That soldier pulled out a gun and he shot my Baa-Chan, and then we ran and I saw my Mom just fall over, after I heard that bang again. Please help them." Naruto begged. Obito knelt in front of Naruto.

"Is your sister with you kiddo?" Obito asked gently.

"You mean Sakura-Chan?" Naruto asked. Obito nodded.

"Yeah. We hid. We had to. It was too dark to see anything." Naruto said softly.

"Go and get her and we will take you somewhere safe. We know someone that might be able to help your Mom and Baa-Chan." Obito said kindly. Naruto was so fearful. He was so frightened that these men might just take him to Mizuki. But he could see something in their eyes that made him believe they wanted to help him. Oh how he needed to believe in someone.

"Okay." Naruto said softly. He went to get Sakura.

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Sasuke heard a knock at the door. He pretended to still be sleeping, as his mother went to the door.

"Mikoto. We might need your help." Sasuke heard his Uncle Madara state firmly.

"What happened?" Mikoto asked.

"Mizuki took the family to the middle of the forest and shot the two women. The children managed to escape, but we found them hiding. They're terrified. We're not sure of exactly where to hide them for now. The women need treatment very soon. We've done what we can for them at the moment but we need somewhere to treat them further. Obito is a doctor but he could only do so much on the move." Madara replied. Sasuke shot up in bed.

"Is Naruto okay?" Sasuke begged. Both adults looked at him sadly.

"Naruto is alright Sasuke." Madara replied.

"I need to see my friend. Please Uncle Madara." Sasuke pleaded. Mikoto looked at both of them worriedly.

"How long is Fugaku likely to be gone?" Madara asked.

"I can't be sure. But he doesn't usually come back until at least four in the morning when he goes to the camp at night." Mikoto replied gently. Madara nodded.

"Alright Sasuke. You can see your friend. But you must not say a word about it to your father. You understand don't you?" Madara asked his small nephew. Sasuke nodded vigorously. He understood all too well. He knew if he said a word his friend would die.

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Naruto was frightened as he hugged Sakura tightly. He could see his mother and grandmother becoming paler.

"Will they be okay Naruto?" Sakura asked.

"I dunno Sakura-Chan." Naruto replied. He looked out of the window of the car carefully. That was when he saw Obito, Itachi and Madara come back. He saw Sasuke's mother also. He felt fear well up within him for a moment, until he saw Sasuke.

"Sasuke!" Naruto called.

"Naruto!" Sasuke called back. Everyone got into the car, and it was Sasuke's mother who led them to a small shed around the back of the house. Naruto looked at Sasuke, as he hugged Sakura tightly. That was when they stopped, and Obito and Itachi helped to move Naruto's mother from the car. Naruto felt himself and Sakura lifted out of the car, and set on their feet, and took note that it was Madara who had moved them. Sasuke was standing next to Naruto in an instant, while Madara lifted Naruto's grandmother out of the car. The group made their way into the small shed.

"Are you okay?" Sasuke whispered to Naruto. Naruto nodded.

"I want my Mom and Tsunade Baa-Chan to be okay too." Naruto replied. The two boys could only watch as Obito pulled up his sleeves, and washed his hands with a bottle of water. Then he pulled out a glass bottle with dark liquid in it. That was when there was a knock on the door. Neither boy had noticed Itachi leave and it was Itachi who came into the shed with a young man with silvery grey hair. He wore a face mask and an eye patch over one eye.

"Kakashi-Kun? It's been a long time since I saw you." Mikoto replied. Naruto and Sasuke looked at the man.

"I've been an army surgeon for too long Mikoto-San." Kakashi replied. He looked at Madara and Obito.

"Hey Obito." Kakashi stated.

"We need your help Kakashi, and your silence." Madara stated. Kakashi nodded bluntly.

"You can always count on that Madara-San. I also have a few things to discuss with you later." Kakashi replied. Madara nodded and gestured to where the two women were lying in the room.

"The children shouldn't be here. This isn't going to be a pleasant sight." Kakashi said.

"We have nowhere to hide the children right now." Mikoto said softly. Kakashi licked his lips.

"Put them in the back of my van and stay with them Mikoto-San. But before that, can you please get Rin?" Kakashi asked. Mikoto looked shocked, and Sasuke wondered exactly what Kakashi would want Rin for. It seemed that Mikoto felt the same way, as she voiced Sasuke's unspoken question.

"Rin used to be a scrub nurse, but she couldn't stand seeing the things that happened to people on the battlefield." Kakashi said softly.

"She was our school friend and I wanted her to be safe and not known as a traitor for not continuing her job on the field. So I got my father to write her the reference so she could work for you." Obito stated. Mikoto nodded and left. Within, what seemed like, moments Mikoto was back with a dishevelled but alert looking Rin. She had thrown on a long black coat in her haste, and Sasuke could see that she wore a light blue dressing gown and a white nightdress underneath that went to her ankles. Her brown hair was tied into a short messy braid. She looked at Kakashi, Obito, Itachi and Madara.

"What is it that you need me to do?" Rin asked firmly.

"Your former job." Madara replied. Rin nodded. That was when Mikoto ushered the three children out of the shed and into the back of a van. There she sat, holding the children tightly, and shivering in the cold of the night.

Naruto closed his eyes as he hugged Sakura tightly, and he felt Sasuke hugging him. Sasuke's mother held onto the three children and hugged them all, trying to keep them warm. Somehow Naruto managed to fall asleep. He dozed fitfully and fearfully, hoping that his mother and grandmother would live. He could feel that Sakura and Sasuke were also sleeping. Whether their sleep was as fitful as Naruto's, Naruto didn't know. All he knew was that he wanted everything to be alright.

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Sasuke had been sleeping when he heard someone open the back of the van. He opened his eyes fearfully, only to feel a great relief when he realised that it was his Uncle Madara.

"Are they alright?" Sasuke heard his mother ask.

"Only just. They're not out of the woods yet. Kakashi and Obito are going to move them and the two children to his own home. He has a secret hiding place to help runaways. But you will have to take Sasuke back to the house. Make sure both of you take a bath. After Rin and Itachi help us get them all safely hidden, the four of us will come back to the house. Make sure that you lay out nightclothes for Rin. When she gets back she'll need to change into them. It was a messy job." Madara said softly. Neither adult noticed that Sasuke was awake as he listened intently.

"They'll need baths themselves as well as Obito." Mikoto said fearfully. "Kakashi has a five bedroom home with en suite bathrooms. We'll be fine. Kakashi will lend us some of his clothes to get back to the house. Itachi, Obito and I will be beyond any scrutiny. However Rin may be subject to someone barging into her room if word of this reaches your husband. Once Rin gets into the bath, make sure to take the clothing that Kakashi lends her and pass it to me or Obito. Also try and make sure that Sasuke sleeps. If he's awake when Fugaku gets home, Fugaku will want to know why." Madara said softly. Mikoto nodded her understanding as she gave the children gentle nudges to wake them up. Sasuke pretended to wake up like the other two, but all the meanings of his Uncle's words swirled around in his head. He couldn't understand everything that had been said, but he knew enough to know that everyone was in danger. It frightened him.

He looked at Naruto and Sakura as Madara explained that they had to go to another place and that Sasuke couldn't come with them. Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other fearfully and Sasuke couldn't help but hug Naruto tightly.

"You'll be okay. My uncle will look after you." Sasuke said softly. Naruto nodded.

"I wish I could tell my Dad that I'm okay." Naruto whispered back. Sasuke and Mikoto got out of the van, and watched as Naruto's mother and grandmother were loaded gently into the back of the van. Then they watched as the van drove away. Mikoto took Sasuke's hand and told him that he was going to take a nice warm bath. Sasuke didn't argue. He didn't even make a complaint when his mother took his dirt smudged pyjamas away. He knew she was going to clean them or make them disappear.

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Naruto and Sakura cuddled together fearfully, as the van and its occupants drove to another unknown place. Naruto looked at the woman, called Rin, who kept placing her fingers against his mother's wrist, and his grandmother's wrist. He didn't know why, but he had a feeling that it had something to do with whether they were alive or not. Itachi sat next to the two children, while Obito sat next to Rin. Itachi was a child himself, but of course he was more mature then people usually gave him credit for. Madara and Kakashi sat in the front. After what seemed like forever, the van stopped again, and Obito gently picked up Naruto's mother, whilst Itachi helped him. Then Madara and Kakashi carried Naruto's grandmother. Sakura and Naruto both looked at Rin fearfully.

"It's alright. Just follow me quickly okay?" Rin whispered gently. The two nodded, not wanting to go back to the horrifying camp again. Soon they all found themselves in a nice house. Rin led them to a study where Naruto saw Kakashi and the others standing.

"Rin can you pull out the copy of 'Otogakure's Greatest Father' from the shelf?" Kakashi asked. Rin nodded but found when she tried to pull out the book, it became stuck. Then as the bookshelf turned to the side, showing an opening in the wall, Rin realised that it was an annexe. She followed the men, and Itachi, with Naruto and Sakura in tow. The two children looked around and saw no windows in the annexe.

"We have to stay here right?" Naruto asked softly. Obito and Itachi placed Naruto's mother on one bed. On another Madara and Kakashi placed Naruto's grandmother. There was another bed in the room. Naruto and Sakura looked at Kakashi carefully. Kakashi knelt down next to them.

"I know that it's dark in here. I'm going to light a couple of candles for you both before we leave the room. It won't be locked. There's a handle on the wall to open it. But it's better for you to stay here so that no one else can find you. There's a bathroom over there." Kakashi pointed to a little room, with a curtain door. Inside, Naruto could see a bath, a toilet and a sink.

"I'm going to bring you both something to sleep in. Rin will help you get washed and dressed so you can go to sleep." Kakashi said gently. Naruto and Sakura nodded as they watched everything happening. Rin left the room, with the other men. Naruto and Sakura were waiting for awhile. Both children found themselves needing to go to the bathroom. They watched over Kushina and Tsunade, wondering if the women would wake up.

After a while, Rin came back wearing men's clothing. She carried some clothing in her arms for the two children and neither complained when she ran the bath and got Sakura to get in first. Naruto waited by his mother's side, looking at the two adults, and hoping they might wake up. Rin sat with him until Sakura had finished in the bath, and Rin passed the child a towel and her clothing, through the curtain. Then it was Naruto's turn. He felt numb as he took his first warm bath in a long while, and changed into warm, comfortable clothing. Soon Rin got both children to get into the other available bed. She tucked them in, and it didn't take long for Sakura and Naruto to both fall into a deep sleep.

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Okay all, that's the end of this chapter. Before anyone asks, people did escape from concentration camps during World War 2. It's quite well documented. There were also many organisations that helped people to get across the border from Germany into Switzerland, and other non-German run countries. Anywho, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I'll be updating as soon as I can.