Disclaimers: Naruto is someone else's, this is purely a fanfic using someone else's characters.

Warnings: This story includes strong language, graphic adult themes, violence, angst, a good friend, and eventually yaoi love.This chapterincludes detailed attempted rape

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Chapter 42

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Naruto pulled his legs close, scooting as far back as his bound arms would allow. He struggled against the rope in a panic as Itachi leapt back to his feet, sharingan spinning.

"So.. that's how you want to do this."

He grabbed Naruto's ankle in a vice-like grip, and jerked the blonde down. Naruto's arms pulled taut against his restraints, the rope ripping into his skin, but Itachi kept pulling.

"St-stop!!" Naruto cried out, kicking at him with his other leg.

Itachi's hand jutted out, grabbing his other ankle. Naruto felt a rush of cold fear as Itachi pinned both legs down on the bed, spreading them apart. Naruto tried to pull them free, but the Uchiha's hold on him only tightened.

Itachi brought his knees up on the bed between Naruto's outstretched legs, and crawled on top of him, keeping a firm hold on him as he moved up his body.

"No.." Naruto whimpered, watching Itachi get closer, feeling his hands drag up his thighs, "d-don't!"

Crimson eyes darkened. "You'll be punished for that, Naruto."

The blonde stared in horror as Itachi's smile curdled into a terrifying sneer. He knew that look, and he flinched in anticipation of the pain that always followed it.

Itachi shifted back slightly and slammed his fist into Naruto's gut, forcing all of the air out of his lungs. Naruto gasped, but before he could catch his breath, a hand wrapped around his neck, forcing his head back against the mattress. Naruto tried to pull free, but he couldn't move as Itachi's hand constricted around his throat, cutting off his airway.

No.. no! I- I can't breathe. I can't breathe!

Naruto pulled his wrists frantically, kicking his feet, convulsing under Itachi, but the Uchiha only tightened his hold around his neck.

Can't..

Naruto could feel the blood pounding in his head, his temples throbbing under the pressure. Darkness was spreading from the corner of his eyes, slowly devouring him..

Breathe..

Then, suddenly, it stopped.

Itachi released his throat, and Naruto gasped for air, coughing and gagging as he tried to pull as much oxygen into his lungs as possible.

Naruto threw his head back, tears streaming down his face as he fought to breathe, to stay conscious.

Itachi's body lifted off him, and Naruto could feel his hands at his hips, grabbing the waistband of his sweatpants.

"Nnn-n-no!" Naruto choked out past his bruised windpipe.

Itachi never even hesitated. He pulled Naruto's pants down, and his boxers with them. Naruto tried to pull away from him, but it was useless. Itachi removed his own clothes, and forced the blonde's legs apart as he crawled back on top of him.

"Don't- pl-please.. please don't do this.." Naruto pleaded, but his cries for mercy have never stopped Itachi.

Not then,

not now.

The Uchiha lowered his body against Naruto's, groaning in ecstasy at the contact, his cravings back full force, his fantasies coming into fruition at long last. Itachi jerked his hips forward, pressing his length firmly against the blonde. Naruto whimpered and Itachi moaned deeply, burying his face against his tan neck.

Naruto could feel bile rising in his throat as Itachi moved roughly against him. He could feel the Uchiha getting hard, and a new wave of revulsion swept through him. He grabbed Naruto's hips and rolled into them, forcing Naruto to move with him.

"Ge-get away from me!" he shouted, sickened by the weak, pitiful sound of his voice. He struggled, trying to pull away, but that only seemed to turn the Uchiha on more.

Another whimper escaped Naruto's lips as Itachi thrust against him, and Naruto felt a rush of horror as his body started to respond to the friction.

"You like that, don't you" Itachi growled, his voice low and husky as he forced his engorged member against Naruto's growing one.

"St-stop.."

"Tell me how bad you want it, Naruto."

Naruto felt like he was going to be sick. He turned his head away, forcing back the sobs that kept pushing through his torn throat.

Itachi grabbed a fistful of blonde hair and jerked his head over.

"Nnnn!" Naruto groaned, pushing his head back to try to ease the burning tension on his skull.

"Say it" he ground out. Itachi's grip tightened, and he smiled as the blonde winced in pain.

"Ahhh! St-stop!!"

It turned him on so much to see that pained look on Naruto's face, and he found himself moving against the blonde again, rhythmically, his want throbbing, aching for more.

For so much more.

Itachi shifted his body lower, finding the blonde's tight little hole. His hand clenched in the blonde's hair, holding him still, while he used his other hand to roughly grabbed his hip, fingers digging into bruising flesh. Itachi lined himself up, shaking with excitement as he slowly started to move against that tender place. The one that, after so many intimate times together, belonged to him.

"No.." Naruto breathed, blue eyes wide with panic. "NO!! St-stop!! STOP!"

The door burst open, shards of splintered wood flying everywhere as it blew from its hinges. Before the dust settled, Itachi was torn away from Naruto, and violently thrown across the room. The blonde moved his knees together, covering himself the best he could as he stared at the heap of limps on the floor, hoping that that was the end of the man. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for Itachi to recompose himself. He reached out, grabbed his boxers off the floor, and slipped them on as he turned to face the intruder.

He was not surprised to find a pair of crimson eyes glaring back at him.

Itachi slowly moved to stand between his unwanted guest and his blonde captive, but the other man beat him to it, blocking his access to Naruto.

Itachi sighed. "Didn't anyone ever teach you to wait your turn.. little brother?"

Sasuke's jaw tightened. "I am going to fucking tear you apart" he grated out.

Itachi grinned. "Not until I finish what I've started." His eyes fell to the bed, and Sasuke moved to block his view.

"You sick bastard- I will fucking KILL YOU!!"

Itachi took a step towards him. "I've heard that one before, little brother."

"Chidori!!"

"Sasuke.."

The youngest Uchiha paused, glancing at Naruto quickly- careful not to take his gaze off Itachi for too long.

"Please.." the blonde choked out, "the rope."

Sasuke's eyes filled with horror as he looked from Naruto's exposed lower half, up his bruised throat, and over to the thick chakra rope tied around his raw, bloody wrists.

He swallowed down the taste of his stomach, drew out a kunai, and threw it, slicing through both sets of rope, finally releasing Naruto from the bed. Sasuke turned his attention back to his brother in time to see him lurch towards him, fury flickering across his features as Sasuke freed his prisoner.

Naruto wouldn't escape him. Not this time.

In fact, this time, Itachi might kill for him.

Sasuke's sharingan spun as he lunged towards his brother, screaming with all of the hatred and rage burning through him, his chidori attack raised in front of him.

As the two Uchihas clashed, Naruto quickly used the distraction to his advantage. He rolled off the bed, and unceremoniously dropped to the floor, groaning in pain. He grabbed his clothes and pulled them back on- his hands shaking, making it far more difficult than it should have been.

Boxers and pants secure, Naruto crawled to the far side of the bed, to pull the kunai out of the wall- the one that Sasuke had used to free him.

He would find the opportune moment, and then he would strike..

.. ending this torment once and for all.

Sai wiped his brow, scanning the halls on either side of him. There was a collection of dead bodies, truly dead bodies, all around him.

Kabuto will just add them to his collection.. again, he thought to himself.

A problem I will deal with later. Right now, I need to find Naruto and Sasuke.

Luckily Sai had sent one of his mice to follow Sasuke after he had raced past Obito, so he knew exactly where to go.

Sai still couldn't believe that the Akatsuki leader would tell Sasuke where to find Naruto. Clearly the man had some kind of change of heart, because after a brief conversation, Sasuke had moved swiftly through the hall, determined to find their missing comrade.

And Sai was determined to have his back.

He raced through the halls, still mindful of any enemies, but no one else stood in his way. He turned right after the corridor came to a dead-end, and knew that he was in the right place. He could hear Sasuke shouting, and the sound of another man- presumably Itachi. As he drew closer, he saw that the door had been blasted in- obviously Sasuke's doing.

He stepped past the wreckage, and into the cell.

The first thing Sai noticed was the bed. It was hard not to. It was large, on full display to anyone who walked into the room, and-

.. and there were restraints tied to the bedposts.

Chakra-binding rope.

Dark, hollow eyes widened, and soon filled with horror, as Sai started to connect everything he was seeing with everything he had observed about Naruto over the last few months.

.. Naruto's fear of being touched- the way he would flinch at any contact. And his insurmountable discomfort with being alone with anyone.

.. The way he panicked when Sai told him he had noticed that he was in pain.. when he asked what happened on his last mission... when he asked for Naruto to confide in him.

.. Sasuke suddenly becoming so protective of him, desperate to keep him safe. Enough so that he imprisoned him.

.. Sasuke killing Itachi.. again. Despite the rage he had felt towards the village the first time he did.

.. Sasuke calling his brother a monster.

.. Naruto refusing to talk about what happened between him and Itachi.. and Sasuke allowing himself to be subjected to torturous interrogations rather than reveal the blonde's secrets.

This was it. This was what Naruto was so afraid to face, what he had been suffering with.

Itachi raped Naruto.

When he was gone on his solo mission, Sai thought, but what about at Sasuke's hideout? Itachi was there. Sasuke killed him for a reason.

And Naruto.. when I got there, he was hurt. I thought it was Sasuke, but he said it had been Itachi..

And now, in this place.. Did Itachi..? Did he hurt Naruto here too?

Sai swallowed the sick that rose in the back of his throat at the thought. Why? Why would Itachi do this?!

The sound of metal clashing against metal drew Sai out of his thoughts and back to the chaotic reality around him. Sasuke and Itachi were battling, chakra gathered and thrown at each other in explosive forms, shuriken flying by the handfuls, kunai clashing as they rushed in for close combat. They both moved with incredible speed, and seemed equally matched.

And Sai was going to step in.

He would help Sasuke end this- once and for all.

But first..

He looked around the room, searching for any sign of Naruto. His stomach sank heavily, an unsettling feeling that he could feel in his chest too, and behind his eyes. It made it hard to breath, to think clearly.

Were we too late..?

He shifted slightly and that is when he saw it. He would recognize that golden disheveled mess anywhere.

Naruto.

Sai crouched low and slipped quickly across the room, trying to not draw attention to himself. He slid beneath the bed, coming up on the other side fast, completely startling the blonde crouching behind it. Sai quickly held up his hands to show him he was not there to harm him.

"It's ok. It's me. It's-"

"Sai?" Naruto stared at him. "How did you-?"

"Lucky guess" he explained simply.

Sai scanned over the blonde. "Are you hurt?"

"I'm-" Naruto tightened his jaw, keeping his emotions in check. Sai pretended not to notice. "I'm ok."

The brunette nodded. "Stay here."

Naruto opened his mouth, maybe to argue or maybe to agree- he didn't know for sure. Sai cut him off before he could do either.

"Please, Naruto."

Naruto must have seen something in Sai's eyes, because he suddenly looked.. sad? Maybe worried or.. embarrassed?

Sai thought for a moment. He's realizing that I figured out what happened to him.. and he doesn't like it.

He didn't want me to know.

Sai wasn't sure what was the appropriate thing to say in this situation, so he chose to say nothing. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt Naruto. Instead, he slipped away, pulling out his own kunai as he moved in to join the fight.

I will protect you, Naruto.

His eyes darkened on the older Uchiha- the man who had violated and tormented his best friend. Sai would be the one to kill this man.

For real this time.