Naruto had blacked out and he noticed it a moment too late. Kabuto was at his side injecting a needle into his arm and in front of him stood Madara, holding him still for Kabuto. Naruto tried to move but he couldn't and his eyes were dazed.
"It's a paralysis technique so you wont try anything stupid." He gave a chuckle at the end.
The boy tried to move as the needle pierced through his skin, bringing out his bright, glowing blood. He groaned for he suddenly felt weaker than before. Kabuto closed up the needle and Madara released Naruto from the Jutsu. As soon as the technique was released Naruto's head dropped against his chest and he struggled for breath.
He was beginning to feel even worse than usual. How much blood did they take from him? Naruto lifted his head, gritting his teeth in the effort. He was shocked when he saw the amount they had taken from him. Kabuto was holding nearly five viles of blood in his hand and was reaching for a sixth sample.
Everything suddenly became blurry as Naruto's grip on the platform he sat upon weakened and he fell over, landing on his stomach, the chains clanging against the solid earth.
Thoughts were racing through his head and he felt utterly in pain as he coughed up blood, unable to move. He lay there, gasping for air.
Madara leaned down and pulled up at Naruto's arm, the boy's body hanging, for no strenght was left in him. "Damn it, Kabuto."
Kabuto shook his head and put the sixth shot away into his robe. He walked out of the cell with the viles in his hand and left the room.
Madara through Naruto back onto the bed. "I'm tired of dealing with this." He turned around and headed for Taka whom stood at the prison entrance. "Karin, go get some food in the village. Naruto needs something or he'll die in a matter of days."
Karin flipped her hair and crossed her arms. "I'm not running any errands. "
"Get something for us and SASUKE as well."
Karin seemed to blush as she strutted out of the room.
"Jugo, Suigetsu. Follow me." As the two followed him he turned to Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun, I need you to bandage his side again. It's bleeding through and it can become infected."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Whatever." He was left alone as the others disappeared and he headed toward a shelf hanging against the wall just outside of the cell. He began to gather the materials he would need.
Naruto attempted to lift himself from the uncomfortable position that Madara had left him in, but he felt pain run through his rib cage and forgot about sitting up. He lay there, closing his eyes, trying to forget about all the pain he was in now.
"Naruto. Naruto, hang in there, alright?" Kurama's voice was gentle but Naruto could make out the tired and quick breathed voice behind it.
"Kurama." He was back in the tetragram seal. "Have you figured out...how to release the seal?"
He gasped for air. "No...I've never seen a seal like this. It's almost...almost..."
"Like Pain's chakra rods..."
The nine-tails lay splayed along the floor on the outside of the cage, Naruto laying with his head back and body up against Kyuubi's side. They both lay there helpless and exhausted. The little chakra they had left was used to keep themselves alive. Sweat came from both of them, the strain to fight back took a toll on their physical strength.
Kurama stared at Naruto who was now gasping for oxygen, his breath shallow and fast. He felt a throbbing pain in his heart to see the boy like this. He pulled his tail and wrapped it around Naruto, keeping him warm and giving him a sense of security.
I'll find a way...Naruto...
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