He had woken up moments later to realize that he had instantly blacked out. He was lying on the bed now and was in utter pain. He felt pressure against his arm and turned his head to find that Sasuke was over him, wrapping his right arm.

"What happened?" His voice was hoarse and he shut his eyes when Sasuke's fingers pressed against a sore area on his arm.

He continued wrapping. "You blacked out after Madara was interrogating you. You've been out for nearly three days."

"Did I break my arm?" He tried to remember what had happened but could only recall falling when he was released from Madara's grip.

"Yeah."

Naruto squeezed his eyes open. "Did Kabuto come in here?" He was still traumatized about the 'incident'.

"Yeah."

Naruto's body twitched.

"He was only in here for a short moment. He just had to place your arm in a splint."

A soft sigh escaped from his mouth. He didn't want to see that blood-red cloak ever again nor did he want to see what was beneath it. He had captured short glances at it when he saw something like a head protruding from under it. A pale, scaly head that looked almost like a large snake.

Sasuke grinned. "You're afraid of that bastard?"

Naruto didn't answer. He was afraid and even he knew it.

The Uchiha finished wrapping his arm up to his knuckles and placed it in a sling which had been hanging around Naruto's neck for some time. Both the boy's wrist and arm had been crushed from the impact of his fall.

Sasuke stood from the same wooden chair he always sat on and pushed his face towards the boy's ear.

Naruto could feel his hot breath as he whispered.

"I suggest you don't show him your fear." He pulled back, his face emotionless. "He enjoys it when his prey is scared." He stretched the word prey for even he knew that the snake was like that. He saw everyone around him as nothing but a tool.

Naruto's gaze was lowered as Sasuke walked out of the cell, once again, closing the door behind him.

"Kurama." Naruto was in the Tetragram seal. His back still against the Kyuubi's thick, orange fur.

"Heh?" He raised his head, seeming to wake from sleep.

"Sorry." Naruto lowered his head and rubbed the back of his neck. "I woke you."

Kurama only smiled slightly, sweat running down his snout. "I had enough to sleep while you were unconscious."

"I-damn it. I've been thinking over things and I want your honest opinion." He sighed and closed his eyes. "Was it true what Madara said? About me having every right to know since I'm their hero?" He instantly felt Kyuubi's pelt shudder as he growled beneath his breath.

"You damn Bastard! Don't you see? He's using you to gather information so of course he'd say anything. He knows how strong your bond is to Konoha and is using that as your weakness. Dammit!" Kurama inhaled deeply and stared into Naruto's soul. "Even though you did defeat Pain Konoha still knows when they're at their limits. That's a complete secret to all of the shinobi. I even doubt that Kakashi brat knows where it is. Why would you say that?"

"I-" He lifted his head and stared into Kurama's bright-red eyes with his sorrowful blue eyes. He dropped his head again as tears rolled down his face. He sniffled for a few moments, attempting to keep his tears from falling. "I miss them, Kurama. I miss Sakura-chan, Kakashi-sensei, Sai, Tsunade bo-chan, Hinata, Kiba, Akamaru, Shino, Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Neji, brushy-bows, Tenten, Ero-sennin...I miss going to the Ramen stand, sleeping in my own room, asking Sakura to go on a date with me even when I know she's going to refuse...I miss...I miss..." His voice cracked and his heart began to throb. "I miss Konoha so...so...so much!" He covered his face in his knees and hugged them together with his arms.

Kurama only sighed. He felt sympathy for the boy as he wrapped his tail around him; pulling him into the shelter of his fur. "I promise I'll find a way out of here for the both of us."

Naruto only began to shudder more. "I miss them..." He released his knees and grasped at the fur in front of himself; pushing his face deep into it.

"I promise I'll bring us back to Konoha."Seeing as the boy fell asleep, he concentrated his remaining chakra on what had been restricting Naruto's powers.

His stomach rumbled pitifully at the sensation that reached the top of his mouth. He thought that he would never smell that particular aroma for it had been quite long he hadn't had it for. He opened his eyes to find Sasuke in front of him; holding an instant Ramen cup in one hand and chopstics in the other.

"i can't give in." He told himself. "They're bribing me to give away secrets...i can feel it."

Naruto turned his head to the opposite side of the room. He heard an annoyed sigh from Sasuke and footsteps approached where the Uzumaki lay.

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