Naruto reached out with his hand, finding the light switch in the darkness. It turned on, flickering at first, to reveal a small, square room. A toilet and a sink occupied most of the room. He struggled to the toilet, quickly doing his business and walked to the sink to wash his hands.

He stood there for a while, holding his hands under the water. His heart was throbbing and he couldn't help but rub his eyes as he felt a tear form. He gritted his teeth when he accidentally hit his hand against the sink. They were both completely covered in bandages but he could see blood soaking it. He closed his eyes as his lip quivered.

I have to hold it in! I can't-I won't cry...

"Naruto, look. Go ahead and do it. I understand what you're going through..." Kurama stared down at him with sorrow.

Naruto softly smiled before bursting into tears. He seemed to drop onto the ground like a sack, attempting to keep his whimpers to a minimum. His tears fell like waterfalls, immediately puddling the ground.

Why am I crying like this? I've never cried so much in my life...is it because of Sasuke? Because I've finally found him but have no idea how to bring him back to Konoha, let alone, escape this hell hole?

He gripped painfuly at his heart with his wounded hand. He wanted...all he wanted right now...what was it? It was...was it a comforting hug? Yes, that's what it was. He wanted to be wrapped in somebody's arms. Someone who could spread their loving warmth onto his cold and exhausted body.

He silently whispered to himself. "Ma'." He wanted the fiery, red-hot habanero to comfort him.

A light tap was heard on the door. "Hurry up, idiot."

He pushed himself upward, grasping the sink, his legs shaking wildly beneath him. A mirror stood above the sink and he never even noticed it. He stared into the glass and almost threw up at the sight. The white of his eyes were replaced by red veins, his lips were dry, his cheeks were covered in something that seemed like dirt and his whisker-like features were barely visible. Red marks of blood were found all over him. His tears left thin, clean lines along his face.

He re-opened the water and splashed it onto his face along with drinking as much water as he could hold in. He was dizzy after a few minutes of drinking and immediately stopped, realizing he shouldn't have drank so much. I'm so stupid...I shouldn't have...done...that...

He began to throw up in the toilet. He coughed and wheezed from the sudden out pour of the liquid. He gagged at what was coming out but closed his eyes, afraid to look at it.

"Kurama, what's going on?" He was back in the Tetragram seal. "I can't...It's hard for me to breathe..."

Kyuubi looked down at him and noticed that the boy was hunched over in agony. "Naruto, calm down. If you don't then you'll completely stop breathing all together."

Naruto tried to breathe slower but ended up loosing even more oxygen. "I can't..."

"You need to calm down or you'll end up hyperventilating."

The Uchiha sent the door flying open and seemed to make a sudden rush to the Uzumaki's side. "Naruto."

Naruto didn't want Sasuke to see him like this. He despised for anyone to see him feeling so miserable. He once again coughed out the disgusting fluid. His eyes were watering from the pain it was putting his body through. Every time a wave came his lungs seemed to collapse and be short on air. He gasped in between these waves, collecting as much oxygen as possible. His hand was placed against the floor where he attempted to grip at the slippery surface to keep his strain from showing.

Naruto almost instantly felt a hand rubbing against his back in circular motions.

Sasuke stood above him, trying everything to comfort the blond. He could tell that he was having trouble breathing and he noticed that the boy's face was flushed.

Out in the distance he heard an annoying voice he knew all too well.

"Oi, Sasuke. Where are you?!" Suigetsu walked to the doorway of the bathroom and leaned against it. "What the hell is going on?"

Sasuke was glad to have a distraction to leave. "Good, you're here." He got to his feet. "Take over while I go find Kabuto."

He automatically stopped when his hand was grabbed. He turned and found Naruto's hand tightly grasping his own.

"Please..." He wheezed. Sweat was falling from his forehead and down his face. "Not...him..."

Sasuke noticed the desperation in his dull, blue eyes. "Tsk. And why shouldn't I?" He knew exactly why.

A small tear formed in the corner of his eye. Another wave came in, jerking him back to the bowl of the toilet. The blond slowly released his hand.

The Uchiha stood up, leaving Suigetsu to rubbing his back. Something wet and warm was covering his hand and when he looked down he noticed the red liquid on his palm. When he tilted his hand it instantly spilled over. It splashed onto the floor, almost like water.

"Dammit. What now?" He turned the corner and headed for where Kabuto usually occupied.

Why won't it stop? He finally decided to open his eyes and almost chocked at the site.

Suigetsu rubbed his back more roughly. "Oi!"

Blood was dripping from his mouth, almost like water. He lifted his hand and touched at his nose; finding blood to be falling from only one of his nostrils. He could barely breathe and he hated it. What's wrong with me?

His whole body began shaking and he felt nauseous. He coughed out blood again. Suigetsu rubbed his back more closely timed. He wanted him to stop but couldn't think about it when he heard the ominous footsteps behind him. His heart thrummed; causing him to cough repeatedly and in a stronger form that led to more blood oozing to come from his nose. Tears began to fall in a more rapid pace at the upcoming terror.

Naruto felt Suigetsu's hand lift from his back to be replaced by a strong, and cold hand. He flinched when a weight leaned against him. The shadow of the blood-red cloak hovered over him.

A sigh, and then, "Damn him, huh?"

Sasuke quickly asked the same question that was eating at Naruto's insides. "Damn who?"

"Madara. I knew those medications would cause something. He may have Epistaxis."

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