"Naruto?" Gamakichi stopped in his tracks, placing the items in his palms down to the ground.
Naruto paused for a second, listening to any outside sounds before he answered. "What is it, Gamakichi?"
"Eh...uh...I don't have hands...or fingers either."
"W-well, are Ma and Pa back in Mount Myoboku?" Naruto was slowly beginning to lose his patience.
"No...and I have no way to contact them where-"
"Then hurry up, I don't have much time!" The blond thrust himself forward and tears streamed from his eyes. "Please...I won't get a second chance...just do it, damn it!"
Gamakichi stared at him intently before nodding. "Alright, I'll do it!" He reached for the braces around the boy's legs and turned to stare at him. "I'm going to get these off."
Naruto nodded in response.
The frog licked it's feet and wrapped it's now wet flippers on the metal braces. He stood still for a moment before raising them to reveal the boy's feet to be covered in slime. He gripped his legs and slowly slid it from the chains.
Naruto winced at the pain left from his foot. They were red from being pulled from the cold metal but he was free from his bonds as well. He inwardly sighed before lifting his arms and pulling off his shirt.
"Alright, kid. I want you to bite down as hard as you can on that shirt. Try not to scream for I can just make out a faint presence on the other side of your prison walls."
He took the T-shirt and gripped it in between his teeth before nodding for Gamakichi to continue.
The frog also nodded. He removed the bandages around the boy's stomach and side, revealing a long and extending blood trail followed by a deep gash on his abdomen and side. He took his hands and placed it in a seal. His chakra glowed around his flippers before he made it to form a sharp, knife-like energy. "This is going to hurt a little."
The frog placed its hand on the side wound and slowly sliced at the uncared for thread that held the cut in place.
Naruto groaned and sweat poured down on him. Dammit, it hurts so much!
Once the wound was completely removed from the bloodied thread, the frog concentrated on dulling the chakra at his tips until it became round and smooth. Gamakichi shook his head to clear his thoughts before continuing.
He swiftly placed his hand into the boy's side and began his search for the metal piece in him.
Naruto screamed, though it was muffled it could be quite heard around the cave. He attempted to clamp his hands against his mouth. Instead, he shoved the T-shirt in deeper. He tried hard not to move away from the pain. Tears filled his eyes and his heart beat quickened.
Gamakichi carefully searched, using his chakra to look for it. A few moments had passed before he finally came across something hard underneath the boy's skin. He gripped it as hard as he could and pulled it out. His hand was covered in blood but he could see the small, black, metallic object.
Naruto inhaled deeply before removing the shirt from his teeth. Gamakichi had already begun to wrap new bandage around the wound.
"Alright, kid. You did good."Kurama sighed and lifted himself onto his forelegs. "I can feel my chakra beginning to move around again. That means that it was that shard."
The blond quickly meditated to mold his chakra and to enter sage mode. The orange circles formed around his eyes and he searched around the cave. He could only scent a faint chakra that was extremely far from where he was held. "Okay." The frog had finished wrapping him up. "I'm going to blast open that door."
The orange frog stared at him before replying. "Are you sure no one's around."
"Hai." He shakily stood from the bed and walked over to the cell's door. He checked once again for chakra and found none at all. A clone was formed as it quickly spun chakra into Naruto's hand. He made one large enough to destroy the lock. The clone dispersed and he pressed the Rasengan into the metal. It shattered in a mere seconds with a soft thud.
Naruto fell to his knees in the effort.
Gamakichi stepped over to the teen. "Ride me, will you? While you gather up your chakra."
He nodded and climbed onto his back. "To the left of this long hall there should be an exit."
"Right." The frog leaped across the stone floor and down the hall until he reached a curve. He took it and followed until the white of daylight began to glow into view.
As they burst out Naruto squinted his eyes at the intense light. He accustomed himself to the shine and realized where they were. It was midday and the sun was climbing high into the clouds. Extending before them was a long lake which was filled by a raging water fall. Two large statues stared intently into each other's eyes. Their hands formed into a hand seal. The valley of the end.
"So this is where we were." The frog started. "Alright, I'll take you back to konoha and-"
He was instantly cut off when he yelled out to Naruto. He had switched position at the last moment and caught a kunai in his chest that was intended for the blond. "Dammit..." He disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Naruto caught himself from falling into the water and stood on it. He looked up to see a shadowed figure standing on top of Uchiha Madara's statue. The figure slightly moved into the light.
"Sasuke..."
The Uchiha chuckled. "This will be our final battle, Naruto."