In Kaida's Mind- a Dark Little Hole of Madness

Kaida- *sips tea* Ah, it's a good time to update, right?

Ted- *sighs and knocks teacup out of hand* I'm surprised you're still writing this. When will it end?

Kaida- Soon, my dear Ted, soon. But never fear, I have much more stories popping up into my brain.

Ted- *to the readers* Run now while you still have a chance.

Sasuke- I heard there was a kissing scene in this!

Naruto- Really? Finally!

Kaida- Err, yeah, let's go with that.

Naruto- Kaida, are you lying?

Kaida- No! *starts biting fingernails*

Sasuke- I swear if I have to wait another chapter to kiss Naruto, I'll-

Ted- Oh, shut it. You're probably a sloppy kisser anyway!

Sasuke- You don't know that!

Ted- The first kiss you and Naruto had proves me right!

Kaida- Enough, let's get this disclaimer going!

Sasuke- Kaida doesn't own Naruto nor will she ever have the power to do so.

Kaida- Just you wait!

Ted- And please be on the look-out for the over excessive use of the word 'Damn' in the rest of the chapters.

Kaida- DAMMIT!

Naruto- Thanks to everyone who has read/reviewed/favorited/story alerted this story. You're the only thing keeping us alive.

Kaida- Now stop reading our chatter and scroll down. That's where the story is.

Ted- Have fun.

"Bow down before the Almighty Kaida!"- Talking

'Bow down before the Almighty Kaida!'- Thinking

Bow down before the Almighty Kaida! - Naruto's Mind

Chapter 13- Rebirth

Day 7:

Orochimaru let a satisfied smirk grace his lips as he listened to the chaos going on outside of the Konoha hospital. It had only been thirty minutes since he had arrived in the village and here he was in the final stages of his plan. The sounds of screams and explosions echoed through the vacant hospital halls. Music to the snake lord's ears. His feet glided across the floor as he made his way to the desk.

Not far behind him was his female companion, Yurisia. Though she was young, her talents were fairly extraordinary. He looked back at her over his shoulder and gave her a slight nod. From where he could see, no one was at the desk but Orochimaru knew better.

He chuckled when a kunai suddenly stopped short of his face. Yurisia had caught the sharp weapons right before it hit its target and, with a flick of her wrist, sent it back on its path. The young girl straightened out of her fighting stance as she heard a small cry, signaling that her aim had rang true. (A/N: I don't think I'm using this right but whatever)

A young woman staggered out of the shadows, clutching the kunai that was buried in her shoulder. A blood stain steadily spread across her white uniform. She sent the snake lord a nasty glare standing before, her breath coming out in short puffs.

"Orochimaru," she hissed.

"Release the barrier," he replied, staring hard at her.

"Never!"

"Fine," he said, casting a look at his partner. The young nurse followed his gaze and shivered. She was just a child and yet she had already crossed to the wrong side. Yurisia walked up to the nurse and suddenly seized her head.

The nurse struggled to pull out of Yurisia's strung grasp but she had a firm hold. Yurisia rolled her eyes at the nurse's antics and quickly sent of surge of chakra into the older women's body, knocking her unconscious. She stepped back, letting the nurse's motionless body fall to the floor.

"Did you get what you needed?" Orochimaru asked. She nodded and closed her eyes.

"I must touch the barrier," Yurisia replied. Her power was very unique. By sending a shockwave of chakra into someone's body, she was able to take out some knowledge of the barrier. Using this information she can destroy the barrier and create one almost exactly like it. The perfection depended on how strong the barrier was.

But her gift was a little flawed, a small problem that would become insignificant as she grew older and stronger. As soon as the barrier was destroyed,an alert is sent to the originator.

Orochimaru guided the still Yurisia over to an entrance of a hallway. He took her arm and gently tried to push it past the entrance, only to have the hand be met by an invisible force field. Yurisia nodded and spread her fingers, then raised her other arm and did the same. She pushed onto the barrier and forced chakra into it.

The barrier crackled in protest before shattering like glass. Yurisia let out a groan and started to sway. It takes a lot of chakra to break apart someone else's formed chakra. She pushed back a pounding headache and made a hand sigh, readying to create a different barrier.

"No, save your energy."

She glanced at her Lord and nodded. Yurisia followed her master through the doorway. Her nose wrinkled slightly at the smell of medicine wafting from the rooms. The halls were as silent as the dead, very unusual for a hospital. She gave Orochimaru a questioning look causing him to chuckled at her curiousity.

"The whole hospital has been evacuated save for one patient. I made sure that he would be alone," Orochimaru. It wasn't long before the stopped in front of a door. Yurisia, as hard as she tried, couldn't hide her interest as her Lord slid open the door.

She was surprised to see the room completely empty except for a blonde man lying in a bed. Without waiting for Orochimaru's orders, Yurisia stepped into the room and made her way over to the bed. She pulled on the white sheet covering his body, lowering it down to his waist. Her eyes scoured his skinny build. Orochimaru remained in the doorway, watching silently.

Yurisia trailed her index finger down from his neck to his clothed abdomen. She could feel vast power pulsing through his belly. She glanced back at the snake lord and raised an eyebrow at the knowing smirk on his lips.

She turned back to her target and raised her hand, chakra coloring purple. Suddenly, she turned around and blocked a kick aimed at her head. Sasuke let out a small grunt of pain as the foreign chakra seeped into her body. He swung his free foot and managed to catch her in the shoulder. The kick, fueled with chakra, slammed her into the wall.

"Don't touch him!" Sasuke warned as Yurisia got up from the floor. Orochimaru smirked at Sasuke's tone and stepped into the room.

"Ah, Sasuke. I knew that would bring you running out." Yurisia head snapped back. She was confused, who was their real target?

"I will never join with you again!"

Orochimaru's gaze traveled over to his young partner.

"My, my, Yurisia. Sasuke here must have the wrong idea. You see, Sasuke, you would've made a beautiful vessel. But I've found someone else with surpassing power." Orochimaru chuckled as Yurisia formed a hand sign and stretched her hands towards Sasuke, forming and "X".

Said ninja uttered a small cry as he was propelled backwards, colliding with the wall. Sasuke wince as he heard some ribs crack. He let out a ragged breath, ignoring the sharp, stabbing pain. Sasuke's head shot up as he sensed something new take form in the room.

'Damn it, she didn't…' Sasuke quickly flung a kunai at the now panting Yurisia. As he expected, the weapon stopped short and reflected off an invisible barrier, clattering to the floor.

"Oh, dear Sasuke. You should've just gave up quietly."

Sasuke clenched his fists as Orochimaru gathered the blonde into his arms.

"Don't touch him, you'll hurt-"

"Believe me, Sasuke. I've studied up on my new container." Sasuke pounded his first against the barrier, shouting.

"My Lord, they'll be coming soon," Yurisia announced.

"Farewell, Sasuke," the snake lord called out before leaping out of the hospital window. Sasuke slammed his shoulder against the barrier. He gasped at the painful jab that came in reply.

'This is useless! He thought as another stab of pain doubled him over.

Summoning his chakra, he watched as his hand turned light green. Using the small bit of healing knowledge Sakura gave him, he was able to ease the pain in his chest. 'How the hell do I get out of this?' Fortunately, the answer came much quicker than he expected. Sasuke looked up as Lady Tsunade burst through the door, the Anbu right on her heels.

"Sasuke! Who in the hell broke my jutsu?"

"There's no time for that, Orochimaru has Naruto!" he replied, banging his hand against the force field holding him back. Tsunade paled as she heard those words.

"What? I should've known this chaos would be him! How did we not sense him in time?"

"Lady Tsunade, if you don't mind breaking me out of here…"

"Damn, this won't be easy, Uchiha."

"I understand, just… hurry please… for Naruto." Tsunade's heart wrenched at the look in Sasuke's eyes. She nodded.

"You Anbu, go on and see if you can get a trail on Orochimaru's escape route."

"Hai!" they shouted in unison before all vanishing at the same time. Tsunade turned to Sasuke and gathered some of her reserve chakra into her hand. Surprisingly, the chakra wasn't blue but a deep shade of purple.

"Step back, I don't want to hurt you." Sasuke pressed his back into the wall.

Tsunade slammed her fist with all her strength into the barrier. The room was silent save for a small crackling noise. Suddenly, the barrier shattered into pieces, freeing Sasuke.

"Well, whoever made that barrier didn't make it strong enough," she commented, rubbing her wrist. "Sasuke, you know what to do."

Sasuke was already halfway out the window, sharingan blazing and fists ready to take on a certain snake.

Orochimaru smirked smugly as he looked down at the soon-to-be vessel in his arms. 'To think, you were just a little boy a while ago. No matter, with age comes wisdom and power.'

"My Lord," a sound ninja called, running up and kneeling before Orochimaru.

"Did you..?"

"Yes, my Lord. Moriko is dead. I made sure of it.

"Good, I don't need her spouting off all our secrets. Let's move!" Two groups of shinobi suddenly dropped down from the trees above them. Orochimaru pointed to one group.

"When we are safely out of Konoha's range, tell everyone to withdraw. Second group, you'll be with me. Keep your guard up." The shinobi nodded in response. Orochimaru took off into the trees, using them to boost his speed.

The ground shook as a loud rumbling noise reached Naruto's ears. He had just finished killing an enormous snake that strangely resembled the one he fought in the Forest of Death. He cried out in surprised when the ground under him ripped open, sucking him through a large crack. He felt as if he was freefalling down a dark abyss.

A chain shot out in the darkness and wrapped itself around his wrist, stopping his fall. The crack closed up, leaving Naruto dangling and sealing off his only access to light. But not for long…

"Naruto," he heard a familiar voice call.

"Sa-Sasuke?" A faint light appeared in the dark. It was when the light drew neared that Naruto realized it was coming from Sasuke.

Hs skin emitted a pale glow, like an angel. "Sasuke reached out a hand to caress Naruto's cheek, running his fingers up and down the scars. Naruto's body noticeably relaxed as he leaned into the warm touch.

"Naruto," Sasuke repeated his voice sounding thin and wistful like the wind.

Naruto was completely mesmerized by the way Sasuke's lips formed his name. What he would've given to taste those lips.

Sasuke must've somehow read his mind. He smirked mischievously and tipped Naruto's head up to his own. Slowly, Sasuke inched his mouth towards Naruto's.

The blonde boy held his breath and tried to will his heart to slow down. He could feel the blood rushing to his face, coloring his cheeks red. Eyes closed, he awaited the shock and pleasure he knew would come from kissing Sasuke.

Naruto's eyes snapped back open as his body was racked with blinding pain.

"You didn't think it be over that quick, did you?" Sasuke whispered into his ear. He twisted the knife he had plunged into Naruto's abdomen, causing him to let out a low groan. Sasuke laughed loudly before fading away, leaving the knife.

"Dammit, Kyuubi. Was… that really… necessary…?" he complained between ragged breathes.

"Don't be such a whiner. If you're the world's number one ninja, you should be able to take on something like this."

"Kakashi-sensei?" Said person appeared right in front of Naruto, his skin glowing like Sasuke.

"I didn't want you, you know?"

"Huh?"

"I don't know why they had to put you on this team. Sakura and Sasuke would've been enough for this team to succeed. But you just mosey your way into everything."

"I don't know what you mean."

"You killed my mentor, you destroyed our village. You ruin everything. You're just a nuisance."

Kakashi stabbed another knife into Naruto shoulder. The blonde boy screamed in pain.

"He's right. You can't even keep your promises. You couldn't even save Sasuke." Sakura suddenly materialized, taking Kakashi's place.

"B-but, he came back."

"Yeah, but you didn't bring him back. He came back after seeing your dead body. It was probably your fault he left in the first place. You kept showing him up."

Naruto's head rolled back as pain exploded in his side. He now had three knives embedded in his body. He swallowed back the tears and braced himself for he was sure there would be more to come.

And one by one, everyone he knew, everyone he had met, every enemy and friend appeared before him, all having something to say, all having a knife to stab into him. (A/N: Pretty sure that's a run-on sentence but whatever.)

There was so much blood that he was surprised he was still alive. Just when he thought he couldn't take anymore, the stabbing stopped.

"Is… Is it over?"

"Soon, it will be soon," a soft voice rang out.

"You're… you're my…"

"Yes, Naruto," a women with blood red hair appeared, "Your mother, your real mother."

"Why?"

"What do you mean, dear?"

"Leave, please." His mother shook her head.

"Murderers don't get a say in things."

Naruto narrowed his eyes in confusion.

"You killed me."

"Wha-what?"

"Just say it, you killed me."

"I didn't kill you! It-it wasn't my fault."

"I don't know why I had to go and get pregnant with an abomination like you. You killed the love of my life. You destroyed your own family!"

"I DID NOT!"

"YOU DID! Admit it! You've felt the guilt all this time. You know it was your fault!" With those final words, his mother plunged her own knife deep into his chest, narrowly missing his heart. But this time, it wasn't pain he felt. It was an overwhelming depression and remorse.

"There it is. That's what you've been hiding behind that fake smile of yours."

Loud sobs escaped from Naruto's mouth. His body shook in fear of what would be next.

"It's okay, Naruto. It's almost over."

"Sasuke…"

Naruto looked up only to see that arrogant smirk. He desperately wanted to wipe it straight off his face.

"Naruto, you do realize that I haven't had my own turn, right?"

"Don't touch me!"

"You can't control what happens here. How does it feel to be powerless?"

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" Naruto grew more hysterical as Sasuke pulled out his own knife. He knew, Sasuke knew, and Kyuubi knew that this would be the one thing that breaks him. The one person he cared for the most hurting him, killing him.

"This is for loving me!" Sasuke pushed the knife into his chest, piercing straight through his heart. Naruto gasped for air, feeling his throat closing up involuntarily. The pain in his heart was excruciating. It was as if all the pain in Naruto's heart was running free through his muscles.

"Hurts, doesn't it?" Naruto could feel Sasuke's breath on the back of his neck. The raven haired ninja had somehow gotten behind Naruto without him noticing. Sasuke's hands snaked itself around Naruto's waist, pulling him closer. He laid his head on the blonde's shoulders and kissed his cheek, tickling his scars.

"That's the kind of hurt I felt when you died," he hissed, "You were so selfish then, as if you dying would've made me come back. If I wanted you to die, I would've killed you already."

"I-I did it f-for you," Naruto replied, his body convulsing with pain.

"You did nothing for me. You just wanted to die. Well, now I'll grant you your wish."

"No… no…"

Sasuke conjured up another knife and place it at Naruto's neck.

"This time, I'll do it right. I promise."

"Sasuke, please-"

"This is for existing." Sasuke dragged the knife slowly across Naruto's tanned neck. Naruto could feel his eyes burn as his neck was sliced opened. Darkness lingered at the edges of his vision. The last thing he saw before darkness overtook him was Sasuke's face.

Orochimaru looked down in surprise as he felt the blonde's body shift in his arms. Naruto's head hung back over Orochimaru's arm, hiding his face. He craned his neck to catch a glimpse of his face. The snake lord saw no change of expression in Naruto's features. He dismissed the movement as his own fault.

"Is there something wrong, my Lord?" Yurisia slowed down her movement, stopping right beside him.

"No, nothing's wrong. Just… be alert." Yurisia nodded and turned her attention forward.

Orochimaru hadn't even taken a few more steps before he felt a hand grip his robe.

"Damn, he's awake."

Sasuke ran out through Konoha's with the type of speed only a trained ninja could have. A group of Anbu followed behind him. He could sense Naruto's chakra flow steadily moving away. 'Good, Orochimaru can mask his chakra but he can't hide Naruto's.

"Spread out and follow that unique chakra," he shouted.

Orochimaru could see an angry tattoo dwelling Naruto's forearm. It looked as if it was branded onto him. The tattoo was of a small eye inside an etching of a burning fire.

Protruding from the fire was nine curled fox tails that wrapped all around his arm. The snake lord frowned when he felt chakra gathering and pulsing under the tattoo.

"My Lord?" Yurisia was staring at him.

"He's gathering too much chakra in one place. He's preparing for something."

Yurisia looked confused.

"But isn't he unconscious?"

"You don't feel it?"

That's when it hit her. The air had become silent. No birds or animals noises were sounding.

"They sense something. Something's going to happen," Yurisia realized.

Orochimaru stopped running and fell down to the ground. His subordinates followed him, questioning look on their faces. He set Naruto's body down onto the ground which had begun to seep out chakra.

"Scatter NOW-"

A surprised grunt escaped Sasuke's mouth as a loud explosion was heard far ahead of them. A burst of red light shot into the air, illuminating all the trees around it.

Sasuke picked up his speed and headed in the direction of the explosion. But before he could take two steps, a huge wave of pure chakra came crashing into him, knocking him backwards into the awaiting arms of a nearby Anbu. Sasuke silently nodded his thanks, getting a waved hand in reply. He winced at the burn marks that covered the arms he used to shield himself.

Suddenly, another surge sent both shinobi flying into the ground. 'Damn, we'll never get any closer with this going on!' He helped the other Anbu to his feet and prepared himself for the next wave.

Yurisia groaned as she rolled over onto her side. She couldn't believe she was still alive after that explosion. She had put a barrier before it happened, completely sure it wouldn't work. But it had been able to sustain the blast.

Dust rose up everywhere making Yurisia cough violently. Her hands scrolled all over her body, checking for any wounds. She didn't feel any severe pain so she sat up. Her muscles groaned in protest but she ignored it. She looked around for her master but all she could see were decapitated bodies of her team mates.

Through the dust, Yurisia spotted a man standing upright. He had someone pushed against a tree, his hand clenched at their throat.

"Orochimaru, I'm going to kill you," she heard the man say.

"No, leave him alone!" Yurisia stumbled closer to the scene, her vision getting clearer and clearer. There stood her master, pinned to a tree by Naruto Uzumaki.

He turned towards her. His eyes completely closed.

"If you don't get back, I'll kill you too.

"Don't hurt him!"

"Get back!"

"Not unless you let him go." Yurisia could see something moving in the background behind Naruto. It was one of her teammates! The ninja held a katana in his hand, ready to bring it down onto Naruto's head.

Naruto's turned away from her and looked up at the man. Yurisia could see his eyes quickly blink open before closing again. Her teammate let out a strangled gasp before falling to the floor. Yurisia didn't have to check, she could tell from where she was that he was dead.

"Get back or else I'll end up killing you."

Just some random rants and explanation I wanted to get out the way.

-Yurisia's age: I didn't want to give her an age but less just say she's younger than the nurse and Orochimaru. She can be whatever age and look you want her to be! Oh, and her name is pronounced like YOU-REE-SIGH-AH!

-Orochimaru invasion: Hey, if he could do it once why not again? I didn't want to get into that because thinking of reasonable explanations that don't clash with my earlier explanations just makes me head hurt like this sentence does!

-Sasuke using Sharingan: As much as a fan I am, I still am ignorant to the many powers of the Sharingan. I don't know if Sasuke would've been able to use it to get out of the barrier. Let's just say it didn't work.

-Blond vs Blonde: If you've notice, I've been switching a lot between the words Blond and Blonde. I don't really know which one is the correct spelling. I assume that both of them are right. I just can't figure out which one to use.

-The Itamigan: If you want to know, the Itamigan looks like this- A red slit in the middle of the eye, with three dots on each side forming something like a diamond.

Kaida- I didn't like this chapter…

Ted- I didn't like this story…

Kaida- I felt so embarrassed trying to write that (almost) kissing scene that I have no idea how I'm ever going to write a lemon.

Sasuke- *perks up* You can do it, I'll cheer you on!

Naruto- *slaps Sasuke's head* Sasuke, please!

Kaida- Damn Uchiha, always being horny.

Ted- You know, you've been cursing a lot lately.

Kaida- *stutters* Um… I- it's not my fault, the fanfiction-

Ted- Moving on! If you spot any grammar, punctuation or spelling mistakes, notify Kaida! Don't lie and say it's perfect! I know she's messed up somewhere.

Kaida- Bye beautiful people, and watch out for some random oneshots that'll be coming your way. I leave you with this one word- ZEFRON!