Disclaimer: Of course I don't own Naruto, if I did do you think I'd spend my time sitting here writing fanfics?

Warnings: Rape, angst, violence, death, viva-la-yaoi!

Pairings: Sasunaru?-naru, Itanaru, slight kakairu

Kari-chan here, looky looky, I edited!! I'll get a new chappy up soon, promise, well I pretty much changed this whole entire chapter so…make sure you read it or your gonna be completely lost. I didn't do anything to the first one! Hope you enjoy, Loves!! Cookies for all!! --Kari-chan

Sasuke: glares sadistically at chuunin while sharpening kunai

Naruto: eeep, Sasuke's gone crazy!

Kari: Hides plushies

'Something isn't right' was the boy's first thought as he glanced over at his pink haired teammate. They had been here nearly an hour and Naruto hadn't shown up yet. Kakashi being late was normal but the blonde dobe was rarely, if ever, not here on time. He heard the familiar poof of his sensei, but as he turned to look at the man his suspicions only worsened. Naruto had never been later than Kakashi. The look in his teacher's eyes didn't help.

"Training has been called of today, your free to go." He said in monotone, not letting what was showing in his eyes get through to his voice. Obviously Sakura didn't notice what Sasuke did. Hearing the girl let out a yippee and cling to his arm made him want to slap her. Didn't she realize something was wrong.

"Sasuke-kuuuuun! Would you like to go on a date with me!?" She asked in that voice that made him want to puke. He made sure to shoot her a glare before practically spitting out 'no'. Sakura pouted as she walked away, and Kakashi turned to leave as well but Sasuke stopped him.

"Where's Naruto? He didn't show up today." He stated, not letting his worry spill into his voice. Kakashi starred at him a minute and sighed.

"Naruto is in the hospital. He was attacked last night." Sasuke starred at him in disbelief. Naruto in the hospital? That feeling in his gut was back.

"Who…"

"We don't know. Probably some drunk villagers…"

"Because of the kyuubi?"

"How did you-"

"I'm not stupid. It's pretty easy to put tw and two together. But that's not an excuse. Naruto is Naruto! No matter what he has inside of him!"

"I know Sasuke, but the villagers…all they see when they look at him is the fox. They won't even give him a chance. Still…I didn't think they'd take it this far."

"What…what did they do?" Sasuke starred up at the older man, waiting for an answer, but none came.

"Come on, I'll take you to see him." With that he turned and started walking. Sasuke didn't move for a minute. He starred after his teacher. He wanted to puke, to scream, to hit something. But he choose to follow his sensei, not bothering to show his emotions. Sasuke Uchiha did not break down in front of anyone. Anyone.

"Tsunade-sama is currently with the patient." A nurse said, smiling at Kakashi. She had dark brown hair, but besides that, she reminded Sasuke of Sakura.

"Has he woken up yet?" Kakashi asked, smiling back at her. 'How can he smile when asking that' Sasuke thought.

"I'm afraid he hasn't. I'll let Hokage-sama know you're here." With that she turned and walked away. Sasuke watched her disappear into a room. He turned as he heard a sigh escape from Kakashi's lips. He was now standing behind the nurses desk looking through a folder.

"Your not supposed to do that you know." Sasuke said. The only answer he got was a small, sad smile. Kakashi knew that wasn't what he was thinking. His eyes spoke in volumes, though saying one thing. Is he going to be alright?

"He's not getting any better. He's yet to budge from his sleep. Tsunade-sama thinks he might be in a self-induced coma."

"Are you allowed to tell me this."

"Probably not. But you deserve to know." He put the folder back down just a the nurse returned.

"Hokage-sama says it's fine for you to come in now." Kakashi nodded and started walking towards the door, Sasuke not far behind.

The room was like all other hospital rooms he had seen. White. Too white. He hated the pale, death ridden place. Naruto was lying on the hospital bed, small bandages covering what could be seen of his body. He looked so helpless. It was a side that the Uchiha had never seen of his friend. He wanted nothing more than to go over and gather the boy up in his arms. To feel his warmth so he knew for sure that the blonde was still here with him. Tsunade was sitting at a chair beside the bed. She looked like she hadn't slept in days. He knew she must've been busy in the office, so that didn't explain why she was sitting here with his dobe. She turned towards them and smiled sadly.

"Hello Kakashi-san, Sasuke-san, I'm glad you came." She said. Kakashi nodded.

"Hokage-sama" Sasuke said, bowing his head slightly. She smiled again as she watched the young teen stare at his friend.

"Naruto-kun will be ok, I promise." She reassured them "He's been tossing slightly, probably from bad dreams…but it's proof he's still with us." The middle-aged woman stroked the blonde boy's bangs from his face. She couldn't ignore the fact that he looked so frail. It did worry her, but all she could do was pray that the boy she had come to love as a son would pull through.

"Hokage-sama…" Kakashi said, stepping forward, "I need to talk to you, alone." She nodded and stood up, walking out of the door, Kakashi not far behind. Sasuke watched them leave then walked over to the bed. 'Maybe Tsunade-sama wouldn't mind if he stayed with me for a while' he thought, mimicking the woman's earlier actions by brushing the blonde hair from the boy's pale face.

"No!" Tsunade's palms found there way to her desk as she let her bangs fall in front of her eyes, hiding the anger, fear, worry…all the emotions she was quite content on keeping hidden from the counsel in front of her. "He is just a child…Naruto would never do anything to harm this village!!"

"The Kyuubi vessel is loosing control to the demon! That was made quite clear at the chuunin exams!" one of the men snapped, "If he gets loose Konoha will not stand a chance!"

"Naruto has complete control, there is no way he would let that...that…thing out!" Tsunade could barely believe what she was hearing. These men wanted to take away her most precious person, and she would be damned if she let that happen.

Flashback

"Kakashi-san, what is it…?" Tsunade looked up from her desk, laying down a newly stacked pile of papers around the other neglected work. She couldn't help but worry about the blonde lying in the hospital room. What kind of monsters would do that to a child? Her nails bit into her skin as her fists tightened.

"The counsel…they are requesting you for an emergency meeting…but, what I want to talk to you about is Naruto. Is he ok?" The gray haired jounin asked, his trademark orange book put back in his pocket. Tsunade looked up to him, meeting his grey eyes…or well, eye. She thought about lying but knew that he was not that stupid, instead she sighed, leaning back into her chair.

"Honestly…I don't know. He was found with many bruises and cuts, some older than others, meaning this hadn't just started. But- wait, Kakashi, you didn't know about him being ambushed, did you?" She said, sending a small glare towards the man.

"I had my suspicions…but no proof to act on. Please go on."

"What really disgusts me is he was…was…" She was trembling, wanting to burst into tears, "He was raped Kakashi! Those men raped Naruto…my Naruto!". She knew she had cracked as she felt the water trail down her cheeks. Kakashi's eyes were wide, staring at her as if she had gone crazy. Suddenly his shock turned to anger. His student had been hurt, in a horrible way, and the offender would not go unpunished. His mind was swarming with ways to painfully murder the men as Tsunade wiped the tears from her face, then looked up at him once more.

"But…he's shaking all the time, and he won't respond to anyone. I have healed all his wounds, and any drugs would've worn off by now. I'm scared that he might have trapped the Naruto we all know and love up in his mind, and he might never return to normal. Not because he can't, because he doesn't want to. He's scared." Kakashi stared at her, waiting for her to go on. If he was surprised, Tsunade couldn't tell.

"I don't know what to do…If I send him to stay with Iruka, maybe that would help, but the chuunin has classes to teach. He can't be with him twenty-four-seven, plus, who knows what seeing Naruto when he wakes up would do to him." She sighed, looking down at her hands. She was terrified that the sweet blonde she knew all too well wouldn't wake up. She felt her self start to tremble and instead bit down hard on her lip, doing her best not to cry.

"Why don't you let him stay with Sasuke." This earned a surprised look from the blonde. "Believe it or not, Sasuke is Naruto's closest friend, and I think him being there would do them both good." Tsunade nodded, then remembered his earlier words.

"What did you say about a meeting?" She asked. The jounin's face fell a bit at this.

"The counsel wants to speak with you about Naruto. Their afraid that kyuubi is breaking loose." He noticed she didn't look to happy, but still stood, making her way to the door, "Oh and Tsunade-sama, they're not too concerned for Naruto's welfare…" She nodded again and both disappeared from the room.

"The kyuubi must be dwelt with before it's to late. The seal must be replaced. There have been many new seals created since the death of the fourth, and the one which we chose should work excellently." one of the more elderly men said, sitting calmly before the blonde. Tsunade gripped her fist so tights that trickles of blood ran down her wrists.

"Excellent? Naruto could be killed in the process and you think it's excellent!? I will not have this! I will not let you harm that boy!!"

"Tsunade-san, you have no choice in the matter. It is the counsel's decision for the best of Konoha, and I'm afraid we will have to overrule your word. There is nothing you can do to stop us." Tsunade looked up at him wide-eyed. There was nothing she could do? She was Hokage, damnit! She would beat it into them if she had to!

"I believe it's best if you go rest Tsunade-sama, the counsel has made their decision. The boy will be brought to us tomorrow-"

"No.."

"What, Tsunade-san, we've been over this-"

"Not tomorrow…he hasn't woken up from a recent injury yet. Let him fully heal…then…you can attempt to reseal the kyuubi. But give him two months at least…" Tsunade swallowed the lump in her throat, then lifted her head to look at the men. "…please."

The counsel exchanged looks before turning back to the woman. The more elderly of the group stepped forward.

"One month from now you will bring him to us, that should be plenty enough time for the kyuubi boy to heal his wounds." With that he dismissed the blonde. She stared at him before lowering her head again and leaving. The minute she was out the door she no longer held back the tears that had been threatening to fall.

Sasuke looked down at the blonde angel laying in the hospital bed. He brushed a few of the stray strands of dirty blonde from the boy's face, tracing each of the six scars on his cheeks. 'Why won't you snap out of this?' The dark haired ninja thought, his obsidian eyes looking over the perfection that was his teammate.

He had a room ready for the blonde dobe at his house, and enough ramen in his kitchen to last him a life time. The normally stoic boy did something then that he didn't do often. As he was thinking about preparing all of the stuff for the blonde, he smiled. A small, heart-warming smile graced his pale face as he continued to stroke the smaller boy's face. He knew he was being selfish, but still, Sasuke leaned over, brushing his lips against Naruto's.

"I'll never let someone hurt you again, I promise" He said. His breath hitched as the blonde boy moved, his breathing becoming more constant. The sight of his broken blue eyes was more than Sasuke could handle. His arms wrapped around the slender frame, embracing him in a tight hug.

"Naruto…you stupid dobe, you shouldn't be awake..." He looked at the pale blonde boy, noticing how much longer his hair had gotten. He almost looked like a girl.

"Sa..suke…" He muttered, burying his head in the older teens shirt, "I'm scared…Sasuke don't let them hurt me…."The obsidian eyes widened more, his arms tightening around the blonde.

"Shhhh… It's ok, they're gone, I promise…Naruto…what did those men do to you?" He asked hesitantly, not sure if he really wanted to know. The blonde just shook his head, keeping his tear stained face hidden in the dark blue shirt. Sasuke ran his finger through blonde hair, knowing that the dobe would tell him when he was ready.

And that's all she wrote. Hope ya'll liked it, ya'll can scream at me later for not even having any other chapters written, but I have a whole week of nothing to do so I'll try ad get some more up!! Viva-la-yaoi! Cookies for all, --kari-chan.