the unplanned plan // sasunaru

chapter 3

The new team 7 jumped from tree to tree, Naruto talking animatedly to Sai about his excitement at seeing his red-headed friend. Sakura was talking to Sauke about useless things, not noticing his 'i dont't give a shit' face. Kakashi was at the front, expertly jumping from tree to tree while still reading his perverted orange book and ignoring his team's noisiness.

The day passed rather quickly for Naruto, who was too excited to notice the day go by. They stopped for the night as it got dark, each setting up their tent, and Naruto preparing dinner for the team. He hummed as he added some herbs into the small pot that sat over the fire, not noticing the pair of eyes watching him. Suddeny Sai showed up, smiling at Naruto and asking.

"So, Naruto, what is your...relationship with the Kazekage exactly?"

"We're really good friends, ever since i saved him from the Akatsuki." He answered, not noticing the dark look Sai had as he listened. Sai simply nodded and murmured

"I see..."

But smiled again as Naruto looked up from his cooking to look at him. Naruto went back to finishing his meal as the others finally came back, sitting around the small fire. He took his pot and turned around, placing it in front of the others for them to eat, not taking any for himself. As his teammates filled their plates, Naruto was looking off in the distance, thoughts of finally seeing his friend after so long filling his mind. The others noticed this but made no coment, seeing a bright smile on the blonde's face. After they had finished dinner, each ninja except Sai retreated to their respective tents, all falling asleep rather quickly. Sai was the first to keep an eye out.

Naruto lay sleeping peacefully in his tent when a shadow passed over him. His mouth was suddenly covered, making it impossible to make a sound, and also starting him awake. He fought, of course, but his kidnapper was preparred for this, and ropes were wound around his wrist quickly. He heaved Naruto up on his feet and whispered in his ear menacingly.

"Make a noise, and everyone in this camp is dead."

Naruto stopped struggling, not doubting his team's skill, but not willing to endanger them either. He was dragged out of the tent silently and far into the forest, before a blidfold was put over his eyes and he was folced to sit down.

"Who are you?" He bit out, pissed beyond belief. There was a hollow laugh that sent chills down hi spine, and hewas suddenly terrified at how familiar it was.

"S-Sai?" Naruto asked in a weak whisper. "Yes Naruto, it's me" Murmured a voice right next to his ear. "What the hell is wrong with you! Let me go right away!

Oh no, Naruto, i dont think i will. You see, I like you. In fact, i've liked you for a long time, and i wont be leaving or letting you go until i get what i want. It's you, if you hadn't gotten it yet."

Naruto was suddenly panicing at Sai's confession. "W-What the hell Sai! W-What do you m-mean m-me.?

Oh i think you know exactly what i mean, Naruto." Came Sai's chilling whisper right next to his ear. He suddenly sarted laughing softly at Naruto's pale and terrified face.

Sasuke yawned as he woke up, leaving his tent and noticing he was the first one up. He frowed though, when he couldn't see Sai anywhere. 'Wasn't he supposed to guard camp last night?'

He went to wake up the others, not comfortable with him not being there, but after waking Kakashi and Sakura up nd heading to the blonde's tent, he froze. The dobe's tent was empty.

"Naruto?" He called out, wondering if maybe he'd gone for a walk. "What's up Sasuke?" Asked Kakashi, an eyebrow lifted in question. "The dobe's not there, and neither is Sai.

At this, Kakashi frowned, confused. "He was supposed to guard camp last night...Anyway, more importantly, lets go find them; Sakura, go with Sasuke and search the forest that way" He pointed to their front. " and i'll go the oppposite way. Stick together and call out if you find them."

Both nodded at their sensei and leapt to the trees, going further into the forest. As they travelled deeper into the forest, Sasuke stopped and told Sakura to go one way so that he could go the other, insisting they would cover more ground. Sakura silently agreed as she nodded and leapt to the left. Sasuke continued to the right, looking down carefully to hopefully his bonde dobe. As he stopped on a tree branch, regaining his breath, he heard a scream, recognising it as Saskura immediately and running in the opposite direction. 'Please don't let it be bad' Thought Sasuke as he sped up, ignoring his cramped legs.

He finally spotted Sakura on the ground, bending over a something. Sasuke couldnt see what it was since her back was to him, but he hoped it wasn't who he thought it was. He causiously approached, standing next to her and freezing as he saw what she had screamed about.

Naruto lay a bloodied mess on the grassy floor, cuts and bruises all over his body, his orange outfit ripped to shreds. Sakura had already laid a spare cloth over his private parts and was desperately trying to stop the bleeding. Sasuke let his eyes travel to his face, letting a rare gasp of surprise at it's state; various and numerous cuts coverer his face, but what horrified Sasuke were the glass shards stuck in the dobe's face, in his cheeks, but mostly near his eyes. Blood was pooling on the ground, as trails off blood also dripped down his cheeks and eyes.

"T-They were in his eyes too" Came Sakura's whisper. It was barely audible, and Sasuke almost missed it. He looked at her and saw twin trails of tears flowing from her eyes as she kept going. " I m-manged to get them out, a-and healed what i could...but i don't know how bad they'll be when h-he wakes up." He nodded grimly, tensing as he felt the familiar chakra of his sensei behind him.

"Hey what happened, i heard S- Oh my god" Kakashi rushed past Sasuke and kneeled next to Sakura, trembing hands hovering above Naruto's body. "N-Naruto" Kakashi whispered, his visible eye wide.

"What happened!" He growled, visibly furious. "We don't know" Came Sasuke's murmur. "We found him like this."

"And where is Sai?" Sasuke's eyes hardened and he growled, never having liked the guy in the first place. "We don't know, but i'm willing to bet he hd something to do with it. He ws missing this morning, and i'm not sure he was there at night either." Kakashi tensed at the accusation and Sakura gasped. "Y-You don't think..."

"I can't be sure, but i wouldn't cross him off the suspect's list" Kakashi nodded at this and slid his arms beneath the blonde, cringing at the uncharacteristic and pained whimper coming from him. "Hold on Naruto."

He turned around swiftly and made his way to their camp slowly. "We are finishing our journey to Suna, and getting him proper care there." He uttered, voice uncomfortaby cold and devoid of emotion. He didn't wait for his students response as he walked, but heard their steps behind him. He deposited Naruto on a blanket as soon as they arrived, carefully pulling a cleam pair of underwear and pants on his student, willing himself not to cringe again at the wounds or sounds coming from him. He straightened up as soon as he was done, noticing his other students watching their teammate, concerned.

"We leave in an hour." Came his order, and two nods were directed at him. Sasuke headed to the tents with Kakashi to pack up, as Sakura stayed back to tend to Naruto.

As Sasuke cleared their campsite, he noticed only 4 used plates. 'The dobe never even ate...' He dissmised his thought and stood up, meeting Kakashi and Sakura, Naruto wrapped in a blanket and in Kakashi's arms. Sakura and she grabbed their supplied and turned to their sensei's back.

"Let's go." Came their Sensei's order, and they headed in the direction of Suna, hoping to get their soon and treat their blonde.