A Shinobi's Secret

Chapter 2

"Never one of us?" Sakura asked and I looked down my bangs covering my face.

"Yes. I was hated, I was nothing more than an outcast, a scapegoat, a demon."

"Take him away. " Tsunade ordered and the ANBU dragged me off. I looked back at everyone, they were staring at me with pity and sadness. I was laughing hysterically as I was dragged off my insanity taking over. I stopped laughing when I was thrown in a cell. My wrists and ankles where immediately chained to the wall and ground.

"I was hoping to interrogate you now, but I was ordered to wait." I looked up to see Ibiki and Anko. The latter licked a kunai and I figured she was the one that spoke. While the former merely stared at me seemingly unamused. They walked out leaving me to my thoughts.

"Sasuke." I muttered, "this is all his fault. If he hadn't grabbed me, I could have escaped! I'll get my revenge, on him and this worthless village." Hello? I asked hoping I could still communicate with the Akatsuki. However I received no answer, nothing but silence to greet my question. Hello? I tried again, Tobi? Sasori? Deidara? I'll even take fishy man, Kisame. Itachi? Zestu? I was beginning to panick, anyone? Please help me... my please went unheard no one to answer my calls. "I'm all alone..." I whispered when I heard an insane laughter.

"Oh? I'm here aren't I? Don't worry Naruto I'll keep you company." I looked around not spotting anyone.

"Who's there?" Dang it, someone's in here why can't I see them?

"Hahahaha! Oh haven't you noticed though? You are all alone but I'm talking to you, just how can that be? Haven't you noticed anything odd about me? Where is my voice coming from, N-a-r-u-t-o?" The voice dragged my name out and I desperately looked around hoping my suspicions were wrong.

"No." I whispered. "No no no no NO NO NO NO!" I shouted my voice progressively becoming louder. "SHUT UP! You're lying to me! I can't hear you. This is all just a dream. I'll wake up at the base and look around seeing Gaara above me. This isn't real. You're not real."

"You're right." The voice whispered sending shivers down my spine. "I'm not real. I'm nothing more than your imagination."
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I awoke with a start. Whenever I remembered that night when I first started hearing him I got the chills. "And I'm still here aren't I?" Oh yes the voice never left me. After all those years, well I guess it's only been 3 years.

"Here scum bag." A voice snarled and I looked up to see the guard. I smiled and took the plate from him. Despite being in prison I was still given real food, maybe it's just because I'm a Jinchuriki... I took a bite out of my onigiri and licked my lips enjoying the taste.

"Ah. I'll never forget the taste of you. Hey guard-man!" I called out and the guard turned around, huh 3 years and I don't know his name.

"What?" He snapped his voice cold and harsh.

"Hey man chill, I was just wondering if you knew when my little butterfly is going to see me." I don't remember when I first started calling her that. It started around the time I was imprisoned.

"Tch I don't know why she bothers with you. She's an heiress and you, you're nothing!" At around that time my butterfly walked in. "And don't call Hyuga-sama your butterfly!"

"That's enough." A demanding voice spoke and we both turned to see my little butterfly. "Naruto don't call me that, and he may be in prison but I still love him." I blushed and my butterfly laughed the sweet sound filling my ears.

"Oh butterfly, how naive. I can call you what I want. Now leave, I don't wish to have company now." It was harsh I know but it had to be done.

"What, reminiscing about the old?"

"Yes I am. Just remembering when I was first thrown in here. Ah good times ain't that right, Hinata?"
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"Oh but don't you see Naruto? This isn't a dream not at all. I'm not real but I'm still here. And I'm afraid that your deepest fear has come true. You were betrayed once again, Gaara has left you. He'd rather save his own skin than even attempt to rescue you. And we both know that if he really tried he could've saved you and himself. But he just doesn't care."

"No." I whispered refusing to believe it. This had to be a dream, right? "Gaara wouldn't betray me. He wouldn't!" I clamped my ears shut with my hands and kneeled down leaning over so that my forehead was against the ground. "NO HE WOULDN'T!"

"Who wouldn't?" I removed my hands and looked up, shocked I stumbled back so I was leaning against the wall.

"Sakura.... guys." I whispered seeing the Konoha 12.

"Naruto, you saved us all from the darkness, yet we let you get dragged into it." Neji muttered and I laughed.

"Naruto please just tell us where Gaara is! If you do this for me than you could be released, please Naruto!" Sakura pleaded and I smiled sadly at her.

"Sakura. I said it once I'll say it again. I will never betray one of my own, I-I love Gaara! He would never betray me! This is all just some... misunderstanding. Ya that's it! Just a misunderstanding!"

"You don't really believe that do you? Here you are locked up in a cell hearing voices. I don't plan on leaving anytime soon Naruto. Besides you failed the Akatsuki. You weren't strong enough to complete this mission. You're weak Naruto. You're pathetic, you're naive. Naruto Uzumaki you are tainted."

A/N chapter 2 oh and whenever there's a line
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I'm switching between the past and the present okay? Just to clarify incase anyone was confused.