Naruto stood, breathing heavily as he saved Sasuke's life just seconds ago. With a kunai in each embedded into the nose of Hidden Grass Ninja's enormous snake summon he held it back. Sasuke stared shakingly at Naruto with eyes full of surprise and fear. "Hey...you...alright..." Naruto panted as he chuckled softly and slowly lifted his head while everyone looked at him dumbfounded. Staring dead at the shaken Uchiha, Naruto smiled awkwardly with his bloodied face. "...scaredy cat?" A small light of recognition registered in Saskue's eyes as he heard those words.

Suddenly a tongue stretched down from above and wrapped around Naruto's body. Slowly lifting him, he was slowly turned to see the tongue belonged to the Grass Ninja. Naruto struggled in vain against the ninja's slimy grip. "Damn it! Let me go!"

The ninja laughed as he looked at Naruto in slight awe. "So the Nine-Tails brat is still alive..." He grabbed his right hand with his left hand and quickly started pushing chakra into it his finger tips. "When your emotions are heightened...the power of the Nine-Tails overflows...how interesting." He lifted Naruto's shirt and his eyes widen slightly. Slowly he let his chakra fade from his hand.

The seal on Naruto's stomach was clearly visible and was glowing a slight orange. But that is not what stopped the Grass Ninja in his tracks. No it was the design of the seal. Damn. This seal has changed from when I last studied it. How's that even possible. He looked up and took in Naruto's struggling appearance and saw what brought him rage like he hadn't felt since he lost the Hokage seat to Minato. You son of a bitch bastard Minato! You had a child with that red-headed bitch and he inherited your damn luck of impossible life saving miracles!

The seal on Naruto's stomach had somehow altered itself to the point that if any other seals were to be placed on it would crumble and release the Nine-Tails itself. The Grass Ninja wanted Naruto out of the way his way, but he didn't want a Bijuu raining hell down on his head. Something needed to be done though for he knew Naruto would grow to be a dangerous foe. Finally a conclusion came to him. A quick and simple one.

The ninja chuckled as he suddenly tossed Naruto high into the sky. "Say hello to your parents for me Naruto!" Unable to do anything in midair, Naruto watched through one open eye as the ninja threw several kunai he had stored chakra in at him. All he could focus on was the points of the kunai as they rushed towards him. One second they seemed miles away and the next all he knew was pain as they tore through his body. Rocketing it away from his teammates and the enemy ninja.

Sasuke and Sakura watched as Naruto was essentially torn to shreds right before there eyes. Neither one believed there was anyway the blond would survive. Naruto... They both thought before Sasuke launched himself at the Grass Ninja. "You bastard! I'll make you pay for this!" he yelled as he drew several kunai and shuriken into his hands. His Sharingan spinning wildly as it advanced to its next stage. The Grass Ninja grinned as he prepared to fight the enraged Uchiha, but froze and cursed his luck as he felt multiple presences enter the forest of anbu level. Quickly he launched his neck out and caught Sasuke in midair, biting down into his neck and leaving a foul chakra mark behind before let going and fleeing.

Sasuke dropped to the floor as pain coursed throughout his body. He screamed out in agony as he fell back to the ground. He convulsed on the ground before passing out. "Sasuke!" Sakura screeched fearfully. She rushed over to him with a tear stained face.

I'm going to die. Tears flowed down Naruto's cheeks as he flew over the trees. I'm actually going to die. Blood trailing behind him fell into the Forest of Death assisting and slowly quenchiing its thirst for blood. Here in this goddamn forest at some freakings hands. Sakura could be heard screaming Sasuke's name in the distance. Damn. Damn. Damn. I can't die yet. I haven't achieved what I've wanted. Naruto began to fall back into the forest. I'm not Hokage yet. I haven't made Sakura notice me. I'm still a nobody. He began slamming through trees limbs. No. I can't die here. I won't die here. Slowly the world began to darken for Naruto. I will...I will...I will...become more than this...So be it.Just before his world went black everything was quickly tinted crimson red. Being hit by a wall of pain like never before, Naruto gasped for just a second before instantly and gratefully losing conciousness.