Yume To Akumu

The fight wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. We moved like we had practiced every step, with out having fought in our demon forms before. The enemy ninja couldn't keep up with our speed.

But we where unused to fighting this way. And that is what gave them the edge they needed.

One of the ninja threw a weapon at my feet. It was one of those ropes with the weights on the ends(1). It wrapped around my back paws and I went down. I hit the ground hard on my side, the world sinning for a moment.

When I looked up I saw one of the enemy nin was charging at me, his sword raised to finish me off. The ropes where too thick, I would never get them off in time. Naruto was too far away.

I closed my eyes, unwilling to show the fear in them to an enemy. I waited for death to come.

'I'm sorry, Naruto.'

Naruto POV.

'I'm sorry, Naruto.'

Sasuke!

Sinking my claws into an enemy nin I turned to see Sasuke on the ground, rope around his back paws and a sword promising death coming at him.

My mind rebelled at the mere thought that Sasuke would die. Reaching into myself I found the power that I held. Using it, I ran to my mate. In an instant I was standing in-front of him, my arms raised, the white fabric that covered me billowing.

I felt the cold steel as it pierced my flesh. I heard the gasps form the people around me, saw the surprised look in the ninjas face as he stood before me. But none of that mattered. I knew that if this battle continued Sasuke would die.

Reaching out my shaking hand I barely brushed my knuckles over the ninjas face and watched as he screamed, pulling away from me and taking his sword with him.

I grunted as the blade was pulled out of my chest, one hand moving to cover the wound. I watched as the ninja began to vanish from the place I had touched him. The other ninja looked at me in horror.

Looking around at all the frozen ninja, some ours some not, I quickly spotted our allies. With an inhuman roar, my red chakra reached out and snaked all over the battlefield.

With the barest of touches to all the enemy nin my chakra burned them all and one be one they fell to the ground and vanished like the first. I retracted my chakra being careful not to touch anyone else.

My feet could no longer hold me. I felt myself falling. I heard Sasuke calling out to me but he seemed so far away. I forced my eyes open to see him leaning over me, tears in his eyes.

"Listen… Sasuke."

"Shhh, save your strength. You are going to be alright." he whispered.

"The mark…. never.. lies. Trust only the mark." I managed before my vision blacked out. I could vaguely hear Sasuke screaming my name.

Sasuke POV

My eyes snapped open as the pain I felt overwhelmed every one of my senses. What I saw was not what I expected to see. I was high up somewhere and Naruto was on the ground beneath me.

He had the same wound and a puddle of blood was quickly spreading around him.

"Naruto!" I screamed.

When I tried to move I found myself bound in a nest of vines. I struggled a hard as I could. I was so focused on my and Naruto that I missed the cold feeling that spread from the back of my neck.

I herd rustling from a bush nearby. I watched in horror as Orochimaru stepped out to the brush and ran to Naruto.

"Don't kill him! Save him please!" I begged. Tears streaming down my cheeks.

The snake looked up at me. I couldn't decipher his expression. "I'm not the one that's gonna kill him. And I will save him, I owe him that much." he said cryptically.

He reached down and picked Naruto up and ran off. All I could do was cry. I was only after they disappeared from my sight that I noticed the cold felling in my blood. It had spread all over my body, dragging me in to another world all over again.

(1) Tell me what its called and I will fix it.