Save Me

Hey everyone here is the next chapter. I apologies but Gaara and Sasuke both have a bit of OC moments in this chapter but don't worry they will go back to normal. Hope you enjoy the chapter.

"Talking"

'Thinking'


Chapter 5

Sasuke ripped off the chakra bonds and waited hoping that now he could heal and take a breath, but nothing happened. Sasuke just stared at Naruto's body, "Dobe wake up!"

"Sasuke snap out of it we have to get him to the hospital, there still could be a chance to save him but we have to go now!" Neji said.

"How troublesome," Shikamaru said and then walked over and slapped Sasuke across the face.

Sasuke's eyes widen and looked up at Neji, Shikamaru, Shino and Lee, they all were trying to hold back their anger and sadness, and they all had hope in their eyes.

"Sasuke we have to get Naruto to the hospital now!" Lee said.

"I have already sent my bugs to inform the medics that he will be coming, Tsunade now knows that we have Naruto and will be waiting to assist the medics!" Shino said.

"Now get a hold of yourself and let's go!" Neji said and then they all waited for Sasuke to stand up with Naruto's body in his arms and then they all ran out and towards the hospital hoping that they will be able to bring Naruto back before it became too late.

Gaara sat and watched as the councils continue to argue with Tsunade about Naruto becoming Hokage. He then noticed sand coming towards in and he knew then that Naruto was found, however he wasn't prepared for when the sand showed him everything that happened just a few minutes ago and he lost it when he watched Naruto die. Everyone was startled when sand suddenly burst from Gaara and wrapped around each other council members, his eyes glaring holes as all of them, pure rage filled Gaara's entire being. "Tsunade get to the hospital NOW!" Gaara said sternly.

"They found him?" She asked.

"Yes," Gaara growled.

"Found who? What is the meaning of this?" The elder council yelled.

"You would do best to shut the fuck up before I permanently shut you up!" Gaara growled. "We found Naruto, and he isn't breathing, go now I will detain these fools."

"Gaara don't kill them they will be dealt with, but we have to do it right, as much as I wish to leave and let you kill them," Tsunade said holding back her tears after hearing that her gaki wasn't breathing, once she got a reluctant nod from Gaara she ran from the meeting room that Gaara opened up and bolted to the hospital.

Once Gaara was alone in the room with the council members he looked at each of them and saw terror written on their faces. "You are lucky that you are old or I would torture you like you did Naruto, he is my family and you dared to lay a hand on him."

"We didn't lay a hand on him," the second eldest said.

"No but you are just as guilty as if you did!" Gaara growled and tightened the sand around all of them making them all groan out in pain. "You all may be saved from my wrath but all those ANBU that hurt him are not," Gaara took a deep breath and when a knock landed on the door he opened it to reveal Kakashi with five ANBU.

"They are here to take the council member's to holding," Kakashi said. "Go to the hospital, I will meet you there shortly."

Gaara nodded and called back his sand he then disappeared through his sand and appeared in the hospital waiting room where he saw all of Naruto's friends and Iruka, and Jiraiya and the other teachers. Gaara walked over to Kankuro and Tamari, "what's going on?"

"Naruto was brought in and soon after Tsunade ran in and went straight to the operating room where Naruto is, we haven't heard anything yet," Tamari said.

Gaara nodded and then walked over to Kakashi who appeared in a puff of smoke. "Did you take care of the councilors?"

"Yes they are locked up and will not be leaving anytime soon," Kakashi said.

"And the ANBU?"

"The one that was in the chamber was taken to the hospital because his skull was cracked, but he is under 24 hour surveillance. A large majority of the ANBU that participated in hurting Naruto has been found, but some are still out there and Naruto's ANBU friends are out looking for them," Kakashi said.

Gaara nodded and then went over to Sasuke who was sitting in the corner with his knees brought up and his arms crossed over the top with his head buried in them. Gaara joined him on the floor, "He will make it," he said.

Sasuke looked up and over at Gaara, he then stretched out to show Gaara how much of Naruto's blood, "I felt him take his last breath, right after I told him my feelings."

"I saw through my sand, Naruto is a fighter, he never gave up on you when you left, so don't give up on him, Naruto wouldn't give up," Gaara said.

Sasuke finally broke, the emotional roller coaster finally made him snap, silent tears ran down his face, "I love him, I don't know what I will do without him, he is my light, my life, if he dies, I won't be able to live."

Gaara then did something out of character and if people were actually looking they would have gasped in shock and then slapped themselves because it couldn't be real. He raised his arm and pulled Sasuke to him to comfort him; Sasuke didn't fight it he leaned down in the silent comfort that Gaara offered. "I care for Naruto as well, I think of him as my brother, we all do and no one is going to give up on him."

Sakura was waiting in the medical room with five other medics, once Sasuke burst into the room carrying Naruto's body he placed him on the table and stared at Sakura with panicked eyes. "Please help him he isn't breathing!"

Sakura eyes widened and she moved the blanket so she could see what she was working with. "Sasuke leave now, you there get me a wash cloth and some disinfected, you get the Naruto's heart beating now!" She yelled while she used her medic chakra to begin healing Naruto's body. Sakura watched as Sasuke was forcefully removed from the room and not a second later Tsunade burst in and went straight to work on Naruto.

"His chakra has been blocked for a long time, we have to get his chakra flowing properly again, if we can get his chakra flowing Kyuubi should be able to help, but we have to get his heart pumping!" Tsunade yelled as she began to put all her medical training to the test. "Come on gaki come back to us, you are too important to die, you are about to start training to become the next Hokage, so you better make it after all the big talk you made its now time to walk the walk."

The medical ninja's worked around Sakura and Tsunade who were trying to start Naruto's heart, "if his heart doesn't start soon it will be too late," one of the medics whispered to another.

"If you are not going to do anything but be negative get the fuck out!" Tsunade yelled.

Sakura and Tsunade watched Naruto they could feel his heart still not beating and then she noticed that a collar was around Naruto's neck. Sakura wasted no time in removing the collar, almost instantly that the collar was off Naruto's body pulsed and his body began to glow red. Tsunade and Sakura jumped back and watched Naruto's body, waiting for any sign that it wasn't too late, as they were unable to touch Naruto due to Kyuubi's fox cloak

Kyuubi lay in his cage with Naruto wrapped up in one of his tails; everything began to get dark as his life began to fade just like Naruto's, 'Come on stupid human, get all the chakra bonds off of me so I can save me kit!' Just as the last bit of light began to fade he felt a pulse of chakra rush through Naruto and he wasted no time in joining his red chakra with Naruto's blue chakra. Kyuubi who heard everything being said looked down at Naruto as he allowed his chakra to take over Naruto's body to heal, but because he was weak as well it would take longer then expected.'Hear that kit, you are going to be the next Hokage, so you have to live now, if not to become Hokage but for Sasuke, he loves you and he right here waiting for you,' Kyuubi said and nudged Naruto's body. Kyuubi sent all his chakra to Naruto's heart and sent a pulse there to try and start it. 'Come on kit, breath,' Kyuubi coached, after a few moments Naruto inhaled sharply. 'That's my strong beautiful kit,' Kyuubi smiled.

Tsunade and Sakura watched Naruto and then sighed in relief as Naruto suddenly inhaled; they turned and hugged each other. "Oh gaki you scared us half to death," Tsunade said.

A medic went over to get a closer look at the red cloak surround Naruto when suddenly Naruto's eyes opened and they were blood red; the medic jumped back and squeaked out in surprise. Tsunade and Sakura looked over at Naruto too his Kyuubi's eyes looking back at them, "It's okay damn time you took off the damn collar, it was blocking my chakra, any longer and I wouldn't have been able to restart his heart," Kyuubi said.

"Is he going to be okay?" Sakura asked.

"His body is badly wounded from all the whips and torture he went through and it will take me a while to get all the chemicals they injected in him to clean out, he is resting and probably wont wake up for a while I'm going to put us in a temporary coma, I'm not up to strength so it will take longer to heal him, but physically he will be alive, mentally is another issue, but my kit is strong and with the help of the Uchiha kid and all you of he should be able to recover."

"What about your fox cloak isn't that hurting him?" Tsunade asked.

"No, this isn't like the other cloak, its just protecting his body."

"Can't you take it down so we can get to his wounds?" Sakura asked.

"It is just up until his heart is strong enough to beat without my assistance, once that is done I will dissipate and we will then be officially in a coma and you can address his wounds," Kyuubi winced and then began to breath heavily. "I can't be awake any longer; I have to rest with Naruto."

"Thank you Kyuubi for looking after the gaki," Tsunade said. Kyuubi just nodded and then closed his eyes. They all are waiting and after a half an hour the cloak disappearing showing that Naruto's heart was able to beat on its own and he was breathing on his own. Tsunade sighed out and looked at Sakura, "Go tell the others the good news." Sakura nodded and left the room. Tsunade looked at the others and motioned them to get out, which they wasted no time in doing. Once alone Tsunade leaned down and rested her forehead on Naruto's, "Stupid council, oh gaki, I love you so much, I promise that I will make sure everyone pays for hurting you." Tears gathered in her eyes as she placed a kiss on Naruto's forehead, she then began to pet Naruto's hair.

Sasuke lifted his head from Gaara when he heard the door open; he jumped up when we saw Sakura walking out whipping her forehead with a cloth. "Is Naruto okay?" Sasuke asked. "Is he…alive?"

Sakura looked up and saw that everyone had gathered around her waiting for what she would say. "His heart wouldn't start," Sakura said, she watched as everyone's face fell, "the collar around his neck was also a chakra restraint."

Sasuke couldn't believe it, his dobe was really dead, and he looked up to see Sakura gently smiling at him. "Why are you smiling?"

"Once the collar was off, Kyuubi was able to restart Naruto's heart," Sakura said and everyone then began to celebrate, they hugged each other and started to talk about how they knew he would be okay. Sakura was startled when Sasuke hugged her and spun her around.

"Thank you thank you thank you!" Sasuke chanted. "When can I see him?"

"Soon, Kyuubi appeared when Naruto's heart started beating and put up a protective cloak to protect Naruto until he was able to breath and beat his heart without the Kyuubi's help. Kyuubi said the cloak will disappear once he is able to do so. Once it disappears Naruto will be moved to a room, Kyuubi said he wont wake up for a while because they are both really weak and Kyuubi can't heal him as fast, but Sasuke."

"What is it?" Sasuke asked putting back on his Uchiha mask.

"Naruto went through a lot, I heard that you love him and want to be with him, but we don't know what kind of mental stability he is in, he may not be the same Naruto we all know and love right away. He may not want to be touched or near anyone, just we all have to be careful when he does wake up okay?" Sakura said.

"Hn," Sasuke said and then poofed away.

"So Naruto is going to live?" Ino asked.

"Yes," Sakura smiled.

"Are we allowed to see him as well?" Iruka asked.

"Of course, once Tsunade says you are allowed, don't worry Iruka," Sakura smiled.

Sasuke then reappeared in new clothes and not a moment later Tsunade appeared, "I have moved Naruto to room 219, and he will have a room to himself and will have 24 hour protection until all the traitors are caught."

"Damn straight he will, I will be his protector until he wakes up and even long after," Sasuke said.

Tsunade smiled, "then you better get to work, he's waiting for you." Sasuke wasted no time in leaving and heading towards the room.

"When can we see him?" Tamari asked.

"Give Sasuke an hour with Naruto by himself and then you all may go see Naruto," Tsunade said and the looked down the hallway the way Sasuke went.

AN Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I will try to update as soon as I can. Until then Keep the Peace!