NARUTO – CONFINEMENT

**Note This fanfiction takes place in Naruto Shippuden, however it has nothing to do with the plot of the anime/manga**

Chapter 2

Naruto groaned as he opened his eyes. He grunted in pain as he head throbbed. He pushed himself up. He glanced around, confused. "Where am I? And why is everything so dark?"

"Ah… so you're finally awake."

Naruto gasped, as he heard the voice. He recognized the voice almost immediately. 

"Kabuto! So it was you! You're the one who attacked me!"  

Kabuto smirked. "Yes, you were rather easy to capture, not that I'm surprised."

Naruto's temper flared. "Where are you," he yelled, walking around with his arms outstretched. 

He then realized something; he couldn’t see anything but he knew his eyes were open. 

"Hey! Take this damned blindfold off of me! Look me in the face, you coward!"

Kabuto tilted his head. "Oh…?" He smirked again. "There's no blindfold."

Naruto reached up to his eyes. He was right, nothing was there. "Then what did you do to me!?"

Kabuto's smirk widened. "So it seems the effects have already begun."

Naruto stopped and turned his head towards Kabuto's voice. "Effects? What do you mean?"

Kabuto sighed. "And as always, you're still slow on the uptake."

Naruto scoffed. "Answer my question!" 

Kabuto smiled a wicked smile. "You've been poisoned, Naruto."

Naruto gasped. Poisoned? When? And then he remembered the cloth. "Damn! That's when!"

"Ahh, remember now, do we?"

"Shut up! Why did you poison me and where did you take me? "

"I poisoned you so that I could bring you here."

"Well where's here?"

"Orochimaru-sama's base."

Naruto's stomach tied itself into a tight knot. "Orochimaru!"

"What does he want with me."

Kabuto shrugged. "Who knows? I'm only following orders."

Naruto's screamed in anger. Then he thought of something. "Hey, Kabuto…"

"Hmmm?"

"What good would I be to Orochimaru if I died because of your poison?"

"You would serve no purpose at all. That's why I have an antidote."

Naruto blinked in shock. "You have an antidote? Well give it to me!"

"I've been given orders to only give the antidote if you promise to cooperate with me and follow all of Orochimaru-sama's orders."

"To hell with that! As if I'd ever follow orders from you and that freak!"

Kabuto smirked and wiggled the bottle in his hand. He knew the young ninja couldn’t see the motion, but it felt good to taunt him anyway. "Well, since I'm feeling generous today, I'll give you a choice."

"The poison doesn't take full effect until the third day after it's been administrated. Why don't you think about it tonight? I'll come back tomorrow and see if you've changed your mind."

"It's either that, or I come down there and get rid of you myself."

Naruto stood in silence for a while, thinking. He was in a bad situation, but he had a chance to live for a while versus being killed right now.

"All right," he said after some thought. "Fine."

"Good answer." Kabuto put the small vile in his pocket and turned to leave. "I'll be back tomorrow morning. Enjoy your stay." He snickered and tightly closed the cell behind him, leaving Naruto alone in the cold, damp, cell.

Naruto held his hand out in front of him with three fingers up and two down. He knew how many fingers he was holding up, but he could not see them. Fear ran through his body. He knelt on the hard, stone floor and covered his face with his hands. He really was blind.

* * *

"Good morning, Naruto-kun."

Naruto tilted his head as Kabuto’s footsteps grew louder. The bespectacled man stood over the railing and stared down at his prisoner. "Have you made up your mind yet?" 

Naruto sat up on his haunches. "Yes, I have. I-I'll cooperate."

"Good." Kabuto turned to leave. As Naruto heard the large door open he yelled out.

"Hey! Wh-What about the antidote? You promised me that you would give me the antidote if I promised to cooperate!"

Kabuto smirked. "Oh, you mean this," he shook the small, glass bottom in his fingers. "You can have this after you've done everything Orochimaru-sama has asked of you."

Naurto screamed. "You lied to me! You said that-!"

"I don't remember saying anything like 'I promise'."

"You-!"

Before he could say more, Kabuto laughed and closed the massive door behind him.

Naruto clenched his fists and hit himself on the head. "Stupid! How could I have been so stupid!?"

He fell to the floor, harshly and closed his eyes. "How did I get into this mess? All I was supposed to do was gather some information on Grass ninja… how did all this happen?"

"Sakura-chan's gonna kill me, if I don't figure this out somehow," he sighed.

Sakura-chan… He wished she was here with him. She would know what to do and maybe she could cure his… his… 

"Blindness," he said out loud. A shiver ran down his spine and he fitfully gave into sleep.