Everything was room was dark, and I could hear drops falling with a "plup" interrupting the deafening silence.

I was lying on a hard surface and every single cell in my body screamed in agony. Why did it all Hurt so much?

Who am I? Where am I? Why am I-...?

Ok, that's a pretty stupid question. Why would I make that kind of "philosophical"question?

I was dizzy and I didn't know what was going on. I had this feeling of something tight in my chest, smothering me.

Fear

That's what it was. No, no fear, terror. I was terrified.

Why was I terrified?

I tried to get up but my limbs were restrained. What the hell was going on?

A door across from me opened and a man came in. The light that entered left me almost blind.

I couldn't see his face nor what he was wearing, he walked with a long stick, as if he needed help walking. I could say he didn't as soon as he took a step, all straight. He took another step and closed the door.

The grip in my chest tightened. Why wasn't he helping me? Was this man a bad guy? Did he want to hurt me? He started approaching me. Each step making me tense more and more.

"Breathe" he commanded with a hard tone that made me flinch. I was breathing erratically and staring wide eyed at him.

He then slapped me. He did it so hard that my face turned to the side.

"Fucking Uchihas. Of course they handed in the weak little girl" he spat as he took out a knife.

What's an Uchiha?

An image flashed in my mind. There were 5 people: a man, a woman, and three kids. The man reminded me of the one in the dark room, he was frowning and didn't look nice. The woman was beautiful, and didn't seem like the man at all. She was smiling and her eyes, the way she was looking at the kids made a warm feeling spread across my tummy, and the fear somehow receded. Then there were the kids, there was one that look like he was older than the other two. He had funny lines in his face and was looking at the other two, a boy and a girl lovingly, just like the woman.

The both kids looked alike, if it wasn't for the girl's longer hair and girlier features, they would have been identical.

Family

The fear had released it' hold on my chest, but it was replaced with an ache in my chest left side.

Why was I here? I wanted to be with them, not with the dark man.

By that time something wet and salty ran across my cheeks.

Tears.

I was crying, more like balling.

He didn't seem to like it because the next thing I know, he was raising his hand which held the knife and sank it deep in my tummy.

Pain

The pain was excruciating, and I could feel the gaze of dark man. He was staring at me, analyzing. He then twisted the knife, still inside me.

I let a little whimper, I couldn't' even scream.

"At least you can take pain" he sounded pleased.

I hated him

I stared at the place where his face should have been and let all that hate wave at him.

"Uuuuuh, that's a scary face" he taunted

"Maybe you'll be of some use." he then fell silent. Everything was still dark. The fear returned with a vengeance.

I heard him chuckle.

"I'll raise you. Yes. I'll mold you into the perfect soldier. When i'm done with you, you won't feel pain. You'll be a weapon. My weapon"

He stood up and walked to the wall. Two seconds later a light bulb was shining above me and I could see everything.

I was restrained to a metal table with handcuffs, completely naked. The room was small, the only things that occupied it were the table, darkman, me and a wall full of pointy and heavy looking metal stuff. A chill ran down my spine.

Darkman approached me again giving me a once over. When his gaze reached my tummy his eyes widened

"Well, would you look at that" he sounded surprised.

I eyed my tummy and everything was red.

Blood. My blood.

"A regenerating power? Maybe you won't turn out as a disappointment " I didn't know what he was talking about. I started feeling dizzy and just wanted to sleep.

He released my wrists but not my ankles and threw a blanket at my feet. The cold in the room was catching up with me

"My name is Shimura Danzo and from now on, I owe you"

I despised him

"I'll come back tomorrow"

He left the room, leaving me in the dark again.

More tears slid down my face.

Why am I here?

And then it came back. The stern man, the loving woman and the kids.

Family. My family. Protect.

I was here so I could protect them.

I was three at the time, I don't' remember anything previous to that, but I never forgot. I was there for my family, and I would protect them no matter what.