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WARNING! The following chapters may contain spoilers for those who havent read the manga or watched the anime!

Chapter 1

'Neji, Hinata,' the silver haired jonin turned to the two Hyuuga and when they answered, he continued. 'You both stay here and keep an eye out. Use the radio to keep us up to date on the enemy and anything new.'

'Yes.' Both Hyuuga replied in unison. Kakashi nodded and turned to the rest of the squad.

They were quite a big squad, so in order for the mission to be a success Kakashi had to make sure the orders he gave them were made perfectly clear. 'The rest of you, don't forget the objective of this mission: to eliminate Chikan Yutaka and rescue the prisoners. Anyone who attacks is to also be eliminated…' He lowered his voice darkly, a tone he doesn't normally use. 'The only survivors are the prisoners.'

Without a single sound the entire squad nodded. Chikan Yutaka was a wealthy man in the land of grass who had been abusing his power and wealth for years. There wasn't a ninja alive that wasn't aware of what went down at the Yutaka estate. Usually ninja wouldn't get involved in the lives of civilians-wealthy or otherwise- however, to understand the situation one needs to understand the connection between the family and the shinobi world. When evidence was leaked to several villages that the head of the Yutaka clan had been creating weapons of war and mass destruction, the villages decided to step in. And they did. Almost five years prior to this mission, Sunagakure dispatched specialists along with Konohagakure to eliminate the head of the clan, and with him dead they expected the problems to die away along with him.

They were wrong. If anything, the situation grew worse. It turned out that the clan head's son- who took the position of clan head when his father was assassinated- was just as bad…if not worse.

With several pleas flooding the Hokage's office daily from small towns across the country and small countries neighbouring the Fire Country to put a stop to the troublesome clan, Tsunade had no other choice than to finish the problem once and for all.

'Now, the mansion will be split into four parts. Gai; you, Lee and Tenten infiltrate the east side of the mansion. Kurenai, Kiba and Shino: you three move through the entrance and south side of the mansion. Asuma, you and your team move through the west side of the mansion and the ten of you all meet up at the back of the mansion when you are done. Only when you're all done; enter the dungeon below the back of the mansion: the north side of the mansion.' Kakashi paused.

'Naruto, Sakura, Sai and I will go straight to the dungeon where the prisoners are being kept. There will be a lot of prisoners and you will be shocked with what you see so prepare yourselves when you meet up with us in there…With all those people, the more help we can get, the better. Use your radio communications to keep in touch with everyone and report to me when you finish your section of the mansion. Neji and Hinata, make sure you tell them everything.'

With that everyone nodded and stood for a moment to prepare themselves. The jonin were already prepared for what was to come, however certain people in their squads needed a moment to prepare them-selves. For them, it would be the first time they would openly attack civilians.

After several minutes Kakashi turned to everyone and held his arm in the air signalling the mission was about to start. As he ripped his arm down slicing through the air he commanded, 'Begin!' and they all scattered to their designated areas.

xxxxx

Cling. Clang.

Metal making hard contact with metal was heard throughout the halls of the west side of the mansion. Team Asuma worked efficiently together to eliminate their enemy as quickly as possible, running through the halls and protecting each other's backs as they claimed the lives of everyone they came across.

Human boulder. Shadow possession. Mind Body Disturbance Technique. Flying Swallow and Chakra Blade. All were being used in the elimination of the Yutaka clan and any other people there.

One by one the bodies fell. Occasionally Neji or Hinata would contact the team to give them directions and guide them through the never ending mansion but their attention was also focused on the other teams. Upper, lower and middle stories of the mansion were scoured through, no room left unchecked.

Suddenly Hinata's voice broke through their radios. 'Ino two doors down to your right, a faint chakra is in there. Don't miss it.'

Pressing her index finger to the button on her neck, Ino responded tiredly, 'Thanks. I'm on it.' And she killed the two men running towards her with knives by stabbing them in the heart before running into the room.

The sounds dimmed as Ino stepped further and further into the room. Its darkness would be a distraction and cause her to lose focus had the door been fully shut but a faint sniffling snapped her back to attention.

Forcing the uneasiness further down into the back of her mind, Ino pressed further into the room. 'Ino speed it up will'ya?' Shikamaru's voice broke through the silence.

She narrowed her eyes not bothering to respond, she walked closer to where the sound was coming from. Taking one step to many for the person hiding, a small movement caught her eye and she stopped.
Who are you? Was the most nagging thought in Ino's mind right now. But knowing she would have to kill the person, Ino wasn't sure she wanted to know who they were. Suddenly the figure hiding in the shadows launched towards Ino, the light shining through the half closed door illuminated the fearful but murderous intent in the person's eyes. But what struck Ino more than the intent to kill in the eyes of her opponent was the fact that they had a significantly smaller build than the opponents she had just killed.
He was a child.

Grabbing the wrist of the small child and disarming him, Ino stood in fearful shock. How could she kill a child?

She stared dumbly at the small boy as he let out angry, frustrated growls at her as he tried to struggle free from her grasp.

'Ino,' Hinata's soft, soothing voice broke through the silence again. 'Ino, it has to be done.'

Fighting back tears, Ino tore her gaze away from the boy and with one big, quick, merciful slice, the boy's head was cut clean from his shoulders: killing him…

xxxxx

The sound of the heavy metal dungeon doors slamming shut echoed throughout the dark, murky dungeon. Everyone jolted from the surprise. Prisoners locked in their cells turned their heads nervously as the footsteps of the guards pounded past them: a familiar sound of a body being dragged behind them was also heard, causing everyone's heads to bow from understanding.

Hearing his neighbour's cell door open and the body being tossed uncaringly and roughly to the hard concrete floor, Itachi sat up from his tattered fold out bed and waited for the guards to lock up and leave the dungeon. Then he crawled uncomfortably across his cell floor to the bars separating him from this neighbour.

His eyes narrowed at the bloody heap on the floor in front of him and as if the others who were watching could see the state of the boy, they all turned back to their beds to cry the rest of the night away.

I think this is the worst yet… Itachi thought sadly as he continued to look at the unmoving boy on the ground. Suddenly the blonde boy stirred and painfully forced himself to his elbows to crawl military style to his bed at the back of his cell.
Seeing the boy's movements, hope filled Itachi that the boy may be alright, 'Psst. Deidara,' the teenager didn't even respond. He just lowered his head and continued to drag himself to his bed, 'are you alright?'

The boy's head snapped up and his fierce blue eyes glared at Itachi, 'What makes you think I'm alright yeah?'

There was silence. Itachi knew that the boy wasn't alright. No one was. But he had to ask; the boy came in looking dead.

Itachi paused, 'Hmm, you looked dead….'

Deidara let out a frustrated and pained chuckle as he hauled himself onto his bed and positioned himself on his side so his back was facing the wall. 'Don't worry about me… Besides, the guards already checked, yeah…'

There was more silence and after several minutes Itachi finally spoke. 'Deidara?' He asked when the boy grew quiet.

There was no response. Only faint breathing alerted Itachi to the life left in Deidara, but even then it was waning. It definitely must have been the worst session yet. The teenager couldn't even fight off unconsciousness any longer.

Satisfied for now over his neighbour's health, Itachi limped back to his bed and lay on his side, clutching his ribs with his mangled arm and keeping his back to the cell door. That position was actually a very common position in the dungeons. In fact one could walk through the narrow walkway in the dungeon and almost every person in their cell had their backs facing the cell door.

This is because the prisoners realised that this particular position was an effective way to block out their surroundings and provide them with a temporary belief that they were in a better place.

Not even having to force his eyelids closed, Itachi soon began to fall into a deep and welcome sleep.