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*setting: sakura has been sent on a mission, which was supposed to be easy enough for her alone. But on her way to the other village she is encountered by a mysterious man who stops her. He picks a fight with her; she doesn't know why he would have done such a thing. But then it starts to get out of hand he's much stronger then she would have thought him to be.

"Stop get off me!" sakura yelled at the man on top of her as she struggled under him.

She couldn't see his face but she could tell he was smiling under his mask. His strength was impressive; he held both her hands with one of his own and pulling out a kunai with the other. He dragged the blade along her bare leg cutting it. Sakura whimpered as the pain pulsed threw her. Then he lifted the kunai up and stabbed it into her leg.

Sakura screamed out in pain. But no one was there to hear her pain.

"p-please stop," she pegged him, she was at her limit.

"Just be quiet it'll all be over soon," he whispered in her ear. He dug his finger into her wound making her scream out. He smiles at the sight of her pain it gave him pleasure.

"Stop please," it was all she was able to say anymore as she started to shake and cry. For some reason she had no more strength, she felt herself drifting in and out of reality.

The last thing she saw was the blur of a man on top of her thrown off and another person standing over her. She was then lifted off the ground. She pasted out afterwards as the man walked threw the forest holding her in his arms.

~**Konoha village**~

"GRANNY TSUNADE!" Naruto ran into Tsunade's office screaming.

"What is it now Naruto?" Tsunade asked looking up from some paperwork she'd been working on.

Naruto walked up to her desk, the look on his face was very serious, "sakura is missing, I can't find her anywhere, she's been gone for days and no ones seen her."

"Simple, I set her on a mission a few days ago she must still be doing that," Tsunade said looking back down at her paper work.

"She wouldn't have gone on her own!" Naruto yelled back in response.

"It wasn't a dangerous mission I sent her on her own,"

Naruto started to pace around the room. Then with another burst of energy he walked back over to the desk placed his hands on them with a bit of force. "Where is she I'm going after her?"

"No your not, she's fine" Tsunade glared up at him and he just glared back.

"She's in danger I know she is!"

"And how do you know that?" she asked sounding a bit irritated by his behavior.

"I can just tell I sense it!" his body was shaking enraged by her composure.

"Fine just to get you out of here, here's the mission," she shuffled threw some papers and pulled out a folder, "she went on a mission to a village not that far from here,"

Naruto quickly flipped threw the papers and ran out of the office. Outside he ran threw the massive crowds in the village's streets trying to get back to his apartment.

"NARUTO!" a women's voice yelled out to him.

Thinking maybe it was sakura he stopped and looked back to see who it was. He was looking at a Hinata, her long hair falling against her large chest. He looked up at her face and noticed she had a worried look as she stared at him.

"Hinata, what's wrong?" he was surprised by her expression.

"I saw you running, you look so upset, did something happen?" she asked flooding her hands and holding them close to her chest.

"I just about to go on a mission," he said bluntly.

"Again, you are not going to be long are you?" she asked a little distressed by this news.

"I don't know yet, it was kind of sudden," he said rubbing the back of his head with his hand giving her a fake smile.

"Hinata!" a woman yelled to her.

"Oh I'm sorry Naruto, I have to be going now" she said bowing to him and started to walk away then looked back to him a blush running across her face, "Please be safe Naruto," she then ran back to the woman who yelled to her.

*Naruto's apartment*

Naruto was gathering everything he needed for while he would be gone. He packs some weapons, a set of clothes, water, ramen, and the file with the information in it that he just happened to run off with.

Taking one last look at his room he opened his door, "Don't worry sakura I will find you," he said walking out of his room shutting the door behind him.

*back to Sakura*

Sakura woke up, it felt like she had been sleeping for days. Her joints were all stiff and her head was throbbing. She threw her legs over the side of the bed. She winced in pain and then looked down at the source. Her right leg was wrapped from a little above her knee to the bottom of her shorts. Then she looked up from the bed it was dark, darker then usual she could barely make out the room she was it.

There was a musky smell in the air as well, she knew she was far from her home and she was scared.

Her memories started to come back to her. What had happened to her, she thought to herself, trying to remember but only seeing a figure of a man in her mind. Who had saved her? She kept asking herself over and over again.

Then the door to the room opened and the light flooded into the room. She closed her sensitive eyes which hadn't had time to adjust to the light. Before she had time to open them up again a hand came down upon her leg. Her eyes opened as quickly as they had shut. Looking down she saw a women unwrapping her leg with new bandages next to her.

"It is very good to see you awake ma'am, you had me worried for awhile there," the women only looked down at her leg as she applied the new bandages.

"H-how long have I been, asleep?" she asked the woman still unsure if she should trust her.

"Almost a week now,"

"A week, But how could I have slept that long, who brought me here?" sakura was distraught by this information.

"The Lord Uchiha brought you seven or so days ago carrying you in his arms, he requested my help to heal your wounds"

"Uchiha?" sakura racked her memories, 'no way would it have been Sasuke I haven't seen him in years, then that only leaves… Itachi, but why,'

The woman finished bandages and looked up at sakura, "now that you have awakened ma'am would you like something to eat or maybe a warm bath and a new set of clothes?"

"I would like a bath and clothes, I'm not all that hungry," she said her voice low thinking about everything that was going on.

"Of course, follow me if you would ma'am," she went to sakura's side and helped her up. They walked slowly threw the long hallways that had no pictures or distinguishing characteristics of any kind. There was only artificial lighting no sunlight she knew they were underground at this point. She felt hopeless like she could do nothing, especially when she was injured.

They reached a door which the woman opened it up. Sakura looked in at the huge bathroom with tan tiles on the floors and it also had a few sinks and large vanity mirror. There were also pink roses in a vase in the middle of sinks. Sakura thought to herself how could something live in a place like this. Sakura staggered over to the flowers and felt the petals which fell off and fell onto the counter. This made her sad, as if it would be the same fate for her slowly dieing in this place. Slowly she looked up into the mirror, the sight frightened her there were dark bags under her eyes, her hair looked appalling, and her skin was so pale.

"Your bath is ready ma'am," the woman stood next to the bathtub and looked over to sakura.

"Could I be alone please?" sakura asked still looking at her self in the mirror.

"I'm sorry but I am not allowed to leave you, orders from my lord," she said to sakura.

"Of course," sakura said very disappointed as she walked over to the bathtub.

"Let me help you," the women removed sakura's clothing a placed her into the bath. Sakura sunk down into the tub letting the warmth enveloped her body.

The woman washed sakura's body and hair making sure she was clean from head to toe. When she was done she let sakura relax and we left to get her some new clothing. Sakura only looked at the water around her. Then she moved her leg looking at the repulsive scar on her leg the mere sight of it made her shutter. She traced the large scar with her finger moving across the stitches; she couldn't believe she let her guard down like she had. But why did Itachi of all people want to help her.

The woman walked back in holding a pile of neatly folded clothes in her hands, "ma'am your clothes."

Sakura looked at the cloths on the counter and slowly she lifted herself out of the water trying not to put to much weight on her right leg. The woman brought her a towel and covered her up. Sakura walked over and held up the clothing it looked very small even for her. But she still put the clothing on; she was given a black shirt with fishnet on the top and long sleeves and a pair of shorts were also given to her which were shorter then her pair. It fit tightly to her body and exposed her legs. She felt weird in these clothes she just wanted something that didn't expose her self as much she felt like a hooker without the makeup.

"Please follow me to your room now, you can rest there," she said as she walked out of the bathroom and down one of the halls leading her up some stairs and to a new room. She opened the double doors and led her into the room, it was much nicer then the room she was in before. It was larger, brighter, and more decorated. The bed was very welcoming as well; all she wanted now was to sleep this nightmare away. She moved slowly to the bed and laid down underneath the down feather comforter which instantly warmed her up and made her feel comfortable.

"Goodnight ma'am," the woman said as she exited the room dimming the lights and closing the double doors behind her.

*chapter one end*

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