It had been three long years and Hideki was still alive if one could call living in terror every day a way to live.
Throughout the time in which Hideki she was missing, Sasori, Hidan and Kimiko went on recon in order to track her down whenever they weren't fighting as mercenaries or sleeping. Searching and destroying Orochimaru's bases left and right, but only to find certain ones rebuilt when they came back through. It was a never ending game of cat and mouse. Madara's influence and power had spread like wildfire, now in control of not only the small Rain Village but also stretching far North west through Earth Country, hooking east into Waterfall Country, bordering Fire Country and a portion of Wind Country. War and strife were prominent on Fire's western front.
Those loyal to Madara were scattered everywhere throughout opposing nations, their identifications unknown.
Not only did he control with fear, he corrupted leaders to obey his will with riches and power, giving those lands he conquered a chance to be of importance in his new empire. The citizens having little choice, many were happy with it since Madara was bringing forth riches and pride. The once small Akatsuki, now stretched into a Madarian Empire, controlled and primarily operated by the tyrannical Uchiha.
Hideki shielded her eyes as the small cell she was being kept in was flooded with light as Orochimaru came in, starting the day off with a new series of experiments to see just how much she was able to take. Which to his delight was far more than his other test subjects.
He walked in, flicking a small glass vial of greenish liquid with an empty syringe tucked in his rope belt. "Hideki, are you going to cooperate today?" he asked in monotone.
She lowered her arm revealing her eyes which had once been vibrant blue, now a dull shade of grey." What choice do I have.." she croaked, her throat dry.
"Good girl..." he pestered as he approached her, slowly opening her cell.
She stood up the ragged shirt she was wearing hanging loosely around her too thin frame. Her wrists were shackled to the stone wall and the cuffs were made specifically to drain her chakra, only leaving her with enough to stay conscious. Silently she wondered to herself. 'Hidan... Sasori... Mom.. where are you guys…'
Orochimaru pulled out the empty syringe, slowly approaching Hideki with it. He slid it into the vein in her wrist and withdrew a large amount of blood before grinning and leaving the room with his green liquid and new blood.
She fell to her knees and looked out the cell door with tears rolling down her cheeks she quietly plead to the darkness. " Someone please.. help me..."
There was a flash of light from the hallway and Orochimaru calmly returned empty handed a moment later. "The power of faith is interesting, but I have some use for your ability yet." he mumbled to himself, looking her over.
Her fists were clenched in the dirt floor and she refused to look up at him.
"With the rise of Madara's power, I've been looking for a trump card ever since Kimimaro died, Sasuke, Suigetsu, Jugo, Karin and Kabuto left. Thanks to you, I finally have one." he hissed with a grin.
She cursed him silently and then spoke " What use am I.. I have no kekkei genkai, and I haven't been in a battle in nearly three years.."
"Jashin truly did bless you... I knew there was more to it than simply faith power..."
He sighed deeply. "Three tiresome years, and now I have a fraction of that very power."
Orochimaru walked to the door, peering into the hallway. "Let's show her what she helped with..."
A male turned the corner, slowly entering the room. He had pale skin, vivid green eyes, masculine facial features, and shoulder-length white hair, which he wore divided down the middle on his head with two separate partings on either side of his face.
Her eyes widened " What the hell..."
The man's eyes pinched as though he was smiling when he wasn't. "It's been a while, Hideki."
"K..Kimimaro"
"Back from the dead thanks to Orochimaru-Sama." Kimimaro nodded.
"Now go bring them back, if they're willing to come." Orochimaru hissed and Kimimaro turned to him and nodded before leaving the tiny room.
" I already know you have something twisted planed for me, so just get it over with…"
"I will once he returns with Jugo and anyone else he can find," he explained, glancing back to the door, "my other, experiment has gone to lure your little friends back."
A satisfied smirk grew over his face. "Kakuzu will prove to be worth reviving and controlling."
" You fucking bastard.."
His grin grew inhumanly wider and his tongue slipped down to his chin, licking his lips as he returned it to his mouth. "I wonder how well the three and a half year Hokage will react when a clone of Sasuke strikes Konoha with my old, dead friend, Jiraiya. How do you think that will go?"
His head lowered, the light from her cell stretching shadows over Orochimaru's eyes. "I've finally found what I needed. It's finally time to act."
Orochimaru bowed formally to Hideki. "None of this would have been possible without you and your mother."
She felt tears sting at her eyes at the realization she had been used to bring about what was sure to be massive carnage.
"Your friends have been a huge annoyance, tearing up my labs as they searched for you. Don't you worry, I'll let you live to see their downfall." he hissed.
With a sudden burst of strength she managed to tear the shackles from the wall and slam her fist into his face." Go to hell you fucking snake.."
Orochimaru froze on the spot, his features turning dark and inanimate. "Poor fool." he hissed from behind her, the thing she hit slid into a pile of mud.
She whirled around only to be grabbed by her throat and slammed harshly against the wall.
"You have a funny way of cooperating."
Her fingers clawed at his hand as she was slowly being deprived of oxygen.
He sighed and tossed her aside like a piece of trash, letting her fall. Turning, disregarding her as a threat, he left the room.
Her eyes closed as Orochimaru left and she tried with everything she had to do something Jashin told her she would be able to, and finally she managed to connect with Hidan telepathically. 'Hidan... please... are you there...'
Tears of relief came to her eyes. ' Hidan... it's me.. it's Hideki '
"Hideki? Hideki? The fuck is going on? How are you in my head? Are you okay? I - no, your daughter is talking to me."
' Please tell me your somewhere near the sound village...'
"Near? Your mother was following a huge thing of your chakra and .. the fuck is with you Kakuzu?"
'Kakuzu... but I thought..'
"Sasori! Watch out!" it came through as though he was yelling right in her ears.
Suddenly the connection broke.
A frustrated scream escaped her as the only link she had to the outside world was lost. " Damnit!"
Orochimaru went running past the door. "Rest in peace, Kakuzu." a faint yet fimiliar voice sounded through the halls.
"Sasori, it's not your fucking fault!"
"Would you stop cussing already?" a female shouted.
She crawled towards the door practically sobbing in relief she tried using her voice " H...here! I'm down here!"
There was a pause in conversation for a second. "Go, you two go in, I'll hold them off." Sasori's voice commanded and two sets of feet came scampering down the hallway, now inside the base.
She was pulling herself slowly out of the cell but when she reached the door way her last remaining energy gave out and she collapsed on her chest.
"There!" Hidan shouted, turning a corner to find a hand sticking out of an open doorway, "she's right fucking there!"
"Sasori! Get over here!" Kimiko ordered and there was a loud sound of resistance before Sasori came running over.
"Get us the hell out of here!" Hidan shouted, but before he even finished the word 'out' they were no longer underground in Orochimaru's hideout.
