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Akatsuki Returns – A Proposition

The ex Konoha shinobi was breathing heavily as he leapt across tree branches. His left leg had burn marks all over it and he was limping badly. Clutching his right arm, he shot through the trees. His right arm was broken and was dangling uselessly while he was bleeding internally with blood leaking from his mouth. The shinobi had been pursued for 6 months by different teams of ninja from different countries. Konoha ninja, Suna ninja, Iwa ninja and even Kiri ninja had gone after him trying to capture him. Some wanted information to invade Konoha but some wanted him to return to Konoha. The ninja's vision was blurring as he started to run out of chakra. His left eye was swollen and bruised and he was having trouble breathing. Stopping on a thick branch, he slammed against the tree and slid downwards to sit and rest.

Breathing heavily, his brows furrowed as he remembered the vow that he had made. His fists clenched as determination gave him the energy to continue onwards. Ryu knew that his pursuers behind him were drawing near. He stopped again on a branch next to a river. Pulling one of his rings from his brass knuckles, he transferred the last of chakra into it before throwing it into the river. He just hoped that his enemies would fall for his trap and follow his chakra signature on the ring instead.

He winced as he felt his ribs crack slightly. He started to slip into unconsciousness as the pain and stress became unbearable. Ryu had not slept for three days in a row trying to avoid everyone and he was still no closer to completing his mission even after 6 months. He allowed the darkness to consume him gratefully as he slipped and fell off the tree branch, plummeting ten feet to the ground.

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Ryu groaned as he came round. He winced as he tried to move. Opening his right eye, he could see that his was in a large cavern with his wounds bandaged. He tried to sit up but found that he could not move his body. Coughs racked his body as he spat out blood. What had happened after he blacked out? Ryu asked himself mentally. A black figure walked through the doorway and Ryu could only turn his head to look.

Kisame chuckled as he saw the look of shock and anger on the younger shinobi's face.

"What do you want with me?" Ryu growled.

Kisame opened his mouth to reply but was stopped by a gloved hand on his shoulder. His partner, who Ryu recognized as Sasuke's killer, answered instead.

"Kisame caught you before you landed on the ground and brought you back. Unfortunately, we think that you've injured your back by hitting it on a branch or something and no one here is a medic nin, so you'll have to take some time to heal."

"Still doesn't explain what you guys want with me."

Tobi laughed. "You're a missing nin and the son of Itachi Uchiha. You've earned your place in this organisation."

"You killed my sensei. What makes you think I'll join?"
The Akatsuki smiled. "We had no choice. Sasuke killed Itachi, so we repaid him by killing him. You are Itachi's eldest son and I feel that you should know about Itachi's past." He sat down next to Ryu. "Sasuke learnt of it after he had killed your father and he was devastated. However, I feel that you should know about it. It is only right for you to know."

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Tobi left the room as Kisame looked over his shoulder. The Uchiha heir was crying bitterly and hyperventilating. Tobi shook his head. "He'll be fine," he said.

Kisame looked questioningly at the former Mizukage. "Can we trust him?"

The man behind the orange mask grimaced. "No. But we will start the process when he calms down."

Kisame nodded in response.

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Ryu rubbed his face as he absorbed the newly processed information. His father was not the man he had thought him to be, yet he had died a traitor. The Akatsuki member's words echoed through his mind.

"Dishonour in payment of honour, hatred in payment of love. And even then, Itachi died smiling."

Ryu's knuckles grew white and he reminded himself of the vow to root out the traitor and kill those who killed Sasuke. He knew that his sensei could not be blamed, he had no idea about his brother and had done what anyone in his position would have done. However, Ryu hated the ones responsible for Sasuke's death. Ryu could not betray his village by killing the Elders, but he could certainly destroy the Akatsuki, and here was a heaven sent opportunity. And he would take it.

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The large shark man entered and crouched beside him.

"You're going to have to come with me, kid. We need to let you join the Akatsuki "officially". It's just a little process that you have to go through."

"What process?"

Another voice spoke up. "Just a little something. It hurts though."

Ryu turned and saw a man with orange hair and piercings running the length of his nose.

Kisame grinned, showing off his pointy teeth. "That's Pein, our leader. He'll be performing the process."

Ryu could only watch as Pein crouched beside him. The Akatsuki leader pressed his palm against the younger shinobi's ANBU tattoo while his other hand formed the "Tora" seal. Ryu could feel a tingling sensation on his arm. After a moment, a piercing scream echoed through the room.

In the other room, Tobi laughed as he realized what was going on.

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Tobi entered Ryu's room and sat next to him. He could see that the ex ANBU captain was in a lot of pain. His face was as pale as could be and sweat was pouring from his face.

"What…what have you people done to me?" Ryu managed to rasp out between gasping breaths as he stared into the other's Sharingan.

"Pein…well, he turned your tattoo into a curse seal. Your powers have advanced and we can "keep in touch" with you."

"What…do you mean… keep in touch?"

"Don't worry about it. Rest now." Tobi got up and walked out.

Kisame was waiting behind the door and he chuckled as he saw his partner.

"You know Tobi, you can be very cruel sometimes."

The other shinobi answered curtly, "Only the strongest survive, Kisame. Our organisation is a perfect example of that." He started walking down the corridor. "I don't trust Itachi's kid. If he decides to betray us, that curse seal can be activated and cause him so much pain that he won't be able to move or speak. It's a perfect weapon."

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The Rage of the Kyuubi

Naruto slammed his palms on Tsunade's desk.

"Oh come on Baa-chan! This "guy" is my student's brother AND the ANBU captain! Let me look for him!"

Tsunade stood up. "Naruto! That's what you said about Sasuke as well and my answer still hasn't changed!"

Naruto looked at the ground. "Yeah, and look where Sasuke is now. I owe that teme. Ryu is his student and Sakura's son. I don't know who his father is, but I know that Sasuke and Sakura would want me to personally look for him. I am the future hokage, you know."

Tsunade glanced at Shizune. She knew that Naruto would not be allowed as it would jeopardize Ryu's mission. Clasping her hands, she shook her head firmly.

"No Naruto, you will stay here and help Konoha. However, if Ryu happens to appear, you may confront him. Is that understood?"

The jinchurikii swallowed and nodded.

"Understood, Hokage sama."

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The five Akatsuki members gathered around a circle table as they examined a map of Konohagakure.

"I have received word that the Hokage will be away from Konoha in three days' time. She will be attending a meeting with the Kazekage in Suna." Pein stated in a monotone.

Looking up, he continued, "This will be the time for us to strike. We will go after the Kyuubi. However, I need Ryu and Kisame to distract the Konoha shinobi. We will leave today."

The two mentioned ninjas nodded. Ryu's stomach clenched as he thought about Naruto. The hyperactive blond was his sensei's best friend and he didn't want to attack his village as well.

Dismissing the thought for the moment, he asked, "How do you know these stuff?"

The Akatsuki leader stared at the newest member. His Rinnegan seemed to see right through Ryu's soul. After what seemed like ages, he answered slowly, "The Akatsuki has a contact in Konoha. He defected from Konoha seven months ago and has been supplying us with information all along."

Ryu kept quiet. He did not want the Akatsuki to suspect him and instead he nodded and turned to leave the room.

He stopped as Pein spoke again. "You will meet him at the training grounds when Kisame distracts the Konoha shinobi. He will report to you and you will report to me."

Ryu's face darkened. He grunted Sasuke's infamous monosyllabic word and went his way.

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The storm clouds were gathering and the sky was darkening gradually. The wind was picking up and rain started to fall from the sky.

Ryu looked up at the sky, allowing the rain to mask his tears. With the Hokage gone, he could not warn Konoha as Tsunade was the only one to know of his mission. He sighed as the wind swept his hair backwards. His black and red Akatsuki robe fluttered wildly in the downpour as he stood on the tree branch where the ninjas were resting. They were now just at the border of the Leaf Village.

Pein spoke up, "Let us start now. Kisame, go."

Kisame smirked as he disappeared through the trees. Pein carried on, "Tobi and I will go after the nine tails. Konan will be wrecking havoc somewhere else and Ryu, meet up with our contact."

The three shinobi went their ways, leaving Ryu standing on the branch. The Konoha shinobi growled slightly as he made his way to the training grounds. He was finally going to catch that traitor and boy, would he make him pay.

An explosion in the village centre rocked the whole village. Ryu could hear screaming and fighting as he hurried on. Panting slightly, he stopped at training grounds 7. He shivered slightly as he remembered Sasuke's death.

A figure interrupted his thoughts as it emerged from the shadows.

"It's been a while, Ryu."

Ryu stiffened as he recognized the voice.

"No way, it can't be…"
The figure chuckled as he stepped into the light.

"Oh believe it." He said as his eyes bled red. "Aniki."

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Traitor of Konoha

"No! That's impossible!"

Hitori stepped out of the shadows. He chuckled, "What's wrong? Why is it so hard to believe that I am Akatsuki's spy?" He moved towards his older brother. "Anyway, I've gathered loads of information that I need you to report back to the leader."

Ryu did not answer. His head was lowered and shadows were thrown on his face, covering his eyes. His fists were clenched and his body was shaking.

Swallowing, he asked in a low voice, "Why are you working for Akatsuki?"

Hitori looked taken aback. He tensed before speaking. "What's up with you? You seem…tense."

Ryu's head snapped upwards and Hitori could see the uncontrollable fury in his eyes. Hitori closed his eyes and folded his arms as he leaned against the fence.

"I did it…because I hate Konoha. Remember when we learnt about Dad? Madara came for me soon after that and I joined them." He crouched down. "I hated what Konoha did to Dad. It was them who killed him. He died a traitor while that bastard Sasuke killed Dad and came back a hero." Hitori slammed his fist onto the ground. "I…hated…everyone. I swore to myself that I would avenge Dad." He grinned and continued, "And I did. Konoha is falling as we speak. Aren't you proud of me? After all, you're an Akatsuki too."

"Yeah, but I joined for a different reason." Ryu snarled.

Hitori smiled and walked towards the Uchiha heir. Placing a hand on the other's shoulder, he asked, "And that would be?"

Ryu grinned, "To kill you."

Hitori's eyes widened before Ryu whipped out Sasuke's katana and plunged it into his right shoulder. 80 miles to their right, an explosion rocked the land.

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"PEIN!!"

An inhuman scream echoed as a red aura of chakra surrounded the Jinchurikii. His pupils were now slits and his teeth were much sharper, giving him a feral look.

"Where is Ryu Tazumi?!" Naruto hissed at the Akatsuki leader.

The ginger head replied calmly, "Don't worry about him, he's well. You should focus on me though."

Naruto tilted his head to one side just in time to avoid Tobi's strike. He flipped backwards as he skidded across the floor.

"Teme! Where is he?!" He prowled forward. "Get out of my way! That traitor's mine!"

Tobi chuckled. "You don't need to worry about that kid. He's ours." His cheerful attitude drained away as a tail emerged from the enraged Shinobi.

Pein looked on as four tails emerged and Naruto slowly turned into the demon fox.

"Here is our prize."

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Hitori gasped in shock and pain as he registered what was going on.

"What…what are you doing? Is this Akatsuki's plan? What?"

Ryu channelled his chakra into the blade. Hitori's shoulder started going numb as paralysis started to set in.

The younger Uchiha pulled back and bounded backwards, clutching his shoulder.

The other straightened up.

"No. This is for killing my sensei and for betraying Konoha." Ryu's eyes turned from black to crimson. "I really should bring you in for questioning," he paused. "However, I think I'll kill you instead."

Hitori's mouth slowly turned upwards. "You really think I'm that much of a weakling, Ryu? You're not the only one who's improved, you know." His eyes turned crimson as well. "Neither are you the only one who has the Sharingan."

Performing the necessary hand seals, he slammed his palms onto the ground. "Doton!" Rock pillars shot up and curled themselves around Ryu's legs, tripping him up in the process. As Ryu tried to scramble to his feet, he looked up in time just to see Hitori's rock covered fist smash into his face. Blood spurted from his mouth and nose as the ANBU captain smashed into a rock. The rock wrapped itself around Ryu, effectively trapping him. The Uchiha tried to free himself by channelling chakra through his body to perform the Full Body Chidori but his efforts were futile.

Hitori laughed. "With my defeat last time, I learned some new techniques. Your lightning techniques won't work any more." Walking forward, he pulled out his kunai. His eyes gleamed under the moonlight. "I will bring Konoha to destruction." His smile stretched even wider. "And I won't let you ruin my plans."

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Tobi stared at Pein's remaining body.

"You really should be careful, you know. If you die Pein, Akatsuki will be no more."

Pein stared coolly at Madara. "Shut up. I know what I'm doing."

Tobi grimaced as he watched Pein continue his assault on the four tailed Kyuubi.

"He's going to die, that fool."

He joined the battle, hoping to save Pein's life and capture the Kyuubi in the process. He just hoped the others were doing fine.

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Koteshi shot out of the ground and his fist connected with Kisame's chin, sending him flying upwards. Leaping upwards, he drove his elbow into the Akatsuki's gut, causing him to plummet to the ground, forming a giant crater.

As the Akatsuki was recovering from the impact, the young Sarutobi took out his father's chakra knives. Channelling his wind chakra into them, he shot forward. The last thing Kisame knew was that a knife was sticking through his neck. Koteshi had stabbed him through the throat with his chakra knives, severing all the arteries as the chakra ran into his system and destroyed him from within.

"That's for my father, Akatsuki scum," spat out Koteshi as he drove the knife deeper. Blood gushed out of Kisame's throat and covered Koteshi's hands, staining his knives and clothes. With a cry, the young Sarutobi lobbed off the shark man's head.

Kisame's body remained standing for five seconds before collapsing into a heap on the ground. Staring at the body, Koteshi felt no joy but felt as if a great burden was removed from his heart. Panting heavily, he looked up at the starry sky and whispered, "I have avenged you, Father," before pitching forward, allowing darkness to consume him.

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Broken family

The kunai sliced across the metal plates on his wrist bands, creating a line across the Konoha leaf symbol.

Ryu stumbled backwards from the impact. He sheathed his katana shakily. Breaking out of the rock's hold had nearly depleted all of his chakra and yet Hitori was running on full steam.

Hitori growled in annoyance. Biting his thumb, he smeared blood across the ground before pressing his palms against the soft dirt. Ryu looked on wearily as rocks emerged from the ground and covered his brother from head to toe. Before he could react, he felt a huge blow to his stomach. Coughing up blood, he fell to the ground. He gave a cry of pain as Hitori's foot slammed onto his back.

Hitori laughed. "These rocks are infused with chakra. I'll make sure that I break you apart, aniki."

Ryu pushed himself off the ground before grinding out, "You're no brother of mine."

Next thing he knew, he was flying through the air.

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Naruto's eyes gradually reverted back to normal as he stared at Pein's dead body. Tobi had fled earlier and Naruto now needed to find Ryu.

He turned towards the training grounds. "He should be there, that was where Sasuke died after all." He pushed all his chakra onto the soles of his sandals and pushed off.

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Ryu picked himself up gingerly. He had no other choice, he had to do it again. Extending his left arm with his palm cupped upwards, he gathered all his remaining chakra into his palm. With his right hand, he started to spin it until the chakra was now something like a lightning blue Rasengan.

Hitori snarled as he saw what his older brother was doing.

"That again? Is that the only thing you know how to do?" he sneered. Taking out his kunai, he charged across the grounds.

Ryu started to channel his element chakra into the ball. Electricity shot out of the ball, crackling and chirping like a thousand birds. Ryu kept an eye on his brother as he started to concentrated the chakra at the lightning streaks shooting out of the ball. Jumping backwards to avoid an attack from Hitori, he started to spin the whole thing.

Jumping upwards, he threw the Chidori Rasengan Demon Shuriken at Hitori.

"What? He can throw it?" Hitori rolled over, narrowly missing the attack. Scrambling to his feet, he charged towards Ryu, just to see that Ryu was now holding a Chidori Rasengan. Hitori's eyes widened as his brother drove the attack right through his chest. Dropping onto his knees, he stared up at his older brother. "How…?"

"The shuriken was just a decoy."

Hitori turned slowly to see Ryu behind him. Turning back, he saw that the Ryu who had killed him had disappeared into a puff of smoke. "Kage bunshin," he breathed.

Ryu nodded. "I transformed into a shuriken as a decoy, and then allowed my shadow clone to finish you off."

Hitori managed a small smile. "You were always the better fighter, brother."

Ryu's vision was blurred by tears. Choking back a sob, he said, "I'm sorry, but you're no brother of mine." With that, he turned and walked away as Hitori fell to the ground dead.

He hadn't managed two steps before he felt a sharp jab to the base of his neck and he dropped to the ground unconscious.

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Naruto shuffled into the Hokage Tower. As Tsunade was in Suna, he was acting as the temporary Hokage. Hitori was dead but he had managed to kill Pein while Shikato and Fuji had managed to take down Konan. Even Koteshi had defeated Kisame while Naruto managed to capture Ryu.

Naruto shook his head sadly. Who would have thought that the Uchiha clan would have such a tragic story?

He strode up to Ibiki.

"Make sure you question Ryu carefully. Find out what that bastard knows by all means possible. That traitor killed my student and joined the Akatsuki. I'll never forgive him."

Ibiki nodded solemnly. "With pleasure."

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The shinobi slowly came round. Blinking wearily, he waited for his eye sight to adjust to the dark. Looking around, he could see that he was in the ANBU interrogation room. He let out a gasp of pain as he felt that his ribs were broken. His hands were shackled by chakra rings around the wrists and there were chakra rings around his neck and feet. He couldn't move at all.

His head snapped around as he heard the click of the door. A scarred man with a long black coat walked in.

"Ibiki."

The man did not acknowledge him. Instead, he sat down and glared at him.

"Tell me what you know."

Ryu blinked in confusion. What the heck? Did Ibiki really think that he, the ANBU captain was that easy to interrogate?

He stifled his laughter. "You wish."

Ibiki motioned for the ANBU members to enter.

"Well then, let's do this the hard way. Just the way I like it."

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WARNING: This may contain minor torture scenes

This is my first attempt at a romance scene, so no flames! J

Curse seals and tattoos

A resounding knock sounded as a certain blonde stood outside of the house. After a moment, the door opened to reveal a pink haired kunoichi. Her face lit up as she recognized the visitor.

"Naruto! What are you doing here?" Sakura exclaimed. Seeing his grim expression, she asked, "Is something wrong?"

The jonin nodded slowly. His eyes were filled with pain and sorrow. Taking a few breaths to steady himself, he said in a low voice, "I'm sorry Sakura. Hitori was killed in action when Akatsuki invaded Konoha." He placed a comforting hand on his teammate's shoulder. His voice faltered for a second before he managed to compose himself. "And the killer is now being questioned."

Wrapping the female jonin in his arms, he held her close to his chest as she allowed all the pain and bitterness she had experienced over the years out. Her body shook as she wept her heart out. It was a heart breaking sight. Naruto was at a loss. She had suffered so much. Naruto didn't know what had happened to Sakura's husband, whoever he may be, but he did know that she loved him dearly and had nearly killed herself when she learnt of his death. Then, she had to cope with Sasuke's death and Ryu's defection. Now, Hitori's death was most probably going to break her. Naruto decided not to tell her about Hitori's killer.

After what seemed like hours, Sakura's tears finally subsided. She pushed herself away from Naruto's chest slightly and looked into his eyes. Hiccupping slightly, she managed to ask, "Who…is the killer?"

The colour from Naruto's face drained away as dread settled in. He swallowed nervously. Licking his lips, he said, "Just…some shinobi."

Sakura frowned slightly. She could sense that Naruto was withholding some information.

"Naruto, tell me."

Naruto cupped her chin and used his thumbs to wipe away her tears on her face. Whispering softly, he said, "Don't think about it Sakura. Let me do the worrying."

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Ibiki stepped away from the shadows of the cell and the kunai glinted menacingly in the light. He grinned madly as he snarled, "This is how traitors are treated when they are caught."

Slicing open Ryu's shirt, he did the same with his trousers. He removed his wristbands, bandages and sandals, leaving the ANBU captain only in his boxers. Ryu looked calmly at his torturer. Ibiki frowned slightly, "Don't think that just because you were the captain, therefore you can take this. Because you'll be screaming very soon enough."

Channelling chakra through his fist, he punched Ryu in the gut, causing him to double up with pain. He did the same thing to Ryu, however this time to the groin. Ryu grunted as it took the full impact. Ibiki signalled to two men in the shadows. Ryu groaned inwardly as he saw that they were none other than Neji Hyuuga and Kiba Inuzuka. The two of them were furious that he had upset Naruto, well more like hurt their friend, and had decided to teach him a lesson. The next two hours were the worst beating that Ryu had ever endured in his life.

As the two ANBU exited the cell, Ibiki frowned at the defiant captain. With burn marks, scratches, bruises, blood and vomit all over him, the captain still refused to speak. Ibiki strode forward slowly. Taking out his kunai, he teased Ryu's skin, or what's left of it, on his stomach. Tracing a bloody line across his abdomen, he finally allowed a small smile to grace his scarred face as the captain finally broke and screamed. Tracing the same line again, he pressed harder this time, breaking the skin completely. He smiled as the reddish liquid came pouring out, splattering all over the floor. Ryu bit back his scream as his vision blurred. His head lolled forward limply as he threw up blood. Ibiki grabbed his head and slammed it against the wall behind him. He flashed the bloody kunai in front of the traitor. Grinning, he said, "Maybe I should continue down there." He knelt down, and pressed the kunai against Ryu's member lightly. The Uchiha heir's face turned even paler as he fought to stay conscious with all the blood loss. Sweat was pouring from his face and it mingled with all the fresh and dry blood on his face. He strained against the chakra restraints and tensed as Ibiki pressed harder.

"I…"

Ibiki looked up.

"Ready to talk yet?"

Gasping for breath, Ryu managed to choke out. "I want to talk to the Hokage."

Ibiki threw back his head and laughed.

"The Hokage is at Suna and won't be back till next week. At that time, you'll be dead already."

Ryu closed his eyes in despair. This is not happening, he thought.
Ibiki glanced at the clock. "I'll be back in a minute to continue, traitor. Get ready."

He turned to leave but stopped at the sound of his prisoner's voice.

"If you think I'm that easy to break, then you're mistaken. They didn't make me the ANBU captain for nothing."

Ibiki did not turn around. "Yeah well, Dragon. No one's ever stayed sane when I'm doing the asking."

Ryu blinked as he registered what Ibiki had just called him. Ibiki had called him by his ANBU codename.
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The man slammed his fist against the wall. He was shaking angrily.

"What do you mean he was captured!?"

His blue haired companion shrugged.

Tobi growled. "Now, Akatsuki has only two members thanks to the fact that Pein had to go and get himself killed!"

Konan stared at him. "Don't worry, he'll manage to get out."

Tobi thumped his head against the wall. "Let's hope so."

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Fear and guilt seized him as he stared at his crush. He averted his gaze and tried to ease himself into a more comfortable position.

The woman moved forward and looked at him with tearful eyes. Ryu felt his heart break as he saw all the pain and hurt that he had caused her.

"Fuji…"

Ryu swallowed the lump in his throat as he thought of how he had never confessed his love for her. Now, he was going to die without fulfilling that action and die like his father. Die for his country, his duty and his honour.

Fuji Wakumi stepped closer to him as she traced her gentle hands over his bare chest. She unconsciously rubbed against his member as she looked at him with pleading eyes.

"Please Ryu, tell them what's going on."
The Uchiha heir felt his boxers become tighter as his member hardened. Suppressing a moan, he shook his head apologetically.

"I'm sorry but I can't." He whispered.

Fuji leaned forward and grinded against him. This time, Ryu moaned as his back arched back slightly. Sensing his pleasure, Fuji continued a little harder. Ryu closed his eyes as he breathed heavier. He opened his eyes again when he felt two hands around his face. Onyx orbs met turquoise green ones and the former felt as if he was drowning in the latter's eyes as she stared deep into his soul.

The kunoichi moved even closer as their lips touched. Ryu hesitated slightly as he sensed something wrong. Why were they making out in the interrogation and torture cell? Pulling back slightly, he tried to clear his head. He never managed to though as Fuji slipped her tongue into his mouth when she felt that he was distracted. The Dragon was once again pulled back into his dreams as he responded. Fuji grinded against him as they made out while Ryu groaned. His member was hardening and he just wanted to take her right now.

Both surfaced as they pulled away, gasping for air. Fuji tried again to get Ryu to talk.

Ryu looked regretfully at her. "Fuji, I can't. We're shinobi, you know how we are."

"And nothing I say can change your mind?"

The other could only nod numbly. Next thing he knew, a chakra infused fist connected with his groin again.

Having been caught off guard, Ryu yelled in pain.

Fuji's eyes were now hard and cold. If looks could kill, that would be the one. She spat at the Uchiha and repeated her previous action for good measure.

Panting slightly, she said, "Damn you Tazumi. Damn you."

She turned around and headed for the door. With her hand on the door knob, she looked back and snarled, "And just for your information, I never liked you. That was all just an act to get you to talk. I only love one person and that's Hitori. I hate you! You killed him! We were going to get married next month!" Tears welled up in her eyes and she glared at the Uchiha.

Whipping around, she stormed out. Ibiki entered the room and looked disgustedly at his prisoner.

"Let's continue, shall we?"

Ryu shook his head. "No, let me tell you a secret."

Ibiki's eyes sparkled as he turned his attention to Ryu. Seeing his prisoner shifting, he snickered. "Don't bother struggling. Your chakra has all been absorbed by those chakra rings."

"Well then, maybe you should pay more attention to your prisoner's techniques then."

Ibiki's eyes widened as red flames travelled from the captain's ANBU tattoo to the left side of his face and along his left arm.

Ryu chuckled as the red flames settled down, forming black flames. "As I've said before, they didn't make me ANBU captain for nothing."

That was the last thing Ibiki remembered before the ANBU Torture and Interrogation Department Headquarters exploded.