Oh my god wow, I'm so sorry for the underlining of the last chapter. I just wanted to get it up as soon as possible. Sorry. My bad. Anyways the last chapter was a little longer. Yay. And then I found out that the line breaks weren't there. So I'm sorry for that too.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the manga of anime and if I did Karin wouldn't be in the fucking story line.
This town reminded Naruto of the land of Waves. It was small but busy even at night. They had spend most of the day in their hotel room, resting up. Yurihakudo was a seriously prosperous town. Even though this town wasn't that big, it lit up like a fireworks parade. Every street sign was glowing, all the lights were on to welcome customers, and the aroma of the town made Naruto's mouth water. But he couldn't think about food right now. He needed to find Sakura, not to mention Sasuke.
"Let's check the hotels first, see if they saw a girl check in," Neji suggested. It was obvious that the kidnapper didn't kidnap her a her hotel room, otherwise there would be a hole in one of the inns' walls. So Neji came up with the next best thing.
"We should split up, there's no danger around here and we'll cover more ground in less time," Shikamaru added to the plan. Neji nodded and looked at the other team members, they nodded as well. "Right, Neji take the north east part, Lee take the north west part, Naruto, you take the south east part, and I'll take the south west part, understand?"
"Hai," then puffs of smoke were all that was left in the middle of the street, being swept away by the wind.
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The south east part of town just so happened to be the freaking red light distract. From where Naruto was walking down the street, women in brothel's called out to him for a 'fun night'. It made Naruto shiver in disgust and you could see the comical expression on his green face.
When the first hotel had come in sight, Naruto thought it was a hotel. Too bad for him it turned out to be dominatrix house and all the girls thought he was so cute that they wanted to show him what a 'real woman' was. Naruto ran so fast his shadow couldn't keep up with him. So from now on Naruto picked hotel looking buildings a lot more carefully. Just in case he was jumped by girls again.
His jacket was ripped in several places and there was scratch on his left check with lipstick residue on the other. His pants were scuffed up and also ripped in many places. The sad part was, was that this was Naruto's favorite jacket. He walked on mourning the loss of his jacket and he wondered if Hinata could fix it up for him. The thought made his face heat a little.
As he walked on, he subconsciously noticed that he was outside the red light distract and was coming to the center of town. There he found a hotel looking building and he kept starring at it like an idiot. He was hesitant to go in, but he figured that he could keep by the door in case anyone was going to try to jump him.
So walking into the little plain place the bell above the door gave ring. Looking around, the lobby was homey with the light blue coloring and dark blue carpeting.
I wonder if that carpet comes in orange. I gotta get the name of their hotel decorator.
Pushing that thought away for now he looked up at the clerk. He was a little older than Naruto but Naruto was taller by few inches.
"Need a room?" the man asked pleasantly. Naruto looked at him and walked up to the counter leaning on it.
"No, but I do need to know if a girl about my age with pink hair came for a room two days ago," Naruto asked a returning question. The man shook his head.
"That's confidential, sir, I can't give out that information," he said. Naruto grimaced, this was the last hotel in his area to search and he wanted a freaking answer. So he took out a kunai pointing it lethally at the man behind the desk.
"'Confidential' can bite me, I want to know if she was here," he said lowly and dangerously so this man would tell him were to go. The man looked at the knife and then back to the man holding it.
"R-room 18," he finally managed to spit out before running into, what Naruto thought was, a staff lounge. Then chakra suddenly pricked through the air, and if that didn't clue you in then the creepy presence behind Naruto was enough.
"What are you looking for, teme?" the blonde asked turning around to see the Uchiha's expressionless as per usual. At the question the said man narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I could ask you the same thing, dobe," Sasuke countered. Damn it, why didn't I sense for chakra before I came in here. But it was too late now, Naruto saw him and there was no escaping a heated discussion. At Sasuke's comment, Naruto looked pissed and sad at the same time. He's trying to find Sakura. Idiot, doesn't he know the Akatsuki want to skin him alive.
"I doubt you'd care, teme," the Uzumaki returned looking slightly dejected. Sasuke felt a pang of guilt but it passed quickly. He regretted nothing that he's done.
"Probably, but say it anyway, I'm sure I'm not going to leave this place without hearing it anyway," Sasuke said leaning on the wall beside the door.
"Sakura's been kidnapped," Naruto said. He was slightly amazed at what Sasuke said but reminded himself that his scent was all over Sakura after the mission and if he did anything to hurt her again that he was going to have him hung, drawn, and quartered. A little old style but Naruto could live with it.
"So I've heard, stop looking at me like that, dobe," Sasuke sounded irritated and Naruto was unconsciously glaring at Sasuke. Upon hearing Sasuke say that he heard about Sakura, he, as always, jumped to conclusions. Even if they were right.
"Wait, so, you're looking for her too?" Naruto was stunned at the assumption but couldn't help hoping it was true.
"Hn," was the response. Grinning, Naruto walked up to Sasuke, but when he got there the grin turned to a look of seriousness.
"What did you do to her the last time you two saw each other?" Naruto asked in all seriousness.
"Nothing she didn't want me to," Sasuke said. The time came back to him and he inwardly shivered at how she felt pressed against him.
"She still loves you," Naruto said it with more intensity than he meant, but at the moment he didn't care. Naruto wanted Sasuke to know what would happen if he broke Sakura's heart. Again.
"I know," that was all he could say. Sasuke was not going to confess his feelings to the dobe, he barely confessed them to himself and he was not saying anything that might send everything to hell. He had his Uchiha pride to take care of after all.
"Teme, so help me God, if you do anything to her--" he was cut off.
"Dobe, shut up. I don't intend on doing anything that your thinking of," he cut in the Naruto rant. Sasuke knew from experience that those could last forever. Naruto brightened up now that he had Sasuke's word.
"So, you going to come look for her?" he asked with the idiotic grin in place. Sasuke raised his eyebrows.
"I already know where she is, dobe, I'm just resting here that way I won't be tired when I get her," Sasuke told him. He was an Uchiha but he got wiped out. From Sand to Cloud wasn't easy or a piece of cake.
"You do? Then why are we hear, teme, let's go," Naruto grabbed Sasuke's arm and pulled him down the hall to room 18. The hotel clerk didn't give him a key so he kicked the door down and stepped in dragging a pissed off looking Sasuke in tow. Once in the room Naruto let Sasuke go and looked around.
"Her pack is still here," he said noticing a tannish looking pack by the bed. He crossed the plain looking room and picked it up. "Most of her weapons are here too."
"Hn," Sasuke couldn't care less what she left here. There was no left over chakra present so she wasn't kidnapped here.
"You don't think she'd run away, do you?" Naruto voiced his concern as it was bugging him to get someone's opinion.
"No, she doesn't run away," Sasuke put simply. But he knew she didn't run away, nothing could possess her to do that.
Take me with you.
Those words accompanied that thought. She would run away, but she would run away to him. But, if that was the reason then she would have found him already.
"Yeah, there's nothing else here. Come on," Naruto said. For the first time in his life Sasuke followed Naruto. When they were out on the street Sasuke laid down his law.
"I'm not joining what ever team your on," Sasuke bluntly said to get it out in the open. Naruto pouted like a little kid.
"Why not, teme?" he asked crossing his arms over his chest.
"Because you'll slow me down," Sasuke also crossed his arms acrossed his chest. The two 'men' stood there glaring in a blue and black battle. Passersby thought that one or both of them would end up black and blue before someone intervened.
"How so, teme? You don't know how much stronger I've gotten. I could kick your ass in a heartbeat," the blonde boasted. Sasuke smirked. Out of all the fights he had, the fun fights were with Naruto.
"Wanna bet?" the Uchiha challenged. They got in fighting stance, ready to pummel the shit out of each other.
"Stop fighting. It's such a drag," a voice broke through the excitement fog of a fight.(A/N: take your best guess!) Naruto looked up to see Shikamaru crouching on the roof a tea shop to his right. He relaxed as Shikamaru jumped down and looked at Sasuke. "What are you doing out here?"
Naruto jumped in before Sasuke could get his answer in. If he intended to answer, that is.
"He's looking for Sakura too, so he can come with us," Naruto rushed out. The Uchiha glared at him, Naruto ignored it. Shikamaru looked like he was considering it.
"Dobe, I said I wasn't going with you," a pissed off Sasuke said through his teeth. Shikamaru looked back up from thinking.
"I think it's a good idea," Shikamaru said not listening to what Sasuke said.
"No. Absolutely not," Neji appeared in a poof glaring with the Byakugan. The reflex was to turn on the Sharingan, which Sasuke did. Both glared so many daggers that Tenten would be overwhelmed with the amount. If looks could kill, Shikamaru thought to himself not really feeling like voicing his thoughts. So he voiced a fact.
"If Sasuke came with us, we wouldn't have to deal with Orochimaru, as he'd be too preoccupied with Sasuke so we could just grab Sakura and bring her back in one piece," was the fact and reason Shikamaru came up with. A wind picked up and with it bringing Lee. He heard Shikamaru's reason.
"Yes, then we could get to Sakura faster," Lee said. Neji would hear none of this.
"We are not having an S-class traitor join our ranks," he insisted.
"It's not like he's trying to make us join Sound. We should let him come with us," Shikamaru reasoned. Lee and Naruto nodded. Sasuke looked exasperated. If he tried to get rid of Naruto he'd waste time, but if he went with them they'd attract more attention than he wanted. It was more logical to go with them.
"I just don't trust him," Neji explained. Lee jumped in.
"You don't have to. He's a distraction and he'll part ways after this is over," Lee said.
"Yeah. Now, teme, where's Sakura?" Naruto asked turning his attention to Sasuke once more. Sasuke let out a mental sigh. When he said he was going after Sakura, he didn't think it'd be this much trouble.
"She's in a place outside the hidden village. I don't know anything else," he said monotoned.
"Well, that narrows it down, there's only one more town outside the village that he could be, then," Shikamaru concluded. Neji turned to the Uchiha.
"Don't you know where this base is?" Neji asked semi-sarcastic. Sasuke's eyes narrowed involuntarily.
"No, if I did, I'd be there by now," Sasuke said, more challenging the Hyuuga than anything else.
"So, she's near the town of Yasuki. There's not many places to have base, it should be easy to find," Lee said trying to keep some peace so Neji and Sasuke didn't kill each other.
"Let's go now," Shikamaru suggested. In a flash no one was on the street that they had just occupied.
Sakura felt like she was about to hurl. For the past hour she had been fighting wave after wave of nausea. Another round had just washed over her and she suppressed her vomit, only throwing up a little in the mouth. She tried to stand only to suffer from dizziness and sink back down the grungy walls of her cell.
God, what the hell kind of disease did she catch?!
This is bullshit! The next time Orochimaru comes here I'm going to demand what the hell is happening to me, then kill him and Kabuto.
Yeah, that'd be a great idea…… if we could fucking stand up, Sakura yelled at her inner.
If we don't get out of here, we'll die. And not from starvation, Inner Sakura said, a little on the desperate side.
I will not die here, I refuse to die here, Sakura thought, determination filling her sick and tired body.
And you think I wanna die here? Fuck that, Inner Sakura sounded out.
Do you think Tsunade knows I'm gone? Sakura asked her inner.
Oh hell yes. We're never late, I'm sure she knows. Bad thing is, is that she doesn't know where to look, Inner Sakura sounded positive on that note.
Naruto?
Yep. I don't doubt the dobe is about to search and destroy, Inner Sakura said nodded her imaginary head.
Idiot. The Akatsuki are going to skin him alive, Sakura worried.
That's too scary a possibility to think about. What about Sasuke? Do think he knows where we are? Inner Sakura asked.
Maybe, but I doubt he heard that we're here, Sakura sounded dejected.
There were footsteps coming from the hallway. Sakura's head went up to golden eyes that looked creepier the last time she saw them. Sakura suppressed a shiver. This man scared her and he dictated how long she would live. In her current state she couldn't fight him and win. Hell, she couldn't even stand.
"How's my favorite little cherry blossom?" Orochimaru asked. His tongue slid out of his mouth like snake before he laughed a little creepily. From her position sitting down she felt weak and a little frightened, but she refused to show it.
"How the hell do you think I am? What did you do to me?" she demanded answers. And by God, she would get them.
"I hope we're not getting too sick, I still need you to live," he smiled, making her involuntarily back up on her butt.
"Tell me what you did to me," she demanded again. Damn it, what did it take for a freaking straight answer?
"Sakura, you spoil my fun. Don't worry, if worst comes to worst then I'll slow down the process. I just wanted to make sure you were still alive," with that he turned and walled away. The footsteps he created fading, giving her an ominous feeling.
Do you think he applies the purple eye shadow or is it on there permanently? Inner Sakura wondered to herself.
I, personally, can't see him standing in front of his mirror putting on make-up. So, I'm going to go with an 'I don't want to know', Sakura said closing her eyes, as they were to heavy to keep open.
A/N: that took forever. I was so worried about the Naruto and Sasuke meeting thing. I wanted Sasuke to join the team but I was like ' do it in a Sasuke way'. is that scene okay or totally not believable? Let me know by pressing the cut little button. And this is my longest chapter yet. Go me!