The seven long days passed along with six long nights. It was just around eleven at night, all students were sleeping soundly. Nya sat on the bed in the darkened room waiting to make sure everyone was asleep. The guy she had passed in the hall had been acting suspicious whenever she had been near. Nya spoke rarely, interacted with no one except Sakon and Ukon on occasion. Outside of Orochimaru's base, Itachi and Kisame sat waiting for the signal to enter. The three shared one thought, this was way too easy. Nya waited a few more minutes till the last shadow passed.

"It's time." She murmured.

{Nya's P.O.V}

Three...Two...One...The last light went out in the hall. I listened carefully for a few minutes then slid off the bed. The base was very quiet, and it felt like someone was watching me. I brushed the thought aside and continued down the dark corridor to Orochimaru's office. There was a faint bluish light emanating from his live experiment's containers. I pushed the door open, carefully slid in and began my search. Earlier today, I watched as Orochimaru placed the folder I was after in his desk, so that meant that is where my search began and ended. I opened the top right drawer and there sat the file. I smiled wickedly to myself and left the room as discreetly as possible. The door quietly clicked shut behind me and I dug through my makeshift pocket of the ridiculous skirt for my headset.

"Well, well. What do we have here? A rat in the snakes den?" A voice from behind spoke just before I could turn the earbud on.

I turned around to see who it was, as expected it was Orochimaru's little pet Kabuto. He chuckled and approached me. If he thinks I'm cornered, he's dead wrong. Every step he took towards me I stepped back.

"Why don't you give me that file back and I'll pretend I didn't see this."

"You'd have to catch me first."

I took off down the long narrow halls with Kabuto in suit. The halls were like a labyrinth, many students and intruders get lost within them. If my sense's weren't so high, I'd get lost too. I looked behind to see if Kabuto was still behind and he was, in a sense. Clone, he must have run off to get snake face. I stopped suddenly, drew a kunai and turned on the clone. The clone had continued to run at me and I cut it in half causing the jutsu to be undone. If Kabuto really wen to find Orochimaru, then I need to get out into the open. I hurried down the hall and turned the earpiece on as I ran.

"* Static* Nya, Nya *Static* Where are you? *Static*" Itachi's voice was coming in and out of the device.

"Still in the base, I got caught. I'll deal with them and meet you at the randevu point." I responded, Itachi's end went dead silent.

"* Static* Hey Nya, we're heading in to help. *Static*" Kisame sounded as if he was running already.

"No, stay put. I can handle this."

"* Static* Static* Uh, yeah too late for that. Itachi and I are already in.* Static*"

Damnit, "Just stay out, I'll be fine." I growled and turned the corner of the hall.

Out of memory I had ran to the open training area of Orochimaru's base. This isn't what I meant by in the open. I growled to myself and turned to leave. Before I could Sakon and Ukon blocked my exit. I looked to the other door and it was blocked by Orochimaru's 'prize students', and standing in between me and them was the snake himself. Adrenaline began to kick in, I didn't want to run. No, I want to kill him and his little pets too. An all too familiar evil smirk graced my lips and my kekkei genkai awakened, They are so dead. I quickly drew my katana and charged head on at the snake.

{Itachi's P.O.V}

Nya...please don't do anything stupid...Kisame and I ran through the maze of a hall trying to get to Nya. The traps haven't helped us at all, the traps ranged from tripwire to explosives and even some of his students. I kept a careful tab on Nya's chakra and a few minutes ago it spiked as if she had released her kekkei genkai. Knowing her, she's probably run into Orochimaru and is fighting him right now. Though the spike made it easier to pin-point her, it made me worry. I know what Orochimaru can do if you're not careful and I know he had a love for strong, young and beautiful bodies.

"Itachi, dead end ahead." Kisame pointed to the wall.

"Make it an entrance, Nya's in that direction."

Kisame picked up his speed, drew his sword and cut a hole in the wall. Just after we got through we were faced with a muscular student of Orochimaru. He looked to be guarding, well more or less watching something in the other room. Kisame and I peered around him and my heart nearly stopped. In the room, Nya was already fighting Orochimaru and for the first time I'd ever seen Nya was losing the fight. Orochimaru was in his home turf, he knew how to manipulate the surroundings. Nya on the other hand was in a new place, putting her at a disadvantage. But what else caught my attention was the outfit she was in, It's...it's so...revealing. I don't think she's ever shown that much skin. Granted her normal outfit is less than this but she always wore her cloak so it wasn't as bad...that look in Orochimaru's eyes...No! Without thinking I trapped the student in a genjutsu and rushed in towards Nya.

"Nya, get back!"

Nya pulled back and turned towards us. Her kekkei genkai was activated and her chakra visibly flowed off her body. Nya's face pinched together in frustration. She looked as if she was about to yell at us but before she could, Orochimaru attacked. Using his snake abilities, he expanded his arm and wrapped it around Nya's small frame and held her up in the air. Nya struggled in his hold but the hold grew tighter causing her to gasp and whimper.

"L-lightning..style-"

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Nya." Orochimaru stopped nya before she could finish her jutsu. "If you do that, you would kill yourself. You see I've adapted my skin to be a more rubbery substance. The only conductor in this hold would be you."

Nya went back to struggling. I was frozen in my place, if I hadn't called out to her then she wouldn't have got caught. Orochimaru licked his lips while looking over Nya as if she was his play toy. His head began to curl around like a snake and lunged towards Nya. In an effort to dodge Nya pulled her right arm out of his hold and in front of her face.

"Grahhh!" Nya screamed out in pain.

"Nya!" Kisame and I yelled and rushed towards them.

{ Third Person P.O.V}

Orochimaru unwound himself from Nya causing the girl to fall towards the ground limp and in pain. Before she hit the floor Itachi had managed to run over and catch her. Kisame stood in front of his partners and created a diversion. He looked back at the two and could feel Itachi's pain. Itachi looked down at Nya who was clenching her left hand over where Orochimaru bit her.

"Itachi, we've got to go." He urged his partner.

With a half aware nod, Itachi stood up with Nya in his arms and they ran out of the base. Kisame's diversion gave them more than enough time to get away and back to the Akatsuki base. When they got there they rushed to their infirmary. The other members quickly followed behind them and as soon as Itachi laid Nya down Kakazu began to treat her. He pried her hand off of her right arm. When her hand was removed there was a mark forming where Orochimaru bit her. The mark looked like a flower in a mess of boxes. The other members began to help Kakazu with the treatment, all but Itachi. Itachi couldn't bear to look at Nya while she was in so much pain. While the others were bustling around, Itachi slipped out of the room and into his room.