"Whaaaaat?!" Naruto yelled. "He got away?!"

"There was nothing we could do Naruto. We didn't have the strength to fight him full on anyway. That new jutsu of his takes down Sasuke in one sweep." Shikamaru explained.

"Is this true Sasuke?"

"Yes, Naruto. This new jutsu of his tortures his victim, making them feel the pain of the curse mark that Orochimaru used to control his subjects."

"But you no longer have the curse mark." Sakura stated.

"You do not have to have the cursemark for his jutsu to take effect. But if you do have it, or at one time had it, the pain of his jutsu doubles or even triples."

"Well we need to make sure that he does not use that jutsu on any of us. Did you find any flaws in the jutsu as you were fighting him?" Naruto asked.

"Yes. It seems that he can only use the jutsu on one person at a time." Shikamaru explaned.

"But he does plan on building onto that jutsu and be able to use it on more than one person. Kind of like how you built off of the Rasengan." Sasuke said.

"I see. Well I will talk to the other Kages about this. In the meantime, I will see if we can come up with a good strategy for how we shall deal with Madara's new jutsu. Sasuke, I want you to come with me when I go to the Kage Summit."

"Alright."

"Alright. I will send a message to each of the Kages and once I have received word that they will be coming, I will summon you again. You are all dismissed."

As Sasuke and Sakura walked out, Sakura began to speak.

"Sasuke… Why did you go with them? Why did you not fight them?"

"I didn't want anything to happen to you. And, judging by the way that one ninja was able to restrain you so easily, there was no doubt in my mind that they could restrain me. It may have taken more than one, but whatever they did to you that made you unable to fight back was pretty powerful." Sasuke replied.

"I see. So were you planning on taking them on once you were away from the village?"

"I was thinking about it. But I wasn't sure how to do it. And when Madara showed up…"

"Yea."

"Come on." Sasuke said taking her hand into his. "Let's go home."

"Alright." Sakura said as she smiled at Sasuke.

Once they got home, Sasuke pressed Sakura up against the wall and started kissing her.

"S-Sasuke…" Sakura began to say.

"I missed you… and last night was not enough."

"I agree…" Sakura said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.