Kazaki was sitting in his private office in the front of the building; it was the only room located near the main entrance. He was counting out the money that the morning had brought in when someone knocked on the door. "What is it?" The masculine man asked with an irritated voice.

A man popped his head in the door. "We have a problem, sir."

"What kind of a problem?" He asked; if it was something stupid, this poor guard was going to regret bothering him.

"The Uchiha boy, he hit his client."

"Shit..." Kazaki rose from his seat.

The overweight customer was yelling at the employees about Sasuke's behavior. "That kid shouldn't even be here! He is a worthless little brat! Is this kind of thing okay around here?"

"Please calm down, sir," Kazaki's tone changed to a pleasant and civilized one, "would you care to explain what happened for me?"

"That kid gave me a nose bleed! He punched me in the face!"

The whiny voice of said obese man disgusted even Mr. Yamada. "I apologize, but you were warned that he was not ready."

"That's what the one guy said, but you tried to convince me that it was fine!"

"I did no such thing. I merely mentioned his lineage."

"You shouldn't be marketing kids that act like that."

"I apologize for his behavior; perhaps we can settle on an agreement?" Kazaki asked; if this got out, business would decline, resulting in the debt of his village once again. "You can have two sessions for free in exchange for this experience, as well as keeping this quiet."

"Two for this plus one for not mentioning it." The man replied.

"Very well..." Kazaki agreed. The larger male said something about being late for work and rushed out the door shortly after.

"Where's the kid?" He growled to his subordinates.

"Daisuke put him back in his cell." One man said, pointing towards Sasuke's chamber where a man was locking the door.

Kazaki walked over to the man securing Sasuke's chamber. "Thank you, Daisuke, but I'll take things from here."

"Yes, sir!" The thin man was taken off guard from the sudden appearance of his superior. Sasuke was also shocked by the voice; it sounded unexpectedly calm.

"I'll ask you the same question as your client: what happened?" He reopened the gate closing off the Uchiha. All of the boys around Sasuke watched the situation unfold; the chain link separators allowed most to clearly see him.

"Take your time," the older male said, "I'll wait."

"I... I didn't know what to do." Sasuke spoke quite loudly; he didn't want to receive another strike from speaking too softly.

"So you punched him?"

"No, I-"

"So you didn't punch him?"

"I did, but-"

"You better get your story straight." Kazaki hissed; this man had serious mood swings. "I have to give you credit, though... Most of these other kids don't have the guts to do something like that. They clung to every word I said from the moment I touched them. You certainly have a strong fighting spirit; it's quite a challenge, but I'm up for a challenge."

Sasuke stared with wide eyes. Was this man mad at him? It was hard to tell. "I suppose this thing is my fault. I should have realized that you weren't ready for this yet... However, you still cost me a lot of money, and you disobeyed me." His voice grew colder and darker. "For that, you are going to pay."

Dark colored eyes watched as their master dragged Sasuke back to the training room... It was horrifying for the children to watch, but this new boy made their mistakes seem minuscule, so his treatment was accepted by them.

••••••

Since the town Asuma was in provided the information about said brothel, the two jonin began their quest for information at that location. They had both removed their headbands and changed into regular attire rather than the standard shinobi uniform. Kakashi went as far to use a transformation jutsu to disguise his identity; the scar over his eye and face mask would be cause for suspicion.

It was dark when they arrived, and Asuma suggested checking the bar first. Drunk people spilled information like leaky faucets, so it seemed like a logical approach.

Kakashi and Asuma sat at a table near the entrance. Two men came waltzing in several moments later.

"You're lucky you weren't working today," one of the men said, "the boss got real mad."

They took a seat at the bar and continued to converse. "I heard some guy got punched." The other replied.

"Yeah, that new kid hit him in the face," the conversation sounded relatively normal; it appeared to be a problem between coworkers. "It gave him a nose bleed; I don't blame the kid though. That guy was gross."

"Was it a regular?"

"Yeah," the other gulped down some alcohol, "it was that rich, fat guy... Saburo Kimura."

The other man started busting up. "He had it coming! That guy is nasty!"

"Yeah," the first began to laugh, too, "it made the boss mad, though. He had to give Kimura the next three times free to stay quiet."

Kakashi and Asuma stopped listening to these guys; they were clearly just talking over their job. They started to look around the bar for other people that may be speaking about something relevant, but were quickly drawn back to the other two.

"So the new kid, huh? I didn't think anyone would be willing to deny the boss."

"I didn't think it would happen either, but that Uchiha sure made it look easy."

"So what did he get in return for his little act of rebellion?" By now, both jonin were intently listening.

"I kinda feel bad for the kid..." The first man sighed. "That happened at twelve, and when I left at four, the kid was still in the back room with the boss."

"You're too soft, Daisuke. The kid deserves it for not listening." The two men started talking about something else and continued to down more alcohol.

"They work for the guy who got Sasuke, Kakashi," Asuma whispered, "and it's clear that they are keeping his name a secret. They keep calling him 'boss.'"

"I guess that rules out Kei as a suspect... They are talking about a man. He does have Sasuke, though."

"So what do you want to do?"

"Let's tail one of them; he'll probably go there tomorrow."

"Sounds like a plan."

••••••

The two shinobi were hidden amongst the brush outside of Daisuke's apartment complex. The sun had finally come up after hours of darkness. Time seemed to drag on forever in Kakashi's mind, for he knew he would see Sasuke the following day.

They saw the skinny man emerge from the building and journey out of the town. He traveled down a little path leading that went on for several miles. It eventually lead to a large building.

Said structure looked abandoned. It was run down and shabby, but that would be a good place to run such a service.

"Are you ready, Asuma?" Kakashi asked, still in his transformed mode.

"I guess we'll have to go in if we want to figure this out and get Sasuke back," Asuma replied, "what's our plan?"

"I'll look for Sasuke, and you should stay out here. Be ready in case something goes wrong."

"Got it."

The man in disguise headed for the front doors, prepared for the shock lying behind them. Mental preparation was not enough to prepare him for the sight, however.

Even for a man who had killed numerous people, this was terrifying. There were probably around one hundred boys chained to walls, each with an independent cell made of wire fencing. He still had to carry out the mission, though.

Kakashi began to walk down the first row of kids, trying not to look at them too closely. Though he wanted to get all of there poor souls away from whoever kidnapped them, his priority was to find out who the man was. It would be pointless to free these children if more would he taken in their place.

He had walked through the whole building, but the Uchiha was no where to be found.

A man came up to him; it was the thin one from the bar. His name was Daisuke, if Kakashi could recall correctly. "Would you like the rates on any of them?"

"Actually," Kakashi started, "I was informed that there is an Uchiha here. I would like to see him."

"He's not available at the moment," Daisuke replied, "the boss decided that he needs more training before taking on another client."

"Could I speak with this boss?" Kakashi asked.

"I understand why you would like a session with that kid," the employee said, "but the boss said that kid isn't ready yet."

Kakashi couldn't blow his cover by pressing for Sasuke; it would seem suspicious if he continued to ask about him. However, he figured out a way to find out some information...

"I'll take this one, then." He said, gesturing to a random boy.

"Yes sir; please go to room six. He will join you in a moment." The jonin felt awful that these boys were forced to do this kind of thing on a daily basis, and he couldn't imagine the mental and physical toll it would take.

It took less than a minute after Kakashi was in the room for the young boy to join him. The young one quickly approached the jonin, stopping only about a foot away.

"What would you like me to do for you?" The kid asked.

"I only have one thing to ask of you," Kakashi responded.

"I'll do anything!" The boy replied. He must have gone through so much in order to offer that...

"Could you tell me the name of the man who owns this place?"

The boy took a step back. He looked cautiously at Kakashi; why would he want to know such a thing? All of the people who came to this place only wanted one thing, and it wasn't to chat.

"I... I can't tell you that..."

"Please," Kakashi begged, "I need to know his name. I was assigned to free you from this place, but in order to do that, I need to know who put you here."

"B-but if he finds out I told you, he... He'll make me go to the back room..." The fear was obvious in this child's eyes. "That's what happened to the new kid..."

Kakashi knew that Sasuke was the new kid that this boy was speaking of, and since the Uchiha was not out in the main section, he was probably still in this back room.

"I only want to help you," Kakashi tried to comfort the scared boy, "I can get you out of here, but I have to know who put you in here."

Kakashi had thought about just taking down all of the adults at this location, but if their boss was not here, it would be counter productive. The man would realize that people were after him and make it more difficult to find him the next time...

"His name is..." The boy lowered his voice to a low whisper. "... Mr. Yamada... That's what the guards call him, anyway..."

"Yamada?" Kakashi asked. "Do you know his first name?"

"N-no..." The boy whispered. "Please don't tell them I told you!"

"I won't tell them anything," Kakashi smiled a visible smile; his transformation was not wearing a mask, "thank you. I'll get you out of here."

The child did not know what to say; no one had ever cared about his life once he was in this place. All he could do was hope that the man before him was no lying.

Kakashi messed up his clothes a bit and told the boy to lay down on the bed. "They won't know we talked if you pretend that we didn't. I have to go now; thank you again!"

The jonin left the room and paid the employee at the entrance a hefty price. He met up with Asuma a little further up the road before transforming back into his regular state.

"How did it go, Kakashi?" The dark haired man asked.

"I couldn't find Sasuke... He was in a back room set aside for training," he cringed at the word, "but I did find out something worth out while. A boy told me that the man who brought him there is named Mr. Yamada."

"Yamada!? That's the name of that village leader!" Asuma exclaimed. "I thought her husband was dead?"

"He was said to have committed suicide, so that leaves us with two possibilities... This man is not involved with her, though I don't believe that is the case," Kakashi admitted, "or Kazaki Yamada faked his death."

"Considering all of the victims are similar to the Yamadas' son, I'm guessing the latter is correct," Asuma said, "but now we need to figure out why."

"That leaves us with two options: he could have killed his son, and them faked his death to get out of the public eye, which would allow his new business to start..."

"Or he and his wife planned this as revenge for their son and a way to pull their village back out of the debt that resulted from their lack of leadership after that incident." Asuma finished, and both were leaning towards the last option. "We should report this to Lady Tsunade; then we can figure out our next move."

"Yeah," Kakashi agreed, "with this new information, she can authorize the use of force against Kei Yamada; something we couldn't do before since she is the leader of another town."

"Let's go, then!"