A/N: Due to the fact that this chapter is very short, I'm releasing it early. Which means this week will feature three chapters instead of the usual two. Please enjoy and don't forget to review.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto


"Tarnock-sama, we have apprehended some intruders sneaking around our hideout.." a foot soldier said.

"Intruders? Who are they?" Tarnock asked.

"They seem to be hidden leaf ninja. What do you suppose we do with them?" the foot soldier asked.

"They ain't my problem. Just let them rot for all I care. Cain-sama won't be too happy if we are pushed behind schedule because of some hidden leaf ninja who stumbled upon this place." Tarnock said.

"But Tarnock-sama, you don't want to know why hidden leaf ninja were snooping around here?" the foot soldier asked.

"Hmmmm, that's a good question. I'll let Cain-sama know about this, we haven't been outside of Yugakure for three years, so nobody knows about our plans. Maybe its just a coincidence that they came here. Make sure they don't escape, we might have to do some interrogating." Tarnock said as he left to inform Cain of the intruders.

"Yes Tarnock-Sama" the soldier said as he went to check the prisoners.


In the Main Hall

Tarnock made his way toward Cain's private chambers, as he opened the door, Cain was watching as the Jashin Stone was being extracted from Hidan's now dead corpse.

"Cain-sama, there has been word of intruders from the hidden leaf. They have been captured, what do you want to do with them?" Tarnock asked bowing in Cain's presence.

"Kill them. We don't have time to deal with rats." Cain said.

"What do you think their reason is for being here?" Tarnock asked.

"It doesn't matter. They are of no importance to me. Get rid of them." Cain said.

"Yes Cain-sama." Tarnock said as he disappeared into the darkness.


Inside the Dungeon

"Wh-What happened?" Konohamaru said as he came to, his vision blurry from just waking up. When his vision returned, he noticed that his teammates were still knocked out.

"Sensei!" Konohamaru called but he got no reply. He tried to move his hands, but they were shackled above his head.

"When did we get put in shackles?" Konohamaru wondered. "They must've did this while we were knocked out. I need to wake everyone up before they decide to kill us."

Suddenly, Ebisu violently awoke, smacking his head against the wall. When he came to he said:

"Wh-Who-Where are we?" Ebisu asked.

"We've been captured sensei." Konohamaru said.

"How long have we been out? Ebisu asked.

"I don't know sensei. Maybe a few hours, can't tell for sure, but we need to wake Hanabi and get out of here." Konohamaru said. "Hanabi!"

Konohamaru's loud yelling caused her to jump out of her sleep in suprise. When she managed to recollect herself, she asked:

"Where are we?"

"We've been captured Hanabi, all thanks to my dim-witted student over there." Ebisu said angry at everything that happened.

"Ebisu-sensei, there is no need to blame me for this. It's not like I made you come with me." Konohamaru fired back.

"Please guys, can we not argue amongst each other. We have to stay calm and find a way out of here." Hanabi said trying to calm them down.

"Tch, she's right. Let's try to get out of these shackles so we can leave this place." Ebisu said.

Try as they might, it was no way the shackles were going to be broken. Frustrated, they tried to come up with a plan.

"Any ideas Ebisu-sensei? Hanabi?" Konohamaru asked.

"Unfortunately no, I don't have any ideas. As far as I can see, we're stuck, because of you." Ebisu said.

"Well I'm sorry Ebisu-sensei, I didn't mean for this to happen. All I wanted was to finally get these guys." Konohamaru said.

"Well do you see how far that's gotten us? No where! You such skill as a ninja, but you are constantly held back by your inability to take direction or make a sound decision. You would be Jonin by now if you weren't such a hot-head!" Ebisu said as he vented his anger.

Konohamaru knew Ebisu was right, so he didn't protest, all he did was sulk his head.

"Yeah, I'm just a big failure aren't I?" Konohamaru asked in a depressed voice.

Ebisu didn't want to break Konohamaru's spirit, so he just changed the subject.

"Hanabi, you have any ideas." Ebisu asked.

She sat there, thinking of all the options they had of making an escape, when it hit her.

"I may have something. Konohamaru-kun, you're a sage right?" Hanabi asked.

"Um yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?" he asked not knowing where she was getting at.

"In sage mode, isn't your strength nearly triple what it is now? If so, maybe you could break free from these metal shackles." she said.

Konohamaru's face lit up like a light bulb.

"That's not a bad idea, I'm surprised that didn't cross my mind earlier. You're amazing Hanabi." Konohamaru said.

"T-Thank you." she replied blushing a little.

"Alright, here goes nothing" Konohamaru said as he sat completely still and began taking in nature energy. About fifteen seconds later, his eyes had become frog-like and green coloring appeared around his eye lids. Once he reached sage mode, he used all his strength to pull the shackles apart, and to his surprise, they snapped with relative ease.

"Wow, I thought that would be a lot harder." Konohamaru said surprised at his new strength.

"I almost forgot how powerful sage mode was. I haven't seen it since Pein invaded Konoha several years ago. To think this knuckle head could learn such a powerful form." Ebisu thought as he was broken free from his shackles, along with Hanabi.

"Alright, now let's get out of here." Konohamaru said but noticed they were still behind metal bars.

"No worries, I'll just bust it down" Konohamaru said.

"Yeah and alert everyone in the hideout, there's no way you could bust down that door and not attract attention." Ebisu protested.

"Well what do you expect me to do Ebisu-sensei?" Konohamaru asked.

Just as Ebisu was about to answer, footsteps were heard coming there way.

"Someone's coming. Hide quickly." Ebisu said as they jumped onto the ceiling using the chakra in their feet to stick to it.

Suddenly, the door to the cell opened and a guy that looked like a grunt walked in.

"Wh-Where did they go? There's no way they could have busted out of here." the soldier said.

And out of nowhere, Konohamaru came crashing down, knocking the guy out.

"Whew, that was a close one. Good ears Ebisu-sensei" Konohamaru said.

"Thanks, now check to see if he has keys on him or some sort of map." Ebisu said.

Konohamaru searched the man's body, but only found keys.

"This is all he has sensei." Konohamaru said as he held up the keys.

"Those may be of use to us, keep them." Ebisu said.

"Yes sensei." Konohamaru said as he pocketed the keys.

"Now let's get out of here" Ebisu said as they exited the cell.

As they walked, Hanabi noticed that the corridor was unfamiliar.

"This doesn't look like the hall we were in when we were trapped in that room. Perhaps we were moved when we were knocked out." Hanabi said.

"You know what, this corridor is a bit different from what I remembered. Which means we don't know where we're going" Konohamaru said.

"I got a feeling it isn't going to be a easy task getting out of here" Ebisu said expecting the worst to happen.


The Main Hall

"Tarnock-sama, th-the prisoners have escaped." a soldier said.

"Escaped? What the hell do you mean escaped? You and your pathetic group of thugs couldn't watch them long enough for me to kill them! You are useless! And you know how I feel about people who are useless, don't you?" Tarnock asked.

"Ye-Yes Tarnock-sama, we wi-will make sure they pay for what they have done." the soldier said filled with fear.

"Too late." Tarnock said as he pierced the man with his blade.

Blood splattered everywhere as the man fell to the floor.

"They may have escaped the cell, but that whole area is full of traps. They won't make it out alive easily, and if by chance they do, I'll be waiting to finish them off." Tarnock said with a devious grin on his face.


Expect chapters 10 and 11 this week. Later :)