NARUTO IS OWNED BY MASASHI KISHIMOTO! I JUST ENJOY MESSING AROUND WITH THEM!
THIS COULD BE AN ITA/SAKU OR A SAKU/SHISUI OR EVEN AN ITA/SAKU/SHISUI FIC! NOT SURE YET! VOTES ARE APPRECIATED!
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CHAPTER EIGHT: RETURN TO LAB 66!
CHARACTERS: YAKUSHI KABUTO
RATED FOR VIOLENCE AND POSSIBLE FUTURE LEMONS! DON'T LIKE, DON'T READ! R&R
"What's Lab 66 Sakura-chan? We need all the information you can give us if we're to do this mission correctly." Shisui asked. Sakura was glad of her Anbu mask so they couldn't see the haunted expression on her face. "Lab 66 is the worst of the genetic labs Orochimaru set up when he fled from Konoha. That was the lab I was taken to when my father gave me to Orochimaru to pay his debts." She replied blankly. "How far is it from here?" Kakashi asked in an attempt to keep Sakura from dwelling on her past. "Ten miles northwest of here." Sakura replied. "We should get going if we're going to make it before nightfall." Sai said.
The lab loomed before them as they approached from the northwest. "This is a very large lab." Itachi finally commented. Sakura nodded, mouth dry. "It's one of three labs Orochimaru built to sustain a large amount of people." She replied hoarsely. The pink haired kunoichi took a drink from her canteen and sighed. "Give us the intel Sakura-chan." Shisui encouraged. "There are rotations of guards that patrol the entrances of the lab at various hours. The southern wall is built against a cliff so anyone besides a ninja would fall to their death if they tried to approach it. Similarly there are S-class shinobi guarding that wall because ninja have tried to break in that way many times to shut the lab down. The eastern wall is protected by various genjutsu and ninjutsu traps that aren't set to trigger until there's no way to avoid them. The small lakes that are spread out between the wall and the forest are filled with experiments that were deemed too abnormal to release into society but too valuable to destroy. They're dangerous to shinobi and non-shinobi alike. Only lightning jutsu or ice jutsu can kill them. They're fast and they're strong. Even the smallest of these experiments could drag a full grown male shinobi under the water and kill him easily. Orochimaru was trying to recreate one of the tailed beasts. The aquatic one I believe. The western wall is protected by elite Sound shinobi. They might not give an Anbu team trouble but for normal ninja they're pretty fierce. The northern wall is relatively unguarded for the simple fact that it doesn't need to be defended as much as the other walls because the northern wall is the main entrance and exit to the lab. Lab workers and other various people are constantly going in and out of the gates there. There are various jutsu worked into the stone around the doors that prevents anyone from gaining entrance using a henge or other concealing jutsu to hide who they are. similarly, there are measures in place to foil the Byakugan from seeing inside it. Orochimaru didn't plan for any other type of spying jutsu so a Yamanaka or an Aburame or even an Uchiha could get in and spy quite easily." Sakura replied dispassionately. "So how will we be getting in?" Naruto asked nervously. "Easy. You come with me and I'll get you inside. Oh and welcome home Sakura-chan." A familiar voice said snidely.
"Kabuto." Sakura spat. Her bright eyes were almost black with anger as she glared at the silver haired man that stood before them. "This is not home. My home is Konoha. Where I belong." Sakura addressed his last comment with a sneer. Kabuto merely adjusted his glasses and led them into the compound. "Aren't you curious Sakura-chan why Orochimaru-sama is allowing this to happen?" He teased. "No. I could care less about Orochimaru's asinine plans to become immortal. I could also care less about his stupid genetic experiments to that end. I do care about the children being orphaned so that he can continue his idiocy." Sakura snapped as she forced the memories to the back of her mind. "It's actually quite fortunate that you've returned Sakura-chan. Orochimaru-sama has missed you all these years since you managed to escape." Kabuto said conversationally. "Oh really now? I was of the opinion that narcissistic bastards only missed themselves when they finally shut up and stopped looking in the nearest mirror." Sakura sneered. Kabuto shook his head. "Dearest Sakura-chan Orochimaru-sama adored you. Why do you think he took it so easy on you when you were here. Now that you're back however, he is much pleased. Now I know you won't stay of your own volition so Orochimaru-sama wants to arrange a little trade so to speak." He said pleasantly. "Are you kidding me? I would never trade anything for my freedom. You and that snake bitch can go jump into a fire and burn in hell." Sakura spat. Kabuto smiled widely. "Ah but you misunderstand me. You want this lab shut down don't you? Well in order to do that, you have to give something in return. This is one of our best labs you know. And if you were to agree to our little proposal, you've grown too much for this lab. You'd be placed in a different lab and the experiments would be very different. This lab is only for children and unaltered adults. In fact, Orochimaru-sama is dispatching several squads to round up any surviving children in the six villages we've already attacked as we speak. Isn't that lovely? They'll do wonderfully in this lab." He replied cheerfully.
Sasuke and Sai both caught the pinkette as she lunged forward to attack the silver haired man. "Stop baiting her Kabuto!" Sasuke snapped. "But why should I Sasuke-kun? It's absolutely entertaining to make her so angry." Kabuto laughed. The medic reached out and snatched the mask off Sakura's face and smiled widely. "Oh that anger is so beautiful Sakura-chan." He simpered. Sakura snarled angrily as she tried to reach Kabuto's smug face. "If you even think about touching those children, I'll send you and this entire lab straight to hell!" She warned angrily. "It's too late for that I'm afraid. Look. The first squad has returned with the first round of brats." Kabuto laughed.
"Fine. What's this proposal you're babbling about?" Sakura snarled. "We've been watching your progress in Konoha. Orochimaru-sama is very pleased with your development thus far and has decided that he wants you to come home so he can finish what he started when you were a baby. If you agree to it, all the people we've captured in the last few days will be released as will those kids you're so fond of and they can move on with their useless lives. If you disagree, we'll continue to do what we're doing now and once we're finished with the little villages, we'll set our sights higher until we get to your precious Konoha." Kabuto said cheerfully. "Konoha wouldn't be so foolish as to allow you to infiltrate our village and do as you please there." Shisui pointed out. "But we already have. How do you think we've kept such good tabs on Sakura-chan over here?" Kabuto asked smugly. Sakura searched her memories frantically. "My mother." She breathed in understanding. "That's right. Your mother as you think of her is actually one our more elite Sound kunoichi that took her place when we let you go." Kabuto confirmed. "Where's my real mother then?" Sakura demanded. "Dead of course. She was the first person your father traded for his debt. She didn't survive the experimentation sadly so in a desperate gamble, he traded you in hopes that his debt would be forgiven. Orochimaru-sama obliged him because you were such a perfect specimen for our experiments." Kabuto replied. "How did I get back to Konoha if I was such a valuable specimen? Orochimaru wouldn't have wanted to give me up so easily." Sakura demanded. "That's very true. In fact, Orochimaru-sama was very loath to part with you but if you didn't become a kunoichi, how would he be able to finish his experiments? As a civilian, you would have met the same pathetic fate as your mother so for the greater good, Orochimaru-sama gave you to the kunoichi you have been living with your whole life and allowed you to 'escape' back to Konoha where you have become a very well-rounded, accomplished kunoichi and now it's time to return and finish paying your father's debts." Kabuto replied.
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