Umi turned around and led the way down the hallways. Along the way, a group of four little girls ran out of a room and down the hall towards the six.

"Umi-chan, Jatsu-chan!" They shouted happily.

The little girl at the front grinned as she jumped into Umi's arms. Umi grunted at the impact and lifted the little one up.

"Who're they?" The others asked in unison, pointing towards Nikito and Kazue.

"They're here to help." Jatsu stated with a smile.

The one in Umi's arms glared at the two. "As in whip us when we're not trying too hard, and starving us to push us more?"

Nikito's eyes widened as he gritted his teeth. The group of girls all looked unhealthy and were so skinny he could see even see some of their bones. Jatsu shook her head with a frown. "No... I mean they're coming with us to free all of you. But you must stay with the other girls until we can finish this... mission... alright?"

The girls sighed and nodded. Umi let the little girl in her arms down and she walked over to stand in front of Nikito, reaching up to grab his jacket and pull his face down closer. "You better be strong." She said.

Nikito blinked in confusion but nodded. "Don't worry... the six of us will take care of the leaders who trap you."

She nodded and ran off with the other three girls, running down the hall and passing by two older girls. They were only a few years younger than Umi and Jatsu. They paused in the middle of the hallway and crossed their arms. The girls were Yumiki and Tanito.

Jatsu sighed deeply and approtched the two. "What is it, you two?" She asked.

Yumiki peered over Jatsu's shoulder. "Are those the outsiders?"

Jatsu nodded firmly. "Yes."

Tanito moved past Jatsu and walked over to stand in front of the two intruders. She narrowed her eyes and looked between the two before chuckling. "Good luck." She said sarcastically. "My hopes are now out the door..."

Jatsu rolled her eyes. "Then I can't wait to prove you wrong."

Tanito turned to look at Jatsu. "Have you fought them? Are you stronger than they are?"

Jatsu shrugged. "No. But I know Kazue is strong because her blood runs through my own... she is my sister and possesses the same potential as I do. And if Kazue is anything like me, she doesn't like to keep weaklings as partners." She stated with a smirk, glacing at her sister.

Itomi smirked and wrapped his arms around Nikito's shoulders. "You're looking at the next Mizukage."

Tanito narrowed her eyes and spun to look at Itomi. "Mizukage?" She shouted. "The kages are the people we're trying to rid of!" She screamed and lunged for Nikito.

Nikito quickly caught the girls arm and twisted it behind her back in one swift movement. "If we destroy your leaders, those will no longer be your orders. Do not attack me without personal reason. I'm here to help you..."

"We don't need the Mizukage's help." She hissed and tried to escape his hold to no avail. She swung her foot around to kick his side.

Nikito winced as he took the hit, grabbing her other arm and holding it behind her back. "I'm not the Mizukage yet, girl. So stop."

Tanito looked up towards Yumiki. She narrowed her eyes and nodded at her partner.

Yumiki avoided her gaze and turned her face away.

"Yu...Yumiki!" Tanito shouted.

"I'm sorry, Tanito." Yumiki murmured. "I just want to escape."

Jatsu walked up behind Yumiki and rested her hand on her shoulder. "Do you honestly like what you've been put through all your life?" Jatsu asked Tanito with a frown.

"You're not going to survive! They'll kill all of you! They'll kill all of us! You all are idiots!" Tanito was screaming.

Haruko stepped over to Tanito and grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up at him. "What if we win? What if we all survive? What is your plan then?"

"I'll kill you." Tanito hissed, glaring at Haruko.

Haruko let go of the girls face and turned to Jatsu. "She can't be helped..."

Jatsu nodded. "Some children may need to be killed..."

Tanito widened her eyes and struggled more against Nikito's hold, however his hold only tightened. "Yu-Yumiki!"

Yumiki bit her lip, closing her eyes to push back the tears. She had been Tanito's partner for well over four years, and while she hated the Affani and wanted to escape, Tanito looked up to the leaders. Tanito loved the Affani, and didn't want anything to happen to it. A tear slipped out from between Tanito's eyelids and she stepped forwards to stand in front of Tanito.

"I'm sorry, Tanito." Yumiki mumbled.

Tanito glared at Yumiki and was about to start shouting at her, when Yumiki reached out her hand and placed it against Tanito's chest. A sharp gasp ripped from Tanito's throat as all the bones in Tanito's chest cracked, puncturing her heart. Her body went limp in Nikito's hold as blood spilled from her mouth.

Jatsu's eyes were wide with shock as she looked to Yumiki. "Y-You didn't have to... y-yet..."

Nikito carefully set Tanito's body on the floor before stepping back a bit.

Yumiki closed her eyes and shook her head. "She was going to join the leaders to fight against you." Yumiki explained. "She would've been a nuisance to my escape."

Jatsu sighed and rested her hand on Yumiki's shoulder again giving it a slight squeeze. "I'm sorry, but I promise we will defeat the leaders and get you freedom."

Yumiki nodded and smiled. "We're just waiting for the go ahead."

Jatsu smiled. "Then I guess we better go." She said, looking around at the other five.

Yumiki nodded and stopped beside Nikito. "Sorry that she attacked you. Good luck with being the Mizukage." She smiled and carried on down the hallway.

"It's already catching on..." Kazue smiled.

Nikito blushed and started walking. "Yeah, yeah..."

Jatsu smiled and headed back down the hall toward the main doors where the leaders stayed. The other followed close behind. Finally they all came to a stop at the giant wooden doors that had the Affani symbol painted onto the wood. Jatsu sighed deeply and turned to the others.

"We ready?"

Umi stepped to the door and grabbed a knob while Jatsu grabbed the other and they both pushed. Just as assumed, all three leaders sat at the far side of the room, sitting in their chairs, as Umi always said, even though they were thrones. Haito, the one on the main leader's left smirked and stood.

"Umi...Jatsu...Itomi...Haruko..." Haito welcomed. "Please, do not hold the introduction to our visitors from us."

Jatsu narrowed her eyes. "You're not importent enough to know them." She hissed.

"Now, now, Jatsu..." Ryomatsu said with a smirk. "No need to be so nasty.."

"I could say the same thing." Umi hissed, glaring at Ryomatsu in disgust.

Kenzu sighed and stood up, stepping closer to the group. "Please, I'd like to take this down a notch... this is a meeting until someone strikes, so hissing and glareing isn't needed."

"Bastard!" Jatsu growled.

"Name calling is unnecessary, Jatsu." Kenzu smirked.

Haito stepped forward, advancing towards Jatsu. She stopped a few feet away and smiled. "My, my, we've got a bit of a problem on our hand. We've been hearing various things about the four of you..."

Jatsu narrowed her eyes at Haito. "Cut the act! You know we're here to kill you."

Haito smiled and shook her head. "The six of you to the three of us. Two for each of us." She shook her head. "If anything, it's the opposite. And unfortunately, for the four of you, you've broken many rules that insist on punishment. Seeing as you have all come to a stubborn opinion of yourselves, the only punishment is death. Your friends will not be allowed to escape either."

Haruko narrowed his eyes at Haito and scoffed. "Don't you feel overwhelmed by those two idiots you rule with? How often do they control you? How often do they use you for personal favours?" He smirked.

Haito gasped and glared at Haruko. "How dare you!"

"You prove my point." Haruko chuckled lightly.

"There is nothing between any of us. We focus strictly on the welfare of this organization, nothing else."

"Lies!" Jatsu hissed. "You all sit here telling yourselves how great you are when behind each others back, you're destroying lives even more than just taking them from their home and starving them to death. Right, Kenzu?" Jatsu hissed.

Kenzu seemed confused before a smirk fell over his lips. "You aren't still mad, are you, Jatsu? That was several years ago."

Ryomatsu looked to Kenzu with a raised eyebrow. "What did you do to her?"

"Doesn't matter... it's the past." Kenzu chuckled.

Anger flashed through Jatsu's eyes as she suddenly charged at Kenzu. Itomi quickly reached out and grabbed Jatsu's wrist to pull her back to himself. She was still trying to charge, so he wrapped his arms around her arms. to prevent her from moving. "Don't charge with blind fury." He whispered into her ear.

"You don't know what he did to me!" She shouted, tears brimming in her eyes, somewhere between pain and anger.

Itomi glanced up to glare at Kenzu. "What did he do?"

Kenzu smirked. "It shouldn't be a huge secret, should it? Jatsu is so strong because I made her as such. Trained her in secret, taking ever ounce of sleep she could get. I believe you even broke a few ribs one of those days..." He snickered.

"That's not all you bastard!" She screamed, struggling in Itomi's arms.

Kenzu smirked. "Does it make you feel better to know I wish I had held it off till now? You're much more filled out by now."

Jatsu gritted her teeth and screamed in anger.

Umi's eyes widened as she looked at Jatsu. "Th-That's...what was going on those couple of years?" Umi murmured in astonishment. "B-But...you..." Umi shook her head a she finally pieced everything together.

Jatsu finally stopped struggling and lowered her head as tears fell freely from her eyes. Kenzu chuckled as he looked at Jatsu.

"You... never told us that..." Ryomatsu murmured, now standing from his chair.

"As if you don't have your own skeletons in your own closet." Umi snapped her head to look at Ryomatsu.

Ryomatsu's brows furrowed. "What are you talking about, girl?"

Umi gritted her teeth as she glared at the leader. "You know very well. All those nights you requested Mikiito to bring me to your quarters."

Ryomatsu's eyes widened. "I thought... all those girls were killed..." He murmured.

Umi gasped. "I...w-wasn't the only one?"

Ryomatsu couldn't contain his laugh. "Of course not! You think I kept to a single girl?"

Haruko's eyes widened as he looked from Umi to Ryomatsu before narrowing his eyes. "Now I get it..."

"Y-You killed them all...is that what you meant by you thought they were all killed? You wanted to rid of them so that we wouldn't - couldn't say anything..." Umi stated, lowering her head.

Ryomatsu laughed. "Either I had Mikiito kill them for me, or they died from starvation or something else. It all worked out... however... I thought I got them all... clearly I missed one..." he smirked.

Haruko clenched his fists and narrowed his eyes. "You're all sick!"

Kenzu shrugged. "What do you expect? All we had was Haito, and she doesn't give us the same pleasure young girls do."

Jatsu lifted her head, her eyes filled with hate. "I will kill you! I will rip you to pieces with my bare hands!" She screamed.

Kenzu chuckled. "Then attack me."

Jatsu knew he was toying with her, but she couldn't help herself as she struggled in Itomi's arms again, determinded to escape. Itomi held on tighter and buried his face into her neck. "I'm sorry, Jatsu, but I can't let you attack like this. You'll get killed."

Umi turned to look at Haito who was glaring at the ground. "You just allowed them to do this to all the girls?" Umi shouted.

Haito raised her eyes to glare at Umi. "I can't tell you how much I hated all of you for taking the attention away from me."

Haruko's eyes widened. "You were mad because they moved on from you? Not because they were harming young girls?" He hissed.

"Before this organization, it was just us..but then they had this plan to take children and train up strong shinobi for their plans to raid villages and cause havoc."

"You're all pathetic..." Nikito mumbled, his arms over his chest and a glare in his eyes.

Kazue was still taking everything in. This leader had taken over Jatsu's life in many ways, and she felt overwhelmingly sorry for her. Kazue gritted her teeth as a tear fell from her eye. "You took my sister from me, and you ruined her life!" she shouted.

Nikito glanced at Kazue with a frown. Kenzu smirked. "Ah, so you're the one my followers failed to catch... I would've liked you..."

Nikito's eyes widned as he then narrowed them on Kenzu. "Touch her and I'll kill you!"

Kazue narrowed her eyes at Kenzu. "Sick."

Kenzu chuckled before stretching his arms above his head. "So, are we going to finish this meeting? I'd like to be in bed by a decent hour..."