Aaand it's the next chapter! x3 lol

Orochimaru darted over to Tsunade's bed and sat down on the edge of it, gently shaking her in hopes that she'd wake up. "Tsunade?" he tried, sighing in relief when she shifted with a whine of complaint. "Orochimaru, I'm trying to sleep." She mumbled before she seemed to realize what she just said, shooting up into a sitting position she stared at him with wide eyes.

"Orochimaru, you got away?!" she gasped and the pale genin shook his head, a frown on his face as he noticed the small entry wound of a needle on the side of her neck. "No, you've been caught too." He said, looking at the small prick closer before sighing and looking at his teammate in annoyance. "How did you let someone use a sedative on you, Tsunade, really?" he asked before suddenly shaking his head, covering his eyes with a hand. "Never mind, these guys are tricky bastards."

The blonde looked at the smaller genin in concern, putting her hand on his arm slightly. "You okay?" she asked and the snake summoner suddenly dropped his face into both his hands before shaking violently. Tsunade felt her heart wrench as soft stuttering sobs came from her teammate and she quickly drew him into a hug.

"Hush, Orochimaru." She whispered, trying desperately to think of something to talk about to stop the other's crying. "Hey, remember our fifth mission? The one where you goaded Jiraiya and I into a fight?"

"Not kidding, the perv's been spying on the woman's hot springs for a while now." Orochimaru said and Jiraiya gaped at the smallest genin with wide eyes before he yelped as Tsunade punched him in the face. "You're disgusting!" she shrieked giving chase as the white haired genin scrambled to his feet and ran. The snake summoner smirked and started chuckling softly to himself as he watched his teammates run around causing a ruckus.

Sarutobi eventually made his way over to the genin and watched for a while with him before looking down at Orochimaru. "Did you start this?" he asked and the pale genin looked up at him innocently, yelping and ducking to avoid being hit by Jiraiya as the larger genin was sent flying by the blonde. Tsunade bulled after him, nearly knocking Orochimaru off his seat in the process, screaming profanities and insults at Jiraiya.

"Why would I want to spy on a flat chest like you?!" Jiraiya eventually shouted at her, leaping backwards to avoid yet another punch to the face but he ended up knocking into Orochimaru, causing them both to fall to the ground. Sarutobi grabbed Tsunade by the back of her shirt and watched as Jiraiya rolled off Orochimaru only to use the small genin as a shield. "Hey, keep me out of this!" the snake summoner said indignantly, trying to pull himself away from his teammate.

Sarutobi sighed after a second and looked at the three of them seriously. "Who started this?" he asked and Tsunade jabbed her finger at Jiraiya. "The perv was watching me in the hot springs!" she shouted and the white haired genin glared at her as he continued hiding behind Orochimaru, who by this point had given up trying to get free.

"I'd never research flat chests like you, Tsunade, I need proper inspiration to write my books. Also known as women with at the very least some breasts." The white haired genin grinned slightly at the thought of breasts and Orochimaru cast a helpless glance at their sensei. "Help." He said feebly, now being choked by his teammate's all too tight grip around his neck. "Jiraiya, you're choking Orochimaru." Sarutobi said and Jiraiya moved his arms down around the smaller genin's shoulders, clearly not going to risk letting him go and having Tsunade start chasing him again.

The brunet sighed heavily and looked at his students seriously. "You guys need to stop taunting each other, you're teammates and are supposed to be helping each other, not squabbling between each other."

The snake summoner laughed feebly at the memory. "Yeah, I remember, that was…interesting." He said, finally seeming to cheer up slightly as he looked up at last and brushed his hair from his face. Tsunade smiled, more than relieved that the other was clearly feeling better, she decided not to ask why he was upset in the first place.

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Jiraiya groaned as the world spiraled back into focus and he looked around, Sarutobi was still out cold not too far away and the three ninja hounds were all unconscious as well. The white haired genin looked around again, worry building up in his chest when he didn't spot or sense Tsunade anywhere close. He shot to his feet, stumbling slightly but not falling, and ran to Sarutobi's side, shaking his sensei in a panic. "Sarutobi-sensei, wake up!"

The brunet slowly came to and looked up at his student blankly before noticing the panic written all over the genin's face. "What happened?" he demanded, sitting up quickly. "Tsunade's gone, I don't sense her anywhere!" Jiraiya exclaimed, scrambling to his feet to look around with wide eyes, the white haired genin was right.

"She must've been taken." He concluded and dark eyes glared back in the direction they'd come from. "That's it." Jiraiya growled before he took off back towards the house they'd left Orochimaru at. "Jiraiya wait!" Sarutobi shouted but the genin didn't listen nor stop, he'd be damned if he just went back to Kohona like nothing ever happened.

Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru in frustration as the black haired genin lost his temper and snapped at him once again. The snake had fresh tears brimming in his eyes as he stared blankly at the still dusty floor of the cabin. "Orochi, talk to me, please." The white haired genin pleaded, his confusion growing as his teammate simply pushed himself off the bed to stand.

"Why do you care all of a sudden about this?" the snake summoner grumbled, glaring at the larger genin before looking down so his face was well hidden by his hair. "Why? I came back to you screaming and crying in your sleep. Orochimaru, I'm worried about you." Jiraiya said, gently making the pale genin sit down on the bed again by pushing down on his shoulders. Orochimaru didn't reply or resist the other's touch and he stared at nothing for a while before his tears began to fall.

"Th-they accused me of killing them…they stood and watched as my parents bled out. No one helped them and because I was by them, they blamed me." The small genin whimpered, bringing his knees up to his chest and burying his face against them to hide his tears. "I-I was four," he sobbed softly. "Despite my age they still assumed I did it." Jiraiya sat down next to his teammate and gently pulled him against his chest comfortingly as he rubbed the other's back.

He didn't quite know what to say, he'd heard rumors about what happened to Orochimaru's parents but never the confirmed verdict. Not even Sarutobi-sensei would tell him. "I'm sorry…forget I said anything." Orochimaru whispered and Jiraiya gave him a reassuring squeeze. "You don't need to worry. I won't make you regret telling me."

Jiraiya pressed on, his gaze locked on the glow of the house in the distance. He would NOT just sit around while his teammates were caught. Orochimaru trusted him that night and he was pretty sure the smaller genin still did.

He'd sooner die than let the snake summoner down again like back in the clearing earlier. The white haired genin jumped the fence, his shoe slightly scraping the top of the material. "Jiraiya come back here!" Sarutobi hissed as he stopped at the fence, watching helplessly as the stubborn white haired boy made a beeline for the house.

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Orochimaru stared out the window blankly, Tsunade fast asleep next to him on the small couch that made up the windowsill. The stars and moon seemed to taunt him, showing off their freedom as they shown in the night sky. He sighed and looked across the garden towards the forest, knowing that somewhere out there probably only two people cared about his disappearance.

Sudden flames erupted in the garden and the snake sat up quickly, waking Tsunade with the sudden movement. "What's wrong?" she yawned, noticing the fire soon after she spoke and the house filled with shouts and yells. Orochimaru stood and jumped off the couch, the nightgown he was given to sleep in flowing around him as he ran.

That was without a doubt either Sarutobi or Jiraiya. Maybe even both. Either way, whoever it was clearly didn't know about the ninja group hired to protect the estate at all costs.

Stupid physical therapy is all I can say at the moment. I mean seriously but thankfully I'm done now e.e sorry for taking a while with this chapter but I finally got it out thankfully! Reviews are love x3c