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I felt so evil while writing this chapter...

Chapter 9~ In Which Everything Goes Downhill

Kakashi's POV

One hour later

'I can't believe that I let that happen,' I thought as I dashed through the trees. Hawk, one my Genin team, had been kidnapped by a pair of Rogue Ninja. And the only one to blame was me.

'Hawk, I'm sorry. I'll get you back, we'll get you back, I promise.'

Hawk's POV

"She's waking up," I heard as I began to come to. I had been knocked unconscious sometime after being kidnapped by the two Rogue Ninja.

"Relax, Kazoru. She won't be able to use Chakra thanks to the drugs. The girl is a perfect source of information on the Hidden Leaf," someone else said. My brain sluggishly connected the voice to one of the Rogue Ninja: Janryl.

"What do you...want with me?" I mumbled, opening my eyes. I saw that we were in a shadow-wreathed cave, dimly lit by flickering yellow firelight.

"Keep quiet, girl, and speak only when we tell you to, or else we'll make sure you do, our own way."

"Enough, Kazoru. Answer her question," Janryl ordered.

"Yes, Janryl." Kazoru moved to where I could see him. "Listen, girl. We want you to tell us everything you know about the Hidden Leaf village."

"What if I don't tell you anything?" I asked. My attitude was going to come back to bite me, I was sure.

"If you won't tell us willingly, then we'll use force." I shuddered at the malice and morbid glee in Kazoru's voice.

"Alright, Kazoru. We'll interrogate her after she gets some more rest," Janryl said. I inwardly groaned, not daring to make a sound. These two were dangerous.

'Kakashi Sensei, Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, please, I need your help,' I thought. 'Help me keep the Leaf safe.'

Kakashi's POV

Early the next morning

"Huh?! What do you mean that Hawk's been kidnapped?!" Naruto yelled. He was not taking the news very well. I had brought my team (minus Hawk) with me to see the Hokage so I could tell them all at once.

"We were taken by surprise, since we didn't know what they were after. It was a trap, to capture a Leaf Shinobi to interrogate," I said. Sakura and Sasuke looked shocked, and the Hokage looked worried.

"You want to assemble a rescue team?" He asked. I nodded.

"Yes, lord Third Hokage."

"Very well, Kakashi. You may. Bring those whom you chose to join you back here as soon as you are ready."

"Thank you," I said.

Hawk's POV

Meanwhile, while Kakashi was meeting with the Hokage

I don't know how it happened, but I somehow managed to sleep a little, despite my circumstances. When I woke up, Janryl was standing just inside my field of vision, watching me.

"Now that you are awake, girl, how about you start answering questions," Janryl sneered. I glared at him from where I was chained to the stone table.

"First question: How many new Genin teams are there?"
I said nothing.

"Fine, then. Second question: Who is your Sensei?"

"I was with him when you caught me."

"Just what kind of an answer is that?!" Kazoru exploded. He had just shown up, or else he had only just revealed his presence.

"It's better than silence, Kazoru. This answer's interesting. She told us who her Sensei was, yet at the same time she didn't give away any information. Clever," Janryl said. I was disgusted. Any praise from someone like these two would typically be of things frowned upon by ninja that are allied with a hidden village.

'I am definitely going to try to get into ANBU when I become a Jonin,' I mentally decided. 'ANBU are the ones doing interrogation, not the ones getting interrogated.'

"Next question: How many ninja do you think you have you seen in the village?"

"As if I would tell you two that!" I spat. Janryl 'huh'ed and turned to where Kazoru's voice was coming from.

"I think that, if the girl insists upon having a smart mouth, then we should permanently have her set on 'mute'," he said.

"Then how will we get her to answer our questions?" Kazoru asked.

"Easy. We force Girlie to write them on paper instead of speaking."

"I like that," Kazoru said. "I really like that."

"You sadists," I muttered. My captors glared at me.

"I understand what you mean, Janryl," Kazoru said coldly. "We need to take care of that voice of hers."

One hour later

Kakashi's POV

I was standing in the Hokage's office with the ninja that I had chosen to be a part of the Hawk Rescue Mission. I had chosen Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto, of course, since they would have come anyway. Also there was Hinata and Neji Hyuga, Shikamaru Nara, and Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru. Kiba, Neji, and Hinata were good trackers, and Neji and Kiba were powerful close-range fighters. Shikamaru was coming because of his strategical abilities and long-range support.

"This is the team you chose, Kakashi?" The Hokage asked. I nodded, and he seemed faintly pleased. He knew the abilities of these Genin. Except for Neji, they all were rookies, but their skills complemented each other's.

"Very well. I approve your mission. I assume that they all understand the situation?" This time each Genin nodded.

"You may go. I wish you luck, Hawk Rescue Team."

Meanwhile, at the same time as the Hokage speaks with the Hawk Rescue Team

Hawk's POV

After Janryl was finished with his declaration of doing something to my voice, he had knocked me out. I guessed I was out for about an hour, and when I woke up, I felt a dull, throbbing pain in my throat.

'They must have done something while I was out,' I thought.

When I opened my eyes, Janryl was again standing just inside my field of vision.

"Now what?" I said. At least, that's what I tried to say. Instead, I coughed violently, though soundlessly, and caused blood to fill my mouth.

'What did they do to me?' I thought. My unspoken question must have been reflected in my eyes, since Janryl smirked.

"Kazoru and I hired a medic-nin to remove your vocal chords. I'd recommend that you not attempt speaking, the reason which you found out the hard way: it hasn't healed," Janryl said.

'You... How could you do this?!,' I yelled inside my head. Janryl seemed to be reading my mind as he smirked again, this one even nastier than the previous one.

I suddenly felt dizzy, and darkness started trying to obscure my vision.

'Kakashi...Naruto...Everyone...I hope that you get here...soon...' I thought, just before being enveloped in the darkness.

This is why one of my friends calls me the 'Evil Author' sometimes. XD I dunno why I like doing bad things to my characters... And no, I am not a sadist! (I think...)

¡Adiós! ¡Hasta luego!

~Hawk Sirius