Chapter XIV
I'll make you say it Nariko!

She sat on the ground and pulled her knees to herself. She'd spent another night without sleeping.
Damn. She said to herself.
She knew Kakashi wouldn't bother her with questions about her past unless someone made him. That was their kind of relationship; they only talked about their pasts when they wanted.
And the only person who could make Kakashi do something would be Tsunade. But she had to know that ninjas have secrets even from their Hokage. Getting up she silently agree with herself; she wouldn't tell that to anyone.

She was leaving when an ANBU squad held her, telling her she had to go with them.

"No." She simply answered.

"You have to." The ANBU leader grabbed her wrist, hard.

"Let me go." She pulled her wrist and the other members of the squad grabbed her arms.

"You'll come." The leader said.

Kakashi came running to her direction.

"Nariko! They'll… take Naruto. You have to go!" he said, hurt present in his only uncovered eye.

"Alright I'll go." She stopped fighting and walked with them.

She was going to feel what ANBU interrogation was all about. And she had a feeling she wouldn't like it. At least the prisoners she took never really did. She was now being tested by her mental strength.
And she knew Ibiki wouldn't be taking this lightly.

Yuki laughed to herself, Nariko was going to be interrogated by ANBU? That would be the beginning of her ruin!
And now she could make Itachi go mad. This was perfect.

"Itachi-kun…" Yuki took his coat away from his body, and sat on his waist.

"What do you want Yuki?" he asked bored

"Kisame is out… and your secret with that Moriko will be out soon too!" Yuki kissed his neck.

"What?" Itachi asked confused.

"She's been under ANBU investigation squad. She'll be interrogated now…" Yuki stripped him.

"She won't tell." Itachi stated simply.

He wasn't in the mood to listen to her so he let her do as she wanted.
It would pleasure him anyway.

Nariko was sitting on a dark room, but that didn't matter. She had her eyes closed and was peacefully waiting for Ibiki.

"Nariko-chan." He entered the room, and she opened her eyes.

"That's not a good way to say hello if you're going to torture me now." Nariko got up from her chair.

"I can't go easy on you."

"Go ahead."

"You'll never be the same Nariko. Give up now."

"I do not, cannot, and will not believe in never. Give your best." Nariko sat down again.

Then two ANBU guys tied her and took her outside. It was raining and thunders were audible near. It'd be storming in a few minutes.

"You'll stay here. Have a good night." Ibiki laughed and left.

Nariko laughed too. Sure it was cold and the rain was hitting her face really hard but the lightening and thunders calmed her down.
She sat on the grass, and closed her eyes once again, thinking.
When the sun rose she was soaking wet, but it still wasn't torture.
The next days however were pure psychological pain. Ibiki tortured day after day, letting her rest only for a few hours during night.
It was one of those nights again. Sitting on the floor of her cell, crying, Nariko punched the wall.
Even if she didn't break in Ibiki's face this was beginning to be difficult. She knew she had to keep in touch with the world outside her dark interrogation room and cold cell.

Is this was I mean? Tsunade is thinking of me as another tortured soul and Jiraiya is out of town. I'll die here… she punched the wall again then remembered what she used to do to keep herself in check with reality while in a genjutsu.
She lift her shirt, and then sunk her nails deep into her belly, until blood was seen. It was painful, but kept her away, it remembered her she was still human.
Ibiki entered her cell and she quickly covered her stomach. Luckily he didn't notice the bruises.

"Ready to give up Nariko-chan?" He asked.

"Ibiki… the Moriko clan… you're breaking the beast's chains. Stop it." Nariko pleaded.

"No. Unless you talk I can't stop." He left and watched her outside her cell.

That made her snap. She jumped like a beast against the door, trying to reach him with her clawed hand.
"NARIKO!" Ibiki yelled.
She pulled back and sat down. This definitely wasn't a good sign.

"Damn you Itachi!" Yuki pushed him against the wall stomping away furious. "She didn't talk!"
"I told you so. And if they go on with that they'll bring something even worse than Orochimaru out in that little village…" Itachi sighed.

She woke up, tied to an uncomfortable wooden stretcher. Her hands and feet were chained down, and they were about to use a chain to hold her head down too. She struggled but it was useless. Ibiki called one ANBU and whispered something inaudible in his ear.

"Nariko tell it." Ibiki demanded.

She spit on the floor. Then Ibiki signaled to come in. Iruka and Naruto stood there, and the ANBU made them watch.

"He is just a kid. Let him go Ibiki." Nariko stated with eyes filled with care.

"Tell me what I need to know."

"I CAN'T DAMN IT! I CAN'T!" She snapped at him.

Kakashi came into the room next and his eye was filled with anger now.

"Why not?"

"I… honor my promises." She said.

They started pulling the chains. She could feel her body being stretched to the limit. Then her wounds opened.
Unfortunately for those who were watching, she didn't even felt it.
Using chakra blasted throughout her body she broke the chains, standing now on her hands and feet, growling, her teeth as big as those of animals, her eyes inhuman. Ibiki started to approach her but she growled harder.
Nariko was stunned and Iruka restless. Her chains were broken!

"Nariko…" Kakashi breathed out "Nariko-chan stop." He used his lighting blade, but instead of hitting her he only showed the small ball of lighting and thunder in his chakra ball.

She touched it and soon returned to normal.

"Naruto…" she mumbled and fell senseless to the floor.