"What's wrong, Sasuke?" Orochimaru asked as he began to touch the boy with his pale fingers. "You're not going to try to fight me off this time?"
The Uchiha didn't answer; he saw no point. He could give some smart answer or try to hit the man, but it wouldn't do anything to benefit him. It might even provoke the snake to violate him longer.
"I asked you a question." The Sannin breathed.
Sasuke stared angrily at Orochimaru but gave no other response.
"You should answer when asked a question." Orochimaru claimed. "You're being rather rude."
Sasuke swallowed his pride and answered the man. "There's no point in it..." He muttered.
"That never stopped you before," Orochimaru said, "having you act like this is the same as drugging you; it's rather boring."
That wasn't a question, so the boy returned to his silent suffering. Before another moment passed, Sasuke was pulled up onto his knees and impaled by the man's member. It felt no worse than normal but still caused the wounded flesh within to tear and bleed.
Sasuke let a nearly silent whine pass through his lips; the pain he went through from this was terrible. He had deluded himself into believing the feeling wasn't as bad during his time away from Orochimaru, but this proved that it was truly awful.
The Uchiha grunted in agony again; the sound pleased the elder male. It made it clear that he had power over the boy.
Once his liquid spilled into Sasuke, Orochimaru pulled away and redressed his pale body. He then relocated the cuffs around Sasuke's wrists to hold him in place. "I'm going to be out for a bit; I have some business to take care of. Kabuto will remain here to ensure you don't try to escape, so don't try anything unless you want him to come rushing." Those words were enough to make Sasuke want to stay put.
The business Orochimaru had mentioned was the Leaf elder, Danzo; there was no way this snake would let that old fool get the best of him. He looked over the young kid with those possessive eyes before leaving the chamber, which left Sasuke alone with his questioning mind.
"Hold up," Pakkun ordered, "we're getting close, but I also sense something else... Orochimaru's scent is moving away."
"What about Sasuke?" Naruto asked.
"I can still smell him; he's definitely nearby, and so is Kabuto."
"We should decide what roles each of us will take now," Kakashi instructed, "as much as we all want to, we can't all rush to Sasuke."
"I believe I showed no interest in doing such a thing." Sai bluntly stated.
"That's beside the point," Kakashi replied, thinking little of the statement, "at least two people should stand guard outside in case Orochimaru returns, one or two should find and detain Kabuto, and the other one or two need to find Sasuke."
"If there are no objections, I would like to seek out my brother alone." Itachi declared.
"I want to come, too." Naruto added, but it was decided that he should stay on guard duty. The last thing anyone wanted was for Naruto going ballistic when he saw his lost friend. It was then agreed that Kakashi and Sakura would find Kabuto; the former had the power to defeat him, and the latter had the medical ninjutsu skills to counter some of his strikes. Sai and Pakkun were also assigned the position of guard since Pakkun could sense danger, and Sai could use his ink to detect other threats and relay messages.
Itachi was granted his request of locating Sasuke on his own. When the group located the entrance of the hideout, they set up in their positions. The three who actually entered split into two groups: Sakura and Kakashi, and the solo Itachi. Though they had established individual goals prior to entry, either team could stumble upon the opposite male.
Fortunately, things do no work out that way. Kakashi and Sakura came across Kabuto rather quickly; the man was experimenting with some strange colored liquids in a small laboratory located close to the exit.
"I figured it was only a matter of tile before the Leaf sent someone out," Kabuto turned to face them, "I suppose it's natural that they would send Team Seven."
"It does seem fitting," Kakashi agreed sarcastically, though it was true, "as I'm sure you know, we didn't come here to chat."
Itachi felt so helpless searching this dull place. It was a colossal lair; there would be no need for such a space unless prisoners were being harbored, but according to the little dog, there were only two people here at present.
He opened door after door trying to locate his brother, but every attempt failed. The only thing that forced Itachi to keep looking was his knowledge that Sasuke was definitely in this massive hideout.
It was discouraging for the eldest Uchiha brother, but his efforts did not fail him. About eleven doors down on the seventh corridor held the person Itachi was searching for. He flung the door open and caught sight of Sasuke.
Another shorter chapter, but the next one will be good :)