A/N: Pooh…Hm, I'm not sure that combining both ideas was such a smart one…Well, it's not like it's the end of the world, right? Right!

Hikari: So, when am I gonna see Sasuke again? I'm getting kind of sick of sitting around down here…

Next chappie, since we get to see Hikari get rescued in this one! Sorry if you guys were wanting something else to happen, but I just felt like it was easier writing it this way. Enjoy!


"If you don't eat, Lord Orochimaru will be very upset. You'd be hurting his feelings, seeing as you're his guest."

I turned my head away, my nose held high. "Good, let it hurt his feelings. Not like I care. Besides, you probably poisoned it anyway."

Kabuto sighed at my behavior. "Look, if you don't eat anything, you'll get sick."

"Good, then I'll die and I won't have to rot down here anymore. This place is a dump, there are no windows, and I have nothing to do in this shitty cell than only hope that by some miraculous event that I'll suddenly be free!"

He adjusted his glasses. "If you don't eat anything, then I'll have to feed you by force."

"I'll bite your hand off."

"Oh, come now, Hikari. Kabuto is being kind enough to offer his hospitality by making you something to eat and then you go and refuse it? I'm also hurt that you don't like where you're staying. I thought that surely you would come to like it."

I glared at the snake bastard and growled. "Sorry, but I don't like dull and dreary, just like I don't like you."

He chuckled at my words. "Oh, now that's not very nice."

"It wasn't meant to be."

"If you eat your food, I'll give you any wish that you want."

"Get these goddamn chakra seals off of my wrists."

And just as soon as I said that, they were gone. Instantly, I went into action. I wasn't gonna sit here for another week and rot in this cell. I ran at the bars and knocked them out of place, lunging out at them. I kicked Kabuto back and away before lunging out Orochimaru, only to have him dodge my kick. He smirked. "You really do have quite the temper. I'm not sure whether you fighting me is a very bad thing or a wonderful thing. I was planning to test you anyway."

"And I was planning on killing you!" I jumped back several feet and performed several quick hand signs. Time to put what I had trained for to the test. "Lightning style: Thunder spears!"

As the spears of electricity went at him, he dodged them and smirked. I blinked, narrowing my eyes quickly and preparing for the next attack when I found myself up against the wall and Orochimaru's hand around my neck. "You've gotten stronger. I'm going to let you in on a little secret: That night, 6 years ago…I killed Takashi and Kaori Sarutobi."

Everything stopped, even my heart and breathing. Those 6 words echoed in my head.

'I killed Takashi and Kaori Sarutobi.'

I lost it.


Blinded by complete anger and rage, Hikari lost it. She raised her legs up and kicked Orochimaru back. Her eyes began to glow and intricate patterns began to appear and glow on her arms and face. (A/N: Link for what it looks like is on my profile page. I found it on DeviantART and thought it looked just like what I was thinking, except in my mind they glow!) Orochimaru's smirk widened.

"Ah, this is interesting. It seems that this only happens when you become incredibly enraged or something…Hm. I've seen enough. Kabuto!"

Kabuto came out of nowhere and appeared behind Hikari, injecting her with something before she fell forward, the patterns disappearing. Kabuto grabbed her and placed her in a different cell, locking it before looking at Orochimaru. "So, what are you planning to do?"

"Keeping her as long as I need to. I will add the Godaigon and her to my collection."


Sasuke's POV~4 weeks later~

For the past 4 weeks Orochimaru has been coming later and later, the same excuse every time. This morning, I heard fighting and yelling from down the halls where Orochimaru usually kept most of his test subjects. It wasn't until last week that I found out that this new test subject of his was a girl who was apparently my age. I didn't really care. What Orochimaru did with his "toys" didn't concern me in the least.

Lately, I've found myself thinking more and more about Hikari for some reason. I don't know why, but…it's strange, not seeing her face all the time anymore. I wonder if she's still back in that pathetic little village…She was the only one that was strong.

"Sasuke, do you…do you love me?"

"No."

She probably hated me for saying that.


Hikari let out another battle cry as she rammed into the bars again. She slid down against them, leaning her head on them. Everything ached from ramming into the cell doors. Even though Kabuto chastised her, telling her that trying to escape was pointless.

She sighed, closing her eyes in defeat. It was no use. No matter how hard she'd try, nothing would work. She couldn't perform any jutsu because of the chakra seals. Kabuto had gone to the trouble to make sure that he took all of her ninja weapons and tools from her so she wouldn't cause herself "bodily harm" with them. If she was going to have to rot in this cell for the rest of her life, she'd rather kill herself than do so. The anger she felt towards the Snake Sannin had grown since he had admitted who had killed her parents.

'I killed Takashi and Kaori Sarutobi.'

Tears began to stream down her face as she clutched onto the bars of the door, clenching them tightly. Why was it that she failed at everything? She couldn't save her mother, her grandfather, and Sasuke…she couldn't stop him. He broke her heart, and she still couldn't stop him from leaving.

Orochimaru had taken everything precious to her.

A sudden familiar chakra signature made itself known, causing her eyes to open slowly. She felt her tired mind process who it was slowly, while another very familiar chakra signature also appeared beside that one. As the tears continued to stream down her face, she let a small smile appear as wiped away at them.

'So…Lady Tsunade sent someone after all…'

Hurried footsteps began to come down the hall, before she heard her name being called quietly. "Kari! Kari, where are you?"

"Hikari?"

'Hikari!'

The footsteps stopped and she heard a quiet gasp. "Kari!"

She looked up at Naruto as he ran over and broke the bars away, kneeling down in front of her and staring over her bruised and cut body worriedly. He opened his mouth to say something, but Hikari spoke first. Her eyes began to well up with tears again and she latched herself onto Naruto, sobbing happily. "Oh, Naruto!"

Yoru padded his way over to her and nuzzled her affectionately while Sakura and two other people watched as both Naruto and Yoru comforted her. Sakura slowly took in the Sarutobi girls form, frowning when she noticed how pale and tired looking she looked, and how bruised and beaten up she was. The good thing was that she was alive, though.

"Kari, what happened?" Naruto asked, frowning as he pulled away from her and watched her wipe her eyes, burying her face in Yoru's fur.

"While you guys were gone to go help Gaara…I made it into ANBU. This was supposed to be my first mission, to investigate some disappearances of people from the Hidden Grass Village. Before Yoru and I could reach the village, though…Yoru could smell and hear someone following us. I planned to just outrun him…but I he came down from above and knocked me out of the trees. I told Yoru to go back home and that's the last thing I could remember, until I woke in here, four weeks ago. I've been stuck down here since, though I almost managed to get out."

"And what happened?"

"Orochimaru stopped me and Kabuto knocked me back out. When woke up, I was back in my cell."

Naruto clenched his jaw, "That…That bastard!"

The man with brown hair and black eyes stepped forward stopping front of them. Yamato removed the Chakra seals on her wrists before introducing himself. "Hikari, my name is Yamato. I'm the leader of Team 7 until Kakashi get's out of the hospital from his last mission. I need to know…why did he target and kidnap you?"

Hikari stood up with the help of Naruto, her hair covering her eyes. She let out a silent sigh before looking back up at Yamato. "His intentions with me are the same as the ones he has for Sasuke Uchiha. Orochimaru plans to make my Kekkei Genkai his. He'd tried before to gain it…he killed my parents because my mother had the same ability that I do. Orochimaru said that after he took over Sasuke's body that I would be his next vessel."

Naruto gasped at the mention of Sasuke, grabbing her shoulders gently. "S-Sasuke? Where is he?"

She stared down at the floor sadly. "If I knew, I would tell you. I demanded to see him, but Orochimaru just laughed at me and said that Sasuke had no time for me."

"We're going to look for him. That's why we came here, along with rescuing you. We've got that done, so now we can look for Sasuke. Hikari, can you walk?" Yamato asked, sending her a questioning look. She nodded and he turned around. "Then let's go."

They took off, running down the hall way and out of the prison part of the lair. As they ran, Yoru spoke to Hikari. 'Did he touch you?'

'If you mean he raped me, then no. As for him beating me a bit, then yes, he did that. Fucking bastard taunted me the entire time.'

'Someone's cranky…'

'I've been stuck in that cell for four damn weeks. I'm used to being able to run around and train. I can't really do that when I'm stuck in a little cell, Yoru.'

'I'm just glad your safe.'

'Yeah, well I'm glad that you guys came and got me. I'm not sure how much longer I would've been able to maintain my sanity.'

Hikari felt someone's eyes on her, causing her to look to the side. The other new face that had come along with the team was smiling at her. He had ink black hair and eyes to match it, while his skin was extremely pale. The one thing that Hikari noted when she first saw him was that he looked a bit like Sasuke, despite the shorter hair and paler skin tone. When she noticed him smiling, she cocked her head to the side.

"Hello, my name is Sai. I'm the new team member to Team Kakashi."

Even though she could see the smile was fake, she still smiled back. "Nice to meet you Sai. Welcome to the team."

They came to a stop when there were two different pathways. After making sure the coast was clear, Yamato began give directions. "Okay, let's split up into two teams here. Since there's only two pathways and 6 of us, one team will have two extra people on it. Sakura and myself, and you four on the other." Yamato said, pointing at Hikari, Yoru, Naruto, and Sai.

Naruto stared at Sai for a moment before nodding. "Whatever it takes."

Hikari smiled at the blonde. 'I'm surprised at you, Naruto.'

'You should've seen him on the way. Ugh, it was terrible…' Yoru complained.

"If anything happens, infuse your chakra. Hikari, eat this really fast. It well let me know where you are if anything happens." He handed her the seed and she swallowed it quickly. "I'll come to you as soon as I can. Alright…move out!"

'Just hang on, Sasuke. I swear, I'm on my way!'

Hikari felt her stomach twist into knots. 'Sasuke…please, just listen to us this time. Come back home to us…back to me.'

"Like I already told Sakura and you, Hikari. It's over. Just leave me alone."

"Why should you care what I do? It's my concern, not yours. I have my own path to follow now. And neither you nor anyone else can steer me from it. I will tell you this much: My days of playing ninja with you kids of the Leaf Village…are done."

"I said you're a fool. You think that power is the only thing that matters in this world. But it's not. Everyone has reasons for wanting to get stronger…You have yours, I have mine, and others have theirs. Mine is to protect the things that matter most to me in life and to avenge the death of the third Hokage, my grandfather. Yours is to kill Itachi. Naruto's is to become the greatest Hokage. Everyone's reasons for getting stronger are different. Some reasons are good, some are bad."

"I told you, I wanted to get stronger for you too, Hikari."

"Sasuke, do you…do you love me?"

"No."

She had a determined look on her face. 'When I see you, Sasuke…I'm going to make sure that you get some sense into your head, even if I have to beat it into you.'


A/N: Hmm! Next chapter: Sasuke and team 7 reunite! What will Sasuke do when he sees Hikari in the condition she's in? What will he do when he finds out that it was Orochimaru's doing? What will happen? Keep reading to find out. You guys rock with the reviews! LATER TATERS!