DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto or any other characters belonging to the Anime series. However, I do own the characters that were created by me – they will make their appearances in the later chapters.

Summary:Sakura and Tenten – both FBI Agents – are on a vital mission to eradicate one of America's largest and most feared Mafia Gangs. Sakura has no memory of her past. What happens as she finds the missing pieces when she encounters the mesmerizing, drop-dead attractive, Sasuke Uchiha, leader of the gang?

WARNING: This Fan-fiction contains VERY explicit content in later chapters. If sexual content and mild violence bothers you, then it is advised that you discontinue reading this fiction immediately.

NOTE: 'Inner Sakura

'Thoughts' (Except for the short preface at the beginning of each chapter)

Narrator's POV

CHAPTER THREE

A Sudden Controversy

Feelings. Egoistical people believe that feelings are things that makes you weak. But if one does not have any sense of sentiment, then how could they call themselves human? And if anyone ever claims that they have no feelings whatsoever, they are entirely wrong, because at some point in time everyone has felt happiness, despair, wrath, envy, greed or any other emotion. Even the most gruesome serial killers feel some sort of emotion. Feelings are what builds friendships; what keeps a family together; what keeps lovers hand in hand…

Tenten and Sakura stood near Tsunade as they watched the two Navy Soldiers fold the American Flag and presented it to Rin Hatake – who was a very close friend of Anko's – since Anko did not have any family. Rin was also an agent and the young wife of the skilled and perverted, Agent Kakashi Hatake. After the soldiers handed the flag to Rin, they returned to their original position, marching timely with the Taps (instrumental piece done by the drummers). Sakura glanced across the plain of the cemetery where other agents were also gathered in an orderly fashion. Her emerald orbs caught sight of Temari whose face was pale and somewhat…unwell. She seemed to have cared for a moment, but then the moment was torn into a mere, minor, memory. It was not that she did not have any concern for the young blonde; Sakura just felt that her mind needed to be focused on the mission and that anything else would sidetrack her. Yes, today was the day she and Tenten would officially start their mission. The weather was gloomy – appropriate for a funeral and a bit ironic. As the Military squad fired three shots into the air to salute the fallen colleague, the heavens began to weep.

The funeral was over ten minutes later. The burial would be done after everyone paid their respects and left. The board of Directors of the FBI: Tsunade, Danzo and Orochimaru, decided to go together, followed by Rin and Kakashi. When Kakashi and Rin took their leave, the Heads of the Departments took their turns: Genma of the Surveillance Department, Ibiki Morino of the Interrogation Department and Jiraya of the Investigation and Research Department. Tenten decided that it would be polite to at least thank Anko for all that she had done for her and Sakura. She walked slowly toward the casket, pulling Sakura along with her.

"Um…hello Anko," Tenten began, not being familiar with talking to the dead, "I wish it didn't have to result in your departure…" Tenten, who was not the type of girl to cry at anyone's funeral, suddenly felt the air around her thicken, and the striking thought of trying to talk to someone who was gone forever, made her emotions take control. She tried her best to swallow her sobs, but found that her efforts were completely futile, when hot tears came streaming down her cheeks. Upon instinct, Sakura snaked her arms around her sister and whispered comforting words to her, hoping that it would help cease the sudden emotional breakdown. She removed her arms from around Tenten's body when her sobbing had eased. Tenten turned to face Anko's coffin for the last time, her face and eyes redden. "You're the reason I had to dress like this," Tenten said, smiling softly and tugging on the jacket of her soaking, black, Italian Merino Dress and Jacket suit. Sakura laughed at this before turning to Anko's resting form which was concealed in the sealed casket.

"I wish you could have been here for the time when we celebrate the mission's success," Sakura said, "Today, we'll be starting the mission. Of course, we would have never been able to start it in the first place, if it had not been for your help."

"And we never got the chance to thank you, so…thanks," Tenten concluded their tribute. They both walked to the silver BMW x6 which belonged to Tsunade. Kurenai was holding Hiroshi in her arms, waiting for them.

Tsunade smiled at the two approaching sisters. She gave Tenten an extra hand-towel which she kept whenever baby Hiroshi was traveling with them. "Dry yourselves," she commanded. The rain had eased into a slight drizzle and the skies were eventually beginning to clear. 'Anko is content,' Tenten thought, before entering the vehicle.

Temari sighed as she exited the Agency's restroom. As she approached her office, she could see through the glass walls, two men, harshly rummaging her desk and drawers, stacking all of her files into boxes.

"What on earth is going on here?!" she questioned as she barged into her cubicle. On receiving no reply from the two men, who just continued what they were doing, she shouted, "I SAID WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE?!"

"Agent Suna Temari, I will not tolerate such foul language!" Tsunade intervened angrily. Temari's head snapped around to face the Director, wearing a furious expression.

"I leave my office for just two minutes to come back and find these unresponsive bitches violating my office! Care to –" "Do I have to repeat myself?! You'll be suspended for three days and I hope that's enough time for you to consider your actions!" Tsunade cut her off and ordered Temari like a mother would, when scolding her child. Temari's eyes widened in shock – she could not believe that Tsunade had just suspended her when she had so many things to accomplish. Her work would be held back and eventually, her paper work would become an immense bulk. This was now a newly added burden on her shoulders; very stressing. Everything had been coming at her so quickly – first the appalling discovery she made when she woke up, and now this.

"However," Tsunade said sternly as she folded her arms, "I shall explain the reason for this abrupt action. It has been brought to my attention that you presumably have feelings for one of the gangsters you had to investigate." When this was said, Sakura revealed herself from behind Tsunade. Temari glared at her and opened her mouth to protest but was stopped when Tsunade continued. "And on account of that, I forbid you from accessing any information involving this case until it is over." Temari did not bother to protest as she thought of all the consequences she would encounter if she did; not to mention the fact that she was unable to control her bad temper. As the two women and two men exited her office, Temari sank back into her soft, office-chair and looked around her office which was now rid of all files and documents. Even the computer had been taken away.

'Sakura…that bitch!'

Sakura sat with Tenten in her black Audi. They had already plan their procedures for the night's work. It was already arranged that the two of them would secretly and cautiously enter Onikage's neighborhood in hope of attaining more knowledge of the nuclear weapon, and maybe, if they were lucky – some information from the conference. Usually time waited on no man, but now, it was their turn to wait on time. Sakura sipped some of her coffee which, as you could tell by now, was a ritual of her everyday life. There was silence between the two sisters. They seemed to know what was on each other's minds as they did not question one another. Sakura was thinking that the plan for the mission was easier said than done. What if there were complications? Tenten thought of the same thing but she could see that it was bothering her sister more than herself.

"It'll be alright," she assured her sister as she started the engine, "I mean don't we ask ourselves this very same question before every mission?" Sakura nodded and smiled. It was true, they did; and the missions always turned out a complete success. So what was the point in doubting themselves? After all, they were two of the most skilled agents.

Tenten and Sakura were now heading to the FBI Training Centre which was not too far from the FBI Academy. At the Training Centre, on-the-field drills were carried out to prep on-the-field agents like Kakashi, for sudden back-up calls. But Sakura and Tenten were not going for drills – they intended to visit the Target Practice Room where they would better their shooting skills with different guns and improve their aiming skills with daggers to get ready for their mission. Tenten was the most formidable in this area. She was one to hit her target whether it was in motion or tranquil; with a bullet or a blade. The other agents referred to her as the Weapons' Mistress. She even liked any sport which involved aiming at things.

Sakura loaded her gun and aimed at the target…

8:55 P.M.

Tenten and Sakura waited outside the Onikage Compound where the meeting was being held, staying hidden from surveillance cams and guards. They were both dressed in black easy-to-move-in outfits and a pair of night vision Tom Ford TF70 Connor Shades. Tenten's hair was in her signature buns while Sakura had tied her silky, short, pink hair into a ponytail and wore a black cap on her head to protect her identity. After all, not everyone had pink hair. Before making a move, they readied their black Walther PPK Silencer handguns, just in case they had encountered some inescapable trouble. They made the wise choice of using the Silencers so when they shot their victim/s, there would be no gun blast to alert the guards.

The two women cautiously walked down the dark alleyway, hidden in the umbra of the shadows. They could now hear muffled words coming from inside as they stood near the exterior of the entrance. Indeed, it was a high risk; one that they were willing to take. Sakura looked at Tenten, who nodded in realization of Sakura's intentions. Slowly, she pushed the white door open so she could hear the conversation a bit clearer.

"…it's not finished and those fucking Russians are annoying me when they call to express their fucking impatience!" she heard a man's smooth, angered voice.

"I'll handle that, little brother, take it easy," another man spoke. On hearing that, Sakura concluded that the complaining man was Sasuke Uchiha and guy who replied was none other than Itachi Uchiha. She listened again.

"What will happen when the American Military Force is beaten?" another man said with what seemed to be a dull and lazy tone.

"That is not our business, Nara!" a man spat. 'Nara…where did I hear that name before?' Sakura thought, losing focus, causing her not to realize when the door opened. Tenten and Sakura were now face to face with Itachi Uchiha, who immediately grasped Sakura's wrist tightly. "What do we have here?" Itachi said slyly, his grip getting tighter. Itachi kept Sakura's hand away from him, to avoid getting shot. Acting upon logical instinct, Tenten aimed her handgun at Itachi who was then forced to release Sakura. Thinking of the fact that the odds were against them, Tenten and Sakura, without hesitation fled through the black alleyway without even turning their heads to see how far behind the men were. They could tell that they were catching up to them, hearing the men's footsteps nearing. Sakura apprehended that the guards were already aware of their intrusion.

"I think we should go separate directions," Tenten said to Sakura as they ran. Sakura wanted to protest against it but, seeing that they had no other option, she had to concur. "Alright," she said to her sister before turning left, out of the alleyway while Tenten readied herself to make a right turn, looking in Sakura's direction to make sure she made it out safely. As Tenten ran out of the alleyway in her planned direction, she felt her body hit something hard and she felt her body being held violently by a pair of strong, masculine arms. The man grasped her right hand in which she clutched her handgun, and swiftly and violently banged against the edge of the wall until she released it. Her hands were now bleeding from the bruises, but was still being gripped tightly by the man. Revealing no sign of agony, Tenten raised her head to meet the gaze of radiant, lilac orbs.

"So it seems you've been caught. Don't try to struggle," he said, his voice calm and rational as if keeping her fidgeting body from breaking free was effortless. "It's no use!" he said once more before slamming her against the brick wall. She felt a sharp pain on the left side of her back which caused her to stop moving about frantically.

Sakura's eyes glanced at Tenten's direction only to see her sister being held captive by a man with long, silky, dark hair. She stopped in her tracks. "You idiot! Keep going!" Tenten hollered at her. A million thoughts were now flooding her mind. 'What should I do? Run? Fire at them? No, I might hit Tenten…' A blond man and another guy with a ponytail were now chasing after. Sakura began running again as she struggled to devise a plan. 'C'mon Sakura! Think logically!' she practically shouted at herself inwardly.

'Idiot! You're no use dead!' said a voice from nowhere.

It took Sakura a moment to figure out who it belonged to. It sounded rather familiar, but with all the drama going on at the moment, she could not quite put her finger on it. "Who are you?!" she asked verbally as she ran.

'What the hell kind of a question is that?!' the voice asked her instead of replying.

"Just answer the fucking question!" Sakura commanded in frustration.

But before the voice could answer, Sakura said, "Wait, I thought you died or something." The voice she had been hearing all this time was apparently her inner self.

'What took ya?!' her inner replied teasingly. But, she was right – Sakura would not be able to save Tenten if she had gotten herself caught, so she decided that it would be best to escape this sudden controversy and devise a proper, possible and logical plan. She picked up the pace as she saw a short, wired barrier ahead of her and averaged her speed as she got closer, slowing down enough to jump it. With her left arm, she hoisted her body over the fence and landed on both legs, her movement smooth and swift. Quickening her pace again, she scrambled toward the left side of the car, frantically opening the door to the driver's section. Locking the doors when she got inside, Sakura sighed, relieved that she was safe; even from open fire, since Tenten's car was entirely bullet proof. She rekindled her thoughts, taking only one minute then made a speedy reverse, and drove off at a high speed, hoping that the gangsters would not follow her.

Shikamaru and Naruto reached the area which they thought they had seen the woman head to and stopped. The agent was now gone, completely and without a trace. Naruto felt a vibration coming from his pocket. "Huh?" he said before realizing that it had been his cell phone. He answered, "Yo teme, we lost the other agent."

"That's alright. Just get back to the base. There's something we need to discuss as a group," Sasuke informed.

"Yeah. We'll be right there," Naruto said before disconnecting the call.

The highway was clear – much to her advantage since she would not have to worry about citizens' lives as she drove at a maddening speed of 256km/h. She knew to a fact that the Uchiha would not send men after her because they had Tenten. Whatever the needed to know, they would more than likely beat it out of Tenten. She shrugged at that thought. So, the upper hand was, without any doubt, theirs. Being an agent for an entire five years, she knew that it was wise not to let Tsunade know of the situation – at least, if she wanted to see Tenten again. And with that in mind, she decided to check into a motel, under an alias of "Aoi Shuuhei". That way, she would not have to face Tsunade and the truth would remain concealed.

Neji entered the familiar interrogation cubicle and faced the gang's new hostage. Tenten was sitting at the center of the room, her arms bounded together behind the back-rest of the chair, and her feet tied; each one to one of the chairs front foot. She was forbidden from saying anything since her mouth was taped. All she could do at the moment, was glare; glare at the god-like figure standing before her. Her eyes were focused on his unusual, light, lilac eyes which contributed to his handsome features. But she kept in mind that man in front of her was a fugitive. And that thought prevented her from making the mistake other female agents had made over the past few years.

Neji stepped forward, his arm outstretched. Tenten grimaced as he pealed off the sticky tape. Then he walked behind her. She could not decipher what he was about to do until she felt him cut the rope that held her hands together. Baffled by his actions, she frowned. Then, when he appeared in front of her once more, he handed her a sandwich.

"Tenten, is it?" he finally spoke. She nodded. "You are no good to us if you die of starvation."

"How do you know my name?" she asked. Then, without warning, he threw a set of stapled papers on her lap. It was the printable version of her entire FBI Profile. And without questioning, she immediately figured that they must have somehow hacked into Anko's database as Tenten clearly recalled Jiraya stating that Anko's laptop was nowhere to be found.

"You know, there's no way this gang will survive," Tenten spoke up, not even bothering to take a bite of her food.

"If your sister is wise, she would not dare inform the other agents," Neji told her stoically.

"I'll be back to check on your wound," he said before turning to leave, but was stopped when Tenten said, "What happened to common courtesy?"

"Excuse me?" he said, turning to face her once, his face demanding an explanation.

"You know my name. But, I don't know yours," she answered.

"Neji. Neji Hyuuga," he said.

'So this is the Hyuuga.'

"What exactly do you want with me, Neji?"

"Oh, you'll know when that sister of yours gets here. But for now, it's clearly none of your business. And right now, your only purpose is to stay alive so we can get her. Then we can proceed with our business. You are the right type of bait to lure someone like her," he said before leaving the room.

Tenten tried to fight her inner thoughts about what Neji said before. A part of her wanted to believe that Sakura would contact Tsunade and inform her of the situation. She wanted to believe that Neji was wrong about Sakura just barging in without any back-up and plan. But then again, another part of her was contradicting that theory…

TWO HOURS LATER

Tenten could barely keep her eyes open; not from drowsiness. She could barely feel most of her body and all she could smell was the rusty odor of blood. Her shirt was drenched in it! She had lost track of how many hours had passed. She knew that she was beginning to feel unconscious from blood loss. The Hyuuga had not returned to check on her wound which was now excessively bleeding. Tenten knew she had to stay alive; she had to stay alive and figure out a plan to escape this hell hole before Sakura could do anything stupid. But that seemed too impossible at the moment. Her eyes were beginning to give up, and the same thing was happening to the rest of her body.

As she was about to give up completely, she heard footsteps coming from outside the room. She could not speak because of her weakness but she heard when the door opened.

Neji opened the door to see a barely conscious Tenten, leaning forward, still in a sitting position on her chair. Her buns were now loose and her chocolate brown hair covered her pale, agonized face. He immediately rushed over to her side and began cutting her loose. Then, lifting her, bridal style in his arms, he took her to the living room where Sasuke, Naruto, Shikamaru and Sai had assembled. Carefully, Neji laid Tenten's numb body on the sofa, noticing her rapid breathing, and then ripped of the fabric covering her upper region so all that was left covering her, was a black bra.

Sasuke handed Neji an opened bullet shell. Neji scattered the gunpowder over the deep wound.

"Alright, can you hear me, Tenten?" She heard Neji ask her.

She was unable to nod her head, so instead she just groaned.

"This will pain for just a little while, but you'll need to bear with us," he assured her. She wanted to believe his calm, god-like voice, but she knew that it was just an incentive to keep her calm. She knew exactly what he was about to do. And then, not another thought was allowed to go through her mind as she felt an agonizing burn over her already tormented wound. Her eyes squinted as she screamed, letting everyone in the room know of her pain. Neji had lit the gunpowder – this was to stop the hemorrhage. Very soon, hot, wet tears trickled down her face, and she cried herself to sleep. Sai bandaged the wound, after her body became still.

"One of us will have to give up our bed tonight," Sasuke said, looking at the other four men. Everyone wore a blank expression.

"We can't let her die…at least not yet," Sasuke explained, then said, "And I'm already sharing a bed with someone, and I don't think she'll be comfortable with a third person. So that leaves the four of you."

It was later concluded that since she was put in Neji's care from the beginning, he should lend her his bed for the night. No one asked him to – he just thought it was a sensible choice. Carefully, he picked up Tenten's sleeping form, and took her to his room.

Neji starred at the woman's sleeping form. He too, was tired, and there was no way he would sleep on the sofa or the floor. After all this was his room. He removed his black shirt, revealing his slightly built torso, and quietly got underneath the covers, cautiously so he would not wake her, and fell into a light slumber…

So it seems I have finished yet another chapter! As you can see, things are starting to heat up – Tenten got caught and there are more events to come soon! I should also inform you of an upcoming LEMON that may occur after Chapter Four. However, after April 4th 2009, updates may seem to become slower due to the fact that I must balance my studies with writing the chapters. I will no longer be able to post the chapters before there due dates; instead they will be posted on the EXACT DATE given.

I'm really proud of my reviewers who contributed to the 14 REVIEWS (that's 4 extra). THANK YOU ALL! However, the condition still applies – I want at least 10 reviews or NO UPDATE. I am open to criticism.

People has been asking if I use BETA or not – the answer to that is no. I have no patients for that at all, so please excuse the grammatical and spelling errors.

TO KATIE THE KATIEDID: The couples included in this fan-fiction are: SasuSaku, NejiTen, ShikaTema and NaruHina.

TO FREAKY (meh best frend): Thanks for the ideas you shared with me on Friday March 27th 2009. AND IF ANOTHER BAD WORD SLIPS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH ABOUT SASUKE I'LL PERSONALLY RIP YOU TO SHREDS ON SPORTS DAY!!! LOL!

--Izzie

P.S – I'm sorry for the short chapter.

NEXT CHAP: THURSDAY 2nd APRIL 2009.

Find out what happens when Sakura makes a new discovery!