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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 SIX

Becoming Undone

"Trying to save the things you love breeds war. As long as love exists, there will be hatred, and ninjas will be used by that hatred. As long as the ninja system exists, the hatred will create another creature like Pain. Pain is the one who killed Jiraya. But the more I think about it, the more I believe he was really killed by the disorder that gave birth to Pain. Ninjas fight that hatred. All ninjas fight against that hatred."

--Yondaime Hokage (Naruto Manga 440)

Sakura could not believe what time it was. The night just seemed to pass by in just one swing of the pendulum; she had not slept at all – she was too preoccupied, thinking about many affairs. She could not quite figure out why Tenten was upset with her yesterday, and maybe still is, but she had a feeling that it had to do with everything they found out – Sakura's past – if it was real, that is; and their family's sudden death. She hated the idea of just sitting and waiting around when she could have been occupying herself with something beneficial instead of lingering over disturbing, mind-clouding thoughts. Somehow, she knew that the DNA results would prove that she was the Uchiha's wife and that everything mentioned yesterday was the truth. She spent the whole night thinking about it and she had come to the conclusion that it was a believable story. It was unbelievable that she was married to a gangster and that she was a mother. Sakura wondered how her life was, living with Sasuke. She knew that it would be hard to adjust to that life again. In fact, she had no clue as to if she was planning to get adjusted to that life again. She felt as if she was at war with the different choices; she felt that she was smack in the middle of it. Just then, a man walked into the room – the man she was pointing her other gun at yesterday – the man who looked a lot like Sasuke. She stood up.

"Good morning. Sasuke requests that you meet him in the lounge," he said, putting on a very fake smile. Sakura grunted.

"Follow me, ugly," he said before turning around and walking off.

"Excuse me? What did you just call me?" Sakura asked angrily.

"U-G-L-Y: Ugly," was Sai's response. That was it. Who did this guy think he was? Without thinking, Sakura punched him in his face, causing a slight nose-bleed. Then blood trickled from the corner of his lips. He groaned and opened his mouth to say something when Sakura stated, "If you don't want harder blow, then I suggest you swallow whatever it is you are planning to say!"

'She does hit like a man…' Sai noted and remained silent.

The lounge was on the second floor of the building. Sasuke was standing by the window which overlooked a large, beautiful, crystal clear lake. The floor was marble – China black; and the sofas were dark red. The walls were tiled with black Merola Tiles. The table tops were of a dark marble color which she could not quite make out.

"The test results are here," Sasuke said, handing her a file. As she expected, the test had proven that she was the mother of Kagerou Uchiha. Sakura sighed.

"I'll need to know what your intentions are, Sakura," Sasuke told her.

"I'm not sure yet. I'll need to discuss it with Tenten," Sakura said sternly, almost sounding like Tsunade. "But for now, I just need a bath."

Sasuke showed her to his room and said that she could use his bathroom. When she came out, he led her to the drawer where she got some clothes.

"Whose are these?" she asked Sasuke.

"They are yours. You left some clothing at every Onikage mansion when I took you along for meetings. But they won't be enough, so I'll take you out later to buy some new clothes," Sasuke replied.

"Sasuke, like I said before, I don't know if I'll be staying."

Sasuke was silent after that. He knew that it would be hard to rebuild his relationship with Sakura, but he never thought that it would be this hard. He saw why she distanced herself from him – he was a fugitive and she was a federal law enforcement agent which made them enemies. No…that was not true. Sakura was born into the Kurotsuki Gang, led by the Harunos. So, technically, Sakura was no enemy at all. She was a criminal just like himself; her life as an FBI Agent was fake – she was living a lie. But still, he would leave it up to her to decide which path she should take.

Sakura felt awkward in many ways. It was as if she had been asleep for a very long time, living in a dream as a normal person in a good-guy's perspective; and now she had woken to find out that she had a completely different and opposite life to that in the dream.

"Where's Kagerou?" Sasuke heard her ask.

"She's at school. One of her baby-sitters took her to school this morning," Sasuke replied.

"Hm…she's a reason why I feel like staying," Sakura stated.

"Hn" Sasuke answered and began to stroke her cheek.

"Sasuke, please don't. I need some time to think about this. I feel like I don't know you at all," Sakura said to him and he slowly withdrew his hand. Sakura looked around Sasuke's room. There were many pictures of him and her together, so she figured that Kagerou knew that Sakura was her mother even though she 'died' when Kagerou was only five months old.

"So she knew that I was her mother," Sakura said.

"Yeah, I told her about everything that happened," Sasuke replied, taking a seat next to her on the bed.

"And she understood?" Sakura asked.

"Hn. She is four, you know," Sasuke said in an obvious tone.

"Where's my sister?" she asked, changing the subject. She figured that if they had continued talking about their daughter, they might have ended up in an awkward position.

"On the roof top," he replied.

"Take me there."

Tenten sat against the barrier which kept her from falling over the building. Her eyes were tired, but she did not want to sleep; not after she found out horrible news – one was disgusting and the other just haunted her mentally. It was tormenting to know that they were gone.

"There is no Tsunade! There is no Kurenai and there is NO HIROSHI! THEY'RE GONE!"

Yesterday, she was stung by Sakura's words and now, she was feeling the effects of the poison. She wished her thirteen years with Tsunade and the rest of the family had gone by slower. She would give anything to relive those years. The wind was chilly, but she did not mind because she did not even notice. She blamed herself so much for their deaths; she blamed herself so much for not being able to look out for her family the way they did for her. She was not able to repay them for how they helped her out of her tragic situation thirteen years ago…

Tenten sat with the other girls in the hospital's waiting room. The agent who had found them in the container said that everything was fine now; they were finally safe. Her head was spinning like a whirlpool and she was tired. The doctors were taking in every girl for a full medical check-up. Every girl was accompanied by an FBI Agent when they went into the doctors' offices. Finally, one doctor came out. Tenten was the next patient. She did not see any available agents anywhere; at least she did not see any that looked as if they were assigned to her.

"Young lady, it's your turn. Where is the agent that is to accompany you?" the doctor asked her.

"I-I don't think any were assigned to me, doctor," Tenten replied.

"Is that so?" a woman intervened. Tenten turned to where she heard the voice. The woman was tall and well-shaped. Her eyes were a stunning gold and her silken; platinum blonde hair was tied into a pair of loose ponytails. Even with such a childish hairstyle, Tenten thought she looked rather womanly. But what stood out the most in her apparel was her large chest size which did not look outsized since her hips were also broad enough.

"I'll be sure to speak with the person who was in charge of assigning the agents. But seeing that I'm already here, I guess I'll go with you," the woman said.

The doctor nodded and beckoned Tenten and the agent to her office.

"Alright, I'm Doctor Ayame Masuda," the doctor introduced herself as she pulled out her clipboard and pen. "I need your names," she said to Tsunade and Tenten.

"I'm Tsunade Senju, Director of the FBI," the blonde agent replied.

"And my name is Tenten," Tenten told the doctor.

"What is your last name?" Dr. Masuda asked Tenten.

"I'm sorry, I have none. It's just Tenten," she replied.

The two women looked at Tenten with eyes of pity and she felt a little uncomfortable because of that. The doctor inhaled and then began the medical check-up.

"Okay. I need to know how many times you were violated," she asked.

Tenten knew that the men drugged their food and drinks, but she merely ate a quarter of what was given to eat and drank nothing unless she was extremely thirsty. And so, the drug did not have a strong impact on her as it did on the other teenaged girls. Even so, the little drug that had managed to enter her system made her weak but not weak enough to not remember anything.

"Three times," Tenten stated specifically.

The doctor stopped scribbling on her clipboard and looked up. "The other girls were violated countless times and you only three? How is that so, Ms. Tenten?" Dr. Masuda asked. Even Tsunade was eager to hear the child's response.

"I hid from them in a place that was only known to me and no other girl. I stayed there so often that the men did not even realize my absence," Tenten answered, her eyes fixed upon the white tiles of the floor.

"Clever," Tsunade complimented. After the medical interrogation, Dr. Masuda took blood samples from Tenten and gave them to her assistant to run a complete blood test which would say whether or not she was pregnant and if she was positively infected with any sort of Sexually Transmitted Disease. When Tsunade and Tenten exited the room, Tsunade informed Tenten that there was something she wished to speak with her about, so Tenten sat in one of the empty seats in the Waiting room. She saw that the woman was speaking, or more like arguing with another agent. She figured it was the agent Tsunade intended to speak to earlier. Tenten looked around at the other teenaged girls. Some were in tears; some were in their parents' arms and some were running to the washroom to throw up. She thought that her entire life was over. There was no way anyone would want to look after her; not after she had been poisoned; tainted; dirtied; not after she had been…raped. The test results would not even matter because she was a homeless orphan; living this life would be the same as dying. The Tsunade woman returned to Tenten a few minutes later and sat in the seat next to her.

"You know, it is compulsory for abused victims to take counseling and at every meeting with the psychiatrist, a parent or guardian must be present," Tsunade said to Tenten.

"This is why you shouldn't even bother about wasting your time with therapy for me," Tenten said without looking at the woman.

"As I said, it is compulsory, Tenten. And seeing that no one is responsible for you and your living needs, I shall become your guardian. I have already gotten the forms to adopt you but all I need is your consent," Tsunade said.

"Why would you want to adopt me?" Tenten asked.

"Because I believe that you deserve another and better chance at life. You deserve the love and care from a real family just as any other child in this room does. And I'm more than glad to give you that. I promise that you will be safe – I am the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and my husband is a U.S Navy Soldier," Tsunade explained thoroughly.

A small spark of hope birthed within Tenten as she heard Tsunade's words. She was beginning to feel that her life mattered after all.

"But what if I'm HIV positive? And what if I'm pregnant?" Tenten asked worriedly.

"That would not matter," Tsunade, "I'll still love you as if you were normal."

The first time Tenten had encountered Tsunade, she had restored hope within her. Tenten was able to believe in herself and rebuild her self-esteem. It was only when Tenten officially joined the family did she realize that Tsunade and her husband, and Dan were unable to have children of their own, so they resorted to adoption. Tenten was the only girl that was STD negative and had not been impregnated. This morning she overheard Neji and Sasuke talking about the DNA test result, so she knew – she knew that Sakura was truly the wife of a criminal. She was disgusted that one of the persons she trusted most had an illicit past. Tenten's impression of Sakura was completely altered when she found out this. She just did not feel like confronting Sakura at the moment…or she might end up killing her.

'What would Tsunade want her to do?' Tenten asked mentally.

Knowing Tsunade, missions were extremely vital and when she was assigned to missions that involved taking down fugitives, she would input much effort into it. Tsunade said to take down Onikage mafia gang; and that was precisely what she was going to do…even if it involved killing Sakura…

AT THE FBI HEADQUATERS

Ino Yamanaka walked through the unlit corridor, carrying the files she was supposed to enter into the cabinets. It had been exactly three hours since Former Director Tsunade and Kurenai's funeral. Ino was to place the files containing the information on their death in its respected cabinets; Kurenai's file as well, since she was a former Agent like her deceased husband. This corridor – C#69 – was forbidden to agents who had not been given permission for dwelling in it. Ino was assigned by the Vice-Director, Danzo for this particular job. She walked in inaudible paces to the last room on the corridor, trying to get there quickly since these corridors give her the chills. That was when she heard the voices of Orochimaru and Danzo in a nearby room.

"…was personally chosen by Tsunade to be the new Director of the Bureau," she heard Orochimaru say.

"Yes, so you'll find Sakura and Tenten Senju and…annihilate them," Danzo said, "Orochimaru will also be working on this as well."

"Understood," said the voice of…Kimimaro. Ino knew that Tsunade had announced that his job as an agent was declared illegal since 2005. The conversation went on and she was able to eavesdrop on the right amount of details to come to a definite conclusion. Quietly, she left Corridor C#69, forgetting to drop the files into the cabinets.

'I need to inform Saki and Tenten!'

Ino closed the door to the women's restroom and walked over to the sinks. She washed her face and massaged her forehead with the cool water which brought a little relief to her; considering the stress she had been going through. She never trusted that old man Danzo and that sly Orochimaru ever since she stepped foot onto the Headquarters as an agent. Then, she heard barfing coming from one of the cubicles. She walked to the cubicle where she heard the noise coming from and knocked on the door.

"Are you alright in there?" Ino asked the anonymous person and just then, the door opened to reveal a very pale Temari.

"Hey are you alright?" Ino asked.

"Yeah, I think. It's just nausea and the pharmacist recommended that I take Pepto Bismol," she explained.

"Well? Are you doing that?" Ino asked.

"I haven't bought it yet, but I will…later," Temari answered her colleague. Temari said her good-byes and left Ino alone in the restroom, thinking. She and Temari were great friends, but she did not know if it was wise to tell anyone about what she had overheard just yet. There could have been a slight chance that Temari was also working for Orochimaru and Danzo.

Tenten felt Sakura's presence as Sakura walked across the roof-floor towards her. She got up from where she was seated and turned to face Sakura who wore an unreadable expression. She saw that Sasuke was leaning against the wall. Tenten had every intention of drawing her handgun right then and there, but refrained until she was close enough to Sakura. Sakura was able to read Tenten like an open book – Tenten wanted this meeting to be private.

"Sasuke, leave," Sakura ordered.

"I'm not stupid, Sakura. I can see right through her," Sasuke refused stoically.

"I'll be able to handle it," she said with no hint of her uncertainty. Sasuke left the rooftop hesitantly, but stayed on the staircase which lead to it, just in case anything happened abruptly. He had a dire feeling just now in Tenten's presence. It almost felt as if she had lost all of her sanity. He had lost his wife once and was not planning on letting her die a stupid death so easily; he had not planned on letting her go…again.

Sakura watched her sister's hand drift to her lower back. Sakura's hand was already on her handgun, and in swift movement, both women drew their guns simultaneously, aiming directly at each other's heads.

"What has driven you to do such a thing, Tenten?" Sakura asked sternly.

"It's what mother would want, Sakura Uchiha," Tenten said angrily, "If I only knew who you really were, I'd have done this a long time ago."

"Are you sure this is what mother would want, Tenten Senju?" Sakura asked in a well-balanced, blatant tone.

"Don't you dare call her 'mother'! You were no daughter of her in the first place you CRIMINAL! If she had known who you really were, she never would have accepted you in the first place!" Tenten screamed at Sakura. Those words, coming from Tenten – her closest sister – was indeed heartbreaking, but she showed no sign of emotion still.

"Tenten, I know how you're feeling. I'm just as shock as you about the situations and look at me – I'm handling it pretty well!" Sakura said, trying to reason with her. "I know that times like this are hard, but have you asked yourself the big questions yet? In a situation like this, what would Tsunade suggest you do? Wouldn't she want us to be strong? Being strong, what exactly does that infer?"

"Mother…she would want us to be strong…for me to…protect all of them…including…you," Tenten said in a shaky tone, as if she was about to breakdown; but she did not.

"Yes. And mother would never leave our sides even if we were all fugitives, isn't that so?" Sakura asked her sister who nodded. Tenten's hands began to shake. Was it guilt? Maybe… but if that was so, it was getting the better of her and she…did not mind at all. Her shaking hands dropped the weapon and she fell on her knees, sobbing. Sakura put away her gun as she walked towards Tenten. She knelt down beside her and embraced her.

"Times like these are very difficult. But it is important to follow what Tsunade – mother – taught us. And that is to neglect all emotions; drown them; make them wither away so that they are no more," Sakura whispered to her.

"Come on, what you need is a nice, long bath," Sakura said as she helped Tenten to stand on her feet.

After Tenten had finished with her shower, the two women met with the other gangsters in the Assembly Suite who had already gathered around the large table. Sasuke demanded that Sakura gave an answer as soon as possible so that arrangements could be made. Sakura asked for some more time to think it over, but informed her apparent husband that she would stay at the Onikage Manor for the time being. He, of course agreed. Sakura needed time to work out a way to convince the new Director that the case had been rectified and at the same time, make it possible to let the gangsters go free. In her left pocket, she felt her phone vibrate. She looked on the screen to see that the Caller ID was hidden, but she answered it anyway.

"Sakura Senju," she answered.

"Yo! How are things, Sakura? And how's Tenten keeping up?" Sakura recognized the voice to be Kakashi's.

"We're fine. The funeral was today, wasn't it?" She asked in a low but audible tone.

"Yes…it was. I had a feeling that you two wouldn't attend," Kakashi said in his calm voice.

"Yeah, Tenten and I just couldn't take the news…and we never would have been able to stand straight if we attended their funeral," Sakura said to the man. Tenten mouthed 'Who is that?' and Sakura mouthed 'Kakashi' in reply. Kakashi expressed his short condolences, and soon the conversation ended. As soon as Sakura hung up, Sasuke questioned, "Who was that?"

"You should mind your own business, Uchiha!" Tenten spat.

"Tenten, calm down," Sakura told her sister, then turned to Sasuke and said, "That was a very close agent-friend of ours. He was just curious as to why Tenten and I did not attend Tsunade and Kurenai's funeral."

"What about Hiroshi's funeral?" Tenten asked Sakura.

"He was in his mother's coffin so he had the same funeral," Sakura said, sadly.

Sakura noticed that Neji's eyes were on Tenten and whenever Sakura glanced over at him, he would immediately look away. His gazes were none of love interest or lust; they were more serious and unreadable. The only two people Tenten and Sakura had known from the gang were Sasuke and Neji, so they were briefly introduced to Shikamaru, Naruto and Sai. Just then, Sakura's cell phone vibrated again. She grunted before answering, not even bothering to look at the Caller ID.

"What do you want?!" she growled in answering.

"Bill-board Brow? It's me, Ino. Why are you so grouchy?! Are you pregnant or something?" Ino asked.

"I'm sorry. And no – I'm not pregnant. Just how many guys do you think I've slept with?!" At this comment, Sasuke glared at Sakura, but she ignored it.

"Um…none? Anyways I wanna-"

"Look, I know that you're sorry for me and Tenten's loss and whatever-" Sakura said but was cut off by Ino.

"No, listen to me this is important."

"How important?" Sakura asked, frowning. Important situations for Ino, were defined as boyfriend problems, her sex life and anything of that sort, which was why Sakura had to ask such a question.

"Life and death – it's so important that Tenten also needs to hear this if she's anywhere close by," Ino stated. Usually Ino's 'important situations' were only discussed with Sakura. Since it involved Tenten, she knew that it had nothing to do with anything of that sort and it was truly important. Sakura put Ino on Speaker Phone so that even the gangsters would hear. Of course Ino was not aware of their presence.

"What's up, Ino," Tenten said, cueing her to give off the info.

"Listen carefully to what I'm about to say. As you know, only the person that has been chosen by Tsunade could be the next Director of the FBI. Tenten, Sakura, Tsunade recommended that you, Sakura take over as Director while you, Tenten be the Vice Director. Now get this – it seems that there were other people who wanted those positions desperately – Danzo and Orochimaru. No one knows of Tsunade's recommendations, so the only way for Danzo and Orochimaru to attain it instead, you must be either dead or medically incapable," Ino explained.

"So, you're saying?" Tenten asked impatiently.

"I'm getting there, Panda! Be patient! Okay, I overheard Orochimaru and Danzo talking to Kimimaro –" "Wait, hold up. Wasn't Kimimaro declared an illegal agent by Tsunade?" Sakura cut Ino off.

"Yeah well, he's back. But, this time, he's not back as an agent. He's back as an assassin with every intention to eradicate you two," Ino said gravely. Sasuke and the others were listening intently.

"Okay, Ino-pig, any suggestions?" Sakura asked with a little fright. She and Tenten knew just how brutal and gruesome Kimimaro handled things. He was ten times as atrocious as Orochimaru, who had cruel tricks up his sleeve.

"Maybe I should tell you this before I make any suggestions – Orochimaru will be working WITH Kimimaro on this. And, as for my suggestion – run; keep yourselves hidden. Sakura, Tenten, you know exactly what's gonna happen if you end up in their hands, so please…just…be careful," Ino said lastly.

"We will," Tenten and Sakura said in unison before disconnecting the call.

"I think I've made my decision, Sasuke," Sakura said and glanced at Tenten who said, "Whatever decision you make, I'll stick with you."

Sakura looked over at Sasuke and said, "As of now, I work under myself."

Sasuke understood that in other words, she meant that she would willfully work alongside the gang. He was inwardly content with her decision since he would be able to ensure her safety with ease.

"But," Sakura said, "Since we shall be working with you guys, there's someone I'd recommend on this team."

"And who might that be?" Neji Hyuuga finally spoke.

"Suna Temari."

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