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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, mild violence and aggressive language bother 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 & Flashbacks)
Narrator's POV
WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS VERY VIOLENT MATERIAL! IF MILD AND BRUTAL VIOLENCE BOTHERS YOU, THEN IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU SKIP THIS CHAPTER AT ONCE! HOWEVER, YOU WILL BE MISSING OUT ON SOME IMPORTANT THINGS WORTH KNOWING. IF OTHERWISE, THEN DO ENJOY THIS CHAPTER!
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Awakened Depression
Her eyes could barely open; her vision was a blur. Tenten could hardly make out anything in the room and she felt like vomiting. The last thing she remembered was encountering Orochimaru in her hotel suite. Her breathing was beginning to regain its normal rhythm but her vision was still fuzzy. She could not move her hands which seemed to be cuffed to bed. She was still clothed but her body was sore. Tenten did not know how long she had been in the room.
"Ah! I see you're finally awake…" said a voice she could not quite make out. She felt him come closer and caressed her face with his cold hand.
"Who are you?!" she questioned the stranger.
"It's not surprising that you don't remember me…yet," Kabuto answered the woman.
"What are you talking about?" Tenten mumbled audibly.
"So you really want to know…" Kabuto said, "Let me…refresh your memory then…"
It took Neji three hours to complete his surveillance search for Tenten. And it was all thanks to Naruto that he was able to do so. He was able to track Orochimaru's car – the location was at a warehouse not to far from Tokyo. As far as Neji knew, approaching Orochimaru without reinforcements would be a careless move – quite unlike his character. However, he did not want to get Onikage involved in the situation too much. Just then, he heard Tenten's cell phone ring. He picked it up but did not answer. The caller Id stated that it was Sakura.
After Sakura had given up, Neji looked through Tenten's Calls Catalog which gave a listing of missed calls, dialed calls and received calls. A certain caller seemed to pop up frequently – a guy by the name of Izumo. From the surveillance tapes provided by the hotel security, Neji noticed that Tenten often met with a guy at the hotel restaurants. He assumed that Izumo must have been that man. Neji recognized the guy because recently, Onikage exchanged a few weapons with a gang that went by the name of Neon; and the guy who was presumably Izumo, was present at that meeting.
It was then, a sudden thought occurred to Neji. He needed reinforcements, did he not? Without wasting another moment, Neji pulled out his phone and dialed Izumo's number. Neji hated having to do this – rely on the help of a complete stranger. It dishonored his sense of pride in a way. But he had no other choice. What bugged him the most was why he would go this far for Tenten – the woman who almost brought down the entire gang of Onikage?
"Hello?" a man answered.
"Good day...I know you will not know me but is your name Izumo?" Neji asked, feeling a bit awkward having to ask that question. The man on the other line hesitated before answering.
"Yes. I don't have your number and by your voice, I can tell I don't know you. Care to explain?" Izumo said.
"Hn. My name is Neji Hyuuga and like I said before – you don't know me. But I'm sure you're well acquainted with a woman by the name of Tenten Senju," Neji began, giving Izumo no chance to speak, "Earlier today she was abducted at our hotel suite. As you may she was working with me on a mission for my gang."
"Do you have any idea who took her?" Izumo said with concern when he finally got a chance to talk.
"Yes – Orochimaru; and I'm well aware of their location. All I need is reinforcements to back me up as it is highly probable that the warehouse in which she is held captive is highly guarded," Neji answered in detail.
"Where are you?" Izumo asked.
"At the hotel; meet me here in fifteen minutes," Neji said before disconnecting. It felt good to be the one giving orders again. Neji still wondered who Izumo was to Tenten. Was he a family related person? Was he her ex-lover? Neji forced himself to snap out of that train of thought – it was none of his concern.
'What I should be concerned about is getting Tenten back before Orochimaru uses her against Onikage,' Neji thought. His phone rang in his hand. He had expected it to be Izumo but instead, it turned out to be Sakura.
"What is it, Sakura?" Neji answered.
"I'm sorry to be bothering you, but…is Tenten with you? She's not answering her phone and I'm really worried about that," Sakura said.
"She's asleep as we speak," Neji lied smoothly.
"Okay. Can you tell her to give me a call when she wakes up?" Sakura asked.
"Sure," Neji replied and the call ended. Lying to Sakura, for him seemed to be easy. But what would he tell her if he failed retrieve Tenten?
Sakura let out a sigh of false relief. At least she knew that Tenten was alright – those dreams meant nothing; they were just random nightmares. Whenever she had nightmares involving people dear to her, Sakura would always assume something bad was about to happen to them or they were already in some form of trouble. On very little occasions were her assumptions true, but she was no psychic.
"Hey, did you call Tenten?" Temari asked as she walked into the living room.
"Yeah, but she didn't answer. I got through with Neji a while after and he said that she was sleeping," Sakura replied.
"Well…it's expected of her to be tired after working on that mission," Temari said, "How are you feeling otherwise?"
"So far I feel great…I guess," Sakura answered.
"I just hope you aren't lying because the way you're acting, even Sasuke can't tell if something's wrong," Temari said and chuckled slightly, "…that's a good thing, though – our secret is safer this way."
"Yeah…" Sakura said, smiling, "I just don't know how to tell him when this is all over…"
"Don't worry. You'll find a way," Temari said to her pink-haired friend.
Tenten shut her eyes tightly as a pair of cold, filthy hands roamed over her body as she was undressed against her will. Kabuto chuckled at Tenten's reaction.
"I remember how you did that at our first encounter – shutting your eyes, as if that would help you shut off what was going on. Tell me – do you remember me yet?" Kabuto chuckled.
Tenten whimpered a little. She was able to trace back to where she had felt those touches before…
"Kabuto Yakushi," Tenten mumbled in realization. Kabuto smirked.
"It would be great if you could just moan it; moan my name," Kabuto told her, but she refused.
"You know I don't like that. When I command you to do something you'll do it," Kabuto said, running the blade of a penknife from her neck to her womanhood. He did not allow the blade to stab into her flesh so deep that it would damage her internally, but he did it enough to make her feel the pain and bleed. Tenten did not notice when Kabuto undressed himself. No, she had a major headache at the moment.
"C'mon Tenten…let's not be this way," he said to her as his hands traveled pass her waist.
"I see – it's that time of the month is it? Well…no matter…" Kabuto said, looking between her thighs, noticing the tampon. Then without warning, Kabuto tugged at the string attached to the tampon inside of her, pulling it out along with a bloody mess.
"N-no please s-stop!" Tenten pleaded, but Kabuto ignored her.
Just then the door opened, revealing Orochimaru, looking sly as ever.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your little session here, Kabuto, but I'm afraid there are some important matters I need to discuss with Tenten," Orochimaru said to Kabuto as he walked over. Orochimaru did not even glance at Kabuto as he dressed himself.
The snake made his way over to the woman lying on the bed and pulled out a key.
Tenten felt Orochimaru's hands working on the handcuffs which bounded her to the bed's head. After she was released, Orochimaru grabbed her by her hair which had become undone from her being roughly handled before. He dragged her to the middle of the room and then proceeded to shackle her hands to a chain which was attached to the ceiling. The only thing covering her body was the white bed sheet with a few bloodstains.
"I'm guessing you both have reacquainted yourselves," Orochimaru said to both Kabuto and Tenten as he stroked Tenten's cheek with his thumb. Tenten looked at him with disgust.
"What do you want with me?!" Tenten asked. Orochimaru chuckled.
"Well then…I see you want to get right down to business," he began, "Or is it that you're so eager to play with Kabuto, hm?"
"I don't want to have anything to do with you or your affiliations!" Tenten spat.
"I'm afraid that's not an option, Tenten Senju," Orochimaru said, "I know all about your and Sakura's little scheme; I know it was you who stole the disk from Doragon. Earlier you asked me what I wanted from you. The answer is simple – I want nothing from you; you'll be used as…bait. You see, it's not your signature that matters to Danzo and me in order to take over the FBI – it's Sakura's. The reason why we are after you as well is mainly because of Sakura's predictable actions – it's obvious that she'd come to save you if you're being held captive. Isn't that so?"
"How did you know about Sakura's plan?" Tenten asked.
"Like I said before – Sakura is rather predictable," Orochimaru answered, "I really pity you at the moment. It's sad that you don't realize that you're just a mere tool and nothing more to anyone; not even Sakura."
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Tenten asked, furiously.
"You're not catching on quite well I see," Orochimaru continued to speak, "If Sakura gets through with her stupid plans, what do you gain? Nothing – that's what you'll gain. Do you think she cares about scum like you? Do you think she cares about a used, fucked up, dirty piece of shit like you? You're not even meant to be an agent. You should have gone back to that whore-house and do what you do best – sucking and fucking clients – being a slut. That's all you're worthy of Tenten." Orochimaru chuckled.
"Think about your mother. Remember what she used to tell you?" Orochimaru said with a sly grin, "Now, I'm gonna make you say it."
Tenten knew very well what Orochimaru was talking about. How could she forget that mantra her mother chanted everyday? Tenten saw Kabuto hand Orochimaru a long metal rod.
"I'm not going to say that no matter how hard or how much you hit me with that piece of iron!" Tenten bellowed. The snake smirked before giving her one blow to her side. Tenten bit her lower lip to avoid screaming from the pain inflicted by Orochimaru.
She felt as if her bones would break; she felt the blood emerging from her wounds.
"All you have to do is say it; say what you wish for and this'll stop; I'll stop hitting you," Orochimaru said before laughing hysterically.
She was hit again on her back; then her hip; her stomach; her chest. She heard something crack inside of her and she knew that she had broken one of her ribs. Her body was bloody and her skin was busted. She felt dirty; the pain was becoming more and more immense.
"I wish you weren't even born you fucking piece of shit!" Tenten remembered her biological mother's words.
"I," Tenten began softly – she could not take this anymore.
"Say it out loud!" Orochimaru commanded with a sick tone, "You know you don't deserve to live. Don't think that it'll be over though. I'm gonna make you live through the pain…"
Orochimaru ripped the sheet off her with his penknife and looked at her. "Oh Kabuto, look; look at the damage I've done…it's fascinating!"
Kabuto laughed at Orochimaru's 'joke'.
'I can't say it…no…but I'm so scared…I don't know what to do!! No one cares anymore…he's right…I'm just a tool…' Tenten thought to herself.
"Please…just k-kill m-me," Tenten begged, blood flowing out of her mouth and her eyes, barely open.
"No, no. That's not what I want to hear!" Orochimaru said to her, moving the knife between her thighs. Then, in a second, a sharp, agonizing pain shot through her body, starting from that 'sacred' part. She felt the blood from her now ruptured womanhood. She was cut. She screamed out in pain, unable to hold it in anymore.
"Mmm…that sound – music to my ears," Kabuto said from behind her. Tears fell freely out of her eyes and onto her face.
"I WISH I WASN'T BORN!!" Tenten screamed, "I mean it…please kill me…I can't take it anymore…please."
"Lovely," Orochimaru said, taking her down from the chain shackles, "Kabuto, you may have her for as long as you wish…"
And then the snake left the room.
'No…no…no…please don't…just kill me…'
Dragging her by her hair, Kabuto forced Tenten onto the bed, naked and bleeding.
Then he harshly shoved himself into her, not caring of her injury.
"NO! PLEASE STOP!!" Tenten screamed at the top of her lungs. She felt as if she was about to rip as Kabuto shoved in and out of her, adding more force with each thrust. She had lost who she was…
She was cut…
She was shattered…
She was broken beyond repair; tainted; unloved; used; a tool…
'Would you still want me, God? Is it true that Your love conquers all? Or am I just a tool to You as I am to everyone else?'
The ride was quiet – quite to Neji's liking. Though, he did have many questions for the guy sitting in the passenger's seat.
"Izumo, is it?" Neji began. Izumo nodded.
"How do you know Tenten?" Neji asked.
"I was about to ask you the same thing," Izumo answered, "I met her a long time ago – I saved her in a car accident. She's a really good friend of mine; like my own sister. That's why I'm getting myself involved with you on this mission."
"I see," Neji replied.
"I've contacted members of the gang that are close to the warehouse. They'll be waiting around the area in hiding as backup," Izumo explained.
"Good," Neji said.
"Is that all you ever say? One-word syllables?" Izumo asked the pale eyed man.
"I don't see how that is your problem, Izumo," Neji replied, "in fact, I find you to be quite…annoying." He hated the fact that he sounded like a certain Uchiha.
"We're here," Neji announced, pulling over onto the pavement.
The two men got out of the car. They took the risk of entering the warehouse without a cautious surveillance method. Neji scoffed at the thought of risking it all for a normal girl who did not even mean anything to the gang. After all, Onikage regained ownership of the disk, did they not? Neji reminded himself once more that even though Tenten had already done her part, Orochimaru could have used her against Onikage…
Izumo and Neji decided to split up on their search for Tenten. Neji took the left corridor and Izumo took the right. Both corridors were long and dark. Each had rooms on both sides. Neji had searched through four rooms already and yet had not found Tenten.
'What if she's no longer here?' Neji thought, proceeding to the other door…
'Are you even listening, Lord? I'm so confused, Lord; I'm confused about this life. I've lost who I am; and I can't understand…the end's beginning for me I guess. Tsunade used to tell me that there's light that takes all the shattered ones to a place where we belong; a place where there's no pain. Is that where You'll be taking me? Do I deserve to go there?' Tenten spoke inwardly to a being she believed was God Himself, 'Is it my time yet? Or will I have to suffer as I live? Tsunade said everyone has a Guardian Angel…do I have one? If so, who is he?'
Just then, she heard the door open. Her heart began to beat faster…
"Just kill me…please," she said in a whisper.
"What are you talking about?" said a smooth voice; a comforting one too.
"I don't want to feel that pain again…so please…just kill me…just –"
Her sentence was broken by her sobs.
"I just w-wish I w-wasn't even born to begin with! I-I'm a disgrace; a fool; a tool meant to be used!" Tenten screamed. Then suddenly, she felt a pair of arms hold her into an embrace.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" she screamed.
"You idiot, be quiet!" the man snapped, "Do you want us to get caught?!"
Then she felt her body being lifted; bridal style.
"Who are you? Are you my Guardian Angel?" she asked.
Neji looked at the girl in shock. It was then did he realize that Tenten's eyes were completely swollen – she was unable to open them; unable to see. Though, he remained silent and did not answer. Instead, he proceeded to exit the room. He wanted to beat the living crap out of whoever did this to Tenten, but was more worried for her condition – she did not look very well. He took her back to his Gallardo, unnoticed – the members of Neon had already taken care of the guards.
He placed the fragile woman in the passenger's seat before strapping her down with the seatbelt. After, he phoned Izumo, telling him that he had found Tenten. Izumo met up with Neji and the other Neon gangsters in five minutes. He and Neji agreed that Tenten should be taken to a hospital to investigate her wounds. Her body was wrapped in the bed sheet. Izumo took off his leather jacket and fully covered her revealed skin and shoulders.
Gaara waited patiently for the arrival of the Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Earlier that morning, he had received a call from Danzo, stating that some important situations had aroused; one that involved the CIA. Gaara was the Director of the CIA. The FBI and CIA had never come across any situation in which both federal agencies had to work together.
'The issue must be very important – maybe a threat of some sort; a threat towards the U.S government,' Gaara thought. His chain of thoughts was interrupted when Danzo entered the room.
Gaara stood up to greet the old man.
"Good morning, Gaara Suna, Director of the CIA. It's an honor to meet you. I'm Danzo, Acting Director of the FBI," Danzo introduced.
"I see," Gaara said. Something about this old man disgusted him for some reason.
"Let's get right down to business. I've called you here this morning to discuss our current situation…" Danzo began. He explained Tsunade's death; he even lied, stating that Sakura and Tenten were abducted by the gang, Onikage.
"But that's not the reason I summoned you here, Mr. Suna," Danzo said to Gaara.
"Then what is it?" Gaara asked.
"It appears that your sister, Temari Suna has disappeared recently…without a trace. No one knows where she is…"
Okay…ENTER GAARA!!
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