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Sakura woke up on her stomach, which was weird because she was a side sleeper. She had never been able to get comfortable on her stomach, her boobs had always felt smooshed. She pushed herself up and immediately felt that she was not okay. Her rear, back, and upper thighs hurt like fire. She had felt this one or twice before in her life when her mother had started dating this asshole who beat them both for a few months until Sakura had picked him up and thrown him out of the house. Shinobi should never harm the innocent; it was one of the ninja codes so Sakura had allowed him to rage on her ore than once. However, she also ran on a rule that you only got to make a mistake 2 times, try to make it a third time and she would knock your block off.

Whimpering, she pushed herself up the rest of the way and sat on her cot. She couldn't even remember how it was that she had gotten back into her cell.

"Sakura, don't worry about anything today. Itachi will be along in a few hours to collect you. He is going to take you to a hot spring to wash up and relax now that you have finished the first large set of work that he has slated for you. He wants you to rest up and not do much of anything for the rest of the day." A bag full of clothes was tossed on her bed by a very non-cholent Kisame. "Change your clothes before he gets here, that's all that was requested of you. Also, pack for a weeks' worth of time. That is how long you will be out at the springs. Itachi is going to bring things to work on while you two are there."

"Thanks. I need new clothes. I am very sure that my current ones are shredded from hell. Any chance I can get a bucket of water and a rag? I think I've bled through my bandages." Sakura asked as she stood and started rooting through her bag of new clothes.

"I'll see what I can do. I can see that indeed you have. Your whole back is covered in your own blood. I'll see if Sasori is around to get some ointment from too. Do you want help re-bandaging?" Kisame asked.

"I think I got that part, just need the water and ointment." Sakura smiled at him as he left her alone on her own.

While he was gone, she spent the time unbandaging her backside. She had bled an exuberant amount into her bandages. She could feel the scabs that lined her backside from where Itachi had beaten her. She knew they would scar without proper care and maintenance that she at the moment would not be able to provide. She figured if she healed herself, Itachi would likely just put them back. She heard sloshing behind her and looked to see Kisame with a bucket of water that was steaming.

"I thought that warm water might be more appreciated than cold water. I had it heated up for you." He said as he tossed her a clean rag.

"Thanks. Much appreciated. You're much nicer than I figured you to be." Sakura said as she began to clean herself up.

"Just because I'm a rogue ninja, it does not mean that I need to be unnecessarily mean. I am only an ass when I need to be, which is not now." He said as he sat with his back to her, just outside of the cell.

"I see. Thanks. When is the real asshole going to be along?" Sakura asked as she finished re-bandaging herself up.

"hahaha. Few hours. He's still making preparations to move the base of operations from the tower to the springs you two will be staying. Take a nap, you look like you need it. This cant in any way have been easy for you." Kisame said as he sat back against the cell wall.

"Sounds good. Wake me when he gets here. I don't want to piss him off again. Last time led me to bleed through my clothes." Sakura said as she laid on her side, the blanket pulled up to cover her face.

"Yeah, pissing him off is a bad thing. Most people don't live through it. You being the only 'most', he's killed everyone else that ever made him angry like that. Sleep. You're going to need it."

Sakura closed her eyes and listened to the sound of her own breathing and heart. Soon enough, she was out cold.

It would be many hours before she would wake again, and when she did wake, the world had changed for her.

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A figure ran in the dark, surrounded by the brush of the tree. Sweat had garnered on his brow as he moved. Slowing down, he came up to two other figures. Standing with his nose in his book, Silver hair standing out bright against the backdrop of the forest that he was in. Standing next to him was a face that was for the most part unknown to him, black hair and a pale face.

"Sasuke. Thank you for coming." Kakashi said as he put away the book.

"How did you know where to find me?" Sasuke asked as he leaned back against a tree, the coolness of the bark felt good through his soaked clothes.

"I've been able to find you for years, once you left Orochimaru's care, I let you roam free so long as you didn't turn into an asshole. Anyway, this is Sai. I know you two met briefly a while ago. He was sent on a mission with me because of his connection to root." Kakashi explained.

"I don't give a rat's ass about him. Is she okay?" Sasuke asked, eyes blazing.

"She seems okay… He hasn't hurt her yet. Though he seems to be very attached to her. He is keeping her locked away from everyone else so it's difficult to get intel on her. Her guards are other members of Akatsuki and there is nothing that comes from them. He is using her knowledge of the village and its people to run it, for now. Once he has everything pegged down, who knows what he will do with her." Kakashi told him.

"What do you mean by that?"

"It would seem he is interested in more than just her mind. I caught him holding her to his lap while he worked. I think he may be interested in her physically as well. I'm not certain though." Kakashi said as he looked to the ground.

"I've got a plan. Make camp for the night here. It's gonna take some time to explain." Sasuke said as he took out a tree with his fist.

"It's gonna be a long night Sai."

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When Sakura woke, she could feel the crust of her cuts cracking. She lay still as she could hear Itachi's low voice talking with Kisame, though she couldn't make out what was being said between the two. Almost as soon as she woke, they stopped talking.

"Sakura, get up and get moving. It's time for work." Itachi said loud enough that it resonated down the hallway.

She sat up and got off her bed, her backside radiating pain as she did so. Grabbing her bag, she walked toward Itachi. He was dressed in a pair of loose-fitting pants and a simple fitted black shirt. He had his own bag, as well as had a small cart that had a few other ninjas with their own bags.

"Why so many?" Sakura asked as she went to get into the cart.

"I am the Hokage, this is my protection squad. Move out, men." Itachi said as he settled next to her.

They bumped along on the road, Sakura feeling her back with every movement of the cart. Itachi watched her as she whimpered repeatedly and kept shifting to get comfortable. He pondered letting her sit in agony, however, that might undo the work he's put into her so far. He needed to be warm at this moment, knowing what he was going to do to her tonight. He pulled her over into his lap and held her there even as she tried to get away from him.

"Stay, it will be easier on your back. I know it still hurts. When we get where we are going, I'll have you fixed up. You deserve a small break as well. I know this hasn't been easy on you, being shuffled around like a piece of meat." Itachi said as he looked to her.

"It hasn't. And yes, it does still hurt quite a bit. You used the buckle which dug in deep." Sakura scolded him.

"It was meant to. I needed to teach you a lesson. You have had far too much leniency from the upbringing you have had. You don't seem to understand that when someone is your boss, regardless of whether or not you like them, you still need to follow the orders given. If you can't learn that, I will have very little reason to keep you around. You do understand what will become of you if I have no real reason to keep you around anymore, don't you?" Itachi said as he emphasized his words with his tongue running along her neck.

She squirmed and tried to push him away, that however only served to aggravate him. He grabbed her arm and yanked it down and behind her back. Holding it there he had the best access to her neck and he began to suck on it. His other hand coming up to cover her mouth so she was unable to make any noise. He had long since cast a genjutsu so than his men would see nothing other than what he wanted them to see and this was one thing he didn't want them to see. No need to rile the men up. Once her mouth was sufficiently covered, he bit down, hard. The taste of her blood, combined with her pained whine he heard when he broke her skin was divine. He lapped at her bruised neck until it stopped bleeding and he finally let her go. She made no move to get away from him and he knew, she was beginning to break. A few more pushes and he would have the perfect weapon at his disposal. His brother will be surprised when he sends her after him.

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That's all, for now, folks as I have a few new projects that I am working on. So, for now, chapters will be a little shorter and with more time between them! Let me know if you liked my chapter!