Updated within a week of each other. My other story just got its first new chapter in months. I apologize that I have been away for so long. Many things have happened that have kept me away. But I am here now and ready to give a new chapter to those who have waited so long. Please let me know what you think as I explore this new world I am creating. There may be a trigger for Rape in this chapter. If not this one then it will be in the next. Please take care when reading. As always. I do not own Naruto. Enjoy.

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Sakura sat there in Itachi's lap as they rode along the road to wherever Itachi was taking her in shock. The infamous Itachi Uchiha had just given her a hell of a hickey as well as bit her neck-deep. She could tell that she would need stitches for it. He had really dug in and it had hurt. She could not fathom what was going on.

"Why?" She asked quietly.

"I don't need to explain my actions to you. Your job is to do what I tell you and to do it with a great attitude. While I have been pleased with the work you have done, your attitude needs a very big adjustment. While we are in the springs you will get that adjustment. However, I" he emphasized with pulling her arm back again and lapping at the wound he had created earlier "deem necessary. Do you understand?"

"I….I understand. I'm tired. Can I sleep on the way there?" Sakura asked demurely.

"I am fine with that. Do you need any help getting to sleep? I know it is a bumpy ride and your back may keep you awake." Itachi asked her.

"I might. You don't happen to have my sleeping pills, do you? I know you had my house raided for clothes. Do you know if they grabbed my pills too?" Sakura asked as she looked at him and winced.

"Yes. I had them grab anything of importance such as pills and even made sure to grab your hygiene needs. It's all packed here." He said as he handed her a small silk bag that was a simple navy blue with the Uchiha symbol embroidered in.

Sakura rummaged through the bag and pulled out her pills. They were a mixture of her own design since she often had trouble getting away from her work and to sleep. She grabbed out two pills and took a swing of a canteen given to her by Itachi and waited. Soon enough, her eyes fell closed and she went slack in Itachi's arms. The rest of the ride was uneventful as Sakura slept through it. The men traveling with Itachi began unloading the wagon as soon as they arrived.

"Hokage-sama. Where shall we put the girl and her things?" One man asked as he moved to grab Sakura.

"She will be staying in the Presidential suite with me. Everyone else is to set up on the other side of the compound near the restaurant. Understood?" Itachi said as he handed her off to the man and gave other instructions. "Also, make sure that she is restrained. We can't have her running around and hurting herself even more than she already is."

"Got it, boss. I will make sure that she can't get away." He said as he walked away with Sakura passed out over his shoulder.

It would be hours before Sakura would wake up again and Itachi intended to spend that time getting everything ready in the room that he intended to break Sakura in. He grabbed a few bags and told Kisame to grab the rest. They were full of all the tools that he would need this week. Of course, Sakura would need to be in a workable condition as well so he had pulled Shizune from the hospital duty so that she could watch over Sakura and heal her when needed. He had also had a store of blood pulled for her in case of need. Sakura was going to be the weapon that Itachi used to destroy his brother. He needed her alive for that.

Several hours passed as he set out his tools and got everything ready. Sakura snoring lightly from the bed she had been placed on. Chains sat pooled beside her, attached to both of her wrists and ankles. They were built to prevent her from using most of her chakra. Leaving her just enough to fight a little and to keep her faculties in place. He did not want to fully take it away as to where would the fun be then. He had bought the spa they were staying at so any damage done to the buildings was covered and would be able to be fixed easily. He had also been able to retrofit the suite in that way too. He soon heard a change in her breathing. She was awake. Time to begin.

"Itachi. What's going on?" Sakura asked as she sat up, her chains rattling the whole way.

He watched as she inspected them on her wrists. Dainty things they were. Very thin cuffs and the chains the same way, though they were made of the strongest material known to mankind. She could never break it with the amount of chakra she had. He watched as she tested the attachments and then she sat with her back against the wall. The anger in her eyes made them all the more emerald.

"This is your new home for at least the next week. Kisame send her in." Itachi said as he sat on a plush chair.

Sakura looked to the door and watched as Shizune was pushed into the room. The moment their eyes met the two rushed to meet each other. Only for Sakura to stop abruptly as she reached the end of her line. She stood her ground and simply walked back a few paces till she had enough slack she could hug Shizune. The two hugged briefly and when Shizune pulled back her arms were covered in blood.

"Sakura! Where is this coming from?!" She asked alarmed as she began checking Sakura over.

"It's her back. Heal her up and make sure her vitals are good. I will be leaving for about an hour to give everyone marching orders for the next day or two. When I get back, I expect a full report. I have had her medical files brought here for you. She needs to be ready for pretty much anything, understood?" Itachi said as he got up and grabbed a folder.

"I understand." Was Shizune's response to the order.

Itachi walked out and left Shizune alone with Sakura. He could already see that this would be a good match for her healer. She was concerned about Sakura and would go to the end of the world and back to take care of her. Sakura was in good hands.

-INSIDE THE ROOM-

"What happened Sakura? Why are you covered in blood?" She asked as she began to peel Sakura's blood-soaked shirt from her body.

"I pissed off Itachi. He said he needed to teach me to respect him. He beat me with his belt. Buckle and all. Bit the shit out of my neck too. Can you start with that? I can still feel his teeth in me." Sakura said as she sat down on the chair that was nearby.

"…..He bit you? Why?" Shizune asked while she inspected the neck wound that had been hastily bandaged. "It's very deep. He tried to take a chunk out of you."

"I think he's…..I think he's going to use me. Shizune…I never went through that training because I never needed it. What am I going to do?" Sakura said as she looked toward the floor.

"I can't tell you what to do. I can tell you that every man is different and if you don't want him to use you, then you need to figure out exactly what he wants from you. Figure that out and you might stand a chance with him. Lay on your stomach. I am going to look at your back." Shizune advised her.

Sakura looked at her and laid down. She could feel the bandages sticking to her back just slightly. Pulling at her skin as Shizune pulled away the bandages. She heard Shizune's gasp of horror as she looked at Sakura's mutilated back.

"Oh merde. Sakura. He didn't beat you. He…..he mutilated you. No matter what I do, you're going to have scars for the rest of your life. He dug in so hard that I can stick my finger in the gashes. They go even lower…Sakura. Where do they stop."

"My thighs. They don't have as much damage though. He beat them lightly compared to my back. Shizune we don't have much time. Please hurry." Sakura told her as she shimmied out of her pants.

"Fine. Let's get this finished up so you are in fighting shape. I have a feeling you aren't here for vacation reasons. I think he intends to turn you to his side. I know you would never betray your village. I think he wants you to. Please stay strong." Shizune asked as she knit Sakura's skin back together.

"I know. I will hold as long as I have to. Konoha will stand strong if I do." Sakura said as she felt her back come closer to its original condition. "Thank you. I know this is hard on you as well."

"I was brought here to heal you up when he goes too far. It's only going to get harder from here. Your all done. Time for a checkup."

"Grab me a new shirt, will you?" Sakura smiled.

Soon the hour was long past and they could both hear Itachi and his crew returning from their meeting. Shizune helped make sure everything was in order and that she was waiting by the door to hand him her report. As he walked in the door, he grabbed it and Shizune was taken out of the room in near the same second. He flipped open the folder and began reading.

"Sakura. Come here. Sit." He said as he sat on the blue armchair from earlier.

She got up and began dragging the chair she had been sitting in over until she heard him clear his thought. Looking up she could see he meant on his lap. She stopped pulling on the chair and walked over to him. He looked at her expectantly and she sighed and sat down. His right arm pulling her closer to him as he read her file.

"You are allergic to a few things are you not?" He asked.

"It's there in the file," Sakura replied as she looked at the room.

"Yes, it is. Can you repeat it to me just to make sure they all made it into the file? You know as well as I do that sometimes things are forgotten."

"Chia seeds, pistachios, and peaches. I have to be careful around the shampoo section at the store. It seems that they love putting peaches in everything." She mused.

"I will take that into effect. Any other health issues?"

"No. I've always been very fit. Why are you asking all of this? What is your goal with me?" She asked as she turned to look at him.

"I intend to have you by my side. In every compacity I desire. You will do what I tell you to when I tell you too. Is that understood?"

"And if I decide that is what I do not want to do?" Sakura challenged.

"You won't be thinking that way for long. Sakura, this can be easy or hard. Your choices will make it so. For now, there is a bathroom that way. Go clean up and get changed. There are provided clothes in there for you. Make yourself presentable. We will be addressing many dignitaries that are coming to show their loyalty to the new head of Konoha. You will be by my side showing your support as well. Go." Itachi said as he released his arm from her waist.

She looked at him and got up and went to do as told. Only to stop as her chains halted her movements. She looked at him and waited. He stood and unlocked the chains from the cuffs.

"Do not try anything. If you do, there will be consequences for it." He threatened.

She stayed quiet and made her way into the bathroom. It was a huge room that was lined completely with marble everywhere. Double sinks lined one wall with a grand toilet at the end of it. A huge bath sat on the other side that she could practically swim in and then a large shower also sat near that. Hanging at the very end of it all was a very heavy looking cloth bag. Sakura walked over and unzipped it. Out flowed a wonderfully silky kimono. Pastel colors met her eyes as she examined it. She would look it over more when she got clean. She locked the door and stripped off all her clothes. Noting that her shorts were shot as they were coved in blood and that would never come out. She turned on the shower and reveled in the fact that the water was almost immediately hot. She washed up and made sure to take care of her hair. She had long let it grow long and now it required more help to take care of it. She had been thinking of cutting it back short since it was getting in her way a lot. She had just never had the time with her hospital shifts. A knock on the door startled her out of her musings.

"Sakura. Get out of the shower. You have a little over an hour before we need to be meeting everyone and I know for a fact you will need help with your obi and I need to have time check you over before we leave." Itachi's voice said muffled by the door.

Sakura signed and finished up with her shower and got out. She dried her hair with the blow drier and grabbed the bag of clothing and placed it on the clean counter when she realized that her cosmetic bag was also in the bathroom. She chose not to use it though. She would not allow him to use her to get to other people. She grabbed the clothing and began to put it on. Layer after layer until she reached the last one. The colors were of lavenders and pinks with the last layer of a pale pink that matched her hair. She tied it with a small piece of fabric and walked out of the room. Itachi had changed himself in her absence. He now wore a navy-blue yukata of his own with his clan's symbol sown in on the back. He looked up from his files and walked over to her.

"He did well. The colors suit you. Come here and let me tie your obi." Itachi said as he stood.

Sakura made her way to him and stood with her back to him and handed him the golden fabric. Taking the time to hold the fabric for him as he took the time to tie it into a bow in the back for her. She had never worn anything so nice. Not even to a wedding of her family. One of her aunts had married low hanging second clan member of the Hyuga clan. Everyone had worn the nicest thing they owned. She was in the middle of her memories when she felt Itachi grab her wrists. He spun them both quickly and pinned her against the window.

"You will behave. You will be bright and warm and accommodating to the men and women who are coming to visit. You will speak when spoken to and you will not in any circumstances try and do anything to misrepresent either me or yourself. Do you understand?" Itachi ordered into her ear with a hot breath.

Sakura froze up and held still. Processing everything his body said that his voice did not. She could feel him pressing against her through the layers of her kimono. The silent threat that he would not hesitate to complete his original threat of turning her into his whore if she did not follow his instructions to the letter. His hands held her in an iron-clad grip and he had complete control. She would either follow his directions or she would have her worst fears come to light.

"I will not ask again Sakura. Do you understand?" His words were punctuated by his knee coming between her legs as much as the fabric of the kimono would allow pressing her further into the glass.

"I understand." She whimpered.

"What do you understand?" He grabbed at her hair and pulled her head back exposing her neck now free from his last mark.

"I am not to speak unless spoken to and I am to make a good impression on those coming to visit." She cried out in pain.

"What will be the consequences if you break any of my rules?" Itachi said as he licked up the length of her neck stopping at her ear.

"Look I will behave. You really don't need to do this." Sakura pleaded.

"I am glad we are on the same page. Now, do your hair. It looks a little messy." He said with a smirk as he backed away from her disheveled form.

Her hands slowly slid down the window and she slowly turned away from it. Looking at her captor she ran into the bathroom and sat on the floor. Wheezing and hyperventilating as she could barely breathe from the panic attack she was currently experiencing. She had gone from one of the feared shinobi in Konoha to nothing but Itachi's lapdog. One who was currently trying to remember how to breathe and not start sobbing. When all kunoichi become a chunin they get specialized training to be sent on specific missions of a sexual nature. Sakura had been an exception to the rule as she was Tsunade's own apprentice and as such was too needed within the walls of Konoha and had not left the village in 2 years since becoming a chunin. She had no need for this training. Now she really wished she had insisted on having it.

"Sakura. You have 15 minutes to get back out here. Don't take too long." Itachi's voice came from behind the door.

Sakura quickly picked herself up from off of the ground and combed out her hair. Pulling it up into a clip so that it sat all on one side of her head and cascaded down her neck and to the front of the kimono. She also grabbed a bit of gloss for her lips and a quick swatch of eye shadow in a pastel pink color and settled her nerves. Looking at herself in the mirror she approved her appearance and walked out of the bathroom. In her absence, several other Akatsuki members had shown up. All in similar looks to Itachi. The only one decorated in any way was Konan and all she had was her paper flower in her hair. Itachi walked up to her and uncuffed her wrists.

"Remember what has been asked of you." Was all he said as he began walking out, pausing briefly for Sakura to follow.

She followed him in through the halls of the inn and came out into a very lavish eating space where many people were waiting around talking to each other. Many of the women had on the most opulent kimonos Sakura had ever seen. They rivaled even the one she was currently wearing. She looked around at all of the people, soon realizing that she knew many of them. She had met them at parties thrown by Tsunade when she first ascended and really was able to. Sakura had just become her apprentice at this time. Itachi walked over to them and began talking with them.

"Sakura. Go and take a seat over there. Food will be out shortly." Itachi ordered and the men he had been talking to stopped and watched as she followed his order.

Sakura sat down on the right side of a set of two matching chairs. As if she were a queen waiting for her king to arrive at court. The chairs were just as over-exaggerated as the rest of the banquet hall. Soon enough she was approached by a woman whom she was a great friend of. She had actually saved her life.

"Sakura! It's so wonderful to see you. How are you doing dear?" The woman exclaimed.

"I am fine. How are you Kyoko?" Sakura said as she took a drink given to her by a waiter.

"I am well! My heart transplant is doing very well thanks to your care. I trust that you are still doing great work at the hospital yes?"

"I am, however, I am currently on a small vacation for that. The new village leader has taken me on as his adviser as his predecessor did before him. I am currently working with getting him re-acquainted with a village he has not been in for a while. Someone is calling for you. That man over there." Sakura responded.

"Oh! That's my husband! I got married last year. I have to go." She said as she left.

Sakura watched as she walked over to the man and gave him a kiss. What she didn't see was a man who had his eye on Sakura years before making his way to her. Tsunade had stood in his way two years ago when he had demanded Sakura be his wife as a party being held in her honor. The man snuck behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Hello, again Sakura. I see that you are well. Have you reconsidered my proposal?" He said as he held his hands in place on her shoulder and came into view.

"Hello, Tochi. No, I haven't and I would like it very much if you would get your hands off of me." Sakura gritted her teeth.

"I think I will leave them where they are. Sakura, you are a very beautiful girl who is not getting any younger. I think that we would have the perfect marriage and the most beautiful children as well." He insisted as he moved his hands down her back.

"I asked you very politely to get your hands off of me. Now if you do not comply, I will break your hand, heal it so fast no one would ever know and break it again. Let go of me. I will not now or ever be any part of your family." Sakura growled.

"Listen here, bitch. That man over there" He points at Itachi "he owns you now. There is no Tsunade here to protect you. All I have to do is offer him a massive amount of money and you will be in my bed screaming tonight. You will be mine." He smirked as he grabbed at her breast.

"Get. Your. Hands. Off. Of. Me. I will not ask again." Sakura snared as she went to grab his arm.

He simply snarked and grabbed her face. She let her hand find his arm and she cut the tendons painlessly inside of his arm. His hand went limp and he looked at her horrified.

"If I can do that to your arm. Thick what I can do to your penis." Sakura smirked.

"Itachi! Your whore here is being uncooperative. I think she needs an attitude adjustment." Tochi shouted into the crowd getting everyone's attention.

Itachi raised his head and looked over. She could see he had been watching out of the corner of his eye as the situation developed. Turning toward the two of them he watched as people parted ways so he could walk.

"That girl is not a whore. She is my assistant. She helps me run things in Konoha. She is my student, my protégé and my ward all at the same time. You, sir, dare to attempt to defile her. I would leave if I were you. Sakura is not a toy for your enjoyment." He said coldly as he glided through the crowd much like the grim reaper "She is here with me and my men. Have you forgotten the only reason you have any position in government is that we gave it to you? You would do well to remember where you come from. Leave." He said as he finally came to stand behind Sakura's chair.

All around him the Akatsuki filed in. Creating a wall of chakra behind Sakura who had long since grown far more comfortable with them since they were protecting her. She smirked at him and simply waved her hand goodbye at him while he went pale and ran. The party soon resumed back to its normal chit chat and them men stepped away. All except Itachi. He leaned down over the backside of the chair and whispered into Sakura's ear.

"Well done. You avoided the confrontation as much as you could. He is the one who caused a scene, not you. That being said, you allowed another man to touch you. You will face punishment for that. It is not as severe as it would have been but I would not get comfortable. The food will be out shortly. I had one of your favorites made. Eat up. You will need your strength." Itachi warned.

Sakura looked at him and nodded. Knowing that she did not want to anger him even further. She decided to be quiet for the rest of the night. She ate the food; sweet dumplings being always added to her plate. No one else was given any. Itachi had a waitress just to keep her plate full of food and her drink full as well. Many hours later the last of the men departed, Sakura seeing them off into the carriages. She returned to Itachi's side and looked to him for instruction.

"Go to the room and wait for me there. I will be along in a minute." He ordered quietly.

Sakura followed his order and walked to their room, sitting in the chair he had held her in and waited. Unable to even think of what was coming next. All she knew was that it would not be good. She had been part of a very big problem. Itachi had been very unhappy with her. She sat and waited. Soon 2 men walked in and grabbed her by her wrists, dragging her over to a corner of the room that was tiled. She hadn't noticed this part of the room before. The men hoisted her up and connected her wrists to cuffs hanging from the ceiling. The men then quickly left and pulled a curtain in front of her leaving her in the room alone. She tugged at the chains holding her but they did not budge. She soon heard the door to the room open and close.

"Sakura. You did well though most of the night. I am not sure though if you really understand what you are now though. Sakura, answer me that question." Itachi's voice asked from behind the curtain.

Sakura remained quiet and stopped struggling. Itachi soon came through the curtain having changed his clothes into simple black clothing. He held a bag in one hand and another set of chains in his other. He knelt down and chained her ankles down as well. Hand running up the length of her leg as he stood up. He looked her dead in the eye and grabs her face.

"Sakura. What are you?"

"I don't know how to answer that. I am a shinobi. Beyond that, I don't know what you want from me." Sakura pleaded.

"You don't know? How could you not know? Tochi told you exactly what you are. He was not wrong about the fact that you are property. My property. You belong to me now. Do you understand that?" Itachi smirked as he unpacked the content of the bag on a table Sakura could not see.

"Itachi. I…." Sakura began but was unable to proceed.

"You what. You don't understand?" He chuckled as he grabbed hold of her waist. "Sakura. There seems some sort of assumption that you are part of your own. That ended the moment that hat touched my head. You are mine now. To do with what I see fit. You seem to need a little more reinforcement on that side. Let's say, a brand to remind you that you belong to me?"

"Itachi. Please. You really don't need to do this. I understand my mistake and this will not happen again." She cried.

"Not good enough. Sometimes you need to beat a dog for it to really learn from its mistakes. Let's start with that shall we?" Itachi said as he ripped open the kimono from the back.

There were so many layers that he had to use a kunai to cut through a few of them, but soon enough he could see the silky-smooth cream that was her back. Sakura had gone very quiet by this time and he could not help but frown. He hoped she would give him more of a fight. She was supposed to be a fiery will of Konoha and right now all she was giving him was a sad little girl vibe. He stoked up the fire behind him and grabbed the metal brand made specifically for her and dropped it into the fire to heat. He wrapped up his hands and walked around to her front.

"Sakura. Where is your fight that I saw in your eyes? Have you already given up?" He taunted her.

He grabbed her face and tilted it upward. Her eyes burned with a fire he couldn't wait to extinguish. He quickly tore through the remainder of her kimono and threw it to the floor. He heard her gasp as the cold air hit her warm bare skin. She was not completely reviled to him. He could see all of her. He could see the scar on her abdomen from her battle with Sasori. She was otherwise almost flawless. Small nick here or there from childhood. Looked like kunai training.

"My goodness. I didn't realize you were so flawless. It seems almost a pity to mark up your beautiful body. Yet it also makes it all the sweeter. I can add to the work I did previously. " Itachi said as he looked her over, figuring out where to put his mark.

As he looked away to check on the rod, he had stuck into the fire Sakura kicked out, nailing him in the knee cap. Itachi responds back with a backhand to the face busting Sakura's lip and sending her head flying back. He grabbed an extra chain that was leftover and swung it. Hitting her back from top to bottom. Sakura's screams filling the room as the chain caught on her flesh and tore through it. He hit her a few more times on her back and walked back around to face her dragging his blood-covered chain and held it in front of her.

"What are you." He asked again.

"I am a child of the will of Fire and you will not break me." She spat.

"You will regret saying that." He snarled and grabbed the rod from the fire.

Itachi held it up, he could see the heat radiating from it as he held it. He walked around her hanging body and chose his spot. He moved her hair and pushed her head forward. By this time Sakura had fallen silent and was simply still. She kept her head how he placed it.

"Don't move. This will get very messy if you do." He warned.

He received a nod of understanding from Sakura and carefully placed his mark. The smell of her skin burning filled his nose as her cries filled his ears. True to her nod though, she did not move. He removed the hot metal and inspected his work. In her skin now sat an intricate burn. An I and a U sat in scrollwork with a fan that sat in the background. He heated up a second rod and pressed it right under the first burn. This time there was no sound, Sakura had long since passed out. There was now also scrollwork that spelled out his name in an almost illegible that wrapped halfway around her neck. There would be a great deal of healing time but he wanted this to heal naturally. She needed to learn. Once healed he intended to get it inked as well. He took her down one arm at a time after unchaining her legs first. She fell limply into his arms and he placed her on the ground on her stomach. He called for Shizune who had been just outside the whole time. Held there by Sasori and Deidara. She had listened to Sakura's screams for hours. Itachi had taken his time.

"If you need anything let them know. I have a late-night meeting I need to attend. Do not heal her neck. Patch that up with dressings. I have plenty of bandages in the box next to her. Heal everything else up. When you're done go to your room and go to bed. We have an early morning tomorrow" He said as he walked out.

"Oh merde." Was the last thing he heard before he left the two women in his room.

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This was such a long chapter to write but I couldn't stop it. I loved writing this chapter for you guys! I hope you all are doing well during this time! Stay safe and healthy! Stay Inside!

-Naeura