"WHAT!" Naruto screamed, his eyes widening in surprise. "Kami's been kidnapped! By who!"

"We're not sure yet," said Kakashi. "But whoever did didn't leave any clues."

Sakura looked at the ground. She felt guilty for not really talking to Kami-and now she might not ever see Kami again.

"We'll find her," Kakashi assured Naruto. "Tsunade's on it.."

Suddenly, as if on cue, Tsunade walked into the room-and looked alarmed. "Kakashi.. You never told me this was the girl from the Sound Village!"

Kakashi, Sakura and Naruto perked up. "She never told me where she was from-I thought she was just a medic nin from-"

"What girl from Sound Village? She told me she was from the Sound Village, but-I don't understand!" Naruto exclaimed, interrupting Kakashi's sentence. Tsunade and Kakashi exchanged glances.

"Nothing, Naruto," Kakashi said quietly. He suddenly looked grim. "You both," Kakashi pointed to Sakura and Naruto, "Wait here while Tsunade and I talk." With that, Kakashi and Tsunade walked into her office.

Naruto looked at Sakura. "What are they talking about?" Sakura shook her head.

"I don't know, but let's find out."

---In Tsunade's office---

"Tsunade, how can you be sure that she's the girl?"

Tsunade shook her head. "I'm not completely sure, but this girl seems.. Suspicious. I'm not even sure if she's the girl from the Sound Village but I've recently gotten word that the other villages are looking out for a girl that's looking for a job. That's all they're telling me. Furthermore,"

Tsunade snatched a file off of her desk.

"Kami's parents.. The Kyuba's.. Have been missing for years. How can a girl from the age of seven take care of herself for eight years?"

"It seems suspicious," Kakashi said, "But it's possible-"

"Oh? And what if I told you that eight years ago someone murdered Kami's brother?"

Tsunade sighed heavily and slumped into her chair. "It all seems too suspicious."

"Actually, Tsunade-sama.. I've noticed that this girl.. She never wanted to talk about her family. Whenever I asked her about her family, she just changed the subject."

'So she is the girl,' Tsunade thought.

"But Tsunade-sama," Kakashi stuttered. "Do you really think that the story is true? The story of the medic nin from Sound? I never believed it."

"Until now. Yes, it is possible that this girl may be capable of such healing abilities.. Which is why.. I believe Orochimaru may have her."

'Yes, that makes sense..' Kakashi thought with dread in the pit of his stomach.

"After all, you, Naruto, and Sakura's mission is only next month. It just seems too much of a coincidence."

"Do you think.. Sakura will heal Orochimaru's arms?" Kakashi asked, trying to maintain a calm voice. He knew how destructive Orochimaru was and didn't know how they'd deal with him without the old Hokage. Especially when a stronger Sasuke would be on Orochimaru's side.

'Will she?' Tsunade thought with worry.

"I guess.. It depends on what Orochimaru threatens her with." 'I hope that she heals his arms so that she doesn't suffer.. But at the same time.. How will we deal with him?'

There was really no other solution to this.

The mission would have to be sooner. Much sooner.

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"Did you hear that?" Whispered Sakura. She and Naruto both had their ears pressed to Tsunade's door as they strained to hear what was going on. 'I still can't believe Kakashi didn't suspect we would do this,' Sakura thought. 'I hope Kami's all right..'

"Kami's a legend! Cool!" Naruto said a little too loudly. Sakura angrily clasped a hand over his mouth.

"Baka! Do you want them to hear us!" She hissed and dragged him out of the building. When they were outside she sighed.

"Naruto, do you really think that Orochimaru is going to attack us again?" She said worriedly.

"Ehh no, Kami wouldn't help him.. Anyway, even if she did, we'd be ready to fight him!" He enthusiastically pumped his fist in the air while Sakura wondered how he could always be so happy.

But she knew that that it wasn't fighting Orochimaru she was more worried about-it was fighting Sasuke.

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Kami yawned and stretched her arms out above her. It was still dark. She looked over to Sasuke. He was still sleeping in the chair and she felt a pang of guilt at how uncomfortable he must be.

She pulled the blanket off of her and walked over to Sasuke, then covered him with it. She was about to walk back to the bed when she heard his voice.

".. Why did you do it?"

She was about to ask him what he meant but saw that his eyes were tightly shut and that his jaw was locked. He was having a dream.

"Why did you murder Otousan? Why Okaasan?"

His voice sounded strained, as if he were about to cry. 'Sasuke must be reliving his past..' Kami walked over to him and put her arms around his neck. She knew the pain of being alone and she didn't want him to feel it any longer.

"It's all right, Sasuke.. I'm here.." She felt him struggle against her but only held him tighter.

"No! Let me go!" She heard him say desperately. He whimpered and struggled to get away from her grasp and tears formed in her eyes. 'He's been suffering so much all these years.. Why did his brother have to kill everything Sasuke loved?'

"Sasuke.. You're not the only one.." She whispered. "You're not alone, Sasuke.. You'll never be alone.."

She felt him eventually relax and sigh into her shoulder as he fell back asleep.

'He's not really a cold person,' she thought sadly. 'He just doesn't want to be hurt again.. He's afraid of being alone again'

"You're never alone.." Kami whispered and rested her head on his shoulder as she drifted off to sleep again, her arms never loosening their grip.

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His hand trembled as it reached for the door and he finally swung it open.

There was blood. Everywhere. Okaasan and Otousan were on the floor, their bodies in a pile of blood. Sasuke's throat went dry and he couldn't speak.

"N-Niisan!" He cried out. His older brother merely turned his head Sasuke's way. "Niisan! The whole village is-who could have done this!" He ran over to his parents' bodies and tears formed into his eyes. How could this be happening? Who could have done-

A kunai whizzed past his left shoulder and he winced in pain.

"N-Niisan?" His voice trembled. 'It can't be-Niisan would never do something like that'. Could he?

"Foolish brother," Itachi said and took a step closer to Sasuke. He stumbled backwards. "Why! Why, Niisan, why! Why did you murder Otousan! Why Okaasan?" He cried out but Itachi merely grabbed his collar.

"To test my capacity."

"No! Let me go!" He screamed and tried to stumble away from Itachi but his grip only became stronger.

He suddenly heard a voice. It wasn't Itachi's.

"You're never alone.." The voice whispered. 'Who is that?' He wondered to himself. He suddenly no longer felt Itachi's grip. He felt warmth.

"You'll never be alone, Sasuke.. I'm here.." He heard kindness in the voice.

Sasuke no longer felt fear. He felt the way he did when everything was normal.. As if that never happened..

He wanted the voice to keep speaking to him.

"You'll never be alone.." The voice whispered.

Sasuke's eyes opened. 'It was a dream..' He thought. 'But who-'

His gaze shifted to the girl that was kneeling in front of him, her arms wrapped around his neck. She was sleeping.

'Why did she do that?' He wondered. 'Why did she comfort me? I'm Orochimaru's follower.. Her enemy..'

He suddenly felt an emotion-he recognized it as pity. He felt pity for her that she would have to live in Orochimaru's castle until she healed his arms. She was a prisoner in his castle. 'Why?' he asked himself. He had been through rigorous and painful training through the three years that he had spent with Orochimaru. After two years he no longer felt emotion, he felt empty.

Yet now.. He felt pity for a girl that he had hardly known for a night. A girl that was a prisoner to Orochimaru.

A girl that had comforted him.

He gently removed her arms from his neck and carried her to the bed.

He couldn't deny the fact that she was, indeed, beautiful, with her rose red lips, pale skin and long, brown hair. She was a living porcelain doll. 'Why am I thinking this?' He thought to himself. 'She's making me weak,' he thought.

But he still couldn't figure out an explanation to why she.. Hugged him.

'But, Sasuke,' he heard the voice scold him again. 'The real question is.. Why are you helping her?'

He watched her roll onto her side and sigh in content and figured this was his cue to go back to sleep. As he made his way to the chair, however, he saw the blanket half on the chair and half draped onto the floor. 'Did she do this?' He thought, and carried it to the bed and draped it over her sleeping figure.

'Why did she comfort him?'

'Why did he help her?'

The questions still lingered in his mind.

'Why?'

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Yes, I wrote these chapters all at one time and I am looking forward to updating! please leave reviews-and suggestions!