Chapter 8: Caught

The Land of Rivers was quite beautiful. Vivid green forests and bodies of clear blue water were everywhere she could see. But she didn't have the luxury of being able to truly appreciate the scenery. It was all a blur around her as she made haste; she was getting close. She didn't dare to hope yet, but she was almost at the border of Wind Country. She had taken soldier pills along the way because it was improbable for her to keep up this pace organically.

It was sad it came to this. She was forced to flee her home temporarily because of her lunatic sensei. She had her chakra subdued, as much as possible, in case he was pursuing. She knew if he got close enough, he'd still be able to sense her. She couldn't mask her chakra completely without forfeiting the speed she was traveling.

'I just have to get to Suna, then I can decide what I can do next. I'll send a message to Lady Tsunade once I'm there.' She thought. In hindsight, she should have realized going to the Sand Village was foolish and obvious. When she decided on her destination her only thought was an ally shinobi village. She didn't think anyone there could actually shield her from him, but she also knew she couldn't be wandering the wilderness indefinitely. She needed supplies and some food. She left in too much of a hurry and didn't have time to pack adequately,

If someone told her a few weeks ago she'd be running from Kakashi of all people, she'd tell them they were absurd. She couldn't even fathom the reason this was necessary; that he was obsessed with her. A terrifying thought given who she was dealing with. She wasn't sure what it was about herself that drew him to her. She wasn't being modest; it honestly defied all logic. She was attractive, sure, but to categorize her as one of the most beautiful women the Land of Fire could offer was a reach. She was a pretty accomplished kunoichi, but there were definitely far greater than her. She wasn't sexually experienced whatsoever, and her inebriated kiss with him was the furthest she'd ever gone with a man. She wasn't submissive, or gentle, or soft-spoken like men, in her experience, tended to favor in women. And Kakashi, who has never had a relationship, as far as anyone knew. Who self-admitted he never took someone on a date until her. Why would he have a change of heart on the matter for her, who was in the grand scheme of things, nothing remarkable.

She supposed it didn't matter why now. All that matters was she get away because he was insane. She didn't help herself by how she acted that night she was drunk either. She could admit, if she didn't know how volatile he was, she could see the appeal he had for women. It wasn't a wonder how he got women to sleep with him, despite keeping most of his face hidden. He was sexy, assertive, intelligent, and a very powerful shinobi that commanded respect. Definitely appealing traits to have as a man for most kunoichi. The problem wasn't the surface level stuff. The issue was everything beneath it. And that was why she didn't want to even consider him as an option, and hence, her current dilemma.

She smiled to herself, pleased, because she noticed she was only a few miles away from the border. When she finally started allowing herself to think she was going to make it she felt it…. his potent chakra. He wasn't even trying to mask it. No, he wanted her to know he was coming. She shuddered in dread. If he caught her… she wouldn't even think about what he was planning to do. 'Think Sakura, what are your options? You have to focus; you can be scared later.'

Even if she crossed the border of Wind Country, she wouldn't get to Suna in time. He was way too fast, and if he was already this close, she had no shot at reaching the village. She halted in her tracks and masked her chakra completely. She had to outmaneuver him; she could backtrack to the hidden village in the Land of Rivers. He wouldn't think she'd go there, considering it was more of a trade hub for the world. The problem she was facing now was getting there without him finding her. She was confident he couldn't sense her chakra now, but Kakashi also had an impressive sense of smell. She had to do something about that.

Her eyes darted around to take in her surroundings. She scrutinized the flowing river and quickly discarded her pack and outer layers of clothing. It didn't matter too much about hiding her possessions, because he'd probably be able to follow her scent to this point regardless. This was about being able to evade him successfully. She dove into the water in her shorts and top. It was still summer, so the temperature was quite pleasant. She breaststroke a few miles until she came to a pile of boulders clustered in the river. She wedged herself in between two larger ones so she was camouflaged rather well. If he was surveying the area, he'd have a hard time seeing her. The water was deep, nearly chin level, and the current was relatively strong. She hoped submerging herself would be enough to keep her scent from escaping. She took a shaky breath and waited.

He finally could sense her chakra. She admittedly got much farther than he thought she would. She was about 50 miles ahead of him. He smirked, flaring his chakra a bit. He wanted her to know he was close. It made this all the more thrilling to him. She now had ample time to come up with a strategy, knowing she couldn't match his speed and outrun him. He couldn't wait until he caught her. He wasn't giving her a choice before when it came to 'dating' him. That was still such a strange word for one such as him to use, but it was adequate enough for his purposes. However, Sakura was rather sweet and innocent, despite her temper, and he honestly did have a bit of a soft spot for her. His plan was to slowly seduce her, keeping himself somewhat under control for her. But he underestimated her stubbornness and here they were. He conceded that he wasn't that disappointed. The other option would have been fun, but this, was just as fun to him.

Her chakra disappeared completely, and he realized she decided how to best him. She couldn't travel quickly and still mask her chakra, so she decided to go slower and hide from him. She was unwillingly tantalizing him doing this. The chase itself would have ended much too soon when he caught up to her. But this made it a bit harder for him to find her. She was drawing this out and he loved it. It took him a few more minutes to get to where he last sensed her. He inhaled slowly, smelling her scent on the air. He followed it until it started fading right at the banks of a river. She was nowhere to be found. He noted the steadfast flow of the water and smirked. Clever girl. Unfortunately for her, his sense of smell was a bit more developed than she realized. Her scent was much less pronounced, but it wasn't gone.

He followed the banks of the river at a leisurely pace until her scent started getting a bit stronger for him. She was close. He looked at the opposite side of the river before his eyes followed the body of water and landed on some rocks. Rocks just large enough to conceal a petite kunoichi rather effectively. 'Found you Sakura,' he thought wickedly.

He was here, she could feel him nearby. He halted completely and she started shaking. He knew where she was, he somehow sniffed her out. Her terror mounted and every noise faded except for her own blood pulsing in her ears. Somehow, she didn't think he would simply tell her off for trying to escape him and escort her back. This was dangerous, potentially deadly. He could kill her for defying him, despite his desire for her. Tears leaked out of her eyes as her heart began racing erratically in her chest. She couldn't panic now; she didn't have time to break down. She couldn't afford to. She breathed in deeply to try and level herself out. She was tired from traveling at the speed she had been, so her chakra reserves weren't ideal.

It wouldn't do to wait in her hiding spot though. If anything, being trapped put her at a disadvantage in this inevitable confrontation. She shot up from where she was and landed on top of a large boulder in the river. His eyes were predatory as he took in her drenched appearance.

"Your scent doesn't abate enough for me, even in flowing water, Sakura." He answered her unspoken question on how he found her so quickly.

She didn't have a choice in the matter, she'd have to fight him. If she was a betting woman, she would not bet on herself. Still… she had to give it everything she had, or she had no chance in hell of leaving this situation unscathed. Her option was her seal. It could, maybe, be enough to get out of this. She wasn't stupid enough to think she'd defeat him, but she just needed to get away.

"I don't know why you're doing this Kakashi." She wasn't bothering with the sensei honorific anymore.

"I? I'm only responding to you being abysmally stupid. Did you really think you'd escape from me?"

She was silent to his taunt. She was trying to keep him talking to postpone the imminent fight.

"You're too obstinate for your own good sometimes Sakura. It didn't have to be like this."

"We could just forget about it and go home."

He laughed darkly. "No, you've chosen the hard way. An unfortunate decision on your part but it makes no difference to me."

"You chased me down thousands of miles," she had to point out.

His countenance was disturbing because he looked completely elated at this entire hunt for her. She didn't even think he was angry. He really was insane…

"It was rather exciting for me, truthfully. I hope you enjoyed it as well because you will never get another chance again."

"Asshole," she snarled. "You're fucking deranged!"

"Keep going Sakura. You're only making it worse for yourself."

"I'm not going anywhere with you." She activated her seal after saying those words.

"If you fight me, I will end up hurting you." He warned darkly.

That wasn't a threat to her anymore because this entire situation was precarious. At least with her Byakugou he couldn't kill her right now. Every second counted against him. She quickly utilized the river to send a tidal wave careening toward him. She knew it wouldn't hit, but it was enough to get her on land and a little bit more distance.

He was already in the clearing in front of her. His stance was deceptively nonchalant. She gathered her chakra to her fist to destroy the ground beneath their feet and take off again. She only got a few meters before he was blocking her path, leaning against a tree. She amassed a lot of chakra before striking at him, knowing he couldn't block her hit this time. He evaded her and she pulverized the thick trunk of the tree he was up against a moment ago. She wished she could goad him enough to attempt to engage her with taijutsu, but he was a genius tactician. He would easily overpower her normally; hell, he could block her normal chakra-enhanced hits with no trouble at all. But now, her chakra was on a completely different level, and as such, even he couldn't block her fists without taking damage.

He still didn't seem to be in a hurry to go on the offensive, luckily for her. She kept striking but none of her hits were even close. He was way too fast. She destroyed the ground again, this time splitting the entire surrounding area. She started sprinting, though this time she felt her hair yanked back from behind her. Her head smacked face first into the ground as Kakashi was on top of her, weight pressing into her back. She thrashed violently and he pushed the back of her head down more, so she was eating dirt. Her free arm sailed backward to try and land a blow, but she felt him smack her skull hard. The bitter taste of copper flooded her mouth, before her seal automatically worked to heal the damage. She attempted to buck him off her and finally managed to twist around enough to aim a vicious kick at his side, as he crouched above her. He jumped to avoid it and brought his fist up to ram into the side of her calf, breaking her fibula. She gritted her teeth in pain as her seal mended the shattered bone.

Her closed hand came at his face since he was within range, and he evaded again, like the bastard he was. His backhand had her plummeting to the ground, and her nose snapped from the force of the blow. Blood was gushing from her nostrils as she quickly reset her nose and it healed instantaneously. She couldn't keep this up, she was running out of chakra. She stomped her foot to create a fissure in the ground, before throwing a poisoned kunai at him desperately. It didn't meet its mark, of course, and he gave her a look of disappointment at her pathetic attempt.

She charged him full force, prepared to knock him off his feet and attempt to pin him to the ground, using her magnified strength to her advantage. He outmaneuvered her again, and this time he had a strong arm constricting around her throat, as his other was at her side, Chidori pulsating from it.

"If you try to hit me again, you'll regret it Sakura." He growled menacingly in her ear as he held her body to him.

She froze at his words because she didn't doubt him. Her seal was still active so she'd be fine; he couldn't kill her. But she still wasn't in a hurry to experience the pain his lightning promised.

"Do you want to kill me now Kakashi?" She asked quietly as she let her hands fall to her sides slowly.

"I lose myself to it at times, blood. It can be beautiful. It gives us life, and if too much is spilled, that same life is taken away. As a child I was terrified at the sight of too much blood. But now, I revel in spilling it."

She didn't know what to make of his psychotic ramblings. She knew he liked blood for some reason; his prior encounter with Kabuto was testament to that.

"But, spilling your blood doesn't give me the same satisfaction. The answer to your question is no, Sakura. I don't want to kill you."

"But you want to hurt me?"

"Not in this way, I don't care for this. But it was unfortunately necessary."

They had completely different definitions when it came to the word 'necessary.' One could argue it wasn't 'necessary' to chase her down in the first place and ensue a battle.

"If I wanted to, I could have ended this before it even begun with my Sharingan. But you needed to learn a lesson."

"You apparently think I need many of those," she couldn't help but say snidely.

"You do."

'How do I get out of this,' she thought. She couldn't just give up. Her seal was almost spent but she brought her chakra infused elbow back. She didn't catch him off guard completely because he moved back just as her elbow grazed his stomach. But it was enough. She broke free of his weakening hold as he coughed up blood and sprinted into the forest.

She ran faster as she felt him coming after her. He was only down for 10 seconds at most. 'Fuck!' What was Kakashi made of? Her seal was retracting as the last of her chakra stores ran out and she felt his heavy body knock into her back. His hand was around the back of her neck, and now, she was no longer physically stronger than him.

"Sakura, Sakura, that was a very poor decision," he whispered tauntingly. His hot breath tickled her nape as he loomed over her. He was sitting on her lower back with his powerful thighs on other side of her body. She couldn't see him, but she assumed he had a look of demented happiness on his face, now that he won their game of cat and mouse.

"Kakashi, please…" Please what, she wasn't even sure.

"Please?" His voice was in her ear before he kissed her lobe teasingly.

"I'm sorry." She was being pathetic, but he scared her. She knew what he was capable of. He had caught her and now she was about to experience the 'punishment' that he promised.

"Your plea is enticing to me Sakura-chan."

She wasn't sure what was worse, not knowing what he was going to do, or him drawing this out longer. When she thought she couldn't take the suspense any longer, she felt herself flipped until she was sprawled out across his lap. He clasped her wrists tightly behind her back, and the side of her face was being pushed into the wet leaves, as she laid vulnerably over top of him. He used the Chidori restraint she saw him utilize on Kabuto before and it was, astonishingly, not painful at all. But it served its purpose for someone with her strength – she wasn't getting free anytime soon.

"It's time for your next lesson Sakura." She whimpered at his words.

He wasn't lying when he told her he didn't care for what he had to do before. He had no intention of killing her, of course. But even injuring her enough to snap bones and shed blood was discomforting. He didn't enjoy it at all, which was strange. He didn't see why it would bother him, considering he knew she could heal any injury instantaneously with her seal activated. And yet, he wasn't eager to repeat it if he could help it. He supposed there was a reason he never personally participated in spars with her in the past.

He looked over her surprisingly compliant form as he pondered his thoughts. He held back, a lot before. He knew he had to be very careful not to overdo it. The enormity in their strengths was much too great. He wasn't willing to use any jutsu in his arsenal to incapacitate her. He could have used his Sharingan, to avoid a skirmish altogether, but... He meant what he said before, she did need to learn a lesson. She thought she could leave him? He had to show her how wrong she was.

Her punishment, however, would be a lot more fun for him. It was time she learned submission. He pushed a finger against her mouth teasingly. "Open," he commanded. He heard her breath hitch before her lips slowly parted. "If you bite Sakura, I will be very displeased." He stuck his index finger in slowly, rubbing it against her tongue. "Suck." He wondered if she would listen to his order before he finally felt her tentatively suck the digit. He almost groaned out loud because she was being unknowingly seductive. Her tongue kept rubbing against his finger and he finally removed it with a pop, drawing his saliva coated finger across her face. He felt her tears leaking out of her eyes at the humiliating act.

His hand traveled down her back lightly before resting above the curve of her backside. She jumped in his lap as he let his palm caress her ass slowly, gently. He passed his hand over it a few more times before hooking his fingers into her waistband and pulling down her shorts until they hung around her ankles. She was wearing plain, cotton panties and he admired her cheeks encased in them, tantalizingly, before he pulled them down to join her shorts as well.

"Please, Kakashi, don't," she begged softly. He could feel her shaking in trepidation.

"Did you just tell me no Sakura?" He questioned darkly. She went silent at his tone, and he smirked, satisfied at her passivity.

'Fuck,' he thought to himself. He could feel himself growing hard as he looked at her lovely ass, exposed in his lap. It really was something else; big, shapely, and the skin was very smooth and pale. Her ass would look beautiful red, he was sure.

His hand came down, hard, at the crease where the bottom of her cheek met her thigh. She squealed and yelled for him to stop, and he spanked her again in response.

"You've just added 10 more for trying to tell me no. Now, you will count each of my strikes and tell me thank you."

He smacked her again, this time on the fullest part of her cheek, and she yelped. He noticed she didn't count though and smirked in amusement at her stubbornness.

"Fine, 10 more will be added, and I'll keep increasing the count every time you're silent."

She was still silent on the next spanking, except for her involuntary cry, so he upped it to 20.

On his next hit, she finally listened. "One!" He waited and she bit out with reluctance, "thank you."

When they were on the 100th spanking, she was crying earnestly in his lap. Though, to her credit, she hadn't tried to move or tell him to stop. Her ass was cherry red, and he caressed the flesh with his hand. He felt her breathe in shakily, but still said nothing. He palmed her sore cheeks, causing her to whine lowly.

"Do you know why I'm spanking you Sakura?" He still continued to tease her skin, giving her a bit of a reprieve from his blows. He groped her ass cheek, squeezing the pliable flesh. She had a lot of muscle, but there was still a bit of softness to it. Her cheeks jiggled enticingly every time he spanked her. It made him start to fantasize about how it would look when he fucked her from behind in the future. He groaned at the thought, and he could tell she heard him. His fingers were teasing the crack of her ass, and this time he hit her playfully. Letting his fingers caress and tickle the sensitive flesh between her cheeks. He spanked the inside of her thighs lightly and he chuckled at the smell that reached his nose. She was getting aroused, wonderful.

"Naughty girl, Sakura. You're getting off on your punishment?"

"I'm not," she sounded indignant, though he noticed she tried to squirm to close her legs more. He smacked her hard at that action and she breathed out harshly. Though, the scent of her arousal wasn't receding. He reached between her legs enough to drag a finger over the wetness that betrayed her. He didn't linger because, right now, that wasn't an area he was going to explore yet. This wasn't about her pleasure.

"Liar." He brought his finger to her face briefly, before sucking on it. She tasted divine, slightly sweet, and tangy.

"Keep counting Sakura," he ordered, and resumed her spanking. This time he alternated his hard blows with less harsh ones, paying attention to the underside of her cheeks. As she counted, her arousal continued to perfume the air and he smirked darkly.

"Do you know why I'm spanking you Sakura?" He repeated his earlier question.

"Because…. I tried to escape you," she said in a weak voice.

"And?" He was about to bring his hand down for the 300th time and she quickly added, "and for defying you!"

"Good girl," he praised and petted her ass softly. He felt her shudder in response to his ministrations. He spanked her again, alternating between light and hard smacks. His other hand stroked the inside of her thighs teasingly, with expert caresses. Her wetness was leaking down her legs, and he knew she was getting close to an orgasm. So, he stopped.

"You enjoyed this far more than I expected Sakura." She exhaled in response but remained quiet. "Unfortunately, this is a punishment, so you don't get to cum."

He smelled the saltiness of her tears; she was crying again. He finally released her from his Chidori restraint, and she crawled off his lap. Her backside was to him as she pulled up her shorts and panties quickly to shield herself from his gaze. He noted her legs wobbling as she slowly stood up.

"Do not heal yourself. You won't be able to sit properly for a day or two. If you choose to defy me on that, I will put you under my Tsukuyomi, and you can relive this experience for 24 hours."

She looked cowed, defeated even, as tears continued to stream down her face. "Why didn't you just beat me up?" She asked, her gaze on the ground.

"I told you, engaging you in combat wasn't something I particularly cared for. Besides, I think this method is far more effective, don't you agree?" She backed up as he advanced, and he quickly grabbed her chin firmly.

"I admit, I wasn't expecting you to be as turned on by it as you were. What a dirty girl." His words were purposeful, meant to humiliate her further. "Look at me Sakura," he ordered. Her bright green eyes met his reluctantly, red, and puffy from crying.

"If you ever do this again, I will make The Hokage herself watch as I fuck that pretty mouth of yours. Am I understood?"

She nodded slowly, tears still escaping her eyes. "Verbally Sakura," he commanded.

"Yes," she said in a weak voice.

"Excellent. I hope there's no need to go through this again. Besides, you got a taste of how pleasurable the art of spanking can be for you if I want it to be."

"No, I can't, I don't want this again," she started protesting.

"You can't lie to me Sakura, I tasted your arousal, remember?"

Her face was burning in embarrassment, he could tell she wanted to be in denial. That she wasn't comfortable admitting her own unconventional desires.

"So, how about that second date you promised me?"

She looked angry; he could see her thoughts rather obviously on her face. "Why even go through the trouble of taking me on dates?"

"I told you; I like you."

Her disbelief was apparent on her face, which annoyed him. "I want you to know what I can provide for you, that's why. I WANT to do nice things for you and spend time with you, because I enjoy you."

"Then, how can you act this way?" She asked feebly.

"I act this way, for you at least, because you don't give me another option. When you defy me, I will put you in your place accordingly."

"Why? Why do this? Can't you just find another woman?"

"I told you why already Sakura." He looked at her resolutely. "Because you're fucking mine. I don't want another woman." She closed her eyes as he cradled her face softly. "You better come to terms with that soon. You and I both know I always get what I want."

So, a couple of things after this intense chapter:

I obviously don't condone any of this in real life. I just have to get that out of the way.

I know some might take issue with the fact that Kakashi hurt Sakura during their confrontation, but I honestly felt it was necessary. She's a ninja and she was fighting him, with her seal activated. He didn't go overboard, for him at least, but it just wouldn't be in character if he did nothing the entire time. Bottomline, they're ninja, not normal humans.

Sakura didn't agree to the spanking scene so it was obviously non-consensual. Just because she might have enjoyed some parts of it, doesn't mean it was right. As I've warned, he's a very dark character, and he doesn't see anything wrong with what he's doing. He thinks it's justified because she tried to leave him. He has serious issues, and he doesn't know how to pursue her like a normal, healthy man would. So, he will continue to be dark and toxic. This is how I've written him and I have these tags for a reason.

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