Sakura woke up, and the first thing she saw was bright blond hair, even in the dark it was bright. She was lying on her side. Her brain told her not to move. She didn't want to know if anything was broken.

She moved anyways, sitting up slowly. She noticed her legs were bare, and the only thing she had on was her pajama shirt and panties. Naruto… She thought. I remember now. She woke up as he was taking her shirt off. She panicked at first, but opened her eyes a little and noticed Naruto's eyes were closed.

Sakura looked around, taking note of her headache. She looked at the walls, and noticed that they looked like a cave's walls. The floor was smooth, though. A cage like door blocked Sakura from a very inviting fire. She was slightly cold, and the shadows weren't helping much.

She heard footsteps, and she quickly laid back down, trying to go into the same position she woke up in.

"They're still asleep," A deep voice said quietly. Sakura didn't recognize the voice, but she knew if she was awake, something would happen, and it wouldn't be all sunshine and daisies.

She snuck a glance towards the barred doors, and saw no one standing there. But she could sense someone standing just beyond her vision.

A small groan came from the form beside her, and she quickly covered Naruto's mouth. To make sure he didn't panic, she put her leg on his and her cheek on his head.

Naruto didn't move, recognizing it was Sakura. She uncovered his mouth and pointed towards the door. Naruto nodded, looking up at Sakura. She put her finger to her lips.

"What are we going to do with them?" The deep voice growled from around the corner. Sakura laid back, and Naruto copied her.

A second voice, a little bit more feminine this time, replied, "Let's kill 'em."

"We can't," The first voice reminded the second. "Orochimaru-sama would kill us for sure."

"Bu' I hate doin' guard duty," The second voice whined.

"So do I," The first one sighed.

The voices stopped after that.

Sakura sat up, and Naruto grabbed her wrist, shaking his head. Sakura nodded, putting her finger to her lips again.

She snuck over to the cage door, and peeked out. She saw two people sitting at a table. They were both wearing ridiculously large bows around their middles, and they were both facing away from the door. Sakura gestured for Naruto to come over.

He stood up, and walked up behind Sakura, looking over her.

She backed up into him. She pointed towards the wall.

He looked over. There, a hole large enough for Sakura's slim frame to fit through, but it was too small for Naruto. He gestured to himself questioningly.

Sakura thought for a minute. Her hand suddenly glowed bright green, and she smiled evilly. The pale glow of the Chakra shone upwards, casting shadows over her, making her look entirely insane.

Naruto pointed to his ears. Sakura shook her head. Don't worry, it won't make any noise.

She snuck over to the hole, watching the people at the table carefully the whole time. Gently, she stuck her hand in between the wall and the metal cage, and brushed her hand against them both, in a circular motion.

Slowly, the metal heated up, and soon began to stretch with her touch. One person at the table moved slightly, and she quickly withdrew her hand, backing up.

Naruto gave her the thumbs up sign, and helped her to her feet. He helped her through the hole, and quickly squeezed through. It was just big enough that there wasn't a struggle getting through.

Sakura and Naruto both put their backs against he wall, and edged towards their left, where they both noticed a crevice.

Inside, it was pitch black, and didn't seem to end. Sakura kept going, but she could tell Naruto wanted to stop. She stopped suddenly, and Naruto ran into her. They were still in the creeping position against the wall, and Naruto whispered hoarsely, "Sakura, what if Orochimaru is beyond this? This could be a trap. Think about it…"

"Naruto," She turned her head to look at him. It didn't work very well, because all she could see was his silhouette. "I have thought this through. I'd rather be running from Orochimaru, than being trapped, and at his complete mercy. He might look like Sasuke, but hell, he isn't, and I'm getting out of here. Now, the real question is: are you coming?"

"Of… Of course," Naruto stuttered.

They started moving again, and soon, the fissure opened up a little more. Sakura and Naruto started walking normal. The dark was so thick, it almost seemed to hold their breath.

Sakura ran into something hard. A long pole was in front if her. She felt it, then reached over to the right. Another one was parallel to the first. There was a third, and a fourth, and so on and so on. Sakura squeezed past the wall and bars, and felt something huge dig into her thigh.

She reached back, and gasped when she felt someone standing behind her.

"It's okay, it's just me," Naruto said.

"Sorry," Sakura whispered.

"What did you find?" Naruto asked. He reached past her, and grasped the large metallic object hanging from the bars.

"I think it's a lock," Sakura said. Dim, pale green glowed once more, and Sakura took the lock in her hands, and several minutes later, it was nothing more than a twisted metal blob on the floor.

Sakura grasped the metal pole, and opened it until it hit the wall. Naruto hesitated, but followed her anyways.

"Who's there?" Snapped a harsh voice. Sakura gasped, and backed up instinctively into Naruto.

A candle lit up, and Naruto and Sakura bothered closed their eyes at the sudden change in light. Sakura squinted against the light, trying to look past it.

Sakura could see raven locks, and a loose shirt that couldn't hide the muscles underneath. Black eyes shone from under the mess of hair, and pale skin almost looked white with the flame shining beside him.

Even though he had aged, Sakura still recognized her former team mate, as though it hadn't been all those years apart.

"Sasuke!" Sakura almost shouted out. "Sasuke! You're alive it! I knew it!"

"Who…" The man said quietly. "Sa-Sakura? And… Naruto?"

Sakura nodded happily, and Sasuke looked at Naruto. "You've grown. You're not as short as you used to be."

Naruto grumbled something. Sasuke looked back at Sakura. "You shouldn't have come here. He'll kill you."

"We were kidnapped and brought here," Sakura said. She fell to her knees in front of Sasuke, and looked him up and down. He hadn't shaved in quite a while, and his clothes were torn, but he seemed to be in good shape, physically and mentally. "We escaped and fate brought us here…" She reached out, and swept some stray hairs from Sasuke's eyes, and he shuddered at the contact.

"I… I haven't…" Sasuke started. He closed his eyes as soon as Sakura touched his neck, and slowly brushed her hand over his arm. "Forgotten…"

"Forgotten what?" Naruto asked quietly.

"Forgotten…" Sasuke opened his eyes again. "I haven't forgotten how much I hurt you two. I'm truly sorry. I wanted to say that so bad."

"Oh," Sakura said, tears welling up in her eyes. Her hand dropped to her side. "It's okay. Really."

Sasuke grabbed her hand, and held it against her face. "You need to get out of here," He said suddenly. "He'll come, and then you two will die…"

"But… But, Sasuke…" Sakura whispered. "We're not going leave without you…"

"You must!" Sasuke hissed. "I can't leave. At least if you two leave, you can get protection, hide… If I leave, he'll definitely find me… Then we'll all die… I'd rather die to save you than see you two dead…"

"Well, we'll get you out of here," Naruto said seriously. He put his hand on Sasuke's shoulder, not forgetting how he left. "I promise."

Sasuke nodded, at the same time a voice said, "Leave? Oh, how funny are you?"

"Orochimaru," Sasuke growled. Sakura and Naruto spun around.

"Ah, I wasn't expecting this," Orochimaru said. He was still in Sasuke's form, and he had taken the shirt off. In comparison to the real Sasuke, Sakura noticed a definite difference. "So, what did you say about leaving?"