Naruto was sat in his cell; he couldn't believe how stupid he had been. He just hoped his punishment wouldn't be too severe and this wouldn't have destroyed his chance at Hokage but deep down he knew it had. The cell door opened; Naruto had been too lost in his own thoughts to hear to angry shouting as it neared his cell door. Someone was thrown into his cell. They fell on their knees with a grunt.

He quickly saw it was Sasuke. A growl rose from his throat as he saw the traitor. Sasuke slowly looked up at Naruto with a smirk and a crazy look in his black eyes. Naruto shivered, he looked like Madara Uchiha during the war.

"So, they found out about you." Sasuke stated as he stood up. Naruto nodded.

"I told them everything after Kakashi-sensei told me what you did!" Naruto shouted at him, standing up from his place on the floor.

They didn't have beds in this cell, cells like this were reserved for the worse of the worse. There was no window and the only light came from the gaps under the door.

"Bakka!" Sasuke shouted at him angrily. "He was lying!" He added and Naruto shook his head. "They found us because of you! They ripped her from my arms and took her!" He carried on shouting. Naruto suddenly grabbed Sasuke by his throat.

"If they don't sentence you to death, I will kill you myself." Naruto growled. "If I knew about what you did then I wouldn't have helped you! I would have beaten you half to death and then dragged your dying body here!" Naruto shouted and a guard opened the door to the cell to see what was going on. The guard quickly pulled Naruto off Sasuke. "If you don't get executed, I will kill you myself." Naruto hissed as he dragged out by the guard.

The first place Kakashi went when he got back to the village was the hospital. He rushed into Katsumi's room. He was happy to see she was awake.

Katsumi was curled up in the bed, refusing to let anyone near her.

"Katsumi, you need to let them help you." Kakashi said softly, hoping he could get through to her. She was clearly scared for her life. She whimpered as he approached her. He frowned concerned. "He can't get you anymore Katsumi, we captured him. He's in prison." He explained to her, trying to reassure her. She properly thought Sasuke might still come after her. "He can't get you." She started to cry and curled up, even more, hiding her face in her knees.

Akamaru whimpered, alerting everyone to his presence. Katsumi reached out to comfort him. Everyone watched and waited for her to relax. Akamaru jumped up on the bed and pushed her knees down with his head gently. He rested his head in her lap, letting her stroke his head.

Kakashi slowly approached her, being careful not to startle her. "Katsumi, can they take care of your injuries?" He asked softly and noticed her tense. She still had the kunai stuck in her shoulder. "Akamaru can stay with you." He told her hoping it would relax her.

"Hokage-sama, the dog..." A medic spoke up, only to be interrupted by Kakashi.

"Akamaru stays." He ordered harshly making Katsumi flinch. She had yet to look at any of them. "Katsumi, if Akamaru stays, will you let them help you?" He asked her, making sure he kept his tone calm. She nodded slowly and gently tugged on Akamaru's fur, telling him she wanted him closer. Akamaru moved more into her lap and licked her arm. Kakashi sighed and left for the medics to deal with her injuries.

"How is she?" Kiba asked once Kakashi walked out of the room.

"Struggling with it all." He answered with a sigh. "She won't let Akamaru leave her side, I hope you don't mind." He added with a small chuckle. Kiba smiled warmly.

"I don't mind if it's helping her." He admitted. "I'll see if mam has a pup that Katsumi can have, maybe I can trade for my best friend back." He added laughing a little, trying to make joke in the tense air. "She will be alright, won't she?" He asked now, getting concerned.

"I hope so. Once we know what he did to her while she was kidnapped, the more we can do." Kakashi explained.

"I think he raped her." Kiba said seriously and Kakashi sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"No wonder she's so scared." He muttered to himself. "I promised her that he wouldn't be able to again." Kiba frowned confused.

"Don't blame yourself for this. Sasuke was a nut job waiting to explode." Kakashi shook his head.

"That's not the point Kiba. I told her she would be safe but she wasn't. She must think that if I, the Hokage, can't protect her, then who can?" He reasoned. "I failed her."

"Hey, no you didn't. You didn't know Naruto would have handed her over." Kiba argued back. "You stepped in when you found out, you stopped her from going back to that abusive asshole. You saved her."

"But I couldn't keep her safe." Kakashi stressed. "Who will she trust now?" He questioned himself more than anyone else.

"Morino Ibiki? Everyone is scared of him, even Sasuke." Kiba thought out loud with a shrug. Kakashi looked at him like he had discovered the world's smartest man.

"Kiba, you're a genius!" Kakashi smiled and Kiba looked at him like he had two heads.

"I am?" He asked confused as Kakashi ran off to recruit Ibiki's help.