WARNING: Some violence and sexual abuse. It isn't too graphic, but skip this chapter if you need to! I'll post a brief summary on the next chapter so you don't miss anything.

EYE FOR AN EYE

A drop of blood falls from Sakura's bottom lip from where her canine bit into it. One of the shinobi, lanky with dark hair, sidekicks her abdomen, and the sound of cracking ribs echoes throughout the empty underground hideout. She sucks in her breath, trying not to make a sound which would only satisfy them.

"Trying to be tough, huh?" The same man grabs a fistful of her hair and yanks her head back. "By the end of this, you'll wish you'd never met that Uchiha scum." Sakura spits in his face. "Bitch! You're gonna regret that." He rips off her uniform so she's hanging in nothing but her panties. Her captors chuckle menacingly. Bruises have already formed all over her pale skin. "You try to embarrass me, I'll do the same to you." A tear forms in Sakura's eye and falls down her cheek. Sakura notices that only the burly man is staring at her body while the other shinobi isn't even looking in her direction.

The larger man walks up so Sakura can feel the warmth emanating from his body. He brandishes a kunai at her throat and leans in further to whisper in her ear. "You're going to tell us everything you know about Sasuke Uchiha. And if you don't…" His other hand grips her hair and yanks her head down. "If you don't, I'll make sure you never forget my name: Masato Nishimura." He steps away from the kunoichi, now holding the herbs she was gathering for Sasuke's gift, and grins, "So, do you have anything to say?"

"I will never betray Sasuke. You should know that since you're a leaf ninja."

"Wrong answer." He effortlessly crushes the flowers in his hand. "Taro, untie her and lay her over there." The dark-haired man obeys, fumbling with the chains before roughly throwing her to the ground. Sakura uses this chance to hook her heels around her captor's ankles, causing him to fall. Her hands are still bound with chakra-sucking restraints, so it takes her a bit longer than usual to get to her feet. When she raises her head, cloudy from the multiple blows, she just barely dodges a punch. Taro stumbles again, cursing.

"I've had enough," Masato says, making a few quick hand motions. "Magnet Style: Floor Bind"! And as soon as he says this, Sakura feels like her feet weigh a thousand pounds each. She tries to move them but can't. Then, Taro makes his way over in one giant step and grabs her neck in one hand. He squeezes until Sakura can no longer feel oxygen in her lungs. Just as her face starts turning blue, he lets go, leaving the kunoichi gasping for air on the ground.

"You see, Masato here can magnetize anything as long as it's standing on rock. So don't bother trying to escape."

What do I do now? This shinobi named Taro appears to be blind but also seems like he can sense chakra exceptionally well. And the other one uses a really rare jutsu style.

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"Hey, Sasuke! Wait up!" Naruto yells, jumping from branch to branch after Sasuke.

"There's no time. If we don't hurry, we could be too late."

It took too long to find their tracks, and I almost didn't see it. A piece of Sakura's headband in the forest. There was blood on it.

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"What? Haven't you ever done this before, blossom?" Masato snickers, his breath warm on Sakura's neck as he bites down. His one hand is holding her hips down while the other roams freely. The pink-haired girl lays there quietly, picturing Team 7 to help keep her mind off what her captor is doing to her body. Just then, she hears the muscular man taking off his pants.

No.

Sakura begins struggling against the man's tight hold. Her elbow connects with his nose. "Get off me, you pervert!"

"Bitch! You are going to make this worth all the trouble you've caused." He punches Sakura, leaving her nearly unconscious. She groans. Masato covers her mouth with his hand and raises his head in the air. "Taro, what's that sound?"

"Someone's here. No, two people. Shinobi."

"Oh, good. It looks like Sasuke Uchiha is just in time."

Sasuke walks in, his eyebrows furrowed. Naruto follows, surprisingly breathing heavily. They both look over to see Sakura a heap on the floor, almost completely naked. A large man wearing a leaf shinobi headband is on top of her. Sasuke's eyes narrow, and his sharingan instantly activates.

"What the hell did you do to Sakura-chan?" Naruto asks, breaking the silence.

"Oh, nothing she doesn't deserve for associating herself with an Uchiha," Masato replies, standing up and putting his pants back on. "I think she really—" he starts again but is cut off when Sasuke punches his chest, sending him flying back into the wall.

"You'll pay for this," Sasuke hisses. Naruto rushes over to Sakura's side, picking her head up and laying it in his lap. Tears well up in his eyes, but he quickly wipes them away.

Sakura's eyes slowly open, "Naruto?"

"Yeah, it's me. You're gonna be okay now."

"You have to… the big shinobi uses magnet style. You have to be careful."

Naruto nods and looks up at Sasuke who's exchanging fists with the magnet style user, "Sasuke, did you hear that?" He nods, formulating a plan in his head.

"Well, I guess my secret's exposed. No matter," Masato says before completing his Floor Bind jutsu, leaving both Naruto and Sasuke unable to move. Taro walks over to a calm Sasuke. He looks him straight in the eye, throwing Sasuke a bit off guard, and says, "Do you remember me?"

Sasuke analyzes the shinobi, eyes landing on his hair which was the same color as his own. Then he suddenly sees a flashback.

He's travelling with Orochimaru when a leaf shinobi, almost identical to Itachi, appears out of nowhere on some low rank mission. Orochimaru, being in a playful mood at the time, decides to take the man's eyes, insisting that no one will believe a blind man even if he somehow manages to get back to the village.

Sasuke thought it was vile but did nothing to help. Now, this demon from the past has come back to haunt him. He can't blame the man for wanting revenge. "Yes," he responds.

"Good. Then you'll know why I'm going to take your eyes."

He reaches for Sasuke's sharingan but is too slow. The Uchiha dodges his hand, "Now, Naruto!"

Naruto makes a shadow clone and throws it at Taro, tackling him and pushing a rasengan into his chest. Sasuke then teleports so he's right behind Masato and pushes his sword through the shinobi's heart. He bends down to whisper in his ear, "You're not getting off that easy." And Sasuke activates his Mangekyo Sharingan, "Amaterasu!" Black flames slowly engulf Masato's body. His deafening screams echoe throughout the cave before fading into silence.

Sasuke stares for a moment at the place Sakura's captor had just disappeared from before walking over to her. He can't stand to look at her broken body. He takes off his cloak and covers up her up with it. He nods to Naruto who ties Taro's wrists together and puts him on his back. Sasuke uses susanoo to pick Sakura up gently, and then former Team 7 disappears into the shadows.