Chapter 17: The Ultimate Torture

Sayuri slowly felt herself regain consciousness. She felt warm and comfortable. She was in a bed. She felt someone next to her and opened her eyes and saw Sasuke lying right in front of her. They were sleeping extremely close together. Sayuri went to move but then changed her mind; it was nice being so close to him. It couldn't hurt being there for another couple of minutes.

He's kind of cute when he sleeps Sayuri thought to herself.

She lay there next to him for another couple of minutes until the smell of bacon and eggs reached her nose and she realized how hungry she was. Slowly so she would not wake Sasuke up she slipped out from under the covers. Now that she thought about it she didn't know how they had gotten into the bed in the first place. She did not remember waking up after passing out. Silently as possible she closed the door.

Sayuri slowly made her way down the hallway. She heard someone rummaging around in the kitchen. She approached with caution, on her guard. When she turned the corner she saw Kakashi standing at the stove, making eggs. Kakashi turned around and smiled at her.

"Good morning," he said, "I made breakfast,"

"Kakashi-sensei? What are you doing here?" she asked.

Kakashi put the some of the eggs and bacon on a plate and handed it to Sayuri. She took it, sat down at the table, and began to eat.

"I was checking in on you guys to make sure that you had made it home OK when I saw someone jump off the balcony and take off. I hopped up onto the balcony and saw you and Sasuke on the floor, both passed out, so I thought that I should stay,"

"Thank-you," she said.

"Do you remember what happened last night? Do you know who that person was?" Kakashi asked.

Sayuri nodded and started telling Kakashi everything she could remember. She told him about how the person was going to kill Sasuke, and about the fact that they claimed to have killed Raikou. She told him about the fight, and about the other attack she had after the girl left.

"And you didn't see their face?" Kakashi asked.

Sayuri shook her head, "No. But I think that it was the person from my dream," she replied.

Kakashi gave her a serious look.

"Kakashi-sensei, one more thing," Sayuri started, "They…referred to me as 'sister'"

Kakashi looked up at her in surprise.

"I am sorry that I did not put you in your own bed Sayuri," Kakashi said, "but I did not know where the spare bedroom was. I just placed you guys in bed and tried to go catch up to that person," Kakashi said.

Sayuri blushed and looked down, "It's OK," she said, "Did you catch them,"

Kakashi shook his head, "Good morning Sasuke," he said.

Sayuri looked up and behind her. Sasuke had just entered the kitchen.

"Kakashi-sensei? What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Sayuri will explain. I made breakfast for you guys," Kakashi made a gesture towards the rest of the eggs and bacon sitting in the pan, "I must go now. Don't worry about getting to the training area until after lunch," and then he left.

Sasuke grabbed the eggs and bacon, put them on a plate, and took a seat across from Sayuri.

"Sleep well?" she asked.

Sasuke nodded as he ate. Sayuri started telling him about what had happened last night after he had been knocked unconscious. Then she told him what Kakashi had told her this morning. She neglected to tell him where she was when she had awoken. Sayuri didn't know that Sasuke had been awake the whole time.

Sayuri and Sasuke approached the training area. Naruto and Sakura were already there waiting for Kakashi.

"Should we tell them what happened?" Sasuke asked.

"Yeah I think so," Sayuri said.

"Hey Sayuri-san," Naruto said as they approached. Sakura gave Sayuri a dirty look.

She must be mad that I'm staying at Sasuke's Sayuri thought.

"Hey something really weird happened last night," Sayuri started.

She began to tell them about the person that she had seen in Sasuke's room. She told them about the fight and about the person referring to Sayuri as the person's sister. Sayuri didn't mention anything about the fact that she and Sasuke had slept in the same bed. She also didn't tell them that she thought the person who had broken in, was the same person from her dream.

"You guys aren't really hurt though so that's good," Sakura said, her anger dissolving into worry.

Sayuri smiled, "It's a good thing that Sasuke woke up though," she said, "I might not have been able to do anything without the person hurting Sasuke,"

Kakashi arrived at the training area just then.

"Sayuri, I need to talk to you for a moment," Kakashi said.

Sayuri nodded and Kakashi lead her away from the rest of the group. They stopped when they were a fair distance away. Kakashi turned around and faced Sayuri.

"It has been confirmed. Raikou was killed last night," he said.

Sayuri breathed a deep sigh. What did this mean? She no longer had to take orders from him. She was finally free. She would never have to take another order again. She could do whatever she wanted.

"You may return to the house," Kakashi said, "but we would prefer if you stayed with Sasuke because of the current situation,"

Sayuri nodded, "OK," she said.

"Good," Kakashi said.

They both turned around and walked back to the rest of the group.

"I think that we all deserve a break from training today," Kakashi said, "But I would like it if you guys stuck together,"

Everyone nodded and Kakashi took off.

"Well this is boring," Naruto said, "There's nothing to do but train,"

"I'll train with you Naruto-kun," Sayuri said.

"What do you want to do?" Naruto asked.

"Would you like to fight me?" she offered.

Everyone went silent. They all knew what Sayuri was capable of. They also knew that there was much more that they didn't know about. Sayuri felt hurt by the expressions on their faces. They looked a little scared. Did they think that she would hurt them?

"How about we make it three to one" Sayuri offered, "and nobody hold back, I need a challenge,"

"I'm for it," Sasuke said.

"Me too," Sakura replied.

"ALL RIGHT LET'S DO THIS!" Naruto yelled.

Sayuri was still a good couple of meters from them as she prepared herself for what they planned to do. Sayuri needed this at the moment. She needed to be sure that she could control herself in battle and not hurt any of them. These were the best circumstances to do it under. If she went to far she could probably be back to her senses by one of her teammates.

Sakura made the fist move as she charged at Sayuri. Sayuri's reaction was fast, she pulled a kunai from her pouch and threw it at Sakura. As it hit her she turned into a replacement. Her next advance came from behind. Without even turning around Sayuri tossed another kunai over her back at Sakura and Sakura turned into a replacement. The next attack came from above. Sakura was coming down on Sayuri and Sayuri threw a shuriken at her. Sayuri looked away and tried to anticipate where the next attack would come from. Surprise hit her when Sakura did not change into a replacement but continued to fall towards Sayuri. Only Sayuri's lightning fast reflexes saved her form this predicament.

Sayuri threw a kick at Sakura and she went flying to the side.

She is trying to prove herself Sayuri thought.

A motion from where Naruto and Sasuke were standing caught Sayuri's attention. She looked over as three shurikens came at her and Naruto started towards her. Sayuri easily dodged the shurikens and deflected the kick that Naruto threw at her. Was Naruto really as stupid as trying to pull Sayuri's own move on her?

Sayuri moved to the side as two of the shurikens passed her head. Where had the other gone? Naruto smiled at Sayuri from the ground. The third shuriken came at Sayuri from the side and she had just enough time to knock it off course as another kick came at her from Naruto.

Sayuri felt pain on her cheek and went flying against a tree. Standing up and she laughed and wiped the blood off her face.

"I see," she said, "that was clever Naruto but don't get so cocky yet,"

Suddenly Sasuke jumped behind Naruto and swatted three shurikens off their path. Sayuri had let Naruto kick her as she pulled three shurikens of her own pouch and threw them behind Naruto. Sasuke must have seen the movement though. Sayuri used Naruto's distraction and charged at him. She punched him in the stomach, spun around, dropped down, swung her leg around, and kicked his feet, which sent him to the ground.

Sayuri sensed Sakura coming at her from behind again and Sasuke spun around to kick Sayuri. Sayuri ducked and Sasuke's kick hit Sakura, which sent her flying. Sasuke looked devastated at what had just happened so Sayuri grabbed his ankle and he fell next to Naruto.

Quickly Sayuri accumulated chakra at her hands and sent it towards Naruto and Sasuke. The green chakra snaked around them like a serpent and bonded them, leaving them unable to move, unable to use their own chakra, and totally helpless.

Sayuri turned her attention to Sakura who was getting up from the ground now. She was already tired and unstable.

"DO YOU WISH TO STOP?" Sayuri called.

Sakura turned around to face Sayuri and shook her head. Sayuri couldn't help but smile. She is probably trying to catch Sasuke's attention.

Sayuri slowly started walking towards Sakura. Sakura looked as if she did not know what to do. A smile spread across Sakura's face. Sayuri looked puzzled and than understood as Sakura vanished.

Sayuri whipped around and saw that Naruto was heading for her again. Sakura had made replication of herself while Sayuri was busy with Sasuke and Naruto and had snuck around to go help them out.

Naruto's fist was headed at Sayuri's face. She knocked his arm off its path and Naruto had been pushed off course. Sayuri knew what she wanted to do, and he could handle it. This would be best for him. In the split second Naruto's back had been turned to Sayuri she hit a precise spot on his back and he was sent to the ground.

"This will give you a chance to use your other chakra Naruto. I have hit a your tenketsu,"

Naruto turned around and looked at Sayuri. He could not feel any of his chakra in his body.

"I also carry the blood limit of the Hyuuga family, byakugan. I can see the tenketsu as well," she said, "I have not damaged your chakra's circulatory system though. This will force you to use the other chakra in your body though. I believe that this is important,"

The air was filled with the sound of chirping birds. Sayuri looked up and saw Sasuke standing there with his chidori. Did he really intend to use that against Sayuri? That's when Sayuri noticed that Sakura was lying down on the ground next to Sasuke. Sayuri was suddenly confused. Something was wrong here. Sayuri felt that same feeling she had felt the night before.

"Who are you?" Sayuri called.

Sasuke just smiled, "Didn't think that I could fool you sister,"

Sayuri's eyes widened in fear, it was that person again.

"What have you done with Sasuke?" Sayuri asked.

The person said nothing but ran at Sayuri with the chidori at their hands. Sayuri quickly charged her hands with the chidori as well and started running at the person, who still looked like Sasuke. She had to get away from Naruto. As they approached each other Sayuri and the person brought their hands together and they're chidoris met each other. There was a huge shock wave and both of them were thrown back. Sayuri landed on her feet and looked up. She thought that the person would be able to hold the chidori as well but they had let it go. Sayuri held hers though.

"Will you hurt Sasuke?" the person asked.

"You are not him," Sayuri yelled back. This had to be done quickly. Naruto was still over on the ground rendered helpless from lack of chakra and she did not know the state Sakura or Sasuke were in.

"But I am," the person replied, "I have used the mind transfer. If you kill me like this than I will leave Sasuke's body and you will end up killing Sasuke,"

Sayuri let go of her chidori, was the person bluffing? Sayuri did not want to take that chance. It would explain why the person was unable to hold the chidori. With lightning speed the person ran up towards Sayuri. She froze in fear for the first time in her life due to battle. She could not think straight, and she could not bring herself to hit Sasuke, she didn't want to hurt him.

Sayuri felt her neck get grabbed and she hit the tree. The person held Sayuri against the tree.

"Could you handle seventy-two hours of torture in the blink of an eye?"

Sayuri tensed up. Did the person know the Mangekyou? It seemed so impossible. There was only one person Sayuri knew that could use that technique. Uchiha Itachi. This person was not him though.

"Sasuke cannot use that move and if I am right than you cannot use it in his body," Sayuri said.

Suddenly Sasuke crumpled onto the ground and another person threw them self in front of Sayuri. Sayuri's body froze in shock. She was staring at a mirror image of herself. The shock prevented Sayuri from closing her eyes in time as the person looked into Sayuri's eyes with the Mangekyou.

Sayuri had suddenly been tied up. She was staring at herself. The world had changed somehow and Sayuri was no longer being held against the tree.

"This is a good way to introduce my self to you," said the girl standing before Sayuri, "Were you ever told that you had a sister Sayuri? I was a mistake of course. Something went wrong in the experiment and they ended up with two girls. One was more capable than the other though. One was more capable of…for lack of a better word, evil. So they smuggled me away into the forest, I have lived in isolation my whole life, while you got to go places, and meet people. I was the one that had to stay cooped up in the house, and train. Finally I got in a fight with my caretaker and he told me to get out. You see I too bare the seal of obedience as well, so I took it literally and left the house all together. I came to Kohona to test my skill for I had never killed before and I felt a thirst for blood. I believe that you had found my first victims. Tell me Sayuri did the little girl die?" the woman that stood before Sayuri let out a cold laugh.

Tears streamed down Sayuri's face. Why had she never been told about all of this?

"Now I have you for seventy-two hours. You will suffer as that family suffered, and when you awake you will find that no time has passed. This is the ultimate torture," Sayuri's twin withdrew her sword and pressed the blade against the skin on Sayuri's throat.

Over what felt like the next seventy-two hours of Sayuri's life she endured the worst emotional and physical torture. She had been forced to relive painful moments of her life, including the death of the friend she had killed. She had been cut, stabbed and burned. When the seventy-two hours were suddenly up Sayuri found herself still against the tree. She let out a scream of pain and spit up blood.

Sayuri was exhausted. Her body went limp and her sister let her drop. Sayuri looked up at her sister as she smiled down at her.

"I shall let you suffer longer before I finish you off," she said.

Sayuri could not hold on to consciousness anymore. She let herself slip into the darkness.