Chapter 1:

I remember like it was yesterday. I was on a mission in the mist country. Lady Tsunade had warned us that this wasn't your typical S rank mission. This particular mission was especially dangerous, particularly if you were a woman. The daughter of a local Lord had been kidnapped. It was suspected that the kidnappers were men and that they were highly deranged. No longer in touch with reality and that they no longer cared about the consequences of their actions. But no matter, nothing that I should worry about right? I mean assigned to the mission were Naruto, Shikamaru, Ino and Hinata. Not to mention that in any case Teten and Neji were nearby on another mission. But when we arrived at the location everything changed. We were all separated.

When we arrived Naruto and Hinata went to meet the 'Lord' of the house and Ino , Shikamaru and I went to look for clues on the mysterious disappearance of the 13 year old daughter of the 'Lord', but there was nothing to be found not matter where we looked! The whole place was spotless, even the crime scene! Its like everyone continued their normal lives. Not even one single person would talk about the disappearance of this defenseless little teenager! No matter who we asked.

"This is very odd, its like they are all too scared to speak or say anything! Troublesome." Shikamaru said as he gassed at the clouds.

"Well if they don't wanna say anything then maybe we should just go. I mean there really is nothing that we can do if they aren't willing to share what they know" what Ino said was cold and unfeeling, but then again its how a shinobi is supposed to be. Cold, unfeeling and willing to do anything to not only succed in the mission but to be able live through it.

"Look there is a little girl 5 years our junior definitely suffering at the hands of some demented psycho. Who knows what they have done to her ,up until now she has only been missing for one day. Someone has to have seen something but first we have to find out why they are so scared." The last sentence was only a whisper but I knew they could hear what I said.

When I saw Shikamaru's contemplating expression and the determination on Ino's face I knew that it was going to be a long mission. There were a few moments of silence and then Shikamaru said "Sakura, Ino we should split up and search the area."

"Why?" asked Ino.

Even I didn't understand. Why we should have split up. Until Shikamaru said "Listen most of the servant here are women and they are definetly very intimidated by men, A.K.A. me. So just do your best in questioning the girls and meet me here in 3 hours.

"But where will you go?" I asked.

"I am going to go tell Hinata and Naruto about our current course of action and then Naruto and I will go find out more n town about that troublesome 'Lord'." Shikamaru said.

"O.K." Ino and I said in unison.

We split up. The first person that I saw walking down the corridor was a young servant girl no older than 12 years old. I walked up to he and said " Hey there could I ask you a few questions?" I said in the sweetest voice that I could withought speaking and not sound like a total idiot.

But this really didn't work. The young girl stared at me with huge eyes filled with what appeared to be fear. She hugged whatever she was holding to her and held on as if holding on for dear life.

"P-P-Please don't hurt me I haven't said anything I promise!" it was barely a whisper but I really couldn't even imagine what this girl must have gone through to make her fear me in such a way.

Then I bent down and gazed into her eyes and said as kindly as I could "You don't have to fear me. I am here to help you not hurt you. See look" I pointed at my forehead protector " I am a ninja and my mission is to save the young lady of the house that has gone missing I don't serve the 'Lord' in any way. So can you tell anything that could help me?" I looked into her eyes and searched for anything that might indicate a change of heart. It seemed to be working and then she started to speak.

"It all started 1 month ago. Lord Endo started acting odd and one day he changed completely he no longer knew our names. He did not even know his own wifes name. Then he started being unfaithfull and the deceised Lady got mad and confronted him. One moment you could hear them arguing and the next it was totall silence, then on the next day the Lady was nowhere to be seen and Lord Endo appeared to be concerned along with Lady Ayumi. But unlike Lady Ayumi his concern only lasted one week. Then he stopped searching for his own wife. She still has not been found. But we fear the worst. Three days ago Lady Ayumi asked her father why he wasn't searching for her mother. But he was furious that she would even think about her mother. So he told her that she would pay for her disobedience. Then 2 days ago we heard screaming from her room just like her mother." She spoke as if scared that at any moment something would come out of the darkness and hurt her.

I'll admit that I was having a really hard time. But then again when you are a shinobi for such a long time you come to realize that just about anyone is capable of anything.

"But then why did the 'Lord' send for us?" I asked her in the lowest voice that I could.

"He didn't send for you, we did." She whispered.

"We who is we?" I asked.

"The servants, we all brought our money together and sent for you pretending to be the palace Lord." She said.

"But why don't any of you talk then? Why didnt you tell us what happened when we got here!?" I asked

"We couldn't then he would have killed us!" she said her eyes growing larger as if trying to tell me everything in a short amount of time.

"Who in the hell is he!?" I whispered.

Suddenly her eyes grew so large it looked as if they were going to pop out of her head.

"That would be me." It was a very menacing voice. But before I could ready myself to attack or even for and attack. Everything went black.

When I came to I looked around and I realized that I was in what appeared to be a cave and I was chained to a wall. All of my weapons were missing. But I was still fully clothed and I still had my chakra, if I focused as much of it as my arm could stand but the when I began to pull the wall would not buge. Then out of the darkness came a strange figure, the figure of a man.

"You are a shinobi from the hidden leaf village, are you not?" the man stepped out of the darkness and then I recognized him a missing nin from the mist village. Last I had checked he was really crazy and the last time that a report on his actions had been filled he had gone on maor killing spree and he apparently tortured his victims after killing them.

"Why are you here?" I asked him.

"Isnt it obvious?" he said.

'Uh no, that's why im asking you! But no not only do I have to be stuck with a psycho he has to be a stupid one!'

"Last time I checked that wasn't the answear to my question." My voice was calm and collected. No matter what I was totally determined that if I died I was going to die fighting.

Then he backhanded me. I only know that he backhanded me because I could feel his knuckles as they laterally imprinted themselves on my cheek, they were like friggin steel.

"Don't get cocky you are the one that's going to die here." The idiot laughed as he spoke. This whole thing was funny to him!

The next thing that I felt was pure and utter agony spreading thought my body. Then the first of many tortures had just begun.