Alright. So. Still stuck on where to go on Captured. So, I've uploaded chapter two of this one. Not much Sakura/Shika "Action" But...meh. Its helpful.

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Claimer: I do own Tori

The water was cool on her bare feet, as she gently splashed it away from her. She leaned back on her hands to look up at the clouds as they passed over head. She was sitting on one of the many docks that lined the Konaha River. She had to keep taking deep breathes to keep from screaming. There was no way she was going to keep Sasuke on her team. No way in hell. He'd already screwed up her life as it was, why should she let him continue?

She shouldn't. Sakura took another deep breath and let herself fall backwards, so that she was laying down on the dock. He'd be there soon. It never took him too long. Rarely would she need to come here to cool off. Rarely did she even lose her cool anymore. But when she did, he always came to watch the clouds with her.

Only a few more minutes did it take her to feel his chakra approaching. He was moving fast, meaning that he was worried that she was going to go off and hurt something…or someone. Or herself while venting on someone else. At the rare occasions where she was really upset, she'd search out some of Konaha's best ANBU and spar with them. She'd force them into not to going light on her by going at them with intent to kill. She had ended up in the hospital countless times because of it.

Shikamaru was standing beside her now, head tilted up, looking at the same clouds that she was looking at.

"You go by Headquarters?" She asked, never taking her eyes off the clouds.

"Nope. Didn't think you seemed that upset. I did stop by the training grounds and Hyuuga-san's place though." He answered.

Right. When she couldn't find a ANBU, Neji, or Kiba, she liked to spar with Hinata. The shy girl had grown up. A lot over the past few years in fact. She was no longer shy, and expert in her hand to hand combat. And engaged to one, Uzumaki Naruto. They weren't even married and already she was sporting his colors. Of course, the Hyuuga girl did look quite stunning in orange.

Sakura glanced over and up at Shikamaru right as he looked down at her.

"You gonna be alright with this?" He questioned.

"No." She answered, closing her eyes and looking away. "But I'll deal. I always deal. You know that. I'll breathe for the next few days and get over it. If he trains with Neji he trains with Neji. If he doesn't, then he's not yet cut out for the Jounin rank, let alone ANBU." She heard him shift. Her eyes were still closed. "Yeah, I heard Tsunade. I left completely when you started telling him The Story." Its what she called it. "The Story." She couldn't call it anything else.

She felt his elbow touch her's and she knew that he was lying on the ground, mimicking her position. Hands behind his head.

"So you got the, go Jounin, pack ANBU." Shikamaru stated.

Sakura nodded, letting her eyes pick a cloud and follow it for awhile. "Yeah Shika, I got it." She said, a small smile playing on the edge of her lips.

Not many people called him Shika anymore. Actually, once he thought about it, no one called him that anymore. Just Sakura. Ino and Chouji's deaths had hit him hard. He had lost it as bad as Sakura when they finally found the last team member that day. They ended up being a day late in getting home, sending a messenger bird ahead of them. Neji had been the only one who had kept his cool, at least until they had turned in the mission report. That's when they all ended up at the Memorial stone together. Holding each other in the sorrowness of it all.

So he didn't let anyone call him Shika. He's get angry. Shikamaru never got angry. He gave a deep sigh before turning to watch Sakura sit up. She had wrapped her arms around her legs, which she had pulled out of the water. Her eyes were still on the sky.

"We're going to find those kids, Shika. And we're going to kill that bastard. Or perhaps bastards?" she said softly.

Right. The mission. Shikamaru thought. "I don't get how someone can be so stupid as to…kidnap a child, give them amnesia and then…send them back out into the world with different memories?" He said, he was watching her now, instead of the clouds.

"If they go back with different memories, it's not quite amnesia is it? Its said that the kids are really young, but they have the skills of Chuunin. It's someone skilled. Someone very skilled. I could do it. But Hinata couldn't. Hinata's good, but she's not up at my level yet." Sakura said. She wasn't being boastful, no. She was telling the truth. The only one up to her level was Hinata's third cousin, Neji's second and Sakura's apprentice. Hyuuga Tori. She, like Neji, had overlooked her Hyuuga placed seal and surpassed many of the main house members, including Hinata, at least in medical justus. She wore it proudly, unlike Neji, displaying it for all to see, her headband around her neck. She was not ashamed. She liked the fact that people knew she was of the secondary branch, yet she was better than many of the main branch. She was also trying to find a way to reverse the seal that kept her caged up. It wouldn't be long before the main branch no longer controlled at least one of their family members. Sakura was sure that Neji would be first in line to become number two. "Tori could do it. Tori could undo it. "

"We have you, we don't need two medic nin, Sakura. "Shikamaru stated., confused at the trail she was laying.

"How many children did she say was taken?" Sakura countered. She had torn her eyes away from the clouds to look at Shikamaru. "How many?"

Shikamaru sighed. "Fouty-eight. Okay you have a point." And she did. "With that many cases you wouldn't be able to handle them all, ne? Who's the eighth person?" He asked. He knew that she would never take an odd number unless she absolutely had to.

Sakura was looking up at the sky again. She was counting off her possibilities.

"Tenten?" Shikamaru offered. It wouldn't hurt. The weapons' artist had gone on missions with them before. However, nothing that was close to S-rank.

"No. She gets too tied up in her emotions over Neji. And she's not ANBU. I was thinking around the lines of Hinata." Sakura answered.

"Hinata is not ANBU either. Why her over Tenten?" Shikamaru questioned, though he had an idea.

"Hinata is not ANBU because she chooses to not be ANBU. She's over qualified for the job. Tenten is not ANBU because she can't pass the test. She gets too caught up in her emotions."Sakura answered. Just as he had thought.

"And Neji still has no idea?" he asked, looking over at her.

Sakura shook her head. "Nope." She glanced over at Shikamaru with a small smile on her face. "He claims that she's looking for companionship because of Lee." She said.

Shikamaru nodded while sitting up next to her. "Hinata it is then." He agreed. "Don't forget that we will be traveling in Cloud country. As the village is right within their border."

How could she forget.

"Of course I haven't forgotten. However, It'll be nice to have a medic in each group as well as a Byakugan. With Tori being the main medic of Kiba and Shino's group, I'll have Hinata be their Byakugan user." Sakura stated.

Shikamaru thought it over for several seconds before answering. "So…me, you, Neji, and Uchiha." He paused, waiting for the nod that he was hoping would not come. It came. "Kiba, Shino, Hinata, and Tori. Two groups then, instead of four."

"Hai. I don't want to split us up too much, especially with Uchiha on board. And I want to keep them even. We know Neji's style. Neji knows our style. All Neji has to do is learn Sasuke's style. The others have worked together before, that's why I didn't put them in with us. I kind of know Sasuke's style. So it won't be that hard to pick up. Besides, His Sharingan might come of use." Sakura said. Then she was on her feet, a bright smile on her face. "Let's go get the two lady Hyuuga." She was excited. Which was a good thing. And it had been a long time since she had smiled.

Shikamaru stood up and faced towards the Hyuuga compound. "When I was looking for you, they were sparring.

Sakura nodded and jumped up to the nearest rooftop. "Let's go." She said, and she was gone, taking off towards the Hyuuga training grounds.

Shikamaru smiled. "How troublesome." He whispered, before taking off after Sakura.

XxX

He caught up to her when he reached the Hyuuga training grounds. It was closed in by the large square wall that he had landed on, which was covered in vines, and connected to the Hyuuga main house. Naruto was sitting up on the main house roof beside Kiba, Akamaru and Shino. Neji was leaning against the main house wall, his eyes fixed to the training ring. Sasuke was sitting on a railing, his back pressed up against a post, his feet out in front of him on the railing. He too was fixated on the training ring. Sakura was standing on the steps leading out to the ring. She was watching Hinata and Tori's sparring match.

Hinata kicked out at Tori, who caught her foot and spun her around away from her while aiming a fist at the shoulder coming towards her. Hinata blocked it with one arm while bringing up the other one to land a blow in Tori's abdomen. Tori shot backwards, away from the Hyuuga heiress. They were performing basic taijustsu. Neither had their Byakugans activated.

Tori rushed at Hinata again, ducking low to avoid a closed fist that was aimed at her face, before kicking out at Hinata's legs, trying to knock her off balance. Hinata jumped up, landing several feet behind her original position. Again Tori charged at her, punch after punch getting blocked by the Hyuuga heiress. However, Hinata was being backed up into the nearest wall. As soon as her back hit the wall, Tori's last strike stopped inches from where her heart was. It was a killing blow. Tori won.

Shikamaru jumped off the wall to land beside Sakura, who was beaming at her apprentice.

"She's good, Sakura." He said, watching Tori pull her hand back and bow to Hinata, who bowed back.

Sakura threw him a "Duh" look. "Of course she is, Shika." Tori and Hinata was walking over to them. Sakura turned to look at the two women. "Think if that that included the Byakugan as well as Tori's chakra infused punches." She said, looking at Tori, who was beaming like a mad woman. Like her sensei, she had perfect chakra control.

"That was hot, Tori-chan." Kiba said from the roof.

"Bite me, Kiba." Tori commented, rolling her eyes as she reached Sakura and Shikamaru.

"Just tell me where, sweetheart." Kiba countered. Tori ignored him.

Tori had short black hair. The back of it was chin level while the front was slightly longer. She was wearing a black tube top who's straps hung down off of her arms, a sleeveless, neck high mesh shirt, along with abdomen wraps that were peeking out from under her top. She had on short, black shorts and tall black boots. The bottom of her left leg had mesh peeking out from her boot, while her top right leg had mesh coming from her shorts. White wrap was wrapped around the top mesh on her leg to hold up her kunai pouch. There were mesh forearm bands around her elbows. Last but not least, her black Jounin vest and the black gloves Sakura had given her when she passed her Jounin exams. She was three years younger than Sakura.

"Thank you, Sakura-sensai." She said, bowing to the pink headed woman. This caused Sasuke to look up at Sakura.

Sakura then turned to Hinata, who had moved to lean up against the nearest railing, arms across her chest. She was wearing her normal top that now had an orange shirt peeking out from it, along with her orange Jounin vest. Instead of her long pants she now wore orange shorts and orange boots, mesh wrapping around her left knee while more came out of the top of her left boot, and of course the wrap that held her kunai pouch.

"However." Sakura started. "Hinata was holding back her speed. She has amazing dodging abilities. Not to mention her defensive technique." Tori nodded at her sensei.

"Hai. Hinata-sama is very good. We were working on my basic taijustsu, as you could see. We're slowing working up my speed." She said.

"Good. Now. You know I never come here unless I have a reason, Tori." Sakura said, gaining a nod from both Hyuuga women. That's when Naruto, Kiba, and Shino dropped from the roof. Naruto moved over and wrap his arm around Hinata's shoulders, who, in turn, smiled up at him. "I need you and Hinata for a mission."

Naruto blinked at Sakura. "Who else is going on the mission, Sakura-chan? And what is it about?" He questioned.

Sakura shook her head. "I cannot tell you the details, Naruto. But it will be me, Shikamaru, Neji, Kiba, Shino, Tori, Hinata and Sasuke-sama." She saw Sasuke twitch at the surname she placed on him.

Naruto's jaw dropped. "What?! But Sakura-chan! Why did you not ask me to go on this mission with you?!" He complained.

Sakura and Shikamaru sighed at the same time.

"Because, Naruto. You are studying under Tsuande for the day you become Hokage." Sakura said, raiding her hand to her temple before tapping it in annoyance. Here we go. She thought.

"But Sakura-chan! I need a break! Come on, Sakura-chan! Take me with you! Baa-chan is working me really hard! She hasn't given me a missions in weeks! Please Sakura-chan!" Great. He was begging.

"No, Naruto. I need Tori for her medic skills and Hinata for her Byakugan, as I will have Tori focusing on healing instead of fighting." Sakura said, receiving a nod from both Tori and Hinata.

"But Sakura-chan! You have Neji! Do you really need two Byakugans?!" Naruto cried. He then looked at Hinata. "Tell her to let me go!"

Hinata gave him a small smile. "I'm sorry, Naruto-kun." She said softly.

Again his jaw dropped. "H-Hinata-chan!" He screeched. The boy hadn't changed a bit.

Again, Sakura sighed. "You know how my teams work, Naruto. Speaking of, listen up. I've changed the formation. We're going in two groups, not three, or four it would have been with two new members." This got the rest of her team's attention. "Neji and Sasuke-sama will group with me and Shikamaru. I will be their medic. Tori and Hinata will group with Kiba and Shino. Tori will be their medic. Neji will travel in the front on my team, Hinata in the front on her team." Sakura turned around to look at Tori, Kiba, Shino and Hinata. "Tori is your team leader. Shino is back up leader." They nodded.

Shikamaru stepped in. "We leave in four days. Neji, you and Sasuke might still want to consider training together for the next four days, as there is a chance that we will be dividing the groups up should there be a reason to. You know that Neji. Sakura and I call it when we see it. The others have worked together before." He said.

"Guess that means you are our back up leader." Sasuke stated. He wasn't looking at anyone except for Sakura, who had been purposely ignoring him. Until now.

"No. He is my co-leader. You listen to him like you listen to me. If he tells you to do something, then I would have approved. Same goes for Tori. She knows how I think, and she uses it." She turned to Shikamaru. He was the only one that she trusted to make decisions for her. Of course they had been on the same team for over four years now.

Sakura turned back to Tori and Hinata. "Travel Jounin. Pack ANBU. Hinata, we'll grab your ANBU set from HQ tonight and have it sent over to you." They kept her an extra ANBU set just in case of missions like this. "Shikamaru and I need to go see the Hokage and inform her of our decision." She said. The group in front of her nodded, save for Sasuke, who just glared at Shikamaru. Sakura turned to Shikamaru. "Let's go, Shika." She said softly. She moved down the steps and jumped up towards the roof. If she landed they would never know, for no sound was made.

Shikamaru nodded before turning to bow at the two Hyuuga women. He then turned to Neji. "Same time, same place?." He questioned. Neji nodded. Shikamaru turned around and followed after Sakura.

Alrighty, another chapter down. I'm working on Chapter three now, and will get it up asap. Hopefully I can get some of Captured? in before the week is over and get it posted up. Chances are, the chapter will be short.

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