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Sakura POV

I tried the door, just in case. It opened without a problem.

They just left it open…

Yeaaaaaah, no.

I pulled down the fishnet of my outfit and bit my forearm. Hard. A few droplets of blood oozed out and I healed the bite.

Ok…maybe they did…

They were probably overconfident you wouldn't be able to get out of the handcuff.

Probably. I agreed, before slipping out into the hall.

I shielded my chakra silently made my way down the hall, following my own distinct chakra pattern. You see, if you wear something constantly such as my kuni holder and medical kit, your chakra patter will rub off on it a little much like the scent of your skin and hair. You can follow said chakra until you find whatever it is you happen to be looking for, if you know how that is.

I reached the door where it was strongest and closed my eyes, pressing my ear against the door and, with my chakra still hidden, reached out slightly to see if I sensed anyone else. I couldn't feel or hear another life form so I cracked open the door slightly. Sure enough, empty. I found my things and attached them to my leg, noticing some pictures. They were all of me.

Itachi's room. It's gotta be.

What a stalker… I noticed one of me just out of the shower, dropping my towel to get dressed. Just me in all my naked glory. I feel so violated right now… I nabbed the picture too so I could burn it later and shoved it in my medical bag and left, continuing down the hall. Logistically speaking, it was more likely to be in that direction because of how many different people were between where I was trapped and the exit/entrance. At one point I had to duck into an empty room to avoid getting caught by Konan and Deidara. I was just in time to hear the clay bomber speak.

"We still need to find a replacement…yeah. Since the kunoichi and the old lady took down Sasori I need a new partner, someone who isn't Tobi… yeah."

I waited for about three minutes and carefully made my way towards freedom. I opened the last door and there it was. I never thought I'd be so happy to see the sky! I sighed in relief but tensed when I started walking. I wasn't alone.

"Hello my cherry blossom. You've been naughty haven't you?" I turned and faced Itachi.

Fuck.

Oh yeah. We are in some Deep. Shit. I took a fighting stance, ready for him to attack.

"Never be the first to attack if it's unknown or known that your opponent is stronger than you. Let them make the first move. Then attack accordingly until you manage to get away."

Thank you, shishou, for giving me what I needed to help me stay alive long enough to possibly get away from this Itachi involved nightmare.

Itachi smirked and through a kuni. I dodged it and did a series of flips, twisting my body to avoid the assorted kuni and shuriken. I started a series of hand signs and disappeared under the ground. I heard a poof and a frustrated sigh escape his mouth above me as he disposed of my shadow clone.

"Sakura, come out and this will be easy for you. You can go back to your room without punishment. But if you don't…" He let his words drift off, it infuriated me. I couldn't use my hair to bind him like I did with Karin, and he could probably see it coming.

But he won't if we use that!

It's true… no one outside of the sand siblings know about it yet…

I pulled out a scroll and released my best weapon against him, and sent it up above ground. It was a perfect replica of me in puppet form, courtesy of Kankuro. You'd have to be incredibly skilled in puppetry to know it was a fake, and I took out Sasori a long time ago. I quickly did the hand signs and appeared in a tree with my chakra shielded and started controlling my puppet, opening its mouth and say the words I needed it to.

"Let me go Uchiha. I don't want to be here, and I certainly don't want to be near you."

"Tch, such harsh words little blossom," He replied. "I'll change your mind, though."

He closed his eyes and I knew what he was going to do. I waited patiently for when he opened them, and when he did I released the strings, letting him catch my now limp puppet and turned to run. He was in behind me before I even lifted my foot to take a step and dragged me back to the entrance. I twisted and flipped in his embrace, panicking.

"Let. Her. Go." I heard his voiced and nearly wept with relief. Itachi just smirked.

"What if I don't want to little brother? Maybe I want to keep her." He said. I stiffened and started to fight even harder. Sasuke growled, he and his team slowly emerged from the trees. Kakashi, Sai, and Naruto with them.

Wait… Weren't there four of them?

Yeah where's that big guy? The one with the perverted looking smile?

Oh yeah! What's his name…Juugo? The curse must've gotten him.

Itachi was smirking again at the little band of people.

"How thoughtful Sasuke, you've brought me the kyuubi. Now I'll be able to deliver him and keep my little blossom."

"She's not yours!" Both Sasuke and Naruto growled at once. Karin glared at me, Suigetsu cracked his knuckles with a grin, Kakashi stood there, thinking of battle strategies no doubt, and Sai had his scroll and paints out, ready to attack.

"Oh but she is. She is mine. And I refuse to let her go." He kept one arm locked around my torso, pulling me close to him with my arms pinned to my sides. His others hand slid up to tilt my head, displaying my neck for them all to see. "Besides, I've already marked her as my own." He leaned his head down and skimmed his face along my neck, before licking the juncture between my neck and shoulder once and biting down, drawing blood that he quickly licked away. My eyes went wide and I snarled, fighting his grip once again. If he did it to get a reaction out of them, he certainly got it.

Sasuke, Sai, Naruto, and Kakashi all froze. Karin looked at the four of them startled. Suigetsu's face turned dark, sensing the emotions of the others and acting accordingly. It was quiet for a minute. Then everything blew up in an explosion that would've made Deidara proud. Kakashi and Sasuke's Sharingan were both out, Sasuke was charging right in with his katana out while Kakashi did a multitude of hand signs. Sai started painting so fast he was a blur, his ink animals coming to life almost quicker than my eyes could follow. And Naruto… Naruto stood there, his eyes turning to the red of the kyuubi and his claws and fangs began to show. In the chaos I focused chakra into my foot and kicked backwards into Itachi's shin. He dropped me with a snarl and I scrambled out of the way as Sasuke came hurdling at him. I smirked.

Sasuke is mad!

Itachi, is so screwed.