After a hard week of training, Michiko could see her skill growing the dark blue diamond on her forehead didn't annoy her in the least as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, brushing her long hair before putting it into a low ponytail. She sighed, and thought she saw a flash of black outside the window. She tensed, her chakra rushing through her body with adrenaline, and looked out the window, her eyes narrowed, but with fear lurking under the surface. She saw a black bird, and sighed, putting a hand to her forehead. 'I'm getting paranoid…' she thought, and pulled on her Jounin vest, her back to the window, and she had no idea her paranoia was justified. She sighed, and walked outside, stretching her arms, when a kunai flew through the air, cutting her cheek. She froze, putting a hand to the stinging cut, and scanned the trees. She took out a kunai, but she still felt slightly weak from her late training the night before. "Whoever's there, show yourselves!" she held the kunai in a defensive position, looking around, when she felt a presence behind her.
She turned around, ready to use the kunai in her tight grip, when a hand grabbed her wrist, shoving her against a tree before she could register what was going on. "Damn it…" she muttered as she was forced to drop the kunai, and looked up to glare at whoever was holding her against the tree, when her heart stopped. 'I-Itachi…' fear drowned the defiant anger in her eyes like an ocean extinguishing a volcano, and she tried to move away. "Miss me, koneko-chan?" "No…" she said, trying to act defiant, but her voice shook. "You can't be defiant all the time…" she turned to him to see him getting closer, and whispered in her ear, making her stiffen. "You're coming with me this time, koneko-chan…" "No!" she tried to get away, but she was easily immobilized, and her struggles were soon stopped. "You know it's futile…why do you keep resisting?" "Because I never go down without a fight…it's my Nindo…" the fire returned to her eyes. "And I'm not leaving my dad. This time, he needs me, and I plan on helping him." She glared up at him, a new defiance in her eyes.
She saw his smirk, and shuddered slightly. "What makes you think I'll let you get away this time?" fear seemed to crush her heart, and her glare wavered. "You look cuter when you're scared, koneko-chan…" she felt him lightly bite her neck, leaving red marks. She tried to move away, but he held her fast, going lower down her neck and onto her shoulder. 'Why'd I have to wear a tube top today?' she cursed herself, the marks standing out against her skin.
"Now everyone will know you're mine, koneko-chan…" she shivered, saying, "I can just heal them…they won't even leave a mark…" "That's not all I gave you…I marked you with my chakra…now I can find you, no matter where you are…" she shuddered, wishing she could repel his chakra from her system, when he chained her wrists together with chakra. "It's time to go, koneko-chan…" fear, almost terror, filled her eyes, and she fought against it. "Michiko!! Michiko, where are you?! We need to go!!" "Tsunade-sama!" Itachi paused, and after a moment, he gave her a rough kiss, though she tried to push him off, and said, "I'll be back for you another time, koneko-chan…" he disappeared, and so did the chakra bonds on her wrists. She leaned against the tree, and slid down until she was sitting, the red marks on her neck and shoulder starting to burn.
Tsunade and Shizune appeared, and they were both at her side in a moment, worry evident on their faces. "Michiko, what happened?" "I-Itachi…he marked me…" Tsunade noticed the red teeth marks, saying, "You can heal them easily…" "He marked me with his chakra…" Tsunade could see the fear in the girl's eyes, and sighed, healing the marks easily. "It'll be okay now…just stay close to me from now on…" Michiko nodded, not wanting to argue, and followed them to a historic castle. She was always looking around, worried, when the castle was destroyed by a giant snake. Michiko hid behind Tsunade in a moment as the snake disappeared, leaving only Kabuto and Orochimaru. "Well, if it isn't the little Lightning Cat Ninja, the Jinchuuriki." She glared weakly at him, not having the will to be more defiant.
Orochimaru basically gave Tsunade a deal: heal his arms and she'll get her little brother and lover back. But he'd destroy Konoha… "No! I won't let you!!" her defiance was back, and she was determined to protect her home. "I see you've been training her…let me guess, you taught her Medical jutsu." Tsunade nodded slightly, still lost in thought. "If you refuse, then I suppose we could just take the girl…" Michiko hissed, still behind Tsunade, and both of them left. 'Great…now what'll happen?'