A/N: All right all though this is not my first time writing fanfiction, it is new for me to post fanfiction. I would love to know what people have to say about this story but please don't just hate on me.
With that said...I have to say, and it pains me to do so...I do not own the Naruto Universe nor do I own any songs that maybe in here and I sadly never will...but I do however own the creativity it took to write this fanfiction and the oocs in it.
This fanfiction is rated MA or R for any language, violence, or sexual themes/content.
All this being said and done with I hope you enjoy reading Time never heals every wound!
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Chapter 9: Two Years After Goodbye
I growled and glared at the man before me. He was the one responsible for ruining my life. He was the one to place the marks on Sasuke and me. He was the one to kill the Third Hokage. He was the one who took us away from our home. And he was the one who had forced me to kill the man I loved.
"Now Now Kitten must we go through this every time you see me?" His voice irritated and pissed me off. I lunged for his throat but a sharp pain in my neck brought me to my knees in front of him. He patted my head.
"There now that that's over with I can give you your surprise." Orochimaru smirked as he placed a glass containing a liquid inside in front of me. I glare once I noticed two floating eyes that possessed the sharingan.
Kabuto came up behind me and shoved a needle into my neck above the curse mark. I growled and tried to stand to hit him but the world spun. Orochimaru laughed as I tumbled toward the ground. Kabuto caught me before I could hit it though.
"Have fun my Kitten." I tried to fight the darkness that over took me but couldn't.
[Shino's P.O.V]
I stood in a familiar garden and watered the plants. I looked up at the darkening sky. It had been two years since Mina had vanished with Sasuke. Naruto spent his every waking hour off training somewhere with Jiraiya. I spent my days training with the rest of team eight.
Kurenai-sensei was on leave because of being pregnant so Hinata, Kiba and myself never got to many missions together. I walked over to the window seal and watered the nutmeg plants I had given Mina. Ever since she vanished I had stopped by every day after training to water and take care of her garden.
With the watering done I left Mina's house and headed to the flower shop Ino's family owned. I had taken up Mina's habit of visiting the Uchiha grave stone. I never brought offerings like Mina did but I did bring white flowers.
At the grave stone I bowed then sat down lighting an incent stick and placing the flowers next to the stone. I always felt closest to Mina here. Probably it was the last place her and I were at before all hell broke loose.
When the rain started I didn't even move. I stayed sitting staring at the stone like it would tell me how to find the one I loved. It couldn't of course.
"Shino?" I turned and saw Hinata standing there. It was odd seeing her without Kiba around. Ever since last year they had been together. I never found out who asked who not that I cared though.
"The Hokage wants to speak with you." I nodded and stood up. I walked with Hinata to the Hokage tower in silence. Once inside I became curious. There in the office was Naruto, Sakura and Kiba.
"Good now your all here." Lady Tsunade spun around in her chair facing us.
"You all have a mission." We stared at her. A mission that took two teams?
"You are to go and retrieve one Sasuke and Mina Uchiha!"
[Mina's P.O.V]
I groaned and tried sitting up only to be pushed down. I growled and tensed up at being touched. I couldn't see anything but I could hear someone chuckle.
"Its always the same with you Mina." Kabuto said to my left.
"What did you do to me?!" I demanded again trying to sit up. Kabuto again pushed me back down.
"I have trance planted your father's eyes into you. No one ever knew this but he did in fact activate his Mongekyo sharingan." I growled again.
"So you're saying that now I have an eternal Mongekyo sharingan like Madara Uchiha was fabled to have." I scoffed and tried sitting up again. Kabuto sighed but didn't force me back down.
"Yes. We would of liked to do this to Sasuke but seeing as he failed to activate his Mongekyo we had no choice." I shot my hand out grabbing Kabuto's neck.
"Maybe you should of force him to kill Naruto like you force me to kill Shino." My voice was venomous as I tightened my grip. Kabuto struggled to free himself without hurting me.
"Now now Kitten…" Pain in my shoulder forced me to let go. I hissed and struggled to stay standing.
"Take her to her room Kabuto." Kabuto choked out a reply and grabbed my arm leading me away. When we reached my room I was shoved inside.
"Don't even try to remove the bandages." With that Kabuto was gone. I knew not to try to go against what he said. Knowing Kabuto he had set something up so that if I tried to it would inflict pain. I walked over to my bed and collapsed into it.
"SASUKE!" I bolted straight up in bed. I knew that voice. I got up and ran to the door actually running into it due to not being able to see. I could hear footsteps coming my way so I flung the door open and rushed out.
[Shino's P.O.V]
"SASUKE!" Naruto shouted as we ran from door to door. I hit him upside the head.
"Do you want the whole place to know we're here." Naruto sheepishly smiled before running straight into a door that just opened. I crouched down and sprang at the person who stepped out. I held a kunai to their throat and pressed them against the wall.
"Where are Sasuke and Mina Uchiha? Speak now!" The person jumped and started shaking. Some ninja they were shaking in fear. I noticed then that the person was in fact a woman. I eased up the pressure a bit.
"I'm right here." My heart stopped at Mina's voice. I completely dropped the kunai and stepped back. I looked at her for the first time in two years. Her hair had grown out so much and was now nearly to the floor and she had grown a few inches. I couldn't see her eyes due to there being bandages there.
Mina was dressed in a white long sleeve shirt that hung open showing the black tube top she wore underneath. Black pants hugged her figure underneath a blue over skirt thing. All in all she seemed to dress more like Orochimaru then anything.
"Naruto? Where are you?" Naruto popped up from the floor at the sound of his name.
"I'm right here Mina." Mina jumped and turned her body away from me. I frowned did she not recognize me? Well it would be hard to without sight and after two years.
"Who is with you Naruto? Who spoke just a few minutes ago?" Mina seemed on edge like she was hoping for a certain answer but at the same time was afraid of receiving the answer she wanted.
"Oh that was Shino. Why don't you recognize him?" Mina collapsed down the wall. She shook with sobs that were held in. I stepped closer to her.
"I-I didn't k-kill him?" I looked at Naruto as he looked at me confused.
"No I am alive Mina." The woman before us broke down more.
"I'm s-so relieved. A-All this time I-I thought I had killed you S-Shino. I had even activated the Mongekyo sharingan so I-I just assumed I had killed you t-that day." Mina dried her wet cheeks off on her sleeve and stood up.
"I know where Sasuke is. Well except I can't see…" Mina tailed off before she suddenly turned and walked down the hall. I feared she wasn't in control anymore so didn't follow.
"I'm pretty sure its this way. Come on!" I relaxed and walked after her Naruto following me. After walking down three different hallways Mina stopped suddenly. She looked left then right and then left again.
"Your lost aren't you?" Mina deflated at my words. She nodded and nearly walked into a wall. I pulled her out of the way only to have her yank her arm back and growl at me. I stared at her shocked and slightly hurt.
"S-sorry…" Mina said softly. I relaxed and pushed it out of my mind.
Suddenly there was an explosion off in the distance. Naruto took off heading towards it. Mina reached out with her hand and grasped my jacket tightly.
"S-Shino? Hold my hand so I don't run into anything please?" I smiled softly and took Mina's hand and headed towards the explosion.
Naruto and Sakura where already in the room the explosion had taken place by time Mina and I got there. Hinata and Kiba came running up to the left of us. They looked Mina over before Hinata squealed.
"Mina!" Hinata was hugging Mina at once. I waited for Mina to react the same way she did before and sure enough she did. Mina shoved Hinata off and aimed a kick at her. Hinata jumped back before it could stick though.
"M-Mina? Its me Hinata…Hinata Hyuuga…Kiba is here as well…" Mina straightened and turned her head towards Hinata's voice.
"Hinata? Kiba?" She smiled softly before gripping at her shoulder and hissing. Mina jerked her head towards the crater that used to be a room. She ran straight into it leaving Hinata, Kiba and me behind.
We ran into the room and stood around Mina. I looked up at what Naruto and Sakura where looking at and found Sasuke Uchiha standing at the top of the crater's rim. He looked colder then when I last saw him. He was also wearing pretty much the same thing as Mina only minus the tube top.
"Mina get back to your room." Mina seemed to shrink into herself at the sound of Sasuke's cold voice.
"She is coming back with us along with you Sasuke!" Naruto yelled out before anyone else could speak. Suddenly Sasuke appeared in front of Naruto. He placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder and whispered into his ear. Naruto seemed to get angry with what Sasuke was saying.
Sasuke reached behind him and pulled out his sword. Mina backed away when she heard the sound of Sasuke unsheathing his sword. She reacted like a scared animal about to face a beating. I turned back to Sasuke to find Sai blocking him from stabbing Naruto.
"That was the correct way to block my sword." Suddenly Sai and Naruto were flung away from Sasuke as lightning crackled to life around his limbs.
"Chidori Nagashi. It is a full body chidori." I turned to Mina when she spoke it was like she had sensed my confusion. I looked back to Sasuke as he stabbed Yamato-sensei above the heart. It appeared that lightning was running down the length of his sword.
"That was the incorrect way to block my sword." Sasuke said while looking to Naruto who was laying on the ground still being shocked by the full body chidori Sasuke had used.
Suddenly Mina appeared behind Sasuke. Her own sword drawn and pressed against his neck. I tensed waiting for Sasuke to do something. Sasuke growled at his sister before chidori enveloped both of them.
"You know that chidori doesn't work on me Sasuke." Suddenly Sasuke was thrown into the wall. Mina had a circle of lightning around her body instead of on it. We all stared in awe at Mina.
"Now Now Kitten play nice with your brother." We all turned sharply as Orochimaru appeared where Sasuke was first standing. Mina appeared back beside me and shrank into herself again. Sasuke appeared next to Orochimaru and Kabuto.
"Come now Kitten we must be moving." At Orochimaru's words Mina screamed out in pain and clutched her right side of her neck. She sank to the ground as another scream ripped through her.
"Kitten you know how I dislike it when you're stubborn." Mina stayed put even though she seemed to be in even more pain. Kabuto jumped down into the crater and walked towards us. Suddenly Lightning crackled to life around all of us.
Mina was withering on the ground at our feet but still she kept the lightning circle around us. Kabuto took a step closer and Mina growled and glared at him. He took another step and a bolt of lightning shot out from the circle. It missed Kabuto by an inch and I looked down at Mina. She was working furiously at the bandages.
"I told you not to take them of Mina." Kabuto warned her but Mina only tore at them faster. Finally she had them off but she didn't open her eyes. Instead she raised her hand and it glowed green.
"Kitten you know you can't resist me for long." Mina stood ignoring the pain from her neck as her curse mark surged to life spreading across her body. Once it was all over her skin changed into an almost translucent blue color. Almost like lightning. Mina's hair turned from black to this unnatural white color.
"I'm done being your Kitten Orochimaru." Mina opened her eyes and I stepped back. Her eyes were black no white could be see and there was a red design in the middle.
The lightning around us flashed out more and now covered Yamato-sensei as well as Naruto, Sai and Sakura. Everyone looked at Mina waiting. Kabuto glared at her and took a step back. Mina didn't bother with him instead looking straight up and into Orochimaru's eyes.
The snake like man seemed to freeze as if caught in something. I looked back at Mina. She had this smirk on her face and I could tell she was enjoying this. Looking back to Orochimaru I saw Sasuke step in front of him blocking him from Mina.
Sasuke looked into her eyes and his body froze. Suddenly Mina hissed and covered her left eye and knelt down. I looked back at Sasuke to find him in a similar position. Kabuto jumped back up next to Orochimaru and laid his hand on the man's shoulder.
"Its time to go Kabuto." Orochimaru wheezed out with panting.
"But my Lord what about Mina?"
"She is lost to us now. Let us go." With that fire erupted around them. It traveled up their bodies and left nothing behind. Soon they were gone and Naruto was shouting his frustration.
Mina stood with her hand still covering her eye though I could see the blood that dripped from her hand. She stared at the spot they had just been for a while before turning and walking away. The lightning died once she walked through it.
"There is nothing more here for us. They are already at a new hideout." Mina said stopping at the doorway to the room. She turned and looked at everyone then turned towards Naruto and Sai who were still being shocked. She walked over to Naruto first and knelt down in front of him.
"This will hurt. I am going to take the charge out of your body." Naruto nodded and Mina reached out her hand touching his forehead. Lightning surged around them and Naruto hissed. It died down a second later and Naruto no longer had lighting crackling off his body. He blinked and stood up after Mina did.
"Cool thanks Mina!" Mina nodded and knelt down in front of Sai but didn't touch him.
"You were trying to kill him weren't you?" Sai nodded slowly keeping his eyes on Mina's hands and not her face. Mina stared at him for a moment.
"You work for Danzo. A Root member." Again Sai nodded a bit hesitant this time though. Mina watched him.
"You came to kill me as well." We all waited for Sai's answer. Sai nodded again. Kiba growled at him and Akamaru joined in. I clinched my jaw closed to stop from joining them. Even Hinata looked pissed.
Mina reached out her hand and touched Sai's forehead. Sai made a small scream of pain as lighting flared up around them. It died out just like with Naruto and Mina stood and walked away towards the doorway once more. Sai looked confused as he stood.
"Let's go before sound shinobi come to investigate the explosion." Everyone minus Mina turned towards Yamato-sensei to see him standing and looking at Mina. He studied her and she turned around and stared right back at him.
"How can we trust you?" Kiba growled loudly and Akamaru barked.
"She is our teammate!" Yamamto-sensei didn't even turn when Kiba yelled at him.
"She has been with Orochimaru for the past two years. The teammate you knew is dead Kiba." All of team eight stared at Yamato-sensei. Kiba looked torn between choking him and walking away. Hinata looked shocked and hurt by his words. And I felt like all of the above.
"Listen to your captain because he's right. The Mina you knew is dead. Has been for two years. I can never go back to being the same innocent child I was before. You can however trust me. If it makes you more comfortable I'll go as your captive." Mina's voice was solid and hard. We all stared at her and we knew Yamato-sensei was right. The Mina we knew, our own teammate, had died long ago.