Chapter 11

How could this happen to her?

Asuma stared at the curse mark for a long time. Kurenai kept her eyes on the ground, not dareing to look at him. She felt him touch his fingers to the mark, trying to see if it was really there.

"He said the four outer dots represented nin-jutsu, tai-justu, gen-justu, and my kekkei genkai. The center dot represents his power over me."

"Is that who I saw earlier? What dose he want with you?"

"He wants her abbilities, what else?" The hooded figure emerged from his hidding place behind a building.

Asuma stood in front of Kurenai protectivly, reaching for his trench knifes in the same move.

"You know those won't help. Lord Orochimaru wants her, not you. I could kill you and he wouldn't even care. Or, if you let me take her, you can live...I can't say the sam thing for her though." He dropped his hood to reveal a somewhat handsome face covered by shaggy brown hair. His blue eyes resembeled those of Rin, who was still sound asleep in her and Kakashi's bed.

"Your not takeing Kurenai. Fuck Orochimaru, he's never gonna have her.He can go to hell first."

"Well, I guess that he's long gone then." A cold, malice filled voice spoke from behind Asuma. He spun around to see another ninja, but this one was female. She had very long red hair. Her purple eyes were far different than her conrads.

Under her right arm was another female. Unconcious, with long black hair that toppled to the ground.

"Kurenai!" The male enemy blocked his grasp and punched his fist into Asuma's stomache. He was sent flying back, hitting a hard brick wall.

As he drifted into unconciousness, he could just make out two figues departing. He could see as they flipped Kurenai over the mans shoulder.

Kurenai...forgive me...

He finally gave into the darkness.