Hey SparkyCasper Here,
Long time since I updated, which I must apologise for. Life took over. Including this chapter there is only 4 chapter's left, which makes me sad but also excited.
Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto! Just the story plot!
Summery- Tenten had a normal, boring life, till she met Neji and was thrown into the world of the gangs. It was a shock how quickly her life could change.
Pairings- Main- Neji X Tenten Minor- Naruto X Hinata, Ino X Sai, Temari X Itachi and Sakura X Sasuke.
How Quickly Life Can Change
Chapter 27
Silence. No one knew what to say, but then what could you say when you'd just discovered you're friend is being held hostage by your mortal enemy and might not even be breathing. There was nothing that could be said to that.
Once Temari had managed to calm the others down she called Itachi, Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata and Neji over. Sasuke, Itachi and Sai where now upstairs re-watching the tape, because Sasuke demanded he had to watch it, while everyone else sat downstairs waiting. Tenten still felt sick, she couldn't erase the images she's seen on the TV and couldn't take her eyes off of the box set. Ino had stopped being sick but was sat curled up in a ball crying while Temari hugged her. Naruto and Hinata sat on the opposite sofa both looking deep in thought. They were waiting for the others to return so they could hear the plan. Now they had to do something. Tenten knew they couldn't sit back any longer. It was time for action.
"How'd this happen?" Ino muttered solemnly, lifting her head and glancing around at the others.
"Orochimaru clearly discovered a way to break us," Neji replied from next to Tenten. He had his arm protectively around her shoulder.
"But Sakura has nothing to do with this fight. This is your fight." Ino's voice was raised as she glared at Neji, clearly taking her anger out on him.
"She knew what she was getting into, we warned her of the consequences and she choose to stay with Sasuke, just like the rest of you, so it's as much her fight as it is ours." Neji's eyes with flaring as he stood and shouted across the room at Ino. Everyone looked shocked at Neji's outburst and Tenten grabbed his arm, pulling him back on to the sofa. There was a tense silence which was thankfully broken by the three guys coming back down the stairs. They looked around at the atmosphere in the room but didn't say anything about it. Sasuke didn't make eye contact with any of them as he sat on the sofa next to Naruto.
"What's the plan Sai?" Naruto asked, watching his best friend out of the corner of his eye. Sai looked at Naruto, then at the rest of the group, all of which looked scared, nervous, but ready for action. They all did know the consequences of their actions, they knew the danger they were in, but it didn't matter now. They had to save Sakura and take Orochimaru down. That was something they all agreed on.
"We fight," Sai muttered, stopping his eyes to look at Tenten. He couldn't imagine anything worse then losing her and right now he knew she was in danger. He wouldn't let Orochimaru have her. "We get serious and we fight till this is finished."
Everyone around the room nodded, knowing that finished meant either Orochimaru was killed of one of there own.
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Itachi's pace picked up as he entered the main entrance to Orochimaru's lair. He was furious. How could Orochimaru do this. Why was he beating around the bush, why wouldn't he just attack Sai, kill him and be done with it. It was infuriating Itachi. He stormed down the long corridor, which lead to Orochimaru's room, determined not to look in any of the window's of the passing cells. Sakura could be in any one of them.
When he reached the door he didn't even knock, but slammed it open, marching in. Orochimaru sat behind his large desk, smirking. He wasn't at all surprised to see Itachi. He'd probably seen him coming on the security camera's he kept all over the place.
"Itachi-kun, how nice of you to visit me," he drooled, licking his lips with his abnormally long tongue. "I thought you'd forgotten what team you where playing for."
"Orochimaru, why are you doing this?" Itachi asked, losing some of his anger at Orochimaru's comment. What team was he playing for?
"What exactly do you mean Itachi-kun?" Orochimaru's voice was so mocking as he obviously teased Itachi.
"Sakura, why take her? What reason is that for? She doesn't belong is this fight. Why not just attack Sai, why hurt the girls?" Itachi felt his eyes water, not having realised how much the prospect of Sakura being hurt hurt him. He didn't want to care this much about Sai's team, but he did.
Orochimaru smirked, standing from his chair and walked over to lean on the front of his desk, directly in front of Itachi. "Listen, everything I do, I do for a reason. I hurt the people closest to that gang to blind them in emotions. That's why I do it, because that pathetic gang has emotions which get in the way. That is what makes us different." His smirk grew so wide that Itachi was sure his face would split open. Orochimaru was right, Sai's gang did suffer emotions, it was what made them human. But Orochimaru wasn't so different.
"What about Hinata?" He asked, watching as Orochimaru's eyes twitched at her name. "Don't you're emotions for her get in you're way. What if she died, wouldn't that effect you. You love her right. That's why you haven't taken her or wont hurt her to get at Naruto. Because she means to much to you." Orochimaru snapped, leaped forward, grabbed Itachi by the throat and pushed him against the wall. His's pupils had shrunk to the size of a snakes and Itachi could tell he'd really pissed him off.
"Hinata means nothing to me, she is just a girl. Don't confuse my feelings for anyone, especially her." Itachi gasped, trying to breath as Orochimaru tightened his grip around his neck. He spat in Itachi's face, before dropping him to the floor, where he fell in a slump, breathing heavily. "Don't talk about her in my presence again." Itachi nodded looking up at Orochimaru. He'd really hit a nerve there.
A load knock at the door really jogged Itachi into reality and he quickly made to his feet before Orochimaru ordered the person in. A large boy entered, looking between the two men. It was rather obvious that something had happen, from Itachi's scruffy clothes, the spit on his face and Orochimaru's angry expression.
"Erm, I have her Orochimaru-sama," He muttered in a gruff voice. "Should I come back later?"
"No, it fine bring her in," Orochimaru said, going back to sit behind his desk, a frown still etched in his forehead. The man left and a few minuets later returned dragging a girl with him, who was thrashing about angrily.
"Get off," she screamed as the man pushed her on to the floor. Itachi's eye widened as he saw a beaten, bruised and bloody Sakura in a heap. She raised her head to stare at Orochimaru, pure hate in her eyes. "What do you want?" she muttered, berthing heavily. Her eyes were black and puffy and blood was trickling from mouth. She flicked her eyes away from Orochimaru and caught sight of Itachi. She blinked, then blinked again. "Itachi?"
"Ohhh you recognise your so called friend through those puffy eyes." Orochimaru laughed shrilly, his pervious angry forgotten.
"Itachi, why are you here?" Sakura asked concern in her voice, slowly standing to her feet. She wobbled slightly, but stood none the less.
"Itachi, tell your kid brothers girlfriend why you're here, why don't you?" Itachi shook his head, biting his lip. Why did she have to see him? Why did she sound worried about him? Why did he have to be here? "Wont talk," Orochimaru purred. "Why don't I explain then." He turned to Sakura, his slimy grin back. "You're precious little Sasuke lives with a traitor. Itachi here is working for me, while feeding information to me from your friends." Sakura looked from Orochimaru to Itachi, wide eyes.
"He's lying, Itachi tell me he's lying," she muttered, tears raising in her eyes.
"Sakura.." Itachi whispered, gulping slightly.
"Tell me," she repeated, voice raising slightly. Itachi looked at her, feeling ashamed, before looking away.
"Sorry." Sakura let out a scream before going towards Itachi, hitting him repeatedly. She was too weak to do any damage but Itachi let her. He deserved it. All the while Orochimaru laughed, load, cold and shrill.
Long after Itachi returned home all he could hear was Sakura's scream mixed in with Orochimaru's laugh.
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Tenten's living room was almost empty of people after the long tactics they had come up with. Everyone but Hinata had gone. She sat, thinking in the living room. Despite Sai coming up with a good plan, Hinata had her own. She knew that out of all her friends she was the only one who could possible save Sakura. She knew the ins and outs of Orochimaru's lair, having been there before and been around all of the lair. She knew where the prisoner cells where and where Orochimaru's office was. And she knew that out of all her friends she was the only one that stood a chance of surviving entering it.
Movement on the stairs made Hinata lift her head to see Tenten coming down. She smiled at her friend before coming to sit with her.
"You okay?" Tenten asked, leaning her head on Hinata's shoulder, snuggling up to her.
"Yeah, just thinking," Hinata replied leaning her own head on top of Tenten's.
"What you thinking about? Sakura?" Hinata nodded in reply to Tenten's question, even though Tenten couldn't see her. "You know we'll save her. We wont let them hurt her anymore." Again Hinata nodded, but she couldn't help feeling guilty. Tenten was her best friend so Hinata knew she had to tell her what she was planning to do.
"Tenten," She muttered, lifting her head and waited for Tenten to lift her own before she continued. "I need to tell you something."
"What's up?" Tenten asked, looking concerned at the expression on Hinata's face. She knew her friend inside out and right now she could tell something was bothering her.
"Well about Sakura. I know we came up with a plan, but I kind of came up with my own." She looked nervously at Tenten before continuing. "I'm going to break into Orochimaru's lair and save her." Tenten's mouth slightly dropped as she stared at Hinata.
"Hin, you can't be serious," Tenten muttered lifting her hand to Hinata's face. "There's no way you can go save her on your own, its too dangerous."
"It's not, not for me" Tenten bit her lip. Deep down she understood what Hinata was saying. She knew too well that Orochimaru wouldn't kill her, or let anyone hurt her.
"What if Orochimaru hurts you again. What if he.." but Tenten couldn't finish her sentence. She didn't want to imagine Hinata being hurt again. Hinata smiled, tears in her eyes.
"Tenten, I know the dangers, but please. I have to do this. This is the only thing I can do." Tenten nodded, her own eye's filling with tears.
"Let me go with you, we can do it together."
"No, Tenten. Orochimaru could use you too much. I have to go alone."
"But what about Naruto? Will you tell him?" At this Hinata bit her lip, shaking her head. Tenten could see the guilt in her eyes. "When will you do it?" Hinata looked Tenten in the eye, she looked scared but determined at the same time.
"Tomorrow…."
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Chapter 28….Coming Soon….