A/N: Yeah, yeah, Itachi's OOC, don't bite my head off. And now for the long awaited update! Oh, and sorry for all the spelling mistakes, I'll get to fixing them later!

WARNING! THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER IS SOOO SHORT, EDWARD SAID "DAMMNNN!" AND IT MADE YUGI LOOK LIKE HE ACTAULLY HIT PUBRETY! SRSLY! YOU MAY CRY IT'S SO SHORT!

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Leaf Ninja,

I pray you are able to read this without detection from my masters. I say this because I am in dire need of your help. Please, hide me from them until I have recovered. I will explain all to you then.

I sign my innocents in my blood.

And indeed, right under that statement were a few drops of blood. The writing was messy and rushed, making it look like he had just written it in the bar. Sakura removed the cloak from infront of Mortel's chest. A long, deep gash was cut across his gut.

"Guys... I think we should help." Sakura said.

"What? Are you isane?!" Naruto shouted.

"This might be a trap. People like Orochimaru, Voldemort and any one who follow them are not likely to keep to a blood promise." Sasuke.

"But... you didn't see the look in his eyes before he collapsed." Sakura whispered. "We'll take the nessecary precautions, and if it is a trap, then he won't be able to get away and we can interogate him." Sakura persuaded.

Sasuke sighed. "Alright." He leaned over, and quickly hefted Mortel over his shoulder

"Sasuke! Be careful, he's serious wounded!" Sakura scolded.

"We said we'd take him back, no one said anything about doing it carefully." Sasuke said, as always, in monotone.

Sakura let out an exasperated sigh, figuring the stubborn Uchiha wouldn't listen to reason.

Team 7 leapt off into the tree, taking the quickest way back to Hogwarts. It wasn't 10 minutes until they arrive at the Gryffindor tower to find Itachi sitting in the common room, reading a book by the fire.

"You do know that undercover investigation doesn't mean bringing bodies home, right?" He asked, not taking his eyes from his book.

"He's not dead." Sasuke stated, as he laid the boy onto the sofa at the other end of the room.

'yet.'

Itachi got up, putting his book down, and walked over to them.

"We need you to seal his power." Naruto said bluntly.

"And this 'power' of his is chakra based?" Itachi asked, while taking an ink well, brush and a piece of sticky paper.

"From what I've seen, yes." Itachi answer.

Itachi nodded and started scribbling on the paper, laying out a strange and intracet design, layered with kanji. After about five mintues, Itachi finished and stuck the paper in his chest.

"There, that should do it." He said. He then proceeded to walk back to his chair, picking up his book. The elder Uchiha then started to walked towards the exit.

"Where are you going?" Sakura asked.

"To the courtyard, seeing as how there will be to much noise in here once he wakes up."

"Why doen't you just go to the Library?" Naruto asked dumbly.

Itachi chucked. "Because that's the last place you'd find peace and quiet. Behave yourselves." He said before disapearing.

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The world around him slowly started to come into place. His eyes were not opened, but he was aware of everything around him. A warm healing energy was being pushed into his wound. Despite the warm feeling, the pain was slowly starting to seep into his consiousness. He moaned and opened his eyes to see the pink hairred girl leaning over him.

"Oh, you're awake." She said. She was suddenly yanked away from behind.

"Sasuke!" She squeeked. Sasuke ignored her and just glared at Mortel from a distance. His arms wrapped protectivly around Sakura's waist.

"Relax teme, he can't do anything. Your brother supressed his power, and he's all chained up. He's harmless." Naruto said, sitting his a chair in the corner.

Mortel looked up at his arms, which were chained to the arms of the sofa, just as his feet were to the arms at the end. On his chest lay a peice of paper, kind of like an explosive tag with different kanji and seals. It was then he realized that he no longer felt the dark power flowing through him.

"Thank you." He whipsered.

"What?" Sakura asked, moving closer now that she was freed from Sasuke's grasp.

"Thank you. You saved me." He said again.

"Alright, enough with the thank you's. We want answers." Naruto demanded.

"And rest assured you will get them, and more. But for now, please, let me sleep." Mortel said as he slowly drifted back to sleep.

"But I-!" Naruto was about to complain before Sakura struck him on the head.

"Let him rest Naruto. That gash wasn't anything he could blow off. It was laced with poison." Sakura said.

Sasuke continued to stare at the boy, though not as harshly as before. "What happened...."

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Not 2 hours later, Mortel was awake and able to move enough to eat a bit. Sakura insisted that he had some nutrition before they started anything, displaying that kind nurse disposition. Of course, Naruto didn't see this side much, and complained that he didn't need a full stomache to tell that what the heck was going on. Said coment was followed by a swift kideny punch.

"Sorry about this." Mortel whispered.

"Oh, it's no problem. You just wait 'till you're feeling better to explain everything." Sakura said as she finished stirring a drink for him. She handed him the glass. "Here, drink this. It should help." She smiled.

"Thank you."

From his place at the window, Sasuke cleared his throat, getting Sakura's attention. He nodded to the space beside him. Sakura walked over to him, noticing his troubled expression.

"What's up?" She asked.

"I think you know. Since when are we the walk-in clinic? We need answers, not smily face stickers." He huffed.

Sakura gave him a more angered than hurt expression and turned to walk away. She was stopped when Sasuke grabbed her arm and pulled her into his embrace. "Sorry, I just don't trust him." He said.

"It's okay. I know you're just I can handle myself. I've been checking the seals everytime I go over there. It's keeping him in check. Theres nothing to worry about." She comforted.

"Miss Sakura... I'm ready." Mortel called meakly. Sasuke and Sakura walked over to the bedside. Naruto was already sitting backwardson a chair by the bed, resting his head on his folded arms on the back of the chair.

"Okay, shoot."

Mortel drew in a shakey breath. "Well, where should I start."

"The begining." Sakura said, all buisness now.

"Alright. First off, you are correct, Orochimaru and Voldemort have joined forces. It was just after you left that they started working together. They took your memory to losen your bonds, separated you and tried to break you down that way. But ever since you freed from Orochimaru's grasp, Sasuke, they need another person to carry out the deeds they had thought to make you do. They were going to give you the dark powers I posses, the ones that hurt Miss Sakura, and have you enter Hogwarts while Naruto and Sakura came to protect it. So, when you left, they created me...I am a DNA copy of the many people they have killed."

"That's terrible..." Sakura whipsered.

Mortel nodded. "You must listen. Keep this seals on me. I don't want to hurt anyone anymore. I can't control myself, but they can. They've marked me." Mortel turned around on his bed and lifted up the back of his shirt to reveal a lightening shaped scar.

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Harry and Ron walked out of thier last class for the day, looking forward to Christmas break. They made thier was through the crowd of student, heading toward the one place they could count on finding Hermione; The library.

"I swear, I don't know why she spends so much time in there. She's probably read every book two times over by now!" Ron complained as they walked to thier friend's usual tabel. But she wasn't there. "She must've already gone back to the tower. Let's go."

Suddenly Harry couldn't move. His heart beat hard in his chest, as he felt an unknown force take him over. He found himself walking toward Ron, wand out and ready to fire.

"H-harry?" Ron asked nervously.

"Ron... run." Harry whispered before violently whipping his wand. "Stupify!"

Ron just barely dodged with silver light, crashing into a nearby table. He got up and grabbed Harry's outstretched Wrist. "What's gotten into you?!" He asked.

Inside his mind, Harry fought a war with himself. He felt his mouth trying to spit out the forbiden death curse, but his mind tried to keep it at bay. Finally, he pushed the force out of his body. Potter shook his head, trying to clear what had just happened.

"What was that?" He asked.

"That's what I'd like to know." Ron laughed, slapping Harry on the back.

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"Damn, Potter's will is too strong." Voldemort cursed. "His mind won't sucumb to my spell."

"Then might I suggest we use Haruno-chan? She might prove to be more... willing, when she sees the surprise we have for her." Orochimaru hiised, glacing back the the Amber haired girl, unconious in the jail cell behind them. The girl wimpered in her sleep. "Sakura-chan... don't come." she mummbled.

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Well, I hope that saticfies you for now! Sorry it wasn't that long, but I had already gotten in everything I needed for the chapter, and didn't know what else to add without ruinning the cliffy! So, next time you can look forward to a night with the guys, SasuSaku fluff, and what you'll LOVE, some........