(A/N) this chap. Has some vulgar language in it. You have been warned. Now enjoy!!!

Chapter 3: Sakura's Mission

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura stood together, waiting at the gates for their ex-sensei. Naruto was impatiently pacing past the other two, mumbling to himself.

"Naruto please, pacing and talking to yourself wont make Kakashi-sensei get here any faster." Sakura told him, trying to control her own temper.

"Hmph, well if he wasn't always so-"

"Yo." Kakashi said happily as he appeared out of a puff of smoke.

"What the hell?! You had us wait here for an hour!" Naruto yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Kakashi.

"Sorry about that. I just got caught up in the-"

"Save your excuses Kakashi-sensei." Sakura interrupted. "I think after ten years we've heard enough of them."

Kakashi rubbed the back of his head and gave an eye-crease.

"Well if you insist." He answered innocently. "We should get going. It'll take one and a half day's to get where we need to be, so we'll do a days traveling today and make a camp tonight."

"Right!"

"Hn."

"…"

"Sakura, are you sure you want to do this?" Kakashi asked, noticing her pale complexion.

"No, it's fine." She assured him.

"Alright then, let's get going."

That night they set up camp in a secluded, wooded area. They all sat around the fire silently until Kakashi spoke up.

"Tonight we'll each take guard duty except Sakura, she needs her rest. And tomorrow Sakura, you can wash up in the river over there, then change in your other set of clothes so you look presentable." Kakashi said. Everyone just nodded.

"There's one last thing." He added, causing everyone to look up at him. "You need to choose who will go with you."

Sakura looked down into the fire, "Sasuke." She whispered. "I want Sasuke to go with me."

The men looked at her in surprise, not having expected that to be her choice.

"What?! Why not me Sakura-chan?" Naruto yelled.

"Because your too overprotective Naruto." Kakahsi answered.

"Well, so is teme!"

"He knows how to keep his composure under stressing situations."

"So can I!"

"Look how your reacting now."

"Ahh… fine!" he turned to Sasuke "But if you let anything happen to Sakura-chan, I swear it's gonna coast you your life teme." He growled.

Sasuke looked away, "Whatever dobe."

In the morning, Sakura got up before everyone else, grabbed her bag, and headed for the river to bathe herself.

Sakura set her bag down by the rivers edge and placed a gen-jutsu around the area so no one would spot her naked in the water. Once she was satisfied with her jutsu, she began to strip herself of clothing, not even noticing someone was indeed watching.

She slipped into the water and instantly felt her muscles relax against the cool water. Sakura kicked herself up and began to float on her back at the surface, causing her breasts to protrude out of the water.

After awhile, Sakura flipped over and swam to the bank to get out her soap and hair products. She got out of the water, sat on a large rock, and started to scrub her body with her vanilla soap. After dunking herself back into the water to wash off the bubbles, she washed her hair with her floral shampoo.

When she was finished washing her hair, Sakura got out and sat on the same large rock as before to dry herself off, still oblivious to the man just twenty feet away from her. She pulled out a red kimono with pink cherry blossom petals scattered on it and a black obi. Sakura slipped on the kimono and was about to tie the obi when she felt someone touch her shoulder. She turned around, ready to attack with a fast already full of chakra, but her wrist was caught in mid-punch.

"Sasuke! What are you doing here?" she asked, pulling her wrist from his grasp and held her kimono closed.

Sasuke didn't answer, he just swiftly pinned her to a tree. He leaned in and fleetingly brushed his lips over hers, the simple touch making her shiver. Trailing soft kisses down her neck, Sasuke pulled back her loose kimono, revealing her bare shoulder to his lips. His other hand found its way under Sakura's clothing and was placed on the bare curve of her hip. Sakura grabbed the front of Sasuke's shirt and pulled him closer to her body.

How? How could she possibly find the strength to resist him when his nearness alone drove her to distraction?

"Are you sure you want to go through with this mission?" he asked against her cheek.

"I-I'm sure." She whispered, surprising herself at her ability to string a sentence together through the fog in her mind.

"I don't want you to do it." He told her in a stern voice.

Sakura's mind snapped back out of it's groggy state and pushed Sasuke back to look him in the eyes.

"Why?" she asked.

"Because I'm the only man that will ever see your body." He told her bluntly, grabbing her hips and pulling them against his.

"I don't even allow you to see my body."

"I saw it today." He said with a smirk.

"Only because you were peeping on me, pervert. I never allowed you to see." She rasped.

"Yet you don't cover yourself now." He whispered against her neck before he started to suck the delicate flesh, leaving a mark.

"How can you be so possessive with something you don't even have?" she asked.

"Something I don't have yet."

"And what makes you think you'll ever get it? Ah!" she moaned as Sasuke's hand gently kneaded her left breast. "What do you want with me Sasuke?" she breathed.

"You know what I want." He whispered.

"Yes." She said, pushing his tantalizing hand away. "But that's something I'm not able to give you."

Sasuke stopped his ministrations on her neck and looked her straight in the eye.

"… Sakura-"

Sasuke stopped as Sakura fell into a fit of wheezing coughs.

"You've had that cough for three weeks now." He told her, looking grave once she stopped.

Sakura gave a weak smile, "You've been keeping track?"

"When we get back, Tsunade's going to look at you."

Sasuke leaned down and gave Sakura one final kiss before he turned around to leave.

"You should get dressed, I want to get this over with as quickly as possible."

"Right." She whispered as she closed her kimono and tied the obi around her midriff.

She went back to the bank and started to repack, placing her usual ninja outfit, soap, and shampoo back in her bag. Sakura then pulled out a pair of chopsticks and put her hair up with her hair still framing her face.

Once satisfied she looked like a normal civilian, she grabbed her belongings and walked back to the camp. When she stepped through the clearing it was as if time itself froze and the world revolved around her.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi all stopped what they were doing and gawked, even though some were half suppressed, at the radiant kunoichi standing before them. Sakura didn't look up at any of them but could feel their piercing eyes scan over her, causing a light blush to paint her pale cheeks.

Naruto was the first to fight past the lump in his throat.

"Wow Sakura-chan, you look… I mean, I don't think I've ever…" and for once, Naruto didn't have anything to say.

Kakashi cleared his voice, "What Naruto's probably trying to say is, you look beautiful Sakura."

Sakura's blush deepened, "Thank you."

Naruto looked at Sasuke and gave a devious smile, "What about you Sasuke? What do you think?"

Sasuke, who hadn't taken his eyes off Sakura nor cleared the lump n his throat shook his head and turned away. He too, like Naruto, couldn't put what he thought into words. Not without making himself look like a complete pansy.

"Well, what do you think Sasuke-teme?" Naruto asked impatiently.

"She looks the same as always dobe." He scoffed.

"What?" Naruto yelled.

"Alright, that's enough." Kakashi interrupted. "We need to go over the plan."

The others nodded and Sasuke and Naruto sat down on the ground while Sakura remained standing.

"Is something wrong Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked.

"No. I just don't want to dirty up the kimono." She answered simply.

Naruto unzipped his jacket and placed it in front of her, "There you go, now you can sit on that."

Sakura gave him a grateful smile and sat down, "Thanks."

"Now then, " Kakashi began. "This is Sakura's mission. Naruto, you and I will just be back up if something goes wrong. Sasuke, you know your part in this. You're going to be Tanaka Jin from a small village on the outskirts of Grass. And Sakura, you're going to be Sayuri from the same village. You two have both gone over each others background stories together so theirs no reason to repeat it." Kakashi looked at Sakura. "Your target is the missing-nin Sukada Nobu of Sand and the forbidden seal he possesses. If you have any problems Sakura, you know the signal. Don't hesitate to call us for help."

"I wont." She replied, looking down in her lap.

"Alright," Kakashi continued, standing up. "We have half a days traveling to do, so we should get going if we want to get to the village on time."

Everyone stood up and Sakura gave Naruto back his jacket. Before walking away, he stopped her and turned her cheek to the left so he could get a better view of her neck.

"Sakura-chan, what happened? You have three giant purple bruises on your neck." He told her innocently.

Sakura's eyes widened and she covered the side of her neck quickly, "I fell when I was in the river. Slippery rocks, you know. I must have forgotten to heal the bruises on my neck. It's fine, really." She made up quickly, all the while inwardly berating herself for such a lame excuse. No one would ever fall for it.

"Oh, alright. Just make sure you heal them, okay." He told her, then walked away to his bags.

Sakura's hand glowed a pale green, ready to heal the possessive marks Sasuke left behind, when a hand caught her wrist, stopping her. She turned around, surprised to see Kakashi was the one who had stopped her.

"You should keep them. They may come in handy." He told her with a wink before walking off.

Sakura felt all her blood rush to her face.

Great. Now he probably thinks I'm a whore for having hickies all over my neck. Thanks a lot Sasuke. She thought to herself as she angrily tossed her back pack over her shoulders and walked towards the others.

Team Kakashi stood just out side the city gates, still out of view. Sasuke was took of his headband and handed it to Naruto.

"Just make sure you don't loose it dobe." He told him in his usual stoic voice.

"Hmph, I kept it for almost ten years, I'm sure I can handle a few hours."

Sakura looked at Sasuke. She hadn't even noticed he wasn't in his normal jounin uniform, but what looked like a grass nin uniform.

"Sakura remember, you're to be shy and timid." Kakashi told her.

"Yeah, I know."

"Okay then. You two go up ahead. Naruto and I will be entering the village in about an hour."

"Right."

"Hn."

Sasuke and Sakura turned and stepped out of the bushes onto the road leading to the gates. Once they got there they were stopped by two guards men.

"Who are you and what's your purpose in this village?" the first guard asked.

"I am Tanaka Jin. I'm here to see Lady Ikuma about some business." Sasuke answered in a cold, monotone voice. Almost like his own, but much more harsh.

The first guard looked Sakura up and down with a lustful smirk on his face, "Why would you ever sell someone as fine as her? I would keep her for myself if I were you."

Sakura flinched at the mans disturbing look he was giving her and the crudity in his voice.

"I've had my fill." Sasuke replied.

"Hmm, well good luck with Lady Ikuma. And I hope you get a fair price for this beauty." The second guard said, never taking his eyes off Sakura.

"Hn."

Sasuke led Sakura away from the two men, but not before the first guard smacked Sakura's ass with a loud slap, causing both to stop dead in their tracks. Sakura had to clutch onto Sasuke's arm to calm him down, having felt the overpowering killing intent come from him in waves.

Sakura turned around with a sweet smile and gave a small bow, "Have a good day."

She then turned around, linked her arm through Sasuke's and led them both down the street to the main road.

"If you keep on reacting like that you'll blow our cover." She whispered.

"If one more man touches you like that-"

"Sasuke, you're forgetting my mission."

"Hn."

They walked in silence before they came up to a large house. Sasuke pulled his arm out of Sakura's grasp and turned to face her.

"Where did you put the anesthetic?" he asked.

"On my neck and chest." She told him with a blush.

Sasuke glared, "You'll allow him to kiss your chest?"

"Sasuke, I put some on my neck too. It's strong stuff, so hopefully it'll knock him out before he gets any further." She tried to reassure him before she started to cough again.

Sasuke frowned, "Sakura, that cough-"

"Is nothing for you to worry about. I'm the medic, remember." She cut him off. "Now go in, you're supposed to walk in front of me."

"Hn."

Sasuke stepped through the doors to the hotel house and was met by a beautiful blond girl waiting at the door, ready to take Sasuke's shoes off his feet. When she was done she stood up and gave a deep bow to Sasuke, not even acknowledging Sakura's presence.

"You must be Tanaka-san. My mistress has been expecting you. Please, follow me."

The young girl bowed once more before turning down a hall up a flight of steps. Coming to the second floor, they passed many doors, but seemed to be heading for the one at the end of the hall.

The blond girl kneeled on her knees and spoke through the door, "Mistress, Tanaka-san is her with the girl."

"Let them in." a cold voice came from behind the door.

The blond slid the door open, let Sasuke and Sakura enter, then closed it behind them.

The only furnishing in the room was a desk and two chairs. Behind the desk sat a woman of about fifty with a grim look on her face. And in one of the chairs in front of the desk sat a muscular, handsome man.

"Tanaka-san, please sit." The woman chided in a falsely sweet voice. Sasuke took the only remaining empty chair beside the other man while Sakura remained standing quietly behind him.

"So, this is the girl your letter told us about?" she asked, standing up walking around her desk towards Sakura.

"Hai."

"Hm, and how did you say she came into your custody? She looks about your age." The woman asked, now examining Sakura intently.

"She was to be my wife by an arranged marriage. When her parents died, she was already legally mine, but I have no use for a wife. They only weigh you down. And plus, I can already get how much I want and who I want at any moment. I don't need, nor like only having one woman."

The woman stopped in front of Sakura and untied her obi. Out of instinct, Sakura backed away and held her obi tight.

"Sayuri!" Sasuke rasped.

"S-sorry." She whimpered, letting her hands fall back to her sides.

Sakura really hated this, having to act week and helpless and even more, having to do it in front of Sasuke.

The woman continued to untie Sakura's obi, then threw it to the floor, letting Sakura's kimono hang open, revealing her naked body to all in the room.

The entire time, Sakura's eyes were locked on Sasuke's. She could see the anger and frustration he was battling to keep at bay. She could see the possessive nature begin to resurface as he tried to forget that the man sitting next to him was examining every inch of Sakura's body. She could see his eyes flick from their usual onyx, to crimson, and back again as he attempted to control his raging emotions. Sakura could see it all.

Lady Ikuma examined every inch of her body. She grabbed Sakura's chin and jerked it to the left, revealing the large hickies.

She turned to face Sasuke, "Is she a virgin like you promised?"

"I assure you, she's just as much a virgin as a child." He answered.

"I don't believe you could be alone with this girl for so long and not take her. These marks just prove it." She said, turning Sakura's neck even more so Sasuke and the other man could see the marks.

"A few marks on her neck does not mean I took her virginity."

"Hmph, like a man could get close enough to a woman this beautiful and control himself enough not to fuck her." The man next to him spoke up.

Sasuke glared at him, "I never said I didn't fuck her, I just said I didn't take her virginity." He said through clenched teeth. Sakura could see Sasuke hated saying such vulgar things about her.

"So, you fucked her in the ass, keeping her pure? Smart. The man said with a smirk.

Sasuke continued to glare. Oh, how much he wanted to rip this man's head off right about now…

"I don't believe you." Lady Ikuma rasped, then turned beck to Sakura. "Spread your legs."

Sakura's eyes widened, "W-what?"

"Spread your legs." She repeated.

Sakura did what she was told, but immediately regretted it.

Lady Ikuma spared her no warning before she plunged two fingers into Sakura's womanhood, causing the startled kunoichi to gasp and scream out of pain and shock. She clenched her eyes, trying to block out the discomfort and humiliation. Sasuke watched, feeling infuriated, appalled, and helpless, knowing he couldn't do anything to help her.

The older woman pulled her fingers out of Sakura and whipped the off on a handkerchief she pulled out of her pocket.

"She's pure." She announced.

Sakura thought she saw a look of relief pass over Sasuke's features for only a second before it was by his customary stoic expression.

"Now, how much do I get for her?" Sasuke asked.

"just as much as we discussed in out letters. And probably more after seeing the girl in person. She's gorgeous." The woman replied, sitting back in her chair behind the desk. Sakura was already tying her obi back around her waist.

"Yes, my master will be very pleased with her." The man beside Sasuke said. "He loves exotic looking women. And what's more exotic than pink hair? I'm sure he'll pay extra if she's any good."

Lady Ikuma turned to Sasuke, "Tell me, what is she particularly good at?"

Sasuke spared a glance at Sakura just in time to see her give a cur nod, telling him he could say what was necessary.

"I think her strongest point is… her mouth." Sasuke answered.

"So she sucked your dick pretty good, huh?" the man asked.

Sasuke's eyes flashed crimson and his fists clenched.

"Hai."

"Well then I'll be sure to tell my master about her skills." He replied, completely oblivious to Sasuke's restrained rage.

"Well now, while we talk business, I will have someone take Sayuri to the bath and get her situated for Master Sukada." Lady Ikuma said. "Mao!" she yelled.

The blond girl reappeared in the doorway.

"Take Sayuri down to the baths and get her cleaned up for her client. You know exactly what to do." She ordered.

"Hai."

Sakura gave one last look at Sasuke before leaving the room with the blond girl. Something deep within Sakura was screaming at her not to go and to stay with Sasuke. A dread that was almost physical.

Something was going to happen….

(A/N) hope you enjoyed it!!! It wasn't very easy for me to write because I love Sakura and I don't like writing these things about her, but it's a part of the fic so it's necessary. I warn you now, the next chap will have very vulgar and has some adult situations in it.

Chapter 4: Duty Before Honor

You have a lot to look forward to because the next chap is chock full of angst and drama!!!

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