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Team Taka were roughly bundled into a cell and the door was locked. Juugo sat in a corner and shut his eyes. Karin and Suigetsu immediately got into an argument about who would get the bed. ("Sasuke-kun!" "Me!" "Sasuke-kun!" "Me!") Sasuke sat on the floor and thought about what Danzo had said.
"So what are you going to do?" Sasuke asked coolly. Danzo grinned.
"Spite your brother," he said.
What did Danzo mean, 'spite your brother'? What did spiting Itachi have to do with locking him up in a cell? Then the penny dropped.
"Murderer!" he hissed furiously.
"What?" Suigetsu said, looking warily at the furious Sasuke.
"None of your business!" the Uchiha snapped.
They sat in silence, Karin and Suigetsu's argument long forgotten. Thoughts were swirling round in Sasuke's head - and memories.
"I'll kill you!" Fugaku snarled, lunging at someone who had dared to disrespect him.
"No, Father!" Itachi said, restraining him. "Violence solves nothing!"
That's right, thought Sasuke, Itachi hated violence. How could I have forgotten? He must have been forced to kill our clan. But he didn't kill me.
"Maybe he cared about you too much," a snide voice in the back of his head said.
"Watch this Itachi!" Sasuke said, spinning round and throwing kunai.
"Be careful!" Itachi said as Sasuke lost his balance and fell over. He clutched at his ankle.
"Oww," he said. "My ankle hurts." Itachi hurried over to him.
"Let me see, Sasuke," he said. He inspected it and told Sasuke that he'd sprained it.
"Oh..." Sasuke said.
"I told you to be careful!" Itachi said, kneeling down next to him. "Get on my back, I'll carry you home."
Sasuke stifled a sob. How could he have missed it? Itachi must have done something to protect him, but now he was dead.
"Sasuke-kun?" Karin asked, going over to him and putting her arms round him. For once, he didn't shrug her off - he didn't even notice that she was embracing him.
The cell door was thrown open and Danzo strode in. It took all of Sasuke's self-control not to rush at him. Danzo clicked his fingers and a familiar boy entered and grabbed Sasuke. It was his 'replacement' - Sai. Sasuke's hands were bound and he was lead down into the deepest depths of the prison. They entered a dungeon and Sasuke was pushed onto a stone table and tied down. Once he was safely secured, Danzo laughed cruelly.
"Itachi told me that if I harmed you he'd tell the village the truth about the Uchiha Massacre. But now he's dead..." he trailed off meaningfully. Sasuke glared at him. The 6th Hokage grinned and flicked an electricity switch. Too late, Sasuke realised that his bindings were metal. A high voltage flowed through him and he screamed. As he started to pass out, something was injected into his neck, jerking him awake.
"You can't escape the pain by fainting," Danzo said, sending another current through him. He drew a kunai and approached Sasuke, turning off the electricity. Sasuke screamed again as the cool metal bit into his chest, leaving a deep gash. Dimly, Sasuke realised that nothing on its own would be fatal - Danzo was trying to torture him to death. Slow and painful.
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Tsari