AN: sorry for the hold up on updates... i really am sorry. I've been pretty busy and have been wanting to make it absolutely perfect for you guys and today i was like 'ya know? i'm just gonna drop my other 30 stories on my comp (not many on FF) and give a chapter or two to you guys.

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Chapter 5

Jiraiya pumped the chakra through his legs and moved as fast as he could towards the village. It was only a few minutes before he reached the village. He was nearly stopped by a couple of Jonin guards on his way in but flung them back with chakra and told them that he would explain later. He ran strait for the Hokage tower. Shizune stopped him when he reached Tsunade's study.

"Do you think I'd be bugging her if it wasn't important?" Jiraiya said. Shizune sighed and opened the door. Jiraiya heard a snore and Tonton oink at Tsunade.

"What is it, Shizune?" He heard. Jiraiya entered the room. Nikiya was close to falling asleep.

"Hey, stay with me, sweetie." He said as he gave her a shake. Nikiya cried out in pain and grabbed her leg. "Sorry."

"Jiraiya, are you why Shizune woke me up? And who's that? Another girl that you somehow got to go out with you? She looks too young." Tsunade asked.

"That's not all I think about, Tsunade. You know that! Why don't you take a good look at her?" He replied.

Tsunade looked Nikiya over and found the needle embedded deep in her leg. "A poison needle on a pressure point." She concluded.

"Really? It's that bad?" Jiraiya asked.

"Weren't you there when it happened?" Tsunade asked with surprise.

"No. Kakashi handed her off to me and should be here soon."

"Who is this?"

"I don't know anything. I've only just met her."

Tsunade laughed and grabbed a few tools that she might need for healing Nikiya. "You need to stay awake, okay? I need to know that you're still alive." She said softly to Nikiya as she patted her cheek. "Shizune, get a sample of the poison and try to figure out an antidote. I won't be able to remove all of the poison myself. It's already gotten into her blood stream. Jiraiya, make sure Kakashi is okay and bring him here. I want to know who did this." Jiraiya nodded and left the room. "Now then. Don't…"

"Pein…" Nikiya interrupted.

"What?"

"Pein did this. He did it so he could capture me easier. So I wouldn't struggle. He's… the leader of the Akatsuki."

This surprised Tsunade. Shizune ran in. "Tsunade-sama, this is the same poison I use on my needles!"

"I'm surprised she isn't dead! Do you have an antidote?" Tsunade asked. Shizune nodded and handed Tsunade a small vial of clear liquid. Tsunade put one drop of it on the hole left by the needle and another drop in Nikiya's mouth. "Swallow that. It'll make you feel better." Tsunade said softly.

Nikiya swallowed weakly. A tear dripped down her cheek. She sighed.

"What's wrong?" Tsunade asked.

"Kakashi…" Nikiya whispered. "Someone needs to help him. Pein is too strong."

"Jiraiya should be coming back with him soon. Now then, don't move. I'm going to heal what I can and bandage what I can't." Tsunade started on Nikiya's vital areas first. She worked on her chest then started on her back. Half healed and fresh wounds all around the same area showed proof of many lashings. It was probably so she would do something for whoever had captured her. She pulled Nikiya's shirt down to look for wounds around her chest.

Kakashi suddenly burst into the room panting. He had blood running down his leg. His headband was hanging in his hand.

"Kakashi, what are you doing?!" Tsunade yelled angrily. She pulled Nikiya's shirt back up to cover her up a little better.

"Jiraiya should be coming soon." He panted out. "How is she? The needle hit a pressure point. She couldn't walk."

"I've already looked at that. Don't speak so loudly. People are asleep you know. It is 2 in the morning." Tsunade said. "I'm going to have to have you leave the room until I'm done."

"How much damage did they do?" Kakashi asked with anger.

"A lot. She has whip wounds on her back, cuts on her throat that were so precise that if they had gone even a millimeter deeper would have killed her, bruises everywhere, a couple cuts on her chest, a few minor cuts on her face, and of course the needle wound on her leg. She went through a lot Kakashi. She needs rest."

"If what you're saying is that I need to leave her alone for a while, that's not gonna happen. I thought she was dead for 6 years, Tsunade. 6 TORTUROUS YEARS! I'M NOT LEAVING HER SIDE!" Tsunade shrunk back at the anger that he used to yell these words. She scrutinized him carefully. She had never seen him be this emotional. He sighed. "I'm… sorry. Everything…"

"You can come back in when I'm done." She said calmly.

"No. I want to see what these fools have done to her." He said with finality.

Tsunade lifted Nikiya up and turned her onto her stomach. She lifted Nikiya's shirt off of her back. Kakashi nearly walked out of the room to go on an Akatsuki hunt. Her back was covered with gashes from some sort of weapon. It was most likely a whip that had done the damage. Tsunade held her hand over the worst spot and started to heal it. Green chakra flooded her hand. The gashes started to seal up. The extent of the damage was extreme.

"Don't go out for revenge, Kakashi. You, of all people, should know what it does to people." Tsunade said as she finished healing Nikiya's back. Kakashi only nodded. She turned Nikiya over to reveal the cuts on Nikiya's throat. Kakashi clenched his fist in anger. Tsunade healed the wounds within 20 minutes.

"I should tend to your leg. It looks bad." Tsunade said after finishing up on the few scratches that were on Nikiya's face. She was breathing heavily from the amount of chakra used to heal so many wounds.

"One of his clones dug in pretty deep with his kunai." Kakashi said. He stepped up next to Nikiya. She had fallen asleep. "Is she okay now?" he asked.

"I let her fall asleep after I gave her the antidote. She should probably stay here for tonight, but she should be good as new tomorrow except for a few of the smaller cuts and bruises that should heal in a few days." Tsunade said. She motioned for Kakashi to sit in one of the chairs next to her so she could look at his leg. She pulled his pant leg up. It was a small but deep cut in his lower leg. She grimaced at the sight of so much blood. She held her hand over it and began the healing process. The wound sealed up easily.

"Shizune." She called. Her black haired assistant walked in. "Make sure that Nikiya gets a good room here until she is ready to leave. Also make sure that Kakashi can stay in the same room comfortably." Tsunade said as she reached for the bottle of sake on her desk. Shizune bowed and motioned for Kakashi to follow her. Tsunade took a large drink of her sake while Kakashi picked up Nikiya and walked out of the room after Shizune.

Shizune led Kakashi to a small room with two single beds in it. He lifted the blankets from one of them while struggling to keep Nikiya in his arms. He set her down on the bed and covered her up carefully. Kakashi then lie down on the other bed and fell asleep almost instantly.

AN: k i know kakashi over reacted but i mean if he loved someone don't you think that he really would act like that after only just finding her. After explaining this to my friend she understood even though it seemed a little out of character. i hope you guys liked it.

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