Chapter 28 The Process

"Kurenai." whispered Sakura as Orochimaru smiled

"Correct she and her daughter ran almost 18 hours before she handed themselves over to us." Said Orochimaru "It is actually quite nice, we don't have to fight to restrain her."

"What do you want of me?" asked Sakura

"I thought you would like to see what the rest of the humans go though." explained Orochimaru as the two of them headed toward the evaluator located in the back by the locked and guarded room where the transformation agent for the floor was stored. "Also it may enlighten you."

"Don't see how." said Sakura as she turned back to being a demon as the elevator began to go down.

"You may be surprised." said Orochimaru for a moment neither one of them said anything as the elevator came to a stop but the doors didn't open "The orphans are more agreeable to become demons then pretty much everyone else."

With that Orochimaru placed a small key inside a key hole letting the doors open, Sakura's eyes widened as she looked at rows of reinforced glass. As the two of them began walking down the long hallway, Sakura couldn't help but notice that these cells where a lot bigger than the cells she had seen on her first day. These cells had multiple rooms and furniture, Sakura walked past some empty cells but most of the cells where full, people from every village. Some still had their headbands on them, sand, leaf and every other nation. Finally Orochimaru came to a stop in front of one of the clear doors.

"Now you stand right here and get reacquainted." said Orochimaru as he slithered off leaving Sakura standing in front of the glass door. She looked inside but there was no one there suddenly one of the doors inside the room opened up as Sakura's eyes widened as saw a man who had carried out the autopsy on walk out of what appeared to be a bathroom.

"Look another demon." said Asuma as he walked up toward Sakura not realizing who it was. His beard was a little longer then before and his skin seemed a little paler from being in confinement for over four years. Sakura didn't say anything as he sat down on a chair beside the window. "What do you want to know now? The defensive of the Leaf village because after four years everything changes and even if I did I wouldn't tell a demon like you."

"Asuma, it's me." said Sakura as he studied Sakura a little more.

"Sakura?" asked Asuma as she nodded her head. "Well they turned you."

"Ya, thought you were dead." said Sakura

"They pulled me out before Hidan could kill me." explained Asuma "So the Leaf has fallen."

"No, they captured Naruto and me around five days ago." explained Sakura

"So they got Naruto too." said Asuma

"Asuma they have Kurenai." said Sakura "That is why they brought me down here."

"Kurenai?" asked Asuma "They have her."

"She surrendered to them." explained Sakura

"Kurenai is a fighter she wouldn't just give up." stated Asuma

"Well I don't know but she may have wanted to be with you I mean being a single parent." started Sakura

"Wait…Kurenai is a mother?" asked Asuma as Sakura nodded her head

"You are a father Asuma." Said Sakura as Asuma rested his hand against his forehead.

"Congratulation." came a voice from behind Sakura as she turned around to see yet another person she thought had died years ago.

"Jiraiya?" asked Sakura as the legendary Toad Sanin nodded his head. Like Asuma he seamed palier like he hadn't seen the sun in years. The largest change was the fact that his left arm had been almost totally removed.

"I would say it's nice to see you Sakura but since you, Naruto and Minato are now demons I am guessing we are in deeper trouble then I even expected." said Jiraiya

"How did they get you?" asked Sakura "From what Fukasaku said about your battle with Pain, I don't see how you could have been taken without him knowing."

"That is because he knew." answered Jiraiya as Sakura looked at him "The summons we have been using in combat for generations are in fact working for the demons."

"Well I wouldn't say that. They either work for us or they get killed off." said Orochimaru as he returned with Kurenai and two guards. She seemed tired almost unable to stand but in her arms she held her three and a half year old daughter.

"Kurenai?" asked Asuma as he looked at his lover holding his child

"Asuma." said Kurenai with a smile "Sorry but I just had to see you, Tsunade said you may be alive."

"Itachi must have stolen some old files.' said Orochimaru as he placed his hand on a seal allowing the door to open up. "Come on Asuma time to go."

For once Asuma didn't fight instead he ran forward and embraced her lover for the first time in years.

"Asuma." cried Kurenai into his arms.

"Kurenai." said Asuma as he wrapped his arm around her all the while their daughter was looking up at him confused.

"Beautiful sight when a family comes back together isn't it?" asked Jiriaya

"Yes…it is." answered Sakura

"Sakura I don't know if you are like the other demons or if you are even trying to help save your village but either way don't tell Naruto or Minato I am here." stated Jiriaya

"What…why?" asked Sakura

"I think you know the answer to that." replied Jiriaya as he walked away from the glass leaving Sakura alone in the hallway.

"Why wouldn't Jiriaya want Naruto and Minato to know he was alive?" thought Sakura

"Because they would try to save him and he would rather have them save the Leaf." answered Inner Sakura as Orochimaru pushed Asuma in the back.

"Time to move." stated Orochimaru "You can get caught up some other time."

"Goodbye, Sakura." said Jiriaya as Sakura followed Orochimaru and the guards down the hallway.

"You don't have to do this, not this soon." pleaded Sakura "Let them rest and get to caught up."

"They can do that as they transform." answered Orochimaru as they came to a stop in the middle of a large open area between two hallways. They stood there for a moment as suddenly the floor started to move up.

"An elevator?" asked Sakura

"We find it is the best way to move transformies and long term transformation candidates tend to fight back more." stated a guard as they kept moving upward. Finally they came to a stop on a the floor. After becoming a demon she thought she couldn't be surprised by anything anymore but she was this time. Humans most of whom had been stripped of all but the basic clothing where in lines moving from one station to another. Guards could be seen by every station and on catwalks that ran over head. Humans where crying and some had a dead look on their face, every once in a while someone would fight back only to be beat back into line.

"Move" ordered the guard as Asuma and Kurenai moved toward the beginning of the line.

"Now Sakura let me give you the tour of our main operation." said Orochimaru as they came to a stop in front of a large group of demons from every demon race who were sitting around a large circle table with an opening in the center large enough for multiple people could walk in and walk out.

"Next." said a bear as a woman prepared to move into the center area only to be stopped by Orochimaru.

'I have a long term man to get processed." said Orochimaru as Asuma , Kurenai and their daughter was forced into the center opening of the table as the demons looked at them.

"Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi and their daughter." stated Orochimaru as he handed the files on the two of them to the different demon races. "Both adults are highly trained leave four ninjas with specialties in wind justu and genijustu. With generation four and five drugs already in their bodies they should complete their transformation within four days."

"Says here the male is also a top ranked military planner?" asked the wolves

"Correct." said Orochimaru as Sakura just watched

"There personality report means he wouldn't fit well into our society." said the snake "We are not interesting."

"They are auctioning them off like slaves." thought Sakura

"Neither are we." stated the ant leader "We want less powerful humans."

"Sure you and your less powerful but a lot more of them strategy." laughed the wolf

"They are good but we already took a lot from the Earth village, we will pass and save it for next time." said the bear

"We will do the same." said the horse

"We are somewhat interested if no one else wants them?" asked Fox

"We want them." said the panther who was there to represent the cats.

"So do we." said the wolf "And I think we have the less humans taken from the villages so far."

"As much as it pains me, they can go to you." Said the panther "They would have been good matches for us but it there are still thousands of humans who will be an even better fit."

"What about you foxes?" asked the wolf

"If they were free we would take them but we don't want to trade for them." said the fox "Take them."

"Alright." said the wolf as he signed a piece of paper "Take them to the wolf processing line."

With that two wolf guards came and pulled the three of them away toward the line of future wolves.

"What will happen to them?" asked Sakura

"They will processed for general health then turned." answered Orochimaru "You can look around if you want but you can head home if you wish."

For a moment Sakura just stood there and watched as Asuma and his family were taken away.

"How could I possibly think this is ok?" thought Sakura as she started walking away pass the people who were being processed. Near the exit Sakura stopped in her tracks as she watched groups of future demons being injected with the transformation agent.

"Damn human." snapped a wolf as she looked to see that a human had thrown up all over a wolf and the floor "Now I need to clean up. Vixen can you help me clean this while I turn this woman?"

"Me?" asked Sakura

"No I am talking to another vixen." said the wolf as he rolled his eyes. Slowly Sakura moved forward and started cleaning up some of the throw up. That is when she saw there on the ground under one of medical dollies was a transformation agent, someone had dropped the container and must have forgot about it.

"My God, could I be that lucky?" thought Sakura as she grabbed the drug tucking it into some paper work and walked out of the room.

Meanwhile in the Namikaze den Seth was sitting just glaring at his brother who was setting the table for dinner.

"Is something wrong?" asked his mother as she knelt down beside her youngest son.

"No." said Seth as he stormed off, down the stairs. He ran into his room shutting the door behind him as he jumped onto his bed. The sound of the door opening didn't even cause him to lift his head, he knew who it was.

"Seth." said Kushina as she sat down on the bed beside her son. "Just talk to me, I can't make it better if I don't know what it is?"

For a moment Seth didn't say anything as his mother placed a hand on his back. "But I can take a guess, it's your brother."

"You love him more than me." stated Seth

"Seth…that isn't true." said Kushina "You are my kit, I love Naruto, Adria and you equally."

"You have one strange way of showing it, you talk about him but not about how I graduated from the war college and I get my pack trainer. cried Seth "Admit it you love him more."

"Seth maybe I haven't been the best at splitting my time between the three of you but apart from photos I haven't seen Naruto almost his entire life." explained Kushina

"He is an adult, he doesn't need you." said Seth

"He is my kit just like you and your sister are, even when the three have mates and kits of your own, I am still your mother and you can't stop a mother from helping her kits.' said Kushina "Speaking of helping you haven't really try to get to know your brother either neither one of you have really tried to get to know each other."

"I don't want to get to know him." said Seth "We have nothing in common."

"From what I have seen you have a lot in common." said Kushina "Both of you have dreams of becoming important figures, Naruto wants to be Hokage and you want to lead the general assembly. Both of you are strong headed and not willing to back down, something you both get from me."

"The Hokage position doesn't matter." said Seth

"To Naruto the General Assembly doesn't matter that much, you both grew up looking up to those positions." explained Kushina "If he had born a fox or if you had been born a human it would have been different."

"If he doesn't care then why are we a high council pack now?" asked Seth

"The high council decided that not us." said Kushina

"Then why is he second chairing for Dad on the general assembly?" asked Seth

"Seth you know that until your 18 years old you can't second chair.' explained Kushina "Besides your Dad got you a chance to sit in the general assembly for your birthday last year, your dad just wants to make sure Naruto has that chance."

"I guess." said Seth

"Now how about tomorrow I make your favorite since you will have your own team….seasoned pork chops." offered Kushina as her son's eyes widened.

"With the garlic mashed potatoes?" asked Seth

"Of course." said Kushina with a smile unaware that upstairs her older son along with the rest of her family was smiling because of what Sakura had brought home.

Meanwhile a team of Leaf ninjas moved under cover of night down the coast line. They were nearing the border with Tea country. Tea country was located on a peninsula which came off the main land of fire country. The moon was out as the lights from the island country of Wave country could be seen in the distance, the lights of the Great Naruto Bridge could be seen bouncing off the ocean water.

"Here." said Kakashi as he, Shizune and the two four men ANBU teams moved into behind a large waterfall which dropped sixty feet down to the sand beach below. It was actually quite a lovely place but it was also well hidden and so far off the beaten path that no one would find it.

"How did you find this?" asked Shizune as the ten of them walked behind the waterfall and into a large and surprising dry cave behind it.

"I found this cave when I was in a solo mission a few years back." explained Kakashi "I am the only one who knows about this place so it is the best spot to set up or base for starlight system."

"What is starlight?" asked an ANBU

"It is a system we started making during the war to increase the range of our short range radios." explained Kakashi "Basically we placed thousands of seals around fire country, the seals will boost the radio strength combined with the hidden radio towers from the third and fourth war means our radio range is the entire land of fire."

'What if they destroy the towers or the seals?" asked Shizune

"The seals are so small and there are so many of them that it is impossible for them to get them." explained Kakashi "The newer towers they could find and destroy but it runs off a combined of the old and new towers. The older ones where set up before Minato became Hokage and the files where destroyed long ago, no one living knows where they are. It is a miracle that they still working at all. It is the best thing we have to keep communication line open."

"What do you need us to do?" asked the ANBU

"Set up the tower we brought and a defense line.' ordered Kakashi as the ANBU moved out leaving Kakashi and Shizune alone "We need you to set up a medical center to try to find a cure."

"Sure but what if Lady Tsunade finds something?" asked Shizune "I could be wasting time when she already discovered it."

"She will broadcast any finds she has along with a message when the Leaf falls." said Kakashi

"You mean if." correct Shizune as Kakashi just looked at her "Don't you?"

"No…I don't." answered Kakashi "We are setting up for a doomsday scenario and we are the HQ of any resistance."

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