A few days later...

Something was different.

As she hung limply while two of her guards dragged her, she could do nothing but stare at her broken legs as they moved with the motion her guards pulled her through. She supposes she could feel the pain like a mild tickle in the back of her mind but nothing worth paying attention to. At least she didn't think so. It didn't look life threatening, just chunks of skin and flesh missing here and there from being dragged on the ground and banged around by branches.

Nothing serious.

They're not far from their destination, she can tell. The orange lights standing out on the horizon against the blanket of night was a clear indication that they were close to a village. It wouldn't be long now.

She could sense the tension rising from the men. Something was going to happen. But what? Despite the many absent thoughts running through her mind, she kept looking backwards, as if she expected something to attack her.

I miss home.

Where is home?

I don't know.

How can you miss what you don't know?

I feel it.

It's his fault.

HIM.

Yes, him.

How do we know?

I just know.

Do you?

Yes.

No I don't.

I know.

Do you?

I think so.

Where are we going?

I don't know.

Are you sure?

No.

The guards around her looked at her as she spoke to herself, mumbling barely audible words. Suddenly the pinkette giggled, her head lolling back to look up at the starry sky.

"I miss him. Miss who? I don't know. I miss him too. Do you? I think so. A friend? Do I have friends? No. Really? I think so. Yes. I have friends? I don't know. You're lying to me. I am. You're so mean. I hope she's okay. Who? No one. Another friend? Maybe."

"This bitch has fucking lost it," one of them grunted.

"It won't be long," another spoke. "Once we reach Udonogakure, we'll set up for the ambush and invasion and then Kuromaru-sama will kill her."

"Maybe we can get another turn with her," Raku, one of the men holding her stated and reached down, grabbing a handful of her bare breast.

"There's no denying she's a beauty," Taro, the other chuckled as he openly slipped his hands between her broken legs to cup her warm womanhood that was left exposed like the rest of her body.

While they laughed, neither noticed the pinkette had gone silent outwardly, but not inside.

Kill them.

Sasuke watched the stars as they shone overhead.

'Tomorrow,' he told himself. 'Tomorrow, we'll get Sakura and destroy Kuromaru and all who dared to attack my family.'

He looked over to see Karin was just as awake as he.

"Karin," he called.

Her scarlet eyes landed on him.

"Can you give me an idea of what Sakura might have gone through?"

Karin watched him for a moment before she looked away.

"I've never experienced his genjutsu myself," she began. "But I took care of Sakura a majority of the time. It wasn't pretty."

"I need more than that, Karin."

"He forced himself into her mind, Sasuke-kun," she snapped. "He tore through her memories and insecurities. He struck down her barriers and self-esteem. He humiliated her, dominated her and encouraged her fear. For all intents and purposes, he might as well have raped her."

His Sharingan whirled to life angrily as he turned back to glare at her, only to find her own furious eyes trained on him.

"What were you expecting to hear?" She snapped. "She's living in fucking paradise, eating rainbows and shitting diamonds!?"

"It's your fault she was kidnapped!" The Uchiha growled out.

"Yeah, it is and you know what? I've accepted the blame and the punishment that is to be dished out to me unlike someone-"

"What the fuck is that supposed to mean!?"

"It means where the fuck were you?!" Karin screamed.

"I was-"

"You were out trying to 'better' yourself while you left your wife home to raise your daughter. Alone. And then you had the gall to get her pregnant again!"

"I didn't know-"

"Well you might have fucking known if you'd have checked in on your family ever now and then! You know? Like a real husband? Or maybe like a father!"

"Sakura knew-"

"Yeah, she knew and she still waited for you but newsflash, Sasuke, the world won't pause just because you aren't ready to move on."

Sasuke fell silent but Karin had a few more words for him. If only to give himself something to think about.

"It was admirable that you wanted to go out and see the world with a new perspective and try to right the wrongs you committed. But in doing so, you lost sight of what should have mattered most. Your loved ones. Sarada barely even knows you anymore, according to what Sakura told me. I'm not one to be judging, but you were being selfish."

Sasuke scowled at her. "Right, because it's selfish of me to want to be a better person."

"It wouldn't have been a selfish thing if you didn't have a family waiting for you. Did you even think to wonder about how Sakura might have been feeling?"

Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "You're right, you really aren't one to judge."

Karin put her hands up. "I know but I feel like you might actually listen to what I'm saying and not just ignore it like you tend to."

"Whatever," Sasuke snapped as he turned over, exposing his back to her.

"You can dismiss my words, Sasuke, but you can't deny the truth in them," Karin finished as she settled down for the right.

She was right again.

He couldn't.

Sakura stirred to awareness when she felt them stop. They were slowly entering a village, strolling in casually like they weren't carrying a naked, broken woman.

"Do you like it?"

Looking up, she found Kuromaru before her, gesturing to the surrounding town.

"After Orochimaru died, I led his abandoned followers and experiments here where we built this village, Udonogakure. Impressive, isn't it?"

The place looked about as good as you'd expect from an army of bandits that lacked any kind of carpeting skill. Tents everywhere, wooden gates, camp fires etc.

Kuromaru turned and called over someone.

"Is the holding cell ready?"

The man nodded and led them through the camp to an underground entrance.

"Take her to it," Kuromaru ordered. "We're going to have one more play around before we hang her."

Sakura was silent as she was taken deep underground. She felt one of the men yank her forward, pulling further forward than the rest.

"What the hell, Raku?" Taro snapped.

"If we hurry, we can fuck her before Kuromaru gets back."

Taro hesitated. "You think there's enough time?"

"He'll be at least an hour or so."

Taro grinned then. "More than enough time."

"Alright, here comes their last wave before we hit their village," Karin spoke.

"I'm ready," Sai insisted.

Sasuke disappeared with the ex-root ANBU.

"You didn't have to come with me," Sai stated.

Sasuke didn't say anything, only gave him a look.

You're part of Team 7.

That's all Sai needed to know and offered him a small smile and as the men came into view, they were instantly overwhelmed with black flames and ink paintings.

(WARNING THIS CONTAINS A RAPE SCENE AND CRAZY GORE)

Sakura stared up at the roof of her cell, the man above her grunting in pleasure as he drove home inside her. Her thoughts were a flurry again.

Kill him.

Kill all of them.

They disgust me.

They disgust us.

Her body, namely her womanhood screamed in pain at the abuse but it was so easy to disregard such useless information. The voices were getting louder, drowning out everything.

We hate them!

Kill them!

Kill them all!

KILL THEM ALL!

Her body acted upon impulse, pitching forward where her mouth latched onto Raku's neck. She held nothing back as he screamed, biting harder the more he struggled.

"Get this bitch off me!" He screamed as he tried to climb off her but her legs wrapped around his waist, keeping her on him like a monkey. Because she couldn't feel pain like a normal person, she ignored the sharp stings that came from her broken legs as she locked them behind Raku.

She felt something collide with her head, making her head pound but not enough to drown out the voices screaming inside her head.

KILL!

KILL!

KILL!

Someone grabbed her by the hair and she released Raku, only to strike again, aiming for his jugular. With no sense of restraint, she bit down as hard as she could and pulled. Blood spewed upon her as she tore out his throat.

MORE BLOOD!

SPILL MORE BLOOD!

THE MORE BLOOD SPILT MEANS WE LIVE!

MORE! MORE! MORE!

I WANT MORE!

Sakura dropped from Raku just as he crumpled, clutching at his throat. She spat the large chunk of flesh in her mouth out at Taro, grinning wickedly. He ran at her with a sword raised and as he brought it down, Sakura caught it with her hands, carving into them like butter. But her smile didn't falter and neither did her grip when he tried to pull it from her. One of her hands slid further up the sword, the bloody grin never leaving her face.

"Fuck this!" Taro screamed as he and the other two fled from the cell.

Sakura giggled as she smeared the blood on her broken legs before her eyes landed on something shiny.

"Oh, a key," she spoke airily.

How was that?

I enjoyed writing the crazy parts. I love reading gory shit but I can't stand watching it.

Is that weird?

I hope you all got that fact that her mind is all over the place, unable to focus on one thing for very long except for certain times.

I'm looking forward to the next part!

Oh...my gosh, I was reading the translation for Sakura Hiden.

Have you guys read that?

It's pretty cool.

Let me give you the low down.

It's set about six months after The Last, I think which is two years after the war ended.

Six months after the war, Sakura was wondering about how the children might have been coping and she checked on the records and noticed a large amount of children had been brought to the hospital for unknown problems.

She makes the connection that they are probably suffering from the affects of the war and proposes they open a Children Mental Healthcare Clinic. which specialises in conversation therapy instead of prescriptions and it goes really well. Apparently Sakura is recognised as someone superior by the village.

She's really made a name for herself and then there's rumours of Sasuke contacting terrorist groups about the destruction of Konoha. Sakura and several other Konoha ninja don't believe it but there was no way to prove his innocence but they suspect it is someone impersonating him. What's more is there is no sure way to contact Sasuke and ask him to come back to help them sort this out.

I know a bit about what is going to happen coz I read a spoiler but what I did read myself was them trying to send a message to Sasuke at the several points of contact that he has.

It's pretty freaking great.

This is before Sai and Ino got together and when Choji starting visiting Kumo to see Karui. Also before Naruto's wedding so it's pretty cool.

I suggest reading it.

To my Author Note last chapter, when I said I wanted Sakura to wake up and save Sarada, I meant in the manga. Sakura fainted and Sarada went with Chou Chou to follow Naruto who was going to meet up with Sasuke when they ran into the onion Uchiha as someone once referred to them as. I thought it would have been awesome if Sakura woke up and sensed Sarada was in danger, rocked up and saved her just as Sasuke arrived.

That would be cool ...

I'm still pissed at Sasuke, make no mistake.

If I could, I would kick him in the dick.

Then slap him.

Annnnnd probably kick him in the dick again.

Just to drive the point home.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and rest assured I'm already working on the next chapter!

Love

-Mee