So this is the chapter which I accidentally released yesterday! Sorry about that...I can be a klutz at times.

Please read both this and the previous chapter if you're wondering what the heck happened [which I'm sure you are]

Right now it's from Sakura's view, so when she talks about Sasuke she calls him Naruto. It can be a bit confusing, but bear with it.

Disclaimer -i don't own naruto.

From the position, she was at, she couldn't dodge without being blocked by the walls of the corridor. From the size of the cabinet, assuming it wasn't empty, being hit by that would crush her, and either knock her out or trap her, fracturing several bones and, if coming into contact with the head, kill her.

She was about to scream from the impact. Warm arms wrapped around her and she felt herself move with incredible speed.

She felt a warm breath on her neck.

It sent cool shivers down her spine.

She turned around to stare into carved ebony eyes.

How had he reacted fast enough to push both of them away?

She let out the breath she had forgotten to release. And then took a few more deep breaths.

Get a grip. You're a special agent, you're the elite. Not some pushover who lets a scrap of metal set for the junkyard take her out.

Realizing what an intimate position they were in, she pulled away akwardly and quickly said, "Thank you." Though it was barely audible and barely a muffled murmur.

It did annoy her for this annoying prick to be the one saving her. And it felt like an big slap in the face to have something to be grateful to him about. But the only thing she could do was to get them both out of there as quickly as possible and settle all debts.

She gave him the cold shoulder and walked through the door they had just opened.

"How far are we from this exit?"

The room they had just entered started on a downward slope, and the water was at waist height for her.

"It should be a few more-" He stopped talking as the lights above them began to flicked dangerously.

Sakura barely realised what was happening and push herself and Naruto under the water as the lights exploded.

Almost five minutes later, she was gasping for breath as she finally resurfaced. It was pitch black around. They had been swept by the fast moving current as soon as they ducked under the surface. And the water was now up halfway up her torso. She heard Naruto break the water surface as well, and she asked, "Are you okay? Any injuries?"

She couldn't see his face, but he scoffed in annoyance.

She took out a torch and switched it on, scanning their surroundings. "Are we close?"

"Probably. The elevator door is behind a maintenance panel in the generator room."

It was almost suspicious how much he knew about the compound.

"How old is this elevator?" She asked.

"New."

"Is it really worth going there even with the generator so close?"

He glared, "Do you see a better alternative?"

He had a point. A very good point. So she shut up and scanned the labels above various doors. They were in the bottom most part of the basement, and the water was rising the quickest. Every second that passed by added at least one inch to the water level.

"There it is!" She said as she started wading towards the door illuminated by her torch light.

"Wait." Naruto called out.

She turned the flashlight on him and said, "We're running out of time."

"You don't want to be electrocuted, do you?" he asked irately, "The generator room's ventilation is separate from the rest of the compound, but the minute we open the door, water from here will push into there."

Her eyes widened in realization, and she said, "And the backlash from the generator will electrocute us. So the only way for us to get to the elevator is-"

"To get there before the water level rises up to the generator." he finished.

"Then we just have to time it right." she said.

"There's no way that the elevator's not locked. How do you plan to counter that?"

She handed him the torch and said, "I'll handle that. For now, we need to focus on unlocking the door to the generator room."

He smirked, saying, "That won't be a problem."

"Oh really? How so?"

"All the maintenance rooms here are locked by the same four digit password. One which I happen to know."

Without warning, he took a deep breath and dunked under the water, reaching for the door handle and keypad. A minute later, he came up for air and said, "It's unlocked, but the door's jammed."

"Move aside, " she said, barely giving him time to jump aside as she forced the door off it's hinges. Although she didn't look it, she was definitely physically able. And very strong.

They were blinded by the electric lights in the generator room, as the water flooded into the room. Naruto grabbed her hand and tugged her along to a set of steel double doors on the other side of the room, "This is it." he said.

The door was locked by the same pass code which had been used to enter the room. They entered without too much difficulty and the lift started it's ascent.

Sakura frowned. Something wasn't right. Why would the elevator be so easily accessible? Wasn't the white haired man quite adamant about killing Naruto? Then why would he leave the elevator so unguarded?

The answer came like a slap in the face when the elevator abruptly stopped moving and the lights went out.

"The generator 's been flooded. All electricity out. " Naruto said in the darkness.

We have to get out of here. The elevator will probably drop soon." She said.

The other man looked at the ceiling of the elevator, a frown on his face. "There's a door there. But it's locked tight."

She looked at the small circular door he was talking about, a small smile on her lips. "I can manage that."

Sakura had trained to get to where she was. She had made herself strong. Strong enough to knock open a door at least. And that was exactly what she did. But of course she didn't let the man in her company see the blood that now trickled down her palm. No, she simply hoisted herself the roof of the elevator, and watched him do the same.

There was still quite a long climb ahead of them before they reached the upper door of the elevator- the only way to make that climb would be to use the suspensory cables which held the elevator. And Naruto seemed to understand that.

"I sure hope you know how to climb up ropes." She said, trying to ignore the pain in her hand as she gave the cables a slight tug to check if they were steady enough to climb.

"Hn."

Couldn't he say the word 'yes'?

Stepping away from the cables, she said, "Civilians first." motioning for him to go up first.

The man glowered at her but didn't argue as he started climbing.

Tearing a strip of cloth off her skirt, she wrapped it around her still bleeding hand and then started climbing after him.

Soon, she was struggling to keep herself steadily rising. She had already fallen considerably behind Naruto, and was slowing down. her hand was continuously throbbing, and all she could focus on was to keep climbing.

The cable swayed slightly as she reached her injured hand out to grasp it, and it slipped through her fingers before she could react.

Her heart lurched and a scream ripped from her throat as she lost her grip completely and fell spiraling into the darkness below.