ME: Sry sry I was on vacation! But I finally have the next chapter up! Yay! Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I think you'll like this one. Or I hope u do. The beginning is a little graphic, sry, but its not too bad or anything. Anyways on with the fic!

Talking

Thinking/Dreams

Voice

Noise

Chapter 3:

Forgotten Past

"Wow. This was a bloody fight wasn't it?" the boy, Sai, said, examining a rather large dry blood pool next to a tree.

Sasuke didn't say anything. He was trying to ignore the chilling feeling that was creeping up his spine. Something wasn't right here. A rustle in the bushes caused him to turn, pulling a kunai out with him. He sensed they weren't alone anymore and activated his Sharingan. "Naruto…" he hissed, searching the area.

"I know, I know," the fox boy replied, on high alert as well.

The group backed in towards each other as all the leaves and trees began to shake. Suddenly it all went quiet.

"It's an ambush!" Hinata yelled, just as twenty ninjas jumped out from everywhere.

Sasuke jumped to the left, narrowly dodged a kunai that was aimed at his side. He immediately threw his hand up, blocking a blow to the head and then another one to the stomach. It was a five against one deal, not very good odds…for any normal ninja at least.

Sasuke jumped back again then leapt foreword, driving his kunai into the side of some guy. He used the guy he was stabbing to lift his body up in the air, twirl around, and kick another guy right in the jaw that was jumping above him. He landed gracefully, gathered chakra in his feet and jumped upward as a few more kunai impaled the ground where he once was standing. His hand methodically did a series of hand signals and released a large Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu onto three poor fated ninjas below. He grabbed onto a branch above him and hauled himself up, examining the fight below him.

Naruto had successfully defeated two of his enemies and was working on two more. The Sai kid had three drawing creatures released and was handling his five just fine. Even Hinata was handling herself quite well, using her new abilities she had learned and perfected over the years. The crack of wood caused the Uchiha to look up, and he saw a black shadow quickly disappear.

Sasuke frowned. He had only counted twenty, so where did this guy come from? A growl of annoyance escaped his lips as he jumped up higher into the trees, searching for his new found opponent. He was reaching for another branch when a shinning sliver object caught the corner of his eye. He turned to see what it was just as three kunai sliced passed him, one cutting right through his shirtsleeve, slitting his arm. Pain raced through him as he began falling backwards, away from the treetops. Regaining his composure, he turned and aimed to land on a branch just below him. Another hard blow to the back sent him flying towards the ground.

What the hell…where'd that come from?

Uchiha Sasuke collided with the Earth. The fighting stopped.

"It's…It's here!" A ninja yelled in horror, glancing up.

"Everyone! Retreat!" The ringleader ordered. The remaining shinobi began racing towards an opening, only to be stopped by the figure in black. The ninja stopped, frozen with fear.

The hooded person formed a quick seal, mumbling so words along with it. Vines and roots sprung out from all around them, grabbing hold of the scared shinobi. Everything stood still for a moment. The hooded figure walked over and whispered something in the ringleader's ear. His eyes opened wide, and he looked like he was about ready to scream when the roots that were wrapped around his body pulled him down below the soil and rock. The others caught on and began struggling with all their might against the pieces of nature that had them trapped. One by one, they were either dragged below the surface or flung up into the air, a their bodies dangling by the vines wrapped their necks. One unfortunate fellow got both, getting ripped in half. His blood sprayed the earth

Naruto knelt down by Sasuke to help him steady himself. The two looked up as the hooded figure walked towards them. Hinata and Sai backed around their friends, defense positions ready. Naruto stood up and held out a kunai, standing in front of Sasuke as he prepared to defend himself. His hurt arm hung at his side.

A wind kicked up and dust surrounded the group. White feathers were suddenly everywhere, falling all around them. Their eyes began losing focus. Hinata's stance began wavering and soon her body started falling. Naruto grabbed her, holding her up.

"Hinata-chan!" Naruto shook her limp body, trying to get a response from her. He looked over just in time to see Sai go down. Sasuke went down on one knee behind him, mumbling something about a genjutsu. The fox boy was the last to fall, the black hooded figure the last thing he saw.

Sasuke blinked as his eyes adjusted to the dimly lit room. He moaned, rolling over to his side to sit up. He was in a room on a bed, or cot really. There were a few candles around the room, but it didn't help much. Sasuke shook his head; it felt heavy like he had been sleeping for way too long. The memories of everything that had happened, being ambushed, getting knocked down, watching a black hooded figure kill the remaining shinobi all came flooding back towards him. He stood up suddenly, only to stumble and fall back. His feet and hands were bound. He moved his hands to check for his pouch. It was gone too.

"Nnn…Sasuke…is that you?"

The Uchiha turned and saw Naruto sit up and yawn, stretching his hands over his head. At least he wasn't in here alone. "Dobe," he mumbled under his breath. The room was too dark for him to see the glare his friend shot at him. Instead he moved onto the more important issue at hand. "Where are we?"

Naruto examined the room. "I don't know…but I'm not liking it." He paused and looked at the cots all around them. "Hey, where are Hinata-chan and Sai?" The fox boy stood up, only to stumble and fall on his face.

"We're kind of bound," Sasuke pointed out, a small smirk forming on his face as he watched the blonde boy flounder around on the ground.

"I think figured that out," Naruto replied, his voice sharp.

"Ah! Your first time, huh? Remind me to give you a cookie when we get back to Konoha."

"Shut the hell up, Sasuke-teme!"

"Heh…" It was too easy to get his hotheaded friend riled up. And Sasuke was bored.

The door swung open causing light to pour in onto the two prisoners. Turned their heads from the sudden brightness as three people came in towards them. "Get them and bring them into the chamber room," the one in the middle commanded. The other two did as they were told, pulling the shinobi up by their arms. Sasuke winced as the person grabbed his arm with the gash. The two guards bent down and took the bindings off of their feet.

The Leaf shinobi were dragged into a large room, with a roaring fire and chains that hung from the walls. Two figures where waiting along one side of the wall, their hands chained above their head with two iron clasps around their ankles.

"Hinata! Sai!" Naruto tried to run foreword but was stopped by his guard. He glared at the bulky person. "You better have not hurt her. If I find even a scratch on her, I'll slaughter you all."

His guard laughed. "We'll see how much hero when she cut's out your tongue, boy."

"What?"

Naruto was forced down on his knees and spun around so his back was pushed up against the wall. His hands were locked into the metal clasps. He yanked and pulled at them with no avail. He was stuck. A prisoner.

"Naruto?" Hinata lifted her head and looked at the blonde boy across from her.

The fox boy was about to reply when the door to the room swung open. The black hooded figure walked in, his face covered so you couldn't make out his facial features. "Now, who's the lucky one that gets to go first?" She looked around at the four. "Don't all of you guys jump at once. Very well. I guess I get to choose." He walked over to Hinata and formed a series of hand signals. A ball of Chakra formed in his hand. "Any last words?"

"Wait!" Sai spoke up, his eyes concentrating on the black hood. "Where did you learn that technique?"

"I learned it when I was little. I had always known how to do it but Shishou-sama helped me perfect it."

"I find that very hard to believe, since it requires months, maybe even years for regular ninja, to master."

The black hooded figure gave a small shrug. "What's it matter to you?"

Sai gave his usual smile. "Oh, you know. Masters always leave a little signature in all their techniques that they pass down to their students. And from the looks of it, you learned that trick from The Fifth Hokage of Konoha Village. Right, Haruno Sakura?"

"Sakura!" Naruto and Sasuke yelled. Hinata stared up at the figure's face.

"How do you know…my name?" she said, taking off her hood so everyone could see. Sakura took a step back so she could see everyone. She frowned at the four of them, pulling out a kunai and pointing it at Sai's throat. "Tell me! Who are you? And how do you know me?"

"Sakura," Naruto began, a little confused. "It's us…your teammates. You know, Team 7…the three man team we created when we were twelve?"

A confused look fell over her features. "I don't understand. I've always lived here with Shishou-sama. I've never even been to the Fire Country."

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