Lost (Updated)

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"Stop, you idiot," Sora called out in a panic, knowing none of them stood a chance.

Sasuke reached Itachi, but the attack didn't land. Itachi grabbed Sasuke's wrist, destroying the wall and room next to them. Naruto formed a hand sign, orange chakra circling his feet as it soon surrounded him. This caught the attention of the two enemies as Sasuke tried to get away from Itachi, only for Itachi to snap Sasuke's wrist. Sasuke screamed in pain as he collapsed to the ground. 

Sora growled, glaring at the man before her, annoyed she couldn't help. Naruto began performing a jutsu, only for Sharky to swipe his word in front of Naruto, making the chakra disappear. Sora took this as a chance to grab Naruto and jumped away, getting some distance between them. Sora looked over at Sasuke, knowing she had to help him but not knowing how to.

"What happened?" Naruto questioned, confused as to why his jutsu failed. 

"My sword can cut through and absorb Chakra. We can't have you running or casting jutsu, so before taking your legs, I'll take your arms," Sharky said, his sword moving under the wraps and preparing to attack them.

Sora panicked, looking around and trying to figure out how to get out of this, but she couldn't think of anything. As the sword was about to hit them, there was a puff of smoke. A toad appeared before them, blocking the attack, and Tatsuo and Jiraiya appeared behind them. Jiraiya had the woman from earlier on his shoulder as he made his grand appearance. 

Sora let out a sigh glad they had showed up, maybe now they stood a chance. Soon, Naruto and Jiraiya began arguing, making Sora sigh as she looked at Tatsuo, who also sighed at the antics. Jiraiya placed the woman down, having released the Genjustu she was under, to make her separate their sensei from them to get Naruto, which was the goal of their organisation, the Akatsuki. They knew Sora wouldn't be able to stop them, but thankfully, their sensei had noticed and returned just in time.

"I can't let you take Naruto. This is perfect, I can get rid of you two right here," Jiraiys said the toad disappearing. 

"Don't butt in. The one who is going to kill him. It's me!" Sasuke declared as he rose to his feet. 

"right now, I have no interest in you," Itachi said, making Sasuke mad.

Sasuke ran at him, aiming a punch, but Itiachi simply kicked Sasuke, sending him flying down the hallway and hitting the wall opposite them. Sora cringed, feeling bad for Sasuke, knowing the hate he felt for Itachi. She felt it for Orochimaru; the only difference was that Sora feared Orochimaru, while Sasuke didn't fear Itiachi, which was going to get him killed. Naruto began running towards Itachi but stopped as Sasuke yelled at him.

"Naruto! I told you not to butt in," Sasuke yelled.

Sora sighed. Hate wasn't something you could get rid of; she knew that better than anyone. Hate toward someone who had killed everyone you cared about in front of you. It was only Sora's brother, but he was Sora's entire world, and it still left a gaping hole. And now she was willing to do anything to protect those she now cared for, never wanting to feel that way again. 

Sasuke got back to his feet, running at Itachi, and Sora braced for what would happen next, knowing Sasuke had to realise he wasn't ready yet like she had realised she was ready to take on Orochimaru. As Sasuke got close again, aiming a punch, Itachi grabbed his arm, stopping him and smashing his arm into Sasuke's face, sending him flying into the same wall, blood coming to his mouth from the hit. Naruto watched, shocked, and Sora prayed he would stay down but knew he wouldn't.

"This is my battle," Sasuke said weakly.

"Fine," Itachi said, taking a step toward him.

Sora panicked, along with Jiraiya, who went to help, only for Sharky to step in front and block them. Sora watched images of a similar situation. She had decided she wanted to leave that horrible place. 

A young, beaten-up Sora stood in front of Orochimaru, who looked down at her, smiling as she glared, having recently been kidnapped and wanting to leave. She went to run past him, only for his leg to connect with her gut, sending her to the ground coughing. She growled, getting back to her feet. But as she did a fist connected with her face sending her into a wall. Blood dripped onto the ground, her vision blurry, and she saw feet. She looked up, panicked. It crashed down on her. She didn't stand a chance, and he was only playing games with her, letting her believe she had a chance. Orochimaru grabbed her hair, making her look into his eyes.

"You will never escape. You will always be my pet. Make this easier on yourself and accept that fact and the fact your brother is dead," he said, dropping her to the ground. 

Sora laid there her body weak her hope leaving her body, she had no chance of ever being free. 

Sora shook her head now wasn't the time for that, she had to stay focused. 

Itachi stood before Sasuke, who looked up, glaring at him. Sasuke jumped up only for a knee to connect more blood coming to his mouth. An elbow connected with the back of his neck, followed by a knee to the chest, then a punch to the gut, pinning Sasuke to the wall. Sasuke soon collapsed to the ground.

Sora could feel herself losing control, hating seeing this. It overlapped too much with things that happened with Orochimaru, reminding her of how hopeless things were. She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked back at Tatsuo, and that's when she realised she was panting, struggling to keep a handle on her power. Sora looked up at Itachi as he grabbed Sasuke by the collar, pushing him against the wall. But before Sora could snap, she felt Tatsuo's hand on the back of her neck, similar to last time, but this time she didn't collapse, but she did feel frail, falling to her knees, the strength leaving her body. 

Jiraiya looked at the two, noticing Tatsuo had sealed her power before it could explode. Tatuso wasn't lying when he said she struggled to control it. It would disappear in a few minutes, giving her enough time to calm down. 

"you are weak," Itachi said. 

Sora knew those words well, as Orochimaru often told them to her. Itachi looked into Sasuke's eyes, making Sasuke's eyes widen. He used Tsukuyomi on Sasuke. Sasuke's body shook for a moment before it went limp.

"Stop it already," Naruto yelled, running at them. 

Sharky went to go after them, and Jiraiya prepared a jutsu, and all Sora could do was watch, still too weak to move. A strange red fleshy lining began to surround the hallway; Jiriya was doing a jutsu called toad mouth trap. Sora looked up as Sasuke was sucked into the wall, Itachi letting go of him. They soon were slowly being sucked in by it as well. They two began running, but apparently, no one had escaped it. Suddenly, the area shook, and Jiraiya went running towards them. Tatsuo helped Sora follow, and they looked to see a hole in the stomach, black flames burning it. And the two were nowhere to be seen. 

Where had they gone, and how did they get out?