The Lost Shinobi

Not So Fun Anymore

Akiko was still being dragged. Dammit! Damn! Damn! Damn! "Calm down, or you won't get anything to eat," Cat hissed to stop her from moving so much. Akiko stopped, for the sake of food. "Traitors," she growled. Bird chuckled, "We needed bait, I didn't expect Dog-san to volunteer his own sister." Cat also chuckled, "Now that I think about it, you look better tied up." Akiko glared at him, "You're not the one whose tied up." Cat gave off a smirk, at least that's what she thought. He ruffled her hair, and she growled lowly.

"Nee, Dog-san, when are we getting there?" Bird asked. "In a three hours, at least we're close," Dog muttered back. "We're close my ass," Akiko murmured. She received a flick on the forehead. "Language." She rolled her eyes. Cat chuckled, "So you're bold in secret." "If you want to keep your balls the way they are you might want to shut up," she threatened. Cat chuckled again, but Dog sent him a glance to not tempt her. They heard the rustle of trees, and two armed men landed in front of them. "Who are you?" one asked.

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Dog took off his mask to reveal a handsome young man with green eyes and black hair. His hair had a streak of brown in it. The hell? "Evergreen Sarutobe, here for a trade," he said, quite calmly. "Evergreen, huh? Never heard of you. Besides, what's with the ANBU?" the other man had a scar running from his right eye to his left cheek. He wasn't impressed. "Rogue ninjas, they've come for a share of the bounty." The other man wore a mask that covered half his face, "Very well then, come inside." As they walked inside, the scarred man twirled a strand of Akiko's hair as they entered, in which she flinched.

There were a lot of men. That's about as accurate as you could describe the room. It stank with drunk men, farts and who knows what else. She saw a woman, maybe around twenty, chained by her wrists to a wall, a man below her. She didn't seem to mind, as her eyes looked glazed, she was drugged. Akiko turned her gaze to the floor. She felt her eyes tear up, but she ignored the tears. Her rope tugged as drunk men grabbed at her rope, letting out wolf whistles and "compliments." She could smell their alcoholic breath and feel their fingers touch her skin. She winced at the feeling. 'Let me kill them right now.' 'We have to wait, it all has to follow the plan.' 'But! Look at how they see you!' Akiko could see it. The lustful glances they gave her. She didn't like it. 

Cat grabbed her shoulder, and she almost punched him, until she felt that it was a reassuring feeling.   Dog didn't even look at her, why would he do this to his own sister? "Stop," he commanded. Oh, he must be loving this, Akiko thought out of pure hatred. They stopped at a dark hallway, in front of a cell door apparently. "Put her in here," the scarred man commanded. Instead of waiting for an answer, she was grabbed tightly by her scarlet hair and tossed into a cell. The masked man grabbed her wrists and chained them together to the cell wall. He later cut the rope, since it wasn't needed anymore.

Dog could only watch as his sister was treated like an object. His fists were clenched white at the anger. Akiko winced as she heard sobbing next to her. It was too dark, and it was supposed to be midday. She couldn't see them, but she could tell that they had already walked away. "Hello? Is anybody there?" she whispered, only to receive another sob as a reply. She felt her eyes adjust to the dark, night vision. She could see someone, a small figure. "Hello?" she asked, a little louder. 

The smaller figure shuddered and turned. Akiko recognized her face, "Rei?" The little girl with messy blonde hair and brown eyes looked back at her. "W-Who are you?" Akiko gently stroked the girl's hair, "It's me, Akiko, remember? Friends and family before anything else." Rei started tearing up and felt her way towards Akiko. As soon as she felt Akiko's hair, she sobbed into it. Akiko found  herself remembering that it was her birthday, a sad way to begin it. 

Naruto had decided to through a birthday party for her before she left. She invited most of Naruto's friends, okay no, Naruto invited them. Even Sasuke. Sakura and her had a fist fight. Akiko won, but Sakura chuckled an playfully punched her shoulder. Unusual. Even Jiro was there.