Captured by Shadows

He walked away from her for a moment. He stood in the middle of the street. There was not a sound. "...it seems I laced the area with blood a little too well don't you think? You couldn't even smell them…," Naruto snapped his fingers and Hana watched at least a dozen men and women with blades come from the abandoned corners.

She stilled. What...what was going on here? Her head was heavy and she could feel the pressure building. The young Inuzuka fell over to the ground.

"Pick her up, but treat her gently. This is the start of a beautiful relationship dattebayo!" was the last thing she heard.

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Hana opened her eyes. She leaned up and found herself in a bed with soft covers of linen. She quickly discovered she was in a room she didn't recognize. Her head was aching and she was sure that she had been passed out for quite some time.

"What happened to me?" Hana asked. The last thing she remembered was speaking to Uzumaki Naruto...then, she passed out.

Yes, Uzumaki Naruto, the pariah of Konoha. He had taken her to a secluded part of the village, but it seemed that she had fallen flawlessly into his trap. Not once was she in control of the brief conversation they had.

What...was that feeling of tremendous pressure which she felt? The things he made her do. It was unsettling. Most importantly, she touched her throat, there was that blade he had crafted. The sting of red life essence still filled her nose. Where had he gotten that ability from? Or...did he always have it?

Suddenly, the door at the far edge of the room opened. Hana watched a man come through the door. He was rather rough looking, and it was very tall. In his arms was a tray of food and water. He did not speak a word to her.

In fact, the Inuzuka was even wondering if he acknowledged her presence. He set the tray on the table and left without a word. Forgive Hana if she didn't jump at either refreshment.

Five minutes passed before the door opened again. Next came a woman...about her age. Her brown hair and onyx eyes reminded Hana faintly of a former friend of hers, but it couldn't possibly have been the case. "Get up. Naruto wants to see you," she ordered.

Hana did not move. Instead, she offered a small growl. That did not seem to do well with the woman.

"I wasn't asking," She said. She grabbed Hana's arm with surprising strength and pulled her out of the bed. Almost immediately, former daughter of the Inuzuka matriarch fell to the floor. Her entire body felt like seasoned gelatin.

"Tch, if it wasn't for you I could be training right now. Even now, you've never changed. Always the person who needed to be dragged along," she growled. She then picked up Hana and dragged her out of the room.

Hana felt slightly dizzy walking as opposed to sitting as she had been. They must have been walking in a hallway because it was dark and there was a sound of echoes from their steps. In addition, Hana could hear some people crying and moaning. From the way it sounded, it seemed like she had been in a dungeon cellar of some sort.

Water dripped from the concrete slabs above down to the floors below. There was possibly an underground sewer system which funneled coming and going water. Where...was she? Hana...couldn't keep her eyes open.

The next time Hana opened her eyes, she was seated in a chair. "Well, I don't know how proud the Inuzuka clan is of its tolerance to foreign antibodies, but you handled yourself really well. The last person I did that to was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Then again, maybe I'm overestimating the Inuzuka. After all, you're body isn't like theirs now is it, Sleeping Beauty?"

Hana glanced up and she noticed Naruto behind a desk. He seemed busy signing some documents that she couldn't see. They were both alone, or so Hana assumed. She had assumed they were alone the last time and now she was here...being talked down to by a boy of Kiba's age. "What...what did you do to me?" She asked.

Naruto didn't answer her question. Instead, he reached underneath his table and pulled out a folder. "You know, I know see where adults are coming from. Children want to grow up so fast. They want the adult life so much, but never do they consider how good they have it...at least for some.

You never got that did you? In fact, most of your childhood was spent in the company of medic nin. It honestly amazes me how you had time to be a kunoichi," he replied.

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