This is my first FanFiction ) Hope you like the first chapter. It might be confusing at first, but the next chapter will make it all clear.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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"Get down!"

Screams could be heard throughout out the wooded area. Blurry visions of the bushes and trees enveloped a pink haired ANBU member as she sprinted through the forest. She panted, wincing when cuts were made into her skin by the low branches. She felt like she was going to suffocate. Smoke billowed around the canopy and the aroma of burning wood entwined everyone who was there that night.

"Sakura!"

She heard her name being yelled faintly by the ANBU captain. That must mean he was safe. Shikamaru was being tactless by calling out her name, though he wouldn't know then that by doing that he would save her life. At that exact moment three kunai zipped out through the darkness and buried themselves in the tree behind her. She gasped at the sudden attack as she trembled for her shuriken pack.

"Hn."

Sakura was brought back suddenly, a large shadow coming up in front of her. Her hands were swiftly brought back behind her as the front of her body was crushed onto the tree behind her. Sakura tilted her head to the side so her face wouldn't be planted against the bark. It was a good idea too, because her captor was grinding her deep into the trunk of the tree. She let out a small sound from her throat, but she would not give her captor the satisfaction of seeing her in pain.

"What's your name, girl?" she heard the figure rasp near her ear. He was obviously disguising his voice. She winced behind her ANBU mask at the warm breath that tickled her ear.

"Answer me!" he dug her deeper into the bark and she could feel her wounds opening wider. He growled and swiveled her around, pushing her hands up above her and holding both of her wrists with one hand. Sakura closed her eyes tightly, awaiting a blow.

None came.

She felt her mask being forcibly removed from her face and her hair came undone. She had pinned back her bangs earlier for the mission, but the pins fell to the dirt as her mask was thrown off.

Silence.

She timidly opened her eyes and saw a familiar outline of someone pinning her against the tree.

"Sakura-" she heard her captor whisper. Except this time he did not disguise his voice and she knew with a pang in her heart, exactly who it was.