"You're sure this is it."

"Uh-huh."

"Do you know how humiliating it'd be if we showed up at the wrong place?"

"Stop doubting me, it's the address Itachi gave me."

"Will you two shut up for a sec?"

"Hmph... I wasn't being noisy..." Naruto and Sasuke glared at Sakura as she peered through the window of the car they sat in, "yep. There's a navy blue van over there with a single silver strip. Now how do you plan on going in there without getting shot again?"

"Hm." Naruto tapped his chin, "I dunno... Never really thought into it any more than actually getting to the address..."

"Well..." Sasuke's brow twitched with annoyance, "how about you go in, idiot, Sakura and I will wait out here as back-up."

"Uh-uh, I see what you're playing there, you naughty child..." Sakura peered suspiciously at Sasuke, "you will accompany Naruto inside, I'll wait out here as back-up. If you need me, you can reach me easily."

"Tch... What are you nuts? That's not what I meant..." Sasuke turned away.

"Alright, Sasuke. Let's go get Hinata back." Naruto opened the car door and Sasuke followed him out. The two inspected the warehouse, and sure enough, when they peeked inside, they spotted the same dealers.

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"No, a million."

"Don't you think that's a little overpriced?"

"Nah, with those boobs, each one should be worth at least five-hundred thousand. So she should actually be worth more."

"Heh. She's such a prostitute." One of the dealers smirked, "did you see that YouTube video?"

"Who didn't? It's gone so viral, my cousin from Iraq saw it."

"Yeah, I heard she slept with that one yellow-haired douche."

"The kid with the gun? Heh. Figures."

"So a million, then?"

"Yeah, that works."

The dealers concluded as one of them typed something into a small device, then walked up to Hinata, who kneeled on the floor in front of the group, hands tied behind her back and cloth over her mouth. He walked behind her, took her wrist, and pressed the device onto her wrist. When he pressed the button and pulled away, a barcode was printed permanently onto her wrist, "there we go. All set, Pumpkin."

"Hey, while we have her out, we should have some fun with her first."

"Oh should we? Nah, I shouldn't spoil myself."

"Haha, I insist. Go right ahead."

Hinata only bent her head, eyes closed. She didn't cry, she didn't try to fight. She had completely run out of energy and tears to cry. She only thought of Naruto as the dealers walked up to her and picked her up. They made her stand in the center of their circle.

"Should we untie her?"

"Are you stupid, no! Haven't you seen the movies? They fight back if you just release them like that."

"Oh."

"Let's just hurry. We need to bring them all out early tomorrow morning."

"Yeah, okay."

Suddenly, before any of them could do anything, they heard a knock at the door.

"Who the hell could that be?"

One of them shrugged, "beats me. Probably a late customer looking for a good night?"

"Probably. Those guys've been coming in a lot lately. Go get it."

He walked over to the door and opened it, "whaddaya wa... Wait a sec..."

"Hello there... I'm here to see what you have here." Naruto cluelessly smiled.

"It's you! How did... What do you..." The dealer stared with a pale face as Naruto just stood before him smiling.

Naruto suddenly had a mischievous look in his eye, "Sorry about this."

"What the--"

He was cut off when Sasuke jumped in between the two and sent a hard punch to the dealer's face, "one down, four to go." He huffed as he rubbed his knuckles.

"Hey, it's the blonde!" Another dealer shouted, "what'd he do to Garcia?"

"That..." Sasuke gestured to the unconscious dealer on the floor, "that'd be me. Not the idiot."

"Hmph..." Naruto chuckled, "listen. Hinata's mine. You won't be selling her off today."

"Heh. You're right. We won't be selling her today. We're selling her tomorrow." One of the dealers smirked, "get 'em."

Three of the four starting running towards them, but Sasuke and Naruto held them off, and eventually, with a handful of punches, kicks, and armlocks, there was one standing.

"You children. Always getting in the way." The dealer had his head bent, his eyes not visible.

"Now hand her over!" Naruto had fear and terror in his eyes when he saw the weak condition Hinata was in.

"That'll be a no." The dealer smirked evilly.

"Wrong answer."

"You guys are making a huge mistake."

Another painfully recognizable voice spoke as the whole reason for this mess walked out, slowly applauding, "I gotta hand it to you, Naruto. You're so good at fucking up."

"Hidan!!" Naruto gritted his teeth with rage, "You bastard, you should be in prison!"

"Well, the money these guys paid me for the girl, I bailed myself out. It was a win-win." Hidan shrugged, "don't you see, you morons? I planned this whole thing."

"What..." Naruto stared in horror.

"Of course. I even knew you'd leave your chick out there, Sasuke. I brought Sasori and Deidara along, just saying."

"Sakura!!" Sasuke clenched his fists, "Naruto, we need to go."

"But HInata..."

"Tch..." Sasuke squeezed his eyes shut, "damnit!! Hidan! Don't you dare lay a hand on ANY of them! I swear I'll rip you to pieces!"

"Oh yeah, would love to see that." Hidan rolled his eyes, "but guess what? NONE of you are getting outta this one."

"Prove it!"

"Oh yes, I will." Hidan grinned evilly as he snapped. Suddenly, all the doors and windows were locked and sealed shut, "you know, if I were to die, I wanted to die knowing I'd kill you all. You're all just a million pains in my ass." Hidan walked over it Hinata and grabbed her hair, yanking her head back. He laughed and took a deep breath, "mm, you smell that, Hinata? That's the smell of freedom."

Hinata suddenly fell to her knees, grabbed her throat and started coughing.

"Hinata!" Naruto started running to her, but then collapsed too, coughing hysterically, "what... The hell..." He glanced back and saw Sasuke wheezing on the ground as well, "Hidan..."

"You have no idea how happy it makes me to see you like this, Naruto." HIdan laughed, but he was breathless as well, "what if we just sucked out all the air in here?"

"You..." Naruto wheezed, "You'll die, too, Idiot!"

"I know... What a fulfilling death, huh? Knowing that I'm taking you all down with me." He smiled and shut his eyes, "I'll see you all in hell."

"You're a monster! You're... You're insane!!" Naruto yelled between coughs, but clutched his chest as he felt himself suffocating. He glanced at Sasuke who was trying to pry one of the windows open, but they wouldn't budge as he slowly started falling to the ground again. Naruto then looked to Hinata, who was reaching to him, her lips trembling his name.

"Hinata...." Naruto squeezed his eyes shut as everything started to go white.

He, Sasuke, and HInata were just about to pass out until they heard the burst of a gun, the shatter of glass, and the thump of a body falling onto the concrete floor.