Author's Note: Ok, so changed since I last logged on, and it won't allow me to recover my password, since I kind of forgot it. ; So, new fanfic, new account. Well I'm back with a new fanfic!! I recently got into Naruto, like I'm seriously am obsessed. And I felt like doing a fanfic where Sakura became an Akatsuki. Those stories end up being really good. This most likely will be rated M for violence, language, MAYBE some lime/lemon, don't get ur hopes up.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, that belongs to the great Kisimoto-sensi
Pairings: Mostly SasuSaku, might add in a little more of other couples
Summary: Two and a half years after seeing Sasuke again and not being able to bring him back Sakura is angry at herself for not getting stronger, so she trains everyday, and decides to join the Akatsuki to get stronger, how will Sasuke react when he sees her. Especially when she's partnered up with Itachi?!
WARNING!! SPOILERS FOR SHIPPUDEN!!! A.K.A Naruto vol. 34
Cunning word, a single sentence
To restore her heart
Aching since the day he left her
Crossing lonely seas
Chapter 1: Too weak
"It's been two months and I'm still not strong enough!" the cherry blossom haired kunoichi mumbled under her breath, looking at all of the craters, and destroyed trees that surround her "It's not enough dammit! I need to get strong, I need to prove to everyone that I'm NOT SOME WEAK LITTLE BABY!!!" She yelled punching a tree with all her force, not even bothering to apply chakra to the punch, she silently watched as the tree fell, remembering her encounter with Sasuke two months ago, it seemed just like yesterday when she replayed it in her mind.
Flashback
Sakura's POV
When I see Sai standing in the middle of what looked like it used to be a bedroom I ran after him and grabbed his throat.
"YOU WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU AFTER?! HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU PLAN TO STAB US IN THE BACK BEFORE YOU'RE HA…" I couldn't finish, because I was interrupted by a voice I never thought I'd ever hear again.
"Ah, is it Sakura..?"
I froze, shocked, not exactly sure how to react, I slowly turned my head.
'….That voice…' is the only thing running through my mind when I look up and I see him, his face hasn't changed, but he grew taller, his muscles more defined, and he was wearing an open white shirt, which showed off his chest and the top of his six pack, he had on dark blue pants that were lighter than his hair, and they were held together by purple rope, he also had a katana as long as my arm, sheathed, hanging from the purple rope, and his expression was a mix of pissed off and annoyed.
"Sasuke…-kun…" I said, not believing what my eyes were showing me, I was so shocked that I didn't even notice Naruto run up to where I was and joined me at staring at Sasuke. We all just stood there in silence for what seemed like hours, but in reality, it was only seconds, and I hated reality at this point. The silence was broken by Naruto.
"…Sasuke…" he said in a low voice which snapped me out of my daze, since I've never heard Naruto speak so quietly and seriously.
"Naruto…? So you came too…Does that mean that Kakashi's here as well?" Sasuke asked in that low, monotone voice of his
I remember Yamato-san saying something, but I was still in shock to hear what he'd said, I only snapped out of my daze when I saw Sai holding his sword in front of him, like he was going to fight Sasuke which made me yell out
"SAI! I KNEW IT!!"
I watched as Naruto and Yamato-san looked at Sai as he held his sword towards Sasuke, Sasuke stood there emotionless, not even acknowledging him.
"So he's my replacement then, is he?...He was spouting some kind of nonsense about protecting the bonds between Naruto and me….one more pansy for the group, quite the fit I'm sure," He said, still emotionless, that last line sent memories reeling back at me, at how I was always bullied when I was little because I was always weak, but I shook that off, and instead processed what Sasuke has said which baffled me
"…Huh?" I asked confused
"It is true, my top-secret mission was indeed the assassination of Sasuke…but those orders don't matter anymore, now I want to think and act for myself...because of Naruto-kun, I feel like I might be able to remember something…remember how I used to feel…something which I can't help but feeling was very important to me." Sai replied to Sasuke with the same emotionless stare that he was receiving before, as Sasuke looked down, with some understanding and longing, but then he completely wiped the emotion away before I could see if it was real or not
"I may not know you all that well…but there's a reason why Naruto-kun and Sakura-san chase after you with so much passion…in order to prevent their bonds with you from breaking…in order to keep them intact, they're doing everything they can, I still don't have a very good understanding of it myself, but you Sasuke-kun, you should know why," Sai said, making me and Naruto look at him in appreciation
"Sure I did know, and that's why I severed them…" Sasuke replied shocking Naruto and I "I have other bonds I carry," Sasuke said in a monotone voice, as I looked up at him hurt, while Naruto looks up at him in anger, Sai looking up at him in confusion, Yamato-san just looked at him blankly.
"Fraternal bonds forged through hate. Having too many bonds causes one to lose focus, weakening their strongest wish, their greatest desire."
"…If that's true…" Naruto replied, a hurt emotion going through his face "If that's true, then why.." Naruto asked a pained expression on his face, as if he was going through painful memories "WHY DIDN'T YOU KILL ME BACK THEN!? IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL SEVERING BONDS!? SASUKE!!" Naruto yelled with anger running all over his face
"Naruto…" I whispered, feeling pity for him and sadness
"…The reason is simple…and it isn't that I was never able to sever my bonds with you…I simply don't want to give him the pleasure of seeing me obtain power by submitting to his plans," Sasuke coolly said, showing no emotion whatsoever
"What do you mean by that!?" Naruto asked
"There's no need for me to tell you…Still the one thing I can say to you…is that back then…I chose to spare your life on nothing more than a whim of mine…" Sasuke replied shocking all of us as he appeared in front of Naruto in the blink of an eye
'When did he…?" I thought, amazed at how fast he's become in such a short period of time
"…Come to think of it, isn't being Hokage a dream of yours…?" Sasuke asked, his left arm wrapped around Naruto "If you had the time to go around looking for me, you would have been better off training…don't you think…Naruto?
"…S…Sasuke-kun…!" I said with worry, trying to make sure the two don't start to fight
"And that's why this time…" Sasuke whispered into Naruto's ear, ignoring me "You're going to end up losing your life all at a whim of mine." Sasuke whispered unsheathing his sword
"…Like there's any chance someone who can't save a friend could become Hokage. Don't you think?…Sasuke." Naruto said without any emotion as Sasuke fully unsheathed his sword.
"Pff…" Sasuke answered, diving his sword to Naruto's back, shocking all of us thinking that he was going to kill Naruto. I remember that they were just standing there, not really doing anything. Then Sai stopped Sasuke, "Your choice of defense…quite correct," Sasuke said to Sai, which allowed Naruto to flip over his arm, and out of Sasuke's grasp.
That's when the fight began, when Sasuke showed us his new and improve Chidori Nagashi (Chidori Discharge) 'Chidori, coming out of his entire body…!' I thought amazed when he made Sai and Naruto fly away from him. I suddenly remembered that I promised both Naruto and myself that I would fight this time 'Next time I'm going to help too!' so I ran towards Sasuke yelling at him "SASUKE-KUN…I'M GOING TO STOP YOU WITH MY OWN POWER!" I saw that his blade became filled with electricity, but before I could even do anything Yamato-san jumped in front of me and attacked Sasuke instead.
"Your choice of defense…quite the mistake," Sasuke smugly said stabbing Yamato-san and colliding him into a rock.
"YAMATO TAICHOU!!" I yelled, in both concern and anger, anger that he would get in the way of MY fight. Sasuke was explaining what his blade did to Yamato, but I was too angry to listen. 'So am I that weak that everybody always has to protect me!?' I thought clenching my fists. Then, when I come back to reality, Sasuke is back at the top of the crater with Orochimaru, and they both disappear.
End Flashback
'Yeah I remember that, I couldn't even move, I'm just so goddamn weak!!!' Sakura thought as she applied chakra to her fist and punched a nearby boulder to little pieces.
"I see you're still here," a voice said making Sakura turn around and holding a kunai up to the voice's throat, it took her a few seconds to make out Kakashi's face that was lit up by the moonlight, so she lowered her kunai and turned away, not wanting to face him
"Yeah, so what? I'm old enough to be out by myself training at night, not like my parents would care anyway.," she shrugged looking up at the full moon, remembering that it was the same when Sasuke left, and she offered to go with him and help him defeat Itachi, only to be rejected and knocked out.
"Yes, I understand that you're old enough, but training non stop and not sparing time for food or rest isn't the best decision to make if you want to bring Sasuke back," Kakashi stated looking at his student with concern, he had grown to love Sakura as if she was a daughter and seeing her in this state hurted him, knowing he could do nothing about it.
"I have to train non-stop!! I'm not special or strong like Naruto or Sasuke, and I don't always have teachers teaching me all these things, so I have to learn to do things on my own, now leave me alone, I need to train some more!" Sakura snapped at Kakashi, as she applied chakra to her fist and punching the ground making wind and fire flow around her body as Kakashi watched in both shock and amazement, at the flames licking the ground and the wind rushing around her making her hair go in different directions
'I see that she was able to use both physical and spatial recomposition, and she has two very powerful elements, Sakura has truly grown stronger to release two at once, not even Naruto has released his other, all he can release is wind.' Kakashi thought in amazement in shock.
"I found out about the elements from some scrolls, Tsunade-sama's too busy with being the Hokage that she just gives me scrolls to teach me, I don't have the comfort of having a teacher show me the right way like Sasuke and Naruto has, now leave, I don't want to waste my chakra on healing you when I could save it and use it to train," Sakura coldly said never once looking at Kakashi, when she sensed that he left, she continued training, blinking back angry tears whenever she thought at how everyone always noticed Sasuke and Naruto and all of their attention on them, when no one even noticed her.
TBC
AN: There's chapter one, the flashback is from Naruto vol.34, look it up. And the quote from the beginning is from a song called Elegy (meaning a mournful or reflective poem) by Leaves' Eyes. They're a great band u gotta listen to them!!! This was over four pages long, so I'm proud of myself, I never really wrote long things before, the more reviews I get the longer the next chapter will be. 3
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