Double Edge Blossom
By Hysterical Laughter
Summary: before Orochimaru took over Sasuke's body, Sasuke is taken back to Konoha. Three years after; history repeats and Sasuke goes to Orochimaru… again. And once again, the rescue team is going after him… A war is brewing and everything is not what it seems… May contain slight spoilers…
Rookie Nine: 18 yrs old
Team Gai: 19 yrs old
Warning: lots of character OOC-ness
Prologue:
When Sasuke was successfully taken back to Konoha, he started to go out with Ino much to Sakura's displeasure. Ino seemed to be overjoyed, yet she was also saddened; in her heart she knew that she was not as dedicated to Sasuke, as Sakura was. Sasuke's disappearance did not affect Ino as much as it did Sakura.
Even though Ino was dating Sasuke, Sakura did not hate Ino. Two years into their dating, they got engaged. It seemed that Sakura was not pinning for Sasuke anymore, yet she still did not have a boyfriend, which caused Ino to think otherwise.
Sasuke didn't seem to come back peacefully; as a result he no longer had his sight. But as a result of this, Sakura gave away her sight to him. Her eyes were no longer green but were creamy white. When Sasuke heard that she gave away her sight for him, he refused to even notice her existence, not that he did before.
With or without her sight, she was still underestimated; she despised it, yet she did not show it. Lee no longer pinned after her, he long ago found an interest in Ten-Ten. Naruto also found a love interest in Hinata. When Sasuke did talk to her, it was to tell her that she was 'annoying' and 'weak'.
She wasn't going to ask him for a date, nor was she going to ask him to train her. She was only going to tell him that Naruto was looking for him. She didn't expect him to literally bite her head off.
Three years after retrieving Sasuke, history seems to repeat itself… again. Sasuke's thirst for power grew greater; until one day, he left. Leaving Ino crying at the end of their date, in which he knocked her out at the doorstep of her house.
The next day
"Shikamaru… Neji… Kiba… Naruto… Chouji, Sai and Lee… Ino has informed me that Sasuke is once again, is off for power," informed Tsunade. "Your mission is to bring him back… again. Do not allow Ino to tag along."
"Tsunade-sama, I request that a medic come with us," said Shikamaru.
"Shizune hasn't come back from her honeymoon with Genma… she should be arriving today," said Tsunade, "and the others are inexperienced in the battle field, and will only get in the way…"
"What about Sakura-chan?" asked Naruto, "she's experienced and she's a medic… I've been on one or two missions with her three years ago…"
"It would be good for her to get out of the hospital," thought Tsunade out loud. Then she finally said, "No… I won't allow it… she hasn't been on one or two missions after that. Also, with the long history between Sasuke and Sakura… No… You'll go without a medic, therefore be very careful."
"Hai," they all replied. There was a knock at the door and after a few second Sakura walked in and she walked straight up to the table, without stumbling.
"Sorry for interrupting," said Sakura, "but there's an urgent message from Mid-West Forest, they've spotted six Sound-Nins with a huge container traveling three miles South West of here… they would like to know if you'd like then to pursue them, or to remain in their position."
Tsunade thought for a minute, "Tell them not to pursue… there's a rescue team on their way. Keep their position and return when they see the team."
"Hai," replied Sakura, she turned and left, she didn't seem to have a hard time finding the door. It was as if she wasn't blind at all.
"Leave as soon as possible," said Tsunade to the rescue team. With that they all left to pack their gear.
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