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It had been half a day, since Sasuke was captured by his ex-teammates. He was exhausted after fighting Danzo, and the run in with his old team. Which brings us to the present situation. After someone had hit a pressure point on the back of his skull, his world went black. When he woke, he found himself bound with chakra sealing AND draining rope cuffs, which were cutting harshly into his wrists. Not only that, but he was slung over the back of a horse, his face buried in a thick mane. He could feel the presence of someone behind him.

Their body heat warming his back, and their hands, holding the beasts reins, were resting upon his shoulder blades.

Once he made his consciousness known by sitting up a bit straighter, he felt the body behind him go rigid. Sliding their hands away from his back, and coming to rest on either side of his waist, holding the rains in front of him, he studied their hands.

Small, bruised, and slightly shaking. When he moved his head to catch a glimpse of the person's face, a soft voice whispered;

"Don't….."

'Sakura?'

Ignoring her words, he latched his eyes on to hers, glaring. She stared back at him tiredly and sighed. Another voice sounded behind them.

"Wait, lets stop."

As they came to a halt, he looked around at the other Shinobi that surrounded them. Lee, Kiba, Akamaru, and Sai. The later strode up to Sakura, patting her knee, and motioning for her to join him on the ground. Sasuke turned his glare onto his replacement, and curled his lips an a silent snarl. Sai merely smiled before raising a curious eyebrow to Sakura, who shrugged her shoulders. He felt her lean forward, lightly brushing against him, so she could swing her leg behing her, and land on the ground silently. They began walking, but when the animal he was on started to follow, Sakura pivoted towards him, placing a hand on it's nose.

"Wait Sheton."

She then turned her eyes to Sasuke and said.

"Don't try anything, he wont listen to you, so don't even bother."

He stared after her retreating back as she joined her other team mates, a few paces away.

"So now what's the plan boss lady?" Kiba asked. Sakura sighed again. "I'm still thinking.." She replied. Sai turned to her. "What you said to those Anbu when they tried to seize Sasuke, will cause problems… What were you thinking?"

"I got mad! they were being total asses... What was I supposed to do?" She answered, annoyed.

"You could have stood down, and let them do their job." Lee muttered.

"And let them execute him? I couldn't let that happen.." Sakura bit back.

"So what are you going to do? Until Naruto and Kakashi sort out the mess in Konoha, you can't go back… You realize this don't you?" Sai asked her.

"Obviously…" She scoffed before continuing.

"I was thinking about hiding out on my property on the boarder." Sakura said, smiling slightly.

"You have property outside Konoha?!" Lee exclaimed, surprised.

"Yes, I do. I've had it for a while now."

"Where? Why haven't you mentioned it before?" Lee asked again.

"It's private. It's the place I go to when I need time to think." She explained. Sai Gave her a look.

"Sakura, may I speak to you privately for a moment?" Sai asked.

"Okay."

"Oi what's so secretive, that you can't tell the rest of the team?" Kiba yelled as his other two teammates walked back to their prisoner.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at his capturers as they approached him. When they stopped to stand next to him, he ordered;

"Release me.."

Sakura turned to him. "Sorry, that's not happening."

"I wasn't asking. Let me go, now." He said coldly.

"Oh, shush." Sakura told him before turning back to Sai. Sasuke just glared at the back of her head.

"Are you sure no one will find this place of yours?" He asked, eyeing the man who was currently glaring daggers at him and his female companion.

"Positive. It's in the middle of B F nowhere, with a barrier around the perimeter. Plus, only Tsunade and Hinata know of it's existence." She replied.

"I don't like the idea of you being alone with him…" Sai admitted.

This kind of reaction from anyone else would be expected, but for Sai to say it to her, took her off guard.

"I understand…. Say, Sai? Would you like come with us? Maybe stay for a while?" Sakura asked.

"Please." He replied.

"You'll like it there… Well anyways, we should find somewhere we can set up camp."

"Hmm, I think I heard a river towards the east side of the forest." Sai offered.

Sakura nodded, and she called out for the others to follow them.

A.N.

This is another story that has been in my head for a long, long time. Please feel free to point out any spelling mistakes I may have made.

Let me know your thoughts, so I'll know if I should continue posting new chapters of this story, thank you!