AN: Hiya peeps! This is my first ever proper Naruto FF (I say proper, because my real first was an English assessment and I wanted to see if it was ok), so please be nice.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, I only own the story idea.

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'Thoughts'

'Inner Sakura'

Flashback/ Dream

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Sakura POV

I ran as fast as my legs could take me; I had to keep going. I spared a glance behind me- they were still on my tail.

Flashback…

Sakura was returning from a mission in Suna, she was about an hour away from Kohona. She couldn't wait until she got home- she was cold, tired, dirty and hungry. Thoughts of having a nice, hot shower then curling up in her warm bed back in her small apartment whizzed through her mind. A sudden flash of black and red snapped her out of her thoughts. She raised her guard, but carried on with her journey, none the less. The high pitched whistle of a kunai splitting the air pricked at her ears. She made sure to skip the next branch, so that she started plummeting towards the ground. She weaved her body through the branches. Being sure not to touch one as she continuously gained speed.

'It came from over there...'

She turned towards the east and threw a couple of shuriken of her own. She was then rewarded with the sound of her attackers' voices.

"Dammit!" the first voice cursed loudly.

"Good going, Hidan. Now she knows that we're following her." a second voice screamed.

"I think she already knew we were following her, un." a third voice pointed out.

"I agree with the brat." a fourth voice sided with the third.

"Just shut up already, guys! She might be listening in." yet another voice joined in the conversation.

"Does it even bloody matter now, Fish-stick?" the first voice, or Hidan as the second voice called him, yelled.

Sakura took this as an opportunity to strike; as she was falling, she pushed chakra into her fist, once close enough to the ground she punched the earth and created a crater. Then, she pushed more chakra into her legs as she jumped high into the trees- she then started to spin while flying through the air. Once she had gained enough speed, she reached for several kunai and shuriken, before throwing them in random directions. There was a rustle in trees above her along with some more curses. Then a clay bird came flying towards her. She hopped over it, but didn't get out of range of the explosion that followed. The impact sent Sakura flying towards a cliff face to the west. Out of nowhere a string of thread shot out to her and wrapped itself around her ankle. Just before she collided with the cliff face, the thread yanked on her ankle sending her back in the direction that she just came from.

"Deidara, you baka, where not supposed to kill her; just kidnap her." the second voice screamed.

"Well, now she definitely knows where we are." stated a fifth, and rather stotic voice.

"Can it Uchiha!" the first voice, formally known as Hidan screeched.

The thread let go of Sakura's ankle, but was soon replaced by chakra strings. The strings started pulling her towards her arguing attackers.

'Just my luck to get kidnapped by the damn Akatsuki.' thought Sakura

'I can't say I don't agree with you there.' agreed her Inner.

She was now face to face with her attackers, whom she could now confirm were Uchiha Itachi, Hoshgaki Kisame, Iwa no Deidara. Akatsuna no Sasori, Hidan and Kakuzu. Being the Hokage's student helps sometimes, and she was glad that Tsunade made the sort out all of the files when she was drunk.

'Oi! Scythe at 3 o'clock and bomb spider at 9 o'clock.' Inner warned her.

She flipped up on to the branch above to dodge the scythe, then pushed chakra into her feet as she bounded high into the sky; merely missing the impact of the bombs explosion.

'Thanks.'

'No prob.' Inner shrugged.

Some movement in the bushes below her, pulled her back into reality. Sakura raised her guard, and was right to too- the black threads and some chakra strings flew towards her. She dodged them, before pouncing onto the branch next to her and running as fast as she could in he direction towards the Hidden Leaf.

... Back to the present

I ran as fast as my legs would take me, occasionally having to dodge on coming kunai and shuriken along with the threads, chakra strings and bombs. I glanced over my shoulder again- still hot on my tail. I snapped my head back the right way as I heard a loud cocky laugh.

"We've gotcha now." Hidan swung his scythe at me; I dodged and punched the branch he was standing on, which broke off due to the impact of my fist.

"Ooooh, someone's feisty!" Kisame pointed out.

"Zip it, Fish Face!" I retorted, earning a laugh from the blonde and the Jashinist. Kisame's face flushed purple in anger.

I glanced at the five S-ranked criminals in front of m- Wait a minute! Five? There were six before? So, who's missing…?

'Hidan, Kakuzu, Sasori, Deidara, Kisame…'

'Itachi!'

I span around to meet swirling blood red sharingan eyes. I my eyelids started to get heavy; and I fought against myself, not wanting to fail my mission and against them.

'There's no point fighting it, you know you're gonna lose, anyway.'

'No! I won't- I refuse to lose to these… these …scoundrels!'

'Sorry to break it to you, honey, but you already have.'

I didn't say anything after that; I knew Inner was right- I jut didn't want to admit it. I felt my legs buckle underneath me and the wind rushing past my face. Suddenly, I couldn't feel the wind running it's fingers through my hair any more; instead warm arms were wrapped around me.

"Well, ain't this just swell." I muttered, and although I didn't ask for one I got a reply.

"Hn." So, it was the Uchiha. I understood what that grunt meant- after all, his brother was on my team for a while. He was telling me to shut up and sleep.

"Can it, Uchiha." I mumbled, giving into the darkness as my eye closed, but not before I saw a smirk on Itachi's lips.

Why must this happen to me?

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And there you have it! My first chapter! I hope you liked it. So, please review & tell me what you think. Thanks. Until next time, my little cherubs! :)