(A/N - The title sucks i know but i worked hard on the story so i hope you like it, please read and reveiw because it's my first fanfic. thankyou!

Sadly... i don't own Naruto. -cries-)

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Sakura placed the last kunai in her little black pouch before zipping it up and tying it around her hips. She was wearing her usual red dress with black under shorts. She sighed and stared to the calendar, which she'd hung up opposite her bed in her bedroom. She stood up from the bed and stepped up to the calendar. She traced her finger to the date, she sighed, "Today's my birthday and I get sent on a mission." She said ripping the page from the calendar. "Sixteen today." She muttered picking up her backpack. "Sasuke better not waste our time today."

Sakura met Naruto at the front gate, "Are we ok to go?" she asked. Naruto nodded, he was standing straight with a broad smile on his face.

Naruto was now a head and shoulders taller than Sakura, is blonde spikes were the same as they'd always been, Sakura had grown her hair long again, it reached her lower back now. She'd tied it in a high bobble and used her forehead protector as a hair band like she'd always done.

"We're going to bring Sasuke home today!" shouted Naruto on top of his voice. Sakura sighed, "Yeah sure." She replied. Naruto stared at her for a moment. He perked up even more and started going through his pockets, he produced a small pink wrapped box with a big purple bow on it; "Happy birthday Sakura-chan!" he yelled. I smiled slightly and unwrapped the gift. "Naruto…" I said in wonder as I pulled the black choker from the box. It had two pink Sakura flowers hanging off it, one was pink and one was black. "How much did you pay for this?" she asked. Naruto shrugged, "Don't worry about that, do you like it?" Sakura leaped forwards and tightly hugged Naruto, "Thank you!" she said. "At least someone remembers my birthday." She put the chocker on and smiled. The two of them had just passed their Jounin exam. They were both being considered for the ANBU black ops. They were both considered more than skilled enough for the job.

The two of them were walking down the path away from Konoha whilst talking. "I mean after mum and dad went MIA everyone sort of forgot about me. Except you Tsunade-sama and Kakashi, of course." Naruto looked down sadly, "Well, you're not alone Sakura remember that." He said. Sakura smiled, "Thanks."

Hell yeah! That necklace looks awesome on us!Inner me? What do you want? I thought you left. I got lonely; you know it does get lonely being your alternate personality and all. I missed you!Ok just don't be so loud you'll give me a headache! Sorry! I'll shut up… HELL YEAH I'M BACK! SHUT UP! Oh sorry.

"Sakura?" asked Naruto, "You spaced out…" Sakura looked up at him and smiled, "Sorry I just, had a headache." She replied. Naruto nodded slowly, "So do you think Sasuke is coming back? I mean he was spotted a few times near the village so…"

"I wouldn't keep your hopes up." She replied, cutting him off.

Hey I thought you loved Sasuke…Not any more, I'm getting tired of this! If he tries to run away this time… We'll kick his ass! Yeah sure…

"What's up with all of the depression today, it's your birthday remember?"

"Sasuke keeps on trying to kill us remember?" she replied and walked ahead of Naruto. Naruto sighed, "Sakura-chan, cheer up or you'll make me sad." Sakura paused as Naruto carried on walking, "BAKA!" she shouted jumping on his back and pushing him to the ground. They'd made it to a clearing. Sakura had just missed a shuriken flying towards them. She got off Naruto and stayed in a crouching position. Naruto slowly got to his feet. "It's Sasuke." Explained Sakura scanning the area closely. Naruto narrowed his eyes, "SASUKE!" he called.

Could the Baka be any louder? Look who's talking!

Sakura pulled out a kunai, "Naruto shut up!" she hissed. Naruto looked to her and ducked as a flood of shuriken sped towards them. Sakura was blocking them with two kunai and dodging them. Naruto was just dodging them.

Sakura felt a sharp pain to her side. "Damn it!" she said in surprise. It had been years since anyone had even nicked her with a shuriken or kunai. She stumbled backwards. The shuriken had cut through her side; she was bleeding. "Sakura?" questioned Naruto. A shuriken went into his arm. He disappeared in a puff of smoke. Sakura smiled, she jumped into one of the surrounding trees still blocking the shuriken with one kunai and holding her side with her free hand. She paused on the tree branch and healed herself. Sasuke appeared in the clearing. Sakura could sense Naruto nearby. Sasuke turned to look directly at Sakura, "That's a dumb hiding place. You're still useless." he said. Sakura narrowed her eyes, "Who said I was hiding?" she asked jumping from the tree and punching the ground as hard as she could. Sasuke disappeared in a puff of smoke as the force of Sakura's fist sent large pieces of earth into the air.

"Still pathetic." Muttered Sasuke he was leaning against a tree. "Still playing useless games." Replied Sakura. Sasuke raised an eyebrow, "You don't understand…"

"I don't understand what it's like to hate someone because they took everything from you? Is that what you were going to say? I understand fine!" She was angry, very angry.

HELL YEAH, you tell him!

Sasuke huffed, "How could you possibly understand?" Sakura clenched her fists, "My parents were part of the ninja team sent to collect you last year… did you enjoy killing them Sasuke?" Sasuke froze, guilt played across his face slightly.

Naruto jumped in between them, "Sakura!" said Naruto, "Keep your cool, I know you're angry but you're the one that calms me down remember?"

"No wonder her parents died," stated Sasuke, the guilt had disappeared, "If they were nearly as week as you a genin level could have taken them out."

"Sasuke…" said Naruto, obviously shock at Sasuke's venomous words. Sakura pulled out two kunai, one of them she threw at Naruto, it hit him in the back and he disappeared in a puff of smoke, she then threw the other kunai at Sasuke. He also turned into a puff of smoke. Sakura retreated into a good hiding place. She masked her chakra, something she'd learnt from Tsunade.

He's going to pay! You know you're supposed to be all forgiving remember? He doesn't deserve forgiveness. I've been telling you that for years but even I have to admit you're letting anger get the better of us, we'll die if you don't calm down! If I die avenging my parents then it's worth dying for! BAKA! You're going to get your ass kicked, haven't you noticed who you're starting to sound like? The emo king himself. Shut up! I'm nothing like him! You're in denial you've got to snap out of this revenge crap and hurt him, if you paralyse him then you can think of revenge after the fight ok? Fine, but I'm getting revenge after this. Baka! You're not the type.

Sakura looked up, Naruto was next to her, "Cool it!" he hissed at her. Sakura nodded, "Sorry, I'm calm now."

"You promised me you wouldn't try to take revenge, remember?"

"I know; I'm fighting for real now ok? I'll hold my emotions." She whispered looking at the clearing. Naruto nodded, "Shall we summon?" he asked, Sakura nodded. "I've got a plan."

Sasuke sent another clone into the clearing, he sighed when a shadow jumped onto the branch behind him, "God observation skills Naruto, for once you got it right." He said. He stabbed a kunai backwards; Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke. I'll take out the weakest first, Sakura will just get in the way, I'll take her out and than focus on Naruto. He thought. He jumped from the tree and tried to sense Sakura's chakra, ran away huh? He sneered when he couldn't sense her. Suddenly the ground beneath his feet started to shake. Three pairs of hands grasped Sasuke's legs and pulled him into the ground. "What the…" the tree behind him was uprooted and pushed down towards him. Sasuke completed a series of complicated hand seals and spat fire at the tree. The tree burnt to ash before it hit him. Sakura jumped into the clearing and performed a series of hand signals, "Sakura-Kuro: chain blaze!" she called. She disappeared in a flourish of black cherry blossoms. The cherry blossoms filled the entire clearing. Sasuke couldn't see passed the cherry blossoms, and his Sharingen wasn't working well. He felt a blow to the stomach, that must have been Naruto. He thought; a kunai hit him in the stomach. He gasped and coughed. The clones still held him tightly below the ground. The black cherry blossoms disappeared and Sakura was left standing in their place. She tried to throw another three shuriken at him. Sasuke pulled out a sword from his back and block them; he cut the hands away from his feet and stood to stare at Sakura. "You picked up a new jutsu." He observed gesturing to the fallen black cherry blossoms on the ground. "Happy birthday by the way." He gasped when he noticed the blood dripping from Sakura's thumb.

"MAILA!" shouted Sakura jumping into the air. A giant humming bird hovered behind Sakura as she leaped onto it's back. Before Sasuke had time to react a giant fox jumped on him and flattened him beneath his paw. Sakura was running low on chakra, "Sakura?" asked the humming bird, her voice was soft and worried, "I'm fine Maila; I'm just low on chakra."

"Miss Sakura, I'll keep you away from fighting until you're chakra returns." Said the humming bird. "NO!" replied Sakura, "I'll help."

"I'm sorry miss Sakura but master Naruto ordered it." The hummingbird flew off, Sakura tried to jump off but the hummingbird flew so high that Sakura would die from the fall. "Stupid bird!" she said angrily, "Let me down!"

"I am sorry miss Sakura but Master Naruto…"

"Isn't the one who summoned you, I am, now do as I say Maila!" The bird stopped replying.

Sakura sighed, "Fine." She replied. She looked down and noticed that Sasuke had summoned a giant snake. Sakura looked back to the hummingbird and then jumped off her back.

She landed onto the back of the snake and punched its head as hard as she could. The snake went to the floor with a huge ground quaking crash and an up rise of dust. As Sakura was regaining her balance she felt something pierce through her shoulder. She gagged on her breath and then fell forwards.

Naruto landed on the ground easily as the fox disappeared. The snake had caught him by surprise and taken the Kyubi down in one bite. He covered his nose from the dust and then noticed Maila disappear. He frowned then looked back to the snake, it disappeared as well and all that was left was Sakura on her hands and knees. A sword was through her shoulder Sasuke was standing over her, holding the sword in his hands shakily. He removed he blade and Sakura fell forwards. She fell flat out on the ground; her chakra was too low for her to heal herself. "SAKURA!" shouted Naruto. He ran towards her but Sasuke jumped in his way, Sakura's blood was dripping off his sword, "Sasuke…" muttered Naruto. Sasuke's guilt was visible, "She was in the way." He said quietly. Naruto felt anger boil deep in his stomach, a red chakra started to take over his body.