Disclaimer : I do not own Naruto or its characters
Pairing : Akatsuki x Sakura
[ PeinSaku / MadaSakuTobi / SasoSaku / ItaSaku / DeiSaku / KisaSaku / KakuSaku / HidaSaku / KisaSaku / ZetsuSaku ]
Story Summary :
It was just a simple S-class mission - meeting up with the owner of a teahouse shop and getting scrolls for her shissou. Finally the apprentice of the Fifth Hokage, Sakura Haruno gets to go on her first solo mission. What happens when fate takes a turn - she runs into two Akatsuki males who can't stop groping her then she gets kidnapped by them, worse she gets trap in a room full of delicious looking men who just won't leave her alone and lasty she's forced to stay with them until a certain Uchiha's eyes are healed. Can out feisty heroine handle these lovesick fools who won't stop at nothing until they get her?
Note : This is my first time writing fanfiction. I'm trying my best to improve my writing and other things. Recently, I've done a few edits here and there. Anyways, enjoy reading :)
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The pink haired ANBU gritted her teeth.
"I do not mean any disrespect, Tsunade-sama. I can handle this mission alone."
Her mentor, Tsunade Senju had a worried look as she laced her hands together.
"I know your abilities, Sakura. But is this worth taking the risk?"
xSakuraWings © 2011
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PROLOGUE
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Another day.
Another hope.
Another ambition.
Another faithful tale.
Another romance story.
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"It's such a nice day!"
'CHA! Nice day to do some manfishing!'
Inner Sakura started pumping her fists and punching the thin air, shouting encouragements to Sakura. The only thing Sakura could do in response was to roll her eyes mentally back to her Inner personality. Ignoring her other self, the pinkette kept walking and stretched her hands. She flexed her muscles, enjoying the cracking and popping sounds of her joints. Hiding a muffled yawn behind her hand, she kicked the invisible dust off the ground with her knee-length boots. Yeah, Sakura Haruno was enjoying her peaceful morning of Konoha.
A rush of wind suddenly came from the west. The trees started to rustle and the cherry blossoms started to fall from the tree and flew all around the cherry blossom fields. A pink petal danced playfully in the wind, floating left and right being pushed back and forth by the gentle wind. It flew passed the cherry blossoms field to the outside of the streets where little children played and right into the face of a girl with cherry blossom hair.
"Eeep!" The girl exclaimed. "A cherry blossom?" She wiggled her nose and picked the pink petal off her face. Sakura examined it for a while before smiling to herself in amusement and then giggling before letting go of the small petal. Pushing more power to her feet, she dashed forward the rising sun leaving the pink petal to be blown off by the wind again.
As she picked up her pace, she felt the cool air hitting on her body. The more faster she moved, the more her short pink hair danced and flew around her face. So caught up with the joy of running and forgetting about her worries, her work, her friends, her family - everything for a moment, Sakura wasn't the least bothered that choppy pink strands hit the side of her cheeks and blocked her view. All she cared right now was this very moment. She knew she was still smiling like an idiot.
Still, Sakura didn't feel any bit like an idiot.
She was contented.
With her life.
Everything.
And nothing will change her life.
At least, she thought so.
Five years later . .
She glanced up to the deep blue sky, admiring the breathtaking view of the fluffy clouds and the sunshine. Without realising, she released a sigh. Thankful that her village was safe and sound.
Sakura Haruno was at the budding age of seventeen. Compared to her younger self she is now much more grown up and stronger. She is the apprentice of the Tsunade-sama, the Fifth Hokage or also known as the Slug Princess. During their intense training sessions, Sakura's strength and ninja skills have increased greatly to the point that even she could rival her mentor, Tsunade.
The medic nin is also stunningly beautiful with her bright and innocent emerald orbs and her most striking aspect, the exotic pink hair. Who else in the ninja world had pink hair? It was so rare indeed. She had grown into more of a woman as time passed by - her body is muscled, well-toned but not too bulky, just the right size and she was curvier than she was five years ago. Her huge forehead wasn't that obvious anymore, her fringe had covered her flaw perfectly. And yet, Sakura felt as though a part of her was missing when she hid her oversized forehead.
'It's not that huge.'
'It's freaking big and MONSTROUS! Even bigger than -'
She ignored her Inner again.
Most of the male population of Konoha were attracted to the gorgeous pink haired medic. She was Konoha's top medic, the apprentice of the Great Slug Princess herself, she was pretty, funny, witty and compassionate. Who wouldn't like her? Who wouldn't love her? Sakura was one of those kunoichis who had good reputation and good social skills. She was the total opposite of her best friend, Ino Yamanaka. The Yamanaka heiress, the sexy and seducing blonde beauty. Maybe, Ino's boy seducing skills were rubbing off on her. In other words, she was really getting too much attention from the opposite sex.
It annoyed and pleased her to no end. One day when Kakashi sensei tried flirting, FLIRTING with her during their sparring session, Sakura's eyebrow almost came off being raised so high up. The White Fang's son asked her out for dinner and she did accept, just because Kakashi was her teacher during the genin days and she didn't want him to think that she was rude. It wasn't just the silver haired nin, there were a lot more of others who tried to pick her up. She didn't missed the hungry looks or whistles that Genma gave her when she passed by. The gate guards, Izumo and Kotetsu brought her flowers during Valentine's. Once again, Sakura accepted the presents due to her kind heart.
"Men." Sakura spat out in disgust, recalling back those foolish and silly attempts of a male in her village who tried to ask her out on a date and failed miserably. What was his name again - Haru? Maru? Karu? Whoever, whatever the guy's name was, Sakura was determined to get him out of her head. That was another one of her horrible past events. She didn't want that to happen again.
"Luckily, Naruto and Sasuke are always there," Her mouth twitched up to a small smile. But when a certain memory came back to her, the smile disappeared and a frown appeared.
It was when Ino set her up with one of her playdates. Said something like it's time for Sakura to get a real boyfriend. Well, the date was incredibly boring until her over protective team mates barged in. She remembered Naruto threatening the poor guy not to go near her or face the consequences if he feared for his manhood. Sasuke was practically more worse than Naruto, giving the poor guy death glares saying - don't go near her or I'll shove a chidori into your ass!
Even Sai curtly said, "Hag's too dangerous for you. She might cut off your-" Sakura wondered if Sai was always this naïve or he was doing this to get her mad at him. None the less, she controlled herself from pummeling him under the ground. A broken nose was the smallest injury she could give him.
'Hmph. That'll teach him not to call me Hag!'
Afterall, this is her family, her Team Seven and she loved them dearly. She would do anything to protect them, anything.
Even if it means sacrificing herself to do it, she would protect them. No one, no one will be allowed to harm them. Just thinking of her family getting hurt made her heart clench and her blood boiled. Sakura bit back a growl.
She was no longer the weak little girl who couldn't even use a kunai properly to defend herself. The little Sakura Haruno who was used to having people protect her and shielding her was just a mirror of her pathetic past. Five years ago, she trembled whenever she was facing the enemy. Now, she stood with confidence and dignity to fight them off. Five years ago, she would let her team mates take a hit for her. Now, she was the one hitting her enemy's face with those ferocious fists of hers. Five years ago, she couldn't even heal a cut properly without wavering her chakra. Now, she could stitch up a bloody wound on the shoulder in less than a minute.
Five years ago, she was Sakura Haruno. The nobody, the one who hid behind the shadows' of her strong team mates, the one from a civillian family, the one who didn't have any special bloodlines, the one who didn't have any ounce of confidence and strength.
Not anymore. This is the Sakura Haruno, the apprentice of the legendary Slug Princess, the one who could break a rock ten times her size, the healer and fighter of Team Seven, the Deadly Cherry Blossom of Konoha. And this Sakura Haruno have enough confidence and strength that could bring down an entire village.
"I will protect them."
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The Fifth Hokage was building castles in the air again. The truth was she might not be the most serious and hardworking Hokage like her grandfather. She was just Tsunade Senju, the granddaughter of Harashima Senju, the founder of Konoha and the first Hokage. She always enjoyed her life with grambling and drinking alcohol and drinking more alcohol.
Life is a gamble.
No matter what, she would always do the best for Konoha, for her village and for her people. The paperwork beside her hand was making her life miserable. Tsunade could feel a headache coming. At these times, she wished she had sake. Where is her loyal advisor, Shizune when she needed her the most? Where is her sake? Oh, sake.
There was a powerful chakra outside her office. Tsunade recognised the friendly feel of the chakra and knowing that it meant no harm, she relaxed her shoulders visibly. There was a knock at the door. Then, three more swift knocks. Louder than the first one. Tsunade frowned at the person's impatience. The busty blonde straightened her composure and fixed her robes.
"Enter!" Her loud booming voice echoed around her office.
The figure entered quietly and closed the door behind her with a soft creak sound. Tsunade saw a streak of pink and didn't have to guess that she was her prized apprentice. With that striking pink hair of hers, she wouldn't go anywhere unnoticed. How can she even hide herself in the shadows if there were enemies hunting for her? The pink was so flashy, like a neon sign. Silently, Tsunade realised that her hair did match well with those brilliant emerald orbs of hers. But she'll never tell that to Sakura. Never.
She knew that her apprentice has good steatlh skills, but that doesn't mean Tsunade should stop convincing her to dye her pink hair to black or brown. All thoughts of Sakura's pink hair flew out the window when the pink haired girl turned to face her mentor.
"Tsunade-shissou!" Sakura greeted with a cheeky smile on her face.
Something must be up, Tsunade noted this. She decided to play along. "What is it, Sakura? It's rare for you to come here," she smirked, a devilish plan came to her mind. "Unless you're here to do my paperwork for me." Her left hand pat the stack of paperwork beside her desk. The tall, looming papers. The horror.
Sakura shook her head and her smile became wider. "Not my case, shissou."
Tsunade's hand crossed against her chest and she mumbled, "Insolent apprentice of mine." Actually, she was just kidding. If she wanted any help with her paperwork, she could always blackmail Shizune into doing it for her. Her mumbles must have been heard by her apprentice because soft giggles were heard.
"Sorry, Tsunade-shissou. Those papers are quite scary looking."
"True, they do bite."
Sakura giggled more.
"Well, well. Care to tell me why you're here then?"
"I have a request actually and I hope you'll take it seriously."
The Slug Princess could not help but raise her eyebrow at the quiet Sakura after hearing that. It was very seldom for Sakura to ask something from her. And a request. Tsunade laced her hands together and asked in a very business-like manner to the pinkette. "State your request. I will see if it is worth taking seriously for." Her hard honey orbs gazed into her apprentice's steel emerald ones.
A few seconds passed and none of the both spoke until Sakura opened her mouth "Is there any solo missions available?" She paused to rephrased her sentence, her voice a tone lower. "I want to request for a solo mission, Tsunade-sama." Her emerald orbs once again shone with determination. Sakura stood straight like a ninja ready for duty.
Instantly, Tsunade knew she could not say no to her. There slightest change in Sakura's tone and Tsunade caught it. "Mission?" The Fifth Hokage inquired. "Very well, I do have a mission for you." The blonde ducked under her table to pull the drawer, then she got back up with an old document in her grasp. Swiftly, she skimmed through the contents of the document. Then, her eyes made contact with Sakura's, her gaze deciding and calculating.
"Tsunade-sama?"
"There is a mission left, Sakura. Would you like to take it?"
"Of course."
"I need someone cross over the Fire Country and get my scrolls from a friend of mine. Actually, an old friend." Tsunade's eyebrows scrunched up together.
The pinkette nodded before raising a pink eyebrow. "Who?"
"Details for the mission will be sent to you tomorrow by my ANBU. Is that clear?"
Sakura nodded once more.
"Good, I will assign a partner for you. You can leave tomorrow with him."
Sakura's facial expression changed from glad to annoyed. "Shissou, I thought we agreed for me to go alone on this mission. Why assign a partner for me?," Sakura said trying to keep her tone firm. She fisted her hand to the side. Then, it came crashing down on her. Did her mentor think she is not good enough? Can't even handle a simple mission?
A voice in her head teased. 'They all think you're weak.'
'No. I'm not.'
Her inner self laughed softly. 'Then, prove it.' The voice said. 'You're not.'
"I'm not weak. I will never be weak again."
Tsunade was amused to see her prized apprentice arguing with herself. As much as she loved Sakura like her very own daughter, seeing her talking to some voice in her head wasn't quite normal. The Hokage faked a cough that seemed to catch Sakura's attention. The pinkette's head jolted up and she was greeted by her mentor's stare.
With more determination shining in her eyes, Sakura said, "With all due to respect, Hokage-sama, I'm not the weak girl I used to be. I can handle this mission alone." Her voice went low and she spat out, "I don't need a freaking partner." I think I'll kill him off and feed him to sharks first before he steps out of Konoha.
"If that's what you want, Sakura." Tsunade frowned. She looked like she was thinking deeply again. Finally, she took a deep breath and exhaled. "Very well." The blonde turned around and raised her hand indicating for Sakura to leave her office. "You may leave now."
At that moment, Sakura felt like she had just been pranked or worse- like Lee had confessed his undying love for her, striking 'his nice-guy pose.' Ew? She shook those thoughts off. Joy flickered in her emerald orbs.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama." Sakura was still smiling when she closed the door. "I knew you cared shissou," she whispered.
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Tsunade's lips curved up a bit. Her Sakura was not only the best healer among all the ninjas, she was also a strong kunochi and one of the ANBU ranks.
But then, Tsunade was worried. Reports from her ANBU spies came in recently about spotting the Akatsuki somewhere near the Fire Country border. How could she not be worried? The Akatsuki is well-known for their ruthless members and cold-blooded murderers. She hoped that Sakura would not run into any of them during her mission. She could think of many reasons why the Akatsuki would want her apprentice. And none of those reasons were beneficial for Sakura or herself or Konoha except for the Akatsuki themselves.
Becareful, Sakura.
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Deidara groaned loudly clutching his bloodied hand. He never knew this would hurt that much. He remembered Kakuzu telling him a few seconds ago that he couldn't fix it. Damn it, he cursed mentally.
The Jashinist looked at the blonde and sneered, "Stupid bitch. If you were a Jashin worshipper you wouldn't be suffering."
"Hidan, shut the fuck up, un."
"Fuck you, pansy!"
"White haired freak!"
"Blonde sissy!"
"Both of you be quiet or else I'll rip your hearts out."
The two males zipped their mouths shut, fearing that the stitched male might really use his tendrils to rip their hearts out. Kakuzu did have eight beating hearts inside his body. It wasn't a problem if he wanted two more extras.
Deidara had gotten his arm almost ripped off again. Last time, it was during his fight with the Uchiha bratty Sasuke. And now, a ninja somewhere near the Fire Country had almost torn his arm out during their fight.
Itachi as usual, was standing at the corner of the room. He was as silent as the shadows and as calm as the sea, However, that was just all a facade he put up for the sake of hiding his worries. The Uchiha turned to face the Akatsuki Leader who stood beside him. His face portrayed no emotions as he spoke in a monotone, "Leader-sama, I think we need a medic."
Hiding in the shadows, a man with fiery orange hair came out. His silver piercings glowed brightly in the light contrasting with his cool blue ringed orbs. Pein was no fool and he knew that Kakuzu could not fix this. The leader casted a look at Deidara and then back to Itachi. Compared to Deidara, he knew Itachi wasn't fairing thatwell either. Every time he uses Sharingan, his eyes would risk turning blind and Pein was very sure his eyesight now was bad and soon if not treated they will be of no use.
They really need a medic.
And who would be their medic?
Someone with a good healing skills and efficient chakra control.
Someone who could rival the Legendary Slug Princess.
Someone who would do so willingly, with a little black mailing.
And who would that be?
Pein's orbs sparkled, the wheels inside his head turning.
It wouldn't be anyone else.
Except for Tsunade's little protege, Sakura Haruno.
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