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The invasion had finally happened. The village had been preparing for this since the 'Sasuke-retrieval' mission failed. And even though they'd prepared, they were losing.

The Akatsuki and Sasuke had joined forces. Sakura slowly sank to her knees as she watched her home fall around her. Konoha was the only thing left to her, it was her only home. The only thing she protected.

And he was taking it from her.

"So this is what has become of you, Sakura? Still the damsel in distress?"

Her head snapped to the voice, her once beloved, and she forced herself from her knees. He smirked at her attempt to glare.

"But there's no one to save you now. No Naruto, no Kakashi. They're busy fighting for their village. And what are you doing?"

Her hand grew green as she forced her chakra into a scalpel. "Killing you," she said under her breath as she lunged for him.

The battle became a blur, obviously he was holding back. Even in all these years, Sakura was still the weakest. She was always behind Sasuke and Naruto. Raising her kunai, she jabbed at an opening. The blade took purchase in his shoulder, the poison seeping into the wound.

"Heh."

Sasuke disappeared, a log in his place, and reappeared behind her. Delivering a swift kick, she was thrown to the ground, her back screaming in pain.

"You shouldn't fight your demise so strongly, Sakura. It's not as if you'll be alone. Naruto will follow you soon after, along with all of your friends."

Her long pink hair escaped from its tie and cascaded down her back in waves as she pulled herself up. The aura around her was different, somehow, and Sasuke started when she turned her glare to him.

Her eyes had lost their green hue and had become violet.

"How dare you…"

A purple essence, perhaps chakra, swirled around her in patterns, coming to take form behind her. It resembled feathers, almost as if she'd become a peacock.

"After all these years… you see your friends, the ones who have never given up on you, as your enemies?"

The cuts and bruises disappeared from her skin, and he could see old scars healing as well. Sasuke's eyes widened in disbelief, what was this chakra? Could his old teammate have had this ability all along?

"Naruto… Loved you like a brother!"

And then the feathers expanded, numerous feathers spreading around her, some folding around her body in protection and others lashing out at him like a whip. He jumped forward, over the purple chakra, to Sakura, in order to 'nip it in the bud' but he couldn't find an opening. Every time he dodged or counterattacked the feathers, they came back with more.

The feathers seemed to come from every direction, surrounding him. How was his weak ex-teammate able to obtain so much power? This couldn't really be Sakura.

Sasuke's eyes went wide as a feather from behind struck him in the back, piercing into his flesh. He slowly looked down seeing the chakra exit his stomach. He slumped to his knees slowly, gazing up at Sakura in something akin to awe.

"You…" he stammered out, feeling the loss of blood.

The feathers returned to her side, continuing to grow. Her body shook from the power, unable to contain it as it rampaged inside her. She screamed out as Sasuke fell to the ground, and wrapped her arms around herself as if to hold herself together.

All around her was the purple chakra, one strand of it coming to wrap itself around her wrist, branding itself into her skin.

She had to find a way to vent the chakra, get it out and away from her. The damage it was now doing to her was extreme.

Sakura, let me help.

Her inner tugged for the controls and in her effort to get away from the chakra, she gave Inner what she wanted.

And suddenly, she was falling.

I really don't like the beginning, but it's a story I've been working on for awhile now. I decided yesterday that since its Sakura's birthday, I would celebrate with a new story! (...) (..yeah) (this is just the prologue. so it's okay that it's so short.)

I'll probably put up chapter one later today, and update DBRC (Difference Between Real and Cyber) after class today.

Class is in fifteen minutes so I'm off!

NoTOUCHY.