Hiou No Sakura
(Secrets of the Cherry Blossom)
Doesn't the Japanese name just sound so much cooler and less cheesy? There's some major spoilers in here, including the name and possibly the abilities of the Akatsuki Leader, the name and abilities of the (Previously) Unnamed Member, and some references to the training of the two of them. I would recommend that you read about them before you read this.
Prologue
She ran. She ran through the rain as though her life depended on it. It probably did, for her Mother to have sent her away so urgently.
(Flash Back)
"Sakura, you have to get out of here." her Mother said.
"What? Why do I..."
"Don't ask questions. There's no time." She paused, and reached into the pocket of her robe. "Here, take this," she said as she pressed bills with the mark of the Leaf village on them into her daughter's small hands. "Run as fast as you can into the Land of Fire. You remember it right?" She paused, and Sakura nodded her head. "Good. You want to go to the Village Hidden in the Leaves, and stay there. You'll be safe."
"Safe? But, I'm safe here." Sakura said.
"No. Not anymore." her Mother replied sadly. She paused, and then looked to her right, as though she heard something. "There's no more time. You have to go now!" she said, pushing her small daughter through the door.
Sakura stumbled out into the rainy night. She turned back just in time to see the door closing, locking her out. She looked sad, but then remembered that she was supposed to go to the Village of the Leaves. She turned towards her destination, took one last look back, and then left.
(End Flash Back)
She was almost to the Leaf Village.
Just a little bit farther... she kept telling herself. She knew that she couldn't keep going for much longer.
Then, finally, the huge gates of the Leaf Village came into view. She smiled, and tried to go faster. But she was so tired, and she had been running so long, that she could only get a little bit farther before being stopped by a painful stitch.
She winced, but then continued on at a walk. She felt as though she could collapse at any moment. She couldn't let that happen, not after she was so close now!
He was cold. He was wet. Why did he have to get stuck guarding the gate on such a miserable night?! It wasn't like anything was going to happen anyway.
Just then, a bush rustled a little ways ahead. He drew a kunai from his pouch. Me and my big mouth... he thought.
A little girl with pink hair stumbled from the bush, clutching her side. He relaxed a little. It wasn't likely that she was a threat.
The girl collapsed. He gasped. He jumped over to her, and checked her pulse. He exhaled his breath. She was okay.
"Hey! I could use some help over here!" he called to the other guards. They came over, and one of them took her to the hospital, saying that his shift was almost over anyway.
As the guard carried the limp form of Sakura to the hospital, a lone silhouette stared from the distance...
Oooh, very mysterious, isn't it? I wonder what the problem was...
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