The airy breeze of the Sunday morning grew about Konoha and even Suna. The sun was up but the clouds stormed around it in protest. This day was supposed to be a day of happiness, a day of Joy. For Konoha this was the day of Sakura's sweet return.
Over the years Sasuke left, Sakura had grown. She wasn't the small insecure girl she was before. She was Sakura Haruno, hidden leaf village Kunoichi. No one messed with her. Sakura let Sasuke go. She searched to find him and she did, throughout the previous years when she was still a small girl he had tried to kill her and attacked her and said some horrible things but when she saw him and how he'd 'moved on' with the redhead she had not shed one tear for Sasuke. She had no feelings for him and she proceeded to confront him but all that came out was "Goodbye Sasuke" before she left like the expert kunoichi she was. She spent her years training, healing and became a woman. A smart and bold, beautiful lady. She was no longer the fan girl she was before but a independent woman. She had her own apartment in Konoha and had plenty of money which she had saved. She had saved many lives and done many deeds. Her friendship with Ino began to return. She was no longer the village bud. She was the village's blossom. They looked up to her and they loved her. Her return from her S mission with Ino, Ten-Ten, Neji, Shikamaru and Lee. Naruto would've gone but the Akatsuki were too dangerous for Naruto to interfere with., especially being the Kyuubi container.
"Baa-chan" Naruto said cheerfully.
"Naruto" Tsunade said her voice had a spark to it too.
"Baa-Chan. It's today isn't it?"
"Ah. Yes it is" Tsunade practically sang.
"They should be arriving soon. Naruto why don't you walk with them to my office when they arrive, but remember all details go to me first. "
"Heh. What makes you think that I was going to ask the-"
"Please, Naruto you can't lie to me" she said maintaining her mood.
"He-h. Okay bye!" he shouted running out the door.
'Baa-chan sure is smart. I wonder if she knows about. Better not say it out loud. She can probably read minds to-'
Just as Naruto was left to his thoughts the tips of spiky brown hair came into view.
"SHIKAMARU" Naruto shouted running over to the group cheerfully.
'They were all there; Shikamaru, Ino, Neji, Ten-Ten. Heh. Wait... Where's Sakura?'
"Hey guys! Wow you look tired. Heh. Where's Sakura"
They all glanced at each other anxiously.
"Sakura?" Naruto smiled. "Sakura?" he continued.
"Oh? She must be hiding guys" Naruto smiled sheepishly.
"She always hates when I give her my famous welcome back hugs"
Hehehehee. He thought, this welcome back hug will be huge.
"Sakura... Oh Sakura. Where are you?" he smiled.
Ino hesitated but Shikamaru shook his head "He'll find out sooner or later".
Tsunade continued filing out her paperwork.
All the medical staff were overstressed with Sakura gone off on mission, the medical patients grew. They needed her back more than ever. She gave out a small sigh before turning to the picture of Sakura on her desk. Sakura was like a daughter to her. Nobody could come between them. She smiled sweetly before a knock at the door was heard.
"Come in" Tsunade said resuming her business like attitude.
Shikamaru, Ino, Neji and Ten-Ten piled in. Their faces were grave.
"Mission details" Tsunade said noticing their faces. Something was not right.
Shikamaru sighed.
"Mission complete." He hesitated.
"One Shinobi lost" he said gravely.
"What?" Tsunade said smiling bitterly. What type of joke were they playing at.
"One Shinobi lost" he said a little louder.
"Hahahaahhaahehehehehe" Tsunade had lost it.
"Where's Sakura" she said sounding a little crazy.
"HAHAHAHEHHEAHEH" her expression darkened but she seemed to keep laughing.
"SAKURA'S GONE!" Her voice boomed.
She grabbed the desk in front of her. With her monster strength she hurled it out of the window.
"AHAHAAHAH. THE ONE THING THAT MATTERS TO ME IS GONE"
She aimed a punch at the wall but it stuck to her hand. She pulled it before half of the room was outside.
The door opened to reveal a cheerful Naruto.
"Hey Baa—" Naruto stopped. The room was a mess. Half of the room had no walls and the papers were scattered everywhere. There stood Tsunade, in anger. This was not Tsunade. This was a maniac.
"What's going on?" Naruto said a hint of worry in his voice.
"SAKURA-" Tsunade whispered quietly but deadly.
"SAKURA'S DEAD NARUTO!" Tsunade continued her rampage.
Sakura's dead.
Sakura's dead.
Sakura's dead.
Sakura's dead.
Sakura's dead.
Sakura's dead.
The word's seemed to repeat itself.
His anger rose and he felt like his heart had been ripped out of his chest.
He could feel the fox. He could feel the Kyuubi.
It rose and kept on rushing through his chest.
"Naruto. Are you okay" he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to see Hinata.
His eyes gleamed. Something was different. Those eyes weren't Naruto's eyes. They were the eyes of a monsters.
'SAKURA' it seemed to whisper.
'Get your vengeance on Sakura.'
'Sakura's in heaven now, Naruto. Why don't we pay her a visit'.
'After all she was all you ever had.'
She was all I ever had.
'That's right. All you ever had'
Naruto could feel the verge of death nearing. He wasn't afraid. It meant he got to be with Sakura.
Get to be with Sakura. He could feel her smile and smell her sweet bubblegum coloured hair.
Sakura. So close to Sakura.
He could hear her laughter.
'Avenge Sakura. Let me take control' the Kyuubi was quite pleased with himself.
Screams were heard. Hinata's body lay limp on the floor. The boy was Naruto no more.
Tsunade continued her rampage. Just another life. She hadn't died saving the others sorry lives. She'd died because the Kyuubi had killed her. Sakura was the one who died in honour.
"Hinata" cried a voice that came from the door.
Kiba followed by Akamaru tumbled in. He knelt over her body as tears clung to his cheeks.
"I'll kill you!" he shouted towards the Kyuubi container.
"All she ever thought about was you! She told me everything. While you were out with Miss Pinky, she was here hurt and you never even noticed her you Son of a bitch!" he yelled still sobbing.
Kiba lunged but was hit by one of the Kyuubi's tails, he too collapsed. Akamaru followed.
'Miss Pinky eh? The Kyuubi prodded Naruto'
"A man fights with his team and if he has too- dies with them too. I am ready for that"
Shino lunged and put up quite a fight with the bugs but the Kyuubi merely sent him to his deathbed.
Show no mercy.
Neji and Ten-Ten dragged the bodies outside while preparing back-up shinobi.
Kurenai prepared a gen-jitsu. They were not killing her team, her children without her leaving a mark even if it meant her death. The gen-jitsu was powerful but the Kyuubi could see through it. It took a whip of it's tail and yet another body fell to the ground. It however did not belong to Kurenai, it belonged to Asuma.
"Kur-enai" Asuma said gasping for air. "Save the bab-y".
He smiled gently before adding "I love you" and with that he died. Kurenai sobbed over his body while Shikamaru closed his eyes before adding him to the pile.
"SHIKA INO CHO FORMATION". They prepared the formation.
Ino performed her mind swap jistu with Naruto.
"Hehehahhehhahhehahe" the kyuubi smiled.
"Hey Shika, looks like sleeping beauty ain't gonna wake up" he said pointing to the blonde beauty.
Shikamaru fell to his knees. His mentor had just died. The love of his life had just died. He felt like crying. He grabbed a kunai and with a hand movement stabbed himself.
Goodbye.
Choujii was overwhelmed. No Shika, don't leave me. The kyuubi gave Choujji a large hit and then Choujii to fell to the ground.
Team Asuma no more...
"Byakugan" Neji shouted
Ten-Ten through her various weapons at the Kyuubi.
"Ten-Ten leave" Neji demanded.
"No!"
"LEAVE" he growled.
"Ten-Ten... I love you" he whispered in her ear.
"I won't leave you here Neji, and you know that."
"If I die. Know that I died for you. Please do whatever it takes to get out of here" he said his lips turning into a frown.
Neji took a fatal blow from the Kyuubi.
He fell to the ground his eyes opened and he saw Ten-Ten retreating. He smiled. His life had been worth it.
He was on the verge of death. He felt a hand on his. He turned his head to see Ten-Ten.
"I told you to leave".
"My life would not be worth living without you Neji-san and you know that. I love you" she smiled and they both took a blow from the Kyuubi,.
Bye bye, Neji-Ten.
Rock lee narrowed his eyes dangerously. My teammates are dead. My blossom is dead. Gai is probably dead too. I shall die fighting!
Rock lee performed his roundhouse kick. The kyuubi container caught it before proceeding to twist it. With a punch, Rock lee, Handsome devil of the hidden leaf village was gone.
Kakashi burst in with various Shinobi and Sai.
"I hear ugly's gone." He said without emotion.
Bam. Sai was down and ... dead.
The forces around Kakashi attacked. Tsunade merely continued laughing, before jumping out the window.
Goodbye Baa-Chan
Kakashi felt himself sinking as the forces around him all dropped to the floor.
I have been a failure. Sasuke's evil. Sakura's dead. Naruto's killed nearly all of the village Shinobi.
Failure. Failure. Failure.
The world around him seemed to blur and he heard a voice.
"Kakashi" the voice was of Minato's. 'Kakashi. I'll send you to Sakura. Sakura is dead but she is still between the mortal and immortal worlds."
"Give her this scroll" he handed him an elegant looking scroll. "Send her back to when they were still mere kids. Tell her to make things right, Kakashi. Only she can do it"
Kakashi nodded.
All this pain can be stopped. All this hurt will be reversed.
Konoha can be saved.