Sorry, I haven't updated in FOREVER. Major writers block :$ But with being home monday-friday I will try and update. For now, i'll be editing the chapters a little.3
I don't own Naruto. Never will. And this is the only time i'm saying this.
Drip.
Drip.
"Tsunade-sama, that's the 5th one found dead this week."
Silence.
"They all seem to rage between the ages sixteen through nineteen.."
'The rookie 9…' the blonde woman sat down in her chair, eyes filled with worry.
"In the hidden leaf village there are now very few ninjas between those ages…"
'Don't you dare finish that sentence..'
"And the only ones left are the rookie 9."
The leader sighed.
"Anything else?"
"They appear to be all Kunoichi."
'Shit.'
"Summon the rookie nine here..."
Her breathing quickened.
"Now."
His hands gently cup her checks.
"Sakura-chan!"
His face was quickly lowering, now just centimeters away from her face.
"Sakura-channn!"
Her eyes close and she feels his warm breath on her lips just about to tou-
"SAKURA-CHAN!"
"H-huh?" The pinkette jumped slightly at the loud voice of her teammate calling her name.
"Sakura-chan I was calling you for like, an hour! I was gonna ask you if you wanna get some ramen!"
She looks around her to notice all her teammates looking at her. Naruto with one of those grins that go past his ears, Kakashi who had his eyebrow raised slightly and Sasuke with an annoyed look in his eyes.
She opened her mouth, about to answer when suddenly an anbu appeared in front of her.
"Team 7, you have to report to the Hokages office immediately." The man in the bear mask spoke, quickly sprinting off.
"Lets go." Kakashi said and closed his book running off with team 7 close behind.
They team burst though the door to find the rest of the rookie nine present.
Confusion was visible in everyone eyes.
"Tsunada-sama what's going on?" Sakura spoke up though the awkward silence.
The busted blonde woman sighed, worry filled in her eyes.
"Lately there's been a lot of deaths to many of the Kunoichi of Kohona, all of them being around your age limit."
She sighed, taking a huge sip of her sake, continuing, "And you four are the last ones left." She said finally, eye staring intensely into the now half-empty bottle.
Eyes widened all around.
"T-the last ones left…?" Ino asked starting to tremble.
"W-what happened to t-the o-others..?" The pink haired medic-nin asked shortly after. She was afraid of the answer.
The blonde sighed taking another huge sip of her sake and pulling out a folder, tossing them to Sakura.
The kunoichi opened the folding flipping though the photos.
She started to tremble, not believing her eyes, silently praying her eyes were betraying her.
Tears slowly started falling.
She dropped the folder.
All eyes stared then, looking down at the fallen folder, one picture had escaped from it's grasp.
Gasps filled the air.
There laying on the floor was a picture of a girl looking to be around there age. The girl was barely clothed, bruises covering her chest and neck, along with deep wounds scattered across her body. What exactly happened to the girl, no one knew. They weren't sure if they want to know.
The pinkette slowly started falling. That wasn't even close to what the others looked like.
She couldn't stand.
Not for another moment.
Unconsciousness was slowly kicking in.
The last thing she felt was strong arms bracing her waist, keeping her from falling.
The blonde sighed.
"I did not just call you here to tell you this…"
Her face and eyes displayed seriousness.
"I also came to warn you"
Silence.
"Whoever is doing this is going for the females of your age, and since you four are the last ones left, I suggest you hold your guard at all the time."
She swallowed.
"No matter how much I would love to assign you your own guards I cannot, all anbu are currently looking in on this case, watching and seeing if anything is happening outside of the village in other countries."
Silence.
Could you blame them?
Who could talk in a time like that?
Even Naruto was quiet! Believe it!
"Dismissed."
All walked out.
Their guards instantly up.
"Sasuke-teme, hand me Sakura-chan."
Oh my kami. Naruto didn't yell. Sasuke could tell he wasn't in the mood to play around, and he gently handed his female teammate over to the blonde.
"Sasuke, Naruto, wait."
The boys turned around facing the worried eyes the Hokage.
"Take care of Sakura, if anything happens to her I don't know what I would do, shes like a daughter to me.." The woman spoke softly, eyes bearing concern for the girl in the hyperactive mans grasp.
With that the boys walked out.
Silence was still among the boys.
"SASUKE-TEME WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SAKURA-CHAN?"
or not.
"Hn." No worry, no emotion carried out with his voice.
"HN? IS THAT ALL YOU CAN SAY?" Naruto asked, or so more like yelled. How dare he say hn? Yeah, he was Sasuke but wasn't he at all worried for their teammate?
"Dobe." What did he have to be worried about, she was strong. She could take care of herself. She no longer needed his protection anymore. He didn't have to be worried.
Right?
"DON'T YOU DARE TRY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT ON ME UCHIHA!" Yes, indeed, Naruto was pissed off. His teammates life was at risk, and his best friend didn't seem to give to fucks.
'Why is he so serious?' Sasuke thought.
"Take Sakura home, she'll be okay, shes strong." He wasn't only trying to convince Naruto, but himself too. Though no feelings bore for the girl, she was still an important person in his life. He'd never admit that aloud though.
"Yeah but…" Naruto knew Sakura wasn't weak, he was just scared to lose her. She's like a sister to him.
The ex-missing nin shoved his hands in his pockets. "Take her home Naruto. Now." He took one last look at his teammates and walked off.
The blonde shook his heads. He didn't know what to say to the young Uchiha. What could he say? Okay a lot… but how could he put it?
He walked a few minutes with his head down, not knowing what to do.
When he arrived at Sakura's house he jumped out onto the balcony, opened the door and set her on her bed, locked her balcony and jumped out from the window making sure to close it.
The next morning the Uchiha woke up. For the fifth time. He's been waking up on and off all night. The image of emerald eyes and soft pink tresses kept invading his head. He hated it.
He decided to walk to her house this morning, to escort her to the bridge. You know, for protection? She would leave by the time Naruto got up and ready. So he might as will.
When was just down the corner from her house he saw her already walking, head down.
He went to walk along her side, she didn't even notice. He grabbed her elbow, seeing if she was just ignoring him. She jumped at the sudden contact. Oh did that piss him off.
"You know theres this person out there killing Kuniochi your age, and you don't even have your guard up?" Didn't she care about herself?
"Since when did you care?" She was pissed. How dare he. She knew it was him, and that he was there 5 minutes before. She just didn't expect him to grab her elbow.
"Who said I did?" Instant sadness filled her eyes. She looked back down. Gah, she can be so annoying.
After a couple of minutes they arrived at the bridge. Sasuke confused the girl. He says he doesn't care about her, but he protects her like no other. Sometimes she wishes she was rooting for the other team. Boys are just too confusing.
After waiting a couple minutes Naruto showed up. They were surrounded by an unusual silence. A few minutes after Naruto showed up, surprisingly, Kakashi did to.
Oh boy, that shocked them.
"We have a mission."
I was rereading it, and I couldn't believe how terrible the grammer was. o: So I fixed it. And added a bit more. Hopefully making it better.
R&R