As Sakura laid on the soft green grass, that was wet with her warm red blood while looking up at the baby blue sky with hardly any clouds. "How did I end up like this?..." Sakura thought while touching and healing all of her wounds a few did, however, leave some battle scars behind.

*Flashback*

*knock**knock* "Come in," The blond Hokage said as Sakura stuck her head inside the office, before walking in and bowed to the respectful to the elder woman

"You wanted to see me Tsunade-Sama?" Sakura said with a soft smile on her face, truly happy to see the elder woman. Tsunade's eyes soften and she returned the smile.

However, Tsunade sadly didn't summon Sakura for a friendly chat they both knew that so Sakura waited for Tsunade to continue "Sakura, I have a very important mission for you," The blond said as her face turned hard and cold, free from any feelings she may have on this.

Sakura nodded, telling Tsunade that she understood so far. ".. This is S-ranked... Gaara has found this scroll that everyone seem interested in... Even the Akatsuki wants it" Tsunade stopped talking. Knowing perfectly well that the walls have ears and not everyone should know this. So Tsunade just nodded receiving a nod in return from Sakura. Making her understand that she needed to leave at once.

Right as Sakura turned around to leave Tsunade worriedly said "come back alive... I don't want a repeat of last time... that is an order " Sakura looked over her should at the elder woman, only to see worry, love and pride.

"Don't you worry Tsunade I won't let you down" Sakura smiled warmly at the woman before closing the door and began to walk home to pack.

Sakura took her time taking in everything from the small sounds of insects to the dark night sky. She smiled longingly at Ichiraku, "When I come back I should take Naruto out to eat some ramen again" she missed the fun they use to have, even after they stopped being team 7. Naruto and the rest of their friends stopped being her friend only Shikamaru still talked to her, but he was the only one who understood, hell even Kakashi blamed her, not that she was so surprised after all why would he suddenly be on her side in this?

As Sakura took her Anbu mask on, she thought about it all. She had become Ambu at 15 and had seen the worst of humankind and killed more people than she could count, but their poor look of terror and fear would never leave her alone. Sakura had also been tortured and tortured others. Now from all the horror she had seen from this wicked world she hardly got more the 5 hours of sleep from it all and went on more missions to forget everything, but it never worked.

Shaking her head Sakura began her long way to Suna, Sakura couldn't help but feel like someone was watching her, call it a gut instinct but that what kept her alive in this cruel world. With that in mind, she began to run again hoping to avoid a fight.

Now getting to Sune was the easy part and she did so without much of a fight. So now that she stood in the Kazakage-office waiting on Gaara to come back from some god forsaken meeting, only Kami knew how he hadn't killed them yet.

As Sakura stood and looked over the village, she thought on Gaara and her relationship. Gaara had changed so much since the first time she met him. He no longer looked unhappy or sad, Sakura was almost sure he was truly happy now.

In the beginning Sakura was not the most friendly person, but as they spent more and more time together they began to become friends, hell Sakura even got some of his sand in a necklet, knowing it could protect her if danger came to close. However, now they loved one another but not as lovers or friend… more like brother and sister?

"Well we can begin when you are done making stupid faces," An amused voice said beside her, Sakura turned around looking at Gaara, before smiling at him friendly.

"It nice to see you too Gaara," Sakura said truly happy to see him, she knew he was too because his sea-green eyes lighted up when he looked down at her.

But as much as she liked to talk some more she was here for a mission, not a friendly chat. "Maybe I should ask Tsunade-Sama for a couple pf days off when I get home?" She knew that she was more the welcome here, this place was almost like a second home to her now.

She would fight and die for this place if she had to, she loved to go and see how peaceful life of the villagers, it was what helped her the most when she doubted the path she had taken, the reason she fought and killed was for this.

Sakura turned around and looked fully at Gaara "You have something for me? I would like to leave as soon as possible" Both knew that the longer she waited the more dangerous it would get.

So Gaara just nodded giving her permission to leave before turning his back to only to look over his shoulder with a smile and worried eyes "Take care Sakura" Sakura stood and smiled before leaving out the window, leaving nothing but carry blooms in her place.

Sakura had only just made it out of the village before she was attacked by some missing nins, not anything hard but still time-consuming which was not good. There was also this nagging feeling from before.

However, it was not before the she was 1 day away from Konoha that the Akatsuki showed up, and just a pair of 2 was just not enough. Before her stood Kisame, Itachi, Sasori and Deidara.

Hope you like it!