A/N: First story ever written. Read it, enjoy it and feel free to provide any advice you believe will help make our writing and story better. Oh and one more thing, Sasuke is a dick and an asshole but my cousin/Ms. Crimson still loves him. He's alright I guess since he still cares for his comrades deep, deep, deep down inside. Wait, one more little tidbit, Karin is definitely not going to be with Sasuke at the end of this story and she better not be with him either in the real storyline. Also, it's been three years since Sasuke left in the original storyline so they're all 16 years old.

- Mr. Obsidian

Disclaimer: Ownership of Naruto belongs solely to Masashi Kishimoto.

Warning: Spoilers. It's rated M for a reason.

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'Thoughts/ flashbacks`

'Inner`

"Dialogue"

Without any further ado, we bring you, The Best Team Ever.

"Bring back one human friend you trust…Trust creates many things. One of those is friendship…That is…Someone who can understand when you're happy, when you're sad and can experience it with you. It is a very important part of living."

- Naruto Chapter 0 page 06

Prologue

The Day the Five Kages Meet.

Once Naruto left to talk with those two ninjas from cloud and Sai poofed away, Sakura bolted into the darkness of the forest. There were so many things going on right now. The village was in shambles and it would take days, weeks or even months to restore the city back to its former grand stature. Konoha would without a doubt, be destroyed if they were attacked again in this span of time before the construction was complete. To make matters worse, Tsunade fell into a coma leaving everyone with no idea as to when she would wake up. With the absence of their fearsome busty leader, Danzo was pronounced the new Hokage.

The thought of serving under that horrible corrupt man made Sakura's blood boil and her beautiful porcelain features to morph into an angry frown. On top of that, the news of Sasuke joining Akatsuki caused her heart to beat painfully and angrily. Just the thought of him wearing that black cloak with red clouds sewn all over it gave her heartache and the urge to punch his head off for even thinking of joining that terrible organization.

The one thing that really got her anger sky rocketing was Naruto's constant fight against Akatsuki. He had to live everyday knowing they were after him. She would never forgive herself if they ever took Naruto away and killed him just for the nine-tailed beast.

Despite all these problems swirling on the surface of her life, she knew she couldn't just stand on the side lines and let Naruto tackle all these problems on his own. She couldn't be the weak little girl that always needed to be protected back in their genin days any longer. She wouldn't be that weak little girl anymore. These past three years of her life were spent enduring harsh training to become stronger not only physically and mentally, but also emotionally.

Tsunade taught her to keep her head level and to stay calm in tight situations. This new state of mind allowed her to efficiently run through numerous possibilities and solutions whenever her team or she was caught in a sticky predicament. The rough and difficult training gave Sakura the ability to control her emotions ensuring that all her decisions weren't clouded by her feelings. This way, they wouldn't get in the way of the mission and screw everything up just like her old self. Still, just because she was able to squash down her emotions, it didn't mean that she was totally heartless like that teme.

The added inhuman strength and exceptional medical skills she also acquired from her mentor were also an added bonus since they were so handy. Her training with Rock Lee to improve her taijutsu only helped to boost her skills and power due to hand to hand combat tying in perfectly with her monstrous strength. To add to her growing list of capabilities, she knew quite a bit of highly deadly genjutsu. Some were taught to her by Kurenai-sensei and the others she created on her own when she had spare time since she possessed such a strong affinity to genjutsu.

Truthfully, Sakura knew she was strong enough to become a jounin, and very capable of leading her own team of annoying little genins but she decided to wait. She would wait until Naruto brought Sasuke back before she advanced to the next level.

"Don't worry Naruto," she whispered to the wind in a voice full of confidence and strength, "I'll fight with you and pummel all these problems into a pulp with my own two fists. Together we'll save Sasuke and bring him back so we can be a happy family again. I promise."

With determined eyes and her fiery spirit burning white hot in her heart, she increased her speed to reach her destination faster. She would no longer sit back and watch her teammates suffer from pain and sadness.

~*~*~*~*~*

About a year ago when she was returning from an escort mission to safeguard a merchant traveling to Kirigakure with his family, she stumbled upon a beautiful meadow with an enchanting pond in the middle of the forest.

Waves from the pond caressed the shore gently with slow strokes. The grass surrounding the edge was vivid green, thriving with cheerful yellow flowers poking out from the ground. The blanket of grass looked soft to the touch and so inviting to lie on. Towering mighty trees enclosed the space; guardians or barriers protecting this peaceful place from the menace of the outside world. Their branches, blooming with lovely blue-green flowers all along the length of the bark, extended out towards the middle and created a canopy. An abundance of rich foliage provided cool shade and blocked the intense light and heat of the sun. Slivers of light that escaped through the holes of the covering bathed the meadow with a golden glow.

Sakura engraved the image into her mind, awed by such beauty and life that flourished in this tranquil world. Exhausted from her journey, she sat by the shore and pulled her knees up to rest her chin on them. She still had a few days left of travel and the mission really took a lot out of her. Staring at the water, she saw something shimmering gold and violet in the reflections cast by the mirror like surface.

She brought her head up and her eyes widened at the sight that met her emerald irises. Right across from her, on the other side of the pond was a myriad of lilies. They were breathtakingly gorgeous. The petals were delicate; lilac colored with golden stripes running down the length of them. The trumpet shape of the flower was graceful and elegant.

Immediately Sakura ran around the edge of the pond and bent down, furrowing her eyebrows in concentration to analyze the magnificent flower. Deep inside her heart, Sakura somehow knew the flower possessed tremendous omnipotent healing capabilities. Tenderly she gathered some of the flowers, roots and all, in her hand and placed them gingerly in her knapsack so she didn't crush them.

Excitement began to flood her body and the adrenaline started to kick in. Quickly gathering all her belongings, she gave one last lingering look at the comely meadow and left through the opening in the trees.

She had to get home fast and create an antidote powerful enough to heal any injury or affliction. She would create an antidote immensely powerful. It would be able to cure the disabled and awaken sleeping patients from a comatose.

'I'll protect everyone and end their suffering` she thought with great conviction. With this final thought in mind Sakura raced back to Konoha, intent on providing relief and happiness to the lives of every single person possible.

The antidote that Sakura created was a success. The flowers that she had found were extremely potent; one vial full of the pale lavender liquid was all she needed to heal at least 50 people and it lasted her for at least one month! She didn't deplete her supply of the wondrous lilies all at once. She reserved some so she could try and cultivate them in small planters. Amazingly enough, the lilies did survive and thrived in their new environment. The resulting antidote from these home grown flowers however was not as powerful as the original but they were still able to heal. She smiled in triumph at her wonderful accomplishment and victory.

~*~*~*~*~*

Sakura's flawless features formed an ecstatic smile and her tense muscles relaxed upon sight of her apartment. She moved out of her parents' house once she had earned enough money from her missions to provide for herself the bare essentials. It hadn't been destroyed during the whole commotion with Pain! Well, at least not entirely. Half of the building had been obliterated into dust. She might not have gone through with her plan if her apartment had been completely decimated. After entering what was left of her small but cheerful dwelling place, she headed directly for her bedroom and opened her walk-in closet. Inside, she opened a tiny safe that she used to store all the antidotes. Her plump soft lips curled into a small smile reveling in her successful creation.

Keeping them a secret was necessary so no one with evil intentions would decide to use them for their own selfish gain.

Retrieving a few small vials, she closed the safe and packed them inside a knapsack along with a set of spare clothes, her medic's kit and some food for her upcoming journey. Hastily she grabbed a scroll and began to swiftly write out a message for Tsunade explaining all the fine details concerning all the problems that had currently arose. Sakura then proceeded to change into her red zip up vest and pink skirt with black shorts underneath. She slipped on her elbow bands and attached her weapon holster to her right thigh and shoved her boots on. Grabbing her gloves, knapsack and the scroll, Sakura flew out the door and raced towards the forest.

All around her, civilians and shinobi alike were working hard to rebuild Konoha. Young boys ran around with blocks or planks of wood to help the older men in any way they could, determination gleaming in their eyes. Young girls and women walked around offering food and drinks to everyone, cheerful smiles adorning their faces. The men were hard at work hammering away at the wood and mixing concrete for buildings, sweat rolling down their skin like streams, that same determined gleam shining in their colorful irises.

Not for off she could make out old man Tazuna and a now grown up Inari, who grew to be quite a handsome young boy, helping each other to repair the Hokage tower. Sakura gave a small nod and a warm smile to all the hard working citizens she passed by.

There was one characteristic every single inhabitant of the village shared at that moment; the renowned "Will of Fire" Konoha was acknowledged for throughout all the other countries.

With a soft thud, Sakura landed outside the tent Tsunade was currently resting in. Closing her eyes she made sure Shizune's chakra signature was dormant, signaling she was asleep. Once she felt the peaceful and calm nature of Shizune's chakra, she opened the flap and walked in with great caution making sure not to wake her up. Sakura's deep pools of emerald softened upon seeing the tired face of her teacher and the slow rise of her chest.

Taking three vials out of her sack, she placed the scroll and the antidotes next to Tsunade's head. There was no doubt Shizune would see them when she woke up and administer the antidote. She took some time at this point to contemplate on whether she was making the right choice.

Danzo was appointed the new Hokage and with him in power, she was sure things were going to take a turn for the worst. The village was in ruins and needed all the protection it could get. Especially since Konoha was so vulnerable considering the fact that many shinobi were out on special tasks and missions which caused the defense of the city to go down. The village couldn't afford to let anyone go out on anymore missions or out of the city walls aside from the ones who were already on missions before the invasion.

On the other hand, shinobi were permitted to kill Sasuke on sight and the cloud shinobi were more than willing to comply with that order. He was a comrade and a friend to her and a brother to Naruto. She couldn't just let Danzo and those stupid selfish idiots from cloud murder him ruthlessly. She couldn't let those cold-hearted bastards take an important person, no… friend, out of her life forever.

This is what she told herself over and over again. The reason she was leaving her village and risking her life was solely because he was a comrade and only that; a friend. Also, she promised to bring him back because of the bond he shared with Naruto. They were more like brothers than Itachi had ever been to Sasuke. Naruto would go insane and would never again be truly happy if Sasuke was killed. He'd be so devastated that his heart would never be able to handle it; he'd be crushed and irrevocably broken.

'Are you sure those are all the reasons you want to bring him back? ` A voice at the back of her head whispered softly. Sakura's eyes widened and her rosy pink lips curved downwards into a frown. She was positive she got rid of her "inner self" once she started training with Tsunade. She no longer had any use for her confident fiery other self ever since she was able to speak her mind and fend for herself.

Putting that shock aside…..of course that was the reason why she desired to save him. What other reason could there be? She realized during these past three years that the self-proclaimed "love" she so foolishly blurted out to him on that fateful night, was merely childish infatuation. Every girl, even older women, told him they loved him for Kami's sake! It was a normal phase every girl that cast their eyes on him went through.

'But you cried for him! You were the only girl that actually tried to protect him with your life and more! And you were the only girl to actually even attempt to stop him from leaving! How can you say you're doing all of this because of mere friendship!?` Her now angry inner yelled. Sakura could see Inner Sakura in her head, her hands balled up into fists looking ready to beat the shit out of her.

'That's exactly my point! It was childish infatuation! Every girl cried for him when he got even just a small cut! They couldn't try to protect him even if they wanted to because they were never with him or even on the same team. Sakura glared at the wall of the tent, extremely annoyed with her inner self.

'I was the only girl, no… person, to even attempt to stop him from leaving because I knew what his plans were. I'm telling you…it was foolish childish infatuation I held for him years ago and nothing more. Actually, now he's just an acquaintance. ` She thought bitterly, clenching her teeth.

'So now he's just an acquaintance? A few minutes ago you considered him your friend. Also, when that kunoichi from Kumogakure gave you the news about Sasuke…` Her inner looked at Sakura in her mind with disapproving eyes.

'You cried…` Her inner finished softly, upset.

'Talking with you has made me realize how much of a jerk Sasuke really was to me.` Sakura's face was contorted with anger towards her inner for making such a fuss over this and at Sasuke for being such a bastard.

'I never loved him and I never will. I'm going to bring him back only because it'll make Naruto happy and that's it. ` She finished off icily.

After that her inner said no more and left her alone. The glare on Sakura's face slowly vanished and was replaced with tired eyes. She sighed and rubbed her face. Taking one last look at her mentor, she proceeded to walk out of the tent, eyes hardened with her resolve to bring him back only for Naruto.

She took back everything she said earlier about being friends with him and having a happy family with him and Naruto.

She could never be friends with such a cold, heartless and emotionless bastard. She could never love one either. Little did she know that soon, she would be eating back those very same words.

"Ooof!" Naruto groaned in pain.

This girl punched almost as hard as Sakura. Then he remembered that Sakura's punches that weren't chakra enhanced were still held back to some extent. If she didn't hold them back, even without the chakra, her normal punches would snap the neck of an oblivious shinobi underestimating her abilities. In reality, this kunoichi from cloud's punch was just a mere quarter of Sakura's normal punches; the ones being held back.

After noticing Sakura beginning to tear up and at the brink of breaking down in front of those two cloud shinobi, he immediately calmed them down by telling them he was a host himself and that their master, Killerbee, was most likely still alive. He told them he would help them find Killerbee. But that wasn't enough to alleviate their anger so the girl demanded to speak to only him about Sasuke. Now, he was bloodied and bruised with two black swelling eyes enduring yet another punch from this raging kunoichi.

He told them he would never rat out Sasuke and insisted on taking the beating they were reserving for the cold-hearted Uchiha. He would keep his promise to save Sasuke even if they broke every bone in his body and tore every single one of his limbs.

From a distance behind a large tree, Sai watched as Naruto was beaten mercilessly by the cloud kunoichi called Karui. He never actually left and instead secretly followed Naruto and the two Kumo ninja behind a small warehouse. Punch after punch, kick after kick, Naruto endured everything. All the pain he was willingly taking was for the sake of that idiotic bastard Uchiha. He pondered on the reason why Naruto and Sakura both tried so hard to protect Sasuke and the bond they shared with him, when he only caused them hurt and sorrow. Something in Sai's heart clenched painfully at the thought.

His eyebrows furrowed in deep thought as he tried to decipher what he was feeling. He identified the source of pain he was experiencing as an emotion called jealousy. He read about this particular emotion in a book once. It was a very dangerous emotion to undergo. It was a result of wanting something someone else owned. The emotion induced people to commit many harmful acts to obtain what they wanted. Sai decided it was an emotion that he didn't like feeling because it hurt so much.

"I'm telling you, no amount of hitting you will make me feel better! I'll keep this up until you tell me about Sasuke!" The girl, Karui, yelled out savagely.

Naruto looked down at the ground, waiting for the next punch to arrive but it never came.

"Woah!" The kunoichi gasped in surprise. Naruto lifted his head up to see why her fist never made contact and his eyes painfully widened in shock at who he saw.

Standing protectively right in front of him, stopping the girl's fist with his own gloved hand, was Sai.

'What the fuck does he think he's doing? ` Naruto thought angrily.

"Don't interfere. This is what he wants." Karui let out in a deadly serious tone. Sai only returned her threat with a furious glare in which, she returned full force.

His glare intensified and his eyebrows knit together in frustration when he heard Naruto mutter out coldly, "…Sai…Stay out of this."

"Naruto…There's no need for you to get beat up for Sasuke's sake."

"…Shut up…It's…my decision." Naruto whispered.

'I used to hate Sasuke…But when we were together, it was really fun. Sasuke is my friend. I was finally able to connect with him…` Naruto remembered all the fun they, Team Seven, had back when Sasuke was still around.

"Sasuke…has done nothing but hurt you…If it were me…" Sai bit out coldly, his lips forming a thin line.

"Fine, if you're gonna interfere, I'll just hit you too!" She raised her fist and was about to pummel Sai right in his face when a strong arm reached out and grabbed her wrist. Her eyes widened in shock at Omoi's actions.

"Give it a rest Karui! Beating these two up won't get us anywhere." He turned his head and glanced at Sai and Naruto. "You know that don't you!?" He asked her softly in a firm voice.

"Hmph…!" She let go of Sai's fist and snatched her arm back from Omoi as if he burned her.

He turned to her and spoke to her, his voice now calm and even, "They promised they'd help us find Killerbee." Karui raised her arm and pointed her index finger at him in disbelief.

"What? You're not doubting their promise? That's not like you!" Karui was agitated that he was acting so different around a person they had just met. Omoi was never like that! His personality had changed around this person who was close friends with that Uchiha-bastard. The very same Uchiha that hunted down their master!

"Naruto…" Sai held him up. Omoi gazed at the two leaf shinobi with the corners of his eyes.

'This guy…is one of a kind. He's a true friend with good morals. I like that. `

"Even after all that, he wouldn't sell out his friend…He may be the enemy, but I like him." A small smirk appeared on his face.

"A man shouldn't be hasty with his words. No matter what you do, He's not gonna sell out Sasuke. He's not the type to go back on his word."

'And I respect that. `

Everything was a blur, as a strong young male with raven locks and deep pools of onyx sped through the forest of Fire Country. He was headed for the meeting of the Five Kages. Konoha's imminent destruction constantly played in his mind. He would get revenge on that worthless excuse of a village after he killed the Five Kages. If it wasn't for Konoha, he would still have his family. He would have still had his parents and…Itachi. That shitty village was going to pay for all the vile deeds they performed on his family and for all the grief and loneliness it caused him.

~*~*~*~*~*

Madara took him into his care and healed all of the damage to his body from his fight with Itachi. Out of nowhere, he began talking about the beginning of Uchiha and then the words coming out of his mouth, started to become frightening and unreal.

"The Uchiha clan plotted a coup d'état. To take over the village…" Sasuke's eyes widened at the words coming out of Madara's mouth.

He continued, "So the Konoha higher-ups planted a spy in the Uchiha clan." Madara's voice darkened as he spoke the next words that made the wheels in Sasuke's head to start spinning.

"That spy was your brother…Uchiha Itachi. And that's where Itachi's hell began." Sasuke was speechless. His mouth was hanging open and he was unable to form any words. He just sat there, arms limp at his side, staring with wide eyes at the man that was exiled from his clan.

'Itachi spied on the Uchiha's for Konoha!?`

After a few seconds, Sasuke was able to let out some coherent words, "Uchiha planned a coup d'état…? And Itachi…was a spy?"

"Though you were part of Uchiha, you were kept in the dark. You were too young." Madara spoke calmly. "But this is the truth. Your father, Fugaku, was the ringleader behind the coup d'état." Sasuke's eyes widened even more and his mouth dropped down a few more inches.

"And Itachi entered the black ops as a spy on your father's orders. But…the opposite happened. Itachi gave the village information on Uchiha. He was what they call a "double-agent". You probably can't even imagine… how hard that was on him."

"…Why? Why did Itachi betray Uchiha?" Sasuke's voice finally found him and he grit the words out in complete rage.

"You haven't seen war…So you can't understand." Sasuke was at a loss for words.

"During the third ninja war…Itachi had already seen many people die at the tender age of four. He was too young to experience war. War is hell. That trauma made him a peaceful man who hated conflict." Madara paused to let Sasuke absorb everything he had said so far and then continued.

"He put the stability of the village first and worked towards peace…That's what kind of man he was. He loved the village, not wrapped up in clan differences. The village Elders used that to their advantage."

"They gave him a secret mission. An eye for an eye…Only someone with the sharingan would be a match for Uchiha." Sasuke's face slowly started to return to its normal emotionless expression and eventually became blank as he began to realize where this was going.

"That's right. His mission…" Madara's voice darkened considerably on his next sentence "Was the annihilation of the entire Uchiha clan…"

Sasuke's face scrunched up in pure grief and sorrow. His heart plummeted to the ground and broke into a million pieces that could never be put back together. The hatred that had already lived in his heart increased and grew even stronger.

"I can't even begin to imagine…hi s mental state then. He was faced with a horrible choice. The betrayal of his family should have been an inconceivable choice." Madara turned solemn.

"But if a clan like Uchiha started a civil war, it would shake the foundations of Konohagakure and the entire Land of Fire. Other countries would surely take that as an opportunity to attack. No doubt it would trigger a fourth ninja war. Many would die, including those with no ties to the ninja world. All for the sake of the Uchiha Clan's self-interest." Sasuke just grit his teeth and remained silent.

"What would you have done if you were Itachi?" Madara asked knowingly.

"So Itachi made his decision. He would close the book on the clan's history with his own hand. He didn't betray them out of hatred…He had no choice."

"The village's prejudice…and the fruits of that antagonism. He took it all on himself. No one could blame him for the sacrifice he made." Sasuke just lifted his head and stared at Madara.

Madara's voice became icy. "At the time…I myself was looking for an opportunity for war. I was bitter towards both Senjuu and Uchiha."

"But Itachi realized that. He was the only one who'd figured out I was still alive. He approached me and made an offer."

"In return for allowing me to get revenge on Uchiha…He asked me not to harm the rest of the village. I said I would help annihilate my family…" Madara's lone visible eye narrowed as he thought of the next part.

"However the Third Hokage had other plans. He tried to reach a truce with Uchiha. But time pressed on…and he failed…"

"It all led to that night. It was his duty. Killing his own clan and leaving the village in dishonor…It was all part of his duty. And Itachi fulfilled it. Except for one mistake." Madara turned his scrutinizing gaze on Sasuke and slowly spoke the next part.

"He was unable…to kill his own brother." Sasuke's eyes widened at what he just heard.

"Afterwards, Itachi pleaded with the Third Hokage to protect you from Danzo and the Elders. Then after threatening Danzo, he left the village.' If you lay a hand on Sasuke, ` he said,' I'll leak everything I know about the village to enemy countries. ` He was so worried about you." Sasuke cast his eyes down as he realized that his brother truly cared for and loved him.

"But he couldn't tell you the truth. So this was all he could say." Sasuke went back to that fateful night. The night of the Uchiha massacre. That night, he hated Itachi with every fiber of his being. He remembered all the events that took place on that night of the red moon and every single word spoken.

"He gave you revenge as your goal. In order to make you stronger. He wanted you to believe…that Uchiha was a clan Konohagakure would be proud of. He begged Hokage…not to tell you the truth."

"Since the day he left the village, he planned to fight you and die by your hand. So that you would attain a new power. This is the truth about Itachi." Madara finished solemnly.

"…Lies…Lies…" Sasuke just couldn't believe it; he couldn't accept it. He desperately wanted it to be a lie! "You have to be lying…"

~*~*~*~*~*

Ahead of him, a few branches away, Zetsu's white half lead the way to the location where the Five Kages would meet. Behind him, Suigetsu, Karin and Juugo were immersed in their own thoughts. For once, they were quiet and not annoying the fuck out of him. He turned his sights on Zetsu and narrowed his eyes at his back. If Zetsu or Madara tried anything funny or out of line, he would kill them too. Right now, killing Danzo at that meeting was what he was focusing on the most. That rotten old geezer was going to be the first to pay for the slaughter of his clan.

'I'll make sure of it.` Sasuke vowed then and there, he would definitely avenge his clan and Itachi.

"Nnghmmph…" Shizune groaned as she woke up from her peaceful slumber. She slowly blinked open her eyes and rubbed the sleep off of them. After that kunoichi from Kumo left with Danzo, she decided to take a short nap to replenish her energy. Ever since Naruto saved the village, she never left Tsunade's side unless it was for food or to relieve herself and always stayed by her bedroll; watching over her.

Her "short" nap turned out to be a lengthy one because it was already late in the afternoon and she fell asleep in the morning.

'I must have been overly tired since I was knocked out for so long.` Releasing one more quick yawn and doing a quick stretch to relax her stiff muscles from sleeping on the hard ground, Shizune stood up and took a look around the tent. She was checking to see if anything had changed or altered during the course of her unconsciousness. Glancing at Tsunade, her eyes widened as she spotted a scroll and three vials near her head. Picking up the scroll and vials, she examined the contents of the small glass containers and tried to determine if it was a food supplement or an antidote.

The liquid was light lavender with gold specks floating inside. Turning to the scroll, she was about to open it ready to read about any clues as to what the mysterious liquid was, when a small piece of paper slipped out and glided to the ground. She bent down and turned the note over carefully in case it was a paper bomb. Once the paper was fully turned, she immediately recognized Sakura's slightly messy scrawl.

'Shizune,

If you are reading this letter, then I am long gone. Pour the liquid inside the vials in Tsunade's mouth and make her body drink it. You will need only a very small amount. Don't worry. It's an antidote and it will wake her up. Konoha can't afford to wait for her to wake up so this antidote will do the trick. All the details of my sudden leave are in the scroll but do not read it. It is for Tsunade's eyes only and if she deems it necessary, she will explain to you the contents of the scroll. Use what remains of the antidote to heal any remaining injured people. The specifics and details of the antidote are explained in the scroll also. Please don't send anyone after me and don't tell anyone about anything that took place right now. Take care and stay safe.

Sakura`

Sighing, Shizune stared at the liquid in the vial. She popped the cork off and slowly and gently poured the strange looking antidote into the mouth of her superior. She used her chakra to coax her body to accept the foreign substance.

'I hope this really works. Wherever you are and whatever you're doing, stay safe and come home soon Sakura. ` She was worried about her but she knew Sakura was more than able to take care of herself.

Looking back down, Shizune gasped in astonishment when she looked at Tsunade's eyes; tears of relief and immense joy began to well up in her eyes.

The reason was that Tsunade was slowly but surely awakening from her coma.

Somewhere, in the forest outside Konohagakure's great walls, an old wise man unveiled his secret weapon. He possessed a weapon strong enough to defeat even an Uchiha.

"Don't make a move…I'll take care of them."

A/N: That was the prologue and if it wasn't on par with your grand taste, then we apologize for the inconvenience. The story will improve and absolutely please your taste buds in a few chapters, sirs and madams. Any piece of advice or constructive criticism (flames included), are greatly appreciated. Your reviews will boost our writing and be our motivation. Also, if you don't understand anything, feel free to ask questions.

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