Just to prove that I will NOT be "Wussed out" by some random rude pompous arrogant whelp who most likely is being rude because they get a kick out of it, I will be making the next chapter of Heartbeat sometime later next week. I would also like to issue a sincere apology to a SasuSaku who's comment was deleted accidentally when I was cleaning out other flames. I have chosen to leave the one flame up by the random just to show that even though some people take advantage of the generosity of the writers, one does not have to bow out and stop writing and I can only hope that everyone else who despises flamers will take after me in gaining courage to not let those kinds of people push them around. And one last friendly reminder, I am NOT looking for advice to "improve" so if my story doesn't match to what one expects of it, please do not flame me for it being crappy because I write my own way.
For those who are not familiar, this story will most likely be a combination of a lot of things, but it will start off similar to Xena.
Sakura was running through the trees heading back to Konoha, she had done so many things that she knew would probably never be forgiven. She could only hope she would be, or else she would never have anything again. She stopped a distance away from the village hidden in the Rain. She dug through the ground while she dug a hole deep enough to bury a few things. She slowly removed her thin blade and tossed it into the hole, tossing in her circular blade next. She slowly removed the armor she wore and tossed that in as well before kneeling down and moving the soil back on top to cover it.
She snapped her head up and quickly backed into the brush, watching while a grounp of women were herded into a center of men in fear. Sakura stood in silence while she heard one of the men tell them that he could take the women and let the men return to the villages quietly or the men could be hacked to pieces and they would take the women anyway. Sakura watched while one of the mean had taken a whip and was prepared to whip the young girl before him, without hesitation Sakura appeared behind him and grasped his wrist, halting the movement of the whip.
"I Must admit, this village has tough women. I guess an example should be made" He withdrew his sword and lunged at Sakura, she merely grasped the blade between her palms and landed a kick to his stomach, spinning to toss aside the sword and deliver an uppercut to his jaw. She took hold of a spear that was tossed at her and spinning it she knocked the second group of men that came at her. She slammed the spear into the final group and flipping over the spear she lifted it, knocking the last group out. Turning she walked towards the one who attacked her first and slowly knelt down before him.
She moved the cloth on his shoulder aside and sneered. "Kabuto. Tell him that Sakura, sends his regards." She said and watched while he and his now conscious men took off for their camp. Sakura dug back up her armor and weapons and placed them back on her. She looked at the villagers and sighed, they all looked at her as if she were going to round on them next, but she couldn't blame them.
"Look we don't want trouble, so just take your things and go." Some older woman stated rudely. Sakura turned and began running through the woods to get back to Konoha, but veered off to the left before the gates, heading for the hidden camp that she knew Kabuto had stationed in the confines of the grove. She stealthily made it by his guards and into his tent, standing behind him at the entrance.
"Hello Kabuto" she said softly, Kabuto dropped his kunai and spun around. Smiling he moved slowly towards her. "It's been a while hasn't it? I came here for a favor, leave the rain villagers alone." Kabuto grabbed her and grasped her arms, Sakura met his eyes and understood everything he had once told her. That he wanted to either be in combat with her or in love with her and she denied him at every turn.
"Fine, I will leave the village alone. But tell me Sakura, what do you hope to find back in Konoha? Forgiveness? I tried once to seek forgiveness and I was beaten to near death by my father. I can guarantee you will get the same treatment from your precious Kage" Sakura merely smiled and said goodbye before heading back to Konoha. She stopped at the gates and slowly walked in, heading for Tsunade's tower, immediately giving herself into the hands of Anbu to show she had no intention of doing anything to resist.
She stood before Tsunade, her mother in silence. "Why have you come back Sakura?" Tsunade asked, Sakura explained that Kabuto was outside the gates of Konoha and waiting to attack it if they didn't do something about it. "And let me guess, you want a few anbu to head him off and mount a defense? Not this time Sakura, leave. You did this once and almost collapsed the village of Konoha, you should never have come back."
Sakura turned when she heard people calling her name, she spun back around. "Mother please, you have to believe me." When Sakura was met with the finality of her Kage and mother, she left the building and headed to the memorial caves to see her brother Kiyoshi.
"You always were the pure one weren't you Kiyoshi? Always able to see the good in me even though I went bad for a while. I can't blame anyone here for not believing me, but I have to believe YOU can. It is so hard to be all alone here since you left me."
"You are never alone Sakura…" a familiar voice called out. Sakura turned around to see someone she dreamed about since she left…Sasuke Uchiha.