Live for Life

'You know the door to my very soul

You're the light in my deepest darkest hour

You're my saviour when I fall'-- Take that


Alone.

When you try your best, but don't succeed.

Where has Naruto's never-ending will, Tsunade's strength, and Kakashi-sensei's passion gotten her?

When you get what you want, but not what you need.

No-where.

When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep.

Still weak, useless, and annoying. She can't defend herself; never mind the others.

Stuck in reverse.

But, the only thing that is holding her together--

And the tears come streaming down your face,

The only thing she lives for--

When you lose something you can't replace.

Her baby boy.

When you love someone but it goes to waste.

Who, to be blunt, had been an "experiment" gone wrong.

Could it be worse?


A loud explosion echoed through the narrow streets of Cloud country.

Children were crying, tourists had been fleeing, and everyone was screaming. It was all Sakura could hear or see at that moment. She instinctively alerted her senses and dashed to the first place that came to mind.

Her home for the past two years.

Sakura dodged the many bodies flying in her general direction; she didn't know what the hell could possibly be going on, and she didn't care. Her only priority was to keep him safe. Sakura ignored the swarm of sound village headbands rushing the streets while she skid to a stop, arriving at her destination.

Slamming the door open, the pink topped kunoichi rushed inside of her frighteningly quiet home.

"Satoshi-kun?!" she'd shouted while peeking inside of his bedroom.

Now in the living room, "Satoshi?!"

"Sato-" Sakura paused, her emerald eyes widening with complete shock and horror.

There lay her colleague, May, bloodied and bruised. Aged hazel eyes began to glaze over, body shaking in pure terror. Sakura noticed May's fragile chapped lips break apart; trying to find the correct words to say before she were to become unconscious.

"S-Sakura, I'm… So s-sorry…" May was doing anything she could to keep conscious, however she knew she was losing the battle. "I… Did the best t-that I… Could, to make them n-not take him..."

Sakura had kneeled quickly to her side and placed her hands over May's most serious injuries. A pretty green glow shadowed the medics hands; the healing process had begun. Unfortunately, Sakura hadn't used her chakra in a long time and could only partially heal her aged friend. None the less, May was exceptionally grateful.

"May," Sakura panicked. "Please tell me where they took him- I need to bring him back!"

Just before becoming unconscious, May used her last bit of strength to point towards Gorodii forest. But even before the older woman's hand had fallen limp to the floor, the ex-apprentice was long gone.


Lights will guide you home,

Sakura didn't recognize the strength she seemed to gain while she leaped between branches from tree to tree. The kunoichi went deeper and deeper into what had seemed more of a jungle than a forest.

She'd lost her footing repeatedly, but each time, she'd pick herself up with a huff and start again like nothing had ever happened in the first place.

Why did Naruto's, 'never-ending will' start to kick in now, of all circumstances?

And ignite your bones,

Sakura's beautiful porcelain skin was being battered constantly; the branches continued to whack, scratch, and poke her quite painfully. She looked like she had been dragged through a thorn bush and backwards, but she didn't care. All that mattered was to find her son-- And that's when she'd felt it.

She had felt a little spark of chakra that had to be Satoshi…!

And I will try to fix you

Sitting on a rather high tree branch, Sakura had been trying to control her breathing while observing the many men that seemed to be guarding those already captured. Or, rather, were was aware it would be impossible to free everyone, and so she averted her emerald calculating eyes to her son, Satoshi.

Using a few quick hand signs, Sakura had transported directly behind her little one and a half year old boy. It only took a few more hand signs and she moulded into the tree beside her, looking as though she were a normal tree branch attachment.

Sakura waited twenty torturous minutes to find the perfect moment to grab her son and make a run for it. She'd grasped the moment when a guard went to a large group -where a fight had broken out amongst the captured- and grabbed her baby. The young mother sprinted into the secluded forest; not even bothering to look back.

It was only a matter of time before they would catch up to her.

After running at least several miles, Sakura still hadn't found the ending to the ridiculous forest she was stuck in. Things had gone from bad to worse when Satoshi had begun crying loudly while being held in Sakura's loving arms. Being his mother, of course she'd heard her son cry before- but this was completely different. The baby she held close was terrified. Usual attempts to calm him down were proven futile; he was just much too scared.

Sakura begged, "Shh…! Please, please… Just calm down!"

Like she'd done so many times before, Sakura began to rock the infant gently back and forth in her arms. He'd calmed down slightly, but luckily, it was still enough to relieve Sakura. Sensing the exit to the forest came to her quickly and she'd made a hurried dash for it, only to collide into something, or rather, someone.

"Ugh… Oh my fucking God!" a red-head shrieked, "Look where you're going, bitch!"

"Move-! I have no time for this! " the woman with the flower-pedal-pink hair replied with a tone of warning.

The red-head said in a superior way, "Apologize first and I may think about letting you go."

" DAMNIT, I SAID MOVE!" Sakura had shouted, while putting Satoshi out of harms way and drawing back her fist, only to land it forcefully upon the red-head woman's face. A loud crunching noise had traveled to all surrounding ears- Sakura had broken this woman's nose; not even using the monstrous strength she was blessed with.

Clap, clap, clap.

"Whoa. Karin, pinkie kicked your ass without even breaking out in a sweat!" a voice teased from the bushes just before a man popped out- he was definitely around her age. He had razor sharp teeth, and not to mention his clothes were equipped with water bottles.

Sakura came to the conclusion that he used water type jutsu's. This could provide as quite a problem for her; and plus the angered Karin looked like she wanted to claw Sakura's eyes out with a plastic spoon.

'What a pain…' She thought.

Wait. Karin? Where was it she'd heard that name before…? A man with razor sharp teeth… Su… Sushi…?

No!

Suigetsu!... Team Hebi…!

It had slowly dawned upon Sakura that if those two strangers really were a part of team Hebi, then that meant he was there. Dread filled her entire being and she came accustomed that he was around there somewhere; probably observing every little thing she did with un-imaginable detail.

Doing the only thing she could think of at the moment, Sakura hoisted a now crying Satoshi on her hip and attempted to run from the clearing. While doing this, Karin stuck out her foot, which resulted in the young mother tripping; causing the baby to fly out of her strong arms, and towards somewhere unknown.

That's when it happened.

The cryinghad ceased.

Sakura stumbled and hurried to her feet while her blurry eyes tried to focus. She slowly lifted her head to see what caused her son to stop crying, and the image left her in complete shock… There he was; standing in all his glory.

Uchiha Sasuke.

She loathed him.

How can something so wrong look so right? Her infant son was in the arms of that traitorous bastard; someone so utterly devoted to revenge and hatred, someone that betrayed their friends and teammates, only to run off to Orochimaru?

So why?

Why did it look so perfect?

Their hair color and eyes had matched almost perfectly; despite the green tint Satoshi had in his pupils. The strong dominant jaw line, which was absolutely identical, held such strong and gentle features. And the skin, in which was so pale it'd made them both seem angelic, made them look just like the father and son they were; only Sasuke didn't know it.

And he would never know.

Sakura couldn't help but stare with a haunted expression at the way her son snuggled against the warmth of Sasuke's neck. He looked so comfortable, so safe. And the Uchiha seemed to hold the infant as though he were the most precious piece of china. Sasuke looked as though his heart would break into a million pieces if he had to let Satoshi go.

Sakura trembled.

This is how it's supposed to be.

High up above or down below,

When you're too in love to let it go.

But if you never try you'll never know,

Just what you're worth.

"Sakura."

Her thoughts halted when a sharp pain spread throughout the back of her neck. Her vision began to blur, and the world around her became surrounded in darkness. Before she slipped out of consciousness, Sakura would always remember the ever-lasting imprinted image of Uchiha Sasuke and their child staring right back at her.


End of chapter one :) Reviews would be love!

Much thanks to Blueyedblonde, the awesome beta for this story!