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Fly like a Hawk or Slither like a Snake

Ch.1

Sakura was on a mission to the Lightening Country when she stumbled across some information on the Akatsuki. Apparently they had been spotted in the area and now she was looking for them.

Sakura found four of them near a gate to the village where one of the biju (tailed beasts) was suppose to reside. 'Bingo.' She hid behind a tree to stay out of sight. When one of them turned around after talking to the others for a while she was shocked. The man in the Akatsuki cloak was Sasuke Uchiha.

Lucky for her she was a kunoichi and was able to resist the urge to gasp. Though it didn't really help because a minute later Sasuke's head turned toward the tree she was behind. "Sasuke there is some one out there," his female teammate pointed out.

"I know," was his reply before he disappeared. Sakura was out of there in a second of him looking towards her, but about 15 meters away he cut her off. She stood there looking at him in disgust. "Hm. I should have known it was you," Sasuke said smugly.

"What's that suppose to mean? Huh?" Sakura glared.

"Such an evil look coming from such a weak little girl." He smirked at her annoyed face.

"I'm not a weak little girl who needs protecting any more!"

"Oh I know, becoming the Fifth Hokage's apprentice, a renowned medic, and killing off Sasori of the Red Sand as well… but you're still no match for me," his smirk grew.

"At least I don't rely on a curse mark to save me." Sasuke glared at her. "Does it still hurt sometimes, as it begs to control you? Wow kinda like Orochimaru, huh?" she taunted.

"For your information I don't have the curse mark anymore."

"Whatever it's been nice chatting but I'm afraid I have to be going. Unlike you I have non- traitorous things to do." Sakura was about to walk away before she heard him whisper something. "What was that?"

"I said: you're annoying." Before he knew it she was charging at him with a chakra loaded fist. It missed by an inch but shattered the ground.

"Don't ever say that, you jerk!" Sasuke jumped in front of her and hit her so she slammed into a tree. "Hmph. Sharingan… Akatsuki cloak and a traitor to the ones he cared for most, it's like there's two of him… Itachi Uchiha. It must be your tainted blood," she said still sitting there.

"You know absolutely nothing. So shut up or I'll kill you," he warned.

"You? Kill me? That's ridiculous. You wouldn't do that. More like you couldn't, though," she sneered. "You've had so many opportunities, but never once have tried to go all the way through with it," She laughed. "It's something you can't do unlike your brother… kill some one who was close to you with no reason." He looked with empty eyes at her.

Sakura got up and walked slowly over to him. He didn't even flinch being 5 inches away from her. "Are you going to leave nicely or am I really going to have to fight you?" Sasuke asked.

"Let me see your left arm," She said. He looked hesitant, but knowing her she wasn't going to hurt him. Sasuke lifted it and she slid the sleeve of the akatsuki cloak up. He watched her intensely. She noticed the mark that allowed him to summon snakes. "So he gave you that too." She touched the mark which made him twitch. She scuffed and dropped his arm.

"As I thought you have something to remind you of every important thing in your life… scars from fighting Itachi and Naruto, always a mark left from the snake, your name to remind you of your family."

"So then I forget about you and have no memento?" he smirked at the fact that she made herself sound inferior.

"Who'd want to remember me? Plus I know you have something that reminds you of me. Oh well look at the time got to run-" she was starting to walk away but was knocked out before she could by his teammates.

"Who is she Sasuke? Your ex- girlfriend?" Suigestsu asked.

"GIRLFRIEND?!" Karin yelled.

"No," Sasuke answered.

Suigetsu had Sakura resting against him and was staring at her. "She's kinda cute… Can I have her then?" Sasuke punched him in the head. "A simple no would have worked."

"We're taking her prisoner," Sasuke said. "Let's go."

A/N: hey i hope you all liked it I'll post the next few chapters soon ;-]

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