Three

xxProloguexx

By BlackButterfly-RedRose

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This Fanfiction Dedicated to:

xXFallenSakuraXx

Hushed men watched a dying man in a dimly lit room. No one knew what to do. No one knew what to say. There Leader was dying, and no one was able to heal him. Silently, one by one left the room. All but a blue haired kunoichi. Gently, she swabbed the mans forehead. She placed a cool towel on his head. to lower the fever. She was bitter. Her eyes cold.
Her love was dying, and there was nothing she could do about it.

But maybe some one else can...

She gently kissed him on the forehead, and left her favorite origami rose by his bedside.
She walked out of the room, glancing back once. I love you... she mouthed, then left the room, gently closing the door behind her.

Every medic they had gathered were unable to heal him. No one knew of his symptoms. No one knew what was wrong.
They had gotten the best medics around, except two. And one of them, were going to heal him.

Haruno Sakura, you are his last hope. My last hope.

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How she hated this. All this training and hard work, and she was doing paperwork. Paperwork! Tsunade really needed to get her act together. The pink haired, 18 year old Anbu sighed. She sat in the Hokage's office, listening to the scratching sound of the pen and the small snores of her mentor.

Hell, if she kept on like this, she might as well make her Hokage. But she would never accept the position. Naruto deserved it more than she did. Oh Naruto. How she missed her blond friend. He had gone on another mission with Jiraiya. This particular mission had lasted well over a year now. Most likely, even though she wasn't supposed to know, it concerned the Akatsuki.

For some reason unknown, they had gone underground. No one has seen or heard rumors concerning them. If it had to do with Akatsuki, she certainly hoped Naruto was being careful. He had a baby waiting for him. A daughter, actually. Hinata had confessed her love toward him (finally)and they had begun dating. The shinobi life is uncertain, so he had proposed only a few months after.
Just after he had left, she had found out she was pregnant.

Sakura smiled to herself. She could not wait to see Naruto's face when he found out. Unaware, she let her mind wander to Sai. The emotionless ROOT member had found some one who willingly gave the insulting artist attention. None other than her bestfriend, Yamenaka Ino. Her friend had let Shikamaru go when she found out he loved Temari. Well, since she was so taken with Sasuke, she had figured Sai was the next best thing.

Tears almost stung in her eyes once she remembered the boy Sai had replaced. Sasuke. How she missed him. At the same time, she didn't. He had hurt her so much. Yet, she could never hate him. He was more of a friend now. A dear friend, who needed to come home. It had been 5 years since he left Konoha. Slowly and gradually, she and Naruto had gone on with their lives.

Sakura looked up, not noticing the chakra that had entered the room. It was Konan of the Akatsuki.