Hurricane of Tears

Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto are currently 17 years old. Sakura was now a popular girl in Konoha and beyond it, for she is known for her charka controls, which surpasses the 5th Hokage herself, her beauty, wits, and charm. She is sought by guys, but however kind she treated them, she always refused dates. Only when it is her friends does she agree to hang-out. Also, she changed her clothing. Instead of her red outfit, she wears a forest-green dress with a slit right between her legs. Its long sleeved, with buttons and dark-green collar, an she wears black mini-short and knee- high boots to go with it. (Hard to express. Like Maya in Ultra Maniac is her clothing.) She wears a silver choker to go with it, with a locket as a pendant.

Naruto, is, well, Naruto. Ramen-loving, foxy demon Naruto. Except that now, instead of chasing Sakura, he has a steady girlfriend, Hinata Hyuuga. No outfit change. Why would Naruto care?

Sasuke... to say his name is forbidden. However whisper, chills will run down the spine to those who hear. See, Sasuke left to hunt his brother Itachi. He became a missing-nin and he joined the sound ninjas in hope that he will kill his brother that way. He was witnessed to kill people mercilessly, brutally and uncaringly. This is why the Leaf clan is indifferent to him, especially Sakura. She felt it was her fault. Though the whole village disagrees at this, they were unable to convince her. Sakura hated Sasuke now, opposite to before. Despised him.

Kakashi is still Kakashi. You know, the one who loves to read Come Come Paradise?

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Chapter one: When he came back

"Naruto!" Sakura called, looking for her stupid blond friend. She hadn't seen him for days, and Hinata didn't either, so here she was, searching for him. (Inner Sakura: WOULD YOU JUST COME OUT!)

Suddenly, Sakura felt weak charka coming in front of her. *Naruto? Is he hurt?* was the first thought that came to her as she ran swiftly to the place. A gruesome sight greeted her.

*Great Hera.*

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Itachi was currently leaping from branch to branch, away from the forest where he fought his dear little brother.

*I left him in a bloody mess. Hell. I should just have killed him, but that would destroy my –scratch that- our plans.* He sighed. *Orochimaru's pretty stupid to think he'll fall for it, but at least, Sasuke'll experience hell first, like I intended. He must not be weak.*

*If he becomes weak, then my killing the whole clan will be nothing.* He thought, an evil grin spreading to his features.

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Sakura is noow running through the forest floor at the fastest speed possible at the moment, with a man slung over her shoulder in an odd way.

*Please, please, I need to be at the village... * she prayed, hoping to speed up.

At the clearing, she found remnants of a heated battle. At the middle of it all, lay a man too bloodied to be recognized. Sakura used her personally- developed technique, Anode Point (Paralyzing Punch), that makes that certain nerves numb. In his case, she used it to slacken the blood flow to lengthen the life of the man, at least until he is looked upon by Tsunade- san.

*Where is that fox when you need him!* Sakura thought angrily, using a fire jutsu to clear a path.

Finally, she arrived at the village, and went straight to the office of the Hokage Tsunade.

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