She carefully steered her team through the heavily booby-trapped forest. Five more miles…
With every passing moment, he was getting closer to her goal. A kunai knife abruptly whizzed past her, jamming itself on the tree in front of her.
"Stick with the plan!" she shouted, as she reached into her weapons holster.
A man sneered, "I'm afraid that will not be possible."
"Haruno-san, I'll take care of him. Go on ahead!" exclaimed another man, determination eminent in his pearl-like eyes.
"Hai, FORMATION!" she yelled.
Sakura began a combination of rapid hand signs, but halted, noticing an explosive tag appear on the kunai knife nearby.
"Psh, I expected more than a simple explosive tag from you, Kabuto," she declared apathetically as she appeared ahead of him.
"Hmph." He concentrated chakra on his palm as he ran towards her.
"I am your opponent, "shouted Neji Hyuuga, almost getting a jab on the silver-haired man's neck.
"It looks like he got away, but not without forgetting something," sneered Kisame.
"Hn." Foolish little brother…
"Heh. Let's kill the little brat off. Orochimaru will lose another one of his precious little containers."
Tk tk tk tk tk tk…
Itachi Uchiha's face slightly tensed at the reverberating footsteps. Perhaps someone is escaping…
The footsteps got louder. Perhaps not.
He turned towards the door to face the ANBU kunoichi. She stood still, staring at the three bodies in the room. Her body stiffened at seeing his bright crimson eyes.
His gaze wandered from her black cat mask down to her sandals. The sleek black uniform stuck to her like a second skin. A Konoha ANBU kunoichi. How interesting…
He almost heard her sharp intake of breath. She recovered as she began looking over the small, dark room once more. Sasuke-kun…