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BETA: little wolf blossom
This is an alternate story to Crying. You don't have to read that story to understand the plot though.
I was asked to do an alternate story, so no flaming if you disapprove of the plot and such.
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"Is it possible to hate someone so much…it makes you sick?" The voice echoed in the empty room. Two shadows stood still in the eerie silence. "I believe so, yes." A calm, deep, soul piercing voice stated after much time had elapsed. A shadow nodded, for you couldn't see any "People" in this room, the windows only held darkness and light held only death. This was the mental asylum.
"It wasn't my fault. Every time I saw his perfect face and smug attitude." Her voice-yes the first voice was female- cracked and silence stilled everything around the two shadowy figures. "You tried to kill him." "I failed, all that practice for nothing." "Sakura…"
Haruno Sakura, at the age of 18 was sentenced to spend her days at the asylum for the attempted murder of Uchiha Sasuke. The only reason they-the ninjas who had appeared there first-hadn't killed her on the spot was the fact that Tsunade- the ruling Hokage or village leader or strongest ninja in the village-was there, taking command. Exactly one week later she was sentenced to life at the asylum.
After that ordeal two years ago Sasuke left Konoha yet again, but this time not in search of Orochimaru. Instead he left for Sunagakure to speak with the Kazekage, Gaara of Sand.
Sakura refused to state why she had tried to kill the man she said she loved. Her "Sasuke-kun" was never mentioned when she spoke about the event. Naruto, Kakashi-their old teacher-, and Ino, along with many others had tried to talk her into telling them why. No such luck.
A sharp 'click' was heard as the pale, yellow light above the figures slowly lit up. "Hatake Kakashi?" The timid, pale, black-haired nurse asked quietly while fidgeting with her small, white jacket. The silver haired Jounin walked to the opened doorway.
"Sakura, I shall be back tomorrow. Well…me or Naruto." His visible eye curved, telling her he was smiling. She smirked back and he sighed. His student had changed so much over these two years.
"Bye Kakashi-sensei." Her voice lingered on the tantalizing "Sensei" she was mocking him, and he just took it. She mocked everyone that visited her, but they all knew she loved them no matter what she said.
He left, leaving the room absent once again. Sakura was on her bed, chained and not by choice. While whistling a very merry tune she suddenly stopped to laugh rather manically. Her voice cracking and tears spilling out of her eyes.
"Hello Uchiha." She smiled, her still bright (and white) teeth gleaming in the barely lit room.
There he was. He looked almost the same with longer hair (It didn't stand anymore though) and he wore the traditional Jounin clothes. She knew him to have been Jounin for a year now, Naruto let it slip during their 'conversations'.
"Sakura." His voice trailed though, she just rolled her eyes. "I don't want your sympathy."
"What do you want then?" He yelled at her, his fists curled, tightened in anger at the stubborn kunoichi.
"I want your hate." Her face was twisted and Sasuke had to fight the urge to vomit on the spot. His comrade - He wouldn't go as far as friend - was demented. But, familiar? Some how he had seen her face. He just couldn't place it…
"I can't hate you." He stated calmly, his knuckles white from the tension he felt in the room.
"Scared?" She asked simply, she was not on the bed, she wasn't chained. She was behind him, arms draped over his waist. Her head laid on his left shoulder. He was surprised, those chains were practically unbreakable. "I picked the lock. If you wanted to know." She purred out.
"I didn't." He was scared. This wasn't the same Sakura he had known for so long. This was a psycho.
"Good. Now, back to your hate." She smiled, but he couldn't see. It was a real smile- like the smiles she gave before he came. "I only hate one person."
"Oh, him? Itachi-sama! You could never beat him. You know it. It's just a childish dream by an incompetent fool. Kakashi-sensei lost horribly to the mean with bright red eyes, what would make you any different?" She raised an eyebrow, it looked like he was going to smack her.
"I will. I will kill him!" Sasuke yelled. He knew that in a few minutes the guards would be here.
"Ah, but Sasuke-kun! You must kill me first." And in a flash of smoke she was gone. The guards busted through the door to find a despondent Sasuke.
"Are you OK Uchiha?" One of the guards was Hyuuga Neji, all the strongest Shinobi protected the 'Jail'. "Yes, but she has escaped." He mumbled.
The ANBU nodded and left to sound the alarm. Sasuke was led out of the asylum and towards the Hokage where he would explain his conversation with the deranged girl.
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"So, you say she wants to kill you?" Tsunade asked quietly. The man nodded simply. "Well…we already knew that, but do you have any leads as to where she could have gone?"
"She talked a bit about Itachi, but I want to find her." Sasuke interjected.
"Absolutely not! She wants to kill you most of all. If you go in search of her you would practically be throwing yourself at her."
"So? I can stop her. I can-" "There's no point Uchiha."
He looked up at the Hokage with stoic eyes. "What if I take Naruto, Kakashi, Neji, and Shikamaru with me?"
Tsunade-sama looked very cautious about letting the Sharingan holder find her student. "Fine. I give you a month. And if you can not find her in that time I will put ANBU around your estate and the mission to find Sakura will be given to another."
He nodded and in a poof of smoke he was gone.
"Sakura. I beg of you. Do not kill the Uchiha…"
Depending on the reviews...I might continue.