A/N - My little readers! My little cupcake-samas! I finally decided to give myself a slap and write a new story! Yay! ~
This will be an AkaSaku – yes, I LOVE AkatsukiXSakura! I've seen and read so many, and now I've been inspired to write one too...with an overall much darker and sexier atmosphere. I also like to think of Akatsuki as a family – meaning that there will be a good deal of Family/Friendship involved!
I won't add in KonanXSakura or PeinXSakura because I believe those two belong together...But! We've still got our lovely doctor fish sticks, Sir Puppet-sama, Mister Carnivorous man-eater-chan, and Cap'n explosion, and etc etc etc...
The little thing with Tobi/Madara/Obito is confuzzling, so I'll just stick to the fact that Tobi is Madara, of some sort...[I've only watched the anime...]
The story takes place after the recent ninja war, the one ongoing in the anime.
This writing is Sakura's thoughts, but this one is Inner Sakura! Bold writing is Kuro/Black Zetsu.
About how Sakura ends up in Akatsuki, I just used the stereotype of her going on a mission, just...with a few different things here and there. ^^ I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it, so I present to you, the first chapter of PETAL TWIRL!
Warning! This is contains multiple pairings, a reversed harem [many men buzzing around a single woman], a lot of swearing, and heavy lemony delight with an extra serving of cream – much more fluff than I should include.
Oh! And the disclaimer! ~ I don't own Naruto, it is the epic work of art by Masashi Kishimoto-sensei!
~o~
A scroll. Another scroll. Another scroll, just a bit smaller in size, but still, that's another scroll. And oh my god here's another scroll.
Guess what. Here's another scroll. And you know what? It's not green. It's blue. Hah. Sarcasm. Sakura stacked the documents away, sighing deeply as she did so. Ever since they had won the war – which she definitely wouldn't call winning, because all they did was defeat Kabuto and his resurrections, life had been unbearably peaceful. All too peaceful. But that was nothing next to what angered her the most. And that was the fact that the AKATSUKI organisation was still intact! All of them. They were still alive and well, hiding in their all-too-discreet hideout. The pink-haired girl snorted to herself. Everyone knew they were sneaking somewhere in the land of rivers. Arrogant cloaked bastards. She then huffed and leaned on her clenched fists. She hadn't been on a mission in ages, and would do anything to go on a trip, or even better, hear the cracking of their bones under her fist's impact. So while evilly fantasizing about Akatsuki blood gushing and muscles being torn apart, she barely noticed the presence behind her. A rather familiar presence, in fact. She spun around to find a formally dressed ANBU Black Ops with a bird-shaped mask, decorated with wavy blue stripes across the spotless white surface. Her lips tugged into a smile.
"So you DID pass the exam after all, Pig-chan?" She teased what would probably be her best friend.
"Obviously I did, forehead-chan!" Ino pulled her mask off to reveal her happily twinkling blue eyes. "See?" She showed Sakura her tattoo-plastered arm, who grinned back at her.
"Good going!" She browsed through the vast collection of scrolls, all inscribed with odd kanjis and handed one to the blonde. "This is from Tsunade-shishou, and is of extreme importance!" The newly commemorated ANBU accepted the scroll and took a rapid peek at it. She then raised a suspicious eyebrow.
"Well, listen to this, forehead-chan! Akatsuki are advertising, and want a new member! Even their location is written here!" The pinkette's eyes widened in sudden excitement.
"And?"
"Yeah, this could be the perfect opportunity to find out some more about them!" She eagerly explained. "We could even befriend them!" Her brain had plunged into a state of deep thought. Pig-chan has a point. Hey, it could just be a trap, you realise that, right?! Inner exclaimed, waving her fists around violently. Touché.
"Well then! I'll be off!" Ino replaced her mask on her face, turning her into an expressionless ninja once again. Only her cheery voice betrayed her stoic appearance.
"Where to?" Sakura frowned.
"To Tsunade-sama, obviously! I'm going to take this mission and go spy on Akatsuki!" She performed a chain of hand signs and disappeared in a cloud of smoke. She stiffened in her seat, left with the bitter sting of jealousy. One side of her was raging silently, wishing it could be her who could go over and pummel those criminals herself, but another side was happy for Pig-chan, because it was a mission she deserved. I hope she'll be alright.Don't underestimate an ANBU, Outer! Inner cracked her knuckles. She silently hoped it was true, and got back to work.
...
A few minutes later, Genma, the ever so relaxed chuunin stepped in.
"Tsunade-sama would like to see you..." He shoved his hands in his pockets while teething on his senbon. Doubt clouded in her mind.
"Thank you, Genma-san..." She reluctantly stood up and began heading towards the exit. The older shinobi tapped her shoulder soothingly and smiled.
"I don't think it's anything serious." He disappeared through the door. She shook her head, lips curved upwards. Good old Genma.
~o~
Once she finally entered her Shishou's office, she felt a noticeable, heavy tension lingering in the air.
"For the love of Kami-sama! I won't let you go! You are an ANBU – you don't take on missions like these! At least not on your own!" The woman known as the fifth Hokage bellowed, slamming her palm on her desk, a mug of tea falling to the ground and shattering into a million pieces in a pool of green liquid. Sakura could literally feel her friend fuming from under her bird mask. Did that mean she wouldn't be able to go on that mission..?
"But I do have some experience and jutsus adapted for espionage – I'd be perfect for the job!" Ino argued. Tsunade grunted as a warning.
"Yamanaka Ino, don't test my patience! I said no!" The fearful godaime Hokage suddenly directed her deep honey gaze towards her pink-haired apprentice.
"Ah, Sakura! You, however, would be perfectly adapted for this mission!" The hokage threw her a new, neater scroll. "How would you like to infiltrate Akatsuki to collect information?" A wave of mixed feelings washed over her. Relief. Extreme excitement. Confusion. Slight guilt. She read the scroll silently. It was the mission she had been waiting for. Unravelling their mysteries, destroying them and their plans...the Akatsuki! The pinkette clenched her hands around the document.
"I accept the mission!" She stepped forward, a defying spark in her pale green eyes. Both blondes gazed at her attentively.
"Hm, well you just barge in and steal my coveted mission...you better do a darn good job of it!" Ino marched forwards and pulled Sakura into a hug. "Good luck, Forehead-chan."
"Thanks, Pig-chan." She smiled before breaking the hug and turning to face the legendary Sannin, awaiting further details. The woman in front of her nodded comprehensively.
"You will leave in 3 days precisely, to the land of Iron! Two members, Zetsu and Tobi have been sighted there." She pointed to the Sakura's hittai itte. "Your headband will have been 'confiscated' because you are a 'rebel' ninja!" The expert medic picked up the shards on the floor. "Understood?"
"Yes!" She nodded and spun around to leave. "I won't fail either of you!" She grinned and decided to head back home.
Akatsuki, you are busted.
~o~
Once she was back in her apartment, she kicked her shoes off and speed-walked over to the kitchen. She had worked up an appetite, and fetched a bag of rice, so that she could make onigiri, fried with soy sauce as a treat. I'm so looking forward to infiltrating them! Can you imagine?! We're gonna be alone with so many men! Sakura blushed at the thought. There's also the woman called Konan right? I don't give a fuuuuck!~ I heard some of those men are real sex gods too! I couldn't care less about that! I'm only going because I want to destroy them! Suuure. Inner! We're talking about some dangerous criminals here! So what? Criminals have a cock too! I'll kill you!
The kunoichi sighed and flopped down on a kitchen stool. She had to admit, she was unusually excited at the prospect of meeting the Akatsuki. A whole group of dangerous, S-ranked criminals. And she'd be...basically living with them. A sudden mass of questions started dawning upon her. Where did they live? Did they have regular meals? Did they stick together at all times? Her face fell, and she decided to relax a little before grabbing a bite to eat.
Suddenly, she felt a flash of chakra in her vicinity. She got into defence mode, gathering some concentrated chakra in her fists. A mild, rather carefree voice chimed in her ears.
"Oh! She is hostile, the little girl!" And this clear voice was soon replaced with a dark, smouldering one. "Stupid bitch doesn't know who she's up against."
That struck a particular nerve, and Sakura did not appreciate it. Especially because she recognised this signature – and this bipolar voice. The chakra she had charged crackled with pure energy.
"Come on out, Zetsu!" She called out. White Zetsu let out a noticeably dramatic gasp.
"Oh! She knows our name!" He seeped out of a wall, yellow eyes locking with the kunoichi's emerald ones. She was about to knock the living daylights out of him by instinct, but a grain of common sense reminded her of her extremely important mission, and so instead, she tore her hittai itte off, showed it to the plant man, and quite literally snapped it in half, bending the metal and tearing the cloth apart. The Akatsuki member stood at the side, tilting his head slightly.
"Take me to Akatsuki." The pinkette stepped towards him. "I want to leave this village, now." She tried sound as serious and fearful as possible. It was a change of plan, but if she played her cards right, she could succeed – and Tsunade would definitely understand.
"ZETSU-SAAAAAN!" The masked Akatsuki member popped up from the window. "Tobi wants to know when we're going to leave!" His voice was so cheerful and so innocent that it hurt. Despite the surprise, and the memories seeping back in her mind, Sakura remained cool.
"We'll leave now. I know a secret way out of the village, and we have no time to waste!" She clenched her fist. She was hoping that she had convinced them – which she apparently did, as Zetsu's expression relaxed slightly. However the plant man had other plans concerning the escape method.
"Come here..." He motioned her to come over to him. She did as she was told, now at an arm's distance from the bipolar man. He then forcefully locked his arms around her and started sinking into the group, dragging the kunoichi along.
"W-what's happening?!" She twisted her head around. Zetsu simply hushed her while their surroundings turned pitch black. The immature young man's voice was barely heard in the distance.
"TOBI WILL CATCH UP TO YOU LATER!"
~o~
Once she had woken up, Sakura's limbs felt stiff, and her vision was blurry.
"Grr..." She reached over with her hand and tried to loosen up her muscles around her shoulders, but to no avail.
"Oh! She's awake, the little girl." A certain Zetsu crawled out of his corner. A painful sigh escaped her lips.
"Why the paralysis jutsu?" She demanded. The plant man grinned from ear to ear.
"Despite you saying you want to visit Akatsuki, you might just want to fool us. It would be a pain in the ass if you leaked some information about us." She frowned.
"I understand, but I wasn't planning on pulling anything funny." She winced as she managed to prop herself up on her forearms. "Please let me join Akatsuki!" The pink-haired girl grit her teeth, finally managing to push some chakra into her shoulder. Her body was still numb and under the effect of the jutsu cast upon her, but thanks to her body's quick recovery and her medical training, she felt better.
"We'll have to ask Pein-sama. He might just kill you off too." The carnivorous man replied.
"Believe me, I'm not so easy to kill off!" The kunoichi yelled. "You wanna have a go?!" She raised her fist.
"Relax, I'm not looking for a fight. Just telling you that I don't have time for weaklings like you." A vein popped at the corner of her temple.
BAM.
Her chakra-infused fist landed in his jaw, thrusting him back in recoil.
"Take me to Pein-sama. That's all I'm asking!" She mumbled. The plant man rubbed his bruised jaw and scrunched his eyebrows.
"She's got quite the temper, the little girl." His white hand motioned her to follow him. "Hurry up."
To be continued~ [Which might take a bit of time since I'm currently having exams, and procrastination can only take one so far...*sneers at physics papers*]