Can I Go With You?
By: Girl of Light Writter
(One Shot) I hate one shots because they're either corny or sad, this is probably both. I'm leaving for camp so hope I have reviews before I come back.
Itachi lay dead on the ground and the only way he'd die is from the sacrifice of his brother. Both his brother and he were dead, well not dead. Itachi was dead but Sasuke was only dying.
He crawled from his home to a little cabin, he was not bloody or anything for the jutsu was homicide and suicide it was curse of two dragons. Which as any deadly killer knows would kill both the user and the one it's directed toward, the enemy most likely. Sasuke was the one to dare and use it.
A young girl, 12 or so saw him; he being almost 17 caused her to not be obsessed with his looks. "Where can I take you, how about the hospital?" I shook my head.
"Haruno Sakura, the best medic-nin around. She'll be home, I know her." She sighed and used a jutsu to transport me to the door of Sakura. She knocked on the door.
"Hello Miss, can I help you?"
"This boy seems to be in poor condition, no one can see what is wrong with him. He said you could, so I brought him here." Sakura nodded and walked over following the girl to see a bush with a guy resting in it.
"Sasuke!" Sakura ran over to him, did some hand signals, took out a sheet of paper, and threw it up. "Mali Jutsu" She snatched the paper. "He is dying, his heart beat is slowing down, and his pulse is weak." Sakura picked up Sasuke's body, carried it in, and sat it on her couch.
"Genesis of Rebirth, Effect Switch Jutsu!" Sakura did more signs and Sasuke's started to wake up. "Sasuke!" She said and hugged him.
"We've been over this, I can't breath, and you can't stand up." She looked at her own legs they were shaking and buckling beneath her. "You're second mistake is using that jutsu, it shortens the life span of the person using it. I'm going to die soon but now it used up all your chakra, so we're both going to die."
"I modified it, all the life span loss is mine. I'm dying not you now. The tables have turned Sasuke. I only reversed the effects of the jutsu into myself. I serve as you. I die now for you."
"What, that's insane! You can't." Sasuke answered.
"Yes it is; why would you trade his death for your own?" The girl asked.
"A life is not equal to the life, and his is much more valuable than mine, so I trade mine for his because in death we all die so you can trade one for another, and that is why. Good-bye." She said.
"Sakura, you can't die in exchange for my life; how is mine any more important than yours?" Sasuke wanted to know.
"You have a huge purpose, to revive your clan; now that Itachi is dead you have to. It's all up to you Sasuke. You are the only who can anymore. I want you to do that, just as I have done everything in my power to get Naruto where he is today I have to help you. It's what teammates do for each other."
"But your life is much more important than mine, it is much greater a purpose."
"How so?"
"You have saved so many peoples lives, it's amazing, but I have killed so many people in my life time they are probably the same but saving a life won't bring another into existence, but killing one takes one out so your soul needs to survive to save others. I don't deserve to live." Sasuke said.
"You are going to get married, revive your clan, and be happy. I will because I'll make sure Naruto makes it happen. You are going to fulfill your dreams if it's the last thing I do, and it will be, got it!" Sakura said crying.
"You're dying, and putting too much stress on your body."
"I'm dying anyway; my body is not tired from fighting this. I'll live longer than you would have but I'm still going to die. Its how it's done." Sakura fell faint on the couch. "Girl, take this to the Hokage, say it's from Sakura, who's dying." She nodded and ran off.
"Sakura…
"Nothing more, go on. I know you can do it. I know you, nothing's impossible for you and neither should fulfilling your dreams, good-bye."
"You can't leave after saving me, what's wrong with you?" He asked.
"I can and am. Why should you care anyway?"
"I owe you my life, and this wouldn't be the first Sakura. You can't die, I have to."
"Stop arguing and do as I say, fulfill your dreams Sasuke. Naruto will take care of my body; don't worry about me any more. I told Naruto I'd die saving someone important, I just didn't think you'd be the needy person whose life I found so perfect and pure to give mine up."
"Mine is needy but not perfect or pure."
"How would you know, the real you has only been seen by two people; your mother and me. We see and saw you and the kindhearted person you'd become, with all aspects of life there. You are." Sakura's couldn't open her mouth; she was going and faster than expected.
"Sakura, I want to tell you something." She blinked signaling for him to go on. "I did think you were annoying but that was why I liked you. You never do change, more caring about others than yourself, and you still love me don't you?" She couldn't move but her hand and she made a fist and shook it up and down. You are the most amazing person I've ever met, strong, beautiful, and kind. I always saw it but it would put you in-danger was to cause another person to die because of me. I told the girl to bring me here so I could see you before I die, not so you could cure me. To not see you one last time and you live would be well worth it." He could see her blush and tears form in her eyes as he spoke.
"I love you Sakura, Can I go with you?" Sasuke begged. She moved her hand back and forth signaling a no. "I do love you so much Sakura."
She raised her hand, putting her hand on her chest pointing at herself and then put up the number 2 meaning 'me too'.
"Genesis of Rebirth." He said trying to mimic the attack that he had copied from Tsunade.
"Only a needy soul can perform in young Uchiha, my soul is of need of much, while yours has everything, endless possibilities, but at this moment it has love so it can't do anything to save her. Sorry." Tsunade said walking in the room with Naruto by her side.
"Sasuke, what jutsu did she use?" Naruto asked concerned.
"Genesis of Rebirth, Effect Switch Jutsu; can I use that to die in exchange for her life."
"No Sasuke, her soul is the only needy soul and mind is the only one that can do it."
"Mind Transfer Jutsu." Sasuke said switching his mind with Sakura's for the moment.
"Sasuke, I know that you weren't thinking clearly, her body can't move, speak, or do anything so what makes you think that that was useful." Sasuke returned to his body.
"Because anything that happens to me in that body happens to my body, we're both dying." Naruto laid his hands on both causing time to flow backwards except chakra was the same.
"I need to die Naruto, why'd you stop me?"
"Because Sakura knew what you'd try so she told me how to stop you." Naruto and Tsunade moved Sasuke away from Sakura onto the floor.
"Don't you care about her Naruto?"
"She's saved my life so many times, and done so much for me. It would be the only just thing to give it back but…
"But what?"
"Sakura said that I'd be defying her death wish if I didn't let her die. She said that a Hokage should leave for a just person, and that hers was not, and she said that she'd kill me if I even thought about it. She made me guilty for all she's done for me too. I couldn't."
"Why did she have to be so noble, a life for a life is never fair; and it will never be? Why would she try?"
"Because she loved you, what some people will do for love." Tsunade said.
"I wish I could but all my chakra's gone, and I love her so much I'd do anything to go with her." Sasuke said.
"She's almost gone, say good-bye."
"Good-bye, why you decided to be noble and like me is news to me, but I promise I'll do everything I can to try to be happy and do what you wanted, I promise." Sasuke said. There was a bright light and Sakura's body was gone. Sasuke cried in the spot where she disappeared. Naruto and Tsunade bowed to show honor to her. Sasuke cried and mourned her death.
"Sakura isn't gone; I know where she is…" A very familiar voice said. "I saved her, so I would know." Sasuke knew that voice. Whose was it? A kunoichi that was an enemy of Sakura saving her, how strange?