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No Sides In Hatred

Chapter 1: Haku Isn' t Dead, The Unexpected Save

"I' m sorry Naruto." The boy said as he dissapeared. Naruto tried to sense him, but he couldn't. The power he had earlier slipped back to wherever it came from and the blond was left to look around his surroundings.

"Oh no! Is he gonna-" Naruto didn't even have to finish his thought when the demon vesal saw perfectly that his friend, and enemy, was going to sacrafice himself.

"No!" The Uzumaki yelled, but knew he couldn't do anything even if he tried.

Damn! Someone has to be able to do something!

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A young looking woman gazed down at the sight. She sighed at the battle remembering her ninja days before. . . She didn't want to think about her past.

Watching still, she saw one of the boys fling himself towards his companion fighting one of the leaf nins.

A sacrifice?

The woman thought quickly about what to do and decided to interfere.

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Just as Haku placed his body as a shield for Zabuza he felt someone pushing him away from the spot. No, it was more like a person FLUNG him! Who- ? How can someone be that strong? Haku thought as he flew back.

An 'Ugh!' was heard from Zabuza. Haku forced himself to look over there and couldn't help the long awaited tears. The silver haired man Zabuza had been fighting had thrusted his hand through Zabuza's body. His only friends' body.

"No. " Haku whispered. Before the body even dropped the kekkei genkai made a fast turn to avoid seeing. And it turned out that Gato and his men were behind them.

"Ah! Poor boy. Ha ha ha." Gato looked satisfied at Zabuza' s death and Haku could only gaze back in shock.

How could he- Did he know Zabuza was going to die? Haku thought before instantly getting angry.

"You! Did you plan this? " His voice cracked and he knew the leaf nins and the bridge builder were watching him.

"Me? Now why would I plan that? I' d rather watch scum die unexpectantly. It is more amusing." His smile made Haku ache with bloodlust. How dare he say that!

"YOU' RE THE SCUM!" Came a yell. Naruto was by his side and just as angry as Haku.

"Yeah!" The pink haired girl screamed from the back. She seemed like she didn't fear them as long as she was back there protecting the bridgebuilder.

Zabuza' s murderer walked to Haku' s other side and and the boy had to hold back a snarl. He wasn' t sure whether he should hate the man or just push it away and fight along side him against Gato.

"Ha ha ha ha. " Gato continued laughing, "If I' m the scum why are you going to die?"

Naruto shouted again, "WE AREN' T! YOU ARE!" And launched at the pack of men. A second after the silver haired man rushed in to and Haku quickly followed them to attack.

"Naruto! You and I are going to get the others. Let your friend deal with Gato!" The man said and Naruto nodded his head to obey. Haku was excited that the jerk that thought he could run Zabuza and himself like sideshow freaks was going to get what he deserves. Gato was going to die.

Haku grabbed a deep breath of air. For Zabuza. Everything he did was now for Zabuza.

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It was like watching a miniture war. The ones her grandparents talked about with such detail. But Sakura knew better. It wasn' t a war. It was payback. Something she never knew or needed to deal with.

"Tazuna- kun. You should hide. I need to check on my teammate. " Sakura told the old man. She was worried that her team would all die and those men would take her to do what they wanted, but she held her fear in check. She had to check on Sasuke.

The bridgebuilder went off and Sakura hoped if her sensei lived through this that she wouldn't get scolded. She feared Kakashi' s words more than anything else about him.

"Sasuke!" The pink haired qirl whispered as if she wanted him to wake up. He wouldn' t be able to wake up. Sakura had to remind herself. He' s dead.

Her emerald eyes gazed back where Naruto, Kakashi, and the boy were fighting. It looked like they did a quick job on the leader because Sakura saw him fall. Blood was everywhere over there and Sakura shivered because of it.

Looking back at her crushes pretty face she wondered if he would mind if she put his head in her lap. A part of her didn' t want to think of him as dead.

Sakura placed her right hand at the back of his neck and her left on his chest. Sasuke breathed and she immediatly let go and jumped back.

"Uhh. . ." The Uchiha moaned as he came to. Sakura wondered what she should do. Should she help him? She just might make it worse! What could she do to help him!

Her cotton candy hair blew in a small breeze and she looked back at the battlefield. Since their boss died most of the henchmen either took off or stayed to fight and die. Most of them were dead and the three people fighting them were still up and fighting. Sakura decided it was safe to call to her teacher.

"Kakashi- sensei! Kakashi! He' s alive! Sasuke' s alive!"

Kakashi turned to her and a man came out behind him with a knife. Naruto jumped in to save him and Kakashi went back to the battle. None of them could help her. Neither Kakashi or that boy could save Sasuke right now.

Wait! Sakura could fight. She was no good at it, but if it provided some time for one of them to help Sasuke she would do it!

Sakura charged to the fight a few yards from her. There wasn' t that many henchmen left and she could take that boys place. She had a strong feeling that he would help since Naruto stuck up for him. Either way sacrificing herself for her crush to live would be better than standing in the sidelines and getting blamed.

She was there now! Catching up to her target she screamed towards him, "Help my teammate! I' ll take your place!"

He hesitated and Sakura brought her shruiken out. Throwing them at his current apponent the boy finally decided to trade and the pink haired girl was left to fend for herself in a life and death situation. She was smart though. Sakura stayed far enough away so he couldn' t touch her. Basically she ran away and he ran after. When he would catch up Sakura would do the replacement technique she knew and both her and the ugly man she was fighting would run around some more.

Sakura knew she would get killed if she tried to hit him, or fight him head on. The pink haired girl only needed time. And she recived it. Soon Naruto and Kakashi were shielding her and attacking the man. Kakashi killed him off and Naruto turned to her worriedly.

"Are you okay Sakura- chan?"

"Of coarse I' m okay! Who we need to know is really okay right now is Sasuke!" Naruto wrinkled his nose in hatred as he went on about himself. Sakura was ready to smack him, but thought it would be better if she saw if Sasuke was alright.

God she hoped he was alright.

NOTES:

THIS IS NOT A SASUSAKU! I don't write that! If you want anything near a sasusaku I have a poem justifying Sakura' s love towards him, but as I said before that is as far as I go on a sasusaku fic!

Anyway. I am so proud on how this first chapter turned out. I really hope I' m getting better at writing because I really need it. (I want to become a writer) And I hope you who like this story review! I don' t want to give the pairings I have picked out away, but you can probably guess them if you want.

Review please!