Author's Note:

This story is based during Sasuke's redemption travels. I know it might get a little confusing but I hope the end kinda clears up everything. I think the Angst is a little soft nothing too harsh I hope.

Hope you guys like it!

Scarlet Uchiha

"Karin."

"Sasuke-kun?!"

In front of the red head stood Sasuke with a woman bent over in pain in his lone arm. She had been surprised when she first sensed Sasuke's chakra approaching the hide out with immense speed. But what really surprised her the small but fading chakra that seemed to be with him. In a hurry to meet him as she was the only one who was in the underground hide out at the moment. Seeing him stand there in the dark entrance with a pained look on his delicate features she knew it was serious.

"I need your help quick." He slowly lifted the woman in his arm and cradling her gently. Karin was in complete shock to see this side of Sasuke, he had never been this gentle with anyone. She was about to demand some question from him, but a tiny shift of the woman in his arms exposed pink strands. Feeling a gasp escape her, she only knew one woman with that hair color.

"What?! I-i I'm not a medical ninja! Plus-

"She going into labor." He snapped at her, eyes pleading at her. Quickly knowing she had no other choice, she turned.

"Crap Uchiha! Get her in! Fuck!" The man quickly followed her into the hide out. She lead them to a room with a bed in the center. She barked to the man, to set the other woman in the bed, as she gathered the right items she would be needing. Like as she knew what the hell she was going to need, Karin screamed silently in her mind. Never before had she helped a woman give birth or even seen one give birth before.

With all stuff she believed she would need was gathered neared the bed, she approached the pinkette. Karin noticed the woman face was scrunched in pain, her hands were hidden under her cloak probably around her stomach. Carefully as Karin could she removed the cloak from the pinkette body to show a very swollen stomach. Cursing silently Karin moved a glowing hand to the swollen stomach.

"Fuck. We need him out NOW!"

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The soft cries of the baby seemed to echo in the room but it was the only sound that could be heard. Karin shakily held the wailing child in her arms, her back was pressed into a wall. Her eyes were glued to bloody hand that was dangling from the bed edge. Karin's wasn't sure if she herself was breathing right but she just knew the baby was. The baby was healthy and alive but the same could not be said about the woman in the other side of the room.

Sasuke had left the room when Karin yelled that a C-section was the only solution for the baby. He hadn't returned the moment the young baby screamed his presence into the world. The pinkette was still moving when the cut was done, she had even assisted through everything, giving tiny instructions here and there. Never taking notice of the tiny signs of the pinkette declining condition, as she wavered in and out of conscious. But the second Karin was holding the newborn in her hands she noticed the only chakra in the room was hers and the baby. She was gone. Panicking the red head stumbled backwards with the baby still in her hold.

He was going to kill her was all she think of as she stared at the bloody body before her. Sasuke finally had made a family and here she was stained in the blood of his child mother. He finally found the light in his life and was probably happy for once. Now that was gone, and she was to be blamed. She should of done more but once she noticed the baby was losing oxygen inside the womb she hadn't even checked to see if the pinkette was stabled. It was all about saving him on time before he lost even more air. She wasn't that well trained in medical ninjustu but she could of done more, but it was too late.

The door creaked open and Sasuke stepped in, eyes immediately on the body in the bed. Karin noticed how his chakra spiked up in a angry red haze. He was frozen in spot he was deaf to the baby wails, he was only focused on the body. Waiting for him to attack or yell, but nothing came from him as Karin watched him nervously. Slowly the red angry chakra sizzled to a gray blue, it seemed almost guilty to Karin.

"Sa-sasuke-kun?" Karin mumbled questionably to him, the baby still clenched in her arms.

"Is he fine?" His voice asked stoically. His eyes still fixed in the same place.

"Yes... He's healthy."

"Hn. I'll clean this up. Tend to him." He inched closer to the bed, dismissing her.

"What! Bu-but!"

"Karin go." He snapped at her, chakra spiking up threateningly.

Having nothing else to say she escaped the room taking the cries of the newborn with her. The door closed quietly leaving Sasuke alone in the room with now paled body of Sakura Uchiha.

He slowly made his way to one of the sides of the bed, where she was facing. He raised a hand to her face gently removing sweat soaked bangs from her face. Resting his hand tenderly to the side of her cooled head, he lowered his head down till their foreheads touched. His body quietly began to shake as he griped a cold hand in his.

"I'm so sorry... Sakura."

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She rocked the now freshly bathed newborn in her arms, he was bundled in a white blanket. She hadn't had slept much after getting the baby to sleep, her body was still in shock. Now that he was wide awake she guessed he probably was hungry but they had no food here for him. Karin knew she needed to go to Sasuke soon to let him know, the baby was in need of a lot of items. Knowing that he probably was still grieving of the lost of Sakura, she didn't want to disturb him. But this child needed food if he was to survive longer in this world. Getting up she went in the direction that his chakra was at, the front entrance.

"We need to go." His back was to them as he stared at the spring afternoon sky.

"He needs milk, clothing, and diapers." She mumbled looking away. 'So he's leaving'she thought to herself. She has done her part and she failed him- Sakura was gone. Releasing a sigh she lifted her head to his back. "You need to get that first for him. His head needs to held right, he is still very fragile so be careful on your trip."

He turned to her and with the same stoic face he always carries, he stared at her blankly. She shifted on her feet, extending the bundle newborn away from her towards the Uchiha. He made no move to reach for the child, still staring at her blankly. Confused by his actions Karin huffed and moved closer to him with the intent to get the baby in his arm.

"We need to go." He snapped repeating his words again, stopping in her tracks to lift the child in his arm. Karin brows furrowed in more confusion. Looking back up to his face she noticed his irritation in his eyes. 'What the hell is his problem?!' She exclaimed in her mind annoyingly. Suddenly it hit her as to why he wasn't taking the baby.

"Don't be scared Baka. You won't drop him, just hold him close and gently. I'm sure even you can do that." She snickered at him.

"Tch." He kept his flat eyes on her, almost glaring. Feeling clueless as how to help him at the moment Karin laid her eyes on the contained baby in her arms. It all cleared out as to what she had to do by just staring at the small onyx orbs.

"If you really want me to Sasuke... I will follow you." Once again repeating the very same words she said to him years ago when she left to follow him. She might still have feelings for him but he was lost at the moment and he had a baby with him. She was going to help him and this tiny baby that was at least what she could do for Sakura.

He turned from her and made his way to the forest without glancing back at them.

"Wait! I need to-

"I already got what is needed. Lets go."

"I need my stuff-

"Karin. I already grab everything."

"What?! When?!"

"You're disturbing him."

In cue the baby began to let out a high pitch cry, making Karin squirm to quiet the child. With a stomp of her foot she chased after the figure of the stoic Uchiha.

Sasuke looked down in his hand where he had a small scroll in his grip. He made a silent promise to it and looked back up to the surrounding forest. The gates of Konoha will soon be in their reach and nothing was going to stop him. He will bring her home.

XxXxx

Naruto made a jump to the roofs taking the fastest root, the small shouts of friends were not registered into his ears as he passed them. He just received Sasuke hawk message and it said he was minutes away from the village and heading straight here. Alarms bells were going off in Naruto's mind, and he barely had time to send out two clones, one to Kakashi office. Sasuke always sent word at least some days before his arrival back, and this message was short and to the point. Feeling his clones poof back to him after relaying their message. Naruto picked up his speed, he needed to make his way to gates fast.

Skidding to a halt as he reached the open gates, Naruto noticed figures from down the road approaching towards him. He wanted to run to him but held back he wasn't the same inpatient child like before. Slowly but steady the figures turned to two human forms. Tapping his foot impatiently, Naruto fidgeted wondering why the bastard was taking his time. He then saw the shape of Sasuke form come clear as he neared, Naruto feeling thrilled, he began to wave obnoxiously to the Uchiha. His hand stilled in mid air as he saw the red glob behind Sasuke clear and take form of the bastard former teammate- Karin. Naruto felt his inside start churning at the sight of the two. But then his eyes zeroed in on the small bundle in Karin arms. It had soft dark red tuft sticking out of what seemed to be a small white hat. 'Red Hair?'

It was a baby, was all that formed in Naruto brain, then he felt pure anger. 'What about Sakura?!' Naruto yelled to himself, the beast in him growled at him to control his emotions. As quickly as the emotions came to Naruto they quickly left him. He leveled his cold eyes on the only bastard he felt held the blame. Sasuke eyes stared even on Naruto's glare, knowing full well the confused anger he was feeling.

"Sasuke." He growled.

"Naruto."

"What the he-

"Sasuke-kun!" A yell tared their attention off each other and focused on the new approaching figure.

Sasuke felt his inside do a tiny squirm at the call of his name. He was not ready for this confrontation.

A tiny woman figure landed in a thud beside Naruto, still dressed in her medic coat. She pushed herself to a standing moving her rose strands off her face. Her cheeks were flushed from the rush to get here, her eyes shined beautifully at the man before her. She smiled so big at him, making her jaded eyes crinkle in happiness. She moved to open her mouth but stopped at the sight of the red head beside man, but then she completely closed her mouth when the tiny red head made an appearance in her eyes. Confusion fogged her jade eyes giving them a sage color.

"You're a father." It was not a question more a statement. She looked hurt but forced a smile at him.

"Sakura."

"Sakura!?"

"Sakura-chan..."

Three voiced called her but she still faced the once lone Uchiha and gave him a soft smile. The very same smile he promised to return to on the very same spot.

"Welcome Home Sasuke-kun."

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Karin felt completely crazy the second she spotted the pinkette stand up from her land. This was Sakura who was standing before them. But who was the one that died that night in the hide out? Now that she got a better look of Sasuke former teammate. She has shorter hair than the one who she helped deliver birth, the one of that night had her hair a little beyond her shoulders. But other than that and their clothing, they were the same woman. Who did she witness die that night? Who's blood had stained her hands?

Who was that Sakura? And who is this Sakura?

Fin

-Well Hopefully this wasn't too confusing but about the whole two Sakura's. The one Sasuke brought to Karin was Sakura Uchiha she's married to another Sasuke in another dimension, she had escaped running for her life with no one to return to she stumble into this Present Sasuke with injuries which lead to her death. How she got the their was a little help from that mini Shin Uchiha hand thingy or something. But why red hair? IDK I just needed it red for the whole drama. This does not have more to it, so I'm sorry. Hope you guys liked it and Thank You for reading!