((Basic idea of whats going on, Sasuke is gone. He left to join Orochimaru. Its now a few years later. Sakura and Naruto are more mature and everything but they still hope to find Sasuke and bring him back home. Little do they know that Sasuke brings himself back, with news and new dangers. Are they ready for a new adventure? Are they ready for Sasuke?))

Sakura stood up in a large tree that hung over the road that lead out of Kohana, her village.
She stared down at the bench below her.
It was where she first talked to Sasuke. And where he left her that night.

She sighed quietly to herself.
She shouldn't be thinking of him now. It always brings her down.

She was waiting for Naruto to return with news about his informant in the other village. They claimed to have seen Sasuke heading through and Naruto left with Pervy Sage to investigate. Sakura had stayed behind with Tsunade-sama to continue her training.

Sakura stared out and sent a prayer out to Naruto to come back safely and with information that can help them.
With that, she leaped down from the tree and walked down the road to her home. She walked calmly and listened to the birds sing as she went when she heard something else.

A kunai was thrown in her direction.

She dodged it expertly and hid behind a tree with a kunai of her own ready in her hands and glanced around her trying to figure where that had came from.
She risked a look over her right shoulder.

'There.'
She thought to herself, throwing her own weapon at the stranger.
It lodged into the tree above his head and Sakura cursed to herself and moved as the attacker threw more their own weapons.

A shuriken caught her arm, leaving a clean cut. She flinched and the blood dripped down her arm. The cut distracted her for only a moment but it was enough.
There was a hint of movement and her attacker was on her in seconds.

She stared wide-eyed, unable to move.
'So fast'

The stranger's hand gripped her throat tightly. With the other, he held a kunai that was pressed to her cheek.
"Its been awhile, eh, Sakura-chan?"

Sakura stared at him with a new fear.
"K-Kabuto...?"

His glasses reflected the sunlight for a split second as he smiled dangerously.
It was him... but different. He wore his hair down now instead of having it tied back like he did the last time she had seen him. He seemed older as well.
But something else was changed.
Something that couldn't be seen.

Sakura couldn't pin exactly what was so different but something about him was off. Changed.

She quickly pushed this thought away. She couldn't think about that now. She had to get away and fast!
She struggled to find any weakness in his position.

He smirked at her efforts and pressed the kunai harder, pricking her cheek. She bit her tongue to keep from reacting. She could feel the blood dripping down her face.

Kabuto leaned close to her, still holding her throat tightly.
"Sakura-chan, do you know why I'm here?"

She glared at him and slightly shook her head. She could barely breath, let alone, speak. She had to think fast or she might pass out and that'd be bad. She was already feeling light-headed.

He laughed without humor.
"Seems I have made here before he did."

His eyes met hers and they sparked with evil intentions.
"Perfect for me. Maybe I should make him a 'welcome home' present."

Sakura's glared changed to wide-eyed again as she struggled to get a little more air to speak.
"Wh...wh..o?"

He tilted his head.
"Why, your little boyfriend of course. Though..."
He leaned in and licked the blood off her cheek and smiled. He tightened his grip on her throat.
"...you won't be seeing him"

She stared in shock at him and immediately brought her hands up, trying to loose his grip. She kicked and fought to get free. His grip never slipped. Her vision clouded and her eyes began to water.

"N-..n..o.. Sas--...Sas...uke..."
She was losing consciousness. She was--

Kabuto suddenly stiffened and flinched.
He quickly looked at his arm. A Kunai was dug deeply into his forearm. He glared up.
"What the--"
He dropped Sakura and jumped into the trees to dodge the next four weapons that flew at him, leaving her to crumple to the ground and instinctively clutched her tender throat. She breathed deeply as she could but still felt herself falling into unconsciousness, holding on as much as she could to see what was going on.
Who attacked Kabuto? Who saved her?

Kabuto had vanished into the trees but his voice echoed.
"I'll be back. You can always protect them all."
He was gone.

Sakura heard a sigh somewhere near her. She turned on her side to look but her eyes were blurred and couldn't make out who it was. The person walked calmly to her on the ground and crouched down beside her. The hand reached and touched her neck.
She flinched and gasped lightly.
"..o..w"

Her sight faded to blackness but she heard a small chuckle.
So familiar.
The voice sounded soft and light in her head before she blacked out.
"You're always getting rescued, Sakura-chan"

She knew that voice! It...It.
The darkness caught up to her.

((My first writing in a while. I have more another story about Sakura and Itachi. Let me know what you think and If I should post more.))