Hey :-)

This is Sakurablossom606, my first fanfic! WOOO!

Please be nice, constructive criticisms are appreciated but nothing too mean OK? If I've written any of the Japanese honorifics wrong please let me know via review or PM as I think I've done it right but I need a little more help from more experienced writers xx

Apologies if any are out of character, let me know.

I'm not sure of the pairings yet but I'll let you all know when I've figured it out. Definitely Akasaku though xx

Disclaimer, sadly I do not own Naruto. I own the plot but not the characters.

Stay with me to the end of this first chapter, it gets better as it goes on I promise you. If you don't like it after that by all means don't read it again.

Thanks for clicking on and wanting to read because I really appreciate it, I hope you enjoy it!

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The Decision

Chapter 1: Discovery

Sakura Haruno lived a normal life; or what you could call normal by her standards.

She had regular missions from her mentor, Tsunade the godaime, regular friends and almost normal teammates. Naruto Uzumaki; the Kyubbi vessel and extremely loyal best friend, she didn't know what she' d do if he wasn't around to cheer her up.

Sasuke Uchiha; one of the last surviving member of the Uchiha clan and again a very loyal friend, he left to become stronger but returned after he killed Orochimaru because he had learned all he needed to know already. He had never truly forgotten his friends, as much as he liked to deny it.

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Her perveted ex-sensei Kakashi Hatake; they had been rather distant when they had been a full team 7, but after Sasuke and Naruto went away from the village all they had left was each other from the original team 7. They became incredibly close friends, brilliant on missions and praised by the entire village.

She had no idea what a turn her life was about to make.

She walked purposefully to her teams meeting place, the river by the bridge. She liked it there, it was quiet and peaceful; full of the simple uncomplicated things in life. Approaching the bridge, she saw that nobody had turned up besides her yet. She smiled inwardly, she had some time to think before Naruto or Sasuke turned up.

Over the years, as much Sakura denied it, she had become astonishingly beautiful. Her bubblegum pink hair was still short, she liked it that way; it reminded her of who she was. Her body had become curvy enough for models to become green with envy, her clothes complimented her perfectly. She wore a scarlet vest top and white skirt, her dark green shorts underneath the skirt. She wore her trademark black, knee high boots and gloves. Many of the village's good shinobi had asked her on dates before; Naruto, Lee, Kiba, several other medic ninjas and even Neji among them.

Sakura's train of thought was interrupted by a flare of chakra nearby, she stiffened but then relaxed when she realised who it was. Smirking, she called. "Come out Naruto!" From across the bridge, Naruto poked his head out of a bush. "Oh man, caught me Sakura-chan!" Suddenly there was a sound of irritation from behind Sakura, she whirled around to see Sasuke glaring at Naruto. " Why are you such an idiot?" he asks exasperatedly. Naruto bristled in outrage and walked towards him. "Why are you such an emo teme?" he retorts. Sasuke muttered something and turned away to face the water below, glaring at it accusingly. Sakura sweatdropped. 'Why do they always act like this after stupid fights?' she asked herself as Naruto, too, looked away and pouted.

She wouldn't change it even if she could.

"Damn it you idiots," she grinned, pulling them into an unbreakable chakra enhanced hug. "I've missed you so much!" Sasuke and Naruto struggled, embarrassed at the people looking at them. "Sakura-Chan!" Naruto wailed. "This is embarrassing!" Sakura hugged them closer. "Suck it up!" she growled. Suddenly Sasuke grabbed onto her arm, squeezing it tightly. "We all have Sakura," he said quietly, patiently. "But please get off me." She could sense the danger in his voice, it almost screamed 'if you don't get off me now its death by chidori' .

Sakura promptly let them go and they fell to the floor in a heap. As they puledl themselves to their feet, complaining, Kakashi poofed into existence. "Yo." he greeted. Sakura smiled at him. "Morning Kakashi-Sensei!" But the she noticed that he looked solemn. "Is something wrong?" He surveyed them all. "Tsuande-Sama wants to see us all, she's got something to tell you." They nod and began walking to Tsunade's office.

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When they got to Tsunade's door, and knocked, they heard the faint 'come in!' and walked in. What met their eyes was utter chaos, the desk was split in half and papers were scattered all over the floor. "Tsunade-Shishou?" Sakura asked delicately, walking into the room and stepping over various papers. Tsunade looked up from her lone chair and motioned for them to stand in front of the tattered desk. She glanced up at them and breathed deeply. "We have received a rather... DISTURBING letter." There was a short silence. "From...?" Naruto prompted. Tsunade doesn't look at him.

"Akatsuki."

Naruto stiffened and looked down at the floor, silent. Tsunade bit her lip. "But it wasn't about retrieving you." She added quietly. "It mentioned you but has nothing to do with your retrieval." Naruto's head snapped up in utter disbelief. "What was it about then?" Sasuke asked sharply. Tsunade shot him a slightly loathing look. "Be careful how you talk to me Uchiha, you're still on dodgy ground." Sasuke nodded, looking faintly irritated. Tsunade took a long shaking breath, as if to calm herself, and looked up to face them fully.

"It's about Sakura."

Everyone in the room froze.

"They've disclosed some information regarding your past, and there's more." Sakura looked stunned, but almost desperate. "What did the letter say?" she asked quickly, anxiously. "Did it tell you about the circumstances of the memory block? And what happened before them?" Kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke looked surprised; they'd never known that Sakura had a memory block. Tsunade nodded at Sakura. "Yes, they told us everything." She looked carefully at the boys, regarding them carefully. "I want yo three to stay calm once I have told you the truth, you're not going to take this well."

Silence

"Sakura's brother is the leader of the Akatsuki."

Time stood still for a moment, nobody moved or breathed.

Just silence.

Sakura suddenly gasped, not realising that she had been holding her breath until she felt like she was suffocating. She moved her hands to her head and clenched them tightly. "No...I'm not... I can't be..." Tsunade held out an unopened letter to her student. "He wanted to write something to you personally." She explained quietly. Sakura took the letter, with a shaking hand, and carefully opened it.

'Dearest Sister,

You probably can't remember me, I'm assuming whoever took you erased your memory. This isn't necessarily Konoha. I'm your older brother, my name is Nagato but to those amongst akatsuki my alias is Pein.

I apologise for not being there for you, if I had known where you were I would nave taken you back immediately. I've only recently discovered where you have come to reside, this is why I have sent you this letter.

I looked after you for 7 years, we were so close back then; you could have been my daughter. It seems very out of character for me to be saying this but I want you to know something. I've missed you. So much, maybe even painfully so. You have no idea how difficult the years after your abduction were, I almost went insane wit guilt and worry. But I was kept going by the fact that you could still be alive, I made sure that my members kept an eye out for you on missions, just in case they saw you. I almost laughed in relief when Itachi reported that you resided in Konoha, I've waited a while because I wanted your life to return to normal. Because the other Uchiha hadn't returned yet. So I've waited until you will be able to handle this knowledge, you weren't ready back then.

I want to let you know that I desperately want to meet you again, if you wish to meet me we'll rendezvous about 4 miles out of Konoha from the gates exactly 2 days from when this letter is opened. I'll know when it's been opened. Also, I want to offer you a place in Akatsuki. Your my sister, have the power to block the rinnegan and on top of that you've been strong enough all these years without any of that knowledge. I promise that, if you agree, I will call off hunting the Kyubbi for the next 10 years.

But most importantly, I want you to know that I still love you; my feelings have only gotten stronger for you as the years have gone on. I hope you can forgive me for not finding you, but the fact that you're in a village as stable as Konoha makes me feel confident that you've been looked after in my absence. I pray to kami that you have or there will be hell to pay.

As I mentioned eaelier, you have the kekkai genkai the rinnegan. Don't worry too much about not having been able to unlcok it yet, you've had no stimulus to work off and you had no idea until now.

I wish you luck, sister, and I hope that you will agree to meet me again. It's your decision. Best wishes,

Nagato, your brother

Ps- I enclose a photo of us together when you were younger, I thought you might like some idea of my appearance and perhaps some solid proof.'

After reading the letter, Sakura noticed something else in the envelope. Shakingly, she pulled out the attachment and made a choked sound. Her free hand flew to her mouth, as she stared at the photo. It was her, clearly her, stood next to. tall man with orange spiky hair. Sakura was grinning in the photo, an arm wrapped around her brother and two fingers held out in front of her. Her brother was smiling too, a hand on her head and looking at he adoringly.

She hadn't realised she had been crying until she had finished analysing every tiny detail of the photo, her breaths were coming in heavy sobs and she was shaking. She'd never felt so happy, yet so sad, in her life. She had a brother.

She had a FAMILY.

She wiped her eyes and looked up at Tsunade, who was eyeing her both curiously and sadly. "Is there anything in there that we should know?" She asked gently. Sakura nodded quietly. "They offered me a place in Akatsuki, in exchange for the abandonment of the hunt for the Kyubbi." Naruto gasped slightly. "S-Sakura-Chan no!" he managed to choke out. "Don't just give yourself in because of me!" Sakura shook her head, frowning slightly. "It's not just because of you Naruto, it's for me He's my brother, my only remaining family in all likelihood. I lived with him for seven years, IN AKATSUKI. I want to know him." Kakashi and Sasuke looked doubtful, they were frowning. "It could have been any girl called Sakura," they reasoned. "It could be a trap." Sakura shook her head, smiling slightly. She held out the photo for them all to see. "It's definitely me." she said confidently as they observed the photo, their faces going from disbeliving to astonishment.

"I don't think you should go."

Everyone turned to Sasuke in surprise, Sakura's face hardened. "And why's that?" she asked coldly. Sasuke looked at her blankly. "Your brother is a killer, a member of Akatsuki. This could all be a trap to kill you and he might not even be your brother. He looks nothing like you!" Sakura turned to face him fully, her face red. "How do you know?" she asked, sounding even more cold then before. "It doesn't matter, you're not going to take such a risk." he said dismissively. Sakura's mouth dropped in outrage, she walked up to him until she was only a couple of feet away. "Who the hell are you to make my decisions Sasuke?" she yelled furiously. "At least you knew your family! I can't even remember mine!" Sasuke reddened in anger. "Your brother is dangerous!" he retorted. "He's killed so many people for an unreachable goal!" Sakura lost it now, her face contorts horribly in her fury. "MY brother?" she practically screamed. "What about your brother?" she accused, pushing him in the chest and sending him back a few feet. "Your brother who killed his whole clan without a word or even a flicker of emotion? I don't care if it was on Konoha's order he was just as much as a fucking saint as my brother! He dedicated his whole life to you afterwards and you took his life! At least my brother cares and trusts me enough to tell me the truth!"

Suddenly, she felt as though she had been hit with a sledgehammer. Sasuke had punched her in the face. She fell to the ground and brought a shaking hand to her face, it was swelling already. She looked up to see that Sasuke had already been restrained by both Kakashi and Naruto, they were holding his arms and body to stop him from moving. "Don't talk about my brother that way!" He roared furiously, fighting his teammates. She stood up and lunged forwards herself, just managing to land a hit to his chest before Tsunade caught her from behind. She relished in the sound of pain Sasuke made as she heard his ribs crack. "Then don' t talk about mine as though you know him! You're such a hypocrite! You're not perfect Sasuke!" she screamed, fighting her mentor with her own insane strength. She pulled out of her grip and ran, with tears in her eyes, out of the door and back to her apartment.

To be continued...

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Yay! Chapter one is over and done with, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

Next time:

Chapter Two: Choices

If you liked it please review, I like anything that can improve my writing! But be gentle OK...? Also last thing; is my writing style OK? My teacher always says it's a little odd xxxx