Yepper, Im back. This one is longer and I'm taking you to the past. Enjoy

Disclaimer: Uh, no...I don't own Naruto.

Screams. Blood. The bright sky seemed to mock what was actually happening. I stumbled out of the burning house with my pair of twin swords in my grip.

"Sakura!" Came a voice over the loud chaos. I whipped my head in the direction the voice came from but gave no reply merely plunged to my knees giving a groan.

"Sakura. Oh God Sakura. What happened?" Came Ino from my left. I shook my head as strange confused tears slipped down from my eyes.

"It was an accident. They came at me... My only defense was these...All that blood but it was an accident. They came at me...-" I just repeated it like a mantra. Nothing else I could say, it was almost inaudible though.

"Who Sakura? Where is your mom and dad?" Ino said confusedly but then realization dawned on her.

"No. Sakura I-"

"Ino, Sakura MOVE! GET OUT THE WAY!" Shrieked a voice over the noise. Ino grabbed onto my arm and rolled to the left just in time. She looked back to see a small crater and fire where the two of us had just been.

"Okay, I need you to snap out of it. Naruto isn't back yet and I know that's who they've come for. Stay right here and I protect you." Ino said but they were like faint words to my ears. We were only 12. She could barely protect herself. I did as she said anyhow watching as she ran though a row of bodies over to Inoichi her father. Pfft...She's not protecting anything.

A pair of arms swiped me up and dodged yet another attack. I was starting to believe they didn't come for Naruto.

"We have to get you some medical attention. How did you get out of that house?" I looked up to see Kakashi talking but not looking at me. He jumped to the side and the crouched pulling out a kunai. I didn't respond because, I had done a horrible deed. Something bad. The words escaped from my mouth anyhow in a soft broken tone.

"It was an a-a-accident. They were coming at me. My only defense was t-these. B-but I swear it was def-f-fense. An a-accident..." And there I kept repeating it. Even after all sounds were drowned out from anything else.

And even after they questioned me. After the bodies were found burned but the wounds still present. After the healing at the hospital. After having to move in with Naruto and Iruka. After the funeral. And after all the nightmares back to back to back I still said this mantra.

One day, I decided to get stronger. The nightmares still haunted me, yet I trained and trained to become better than then. Having abilities no one else has is a blessing and also a curse. I cannot control it and neither can I control myself.

I am stronger yet somehow weak still. Every since that very fateful day.

...

"Sakura, I worry about you so much." Naruto said with worried filled eyes as he came over to the hospital bed where Sakura lie, still asleep.

"I should have stayed. The meeting wasn't anything worth going to." Naruto said quietly touching Sakura's bandaged knuckles, her breathing soft.

-A neighbor had heard screams coming from Sakura's apartment and rushed over. The door wasn't locked and they had found Sakura on her knees punching the the glass coffee table. As if she hadn't already broken it. Figuring out what to do was first, calling for help was second, and getting Sakura to stop was a third. Other neighbors came over and by then she was curled up on the couch chanting barely above a whisper-

"Naruto?" Sakura questioned, squinting at the bright florescent lights above. Hinata was sitting in a chair in the corner sniffing silently.

"I shouldn't have left you alone like that Sakura-chan." He apologized a tear falling.

"No, no, you had to do what you had to do." Sakura countered.

"The meeting was bullshit!" Naruto shouted. Hinata gasped. A nurse on her way by stopped to make sure everything was okay.

"N-naruto-kun. It's okay. C-calm down, I'm sure Sakura wanted you to go. Please, d-don't get a-angry." Hinata walked over to Naruto who stood. She hugged him and his shoulders relaxed.

"Hinata's right. Don't worry about me. I'm fine. No need to beat yourself up over something that's happened before." Sakura reassured sitting up to reach for his hand.

"You're like my sister. I can't stand to be helpless when it comes to you." Naruto replied hugging her tight. Ino, Tenten and Shikamaru walked into the room.

"Forehead! Thank God you're alright. You had me worried." Ino grabbed Sakura in a hug.

"Ino. I need to breath. Please."

"Oh, sorry." Ino said sheepishly stepping back. Shikamaru and Tenten came up beside the bed.

"Glad you're okay Sakura." Tenten said hugging her lightly.

"You sure are a troublesome girl." Shikamaru grumbled stuffing his hands in his pockets then gave a slight smile. Sakura pursed her lips and laid back down.

"I'm glad you care. I'm fine anyway. No worries. Really." Sakura reassured them all putting her hands up, shrugging.

"Yeah well you better watch it." Naruto stated giving a smile. Sakura turned her head on the thick, fluffy pillow wallowing in the softness. She closed her eyes and tuned out the conversation.

Indeed the dream that triggered her attack was a frightful one.

...

"Okasan? Otousan? What are you doing?" Sakura stuttered stepping away from her mother who was coming toward her menacingly slow with a kunai in hand. Her father crept up from behind and slashed her across the back with a his own weapon.

"Otousan? What are you doing? That, that hurts." Sakura cried. He mumbled, "Get out, now!" but Sakura meant he wanted her gone. Not that he wanted her to save herself. She crawled past the sofa and into the kitchen. Sakura caught sight of her grandfathers' steel gray swords.The twins.

Behind her came her mother and father. She leaped for one and closed her eyes wrenching it forward. She heard a gurgled cry and noticed about 3 inches of the sword lodged in her fathers' mouth. Gasping she dropped the handle and scooted back. Her mother put a gash on Sakura's thigh. She attempted another attack but Sakura had took hold of the other sword and swung it wildly turning to see her mother's head lopped off, her face in a dead, frozen scream.

Sakura screamed and screamed then grasped the hilts of the twins swords, struggling to keep balance, unconsciousness creeping in her view. Limping toward the door Sakura realized a flame had stated on the stove, smokes rising int he air quickly. Was okasan making dinner? Sakura thought. Starting to cough she then got lower on the ground.

The kitchen was completely consumed in flames. The curtains caught fire and a couple of the windows shattered. Sakura flinched from the sound but still found her way to the side door. Touching the knob made Sakura burn herself. Strange as it was, fire hadn't touch this door yet. Or was it outside too? She merely dismissed the question and took hold of the doorknob swinging the door open.

Stumbling outside she noticed no fire but chaos. Screams, and blood. The sun was high in the sky and Sakura felt her legs give out under her. Then Ino yelled to her and rushed to her side.

The rest was a tight fisted blur.

...

"Hey, Itachi. Leader called us in for a meeting. The others should be heading over soon also." Kisame came up beside his partner dressed down in his dark Akatsuki attire. Itachi didn't look up.

"Hn." He said and walked away.

"I don't what the meeting is about but it's gotta be important if Leader pulling Sasori and Deidara out of missions." Kisame commented. Itachi shrugged and walked out of the room Kisame in tow.

I stayed up alittle late with this. It's not too long but it's longer than the first chap. A taste of the other characters but for now, I'm off

Lots more love, PureStone