Hiya! I want to say thank you to blackfiregirl65 for my single review! I appreciate it. And thank you to Sakura-chan65! She added Pink Warrior to her favorite stories list! :D Also, I was wondering how long is a good length chapter? I apologize for the weird/crappy format of the previous chapter. Ya... I tried to fix that this time around. So... On with the Disclaimer!

Naruto: AkyraStar doesnt own Naruto (thank goodness)

Me: That hurts Naruto, now im gonna kill you in my story!

Naruto: 0_0

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Sakura moaned. She was dizzy and her head was spinning. It didn't help that the ground beneath her wouldn't stop swaying. Where was she anyway? Sakura couldn't remember a thing. Opening her eyes, she instantly regretted it. For the ground that wouldn't stop swaying wasn't actually ground. The ground was actually a substantial distance below her. What she was laying on, Sakura wasn't sure. But it was white, and flying. Realizing this, Sakura moaned again. "Hey Pinkie. Quit moaning already." Hearing Deidara's voice, her eyes snapped open. Sitting up, Sakura glared at him, her memory returning. "I thought I told you to stop calling me Pinkie." He just laughed at her, and replied, "You did but I chose not to listen. And don't move around too much, wouldn't want you to fall off." The pink-haired kuinoichi took a moment to look around and noticed she was on what appeared to be a decently sized clay bird. The bird made a swooping turn and Sakura squealed and immediately clung to the kneeling Deidara. This made the S-rank criminal oddly happy. He didn't let her know that though. Sakura said something that was muffled by the fact she was pressing her face into Deidara's cloak. "What was that, Pinkie? I couldn't understand you." Pulling her face away from him, the medic repeated. "How long are we going to be on this stupid bird? And where's Sasor- eep!" The end of her sentence was lost to an incoherent noise as the bird made another swooping turn. Deidara actually did laugh as she pressed her face back into his cloak. "Not too fond of heights are you? Don't worry Pinkie; we've only got about 20 minutes left. And don't worry about Sasori." "I'm serious, stop calling me Pinkie. Or I'll break more than your nose. If I survive this stupid bird…" Sakura's last sentence was barely heard by Deidara, as she muttered it into his cloak. The blonde Akatsuki member mused over the fact that the pink haired spitfire was so afraid of heights, she was willing to cling tightly to her enemy. He could definitely use that to his advantage.

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~X in the cave where Sakura and Sasori fought X~

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"No! Granny Chiyo, you have to be wrong! There's no way Sakura would be kidnapped by the Akatsuki! She can't be gone, she can't be." Naruto's angry outburst slipped away into sobs. "I can't lose her too." Chiyo bent her head, upset that she had allowed her grandson to take the lively medic. "I'm sorry Naruto. There was nothing I could do. I've done so much wrong in my life. And I let so much wrong happen. Maybe I can do something to amend for that though." With that, the Sand elder knelt beside Gaara. Kankuro, who had joined Kakashi and the others in the cave, along with a large amount of Sand nin, gasped. "Lady Chiyo! You can't use that jutsu!" "Yes I can, Kankuro. I'm dying anyway. Promise me you'll save Sakura, Naruto." The blonde shinobi seemed confused as he replied, "I promise Granny Chiyo. I promise." Chiyo smiled and put her hands on Gaara's unmoving chest. Her hands began to glow with chakra and her life force flowed into the Kazekage. All gathered watched silently as Lady Chiyo completed the jutsu that exchanged her life for Gaara's. Kankuro stepped forward and caught her now lifeless body. Gaara's eyes slowly opened and focused on Naruto, who was kneeling beside him. "You saved me, didn't you." It wasn't a question, but Naruto replied anyway. "Ya, we did. Kakashi, Sakura, Granny Chiyo, and I." Gaara looked around but did not see the pink-haired medic. "Where is Sakura?" The blonde looked away and wouldn't answer. Kakashi stepped in to explain. "She was taken prisoner by Sasori of the Akatsuki." The others, who hadn't heard this yet, were shocked. Those who knew Sakura gasped, upset that their friend was a captive of the bloodthirsty organization. Kakashi bowed his head for a moment before continuing. "I already sent out my nin-dogs to search for her. And here comes Pakkun now." All present turned to face the small dog that ran up to Kakashi. "We followed their scent as far as we could but no sign of her. We, uh, lost the scent a few miles away from the border. I'm sorry Kakashi." The copy nin bowed his head again, fists shaking with emotion. Temari stepped forward and asked the question they were all thinking, "What will you do now?" Surprisingly, Naruto answered her. "We get home and tell Tsunadae baa-chan. She'll probably send out search parties for Sakura. There's nothing else we can do here." His reasonable response shocked them. Most expected him to immediately demand that they go find Sakura and save her now. But they all knew he was right. Kakashi raised his head and spoke again. "Naruto's right. It's your job as Sand shinobi to get Gaara-sama home safely. We'll leave that to you. But we need to get back to Konoha as soon as possible." Gaara nodded, "Go. And Naruto, you'd better save her." Naruto smiled and said, "Of course." Kakashi, Naruto, and Gai's squad then set out, back towards their village.

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~X Some rocky area that is a secret location X~

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"We're here." Sakura looked up at Deidara's voice and slowly disentangled herself from his cloak. Her face reddened as she realized how closely she had been clinging to her captor. Said captor wisely chose to ignore her embarrassment. Instead, he walked towards the cave he had landed near. Sakura followed him on hesitant feet, still unsteady after the flight. Once inside the cave, Deidara performed a rapid succession of hand signs that Sakura couldn't follow in the gloom. He slammed his fist into the wall and a strange symbol appeared on the wall before fading away. Nothing else seemed to happen. Sakura shifted nervously from foot to foot. "Umm… Deidara? Is something supposed to be happening?" "Quiet. And by the way, you will address me and Sasori as –sama. Got it, Pinkie?" She turned away from the wall to stare at him. "Are you serious?" He didn't respond, walking into the large hole that had opened in the wall. Sakura stuttered in shock, "Wh-where did that come from? Hey, Deidara wait up!" He turned back to look at her. "Err… Deidara-sama?" Deidara waited for her before walking along the surprisingly nice hallway. For several minutes, they walked in silence, encountering no one. Until a strange man with a mask covering the bottom half of his face came through a door beside them. He addressed Deidara, "Who's this?" "Sakura Haruno, Sasori and I's prisoner." The masked man pondered this for a moment, then turned to Sakura. "Don't cost us too much money, Pinkie." She only blinked at him before silently fuming about the name he used. After the strange man walked away, Sakura said, mostly to herself, "If one more person calls me Pinkie, I'm going to break their rib." Deidara smirked, knowing full well she was serious. Hopefully, it just wasn't Leader-sama. They came to a stop in front of a large door. He opened it and motioned for Sakura to enter. As she went to do so, she collided with a large someone coming out. "Oi! Watch where you're going, Pinkie!" Sakura silently picked herself up off the ground and calmly stared down the man who had called her Pinkie. "Uh-oh," Deidara thought. "This isn't going to end well."