Gazing out of her window, Sakura watched the snow fall onto the cold and weak village. The stench of burning corpses still clung to the village, despite the fact that the pile was long gone. Sighing, Sakura dressed into her usual attire, combed her pink locks, and walked out of her home.

Pein had given her a new one, replacing the one Deidara had "accidentally" blown up. Of course, Deidara was completely scotch free, blaming her. Her punishment: live with Deidara and Kisame, because her home was Pein's property. The assholes. Of course, Pein ordered them not to harm her, but their bickering was enough to drive her mad. They were worse than Sasuke and Naruto. Other Akatsuki members had occasionally stopped by, but most were busy getting information on other villages.

The chilly air reminded her she had forgotten to put on her Akatsuki cloak. Pein had of course forced her to wear it.
Letting out a sigh, the pinkette turned around to get it, only to find it being handed to her.

"Itachi." she stated, putting on the cloak. It was not like the other Akatsuki cloaks. It fit her perfectly, hugging her curves.
Of course, Itachi noticed this.

"He spoils you."

Sakura scoffed. "If he spoiled me I would be living in a home, not a dump with Shark ass and Transvestite."

"Hn."

They said nothing as they walked toward the Hokage's tower. Despite the ruined buildings, Konoha still held some sort of beauty.
The snow fell on their shoulders, melting into their warmth.

"You cannot deny he acts different around you."

Sakura stopped and studied the man in front of her. He was definitely different from the boy she knew. The same, yet different.
His looks certainly didn't. Oddly enough, she had befriended the elder Uchiha.

"No, I don't deny it. But it is only because he doesn't want me to run away."

Itachi didn't say anything. They reached the tower a few moments later, greeted by one of Pein's many whores.

"Itachi-samma. Haruno, I congratulate you. You have peeked Pein-sans interest."Thewhorewalked away, not saying another word. Itachi only smirked at this. Sakura glared at him.

"Shut up."

Sakura sighed... again. Surely, it wouldn't take them this long to get here? But once again, Sound had proved her wrong. a usual 4 day hike had now been on the 7th. Oh joy. Despite the fact that she wanted to kill the Akatsuki by her own hand, the odds were against her. She was a medic-nin, made for healing not killing. But due to her training, she had improved greatly.

Impatiently, she waited. as soon as she had conquered the Akatsuki, she was going to kill Sasuke for making her wait so damn long.

Sakura sat in the Hokage's office. Pein was away for some matters he had to attend to. She really had no idea what to do. Her plan, well was going quite well. First she had to get him to trust her, which she succeeded in doing, some what. He had fallen in love with her, as planned. But, it would be tricky. He was an S-class criminal, hell, he was more than that. He was the leader of the fucking Akatsuki. That was a rank all in itself. Why did he fall in love with a chick like her, who wants to kill him no less? He knows that well too.

He knew everything.

Her hatred for him had allowed her to ignore his charms, she did not love him.

Nor would she ever.

A little yellow bird flew into the window and landed on her shoulder. Opening it, she found a small note. It read, 1 am. That could have meant one o'clock for anything, but of course it was for the attack. She smiled. she would enjoy this.

Fire burned around the village. Bodies and blood were spread across the village. Sakura smiled. A sight to see. How she loved the smell. How she loved the sight. Sound an Akatsuki fought long and hard. With more Sound than Akatsuki, the odds were against them.

Sakura smiled. Her first true smile in years. She walked leisurely towards the Uchiha compound. A fight was in action. Sasuke must have saw it fitting to kill Itachi where he killed the clan.

There was one little snag.

Quite frankly, she didn't want him dead.

Sasuke would be pissed if he knew. She didn't care. She didn't want to lose another friend again. Sakura found them fighting at the compound, inside the main house. It was ruined. Holes were in the walls, probably due to Sasuke, or Itachi, being thrown into the wall.

"Sakura, what are you doing here?" both Uchihas asked. Sasuke glared at Itachi.

"I came to stop you both from killing yourselves."

"Why would you do that?" Sasuke growled.

"Dont get the wrong idea Sasuke. I dont want to lose anymore friends before I die. Death may be inevitable, but it is truly pathetic how you keep your hatred for him. Sauske, life is too short to hate some one. Life is to short to hold a grudge. Its pathetic. Move on. If I was in Itachi's position at the time, I would have done the same. You two are the only friends I have left. So please, stop fighting."

"He killed my fucking clan!"

"He's your brother! You loved him, you still do! I know you don't want to kill him for killing the clan. You want to kill him because he betrayed your trust. He hurt you. Guess what? YOU did the same to me! I forgave you, so forgive him."

Sasuke knew there was no point to argue. "Fine, I wont kill him. But I will not forgive him."

Sakura smiled. "That's all I wanted to hear." Quickly, she gave a hug to the Uchiha brothers, then left.

Sakura opened the Hokage's door. Pein stood at the window, looking down at Konoha.

"You did this, didn't you." he asked softly.

"Hai."

He chuckled softly. "I figured as much."

-

Together, Itachi and Sasuke fought off their enemies. Well, it was safe to say that Sasuke was the only sound left, and Itachi was the last Akatsuki. Many had died by Sakura's hand. She really did hate them.

Sasuke looked around. "Where is Sakura?" he asked his brother.

Itachi scowled, and ran off. Sasuke followed him to the Hokage tower. They arrived just in time to see something neither ever wanted to. Sakura fought off Pein, weakened. Pein was holding back, only using some ninjutsu and taijutsu. Pein grabbed a kunai and stabbed her in the heart. Sakura gasped for breath. She took a kunai from her weapon pouch, and did something no one ever even imagined. She killed him.

Gasping for breath, Sakura smiled. Tears were pouring from her eyes. She gave them one last glance. And with her last breath, she whispered, "Good bye."

-

Sasuke stood beside his brother, watching Konoha burn. Konoha would never be rebuilt. No one wanted it to. In a way, it was a memorial for Sakura. She had gotten her last wish. She had her revenge, and Konoha... was no longer in Akatsuki's hand.

Sasuke turned to Itachi, holding out his hand. "For Sakura?"

"For Sakura." Itachi replied, taking it.

She had gotten her other wish to.


Whenever she is raging, she takes life away. Haven't you've seen, Haven't you seen the ruins of her world?

Weren't expecting that were ya? Personally, I really hate this ending. I really do. I don't think I captured the emotions quite right. Ah well. Oh and Kinomi-chan, don't kill me.

Lots of luv,

Konan-chan