Collision, A Naruto Fanfiction

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A/N: Yes I did change my s/n…. I thought I needed a change…I thought is be nice and give you a little more dramatic goodness… I hope you like-y!

RECAP:

She gathered her clothing up and went to take a hot shower, knowing it would relax her. The cherry blossom turned on the hot water and stripped the bloody clothing from her last mission off, she had neglected change her clothes when she had gotten home from her mission yesterday, she was too tired. She habitually glanced in the mirror before stepping in the shower and casually took an inventory of her many scars, most recent. 'I miss the old days, when I was vain enough to care it I got a scar. Back when I was so carefree, the only thing that used to worry me was my appearance.' She blocked the most of the memories that came pushing into her conscious…

AND ON WITH THE STORY…

The memories forced themselves through the floodgate that was her mind. Images were assaulting every cell in her brain, flashing before eyes faster than she could comprehend. But she already knew what these images were; she had lived them after all.

Sasuke when he was leaving, thanking her for one last time and the never ending hell that were the weeks afterward. The temporary sanctuary that had been Tsunade's training, the loneliness that had gripped her when her parents died. Then most recently, the people glancing out of the corner of their eyes, wary of her and spiting her without even speaking.

'Stop!' She wailed in her mind.

Their suspicion, the harsh words spoken when they thought she couldn't hear. The days she realized she had no purpose which was the very same days she had decided to sign her life away to the Elite.

'STOP!' her minds pitiful wail didn't help to cease the assault.

The look her shisou gave her the day she had offered the job to Sakura, the knowledge that her sensei wanted her to sign her life away resulting in her guaranteed demise.. The pain that no one would even notice if she died…the pain…

Sakura gripped her head between her hands and her harsh pain filled cry rang throughout the apartment. Her vision blurred and her voice faltered. She wept for the last time. She would not spare another tear for her lost life. No more. Sakura felt a chilling certainty settle into her bones. She had to find a way out. Even if her days were on a final countdown she knew she couldn't keep living like this, on the edge of insanity with death lurking around the corner. She needed a way out, even if it was purposely letting herself sustain a lethal blow on her next mission. Sakura inhaled a sharp breath; she knew what she had to do. Tomorrow would be her last day in Kohona. Tomorrow would be the last day of her life. The pink haired girl felt happiness for the first time in years. A true emotion showed itself at the knowledge she would soon be free from this hell on earth.

Her vision blurred and her body went numb: she collapsed on the floor of her bathroom, water still running in the shower. The water particles gracing her skin and the cold tiles pressed again her cheek.

And she smiled.

HOKAGES' TOWER

"Uchiha Sasuke, give me one good reason to allow you to become a member of Kohona and a shinobi again. I understand that you've more than repaid your debt to this village, but that barely matters. The only real questions are can I trust you with the lives of the other Kohona ninja? Can I send you on a mission and not have to worry about you sabotaging the mission; can I trust you not to betray this village? What you say now will determine whether or not I allow you to serve here again." The sannin carefully said, obviously choosing her words carefully. Her stare penetrated the young missing-nin's gaze, obviously trying to intimidate him. 'Hmm… lets see how the smooth talking Uchiha handles this one' she sneered in her head.

"Madam Hokage, I understand your wariness towards me, but that's expected seeing as how I left the village once before. But I did kill Orochimaru to come back to the village. You have to keep in mind I never hurt any of the Kohona ninja when I was a missing nin unless they got in the way of my aspiration." Sasuke paused for a moment before continuing, "You would surely fight for what you want so you should understand. I am willing to suffer whatever punishments you decide to give me as long as I'll eventually be able to be a ninja again."With this he fixed his gaze on Tsunade, a tiny shread of hope in his obsidian eyes.

Tsunade knew it was wrong, that it was immoral, and that it was just deceitful. She knew it would be one of her worst sins. That Sakura would never forgive her. That it could potentially hurt the people's view of her. But she just couldn't help it. She sighed looked back at the Uchiha with a troubled expression. Her inner turmoil was blatantly shown on her face. She sighed and looked back up to the anticipating soon-to-be ex-missing nin.

"Uchiha, current situations give me little choice. From this point on you are a gennin seeing as how you never passed the chunnin examinations. I'm fairly sure that the exam will be easy so you should raises through the ranks easily." She paused, giving him a mocking look, "But until the exams next year you will be doing D-ranked missions with a Jonin level ninja or higher. You will be escorted everywhere you go for six months and I will have ANBU watching your house for the next 3 months. But until I can find a supervisor, you will be in a holding cell in the prison. I'll call you back up here when I find one. And just to let you know, it may take a while, almost all of the available nin are on missions right now so you'll have to wait until they come back." She finished with a smirk. She watched him take in her decision and smiled inwardly. 'It's going to be worth it, I can tell.' she thought. "Now get back to your cell Uchiha!"

Sasuke looked taken aback and unknowingly let some of his feelings in his voice, "H-hai Hokage-sama. Thank you so much!" he announced as he turned and stealthily exited the room. The sannin heard the sound of the ANBU ushering him back to his cell.

'I wonder how Sakura will react, I should probably wait to tell her and make sure she's ready. This is going to be such a huge shock to her."

She hesitated a moment and then grabbed her sake and drowned the uncertainty from her mind.

ELSEWHERE

Naruto raced through the streets, looking for a certain blue haired girl. His excitement was tangible; everyone who saw him pass knew what was happening. He could hear them talking to each other in low voices,

'Did you hear, he brought THE Uchiha Sasuke back after five years?'

'He's back! Hinata will so happy!'

'Maybe he is able to be Hokage, he did bring Sasuke home'

Naruto couldn't help but beam at all the people, he was so happy to be home! And he could see Hinata! His Hinata! He swore to himself that whenever he got back he would propose to her and make her forever his.

Tonight he would go and see all the people he had missed so much and then he would go and take the longest nap of his life. He felt like he was going to collapse from exhaustion but he had some priorities to take care of. After he saw Hinata he was going to talk to Tsunade baa-chan and make sure he could take Sasuke-teme with him tonight to see their friends. But now he had to make it to the Hyuuga compound before he died of anticipation.

LATER THAT DAY

The sound of raucous conversation could be heard well into the street from the restaurant the cluster of friends was at. Laughter echoed in the small establishment and the cheerfulness and excitement were almost suffocating in nature. But even though it was congested the atmosphere was joyous and exuberant.

"So guys, how much did you miss me and teme here?" Naruto's voice rang out. "Come on! Admit it! You guys were lost without us!" A bubbling laughter rang with these words. Ino was the first to speak.

"I have to say it was a lot quieter, not that I'm complaining! I'm going to miss the peace and quiet." A few other voices called out agreeing with her.

"I have to say without dickless here I had no one to train with." Sai's voice spoke up. Everyone just turned to look at him and admired that he actually almost expressed emotion. But as quick as it was there, it was gone. He just looked at them and said "What?" in his normal tone of voice. Everyone with the exception of Neji, Sasuke, Shino, and Shikamaru shook their heads and sighed.

"Well at least now I have someone to hang out with! It's so boring around here! There's never anyone to train with!" came from Kiba.

Most of the people agreed with him and the lighthearted feeling of the reunion came back and stayed like that late into the night until something occurred to Sasuke. Taking a deep breath he asked the question he'd been wondering since he got home. "Where's Sakura?"

All at once the atmosphere plummeted. It seemed like every person with the exceptions of Sasuke and Naruto suddenly became uneasy. No one answered.

"Is she…is she…." Naruto stuttered. Thankfully, Hinata hurriedly said "No, no she's not dead." Both of the new arrivals sighed and visibly relaxed.

"Then where is she?" Naruto questioned. Many of the guests gave each other uneasy glances. One voice rang out "I think you should ask Hokage-sama, I don't think we should be telling you." Amazingly enough, the voice belonged to Shikamaru.

"I'd wait to ask her tomorrow though; she most likely wouldn't tell you anything at this hour. She'd just kick you out."

Both boys glanced at each other and made a silent agreement to go see Tsunade first thing in the morning the next day. Little did they know that they would be too late.

THE NEXT DAY 4AM.

The ring on Kisame's finger glowed an ominous shade as Pein contacted his. The Uchiha prodigy spared a quick glace to him nonverbally communicating to answer the call. Kisame nodded once and proceeded to make a few handsigns and activated the jutsu to speak with Leader. As the hologram of Pein flickered they exchanged quick greetings, obviously trying to get to the matter at hand.

"Kisame, Itachi" Pein acknowledged them, "Leader-sama" they chorused.

"Have you contacted her yet?" Pein inquired. Itachi spoke first, "The opportunity has yet to present itself." "But we will be commencing with the plan as soon as possible." Kisame interjected quickly. Pein glowered for a moment, dissatisfied. "Very well, you had better no disappoint me, we need her as soon as possible." And with that the message hazed and disappeared.

6AM

Sakura stirred as she began to wake, stretching like a cat. She let a small smile grace her lips and she yawned happily. Letting out a few contented noises she rolled out of bed, excited for the day for the first time in years. As she stood she noticed that the sun was shining abnormally bright and that it was a beautiful day outside. She walked into her bathroom and sat down on the edge of the bathtub as the water started to run.

Isn't it funny how when you know you're going to die time seems to go that much faster? It's like everything speeds up until the moment of your death is staring you in the face. Sakura thought about this and abruptly turned off the water and ran out of her house. She felt the time literally wasting away and felt that she needed to use it to its best potential.

After about two hours of looking at her old favorite spots, she decided it was time for her to go home. Even on her return trip she was assaulted with vague memories. 'There's where Naruto took me on our first team outing after Sasuke left. That's the tree I used to practice chakra control on.' She lowered her head and trudged a little bit slower to her destination.

Before she knew it she was standing right in front of her house and she was staring at the door. She let a small smile creep onto her face as she opened the door and walked to her bedroom. One staircase, turn left, third door on the right, and she stopped. She glanced around, wary for reasons she wasn't quite sure of. She shrugged and walked into the room.

Her eyes swiftly ran around the room, searching for something. 'There.' She thought…her kunai. She picked it up and drifted to her bed. She sat and sat staring at the weapon. She experimentally drug it across the thin flesh in her arms, watching the crimson liquid run down her arm and staining her white sheets red. She did it again, and again, and again and each time she reveled in the liquid. Her life essence it seemed, running out of her body and covering everything with its warmth. Finally she couldn't take it anymore, she held the kunai away from her body with both arms, and she plunged it into her chest, making sure to hit the vitals. Red blood began to flow freely, enveloping every inch of her. Her vision blurred and she could feel herself falling out of consciousness. She felt herself fall of the bed and her face hit the cold wooden floor as the liquid spread around her. In her final moments of clarity, she only heard three words.

'What a waste'

A/N I hoped you like it!!!!!! Next chapter Dei will make an appearance!!! Yayzzzzz! I will try to have it up by next Sunday…. Give or take a day or two. Please review...I need inspiration!!!! Send me some love…. And to the 4 people who did review… I 3 u guyzzzzzz!!!!! O.o

-DauntinglyHedonistic (DH!!!)