6 months later…

Sakura was working at Suna's hospital when Gaara entered, looking for her.

"Gaara, what's up?" Sakura asked.

"This came in for you. It's not from Konoha," he answered as he held out a letter.

"Thanks."

Sakura opened it.

Dearest Blossom,

I heard about what happened to you in your village and I knew this day was coming. My name is Kyo Mesuri.

Sakura's eyes widened. That was her father's name, or so her mother told her.

I don't know if you know this but I am your father. I know you probably hate me for leaving while your mother was eight months pregnant but there was a reason I did so but there's too much to explain in this one letter. If you come find me, I will happily explain everything. Attached to this letter is a map with my location marked on it. I've never seen you but I hear many things about you and I want to finally meet you.

Also, you are in danger and not of Danzou. Sure, he wants to kill you but you have others that are after you. If it's possible for you to get your mother out of Konoha, please do so and bring her to me where you two can be protected well. You also have an aunt in Harukaro, a village on the way to my location. Could you grab her as well? There is a group of people after the Haruno family which I can also explain as my defect has some part of it. Please, just let me explain.

Love, dad.

"Who does he think he is?" Sakura hissed quietly.

She handed it to Gaara who read it.

"I think you should go," Gaara stated.

"What?"

"Go and let him explain himself. Is it possible to get your mother out of Konoha? I'm sure she'd like to see him too."

"No," Sakura said, looking down. "It's not possible to get her out of Konoha because she's six feet under it."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be."

"You should go, Sakura," Gaara urged. "He and your aunt are the only relatives you have left. He may have a good reason for leaving. You never know."

Sakura sighed. "Fine."

Sakura sighed as she got to a lake. She'd been running for a few days and she just needed to stop. She stripped and jumped into the lake to bathe. She moaned in content as she looked up at the nice blue sky.

"Huh?"

She could see above the tree tops was smoke.

"That's in the direction of Harukaro village," Sakura murmured.

She climbed out of the water, downed a soldier pill after she changed and then took off again. What she found would stay with her forever. The village was aflame but no one was left alive. Their bodies littered the ground, having been taken down by shinobi weapons. Her eyes spotted pink hair and she bolted for it. She gasped. She had to be at least five years old and she had a sword through her stomach. Her eyes fluttered open, revealing innocent blue orbs.

"Are you an angel?" She asked weakly.

Sakura bit her lip as she fought back the tears.

"No, I'm not."

"You look like one."

Sakura took a steadying breath.

"You have pink hair, just like me and kaa-san."

"What's your name, sweetie?"

"Aki. Haruno Aki."

"Are there any other Haruno's in this small village, Aki?"

"No. Just me and my kaa-san."

This couldn't be her aunt so the only logical explanation was that this was her cousin. A cousin she never knew existed. A cousin that even her dad didn't know existed.

"Who did this, Aki? Do you remember?"

"A group of men came. They killed everyone. But there was one man leading them. He had pale blue eyes, brown hair and an x scar on his face."

Flashes of her own mother's murder appeared before her eyes and paused on the murderer. A man with brown hair, pale blue eyes and an x scar on his cheek.

Sakura clenched her fists.

"I'm tired, nee-chan," Aki whispered, eyes drooping.

Sakura took her hand and held it.

"It's okay, Aki. Sleep. When you wake up again, you will be with your family," Sakura whispered shakily.

Aki smiled. "Okay, but first, can you look after Alice?"

Aki pointed at the doll beside her. Sakura nodded and took it.

"I'll take good care of her."

"Arigatou, nee-chan," Aki whispered before she closed her eyes and breathed her last breath.

Her hand went limp between Sakura's. Sakura looked at Alice to see a tag. She opened it with her free hand.

To my sweetest Aki,

A special present for a special girl on her special day. Happy Birthday, my flower.

Love, Mama.

Sakura's body shook before she threw her head back and let out a piercing cry. But what was truly terrifying, was the voice that accompanied her own. It sounded beastly, inhuman. Like when the Kyubi's voice mixes with Naruto's. The sound echoed for miles.

Not far from the village was the group that attacked it. Kajin turned and frowned.

"So Aki is still alive?" He asked before he headed back.

Sakura cried as she held Aki's body to her chest. She kept apologising to the small corpse and rocking herself back and forward.

'Get up,' Inner urged. 'Get up and bury her with her mother, our aunt.'

Standing up, she moved around the village. Her eyes were dull and she moved without really thinking. Her subconscious mind recognised pink hair by a completely destroyed house and stopped above it. Sakura looked at her aunt and gasped. She looked exactly like her mother. It was impossible that she was Sakura's mother because she watched her die. They had been twins.

After burying them, she just stood there and watched their graves after she put Alice into a scroll.

"What's this then?" A voice spoke behind her.

Turning, Sakura's eyes widened. It was Kajin, the man with an x scar.

"It seems I missed one," he spoke. "Are you another one of Saya's children?"

Saya. That must be her aunt's name. From the trees, the rest of the bandits came out.

"I'll kill you," Sakura whispered, clenching her fists. "I'LL KILL YOU!" Sakura screamed and threw herself at them.

Her vision began to bleed red and all she knew was to kill and kill some more. No amount of blood was ever going to be enough. Their screams echoed inside her mind, bringing her nothing but pleasure and glee but still, it wasn't enough.

'Fus…' the wind whispered.

Over and over, the wind whispered that word until she gave in.

"Fus!" Sakura cried out.

A large sonic blast came from her mouth and threw the men in front of her away. Slowly, her vision came back. She was greeted by the sight of mangled bodies and became aware that she was soaked in something. Looking down, she found she was covered from head to do in the men's blood. It had splashed on her face as well as if she tore into them with her mouth. She let out a terrified scream and ran from the bodies.

She kept running for hours, blinded by blood and tears when she ran into someone. She screamed and tried to fight them off when they gripped her shoulder.

They began to shake her. "Sakura," the voice snapped.

Sakura's eyes widened and she tried to wipe her eyes but it wasn't working but she did catch a glimpse of red eyes. The voice registered in her mind and she let out a gasp.

"I-Itachi?" She asked hopefully.

"What happened? What are you doing here? Why are you covered in blood?" Itachi asked.

Sakura choked on a sob as she dropped to her knees. "I-Itachi! I'm so glad you're alright!" Sakura cried before she promptly fainted.

"Sakura!" He called as his eyes scanned over her, looking for any wounds but with all the blood he couldn't tell a thing.

He had caught her bridal style and took her back to his camp. He found Karin and Suigetsu arguing by the fire with Kisame watching as he drank his sake. Sasuke sat on a nearby rock, sharpening his Kusanagi and Jugo stood by the trees, talking with the animals. Everyone turned to him when the smell of blood hit them, Kisame having smelt it from a mile away.

"What you got there, Itachi?" Kisame asked.

Everyone saw the pink hair and knew immediately who it was.

"Haruno-sama!" Karin and Jugo gasped as they made their way to her when Itachi placed her down.

When Sasuke had attacked Karin, Sakura had saved Karin's life. Sasuke ran off and Karin and Jugo were taken back to Konoha where they were integrated into Konoha's society. They were banished along with Itachi who had been resurrected by this time and while they were away, they found Suigetsu, Sasuke and Itachi found Kisame. They were biding their time, waiting for a good time to take down Danzou.

"Oh my god, there's so much blood!" Karin cried out.

"Check her," Itachi ordered, snapping her back into action.

"Hai!"

Using proper kinjutsu that Sakura had taught her, she checked over her physical well-being.

"Sakura-san has no injuries of her own, minus a few cuts and bruises, meaning this blood isn't hers."

"What's she doing out here?" Jugo asked.

"She passed out before she could tell me," Itachi answered. "Why did she pass out?"

"Fatigue and depleted chakra reserves."

"Kisame?" Itachi asked.

Kisame, knowing what his partner wanted, nodded and made a few hand seals to perform a basic suiton jutsu. Sakura was cleared of the blood but her clothes needed a thorough cleaning.

"She may take one of my shirts," Jugo stated. "I'm sure it'll be like a mini dress on her."

"And I'll give her some undergarments and a pair of my bike pants," Karin added.

Itachi nodded. "Change her now, Karin. We will go investigate where all this blood came from."

Karin nodded and the four males disappeared. She stripped Sakura of her bloodied clothes and cleaned her off before changing her in the clean clothes. Before long, the boys were back.

"What did you find?" Karin asked.

"A mess."

The next day, Sakura stirred.

"Ugh," she moaned.

Her eyes fluttered open before shutting quickly from the light. She lay still, trying to remember where she was when she remembered red eyes.

"Itachi!" Sakura called as she sat up.

"I'm here," Itachi spoke as he re-entered the camp from fishing with Suigetsu.

"Sakura-san?" Karin called quietly, not wanting to startle her.

Sakura turned to see Karin sitting by her side, where she had moved her sleeping bag so she was sleeping by her.

"K-Karin?" Sakura wondered.

Karin nodded. Sakura looked around and found Kisame, Jugo and Sasuke.

"What-…"

"Here," Karin offered Sakura her canteen of water, noting the rasp in her voice.

"A-Arigatou."

"It's good to see you again, Sakura-sama," Jugo spoke as he took a seat beside Karin.

"You too, Jugo-kun. It's good to see you got out alright."

"What are you doing out here, Sakura?" Sasuke asked.

Sakura stared at him a bit, taking in all the changes before looking away. "I was banished."

That surprised them.

"What? Why?"

"Danzou's getting rid of everyone close to Tsunade that may start up a rebellion," Sakura spoke, spitting out his name. "He's already killed Shizune for defending Tsunade against his insults and he's sent Naruto away somewhere and now, he's banished me as well. That was seven months ago."

"Where have you been those past months and what brings you this way?" Sasuke asked.

"Once I was banished, his hunter-nin came after me, even when he said that I'd have until the next day before he sent them for me. I killed them all and I'm sure I left a dint in his army. That bloody bastard thought that I couldn't make it as a missing-nin…"

She clenched her fists.

"I went to Suna where Gaara took me in. After six months of being with them, I got a letter to head through Harukaro village and to Dragon Cave."

"That's another thing we wanted to ask you about. What happened at Harukaro village?" Suigetsu asked.

Sakura dropped her eyes.

"I lost the last people of my clan before I even got to meet them…"

"And what happened to those other men?"

"I happened."

"It was a mess," Itachi spoke.

"You went to have a look?"

"Yeah."

"Did you see anyone there with an x scar on their face?" Sakura asked.

"No. Why?"

Sakura's body tensed.

"Damn it!" Sakura screamed as she got to her feet, stumbling.

She grabbed her pack.

"Where do you think you're going?" Itachi asked as he appeared before Sakura.

"That bastard killed my family!" Sakura screamed at him. "He killed my mother years back and now he's killed my aunt and cousin! She was only five!" Sakura cried.

"Who sent you the letter?" Itachi asked.

"My dad, why?"

"I doubt this man will still be there if he is alive and you don't really want to search those corpses, do you? Maybe your dad knows something about all this?"

Sakura thought back to the letter.

"Yes, he knows something," she hissed, clenching her teeth. "And he will tell me."

"We will come with you."

"Itachi, what about Danzou?" Sasuke asked.

"Danzou can wait. He's not going anywhere. Pack up the camp."