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Chapter 2: Found You

Sakura woke up rather early than what she had wanted to, but she didn't get any sleep the night before so to her it really wasn't a big surprise. After all, she was use to not getting much sleep anyway.

She got up and headed to the bathroom to take a shower that she desperately needed since she didn't yesterday when she had returned from her mission. She was too preoccupied with thinking about unpleasant memories to even acknowledge the fact that she needed one, not to mention the strange chakra that she again sensed but couldn't pin point its location.

Sakura stepped into the shower and just remained standing there basking in the warm water absorbing the warmth it provided. Sakura wished she could stay in the shower forever but she needed to get ready and head over to the hospital. She began to wash her hair; washing all the dirt out of it which felt really good to relieve herself of. After thoroughly cleaning herself off and removing all the dirt Sakura stepped out of the shower and dried off with a big white colored towel. She wrapped the towel around her form and looked in the mirror, "Heh, what's the point of owning a mirror? Every time I look in it I only see my past instead of my present…" Sakura balled her fist and punched the mirror so it broke into many pieces, "And I would rather not be reminded." Sakura walked out of her bathroom, not even bothering to pick up the broken glass, and went into her room and began getting dressed for the day.

Sakura not being one these days to care what she wears, chose to wear long black ninja pants that she tucked into her toe cut black ninja boots. She also wore a plain black tank top which she then strapped her katana on her side by her waist. She then attached her kunai and shuriken holder onto her upper right leg and then tied her long hair into a ponytail allowing her bangs to fall forward.

Sakura, not even caring to know how she looked, left her apartment and headed towards the hospital, which was part of the Hokage tower. She walked in and walked over to the front desk, "I need the check in list," she told the lady in front of her.

The woman looked up, "Oh! Miss Sakura, Lady Tsunade asked me to tell you that when you came in that you were to go to her office immediately. She says it's important," she said.

Sakura nodded and began heading the other way towards her shishou's office. She came to the door and knocked.

"Come in Sakura," Tsunade replied.

Sakura walked in to find a very serious Tsunade in front of her, "Why the serious look sensei?" She mocked.

Tsunade only stared at her, "Sakura, I know this is fast since you only returned yesterday but—"

"You want me to go find Sasuke?" Sakura interrupted since she kind of figured that's what Tsunade called her in for.

"Yes, I want you to back track to Sound and see if you can find anything on him there, but I do not want you to return to Kanoha Sakura until you find him. We are running close on time and we need him," Tsunade explained.

"I wasn't planning on returning until I brought the traitor home. After this I can finally get done with all this nonsense, and I plan on finishing it this last round," Sakura replied in a stoic tone.

"I know you will be able to Sakura, you are the only ninja I can trust with this job, and I have complete trust in you," Tsunade assured her.

Sakura nodded, "When is my departure?"

"Tonight, be there at nine sharp."

Sakura nodded, "And what of Naruto? You know that once he finds out my mission he will come and try to retrieve me," Sakura asked.

"I will explain to Naruto that it's a document retrieval, and that you will be back depending on how the mission goes. That way he won't get suspicious on the time you are away," Tsunade assured her.

Sakura nodded, "Is that all?"

"Yes, you are dismissed. Get your things together and be at the front gate at nine Sakura."

Sakura nodded and then left to go get ready. After arriving home and carefully packing her supplies; shuriken, kunai, senbon, poison, healing herbs, antidotes, katana, etc. Sakura looked at the clock that read 8:33 PM. Letting out a big sigh Sakura looked out the window, "Well, looks like it's time to finish this once and for all." Sakura sighed again as she closed her eyes taking her head away from the window. Grabbing her ninja pack with all her supplies she then headed out towards the Konohagakure's gate to wait there for her sensei to show. Sakura took one last look inside her room, and the first thing she laid her eyes on was the picture of her and team seven with the folded part of Sasuke. "Sorry Naruto, but it looks like your dream of bringing back the past will never come true. You tried to keep your promise and you still haven't broken it, but it looks like I need to take matters into my own hands…just not the way you wanted to do it." Sakura then turned around and left her apartment heading towards her destination.

Sakura was walking towards the gate when she noticed where she was at. Sakura stopped and turned her head to look at the bench that she knew all too well.

"Sakura…" His voice was low, hesitant. "…Thank you."

She growled and clenched her hands to where she was drawing blood, "Damn it, I don't know what you meant by that Uchiha, and I don't know why you keep haunting me after all these years, but I intend on ending that this mission." Sakura growled to herself.

Sakura tore her head away from the bench and began walking again. Once Sakura reached the gate she saw Tsunade waiting there for her.

"Good you're on time," Tsunade said.

"I always am," was Sakura's reply.

"Sakura, I'm sorry to have to send you on this mission, but you are the only one I can trust with something like this, and I know you will not fail me."

"Shishou, a mission is a mission, whether it be a painful one or an easy one. Either way I take my missions obediently as should any shinobi, and I complete them without any unnecessary trouble if it can be avoided. There is no reason for you to be sending me apologies for sending me on a mission that needs to be done," Sakura explained.

"Sakura…he is your happy and painful past. I just don't want you getting hurt out there." Tsunade turned to look at her student and as Sakura was about to reply Tsunade cut in, "I want you back in one piece, is that understood? This is an order Sakura and I expect you to follow it," Tsunade finished.

Sakura smirked, "Understood, it is an order I will not fail to follow."

Tsunade smiled a warm smile, "That's what I like to hear." Tsunade then turned serious, "Now you know your mission?" Sakura nodded, "Alright, then I will see you when you get back. Do not fail Sakura." Sakura nodded again and then took off in a run out to find her target.

"Be careful Sakura," Tsunade whispered.

Sakura had set some distance between her and the village but not enough to get her out of Fire Country. Her goal was to get away from Fire Country and into a different country before she set up camp for the night.

After a few hours of running Sakura had finally covered the ground she wanted as she entered new territory. Deciding to call it a night, Sakura landed into a clearing and began gathering firewood to start a fire. After doing just that Sakura formed a hand seal and then held out her hand as fire exploded on her palm starting her fire.

Sakura was on high alert for any movements. Since she was in enemy territory Sakura made sure to be extra careful not knowing what awaited her in these lands.

Sakura's eyes began to droop as she could feel sleep talking over her, and just as she was about to fall into the land of sleep she sensed someone near her. Snapping her eyes open immediately she realized that it was that same chakra she has sensed twice already, and this time, it was closer to her than the other times she sensed it.

After putting out her fire with a water jutsu Sakura took off at a mad dash to catch the owner of the familiar chakra. She ran for what felt like hours to her until she finally came into a clearing.

Stopping in the center, Sakura looked around her still sensing the chakra, "Damn it, where the hell is it coming from!" She said in a frustrated tone.

Deciding to calm down and think about its location, Sakura closed her eyes as she made her surroundings known to her. She focused on what was near her and the sounds she could hear. Snapping her eyes open Sakura looked to her right, "There!" She yelled at she threw a kunai that direction.

Sakura then saw someone emerge from the trees, "Well, looks like you finally found me, ne," the voice said.

Sakura noticed a hint of amusement in the voice, "I know that voice…wait! That chakra!?" She then remembered, "Well Sasuke, looks like you just made my job a whole lot easier." she smirked.

He smirked his oh so famous Uchiha smirk and replied, "You have it all wrong, I don't think I made your job easier…I believe you have made my job much easier," he said playing with the kunai that Sakura threw at him.

Sakura growled, "Care to elaborate Uchiha!"

Not answering her question Sasuke just stared at her, absorbing her form with his eyes. "She truly has grown up into a beautiful girl…no woman. And from the rumors I hear she is well known for her strength and skill with medical ninjutsu. Heh, how perfect." Sasuke continued to look her up and down taking in how much she had grown. No longer did she hold the baby fat that used to adorn her cheeks, no, that had all been shed off and now her features were much matured and her skin was flawless, all thanks to her healing abilities of course. From what he could tell she had grown in all the right places that only influenced her beauty and her hair was down past her shoulder blades in a ponytail. She was more than perfect. Although he noticed that his original 'Sasuke-kun' had been replaced with 'Uchiha.' That he needed to change.

"Answer me Uchiha! My patience runs thin!" She snarled.

"Why are you here?" He said still ignoring her question.

Sakura calmed herself down and explained, "I was asked to partake in a mission to hunt you down and bring you back…unfortunately, Tsunade- shishou wants you back alive, to my disappointment I might add, but of course if you don't agree I can always take you back dead." Sakura began smirking.

"You will do no such thing to Sasuke-kun!" Another voice said, and from what Sakura could tell it was from a female.

A girl with reddish-brown haired girl with glasses appeared out of the woods on her left side along with two other guys, one from the back and the other from her right side, and not to mention Sasuke was in front of her. She was surrounded.

Sakura looked around her and grinned, "You know, it's situations like these that seem to always happen to me."

"And I wonder how you get out of them, do you bribe your way with sleeping with them? Because your way to weak to fight from what I can see," the girl mocked.

Sakura closed her eyes not bothered by her words and shrugged, "Simple…" she opened her eyes and grinned again, "…I slaughter them."

"You're lying!" She snapped.

"Care to see?" Just as she said that Sakura punched the ground beneath her which caused the ground to break towards the smug woman. She jumped out of the way just barely and looked at the damage left behind. The crater she made was huge!

She heard a whistle behind her; it was coming from the guy with a huge sword on his back. "Wait! Is that Zabuza's sword!?"

Sakura threw a kunai at the man in which he side stepped out of the way, "Tell me why you have the Kubikiri Houcho! Why do you have Zabuza's sword!?"

The man laughed, "It was a parting gift."

"You robbed his grave!"

"Sakura!"

Said person turned around to face Sasuke again, he looked bored. What else was new?

"What Uchiha?" She snapped.

"Don't speak to Sasuke-kun like that you slut!" The woman snapped back.

"Karin! Enough!" Sasuke glared at her which by the look of it shut her up.

He turned back to Sakura and smirked, "I have a proposition for you."

"Not interested," Sakura replied which caused the Uchiha in front of her to smirk even more.

"Suigetsu, Juugo, Karin! Go on back I will meet up with you later," Sasuke said not taking his eyes off the girl in front of him.

"But Sasuke-kun—" Karin didn't finish because of the growl she received which told her not to argue with his orders. She immediately left with Suigetsu and Juugo.

"That bitch better not touch my Sasuke-kun!" Karin fumed as she was running back to sound.

"Heh, I wouldn't be surprised if he did though! That girl is hot! Not to mention hella strong!" Suigetsu put in.

"Shut up Suigetsu!" Which caused him to laugh at her, "What's so funny!?" She snapped at him.

"You're all over Sasuke and yet he could care less about you...that's what's funny." He continued to laugh at her which caused her to hit him.

"Enough you two! We need to get back and wait for Sasuke-sama." Both of them huffed refusing to look at each other anymore as they continued onto Otogakagure.

"I'm afraid Sasuke you won't be going back. I have an order to fulfill, and that order is to bring you back, and I will not fail even if I have to kill you. I can't go home until I complete this mission and I don't intend on staying out here forever chasing you around!"

"Hate to disappoint you but you won't be returning."

"Oh? Are you so sure?" Sakura mocked.

"Care to make a deal?" Sasuke amusingly asked.

"What kind of deal?" Sakura was intrigued now.

Sasuke smirked, "We fight."

"And the stakes?"

"You win, I will return back with you to Konoha with no struggle." Sasuke saw her thinking on it.

"And if you win?" Sakura asked not wanting to know.

"If I win..." He paused to study her, "...If I win you have to return back with me to Sound, and help me restore my clan." He watched her reaction and smirked, "If I win...your mine," he finished. He saw her eyes widen at his prize if he won. Which he intended on having.

Sakura regained her composer and grinned, "I don't intend on losing Uchiha."

"So I take it you accept the terms?" He was answered by a kunai thrown at him in which he caught with his pointer and middle finger. When he looked back where she used to be he saw that she was gone, "So it begins." He looked around trying to find a location on her chakra and found out that she was masking it. Very well he might add.

"So you have improved over the years. How beneficial for me," he said knowing she heard him where ever she was.

"You'd be surprised." He heard her say from behind as an enhanced chakra punch was aimed at his back. Sasuke jumped out of the way before she could hit him and smirked, "You'll have to do better than that Sakura," he mocked.

"Do not mock me Uchiha; you have no idea what I'm capable of!" Sakura punched the ground causing Sasuke to lose his balance. Just the opening Sakura was looking for, she gathered chakra in her fists and 

punched Sasuke's stomach; enough to make him unconscious. Just as Sakura thought she had him, Sasuke disappeared in a poof of smoke, "Damn, it was shadow clone."

"Like I said Sakura, you'll have to do better than that," he whispered in her ear.

"How did he—"

"I win." Sasuke had his katana up against Sakura's throat, "Your mine now, a deals a deal."

Sakura chuckled, "Not so fast Sasuke," she rolled his name off her tongue seductively, "I believe the tables have turned on you."

Sasuke saw that the Sakura he caught was a shadow clone as it disappeared and the real Sakura had a kunai at his throat. Oh yes, the tables have been turned, but as stubborn as an Uchiha is, Sasuke wasn't finished with her yet.

"I think it's safe to say that you're coming back with me," Sakura exclaimed.

Sasuke couldn't help but smirk at her. And before Sakura registered what was going on she felt a pain in her back as she stumbled forward.

Sakura looked up as the Sasuke she held captive was yet another shadow clone, and the real one had just hit her.

"Time to stop these foolish games of hide and seek. Let's get real here Sakura," Sasuke taunted.

"Exactly what I was thinking." Sakura pulled out a kunai from her holster and charged at Sasuke.

Sasuke put up his katana and the two blades clashed with force, "You know, you could always give up and make this a whole lot easier on yourself blossom, ne."

"Don't call me that!" Sakura snarled.

"You might as well get used to it blossom, because you have no chance," Sasuke taunted.

Sakura sent a chakra enhanced kick into Sasuke's stomach sending him flying into a tree, which cracked when he made contact with it. "I will not lose here Sasuke." Sakura pulled out a black scroll that had the Japanese symbol on it for 'Weapon' and bit her thumb to where it drew blood.

Sasuke recovered from the impact of the tree and was now studying Sakura's actions intently, "What is she planning?"

Sakura looked up at Sasuke and grinned, "I told you not to underestimate me Sasuke; you have no idea what I am capable of. You have not witnessed me fight before except for our Genin days when I was naïve, weak, and relied on Naruto and you to save me. Now I surpass my sensei Tsunade and I am stronger than any Kunoichi in Konoha…and even stronger than most shinobi males. You are nothing 

more than one of those males who are beneath me in strength." Sakura was mocking him but Sasuke didn't fall for the bait.

Sakura continued to grin, "Now let's finish this!" Sakura unrolled the scroll while dragging her thumb along the paper inside of it, causing a blood line to go down the scroll. After Sakura did this the scroll rolled back up and Sakura then reopened it shouting, "Release weapon!" A big puff a smoke could be seen which caused Sasuke to activate his Sharingan in alert.

After the smoke had been cleared up Sakura was standing there with a big ring that looked like a blade around her in which she held the two sides of the ring that was not consisted of blade.

If Sasuke was shocked he didn't show it, "Since when could you use a ring blade?" He asked monotonously.

"I told you Sasuke that my fighting ability has changed. I've been able to use a ring blade for years now. It actually has become my most deadliest weapon. You should be honoured I brought it out, I usually don't use it on common enemies I know I can beat…but it looks like you will be putting up more of a fight than I had hoped." Sakura grinned at him. "Oh well, I good fight never hurt anyone, ne?"

Sasuke glared at her, Sharingan still activated. He then got into a fighting stance and smirked, "Alright then Sa-ku-ra," he said her name with amusement lacing his voice, "Let's see what you've got," he taunted.

Sakura smirked then disappeared in a whirl of cherry blossoms. Sasuke saw what she was planning and jumped out of the way as the ring blade came out of the forest behind him. Sakura appeared in front of him again and held up her hand to catch the ring blade again. She then turned to look at Sasuke, "Not bad Uchiha. I'll give you some credit…most of my enemies haven't lasted this long in a battle with me."

"Or maybe you want to lose?" Sasuke taunted. Sakura growled and Sasuke smirked, "You want to come back with me admit it Sakura. The minute you saw me you wanted me," he mocked her.

"You have a figment imagination Sasuke-kun." She emphasized the 'kun' at the end, "You can't tell what is real and what is false." She then glared at him, "And your assumptions are false," she finished bitterly.

"It does not matter whether they are false or not, because like I said before…it would be easier for you if you just gave up and came with me without the trouble, because you will not win here, I can assure that." Sasuke watched her ponder her thoughts amusingly.

Sakura growled, "We shall see who wins! But I guarantee you that I will not lose here!" Sakura threw her ring blade at Sasuke again only to have him move out of the way and for it to implant itself within the tree behind him.

Sakura saw her opportunity to strike and took it, but Sasuke saw through her plan with his Sharingan and had her pinned to the ground before she could deliver her punch. Sakura saw the grin on Sasuke's face and grinded her teeth together before kneeing him in the groin.

He rolled off her in pain in which she got up and kicked him into a near by tree causing a cracking sound to be heard. Sakura grinned as she watched Sasuke slide down the tree in pain from the impact.

Sasuke looked pissed and Sakura saw this too. "Well, that settles that." Sakura began to walk only to find out that she couldn't move. Looking down Sakura's eyes widened, "What the hell!?"

"Shadow Snake," Sasuke clarified for her, "I told you I wouldn't lose this fight Sa-ku-ra."

Sasuke walked over to her in slow steady steps after recovering from the impact of the tree. He watched as the snakes wormed their way around her entire body; making it futile to escape.

"Do you think this will stop me Uchiha? These snakes are nothing!" Sakura said trying to break free with her inhuman strength.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Sakura snapped her head up to meet his amused expression, "And why not!?" She snapped at him.

"Because it will only take my signal for them to bite," Sasuke explained watching her confident expression being crushed with his words.

"Bite?" Sakura asked clarifying what she heard was true.

Sasuke nodded and Sakura growled, "False words and false actions!" Sakura only said as she began struggling again.

Sasuke sighed then nodded at his snakes. Sakura felt a sharp sting in her neck, and then all she could remember was the faint voice of Sasuke smugly saying, "I win" before she was met with darkness.

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