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-Kisame, I don´t think it was wise to knock her out like that yeah-

-I know, she will get all bitchy on us once she wakes up, but it´ll be worth it- he grinned

-but you know she can beat the hell out of you without using chakra, right? yeah-

-come on, you know she will put up a fight, one you are looking forward too-

-I value my life yeah-

-no you don´t, you are a suicidal bastard-

-I am not yeah- the blue man lifted his brow -i´m willing to sacrifice myself in the name of true art yeah not at the hands of someone younger than me yeah-

-come on, an explosion is a lame expression of art-

-you wanna try shark? un-

-bring it on- they heard a groan coming from the girl in kisame´s arms, they watched as she opened her eyes and with a lazy gaze took on her whereabouts nodded to herself, closed her eyes and curled in kisame´s arms, no more than 2 seconds later she woke up again trying to break free from the akatsuki´s grip

-good to see you too pinky-

-what the hell shark-boy, girly-boy?, you knocked me out?- she was livid, the former mist nin put her on her feet

-well, you wouldn´t come willingly, so our only choice was to take you by force-

-why you over grown fish! where the hell are we?-

-nearing your new home Cherry-chan! yeah- Deidara answered her cheerfully

-you aren´t serious right?- she asked in disbelieve

-why´d I lie to you yeah?- he pointed towards her body, she looked at her clothes, she wore the freakin akatsuki cloak and her hitai-ate was no where to be seen but that was to be expected, Konoha took it away from her.

-you know you were going to die back there yeah?- she looked at the dirt on her sandals

-I know- it was only a broken whisper, not meant to be heard by anyone but herself, unknown to her, Kisame and Deidara heard it, they both decided to keep quiet seen as her once cheerful orbs became dull; they both knew, she was breaking inside, her mind would start to shatter soon, an that was what they were hopping to happen, that way she´d loose herself and stay with the akatsuki

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-Uchiha Itachi, you are the capitan of the ANBU team assigned to locate and return Sakura Haruno to the village-

-hai-

-if she refuses to cooperate, you are to drag her back, if she posses a immediate threat to you or your team, you are allowed to dispose of her-

-hai-

-your team would consist of Hyuga Neji, Uchiha Shisui and Sai- the latest came into view from the shadows behind the hokage -this is Sai, he is now part of the village, and team 7, your mission will begin in 2 hrs, get ready- both men nodded and left the hokage to her own devices.

Itachi arrived at his home finding his mother in the kitchen wearing a worried face, she didn´t greet him, which surprised him, so he stood next to her in hopes of finding out what was worrying his beloved kaa-san.

-kaa-san-

-oh, Itachi, I didn´t hear you, I must be distracted- she smiled

-is there anything troubling you?-

-it´s Sasuke- she admitted while looking at her hands

-what´s the matter with my little brother?-

-is also Naruto-chan, they both are locked inside Sakuras place, they´re pretty much depressed about the news of Sakuras betrayal-

-aa, it's natural, they grew up together-

-and to think that she was such a shy girl in her childhood-

-…..-

-can you go and see how are Sasu-chan and Naru-chan doing?, i´m worried for both of them-

-of course mother, I will check on them before leaving for my mission-

-how long are you going to be gone this time?-

-I do not have a time limit-

-okay then, please take care-

-I always do- he kissed his mother on the forehead before leaving

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6 months later

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-hey Itachi, it has already been six months and we haven´t found anything related to Sakura, I don´t think we will find anything now- said Shisui

-….-

-I know that she is your little brother´s like sister, but what if what the council said about her is true?, what if she is a traitor of the village?-

-she is not- whispered Neji looking at the trees in front of him, none of them heard him except the Root agent

-it´s getting late, we should camp for the night- the captain said

-why thank you, I never thought you´d say those sacred words!- exclaimed Shisui, Neji went to get firewood and Sai started to set the camp till a voice made them freeze

-look at this pinky, those are part of the people who betrayed you- the masculine voice was full of bloodlust, the person next to him, was covered in an Akatsuki cloak and her hair was impossible to see because of the stray hat she was wearing.

-…betrayed me..- he grinned with malice

-that´s right pinky, also they tried to kill you-

-….kill me….- she repeated like a broken doll, her face was hidden by the shadows, only her soft murmur could be heard

-we didn´t betray her nor tried to kill her- said Neji coming into view, he stood next to his squad captain and his teammates, Shisui appeared behind her ready to immobilize her but Kisame´s hand moved the girl away, making her hat come off at the sudden movement.

-my my, didn´t your know about the Anbu hunter-nin team sent to kill Sakura a few months ago?- Kisame asked faking surprise -or that team from Suna, you both are allies, are you not?-

-Haruno Sakura, you´re to come with us to the village, if you choose to resist, we will not hesitate to attack you- she looked at Itachi right in the eyes, and he saw her broken and soulless orbs, he looked away, he felt worse than scum at that moment, he had done that to her, someone who was innocent like her shouldn´t be suffering like this.

-Uchiha Itachi…- her voice was soft but full of venom at the mention of his name

-yeah, the very same one who called you a traitor- said Kisame loud enough for everyone to hear -she won´t be going to Konoha anytime soon I assure you of that- he smirked

-then you leave us no option- and all hell broke loose, kunais started flying in all directions, oddly enough none of them managed to touch the girl before them, the fact that disturbed them was that it was as if she didn´t even try to dodge the weapons, she just side stepped them, which made Shisui furious.

-and you called her weak- mocked Kisame seeing the distressed expression on each one of them except the pale root agent -pinky, we need to get going, stop playing around and finish them off- he took his Samaheda and started unwrapping the bandages around it, she stood still for a few moments before getting out of the way of two ink animals and the palms of Neji, Kisame started fighting with Shisui and Itachi at the same time.

Several hours later, Neji was running dangerously low on chakra while Sai had a broken rib and wrist, Sakura didn´t even break a sweat, same went with Kisame, Shisui´s arm was broken but Itachi kept fighting like it was nothing, he wasn´t anywhere near tired.

-do you guys never give up?, I knew you were stubborn, but this is ridiculous- Kisame said watching Neji trying to touch Sakura with his family technique, Sai was painting with his other hand, trying very hard to make the drawings look decent enough to be recognizable, Shisui was attacking him with a katana and Itachi was using fire jutsus.

-Katsu!-half of the area exploded, Itachi and his team went into the forest to escape the explosion while Kisame took sakura in his arms bridal style and jumped in the air landing on the clay bird where the responsible of the explosion was

-pinky, you can´t space off like this anymore!, you need to protect yourself!- scolded Kisame

-protect myself…what for?-

-you´re a member of the akatsuki now, you can´t get yourself killed easily!-

-…sorry- he sighed

-next time try to defend yourself-

-I will-

-lets go "home"-

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-your report Uchiha?- the hokage worried at the state her number one anbu captain was in

-Haruno Sakura was in the company of Hoshigake Kisame when they appeared before us at our camp, she said nothing to us, just stared off, Kisame on the other hand taunted and manipulated Sakura to attack us-

-are you telling me that Sakura is being controlled by the akatsuki?- her eyes widened at the idea, maybe her protégé was innocent after all, he nodded

-that´s what I believe, Kisame told Sakura that we betrayed her and tried to kill her, he told us about a hunter-nin team attacking them months ago, then she looked at us with such an indifferent expression, it´s like she´s just moving around because of him-

-an Anbu hunter nin squad?, that impossible!- she glared at the wall -did she attack you?-

-only after we attacked both of them, her companion moved her out of the way on the first round of kunais and told her to stop playing around and get serious-

-was she injured?-

-no, not even Shisuis kunais managed to touch her-

-is there something else?-

-Kisame scolded her about being serious while defending herself-

-so your basically telling me that sakura is being "forced" to live by Kisame-

-in short, yes she is being forced-

-did she say anything to you?-

-she barely spoke, just a couple of words, but she said my name-

-what was her expression?-

-void of emotion- she nodded biting her lip

-how did they escape?-

-Deidara of Iwa came as back up-

-I see, you will be off active duty for two days, did I make myself clear?-

-yes-

-good, you´re dismissed, bring team 7 to me- he bowed and left

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-Konoha did not hesitate to believe her guiltiness; they sent this Anbu team in the hopes of catching her -

-elaborate-

-during our mission, we encountered a few leaf anbus, Uchiha Itachis´ team to be more precise, during our encounter, she stared off and nearly got herself stabbed by a kunai-

- was she injured during that time?-

-no, she dodged all of the kunais directed at her like it was nothing, and still in this kind of trance managed to avoid the Hyugas technique-

-I see, is there anything else?-

-I think the Hokage did not send the hunter nins of before, the Uchiha was unaware of that- the leader nodded

-your next mission will be in a week, dismissed-

-hai- the blue skinned man exited the office in search of his partner.

He found her near the window in the living room, she´s staring out, looking into the darkened sky filled with clouds

-Sakura-

-Kisame-

-wanna spar?- she nodded, her broken orbs looking into his own, she stood up and walked towards the training room

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Flash back

A week after Sakura´s forced rescue, Kisame and her found themselves being followed by some of Konohas´Anbus

-Haruno Sakura, in the name of Godaime Tsunade Senju Hokage-sama you are under arrest by the charges of betraying your village- the leader of the team stated

-look pinky, they are desesperate to bring you back home!- the blue-skinned man grinned getting hold of his sword

-I do not wish to fight, I will go with you- she said, but they didn´t believe her and when she got to a relatively close distance they attacked her, Kisame caught her before she crashed with the floor

-told you pinky, they were desesperate to bring you back, I never said alive-

-shut up-

a battle started between the leaf anbu and the akatsuki members, the leaf shinobi were recognized by Sakura as some of the ones she trained with when she was under Tsunades wing, that hurt her deep inside, they knew how compassive she was and still they believed what the council told them, it broke her a little more than before.

-this will not be the last time they try to kill you Sakura- commented Kisame while glancing at his partner

-even thought I was willing to get arrested they tried to kill me- she whispered with a broken voice

-you mean nothing to that village if they want to dispose of you- he added.

And that was the first assassination attempt of many others.

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They betrayed her.

No

He betrayed her, Sasuke´s older brother, he was the reason she, Sakura Haruno, was known as a traitor inside her village, the place she called home, where she grow up with her family and friends; and between the 5 great shinobi nations.

He was the one who told them about her runs in with the Akatsuki.

He was the one who didn´t let her explain herself with the hokage.

She just needed that time at the mission alone to know how to report her situation, but the Uchiha walked in and messed everything up.

They accused her of something she hadn´t even done

They treated her like dirt during her interrogation

Her supposed best friend just stood at the side lines watching as she was being tortured and beaten, just for the sake of getting real information and not the lies she was telling them I´m innocent, they broke her and she didn´t even try to save her, her so-called best friend.

Because she knew Ino was there with her, learning ways to make people break and tell them everything they want to know, watching with morbid fascination as she told them she was innocent.

They didn´t hear her side of the story,

They believed him, because he was an Uchiha and he was the heir of the Uchiha clan, and who was she compared to him?

Nothing,

Just a random pink haired girl with shocking healing abilities, super-strength, and with a civilian background

A nobody.

And it broke her to know that the ones who tried to save her where being held back by the others, stopping them from coming to get her, to save her.

She had heard that she was to be killed in a few days, had she stayed in her village, her home.

She didn´t know why, but as bizarre as her situation was, she felt free, she wouldn´t have to worry about being left behind by her boys, because they were still her boys, they cared for her, they tried to save her.

Once her boys were the ones that left her at the village, waiting for their return; however this time, unwillingly, she left them behind.

The Akatsuki chose her, not them.

They saw her potential, not theirs.

Her shattered mind was replaying the looks of disgust on the guards outside her cell, the look of the hokage when she was declared guilty of the charges, and then, the betrayal, the pain and every hidden emotion she felt on that village she loved so much

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-welcome to the Akatsuki Konohas Cherry Blossom-

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End flash back

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