Web of Deceit

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Summary: Haruno Sakura was considered a normal girl; then again, its not everyday that you find out Orochimaru is related to you!

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Age of Characters

Haruno Sakura --- 16

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Uchiha Sasuke --- 17

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Uzumaki Naruto --- 17

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Hatake Kakashi --- 29

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Orochimaru --- 52

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Yakushi Kabuto --- 22

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Main Pairing

Sasuke x Sakura

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Author's Note

I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of Web of Deceit let's just hope there are more good chapters to come, ne?

Well that's about it; ENJOY!

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"Sakura, hold on..."

She let a sad smile grace her lips as she was now holding onto Sasuke's hands; her eyes closed again before her lips parted; Sasuke's eyes widened a fraction...

"I love you..."

And that was that, her grip on his hand totally loosened until she was no longer held up by him, instead her body fell lifelessly towards the ground far, far beneath her; it would surely kill her, no one would be able to survive after that...

A loud cry left Sasuke's lips as she quickly dodged a soaring kunai and unleashed the power of sharingan as she took on the remaining seven shinobi who came at him with their weapons in hand and smirks on the smug faces...

Flames erupted from the Uchiha's mouth as they were all engulfed in scorching flames that took their very lives as they screamed...

Sasuke fell to the floor, in both exhaustion and pain...

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Even as Sakura fell to her death, she could have sworn that she heard Sasuke yell; the wind from beneath her was causing her to get whiplash as she tried to take in oxygen; failing miserably, Sakura didn't cry or scream for her dear life the entire way down...

She hadn't cried in such a long time, though when the backside of her body hit the rocky ground beneath her, tears fell from her half closed eyes as her lungs began to work harder and harder just to take in oxygen they were being deprived from...

Crimson blood pooled around her head as she felt immense pain erupt from all areas of her fragile body that was now oh so broken... And in her time of death, the darkness felt somehow... Comforting to her at the moment...

A chuckle was heard as she let her eyes stay open for a moment longer before she caught sight of two equally yellow and sinister eyes that held nothing but sheer amusement... And just by that, Sakura knew exactly who the man was, evil clouded all around his being as he bent down next to her.

Darkness overwhelmed her as she was succumbed by it, taking in one final breath that was though to be her last; why was Orochimaru here, what did he intend to do to her?

Orochimaru, the one that would save her life?

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Chapter 2: Daraku

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The heated flames eventually died done, the rain that fell soon after aiding it in the process; he was pissed, he wanted revenge, they killed Sakura only moments ago and he couldn't do anything about it!

Was this all his fault as well for not protecting her? No, she was Tsunade's apprentice; a simple mission like the one they were both given wouldn't have been the cause of her ultimate demise...

Was it because they had underestimated their enemies...?

It was

Onyx orbs finally opened as the sharingan deactivated and Sasuke's eyes stared up at the stormy skies above; they were crying as well... His hair was by now soaked and strands were sticking to the sides of his face as well as the back of his neck.

It was getting colder too, he needed to hurry if he was going to make it back to Konohagakure in time before sunset where there were sure to be a lot more rogue ninja; some maybe even stronger then the ones he had previously encountered...

Wait?

What was he thinking!?!

He wasn't just going to retrieve the scroll from a village and then head back to Konohagakure expecting everything to be all better; things will never be okay ever again now that Sakura was dead...

And what of Naruto, Sakura was like a sister to the kyubi container; no doubt that he would probably give Sasuke a good beating for not being there for Sakura in her time of need, more than likely saying something along the lines of-

"You selfish bastard! Only thinking about yourself!"

Naruto would surely hate him with his very soul and then there's Ino and Tsunade who literally rip out his throat...

His lips curved into a frown as he continued to watch the black clouds form overhead, engulfing the crystal blue skies as he knew it... His finger nails dug into the dirt of the ground as vented out his anger; it was pointless...

The map that was given to them by Tsunade was soaked long ago; the ink running down the piece of paper as Sasuke crumpled it into a ball and chucked it behind him while standing up in the process; his eyes caught sight of a wooden bridge beyond a few trees and whatnot!

Running towards it, Sasuke inspected the durability of the rope that supported the bridge from falling apart; it seemed to strong enough... Taking hold of the rope on each side of the him, the Uchiha began to carefully walked across the bridge to the land of Mist where he had to collect a scroll...

I'll finish the mission for you Sakura

I promise

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"Oi, can you hear me?"

No response

"She doesn't seem to be responding to anything as of yet..."

The snake sannin nodded his, letting his eyes wander to the woman's bloodied face again he looked at his right hand assistant, Yakushi Kabuto...

"Get her cleaned up..."

Inclining his head, Kabuto went to work as soon as Orochimaru was out of sight; pushing his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose, Kabuto wiped the dried blood from Sakura's face as he generally watched the heart monitor for any signs of high pressure or low pressure...

If she died, it was all over; Orochimaru would surely have his head on a silver platter, this was their last shot at finally bringing down Konohagakure, with Sakura they would reign dominant and defeat the village hidden in the leaves.

Though, things were not looking very good right now; she hasn't moved since they first brought her to Sound and even then she was limp and you could even fool someone to thinking that she was already dead instead of barely alive...

That was the problem, she was barely alive and not many people that Kabuto knew of would be able to survive a fall from an 80 foot cliff, probably even steeper! Kabuto wasn't even sure if Orochimaru would be able to survive a fall that high up!

But what he did know was that Sakura was in critical condition and might even die from loss of blood in her body, she had lost a great amount from the fall and would need at least 2 bags of blood in order to sustain her for a while longer, at least until Kabuto found of another way to save the fragile kunoichi...

First off he would have to see what see what blood type Sakura was before he went along injecting random blood types into her body which would kill her faster than she was already dying...

Not wanting to draw anymore blood from her, Kabuto instead used his index finger and let a small drop of blood fall onto the slide of the microscope; adjusting the lens until he had a clear view of all the blood cells swimming around the slide, Kabuto made a few notes that he found to be quite interesting before he finally came up with a conclusion that Sakura's blood type was the same as Orochimaru's!

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"Blood type 0..." Kabuto explained to Orochimaru.

The snake sannin looked over at the lifeless kunoichi as he gave out a small sigh before seating himself in a chair right next to Sakura's bed and had to endure what seemed like an eternity of blood sucking...

"If you want the fall of Konoha to go as planned then you must first revive Sakura and your the only one here with the same blood type as she."

Orochimaru merely rolled his eyes as he let his head tilt back and his eyes close, waiting for Kabuto to extract the needle from within his vein that was gathering most of his blood into a clear bag that seemed to hold about 2 pints of blood.

Kabuto had said that 2 pints of blood was all that Sakura needed in order for her body to begin to function properly; he just prayed that she wouldn't die, him going to all this trouble just to revive a worthless kunoichi better be put to good use and soon...

If all this went to a waste, like with Kimimaru whom he had said to be his ultimate masterpiece almost 3 years back, then Orochimaru would just have to destroy Konoha by himself; of course his fellow sound allies wouldn't dare go against his orders...

And Sakura was no exception, she would learn to obey her master at all costs and if she disobeyed him then there would be great consequences that would follow soon after; great consequences that would make her topple over in fear...

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"I just ran a few stats, Orochimaru-sama." Kabuto stated as he looked at a clipboard filled with paper and a few notes that he had made for later use.

The sannin nodded his head as he eyed Kabuto with those yellow orbs that only promised hate and revenge, not a single ounce of kindness within their depths...

"Well?" Orochimaru asked, clearly annoyed.

"Oh yes, Orochimaru-sama..." He apologized sheepishly.

"The kunoichi's stats seem to be fine, her heart rate as decreased to the normal level and her wounds have already been attended to."

"Though..." He began, looking downcast.

Oh God, Orochimaru had a suspicion that something would end up going wrong sooner or later; and they were so damn close too!

"Yes?"

"Though, I don't know if she'll be fully functional; a fair amount of damage was done to her head and her brain may not be able to receive any messages from the rest of her body..."

Silence reigned over the two before Orochimaru let out a low growl; his perfect plan was falling apart around him, maybe choosing Sakura to destroy Konoha wasn't the best choice...

"Fix her."

Kabuto didn't even bother to argue with the man as he left the room; he watched from the corner of his eye as Sakura's brain pressure began to increase dramatically! His eyes narrowed as he watched her heart rate pick up; definitely not good!

Rushing over to the woman, Kabuto began to make a few minor adjustments which took him almost a full hour to do so, all the while he was almost positive that Sakura would have passed away...

Removing the surgical gloves that were drenched in blood, Kabuto wiped sweat from his forehead as he ran a few more tests just to make sure that Sakura was alright before he left the room in search of some water...

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Returning soon after with a relieved sigh as he looked at Sakura still in the same condition as before; tonight was going to be hell for him, he had to watch over her all night just in case she decided to start dying...

Being extremely careful, Kabuto took the thin vile filled with a almost clear green liquid with the same viscosity as water; sucking some into the needle, Kabuto watched carefully as the liquid was filled right to the middle of the needle; if Sakura had too much of this she would without a doubt die.

Finally finding her vein, Kabuto injected the needle and instead of watching what he was doing, watched the heart monitor for any change in pressure; surprisingly nothing happened and Sakura stayed the same...

Relieved and clearly happy that he had not failed Orochimaru; Kabuto gave Sakura one final look before exiting the room and meeting up with Orochimaru in the hallway, he gave the elder man a curt nod before smiling.

"I have just injected her with liquid..." Kabuto reassured him.

"Nothing as changed in her and she should be able to pull through the night without any problems."

Smiling like the devil he was, Orochimaru walked towards Sakura's room as he gazed at the woman, brows knitting together; something was bothering him since they had brought Sakura here...

"Why didn't you die instantly when you fell off that cliff? I have no clue..."

"But the concoction that Kabuto injected into you will make you almost unbeatable; like me..."

Indeed, that was what Orochimaru was aiming for. Now that Sakura was alive, the cells of Orochimaru's body, which was in the vile, is now swimming within Sakura's bloodstream, mutating her cells and DNA to match that of Orochimaru's one of a kind DNA...

Now your just like me

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"You're leaving already?" Said the old woman.

Sasuke mentally rolled his eyes at how annoying this woman really was being; for the seventh time in the last 5 minutes she had asked him not to go, saying you can stay for a few more minutes, but in reality he couldn't...

"Gomen, I have to go; my village needs this scroll as soon as possible..." Sasuke stated.

Casting her gaze to the floor, the old woman gave Sasuke a toothy grin as she shook her head while laughing more at herself.

"Yes, yes of course; how selfish of me."

You selfish bastard! Only thinking about yourself!

Shaking those thoughts from his head, Sasuke once again put on the stoic facade that everyone was so accustomed to these days... Taking his leave, Sasuke departed from the large manor that was located in Mist Country and slowly he traveled back to Konohagakure...

Knowing exactly what was awaiting him...

Hell

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"Oi, kunoichi open your eyes..."

Kabuto mentally slapped himself in the head, how could he expect someone who was just in a horrible situation to be able to move or in that matter, be conscious!

Rubbing his temples furiously, Kabuto began to doubt himself as he watched intently for any movement coming from the kunoichi; very slowly he brushed a few strands of hair from her clammy face as he sighed and decided to go tell Orochimaru of the bad news...

As he walked down the corridor's and towards the sannin's bed chambers, Kabuto was also a little scared of what may follow; a beating perhaps or likely death...

Orochimaru on the other hand was having a very difficult time waiting around for that damn kunoichi to finally come around; instead he decided to go to her and make her awaken, even if Kabuto thought otherwise...

Sitting up, Orochimaru flung off the bed covers from himself as he left his room in a mad hurry shoving Kabuto out of the way in the process as he sped down a long corridor and towards the room where Sakura stayed; the same room where Kimimaru was treated for his disease daily by Kabuto himself...

Finally managing to catch up to the snake sannin, Kabuto went to call him off and tell him of Sakura's condition but instead he just stared with awe as his mouth hung slightly open, eyes not believing what he was seeing yet...

A fully awake Sakura, sitting up right; removing the respiratory mask as she throws it to the floor. She examines the bandages that cover almost 70 percent of her damaged body, she looks over at the door where Orochimaru and Kabuto both stand neither saying a thing...

Though they both look almost concerned when Sakura slumps over and begins vomiting on the floor, a green fluid escaping her as she continues to puke out every last drop of whatever is inside of her.

"Her body must be rejecting your cells..." Kabuto inquires.

Orochimaru says nothing as he continues to watch Sakura until she wipes her mouth with the back of her hand and gives out a breathless sigh, looking up at the two people standing in the doorway of the room she is currently in...

"What... What happened?" Sakura says hoarsely, loud enough that Orochimaru and Kabuto were barely able to hear.

Smirking, Orochimaru parted his lips as his eyes burn holes in Sakura's body. He was going to get Sakura's tangled up in the most devious web of deceit that would cause her heart to close off to everyone and ultimately corrupt her to the core...

"You were pushed off a cliff to your death, Sakura-chan..." He said.

It seemed her memory of what happened was wiped clean, which made things a lot easier for Orochimaru to turn into something awful and heartbreaking...

Surely it would break her soul and she would become so easy to mold into some killing machine that Orochimaru had created...

"By who?" Sakura asked breathlessly, feeling the nausea coming on again.

"Your precious Sasuke-kun..." The older male lies while smirking at her.

And like before, Sakura limps over the side of the bed and lets out an agonizing cry before the green fluid begins to empty out of her; causing her to lose her breath for a second before Kabuto finally wipes her mouth with a cloth and places her back on the bed.

As Orochimaru leaves the room he can't help but let out a sinister chuckle as he thinks of various ways that he would be able to corrupt the oh so pure blossom of Konohagakure; one way or another he would break her...

And fill her with pain and a lust for only power, ultimately pushing away everyone that she holds dear to her heart; everyone...

Just like what he did to Sasuke; but his spirit was weak to begin with and in the end he betrayed the snake sannin with the help of his so called from Uzumaki Naruto; the one who took him out of his own hate filled world, the cursed mark was useless now that his lust for power had come to an end, but Sakura would prove to be much more easily corrupted and fueled with anger and hate...

I'll be passing down something of great value to you, Sakura

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Author's Note: Yeah, I have nothing much to say but: Yay school ended for me yesterday; not counting exams which started today so that means that I'll be updating on stories much quicker than in the past week when I was buried in reviews and some more homework!!! XXD

Hope you enjoyed that chapter and by the way the chapter name is in Japanese but in English it means 'Corrupted'

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Hugs 'n' kisses

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SORRY FOR ANY SPELLING MISTAKES OR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS!!!

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