Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto... personally I see no point in this but yeah..


I Would Rather Die

I heard the sound of a million chirping birds before I felt the blade at my neck. My eyes widened greatly as the realization hit me and who the dark chakra belonged to. The words left my mouth involuntary while my body seized up in fear. "S...Sasuke-k...kun..?" The hot breath hit the back of my neck as he spoke to me, his tone lethal "Hn...I'm not scared of anybody."...

I audibly gulped from the words he spoke, my whole body going frigid like an ironing board. Damnit, I thought I was going to die, right there in that very second. The last time I had seen the guy was when he had ruthlessly used that Karin girl to kill Danzo and afterwards tried to murder me. That had been 2 years prior.

Anger started to boil in my body, feeling it rise to the surface from the things that the Uchiha had done to me mentally and physically. I hated him, through and through, and he was going to feel my wrath even if it was the last thing I would ever do. I replied to him coolly as if I wasn't actually fazed by his presence, the initial shock gone "Hmph ... that arrogance of yours is gonna be your downfall one day Uchiha, and you will get what's coming for you."
He gave me the usual reply of "Hn" Until he added confidently onto the end "There is no one who can match my power Sakura"
I clenched my fists tightly causing the my leather gloves to make an audible scrunching sound while replying to him with one word. "Naruto". Feeling his body tense up behind me put a triumphant smirk on my lips, the fact I had gotten one over on the Uchiha made me happy even if it was only a minute thing.

While he was momentarily distracted I raised my hand up quickly to perform a sign, leaving Sasuke in a poof of smoke or rather a cloud of falling cherry blossom petals. I had put my own twist on the disappearing act that Kakashi usually pulled on us. He was the one who had taught me the jutsu. Either way, the trick had let me escape the dangerous situation and into the tree's. A smug smile was left on my lips as I took a glance over my shoulder to see the astonished look on the ninja's face, I would have missed if I hadn't have looked when I did because the dark haired boy was glaring straight in my direction, the deadly red colour of his sharingan standing out from the pale of his skin. To say I was terrified was an understatement, but I had to find my team and we had to get the hell out of there, no matter what the consequences where.

I concentrated chakra into my feet, propelling me forward faster than before as I jumped from tree branch to tree branch. It was a long shot for an escape route, knowing how agile the man who was in pursuit of me was. While moving I performed a series of hand signs: Tiger, Horse, Rabbit, and Dog. My hands were engulfed in a searing blue chakra in the form of two small blades. The Chakra Scalpel technique. I hadn't used this ninjustsu before now, well not offensively anyways. I had used it to perform operations in the hospital, knowing it could cut tissue on the inside of one's body without there being damage on the outside. I had to get close to Sasuke but the in the way he was gaining on me, it wouldn't prove to be a difficult task. I had just hoped he hadn't felt my Chakra flare up as I activated the technique.

As soon as the thought crossed my mind, the dark haired boy was right beside me, raising his katana to strike. I took a chance and directed my blow to the tendon in his wrist, causing his hand to drop the sword he held, clattering on the forest floor beneath. I heard him curse under his breath and I took it as another chance, aiming for his chest. Aiming for a fatal hit. I would have had no qualms about ending this vile person's life. He was a missing Nin and many wanted him dead anyways, all feelings for him from the past had been demolished a long time ago.

Sasuke seemed to have already figured out what my jutsu did and grabbed my wrist with his left hand, twisting my hand upwards painfully until a loud crack was heard. Pain vibrated from my wrist where he had broken it, so I bit down on my lip hard as to not scream out. Sure I was good pain but not when the opponent held it in place like he was. The sadistic bastard was making me suffer on purpose.

I dropped the technique in my right hand and instead gathered chakra into my fist. I brought it forward and punched him in the gut as hard as I could muster, giving me a seconds worth of time to yank my broken wrist from his grasp. Once again I made a dash for it, jumping from the branch we were on as my adrenaline kicked in, giving me a boost of well needed energy. My heart was hammering hard in my chest as I focused on nothing but the path ahead of me, the path to escape.

Out of nowhere, I was slammed into a tree harshly while a hand griped tightly around my throat, constricting my airflow. The Uchiha looked into my emerald eyes with crimson colored ones of his own, the rage in them ever clear. I scratched at the hand at my throat with the one that wasn't broken in a futile attempt to break free of him. He then lifted me up off of my feet with ease, causing me to choke harshly before he threw me to the forest floor. I landed in an awkward position really not helping ease the pain I was already in. I coughed loudly as air flew into my lungs and then groaned in pain. He was at my side within a second, katana in hand once he had retrieved it. Sasuke's foot connected with my stomach, pushing me over so I lay on my back, looking up at him with what I guessed the most pathetic expression I could ever muster.
"W...why? "I croaked out "what do you... want from me?"
A smirk found its way onto his lips, the dark hair of his fringe covering his eyes as he let out a low and dark laugh. "Because Sakura I need you. More specifically I need you for a hostage and I know you won't come with me willingly" He bent down and held my chin between his two fingers making me look at him "And you will come with me, even if I have to beat you within an inch of your pathetic existence"
I jerked my head to the side so that I was free my his grasp and practically spat at him when I replied "I would rather die a thousand times than go with you!"
The dark haired boy raised his eyebrows at me as if he was challenging me, his malicious smirk spread further across his face. "Hn... if you really feel that way about it, I guess there is nothing I can do"
He drew his katana and let the tip rest on my chest, as if marking where he was going to pierce me. Tears began to stream down my face freely, the image of Sasuke turning blurry as I did. Out of all the ways to die, of all the people to kill me, Sasuke was last person I wanted it to be. I looked up to the man standing above me, a pleading look in my eyes as I tried to reason with him "Please... don't harm Neji or Kiba... let them go... I'm begging you... as my last request"
The dark haired boy didn't reply to what I had asked him but instead brought the katana high up in the air, readying the final blow. As the blade started to come down, I whispered to myself "Naruto... I'm sorry... I broke my promise"...


AN: here it the second chappie, I was going to combine this chapter with the 3rdmeaning it would have been a hell of a lot longer but I wanted to get the update out for you guys and I like to keep in suspense because I'm evil like that. Hope the characters aren't too OC if they are, tell me. So what you think so far?

P.S Anilove15, don't worry it's not a Kiba x Sakura, I did that for a purpose :p

P.P.S thinking about changing this FF's name to "Never Surrender" do you like that better than the original or what?