Hey guys, sorry it's taken me so long to update, but I've been so busy with high school and finals. But, I'm back again and ready for the next chapter. So let's get to it. ^^

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I stood by the front gate twenty minutes after Itachi dismissed the team. It was sunny out, yet the wind played with my hair, causing a shiver to travel down my spine. I looked up at the sky, thankful for the blue skies. Blue skies meant no rain, at least for now.

A few minutes later I felt Itachi take my side. He didn't say anything. He was never a man to start conversations. A smirk tugged at my lips. He was just like his brother. I looked over at him to see he was looking up to the sky like I had. He met my gaze a few seconds later and smiled. "No rain."

"Yeah," I replied emotionlessly, "we'll be moving out soon. Once we hit the land of Waterfall, we'll probably be delayed since it is monsoon season." He looked back down and smirked.

"You don't like the fact that he's here, do you?" My posture automatically tensed, and my eyes found the ground. My hands held tighter to the mask, before Itachi laid a hand on my shoulder.

"You hate him for things I did, Sakura. He hates life for things I've done." I immediately turned and met his eyes.

"What he's done was not your fault. We all make our own choices; he just didn't make the right one. What he did was all on his own terms. It's his…" I was cut off by the sound of footsteps heading our way. They stopped a few seconds later, and I didn't have to look to see who they were… but, I turned anyway. They stood together and it made a small pang go off in my chest.

He had grown. He was stronger; I could just feel his chakra seeping away from inside his body. His raven black hung a little longer than I remembered, and his dark eyes glowed with long lost dreams. I knew he was serious; I mean his brother was standing right in front of him.

I looked next to him to see two people arguing. One was a man. He had silver hair with a hint of blue, matching with his pale blue like skin. He caught my gaze and smiled crookedly, holding his hand out. "Hi, I'm Suigetsu."

"Yes," I replied, "Ranked number three in the Bingo book. You were one of Orochimaru's experiments." He laughed, but shook my hand.

"Yeah," he said, "that's me alright. But, I have no idea who you are." I couldn't help smirk that stole my serious expression.

"Who I am is none of your business, as long as you follow my orders, we'll have no problems."

I was about to speak when I was interrupted by a shrieking voice. "You have no right to talk to us like that." I looked her over quickly. She had red hair, and matching eyes. She wore black glasses, which she pushed up the ridge of her nose. I laughed.

"Let me explain this to you…Kairin…I am stronger and a lot more powerful than you. I have a high status as an Anbu and as a medical ninja. I have trained everyday of my life to gain the pride I lost when I was a Genin. I can…and will kill you if you don't shut the hell up." She looked at me and opened her mouth as if to speak, but was cut off by the voice that haunted my dreams.

"Karin, listen to her." That was all he had to say to shut her up. I turned to him and spoke, rather rudley.

"I need none of your assistance, Sasuke. Like I said, I will kill you if you get in my way."

When I looked up, I noticed that the rest of the team was staring towards me. I smiled innocently.

"Ok, lets move out," I said, placing the ivory mask on my face, "Stay close. There may be enemy ninjas nearby."

~Sasuke~

We started walking towards the gate a bit before we were supposed to meet. I was surprised that my team was quiet. I listened intently, mimicing Juugo. That's when I heard her speaking. I could automatically tell she was speaking about me.

"What he's done was not your fault. We all make our own choices; he just didn't make the right one." I smirked, and I kept walking. Instantly, Suigetsu started laughing.

"Wow Sasuke, one girl who hasn't fallen in love with you, absolutely amazing." I rolled my eyes. How wrong he was… she had loved me.

"Ugh… Suigetsu you are so stupid!" I inwardly sighed. Why, out of all people did I pick them two as my teammates?

"Am not!"

"Are too." This continued until we reached a yard from the gate.

". What he did was all on his own terms. It's his…" I looked at her and once again smirked at her. This time because of her reaction. Her body tensed when I was a few feet away from her, her hand immediately falling to the kunai holster on her left upper right thigh. She turned around and looked at Suigetsu and Karin, who were still arguing.

She and Suigetsu exchanged a few words, which must have been bad because Karin yelled something at the pink and now black haired konoichi. I automatically told Karin to shut up, which was a frequently used phase. A short moment of silence passed and I found my gaze on Sakura's instead of the man's behind her… Itachi.

"I need none of your assistance, Sasuke. Like I said, I will kill you if you get in my way." I looked at her more intently this time. When the hell did she use the word kill in the conversation? Maybe I should listen more…

A few seconds passed until I noticed the other teamates behind us. Sakura smiled inncently that it would've fooled anyone, and gave the signal to move out.

Hn. This is going to be quite interesting.