Disclaimer: I don't won Naruto. If I did, Naruto and Sakura would have more 'moments'
A.N. Sadly, I didn't get as many reviews as I wanted. And even though I said that if I didn't get 5 more reviews( I should have 8 all together) I wouldn't post the next chapter. Oh well. Anyways, it's enough to know that at least some people like my story, though it's not that good XD Anyways, enough of this pointless rant, enjoy the chappie
Madara's/Tobi's POV
"Ah, Sakura-san. So nice of you to join us." I said as she appeared infront of Sasuke. Sakura glanced at me, glared, and then turned back to Sasuke, who looked suprised at her new speed.
"Sasuke, what did he tell you?" She demanded softly. Sasuke didn't say anything as he tensed, clearly uncomfortable with her question. His hands balled into fists, and he glared at her. I chuckled. This boy was surely hot-headed.
Sakura, lightly rolling her eyes, turned to me. In a strained voice, she said, "What did you tell him?" She didn't even attempt to be polite. I shook my head in mock disappointment.
A strange sound escaped her lips as she stood, fury evident in her jade eyes. Hmmm, this one seemed to also have a temper problem...
She was clenching and unclenching her fists, trying to control her anger. I was about to make a remark about that, involving Itachi. But I thought better of it; this wasn't the time for fighting.
Before I made her even angrier, I spoke.
"I filled in the details about Itachi's life that you had left out." She had winced when I said his name; I had guessed before that she was slightly mentally unstable; I could only imagine what's happened to her mind now that her lover was killed by her ex-teammate.
Sakura nodded after a few seconds, but then decided to ask Sasuke if what I said was true. "Is he lying, Sasuke?" She asked in that same soft voice she had used before. Sasuke was lost in his own thoughts, his expression of pain clearly giving it away.
He looked up at her, and said, "It's true..." I realized that his words had double meaning. Sakura understood this too and reached out to him. When her hand touched his shoulder he flinched away and glared at her.
Sakura gave him a look of pity, only making the situation worse, and turned back to me unwillingly.
"Leave. Now." She said icely. I still didn't completely understand why she hated me so much, not that I cared. She's an annoying brat who got herself in this mess. She should have left when she had the chance...
"No." It suprised that Sasuke was the one who spoke. He stood, grabbed his shirt, and walked away. Before he was out of sight, he turned and said, "Let's go."
He had only looked at me, but Sakura had also started to follow. Sasuke didn't object.
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Sakura's POV
I had just now met Sasuke's team called 'Hebi.' They intoduced their selves, and I immediatly knew that Karin and I weren't going to get along. She had made her point rather clear when she said, "Sasuke would never fall for you. He's mine."
Suigetsu had laughed at her comment, and she glared and started to scream at him. A few moments later, Sasuke returned. His eyes were red, and I felt another pang of pity when I realized he had been crying.
"Sasuke..." I had whispered, pain laced in my voice. He paid no attention to me (as usual) and said, "We have left 'Snake' behind. From now on, our team will remobilize under the name 'Eagle.' As 'Eagle' we have only one goal. We will crush Konoha."
He looked up and his eyes where a starnge Sharingan, almost like stars, except the had six points. His new eyes made him look even more menacing.
He glanced at me, obviously wondering if I would object to his plan. I clenched my fists. I understood why he wanted to do this: He wanted revenge on the village for what they had ordered Itachi to do. If it weren't for the village, Itachi could still be here...
But someone had to do the job. Itachi hated war; so he killed his whole clan (I still can't register how Itachi could kill his own parents; it must have been ruined his mentalitly) to save the village.
I've gotta think about the Pros and Cons of destroying the village.
The Pros: Getting revenge... That's the only thing I could think of.
The Cons: Going against Itachi's wishes. My friends would die, that is, if we exceeded. I don't think we could go against the entire village, and I know I couldn't possibly do that to my friends...
Sasuke saw the doubt in my eyes. My doubtful, jade eyes widened as he unsheathed his sword. I heard a faint chuckle come from Madara. Suigetsu, Karin, and Juugo all looked to him in confusion.
"Sakura, you could either help,"- He looked unsure, as if he thought that I would be a burden- "Or you can die." He pointed his sword at my throat.
I almost laughed out loud. One, I knew that Sasuke wasn't 'evil' enough to actually kill me. Two, I was a lot stronger than he thought.
Daringly, I pushed his sword aside. I heard a gasp and a chuckle coming from two of the people behind me. Sasuke's eyes narrowed.
"Sakura," His tone was sharp and threatening. I rolled my eyes; Sasuke got ticked off and before I knew it, his sword was coming at me, lightning rolling off of his sharp blade.
I swiftly dodged, appeared behind Sasuke and reached out to punch him.
I almost forgot that he had trained under Orochimaru.
He swiftly turned, caught my wrist, and twisted it. He let out a frustrated sigh when he found that I had disappeared into a puff of smoke. It was just my shadow clone.
He turned too late to block my kick. I hit him square in the middle of his spine, but made sure not to apply too much force, as to not paralyze him. The breath was knocked out of him as he hit the ground.
I heard three gasps behind me; obviously Madara knew this was gonna happen. I grabbed Sasuke's shirt, and spun him around to face me. He ripped my hands away and glared. He was smart enough not to throw another punch.
"Get away from Sasuke!" Screeched a female's voice. It was, of course, Karin. She was behind me, and as I turned around to give her a piece of my mind, Sasuke came up behind me and held my wrists.
"Stop, Sakura." He said. I glared at him. He wasn't going to tell me what to do.
"Let go of me," I said with as much calmness as I could muster. After a few seconds he did, and I started to clench and unclench my fists, something Itachi had told me to do if my temper got the better of me.
Flashback--
"Hahaha, the rumors are true! You are as strong as the Fifth." Said Kisame. I was currently sparring with him as Itachi watched. I was gasping, out of breath, and then I suddenly felt flattered by what he had said. He wasn't usually nice to me.
In a flash, he was a foot from me, holding my chin, forcing me to look up at him. I had to bend my head all the way just to see his face.
"Now if only your body was as nice as the Fifth's-" I didn't let him continue. I puched him in the gut, but it was only a shadow clone.
I seethed in frustration, my cheeks clearly red. I hoped that Itachi thought I was blushing out of rage and not in embarassement; I really didn't want him to hear something like that...
I felt Kisame appear behind me, and I turned to punch him, but my fist only met air. I growled and looked around.
I found him right beside Itachi, laughing. I screamed in pure rage and punched the ground as hard as I could.
I gasped when the ground stopped moving, and saw that the crater was a lot larger than I intended it to be. I had used way too much chakra...
I panicked when I couldn't find Itachi (I could care less about what happened to Kisame). After a few minutes, I heard them approach. I sighed in relief.
Other than the dirt and scratches, they looked fine.
"Looks like your little Kunoichi here has an anger problem." Kisame remarked. I glared at him.
"Sakura, you can't let your anger get the better of you when fighting. It's dangerous." Itachi's velvety voice brought me out of my thoughts that revolved around Kisame's blood being spilled. I nodded in shame.
Kisame looked up at the sky that was getting increasingly dark. "I'm heading back inside." He said and walked off rather quickly. Itachi and I followed.
After a few moments, Itachi suggested, "Next time you get angry, try clenching and unclenching your fists."
"Does that really work?" I asked. He looked at me, and said, "...For some people."
--End Flashback
I smiled a little at the memory.
"Sasuke, I'll tell you what. I'll think about it tonight, and tell you my decision in the morning." He looked at if he would object but I raised my eyebrows at him. We both knew that we weren't in any condition to fight.
His pain was physical, while mine was mental.
He nodded and said, "We'll sleep here tonight." The rest agreed.
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When everyone was asleep, I allowed myself to let the reality of Itach's death to sink in. It wasn't long before I was crying quietly.
Itachi's words ran through my head. "There is no point in crying about something you can't control."
I wasn't as strong as Itachi, though, and I didn't have anyone to comfort me. I didn't have anyone anymore... The thought made me sob louder.
"Sakura." My throat closed around a sob when I realized someone was still awake. Either that or I had awoken them with my loud sobs.
I waited for Sasuke to continue, then again, he probably wasn't. I wiped away my tears, and turned to face him. (We were all sort of huddled together. Except Madara, who was sitting up against a tree. I was on the end, Sasuke was beside of me, Karin beside of him(of course), Suigetsu on the side of her, and Juugo was on the other end. None of us were touching, though, so you couldn't really call us huddled together...)
He stared at me, and I stared back. He looked so much like Itachi, it hurt. When I first met Itachi, I thought the opposite. That he had looked so much like Sasuke, it hurt. But that was when I still had that crush on him.
"What... relationship did you and... my brother have?" He asked softly, curious. He seemed very confused at to why I had held Itachi, why I was even there.
I sighed before speaking, making sure my voice wasn't shaking. "It was sorta intimate... after a while..." I said, unsure.
This confused Sasuke more. "Tell me when you met him. Tell me everything that happened between you two, why-" I raised my hand, cutting him off.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke, some other time." I said warily. (1)His expression change for a fraction of a second to pain and... sadness? I wonder why.
Then he glared. He wanted to know. I sighed. I guess there was no way getting around this.
"Fine Sasuke. I'll tell you how we met tonight. I'll tell you more later." I realized that I hadn't even begun thinking about my desicion for destroying Konoha. I smirked.
Sasuke raised his eyebrow.
"First, though, I want to make a deal with you." He glared harder, and then sighed.
"What is it?"
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A.N. This chapter was so fun to write
(1) Can anyone guess why Sasuke's facial expression changed when Sakura said that? Review and tell me if you think you know why
