*•*•*Sakura's new adventure*•*•*
(I do not own Naruto)
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[Whatever you do in life]
[Is not legendary]
[Unless your friends]
[Are there to see it]
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[TRAINING, STRENGHT AND A BASTARD]
Peaceful.
That's how she felt when consciousness began to return to her after a good, long nights sleep.
Everything surrounding her felt so amazingly soft and warm.
Unwilling to let go of the euphoric sensation, she let out a heartfelt sight and snuggled closer into the warm source of heat pressing against her back.
Right now, right in this moment, she felt so peaceful for some reason. It was like those perfect weekend mornings when she woke up tugged in Sasuke's arms…
And for a moment, everything that had happened during the previous day felt like a bad dream, and she was now awake and tugged in her prince's arms, protected from any harm the world could possibly cause her.
And that moment lasted for exactly ten seconds until the sound of a door opening and a loud voice yelling "Oh my freaking kami" was heard.
Groggily, she lifted her head and looked at the open door where Deidara stood with the most laughable expression she had ever seen.
"Konan what the fucking hell! You're cheating!" A masculine voice yelled, and a new male appeared next to Deidara.
"Guys what-" Sakura began, but was interrupted when yet another male appeared in the doorframe, squishing himself in between Hidan and Deidara.
Lazy hazel eyes took in the sight before him. Konan and Sakura cuddled up on the blue-haired females bed, said owner of the bed still just lying down, though clearly awake, while their new cute little colleague, with the most adorable morning hair he had ever seen, had lifted her head and looked at them with sleepy eyes.
Noticing the pinkette's eyes on him, he send her a deviously sexy smirk to which she blushed furiously.
"Good morning, Sakura" He practically purred out her name, and watched as her cheeks once again reddened.
"M-morning Sasori" She could feel her cheeks burn as his eyes and two more pairs lingered on her.
"You idiots" Suddenly, the body next to her moved, and Konan sat up in the bed, shooting the men a deathly glare.
"You can't just barge into my room. Get out of here, now, or else" As she finished her sentence, Konan reached for a piece of paper that was lying on the nightstand next to the bed.
As soon as she reached for the paper, all of the three grown men paled to a point where they looked considerably much like a ghost, and with wide eyes, they slowly backed away from the door, Sasori closing the door hastily after them.
Sakura looked surprised at her (temporary) roommate.
"Weren't you maybe just a little too harsh on them? They were just saying good morning" She asked innocently. Sure, it was not the most pleasant way to be woken up, but surely they had their heart in the right place.
At least Sakura thought so.
Konan looked at the pinkette with smiling eyes.
It was unbelievable how innocent the girl could be.
"Oh, Sakura-chan. Believe me, whatever they wanted, it was not to just to say an innocent little good morning. You have to stand up to them when they misbehave, otherwise, they will just think that they can do whatever they want with you"
There was an underlying tone of irritation as Konan spoke again.
"They are grown men, not five-years-old boys. They may act like small children sometimes, but don't let that fool you, they are all warm-blooded men, even the ice cubes like Itachi and Pein" She warned. She would hate to see Sakura being taken advantage of. The girl was simply too innocent for her own good right now, and with no special combat and self-defence training she was a sitting target for those males.
Which was why Konan couldn't wait to get Sakura's training started. The faster she learned how to defend herself the better.
Letting Konan's words of wisdom sink in Sakura slowly nodded her head.
"Thanks for the warning, Konan. I'll be careful, but seriously, how bad can they be?"
Konan merely raised an eyebrow at the pinkette's words.
'Yeah' she thought 'how bad can a group of hormonal, possessive males be"
Oh, her sweet little Sakura would be surprised when she found out just how bad they could be.
Looking fondly at the girl, Konan got out of the bed.
"Okay, lets find some clothes for you" She said as she opened her closet and rummaged through the various pieces of clothing, trying to find something that might fit the pinkette's smaller frame.
When they entered the kitchen, Sakura now dressed in black training shorts and a white T-shirt, they found Pein sitting alone at the large mahogany table reading a newspaper.
"Good morning, Sakura" He looked up briefly from the article he was reading as he greeted her good morning.
"Morning" She greeted happily as she sat down at the table and reached out for some toasted bread. The whole table was overflowing with food. Yoghurt, muesli, toasted bread, fruits and a large selection of jams and cheese filled the table to the brim.
This was probably the largest selection of breakfast she had ever seen, but of course, the Akatsuki did have many mouths to feed.
As Konan joined them at the table, pouring a cup of coffee for herself, a comforting silence fell over them. Normally, Sakura was a really talkative person, and definitely an A-person, but she knew that unlike herself, Pein and Konan had never been very chatty, and she certainly didn't expect them to be in the mood for neither light nor deep conversation at eight in the morning.
Happily munching on her toasted bread and sipping her tea one in a while, Sakura looked around in the room and let her thoughts wander.
She really couldn't believe it. She was an Akatsuki-member. Granted, she had been recruited as a medic, but she would still be assigned to missions like every other member, and she would also be accompanying them on some of the more difficult and dangerous missions, at least that was what Pein had told her.
But that would not happen at least for a while. She only had a minimum of combat- and self-defence training, so each of the members would have to teach her the best they could.
She was quite thankful for that. While studying under the famous Tsunade Senju, she had been taught a minimum of self-defence.
She was excited for her first training sessions, and quite curious to see whom her first teacher would be.
Just as she was about to voice her thoughts, Pein put down his paper and looked at her and then at Konan.
"Konan, after you've eaten, take Sakura to the training room. You'll be in charge of her training for now" His voice was calm as ever, but she could clearly hear the difference between his good morning earlier and this. His tone left no room for argument.
After their breakfast, Konan and Sakura left Pein to sit alone once again and headed for the training room in the basement.
The room they entered was simple and plain. The only things in the room were a large mat adorning the centre of the room and a few punching bags in the corners.
"Okay, so how much do you know" the blue-haired female asked as she stood on the large mat, signalling for Sakura to come closer.
"Uh, not nearly enough, only how to break free if someone has you pinned down" She spoke truthfully as she approached Konan.
She wasn't exactly afraid, but she had to admit that the thought of Konan teaching her in the material arts was just a tiny bit frightening.
"Ok then, we'll start off with punches and kicks, you know basic stuff." The elder female stated as she moved towards one of the punching bags with an eager Sakura right behind her.
As long as they weren't going to fight each other, there was nothing to be worried about.
"Alright first, put these on" A pair of black leather glows was suddenly handed to her.
She slipped them on quickly, admiring how fit they snuggled to her hands and how comfortable they still felt.
"Right, lets get started. Let me see what you've got" Konan motioned for her to punch the bag, and she did.
"You need to put more strength into it, Sakura. A punch like that wouldn't even hurt a fly. You need to put some emotion into it! Some anger. Just pretend that you're punching someone you hate!" Konan instructed her.
Taking a deep breath, Sakura closed her eyes, and for a short moment, she envisioned the punching bag was Sasuke.
She thought back to the day where she found out what he had been doing. The day where her first love, her crush since forever made her break in a thousand pieces.
And that was enough to make her blood boil and heart pump.
Aiming her fist at the bag she hit it once with a loud roar, then she hit it again, and again and again.
She kept hitting it, letting all her anger and frustration out.
Her punches increased in strength and speed, and she could feel the sweat forming on her forehead only to roll down her face as she kept going.
With a mighty roar, she hit the bag with all the force she could muster into her tiny hand.
In less than a second the bag was freed from it's hooks in the ceiling, and flew backwards until it hit the wall behind it with a loud bang.
The room was silent as Sakura gaped at what she had done.
Slowly she turned around to face Konan.
The blue-haired woman's normally stoic expression faltered for a moment letting her shocked and slightly awed expression show.
"Ok, that was, well" She couldn't believe what she had just seen. The shy, little pinkette whom she had never thought would hurt as much as a fly; had just sent an 80 pounds heavy bag flying.
She had never anticipated for Sakura to have that much force behind her punches. Now it made much more sense why that blond-haired boy she hung out with so often quivered when the pinkette got angry.
It was a pleasant surprise for Konan. They had all figured that Sakura's training would take close to a year seeing as they would have to build up her muscles and strength along the way as they taught her the different things they were supposed to.
But with her already being this strong, it was very possible that they didn't have to work more on that strength, though she would have to consult Pein about that first, and they could move on to the next step.
As it looked right now, it could be two or three mere months separating Sakura from her first mission.
Smirking to herself, Konan realized that she could move on to the next level of Sakura's training.
Self-defence.
Letting her eyes roam over Sakura's small frame, she had to resist the urge to lick her lips. She couldn't wait to get her hands on the younger woman's body.
Teaching the new recruit would definitely be as fun as Konan had anticipated.
Maybe she would teach the girl how to use paper as a weapon. The blue-haired female smiled at that thought. She was truly to be feared if she someday mastered the art of paper cutting her enemies.
His phone buzzed as it lay on the table in front of him.
It was the dope – Naruto, who was calling him… again…for the fourteenth time within the past hour.
With a deep sigh he answered his phone.
"Hey"
"Sasuke? Where the hell have you been man? You and Sakura were supposed to meet us at the theatre yesterday. What the hell has happened? Hinata and I have both been calling Sakura, but she wont answer her phone either"
"Listen dope, it's a long story alright, so if you-"
"I don't care. Listen, it is not unlike you to be an unsocial bastard and not pick up your phone, but Sakura always picks up her phone, or at least she calls back…. But we haven't heard from her in over a day now Sasuke, and both of you didn't show last night…. You own me an explanation"
Barely had Naruto finished his speech before Sasuke answered.
"She left me, ok?!" His voice was loud and broken. He took a deep breath before he continued in a much quieter tone"
"She left me. She caught me with Ino and-" Again he was interrupted by Naruto's louder voice.
"Wait, what do you mean by she caught me with Ino?"
"Let me finish you idiot. I… cheated on Sakura… with Ino, and Sakura came home while we were-"
"Oh Kami, Sasuke, please tell me you're joking. What the hell were you thinking you bastard?! Ino's supposed to be one of her best friends and you just…."
"I know, Naruto…. I know…" He couldn't even finish his sentence. The guilt was thundering in his heart, making it harder and harder for him to speak.
Luckily, Naruto wasn't going to wait for him to finish talking.
"Meet me in the park in 20 minutes. I can't deal with this over the phone"
20 minutes later, Sasuke stood alone in the park under one of the lampposts.
He could hear the sound of shoes against the gravel… no doubt it was Naruto.
Truly enough, when he turned around in direction of the sound, the blonde male stood with a grim expression on his face, so far from his usually happy exterior.
"Man you look like shit. I was actually planning on doing that to you myself, but it looks like someone beat me to it" The tone was cold, monotone, and lifeless….
Instead of answering his friend, Sasuke merely adverted his gaze to the ground. Ashamed. What should he say?
Suddenly, before he could even work out a reply to the blondes words, Naruto grabbed the collar of his jacket and lifted, forcing him to look up.
"I gave up Sakura so you could have her!" The blonde yelled as he threw Sasuke backwards.
"I love her, but I gave her up, because you, my emotionally cold best friend liked her" He continued yelling; his stormy blue eyes glaring daggers at Sasuke.
"I let you have her, and then you go cheat on her with one of her friends… Sasuke. I valued our friendship over a girl… and you are making me wish I hadn't. All this time, day after day after day, I've watched the girl of my dreams in the arms of my best friend. And do you know how I survived it? Do you know how I could stay happy around you two, for you two?" He held a short break to catch his breath.
"I managed, because I saw the two people I love the most, happy….Together" For a moment, Naruto let a small smile appear on his lips, before letting a scowl replace it.
"And you go and mess it up by fucking someone like Ino"
Sasuke knew that Naruto wanted some kind of reaction from him, something to show him how ashamed he was, how much he hated himself. Hell, he even wished himself that he could show how he felt…. But he couldn't, no reaction came. It was as if he was frozen inside.
With a loud huff Naruto began walking away. When he was a couple of meters from Sasuke, he looked back at the man on the ground with glaring eyes.
"I hope you're happy with your actions, Sasuke. Kami knows you'll be one of the most hated men on the planet when people find out what you've done" And with those words, the blonde was gone, leaving Sasuke on the cold ground…
Alright, that's all for chapter 3!
(I really apologize for any grammar or spelling mistake in this chapter!)
The reviewer (guest) who guessed where chapter 2's quote came from wanted Konan as Sakura's first teacher/trainer, which I'm really happy about, 'cause Konan is just awesome and there's so much she can teach Sakura!
Oh well, the first one to comment where the opening quote in this chapter came from, will also get to decide whom Sakura's next teacher/trainer will be!
I want to thank you all for those lovely reviews! They mean so much to me, and honestly, they're the reason I keep writing. So let the reviews flow, and the typing process will be speed up!
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