Previously in TtSMatKT:
He and Kakashi stood in an instant as a kunai flew towards their camp, heading straight for the pink-haired medic. Instinct overtaking him, Sasuke moved to deflect the kunai from Sakura, gaining a shallow cut on his arm.
Sakura had shot up seconds after Kakashi had, being that he was beside her and Naruto. Naruto sprang up when the kunai clattered to the ground after clashing with Sasuke's katana. Sai appeared sometime in the midst of everyone preparing to attack and he moved with Sakura as she grabbed the scrolls and quickly handed them to Sai who then hid them within one of his own scrolls.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura cried quietly as a ninja appeared out of nowhere, aiming a chakra lit hand towards Kakashi.
A/N- It's Wednesday again :D And I've got a great chapter for you. TtSMatKT is the shortening of the title, in case that was confusing. This chapter will have... let's just say it's an unexpected turn of events ;) Also I apologize in advance for anyone who gets upset by this chapter…
With Sakura's warning and his speed, Kakashi used the substitution jutsu. Which apparently, was exactly what the attacker wanted him to do. Separate them. Damn, he cursed silently as he reappeared into the fight quickly, seeing that they were all fighting someone.
Someone's clones actually… Whoever this person is, we aren't landing any hits on the clones, and we don't even know which one is the real one. If the real one is even fighting us. Well, if the target was Sakura than… yes, Sakura is fighting the real attacker.
"Guys, land a hit or two onto them. They're shadow clones." Kakashi called as he raced towards the real one with a kunai in hand.
The attacker dodged Kakashi's advance as they aimed another hit to Sakura who dodged and swung a leg out knocking the attacker to the ground.
An Anbu mask? Kakashi thought, a little confused.
"If anyone can, try to get the mask off." Kakashi called as he reached for the attacker and ducked when they swung at him. The sound of kunai meeting katana resonated through the air as Sasuke fought one of the clones.
It became just a background noise until a new slashing sound was heard and the sound of a clone vanishing was heard. A grunt was heard from the attacker as Sakura landed a chakra infused punch, sending the attacker flying a few feet away. The mask lay broken on the ground.
"Hinata!?" Sakura and Naruto cried as the attacker stood up and faced Team 7.
"Hinata what the hell are you doing!?" Naruto asked.
"Following orders." She replied apathetically.
"Whose orders?" Kakashi demanded.
Hinata gave a smile then but it wasn't her smile it was…different somehow. Sakura moved closer to the girl, eyes scrutinizing her as realization hit hard. Her smile was…fake. Forced. Just like Sai's old smile… Which means…
"Danzo." Sakura stated bluntly. "You're working for Danzo. Why does Danzo want to kill me?"
Hinata didn't answer, and Sakura thought maybe she can't answer. If she has that seal on her tongue like Sai did…
"Why would someone of a higher power want me dead Hinata?" Sakura said arranging words carefully to get around the seal.
"Tsunade's apprentice." Hinata replied simply.
"I think I get it." Sai began. "Hokage-sama is your mentor right? And you have long since surpassed her skills. Which would mean that you would have the chance to become a Hokage. Danzo wants to get rid of anyone that gets in the way of him becoming Hokage, so this mission was perfect for him. The 6th Hokage, the 7th in training and the possible 8th Hokage, all in one place."
"Me? Hokage? But that's absurd!" Sakura protested.
"It's not actually…" Kakashi said sheepishly. "We uh… have discussed it a few times with the council…"
Sakura's jaw dropped a little. "So in other words. It's your fault I'm wanted dead."
"Well…yeah sorry."
"No one is going to kill Sakura-chan!" Naruto declared.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed towards Hinata.
"Hyuga Hinata, a previous member of Team 8 correct?" Sasuke asked.
"Years ago, yes." Hinata answered before disappearing, attacking Team 7 with kunai and shuriken throw from all directions.
"Back to back formation." Sasuke ordered.
Though Kakashi was in charge of calling the shots, no one questioned or resisted Sasuke's command as they quickly gathered and stood back to back as Sasuke protected them with Susanoo.
"Alright, when this attack stops-"
"We have to kill her." Sai interrupted Kakashi.
"What?" Naruto demanded, protesting instantly.
"No." Sakura agreed.
"I agree with emotionless." Sasuke chimed.
"Why do you say we have to kill her?" Kakashi asked.
"Because, her mission is not a success until either she or ugly is dead. If Hyuga returns and Sakura is living, Danzo will kill them both himself."
"But Sai we saved you from Danzo. Surely we can save Hinata-chan too?" Naruto asked.
"I grew up in the Root Division." Sai answered. "She made the choice to join, even after knowing me, knowing what would happen to her. There is no saving her from this."
"We can't kill Hinata! She's our comrade!" Naruto protested.
"Shut up dobe!" Sasuke exclaimed, annoyed.
"Naruto, it's up to Kakashi-sensei." Sakura said quietly.
"If she hits our chakra points, we're dead." Sasuke added in while Kakashi thought over the options. "How many weapons does she have?" He added, noticing that the attack still hadn't let up.
An explosion was heard as the weapons stopped and Sasuke lowered Susanoo hesitantly. Looking around, Team 7 observed the damage done by whatever the explosion was.
A/N – So what do you think the explosion was? Tune in next Wednesday to find out :)