AN: Hey everybody, I'm back! You're probably all wondering who this crazy chick is seeing as I haven't updated in so long... I've had a lot going on... But here it is, the next chapter! R&R plz! I dont own Naruto.
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The walls were collapsing down around her. Some huge explosion had shaken the entire hideout.
She coughed as dust and debris fell down around her. A sizeable chunk of stone fell down in front of her.
She gasped and jumped back to avoid being crushed. She had to get out of there before everything fell down on her.
Turning in the other direction, she maneuvered her way through the rubble. Looking down, she saw a bloody and bruised body lying amongst wreckage.
"No…," she breathed silently. She knelt down beside the body and was surprised when she heard shallow breathing.
Quickly, she hauled up the mangled man up. He was unconscious. She had to get both of them out of here.
But with the hideout collapsing, she had no idea where to go. She wouldn't have had any idea if the hideout wasn't collapsing, actually.
Suddenly, part of the ceiling shattered.
She didn't stop to think why it might have; she just jumped up through the hole. Struggling to pull his body up with her, she came into the daylight.
As she blinked to adjust her eyes, she saw Naruto staring at her with a hurt expression. Kakashi also looked at her with open disappointment.
She didn't know why they would be angry with her then she saw the wary looks they were giving to the man she had saved.
"You… You traitor!" Naruto's voice was filled with sadness. Her eyes widened.
She wasn't a traitor. She had to save this man. He was…
Why did she have to save this man? She couldn't remember.
Kakashi looked at her with despair in his eyes. Both of them were visible and he had his Sharingan activated.
"We had orders to kill every Akatsuki we see. I'm sorry. But this is what happens to those who betray the village."
As he said that, Kakashi built up the Chidori in his hand. She stared at them in fright. She hadn't betrayed the village.
That's when she noticed her outfit. It was a black robe adorned with red clouds that came down to her thighs. It had no sleeves.
Around her arm there was a black band with the Konoha symbol on it. The symbol had a slash through it.
She barely had time to look at the man she had rescued before the Chidori cut into-
Sakura awoke with a start. She was sweaty and had managed to fall off the bed and onto the floor.
The dream, or nightmare rather, scared her. Sakura had never had a reason to betray Konoha, and she didn't understand why she had this dream.
Who was the man she had saved? What did he mean to her? What had happened to make her betray her precious village?
What hurt her the most however, was the hurt in Naruto's eyes when he saw who she had rescued.
Kakashi's calm readiness to kill her also scared Sakura. She had no idea what she could have done to turn her sensei against her.
Someone put a hand on her shoulder and Sakura screamed and threw herself forward.
"Whoa, calm down. What happened?" Sakura blinked. It was Deidara.
She had been so lost in her thoughts that she hadn't noticed him come in.
He had come in and saw her sitting on the floor. Deidara noticed how out of it she looked and put his hand on Sakura to see if she was alright.
When he had done so, the sudden contact startled Sakura. She stared up at him, trying to get her mind out of the nightmare.
Deidara looked back down at her with worry in his eyes. From what he had seen, this was way out of character for Sakura.
Slowly, her breathing calmed and she stood up. Looking Deidara in the eye, she told him how she had ended up on the floor.
"I had a nightmare. I wasn't quite awake when you touched my shoulder, so I was startled. There's nothing to worry about."
Deidara nodded then winced. Sakura noticed that his arm hadn't been healed yet.
His right arm still had light burns on it and a small gash running down it. His left arm hung uselessly by his side.
It seemed to be broken in several places. Sakura's medic instincts were kicking in.
She started forward then hesitated, looking up at Deidara as he spoke to her, "I'm here for you to heal the rest of me. Is your chakra back?"
Sakura nodded, "Yes. It will take a while though. You'll probably want to lie down, and you'll need rest afterwards."
The blonde nodded and walked back into the main room. He sat down on his unmade bed.
The pink haired kuinoichi immediately took charge, acting like the competent medic Tsunadae had trained her to be.
She put her hands on his right arm. These injuries were less severe and would be easier and quicker to heal.
Green chakra flowed through her hands and the wounds closed up, the skin healed and clean.
Sakura took a deep breath and moved over to the other arm.
Slowly, she ran her hands up and down the entire arm, noticing how Deidara flinched when she touched him.
Her original assessment was off. The arm wasn't broken in several places, the bones were completely crushed.
Sakura closed her eyes and relaxed herself. This was going to take time and skill to heal.
She looked Deidara in the eyes, "This will be very painful. It might be better if you were unconscious."
Her patient considered this statement. He could tell she wasn't just trying to get a chance to escape. She was sincere.
Even though, Deidara shook his head and motioned for her to continue. Sakura put a hand on Deidara's shoulder and pushed him onto the bed.
"Lay down. It will be easier and more comfortable for you, this will take a while."
He did as he was bidden. Sakura gently placed his arm beside him. Even though she took care not to jostle it, she saw Deidara clinch his teeth.
"I'm sorry Deidara-sama. This will hurt." Sakura put her hands on his arm and began the process of reconstructing his bones.
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Several Akatsuki members were gathered in a large room, doing various things.
It was the training room so two of them were sparring. Another was using wooden forms for target practice.
The last was watching the first two attempt to beat each other to a pulp. His eyes flicked back and forth as he watched each and every move they made.
Normally, these two would be evenly matched but one of them was at an unfair disadvantage.
The thing that characterized his fighting style had been taken by an annoying pink haired medic.
Kisame grunted as his opponent slammed his fist into his stomach again. Without his sword, his defense was much weaker.
His offense was also worse than usual but he was still somehow holding his own against the large man assaulting him.
"Ha! You're not so hot without your sword, are ya Kisame?" The other man taunted.
Kisame scowled. "Shut it, Hidan." He charged the laughing nin again.
Hidan jumped forward to meet him.
Suddenly a scream split the air. It came from somewhere inside the base.
Every man in the training room immediately froze and looked up. The third man who had been focusing on his target practice spoke up first.
"That sounded like Deidara." Another scream, louder and higher pitched, tore through the air.
The man who had been watching the spar looked in the direction of Deidara's room, his eyes swirling red.
"Could his feisty little captive have gotten the better of him?" Hidan wondered aloud.
Itachi's next statement turned Hidan's amused musings into a serious possibility.
"They are both in Deidara's room, and their chakra signatures are very close together."
His fellow Akatsuki members looked at him, then all four took off running for Deidara and Sasori's shared room.
When they got there, the door was securely closed. They could hear heavy breathing and moaning from inside.
Sasori opened the door and gaped at the strange sight that met him.
Deidara was lying on his bed, moaning. Sakura sat atop him, straddling him. She was breathing rather heavily.
Kisame chuckled and Hidan whistled, "Looks like Deidara's finally getting some action."
Deidara looked up and saw them. "Screw you, Hidan," he said through clenched teeth.
Kisame smirked, "Pinky seems to have that covered."
Sakura removed her hands from Deidara's shoulder as she sat up. She totally ignored the men standing in the doorway.
"Don't move, Deidara-sama. It will probably still hurt for a while. Also, you need to stay in bed for at least a week."
Itachi raised an eyebrow at her as she stepped down from the bed. Deidara struggled to sit up and Sakura glared at him.
Deidara glared back at her. "You can't expect me to lie in bed for a week."
"Actually, I can. You're going to stay in bed." Sakura leaned over and used her chakra to knock him out.
She then looked at the men staring at her. Sakura smoothed out her shirt and put a hand on her hip.
"Did you boys need something?" Kisame took the opportunity to harass her further.
"Yeah, I do. What you did for him would be just fine." Sakura seemed unfazed.
"Alright. I'll have to crush every bone in your arm first, seeing as I was healing him." She clenched her fists and reached for Kisame.
He hopped back. Hidan questioned her. "So you weren't trying to ungh!"
Sakura interrupted him with a fist in his face. "No, I wasn't. I was healing him. As you can see, we're both fully clothed. You can also see that his arm is no longer broken."
Hidan looked skeptical but the rest of them nodded. Itachi walked out, followed by Hidan.
Sasori walked over to his desk and Kisame stared Sakura down. "Where's Samehada, girl?"
Sakura glanced at Sasori. "Tell you what. If it's okay with Sasori-sama, I'll spar you for Samehada. I need the exercise and I haven't had a good fight in a while."
The blue man nodded. "I'm up for it." They both looked towards Sasori.
He gazed back at them. "Fine, get the sword Sakura." She grinned at stepped in her little room and grabbed the large sword.
With Samehada over her shoulder, Sakura inclined her head to Sasori before smirking at Kisame.
"Lead the way, fish face."
Kisame scowled at her but walked out of the room and headed for the large room he had sparred with Hidan earlier.
Sakura practically skipped after him, Sasori shaking his head at her as he followed.
Once they reached the training room, Kisame walked to the center of the large room.
Sakura glanced around, taking in every aspect of the room from the racks of weapon to the large sparring ground in the center.
Realizing that the blue nin was waiting impatiently for her, the kuinoichi rushed forward to join him.
She shifted the giant sword from hand to hand. All of a sudden, Sakura turned around and handed the sword to Sasori.
Sasori and Kisame both raised their eyebrows at her. She smiled. "I'm in the mood for hand to hand combat."
Sakura smiled at her opponent again then took a fighting stance. Kisame did the same.
Then he jumped forward and attacked her ruthlessly. Sakura matched him blow for blow before jumping back.
As Kisame ran forward to attack her again, she slammed her fist into the ground.
The blue Akatsuki member lost his footing when the earth shook underneath him.
Large cracks spread out from around the pink haired girl. Once again, Kisame had underestimated her strength.
Sakura picked up a large chunk of the floor and threw it at him. Kisame easily avoided it and charged at Sakura.
When he hit her square in the face and vanished into a cloud of smoke, Kisame realized it had been tricked by a clone.
He immediately looked around for the real one, searching for her chakra as well.
Sakura burst forth from the ground beneath him. Kisame met her fierce emerald eyes before her fist slammed into his jaw and everything went black.
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The cloaked leader of the Akatsuki watched Sakura as she stepped away from Kisame's limp form.
He was surprised when she leaned down and healed the man she had defeated. She put Samehada next to Kisame and walked over to her assigned guardian.
Sasori looked at her oddly, glancing at the sword. Sakura guessed what he was enquiring and said, "The sword is his. He deserves it even if he didn't beat me."
This shocked the leader even more. Who would willingly give up a weapon like that?
The pink haired medic was unlike anyone he had ever met. The cloaked man intercepted Sasori and Sakura before they left the training room.
Sasori bowed his head. "Leader-sama." Sakura hesitated then inclined her head as well, but said nothing.
"Sakura, do you know why you are here?" The cloaked leader asked her. She thought for a moment before replying.
"I suppose to heal any injured members, blackmail Tsunadae, or get to Naruto."
"No. You will heal our members but not the others. We need you alive, and we won't be giving you back to Konoha either. We have other ways to get Naruto."
Sakura was startled. She didn't expect that the Akatsuki to be after her, just for her.
Not because she could be used to other means, but because the Akatsuki want her.
The cloaked man watched her slowly comprehend what he had told her then spoke again.
"You may call me Pein. I will be informing you more about your purpose here in the near future."
Pein then turned and left the training room. Sakura stared after him, wondering what he could mean.
Sasori watched Sakura then grabbed her arm and led her back to the room, where Deidara was still unconscious on the bed.
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What'd you think? Heehee was that what you were expecting with Sakura and Deidara? and what could Pein possibly have planned for Sakura? Who knows? Oh wait, I do! haha reveiw please, i appreciate it.
