The next morning, Sakura wore her normal red outfit and blue shorts under. Her pink hair was swaying in the air. It was the best morning. She thought about Sasuke, of course.

'I wonder what were going to do today in school. I hope me and Sasuke are partners! Only if that darn Naruto doesn't get in the way!' Sakura walked past the ramen noodle shop, hoping not to see Naruto gulping down like 12 bowls of ramen. Surprised, he wasn't there, but he was behind her. Sakura didn't know it until..

"HI SAKURACHAN!" A screeching voice came from behind her.

'Darn! It's him! Put a smile on. PUT A SMILE ON!' Sakura gave the worst half-smile in the world of half-smiles.

"Hi.. Naruto. Have you seen Sasuke?" Sakura said, annoyed by the presence of Naruto.

"I don't know. He's a loser anyway. I'm here to give- uhh." Naruto looked at the face of Sakura.

'Oh darn! She has her horns out! NOO!'

"What did you say, whisker boy?" Sakura was now cracking her knuckles so loud that Naruto could hear it from feet away.

"Did I say.. um… loser? I meant better! Oh no!" You could hear the beating of Naruto and his begs for forgiveness and for Sakura to stop. Naruto was in for it. He was now in the ground like Inuyasha would be. I can't even describe the brutal marks on Naruto. Sakura's hands were almost red from the hard hits to Naruto.

"That will teach ya to mess with the best." Sakura dust off her hands and walked around the village again, trying to find Sasuke as she left Naruto to care for himself.

"Why am I always the one getting hit!" Naruto yelled at himself.

Sakura was stopped by another ninja, about her age. She was a girl. Sakura tried to get around her but the girl kept blocking her way. Sakura finally gave up and asked her who she was and what she wanted.

"Um, excuse me but you're in my way. Might I ask who you are? You don't look familiar."

"I'm Sasame. Someone has been looking for you. Please come!" The so called 'ninja' almost dragged Saskura.

'I wonder what she is doing here.'

'Me, too.'

'Who was that? Or really, what is that?' Sakura looked around the woods and saw no shadows of people but only of the trees.

'I'm you.'

'What do you mean?'

'You really are clueless. I'm the inner Sakura. Let me put it this way. I'm basically your spirit.'

'I know- HEY! You called me cluelss!'

'So. You can't do anything but get mad.'

'What do you want spirit?'

'I was here to tell you don't trust this Sasame. You've never seen her before. I don't like her.'

'Who gave you the spotlight?'

'Just trust me. How couldn't you? I'm YOU! Whoa! Watch out!' The spirit had left and Sakura was almost killed by a kunai(Thanks Dogdemon for helping me out with spelling kunai!) coming at her. She flipped over to go in front of Sasame, almost making Sasame's arms go out of socket.

"I knew it was a trick!" Sakura twisted Sasame's arm and pinned her to the ground.

"How'd did you know?" Sasame managed to say, breathlessly.

"In our village, the ninjas don't take others to the woods with out a specific explanation. Plus, the Hokage would've warned me, anyways. On top of that, your headband is plastic." Sakura twisted Sasame's arm even harder, making her yell in pain.

"Do you know what else? I'm Junin! You are only a Genin!" Using a jutsu, Sasame disappeared in an instant.

"Where'd she go?"

"Above you!" Sasame came almost onto Sakura's head but Sakura placed her hand to cover her face and Sasame landed on it. Sasame then flipped over onto the ground.

"I know what's going on! I bet you have something to do with Sasuke!"

"You guessed right. Itachi, his brother, sent me to get rid of you. You might be diverting to his plan. That's why I shall kill you before you do anything more!" Sasame came at Sakura with a kunai. Sakura blocked and ran up a tree, jumping off and trying to hit Sasame, but she back-flipped and Sakura hit the ground, feet first. Again, they went at it. It was Sasasme then Sakura then Sasame again. The girls were almost out of chakra. They were panting and sweating.

"You'll (gasp) never will (gasp) win. (gasp)." Sasame used all of the chakra she had left and charged at Sakura when she let her guard down. She pulled Sakura by the hair.

"Looks like your weakness is your hair."

Sakura was now on her knees and her head was hanging. She was thinking about Sasuke and how she got him in danger.

'I'm miserable. I'm weak. Sasuke would never like me. I'm just another comrade, teammate, friend. I'll never win Sasuke's heart and he'll never like me. I might as well give up." Sakura shed a tear and was burying herself in guilt that she doesn't deserve. She put it upon herself that Sasuke was captured.

'Don't say that.'

'Is it you again?'

'Actually, it's you, but yeah, it's me again. Stop putting yourself down. You just don't want to try. I can't believe I'm saying this but you're a coward.'

'What?'

'I said you are a coward. You don't fight for yourself. You always let Sasuke save you but this time, you have to save him. If you do what Sasuke does now, he would probably like you. You need to take your anger and sadness out on this girl. You need to save yourself. She may be stronger, older, and tougher than you but that doesn't mean she's better than you or she can beat you. This is your only chance of getting to Sasuke. Do it now!'

'Wait! I can't!'

'Yes you can! Believe in yourself. You are too worried about Sasuke to be about yourself. This girl could kill you right now. Plus, what would Ino think about you after you would save Sasuke? She would be jealous.'

'All right. Now you've convinced me.'

'I knew I would.'

'I have to save Sasuke and do it for him and me!' All of a sudden, a burst of chakra flowed threw Saskura like never before. She put her head up and used a kunai to cut her hair. Strands of pink hair flowed in the wind and fell to the ground.

Sasame was scattered to the ground. "How could this be? You are suppose to be out of chakra!"

"When you have someone, someone special to save, you have to get all the chakra you need. Plus, when you're trying to make someone jealous. You take anger and hurt and get revenge on the person who did it. You are in my way!" Sakura darted around Sasame and then jumped into the air and kicked Sasame right in the neck, making her go unconscious.

"You should never mess with a Haruno only if you are looking for a beat down." Sakura brushed off herself and looked at Konoha.

'I did it for you, Sasuke. I hope you're okay.' Sakura thought as she turned away and frowned.

'I told you you could do it, didn't I?'

'Hello, me again. You did. Thank you for the little lecture. I guess I thought since I was a girl, I was below a boy so I do the least in missions.'

'Don't thank me. Thank yourself because you were everywhere and I don't think I could keep up with your movements. I'm proud of you, Sakura.'

'Thanks, me. I guess this starts my journey.'

'Yup. I think this will be interesting.' The two 'Sakuras' went along with each other to find Sasuke, not kowing they were being watched.

On the other side of the country, Sasuke and Itachi were in a dark place. Only with dim light. Sasuke was tied up again a pole. Itachi had a crystal ball, watching every movement of the girl. He smirked, then chuckled.

"Looks like we're going to have a visitor, Sasuke. I think your 'girlfriend' is coming to save you. You are so weak. You are letting a girl save you? I thought father taught you to fight your own battles. I'll brak through her like butter through a knife!"

"Shut up!" Sasuke was now angry and just wanted to get out of the ropes against him and stab Itachi in the heart. 'Sakura, why are you doing this. You're going to get yourself killed.' That was the last thought of Sasuke after…

A/N: Oh gosh! Another cliffe! I could win most cliffes in one story award! Or really, ever! I'll give you a little hint: If you read my Frisky Love story, Naraku is like Itachi, remember what he did to Ayame to make her go with him? That's it! If you want to know, go read it! Bye for now!