Warning - Minor Karin bashing as well as language - Viewer discretion is advised. In Konoha; Haruno Sakura's Apartment -
Walking into Haruno Sakura's apartment, you would find a pretty average apartment...that is...for a ninja.
There were shelves after shelves filled the the brim with books, scrolls, journals, magazines, and almost any other kind of literature, civilian or not.
Looking around on the walls, you would see paintings, sketches, drawings, pictures of her team training or just relaxing. Most of the pictures were of Sai and Naruto sparring, Kakashi lolling around, reading his infamous orange book, Sai calling Naruto Dickless, Naruto chasing Sai while trying to attack him with a kunai or two, even a few of when they went out to lunch or an early dinner at Ichiraku.
It was common, everyday pictures of their team together.
But all the paintings and drawings were from the newest member of Team Seven, Sai.
When he wasn't sparing with somebody or calling Naruto Dickless and her Hag, he would be sitting under some random tree on the training grounds, sketching. Naruto countlessly told Sai to get off his 'lazy ass' and come train with him, but Sakura defended him by saying that he was training, in one way or another.
But the pictures or the scrolls weren't what was throwing the room off. No, it was the young, pink-haired kunoichi sprawled across her couch, sleeping restlessly.
Sakura's POV -
I found myself in the cave where I fought, and won, my first battle against an Akatsuki.
Instead of seeing countless amounts of puppets thrown everywhere, I came face-to-face with an empty cave.
Sand shinobi must have come after we fought to clean up the battle scene, I thought off handily.
'Or Akatsuki' Inner threw in, seizing my thoughts of Sand.
'You might be right. They would his ring and direct proof of his death, huh?' I was trying to avoid saying his name, in my mind or not.
'Of course I'm right, how often am I not?'
'More than you would think.'
By the time I had noticed I had walked into the cave, I had already stood inches away where Akasuna no Sasori's puppet body had fallen for the final time.
Inner was dancing on the spot in my mind. 'We sure showed him, huh? Shannaro!'
'Don't do that,' I scolded her.' Don't celebrate someone's death, even if they're the enemy. Everyone deserves respect when not in this lifetime.'
' A cute enemy at that...'
"My, my, Sakura-chan. What are you doing here, Little Girl?"
I froze in my tracks. "Sa-Sa-, no! It's no you! I'm just imagining things! Calm down, just calm down!" My breathing came in struggle gasps.
"I'm hurt. Why wouldn't you think it is me?"
"Be-because I killed you!"
"You did, to some extent..."
"The-then how ar-" I began.
"Don't ask now. Besides, I have a feeling that we'll see each other soon...very soon."
"What do you mean? You're dead! You can't- that's it! I must be sleeping! And this is all just a nightmare!"
"It doesn't matter right now, little girl. For now, you must wake up. Don't keep me waiting." And with that, he was gone.
'This can't be happening!' At this point, I was on my knees, shaking. 'Wake up!' My eye lids were fluttering closed, and my body hit the ground.
I bolted awake, covered in a layer of sweat.
"It was all just a dream, it was all just a dream." I looked at the clock. "2:57. I've still got a while. I'll just go back to sleep."
I walked to my room, still shaking, and plopped down an the bed.
"Sweet dreams, Sakura." I whispered before falling back into another restless sleep.
With Akatsuki -
Sasori stood up from his desk.
"I wonder if she got my message." He smirked, deciding to meditate until it was time to head out for the mission.
'This is going to be interesting.'
In the dimly-lighted room, you would see his eyes slowly closing, a small smirk set apon his face.
In Oto -
"Lord Orochimaru, are you sure you're fit to continute with this...mission?"
"Yes, Kabuto. I'll be fine. You are dismissed."
"As you wish...my lord."
With Hebi -
"Oh Sasuke-kun! Will you sleep by me? I don't want any big-bad monsters getting me in my sleep!" Karin's shrill voice echoed in the small cave the team was residing in.
"Hn."
"The only monster that will be out to get you in the Grimm Reaper, bitch. And even he might be scared off by your ugliness."
"Shut up, fish brains."
"At least I have brains, unlike you, Uchiha molester."
"Fish-out-of-water!"
"Ugly bitch!"
"Must you two always fight?" Juggo's voice rang out.
"Enough. You two will share a tent. Juggo and I will keep watch until midnight. Then you two will stay up the rest and pack up camp in the morning." Sasuke commanded, his voice hiding his annoyance at the two.
"But Sasuke-kun! Don't leave me with this ass-hole!"
"I'm not so thrilled myself, either, dog breath." Suigetsu commented, crawling into the tent they were going to share.
SQ25 - So did you like it? Sorry, Shika's not here today. He's getting ready for the mission...ergo;Sleeping. So, today we have Itachi here to help me!
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