Sakura awoke with a jolt from her desk, Naruto's jacket draped over her. Another damn nightmare, that Akatsuki freak had left an unwanted and lasting impression on her. They had gone to rescue Gaara, when they met those two members of the Akatsuki. The blonde one had fled with Gaara, Naruto turned to pursue him but not before giving her a glance that held some sort of worry and concern but she could tell he was anxious to catch up with Gaara. She responded with a reassuring nod and like a flash he was gone with Kakashi, leaving her to explore the Akatsuki base and find the other member. With a crack of her knuckles, she entered.
The first thing that hit her was the stench, her training with Tsunade had helped her understand what that smell was. Sure enough, as she wandered the halls of the base she found the culprit, or culprits. Bodies, mangled beyond recognition, mangled in ways bodies should not be. As she approached, she felt something prick her skin and her vision started to blur. Her body began to fail her and soon the ground looked so inviting that she just had to see if it was as comfortable as it looked. It wasn't.
When she regained consciousness the first thing she noticed was that she had a huge gash above her right eye that hurt like hell. She then saw a man, well not really a man, more like a deformed sideshow freak with red hair. He was "playing" with the bodies like a child plays with a new toy. Her hands were bound, she discovererd, as she struggled against the restraints. This caught the man's attention and he dropped the mutilated body he was currently chopping up, like a butcher did a slab of meat.
"Ah Hiruko, you put up a good fight, I'll make sure to keep you in my memory." He turned to Sakura. "It's no small thing to kill a person, so I try to make them live on in some capacity and what better way to live on than as a fine piece of art." He glided over to her and removed his robe, revealing the full horror that was his body. Metal claws stuck out of his lower back, a spike or stinger replaced where his stomach used to be and what appeared to be some sort of compartment ln the right side of his chest. He looked terrifying and leaned in close to Sakura.
"Want to become like this too? If you do then you'll probably get what I'm saying. A body that will be forever immortalised as a work of art, I, Sasori will be remembered always." His lifeless gray eyes reminded her of a shark. Sakura had always hated her forehead and did her best to cover it up, Naruto never understood why he always thought she looked beautiful no matter what. Well her "large, charming" forehead was going to work to her advantage now, Sasori had made the fatal mistake of getting in her personal space. She smashed her head straight into Sasori's nose and was rewarded with a large cracking sound and a high pitched howl. He stumbled back as Sakura struggled against her restraints.
She did not spend all that time training under Tsunade to die in a dark, dank Akatsuki base, to a psychopath who fancied himself as an artist. Using every last bit of strength that she had, she broke out. Sasori was still nursing his nose but Sakura wasn't done yet. With one hand, she pulled his arms away from his face and with the other she hit him as hard as she could in his already broken nose. He gave out a strange choking noise and just as he was about to collapse Sakura wrapped both her hands around his head and brought his face down straight into her waiting knee, where she hit him square in the nose.
She let him slump to the ground, dead or unconscious, she didn't really care. She stumbled over to his desk where she found the a vial of liquid. "This must be the antidote to that poison he stung Kankuro with." She thought and then stared at her arm where it looked like a needle had stung her recently. "Oh right the poison." She then proceeded to vomit and fell to the ground. She reached for her radio, desperately trying to contact help.
"Ladychiyo," she slurred, "Ihavethe ... antidote forKankuro."
"Sakura, where are you?" The old woman's voice was laced with concern.
"Um, I'm ... in the Akatsukibase. Imetyour grandson, he'skindofaprick." Sakura started giggling for no reason at all and started to feel really lightheaded. "Justfollowthebodiesandyou'llfind ..." Sakura finally succombed to the poison's effects and passed out.
When she woke up, her gash was stitched up and she was lying in a comfy hospital bed. Lying on her right leg was Naruto, snoring away without a care in the world. In the beds next to her was Gaara and Kankuro. Gaara had gotten a bad beating of the Akatsuki, if Sasori was that bad she could only imagine what his partner was like. The door opened and in walked Kakashi and Lady Chiyo.
"My my Sakura, you certainly gave us quite a scare." Lady Chiyo said. Naruto instantly sprung up and if he was a dog, Sakura knew his tail would be wagging, happy that his master had returned. This thought gave Sakura some pride, that she had the son of the Hokage wrapped around her finger.
"Young Naruto here simply refused to leave your side." Naruto sheepishly looked away and a mild blush appeared on his face.
"What happened?" She asked.
"What happened, is that you saved Kankuro's life and got the first Akatsuki kill, so congratulations." Kakashi drawled. Sakura looked awkwardly at Chiyo.
"I'm sorry about your grandson." Chiyo sighed.
"That boy was never the same after his parents died, if it wasn't you it would be someone else, so thank you Sakura for putting him out of his misery."
"Is Gaara going to be okay?" She asked. Naruto looked at her sadly.
"They tortured Gaara bad, but with any luck he'll be back on his feet and Kazekage duties in a few days." That was so like Naruto, always optimistic and hopeful. She hoped he never lost that optimism.
"Now, Sakura you need to rest, I'll be back to visit later." He left her with a kiss on the forehead, the same forehead that saved her life earlier, she was starting to see that maybe it wasn't such a bad thing after all.
Sakura picked up Naruto's jacket and headed to his office.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" Sakura asked, tossing his jacket at him. Sleeping on the job wasn't the professional thing to do, though Lord knows Tsunade did it often enough.
"You looked so peaceful, besides I know you aren't really sleeping that well."
"Are you stalking me?" She asked indignantly.
"What, no!" He yelped, "your mother told me that you've been having nightmares." Sakura was taken aback.
"My ... mother, what are you guys like best friends now or something. It's good to know that you two have such great talks about me behind my back."
"Listen Sakura," he said, gritting his teeth, "your mother was worried, okay, we all are. Ever since we got back from Suna you haven't been yourself. You were strapped to a table by a madman and nearly gutted like a fish. You won't talk to anyone about it, not Tsunade, not your mother, not even me. I thought we told each other everything." He whispered.
Sakura was about to think of a retort, when she stopped to think. Naruto was right, she had been avoiding people and she had become rundown. She just didn't know how to explain it to her mother. "Hi mom I'd just like to tell you that I was poisoned, strapped to a table and almost butchered by a complete psychopath who worked for one of the most dangerous organisations on the planet. Oh but don't worry I managed to murder him by stabbing his brain with his own nose bone, anyway how was your day?"
"I'm sorry." She muttered. Naruto looked amused.
"You don't have to apologise Sakura, you just need to know that we're all here if you need talk."
"Thanks Naruto." She really meant it. He was a solid anchor in her life and she needed him more than he would probably ever realise.
"No problem, now you wanna go get some ramen, I'm buying."
"Sorry but I'm meeting up with Ino tonight."
"Ah girl's night out, I get it." With a wave he bid her farewell.
Ino arrived at her apartment later that night, she brought some take away food with her.
"So Forehead, how goes things at the super-secret-spy agency." Sakura rolled her eyes. Ino ran a flower shop in the centre of Konoha and had gotten the idea in her head that Anbu was some sort of agency that you see on the TV, actually the more Sakura thought about it, with some of the things they did, she wasn't too far off.
"Well, uh, we're currently doing security for the Summit and ..."
"Yeah that's great, so are you and Naruto doing it yet?" Sakura did a spit take and instantly started to blush.
"What are you talking about Ino?"
"Oh come on Forehead, don't act so innocent. Nowadays whenever we meet up it's always 'Naruto this' and 'Naruto that' I'd say your feelings are pretty clear." Sakura looked panicked.
"Is it that obvious?"
"Oh yeah, you get this real wistful look in your eye whenever you mention him." Sakura groaned.
"Let's not talk about that now, how're things between you and Sai." Sai was Ino's boyfriend, he was an artist and kind of socially awkward but Ino didn't seem to mind. Ino tutted.
"Changing the topic won't save you Sakura, you need to confront your feelings for him."
She would, just not yet.
Mei Terumi was exhausted, this summit was going to be the death of her, if the Mist didn't kill her first. Passing her security guards, she entered her room, where she was surprised to find Sasuke Uchiha. He was certainly a sight for sore eyes.
"You know when I rescued you that time, I kind of got the impression that you would upgrade your security. A guy with an eyepatch, really, and that kid out there looks like he's never even fired a gun. If I got in this easy that doesn't bode well for you." She smirked.
"Maybe I'm just hoping for my knight in shining armour to show up again."
"Hn." She walked over and dived head first onto her bed, face buried in her pillow. Sasuke sat on the edge of her bed.
"Long day?"
"You have no idea." Her words were muffled into her pillow. Sasuke began to rub her shoulders and when she purred in approval he took it as an invitation to continue.
Mei was convinced that Sasuke's hands were a gift from above and him being here to massage her aching body was her reward for all the work she had been doing.
"So I gather all the Kages were very cooperative then."
"Minato and Gaara were, the Raikage's heart is in the right place but he leaves no room for compromise and Ohnoki's an asshole." Sasuke chuckled at this and continued his massage.
"What do you know about the Raikage's brother?"
"Killer B, why you want an autograph?" She teased.
"Hn."
"He's actually a really nice guy, very passionate and always courteous." Sasuke didn't want to appear suspicous, so he left it at that. If Killer B was such a nice guy why did Pain want him dead?
After a few minutes in silence she turned around and leaned her forehead against his.
"I missed you." He quirked an eyebrow.
"Really?"
"Of course, do you know how long it has been since I've had sex."
"Are you using me for my body?"
"Are you complaining Uchiha?" He hoisted her to her feet.
"I suppose not, better keep up my part of the bargain then." Pulling her in for a kiss, he unzipped her blue dress and pushed her back onto the bed. Taking an appreciative look at her half-naked body, Sasuke took of his shirt and got on his knees. He took off her panties and threw them across the room, an unwanted nuisance. He began planting kisses along her inner thigh, he always enjoyed a bit of teasing beforehand and she probably deserved it this time.
Mei threw back her head as she felt Sasuke plunge his mouth into where she so desperately wanted it. Her hands found their way into his silky, black hair, denying him air until he finished the job at hand. Sasuke always struck her as a person who put all of his effort into whatever he was doing, and at the rate he was eating her out, she was being proven right. Although she did wonder how long he could hold his breath.
Sasuke used light flicks of his tongue to draw moans of pleasure from her, that ego of his was out in full force and, judging by the tightness in his pants, it wasn't the only thing. Twice he brought Mei to the brink of release and he would have gone a third, if her fingers digging into his scalp wasn't so painful and the lack of oxygen was really becoming an issue. He could sense she was becoming frustrated, so he'd give her the release she so desperately sought.
Sasuke added two fingers into the mix and this was enough to make Mei come undone. Sasuke stood up, some remnants of her still on his lips but he quickly licked them off.
Mei was looking up at him in a daze, the most alarming thing to her was that Sasuke still had his pants on. That wouldn't do at all. Reaching for the belt, she was assisted by Sasuke in her efforts and was rewarded when his cock sprung to life. She gave a wolfish grin as she was becoming reacquainted with her old friend.
She kissed the head of it and then took it in her mouth. Sasuke groaned, her mouth was warm, wet and tight. She began to suck and bob her head slowly, Sasuke wouldn't force his hands in her hair, he would let her work at her own pace, knowing that she would always look after him. She began to move faster and his cock was halfway down her throat at this stage. As soon he felt his own end coming, he tapped her on the head as warning but this only seemed to spur her on and soon she was rewarded with a roar from Sasuke as he released.
Swallowing the last drops of him, she felt Sasuke collapse next to her on the bed and their sweaty bodies clung to each other.
After catching their breath, Mei leaned over Sasuke and reached over to her bedside locker and grabbed an item he was very familiar with.
"You really had this planned out, huh?" He said, his voice husky. Trailing kisses all down his body, she looked up at him with those emerald eyes.
"Well if it wasn't you, it would have been somebody else." She said, as she ripped open the condom packet with her teeth.
"So I got lucky is what you're saying." He let out a low laugh, "You really are using me for my body." Returning to him, she gave him a deep kiss and he was soon back to full length.
"And what a body it is." She gently descended down his length and he gripped her thighs. It's quite the power trip for both them. She's one of, if not, the most powerful women in the world and he's one of the most wanted criminals. That bit of extra danger certainly keeps things lively between them.
Seeing her breasts sway gently had Sasuke wanting to taste them. He pulled himself up and began suckling on her left breast and kneading the other. Her nipples came alive under his touch and he felt them harden. Mei began to thrash against him and pulled him in for another kiss. Her walls tightened around him and not long after that his own end came.
He pulled her down with him, both panting and gasping for air. Planting a kiss on the top of her head, he whispered,
"I missed you too." After their first such encounter, Mei had been shocked to learn that Sasuke Uchiha was quite the cuddler. Revelling in that knowledge, she melted into his embrace and closed her eyes.
Plans had changed for Danzo. With Itachi's persistance, Pain was forced to reveal himself. This threw a wrench in their plans and meant that for security purposes, Itachi, and by extension Sasuke, would have to be taken out of the equation.
"So what are you going to do about it?"
"Don't worry about Itachi, he will be dealt with by the Akatsuki." A deep voice could be heard on the other end of the phone.
"I have a new job for you and the Root," two images appeared on Danzo's monitor. One of a blonde woman Danzo had never seen before and the other of Choji Akimichi, a well known restaurant owner in Konoha.
"Ino Yamanaka and Choji Akimichi, both their parents work for the Hokage. Minato handled the Hyuuga assassination well, so this time we're going to hit closer to home." Minato was holding it together given the circumstances but if Sasuke was to leave Akatsuki as well that would lose them their ace in the hole.
"What about Killer B?" The voice didn't respond immediately.
"We will find another way to use the Summit to the Hokage's disadvantage. Contact me when those two have been taken care of." The line went dead. Danzo would have to choose carefully which agents to send after them. They were going to be hitting Minato hard and after one of the other nations was attacked by a former Konoha agent, he wouldn't be remaining Hokage for long.
He often wondered why his partner chose to stay in such shitholes. Screams of pain and pleasure could be heard coming from different rooms as Kakuzu searched for his partner. A man dressed a tight leather outfit approached him and offered to show him "a good time", he was swiftly punched in the gut. Eventually Kakuzu found his partner strapped in some sort of metal contraption while a dominatrix whipped him.
"Kakuzu, when did you start working here?"
"Leave." He growled and the woman scurried out of the room.
"Now why the fuck did you do that? I was having a good fuckin' time and you just had to go and ruin it."
"We have a new job." Kakuzu took out a photo and showed it to his partner. It showed a man with a ponytail and stud earrings.
"He's Anbu and from what I'm told he's one of the smartest people in Konoha, we're getting paid more than usual so I suggest not to underestimate him." Hidan unhooked himself from the rack and stared at the photo, ignoring the blood freely pouring down his back.
"Well then I'll make sure his suffering is worth every penny."