A/N: As said in my profile, I'm giving this story a chance to get sme reviews before I delete it uu

4. Old Friends

"Sakura"

The kunoichi looked up at the jounin. They were now at the entrance of the hideout. Not like it looked like a hideout itself, it was more like an abandoned castle or something.

"Yes?"

"Let me do the talking first" Kakashi said earning a not so approving nod from Sakura.

Team Hebi rested in the middle chamber of the building. Sasuke laid on a bed all bandaged up.

"They are here" Karin said. "I feel two chakras coming in!"

Sasuke looked up at her not showing his surprise.

"You want me to do something, Sasuke?" Suigetsu asked.

"Depends on who they are. If it's Konoha bring them here. I'd like to have some words with them before you can have it your way"

"Roger!" Suigetsu added leaving the room.

Sasuke's gaze turned to Karin. "What?" she said.

"Go with him, he wouldn't be able to find them on his own" Sasuke said.

Karin sighed heavily and followed the path Suigetsu took.

"I also want you to take Juugo with you. I'd want to meet them alone"

"Isn't it dangerous in your state?" Karin replied worriedly.

"I'll be fine. They won't kill me" Sasuke answered back lazily.

With a nod, Juugo was dismissed too.

Sakura scanned the surroundings when Kakashi suddenly stopped. "Kakashi sensei…"

"We have some company, Sakura"

The kunoichi looked behind to find Suigetsu standing next to Karin. Juugo appeared next in front of them.

"Well well, it was the Leaf after all" Suigetsu said.

"Sasuke wants to have a word with you guys so you better follow us" Karin instructed walking past Kakashi and Sakura where Juugo was. "Follow me"

Sakura gave Kakashi a worried look but he only nodded.

"I'll be staying at the back just in case" they heard Suigetsu said and both of them started walking behind Karin and Juugo.

Naruto entered the Hyuuga manor. After several days under training the guards let him pass without even asking. The one he was looking for this time, however, wasn't Hiashi but…

"N-Naruto-kun!" Hinata's voice was heard at the end of the corridor he was walking.

"Hinata…" his eyes widened in joy when he found her. Of all of his chances to find a suitable training partner he had to find her. It was his lucky day.

"Hinata!" he run towards her.

"Sasuke-kun!!" Sakura cried when he saw him barely sitting in his bed. He was so beaten up and bandages covering his forehead and almost all his chest and both arms. She could see the one in his right leg was bleeding a bit.

Sasuke looked at her untouched he then waited for the other one to enter the room, however, he didn't turn out to be what he was expecting to see.

"What are you doing here, Kakashi?"

"I'm sorry I'm not Naruto, Sasuke. But I had to come some time, didn't' I?"

Sasuke looked at him annoyed. "I just wanted to have a last talk with him. But seems you're not going to be able to give him my message either. It would have been easier to tell him personally"

"Sasuke-kun!!" Sakura cried worriedly but Sasuke didn't let her finish.

"You can go now, Karin" Sasuke ordered. "Don't stay too close"

Kakashi watched as team Hebi left the room before facing Sasuke. Next to him he found Sakura who took the opportunity to get closer to him.

"You're wounded, let me help you" she said with a pleading eyes.

Sasuke turned to her. "Now you are helping the enemy, Sakura?"

"I'd never consider you an enemy, Sasuke-kun"

"According to the bingo book, Sakura…" Kakashi pointed but wasn't able to finish.

"Even if you are for Konoha…" she added. "For me… for me you'll always be my precious person"

Kakashi looked at her in surprise. Who might have thought she still had those kinds of feelings for him?

"So please, let me treat you" she said placing both of her hands on top of his bleeding leg as green chakra emerged from them.

When Sasuke didn't object Kakashi continued. "The reason why we are here, Sasuke, isn't just to take care of your wounds"

Sasuke turned to look at him.

"I must suppose you already know you're not the last Uchiha yet"

"I do. And what do you guys have to do with that?"

Kakashi sighed. "Very well, then. What are you going to do about it?"

"Kill him of course. He was next on my list after my brother"

Sakura glanced at him worriedly but as Sasuke's stare focused on her she decided to keep what she was doing.

"Right now he knows about your state and is preparing to attack you now that you're weak"

"Sasuke-kun" Sakura yelped due to his sudden reaction. Sasuke turned to her and returned to his previous position so she could continue healing him.

Kakashi continued. "That's what we can't let happen"

"Your leg is fine now" Sakura added forming a smile as she looked at Sasuke who moved his leg to check it. "I'll do your right arm now, stay still"

"Well we've bought you some time for now. He's not the same Madara from before, I'm sure that in good shape you'd be able to kill him. That's all we came to say"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "So you've found him"

"Say you haven't met him before?" Kakashi replied.

"I didn't know about him until Itachi told me" Sasuke moved his arm for Sakura. "I've been told he has operated in Akatsuki's shadows"

"He's a member itself… and just like Orochimaru, he survived switching bodies"

Sasuke looked at Kakashi intently. "So how does he look like?"

Kakashi lowered his head.

"Sasuke-kun, you shouldn't ask him that stuff"

Sasuke turned to Sakura questioningly.

"It's ok, Sakura. You don't have to worry about me" Kakashi said with an assuring grin. "He looks like the person who gave me this eye"

Sasuke's eye widened.

Kakashi looked straight at Sasuke. "That means, yet another Uchiha"

"That's why, Sasuke-kun… he's a powerful rival for you to handle in this state" Sakura added caringly.

"Why would you care if I win or lose" Sasuke asked looking at the ground.

Kakashi knew what he was getting at. "Madara is a dangerous person. We don't want him to take advantage of you, that's why we came, to inform you about his plans. It's up to you know if you let him reach his goal that happened to be just like Orochimaru's, take over your body"

Sasuke smirked. "As if I'm letting that happen. I could stand Orochimaru cause he was the one with power but I'm not letting a whimp like Madara to do it"

Sakura smiled for a bit but then her grin vanished. "Sasuke-kun…"

Sasuke turned to face her.

"Your arm… will take a while to heal"

"It's all right, it doesn't bother me"

"That's not what I meant!" Sakura yelled. "I'm staying until you're full recovered"

Determination was shown in Sakura's eyes. Kakashi could only agree with her decision, it was, after all, the best for now as they couldn't leave without a fight.

"We need you not to lose against him" Kakashi added and left the chamber. He'd give those two a few minutes alone.