A/N: It's been a long time, ne? Well I have a good news and a bad news. The good news is that I'm already in vacation here at Brasil!! The bad news is that I have to do the second phase of this really big test on Sunday (if I get a good score I will be accepted at this college called UNB) and I was warned about this test today . This test has three phases, each phase is on a different year, last year I did phase 1 and next year, if I do well this year, I will do phase 3. These tests are called PAS.

Anyways, thanks everyone that read & reviewed!!! It really means a lot to me!!


Disclaimer:
I do not own Naruto xD
Recap.

Sakura was at the cemetery. She didn't know why she had tele-transported there when she really wanted was to go to her old house.

She looked at the stones in front of her. It was the Harunos… her parents, they ones who lied to her….

Sending you to your grave… grave… grave… Luuke's words echoed on her mind. "I'm not going to back away now! I won't be a weak girl anymore! I will destroy Akatsuki!" she whispered to herself.


Chapter 7: Revealing the Plan

"Will you really be able to destroy the Akatsuki, Sakura?" A familiar voice was heard from behind the young kunoichi.

Sakura didn't turn around. She had already sensed him and knew who he was. "Of course" She said returning to her cold new self.

"I really didn't know you where the legendary cherry blossom Tsunade and the elders told me about… If I did maybe I wouldn't have put you in this mess.." He began saying.

"Why not?" She cut him off. "You don't think I'm capable of destroying the Akatsuki?!" She turned around and stared in his eyes, those eyes she had gotten to know so well. "Answer me Gaara." She demanded without any sign of emotion.

"No Sakura, I more than anyone always believed in you and I always will believe in you… it's just that… I'm scared… I don't want you hurt more than you already are…" Gaara answered her.

Sakura looked at him and teletransported them to her house. They were now both standing in the living room ignoring the presence of the other two shinobi on the couch.

Gaara stared into Sakura's eyes trying to find that sweet girl he had falling in love with. "What happened to you?" He whispered. "Are you willing to die just to prove you're not weak anymore?" He gazed into those dark green orbs he once adored so much.

Sakura smirked. "You don't know me anymore Gaara. I'm not the girl you think I am. I'm not the way you think I am. I'm not Sakura Haruno, the young and weak medic nin, the Kunoichi always left behind, the girl who freaked out when the guy she liked a lot asked her to marry him… I don't want to prove that I'm not weak anymore… that hasn't mattered in a long time… I'm just doing this for... fun!" She gave him one of her famous fake smiles.

Luuke and Sasuke watched the entire scene without making a sound and both where think one thing: the guy she liked a lot asked her to marry him? Who is this guy she was talking about?

"Fun? Are you out of your mind?" Gaara was losing his patience. He couldn't believe she had meant that.

"Hn. Of course. Why else did you think I was doing this for?" Sakura provoked him. "I am probably out of me mind but who isn't?"

"Fine…" He was giving up. "But don't expect me to stand and watch you destroy yourself." And with that said he left.

Sakura looked over and the young Uchiha and her Teammate. Both of them were staring at her. And as actually kind of reading their minds she answered their question. "That guy was Gaara… He asked me to marry him and… don't ask why… I freaked out…"

"Freaked out?" Luuke asked puzzled.

"The Kazekage asks you to marry him and you freak out?" Sasuke asked.

"Hn." She said in response to their questions. "I'm going to clean the house, It's a mess." She said while wiping some of the dust with her finger.

She gave Luuke a deadly glare which he understood immediately and helped her clean the house (actually he practically cleaned it all by himself).

"Yo cherry, I'm hungry." Luuke commented.

Sakura thought for a while and looked over at Sasuke. "I guess this nincompoop can escort me to a place where I can buy food while you wait here. I wouldn't want my best shinobi starving to death, ei?"

Sasuke glared at her. "Nincompoop?" She had gotten him mad.

"It's either that or chicken butt hair." She commented.

Sasuke was about to jump at her and strangle her when the door flew open.

"Oh Man!! I'm hungry!! What's to eat?" Yelled a blond guy accompanied by Tsumy, Toto, Hinata, Shikamaru and Ino.

"That is exactly what me and chicken butt hair here were going to get." Sakura pointed to Sasuke.

Sasuke growled and fallowed her out the door. "Don't call me-"

Sakura cut him off. "What are you doing here in Konoha?"

"What do you mean?" Sasuke didn't get what she was talking about.

"Itachi is still alive. I thought your life time goal was to kill him and avenge your clan. So what made you come back?" Sakura asked with her normal lack of expression.

"I don't know what you mean…" He lied. "So what is your plan to get Akatsuki?"

"You are a lousy liar Uchiha."

Sasuke stared at Sakura. It was awkward seeing her so cold like this and he couldn't help but wonder what had made her change so much.

"To destroy akatsuki I'll have to do it from inside the akatsuki…" Sakura commented.

"From inside? Do you mean-"

"Infiltration. I have to became an Akatsuki myself…" She continued.

"And how do you plan on making them accepted a girl like you?" Sasuke smirked.

"I have my qualities." She added.

"Yeah right…" He doubted.

Both shinobi's ordered ramen for nine and headed back to sakura's house. The ramen would be delivered as soon as it was done.

"You don't believe me? Why don't you ask your brother?!" Sakura suddenly said.

Sasuke pinned her into a tree almost in front of her house. It was already dark and with no one nearby.

"What do you mean?" He demanded an answer.

"What do you think I mean?" She chuckled. "You don't have to get all worked up. I just told you to ask your brother since he apparently knows my qualities so well."

Sasuke was furious and he pushed himself against her so she wouldn't get away (if she wanted to he couldn't sotp her). "What are you talking about?"

"You see Sasuke-kun… I have been seeing Itachi a lot lately but I know that you already knew that right? That's why you here, isn't it? I'm your bait, ei?" Sakura said while looking into his eyes.

Sasuke let go of her and backed away. "Who told you that?" He almost whispered.

"So it's true…." Sakura whispered to herself. She had said that because it was something she had been thinking about and she secrectly wished it wasn't.

The Cherry Blossom girl stared at Sasuke Uchiha for a few seconds until he got inside and left her standing there.

Every one seems to be using me in some way… Won't anyone ever see me for who I am inside? She thought to herself.

"The moon light makes you look even more beautiful, Kunoichi." Another familiar voice.

Sakura turned around already knowing who it was. "Why thank you!" She said with sarcasm.

"Sakura!" Luuke yelled from inside where he was standing near the window and immediately appeared next her.

Soon the entire gang was there too.

"You bastard!" Sasuke's eyes filled with anger. He tried to run attack his brother but he couldn't move. It was like his body wasn't responding to his commands.

Itachi chuckled loudly. "Let the brat attack me! It will be fun to see him try, don't you think?" The older Uchiha asked the pink haired kunoichi.

Everyone's eyes moved from Sasuke to Sakura.

The Legendary Cherry Blossom had her eyes glowing and her left hand lifted up in the direction of Sasuke.

"What is she doing?" Ino asked Luuke.

"She is making sure Sasuke won't get in the way…" He replied.

"You mean she is controlling him!" Hinata gasped.

"You can say it that way…" Luuke added.

"Sasuke will kill you but not now." Sakura spoke. "What are you doing here?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing." Itachi smirked. "Seeing you and my little brother together really touched me!" He made fun of them.

"Oh Shut up baka!" Sakura was losing patience. "What do you want?"

"I have come to take what is mine." He answered.

"YOU WON'T TAKE NARUTO!!" Hinata yelled.

"I'm not after Naruto." Itachi smirked. "I'm after my cherry blossom."

Sakura stop holding Sasuke back. "Than what are you waiting for? Let's go!"

"You sure?" Itachi found it weird she was giving up so easily.

"Hn." Sakura said.

Itachi walked over to Sakura and teletransported the out of Konoha. He just didn't see when she winked at Sasuke.

Why did she wink? You can be sure she wasn't flirting with him….

Why has she gone with Itachi??? Everyone thought while Sasuke was trying to understand why she had winked or if it was just his imagination. [lol what a baka xD


A/N: What did you think? Was it ok?

Sorry for taking forever to update. I've been very busy.

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