NOTICE!! This is an edited chapter. I reread my old one... and I absolutely HATED it. So here's an edited version. :D
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THIS IS IMPORTANT!!
I'd like everyone to know that this is my first fight scene, please, no flames!!!
I'm trying my best to stick in a whole bunch of jutsu, please don't tell me that I'm doing this or something else wrong.
Other than that, enjoy!! XD
My Cherry Blossom
Last time:
You know, you're the brightest kunoichi in all of Konoha, and you may be the brighter side, but even I, the less smart one, can tell that he likes you...
It was so strange, thinking that her other best friend liked her.
"Sakura!" Ino, who was behind Sakura, beckoned her to come walk beside her. "Sai, is it okay?" she asked, wondering if he'd be alright. He gave her a nod, then, noticing her hesitation, gently pushed her towards Ino.
Taking this as a green light, Sakura ran towards her other blonde friend.
"What, Ino-chan?" she asked.
"Saku-chan... do you," Ino whispered," like Sai?"
Sakura was about to give her a nice retort when an explosion right next to them occured.
"SHIT!" Naruto cursed. Sai and Naruto gave Sakura and Hinata their respective backpacks, and ran back to their previous position. Everyone got into their fighting stances. Sakura was in the front line, Hinata was in the back.
"A-are they...?" Ino trailed off, hoping it wasn't true. Too bad for her.
Eight figures draped in robes materialized as the smoke faded away.
"Th-They're here early..." Neji mumbled. The fight had finally begun.
Sakura's eyes narrowed as she saw the leader of the organization step down from the rubble. His ginger colored hair was three shades lighter than it should have been, but since the white wall was blown up to shreds, dust flew everywhere, coating the tresses in a matte powder.
"Well, well, well... looks like we have a nice little ANBU squad on our hands. Too bad Itachi wasn't here to share the fun..." the leader smirked, the Akatsuki's elegant black and red robes billowing in the wind.
"Just who the hell are you?" Sai snarled. Sakura's taking on THAT guy?
"Seeing as you won't live long enough to remember it, my name's Kumori Uchitoru," Kumori(I don't know his real name... it hasn't come up in the manga) sighed, advancing toward the ANBU group. Sakura moved quickly and stood in his path. Kumori's eyes narrowed.
"You're in my way, woman. Would you like to die now or step aside?" he asked, boredom reeking from his voice. Sakura smirked.
Kumori lifted one of his brows. "And what the hell do you think you're doing? I'm an Akatsuki member, if you didn't notice. You want to lose your life now, or live long enough to give at least one child to this earth, perhaps from one of us," he motioned towards his comrades, who all snickered and howled in anticipation(at this, Sai roared in rage, a huge vein that, in size, could rival Sasuke's ego)," in place of yourself?" He suddenly found himself with his nose an inch away from hers. He stared deep into her eyes, and noticed she didn't flinch. She stared with equal intensity, not faultering a bit. Strange... first time a woman hasn't backed away... shame she wasn't with us. Sakura's words brought Kumori back from his perverted dreams(he should co-write with Jiraiya, his mind's even dirtier... now THAT'S saying something).
"I'm not blind, you dumbass. I'm not blonde either. And your robes... they look like SHIT." With that, Sakura punched him square in the jaw, something he wasn't expecting, especially from an extremely sexy kunoichi that seemed quite weak in appearance. Looks can be decieving, and Sakura proved this in a matter of seconds. Kumori got up, wiping the blood trickling down his chin with the back of his hand.
Che... what a loser. Sakura rolled her eyes.
HELL YEAH! WE KICK ASS!! Her inner self was quite rowdy today. Sakura mentally smiled.
You know... you always were a good boost of an ego...
HELL YEAH I AM! WOOT WOOT!! I'm the BEST!
Joy.
However, Kazuku was a bit angry at the fact that a WOMAN hit his leader, and readied a few kunai in his hands.
"BITCH!" he snarled, charging at Sakura, but came to an abrupt stop because Sai got in his way. "So the overprotective boyfriend comes to his pretty little lady's rescue, huh?" Kazuku chuckled, Sai's face adorned with a blush that could rival Hinata's, but still held a glare that could kill. "But too bad... We're gonna keep her alive... the other ones are pretty... but she's drop. Dead. Sexy." WHAT...THE...FUCK?! Sai thought, his legendary vein popping out once again. Seeing at how this angered him, Kazuku continued.
"We're gonna take her to our hideout... and we'll have lots of fun with her... make her scream our names... and it's fine if she doesn't wanna come with us... we like 'em feisty..." At that, Sai couldn't take it anymore. He charged at Kazuku with incredible speed, kunai poised in his left hand, shuriken in his right. He threw them all with such force, you couldn't even see them until they hit their target. Unfortunately for Sai, Kazuku just barely dodged everything, except for one aimed at his arm, slightly grazing his bicep.
He tore his gaze away from his arm, shocked to see Sai's death glare.
"You... stay away from Sakura... she's MINE!"
Oooooh boy. Was Kazuku in for it now.
Meanwhile, everyone else found their opponents and began fighting. Hinata decided that she'd help Ino, seeing as there was no point in healing anybody until someone killed an Akatsuki... which wouldn't be in a while.
Ino and Hinata stood together, side by side, as Reika stood alone. There was a silence between them, the breeze making Reika's robes flow gently with the wind. Her dark, thick, azure hair billowed carelessly behind her, the flower tucked behind her ear swaying from side to side. Reika broke the silence between them.
"You know... I don't like fighting... " she began, her icy blue-colored eyes suddenly shifting to the ANBU girls," But I will fight for the sake of my team... just as you are fighting for the sake of yours." Hinata nodded sadly, knowing that at least one of them wouldn't come out of this battle alive. Even the normally bouncy Ino seemed a bit down, knowing what was about to come.
"But before we battle... let me introduce myself. Yoshimura Reika, of the Hidden Village in the Mist." She gave them both a polite smile, of which they returned.
"Hyuuga Hinata, eldest daughter of the Hyuuga clan in Konoha."
"Yamanaka Ino, ANBU interrogator of Konoha."
"It's a pleasure... to meet you both. Let our battle commence." Reika gave them curt nod and shifted her body into a fighting stance, the ANBU doing the same. After a few seconds, only blurs could be seen, the sound of metal hitting metal resonating in the still air.
"Dokugiri!" Reika cried, a poisonous mist freeing itself from her mouth. Hinata quickly countered this with a wind jutsu she learned a year ago.
"Futon! Daitoppa no jutsu!" A huge gust of wind blew the mist away, but Hinata wasn't ready for Reika's kunai, which were flying at her dangerously fast. Oh no! She braced herself for the weapons, but they never came. She opened one eye, and saw the kunai on the floor, in front of Ino's feet.
"Pull yourself together, Hinata!" Ino commanded, blocking and dodging Reika's attacks with difficulty. "We have to win this!"
In truth, Hinata didn't want to fight this girl. She looked only about two years older than them, and she was a kind soul, just like that Haku-boy that Naruto had told her about. Naruto-kun... If I don't fight this girl... I might never see you again... I HAVE to do this!
"Hyoro no Jutsu!!" Ino's hands performed the necessary seals, and almost immediately, a huge icy prison enveloped Reika. She smirked.
"Do you really think this can hold me off?" Reika sighed. "Katon: Karyu Endan no Jutsu!" A ball of flame in the shape of a dragon erupted from her mouth, burning through the ice. The Akatsuki member calmly walked towards Ino, who was panting from chakra exhaustion, a small rivulet of sweat running from her temple to her chin, but still had a kunai ready in her hand.
Dammit! I'm almost out of chakra! I can run away... but Hinata's here, and she probably won't have the heart to take on this girl... and Naruto will kill me if I run... if Reika doesn't get to me first. What the...? Ino's thoughts were interrupted as soon as she hear a quiet, yet determined voice cry, " Byakuugan!" Her head snapped to the right, and saw that it was indeed Hinata, not Neji. Hinata...
"Glad you finally joined the fight... I'll let your friend rest... I won't attack her, on my honor as an Akatsuki." Reika gave a small smile, walking away from Ino.
A pair of ice blue and silver eyes met, seemingly telling each other that they were ready. After a few seconds, the fight began. Hinata ran towards Reika, performing hand seals for her new technique. Here goes...
"KAZE NO YAIBA!!" Hinata screamed, a blade of wind slashing through the air, being so fast that Reika had no time to block it.
"AUGH!" she cried, holding her bleeding arm, pausing for a moment before continuing to charge at the Hyuuga heiress. Where... did she learn that jutsu? It's an A rank! Reika threw her robe off, revealing a tight black sleeveless turtleneck with a fishnet covering and small black shorts.
"Mikazuki no Mai!" Immediately, three Reikas materialized, all performing complicated dances with their swords, successfully confusing Hinata. Which one is real?? she asked herself, backing away as the Akatsuki clones drew near. Her eyes wildly scanned them, searching for any signs of difference in their chakra. No... no... is... is it that one? The one on the far left had a slightly higher level of chakra, in fact, so slight, you wouldn't even notice it.
Wasting no time on this discovery, Hinata performed hand seals as fast as she could before bellowing out, once again, "KAZE NO YAIBA!" The huge blade sliced Reika's stomach like a pizza cutter cutting through cheese, and blood spewed freely from the fresh wound. However, Hinata couldn't block all three of the kunai that she had hurled towards her.
"Gah!" Hinata cried out in pain, clutching her shoulder and thigh, healing them as fast as possible, Reika kneeling on the hard sandy floor, panting heavily.
I... I can't miss this chance! I HAVE to do it! Hinata thought, pushing herself to form the hand seals needed for her final jutsu.
"Do-Doton..." Hinata gulped, unsure of how to continue. At last, she screamed," Doton: Shinju Zanshu no Jutsu!!" Reika was pulled from her spot into the hard ground, her head the only thing sticking out. Reika panted, waiting for the final blow. However, nothing came. She opened a pale eye; peering out to see Hinata standing there, unsure of what to do.
"Why..." Reika began, stopping, then continuing. "Why won't you kill me?!" Hinata said nothing, looking at the pretty Akatsuki member with kind eyes.
Reika grit her teeth. "I just tried to kill you!! Why won't you attack?!"
"Do you really think... do you really think that I ever wanted to kill anyone in the first place?" Hinata quietly asked, looking to the sky.
"It's your job as a shinobi to take out any enemies that oppose danger to you or your comrades! Are you denying your duty?" Reika shrieked, wriggling her lower body desperately, but to no avail, since she was underground from the neck down(it's the same jutsu that Kakashi used on Sasuke during the bell test).
Hinata glared at the trapped missing nin, her fists gripping the kunai even tighter than they were before.
"I'm a medic nin. True... my job is to kill. That is what all shinobi are for. We are tools." Hinata spoke emotionlessly. "However..." here, the emotions returned,"As a medic nin, I am relieved of my duties as a killer! I have no intention of taking your life." She calmed down for a moment, relaxing her grip and shoulders visibly as she began walking toward Reika, kneeling by her.
"I'm sorry..." was all Hinata could say as she knocked out the Akatsuki, cancelling her jutsu. Ino was suddenly at her side.
"You did well, Hinata-chan," Ino gave a small smile, which Hinata returned. "I think she'll be out for a few hours. She's pretty tired," Hinata sighed, she was tired herself.
"Will you still be able to heal anyone?" Ino inquired, not taking her eyes off of Reika. "Oh, of course I can! I just can't heal to the extent that Sakura-chan can... After all, she is Konoha's female prodigy..." Hinata chuckled.
"You're right! But you still can't deny it, Hina-chan. You have mad healing powers," Ino exaggerated, running off to help anyone she could before Hinata could retort.
Hinata... you're right. Saku-chan's the female Konoha prodigy... and Sasuke's still the Uchiha wonder.
"Is that the best you can do?" Kazuku taunted, dodging several kunai that were thrown at his face.
"Shut up!" Sai snarled, pulling out his inkbrush and paper scrolls, smoothly and skillfully painting ink animals, flicking his wrist here and there, dodging everything that Kazuku was chucking at his body, the projectiles landing with a dull, muffled thud behind him on the trees. He released the creatures from their scroll, commanding them to attack the criminal.
"That girlfriend of yours really is cute. I don't think I'd mind taking her. Have you seen the way she moves those hips? Oh, damn, I'd give anything to see what she's got under all those clothes..." Kazuku was having the time of his life annoying the former ROOTS member.
"Like I said, you stay the hell away from her! She's mine!" Sai repeated, vemon coating and dripping from his words.
Kazuku smirked. "Too bad... I was under the impression that her heart still belonged to Uchiha's little brother... Sasuke, was it?" Sai was just about to throw a few kunai when he suddenly stopped, Kazuku's words registering into his mind.
"You... Just shut up. I might just have been a replacement for him, and at first... at first, they treated me just like they treated that traitor! But Sakura and Naruto and everyone else... They see that I'm not him! And Sakura realizes that! If getting with Sasuke is what will make her happy, then fine! I don't care! But no matter what... right now... she's not with him. And if she does get with him, I'll stop calling her my own. But she isn't, so right now, she's mine, so LEAVE. HER. THE. HELL. ALONE!!"
"What's wrong, Kumori? Is this woman beating the shit out of you? Awww, I'm sooo sorry! I didn't know you were this weak!" Sakura smirked, her words clearly poking at Kumori's overinflated ego... or pride... or whatever he called it.
"Bitch... You're dead," he snarled, charging at her with tons of weapons in his hands, throwing them at her body. She easily dodged them, but failed to see a clone behind her, throwing a horde of shuriken at her back.
Oh no... Sakura thought. She couldn't move fast enough. The shuriken's velocity was increasing with every moment. There was no possible way for her to block it.
A black and red blur sped in front of her, successfully blocking all of the projectiles from reaching their target. His clan symbol was sewn neatly on his back. Sakura smirked.
"Hey Sasuke... Welcome to the party. You're just in time for the cake."
I hope you all liked the edited version of this! The other one was super cheesy. Thanks for reviewing!
QUIZ RESULTS!!
MOST PEOPLE REQUESTED A LOVE TRIANGLE BETWEEN TENTEN AND NEJI. SO YES... TENTEN AND ROCK LEE WILL BE TOGETHER FOR LIKE, ONE CHAPTER. BUT IT WILL BE NEJI/TENTEN. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE...
P.S. I'M SORRY THIS CHAPTER IS SO SHORT, AND I'M SORRY TO SAY THAT THEY WILL BE AROUND THIS LONG FROM NOW ON... OCCASIONALLY MORE, SCHOOL'S REALLY GETTING IN THE WAY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.