Hello Raven here.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPANED? Okay I have told you before that I need at least 4 reveiws till i post something new. So let me recap. On chapter five i got 9 REVEIWS. let me say that again NINE REVEIWS! Now for chapter six i thought no problem. I did not receive the fouth reveiw until June 23. Do you understand what I'm getting at here? I don't understand. Did my last chapter suck that much? If it did you need to tell me so I can make it better. I already have this story mapped out! And I am really excited but I can't write this if people don't tell me they like it.

On another not I told you guys that I wasn't going to update my other story because I am writin this one and then all of a sudden I get that story to get two more reveiws and several more story alerts and that to me just doesn't make sense.

Anyway Thank you for those that have reveiwed and you should all thank the Violinist of Sorrow for doing the fourth reveiw.

So please read and reveiw and like I have alread said four reveiws till the next chapter.

I do not own naruto, but i do own maria.

Chapter 7 Regroup

Kakashi had to get out of there and quickly. Sai was deeply wounded in his shoulder and Naruto and Sasuke were doing their best to get him away from the berserk child. There was a lot of dust everywhere and it was hard to see the boys. "Guys get out of there! We'll regroup a mile away from here!" Kakashi had to at least see if he could get to Sakura. While running blind into the mayhem he saw through the dust a figure standing. When it cleared he saw that it was Sakura. He looked at her and saw the change in the air around her. As if this person was completely different and only looked like the Sakura they once knew. Then he came to a realization.

"I can see that you didn't tell them what happened while they were gone, sensei." Kakashi's eyes were locked with hers. It was true that no one told them what happened to Sakura when they were gone because they didn't want to make them feel even more miserable. There was more crashing noise in the background. "You already knew didn't you?" She smiled and there was a glint in her eyes as she turned around. She was gone.

He knew that she was letting him go. But that was not to what she was referring to. He had to get out of there and fast. He couldn't survive if he just tried to take Sakura and drag her back to Konoha. He had to get to the others.

After much dodging and one major binding jutsu, the Akatsuki were on their way to the base. "You created a really big mess Maria." Kisame was laughing at her. This was not the first time she had gone berserk.

"Well it did make the annoying shinobis go away and not follow us."

"Yeah but now there is a major crater in the middle of the forest." Itachi and Sakura were both quiet during the whole conversation but she looked at him and he knew what she was saying. We have to talk later. "Why do you get so upset over someone ruining your hair though? It seems a bit ridiculous."

"You wouldn't understand it takes awhile to get it the perfect way. All you do is wake up and put some clothes on. What I do takes time."

"Yeah but you cause problems for Sakura too." Then they all looked at her. They knew that things were in motion now. She had met the people from the leaf village face to face.

Finally arriving they had to wait to be called by leader sama to begin the meeting. Sitting down Sakura was waiting for the window of opportunity to talk to Itachi. Then Deidara and Hidan walked in. Deidara at first deeply disliked her for killing Sasori, but then over the course of time they became friendly towards each other. Sakura was beyond amused at Hidan and Maria. Maria could not be in the same room as the jashinist without them starting to have an argument. The thing was that Hidan seemed to live to make her angry and Maria just couldn't let the foul things he said without a possible fight breaking out. Maria would always deeply insult him and then he would return the favor and it was a never ending cycle until someone broke it up. Sakura enjoyed her life here. They were helping her and in return they had her loyal service. That is as long as they kept their end of the bargain. Deidara seemed to be staring at her intently. "Something is different about you, yeah."

"Way to go you fucking moron. She doesn't have her mask on." Then Deidara's face brightened with realization. Then it darkened after realizing the comment made by Hidan.

"Hey it was an honest mistake. She doesn't wear it all the time, yeah."

"Yeah wow so instead of twenty four seven it is twenty four five. But what did happen to your mask bitch?" She twitched a little.

"It broke okay."

"HAH no kidding? Ran into more trouble than you and the other bitch could handle?" Maria than interjected.

"We ran into some of her old friends, and the kyubi."

"Was I talking to you?"

"No but you're pretty stupid so I thought you needed help by having someone else explain it to you."

"Shut up how old are you anyway? Cause you've been with us for like 7 years and you haven't aged a day. That's why you still have that childish body."

"Well it's not like I'm looking for your attention you disgusting heathen."

"It's not like I'm looking at you for any action. I'm no pedophile."

"Yeah but you can't get any without paying for it."

"WHAT DID YOU SAY SLUT!"

"Deaf too are we? Not surprising actually. You could never do things right and this explains it. You couldn't hear what the orders were."

"I am so going to kill you!"

"Enough!" Konan screamed. She walked over into the kitchen. " We can begin so let's go."

"Your piece of ass isn't even worth sacrificing to Jashin sama."

In Pein's office everyone was gathered. He looked at Sakura and gave her a questioningly look."What happened to your mask?" She began to twitched and had her hands into tight fist.

"It broke." She was really getting tired of that question.

"Alright so both missions were successful correct?"

"Yes"

"Did you run into any trouble?"

"On the mission no, but waiting for Itachi and Kisame we met some nins from the leaf." If Pein was concerned he didn't show it.

"What happened then?"

"We fought them and then Maria went berserk. They left and we came here."

"I see. Itachi, Kisame, do you have the information we need?" Kisame spoke.

"Yeah it's in the leaf."

"Very well then. Our plan is coming together. You are all dismissed except for you two." He motioned to Maria and Sakura. "I have a new mission for you. I need you to go to the leaf and get the dragon scroll. You are to leave as soon as possible." They both nodded their heads and left.

Maria looked at Sakura. She didn't look tired but it was still a better idea to rest first and then leave."Let take a break and leave in an hour."

"Okay." Sakura knew where she was to go. After walking around for a little while she found who she was looking for. "Itachi we need to talk." The said man turned towards her. They were in his room.

"What is it?"

"You know what I am going to say."

"Then why did you come to tell me if I already know?"

"You need to finish the jutsu. It is only partly done."

"I don't think it's necessary to finish it you are doing fine."

"Yes but you know what can happen."

"I hardly doubt that you will use it to such an extent that it comes to that."

"You can't hold out on me." There was a pause. "I am not your brother."His eyes were locked on with hers. She knew that he was afraid of his brother completely falling into darkness. She knew what he planned on having his brother hate him so much. It was so that he can kill him and then be claimed a hero in Konoha. "I have chosen this path and there is no turning back for either of us Itachi. If you won't do this then you shouldn't have helped me this far. There is nothing left for me but forward there is no going back now." His sharingan eyes were still boring into hers. She knew she wasn't going to get anything else from him. So she decided to change the topic. "How are your eyes doing."

"Fine." She had healed them the second year she had joined them. She then knew she had to go but before she left the room completely she turned around slightly.

"We aren't finish yet." She left.

Kakashi was with the others a good distance from ground zero. Sai was patched up but would probably need to be looked at by someone back in the village. Kakashi knew that he had to tell Sasuke and Naruto about the three years that Naruto was absent. Everybody refrained from talking about it. It even amazed him that Hinata hadn't said anything to Naruto about it. But they all knew that they would fell guilt stricken and it was bad enough that they didn't get her from the Akatsuki originally. But he knew now, that look in her eye. The aura she now possessed. Yes he knew very well. But now he had to tell them the truth. Naruto was still a little mad and fuming on the side. "I can't believe they have her. They will pay." Sasuke was as stoic as ever.

"Naruto, Sasuke, I have something I have to tell you." They all came closer. "There is something that no one has told you and you need to understand what has happened to Sakura."

"What is it Kakashi sensei?"

"Did you notice how Sakura is now? Does she seem different to you?"

"Well of course her hair is dyed black!"

"That's not what he means dobe."

"Well then what teme?"

"Sasuke does it feel different to you?" Sasuke didn't speak for a moment. He saw something in Sakura. As if she did change somehow. But he couldn't place his finger on it but it still felt familiar.

"There is something in her demeanor."

"Good I need you guys to understand that she isn't the Sakura you once knew. She has changed and this happened before when you left Naruto." The blonde had a confused look on his face. "When you left it was a dark time for Sakura. She felt alone and abandoned. I will admit that it was partially our fault too. I tried to help her keep her distracted but that is hard to do with someone who has felt a lot of pain. She practiced relentlessly but still she was in Misery. She went into a state of depression. After the first year Tsunade performed a jutsu that rendered her emotionless. The effects lasted well after the jutsu was done. She became cold. We didn't know how to handle it." He let the knowledge sink in.

"So you mean because I left she became depressed." Naruto was already feeling guilty.

"Not just because of you." Sasuke still didn't speak but he knew, It's also my fault. She told me she loved me and she was always there waiting for me. She couldn't do it anymore. "But now she has changed again. That Sakura was not the Sakura you knew or the one she became. This one is totally different. You need to understand that this Sakura has joined the Akatsuki and has said that she will be our enemy. And by the looks of it she fully plans on being against us."

"NO!" Naruto wasn't going to accept it. Oh boy, thought Kakashi. "They have done it to her. Sakura will be back to normal after we take her back. She'll be happy again."

"Naruto…"

"No Kakashi sensei, I am not going to lose my faith in Sakura. She would never betray Konoha."

"You don't understand. But Naruto was done listening. Kakashi knew that he wasn't going to get anything else into his head. But still he felt a hunch and he preferred not to tell the others about it yet. They all went to sleep.

It was raining, hard. But Kakashi knew that something felt wrong. Then there was a figure standing in front of him he couldn't make it out until he came closer. "Obito."

"Hello Kakashi. It has been a long time. It seems that you have forgotten about me."

"What no there wasn't a single day that hasn't gone by that I didn't think of you."
"How could you. You have abandoned your team mate." What no this can't be happening.

"No I didn't abandon you."

"Yes you did." Finally looking into his eyes he noticed they were the color of emeralds, then he turned away.

"No wait!" He found himself not chasing Obito, but a small child with pink hair. They were running in the forest, in the rain. He could hear the child cry. But finally when he caught up to the kid he grabbed the wrist. She spun around and then he felt a huge pain in his chest and felt to his knees. He looked to see a sword stuck through his chest into his heart. He looked up to see the new Sakura with her long black hair, smiling.

"You already knew that this would happen, didn't you?"

Kakashi sat straight up panting. He looked around himself, the others were all asleep. Yes he knew well what was going to happen.

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