Hey guys,
Good looking out on the reviews and to those of you who notice the mistake in Gaara's name I am truly sorry, I didn't even notice the mistake so I'm sorry and I would try in the future to not make anymore of those mistakes again. Any who here is the next chapter and I hope you enjoy.
Sakura walked through the gates of the Sand Village cemetery with flowers in her hands. She knew it was about time, she finally let Gaara go. She walked passed all the grave stones in the ground until she finally came across the one that read Gaara. She bend down smiling at the stone…smiling at Gaara because she could feel his presence all around her.
"Long time no see…huh?" she laughed wiping her tears. She placed the flowers in a small vase and got rid of the old flowers in it. She sat down in front of the stone looking at his name…picturing his face.
"Ah Gaara…I miss you so much, and it's not fair you're gone…but, there's nothing I could really do except…take your advice and finally…move on. Something I should have been done. I guess I was afraid of moving on because, I didn't want to forget about you or the love we share…but than it hit me…that I would never forget you and one day when I die I would see you again. I have to move on Gaara like I promise you I would. Sasuke and Neji remind me of you and that is why it's so hard for me to choose. But, they both are mad at me…so I think I lost any chances I had with them. But, I still didn't loose my chance in trying to save them from killing each other. I know I'm supposed to keep them from killing each other and I can't do it if I'm here… in Sand. I promise you…I'll be back…always" she said kissing the stone and standing up.
"It's time for me to save the ones I love now" she said walking away. She wasn't going to let Sasuke and Neji killed each other just because their father's did.
"Hey Sakura…here's your bag…just like you ask for it" said Kankuro. Sakura smiled and nodded.
"I can't believe your leaving and it's only been a week" said Temari. Sakura smiled and hugged her.
"I know you guys, but I really have to get back and put an end to all this madness" said Sakura.
"Do you want our help…because you know…I lived with brothers…I can knock a boy out" said Temari. Sakura laughed as she hugged Kankuro.
"I can handle it"
"You sure?" said Kankuro.
"Yes…I'm sure…I'm just going to do what I do best and put myself in the middle" smiled Sakura.
"Be careful" they said. "I will…but, right now I really have to go" said Sakura hurrying off.
"Come back soon" said Temari watching Sakura run for her bus.
Hinata walked down the halls of the Hyuga Estate. All the Clan members were running around preparing for the big battle with in the forest of death against the Uchiha Clan. Both Sasuke and Neji agreed to a gang fight to the death. She didn't approve of it but there was nothing she could do. If she were to protest than that meant she would be marked as a traitor and banned from the house and she didn't want that. She saw Neji listening to her father about how he must killed Uchiha Sasuke to avenge his father's death. Hinata's eyes widen with fear and disapproval as Neji turned to her, his glare made her shivered. He looked so evil so…angry.
"Close the door" spoke his uncle seeing how Hinata was listening to the conversation. Hinata watched as Neji walked to the door and didn't even show any emotion when he shut the door in her face. She press her ear to the door to try and listen a second later her eyes widen and she quickly ran to her room and picked up her phone dialing a number.
"Sakura!-They plan on fighting in the forest of death tonight!" hissed Hinata in to the phone.
Sakura couldn't believe that Sasuke and Neji were planning on fighting in the forest of death and she knew that it was going to be a match to the death. She looked outside the window of the bus she was on. The sun was setting and as the bus drew closer to Kohona her heart raced more. She feared the outcome of this soon to be battle, she was going to lose one of the boys she had fallen for and she didn't want that and so she decided that it was about time she stepped in and put a end to all this madness that they had between each other. She didn't have the courage to do it when Gaara was fighting the Sound but visiting him at the cemetery gave her the strength of something she never had before. Strength to finally make a difference, strength to finally save the ones she loved instead of her always being saved. Although she knew for a fact it wouldn't be easy she was up for the challenge especially if that meant saving the ones that she loves. The bus stopped and she quickly put on her red pull over sweater over her tank top and raced off the bus. The forest of death was not that far from where she was, it was just a couple of miles beyond the gates of Kohona. She ran, not worrying about the many eyes staring at her wondering why she was in such a hurry. It was a race before time and as she ran she felt a certain red headed male running right beside her.
The twigs cut her skin and she could barely see the branches that had fallen from trees making her stumble a couple of times. She had reached her destination ten minutes ago, yet still she could not find the area where the gang fight was being taken place. She stopped running catching her breath scanning the area. She closed her eyes listening with her ears.
'Gaara lend me your ears' she thought. About a second later she heard the faint clashing of kunai knives coming from the West of her. She smiled and took off in that direction, not even noticing the pair of eyes watching her every move, following her every step.
"I thought she was away Kabuto" hissed Orochimaru emerging from behind a tree.
"She was sir…someone must have informed her about this battle" spoke Kabuto pushing up his glasses.
"I wanted the Uchiha and the Hyuga to kill each other…but, if she gets to them…your plan will have fail"
"And that is why, I have a backup plan" said Kabuto as Orochimaru smirked evilly as they watched the pink female disappear.
Sakura finally reached her destination only to see that she was too late. Each Uchiha was at war with an Hyuga to the death. The clashing of kunai knives rang throughout her ears and her eyes widen at all the blood she was seeing on them. They were wounded which meant they had been fighting for a while.
"Sasuke…Neji" she said scanning the area for them. Her heart beat raced and it felt like it did the night she watched Gaara die. That's when she spotted them in the middle of this battle fighting each other. She watched as Sasuke hit Neji making him fall onto the ground. He repeatedly kicked him in the ribs and Sakura eyes widen as she held back a cry but her face read shock all over it. She watched in horror as Neji recovered quickly and knocked Sasuke off his feet and got up grabbing Sasuke's collar and roughly tugging him up and connected his back with a tree. She watched as Neji madly hit him in his stomach and she could see the blood dripping from the corner of Sasuke's mouth. Sakura stood there in shock, she couldn't move, she couldn't bring herself to move. The glisten of a kunai knife being held slapped her back into reality. Neji threw Sasuke onto the ground and aimed his kunai at him. Sakura felt the adrenaline rush in her and raced over to the scene. She had to stop Neji from killing Sasuke; she didn't want anyone of them to die.
"Don't Neji!" she yelled as watched as Neji consume with so much hatred and anger heaved his kunai at Sasuke but, the other fights going on made her voice sound nothing but a mere whispered. It was like time stood still as she threw herself in front of Sasuke who eyes widen with shock and fear of her getting hurt. Sakura closed her eyes waiting for the kunai to connect with her heart. She opened her eyes after realizing the impact never came. She stared at Neji whose eyes harden with shock and she watched as he dropped the kunai onto the ground. Sakura stood up staring at him as he did the same to her.
"You…were willing to die…for him" he questioned full of hurt and betrayal. Sakura nodded as Sasuke stood up.
"For the both of you" she said turning from one male to another.
"Why?"
"Because…this…all of this…is madness…you can't kill each other thinking it's going to make every thing okay…because it's not!" she cried not noticing how the other fights stopped.
"Your fathers were wrong to kill each other…and you both are twice as wrong thinking that it was your job to avenge them" she said standing in between them.
"Sakura…this is none of your concern…now move" said Sasuke trying to reached Neji but Sakura stopped him with a struggle.
"Stop it! And hear me out!" she said madly pushing him back as he stumble in shock by her strength.
"I…can't…stay out of this…and the both of you know that…I'm not" she said
"Stubborn" whispered Sasuke.
"Idiot" whispered Neji.
"I'm not going to sit back and watch you two kill each other for the dumbest reason ever! This isn't your battle to fight, your fathers fell in love with my mother…it's their battle not ours and it's over! Why must the both of you still focus on the past…it's not your destiny in life to kill each other just because your fathers did…and unlike my mother…I'm not going to let it happen. If you two are going to fight than you going to have do it with me in the middle…I'll die before I let the both of you kill each other!" she said. They both looked at her; taking in her words, she was right…this battle wasn't theirs to fight but now they had a new purpose to fight…now it was over her. Neji hovered over and she moved back.
"Pick one" he said as her eyes widen.
"Wh…What" she said shaking her head.
"Pick one…Sakura" said Sasuke. Sakura shook her head
"Please…don't ask me too…I can't" she cried.
"Than we fight" said Neji not really liking the idea that he was about to fight over a female but, this one was special…she was special and everything about her. She made him feel. Sakura eyes widen as she backed away from them but stopped when she felt someone standing behind her. That's when she felt cold metal being press against her throat. Both Sasuke and Neji's eyes harden with anger.
"Kabuto" they said in union. Sakura struggled against his hold.
"Stop swirling…would you" he said annoyed as she stopped.
"What are you doing here" she said.
"Why I was looking forward to the deaths of these two, that way the Sound Clan would have complete dominance over Kohona…just like we do in the Sand. You remember that don't you Sakura?" he teased. Sakura went to move but he only press the kunai deeper into her neck making her wince and causing Sasuke and Neji to step forward which caused their team members to also step forward.
"Now, now…one move and I won't hesitate to kill her" he said as everyone backed off.
"You won't get out of this alive" said Sasuke.
"Well actually my over 50 crew members are hidden within the brushes all around us. One move on me and they make a move on all of you" said Kabuto in monotone as usually.
"Let her go" said Neji
"I need her since my first plan didn't go accordingly. To save her I want the two of you to fight…in a death match…and knowing how much the both of you hate each other…I'm sure no one would win but that would grant the freedom of this beauty right here" he said as Sakura eyes widen.
"No! I'm not going to let you kill them like you did Gaara" she said. Sasuke and Neji watched as Kabuto pulled out a needle taking the cap off of it with his teeth.
"Don't!" they said as Kabuto put the needle in Sakura neck and they watched as her eyes rolled in the back of her head and she collapse into his arms.
"No more interruptions" said Kabuto turning to the two angry looking boys.
"Refuse or don't show up two nights from now at the destination in which I will have someone tell you…she dies…but not before I play with her" said Kabuto picking her up.
"Have a lovely night" he said running off. Sasuke and Neji turned to each other.
"To the death Uchiha…and this time…there would be no interruptions" said Neji walking off with his Clan following behind him. Sasuke glared at him.
"With pleasure" he said.
Hinata fought against the wind and pouring ran to get to the hospital. It was two o'clock in the morning when she found out Neji had just came back from the gang fight and she listened as he told her father everything and how him and the Uchiha were going to fight to the death two nights from now. She knew something else was bothering him and once he was done with the meeting with her father she drilled him only to find out the truth of how Sakura had been taken by the Sound. She called Naruto informing him about the situation and he told her to grab Ms. Haruno and meet him at his estate. She didn't know what Naruto had plan but she knew what ever it was that he will come through.
"Ms! Can I help you" said a nurse as Hinata ran into the hospital. "Ms. Haruno" she said as the nurse raised an eyebrow.
"It's about her daughter…can you get her!" said Hinata watching the nurse stand there than run off.
Ms. Haruno looked around at all of Sakura's friends that were in Naruto's house. She wiped the tears from her face as Naruto put an arm around her.
"Don't worry Ms. Haruno, I'm sure Sakura would be fine…we all are going to get her back" said Naruto. Ms. Haruno looked around "With all the respect I understand how all of you want to help but…no way all of us stand a chance" she said looking around. Naruto looked over all his friends, in his house stood Shikamaru, Kiba, Shino, Hinata and himself. He scratched the back of his head.
"Maybe your right" he said sadly.
"Is there a way that you could get Neji and Sasuke to meet with me" she said as they looked at her.
"Well…we could come up with a lie or something…but how would that help" said Kiba.
"Because the only way we could truly save Sakura is with their help and that means that I need to talk to them and tell them to put their differences aside in order to save my daughter" said Ms. Haruno. Naruto eyes widen
"THAT'S A GREAT IDEA" he yelled as Hinata smiled.
"Also, I know Sakura is still very important to the Sand so I take it we could also involve them" she added. Naruto smiled "You're so smart" he said happily as they all laughed.
"Hang on Sakura…WE COMING"
So how was it? Please review and tell me what you think. I had to let Sakura get taken that way I could have everyone come together to try and save her. Everyone meaning Sasuke and Neji, I think it's about time they put their differences aside to save to the one they love.
I still am debating on who Sakura should end up with…ummm any ideas??
Esha
Next chapter…..
Sakura opened her eyes; her head felt like someone was stabbing her in it. She quickly popped up from the hard floor she was on. She remembered everything "Kabuto" she said madly looking around. They had thrown her in a cold room with no windows and hardy no air to breath. There was no bed or chair, no nothing but a freezing empty room.
"This cant be happening" she cried hurrying over to the metal door banging on it.
"Let me out! Let me out!" she yelled banging on the door like a manic only to have her hands hurt. She slid down the wall hugging her knees burying her face within them.
'If they don't kill me soon I might die of hypothermia' she thought shivering. So much for her being the hero like she wanted to be; now once again she was the one needing saving she just hoped it came soon.
