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Disclaimer: Sasuke needs to die….very slowly.

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Sakura groaned softly as she felt the room spinning around her. She had hit her head enough times in training to know that she wasn't supposed to get up until the lights stopped flashing. That is, if she didn't want to throw her insides up.

"Who sent you?"

"Uchiha…Sasuke."

The memory struck her like lightning. She leaned to the side and was thoroughly sick. Lying back, Sakura placed an arm over her burning head and sent chakra through her body. No concussion, a few bruises but otherwise she was unscathed. A small light filled the room and Akiyama Tomi stood smiling down at her. The muscles in his face had been sewn back together sloppily and Sakura doubted whether he had disinfected any of the gaping wounds. The left side of his face, although the swelling had completely gone, was curled inward in a permanent disfigurement.

"You're awake." He said, curling his mouth in what Sakura assumed was a smile.

"And you're giving me a headache." Sakura winced as her voice, dry and unused, filled the stale air. "Where am I?"

"You're….safe. Far from the clutches of anyone." There was a pause and Akiyama laughed maliciously. "Except me of course. Don't let the fact that I'm a mass killer in most villages stop you from anything." Sakura gaped up at him before gathering her wits.

"Where is Sasuke? He sent for me so why are you here?"

"Do you really think I would let a fragile flower wither under that man? No, you are far too precious to me." Akiyama advanced toward Sakura who curled into a ball.

"I have to go now. Don't get any ideas though, this place is trapped and no one can hear you scream." Without a glance back, Akiyama disappeared through the stone wall.

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Gaara paused on a branch and touched the twigs lightly. It had been broken in numerous places and there were scratch marks on the branches. It looked like a big bird had grabbed someone from the trees and dragged them…where? Glancing down, Gaara appeared next to a group of boulders. There was a gaping hole where a series of rocks should be. Someone had hid there, but damn, it must have been a giant. He slowly scanned the area and found that there were skid marks where someone had been dropped.

"Gaara!" Gaara whipped his head around in shock as Naruto's voice appeared out of nowhere. Soon Naruto appeared in sight, face pale and eyes wide.

"Naruto what are you…" Naruto cut him off as he dropped down

"She was here wasn't she? It looks like she got into a fight." Naruto continued following the trails, ignoring Gaara completely.

"Naruto." Placing a hand on Naruto's shoulder, Gaara turned the spiky haired boy and looked him over. He had traveled without rest, there were smudges under his eyes and his face was unshaven and haggard. Gaara shook his head.

"You need to go back." He said trying to steer Naruto toward the forest. Naruto pulled his shoulder out of Gaara's grasp and backed away, shaking his head.

"If anyone should go back it's you. You gave no word to anyone and now Sunagakura is in an uproar. You're a Kazekage damn it! You need to be with your people!" Gaara glared accusingly at the boy standing in front of him, fists clenched.

"I'll go wherever the hell I want to. And neither you nor anyone else tell can me otherwise." Gaara growled angrily.

"You have to take care of people in your village, not chase after Sakura. You have no right to love her!" Naruto shouted. Gaara paused, eyes wide.

"I never said I loved-"

"You don't have to say it! It's obvious, everyone can tell. Are you that stupid?"

"I can't believe what I'm hearing!" Gaara roared angrily.

"Can't you? If you don't love her then say it out loud!"

"I don't have to!"

"You can't can you?" there was a pause before Gaara shook his head.

"You're crazy." He muttered.

"Then say it." Naruto hissed back.

"Fine! I don't….I….Sakura isn't…" Gaara shook his head. He couldn't say it. Why? It wasn't true….was it?

"I'll look for Sakura myself." Naruto said, scanning the area before running off.

Gaara stood, dumbfounded.

"You have no right to love her!"

Naruto's words spun in his head. Gaara sat down, placing his head in his hands. As much as he hated to admit it, Naruto was right.

He had no right to love her.

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