I am first and foremost apologising for the tardyness on this chapter, I really didn't mean to leave you all hanging for so long, first it was a lot of studying, then it was the actual exams, and finaly recovering from said exams and preparing for my summer work. I will hopefully update on the next chapter sooner next time as I try to complete this story line. Plus not to mention the fact that Naruto has been one big dissapointment after another, I mean Kishimoto isn't exactly inspiring us with the need to write. So many months after his death I still dedicate this chapter to Uchiha Itachi, who at the very last moment was made into a pansy by our no longer revered Masashi Kishimoto.
Inner Sakura
Inner Sakura
'Thoughts' and flashbacks
"Speech segments"
Disclaimer: I do not nor will I ever own Naruto
A Mission Gone Awry
Chapter 9
… Which was tripping over the very unstable ground.
"Crap" she muttered, luckily her 'little' incident went unnoticed. Then she silently moved away from the fierce battle to re-position for her own attack.
…Konoha…
"Shit, Shizune!" Tsunade screamed, the chakra she'd put into the earrings just vanished.
"Hai Tsunade-sama?"
"We need to get going now!"
"We? I thought we already agreed that you were staying here."
"Times change, now where is Kakashi!"
"Demo Tsunade-sama…"
"No! she needs me!"
"Tsunade-sama"
"What?" she snarled
"Gomen"
The world went black to Tsunade as Shizune's voice faded.
… The Battle…
Sakura pulled on her gloves and flexed her fingers, the time to take out that baa-chan would have to be soon, otherwise she might be killed by Itachi. From her vantage point she could see the massive craters in the earth, a feat only matched whenever she and Tsunade-sama sparred.
'How the hell are we going to survive this?' Inner asked.
'I don't know, maybe that jutsu we've been working on?'
'No!, how about you just fight like Itachi, his moves seem pretty efficient.'
'And how would you say he is fighting?'
Inner Sakura took a moment to analyze the elder Uchihas' movements, then it dawned on her.
'He fights instinctually.'
…Shizune…
"Kakashi we don't have much time before she wakes up, where is Naruto?"
"Check Ichiruka's, he might be there."
"You really are a lazy Dumbass."
Kakashi grinned "Why thank you."
Shizune sweat-dropped but then noticed Naruto off in the distance running towards them, instant ramen in hand.
"Some things don't change" Shizune said smiling.
"Why do we have to go after Ugly?" Sai had just arrived with Yamato "Oh! Dickless is coming too?"
Naruto who had come close enough heard the last comment and tried to punch Sai in the face, though he was stopped by Kakashi.
"See he doesn't even have the balls to face me" he taunted on "Oh geez what is that?" he said pointing off towards the gates where someone was staggering closer to Konoha…
…Sakura…
She jumped into the heat of the battle prepared mentally to allow her body to do what it needed to do and act on pure instinct.
…Itachi…
His eyesight was blurring fast but soon he would defeat this old hag. How he ever let himself underestimate her he did not know, analytical process usually gave him a clear advantage, but now it seemed gone. One thing he did know was he'd just seen his one hope of perfect eyesight jump into the fray. 'Oh well' he'd let her take over for now…
…Sakura…
"Oh Sakura-chan you wouldn't hurt a little old lady would you?"
"You lied to me! You attacked me, and now you'll pay for insulting me!" she was doing her best to let go of her control to her instincts but it was incredibly difficult.
'I can't help you to do it, you have to do it on your own!' Inner yelled to her.
'I'm trying ok!'
'Then let go of your emotions, and let go of your mind!'
'Hai!'
…Itachi…
She was struggling internally for a moment but soon, she was changing. She changed her stance to one more suited for hand-to-hand combat, a pose that he himself had previously taken while fighting the ancient hag. 'Again she intrigues me' he thought.
…Sakura…
She was doing what Itachi had been doing so efficiently earlier, she was winning. The baa-chan was beginning to wane on power, quite possibly the chakra she'd stolen from her earlier. She saw the baa-chan making more mistakes as their fight progressed, soon it would be over.
And then it was, a well aimed blow knocked the old lady for a loop, sending her about forty feet in the opposite direction where she landed unconscious. Sakura had hoped that this would be a happy end but then she noticed a lot of unwanted attention seemed to spot-light on her. She had Uchiha Itachi's full attention on her, whether she wanted it or not…
…Konoha…
He stumbled forward in all of his high-healed glory, straight into Naruto's chest. He'd been sobering up for this moment for several hours now, hoping that he wouldn't ruin it. Then as calmly as he could he muttered "I'm sorry, but he's going after Sakura" and then he collapsed sideways flashing everyone a view up his skin-tight skirt.
"I've got to get my camera!" Naruto said gleefully.
"For once Dickless I completely agree with you" Sai said as Kakashi and Yamato burst out laughing.
Today really was an extraordinary day…
Sorry it was so short, but I hope that once this is complete to start (well actually finish) a couple of new fics, the first one is (hopefully) a KakaSaku story ("The Dream") and the second is a Twilight fic called "A Fairytale?" I might give previews of those at a later point when I have more of them written.
PS. I don't blame you if you want to flame me, I know I've been a bad fan-fiction mommy leaving everyone hanging for so long.