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Sakura knew that there was a high chance she was already pregnant… wetting her dry lips with her tongue, to her horror she found herself saying something she wish she never said…
"I might be carrying Gaara's child…"
Everything in the room went deathly silent as Sasuke registered what Sakura had just told him… She might be pregnant with the kazekage's child!
Sasuke now stood in front of Sakura, a malicious glare on his face and his sharingan activated…
Gaara… please hurry…
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Chapter 10: Desperate Situation
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The air was crisp and cool as the morning sun rose in the horizon. Many lifeless bodies were strewn all over the forest floor. Blood had covered most of their bodies and the large remaining numbers of the sand shinobi who stood with a look of victory etched on their weary faces.
Gaara was the only ninja who didn't have a single speck of dirt or blood on him whatsoever. Temari on the other hand was covered from head to toe in crimson blood. She smelled of death and desperately need to take a long hot shower.
Her blood stained clothes clung to her body and made it all the more irritating. The battle had lasted a good few hours and they managed to defeat almost all of the sound army. A few of the injured ones escaped and were probably heading back to Orochimaru…
Since Gaara only used his sand to attack the ninja, he wasn't tired and still had a large amount of chakra left in him.
Temari and Kankuro on the other hand were exhausted and sore. They had a few cuts and scrapes on their bodies but nothing too serious.
Her ink orbs felt like lead as she journeyed back to Sunagakure with the remaining survivors. Temari had to get up so early and fight, now her energy supply was low and she felt like she was going to collapse right on the sandy ground.
She felt so dizzy and her head began to throb painfully. Swallowing her saliva and trying to sooth her sore throat, Temari rubbed her eyes to stay awake. Just a little longer and she would be able to pass out on her warm and comfy bed.
Her body didn't agree with her and as she took another step, she felt darkness envelope her and the hard sandy ground beneath her.
Kankuro ran to his sister's aid and lifted her up in his strong arms. A sand ninja helped to place the worn out kunoichi on the puppet master's back before going back to his original spot. He could sense that her chakra level was dangerously low and she needed more in order to sustain herself.
The only experienced medical ninja that Kankuro could think of at the moment was Sakura. He knew that she was well known in her village to be the greatest medic nin in Konohagakure, even surpassing the hokage at the young age of 15!
"Gaara, Temari needs chakra as soon as possible! "
The kazekage stopped in his tracks. He turned around to look at his sister who was over exhausted. He knew that she wouldn't last much longer unless she was treated immediately and Sakura was the only person to do so.
"Kankuro, were going to my house and Temari will be treated by Sakura…" Gaara had explained.
Both siblings nodded their heads and instructed the sand shinobi to go to the hospital and get their wounds checked out.
The three siblings disappeared in a whirlwind of sand. Leaving the survivors to journey back to Suna and be examined by the nurses at the hospital.
Both appeared in Gaara's living room. Kankuro knew that his brother was sort of a neat freak and would never leave his house in disarray but now he doubted that… The entire living room looked like a pigsty, the sofa had been flipped over and a few other things were scattered on the floor.
The thing that caught their eyes was the blood stains covering some of the wooden floor. A kunai was also on the ground and was covered in red blood.
His emotions got the best of him as he realized that Sakura might have been attacked. But who? Who would dare to enter his home and harm his fiancé!?!
Uchiha…
He must have taken her with him. To restore his clan! Seeing as the front door was left ajar, Gaara told his brother to follow behind him as they searched for the Uchiha and Sakura.
I'll get you back! No matter what!
So many things were going through the pink haired woman's head as she was forcefully taken from her home and now running through a desert slung over Sasuke's back. After she had tried her best to stand up to Sasuke she was no mach for him and once again she felt weak…
Gaara… please hurry… she had prayed to kami-sami. But her constant praying had done nothing for her as she was slammed against a wall. The kunai falling to the wooden floor, making a clattering sound as it made contact with the hard wood floor.
He was enraged and she knew it and felt it through the pressure he was applying to her arms. His sharingan was activated and he was ready to kill… He didn't however and simply shook her senseless until she felt nausea welling up inside her stomach.
She had somehow held it down and saw her vision blur until Sasuke looked blurry and the room felt like it was shifting from side to side, tilting in different angles and making her head ache.
Blinking a few times, Sakura heard the Uchiha speak in a low voice, as if he were trying to conceal his obvious anger from her.
"Ungrateful woman…"
She was spun around so that her back was no longer facing the wall. Sasuke shoved her hard and caused Sakura to loose her footing and crash into the couch, flipping it over in the process.
The table was what inflicted damage on her body. As she was also flipped over with the couch, Sakura thought she would be crushed by it but instead she smashed into the table and hit her head on the table.
She could hear footsteps nearing her and then she was picked up again. Her ears were ringing and caused her head to ache even more than before. Sasuke had slung her over his shoulder and ran out of the kazekage's house.
She had closed her eyes long ago and could tell that Sasuke intended on taking her away from Gaara, but would he still use her to make an Uchiha heir or simply kill her?
She knew that the back of her head was cut open from banging it against the table. Why was all this happening to her!?! Why was she always cursed with such bad luck all the time!?! Her limbs were as sore as hell and her head continued to throb…
She was in deep shit now…
The kazekage and his brother ran in search of the pink haired kunoichi that was his fiancé. He could sense the Uchiha's chakra in the far distance and knew that they would soon reach him in due time.
Gaara only hoped that Temari would be able to last for that long… Fear was evident as Gaara thought of the possible things Sasuke could have done to Sakura, they had definitely engaged in battle since his living room was a total mess and objects were scattered everywhere.
If he put a single scratch on Sakura he was a dead man!
Increasing in speed, Gaara and his brother were currently in the vast desert outside of their village. They couldn't spot the Uchiha in the distance and new that he was getting away. No! He wasn't going to let the Uchiha get away with this!
This was the second time that Sasuke had tried to take Sakura away from him. And to his disbelief, the Uchiha looked like he was achieving his goal… He didn't want to admit it and never would admit it! He was going to get Sakura back and that was a promise!
Both Sand shinobi thought that using the sand to transport themselves closer to the Uchiha would be their best way of catching up to him. Gaara knew that he was very fast, when he had fought against him in the chunin exams and Sasuke had dodged every single attack he through his way.
But now was different, Gaara was stronger and more determined especially when he had a good reason to attack the Uchiha. He had taken someone he loves and wants her back!
Narrowing his eyes, Gaara and Kankuro were swallowed in a thick blanket of sand and were now even farther out in the desert. Sunagakure was way behind them and looked miniature from where they were.
Sasuke really was fast if he was already past this point. Closing his forest green eyes, both shinobi disappeared again and went even farther out. They had gone so far that small shrubs and bushes were sprouted from the dirt covered ground and they were approaching a forest.
They were going the opposite way of Konoha and Gaara had a feeling that Sasuke wasn't returning back to Konoha and instead decided to run off with Sakura.
If everyone knew what he was planning on doing then his title of 'genius' meant nothing now, since he was being a total idiot!
A flash of pink was seen out in the distance and was gone as quick as it came. It had to be Sakura's hair!
They only had to teleport once more and they would be right on the Uchiha's trail. Kankuro must have seen the pink too since he now looked at Gaara and nodded his head towards him.
Gaara's sand enveloped them and both now stood in front of the running Uchiha. Though, once he had seen them Sasuke stopped dead in his tracks and cast them a deadly glare.
"Get out of my damn way! " He ordered.
Kankuro knew better then to interfere in the battle between the Uchiha and his brother and knew that he wanted to do this by himself.
The puppet master moved away from them and was now sitting under shade that a large tree created.
Make this quick Gaara…
The sand ninja got into a fighting stance and watched as the Uchiha smirked at him.
"If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you'll get…" Sasuke said.
Knowing that he wouldn't be able to fight at his fullest with a kunoichi slung over one of his shoulders, so he decided to put her down. He did but not gently instead he threw Sakura behind him and sent her flying straight for a tree.
The impact caused a sickly cracking noise. Once she had smashed into the tree trunk, Sakura fell to the ground, her pink hair splayed over her face and she gave out a weak grunting sound.
"Bastard! " Gaara shouted.
Sasuke was the first to deliver his series of attacks and threw a few shuriken. Gaara dodged them with little trouble and summoned his sand to take care of the Uchiha. Almost as if the past was replaying itself, Gaara watched as Sasuke dodged the sand and blew fire from his mouth.
His sand instantly protected Gaara and blocked the scorching flames from burning him. A chuckle erupted from Sasuke's throat as he spoke…
"Still depending on your sand to save you… huh? " He mocked.
"Still have that stick shoved up your ass Uchiha? " Gaara mocked back.
Growling, Sasuke charged at the kazekage and used his leg to kick him. Wanting to prove the Uchiha wrong, Gaara removed his sand from protecting him and ducked just in time. He caught Sasuke's foot in both his hands an evil look plastered on his face.
Using all his strength, Gaara swung the Uchiha around by his legs and let him go in the right direction.
A large tree stood to the left and Gaara was successful in letting Sasuke go so that he hit the tree. Wiping blood from the corner of his mouth, Sasuke took out a kunai and ran at Gaara yet again…
While the battle between the rivals continued, Sakura was on the verge of falling unconscious but the sounds of grunting and yelling kept her partly conscious. Her back was facing the dirt ground as she tried standing up…
Pain spread all over her body but that didn't stop her. This time she was just going to have to bear with the pain and pretend like it didn't exist. She was going to be strong!
Her emerald eyes opened and an unfocused image of two people sitting under a tree caught her eye. Kankuro seemed to notice that she was awake because he ran towards her, carrying his sister in his arms.
Getting her none blurry vision back, Sakura looked at the pale face of Temari. She couldn't sense much chakra left in her and she herself was drained of it. Knowing what she had to do, Sakura willed herself to stay conscious for just a while longer.
Placing her hands over the blonde kunoichi's chest, Sakura transmitted some of the chakra she had left into Temari. She watched as her skin colour went back to normal and her breathing deepened. The rose haired woman collapsed sideways and heard the voice of Temari.
"Where the hell am I? " She had said.
Looking to her right side, she noticed the limp form of Haruno Sakura and a look of distress was plastered on her face.
"What happened to Sakura!?! " She half shouted.
"She used some of the chakra she had left to keep you alive…" Kankuro said.
Ignoring her headache, Temari turned to her side and shook the kunoichi shoulders. She got no response and fear got the best of her.
"Sakura! Please get up! "She shouted.
Temari had never allowed herself to cry before but now her emotions were getting the best of her and she felt hot tears well up in her eyes. She struggled to speak but found it hard to when her throat felt tight and dry.
The blonde woman blinked her tears away but soon found them rolling down her cheeks and falling to the dirt covered ground.
"Who did this to her? " She found herself asking.
"The Uchiha…" Kankuro had answered.
Her nails dug into the dirt as she reached for the large fan on her back. Gripping it, Temari stood on unsteady feet and raised the fan above her head. Waiting for the right moment to strike, Temari watched the Uchiha's moves carefully…
As he jumped into midair, Temari brought her fan down and a large gust of wind swept through the forest and hit the sharingan user dead on. He was blown into many trees and went through them; he came to a stop however when Gaara's sand snaked around his body and slammed him hard to the ground, causing him to cough up blood.
He went to reach for his weapons but felt as if his right arm was immobile. It had to have broken when he was slammed against trees. Bruises had already started to form on his skin. He stood up and looked around for the source of the wind.
He saw a blonde kunoichi that he recognized from the chunin exams as Gaara's elder sister. She had sent him a smirk before falling on one knee and gasping for breath. She was still weary from her previous battle and needed time to recuperate…
Cursing inwardly, Sasuke saw the kazekage near him. He knew that he would not be able to fight with a broken arm and probably a few other bones in his body. His legs wobbled as Sasuke tried maintaining his balance.
He watched as Gaara's sand snaked towards him. If he was caught in the deadly sand then he was as good as dead. Gaara wouldn't hesitate in killing him; he would probably end his life slowly and painfully.
Knowing that he wouldn't be able to perform any hand signs, Sasuke jumped backwards and nearly avoided being captured by the sand. He took one last glance at Gaara and then the rosette haired woman lying on the ground.
She's not worth it…
Jumping into a near tree, Sasuke began to retreat back to Konohagakure. Still totally enraged, Gaara went to follow after him but the voice of Kankuro stopped him from doing so.
"I don't think he'll be coming back…"
Gaara ran to Sakura's side and looked over her limp form. Scooping her up in his arms, Gaara transported to the Sunagakure hospital. The only thing that mattered at the moment was Sakura and getting her to the hospital to be treated…