A/N : Screw the pre-read shit I wanna update now and I'm gonna do it... Hehe... I'm actually in a really good mood 'cause I just came back from swimming in the ocean with my sisters boyfriend and before that we went horseback riding and also made the horses swim... It was awesome... Ok about this chapter then I want reviews as quickly as you can because I wanna publish the last chapter sometime today... Enjoy... ;P
For two days Sakura was kept in the cell and for two days she planed and talked either with Tobi when he brought her food or with her Inner and Nekomata. Currently she was in the place were Nekomata was situated in her mind, listening to her explain the connection she had with her real self and all her other selves.
"When my descendentswere still alive they could communicate through me sins all of them had a part of me in them and technically I was every where at ones with them. When one of my children would die all of their thoughts, memories and emotion would go directly to me and therefore to my other children if I wished to tell them so." Sakura nodded in understanding.
"But were is the 'real' you?" The big cat smiled.
"I'm somewhere inside this hideout." Sakura sat next to her quiet Inner up to the two tailed cat.
"Tell me, if I would set you free, what would you do?" Nekomata was surprised at this question.
"I would probably kill most of the Akatsuki and take my revenge on the people that killed my children, why?" Sakura patted her distracted.
"But what if I couldn't set you free, if I had to place you in a host like the nine-tailed is, what would you do then? Would you torturer him? Would you try and get out?" The cat was silent for a moment before answering.
"It would depend on the host." Nodding Sakura continued.
"Would you be fine with dying when the host dies?" Nekomata looked at the girl nuzzling her chin.
"I would be fine with it if you or any other of my children where my host, but otherwise I would try and escape." Sakura smiled.
"Then if it's not in my power to set you free, I promise to not let anyone else be your host but me." She hugged the big feline but then relished something she had said. "Why would you only kill most of the Akatsuki?" Inner seemed to want to know that also and turned to look at her.
"I would only spare two of them, Itachi and Kisame." The two Sakura's were shocked at hearing that.
"Why would you do that!?" Inner yelled.
"You've been sleeping for two years and while I had nothing to do I listened and thought through all the memories of my children and I figured couple of things out about all of the Akatsuki members, believeme when I say that those two are the only ones that deserve to live."
Sakura then listened with wide eyes as Nekomata told them the truth about the Uchiha slaughter and about Kisame awful past.
When Itachi to get her to meet Pain, after 3 days in the cell not counting the first one, Sakura placed the mask back on and followed him wordlessly. "I wouldn't test Leader-sama patience, he, nor his partner, is as tolerant as the others."
Sakura looked at him. "Awww… you care." All she got was an 'hn'. She took his forearm and gave it a light squeeze. "Don't worry, I won't forget that advice." He turned to her and she could see concern in his eyes but only for a moment. "You better."
She then surprised them both and hugged him. "I'll make things right, if I ever get to go home that is, I promise." He put a hand on her shoulder and pushed her away to see her eyes. Nodding he turned around and kept walking with her following.
They came out in a field and Sakura's hope for an escape was increased by that, she had more of a chance now. If she would only be out there for an hour maybe two then she would have enough chakra to change her eyes and then the rest would follow.
"Welcome Haruno-san, I've been waiting to see you for some time now, please take of your mask." An orange haired man said. "Pain-san." Sakura mocked bowed to him and removed her mask, better not push it too far.
"A pink haired kunoichi, I have to admit that is a first for me." Sakura said nothing but tied her hair up in a messy high ponytail, ready for a battle if it came to that. She then felt something cut her left arm right under her ANBU tattoo.
"You do not ignore Leader-sama." Came a cold woman's voice. Sakura looked up from the cut to a blue haired woman that was now standing next to Pain.
"Last time I checked he wasn't my leader." Sakura just earned her self two more cuts on the left hand under the first one, she didn't flinch. "You want me here because you desire my power." She turned to Pain ignoring the origami master, Konan. "But you don't know how it works or how you can take it for your own, that's why I'm here but not rotting away in the woods."
Eight more cuts on her face and legs, still she didn't flinch and seemed not noticing them. "You can't take it from my by force and I refuse to join you. I'm an ANBU captain of the leaf village and I'm loyal to my village. So either release me or kill me, there is no other chose in this matter." Over thirty cuts were delivered on her body but still Sakura stood proud and tall, never moving an inch.
"Konan stop." The man said impressed with the young girl that stood in front of him. "Girl I will not release you nor kill you until I have seen this power for my self." Sakura wiped some blood from her chin. She needed fifteen minutes more and then she would be good to go.
"Alright I'll show you but I will need a few minutes." He nodded. "You have ten minutes to clean your self up." He gave a sign to Tobi and he ran away and came back with some clean cloth and bandages. Sakura thanked him and sat on the ground wiping the blood of her and wrapping the cuts up. "You know I've always wanted to see how you do that." Sakura said out of the blue looking up at Konan.
"Would you mind if you showed me just a bit." The woman glared at the younger girl and then she pulled out of her hand a paper and it formed in to a rose. Sakura tilted her head and looked at her.
"So you can make paper out of your skin, impressive. I'll hand it to you, you're much better at making something out of this than Deidara is with his clay." That made Konan smile and the rose came flying to Sakura who took it from the air, looking out for the thorns on it.
"Thank you." Sakura examined the paper flower for some time and tested it with her finger with the results of cutting her finger. "Are all your origami so sharp?" The woman nodded. "This is the perfect weapon in a stealth mission, no noise form it, can pull it out of your skin and people never would expect an origami flower to be deadly."
Sakura twisted the flower between her fingers. Fifteen minutes had passed and Sakura stood up facing Pain. "Alright, you want to see what I can do." The Akatsuki all waited for Sakura to change or do something but nothing happened.
"You have to attack me." Sakura said like that was obvious. Pain wasted no time and attacked her making her jump out of the way, it went like that for a minute or two when he lost his patience. "You're not changing." The voice was threatening.
Just then Sakura felt like she had enough chakra and smiled at him. "I am now." And she got her catlike eyes and that was soon followed by fangs, cat ears, claws and to both her and the Akatsuki's surprise two tails. She crunched down and stopped dodging and started to attack him full force making the other Akatsuki join the battle.
"Neko." Sakura thought. "I can't safe you now, they're too many but I promise to come back and take you away from here." She felt the cat stir.
"That's alright child, get your self out of danger." Sakura was about to turn around and run for her life back to Konoha when she felt a familiar chakra. "Naruto." She said making all stop.
Out of the forest that was on the right of the field Naruto came out with company, Neji, Shikamaru, Kakashi, Gaara, Hinata, Jiraja and Anko. Sakura was happy to see her friends and jumped over to them smiling. "Sakura what happened to you!?" Naruto yelled and everyone was gaping at her.
"Good to see you guys too, but I have no time to explain right now." Sakura turned around to face the Akatsuki who were standing close together ready to fight them. "Naruto I need to do something I promised a friend. Can you deal with this?" Naruto nodded and Sakura jumped to Jiraja pulling on his arm.
"I need you to help me." He followed her as she ran away in to the forest. "Sakura what happened to you?" He repeated the question Naruto had asked. "It's my kekkei genkai." She stopped and punched the ground below her making it collapse in to an open room.
Jumping down she kept running listening to the directions Neko was giving her. Finally she came to a room that had a big statue who's seven of nine eyes were open. "We need to get the tailed beasts out of there, can you do it?" Jiraja was flabbergast at what she said.
"You want me to release the tailed beasts!?" Sakura's eyes widened. "NO! Just to seal them in something else." He took a deep breath and then nodded, thinking that it was better than letting the Akatsuki have them.
"I'll need something to seal them in, it has to be something closed, at least partly closed." Sakura looked around and saw a door, running to them she saw it was a weaponry. She took sheaths of katanas, weapon pouches and one shield she saw, running back to him and dumping it on the floor he races a brow.
"What am I going to do with that?" He pointed to the shield. Sakura took it up and used her inhuman strength to bend it so it was like a bucket with a small hole she could easily close. "Are you ready?" He nodded and started doing hand seals and then called out something in a languish Sakura didn't recognize, the mouth of the statue opened and out came a sea green chakra.
Sakura took up one of the pouches and held it while Jiraja sealed the beast in it. "That was Isonade, the three tailed beast." He was panting. Sakura nodded and looked at him worried. "Do you think you can do them all?" He nodded and straightened up starting the chanting again, this time a bright green chakra came out and it went in to another pouch. Almost immediately came white chakra going in one of the sheaths.
"Those were Sokou and Houkou." Jiraja rested his hands on his knees that were shaking. Sakura ran up to him and made him sit down. "Rest for a bit, we have a little time." She then went in his pocket and took out a pen walking up to the sealed beasts and writing on the items.
"What are you doing?" Sakura smiled at him sheepishly. "I'm marking them so I'll remember who is who." Jiraja sweat dropped at that. "Hey, you can seal in to humans to, can't you?" He was surprised at that out of the blue question. "Yes I can, what're you thinking?"
Sakura shrugged and turned around to face him. "Can you seal Nekomata in to me?" He narrowed his eyes. "Why would I do that?" Sakura looked up to the ceiling and huffed. "I promised her that I wouldn't have her sealed in to anyone else." Jiraja nodded even if he had no clue what the girl was talking about.
"You'll explain later." He said and stood up doing the chanting. When he had been able to seal a yellow chakra, Raijun, and a golden brown chakra, Kaku, in the last sheath and shield he was almost falling over in exhaustion. Sakura had to support him to the wall were he sat down again to catch his breath.
"I'm almost out of chakra." He said taking deep breaths Sakura was about to respond but a voice stopped her. "Your friends are in trouble, they can't hold out much longer." They looked up and were met with Itachi standing in the exit.
"We're almost done here, if Jiraja can seal the last two, then we're out of here." Sakura said placing a hand on the older man shoulder hindering him in getting up from the wall. "I hope you haven't forgotten your promise Sakura." Itachi said taking a step to her.
"No, I never forget a promise, Itachi-san. Can you help us?" He nodded making Sakura smile and hug him the second time that day. "Thank you." He patted her shoulder and she let go, they supported Jiraja and even though he was confused he started chanting again using the chakra Itachi was pushing in to his system.
This time a black chakra came out and headed straight for Sakura and entered her mouth, she stood completely still as this happened but collapsed when it was over. Panting she stood up wiping sweat of her head. "Now just one more to go and were safe." There was a loud explosion and suddenly the battle was in the room, Sakura looked franticly around until she found Gaara.
"Gaara!" She yelled at him, jumping from Deidara he came to stand next to her. "Do you want to have Shukaku back?" He looked confused, horrified and exited all at ones. "What do you mean, I don't want to become the emotionless monster again?"
Sakura listened for a second to Neko who was now fully inside of her. "He won't be as bad, they're weaker now and you'll have a better seal, you won't change back I swear and you would still be able to sleep." Gaara nodded at that and Sakura told him to go over to Jiraja and Itachi, and to not attack Itachi.
She took on Deidara instead and with her new strength she held her ground against him easily.
A/N : Ok anybody wondering why Jiraja didn't die sealing them?... It's like this Minato was sealing a Kyuubi on a rampage while Jiraja was sealing weakened beasts after the ritual Akatsuki used and they all were on the same place holding still... Any questions will be answered if you ask... I want my reviews as fast as you can so I can update later today or tomorrow... ;P