Hey everyone, how's it goin'? Not much to say except for I've started writing my DeiSaku fic, Ai wa Bakuhatsu da. I won't release it until I'm almost done this one or I have enough chapters finished of AWBD. Anyway, on with chapter ten!
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Recap.
"Good morning all. I have great news!"
"What would that be?" Hidan asked in a deep, stoic tone.
"Today we and some Kusa ninja are going to track down the Akatsuki!"
Sakura and Hidan choked.
'Shit! We have to kill him today. This is so troublesome.' Sakura growled internally as she glanced over at Hidan who was probably thinking the same thing.
End Recap.
Sakura and Hidan exchanged glances. Their perfectly thought out plan was ruined and they had to think up a new one and quick.
"that is wonderful news Kazuki-san. When will we be heading off?" Sakura asked.
"Later this evening, however we have to attending a meeting with everyone about this operation." Kazuki explained as he grabbed a piece of toast out of the toaster.
Sakura glanced over at Hidan and used her telekinesis jutsu to enter his mind.
'Hidan, do we kill everyone at the meeting?' She questioned.
Hidan gave a discreet shrug of his shoulders and mouthed the word 'probably'.
Sakura smirked evilly at the thought of killing everyone who harmed her precious Akatsuki.
"Ano, when will we be attending this meeting Kazuki-san?"
"In an hour darling, so please get ready."
Sakura internally gagged at being called 'darling' by the man, but she kept her kind façade in place.
"I will do so then. Come on, Hisoka-kun." Sakura said as she grabbed Hidan's wrist and casually left the room.
Sakura pulled Hidan down the hall and slipped into her room. Once she confirmed it was safe, she let out a frustrated sigh.
"Damn it. What do we do Hidan?"
Hidan mulled over the situation quietly for a few minutes and then turned to Sakura.
"I think we just have to be the last ones in the fucking meeting. Then we lock the doors and kill them." He said as he plopped down on Sakura's futon.
Sakura sat on the window seat and crossed her arms over her chest, eyes closed in concentration.
"That's a good plan but we don't know how many people will be there and what their strengths are. They could make an escape."
Hidan nodded. "You have a point. How about putting up a damn barrier?"
Sakura turned her head to look out the window. "We'll have to try, it's the best we can do." She said as she got up and pushed Hidan out of her room.
"I have to get dress, you should get ready too." She continued as she closed the door behind him.
She sighed and rubbed her temples. "How troublesome." She grumbled as she pulled on the outfit she transformed in when she arrived at the village.
After about a half an hour a knock came upon Sakura's door. She strolled casually up to it and pulled it open.
"Ah Rimi-san, what's up?" Sakura said with a smile.
"It's the meeting, you're late." She said in a slight panic.
Sakura put on a fake face of panic.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" She cried as Rimi took her by the hand and ran off to the house where the meeting was being held.
After a few minutes of running they had arrived at a building that looked sort of like a town hall.
"It's that building. I have to leave, so good luck." Rimi said as she bowed and ran back to Kazuki's house.
"Psst. Bitch, over here." Hidan called quietly from the side of the building.
She ran over to him and hid with him on the side of the building.
"I got the fucking barrier up." He said as he grabbed his scythe out of a storage scroll.
Sakura did a few hand signs and out of the air, her purple and silver katana appeared. She grabbed hold of it and turned toward Hidan with a malicious smirk on her face.
"Let's go." Hidan said. Sakura nodded as they ran to the front door. They burst through, startling the ones that resided within.
Sakura scanned the room. Twenty people she thought as she glanced at Hidan.
"There you are Kanako-chan, Hisoka-kun." Kazuki said as he stood up.
Sakura raised her katana to him. "Don't call me so friendly, you dirty spy." She spat as she stared him down menacingly.
Kazuki put on a glare of his own. "What is the meaning of this?" He demanded in an angry tone.
Sakura turned towards Hidan He nodded and they both allowed their transformation to release. The Kusa nin gaped at the sight of two Akatsuki that stood before them. Before any of them could attack Hidan and Sakura charged at them. Sakura first when to the nin, hacking them down mercilessly, Hidan going for Kazuki.
Hidan put his mouth close to Kazuki's ear. "I'll show you what the fuck happens when you bastards touch my Sakura." He whispered dangerously as he took a spike out of his cloak and sliced Kazuki's cheek.
Hidan held out his hand and cut it with a kunai, allowing the crimson liquid to pool on the floor beneath him. Using his foot he began to draw the Jashinist symbol on the floor using his blood.
"You're fucked now." Hidan hissed as he licked Kazuki's blood off the spike. Hidan's skin took on a black tone with white patches that resembled a skeleton. He then reached out for his tri-bladed scythe and held it high over his head. He brought his scythe down violently, plunging it deep into his stomach. Kazuki howled in pain as the same thing happened to him. Hidan continued to torture the spy before finally holding the tip of one of the blades over his heart.
"See you in hell, you bastard." He said menacingly as he drove the blade through his heart, instantly stopping Kazuki's life.
Hidan's skin then returned to its normal pale tones as he stepped out of the symbol on the ground. Sakura walked up to his side completely drenched in blood.
"You killed him?" She asked.
"Fuck yeah." He said with a smirk.
"Good." She said as she walked up to Kazuki's corpse and dipped her fingers into his blood. She lifted her hand to the wall and began to write a message to whoever found the massacre. She stepped back and looked over the message; 'Don't mess with the Akatsuki'. She smirked and turned towards Hidan.
"Let's get the hell out of here."
Hidan nodded as they both ran out of the building and through the streets of the small village, heading for its gates.
'Good thing there's no one around.' Sakura thought as the pair crossed under the towering gates.
They continued to run for about a half an hour before Sakura started laughing. Hidan gave her a questioning look.
"That was so much fun, wasn't it?" She said with a huge grin.
HIdan smirked. "Fuck yeah it was." He agreed as Sakura high fived him.
-X- Back with Pein at the Akatsuki Base-X-
Pein clutched onto his stuffed pink unicorn.
"I hope Sakura is okay." He said worriedly as nervously bit down on the unicorn's horn.
Kisame sweat dropped. He'd never seen Pein like this before.
-X- Aaaand back with Sakura and Hidan-X-
It had been a couple days since the assassination and the two Akatsuki had just the border back into Ame.
Sakura meanwhile had crashed on a rock and was strewn all over its service. "Man, I haven't ran that fast for a while." She complained as she sat up.
Hidan came up and stood beside the rock. "Wow. You're fucking weak."
Sakura punched him in the head and turned away from him and started pouting.
He let out a small laugh and patted her on the head. "Let's go bitch." He said as he took her by the hand and dragged her off the rock.
She sighed as she continued to run alongside her partner back to her beloved home.
After about another day of travelling, Sakura and Hidan arrived at the quaint village where the base resided.
The two hurried through the pouring rain. In minutes they thankfully reached the base's entrance. Raising her ring to the seal, the door opened up and allowed her and Hidan through.
Once inside, Sakura shook her head, showering Hidan in hundreds of tiny water droplets.
They proceeded to walk through the winding halls to Pein's office.
Sakura approached the door and knocked on it. She heard a strained 'Come in'. She sweat dropped but nonetheless she pushed the heavy doors open.
"Sakura!" Peiin cried as he squished her in a hug.
Sakura flailed about trying to allow air into her demanding lungs. "D-dying!" She squeaked out. Pein put her down and cleared his throat, immediately replacing his happy face with his usual passive one.
Sakura smoothed out her cloak and cleared her throat. "Hiwatari Kazuki was successfully assassinated along with ninja who knew anything about the Akatsuki." She claimed as she tossed Pein the mission scroll.
He smirked and patted her head. "I'm proud of you Sakura." He said as he put the scroll on his desk. "Did you go a little overboard?" He questioned with his eyebrow raised, pointing and her blood stained form.
Sakura looked herself over. "Nah." She replied with a huge grin.
Pein smirked. "That's my girl."
"Well then, I should take a shower. It smells like pennies and it's making me dizzy." Sakura said as she bowed to Pein and Konan and left the room.
Hidan followed closely behind Sakura, totally invading her personal space. She eyed him suspiciously.
"Uhhhmm, personal space much?" She said as she tried to push him away.
He wrapped his arms around her torso and pulled her close to his body. "You really do look fucking gorgeous in the moonlight." He whispered and then poofed out of sight.
Sakura stood in the middle of the hall dumbly with her face a red that could rival a firetruck and a massive nosebleed. She wiped it away and was about to continue on her merry way when all of a sudden a flash of yellow and orange tackled her to the ground.
She eep'd when she discovered she was pinned beneath both Deidara and Tobi.
"Sakura, you're back un!" Deidara said, grinning wide.
"Tobi missed sakura-chan!" Tobi cried happily.
"I missed you guys too but this technically counts as rape." She claimed as she tried to push them off of her.
They let her get up, but they didn't let her out of their grasp.
"Is Sakura-chan ok? Sakura-chan is covered in blood." Tobi pointed out.
Sakura blinked and looked down at her body. "Oh yeah, it was an assassination mission and I haven't had time to clean up yet."
"Leader-sama allowed you to go on an assassination mission,un?"
Sakura nodded.
"Tobi is so proud of Sakura-chan!" Tobi proclaimed as he proceeded to squeeze the air out of Sakura's lungs.
"What's with all of the physical contact?" Sakura breathed. "Can you guys let me get cleaned up?"
They both nodded and reluctantly let go. Sakura turned to leave but stopped.
"Has Hina-chan come back?"
"No, but she should be back today, un."
"Sasori-san has been anxious." Tobi snickered.
Sakura smiled and let out a small laugh. "Okay, I'll see you guys later then." She said as she walked back to her room.
-X—
Sakura sighed and leaned against the closed bedroom door.
'I can't believe she's back.'
'Well, you know I can come out when you need me.' Inner chirped.
'No! Definitely not.' Sakura snapped.
'Fine, ruin all my fun.' Inner scoffed as she pouted in her emo corner.
Sakura internally rolled her eyes and proceeded to migrate to the bathroom across the room. Once inside Sakura approached the bathtub and turned the golden knobs, allowing warm water to fill the sparkling white tub. Sakura laid her bloodstained clothes and cloak gently on the sink along with some fresh red towels. She sat on the edge of the tub and waited patiently for it to fill. Finally it filled and she stirred the water with her fingertips. She smiled to herself, exactly to her liking. She slipped in and sunk her head into the water. She sighed in content as she soaked, allowing the warmth to soothe her bones.
After a good forty minutes of soaking, Sakura reluctantly got out of the water. She wrapped a large red towel around her body as she pulled the plug from the drain. She watched the slightly pink water go down the drain, it silently hypnotizing her. She turned from it and took another towel and started to dry off her hair. Once it was just slightly damp she used her chakra to absorb the water, completely drying herself off.
She left the bathroom and walked up to her closet and pulled the doors open. Quietly observing her clothes she contemplated on what to wear. After a few minutes of staring she decided on an outfit. She pulled out a boy's white blouse with sleeves that reached the inside of her elbow and the top button of the shirt undone, complete with a loose black tie. Then she took out a mid thigh length ruffled black miniskirt, baggy black legwarmers and some black converse. Lastly she opened a box that contained some of her accessories. From it she pulled out two black and white striped wristbands, a black choker, her Haruno clan pendant, and the gourd pendant Gaara had given her. She slipped the items on and left the room, locking it securely behind her.
She walked through the halls aimlessly, her mind deep in concentration. The scene of her slaughtering so many so long ago kept playing in her head. Sakura bit her lip in anger.
'It's all Suzuki's fault that I'm like this!' Sakura growled internally.
'But you're creating a counter attacking song, so it doesn't matter what you're like.'
'Yes it does! I'm a Kami damned Vapula and it's all her fault!'
'But you're a Vapula even if Suzuki didn't use her song.'
Sakura tch'd at Inner and shut her into the depths of her mind. Sakura was so frazzled that she almost ran into Zetsu who stood before her.
Sakura jumped. "Uh, Hi Zetsu-kun."
"There you are Sakura, I've been looking for you."
"Okay, what's up?"
"Kakuzu and Hinata just came back from their mission and Hinata is injured." He said.
Sakura's eyes widened with worry as she ran off to the medical bay.
'Please let her be okay.' Sakura pleaded internally as she skidded to a halt in front of the doors.
She pushed the doors open and saw Hinata lying on the medical table with a gaping wound in her side. Sasori was hovering close to her, worry clouding his eyes even though he tried to not make it noticeable. Kakuzu was near her too, worried for the only partner he could stand.
Sakura ran up to the side of the table, automatically snapping into medic mode.
"H-hey Saku-chan." Hinata ground out in a hoarse, broken voice.
"Don't speak Hina-chan." Sakura ordered as she wiped the blood from Hinata's mouth.
Sakura turned to Kakuzu and Sasori. "I need you guys to leave the room. You can wait outside if you'd like." She said as she tugged on Hinata's shirt, cutting some of it with some scissors. Sasori and Kakuzu reluctantly left the room but did wait outside the doors.
Sakura took the tie from her shirt and tied her hair into a high messy ponytail. She then took a clip from behind her ear and pinned her back her bangs, they no longer obscuring her vision.
She walked up to the side of the table Hinata was laying on. She pressed on Hinata's stomach opposite to her wound.
"Can you feel that?" Sakura questioned.
Hinata gave a slight nod. "A little."
Sakura hovered her hands just above the wound. Her mint green chakra fizzed into sight and began to repair any internal damage.
'I should search for poison.' Sakura thought as her eyes turned a deep crimson. Her eyes saw Hinata's insides, carefully scanning every inch for any poisons. She detected a small amount in her spleen.
'I'll stop the bleeding first. Then I'll take out the poison, I've handled that kind before.' Sakura analyzed as her chakra repaired Hinata's torn blood vessels.
"I'm going to put you to sleep, okay?" She told Hinata as she pressed her fingertips to Hinata's temples. Hinata nodded slightly as Sakura's chakra filled Hinata's brain, putting her into a peaceful sleep.
Sakura then walked over to a shelf full of viles of antidotes and poisons. She fingered the bottles and came to stop at one of the antidotes. It was the antidote she created for Naruto when he got injured during a mission to Kiri. She smiled sadly at the thought. Nonetheless she pulled the vile from the rack and poured the contents into a syringe.
She walked back over to Hinata's side and inserted the needle into Hinata's flesh just above her spleen. A few moments later the poison started to seep through Hinata's skin and begun to collected into a small pool on her stomach. Sakura watched carefully for all the poison to come out. Once she was sure that it was all out she did a few hand signs and sealed the poison into a ball of her chakra. She hovered the ball over a small container and dropped it inside, carefully locking it away. She went back to Hinata's side and disinfected it before repairing the tendons, muscle and flesh.
After an hour and a half Sakura had fully healed Hinata. Sakura wiped the sweat off her brow and stepped back, quietly admiring her work. Sakura grabbed a few cloths from the cupboard and soaked them in the sink. She brought the wet cloths to Hinata and proceeded to wash the blood and dirt off her.
After Sakura had cleaned her off she changed her into a white nightgown and carefully laid her into a bed next to the table. She pulled the blanket up to Hinata's chin and tucked her in, making sure she was comfortable. She looked over her some more and once she made sure she was alright she walked up to the doors, waiting for the chaos. She breathed deep and pulled the doors open. Sure enough every Akatsuki member, excluding Konan and Itachi, were swarmed outside the medical bay. Sasori was the first to attack her. He put his hands on Sakura's shoulders and begun to shake her violently.
"How's Hinata? Is she okay? What happened!" He asked in a panic.
Sakura grabbed his hands, ceasing the awful shaking. "First of all, calm down. Hinata is fine, she had a bad wound and it was poisoned, but I fixed it."She said as Sasori calmed down a bit. "She's resting now but she should stay in bed and take it easy for about a week."
He nodded as Sakura moved out of the doorway, allowing everyone to pool into the small medical room. They crowded around the small bed and watched over the raven haired kunoichi. She looked so happy in her sleep. Sasori rested his hand on hers, earning Hinata to smile a little bit bigger. Sakura quietly observed the scene in front of her. She smiled softly at the over protective family atmosphere the room was giving off. She tugged on one of the ends of the tie that was currently in her hair. It came loose and allowed her pink locks to cascade down her back and thighs. She took the tie and retied it loosely under the collar of the shirt. She quietly slipped out of the room and wandered through the halls. That damned scene kept playing over in her head. Sakura sighed audibly and totally deflated.
"What am I going to do?" Sakura whined to herself. "I'm going to have to get involved in that again."
'I didn't even get to finish my song.' She continued in her head.
Sakura switched directions and made a B-line for the library.
'I'm going to end this no matter what!'
-X-
Phew~ Sorry it was so late, and very short. I've gotten bored of Naruto already but I promise I'll finish this story and possibly Ai wa Bakuhatsu da. Anyway thanks for reading, please review!
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