What is this?

I hated this…I had to travel inside the sound village, to change my style of clothing and buy weapons that I would never think of using in my life.

I yawned while stretching my arms above my head. This was going to be a long day. My eyes widened as I felt a familiar chakra signature within a close distance of where I was heading to.

Sasuke.

I wasn't sure of what I should do at this point in time. Orochimaru surely knows if I had the intention of leaving him and going back to Konoha because of the curse mark that he placed on me. I looked about before deciding just to carry on walking to the shop while masking my chakra. Even though my pink hair was bound to give myself away.

Surprisingly enough I managed to walk right past Sasuke and into the clothing shop. I looked around before mentally crying to myself…

'These clothes are horrible!' I thought while looking at the bland range of clothes. Although something caught my eye. I went over to the back of the shop and saw the outfit Sasuke would have been wearing if it wasn't for me. I closed my eyes and smirked to myself. I picked it up but instead of picking up the trousers that Sasuke would have had, I picked up some short black shorts with fishnets. Before paying for the clothes I picked up a roll of thick bandages. After paying for the items I discarded my old outfit and changed into the new one. It felt kind of refreshing to be wearing new clothes.

I hesitantly checked myself out in the mirror. I held my headband to my head to see what I looked like with it on. My eyes watered slightly as I took my Kunai out of my pouch.

"I guess I need to move on." I drew a long strike through the leaf symbol before throwing the headband and the Kunai to the side. "Now for some new weapons."

Sasuke (POV)

After I separated the group I felt Sakura's chakra signature. It was faint and gone in the next second but it was still there.

I had just searched outside the clothing shop. So all I had left to check was the weapon shop, and then it would be time to meet back up with Kakashi. I placed my hands in my pocket while entering the shop.

"Is there anything I can help you with young sir?" one of the people from the shop had tried to ask.

"No." I replied before walking to the back of the shops to admire the swords. The way the swords shape was crafted you could slice a head off clean with one swing. I had gone around the shop around ten times before deciding to give up, until I saw Sakura paying for a large amount of weapons, wearing something that I'd never seen before…and her hair was wavy and went down to below her back.

"Sakura?" I said involuntarily. She ignored me. I knew she could hear me. I started walking towards her.

"Thank you for your purchase, have a nice day." The owner of the shop said, immobilized at the money Sakura gave him.

"Sakura." I said in a much sharper tone. She turned her back and started to walk out of the shop.

Before she left the shop she turned around to look at me. This stopped me from walking towards her completely.

Her expression was cold…the very opposite of what it would normally be like. I felt as if she wasn't there…someone had taken my Sakura away.

Before I could do anything, Sakura left the shop. I blinked a few times before running to the entrance of the shop. But when I looked outside Sakura was nowhere to be seen. I clenched my fist and sighed softly.

"She got away…" I muttered to myself before noticing Tenten walking my way.

"Oh, there you are Sasuke. Kakashi and Neji have already finished searching for information. I have as well so I'm heading to the meeting point." She said while I was still busy scanning the village for Sakura. "-How about you did you find anything, Sasuke?" She asked, I shook my head and put my hands in my pocket.

"Come on. Let's head back." I said so no further questions were asked.

Sakura (POV)

It felt good to finally escape Sasuke…I would have started crying if I saw the broken and lost look on his face longer than I already did. I took a deep breath and sighed. I had to report these sightings to Orochimaru…Otherwise he might think I'm trying to escape.

"-And the power of youth will guide us!" I heard a voice come from my left.

'Oh god…not him again…' I sweat dropped as I masked my chakra further and hid above the group that was travelling this way.

"Hinata!" Guy sensei shouted. I felt sorry for the poor girl.

"Y-yes?" Hinata responded meekly.

"Use your Byakugan so search these woods. I have a feeling that something is here!" I widened my eye.

'Are his senses that good?' I thought to myself, I heard Naruto groan loudly, making me smile warmly.

"You said that the past five times Guy!" Naruto complained. Before Guy could fit in a youthful response Hinata had spotted me.

"She's up there!" Hinata exclaimed. I cussed under my breath and dropped down from the tree…Knowing that the most powerful thing this group contains…Is Naruto's facial reactions towards me.

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto's eyes lit up as he tried to run towards me. my heart dropped completely. Guy held his arm out and looked down at him.

"She isn't the Sakura we know anymore Naruto." Guy commented. I used a lot of will power to keep my face cold.

"She's only been away from the leaf village for less than a day!" He retorted. Guy shook his head and looked at me.

"That face isn't as warm and welcoming as we once knew." With that Naruto looked at me with sad eyes.

"Sakura, is this true?" His voice started shaking. I merely looked down at him. I was about to break, his face showed so much emotion, one of the reasons why I loved having Naruto on my team. I felt four familiar chakra signatures and sighed.

'The sound Ninja' I thought. And on queue they arrived by my side one by one.

"No wonder why you were taking so long, Sakura." Sakon chuckled. I sighed quickly before turning my head to give him a glare. "What?" He chuckled even further before clearing his throat. "Orochimaru wants you back at the hideout. We'll take care of these guys." I nodded and turned my back towards the group.

"Sakura…Why are you doing this to me? Are they forcing you?" Naruto asked. I looked down and started walking. "Sakura! Answer me! Is he making you do this?!" Naruto yelled. I stopped walking and took a long deep breath.

"No. Naruto." I answered bluntly. "I'm doing this on my own accord." I finished before darting away from the scene.

"Sakura! Don't leave!" Naruto yelled. I nearly messed up on my footing as I increased my speed.

'Sasuke really must have been one cold heartless bastard…' I thought to myself as I finally reached the hideout.

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I didn't get to update yesterday because of family reasons :) so hopefully instead the next chapter will be longeerrrr :3