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note: Italics are thoughts.
Bold Italics are flashbacks.
Revelations by Raven Serpentine
Chapter 10 : Demise
Both sides finished fighting with each other and all Konoha ninjas are either unconscious or paralyzed. As they thought that everything was over, Sakura felt someone's presence and turned around. Suddenly, she felt a katana pierce through her stomach. She smiled at the person in front of her as blood start to seep from her mouth.
"Congratulations Sasuke."
She vomited blood. She can now feel her energy losing and in a few more minutes she might be gone.
"You finished your mission. It good that I turned around or else-"
She vomited more blood. Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Or else you could have finished it without your honor still intact. Imagine, gossips will surround Konoha that you killed an opponent with her back on. Very shameful thing isn't it?"
She slowly pulled the katana out of her stomach and when she successfully pulled it out, she looked at Gaara and whispered goodbye. Every second, she feel more blood ooze from her wound. Sasuke is flabbergasted as well as Gaara. She was about fall when Deidara caught her.
"Sakura-chan!"
"My gratitude Deidara." Her voice is weak.
"Please dont talk anymore. Rest and heal yourself."
"I cant do that anymore. Too weak. Dont have enough chakra."
"Sakura-chan, why did you let him do this to you? We both know that you can evade that attack! Why didn't you?"
She did not bother answer.
"I have a final order."
"What is it hime?" Sasori asked.
"Bring me back to the base. Let the news of my demise spread, might as well not hide it."
"Hai."
"Look Deidara..."
Cherry blossoms started to fall which is not in accord to the weather. Sakura's hand reached up to get the fallen cherry blossom petal from his shoulder and showed it to him. He reminisced certain memories that was long ago.
A pink-haired girl walked in front of him. He was a teen then.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Sakura and you?"
"Deidara."
"Let us be friends?" Said the girl while offering her hand.
"Yeah," he said as he accepted it with a smile.
"Hey Deidara."
"What is it Sakura-chan?"
"Since my name is Sakura, do you think Sakura trees will share the misery of my demise?"
"Maybe."
"When the cherry blossoms starts to fall, all will end and I'll be gone."
"What's that?"
"Something that just passed my mind. Maybe that'll happen to me?"
"Don't say things like that, its lonely."
"Well, its the reality of this world. Not everything lasts."
"I need to go Deidara."
"Why did you have to leave?"
"You're already a man even more you are older than me so don't you dare cry. Its just a mission."
"But it will take you years to finish it, that is too long."
"We will still see each other you know. Promise me you won't cry till I've left."
"Okay. I promise. I'll miss you my little sisterette."
"I'll miss you too. Oh! Before I forget, you act more like a younger brother to me."
"What?"
"Bye."
Sakura touched his shoulders and looked straight into his eyes.
"Remember? Maybe this is meant to happen, see? Cherry blossoms are falling."
Deidara nodded.
"Promise me you won't cry."
"Okay. I promise."
Sakura's eyes slowly closed and her hand fell from Deidara's shoulder. He checked her pulse then his eyes showed a state of panic.
"Sakura-chan! Sakura-chan! Wake up!"
"Stop it Deidara. She's already dead. We need to follow her last order." Sasori said emotionlessly but if you are a really good listener, you could notice a hint of sadness from his voice.
Deidara let Sasori carry Sakura's lifeless body and together, the group left. Itachi stayed for a while.
"You are really foolish little brother. You fail to see the significant things that are in front of you. You just killed the person that cared for you till her last breath."
He left those words to his younger brother and left.
Those words really struck Sasuke.
How could I kill her? She is my best friend and until the very end, she was still thinking about my sake! Why Sakura? You should have evaded my attack if you can. If so, you won't be dead by now. If so, I won't be feeling guilty at all. If only you fought, I won't feel this way at all!
News of Sakura's death quickly spread like wildfire. Friends that are close to her and all the people she helped cried with sadness. Tsunade drowns herself in sake and unexpectedly, also Sasuke. Gaara passed the managing to Kankuro and Temari for a while. Naruto kept training and poured his sadness by mercilessly attacking the trees leaving half of the forest destroyed. It may have been because of her that some of the ninjas are paralyzed but they will never forget the pink-haired kunoichi that they loved.
Sakura's body was laid in a glass coffin. Each member put a red rose over her chest. Her brother was the last to put a flower and slowly he began to close the coffin. He quickly turned away from the coffin, he can't take that his beloved sister was already dead.
I'm not really good at action scenes so I apologize. Thanks for still reading this story. I love you all.
This is chapter 10. One chapter left and as promised, it will be a GaaSaku one. I hope you like this chapter. Please review.
Raven Serpentine.