Authoress Note: Omg, I'm so sorry for such a delay! Please forgive me! It looks like I passed the TV-Turn Off Week! For the remaining of the days, I had to finish typing up chapter 4 or 5 (I can't believe I forget…) of The Love of Hate, and then I started beginning this one. I hope you enjoy!
Dattebayo! – Normal
Dattebayo! – Flashback or Dream (in Italics)
Shannaro! – Inner Sakura
Dattebayo! – Pein/any member communicating
Dattebayo! – Sign Language
Definition
Chapter 10 – Screw You!
-Poem of the Day-
A/N: I was running out of quotes, so, I decided, why not poems?
The Surcease of Sorrow:
Do
not stand at my grave and weep.
I
am not there, I do not sleep.
I
am the sparkle in the snow.
I
am the shredded leaves that blow.
I
am the sunlight on growing grain.
I
am the gentle summer rain.
I
am the quiet bird at night.
Circling
about; Taking flight.
So
do not stand at my grave and weep.
I
am not there, I do not sleep.
Written By: Kelly L. Delaney
Recap:
The Hotel
Sakura lay down on her bed as she looked at a near by clock hung near an open window. The clock read 2:46 PM. She sighed, 'I guess it wouldn't hurt to have an afternoon nap. I just hope that nothing will disturb my sleep.' Sasori went out for more weapons while Deidara went into a forest to gather the correct ingredients to create exploding clay. Itachi's day was unknown and she didn't care. Sakura already knew that he would never abandon Akatsuki just like that.
Her mind was at peace as she heard the chirping of beautifully colored birds and the wind blow across her face and black hair. She was only an inch away from sleeping until a short scream yelled in her thoughts. 'Sakura-chan!!' Pein's voice sound panicky. 'Akatsuki is being ambushed by Otogakure!'
End Recap…
By the time Pein's panicky scream was heard thought mind, Sakura rushed out of bed and towards the Hideout in a heartbeat. She didn't care if Itachi, Deidara, or even Sasori didn't get the very important message from Pein, she didn't care if the guards catch her, she only cared about Pein, and the organization! She quickly slipped on her hidden Akatsuki cloak from the closet and jumped out the hotel window as she landed gracefully on a thick tree branch.
By landing with such grace, she didn't appear to make a sound, but a small (nearly inaudible) sound, tack! The heel of her standard kunoichi shoes hit the branch as she took off; her rice-picker's hat with its many white strips and a single bell hanging in front of her.
Sakura didn't have time to find another way out besides the front gates, so she applied a small amount of chakra to go faster in a blur. So far, all you could see was a blur of white, tan, black, and red. She knew that it would probably take 2 days to reach the base, but with her amount of speed she was running at, this would probably take her a couple of hours. She glared at the "slow" speed she was going at so she quickened her pace by jumping on the tree branches, hopping every so often. Right now, this would take her no more than 3 hours…
As each second passes by, she fears that her beloved brother-like figure will soon be dead. Once he said the word, "ambush," Sakura immediately knew that he wasn't dealing with one foe, but many more.
3 Painful Hours Later…
Once she arrived at the battle scene, she saw blood all over the walls and was immediately attacked by non-other than Yakushi Kabuto himself. Sakura glared at him hard. "Traitor." She spat.
Kabuto glared, "I was forced to invade the hideout… I haven't gotten into combat so far with any of the members, but just to make sure I am not in the way…" he quickly cut himself in random areas with a kunai knife and fainted from a slight blood loss, though it was not severe, Kabuto still remained loyal to Akatsuki as always. Sakura smiled slightly at the unconscious medic-nin and ran to Pein's side.
He panted, "Sakura…Y-You've finally arrived." He had blood smeared all over his face, but beside the point, he wasn't injured, just ramfeezled (ramfeezled (adj.): exhausted or tired). It was a shock on how long he could be in battle.
An evil, yet tired laughter filled the air, "Kukukuku…" the snake-man chuckled with his mocking grin.
Sakura made no expression whatsoever, "Orochimaru… It's been such a long time since we've met. Tell me, have you finally accomplished that dream of yours? The dream of becoming immortal…? Or to avoid your fear of death?" this made the weak pedophile (A/N: I just had to say that) angry.
He retorted, "If it isn't the angel… Haruno Sakura." He coughed up blood.
The blossom's façade remained still, "You are pathetic as always… Thinking that you can avoid death when you are just one leaf away from it. I see that your new objective, or container, is the Uchiha brat. Be grateful Itachi killed off the clan, be grateful that we are letting you go for once… But beware that we are still hunting you down." Her façade expressed into a death glare.
"Until we meet again…" Orochimaru sunk down into the earth's floor, as did Kabuto's unconscious body that now laid a sharp kunai.
Pein cursed, "Damn… I thought I would finally get rid of that loyal dog." Sakura chuckled as she observed the area. "Well, you sure frightened him. I can't recall that he still remembers the fact that you whooped his bony ass… Stupid old geezer." It was true; Orochimaru was much older than they will ever be. Sakura still observed the room…
"I'm not cleaning this mess, make Zetsu." She pointed at a sweat dropping Venus-Flytrap-look-alike man. "He's faster than I'll ever be during spring cleaning." She huffed.
Zetsu sighed and got to work, "I do enjoy the fact that Sakura has to run all the way back to Konohagakure… Before midnight strikes." Her eyes widened. That was the time the gate guards close the gates!
"Shit!" she gave Pein a quick hug and disappeared, leaving more mess for Zetsu to clean as small green leaves fell from mid-air. Hidan came into the room and looked around for a minute or two.
"Holy shit! No way in fucking Hell am I cleaning this shit-hole! And who the in the name of Jashin-sama would have leaves coming in?! Tobi is fucking allergic to this crap and I'll have to deal with his fucking sneezing and his crappy whining! SOMEONE CLEAN THIS FUCKING SHIT UP!!" Hidan's face was now red with anger and annoyance.
Pein sighed, "He will never learn…"
With Sakura
"God damn this!" the blossom waved her arms in the air like a crazy woman would. "Who in Kami-sama's mind invented huge tree roots?!" she kept tripping over the large roots, earning herself cuts here and there that tore her cloak. Sakura panted from the work she just endured and saw the gates about to close. A few more feet…! By now, she wished she had an actual god to worship, to wish her luck; but she had no one. All she had were her stamina, speed and her own two feet.
By now, Sakura was merely a couple of inches away before they shut it tight. This forced her to halt. Her small nose was a few centimeters away from those stupid large gates. Luckily, she still had her Akatsuki hat on, completely masking her identity. She recognized the guards as Genma and Kotetsu. The female Akatsuki rolled her eyes at their soon-to-be short lives. No, the blossom wasn't that merciless; she wasn't going to end their pathetic lives. If she did so, Akatsuki would be a year ahead to revealing their secret and purpose; ruining the entire plan and future ahead of them all.
Genma and Kotetsu both got into a defensive stance; both staring at her steadily and memorizing every detail of her clothing since they cannot see her face. They cannot tell if this mysterious threat was a female or male. Soon, Genma spoke up, "Who are you? What do you want? Why are you trying to enter Konohagakure?"
Sakura smirked, "Tch…" as quick as lightening, she appeared right behind them and hit their pressure points. As they dropped to the ground, she took out an extremely small bottle of perfume. Though, this perfume bottle was filled with sake she stole from Kisame (the fish-man). She sprayed them both twice each and walked off with a smirk traveling to her lips and started inserting chakra to her feet. This allowed her to defy gravity and walk up the large gates quickly. It was about time to run back to the hotel since she looked up into the sky and saw the clouds starting to gray…. She sighed, 'Pein, you idiot… Don't underestimate me…' the blossom thought to herself. She supposed it was alright to stay away for a few more hours.
Shinobi's of KIA/MIA Stone
Sakura quickly took off the cloak, hat and sealed it safely in the scroll, but still leaving on the ring. She stopped at a fairly large black stone with silver or white engravings on it (carved by the finest craftsmen). She respected anyone who was killed in action or missing. She felt it took pure bravery to sacrifice yourself for a village… This was one thing Sakura thought she would never have. She has not yet lost all her emotions but possibly anger, sadness, and maybe happiness still dwelled inside her small heart. And there, she spotted the name:
Uchiha Obito – Killed In Action
Sacrificed life for a friend…
She barely knows him, but from what Kakashi speaks of him from her point of view, he was a brave young boy filled with spirit and guts that she will never have. The unfortunate cherry blossom didn't know what it was like to have a family and to be loved. "That's not true," she muttered as the rain felt her painful cries of her heart. "I have… friends… I may not see it… But, I think I do… Am I really loved like what I have heard from on fairytales? I guess I will never know." With that remark she whispered to herself, she vanished from the thundering night from curiosity itself……
Hotel With Deidara, Itachi, Sasori and Sakura
This was not her day today… Well, probably better than the time she was forced to seduce a man… Sakura shivered at the thought and rubbed her arm from the cold wet rain sent from the skies (or should I say Pein). Itachi glared at her, "Why didn't you tell us Sakura?! You and Pein could have both been killed—Don't give me that, 'Don't underestimate me/us' shit okay?! All of us were worried!" The weasel never gets angry… But, this was the perfect circumstance where he could yell since Sasori and Deidara agreed. Itachi's Sharingan eyes glowered from the fireplace's lit glow. "Sakura… I know it was a rush. But, what if Orochimaru didn't just bring an army? What if he brought an entire nation?!
"You could have been killed." Itachi clenched his fist and continued as Sakura tightened the blue towel that wrapped around her soaked body. "I don't want to speak with you anymore… Of all the stupid things you could've done, this is the far most pathetic one ever." The cherry blossom did not flinch, nor shed a single tear. Her façade remained expressionless and empty of emotions. Instead, her heart felt as if it were playing Tug-O-War; though it was the rope. Her breathing became ragged and hoarse. 'Ignore them Sakura… Calm… Don't get angry or upset…' She reminded herself the last time she went berserk.
Flashback:
The entire Hideout was a pigsty, though instead of dirty or garbage, it was blood of different kinds. The Hideout was supposed to be under the close supervision of Haruno Sakura while the rest of the Akatsuki go on a super important mission that Sakura refused to take part of. So far… You could say that it was being ambushed by pathetic rogue ninjas that think they are tough. Well, you could say they got the brawns, but not the brains.
Now, it was just a showdown with the final foe, the leader of this so-called group of his, "You bitch! I cannot believe a pathetic kunoichi like you killed off my entire army!" he yelled in rage.
Sakura raised an eyebrow at his remark, "Oh…? Would like to join them in Hell?"
The man screamed, "NEVER!! Now give us that scroll you took from us 2 years ago! You have no family, no friends and not even company! Why would you need this scroll?! YOU BLOODY MURDERER!!" she could tell this man was on the road of going mentally ill.
Sakura's eyes widened at what he just said, "No family… No friends…" she lowered her head. A very murderous aura appeared around her as her usual icy blue chakra surrounded herself. "I'll kill you! How dare you question about myself?! HOW DARE YOU INTRUDE THIS HIDEOUT?! I'LL SEND YOU TO HELL!!"
You could see every organ separated from the blood body. "This way…" Sakura panted as she stabbed a kunai through a heart. "His soul won't even be able to get revenge on me… His parts are all missing. He won't be able to reappear in the spiritual world with a body no longer…"
End Flashback…
She quickly pushed Sasori and Deidara out of the room for Itachi already left out of pure anger and hatred. Sakura stripped off her wet clothing and ran to the shower immediately before she gets hypothermia. The exceedingly hot water traveled down her back and felt warmth immediately. Sakura sighed, 'What has become of me…?'
The Preliminaries
The weeks passed by pretty quickly for the cherry blossom's liking. The pinkette now stood in between Deidara and Sasori. She hasn't spoken to Deidara, Itachi or Sasori for the passed days. She's been avoiding them and they have been avoiding her. Sakura never asked for his to happen, she caused this to happen. They were giving her the "silent treatment," in hopes she has learned her lesson. Her heart has become smaller and colder each passing day for her… The cherry blossom was going to take her anger out on her next opponent…
"Last round… Kumikoshi Sakura and… Kumikoshi Sasori." Mostly everyone's eyes widened from shock. Whoever chose the matches must want an interesting battle… Though, in Sasori's eyes… Sakura could sense pure anger and… bloodlust?
To Be Continued…
Authoress Note: I wish to type more, but I just felt that it just had to end here! Gomen nasai minna-san!! TT It was my conscious! Blame it!!