Chapter 9: Forced Alliance
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I realized that the law I was defending was not make to protect us. It only punishes those who can't conform by their standards.
The strong wind howled as three figures stood in the middle of the clearing. Her long pink tresses sparkled under the moonlight while it played with the wind. Her emerald eyes reflected the two sworn enemies ready to start a battle of life and death in front of her.
Hovering dangerous above his head, the sand continued to stir mirroring the sand master's mood. In front of him, the Uchiha general gripped his blade expertly- the moonlight sliding along its sharp edge.
"Even if one of you emerged victorious in killing the other, it won't do any good in winning this war," her voice was clear and monotonous, as was her facial expression. To her general or to the desert reaper, she showed no proclivity.
"What do you mean, Sakura?" Sasuke's crimson eyes remained fastened on his opponent.
The three of them broke their train of thought when they felt several other chakra signatures surrounding them. With in a flash, the uninvited battle began between the three and the group of unknown Shinobis.
With a flail of his sand, three ninjas were sent flying to the forest- their bodies hitting the large tree trunk with a rough thud. Immediately, his jade eyes narrowed as his sand quickly returned just in time to defend its master against multiple long range attacks.
In a show of trained speed and accuracy, the Uchiha protégé avoided each and every blow given by three opponents. His feet were painfully buried on their faces as his blade cut open the other's chest. His red eyes inspected the armor immediately. This armor is from the Higher government… from Itachi's battalion.
Most of the shinobi seemed to target her. Despite her general's katana hanging on her back, Sakura withdrew her two kunai to deflect the shurikens targeting her. Several strands of her hair were cleanly cut by the other blades she failed to block. The two men who approached her immediately had their throats gushing with blood by just a swing of her blade. While battling with another opponent, a swordsman tried to slash her from behind but she blocked it with her blade efficiently. Another one showed up and cut her from the back. Barely able to dodge it, the cut wasn't deep enough to be fatal but blood gushed out dangerously on her open wound.
Her cry of pain echoed in their ears.
The ground shook violently as sand emerged from everywhere becoming an even larger weapon for the sand reaper.
The three comma-like symbols in his eyes merged as he dashed through his enemies in a flash- their bodies almost cut in two by his powerful strike.
"Sakura!" a familiar voice called from a distance. Seeing the situation, the whiskered blond immediately formed several clones to join the fight.
"Gaara!" his siblings arrived and was clearly agitated upon seeing their little brother surrounded. The puppet master opened the three scrolls on his back and summoned his trusted puppets while the wind master opened her battle fan and swung it widely, making a huge whirlwind that blew some of the shinobis away.
"I knew you're existence was a flaw. I should've taken care of you while I had the chance," as Sakura disposed of her two attackers and tried to catch her breath, a spine chilling voice whispered in her ear. Jumping in surprise, she saw a shinobi standing right in front of her- his face only centimeters away from her.
Her pupils dilated as her entire body began to scream in pain. Her blood felt like acid running through her veins; her bones like searing metal against her skin. Their blades are drugged...
The last thing she saw was a pair of crimson eyes just like Sasuke's until her body finally gave way. An order for retreat was issued by the enemies' superior, leaving the clearing bloody and battered.
"Sakura!" Naruto ran to his friend's aid seeing her body unmoving.
Gaara, Kankuro and Temari stood side by side as they faced the Uchiha general- their weapons still at hand.
"What the hell are you guys doing?! Sakura's heart just stopped beating! Help her!" the blond shinobi yelled as he gently held Sakura's lifeless body.
The sand master ordered his sand to return to the gourd as he ran to her side but Sasuke pointed his blood stained blade at him. "She's not yours to protect," his crimson eyes said more than his words can ever tell. Soon after, Sasuke sheathed his sword and took Sakura in his arms.
"Sasuke! We don't have time to transport her," Naruto stated the obvious because clearly the general was in no state to think.
"What the hell is happening here, Gaara?" Kankuro heard Naruto speak to their enemy's general as if they know each other.
"Bring her to our camp. Someone there can still help her," the sand master's voice was honest and confident. Quietly, he led the way.
"Oi, Gaara! That's Uchiha Sasuke!" Temari tried to catch up with her little brother.
"I know," Gaara shortly replied as he glanced back to see if they were following. His heart involuntarily clenched as he saw Sakura in somebody else's arms.
There was a huge commotion was they returned to camp with the enemy. "If someone even thinks of touching him, I will bury him under my sand," the look in his fierce green eyes was enough to make his agitated men back down.
Inside the tent, Sasuke silently watched his pink haired subordinate with Naruto by his side. On the other side of the tent, Gaara also did the same while his siblings stood at his side eyeing the general. Not one word was spoken.
The pain on her back prevented her from dreaming any further. With a painful groan, she opened her emerald eyes. Instantly, the Uchiha ran to her side, watching as her eyes blinked repeatedly, adjusting to the light.
His fists clenched and his jaw tightened. The sand in his gourd roared angrily as he remained unmoving on his seat.
As her blurry vision grew clear, the first thing she saw was her general's face. Unknowingly, she turned her head and searched for somebody else. Her eyes sought his and for the longest moment they met.
His now onyx eyes discreetly followed her line of vision. His blood boiled as he saw who she was looking at. Without thinking, Sasuke turned her head gently to face him. "You belong to me, remember that," he said under his breath.
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