AN: This is not the last chapter even though it could be. I know most you wanted a lemon but because of the plot changes the one I wrote doesn't really fit so I will be posting it as a bonus chapter at the end.

Chapter 10: Perfect Moment

The caravan had stopped and Sakura had yet to come up with a plan. She shot a glance over at Sasuke, his eyes closed head leaning against the wooden wall didn't look that concerned.

"Aren't you the least bit concerned that we might be heading towards are deaths?" she shot at him.

He opened his eyes and stared at her "You portaled Naruto back. He'll figure out where we are and come and save you. That's his job."

She looked back at him sadly "He doesn't remember who I am"

He rose his eyebrows at her "Hn doubt it. He's had a crush on you since we were in school."

She sighed, "It a side affect of the jutsu. You loose all your memories of the sender." That's when the light bulb appeared over her head.

"That's it!" she exclaimed out loud.

"Now what are you planning?" Sakura and Sasuke both looked up to see a very tired looking Maxim.

Sakura saw Sasuke's eyes narrow at the man in question.

"Not talking anymore. We'll just see how long that lasts." He said while smirking, he hand motioned for the guards to bring them out.

Sakura was roughly pulled and pushed forward by a huge man. She landed with a thud on the ground.

"Get up" the huge bulk of, a man demanded. She tried but found her legs could not hold her up.

He raised a hand to hit her and Sakura winced away bracing herself for the pain when she heard Sasuke growl out "Don't touch her."

Maxim some how found this quite amusing "looks like Uchiha has a crush on you." Which earned him one of the famous Uchiha glares.

"Can you stand" asked Yuria appearing out of nowhere. Sakura shook her head not wanting to speak to the girl.

Yuria turned towards Maxim "It must be a side affect of the needle, we gave her much to high a dosage."

"Cut his bonds," ordered Maxim "Sasuke since you want to protect the little Cheery blossom so much you can carry her in."

Sakura was lifted of her feet bridal style as Sasuke mutter out loud "Lead the way."

They were lead down a forest path that would be in any other circumstances quite pretty. But Sakura found the every growing green plants one more thing to overcome when they tried to escape.

They reached their destination, an old ruins, which consisted of four crumbling columns.

"This" Maxim turned around to face them "is the Jukkin high temple. Were the legend states that if you place the three scrolls on the correct symbols you will be granted their ultimate power."

"And let me guess," said Sakura "Your going to use this ultimate power to take over the world."

"Precisely" he said with a amused look on his face.

"Why do you people always want to take over the world? It gets boring after a while?" Sakura stated quite smugly. His hand hit her cheek with a slap and she fell to the ground when Sasuke lunged for Maxim's throat. But the huge blond guard stopped him.

"Why do I want to take over the world? The ninja villages have always oppressed my life. First they would not let me join their ranks, and then they stopped me from training on my own. Then they think seen to think that they can send people to try and stop my plans."

"Ok so you've has a bad childhood. So did Sasuke and he turned out ok." She threw a week smile over at Sasuke.

"He left your village and is fuelled by revenge," pointed out Maxim.

"Yah but he doesn't want to take over the world."

"I tire of you," he said "Give him the needle."

Yuria stepped forward with a needle filled with black needle in her hand. Sakura eyes widened at this.

"No" she whispered out eyes fixed on the needle.

"I'm not surprised you know what this is. After all your teacher did create it." Maxim said a smile playing on his lips.

"That's worse then killing him," Sakura said and she closed her eyes when Yuria stuck the needle in his flexed arm.

"Sakura" Sasuke spoke for the first time "What is it."

She couldn't look at him "It's a potent Charka sealing liquid, it seals your Charka away and if the antidote isn't given within twenty minutes it stays sealed." Sakura knew his mind was racing. The only purpose Sasuke thought he had was being a ninja. If he didn't have his Charka, she didn't want to think about what he might do.

Sakura looked back up at Maxim "What do you want me to do?"

He reached into his back pocket and pulled out the scroll, "Give this to me and really mean it. If you don't Sasuke's not only going to lose his Charka." Sakura glanced back over to see the huge blond holding a kunai at Sasuke's neck.

She grabbed the scroll from Maxim. I really need to give you to this guy, if I don't my friend going to die she thought. I need to pass you on. She put the scroll back into his outstretched hand.

"For Sasuke's sake I hope this works." Maxim turned and walked into the center of the room. He stood in the middle and started chanting something in a language Sakura could only guess to be Jukkin. When he was finished the ruins started to shake and three pillars rose from the ground surrounding the man.

He placed the sound Scroll on one and spoke aloud "One for the mind." He pulled out another that Sakura figured was the one his men used to attack Konoha travelers. "One for the body" He placed Sakura's scroll on the last pillar "One for Space and Time"

The floor began to shake again and the area that Maxim had been standing on began to rise. Sakura took a step back and felt strong arms go around her. She looked back to see Sasuke standing their and the blond on the floor.

"How'd you…" she asked.

"I'm a ninja." He said back.

"But aren't you made about your charka?" she asked mildly amused.

"It wasn't actually the charka sealing needle." Said Yuria suddenly appearing out of nowhere.

"Soya sauce" said Sasuke and Yuria nodded back.

"You could have told me."

"Hn"

Sakura looked back up at Maxim who was now almost to high to see when suddenly a white light appeared over their heads.

"Why have you called upon us," It spoke making Sakura's ears ring.

"I have called to receive your blessing and to use you're all powerful justus." He spoke and bowed towards the light.

"So you may destroy the world, we died to save."

"This world is full or war and death. You wanted a world full of peace where everybody lived in harmony…"

He was cut off by the light "You forget who we are even in death we see many things. We know that this world is on the brink of war but that is only because of you killing innocent people."

"I would never do such I thing." He replied almost looking hurt. Sakura had to admit he was a pretty good actor, he'd probably fool someone like Naruto.

"You dare lie to us?!" The light raised it voice. Maxim looked surprised and scared "You think we don't know about the young girl? About all the people your men killed. About the young man down there who you were going to kill?"

"Well I can explain." He said starting to back up

"No, you are tainted. Tainted by the blood of the innocent that you killed and that stain will never come out." The white light suddenly grew brighter "And for that stain, you will be punished."

The light moved forward and engulfed Maxim. Sakura heard him scream and then nothing. The white light moved away from the spot where Maxim was standing to revel nothing.

"Lets go" Sasuke whispered in her ear. He grabbed her hand and started to pull her backwards when the light decided to notice them.

"All his work will go to waste? None of you will take the power?" it asked. "Sasuke you have always strived for power and you won't take it?" Out of the side of her head Sakura say Sasuke shake his head no.

"Sakura all your life people have called you weak. With this you will never be called that again." She had to admit it was tempting. Ultimate power no one would ever be able to beat her and no one would ever call her weak again. But she turned her head to where Maxim had been standing she was sure that such a power came with a price.

Sakura turned and looked at Sasuke and spook her head no. The light then faded not being able to tempt anyone.

"Why didn't it ask you?" Sakura asked Yuria.

"It did, but in my mind. It told me that I would be the most powerful person in the world if I took this power. That I would be able to bring back my sister, but I knew it was lying. So I told it know, that I would rather be weak the rest of my life."

"You did the right thing." It as Sasuke "And I think someone wants to see you."

He walked into the middle of the room and picked up the sound scroll and Sakura's scroll. He handed the sound scroll to Yuria "This belongs to you. Tell you mother that I am truly sorry for her loss and hope she will be able to forgive me."

He turned to Sakura and handed her back the scroll "Will you do the Honors?"

Sakura bit her finger and ran it along the scroll when she looked up Yuria was fading. "I'll never forget you Sasuke, Sakura" she said before disappearing.

Sakura looked back at Sasuke, "Will she remember us?"

"I don't think even a jutsu could make her forget." He said smiling out into the forest.

The pink haired girl looked out to "How the hell are we going to get back to sound."

"Naruto will find us" he said and took a step closer to her smirking, "Might take him a few years but eventually he will."

"And what do you purpose we do while we wait for him." She asked. His answer was a kiss. It seemed liked hours or maybe may days when his lips left hers.

Sakura looked back up to her first childhood crush and just maybe the love of her life. "Seems you have some idea's"

He smirked and she felt her heart melt and she let it. When his lips touched hers again Sakura that this was her perfect moment.

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Saleria (Formerly Ladycat414)