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A/n: Hey guys sorry for not updating longer this story is starting to become a pain in the ass. There is only about 6 or 7 chaps left, thank god. I have NEVER had such writer's block with one story. Anyway thanx to those who have reviewed, faved and followed.

Chapter 10

A front door swung open violently as a young purple-haired woman led a weak man to a nearby bed.

"Akio, please stay awake" begged the woman, her green eyes pleading as she gently shook the brown haired man. "We'll get you another body, just please stay awake till I can seal you"

"Kokoro, it pointless" rasped the man, opening his own vivid blue eyes.

"No… no… we just need to get you someone stronger, a body that you can control and that can handle your spirit"

"What we need is a jinchuriki," said Akio "if we evict the jinchuriki spirit, the demon's chakra will be strong enough to keep the body from rejecting mine, then I can take over"

They were currently in Kawa, the river country between Earth and Fire. Kokoro looked outside; she couldn't sense the Iwagakure Anbu that had been following them.

"Kokoro…" gasped Akio, sweat drenching his forehead "Konoha has a jinchuriki"

"Fine, I'll seal you then we'll go" the purple haired shinobi, unravelled a scroll. Doing the necessary handsigns, she placed one hand on Akio and the other on the scroll.

The brown-haired man shook violently as Akio's soul floated out of him and into the scroll.

Finishing up with more handsigns, Kokoro looked at the dead body on the bed before making her exit from the house, her next stop Konohagakure.

"Sakura come out already," screeched Ino. She rubbed her neck as she looked around the maternity store she was in.

"I don't want to" came a reply from within the changing room.

"Sakura my hair is turning white out here," Ino complained one more time. Hearing a sigh and the band of a door, Ino faced the woman in front of her.

"Awww" she cooed, looking at Sakura, dressed in a baby pink frilly t-shirt. "That is so cute"

"I don't want to be cute," retorted Sakura, her hand on her hips. She turned to face the mirror, pushing her hair behind her ears "I can't believe I let you talk me into this."

"Sakura your pants weren't buttoning anymore" reasoned Ino, straightening out the sleeves of the top.

"Well I could have went up a size or two, I don't need maternity clothes" continued Sakura, pulling faces at the image in front of her.

"Sakura" Ino deadpanned "yesterday you thought the baby was kicking, which actually turned out to be the elastic in your underwear snapping"

"Yeah but everything is so…" Sakura frowned pointing around her "bright and …cheery and ….pink and ruffley"

"well you're bright and cheery and pink" argued Ino, flicking a stand of Sakura's hair. She loved teasing her best friend. Before the pinkette could answer, the civilian store lady made herself present.

"You look so adorable," said the middle-aged woman, looking at the girls in the mirror. "This is so you"

"I guess you don't know me very well do you" scoffed Sakura. Ino elbowed her in the arm and mouthed at her to stop being rude. Sakura in turn frowned at the blonde.

"Look do you have anything that would go with ninja boots, you know, something for the mom-to-be that kick some ass upon occasion. Maybe in black or blood red." asked Sakura, still tugging at the t-shirt and making faces.

The woman looked started at the request before composing herself

"I'll check…. Awww motherhood." She placed her hands on Sakura's bump, giving it a rub before stepping away.

Sakura eyes widened in mixture of disbelief and annoyance, before she flapped her arms in Ino's direction "WHY?"

Ino raised an eyebrow at her friend's behaviour "why what?"

"Explain to me the touching thing" Sakura asked, "Why is my stomach, all of a sudden, public property. Strangers are always touching me, at the hospital, in the street. No one does it when Sasuke, Naruto, or Sai are around, but when I'm alone …. Argh"

Ino rubbed her neck again, not paying attention.

"Are you even listening to me?"

"No I'm not" the blue-eyed girl replied, still rubbing her neck.

"What's wrong with your neck?" asked Sakura, slightly concerned. "Ino if you're stressed get a massage"

"Yeah, right between missions and training to be your midwife" Ino rolled her eyes at Sakura.

"I told you I don't need you to help, I have Tsunade and Shizune there," Sakura stated, raking through the clothes on the rack in front of her.

"Look, Sakura, you know as well as I do that taking extra precaution is necessary. I mean your pregnancy isn't exactly normal and I hate to mention it but, you have no luck when it comes to having a drama-free life"

Sakura frowned at her Ino's comment "but that's the thing Ino, it's my life, which means let me worry about it. I don't want you stressing yourself out over me. You do enough as it is"

"Sakura, Sasuke has NEVER asked anyone for anything all his life" Ino gently grabbed Sakura by the shoulder's to get her attention "but he asked me to help with you, you don't have any close female relatives here and we are best friends. So just shut up and get use to my help"

Sakura opened her mouth to argue but was once again, interrupted. This time an Anbu appeared in front of them.

"Haruno-san, Yamanka-san you have been summoned to by the Hokage" and with that he poofed away.

"Okay let's pay for these and go" planned Ino, pushing a pouting Sakura towards the till.

Tsunade looked at the 50 or so ninja in front of her, all lined up in their assigned teams. All them where ranked chunin and higher, there were a few gaps where teams were away on mission but she would make sure they were briefed immediately on return.

"We have just got word from the Tsuchikage and the Raikage. Apparently, a missing-nin has been abducting powerful ninjas. They don't know what for but apparently, they turn up dead 48 hours later. There is no injury to the body so it's hard to identify how she is killing them. I have held this meeting to warn you all. All Jonin senseis make sure to inform your teams." Tsunade straightened out two piles of papers in front. She handed one to Shizune and another to Iruka, who in turn started to hand them out to the teams in front of her.

"This is what the culprit is supposed to look like." Tsunade continued pacing back and forth in front of the elites as the all stood on the roof.

Sakura looked down at the two pieces of paper in front of her. Both had a drawn picture of a purple-haired woman on them, the name Kokoro on the bottom. She assumed one had been from lightening and one from earth.

"If you do see her, no-one is to approach her alone. Make sure you have back up with you"

A chorus of hai resounded all around.

"Uchiha, Hatake and Yamoto, stay behind. The rest of you are dismissed"

Tsunade looked up to see Kakashi, Yamoto, Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, Sai and Ino still in her presence.

"What?" she asked the latter four. Iruka walked over to Sakura and was about to gently place his hands on her bump when Sakura grabbed it.

"Touch me and you'll pull away a bloody stump"

"She's a little sensitive right now," informed Ino, trying not to laugh at Iruka has horrified expression. Sakura rolled her eyes as she started tugging at her top. "Stop fidgeting, will you? You look fine"

"I look ridiculous" Sakura whined.

"Guys?" Ino looked over at the other people on the roof.

Naruto gave Sakura a cheek smile, while Sasuke smirked at his wife.

"I think you look so cute," commented Shizune, her voice baby-fied.

Sakura pouted and flapped her arms at her side, causing all the shinobi to chuckle at her.

A throat clearing was heard, which directed everyone's attention back to the Hokage.

"Ino, Sakura, Naruto, Sai. Why are you here?" asked Tsunade sternly.

"I'm here to give these guys Sakura's bags," stated Ino, going to the corner of the roof where she laid down all the maternity shopping before handing them to Naruto and Sai.

"You said Uchiha, shisou," explained Sakura, "I didn't know which one you wanted"

Tsunade smirked at her young student "I don't think I'm ever going to get use to you being married"

Sasuke shook his head before placing an arm around his wife "even with her being pregnant"

"Yeah baa-chan, how are you going to get use to the mini Uchiha then?" questioned Naruto, smiling his million-watt smile.

"Why are you here then?" barked the blonde leader, irritated at her long-standing nickname.

"Well it involves members of team Kakashi so I want to know too" pouted Naruto, crossing his arms over his chest.

"And you?" asked Tsunade to Sai.

"I stayed because they all did" he replied simply.

"Okay it's a simple A-rank mission, so I don't need all of you to go on it," Tsunade explained, directing the answer mostly at the blue-eyed male in front of her.

"But that's not fair, I want to go" whined Naruto.

"Sakura please handle this," whispered Sasuke into the medic's ear. She looked up and smiled at him, placing a chaste kiss on his lips.

"Only if you promise to come back safe," she requested. Sasuke smirked and nodded before nuzzling her neck softly.

Sakura took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Using her hectic emotions to help her, she let out a soft cry.

"Sakura-chan what's the matter?" asked a concerned Naruto, immediately at the pinkette's side.

The other shinobi became guarded when they heard the sound emit from the young woman. Sasuke looked at them and smirked, their stances relaxing immediately.

"I-I-It's n-not fair" cried Sakura, tears streaming down her face " I-I-It's bad en-enough t-t-that my h-h-husband and s-senseis will be a-a-away but y-you w-want to leave t-t-too"

Naruto panicked as he pulled his sister-like team-mate close to him. Stroking her hair he tried to calm her down "I'll stay Sakura, I'll stay here with you Sakura"

He looked down at the shuddering woman, who was taking deep breaths to calm herself.

"You promise…," she mumbled into his jacket.

"Yeah Dattebayo" smiled Naruto, kissing the top of her hair "I'll be here for you always and little teme too"

Sasuke slapped Naruto across the head for insulting his child, as a calm Sakura giggled, breaking away from him.

"Thanks" said Sasuke hugging his wife.

"You're welcome," replied Sakura, wiping the last of her tears with her hands.

"Awww Sakura" moaned Naruto, realizing what happened "you tricked me into promising"

"Hey I need my nii-san," she said linking arms with him before turning to Sai "both of you. Now let's go because the vein on shisou head is getting bigger from stalling this briefing."

With a final kiss on the cheek to Sasuke and a hug to Kakashi and Yamoto, Sakura and the three shinobi left.

Sakura put down the bags of clothes on her bed. Sighing she turned to the bedroom mirror and once again looked at her appearance.

She pulled at her top and once more sighed. Her eyes filled with sadness as she gazed at her self

"I think you look beautiful" came a voice from behind her. Sakura turned around to be faced with Naruto. He came up to her and gave her a hug

"How long have you been standing there?" asked Sakura, returning his hug.

"A minute or two" he gently turned Sakura towards the mirror again "Sakura, I think you look absolutely stunning, and I can't believe you don't think you do"

Sakura gave him a soft smile "Naruto it's not that. It is just in these clothes I feel like I have a big fat neon sign saying 'Look out, she's pregnant careful'. Everyone is treating me so differently; I'm still me, just a bit bigger."

Naruto gave her another cuddle before they both went back downstairs.

"Hey, Anbu have just been here with more information about that missing nin," informed Sai, as he watched the pair enter the kitchen.

"What did they say?" asked Sakura sitting down at the table.

"Well the missing nin is apparently from mist, so Tsunade-Sama got a hold of the mizukage. Kokoro has been at this for quiet some time apparently, but since it was within the water country, the rest of the hidden villages never new about it. She's was a Jonin, who fell in love with a fellow Jonin, but he contracted a deadly virus. He died"

"Awww that so sad" whispered Sakura, water making its way to her eyes. Hormones.

"Yeah but that's where this forbidden jutsu came in. She'd managed to seal his soul in a scroll before his body gave out, and since then she has been trying to find a powerful enough shinobi to host his spirit, but the bodies keep dying"

"You mean the shinobi keep dying" interrupted Naruto, a frown placed on his face.

"Well two spirits can't occupy the same body, just like edo tensei, a sacrifice has to be made. Anyway the invading spirit overloads the existing one, that's why she's trying to find a shinobi with enough chakra, to disposes the host's body."

"So he's going to evict someone from their own body" Sakura's eyes gleamed in anger "that is rude"

"Well yeah"

"Okay well at least we have more information now," commented Naruto. Sai nodded before heading towards the door.

"Where you going?" asked Sakura playfully. She stood up and walked over to the usually stoic man, grinning at the growing blush on his cheeks.

"Erm…."

"Ah I get it" Sakura grabbed one of his cheeks and squeezed it "off to see a certain best friend of mine are we?"

Sai nodded shyly, before reaching for the door handle and exiting.

"Just don't be too late and use protection," the medic shouted after him. A chuckle caused her to turn around.

"Like you one to talk" laughed Naruto, gesturing towards her growing bump. Sakura narrowed her eyes before leaving to go back upstairs.

Sai walked toward the edge of the forest near Ino's house. There was a tiny pond, which he liked to visit with his blonde-haired girlfriend. He could tell from the late afternoon sun's position that he was at least half an hour early.

A rustle in the bushes caught his attention. Pulling out his kunai, he threw it at the sound, only for a squirrel to jump out and run towards the nearest tree.

"Wow, great body" came a voice behind him. Sai twisted around to see a purple haired woman smirking at him "mind if I borrow it"

Sai pulled out his scroll and ink but Kokoro was too close for his attack. Using a different tactic, he pulled out his sword to hit her.

Kokoro jumped out that way of the blade but it managed to catch a few stands of her hair. She caught his wrist as he swung his sword back at her, but before he could react, she transported them both away.

Sai looked around to see himself in a room with no windows or doors.

"Where am I?" he asked, but he noticed the enemy was nowhere around him.

"You're trapped here handsome" came a reply but Sai still could not see where Kokoro was nor where her voice came from.

Placing two fingers in front of him, he concentrated his chakra then shouted "kai"

A chuckle was heard, breaking Sai away from trying again. So, it's not genjutsu he thought to himself.

"Awww Sai, I thought you would be more fun then this" laughed Kokoro, "well I was hoping for your jinchuriki friend but anyone of his team-mates will do, though the Uchiha is yummy as well. Now all I have to do is wait for Naruto to come find you"

Kokoro's plan clicked in Sai's head. She was using him as bait to get a hold of Naruto so she could use him as her boyfriend host.

"He'll beat you," commented Sai, emotionally

"You're no fun, so why don't you sleep"

Sai looked up to see the roof of the room open and on the edge was Kokoro with a sleep bomb, he jumped up to escape but she kicked him back into the room. Throwing the bomb in, she did the necessary handsigns to re-close the roof up.

The last thing Sai saw was the stars disappearing from his view before his world went black.

A/N: okay I am determined to finish this story so hopefully it will be done in the next few months. I have other stories I wish to start but I promised myself I wouldn't till this one was finished so there.

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