Chapter 11:
The entire building awoke with a start as a blood curdling scream sounded through the castle. Sakura awake with a quick start, clutching onto Itachi's arms and to his immense shock, a kunai in the other hand. He hadn't expected her to actually listen to him when he told her that she should have one on her at all times. Itachi and Kisame shushed her immediately, jumping awake so they could investigate. "Sakura please." Itachi held a hand up when she tried to follow them. Sakura shook her head no.
"I'm coming too." She held the kunai in front of her face in an offensive position. Sakura looked adorable in a pink long sleeved nightgown all the way to her feet. She tried to put on a mean face, but it ended up looking cutely constipated. Itachi allowed her to come, but constantly nudged her behind him as they moved down the hall. The woman that was screaming was now struggling and loudly being choked. Itachi facepalmed as he recognized Hidan's voice.
"LISTEN BITCH, I TOLD YOU TO FUCKING BE QUIET!" The party of three entered the room, watching as he choked a young woman in the middle of the kitchen. Sakura screamed and hugged her face in fear and shock..
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Sakura glared at Hidan. He looked back sheepishly. He let go of the young woman, ignoring her as she collapsed to the floor gasping for air. Kisame and Itachi watched Hidan for an explanation. Hidan however looked unabashed.
"Happy birthday Sakura!" Sakura held a confused look on her face at Hidan's words. "I took what you said last night to heart." Hidan gripped the choking woman by the back of her neck and lifted her up. Brushing her off lightly, she cowered in fear at his touches.
"I found you a mother." Hidan looked very proud of himself. Itachi, Kisame, and Sakura each sweatdropped. The woman stared at Sakura pleadingly, her shirt torn off her shoulders from being dragged and her breathing unravel from fear. Sakura whimpered. "Please take her home. That's not my mommy."
"You said you wanted a mom for your birthday." Hidan huffed, crossing his arms. Sakura winced. "She doesn't want to be my mommy Uncle Hidan." Hidan looked sideways at the woman's horrified features. His gaze hardened.
"Hey bitch I went through a lot of trouble just to make my niece happy. You better be her fucking mother and make her happy." Hidan spit at her, making the women curl in on herself with a loud squeak. Itachi huffed angrily. "Hidan your an idiot. Take her away!"
"Please don't kill me. I'll do whatever you want. I have children of my own." The woman whimpered. Kisame sighed as Sakura started to shook. "He has no other family. I have my own wee baby. His name is Karton!" The woman gasped, holding her chest as she nearly cried. Sakura was crying as she hid behind Itachi. The emotions were running high in the room as Hidan tried to drag her somewhere else, screaming all the while that if she refused to be Sakura's mother then she would be a sacrifice to Jashin. Itachi sighed.
"I apologize for the misunderstanding." Itachi quickly knocked her out with a pressure point, allowing the woman to drop into his arms. He looked over to Sakura, who was holding back stressed tears. She was holding onto Kisame's leg, staring at the sleeping woman. Kisame and Itachi both glared Hidan into silence. "I will take her home and remove her memories. She'll be fine." Itachi directed to Sakura, whom was shaking with fear. She was staring at the knocked out woman as Itachi retreated with her, trying his best to block Sakura from the worse of her bloody wounds. Kisame glared at Hidan even further.
"You sick fuck." He spit, gathering Sakura in his arms. Sakura was silent, trying to make sense of what was happening. "Happy birthday Sakura.." She breathed softly as Kisame put her into the dining room chair built for her. It was taller than the others, allowing her to eat comfortably. Sakura looked at her feet as Hidan started at her. He was extremely sorry. Sakura wasn't crying, but staring at the floor confusedly. Kisame worked about making her a birthday breakfast.
"I'm sorry kid." Hidan winced as she looked at him with a blank expression. "S'Kay, un." Sakura shrugged and the conversation drifted off awkwardly. Hidan quickly left, excusing himself so that he could go buy Sakura a present instead. Sakura stared after him, a blank stare on her face. Kisame sighed deeply. "Sakura." He called. She didn't move, picking her fingers instead. She merely tapped her fingers gently, trying forget what she saw moments ago. Sakura stared at the table, thinking.
Kisame went on about making breakfast, making sure to put as many strawberries as he could into the batter. Sakura herself loved strawberries, reminded her of her hair. Sakura spoke to herself quietly, counting invisible lines into the table. "Happy Birthday Sakura. Happy birthday Sakura." She repeated to herself, tracing a line into the table with her finger. She made an invisible smiley face, trying her hardest not to frown.
Kisame quickly gave her the pancakes, watching as her face lit up carefully. "Happy birthday Sakura." He rubbed her pink hair of head as she grabbed the fork out of his hand greedily. "Yummy." She commented as the scent of sweet fruit reached her nose. Sakura clutched the fork in one hand and clumsily dug into the pancakes. Kisame watched her with a chortle and sat down next to her. He unwrapped his sword and sat down next to the girl, lighty shaking it when it growled. Sakura's eyes widened up to him.
"He likes you." Kisame smirked, unwrapping the bandages to allow his sword to breath. Sakura peeked at the sword, resisting the urge to touch it. "I like it." She whispered. The large sword was purring in Kisame's hands, and to his shock lurched forward at the sight of Sakura's outstretched hands. She held out a spoonful of melted strawberries and soft batter.
"Eat up baby!' She cheered with a squeal, holding the spoon out to the sword. Samehada sniffed it carefully, stopping only when Kisame lurched him back and resheathed him.
"Samehada sucks chakra." He warned her, watching as Sakura looked on apprehensively. "Be very careful and never touch him without my permission. Losing too much chakra can prove very dangerous." Kisame warned her, watching as the three year old ate the pancakes thoughtfully. "Especially for a child your age." He added. Sakura nodded but a look of excitement crossed her face.
"Fishy!" His grin dropped. "What are we doing for my birthday?" Sakura squealed excitedly. Before Kisame could answer, the door opened to file in two Akatsuki members, covered in black soot and soaked to the bone. Her mouth dropped open in glee as she dropped everything, knocking the chair open in her excitement and mad sprint for the door.
"DAAAADDDYY!" Sakura screamed and grabbed onto his legs tightly. Sakura squealed and reached up as he pulled her into a hug, giving her a kiss on the forehead. Deidara was holding a large box behind his back, already retreating upstairs to follow the orders he had been given previously. Realizing he missed her more then usual, Sasori allowed her to scramble all over him, getting her clothes wet as he hugged her tight. Rain water poured out of his chest as the cloak he wore soaked her and the floor. Kisame sighed but moved to the kitchen, knowing that she deserved this time with her father.
"Happy birthday Sakura!' Sakura squealed in his ear, looking at him expectantly. Cinnamon red hair and chocolate brown eyes looked down at her, hooded and content with her closeness. "Yes, happy birthday Sakura love." Sasori kissed her forehead, making Sakura squeal and pull him tighter. "Whatchu get me daddy?" She looked behind his back and crawled over him quickly. Sasori snickered and held her at bay over his his shoulder, swinging her around.
"Straight to the punch hey kid." Sasori smirked down at her pink cheeks. She mocked him defiantly. "I don't like to be kept waiting." She pouted and stuck her tongue out. Sasori threw her in a mock toss, watching in amazement as she spun into a kickflip. Sakura braced herself on the floor in a little slide, smirking up at him widely.
"Deidara will be taking you out today while the rest of us prepare you something special." Sasori explained to her, then turned around. Sakura followed him to the door, talking fast. "Daddy I want my dolly!" She chased after him as he walked with huge steps. Sakura chased him with an excited grin on her face, attempting to stop him.
"Then you need to do me a favor and babysit your uncle Deidara." Sasori stood outside their room, arms crossed. Sakura looked at him with an eyebrow raised. "I need to babysit?" She questioned, watching him confusingly. Sasori nodded down at the little two year old, planting a kiss on her forehead. Without another second he disappeared into the bedroom, gently shutting the door behind him and locking Sakura outside. She heard giant crashes and loud yelps of pain from Deidara as he was slammed against the wall after a few moments of struggling. Sakura looked at the door curiously, wondering if she should come running to Kisame and Itachi.
The door swung open and Deidara stumbled out grudgingly, a black smudge marking his cheek like a small bruise. Sasori has pushed him against the wall and threatened him after Deidara refused to leave without a nap. Sasori stood triumphantly behind him, smirking at the fuming and soaking wet blonde. "Babysit him Sakura." Sasori shut the door behind Deidara, fully intent to build and paint the doll baby.
Deidara stared down at the tyke, wondering what to do first. Sakura was guzzling with excitement, rubbing her slightly pink cheeks. "Happy birthday Sakura!"
"Yes, Happy birthday Sakura, yeah." Deidara grunted, wincing as she pulled on his hand that Sasori had squeezed too hard when he was swung into the wall. Sakura pulled him towards his room, smiling brightly.
"You need a warm bath, un." Sakura spoke wisely and maturely, knowing that her father would do the exact same to her. Deidara chuckled at her, undoing his room lock with a small key in his black cloak. "Good girl. You wait patiently with Uncle Deidara's clay and make me something nice, yeah." Deidara turned to her with a serious smirk. Sakura nodded excitedly, smiling as he showed her to his room. Deidara pulled her towards the closet, intent on showing her where the clay was.
"BOOM!" Sakura let go of his hand and squealed as she ran towards the clay bag in his closet, beating him to it. Deidara, too tired to question it slugged to the bathroom, instructing her to be careful while she played. Deidara knew she couldn't detonate it, it needed a specific hand signals that she had yet to see or learn. Sakura waited patiently as he took a warm shower, easing his aching muscles with a strong steady stream of hot water. Outside of the bathroom, she didn't touch the clay, instead studying the rest of his room. Paintings and clay figures layered his room, curiosity biting at her as she eyed everything in the room. Not wanting to touch them, she moved over to his dresser. Sakura didn't often get the chance to sneak into her uncles rooms and when she did she was carefully watched and intercepted almost as fast.
When Deidara came out of the bathroom he found Sakura on the floor, staring at herself in his hand held mirror. It wasn't just any mirror, but one he had kept from his old home. It was gold and layered with stone jewels, clean and well kept. One of the few valuable things he owned back then. Adjusting the towel around his chiseled hips, he came closer to her, watching as she observed herself with a smooth frown on her plump lips. He didn't understand why. She was beautiful and an innocent piece of art to him.
Since she hadn't notice him come in, he pulled a pair of boxers and sweatpants over his waist, undressing carefully and stealthily. Sakura didn't notice him dressing, frowning at her overly large forehead in the pretty mirror. When Deidara was sure everything he needed to cover was covered, he snuck up behind her, drawing closer to her with a grim smirk on his face.
Sakura screamed as she was grabbed around the middle, Brought straight into Deidara's bare naked chest as he placed kisses all over her frightened face. His hair was buckled over her face, let out of its usual tie and falling long all over her. Sakura giggled and grabbed onto it, fisting his blonde hair with a laugh.
"Can I do your hair Uncle?" She squealed and looked back at him with pretty green eyes. Deidara huffed and wrestled her tiny fists out of his hair. "I'm very fond of my hair, un."
"Me too, un!" Sakura clapped and looked at him expectedly. Deidara sighed but sat down on the floor, watching as she ran around the room looking for a brush. He didn't want her to ruin his hair, but knew it was her birthday and she deserved to be treated like a princess. Sakura resurfaced from the bathroom with a hairbrush and a towel. Deidara supposed she learned this from Sasori, as he never had to take care of her after a bath. It was usually Itachi or Sasori's job.
Sakura placed he towel over Deidara's shoulders and tugged his wet hair over it. She stood behind him, carefully brushing his golden strands with care. Deidara sighed boredly.
"So what do you wanna do for your birthday un?" Deidara asked her with a smile. Sakura brushed his hair carefully, thinking over her words.
"I can have whatever I want?" Sakura asked innocently. Deidara nodded. Sakura hummed aloud.
"Can we go to the beach and have cake there? Daddy says the water looks just like your eyes." Sakura sighed aloud. Her father always told her stories of outside the castle, but she had never ventured a step outside. The closest she had gotten was Zetsu's garden. Even that was protected by a towering greenhouse connected straight to the castle. Deidara facepalmed, but after a second grinned. "We'd have to ask Leader for permission, yeah."
"I want us all to go." Sakura smirked. Deidara himself was buzzing with excitement. The Akatsuki going to the beach was comical to say the least. He saw no reason for Leader to say yes to Sakura's crazy request. The beach was an insanely public place, and to risk being spotted was something the Leader would never agree to.
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"... Yes." Pein said slowly, looking down at the excited face of Sakura. Sakura squealed and cheered while Deidara gasped at him. Sakura danced in her seat while she thanked 'Grandpa Leader-Sama'. "I wanna learn how to swim." She grinned and cheered and ran around the room, toppling her chair as she hopped down.
Deidara sweatdropped. "Leader Sama, the closest beach is popular. It'll probably be extremely populated."
"They'll move for god." Pein assured him, going back to his paperwork. Deidara himself was excited. The only thing he loved more than flying was swimming. Deidara would make sure to get a swim cap to save his precious hair. "Let everyone know we move out the second Sasori is finished. Call them here. Prepare there offering gifts and seal them here." Without looking at him Pein threw Deidara a blank scroll. Sakura wasn't paying attention, instead running around Pein's legs with a grin.
"Grandpa Leader-Sama is the best." Sakura swooned, hugging his chair. Pein nodded, making a mark on his paper. "Yes, it is for your own good after all. You haven't seen outside before except through the window." Pein said to her nonchalantly. "The beach is quite good a place to start." Sakura cheered. She loved hearing about he crashing waves in her books and the white sand.
Deidara grabbed Sakura's hand and pulled her out the door. Sakura hung onto his arm, trying to get back into the office. Sakura grinned and tripped as she was pulled into Deidara's arms. "Come on un, we have a short meeting so you have to help me tell everyone. While we talk you go ahead and get dressed and ready. I'll tell your dad to put your clothes on my bed." Deidara told her as she hissed at her hand mouths licking her hips. Sakura and Deidara ran off to tell the Akatsuki about the meeting, Sakura clapping all the way and squealing about the ticklish lips on her tummy.
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Meanwhile back in Konoha, Hinata held Naruto closely as her fingers dug into his back. Ever since Sakura had been kidnapped, Naruto had been confiding in her more and more, losing himself in Hinata. Hinata sighed in pleasure, a deep blush covering her face as she let Naruto take her roughly. They were on the floor of his apartment, the position he was in above her making him slide in deeper than before. She wasn't sure how many times they had made love like this. Life was starting to look up for everyone. Ino was fine, throwing herself into Shikamaru like usual. Naruto was already receiving training to take over the role of Hokage. Lady Tsunade was eager to retire and fully believed in Naruto and his dream. Hinata was seventeen and expecting her first child, already three months along. Sometime next week Naruto and her were scheduled to marry and move into the Hokage Tower while he Uzumaki Clan base was remodeled. With the upcoming ninja war in anticipation in the next few years, everyone was rushing to settle down. Naruto was already scheduled to leave for two years to study with Jiraiya. After that he would be officially crowned as Hokage and take over responsibilities.
Naruto groaned aloud as his fingers tangled in Hinata's hair, exposing her neck as he tugged hard. His other hand grazed over Hinata's stomach, slightly bulging with the expectancy of life. It was soon to be a boy. Naruto thrusted harder into Hinata as she screamed and wailed with pleasure. Her face matched the red carpet of Naruto's floor as she still blushed. No matter how many times she did this, she would be incredibly embarrassed no matter how many times. When a loud knock came on the window next to them, Hinata screamed with a fever as she unraveled around Naruto, milking him dry as she tightened with a vice like grip on his throbbing member. The knocking on the window persisted but neither party heard as Naruto released into the pale Hyuga and filled her to the brim. Hinata squealed at the sudden liquid heat that filled her. When they were breathing hard, collapsed and clinging to each other in sweaty naked forms, Hinata finally heard the rapid and urgent knock on the window. Untangling herself from Naruto she bolted to the bathroom, naked as he day she was born.
Naruto scowled as he pulled on his sweatpants. Being interrupted at 12 at night where he was most tired was annoying. He knew exactly who it was too, his sensei was the only one that didn't use the front door. Naruto unlocked the window, a foresight he had had to lock the window after Kakashi sensei saw them four times, giving poor Hinata a near heart attack. Kakashi barreled inside with a look in his eyes that didn't even conceal his anger.
"I bothered to Knock." Kakashi glared at him with one eye, the other being covered by his headband. Naruto glared back at him. "It's my home!"
"We need to leave. Right now." Kakashi warned him, grabbing an empty sack by Naruto's bed and throwing it straight into his chest. Naruto caught it with a confused look. "What is is Kakashi Sensei?"
"My hounds have caught a whiff of Sakura's scent. She was at Mizukage Springs. It's a tourist beach off of the Village of the Hidden Beach." Kakashi couldn't hide the excitement in his voice. Naruto was immediately interested.
"Sakura-Chan?!" He whispered loudly, shoving random items into his pack. Kakashi nodded feverishly. "I never stopped looking." Kakashi added sheepishly. Naruto shoved a few cups of Ramen into his bag, nodding along. "And I still haven't given up hope!" He grinned with a thumbs up. Kakashi jostled the bag on his back, already packed with everything he'd need.
"Don't be excited. She was spotted at the beach all day. At least her scent was. Paku said he couldn't find her as the beach was empty when they finally arrived." Kakashi noted sadly. "We're going to regroup there and look for clues. Something that could give us a clue as to where to look next."
Naruto was excitedly shoving things into his bag, eager to get out of the village as soon as possible. "Let's go look then!" Naruto said cheerfully, sprinting to the bathroom where Hinata was hiding frightened. She opened the door a crack, squeaking as Naruto planted a kiss on her forehead quickly. With quick words of goodbye, he and Kakashi sensei we're heading towards the Hokage tower at almost a full sprint.
When they got there, practically falling into the room Naruto's eyes widened at Ino. She was at the desk slumped over, tiredly sleeping as she stood in for the probably drunk Hokage. Ino had taken over Sakura's apprentice job and between that, the hospital and the flower shop she was normally baked. Ino woke up to the blonde kyubi shaking her awake hard. His blue eyes were cold with ice but somehow glittering with excitement as well.
"Sorry." Ino mumbled sleepily, looking at the both of them tiredly. Naruto wasted no time. "SAKURA IS ALIVE AND AT MIZUKAGE SPRINGS!" Naruto cheered excitedly. Ino's eyes widened and Kakashi silenced Naruto with a hand to his mouth. Ino seemed frozen, her pen frozen in time above the blank piece of paper she had just about to write a report on. Kakashi hesitated.
"Spotted. We need permission to go search for clues and investigate." Kakashi cleared his throat. "A team of three would suffice." Kakashi offered to Ino, who was shaking with an ill sense of foreboding. Ino shook her head to clear her thoughts, writing on the parchment without blinking.
"Mizukage falls is a popular village filled with rumors. It is also where we used to meet with our spies on the Akatsuki.." Ino drifted off in thought. "Konoha Team 7 will combine with Team 11." Ino'a words passed through with a tremble of her bottom
List. Kakashi looked down at her carefully, gauging her serious look. "It is a D ranked mission to gather information."
"Not if you run into a possible Akatsuki attack." Ino shrugged carefully. Naruto nodded as well. "Whatever. The more the merrier but they better get here quick!" Everything in Ino's body was telling her to run, to find Sakura this instant. Ino pointed to the door. "Shikamaru and Choji right now!" She ordered.
Kakashi and Naruto burst out the window and ran in different directions. It was approximately half past twelve when Shikamaru woke up with Naruto on his lap beating down on his chest. Groaning heavily, he rolled over spitting about how much of a drag it was that he had forgotten to lock his window. Naruto was yelling about a mission, running around the room packing Shikamaru's bag. All the while Naruto was running his mouth about the mission. Back at The Hokage tower, Ino stroked the report.
All she could do was stare blankly. Ino wanted so badly to contact their old spy, Orochimaru. He no longer worked for the Akatsuki, having betrayed the Leaf village and organization both. Ino felt that this was all connected. The Akatsuki being so close and Sakura disappearing. Ino sighed, needing more time to rub her eyes and think. It was a good thing she has the foresight to bring the genius with her.
Ino was fully prepared to die for the information alone.