Okay, so here's the next chapter of WAAS! The last one was kind of filler-esque. This one has action in it, I promise!

okie dokie! I hope you enjoy reading this chapter!

Disclaimer: Me no own Naruto...


"This is where you'll be staying." The young girl said as she opened a door for the leaf shinobi.

Yamato turned to her. "Thank you."

The girl nodded and snuck a glance in Sasuke's direction. Her cheeks grew a little pinker. "If there's anything you need don't hesitate to ask. I'll be downstairs."

Sakura watched the girl fall for Sasuke just as almost every girl he encountered did, herself included. She couldn't help herself from getting a little angry at the girl. She knew it was wrong, but she couldn't help but feel protective over Sasuke. She didn't like the way girls stared at him before, but now it was different. Now she knew he was hers and she didn't want any girls looking at him longingly anymore. Even though it was inevitable that girls were going to look at him with puppy dog eyes; He was too good looking for his own good.

"Okay, thanks," Sakura said and ushered her teammates through the open door. She then shut the door when she was through and turned to look at her teammates who were giving her weird looks. Sakura gave a nervous laugh. "What?"

Sasuke slightly shook his head and smirked at her. He knew why she was so agitated. However, she should know that she has nothing to worry about. He had no interest in the girls that fawned at the mere sight of him.

Yamato shook his head warily and sighed. "Nothing," he said and then looked around at everyone. "How did things go for everyone?"

After a short silence Sai spoke up. "Nothing was out of the ordinary. Sasuke and I were assigned to patrol the village limits."

Yamato nodded and then turned back to Sakura. "And how was the hospital?"

Sakura stared at Yamato, but wasn't exactly looking at him. She was zoning out, remembering earlier how weird the hospital was - How Dr. Akio and that girl acted so strangely. She still didn't know the reason behind their behavior yet.

"Sakura?"

Sakura blinked, getting out of her stupor. Her eyes were fixed on Yamato. "It was…bizarre."

Sasuke was surprised by her answer. Did something happen to her at the Hospital? No, that couldn't be it. If it was then Sakura would've said something to the group by now. Sasuke gave her a questioning look. "How so?"

Sakura turned her attention to Sasuke. She could see the scrutinizing look in his eyes. "Well, when I got there the nurse at the front desk went to go look for Dr. Akio when I asked about him. They didn't come back for a while, so I went looking for them. When I found them something changed about the girl. I don't know how to describe it…her smile was…wicked. And the doctor's eyes looked cold, lifeless." She then turned to look at Yamato once again, but her eyes slit a fraction, giving off an air of seriousness. "They wouldn't let me look at two patients' charts."

Sasuke immediately understood why Sakura had thought her visit to the hospital had been strange. Why would a doctor withhold information on patients? Especially when Sakura would have been able to exponentially help them if she knew what happened to the two shinobi. Something just didn't add up right.

Yamato also saw the strangeness in Sakura's day at the hospital. "That is perplexing. What did you do after that?"

"They had me file paper work. They've been backed up for weeks." Sakura groaned at the memory. Her hand still kind of hurt from all the writing she'd done that day. She didn't like paper work when she had to do it back home. She thought that her talents were going to be put to better use in Sand other than stupid paper work, not that they were going to be used for something like paper work. Wasn't that the Sand Medics' job?

Yamato thought about Sakura's predicament. "The best thing for you to do is wait it out. Carefully analyze their actions and report them to me at the end of every day."

Sakura nodded her head. "Yes."

"Okay, that's enough for today. Everyone get some rest." Yamato clapped his hands together as he gave the order.

The teens turned around and saw that there were only two bedrooms. They stopped and looked at each other. Sasuke and Sakura both had the same thought.

They wanted to share.

Sakura quickly took control of the situation. "Sasuke and I should share a room. I'm the only one who has known him the longest." She looked over at Yamato. Her eyes told him I'm the only one he trusts.

The message went through to Yamato and he agreed. For them to function smoothly, Sasuke needed to be somewhat comfortable. Personally he didn't know what Sasuke was like when he was irritated, but based on his past, Yamato figured it wasn't good.

"Okay. Sai and I will share a room then."

With that Sakura, followed by Sasuke, went into one of the bedrooms. Sakura walked towards the window on the opposite side of the room. When she was about half way there she heard the click as the door closed behind Sasuke. Her heart started thudding faster against her chest and she could feel Sasuke's presence behind her.

She made it to the window and looked outside. Sasuke came up behind her and put his hands on the windowsill so that Sakura was trapped. She tried to steady her breathing, but it was no use. She could see Sasuke's reflection in the window and his eyes connected with hers.

Kami, he's so handsome.

Sasuke turned her around and stared into her eyes for a little longer. He then dipped his head slowly, keeping eye contact with her until he lightly kissed her mouth. It was the softest kiss that he could've given her. He then slowly traced kisses along her jaw line.

Sakura was in a state of utter euphoria. "Sas…Sasuke. Since when did you become…such a touchy person?" Not that she was complaining or anything, this just wasn't like him.

Sasuke leaned his forehead against hers. "Since I found out how much I like touching you."

A shiver ran up Sakura's spine. His voice was so deep it felt like it went through her just like water slipping through her fingers.

Sakura wrapped her fingers around his neck and pulled him towards her. He showed no objection and eagerly met her lips with his.

Just as the very first time they kissed, Sasuke felt like he was submerged in warm honey.

Sakura curled her toes and leaned into the kiss more. Sasuke wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned back slightly. Sakura had to stand on her tip toes to reach him now.

Eventually, Sakura ran out of breath and she had to pull back for air. Her hands rested on Sasuke's chest while Sasuke's arms still encircled her.

"We…better go to sleep. Long day tomorrow," Sakura breathed out. She could barely think straight so it was a miracle that she was even able to get the sentence out.

Sasuke's eyes smoldered and he kissed her again. It was a quick, but passionate kiss. It left Sakura wanting more when he pulled away and walked to the bed. Sakura watched as he took off his katana and leaned it against the wall next to the bed. He took his sandals off and pulled the covers down on his side. He laid down and pulled the covers back to their original position.

"Sakura, you were the one who said we were supposed to go to bed. Don't make me come back over there."

Sakura really wanted to see what he would do if she stayed put in her spot. But then again, she was really tired and had to get up early the next morning. She walked to the bed, took off her sandals, shuriken holster, and medic pouch. She then climbed into the bed and turned towards Sasuke.

She smiled when she saw that he was also facing her. She giggled when his arms twisted around her and pulled her to him.

Sasuke closed his eyes and let out a sigh of content. Sakura continued to smile at him.

"Go to sleep, Sakura. It's rude to stare." Sasuke's eyes remained closed as he spoke. A smirk was also spread across his face.

A bigger smile snuck on Sakura's face. "Goodnight, Sasuke." She placed one last kiss on his lips before closing her eyes and falling into a peaceful sleep.

xxx

The door burst open and Dr. Akio came running in. Sakura looked up from her paper work that she had been dutifully doing and gave a questioning look at the doctor.

"What is it?" She got up from behind the desk and ran around it to meet him.

His breathing was a little abnormal, but he managed to answer her. "Shinobi are under attack! They need medics immediately!"

Without hesitating, Sakura grabbed Dr. Akio's arm and led him out the door. "Which way?"

"This way!" Dr. Akio ran ahead of her. He ran through the streets on a mission, nothing would get in his way. Sakura followed him without a problem. She was slightly annoyed that he couldn't move any faster - People were depending on them to get there in time.

Finally getting too impatient, Sakura yelled out to the doctor. "Where is it exactly? I can get there fast enough!"

Dr. Akio pointed to the north. "keep heading that way until you get to a big opening. It's in a training ground!"

"Got it!" Sakura sped up and past the struggling doctor. She followed his directions and eventually got to the place that he described. She ran through the gates to the practice field and looked around for the injured shinobi or any sign of the danger.

Nothing.

She walked more into the field, making sure she was still on her guard, ready for anything. "Hello?"

A gust of wind blew through the area, sending sand up into her face. She brought her hands up to her face to shield it somewhat from the irritating sand. At that moment she heard the gate behind her bang shut.

Her heart stopped when she turned around to look at the closed gate. In front of it was the nurse from the hospital the other day.

"What…are you doing?" Sakura was completely confused. Why was she here? Where were the injured shinobi? What was going on in this place?

"You know, everyone says you're so smart. Too bad they're wrong. You sure are stupid." The nurse walked towards Sakura now, a menacing look on her face.

Sakura got into a defensive position. "Who are you?"

The nurse stopped and gave Sakura a malicious smile. "I'm the person who's going to kill you."

Sakura immediately put her hand to the kunai strapped at her thigh. She brought it up and held it out in front of her. "Just try it."

The two ran at each other. Sakura threw her kunai at the nurse's legs. The nurse jumped and Sakura quickly jumped into the air with her and threw a punch to the girl's stomach. The nurse threw her hands down on top of Sakura's fist right before the punch made contact - making it swerve away from its intended target.

The nurse then kicked Sakura in the stomach, forcing Sakura back down to the ground and away from her.

Sakura landed on her feet, ready to run at the nurse once again, but she was stopped by her taunting voice.

"So this is the best Tsunade's apprentice can do? Maybe the great Tsunade wasn't all she was cracked up to be."

"Shut up! You have no idea what you're talking about!" Sakura ran at the girl with rage. She collected chakra in her fist and jumped into the air right above the nurse. Aiming her fist at the girl, Sakura came down directly above her. The girl moved at the last minute. Sakura felt her fist nick the girls shirt right before it hit the ground.

The ground shook and split under the pressure Sakura had built up in her fist. The nurse fell over from the great impact. She then tried to get away but kept tripping on her feet.

Sakura grabbed the girl by the front of her shirt and brought her face close to hers. "Who are you? What do you want from me?"

The nurse didn't answer and averted her eyes. Sakura gave her a shake. "Who are you!"

Suddenly a pain shot through her neck and Sakura was forced to let go of the girl in front of her. The nurse wasted no time and scuttled away from the pink haired medic.

Sakura's body started shaking and she could no longer hold herself up anymore. She hit the ground on her side and watched as the nurse stood up and smiled down on her. Sakura then looked past the nurse and saw that Dr. Akio was standing by the gate.

"He…Help-p…" Sakura could barely speak now. She could tell that it was because of a poison. She didn't know what type at the moment.

Dr. Akio calmly walked over and stood by the nurse.

Unbelievable! Sakura was so angry that she let this happen to herself. "What…w-what d-did y-y-you…do…to m-me?" Her body continued to shake against her will.

Dr. Akio smiled down at the girl writhing on the ground in front of him. "Let me show you."

A puff of smoke surrounded the two in front of Sakura, temporarily shielding them from her vision, which was starting to fade.

The dust soon cleared and where the doctor and nurse used to be, stood Kabuto and Karin.

Sakura could barely keep her head up now. Kabuto, who had poisoned her with a senbon, walked up to her and knelt down in front of her.

"Do you know why we're here?" He waited for a few seconds. "Oh, that's right - you can't talk, can you? I'll just tell you then." He leaned in closer to her. "We were sent to kill you."

Sakura was scared. There was no way she would be able to get away in this situation. Kabuto had effectively cut off her ability to do anything and now he was just taunting her.

She was going to die.

A single tear slid down her cheek. She didn't want to die. She wanted to live for a long time. She wanted to live her life beside Sasuke.

Sasuke.

What was he going to do? Would he find her in this pathetic position? Would he cry over her body? Would he want to get revenge? That was the last thing Sakura wanted Sasuke to do. Revenge doesn't help anyone. He of all people should know that by now.

She just wanted him to be happy. He had to experience so much in his lifetime, this would just be one more thing for him to add on his list of tragedies.

"Let me kill her," Karin's voice rang out loud and clear across the clearing.

Kabuto stood aside and gestured at Sakura. "After you."

Sakura stared in fear as Karin slowly made her way to where she lay on the ground. She grabbed the same kunai that Sakura had flung at her when they started fighting.

"You should've stayed away from Sasuke." Karin finally came to a stop in front of Sakura, twirling the knife on her finger. "Now you're going to die by your own weapon."

Sakura could only stare as Karin's arm swung down with the knife pointed directly over her heart.

Goodbye…Sasuke.

xxx

5 minutes earlier...

Sasuke felt a chill run down his spine. He looked down at the village. Nothing seemed to be amiss.

So what was it that was nagging at the back of his mind?

He continued his walk around the village's inner ledge. However the awful feeling continued to follow him.

This is ridiculous.

Sasuke closed his eyes and opened them as his Sharingan. He quickly ran his eyes over the village once more, this time focusing on the distinct chakras. There was something strange about one of the training fields off in the distance. Chakra flickered like crazy between two people. He immediately knew that one of them was Sakura. Her chakra was warm and inviting. The other person had cold and cruel chakra.

Karin.

After watching the chakra for a little bit he could tell that it was the red head that obsessed over him.

Immediately, Sasuke took off in the direction of Sakura and Karin.

Why is Karin here? What's she up to?

Sasuke jumped from rooftop to rooftop as fast as he could. His eyes remained fixed on the spot the two kunoichis were fighting. Since his eyes were trained on the spot, he didn't miss the moment when Kabuto came within the barriers of the training field.

Sasuke quickened his pace. There was no way that he was going to let Sakura be alone with those two. What was going on?

Sasuke saw that Sakura suddenly stopped her movements. Her chakra flickered around like a lightning bug. Sasuke burst through the gates of the training field just in time to see Karin swing her arm back and then forward at Sakura.

No!

Sasuke lurched forward, lightning fast, brought his shoulder down and ran right into Karin's back. The red head was thrown forward away from Sakura.

Karin hit the ground hard. Sasuke's chakra had basically appeared out of nowhere. She had no time to react to it.

Sasuke quickly picked Sakura up bridal style and moved away from the others. Sasuke scanned the area and saw that Kabuto was staring at him. Sasuke didn't care though, he turned his attention to the girl in his arms.

Sasuke's heart wrenched at the sight of Sakura.

Sakura was still shaking and her vision was blurring more rapidly now. Even if she was blind as a bat, she would be able to tell that it was Sasuke holding her protectively.

Her mouth hung open and she stared up into the blur that was his face. "Sas-Sasu…ke?"

Sasuke leaned his head down and kissed her forehead. "Yeah, it's me. Don't worry, Sakura. Everything's going to be fine now."

Sasuke then placed her against the wall and turned towards the two shinobi in front of him. His Sharingan was spinning wildly as he looked at the two.

"You're going to pay," Sasuke growled out. He unsheathed his Katana and stared death at Kabuto and Karin. "You're going to pay."


Wow...I think that's the longest chapter I've written for WAAS so far! Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed it!

Please RxR! I get a gooey feeling inside when i read them! =D

Okay, so next time you'll look forward to Sasuke's fight with Kabuto and Karin! YAY!

Well, until next time,

~LazyApples