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The pinkette woke to the sound of sizzling, and the smell of food. She slowly sat up from what felt like her futon and looked around. It was a barren room, void of any decoration of any sort. Very boring and cold. She felt her stomach clench from hunger. They must have brought her into an inn. The girl remembered her mission for a brief moment, and the impact she had made. The felt a light pulse at her eyes, remembering what got her off track.

She slammed her fist down on the floor.

Why was it always like this? It seemed that she has never tried to help, always standing behind. But when she does try, something always has to get in the way. She racked her brain for any memories of why she couldn't take down that guy as her team filed in from the noise. Naruto took a seat next to her first, lightly shaking her.

For some reason, Sakura felt something strange well up inside her. It felt...dangerous. It didn't feel right. It was like her body was being ransacked. She felt a twinge of pain from her eyes and involuntary tears burst out.

'Wait a second..this feels like...'

Sakura jumped up, ignoring the protests from her team, and headed to the nearest mirror. She looked at her face. She expected to see blue orbs staring back at her, but instead she saw her old emerald green. They widened momentarily. "What?" She breathed out. "What happened to my eyes?" She felt another twinge of pain and silently wiped her eyes and suppressed a yelp.

When she saw her eyes the memories came flooding back in like a waterfall. It was the Curse Mark! "Back when Orochimaru held me hostage, did he put the Curse Mark on me? But," she held the side of her neck, "I don't have anything on my neck!" she told herself.

Kakashi chose this moment to pipe in. "I think I know why." she turned to her sensei, her eyes darkening. "Most likely because of your clan heritage, and the fact that you control three Chakra Natures, could be why Orochimaru input the Curse Mark in your Dōjutsu instead of your chakra network, because you could..go insane. We will get it removed ASAP."

Sakura did not feel right. She felt calm, collected. She wanted to hyperventilate but the only thing she could make herself do was go train.

'I should be focused on more important things now!'

She told herself, trying to reason with her body. But it wouldn't budge. In a last ditch attempt she turned on her Kekkei Genkai, and the pulsing in her head was stronger than it ever was before.

She gripped at her hair in agony. She fell on her back but was stabilized by Kakashi and Sasuke. She felt the Uchiha's eyes trained on her neck, and her eyes were trained on his, looking at the Curse Mark he received. She felt the need to reach out and touch it.

She was soon put back in bed and told not to move sternly. Sakura snuggled up into the sheets, ready to think.

'The Curse Mark on Sasuke gives him a power boost, but in turn it eats away at his chakra, slowly killing him. Could I use this to my advantage, having gotten a different Curse Mark that doesn't take my chakra?'

'Maybe. But the fact that it doesn't eat away at your chakra doesn't mean that it can't affect your vision.'

'Yes, I'll have to find a way around that. But first, I need to figure out what impact it has on my body when in use.'

'Yea, go train.'

'But Kakashi and everyone else said I'll have to miss out on training for today.'

'You've always done your own training. It's nothing new.'

'You're right.'

With this, she jumped out of bed and popped a soldier pill into her mouth. It tasted bitter and it was slimy, but Sakura brushed it off and pulled on her shoes. She noticed how at ease she was today, minus the occasional pulse in her eyes.

She stepped outside as she absentmindedly pumped healing chakra to her eyes and was greeted with cool air hitting her skin. It was refreshing to breathe in and out and she started on her normal training routine. First, she would spar with a shadow clone of herself. They were summoned and the battle started quickly.

The first things the Haruno noted was the fact she felt more flexible, and could easily dodge attacks that took a bit of power to usually avoid. She also noticed that the pulsing left her in the heat of battle, and she finished off the clone quickly. She tried it again with her Kekkei Genkai activated, and there was a big pulse until her entire surroundings changed. Everything was black and white.

She could see her opponent's chakra network, which she wasn't able to see before. Her sensory abilities went through the roof and she could see everyone's chakra within a 20-mile radius of her. Each attack she made was even stronger than it was before and her chakra control excelled. Due to her healing abilities the Mark didn't have any affect on her. She finished off her opponent extremely quickly.

She gasped in awe at all the new abilities she has with her Curse Mark.

'My Kekkei Genkai doesn't allow me to take any damage, internally or externally, which means the Curse Mark will not affect my eyesight. And so many of my abilities have gotten a level-up! No way am I getting rid of this.'

She felt her amethyst eyes spin rapidly around a circle of white as she headed out over to where she sensed the rest of her teams chakra, planning to hijack their sparring session. She jumped out of the bushes just as Naruto was about to land a kick on Kakashi. She blocked it and got a blow on him in the confusion. They then continued sparring right up until Naruto went for her ankles, which she dodged and went for Kakashi as Naruto dived headfirst into the dirt.

When she interrupted his next spat with Sasuke, they teamed up on her. Sasuke immobilized her and Kakashi kicked her out of the way. She, which was now realized as a clone, exploded into a gush of water just after the real Sakura kicked Sasuke into Kakashi, knocking them both over. She sensed the kunais coming at her from behind and deflected them. She retreated into the trees and looked at her work. Three men collapsed on top of one another, unlucky Naruto on the bottom.

"Sakura!" Kakashi called out to her. "I thought I told you to stay in bed!"

"No way, Sensei! I'm fine, Ferris Wheel Eye, remember? Also, this Curse Mark! It's AMAZING!" She responded giddily. She jumped off her perch to face the now collected group of men. "My Kekkei Genkai repels all after-affects it might have on my body, while simultaneously increasing my attack power! It's perfect!" she exclaimed. Sasuke eyed her warily.

"Are you gonna pass out in battle like that on us again?" he asked her crudely. Sakura's eyes visibly darkened at the remembrance of her fight that she was about to win. "I know I'm usually a nuisance to the rest of the team. It won't happen again. Haven't you seen how hard I've been trying to change? Today was the day I was supposed to show you." A long strip of water wrapped around her defensively. "And I don't plan on giving up just yet. She leaped at Sasuke, ready for an all-out spar.

In that small space of time, she remembered her new nindo.

'Anything BUT Weak,'

She told herself.

'You go girl!'

Her and Sasuke sparred for awhile, the occasional interruption by Naruto to give Sasuke time to catch his breath. For the first time, they fought on the same terms. None of the Kekkei Genkais activated, they attacked each other evenly. The fight was mesmerizing and even better for Sakura. She had never felt like this before.

Later that day, Kakashi told the team they would be finishing the mission at night. There were all the expected reactions; Naruto whooped up and down, Sasuke 'hned', and Sakura was excited to finally show off her newfound powers.

'Anything BUT Weak, that is my nindo. I will show everyone what I'm made of. I will protect myself.'

She pounded a fist on her chest and looked up at the sky. She was ready.

No backing down now.

END OF PART 11

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